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What parent hasn't used the television to occupy their child from time to time? After all, parents have a thousand demands placed on them. Television can keep your preschooler happily absorbed when it's time to get dinner started, sneak in a household chore, or just have a little alone time.
You probably also know, however, that it's important to limit preschoolers' tube time. How important? A 2010 study of 1,314 children showed that the more TV children watched between the ages of 2 1/2 to 4 1/2 years, the less likely they were to exercise at the age of 10. Watching more TV was also linked to a higher body mass index (BMI) -- a measure of weight in relation to height -- as well as lower grades and intake of more snacks and soft drinks.
Once television habits become entrenched, it's more difficult to drag kids away from TV. So the preschool years are a great time to start developing good TV habits in your child. Here are some ways to limit TV and provide better activities for your child.
Good Alternatives to TV for Preschoolers
Of course, your preschooler should spend most of his time playing, learning, and interacting with you and other people. But when you're busy, try occupying his time with an alternative to TV:
- When possible, involve your preschooler in chores with you. With a little broom, he can sweep up part of a room you're sweeping. He can help dust furniture or run a toy vacuum. If he wants to watch you cook, he can learn the names and colors of foods, or give him simple tasks to do, such as adding and stirring ingredients.
- Make a special kids' activity basket. Fill it with things that will busy your child for a while: books, puzzles, and toys. Keep the basket hidden away in a closet and bring it out only when you really need it. This will keep your child interested for a longer time.
- Put on a CD. Buy a tape or CD of someone reading great kids' stories for your preschooler to listen to when you're occupied. Or record yourself reading your child's favorite story. This also helps your child develop listening skills.
5 Tips for Curbing Preschooler TV Time
Guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics advise no more than 1 to 2 hours of quality TV a day for children 2 years old and older. These tips can help your child develop healthy TV habits.
- Be smart about your preschooler's solo TV time. If you must use TV as a temporary babysitter, be mindful of how long your child is sitting there, says Donald Shifrin, MD, clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle and a member of the committee on communications for the American Academy of Pediatrics. Choose calming, educational shows, such as Dora the Explorer or Blue's Clues, or a video that features singing and dancing.
- Avoid the advertising trap. Children see 40,000 commercials each year on TV. And, according to The American Academy of Pediatrics, children under 6 don't know the difference between the ads and the actual show. Avoid the ad exposure by choosing non-commercial TV or educational videos instead of commercial broadcasts. One study found that of more than 12,000 food ads, 67% were for unhealthy food. The majority of those commercials were broadcast during children's programming.
- Watch TV with your preschooler. First, find an age-appropriate show or DVD, and then sit down together to enjoy it. That way, watching TV becomes an event, Shifrin tells WebMD. Resist the urge to channel surf when the show ends. Instead, turn off the TV and move on to something more active.
- Tell your preschooler why you're turning off the TV. "You might say, 'I'm going to turn off the TV now because I'm not going to [be] distracted by TV all the time,'" Shifrin says. "Tell him, 'We've watched enough shows for now.' Narrating emphasizes your family values and explains your actions." But be sure to give your preschooler a heads-up about how many shows you will watch before you even start watching. Kids need to know what to expect.
- Use TV to encourage activity. If you're worried that your preschooler isn't getting enough exercise, consider popping in a children's exercise DVD or switching on a gaming system that encourages players to get up and move while playing. But do the exercises with your children. "At this age, the only way they'll respond is if you're doing the exercises, too," says Michael Brody, MD, chairman of the media committee for the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and a professor at the University of Maryland in College Park.
- Set the right example. If you don't want your preschooler to watch too much TV, then you shouldn't either. Get the TV out of your bedroom as well as theirs. Avoid turning it on the minute you enter your house or leaving it on when your children aren't watching. "TV becomes background noise that they need to fill a void," Brody says. "Then it becomes a habit."

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How Torture Works
From a Washington Post review of Suskind's new book: Torture works all right. It's very effective at what it does. It undermines our credibility. It stains our image in the world. It corrupts our officials. It barbarizes our soldiers. It evicerates our commitment to human rights and the rule of law. The only thing it doesn't do is keep us safe.
Torture works all right. It's very effective at what it does. It undermines our credibility. It stains our image in the world. It corrupts our officials. It barbarizes our soldiers. It evicerates our commitment to human rights and the rule of law.
The only thing it doesn't do is keep us safe.
Professor Balkin, thank you for everything you write about this issue. We need more people like you.
For those that don't know, June is Torture Awareness month. I really recommend the "Anti-Torture Memos" on this site to everyone that's at all interested in the issue. It's a great resource, and the professors here should be really proud. The list of arguments articles here is really long, and so for Torture Awareness Month, I've I've linked to what I think are some of Balkinization's most important Memos from the last year or so. I hope people find them useful. We need all the help we can get.
"Shredded our Constitution"?
Come on now. Such hyperbole is the reason your arguments don't have the resonance and forcefulness that they should.
It's your blog, so of course you can say what you want. But if all it takes to "shred our Constitution" is Bush authorizing harsh interrogation on Abu Zubaydah, then I'll just stop paying my taxes. The Constitution is shredded after all, so its worthless now right?
By the way, I do disagree with Bush's choice, but I think it is important for language to properly reflect the actual severity of the event. I'd love to see what you would have written about Abe Lincoln, FDR etc...
Dear Jacob:
As you probably know from reading this blog, Marty Lederman and I have been pointing out in a number of different posts that in order to justify the violation of laws banning torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treament, the President has asserted that he has inherent authority under Article II to disregard federal laws limiting any actions he may take in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief. This argument was an important aspect of the infamous torture memo. The idea that the President may disregard federal law on his own say so undermines a basic principle of constitutionalism, not to mention his constitutional duties under Article II to take care that the laws be faithfully executed.
Moreover, as Marty and I have pointed out, this inherent power argument is one of the President's justifications for the NSA's domestic surveillance program; the President argues that he has inherent power under Article II to disregard FISA.
I don't think it's at all an exaggeration to point out that in order to engage in torture, the President has developed a theory that, in essence, makes him a law unto himself. This theory does indeed strike at the very heart of our Constitution. It is important that we say so, not only because torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners is evil, but because the way that President has justified breaking the law so that he may enage in these acts threatens our constitutional system of checks and balances.
