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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Ivy League has announced the names of 80 student-athletes – including 10 from Harvard – who have been named to the spring 2012 Academic All-Ivy League team.
The honorees are starters or key reserves on officially recognized varsity teams who have cumulative grade-point averages of at least 3.0. Each of the eight Ivy League schools nominates five men and five women from it eligible student-athletes.
Representing the Intercollegiate Rowing Association national champion men's lightweight crew, senior Tim Moore and junior Nicholas Gates garnered Academic All-Ivy status. Moore, a native of Exeter, N.H. and a social studies concentrator, was named to the All-Ivy League first team and was the six-seat of the Harvard lightweight crew that won the national, Eastern and Ivy League titles and went 9-0 against dual competition.
Gates, who hails from Ross, Calif., and is a chemistry concentrator, also earned All-Ivy first team honors and was the five-seat of the Crimson lightweight squad, helping Harvard to the IRA, Eastern and Ancient Eight crowns, as well as post a perfect record during the dual season.
Matt Jones, a senior on the men's volleyball team and an applied mathematics concentrator, became Harvard's all-time kills (1,218), digs (452) and service aces (97) leader, while also ranking in the Crimson's all-time top-10 for kills per set (third), block assists (third), total blocks (fourth) and solo blocks (seventh). Following the season, in which the Crimson earned the first national ranking in program history, Jones, who ranked ninth in the country in kills (3.83) and aces (0.42), earned All-Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association first team honors and was named to the EIVA All-Tournament team.
Senior Brendan Kopp, an All-American on the sailing team, led Harvard to its first New England championship in 11 years as top skipper and captain. A first-team All-New England choice and native of Fairfield, Conn., Kopp also helped the Crimson to a fifth-place finish at the national championships.
Jonathan Pearlman, an economics concentrator from Palm Beach, Fla., received All-Ivy first team accolades in singles as a member of the Crimson men's tennis team. Pearlman, who played exclusively at No. 1 for Harvard during his senior season, also went 10-4 in doubles during the dual schedule. Pearlman and the Crimson, who earned a ranking as high as No. 16, reached the second round of the NCAA tournament after winning the Ivy League crown.
Seniors Jane Alexander and Rachel Brown of the softball team garnered Academic All-Ivy League status after helping the Crimson reach the NCAA tournament for the second straight year. Alexander, the 2012 Ivy Co-Player of the Year, earned Capital One Academic All-America third team honors, as well as Academic All-District first team accolades. A two-time All-Ivy honoree, Alexander, a psychology concentrator who hails from Palo Alto, Calif., started every game at shortstop in 2012 and led the team in hits (61) and batting average (.381).
Brown, a senior from San Diego, Calif., was named the Ivy League Pitcher of the Year for the second straight season. A team captain and a psychology concentrator, Brown was named to the Capital One Academic All-District team for the second consecutive year and received her fourth straight unanimous nod to the All-Ivy first team. She finished ninth in the nation in strikeouts per game (8.8) and holds virtually every pitching record at Harvard including wins (75), saves (10), complete games (71), shutouts (26) and strikeouts (995).
Melanie Baskind, a senior on the women's lacrosse team, as well as a neurobiology concentrator, was tabbed the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year. A second team All-Ivy selection and second team IWLCA All-Region pick, Baskind, who served as team captain, led Harvard in points (33), assists (six) and caused turnovers (15), while ranking second in goals (27) and ground balls (37). A three-time Ivy Defensive Player of the Week choice, Baskind was tabbed to the Ivy League All-Tournament team and earned Capital One Academic At-Large All-America first team and At-Large All-District first team honors.
Baskind, who also starred on the soccer pitch for the Crimson, earned three Academic All-Ivy honors and was the unanimous choice as Ancient Eight Player of the Year in 2011, helping Harvard win its third conference title in four years.
Representing women's heavyweight crew, Jill Carlson, a senior from Newton, Mass., was tabbed first team All-Ivy and first team All-New England. A classics concentrator, Carlson, who served as team captain, was the coxswain of the Radcliffe heavyweight varsity eight that won the program's first Ivy title since 2003 and placed ninth at the NCAA Championships.
Sophomore Bonnie Hu of the women's golf team won the individual title at the Ivy League Championships (77-73-75-225) and was named to the All-Ivy first team. An economics concentrator who hails from Fremont, Calif., Hu was also second on the Crimson at the NCAA Central Regional, shooting 81-81-76-238 over three days of competition.


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As professor and coordinator of the doctoral program in personal financial planning at Texas Tech University, Michael Finke is helping drive the university's goal of serving "as an educational home" for the financial planning community.
"Our hope is to build a set of research-based best practices through our own research," Finke told IA.
Indeed, Finke said that he's most proud of a series of articles that he wrote last year along with American College professor Wade Pfau and David Blanchett, head of retirement research at Morningstar, that looked at the impact of low asset yields on the sustainability of retirement portfolios. "We tried to make a number of points," Finke said. First, that "the traditional way that advisors think about building retirement income, the 4% rule, may not be as safe as many advisors are led to believe if we have a low return environment."
Finke said he and his colleagues' main goal is "trying to introduce a different way of thinking about building a retirement income plan" as well as helping advisors think about retirement risk—which includes the importance of considering "partial annuitization," responding to changes in the marketplace, considering what amount should be withdrawn from retirement accounts and how much retirees should spend.
Retirement income is "increasingly important" as boomers rely on their savings to fund their retirement, he said, so it becomes crucial to develop strategies to turn their money into income. "I'm hoping that more advisors are open to different types of products," specifically annuitization products.
