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The all new Coastal Craft 65' Concord is a truly elegant aluminium yacht designed by Gregory C. Marshall Naval Architects, Ltd. of Victoria BC. Built in Canada by Coastal Craft Yachts of Gibsons to a CE Category B rating ensures this elegant yacht meets the demands of Coastal cruising up and down either coast of North America or beyond. The 65' Concord is powered with twin Volvo IPS1200 and offers economical cruising speeds of 27 knots with a range of 500NM. This yacht is built and finished to the best and finest yacht standard in her size and class. Masterfully crafted Sapele wood joinery adds sophistication and style that create warmth and comfort throughout all areas of the yacht. The lower deck features three spacious staterooms and heads with a full beam master and impressive large master head and shower. All heads and showers are finished with marble floors and walls throughout. The lower deck also features a large laundry and utility space with stacking Miele washer and dryer and Viking trash compactor. The main deck layout features an open and spacious aft salon with sectional lounge and coffee table. Through the glass salon doors to port, you will find a spacious sectional lounge with dining settee forward. The galley is on the main deck midships to Starboard and offers a full height Miele refrigerator with freezer, Miele Magnetic Induction Cooktop Range, Miele Speed Oven, Broan downdraft galley fan and Fisher Paykel dishwasher drawers. There is ample storage offered in easy and convenient accessed drawers and cupboards. Stone countertops finish off this functional and social galley. The dining settee is situated across from the galley and lower helm. A black walnut table offers comfortable social or formal seating for six. This slightly elevated area offers unobstructed views while underway and with close proximity to the lower helm to enhance social gatherings while traveling. The lower helm is an elegant yet ergonomic driving position with two Stidd helm seats. This helm position was designed for both standing and or seated driving. Glass cockpit navigation displays are strategically located just below your line of sight for effortless viewing without distracting the captain while underway. Volvo's joystick control mounted in the captain's outboard seat armrest in conjunction with the all new Joystick Steering feature, ensures that the helmsman is offered the most comfortable steering position possible.The entertainment system offers an impressive list of digital equipment to enhance onboard entertainment including Bose surround sound speakers and subwoofer, Yamaha receiver/amplifier, Blu-Ray, Sirius satellite radio, Satellite TV receiver, WiFi, Apple TV and RTI All In One remote (with iPad control). The list of AV equipment in each stateroom is equally impressive with 32" TV in the Guest stateroom and a 42" TV's in VIP and Master staterooms. Each stateroom also features a Satellite TV receiver and Blu-Ray. The Fly Bridge offers a complete second helm station with two Stidd seats. A complete list of helm electronics include (2) Garmin 8015 touch screens offer an uncompromising second driving location. There is a spacious upper settee, outdoor kitchen cabinet with BBQ, fridge and sink with faucets. The tender storage and davit crane are situated aft on the upper deck. The full height engine room feels that of a much larger yacht and offers ease of access to the yacht's mechanical systems which have been thoughtfully laid out. Entry into the engine room is through a transom door onto the swim platform and through a watertight door that leads into the lower deck accommodations space. At the heart of the electrical system you will discover some of the latest technology offered in yachts today. Large lithium cells combined with intelligent high output inverters supply over 30 KW of seamless power on demand. This unique and industry leading system ensures that power is always available to run the Yacht's electrical systems with or without generator or shore power connections. Other advanced technologies offered in this yacht include a Smart Shore Power Connection system ensuring the yacht can always be connected to dock side power regardless of the power available. Other new technologies include EnOcean (wireless) light switching, Eplex distributed power and switching with iPad user interface. Other notable systems and features include (2) Aft Deck Joystick Docking Stations, Northern Light 21KW Generator, Humphree Vessel Trim System with Active Ride, Spectra Newport MKII Deluxe (1000 GPD) Water Maker with Z-Ion System, ESI Fuel Polishing System, Forward and Aft Glendinning CM-7 (240V/50A) Shore Power Cablemaster and Dometic air conditioning and windshield defrost system plus many many more features. Please contact Coastal Craft Yachts for the complete detailed specifications and pricing.
A Gregory C. Marshall Naval Architects, Ltd. design. The 65' Concord offers a CE Category B rating. The Planing Hull configuration powered with twin Volvo IPS1200 offers a top speed of over 30 knots and a comfortable cruising speed of 26 knots with a 500 NM range at 24 knots.
Welded aluminum construction of hull, decks, superstructure and mast. Mig and Tig welding used as per engineered welding specifications. 5083-H116 alloy used exclusively for all structures.
Insulating methods and procedures include; Vibration Isolating pads reduce noise transfer caused by mechanical equipment and waterborne vibrations. Thermal skin coatings reduce moisture transfer and add thermal insulation value. Fibreglass insulation blankets adhered to bulkheads and deck heads provide thermal and noise insulating characteristics. Lead/Foam panels are installed extensively throughout the engine room to provide excellent noise barrier insulation. Carpet underlay provides noise reduction insulation on both the lower and main decks. All of the above result in an incredible well insulated yacht with impressively low sound levels throughout.
Yacht fairing and painting is with Awlgrip Yacht Coatings. Special consideration for aluminum application as per Awlgrip's recommendations. Colours; Superstructure "Off-White Revisited", Hull "Coastal Craft Blue" (custom formulated colour), Antifouling bottom paint "Interlux TriLux-II with 2000/2001 barrier coatings.
The Concord's flybridge is a luxurious and social space to enjoy the outdoors. Seating for 8 including 2 Stidd helm seats and a settee with teak table that easily accomodates 6. The upper galley with electric BBQ, refrigerator and sink is perfect for entertaining topside. The tender and davit crane are situated aft on the upper deck. The upper driving station includes (2) Garmin 8215 displays, Garmin GMI 20 display, Garmin GHS 10 VHF remote, Volvo dual engine controls, Volvo 7" engine management panel, Volvo autopilot display, Volvo engine(s) start/stop panel, Volvo Joystick control (mounted in helm seat armrest), Humphree trim system control panel, ACR remote searchlight panel and a bank of rocker switches for control of navigation systems. The upper helm, seating and table are protected with a integrated hardtop with down lights.
The Concord's aft cockpit deck is covered from the elements with a cantilevered hardtop (with no rear upright supports. 3/8" teak decking covers the cockpit decks, side decks, foredecks, swim platform decks and all stair treads leading between the swim platform and fly bridge. The curved lounge seat with teak table provides a relaxing gathering location (Sunbrella covers are provided for this settee when not in use). Zone controlled waterproof speakers and dimming ceiling down lights add to the ambience. The cockpit beverage centre with refrigerator/freezer with ice maker is tucked into the Port side of the salon bulkhead. Port and starboard side recessed docking stations provide unobstructed side views and astern of the yacht for slipping in and out of even the tightest spots. The stainless steel staircase with floating teak treads up to the flybridge stairs is located to Starboard. Side walkways lead up both sides of the yacht forward with 2" oval handrails guiding the way around the perimeter. A sun pad lounging area is located up front and provides the perfect getaway location for sun seekers. Two generous sized deck hatches provide easy access into the chain locker where the forward wash down reel is located. The Lewmar windless is located at the base of the anchor pocket with deck switches for upfront control while anchoring. The forward Glendinning Shore Power outlet is recessed into a pocket in the starboard side of the Superstructure upfront. There are (8) 10" stainless steel mooring cleats and (2) stern hawsepipe (with horns) strategically located along both sides of the yacht. Port and starboard stairwells leading from the aft deck to the swim platform provide graceful passageway with curved handrails. Perfectly placed low level courtesy lighting lights up the stairs and perimeter of the decks leading forward. The swim platform is spacious and provides easy access on and off the yacht as the height makes stern or side boarding from any floating dock ideal. There are Port and Starboard stern deck cleats at the very aft outboard corners of the swim platform adding a convenience factor for this "Crew Optional" yacht. There are two transom lockers located through water proof locker doors. These lockers provide large storage space for boat fenders, lines and other equipment. The stern wash down hawsepipe is located within the Port side locker. The waterproof engine room pantograph door provides easy access into the full height engine room.
Entering through the stainless steel salon door (hinged) from the aft cockpit deck you are greeted with an overwhelming sensation of the attention to detail and quality inside this yacht. Impeccably executed Sapele wood joinery in conjunction with the use of warm coloured soft upholstered surfaces and elegant furniture fabrics create a subtle rich ambiance as soon as you enter the salon. A contemporary sectional lounge seat with coffee table is located on the port side as you walk in the salon. The lounge seat has built in drawers beneath to add functional and easily accessible storage. The entertainment cabinet with a 42" lift up TV is across from the lounge seating. There is a long list of AV equipment in this cabinet including a Yamaha 7 channel receiver/amplifier, (5) Bose surround sound cube speakers with subwoofer, Pioneer Blu-Ray, Apple TV, iPod Docking Station, XM Satellite Radio, Satellite TV Receiver/DVR and All In One remote. A Cradlepoint router provides a wifi network that can connect to the internet with a GSM device or when other internet services are available. The galley (see galley for detailed decription) is located midship to Starboard. Across from the galley is the dinette settee with generous seating. Under the aft section of the settee there is a bank of 3 deep drawers. Across form the settee in the Port side of the U shaped galley cabinet is another bank of 4 drawers that is accessed from the aisle. The dinette table pedestal/cabinet features a bank of drawers that provides convenient dish/glassware storage. Forward of the galley and across from the dinette is the lower helm. This ergonomically design helm offers both stand up and seated driving positions. Two Stidd helm seats are mounted high on a helm seat cabinet with fold down Stidd footrests that fold out of the way for unobstructed standing room at the helm. The seated height position for both the helmsman and co-helmsman provide excellent sight lines while underway. The stylish leather wrapped dash incorporates (2) Volvo/Garmin Glass Cockpit 8015 displays, Garmin compass, Garmin Grid Controller, Garmin GMI 20 display, Garmin GHC 10 VHF remote, Garmin VHF 200 with GHC 10 remote, Volvo dual engine controls, Volvo autopilot display, Volvo Keyfab start/stop panel, Volvo Joystick controls (mounted in helm seat armrest), Humphree trim system control panel, ACR remote searchlight panel, iRoom/iPlex vessel control screen & Eplex rocker switch panel. (6) windshield defrost outlets. A second control panel is located adjacent to the helm that consists of a Onan generator remote panel, Spectra Water Maker remote panel, Garmin card reader, Fireboy fire suppression panel, Garmin GHC 20 remote VHF docking station, AIS enable and anchor chain counter reset. The dedicated DC breaker panel and Eplex clock is located behind a removable finishing panel in the front face of the lower helm cabinet. Imtra ceiling down lights in (4) dimming zones in conjunction with Alcove lighting provide the perfect lighting for all occasions. Wool carpet with in-floor radiant heating will ensure that your feet and the entire area in the salon are comfortable and inviting despite the conditions outside.
