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Avion II TV Stand, Quad Wide
designed by BDI Studio
Removable Back Panel
This home theater cabinet is innovatively engineered in a unique way so that the back can be removed effortlessly for easy access to components and connections. Need to accommodate a very deep component? The back panel can be left off the cabinet without sacrificing any structural rigidity, allowing the component to extend from the back as needed.
Hidden Wheels
Concealed wheels are built into this unit's leg assemblies. This means the TV stand can be moved (even if fully loaded) away from the wall by one person for easy access to cables and connections. Levelers allow the unit to be raised off of its wheels to secure it in place.
Cable Management
BDI home theater furniture is engineered to keep the usual tangle of cables and connections neatly under control. This cabinet features removable back panels for easy access to the rear of components. Integrated routing channels provide space for speaker and TV cables to be neatly concealed. You'll be able to gather and secure all cables out of sight by using the supplied Velcro® closures.
Integrated Levelers
Floors can be quite uneven and your home theater needs to be level for optimum performance. This home theater cabinet includes integrated levelers that are readily accessible from inside the cabinet, allowing it to be lifted up off of its wheels to secure it in place if desired.
Adjustable Shelves
Because components come in many shapes and sizes, This TV stand features shelves that can be adjusted to accommodate a wide range of systems. Shelves rest on unique steel shelf pins, which are rubber-padded to minimize vibration of components, and high-quality threaded inserts allow you to readjust shelf positioning as needed. BDI home theater cabinet shelves are adjustable in 1.25-inch (32 mm) increments.
Flow-Through Ventilation
In order to perform at peak levels, your components not only need to look cool, they have to stay cool. This cabinet facilitates airflow through generous ventilation slots integrated into the bottom panel, wood shelves and removable back panels. Cooler air is drawn in from the bottom of the cabinet, while hot air is naturally expelled out the back.
Tempered Glass
Practically all of the glass used by BDI is tempered glass. Tempered glass is virtually shatterproof and four to five times stronger than standard glass. When used for shelves, tempered glass is strong enough to support the heaviest components and provides a high degree of durability.
Precision Hardware
This TV stand features the finest quality materials and finishes. Sturdy construction and steel or interlocking-panel supports provide a strong foundation for your home theater. Additionally, BDI specifies only the finest European-style hardware. Door handles and other metal details are beautifully finished. The unique soft-close hinges on most door assemblies are fully adjustable to ensure that doors hang evenly, swing smoothly and close gently.
At A Glance:
The immensely popular Avion Series of home entertainment centers has been redesigned to provide an even better media experience. The Avion II Quad-wide TV Stand features a satin stainless steel base, larger door and drawer windows, soft-close hinges, and ultra-convenient cable management channels.
Model 8929 is a three compartment wide home theater cabinet four compartment wide home theater cabinet for use with large flat panel or rear projection TVs. The versatile center drawer conceals a center channel speaker (up to 7.25" tall) and media storage or may be removed for speakers up to 8.25" tall. Great for medium-sized home theater systems.
Recommended for up to 82" flatscreen televisions.
See the entire BDI Avion Collection.
What's To Like:
BDI packs so many great features into the Avion II that it's hard to know where to start. The cabinet is supremely well-ventilated, has a great cable-management system to clean up the mess, and infrared glass door panels let you keep your expensive consoles hidden away yet still usable. Oh, and you know how hard it is to move heavy entertainment centers? The Avion II's a snap to move away from the wall with built-in, hidden wheels that don't detract from the look.
What's Not to Like:
It may not be possible to dislike any of the functionality of this media console. That leaves its price, which isn't cheap. But, while the price is high, it's certainly no higher than it should be for a well-designed entertainment center with so many features.
The Bottom Line:
Avion II is the perfect example of what engineers and home theater aficionados talk about around the water cooler. It's BDI's premier enclosed cabinet system - the culmination of years of studying the most demanding home theater systems. The keys to Avion II? It's beautiful, it's roomy, it has a place for everything. And, most importantly, it has a multitude of features built in. The BDI Avion II 8929 TV stand is an open and shut case of media console superiority.
Overall: 22.5" h x 77" w x 22" d
TV Mount Option
This BDI entertainment center accommodates the optional Arena TV Mount. With simple hardware, the Arena TV Mount securely fastens your flatscreen TV to your entertainment center. Arena is the perfect alternative to wall mounting your television and features a swiveling mounting bracket.
Recommended for 40"-65" flatscreen televisions.
The BDI Avion II TV Stand is also known by the following manufacturer Item Number: 8929.
Materials & Measurements
Natural wood veneer with satin stainless steel base. Cabinet fronts contain IR friendly tempered glass.
Overall: 22.5" h x 77" w x 22" d
Compartment A (with fabric insert): 7.5" h x 34.5" w x 15.5" d
Compartment A (without insert): 8.25" h x 36.75" w x 16.5" d
Compartment B: 16.25" h x 18" w x 20.5" d
Compartment C: 7" h x 18" w x 16.25" d
Weight capacity:
Compartment A (with insert): 40 pounds
Compartment A (without insert): 50 pounds
Compartment B (adjustable shelf): 50 pounds
Compartment B (bottom shelf): 75 pounds
Compartment C: 75 pounds
Assembly Instructions
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About The Manufacturer
Thoughtful design; sleek lines; material quality that is without peer. Becker Designed Inc. was founded in 1984 by Bill Becker with the goal of making top-notch modern furniture design accessible to the public. They've succeeded. With the most functional, well-engineered, and attractively designed TV stands on the market, BDI has raised the bar to an impressive height. Features like flow-through ventilation, IR-friendly glass, integrated wheels, and removable back panels are just a few of the innovative ways BDI has discovered to make the TV stand that much better. Today, BDI is best know for its home entertainment systems, but it has also applied its vision and craftsmanship in its lines of tables, shelving, and mirrors. BDI is located in Chantilly, Virginia.
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- Holds All Components
Best Uses
- Convenience
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Comments about BDI Avion II TV Stand, Quad Wide:
Having had BDI products in the past - I expected to be pleased with this media cabinet. It is beautiful and makes my wife feel better about the large television that sits on it.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Assemble
- Easy to Wire
- Holds All Components
- Smooth Edges
- Supports Weight
- Scratches very easily
- Shelf Vents Located Wrong
Best Uses
Comments about BDI Avion II TV Stand, Quad Wide:
Pros : Looks very nice in family room. Seems to be very well constructed and thought out. Gentle closing doors are a very nice touch.