I think that you're both right. The damage to the Constitution is every bit as great as JB says, but it is not "shredding," as some of its provisions may still be in effect. We ought to try out Article II, section 4 (impeachment) and see if it is.
Professor Balkin,
I do agree that President Bush has taken it upon himself to expand his powers under the rubric of fighting terrorism. However, throughout our history, there has been a constant ebb and flow of Presidential power. Generally, in war times (I'm including the War on Terror as a war, granted of course we don't have an actual declaration of war, etc.) the President does grab more power than technically authorized through statute and possibly the Constitution. However, this history itself informs the Constitutionality of the enterprise. For better or worse, the country accepts that in certain situations that the President is allowed to take it upon himself to act forcefully - to be the energetic executive - to combat threats to our security. I view his actions as being not all that different from past Presidents. Now, they may very well have been just as wrong as Bush. However, doesn't this very history of Presidential action inform the debate on the Constitutionality of Bush's actions?
And, yes, I do realize the slippery slope this line of argument raises. However, if it is an accurate assessment, then there is not too much to fear, because just as history provides excuse for Bush it also informs the response. We do need such active critics as yourself to remind us of what we are losing and the true dangers posed. If things do not abate by the end of the threat, then I will be right there with you - protesting at every step. In the mean time, my argument is just to remind that this is part of a historical, and arguably necessary process.
I am leaving out the harder issues: the possible length of the war on terror with the problems that poses for my argument and the torture of Abu Zubaydah (which does probably go beyond the steps taken by past Presidents).
Generally, in war times (I'm including the War on Terror as a war, granted of course we don't have an actual declaration of war, etc.) the President does grab more power than technically authorized through statute and possibly the Constitution. However, this history itself informs the Constitutionality of the enterprise. For better or worse, the country accepts that in certain situations that the President is allowed to take it upon himself to act forcefully - to be the energetic executive - to combat threats to our security. I view his actions as being not all that different from past Presidents.
I think that generalizing the point like this underplays the extremist nature of Bush's actions. As Prof. Balkin pointed out, Bush's claims fundamentally undercut the Constitutional system. He's claiming powers that the English denied to their kings; by no stretch of the imagination can a President exercise them.
It's more than that, however. Bush has claimed these expansive powers in order to act in ways which are morally reprehensible, ways our society has long rejected. Indefinite detention without charge? That was what led to the crisis of 1628 and the Petition of Right. Torture? It's not just that all civilized nations and people reject it as immoral, the English Common Law tradition rejected it hundreds of years ago:
"Sir John Fortescue Chiefe Justice of England, wrote his Book in commendation of the lawes of England; and therein preferreth the same for the government of this countrey before the Civill Law; and particularly that all tortures and torments of parties accused were directly against the Common Lawes of England, and showeth the inconvenience
thereof by fearfull example, to whom I refer you being worthy
your reading. So as there is no law to warrant tortures in this land, nor can they be justified by any prescription being so lately brought in.
And the Poet in describing the iniquity of Radamanthus, that cruell Judge of Hell, saith,
'Castigatque, auditque dolos, subigitque fateri.'
First, he punished before he heard, and when he had heard his deniall, he compelled the party accused by torture to confesse it. But far otherwise doth Almighty God proceed postqua´ reus diffamatus est. 1. Vocat. 2. Interrogat. 3. Judicat. To conclude this point, it [torture] is against Magna Carta, cap. 29. Nullus liber homo, &c. aliquo modo destruatur, nec super cum ibimus, nec super eum
mittemus, nisi per legale judicium parium suorum, aut per legem terrae. And accordingly all the said ancient Authors are against any paine, or torment to
be put or inflicted upon the prisoner before attainder, nor after attainder, but according to the judgement. And there is no one opinion in our Books, or judiciall Record (that we have seen and remember) for the maintenance of
tortures or torments, &c." Coke, Institutes, Ch. 2 Treason.
"He's claiming powers that the English denied to their kings;"
And daily Congress claims powers the Americans denied their Legislature. So whoop dee doo. Wake me when liberals care about Constitutional limits on power that stop things they think are GOOD.
And daily Congress claims powers the Americans denied their Legislature. So whoop dee doo. Wake me when liberals care about Constitutional limits on power that stop things they think are GOOD
So your position is that the Clean Water Act and torture are equally reprehensible?
No, you're confusing "reprehensible" and "unconstitutional". The clean water act may be a very good idea indeed. That has nothing whatsoever to do with whether it's within Congress's legitimate authority to enact it.
But that's the point: I'll believe you care about the Constitution, as such, on the day you show some concern about whether something you LIKE is constitutional or not. So far as I can see, unconstitutionality only interests liberals when it can be used to stop something they oppose for entirely unrelated reasons. The Constitution could be converted into so much confetti, and you wouldn't give a damn, if it was done in a cause you liked.
So sorry. Yes, all laws aren't the same. A pot dealer and murderer both might sneer at the law, but one really should concern us more. Darn our inconsistency!
But, let's take it to the next level. Let's take the sort of unconstitutional actions being committed. Clean Air Act. Now, of course, some might not think -- the recent wetland plurality aside -- that the law went beyond the Constitution.
Still, it is a sort of different calibier, for instance the democratic way it was carried forth (oh well, republican, since our agents did it) vs. the secret lying way Bush is doing things.
And, this blog goes further on why this sort of thing is particularly bad. But, that's just a taste.
I think in assessing Suskind's accusations, we need to consider some facts.
1) Jordan sentenced Zubaydah to death, because they believed he played a role in the millenium bombings.
This doesn't mean that he did, but we have to ask why Jordan believes otherwise
2) The 9/11 commission report says that Zubaydah was far more involved than Suskind reports.
Again, doesn't prove anything. There are obvious flaws to the commission, but it's something to take into account
3) And I think most importantly, a terrorist we captured in 2001 said that Abu Zubaydah was in charge of recruiting, which is far more than just "minor logistics"
Ahmed Ressam, convicted April 2001 of smuggling, terrorist conspiracy and other charges in the Los Angeles millennium plot, described Abu Zubaydah's role as a recruiter during court testimony.
