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OPENING KICKOFF: Today's Centennial Conference (CC) game marks the 25th meeting between McDaniel (0-7, 0-6 CC) and Juniata (1-6, 0-6 CC) in a series that dates back to 1923. The Green Terror has won the last three meetings, including by a 23-19 margin in Westminster last season, to take a 12-11-1 lead in the all-time series. The Eagles last win came by a 12-10 margin in 2008.
WHEN LAST WE MET: In a second half filled with snow in the air and on the field, the two teams combined for 35 points but seven first-half points proved to be more than the difference in McDaniel's 23-19 victory over Juniata last season. Behind 170 yards from Joe Rollins (Temple Hills, Md./Surrattsville), the Green Terror racked up 265 of its 300 yards of total offense in the second half to snap a five-game slide. Ward Udinksi led the Eagles with 168 yards passing and 77 yards rushing.
LAST TIME OUT: Dickinson scored the final 17 points of the game to defeat McDaniel 38-31 in overtime last week. Joe Rollins led the Green Terror on offense with 216 yards on 38 carries to go with three touchdowns. Zach Martin (Clarksville, Md./River Hill) added the fourth touchdown, returning his own blocked punt 18 yards for a touchdown. Martin chipped in 11 tackles, including a sack and pass breakup. Cole Ahnell paced the Red Devils with 107 yards passing and 83 yards rushing, including engineering the 78-yard game-tying drive in the final three minutes of the fourth quarter.
HEAD OF THE CLASS: Zach Martin was named CC Special Teams Player of the Week after being in on a pair of blocked punts last week. He recovered a second-quarter block to set up the team's second touchdown before blocking a third-quarter punt. On the third-quarter block, he caught the ball and returned it 18 yards for a touchdown.
WITH HONORS: Joe Rollins and Mike Cousar (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) were named to their respective CC Weekly Honor Rolls last week. Rollins earned the nod on offense after running for 216 yards and scoring his first three touchdowns of the season. He averaged 5.7 yards on his 38 carries and added eight receiving yards to finish with 224 all-purpose yards. Cousar was named to the defensive ledger after leading the Green Terror defense with 12 tackles.
LEADING THE WAY: Tyler Lloyd (Broad Run, Va./Fauquier), Tim McLister and Kevin White (Bryn Mawr, Pa./Haverford Twp.) will captain the squad in 2012. White is a two-time captain while Lloyd and McLister will lead the squad for the first time as seniors.
ZACH ATTACK: Senior Zach Martin had an all-around banner day on Saturday. Not only did he record 11 tackles, including a sack, on defense but he also had a huge impact on special teams. He was part of both punts the team blocked. In the second quarter, he recovered the punt Tim Jarosinski (Towson, Md./Towson) blocked before blocking one of his own and scooping it out of the air in the third quarter. Martin then took the recovery 18 yards to the end zone to give McDaniel a 10-point lead entering the fourth quarter.
BLOCK PARTY: For the first time in two years, the Green Terror blocked a pair of kicks in the same game. The last time came on Oct. 23, 2010 at Ursinus when McDaniel blocked a pair of PATs. The last two blocked-punt game came the week before that – at home – against Susquehanna.
KEEP ROLLING ALONG: Joe Rollins recorded his fourth career 200-yard rushing day and second this season on Saturday. It was also the 12th time that he reached triple digits and third time in five full games this season. His 216 yards gives him 2,752 for his career and moves him into fourth place all-time in Green Terror history. The junior needs just 272 more yards over the final three games for his second straight 1,000-yard season. That total would also move him into third place all-time, passing Joe Brockmeyer.
FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING: The 27-yard touchdown run by Joe Rollins in the first quarter on Saturday marked the first time all season that the Green Terror took a lead on the scoreboard. McDaniel held an advantage on the scoreboard for 26 minutes, 8 seconds on Saturday, representing just 6.2 percent of the 420 minutes played this season.
SACK LUNCH: The Green Terror recorded three sacks on Saturday to double its season total through the first six games of the campaign. Zach Martin had a solo sack while Mike Cousar, Tim McLister (Leesburg, Va./Loudoun), Joe Soellner (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley) and Gavin Reilly (Toms River, N.J./Toms River East) were all in other the other two. McDaniel now has six sacks on the year after recoding 81 over the last over the last three seasons.
ON THE OTHER SIDE: For the first time all season, the Green Terror won the turnover battle. The squad recovered a pair of fumbles – the first time it had done that all season – while the offense had just one giveaway. The offense's giveaway came on an interception late in the first quarter. On defense, Billy Wessells (Middletown, Del./Middletown) recovered a mishandled exchange midway through the opening period, setting up Joe Rollins' 27-yard touchdown scamper one play later – the first points McDaniel scored off a turnover this year. Taylor Rush (Washington, N.J./Warren Hills Regional) jumped on a muffed punt late in the first half for the second fumble recovery.
TERROR TIDBITS: The Green Terror has not had the same starting lineup in any game this season. The offense put the same starting 11 on the field against Ursinus and Gettysburg. However, the defense has not had the same lineup in any of the first seven games… Through seven games this season, opponents have racked up seven plays of 20 or more yards six times against McDaniel… The 31 points were a season-high for the Green Terror. Entering Saturday, McDaniel had only scored 41 in its first five CC games combined.
COACHES' CORNER: Mike Hoyt is in his first season at the helm of the Green Terror, entering today's game with an overall record of 0-7. He spent the last eight seasons as the defensive coordinator, culminating with being a finalist for the American Football Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year award in 2011. In his first season at Albright, his defense went from allowing an average of 235.4 yards per game to 175.1 yards per contest, helping to guide Albright to an ECAC South Atlantic championship. His tenure as defensive coordinator was marked specifically by stout run defense, ranking in the top half of the Middle Atlantic Conference in rush defense, total defense and scoring defense in four of his last five seasons. His 2008 defense led the conference and ranked 33rd nationally, allowing just 16.9 points per games and appeared in the ECAC South Central Bowl… Tim Launtz is in his second season at the helm of the Eagles, entering today with a record of 2-15. He became Juniata's 22nd head coach after serving 15 years on the staff, going 1-9 in his first season as the head man. He most recently served seven seasons as the Eagles' quarterbacks coach. Prior to that, he mentored the receiving corps, defensive backs and served as special teams coordinator from 1997-99. The Huntingdon native graduated from Juniata in 1980.
THE WORD ON JUNIATA: The Eagles enter today's game off a 35-14 loss at Muhlenberg on Saturday, dropping their sixth in a row. Juniata trailed just 14-7 at the break but Muhlenberg ran off 21 straight third-quarter points for the win… Ward Udinski threw for 209 yards on 19 of 36 passing… Julian Valdiserri finished just shy of 100 yards receiving, catching eight passes for 99 yards… Udinksi ran for another 15 yards, including both touchdowns from a yard out… Udinski is second in the CC with 1,653 passing yards, completing 59.8 percent of his passes. He is also tied for the team lead with 265 yards rushing. He has seven rushing touchdowns and six passing… Zach McCaulley has matched Udinski with 265 net yards rushing on just 75 carries… Valdiserri leads Juniata with 37 receptions and is second on the squad with 409 yards receiving… Dominic Bornman has 35 catches for 449 yards… The Eagles have given up 24 or more points in every CC game this year. The 35 points allowed last week were the most since a 28-7 loss to Gettysburg on Sept. 15.


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Fayette Board of Education members met for a special session Monday morning to take care of a real estate issue and to hire a new girls basketball coach.
The former school property on Eagle Street is now officially owned by DH Holdings, the company charged with the clean-up of contamination from the former Fayette Tubular Products factory.
Fulton County prosecuting attorney Scott Haselman guided the board through the details of the property transfer. The school received $1,000 for the sale of the property.
When the school board received a $3.9 million settlement from DH Holdings in March 2007, the pact called for demolition of the old school buildings and for the school property to remain an undeveloped green zone.
In addition, DH was given the first right to purchase the property within a year following demolition.
