September 2, 2014 The Our 21st Year of Publishing Weekly (979) 849-5407 Bulletin mybulletinnewspaper.com © 2014 LAKE JACKSON • CLUTE • RICHWOOD • FREEPORT • OYSTER CREEK • ANGLETON • DANBURY • ALVIN • WEST COLUMBIA • BRAZORIA • SWEENY Storms and noodles In the peak of hurricane season, they are a handful By John Toth Editor and Publisher The noodles are stretching out across the ocean, project- ing what a storm – which at the moment is just a bunch of rain near the African Coast – may do. It’s that time of the year – the peak of hurricane season. It never ceases to amaze me how these computer RAMBLINGS gadgets can look into the future and predict with a good amount of accuracy before the center of a storm even is formed. I understand how it all works, and how as the storm pro- gresses, the projections are more accurate, but it still amazes me. If we could have done that in 1900, all those people would not have died on Galveston Island. Most of them would have evacuated to the Hill Country, or somewhere else northwest, and sit out the storm in safety. That’s what I did with the family a couple of times. Made a little vacation of it. Sure we were nervous evacu- ating, mostly because the fear of God was brought upon us by all the authorities screaming that this killer hurricane is going to get us. Can success They should have done no less, of course. It’s better to of Ice Bucket evacuate than to realize that you Challenge be guessed wrong. Once the storm passed and replicated? we realized that we still had a house left, the nerves began to See Page 11. (Continued on Page 10) Page 2 THE BULLETIN September 2, 2014 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com Brazoria Lions Club garage sale set Price tag for House suit against Obama: up to $350,000 By David Eldridge $350,000, billed at a rate of $500 the Affordable Care Act. The Brazoria Lions Club will hold its fall semi-annual garage sale at CQ Roll Call (MCT) per hour. Many legal experts say the the American Legion Hall and Pavilion on F.M. 521 across the street from WASHINGTON — Washington, “The president must be held lawsuit faces long odds in the Stewart’s Grocery in Brazoria. D.C., law firm BakerHostetler will accountable, and the House will courts, but one of the highest-profile Set-up for the event will take place Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. handle the House Republicans’ continue to act in an open and constitutional scholars in the coun- 10-11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Donations for the sale will be accepted during lawsuit against President Barack transparent manner to preserve, try, former Reagan and George this time. On Friday, Sept. 12, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., and on Saturday, Sept. 13, Obama. protect and defend the Constitution,” Bush lawyer David Rivkin, has said 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. House Administration Chair- Miller said in a Monday statement. the case has merit — and he’s a Volunteers wishing to help with the set-up or sale will be welcomed. woman Candice S. Miller, R-Mich., The lawsuit, authorized on July partner at the firm the Republicans Proceeds of the event benefit the Brazoria Library and other Lions Club said the firm has been contracted to 30 by the House, calls for the courts hired. projects. For more information, call Lion Scotty McCaskill at (979) 798- represent the House in the district to rein in a president who, Republi- Democrats immediately weighed 7069. court civil suit. cans contend, has overstepped his in on the announcement, sharply According to the contract, the authority by unilaterally changing criticizing the $500 per hour con- lawsuit will cost the House up to federal law in his implementation of tract as wasteful spending.

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By Bill Sones Strange but True and Rich Sones, Ph.D. Life’s numbers our stuff. As the 19th-century psy- Kamba voices were played. The chologist William James argued, elephants were much less fearful Q. Our possessions tend to our possessions define who we of the voices of Maasai women define us as a species, and our are: “Between what a man calls or boys. “Young elephants likely ability to imbue them with rich me and what he simply calls mine learn this sensitivity by watching,” meaning is a universal human the line is difficult to draw.” say the researchers, “in a dramatic trait that develops early in life. example of a human threat chang- So try to put some rough num- Elephant intelligence ing natural behaviors.” bers on “the stuff” of your life? Q. What are scientists sug- A. By one British estimate, you Baseball’s lesser will likely go through 310 pairs of gesting when they say that shoes in your walk through life (UK “elephants know the subtleties known statistics National Statistics), as reported by of the human voice”? A. According to new research in Q. Many baseball records “New Scientist” magazine. are so well known that fans can 175 are the pairs of jeans that Kenya’s Amboseli National Park, elephants can distinguish certain rattle them off at will, such as you will “love and leave” before you Babe Ruth’s longtime record 60 die (UK National Statistics). human languages and can even determine human gender and home runs in a season, Roger 544: “the deodorants that will Maris at 61, Joe DiMaggio’s disappear under your arms” (UK relative ages, “Science” magazine reports. For example, they’ve 56-game hitting streak. But National Statistics). when Stanley Rothman dug a 13: the number of cars the aver- learned to differentiate the speech of adult male Kamba farmers from little deeper, he found a host of age American will own in his or her equally remarkable but not-so- lifetime (US automotive statistics). those of adult male Maasai hunt- ers, who often spear elephants well-known stats. For example, 12: the different homes most what’s the number of consecu- Western people will live in during in retaliation for their tusking and trampling people or cattle. tive games with the same player their lifetime (U.S. Census Bureau). hitting at least one home run? And 1.3 