The galley consists of a Miele full height refrigerator/freezer, Miele Induction 3 burner cooktop range, Miele Speed Oven, Fisher/Paykel (2) drawer dishwasher, Broan down draft extraction galley fan, marble countertops and backsplash, under mounted stainless steel sink with single lever galley faucet with sprayer. Upper cabinet with cupboard storage. Lower cabinet features (4) drawers and (1) cupboard. The galley flooring is Forsa Stone marble with in-floor radiant heating. There are two separate lighting zones in the galley including ceiling down lights and under cabinet lighting.
This full beam master stateroom with (6) large oval opening port lights bring natural light and an impressive feeling of space into this owner's suite. A modified centreline king size bed with end cabinets is beautifully framed with distinctive headboard panels. The bed offers integrated drawers and luggage storage beneath. Starborrd side armoire with (9) drawers. Hanging locker aft of armoire. Port side double lounge seat with a bank of (3) drawers forward and a full height hanging locker aft. Access to the master head/shower is situated aft and to port of the centre line berth. A 42" LCD TV is recessed flush into the forward wall adjacent to the foot of the bed. The remaining AV equipment for this space includes a Pioneer Blu-Ray, Apple TV, Satellite TV receiver and All In One remote. (3) zone lighting controls features warm White LEd ceiling down lights with EnOcean switching, Cantalupi reading lights and Alcove lighting all enhance this space by providing exact lighting control. Wool carpet with in-floor radiant heating provide excellent sound control and comfort inside this luxurious space. The warm and elegant Sapele wood finish against the soft touch panels and rich bed linens and pillows make this space one of the most inviting spaces on board.
The master head and shower is simply stunning and unprecedentedly large for the size of yacht. The shower floors, walls and ceilings are Forsa Stone marble. The adjoining head (with partial glass wall dividing the two spaces) walls and floors are finished in marble. These light weight stone panels make luxury stone finishes possible in high speed yachts. The stone execution is flawless and the results create luxury and sophistication unlike any other yacht in its class. The head has a large double vanity cabinet with a marble countertop and two ceramic sinks and wall mounted faucets. Storage is offered in the vanity in two cupboards and large bank of drawers. Additional storage is offered in a floor to ceiling cabinet with enclosed and open shelving for linens plus much more. The spacious walk in shower has a shower seat, Grohe rain head shower head, (3) body sprayers, (2) control valves and a temperature control valve. In-floor heating under the marble flooring will heat the floors, stone walls and countertops. For warmer weather this space along with all interior spaces is equipped with zone controlled air conditioning to ensure comfort in all environments. Three separate lighting zones including down lights for both the head and shower as well as vanity cabinet lighting. Moisture and odours are handled through a head extraction fan system. There is a Sapele interior door that conceals a waterproof bulkhead door that provides entry from the accommodations space to the engine room (second entry door into the engine room).
The forward VIP with queen bed and adjoining Ensuite offer elegance and comfort to your valued guests and or family. The second largest stateroom on board offers all the amenities plus more with generous storage throughout. With two hanging lockers and drawers beneath the elevated island berth, your guests can comfortably pack for extended voyages. The choice of wood finishing and fabrics provide a rich and soothing ambience to this space. Port and Starboard port lights with blinds as well as a large opening overhead deck hatch with privacy screen provide natural light and fresh air when the outside conditions allow. A 32" LCD TV is recessed in the wall adjacent to the berth. A Blu-Ray player, Apple TV, Satellite TV receiver and All In One remote provide unlimited entertainment for your guests. (2) zone lighting control with Imtra LED ceiling down lights and Alcove lighting as well as Cantalupi reading lights. Wool carpet with in-floor radiant heating provides excellent sound retention and comfort throughout this room.
The adjoining VIP head and shower are finished in ForsaStone with marble floors, walls and ceiling. The shower with glass partition and door also features Schluter-Kerdi-Line linear floor drains for an elegance and functionality. The shower fixtures include wall mounted shower valve and temperature control valve and bar mounted Grohe shower rain head. The upper and lower vanity cabinets are Sapele with marble countertops, ceramic sink and wall mounted faucets. There is storage offered in the vanity cabinet including drawers, cupboards and a open shelf towel locker. (2) zone lighting with warm white LED ceiling down lights and vanity under cabinet lighting. In-floor heating under the marble will heat the floor, wall panels and countertops. For warmer weather this space along with every interior space is equipped with zone controlled air conditioning to ensure comfort in all environments. The head extraction fan system ensures unwanted moisture leaves the yacht efficiently.
The third stateroom is located to Starboard at the bottom of the companionway stairwell. Step into the room and the berths are aft and two steps down from the entry elevation. This comfortable accommodations space features two generous size single berths, two opening port lights (with Oceanair blinds), Sapele wood finishing and stylish and warm upholstered wall and ceiling panels. Storage is offered in a large floor to ceiling locker with bottom drawer on the upper entry level. There are also drawers beneath the inboard berth. There is a wall mounted (recessed) 32" LCD TV, Blu-Ray player, Apple TV, Satellite TV receiver, X-Box and All In One remote. In-Floor radiant heat is offered under the wool carpet. For warmer weather this space along with all interior spaces are equipped with zone controlled air conditioning to ensure comfort in all environments. (3) zone lighting control with warm white LED ceiling down lights, Alcove lighting and Cantalupi reading lights. The head and shower are adjoining and forward of the entry door.
The Guest Head & Shower is adjoining the Guest Stateroom. As with all heads and showers onboard, the floors, walls and ceiling are treated with ForsaStone marble panels. This generous sized shower is enclosed behind a glass enclosure and door. The shower features Schluter-Kerdi-Line linear floor drains, wall mounted shower fixtures include a wall pressure valve and temperature control valve and removable bar mounted shower rain head. The upper and lower vanity cabinets are Sapele with marble countertops, ceramic sink and wall mounted faucets. There is storage offered in the vanity cabinet including drawers, cupboards and a open shelf towel locker. (2) zone lighting with warm white LED ceiling down lights and vanity under cabinet lighting. In-floor heating under the marble will heat the floor, wall panels and countertops. For warmer weather this space along with every interior space is equipped with zone controlled air conditioning to ensure comfort in all environments. The head extraction fan system ensures unwanted moisture leaves the yacht efficiently.
The port side laundry room is located on the lower deck and features a floor to ceiling cabinet with stacking Miele Washer and Dryer. Outboard off the laundry closet is a pull out pantry that utilizes a dead corner for added storage. The cabinet runs forward and returns into the room a port light (with Oceanair blind) bringing the outside inside. The cabinet has a large bank of drawers and tilt out laundry hamper. There is a Viking trash compactor located in the end of the L shaped cabinet. The floors (with in-floor heating) and cabinet countertop are treated with ForsaStone marble. (2) zone lighting features warm white LED ceiling down lights and Alcove lighting.
The lower deck foyer provides open and leisurely transit. The stairs and hallway floor covering is wool carpet (in-floor heating) with underlay. There are leather wrapped vertical handrails with brushed stainless steel end caps in both foyer corners as well as a stairwell. All handrails are backlit as are the underside of the stair noses. The foyer is open to above allowing an abundance of natural light throughout. (2) lighting zones offer choices for control of warm white LED ceiling down lights and courtesy lighting.
This engine room feels that of a much larger yacht. It is located aft of all lower deck accommodation spaces and accessed through a watertight transom door onto the swim platform and or thru a watertight man door into the accommodations spaces. These two entry points allow for convenient and easy access to this impressive engine space. Headroom is 6' 6" with generous aisle ways between engines and down either outboard side ensures unobstructed access to all service points on the engines and IPS drives. Mechanical and electrical systems are thoughtfully laid out for convenience and ease of maintenance. Mounting elevations were considered for all mechanical and electrical systems and panels for ease of access and viewing. Access to valves and under sub-floor machinery is easily attained with simple and light weight lift out floor panels and cutouts. Generous LED utility lighting ensures that even the smallest labelling and gauges are easily read. A stainless steel toolbox and work bench and machinery stores bins ensure everything has it's designated location in this space.
