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12:40:48: Mission control tells pilot to climb to 23,000 feet. 12:41:34: Bank angle warning activates, telling crew that the pilot has exceeded more than 50 degrees bank. Mission commander calls for maximum power and focus on the aircraft's instruments. 12:41:38: Stall warning activates as the aircraft slows. The aircraft climbs toward 20,900 feet. 12:41:43: Background noise on recorder picks up items flying around cockpit, signifying a spin. 12:41:45: "Whoa, pull up" the pilot says, trying to counter the spin. 12:41:54: "Eyes inside, my aircraft, power back." The mission commander takes control of the aircraft as the plane descends at a rate of 116 nautical miles per hour. 12:41:58: The overspeed warning activates, telling the pilots that the aircraft is descending at a rate of more than 245 knots. 12:42:00: Gear warning horn activates, indicating throttles are idle. Time from stall warning ending to overspeed warning is 15 seconds, indicating an extreme nose-down position. 12:42:23: Last radar return indicates the aircraft is dropping at 316 knots. Contact is lost at about 15,000 feet. 12:43: Aircraft crashes into a valley about 110 nautical miles northeast of Kandahar Air Field. Next: F-16 investigation: Pilot killed while ejecting
Two crashes. Three months. Five airmen dead.
Separate accident investigations detail the final moments of an F-16 pilot's training flight over the Adriatic Sea, and a four-member MC-12 crew's intelligence-gathering mission in Afghanistan.
Both show the desperate moments before the crash, the confusion, and the calm voices trying to guide the pilots through spatial disorientation during bad weather.
Here are their stories.
MC-12 felled by stall, spin
An unrecoverable spin brought on by an aerodynamic stall sent an MC-12W Liberty hurtling to the ground, killing all four crew members onboard.
The aircraft crashed April 27 during an intelligence-gathering sortie out of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The crew encountered heavy clouds and tried to pull up. That's when the aircraft began to stall.
"The cause of the mishap was a stall due to insufficient airspeed, while in a climbing left turn, which developed into a left spin followed quickly by a left spiral, from which the crew was unable to recover," the Air Force's official Accident Investigation Board report states.
But the crash investigation also highlights the downside of rushing a much-needed intelligence asset in Afghanistan, sending experienced pilots from other aircraft communities into the war zone after logging about 40 flight hours in the new plane.
The limited training and experience of the pilot and mission commander are among three contributing factors, along with weather and "increased risk" of rushing the MC-12W into service, according to the 39-page investigation report.
The crew
In the cockpit were two pilots with thousands of hours of flight time and instructor work, but on other platforms.
The April mission was both the first flight in Afghanistan and the first combat flight in an MC-12 for pilot Capt. Reid Nishizuka, 30, of Kailua, Hawaii. His regular job was flying the EC-130H, which he had flown 2,434 hours. He had been transferred to the MC-12 and assigned to the 427th Reconnaissance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., where his work had met or exceeded all standards, according to the report. He had flown 41.7 hours on the MC-12W, only 21 of them as the primary pilot.
The crew's mission commander was Capt. Brandon Cyr, 28, of Woodbridge, Va. Cyr was an an experienced KC-135 pilot with the 906th Air Refueling Squadron at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., temporarily assigned to the Liberty, and was expecting to return to the Stratotanker after the nine-month temporary duty. He had 1,749 flying hours, mostly on the KC-135, and 201.5 hours on the MC-12W. He was qualified as a "certifier" in April to fly and train new MC-12 pilots. This was his first flight as a certifier.
Both Cyr and Nishizuka were highly rated on the MC-12.
Like the pilots, the crew in the back had experience on other aircraft but were highly rated on the Liberty.
The sensor operator was Staff Sgt. Daniel Fannin, 30, of Morehead, Ky. His regular aircraft was the E-3 Sentry, in which he had flown 2,360 hours, and was assigned to the 552nd Operations Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. He had already deployed with the MC-12 and had 1,057 hours of combat flying experience in the Liberty. The report said that his performance "significantly exceeded all standards."
Staff Sgt. Richard A. Dickson, 24, of Rancho Cordova, Calif., was the tactical systems operator on the flight. An experienced cryptologic operator and Korean linguist, he had 1,494.6 hours in six different aircraft types and was assigned to the 306th Intelligence Squadron at Beale.
A hurried aircraft
Like the crews that fly it, the MC-12W has a disjointed history and was hurried to the battlefield to address the high demand for surveillance aircraft.
In April 2008, then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates told the Defense Department to identify new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance needs in Central Command. The Air Force was told to buy 37 "C-12" class aircraft and load them up with sensor equipment.
The Air Force was under severe pressure, and the troops on the ground needed coverage from unmanned vehicles. But the service could not procure MQ-1B Predators and MQ-9 Reapers at a fast enough rate, so they outfitted a civilian aircraft.
The MC-12 is a modified Beechcraft King Air 350, a twin propeller-driven aircraft typically used to shuttle people around, or modified for uses such as air ambulances. The Air Force quickly outfitted the aircraft with sensor systems, and by April 2009 delivered the first combat-ready MC-12. It flew its first combat sortie in June 2009, little more than a year after Gates ordered the study.
Now-retired Maj. Gen. James Poss served as director of intelligence in Air Combat Command during the beginning of the MC-12 program. He said procurement was done quickly and safely, with enough testing.
"But the problem we ran into was that we had to man a substantial number of aircraft," Poss said. "I don't care what kind of aircraft they come from, they are forced to take them out of other weapons systems. They had to come from somewhere."
Air Combat Command had to work quickly to organize manpower billets to deploy the MC-12s and assign airmen who were not all permanently assigned to the aircraft, he said.