"He is the person in charge of the camps. He receives young men from all countries. He accepts you or rejects you. And he takes care of the expenses for the camps. He makes arrangements for you when you travel coming in or leaving," Ressam said.
Prospective recruits in Pakistan would meet Abu Zubaydah, who would assign them to camps. When they finished training, he placed them in cells overseas.
These are all things that make me question Suskind's accusations. Though none of them outright disprove it. I think people need to hold off on making categorical accusations about this until it's further investigated. Suskind is a respected reporter, who has earned the trust people give his reporting. This doesn't mean that he's infallible though, or prone to having his reporting or analysis being affected by his biases, which we all are susceptible to. And let's not forget his sources may have their own agenda.
Furthermore, even if the CIA did believe that Zubaydah was only involved in "minor logistics" we have to ask whether the administration had any good reason to believe otherwise. The CIA afterall is not infallible.
I'll believe you care about the Constitution, as such, on the day you show some concern about whether something you LIKE is constitutional or not. So far as I can see, unconstitutionality only interests liberals when it can be used to stop something they oppose for entirely unrelated reasons. The Constitution could be converted into so much confetti, and you wouldn't give a damn, if it was done in a cause you liked.
I'll assume you're consistent in wanting the Constitution enforced as you believe it was originally intended. I'll assume you apply that to the Executive Branch as well. If I'm right about your consistency, then when it comes to Bush's usurpations, we're on the same side. So why the friendly fire?
Joe is right -- whatever power Congress has "usurped", it has done so in full public view and subject to repeated elections. Its acts can be and are reviewed by the courts. When Congress asserts "legislative privilege" to hide its actions and prevent judicial review of them, then I'll consider the cases equivalent. When the results are equally abhorrent, then I'll consider the cases equally important.
"So why the friendly fire?"
Because your concern about unconstitutionality is nothing but a pretense, which you'll abandon the moment the Constitution stands in the way of something you happen to want.
Congress, for instance, tries to enact abortion laws... Do you say, "What they heck, they're democratically elected, and they passed them out in the open!". No. So you don't REALLY think that's any excuse for unconstitutionality.
No, what you really think is that policies you like ought to be permitted regardless of their unconstitutionality, and policies you don't like ought to be prohibited regardless of whether they're constitutional.
I have no particular problem with engaging in alliances of convenience with people who arrive on the same side of a particular contraversy as a result of entirely different principles. I AM, however, highly allergic to people trying to con me into such alliances.
And that's all that's going on here. I'd actually be more persuaded if you'd ditch the blather about a Constitution you don't value, and said, "Torture is bad, let's stop it!" It would be less insulting.
@Joseph Zipfel: If what Suskind reports is true, and most of Abu Zubaydah's information is worthless because he was saying anything at all to please his torturers, then one of the most serious consequences is the detention without charges or access to lawyers of Jose Padilla.
I consider that kind of treatment of a U.S. citizen, purely on the say-so of the president (backed by torture-extracted "identification"), to constitute a major shredding of the Constitution.
I'm not quite sure I understand your point. Are you implying that Padilla was tortured as well? Or just arguing that both cases seperately show a "shredding of our Constitution"?
I don't recall credible allegations that Padilla suffered water boarding or the like, but I may have missed them. I would be very troubled if Padilla was tortured as Abu Zubadyah was.
Perhaps following the link I provided would make my comment clearer, but for those unable or reluctant to do so: it is a Deborah Sontag story in the NYTimes from 2004 that reports that Abu Zubaydah was the source of the "dirty bomb" story, and that he ID'd a photo of Padilla when one was shown to him.
Now, given that AZ was saying all kinds of things under torture, and that very little information of any other kind linking Padilla to any terror planning, much less attacks, has been provided by the government, it is quite possible that Padilla is guilty of nothing at all but being an American Muslim in Pakistan.
However, the administration, quite clearly operating on the one percent doctrine in this case, decided that the alleged crime was so terrifying that habeas corpus would simply be suspended for this particular U.S. citizen. Once that is permitted by the courts of this country, no U.S. citizen has any protections.
If the "evidence" used to justify this withdrawal of fundamental constitutional protections can be statements obtained by torture, then truly, there are no limits on what the government can do.
Padilla was held in secret for months, denied access to lawyers for almost a year. His mother had no idea where he was for ten months. I have no idea whether he was tortured or not, but that is not my point. A U.S. citizen held in secret, with no charges and no access to the outside world, for months, by itself shreds the constitution.
The conditions in question are those most favorable to torture and mistreatment, but they are a grave injustice and a danger to our constitutional protections, if upheld, all by themselves.
Summing up:
Holding someone in secret and incommunicado without charges: serious violation of the constitution.
Doing so on the basis of someone else's statements made under torture: right out of freaking 1984!
I hope my point is clearer now.
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SOM's Stunning Cathedral of Christ the Light
Throughout time, cathedrals have signified some of the human race's most awe-inspiring architectural endeavors. Continuing this trend, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill recently completed construction on their incredible Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland. If you have been searching for religious -or architectural- inspiration, check out their awe-inspiring cathedral. The stunning structure makes beautiful use of glass, fly ash concrete, and fsc-certified wood, but we were most impressed by its incredible use of natural light. SOM is well known for its work on many other large projects such as offices, airports, islands, museums, and skyscrapers.
Craig Hartman, the lead architect for this project, says he "couldn't imagine a more important commission than to design a cathedral." Cathedrals of this magnitude are not often built, so to be chosen to build one among many other qualified architects is truly an honor. The Diocese's main focus for the design was its use of daylighting. Hartman proposed that light would be the key "to create a contemporary design that was still evocative of the Church's two millennium-old traditions." To achieve this heavenly goal, Hartman consulted his retired SOM partner, Walter Netsch, who designed the 1950s Cadet Chapel at the U.S. Air Force Academy, which is also well known for its use of light.
SOM's Cathedral goes against the classical design of cathedrals and basilicas, which take the form of a cross with the altar placed at the intersection. Hartman wanted a more modern structure that embodied the community, so they placed the altar in the center surrounded by seating. Circular motifs play and important role in the design, especially the outside structure, which funnels up 12 stories towards a glass oculus roof. The skylight focuses light onto the center altar, allows views of the sky, and is also part of the unique passive cooling system. The system uses natural convection to cool air as it rises up through floor vents and out through openings in the oculus.
