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Cell Analogies Poster Project
MATERIALS: Poster board cut in half, pieces of colored construction paper,
Text with illustration of cell structure, scissors, glue, colored pencils,
Colored string or yarn, magazines, newspaper ad sections.
Analogy: A comparison between two things that is similar in some respects,
but otherwise are different. An explanation of something by comparing it
point by point with something else.
"It takes 3 million cells to cover the head of a pin, but only one cell collage to make a difference in your Science grade."
Draw a PLANT or ANIMAL cell in pencil in the center of the poster board.
Include 12 of the following structures from the list below:
Identify your poster by labeling it either an Animal Cell or Plant Cell in the top center of the poster board.
First & Last name, date, & class period (A, B, C, Static, D) in bottom right corner of board.
BASIC STRUCTURES (must use ALL of these that are appropriate for your cell)
Cell or plasma membrane Chloroplast
Nucleus Cell wall
Nucleolus Lysosome
Mitochondrion Vacuole
Golgi apparatus (Body) Vesicle
Ribosome Centrioles
Endoplasmic reticulum (smooth & rough)
Nuclear envelope
****Draw, color, & label all structure parts of your cell. ****
Find out the function (or main job) each structure has in the cell. Use Science lab book, text book, dictionary, computer, or other reference books.
Find a magazine or newspaper picture of an everyday object, which has a similar function (use) as each cell structure. Write a short analogy to show the similarity between the cell part and the everyday object. Be sure to explain the reasoning behind your analogies. Example: Nucleus – acts like a brain because it controls and coordinates the activities of the whole cell in the same way the brain controls & coordinates activities of the body.
Gluing of Pictures: Outside of the cell drawing.
Glue the pictures of the everyday objects that you chose from magazines or newspapers outside of the cell but close to the correct structure. Label the pictures with your neatly written analogies. Use (GLUE) a colored string or yarn to connect the picture of the analogy to the cell part within your drawing. You may use a marker to draw the connecting line between cell part and picture, if use a straightedge to draw the lines.
Cell Analogy Poster Rubric for Grading
Cell drawing (must be close to 8 x 11) 15 points
Cell labeled (Animal or Plant) 5 points
Neatness 10 points
Colorful 10 points
Cell Functions 20 points
Cell analogies 20 points
Cell analogy pictures (magazine & newspaper) 20 points
Total 100 points
Assigned – September 12, 2011 Due Date – September 30, 2011
Students can earn 5 LE bucks for each day the completed assignment is turned in early. Ex. Completed project turned in September 20th, ten days early student will receive 50 LE Bucks.
I understand the directions of this project. I am fully aware of the date this project is due. The project is worth 100 points and if turned in late, I will lose 5 points a day that it is late.
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Dell details Vostro V13 ultra-thin for the US
updated 10:40 am EST, Tue December 8, 2009
Dell Vostro V13 uses CULV, Linux option
Dell has followed up on its tease from last evening by formally launching the Vostro V13. As hinted, the 13-inch aluminum system is as thick as an Adamo (0.65in) but lighter (3.5 pounds) and should cost much less through its use of Intel's CULV platform: it runs on a 10W Celeron, Core 2 Solo or Core 2 Duo that should give it long battery life, although Dell hasn't given an estimate for its useful uptime.
Expansion is relatively large for the class as the V13 can still fit ExpressCard/34 and 5-in-1 memory card readers on the side as well as one each of Ethernet, eSATA, USB and VGA on the back.
The $449 starting price quoted earlier gives users a 1.3GHz Celeron, 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, Intel GMA 4500 video and, notably, Ubuntu Linux. A $599 model switches to Windows 7 Home Premium in addition to picking up a 1.3GHz Core 2 Solo, a larger 320GB hard drive and a 1.3-megapixel webcam, while a $649 model upgrades to a 1.3GHz Core 2 Duo and faster 802.11n Wi-Fi versus 11g on the first two models.
Orders start today, though new systems aren't likely to arrive until mid-January.

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Inspirational speaker and faith-based musician Peder Eide will perform live in concert at Pella Christian High School Wednesday night. Eide has had numerous songs receive radio airplay across the country and ministers to over 100,000 students a year throughout North America. Noreen Vander Wal, Chapel advisor at Pella Christian High School, says that Eide really connects with his audience.
"His songs are very upbeat," says Noreen Vander Wal, a Chapel advisor at Pella Christian High School. "He gets people on their feet, invites people in, and he just has a real rapport with his audience. I think youth can really connect with him."
The visit by Eide is part of Pella Christian High Schools "Spiritual Renewal Days", which began Tuesday and run through Thursday. The Peder Eide concert will be held from 7:00 to 8:45 p.m. Wednesday night in the Vermeer Auditorium at Pella Christian High School and is open to all members of the public. Tickets are not needed, and a donation will be collected.
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Theme: insulation and energy efficiency
House building has moved up the political agenda in recent years due to double-digit price inflation and the consequent impact on affordability. The recently published Barker Report identified lack of supply as the main cause, and highlighted the negative social and economic consequences. Kate Barker concluded that if long-term trend price increases were to be limited to 1.8 per cent per annum, a total of close to 200,000 new homes would be required every year.
While there has been much debate about the land-use implications of such a policy, there has been little regarding its impact upon UK carbon emissions. Presumably, it is assumed that if measures such as Building Regulations meet the target of a 60 per cent cut in UK emissions by 2050, the C60 challenge will be achieved.
Currently, the domestic sector accounts for 28 per cent of all UK emissions. With the number of households increasing from 21 million to 25 million during the next 20 years, it is clear the task of reducing emissions by 60 per cent is not going to be easy. There are some easy wins of course; tighter Building Regulations on fabric performance and boiler efficiency will have an impact on new buildings, and on existing buildings once old boilers are replaced.
Reducing carbon emissions from the domestic sector and the solutions used to achieve this will depend on various factors. In new buildings, going beyond the C60 target is relatively easy and cost-effective. Improving the performance of existing buildings is not so easy, although significant savings can be made through a variety of simple measures.
Much can be achieved through good design, the judicious use of sunspaces and optimising orientation and form. What is certain is that the economic resources to improve the carbon performance of buildings are limited, and those resources must be directed to solutions that get the best environmental results for the least investment.
Using data from a number of sources, table 1 compares various strategies to achieve low carbon performance. Two metrics compare the effectiveness of each, cost per tonne of CO 2 saved over the lifetime of the measure and simple economic payback.
It can be seen that considerable savings can be made with very cost-effective measures.
Insulation materials Table 1 shows that insulation is the most effective way to reduce carbon emissions from housing. This is, in part, due to the fact that, once installed, insulation is assumed to last as long as the building.
New build The necessary thickness of common insulation materials in standard wall-type construction is about 75mm. The one principal exception is polyisocyanate from Celotex, which produces the same resistance with just over half the thickness. This is particularly beneficial for renovation of existing buildings but is marginal on new-build, where a small difference in overall wall thickness is easily accommodated at the design stage. While some increase in insulation requirements will be part of future updates to the Building Regulations, there will also be new guidance on the location of the insulation with respect to the thermally massive wall elements.
Retro-fit costs With in excess of 21 million dwellings in the UK, the greatest challenge is improving the performance of existing stock. Applying insulation to an existing building is more costly - particularly if applied to an existing facade. The type of insulation will depend on a number of factors and specialist advice should be sought to ensure a suitable choice is made. The External Wall Insulation Association maintains a database of companies specialising in this type of work. Sto provides external insulation systems with a rendered external skin. A recent development 'StoTherm Solar' selectively allows solar radiation to penetrate an otherwise opaque facade while ensuring insulation levels are maintained. These facade elements can transmit as much as 120W/m 2 on the southern elevation.
Green options Choosing a greener form of insulation is not a clear-cut decision, and cost differences are significant. For instance, sheep's wool, such as that manufactured by Thermafleece, has appeal as a natural product with good performance and potentially beneficial moisture absorption properties, but questions hang over its long-term suitability and organophosphate contamination. It is also 10 times the price of Rockwool and availability is limited. Cellulose fibre from recycled paper is another option, but its treatment with fire inhibitor and biocide, and its microscopic fibre size, have unproven health implications. A pragmatic approach is to exclude options where toxicity is known and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are used in production. This presently excludes urea formaldehyde foam and some polystyrenes and phenolic foams.
A further consideration in the specification of insulation is that materials such as mineral wool can have important dual uses such as sound or fire insulation.
Healthy homes Increasing levels of insulation, and better detailing and build quality are ensuring new buildings are more airtight and energy-efficient. But reduced infiltration can lead to reduced air quality within buildings. Asthma and other allergenic reactions are the highest in Europe and, while there are many causes, the quality of the air we breathe is an important factor.