"It was done for all the right reasons. ... They save lives every day," Poss said. "They are putting their lives on the line for fellow soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines. And unfortunately, we had a tragic accident."
The MC-12 is a workhorse in Afghanistan, providing real-time video of the battlefield to commanders and troops on the ground.
In November 2009, it reached its 1,000th combat mission. In October 2011, it reached 50,000 flight hours and had "led to the capture or elimination of more than 4,000 targets," according to an Air Force statement announcing the accomplishment.
It was that type of mission the crew was tasked with on April 27.
The crash
The crew got an early start that morning at Kandahar, leaving the squadron planning room 15 minutes early to get out on the flightline and get the aircraft ready. Its call sign for the day was "Independence 08."
"The crew had ample time to perform all preflight duties and appeared upbeat and ready for the mission," the report states.
Preflight was normal, the crew had maintenance check out minor issues with gauges that ended up correcting themselves. They took off at 11:57 a.m. local time and went to work, sometimes encountering weather that forced them to rely on instruments.
The clouds grew thicker. The crew retracted the sensor cameras, and at 12:40 p.m., decided to climb higher and out of the weather. That's when the confusion began.
"All right, go ahead and push up the power," Cyr told Nishizuka. "I asked for [23,000 feet] for now just to keep us out of this for a little while anyway. So, go ahead and climb to 230. And as soon as you're ready."
"Oh, we're already approved?" Nishizuka said. "OK, cool."
He began to climb and the aircraft slowed.
"Yup, as soon as you're ready you can go direct to that new start point and ..." Cyr said.
"Yeah, once we make this turn here I'll get that set in there," Nishizuka said. "It's ready to be inserted."
"Oh, cool. I'll let you do your business then," Cyr said.
The aircraft climbs and continues to slow down as the pitch increases.
"Cool. So once we make this turn I'll keep the roll going and then, uh ... a little slow. Correcting," Nishizuka said.
This is when the pilot first acknowledges the airspeed slowing. If more power is used at a high angle of attack, the MC-12 tends to roll to the left.
"All right, firewall," Cyr said, using a term that means use maximum power.
Nishizuka pushes the throttle full forward, an aural tone indicates that auto-pilot is turned off. At 12:41:33, the plane's video feed cuts out because of the unusual position the aircraft is in. The plane is going 116 nautical miles per hour.
"Max power, max power," Cyr said. "All right, eyes inside," he tells Nishizuka, advising him to use the plane's instruments instead of looking outside for hints.
A stall warning blares. Another indicating an excessive bank angle goes off. An altitude-encoded transponder return shows the aircraft is at a maximum altitude of 20,900 feet.
"Max power," Nishizuka said.
The stall warning turns off. In the background, the recorder picks up items flying around the cockpit, a hint that the aircraft entered a spin, the report states.
"Whoa, pull up," Nishizuka said, pulling back on the yoke to try to counter the spin.
"Eyes inside, look at your airspeed," Cyr said. "Look at your airspeed."
The bank angle warning blares again.
"Eyes inside, eyes inside." Cyr said. "My aircraft, power back."
The mission commander takes over as the aircraft descends past 18,000 feet, dropping at 116 knots.
"Your aircraft," Nishizuka said.
It's 12:41:58 p.m., just over a minute since the crew first attempted to pull up through the weather, and they are in a spin. More warnings blare, one notifying the pilots that the airspeed is now more than 245 knots. The gear warning sound goes off, which indicates the throttles had been pulled toward idle.
The aircraft falls past 14,700 feet. At 12:42:23, the last air traffic control radar signature shows that the aircraft is at a ground speed of 316 knots.
A minute later, the aircraft crashes into a valley about 110 miles northeast of Kandahar. It is destroyed upon impact, landing slightly nose low in a left bank, with minimal forward momentum, according to the report.
A nearby MC-12 from another unit was called in for search and rescue and found the crash site. A crowd of about 30 gathered around the debris, prompting two F-16s and two A-10s to show force and disperse the crowd. A ground team and helicopter team gathered the remains.
At 4:35 p.m. local, they reported "4 heroes recovered."
Acceptable risk
Brig. Gen. Donald Bacon, the president of the accident investigation board, wrote that the official cause of the crash was the stall caused by insufficient airspeed while in the climbing left turn, followed by an unrecoverable high-speed spiral. The weather also impeded visibility.
Two other contributing factors cited by Bacon relate to the immature state of the MC-12 program: pilot inexperience in the Liberty and known risks associated with sustaining the MC-12 in theater, Bacon wrote.
The urgency of the MC-12 program caused several aspects of it to not be "normalized," causing increased risk and the deployment of the aircraft with inexperienced aircrew, he wrote. There have fast-tracked training, and mission commanders are typically deployed with only about 20 hours of MC-12 primary flight time.
"These program risks are most visible from a human factors perspective in organizational training gaps and limited pilot experience," Bacon wrote.
The pilots received limited training on orbit stalls, and four other "near misses" show the need for more of this type of training, the report notes, particularly during bad weather.
The report, however, acknowledges the desperate need for manned surveillance in Afghanistan.
"Increased risk in fielding the MC-12 has been accepted because of the MC-12W's substantial combat capability and urgent requirement," Bacon wrote. "The MC-12W has found and tracked over 700 high value enemy combatants, leading to their death or capture. Additionally, the MC-12W provides daily over-watch for our ground forces, which has enabled countless coalition forces to return home alive and free from injury."


