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Upsurge of desert locusts in E Africa could lead to devastating food shortages
By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-06-17 17:32
Despite ongoing control efforts, humanitarian agencies remain concerned about the desert locust situation in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization warning that the continued risk of the current upsurge could develop into a plague by the end of 2020.
Bands of hoppers, immature, wingless locusts, have formed in all three countries, and will begin developing into immature swarms in the coming days.
The new swarms are projected to spread to previously unaffected parts of Ethiopia, reaching as far as the country's northern highlands in July.
Infestations will likely also extend further into additional areas of Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, and Sudan during June, according to FAO.
Relief agencies are also concerned that unmitigated breeding in Yemen, where conflict and coronavirus-related restrictions are hindering efforts to scale up surveillance and control interventions, could amplify the scale of the current upsurge.
Breeding is underway along the southern coast and in the interior of Yemen, and subsequent swarms could invade Ethiopia and Somalia or travel east into India and Pakistan, depending on wind patterns.
The food and agricultural organization said without additional rain, locusts are unlikely to remain in Kenya for a third generation of breeding.
Aided by prevailing winds, swarms will reinvade adjacent parts of Ethiopia, moving into the Rift Valley and continuing on to Ethiopia's Afar, Amhara, Dire Dawa, and Tigray regions, where recent rainfall and subsequent flooding have produced suitable breeding conditions.
Other swarms also are expected to traverse South Sudan and enter southern Sudan's summer breeding areas in the coming weeks.
Meanwhile, desert locusts have continued to damage vital pastureland in affected areas of East Africa in recent months, adversely impacting the livelihoods of pastoral populations in eastern Ethiopia and northern Somalia in particular, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network.
Additionally, the formation of new, immature swarms, the stage when locusts are most voracious and mobile, coincides with the beginning of the harvest season in parts of the region, further threatening food security and livelihoods in affected areas.
The UN organization said effective control measures are critical for safeguarding crops as the harvest in Ethiopia and first season harvests in parts of South Sudan begin in June, as well as preventing damage during the anticipated harvest in Somalia in July and long rains maize harvests in eastern and northern Kenya in July and August.
According to the World Bank, unless infestations in East Africa and Yemen are adequately contained, damage and losses caused by the pests could reach up to an estimated $8.5 billion by the end of 2020. Ethiopia will be most affected, with potential losses valued at up to $2.8 billion.
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network expects locusts to cause significant damage to cereal crops in agro-pastoral areas of northwestern Somalia during June. The pests could impact the harvest if infestations spread to southern areas of the country in July.
"Locust and flood-related damage alone may reduce agricultural yields in Somalia by 10 to 15 percent compared to the long-term average," FAO said.
The agency adds that in the absence of sustained, large-scale humanitarian assistance, up to 3.5 million people across Somalia could face crisis or worse levels of acute food insecurity in the coming months.
Based on preliminary assessments, the food and agricultural organization estimates that locusts could devour up to 20 percent, or approximately 40,000 metric tons, of crops in affected areas of South Sudan, an amount sufficient to feed approximately 278,000 people for one year.
Households in the country are already facing limited food access due to the impact of coronavirus mitigation measures, unusually heavy flooding in late 2019, ongoing conflict, poor macroeconomic conditions, and high food prices.
The food and agricultural organization said coronavirus-related movement and shipping restrictions continue to impact desert locust response in several countries. Planned operations in Sudan have been delayed, with the Sudan's Plant Protection Department unable to dispatch supplies and equipment as rapidly as planned.
The restrictions also have delayed the delivery of approximately 30,000 liters of pesticides in Kenya.
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THE hotly-anticipated Porsche Training and Recruitment Center Asia, which aims to produce top-quality technicians for Porsche service centers worldwide, was formally inaugurated recently at the PGA Cars Center along EDSA Greenhills.
The center, which is now processing the first batch of 16 trainees from the Makati-based Don Bosco Technical Institute, is equipped with Porsche training facilities - a classroom together with testers, tools and Porsche demo parts, along with two cars (a 911 and a Cayenne) for the trainees to disassemble and assemble - which were all imported straight from Germany.
After almost a year, the vision of PGA Cars chairman Robert Coyiuto Jr. and Porsche Asia-Pacific became reality with the unveiling of the world-class training center, which is the first ever in Asia. The event was witnessed by several top Porsche officials, such as Anette Bauer, general manager of the market support of Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche of Stuttgart, Germany; Torsten Klavs, market support service training of Dr. Ing, who will serve as the project leader of the training facilities; Thorsten Hagel of Porsche Asia-Pacific Ltd., who shall also serve as the technical training manager of the facility; German Ambassador to the Philippines Weber-Lortsch; Don Bosco Technical School principal Bro. Elmer Rodriguez and many other guests.
In her speech, Bauer revealed "there is a shortage in Porsche technicians in a lot of markets, especially in the Middle East region. The constant growth of Porsche is mainly coming from new markets such as Russia, China and the Middle East. Porsche has undertaken a lot of efforts to build up a solid dealer network in these regions in order to guarantee service toward our customers, and markets have invested tremendously to make these efforts sustainable."
Bauer, who also mentioned that Porsche had sold 98,000 vehicles in 2007 (an all-time high), expressed joy at the cooperation between Porsche Asia-Pacific, PGA Cars and Don Bosco Technical Institute in order to assure Porsche customers worldwide of quality aftersales service. "This cooperation will allow us to educate 40 young people a year as Porsche service mechatronics (a term for a Porsche vehicle mechanic who is an expert in vehicle electric and electronic components) who will support Porsche in assuring a high level of qualification in the dealer network. We are indeed privileged to have such qualified and motivated partners here in the region who understand our brand and are willing to support the worldwide Porsche organization."
The appointment of two German experts to the training facilities only means that Porsche is really hell-bent on producing the finest in the near future. "With this facility we build up the best prerequisite for the trainees to fulfill future requirements in the worldwide Porsche dealership. The training is a big opportunity and great program to raise the knowledge of the trainees. I hope they will come to the training with open minds to be able to face up to the challenges ahead," said Klavs, who was in the country when the center was launched in December.
For his part, Hagel, who has been with Porsche Guatemala for five years and has 15 years of experience as a mechatronics, said: "I want them to take the training seriously so that they will be well qualified for their future position in the Porsche dealer network."
The two will oversee the six-month, on-the-job training of the 16 new trainees, who had already undergone 10-month basic training at the Don Bosco Technical School in Makati. After the six-month training, the successful graduates will be taken into a pool of Porsche mechatronics, who can be dispatched anywhere in the world where a Porsche dealership needs them. A total of 40 trainees shall make up the second batch this year and the following years.
Twenty years ago, when the Philippine automotive scene was dominated by European and American cars, struggling to sell less than 50,000 units annually, Toyota entered the market and started selling affordable Japanese vehicles marked with quality, reliability and durability.
The Mitsubishi Strada scores respectable 4-stars out of 5 in the Adult Occupant Protection category of both the 2008 European New Car Assessment Program or the Euro NCAP and its Australian counterpart the ANCAP.


So delighted with our stationery – I'm obsessed with the envelope liners!
Leigh & David planned a luxurious Autumn wedding in Scotland. This included a traditional church ceremony, followed by a reception at the beautiful, private estate of Mar Hall, overlooking the River Clyde.
Leigh & David had originally spotted my work in Brides Magazine Big Day Look Book back in March. They really loved the Muted Floral design and having seen the printed samples, they immediately wanted to order their Save the Dates. Obsessed with the envelope liners she'd seen, Leigh opted to have these with their Save the Dates as well as their main invitation suite!
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Tomatoes fresh from the vine are hard to beat, but with the many problems with growing tomatoes, including the dreaded blight are they worth the hassle on the allotment?
Sweet Corn needs plenty of space as it can grow up to 2m (6ft) tall depending on the variety, and must been grown in blocks as it is pollinated by the wind knocking together the plants so they pollenate each other. Nothing beats fresh Sweet Corn, in fact my little lad likes nothing more than to pick a cob and munch it straight off the plant!
This simple aubergine parmigiana recipe from Italy makes a cosy mid-week meal. Serve this cheese, tomato and aubergine bake as a vegetarian main dish, with some wholewheat garlic bread or a peppery rocket salad, or you can also make it as a hearty side for for a meat dish.!


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Q: How to reconnect to a socket after server restart I'm building an application with realtime invalidations using a socket and while I have something working, It seems to stop working once I restart my server (heartbeat not send anymore).
In the process of trying to find a cure, I realized I don't fully understand the whole concept so I decided to post several questions here:

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*Who is in-charge of the re-connection? Is it the client?

*Do both sides (client and server) have to do something in order to support a re-connection mechanism?

*This is a bonus question - How can I achieve socket redundancy (the ability to use more than one server). Do I have to keep all connections in a session store (redis)? How do I handle re-connections in this scenario?