Opening a window is not always possible in the depths of winter and 'trickle' vents may not be used correctly or provide sufficient outside air to be effective. An alternative is mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR). The difficulty with MVHR is that the components are inefficient and more carbon is released through the extra electricity used to power the system than is saved by the heat-recovery system. In addition, the heat-recovery devices were so inefficient that not enough heat was transferred to the incoming air. Vent Axia has now developed a whole-house ventilation system designed to overcome this problem. The system, called Air Minder, has a claimed heat-recovery device efficiency of 93 per cent, enough to take the chill off incoming outside air in the middle of winter. The system has been designed with highly efficient DC motors (cutting fan energy by 80 per cent), optional pollen filters, and controls that ensure heat is only recovered when required.
Visible expenditure It is an interesting truism that people are willing to pay for an increase in enjoyment rather than improving their house's energy efficiency. For example, the installation of sun-pipes will reduce carbon emissions, but the cost could never be justified on such grounds.
The value to the homeowner lies in the visual improvement of the space. Conversely, a similar investment in improvements to a heating system may be more difficult to sell because, while the financial benefits are demonstrable, there is no tangible improvement to the house itself. Heating systems need a feature that the homeowner can boast about to their neighbours - perhaps that feature is a boiler that generates electricity.
Micro CHP Micro combined heat and power (micro CHP) is aimed at displacing grid-supplied electricity generated with an overall efficiency of about 45 per cent, with a power source generated with an overall efficiency closer to 90 per cent. The unit, not much bigger than a conventional domestic boiler, uses an external combustion engine (a Sterling engine) to generate a small amount of electricity, enough to satisfy the base electrical load in most houses. The heat generated in the process is supplemented by a conventional burner that can be used to heat the house and the hot water. There are two manufacturers currently developing or offering products: MicroGen and Whisper Tech.
Condensing boilers Micro CHP units are also condensing boilers that extract the energy combined in the water vapour by condensing it. Unfortunately, the UK government incentive programme encouraged the installation of condensing boilers irrespective of the type of system to which they were connected.
Condensing boilers achieve their higher efficiencies only if the return water to the boiler is cool enough to condense the flue gas. This is not the case on a conventional commercial or domestic heating system, which generally operates at 80°C flow and 70°C return temperature to enable radiators to be smaller.
A system incorporating condensing boilers must be designed with much lower mean water temperatures, driven by the fact that optimum condensing requires return temperatures below 25°C. Radiators therefore need to be approximately 25 per cent larger than in a conventional system. Generally, fully condensing boilers are the preserve of the domestic and smaller commercial sector.
Alternatives to radiators include underfloor heating and radiant wall heating. Underfloor heating systems are best suited to applications where continuous heating is required, as they take time to bring a room up to temperature during intermittent operation.
Wind energy Wind energy is the most economic of all the renewable energy sources. It offers a zero-carbon alternative to grid-supplied electricity.
In common with many technologies, wind generation benefits from economies of scale and most wind turbines are unsuitable for location within the built environment. However, a number of companies - spurred on by the potential size of the market and the current raft of government grants - have developed small-scale turbines capable of being mass-produced. One such company is Windsave. Although yet to go into production, the Windsave unit (nominally rated at 800W) is claimed to be capable of producing 1MW/hr per annum at an installed cost of less than ú1,000. The cost is kept to a minimum by designing the system so that it can plug directly into a building ring-main and displace the grid-supplied electricity. While the cost per tonne of CO 2 saved is still high (about ú250), the inclusion of Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) helps the economic case. Key issues, such as safe operation of both the electrical and mechanical elements, need to be evaluated and demonstrated prior to widespread adoption.
Solar energy The economics of solar energy are challenging and, with energy costs at present levels, impossible to justify. From table 1 it can be seen that the cost - as a means of reducing carbon emissions - is an order of magnitude above the demand side measures. However, when a house is well insulated (and therefore has a low heating demand), the largest single heating requirement becomes the hot-water demand. To maximise the benefit of a solar thermal system, the system must be designed carefully, controlled and integrated with other heat sources.
Typically, a domestic system is designed to provide 70 per cent of the annual demand for hot water and requires 3-4m 2 of collector. The control and operation of the solar system, relative to the operation of the boiler, is key to realising the potential of a solar system. While systems can be designed with bespoke equipment, a less risky approach is to use a specialist system supplier who can provide the necessary components and expertise. Viessmann provides systems using both the cheaper and less-efficient flat-plate collectors, and the more expensive and more efficient evacuated-tube collectors. The systems are designed with integration in mind and have appropriate controls to optimise the solar benefit.
Wood energy No matter how well insulated the house or how efficient the boiler, the burning of natural gas, coal or oil will release carbon in the form of carbon dioxide. The sudden release of this carbon, locked in the planet over millions of years, is causing the rise in CO 2 levels, the consequent global warming and resultant climate change. A wood-burning boiler offers an alternative near-zero-carbon heat source. The process of burning wood still releases carbon dioxide, but if a new tree is planted to replace the one burned, the system is balanced. While the costs are high, the whole-life cost per tonne of CO 2 saved is comparable with solar thermal energy. Baxi produces a number of different boilers suitable for the larger house that can burn pellets or logs. The most efficient way to burn logs is at high temperature and quickly. This means that, rather like solar thermal generation, a storage vessel is required to store the heat over a 24/48-hour period between burns.
Although wood-burning boilers are low carbon, they will not suit everyone as they require manual loading and a store of precut logs seasoned over two years, to drive out most of the moisture. The Baxi Innova boiler is accredited and qualifies for grants under the Clear Skies programme.
The challenge It is important that the capital resources available for reducing carbon emissions in housing should be used as effectively as possible without creating any negative impacts.
It is also time for the UK construction industry to start to deliver real CO 2 savings.
The domestic sector has an important role to play, not least because of the size of its estate and its willingness to take a longer view of investment. However, if the best environmental return is to be had for the ever-limited capital resource available, appropriate technologies must be evaluated carefully and prioritised.
Even on new buildings, the route to C60 will often be a journey rather than an event. The time of 'green wash' and environmental 'go faster stripes' is over; it is time for our industry to deliver.
Nick Cullen is a partner in Hoare Lea Consulting Engineers
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County commissioners and McCord had a heated discussion at Tuesday's commission meeting about an agreement reached last year that would give her office $10 of every $30 fee charged for the sheriff's offices' attempts to serve civil or criminal court documents.
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Hi Gurus,
Thank u all for helping me to solve my problems.
Today i really need your special ideas for my application to work in offline mode.
My J2EE application does this.
My site will have many Cinema Theatres registered with me and surfers may book their tickets online and they can get the tickets on the day booked in the respective theatres and pay the $ in theatres which will be tracked by my POS application.
There is also another interface of booking tickets by which an individual can directly book his ticket in theater(we call it as Theatre interface)
Here ev. thing is online i.e, booking done thru either of the above modes will be committed to my DB immdly.
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So we need to build an offline application which will continue to function even the connectivity is lost.But here the main problem is how i am going to get the latest booking sheet for that day and how i am going to deal with bookings that has been done directly thru my theater interface once the system goes online.
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Innate immunity activation involved in unprotected porcine auto-transplant kidneys preserved by naked caspase-3 siRNA
- Equal contributors
1 Department of Urology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, PR China
2 Transplant Group, Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester; Leicester General Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester, Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 4PW, UK
3 Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, PR China
4 Department of Transfusion, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
5 Qingpu Branch Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
Journal of Translational Medicine 2013, 11:210 doi:10.1186/1479-5876-11-210Published: 13 September 2013
The naked caspase-3 small interfering RNA (siRNA) infused into the renal artery during cold preservation was effective, but did not protect auto-transplant porcine kidneys with increased inflammation and apoptosis in our previous study. The mechanisms involved, in particular, whether siRNA or complementary systemic feedback eliciting innate immune responses are worthy to be further investigated.
The protein and mRNA expression of innate immunity-related molecules were detected by western blotting and quantitative PCR in the tissues previously collected from 48 h auto-transplant kidneys. The donor kidneys were retrieved from mini pigs and cold preserved by University of Wisconsin solution with/without 0.3 mg caspase-3 siRNA for 24 h.
The protein level of Toll like receptor (TLR) 3, TLR7, and their main adapters, TRIF and MyD88, was up-regulated in the siRNA preserved auto-transplant kidneys. The mRNA level of NF-κB and c-Jun was increased, as well as pro-inflammatory cytokines, including IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α and interferon (IFN)-α, β and γ. In addition, the non-TLR RNA sensor PKR protein, but not RIG1, was also increased in the siRNA preserved auto-transplant kidneys.
