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T-50 design rationale unveiled
A highlight of the MAKS air show, which opens at Zhukovsky Airport near Moscow next week, is likely to be the demonstration of the Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA (Perspektivny Aviatsionny Kompleks Frontovoy Aviatsii—Future Tactical Air System) fighter.
The T-50 appeared at MAKS two years ago, but is now flying with updated control laws that expand its flight envelope. (The program had flown fewer than 100 test sorties between its January 2010 maiden flight and its MAKS debut.) Recent videos show the aircraft performing what appear to be sustained-altitude flat rotation maneuvers and high-angle-of-attack turns similar to those demonstrated at the Paris air show by the Su-35S. Four T-50 prototypes have now flown and a fifth is expected to fly by the end of the year. The first state acceptance trials are due to start in 2014, United Aircraft Corporation President Mikhail Pogosyan said earlier this year, and production should start in 2015.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that production aircraft will enter service in 2016. However, since the aircraft has yet to fly with its definitive engine, this most likely indicates that the Russian air force is reverting to Soviet-era practice by equipping an operational test unit with interim-standard aircraft while development of the objective system is completed.
Many details of the fighter's equipment and armament remain classified or unpublished. However, in recent months the Sukhoi design bureau has obtained several patents relating to the T-50, including the rationale behind the stealth fighter's configuration.
One Sukhoi patent opens by outlining a reference design similar to the Lockheed Martin F-22, but notes perceived shortcomings and areas where the Russian designers, starting a decade later after work on the Su-27 and its descendants, tried to do better. The F-22's thrust-vector control (TVC) system cannot provide roll or yaw control because the engines are too close together. The engine installation leaves no place for weapon bays in the same plane as the engines—they have to be installed around and below the inlet ducts. The serpentine inlet ducts add length and weight. Post-stall recovery is problematic if TVC fails, and the fixed fins and rudders are large.
The T-50 is a blended wing-body design, resembling the Su-27 in one key respect: the core of the structure is the "centroplane," a long-chord, deep-section inner wing to which the rest of the airframe components—the forward fuselage and widely separated engine nacelles, wings and tail surfaces—are attached. Compared to the Su-27, however, the centroplane is deeper between the engines, to accommodate weapon bays.
The flight control system has 14 effectors—12 moving flight control surfaces and the engine nozzles. The wing leading-edge flaps are used symmetrically to maintain lift at high angles of attack and adjust the wing profile to the Mach number. The ailerons are used only at low speed and takeoff and landing, when the flaperons are used to increase lift. At higher speeds, roll control comes from the flaperons and horizontal tails.
The all-moving vertical tails sit on short fixed pylons that contain the actuators, and air intakes for engine compartment cooling and heat exchangers. One purpose of the pylons is to make room for a longer bearing arm for the vertical tail pivot, between the top of the pylon and the lower surface of the blended wing. This reduces loads and allows the bearings and structure to be lighter. At supersonic speeds, the T-50 is directionally unstable and uses active control via the vertical tails. That is why the all-moving surfaces can be much smaller than the F-22's fixed fins and movable rudders. The vertical tails replace the airbrake, moving symmetrically to increase drag with minimal pitch moment.
The large and unique moving leading edges on the centroplane help optimize the lift generated by that section in cruising flight, but their most important function is to recover the aircraft in the event of a TVC failure at post-stall angles of attack. They do this by deflecting sharply downward, reducing the plan-projected area of the wing-body section in front of the center of gravity.
The engines are widely separated, to make room for weapon bays and provide roll and yaw vector control. The engine centerlines are splayed outward to reduce effects of asymmetric thrust with one engine inoperative, placing the thrust vector of the good engine closer to the center of mass of the aircraft.
As on the TVC-equipped versions of the Su-27/30/35 family, the individual engine nozzles vector only in one plane, but the vector axes are rotated outward. Consequently, symmetrical movement of the nozzles creates a pitch force (each nozzle creates an equal and opposite yaw moment) and asymmetrical movement creates both roll and yaw moments. If yaw only is required (for example, in the Su-35's "bell" maneuver, a high-alpha deceleration followed by a 180-deg. change of direction) the roll moment can be counteracted by flaperons and ailerons.
The T-50's inlets are a compromise design. They are serpentine but the curvature is insufficient to obscure the entire engine face (as on the F-22, F-35 and Eurofighter Typhoon), so they also feature a radial blocker similar in principal to that used on the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. Unlike the F-22 inlets, however, they feature a variable throat section and spill doors on the inboard, outboard and lower surfaces of the ducts. The result is a complex multiple-shock pattern at supersonic speed, which the Russians consider essential for efficient operation at Mach 2. The inlets also feature clamshell-like mesh screens and diverter slots to keep foreign objects out of the engine, as used on the Su-27 family.
The main challenge in the structural design was to provide space for tandem weapon bays running the entire length of the center section. This ruled out the structural concept used on the Lockheed Martin F-35 and F-22, which have multiple full-depth bulkheads carrying the wing loads, because this forces all the weapon bays to be ahead of the wing. The centerline structure on the T-50 has to be quite shallow, so that designing it to resist peak wing bending loads will be a very difficult challenge. The solution on the T-50 is to design the "centroplane" section as a stiff, integrated structure with two sets of full-depth longitudinal booms, located at the outer edges of the nacelles and at the wing-to-centroplane junction. These are connected by multiple (the patent drawing shows eight) spanwise spars that also carry the wing attachment fittings. The result is a structure that spreads the bending loads over the centroplane and reduces the peak loads at the centerline.
It is believed that the target maximum speed of the T-50 is around Mach 2. The goal was originally Mach 2.35, but this was reduced to Mach 2.1 and then to the current figure, compared to Mach 2.25 for the Su-35S. The main reason for the difference is that the T-50 uses more composite materials in its primary structure than the Su-35S, which makes heavy use of titanium.
The T-50 aircraft flying today are equipped with the izdeliye (Type) 117 engine, described by its designer in a 2011 interview as being more advanced than the 117S used on the Su-35S. The 117S appears to be an evolution of the AL-31 engine series with some technology from the 117. The 117 is claimed to have a thrust/weight ratio of 10:1.
However, Saturn Managing Director Ilya Fyodorov confirmed at a press conference last month that the company is designing a follow-on engine (referred to by the 117 designer as izdeliye 30) for the T-50, which is expected to offer higher performance than the 117 from 2020 onward.
More details of the fighter's weapons may be revealed at MAKS, but it appears that the T-50 is designed to carry variants of in-service missiles initially. Tactical Missiles Corporation General Director Boris Obnosov identified several T-50 weapons in an interview early in 2012, including the existing Kh-35UE anti-ship missile, Kh-38ME air-to-surface weapon and the RVV-MD, an improved version of the R-73E short-range air-to-air missile with an enlarged seeker field of view and a claimed 30% range increase. A significant development is the new Kh-58UShKE, a long-range (up to 245 km), Mach 4-capable anti-radar missile originally produced for the MiG-25BM Foxbat-E, fitted with folding wings for internal carriage.