I try to keep this question general but in case you're interested, my application is written in Flex and uses FlashSocket.IO to connect to my server (Tornado + Tornadio2 + tornadoredis)

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*Who is in-charge of the re-connection? Is it the client?

Yes.

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*Do both sides (client and server) have to do something in order to support a re-connection mechanism?

The server has to do what it did in the first place: accept a connection. The client also has to do what it did in the first place: create a connection.

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*This is a bonus question - How can I achieve socket redundancy (the ability to use more than one server).

Connect to another server when the first one fails.

Do I have to keep all connections in a session store (redis)?

No. That would just waste connections.

How do I handle re-connections in this scenario?

The same way you handle them in any scenario. Just reconnect from the client. But if you have multiple fail-over servers you wouldn't want to reconnect to the one that just failed, you would want to create a new connection to a different member of the failover server group.

A: For anyone that comes upon this, the easiest way to know if a socket has been closed is when send() or recv() return a 0(or -1). However, I think it is also possible to send() 0 bytes, at which point recv() could technically still return 0, but remain open.
I guess you could handle that situation, by waiting a few seconds and trying send() again. If it was indeed closed, and you try to send() data down the socket, then you will return -1. If it was zero again, then that means that the recv()ing end didn't have memory for the buffer to accept anything unto.

A: Typically, the client is in the charge to detect and reconnect if required. Depending on a state shared between client and server, both may have some 'reboot' recovery procedures, for example, if client holds a lock on the server, then server should release the lock on client disconnect and client have to acquire a new lock. This is highly dependent on what your client and server do. If you want to have an distributed/clustered service, then most of above is still true. It just more complicated, as server state shared between servers and you have to synchronize it. Probably you don't want to implement this by your self and use one of existing solutions - redis, mongodb, apache-zookeeper....

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Jeni has the same dream as any mother would have, to raise her two kids in a safe and loving home. Her dream was shattered, after what she says was a pattern of physical and mental abuse, resulting in criminal charges against her husband, an active duty soldier.
Central Oregon Daily's Diane Dean reports on domestic violence in the military and how some Central Oregon Veterans are standing up to support a family in need.
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In their continuing search to innovate and create packages that truly stand out on the shelf, designers can make use of state of the art technologies. Holographic technology on packaging not only makes for a true eye-catcher, it also helps protect products against the threat of counterfeiters. Let's explore some of the innovative ways packaging designers have applied the technology to create stunning designs.
Packaging designers face the challenge of creating packages that capture customer attention and are able to really set the product apart. In order to really catch the eye of the customer, designers will do everything they can. The creative appeal of holograms has inspired many designers to create some of the most innovative designs out there.
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Depending on how you hold the box, the text changes, adding a humorous twist to the package.
Yet, holographic packaging isn't only used to add visual flair to a packaging concept. In some cases the use is practically motivated. Take these hair products by stylist Kevin Murphy.
In order to meet international regulations, every hair product package has to include line after line of fine print to inform users of the ingredients and instructions on how to use the product. The only problem is that when you try to cram all that text on a tiny flacon, your whole design is shred to pieces. That's why Murphy's design agency, ContainerMade, came up with a so-called lenticular animation that appears and disappears according to how you hold the bottle.
Lastly, holographic packaging is often used in the pharmaceutical business as an authentication feature to prevent counterfeiting. Many major drug companies use holograms in the form of labels, seals, hot-stamped patches, and blister foils, designed to be easily recognizable yet difficult to copy accurately.


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Air India has grounded its entire six Boeing 787 Dreamliners aircrafts. The move came following the decision of Europe, the U.S. and Japan to put Boeing 787 Dreamliners out of action. The aircraft will not be allowed to fly until a formal clearance is given by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the air-worthiness of the Dreamliner.


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Ivo Papasov Reunion Concert at Chicago's Old Town School
I've been a huge fan of clarinetist Ivo Papasov ever since the late '80s/early '90s when Orpheus Ascending and Balkanology came out in the US (and Papsov's appearance on David Sanborn's extraordinary network music show, "Night Music"). These were by his band variously labeled "His Orchestra" or his "Bulgarian Wedding Band." But hearing them live eluded me-I don't think they toured the US much, and in the USSR/dictatorship days of Bulgaria, I know Papasov had been in hot water for a time. But the original "Wedding Band" that Papasov formed in the '70s, the Trakija Ensemble, had accordion player Nesho Neshev and saxophonist Yuri Yunakov in it, and they were in his later group as well, and later on, drummer Salif Ali.
Papasov has reunited this group, augmented by a guitar/bassist and a female singer/MC. This absolutely staggering band in on tour in the US at the moment, and I caught them here(videoclip) in Chicago (at the Old Town School of Folk Music) last night. It was one of the most memorable performances I've ever attended of anything. They thrive on odd meters including 9, 11, 13, 17, sometimes soulfully, but often played blindingly fast, but still, somehow, danceable (if you're an octopus, especially). They mix Balkan folk and dance forms with jazz and rock, and the music is somehow fluid while driving staccato stuttering lines. They have a new album out, "Together Again," which is exceptional. Papasov addressed the crowd frequently in Bulgarian and it seemed like a good third of the crowd were with him, and the two encores brought many of them to their feet in a snaking dance that moved through the crowd. See this group, buy the disc, be amazed.
CD Review: Together Again - Legends of Bulgarian Wedding Music
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Introducing Marcel Pawlowski
I am Marcel Pawlowski (@8minutesold), a Schwarzschild Fellow at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics in Potsdam. I moved back to Germany about half a year ago from the University of California Irvine, where I was a Hubble Fellow. Before that, I was a postdoc at Case Western Reserve University and got my PhD from the University of Bonn in 2013. Most of my research revolves around dwarf and satellite galaxies, especially those in the Local Group. I study the phase-space distributions of systems of satellite galaxies and use them to test cosmological models. This has established the planes of satellite galaxies problem, a mismatch between the flattened, kinematically coherent observed satellite systems, and the typically more random satellite distributions found in cosmological simulations. In addition, I have a keen interest in other small scale problems of cosmology, alternatives to the Lambda Cold Dark Matter model, and philosophy of science.
Besides my research and spending time with my family, I very much enjoy visiting museums and exhibitions of contemporary art and photography, especially documentary and humanist photography. I am also active as a street photographer myself, documenting my impressions of the daily life in the different places my job has brought me to.
Twitter: @8minutesold
Website: http://marcelpawlowski.com
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Introducing Jana Grcevich
I'm the outreach coordinator for Columbia University's Astronomy Department, and an adjunct instructor at the Cooper Union School of Art and at the American Museum of Natural History. I received my PhD from Columbia University for work on dwarf galaxies and interstellar gas. I was the Kathryn W. Davis Postdoctoral Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History, where I taught future high-school science teachers with the Master of Arts in Teaching program, and where I host shows for the Astronomy Live series at the Hayden planetarium. I was an Insight Data Science fellow, and worked as a data scientist and consultant with Schireson Associates for a year and a half doing television ad targeting using machine learning. I was also a Simon's Foundation Science Sandbox Fellow working on the interpretation of astronomical data for the public.
I have been a long time "space travel agent" and collaborator with Guerilla Science's Intergalactic Travel Bureau events, most recently at the Exploratorium. I co-wrote a space-oriented travel guide, the Vacation Guide to the Solar System, published by Penguin Random House in 2017, and worked on the free virtual reality Space Vacation app. I also enjoy printmaking, paper marbling, and textile arts.
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Introducing Matt Taylor
Matt Taylor is a Canadian postdoctoral researcher working as a Gemini Science Fellow at Gemini Observatory's Northern Operations Center in Hilo, Hawaii. He completed his degree at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in July 2016, and has been working at Gemini since June 2017. His research revolves around using low-mass stellar systems like globular clusters, ultra-compact dwarfs, and dwarf galaxies to constrain the formation histories of their giant host galaxies in the nearby universe. His favourite colours are optical and near-infrared. He tweets @taylored4astro.
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Introducing Michael Rutkowski
This week features Michael Rutkowski, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Minnesota's Institute for Astrophysics. Michael recently finished his Ph.D. research in 2013 at Arizona State University. There, as in Minnesota, Michael has focused on the formation and evolution of galaxies across the Hubble Sequence. His dissertation research was primarily focused on the star formation histories of early-type galaxies, a broad class of massive galaxies which were once roundly assumed to be "red and dead" and lacking recent star formation. Using UV-optical imaging of these galaxies, he and collaborators have shown the picture of ETG evolution to be a bit more complicated.
While at Minnesota, he continues to use the Hubble Space Telescope, space-based UV observatories, and large ground-based facilities for the study of galaxy evolution, though his research now is primarily focused on dwarf star-forming galaxies and their role in cosmic reionization. In addition to the astrophysics of galaxies, Michael is also generally interested in the development of techniques and algorithms for quantitatively assessing multi-wavelength galaxy morphologies. Outside of the lab, Michael enjoys making galileoscopes with students around the US, teaching public classes on general astronomy at the local learning annex, and learning more of the cosmologies of the native peoples of the places where he's been lucky enough to live during his term as a science migrant.
Michael tweets regularly at @mjrutkow
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When it comes to the world of video games, you can guarantee your favourite titles are going to be turned into major franchises. This industry doesn't really work on one-offs, and there's a good chance that even a poorly received game will return for at least one more round.
Likewise, just because a franchise has ended, that doesn't mean it's gone forever, and more often than not these titles will be rebooted at some point down the line.
However, there are some games that, for whatever reason, haven't received a sequel or been revived. These are huge titles that once dominated the gaming landscape, and turn up on wishlists every single time a big event like E3 rolls around.
At one point, these follow ups would have been no-brainers. The previous instalments were excellent, and the fan demand has always been through the roof, but as the saying goes, you should be careful what you wish for. These are releases that will never stop being shouted about, but just like demanded sequels such as Mirror's Edge: Catalyst proved, the reality of what these projects would actually turn into is a far cry from the pitch-perfect versions fans have in their heads.