Village officials are still seeking clarification from DH on the use of the parking area now owned by the company. Only a narrow strip of the parking lot north of the ball fields is owned by the village. In the past, the school parking area was used by ball fans and for special events such as the Bullthistle Festival.
COACH—Tim Nicely of Ayersville was hired to serve as Fayette's girls basketball coach following the resignation of Ashley Oyer.
Nicely has served as Ayersville's junior varsity girls coach for 15 years. He's also coached the girls freshman team, the eighth grade boys team and the freshmen boys team.
Nicely and his wife are the parents of two children.
CONTRACTS—Negotiated agreements were approved for certified and classified staff for one year.
Contracts for both groups show no increase in salary, said superintendent Russell Griggs.
"Both employee organizations realize the current economic situation is not conducive for staff pay increases," Griggs said. "The uncertainty in future state and federal funding is reason enough for fiscal caution at this time.
"The community is facing tough times and the school district needs to control expenditures in a period of declining revenues."


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"Christie obviously approves of all the drone attacks and other bombings President Obama has ordered in Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, and elsewhere, as well as our 12-year war grinding on in Afghanistan."
Written by Jack Kenny
On the eve of a House vote Wednesday on his amendment to curb the National Security Agency's daily dragnet collection of Americans' phone records, Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) tweeted, "Washington's elites fear liberty. They fear you." On Thursday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (shown) demonstrated just how eager he is to join the Washington elite.
Speaking at the Republican Governors Conference in Aspen, Colorado, Christie delivered what Aaron Blake at the Washington Post described as a "clear broadside" against Republicans of a libertarian bent, including Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, expected to be competing with Christie for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016.
"As a former prosecutor who was appointed by President George W. Bush on Sept. 10, 2001, I just want us to be really cautious, because this strain of libertarianism that's going through both parties right now and making big headlines, I think, is a very dangerous thought," Christie said.
Asked whether he meant to include Paul in that call for caution, Christie said, "You can name any one of them that's engaged in this. I want them to come to New Jersey and sit across from the widows and the orphans and have that conversation.... I'm very nervous about the direction this is moving in."
One of the things making Christie nervous is the battle for privacy rights against what some see as a flagrant overreach by the federal government in the kind of surveillance conducted by the NSA in the name of national security. "I think what we as a country have to decide is: Do we have amnesia? Because I don't," Christie said. "And I remember what we felt like on Sept. 12, 2001."
By citing both September 10 and September 12 of the year 2001, Christie has September 11 surrounded, perhaps with the thought of capturing it as his issue for 2016. By doing so he would be picking up the mantle of fallen presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani, who campaigned so hard on that tragic event in the 2008 campaign that Joe Biden suggested every sentence from the former New York mayor contained only three things: "a noun, a verb and 9/11."
Over more than a decade now, there have been a lot of explanations offered for the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and our nation's inability to detect and prevent it. Some have blamed lax security or intelligence failures, or an attention deficit regarding terrorist threats on the part the president at the time, the aforementioned George W. Bush. Some blamed it on inadequate response to previous terror attacks, while others cited our nation's long record of military interventions and political machinations in the Middle East, including the imposition of no-fly zones in, and an economic embargo against, Iraq — or, to borrow a phrase from the late columnist Joseph Sobran, it may have been due to "all the good will we built up through years of bombing Arab cities and starving Arab children."
But Gov. Christie is way ahead of the curve. He has already figured out who is to blame for the next 9/11 if, God forbid, there should be one. Future widows and orphans will be able to blame those libertarian members of Congress, who take seriously their oath of office and want to put some real constitutional and statutory restraint on the activities of that "big government." Republicans rail against big government on the campaign trails, while generously funding it in the intervals between elections. They are the true "wacko birds," as Sen. John McCain called Rand Paul and the handful of senators who supported Paul's filibuster over the president's use of drones to kill American citizens without due process of law.
Christie obviously approves of all the drone attacks and other bombings President Obama has ordered in Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, and elsewhere, as well as our 12-year war grinding on in Afghanistan.
"I want to say that I think both the way President Bush conducted himself and the way President Obama has conducted himself in the main on those types of decisions hasn't been different because they were right and because we haven't had another one of those attacks that cost thousands and thousands of lives," Christie said. Of course, Bush's war in Iraq cost more "thousands of lives" than the 9/11 attacks. And Iraq was not involved in 9/11, a detail that Christie, like so many others, is willing to overlook.
The Amash amendment was not about dismantling America's defenses, or even the NSA, though the agency's very existence may be unconstitutional, since it was created by order of President Truman without Congress even knowing about it. What was proposed by the amendment was limiting the NSA's collection of telephone call records to investigation of actual terror suspects instead of its current practice of scooping up all the calls, along with all e-mails and other communications, of the entire population as a matter of daily routine. It is hardly a wild-eyed libertarian idea. While it lost by a narrow 12-vote margin, it attracted the support of a wide range of representatives, many of whom could hardly be classified as libertarians. Even Wisconsin Republican Jim Sensenbrenner, often "credited" as a legislative author of the PATRIOT Act, voted for the amendment. But after an all-out lobbying effort by White House and members and friends of the "national security" establishment, the supporters of the amendment were outnumbered by its foes. As the Washington Times observed in its editorial summation:
"A strange coalition of spooks, veterans of the George W. Bush White House, Republican and Democratic committee chairmen and the Obama administration emerged from the shadows to prevent the defunding of the domestic spying. Nothing creates 'bipartisanship' quite like undermining the Constitution."
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Think way beyond the vanity and towel bar for stylish storage ideas that will keep your bath as beautiful as it is clutter-free.
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His-and-Her Armoire
Designed for Traditional Home magazine, this master bath began with the concept of balancing shared and private spaces for both partners. The symmetrical floor plan features his-and-her areas—exactly the same size and shape—that extend off a central shared space. Even in the shared space, a couple's individual needs are addressed by two identical cherry armoires organized with his and her needs in mind. In this furniture-style armoire, a clothes rod keeps robes ready for action, while the shelf below holds footwear. Open cabinets display towels, while two small drawers keep personal items private. Each door is lined with a full-length mirror for grooming ease. See the next three slides for additional storage solutions from this master bath.
Design by Robert Young and Toshie Lim
Trio of Towers
His area of the master bath includes a steam shower, a vanity, and three furniture-style cabinetry towers that keep bathing and reading needs at the ready. The X-motif shelves, which keep towels organized in the his-and-her armoire, hold magazines here. As with the armoire, the cabinetry is crafted from cherry and includes traditional-style crown molding and base molding for a furniture-style look.
Design by Robert Young and Toshie Lim
Spa Bar Storage
Built of cherry cabinets that look like furniture, the spa bar (in the center of the shared space) includes a black solid-surfacing countertop, a marble vessel sink, and enough storage for him and her to share. Above the bar, a stunning chinoiserie-style mural of art glass and mirrored tiles by artist Erin Adams serves as an intriguing backdrop.
Design by Robert Young and Toshie Lim
Towel-Warming Drawer
Think of it as sensory storage. A towel-warming drawer is one of the spa bar's delightfully discreet luxuries. The X-motif of the mullions (backed with black glass) offers an exotic variation to the armoire's and storage tower's designs.
Design by Robert Young and Toshie Lim
Beautiful Bookcase
Maybe this furniture's original home was meant to be in a living room. But with its crown molding, arched openings, and distressed finish, this 9-foot-tall bookcase takes bathroom storage to an elegant new level. Adjustable shelves make it easy to mix and match towel storage with display space for art objects and fresh flowers.
Built-in Cabinet
Although a vintage-look soaking tub takes center stage, the built-in cabinet with muntin-style doors supplements the period style with convenient storage options. Glass-front cabinet doors and open shelving keep sundries on display, while below, personal items are kept organized behind closed doors and drawers. A turned-leg stool bridges the gap between tub and cabinets by offering a landing spot for washcloth and soap.