million is the number of When behavioral ecologist Karen McComb of the University What about “the longest consec- “sheets of toilet paper that you’ll utive-game on-base streak”? flush before you fade away” (US of Sussex used concealed loud- speakers to play the voices of A. Make that eight games by data from Kimberly Clark, the Wall each of the hard-hitting trio of Street Journal and the CDC). the two different ethnic groups, the animals seemed to know the Dale Long (1956), Don Mattingly Our relationship to the things (1987) and Ken Griffey Jr. (1993), we own goes far beyond utility and difference. The elephant family groups were more likely to retreat says Stanley Rothman in “Sandlot aesthetics, says the magazine’s Stats.” Michael Bond. Simply put, we love and gather together when hearing the Maasai voices than when the As to the second question, there are officially three ways to get credit for getting on base safely: getting a hit, drawing a base on balls, or being hit by a pitch. Reaching base by virtue of a fielder’s choice, an error, a dropped third strike, or an interference play does not count. As Herm Krabbenhoft reported in the “Baseball Research Jour- nal,” Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak in 1941 was actually part of a 74-game on-base streak wrapped around his famous hitting streak. But Ted Williams holds the consecutive-game on-base record streak of 84 games in 1949, as well as third (69) and fourth (65) places. Indeed, the Splendid Splinter had the highest single-season on-base percentage (OBP) of .553 in 1941. (Barry Bonds surpassed it with a .582 mark in 2002.) Williams also boasted the highest career OBP of .482. (Send STRANGE questions to brothers Deal of the week: Inexpensive advertising that works is our specialty. Bill and Rich at [email protected]) Call (979) 849-5407 and see for yourself. Page 4 THE BULLETIN September 2, 2014 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com Local DAR chapter meets at library

The Asa Underwood Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently met at the Angleton branch of the Brazoria County Library System for business, refreshments and the induction of new members. Pictured are: Kathleen Fleming Williams, acting secretary/chaplain; Dona Lee Rust Hatthorn, Registrar; Ann Akridge Van Volkenburgh, new member; Patti Easterling Worfe, new member; and Grace Collins, regent. Brazoria Study Club installs officers

The Brazoria Study Club was established in 1948. At the 1009th consecutive meeting, officers were installed for the 2014-2015 year. “Flowers Creating a Bouquet” was the theme for the day, and after a meal at Holly Farms, the club adjourned to move forward in our community. Pictured are Shelia James, installing officer; Judy Gifford, parliamentarian; Debbie Measells, president; Nancy Stedman, vice president; Sherry Kersh, treasurer; Mary Ruth Rhodenbaugh, recording secretary; and Marie Breakiron, corresponding secretary. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 September 2, 2014 THE BULLETIN Page 5 Back-to-school sun safety tips from The Skin Cancer Foundation: Keep kids sun-safe year-round During a typical school day, it’s Cancer Foundation. “Parents need be provided by gazebos and roof right after swimming or sweating and use as needed. The form is not unusual for children to receive a to teach children about proper sun structures, awnings, shade sails, heavily. available at www.skincancer.org/ significant amount of sun exposure. protection habits, the best method and natural shade, such as thickly Older children should learn schoolnote That’s unfortunate, because sustain- of skin cancer prevention.” leaved trees. to apply sunscreen themselves, ing five or more sunburns in youth The Skin Cancer Foundation Clothing is the single most and make it a routine habit. For increases lifetime melanoma risk offers the following recommenda- effective form of sun protection for extended time outdoors, a sun- by 80 percent. The sun’s ultraviolet tions for keeping children sun-safe the body, so send kids to school in screen with an SPF 30 or higher (UV) rays are also associated with during the school year. densely woven and bright- or dark- should be used instead. 86 percent of melanomas and about UV rays are most intense from colored fabrics, which offer the best One ounce of sunscreen (about 90 percent of nonmelanoma skin 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and this is when defense. The more skin you cover, the size of a golf ball) should be cancers. students are usually outside for the better, so choose long sleeves applied to the entire body. Remind “The time to learn and start recess, phys ed class and after- and long pants whenever possible. children to cover those easy-to-miss practicing sun protection is in youth, school programs. Check with the Send children to school with a spots, such as the back of ears and when safety behaviors can be school to see if there are adequate wide-brimmed hat and UV-blocking neck, as well as the tops of the feet established for a lifetime,” said Perry places for students to seek shade sunglasses to protect their face, and hands. Robins, MD, president of The Skin during outdoor activities. Shade can neck and eyes. If they won’t wear a Many schools don’t allow wide-brimmed hat, a baseball cap is students to use sunscreen or wear better than nothing. a hat outdoors during the school Parents should apply a sun- day without written permission screen with an SPF 15 or higher to from a physician. The Skin Cancer their children’s skin every morning, Foundation has created a sun at least 30 minutes before they go protection form that parents and outside. Sunscreen should be reap- doctors can sign, allowing students plied every two hours outdoors and to bring these items to school, apply Page 6 THE BULLETIN September 2, 2014 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com

Brazosport College petrochemical students receive scholarships