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For this episode of the tech podcast, we talk with Pat Warner of Stages Cycling. He helps us understand the basics of how power meters work, from the strain gauges to what bike component houses the power meters.
He also delves into questions about watts per kilo, how to effectively train with a power meter, and the hot-hot question of whether power meters are ruining the Tour de France!


I just joined ONE.MOTORING, a one-stop portal for motorists. They had a contest open to members who post at least once on the forum. The last day of the contest was yesterday, so I made one forum entry just for the sake of hoping to win the contest.
At 6pm, I received an email, informing me that I have indeed won the contest – a pair of tickets to a movie preview. I had to collect the tickets from the organiser's office. The address? International Business Park, located at Jurong East, a good distance from the nearest MRT station.
I wonder how many people would actually drive there to collect a prize worth $19. And I bet that they are only open during office hours, which means either you drive there during lunch (and I won't be surprised if they are closed during lunch) or you are a road warrior who can make detours during office hours in between destinations.
Immediately after receiving the email, I asked them for their opening hours via email. Till now I have not received any reply. Actually, regardless of the response, I won't be bothered to collect the tickets. It just gives me another thing to mock at them.
Besides, the preview screening is on next Tuesday, so it's either I collect today (no chance) or Monday whole day or Tuesday morning. I seriously wonder whether organisers do this kind of arrangement on purpose. The advantage for them is that if winners find it too troublesome to collect the prizes, the company can enjoy it themselves. After all, they have achieved the objective or getting more responses to whatever they are trying to promote. But I'm sure they don't do that on purpose. Maybe their mindset is: since we give them for free, I'm sure they would take the trouble to come to our office to collect it.
Sometimes I wonder whether I am asking too much (I mean, I WON the contest, what more can I ask? Go collect the prize!).
There was this other online community I joined months back, and they too offered freebies to the first x hundred sign-ups. The catch: you have to go to some inaccessible industrial park to collect the gifts. Forumers actually went online to ask what the freebies were to determine whether it was worth the trouble to collect it. Needless to say, not many people actually do.
Yeah! I won a contest organised by ONE.MOTORING. It's a movie preview next Tuesday. I'm so lucky!
But… the place to collect the price is so out of place, I don't think I can spare the time to travel there and collect it. I'm so unlucky!


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Regulating Greenhouse Gases a Job Killer? Quit Crying Wolf
Posted on: July 13, 2011 - 1:10pm
By Donald Cohen
There's an old adage that if you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it. That seems to be the unofficial motto of the United States Chamber of Commerce, which has spent the last forty years repeating (and repeating and repeating) the mantra that government regulations on businesses "kill jobs" and economic growth. But their predictions are repeatedly wrong. The laws that they warned would bring economic ruin have become the basic health, safety, and environmental safeguards we now take for granted.
The Chamber's latest goal is to prevent implementation of regulations to limit greenhouse gases and toxic air pollutants (as mandated by the Supreme Court). Republican proposals to eliminate the EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gasses failed in the Senate. Now they are focused on the Obama administration to thwart the EPA's rule making process. The EPA recently proposed several regulations to address greenhouse gases, toxic emissions and other pollutants from power plants.
The Chamber is hoping that in these hard economic times, Americans' concern about jobs will scare them into believing that rules to limit global warming will stifle job growth. But their rhetoric is the same when the economy is humming. Whether unemployment is high or low, the Chamber and its business allies have opposed every significant step towards a more sustainable, healthier future. They opposed the Kyoto treaty, the Clean Air Act, auto emission standards, Renewable Portfolio Standards, the Clean Water Act, removing lead from gasoline and more. They justify their opposition by claiming that these rules will kill jobs. And they are wrong every time.
Let's take a closer look at the last significant legislation tackling air pollution: the 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act. It was a far-reaching bill that tightened pollution standards from autos and trucks as well as polluting industries. It created new rules requiring cleaner gasoline and diesel fuel and new standards to reduce toxic air pollutants. It also launched the Acid Rain Program, a cap and trade system limiting the production of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides.
The proposals had lots of enemies. To lead the charge, industry lobbies created the Orwellian Clean Air Working Group, which claimed to represent 2000 business and trade associations. They predicted the bill would be the "quiet death for business across the country." Conservative economist Milton Friedman wrote in the Wall Street Journal that "The Clean Air Act's unduly stringent and extremely costly provisions could seriously threaten this nation's economic expansion." The National Association of Manufacturers, with newfound concern for the planet, claimed the Act's provisions would hurt the economy "with no real assurance they would be balanced by a cleaner, healthier environment."
Thanks to widespread public concern about the environment and grassroots organizing by environmental groups, the law passed anyway. We can now look back at the claims to see that the business lobbyists were wrong. The new law didn't hurt the economy, and it did help the environment. Corporate America was just crying wolf:
A 1990 study sponsored by the U.S. Business Roundtable (comprised of the CEOs of some of the nation's largest corporations), claimed there was "...little doubt that a minimum of 200,000 (plus) jobs will be quickly lost, with plants closing in dozens of states. This number could easily exceed 1 million jobs—and even 2 million jobs—at the more extreme assumptions about residual risk."
Wrong. Studies done since the law passed show that actual job reductions were limited to one to three thousand jobs per year, with environmental jobs increasing by the tens of thousands each year.
In May 1989, Ford Motor Company testified that "we just do not have the technology to comply" with the first tier of new tailpipe standards in the 1990 amendments, not even with technology "on the horizon." They claimed that the proposed emission standards would be financially ruinous.
Wrong: The motor vehicle industry began making vehicles that met the new standards in 1993.
Oil companies predicted disaster. In October 1990, Mobil Corporation opposed the new Clean Air Act requirements for reformulated gasoline, writing that "the technology to meet these standards simply does not exist today" and predicting "major supply disruptions."
Wrong: Reformulated gasoline requirements went into effect without significant supply disruptions, and today reformulated gasoline costs just pennies more than conventional gasoline.
The air conditioning and refrigerator lobby, too, predicted chaos. In January 1990, the DuPont Company testified the phase-out of ozone-depleting CFCs would cause "severe economic and social disruption." The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute testified that it was "certain" that "the large installed inventory which we depend upon in this country cannot survive. … We will see shutdowns of refrigeration equipment in supermarkets. … We will see shutdowns of chiller machines, which cool our large office buildings, our hotels, and hospitals."
Wrong: The phase-out of CFC production was accelerated to December 31, 1995, with industry rapidly developing alternatives and none of the severe dislocation predicted by industry taking place.
Then there was the bill's acid rain program. It was the same kind of cap and trade that the Chamber of Commerce and Congressional Republicans are claiming will cost millions of jobs, wreck the economy, and send us back to the dark ages. In 1987, The National Association of Manufacturers complained that "Initiatives such as the acid rain legislation would, in this respect, achieve only the dubious distinction of moving the United States towards the status of a second-class industrial power by the end of the century." Edward Addison, president of the Southern Co., an Atlanta-based electrical utility, complained in 1989 that the Acid Rain Program "will increase the cost, risk the reliability of electric service, disrupt the long-range planning of utilities, frustrate the regulatory process and foreclose the use of clean coal technologies."
Wrong again. Despite industry estimates that electricity rates would increase 10 percent or more, electricity prices actually fell in most states. Between 1990 and 2006, electricity prices fell by 47 percent in Arkansas, 32 percent in Georgia, 64 percent in Illinois, 28 percent in Indiana, 35 percent in Michigan, 30 percent in North Carolina, 18percent in Ohio, 36 percent in Pennsylvania, 40 percent in Utah, and 36 percent in Virginia. The business-oriented Economist magazine in 2002 called the acid rain program "probably the greatest green success story of the decade."
Since the 1990 Amendments passed, polluting emissions have decreased, electricity generation continued to climb, and lakes and streams are cleaner. Industry responded by developing new technologies. The economy continued to grow.
Most importantly, people are healthier. Retrospective studies have found that the legislation prevented thousands of cases of bronchitis, heart attacks, and asthma. And it prevented millions of lost work and school days.
It's clear now that the industry lobbies were crying wolf. The Chamber of Commerce and its allies today are hoping no that no one remembers. Let's make them wrong—again.
This article was originally posted on the YES! Magazine website, a cutting edge environmental journal.
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On January 6, 2009, Kathy I. Long took the oath of office and officially began her fourth term as the Supervisor for Ventura County Third District.
Kathy, a native of Saginaw, Michigan earned a Bachelor's of Arts in Education from Eastern Michigan University in 1972, and began her political career in 1979 working as an Administrative Assistant for the City of Detroit. Kathy moved to Los Angeles in 1981 taking a staff position with Los Angeles City Council President Pat Russell.
In 1988 Kathy and her husband Randy moved to Camarillo where she became involved with the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce. Kathy served on numerous Chamber committees and as President in 1991. Former Supervisor Maggie Erickson Kildee hired Kathy as her Administrative Assistant in 1991 and upon Supervisor Kildee's retirement Kathy successfully ran for Supervisor, beginning her first term of office on January 7, 1997.
Supervisor Long currently serves as the 2010 Chair of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors. Her priorities for 2010 will be to provide cost effective programs for public safety, health and welfare of all residents. In addition to her work as Supervisor, Kathy participates as an active member of service and business organizations within the Third District. She was named the 2002 - 2003 Camarillo Chamber of Commerce "Public Servant of the Year" and in 2004 the Ventura County Leadership Academy honored her with the "Distinguished Community Leader Award" and in April 2005 Supervisor Long received the American Red Cross Clara Barton "Public Servant of the Year" award. In 2004 and 2005 Kathy received the Ventura County Economic Development Association's (VCEDA) "Spirit of Government Award". In February 2008 Supervisor Long received the "Woman of Vision Award" from the Ventura Interfaith Ministerial Association.
Supervisor Long's district includes Camarillo, California State University–Channel Islands, Port Hueneme, Southeast Oxnard, East Oxnard Plain, Santa Paula, Fillmore, Piru, Lockwood Valley, and Eastern Portion of Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme.