However, Obnosov identified these specifically as being weapons at service entry, which he projected in 2014. There is still no definitive information about the T-50's internal weapons capability, but it seems likely that there are four separate weapon bays. Two bays outboard of the inlets each accommodate a single RVV-MD. Tandem bays between the engines each hold two missiles, but it is likely that the forward bay is deeper to house weapons such as the Kh-58UShKE, with the aft bay dedicated to air-to-air missiles in the R-77 family.
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Jacqui did a session two days before I went into labour with lots of cupping and extra moxa. After I left, the strangest feeling came over me. I knew that this was the beginning of labour and I needed to go home, rest and nest!
The next evening, with mild contractions I ventured out to the Aboriginal Tea Tree Lakes with my partner Don und my good friend Liz... the same place that I had gone to 11 years ago in labour with my first son at 34 weeks pregnant . I needed to be in the soothing energy of those red still waters and beneath the whisper of trees, the smell of ocean drifting from afar and the sands of time beneath my feet, connecting me to Earth Mother. I leant against the tea trees for support and nourishment, feeling the softness of bark on my palms and rotated my hips gently with each contraction, feeling my baby, talking to it quietly. Don took pictures of me as Liz watched with that serene smile of knowing, no words. just presence. We played at the lake as the sun set and birds fluttered. Ahhh natural birth, in nature!
Coming home, Liz and I did a thorough clean of the house and the words of Sheila Kitzinger echoed "Women nest at home then go to a hospital and have their baby!'" Never made sense to me either!!
That night I lay in bed feeling my uterus contract through my quiet slumber. Here I was at it again, about to have this amazing life-affirming experience, in my own bed, my own home ... with an awareness like never before!
I rose at 6:30am and thought "Yes this it it. Today is the day!"
Don and I looked at each other. "It's happening Don." I said. "Are you sure?" "Yes!" We hugged as I called Jayne, my midwife. She arrived around 7:30am. Such a blessing, such an Angel Mother to me, so calm and joyous. I rang my photographer Katerina and friend Liz.
Everyone arrived - my circle of comfort and support, my beautiful sisters. The day was still, no wind, overcast but fine. "The BEST conditions for birthing!" I thought. ''God has covered me with a fine silk-like protection, but given me enough light to guide my way."
The cows roamed the paddock as I roamed the garden. Contractions came and went. On the birth ball with pelvis wide I rocked and rolled, danced and stretched, relaxing into this sacred birthing. Don went about fixing the pool and organising the house, I walked around, smiling and laughing as we spoke about how we all felt immersed in this energy of birthing, this blessed moment of Life. It all felt normal, peaceful.
I walked outside into the garden and called Don to be with me. I leant against his strong chest and quietly moaned , opening my legs into a wide stance, circling and opening my pelvis, connecting with my man. We walked down the tree-lined road outside my house, arm in arm, connected as my body began to feel more surrendered, baby and I exchanging our essences through the pulsation of the chord. Baby spoke to me of timeless wisdom, teaching me to let go, be brave and strong. "I am giving birth" I thought, "How lucky I am!" I realised that a great pouring of love was beaming out of me. I took Don's hand as we walked further into our garden, and then came that less flattering but essential need to relieve my bowels, straight into a bucket in the garden for all to see. That moment spoke to me: "Inhibition is not a requirement of birthing. Let it all go Maha, let it all goooo", I whispered to myself!
I came inside the house and instinctively I needed to be in a cosy darker space, so I went into my bedroom and played some lovely Donna Delroy chants. As some bigger contractions melted through me, I danced, softening into my pelvis. Liz came into the room and danced by my side. Together we were in harmony, no judgment, no words, an unspoken symphony ......
And so the labour progressed. Don filled the pool, Jayne sat quietly by, Katerina danced around the scene taking pictures, and beautiful Liz flowed with gentle ease- everyone calm, relaxed. Inside and outside the house, I just went wherever my body took me.
Early afternoon came and I was ready to get in and out of the pool for pain relief. I had a moment where a strong pain gripped my right side. I crouched in the water and moved rocking from side to side, breathing through the cramp-like pain. It passed. I got out of the water and wanted to lay on the couch. I had hardly lain on my side when I had to get up again and dance through another strong contraction. I remember this moment, that desire for everything to stop, for mother to have rest but body saying no!
I returned to the water and an overwhelming emotional anxiety arose, taking me by surprise, sweeping through my body. A childhood trauma connected to my father and men in my life ... and the women, my mother. Don's mother, the women that we had both been taken from as babies. It was overwhelming. The sadness and grief welled up in me, and I knew it was an important bridge that I needed to cross. My contractions stopped as I burst into tears deep heart-wrenching sobs, and Don came and sat beside me and just placed his hand on my shoulder, his head very close to mine. Katerina brought some candles and pictures of our mothers and my sons, and placed them beside me. I looked deeply into each photo and cried and cried, feeling the depth of the loss of our mothers, and the gratefulness of my own chancee to have my beautiful boys and now another gift. another baby, to embreace my sorrows and give me joy. Ahhhh birth! The magnificent clearing, the space for emotional allowance, the learnings, the spiritual awakenings...
And as the feeling had consumed me and beckoned me to face my fears and my sadness, the moment changed, as energy shifted and I felt strong again to keep on going. The waves parted and the passage was clear. No turning back, this baby was coming!
I felt a huge pressure deep down in my pelvis. I let out guttural sighs. The sensation was intense and I kept changing positions in the water to work into the pain. "My body knows what to do" I thought, "You can do this Maha" I repeated. "Surrender" I whispered through my out breath. The water bag was bulging and Jayne broke my waters at my request - the pressure was too much, logic was nowhere to be found in this raw state of birth.
I could feel baby was well and truly right down, and I moaned, breathed, spiralled and rocked in the water. Before long Don was in the pool with me. Immediatly I was drawn to lean against him, and there I stayed through second stage. The baby was coming fast and it was sooo intense. I screamed through the contractions, trying to bring my voice down onto my perineum as baby's head began to push and stretch me, and I remembered my first son being the same, my primal sounds as though excavated from the bowels of Mother Earth. I focused on my breath through the lull and into the bite-bearing down was my hardest moment.
I yelled at Jayne "Get it out!" She calmly told me "You are doing it, baby is coming!" I wanted it out now!!! I felt that knowing again - there is no turning back, both comforting and difficult a moment all rolled into one ... nowhere to hide, this IS the power of now!!
