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meeting-room-934454-mI graduated last April 4 with a degree of banking and finance. Could you please give me ideas on how to answer and pass an interview? Interviewers often ask me to describe myself. They also ask, ‘Why do you want to join this bank?’ Please help me so I can be able to get a job as soon as possible. Thank you. – Interviewee

When interviewers ask jobseekers to describe themselves, it may seem like a simple task to do. However, many job applicants find it hard to do so. This is not surprising because you would have to know yourself pretty well to be able to describe in an instant the “essential you.” In most cases, knowing yourself is a life long task. There are few people who can claim that he/she knows himself/herself a hundred percent. Therefore, the first thing you must do to be able to confidently answer the interviewer when she asks you to in effect “bare your soul” is to go through a process of honest self-assessment.

Try using the 360-degree feedback mechanism often used in performance appraisal. This refers to feedback coming from people who are your superiors, your friends and colleagues, and your subordinates. Since you are not yet in a work environment, you can apply this mechanism by asking your parents, your friends and schoolmates, and your younger siblings or nieces and nephews what they think about you. Be prepared to get both positive and negative feedback. Then, compare their feedback with what you know of yourself and see whether the feedback feels true or not.

Another way of knowing yourself is by taking personality assessment (PA) tests. If you have a psychologist friend, you can ask her to administer one and interpret the results for you. There are also many available for free in the Internet (just make sure these aren’t the fun quizzes masquerading as valid personality tests).

A PA can help you know yourself by describing your strengths, weaknesses, motivational factors and demotivational factors. Knowing these things can help you improve yourself as a person. You can also work with your strengths and build them to your advantage. The good thing is, once you’ve found a good free PA test in the Internet, you can ask your friends and family to take them too. It can strengthen open communication with you and others and help build good relationships.

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A personality test can also indicate what job is suited to your personality. Certain personalities are suited to specific jobs based on the nature of work required by the job. A personality test can help you determine whether or not a job fits in with your basic personality. Is the environment one that will encourage you to work and motivate you to produce your best? Will it allow you to use your personal skills to the utmost?

Once you have a fair assessment of yourself, how do you now answer the interviewer? To be more comfortable with your answer, try writing one or two paragraphs about yourself highlighting your strengths. You can also include your obvious weakness but make sure to say what steps you are taking to improve yourself.

The second question as to why you want to join a company is easier to answer. Answer from the perspective of career, financial and personal growth. Emphasize also the good attributes of the company that made you want to apply with them. These are the usual reasons for working in any company. Bear in mind though that every company has its own share of challenges and that they seek employees who can help them address these challenges.

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A blaring horn, the sounds of running water, or pounding footsteps of your toddler bounding through the house—there are a lot of noises that could disturb your baby’s slumber. That’s why infant sleep machines are marketed as an aid to parents whose noisy household or neighborhood makes an extended sleep more possible.

However, a study published online from the journal Pediatrics found some infant sleep machines may emit sounds that are too loud for a baby’s delicate hearing. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to ensure your baby sleeps peacefully without fear of hearing or speech and language development damage.

Researchers from the University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto performed the study. The team measured the decibel levels of 14 infant sleep machines. These sleep machines are traditionally used to emit white noise or calming sounds, such as a lullaby. The recommended decibel levels are not to exceed 50 A-weighted decibels. A-weighted decibels are decibels adjusted to the relative abilities of the human ear. The levels were measured when the sound machine was 30, 100 and 200 centimeters from the machine measuring decibel levels.

The researchers found all machines exceeded the 50 A-weighted decibel threshold at 30 cm, and three of the machines exceeded 85 A-weighted decibels at the 30-centimeter mark. If a baby was exposed to these levels for eight hours or more, hearing damage could occur. One machine even achieved a maximum A-weighted decibel range of 92.9 dBa.

In the conclusions portion of the study, researchers did not recommend parents throw out an infant sleep machine, but instead use it more carefully. Major recommendations included:

Limit the amount of time the infant sleep machine is used. If possible, purchase a machine that has a shut-off timer.

Never putting the infant sleep machine in the baby’s actual crib or attached to a crib rail.

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Set the infant sleep machine on a low volume.

If desired, you can purchase apps on your smartphone that give you an estimate of how loud a particular machine or noise is. Sound level meters are also available to purchase at most home electronics and home improvement stores. By keeping the noise as low as possible while still lulling your baby to sleep, you can protect his or her hearing.

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2005 Annual Science Report

University of Arizona Reporting  |  JUL 2004 – JUN 2005

An Astronomical Search for the Essential Ingredients for Life: Placing Our Habitable System in Context.

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Module 1: The Building Blocks of Life

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Module 1: The Building Blocks of Life

This module is concerned with examining the contribution of interstellar chemistry to the biochemistry that led to living systems on Earth. The focus of this investigation is the simple sugar ribose and its precursors, starting with formaldehyde. This module is attempting to accurately establish the presence of simple sugars and their precursors in interstellar gas, examine possible gas-phase mechanisms leading to such sugars, and investigate how such precursors might have found their way to a planet surface. This module therefore combines high resolution laboratory spectroscopy, radio astronomy of interstellar molecules, synthetic organic chemistry in the gas-phase, theoretical calculations of reaction pathways, comet studies, and investigations of carbon isotope ratios.

This module addresses:

  • Goal 3 of the Astrobiology Roadmap, Understand how life originates from cosmic and planetary precursors, Objectives 3.1 (sources of prebiotic materials) and 3.2 (origins and evolution of functional biomolecules), and
  • Goal 4 of the Astrobiology Roadmap, Understand how past life on Earth interacted with its changing planetary and Solar System environment, Objective 4.3 (effects of extraterrestrial events upon the Biosphere).

Highlighted Accomplishments

  • Completed construction of a pulsed molecular-beam Fourier transform microwave spectrometer.
  • Measured the microwave and millimeter spectrum of the lowest energy conformer of acetol.
  • Conducted survey of molecular cloud Sgr B2(N), covering about half of the 2 and 3 mm (70 — 170 GHz) spectrum; absolutely confirmed the identification of the interstellar molecules glycolaldehyde, vinyl alcohol and ethylene glycol; tentative detections of propenal and propanal have been made.
  • Calculations performed on conformational behavior of sugars (ribose), showing the multitude of structural isomers of these systems that differ little in terms of their stability.
  • Observations of comets, Q4/NEAT and T7/LINEAR; detected H2CO towards both these comets at 1mm.
  • Completed study of 12C/13C ratios using the N=1_0 transition of CN; results are in reasonable agreement with previous ratios established independently from CO and H2CO, suggesting that chemical fractionation is not important.
  • Expanded collaborations within the University of Arizona between the astronomy and chemistry departments.
  • Performed 700 hours of observations using the Arizona Radio Observatory’s 12-meter telescope at Kitt Peak, Arizona.

Laboratory Spectroscopy

In order to examine which molecular species are present in interstellar clouds, the pure rotational spectra of such compounds must be well-known. Because the molecules of interest are relatively heavy species with complicated spectra at room temperature, Staff Scientist Aldo Apponi constructed of a pulsed molecular-beam Fourier transform microwave spectrometer in order to study these species. The supersonic jet nozzle, which is the source of molecular gas for this system, enables the species of interest to be cooled to low rotational temperatures, greatly simplifying a complex spectrum. This spectrometer is now complete and fully functional through our phase 1 goals of 3.5-18.5 GHz, and its sensitivity is within a factor of five of the design specifications. This spectrometer, used in conjunction with any of three direct absorption millimeter wave spectrometers of the Ziurys lab, has for the first time enabled us to characterized the complex gas phase spectra of prebiotic sugars, their derivatives and other prebiotic molecular precursors.

The first program in this study is the 3-carbon sugar hydroxyacetone. Hydroxyacetone, or acetol, is the simplest ketose. Identification of this sugar in interstellar environments will provide important clues on the chemical processes that form simple sugars. The well known interstellar sugar glycolaldehyde is thought to form via the condensation of formaldehyde- a process that is still not well understood. Hydroxyacetone, on the other hand, must form through a completely different mechanism. The contrast between these two mechanisms will place constraints on the models of interstellar organic chemistry.

