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The objectives of OPERA are:
"high-quality pan-European weather radar composite products"
The tasks
The central tasks of OPERA are:
The requirements
The main requirements for OPERA are:
The organisation
The current phase of OPERA will last 2013-2018.
The Coordinating Member is the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) and the Project Manager is Dr. Elena Saltikoff.
More information
Odyssey, the OPERA Data Centre, generates and archives composite products from raw single site radar data using common pre-processing and compositing algorithms.
Odyssey creates 3 composite products:
– Instantaneous Surface Rain Rate
– Instantaneous Max Reflectivity
– 1 Hour Rainfall Accumulation
Composite product description
The composites cover the whole of Europe in a Lambert Equal Area projection. They are updated every 15 minutes, and issued ca. 15 minutes after data time.
In the Surface rain rate composite each composite pixel is a weighted average of the lowest valid pixels of the contributing radars, weighted by the inverse of the beam altitude. Polar cells within a search radius of 2.5 km of the composite pixel are considered. Data measured below 200 m altitude are not used. Measured reflectivity values are converted to rainfall (mm/h) using the Marshall-Palmer equation. Rainfall accumulation is simply the sum of the previous four 15-minute surface rain-rate products. In the Maximum reflectivity composite each composite pixel contains the maximum of all polar cell values of the contributing radars at that location.
Composites are available in two formats: BUFR and HDF5. Each file has two fields: the data field and the quality field.
Access to data
The members of OPERA and EUMETNET may use the composites for their official duties without a separate licence.
The OPERA products are also available under license to 3rd parties:
– For national weather services not participating in OPERA which want to use the products to support their public weather service, contact firstname.lastname@example.com
– For a research and education licence, contact email@example.com
– For a licence to exploit the products commercially, contact one of the ECOMET members contact points or send a mail.
The OPERA community has developed several software packages to enable exchange of radar data from different sources and manufacturers. User support is provided to the OPERA group and other users of the OPERA BUFR software, including commercial radar software suppliers.
– OPERA BUFR software encodes and decodes radar data in BUFR format. The encoder includes a pre-processor preparing an ASCII file as input to the final processor which then writes the binary data file. BUFR table maintenance includes defining new descriptors, sequences, and tables for use with OPERA BUFR software, where relevant and applicable.
– Compositing software Within the first OPERA Programme, compositing software has been developed that is available to all OPERA members. It is portable software that runs on all commonly available computer platforms.
Two software packages have been developed for transmitting data to the operational data hub:
– BUFR exchange software in the BUFR exchange software version 3.2.
– HDF5 exchange software
Software and tables to download
links to zip files
Software documentation
Documentation of the software, in PDF files
During the years, the OPERA community has produced an impressive library of documents, recommendations and definitions. Many of the early technical documents have now more of historical value.
One of OPERAs tasks is to provide support to its members in environmental and societal issues related to weather radars, such as radar siting, radio-frequency interference and the impact of wind farms. Some of the publications are related to this task.
Selected publications of OPERA 4 (2013-2018)
Selected Deliverables of OPERA 3 (2007-2012)

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SPRINGFIELD – With the pledge, "I'm going to be back," Dan Rutherford has vowed to do what scores of politicians have done before him – forge ahead in public life just minutes after losing a bid for the job he always wanted.
But after his once-promising campaign for governor fizzled dramatically, the state treasurer faces a unique set of challenges. First and foremost is how to effectively finish out his term in January amid what could be the constant commotion of the federal lawsuit he faces over allegations that he sexually harassed an employee and forced him to do political work on state time.
The Chenoa Republican has been in public life since being freshman class president at Pontiac High School and is the kind of politician who never forgets a birthday or anniversary. He talks about contributing to political reform efforts in Illinois and a return to the business world, and he won't rule out another run for office.
But it won't get any easier for him. He faces an April 17 status hearing in the lawsuit by ex-employee Edmund Michalowski, who claimed Rutherford made unwanted sexual advances toward him for two years beginning in 2011 and asked Michalowski to set up meetings with donors and organize parades and petition drives while on state time. Rutherford insists the charges were politically motivated to undermine his campaign.
"It's there. The allegations are false and we're going to go forward," Rutherford told The Associated Press Thursday. "I'm doing all the stuff I need to and should be doing as state treasurer."
But federal lawsuits are not quickly resolved, said Jeff Cramer, a former federal prosecutor in Chicago who now runs a security firm.
"Civil lawsuits tend to take on a life of their own," Cramer said. "If he's going to vindicate himself, it will take some time."
While the lawsuit will be a "huge distraction," the treasurer's office is "basically ministerial," said Charles Wheeler III, director of the public affairs reporting program at the University of Illinois at Springfield. Illinois' treasurer is tasked with investing more than $15 billion in taxpayer dollars, helping Illinois citizens manage finances and keep track of unclaimed property. The office also manages college savings programs for Illinoisans.
"On a daily basis, the treasurer doesn't set any kind of public policy," Wheeler said. "I would say the office will function just fine if Rutherford has people in place to do the day-to-day work."
About his future, the 58-year-old Rutherford said he will work in favor of putting a "Fair Map" amendment on the ballot this fall. It would set up an independent commission to draw legislative district lines every 10 years, taking the process out of the hands of politicians. He said it's too early to talk about future runs for public office.
Rutherford collected 1.8 million votes statewide in winning the treasurer's office in 2010, though only 62,000 on Tuesday. After the lawsuit undermined his campaign, he ultimately closed his election night party to the media, making only a brief public statement to reporters at a Pontiac restaurant.
Professionally, Rutherford said he will consider a return to the international business world. He worked for years for ServiceMaster, working to help the company expand licensing services abroad.
"I'm going to continue to be active," Rutherford said. "I'm going to continue to advocate for people and causes that I believe in, and we'll see how and where the future may take me."
A former colleague described Rutherford as a tireless worker who developed a constituent-service operation that was a model for other legislators and has the best list of contacts of any statewide politician.
"You'll never outwork Dan Rutherford," said Tom Ryder, a House Republican leader in the 1990s when Rutherford was a new House member. "And folks have an astounding loyalty for Dan."
Another confidante who isn't writing Rutherford off is Steve Kim, the Chicago lawyer who was Rutherford's lieutenant governor running-mate.
"Most people probably would have said, 'Hey, I'm going to throw in the towel,'" Kim said. "Because he didn't, it demonstrates to me that he's very strong ... and someone that I know will be back very strong onto the statewide stage."
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Walmir Amaral de Oliveira is a Brazilian comic artist of Italian en Portuguese origins. He was affiliated with the publishing house Rio Gráfica Editora from the 1940s to the 1980s.
Amaral was originally involved in remounting American 'Phantom' and 'Black Knight' comics for the comic books published by RGE. Eventually, he started to produce 'Black Knight' ('Cavaleiro Negro') comics himself, as well as a great many 'Phantom' comics ('Fantasma').
In the 1960s, Amaral became one of the artists of the local production of 'Phantom' stories, in alternation with artists like Gutemberg Monteiro. These stories also found their way to publications in Europe, mainly in Sweden. He also succeeded Flávio Colin as the artist of 'O Anjo'. In 1974 and 1975 he also illustrated stories with Disney's 'Zorro' for Editorial Abril, and 'Zhor, O Atlanta' for Editora Taíka.