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March 19, 2011 at 4:51 pm
i dont know why everybody is hating this church, i think its one of the most beautiful modern churches ever constructed.
i would like to tell 518 east that if you find this church all of what you said it is, i suggest that you visit the church constructed by tadao ando, he too wanted a church to be spiritual and simple, but i guess it went too literal and THAT is a cold place to call a church….. and about colour …. why dou you nned to add more false colour when you have the wonderful daylight adding to its gory with the use of glass you have natural colour filtering in from all directions …..
i guees all of yall should think twice before commenting or hating or even calling this holy site a WASTE.
im not preacher or prophet, but the way the comments have been posted it seriously hurts to read, that our fellow christians have come to call their place of worship a a WASTE !
JENNY, this church is not a waste of money, its a place for people likeyou to be educated on the wonders of our religion, on the faith that we bellieve in and to trust of doctrine, its a place for people like you to go and pray to, to be closer to our father, to help those in need, its a place for people like to to stop, think about what you are and repent.
i think that all of yall are wrong to say such horrible things about this place….
well in the past we did have religiouse architecture that was a lot of money that could be put to better use… but its because of those many churches that we can build and say that we belong.
how many people today go forth to build reliqious places??
hw many ??
but if you put forth a competition or advert for any commercial project you have hundred of applications ….
why cant we build more of these worship places???
and when a place is for worship, however grand or simple ….. remmebr, GOD dwells there …. it is a HOLY SITE.
August 24, 2010 at 9:52 am
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July 17, 2010 at 9:31 am
Remarkable place. I'd love to see it in person. As far as "a waste" is concerned, I guess you could say the same about baseball stadiums and museums and so forth. There's extravagant waste and then there's extravagant beauty. Both cost a lot of money, but the latter appeals to me (and many others).
I got this from the church's website:
"The ministries at the Cathedral and its adjacent campus foster unity through worship, teaching and evangelization, and works of service – especially to the poor and those at the margins of society. The Cathedral functions as a "palace of the poor," serving those in need by appealing to volunteers and donors who support cultural and community projects from a platform that will exist for centuries. Free health and legal clinics give life to this mission."
June 23, 2010 at 7:20 pm
What a terrible waste perfectly good resources.
Let us look deeper into Sustainability and Spirituality shall we?
The first step to sustainability is an honest, unbiased analysis of the situation? This means science, and not partial science with a religious agenda overtones. A truly objective look at nature and our role in it.
Without a realistic view of nature, sustainability will not exist. When we think god made this for us, we will never appreciate it for itself and have the desire to work intimately with it. When we think it was all made for us, we will continue to consume it like we own it. If we think the earth is just a pit-stop for your soul, we will continue to abuse it and take advantage of it.
How can we get a grip on preserving this magnificent biological system that we call \\\\\\\"life\\\\\\\", that has evolved for millions of years, when a significant amount Americas think dinos and humans lived together, and reject biology to the teeth.?
Will they teach in this building that god made nature for our own consumption? Then this building should NOT be called green! It does not sustain life, it does not contribute to taxes and our economy. It is a drain on our perspective of life, resources and energy. Profit/Loss analysis of this building is deplorable. Insane amounts of resource and energy for a delusional warm-fuzzy.. Not worth it!
Please don\\\\\\\'t cut any more trees down for your delusions!!
I give it 16 thumbs down. BOO (coming from an award winning green builder and green building materials manufacturer/distributor)
May 6, 2009 at 5:15 pm
It's a disaster, it's not Catholic, and it will be considered the last Catholic cathedral of the 20th century. The idea that community is the PRIMARY purpose of a Catholic cathedral is dead wrong, and contradicts the Church's guidelines for the construction of new churches. Christ the Light is like evey other ill-considered, "modern," ugly, dinner theatre, church in the round built in the last 50 years, causing the celebrant to have a hand-held microphone and twirl around like a game-show host. I think the trend is finally ending (see Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Houston) although it will take decades to completely die out.
September 25, 2008 at 6:04 pm
This is an amazing piece of architecture. I wrote a quick blurb about it on my site at:
September 25, 2008 at 3:43 pm
\"The site for the Catholic Cathedral is the location of the old St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, which was irreparably damaged by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.\"
Actually, not the case. The new Cathedral is located on the shores of Lake Merritt and about one half mile away from the old cathedral location.
September 25, 2008 at 1:14 pm
I think that this structure is breathtaking. I don\'t find it at all gaudy. I think it is a monument to God. It might not be humble but neither are some earlier cathedrals which are now \"typical\" of Catholicism. I would rather see money go towards structures such as this than to bail out multi-billion dollar corporations from bankruptcy…
September 25, 2008 at 11:43 am
Some more pictures of the cathedral's construction:
Here in Oakland, we call it "The Space Egg"
September 25, 2008 at 11:17 am
I shudder to think of all the people that could benefit from all the millions of dollars WASTED on this monstrosity.
Absolutely disgusting – gaudy – depressing…
Oh Catholicism… will you ever learn? HUMBLE … be humble. THAT is following in the ways of your lord. Being humble..NOT erecting churches and cathedrals with money that could easily feed starving children – not only around the world – but in OAKLAND! Or maybe put some struggling families in Oakland in decent housing?
September 25, 2008 at 10:54 am
Certainly this is one of the greatest monuments to insanity. Among the myths of history, Christianity prevails as the most cherished form of delusional behavior. Thor and Mithra: Get over it.
September 25, 2008 at 10:21 am
What is the capacity and how does that compare to the size of the congregation (on an ordiary Sunday and on a High day)? From the pictures it does not look that big.
It looks great sculpturally but I\\\'m not sure about religion in the round. It will give some unusual views of the priests during mass.
September 25, 2008 at 9:46 am
Absolutely amazing!
September 24, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Unbelievable structure and, at least to me, in an unlikely place. I wasn't sure about going against the traditional standards of cathedrals since I've seen many of the larger ones in Europe and each one is striking in it's uniqueness, but also in their universality.
This is an incredible design. I have to check it out next time I'm in Cali. Great article.