The activation of innate immunity with amplified inflammatory responses in the caspase-3 siRNA preserved auto-transplant kidneys are associated with increased TLR3, TLR7 and PKR, which might be due to complementary systemic feedback, although persistent actions initiated by short-acting caspase-3 siRNA cannot be completely ruled out. These results provided valuable evidence to guide future siRNA design and pre-clinic studies.


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A unique estate on nearly 7 acres on the edge of Spooky Brook Golf Course is being offered for sale. This 16-room home has a wing which could serve a separate in-law suite or as a conference center. You can see all this splendor at 2225 Amwell Road at an open house from 1 to 4 today, where you can meet the listing agent, Kathy McGouey of Century 21 Worden & Green. She is marketing this home at $1.39 million.
Built in 2000, the home has views of the golf course from most rooms, including the gourmet kitchen, family room and master suite. Throughout the home, there are double-hung thermopane Peachtree ...


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Tomorrow I am having my last golf school tournament, with won't just decide the tournament winner but also the Order of Merit winner ( I don't know how to say this in English but it's basically the prize for the one who has less shots in their best two out of three tournaments)
I am still a beginner, and this is will obviously be an amateur tournament but I was wondering if you have any tips for one of my first tournaments, both psychological and practical tips to improve my game and to avoid stress.
It will be an important tournament for me since I can still win the Order of Merit. So any tip from the experienced ones? Do you remember what helped you go through your first tournaments with nice and low scores?
Thank you very much for your time,
Good luck in the tournament, Gil. My only advice would be to focus on the shot at hand and forget everything else. Don't get ahead of yourself thinking about what may be and don't dwell on any previous shots. When you are coming down the line, I just think about the shot I am about to hit and make it the best I can. Stay in the moment. Good luck and have fun!
Thank you very much, will do my best!
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You might say the current situation has left Sen. Bob Dixon, R-Springfield, unamused.
Dixon is sponsoring Senate Bill 584, which would prohibit the state from collecting the amusement tax on gyms and fitness centers. The state began collecting the tax on gyms a few years ago after a court ruling allowed them to expand the definition of what constituted amusement. ...


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Two former Glasgow city workers accused in a payroll scandal will have their cases heard in another county.
Susie Pollock and Lorene Hoffman are accused of theft by deception in connection with payroll irregularities.
The case originally involved Glasgow mayor and former police chief, Darrell Pickett. But Pickett's charge of complicity to theft by deception was dropped last month.
A judge dismissed the case against Pickett when Pollock and Hoffman invoked their fifth ammendment right and refused to testify in Pickett's trial.
Earlier this week a request for a change of venue in Pollock and Hoffman's trial was granted. The case will now be heard in Metcalfe County in May of 2007.
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A South Florida county is looking to hire more alligator trappers.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is accepting applications for contracted trappers in Marion County.
The job is with the Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program.
Trappers will be responsible for removing alligators from locations where they are unwanted. The commission said that an alligator may be considered a nuisance if it is at least four feet long and poses a possible threat to people, property, or pets.
A commission statement said that anyone interested in the position must have a clean criminal history, no fish or wildlife law violations, have a working email address, and live in Martin county.
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|Monday, December 17, 2012
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Employees Recognized for Years of Service
President Broderick congratulates Tom Loizides on his 40-year award. Photos by Troy Bonner
The Department of Human Resources presented service awards and recognized this year's retirees as part of its annual recognition program and luncheon on Dec. 11.
Awards for years of service were given to 136 employees, including Thomas Loizides of the Office of Computing and Communications Services (right), who was honored for 40 years of service.
The Customer Relations Employee of the Year award was also presented at the luncheon. This year's winner is Cheryl Woods, a customer service specialist in the Office of Distance Learning (see story in Feature section).
Photos of the 35-year, 30-year and 25-year service award recipients, as well as this year's retirees and nominees for the Customer Relations Award, are included below (not all are pictured), along with full listings of employees in each of these categories.
35 Years
Delores White, Office of Finance
Brenda Whitehurst, Human Resources
30 Years
Connie Davis, College of Health Sciences
William Henley, OCCS
Alicia Herr, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Blanche McFarland, Registrar
Katrina Pitsielis, Graduate Admissions
Lynda Shirk Williams, Budget Office
25 Years
Kay Alexander, OCCS
Barbara Aultman, Student Activities and Leadership
Sharoyn Baker, Student Activities and Leadership
Frances Banks, Facilities Management
Jesse Braxton, Intercollegiate Athletics
Sheila Brinck, OCCS
Sheila Hegwood, Mathematics and Statistics
Roy Henderson, Facilities Management
Eddie Hughes, Tri-Cities Higher Education Center
Lisa Jeffress, Counseling Services
Jacqueline Johnson, Office of Finance
Deborah Long, Facilities Management
Ken Saal, OCCS
Cynlithia Williamson, Parking and Transportation Services
Polly Young, Webb Center
20 Years
Calvin Bray, Police Department
Sheila Haqq, Student Health Services
Linda Harvey, Academic Technology Services
Aaron Joyner, Facilities Management
David Kozoyed, OCCS
Delicia Malin, Physics
Alfredo Mateo, Office of Finance
Agatha Trumps, Student Financial Aid
Susan Walker, Facilities Management
15 Years
Joseph Blanchard, Virginia Beach Higher Education Center
Carmela Casey, Darden College of Education
Jarin Cornish, Office of Finance
Rachel Crockett, Virginia Beach Higher Education Center
Tiffany Cummings, Engineering Technology
George Fabila, OCCS
Jane Fiesta, International Admissions
Ann Granum, OCCS
Jerry Harrell, Video Production and Broadcast Services
James Harris, University Auditor
Monica Harvey, Facilities Management
Margaret Jones, Center for Major Exploration
Tyna Joyner, Facilities Management
Bryan Magary, Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology
Glenda Martin, Teletechnet
Barbara Miller, Teletechnet
Sandra Phillips, M.B.A. Program
Sandra Reardon, OCCS
Angela Riddick, College of Arts and Letters
Elwood Robinson, Communication and Theatre Arts
Joseph Ruettgers, OCCS
Bernard Runk, OCCS
Margaret Strachan, Student Financial Aid
John Streit, OCCS
Katrina Vinson, Programs for Continued Learning
Patricia Yancey, Facilities Management
10 Years
Brenda Blount, Office of Finance
Deborah Bond, Philosophy and Religious Studies
Natrina Brooks, Registrar
Jane Carlson, Teletechnet
Kris Carroll, OCCS
Carrie Duran, Student Engagement and Enrollment Services
James Kelly, Facilities Management
Jacqueline Lockhart, Facilities Management
Donald Nash, Naval Science
Marelene Patac, Perry Library
Christopher Powell, Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Shawn Sarauw, Environmental Health and Safety
Dwayne Smith, OCCS
Lillian Thompson, Community and Environmental Health
Christina Upton, Student Health Services
5 Years
Ahmad Al-Roudhan, OCCS
Ashraf Amrou, OCCS
Ramona Anders, Facilities Management
Lucia Ball, Student Engagement and Enrollment Services
Deborah Bunch, Tri-Cities Higher Education Center
Lee Chambers, Facilities Management
Antione Clark, Facilities Management
Melvin Cooke, Facilities Management
Morris Daniels, Facilities Management
Lynette Deberry-Williams, Registrar
Valerie De Costa, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Vernokia Deloatch, Police Department
Barbara Dixon, University Operations
Richard Downing, Facilities Management
Gretchen Edwards-Bodmer, Women's Center
Sophal Ey, Enrollment Management
Nadine Faulcon-Johnson, Human Resources
Linda Forchas, Psychology
Sean Freeman, Parking and Transportation Services
Elaine Gaskins, Student Financial Aid
Deborah Giles, Political Science and Geography
Janka Govani, OCCS
Timothy Hannan, Police Department
Rodney Harmon, OCCS
Shirlnique Harris, Undergraduate Admissions
Gerhard Hartl, OCCS
Michelle Henson, Student Engagement and Enrollment Services
Katherine Hogshire, Enrollment Management
Eleana Horton, OCCS
Richard Howell, Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center
Fred Huffman, Center for Learning and Teaching
Robert Hughes, Facilities Management
Ronald Janka, Police Department
Diane Keleher, OCCS
Dianna Levins, OCCS
Jacqueline Lewis, Tri-Cities Higher Education Center
Keesha Lewis, Student Financial Aid
Mary Magerkorth, Teletechnet
Rufus McGowan, Mail Center
Latoya McLean, Registrar
Thomas O'Bryan, Procurement Services
Benny Olveira, OCCS
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Holds Hearing Entitled "The President's Health Care Law Does Not Equal Health Care Access"
The House Energy and Commerce committee held a hearing on Thursday, June 12 entitled "The President's Health Care Law Does Not Equal Health Care Access" to discuss President Obama's promise of "If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor." Resident Fellow of the American Enterprise Institute, Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Montana Office of the Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, Monica Lindeen, and Chair of the Government Affairs Committee American College of Rheumatology, William Harvey, were all witnesses to the hearing chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA).