Last big, strong push through the stretching, in unison with a magnificent contraction. Out baby's head came into the water... such relief! I waited for the next contraction, all while breathing and focusing on my breath, now my lifeline to God. I turned onto my left side to help baby throught the birth canal... and then final relief as the whole body slid into the water. I leant back into Don and before I knew it my baby was on my chest, wet and warm and slippery. "We love, we love you" I kept repeating, staring at a crunched up face and ears, little nose and solide, strong looking hands with chubby fingers.
"Oh Don. Oh Don" I cried, in a total oxytocic moment. I stroked out baby saying "There there. It's OK, it's OK", my voice laced with such love... Ahhhh that primal nurturing: the staring, smelling, stroking, total unison in heart, body and soul. No words, just joy, shock, surpirse, happiness. I kept kissing baby and then did the peek - I lifted baby's leg gently and saw... a girl!! I did a double take and placed my hand to my mouth in shock. "A girl, a girl!" Oh My God, I had wanted a girl for soo long and here she was... I couldn't believe it. I looked at Don, we both smiled and were so genuinely happy. The birds tweeted sweetly, just outside our window... It was perfect!
We enjoyed the next hour in the warm pool with our beautiful Aminah who cried and connected and cried. And we laughed and smiled and shone as we held her, stroked her, breastfed her, loved her. I was so deeply immersed in the moment that nothing could touch me... that nectar of birth I wished every women could taste, breather and be enraptured by. No interference, just Mummy and Daddy swooning in the love... and as my next contraction came. I stood up in the pool and delivered the lotus placenta.
At 46, I felt so blessed to have once again been given this opportunity of a lifetime. I could do anything, anywhere, at any time! I love yo Aminah Anne...
Published on 15/07/13
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Congratulations on your beautiful daughter Aminah, welcome to the world little girl. I really enjoyed reading her birth story, it brought me back to my home birth practice in Dublin with many fond memories of all the wonderful parents and babies I assisted. Im also so grateful for the wonderful support Jayne gave me almost 9 years ago when I had my first son Luke in Ireland, an angel she is. Wishing you many blessings, happiness and good health for the future. Mary
Beautiful birth story :)
Hello to Mary Dermody!!! I think you're the same Mary that was at the birth of my little boy Sean 14 years ago in Dublin.
I'm now living in Australia and can't believe I've come across your name here!!!
Much love to you - I had the most beautiful home birth thanks to you.
Katie Canning

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"Bad Girls Club" Season 10 Moves to Atlanta
"Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too" Premieres Monday, November 5
NEW YORK - October 1, 2012 - With too many OMG moments to fit into one episode, Oxygen will air three reunion specials for "Bad Girls Club" Mexico beginning on Monday, October 22 at 10 PM ET/PT. Hosted by famed 'Bad Girl' Tanisha Thomas, the cast will reveal what truly went down in Cabo San Lucas, address their unfinished business head-on and answer viewers' most burning questions during the three one-hour specials. Fans will not miss one moment of drama as cameras capture all the behind-the-scenes action leading up to the sit-down reunion. As "Bad Girls Club" continues to reign in its ninth season with over eight telecasts delivering over 2.0 million total viewers and nine telecasts delivering over one million adults 18-49 on a Live + 7 basis, Oxygen announces that season 10 of the hit series will take place in Atlanta for a Q1 2013 premiere. For more information, visit www.oxygen.com and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/OxygenPR.
In addition, Oxygen in association with Bunim/Murray Productions and Youtoo Technologies are offering a unique opportunity for fans to participate in all the reunion action. Viewers can visit Oxygen.com or facebook.com/thebadgirlsclub to record a ten-second video in response to three questions posed for a chance to see their own video air live on TV within the three-part reunion. Additionally during the hour-long specials, fans can join the conversation on OxygenLive.com at 10 PM ET/PT for a chat hosted by one of the 'Bad Girls.'
Oxygen's "Bad Girls Club" Cabo San Lucas reunion programming includes:
"Bad Girls Club" Mexico Reunion Part I
Airing on Monday, October 22 at 10 PM ET/PT
The drama-filled reunion kicks off with tensions flaring as the girls arrive at their hotel in Los Angeles and prepare to sit down face-to-face with their former roommates and rivals. Host Tanisha Thomas is ready to play referee as spitfire Andrea shows up thirsty for revenge.
"Bad Girls Club" Mexico Reunion Part II
Airing on Monday, October 29 at 10 PM ET/PT
Viewers will be in for more than a few surprises when the entire cast reunites in one room to talk about the most dramatic and scandalous moments of the season. Hot tempers and accusations fly as the 'Bad Girls' air out their dirty laundry and Mehgan gets ready to throw down against her ex-BFF's while Erika singles out one especially devious 'Bad Girl' as her target.
"Bad Girls Club" Mexico Reunion Part III
Airing on Monday, November 5 at 10 PM ET/PT
In part three of the reunion, Rima and Mehgan consider burying the hatchet but when Julie and Falen receive an unwanted gift it leads to a final explosive 'Bad Girls' blowout. In addition, fans will be treated to a highly anticipated first look at season 10 of "Bad Girls Club" Atlanta, premiering in early 2013 on Oxygen.
Then the season four premiere of "Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too" will air immediately following on Monday, November 5 at 11PM ET/PT. The series will move to its regular time slot of 10PM ET/PT beginning Monday, November 12.
"Bad Girls Club" is produced by Bunim/Murray Productions with Jonathan Murray, Gil Goldschein, Troy VanderHeyden and Maria Pepin serving as executive producers and Trish Gold as Co-Executive Producer.
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Oxygen Media is a multiplatform entertainment brand that delivers relevant and engaging content to young women who like to "live out loud." Oxygen is rewriting the rulebook for women's media by changing how the world sees entertainment from a young woman's point of view. Through a vast array of unconventional and original content, including "The Glee Project," "Best Ink," and "Bad Girls Club," the growing cable network is the premier destination to find unique and groundbreaking unscripted programming. "The Glee Project" is a winner of a 2012 Gracie Award which honors programming created for women, by women and about women for "Outstanding Reality Show." A social media trendsetter, Oxygen is a leading force in engaging modern young women, wherever they are, with popular, award winning features online including www.OxygenLive.com, the real time social viewing party that is also available as an app for the iPhone and iPad. Oxygen is available in 80 million homes, and can be found online and on mobile devices at www.oxygen.com. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/OxygenPR. Oxygen Media is a service of NBCUniversal.
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Two Boats Sea Smoke - Rye Harbor - SOLD. Other sizes available to order.