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The Bucs are the highest ranked Atlantic Sun school, and are followed by Kennesaw State and Florida Gulf Coast who are ranked 11th and 14th, respectively. Florida State ranks number one in the South Region, followed by Georgia in the two spot and Florida at third. The Bucs are ranked higher than four other Southeastern Conference schools, including Tennessee, Auburn, Mississippi State and Mississippi.
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The point is that there are plenty of careers and places to live in this country that aren't union. So yeah, if you want to be in the service industry and want to live in Las Vegas... you will have to join a union. But there's no law that says you have to do EITHER ONE. It's up to you where you live and what you do. Take some personal responsibility for your career choices and where you choose to live, is all I'm saying. The information is out there. The bylaws are clear. Don't blame someone else because you didn't know you couldn't join the NYPD without being in a union.
And the "you can move somewhere you dont have to join a union to work" argument? Really? You just accept the intolerable and move on? I wonder where you would have stood during Brown v. BOE or the civil rights marches. "Oh hey, it's their choice to live in a south that represses them. They know what it is down there, they should move if they don't like it"
I had high hopes for you going into this discourse. It saddens me to say, you are lacking...........
So i would guess you could make the assumptions at unions being the single biggest and most powerful special interest, but that is just my opinion.
What i hate about it is they try to classify anyone against them as anti-worker. I am a manager at a non union business, but rest assured i am "pro worker".
I feel workers should not have their rights trampled on, but let's be real here, unions are into so much stuff they shouldn't be and we even have to put up with public employee unions here.
My feelings on public unions? The same as FDR's, who is considered the father of the modern day labor movement...people don't like to discuss his feelings on this, because it doesn't fit their agenda.
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LOL at scoffing at the idea that knowledge is invalidated because you don't approve of the source. Of course, i also posted a link from CNN earlier today so how to explain that? hmmmmmmmmm
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Wednesday, December 05, 2001Conway, S.C. (Dec. 4, 2001) - East Tennessee State raced out to a 44-27 halftime advantage and then held off Coastal Carolina rallies in the second half to take an 85-71 men's basketball victory Tuesday night in Kimbel Arena. Sophomore Zakee Wadood (Lonoke, Ark.) had a career night, leading the Bucs with a double-double of 24 points and 15 rebounds, both career highs. The win was the second straight for ETSU, the first time this season the Bucs have won back-to-back games. East Tennessee State (3-3) opened the game by scoring the first six points and continuously built the lead through the opening frame with a strong inside game that saw ETSU score 26 points in the paint. The Bucs' advantage reached as many as 19 points three times during the first half, with the last being with 13 seconds remaining on a layup by Wadood. The Bucs shot 50 percent in the first half and were led by Wadood's 14 points. Coastal Carolina (1-5) came out smoking in the second half and went on an 11-2 run to open play. The spurt, capped by a Derrick Robinson dunk with 15:11 showing on the clock, closed the gap to nine points at 46-38. ETSU quickly stretched the lead back to 12 points on a jumper by Dimeco Childress (Columbia, Tenn.) and a pair of free throws by Tiras Wade (Tampa, Fla.). Brandon Newby then scored six points during a Coastal Carolina 10-2 run that brought the Chanticleers close again, this time within four points at 52-48 with 11:49 remaining. ETSU's three starters from last season then used their experience to thwart the Chant's rally. Ryan Lawson (Rogersville, Tenn.) hit a trey, Cliff Decoster (Miramar, Fla.) nailed a runner and Childress hit two and three-point baskets to lift the Buc's leads back to 14 points with 9:42 remaining. ETSU continued to hold a comfortable lead until the Chanticleers put together one final push for the lead late in the contest. Back to back 3-point baskets by Alvin Green and Robinson closed the score to 74-69 with 1:20 to play. The Buccaneers sealed the victory at the free throw line by connecting on 11-of-18 in the final 1:11 of the game. Childress added 19 points, while Jerald Fields (Gainsville, Fla.) and Decoster added 13 and 11 points, respectively. ETSU edged the Chanticleers on the glass 42-36 and in field goal percentage 48.2 to 42.4. Newby led Coastal Carolina with 20 points and added six rebounds. Derrick Robinson tallied 15 second half points and a team high eight rebounds. Antonio Darden came off of the bench to net 10 points and grab seven rebounds. ETSU will play in the Memorial Center for the first time this season in its next game, hosting Radford on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 4:00 p.m.


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Ford averages 17 yards per catch, would cost essentially nothing and would fill a niche the Dolphins are obviously looking to fill in a legit deep threat. You'd have to check out the Lisfranc stuff (he's injured it two years in a row now) which could be disqualifying, certainly, but it's a matter I'd give attention to.
I'll throw out a more prominent name:
Why is he available? He's overpaid in Seattle's run first scheme, with only 50 catches for 748 yards and seven touchdowns last year despite signing a 5 year, $41 million deal in 2011. He led the team in receptions but from watching every snap of Seattle last year I thought Wilson clearly had better chemistry with Golden Tate, especially down the stretch. Rice's ability to go up in one on one situations and make tough catches is a good fit for Seattle's play action, down the field passing game, but there are cheaper options out there than Rice, who's set to make $8.5 million each of the next two years. Rice has missed time each of the last three years and has seen his YPC drop slightly over that time (it was still a very respectable 15 last year), so Seattle might be ready to part with him and invest a high draft pick in a WR (they're loaded at most other positions).
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Gallery: QUIET REVOLUTION WIND TURBINE
Quiet Revolution Ltd has revolutionized the windmill with their new QuietRevolution wind turbine, the QR5. Not only is it one of the most visually appealing wind turbines available on the market, its small scale allows it to fit seamlessly into an urban environment, providing a renewable energy resource in places where space constraints previously made it impossible to hook up green power systems.
The genius of the QuietRevolution's QR5 is its VAWT design, aka Vertical Axis Wind Turbine. The VAWT enables the QR5 to gather power from the winds near around buildings that are constantly changing directions. It is also quieter than your typical wind turbine because the tip speed is slower, due to the triple-helix design, which in turn allows it to be situated closer to buildings and on towers.