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In addition, unique clickable hotspots can be included in the imagery, which allows dealers to upsell additional key features and encourages potential buyers to access further information.
Modix 360° is the latest product from Modix, a Cox Automotive business that supplies more than 30 OEMs and over 16,500 dealers with used-vehicle locators, search marketing tools, websites and imagery that generate leads and drive conversion.
Managing director, Modix UK, Darren Sinclair, said: "As we become even more technologically advanced, and car buyers expect to do more from the comfort of their own home, immersive images will become integral in helping a consumer decide on the right purchase.
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Alistair Jeff, head of operations for GardX AD-Vantage said: "We are excited to be working with Modix to deliver this fantastic technology to the UK automotive sector. It's a great product that makes life easier for the dealer and gives the consumer the quality of image they expect, helping to deliver a great online experience."
In addition to hosting the tool directly on their own websites, dealers will also be able to integrate Modix 360° imagery into their Motors.co.uk listings.
Phill Jones, managing director, Motors.co.uk, which already allows dealers to add up to 25 pictures to each of their adverts, said: "Images are a critical part of the sales process. Car shopping is now largely performed online and it is essential that images display the vehicle to the highest standard. The more information a dealer can provide, the more likely that customer is to visit the dealership.
He added: "The Modix 360° product will allow dealers on Motors.co.uk to benefit from industry leading technology and stay one step ahead of competitors."


