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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Left guards face heavy competition Former starters Holland, Jacox competing for single position Wednesday, August 17, 2005 By Jeff Patterson Staff writer Seriously, Kendyl Jacox and Montrae Holland have each other's back. There's no backstabbing or bickering over who will ...
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Left guards face heavy competition
Left guards face heavy competition
Former starters Holland, Jacox competing for single position
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
By Jeff Patterson
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Seriously, Kendyl Jacox and Montrae Holland have each other's back.
There's no backstabbing or bickering over who will start at left guard for the Saints. Whenever Jacox, a 6-foot-2, 325-pounder, is on the field, Holland (6-2, 322) is on the sideline taking notes. And Jacox does the same when Holland is lined up.
If one of the left guards is having trouble picking up the rush, the other will point out the mistake.
"We talk about how to correct each other," Jacox said.
While both have impressed Saints coach Jim Haslett thus far into camp, Jacox is the front-runner to start when New Orleans opens the season Sept. 11 at Carolina. The competition for the spot has helped both guards raise the level of their play.
"This is probably the best (Jacox has) played since being here," Haslett said. "We'll see how it plays out in the next couple of weeks."
Both guards starterd for the Saints last season, Jacox at left guard and Holland at right guard. Their jobs were safe heading into the offseason. But then came a couple of large and bulky additions to the right side of the line.
Enter Jermane Mayberry, a former Pro Bowl right guard from the Philadelphia Eagles. The 6-4, 325-pounder was one of the Saints' chief free-agent targets.
Then came rookie Jammal Brown, an earth-moving right tackle from Oklahoma. Brown (6-6, 313) displayed his power in last Friday's preseason game against Seattle.
That's led to the battle for left guard.
"I think any time you have competition, it makes you much better," Jacox said. "I think it has been good for both of us."
Both players said they are lighter than last season.
Jacox, an eight-year veteran out of Kansas State, started 13 games at left guard last season. He has started 40 of 41 games playing for New Orleans.
Holland, a three-year veteran out of Florida State, started 13 games at right guard last season. He has started 20 of 29 games with the Saints.
"In the long run, it'll help us," Jacox said.
Battling for a starting position isn't anything new for these two.
"I've been in competition ever since I've been in college," Holland said. "You can't ever rest."
Even though the difference in talent isn't that much, the person who loses the battle will play far less this fall.
"It definitely helps out with the depth when the next guy can come in (and contribute)," Jacox said. "Depth is very important because injury is a possibility in this game."
Both players said the battle hasn't had any real impact on them.
"Of course, we are going to be boys," Holland said. "This is the way the game is. You can't let it affect your personal relationships."
Instead of being bitter over losing his starting job at right guard to Mayberry, Holland said he was glad to have another highly touted player to bolster the line.
"I learned a lot from Jermane," Holland said. "He's been to the Super Bowl and Pro Bowl. It's a blessing for me to soak it all up."
Plus, they all share a common goal.
"All we care about is getting stronger as a unit," Jacox said. "We want to protect No. 2 and No. 26."
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Enjoy the live music, comedy and poetry of "As You Like It," a presentation of the Maryland Shakespeare Festival, under the stars, Fri., July 15, 7 p.m. on the grounds of Montpelier Mansion, 9652 Muirkirk Road. One of Shakespeare's best-loved comedies offers something for everyone: wrestlers, four weddings, a lion attack, girls in trousers and a couple of banishments. This performance will be interpreted for the hearing impaired. Bring a picnic and a blanket or chair for seating. Public and handicapped parking available. Rain location is Deerfield Run Community Center, 13000 Laurel-Bowie Road. In event of inclement weather, call 301-953-7882 after 5 p.m. Sponsored by the South Laurel Recreation Council, 301-776-2805.
Listen to the country sounds of Jay Henley and Stone Broke at a concert in the park, Fri., July 15, 7-9 p.m., Granville Gude Park and lakehouse, 8300 Mulberry St. Bring a blanket or chair for seating, and a picnic and enjoy entertainment for the whole family. Children under 13 not permitted without a parent or guardian. Sponsored by Laurel Department of Parks and Recreation. http://www.laurel.md.us, 301-725-7800.


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Japan and Australia are officially even better friends, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott and visiting Japanese PM Shinzo Abe swapping compliments at an official dinner in Perth.
Mr Abbott, who earlier on Wednesday accompanied Mr Abe on a visit to the joint Australian-Japanese iron mine in the Pilbara, said the partnership with Japan had deepened in extraordinary ways in the past few days.
He said Mr Abe was his friend.
"But more importantly I can say with certainty and confidence that Japan is Australia's true friend and that Australia is Japan's true friend. We should never set limits on what we can achieve," he said at the dinner.
Mr Abbott said he and Mr Abe had seen what had been achieved in their visit to the Pilbara.
"I look forward to Australia and Japan marching together into the future," he said.
Mr Abe said he was much impressed with the vast size of Australia and the five hours it took to fly from Canberra to Western Australia.
"I was able to discuss a lot of topics with Mr Abbott and so five hours I think even made both countries' relationship much closer," he said.
Mr Abe said Australia had Japan had lifted the relationship with the signing of agreements on economic partnership and defence co-operation.
He said 57 years ago his grandfather visited Australia and signed the agreement of commerce.
"Since then both countries became true friends," he said.
"I came away with the impression this time that the Australia people are very much convinced that Japan is a true friend."