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my name is janelle and i noticed my daughter having these staring episodes, after a couple of months noticed they where getting more and more frequent, spoke to her teacher and was told that shes noticed her having them in class, it hit me so hard, confirmation its not just in my mind, shes had all the tests with the wires on her head and was confirmed she has peti mal with tendencys for grand mal, the meds are really taking there toll, my once happy energetic daughter is now tired and angry, its killing me to see her like this, im left wondering whats worse the seizures or this stranger that is now my middle daughter? any insight would be much appreciated i feel so lost.
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While it is true many people can have side effects from AEDs, lots of people don't. The goal is to get the best seizure control with the least (or preferrably no) side effects. How long has she been on medication? Some people take a while to get used to the medication (weeks or even months) and in time the side effects can taper off. Or, it may be that the dose is too high, or perhaps a different medication is more suited for your daughter.
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Five weeks really isn't very long. It is not a one size fits all deal with the medication, and there are others that can be tried. It might be worth hanging in there a while longer, if you can, since she is showing some signs of accomodating to the medication already. Definitely bring it up with specialist, though, and he/she can give you an idea if you should stick it out, or if a change is in order.
She should be treated just as any of your other children do if they talk back, become angry, etc. - in other words, being held accountable. Pehaps not in a punishment sort of way, but in a way that will help her learn acceptable ways to take out this frustration (running around the house,skipping, etc. - usually something physical works off the pent up energy). Some kids are good at talking things out and some aren't. Good luck!!
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I understand exactly what you are going through. I had to go to the EMU and found out that I had simple partial seizures and they don't seem to be getting any better as the days go on. I wonder how long has she been on the epilepsy medication? It might take a while for your daughter to get used to her medication and to find the right dosage to keep her seizures under control. Keep a positive mindset. She didn't ask fo this to happen to her. All you can do is be your daughter's role model and cheer her on to pursue bigger and better things in life.
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Hi Janelle. I also have an 8 year old daughter that was just diagnosed with epilepsy in March of this year. Out of the blue she had a tonic clonic seizure at school and subsequent testing showed that she was having lots of absence seizures (although we had never noticed her having one before that). She started taking just Keppra in mid-March and we added Zarontin to that about 3 weeks ago (as the Keppra alone wasn't stopping the absence seizures). So far she really hasn't had any side effects at all, except for a little tiredness initially that has since gone away. If the side effects don't improve soon, you should definitely talk to her neurologist about possibly switching medications.
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Hi Auz Mom!!!
I read your post and it sounds like something I could have written a year ago! your daughters diagnosis and effects from the meds sound exactly similar to mine.
Emily is 8 and has absence epilepsy. We tried many different drugs and combinations of them. None stopped her seizures (which reached upwards of 300 a day at their worst) and the side effects were too much to handle (specifically the temper and moodiness...oh my who stole my daughter!)
I would love to help you! One of the silver linings from Emily`s experience is that i have shifted my life coaching from business to helping other parents just like me! I offer a free 45-minute coaching session (can be done over telephone or skype). Please visit my webiste www.parentpower.ca
You should also consider the ketogenic diet (which has not been very popular so far for absence epilepsy but which proved helpful for Emily). On June 1, 2013 I will be releasing my eBook which is a survival guide for parents with Epileptic children who use the keto diet to help with seizure control.
I hope to hear from you!!!
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I completely understand what you are going through. My son whom is 3 years old was just recently diagnosed. He was not having the staring episodes initially. It first started with his eyes rolling in the back of his head, and now he is having the staring episode. And as of right now the meds (Depakote) do not seen to be working so his Dr. keeps upping the dosage. My son gets so mad at me when trying to give his meds, its very exhausting, but I know that everything will all work out and that's all I keep telling myself. Things will get better!
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Hi janelle
I read you post and I have a view from th side your daughter is on. I was diagnosed with epilepsy when I was 13. I had had seizures from age 12. However they could have been earlier. I have pettie mal,grande mal and focal motor epilepsy. Absence seizure land in there along with other types of seizures. I can say I had seizures before becasue I was constantly being written up for day dreaming in class. I had some of the highest scores on thests or even the quizes. Those day dreams may have been seizures considering in most of the seizures I have I can see hear and understand everything going on around me.
Those wires to her head well that test is an EEG and those tests will let the doctors know where any abnormalities (seizure activity) come from, with that information they can locate the area and with a MRI they can look closer at that area and make determinations on procedures or medications that can help control the seizures.
As for medications. Well what one person takes my not work on others. Medications are being made to help control different types of seizures and side effects can be troublesome. It took me some time to get used to the medications I was put on and during that time frame I wasn't nice to everybody considering I didn't like having to take medicine and wanted to be like everybody else.
I would say give her a little time she may come around and it may take a different dosage or even a different medication.
As for her seizures. Believe me you would not really want to see her have a grande mall seizure. I know been there done that. They are not easy to watch and they can really take a toll. I personally would rather be taking medications then wearing out the energy a seizure takes out of you. Even those absence seizures use a lot of energy. tendencys for grand mal means there is a possiabilty for her to have a grande mal seizure and believe me those are not nice to those in the seizure or those who see them. Mothers are wonderful but I also know what my mother went thru considering the first seizure deffinately know I had was a grande mal. It is really confussing comming to while seniors are carrying you into the nurses office I had 4 carrying me while 2 coaches were with them one at each end head and foot. I fell asleep and woke up around 2 in the afternoon when Mom got there and she took me to a doctor.
I might suggest is use the My Epilepsy Diary which you can get on this site. Enter the type of seizures she has along with her medications. Once entered keep a daily track of she takes her meds then go to that area and check the times. If she misses a dose then enter that.If she has a seizure enter that. Moods can also be checked. There is a note pad which you can enter information in. I enter the length of time I am in a seizure and the length of time it takes me to focus (get back to normal). The diary can be sent to her doctor or you can give your doctor permission to look at it or even send it to yourself and print it our. The information entered will also help her doctor because it gives him more information so he can look at procedures or dosage changes or even medication changes. I use mine and started because I was having more seizures than I normally had, My doc added another medication to my keppra and now the seizures are down to what they were and we have upped the dosage and it looks like they are fewer than what they were.