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Staff and Instructors
Aerie instructors are a diverse group, sharing at least three qualities essential for a wilderness medicine instructor. All Aerie instructors are:
Skilled, enthusiastic and knowledgeable instructors (we are going to count that as one quality!)
Experienced in a wide variety of outdoor interests and professions
Involved in health care, almost all professionally, almost all with a minimum of EMT certification
We work closely with our medical director, Greg Moore, MD, and our Board of Advisors to ensure that our curriculum is current and our teaching techniques appropriate. Read through their biographies. Contact them individually or through our office with questions.
In reality, the above qualities form only a baseline standard for employment at Aerie. What you will find truly unique about our staff is their commitment to service. They arrive at class eager to provide the training you need, to answer your individual questions, and to be a resource for you after the course ends. Many Aerie graduates have changed their careers or specialities after taking our courses. Why? In most cases, they tell us it is because of their instructors' inspiration. Most of our staff are Aerie graduates who found something in their instructor that inspired them to work with us. While we don't expect that every graduate will become an Aerie employee, we do expect that their course will have an impact far beyond the topic of wilderness first aid.
Kip Beckwith, Instructor
Certifications/Education:
BS, Resource Conservation - University of Montana; Paramedic; Technical SAR Technician I; Wildland Firefighter Type II; Helicopter Crew Member; ACLS, PALS, PHTLS, FP-C
I took my WFR course in 2008 and loved it. I worked nine seasons for the National Park Service, doing a variety of backcountry ranger, climbing ranger, emergency medical services, and search and rescue jobs. I have worked as an assistant instructor for a community college EMS program and as a ski patroller. I completed my Wilderness EMT through Aerie in 2011, Parkmedic / Advanced EMT in 2013, and Paramedic in 2016. I enjoy providing medical care in urban, rural, and wilderness settings. In addition to teaching for Aerie, I have worked for EMS services as a paramedic in Colorado and Montana.
Allison Bernhisel, Equipment Manager
allison@aeriemed.com
BS, Wildlife Biology – University of Montana; W-EMT; Rope Rescue Technician
One of the first things I did after moving to Missoula to study wildlife at UM was sign up for Aerie's W-EMT course. Not only was the course rewarding, the certification helped make me more competitive for wildlife technician jobs that have taken me all across the Rocky Mountains. Additionally, the course introduced me to Missoula County Search and Rescue and I have spent the last seven years volunteering with them. I currently work as Aerie's equipment manager, planning and preparing course materials for all of our courses, events, and safety standbys.
Ryan Berube, Instructor
ryan@aeriemed.com
WEMT, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, Level 1 Avalanche
A current member of the US Coast Guard, I'm proud to call Montana home and look forward to further delving into the medical community. Growing up exploring the White Mountains of New Hampshire and beyond, the West has become my gateway to further adventures and practice of my favorite hobbies, including rock climbing, backpacking, mountain biking, and fishing.
Gaytri Bhatia, Instructor
gaytrib@gmail.com
BA, Environmental Studies - Mount Holyoke College; WFR
Originally from Bombay, India, I grew up without much separation from the outdoors - swimming oceans, running along hills, loitering in forests. I worked for 7 years in Boston as an environmental consultant to the US Environmental Protection Agency. Following this, I returned to India, splitting her time between agriculture (producing fruits and herbs) and backpacking (working as an Instructor with the National Outdoor Leadership School).
Joe Blattner, Instructor, Management Director
joe@aeriemed.com
MA, Emergency Management and Homeland Security - Arizona State University; BA - University of Montana; EMT, W-EMT; Lead Instructor & Advanced EMT (Montana); Level I Avalanche; Swiftwater Rescue Technician; Rope Rescue Technician I/II
I began working with Aerie in 2006 and have taught and lectured at all levels of Aerie's courses. In addition to teaching, I manage Aerie's day-to-day operations. I am a long-time member of Missoula County Search and Rescue and am currently the acting chief. I have taught for the University of Montana since 2010, primarily teaching pre-hospital medicine and leadership classes. At St. Patrick Hospital, I work as the Emergency Preparedness Coordinator where I plan for and respond to incidents and disasters.
Samantha Boucher, Instructor
sam@aeriemed.com
ASN, RN
I moved to Maine to attend the University of Maine, Augusta for my Nursing Degree. While in Maine I fell in love with the ocean and first began exploring nutrition and herbalism as alternatives and complements to western medicine. Currently I am working in Home Health as a nurse.
Alan, Instructor
BS, Health Sciences - Trident University; W-EMT; NREMT-Paramedic; TCCC; Swiftwater Rescue Tech 1; Recreation Avalanche Level 1
I served as an infantryman for four years in the Marine Corps and have been a USAF Pararescueman (PJ) since 2006. This job has taken me all over the world on many adventures, and given me the opportunity to treat many critically injured patients. I recertified my Paramedic license through Aerie and always appreciated their professionalism, work ethic and knowledge base. I began teaching with Aerie in 2018 and try to teach courses in between a hectic work schedule, pursuing my M.Ed. through NAU, and spending time with my wife and two kids.
Leah Cantor, Instructor
leah@aeriemed.com
MA, Elementary Education - Queens College; BS, Education - Florida State University; EMT; LNT Master Educator; NAI Certified Interpretive Guide
After receiving my degrees in Education, I participated as an AmeriCorps member, teaching at Northwest Youth Corps Outdoor School in OR. I also worked at an Outdoor Education Center in the Adirondacks of NY. Through work with the Student Conservation Association (SCA), I helped plan trainings with Aerie to ensure my members felt prepared to go into the field. I spent almost nine years going through Aerie trainings myself, which only amplified my desire to teach others the importance of wilderness medicine. When I had the opportunity to start teaching for Aerie in February of 2018, I was excited to join this staff.
Julien, Instructor
julien@aeriemed.com
BSN - Montana State University; RN, AEMT, W-EMT, BASM; Rope Rescue Technician I/II; Swiftwater Rescue Technician
I am originally from France, where I served in an alpine military unit. I have called Montana home for several years, and currently work at St Patrick's Hospital, where I am an RN in the Intensive Care Unit. In addition to teaching with Aerie, I work as a ski patroller and am a member of Missoula County Search and Rescue. I am happy to contribute to Aerie's mission, and grateful for the opportunities to keep learning.
Jay Corti, Instructor
jay@aeriemed.com
Born and raised in Montana, I grew up skiing, biking and hunting. After 10 years of competitive mogul skiing, I now coach athletes year round. I attended Montana State University to finish a Bachelors in Exercise Science with plans to go to Paramedic School after graduation. Aerie provides me a great opportunity to travel and teach in the great outdoors.
Eagle Cruz, Instructor
eagle@aeriemed.com
EMT, W-EMT; Level 2 Avalanche; OEC, practitioner of the Rolf Method of Structural Integration, Upledger Institute of Osteopathy
I am a graduate of Aerie's W-EMT class in 1999. I was a volunteer on the Frenchtown Rural Fire District Ambulance Service for ten years and am the assistant director of Snowbowl's Pro Patrol. Between ski patrol and ambulance service I have been active in the EMS system for 12 years. I've studied martial arts for 30 years and teach kids and adults karate at Viking Martial Arts in Frenchtown. I never imagined myself actually teaching emergency medicine, but the more I teach, the more I realize how much I enjoy sharing what I really love to do.
Danielle Donovan, Instructor
danielle@aeriemed.com
W-EMT, A-EMT, R.N., Level II Avalanche
In 2006 I completed my WFR with Aerie, which unexpectedly ignited my interest for emergency medicine. This ultimately led me to complete my W-EMT with Aerie in 2008. Since then, I have gained valuable working experience as a Professional Ski Patroller at Grand Targhee Resort and spent 5 seasons working on a wilderness trail crew on the Bitterroot National Forest. I currently work as an Emergency Department RN at a rural hospital in Big Sky, Montana. I have been working with Aerie since the fall of 2012. I take great pride in working for the organization that helped instill in me a passion for emergency medicine, and hope that I can do the same for my future students.
Ryan Dwosh, Instructor
BS, Civil Engineering - University of Vermont; EMT; Swift Water Rescue Technician; OEC; ACA level IV whitewater kayak instructor
I found my passion for the outdoors while leading whitewater kayak and canoe trips in the Northeast. After working as a Water Resource Engineer in Vermont, I left the confines of cubical life to pursue a WEMT and chase snow in Washington and Wyoming. I got my first taste of wilderness medicine while working as a ski patroller at Snow King Mountain in Jackson, WY. After being inspired by working in EMS, I continued to explore a career in medicine as an ER Technician. Currently, I am a medical student at The University of New England.
Hannah Fanney, Instructor
BA, Sociology and Social Justice - Northland College; W-EMT; Avalanche Level 2
In 2013, I left the south shores of Lake Superior with a degree in Sociology and Outdoor Education and settled in Montana shortly after. In the summer months, if not in a classroom environment you may find me on a river or sea kayaking the Pacific Ocean. When the frost arrives, I work as a the Assistant Medical Supervisor with Big Sky Ski Patrol.
Dave Farmer, Wildland Fire Instructor
BS, Recreation Management - University of Montana. EMT; Rope Rescue Technician; Avalanche 1; Engine Boss.
My first medical experience came through an Aerie WFR course which lead to a ski patrol job at Montana Snowbowl. My fire career began at the Forest Service's Ninemile Ranger Station in 2005 and continued with the Lolo Hotshots and Missoula Ranger District until 2014. In 2013, I became an EMT and began working for the Missoula Fire Department in 2015. I have been afforded the opportunity to learn from, and teach with, many seasoned firefighters over the years.
Richard Gauron, Instructor
W-EMT, A-EMT; Master Scuba Diver, Avalanche 2 ,Technical Rope Rescue 1 and 2, Cliff Rescue, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, OEC, .
Originally from Boston, I moved to Bozeman to attend MSU in 2006. I became involved with Search and Rescue and my passion for wilderness medicine took off. I became more involved with the various SAR teams such as the Dive team, which I am a rescue diver on. I took my Wilderness EMT through Aerie and became a pro ski patroller, which is still my winter job. During the summer I had worked as a alpine guide in Alaska where I also responded to medical calls within Wrangle Saint Elias National Park. I am now back in school taking Pre-Med courses with the hopes of returning to Medical School.