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The cat's meow
Compared to their canine counterparts, cats have long had it rough in Tinseltown. While dogs get the action-adventure hero roles (think Rin Tin Tin, Lassie, Benji and Toto), parts for cats, more often than not, are on the dark side -- evil, cunning, sometimes satanic. Even in Disney films: Who can forget Lucifer, Cinderella's nemesis, or Aunt Sarah's trouble-making Siamese, Si and Am, in 1955's "Lady and the Tramp"? "Dogs wants to please you, and cats really care less," said veteran trainer Larry Madrid of Birds and Animals Unlimited, who has enjoyed working with persnickety felines for films including "The Smurfs," "Marmaduke" and "Harry Potter." "It's getting around the I-don't-really-care attitude; they train up really nice. It is positive reinforcement using food or a favorite toy. They leap better than dogs. They climb really well," he said. "When people actually see a well-trained cat, they are really amazed at it. And when you show them what they can do and how you can get them to do it, especially in front of the camera, to me that's an accomplishment." In the animated "Puss in Boots," no such training was required, of course. Antonio Banderas provides the seductive voice for the leche-loving ladies' tomcat. The diminutive orange tabby can swash and buckle with the bravest of swordsmen while still going for laughs -- starting with his first hairball cough in 2004's "Shrek 2," where he was befriended by Shrek, Fiona and Donkey. With the recent arrival of this kitty, here's a tribute to a handful of feline films and stars -- live and animated -- who have provided cinematic catnip. -- Susan King, with Emily Christianson, Noelene Clark, Nate Jackson, Todd Martens, Jevon Phillips and Nardine Saad
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This paragraph assumes that disciples give to the poor (compare 6:19-24 at greater length); what it evaluates is how we give to the poor.
Jesus again employs hyperbole in his descriptions (as in 5:19, 29-30), thereby adding graphic force to his warnings. Although some scholars have argued that people actually blew trumpets during giving in the synagogues, Jesus probably simply uses rhetorical exaggeration to reinforce his point, as when picturing the Pharisees who swallow a camel whole but strain out a mere gnat (23:24). Jesus adds to this stark image still another: we should be so secretive in giving that we should not let our left hand know what our right hand is doing (6:3; 1 Cor 4:3-5). He challenges us about the danger of public piety with such forceful language precisely "because our assurance that such hypocrisy is no great problem with us is a major part of the problem" (Tannehill 1975:85).
Jesus emphasizes future reward for those who forgo present honor. He promises something better than a charitable deduction on one's income tax, nice as that may be (vv. 1, 2, 4). Many of his contemporaries believed that charity delivers the giver from death and stores up treasure in heaven (Tobit 4:10; 12:8; 14:10; t. Pe'a 4:21; Pes. Rab. 25:2); Jesus likewise emphasizes heavenly reward for serving those truly in need (6:19-21). In contrast to nineteenth-century evangelicalism, much of today's church is divided between those who emphasize personal intimacy with God in prayer and those who emphasize justice for the true poor (see Sider 1993). Like the prophets of old, however, Jesus demanded both (6:2-13; Mk 12:40); he also recognized that without keeping God himself in view, we can pervert either form of piety.
We should care for the poor. The phrase when you give to the needy implies the expectation, standard in Judaism, that one would care for the needs of the poor (Tobit 4:7), just as the phrase when you pray (6:5) takes for granted that the hearer will pray (m. 'Abot 2:10). Jesus' Jewish contemporaries emphasized that one must give charity from the right kind of heart (m. 'Abot 5:13) and sometimes objected to ostentation in charity (Test. Job 9:7-8; m. Seqalim 5:6).
If more of us Christians feared God, this realization would scare some sense into us. We like to think that Jesus was condemning the "legalistic" religion of Judaism, but we are wrong. Jesus was not condemning an officially legalistic religion, but the ostentatious practice of those whose religion taught purity of heart. In other words, on many points the Pharisees believed the same things we do, the same things Jesus was teaching. When we parade up to the altar to give our money (in some churches) or make sure the ushers see us contribute a significant offering when they pass the plate (in other churches), our hearts stand condemned regardless of our doctrine. True religion demands sufficient faith to settle for God's approval, to do what pleases him no matter what others may think.
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30,000 Musical Acts Are Making A Living... But Is That Good Or Bad?
from the sounds-pretty-good dept
Yet, for some reason, the strawman claim lives on. Witness, for example, the glee some industry supporters are expressing at the "news" relayed by Ian Rogers of Topspin (based on data from Ian Hogarth at Songkick) that "only" between 25,000 and 30,000 musical acts are making a "living," these days. This leads to the claim that these numbers are "depressingly slim." I'm not sure I believe that. First of all, that report (by Paul Resnikoff) misstates what was said in Rogers' actual talk: that 25,000 to 30,000 acts were making a living. Resnikoff changes that to 25,000 to 30,000 "artists." Since many bands include a lot more than one artist, the actual number of artists making a living is much higher. Second, no one seems to be stating how many acts were "making a living" before. Is it more or less? On top of that, this only counts "touring bands." There are plenty of people who make their living in music outside of touring -- and this count ignores all of them.
I'm reminded of the reports in the early 90s, as personal computers were becoming popular in companies, of studies that showed giving employees computers did not help company productivity. Of course, that was because many companies and employees didn't really know how to use them yet. Within a few years, no one was questioning the productivity gains allowed by computers. Watch the new business models more carefully, and watch as more people understand and adopt them, and then we'll see the old industry apologists start to run out of things to say.


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Bush - Sixteen Stone
I'm listening to it right now, don't try and stop me.
Superb album.
Nigel's lead guitar is severely underated. It sounds like he is literally fighting his guitar at the end of Comedown.
science of things is defo their best
In my humble opinion.
Man. I haven't listened to them in years - I did love em!
I remember Razorblade Suitcase was the album which kinda broke them over year with Swallowed but I agree, Science of things was probably their best album.
Don't think the music was ever the problem
Especially on Razorblade Suitcase - the actual arrangements on there were far more intricate than any of the bands they got lumped in with.
It was the truly atrocious lyrics. So, so poorstalecloud this'd this
I swear there is a line in Little Things that goes "My willy's your food", great song but lyrics so bad it hurts. Ditto for Everything Zen which was a bizarre hit...
Quite liked them otherwise, they had enough going for them to discount the Nirvana-lite tag anyway. They reformed for shows last year, yes?
Came in to make this point
I really don't understand all the shit Razorblade Suitcase got, though perhaps at the time I was too young to understand the reasons behind it. Musically that is an excellent rock album, and I'll wheel out my #1 controversial indie opinion again - possibly Steve Albini's biggest success in terms of the actual recording.
The lyrics though, especially on Sixteen Stone, are pretty dire, and I guess this, alongside Gavin Rossdale's easy to hate rock star persona, was the reason they got so much stick.
The Science Of Things actually any good? I remember it being totally average, with a couple of decent tracks thrown in.
If the NME hadn't totally slated Razorblade Suitcase I think a lot more people would allow themselves to like it. Good album.amyblue this'd this
I'd probably agree about the Albini point
It sounds raw and lush at the same time, and has lots of complete silences in the middle of songs. An incredible SOUNDING record. Again, truly awful lyrics that ruin the album completely
Fun fact:
Bush named 'Sixteen Stone' after the average weight of their groupies.
Fun fact:
They named the band after the main thing they were trying to acquire by starting a band.