By all means let her dream of being what others want to be and do not stop her dreaming. I was a dreamer and I had some wonderful dreams. I had to change some but then if I hadn't I might not have becoma a manager of a company who with a friend bought a branch of that company. I still have dreams and many have come true.
I hope this helps and I hope she gets her seizures under control and she gets back to being energetic and happy again. I know that can be done because I did it.

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With the objective to save manufacturers time and money on the production of large, high-value metal parts and prototypes, Sciaky launched its groundbreaking DM solution, which is based on additive manufacturing principles. This solution is a means of achieving near-net shape parts made of titanium, tantalum, Inconel and other high-value metals, ranging up to 19 feet in length, 4 feet in width and 4 feet high (19'x4'x4'), according to the company. The solution combines CAD, the company's state-of-the art electron beam welding technology and layer-additive processing. Starting with a 3D model from a CAD program, Sciaky's fully-articulated, moving electron beam welding gun deposits metal, layer by layer, until the part is complete and ready for finish machining. Deposition rates typically range from 7 to 20 pounds per hour, depending upon part geometry and the material selected.
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National Science Foundation partners with Biotechnology Industry Organization to highlight early-stage small businesses
Participation in 12th Annual BIO Investor Forum intended to help connect entrepreneurs with investors
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently partnered with the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) to help 10 early-stage biotechnology companies present new drug discovery, diagnostics and related medical advancements at the 12th Annual BIO Investor Forum.
The forum is an opportunity for small biotechnology companies to connect with leading investors and cultivate potential partnerships.
As part of an ongoing effort to enable small businesses and start-ups, NSF's Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program financially supports the 10 companies. SBIR/STTR funds start-ups and entrepreneurs that undertake high-risk, high-reward research with great potential to produce commercial technology capable of positively transforming society and the marketplace.
"Innovation thrives in an entrepreneurial environment," said Jesus Soriano, a program director for NSF's SBIR/STTR program. "But early-stage innovation needs support to reduce technical and business risk. While the NSF SBIR/STTR program is an enabler of highly innovative technologies, in the case of biological diagnostics and therapeutics, the early support of R&D by the private sector is critically needed to bring these innovations to the health care system."
Representatives from more than 200 companies are expected to attend this year's forum.
"While the BIO Investor Forum is an excellent opportunity to put the spotlight on 10 companies doing important research in biotech, it is also part of a larger, potentially more long-term collaboration being developed with BIO that will help introduce small businesses developing cutting-edge technologies to investors and strategic partners," said Grace Wang, director of NSF's Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships, which includes SBIR/STTR.
A new platform to accelerate innovation
NSF-supported small businesses have participated in similar events in different parts of industry.
For example, the Eureka Park Tech Zone at the International CES, the world's largest annual consumer electronics show, showcases start-ups with pre-market technology on the verge of commercialization. Eureka Park is part of a partnership between NSF, the Consumer Electronics Association® and UpGlobal. In June, NSF worked with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®) to support a pavilion that featured 10 NSF-funded companies developing innovative software and applications for classrooms.
The new collaboration with BIO will highlight pre-market technology with a biological focus or application.
"The BIO Investor Forum attracts our industry's most sophisticated and knowledgeable investors," said Jim Greenwood, BIO's president and CEO. "We are proud to work with NSF to connect our attendees with these world-class start-up companies, each of which has significant potential for commercial or societal impact. We look forward to continuing this partnership at future BIO events for the benefit of our entire industry."
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The companies showcased at the BIO Investor Forum will present a wide spectrum of technologies, ranging from brain imaging and data analysis to new platforms for biomarker discovery and drug delivery. In an era of rapidly advancing biotechnology, these companies funded by the NSF SBIR/STTR program represent some of the most advanced biomedical and healthcare technologies created by small businesses.
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EAST Thurrock hot-shot Sam Higgins has backed Rocks to beat the drop and retain their Ryman Premier League status.
Higgins returned to the club in February after a spell at Essex neighbours Concord Rangers, having netted 13 times for them in their maiden season in the Skrill South.
He rejoined John Coventry's side to help them in their battle against the drop and has netted six times in nine games since his comeback, including a hat-trick against Hendon.
But Rocks are still in a real fight for survival going into tomorrow's derby against Canvey Island.
"It has been great since I have got back, just as I knew it would be. I know the club inside out so it is really nice to be playing here again," Higgins said.
"It has been a bit of a struggle at times, but the team is proving we are capable of staying up.
"We have pulled a couple of really good performances out of the bag against teams in the top half and if we can do that against the teams around us we will be in good shape."
Higgins says he was told by a teammate that his equalising goal against Maidstone United on Saturday was the 114th of his Rocks career, but he insists it is all about the team.
"I have always tried to score as many as I can because that is just what I do. It is down to the team and I have got a really good bunch around me.
"I am very proud at becoming the club's all-time top goalscorer but it is all about staying up."
Rocks have vital away games coming up at fellow strugglers Cray Wanderers and Enfield Town, with Higgins saying Rocks have to get points from these matches.
"We have some tough fixtures coming up but we need to pick up points against the other teams at the bottom. We are in a good position now where we are feeling confident about every game we play.
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Hello to the IWC. I've seen a few Wrestlemainia Cards on the Blogs here so thought I would try one of my own. I am a first time blogger, but intend to do some more in the future so any feedback is welcome. This is how I would run my Wrestlemania 28 in Miami.