The microwave spectrum of acetol was first studies by Kattija-Ari and Harmony (1980, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 14, 443). Unfortunately, their dataset was not large enough to accurately predict any lines in the millimeter wave region. With our new microwave spectrometer, we have already doubled the microwave data set, a sample spectrum is shown in Figure 1. The constraints provided by these new measurements have enabled us to begin assigning the millimeter wave spectrum of acetol. So far, we have covered the full 3mm wave spectrum- the frequencies most relevant to an astrophysical search for this molecule- and we will begin searching for it in Sgr B2(N) in the Fall of 2005 using the ARO 12 meter telescope.

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Radioastronomy Searches for Prebiotic Molecules

Over the past two years, Apponi, Halfen, and Ziurys have begun an intensive interstellar survey towards the famous Sgr B2(N) molecular cloud near the Galactic center. This source harbors the most complex organic molecules, many of which have biologically important functional groups, i.e. aldehydes, acids, sugars, etc. Identification of molecules in the interstellar gas is vital for understanding the processes that occur in the condensed phase. For instance, much of the material found on the meteorites is closely related to the abundant molecules found in the interstellar gas, e.g. hydroxyl acids are related to aldehydes and hydrogen cyanide, amino acids are related to aldehydes, hydrogen cyanide and ammonia.

The millimeter wave spectrum of Sgr B2(N) is quite complicated, and has proven difficult to elucidate. For instance, two recently claimed detections, glycine and dihydroxyacetone, have subsequently been proven false. The only way to fully characterize these spectra is through highly sensitive surveys over the entire region where these molecules emit. We have thus far covered about half of the 2 and 3 mm (70 — 170 GHz) spectrum of Sgr B2(N) and will complete the survey over the next 2 years. Additionally, a 1 mm survey (210 — 270 GHz) is also planned to start in the Fall 2005 using the ARO 10 meter telescope. Thus far, we have absolutely confirmed the identification of the interstellar molecules glycolaldehyde, vinyl alcohol and ethylene glycol; tentative detections of propenal and propanal have been made (see Figure 2). On the other hand, we see no evidence for dihydroxyacetone, glycine, propynal, or vinyl isocyanide. The results from this survey will greatly constrain the interstellar processes governing the production of prebiotic molecules.

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Gas-Phase Synthetic Organic Chemistry

The prebiotic source of ribose is thought to be the so-called formose reaction, which leads from formaldehyde (H2C=O) to glycolaldehyde or diose (HOCH2CH=O), and eventually ribose (CH2O)5. A detailed aldol mechanism for the formose reaction sequence from the two-carbon diose onwards to the five-carbon ribose was proposed by Breslow (Tetr. Lett. 21, 22, 1959). However, the mechanistic details of the first, and most crucial carbon-carbon bond-forming step from formaldehyde to diose remain murky.

In January, 2005 research scientist Leif Abrell started to examine acid-catalyzed, gas phase variants of the formose reaction using a drift tube instrument at 2.0 mbar. Formaldehyde gas in an argon stream was generated from paraformaldehyde. With access to a proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometer (PTR-MS) instrument, gaseous H3O was generated, and H was transferred to formaldehyde (CH2=O) in a drift tube (reaction chamber) at 2.0 mbar and 70°C. Collision reaction products with higher (CH2O)n masses at 60, 90, and 120 amu were observed by quadrupole detection downstream from the PTR-MS drift tube. Multiple isobaric compounds with masses 60, 90, and 120 amu are possible, but could not be distinguished by the quadrupole mass spectrometry measurements. For example, quadrupole detection of protonated ion m/z = 61 may correspond to the following isobaric compounds with molecular formula C2H5O2: acetic acid (CH3COOH2), methyl formate (CH3OCH=OH), or the formaldehyde dimmer (H2C=O-H-O=CH2), in addition to diose (HOCH2CH=O-H+).

Structural information in the form of fragmentation patterns to distinguish between isobaric compounds with protonated masses 61, 91, and 121 amu will be used to identify possible formose reaction species. Preliminary results using the atmospheric pressure chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometry (APCI-MS/MS) in the Proteomics Core Facility at the UA College of Pharmacy indicated weak ionization. New sample conditions for APCI-MS/MS are being evaluated, and new experiments with the same samples in the gas phase are being planned using a direct batch inlet (DBI) method based on chemical ionization of sublimed samples and spectral measurement with a high resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOFMS) analyzer.

Theoretical Calculations

Work conducted by L. Adamowicz and students has centered on the study of structures and stabilities of some biologically-relevant sugars. Work has also started on mechanistic studies of the sugar formation reactions. The application calculations performed on conformational behavior of sugars (ribose) showed multitude of structural isomers of these systems that differ little in terms of their stability. The stability relations will help identify the most likely mechanism for sugar formation out of simpler systems. The group has started investigation of such mechanisms by performing calculations on the Nazarov-type reaction concerning addition of two aldehydes mediated by a hydronium cation. This is a possible reaction contributing to the process of the gas-phase formation of simple sugars.

Cometary Studies

Comets are considered to be composed of pristine interstellar material from the molecular cloud from which our solar system was originally formed. As a comet orbits the solar system, it becomes significantly close to the sun’s radiation at which point it begins to sublimate, ejecting ancient material into the solar system in the form of small particles and gases. These vaporizing gases trace the conditions of the molecular cloud from which our sun was formed 4.6 Gyr ago. Radioastronomy provides a mechanism by which cometary gases can be analyzed.

Two new comets appeared during 2004: Q4/NEAT and T7/LINEAR. Using the ARO 12-meter telescope, H2CO was detected towards both these comets at 1mm. In the spectra observed towards LINEAR, a second velocity component appears to be present in the data (see Figure 3). This component could arise from thermal degradation of “POM” material that is thought to surround the comet nucleus, while the main component probably comes from direct sublimation of the water-ice matrix of the nucleus. These data are currently being analyzed, and compared with H2CO spectra obtained from Hale-Bopp. CH3OH and CH3CN spectra observed towards comet Hale-Bopp are also being studied. This work is being conducted by S. Milam, L. Ziurys, and S. Wyckoff.

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2C/13C Isotope Ratios

One of the clear signatures of extra solar origins of material are isotope ratios. That of carbon is particularly important since organic chemistry is the chemistry of life. It is clearly necessary to establish this isotope ratio accurately outside our solar system. During this past year Milam, Ziurys, and Wyckoff have completed their study of 12C/13C ratios using the N=1_0 transition of CN; observations have been conducted with the ARO 12-m telescope. The results from CN are in reasonable agreement with previous ratios established independently from CO and H2CO. These molecules all indicate a gradient across the Galaxy, as shown in Figure 4. The remarkable result is the agreement between the ratios obtained from these three molecules, which suggests that chemical fractionation is not important. Therefore, the 12C/13C ratios obtained are a true indicator of the relative amounts of 12C and 13C. Ratios obtained from organic compounds in meteorites and IDP’s can be compared to interstellar values with some certainty and therefore be used to trace the origins of these materials.

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Module 2: Formation and Evolution of Habitable Worlds

This module aims to use observations of the gas and dust in (a) planet-forming accretion disks surrounding young stars; and (b) debris disks surrounding more mature stars to understand key steps and timescales in the formation of planetary systems and their evolution, and to constrain outcome planetary system architectures. Another objective of the module is to provide candidate targets for direct detection and characterization of planets.

This module addresses:

  • Goal 1 of the Astrobiology Roadmap, Understand the nature and distribution of habitable environments in the Universe.

Highlighted Accomplishments

  • Detection of abundant gas lying within apparent opacity holes — perhaps indicating an absence of small (r < 1 micron) grains in inner disks.
  • Results from the Spitzer Space Telescope continue to inform our research program within Module 2 concerning the evolution of inner dust disks, search for warm debris disks analogous to our solar system’s asteroid belt, constraints on remnant molecular gas in debris disks, and the frequency of cold outer debris disks.
  • Najita and Williams’ results from the 850 micron JCMT/SCUBA survey suggest that the mass in small grains declines significantly on a ~200 Myr timescale.