Along with Pfau and Blanchett, Finke hopes to look "more closely" at incorporating strategies such as "longevity hedge products" into portfolios. "These products' availability is somewhat limited now, but I'm hoping to see more product innovation in the future."
Finke also prepared a comment letter to send to the Securities and Exchange Commission last year on behalf of the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMA) regarding the agency's fiduciary rulemaking.
Finke's letter reviewed academic literature, which laid out the history of the fiduciary standard.
He said that if the SEC decides to move forward with a rulemaking that just requires brokers to increase disclosures, "that's probably the worst thing that could happen," and "may even be counterproductive."
Why? "Basically, conflict of interest disclosure may even create an environment where a client feels they either have to follow the advice or admit that they don't trust the advisor. Since advisors are often acquaintances, this is very difficult to do," Finke said.
In his paper, Finke also noted that "among the most important possible determinants of high-quality advice is advisor competence," but "unfortunately, there appears to be far more variation in advisor knowledge than exists in professions with more established mechanisms for ensuring minimum quality standards." Also, "quality standards vary significantly among registered representatives and investment advisor representatives."
He argued that "relying on advisors to decide how much knowledge to obtain, however, may be an inefficient way to ensure minimum capability within the advising industry and may also lead to poor outcomes for retail investors who are often unable to discern an advisor's capability, even after receiving a recommendation."
Advisors, Finke said, "may also be motivated to obtain a voluntary certification mark as a signaling mechanism to increase demand for their services."
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Disasters happen – from floods to fires to earthquakes, natural and unnatural catastrophes have always and will always strike cities. That these extreme events take place is less important than how well cities are able to withstand and bounce back from these inevitable and unfortunate events.
A disaster-free city is a fantasy. More realistic and more desirable is a city that's resilient in the face of disaster. This pragmatism is spreading to cities across the world as officials try to figure out what they can do to reduce the impact of disasters and to help their cities make it through to the other side. It's becoming increasingly important as cities grow and urbanization rates rise, as a new report [PDF] from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction outlines.
But when it comes to building resiliency in a city, there isn't actually much concrete-and-steel building happening. Of the cities analyzed for this report, five common activities were observed:
1. Taking disaster risk reduction into account in new urban planning regulations, plans and development activities;
2. Establishing councils/committees/disaster management structures dedicated to disaster risk reduction;
3. Constructing hazard-resistant infrastructure or improving existing facilities;
4. Establishing education/awareness/training programmes;
5. Organizing multi-stakeholder dialogues.
Only one of those activities, number 3, involves actually building anything. So it's not so much levees and emergency shelters that are aiding recovery as it is the sort of pre-planning for disasters that can help reduce their impact. Being resilient in the face of a disaster relies on planning efforts that reduce the amount of people living in disaster-prone areas, training people to react to disasters safely, and basically growing a city in a way that puts fewer people at risk.
Physical infrastructure is surely important, but the report points out that preparing for these inevitable-even-if-rare events is most crucial for making sure a city is not completely debilitated by a disaster. This pie chart breaks it down visually:
Most of that pie focuses on institutional guidelines and frameworks and planning efforts. The three pieces of the pie that partially include actual physical building – infrastructure, reconstruction, schools and hospitals – only make up about one-sixth of the picture.
The report notes that cities in developing countries still have insufficient infrastructure to deal with large-scale catastrophes, but the overwhelming message is that bouncing back from disasters has more to do with strategy before the event than the physical structures that may or may not survive through it.
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In an era of austere federal funding for urban public transportation, light rail seemed to make sense. Did the little trains of the 1980s pull their own weight?
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Richard Duncan, formerly of the World Bank and chief economist at Blackhorse Asset Mgmt., says America's $16 trillion federal debt has escalated into a "death spiral, "as he told CNBC.
And it could result in a depression so severe that he doesn't "think our civilization could survive it."
And Duncan is not alone in warning that the U.S. economy may go into a "death spiral."
Since the recession, noted economists including Laurence Kotlikoff, a former member of President Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers, have come to similar conclusions.
Kotlikoff estimates the true fiscal gap is $211 trillion when unfunded entitlements like Social Security and Medicare are included.
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Above 60pc of Kandaharis deprived of health services
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): More than 60 percent of the population in southern Kandahar province lacks access to healthcare services and residents say they have to sometimes travel to Pakistan or India for treatment.
While patients from neighboring provinces also come for treatment to Kandahar where residents say there are no facilities to diagnose some particular diseases despite 16 years of the post-Taliban governments.
Haji Zahir Jan, the district council head for Shah Walikot district, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the available health services in the district did not meet all local residents' requirements.
He said most of the district residents were poor but still they traveled to the capital, Kandahar City, for treatment.
"Roads of the district are in bad condition which adds to the difficulties in shifting patients to hospital on time," he said.
There is not even a single healthcare facility in two districts of the province namely Registan and Shorabak. Residents of these districts say they not only lack healthcare facilities but many other facilities including development projects.
Najibullah, a resident of Khorabak district, told Pajhwok Afghan News that there was not even a single clinic in the district.
"People have to take their patients to Pakistan where they face many problems during the journey," he said.
Haji Mohammad, a resident of Registan district, said the government had ignored the district over the past 15 years.
Khorabak and Registan are located 230 kilometers and 350 kilometers respectively south of Kandahar city near the Durand Line. Roads leading to the two districts are un-asphalted and insecure --- the main reason behind the lack of primary livelihood services.
Kandahar residents say their population recently reached 2.5 million individuals and a 350-bed hospital, around 50 state-run healthcare centers and 20 private healthcare centers are not enough to cope with the situation.
