text: Home- Faculty Search- Faculty Directory- Tim McCay Colgate Directory FACULTY DETAIL < BACK TO RESULTS Tim McCayProfessor of Biology and Environmental Studies Biology/Environmental Studies , 215 Olin Hall p firstname.lastname@example.com My research concerns the forest-floor ecosystem. Some ecologists call this system the "soil," but it also includes plant debris and a lot of organisms. I am particularly interested in the shrews, mammals that rule over this system as top predators, and earthworms, which consume and break down plant material more effectively than other decomposers. From the perspective of basic science, I am interested in the influence that members of these two taxa have on other species. From an applied perspective, I am interested in how people influence this system through acid rain, which is caused by air pollution, introduction of new species, removal of logs, and other interventions. During my time at Colgate, this research program has been funded by two grants from the National Science Foundation. The first grant funded work on the invasion of the Northeast by European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) and how animals influence the invasion and are affected by it. The second grant funded work on how acid rain in the Adirondacks has affected processes and species at the forest floor. Along with students and collaborators, I am developing a new project aimed at better understanding the factors that limit the distributions of various earthworm species in central New York and beyond. The earthworm fauna of New York State consists of about 30 species — some of which are native to North America and others believed to have been introduced from Europe and Asia. It is unclear whether many of these introduced earthworms are still expanding their ranges (and thus are a potential concern faced by managers of natural areas) or whether range expansion is complete. By understanding the factors that currently limit distributions, we can better understand just how active these invasion processes are. This project is being expanded across North America using the NSF-funded Ecological Research as Education Network (EREN). Degrees BS, University of Florida, 1991; MS, The Pennsylvania State University, 1994; PhD (Ecology, 1999), MS (Statistics, 1998) University of Georgia Interests Forest-floor ecology, invasive species, conservation biology, biostatistics, community ecology of earthworms and shrews, vertebrate zoology Publications Articles in Journal of Mammalogy, Acta Theriologica, Biological Invasions, Forest Ecology and Management, Mammalian Species, Physical Geography, American Midland Naturalist, Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, Plant Ecology, Brimleyana, Journal of Parasitology, and others. Selected Publications: McCay, T.S., D.H. McCay, A.V. Caragiulo*, and T.L. Mandel*. 2009. Demography and distribution of the invasive Rhamnus cathartica in habitats of a fragmented landscape. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 136:110-121. Bernard, M.J.*, M.A. Neatrour, and T. S. McCay. 2009. Influence of soil buffering capacity on earthworm growth, survival, and community composition in the western Adirondacks and central New York. Northeastern Naturalist 16:269-284. McCay, T.S., D.H. McCay, and J.L. Czajka*. 2009. Deposition of exotic bird-dispersed seeds into three habitats of a fragmented landscape in the northeastern United States. Plant Ecology 203:59-67. McCay, T.S., and D.H. McCay. 2009. Processes affecting the success of European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) in a fragmented landscape. Biological Invasions 11:1835-1844. Thompson, J.D.*, J.S. Fish*, and T.S. McCay. 2013. Soil liming mitigates the negative effect of simulated acid rain on the isopod, Porcellio scaber. Journal of Crustacean Biology 33: 440-443. McCay, T.S., C.E. Cardelus, and M.A. Neatrour. 2013. Rate of litter decay and litter macroinvertebrates in limed and unlimed forests of the Adirondack Mountains, USA. Forest Ecology and Management 304: 254-260. * Colgate undergraduate authors Travel Visiting Senior Fellow, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia (2008) Grants C-RUI: Calcium depletion in Adirondack forests affected by acid deposition and its effect on aquatic and terrestrial food chains (with R. Fuller, R. April, and M. Hluchy). National Science Foundation. RUI: Dynamics of European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica L.) invasion in the northeastern United States (with D.H. McCay). National Science Foundation. Distinctions Phi Eta Sigma Professor of the Year 2003 Leadership Governance Director, Colgate Environmental Studies Program (2009-2012) Chair, Colgate Department of Biology (2014-P) Cazenovia Preservation Foundation, Inc., board of directors (2010-P) Ecological Research as Education Network, leadership team (2013-P)


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An official near the end of the game in Philadelphia captured the day when he announced to the rowdy fans: "We… we can't see the goal line."
Football fans across the country, sounding off from the comfort of their La-Z-Boys, enjoyed a front row seat to the powerful storm that smacked into the East Coast on Sunday. From Philly to D.C. and Pittsburgh to Baltimore, National Football League games were being played out under a blanket of snow.
In one of the more entertaining match-ups in recent memory, the Lions and the Eagles tangled in blizzard conditions and delivered a corker.
In D.C., yet another embarrassment for the Washington Redskins was made worse (for them) by frigid temperatures.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — We just got word that Miguel Diaz, a theology professor at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn., is President Obama's pick as the United States ambassador to the Holy See.
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Miguel Diaz, Ph.D., who serves on the graduate faculty of the School of Theology∙Seminary of Saint John's University and undergraduate faculty of the Department of Theology at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, has been nominated as the United States Ambassador to the Holy See (Vatican).
President Barack Obama made the announcement on May 27, 2009.
Diaz has served on the SOT, SJU and CSB faculty since 2004. He is chairperson of the SOT's Multicultural Committee; served as co-chairperson of the CSB/SJU Intercultural Directions Council; and, along with his wife, Marian Diaz, D. Min., established the Changing Faces: Intercultural Ministry and Hospitality series.
"Professor Miguel Diaz is a skilled Trinitarian theologian who is passionate both as a teacher and a scholar," said Abbot John Klassen, OSB, of Saint John's Abbey. "He is a strong proponent of the necessity of the Church to become deeply and broadly multi-cultural, to recognize and appreciate the role that culture plays in a living faith. Born in Havana, Cuba, he is a leading Hispanic theologian in United States."
He earned his bachelor's degree from St. Thomas University in Miami, Fla., and his master's and doctorate in theology from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Ind. He taught previously at Barry University, Miami Shores, Fla.; St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, Boynton Beach, Fla.; University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio; and the University of Notre Dame. He also served as the academic dean at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary and is fluent in Italian, Spanish and French.
"The College of Saint Benedict is enormously proud that Miguel has been nominated by President Obama for this important post," said MaryAnn Baenninger, president of the College of Saint Benedict. "Miguel is a highly-respected theologian and scholar, and an excellent teacher. Most importantly, he has a deep commitment to Catholic social justice and to inclusiveness in the Catholic Church. He truly lives a life of faith. He is the ideal candidate for this post."
UPDATE: One of our reporters interviewed Diaz on Inauguration Day in Washington. You can read the nominee's comments in this story by scrolling down to the 27th paragraph.


