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2010 News Archive
26th July
Admirals Club trip to Weymouth 10th - 11th July
For the second time, a number from Admirals Club and the wider club ventured further afield this summer to spend a weekend sailing at the home to the 2012 Olympics in Portland Harbour. The sun shone, the wind was perfect, the setting and facilities at WPNSA fantastic �" allowing 20 sailors from Burghfield to enjoy two days recreational sailing in Weymouth harbour. Thanks to Syd and Alan Beeton and Barry Baillie and the loan of ERIC, we had our own rescue cover on hand. This made all the difference for those of us with less experience of sailing on the sea and their organisation and help was second to none.
Full report here
Burghfield Sailing Club Junior & Youth Open Regatta 17th & 18th July
Over 30 boats from a number of different sailing clubs across the south took to the water over the weekend of the 17th & 18th July for the first Burghfield SC Junior & Youth Open Regatta. About half the boats were Optimists with the rest split between mainly RS Fevas and Toppers with a 29er and even an Albacore!
The weather for the event was superb throughout the weekend �" dry with some sunshine and a good breeze that tested the sailors. Nick Martin did a great job as PRO and got 4 races in on the Saturday and three on the Sunday (interleaved with the club racing) and all run bang on schedule. All of the sailors reported having a great time. Those families who took up the option of camping on the Saturday night were treated to an excellent barbeque and a few beers were enjoyed late into the evening (by the parents that was).
Winners of the three fleets were Sam Pearce (Burghfield SC) in the Optimists; Lottie Harland (Burghfield SC) in the Toppers and Anna Prescott (Lymington SC) & Jess Eales (Lymington SC) in the RS Fevas. Sam Pearce also took the prize for the overall handicap winner.
Click here to see a video photo montage on YouTube created by Lottie Harland…
Click here for results…
23 July
A little bit of fun during Wednesday evening racing
For those of you who were racing last Wednesday and wandered why George and I were sailing around with a 4ft bowsprit.... it was not so that we could call room for marks early- Honestly!!!
Instead we taped a camera to the end of it and if you want to see the resulting video click the link below or the image and it will take you to the BSC Facebook page. If you are not yet a member of Facebook, why not join and use the medium to catch up with club members and activities. If you cannot see it on Facebook then use the u-tube link below.
Wednesday racing video
utube version
Single handed with stern camera
Laser 4.7 European Championships
Dan Bullock
is currently out in Hourtin, France, having qualified for a place in Team GBR for the 2010 Laser 4.7 European Championships.
Dan will be competing against 360, 4.7 sailors from 30 countries. After a couple of days training, measuring and registration, qualifying takes place Monday through Thursday, with the 4 race final series on Fri/Sat.
More Details Here
17th July
Wednesday Evening photos
Click the image to the right to see a small selection of photos from the race last Wednesday - 14th July.
Thanks to Clare for the pics! Everybody keep snapping and if you have any that you would like to share feel free to mail them to me or another committee member to get them loaded onto the website.
9th July
Oppie Camp 2010
25 Oppie sailors camped out in glorious sunshine over last weekend and enjoyed two days packed with activities.
The two days of Camp this year were marked by the heat wave with more wind on Saturday than forecast to provide some perfect sailing conditions.
And it wasn't just all about sailing, with lots of other activities to enjoy including rocket and raft building.
Find out how the sailors (and their parents!) got on...
and make a note in your diary to book a place next year.
7th July
Optimist European Championships (2 - 10 July)
Burghfield junior sailors
Fraser Woodley
James Taylor
are currently in Poland competing at the Optimist European Championships.
With 7 races sailed so far and a couple of days to go in the championships, Fraser (counting four top 10 results) is lying in 21st position (1st GBR sailor) and James is in 62nd also counting a 5th in race 7.
Further details can be found
or you can follow the action on
Youth 420s at Flanders Regatta (4 - 9 July)
Sailing in some testing conditions at the beginning of the week, resulting in a number of repairs, Burghfield's 420 sailor
Issy Hamilton
sailing with Hannah Jones is currently in 10th place on day 3 of the popular youth regatta. Also,
Chris Taylor
& James Parker-Mowbray are in 24th and
Robert Baddeley
& Benjamin Brown are 36th.
More regatta news
1st July
Prize giving
There will be a prize giving for the Frostbite and Spring series racing on Sunday 4th July over lunch. In addition there will also be the prize giving for the KGFS plaque and Ladies Rose bowl.
The prize giving may cause the afternoon race to start a little later than usual.