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5 BooksLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
My best friend just left the room and told me not to touch his books, but I wanted the book back that I have let him borrow.
Not remembering which color book was mine I took them all off the shelf. The problem is I only remember a few things about the order of them and I can't seem to remember which one was mine.
I heard my friend walking back down the hall so I have to think quick.
From the information I remember about the books, can you figure out the order of the books and which one is mine?
1. The blue book is not next to the green book, and two books away from the book I let him borrow. (one book in between)
2. The yellow book is next to the blue book, but not the red book.
3. The red book is the only book that isn't three books away from any other books (2 books in between).
4. The yellow book is somewhere to the left of the green book.
5. The green book is somewhere to the left of the purple book.
AnswerFrom (3), the red book must be in the middle. The yellow book cannot be to the right of the red book, as both the green and purple books must be to its right (4,5). Nor can yellow be next to red (2), so it is in the first position. From (2), blue must be in the second position. From (5) green and purple must be in position 4 and 5, respectively.
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Understanding the Unicorn (2:26) (2:25)
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Yes, 90% of Startups Fail (2:05)
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Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Monday:
ANN - ANSELL LTD - down 59 cents at $15.64
Medical gloves and condoms maker Ansell is looking for a new chief financial officer after Rustom Jilla stood down to take another job.
AZJ - AURIZON HOLDINGS - up two cents at $4.06
The Queensland government will sell half of its stake in Australia's largest coal transporter by rail Aurizon Holdings for around $806 million.
CCL - COCA-COLA AMATIL LTD - down 44 cents at $14.80
Coca Cola Amatil's (CCA) group managing director Terry Davis will retire in a little under 18 months.
FXJ - FAIRFAX MEDIA LTD - up one cent at 63.5 cents
A federal government-appointed public interest media advocate would add dangerous and unnecessary regulation to the media, Fairfax Media says.
NWS - NEWS CORPORATION LTD - down 50 cents at $29.30
NWSLV - NEWS CORPORATION LTD NON-VOTING SHARES - down 62 cents at $28.86
News Limited chief Kim Williams has sent Communications Minister Stephen Conroy a 17-page analysis of the federal government's package of media laws reforms.
SGT - SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS - down one cent at $2.77
Optus' parent company is considering selling the Australian telco's satellite business.
SVW - SEVEN GROUP HOLDINGS LTD - down 45 cents at $10.61
SWM - SEVEN WEST MEDIA LTD - down seven cents at $2.22
A government-appointed media regulator would be like introducing a "sledgehammer" to hang over the industry, media mogul Kerry Stokes says.
SXL - SOUTHERN CROSS - down 6.5 cents at $1.545
Southern Cross boss Rhys Holleran insists the TV and radio broadcaster has not yet made up its mind on a possible takeover bid from Nine.
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John Stanley Malinowski came from a desperately poor family. He left school and joined the U. S. Navy in 1940 at the age of sixteen by claiming to be older. His purpose was to provide some income for his family. Consequently, he was only seventeen when the Arizona was sunk, one of the very youngest people on board.


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Great bustard
The great bustard (Otis tarda) is in the bustard family, the only member of the genus Otis. It breeds in southern and central Europe, and across temperate Asia. European populations are mainly resident, but Asian birds move further south in winter. Portugal and Spain now contain about 60% of the world's population.[2]
Taxonomy and etymology[edit]
The great bustard was classified with its scientific name in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, though the species was referred to as avis tarda in the much older writings of Pliny the Elder, and hence its names in English (from Old French bistarda) and some other languages: abetarda (pt), avetarda (gl), avutarda (es). Otis is an Old Greek name for "bustard". The specific name, tarda, has been traced to an Old Spanish name for "tread", although it has also been used in Latin for "slow" and "deliberate", which is apt to describe the typical walking style of the species.[3]
The huge adult great bustard is possibly the heaviest living flying animal. It also arguably the most sexual dimorphic extant bird species, in terms of the size difference between males and females. Going on mass, the only known bird with a higher dimorphism is the green peafowl (Pavo muticus) as the males are apparently near four times as heavy as the female.[4] Among both bustards and all living birds, the upper reported mass of this species is rivaled by that of the kori bustard (Ardeotis kori), which, due to its relatively longer tarsi and tail, is both longer and taller on average and is less sexually dimorphic.[5] In terms of weight ranges reported, the Great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) also only lags slightly behind these species.[4][6] A male is typically 90–105 cm (2 ft 11 in–3 ft 5 in) tall, with a length of around 115 cm (3 ft 9 in) and has a 2.1–2.7 m (6 ft 11 in–8 ft 10 in) wingspan. The male can range in weight from 5.8 to 18 kg (13 to 40 lb).[2][7] Average male weights as reported have been fairly variable: in Russia, males weighed a median of 9.2 kg (20 lb); in Spain, males weighed a mean of 9.82 kg (21.6 lb) during breeding season and 10.62 kg (23.4 lb) during non-breeding; in Germany, males weighed a mean of 11.97 kg (26.4 lb); and the Guinness World Records has indicated that prior to their extirpation male bustards in Great Britain weighed an average of 13.5 kg (30 lb).[4][5][6][7][8][9] The heaviest verified specimen, collected in Manchuria, was about 21 kg (46 lb).[7][10] In a study in Spain, another giant male tipped the scales at 19 kg (42 lb).[5] Larger specimens have been reported but remain unverified.[7][10]
The female is about a third smaller in linear dimensions, typically measuring 75 to 85 cm (2 ft 6 in to 2 ft 9 in) in height, about 90 cm (2 ft 11 in)[9] in length and 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) across the wings.[2][8] The females are roughly one-third the weight of the male. Overall, the female's weight can range from 3.1 to 8 kg (6.8 to 17.6 lb).[8][11] Like male weights, females weights are quite variable as reported: in Germany, females had a mean weight of 3.82 kg (8.4 lb), in Spain, females had a mean weight of 4.35 kg (9.6 lb) and in Russia, females reportedly had a median weight of 6 kg (13 lb). The latter figure indicates that eastern birds (presumably O. t. dybowskii) are considerably less sexually dimorphic in body mass than in other populations.[4][5][6] Perhaps because of this physical sexual dimorphism, there is a skewed sex ratio of about 1.5:1 female to male.