Onan 21.5KW Generator with remote helm panel
(2) Headhunter Mach 5 Domestic Water Pumps
Headhunter Mako 1 Waste Discharge Pump
Tecma Grey Water Discharge Pump
Solaris 30 US Gallon Electric Hot Water Tank (domestic water heater)
(3) 4000 GPH Bilge Pumps (24V)
Glendinning Hosemaster Model LW with 75' hose (Transom wash down system)
Glendinning Hosemaster Model M with 35' hose (Bow wash down system)
ESI "CFS-1000FRE" Fuel Polishing System
(2) Racor Turbine Series Dual 1000 Fuel Filter/Water separators (engines)
(1) Racor Turbine Series 500 Series Fuel Filter/Water separator (generator)
Spectra Newport 1000MK Water Maker with Z-Ion Filter
Reverso Oil Change System plumbed to both engines and generator
Beam Built-in Vacuum System
Kahlenberg Dual Trumpet Air Horn
Speich Windshield Wiper and Washer System
Fireboy Fire Suppression System (engine room and electrical room)
(2) Delta T Moisture Eliminator engine room air intake system with (2) 4" extraction fans.
Delta T Automatic Head Ventilation System ducted to each head.
Delta T galley extraction fan ducted to "lift up" Broan downdraft galley extraction hood.
PVC piping for all air conditioning, grey, black and bilge water and deck discharge piping.
24V Power Distribution System for House & Engine.
24v DC to 12v DC Converter
- House Batteries: Genasun Lithium-Ion 24V Cell (8 X 180AH = 1440 AH)
- Engine Batteries: (2 Bank) 24V AGM (Lifeline GRP31)
- Generator Batteries: (1 Bank) 24V AGM (Lifeline GRP24)
- (3) Victron Quattro 24/8000/200-100/100 (8000 watt inverter)
- (2) Victron Skylla TG 24/100 (1=1) 90-265 Vac Battery Charger
- (2) Pronautic 24/20P Battery Charger (engine & generator start batteries)
- (1) 240V/50A Shore Power Service
- (1) Glendinning CM-7 CableMaster (Bow-75' & Stern-100') both with remote
- (1) Charles Iso-Boost 50
- (1) Charles 240V A/B Switch
- Eplex distributed power system with network switching & monitoring.
- Eplex user interface offers seamless operation of complex systems.
- iPlex with iPad remote control for onboard vessel system operation.
- Watch Dog Vessel Security System (monthly monitoring fees apply).
- (3) High water bilge alarms in engine, mid cabin and forward cabin bilges.
- (2) High temperature alarm in engine room (resettable).
- (5) Carbon monoxide sensors with alarms
- (5) Smoke detector sensors with alarms
- (2) Fire suppression system in engine room and electrical compartment.
- Auto engine shut down.
- Imtra LED ceiling down lights with Vimar wall switches and faceplates.
- EnOcean wireless light switching technology throughout vessel.
- Imtra LED strip lighting (diffused) Alcove, handrail & stair nosing.
- Imtra LED exterior courtesy lighting (low level).
- Cantalupi LED reading lights in all staterooms.
- LED utility lighting (engine room and electrical compartment).
- Imtra LED closet lighting (remote switched in all onboard closets).
- LED Navigation Lights (as per up to 50M requirement).
- ACR Remote Searchlight with two station control panels.
Miele KFN9755 IDE (24" D X 24" W x 69" ) Fridge/Freezer
Miele® KM5947 24" Induction cooktop (3 burner)
Miele® H4042BMss convection microwave (built-in)
Broan 30" Galley Extraction Fan
Fisher Paykell Double Dishwasher Tall (Drawers)
Viking 15" Trash Compactor
Miele W3033 Washer
Miele T8003 Dryer
Isotherm Inox 160 refrigerator/freezer drawers with ice (aft cockpit)
Isotherm Inox 85 combo refrigerator/freezer (fly bridge)
(4) Volvo/Garmin® 8015 MFD (2 at main helm and 2 at upper helm)
- Canadian & US charts pre-loaded with Blue Chart G2 (BC Coast)
Garmin GMR 604 x HD 48" (6KW) Open Array Digital Radar (72 NM)
Garmin AIS 600 Transceiver
Garmin GPS 19x GPS sensor
Garmin GXM 51 XM weather
Garmin GSD 24 digital sounder module
(2) Airmar® thru hull transducer (200khz & 50 khz)
(3) Garmin GC 10 marine camera ((1) engine compartment & (2) cockpit)
Garmin® GHP 10V IPS autopilot with (2) GHC 10 Marine Control Units (main & Upper)
Garmin VHF 300 with Morad Antenna
- (1) GHS 20 wireless remote & (2) GHS 10 remotes.
Garmin VHF 200 (lower) with Morad Antenna and (1) GHS 10 remote
- Panasonic 42" LED LCD TV on Nexus TV Lift System
- Yamaha 7 Channel Receiver/Amplifier
- Bose Surround Sound Speaker System with (5) cube speakers and (1) sub
- Pioneer Blu-Ray Player
- Ipod Docking Station
- Apple TV
- Satellite Receiver/DVR
- Panamax M4300-PM Line Conditioner
- Crestron All In One Remote
- (2) Jensen waterproof speakers (in each zone)
- Panasonic 42" LED LCD TV
- Panasonic Blu-Ray Player
- Apple TV
- Satellite TV Receiver
- Crestron All In One Remote
- Panasonic 32" LED LCD TV
- Panasonic Blu-Ray Player
- Apple TV
- Satellite TV Receiver
- Crestron All In One Remote
- Panasonic 32" LED LCD TV
- Panasonic Blu-Ray Player
- Apple TV
- Satellite TV Receiver
- Crestron All In One Remote
Iridium I4 Satellite TV Antenna (with matching dummy dome on mast for sensors)
Telus Smarthub (GSM device for cellular data) (owner to provide if required)
Cradlepoint Router (onboard network)
Apple Airport Express
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Marine Weather
Garmin VHF 300 with Morad Antenna
Garmin VHF 200 with Morad Antenna
Garmin ASI 600 Transceiver
Watchdog Security System GSM & Satellite Communications
Kahlenberg Air Horn
ACR Remote Searchlight
(2) Volvo® IPS1200 (D13-900 diesel engines with IPS3 drives)
(4) station Volvo Joystick control (main helm, upper helm, Port & Starboard cockpit)
Volvo Dynamic Positioning System (DPS)
Volvo Slow Maneuvering Option
Volvo Cruise Control
Volvo Single Lever Control
(1) Spare Volvo Alternator (24V) 115 AMPS
Volvo IPS Protective Anode Kit
Volvo Clear Wake Exhaust
Engine spare parts kit
Humphree Vessel Trim System
- (1 set) 1150 MM Interceptor Tabs
- Active Ride Feature
- Lower & Upper helm Controls
HEATING - Step Warmfloor In-Floor Heating System with (8) zones.
- (2) Electric engine room heaters (thermostatically controlled)
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER - Dometic Pilothouse Defroster (electric)
AIR CONDITIONING - Dometic "Cruisair" 5 zone air conditioning with reverse heat.
- Salon: (2) 27,000 BTU = 56,000 BTU
- Master Stateroom & Head: (1) 18,000 BTU
- VIP Stateroom & Head: (1) STQ 10,000 BTU
- Guest Stateroom & Head: (1) STQ 8,000 BTU
- Electrical Compartment: (1) STQ 8,000 BTU
Steelhead ES1000 Davit Crane (4 function hydraulic crane) upper deck location.
Dinghy chocks (removable)
(2) 665 US gallon (1330 US gallon total) fuel tanks (aluminum integral) with level indicator.
(1) 220 US gallon domestic water tank (stainless steel) with level indicator.
(1) 125 US gallon black water holding tank (stainless steel) with level indicator
(1) 30 US gallon domestic hot water heater (electric)
1038 Venture Way
PO Box 860
Gibsons, BC V0N 1V0


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ESPRESSO - Echelle SPectrograph for Rocky Exoplanet and Stable Spectroscopic Observations
ESPRESSO The Echelle SPectrograph for Rocky Exoplanet and Stable Spectroscopic Observations, is a super-stable Optical High Resolution Spectrograph for the combined coude' focus of the VLT. It can be operated by either one of the UTs or collecting the light from up to 4 UTs simultaneously.
|Principal Investigator
|P.I. : Francesco Pepe (OG)
Co-I: Stefano Cristiani (INAF - Trieste), Rafael Rebolo (IAC), Nuno Santos (CAUP, U. do Porto)
|Project Manager
|Denis Megevand (OG)
The ESPRESSO Consortium:
|ESO responsible / instrument scientist / project manager
|Luca Pasquini / Gaspare Lo Curto / Antonio Manescau
|Project Status
|Preliminary Design Phase
|Instrument Science Team
|E. Emsellem (ESO, Chair), C. Aerts (Instituut voor Sterrenkunde, Leuven, Belgium), M. Haehnelt (Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK), A. Hatzes (Thringer Landessternwarte, Tautenburg, Germany), V. Hill (Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur, France), G. Tinetti (University College London, London, UK)
|VLT combined coude' laboratory
- Status
- Baseline Specification
- Scientific Objectives
- Instrument Description
- References and external links
- Documents (internal links, password required)
- Schedule: First light on telescope: goal 2016
- Preliminary Acceptance Europe, October 2015
- Final Design Review, April 2013
- Preliminary Design Review, November 2011
- Kick off Meeting, January 2011
- Phase A Study Review Meeting, March 2010
Baseline Specification
Standard 1-UT
Very-High Res 1-UT
Wavelength Range
380-686 nm
380-686 nm
380-686 nm
Resolving Power
Aperture on Sky
1.0 arcsec
4x1.0 arcsec
0.5 arcsec
Sampling (average)
3.3 pixels
4.0 pixels (binned x2)
2.1 pixels
Spatial Sampling
6.9 pixels
4.0 pixels (binned x2)
3.5 pixels
Simultaneous reference
Yes (no sky)
Yes (no sky)
Yes (no sky)
Sky subtraction
Yes (no sim. ref.)