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Lisa Daniel American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 7, 2008 Frank Woodruff Buckles lived an unassuming life for 105 years. That was until word got out that he was among the last of a generation that his countrymen only recently seemed to embrace.
In 2006, Buckles quiet life on his 330-acre cattle farm outside of Charles Town, W.Va., changed when renowned portrait artist David DeJonge contacted him about being part of a photography exhibit of nine of the known remaining U.S. veterans of World War I.
Pleased to represent those few remaining patriots, Buckles agreed. What followed was close work with DeJonge and more than a year of intense media attention. By the time the exhibit was unveiled at a Pentagon ceremony yesterday -- following meetings with President Bush at the White House and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates -- Buckles was accustomed to daily media interviews.
It doesnt bother me, Buckles told a crowd of reporters and photographers gathered around him after the Pentagon ceremony. As he had told the audience in the packed auditorium minutes earlier, I feel honored to be a representative of World War I. As the years went on, I found I was among the last of those who served.
Buckles was a 16-year-old farm boy from Missouri when he fulfilled a dream of becoming a soldier. It was the spring of 1917, and he began seeing the patriotic posters hanging in his local post office encouraging boys to fight over there.
I was interested in the Army when I was a boy, Buckles told the reporters in the interview 91 years later. When I was 12 or 13, I slept on the floor to prepare for a soldiers life, he said.
I knew what was going on in the world, said Buckles, who still reads daily from his home library full of military and current events titles.
The young Buckles visited a Marine Corps recruiting office at the Kansas State Fair in Wichita in 1917. I said that I was 18, but the understanding sergeant said that I was too young. I had to be 21, he wrote in a brief biography offered to reporters.
Determined to serve, Buckles returned to the Marine recruiter and was rejected a second time. He also was rejected by the Navy, he believes, because they were suspicious about his age. He then traveled to Oklahoma City, where he was again rejected by the Navy and Marines. Finally, an Army recruiter took his word that he was 18 -- Buckles told them his small town didnt keep records of birth certificates and none existed -- and he enlisted on Aug. 14, 1917.
Buckles followed a sergeants advice that serving with an ambulance company was the quickest route to France, where the most fighting was. He was sent to Fort Riley, Kan., for training in trench casualty retrieval and ambulance operations. He deployed in December 1917 from Hoboken, N.J., across the Atlantic with 102 men who made up the 1st Fort Riley Casual Detachment. They were aboard the HMS Carpathia, the vessel famous for rescuing passengers and crew of the Titanic five years earlier.
Buckles spent several weeks as a driver at a hospital near Winchester, England. He was anxious to get to France, even requesting a meeting with his commanding officer, a colonel, to press the issue. He explained to me that he, too, wanted to go to France, but had to stay where he was ordered, he said.
Finally, Buckles was assigned to escort an officer to France. There, he had various assignments at several locations. After Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1918, he was assigned to a prisoner-of-war escort company to return prisoners back to Germany.
In January 1920, Buckles returned to the United States, without injury, on the USS Pocahontas. He was paid $144, including a $60 bonus. He went to business school and built a career in the commercial shipping industry.
In December 1941, Buckles was a corporate executive with American President Lines in Manila when the Japanese invaded the Philippines. He was held at a Japanese prison camp for three and a half years before being rescued by 11th Airborne Division on Feb. 23, 1945. During his internment, he was fed from a single tin cup, which he still has today and is displayed as a backdrop in DeJonges portrait of him.
Following his release, Buckles married Audrey Mayo, and they settled in San Francisco until 1954, when the couple bought the West Virginia farm, near a Buckles ancestral home. Buckles still lives there today with his daughter and son-in-law. He was widowed in 1999.
In reflecting on his military service, Buckles, who left the Army as a corporal in 1920, said his favorite memories are of driving a motorcycle with a sidecar in England and meeting Gen. John J. Pershing, World War I commander of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe, upon his return to the United States. Buckles said he was pleased to discover that he and Pershing grew up on farms 40 miles apart in Missouri.
Buckles rejected a media request to offer advice to todays soldiers. Im not qualified to tell them anything. They know what to do, he said.
Buckles seemed dismayed at the press attention to his age. Longevity runs in his family and several relatives lived past 100, he said. I dont feel Im any older than you, he told the press corps of people mostly less than half his age.
DeJonge told reporters that Buckles memory is like a computer. Asked to describe Buckles, DeJonge said, He has an incredibly optimistic outlook on life.


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Wescoe Shoots Even Round of 71
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Despite tough conditions and a difficult course, the Yale men's golf team is only four shots back at the Big Five Invitational. Richmond (293) leads the tournament with Yale (297) right behind them in a tie with Campbell (297).
Senior Ben Wescoe led the way with an even-par round of 71 (E). He shot two bogeys on the front nine, but finished strongly with three birdies and a bogey on the back nine. Wescoe is in solo fourth place, three shots behind the leader Zak Drescher of Campbell.
"I was pretty pleased with my round," said Wescoe. "I made a couple birdies coming in to finish with a round of even par. It feels good being in contention and having a decent team score."
Behind Wescoe was junior Thomas McCarthy and freshman Brad Kushner, who both shot rounds of 75 (+4) to put them in a tie for 21st. Both players were plagued by a double bogey and a number of other bogeys, despite each shooting three birdies. Rounding out Yale's team was junior Brandon Marick and freshman Carson Weinand, who shot rounds of 77 (+6) and 76 (+5), respectively. Like McCarthy and Kushner, Marick and Weinand each fired at least one double bogey and a slew of bogeys.
"These were really tough scoring conditions," said Wescoe. "It was windy and rainy and it is a very tough course. If you get on the wrong side of the pin, it can be a very difficult chip and putt. It really puts a premium on ball striking and your short game."
The Bulldogs will have only one round to make up the deficit, as the Big Five Invitational is only a two-round tournament.
"We are only four shots back," said Wescoe. "Last week we came back from seven strokes. We are very confident after last week. A few of our guys just didn't have their best games today."
Report filed by Charles Moore '10, Yale Sports Publicity


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Same classes cost up to $150 in Bakersfield. Class lasts 20 hours, starts Jan. 28
Taft Union High School is offering a free, 20-hour class to students who want to prepare for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Many colleges require that applicants take the SAT as part of the admissions process.
Similar classes in Bakersfield cost between $100 and $150. All participants receive the book, The Official SAT Study Guide: For the New SAT. Students may use the book, valued at $21.99, to continue to prepare for the test after the course ends. Snacks will be provided during all sessions.
Also, several scholarships awarded through the TUHS local scholarship program give special consideration to students who have above-average SAT scores. More than $200,000 in scholarships was awarded to seniors at the annual Honors Night last May.
Instructors are: counselor Claude Bradford, English teacher Jim Carnal and math teacher Josh Tofte.
Classes begin Monday, Jan. 28, and end on Monday, March 4. Classes will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28; 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12; Wednesday, Feb. 27; and, Monday, March 4; and from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 2 and March 2.
All classes will meet in room 136 in the main building.
The SAT test will be given at Taft High on Saturday, March 9.
For more information or to register your Taft High student, call the Guidance Center at 763-2324.