Cons : Scratches very easily. Shelf vents should be located further back as most components heat fins are on the rear. Hence I have to leave the front open when using or power amp over heats.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Assemble
- Easy To Move
- Holds All Components
- Smooth Edges
- Supports Weight
Best Uses
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We purchased this stand based soley on the photos, description, and reviews on the Smart Furniture web site. When the stand arrived, I was very pleased overall with the quality of packaging / protection, the materials used, design, and construction. The unit is very easy to assemble, is extremely functional, and looks great. BDI used only the highest quality hardware, and paid special attention to detail when designing and building this stand. No sharp edges or burrs you would find in cheaper furniture.
Service and delivery comments:
When I sent several emails to Smart Furniture, they were all responded to very quickly, and politely, as if we were speaking face to face. It was an excellent experience. The product was delivered within the time promised, which was communicated by email. One small component arrived damaged. It looked as though it had been damaged upon packaging (not during shipment). Smart Furniture worked expediently to have BDI ship me out a replacement, and they did so extremely quickly. The entire process was very professional, and the best I have experienced. This is the first review of an internet purchase I have made, and I have made many. Would recommend Smart Furniture to anyone.
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Assemble
- Easy To Move
- Easy to Wire
- Holds All Components
- Smooth Edges
- Supports Weight
Best Uses
- Convenience
- Decoration
Comments about BDI Avion II TV Stand, Quad Wide:
I had shopped what seemed forever looking for the right furniture to hold my new 63" TV and gear. We were looking for something contemporary, practical, and stylish. It needed to be wife-approved. I first settled on a cabinet from Ethan Allen. It was not truly "made" for AV equipment like the BMI piece. Fortunately the wood top split as did its replacement. In further scouring the internet, we came across BMI. What a piece of furniture. It did everything we wanted. It's a beautiful black piece with a contemporary look. Smart furniture.com was so easy to deal with. They gave a reduced shipping rate and told me I could return it at their expense. Well that wasn't an issue. I was amazed at the cabinet. It was incredibly easy to set up. It came with all the necessary tools and easy to read instructions. Being an engineer, I was impressed with how it's put together. All the pieces are high quality. The base is solid. It has wheels so you can easily move it. Even the screws are excellent. It is made for AV equipment! It has an awesome amount of space for everything. The top drawer holds a speaker with mesh covering. The cabinet doors are high-end and self closing. The back of the cabinet has a sliding panel so you can get to all your connections easily. It even comes with velcro ties to handle your wires.
You won't find any cabinets better suited for your home theater. And your wife will love it!
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Assemble
- Easy To Move
- Easy to Wire
- Holds All Components
- Smooth Edges
- Timeless furniture
Best Uses
- Convenience
- Decoration
- Jazzes up the room
Comments about BDI Avion II TV Stand, Quad Wide:
This is a beautiful piece, it adds a nice touch to the room and does all that it should do for an entertainment home theater. All that you could want and more.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Shipping & Delivery
Room of Choice Delivery: Free
Room of Choice Delivery
If you don't like carrying furniture, this is a great option. The shipper will schedule an appointment with you prior to delivery and bring the furniture into your home for you. This service does not include unpackaging or assembly.
- Typical transit time is 4-7 business days. Some larger and specialty items may take a bit longer.
- Shipper will arrange a four hour window for delivery at least 24 hours in advance.
- Your driver or delivery team will bring the furniture inside your home and into your room of choice (Up to two flights of stairs).
- Delivery folks will not unpack or assemble your furniture.
- You must inspect the purchase at the time of delivery and sign for any damages.
- We'll be sure to assist with any damage that may occur. Please call Smart Furniture right away if any issues arise.
- If you're ordering multiple items from the same manufacturer, we might be able to bundle your shipping upgrade costs! Give us a call and we'll make sure you're getting the best shipping price possible!
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Package Information:
Dimensions: 80" x 25" x 21"
Weight: 207 lb
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Q:How much does the Avion II 8929 weigh?Asked on 1/26/2011 by Anonymous
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A:The Avion 8929 weighs 191 lbs.Answered on 1/27/2011 by Mark from Smartfurniture.com
Q:What's the largest TV size I can use with the Avion II quad-wide TV stand?Asked on 10/12/2010 by Gil C
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A:The Avion II Quad-Wide TV Stand can accommodate flat-panel or rear-projection televisions up to 75" in diagonal screen width.Answered on 10/13/2010 by GIl from Smart Furniture
BDI home theater furniture is warranted for 3 years from the date of purchase.


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I got calls and Facebook posts from fans that are upset that the first home team at Target Field won't get to be the Twins. My first reaction to the story was, "Oh well, it's no big deal." But the more I thought about it, the more I was a little irked. The Twins have worked hard to get this stadium and instead of them being the first team to step out on the field the local college team gets to give the field a test run. Instead of Joe Mauer and Denard Span running out onto the field there will be Billy Williams and Frank Johnson (fictitious Gopher players, cause nobody really knows who plays baseball for the Gophers).
One of my other biases might be the fact that I don't really like the Gophers all that much (GO SIOUX!). I understand that all the tickets are being sold for charity so that is great. It will also give the Target Field staff a dry run at taking tickets, selling concessions, etc. There are just a lot of season ticket holders that were excited to see the Twins play on Easter Weekend and now some of the luster of that weekend might be gone. Here's hoping for a snow out for the Gophers!!

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This may be old hat for guys that have hunted longer than me but I learned something this weekend. My daughter and I had a dozen hens walking in our decoys for about 30 minutes. I didn't call while they were there thinking that I had "live decoys" and didn't want to scare them off -- maybe a hold-over from duck hunting. We could hear some gobbling around us and waited and waited for the toms to come but they didn't. I went decided to hit the box call and the hens in our decoys started yelping like crazy but stayed put. Within 10 minutes we had 7 jakes and two longbeards in our laps.
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Here's the summary from Goodreads: Running away brings Rhine and Gabriel right into a trap, in the form of a twisted carnival whose ringmistress keeps watch over a menagerie of girls. Just as Rhine uncovers what plans await her, her fortune turns again. With Gabriel at her side, Rhine travels through an environment as grim as the one she left a year ago - surroundings that mirror her own feelings of fear and hopelessness.
The two are determined to get to Manhattan, to relative safety with Rhine's twin brother, Rowan. But the road there is long and perilous - and in a world where young women only live to age twenty and young men die at twenty-five, time is precious. Worse still, they can't seem to elude Rhine's father-in-law, Vaughn, who is determined to bring Rhine back to the mansion...by any means necessary.