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Mick Jagger's love letters to be sold at auction
The Rolling Stones frontman famously penned the controversial hit Brown Sugar about Hunt, with whom he had a tumultuous relationship in 1969 and who is the mother of his first child, Karis Jagger Hunt.
Ten letters are being sold, all written in July and August 1969 when Jagger was filming Ned Kelly in New South Wales, Australia and show the star as an articulate, dreamy and sensitive young man, heavily influenced by the poetry of Emily Dickinson at the time.
Hunt is adamant the secret notes are a unique part of British culture and rock history but admits she would have offered them to a public institution had she not been penniless.
She tells The Guardian, "I'm broke... I had friends who came to visit from Pennsylvania and there was no electricity in the house because the bill had been too high... One friend said, 'Surely you have something you can sell?'."
Hunt remembered the letters, which had been in a bank vault for decades, adding, "Someone will protect them (the letters) and someone who protects them will protect me because I will make enough money from the sale to repair my house in France...
"The letters speak for Mick at an incredible juncture in our lives. The summer of 69 was the end of a whole era of revolutionary spirit - we didn't know it was about to die...
"The sale is important. Someone I hope will buy those letters as our generation is dying and with us will go the reality of who we were and what life was."
The letters will be sold as one lot at Sotheby's auction house in London on 12 December (12) and carry an estimate of £70,000-£100,000).


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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — We're still two days away from the NBA's moratorium on free-agent signings and trades being lifted. So, Dwight Howard isn't officially a Houston Rocket and Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce aren't officially Brooklyn Nets until Wednesday.
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Larry Bird couldn't stay away, not with the team he built so close to achieving the ultimate goal of bringing a championship to his basketball-made home state. Bird's first order of business was to make sure Pacers' locker room and emotional leader David West didn't get away in free agency. West, Paul George and Roy Hibbert comprise one of the best inside-out trios in the league. Add in a healthy Danny Granger for the 2013-14 season, and the Pacers have every reason to believe that they will finally catch a Heat team that might be worn down from the grind of three straight Finals trips. Adding role players like C.J. Watson and Chris Copeland gives the Pacers an edge and shooting stroke in the backcourt and frontcourt they didn't get from D.J. Augustin and Tyler Hansbrough. Whatever changes were made, the Pacers' title hopes rest on what point guard George Hill and Granger (and, to a lesser extent, Lance Stephenson) can give them now that George has taken over as the All-Star face of the franchise. Anyone expecting him to take a backseat to a healthy Granger (or anyone else) is dreaming. George's coming out party lasted the entire 2012-13 season, culminating in an eye-opening performance against James (in particular) and the Heat in the Eastern Conference finals. Expect it to keep going for years to come.
What looked like a lost season to some in Chicago was more of a revelation of what the Bulls are working with sans their best player, Derrick Rose. His absence from the court (well, for anything but the practices he was rumored to dominate) shined a light on a supporting cast that is far tougher than they've been given credit for in recent years. All-Star Joakim Noah's playoff effort, while battling injury himself, should not be overlooked. He's moved up our list of quality big men, well into the top five and perhaps the top three. Having smoothed out the rough edges offensively, Noah became a two-way force to be reckoned with and an ideal inside counterpart for Rose. Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng (who needs to get healthy this summer as well) provide the sort of veteran leadership teams overspend for every summer. But Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau has shown us that no matter what the parts look like, he will put a team on the floor capable of grinding with anyone in the league. What he'll have in a ticked off Rose, who will carry all of the foul things said about him last season with him to the court every night, is a game changer that no other team in the East can match. No draftee or free-agent pick up this summer is better than adding the former MVP back to your mix.
The Nets have the stars lined up. From rookie coach Jason Kidd to a starting five — of Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, Pierce, Garnett and Brook Lopez — that looks as good or better than any starting five in basketball, at least on paper. Translating all of this from paper to the floor is where the Nets will run into the same issues that have plagued other franchises that have tried to fast track their way to a championship (the 2007-08 Celtics are the last team that rode the wave from summer construction to championship parade the next summer). The irony of this whole thing? The Nets were the team Howard named as his preferred destination when he forced his way out of Orlando. Had things gone the way he and Williams had planned, there would have been no need for all of the trades that have reshaped this seasoned and expensive starting five into the unit that it has become. The expectations for this crew will dwarf anything that Williams, Johnson and Lopez experienced in their inaugural season in Brooklyn. There was a tempered excitement with everything from the roster to the arena being so shiny and new. There was hope that things would turn out well, but certainly no concrete expectation that a championship contender was on the immediate horizon. This time around, anything short of a spirited charge to the conference finals will be considered a colossal failure.
If Andrea Bargnani, the No. 1 overall pick by the Toronto Raptors in the 2006 Draft, has any chance of shedding that "bust" label that has plagued him throughout his NBA career, his pending stint with the Knicks might be his last chance to do so. His critics are probably chuckling at the idea of the big man thriving on a team with Carmelo Anthony, J.R. Smith and Amar'e Stoudemire. There are others, however, who feel that Bargnani has found the perfect fit for his skill set in coach Mike Woodson's system. "Listen, Andrea can play. He has a skill set that is undeniable," said a former NBA coach of the Year. "You have to get over the fact that he's not going to be Dirk [Nowitzki] or even Pau [Gasol], at his best, and realize that he's a 7-footer that can shoot the cover off the ball. You put him in the right system, where he can play pick-and-pop and play his role, and he's going to be dangerous." The Knicks need dangerous and then some. They found that out in the playoffs, when it became clear that their hobbled group was not up to the task of dealing with a grimy Pacers crew that worked them over inside. The Knicks have likely fallen behind the Nets entering next season, but if Stoudemire is healthy and Anthony is refreshed, that could change quickly. The Knicks have the firepower to challenge for a top-three spot in the East.
Stunner, right? The lowly Wizards hanging out in playoff territory isn't as far-fetched as it sounds. If you watched the Wizards down the stretch last season, or at least when both John Wall and Bradley Beal were healthy and rolling, you know why we've got the Wizards this high. Drafting Otto Porter Jr. with the No. 3 pick was a no-brainer for a team in need of swingman capable of playing alongside Wall and Beal. Porter provides the defense Wizards coach Randy Wittman and his staff seek and is capable of stretching the floor as a 3-point shooter with the size (6-foo-8) necessary to worry teams who focus solely on Wall and Beal. The Wizards also have the workman-like bigs (Emeka Okafor and Nene) that will handle all of the dirty work and allow this ultra-talented backcourt to play at a pace that suits them. Fleshing out their roster by retaining shooter Martell Webster, picking up backup point guard Eric Maynor and snagging Glen Rice Jr. in the second round of the Draft, the Wizards finally have a top-to-bottom type roster capable of making an impact any night.