Yes (no sim. ref.)
Yes (no sim. ref.)
Total Efficiency
>10% at peak
>10% at peak
> 7% at peak
Instrumental RV precision (requirement)
<10 cm/sec
<=5 m/sec
<=5 m/sec
Scientific Objectives
The main scientific drivers for ESPRESSO are:
- the measurement of high precision radial velocities of solar type stars for search for rocky planets
- the measurement of the variation of the physical constants
- the analysis of the chemical composition of stars in nearby galaxies
These science cases require an efficient, high-resolution, extremely stable and accurate spectrograph.
ESPRESSO, installed at the VLT facility, will combine unprecedented radial velocity precision with the large collecting area of the UTs. Moreover it will be capable of collecting the light simultaneously from the 4UTs, to measure precisely faint or high redshift objects.
The understanding of the formation and evolution of planetary systems is one of the most exciting science cases of these days. The radial velocity technique has been so far the most productive in terms of extra-solar planet detections. Low mass planets (one to few Earth masses) are especially interesting because according to formation models they could represent the bulk of the planet population. However they are more elusive and require extremely stable instruments. The HARPS instrument, with a precision better than 1m/s, has discovered up to now the vast majority of planets with masses smaller than Neptune, giving an invaluable experience in view of the realization of more precise instruments.
With a radial velocity precision better than 10cm/s, an Earth mass planet in the habitable zone of a low mass star can be detected.
The instrument will also have the capability to acquire the most accurate measurements of the fundamental constants α (the fine structure constant) and μ (the proton to electron mass ratio) as a function of redshift, therefore addressing the question of whether the constants of the Standard Model of Physics vary with the age of the Universe. Its capability to collect the light from all the 4 UTs simultaneously will enlarge the number of accessible QSOs with great benefit for this science case.
The combination of high resolution and high efficiency opens the possibility of measuring the chemical composition of stars in galaxies other than the Milky Way with unprecedented accuracy.
Given the large light collecting power and its efficiency, its high spectral resolution, and its extreme radial velocity precision and accuracy, we expect that ESPRESSO will not only fulfill its main scientific objectves, but also open new opportunities in observational Astronomy with hopefully new and unexpected results.
Instrument Description
ESPRESSO is a fiber-fed, cross-dispersed, high-resolution, echelle spectrograph. The telescope light is fed to the instrument via a Coude-Train optical system and fibers. ESPRESSO is located in the VLT Combined-Coude Laboratory (incoherent focus) where a front-end unit can combine the light from up to 4 Unit Telescopes (UT) of the VLT.
Fig. 1: ESPRESSO spectrograph concept at the Preliminary Design Review.
Instrument Design
The extreme precision will be obtained by adopting and improving well-known HARPS concepts. The light of 1 or several UTs is fed by means of the front-end unit into optical fibers which provide light scrambling and thus excellent stability of the spectrograph illumination. In order to improve light scrambling non-circular fiber shapes will be considered. (Laboratory tests on octagonal fibers have demonstrated that the scrambling efficiency can be increased by a factor of 10.) The target fiber can be fed either with the light of the astronomical object or the calibration sources. The reference fiber will receive either sky light (faint source mode) or calibration light (bright source mode). In the latter case - the simultaneous-reference technique adopted in HARPS - it will be possible to track instrumental drifts down to the cm/s level. This technique relies on the stability of the spectral lines of the calibration source. Therefore, ESPRESSO will integrate a new developed laser frequency comb which provides stability and accuracy of better than 10-11, in the mm/s regime.
Fig. 2: ESPRESSO spectrograph optical design at the Preliminary Design Review.
The target and sky light enter the instrument through two distinct optical fibers which form the slit of the spectrograph. Several optical tricks are used to obtain high spectral resolution and efficiency despite the large size of the telescope and the 1 arcscec fibre aperture. At the entrance of the spectrograph an anamorphic pupil slicing unit (APSU) shapes the beam in order to compress the beam in cross-dispersion direction but not in main-dispersion direction, where the full resolving power is required. In the latter direction, however, the pupil is sliced and superimposed on the echelle grating to minimize its size. The rectangular white pupil is then re-imaged and compressed. Given the wide spectral range and the high number of spectral channels, two large 90 mm x 90 mm CCDs are required to record the full spectrum. Therefore, a beam splitter separates the beam in a blue and a red arm which in turn allows to optimize each arm for image quality and optical efficiency. The cross-disperser has the function of separating the dispersed spectrum in all its spectral orders. In addition, an anamorphism is re-introduced to make the pupil square and to compress the order width in cross-dispersion direction, such that the inter-order space is maximized.
References and external links
- ESPRESSO Consortium web page
- "ESPRESSO: the Echelle spectrograph for rocky exoplanets and stable spectroscopic observations", SPIE 2010 Proceedings
- HARPS web page
(internal link, password required):
- ESPRESSO folder in the ESO BSCW
- ESPRESSO 2010 Phase A review documentation
- ESPRESSO PDR documentation
- ESPRESSO IST presentations (Sep. 2011)
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The February 6, 2008, murder of Attorney Gregory Clark remains the highest-profile, murder case in Rockford, IL and Winnebago County, IL. Despite the April 2014 arrest and then March 2017 conviction by jury of Richard Wanke, the murder remains listed as unsolved on the Rockford Police Department website, a fact which one can construe as an admission by local authorities that they know that Richard Wanke, did not murder Greg Clark and that one person could not have committed this murder alone. We, friends, family, and supporters of Richard Wanke, know that he is innocence and was wrongly convicted of Attorney Greg Clark's murder by the false scenario presented at trial by both police and State's Attorney, Joseph Bruscato's prosecutors. We ask you to read this blog and join us now in support of Richard Wanke.
Over 8,000 pages and 200 individual Rockford police reports comprise the massive police investigation of attorney Greg Clark's murder and show it to be flawed from the outset.
Richard Wanke and Diane Chavez were both thoroughly investigated for years in ways police seldom have time to investigate any suspects. Their mail was intercepted; their email and social media accounts searched, their friends and associates were tracked down and interviewed, their phone records obtained, their finances examined, their physical property seized, searched, and tested. Last, the police intercepted and monitored the hundreds of phone conversations, video visitations, and all mail exchanged between them from 2008 to present. The results of this massive criminal investigation show nothing; no DNA, no fingerprints, no weapon, no gunpowder residue, no questionable contacts or associations or phone records, no incriminating conversations or admissions, no transactions: nothing, zilch….
What is the big lie? It is the State's assertion that this case is simple: that it was Clark's client, Richard Wanke, who interrupted his weekday to drive to attorney Clark's house across town in the middle of a colossal snowstorm wearing inadequate clothing to shoot Greg Clark and kill him. Richard was not arrested wearing those clothes later that day, and we are simply told that he must have changed his clothes. We're not supposed to question how on that stormy day, Richard could possibly have arrived at the only time that afternoon when Clark was outside snow-blowing his sidewalk and that, despite having no gun or firearm experience, expertly shoot Clark 3 times in the back, then quickly drive away and be home less than 20 minutes later. And, because the State has no forensic evidence or witnesses of Richard ever threatening, arguing, abusing, harassing, or stalking Clark, or even being violent towards anyone, we are supposed to believe that ordinary court filings asserting that Clark was ineffective as an attorney suffice to prove that Richard was motivated to kill Clark.
On February 6, 2008, our friends, Richard Wanke and Diane Chavez, were arrested in alleged connection to the murder of local attorney, Gregory Clark. The vague scenario the Rockford police have submitted is problematic and more than 9 years later Rockford police still haven't proven that Richard or Diane (or anyone else) committed this murder. It is still listed as unsolved by the Rockford Police Department.We know Richard and Diane as gentle people; local community activists, who routinely participate in volunteer projects in the community. We want the public to recognize that NO evidence links either to the Clark murder, and the alleged witness identifications of Richard Wanke are false. We support Richard Wanke and hope that he can overturn his wrongful conviction.
The snow fall in Rockford, Illinois began the evening before and continued throughout the day. The snow accumulation was the heaviest experienced by the city in 10 years. The snowfall was so heavy that most businesses and all offices closed early or never opened, and for the first time in memory mail delivery did not even occur. At 1:50 pm, snow on the streets reached above car bumper level and visibility was poor.
What happened: News media report that at 1:50 pm, attorney Greg Clark was home at his house in a quiet neighborhood on the east side of Rockford. According to the RRSTAR's latest summation of events from 2008: "A gunman springs from a van and opens fire, killing Gregory Clark, a Rockford attorney, who is clearing snow from his sidewalk." Clark was brutally shot in the back three times by an unknown shooter. He was pronounced dead at the hospital a short time later.
News accounts and subsequent police action show that more than one perpetrator actively participated at Clark's shooting. Media reports show the police immediately focused upon Richard Wanke because of what they thought of him and not because of any of the evidence found at the murder site.