S*** Suitcase...
seemed very harsh from the NME at the time, along with the lazy label of Diet Nirvana or similar so often slapped on Bush. But while the guitars may have rocked now and then, the whining vocals and risible lyrics didn't help their cause.
Still, the US loved them so much more.


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We all have our suggestions for turning the planet into a better place, but unlike world peace or making sense of Obamacare, mine are all within reach of the common man. If we all pitch in, we can do anything. Because, in the immortal words of Dean Vernon Wormer: �The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.�
We all have our suggestions for turning the planet into a better place, but unlike world peace or making sense of Obamacare, mine are all within reach of the common man. If we all pitch in, we can do anything. Because, in the immortal words of Dean Vernon Wormer: �The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.�
Be the foot, people, be the foot.
-Miley Cyrus; let�s make her go away and take the Kardashians with her. These are people famous for being disgusting. Do we really need to carry them into the new year with us? That�s like hauling around a backpack full of garbage. Don�t buy anything with their names on it or watch any television show where these people are featured. Ignore magazines with them on the cover, boycott them for their lack of talent and nasty behavior. If we ignore them, they will go away. I promise.
-Let�s put an end to social media incorporated into everything from the news to advertising to shopping to a doctor�s visit. It�s no secret I�m not a big fan of social media. In fact, it�s mostly a time waster. Although I think some social media is useful when it�s used to connect with friends or family, I dislike the constant bombardment of other people�s cleverness all around me. If I want to read (or hear) intentional bon mots, I�ll hang around with smart, witty people. Which, of course, means my friends, family and readers.
-I think anyone who is elected to office in this country should be required to do three things: 1) Answer questions about government truthfully unless they endanger national security; 2) Serve a limited number of terms so they won�t be embedded in office, and 3) Have to abide by the exact same laws as we do. No matter what. If you pass it, you live with the consequences.
-This won�t make me popular with a lot of people, but while I appreciate having public information officers to ferret out information when I need it, I hate the bureaucratic speak that they use. It should be a given that when a PIO answers a question for either the media or the citizens, that they do it in plain English and with no spin. The taxpayers should NOT under any circumstances, be paying for spin.
-How about if we start expecting parents to control their children like ours did? Mine would never have put up with me acting like a privileged imbecile in public. When I see young parents walking through a store trailing a screaming, angry, tantrum-throwing child and blithely ignoring the kid so he or she becomes everyone else�s problem, I know I am in the presence of a future serial killer. I can only hope I am also looking at his/her first victim.
-And last, but not least, let�s all remember our four-legged (and two-legged) friends. Feed the birds and squirrels, adopt a pet and love it for life, grab that stray kitty that hangs around and get it fixed, adopt an old mutt that no one else wants. Go to the animal shelter and save a life. You will be amazed at how good you will feel because pets are gifts that you give yourself.
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Hell's Kitchen Studio Makeover: Part 3 – Bedroom
I've always said if you can only invest money in one room of the house — or, in this case, one section of the studio — pick the bedroom. It's where we theoretically spend 1/3 of our life sleeping, so it makes sense to get the healthiest, greenest and most comfy components for a restful sleep. When you skimp on bedding, your body feels it. So for Part 3 of this $500 makeover, I decided to invest about $300 in the bedroom with some surprising results...
First things first, I moved the mattress away from the wall and centered it in between the windows. Any die-hard Apartment Therapy reader knows that pushing furniture into the corners of an apartment is never the way to go. Since this is a ground floor apartment, it also made sense to take advantage of the wall to act as a privacy barrier from pedestrians walking-by and it becomes a make-shift headboard. Now onto the bed.
Even though I have my own line of mattresses (the Simmons Natural Care by Danny Seo), priced at about $1,699 for a queen size set, it was clearly out of budget and it would seem unfair to just comp a free one if my goal was to stay on budget. So, not knowing the "history" of this mattress, especially in a city that seems obsessed with bed bugs and dust mites, I decided an investment in an encasement cover and good-quality mattress pad would be the foundation components for this healthier sleep system.
In the home section of JCPenney's Manhattan store, I picked up the encasement cover and pad, and mixed and matched pieces from various collections, including solid white, wrinkle-free sheets so this bachelor would easily be able to wash and dry the sheet with ease. I decided on an American Living blue and white plaid comforter in lieu of a fussy comforter and duvet cover, plus splurged on brand new eco pillows, filled with recycled polyester from water bottles, which makes them both hypoallergenic and eco-friendly. Large, dark blue Studio by JCPenney shams are plopped onto the back of the bed and two American Living feedsack style throw pillows to finish it off. On the floor, a Cindy Crawford Style area rug was the surprise find: it was both affordable and the most classic-looking design available.
The interesting part of the JCPenney Manhattan store is their $15 same-day delivery for items less than 70 pounds. But time was ticking, so I was forced to load my arms with the merchandise and lay the giant rug across my chest in the taxi ride back to the apartment. Since there wasn't a lighting department at JCPenney, the existing halogen torch lamp would have to do (sigh) along with the on-hand bookshelves and whatever accessories I could find stashed away in boxes and in the closet.
With 30 minutes left, the bed was dressed, the bookshelf was moved to the side and filled with books and the vintage-style artwork I found piled up was hung on the wall. By moving the oversized chair in front of the bed, it created a "zone" in the studio where the bed could be dedicated to sleep, and the chair could be dedicated to reading and work. With wi-fi service, there was no need (nor was their room) for a desk and the studio went from cell-like, to upscale dorm-room in appeal.
I will say that the challenge with this makeover was not the budget — I could easily spend $250 at JCPenney at one of our door-buster sales and the remaining $250 at flea markets and thrift stores to create a truly gorgeous home. The challenge was TIME. If I had a full week to spend time slowly building, layering, and problem-solving the place, I could create a magazine-worthy home. Plus, it would be great to have the talented help of my trusty go-to stylists.
But since most of us don't have the luxury of taking time off to shop, decorate, and have stylists decorate our homes, I wanted to keep it real in this attempt. I had four hours to scout, shop, decorate and shoot a studio apartment in New York City. The non-decorating friend who lives in this home is beyond thrilled with the results and emailed me recently to say how happy he is to come home. And in a way, whether it's an A-list celebrity client in the Hollywood Hills or my NYC friend in Hell's Kitchen, as long as their happy, I'm happy.
-Danny Seo
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Danny Seo is a leading lifestyle expert on all things green and eco-friendly. His blog, Daily Danny includes inspiring how-to projects, ideas, tips and contests for living "Simply Green."
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• Hell's Kitchen Studio Makeover: Part 2 – Damp Bathroom
• Hell's Kitchen Studio Makeover: Part 1 – Starting Small
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Paul (Yazigi) of Aleppo
His Eminence, the Most Reverend Metropolitan Paul (Yazigi) of Aleppo is the metropolitan of the archdiocese of Aleppo (Haleb), Syria, of the Church of Antioch.
Metropolitan Paul (Rami) Yazigi was born in 1959 in the coastal city of Lattakya (Syria) into a very devout Christian family. After graduating from the secondary school, where he excelled in his studies, he entered the University of Tishreen and pursued courses for a Civil Engineering degree. While at the university, he was active in youth ministry, sunday school, and Byzantine music training. In 1985, he was ordained a deacon. After graduating, he studied theology at the University of Thessaloniki, graduating in 1989 with a Master's degree and in 1992 with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Theology, with excellence. His thesis, written in Greek, has been published as a book titled: Eschatology & Ethics: The Eschatological Foundations of the Life in Christ According to St. John Chrysostom (Thessaloniki, Greece, 1992). He also studied Byzantine music and iconography in Greece and at Mount Athos.