Paul Millsap. DeMarre Carroll. Kyle Korver. And maybe Monta Ellis? That's not exactly the kind of superstar haul Hawks fans were expecting when the franchise made it clear that they were going to put that $34 million-$40 million in cap space to good use by chasing Howard and Chris Paul. Those dreams were dashed immediately. Howard gave the Hawks a courtesy meeting when he knew all along that there was absolutely no chance he was coming back home to chase rings. And the minute Doc Rivers went to the Clippers, the dream of making up for passing over Paul in the 2005 Draft (for Marvin Williams) was dashed. Still, the Hawks should have a nucleus of the aforementioned players added to Al Horford, Lou Williams and John Jenkins, a group capable of securing one of the final three playoff slots in a top-heavy Eastern Conference. New coach Mike Budenholzer will have his work cut out for him with a mismatched roster that Horford will have to anchor from the center position he was hoping to escape with the addition of a quality center in free agency (Andrew Bynum and restricted free agent Nikola Pekovic are still out there …). And there is till an unsettled point guard position to deal with. Restricted free-agent point guard Jeff Teague is rumored to be the target of the Milwaukee Bucks, who have a restricted free agent of their own in Brandon Jennings that might interest the Hawks. The franchise has a string of six straight playoff appearances going right now. They should have the necessary parts to make it seven straight.
The addition of Josh Smith, for four years and $56 million in free agency, does not put the Pistons into the playoff picture. Not by itself. But there is a void this crew can possibly fill for that No. 8 spot in the East. Adding Smith to a maturing frontcourt that includes Greg Monroe, rugged young monster Andre Drummond, rotation players Kyle Singler and Jonas Jerebko and second-rounder Tony Mitchell gives the Pistons the size, depth and versatility that screams playoffs. Adding an athletic specimen like Kentavius Caldwell-Pope, the No. 8 pick in the Draft, to pair with point guard Brandon Knight and it's clear that the Pistons are working with resources that should finally get them out of the lottery mix. Perhaps the most important thing for the Pistons was the hiring of Mo Cheeks as their coach. He replaces Lawrence Frank, now the top assistant in Brooklyn under Kidd, who never could find the right connection with his young crew. Cheeks is coming into this situation having helped nurture an extremely talented and hard-working group of young stars in Oklahoma City. Expect him to have a clearly defined plan for all of these guys to improve their individual games. Cheeks and Pistons general manager Joe Dumars also have the ear and respect of Smith. They are the ones who swayed him during the recruiting process. If he plays the way they think he can, this should be a breakout season for the Pistons.
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It's official: Bristol Palin has a book deal.
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It's official: Bristol Palin has a book deal.
The daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has signed with William Morrow to publish "Not Afraid of Life," to come out this summer. Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, announced Tuesday that the memoir would provide "an inside look at her life."
"Bristol gives readers an intimate behind-the-scenes look at her life for the first time, from growing up in Alaska to coming of age amid the media and political frenzy surrounding her mother's political rise; from becoming a single mother while still a teenager to coping as her relationship with her baby's father crumbled publicly - not once, but twice," according to Morrow.
A listing for the book briefly appeared last month on Amazon.com and on an online HarperCollins spreadsheet. HarperCollins has published two best-sellers by Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate in 2008: "Going Rogue" and "America by Heart."
Bristol Palin, 20, has become a celebrity in her own right, through her broken relationship with her child's father, Levi Johnston, and through her time as a contestant on "Dancing With the Stars."
"Bristol talks about the highs and lows of her appearance on ABC-TV's 'Dancing With the Stars,' including the aching hours of practice, the biting criticisms, and the thrill of getting to the show's finals," Morrow announced. "She speaks candidly of her aspirations for the future and the deep religious faith that gives her strength and inspiration.
"Plainspoken and disarmingly down to earth, Bristol offers new insight and understanding of who she is and what she values most."
Morrow did not disclose how much Palin will be paid in the book deal.
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The transfer of Paulinho to Tottenham is expected to be completed in the near future after the Corinthians midfielder confirmed that he's on the way to White Hart Lane.
There was speculation linking the Brazil international with a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid, but it seems Spurs have won the race for his signature. And as he looks like he could be well suited to the Premier League, he will be a great asset for Tottenham.
For Brazil he plays mainly as a holding midfielder, looking to link up the play and spread the ball out wide to open up the pitch, or pass forward to allow the attacking talent of Brazil to get on the front foot.
However, for his current club team Corinthians he plays slightly more advanced and was a key element in them winning the Club World Club last season, with a win against Chelsea in the final.
Therefore he would offer Spurs versatility, although I would expect him to play more as a holding midfielder to coincide with the expected departure of the likes of Tom Huddleston and possibly Scott Parker.
He would give the Tottenham team a better balance and relieve some of the burden placed on Mousa Dembele, as last season he was the ball-playing holding midfielder whereas Parker was seen as the person to break up play.
Having two ball-playing holding midfielders who can both break up play means Dembele and Paulinho can create a relationship, where if one goes slightly more forward the other can hold and help protect against a counter attack. This relationship could help Tottenham secure a top-four finish.
When the move is completed I feel he could become a key element in the side, enabling them to maintain possession.
In addition to this he can play that killer ball to the forward players, as seen in the Confederations Cup match between Brazil and Uruguay with the pass to Neymar which resulted in a goal for Fred.
His other attributes are his strength both in terms of holding off challenges and his aerial ability, as seen with his match-winning goal again Uruguay in the Confederations Cup semi-final.
The ability to drive his team forward coupled with a typical Brazilian technical ability should make him a perfect match and an instant hit in the Premier League.
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When she was a baby, my daughter occasionally came down with a fever. Like most parents, I derived a guilty pleasure from her symptomatic cuddliness, secretly enjoying the temporary stillness of her typically busy body. Yet, while I treasured holding her close, there was never any question that I wished her to become healthy again.
I offer this as a metaphor to illustrate the stunning shortsightedness displayed in the March 20 article "For Maine weather, what a difference a year makes."
Lamenting the loss of last year's unseasonably warm early spring demonstrates an embarrassing indifference to concerning global climate trends that seriously worry many Mainers.
Readers are becoming increasingly aware of the overwhelming abundance of scientific research documenting current changes to our climate.
While we all naturally enjoy warm weather, not everyone was celebrating its early arrival last year. Like a baby's fever, this phenomenon was keenly felt by many as a symptom of a system in distress.
Systemic thinkers connect winter's premature end with associated, worrying phenomena, including the rising tick population responsible for driving moose range north and increasing incidences of Lyme disease.