The news reporter was told the next day that the police did not believe he shot Clark, but just that he was somehow involved. Subsequent questioning of Richard's acquaintances showed the police asking questions indicating they sought information about at least one other person other than Richard.
Sentence credits are more restrictive in accordance with the suggestions contained in the Erickson Report. You can read the Erickson Report and IDOC's official plan for implementing MGT (here).
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Send a letter with your thoughts or questions to Richard Wanke. (If you want a reply, you must include your name and a regular mailing address.) email@example.com, or snailmail (and it is slow):
Richard Wanke, 20605 Winnebago County Jail 650 W. State St. Rockford, IL. 61102
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Here are the top seven developments we saw in public cloud computing in 2012: The three biggest setbacks, and the four biggest wins. We'll start with the setbacks.
Setback #1: Outages Plague Amazon And Others.
When you're trying to convince big companies to bet their business on cloud operations, the worst thing that can happen is for the cloud infrastructure you're thinking of using to suffer an unplanned outage. Amazon Web Services didn't have an outage in 2012 that rivaled the hit it took over the Easter weekend in April 2011, when multi-availability zones in one of its data centers went down. However, Amazon was nevertheless buffeted at its big East Coast complex by service outages on June 14 and June 29, due to power outages.
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The June 29 outage came after the region suffered a series of violent electrical storms, and the outages were contained to one availability zone inside the data center. Amazon didn't say why the battery and generator backup systems of a supposedly highly available cloud didn't keep services running. The outage only disrupted important customers for a few minutes, but they were some of Amazon's most prominent customers, including Salesforce.com's developer cloud Heroku, Netflix, and social networking firms Instagram and Pinterest. On Oct. 22, Amazon suffered an outage of its Elastic Block Storage service for a few hours, making it impossible for some companies to update their websites or retrieve data, even though the sites remained on display.
None of these incidents was a crippling event for Amazon customers or for Amazon's cloud infrastructure business. A few customers likely dropped the service, as WhatsYourPrice did after the online dating service got a flood of complaints during the two-hour June 29 outage. However, the ongoing problem of outages gives cloud skeptics ammunition against moving essential applications there, even as the likes of Amazon, Google, Rackspace and Microsoft win the debate around other performance factors, such as load balancing and database services.
The periodic outages suggest just what a complex beast infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) is. Its supposedly redundant, resilient architecture keeps coming up with unanticipated ways of crapping out during predictable events, or from the occasional human error. Cloud providers do have a better track record for uptime than the average enterprise data center, but cloud architects still have their work cut out for them to reduce the odds of high-profile outages that hurt customers and damage the public cloud's reputation.
Setback #2: Virtual Machine Snooping Threat Gets More Real.
It's still only a theory, but a researcher this year published a disturbing example of one virtual machine spying on another on the same physical server. The possibility of such a risk torments virtual server users, who thus far had been coached that the parameters of virtual machines are hard boundaries that couldn't be breached. Cloud computing relies heavily on the multi-tenant, virtual server host, where one physical server is used by multiple companies and customers.
It's important to note that no known breaches using this technique have occurred in the wild. The researchers at the University of North Carolina, University of Wisconsin and the RSA unit of EMC said it was difficult to execute such an attack even in a lab setting.


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ROME -- Amanda Knox, who was ordered Tuesday by Italy's highest court to again stand trial for the murder of her housemate, called the turn in her case "painful."
In a statement, Knox, 25, said that the prosecution's theory in the case "has been repeatedly revealed to be completely unfounded and unfair."
Knox, an American from Seattle, was attending school in Italy in 2007 when British student Meredith Kercher was found dead in the house they shared in Perugia. Knox and her then-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, were convicted two years later in a case that garnered headlines around the world.
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We find Superintendent William Johnson's attitude toward Rockville Centre's low state test results surprisingly arrogant and cavalier ("School test scores drop sharply," Aug. 15-21).
Of course, the results were widely expected to be low, as this was the first year the tests were administered. State Education Commissioner John King Jr. has advised administrators not to use the results to make decisions concerning student services or teacher evaluations — this year. However, a "nothing to see here" approach, as Dr. Johnson is embracing, is not going to improve the situation or the students' results next year.
The debate over these standardized tests will continue through our state's democratic process, and should not be unilaterally shut down by a now questionably effective superintendent who thinks he's above the process.
The reality of the tests is acknowledged by administrators in surrounding areas, like Dr. Phyllis Harrington of Oceanside, who views them as an opportunity to demonstrate future improvement, and Dr. Teresa Prendergast of Garden City, who accepts that the state's intent is to better prepare our kids for secondary education. Instead, Dr. Johnson rails that the scores "do not matter ... they're not giving us any new information. In fact, what they're doing is serious damage." He then suggests that the parents who opted out "can easily turn to their neighbors and say, "I told you so."
What's more damaging to our community? Standardized tests, which are not going anywhere, or an insular and defensive superintendent who refuses to believe that the taxpayers are sophisticated enough to understand their purpose? The tests are useful as a tool in determining how effectively our school taxes are put to use to educate our children compared to neighboring towns. As far as many residents are concerned, the only real damage the tests are doing is to Dr. Johnson's reputation.


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Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080 Ti review
The most advanced consumer GPU gets over a 40 percent price cut
Nvidia is one of those companies in Silicon Valley that always has one more trick up its sleeve prior to announcing a new roadmap for its consumer and enterprise product lines. In the case of Geforce Pascal, it has now managed to introduce a new flagship that not only surpasses the previous flagship's performance in every category except for compute (check), but it has also lowered the price by nearly 60 percent.
Martian A8 notebook reviewed
Review: Sharp looks, yesterday's tech under the bonnet
Taking a break from reviewing Intel Atom-based ultraportables and hybrids, we decided to try out something a bit different – the 13.3-inch Martian A8 notebook, based on a Core processor.
Apple pulls app and accuses developer of fraud
Crime of changing your account details
Fruity tax-dodging cargo cult Apple has an odd way of supporting developers who prop up its app store.
EVGA SC17 gaming powerhouse reviewed
Review: Notebook gaming powerhouse
EVGA is a well known brand in the graphics card market and the company expanded beyond GPUs a while ago. It is also well known now for its PSUs, motherboards and accessories too and now it wants to conquer the mobile gaming notebook market.
EVGA GTX 1070 FTW reviewed
Review: Great outfit for a gaming party
We like the way EVGA has designed its new GTX 1070 FTW graphics card. It is powerful enough to satisify the most cynical at a gaming party.
Gainward GTX 1080 Phoenix GLH reviewed
Review: The best gaming graphics card ever
The GTX 1080 Phoenix Goes Like Hell is the right card to experience a whole new class of performance enhanced gaming. The user can freely experiment with all the new Nvidia features, and we believe it has enough under the hood to drive whatever comes next.
iPhone SE is too small and out-of-date
Even the Telegraph mocks the iPhone SE
Sometimes even the Tame Apple Press has to admit that Apple has cheated on its promises and the British Telegraph's review on the iPhone SE is one such example.
EVGA Hadron Air reviewed
Review: Small form factor can host a lot of power
Hadron Air has been an alternative solution for gamers that like small form facor PC and are happy with Mini ITX board and still want to plug a decent GPU in this tiny gaming system. Our Hadron Air has been a good friend for more than two years and for buiding a mini-ITX system it is still one of the best choices.
Cherry Trail VOYO A1 Plus notebook reviewed
Review: Lenovo Yoga lookalike on a budget
A couple of months ago, Asian tech sites started talking about a new trend among Chinese tablet manufacturers. Since the tablet market was overheating, manufacturers were looking beyond tablets to ensure growth. Intel's new 14nm processors were just what they were looking for, as they enabled them to start building inexpensive ultraportable notebooks. Many of them are marketed as "ultrabooks" but unlike proper Ultrabooks, they're not based on "big core" processors.
Ulefone Paris budget smartphone reviewed
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NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Feb 1, 2013) - Gold's appeal as a safe haven increased Wednesday as nation's gross domestic product unexpectedly shrank in the fourth quarter. "Gold is reasserting itself as a flight to quality asset," said Adam Klopfenstein, senior market strategist with Archer Financial. Five Star Equities examines the outlook for companies in the Gold Industry and provides equity research on NovaGold Resources Inc. (NYSE: NG) (TSX: NG) and Rubicon Minerals Corp. (NYSE: RBY) (TSX: RMX).
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The Commerce Department reported GDP declined at an annual rate of 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter, which was the first contraction in 3 and 1/2 years. Gold prices surged 1.1 percent, its largest gain in over 3 weeks, to settle at $1,681.60 an ounce Wednesday. Gold prices posted its 12th consecutive year of gains with an increase of 6 percent in 2012.
"The investment case for gold looks robust, with recent action by governments indicating that real interest rates are likely to remain negative in 2013, and the risk of inflation has increased. In addition, the behavior of central banks suggests gold purchases look set to continue as diversification of currency exposure remains a key focus," said Evy Hambro, the manager of the BlackRock Gold & General fund, in a recent interview with the Telegraph.
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Suffolk, ss. Division of Administrative Law Appeals
Joseph Zygmunt,
v. Docket No. CR-07-364
State Board of Retirement,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Joseph Zygmunt, pro se
19 Nob Hill Road
Weymouth, MA 02188-3332
Appearance for Respondent:
Crystal Chow, Esq.
State Board of Retirement
One Ashburton Place, 12th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Administrative Magistrate:
Kenneth J. Forton, Esq.