Darren Gruetze, Instructor
BS, History/Sociology- University of Pittsburgh; MAT, Secondary Social Science - Chatham University; WFR; LNT Master Educator; Mental Health First Aid Instructor; Community of Radical Engagement Facilitator
I have worked in the outdoor industry since 2006 doing trail work, wilderness therapy, leadership consulting, remote cooking, and running a variety of programs for The Student Conservation Association. My first class with Aerie was in 2007 and I have attended trainings every year since. In 2018, I joined Aerie's teaching staff. Teaching courses pairs my love of the more-than-human world with my desire to inspire others to feel confident and capable in outdoor settings.
Trenton Harper, Instructor
trenton@aeriemed.com
W-EMT; Critical Care Paramedic; AWLS; TCCC; Swiftwater Rescue Technician; Avalanche Level 1
I practiced and taught wilderness survival skills as an outdoor educator for 5 years before moving to Montana in 2001. Since then I have worked as a paramedic-ranger for the National Park Service in Yellowstone National Park, volunteered with Missoula Search and Rescue, and have provided medical relief in Haiti and along the US/Mexico border. I have been privileged to travel and practice my medical and survival skills in Central America, India, and most recently Mongolia. I am a full time paramedic for Missoula Emergency Services where I have served as a tactical paramedic and Backcountry Response Team member. I teach all level of courses for Aerie including our WEMT and Semester in Wilderness Medicine programs.
Cody Harris, Instructor
cody@aeriemed.com
EMT, Rescue III International Swiftwater Rescue Instructor
Having spent the better portion of my life exploring the rivers of North and South America, I am a past member of the U.S. Canoe and Kayak Development Team. I have been a kayak slalom coach and an American Canoe Association whitewater instructor since 1994. I co-founded the Whitewater Rescue Institute and teach both Swiftwater Rescue technician as well as Rope Rescue technician courses for Aerie.
Amelia Jaffe, Instructor
BS, Spanish and Psychology - UW- Madison; MS, Nursing - Rush University; RN; TNCC
I am an emergency room RN by trade, but believe knowing how to heal people without the luxury of resources is the most inspiring form of medicine I have learned. I feel very fortunate to help spread this knowledge as an incredible way to empower people to spend more time outdoors. Outside of medicine, I spend a great deal of time exploring the outdoors, crafting things from wood and various salvaged materials, fixing and riding bicycles, and searching for my next opportunity to return to Central America.
Mike Johnston, Adjunct Instructor
rivers@montana.com
EMT; Swiftwater Rescue Instructor
I have been teaching River Rescue since 1995 and am a former ski patroller & backcountry ranger in Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. In 1994 I founded Montana River Guides, a whitewater rafting company that guides raft, canoe, kayak and riverboard trips on the Alberton Gorge, Blackfoot and Bitterroot Rivers. I teach the swiftwater rescue component of Aerie's Wilderness EMT and Semester programs.
Holly Kassner, Office Manager
holly@aeriemed.com
BA, Psychology - University of Phoenix; AS, Business Management - University of Phoenix; Thetahealing Practitioner, Reiki Master, EFT/TFT Practitioner, Life Coach, PLR Therapist, Hypnotherapist, WRAP Facilitator
I was born and raised in Montana. My childhood was spent in Thompson Falls; after graduation I lived in Havre, Missoula, and Kalispell. My husband and our 6 children recently moved back to Missoula, the place I feel HOME. I have degrees in Psychology and Business and I also run my own business that utilizes a variety of energy- and meditation-type healing. I have always been passionate about the outdoors: hiking, fishing, camping and exploring this beautiful state that I love. This is one reason why I knew Aerie was a great fit for me.
Chad Kidd, Wildland Fire Instructor
AA, Fire Science - Casper Community College; BA, Business - Montana State University; EMT
Growing up, I worked as a ranch hand outside Ennis, Montana during the summers and spent countless hours in the mountains chasing cows and fixing fence. After high school, I pursued a degree in fire science and since then, my passion has always been firefighting. I am currently a captain with Missoula Fire Department and have feverishly pursued the wildland fire arena, working all over the country on wildland fires. I have also helped develop MFD's technical rescue program. Teaching has been a very rewarding experience and has helped shape me as an emergency provider.
Michael Kremkau
MD, FACEP, FAWM
I trained in Emergency Medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University. I worked overseas in Honduras and in Kosovo on disaster relief missions and am a veteran of the National Disaster Medical Service. I now work as an Emergency Physician at Saint Patrick Hospital (Level II Trauma) and am a reserve Deputy for Missoula County Sheriff Department. I am also a member of and Medical Director for Missoula County Search and Rescue, and Missoula County Sheriff Department's Special Response Team and serve as the Medical Director for Missoula Emergency Services and Missoula City Fire Department. I recently helped author the curriculum for S.T.O.R.M. (Specialized Tactics for Operational Rescue and Medicine) and will be teaching this through the Medical College of Georgia.
Nick Lois, Instructor
nick@aeriemed.com
PA-S, ACLS, W-EMT, Level 1 Avalanche
I worked in the emergency room in Bozeman, ski patrolled at Big Sky Resort, and helped teach people with disabilities how to ski through the Eagle Mount Adaptive Ski Program. In the summertime, I worked down in South America for an adventure tourism company. I have since recently moved to California where I go to PA school at Stanford University and humiliate myself on a regular basis improving my surfing.
Kelli Lutz, Instructor
kelli@aeriemed.com
EMT, W-EMT; Avalanche Level-1; Leave No Trace (LNT) Trainer; Outdoor Leadership, Central Oregon Community College; Parks & Tourism, University of Montana
I began my wilderness career after taking a first aid class my freshman year in college. My love of the outdoors, medicine, and working with others led me to expand my training and receive my EMT and Wilderness EMT through the National Outdoor Leadership School. Since then I have guided Whitewater Rafting, Kayaking, backpacking, and most recently guiding Ice Cave Glacier tours and canoe trips in Juneau, Alaska. I enjoy the improvisation and creativity needed in wilderness medicine and it has been an honor to be able to share that with others to help them learn.
Amelyne Major, Instructor
amelyne@aeriemed.com
BA, Chemistry/Psychology - The College of Wooster; EMT; LNT Master Educator
I took an Aerie WFR course as part of my first field work position, on a conservation crew in the Mojave Desert. Since then I earned my EMT with Aerie and have found ways to keep working outside, primarily with trail and fire teams across the Western US. I am currently based in Oakland, CA; in addition to instructing with Aerie, I work for an organic farm and am completing coursework to prepare for Nursing school. The skills I learned in wilderness medicine courses have built my confidence traveling and working in the outdoors, and I hope to provide students with the same.
Amy Mazzarisi, Instructor
amy@aeriemed.com
MSW - University of Michigan; RN - Excelsior College; Critical Care Paramedic
I was fortunate to take an Aerie class in 2001, which evolved into opportunities to live out some dreams including working for the park service as a paramedic. I discovered the joy of teaching Aerie students for their enthusiasm and dedication to learning. Today, I am part of the ICU and ED as a RN in the Kalispell area. Occasionally, one might find me flying as a nurse with A.L.ER.T., or as a ground paramedic for Bigfork Ambulance.
Dara McDevitt, Instructor
BS, Resource Conservation - University of Montana; EMT, W-EMT; Swiftwater Rescue Technician, Avalanche Level 1
I have been involved with Aerie since 2012 when I was a student in the Spring Semester. Outside of wilderness medicine and environmental science, I have deep-seated enthusiasm for making my own gear. I sewed for Mystery Ranch Backpacks and for Goertzen Adventure Equipment. In January 2017, I began building the Aerie first aid kit bags. I worked in Yellowstone as a bear biologist and as part of their EMS team and served in Yosemite as a backcountry ranger intern, providing medical services and working with the YOSAR team.
David McEvoy, Director
dave@aeriemed.com
MS, Biology - University of Montana; BA, Anthropology - Bates College; Critical Care Paramedic
I have worked outdoors since 1983 and began working as a paramedic in 1991. In 1995, I co-founded Aerie and teach all levels of Aerie courses. I have worked continuously as a medic at Missoula Emergency Services since 1991, currently serving as their Training Officer. I am also the Director of Missoula College's Paramedicine program, which is a cooperative effort between Missoula Emergency Services' paramedic ambulance and the University of Montana.
John Meyer, Instructor
BS, Business Administration - University of Oregon; MBA - University of Montana; W-EMT; PHTLS; Dive Master; Advanced Swift Water Rescue Technician; Avalanche Level 1
I fell in love with Aerie's program and team during a re-cert course and joined the team in early 2019. I've volunteered as a firefighter-EMT and on several technical search and rescue teams. After leaving the Army, I taught outdoor leadership and technical rescue in the University of Oregon's outdoor program. I've also guided whitewater throughout Oregon and Idaho, as well as remote SCUBA diving in Australia.
Ryan Milling, Instructor
ryan.milling@aeriemed.com
BS, Wildlife Biology - University of Montana; EMT, W-EMT; Pro Level 2 Avalanche, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, Rope Rescue Technician, LNT Master Educator
I started with Aerie in 2014 by taking a WEMT class and was hooked. Teaching for Aerie combines my passion for medicine, wild spaces, and outdoor education. I have pursued these passions by leading extended courses for NOLS, Montana Wilderness School, serving as an EMT on the ambulance in Stanley, ID, guiding commercially on the Salmon River in the Frank Church Wilderness, working as a Ski Patroller and Avalanche Educator, and working towards a nursing degree from MSU. Sometimes help is far away, and backcountry decision making is a skill that needs intentional practice.
Greg Moore, Medical Director
greg@aeriemed.com
MD; FACEP; FAWM
I completed Medical School at Ohio State University and did a dual residency in Emergency Medicine and Family Practice. I have practiced as a Board Certified Emergency Room Physician for over 30 years and now serve in Dillon, Montana as Barrett Hospital's Chief of Staff and Director of their Emergency Department in addition to working as Medical Director for Saint Patrick Hospital Rural Outreach. I am Fellowship trained in Emergency Medicine and also was among the first Fellows in Wilderness Medicine. I am active in EMS, serving as Medical Director for Missoula Emergency Services Ambulance, Missoula County Airport Authority, Powell County QRU, Beaverhead EMS, Beaverhead Search and Rescue, and Wisdom Ambulance. I am actively involved in instructing all levels of medical professionals; I also instruct Advanced Wilderness Life Support and am passionate about wilderness medicine.