Ghulam Sakhi Nooriwal, a resident of Kandahar city, said the Mirwais Zonal Hospital in Kandahar City built in 1978 was providing health services to 6.7 million people of five provinces in the zone.
He called the hospital one of the country's 'busiest' despite lacking staff and having a small building.
"There is only one healthcare clinic each in some populated districts and people find it hard to reach such facilities due to complicated geographical locations," he added.
Nooriwal said there were no diagnoses centers for some specific diseases in Kandahar and people there were obliged to travel to Kabul, Pakistan or India for treatment of such diseases. "Unfortunately the private sector also did not invest in this area", he regretted.
He said though private healthcare centers had proven helpful, their quality of services remained poor. He said the private sector could open diagnosis and treatment centers for specific diseases such as heart, kidney, cancer and others.
Acting public health director Dr. Mohammad Azim Zamaryal acknowledged government-offered health services in Kandahar were inadequate.
"In addition to Kandahar city, patients from 94 areas in districts where there is not even a single clinic come here to treatment," he said.
He asked the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and aid organizations to extend health services to areas where these facilities were limited or did not exist.
He said the current healthcare facilities were on provincial level, but patients from neighboring provinces also arrived in Kandahar for treatment.
"Unfortunately we don't have a maternity hospital on the zonal level. Many clashes and traffic incidents happen, but we have no emergency hospital, we also don't have diagnosis and treatment centers for some specific illnesses," he said.
However, he said efforts were underway to extend healthcare services to areas where they were not available. He said construction work on a 350-bed hospital that was started three years ago had been 95 percent completed.
Once completed, the new hospital would reduce the load of patients on Mirwais Hospital by 50 percent. "This hospital is being built in Aino Mina area of Kandahar city on 86 acres of land and will cost 524 million afghanis," Zamaryal added.
He said the hospital would operate on zonal level covering Helmand, Uruzgan, Zabul and some other nearby provinces.
Ambulance service would be also launched in near future in Kandahar to deal with emergency situations, he said.
According to the Kandahar public health department, 496 doctors, nurses, midwives and other health professionals are working in the province.
The number of female health professionals is very limited to deal with all female patients in Kandahar where 33 percent of the population have access to health services.
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Are there range estimates based on A/C usage
Are there range estimates based on A/C usage
I haven't done the math here, so someone who has can correct me...but it's going to affect your range on the order of a couple dozen miles at most. Certainly nowhere near 100 miles.
It's not a direct comparison at all, but you can gain perspective on the general relative values this way: How much does A/C affect range in a gas-powered car? Should have similar ballpark values.
In other words, for an internal combustion engine car that gets 300 miles to a tank with no A/C...you might get 275 miles per tank with the A/C running...something on that order.
An electric car is going to see approximately the same effects.
From the ammeter, it looks like my Roadster consumes roughly 6A running the A/C when it is stationary; at 400V that's 2.4kW.
If you're driving a Roadster at 55 mph, the car requires about 12.5kW. So with A/C that will now 14.9kW.
53kWh battery capacity with 12.5kW consumption gives 4.24 hours of travel. Since we're going at 55 mph for 4.24 hours, the distance traveled is 233 miles. That matches the published performance curve.
53kWh battery capacity with 14.9kW consumption gives 3.56 hours of travel at 55 mph, for a distance of 195 miles.
That indicates the Roadster's A/C might reduce the range by about 16% or 38 miles.
If your 16%/38mi is accurate that's only about 50 cents of electricity from your utility company?
Sure, it's not much. Plus that was assuming A/C going full blast the whole trip.
Caleb and Todd,
when I test drove the Roadster here in Hong Kong a couple of months ago, I asked the representative that exact question. his answer was:
(a) they won't have exact figures until the car has been manufactured, but...
(b) because there are no pulleys and belts wasting power, the A/C in Tesla's EVs use far less power than a traditional combustion engine would.
You mention only 12.5kW needed to run at speeds of 55mph. And the sum total battery capacity needed is only 53kWH.
I figure your numbers are right because you are a Tesla Roadster owner as mentioned above.
A simple math for an IC car running 55mph at fuel consumption of 25mpg gives about 59kW.
This comparison is a huge selling point for Tesla. That is if the numbers of 12.5kW are right. The Roadster battery has to be near 98% efficient at generating power and its weight roughly 70% of the IC engine driven cars.
Once again thanks for the data. And Tesla must note the huge advantage as a selling point.
Douglas' numbers sound good. A/C does have a bigger percentage hit on EVs than gas cars just because EVs are more efficient, but then again Tesla uses a heat pump for A/C that is pretty efficient.
The only possible bugaboo with the 16% number is if you are in really slow traffic. The energy for propulsion is mostly based on how fast you are going, but the energy for HVAC is mostly based on how long you're using it. If you are in stop-and-go, the percentage hit of the HVAC could go way up. But then, because you are going slow, the amount of time it could last could go up too. You would have to be in the car for many hours for it to be a real problem.
I don't think slow traffic will be an issue. The peak efficiency for the Roadster is under 20 mph. At that speed you can drive 400 miles, but it would take 20 hours! (In traffic you will also use regen braking a lot, so stop and go isn't that big a deal.)
If you did nothing but run the A/C the battery would last about 22 hours.
So with the A/C going continuously full blast you can "only" drive for 10 hours at 20 mph. Still going 200 miles.
Of course the numbers won't be exactly the same for the Model S, but we're in the ballpark.