In 1992, Metr. Paul was ordained to the priesthood and began teaching patrology, ethics, and homiletics at the St. John of Damascus Institute at the University of Balamand in Lebanon. In 1994, he was elevated to the dignity of archimandrite. From 1994 to 2001 he served as Dean of the Institute of Theology. In 1999, the Holy Synod commended him for his work at the Institute. On October 2, 2000, he was elected Metropolitan of Aleppo by the Holy Synod of the Church of Antioch. His election was followed by his consecration as bishop at Mariamieh Cathedral in Damascus on October 20. He was enthroned in Aleppo on October 22.
Since his elevation to metropolitan, Metr. Paul has been active in ordination of his clergy. He has, through mid 2008, performed 24 ordinations to the holy diaconate and to the holy priesthood in Aleppo and in Turkey. He was appointed, in September 2005, representative of the Patriarchate of Antioch to the official theological discussions between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches. He also was commissioned by the Patriarch to minister the region of Hatay in Turkey that is under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate.
Writings and translations
- Homelies (I), Triodion and Pentecostarion, ed. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo, 2006.
- Homelies (II), Minaion, ed. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo, 2006.
- Two Voyagers between heaven & earth, ed. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Bosra, 2005.
- St Arsenios the Capadoc, of Gerontas Paissios, ed. Holy Monastery of Balamand – Lebanon, 1997 (Translation from Greek).
- Psalms 50 & 62, ed. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Lattakia, no. 74, 1996.
- Staretz Ilarion, ed. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Lattakia, no. 67, 1995 (Translation from Greek).
- Staretz Samson, ed. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Lattakia, no. 657, 1995 (Translation from Greek).
- The power of the Name, ed. Holy Monastery of the Dormition – Blemana, 1994 (Translation from English).
- Letter of love – Basics of the Christian faith, ed. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Lattakia, no. 58, 1994 (Translation from Greek).
- Spiritual Anthologia (I), ed. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Lattakia, no. 57, 1994.
- St Cassionos the Roman, ed. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Lattakia, no. 54, 1993 (Translation from Greek).
- Self knowledge and agape according to Gerontas Joseph the Hesychas (Greek), Holy Monastery of Makhairas, Cyprus 2005.
- Brief account of the Ecumenical Activities in the Middle East (English), Fairacres Chronicle, Vol. 36, Issue 2, Spring 2003, Oxford, England, pp. 27-33.
- Woman in the Bible and the Church Fathers (Greek), Synaxis Eukharistias, ed. Indoktos, Greece, 2003, pp. 205-236.
- Fleshly, psychic and spiritual man according to Apostle Paul and to St John Chrysostom, Chronicle of the Theological Faculty of Balamand, issues 3-5, 2001-2002 & 2002-2003, pp. 48-65.
- Globalization (Arabic & English), Chronicle of the Theological Faculty of Balamand, issues 2-3, 1999-2000 & 2000-2001, pp. 155-203.
- Woman in the Bible and the Church Fathers (Arabic), Al Nashra, Patriarchate of Antioch; AL Arabiya, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Bosra.
- The Christian vision of unity in a multicultural world – the approach of St Maxim the Confessor (Arabic), Al Nashra, Patriarchate of Antioch.
- English
Elevation of the Cross-1 Elevation of the Cross
Sunday After Elevation Who I Am & What I Own
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- Acquisition of Medical Action aligns with Owens & Minor's strategy of Connecting the World of Medical Products to the Point of CareTM by expanding reach to the patient
- Medical Action's kitting capabilities complement Owens & Minor's existing procedure-based delivery service
- Expected to be accretive to Owens & Minor's non-GAAP net income per diluted share in 2015 and thereafter
RICHMOND, Va. and BRENTWOOD, N.Y., June 25, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE:OMI), a leading healthcare logistics company, and Medical Action Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:MDCI), a leading producer of custom procedure trays (CPTs) and minor procedure kits, announced today that the two companies have signed a definitive agreement under which Owens & Minor will acquire all outstanding shares of Medical Action for $13.80 per share in cash, representing a total transaction value of approximately $208 million, including assumed debt, net of cash. Medical Action reported $287.8 million in net sales from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, of which approximately 45% represented sales to Owens & Minor. Owens & Minor expects that the transaction will be accretive to non-GAAP net income per diluted share in 2015 and beyond.
Upon completion of the acquisition, Owens & Minor will significantly advance its strategy of Connecting the World of Medical Products to the Point of CareTM by broadening its service offering to provider and manufacturer customers. Owens & Minor believes the combined platform will offer the following enhancements:
- Medical Action's strong tray assembly capabilities complement Owens & Minor's existing ability to provide unitized delivery services to the provider market. By assembling and delivering procedure-specific products to the point of care, Owens & Minor's unitized delivery services significantly improve the ability of provider customers to track, control and reduce procedure costs.
- Owens & Minor's leadership position in medical supply logistics coupled with Medical Action's dedicated clinical sales force creates opportunities for enhanced growth in the domestic kit and tray market.
- Medical Action's CPT strategy of providing product choice and flexibility for providers is complementary to Owens & Minor's logistics-focused supply chain services, where product choice is highly valued.
- The acquisition also enhances Owens & Minor's partnerships with manufacturers by providing continued market access and more robust opportunities to deliver their products directly to the patient through Owens & Minor's unitized services.
"The acquisition of Medical Action is consistent with our strategic focus and a natural extension of Owens & Minor's core capabilities as we look to broaden our service offering," said Craig R. Smith, chairman and chief executive officer of Owens & Minor. "It meets the needs of both our provider and manufacturer customers by providing them a more complete and cost-effective solution for the delivery of procedure-specific product kits. With attractive margins and a strong competitive position, we expect this transaction to create value for shareholders and establish a scalable platform for future growth." "We have a long and productive history working with Medical Action as their largest channel partner and understand the organization well," said James L. Bierman, president and chief operating officer of Owens & Minor. "We are confident in our ability to achieve identified synergies and in the enhanced value we can deliver together for patients, providers and manufacturers. Our two companies share similar cultures, and we look forward to welcoming the Medical Action employees to the Owens & Minor team as we build an industry leader."
"Owens & Minor's position as a leading healthcare logistics company will be complemented by the talented Medical Action employees who provide quality products and solutions that improve patient outcomes," said Paul D. Meringolo, chief executive officer of Medical Action. "Our companies have enjoyed a highly collaborative relationship for over thirty-five years, are built around similar cultures and values and are respected throughout the healthcare community. This transaction represents an excellent outcome for stockholders, employees and customers, who will benefit from the reputation, expertise and knowledge provided by the combined companies."
The transaction, which has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies after an auction process, is subject to customary closing conditions, including Medical Action shareholder approval and regulatory clearances, and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2014. The total transaction, including the assumption of Medical Action's remaining outstanding debt net of cash (including the net proceeds of the June 2, 2014 sale of Medical Action's patient care business), is valued at approximately $208 million. Owens & Minor intends to finance the transaction with existing cash balances and available borrowings under its revolving credit facility.