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker College men's soccer team is ranked 10th in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America and Continental Tire Division II Men's Southeast Region poll.
Coker is coming off a pair of 1-0 victories – on the road against Belmont Abbey and home versus Erskine. Against Belmont Abbey, Niko Tirkkonen tallied the game-winner. In the Erskine game, Matt Taylor's golden goal sealed the victory. The two shutouts gave goalie James Sweeney four on the season.
The Cobras continue their season with a Conference Carolinas matchup with North Greenville at 7 p.m. Wednesday at home.
The NSCAA/Continental Tire College Rankings are an indicator of week-to-week status of qualified programs. For more information about the NSCAA College Rankings, visit www.nscaa.com/rankings/college.
Based in Kansas City, Kan., the National Soccer Coaches Association of America is the largest soccer coaches' organization in the world.
Since its founding in 1941, the NSCAA has grown to include more than 30,000 members who coach both genders at all levels of the sport. In addition to a national rankings program for colleges and high schools, NSCAA offers an extensive recognition program that presents nearly 10,000 individual awards every year. The NSCAA fulfills its mission of coaching education through a nationwide program of clinics and week-long courses, teaching more than 7,000 soccer coaches each year.
For more information, contact Chris Dougherty, manager of athletics media relations, at 843-383-8018 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Coker College readies undergraduates for personal and professional success through a distinctive four-year program that emphasizes a practical application of the liberal arts as well as hands-on and discussion-based learning within and beyond the classroom. Coker is ranked among the "Best Colleges" in the South by U.S. News & World Report as well as The Princeton Review. Located in Hartsville, S.C., Coker is within two hours of the cultural, financial and recreational resources of Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston and Myrtle Beach.


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December 2011
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At the Solar Decathlon, houses designed and built by students show how sweet homes can be
No matter how much you love something or someone, there comes a releasing time
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Give renewable energy for the holidays
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Remember it should be fun and festive, not overwhelming
Green gifts that save energy and help the environment
Today's holiday shoppers have more choices than ever
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Learn the rules around your savings when it comes to withdrawals
Carolina Compass
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Heavy clashes in south of Damascus
Fierce fighting between rebels and the troops loyal to the regime of Bashar al-Assad, supported by artillery was reported Monday morning in the two main cities of Syria, Damascus and Aleppo, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
Government troops bombarded the Hajar al-Aswad district, in the south of the capital, said the SOHR, amid clashes between rebels and soldiers in the area, as well as fighting in Tadamoun district, also in the south of the capital. Some reports claimed the rebels took control on Tadamoun.
According to the SOHR, many residents fled from these two districts to find a shelter in the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, located at their edges.
Late Sunday, eight civilians including a woman were killed by a mortar shell in Yarmouk, where rebels battled Palestinian fighters from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) of Ahmad Jibril, a staunch ally of the regime.
According to the SOHR, Palestinian fighters were divided between the regime and the rebellion.
Also in Damascus, the rebels launched coordinated attacks against several army checkpoints throughout the city, according to the SOHR.
In the north, the SOHR reported heavy fighting in the city of Aleppo, as well as bombing that killed one civilian and causing a fire near a security building at the north- west of the city.
Clashes also erupted near Aleppo International Airport, according to SOHR.
In Homs in central Syria, where the International Red Cross had access for the first time in several months to two besieged neighborhoods, the SOHR reported fighting and bombing in several neighborhoods.
The SOHR also reported about aerial bombardments in the province of Idleb (northwest), where the Air Force has recently intensified its raids and arrest.


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Alasdair co founded Native Land in 2003. He has over 20 years experience in the central London residential market, having been responsible for some of the most significant new developments in the sector over this period.
Prior to founding Native Land Alasdair was Managing Director of Taylor Woodrow Capital Developments and a director of Taylor Woodrow Property Company.
He has significant international property experience, notably in Europe and Asia, having led the growth of the company and the formation of a number of strategic relationships with joint venture partners and co investors from both the UK and abroad. Native Land's current development portfolio includes the world class residential scheme NEO Bankside designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Florian Place by Lifshutz Davidson Sandilands and Campden Hill designed by John McAslan & Partners.


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SPRINGFIELD – As the Illinois Legislature prepares to reconvene this month, key Democrats tasked with helping solve the state's crippling public pension problem are pushing a plan that would save $138 billion over 30 years, but also warning that continued partisan squabbling could scuttle any deal.
Senate President John Cullerton has thrown his support behind the plan, which would save considerably more than a previous Senate proposal but still offer a compromise to state employees that could help it pass legal muster. He and House Speaker Michael Madigan were recently briefed on the plan's details after it was hashed out behind closed doors.
House Republicans, though, have made additional demands, including raising the retirement age for state workers from 55 and giving retirees the option of moving to a 401k-style plan in which workers have more control over how their money is invested and the state isn't on the hook to pay a certain amount in benefits.
After four months of work, panel leaders still are uncertain if they will have a plan ready for lawmakers' annual fall veto session in Springfield Oct. 22.
"I think we're so close that we just need to agree to a middle ground and be done," said state Rep. Elaine Nekritz, a Northbrook Democrat and a leader of the pension negotiating committee. "But I do also think it's possible that it all breaks down possibly, too."
Illinois' five public-employee retirement funds have an unfunded liability of nearly $100 billion, due largely to lawmakers not approving adequate payments to the funds for years. The annual contribution to the fund, plus payments on past pension bonds, is about $7.65 billion this year. That takes crucial money away from schools and social services, and will only increase in years to come if without legislative action.
The bipartisan committee has been working on a solution since the Legislature adjourned in May without agreeing on a compromise.
At that time, the Senate and House backed different plans. The Senate plan would have saved $58 billion over 30 years and let employees choose which retirement benefits they wanted – an element Cullerton described as necessary to withstand a court challenge. The House plan would have saved $163 billion by reducing cost-of-living increases, raising the retirement age and increasing employee contributions.
The still-evolving $138.9 million plan includes reducing 3 percent annual compounded cost-of-living adjustments in retirement benefits to half of the rate of inflation. But it also would reduce employee contributions by one percent – a concession to state employees for other sacrifices.
Cullerton first announced his support of the plan to the (Springfield) State Journal-Register on Wednesday. He told The Associated Press on Thursday that he thinks the current proposal is "less unconstitutional" than the House plan because of the considerations it makes for state employees.
"Of all the leaders, I'm the most interested in compromising," he said.
Yet House Republicans do not think the proposal goes far enough. Two Republican panel members, Reps. Darlene Senger of Naperville and Jil Tracy of Quincy, updated their caucus on the plan two weeks ago via conference call, and that's when the additional demands were made.
"It's not soup yet," House GOP Leader Jim Durkin said, adding, "just because people feel beaten down and they're tired of the issue they should not be making a vote out of expediency."
The chairman of the panel, Sen. Kwame Raoul, a Chicago Democrat, noted that there's still a lack of unanimity among Democrats as well as Republicans. A key remaining question is whether the influential Madigan will endorse the latest proposal. He has been steadfast in his support of the tougher House bill, saying only that a final compromise would have to be "meaningful."
Despite the Democrats' super-majority in each chamber, lawmakers say Republican votes will be needed to pass any compromise.
State-employee union officials remain adamantly opposed. Anders Lindall, a spokesman for AFSCME, the state's largest employee union, said his organization rejects many of the details that have emerged. He described Republicans' additions as "beyond the pale."
Lawmakers also point to another reason the issue could be punted into 2014. By law, pension legislation passed with simple majorities in each chamber during a veto session would not be effective until June 1. If passed in January with a simple majority, the deal would be effective immediately.
"If it doesn't have an effective date until June, would a court allow a lawsuit to come forward right away? The issue's not ripe until the law goes into effect," said Republican State Sen. Matt Murphy, another panel member.
"We're inside the 10 yard line," Murphy said, "and now it's a question of if we can punch it in."