The topics of overall healthcare coverage and accessibility through the Affordable Care Act were discussed by the witnesses and representatives from both sides of the aisle. We were in attendance and we will continue to be monitoring the Affordable Care Act for any developments in the areas of suicide prevention and mental health parity.
Testimony Links:
- Representative Pitts' opening statement: http://energycommerce.house.gov/sites/republicans.energycommerce.house.gov/files/Hearings/Health/20140612/HMKP-113-IF14-MState-P000373-20140612.pdf
- Doctor Gottlieb's witness testimony: http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF14/20140612/102332/HHRG-113-IF14-Bio-GottliebS-20140612.pdf
- Miss Lindeen's witness testimony: http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF14/20140612/102332/HHRG-113-IF14-Bio-LindeenM-20140612.pdf
- Doctor Harvey's witness testimony: http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF14/20140612/102332/HHRG-113-IF14-Bio-HarveyW-20140612.pdf


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Science & Technology
14 Oct 2014:
Researchers Explain Puzzling
Stability of Some Himalayan Glaciers
Unlike nearly all other high-altitude glaciers across the globe, glaciers in the Karakoram mountain chain, part
Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram range
of the Himalayas, are not melting and are even expanding in some areas. This so-called "Karakoram anomaly" has puzzled scientists for years, but now a team of researchers has offered
an explanation
: While rain from warm summer monsoons tends to melt mountain glaciers in other parts of the Himalayas and the nearby Tibetan Plateau, the location and height of mountains in the Karakoram chain, which runs along the borders of China, India, and Pakistan, protect the area from this seasonal precipitation. Instead, the mountain chain receives most of its precipitation in the form of winter snowfall, according to findings published in
Nature Geoscience
. The study suggests that the Karakoram glaciers are likely to persist until 2100, but not long after, if global warming continues at its current pace.
10 Oct 2014:
Natural Gas Production Causing
Large Methane Hotspot Over U.S. Southwest
A single methane "hotspot" in the U.S. Southwest accounts for 10 percent of the nation's total estimated
Coalbed natural gas field in northwest New Mexico
methane emissions, according to
an analysis
by researchers at the University of Michigan and Caltech. The area is centered in New Mexico's San Juan Basin near the shared borders of Colorado, Utah, and Arizona — the site of the largest and most active coalbed natural gas production operation in the U.S. Natural gas from the basin is more than 95 percent methane, a significantly more potent heat-trapping gas than carbon dioxide. Satellite measurements collected over seven years showed natural gas production operations in the area released roughly 650,000 tons of methane to the atmosphere each year. The methane emissions are not associated with hydraulic fracturing operations in the region, which began after the measurements were collected.
09 Oct 2014:
Investment in Energy Efficiency
Outpaces the Renewable Energy Sector
Global investments in energy-efficiency measures have reached $310 billion annually — nearly
$100 billion more
than investments in renewable energy last year, according to a new report from the
International Energy Agency
. Efficiency measures saved the equivalent of 2 billion tons of oil between 2001 and 2011 in the 18 countries evaluated in the report, which is more than the annual energy demand of the U.S. and Germany combined. The residential sector saw the largest improvement in efficiency, with energy demand falling 5 percent from 2001 levels, according to the report. Homes and businesses are commonly turning to
efficiency measures
such as low-energy lighting, smart thermostats, and improved insulation to lower energy costs. To limit global temperature increases to no more than 2 degrees Celsius, the largest share of emissions reductions — 40 percent — will need to come from improvements in energy efficiency, the agency said.
Interview: A Call for Climate Goals Other Than Two Degrees Celsius
When international delegates meet in Paris next year to negotiate a new climate agreement, they'll be aiming to keep the global average temperature from rising more than 2 degrees
David Victor
Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the maximum seen by many for avoiding the worst impacts of climate change. But David Victor, a professor of international relations at University of California San Diego, argued in a recent controversial commentary in
that the 2-degree goal is now unattainable and should be replaced by more meaningful goals. In an interview with
Yale Environment 360
, Victor explains why he believes the 2-degree threshold has failed to position policy makers to take serious action on climate change and outlines the "basket of indicators" that he and his co-author are suggesting be used instead.
Read the interview.
03 Oct 2014:
Thousands of Uncharted Ocean
Floor Features Revealed by Satellite Data
New maps of the seafloor created using satellite data reveal thousands of uncharted mountains and clues
New detailed seafloor maps
about the formation of continents, researchers say. Among other findings, they identified a ridge in the Gulf of Mexico that had previously been associated with seafloor spreading, a major rift in the South Atlantic Ocean, and thousands of sea mountains — all of which had never before been documented. The maps are based on small ripples and dips in the surface of the ocean, which can be detected by satellites, the researchers explain in the journal
. Using these ocean surface variations, the scientists were able to infer the shape and contours of the new seafloor features. Previously, the only way to create detailed maps was to collect depth soundings from ships sailing directly over the seafloor, so only about 20 percent of the ocean floor had been accurately mapped, researchers say.
Interview: Still Bullish on Hybrids,
But Skeptical about Electric Cars
As one of the principal designers of the gasoline-electric hybrid Prius, Bill Reinert has never been shy about sharing his views on what
Bill Reinert
he considers the poor prospects for fully electric vehicles — and on just about anything related to alternative fuels and the future of transportation. For Reinert, who recently retired from the Toyota Motor Corporation, the physical and performance limitations of battery technology are the key stumbling blocks for electrics. In an interview with
Yale Environment 360
, he talks about the potential he sees in other low-emissions vehicle technologies now in development, particularly fuel cells, and the state of the global effort to find efficient and affordable alternatives to gasoline-powered cars.
Read the interview.
E360 Video: Indonesian Villagers
Use Drones to Protect Their Forest
The villagers of Setulang in Indonesian Borneo have enlisted a new ally in their fight against the illegal clearing of their forests for oil palm plantations: aerial drones. The indigenous Dayaks manage the surrounding forest conservation area, and they are hoping the drones can help them ward off illegal oil palm operations and protect their land. "
Dayaks and Drones
," a video produced by Handcrafted Films, chronicles how the villagers teamed up with an Indonesian nonprofit to learn how to program and operate drones. Equipped with GPS technology, the small drones photograph the forest and monitor the area for illegal activities.
Watch the video.
29 Sep 2014:
Inexpensive Solar Cell
Makes Hydrogen Fuel from Sunlight
Researchers have developed a device that can store solar energy by inexpensively converting it to hydrogen —
Electrodes split water to hydrogen and oxygen.
important step
toward making solar power available around the clock. The technology, which which was recently described in the journal
, is a type of "water splitter," a device that can efficiently divide water into its constituent parts: hydrogen and oxygen. The concept is important for solar energy storage because hydrogen gas can be used directly as fuel and is relatively easy to store, the researchers say. The device can convert 12.3 percent of the energy in sunlight to hydrogen, according to the report; conventional solar cells, in comparison, convert roughly 16 percent of energy from sunlight to electricity, but a significant portion of that energy is lost when converting it to a form that is easily stored. The design of this water splitter is an improvement over previous iterations, the researchers say, but the device's longevity and reliability will need to improve before it becomes a practical, large-scale solar energy storage option.
22 Sep 2014:
Planet Set to Reach CO2
Threshold in 30 Years, Researchers Say
Only 1.2 trillion metric tons of carbon dioxide can be emitted in the future if nations are to avoid causing the
Global CO2 emissions
global mean surface temperature to rise more than 2 degrees C beyond the pre-industrial average,
according to
researchers with the
Global Carbon Project
. Combined historical and future carbon dioxide emissions must remain below 3.2 trillion metric tons to have a 66-percent chance of keeping that temperature increase below 2 degrees C — the internationally accepted benchmark for restraining global warming. But two-thirds of this allotment has already been emitted, and at the current pace of emissions, the global population will burn through the rest within the next 30 years, the researchers conclude. CO2 emissions rose 2.3 percent in 2013 and are on track to increase by 2.5 percent in 2014, according to the report, which was released ahead of this week's UN climate summit.