I have seen this mentioned in another area of this forum, but, couldn't you increase the range of a single charge on these batteries if you installed a small scoop, either on the side of the car, or underneath the car, with a wind turbine inside, which uses a flapped propeller to catch the jet stream as you drive and regenerate electricity in the batteries. I can't imagine the cost of this design change being particularly high, so it shouldn't cost too much to the consumer to make the addition. I haven't considered any mathematics of the add, but, I would think if the alternator in a car can recharge a battery practically indefinitely, a couple small generators in a tesla could get your at least another 100 miles out of each full charge. Depending on the speed you've been driving of course.
What do you all think?
Naburus, that's a perpetual motion machine. A physical impossibility. Doing that will decrease mileage due to losses in the system, not increase it.
yeah, there seems to be an unending supply of these guys who are prepared to spend 10¢ to make 5¢. A fool and his money ... ;)
What is wrong with the "general forum" can't locate my thread that was active 09/02/11. Bunch of garbage on there and latest post 2010? I was discussing unemployent in various countries. If anybody thinks this is irrelevant to Tesla sales I will be glad to show them otherwise. Surely some geek doesn't think potential Tesla buyers are impervious to the effects of unemployment just because they may belong to professional class. If they do I can easily show them where they are wrong as many of the professional class income come directly and solely from the tax base. So again where is my "freaking thread" esoteric EV ramblings or as the case may be "freaky thread". LOL.
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Don't compare the electrical penalty for the roadster with a sedan like the Model S, which has probably three times the interior volume to cool and more glass. The amount of cooling required will be
based on 1) the outside temperature and solar gain thru the windows, the amount of thermal insulation, the number of passengers, the state of the car at the beginning of the trip, the amount of time the AC is run and the desired interior temps. Speed will affect the amount of
hot air brushing the exterior surfaces. It would be wise to pre condition the vehicle while it is still plugged in before starting out. The AC unit will not have a continuous draw - it will cycle
the compressor/fan on and off just like any other heat pump. There
is no answer to the question "How much penalty from AC usage."
The question has to be much more specific before any answer can be calculated. One would need, at a minimum, a wattmeter to measure
the battery pack output over time, but preferably would want a wattmeter hooked up to the heat pump. With that in place, one could
carry out experiments and start to nail down the answer for several
conditions. As for the claim that "pulleys and belts" makes a Tesla heat pump superior to what's found in an ICE vehicle, that is pure nonsense. First, those belts and pulleys" don't impose any significant energy penalty. Second, when talking about heating a
car, a gasoline engine makes plenty of heat as a free by product of
burning fuel - heating a gas powered car doesn't require any appreciable energy, other than a distribution fan (and often not even that), whereas the Tesla heat pump in heat mode will extract a very large penalty I suspect. In the same way that is costs a whole lot more to heat a house than to cool a house using a heat pump.
So when it comes to HVAC, look for heating to be the big energy drain on the battery. That's my guesstimate.
Though the original question wasn't about heating, I suspect ICE energy loss vs EV would prolly be about even. Those pulleys and pumps in the ICE don't run for free, nevermind the electrical for pushing air through the heat exchanger since running the alternator already (a constant small drain). Meanwhile the EV just has to run a heat pump and fans for a relatively small area versus a house.
A gas furnace may be cheaper to heat a house vs the heat pump, but I'm not putting one of those in my car. ;-)
Regarding AC measurement above, it was worst case: running AC full blast and see the difference. I agree that actual cooling load would be much less.
"oline engine makes plenty of heat as a free by product of
burning fuel - heating a gas powered car doesn't require any appreciable energy, other than a distribution fan"
From a Tesla rep at the Bellevue opening...
A similar situation applies for the S. Cooling of the battery and heating of the cabin interact in a similar way. At least that's what was asserted.
As for interior space to cool/heat, the surface area of a small car is a higher ratio to the interior, so heat loss/gain is more significant. So there's some trade-off for the S.


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I have written several times about why I blog and how important the Genea-Blogging community is to me in developing as a researcher, so I won't repeat all of that, but I will say that the past year has confirmed what I learned the first year: I like to blog, I like to read other people's genealogy blogs, and both of those activities yield benefits.
I cannot deny that blogging cuts into my research time a bit, but it also adds so much to my research. That part about contacting fellow researchers? It has paid off beyond my wildest dreams. During the past month alone I have been contacted by four people who found the blog and realized that we are researching common lines. In addition, Becky Jamison at Grace and Glory realized from reading one of my posts that someone she recently met, who is very interested in genealogy, may be related to me. I read similar stories of Genea-Bloggers helping others several times a week.
And at least some family members do follow the blog, so I don't have to duplicate my research reports in e-mail; the blog is actually my central research sharing platform, though I still get hits from genealogy forums, Footnote pages, and even GenealogyWise.
So I would simply like to thank my readers, commenters, and fellow Genea-Bloggers who make every day an adventure in reading and learning.
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Congrats! You are such a star in the GeneaBloggers community, supporting all. I am sure I speak for many in saying, THANK YOU for being you!ReplyDelete
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Congratulations, Greta. I'm proud to say I'm a GGB junkie. Here's to many more blogoversaries.ReplyDelete
Happy Blogaversary Greta :-) I've had contact from two relatives in the last couple of weeks through my wee blog - very exciting!ReplyDelete
Don't ya love how many ways people spell Blogiversary--I just added a 3rd way! Congratulations, Greta. I love your blog and will be following your posts through your 3rdd year now.ReplyDelete
Greta, Happy Blog_versary, the 2nd. I've enjoyed reading your posts for almost a year now. How lucky am I? The luckiest! Continued success in your blog and research.ReplyDelete
Happy Blogiversary! I would have thought three or four years. Looking forward to many more.ReplyDelete
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Greta, I always look forward to reading your blog -- and following your research -- and the interesting tidbits that you share. I really had thought you had been blogging for several years. You are just that good.ReplyDelete
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Gov. Rick Snyder closed the conference with a keynote speech, much of which focused on education and a new initiative of his own.