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GE Capital caps rebound in credit swaps
For the first time since the 2008 financial crisis, derivatives traders regard General Electric Capital Corp. as less risky than JPMorgan Chase as GE shrinks the unit and the bank faces billions of dollars in fines.
Credit-default swaps protecting debt of GE Capital cost 2.5 basis points less than debt of JPMorgan, according to data provider CMA. Contracts on the biggest U.S. bank by assets traded 26.5 basis points lower at the start of 2013 and as much as 497 basis points lower in April 2009.
The price reversal marks a milestone in GE's recovery from damage suffered when the finance unit imperiled the Fairfield-based parent company as its access to capital dwindled in 2008-09. While JPMorgan Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon negotiates a potential $11 billion settlement to end a U.S. regulatory probe, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt is seeking to curb risk by plotting exits from some real estate and lending operations.
"GE Capital is performing relatively well versus JPMorgan, and the other banks as well, as they've shed their higher-risk assets," said Brian Monteleone, a Barclays credit analyst in New York. "JPMorgan has been underperforming for the last couple months and that's been largely drive by the various negative regulatory and litigation- related headlines."
The cost to protect GE Capital debt with credit-default swaps was 89 basis points compared with 91.5 for JPMorgan at 4:16 p.m. in New York, according to CMA, which is owned by McGraw-Hill Financial and compiles prices quoted by dealers in the privately negotiated market.
Default swaps typically rise as investor confidence deteriorates and fall as it improves. They pay the buyer face value if a borrower fails to meet its obligations, less the value of the defaulted debt.
Russell Wilkerson, a spokesman for GE Capital, which has main offices in Stamford and Norwalk, and Justin Perras of New York-based JPMorgan, each said they couldn't immediately comment on the performance of the swaps.
GE Capital lost favor with traders in the wake of Lehman Brothers's bankruptcy in September 2008, and its credit-default swaps soared to a record 1,000 basis points on March 5, 2009, prices compiled by Bloomberg show. Contracts to protect JPMorgan debt traded at 180 basis points that day.
Immelt has divested real estate holdings from Canada to Australia.
He told investors at a conference in May that he's plotting a "staged exit" from more financial operations. GE has hired JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs Group to manage an initial public offering of its private-label credit card business, the Wall Street Journal reported last month, citing unidentified sources.
"The markets were expressing caution for the credit markets for GE Capital, but as they improved the balance sheet, market confidence has risen," said Allerton Smith, senior director of the capital markets research group at Moody's Analytics.
JPMorgan is facing what Chief Financial Officer Marianne Lake has called a "crescendo" of litigation and enforcement action as regulators step up their focus on the largest U.S. bank following more than $6.2 billion in trading losses in 2012.
The bank agreed on Sept. 19 to pay about $1.3 billion to resolve investigations into the loss and to settle unrelated claims that it unfairly charged customers for credit-monitoring products. It is currently negotiating a potential $11 billion deal with state and federal authorities to settle several probes into its mortgage bond sales practices, according to people familiar with the discussions.