Exactly how big is the QuietRevolution Turbine you ask? Currently in production, the QR5 is 5m high and 3.1m in diameter. Two more sizes are currently being developed, the OR2.5 (2.5m x 2.5m) and the QR12 (12m x 6m). The QR5 is currently priced at £25,000, which includes the purchase of the wind turbine, integrated control electronics, peak power tracking, auto shutdown and generator. Depending on placement and wind speeds, the QR5 will pay for itself within 15 years or less.
The creative thinkers at QuietRevolution have taken the wind turbine one step further with their QuietRevolution Display. Through the use of LEDS and a unique firing sequence coordinated with the spinning of the blades, a full color video image can be displayed as if it is hanging in the middle of space.
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November 4, 2009 at 1:09 am
looks good.feasibility need to be checked
February 10, 2009 at 8:19 pm
hi i am a student in the faculty of engineering and i am interested on wind turbine do you know any information about an aerodynamic model for quiet revolution if you do could you please informe me at this e-mail email@example.com
June 24, 2008 at 12:52 pm
I am a retired Aero engineer with a great interest in wind power and the possibilities of Vertical axis turbines. However, my experience has been that they cant really compete with the present propeller turbines for the
large mega watt energy grids, for two basic reasons. The swept area of VAWTs is much less than the prop
jobs, plus when mounted at ground level, the important matter of wind speed is much lower, and fairly prone
to turbulence. I have tried to design an efficient VAWT but have failed to find an aerodynamic breakthrough
that works.
I cant believe the giant maglev turbine supposedly being built in China is for real ! Even if it only claimed to
be as efficient as one HAWT, it would be hard to believe. Maybe they have discovered a major breakthrough
in physics and aerodynamics that I\\\'m not aware of. Mag lev is nice as a bearing, but it doesnt repel the laws of
aerodynamics. Please advise me if this monster is really being built ! Thanks, Glen Bolton
April 22, 2008 at 11:53 pm
Any one has an idea how if this could be done on a large scale, say for a township… A hybrid of wind and solar… any sites for further info ?
February 11, 2008 at 9:51 am
Your wind power device looks to be just what we would want, only a smaller version, and less costly. Please consider making versions that could be used on farms and residences in rural areas.
December 7, 2007 at 7:49 pm
Please send further details regarding your technology, pricing and distribution plans for Australia.
September 17, 2007 at 2:52 am
a 5kw wind generator can produce 13087kwh electricity annually, suppose your country electricity is $0.15/kwh, so electricity amount is $1963.05, our wind generator life is 20 years at least, so it can bring value $39270. How cost-efficient!!! Meanwhile, it takes good advantage of wind energy—–free resource, protect environment.
September 10, 2007 at 12:18 am
[…] Wind turbines" before, but the 'WING' design is nothing like the large, static "Quiet Revolution" for the home, nor the tiny, plastic Motorwind Micro Turbine for use in dense urban areas. 'Wing' is […]
August 23, 2007 at 5:05 pm
We are a team of architects and engineers putting together ideas for a riverfront redevelopment. As part of our marketing package, we are including sketches of people gathering places. One of our ideas to create a sort of interpretive center of alternative energy. As such, we would like to show wind turbines, solar collectors, etc. We like the aesthetic of your helix shaped product and would like to include a picture or two of it in our proposal. Is it OK to copy and paste the images above into our promotional literature?
Hope to hear from you soon…
August 6, 2007 at 11:43 pm
hello above friend, I think for industrial purpose, large power output, ours is smaller, Our hummer wind generator from 350w to 10kw can load colour TV, refrigerator, water pumping, washing machine, street lamp, lake shipment, beacon, lighthouse. Consumer can be resident, culturist, sea user, ship user and etc.
You can load http://www.chinahummer.cn for a check, if you are interested, please send emai to firstname.lastname@example.com.
August 6, 2007 at 3:38 am
the wind turbine of EON model looks cool and futurestic one . Being in India were enery through wind turbines are used for Industrial purpose in a successful way and market for residential flats and homes are to be the next vast development in the country. I am very much interested on wind turbines workouts and energy output capasity details. Awaiting for your valuable mail.
July 25, 2007 at 11:12 pm
i am a manufacture of wind turbine from china, yes, we have some successful case mounting a wind turbine on roof, it is perfect. pls add skype name "qiao" for further talking.
March 31, 2007 at 1:16 am
I live in a tower (14th floor quarter) in front of majestic powai lake at Mumbai,India. There are plenty of wind all around the roof. The roof is clean and there is no cell tower there. Can we install some VAWT on this roof top ?.To get some electricity for the lift lights ? My company will sponsor the project. Please let me know if you can provide me the design.
S. Bera
NTPC – Mumbai
February 22, 2007 at 7:14 am
Am I mistaken or does this windmill look a lot like the Turby? That has been tested since 2002. Do a Google on "Turby" and you'll see what I mean.
January 20, 2007 at 11:09 am
As a creative artist I can see this means of power on mountain tops as works of art. By all means, why doesn't the USA make the right steps now and apply this art to the areas with the most wind. We need to get our act into gear for our children's future. Thank you for your time. Ken Stockton
December 21, 2006 at 12:31 am
I am exploring the idea of 1 or more turbines at a location in Pennsylvania, USA. Varying winds, and directions, with conditions greater than the surrounding area because of geologic features. Ideas welcomed, Thank you, Mike Ross
December 15, 2006 at 2:09 am
this is a best thing to produce a power.i want to know about how much power will genarate & how many cost for this model?
December 7, 2006 at 12:13 pm
Vertical-axis wind turbine
This type of wind turbine is not widely used today. It is employed in areas where wind speeds and directions are gusty and variable. There are two major categories:
The Darrieus turbine works on the lifting principle. It has two or three vertical blades which rotate into and out of the wind flow. This type of wind turbine provides ease of maintenance as the operating gears and controls are located close to the ground. However, it needs an external source to initiate the spin, e.g. an electric motor or some other type of vertical-axis rotor.
The Savonius turbine works on the resistance principle. The rotor turns relatively slowly, but yields a high torque. This type can be used for pumping water, but is not effective in the generation of electricity, as rpms above 1000 are generally best for producing electricity and this type usually turns below 100 rpm
I just thought that this would be some helpful info.