History of the World ExxonMobil recently celebrated the announcement of a multibillion-dollar ethane cracker construction project at its Baytown complex, and marked the occasion by recognizing 30 scholarship recipients who plan to pursue By Mark Andrews petrochemical careers. Brazosport College’s scholarship recipients were Allen Jemison and Bradley Poulsen. Tribune Content Agency More than 50,000 construction trades and petrochemical workers will be needed in the next decade across Sept. 1: ON THIS DATE in 1666, the Great London Fire began, destroy- the Texas Gulf Coast region as refineries expand their capacity and replace retiring workers. To help fill the ing 80 percent of the city. In 1939, Germany invaded Poland on a fictitious demand for skilled workers, ExxonMobil has committed $1 million to the Community College Petrochemical pretext to touch off World War II in Europe. Initiative, a collaboration between nine Texas Gulf Coast community colleges. The initiative aims to recruit and Sept. 2: ON THIS DATE in 1945, Japanese officials formally surren- train the next generation of petrochemical workers. Pictured are, from left, Beth Cassidy, Brazosport College dered aboard a U.S. battleship to end World War II in the Pacific. In 1963, Director of Workforce Development and School Partnerships; Allen Jemsion; Dr. Millicent Valek, Brazosport both CBS and NBC expanded their evening-news broadcasts from 15 College President; and Bradley Paulsen. minutes to 30. Sept. 3: ON THIS DATE in 1783, the Treaty of Paris between the United States and Great Britain officially ended the Revolutionary War, securing America’s independence. In 1976, the unmanned U.S. spacecraft Viking 2 landed on Mars to take the first close-up color photographs of the planet’s surface. Sept. 4: ON THIS DATE in 1888, George Eastman received a patent for his roll-film camera and registered his trademark, Kodak. In 1951, in the first live, coast-to-coast television broadcast, President Truman addressed the nation from the Japanese peace-treaty conference in San Francisco. Sept. 5: ON THIS DATE in 1972, Arab militants attacked the Israeli delegation at the Summer Olympic Games in Munich, killing 11 Israelis. Five guerrillas and a police officer also were slain. In 1975, President Ford escaped an assassination attempt by Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, a disciple of convicted murderer . Sept. 6: ON THIS DATE in 1620, Pilgrims set sail from Plymouth, England, to the New World. In 1909, American explorer Robert Peary sent word that he had reached the North Pole five months earlier. Sept. 7: ON THIS DATE in 1892, the first major title fight under the Marquis of Queensberry rules was won by heavyweight James J. Corbett, who knocked out John L. Sullivan. In 1940, during World War II, Germany began its aerial blitz on London. Answer to last week’s question: This week in 1886, the last major U.S.-Indian war ended with the capture of Geronimo. This week’s question: In 1985, what Major League Baseball player broke Ty Cobb’s record for the most career hits? www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 September 2, 2014 THE BULLETIN Page 7 Consumer confidence heads north Texas oil production hits 2.16 million barrels a day The Dallas Morning News (MCT) ous month and 29 percent from a 2,419 drilling permits in July, an 11 By Kevin G. Hall the economy and labor market.” The Texas Railroad Commission year ago. percent increase from last month. McClatchy Washington Bureau (MCT) The Conference Board’s survey reported Tuesday oil production in And shale drilling boom in the Natural gas production also saw WASHINGTON — A closely fol- measures what people feel about June reached 2.16 million barrels a Eagle Ford and Permian Basin a rebound as prices have improved lowed measure of U.S. consumer their present conditions and what day, up from 2.14 million the previ- formations does not appear to be since historic lows in 2012. Texas confidence in August reached its their expectations are for the slowing down anytime soon. The produced 603 million Mcf of gas in highest level since October 2007, future. The August reading of commission, which regulates the oil June, compared to 555 million Mcf the Conference Board announced their current conditions continued Why General Motors and gas industry in Texas, issued 12 months prior. Tuesday. to improve, with those describ- The board’s Consumer Confi- ing economic conditions as good wants to put tech dence Index jumped 2.1 points in edging up and those describing it My Answer August to 92.4, its highest level as bad falling slightly. employees on bicycles since before the financial crisis The number of survey respon- By Jerry Hirsch The promise of heaven is real and Great Recession. dents saying jobs are plentiful also (MCT) By Billy Graham jumped in August, while those “Consumer confidence Faced with a serious transportation Tribune Media Services increased for the fourth consecu- who said jobs are hard to get fell problem on its sprawling technical tive month as improving business slightly. center campus in a Detroit suburb, Q: I do volunteer work in our local hospital, and in general I find it very conditions and robust job growth “This is a good report. It indi- General Motors Co. has turned to a fulfilling. But what can I say to someone who has no hope of recovery? I helped boost consumers’ spirits,” cates that consumer confidence solution that predates cars — bicy- try to cheer them up by urging them to think positively, but to be honest Lynn Franco, the New York-based is maintaining itself at elevated cles. that seems kind of empty. - Mrs. N. McC. group’s director of economic indi- levels and starting to gain trac- GM has launched a bike share A: Yes, it is empty, not just because it’s not realistic, but also because it cators, said in the monthly report. tion,” Chris Christopher, director program for 19,000 employees at its avoids the most serious question any person can ever ask. “Looking ahead, consumers were of U.S. economics for forecaster Warren Technical Center. It will help What is that question? Simply this: Where will I spend eternity? Some marginally less optimistic about IHS Global Insight, said in an them navigate the 61 buildings on answer it by saying there isn’t any eternity; once