People whose livelihoods are invested in the multimillion-dollar ski and winter sports industry are likewise unimpressed by these trends. Other examples of undesirable effects of climate change abound, equally unappreciated by your readership.
For many, reading an article that mourns this year's return to more typical climate patterns is like fingernails on a chalkboard. It's grating evidence of how even journalists can fail to place crucial observations in the appropriate context, thus missing the big picture.
On behalf of an increasing majority of Mainers, I ask that the Press Herald improve journalistic integrity. Help readers make these essential connections, by acknowledging superficially pleasant changes for the symptoms of distress that the body of scientific research reveals them to be.
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Approval of early opening bill reflects badly on state
Sadly, on March 15, Gov. LePage signed the St. Patrick's Day bill allowing bars to start serving liquor at 6 a.m. on St. Patrick's Day if it falls on a Sunday. To make matters worse, he donned a buffoonish "Irish" hat while doing it.
This all came about after Rep. Barry Hobbins, D-Saco, convinced the governor that it was a "goodwill gesture" to sign this "small-business" bill. Right.
In fact, it perpetuates the myth that the Irish are a bunch of drunken ne'er-do-wells who need their first drink of the morning at 6 a.m., nothing more, nothing less.
It is also an anti-family bill. Can you imagine dear old Dad coming home by 9 a.m. on Sunday, drunk? If it is such a good idea, allow all bars to open at 6 a.m. all year.
Shame on all the senators and representatives who spent precious and expensive legislative time pushing this bill through. As usual, you have made Maine look frivolous and stupid to the rest of the nation. "What a bunch of hicks up there in Maine" is heard across the land. A pox on all your houses.
Note to Gov. LePage: Based on history, the Democrats have detected weakness in you. Prepare to be figuratively stabbed in the back, multiple times.
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Sen. Collins fails to keep her word on filibuster limit
Sen. Susan Collins was a member of the Gang of 14, which in 2005 negotiated and signed a bipartisan accord limiting filibusters of judicial nominees to "extraordinary circumstances." This gentlemen's (and ladies') agreement forestalled a Republican plan to use the so-called nuclear option, a parliamentary ruling that judicial appointments could not be filibustered.
At the time, Democrats naively trusted Republicans to keep the bargain and voted to confirm several Republican judicial nominees, including the off-the-wall extremist Janice Rogers Brown, who now sits on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Brown was twice evaluated as unqualified by the California Bar Association, has written in an opinion that the Supreme Court's 1937 decision upholding the New Deal as constitutional "marks the triumph of our own socialist revolution" and regularly peppers her opinions with similar right-wing screeds.
On March 6, 2013, Susan Collins voted for the second time to filibuster the nomination of Caitlin Halligan to the D.C. Circuit Court, although Ms. Halligan had received the American Bar Association's highest rating: "well qualified."
The extraordinary circumstance cited to justify the vote was that Ms. Halligan, as New York state solicitor general, had represented the state in a case in which the National Rifle Association supported the other side.
Sen. John McCain, another member of the Gang of 14, said: "I think it meets the extraordinary circumstances, because of her extraordinary egregious record."
Sen. Mitch McConnell said that "her activist view of the judiciary … would bring that activism to the court." He is referring to a court that recently set aside a much-used precedent dating from 1867 on presidential recess appointments. "Activism," indeed!
We note that with these votes, Sen. Collins has gone back on her word. The next time she gives her word, we must keep that in mind.
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Others don't ordain women, but only Catholics mocked
Reference the anti-Catholic cartoon that appeared in the March 19 Press Herald ("Bill Day's View"):
Do you plan to give equal time, as it were, to your religious bigotry by publishing a hate cartoon mocking Orthodox Judaism for not ordaining women as rabbis?
Do you also plan on running one mocking Eastern Orthodoxy for not ordaining women priests? The Serbian Orthodox Church does not ordain women. There is a Greek Orthodox Church in Portland, and it does not have, and has never had, a female priest.
Do you also plan on running a cartoon mocking Islam for not allowing women as imams?
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Bank of America (BAC) Banks - Money Center Purpose of this Analysis: > Identify the stage in which the stock is trading.> Identify key levels of Resistance & Support. > Analyze technical indicators that may provide insight to direction of stock price.The 4 Market Stages are: Basing, Advancing, Topping & Declining
ADVANCING Stage - Pivot Point is $13.04 Current price is $13.66- Next Overhead Resistance is $14.50- Trade above $14.50 would set stage to challenge $15.00- Recent pullback held $13.00 support- Trading ABOVE 20-day Moving Average (dMA) - Rising Relative Strength Index (RSI)- Positive MACD (momentum indicator)- Above Average Buying Volume- Trade below $13.00 would be negative with next support $12.50Pivot Point: The price that is $0.10 (10 cents) above the most recent resistance (intra-day high) within its base.Definition of a Breakout: The stock achieves a higher price greater than previous resistance on surging volume of 2x greater than normal daily trading volume.
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For most Asian countries, fish ball is a very common ingredient that can be found in everyday cooking. In Malaysia, fish balls are mostly used as toppings to noodle-based or soup-based dishes (noodle soup, fried noodles) and also served in soups.
Fish balls are very versatile and I often keep a packet or two of frozen fish balls in my fridge. I love cooking fish balls dishes such as curry fish balls, braised fishballs with bean curd and daikon in claypot, and sweet and sour fish balls featured above.
Sweet and sour fish balls are very easy to make; I prepared mine in less than 15 minutes. It calls for very simple and easy-to-get ingredients.
What I love most about the dish is that it can be a main entree that goes very well with steamed rice, but it can also be converted to a little snack–one that you can eat pretty much anytime of the day when you're hungry. Want something fancier? Sure.
Find yourself some toothpicks and suddenly, they transform into some nice Asian-style tapas that would please your crowd at parties…
While I love fish balls, I must say that not all fish balls are created equally. Some bad fish balls have strong fishy odor, others are plain "powdery" (too much flour used and not enough fish).
I can't get any "Made in Malaysia" fish balls in the US, so I would always go for those Made in Thailand or Singapore. Currently, my favorite brand is Dodo fish balls from Singapore with a springy texture.
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TheSmack needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 256 designs submitted by 45 freelance designers.
We are a group of New York City film makers and web developers and are looking to collect stories about Marijuana use. We will be collecting stories that are traditional (Cancer, Glaucoma, AIDS etc) but are also very interested in stories that illustrate other lesser known uses for marijuana.
The goal is to show people that the medicinal uses of marijuana are very diverse and very real. There are many stories about how people are currently benefiting from Marijuana use. We want to give these people the opportunity to tell their stories and potentially use them and their story in our documentary.