An adult male is brown above, barred with blackish colouration, and white below, with a long grey neck and head. His breast and lower neck sides are chestnut and there is a golden wash to the back and the extent of these bright colours tending to increase as the male ages. In the breeding season, the male has long white neck bristles, which measure up to 12–15 cm (4.7–5.9 in) in length, continually growing from the third to the sixth year of life.[2] In flight, the long wings are predominantly white with brown showing along the edges of the lower primary and secondary feathers and a dark brown streak along the upper-edge of the wing. The breast and neck of the female are buff, with brown and pale colouration over the rest of the plumage rendering it well camouflaged in open habitats. Immature birds resemble the female. The Eastern subspecies (O. t. dybowskii) is more extensively grey in colour in both sexes, with more extensive barring on the back.[2] The great bustard has long legs, a long neck and a heavy, barrel-chested body. It is fairly typical of the family in its overall shape and habitat preferences. Three other bustard species overlap in range with this species: the Macqueen's (Chlamydotis macqueenii), houbara (Chlamydotis undulata) and little bustards (Tetrax tetrax). However, none of these attains the plumage coloration of this species. Thus, the great bustard is essentially unmistakable.
This bird's habitat is grassland or steppe defined by open, flat or somewhat rolling landscapes. It can be found on undisturbed cultivation and seems to prefer areas with wild or cultivated crops such as cereals, vineyards and fodder plants. However, during the breeding season, they actively avoid areas with regular human activity and can be distributed by agricultural practices. Great bustards are often attracted to areas with considerable insect activity.
This species is gregarious, especially in winter when gatherings of several dozen birds may occur. Male and female groups do not mix outside of the breeding season. The great bustard has a stately slow walk but tends to run when disturbed rather than fly. Running speeds have not been measured but adult females have been known to outrun red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), which can reach a trotting speed of 48 km/h (30 mph).[12][13] However, they can be fairly strong fliers as well, especially during seasonal movements, and can reach speeds of up to 80 km/h (50 mph) in flight.[2] Both sexes are usually silent but can engage in deep grunts when alarmed or angered. The displaying adult male may produce some booming, grunting and raucous noises. The female may utter some guttural calls at the nest and brooded young make a soft, trilling call in communication with their mothers. The Asian and Russian populations of the species are migratory and will gather in large numbers at pre-migratory sites in order to move collectively to winter grounds. In the remainder of the range, such as Central Asia, only partial migrations may occur based on seasonal food availability. In the Iberian Peninsula, bustards that engage in migration seem to choose different periods for movements based on sex.[14] No population is known to use the same grounds for wintering and summering.[15]
The great bustard breeds in March, and a single male may mate with up to five females. Before mating, the males moult into their breeding plumage around January. Males establish dominance in their groups during winter, clashing violently by ramming into and hitting each other with their bills.[2] Like other bustards, the male great bustard displays and competes for the attention of females on what is known as a lek. In this species, the male has a flamboyant display beginning with the strutting male puffing up his throat to the size of a football. He then tilts forwards and pulls his head in so that the long whiskery chin feathers point upwards and the head is no longer visible. He next cocks his tail flat along his back, exposing the normally hidden bright white plumage then he lowers his wings, with the primary flight feathers folded but with the white secondaries fanning out.[16] The displaying males, who may walk around for several minutes at a time with feathers flared and head buried, has been described as a "foam-bath" due to its appearance.[2] All breeding great bustards also moult again from June to September.