The Petitioner, Joseph Zygmunt, appealed timely under G.L. c. 32, § 16(4) the May 2, 2007 decision of the Respondent, State Board of Retirement, to exclude "stand-by" pay in the calculation of his superannuation retirement benefits. (Ex. 1)
I held a hearing on June 18, 2008 at the office of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals, 98 North Washington Street, Boston. I admitted eight documents into evidence. (Exs. 1-8) The Petitioner testified on his own behalf. The Respondent called no witnesses. There is one cassette tape of the hearing.
Based on the evidence presented by the parties, I make the following findings of
1. Joseph Zygmunt, d.o.b. 10/3/38, worked at Quincy Mental Health Center from 1982 to 2004, when he retired. (Ex. 3)
2. During his tenure at Quincy Mental Health Center, a locked unit, Mr. Zygmunt worked in the maintenance department. In 1992, he was promoted to Institution Maintenance Foreman and remained in that position until his retirement. (Testimony)
3. Mr. Zygmunt supervised three employees: a painter, a handyman, and a steam fireman. Each of the employees, along with Mr. Zygmunt, performed whatever tasks were necessary for the maintenance of the facility. (Testimony)
4. The Official Position Description, Form 30, for Institution Maintenance Foreman lists the following duty: "1. Provides or arranges for on-call coverage on a 24 hour basis to handle emergencies, equipment or utilities problems at the facility." (Ex. 3)
5. On nearly all days during the year, Mr. Zygmunt provided the on-call coverage himself. When Mr. Zygmunt was not available for coverage, he would appoint one of his employees to provide coverage. (Ex. 7, Testimony)
6. Pursuant to Section 7.8 of his collective bargaining agreement, Mr. Zygmunt was compensated for the days that he provided on-call coverage. The agreement refers to coverage as "Stand-by Duty." He was paid $10.00 for each weekday and $20.00 for each weekend day or holiday that he performed stand-by duty. (Ex. 8, Testimony)
7. Section 7.8(D) of the collective bargaining agreement expresses a preference for the Institution Maintenance Foreman to perform stand-by duty. (Ex. 8)
8. When Mr. Zygmunt was on stand-by duty, he was issued a pager so that he could be contacted immediately. He was required to remain within one half hour of the Mental Health Center so that he could quickly respond to emergencies. (Ex. 8, Testimony)
9. Section 7.8(C) of the collective bargaining agreement provides: "If any employee assigned to stand-by duty is not available to report to duty when contacted, no stand-by pay shall be paid to the employee for the period."
10. Examples of emergencies that Mr. Zygmunt responded to are a clogged or damaged toilet, electrical problems, or a malfunctioning generator. (Testimony)
11. Mr. Zygmunt responded to approximately twenty-five to thirty stand-by calls each year. (Testimony)
12. Pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement, when Mr. Zygmunt responded to an emergency call, he was compensated for a minimum of four hours of work at time and a half. (Testimony)
13. According to the only payroll records in evidence, from January 2000 to March 2002, Mr. Zygmunt received stand-by duty pay (denoted by "SBY" and the dollar amount) nearly every week. The amounts vary according to the number and type of days that Mr. Zygmunt was on stand-by duty. (Ex. 7)
14. During the vast majority of weeks, Mr. Zygmunt was credited his weekly stand-by pay on Saturday. Though he was sometimes credited on other days, it is clear from the records that Mr. Zygmunt was only compensated once per week for whatever stand-by duty he performed that week.
15. Mr. Zygmunt submitted his Early Retirement Application on January 7, 2002 and retired effective March 15, 2002.
16. A Salary Request and Release Form originally addressed to Donna Shetler, a Department of Mental Health human resources officer, was filed with the State Board of Retirement on February 20, 2002. The regular compensation listed on the Form does not include any stand-by duty payments to Mr. Zygmunt. (Ex. 3)
17. When he was filling out his retirement application, someone told Mr. Zygmunt that his stand-by pay would not be included in the calculation of his pension because stand-by pay is not regular compensation.
18. On December 28, 2006, the State Board of Retirement received a letter from Mr. Zygmunt requesting that his stand-by pay be included as regular compensation for purposes of calculating his pension.
19. After Mr. Zygmunt submitted some payroll records to the Board, the Board, after taking a vote, denied his request in a letter dated May 2, 2007.
20. Mr. Zygmunt filed an appeal of the Board's decision with the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board on May 10, 2006.
The decision of the State Board of Retirement is reversed. The Board shall calculate the deductions that should have been withheld from Joseph Zygmunt's stand-by pay. After Mr. Zygmunt pays into the retirement system the deductions that should have been withheld, the Board shall recalculate Mr. Zygmunt's superannuation retirement allowance to include his stand-by duty pay as regular compensation. G.L. c. 32, § 5(2)(a) provides that a superannuation retirement allowance shall be "based on the average annual rate of regular compensation received by such member" (emphasis added) during the member's last three years, or highest paid three years, of creditable service. Regular compensation as defined in G.L. c. 32, § 1 is "the salary, wages or other compensation in whatever form, lawfully determined for the individual service of the employee by the employing authority, not including bonus, overtime, severance pay for any and all unused sick leave, early retirement incentives, or any other payments made as a result of giving notice of retirement . . . ."
The Petitioner contends that his stand-by payments should have been included as regular compensation in calculating his retirement allowance, since the payments meet the definition of regular compensation outlined in G.L. c. 32, § 1. The Respondent advances several arguments in opposition to the Petitioner's request. First, the Board argues, the Petitioner waived his right to challenge the calculation of his regular compensation because he failed to challenge the calculation before his retirement in March, 2002. Second, the Board contends that the stand-by payments do not meet the definition of regular compensation because they were not "remuneration geared to work or services performed." See Boston Ass'n of Sch. Adm'rs & Supervisors v. Boston Retirement Bd., 383 Mass. 336, 341 (1981). Finally, the collective bargaining agreement states that employees who perform stand-by duty shall be "reimbursed" $10.00 for the period; the Board argues that the stand-by payments were reimbursements and thus not regular compensation.
After careful consideration of all the evidence presented in this case, I conclude that Mr. Zygmunt's stand-by duty payments are regular compensation for the purpose of calculating his superannuation retirement allowance. The stand-by duty payments are regular compensation because they are "ordinary, recurrent, or repeated payments not inflated by any extraordinary ad hoc amounts such as bonuses or overtime pay." Pelonzi v. Retirement Bd. of Beverly, 451 Mass. 475, 479 (2008) (citations omitted); see also Bulger v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd., 447 Mass. 651, 658 (2006) (payments that are "recurrent," "regular," and "ordinary" held regular compensation); Bower v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd., 393 Mass. 427, 429 (1984) (regular compensation points to recurrent or repeated amounts); Boston Ass'n of of Sch. Adm'rs & Supervisors v. Boston Retirement Bd., 383 Mass. 336, 340-41 (1984) (same); Gooding v. Danvers Retirement Bd., CR-02-710 (DALA dec. 7/22/03; no CRAB decision) (stand-by pay ruled regular compensation where stand-by coverage was assigned every four weeks on a rotating basis in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement).
Mr. Zygmunt was required by his job description to "provide[] or arrange[] for on-call coverage on a 24 hour basis." On-call coverage, or stand-by duty, required Mr. Zygmunt to remain within half an hour of his place of employment so that he could timely respond to any emergency after being paged on an employer-supplied pager. He was compensated $10.00 for each week day and $20.00 for each Saturday, Sunday or holiday on which he performed stand-by duty. Mr. Zygmunt testified that he received nearly daily stand-by pay for the last ten years of his employment. Though the payroll records submitted by the Board cover only twenty-six months, they corroborate Mr. Zygmunt's testimony. By and large Mr. Zygmunt was compensated on Saturdays for performing stand-by duty throughout the week. The specific dates that stand-by pay was credited varied occasionally, but the records make clear that Mr. Zygmunt was compensated weekly for performing his stand-by duty. The stand-by payments were not "extraordinary ad hoc payments." Pelonzi, 451 Mass. at 479, quoting Bulger, 447 Mass. at 658. Quite to the contrary, Mr. Zygmunt was paid on a regular basis for fulfilling his duty.
The Board contends that Mr. Zygmunt's stand-by duty pay is not "remuneration geared to work or services performed." Boston Ass'n, 383 Mass. at 341. The Board appears to argue that, because Mr. Zygmunt was not called into work on an emergency every day that he was on stand-by duty, the payments are not geared to work or services performed. This cramped reading of the case law fails to recognize the imposition on Mr. Zygmunt's freedom to travel while he was on stand-by duty. The service performed by Mr. Zygmunt was wearing a pager in his off hours and staying close enough to his workplace to respond within half an hour. The compensation Mr. Zygmunt received was geared to this service. See Boston Ass'n, 383 Mass. at 341.