Personally i love the Darrieus design but i am holding judgement on its feasibility in urban areas.
December 1, 2006 at 12:10 pm
There is one Finnish company producing "wind turbins". Their product have some similarities with this product.
Check out your self: http://www.windside.com/
Here's some quotes from their pages:
"Windside Wind Turbines will produce at least 50 % more electricity in a year than traditional propeller models"
"Their design ensures a minimum requirement for maintenance."
"Windside Wind Turbines are soundless. (0 db) They do not kill birds or people. For these reasons they are safe to use in population centres, public spaces, parks, wildlife parks and on buildigs."
November 29, 2006 at 6:42 am
It is very interesting. I'm working in Argentina in a Wind generator prototype, too.
November 27, 2006 at 5:12 pm
How noisy will they be when scaled up to a typical 2MW, rather than the present few kilowatt?
November 27, 2006 at 11:33 am
could the 'eon' virtual sign be made to show an image of a tree in LED lights?
with an 'attractive branch' design
/doesnt like birds >:)
November 27, 2006 at 10:42 am
[…] The post that drew my attention (via Engadget), was a beautiful design for a quiet wind turbine from a British company called Quiet Revolution. Smaller and quieter than a normal wind turbine, the only drawback is the pricetag of £25,000. It does does however pay for itself within 15 years. […]
November 20, 2006 at 11:14 pm
I know this is a rather long post, but here is the majority of an article The Economist magazine wrote last march about vertical Axis turbines. Has a lot of great information about their benefits.
TMA, a company based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, announced in November that its first vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) would soon be ready for commercial production. The TMA system has two sets of vertical blades. The two inner blades, each shaped like a half-cylinder, catch the wind and rotate about a central axis, while the three outer blades, shaped like aircraft wings, are fixed. The interaction between the two sets of blades causes a drop in pressure in front of the rotating blades' leading edges, which further increases the rate of rotation. TMA claims that its system harvests 43-45% of the wind's available energy; conventional propeller-style turbines, in contrast, have efficiencies of 25-40%.
In winds of more than 80kph (50mph), furthermore, the blades and gearboxes of conventional turbines cannot cope with the strain, and they have to be shut down. TMA says its vertical-axis design can still work even at wind speeds as high as 110kph, however. The ability to harvest high-speed winds is particularly valuable, since each doubling of wind speed results in an eightfold increase in available energy. TMA also claims that its design is quieter and less visually obtrusive than conventional turbines.
A British consortium, Eurowind Developments, which includes VT Group, a shipbuilding and engineering company, and Mott Macdonald, a consultancy, believes VAWTs could be the best design for giant offshore turbines. Such a turbine, with a capacity of ten megawatts, would be able to power around 10,000 homes. Today's largest horizontal-axis turbines produce around five megawatts, and are proving difficult to scale up. Each blade has to be more than 60 metres long, and the bigger the blade, the greater the stress it experiences as it turns: the blade's own weight compresses it at the top of the cycle and stretches it at the bottom. As a result, blades must be made and transported in one piece, which is expensive. Reinforcing the blade to enable it to withstand these forces further increases cost and reduces efficiency.
The blades of a VAWT, in contrast, do not have to undergo this repeated stretching and compression. Nor does their cross-section vary from top to bottom, which makes them cheaper to manufacture than windmill blades, the shape of which must be painstakingly engineered. VAWT blades can also be made in pieces and joined together on site. So vertical-axis designs should enable wind turbines to be scaled up more easily, resulting in cheaper electricity, even for VAWT designs of similar efficiency to conventional turbines. "If we can build a ten megawatt turbine for only slightly more than other companies build five megawatt turbines, then the efficiency question goes out of the window," says Steven Peace of Eurowind.
Neither TMA nor Eurowind has yet proved the technology in commercial deployments, however, and the mainstream wind industry remains sceptical about the benefits of VAWTs, in large part because the idea is not new. Simple VAWTs, with a couple of sails pushed around by the wind, have been around for centuries, and were being used in Persia thousands of years ago. In 1922 a Finnish engineer, S. J. Savonius, improved on this primitive design, and devised a turbine based on two half-cylinder blades, as TMA uses. In 1931 a Frenchman, Georges Darrieus, patented a wind turbine that operates on an entirely different principle with two thin, curved blades fixed to a central axis, in a design often compared to an egg-beater.
Turbines based on the Savonius design are already used for small-scale generation in remote locations. Even large-scale VAWTs have been tried before. In the early 1990s the British government funded a trial in Carmarthen Bay in Wales, which culminated in the construction of a 500 kilowatt, 35-metre turbine. But it failed after six months because of a manufacturing fault, and the trial was wound up shortly afterwards. The project's final report concluded that VAWTs had no applications on land, but they should be reconsidered "if offshore wind energy becomes more attractive".
That day has now come, so it might be time to give the technology another look. Nigel Crowe, director of the British Wind Energy Association, says the use of horizontal-axis turbines has as much to do with historical factors as technological merit. "Why do we use horizontal axis turbines? Why do we use VHS, not Betamax?" he asks. "They are the ones that got accepted first, and got established in the marketplace. The industry now is going through some major changes. Maybe the goalposts have moved a bit and maybe it is the right time to look again." With plans afoot to build wind farms off the coast of Britain and elsewhere, the fortunes of the VAWT may be about to take a turn for the better.
November 20, 2006 at 6:50 am
Great Idea, we have proposed the use of these on our Mumbai Contract as the developer is interested in sustainability which we a very pleased about. Please can we have some specs on how much current these units produce. Our contract is a Town Centre in Dadar central Mumbai that was largely industrial area.
Thank You,
Philip Gee
November 19, 2006 at 2:49 am
sorry i made a boo boo. it's the darrieus (vertical axis) that operates in a wider wind speed range and is self starting.
i do remember however having seen some that tore themselves appart, those are the () shaped variety and i would suppose that when being overdriven it's not just the g-forces from spinning that damage it but that a large unsupported span of a certain airfoil is being driven into reynolds numbers it can't handle and will likely oscillate violently. In real english the wing is moving far too fast through the air and the air around it is changing so much that it starts fluttering incontrollably.