We will also need a logo for "HealWithGreen.com" so if you want to submit a design for this as well you are free to do so. This design will be a bit more reserved then 420Mission.
The Target audience is people who smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes. We are interested in all stories including those from (Cancer, Gloucoma, AIDS etc) patients but are especially interested in stories from people who are using Marijuana in a less well publicized way. One such story is of a man who has Activity Onset Asthma and is able to work out without respiratory issues when he smokes!
We want a clean elegant mark - one that will inspire people to send in their stories. The mark should be professional - the winning mark will probably not have a pot leaf in it as we want to appear very professional. (But please feel free to submit a couple of pot leaf variations if you feel you can create something with this imagery that is elegant)
We would definitely like to portray an environmentally friendly vibe (think green).
The mark can be using the name "420Mission" as part of it or can have a mark and the text next to it.
Be creative, be bold and have fun with this one!
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On Monday, we were excited to share with you our latest addition to the BlackBerry® Bold™ family – the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 smartphones, powered by the new BlackBerry 7 OS. Onsite at BlackBerry World 2011, I got the chance to speak with Product Managers Michael and Jason to take a deeper look at the hardware and software capabilities of these powerful new devices.
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The iPhone 5 has launched in several new countries recently, predominantly in Africa. The phone launched on December 21 in Botswana, Camaroon, Central African Republic, Egypt, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, St. Lucia, St.Vincent & the Grenadines, Tunisia, and Uganda, along with the islands of Barbados, St. Lucia, and St. Kitts. The iPhone 5 also went on sale in Vietnam.
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The Dixie Story, by Turner E. Kirkland
Dixie Gun Works was formally founded in 1954, but it could be said, however, that Dixie Gun Works actually began many years before. In 1931 I paid seventy five cents for a "dug" 1849 Colt Pocket pistol. My father soon realized I loved guns and began buying a few at depression prices and giving them to me. Most of the time these old guns were purchased for less than a dollar; the majority cost twenty-five to fifty cents. By the time I entered college in 1938, I owned about one hundred guns.
Following a stint in the army during World War II, with two years in the Pacific and seven service medals, I began a career as a traveling wholesale jewelry salesman, selling jewelry to department stores. Since I was seeing a lot of different towns I continued my hobby of buying and trading old guns, transactions I conducted out of the trunk of my car after business hours. Soon I found that not only were other gun lovers interested in old guns, but they were also in dire need of parts with which to repair guns they wished to shoot or restore for sentimental reasons. It didn't take long to realize that this was a way to generate income to keep my gun collection going. The contacts I made by mail and at gun shows over the years put me in touch with collectors with surplus parts and, more importantly, I knew those obscure craftsmen who were producing replacement parts for old guns.
I liked to deal in parts since through the years I was able to keep some of my own guns going by working on them.(My "amicitia" of old guns is "magnus"!) Though I am not a good repairman or even efficient at it, I do know what needs to be done to fix an old gun and how it can be done. The parts and gun business prospered until the day, Friday, April 10, 1954, when I arrived home from one of my jewelry selling trips to find that nearly all the guns and parts I had advertised had been sold. Since it took me three or four days to take care of these orders, this was the time I realized I just might be able to make a living at what had been a hobby and since I couldn't be in worse shape financially, I resigned my job as a jewelry salesman and returned the samples to the company. This was when I started working full time in my business and could be called the beginning of Dixie Gun Works. A Model T garage was the first home of Dixie Gun Works.
By the fall of 1955 the business had prospered so much that I had to purchase a 4000 square foot, former automobile dealership building. In 1960 Dixie Gun Works moved into a 12,000 square foot building built especially for the business. Eight years later, in 1968, Dixie Gun Works moved to its current location where a 30,000 square foot addition in 1974 brought the present size of Dixie Gun Works' buildings to a total of 46,000 square feet, just over an acre.
From a small ad placed in Muzzle Blasts magazine in October 1948 by a travelling jewelry salesman dealing in antique guns out of the trunk of his car, Dixie Gun Works has grown to be the largest supplier of blackpowder shooting equipment, parts and antique guns in the world. That three inch ad cost $3.50; I made $16.00 when my wage as a salesman was $20.00 a week. My goodness!
Today, orders are taken on seven, toll free, incoming telephone lines in addition to those placed by mail, fax and internet. There are five other telephone lines used to service customer needs as well as handle advertising and ordering. Computers process orders and update inventory. Five thousand square feet of showroom displays the one to two thousand antique guns on hand available for sale. The very modest, twelve page, pocket size edition of the Dixie Gun Works Catalogue first issued in 1954 has grown into an 8 X 10 inch, 700 plus page publication that illustrates the more than 10,000 items Dixie Gun Works offers for sale. Each year 75,000 of these go out to blackpowder enthusiasts.
An Antique Arms Catalogue is published two times a year. The Dixie Gun Works Blackpowder Annual,first published in 1978, is the only publication dedicated to blackpowder and the blackpowder era that appears on newsstands and in bookstores all over the world. The Blackpowder Annual has a circulation of 75,000 and is compiled by the Dixie Gun Works staff.
Dixie Gun Works is proud of these firsts!
- First replica large scale shooting cannon.
- First production made replica muzzleloading rifle.
- First production made replica flint and percussion locks.
- First production replica single and double set triggers for muzzleloading rifles and pistols.
- First to produce a round ball bullet mould at an attractive price.
- First to assemble a comprehensive array of products made by cottage industries related to blackpowder into one catalogue.
- First annual publication dedicated to the blackpowder era.
A recent addition to the Old Car Museum is an 1850's period log cabin gun shop complete with all the tools necessary to build an authentic longrifle. There are two rifling guides, a barrel reamer, forge with a real bellows, and six treadle (foot powered) type machines used for grinding, shaping, metal-cutting lathe work as well as burnishing and polishing. Complementing these larger working pieces are over 1000 hand tools. Viewing this complete antique work shop allows one to step back in time to an era before any of our modern power driven tools were developed.
Dixie Gun Works and the Old Car Museum represent a dream come true for me. I have been able to make a living from an activity I loved. The business is now in the hands of my sons.
In 1989 the National Alliance of Stocking Gun Dealers presented me with the Lifetime Achievement Award for my "...entrepreneurial skill and guidance" in founding and directing Dixie Gun Works to where it is today. In 1955, when I produced the first production made muzzleloading rifle, The Dixie Kentucky Rifle, I visualized a revolution in muzzleloading shooting here in the United States. But I did not foresee that revolution spreading to other first world nations. I can only say that all my life I have wanted to make a difference: to be a proponent and not an opponent. Dixie Gun Works illustrates the growth of an American culture, a complex culture of human interaction and responsibility, fanciful, proud and ambitious. As retired Chairman of the Board of Dixie Gun Works I plan to devote my time to research and writing, another career I hope will be as fulfilling as the first.