Design by Elizabeth Corker
Symmetrical Storage
Although the stunning marble tub surround is hard to ignore, those who treasure abundant storage will catch their breath at the presence of floor-to-ceiling cabinets for storing bath supplies. The white-painted cabinet doors are lined with linen to soften the room's rectilinear design. At tub's end is a mahogany-veneer base cabinet with two lined drawers and hidden storage in the form of an adjustable shelf behind its bottom doors. See the next slide for another storage piece from this master bath.
Design by Bob Williams
Display Cabinet
Designed as a cabinet for displaying china or keepsakes, this glass-paneled rosewood-veneer piece includes three adjustable shelves for holding towels and sundries. Polished-nickel hardware and tall tapered legs with stretchers add to the cabinet's elegant appearance.
Design by Bob Williams
Shower Niches
When you invest in a luxury shower, you don't want its sleek lines interrupted by a pile of shampoo and conditioner bottles on the floor. Nor do you want to step outside the shower to grab what you need. Adding shallow niches to this shower's travertine-tile surround keeps soap and hair products neatly organized and nearly out of sight.
Design by Andrea Cornwell
Reading Material
Woven textures, a natural color palette, and exotic-looking woods suggest the serene qualities of a tropical retreat. But it's the built-in shelf for reading material that lets you know this water closet is meant to be a sanctuary.
Design by Robert Young
Three-Way Pampering
With quiet elegance, this dressing table provides behind-closed-doors storage for toiletries. A silver tray holds perfume and lotion atop the green-onyx countertop. And a mirrored cabinet up above opens to reveal another mirror for a three-way view that provides the ultimate in grooming ease. A chocolate-brown glaze adds depth to the painted cabinetry's exquisite detailing.
Design by Mel Elion
Tub-Side Convenience
Intricate corbels and a hand-rubbed painted finish give this custom display cabinet (one of two) a sophisticated elegance. But it's the tub-side location that makes the cabinet a storage standout; the unit keeps towels and other bath products within easy reach of the bather.
Design by Jeffery Roberts
Hotel-Style Luxury
For the ultimate in caffeinated luxury, you can't beat a kitchenette attached to the master bath. Along with the espresso maker and related supplies, this six-foot-long line of white-painted cabinets easily handles stacks of towels, toiletries, grooming gear, a mini refrigerator, and a dishwasher. Muntin-style glass front cabinet doors and faux feet at toekick level say fine furniture, not cabinetry. See the next two slides for small but stylish storage solutions from this master bath.
Design by Kellie Cashon
Drawer Dividers
Just like the kitchen, a well-organized bath benefits from organizational aids for the many tools that are needed to do one's work. Clear acrylic drawer dividers keep combs, brushes, lotions, and even jewelry exactly where he left them, ready for another day of looking his best.
Design by Kellie Cashon
Linen Cabinet Luxuries
When your linen cabinet has marble shelves, you want to step up your game when it comes to grouping grooming supplies. In this set up, clear glass canisters hold bath salts while matching baskets keep lotions, loofahs, pumice stones, and more cool calm, and most important of all—collected.
Design by Kellie Cashon
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Want to see more bath storage? Browse these inspiring examples of vanities that add style and storage potential to master baths and powder rooms alike.


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The field of veterinary medicine comprises professionals who work on behalf of the health and welfare of animals. To study animal medicine, students should attend veterinary school. Veterinary schools offer various degrees and certificates depending on their programs and requirements. Those who work in the field of veterinary medicine are medically trained through a rigorous course load that prepares them to monitor the health of animals, ensure human public health and safety, and participate in medical research.
Veterinary schools offer undergraduate and graduate programs that lead to degrees in animal medicine. To become a veterinarian, a person must earn a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree and become licensed to practice. Most veterinary schools educate people who already have a bachelor's degree in pre-veterinary studies, biology, or another science-related field. Veterinary school usually requires undergraduate coursework in biology, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physics, statistics, and other areas of mathematics and science. Veterinary schools offer rigorous programs that require students to understand the anatomies of different species of animals.
Going to veterinary school will require admission tests such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), the Veterinary College Admission Test (VCAT), or the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). Students typically follow a four-year program that includes courses in animal sciences, diagnostic medicine, and hands-on experiences in animal hospitals. Veterinarians can specialize in a certain area of veterinary studies through three- or four-year residencies, which they can pursue after earning a DVM and passing the required licensing exam. In addition to the intense schooling, veterinarians must pass a state licensing exam in order to be able to practice veterinary medicine. These exams vary from state to state and are comprehensive tests of candidates' animal science knowledge.
Many veterinary schools offer programs other than, or in addition to, the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree program. People interested in pursuing a career as a veterinary technician can earn two- or four-year degrees in veterinary technology. Veterinary technicians provide support in veterinary offices, at veterinary hospitals and care clinics, and at biomedical laboratory research facilities. A veterinary technician can become a Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT), Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT), or Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT). The specific meanings and requirements of these designations are dependent on the state in which the veterinary technician is working.
Preparing for Veterinary School
The application process for entrance to veterinary school is highly competitive, and students should be familiar with the requirements of each school to which they plan to apply. Many veterinary schools do not require a bachelor's degree; however, they do require that a student has completed at least two to three years of full-time college work and maintained a 3.0 grade point average. Many schools with programs in veterinary medicine also request potential students to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), the Veterinary College Admission Test (VCAT), or the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).
While there are some undergraduate veterinary school programs, it is far more common for students to pursue veterinary medicine in graduate school. In general, students interested in entering veterinary school should plan to major in pre-veterinary medicine if it is offered at their institution. Other possible majors include chemistry, biology, zoology, and math. Pre-veterinary medicine programs include coursework in biology, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, animal science, physics, statistics, and other math and science courses. They also include writing and communication courses, as the ability to communicate effectively is a requirement for a good veterinarian. If a school does not offer a major in pre-veterinary medicine, students should gain strong backgrounds in science and math, as well as communications. Most veterinary schools do not require a major in pre-veterinary medicine; the most important things veterinary programs look for in potential candidates are a strong background in science and math and actual veterinary observation or experience.
High school students interested in increasing their chances of pursuing veterinary medicine or pre-veterinary medicine as undergraduates should have strong experience and comfort with advanced math and science coursework. College students interested in entering a graduate program in veterinary medicine, which eventually leads to a doctoral degree in veterinary medicine (DVM), should also have followed a rigorous program of advanced math and science courses during their undergraduate years. All science courses should include a lab.
Experience with animals is also an important factor in one's application to programs in veterinary medicine. This experience could be paid or volunteer, and it can include work at an animal shelter, a veterinarian's office, a laboratory that uses animals, or in any other capacity. Many entrance committees at veterinary schools also require a personal essay to accompany applications. Personal essays should include reasons why candidates are applying to veterinary school and relevant experiences and goals. Personal essays should also showcase the applicant's relevant animal experience, coursework, and ability to communicate well.
Choosing a Veterinary School
Admission to veterinary school is highly competitive, and potential candidates should wisely consider several issues when they are choosing before they apply to a school. Students should consider what kind of veterinarian they want to be. Among the many specialties from which to choose are orthopedics, internal medicine, and geriatrics. Students can also consider what kinds of animals they want to treat: exotic animals, wildlife, small pets, livestock, large animals, and others. Potential veterinarians can choose how they plan to work: by running their own small practice, working for another veterinarian in a clinic, working in a laboratory for a corporation, or in a research facility for the government. These are just some of the many options aspiring veterinarians should consider.
Students should research various veterinary schools to find out which ones offer coursework in the field or fields in which they are interested. Talking to current students or recent graduates of veterinary schools gives potential students information about schools, as does speaking with the admissions office. Many school websites provide valuable information about current students and recent graduates, such as percentage of job placement and even contact information for those who are interested in talking with students. Another factor to consider is location: Is the school's location a place where you want to spend time? Job placement, internship opportunities, and clinical experience availability may also be important to potential veterinary school students.