Gas Content of Disks

Understanding the evolution of the gas in disks can provide insight into the processes of giant and terrestrial planet formation. In the context of giant planet formation, both total disk masses (which are dominated by the gaseous component) and the lifetime of gas in the giant planet region of the disk can be used to constrain the dominant mode(s) of giant planet formation.

The lifetime of gas in the terrestrial planet region of the disk is also of interest. This is because residual gas in this region of the disk can affect the outcome of terrestrial planet formation, i.e., the masses and eccentricities of planets, their speed of formation, and their consequent habitability. Only a narrow range of gas column densities is expected to produce terrestrial planets with the Earth-like masses and low eccentricities that we associate with habitability on Earth.

These considerations motivate the characterization of the gaseous component of disks
over a range of radii, in both the giant and terrestrial planet regions of the disk (1— 20 AU) and over a range of masses, from the large gas masses characteristic of giant planet formation (1MJ) down to the residual gas masses of interest for the outcome of terrestrial planet formation. The availability of sensitive near- and mid- IR high resolution spectrographs on 8-10m class telescopes provides a powerful tool for probing the gas content of disks and the radial distribution of gas within disks complementary to surveys for gas with the Spitzer Space Telescope and ground-based sub-mm facilities.

Module 2 members Najita and Chen have continued to carry out studies aimed at constraining the gas content and radial distribution of gas around solar-like and intermediate mass stars. In collaboration with Glassgold and Igea, Najita calculated the thermal-chemical structure of the gaseous atmospheres of the inner disks of accreting solar-like pre-main sequence stars, taking into account processes such as X-ray irradiation or mechanical heating of the surface layers, and calculating the vertical gas temperature structure in the neighborhood of 1 AU. These calculations are then used to predict the relative column densities of key molecular tracers used to characterize the gas content of PMS star disks (Glassgold, A., Najita, J. and Igea, I. 2004, ApJ 615, 972) — a key first step toward deriving gas masses from observations of tracers such as CO.

As part of the FEPS project, Hollenbach et al. (2005, ApJ in press) report infrared spectroscopic observations with the Spitzer IRS of HD 105, a nearby (d ~ 40 pc) and relatively young (t ~ 30Myr) G0 star with excess infrared continuum emission, which has been modeled as arising from an optically thin circumstellar dust disk with an inner hole of size r ~13 AU. The observations provide upper limits to the fluxes of H2 S(0) 28µm, H2 S(1) 17µm, H2 S(2) 12 µm, [FeII] 26µm, [SiII] 35µm, and [SI] 25µm infrared emission lines. These authors compare the line flux upper limits to predictions from detailed thermal/chemical models for several assumed gas distributions in the disk and conclude that the gas content must be considerably below the value for a minimum mass solar nebula. Therefore, it is unlikely that there is sufficient gas for gas giant planet formation to occur in HD 105 at an age of 30 Myr.

Najita continued her studies (in collaboration with John Carr) of CO emission arising from circumstellar accretion disks surrounding classical T Tauri stars and a subset of classical TTS, so-called ‘transition disks’ which have exhibit spectral energy distributions suggestive of inner opacity holes extending from near the stellar surface to distances of several astronomical units. Of particular interest is the detection of apparently abundant gas clearly lying within the apparent opacity hole — perhaps indicating an absence of small (r < 1 micron) grains in the inner disk. Najita and collaborators are pursuing a variety of diagnostic observations aimed at understanding whether transition objects require the formation of planetary mass bodies both within the inner hole, and at the outer edge of the hole.

Chen is initiating studies of the gas content among a group of stars in the 5-10 Myr old Sco-Cen association whose spectral energy distributions suggest the presence of inner disk holes. These observations aim to place robust upper limits on accretion rates, and to attempt direct detection of gas in the inner disk regions.

Dust Content of Disks

Results from the Spitzer Space Telescope continue to inform our research program within Module 2. Recent highlights from the Spitzer Legacy Science Program entitled
Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems (http://feps.as.arizona.edu)

  1. constraints on inner (R < 0.1 AU) disk lifetimes from a 3-8 micron survey of over 70 stars with ages from 3-30 Myr (Silverstone et al. 2005);
  2. discovery of an unusual debris ring surrounding the star HD 12039 (Hines et al. 2005);
  3. census of cold outer debris disks (R > 30 AU) surrounding sun-like stars (Kim et al. 2005); and
  4. constraints on debris disk evolution in the 100 Myr old Pleiades open cluster (Stauffer et al. 2005). Additional studies undertaken by members of the MIPS Instrument Team as well as NASA grant LAPLACE Team Members Chen and Najita (Watson et al. 2005; Chen et al. 2005) complement this work.

The NAI grant to Arizona provides support for ground-based telescopic observations crucial to following-up this work. Research Associate Daniel Apai is leading efforts to:

  1. resolve mid-infrared emission from debris disks surrounding FEPS targets using the techniques of direct imaging and nulling interferometry with the 6.5m MMT telescope as well as the Gemini Observatory; and
  2. detect directly gas giant planets hypothesized to surround FEPS targets with debris disks that sport large inner holes in their dust distributions. Additional work focusing on whether brown dwarf objects, failed stars with masses less than that required to sustain energy-producing nuclear reactions in their interiors, form with circumstellar disks from which planets might form (Apai et al. 2005).

Models of Dust Evolution

Taking advantage of the interdisciplinary nature of research conducted within LAPLACE, team members Hinz, Kring, Malhotra, and Meyer are working to build models of solar system evolution that can be compared to observations of ensembles of sun-like stars in the disk of the Milky Way. For example, in a recent paper, Strom, Malhotra, Ito, and Kring (2005) argue that the late-heavy bombardment in the inner solar system was due in part to an influx of asteroids created through migration of the giant planets. Such an event would have profound implications for predicted dust generation rates in debris disks observed. In Figure 5, we compare a toy model for the evolution of our solar system to recent observations of debris disks surrounding sun-like stars as a function of age, as well as current observational limits and predictions for new capabilities under development.

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Finally, for his senior honors thesis, undergraduate student Praveen Kundurthy completed a study of the dependence of stellar rotation on the presence or absence of a disk from 0.1-1.0 AU traced by near- and mid-infrared excess emission. He presented this work at the NAI 2005 meeting in Boulder, CO and a final manuscript in being readied for submission to the PASP.

Workshops for Module 2

Module 2 members have instituted a series of all day workshops that cover aspects of planet formation including reviews of recent results from space- and ground-based observations, as well as advances in theory. In February, 2004, well-known planet formation theorist Professor D.N.C Lin visited LAPLACE from the University of California, Santa Cruz and participated in one of these workshops during an extended visit to the Tucson area.

Module 3: Nature of Planetary Systems

Direct detection for extrasolar planets is fast becoming a reality, and LAPLACE is well-poised to be in the forefront of this new area of research. Using multiple techniques researchers in this module are now in the process of carrying out surveys for young planets as well as developing new techniques which will push our sensitivity to older planets around more nearby stars. Module 3 work has developed new instrumentation to detect these planets, begun surveys using existing adaptive optics techniques and furthered modeling work to enable the interpretation of detections from a range of observatories, including, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), Spitzer Space Telescope, and the James Web Space Telescope (JWST). This work is laying the foundation for understanding what other stellar systems may be hospitable to life and how we identify such systems.

This module addresses:

  • Goal 1 of the Astrobiology Roadmap, Understand the nature and distribution of habitable environments in the Universe, objectives 1.1 (models of formation and evolution of habitable worlds) and 1.2 (indirect and direct astronomical observations of extrasolar habitable planets.