12 Sep 2014:
New High-Resolution Maps Show
Greenhouse Gas Emissions at City-Level
Researchers have developed a new method for mapping global carbon emissions for individual cities on an
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Emissions before and after financial crisis
hourly basis — a major improvement over previous techniques, which quantified greenhouse emissions less accurately and at coarser scales, according to researchers at
Arizona State University
. The maps are derived from worldwide databases of population, power plants, and national fuel use statistics, and they encompass 15 years of data. Among other findings, the analysis revealed increased emissions in China, India, Europe, and the northern U.S. in 2010, after the peak of the global financial crisis. The researchers say this reflects faster recoveries from the crisis in those regions compared to, for example, the southeastern U.S., where emissions lagged in 2010. The results of the analysis match ground-level measurements, confirming the accuracy of the maps, the researchers say.
04 Sep 2014:
Buying Video Games on Disc Is
More Energy Efficient than Downloading
Downloading video games from the Internet creates a larger carbon footprint than driving to the store to purchase the same game on a Blu-ray disc, according to findings published in the
PlayStation game console and Blu-ray disc
Journal of Industrial Ecology
. For an 8.8-gigabyte PlayStation video game file — the average size of video games in 2010 — the resources required to produce, distribute, and dispose of Blu-ray discs are far less than the energy required to power servers, routers, and networks involved in downloading the game file, researchers say. The advantages of discs decrease as file sizes shrink, the analysis found, and for game files less than 1.3 gigabytes, downloading has a smaller carbon footprint than purchasing the game on Blu-ray. Between 2010 and 2013, however, game file sizes actually doubled for PlayStation4 and increased by 25 percent for PlayStation3. The analysis illustrates why it is not always true that digital distribution of media will have lower carbon emissions than distribution by physical means, the researchers say.
03 Sep 2014:
Mobile Phone Networks Can
Help Monitor Global Rainfall, Study Says
New research
that mobile phone networks, which cover 90 percent of the world's population, can help track rainfall events — a task that has proven difficult for both
advanced satellite systems
and ground-level observation networks. By compiling data on signal disruptions from mobile phone networks in Burkina Faso in West Africa, a team of researchers was able to calculate with 95 percent accuracy both the location and volume of rain that fell, even during short-lived storms, according to a report in
Geophysical Research Letters
. Mobile phone companies maintain detailed records on signal disruptions, which can occur when water droplets block and deflect signals between antennae, to determine whether their networks are functioning properly. By tapping into those records, researchers could distill data on rainfall events at extremely fine spatial and temporal scales. As mobile phone networks expand across the globe, such data could be used to create highly accurate rainfall maps, researchers say, although gaining access to records could prove difficult.
22 Aug 2014:
Drought in Western U.S.
Has Caused Land to Rise, Researchers Say
The western U.S. has lost so much water during the ongoing severe drought that the land has sprung up by
GPS station in California's Inyo Mountains
as much as 15 millimeters (0.6 inches), according to a study in the journal
. Water at the surface of the earth typically weighs down the land, but the region has lost enough water that the tectonic plate underlying the western U.S. has undergone rapid uplift, much like an uncoiling spring, researchers explain. California's water deficit over the past 18 months has caused some of its mountain ranges to rise by more than half an inch, and the West overall has risen by 0.15 inches, according to the study. Using ground positioning data from GPS stations throughout the region, researchers from the University of California, San Diego, estimate the water loss to be 240 gigatons (63 trillion gallons) — equivalent to a nearly four-inch layer of water spread out over the entire western U.S.
21 Aug 2014:
Antarctica and Greenland
Losing Ice at Fastest Rate Ever Recorded
Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are losing mass at an unprecedented rate of 500 cubic kilometers per
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Antarctic ice elevation
year — enough ice to cover the Chicago metropolitan area with a layer of ice 600 meters thick —
according to
German researchers. Using data from the European Space Agency's CryoSat 2 satellite from 2011 to 2014, the team created the most detailed maps to date of ice elevations across Antarctica and Greenland, accurate to a few meters in height. The results reveal that Greenland alone is losing ice volume by about 375 cubic kilometers per year, doubling since 2009, the scientists report. Ice loss in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has increased by a factor of three over the same period. Combined, the two ice sheets are thinning at the highest rate observed since altimetry satellite records began about 20 years ago, the study found. Data show that East Antarctica is gaining ice volume, but at a moderate rate that doesn't compensate the losses on the continent's other side.
Interview: Drones Are Emerging
As Valuable Conservation Tool
Lian Pin Koh
is co-founder of a project called
, which is pioneering the use of
Lian Pin Koh
low-cost drones in conservation efforts and biological research across the globe. In an interview with
Yale Environment 360
, Koh, a researcher at the University of Adelaide, explains how drones – also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – can help monitor protected areas, collect data in inaccessible regions, and even deter poachers. "In just the last couple of months," he says, "there has been tremendous interest from universities and other research institutes that finally see the value in this technology."
Read the interview.
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18 Aug 2014:
Recent Glacier Losses Are
Mostly Driven by Human Activity, Study Says
Roughly one-quarter of the global glacier mass loss between the years 1851 and 2010 can be attributed to
Artesonraju Glacier in Cordillera Blanca, Peru
human activities, and that fraction increased to more than two-thirds between 1991 and 2010,
according to
research published in the journal
. The study is the first to document the extent of human contribution to glacier mass loss, which is driven by both naturally caused climate factors, such as fluctuations in solar radiation, and anthropogenic influences. "In the 19th and first half of 20th century we observed that glacier mass loss attributable to human activity is hardly noticeable but since then has steadily increased," the lead researcher said. The analysis was based on data from the recently established Randolph Glacier Inventory and included all glaciers outside of Antarctica. Changes in glaciers in the Alps and North America were particularly well documented and seem to be definitively influenced by human activities, the researchers said.
15 Aug 2014:
New Citizen Science Software
Aims to Document and Curb Illegal Fishing
Citizen scientists can now report — and potentially help stop —
illegal fishing
with the snap of a photo
thanks to
Illegal shark fin catch
a new smartphone app developed by the Nature Conservancy. The software, called
, was developed this summer during a "Fishackathon," a series of workshops hosted by the U.S. State Department to foster technology development and collaboration among computer programmers. ShipWatch allows users to upload photos of illegal fishing activities to a database, where they are labeled with date and location information and plotted on a central map. The developers hope the data will help authorities enforce existing fishing laws by, for example, developing flight maps for surveillance drones or strategically deploying enforcement authorities. "There are laws in place to say [the fishing] is illegal. The problem is they lack any kind of reporting mechanism," developers told Fast Co.Exist.
12 Aug 2014:
Media Still Disproportionately
Including Views of Climate Change Skeptics
Despite strong agreement among a majority of climate scientists that human activities are contributing to
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Media coverage of climate scientists
global warming, media coverage still disproportionately includes the views of contrarian scientists,
according to
a study published in
Environmental Science and Technology
. In a survey of roughly 1,900 scientists, 90 percent of the respondents who had published more than 10 peer-reviewed climate science articles "explicitly agreed with anthropogenic greenhouse gases being the dominant driver of recent global warming." However, when asked how often they were contacted by the media to comment on climate change issues, 30 percent of scientists who view greenhouse gases' impact to be "insignificant or cooling" reported being featured frequently or very frequently in the media, as opposed to 15 percent of scientists who view greenhouse gases as strongly contributing to warming.
Green Innovations Are Bringing
Energy-Saving Technology Home
Advances in technology and consumer demand for energy-saving devices have made green technology
Solar shingles
increasingly accessible. Many innovations are geared toward homeowners looking to lower not only their energy bills, but also the carbon footprints of their homes and daily activities. From solar-harvesting shingles and windows to shoe insoles that can power a smartphone, this
Yale Environment 360
gallery explores a few of these energy-saving technologies.
View the gallery.
23 Jul 2014:
Earth Observation Satellites Help
Scientists Understand Global Change
Global warming is affecting more than just atmospheric temperatures — it is also changing
water cycles
, soil conditions, and animal migrations. Earth observation satellites aid scientists in measuring and monitoring these changes so societies can better adapt. Although there are well over 1,000 active orbiting satellites, less than 15 percent are used to monitor Earth's environment.
Yale Environment 360
presents a gallery of satellites that scientists are using to better understand how the planet is changing.
View the gallery.
14 Jul 2014:
Human Activity Has Caused
Long-term Australian Drought, Model Shows
A new high-resolution climate model shows that southwestern Australia's long-term decline in fall and winter rainfall, which began around 1970 and has increased over the last four decades, is caused by
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Projected rainfall trends in Australia
increases in man-made greenhouse gas emissions and ozone depletion,
according to
research published in
Nature Geoscience
. Simulating both natural and man-made climate effects, scientists showed that the decline in rainfall is primarily driven by human activity. Rises in greenhouse gas emissions and thinning of the ozone hole have led to changes in large-scale atmospheric circulation, including a poleward movement of the westerly winds and increasing atmospheric surface pressure over parts of southern Australia. This has led to decreased rainfall, the study said. The drying is most severe over southwest Australia, where the model forecasts a 40 percent decline in average rainfall by the late 21st century, with significant implications for regional water resources.