One to three olive or tan coloured, glossy eggs (two eggs being the average) are laid by the female in May or June. The nests, which are shallow scrapes made by the female on dry, soft slopes and plains, are usually situated close to the prior lek location. Nests are situated in sparse clusters, with a study in Inner Mongolia finding nests at a minimal 9 m (30 ft) apart from each other. In the same study, nests were placed at mid-elevation on a hill, at about 190 to 230 m (620 to 750 ft). Nesting sites are typically in dense grassy vegetation about 15 to 35 cm (5.9 to 13.8 in), likely for protection against predation, with extensive exposure to sunlight.[17] Eggs weigh about 150 g (5.3 oz) and are on average 79.4 mm (3.13 in) tall by 56.8 mm (2.24 in) wide. The female incubates the eggs alone for 21 to 28 days. The chicks almost immediately leave the nest after they hatch, although they do not move very far from their mother until they are at least 1 year old. Young great bustards begin developing their adult plumage at about 2 months, and begin to develop flying skills at the same time. They practice by stretching, running, flapping, and making small hops and jumps to get airborne. By three months they are able to fly reasonable distances. If threatened, the young stand still, using their downy plumage, mainly sepia in colour with paler buffy streaks, as camouflage. Juveniles are independent by their first winter, but normally stay with their mother until the next breeding season. Males usually start to mate from 5 to 6 years of age, although may engage in breeding display behaviour at a younger age. Females usually first breed at 2 to 3 years old.[2][16]
This species is omnivorous, taking different foods in differing seasons. In northwestern Spain in August, 48.4% of the diet of adult birds was comprised by green plant material, 40.9% was invertebrates and 10.6% was seeds. In the same population during winter, seeds and green plant material comprised almost the entirety of the diet. Alfalfa is seemingly preferred in the diet of birds from Spain.[18] Other favoured plant life in the diet can including legumes, crucifers, common dandelion and grapes and the dry seeds of wheat and barley.[2] Among animal prey, insects are generally eaten and are the main food for young bustards in their first summer, though they then switch to the seasonal herbivorous preferences of adults by winter. Coleoptera (including beetles), Hymenoptera (including bees, wasps and ants) and Orthoptera (including crickets, grasshoppers and locusts) are mainly taken, largely based on availability and abundance. Small vertebrates, including small rodents, frogs, lizards and chicks of other birds, may supplement the diet when the opportunity arises.[2][19] A 2014 study in the journal PLOS ONE suggests that great bustards may eat blister beetles of the genus Meloe to self-medicate (Zoopharmacognosy).[20]
Great bustards typically live for around 10 years, but some have been known to live up to 15 years or more. The maximum known life span for the species was 28 years. Adult males seem to have a higher mortality rate than females due mainly to fierce intraspecies fighting with other males during the breeding season. Many males may perish in their first couple of years of maturity due to this cause.[8]
Although little detailed information has been obtained of predators, over 80% of great bustards die in the first year of life and many are victims of predation. Chicks are subject to predation by the fact that they are ground-dwelling birds which are reluctant to fly. Predators of eggs and hatchlings include raptors, corvids, hedgehogs, foxes, badgers (Meles ssp.), martens (Martes ssp.), rats (Rattus ssp.) and wild boars (Sus scrofa). The most serious natural predators of nests are perhaps red foxes and hooded crows (Corvus cornix).[21] Chicks grow very quickly, by 6 months being nearly two-thirds of their adult size, and are predated by foxes, lynxes, wolves (Canis lupus), dogs, jackals and eagles.[22] Great bustards of unspecified age and sex have been found amongst Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) prey remains in Bulgaria.[23] The bold, conspicuous behaviour of the breeding adult male bustard may attract the same large mammalian predators that predate chicks, such as wolves and lynx, while the more inconspicuous female may sometimes be attacked by large eagles. However, predation is rare for adults due to their size, nimbleness and safety in numbers due to their social behaviour.[2][8][24][25]
Occasionally, other natural causes may contribute to mortality in the species, especially starvation in harsh winter months.[24] However, major causes of mortality in recent centuries have been largely linked to human activity, as described below.
The population of this species numbers between 31,000 to 37,000 birds. Between 4,200 and 4,500 are found in east Asia. In recent times, there have been steep declines in population throughout eastern and central Europe and in Asia, particularly in Kazakhstan and Mongolia.
|Afghanistan, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
|Regionally extinct
|Algeria, Myanmar, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
|Albania, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Gibraltar, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia
|Presence uncertain
|Lebanon, Pakistan
Sizeable populations exist in Spain (23,055 birds), Russia (8,000 birds), Turkey (800–3,000 birds), Portugal (1,435 birds) and Mongolia (1,000 birds). Elsewhere, the populations are declining due to habitat loss throughout its range. A sizeable population also exists in Hungary (1,100–1,300 birds) where the Eastern European steppe zone ends, near Dévaványa town and also in the Hortobágy National Park, Nagykunság and Nagy-Sárrét regions. The population is down from a population of 10,000–12,000 before the Second World War.
Threats and conservation status[edit]
The great bustard is classified as Vulnerable at the species level. There are myriad threats faced by great bustards. Increasing human disturbance and land privatisation is expected to lead to habitat loss caused by the ploughing of grasslands, intensive agriculture, afforestation, increased development of irrigation schemes, and the construction of roads, power lines, fencing and ditches. Mechanisation, chemical fertilizers and pesticides, fire and predation by dogs are serious threats for chicks and juveniles, and hunting of adults contributes to high mortality in some of their range countries. Agricultural activity is a major disturbance at nest and, in Hungary, few successful nests are found outside of protected areas.[24]
Two very rare albino great bustards from the same nest were killed by electricity cables in Hungary in 2000 and 2003[citation needed]. The bustards, despite their large size, are able to fly at high speed and are often mutilated or killed by the cables, which are placed in Hungary just at their flying height. The electricity companies affected will bury only part of the dangerous cables; the authorities are therefore experimenting with fixing fluorescent "Firefly" devices on the most dangerous cables to provide the birds with warning lights. Bustards are also occasionally killed by collisions with automobiles or by entanglement in wires.[24]
The great bustard was formerly native in Great Britain and a bustard forms part of the design of the Wiltshire Coat of Arms and as supporters for the Cambridgeshire arms.[26] It was hunted out of existence in Britain by the 1840s. In 2004 a project overseeing the reintroduction to Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire using eggs taken from Saratov in Russia was undertaken by The Great Bustard Group, a UK Registered Charity that aims to establish a self-sustaining population of great bustards in the UK. They have laid eggs and raised chicks in Britain in 2009 and 2010. Although the great bustard was once native to Britain, great bustards are considered an alien species under English law.[27] The reintroduction of the great bustard to the UK by the Great Bustard Group is being carried out in parallel with researchers from the University of Bath who are providing insight into the habitat of native great bustard populations in Russia and Hungary. On January 19, 2011 it was announced that the Great Bustard Project had been awarded EU LIFE+ funding, reportedly to the tune of £1.8 million.[28] In Hungary, where the species is the National Bird, great bustards are actively protected. The Hungarian authorities are seeking to preserve the long-term future of the population by active protection measures; the area affected by the special ecological treatment had grown to 15 km2 (5.8 sq mi) by the summer of 2006.