On exhibit: Image size 12" x 18". Framed size 17" x 24". Gallery price $225
Old Stone Church
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Spring Point Ledge Light - Christmas morning blizzard 2017
New Year's 2018 Supermoon, Wolf Moon
Two Guys Sea Smoke
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Sunrise Kittery
For printing: This was shot with an iPhone, and therefore not ideal for printing. If a print is wanted, I will remove the logo and test.
Wood Island Life Saving Station (close up) sea smoke
Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse - Christmas Morning Blizzard 2017
Old Orchard Beach Pier sunrise
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Christmas sunset at Cape Neddick
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Yeaton-Walsh House Christmas, Strawbery Banke - Christmas 2017
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Portsmouth Christmas 2016
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Portsmouth Christmas 2017
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Portland Head Light Sea Smoke New Years 2018
It was -12F when I arrived before sunrise on this New Year's morning, but I just had to photograph this amazing sight!
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Driving home over Camster Cairns road at around midnight, last night, there were frogs everywhere, sitting in the rain puddles at the side of the road. Do they have mass migrations, does anyone know? There must have been hundreds of them and they were all along the road from Watten to Camster, We drove home doing our best to avoid as many as possible but must have squished some.
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The workbook is the essential companion volume to the French translation of The Stranger (3rd edition).
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Looking back at her South Carolina childhood, Sarah Hamlin Hastings has always been able to find one constant among her fondest memories. The elaborate Sunday dinners, rollicking Easter egg hunts, and festive Christmas parties of her youth all shared a common setting: the gracious center-hall Colonial that her grandmother and grandfather called home.
"It was our family gathering spot," Sarah Hamlin says. "We loved spending time together there." So, although life took her and her husband, Matt, through a tour of the Northeast—where they settled for a time in both New York and Connecticut—it was no surprise when they made the decision to return their brood to Charleston. And no one could have been happier to hear the news than her grandmother.
"She immediately asked if we'd be interested in taking over her house in the Crescent," Sarah Hamlin says. It was a proposition the couple accepted eagerly but under one condition: They would need her to be at peace with any changes they'd make. While the house had remained in pristine condition thanks to her grandmother's careful ministrations over the years, it needed a serious remodeling to function for the active modern family, which includes Jack, 12, Charlie, 11, and twins Thomas and Henry, 8.
"I told her I wanted to keep the spirit of the house alive and to use it the way she and Papi used it, to always have people over and kids running in the yard," Sarah Hamlin explains, "and she gave us her blessing."
Photography: John Bessler
Produced by Jenny Bradley
Architects: David Baker and Bobby McAlpine, McAlpine Tankersley Architecture, 501 Cloverdale Road, Suite 201, Montgomery, AL 36106; 334/262-8315, mcalpinetankersley.com.
Interior design: Lisa Hilderbrand with Sarah-Hamlin Hastings, Welhil Interiors, 11 River Rd., Norwalk, CT 06850; 203/722-9642, welhil.com; Sarah Hamlin Hastings Interiors, 7 Sayle Rd., Charleston, SC 29407; 917/922-4552, sarahhamlinhastings.com.
Landscape architect: Mike Kaiser, Kaiser Trabue Landscape Architecture, 3415 West End Ave., Suite 101C, Nashville, TN 37203; 615/298-9720, kaisertrabue.com.
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Sarah Hamlin's next step was to reach out to a longtime friend, designer Lisa Hilderbrand, with whom she had previously worked to reimagine her Connecticut residence.
"Our tastes are really similar," Sarah Hamlin says, "but Lisa's more of a classicist, and I like to get a little funky. We push each other and rein each other in, in the best way possible. I couldn't imagine doing this house without her." In fact, they were so in tune with each other that at their very first meeting for the new project, they found they had both brought the same magazine article extolling the virtues of the architect Bobby McAlpine.
"I love the way he thinks about houses, and speaking with him and David Baker, who would be our project architect, totally sealed it for me," Sarah Hamlin says
With the team in place, the real work could begin. To make room for Sarah Hamlin and Matt's large immediate family and even larger social circle, Baker and McAlpine nearly doubled the home's square footage, building onto the existing structure while respecting its well-loved history. Inside, they brought down walls to open up the floor plan and reassigned and rearranged nearly every room in order to accomplish a better flow throughout.
"The renovations were substantial, but not overbearing," Baker says. "We didn't want to take away from the charm and beauty of the original home. We worked kind of like marriage counselors, helping the older, more traditional elements to coexist happily with the newer, more modern ones."
In the conservatory, a Charles Stewart Company sofa and vintage armchairs that Sarah Hamlin brought from Connecticut are thoroughly at home in her new Charleston abode, thanks to fresh upholstery in chenille from GDC Home and a zebra print from Pierre Frey. While extensive, the home's recent renovation upholds all of the grace and charm of the original structure.
Paint ("Palais White" #SW2429): Sherwin-Williams, sherwin-williams.com.
Drapery (#50724-486 in Sahara): Duralee, duralee.com.
Sofa ("Wintergreen Sofa" #C632-80): Charles Stewart Co., charlesstewartcompany.com.
Fabric ("Camel Chenille"): GDC Home, gdchome.com.
Multicolored pillows on sofa ("Rossini"/Red, Multi #J497F-01, by Jane Churchill): Cowtan & Tout, cowtan.com.
Zebra armchairs (vintage): owner's collection.
Zebra fabric ("Malawi"/Miel #F2707001): Pierre Frey, pierrefrey.com.
Green tub chair ("Edmund Chair"): Andrew Martin, andrewmartin.co.uk.
Fabric ("Linen Velvet"/Green #JW-6105, by Jasper): Michael S Smith, michaelsmithinc.com.
Circular side table: custom.
Side table to right of sofa (vintage industrial table): Avant Garden, avantgardenltd.com.
Coffee table (vintage sculpted bronze): R.E. Steele, 631/324-7812.
Circle sculpture (vintage bronze wind chimes mounted on steel bases): owner's collection.
Flooring: Peacock Pavers, peacockpavers.com.
Lovely Antiques
This delicate balancing act was then repeated by Hilderbrand and Sarah Hamlin when they began to outfit the interiors. They mixed aged pieces loaded with meaning—like the pair of matching tufted armchairs in the master bedroom (heirlooms from her grandmother that Sarah Hamlin has carried with her from house to house) and the late-19th-century English huntboard (the first antique Sarah Hamlin ever bought during her college years)—with new scores, like the mesmerizing Lindsey Adelman chandelier that presides over the island in the kitchen and the custom-made round table by Brad Nietert in the dining room. Hilderbrand, however, is quick to note that the line between old and new wasn't the only one they had to straddle.
"We had to reconcile the house looking beautiful with its ability to do its job, which was to be a home to a family with young children and a dog, and with a love of entertaining," the designer says. "Everything had to work hard and be practical but also impossibly chic."
A 19th-century mahogany sideboard pairs with artwork by Elyssa Rundle through John Pope Antiques.