The Board's argument that the stand-by payments were reimbursements, which are not considered regular compensation, is also unavailing. It is true that the collective bargaining agreement says that the person on stand-by duty "shall be reimbursed" for completing his duty. Calling the payments reimbursements, however, does not make them the kind of reimbursements that are not regular compensation. The cases cited by the Board involve reimbursements for travel expenses like mileage, meals, hotels, transportation, parking and tolls. See Turner v. Teachers' Retirement Bd., CR-00-1009 (DALA decision 5/25/01; no CRAB decision) (transportation, mileage, meals, hotel accommodations and related incidentals); Stamas v. Teachers' Retirement Bd., CR-97-656 (DALA decision 3/3098; no CRAB decision) (mileage); Dukakis v. Teachers' Retirement Bd., CR-94-895 (DALA decision 10/20/95; no CRAB decision) (transportation, mileage, meals, hotel accommodations, parking, and tolls). Reimbursements for travel expenses are not regular compensation because the employee performs no work or services in return for the payment. See Dukakis, supra; Stamas, supra; Turner, supra. Mr. Zygmunt, on the other hand, was not being reimbursed for any expenses. As discussed above, he was being compensated for wearing a pager while off-duty and remaining close enough to his workplace to respond within half an hour. The stand-by duty pay was paid for Mr. Zygmunt's services and is, therefore, not a reimbursement.
Finally, the Board argues that Mr. Zygmunt waived his right to challenge the calculation of his superannuation retirement allowance by requesting that his stand-by pay be included in regular compensation more than four years after his effective retirement. Mr. Zygmunt did not waive his right to challenge the calculation of his retirement allowance. To support its argument, the Board cites a number of cases that stand for the proposition that post-retirement option changes are prohibited because they would violate the actuarial soundness of the retirement system. See, e.g., Nouna v. State Bd. of Retirement, CR-06-638 (DALA decision 9/27/07; no objections filed). These cases are inapposite. First of all, option choice is governed by statute, and there is no provision for post-retirement option changes in the statute. See G.L. c. 32, § 12(1). Moreover, in contrast with retirement options, which are based upon the employee's choice, Mr. Zygmunt had no choice in determining what pay should be included in his regular compensation because regular compensation is defined in G.L. c. 32, § 1.
Errors in retirement benefit calculations must be corrected pursuant to G.L. c. 32, § 20(5)(c)(2). Mr. Zygmunt was informed erroneously by his employer that his stand-by pay is not regular compensation and should not be included in his retirement application. Mr. Zygmunt brought the error to the Board's attention, albeit more than four years after he had been receiving retirement benefits. The Board voted to deny Mr. Zygmunt's request to correct the error, and informed him of the vote by letter dated May 2, 2007. Mr. Zygmunt timely appealed the Board's denial on May 10, 2007. The Board made an error in calculating Mr. Zygmunt's retirement allowance by not including the stand-by duty payments as regular compensation. Now, the Board must correct its error. Mr. Zygmunt cannot waive the duty of the Board to recalculate his superannuation retirement allowance in accordance with the statutory definition of regular compensation. See G.L. c. 32, § 1 and G.L. c. 32, § 20(5)(c)(2).
The Board shall recalculate the Petitioner's superannuation retirement allowance to include his stand-by duty payments as regular compensation, after receipt of the deductions that should have been withheld.
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WEST LINN — McMinnville boys basketball coach Willie Graham called West Linn's 11 3-pointers Tuesday in the Lion's 74-55 win vs. the Grizzlies in the first round of the 6A state playoffs an "avalanche of threes."
Avalanche, barrage, tsunami. Whatever you want to call the outbreak, it was more than enough for the Lions (18-6) to move on to the second round and end McMinnville's season.
"That's really tough," Graham said. "Really no doubt about that."
Senior guard Spencer Payne — playing for the first time this season — provided a spark for the Grizzlies (13-11), but it wasn't nearly enough to stop the Lions from advancing. Anthony Morris scored 26 points for West Linn and Hayden Coppedge added 24.
Gage Gubrud scored 21 points for the Grizzlies, and Taylor Vicknair scored 18.
The Grizzlies led 4-2 after Gubrud scored with 6:18 left in the first quarter, but the Lions outscored Mac 23-10 the rest of the period. Coppedge scored 13 points in the quarter, and the Lions hit four 3-pointers in the quarter.
The Lions hit five 3-pointers in the second quarter and took a 46-27 lead at halftime. West Linn was 9-of-14 from behind 3-point line in the first half and shot 60.7 percent.
Things didn't get much better for the Grizzlies in the third quarter. West Linn extended its lead to 61-38. Mac did outscore the Lions 17-11 in the fourth quarter, but it was too little, too late.
Payne scored six points for McMinnville, Nicholas Autencio scored three points, and Blaine Parker and Alex Israel both added two points.
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Vitamin D Supplements Have Possible, But Still Unclear, Benefits in People Living With HIV
January 17, 2012
Two new studies on vitamin D supplementation suggest slight benefits in bone health for people living with HIV. However, neither provided enough evidence to recommend widespread vitamin D supplementation.
Before we get into the studies, let's have a quick Biology 101 refresher. Vitamin D helps our bodies absorb calcium, the key mineral in bones. When our levels of vitamin D decrease, levels of a parathyroid hormone increase. This hormone draws calcium out from the bones, leading to higher chances of osteoporosis and fracture.
The first study, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), tested whether or not vitamin D supplementation helped prevent bone loss among young HIV-positive individuals on Viread (tenofovir).
Because parathyroid hormone levels are elevated in people taking tenofovir in much the same way as they are in people with vitamin D deficiency, the researchers theorized that vitamin D might counteract the bone-depleting effects of tenofovir. ...
The second study, authored by U.K. researcher Kathryn Childs (whom we interviewed at CROI 2009) and colleagues, analyzed findings from previous studies on vitamin D deficiency and bone health in people living with HIV. Like the NIH study, the researchers ended up finding some benefits of vitamin D supplementation, but not enough evidence to advise it for every HIV-positive person.
Both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies showed that vitamin D deficiency was widespread in HIV-positive patients. Moreover, there was evidence that starting HIV therapy, especially regimens containing efavirenz (Sustiva, also in the combination pill Atripla), was accompanied by a drop in concentrations of vitamin D. Studies also showed that bone turnover increased in the early years of antiretroviral therapy.
This analysis reaffirms the results of six vitamin D studies we highlighted back in 2010. Many of the conclusions we saw then are still the same: Vitamin D deficiency is common among the general population, and risk factors include being Latino or African American, having low exposure to sunlight, having high blood pressure, and being overweight.
In addition, some HIV-related factors linked to vitamin D deficiency include duration of infection, CD4 count below 200, current HIV meds, and viral load. However, we're still not sure if having HIV is itself a cause of vitamin D deficiency.
As for HIV medications, according to the Aidsmap article, "[S]tudies consistently showed that treatment with efavirenz [Sustiva, also in the combination pill Atripla] resulted in reductions in vitamin D levels. There was little or no evidence that protease inhibitors, NRTIs or tenofovir (Viread, also in the combination pills Truvada and Atripla) reduced vitamin D concentrations." (Despite tenofovir's tendency to increase parathyroid hormone levels, as the NIH study found, it does not on its own appear to decrease vitamin D levels).
Clearly, both studies call for more research, including an examination of how vitamin D deficiency is related to antiretroviral-related bone loss, and whether or not calcium supplementation will help. And with more people starting treatment at a young age, we're sure to see more long-term questions. For now, monitoring of vitamin D levels is still recommended, with doctor-advised supplementation when needed.
The NIH researchers will conduct a follow-up study to find out if lower parathyroid hormone levels lead to improvements in bone health.
Warren Tong is the research editor for TheBody.com and TheBodyPRO.com.
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POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Schools in one eastern Idaho district are being equipped with gun lockers so school resource officers can keep rifles, ammunition and evidence close at hand.
Pocatello Police Chief Scott Marchand told the Idaho State Journal that the idea was adopted more than a year ago, and the gun lockers have already been purchased — it's not a reaction to the Dec. 14 deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut.
All of the school resource officers in the district are already armed with semi-automatic handguns, but Marchand said schools have hallways that are 50 to 100 yards long. In the event that a shooter came to the school, a trained officer could do more with a rifle than one limited to a sidearm, he said.
Having that tool gives us another opportunity to protect students, faculty and staff. I hope we never use them anywhere.
–Scott Marchand, Pocatello Police Chief
"Having that tool gives us another opportunity to protect students, faculty and staff," Marchand said. "I hope we never use them anywhere."
The chief acknowledged that some community members would likely be uncomfortable with the idea of putting more firepower inside schools, but he said the safes would be locked at all times except when officers are using them to access the rifles and ammunition or store evidence.
There are other districts in the nation that have gun safes, though Pocatello will be the first in southeastern Idaho.
Marchand spent 22 years as a member of the regional SWAT team before he became the police chief last year. While he believes the accuracy of a rifle in the hands of a trained officer could be a critical element in responding to an attack at the school, Marchand has serious reservations about arming teachers or others who aren't professional police officers.
"I can train anyone to shoot paper targets," he said. "But a real shooting environment is different ... There's a lot more involved than simply shooting."
Pocatello's three high schools and middle schools currently have full-time school resource officers, but officers also visit the other schools in the district. Marchand hopes to have patrol officers visit the schools at least once a week.
"The plan is to be visible," he said.
Sgt. Ralph Daniels, who is in charge of the school resource officers, said the extra patrol presence has been appreciated. Daniels said the gun safes will be a welcome addition. Currently, it would take some time for officers to get a rifle in an emergency because rifles are typically stored in patrol cars, he said.
"This will increase our ability to respond quickly," Daniels said.
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Assessor Larry Stone speaks to the Rotary Club of Los Altos at its March 21 meeting.
Longtime Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone discussed the opportunities and dramatic inequities that exist in today's property markets at a Rotary Club of Los Altos meeting March 21.
Elected four times to four-year terms as county assessor, Stone has witnessed the rise and fall of various property sectors and experienced the effects of Proposition 13 on the local economy.