Students should contact schools in which they are interested to get information about tuition, financial aid, employment opportunities, and housing. Students should visit the schools in which they are interested. They should take a guided tour of the campus and the facilities, as well as note the area around the school. Potential veterinary school students should make sure this is a place where they will want to spend a lot of time.
Before applying to veterinary school, a prospective student should understand the costs involved. Tuition costs and the costs of living vary dramatically from school to school, so students should be certain about financial feasibility before applying. Another factor to consider when applying to state schools is the number of out-of-state students that are accepted. Some schools only accept a limited number of out-of-state students, and tuition varies depending on whether a student is considered in-state or out-of-state. Students will be spending at least four years at their veterinary schools, so they should be aware of all their options and complete thorough research when considering veterinary schools.
Veterinary School Accreditation
Students interested in veterinary schools should only consider schools and programs that are properly accredited. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is the foremost authority for accreditation of veterinary schools and educational programs. The Council on Education (COE) of the AVMA determines accreditation for Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and other veterinary education programs. The AVMA's Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA) determines accreditation status to veterinary technology programs. Accreditation is important so that students know their education meets or exceeds standards established by the veterinary medicine community. This is even more important when it comes to online veterinary schools.
It is essential that anyone interested in attending veterinary school understand the issues surrounding accreditation. Graduating from AVMA-accredited schools vs. non-AVMA-accredited schools affects the graduate's licensure and career opportunities. Because of rigorous accreditation standards, the AVMA ensures that students who graduate from AVMA-accredited schools have achieved specified learning goals and are prepared to begin professional practice. In addition, the veterinary medicine community and the public can be assured that students graduating from AVMA-accredited schools are well-educated in contemporary veterinary medicine, technological advances, modern medical theories, public health concerns, safety issues related to veterinary care, and medicine. Prospective veterinary school candidates should understand the importance of accreditation by the COE of the AVMA.
Rankings of Veterinary Schools
Students interested in pursuing a degree at a veterinary school should consider issues pertinent to the rankings of various veterinary schools. It is difficult to assess rankings for veterinary schools, such as "top veterinary schools", because there are so few veterinary colleges. The 28 veterinary schools in the United States are all accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and, therefore, are considered schools whose students will meet or exceed established standards set by the veterinary medicine community.
U.S. News and World Report ranks veterinary schools by weighing several factors, such as research funding, faculty resources, student selectivity, mean VCAT scores, and student acceptance rate. Because schools can differ so dramatically with regard to programs, a general ranking of all 28 schools is generally unreliable. One school may have a good large-animal program, while another has an excellent exotic-animal program. Many in the academic veterinary community regard rankings of veterinary schools as irrelevant. Prospective students should pay attention to programs in which they are interested, rather than these rankings. Prospective students can rest assured that they are attending a "good" veterinary school if it is accredited by the AVMA, and they should base their choice for veterinary school on the school that offers the aspects in which the student is interested.


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This is a request for references about a peculiar categorical construction I've run into in some work I've been doing, and about which I'd like to learn as much as I can.
Let $\mathrm{Cat}$ be the category of small categories, and let $\mathrm{PSh}(C)$ be the category of presheaves of sets on a category $C$. Suppose we are given a "reasonable" endofunctor $\Xi\colon \mathrm{Cat}\to \mathrm{Cat}$. I want to consider a certain "intertwining" functor $$ V\colon \Xi\mathrm{PSh}(C) \to \mathrm{PSh}(\Xi C) $$ defined by the formula $$ (VX)(\gamma) = \mathrm{Hom}_{\Xi\mathrm{Psh}(C)}(A\gamma, X), $$ where $X$ is an object of $\Xi\mathrm{PSh}(C)$, $\gamma$ is an object of $\Xi C$, and $A\colon \Xi C\to \Xi\mathrm{PSh}(C)$ is the functor obtained by applying $\Xi$ to the Yoneda functor $C\to \mathrm{PSh}(C)$.
Note: it's unreasonable to expect for a randomly chosen $\Xi$ that the category $\Xi \mathrm{PSh}(C)$ is even defined, since $\mathrm{PSh}(C)$ is a large category, and $\Xi$ is given as a functor on small categories. And even if it is defined, it's unreasonable to expect that $V$ is well-defined, since $(VX)(\gamma)$ may not be a set. But here are some reasonable examples:
Let $\Xi C= C\times C$. Then $V\colon \mathrm{PSh}(C)\times \mathrm{PSh}(C)\to \mathrm{PSh}(C\times C)$ is the "external product" functor, which takes a pair of presheaves $(X_1,X_2)$ on $C$ to the presheaf $(c_1,c_2) \mapsto X_1(c_1)\times X_2(c_2)$ on $C^2$.
You can generalize this by considering $\Xi C= \mathrm{Func}(S,C)$, where $S$ is a fixed small category.
Let $\Xi C = C^{\mathrm{op}}$. Then $V\colon \mathrm{PSh}(C)^{\mathrm{op}} \to \mathrm{PSh}(C^{\mathrm{op}})$ is a sort of "dualizing" functor, which sends a presheaf $X$ on $C$ to the presheaf $c\mapsto \mathrm{Hom}_{\mathrm{PSh}(C)}(X, Fc)$ on $C^\mathrm{op}$; here $F\colon C\to \mathrm{PSh}(C)$ represents the Yoneda functor.
Let $\Xi C=\mathrm{gpd} C$, the maximal subgroupoid of $C$. Then $V\colon \mathrm{gpd}\\,\mathrm{PSh}(C)\to \mathrm{PSh}(\mathrm{gpd}C)$ is such that $(VX)(c)$ is the set of isomorphisms between $X$ and the presheaf represented by $c$.
The sorts of questions I have include the following.
What makes a functor $\Xi$ reasonable? Is it enough if it's accessible?
I think $V$ should be the left Kan extension of the Yoneda functor $B\colon \Xi C\to \mathrm{PSh}(\Xi C)$ along $A$. Is this true? When can I expect to have $VA\approx B$?
How does $V$ of a composite $\Xi \Psi$ relate to the composite of the $V$s of each term?
Given a functor $f\colon C\to D$, you get a bunch of functors between the associated presheaf categories. How does $V$ interact with such functors?
There's really only one or two examples of $\Xi$ that really I need to understand this for, and I don't want to spend time working out a general theory of this thing. It would be most convenient if someone can point me to a reference which talks about this construction. Even one that deals with particular instances of it would be helpful.


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Presentation Transcript:1.VaR (Value at Risk)
2.Risk Measurement
This involves projecting future prices and rates and using these projections to estimate the risk of loss of the portfolio.
Estimating magnitude of any potential adverse changes in individual risk factors(the volatility of market prices) to allow the quantum of any loss to be estimated.
The inter-relationship of changes between market risk factors (the correlation between risk factors) to allow incorporation of any benefits of diversification of risks within the portfolio.
One technique that permits such a measurement is VaR (Value at Risk).
3.The Value at risk measure
VAR is the loss over N days that will not be exceeded at a X% level of confidence.
VAR is a function of two parameters:
1. N – time horizon in days
2. X – confidence
The two main approaches to calculating VaR:
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2. Model–building
In calculating a bank's capital, banks use N = 10 and X = 99%.
This is the loss level on a 10–day horizon that is expected to be exceeded only 1% of the times.
The capital they require the bank to keep is at least three times this measure.
4.The time horizon
5.Historical VaR
Historical simulation involves using past data as a guide to what might happen in the future.
Suppose that we want to calculate VaR for a portfolio using a one–day time horizon,
99% confidence level and 500 days of data.
1. Identify market variables affecting the portfolio – exchange rates, equity prices, interest rates etc.
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4. We rank the scenarios from worst to best. The fifth worst scenario is the first percentile of the distribution. At a 99% confidence level, this is the loss we will incur on a one–day horizon.
What is the VaR at 95% level of confidence? Which observation will give us the value of VaR using a data set of 500 days?