Table (antique): owner's collection.
Art (by Elyssa Rundle): John Pope Antiques, johnpopeantiques.com.
Before: Kitchen
The space that is now the kitchen used to be a garage.
After: Kitchen
The architects built the kitchen around the Lindsey Adelman chandelier, designing an extra-large island with waterfall Calacatta Gold marble countertops to ground the piece. A hood from Wolf lends a bit of a masculine edge.
Ceiling paint ("Swiss Coffee" #OC-45); cabinet paint ("Revere Pewter" #HC-172): Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com.
Cabinetry: custom.
Countertops: Calacatta Gold marble.
Range; oven hood: Wolf, subzero-wolf.com.
Chandelier: Lindsey Adelman Studio, lindseyadelman.com.
Sconces ("Small Aspect Articulating Sconce"/Soft Silver #BBL2028): Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Bar stools: vintage.
Before: Dining Room
Two demilune tables framed the oval dining table.
After: Dining Room
Blue chairs with Greek key embroidery gather around the circular dining table. Large swaths of silk draping the walls bring drama and a sense of mystery to the open, formal entertaining space. Artistic Frame chairs surround a custom table by Brad Nietert beneath a replica of a Metropolitan Opera House chandelier.
Paint ("Swiss Coffee" #OC-45): Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com.
Wallpaper on ceiling ("Lacquered Walls"/Crème Lustre #3853): Phillip Jeffries, phillipjeffries.com.
Drapery (silk, colorway discontinued): Duralee, duralee.com.
Table (custom): Brad Nietert Antique Restorations, bradnietert.com.
Chairs ("James Adam Chair" #2387): Artistic Frame, artisticframe.com.
Chair fabric ("Douro"/Lac #1463-41, by Lelievre); rug ("Indochine Sisal"/Platinum): Stark, starkcarpet.com.
Chair trim ("Aristotle Greek Key" #977-36057-05): Samuel & Sons, samuelandsons.com.
Chandelier (Metropolitan Opera replica by Nulco Lighting, discontinued; for similar, "Starburst" ): Elk Lighting, elklighting.com.
Sideboard (antique Regency Rosewood): Hiden Galleries, hidengalleries.com.
Lamps (Italian giltwood fragments): Hamptons Antique Galleries, hamptonsantiquegalleries.com.
Art: David Skinner Antiques, davidskinnerantiques.com.
Sideboard Detail
In the dining room, an antique Regency rosewood sideboard is home to a silver urn and a silver tea service.
Dramatic Study
Sherwin Williams' "Black Fox" blankets the study walls in drama. An eclectic mix of seats are arranged around the vintage coffee table.
Stylish Bedroom
Originally the key player in the Hastingses' Connecticut living room, the antique Oushak rug inspired the master bedroom's soothing palette and the romantic aesthetic of its tufted custom bed and drapes crafted from Duralee fabric.
Paint: Sherwin-Williams, sherwin-williams.com.
Drapery (#31994-407 in Porcelain); sheers (#50855-610); bed fabric (#36106-242 in Shell); silk bed shams and coverlet (#89145-16 in Natural): Duralee, duralee.com.
Bed: custom.
Linens ("Diamond Pique"): Matouk, matouk.com.
Bench: vintage.
Chandelier (custom blown glass bubbles): ESD, esdcharleston.com.
Rug: antique Oushak.
Ceiling wallcovering ("Silk/Abaca"/Persian Silver #3213): Phillip Jeffries, phillipjeffries.com.
Light Detail
Made of custom blown glass bubbles, the bedroom chandelier draws attention.
Master Bedroom Sitting Area
A table from Knoll acts as a counterpoint to vintage tufted armchairs (heirlooms from homeowner Sarah Hamlin Hastings's grandmother) reupholstered in a fabric from Duralee.
Chairs (vintage); art: owner's collection.
Fabric (#14987-152 in Wheat): Duralee, duralee.com.
Side table ("Platner Side Table"): Knoll, knoll.com.
Floor lamp ("Strie Floor Lamp" #CHA9707): Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Serene Master Bath
A freestanding tub from Kallista and a filler from Newport Brass take center stage in the bathroom with its White Rhino marble countertops and custom cabinets painted Benjamin Moore's "Mountain Peak White." The chandelier is from Global Views.
Wall, cabinet paint ("Mountain Peak White" #OC-121): Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com.
Cabinetry: custom.
Countertops: White Rhino marble.
Bathtub (For Town Collection, by Michael S Smith): Kallista, kallista.com.
Tub filler; faucets: Newport Brass, newportbrass.com.
Ghost chairs ("Louis Ghost Chair"): Kartell, kartellstorela.com.
Flooring: Carrara marble.
Sconces ("Hulton Sconce"/Polished Nickel #TOB2190, by Thomas O'Brien): Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Chandelier ("Fluted Pendant"): Global Views, globalviews.com.
Roman shades: Duralee, duralee.com.
Courtyard Fountain
While the super-durable fabrics, textiles, and rugs Sarah Hamlin and designer Lisa Hilderbrand used are certainly up to the task or working and hard while also being chic, in the end the two found a simple yet ingenious way to help keep the interiors in tip-top shape: They brought landscape architect Mike Kaiser on board to create an outdoor oasis so beautiful that it's sometimes difficult to get people to come indoors at all.
"No house alone can contain the kind of energy expended by four boys," McAlpine says, laughing. "It was natural for the garden to be an active participant in their lives. In actuality, we designed the whole house around it. There's always an invitation to go outside no matter which room you're in."
Architects David Baker and Bobby McAlpine used steel windows and doors from Bliss Nor-Am throughout the house. The fountain was designed by Mike Kaiser.
Fountain and pool design: Mike Kaiser, Kaiser Trabue Landscape Architects, kaisertrabue.com.
Installation: Atkinson Pools, atkinsonpools.com.
Pool Area
Awe-inspiring home transformation aside, the thing that Sarah Hamlin is most proud of is that she was able to keep her promise to her grandmother. "The first thing we did when we moved in was celebrate my birthday with a big party," she says. "We put a tent in the backyard and just had this huge blowout. It really set the tone for how we use the home. We have the best time here."
The home was deliberately sited to take full advantage of the lush grounds, with water features and plantings designed by landscape architect Mike Kaiser. The patio furniture is from Brown Jordan.
Chaise longues by pool ("Flight" #3940-7000); dining side chairs ("Venetian" #2250-1000): Brown Jordan, brownjordan.com.
Pool design: Mike Kaiser, Kaiser Trabue Landscape Architects, kaisertrabue.com.
Installation: Atkinson Pools, atkinsonpools.com.
Before: Patio
The patio was nice, but the yard wasn't utilized to its full potential.