While some WMPF leaders expressed disappointment that West Michigan representatives were apparently outvoted in continued efforts for Right To Work and personal property tax repeal initiatives, the Business Journal finds the final list of five fundamental to the mission of clearing the way (or paving it) for continued business growth. Those five action items were:
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The warmth and humidity of Seattle summer gave way to thundering storms and then on to a cold drizzle over the weekend. By Sunday evening, it was all I could do to not throw something over my legs for warmth as we snuggled in to watch a rented film. While Caryn was setting up the dvd player, I flitted between channels and was brought-up short by a vision on the screen.
One of our PBS stations was running an episode of Monarchy; The Royal Family At Work/. As it is the time of the month that I need to write my entry for the MS Society of the UK, it sort of caught my attention to remind me of my deadline. That the episode involved preparations for a State Dinner was also intriguing to me as a former chef. When the shots of the palace kitchen flashed, it was fun and exciting to see the goings on before such a banquet. Then, they showed the chef.
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I have seen interviews with Chef Flanagan before without a crutch, so I'm not sure what might have caused his need for support during this particular event.
There was part of me that admired the chef for carrying on his duties with the aid. Another part was deeply saddened that I can no longer answer such a call. It wasn't a 'feeling sorry for myself' kind of thing; please don't see it as that. Rather, it was yet another time that MS creeps up and surprises me with the opportunity to mourn a part of my former life. We all get those and we all know they pass.
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Along with the Jets, the Buccaneers and the Eagles, it's time to add to the list of teams that don't want Tim Tebow today.
According to Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com, "all indications are the 49ers have no desire to bring Tebow."
There's a reasonable position that he might fit there. For someone to make it work, they're going to need a clearly established starter whose job is stable enough to prevent the speculation from fermenting, and a coach flexible enough to work with a non-traditional player.
The 49ers satisfy both qualifiers, but apparently aren't interested in the added attention he'd bring. The also think seventh-rounder B.J. Daniels brings some of the same qualities.
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Proper Filtration:
The size and type of your filtration system will depend on your total fish load. If your filter is not properly sized for max potential, your fish will outgrow the filter. When this happens, ammonia levels can reach to lethal levels. In most cases filters on the market are rated for ponds containing no fish or a minimal fish load. It is always best to get a filter that is rated for at least 2x the water volume of your pond.
Aquatic Plants:
Aquatic plants and algae will compete for the same food source in order to grow. I don't know about you, but I would much rather see a few beautiful water liles then green slime. A simple rule of thumb is to have 60% plant coverage. This should consist of submerged, floating and marginal plants. Floating plants, such as Water Hyacinths & Water Lettuce, are fantastic at pulling nitrates from the water. I recommend putting a few into your waterfall filter box if you have one. Rooted plants, such as water lilies and marginal plants, create a great place for your fish to hide from predators. Please note when aquatic plants are not present, algae will take their place. See our selection of aquatic plants here.
Beneficial Natural Bacteria :
I'm sure you hear this a lot nowadays as to why you should be adding beneficial natural bacteria to your water feature. The reason is because it is another reducer of nitrates. One product to check out for this is called the DefensePAC®. It is a combination of five products that provide beneficial bacteria, trace minerals, and a fish and plant safe pond cleaner. The DefensePAC® works to breakdown fish waste, leaves or other organics that accumulate in the pond. These are essential to maintain a clean, clear and healthy ecosystem. The best of all, one DefensePAC® lasts up to 6 months for a 2,000 gallon water feature.
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SMS and Email Inboxes:
Lately I have combined my SMS and email box, works better with Berry Popup.
When I get an sms and open it with Berry Popup, or any of the other alert app, it only opens the email box. So, I just decided to combine them.
I haven't noticed a difference between Theme Controlled and Combined, is there a difference between the two options?


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TULSA, Okla. – Tulsa Crime Stoppers will host the first annual Shred-To-Protect event on Saturday, May 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free event aims to reduce financial fraud in Tulsa by safely destroying paperwork that leaves victims vulnerable to scams and identity theft. The event is made possible by presenting sponsor Arvest and through a partnership with event sponsor Green Country Shredding and Recycling, as well as, event host and sponsor Promenade Mall. Additional sponsors include QuikTrip and Reasor's.
Participants may drive in to the Promenade Mall Southwest parking lot (4107 S. Yale Avenue) between the former Macy's and next to McDonalds. Items will be gathered by volunteers from Arvest Bank, Tulsa County Sheriff's Department, Tulsa Police Department, and Tulsa Crime Stoppers to be shredded on-site.
Shred-To-Protect is not only a resource for the Tulsa community but also a fundraiser for Tulsa Crime Stoppers. Donations for the Tulsa Crime Stoppers program will be accepted at the site. The non-profit program supports local law enforcement agencies by offering anonymous cash rewards to individuals who can help solve felony crimes, including crimes of financial fraud and identity theft. Residents and businesses will be invited to unload up to two boxes or three paper bags of documents from their vehicle that will be shredded on-site with deputies and officers present. Those unable to donate are still encouraged to take advantage of this free service. Participants will also receive coupons for area businesses.
To anonymously report suspects involved in committing financial crime, tipsters may call Tulsa Crime Stoppers at 918-596-COPS (2677), log on to www.tulsacrimestoppers.org*, or submit a tip through the free Tulsa Tips app available in the iTunes Apple or Google Play stores. For more information about Shred-To-Protect event or to find out about sponsorship opportunities visit www.tulsacrimestoppers.org/event/shred-to-protect*.