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The Racing Comments Introduction Thread for New Members
Posted 25 March 2003 - 15:42
I'm a long time F1 fan. I live by the ocean in beautiful, sunny California. Before you all start throwing the tomatoes, please know that I awake at 4:00 a.m. on Saturdays and 4:30 a.m. on Sundays for the European races.
As far as drivers go, I think Schumacher is singularly awesome. Of the current crop, I also rate Kimi, Ralf (it's just you and me, Nomad!!!), and JV (despite his BAR performances). I'm starting to warm up to JPM, but I'm not entirely convinced he has the strategic mind and the fitness to WDC.
In terms of past drivers, Prost was God, Mika...what needs to be said, Alesi (brilliant, stylish, but too hot-headed). And to BB's Jaguar2002, I really miss Irvine. In fact I have an Aprilia RSV Mille and ride with a Ferrari-era Irvine replica helmet.
I'm married to the most wonderful and beautiful woman in the world, evidenced by the fact that she gets up early with me and loves the races.
Posted 26 March 2003 - 15:02
This is my first posting on AtlasF1, and first of all, let me just introduce myself!
My name is De Sjaak, and I am a long time fan of Jos Verstappen!
I follow Formula1 since the early days of Ayrton Senna, and I must say that he
inspired me for being a fan! I don't take bullshit for an answer, I will say what's on
my mind, and the last of all things, don't lie, just tell the truth!!!!!
Annyway, lets have a good time, and loads off discusions........
Posted 27 March 2003 - 00:45
Originally posted by neil.dorrel
I'm new to the BB here at AtlasF1. I've never been involved in a BB, but it seems we have some really interesting and thoughtful participants here. So here goes:
I'm a long time F1 fan. I live by the ocean in beautiful, sunny California. Before you all start throwing the tomatoes, please know that I awake at 4:00 a.m. on Saturdays and 4:30 a.m. on Sundays for the European races.
As far as drivers go, I think Schumacher is singularly awesome. Of the current crop, I also rate Kimi, Ralf (it's just you and me, Nomad!!!), and JV (despite his BAR performances). I'm starting to warm up to JPM, but I'm not entirely convinced he has the strategic mind and the fitness to WDC.
In terms of past drivers, Prost was God, Mika...what needs to be said, Alesi (brilliant, stylish, but too hot-headed). And to BB's Jaguar2002, I really miss Irvine. In fact I have an Aprilia RSV Mille and ride with a Ferrari-era Irvine replica helmet.
I'm married to the most wonderful and beautiful woman in the world, evidenced by the fact that she gets up early with me and loves the races.
Like what you've said, you got a broad enjoyment of drivers, and a wife who enjoys the racing as well, that's great, well done and continue to enjoy all of that.
Posted 28 March 2003 - 17:27
A brief intro & hello form this newbie! I am a 36 year-old husband & father from Flowery Branch, GA - just outside of Atlanta. Having "lurked" around the BB for a little while already, I decided it's finally time I come on board.
Have a German mother & American father and was born in Germany. I lived most of my early youth there, so naturally that's where my interest in F1 originated. Some of my earliest F1 memories are of Jackie Stewart, Emmo, Niki Lauda, etc. The 1976 German GP left a big impression on me because of Lauda's accident & the resultant coverage in the German press (very sensationalized and even somewhat graphic). I was fascinated from then on - 1977 & 78 bring back very fond memories for the most part, as those were my first seasons of dedicated following; even at the tender age of 10 but Monza '78 still brings up feelings of .
Have been a devotee for about 25+ years, and still enjoy it now (nearly) as much as then. Over the years I have enjoyed following Andretti & Peterson, Lauda, Gilles, Prost, Senna, Mansell, Hakkinnen, and now M. Schumacher. I also see some serious potential in both Raikkonen & Alosno.
Between work & family I do not have the time to follow as rabidly as in the past, but I try to never miss a race & my wife even is to the point where she shows a passing interest (!). I do enjoy the Atlas BB - hopfully I will be able to add my 2 cents worth from time to time.
Posted 29 March 2003 - 03:35
Hello to everybody.
Posted 29 March 2003 - 13:05
Me = 26 year old Civil Engineer from New Zealand, 2003 will be my 20 F1 season I've followed.
Fave driver : Alesi
Fave Teams : Ferrari, McLaren, Minardi
that's all folks!
Posted 29 March 2003 - 21:37
Originally posted by BuonoBruttoCattivo
Hello to everybody.
Hello to everybody.
You've been smoking again?
Posted 29 March 2003 - 22:17
I might as well do this too, then.
I'm Jacques Villeneuve. I'm a resident of Monaco although I was born in the Province of Quebec in Canada. I'm 31 and drive an F1 car for BAR. I won a WDC in 1997. I read this BB from time to time and decided to participate lately. I'll be around from time to time.
A lot of you really hate me around here. I only hope you'll warm up to me later on. I think we have a better car this year and we should be able to get the occasional good performances.
Jock, Craig and I wish you all the best!
Got you all going, right!
Hey, my real name's Luc. I'm 46 and come from a town called Lorraine in Quebec, Canada. I've been a real F1 fan since about 1995 - 1996, although I watched it sporadically before. I admit I started watching actively mostly because of JVi but I have come to appreciate Mika Hakkinen, Michael Schumacher, Damon Hill (at Williams), Giancarlo Fisichella, David Coulthard and Heinz Harald Frentzen at various moments throughout this period. Of course, as a youngster I used to watch Jim Clark, Gilles Villeneuve, Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna from time to time. A long time ago...
I have become somewhat sarcastic towards all forms of professional sports and the outrageous amounts of money society throws at people who, for the most part, are dumb, can hardly spell their own names and are mostly obnoxious. Especially in basketball, American footbal and hockey...
So, I don't particularly feel compelled to root for any particular F1 driver but I'll always be moved to intervene whenever I feel unfair comments or accusations are being made about a driver, or anyone for that matter. That's my biggest character flaw!
I'am an avid skier (season pass holder and condo owner at Tremblant) and not too shabby at that. I love tennis in the summer time.
Posted 30 March 2003 - 17:53
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Posted 05 April 2003 - 06:00
Just wanted to say "Hi" and to introduce myself. I'm a 32 year old woman who lives in Rocklin California. I've been an F1 and CART fan since about 1997. My favorite team is obviously Renault and no I didn't just jump on their band wagon since their great weekend in Malaysia. I've been on board with them since they officially became Renault and followed Trulli over from Jordan. My CART team is Players.
See you all soon!
Posted 05 April 2003 - 06:07
I hear that! The things we do for the love of racing!
Posted 05 April 2003 - 23:15
Talk about dedication! Welcome
Originally posted by renaultf1chic
please know that I awake at 4:00 a.m. on Saturdays and 4:30 a.m. on Sundays for the European races.
I hear that! The things we do for the love of racing!
Posted 07 April 2003 - 05:10
I'm 28+ European F1 fan (since about 1980's), and like Renaultf1chic, I wake up at dawn for the Asian and Australian races, couldn't imagine missing a live race.
Posted 07 April 2003 - 12:09
My names Kev, nearly 26, and have been following F1 and al forms of racing since about ~1988. Mainly because of my Dad i guess, but couldn't imagine my life without racing now.
Favourtie driver of all time would have to be Senna, followed him from when I started watching, to when he sadly passed away. I have got most books on him, and a couple of fairly rare posters. Now I love watching JPM, reminds me a lot of the way Senna raced.
Anyway, only just found AtlasF1, am annoyed I haven't found it earlier, as I have been round on the net almost as long as the site itself!!
Will look forward to any discussions on the Tech forum, those guys are just too smart!!
Posted 07 April 2003 - 17:24
Posted 07 April 2003 - 18:56
Originally posted by A.Will
Yep I'm new as well. I'm 14 but have been following F1 since 94 (the Senna crash is one of my earliest memories). My favourite driver is Fisichella,
Excellent. A Fisi fan!! Welcome!
Posted 09 April 2003 - 07:31
I've been reading the BB on AtlasF1 for quite a long time but I just joined.