Turner Kirkland died July 26, 1997. He was 77 years old.


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Can You Believe We Are Still Alive?
November 29, 2014
In my last blog, I spoke of the "gay family" I established in NYC back in the early '80s and how I had lost all but one to AIDS. Sadly, I lost my last remaining HIV-positive friend from those days when he died in a car crash this past May. His name was Mark Weins, aka Marcus, and we had been best of friends for the past 35 years speaking almost daily. He and I had outlived our close-knit group of gay friends that we considered family and would constantly wonder why we were the ones left alive.
A Long-Term HIV Survivor on the Premier of The Normal Heart
May 26, 2014
On Monday, May 12, I had the honor of attending the premier screening of The Normal Heart as the guest of my sister Nancy. It was a star-studded event held at the Ziegfeld Theater in NYC.
Honoring the "Gay Family" I've Lost to AIDS
November 15, 2013
"HIV/AIDS both derailed and defined my life."
Love Heals, Ali Gertz and Me
November 21, 2011
I'd like to dedicate this blog to the incredible work done by Love Heals: The Alison Gertz Foundation for AIDS Education. I have had the great fortune to be a speaker for Love Heals for the past 10 years, which has allowed me to be a part of their effort to educate young people by sending HIV-positive people like me to speak at high schools and middle schools throughout the New York tri-state area.
Outed With Love
June 23, 2010
My name is Jimmy Mack and I was born gay and an alcoholic. I always knew I was gay, in the same way any heterosexual person will tell you they always knew they were straight. To this day, it offends me when people say "sexual preference" -- as if it was a choice -- to which I always say: "Why in the world would I choose to be part of a group that it is still socially and politically acceptable to discriminate against?"
Living With Two Diseases: HIV and Alcoholism
July 28, 2009
I've spoken at length on this blog about the disease of HIV and how it affects me and my life. But I live with another disease that is just as devastating and deadly. It is also a disease that has no cure but can be "managed" with proper treatment. The disease I refer to is also one that I'm sure affects many of the readers of TheBody.com, it is the disease of alcoholism/addiction. This is a disease that I believe I was born with, just like I know I was born gay, and both have shaped my life in a big way.
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June 16, 2009
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Gulfstream is turning up the heat in the large-cabin business aircraft competition with its new G650 flagship, the largest, fastest, farthest-ranging—and at $64.5-million per copy—most expensive executive jet in the company's history. The aircraft cruises at nearly 30 kt. faster than the current generation of large-cabin business jets and its 7,000-nm range exceeds that of the G550, the previous distance leader, by 250 nm.
Moreover, the G650's cross-section is wider and taller than that of any rival, save for converted jetliners, its cabin is touted as 5-6 dB quieter than that of hush-quiet G550, and its pressurization system delivers a less-than-5,000-ft. cabin altitude at flight level (FL) 510—all welcome attributes on intercontinental missions that can exceed 14 hr. aloft.
The aircraft features several new systems including Gulfstream's first three-axis digital flight control system and a more redundant electrical system with a new power distribution architecture.
Gulfstream customers dictated the terms of the all-new G650's design, overwhelmingly favoring time-proven aluminum versus new-technology composites for the primary airframe. However, composites are used in the horizontal stabilizer, elevators and rudder, plus floorboards, rear pressure bulkhead, engine nacelles and winglets. Fuselage frames are evenly spaced at 17.5-in. intervals, wider than that on previous Gulfstreams, which makes room for longer-spaced, and larger cabin windows. That also increases legroom in the cabin because seat placement is based on window spacing.
As with all large-cabin Gulfstreams, the G650 is powered by twin Rolls-Royce turbofans. The 16,900-lb.-thrust BR725 is a growth version of the 15,385-lb.-thrust BR710 that powers the G550. And as with previous models, Gulfstream eschewed leading edge slats.
Instead, they fitted the aircraft with a 1,283-sq.-ft. wing that results in the lowest wing loading of any ultra-long-range business aircraft. This results in acceptably low takeoff and landing speeds.
The wing also has 33 deg. of sweep at quarter chord to reduce Mach-induced drag. The large, outwardly canted, highly swept winglets help reduce wingtip vortices, an important design feature considering the wing's modest 7.73:1 aspect ratio. The airfoil thus is optimized for Mach 0.855 cruise. The G650 is the first large-cabin Gulfstream to have an area ruled aft fuselage to reduce high-speed interference drag between the engine nacelles and fuselage.
The result is an aircraft that can cruise for 7,000 nm at Mach 0.85+ and 6,000 nm at Mach 0.90. It also consumes less fuel while cruising at Mach 0.85 than any rival in production. It is the first purpose-built business jet that can fly from New York to Tokyo, Seoul or Beijing in well above ISA (international standard atmosphere) conditions.
Most G550 systems are carried over, but have been updated to improve redundancy, simplicity and reliability. The electrical system, for instance, has many more backups because of the aircraft's digital fly-by-wire (FBW) controls.
Two engine-driven 40 kilovolt ampere (KVA) constant-speed generators and a 40 KVA auxiliary power unit (APU) generator supply 115/200 VAC, three-phase, 400-hz current mainly for motors, heaters and battery chargers. A 15 KVA ram air turbine provides a fourth source of emergency AC power.
Two 28 VDC, 53 AH nickel–cadmium (Ni-Cad) main batteries supply power for APU starting, and two 24 VDC, 9 AH Ni-Cad emergency batteries, plus backup flight control hydraulic power pack emergency batteries.
Gulfstream engineered a five-channel FBW flight control system for the G650, which saves 100 lb., eases rigging of flight control surfaces, offers more redundancy than a conventional hydro-mechanical system, and eliminates control cables, pulleys and linkages.
Direct law is used for takeoff and landing. Up and away, the primary high-level pitch control law is Nz, or vertical acceleration, command with "U" speed stability, meaning the pilot has to trim pitch for speed changes.
While most aircraft with fully powered flight controls need three separate hydraulic systems for required redundancy, Gulfstream instead uses remotely located, DC-powered pumps in hybrid flight control actuators in lieu of the third system. G650 thus retained the dual 3,000-psi hydraulic circuit design of its predecessors.
The main landing gear is a trailing link design for smooth touchdowns. The aircraft has a brake-by-wire system, but no auto-brake function.
Bleed air is used for wing leading edge and engine cowl anti-ice protection, cabin pressurization and air-conditioning, along with main engine starting.