The transaction is expected to be accretive to Owens & Minor's non-GAAP net income in 2015, including anticipated partial synergies in the first full year of ownership. Owens & Minor estimates annual pre-tax cost synergies of $10 to $12 million by the end of calendar year 2016, which excludes potential revenue synergies. Aside from transaction-related costs, which will be reported as acquisition-related and exit and realignment charges, the impact to Owens & Minor 's 2014 non-GAAP net income per diluted share is not expected to be significant, as it will be limited primarily to the fourth quarter of 2014. Owens & Minor intends to provide additional information about the transaction when it reports second quarter 2014 financial results and additional information about the impact to 2015 financial results during its 2014 Investor Day later this year.
Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE:OMI) is a leading healthcare logistics company dedicated to Connecting the World of Medical Products to the Point of CareTM by providing vital supply chain services to healthcare providers and manufacturers of healthcare products. Owens & Minor provides logistics services across the spectrum of medical products from disposable medical supplies to devices and implants. With logistics platforms strategically located in the United States and Europe, Owens & Minor serves markets where three quarters of global healthcare spending occurs. Owens & Minor's customers span the healthcare market from independent hospitals to large integrated healthcare networks, as well as group purchasing organizations, healthcare products manufacturers, and the federal government. A FORTUNE 500 company, Owens & Minor is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, and has annualized revenues exceeding $9 billion. For more information about Owens & Minor, visit the company website at www.owens-minor.com.
Medical Action Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:MDCI) is a leading supplier of medical and surgical disposable products. Its products are marketed primarily to acute care facilities in domestic and certain international markets. The Company has expanded its target market to include physician, dental and veterinary office, out-patient surgery centers, long-term care facilities and laboratories. Medical Action's products are marketed nationally by its direct sales personnel and extensive network of healthcare distributors. The Company has preferred vendor agreements with national and regional distributors, as well as sole and multi-source agreements with group purchasing organizations. Medical Action's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol MDCI and is included in the Russell Microcap® Index.
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Additional Information and Where to Find It
Owens & Minor uses its website as a channel of distribution for material company information, including news releases, investor presentations and financial information. This information is routinely posted and accessible under Investor Relations at www.owens-minor.com.
In connection with the proposed acquisition, Medical Action plans to file a proxy statement with the SEC. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF Medical Action ARE ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THOSE DOCUMENTS WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION. The final proxy statement will be mailed to shareholders of Medical Action. Investors and securityholders may obtain a free copy of the proxy statement when it becomes available, and other documents filed by Medical Action with the SEC, at the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, you may also obtain Medical Action's filings with the SEC, free of charge, from Medical Action's website (www.medical-action.com) under the tab "Investor Relations" through the "SEC Filings" link.
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CSU Blueprints and Strategies for
Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification
Summary: In spring 2006, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning modernized its original classification system for institutions of higher education and introduced the elective classification "Community Engagement" as part of its new system. There are two stages to the "Community Engagement" designation process. The first asks institutions to demonstrate how their institutional identities and commitment support community engagement. The second stage asks institutions to document concrete efforts in either A) Curricular Engagement; B) Outreach and Partnerships; or C) both categories. More information.
Given the strong ethos of engagement demonstrated by CSU campuses, I believe that several campuses are well-positioned and might want to consider applying for this voluntary designation.
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No, you have a clear choice. The only information you have is all I want to give you in the hypothetical. You notice how you didn't complain about "magically"? That shows me you understand what a hypothetical is. You simply don't like my hypothetical because you are like the others - you believe, because you are now an atheist, you believe you would do anything to avoid worshiping a god, so you wiggle and complain and ask for more "information" and quibble and avoid answering truthfully in front of your peers and do anything you have to in front of your keyboard, even say you would go to hell rather than do what you know you would do to avoid it - worship your little ass off to get out of eternal torture.
If you don't like the choices given then you have another choice - don't attempt an answer.
No, your person can't ride a beam of light. That link is totally irrelevant to what I'm talking about. I'll get back to that later because it illustrates how hypotheticals can be used. Hypotheticals that otherwise are impossible to set up in reality.
Feeling better that you told me what I will do? I guess that was the intent of the thread, to be comforted by declaring that everyone will follow your lead and be on knees when the big boss takes charge. You just cannot accept that anyone else will take a stance that you wouldn't? Ohh, I use a keyboard, so I have to Worship... Wonderful reasoning.HAL, you do not know me. I dont need to explain why I made that statement, right?
Seriously, you guys are the meanest people I have ever met. I hope you are happy and feel really good about yourself.
There's something that's troubling to me after partaking in this discussion. I've come a long way from my religious belief held for over 40 adult years. I wouldn't say I'm an atheist (I still can't get my mind around the existence of a beating human heart without some kind of maker) but I've rejected much of what I previously believed. I read here and discuss to learn and fine tune my position.What bothers me about this discussion. From what I've read on this forum, most atheists say they would believe in a god if someone could present real evidence. After reading this discussion, I wonder if many atheist would accept evidence of the supernatural if it was shown? Let me explain.Forget the OP and the hypotheticals presented. I'll bring it down to real life with only one hypothetical. You don't become unconscious or die from the torture.Suppose a murdering dictator fires up a red hot griddle. He gives you two choices. 1. You bow down to me and tell me I'm greator:2. I place your naked body on this red hot griddle.No human being would last 2 minutes burning on this griddle. I'm telling you straight away...Within seconds, every human being would say: "Stop the burning, I'll do as you say."A human being can only tolerate a certain amount of pain and trauma and this is why the brain stops working and shuts down. If this shut down mechanism does not shut down, every human being would succumb to the pain.Why am I troubled? Because we still have posters, here, who are trying to get around the obvious. This troubles me because I wonder how many would really accept evidence of the supernatural if it were given? And then I'm taken back to the words of Jesus when Dives asked if he could warn his family about hell:"They wouldn't believe if even the dead came back".Before you reply, please understand I'm not saying this proves Jesus was correct. I'm simply saying that, for someone who is here with a completely open mind, it's troubling to see some atheists running from something which is a certain fact.
I know enough to know what you will do, unless you haven't told me you are insane.Are you human?: YAre you insane? I'll assume for the time being - no.If these two items are true you would not choose eternal torture.
Oh, and to answer the question: I choose the torture. I don't kiss ass, unless it's from the girl I'm currently into,
You clearly do not understand the depths of guilt, lack of self-esteem, and other negative human conditions that cause people to seek out self-destructive situations. One need not be insane to seek pain and suffering, one only needs to already be tortured by one's own mind and believe that you deserve it.
Insanity, craziness or madness is a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity may manifest as violations of societal norms, including a person becoming a danger to themselves or others, though not all such acts are considered insanity. In modern usage insanity is most commonly encountered as an informal unscientific term denoting mental instability, or in the narrow legal context of the insanity defense. In the medical profession the term is now avoided in favor of diagnoses of specific mental disorders; the presence of delusions or hallucinations is broadly referred to as psychosis.[1] When discussing mental illness in general terms, "psychopathology" is considered a preferred descriptor.[2]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insanity
You insistance that everyone will do as you believe borders on preaching IMO. It might be good for you to take a step back - stop reading and posting in this thread for a day then start at the begining looking at it as if someone else wrote it. I suspect you will be embarassed by your behavior in this thread.
Yet I think some people might be deliberately yanking on him, too. Of course, that't the nature of the net.