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Hey Rubegon, miss you!
Well I'm glad to here it! We'll see you soon! Enjoy the fam!
Hey Rubegon,
Just wanted to pop in and say hello. we've missed you here on Basenotes lately. I hope all is well and that you've been enjoying the Holidays.
Hi Rubegon,
Thanks so much for the friend request - it's a pleasure and an honour
Have a lovely day, mate.
Stay fragrant.
Maybe VdN is a chypriental or an orienypre or something...there is oakmoss in there, that's why I went for Chypre...you must smell Sous le Vent! Have you already?
We are Vol de Nuit tester twins! i have that exact one! I do like the scent, which is odd because Chypres are not usually my thing. Plus I have a huge unopened bottle of Sous Le Vent, as well as Vega....oh my.
I was so pleased with the By Killian samples, that I haven't even smelled the ones I requested. I actually danced Tango for the first time since January last weekend. How are you?
I hope you have a great week, too.
Thank you for "friending" me back. I hope you are well. Hard to get around and stay in contact on BN these days. I hope you have a good weekend! L.
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A warm, calm color palette creates a relaxed retreat for Rosanna Scotto
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She can sauté a sea bass like Mario Batali and grill a politician like Barbara Walters, has two terrific kids and an adoring husband. Then there's that high-profile job, a beautiful Manhattan apartment, and three -- count 'em, three -- Emmys. Yet talking to her is like catching up with your best friend. (OK, maybe an exceptionally glamorous best friend.)
New Yorkers need no introduction to Rosanna Scotto. They've had the pleasure of watching her coanchor their local Fox 5 News for the past 22 years -- a very long run in the fickle world of television.
Design: Eric Cohler, Tony Klein, Eric Cohler Design, 95 Fifth Ave., Sixth Floor, New York, NY 10003; 212/737-8600, ericcohler.com.
Photography: John Bessler
Produced by Jenny Bradley
Somehow she seems to be here, there, and everywhere. Consider a typical Rosanna day: get the kids up and out, emcee a charity luncheon, prepare dinner, broadcast the early news, serve dinner, broadcast the evening news, and maybe along the way pop in to play hostess at Fresco by Scotto, the Manhattan restaurant run by her mother, sister, and brother. "Customers are always surprised to have me show them to their table," she says with her easy laugh.
"Rosanna is a bundle of energy," says her friend and interior designer Eric Cohler, who -- along with designer Tony Klein -- helped her redo the three-bedroom apartment she shares with her husband, Louis Ruggiero, and teenage son and daughter.
"She has a personality that could light up Pittsburgh," Cohler says. "But the nightly news is not always pleasant, so I wanted her apartment to be a relaxed retreat from her workaday world."
Drapery (""Flora''/Azure #L2498-08, by Larsen): Cowtan & Tout, 212/647-6900, cowtan.com, trade only.
Drapery cuff ("Plain Jane''/Sky #2006215): Eric Cohler for Lee Jofa, 800/453-3563, leejofa.com, trade only.
Side tables ("Nesting Tables'' #3462 by Barbara Barry): Baker, 800/592-2537.
Sofa ("Frank Sofa''): Classic Sofa, 212/620-0485, classicsofa.com.
Sofa fabric ("Umbria''/Ecru #6740): Pindler & Pindler, 805/531-9090, trade only.
Club chair ("Jansen Chair'' with sock arm #SH170A): F. Schumacher & Co., fschumacher.com, trade only.
Chair fabric ("Heavenly Hound''/Pool #2006200): Eric Cohler for Lee Jofa, 800/453-3563, trade only.
Chairs: owner's collection.
Chair fabric ("Apollo''/Pearl Sky): Randolph & Hein, 800/844-9922, trade only.
Small-chair fabric ("Plain Jane''/Sky #2006215): Eric Cohler for Lee Jofa, 800/453-3563, trade only.
Area rug: Beauvais Carpets, 212/688-2265, trade only.
White bowl with gold trim; square glass vase: Gracious Home, 212/517-6300.
Moss balls; hurricane vases: Lexington Gardens, 781/862-7000, lexingtongardencenter.com.
Shagreen box; antique books: Sentimento Antiques, 212/750-3111, sentimentoantiques.com.
Coffee-table books: Mecox Gardens, 212/249-5301.
Coffee table; demilune table at window; table lamp on round table; shades; art behind sofa; blue throw: owner's collection.
Blue houndstooth fabric on chair ("Heavenly Hound''/Pool #2006200-5): Eric Cohler for Lee Jofa, 800/453-3563, trade only.
Floor lamp beside sofa ("Paris Floor Lamp''): Eric Cohler for Visual Comfort & Co., 713/686-5999, trade only.
Round table beside sofa ("Daniel Side Table''): Victoria Hagan Home, 212/888-3241, victoriahaganhome.com.
Ottoman ("Neila Cube''); ottoman fabric (Stout Leather): Design Within Reach, 866/377-0825, dwr.com.
Rosanna -- sitting here with her husband, Louis Ruggiero -- says she discovered Cohler (who was a neighbor in her East Side high-rise) when she noticed his door ajar and couldn't resist a peek inside. It had the same layout as her apartment but the similarities ended there. "I thought, this is it, this is what I want my home to look like. But then I had to pretend I wasn't being nosy," she adds with a smile. After a decorous delay, she ambushed him in the building lobby and begged for help. "We weren't using most of the apartment before," says Rosanna. "We were all kind of squashed in the kitchen every day."