30th June
Laser training at WPNSA during Optimist Nationals and over the summer
A number of Optimist and Topper sailors move to the Laser 4.7 and/or the Laser Radial and so may be interested in some training being run by SailLaser based at Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy over the summer months.
SailLaser are running a 5 day
Laser race training course
and some
Laser demos
alongside the Optimist Nationals (which may be particularly useful for families where a younger sibling is sailing in the Optimist event) between 26th and 30th July. There are also three
Laser 4.7 training sessions
on July 18th, August 29th and September 19th. Click on the relevent links above to find out more about each. You can bring your own boat or use a SailLaser boat for the course and the training sessions.
18th June
Sign up now for the 2010 Burghfield Junior & Youth Open Regatta 17th - 18th July
Burghfield Sailing Club is organising a Junior & Youth Regatta that will take place over the weekend of the 17th and 18th July 2010. The event is open to all sailors under 18 years old (on the 17th July 2010) of all abilities sailing any mono-hull dinghy (single or double handers). It is an open event and so as well as all our own junior Burghfield sailors we look forward to welcoming junior and youth sailors from other clubs around the country.
The event format will be two days of racing. It is planned to have fleet racing for Optimist, Topper, Laser4.7 and Feva and a handicap fleet for all other boats (if there are enough boats in any other class, then a fleet may be formed). On the Saturday there will be a series of races followed by an evening barbecue with entertainment. Sailors will be able to camp on-site overnight (tents, campervans or caravans). On Sunday there will be a further series of races followed by prize giving. A variety of prizes will be awarded based on boats, ages and abilities.
More details are
available here
. We ask that you please pre-register using the link on that page if you are considering attending this event so that we can plan for numbers and ensure everyone has an enjoyable weekend. More information about the event will be sent to all pre-registered sailors by e-mail over the coming weeks.
A new initiative - Novice Sunday Racing
Want to join in Sunday club racing but you feel a little bit intimidated by the competitive nature of the sailing? If the answer is yes.... then read on....
Novice racing on Sundays:
To help members who want to race on Sundays we are starting a new initiative during the afternoon race (when it is a bit quieter).
Identify your boat with streamers on the mast and boom (available from the race office) and head out on the water! The more experienced racers keep an eye on you, give you due consideration on the water and will help you out with any questions etc you might have.
Do remember that racing rules apply, and asking others will help you get to grips with them quickly!
Most of all.... have fun, because that is exactly what racing is all about whilst at the same time, rapidly improving your sailing skills!
See you on Sundays,
If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me or
18th June
Burghfield Blast 2010
Last Sunday, June 13th, saw a very successful running of the Burghfield Blast. This event is a large number of very short races, only possible with a very quick turnaround between each start.
The sun shone (well most of the time), the wind blew and over 50 competitors started the day, broken up into the 4 normal class starts. Mark Cooper and his team set the courses and kept everybody on their toes, completing 3 sets of races before lunch and 4 sets after lunch; 28 starts in all!
The course was a specially set trapezoid with most races including an outer loop. This format gives the flexibility to set the shorter (no outer loop) course for the slower boats or as the wind drops. Each race was around 14 minutes for the fast boats and 16 minutes for the slow handicap.
The racing was very tight, often with less than a second splitting the boats once handicap was applied. The tightest result was in the lasers where Mark Sollars edged out Roberta Hartley by just one point.
Our next step is to persuade the competitors who normally go home at lunch to stay. This event is just once a year and well worth staying for.
Full Results...
9th June
Burghfield Topper sailor selected for RYA Team GBR to compete in Irish Nationals
Lottie Harland has been selected to join RYA Team GBR at the Topper Irish National Championships at Carlingford, Ireland, taking place on the 2nd �" 4th July 2010. The squad of 12 junior sailors (8 boys and 4 girls) was selected following two national indicator events during April and May which each had a turnout of over 200 sailors.
The squad will travel to Ireland for two days of coaching followed by the three day event. For Topper sailors this is the only international event in the calendar that the RYA selects and supports a squad to compete in and so is something that many of the junior Topper sailors aspire to.
4th June
Burghfield Sailors take prizes at Burton Week- Home of the N12 Nationals
Congratulations to Graham Camm & Zoe Ballantyne who have regained their title as National Champions in the National 12 class, and also took the win in the much Coveted title race- 'The Sir William Burton Cup'. They managed this hard fought achievement even though in the first gybe of race one which was held in 25knts of breeze, both of the wings of their t-foil rudder snapped off!