we’re dead, that’s the the short-term outlook compared investor note. “In addition, the rise the 330-acre campus and provide end, and we can’t look forward to anything more. Others answer it by to July, primarily due to concerns in consumer confidence indicates convenient transportation for errands saying they hope there might be a heaven, and perhaps they’ll go there, about their earnings. Overall, how- that retail sales in August are likely in the surrounding community. although they don’t really know. Still others refuse to even think about it. ever, they remain quite positive to be more robust than July’s poor The company said the bike share But the Bible gives us a different answer. The Bible tells us that we about the short-term outlooks for performance.” program is a first for a U.S. auto- aren’t just a body or a mind; we also have a spirit or soul that God has maker. It will be managed by Zagster, implanted within us. And just as God will never die, neither will our souls, a private bike sharing company that for they were created in His image. Our bodies will die; our minds will has developed similar programs for decay, but our souls will live on, either in that place of absolute loneliness other businesses. and despair the Bible calls hell, or in the joy of God’s presence in heaven “GM is investing not only in the forever. long-term health and productivity of Ask God to help you be an encouragement to your patients, both by its workforce, but sending a strong your presence and by your words, including words of hope and salvation message to other employers around because of Christ. By His death and resurrection, Christ gives us hope the country that bike sharing is a - hope right now, and hope for all eternity. Most hospitals have chaplaincy mainstream transportation option for programs that also may be of help to you. Remember Jesus’ words: there employees,” said Timothy Ericson, is “rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents” (Luke 15:7). Zagster chief executive. (Send your queries to “My Answer,” c/o Billy Graham, Billy Graham Evangelistic Asso- ciation, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, N.C., 28201; call 1-(877) 2-GRAHAM, or visit Employees at the tech center might the Web site for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association: www.billygraham.org.) think using bikes to get around is a foreign concept, but they appear Sponsors of this column game. “This is good for exercise, good for on-campus mobility and a nice way to actually learn more about non-auto transportation,” said John Waech- ter, designing engineer at the Tech Center. The bikes will compete with walk- ing, a shuttle bus system and cars. Waechter said he thinks cycling will be quicker than walking and have one advantage over driving because he won’t have to search for a parking place. Employees who sign up for the pro- gram will reserve a bike through text message or a smartphone app that provides an access code to unlock the lock box mounted on the bike. Page 8 THE BULLETIN September 2, 2014 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com Why is defensive driving a good deal? So, you got a ticket. Now what? Should you pay it, or should you take a defensive driving course? While you may not like the idea of sitting in a defensive driving class for six hours, the reality is that defensive Established in 1998 driving is the cheapest way to get rid of a traffic violation ticket. Plus, by taking defensive driving, you also will earn a certificate that will decrease the liability portion of your car insurance by 10 percent for the next three years. Plus, there will not be any points attached to your license. A defensive driving class like Stand-Up Defensive Driving at Brazos Mall in Lake Jackson, or at TGI Friday’s in Sugarland, makes you a better, more careful and consider- ate driver. By keeping your attention through comedy and integrating entertainment into the curriculum, you are subjected to a continuing educa- tion driving course that refreshes the rules of the road. You’ll even learn about how laws of physics control what happens to you in a car crash, and how you can use these laws to avoid the crash altogether. If you become a safer driver, chances are that you will be able to steer around accidents or stop your car safely before crashing. If you can do that by following a few defensive driving pointers, you will not file an insurance claim because you will not crash your car. Saving 10 percent on insurance for the next three years is your reward for choosing defensive driving rather than paying the ticket. Once you complete the course and receive your certificate, the ticket does not count. You also will not be allotted 2 points on your license for a moving violation or 3 points for a crash. By law, you can take defensive driving once every 12 months to dismiss a ticket. However, once you complete a Stand-Up Defensive driving course, we hope that we won’t see you for another three years, when renewing your insurance discount certificate. Call (979) 299-1000 for the Lake Jackson school inside Brazos Mall. Scheduled classes are Tues/Wed 6-9 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 September 2, 2014 THE BULLETIN Page 9 Brazos Mall hosts first-ever Bay Area Council Bay Scouts Pinewood Derby event By Dave Easdale This was so the winning car could The event was entirely run by crew started to take down the BayAreaCouncilBSA. If you live Special to The Bulletin be placed on the trophy, to become scouting volunteers. There were decorations and main track. in the Brazoria County area you History was made at the Brazos a permanent part of the trophy even Boy Scouts from Freeport If you would like to know more can also contact District Executive, Mall on Saturday, Aug. 23. For and hung on a wall. With all of the Troop 345 helping out. Strong about Cub Scouting, Boy Scouts Aaron Christopher at: Aaron.Chris the first time in the history of the racing that happened during the day scouting programs such as this or Venture Crew, (Venture Crew [email protected] or via phone Bay Area Council Boy Scouts, The