Highlighted Accomplishments

  • Discovery of close companion to AB Dor using Simultaneous Differential Imaging.
  • Determination that current theoretical models overestimate the brightness of substellar objects at young ages.
  • Creation of self consistent models for the light curves and phase functions of giant planets at a broad range of orbital separations.
  • Improved sensitivity of MMT adaptive optics system allows detection of planets of significantly smaller masses than other systems.
  • Completion of comprehensive invited review for Nature by Adam Burrows that provides the best theoretical guide for the search for planets outside the Solar System.

Ongoing Near-Infrared Survey

Laird Close is leading an adaptive optics survey at H (1.65 micrometers) band to look for young companions using both the 8.2-meter Very Large Telescope (VLT) in the southern hemisphere and the 6.5-m MMT in the northern hemisphere. Graduate student Eric Nielsen is carrying out the survey. Their approach uses the technique of Simultaneous Differential Imaging (SDI) in and out of methane to enhance sensitivity to giant planets in the presence of scattered light of the parent star.

One of the significant early results from this survey is the discovery of a close companion to AB Dor (Close et al. 2005). Dynamical determination of the mass, combined with the brightness measurement at H band indicates that current theoretical models overestimate the brightness of substellar objects at young ages. Calibration of these models is important for understanding the sensitivity to giant planets of the ongoing surveys.

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Adaptive Optics Development

The MMT Adaptive Optics (MMTAO) system is the only such system integrated into the telescope itself. This allows a uniquely smooth point spread function and much lower background in the infrared. Both of these increase the system’s sensitivity for extrasolar planets.

Work this past year has focused on developing techniques of improving the correction of the adaptive optics system. Currently we only correct for aberrations which manifest themselves on spatial scales larger than ~1 meter. By improving calibration of our system we expect to be able to correct for aberrations down to size scales of approximately 0.5 m. Progress in this area is summarized in Brusa et al. (2004) and Kenworthy et al. (2004).

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3-5 micron Camera Development

The unique sensitivity of the MMT AO system has been demonstrated this past year using a newly developed 3-5 micron imager (see Freed et al. 2004), called Clio. Phil Hinz has lead this effort. An early result suggests that we can detect giant planets down to nearly 5 Jupiter masses around the nearby star Vega (Hinz et al. 2005, in prep.). Figure 2 shows the expected contrast ratio achievable with the MMT AO system and Clio. Comparison to AO systems working at shorter wavelengths on Keck and Palomar telescopes suggests that the system is sensitive to planets of significantly lower mass.

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Modeling Work

Lead by Adam Burrows, work on planet modeling this past year has focused on how planets detected by transits compare to existing models (cf. Burrows, Hubeny, and Sudarsky, 2005 and Burrows et al. 2004), as well as creating self consistent models have for the light curves and phase functions of giant planets at a broad range of orbital separations (Sudarsky et al. 2005).

Adam Burrows contributed a comprehensive invited review to Nature, entitled “A theoretical look at the direct detection of giant planets outside the Solar System”. The paper lays out the most attractive spectral regions and techniques for detection based on the theoretical modeling. This work is currently our best guide to aid ongoing searches.

Module 4: Winter School Institute

LAPLACE has modified the original proposal’s plan to conduct a semester long winter school. Instead we have implemented more innovative approaches to training the next generation of astrobiologists. In the last year’s annual report, we discussed the initiation of a Graduate Student Conference. This year LAPLACE worked with another NAI team, the University of Washington, to initiate an exchange of students between the two institutions to participate in hands-on work in a subdiscipline different from their area of expertise. Additionally Nick Woolf and Michael Meyer hosted a Journal Club for graduate students focusing on astrobiology. LAPLACE also participates in the Templeton Lecture Series: Astronomy and the Sacred.

Highlighted Accomplishments

  • LAPLACE hosted students from the University of Washington and non-astronomy departments of the University of Arizona for a five-day hands-on observing course on UA campus and at Kitt Peak National Observatory.
  • Development of materials and establishment of format for effective teaching across disciplines in astrobiology.
  • Completion of a semester of Astrobiology Journal Club.
  • Participation in the Templeton Lecture Series: Astronomy and the Sacred.
  • Participation in the Vatican Observatory Summer School.

LAPLACE-UW Exchange — Phase 1

To carry out our goals of educating the next generation of astrobiology researchers, the NAI Arizona (University of Arizona (UA) and National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO)) team is collaborating with the NAI University of Washington (UW) team to hold a hands-on, bilateral exchange program in which students in both teams participate in scientific research at each site. We believe that in order for astrobiologists to make significant and comprehensive discoveries in a specific area of expertise, they must have an appreciation and understanding of the techniques, limitations and power of disciplines other than their own. How effectively this occurs can be problematical. This Exchange brings together Arizona and UW researchers to learn and share information, methods and questions to promote greater appreciation and understanding of what other astrobiologists do and how they do it.

The first phase of this joint activity brought fourteen graduate students from UW and three non-astronomy graduate students from UA to Kitt Peak, Arizona for three days and nights of astronomical observing in March 2005. Arizona faculty and staff, working in close concert with Woody Sullivan of UW, created a curriculum that included hands-on laboratories at five telescopes — three concentrating on optical and infrared night-time observations, one on millimeter wave molecular line observations of interstellar clouds and one on observations of the Sun. The curriculum included information for non-astronomers and ample time for informal discussion and collaboration. Preparatory sessions prior to the March site activities benefited from the use of televideo equipment for meetings as well as postings on web sites.

Work at the telescopes focused on two themes: the Sun as a star through time and the formation of solar-type stars. Despite less-than-optimal weather, the activity was a great success. Members of the Exchange staff were: Daniel Apai, Aldo Apponi, Cathi Duncan, Mark Giampapa, Jonathan Lunine, Michael Meyer, Erika Offerdahl, Tom Olien, William Sherry, Nick Siegler, Paul Smith, Anna Spitz, Woody Sullivan, Nick Woolf%, Lucy Ziurys and telescope scientists, telescope operators, website developers and student workers. Participant exit surveys rated the labs, organization, instruction, logistics, facilities and overall experience. Many students found the discussion sessions among biologists, astronomers and planetary scientists to be some of the most worthwhile times. Most students stated that they learned a great deal from the experience gaining a greater appreciation for their astrobiological colleagues’ fields of research that will enrich their own research.

The second phase of this exchange will be a trip for LAPLACE graduate students and faculty to UW to participate in marine biology research in October, 2005.

The materials developed for this exchange are available online and will be used for future programs. The UA Astronomy Camp modified the radio astronomy portion of the curriculum for use in its summer program for 2005. LAPLACE will use these materials and format (with modifications) to host a Winter School in January 2006.

Astrobiology Journal Club

This year Woolf and Meyer instituted and hosted the Astrobiology Journal Club. This forum provides research and discussion about recent journal articles. In addition, Michael Meyer delivered a series of lectures to and international group of graduate students assembled for the 2005 Kobe International Summer School on Planetary Sciences (http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/21COEPS/SCHOOL/2005/2005_ischool.html). Students became the primary drivers of the journal articles selected and the discussion forum. The group established a website for distribution and interaction, http://gould.as.arizona.edu/~meyer/grad/astrobio. The Journal Club format proved very effective in extending students’ field of expertise into other areas of interaction. Interactions among researchers with different areas of concentration were most beneficial.

LAPLACE Director, Nick Woolf, and Jonathan Lunine were part of the Vatican Observatory Summer School faculty during the month of June. This program (http://clavius.as.arizona.edu/vo/R1024/VOSS2005.html) targets students from developing nations and funds their four-week study at the Vatican Observatory in Rome. The exchange of ideas about materials, techniques and formatting will be useful in consideration of the Winter School at LAPLACE in 2006.


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One night, two lakes and three meals in Prescott, Arizona

A one-night weekend getaway to Prescott, Arizona included short trail hikes around two area lakes, shopping at Courthouse Square, and a fantastic Sunday brunch.

When we only have a one-night trip and arrive in Prescott Saturday morning, we start the day with the locals, at the Prescott Farmer’s Market. Since we left the Valley about 8 a.m., we arrived in time to stroll around the market. It’s been quite a long time since we visited the Prescott Farmer’s Market, so the winter/spring location at 930 Division Street seemed smaller and compact. The summertime market location is at the much roomier Yavapai College parking lot. Still, we were able to find many farmers and crafts people on hand selling a variety of produce, handmade goods and ready to eat foods. We opted for some whole cacao chocolates for nibbling on later.