What I Liked: 1) Fever picked up right where Wither left off, so there was no guessing as to what may or may not have been happening in the interim. I always like that when an author picks up characters lives immediately. 2) Rhine's continued search for her brother. I'd almost forgotten about this aspect of the story, since it had been so long since I'd read Wither. But we are quickly reminded of it early on in Fever. 3) There are a lot of new places to explore in this book, as Rhine and Gabriel are on the run. They get into some scary places, that made this book darker than the first (I wasn't sure that was possible). 4) I liked how Rhine finally came to terms with the changes that had happened in the world during the year that she was at the Manor. As it says in the summary, the world really does mirror the feelings that Rhine is experiencing as she and Gabriel try to stay one step ahead of Vaughn.
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WHAT: "Advances in Geroscience: Impact on Healthspan and Chronic Disease" is a scientific summit bringing together 50 renowned investigators to examine how the basic biology of aging drives chronic disease. With aging known to be the single biggest risk factor for the development of non-genetic, chronic diseases, a better understanding of this interplay should open up new avenues for prevention and cures. The meeting reflects the emergence of the concept of "geroscience," which features an integrated approach to the study of diseases and disability associated with growing older. Follow the meeting on Twitter using #AgingSummit [1].
WHO: Keynote speakers include: Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH); Brian Kennedy, Ph.D., President and CEO, Buck Institute for Age Research; Linda Fried, Ph.D., Dean, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University; Christopher Murray, M.D., D.Phil., Professor of Global Health, University of Washington
WHEN: Wednesday and Thursday, October 30–31, 2013, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: Natcher Conference Center at NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, 20892
In addition to a plenary session with the keynote speakers, the summit features seven scientific sessions covering inflammation, adaptation to stress, epigenetics, metabolism, macromolecular damage, proteostasis, and stem cells and regeneration. (A brief summary of these sessions appears at the end of this note.)
The summit was organized by the trans-NIH GeroScience Interest Group [2] (GSIG) and co-sponsored with the Alliance for Aging Research and The Gerontological Society of America, with additional private sector support through the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH). The GSIG was formed to focus on the relationships between aging and age-related diseases and disability and is among the newest trans-NIH interest groups. Additional information and the agenda are available at: www.geron.org/gerosciencesummit [3].
Media are invited to attend the meeting, which will be held on the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD. Please contact the communications office at the NIH's National Institute on Aging at email@example.com [4] or 301-496-1752 if you plan to attend.
Aging is generally characterized by a decline in physical and cognitive abilities and increased susceptibility to disease. Geroscience looks at mechanisms by which the basic biology of aging drives chronic diseases prevalent among the older population. These studies may lead to identifying critical features for future interventions. The Summit focuses on seven broad areas of research, representing multiple interactions between aging and disease variables:
Inflammation. Chronic inflammation plays a featured role in aging and many age-related diseases. It is perhaps the most significant risk factor for morbidity and mortality in older people. Researchers will address questions about whether inflammation is a cause or consequence (or both) of disease and the extent to which some inflammation might be beneficial.
Adaptation to Stress. The enhanced ability to adapt and adequately respond to stress is often observed in long-lived organisms. Mild stress appears to be protective and the ability to properly respond to chronic stress is necessary to promote healthy aging. The point at which mild stress becomes damaging, and whether the ability to deal with stress can be harnessed to decrease disease susceptibility will be discussed.
Epigenetics. Aging and susceptibility to disease are driven by both genetic and non-genetic (environmental) factors. Epigenetics is where these factors intersect—researchers believe that epigenetic alterations in the genome are affected by the environment. The epigenome of older people therefore reflects a lifetime of interactions with the environment. This concept will be explored along with how epigenetics presents new opportunities for intervention.
Metabolism. The way the body produces and uses energy is believed to be at the core of the biology of aging. Both dietary restriction and the drug rapamycin extend lifespan in mice by interfering with nutrient-sensing and cellular metabolism. Researchers will discuss evidence suggesting that improving metabolic efficiency might be effective to combat age-related disease processes.
Macromolecular Damage. Aging is accompanied by increased damage to proteins, lipids (fats), and DNA. To what extent this damage relates to aging and susceptibility to disease is unknown. Researchers are also reevaluating the role of free radicals (a byproduct of metabolic activity). Previously thought to drive aging, free radicals may actually be a signal alerting the body of potential danger.
Proteostasis. Maintaining the quality of proteins under varying conditions is essential to preserve cell function and adapt to changing environments. Proteostasis prevents the accumulation of misfolded proteins and consequent health problems, but efficiency decreases with age. Improved understanding of proteostasis may lead to new aging and disease therapies. The session will focus on questions about proteostasis that relate to health span extension.
Adult Stem Cells and Regeneration. Stem cells are a potential cure for many age-related degenerative diseases. Recent work has focused on characterizing adult stem cells and their activities during aging. They are often present in older mice, but with reduced or altered function. Questions regarding stem cell interactions with their environment and ways to preserve stem cell quality during aging will be discussed.
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LA Times columnist Max Boot's attack on Seymour Hersh riddled with inaccuracies
Los Angeles Times op-ed columnist and Weekly Standard contributing editor Max Boot used distortions and baseless accusations in an attempt to discredit New Yorker investigative journalist Seymour Hersh. In his January 27 column [1], Boot falsely claimed that declassified Soviet archives debunked Hersh's reporting on the destruction of Korean Airlines Flight 007 (KAL 007), which was shot down over the Soviet Union in 1983; misleadingly claimed that Hersh "tried to peddle a documentary based on forged documents"; and misleadingly challenged Hersh's report on the cost of unmanned Predator aircraft.
A "claim debunked by the opening of Soviet archives"
In support of his contention that Hersh's "record doesn't inspire confidence," Boot wrote: "In 1986 he published a book suggesting that the Soviets shot down a South Korean airliner because they mistook it for a U.S. spy plane -- a claim debunked by the opening of Soviet archives." The truth is that Soviet documents disprove only the Soviets' claim that the airliner was indeed an American spy plane; no documents debunk Hersh's argument in his book The Target Is Destroyed [2] (Random House, 1986) that the Soviets initially mistook KAL 007 for an American spy plane and shot it down under this misapprehension. U.S. State Department officials, a former director for the U.S. Information Agency, and the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization all support Hersh's analysis.
The Associated Press reported on October 16, 1992, that the KGB (the Soviet intelligence agency) had deliberately concealed data culled from the wreckage, including the plane's voice and data recorders (its "black boxes"), to preserve this allegation. But a January 13, 1988, Los Angeles Times article reported that U.S. State Department officials had concluded that the Soviets had mistakenly identified KAL 007 before shooting it down:
These statements [by U.S. intelligence officials that the Soviets knew KAL 007 was a civilian craft] appear to be contradicted by recently declassified intelligence estimates released Tuesday by Rep. Lee H. Hamilton (D-Ind.), which indicate that U.S. officials had concluded as early as Sept. 2, 1983, that the Soviets were unaware that it was a civilian airliner. The estimates were contained in two letters written about a year ago to Hamilton by J. Edward Fox, assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs.