I'm a 17 Singaporean BioMedical Student and I'm a big fan of Fisi because he's very talented, (not that others are not) and he happens to be left-handed... err...doesn't sound like a good reason for supporting him but I'm a fan of him anyway.
Posted 10 April 2003 - 11:18
I'm a 25 yr old motorsport nut and a big JPM fan. But my heart will always lie with the majestic Jean Alesi. Here's hoping JPM doesn't do an Alesi and wins more than 1 GP...
Posted 11 April 2003 - 10:50
I am a 23 yr old male F1 fan from New Zealand. I have a Masters degree in environmental management and my field of work is environmental monitoring.
I am a passionate McLaren fan, and I have been thrilled by the way this season has started for my team. Being from New Zealand - who else could I support but a team founded by New Zealander Bruce McLaren?!!
I am also excited by the way cool-headed young Raikkonen goes about his work. He is THE MAN! What a fantastic talent - the way he breezed past Alonso (I think) in Brasil was sensational.
My second and third favourite teams are Williams and Renault. To be honest I am not a Ferrari fan at all, their attitude last season with their team orders confirmed my feelings towards them! However, I love seeing close racing no matter who wins, so I don't mind too much if 'they' win if it is a close race and well-deserved!
Not such a fan of the new rule changes: in short I think it stifles innovation and punishes hard work by the top teams, just to give Minardi and other also-rans a chance. But I realise I may be in a minority thinking that.
I have only been into f1 for a few years - but I have found my calling. I get up at midnight and watch until about 2 in the morning on Mondays (yes, the start of the week). So that is dedication for you!! You lucky people in more forgiving time zones have no idea....
I look forward to discussing F1 with all of you!
Posted 12 April 2003 - 09:28
Here's a quick introduction before I start posting elsewhere in this BB. I am a 32 years old french/dutch F1 fan living in Holland but flying all around the world (no not as a pilot, but in a much humblier position ;) ). As a kid we would never do anything 'nice' on sunny sundays if there was a GP to watch on the tv. So I guess you can say that I've been watching F1 for all my life.
My all time favourites are, among onthers: Alain Prost, Gilles Villeneuve, Elio de Angelis, Jim Clark, David Coulthard, Graham Hill, Jean Alesi and .. and ... Oh well, you might be right if you think I have a laening towards the past. I just love to read the stories about GP racing in past eras, not just the early years of contemporary F1, but also GP racing in the pre-war era (WWII that is ;) ). Oh yes, I would almost forget to mention, but I am also a little bit of Jos Verstappen fan, with the emphasis on little.
Let's hope for a close championship fight with at least four drivers going in the last round with a chance for WDC, whoever those drivers may be.
Posted 12 April 2003 - 20:53
All my family is Italian although I grew up in the UK and have dual nationality etc. I've always supported Ferrari (naturally) although not being a Schumacher fan, stopped my 'passione rossa' since he joined.
Now, I don't really follow any team or driver particularly and just love seeing a great race every two weeks. The new rules this year have served their purpose even though they may have a few teething problems. As much as I love F1 now, I don't think you can beat the days when the tyres were slick, and the cars looked meaty like Arnoux's Renault. I am a little apprehensive about the long-term future of the sport we love but trust the people responsible for such decisions have its best interest at heart.
Other than that I work in the IT industry, studying for an MBA :yawn: and play blues harmonica.
I've only just subscribed to AtlasF1 and enjoy it very much - helps look towards the next race!
Posted 17 April 2003 - 01:59
Born the youngest of 34 children in rural Lichtenstein, I didn't have much to speak of growing up. Actually, technically I had a younger brother of sorts. The 35th child would have been my 'younger' Siamese twin brother Mongo, however he wasn't viable and during my mom's pregancy he was absorbed back into my body. All that is left is a little lump on my left shoulder, which I suspect used to be his genitals. I say 'younger' brother since I was a breech birth, and the shoulders were one of the last parts to come out.
My childhood wasn't all that exciting. Schooling, and many years of accordion lessons set me up for my eventual career as a concert pianist.
Unfortunately, I was forced to quit after permanently disfiguring my hand when I tried to steal a can of soda pop by reaching inside a Coke machine. After several years of depression, psychotherapy, and a solid drug program, I eventually collected myself together and bought a hot dog cart which I operated in downtown Baghdad. While selling to the locals, I found that they would often casually discuss the most top-secret of matters while chomping on a hot Hungarian sausage. I quickly parlayed that into a career as a hot dog vendor/CIA double-agent, transmitting my intelligence info through my modified vending cart with an antenna embedded in the shaft of its umbrella.
Luckily, during this gig I ran into Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, and Charles Grodin, who were taking a quick "colon missile" break in between takes of filming the soon-to-be classic, "Ishtar 2". Warren invited me back to his place in L.A. to handle his cast-offs and act as his stunt-penis. Fun as that was, I eventually had to retire six weeks later due to sexual exhaustion and became Anna Nicole Smith's chef/hairdresser. Funnily enough, I discovered Formula One, which was pretty well the only thing on during Sunday mornings when I was waiting for the bacon and sausage truck - it would back up to the kitchen window and drop off her breakfast directly onto the grill via its hydraulic lift.
I was recently offered "the job of a lifetime" - writing for an F1 e-zine and living in Italy - but who the hell would want to do that?!?
While watching F1 at Anna's place, I fell in love with the driving style of Gaston Mazzacane. However my fervour was short lived as he decided to change careers and sell life insurance instead. That's okay though, because I have settled on my new hero - Alex Yoong. I can't wait to see him at this weekend's race in Zimobla...um, Zimola...Zimbabwe...whatever.
Go Alex!!!!
Posted 17 April 2003 - 04:08
"... I fell in love with the driving style of Gaston Mazzacane..."
Posted 17 April 2003 - 15:26
Posted 19 April 2003 - 21:49
A side effect of this early interest is that Messrs Nigel Roebuck, Joe Saward, Tony Dodgins et al are largely responsible for teaching me to read......
I got the payback eight years later, sitting at the Craner Curves at yet another European Grand Prix, this time at Donnington. I remember watching Senna lunge past Wendlinger on the opening lap and thinking "If he doesn't put it in the wall, this is going to be very special indeed."
I lost interest for a bit in the mid-nineties. At least partly because Michael Schumacher was making everyone else look rather silly, and for all his obvious talent, I simply couldn't get excited about the man.....
More or less on a whim, while I was about finishing up my uni degree, I got it into my head to hitch hike down to the Belgian Grand Prix in 1999, despite having not paid much attention to the sport for a long time. It must have made an impression, because I've been following F1 pretty much as intensely as I did in the late eighties/early nineties again. Not least because in Montoya, Raikkonen and (perhaps) Fisichella and Webber, there appear to be drivers in the sport worth getting excited by again.
My favourite ? As someone has said above, Montoya reminds me a lot of Senna in the car (perhaps a Senna who plays fair....) - and comes across as a much more likeable, down-to-earth personality outside of it.
I'm idly trying to write a history of the 'modern era' of the sport at the moment, using the Ferrari drivers championships in 1979 and 2000 as 'bookends'. Only now its beginning to dawn on me that I've probably bitten off more than I can chew, but if nothing else, it might make a half-decent website when its finally finished.
Apologies for the over-long post,
Posted 21 April 2003 - 22:04
I am a 19 year old boy from Norway, and I have been watching F1 since early 1990s when Senna was on his peak. He was my favourite, driving the McLaren which therefore became my favourite team. To see him go to Williams was not very positive for me, and when he unfortunatly died early that very same season, that was the most sad moment in my F1-watching life.
After Senna I have had several other favourites, among them Hill (94-95-96), Villeneuve (97) and Hakkinen (98-01). Hakkinen was maybe the driver that, second only to Senna, has been my overall biggest favourite. Allthough, today I am a huge fan of Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren's still the team ofcourse, and I hope he can maybe, just maybe take home the WDC this year I am probably a huger fan of Kimi now than I have ever been of any driver earlier. Go Kimi!