Niqole Morris, Instructor
niqole@aeriemed.com
BA, Sociology-Criminology, Certification in Forensic Sciences - University of Montana; A-EMT, W-EMT; Swiftwater Rescue Technician, Hazmat Technician
I moved to Missoula in 2006 to attend the University of MT and to be closer to my family in Kalispell. I began volunteering with Missoula Rural Fire Department and later became a resident. Upon graduating from the university, I chose to stray from my law school career path and took my WEMT course from Aerie in 2010, thus beginning my journey in the medical field, which I continue to broaden and expand. I absolutely love helping others and being involved in patient care, as well as instructing for Aerie.
Ted Morrison, Instructor
ted@aeriemed.com
MS,RN, BSN, A-EMT, W-EMT
I took my first Wilderness First Responder course with Aerie in 1999 to feel more confident in my backcountry adventures. In 2006 I completed my EMT and began instructing courses for Aerie. I helped to develop Aerie's New Staff Training and Instructor Mentoring program. I have continued my medical education to become a Registered Nurse. I currently work at Saint Patrick Hospital as a cardiac nurse. My favorite thing about wilderness medicine is not only developing the skills to treat patients, but the mindset and judgement to problem solve and stay safe in the backcountry.
Eric Mullen, Instructor
eric@aeriemed.com
BA, Environmental Studies - University of Montana; EMT, OEC, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, SSI Autonomous Diver, STCW Offshore Basic Safety
After moving to Montana in 2003 to finish a degree in environmental studies, I finished my WEMT with Aerie. A passion for adventure and other cultures have taken me around the world. I have spent time traveling and working as a photographer, engineer and EMT/diver on several deep ocean explorations around the world involved in sea floor mapping and ship wreck search and salvage operations. I am based, between adventures, in Bozeman and spend my winters as a full time Pro Ski Patroller at Bridger Bowl.
Sierra Nix, Instructor
sierra@aeriemed.com
BA, Exercise Science - Asbury University; EMT
I made my way to Montana via Colorado, Kentucky, and Ohio. I grew up in an outdoor loving family who has passed on their love of outdoor recreation to me. I became certified in wilderness medicine in 2009, and after spending several years working in Emergency Medicine and leading wilderness trips, I adjusted my focus from practicing to teaching wilderness and emergency medicine. I've been teaching for Aerie since 2018. In my spare time I love horseback riding and hiking around the Bozeman area with my husband and our pup, Arlo.
Chris O'Brien, Instructor
MS, Natural Resources - University of Idaho; BS - Elmira College; EMT, W-EMT; EMT Instructor, Idaho EMS
Born and raised in Massachusetts, I now call the Pacific Northwest home. I began my professional career as a Park Ranger on Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. After 3 years, I took my first WEMT course. I am currently a Lead Firefighter and the EMS Lead with Boise BLM Helitack having worked on fire crews in ID, OR, and CO. I'm also currently a candidate for the Fellowship in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine and a volunteer EMT for a department in Olympia, WA.
Tim O'Hara, Instructor
BS - Cornell University; WFR
I am the founder and owner of Rancho Mastatal Sustainability Center in rural Costa Rica where I oversee an array of initiatives related to natural building, permaculture, community development and health, and rainforest conservation. I met my wife Robin Nunes while an ecoagribusiness volunteer in the US Peace Corps in Uruguay. Our site has unintentionally become a default medical clinic in the village. We have a bilingual daughter named Soledad and spend most of our days outside working on the farm and teaching guests about our sustainability practices.
Randy Okon, Director, Wildland Fire
rokon@aeriemed.com
AA - Fire Science; EMT
A 4th generation Montana native, I began my fire career with the Department of State Lands (now DNRC) in Libby, MT. I fought fire for the Forest Service out of Troy, MT and at Dalton Station on the Angeles NF, then returned to Montana as a Firefighter for the Missoula Fire Department (MFD). During my time with MFD I specialized in wildland fire and incident management. After retiring from MFD in 2017, I joined Aerie to assist in developing the wildland fire program. I currently live in Northern Greece where I am studying Mediterranean fire behavior and European fire management.
Josh Olsen, Instructor / Hiring And Staff Training Manager
josh@aeriemed.com
BA - St. Olaf College, M.Ed - University of MTW; W-EMT; Avalanche PRO-1; Swiftwater Rescue Technician; OEC
I was born and raised in Montana and grew up exploring wild spaces from the Bears Paw to the Beartooth Mountains. In addition to instructing for Aerie, I am the Co-founder and Program Director of the Montana Wilderness School based in Bozeman. During the winter season, I work as an avalanche educator, Professional Ski Patroller and avalanche rescue dog handler with my dog Numa at Bridger Bowl Ski Area. What I love about Aerie's approach to teaching wilderness medicine is the commitment to scenario-based learning, helping to bridge the gap between education and experience.
Jeff Olson, Instructor
jeff@aeriemed.com
BA, Studio Art - Evergreen State College; W-EMT; USDA C-sawyer; Evaluator: Chainsaw/Crosscut; Level 1 Avalanche
Growing up in Western WA provided me many opportunities to be in the outdoors hiking, snowboarding, fly fishing and hunting. This lead me into an incredible career working in the conservation field. I serve as the Risk Management and Field Training Officer for the Northwest Youth Corps, where I am able to use my two decades of conservation experience by training staff, field leaders and members. My interest in wilderness medicine was sparked in 2008 when I took my WEMT course with NOLS; that interest has grown into a passion as I began teaching with Aerie in 2018.
Eddie Olwell, Instructor
eddie@aeriemed.com
W-EMT; B.S., Economics, LeMoyne College; Level I Avalanche; Swiftwater First Responder
I have been involved with Aerie since 1999 when I took a WFR course for my guide and outfitting business. Moving up to complete Aerie's W-EMT course helped me land a job with Lost Trail Ski Patrol and then as an instructor for Aerie. Patrolling and instructing for Aerie complement each other very well. When I am not skiing or teaching I can be found pursuing my other passion, fly fishing on Montana's great trout rivers. I own and operate Fishs Eddy O Fly Fishing Outfiiter and Guide Service, specializing in guided fly fishing trips on the Bitterroot and other western Montana rivers.
Shantanu Pandit, Instructor
sdpandit@gmail.com, shantanu@ekoindia.com
MBA, WFR
I grew up in a suburb of Mumbai, India. I've been hiking & rock climbing since college days, and have been part of a few peak climbing expeditions in the Himalaya. From 2000 until 2013, I was a NOLS instructor, working a couple of courses per year, and have also run an adventure travel company. Since 2000 I have been facilitating outdoor management development programs for business organizations and now also offer consultancy to outdoor & experiential education organisations in areas like programme content, risk management and staff training.
Doug Petch, Instructor
Paramedic, W-EMT, AWLS
After retiring from a career in the United States Army, my love of backpacking led me to take a Wilderness First Aid (WFA) class. That class sparked an interest in wilderness medicine that resulted in me becoming a Paramedic specializing in wilderness, expedition and remote area medicine. I currently live with my wife Beth and our Black Lab Gunner in NW Montana where I work as Clinical Coordinator and Instructor for the Flathead Valley Community College Paramedic Program and serve as Team Paramedic for the Flathead County Search and Rescue Team.
Will Polansky, Instructor
will@aeriemed.com
AA, Outdoor Education and Leadership - Central Wyoming College; Paramedic
I started my career in wilderness medicine after taking a WFR course in 2009 and began working with Aerie a couple years later, after completing an Aerie WEMT. In addition to instructing with Aerie I've also worked managing Aerie's course gear. Currently I work as a firefighter/paramedic in West Yellowstone and live there with my wife and 2 daughters. I spend as much time as possible trying to find fish in Yellowstone National Park. I continue to work for Aerie because of the passion that we all share for wilderness medicine and education.
Damien Powledge, Instructor
damien@aeriemed.com
BLS, ACLS, ATLS, PA-C, Level I Avalanche
The field of Geology was my initial career path, until an Aerie WFR course in 2004 promptly derailed that trajectory my final semester of college. I eventually dove deeper into medicine, getting an EMT, and working at both hospitals in Missoula as an ER Tech EMT, while teaching for Aerie and working in tissue/organ recovery. Upon graduation from UW's PA School, I practiced Family Medicine/Urgent Care, in addition to working with Trauma Services at St Patrick Hospital. Most recently, I have transitioned to working in Neurosurgery full-time.
James Pyke, Instructor
james@aeriemed.com
W-EMT, MT EMT Lead Instructor, Avalanche Level 2, High Angle Rope Rescue for Ski Patrol
I took a W-EMT class with Aerie to bolster my backcountry skills and found I had a passion for rescue and emergency medicine. I worked professionally as a ski patroller at Montana Snowbowl for four years before moving to Bozeman where I took a job at the Yellowstone Club in Big Sky. I am currently a senior patroller at the Yellowstone Club and lead the medical department for our patrol. I teach all summer for Aerie, primarily coordinating and instructing the Summer Semester program in Montana.
Roman Sanchez, Instructor
roman@aeriemed.com
MS - Elementary Education and ESL; W-EMT; Swiftwater First Responder; Level 1 Avalanche; OEC Technician and Instructor
After completing my Master's degree, I joined the Peace Corps, teaching in Honduras. I then spent 13 years teaching in a bilingual elementary education program. I've taught for Aerie for over a decade and am one of the lead instructors for our Semester program. I work for the Indian Peaks Rural Fire District as a firefighter and EMT/SAR member. I am also an active ski-patroller and volunteer with the Buffalo Field Campaign in the Yellowstone area. I've lived off-grid in a straw bale cabin that I built with family and friends at 9200 ft for close to 20 years now.
Akshay Shah, Instructor
AkshayShah@woodstock.ac.in
W-EMT
I work with the Hanifl Centre in Mussoorie, India and teach wilderness first aid courses here for Aerie. I have been involved with NOLS India Chapter, giving slide shows and talks on the environment. During my initiative to save the dying Steppe Eagles in Ranikhet, we managed to successfully save 22 eagles. I have been training people from the Indian Administrative Services (IAS), (IPS), Provincial Civil Services (PCS) & Urban Local Bodies as a visiting faculty at Uttarakhand Academy of Administration, Nainital for the last 7 years.
Steve Shepro, Instructor
steve@aeriemed.com