After working up an appetite at the Farmer’s Market, it was time for lunch. One of our favorite Prescott lunch spots is Bill’s Grill. Excellent sandwiches, tacos, burgers plus a solid selection of craft brews await the hungry Prescott visitor. We arrived a bit early so we waited on the chairs in front of the restaurant.

While we sat, we realized how far apart the worlds are between Prescott and the Phoenix metro area. We’re so used to the suburban sprawl of the big city; people rely on cars, buses, light rail, etc., while people in Prescott tend to walk and ride bicycles. Maybe it’s the climate: being 10-15 degrees cooler makes a difference? Maybe the close proximity to shops, grocers, workspaces? People in Prescott seem friendlier, more hospitable and neighborly as well. At least it seems that way. Maybe it’s for tourism. Small town America? My daydreaming was interrupted when I heard the unlocking of the Bill’s Grill doors and we went in to enjoy our lunch.

After lunch we strolled around the square, window shopping mostly; there’s often a few newer shops we’ve never visited and we’d like to explore. We love to spend time in the Bashford Courts stores and the Firehouse Coffee Company.

Making our way around Courthouse Square, we’re usually aware of any weekend events taking place and this particular weekend in late April, the Whiskey Off-Road Bike Race was in full swing. But with each event, even a bike race or marathon, comes the vendors lining the streets with their canopies and tents, this time selling bike apparel, accessories, of course, food. Plus there’s live music, a beer garden and a petting zoo. Yes, a petting zoo, too.

Time to check in to our lodging. On this particular night we were able to uncover a great deal on an upgraded suite with fireplace and Jacuzzi tub at the Forest Villas Resort not too far from downtown. About 2 p.m., we find many hotels are able to check us in, so we can unload our baggage, freshen up, change clothes and head out again for an afternoon. They were able to do that this time too.

It’s been many years we’ve stopped by Watson Lake. Seeing a lot of great photographs on Instagram lately whetted our appetite for Watson Lake, so we made the decision to swing by the park. and Watson Lake didn’t disappoint. The late Saturday afternoon panorama provided a backdrop for senior prom goers and large family picnickers having their pictures taken. A short stroll around the lake trail provided us with a few good photo ops and after enjoying the views, it was time for dinner.

Our original plans for dining out fell through, so we ended up at a strip mall sushi place called Fujiyama Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar. We saw several people standing outside the door, and immediately assumed, “this place must be good.” The inside was packed as well. We ordered several fairly basic rolls and were well satisfied.

Back at the room, we noticed the moon coming up over the mountains. Time to spend some time on the balcony, and enjoy a glass of wine and a few pieces of the Communal Uprising Chocolate from the Farmer’s Market for dessert. Although our room loomed over the busy highway, the view of the moon over the Bradshaw Mountains more than compensated for any traffic distraction.

Early Sunday morning a walk around Lynx Lake was on the agenda. But we took advantage of our hotel room’s amenities and decided to sleep in and take our time. Coffee and continental breakfast is free in the hotel lobby so we made use of that as well. Then we loaded up and drove literally just across the highway to Lynx Lake Recreation Area for a wonderful stroll around the lake. This is a popular place with local runners and dog walkers too, completing their daily workout. Quite a few folks fishing were spotted, as well as some unusual water birds.

But the icing on the weekend was a great lunch at the Lynx Lake Cafe. Everything we’ve eaten in our past two visits here has been delicious, whether its breakfast, lunch or dinner. But the best things about the cafe have to be the sweeping views of the lake, watching hummingbirds eat their lunch outside your window and overhearing families excitedly discussing their camping, hiking and fishing experiences from their weekend. In order to prepare for the coming work week, sometimes one needs a little attitude adjustment and you can get that in Prescott.


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Reading Books While Burping My Baby

My baby is no longer a baby. He’s a toddler. And he doesn’t need to be burped, obviously. The kid can put down some food.

But for the year 2012, I wrote a column at Burrow Press Review (and Burrow Press Extra, the BP Tumblr site) about my reading habits over the course of the first year of my fatherhood.

At some point, we hope to release the essays  as an e-book, with original content not previously published. But here is one of the final short essays that I wrote in February/ March 2013, in which I take inventory of how many books I was able to read, and what these books say about me.

Taking Inventory of Books Read While Burping My Baby

It’s actually the final note of a three-part essay about my sucky reading habits when it comes to female authors. If you’re in the mood to read all three, just use this bullet-pointed list:

Oh, and one final link: here is the latest installment of my Fight For Your Long Day comic adaptation. I haven’t been as quick to put out new comic installments, simply because [insert excuse about being busy here], but if you’ve followed along, or if you’ve read the book, hopefully you’ll dig it.

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  1. I wanted to let you know that your class was one of my favorites so far in college…You’re a great teacher and I learned so much. Your class inspired me to start reading more than ever, to keep writing, and to create a blog.

    Thank you!

  2. Do you teach any other writing courses online?

  3. Thanks so much, Michelle! I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed the course.
    I teach another online course called “The Essay as Cultural Commentary” (which I love), but unfortunately I don’t think I’m teaching that for the next two semesters.
    How is everything? You should be graduating soon, right?

  4. For some reason I did not see that you wrote me back until just now. I’ve heard of that class–when do you think you’ll be teaching it again? Everything is going alright! I actually won’t be graduating for a while because I took a year off for health reasons and actually just started back this semester. So this is really only my second semester. Plus, I’m not in school full-time. So maybe I’ll still be able to take your class!

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California mom arrested on suspicion of murder in baby death

ONTARIO, Calif. — A California mother has been arrested for investigation of murder in the death of her 7-month-old daughter after police say she intentionally hit her boyfriend with a car as he held the baby.

Ontario police Sgt. Jeff Higbee says 19-year-old Sarah Gomez was arrested after the death early Tuesday morning. She’s being held on a $1 million bail.

Higbee says Gomez and her boyfriend were arguing late Monday after they had been drinking at a family gathering.

Higbee says the couple left the gathering with the girl and drove home. Higbee says the boyfriend got out of the car with the baby and that’s when Gomez hit them.

A relative took the father and daughter to a hospital, where the baby died. The father had minor injuries.

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Man who stole human skull and kept it as 'curiosity' sentenced to jail

Lucas Dawe, centre, appears in provincial court in St. John's on Wednesday June 19, 2019. Sentencing arguments are expected to be heard today for a Newfoundland man convicted in the bizarre case of skeletal remains stolen from an Anglican cemetery.Lucas Dawe, 20, pleaded guilty to a charge of interfering with human remains in St. John's provincial court last month.Holly McKenzie-Sutter / THE CANADIAN PRESS

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A young Newfoundland man who robbed a human skull from a cemetery and kept it in his possession for more than a year as a “curiosity item” has been sentenced to four months in jail.

In a hearing Wednesday, provincial court Judge David Orr also ordered Lucas Dawe not to re-enter the Anglican cemetery where he took the skull from inside a mausoleum-style tomb.

The skull was found by police on April 6, shocking the small community of Conception Bay South, about 20 minutes from St. John’s.

Dawe, 20, who pleaded guilty last month to interfering with human remains, expressed remorse for the incident on Wednesday before the judge delivered his sentence.

“I was intoxicated, drunk, when I did it, and I do feel bad, and I’m sorry for doing it,” Dawe told the judge. “It’s no excuse.”

The judge and lawyers for both sides remarked on the unique details of the case, pointing to the lack of legal precedent from which to draw sentencing recommendations.

Rumours of the unusual story have swirled since police launched an investigation into what they called “quite old” skeletal remains in April, but Wednesday’s hearing provided the first official account of how the human skull came to be found beside a walking trail.

Reading the facts to the court, Crown prosecutor Jessica Gallant said the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary received a complaint early on April 6 from an acquaintance of Dawe who reported seeing him with the skull.