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Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage told me Wednesday that he expected this week's ACC spring meetings to be routine. The chairman of Florida State's Board of Trustees nuked that notion Saturday.
In an interview with Warchant.com, a website that covers the Seminoles, Andy Haggard ripped the ACC's new media contract with ESPN as inadequate and catered to basketball powers Duke and North Carolina.
Most newsworthy, he threw kerosene onto an Internet fire that says Florida State and/or Clemson and Miami are pondering a move to the Big 12.
"On behalf of the Board of Trustees I can say that unanimously we would be in favor of seeing what the Big 12 might have to offer," Haggard told Gene Williams, Warchant.com's publisher.
This is not what ACC officials wanted to hear three days after they announced a 15-year, $3.6-billion deal with ESPN that increases media revenue by 30 percent, taking the average per-school net from $12.9 million annually to $17 million. This is not what they wanted to hear on the eve of the conference's annual spring meetings at Amelia Island, Fla.
Suffice to say, Haggard's remarks gained immediate traction nationally. Dan Wetzel, Yahoo!Sports.com's outstanding columnist, quoted anonymous sources saying few within the ACC are happy with the contract, especially because it doesn't reach its $17 million-per-year-per-school average until well into the 15-year term.
I tweeted my instant reaction to Haggard: "Priceless to hear #FSU board chair ripping #ACC TV deal. Dude, start beating Wake Forest in football and maybe league makes more $$$."
Indeed, the decline of Seminoles football, embodied by four losses to the Deacons in the last six years, has made the ACC less appealing to the networks. Commissioner John Swofford told me last week that the league's collective shortcomings against top non-conference opponents factored into negotiations with ESPN.
Florida State faithful who blame ACC membership for the Seminoles' fall -- FSU hasn't cracked the final top 10 since 2000 -- and believe Big 12 membership would restore the program are simply delusional. The Seminoles dipped because retired icon Bobby Bowden and his staff didn't recruit or coach well enough late in their tenure.
But the points raised by Haggard and Wetzel, and the incessant buzz about ACC defections, demand far more than snarky, 140-character tweets. So here we go.
* Haggard's primary complaint, that the ACC relinquished third-tier rights to ESPN for football but not men's basketball – he said this was "mind-boggling and shocking" – is patently false. ESPN has controlled such rights since 2010, when the ACC went "all-in" with the worldwide leader on a combined football/basketball deal valued at $1.86 billion over 12 years – last fall's additions of Pittsburgh and Syracuse prompted the renegotiation.
(Third-tier rights are for games not selected by the primary stakes holder. Here's a learned, detailed explanation from Chadd Scott.)
Football coach Jimbo Fisher fed into Haggard's flame throwing when he spoke to the Orlando Sentinel prior to a booster gathering Saturday.
"There have been no official talks (with the Big 12)," Fisher told the paper's Mike Bianchi. "But I think you always have to look out there to see what's best for Florida State. If that (jumping to the Big 12) is what's best for Florida State, then that's what we need to do."
Finally, and largely due to Haggard's tomfoolery, Florida State president Eric Barron issued a late-night (11 p.m.) statement Saturday to Seminoles reporters.
"Florida State University regrets that misinformation about the provisions of the ACC contract has unnecessarily renewed the controversy and speculation about (the) university's athletic conference alignment," Barron said. "Florida State respects the views of the chair of its Board of Trustees that, of course, any university would examine options that would impact university academics, athletics or finances. At the same time, Florida State is not seeking an alternative to the ACC. Nor are we considering alternatives. Our current commitments remain strong."
The Seminoles to the Big 12 never made any sense to me and still doesn't, despite reports that the Big 12's new media contracts will be worth $20 million per school. Increased travel expenses, the ACC's approximately $20-million exit fee, athletic director Randy Spetman's embrace of the conference and Barron's fondness for its academic prowess are among the reasons Florida State has to stay put.
Yes, the athletics department recently announced a budget shortfall of $2.4 million. But that's not because ACC schools don't make enough in media rights. It's because the Seminoles sell too few tickets and/or spend too much money.
* Regarding Wetzel's contention that some within the ACC are alarmed that the ESPN arrangement is backloaded and that 2012-13 per-school media revenue will increase only $1 million, to $14 million: That's how all these deals work.
"EVERY conference deal with networks is always this way," a source directly involved in the ACC-ESPN negotiations emailed Sunday. "It is always backloaded. Every deal."
So while the ACC-ESPN agreement starts at about $14 million per school, the source said, it concludes at about $24 million per school.
Cause for alarm? Hardly.
The contract "further strengthens the position of the ACC and each of our institutions in the college athletic landscape at a critical time," Spetman said in a statement last week. "The additional revenue for each school will be significant as is the exposure for all our sports across the board."
* Since football drives 70-80 percent of media rights fees, and since ACC football has, to be kind, struggled on the national stage of late, it should shock absolutely no one that the Big Ten, Pacific 12, Big 12 and shortly the Southeastern Conference will make more than the ACC.
Is that a competitive disadvantage? To a degree, of course. But if sports were as simple as Monopoly, the Yankees or Red Sox would win the American League pennant every year.
The ACC has more than tripled its media revenue in the last five years from approximately $5 million per year to each school to just over $17 million. Plus, to put into context the 30-percent increase in media income the ACC generated by adding Pitt and Syracuse: The NCAA's new basketball tournament deal with CBS and Turner raised rights fees 41 percent.
Given its sub-par national football standing – ACC teams are 2-13 in Bowl Championship Series games – Swofford and his negotiating team did well to squeeze ESPN for as much as they did.
And if I'm Swofford, I tell member schools that in no uncertain terms: You want more money? Win more games.
In fact, the ESPN contract allows for "look-ins" at Years 5 and 10 to adjust revenue based on performance and/or technology changes. The deal also would be revisited were ACC membership to change – read: if Notre Dame came aboard.
* In short, the ACC's new television arrangement should stabilize the league rather than create unrest, which should soothe frayed nerves among Virginia and Virginia Tech fans, who don't want to be scrambling if the ACC fragments.
Since the ACC's 1953 founding, only South Carolina, in 1971, has departed. I don't think that's going to change anytime soon.
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'Psychological warfare' reported by jailed pastor
American in Iran's Evin prison for preaching Christian faith
An American pastor jailed in Iran's notorious Evin prison for preaching the Christian faith says prison authorities have subjected him to "horrific pressures" and "psychological warfare," which includes death threats.
The American Center for Law and Justice, which is urging the U.S. government and United Nations to intervene, today reported Pastor Saeed Abedini has written the first letter he's been allowed since his conviction and sentence in January.
The 32-year-old reports conditions are "so very difficult that my eyes get blurry, my body does not have the strength to walk, and my steps become very weak and shaky."
He said he constantly is under pressure to abandon Christianity.
"There are those who are enemies of the living Bible and do not want to hear. They are trying to put me under such horrific pressures (that are sometimes unbearable) so that they can show me that my faith is empty and not real. … They are only waiting for one thing … for me to deny Christ," he wrote.
Jordan Sekulow, executive director of the ACLJ, which represents Saeed's wife and children, who reside in the U.S., said the "torture, the beatings, the death threats never end."
"The Iranians continue to do everything they can to break Pastor Saeed – both physically and psychologically," he said. "The abuse he continues to face is nothing less than brutal. It's our hope that this latest communication only intensifies efforts in this country and abroad to pressure Iran to release this U.S. citizen."
In his letter, the pastor writes of being tormented by various bullying "groups, the psychological warfare, a year of not seeing my family, physical violence, actions committed to humiliate me, insults, being mocked, being confronted with extremists in the prison who create another prison within the prison walls, and the death threats."
But he says he knows he is not forgotten.
"This is my message for the church: Stay strong for His glory. He will come back soon! Be with God and give your best efforts for His kingdom."
His wife, Naghmeh, told the ACLJ it is "heart-wrenching to hear of Saeed's continued abuse and torture in the Iranian prison."
"We have known for some time that he is facing physical and psychological abuse. Now our worst fears have been confirmed,"she said. "He continues to face life-threatening abuse at the hands of the Iranian officials simply because of his faith in Jesus."
She has been prohibited from speaking with her husband by phone but says she knows Evin is taking a toll.
"Our primary concern is for his health and well-being with each passing day. We know that while he is very weak physically, Saeed is strong in his faith. His situation is dire and with the continued abuse and death threats, we are not sure how long Saeed will survive these horrendous conditions in prison," she told the ACLJ.
The ACLJ, along with its European affiliate, filed a document last week with the U.N. Human Rights Council calling on Iran to immediately release Pastor Saeed, citing Iran's violations of international law and human rights abuses.
Also last week, more than 80 members of Congress – in a strong bi-partisan move – sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry urging him to "exhaust every possible option to secure Mr. Abedini's immediate release."
"This new letter from Pastor Saeed could not be more clear or direct – he continues to face life-threatening abuse simply because of his religious beliefs," said Sekulow.
"The letter also underscores the need to move quickly. A U.S. citizen is in failing health from beatings and abuse – a menacing scenario that should command the full attention and engagement of the U.S. government. It's our hope that Secretary Kerry will act without delay – doing all that can be done by the State Department to save this U.S. citizen."
The ACLJ has launched a social media campaign to pressure the Iranian government and U.N. on behalf of the pastor. The group is encouraging Twitter and Facebook users to use the hashtag #SaveSaeed to bring attention ot the cause.
Sekulow added that the ACLJ has produced a video about the case:
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Since the holidays are coming up, I thought I might ask any of you Jim fans how would you celebrate a Carrey-related holiday season. Do you just watch his two Christmas movies (The Grinch and A Christmas Carol), or just go all out with friends and family?
Me, I like to watch the movies over and over again during the duration of the holidays. With The Grinch, I usually watch the theatrical version on DVD, watch the extended TV version on ABC, and listening to the entire soundtrack on CD.