They were quick to replace the rudder with a production one from P&B, which put them straight back in the running. It was not, however, an easy win as after the final race they were tied on points with last years' winner, Jo Richards, who designed Graham and Zoe's boat, and it was their three race wins over the event that gave them the overall title.
In addition, the good works of other members of the BSC N12 fleet ensured that we again retained the Team trophy awarded to the sailing club with the best top three boats in the championship. Caroline Martin was also awarded top lady helm Trophy and Nigel and Chris White the Joe Yorke trophy.
Perhaps the least coveted trophy is the 'Burton Brick' awarded to the most entertaining event of the week and it is with pride that Steve Norbury and Andy Hill bring this honour to Burghfield this year for the succession of incidents they had with their boat over the long weekend!
For full reviews and results:
Click Here
2nd June
Burghfield Sailors win RS Feva Nationals
Robert Baddeley and James Taylor were crowned RS Feva National champions after winning both races in the finals series on the final day of the Feva Nationals at Hayling this weekend.
In a 120 boat fleet which included many ex-national champions as well as a large number of talented and well schooled youth sailors and across a range of conditions, Rob and James went in to the finals series with a lot to do but managed to hold their nerve in testing conditions.
Burghfield was also represented by Amber and Jamie (30th - gold), Matt Hill and Joe Reeve (8th silver) and Matilda Dolin and Paul (41st silver).
More Info...
28th May
First breeding oystercatchers in Berkshire spotted at BSC
The first breeding pair of oystercatchers in Berkshire were confirmed on one of the islands at BSC this week.
The first June recorded sighting in Berkshire was as recent as 1986 and since that time they have commoner throughout the year but the vast majority of birds appear in ones and twos and only stay for a few days at a time.
Members of the Theale Area Bird Conservation Group visited the island and ringed the birds this week.
More details here
26th May
Burghfield Toppers at Parkstone
Eight of our Burghfield Topper sailors were at Parkstone Yacht Club (Poole Harbour) on Sunday 23rd May for the fourth event in the increasingly popular Topper Southern Area Traveller Series which consists of 11 events over the year. A very sunny day and clear blue skies with a reasonable breeze resulted in an record 48 boat turnout taking part in four races.
Burghfield sailors had a great day with six of our sailors in the top 15. Matthew Stephens finished an excellent 2nd place (with one race win to his name). Lottie Harland was in 3rd place (and first female and again with one race win). Josh Stone finished in 8th, Katie Barraclough 10th, Thomas Goodbourn 12th, Lucy Barraclough 15th, Adam Stone 19th and Ella Nicklin 32nd.
Currently Matt, Lottie and Josh are lying in the top five for the series - but there are still seven events to go! For more information about the Topper Class and open events
click here...
24th May
RS Feva National Championships
Four Burghfield crews will be competing at the RS Feva Nationals this Bank Holiday weekend at Hayling Island. With over 100 boats entered, the Burghfield group of Robert Baddeley & James Taylor, Amber & James Brown, Matilda & Will Dolin and Matt Hill & Joe Reeve will all be looking for top finishes. Good luck guys...
19th May
Optimist Inland Championships
Burghfield SC was again well represented at this years Optimist Inland championships held as usual at Grafham Water. The weather was kind with mainly 10-12 knots from the North / North west.
The shifty conditions favoured the pond sailors and the PRO accepted the fleets offer to teach them a starting lesson, issuing 25 black flags and 16 OCS, the term 'negative sag' being used on several occasions.
Read More...
18th May
Optimist Selection Trials
After two weekends of hard fought competition the teams for the Optimist Worlds and Europeans have been decided. As in previous years Burghfield Sailing Club has been very well represented at this the highest level of Optimist Sailing in the UK.
Congratulations to all those that took part but in particular to Josh Voller who made the Worlds Team, one of a team of five and a trip to Malaysia in December and James Taylor and Frazer Woodley who are in the European Team and off to Poland in July.
Robert Baddeley missed out on the Europeans by one point and is 1st reserve but will be part of the GB team at the French Nationals this summer.
13th May
South Zone Burghfield Sailors Scoop 2010 Eric Twiname Shield
It was the RYA's South Zone team, which included some of our Junior Burghfield sailors, that walked away basking in the winners glory as the pretigious 2010 RYA Eric Twiname Championships came to a close on Rutland Water last weekend. Following the bitter disappointment of last years competition, which saw the South miss out on victory after a tie-break situation, this year they clinched the overall winning Zone crown in emphatic style.