"We had concluded by the second day that the Soviets thought they were pursuing a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft throughout most, if not all, of the overflight," Fox wrote. He later added that "the bottom line is that the Soviets, through their own ineptitude, probably were not certain what type of aircraft they were shooting down."
Similarly, the Boston Globe article reported on September 12, 1992: "A year after the downing, a senior State Department official told reporters that, although the Korean plane was definitely not on a spy mission, the Soviet air-defense officers who shot it down genuinely mistook the 747 for an RC-135 spy plane." A February 20, 1992, New York Times article also reported that the State Department had "acknowledged" that Hersh's report about the Soviet misidentification of KAL 007 was accurate.
Alvin Snyder, a former director of television for the U.S. Information Agency (USIA) who was involved in the controversy over the shooting, also agreed with Hersh's view. Snyder claimed in a September 1, 1996, New York Times article that "the Russians believed the intruder aircraft was an American RC-135 reconnaissance plane, many of which flew routine missions in the area." Snyder asserted that taped evidence of conversations between Russian pilots and controllers "show[ed] that [the Russian pilot who shot down the plane, Major Gennady] Osipovich could not identify the plane, and that he fired warning cannons and tipped his wings, an international signal to force the plane to land. All this failed to get the crew's attention." As director of worldwide television for USIA, Snyder was responsible for creating a video presentation addressing the shooting down of KAL 007 to be shown to the United Nations Security Council in 1983. Snyder alleged that [U.S. officials] provided him with "selective information": tape recordings of the Russian pilots carefully edited and arranged to promote the accusation that the Soviets had "wantonly shot down what they knew to be a passenger plane."
An investigation of KAL 007 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a U.N. agency "whose mandate is to ensure the safe, efficient and orderly evolution of international civil aviation," echoed Snyder's assertions about the Soviet's mistaken identification of the plane. The ICAO determined that Soviet air defense had failed to take all measures to properly identify KAL 007, and were operating under the assumption that it was an American spy plane. The ICAO's 1993 report [3] concluded: "The USSR air defence command assumed that KE 007 [KAL 007] was a United States RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft before they ordered its destruction," though the report also criticized Soviet air defense for attacking the plane "despite certain indications that suggested" the plane was a civilian aircraft.
He "tried to peddle a documentary based on forged documents"
Boot also claimed, "In 1997 he [Hersh] published a book full of nasty allegations about John F. Kennedy that was widely panned. As part of that project he tried to peddle a documentary based on forged documents." But Hersh did not know that certain documents were forgeries when he wrote The Dark Side of Camelot [4] (Back Bay Books, 1998), or when ABC partially produced a documentary based on it. Indeed, it was Hersh's own analysis -- in conjunction with ABC -- that revealed the forgeries. Hersh removed the portions of his book based on the forged documents prior to publication, and the documentary that eventually aired on ABC on December 4, 1997, included no material based upon the forged documents, as Time explained in an October 6, 1997, article.
"[H]e claimed that Predator drones cost $40 million"
Finally, Boot wrote of Hersh: "In a story in October 2001, he claimed that Predator drones cost $40 million; the actual price tag is $2.5 million."
Hersh wrote in an October 22, 2001, New Yorker article [5]: "The Predator, which costs forty million dollars and cruises at speeds as slow as eighty miles an hour, is equipped with imaging radar and an array of infrared and television cameras that are capable of beaming high-resolution images to ground stations around the world." Boot is correct that a single Predator aircraft costs about $2.5 million, not $40 million, as Hersh's article suggests (though the cost rises to about $7 million when associated surveillance equipment is included, as the Air Force News Service reported [6]). But Hersh's passing reference to the cost of the Predator is irrelevant to the thrust of his article. Moreover, a United States Air Force online fact sheet [7] about the RQ-1 and MQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicles lists the cost of the Predator system -- which includes four aircraft -- at $40 million in 1997 dollars.
Boot is also the Olin Senior Fellow in National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations [8], where a bio [9] describes Boot as an expert on national security and U.S. military history and technology. The John M. Olin Foundation Inc. [10] is one of the leading financial backers of conservative think tanks and other organizations.
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Graphic of the day: Thanks to government stupidity, Social Security is in worse shape than thought
posted at 1:02 pm on January 6, 2013 by Allahpundit
It's not just that life expectancies are increasing while the number of workers is declining. Turns out the government's been relying on outmoded actuarial assumptions that fail to accurately estimate when the, ahem, "trust fund" will run out. It's one thing to run a Ponzi scheme, it's another to muck up the math so badly that the scheme goes bust before you were expecting it. Read it and weep.
Those facts are widely known. What's not is that the Social Security Administration underestimates how long Americans will live and how much the trust funds will need to pay out — to the tune of $800 billion by 2031, more than the current annual defense budget — and that the trust funds will run out, if nothing is done, two years earlier than the government has predicted.
We reached these conclusions, and presented them in an article in the journal Demography, after finding that the government's methods for forecasting Americans' longevity were outdated and omitted crucial health and demographic factors. Historic declines in smoking and improvements in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease are adding years of life that the government hasn't accounted for. (While obesity has rapidly increased, it is not likely, at this point, to offset these public health and medical successes.) More retirees will receive benefits for longer than predicted, supported by the payroll taxes of relatively fewer working adults than projected.
Remarkably, since Social Security was created in 1935, the government's forecasting methods have barely changed, even as a revolution in big data and statistics has transformed everything from baseball to retailing.
The fact that Obama's campaign team ran one of the most successful, sophisticated data-crunching operations in modern history while the federal government's retirement caretakers were running with numbers like this is a spectacular lesson on incentives and self-interest. If his reelection depended upon making Social Security solvent, Team Hopenchange would probably have the program running a surplus by now.
Meanwhile, as Tom Maguire notes, an $800 billion shortfall by 2031 amounts to a $40 billion deficit each year. The GOP's aborted attempt to amend the fiscal-cliff deal to add spending cuts would have produced only $30 billion in savings annually over the last decade. So meager is Washington's will to reduce outlays that even an "ambitious" proposal can get instantly swallowed up by a mathematical tweak to our entitlement leviathan.
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The night's emcee, Elizabeth stunned in a floor length pink gown, while "3 Days to Kill" star Hailee accessorized her black and white frock with a hot pink purse.
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Back in September they announced they'd split up, and after a brief reconciliation Elizabeth Hurley and Shane Warne have again called off their engagement.
The "Austin Powers" actress and her cricket player beau can't seem to work out the kinks in their relationship and therefore have decided it's over for good.