If Biblegod was shown 100% to exist, i'd be happy to burn foever (sic) in Hell.
I'd be curious to see a poll posted. Red or Blue; since it's anonymous those who have been afraid to speak can cast their vote and we can see how many of us are "insane".
Quote from: Kimberly on June 14, 2012, 04:52:13 PMI'd be curious to see a poll posted. Red or Blue; since it's anonymous those who have been afraid to speak can cast their vote and we can see how many of us are "insane".Good idea. Do you want to start the poll. I'll comment in the thread but I promise in your thread I'll be well behaved! Let's see what happens.
Some might opt for torture, thinking that by doing so, they'd be yanking Biblegod's chain.
That's sounds like Nam's approach, and while beforehand it sounds like you're a kick-ass son of a bitch god-chain-yanking hero figure, he's going to quickly realize it wasn't worth it if he did it. But that's just his internet persona, I am still of the opinion that he'd be smarter than to attempt such a foolish act in reality.But like the last two posts, good insight. I will try to be more forgiving of other's opinions from now on also. That's my attempt to keep the discussion going.Thank you.
I guess I picked the wrong button! I don't know, i feel like worshiping an asshat is never really worth it.
But then again, i have no idea what eternal torture is like.
How would it be any different than eternal bliss?
Who says that it's "eternal bliss"?
Quote from: jaimehlers on June 14, 2012, 08:41:36 PMWho says that it's "eternal bliss"?Well, the whole thought experiment is hard for me to ever think of seriously.
One of the choices is "burn forever". That coupled with Biblegod means it is the wrathful god - not the loving one - and both heaven and hell will be insufferable. There will not be any eternal bliss. I still stand by my choice of "heaven" because I will be closer to Biblegod and that will present opportunities.
HAL, if I'm running around in heaven killing people like Kent Hovind (subject of another thread) or Pat Robertson, will I get thrown out of heaven?
And will they stay dead? (trying on the halo)
POLLIf a moderator locks the thread can people still cast votes? I really don't think we need two threads of people discussing this.
Taking the punishment at this point is the highest form of individual morality that one can practice. Knowing that I took the moral high ground and rejected the extortion tactic, would in my mind be the eternal balm that's needed to endure the penalty. I'll take it.
Quote from: gonegolfing on June 15, 2012, 07:45:07 AMTaking the punishment at this point is the highest form of individual morality that one can practice. Knowing that I took the moral high ground and rejected the extortion tactic, would in my mind be the eternal balm that's needed to endure the penalty. I'll take it.Golly - that's so impressive. If we only had more people like you the world would be so much better off. Well I'll try to think of you every so often while your intestines are being pulled out of your mouth by rats and your toes are being cut off and cooked to feed to you in the next torture session.


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Subject: Cases and Cooling | February 3, 2012 - 12:40 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: LN2, Kingpin, F1 Extreme Dark Cooling Pot
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"Overclockers have always been a bit extreme – we take hardware many people are perfectly satisfied with and then push every last MHz we can out of it within our cooling limits. Some choose air cooling, some choose water cooling. There are a few brave souls that use water chillers, but mostly those are benching operations only."
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University of Vermont
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Natural Resources: Master of Environmental Law and Policy/Master of Science in Natural Resources (MELP/MSNR) (Master of Science)
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The Master of Environmental Law and Policy (M.E.L.P.)/Masters of Science in Natural Resources (M.S. - Natural Resources) Dual Degree Program offered by Vermont Law School's Environmental Law Center and the University of Vermont's Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources gives students an opportunity to deepen their graduate education by integrating significant aspects of the complementary disciplines of environmental law, policy, and science.
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Students in the Dual Degree Program may earn both degrees with a total of forty-two credits. Students must meet each school's degree requirements, including required courses and thesis preparation. Students take a minimum of twenty-one credits at VLS toward the M.E.L.P. degree and a minimum of twenty-one credits at UVM toward the M.S. (Natural Resources) degree. Students may transfer a maximum of nine credits between the two programs. Courses to be transferred must meet the requirements of the Dual Degree Program. Transferred credits may be applied toward both degrees.
Students have a maximum of five years to complete the Dual Degree Program. Course credits to be transferred must be taken within that five year period.
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Students admitted to the Dual Degree Program are assigned academic advisors in each school. These advisors assist with curriculum planning, program requirements, and similar matters. Advisors are faculty members familiar with the course requirements for both schools.
Each school applies its own grading system to students in the program. Students must be in good academic standing at both schools to remain in the program. Each school issues its own transcript.
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Critical violations of state sanitation and safety laws recently observed by inspectors at two South Florida restaurants prompted the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation to cite the owners and briefly suspend operations.
New York Bagel & Deli, 10139 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Sunrise was briefly closed April 30 after an inspector observed torn packages of soda concentrate exposed to contamination (roaches) and a stop sale order was issued; stored food was uncovered in the walk-in cooler; the dish washer handled soiled dishes or utensils and then clean dishes or utensils without washing hands; an employee failed to wash hands before putting on a new set of gloves to work with food; a food server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then clean dishes or utensils without washing hands; freezer shelves had rust and were pitted; the wet wiping solution was not stored in sanitizing solution between uses; food debris/grease were accumulated on a chopper, the oven and a grill; the cutting board(s) were stained/soiled; cooler racks had a buildup of soiled material; a hand washing sink lacked paper towels or a mechanical drying device; there were 30 dead roaches on dry storage shelves, 7 dead roaches in a soda container and 5 dead roaches on shelves by the utensils and plates by the server line; 44 live roaches were seen, including more than 20 in the oven and 15 on a pan near cooking equipment in the kitchen.
Also, the inspector found the exterior door had a gap at the threshold; grease was accumulated under cooking equipment; there was food debris on the kitchen floor and tracking powder pesticide was used inside the establishment. The business was allowed to re-open May 1, when an inspector found zero violations.
Owner Dennis Strategis said, "I was absentee for awhile, on another project. I'm back in control now. [The inspector] was here the next day, and everything was spotless."
Sal's Italian Ristorante, 20505 S. Dixie Highway, Miami was briefly closed April 30 after an inspector observed four dented, rusted cans of tomatoes and issued a stop sale order; uncovered trays of pasta were exposed to live roaches and stagnant, slimed water at the cooling drawer under cooking equipment at the line, and a stop sale order was issued due to adulterated food product; ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food was prepared on site, held more than 24 hours and not date-marked; potentially hazardous cold food was held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit; potentially hazardous cooked poultry was held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above; potentially hazardous cooked chicken wings were placed in a closed plastic bag while cooling; pasta was stored in a cooler and not covered; food was stored on the floor; there was an accumulation of food debris/grease on a food contact surface; the microwave interior was encrusted with food debris; a line cooler below the stove where pasta was stored had stagnant slimed water and pasta residue; there was a build up of grease and food debris on food prep shelves; 10 live roaches were in the crevices of cooling equipment at the cook line; food debris was accumulated on the kitchen floor; standing water was around a three compartment sink near the water heater; there was a build up of soil, debris on the floor, along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment; the manager lacked food manager certification and there was no proof that required state-approved employee training was provided for any employee.
The restaurant was allowed to re-open May 2 after a follow-up inspection. The operator could not immediately be reached for comment.
The Crime & Safety blog reports on inspections of South Florida dining spots as the state pursues its goal to visit Florida's 45,000 licensed restaurants.