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Dr. Vecchio is Director of the Honors Program and Coordinates the Peer Review Teaching Project.
Field(s) of Interest/Expertise
My fields of interest are Women's History, Latin America, Twentieth Century United States, and Europe from the French Revolution to the Present. I am very interested in Honors Education, direct the Felician College Honors Program, and have developed an Honors courses.
Courses Taught at Felician University
HIST 101 Ancient Societies through the Middle Ages
HIST 103 The Age of Nationalism
HIST 104 World War I to the present
HIST 110 World Geography and Culture
HIST 130 The Enlightenment
HIST 210 The Family in American History
HIST 220 Latin America
HIST 315 Women in History
HIST 340 Aging in America
HIST 420 The Renaissance
PSCI 101 Introduction to Political Science
Dissertation: The Influence of Republican Ideology on New Yorkers, 1775-1801: An Examination of the British Libertarian Heritage.
Voyages in World History
Listed in Acknowledgements for role in editing Valerie Hansen and Kenneth R. Curtis's textbook, Voyages in World History, Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2010.
Felician College Honors Program
in Peterson's Guide to Honors Programs.
The Honors Program at Felician College
National Collegiate Honors Council Northeast Regional Newsletter, Fall 1994.
Formulating a One-Credit Honors Seminar
co-authored with Dr. Margaret Gardineer, Felician College, National College Honors Council Northeast Regional Newsletter, Fall 1994.
Chapter on English history and revisions in chapter on the French Revolution in Robin Winks' textbook, World Civilization: a Brief History
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High School and College Spanned Via Bridge Program
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Pittsburgh Opera Association South of the Border Party
The backyard of Nadine Bognar's Mt. Lebanon home — the "Bognar Ranch" — was given a south-of-the-border feel when more than 200 "cowboys and cowgirls" arrived for a summertime Tex-Mex fiesta, held to raise funds for the Pittsburgh Opera Association. Photography by Megan Wylie.Read More


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These chicks is women (Women)
They like that all that timei see
These chicks is women (Women, Women)
Yeah, Women
Ladies! La-La-Ladies!
Ladies! La-La-Ladies!
[Verse: Heems]
Yo, bad business a hundred million
Wait, wait, Mike says this should be a song about women (WOMEN!)
But then he said he doesn't know any women (WOMEN!)
I told him "Yo, I know like seven women" (WOMEN!)
I know women, they like to go swimming
They like to drink tea
They like to think in the cool breeze (BREEZY!)
From the East on the beach
Or the West, yo women they the best (YOU'RE THE BEST WOMEN!)
A yo, I think women really like diamonds (DIAMONDS)
Yo I think they don't usually like violence (VIOLENCE)
They like to roll they eyes when I tell em I be rhyming (RAP!)
Broken dreams yo, broken hymen (OHHH!)
I just want to burn a spliff and eat Thai, man (THAI!)
When I holler at them they say it's bad timing (NOT RIGHT NOW!)
They smell great, I think about em real late
They're better than steak, or high stakes
Poker, Yo women? They're loca (LOCA!)
They're sometimes Spanish (YA TU SABES!)
When it's real late at the club they vanish
With dudes after I warm em up with great jokes (GREAT JOKES HAHA!)
They're the great hope, they're very dope
Sometimes they like to smoke
Sometimes they drink drinks with the little umbrellas in em
Sometimes women are venom
But sometimes women is like the best flower (BEST FLOWER!)
Yo women? Yo they got the power (THEY GOT THE POWER!)
Yo women? They like to take showers
And when they let you take em with them it's really awesome (SHAMPOO!)
Women used to watch Dawson's, Creek (JAMES VAN DER BEEK!)
And they used to watch 90210, they like to watch shows
Some of them don't, they like to read prose (BOOKS!)
Some of them like to date pros, that's professionals (WHAT?)
Other's don't (OH)
They like to date maybe artists (AIGHT!)
Some women are bad and some are harmless (WHAT?)
Women, you see they got the harness (WHAT?)
And they can harness all this power that they garnish (WHAT?)
Women like to watch You've Got Mail with Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks
Women you're great, on behalf of men "Thanks" (THANK YOU WOMEN!)
I'm glad to be a part of your ranks
If you accept me, women
Heems of Das Racist released this track via his tumblr. It is an ode to all the women out there and their peculiar interests. It was produced by Mike Finito and is from Heems' mixtape Nehru Jackets.