After: Patio
Now, whether swimming, dining, or entertaining, the back yard is always put to good use.
Sarah Hamlin Hastings, standing, project architect David Baker, and designer Lisa Hilderbrand in the light-filled conservatory.
Home Sweet Home
The home's renovation was able to uphold the charm of the original structure.
Paint ("Palais White" #SW-2429): Sherwin-Williams, sherwin-williams.com.
Shutter paint ("Revere Pewter" #HC-172): Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com.
Steel windows and doors: Bliss Nor-Am, blissnoram.com.
Roof: faux slate.


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Jewel Canadian Blue is one of the Sparkle range of Non-Toxic, Non Edible glitter colours from Rainbow Dusts Colours. The Sparkle range of glitter colours from Rainbow Dust gives a shine effect by the bright coloured sparkles. They have a small particle size and are not soluble in water. Unlimited shelf life.
Jewel Canadian Blue is a glittery deep royal blue colour.
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Update: I opened up an Etsy shop!! Go purchase your pre-made cash envelopes!
As I've mentioned before, we went to the cash system endorsed by Dave Ramsey not too long ago. We literally froze our credit cards (in a cup of water in the freezer) and started to pay cash for everything that wasn't a regular bill (which I pay online). I spent the first month or so figuring out how we were going to make it work for us. I used a plastic accordion coupon organizer that I already had, and stuffed plain, standard sized envelopes inside of it. Each envelope contained cash for a specific category. We started small – with groceries and gas – and then eventually added a few more categories as we discovered how we spend.
The idea behind using cash is that it hurts to hand over that $20 bill. Right? It's a lot easier to just hand the cashier the credit or debit card and not really calculate how much you have spent. ALSO, you can see how much is still in the envelope and change your spending patterns accordingly. When the cash is gone . . . it is gone!
I can't even begin to tell you what this has done for us. Not only did we discover that we can live on less than we thought, but we have actually been able to give more generously, too! Plus, I've mentioned before that I really don't like spending money. Well, okay, that was before we went to the cash system. See, it felt like we never had any money, so I never spent anything on myself, and that was just miserable. Now that we have money designated for me, I don't have any problem spending it and having fun! FREEDOM, I tell you. It's wonderful.
So, today's FREE template is in honor of the cash system. It's an envelope! Click on the image to download it for FREE! But, keep reading, because I want to show you what I did with it.
I decided that it was high time I had prettier envelopes. I purchased a new wallet recently which came with cash envelopes. However, the envelopes had LINES on them. You know; like you fill them out. Oh, the pressure. I like my plain ol' envelopes, thank you very much. So, I modified the wallet and just put plain envelopes in there instead. NOW, thanks to my new template, I have pretty ones! Here's how!
Before I get started, let me direct you to some pretty good tutorials (if I do say so myself!) found at The Hybrid Chick:
Where to Start – offers suggestions for basic materials to get you started with hybrid, if you are interested in using digital papers with your template.
Using Templates – guides you through the process of using my templates from downloading to adding digital paper, and preparing to print.
Borderless Printing – shows you how to find your borderless printing option on your printer . . . or at least gets you headed in the right direction.
Now, print your project! Of course, you can use digital paper or simply print the lines only version on some of the patterned paper or cardstock in your stash.
For my project, I chose to print the lines only pdf file directly onto some Close To My Heart patterned paper from my stash. (From the Emporium Collection.)
I scored on the dashed lines with a bone folder and cut on the solid lines using my craft knife.
Then, I folded the sides in.
And folded the bottom flap up.
Next, I used a double sided tape runner to adhere the sides to the bottom flap.
And, the envelope is done!
However, I had other things in mind. So, I mass produced.
And gathered all of the envelopes up, stacking them nicely.
I cut a piece of cardstock that I would eventually slip into my wallet, and punched some holes at regular intervals. I think I punched 7 holes.
The other side of this piece of paper has a small strip of patterned paper just to act as a reinforcer. Plus, it's kinda pretty. You'll see that later on. For now, I used my Crop-O-Dile to punch holes through all of the layers.
And then I sewed a loose blanket stitch with ribbon. I actually didn't know how to do this, so I Googled it. Hee, hee!
I flipped the cardstock around so that it could tuck inside my wallet.
I created some labels in Photoshop that contain some of my regular categories. (Click picture to download.)
I talk more about my envelope categories and how I use them in this post: Cash Envelope Categories: What Works For Us.
I punched them out with my 1 3/8 circle punch and mounted them on a scalloped circle punched with my scalloped punch!
And, I tucked some cash inside!
This is what my wallet now looks like:
So pretty! I will totally enjoy whipping this bad boy out at the grocery store!
OF COURSE, this envelope template is just a regular, run-of-the-mill, standard sized envelope. However, now you can pretty it up with your papercrafting supplies and go to town! Oh, I just love that! If you decide that you like this template, please check out my store to see the rest of my items! I have all kinds of fun, unique papercraft templates to choose from!
Edit (11/24/10):
- This cash envelope template is still FREE (and always will be!), but now you can purchase Cash Envelope Cutting Files for your digital die-cut machine!
- Interested in another cash envelope option? Check out my new Tab Envelope Template Set and Cutting Files!
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If you're reading this, it's probably because you heard about Hib and wonder what it is. The good news is, if you live in the United States, you were probably vaccinated against Hib infections when you were a baby.
Here's more about Hib.
Hib is short for Haemophilus influenzae type b. It's a type of bacteria that can cause a number of different illnesses: Hib infection might lead people to develop anything from skin infections to more serious problems like blood infections or meningitis.
Hib disease usually isn't a big worry for healthy teens. But it can be a concern for people with weakened immune systems.
Even though the bacteria has "influenza" in its name, Hib doesn't cause people to get the flu. Some people can carry the bacteria and not get sick. They might not even know they have the bacteria in their nose and throat.
Thanks to a vaccine that became common in the 1980s, Hib is pretty rare in U.S. kids and teens. But it is a big worry for people in developing nations because the vaccine is less common.
Hib spreads through mucus or saliva. Most infections happen when someone who has the Hib bacteria in his or her nose or throat sneezes or coughs around a person who hasn't been fully vaccinated. People who have Hib can transmit the infection to others for as long as the bacteria remain in their systems, even if they aren't sick.
Hib disease is most common in kids under 5 years old who haven't been vaccinated against it. But the bacteria also can infect anyone who didn't get all the Hib shots. (The Hib vaccine is a series of three or four shots that's usually given to babies in the United States.)
Someone who has Hib disease will have a fever. Other problems from Hib disease depend on where in the body the infection is. Here are some examples:
Call your doctor if you haven't had the Hib vaccine (or you didn't get all your Hib shots) and you worry that you might be getting one of the infections described above. If you haven't had all your Hib shots, you'll also want to call a doctor if you know that you've been around someone who has Hib.