Cohler and Klein created a more open floor plan by combining the living and dining rooms, carving out a TV room/library at one end that can be closed off by pocket doors, and then bathing the whole place in a warm, calm color palette. "Nothing stuffy, not too many antiques, nothing over the top. And my kids don't have to worry if they spill soda," says Rosanna -- "though please let it be Sprite if they do!"
The painting over the living room sofa was lent to Rosanna by her dad for her first apartment, and she still hasn't given it back. New pocket doors divide the living room from the library.
The living room's cozy reading corner.
Two different styles -- black leather chairs and Deco slipper chairs -- keep things casual at the dining table.
Chairs: owner's collection. Reupholstered by Windows, Walls & More, 212/472-4800.
Chair fabric ("Aegean Texture''/Tan, Off White #HW-0881-KB): Hinson & Co., 212/688-5538, trade only.
Side chairs ("Clivedon Chairs'' #1807-28-62): Ralph Lauren Home, 888/475-7674, ralphlaurenhome.com.
Side-chair back fabric ("Jumbo Crocodile''/Deep Brown #BC03); side-chair seat fabric ("Dream Cow''/Fudge #DRC16): Edelman Leather, 800/886-8339, edelmanleather.com, trade only.
Dining table (by Barbara Barry): Baker, Knapp & Tubbs, 800/592-2537, trade only.
Sconces: Eric Cohler for Visual Comfort & Co., 713/686-5999, trade only.
Carved wood horse: Sentimento Antiques, 212/750-3111, sentimentoantiques.com.
Bar cabinet; chandelier: owner's collection.
Paint ("Old Prairie'' #OC-42): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com.
Oak trim was installed throughout the living space and right into Rosanna's pride and joy, her new kitchen. "Eric nearly fell over when I told him that I make dinner every day," says Rosanna. "He said, 'You mean you really cook?'" Assured that she did, Cohler and Klein remade the kitchen into a bright space open to the rest of the apartment so whoever's cooking can still be part of the party.
The floor plan accommodates many cooks -- "my daughter, who gives directions; my son, who loves to help; and my husband, who likes to eat," laughs Rosanna.
Cabinetry: Fanuka Custom Cabinets, 718/416-4367.
Chairs ("Dorset Dining Chairs'' #202054); chair fabric ("Dooley''/ Chocolate #172155, discontinued): Room & Board, 800/486-6554, roomandboard.com.
A snappy polka dot-upholstered bench behind the table is a kitchen space-saver.
Banquette: fabricated by Windows, Walls & More, 212/472-4800.
Banquette fabric ("Orbit''/Brown, Aqua #GWF 2600-613): Lee Jofa, 800/453-3563, trade only.
Sconces ("Architects Wall Sconce'' #PT2001): Visual Comfort & Co., 713/686-5999, trade only.
Chairs ("Dorset Dining Chairs'' #202054); chair fabric ("Dooley''/ Chocolate #172155, discontinued): Room & Board, 800/486-6554, roomandboard.com.
The master bedroom is a "complete retreat," says interior designer Eric Cohler. Walls and headboard, both covered in chocolate- brown fabric, blend together, and custom demilune bedside cabinets with shagreen inserts and mercury-glass tops add to the "ahhhh" factor.
The way she keeps sane, Rosanna says, is, "I put family first, end of story. Work is work, and home is mommy. Even my Emmys stay at the office."
If Rosanna gets home from delivering the 10 o'clock news and finds her family already asleep, she says she'll often just sit for a few minutes looking out at the city that unfolds beyond her 30th-floor windows, a panorama of lights stretching from Yankee Stadium to Brooklyn to the Empire State Building. "I sit here and say thank you," says Rosanna. "I'm so blessed."
Wall upholstery, headboard fabric ("Loft Silk''/Chocolate #GWF-2607-68): Lee Jofa, 800/453-3563, trade only.
Bed; bed cover: owner's collection.
Toile shams: Myrtle, 212/223-4430.
Bedside commode (antique): M&R Furniture Creations, 718/891-5700.
Carpet ("Damask #400/Starlight): Beauvais Carpets, 212/688-2265, trade only.
Swing-arm lamps (#HL1803): Hinson & Co., 212/688-5538, trade only.


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Dawn of a New Era
Saudi Arabia announced on 12 July, just two weeks before the start of the Olympics, that it will send two women to compete in judo and track and field, making Wojdan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani and Sarah Attar the first Saudi women to compete in the Olympic Games.
For decades now, most Muslim-majority countries have allowed women to play and compete in sports and have had female athletes compete in the Olympics. Today, Saudi Arabia is following suit.
The announcement came after months of pressure on Saudi Arabia and negotiations between it and the International Olympics Committee. Because of the lack of Saudi women competitors, the entire Saudi national team was threatened with being barred from participating in the games.
For Saudi Arabia, a country that has banned its women and girls from playing sports, finding women with Olympic level training was a tough challenge. Only a few days before this announcement, the Saudi National Olympic Committee had told the press that it could not find a single woman qualified to compete.
Hurdles of a non-athletic kind
The simple act of allowing women to participate in the Olympics this year was a big step. Hopefully, letting women compete in the Olympics will finally open doors for women and girls who want to participate in physical education classes in school, be able to exercise in gyms, play team sports and have a greater chance of competing in future Olympics themselves.
Saudi women athletes face several hurdles. For women, physical education is allowed only in private schools. Gyms for women are called "health clubs" because an establishment going by the name of a "gym for women" cannot be licensed. Women are not allowed to play in official sports clubs or even watch matches in stadiums, and games between girls' football, volleyball and basketball teams in private schools and colleges are held secretly.