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GoDaddy, Danica Back For 'Racy' Indy 500
April 29, 2009: GoDaddy.com said it would be the presenting sponsor for "The Indianapolis 500 broadcast presented by GoDaddy.com" telecast for the third consecutive year. As part of the deal, the Web hosting and domain name provider will have its branding "on everything from broadcast segments to aerial and in-car views" during the May 24 broadcast on ABC. Driver and GoDaddy spokesperson Danica Patrick will be competing for a spot with Andretti Green Racing and also will star in a "racy new Go Daddy commercial tailor-made for the Indy 500," according to the company. In "Speeding," Danica is pulled over for going too fast on a deserted highway by a police officer who recognizes Danica and proclaims a desire to become a GoDaddy spokesperson. "This is, by far, the hottest GoDaddy commercial we've ever done," GoDaddy CEO and founder Bob Parsons said in a statement. "Considering all the GoDaddy ads rejected over the years, this is as GoDaddy-esque as it gets." Parsons added, "Our Internet-only version will have people talking." Back to Home Page


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The Christmas-cookie baking marathon that so many of us home bakers annually embark upon has its charms but, for me at least, those charms always seem to be counterbalanced by the problem of narrowing down all the potential cookie choices. How do we please everyone when each family member has his or her own list of favorites? How do we incorporate a few new recipes year after year without retiring our cherished regulars? And, how do we prioritize our time in the kitchen as the big day approaches and the tinsel starts to fly?
In a poignant/pathetic attempt to gain clarity, I have to sit myself down each December and ask vital questions like the following:
- Will you consider yourself a yuletide failure if you don't, yet again, make your mom's ancient but enduring thumbprint recipe?
- Which kind of cookie production gives you the most bang for your physical and emotional buck anyway? Fast and furious (think drop cookies, bar cookies, cookies with few ingredients, etc.)? Or slow and meticulous (think rolled, cut, and decorated sugar cookies)?
- Will your kids pout and whine if you neglect to make tons of chocolate crinkles?
- Will your spouse's co-workers gaze at him despondently if you fail to produce a hefty platter of rugelach, etc., for his office party?
- Will you end up paralyzed with fatigue if you battle through and manage to make a dozen (or fifteen, or twenty--what's the difference?) unique cookie varieties all by yourself in one day?
Bottom line? Don't sacrifice your sanity on an altar of old cookie tins. Sacrifice anything else, but not that. Just do what brings you some joy. But don't go off the rails. Five or six cookie varieties? Let that be fine with you. One favorite cookie choice per immediate family member? Perfect. Years ago, my husband became interested in home brewing and home brewers had a mantra, which he would occasionally spout. They'd say, "Relax. Don't worry. Have a home brew." I suggest we edit that to read, "Relax. Don't worry. Have a Christmas cookie."
Here's a little round up of some favorite cookies from past posts. I want to try a few new recipes this season, but I'm going to keep it all under control. If it kills me.
Merry Mocha Streusel Bars
Hard to resist. Not too sweet, and just a little cheese-cakey. Maybe the best bar cookie around.
Chocolate Walnut Rugelach and Raspberry Rugelach
What's not to like about cream cheese pastry filled with yummy stuff like chocolate, cinnamon, nuts, and/or raspberry jam? Nothing!
Cranberry Snowdrift Bars
These babies are just darn incredible. I love them. A cookie-like base, sweet and tart cranberry filling, topped with a tender/crisp baked meringue. Pretty to look at, and really good.
Cinnamon Cranberry Shortbread
The variations you can eek out of a simple shortbread recipe are endless. Here's a great example!
Scotch Oat Sandwich Crunchies with Raspberry-Key Lime Filling
So good. And crunchy. Really, really crunchy.
Kahlua and Cream Shortbread Sandwich Cookies
If you love Kahlua and you love cookies, hop on board this train. You won't regret it.
Chocolate-Filled Coconut Macaroon Sandwich Cookies
Oh man, were these good. American-style macaroons at their very best. Tender, chewy. Yum's the word.
Orange Almond Butter Buttons
The kind of cookie that longs to accompany a nice, hot cup of tea. Crispy and delicately flavored.
Robust Molasses Cookies
A classic molasses cookie that will not disappoint purists. Chewy and nice. Every cookie platter needs these!
Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies
This is chocolate taken to the nth degree. It's where chocolate ends because it can't get any more chocolatey than this.


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Reality star Khloe Kardashian suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction and flashed her nipple on The X Factor on Wednesday (31Oct12).
The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star went bra-less under her sheer blouse as she made her first appearance as co-host of the U.S. TV talent show, alongside fellow presenter Mario Lopez.
Kardashian seemed unaware of the nipple slip until judge Simon Cowell told her, "May I say, Khloe, you're looking very sexy tonight. I think the air conditioning's on high tonight. It's very distracting."
The brunette beauty later took to Twitter.com and tried to brush off her fashion faux pas, writing, "I think I had a little nip action earlier LOL (laugh out loud)."
It's not the first time Kardashian has been exposed on TV - her breast was clearly visible through her shirt during a morning talk show interview with her sister Kourtney last summer (11).


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Even as Spring rolls into Summer, and most of nature is just beginning to take life and flourish, there are those whose lifespan is spent. In seemingly moments ago, they were thriving and full of life and beauty, bringing us joy everyday. Now we have to let go of them, hoping to have their void in our daily lives filled by another. Forever grateful for the sweetness they shared with us.
tired but beautiful
Our snow peas and sugar snaps are finished. No more early morning munchies as we pull their sweet, green crunch from the vines. The store bought just can't compare, so we will rarely buy them. We've become too spoiled by the best. Better to cling to our homegrown snappers taste lingering on our palates than have the memory diluted by something not as precious.
Soon we will have tomatoes and basil filling the planters where we grew our pea vines. The recent warm, sunny days have exploded their growth and flowers. Silky Kentucky Beefsteaks, sugary Sun Golds and Sweet 100's, and sexy Anna Russians will soon be a regular staple to our meals. So far we are up to 18 different varieties of tomatoes and all are healthy at this point. Summer is going to be luscious.
But as the pea vines ended, and their textures and flavor became less than prime, we still loved them. Those same peas, if we had bought them at the farmers market or a grocer, we may have moped with disappointment. However we knew these vines. We knew them in their glory.
Now that they were becoming tired and fading, we were still able to appreciate them for what they were. Just as a wrinkled, grey haired face is beautiful for the love shining through the eyes and the stories and life those lines show, our peas were still delicious in their final grace. Even those than had been enveloped in mildew from the funky spring weather.
In the end, as the peas swelled within their pods eventually splitting the sides, their texture lost some of its crunch, becoming more like an English Pea. Fantastic in flavor, well worth the time spent picking and shucking. One last moment to savor.
More posts about Japanese Lemons: Yuzu & Kabosu:
What is Yuzu? Why is Yuzu so prized?
What is Kabosu? differences between Kabosu and Yuzu
Our Yuzu Sherbert Recipe
Our Yuzu Cocktail Recipe
Our Sauteed Peas with Yuzu Kosho Recipe
Yuzu kosho is an amazing Japanese chili salt made with the grated zest of the citrus yuzu. A little goes a long way, so if you can find a bottle, it it well worth the purchase. There is a red yuzu kosho (red chilies) and a green yuzu kosho (green chilies), and either work well with this recipe. To substitute, use a nice sea salt, finely grated fresh lemon zest, and a touch of your favorite chili, maybe a Serrano, Thai chili, or a little bit of Habanero and adjust the quantities of salt, zest, and chili. It won't be quite the same, yuzu being the extraordinary citrus that it is, but it will still be quite tasty. This recipe will work with just about any pea you'd like to use, shucked or still in the pod.
- 1 Tablespoon (15ml) Grape Seed Oil or other neutral tasting oil (canola oil is our second choice)
- 1/4 cup (60ml) chopped Shallots
- 1 lb. (455g) fresh Peas
- 1 teaspoon (5ml) Yuzu Kosho , or to taste
Heat oil in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat. Add shallots and cook until soft, stirring occasionally.
Add peas and yuzu kosho cook until heated. Serve immediately.