If you have serious symptoms, like severe breathing problems, call 911 or go to a hospital emergency room right away.
The doctor will examine you and ask about your symptoms. In some cases, doctors take a small sample of blood or another body fluid for testing.
Doctors treat Hib disease with antibiotic medications. Antibiotics get rid of bacteria. Someone with Hib needs to take all of the antibiotics, even if he or she starts feeling better. This is to be sure the infection is completely gone. The doctor also can give someone tips on how to feel better until the infection has gone away.
With Hib disease, a person has to stay home from school or work as long as he or she has symptoms and for an additional day or two after starting antibiotics. Someone with Hib needs to stay away from anyone who hasn't had the Hib vaccine, especially newborn babies or elderly people, who might not have strong immune systems.
The best way to prevent getting Hib disease is to have all of the shots in the Hib vaccine series. If you live in the United States, you probably got these shots as a baby. You can check with your doctor to be sure.
Doctors don't usually give Hib shots to teens because the disease isn't likely to be a problem for people over 5 years old. There's one exception, though: Doctors do recommend giving Hib vaccines to teens who have weakened immune systems from health conditions like HIV or asplenia (where someone's spleen has been removed or it's not working properly).
The bottom line is that most teens don't need to worry about Hib unless they have health problems that put them at risk. But it's still good to know about it if you have a baby brother or sister who needs to get the full series of shots!
Reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD
Date reviewed: February 2014
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Hi All,
It's been a while since any Reef-Riders have posted in this forum.
I'm looking to see if there's any interest in the current membership for a get-together group ride.
If we could muster up 6 to 8 bikes (or more), I'd say we'd have a nice group to take a ride somewhere interesting like... a lunch run up to Flagler with a stop over at the Marineland Science Center. Or for those that haven't yet had the opportuntity or simply might like to do it again, how about a ride over to the Tampa Aquarium.? Just trying to keep somewhat of a reef-rider theme. Also open to other suggestions.
I ride a 2009 HD Roadglide and a 2004 HD Road King Peace Officer Special. Mel rides a 2004 HD Fatboy. I know there's some real diversity in the types of bikes many of us choose to ride, but ultimatley it's the comradery and love of riding that keeps us riding together.
If anyone is seriously interested reply back or feel free to PM/email me.


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In this activity, students will describe similarities and differences between galactic star clusters and globular clusters.
This is an activity about electromagnetism. Learners will set up a simple circuit using a battery, wire, and knife switch, and then use a compass to map the magnetic field lines surrounding the wire. Next, they will add a coil of wire to the simple circuit and map the magnetic fields again.
The lithograph contains a Hubble Space Telescope image that shows the colorful Planetary Nebula NGC 2440 with one of the hottest known white dwarf stars at its center. The text briefly explains the process of stellar death of sun-like stars and those with a mass greater than eight times the Sun.
The goal of this lesson is for two groups of students to exchange information (e.g., through poster presentations, Podcasts, debates, or PowerPoint presentations) about how two different theories explain a natural phenomenon: Newton's Law of Gravitation and Einstein's General Theory of
This math problem demonstrates a lawyer's use of some very simple science and math. The case involves a $26 million lawsuit over a construction waste landfill and lead contamination.
In this game students have to think and move fast to keep up with the challenge of capturing and storing the massive flow of different kinds of data being captured by a GOES-R weather satellite.
Remote sensing offers three perspectives on human or physical features: aerial (birds-eye), oblique (angled) and ground-level. Sketching a classroom object from each of the three perspectives provides students with the foundation to then complete several activities.
This lesson explores the relationship between the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere available for precipitation and actual precipitation levels.
This is an online reading associated with activities during Solar Week, a twice-yearly event in March and October during which classrooms are able to interact with scientists studying the Sun.
Using a graphing calculator and a Norland Research calculator robot, students create programs in TI-BASIC to direct their robot through a variety of tasks. Ten robot missions and three exploration extensions are included in this lesson booklet.


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SELINSGROVE-Allison Palmer, of Royersford, was one of eighteen students from Susquehanna University who recently presented research at the 2013 annual Eastern Psychological Association Meeting in New York City.
Palmer presented a poster entitled 'Interaction on Experience and Attitudes About Romantic Relationships.' In keeping with Susquehanna's tradition of faculty-student collaboration, Gretchen S. Lovas, Associate Professor of Psychology, served as a supervisor and adviser during the research process.
Established in 1896, the Eastern Psychological Association is committed to advancing the profession of psychology through the dissemination of information in the field. At the annual meeting, professionals and students present research in a variety of fields across the discipline.
Palmer, a senior psychology major, is a 2009 graduate of Spring-Ford Area High School and the daughter of Joanne and the late Patrick Palmer.


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Bret Stephens: Robert Gates's Dereliction of 'Duty'
Serving as secretary of defense isn't really a duty. It's an honor that shouldn't be treated as a burden.
There are evangelizers who prefer the company of the heathen and prudes known to spend their nights in strip clubs—presumably to keep a watchful and warning eye on the ways of the wicked.
And then there is Robert Gates in Washington.
The former defense secretary devoted most of his adult life to climbing the structures of power in Washington,...


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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Despite collecting 16 hits as a team on Saturday afternoon – a mark that was bettered only once last year – UC Santa Barbara couldn't overcome a late offensive flurry from San Jose State, falling to the Spartans 7-5 at Municipal Stadium.
The loss broke an eight game winning streak against the Spartans which dated back to the 2011 season. It was UCSB's (2-1) first loss of the season, while SJSU moved to 2-5.
All but one UCSB starter recorded a hit in the loss and six had multiple knocks, highlighted by junior rightfielder Scott Quinlan's 3-5 day. Joey Epperson, Peter Maris, Robby Nesovic, Cameron Newell, and Andrew Calica all had two hits apiece.
In a reversal from last night's affair, San Jose State was able to come out on top due to some clutch hitting late in the game. In fact, the Spartans were able to put a run across in five of their last six offensive innings. The home team erased deficits of 2-1 and 3-2 before plating a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth to break a 5-5 tie and even the series.
The game winning charge was aided by three UCSB walks that loaded the bases. Sophomore righty Kenny Chapman came in with one out to try and extinguish the rally, striking out the first batter he faced on three pitches before allowing a two-RBI single to Alec de Watville. De Watville finished the day with a game-high four RBIs.
The Gauchos opened the game's scoring in the top of the third. Junior shortstop Peter Maris picked up his first RBIs of the season with a two-run double down the right field line. That rally was made possible by senior catcher Jackson Morrow, who worked a full-count walk with two outs and nobody on to extend the inning.