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She's always been an avid advocate for breast cancer research and treatment, and last night (October 1) Elizabeth Hurley hosted a snazzy charity shindig in New York City.
The "Austin Powers" hottie took over Bloomingdales for the Breast Cancer Awareness Month Kickoff with The Estee Lauder Company, joined by Amber Katz, Polly Blitzer, Rachel Parcell, and Stephanie Mark.
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A European Union project being carried on by the GSF Research Center for Health and Environment has been examining radiation in several areas of Russia caused by discharge of hazardous wastes. The Southern Urals Radiation Research team is conducting extensive tests and reviewing death and health records of Russian workers exposed to high levels of radiation. They are reaching an unusual conclusion which will create considerable controversy within the scientific community and for those who oppose construction of nuclear plants. For example, in studying health records of Russian workers at a particular plant it was discovered of the 6,293 men in the study, only 301 died of lung cancer and of those only 100 died from exposure to radiation. They also found normal mortality rates among farm families who lived downstream from nuclear plants which discharged hazardous wastes into the rivers.
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CAREER: In his career, he has 1,038 yards on 151 carries (6.9 avg.) with 6 TDs, plus 3 receptions for 19 yards (6.3 avg.), 19 kickoff returns for 343 yards (18.1 avg.) and 5 tackles. He has 4 career 100-yard rushing games. He has 4 career starts.
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2011: McNeal started USC's last 4 games at tailback as a junior in 2011 and had a very productive season while leading the Trojans in rushing. Overall in 2011 while appearing in all 12 games, he had 145 carries for a team-best 1,005 yards (6.9 avg.) with 6 TDs, plus 3 receptions for 19 yards (6.3 avg.) and 6 kickoff returns for 101 yards (16.8 avg.). He also made 3 tackles on special teams. He became USC's 27th 1,000-yard rusher in a season. He was USC's rushing leader 8 times in 2011. He had USC's 5 longest runs of 2011 (79 yards versus Washington, 73 yards versus UCLA, 61 yards against Stanford, 44 yards against Arizona and 43 yards against Syracuse). His 6.9-yard average per carry was the best by a Trojan with at least 10 carries per game since Reggie Bush's 8.7 in 2005. He made 2011 All-Pac-12 honorable mention. He won USC's Courage Award.
He had 33 yards on 6 carries and a kickoff return for no yards against Minnesota, then 3 yards on 2 carries and also a 15-yard kickoff return against Utah. He came off the bench against Syracuse and ran for a game-best and then-career-high 79 yards on just 5 carries (15.8 avg.), with a then-career-long run of 43 yards, and he also returned 3 kickoffs for 61 yards and made 2 tackles. He added 14 yards on 4 carries and returned a kickoff 25 yards at Arizona State. Against Arizona, he had a team-best 74 yards on 7 carries (10.6 average), including a then-USC season long 44 yard run, and scored his first career TD on a 9-yard run. He came off the bench at California to run for a game-best and then-career-high 86 yards on 17 carries with a short TD and he also caught a 10-yard pass and made a tackle. He again came off the bench at Notre Dame and had a game-high and then-career-best 118 yards on 24 carries (he also caught a 4-yard pass). he had a then-career-high and game-best 145 yards on 20 carries with 2 TDs (61 and 25 yards) off the bench against Stanford (he also had a 5-yard catch). At Colorado, he got his first career start and had 87 yards on 10 carries. Against Washington, he ran for a career-best 148 yards on 18 carries, including a 79-yard TD burst (USC's longest run since Reggie Bush's 81-yard TD run at UCLA in 2004) to earn USC's "Jack Oakie Rise and Shine Award." He had a team-best 94 yards on 20 carries at Oregon and then a game-best 124 yards on 12 carries with a 73-yard TD run against UCLA.
2010: McNeal was academically ineligible as a sophomore tailback in 2010.
2009: McNeal saw limited action at tailback as a redshirt freshman in 2009, but was used as a returner and on special teams. Overall in 2009 while appearing in 11 games (all but Ohio State and Washington), he ran for 33 yards on 6 carries (5.5 avg.), returned 13 kickoffs for 242 yards (18.6 avg.) and made 2 tackles.
He ran for 26 yards on 3 carries against Washington State, then had a 3-yard run at California, a 1-yard run against Oregon State and a 3-yard run against Boston College. He had a 16-yard kickoff return against San Jose State, then had 6 kickoff returns for 119 yards against Oregon State, 3 for 40 yards at Oregon and 3 for 67 yards at Arizona State. He had a tackle at both Oregon and Arizona State as the gunner on punt coverage.
2008: McNeal redshirted as a freshman tailback in 2008, his first year at USC.
HIGH SCHOOL: His 2007 honors included Super Prep All-American, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West Best of the Rest, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State second team and All-L.A. City Offensive MVP as a senior running back and defensive back at Venice High in Los Angeles (Calif.). He ran for 1,400 yards on 136 carries (10.3 avg.) with 19 TDs, added 278 receiving yards and scored touchdowns by rushing, receiving, interception and punt return.
As a junior in 2006, he made Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass second team and All-L.A. City first team while running for 2,008 yards with 42 TDs and getting 3,106 all-purpose yards. In his career, he ran for more than 4,000 yards.
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by Walter, Apr 23, 2009.
I think LeBron would prefer to join AI coming off the bench, though.
You are right, they've been looking for a solid back-up to Tay for years. He could probably learn a few things playing behind him.
It's important that we play Amir, J-Max, Bynum, and Spell check, so I don't think Lebron will mind too much as long as Hermann doesn't move ahead of him.
If we traded all of our starters for LeBron and went with the guys you named above do you think that we could win it all with this line up: C ~Amir Johnson PF ~JMAX SF ~Le Bron SG ~Afflolo PG ~ Bynum Bench~ Fabio , Kwame and Sharpe?
I think they would probably be as good as his first CLE team that went 7 with DET.
I think that's pretty much it. I've never liked him so i don't think i can learn to even tolerate him. Even if he scores 60 in the Pistons uniform, i'd probably still be looking at him sideways. He's the only player in the league i can't find anything to appreciate about. His attitude overshadows his game. Even Kevin Garnett i could at least appreciate that for all his theatrics, he works with the young players/is a team guy. With James, nothing.
Says who, and says who? I just don't where you're getting this stuff.
If you truly saying you don't Lebron James on your team, then you're just flat out lying. The guy is good. I'm sorry, but how can you not want a guy who is 24 years old AND HAS been in contention for MVP for years now? Because of his ego? Career Leaders and Records for Points - Basketball-Reference.com Look at him at that list, already scored more points in his career than Chauncey and will reach Rip pretty soon AND is still young. I think at times, Lebron James has truly talked the talk and walked the walk, because he just cruises through the season and turns it up in when it matters, the playoffs.