the fate of first through fourth place pinewood derby depend solely on is ages 14-20 and is open to at (409) 750.3657. Cradle of Texas District held its first- was decided by the last race of the the efforts of volunteers. With a Boys and Girls) you can go to They haven’t started planning for ever District Pinewood Derby. day. It was an exciting and close strong staff, this event ran smoothly the Bay Area Council Boy Scout 2015 yet, but rest assured, there Normally, a Pinewood Derby is race as the little wood cars changed and even ended a bit early. But the webpage: www.bacbsa.org will be a follow up to this First- held within a specific Cub Scout position, running down the track. In racing didn’t stop as the kids were and find them on Facebook: Annual Cradle of Texas District Pack, but since this was a District the end, a Cub Scout from Pack 345 still allowed to race as the derby https://www.facebook.com/ Pinewood Derby. Event, Cub Scouts from all over took first place. Brazoria County raced each other. The Cub Scouts all had fun and Mayor Joe Rinehart even stopped lived up to the Cub Scout motto by the event to watch for a while. of “do your best.” There were As part of introducing people to lots of family members that came scouting, the District not only set up out to the event to cheer all of the an “official” Pinewood Derby track Cub Scouts Racing. It was easy that the entrants raced on they also to have a great time inside the set up a “free run” track. The free air-conditioned atmosphere of the run track was available to anybody Brazos Mall. When asked about that wanted to race a pinewood the event being held inside the derby car. If a child didn’t have a Brazos Mall, District Executive car there were pre-cut derby cars Aaron Christopher said, “We have available for them to color and race. been very fortunate to have such Markers were made available to wonderful people managing and the children so they could color and working for the mall. They have make their car unique before they been more than generous with their raced on the free run track. Boys time and logistical expertise; help- and girls of all ages took advantage ing us at every stage of the plan- of the free cars and had a blast ning and execution of this event. I creating their own special car. really can’t say enough great things The trophies for the event were about the Brazos Mall manage- all made by volunteers and hand- ment and employees, We are lucky crafted. Each trophy had two little to have such lights-out community pegs that stuck out of the bottom. partners.”

The Bay Area Council Boy Scouts, The Cradle of Texas District, held its first Pinewood Derby racing event at Brazos Mall recently to introduce people to scouting and have a lot of fun in the process. Page 10 THE BULLETIN September 2, 2014 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com Galveston lab works to stop virus in its tracks Now serving By Seema Yasmin are one. hallways of the building. Poker- stomatitis virus or VSV, a virus from The Dallas Morning News (MCT) It can cost half a billion dollars faced police officers sit behind the the same family as rabies, but one storms, noodles GALVESTON, Texas — In a labo- to take a vaccine from lab to clinic. front desk wearing sunglasses. One that causes flu-like symptoms in (Continued from Page 1) ratory on Galveston Island, Tom Oftentimes, what works in the lab police officer stares while a second humans. He studded the exterior calm. We enjoyed a few more Geisbert is working overtime. stays in the lab. offers a perfunctory “hello.” of the bullet-shaped virus with the days of vacation. The pressure is on as the biggest The World Health Organization “Where’s your ID? Why are you three-pronged forks from Ebola’s Hey, we were already there, Ebola epidemic in history creeps requires an opened vial of vac- here? Who are you with?” he asks. surface. and the hard part was over. Now, across West Africa, jumping over cine to remain stable and usable He already has the answers. Four This chimera looked like Ebola let’s have a little fun. borders and permeating cells. The for six hours. Many vaccines have days before my visit, I am vetted from the outside and with only a That was in 2008, when the virus has killed more than 1,350 stumbled at that step. Others, made and approved by the Galveston single injection, it protected the noodles were not as accurate as people. in small batches in the lab, cannot Police Department. The officer had monkeys even though they were today. For Geisbert, three decades be manufactured in large amounts, a heads-up for my arrival. already infected. The problem is that it is really of scientific grunt work — hours because of cost and technical chal- Ebola, on the other hand, offers Geisbert had figured out a way to easy to get caught up in the of pipetting and disinfecting and lenges. no warning. trick the immune system. By think- noodles, and there are many of note-taking and grant-writing — are Besides vaccines, there are two Inside the human cell, Ebola ing it had Ebola without actually them going in various directions. thrust into the limelight. The public other potential options for treating gets naked. The virus sheds its being exposed to the fatal effects of The BAMS model is not our demands a cure. Ebola. coat and gets down to business, the virus, the immune system could friend. It always wants to go But Ebola treatments poised One interferes with the virus’s exposing its genes and using buy some time. farther west than the rest, and put for human tests have been stuck genes and stops it from making them to make new virus particles. It could make the special the storm in the Gulf of Mexico. in limbo for nearly a decade. Now more copies of itself. The other Equally naked, the newly made molecules it needed to fight off the The rest of the models most of demand for those treatments is uses antibodies, molecules that viruses require a coat. Where infection, molecules like antibodies the time take the same general high, but the market is small. Before float in the blood and latch onto else to get that coat but from that attach to viruses