Under the auspices of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), also known as the Bonn Convention, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Conservation and Management of Middle-European Populations of the Great Bustard was concluded and came into effect on June 1, 2001. The MoU provides a framework for governments, scientists, conservation bodies and others to monitor and coordinate conservation efforts in order to protect the middle-European populations of the great bustard.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l del Hoyo, J; Elliot, A; Sargatal, J (1996). Handbook of the Birds of the World 3. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-87334-20-2.
- ^ Great Bustard (Otis tarda) – Information on Great Bustard – Encyclopedia of Life. Eol.org. Retrieved on 2012-08-21.
- ^ a b c d CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses, 2nd Edition by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (2008), ISBN 978-1-4200-6444-5.
- ^ a b c d Alonso, Juan C.; Magaña, Marina; Alonso, Javier A.; Palacín, Carlos; Martín, Carlos A.; Martín, Beatriz (2009). "The Most Extreme Sexual Size Dimorphism among Birds: Allometry, Selection, and Early Juvenile Development in the Great Bustard (Otis tarda)". The Auk 126 (3): 657–665. doi:10.1525/auk.2009.08233.
- ^ a b c CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (1992), ISBN 978-0-8493-4258-5.
- ^ a b c d Wood, Gerald (1983). The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. ISBN 978-0-85112-235-9.
- ^ a b c d e "The Great Bustard". Great Bustard Group. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ a b Payne-Galleway, Letters to Young Shooters on the Choice and Use of a Gun. General Books LLC (2009), ISBN 978-1-150-35645-2
- ^ a b Naish, Darren. (2010-04-06) The Great bustard returns – Tetrapod Zoology. Scienceblogs.com. Retrieved on 2012-08-21.
- ^ Great Bustard Profile- Jrank (2011).
- ^ Great Bustard – Wildlife In The Westcountry. Westcountrywildlife.com. Retrieved on 2012-08-21.
- ^ BioKIDS – Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Critter Catalog, Vulpes vulpes, red fox. Biokids.umich.edu (2007-09-27). Retrieved on 2012-08-21.
- ^ Morales et al. 2000, Alonso et al. 2000, 2001, Palacín et al. 2009, 2011
- ^ Great Bustard (Otis tarda) – BirdLife species factsheet. Birdlife.org. Retrieved on 2012-08-21.
- ^ a b Otis tarda (great bustard) | Natural History Museum. Nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved on 2012-08-21.
- ^ Wan, D; Gao, W; Zhao, J; Wang, H; Cheng, J (2002). "On nest-site selection of Otic [sic] tarda". Ying yong sheng tai xue bao = the journal of applied ecology / Zhongguo sheng tai xue xue hui, Zhongguo ke xue yuan Shenyang ying yong sheng tai yan jiu suo zhu ban 13 (11): 1445–8. PMID 12625004.
- ^ Lane, S. J.; Alonso, J. C.; Alonso, J. A.; Naveso, M. A. (1999). "Seasonal changes in diet and diet selection of great bustards (Otis t. Tarda) in north-west Spain". Journal of Zoology 247 (2): 201–214. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1999.tb00984.x.
- ^ Bravo, Carolina; Ponce, Carlos; Palacín, Carlos; Carlos Alonso, Juan (2012). "Diet of young Great Bustards Otis tarda in Spain: Sexual and seasonal differences". Bird Study 59 (2): 243–251. doi:10.1080/00063657.2012.662940.
- ^ Bravo, C.; Bautista, L. M.; García-París, M.; Blanco, J. C.; Alonso (2014). "Males of a Strongly Polygynous Species Consume More Poisonous Food than Females". PLOS ONE 9 (10): e111057. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0111057. PMID 25337911.
- ^ Threats. grosstrappe.at
- ^ ABDULKARIMI, R., ABBASNEJAD, H., & AHMADI, M. A Note on the Breeding of the Great Bustard Otis tarda on Sootav Plain, Boukan, Northwestern Iran.
- ^ Mitev, U. & Boev, H. (2006). Food spectrum of the owl (Bubo bubo (L., 1758)) (Aves: Strigiformes) in two Holocene deposits of northeastern Bulgaria. Hist. nat. bulgarica, 17, 149-161.
- ^ a b c d Bankovics, Attila Great Bustard Work Program of Hungary. cms.int
- ^ Magana, M., Alonso, J. C., Martin, C. A., Bautista, L. M., & Martin, B. (2010). Nest‐site selection by Great Bustards Otis tarda suggests a trade‐off between concealment and visibility. Ibis, 152(1), 77-89.
- ^ http://www.calh.org.uk/documents/HistoryofCambridgeshireCountyCouncilArms.pdf
- ^ New bustard chicks a 'huge step', BBC (2009-06-02).
- ^ Salisbury Plain great bustard project EU funding boost, BBC (2011-01-19).
Further reading[edit]
- Gorman, Gerard (1996). The Birds of Hungary. London: Helm (A&C Black). ISBN 0-7136-4235-1.
- Meissner, Hans Otto (1963). Unknown Europe. trans. Florence and Isabel McHugh. London and Glasgow: Blackie & Sons. pp. 125–139.


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What if I want to continue course work in the summer?
Summer admission is separate from fall or spring admission. Visit summer studies for course details and to apply.
Print and complete Youth Options application (below) and give to your high school counselor, who will submit the application with your high school transcripts. MPS students should speak with their school counselor before applying for any additional requirements and/or applications. Once received, application review will begin.
The Youth Options program is for current Wisconsin public high school students seeking dual enrollment at Marquette. Contact your school counselor for requirements outlined by your school district before using this application.
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