Your crazy. I hate him also, but I could like him a lot better in a pistons uniform.
Of course. Very few people realize that these guys alone can STOP Lebron, so with him, the Pistons would have a Uber team unlike any seen ever before. I would say the Pistons maybe lose five games the entire year.
You just HAD to go there, didn't you?
Dude, that site is horrible. WTH with the banner image? With the lion an everything. Sheesh.
this is like asking if i want eva mendes in a birthday suit. no-brainer.
No, this is like asking if you would rather have her in a Pistons uniform or not in a Pistons uniform.
It's pretty well documented that KG has been working with all the Celts young guys specifically Perkins/Davis on improving their game and he's almost Sheed-esque in the amount of time he puts in. It's also fairly obvious that he'll take any role to win, and is content with being the defensive guy if he has to. edited to add; When i say with James, i got nothing. I believe his ego drives alot of his moves.
Who needs him?!?!? We've got Amir!
I don't think you're crazy either. I only think you'd be crazy if you tried to claim he wouldn't make the team better and made THAT the basis for not wanting him. Hating him is an awesome reason not to want to look at him in your favorite team's uniform.
I'm sure Tay would LOVE having Lebron "playing behind him"
Did not expect the professor to go there...
Tay had to move out of the way.
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We just can't save them all. I totally understand what you're saying and I know the feeling. I also know the feeling of being overwhelmed with a number of rescues that made it impossible for me to meet each dog's needs appropriately.
And then I figured out there is another way to advocate for these guys. You must have a very busy schedule with your full house, but a hour or two of volunteer support each week for a rescue organization might ease your heart. And you can bring along an older child or two. And if time won't do it, maybe your children can help you find a dollar or two a day in the family budget to help save the dogs.
I considered those as a solution, but now I am actually building a grander plan. I am focusing strongly on my current career, and also building a business plan for my next business! So that I can retire in about ten years and open a boarding/training facility that will provide not only my own passive income for retirement after I manage it for about ten years, but will also provide homes for at least 15-20 rescues on any given day. It's a tall order, and I know I'm being crazy ambitious, but spending the time researching how I will ultimately make this happen keeps my mind off the dogs in need today and reassures me that I will do more for them in the long run.
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|And this is why I have 5 dogs and I still feel like I wish I could do more....
Just have to vent...
We always have a full house (6 kids and 2 gsd) and our gsd's have not only taught all of us about unconditional love but have brought all of us even closer as a family BUT everyday on face book or other social media outlets we see way to many poor dogs giving up or just abandoned by their owners and its usually for no good reason. To see the look in their eyes, wondering what they did wrong just drives me nuts. I really think there should be some kind of regulation or training about who can and cant own a dog. To me it would be like raising one of my kids ( I know their dogs not people, just making an example) til their about 10 then putting them in foster homes cause I don't want to deal with them anymore. Really?? But i guess the only silver lining is that most of the time these poor dogs end up with people who will give them what they so deserve, a happy life and good home. Maybe I'm just becoming softer as I get older but I just don't get it...
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This link has a .rar file, that has a bunch of books that may be of interest (the books are in pdf format). It might take a while for dial up users, but for cable or dsl it should go quick (it took about 20 or 25 minutes with DSL as there is 498 MB of info). It is a .rar format file (like winzip but different). If you don't have winrar you can go to http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm click the top link and download a trial version of winrar. Then you can open and extract the files to a folder. I downloaded the winrar utility after downloading the file, lol.
Anyways here is the link and info. (when you click on the link it will ask you to type in a code, the code is to the left of the box. Once you enter that in it will take you to the download page).
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Poor Mans Metal Locator 2006
Portable Pedal Power
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UConn Punches Tickets To Detroit With a Win Over MissouriMarch 28, 2009
This was a nice win by UConn, even when Missouri was keeping them at bay early in the second half, tying it at 50 and 54 points, they got out of it by going aggressive to the rim, going 26-32 .813% from the charity stripe.
Kemba Walker had a great game, scoring 23 points, on 7/9 from the field, 9/10 on FTs, 5 rebounds, 5 assists. He showed a lot of toughness, driving to the rim, and drawing fouls. AJ Price had 18 points, and he also was making his FTs, 5/7 from the charity stripe. Stanley Robinson added 13 points, Jeff Adrien scoring 12.
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How to make a supercomputer from "off the shelf" components: The Beowulf Project.
Would you like to know how to create a "supercomputer" just by connecting a lot of PC's together? A seminar series March 5 and 6 at the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center will review a project that did just that. The presentations will be broadcast on the mbone . Use sdr to see advertisements.
The Beowulf Project, initiated as a small research project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, resulted in a new class of scaleable machines composed of mass market, off-the-shelf components using a freely available operating system and industry-standard software packages. This seminar series will provide an overview of the project and its implications. All sessions will allow ample time for questions and audience participation.
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Thursday, March 5, 9-11 am, 109 Butrovich (Regents' Conference Room) The background, progress and successes of Beowulf.
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A "Pile of PCs." Beowulf systems--consisting of PCs connected by commodity networks and running free software that can be used to apply all the PCs to a single application--deliver supercomputer performance at the lowest possible price. A 16-processor Beowulf-class machine made from off-the-shelf PentiumPro processors interconnected by 100BaseT switch can deliver 3 gigaflops (peak) and features 2 gigabytes of RAM and 51 gigabytes of disk. More details on Beowulf are available on Caltech's website.
Caltech has implemented Beowulf using 140 PCs. Each of the 140 processors has a Venus Motherboard with 200 MHz Pentium Pro processor, 120 megabytes of RAM, 3.1 gigabytes of disk and a 100 megabit/sec ethernet adapter. Beowulf runs RedHat Linux, the EASY job scheduler, several message passing libraries and Gnu versions of C, C++ and Fortran.
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We are, in fact, thinking of changing it. One thing I like about using S, M, L, etc is that this takes up much less space than writing out standard, digest, tabloid. So I think we are likely to continue using some sort of abbreviation system. Would it help if we printed a "key" every few pages throughout the reviews (instead of just on one page?
I do think it is interesting that some of you suggest quarter-size and half-size zines should be listed as the same size. To me, they should be different sizes. There's a big difference in an 8 page half-size zine and an 8 page quarter-size zine, in terms of how much content they can contain.
Actually the names used in Zine World never really gave me much of an idea of the zine size. I often had to flip around and find the guide that explained them. I may have remembered them a little better lately though. The sizes I remember from the Friedman's FS5 were standard, digest, half-legal, mini, micro-mini, tabloid and "odd" (going from memory). I've never bothered to learn A4, A5, etc., though I guess I should try to one of these days.