BS, Paramedicine - BYU-Idaho; MCHS - University of Washington; PA-C; Paramedic; W-EMT; Swiftwater Rescue Technician; Level-I Avalanche
I am a former guide with Mt. Rainier Alpine Guides and International Mountain Guides and have worked as an EMT/ Swiftwater Rescue Technician for the Whitewater Rescue Institute. I worked as an EMT on the ambulance with Missoula Emergency Services and Madison Fire Department, then as a Paramedic/ ER Tech at Teton Valley Hospital. I currently work as a PA at Northern Rockies Orthopaedics in Missoula. I began teaching with Aerie in 1999 and am constantly inspired by our students to continue learning.
Amy Shuler, Instructor
shuler@aeriemed.com
BA, Spanish K-12 Education - Montana State University; W-EMT, Paramedic
A native Montanan, I now live and work in Bozeman as a Paramedic and have been teaching for Aerie since 2013. I have volunteered for the local Search and Rescue team, taught middle school Spanish, served as a rescue K9 handler, and worked for Bozeman's increasingly busy 911 system. An Aerie Wilderness First Responder course was my first glimpse into emergency medicine and has proved to be the gateway to a rewarding, inspiring, and humbling pursuit.
Andrea Stephens, Adjunct Instructor
andrea@aeriemed.com
MS, Environmental Studies - University of Montana; BS, Geology - University of Puget Sound
I have worked as a professional outdoor and science educator since 1987 and was an EMT and W-EMT for ten of those. I currently coordinate the Health Science Academy at Big Sky High School in Missoula and also work on outreach for Aerie's Semesters. Since finishing my Master's degree, I have lead backcountry trail crews and fisheries field crews, designed and led college field programs (for 17 years), and for the past 10 years have been working with Aerie's Semester in Wilderness Medicine to teach backcountry navigation and other essential outdoor skills.
Josh Tapp, Instructor
tapp@aeriemed.com
BA, Political Science -University of South Carolina; W-EMT; Avalanche Level II
As a guide for International Mountain Guides one of the most enjoyable experiences I get is watching people experience the mountains for the first time. Being an Aerie Instructor seemed to be the next step as I pursued a career in the mountains. I have been involved in many search and rescues, and I enjoy teaching others the systematic approach to being a first responder in a wilderness environment. I hope that you as a student can learn from my good and bad judgement, so that you someday will know how to handle an emergency if need be.
Ellie Thompson, Director of Staffing; Instructor
I wandered Wyoming's Wind River mountains for the National Outdoor Leadership School for 5 years then worked as a field instructor with Three Rivers Wilderness Therapy in Belgrade, MT. For the past 7 years I've ski patrolled at Moonlight Basin in Southwest Montana. Avalanche rescue became a passion as well, and I trained my dog, Chica, to work on the ski hill with me as an avalanche rescue dog. I began to teach wilderness medicine for Aerie because I love having to make sound decisions in stressful situations and wanted to train others to be able to do the same.
Becca Wallace, Instructor
becca@aeriemed.com
Associate of Applied Science Degree - University of Montana; W-EMT; Paramedic; Avalanche Level I; Swiftwater Rescue Technician; Hazardous Waste Operator for Emergency Responders (HAZWOPER); Rope Rescue Technician I/II
I obtained my EMT in 2000 and started work at Missoula Emergency Services ambulance where I completed my training as a Paramedic. I was an integral part of the formation and operations of the ambulance's Backcountry Emergency Response Team, eventually becoming a member of Missoula County Search and Rescue where I continue to volunteer. My experience and interest in education brought me to Aerie in 2006 where I am a lead instructor. I train and teach for the Whitewater Rescue Institute as well. In the summer I work as a line paramedic for wildland fire.
Emily Weiler, EMT Exam Coordinator
emily@aeriemed.com
BS, Chemistry - University of MT; W-EMT; National Allergy Bureau Pollen Counter
After taking an Aerie W-EMT class in the fall of 2013, she is now an EMT class lead instructor and coordinates EMT exams. When she's not working for Aerie she can be found in her laboratory on campus, studying respiratory diseases and putting her Chemistry degree to good use. And those pollen reports you see on the news? Those are from her! The only certified pollen counter in the state of MT!
Fred Westereng, Instructor
PA; W-EMT
I completed my W-EMT in 2005 with Aerie and worked as an EMT for Missoula's Ambulance, Missoula Emergency Services, from 2006-2008. Currently, I'm a Physician Assistant for Providence Medical Group working in Urgent Care. I've also worked in Family Medicine. I've traveled extensively to Central America on medical missions with Missoula Medical Aid.
Rachael Wilson, Instructor
BA, Multi-Disciplinary Studies-University of Tennessee; W-EMT
I began working for a helicopter company in Skagway, AK then became a glacier guide which required me to have medical training. I took a WFR and fell in love with emergency medicine. Soon after, I decided to take a W-EMT course with Aerie. I worked in Alaska as a guide and W-EMT for the next couple years before I returned to Missoula to start teaching with Aerie. In Missoula, I worked for the ambulance service, MESI. Now I teach full time with Aerie. The combination of medicine, teaching, and the outdoors has been the perfect fit for my life and I love what I do!
Justin Woods, Instructor
justin@aeriemed.com
Paramedic; Swiftwater Rescue Technician
I coordinate Aerie's courses in the Flathead Valley - Glacier National Park area. When I'm not teaching for Aerie, I am a full-time, professional firefighter/paramedic in Whitefish, Montana and I work as a raft guide in the summers. I spend as much of my spare time as possible in the backcountry skiing, ice & rock climbing, or kayaking in Montana and Alaska.
Dave Zinn, Instructor
davidzinnkayaks@gmail.com
BA, History - University of Oregon; W-EMT; OEC; Swiftwater Rescue Technician; Graduate National Avalanche School
I began teaching for Aerie Backcountry Medicine in 2011. I spend summers operating Wave Train Kayak Team, a Bozeman-based program for 10 to 18-year-olds. In the fall and winter, I work as an Avalanche Forecaster and Education Coordinator for the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center (GNFAC) and as a part-time ski patroller at Bridger Bowl Ski Area. Most recently I have been working with a group to bring wilderness medical training to Tibetans working in tourism and guiding industries. Soon we should have the Aerie Manual available in Mandarin!
Frank Zuccala, Instructor
zuccala.1@gmail.com
RN, CEN, W-EMT, TR-C
My life was forever changed after taking a W-EMT course, where I fell in love with wilderness medicine. Since then, I have cared for patients in hospital ERs and ICUs, on ambulances, with fire crews, and also in austere and hostile environments. I joined Aerie in 2019 to help pass along my passion for patient care, and to continue my own growth as a healthcare provider and student of the medical arts.
In Memory Of Our Dear Friend
Adrienne Corti
Adrienne arrived in Missoula in 1980 to attend the University of Montana, where she earned her Master's degree in recreation management. During her early days in Missoula, Adrienne worked at the YWCA and for the Wellness Center, Campus Recreation and Human Resources within the University. Shortly after 2000, Adrienne found her "work family" when she accepted a position in the Department of Health and Human Performance. In her new position she laid the foundation for one of the most diverse activity class programs, which now offers more than 100 recreation sections each semester. Adrienne also brought her passion for life and active lifestyle to the program. In her free time she served as a ski instructor and Pro Patroller at Montana Snowbowl, was active in Missoula Freestyle and worked for Aerie Backcountry Medicine. As a Lead Instructor, Adrienne taught countless students in Wilderness First Aid, Wilderness First Responder and Wilderness EMT courses. Adrienne always lived life at warp speed and thoroughly enjoyed life. Her family and friends thought of her as an Italian Eveready bunny. Adrienne was the kind of person who excelled at everything she did and focused her sharp mind and endless energy on countless people and projects throughout the community, always with the goal of helping others succeed. On May 28, 2013 Adrienne passed away after a long, fierce fight against cancer. Adrienne was the captain of her ship right up to the end and will be remembered as a brave, kind soul graced with a quick wit. Adrienne will be missed by many but forgotten by none that knew her.
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BTS 'Dynamite' Music Video Becomes First to Rack Up Over 100 Million YouTube Views in 24 Hours
BTS also set a new record for the most-watched YouTube premiere with 'Dynamite.'
By Shayak Majumder | Updated: 24 August 2020 13:32 IST
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BTS is set to perform Dynamite for the first time on TV at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards
BTS released Dynamite on August 21
It surpassed previous record held by Blackpink's How You Like That
BTS will perform Dynamite live for the first time on MTV VMAs
BTS has set a new record for garnering the most views on YouTube within 24 hours of its release. The K-pop group's latest dance number, Dynamite, has racked up 101.1 million views in the first 24 hours. In doing so, it surpassed the previous record held by fellow K-poppers Blackpink with their music video, How You Like That. Dynamite not only became the first to cross the 100 million-views landmark on YouTube, but it also broke a record for the most-watched YouTube premiere.
Premiering on August 21, the upbeat music video became the top-trending video on YouTube within just 12 hours. Within 24 hours, the public view counter on the video platform showed that "Dynamite" has garnered 98.3 million views. However, YouTube later confirmed to Variety that the official view count was actually 101.1 million.
Dynamite also set a new record for the most-watched YouTube premiere, with over three million live concurrent viewers.
Blackpink 'How You Like That' Breaks YouTube's 24-Hour Viewing Record
The previous record for the most views within the first 24 hours was held by Blackpink for the song, How You Like That. Released in June, the video racked up an official tally of 86.3 million views during the period. It also became the fastest video in YouTube history to hit 100 million views, having done so in just 1.5 days. In comparison, BTS's April release Boy with Luv achieved the landmark in 1.6 days. However, with its latest release, BTS now appears to be the undisputed king of YouTube popularity.
To build up buzz around Dynamite, Big Hit Labels posted a 28-second long teaser on its official YouTube channel on August 18. As of yet, the teaser itself has garnered over 61 million views. On August 20, just half hour before the official release, Big Hit Labels started a live countdown and the music video was released at 12am EST (9:30am IST).
Dynamite, so far, has garnered over 174 million views on YouTube. BTS is also set to perform the number for the first time on TV at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, scheduled to air on August 30.
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