If you're going out to eat, search our restaurant databases before you leave home.
The state says it's not the number of critical violations that will cause a restaurant to be temporarily shut down, but rather the nature of what an inspector finds that merits closing a business.
After a restaurant is shuttered, an inspector typically visits again within 24 hours and continues to visit until violations are resolved and the business can re-open. Repeat critical violations can lead to fines in a future administrative complaint levied by the state.
If a bad dining experience makes you feel ill, it's easy to complain to the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation by calling 850-487-1395 or by filing a report online at MyFloridaLicense.com. But beware: that's not the place for personal vendettas. False reports can lead to misdemeanor charges.
And if you haven't checked out a bistro's inspection history online before making a reservation, state law requires restaurants to provide customers with a copy.


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These vehicles are being recalled because the weight on the key ring and/or a jarring event while driving may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine. If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Dealers will replace the ignition switch to correct this concern.
Our Quick Take
While driving, the ignition switch can move out of the "run" position. As a result the engine would stall and the airbags would not deploy in the event of a crash.
What Should You Do?
As of this writing, General Motors has not yet release a notification schedule for this recall. If you don't receive notification in a timely manner and you feel you should have, please contact your dealer for further instruction. They may ask for your vehicle identification number (VIN), so please have it handy when you call. This recall developed in stages. The General Motors recall number for vehicles involved in the initial recall is 13454. 14063 for those that are part of the expansion. Until recall repairs have been performed, it is very important that customers remove all items from their key ring, including any key fobs, leaving only the vehicle key.


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Bulldogs Play Army, Binghamton and St. Bonaventure
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – After a weekend off following a three-match swing through California, the Yale men's tennis team returns to the courts this weekend at Army, playing the Golden Knights along with Binghamton and St. Bonaventure.
Saturday's schedule depends on the weather. If the matches are played outside, Yale will play St. Bonaventure (doubles, then singles) at 11 a.m. and then play singles vs. Binghamton at 3 p.m. If the matches are forced indoors, Yale plays St. Bonaventure at 1 p.m. and Binghamton (singles) at 4 p.m.
On Sunday, matches are indoors. Yale plays Binghamton in doubles at 9 a.m., then plays a dual match vs. Army at 2 p.m.
Yale (8-5) has just three more non-league matches before Ivy League play starts. The Bulldogs are 5-0 at Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center and 3-5 on the road.
The Bulldogs have won the doubles point in five of their last six matches, losing it only at No. 9 Stanford. At No. 1 doubles, juniors Daniel Hoffman and Marc Powers are 8-2 and coming off an 8-3 win in Yale's 5-2 victory over San Francisco. At No. 2, senior captain Erik Blumenkranz and classmate Joel Samaha are 4-4 and coming off an 8-5 win. At No. 3, sophomore Patrick Chase and junior John Huang have won four of their last five matches together. They posted their most decisive win of the season (8-2) last time out.
Yale's No. 1 singles player, Powers, was No. 92 in the most recent national rankings. He started the season 5-0 but now stands at 5-4. Hoffman, who has a six-match winning streak, has gone 5-1 at the No. 2 spot and 6-1 at the No. 3 spot. Huang has won five of his last six matches, including two wins at No. 2 and three at No. 3. Blumenkranz is coming off a straight-set win at the No. 4 spot, and freshman Zachary Krumholz had a pair of wins at No. 6 on the California trip. He is 6-1 overall. Sophomore Kyle Dawson had a string of four straight wins at No. 4/5 snapped out west.
Army (9-7) has won five of its last seven matches. The Black Knights are 0-2 against Ivy League teams, having lost to both Columbia and Dartmouth 7-0. The No. 1 doubles team of Asika Isoh and Henry Jang-Milsten has won six matches in a row and 12 overall.
Binghamton (5-9), which has won four straight America East championships, has already lost to a pair of Ivy League teams by 7-0 scores (Brown and Dartmouth). The Bearcats are coming off a pair of 4-3 losses to ranked opponents, No. 33 NC State and No. 39 UNC-Wilmington. Ruben Haggai, who posted a pair of singles wins in those matches at the No. 5 and No. 6 spots, was just named America East Player of the Week. His brother Alexandre has played at No. 1 for most of the season, and was a first team All-America East selection in singles and doubles last year.
St. Bonaventure (1-8) has surrendered six or seven points in all but two of its matches this season. The Bonnies advanced to the Atlantic-10 tournament quarterfinals last season. They have not played an Ivy League opponent since Mar. 14, 2010, when they lost 5-2 at Cornell.
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WBO endorses Pacquiao-Bradley rematch
Manny Pacquiao's chances of avenging his defeat to Timothy Bradley have been given a boost after the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) ruled that the Filipino should have won their recent world title bout.
Pacquiao suffered a controversial loss at the hands of Bradley when the pair met at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on earlier this month, surrendering his WBO welterweight belt in the process.
The split decision verdict in Bradley's favour provoked outrage within the boxing world, with Pacquiao the clear winner in many people's eyes.
The WBO has since reviewed the contest, meeting with five international judges to analyse the fight from start to finish, and they unanimously agreed Pacquiao was the victor.
Although the sanctioning body is unable to overturn the initial result, it has recommended that a rematch takes place - a move that Pacquiao has welcomed.
"My supporters shouldn't worry. We're going to get that title," Pacquiao said.


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Mixed Emotions by Richard Baer
Herman Lewis and Christine Millman have been friends for more than thirty years. When their spouses were alive, the two couples saw each other constantly and often traveled together. Christine is preparing to move—tomorrow—from her apartment in New York City to Florida. From out of the blue, Herman appears to request that she stay in the city. Christine thinks the idea is ridiculous, but Herman persists and tries during the next 18 hours to change her mind.
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Proposed Acheson Commons Development Would Add 200 Units to Downtown Berkeley
Preliminary designs for a block long, six building, 200 rental unit development planned for downtown Berkeley were unveiled September 30, 2010, by the developer and the project architect.
The site of the "Acheson Commons" development includes seven existing buildings, three of them designated historic landmarks. They stand on the 2100 block of University Avenue bordered by Shattuck on the west and Walnut on the east.
Proposed by Equity Residential, a nationwide developer and operator of rental housing, the development would involve additions to three existing buildings, removal of two others, and renovation of two more.
Residential structures with commercial ground floors would rise four to six stories along University Avenue from Shattuck to Walnut, and wrap around the Walnut corner into a six-story, entirely new construction, apartment building extending to Berkeley Way.
Dustin Smith, one of three Equity Residential representatives at the community meeting held in the Shattuck Hotel to present the project, said the company currently "owns about 8,500 units in the Bay Area (including) about 500 units in eight buildings in Berkeley." Nationwide, another Equity representative said, the company has more than 144,000 units.
The proposed project would increase Equity's Berkeley housing stock by "around 200 units in four buildings," according to Kirk Peterson of Oakland, the project architect who made most of the presentation at the meeting.
The preliminary designs Peterson presented build on the historic character of the landmark Acheson Physician Building and its neighbors on the block. The existing properties were largely built in the early 20th century by the Acheson family. Equity recently purchased the buildings from the estate of an Acheson employee who had inherited the commercial property.
All the new buildings are traditionally styled. As Peterson presented his designs he said, "if you imagine the Acheson family in the 1920s had commissioned all of these (new) buildings and hired me, this is what I would have done back then."