Nesovic gave the Gauchos their second lead of the day with an RBI single in the fifth that made the score 3-2.
Freshman infielder Billy Fredrick had a memorable debut for the Gauchos, swatting an RBI triple into right field as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning. He would later score on an Epperson sac fly to make it 5-5.
Shane Bieber received a no-decision in his collegiate debut. The freshman righty from Laguna Hills, Calif. allowed two earned runs over eight hits in five innings on the bump. His first frame as a Gaucho couldn't have gone much better, as he retired the side in order on eight pitches.
Junior Greg Mahle (1-1) was saddled with the loss after allowing two runs in 1.1 innings pitched. James Glawe earned the win for San Jose, tossing 1.1 scoreless innings. He was the only Spartan pitcher to appear without allowing a run. Starter Jonathan Hernandez didn't survive the fifth inning, surrending three runs and seven hits in 4.1 innings of action.
Sophomore flamethrower Dylan Hecht will take the ball for UCSB in tomorrow's rubber match with the Spartans, opposing southpaw Jace Puckett. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.


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Rugby, 90-minute workouts shape All Army Athlete of 2013
Maj. Nate Conkey can't remember exactly how he got the scar between his eyes. It could have been some combination of the countless times he broke his nose playing rugby on Army teams.
Doctors won't fix it until he gives up the sport, and he's not about to do that. In the meantime, his wife jokes that his nose is gradually tilting to the right.
Conkey's commitment to Army rugby got him something better than an interesting scar recently when he was named the All Army Athlete of the Year for 2013. He was chosen from the thousands of soldiers who participate in organized sports in their free time.
Conkey, the executive officer in a Joint Base Lewis-McChord Stryker battalion, calls it a "humbling" career achievement that could have gone to many other soldiers he considers better athletes than himself.
"There are at least four or five just on my team that are better athletes, better players, than me. I'm not just saying that to be self deprecating. They're just studs," he said.
He got his start in the sport about nine years ago when he was a company commander in the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky.
He went on to help coach the sport for the U.S. Military Academy while he taught physical education as an instructor there. He also has played in armed forces tournaments regularly. Last year, he was captain of the All Army team.
They bring out his competitive streak and his lifelong interest in the science of exercise.
"All too often we settle to just be good enough," he said. "If you consistently put in the effort you know you're capable of, you can achieve so much more."
These days, Conkey, 35, does not have too much time to get out on the pitch.
He and his wife, Maj. Kate Conkey of Lewis-McChord's 22nd Military Police Battalion, have two young daughters. The family lives in DuPont.
Conkey is one of the senior officers in the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment. It just finished a monthlong exercise at the Yakima Training Center and has another coming up in Southern California.
His battalion is part of the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, one of two Stryker brigades remaining at Lewis-McChord.
Conkey usually gets to work about 5:30 a.m. for his 12-hour days. He works out for about 90 minutes every morning doing the Army's standard physical training regimen.
"That's one way the Army's great — they say you have to do this every day," he said.
Conkey expects to join the All Army team for matches this summer.
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During the 1910s, the United States Post Office[?] had made a number of experimental trials of carrying mail by air, and decided to inaugurate regular service on May 15, 1918, flying between Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and New York City. The Post Office set a controversial rate of 24c for the service, much higher than the 3c for first-class mail of the time, and decided to issue a new stamp just for this rate, patriotically printed in red and blue, and depicting a Curtiss Jenny[?], the biplane chosen to carry the mail.
The job of designing and printing the new stamp was carried out in a great rush; engraving only began on May 4, and stamp printing on May 10 (a Friday), in sheets of 100 (contrary to the usual practice of printing 400 at a time and cutting into 100-stamp panes). Since the stamp was printed in two colors, each sheet had to be fed through the printing press twice, an error-prone process that had resulted in invert errors in stamps of 1869 and 1901, and indeed several misprinted sheets were found during the production process and destroyed.
Initial deliveries went to post offices on Monday, May 13. Aware of the potential for inverts, a number of collectors went to their local post offices to buy the new stamps and keep an eye out for errors. Collector W. T. Robey[?] was one of those; he had written to a friend on May 10 mentioning that "it would pay to be on the lookout for inverts". On May 14, Robey went to the post office to buy the new stamps, and as he wrote later, when the clerk brought out a sheet of inverts, "my heart stood still". He paid for the sheet, and asked to see more, but the remainder of the sheets were normal.
Additional details of the day's events are not entirely certain - Robey gave three different accounts later, each different - but he began to contact both stamp dealers and journalists, telling them of his find. After a week that included visits from postal inspectors[?] and the hiding of the sheet, Robey sold the sheet to noted Philadelphia dealer Eugene Klein[?] for US$15,000. Klein then immediately resold the sheet to "Colonel" H. R. Green[?], son of Hetty Green[?] for $20,000.
Klein advised Green that the stamps would be worth more separately than as a single sheet, and Green went along; the sheet was broken into a block of eight, several blocks of four, with the remainder sold as individuals. Green kept a number of the inverts, including one that was placed in a locket[?] for his wife. (This locket was sold for the first time ever by the Siegel Auction Galleries[?] Rarity Sale, held on May 18, 2002.)
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A center-line block[?] catalogs $600,000.
By law, no one is actually allowed to have inverted stamps; the US government does not enforce this law too often, if at all anymore.
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Scary Details Emerge From Sandra Bullock Stalking Incidentby Thomas Chau | PopCrush
Scary details have come out in regards to Sandra Bullock's home invasion in early June that involved the police arriving at her house.
On June 8, a man was arrested for trespassing on Bullock's property while she was home. The 'Gravity' star was unharmed and the intruder, Joshua Corbett, was arrested without incident around 3:30AM PT.
TMZ has learned frightening details from the evening that say Bullock actually came face-to-face with the man after she heard noises coming from inside the house around 1AM. When Bullock went to her bedroom door to lock it, she saw Corbett dressed in all black.
Bullock reportedly then shut the door and immediately called 9-1-1. She revealed that she had showered before going to bed, and that the intruder may have actually been inside her house longer.
When cops arrived and arrested Corbett, he reportedly yelled, "Sandy, I'm sorry. Please don't press charges." He was also reportedly carrying a notebook with magazine photos of Bullock pasted with notes, with one saying, "I will forever be thinking of you and Louie, my son, as you are my wife by law, the law of God and you belong to me and me to you."
An investigation into Corbett's house turned up seven guns at his home, including assault rifles, and police believe he may have more out there.
Corbett has been charged with 19 felonies, including seven counts of possession of a machine gun, two counts of possession of an assault weapon and 10 counts of possession of a destructive device, as well as stalking.
Bullock's evening sounds frightening, but we're glad that the Academy Award-winner is OK and unharmed.