November 19, 2006 at 2:20 am
If i remember correctly the main problems with most turbines on a vertical axis are the narrow operating range of windspeeds and the difficult start up, some even have to be spun to get going. i'm going back to a highschool geography project for this so feel free to correct me. I can imagine this one would go a ways to ease of start up since there are acting surfaces 360 degrees around the axis. It should also put a dent into the operating speed problem because the foils are swept a fair it and that should both shed excess wind speed and stiffen the whole deal up a bit. And finally the combination of sweep and aggressive aspect ratio of the foils /should minimise the amount of disturbed air and thus drag and therefore noise.
not being a certified aerodynamicist you should find out for yourself, but this is what i've learned and the subsequent intuition tells me should be the case.
November 18, 2006 at 2:45 am
this is truly inspiring,innovative also.it sets example to believe that creativity has no dead end.
November 17, 2006 at 6:02 am
I am hoping that London Olympic 2012 will employ this innovation.
November 17, 2006 at 3:28 am
The vibration and hence noise level is low because both ends of the helical blades are attached to rings. For the normal horizontle axis turbines, noise is a real problem and makes them unsuitable for urban areas. There is a design where the horizontle axis turbine blades have a ring that the blade ends attach to and this is supposed to reduce the noise.
The chinese were the first to use vertical windmills many centuries ago. They did it with an ingenious idea – imagine a two panel turbine for ease of illustration. each panel is a bamboo mat (say a rectangle 4′ X 6′) and there is a slightly smaller frame BEHIND ONE mat (say 3.5′ x 5.5′) and another similar frame in FRONT of the OTHER mat. The frames are rigidly attached to the vertical shaft and the mats are free to flap with three sides free and the side along the vertical shaft acting as a hingle for the flapping. For a given wind direction the mat in front of the frame presses against the frame turning the shaft while the other mat flaps back from its frame to let air pass through. The wind force differential is what turns the windmill. I don't know if I did a good job of explaining but it is a piece of trivia of ancient science for those who might be interested.
November 16, 2006 at 3:12 pm
Third Round (if I get yellow-carded for not "playing nice"):
I just remembered an article in my hometown paper from August, about a home-grown VWT (Vertical Wind Turbines). It does not have the elegant shape or artsiness of the QuietRevolution, but it appears a good deal more compact, and thereby less of a threat to the birds (even pidgeons and starlings!) and possibly more congenial to move-on modular housing (think Katrina/Rita rebuilds, remote locations, urban infill).
November 16, 2006 at 2:45 pm
Round 2–
Re: D.B.'s and J.S. re "inherent problems" and "little redesigned" from a dalvanius turbine (akin to one of those spinning "park here" signs hazardous to unwary pedestrians). On face value alone, I'd say the difference in design is like the difference between a WWI biplane and a modern high-performance sailplane! The aerodynamic efficiency (and therefore, energy efficiency) is tremendously improved. Another plus: if the aerodynamic efficiency is improved, the noise reduction is probably significant as well. I don't have the engineering chops to lay out the formulas and data curves, but I am enough of a designer to have my eyebrows raised and my interest piqued by this concept…
November 16, 2006 at 2:32 pm
To Alex:
The "Eon" concept is a VIRTUAL sign, an optical illusion created by timed LED lights on the blades, much like the art-pieces created by strip-lasers that depend on the brain's ability to freeze-frame motion in order to make sense of what it sees.
As for the slice and dice issue, the lighting combiined with the verticality of the system moving within a compact cylindrical space (as contrasted with a large vertical disk with swinging arms) may be more compatible with bird perceptions of obstacles (more tree-like?) and be less hazardous. That, combined with the ability to put them in close proximity to buildings, may also reduce the need to plant the wind farms out into more open migratory flyways. The hazard shifts to pidgeons and starlings, more akin to rats and cockroaches in urban areas. However, I am NOT advocating planting these in Piazza San Marco or Trafalgar! (Maybe on the National Mall in Washington, up by the Commerce Department…)
November 16, 2006 at 10:43 am
[…] Another great wind turbine with beautiful design. Great for urban areas. […]
November 16, 2006 at 9:54 am
Per David Barnes post – could you expand on "they have inherent problems"?
What are the problems, has this company addressed those problems in any sugnificant way, and what negative effects would we see over time from these problems?
I'd love to really discuss this – I don't have much knowledge of turbine technologies but I do have a strong curiosity and would appreciate more information.
November 16, 2006 at 12:50 am
November 15, 2006 at 11:49 pm
its just an update on an old dalvanius turbine,nothing new here just a little redigned,plus they have inherent problems.
November 15, 2006 at 7:54 pm
[…] Inhabitat » QUIET REVOLUTION WIND TURBINE. a very interesting windmill that can be placed in urban spaces. […]
November 15, 2006 at 7:46 pm
Please send further details regarding your technology, pricing and distribution plans for Southeast Asia.
Regards/Roger, in Bangkok
November 15, 2006 at 7:15 pm
I would like to know how much power the unit will generate at what wind speed, and air density.
November 15, 2006 at 4:12 pm
Will it be able to slice and dice birds like the old fashion wind turbines?
The photo with the turbine that has the "eon" logo around it in an orange colour looks almost as if it's some sort of mesh cover that could prevent birds from flying straight into them. I wonder how feasible such a mesh is?
It looks pretty cool.
November 15, 2006 at 11:40 am
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November 15, 2006 at 11:09 am
This looks like an excellant addition for a cell phone tower. If placed above the antenna array, it wouldn't have any effect on the radio waves or on worker safety.
Cool stuff, thanks!


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Wednesday, January 23, 2002Asheville, N.C. - Chantelle Vernon, freshman from Markham, Ontario, was named Southern Conference Athlete of the Week for the week of Jan. 23, 2002 due to her performance at the Second Appalachian Indoor Meet on January 19. In her second collegiate race, Vernon broke her second ETSU track record. At the Second Appalachian Indoor Meet, she ran a NCAA provisional qualifying time of 6.90 seconds in the 55m dash to break the previous school record of 7.12 set in 1992 by Beverly Dalton. In this race, Vernon defeated two All-Americans. In her first race as a Buc, Vernon broke the school record in the 60m dash with the time of 7.64 seconds, bettering the previous mark of 7.86 set by Tracie George in 1996.
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