Having endured testing high winds and driving rain on Saturday, the concluding Sunday brought with it more favourable conditions for the 325 competitors with the sun coming out of hiding and the wind speed dropping from 20 to 10-15 knots.
Burghfield sailors were represented in a number of classes. In the Toppers, 13-year-old Matthew Stephens was lying second overall after the first day, having notched up back-to-back fifths in the gusty conditions. Matt finished the competition top South Zone Topper sailor with an excellent 10th place. Katie Barraclough in a Topper finished in a strong 37th place in her first ETs. In the Optimist Class, Joe Woodley finished 23rd, again in his first ETs and in the Feva Class, Matilda Dolin and Will Dolin along with Matt Hill and Joseph Reeve represented the club. Matt and Joseph finished in 7th place whilst Matilda and Will after a good first day were unfortunately were not able to compete on the second day.
Full details can be
found here...
11th May
Jon Emmett Training
14 Boats took part in the Jon Emmett training day which turned out to be excellent fun.
In the morning we worked on starting techniques using a tiny start line and a looped none stop starting sequence which created a scrum style pile up which was not for the faint hearted.
The afternoon was spent doing running starts focusing on tactics and techniques.
The day worked out well and I look forward to seeing some of our new learnt skills on the water.
9th May
Thank you for all your help
I would like take this opportunity to say thank you to all those who gave up their Saturday yesterday to help run the Open Day and make it the big success that it was, even though the conditions were by no means at their kindest. I had wanted to thank you all personally yesterday but inevitably it was a busy day and I did not get the chance.
Though it was cold, with a Northerly wind blowing, the rain held off and we had a steady stream of people wanting to try out various boats. I am pleased to report that whilst the number of visitors who came to the event was down on last year (unsurprisingly in the conditions) the proportion of those who joined was very healthy.
I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome those who joined the club and we look forward to seeing you on the water very soon. If you have any queries at all about the Club please do not hesitate to contact Pat, our office manager using:
or myself using:
6th May
Wednesday evening racing video
Click on the image for to have a look at some video footage taken of last Wednesdays race (28th April) Sorry about the shaky camera work!
4th May
Testing conditions at Topper Inland Championship
The very popular Topper Inland Championship was once again held at Grafham Water Sailing Club over the 1st and 2nd May. Burghfield SC was well represented with 6 Topper sailors who joined the 250 other sailors in a fleet comprising junior, youth and handful of adult sailors from across the UK.
Very light and variable wind on Saturday meant that although the fleet launched no racing was possible. Sunday dawned the complete opposite though with strong winds and rain. The fleet launched into a very cold F5 on-shore wind and completed three back-to-back races in winds gusting to F6. Despite numerous retirements from the fleet, the Burghfield sailors battled on to complete all of the races with only one of our sailors retiring due to an injury.
Lottie Harland came home with a well deserved trophy for 27th place overall. She also collected trophies for 2nd place under 15 year old and 3rd place female helm. The other Burghfield sailors were closely grouped together in the top half of the fleet with Thomas Goodbourn finishing a very strong 84th, Adam Stone 88th, Matthew Stephens 90th and Katie Barraclough 113th. Lucy Barraclough was unfortunate to suffer an injury after the first race causing her to retire.
A full report can be found on the
Topper website
and results are
available here...
26th April
Challenger Open 2010
Lots of sun but not much wind was the background to the 2010 Challenger Open. 6 races were completed over 23rd and 24th April.
Over 50 photos
, thanks to Simon Smith. Thanks also to all the organisers, helpers and the race team.
21st April
Admiral's Club 2010 Programme of events is now available
The time has come for the AC to emerge again from hibernation for the season. We have a great new programme for 2010 with some new events as well as the old favourites. So get down to the club, throw off the cover and spruce up the boat ready for a fun start on
Saturday 1st May 2010
with our annual Treasure Hunt.
Full details of the Programme can be found on
Admiral's Club Events Page.
No need to book, nothing to pay, just turn up, rigged and ready to sail at 1.30. Meet up in the bar after every event. Look forward to seeing you. For further information, or if you have any queries, contact:
20th April
RYA Squads Update
Following a sucessful performance at the RYA Youth Nationals recently held at WPNSA, 420 sailor Issy Hamilton together with crew Hannah Jones (Stuanton Harold SC) have been selected for the RYA National Youth Squad.
19th April
Wednesday Evening Pursuit, 2010
The personal handicap Wednesday evening race series is the most popular race series offered at the club, and one of the biggest dinghy race series running in the country. With over 1000 entries over the 18 races held last summer it really is a fantastic evening and it is not only about racing.