"One of the reasons we hired Kirk is because he's very conversant with historic preservation," said Dan Golovato, Equity First Vice President, who appeared to be leading the Equity team at the meeting. "We're making a pretty significant investment, trying to be a catalyst for all of downtown."
The existing properties, working from west to east along the north side of University Avenue, include the one-story U.S. Realty Corp. Building, often known as the MacFarlane Building after the candy store once located there.
Sporting an ornate metal cornice painted white above arched clerestory windows, and occupying the northeast corner of the University Avenue / Shattuck Avenue intersection, it was built in 1925 and designated a city of Berkeley landmark in 1986.
Next is another one-story, early 20th century commercial building with a painted brick façade, currently housing a copy shop. Peterson noted that the design of the façade is identical to the commercial ground floor of the Acheson Physicians' Building further up the block.
The brick building is bordered on the east by the Bachenheimer Building, designed by Kirk Peterson in 2004 in a historicist style for another client. This was the first property Equity purchased on the block as part of its earlier acquisitions in downtown.
Beyond the Bachenheimer Building is a tiny, wedge shaped one-story structure, home to a Crepes a Go Go branch, then the Acheson Physicians' Building (2131 University Avenue) designed by George L. Mohr in 1908, and designated a city landmark in 1982.
Finally, at the end of the block and on the northwest corner of Walnut Street and University Avenue, stands the S.J. Sill & Co. Grocery Building, designed by James Plachek in 1915 and designated a city landmark in 2004.
It's familiar to generations of Berkeley residents as the downtown home of Berkeley Ace Hardware. Behind and around the corner from the Sill Grocery are two freestanding, two-story, brown shingle apartment buildings.
Peterson said the project proposes one new building on the Shattuck / University corner which would be set back behind the existing facades of the two buildings there and rise six stories. Although this would be a single, unified, residential structure the façade would have two treatments, making it look like two separate buildings along University Avenue matching the existing building frontages.
The top two floors of the easternmost wing would be set back behind a terrace so the tower of the adjacent Bachenheimer Building would remain prominent on the skyline.
The University Avenue façade of the Acheson Physicians' Building would be restored and the interior altered to residential units. Adjacent, on the University / Walnut corner, Sills Grocery / Ace Hardware would be topped by a five story residential addition.
Behind that structure, at Berkeley Way / Walnut Street the two brown-shingle buildings would be removed and replaced with a new construction, six-story, residential building.
Three Equity representatives—including Smith and Golovato—stood in the back of the room while Peterson presented the design, but also answered questions from the audience of about 25, which included about half a dozen developer and architect staff.
Several attendees identified themselves as connected with businesses on the block. city of Berkeley Economic Development staffer Dave Fogerty and downtown Berkeley Association Executive Director Jon Caner were present, along with architect and city Council candidate Jim Novosel.
The meeting was relatively low key and brief. Among the questions asked and answered were these:
Will the project be constructed all at once? "That's the intent," said Smith.
When will it be built? Two years of design and city reviews and approvals are anticipated, followed by about two years of construction, Golovato said. The company is preparing an application to submit to the city of Berkeley in October or November.
Golovato said that the current state of the economy and the local rental market would not deter the development or schedule.
Would ground floor storefronts be kept? "Everything that's retail now remains retail," said Golovato. Peterson added that some existing smaller commercial spaces might be combined into larger rental spaces by the renovation, but could also be subdivided again.
Can the existing retail tenants remain? "The existing tenants have to go somewhere else while the construction is happening but hopefully they can come back," said Peterson.
"Assuming we can reach an agreement on the lease we'd like to have the tenants come back," said Golovato. When pressed by one meeting attendee who said "Ace Hardware for me is very critical," Golovato said "we would like to see them come back," and "there's the possibility they could move into the Acheson Building."
The Equity representatives, however, appeared to word their statements carefully to avoid any implicit promise of relocation assistance.
What happens to the two brown shingle houses? "Those buildings get recycled off site," said Peterson. "They would be moved elsewhere," said Golovato. He later said, "we don't know" when asked if they would be preserved. "We won't be involved in restoration. Our preference is to move them." Peterson said he knew of interest from one party who might take one of the houses on another site.
Who will live in the apartments? While the owners can't restrict the occupancy, "we are not building specifically for the student population," said Golovato.
He added, "almost all of the units (in the design) are larger than the average size of the rest of our portfolio in Berkeley." They would range, he said, from about 500 to about 1,000 square feet, with the largest units having two bedrooms.
Will parking be provided? Peterson said any new parking in the development would be sited beneath the Berkeley Way / Walnut development. Golovato said a parking study to assess need and demand was underway.
Would the developers build any taller than six stories? "There's no flexibility in going higher because we get out of stick construction," Golovato said. Five stories of stick or wood frame construction can be done over a concrete ground floor, Peterson added. Taller buildings must be constructed of concrete or steel, making them more expensive to build.
The project comes at an interesting time, when proponents of Measure R on the November ballot argue that downtown Berkeley is stagnant and needs new zoning rules and higher building heights to attract significant development.
But in this case, a large national developer is proposing to develop a full block face of new housing under the existing downtown zoning.
The Acheson development would add about 200 units of new housing to the downtown. By my count this would be the 14th or 15th large residential development built in the downtown since the existing Downtown Plan zoning was adopted in 1990.
Taken together, the developments have ranged from two to nine stories tall and have created hundreds of new housing units in the downtown in the past 20 years.
The project also raises some interesting, and perhaps troubling, historic preservation issues.
Peterson's historicist approach to the design is a welcome relief to this writer, along with the adaptive reuse of four historic buildings, three of them city landmarks.
However, the project would also remove (and perhaps demolish) two other buildings, the brown shingle houses on Walnut that form a small but important cluster with two other wooden residential buildings across the street.
The interior of the Acheson Building and the Ace Hardware commercial space could also be radically altered, further reducing the already limited inventory of interior historic spaces in the downtown.
And questions can be raised about whether placing a five-story addition atop the Ace Hardware building will work from a design standpoint or, instead, look as if the addition is crushing the older building.


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In 2010-11 (Sophomore): Kylie was one of four Golden Eagles to start in all 31 games…finished second on the team in three point field goals with 41…finished fourth on the team in rebounds with 123…recorded a career-high five assists against Eastern Illinois (12/19) and UT Martin (3/5)…scored at least 10 points in six contests including a season-high 15 against Jacksonville State (12/4)…named to the OVC Commissioner's and TTU Athletic Director's Honor Rolls.
2009-10 (Freshman): Ranked third on the team in points with 245 (8.2 ppg), while starting in all 30 games…led the team in three point shots made with 55…finished third on the team in rebounds with 134 and recorded a career-high eight rebounds in five games…posted at least 10 points in 12 games, including a career-high 18 against Air Force (11/14)…ended the season ranked second on the team in steals with 24.
High School: Played for head coach Tim Miller at Bob Jones High School in Madison, Ala...helped lead her team to back-to-back state championships as a junior and senior and a 116-19 record in her four years...named to the all-area team four times...led the team in three-point field goal percentage each of her four years...named to the all-metro team as a junior and senior...averaged 10 points per game for her career.
Personal: The daughter of Jim and Tracie Cook...twin sister Kellie also plays for Tech...born May 14, 1991...full name is Kylie Michelle Cook...majoring in pre-physical therapy.