and bacte- direction to the east. That’s what this outbreak, Ebola had killed the virus, tagging it as a dangerous the human? As they squeeze ria, tagging them or neutralizing we want. fewer than 1,600 people since its intruder. out of the cell in search of new them and taking away their power So, when the noodles con- discovery in 1976. An experimental antibody treat- targets, the virus particles steal altogether. verge on similar directions, Any viable options for a cure ment was given to Kent Brantly, a bits of the human cell membrane, At least four other vaccines except for BAMS, then it’s a will pass through Geisbert’s office Texas doctor, and Nancy Writebol, wrapping it around themselves. for Ebola are in different stages pretty sure bet that the storm in Galveston National Laboratory, an American missionary, both of Freshly clothed, they jet off into of development. None has been is going to go in that sort of a square, beige building that sits whom became infected with Ebola the bloodstream. tested in humans because of a lack direction, if it lasts long enough. on the University of Texas Medical in Liberia. Scientists at Galveston At the lab, coats and bags pass of commercial interest. Sometimes it just dies. Branch campus on the eastern end National Laboratory collaborated through an airport-style X-ray Geisbert’s vaccine is the only one I’m not a real weatherman, but of Galveston Island. with the small company that made machine. A metal detector scans that provides complete protection I would like to play one on TV. Here, scientists aren’t the only the treatment. visitors for weapons on the way into with just one shot. I personally like the noodle critical resources. Monkeys are, “People worry that Ebola is now the main lobby. Galveston’s glori- “That’s a big deal,” he says from lines that turn the storm easterly too, as evidenced by crates of in America,” says Jim LeDuc, the ous, infectious history is proudly his office that looks out to the Gulf at the earliest opportunity, even yellow perforated balls in one of lab’s director, referring Brantly and displayed across the lobby’s walls. of Mexico. “In an outbreak you need when it’s just a little rain and the building’s hallways. The balls Writebol, who were airlifted from “Bubonic Plague in Galveston,” something that works quickly. You wind more than a thousand miles are stuffed with food and used to Liberia to an Atlanta hospital earlier reads the headline from a reprint don’t have time to wait for a booster away. entertain the animals as they work this month. “But Ebola has been in of the Galveston Daily News from shot. And needles are taboo in Had I watched the noodles for their treats. our freezer for quite some time.” 1920. “Yellow Fever on the Gulf some of these cultures. You’re lucky more closely in 2005, and had Six years ago, Geisbert, 52, He chuckles and then hesitates. Coast,” reads another. if you can get a person in for one the noodles been more accurate, a professor of microbiology and “I’m not sure if we want to advertise Another part of the wall is dedi- shot. Two or three? Good luck with I would have stayed. The storm immunology, infected monkeys that or downplay it.” cated to Louis Pasteur, grandfather that.” turned to the east, and we didn’t with Ebola and then gave them a To get to the freezers filled with of the germ theory of disease. To make an , you even lose electricity at the house. vaccine he had developed. The Ebola or the monkeys infected with A copy of his legendary account need luck and a strong bladder. The only damage was the cost of monkeys survived. Two other treat- the virus, you have to navigate of rabies, “Sur la Rage,” published When nature calls inside the Ebola evacuating. ments developed at the Galveston layers of security at the Galveston in 1881 in France is displayed lab, it will be 45 minutes before you That was Hurricane Rita, which National Laboratory show similar National Laboratory. beneath the Galveston newspa- see a bathroom. followed Katrina by a couple of promise. At the building’s entrance, a pers. Four years later, Pasteur First you walk slowly to the weeks. So, there was reason to But so far, none of Geisbert’s trio of laughing graduate students saved the life of a 9-year-old boy exit because the heavy spacesuit be nervous. inventions have been tested in holding ice boxes scan cards and bitten by a rabid dog by injecting and ill-fitting rubber boots restrict But, it did make for a nice humans. The scientist is growing disappear inside. the child with a weakened version movement to a clumsy dance like vacation, and the river was frustrated. This might be the only place in of the rabies virus. an astronaut navigating the moon. incredible. Looking through a powerful Texas where no one will hold a door Geisbert applied that century-old Then you stand for eight minutes in With all this technological microscope, we meet Ebola. open for you. Southern manners go idea to Ebola. His team devel- a small room as a chemical shower sophistication also comes the Magnified 60,000 times, the virus out the window when your building oped a vaccine and injected it into pummels you with ammonium, and jokers who like scaring people appears like a short piece of spa- harbors a deadly virus. Piggyback- monkeys infected with the virus. then water, from every angle. along the Gulf Coast. ghetti. A stringy, thin tail hangs ing through a door is a punishable Just one shot saved the monkeys Next, you use a towel to dry the One fake site in particular from an ampersand-shaped coil. offense that will earn you a visit from an otherwise certain death. suit to prevent it from rotting. You posts a very real looking path Speckling its surface are thou- from the police. The same vaccine could be used to detach your air supply — a bright projection down the middle of the sands of three-pronged forks. Like white cells in the immune prevent infection, as well. yellow hose that hangs from the Gulf of Mexico. The forks attach to a human cell, system scanning for invaders, 250 To make the vaccine, Geisbert ceiling and attaches at the waist like Not too funny, if you live down fusing virus to human until they cameras line the entrance and took another virus called vesicular an umbilical cord. here along the coast. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 September 2, 2014 THE BULLETIN Page 11 Can success of Ice Bucket Challenge that is raising millions of dollars for ALS be replicated? By Martha Ross blessed. “At first I thought this ice bucket posted with Gates’ video. Becker, movement. San Jose Mercury News (MCT) Philanthropy expert Beth Kanter, thing was silly,” wrote Jason Becker, 45, was diagnosed with ALS at age “Now, I can’t thank everyone SAN JOSE, Calif. — In today’s the Los Gatos-based author of a Richmond, Calif., guitar player 20 and can no longer walk, speak or enough for bringing so much atten- world of social media fundraising, “Measuring the Networked Non- who once played with David Lee play guitar, but he composes music tion and awareness to ALS,” he said the ALS Association has hit the jack- profit,” says she imagines that staff Roth’s band, in a message he and communicates through eye in video before the challenge. pot — and created a social media at nonprofit organizations are now model that nonprofits everywhere being pressed by their boards of are anxious to exploit. But can they? directors to cook up the next viral Some of the richest and most fundraiser. powerful figures in business, poli- “We really look at this as a tics, media and sports — from Mark positive thing,” said Laura Putnam, Zuckerberg to George W. Bush to chairwoman of the American Heart Oprah Winfrey to Dale Earnhardt Jr. Association’s Greater Bay Area — have happily shared videos that 2020 Task Force. “The success show buckets of cold water being of the challenge is a testament to dumped on their heads. It’s all for the power of social media to raise the cause of funding research into awareness over health conditions amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neu- and funds for vital research.” rodegenerative illness commonly Certainly, the challenge’s gen- known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. esis and meme-like spread offer a As of Thursday, the organization’s window into the factors that go into Ice Bucket Challenge has raised a successful, high-profile social $94.3 million since July 29 and media campaign, Kanter said. spread information about ALS to mil- The challenge works like this: You lions of Facebook and Twitter users. write out a $100 check to ALS or The association raised $2.6 million subject yourself to a soaking, then during the same period last year. call out three friends to do the same “None of us could have imagined within 24 hours. it would ever become this big or Former President Bush nomi- raise this much money,” said Fred nated his “friend” (who Fisher, the president and CEO of has yet to respond to the dare); the Golden West Chapter of the ALS Gwyneth Paltrow called out her Association. “We all assume it will consciously uncoupled ex, Chris start to taper off and the world will Martin (who happily accepted); and go on. But who knows? It is going Zuckerberg challenged fellow tech global, and people are hearing titan , who responded about it all over.” with a video of himself inventing No doubt, many other nonprofit an elaborate rope-pulled device to executives would like to be similarly release water onto his head. Jon Stewart takes home biggest paycheck in late night TV By Robert Channick Chicago Tribune (MCT) While a new crop of TV talk show hosts are jockeying for ratings success, Jon Stewart is the king of the late night, at least in terms of his paycheck. The host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” is earning $25 to $30 million a year, surpassing the retiring David Letterman, who will make $20 million in his final year as host of the “Late Show” on CBS, according to TV Guide Magazine. The magazine’s 6th annual “TV’s Highest Paid Stars” issue hits news- stands this week, ranking the salaries of some of the most recognizable faces in television by genre for the upcoming TV season. In addition to Stewart, top annual earners include Judy Sheindlin, who presides over the syndicated “Judge Judy,” at $47 million, and “Today Show” co-host Matt Lauer, who makes $22-25 million on the NBC morning talk show, according to TV Guide. Among other stars raking in big bucks, Jim Parsons of “Big Bang Theory” gets $1 million per episode, as are his fellow cast members. Ashton Kutcher takes in $750,000 per episode of “Two and a Half Men,” and Mark Harmon is making $525,000 episode plus profit sharing for “NCIS.” The full list can be found in TV Guide, Page 12 THE BULLETIN September 2, 2014 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com Rain of asteroids melted early Earth, boiled its oceans By Julia Rosen Los Angeles Times (MCT) LOS ANGELES — When you look up at the moon’s pockmarked face, you’re actually staring at Earth’s early history. The rain of asteroids that pummeled the lunar surface hit our planet too — it’s just that erosion and plate tectonics blotted out the evidence. In fact, no rocks anywhere in the world survived to tell the story of the first 500 million years of Earth’s 4.5 billion-year existence, a tumultuous period of frequent impacts known darkly as the Hadean. Now, scientists have capitalized on the moon’s long memory to uncover Earth’s own past. The researchers found that much of our planet’s surface probably melted repeatedly following large collisions during the Hadean eon. Some of these impacts likely vaporized the oceans and sanitized the planet of any early life that may have gained a foothold, according to a new study published in the journal Nature. While scientists have long recognized that large and frequent impacts shook the Hadean Earth, the new study marks the first attempt to quantify what might have happened. The researchers started out by translating recent estimates of the cratering history for the moon — published over the last few years by the same group of scientists — into similar estimates for the Earth. “The reason is very simple: If you have a crater, you had an impact,” said Simone Marchi, a geolo- gist