Posted 21 April 2003 - 22:07
You know Ghostrider and Iceman didn't hit it off so well in the beginning in "Top Gun", but they became friends in the end.
Posted 21 April 2003 - 22:30
...allthough my nickname is not refering to the fighterpilot in the 'Top Gun' movie.... It shouldn't be too hard to figure out what it actually refers to though ;)
Posted 21 April 2003 - 22:33
Originally posted by The Iceman
You are correct on that one
...allthough my nickname is not refering to the fighterpilot in the 'Top Gun' movie.... It shouldn't be too hard to figure out what it actually refers to though ;)
I have my suspicions.
Maybe Val Kilmer can play Kimi in future F1 movie.
Posted 21 April 2003 - 22:44
Posted 30 April 2003 - 10:23
Been here before under another name (shhh no telling!)
Twenty something and holding on to that for dear life!
Fond of Renault, Alonso, Kimi and Webber (As decreed by the 'support your nearest driver' thread - lucky break)
Also nominated Verstappen Fan (JOOOOOOOOOOSSSS!!) just for kicks.
Live in Sowf Efrica.
Usually dead wrong about things, so if you find yourself agreeing with anything I say, you should probably review your position and get out before I make a complete ponce of myself (standard fare) taking you with me.
Posted 30 April 2003 - 12:10
I'm new in this Forum, so here are a couple of words to introduce myself..
I'm from Montreal. I've been following racing since 25 years... First race in Mt Tremblant in CanAm series with some pilots like Dan Gurney. It's a circuit like Watkins Glenn in Eastern US.
I've seen Gilles Villeneuve racing in "Ski Doo", Atlantic series and of course in F1. I was there at Notre-Dame circuit (now GV circuit) for its dramatic race where he lost its aero package; and also for its victory. What a driver.
I had also the chance to be directly in the Paddock and see others F1 drivers at Montreal circuit: Senna, Prost, Mansell, Alesi, Piquet. I woud say that Senna what the most impressive of all; after a qualification he seemed to be really on another planet.
Of course in the last years, i've seen also Schmacher, Villeneuve, Hakkinen, etc...I found today's racing very different with all the electronics on board, no slicks, etc.. It was more interesting befoe. Someting has to be change; it's a first this year but I don't think that it will be enough.
We have the opportunity in Montreal to have CHAMP series and F1 series and both are really interesting; different but very interesting. We have two Quebecers in the Champ series (Carpentier and Tagliani) and they are giving a great show; and Tracy now with a lot of Anglos fans..
And for the ones that follows the races in Montreal, we have always very interesting races with a lot of incidents. I's some kind of a "Carnaval" in the city for a week. You just have to take the subway (15 mins) to go to the circuit and even in the city you can hear the sound during the qualifs..Fantastic.
Posted 02 May 2003 - 23:58
Currently I reside in a stick frame house - near a van by a river. I live there with my dog "scraps" who used to be in movies but ended up type-casted and homeless.
We usually watch the Home Shopping Network together at dinner and sometimes catch an F1 race when we're at my aunt Sue's house.
Someday I wanna be an F1 driver just like that Jeff Gordon. I know I can do it cause my other cousin Melva Ray says I'm really good at ridin my bike.
Well it's nice to meet yee - all.
Posted 05 May 2003 - 12:01
I have read the FAQ section but still has got no clue how to insert image.
it states something like there is a "browse" button at the bottom of the page, but i couldn;t find any
Posted 05 May 2003 - 13:27
Posted 06 May 2003 - 01:02
Posted 06 May 2003 - 05:15
Is there any way you can post a picture from your hard disk??
Posted 09 May 2003 - 00:13
Posted 11 May 2003 - 17:54
My name is Peter and I am 38
And I am not an F1 journalist or Speed Channel commentator
My first F1 memory is Niki Lauda's recovery from injuries suffered in that terrible crash in 1976, I had never followed F1 before but the press attention for the recovery of him from his injuries got me fascinated by F1 and I watched my first race in Japan of 76
I supported Lauda and then over the years have progressed to supporting Gilles Villeneuve, Ronnie Peterson, Stefan Bellof, Keke Rosberg, Nigel Mansell, Michael Schumacher, Jacques Villeneuve, Juan Montoya and also recently too Felipe Massa
As you can see i like true racers as opposed to drivers
I don't hate any F1 drivers in particular although I don't have a lot of time for Ralf, Button or Vertstappen
I love CART and despise IRL too
Posted 11 May 2003 - 18:42
Originally posted by Peter Windsor
I love CART and despise IRL too
Posted 13 May 2003 - 04:58
I have lurked around here on and off for a while. I'm a fan of good racing, and support McLaren and DC.
Posted 13 May 2003 - 05:29
I've been following this BB for around a year and I must say that this is one of the best on the net for F1 (if not the best).
Cheers guys...!
Posted 13 May 2003 - 21:53
My name's Dan. I'm a 27-year-old TV sports producer living in Columbus, Ohio, USA. I've followed F1 closely for about 12 years, but was a casual fan before that.
I've been a Schumacher fan since he first came into F1, but I also like Trulli, Webber, and Da Matta.
All of my teams (Benetton and Footwork, especially) have sort of fallen off the face of the earth, so I guess I'm a Ferrari fan by default. Renault is one of my favorites too, because it's basically Benetton with a few changes.
I don't like Williams, McLaren, Coulthard, or Button. I think BAR's bumbling is funny. I'm disappointed there aren't any crappy Japanese drivers to make fun of this season.
My user name is a reference to the way F1 results were often abbreviated in the early '90s by American media outlets. Apart from Schumacher, the first thing I'd look for in practice and qualifying results was Footwork-Hart (or Foo-Ha).
Posted 15 May 2003 - 03:36
May I ask you why you don't like Williams? You mean the team or person???
Posted 15 May 2003 - 12:30
Hello everyone. My name is Anthony and I'm an alcoholic....oops, wrong place, sorry!
My name is Anthony and I am a thirty something year old Ferrari and F1 fan. I used to use Atlas as my main source of F1 news until it became a subscription site. I have been an F1 fan for many years. I vaguely remember James Hunt winning the championship in 1976 and have slightly clearer memories of every season since then.
I live in Sheffield (UK) with my wife and two daughters. We try to get to a couple of races a year (plus Silverstone) and usually manage it. Went to Imola this year and will be going to Silverstone and Monza aswell. My wife goes to all the European races as she has her own business buying and selling F1 memorabilia. This is great because I get to wear stuff like this without actually having to buy it:
I am a big fan of Nuvolari and Gilles. In the modern era you have to admire Michael but I miss Eddie. 1999 was a great season, so close but so far. I'm not a fan of all of Ferrari's team decisions. Austria and Indy last year were embarrasing! Also if they hadn't used team orders in France 1999 Eddie could have been champion.
Look forward to exchanging views and information with you all.
Did you know that between 1956 and 1960 Ducati race bikes were decorated with a prancing horse similar to the Ferrari emblem? I only discovered this yesterday and I thought it was very exciting! See you in the Nostalgia Forum...
Posted 15 May 2003 - 12:44
Posted 15 May 2003 - 12:55
Name - Ben
Home - Connecticut, U.S.A.
Fav. Constructor - Renault (will be VW, if they EVER enter the sport)
Fav. Contemporary Driver - Trulli
Fav. All-Time Drivers: Hakkinen, Hunt, Pryce
Fav. F1 Tracks - Spa, Nurburgring
Fav. Non-F1 Tracks - Mid Ohio, Watkins Glen, Road Atlanta, Road America
Fav. Non-F1 Driver - Castroneves
Well, I've been a fan of motor racing since I was very young, fortunate enough to have caught a couple Grands Prix in Montreal over the years. I've also been to my share of Nascar, Sports Car and Champcar races, too many venues to list. I've only been die-hard into F1 since just before the 1997 season, although I've got quite a fascination with F1 of the late 1960's, early 1970's. I sometimes feel as if I were born 30 years too late, as the thought of Hunt or Stewart racing through the esses at Watkins Glen is the first thing that pops into MY mind when I think F1.