Maximum pressurization is 10.69 psid, so typical cabin altitudes range from 3,000 ft. at FL 410 up to the maximum 4,850 ft. at FL 510.
In the cockpit, four 14.1-in., landscape-configuration LCD screens dominate G650's second-generation PlaneView instrument panel. The glareshield-mounted flight guidance panel has improved functionality, including LED illumination and annunciator buttons
Standard equipment includes Honeywell's second-generation synthetic vision. Rockwell Collins HGS-6250 head-up display (HUD) and Kollsman enhanced vision camera, three flight management systems, 3D Doppler weather radar, four Goodrich SmartProbe air data sensors and auto throttles, among other features.
The flight guidance system also has an automatic emergency descent mode.
The aircraft has a fully MSG 3 maintenance friendly design with 600-hr. basic inspection intervals.
Once outfitted, the G650's passenger cabin dimensions are 8.2 ft. wide, 6.3 ft. tall and 42.9 ft. overall length from cockpit divider to the baggage compartment bulkhead. The floor is 15 in. wider than the G550's, making it the widest among purpose-built business aircraft. Gulfstream's signature wide oval windows, eight per side, are 16% larger and 3.4 in. higher than those of previous models.
The electrically controlled and latched main door, a first for a Part 25 aircraft, is 6.3 ft. high by 3.0 ft. wide with an air-stair design that sported illuminated treads and hand rails on both sides.
The layout of the aircraft we flew for this report featured a forward crew area with crew rest compartment, galley and lavatory, three seating areas in the main cabin, an aft lavatory and an internally accessible, 195-cu.-ft., 2,500-lb.-capacity baggage compartment.
The cabin is one of the quietest in the sky, thanks to input from acoustical engineers at Electric Boat, like Gulfstream, a General Dynamics subsidiary. Its architecture assures that no single failure can cause loss of essential systems, including fresh and waste water, air-to-ground communications, lighting, or cabin power and control.
The aircraft has both Iridium and Inmarsat SatCom systems, and its audio-visual system components run the gamut, accessed by dual USB input ports and dual 26-in. LCD monitors.
We recently strapped into the left seat of S/N 6013 for an evaluation flight. Jake Howard, G650 project chief test pilot, was in the right seat and Tom Horne, senior experimental test pilot, rode on the jump seat and recorded data for our test points.
The aircraft's empty weight was 54,372 lb., giving it a potential 1,428-lb. full-fuel payload. Thus, this aircraft can carry seven passengers with full fuel. Each additional passenger, however, only costs about 35 nm of range.
Fuel on board our flight was 15,600 lb., about 35% of maximum. Horne computed the ramp weight at 70,022 lb., or about 70% of maximum. With a field elevation of 50 ft. and outside air temperature at 25C, our computed takeoff speeds were 108 KIAS for V1, 109 KIAS for rotation and 126 for the V2 one engine inoperative takeoff safety speed. TOFL (takeoff fueled length) was 3,400 ft.
Engine start procedure involved switching on the boost pumps, turning on the start master and pressing a start button. Next, open the fuel cock and the Fadec (full authority digital engine control) handles the rest.
With a takeoff weight of about 69,600 lb. and 37,800 lb. of thrust, acceleration was sporty, even by Gulfstream standards. The aircraft left the runway in about 3,000 ft. Control response was crisp and the aircraft was well damped in pitch, no doubt due in large part to the 36.6-ft. span, 439-sq.-ft. horizontal stabilizer. But the high-level FBW control laws surely played a significant role as well in G650's well-mannered behavior.
The aircraft also had pleasant artificial roll control feel and good roll response with adequate control yoke centering, but very little on-center break-out force. Engineers with Gulfstream and Rockwell Collins, which supplied the control yokes and rudder pedals, worked together closely to fine-tune artificial feel and control response.
On the way up to initial cruise altitude, we had a couple of intermediate level-offs required by air traffic control (ATC) and comparatively sharp turns. Yet, using a 250 KIAS/260 KIAS/Mach 0.85 climb schedule in mostly ISA conditions, the aircraft leveled off at FL 470 in 23 min. At ISA-7C, it cruised at Mach 0.85 or 480 KTAS on 2,400 pph at a weight of 67,500 lb.
Then we pushed up the throttles because high-speed cruise is G650's forte. The 67,400-lb. aircraft smartly accelerated to Mach 0.90, resulting in 506 KTAS on 3,000 pph in ISA-7C conditions. Horne noted that the cabin altitude was 4,300 ft.
We checked Mach buffet margins with a wind-up turn, which indicated the aircraft has robust margins, albeit at a comparatively light weight. We didn't encounter buffet until about 1.4g at Mach 0.88 in a 45-deg. turn.
Descending to 15,000 ft. for airwork, we used idle thrust and air brakes. We noticed only mild buffeting and a slight pitch change when the air brakes were extended.
Once level at 15,000 ft., we flew a series of standard air work maneuvers. We especially wanted to evaluate stall behavior because G650 is the first large-cabin Gulstream that does not need a stick pusher to hasten stall recovery. We first attempted a stall in the clean configuration at a weight of 66,800 lb.; we trimmed the aircraft for a 156 KIAS Vref speed or 0.67 normalized AOA (angle of attack), reduced thrust and decelerated. "Normalized" means that 1.0 AOA is the maximum lift coefficient adjusted for high-lift configuration and local Mach number because of its influence on buffet and stall.
During the approach to clean stall, the stall warning stick shaker fired at 129 KIAS or 0.94 normalized AOA. At 0.97 AOA, the FBW system limited elevator and horizontal stabilizer pitch control authority to prevent untoward handling characteristics. Holding the control wheel fully aft, the nose gently pitched down and we initiated recovery.
The dirty stall, with gear down and flaps extended to the full 39 deg., was equally non-dramatic. We trimmed for 122 KIAS or 0.67 AOA, began a normal glidepath-like descent and then leveled off without adding thrust, thus allowing the aircraft to decelerate. After the stick shaker fired, we continued to pull aft on the yoke until reaching the stops. At 0.98 normalized AOA, the nose gently dropped and we initiated recovery with only a slight loss of altitude.
Returning to Savannah, we prepared for a WAAS LPV (wide area augmentation system with vertical guidance approach procedures) to Runway 19. Horne computed Vref at 120 KIAS for a 65,500-lb. landing weight and a non-factored landing distance at 2,873 ft. based upon 13-kt. headwinds.
We bugged the target airspeed at 125 KIAS and let the auto-throttles maintain speed in gusting wind conditions.
The HUD's azimuth and glidepath guidance cues, along with the FPV marker, made it easy to hand fly the approach.