10 Jul 2014:
A Possible Advance in Fight
To Combat a Deadly Amphibian Fungus
Scientists have discovered that a certain kind of toad
can acquire immunity to the deadly chytrid fungus
, which has caused widespread mortality among amphibians worldwide. Reporting in
, the scientists say they have conferred immunity in oak toads to the chytrid fungus after repeatedly exposing them to the organism that causes the disease. The lead author of the study, Jason Rohr of the University of South Florida, said the discovery means it might be possible to confer immunity on entire communities of amphibians in the wild by lacing local water sources with dead versions of the fungus that could be absorbed by the amphibians. But Rohr said many questions remain, including how long immunity lasts, what concentration of released antigen would confer immunity, and whether such releases would harm other organisms. The chytrid fungus,
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
attacks the skin of amphibians
, thickening it and preventing the animals from absorbing water and vital salts.
02 Jul 2014:
Roughly $80 Billion Wasted on
Power for Networked Devices, Report Says
The world's 14 billion online electronic devices, such as modems, printers, game consoles, and cable boxes, waste around $80 billion in electricity annually because of inefficient technology, according to a
new report
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Energy consumption of a typical game console.
the International Energy Agency (IEA). In 2013, networked devices consumed around 616 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity, with most of that used in standby mode. Roughly 400 TWh — equivalent to the combined annual electricity consumption of the United Kingdom and Norway — was wasted because of inefficient technology. The problem will worsen by 2020, the agency projects, with an estimated $120 billion wasted as devices such as refrigerators, washing machines, and thermostats become networked. Much of the problem boils down to inefficient "network standby," or maintaining a network connection while in standby mode. Most network-enabled devices draw as much power in this mode as when fully active, the report notes. Using today's best technology could cut energy consumption by 65 percent, the IEA said.
Interview: Where Will the Earth
Head After Its 'Climate Departure'?
The term "climate departure" has an odd ring, but its meaning is relatively straightforward. It marks the point at which the earth's climate begins to cease resembling
Camilo Mora
what has come before and moves into a new state where the extreme becomes the norm. Camilo Mora — a University of Hawaii biogeographer, ecologist, and specialist in marshaling big data for climate modeling — has calculated a rough idea for the time of the earth's climate departure: 2047. That date varies
depending on region
, he says. But in a widely publicized paper published in the journal
last year, Mora and 13 colleagues explored the concept of climate departure and what it will mean for our planet. In an interview with
Yale Environment 360
, Mora explains why tropical regions will be most profoundly affected by climate change, why controlling population growth is at the core of the challenge posed by global warming, and the frustrations he and other scientists feel as their warnings about rising temperatures are ignored.
Read more.
25 Jun 2014:
Blizzard Helps Scientists
Visualize Airflow Around Wind Turbines
A Minnesota blizzard has helped scientists understand airflow patterns around large wind turbines, paving the way for more efficient turbine designs and wind farm
Watch Video
Airflow patterns are visible during blizzard.
researchers report
Nature Communications
. Wind farms lose roughly 10 to 20 percent of the potential energy they could harvest, and complex airflow patterns play the largest role in those energy losses. Studying airflow around large turbines, which can be more than 100 meters tall, is not feasible in lab settings, so scientists typically test smaller turbine models in wind tunnels and use tracer particles to visualize airflow patterns. Researchers from the University of Minnesota realized they could scale up their experiments to real-world conditions by using heavy snowfall during a blizzard to trace airflow patterns, as shown in this video. Their findings show that airflow patterns under real-world conditions differ from smaller-scale laboratory tests in important ways, and those differences should be taken into account when designing turbines and wind farms.
24 Jun 2014:
Concentrated Solar Power
Could Compete with Natural Gas, Study Says
Concentrated solar power (CSP) could meet a substantial percentage of current energy demand in some parts of the world, according to
CSP plant in San Bernardino County, CA
published in the journal
Nature Climate Change
. In the Mediterranean region, for example, the study shows that a grid-connected CSP network could provide 70 to 80 percent of current electricity demand, at no extra cost compared to natural gas-fired power plants. CSP could also feasibly meet energy demands in parts of southern Africa, according to researchers. CSP systems use mirrors or lenses to concentrate solar rays into a small area. The concentrated energy heats a liquid that produces steam to drive turbines, which means that the collected energy can be stored as heat and converted to electricity when needed — a major advantage over solar panels, which store energy much less efficiently.
23 Jun 2014:
How Citizen Scientists Are Using
The Web to Track the Natural World
By making the recording and sharing of environmental data easier than ever, web-based technology has fostered the rapid growth of so-called citizen scientists — volunteers who collaborate with scientists to collect and interpret data.
Numerous Internet-based projects
now make use of citizen scientists to monitor environmental health and to track sensitive plant and wildlife populations. From counting butterflies, frogs, and bats across the globe, to piloting personal drones capable of high-definition infrared imaging, citizen scientists are playing a crucial role in collecting data that will help researchers understand the environment. Here is a sampling of some of these projects.
View the gallery.
16 Jun 2014:
Skyscraper-Size Ice Structures
Discovered at Base of Greenland Ice Sheet
Melting and refreezing at the base of the Greenland ice sheet has created massive, complex structures the height of skyscrapers and the width of Manhattan,
according to
research published in
Nature Geoscience
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Massive structures below Greenland ice sheet.
The hidden formations more than a mile below the surface stand in stark contrast to the nearly flat, smooth exterior of the ice sheet and may accelerate its flow toward the sea, researchers say. Scientists had previously interpreted the irregular topography at the base of the ice as hills or mountains, but ice-penetrating radar revealed that the structures were made of ice rather than rock. Scientists from Columbia University explained that as meltwater at the bottom refreezes over hundreds or thousands of years, it radiates heat into the surrounding ice sheet, making it pick up its pace as the ice becomes softer and flows more easily. Greenland's glaciers appear to be moving more rapidly toward the sea as climate warms, but it's unclear how the refreezing process will influence this trend, researchers said.
10 Jun 2014:
Air Pollution Smartphone App
Seeks to Shame China's Polluting Factories
A new
smartphone app
seeks to shine a spotlight on major Chinese polluters by letting users see in real-time which factories are violating air pollution emissions
App monitors factories' air pollution in China.
limits. The app, developed by the Beijing-based Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE), uses data from some 15,000 factories throughout China that are now required to report emissions to local officials and the Environment Ministry on an hourly basis. The government made all the data public at the beginning of this year, but now, for the first time, those data are available in one place through IPE's app and website. The app allows users to check air quality data for 190 cities and share air emissions data from polluters in those areas. Factories producing excessive emissions are shown in red. "If the air quality is bad you can switch (to the factory map) and see who is in your neighborhood," IPE's senior project manager explained.
05 Jun 2014:
Coating for Roof Tiles Could
Help Clear Smog-Causing Air Pollutants
Engineering students have created a
roof tile coating
that, when applied to an average-sized residential roof,
Coated tiles (left) and an uncoated tile (right).
breaks down the same amount of smog-causing nitrogen oxides per year as a car driven 11,000 miles makes. If applied to one million roofs, the titanium-dioxide based coating, which costs roughly $5 per roof, could clear 21 tons of nitrogen oxides each day, the team calculated. That could put a noticeable dent in atmospheric levels of the pollutant; in Southern California, for example, an average of 500 tons of nitrogen oxides are emitted daily. The team, which was recently recognized in a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency student design contest, showed that their tiles could remove 88 to 97 percent of nitrogen oxides in laboratory tests — a feat that other roof tile prototypes have not demonstrated.
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Ross twins recognized for volunteer service at personal-care home
In just a month, twins Anna and Robyn Madrishin will be on their own on separate Ohio campuses.
Anna will take up studies at Ohio State University in Columbus, while Robyn will work toward a degree at Ohio Wesleyan University in the community of Delaware. Just 28 miles and 37 minutes apart, both 19-year-olds will pursue careers in science.
"I look forward to getting to be known as Anna instead of 'one of the twins,'" one said, and her sister agreed.
These recent North Hills Senior High School graduates earned Prudential Spirit of Community Awards certificates of excellence to recognize their community service. They were among the top 10 percent of applicants in the state. Because their applications for that program indicated they had each volunteered for at least 100 hours in the previous year, they also qualifed for the President's Volunteer Service Award.