Anyway, hope to post lots of interesting and relevant comments and threads on here, and meet some interesting people.
Feel free to leave me a message through AOL INSTANT MESSENGER - USER NAME = "clapp81".
Posted 15 May 2003 - 17:20
Great Picture!
Posted 15 May 2003 - 21:47
Originally posted by berlinetta
May I ask you why you don't like Williams?
I have nothing against Frank Williams. He seems like a nice enough guy.
Mostly, the reason I don't like his team was that when I first became a big F1 fan, Schumacher and Benetton seemed to always be competing against Damon Hill and Williams for World Championships. The rivalry of the early '90s is the main reason I don't like the Williams team. I've just never been able to get past that.


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It's that time o' year again. 31 years ago, Mt. St. Helens blew herself nearly in half and changed America's consciousness of volcanoes for generations. Up till then, I think a good majority of us believed that ginormous esplodey eruptions were things that happened to other countries' mainlands. Yeah, we'd had eruptions in Alaska and Hawaii, but, y'know, they were Alaska and Hawaii. Always the odd states out. (Apologies to my Alaskan and Hawaiian readers, but face facts: your states are awesomely exotic to us grubby lower 48thers).
She seared herself into my consciousness 31 years ago, at a very tender young age, and has stayed with me ever since. One of the most exciting things about moving up here was getting to see her face-to-crater.
I won't go on about it – did a bit of that in my 30th anniversary post and its addendum. Someday soon, I hope, I'll get back out there with a proper camera and a better understanding of the landscapes created and do her up properly. She's just a day-trip away, now. In the meantime, I wanted to share this post full of incredible photos that popped up via someone in my Twitter feed, I wish I remembered who. Thanks, whoever it was! Some of the particulars in the captions are spectacularly wrong, but the photos are still gorgeous.
Some of them I'd never seen before, like this eruption at sunset:
|USGS Photo #11 taken on July 22, 1980, by Rick Hoblitt
And a perfect demonstration of why I'll never become a vulcanologist:
|Photo #21 Date 17 April 1980 by taken from USGS helicopter
If you look above the 17, just over a third of the way to the top, you'll see a very tiny human being climbing up the slopes of a violently active volcano. That is David Johnston, USGS vulcanologist, whose last words I'll never forget: "Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!" They bring tears to my eyes even now. He embodied everything it means to be a geologist studying volcanoes: excitement, discovery, and devotion to science despite the danger.
There's a memorial at Johnston Ridge Observatory dedicated to the victims of the blast. Take a moment to remember them today: the visitors, the residents, the reporters, the workers, and the scientists who became a part of the mountain's history forever.
|Memorial – David Johnston's name is one row down to the left of the rose


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Hello and welcome! Over the next few weeks we're going to be releasing a multiple part story set in the world of The Banner Saga. It'll be the first time we've really talked about the setting, the history and key concepts of the world. We'll be releasing a new part every week, so make sure to check out the latest updates! Without further ado, the first part:
A lot of things were on Hafr's mind.
Foremost was the ache that had found its way into his feet, unaccustomed as they were to shuffling across hard rock in thin leather shoes. The intricately carved walking stick in his hand had become more of an anchor than an aid. Aside from that, there was the complex pattern he had been failing to memorize for a week, the cumbersome bundle of books and scrolls boring into his shoulders and the irksome memory of a disappointing conclusion to an awkward conversation he had left on the lips of a girl. It chafed, looping over and over in his head with nothing but backcountry paths to distract him from it, and no recourse to be taken. At least, not until he was done with this, another pointless errand.
This was probably why when the bag slipped over his face, and an immeasurable force throttled him by the neck, dashing his head against hard earth, Hafr had no idea it was coming. He wasn't certain whether he was blacking out or the covering obstructed the light, but his fight or flight instincts had clearly chosen a third option: embrace death. Briefly he considered that the decision may already be beyond him. Muffled voices made casual agreements to take something or go somewhere. Laughter. Then there was the sort of weightlessness that accompanied being hoisted by one's mid-section, the irregular bounce of a long gait, and finally, there was no mistaking it; a quick descent into unconsciousness.
Hafr awoke to fading sunlight and an intense throbbing behind the eyes, uncertain of whether his head or self-worth had been crushed more, so quickly had he accepted his fate. He sat propped up in a thicket that had been nowhere in sight when last he held dominion over his senses.
Across from him sat a giant. Assuredly not a large man but something else altogether, sporting thick charcoal horns from his head, curved like a yox, an abundant mane and beard equal parts braid and knot, and cumbrous arms extending far beyond the reach of any man. He used them now to hold one of Hafr's books at an uncomfortable reading distance, thumbing through the pages like the concept itself were foreign. Hafr realized he was alone with a varl, and it did nothing to ease his mind. He knew of varl, but even though they were fairly common sight he had never been in the company of one, relatively sheltered as he had been by the walls of the Guild. Eventually the giant glanced in his direction, noticing that his captive had begun to stir.
"I wasn't looking for pictures, if you're wondering," said the varl with the sort of growling inflection you'd expect to hear coming from a horned giant. He pushed off one knee to hoist himself up to a full height of what must have been at least twelve feet. "You know what I was looking for?"
Hafr remained silent, not only because he was terrified, but because he had no idea.
"I was looking for something of value!" The varl guffawed, gesturing to the contents of Hafr's pack, splayed across the dirt around them. "Instead, I got books filled with a bunch of things I already knew. So I was worried that we might have wasted your time, my friend." He frowned. "I'm sorry, what's your name?"
Hafr took a moment to weigh his options, and erred on the side of metered compliance. He had no idea who this assailant was or how much he knew, and more importantly, what might happen if he was caught in a lie. "Hafr," he finally mumbled.
"Hafr?" replied the varl. "Boy, your father named you "Goat"? Maybe he was hoping for a daughter? Hah! Goat it is. Mine's Bersi." He tossed the book in the pile beside him and leaned forward on his knees. "Anyway, as I was saying, my companion and I were almost brought to tears thinking that we had throttled you for no good reason, but then we got to looking at that walking stick."
Hafr did his best to show no reaction.
"Against all odds," continued Bersi, "You're the most valuable thing in the bunch! It's not every day that we have a Mender tied to a tree, so he's gone off to show your wet nurses that stick of yours and see if they'd like to have the owner back. In the meantime we'll be spending some time together, what do you say?"
"The Guild's more likely to drop him off a cliff than pay him," Hafr managed to squeek.
"Listen, Goat, it's touching that you're worried on our behalf, but let us fret about the details. Just relax and we'll all go on our way if I don't yawn myself to an early grave first. Agreed?"
Oddly enough, Hafr did relax a bit with the knowledge that the circle would be involved. However they chose to deal with this, things would probably end poorly for these brigands.
"Goats stay out in the yard," announced Bersi, who was disappearing off into the bracken. "We'll speak again tomorrow."
The rope around Hafr's neck dug into his skin as he shifted his weight against the tree, his bound hands and feet making it more difficult than it should have been. Aside from his pack and books, the small clearing was featureless. So Hafr sat and fretted. The night descended like a bag over his face.
Read: Part II


text: Boston University students including Tori Pinheiro, left, of New Bedford, Mass., and Austin Brashears' girlfriend, hold a candlelight vigil on Marsh Plaza at Boston University, Saturday, May 12, 2012, for three students studying in New Zealand who were killed when their minivan crashed during a weekend trip. At least five other students were injured in the accident, including one who is in critical condition. (AP Photo/Bizuayehu Tesfaye)


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10 Adorable Real Life Easter Bunnies
The Easter Bunny is once again hippity-hopping his way toward our brightly-colored baskets. And while we may never be able to find the logic in a rabbit that lays eggs, (?!?!) we CAN say with certainty that the adorable cotton tails in these videos are sweeter than a Cadbury Creme Egg…and far less likely to melt in your purse.