In Saudi Arabia, the problem with female athletes is not related to religion, but rather to traditions, cultural norms and laws that govern women's participation in any kind of public activity. Society is generally conservative when it comes to gender relations, and there are requirements that women wear the veil, work places be gender segregated and women not drive.
Progress on many levels
Nevertheless, as with other issues facing women in Saudi Arabia, there has been progress over the past few years.
There have been calls by health professionals, educators and parents to allow sports for girls in schools for health reasons, and the Ministry of Education recently said that it is considering introducing physical education in girls' schools.
Saudi women are eager to participate in sports and exercise. Many women go walking for exercise or join "health clubs" to stay fit. Others play tennis, basketball or football or ride horses. If more sports facilities were open to women, it is likely that more would be inclined and better able to participate.
In 2008, Arwa Mutabagani became the first Saudi woman to be appointed as a top sports administrator, at the Equestrian Federation. In 2006, Jeddah United Sports Company, a rare women's exercise club that runs a female basketball team, was founded by two sisters. And in 2010, show jumper Dalma Rushdi Malhas, was the first Saudi woman to compete in the Youth Olympics in Singapore, where she won a bronze medal.
Accepting Shahrkhani and Attar as part the Saudi team to the Olympics, regardless of how they perform, should inspire and encourage many girls – from Saudi Arabia and other countries – to take up sports. In order to avoid the same last-minute search for qualified female athletes for the next Olympics, Saudi authorities should take the necessary steps to make the right facilities and training available for aspiring female athletes. This will be another noteworthy step towards equality for Saudi women.
Maha Akeel
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BEIJNG, China, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Archaeologists said Friday they had unearthed a group of tombs in remote western China that date back about 2,500 years.
The tombs were believed built by the ancient Zoroastrians and were discovered in the high-altitude Pamirs Plateau near the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said.
The Zoroastrian religion is one of the earliest in recorded history and originated in ancient Persia. Scholars consider it a significant influence on the so-called Abrahamic religions of the Middle East, which include modern Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Baha'i faiths.
China's Xinhua news agency said the newly excavated tombs were built on a platform with lines of black and white stones arranged alongside like the rays of the Sun. "The ray-like stone strings like sunshine and the black-and-white arrangement symbolize light and dark, good and evil," said expedition leader Wu Xinhua. "They are basic elements in Zoroastrian theory and are clearly symbolic of Zoroastrianism."
Among the discoveries at the site were wooden so-called flame pots, which were in line with the Zoroastrians' worship of fire, and articles of cloth and bamboo believed to come from both eastern China and what is now Iran.
There were no remains found at the site, which would jibe with the ancient custom of reburying the dead after a period of time.


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The Renaissance of Spirits – Gin
Continuing our occasional focus on spirits, we now take a look at gin, a spirit which derives its predominant flavor from juniper berries (Juniperus communis). With origins in the Middle Ages, gin has evolved from an herbal medicine to point of major of commerce in the spirits industry. While the Dutch get credit for the invention of gin, it was Britain where it became a staple in both the military and with its citizenry – unfortunately, leading to a period of time in the early 1700s referred to as the Gin Craze.
Today's gins now have various origins, styles, and flavor profiles, each revolving around juniper as the common ingredient, yet many also include myriad other botanicals as well. The list of classic cocktails that are made with gin is legion, including the: martini, gibson, gimlet, tom collins, south side, last word, and of course the ubiquitous gin & tonic.
Join us as we talk with Brady Caverly, owner of the Flintridge Proper (with over 220 gins) in La Cañada-Flintridge, and John Peet, bar tender at the Proper, about the origins and historical significance of gin. With Mr. Peet in the studio, we were quite fortunate to have our own personal bartender making many of the timeless cocktails for us to sip during our conversation about this classic spirit. If you thought you already knew everything about gin, get ready to be surprised! We've included some delicious cocktail photos as well.
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Gnome, Is that picture from a museum or do you have a garage collection that would make most people here weep with envy?
Gnome, Is that picture from a museum or do you have a garage collection that would make most people here weep with envy?
I call this the Julie Andrews shot. there were cows with bells on in the background. I want to go back...
Originally Posted by gambrinus
Yes,those are all my bikes. Glad you like them! Ok,I'k going to hell for being a liar If I don't straighten this one out. I was working at "The Art of The Motorcycle"-Memphis. Got to clean the bikes for the show. Wish they were mine!
Notice the Cagiva Elephant behind me? I'm 6'2" and when I sat on that bike my toes hardly touched the floor. It was awesome just getting to detail some of those beauties!
Forgive me for the fib.
BEAUTIFUL PICTURE jshuck!
photo by Yankee Beemer Webmaster Dave Harmacek
. . . that I haven't posted to this thread yet, given my vain nature.
Here I am in 1964:
And in 1978:
And in 1988:
And finally, May 2005:
There. Now I think we've all had just about enough of that.
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Love those pics! Funny thing is adjust those dates a few years +/- and it could be any of us.Originally Posted by SNC 1923
For me the bike would be yellow, the dirt bike a Suzuki 500 and the travel shot a Guzzi in Canada.
We really are alot alike here.
Amen, Mark. Amen.Originally Posted by MarkF
yer mustache is a little thicker than julie's.Originally Posted by jshuck
Don't winterize; Rounderize!
almost..........i wasn't even born till after the second pictureOriginally Posted by MarkF
OK, I held out long enough. This best represents my personality + alcohol:
That's me,my son Ulric,sheperd Spooky and the K75C
Un-oh...I think your helmet fell off...Originally Posted by bmwrider@beer
Spoil sportOriginally Posted by knary
Rich - Denver
'92 K75s
Moi? never.Originally Posted by *dick*


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