After each race many competitors stay for the meal afterwards and the socialising is as great as the race itself. If you have never raced before, are new to the club, or have previous experience, this is the series that is just unmissable. A great way to split up the working week, the personal handicap system in place ensures that all, whatever their ability, have a great chance of doing well.
Race 1: Wednesday 21st April
More Info...
7th April
Burghfield at the Youths
11 sailors associated with Burghfield represent 3 classes: Dan Bullock and Katie Russell in Laser radials, Kat Colvin, Issy Hamilton and Chris Taylor in 420s, Amber and Jamie Brown, Luke Burywood, Callum Ellis and Ed and Art Romano in 29ers.
The week started off in marginal conditions at the top end of the scale and finished just below marginal at the other end with no racing on the Friday. Well done to everyone who competed.
More Info...
9th April
Wednesday Evening Racing - one not to be missed!
With the start of the Wednesday Evening Series less than two weeks away, we will, as usual be running an introduction to racing evening at the club the week before which includes the option of a meal midway through the evening.
The Wednesday evening pursuit racing series is a very special race and is by far the most popular event on the club's calendar. Designed to encourage those who have not raced before to give it a try, whilst still being a great challenge to the more experienced racer it is little wonder that last year we saw over 1070 entries to the event over the 18 week period which it runs.
So if you are new to the club, or have just not tried racing before, we would highly recommend you come along to this series and start with the
introductory talk next wednesday (7pm-14th April 2010)
Please use the link below to find out more about the evening and to book so that the caterers can have an good indication of numbers.
wednesday evening racing
Fancy Trying out the newest Single hander on the market...?
BSC RS 100 DEMO DAY - 1st May 2010
For those who keep track of the dinghy market, you will already have heard of the RS 100 and its recent launch. Over 160 boats have already been ordered and they are now starting to appear on the water.
is a singlehanded asymmetric dinghy designed for the racer in mind. We as a club are very lucky to be able to offer you the chance to try out this new dinghy. RS will be doing a Test sail day of the RS 100 at the club, exclusively for club members on Saturday 1st May 2010. If you are looking for a new single hander why not give this one a go.
Test sails are only availabe by pre-registration and there are a limited number of spaces available so book your slot early! You will be contacted by RS to confirm a time for your trial sail.
Click here to book your test sail
30th March 2010
A great start to the N12 season
Last Saturday saw the start of the GILL series for the National 12's here at Burghfield, and though entries were slightly down (due in large part to the forecast of light winds) the competition was, as ever in this fleet, fierce.
But this year in the 12's there are new things afoot, the latest hull and winged foil developments are now making their way into the fleet and the event was the first time that two of the the all new P&B 'Dead Cat Bounce' design took to the water, having only recently been completed.
To find out what happened why not
read more
26th March
Optimist World and European Selection Trials
Congratulations to the Burghfield sailors who have gained a place at the 2010 Optimist World and European selection trials.
This event takes place over two long weekends in April and May the results of which decide which sailors represent GBR at the Worlds and Europeans this year.
The sailors are;
Josh Voller
Fraser Woodley
Robert Baddeley
James Taylor
Rafaella Quinton
Sam Pearce
Edward Curran
23rd March
RS200 & RS 400 video
Over recent weekends I have been playing with some video at the club whilst not being able to sail. Learning a few editing skills here is the result if you want to have a look and see why the 200's and 400's can be exciting boats to sail at BSC.
Click the image to link to the video.
22nd March
Excellent racing at Burghfield Topper Open
On Saturday, Burghfield SC hosted 32 Toppers sailors (with ages ranging from 11 years old to adults) from around the south in the first open of the 12 event 2010 Topper Southern Traveller Series. After a damp start the rain stayed away for most of the day and with the wind gusting between F3 and F5 all the sailors had to work hard to complete the races.
Lottie Harland from Burghfield SC won the event convincingly by taking two bullets and a second place (discarding a 5th place). In 2nd place was Dan Druce (Hawley Lake Sail Training Centre) and in 3rd place was Josh Stone (Burghfield SC). Matt Stephens (Burghfield SC) finished a strong 5th giving the club three boats in the top five places, a great showing from our junior sailors.
Our other established Topper sailors of Katie Barraclough, Adam Stone, Lucy Barraclough and Thomas Goodbourn all competed well and were joined by two of our newer Topper sailors Hugh Cherkas and Richard Cowdrey taking part in their first open event.
Full results can be
found here...
and some photos
found here...