The witness told police that Dawe had tried to get in his truck while holding a skull, which was missing its jaw bone and was wrapped in a sweater. The man said he did not want Dawe to get in with the skull and agreed to meet him later.

The man said he saw Dawe leave the skull in the woods near a trail by the Conception Bay Highway shortly after.

The witness said Dawe told him he had taken the skull from a graveyard on Church Road about 18 months earlier, saying he reached into a naturally eroded opening in the tomb to remove it. He said Dawe told him he poured boiling water on the skull to clean it and kept it as a “curiosity item.”

The witness told police he suggested Dawe should call a crisis line and said Dawe told him he wanted to return the skull to the grave.

Police retrieved the skull later on April 6 and examined the scene at All Saints’ cemetery, determining that the grave belonged to a married couple, John and Mary Butler, who had died sometime in the mid-1800s.

After establishing the facts, lawyers on both sides discussed the rare nature of the case and the fact that the charge of “interfering with human remains” usually accompanies cases of homicide.

To give context to Dawe’s case, Rev. Wayne Parsons, rector at All Saints Anglican church which oversees the graveyard, was sworn in as a witness to speak to the incident’s impact on the community.

“We want to reiterate today the sacredness of cemeteries, and those who go on before us in the faith, that their final resting spots are sacred and not to be disturbed under any circumstances,” Parsons said.

He said the violation has impacted the church and the community, but he also offered his support for Dawe’s rehabilitation into society. He said the church wishes Dawe well in moving forward.

“Obviously as a church, at the end of the day, we have to bring light into sometimes very dark places in society. The church is called to do that,” Parsons said, before nodding at Dawe as he left the witness stand.

Ken Hollett, Dawe’s lawyer, said his client had been well-behaved in prison since his arrest on April 9, participating in addiction treatment and other programs. He commented on his client’s young age and said Dawe had reflected on his life while in prison, deciding he wanted to live a more sober life upon release.

Gallant agreed that Dawe’s remorse is a mitigating factor and mentioned his age and challenges with alcohol, but she reiterated the seriousness of disrespecting the remains of a human being.

“This really is a crime against the community in many regards,” Gallant said. “I think it’s fair to say that the broader community is concerned by this type of behaviour, and regardless of your religious or cultural background, our respect for human remains is something that seems to be cross-cultural.”

Judge Orr said the removal of human remains from a grave is the most troubling aspect of the offence, and denunciation is necessary. Orr mentioned Dawe’s age, his guilty plea and his efforts to rehabilitate himself as mitigating factors, and noted that the grave in question was quite old.

Orr sentenced Dawe to 120 days for interfering with the remains and an additional 30 days for unrelated theft offences. With credit for 108 days already served, Dawe faces 42 more days in jail. He was also sentenced to 12 months of probation upon release.

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The Perfect Breakfast for a Frosty Winter’s Morning

Winter is in full swing and I find myself craving less fruit and more hot breakfasts these frosty mornings. So, I came up with a recipe to make the best out of both and combined hot steaming porridge oats with deliciously sweet apples and plums. I try my best to incorporate fruit into every breakfast as they wake the body up gently, without being too heavy on the stomach. Traditional breakfasts full of bread and meat are far too heavy on the stomach and the combination of the two is simply too difficult for our bodies to digest. Porridge and fruit is a great alternative that is both delicious and easy to digest.

When I was a little girl, growing up in Lithuania, my mom used to cook us porridge. I hated it and used to overload it with sugar to make it somewhat enjoyable for myself. But porridge doesn’t have to be such a bland meal. It can be a real treat! Pamper yourself with delicious juicy apples, luxurious cacao nibs, and enticingly sweet maple syrup, all while nourishing your body with vital vitamins during these winter months.

  • Oats are filling and give you the energy you need to start the day.
  • Milled flax seeds are an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids and high quality protein to fuel the body, while milled chia seeds, being a superfood, also contain massive amounts of nutrients in addition to the omega-3 and protein.
  • Sprouted buckwheat is great for protein, and living enzymes, which aid digestion and strengthen the immune system (healthy gut – healthy immune system – happy you!). On top of that they are also high in iron and contain all the B vitamins. You can sprout buckwheat by soaking in water for 30 min, draining in a strainer and leaving covered until sprouted. Pretty simple!
  • Plums are a great addition to your winter breakfast as they pack many nutrients including vitamin C – essential for fighting off those colds and flus!
  • Cacao provides energy and lifts the mood – especially useful on those dark, dreary mornings in rainy Ireland! It is very high in iron and has more calcium than cow’s milk. Cacao is the raw, unprocessed version of cocoa and has all the deliciousness of chocolate without the unwanted sugar and junk. Give it a try!

You will need:

Mamuko porridge or oats of choice

1 apple

1 plum

Milled flax seeds

Milled chia seeds

Sprouted buckwheat

Cinnamon to taste

A drizzle of maple syrup (or substitute agave syrup or honey if you like)

Cacao nibs

Plant-based milk such as oat or unsweetened almond milk (optional)

(If you choose to add milk, make sure it has no additives such as gums and sugars. Keep the ingredients simple and natural).

The great thing about porridge is how easy it is to make. All it takes is a few minutes on the hob and its ready. On those busy Monday mornings (or those lazy Sundays) you can even just boil a kettle of water and pour over the oats in your breakfast bowl and cover for a couple minutes. No pot to wash and all the hot porridge ready to go in your bowl. It is simply the perfect breakfast!

Feel free to get creative with this recipe and experiment with things you like (or even things you may not like so much) to get it just right for you and your wonderfully unique family. Enjoy!

  1. Boil your porridge for a few minutes (until steaming hot and your preferred consistency) in water or a plant-based milk.
  2. While it is simmering, chop up the apple and plum and gather remaining ingredients.
  3. Spoon the steaming hot porridge into your favourite bowl and top with the freshly chopped fruit, cinnamon, milled seeds and sprouted buckwheat. Add a delicious drizzle of maple syrup (or substitute) to taste.
  4. Enjoy with your favourite hot beverage. Wrap up and sit outside, breathing in the fresh morning air and indulging in the chirping songs of the waking birds as the sun rises.

Why not try?

Experiment with various combinations of Mamuko porridges and UrbanFood powders. Create your own perfect recipes and enjoy with the whole family!

Have a great breakfast recipe of your own? Don’t hesitate to share in the comments bellow!

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Calgary vs Vancouver

Where would sports be without rivalries? Leafs vs Habs, Lakers vs Celtics, Federer vs Nadal. It’s great to root for the home team, but it’s so much greater when they’re pitted against their arch nemesis. It adds another level to sports for everyone involved. Teams and athletes are willing to give that little bit of extra effort. Fans benefit from seeing the extra fire on the court. Those tense moments that show up in any sport become INtense when that extra bit of pride that comes from beating a rival is on the line.

Often they stem from greatness. the most recognizable ones at least. When two teams/athletes are so consistently great that they meet year after year, final after final. Drama thrives when athletes are constantly jockeying for the top spot in their respective sports. Though we don’t want to see a repeat of the Tonya Harding, Nancy Kerrigan ordeal, we do want to see our favorite athletes go to great lengths on the court/field/pitch/etc to take down their bitter foe. And when the great teams are no longer great, their rivalries live on through their fanbases. Will Volleyball Stuff have a little extra motivation to take out Moveo this season? It’s possible!

Another reason for teams to butt heads is proximity. The closer two teams are to one another, the easier it is for opposing fanbases to come into contact with one another. “My city is better than your city” leads to “My team is better than your team”, which then often becomes too laden with profanities to quote any further in this article. The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears have only met in the playoffs twice in the last 98 years, and yet they’re one of the most heated rivalries in sports, due in large part to the short 3.5 hour transit from Lambeau to Soldier Field. Like they say, keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

So here’s hoping that the introduction of the NBVL Calgary will be the beginnings of a beautiful enmity. May both Calgarians and Vancouverites laud their superior talent, and jostle over who will reign supreme and hoist the yet to be named NBVL Trophy. Vancouver teams have the advantages of experience and community, having already played one season in the league, and a strong caliber of events during the summer. Calgarians on the other hand are resourceful and adaptive, thanks to unpredictable weather, Calgarians are ready for anything and are always able to weather a storm.