Since age 7, the sisters, daughters of Beth and Keith Madrishin of Ross Township, have visited residents at the Vincentian Personal Care Home in McCandless at least once a week. In the summer, they join the residents more frequently, establishing great relationships with the residents, they said.
"It's so much fun," Anna said. "They're like our grandparents."
Driving from their Ross Township home, the teens take part in activities such as playing bingo or cards or riding along on day trips.
Robyn said her video of resident interviews earned her a $10,000 scholarship from her university.
There are strong bonds on both sides. Residents held a surprise 16th-birthday party for them, and one woman attended the girls' confirmation at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church in Ross.
Through their church, Hiland Presbyterian Church in Ross, Anna and Robyn did mission work in West Virginia, where they repaired an elderly couple's home. They also worked at a homeless shelter for men in New Castle. Their trip to Costa Rica was a bit more difficult because of the bugs, the heat and too few warm showers.
"Go if you can," recommended Anna, of travel to other countries. "You realize how good our lives are."
Interacting with the children in Central America was a joy.
"They were appreciative of coloring books and pencils," she said.
In addition to helping others, the twins spent the past year studying for their Advanced Placement classes, doing competitive Irish dancing, enjoying the outdoors and collecting academic honors. Through it all, they're especially grateful to their parents.
"We say, 'Thank you,' to our parents for getting us to all our crazy activities and how they showed us morals," Anna said.
Their mother has promised to continue visiting the care home. The twins will check in with their old friends in the summer.
As freshmen, the girls will be only a road trip away.
"Being a twin is like having a living shadow all the time!" Robyn said. "It has its ups and downs and can be quite smothering, but in the end, we are always there for each other."
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Like the farm ministers and policy makers who gathered last week to discuss this atrocity, our readers were infuriated, calling the waste "shameful" and "despicable" (and those were the nicest words).
Some of you wanted to know what's being done to right this wrong and what you can do to help. Consider supporting and giving a shout-out to these five waste- and hunger-hating campaigns:
– The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Messe Düsseldorf joined forces last May to combat food loss worldwide. Through their brainchild, SAVE FOOD, the two organizations encourage dialog between industry, politics and research professionals on solutions to the waste problem.
– Stateside, Feeding America organizes a network of more than 200 local food banks, with at least one located in every state. You can donate your leftover food, volunteer your time, or make a donation. Find your nearest food bank here.
– Founded more than 20 years ago, the New York-based Rock and Wrap It Up! Program helps to stock food banks nationwide by collecting leftover prepared goodies from big events and delivering them to nearby charitable distributors. Instead of feeding a landfill, untouched meals from sports games, rock concerts, school cafeterias and political rallies help to feed America's hungry. And if you make a mess while you snack, have no fear: Rock and Wrap It Up! also picks up unused cleaning supplies from hotels and re-purposes them, too.
– Try to limit your own household's food waste by taking the Environmental Protection Agency's WasteWise Food Recovery Challenge. Do your part by monitoring your throw away habits, reeling in your heavy hand at the grocery store, and donating your unwanted (but preserved) food stuffs to a local food bank.
– For our collegiate readers, consider pressuring your school to adopt best practices in preventing food waste. This could include loosening the grip on your dining hall trays. After nixing their plastic platters, colleges like Skidmore and Williams saw a reduction of waste in their cafeterias.
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Speaking about the authorization to hike prices, PK Goyal, chairman, IOC said the quantum of hike has not been directed by the government.
As per the government policy, definitely the government's stand is a very positive sign. We are hopeful that we will be able to increase our prices.
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The quiet manner in which the government has allowed oil marketing companies to raise diesel prices has upped investor sentiment, which led to a rally in the stock market. IOC jumped 15 percent in the morning trade after a 7 percent rally yesterday. The government has, however, not decided on the quantum of the hike per month, although reports suggest it will be 50 paise per month.
Speaking about the authorization to hike prices, PK Goyal, chairman, IOC said he hopes to raise prices regularly, but the quantum of hike has not been directed by the government. Goyal said IOC will revise diesel prices either fortnightly or monthly. "Another hike can be expected by next fortnight," he said. The IOC chairman clarified that deisel has been deregulated for bulk consumers like the Railways
The company's total underrecovery is expected to touch Rs 9600 crore on account of the rise in LPG Cap. In order to sweeten the bittel deisel price hike pill, the government had simultaneously raised the cap on subsidised LPG cylinder from 6 to 9 a year.
Here is the edited transcript of the interview on CNBC-TV18.
Q: There is a big rally in your stock, about 13 percent today on the hope that you will be able to raise diesel prices by a small quantum every month. Are you confident that you can go ahead and do that because earlier, with the supposed petrol deregulation, oil marketing companies could not raise prices quite freely? Do you think starting next month you can do it for diesel?
A: As per the government policy, definitely the government's stand is a very positive sign. We are hopeful that we will be able to increase our prices according to the directives of the Ministry of Petroleum.
Q: Will you need clearance from the government every month to effect these increases according to what you have understood?
A: I don't think any such approvals are required.
Q: You have an express initiation by the government that you can indeed increase prices every month by a particular amount?
A: It is not a particular thing. Depending upon the situation, we can go ahead with the price increases. There is no specific quantum at this moment.
Q: You have also had to increase the cap on subsidised cylinders. Just in order to balance that out, how much would you need to increase diesel prices by?
A: That has not been worked out but, the total under recovery increase with a hike in the cap will be roughly around Rs 9,000 crore in a year.
Q: I am just a little unclear about what you just said because you said that the diesel price hike every month will depend on the situation. But, the situation is that the under recovery today is Rs 9 to 10.
A: At this moment, the under recovery is Rs 9.60 which has come down by Rs 9.15. Definitely, we are going to increase the prices, from time to time, as directed by the Ministry of Petroleum.
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The company's trailing 12-month (TTM) EPS was at Rs 40.18 per share as per the quarter ended September 2015. The stock's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio was 10.44. The latest book value of the company is Rs 279.95 per share. At current value, the price-to-book value of the company is 1.50.
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iOS 4.3 said final, may go live next week
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iOS 4.3 said finished
An Apple tipster claimed on Thursday that iOS 4.3 had reached the gold master stage. The final build is believed to be 8F190. BGR didn't glean release timing but speculated that it could show next week, just in time for Apple's iPad 2 event.
The most conspicuous known addition to iOS 4.3 will be personal hotspot support for GSM iPhone owners on carriers that allow it. It had previously been limited to CDMA iPhones on Verizon and, like its Android equivalent, shares the 3G connection with up to five devices over Wi-Fi. Sharing may carry a rate premium on some networks.
Other clues in the firmware have alluded to Ping push notifications, a Find My Friends feature similar to Google Latitude and even possible Apple TV gaming. Some of these may not surface with the gold build, if at all.
The 4.3 update is likely essential for the next iPad, since it contains code for cameras and imaging apps such as FaceTime and Photo Booth.


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Digital Tiny Traveler offers a clear view of your young one in the back of the car under all lighting conditions, but this system is best-suited for parents of infants under one year of age.
Netflix's December offerings look strong with the star-studded "A Very Murray Christmas" and a new show by Bill Burr.
As CEO Mark Zuckerberg prepares to become a father, the world's largest social network shakes up its parental leave policy.
October is a big month for Netflix because it's gaining lots of movies and TV shows. Find out what's coming and going at Netflix right here.
Despite its quirky controls and occasional dips in audio quality, the iVoice Baby-ai is a pretty excellent headset for its price.
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It's billed as "a card game of intrigue, betrayal and epic battles," and A Game of Thrones: The Card Game delivers on all three.
Some mothers want to give their children every advantage possible, starting when the baby is in the womb. In this Tech Minute, CNET's Kara Tsuboi reports on a handful of high-tech gadgets designed to aid in a child's development.
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Fruit, vegetable convention offers industry insight
The 2013 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention will be Tuesday through Thursday at Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, West Chocolate Avenue and University Drive, Hershey. More than 2,100 fruit, vegetable and berry growers and more are expected. Jeff Manning, instrumental in developing the "Got Milk?" campaign, will be keynote speaker. The three-day event will feature an expanded trade show with more than 160 exhibitors plus pre-convention workshops. Registration is required for the trade show or educational sessions. For details, visit mafvc.org or call 717-677-4184 or 717-694-3596.
Extension offers three home-study courses on livestock
Penn State Extension will offer three home-study courses this winter for beef, sheep and meat- goat producers on how to make livestock enterprises more profitable.
The courses, which begin Feb. 6, will cover profit-enhancing production principles for raising beef, sheep and meat goats. Lessons are available through conventional mail delivery or through email and the Internet. The sheep and meat-goat courses each have six weekly lessons and will conclude March 13; the beef course has seven lessons and will end March 20.