The FBW system transitions from high-level control law to direct law for takeoff and landing, so G650's smooth handling behavior during final approach reflects its aerodynamic refinement. At 50 ft., we pulled back the thrust to idle and continued to use the HUD until touchdown. We deployed the thrust reversers, lightly touched the brakes and turned on to a taxiway after a touchdown roll of about 5,200 ft.
Earlier we flew one engine inoperative (OEI) takeoff and landing in the G650 simulator at FlightSafety International's Savannah training center. Rudder pedal forces on the OEI takeoff were moderate and the aircraft was easy to control. For landing, though, we could not use the auto -throttle because the system only works if both engines are operating. Managing the asymmetric thrust, however, was not difficult.
Conclusions? G650 is the nicest flying large-cabin Gulfstream yet built. The FBW functionality is all but transparent unless probing the extremes of the flight envelope. Pilots might not know it's a FBW aircraft without being told. PlaneView II, the HUD and EVS, among advanced cockpit features provide unsurpassed situational awareness. The cabin environment, including increased volume, window size and pressurization, along with the redundancy and reliability of the cabin management system, make it Gulfstream's most commodious and functional business aircraft yet.
Being able to cruise at Mach 0.80 may have been the benchmark in the 20th century, but it seems slow by 21st-century standards. Even long-haul airliners now can cruise at Mach 0.85. Bombardier indeed routinely quotes Mach 0.82-0.85 as the normal cruise speed for its current production Global series business jets.
The G650 now raises the standard with its Mach 0.90 high-speed cruise and 6,000 nm range. Slow it to Mach 0.85 and go another 1,000 nm. Among purpose-built business jets, G650 has the best fuel efficiency while cruising at Mach 0.85.
So, Gulfstream's new flagship has a healthy lead in the ultra-long-range business aircraft class. But Bombardier's Global 7000, promising 7,300-nm range at Mach 0.85, is due to arrive in 2016 and its 7,900-nm Global 8000 enters service just one year later. Longer term, Dassault could challenge G650 with a growth version of its pending SMS.
But the G650 is here and it's delivering on its promises. The competition has still to prove their claims. And Gulfstream already is studying its next generation of top-line business aircraft because it believes that's the way to stay in front.
Tap on the icon in the digital edition of AW&ST for a video of Fred George flying the G650, and watch his full video pilot report at http://ow.ly/jaDTl
|Wing Loading
|77.6/58.2 lb./sq. ft.
|Power Loading
|2.95 lb./lbf.
|Dimensions (ft./meters)
|99.8 ft./30.4 meters
|25.7 ft./7.8 meters
|99.6 ft./30.4 meters
|53.6 ft./16.3 meters
|6.4 ft./2.0 meters
|Width (maximum)
|8.5 ft./2.6 meters
|Width (floor)
|6.3 ft./1.9 meters
|Output/Flat Rating OAT°C
|16,900 lb. each ISA+15C
|on condition
|Weights (lb./kg)
|Max Ramp
|100,000 lb./45,360 kg
|Max Takeoff
|99,600 lb./45,178 kg
|Max Landing
|83,500 lb./37,875 kg
|Zero Fuel
|60,500 lb./27,443 kg
|54,000 lb./24,494 kg
|Max Payload
|6,500 lb./2,948 kg
|Useful Load
|46,000 lb./20,865 kg
|Executive Payload
|1,800 lb./816 kg
|Max Fuel
|44,200 lb./20,049 kg
|Payload with Max Fuel
|1,800 lb./816 kg
|Fuel with Max Payload
|39,500 lb./17,917 kg
|Fuel with Executive Payload
|44,200 lb./20,049 kg
|Ceilings (ft./meters)
|51,000 ft./15,545 meters
|All-Engine Service
|42,700 ft./13,015 meters
|Engine-Out Service
|25,000 ft./7,620 meters
|Sea Level Cabin
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In 2012, INTERPOL and the International Fund for Animal Welfare teamed up to execute Operation WORTHY, an law enforcement operation with a mission to go after the criminals involved in the illegal trade in elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn.
I was in Zambia with our IFAW crew on the first day of the operation when undercover investigators seized nine crocodile skins and five pairs of ivory tusks.
More ivory was confiscated the day after I left.
Government law enforcement officers and INTERPOL agents arrested more than 200 people, seized almost 2 tons of ivory, 20 kilos of rhino horn and military-grade automatic weapons.
Also seized were lion, leopard and cheetah pelts, crocodile and python skins, live tropical birds and turtles and other protected species.
More than 320 officers from agencies including police, customs, environmental protection, veterinary services, airport security, ministries of tourism and prosecuting authorities took part in the operation. They investigated wildlife traffickers and criminal syndicates in domestic markets, ports, shops, border crossings and at roadside checks.
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I'm officially scared. I really like ING and like your initial concerns, I'm wondering if this might be the beginning of the end. Look, I understand that trowing up a site like this with branded products probably too little real effort. However, I can't help but wonder if that time/energy would have been better doing what they already do best.
I'm not sure this type of thing helps keep their brand consistent with consumers. It certainly has me having second thoughts!


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Coinstar (CSTR), which also owns Redbox DVD kiosks, pre earnings flow is very strong and bullish in direction. It is led by the February 57.5-62.5 call spread, bought 4500x for $1.10. A look at the earnings snapshot shows the current straddle is pricing in a 13% move, well above the historical range for this stock, and this flow points to a clear upside expectation from the buyer.
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) is up a bit this morning, near $66.92 and a 9400-lot of May 85 calls is bought on the oil driller for $0.23 per contract. 11,180 now traded against 590 in open interest. 1,876 May 75 calls also changed hands. NOV saw interest in its May calls Tuesday as well (see 2/5 color). The largest open interest positions are the May 65 puts, May 77.5 calls, May 80 calls, May 70 calls and May 62.5 puts. Now, the focus is on the May 85s. The company reported earnings last Friday and there was a negative reaction to the news. Prior to today, the stock suffered a four day 10.2% losing skid. The company will report again in late April, inside the May expiration.
Merck (MRK) saw some longer-term plays as a large early block of calls traded and the buyer paid $0.98 for 10000 January 2015 50 calls (21% otm) to open a new position. The all time high in MRK was above $60 back in November 2000.
Caesar's (CZR) saw an early burst of call buying a few minutes into the day when a buyer paid $0.25 for 414 March 10 calls as shares traded near $8.39. Another 543 traded for $0.30 a bit later. CZR is a thin name with ADV below 100, and with total open interest near 5000 contracts, today's 1680 calls is notable.
In Southwestern Energy (SWN) a buyer paid up to $1.27 for a total of 5000 March 35 calls. They look like they are closing a position opened on 1/2 for $0.97 when shares were near $32.68, about $0.50 below current levels.
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