As of right now, the NBVL Vancouver is leading the preseason. Registering players at about double the rate of NBVL Calgary. The leading cause is likely awareness. Players in the Inaugural season in Vancouver have been eagerly awaiting the second installment, whereas in Calgary, it’s fresh news, word still needs to spread. For those of you looking forward to the NBVL coming to Calgary this winter, whether you intend to Own a team, play, or support, you can get involved right now by simply spreading the news. We want the best talent in the Calgary area, so we need everyone to hear about it. Share this post, tell a friend, or simply have a discussion about the league. Every little bit helps. Let’s build this rivalry one conversation at a time.

The Regular Season schedules are now available for both Vancouver and Calgary Leagues. All teams will play every game day during the Regular Season, but players are not required to participate in every game. NBVL Vancouver Calendar, NBVL Calgary Calendar

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Is Pelline getting soft on The Union? Probably not

Jeff Pelline sounded almost conciliatory earlier this week when he sort of said something nice about The Union in his blog.

Ever since a former publisher of the paper decided he needed an advertising manager more than he needed an editor, Pelline has regularly excoriated The Union for real and manufactured shortcomings. Your basic attempt at payback.

One of his main gripes (there are too many to list here) is The Union’s treatment of controversial issues on its opinion page. The most recent example involves Nevada City’s Boardwalk.

Resident Jean Gerard wrote an “Other Voices” column in the paper Tuesday calling for the structure’s removal. The article included a gratuitous shot at the Boardwalk’s main proponent, referring to “Reinette Senum shills.”

A real task master

A real task master

This struck a nerve with Pelline, a big fan of Senum ever since he identified her as one of the young up-and-comers in our community when he edited The Union. (He said the same thing about Sierra College trustee Aaron Klein, who has apparently been a disappointment to Pelline since then.)

Pelline criticized The Union for carrying just one side of the argument, and right before the City Council was to decide the Boardwalk’s fate. “The Union publishes the opinions without context or counterpoint. It happens again and again.”

He apparently had a change of heart when the paper ran Senum’s response the following day. “I was glad to see (the reply) right below the masthead, no less,” he wrote in his blog. “The victory was one of fairness, not who’s right or wrong.”

Pelline called it a positive step that Senum and The Union were able to work it out, “which should be enough proof that the place has some socially redeeming value.” But he prefaced that by pointing out that Senum’s reply first appeared on her Facebook page Tuesday and that Pelline picked it up on his blog before The Union published it.

If he wants to be fair and consistent (I know, I’m asking a lot here), he would also direct his blunderbuss toward the Sacramento Bee, a place where he would like you to believe he has some influence. The Bee occasionally promotes puff pieces in his blog, and he alerted the paper’s editors to the Pascale Fusshoeller story. (The Bee used to have a full-time reporter in Auburn, but decided our area isn’t worth covering.)

The paper ran a Viewpoint piece on its op-ed page Jan. 28 written by a shill for the University of California that discussed the university’s principled stand in negotiations with one of its dastardly employee unions. Three days later (THREE DAYS!), the Bee ran a reply from the union. Just like The Union.

This is a clear violation of the Pelline fairness doctrine, and I’m sure Dan Morain, the Bee’s editorial page editor, would be receptive to some constructive criticism from our foothills task master.

FULL DISCLOSURE: I  was assistant city editor and then business writer at The Union from 2001-05. I currently write a weekly column for the paper and provides a link to this blog. Finally, I won Kane’s Keno several months ago.

–George Boardman

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8 Responses to Is Pelline getting soft on The Union? Probably not

  1. We’ve enjoyed the Union for over 60 years, and our parents before that. It represents our community, and it disgusts me how Mr. Pelline attacks it continually as though he knows it all. He and his supporters claim he’s trying to show it how to survive financially. I find that hard to believe. One reason is that he can’t stand opinions that differ from his. Variety is what makes an interesting community forum. Personally we hope the Union keeps on going another 100 years.

  2. jeffpelline says:

    Are you seriously comparing the quality and caliber of The Bee to The Union? LOL. You should also disclose that you never worked at papers as big or well-known as The Bee and The Chronicle, and you wear it on your sleeve.

  3. jeffpelline says:

    Well The Bee whooped The Union on the Citizen’s Bank failure and the Lester case. It’s what happens when the management your local paper is controlled by “good old boys.” As far as “variety,” it’s telling to see Bonnie and Todd giving praise to The Union; their political views are in lockstep.

    • Todd Juvinall says:

      Are you serious? You think the basketball games, football moms, FLC and School Board meetings don’t mean anything? You have no clue what is important here. You are out of place and the lack of following for your extremist, hateful liberal musings is apparent on your own blog. No one cares what you have to say Pelline.

      I am and have always been part of the community. You are simply a usurper. I attend many functions here and I ever see you there. Helping the community and the people in it, you know, as a volunteer. We just don’t pat ourselves on our own backs like you do. You have a small circle of lefty dissidents and so your worldview if skewed. Get out and meet the folks, well, they may not like that.

      So, your “jihad” against Ackerman still gets you in a lather it appears. He was three times the man you are and well liked in the county. He wrote well and had a sense of fairness and of humor. You are a sourpuss and prved that you are still a “flatlander” without any respect for anyone else.

      The community laughs at you Pelline, you just dpn’y hear it. They like me and the people I am friends with, try it.

    • A bunch of us listened for three hours to the evidence and difficulty one victim went through to get something done. Back and forth between DA and Attorney General both of which were passing the buck, but finally there was a prosecution. The same individual felt sorry for the Lester victims so got the Bee to investigate. They did and thought our DA should resign. Now maybe you’ll understand why the Lester victims are so frustrated with what has been going on with their case. It was funny to read the letter Hastert wrote to the Union from prison stating his biggest mistake was not lending money to the DA. If he’d written it to another paper most of us wouldn’t have seen it.

      No lockstep here with anything nor anyone. Like most, we Just want the truth.

  4. This is interesting. Why do people read newspapers? To learn what’s going on…especially in their community. We love it when there’s a picture or story about somebody we know. For example, I had a friend who grew up here and eventually wound up in Denair, California. I’d wanted her to write her fathers memories, but she complained she wasn’t a writer. Well, she eventually got a job with a Denair newspaper that was mostly a business and events advertiser? She was just going to be a typist, or whatever they needed. She had a hard time just doing the typing. Eventually she started writing about local people and coming events. Before that people were throwing the paper in the garbage can…but then it became the most popular paper in the area. Here’s one I saved because it was funny.

  5. jeffpelline says:

    There are many sources of news for our community for what you’re discussing: Yubanet, KVMR, KNCO, NCTV, city and county websites and now Facebook and social media, which is reshaping the way we communicate. You cannot seem to complete a thought without a personal attack. I’m doing just fine, thank you.

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Why thank you, I would like some cheese with my whine.

Published February 3, 2013 by ia84

I admit it.  I don’t handle pain, sickness, or anything else that’s vaguely unpleasant well at all.  I am a pain wimp.  I woke up about 4 am today with terrible pain radiating through my body.  It did ease off eventually, and  I was able to get more sleep.  About mid-day, the awful pain returned, and it hasn’t left.  It’s like the worst case of cramps I’ve ever had, except it’s hurting all over.  If you’ve never had cramps, count yourself fortunate.  The severe ones are not unlike having a tooth pulled without sedation.  I wish I was exaggerating.

Anyway, the whole family is having bouts with the flu, and so my aches are just adding to the general fun of the house.  However, since I was home today, I got to see the next episode of Downton Abbey.  I missed last week’s episode, and since it was the only spoiler about the season I knew, I didn’t feel terrible about missing it.  So, anyway, here are my predictions as to what the remainder of the season has in store.  These are just predictions, so the only spoilers are regarding things that have already been shown.  I’ve done a decent job of insulating myself against finding out what’s going to happen, which hasn’t been simple in light of the fact that most of the rest of the world has already seen the whole season.