Lesson topics include production basics, selection principles (beef), nutrition, health, reproduction, marketing and financial issues. Each lesson has information about the topic and a worksheet for producers to complete and mail or email back to Penn State Extension for comments. Producers also can submit questions.
For details or to sign up, visit agsci. psu. edu/ livestock-course or call 877-489-1398. To speak to an instructor, contact the Penn State Extension office in Bedford County at 814-623-4800 or in Fulton County at 717-485-4111.
Cost for each course is $45 if taken via email and the Internet; $80 if taken using U.S. Postal Service deliveries. Deadline for registration is Monday.
Annual dairy summit set for February
The 2013 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit, hosted annually by the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania and the Center for Dairy Excellence, with support from the Penn State Extension Dairy Team and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, will be Feb. 6 and 7 at Lancaster Host Resort, 2300 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster.
Summit discussions will cover feed cost management from behind the desk, to the field and bunk. On Feb. 6, Scott Stewart of Stewart-Peterson Inc., with his "Dairy Industry Outlook," will provide Summit attendees with a look at the dairy industry forecast, ways to reduce market risk, and possible price scenarios with the markets for feed ingredients.
In Feb. 7's breakout session "Managing Feed Costs from the Field to the Feed Bunk," Sean Jones of Jones Dairy Farm and his nutritionist, Bob Fry of Atlantic Dairy Consulting, will share how they manage feed costs, improve feed efficiencies and manage the silage bunk face. They'll also discuss how they have successfully maintained higher intakes, minimal losses and maximized milk production through their feeding strategies.
All sessions are facilitated to generate discussion between the presenters and the audience, to answer questions and establish resource networks within the industry.
Thanks to a grant provided by the Lancaster Workforce Investment Board, dairy producers, family members and employees can register for the summit at $125 per person, discounted to $100 per person for additional people from the same farm. One-day rates for the Core Dairy and Core Planning Tracks are also available.
The deadline to advance register is Jan. 30. For details, call the Summit Business Office at 814-355-2467 or go to padairysummit. org.
Challenges discussed in winter fruit tree-growers meeting
Winter Meetings for Tree Fruit Growers, designed to address current challenges with the latest research based information, will be for the following counties:
c Feb. 18 for Adams County. Contact Tara Baugher at email@example.com.
c Feb. 19 for Lancaster/York counties. Contact Tim Elkner at email@example.com.
These meetings are an opportunity for growers to hear from the researchers who are working on the critical issues facing the tree fruit industry.
If you are a regular participant, expect an announcement in your mail. If you have not attended in the past, email the contact person to get on the meeting announcement mailing list.
If email is unavailable, call your local Extension office to get a number for the contact person for the meeting nearest you. Registration fees for these programs will be listed in the meeting announcement.
Applications being accepted for Pa. Dairy of Distinction award
Pennsylvania Dairy Farms are invited to apply for this year's Dairy of Distinction award from the Northeast Dairy Farm Beautification Program. Applications must be submitted by April 15.
The award is based on the idea that attractive farmsteads enhance consumer confidence in the wholesomeness of milk and stimulate milk sales and public support for the industry. Dairies receiving the highest scores in each of 10 Pennsylvania districts will be awarded an 18-by-24-inch Dairy of Distinction sign to display in front of their farm.
Roadside judging will take place in May, and farms will be evaluated on factors that can be controlled by the dairy producer. Judges will look for clean and attractively finished buildings; neat landscaping, ditches, roads and lanes; and wellmaintained fences. They also will take into account other aspects of the farm, such as manure management and cleanliness of animals, the barnyard and feed areas.
For an application, call O'Connor at 814-863-3913 or visit dairyofdistinction.org.
Briefly noted
The 27th annual York County Agricultural Recognition Banquet, presented by The York County Agriculture Business Council, traditionally scheduled in January, will be March 21.
This new spring date will provide the opportunity to recognize the accomplishments of the York County agricultural community and celebrate the start of the 2012 growing season.
For details, like us at facebook.com/ycabc1 or contact Michele Grove at 717- 246-3578/ firstname.lastname@example.com.
The York County Buy Fresh Buy Local Chapter is in the process of publishing the second "Local Food Guide, which will list food providers by categories such as: Farmer/ Grower, Meat/Poultry, Grocers/Retailers, Farmer Market/Roadside Stand, Dairy/ Creameries, Restaurants/Caterers, Community Supported Agriculture, Bakery, Wineries/ Breweries, Nurseries, Food Processors and others.
For a free listing, contact York County Buy Fresh Buy Local at firstname.lastname@example.com, call 717-814-8141 or visit buyfreshbuylocalyork.com. Information must be submitted by Feb. 28.
White Rose 4-H Horse and Pony Club meets 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Springfield Township Building, 9211 Susquehanna Trail South, Seven Valleys. 4-H horse clubs provide educational opportunities but do not provide horses or riding lessons. For details, contact Brooke Lesinski at email@example.com or call 484-955-7383.
Tractor Pulls, hosted by Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association, will be 7 p.m. the second Friday of each month through September at Williams Grove Steam Engine Show Grounds, Williams Grove Road, Williams Grove. There is a fee for admission. For details, call 717-766-5762.
2012 Pennsylvania Fair Guide, offering dates and locations of the more than 100 fairs held across Pennsylvania, is available online at agriculture.state.pa.us.
Airville Hitchin' Rail 4-H Horse Club meets 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at Muddy Creek Meadows Riding Stable, 699 Frosty Hill Road, Delta. Youth need to bring a notebook and a pen or pencil. 4-H horse clubs provide educational opportunities but do not provide horses or riding lessons. This and all 4-H programs are available to all youth between the ages of 8 and 18 as of Jan. 1 of the current year, regardless of ancestry, color, disability or handicap, national origin, race, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation or place of residence. For more details, contact Trisha Bowman at 717-779-8775 or muddycreekmeadows@ yahoo.com.
To submit your organization's information to this agriculture calendar, which is published Sundays, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com; fax to 717-771-2009; or send to Area Agriculture, York Daily Record, 1891 Loucks Road, York 17408. Event information should be submitted several weeks in advance.


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The Box Lunch Revue concert series returns to downtown York Thursday, May 1, at the Cherry Lane Courtyard next to Central Market House.
The series offers free musical entertainment from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday, May through August. York Suburban Middle and High School Jazz bands will open the season. Throughout May, York County school bands will be the featured performers.
Other musical performances scheduled include a variety of touring entertainers, as well as local and regional acts. Many musical genres are represented, including jazz, folk, indie, country, classic hits, Irish, Hawaiian, blues, cigar box guitar, and more.
In the event of inclement weather, most performances will be moved indoors to nearby Central Market House - updates will be shared on social media.
For more information, visit www.yorkcity.org/boxlunchrevue, like York City Special Events on Facebook, or follow @YorkCityEvents on Twitter.
The 2014 Box Lunch Revue concert series schedule includes:
- Thursday, May 1: York Suburban Middle and High Schools (Jazz)
- Tuesday, May 6: Dallastown Middle and High Schools (Jazz)
- Thursday, May 8: Dave Wilson Quartet (Jazz)
- Tuesday, May 13: Central York Middle & High Schools (Jazz)
- Thursday, May 15: West York Area School District (Jazz)
- Tuesday, May 20: Northeastern High School (Jazz)
- Thursday, May 22: Dover High School (Jazz)
- Tuesday, May 27: William Penn High School (Jazz)
- Thursday, May 29: TBD
- Tuesday, June 3: 3 Dollar Suit (Alternative Folk)
- Thursday, June 5: Rhyne McCormick (Folk / Acoustic Rock / Blues)
- Tuesday, June 10: Free Breakfast (Folk)
- Thursday, June 12: Martin Sisters Band (Western Swing & Harmonies)
- Tuesday, June 17: Brian Fitzy (Pop Fusion)
- Thursday, June 19: Mossy Moran (Irish Folk)
- Tuesday, June 24: John Whelan (Accordion)
- Thursday, June 26: Janet Spahr (Acoustic / Handpan)
- Tuesday, July 1: Shelley Weiss (Bluegrass)
- Thursday, July 3: Jefrey Woodall (Acoustic Folk / Rock)
- Tuesday, July 8: Cardinal Harbor (Classic Rock Covers)
- Thursday, July 10: Don Carn Duo (Latin / R&B)
- Tuesday, July 15: Kayla Kroh (Indie Singer/Songwriter)
- Thursday, July 17: Octavia (Blues / Harmonica)
- Tuesday, July 22: Jamie O'Brien (Hawaiian / Celtic)
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- Tuesday, July 29: Maria Wilson (Contemporary Guitar)
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