at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colo., and lead author of the Nature study. Marchi and his colleagues studied the frequency of different sized craters on the bare lunar surface to determine how often rubble of various shapes and sizes came hurtling through the solar system. They dated the impacts using moon rocks col- lected during the Apollo missions and by modeling how the number of incoming asteroids might have changed over time. That worked well for objects up to 100 miles across, Marchi said. “Above that size, we cannot use the moon for making a prediction simply because larger objects did not collide with it,” he said. So they turned to the Main Asteroid Belt, a cloud of debris between Mars and Jupiter that prob- ably would have formed another planet if not for Jupiter’s powerful gravitational pull. The Asteroid Belt may not have been the source of early projectiles, but it provided a good match for the size distribution of smaller objects that hit the moon. Marchi and his colleagues figured it would also provide a sensible approximation for larger asteroids, too, so they used it to estimate the frequency of massive impactors. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 September 2, 2014 THE BULLETIN Page 13 ACC dual credit orientation blends HS with college Those who teach Dual Credit while still in high school,” said ACC is used for classroom instruction courses have to walk a fine line President Dr. Christal Albrecht. and online courses. Distance Edu- every day between working in a high Dr. Albrecht also asked the Dual cation Director Dena Coots spoke school environment while teaching a Credit teachers for input into how with the instructors about updates college course. to improve their courses for their to the software, added user options, Keeping attendance, progress students. enrollment changes and new online reports, schedule changes and deal- “I look forward to having the courses. ing with parents at high school is opportunity to hearing from you Uses for the program vary as different from college, said instruc- about ideas that you may have,” she some teachers will use it primarily tors at the Alvin Community College said. “It is so important.” to communicate with students while Dual Credit Orientation in August. Dual Credit Director Akilah Martin others will use it to disseminate “When those students walk into class materials, Coots said. your classroom, they are in a col- Students in high “This is a very extensive tool,” lege course,” said Leigh Ann Moore, school receive the she said. “Please use it for what you ACC English instructor. “They are need.” no longer in high school.” same education as if ACC has more than 1,300 Dual Moore was one of several speak- they were in college Credit students and the program ers during the second annual Dual continues to grow. Credit Orientation. More than 60 told the teachers that the orienta- The orientation will ensure that teachers from from Alvin, Danbury tion will hopefully bring everyone students are receiving the same and Pearland ISDs attended the ori- together to make sure their efforts in education at their high school that entation to prepare for the upcoming the classroom are meeting college they would at the ACC campus, Dr. school year. standards. Albrecht said. The orientation was funded by “We will have a lot of information “You’re helping to mold these a $1,000 Innovative Initiative grant for you and we are here to answer students into being real college stu- from the ACC Foundation. any questions,” she said. dents while they’re in high school,” The orientation included seminars In addition to class procedures, she said. “It’s a great opportunity.” on the roles of the instructors, syl- the teachers also received a lot of For more information about Dual labus procedures, online software information about the education Credit, visit www.alvincollege.edu/ platforms and more. Other topics software platform BlackBoard, which dual credit or call (281) 756-3726. such as classroom expectations Look for us on and the responsibilities of students Facebook also were discussed as part of the program. More than a quarter of ACC’s See who is waiting for you at SPCA-BC students attend classes through Dual Credit. “Students in this community have a wonderful opportunity to get a jump start on their college education

Come by the SPCA-BC Shelter at 141 Canna Ln., Lake Jackson, or we are at Brazos Mall, Petco and Petsmart every Saturday, to visit with these pets and many of their friends. Kennel sponsorships are now available for large or small kennels. Why not have your company or family recog- nized with a plaque to show you care? Call (979) 285-2340, ext. 100, or visit www.spcabc.org for details. Help control the pet population. Have your pet spayed or neutered. Come by the SPCA-BC, and fill out an application today. Page 14 THE BULLETIN September 2, 2014 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com Bulletin Crossword Puzzle of the Week 40 Quote, part 3 Complete the grid so each row, column 42 “... ‘Tis a pageant / To keep __ and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains Across 20 Super stars? false gaze”: “Othello” every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to 1 City SE of Milan 22 Sitting setting 43 __ coffee solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk. 5 Station occupant 23 Quote, part 2 45 They can be wound up 8 Extended stays 25 “Hear, hear!” 47 Green shade 14 Dept. with a sun on its seal 26 Self-obsessed sort 48 Hosp. readout 15 Dish made in an oven called an 29 Grub 50 Incentives to cooperate imu 31 Legal appurtenance? 51 Tee sizes: Abbr. 16 With 66-Across, author of this 32 Barbary __ 52 “It’s __!”: ballgame cry puzzle’s quote 33 Medium 54 Quote, part 4 17 Some museum work 37 Rich dessert 58 Goes right, e.g. 18 Start of a quote 39 “Hold it!” 60 It sometimes results in a double play 61 End of the quote 65 Dominion 66 See 16-Across 67 NYC subway overseer 68 Three-point B, say 69 Shakespearean title character 70 Handy skill for a gambler? 71 Leave in

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