1.  I’m pretty sure Daisy is going to move to the farm.  I think realizing that Sour-Puss has no interest in her was just the thing to push her in the farm direction.  Overall, this would make me quite happy, because he does not deserve her, and she does deserve some happiness.

2.  Speaking of Daisy, I’ll be surprised if Jimmy (or rather, James) doesn’t come calling.  I think he’s sweet on her, and beneath his pretty boy shell, so far he seems to be a pretty decent guy.  I certainly hope I’m not mistaken.

3.  I believe that O’Brien is going to out Thomas.  Much as I can’t stand her, this would be a positive use of her evilness.  Maybe it’ll take her out of the picture too.

4.  I’m expecting for Tom, in his grief, to decide that he absolutely can’t abide living without returning to Ireland.  This will lead to Mary and Matthew taking baby Sybil.  The only other scenario I see taking place is that Matthew will convince Tom to stay and help with the farms.  Either way, I expect Mary to step in to a mother type role in Sybil’s life.

5.  I am expecting an epic blow-out between Matthew and Lord Grantham.  Not sure how it’s going to play out, but there’s so much tension, something is going to cause an explosion.  I truly thought it was coming tonight, but I guess the girls got the fun of being the target of Lord Grantham’s ever-shortening fuse.

6.  I really don’t think Bates is in the clear quite yet.

Now, I know it’s just wishful thinking, but I would really, really like to see Carson and Mrs. Hughes get together.  I have a feeling that they are going to turn out just like Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson did in Remains of the Day, but since that movie scarred me for life, I’d really like to see this love story get a happy ending.

One final thought, not related to my obsession with British soap operas:  If you are ill, and (like me) can’t miss work, make a point of covering your coughs.  Put your mouth in your elbow.  Don’t just aim towards the elbow, or raise the elbow, actually physically cover your mouth with your elbow.  This business of people either barely making an effort, or making no effort at all is extremely frustrating. Cover up your mouth!  This isn’t rocket science, people!


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Another culinary gem hidden in the labyrinthine City Works Depot is Best Ugly Bagels, who aim to hit the morning and brunch demographic with a shot of pure doughy goodness.

These guys take pride in the fact that they’re not making a visually appealing product yet in its imperfections every bagel here proves its worth in flavour. The ingredients are kiwi, but the technique is imported from Montreal.

The sleeker, larger, slightly misshapen wheels are pulled fresh from the wood fired ovens, which fills the room with an intoxicating aroma. The salmon, onion and cream cheese is as gourmet as it gets and is easily one of the best on the menu.

For those living on the Ponsonby side of Queen Street, Best Ugly is in the ideal proximity, and to prevent people dying from bagel overload, their store hours are only 7am-3pm.

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Saturday, July 16, 2011

Summer Shoreline - SOLD

Summer Shoreline
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10"
SOLD at $40.00 plus shipping.

A touch of summer light.

Friday, July 15, 2011

Shadows on the Creek - SOLD

Shadows on the Creek
Oil on Canvas Panel, 14" x 18"
SOLD at $75.00 plus shipping.

This may be my favorite version yet of this scene of Rock Creek, here in Maryland.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Simple White Floral - SOLD

Simple White Floral
Oil on Linen Canvas, 10" x 10"
SOLD at $20.00 plus shipping.

This is a revision from a February painting that really didn't work. I whitened and simplified and I think it works much better now, in spite of some texture showing through from the original flower.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Tomato Pair - SOLD

Tomato Pair
Oil on Canvas Panel, 5" x 7"
SOLD at $20.00 plus $5.00 shipping.

Since the little tomato painting from the other day was so popular, I figured I'd do another. Thanks for looking.

Hydrangeas on the Bush - SOLD

Hydrangeas on the Bush
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14"
SOLD at $30.00 plus shipping.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Brookside Pond

Brookside Pond
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 18" x 24"
Available at $150.00 plus $15.00 shipping.

This is a pretty big painting of the pond at Brookside Gardens. I've been wanting to try a larger piece of the pond, which I first did plein air, and then a medium sized studio painting. Thanks for looking.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Spring Azaleas - SOLD

Spring Azaleas
Oil on Canvas Panel, 10" x 10"
SOLD at $30.00 plus shipping.

I've always liked this one, from last April, and while searching for another old painting today, ran across it and decided to revive it a bit. Much better now.

Watercolor Play- Stained Glass Irises - SOLD

Watercolor Play - Stained Glass Irises
Watercolor on Arches paper, paper size 12" x 16"
Image size 11" x 15"
SOLD at $20.00 plus $5.00 shipping.

I really wasn't going to post this one, but then thought, why not? There may be someone out there who likes sloppy, colorful watercolors done just for fun.

Four Peaches Perched - SOLD

Four Peaches Perched
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 16"
SOLD at $40.00 plus $7.00 shipping.

A collector from Georgia wanted peaches, six in a line, one for each of the six people in the family. Isn't that neat? So I have peaches right now, and wanted to paint them again. The colors in peaches are fairly elusive, the mauves and deep red-purples especially, but I'm pretty happy with this one.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Oil Sketch Peony - SOLD

Oil Sketch Peony
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $50.00 plus $10 shipping.

Instead of carefully defining every edge here, I just used oils to sketch this one. Suggesting the edges rather than paintinng each one. What do you think?
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Master Seminar: Complex Posttraumatic and Dissociative Disorders - Washinton, DC 2018

Oct 03, 2018 07:00pm -
May 01, 2019 09:30pm

Event Description

Intended Participants: Participants must receive approval from the faculty to attend. Participants must be experienced and licensed mental health professionals (psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, mental health counselors) who are personally treating and have had previous training in Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Dissociative Identity Disorder or Dissociative Disorder, unspecified, and who have personally treated a significant number of such clients. In addition, the participants must have taken the ISSTD Advanced Course in the Psychotherapy of Complex Trauma and Dissociation or its equivalent (to be assessed by the facilitator).

Course Dates/Location:
Wednesdays: October 3, November 7, December 5, 2018, January 2, February 6, March 6, April 3, and May 1, 2019. (Time: 7:00pm - 9:30pm)

Sessions will be held in McLean, VA. Exact location information will be provided by the course instructor. All participants must participate in this course in person

Course Textbooks:

  • Gartner, R.B. (Ed.) (2018) Healing Sexually Betrayed Men and Boys. Routledge, New York, NY.
  • Kinsler, P. J. (2018) Complex Psychological Trauma: The Centrality of Relationship. Routledge, New York, NY.
  • Porges, S.W. & Dana, D. (Eds.) (2018) Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory. WW Norton, New York, NY.

Course Format: Eight 2.5 hour sessions of combined literature discussion/lecture and discussion of cases presented by students

Faculty member: Joan A. Turkus, M.D. (Contact:

Continuing Education Credits: Available for purchase at the end of the course. More information will be provided.

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Early registration ends on Jul 21, 2018.
Regular registration starts on Jul 22, 2018 and ends on Oct 02, 2018.
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Many people with IDD engage in challenging behavior as a way to communicate and get their needs met. Some problem behaviors are caused by symptoms of psychiatric disorders and other mental health conditions. This session will review the complicated factors that contribute to behavior and provide strategies to help Direct Support Professionals address these challenges.


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All NETT League Play Suspended

Dear NETT Tennis Family,
After lengthy discussion, and an extensive review of our participating city facilities and the Tarrant County Public Health Department recommendations, Northeast Tarrant Tennis (NETT) will be suspending all league play for the next 2 weeks.

The NETT Board will meet on March 24 th to assess the situation at that time and devise/communicate the next course of action.
We all treasure the friendly spirit of NETT league play and the benefits it provides through healthy competition. The NETT Board is grateful for your support of our community tennis program and we are committed to doing our part in the effort to reduce the risk of exposure and spread of corona virus in this unprecedented time. We wish you all the best of health!

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