Although only 19 percent of the state's population lives in the Bay Area, 35 percent of California's job growth has occurred in the region, according to Stone.
The Silicon Valley apartment market is "on fire," Stone said, and the hunt for single-family homes has surged in recent months. Although 27 percent of family residences and 53 percent of condominiums are still assessed below their purchase price, competition in high-end areas like Los Altos and Los Altos Hills is increasing. Excellent schools are the one predictable indicator of stable or increasing market values, he added.
Stone said commercial space in Silicon Valley is filling up. The area experienced the third-highest increase in office rents in the country last year, trailing only San Francisco and New York.
"I believe we are rising from the depths of the bottom of the worst economic decline in my lifetime," he said.
Stone addressed the unexpected consequences of Proposition 13 – the initiative limiting the tax rate for real estate that passed in 1978. Proposition 13 has created as many problems for first-time homebuyers as it has solved for senior citizens, he said, and "shifted fiscal authority to the state, while leaving local government with the responsibilities."
The result, Stone noted, is a "convoluted school funding system" that has reduced California to 47th in the country in K-12 school funding.
Stone offered an example of the proposition's inequity: Take two homeowners with similar residences on the same street. The newer homeowner can pay as much as 10 times the amount of property tax as the homeowner who has owned a comparable property for many more years. This seems "inherently un-American," he said.
A split property-tax roll, Stone proposed, would establish a different tax process for residential properties than commercial properties, which should be reassessed to market value every one or two years. But any reform would "create winners and losers," he said.
Marlene Cowan is a member of the Rotary Club of Los Altos.


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Bombardier Transportation replaced 12 of Miami Metromover's vehicles with INNOVIA APM 100 cars in 2008. The new vehicles feature an aesthetic change to the carbody, wireless transmission of on-board CCTV, improved diagnostic and troubleshooting technology, enhanced corrosion resistance and improved air-conditioning.
The original automated people mover system was supplied by Bombardier in 1986. At that time, the City of Miami claimed two "firsts" in the US: it introduced a downtown people mover and integrated its fully automated system into a mass transit network. The Metromover was subsequently expanded in 1994 to a length of 7.1 km (4.4 mi.) with a total fleet of 29 vehicles.
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Lady Gaga did more than simply bare her bottom and flash a bit of flesh at fans during an unannounced show at a London gay club on Saturday night (26Oct13) - she disrobed and left the stage completely naked.
The provocative pop star took to the stage in a flowing white petticoat-style dress and long blonde wig at nightclub Heaven to perform her upcoming single, Venus, live for the first time.
And she made sure her gay fans in attendance had plenty to talk about when she slipped out of her stage costume and walked off naked with her arms in the air.
The gig came just days after Gaga stripped down to a black bra and stockings and donned a moustache for an odd performance at a fabled club in Berlin, Germany.
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also, ljl at 'investment philosophy' with shitcoins. just scam and let do and get out before the bubble bursts.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689921&forum_id=2#33895600)
something about only trading via 0x i read about (but didnt really understand or dig into) yesterday
lol @ my procrastination.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689921&forum_id=2#33895581)
kicking myself for not buying any shitcoins as planned yesterday evening. oh well.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689921&forum_id=2#33895598)
If bch moons... oh god oh(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689921&forum_id=2#33895605)
Stop fucking thinking about this shit for days and just do it.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689921&forum_id=2#33901119)
I'm going bigly on MASS at least, went with my gut on that one and we'll see what unfolds
(I can't stop overthinking everything here cuz I'm still poor as shit)(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689921&forum_id=2#33901130)
Poor or not, it's not healthy.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689921&forum_id=2#33901141)
@channel Contribution period v0.1 is officially closed! The final amount raised is 43169 ETH, giving a conversion rate of roughly 13,899 DNT = 1 ETH. We're immediately working towards distributing tokens to all contributors and community advisors. Once complete, we'll enable token transfers! Thank you to everyone who has supported us these past two weeks, it's been incredible!
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Yeah it's not everyday that you get tokens at such cheap price for such an amazing project. I usually flip after ICO but DNT seems like a keeper to me. It's marketcap is too small compared to it's potential
we got lucky because the crowdsale happened during a bear market(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689921&forum_id=2#33901091)
and u just talked shit about my shitcoin. no soup for you.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689921&forum_id=2#33901125)
the link to it was working when i clicked it but it says "market offline" at the moment
looks like people are buying up on etherdelate and aiming to flip on bittrex.
district 0x raised only like $10 million. it's a $20 million project at least. i wouldn't be surprised by $30 million.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689921&forum_id=2#33921645)
So bummed I didn't buy omisego at lower levels. Same with pay.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689921&forum_id=2#33921689)
If it doesn't go ahead soon, likely to be major dips in the short term. STX listing has taken the air out of this one...(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689921&forum_id=2#33923227)
were you the one that caused the flash crash to the .00002s on liqui this morning?(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689921&forum_id=2#33924708)
Anyway my plan is to hold.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689921&forum_id=2#33925251)
They implemented a review process in response to the SEC ruling, and some of the team wasn't aware so they launched the DNT market without it(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689921&forum_id=2#33927776)
I have 130,000 DNT now lol(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689921&forum_id=2#33925312)
Do you believe in this project? Seemed like a silly idea to me but it got exeunt's thumbs up so I set some low buys(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689921&forum_id=2#33925345)
I bought those 130k at 0.00054, sold it all around 0.00009, bought 80k at 0.00009(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3689921&forum_id=2#33954237)


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During the 222 days spent injured Rafael Nadal, the owner of 12 Grand Slam titles, probably felt a tad disheartened by the type of questions most tennis pundits, who are normally so loving towards him, were asking with regard to his game.
"Will he ever be the same?" "Is this the end of his dominating epoch in the game?" Some people in the tennis fraternity even went as far as saying that his trophy laden career has run its course. Over the past seven months Nadal answered these questions by doing what comes naturally to him: winning.
Since his return in February he has been razing opponents with the coruscating style of play that fans have become so accustomed to seeing. Nobody expected Nadal to be as prosperous as he has been during this season.
He has won nine titles which includes an eighth Roland Garros crown. Many of Nadal's detractors are of the opinion that he is only successful on his favourite clay surface. He has always had many sycophants who defended him against these accusations although there was some truth in the sour pudding.
This season though the 27-year-old Spaniard has taken it upon himself to put a proverbial sock in the mouth of his naysayers; he has done this by achieving a perfect 18-0 record on hard courts this season.
Over the past few years his game has revolved more around sitting back and hoping his opponent slips up. This game plan led to his downfall when he took on the better players on the tour, especially when he came up against his unforgiving nemesis Novak Djokovic who is not the most obliging when it comes to the bequeathing of gifts in the form of unforced
Tennis zealots have witnessed a dramatic alteration in the tactics and shot selection Nadal has chosen to implement upon his return to the game. Not since he burst onto the tennis scene has he displayed such aggressive hitting, beating his opponents into submission with his trademark forehand winners and his two-handed backhand.
Nadal has ridden into the US Open on a tsunami sized wave of confidence and it has shown. He has been formidable as ever in this year's tournament trampling over his opponents with frightening ferocity while not dropping a set. On Saturday he marched into the 4th round of the tournament, where he will face Phillipp Kohlshreiber, by demolishing Ivan Dodig in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 and 6-3. The King has indeed returned, question is, can anyone dethrone him?
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Tuffy Luhr
Born on August 26, 1918 in Reno (near Woodland), Alvin W. Luhr was known his whole life as "Tuffy". He was raised by his mother (Lucy Berg) and step-father (Peter Berg) on a farm in the Clayton area,, along with two brothers and four sisters. He graduated from Deer Park High School in 1936, and attended Washington State College (now WSU) for three years before going into business partnership at a gas station in Deer Park.In 1940, Tuffy married Marjorie Kathryn Johnson of Deer Park. They were together for 67 years before she passed away in 2007. Tuffy was one of the early aviators in the Spokane area, and flew for the Civil Air Patrol during the early days of World War II. He entered the Army in 1944 and saw heavy action in Europe as part of General Patton's Third Army. He was a survivor of the Battle of the Bulge, and was among the first soldiers to liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp.After the war, Tuffy began working in sawmills, which would be his profession for over 60 years. He moved to the Colville area in the mid-1950s, building and eventually owning the Kettle Falls Lumber Co. In the 1970s, he built and owned a sawmill in Evanston, WY, then built and operated the Arden sawmill for Plum Creek Lumber Co. In the 1980s and 1990s Tuffy worked as a consultant in the sawmill industry, and was on the Board of Directors of the Colville Tribal Enterprise Corporation. Most recently, he was on the Board of Directors of Borgford Bioenergy.Tuffy and his wife Marjorie enjoyed square dancing and were active in the First Congregational Church in Colville, where Tuffy served as a Deacon. In later years, Tuffy and Marjorie lived at Loon Lake, and later moved to Hawthorne Manor (now Rockwood at Hawthorne) in Spokane. Tuffy passed away on Dec.26, 2013 at 95 years of age. He is survived by a son, (Skip Luhr) in Vashon; a daughter, (Susan McWhirter), Hidden Valley Lake, CA; a son and daughter-in-law (David and Iran Luhr) in Olympia; a brother (Alan Berg) in Spokane; a sister (Mary Lou Olsen) in Graham; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.A memorial service for Tuffy will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at the First Congregational Church, 205 N. Maple St, Colville, WA.