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The Civil War may have been the best thing ever to happen to Manassas, Va. Though it probably didn't seem like it at the time, the nation's bloody conflict — whose first real battle was fought here, near Bull Run Creek — helped to spark the development of Manassas. Before the war and the 1858 arrival of the railroad line that made Manassas a strategic military point, this area about 30 miles southeast of Washington, DC, was mostly farm country. Manassas wasn't even formally chartered as a town until 1873, when war veterans from both sides began settling in the verdant land they'd seen under less-pleasant circumstances. Ironically, it was an entrepreneurial Union veteran, George Carr Round, who really established today's town of Manassas — not far from where his side had suffered such a surprising defeat on July 21, 1861, signaling that the Civil War would last much longer than the picnicking onlookers from the capital ever dreamed.
In the more than 150 years since that battle, Manassas and much of surrounding Prince William County, Va., have grown into bedroom communities for Washington and its booming office-park environs. Commuters routinely line up at designated pickup points to take potluck for the drive into the city: The passengers get a ride; the driver, a complete stranger, gets enough passengers to qualify for the speedy high-occupancy-vehicle lane. On weekends, the traffic surges in the opposite direction as shoppers flock to Potomac Mills (exit 156 or 158B off 1-95, 703-643-1770, <www.potomacmills.com>), Virginia's biggest outlet mall and its eighth-most-popular tourist attraction.


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By Giuseppe Muro
Benik Afobe believes that a 'golden generation' of talent is breaking through at Arsenal.
The young striker has seen at close quarters the potential of the FA Youth Cup-winning side of 2009 and he expects that set of players to make their mark sooner rather than later.
Jack Wilshere, Kieran Gibbs, Henri Lansbury, Craig Eastmond, Emmanuel Frimpong and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas are all in or on the fringes of Arsène Wenger's squad and Afobe would not be surprised if homegrown talent formed the nucleus of the first team in seasons to come.
"I have always seen what they can do and they are different-class players," said Afobe. "I think at least four of them could make it through to the first team if they keep working hard.
"I would say it's a bit of a special group at the moment because normally there are one or two players who make it at Arsenal.
"The Youth Cup-winning team are two years older than me but I have trained with them since I was about seven years old."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Let's be honest: Completing the FAFSA -- that's short for Free Application for Federal Student Aid -- is about as much fun as showing up to your algebra class and hearing the words "pop quiz."
But if your family needs help paying for college, you have to file the FAFSA. Schools use the FAFSA results to award federal, state and even some private loans, grants and scholarships.
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Completing the FAFSA is a job for your mom or dad, but you should be aware of how it all works. Share these pointers with your 'rents, and you'll all be less stressed out come FAFSA time.
Get organized now. The application for the 2011-2012 academic year will be available at fafsa.ed.gov on January 1. Your family should prepare now to avoid scrambling when the New Year rolls around. Tip: You can update your form several times before you hit the final "submit" key.
First, you should know that when assets are in a student's name -- instead of her parents' names -- the EFC tends to be higher; the government assumes that students don't have the same kinds of financial obligations that their parents have, so more of the child's money should go toward paying college bills. Move your assets into your parents' names or into a 529 college savings plan now.
Second, the EFC is based in large part on savings (but not on retirement accounts). If your parents have debt, they should consider paying it down now to shrink their savings accounts and perhaps reduce your family's EFC.
Don't wait. Since many colleges and grant programs award aid on a first-come, first-served basis, you want to complete the FAFSA as soon as possible. Your parents will need the info from their W-2s and bank statements (so will you, if you earn an income), but it's okay to estimate with last year's tax forms and update when tax documents arrive.
Hunt and gather. To save yourselves time, get all the info you'll need to fill out the form. This includes your social security and driver's license numbers, end-of-year pay stubs for you and your parents; records or estimates of other household income; and current bank, investment and mortgage statements. You'll also need the appropriate college codes: The SAR is sent automatically to as many as 10 schools of your choice. You can find these codes by searching at fafsa.ed.gov or by asking the schools.
Just do it. Once you have all the info, it won't take long -- maybe an hour -- to complete the FAFSA online. The electronic application alerts you if you've left something blank and lets you review your form before sending, making it easy to catch mistakes. It also allows you to track your app and change information if necessary. Best of all, your FAFSA will be processed more quickly if you file online than if you do it by mail.
Before you hit the "submit" key, be sure all of the information is accurate. About 30 percent of all applications are selected for verification by the government—and colleges also may want to see your records.
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Lloyd Bonfield
Professor Bonfield is a legal historian and internationally minded law professor, who teaches in the areas of trusts and estates, property, European Union law, and legal history.
While still a law student, Professor Bonfield was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue his doctorate at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. After two years of study, he was elected to a fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he undertook research and taught English Legal History and Criminal Law. During his time at Cambridge, he was also associated with the international-renowned Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure. His Ph. D. thesis was immediately published by the Cambridge University Press, as Marriage Settlements, 1600-1740, and paperbound and hardcover versions remain in print thirty years later.
Prior to joining the New York Law School faculty in 2008, Professor Bonfield taught at Cornell Law School and thereafter Tulane Law School for twenty-five years, where he was the Thomas Andre Junior Professor of Law and Associate Dean for International Graduate Studies and International Relations. He has taught American law on regular basis for the University of Zurich, and at universities in Tokyo (Chou), Jerusalem (Hebrew University), Siena, and Strasbourg. This aspect of his teaching interest led to the publication in 2006 of American Law and the American Legal System (West's Nutshell).
Most of Professor Bonfield's scholarship is in the area of legal history. He has edited Continuity and Change, a journal of social history, demography and the law published by Cambridge University Press for a quarter century, and prior thereto founded Law and History Review (the journal of the American Society for Legal History) in 1980. His most recent book is Devising, Dying and Dispute: Probate Litigation in Early Modern England (Ashgate, 2012). He is currently working on Peter King's Common Pleas Reports for the Selden Society, London.
In 2000, Professor Bonfield was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship and a Sumter Marks Award. He was awarded a Fulbright teaching and research award for the academic year 2005–06.
Politics and the Supreme Court: Lessons from the Affordable Care Act decision, Proceedings of the Europa Institut, Zurich, (2013) pp. 215-230
Per una comprehension del transferimento intergenerazionale della proprieta fondiaria inglese dal Medio Evon alla fine del diciottesimo secolo, Mélanges de l'Ecole française de Rome (2012), pp.339-49.