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Louis F. Drummeter Jr., a retired research scientist at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC and an OSA member for over fifty years, died March 20, 2008 of a heart attack at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He was 86.
Dr. Drummeter joined the Naval Research Lab in 1948 and helped design early satellites, among his other projects. His specialties included infrared spectroscopy, chemical warfare, submarine detection and atmospheric optics. He helped develop a process to give temperature-sensing equipment a white coating to reflect sunlight, thus providing more accurate readings. As a result, the National Weather Service made changes in the way upper-level air temperatures were measured. Dr. Drummeter also helped develop methods of measuring the intensity of nuclear explosions at Los Alamos, N.M., and on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. He received several awards for meritorious service from the Navy. He retired from the research laboratory in 1980.
Dr. Drummeter was born in Pottsville, Pa., and was a graduate of Johns Hopkins University. He received a PhD in physics from Johns Hopkins in 1949.
While at Johns Hopkins, he collaborated on instruments used in the revolutionary "blue baby" surgeries to correct heart defects in children. He also was the co-inventor of an electrical thermometer to measure blood temperature.
He lived in Fort Washington from 1958 to 1999 and helped found the Henson Valley Civic Association and the Oxon Hill Meals on Wheels program, for which he volunteered for 20 years. He was a research volunteer with the National Museum of American History's Division of Medicine and Science and was a member of the Cosmos Club and the Optical Society of America.
After moving to Catonsville in 1999, he enjoyed tai chi and participating in theater groups.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Bette Drummeter, four children, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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We don't know which style move Kim Kardashian loves more: Baring her abs in crop tops or baring her undies in see-through dresses. The star selected the latter for an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers Tuesday, which prompted us to take a look back at her other black brief looks from the past year.
First, the reality star stepped out in olive green lace midi that showcased her undergarments. She paired the look with gold lace-up heels and a sleek center-parted hairstyle. And not only did she wear it for her TV appearance Tuesday, but she also braved the bold ensemble for a dinner date with fiancé Kanye West and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour in N.Y.C. (Uh, can we get an invite to that the next time it happens? Anna, hook us up!)
Earlier this month, Kardashian also gave us the full view for the new DASH Miami opening, selecting a chain-mail inspired mesh crop top and coordinating skirt that seemed to confuse PEOPLE readers. And for an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last October, she selected a sheer white lace dress that — you know where this is going — also put her briefs on display. Apparently she's got a talk show uniform. We wonder what she's saving for Letterman?
RELATED PHOTOS: Obsessed or Hot Mess? Vote on these questionable star styles
The fashion-obsessed star chatted about her much-talked about Vogue cover with Seth Meyers, revealing she was just as surprised as everyone else. "I knew it was happening of course," Kardashian, 33, shared, "but I didn't know it would be the cover. I'm just so honored."
"Kanye's the first rapper, I'm the first reality star, we're the first interracial couple," she added.
Tell us in the comments: Which underwear-flashing look is your favorite? Are you a fan of the trend?
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Printable Garden Map
Plant Collections
San Francisco Botanical Garden is a living museum of plants located within Golden Gate Park. The mild mediterranean climate provides the right conditions to grow and conserve plants from all over the world, including some no longer found in their native habitats. Fifty-five acres of sanctuary – featuring both landscaped gardens and open spaces – showcase over 8,000 types of plants from around the globe. Largely due to the microclimate found in San Francisco, and particularly in Golden Gate Park, the Botanical Garden is home to unique, diverse and significant botanical collections. Here are some highlights:
The Magnolia Collection
The Garden is proud to be recognized as having the world's fourth most significant collection of Magnolia species for conservation purposes, and the most important outside China*, where a majority of Magnolia species are found. The best time to visit the Garden to experience this collection is during their annual bloom from mid-December through the end of March.
Cloud Forest Collections
A conservator of cloud forest plants from both Mesoamerica and the Andes in South America, the Garden has also been developing the first Southeast Asian cloud forest collection of its kind. Many of these flowering shrubs, trees and impressive plants are rare and endangered, and SFBG is one of the only botanical gardens in the world where these plants can grow outdoors successfully, conserving many plant species. The best times to visit the Mesoamerican collection is November-December; the Andean is September-October; the Southeast Asian is year-round, but note that it is still in development.
Redwood Grove and California Natives
A protector of California's native flora, the Garden features a serene, century-old towering Redwood Grove right in the heart of San Francisco, with understory trees, shrubs and groundcovers, as well as a four-acre, award-winning designed open California landscape, featuring an array of plants thriving in the Mediterranean climate. This popular aspect of the Garden may be enjoyed year-round.
Mediterranean Climate Habitats
As an important representative of mediterranean habitats worldwide, the Garden displays many rare and unusual plants that flourish in the Bay Area climate, including collections from Australia, California, Chile, the Mediterranean, and South Africa. The Australian collection is best enjoyed December, January and then again from March-May. The California collection is best visited in December, in February and then again between April and June, when it truly flourishes. The Chilean and Mediterranean collections are both wonderful year-round. And the South African collection is best seen March-May, but may be enjoyed year round, as well.
High Elevation Palms
The Garden is host to the most comprehensive collection of high elevation palm species in any botanical garden, including some that grow up to an elevation of 11,000 feet in their native habitats. Visitors may enjoy the palms year round, and expect to see many of them flower in the next 5-10 years (i.e. 2017-2023.)
For more information on the Collections of San Francisco Botanical Garden, please contact one of the members of the Plant Collection team.