Recent Articles:
Finding Women in Early Modern English Courts: evidence from Peter King's Manuscript reports" Chicago-Kent Law Review, vol. 87 (2012)
"The Foreign Affairs Power of the European Union: all hat and no cattle?" Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law, vol. 20 (2011)
"Seeking connections between kinship and the law in early modern England" Continuity and Change vol. 25 (2010)
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Lord Justice King's Manuscript Reports (with L. R. Poos) Selden Society London, forthcoming 2013.
Devising, Dying and Dispute: Probate Litigation in Early Modern England (Ashgate, 2012).


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Dear Lucy,
Thank you in advance for any advice you can give. I am a 22 year old italian Philosophy graduate, and am in need of employment to continue paying for my studies in Milan. I am a "native english speaker" (bilingual, actually, went to english schools) and have taught english to adults and children in Italy for years, but always at a private level. Only recently have I come to realise that not only is such experience not mentionable on my c.v. but it also pays much less than language schools do! I have been told that some institutes don't require certification, but the ones which pay best do.
My problem is the following: I can't afford the courses! (And they require too much time away from my studies) The only training schools in Milan I found online offer CELTA at around 1600 euro, which is 4 months rent for me! On the other hand I don't want to throw away the 200 euro some online TEFL centres want (for course material + online test) for what might then turn out to be an un-recognised certification.
Having worked in neighbouring France, do you know of any path to serious certification which doesn't cost a fortune (which to me is more than 500 euro!) or last more than a week, and is not shunned by employers in Language schools?
I realise I'm a desperate case! I greatly appreciate any tips you can spare.


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Finished four-year career as the second most accurate free throw shooter in North Carolina history at 79.3 percent (165-of-208) • Appeared in all 139 games played during her four seasons.
Answered the call every night by starting all 35 games in final season at North Carolina • Averaged 7.5 points, her highest number since she was a freshman, 2.5 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game • Led the team in long-distance shooting at 36.9 percent (52-of-141) - a figure that placed her 9th in the ACC • Shot 78.8 percent (52-of-66) from the free throw line • Scored a season-high 17 points against UCLA • Scored in double figures a dozen times • Graduated in May 2015.
Steady contributor that was one of only two players to appear in all 37 games during the 2013-14 campaign • Continued to thrive as an elite defender on the perimeter • Started the first seven games of the season and 11 for the entire year • Averaged 4.4 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game • Led team in free throw shooting at 85.0 percent (34 for 40) • Was 11 of 12 from the line in postseason play • Scored a season-high 13 points against No. 4 Tennessee on Nov. 11 • Also had 11 points in a win over High Point on Dec. 21 • Set a career best with eight assists against Coastal Carolina on Nov. 21 • Had five steals against the Chanticleers as well to tie her best-career performance.
Talented all-around guard who became the starter at shooting guard with Tierra Ruffin-Pratt moving to point guard • Appeared in all 36 games and started 33 • Averaged 7.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.6 assists per contest • Led the squad with 50 made three-pointers • Made multiple 3s on 15 occasions • Her 1.8 steals per outing ranked 15th in the ACC • Scored in double figures on eight occasions, including a season-high 22 in the Preseason WNIT semifinal win over Georgetown • Knocked down six 3s against the Hoyas, just one off her career best • Despite moving mainly to shooting guard, her 59 assists were third on the team • Dished out at least two assists on 20 occasions, including a season-high four against Georgia Tech on Jan. 13 • Had 10 points and six rebounds in the NCAA tournament loss at Delaware • Averaged 7.3 points in the run to the ACC Tournament final • Had 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting in the win over Boston College on Feb. 28 • Finished with 12 points in the win over Florida State on Jan. 31 • Had a great start to ACC play, scoring in double figures in three of the first five league contests • Played a career-high 38 minutes and scored 13 points in the win over Maryland on Jan. 3 • Added 17 in the win at NC State and 13 in the victory over Georgia Tech.
Three-point shooting threat who developed her game throughout her freshman season • Shot 41.7 percent from behind the arc (43-for-103), good for second in UNC history in single-season 3FG% • Earned ACC All-Freshman team honors after appearing in all 31 games and starting 17 • Averaged 8.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game • Earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors on two occasions • Scored in double figures 13 times and made at least one three-pointer in 20 of 31 games • Scored 15 points in her first career start against USC Upstate on Nov. 13 • Finished with a career-high 27 points at Penn State on Nov. 30 • Shot 7-of-14 from the field, 5-of-8 from three and 8-of-8 from the foul line against the Nittany Lions to earn her first ACC Rookie of the Week honor • Had a string of six-straight games scoring in double figures from Dec. 20 to Jan. 8 • Got her second ACC weekly honor after averaging 12.0 points and 4.5 assists in wins over Miami and Virginia • Scored 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting in the win at Virginia Tech on Jan. 19 • Made 14 three-pointers over her final four games, including five in the season finale against Duke, finishing with 17 points against the Blue Devils • Matched an ACC Tournament record with seven threes against Clemson in the opening round • Finished with 21 points against the Tigers.
Led The Potter's House Christian Academy to the 2010 NCSAA national championship • Two-time NCSAA Large-School Division All-America selection • Ranked the No. 11 point guard and the No. 53 overall player in the country by ESPN HoopGurlz • In addition to being NCSAA champions, Potter's House was the 2010 FAAZ Magazine Next Level All-Star Champions • 2011 Converse Mo Mentorship All-Star • Honor society all four years of high school • Played in the FILA All-America game • Brittany LaToya Rountree is the daughter of Dorothy Rountree • Born Sept. 10, 1992, in Jacksonville, Fla.
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In his effort to rid Democrats of their "whimpy" image, President Obama has made the classical mistake of dealing with guerrilla warfare– he has accepted the military demands for more and more troops. Within days of assuming office, Obama dispatched thousands of troops to Afghanistan and supported calls for another 17,000. General Stanley McChrystal who commands US forces in that nation is now calling for even greater numbers to be sent to quell the Taliban insurgency. Two of his trusted civilian advisers including Stephen Biddle of the Council on Foreign Relations, have indicated there can be no victory unless forces in Afghanistan reach numbers like 300,000 to 600,000. Of course, those are the numbers that eventually wound up in Vietnam.
Obama's current goal is to send 68,000 troops to Afghanistan which is about double the number there when he assumed office. Lost in this desire to send more and more and more troops is a well planned strategy whose goal would be to create an Afghan army that could handle its own problems. Guerrilla wars are not won by "more" they are won by an effective strategy that wins over support of the people. Perhaps, President Obama can inform the American people exactly how that goal will be achieved!
The end result of the Obama strategy is to have his name go down in history as the second Lyndon Johnson who thought bravado and more troops solved all problems.