A Great Success
We had 51 boats on the water yesterday for the Commodore's cup, a fantastic turnout. Though the wind was a bit light and shifty to start with it filled in throughout the day and allowed our race officer, Chris Martin, to set three good courses.
Congratualtoins to Graham Camm and Clare Hunter (N12) who won the event in a close fought contest with Rob and Jan Martin (RS400). Both were equal on points but Graham and Clare won it by taking a bullet in the final race. Not bad considering it was their first time in a boat since November!
At the same time the club held the RS Vision open meeting and 8 boats came to join the party, some from considerable distances away. It is great to know that Burghfield draws the best turnouts for this class and we look forward to them returning again next year. Well done to Dan Jaspers who took the event with 3 bullets.
20th March
Burghfield Sailing Club on Facebook
The club now has a new page on Facebook.
If you have a facebook account please become a fan of the page so that we can spread the word about the club. We are particularly wanting to use facebook this year to help promote the Club's Open Day on the 8th May so the quicker we can get fans joining the page the more effective the advertising for the event will be.
If a large number of members become fans it could also become a great way to organise getting together at the club or arranging for a crew if you are short,
Please help us to promote our fantastic club to potential new members so that we can continue to offer sailing and socialising for all!
Click the image to link to our Facebook page.
17th March
Commodore's Cup - Sunday 21st March
This years' Commodore's Cup is due to be held this coming Sunday. Format for racing will be three races, race 1 at 11am with race 2&3 back to back after lunch. There wil be a single start for all fleets so make sure you get to the start area in plenty of time.
In addition the Club is welcoming the RS Vision's to the club for their first Open of the year. They will be racing the same course as the club fleet though will have their own start.
Lets look forward to a repeat of last weeks spring weather with sun and wind!
5th March
Optimist Easter Sailing Course
The Optimist Easter Sailing course is back in 2010 at Burghfield Sailing Club.
Don't get bored... Join in the fun and improve your sailing skills over the Easter school holiday break.
Whether you are wanting to hone your skills or have just recently learnt to sail, this coaching is tailored to your skill level.
RYA qualified, IOCA experienced instructors will coach a maximum of 8 sailors each, giving ample time to improve individual skills. We will be working towards IOCA grades, however children who are active on the circuit will also be catered for.
The 4 day course will run on Tuesday 6th to Friday 9th April 2010 and is expected to cost £150 for the four day course.
Places are limited and are on a first come basis and are bound to go fast, so
click here now for more information and to download and complete the registration form...
Optimist Race Coaching Dates 2010
A number of Race Coaching days are planned for Optimist sailors who have started racing or achieved their IOCA grade 3.
Chris Witty, an experienced Optimist Coach, will lead the sessions. Chris and his team will provide bespoke training in small groups of five sailors per coach.
Initially, two days are planned: Saturday 20 March and Saturday 24 April. The cost for each session will be £25 per child.
Further information and application form (.doc and .pdf versions) can be
found here...
If you need any more information please contact Gareth Hughes or e-mail
4th March
A review of Mike McNamara's talk last night
A very warm thanks was given to Mike at the end of last nights superb talk by the fifty or so clubmembers and visitors alike who attended.
Mike provided an outstandingly enjoyable evening and gave us all a very detailed and sightful look at how our sails and rigs should be working. Both funny and intuitive, he entertained us throughout the evening and has left, judging by the responsess heard so far, everybody dwelling on the thoughts of how, not only set their sails and rigs better, but also to make more effective tactical judgements.
It should be very interesting to see how this affects (and hopefully improves) our sailing in the future.
After such a succesful evening we are now eagerly awaiting the next
talk by Steve Cockerill on the 7th April.
The booking form is now available and with the success of this talk I am sure that we will once again not be dissappionted by Steve's insights into sailing!
More Details and to book click here
26th February
Autumn Series 2009 Prize Giving
Prize giving for the Autumn Series 2009 will take place this Sunday (28th) over lunchtime. Appologies for the delayfrom last Sunday's intended prize giving, but inclement weather left little time over lunch for the awards.
23rd February
Hardy Burghfield Topper Sailors Compete at Snowy Rutland
Six of the Burghfield's junior and youth Topper sailors set out to compete in the Topper Winter Regatta on the 20th/21st February at Rutland Sailing Club. They joined over 180 other junior, youth and a few adult Topper sailors from all over the country to dust off the cobwebs and put their winter training into practice.
The weather was cold with fickle winds on Saturday which meant only two races were completed before the sailors were glad to be ashore. To everyone's surprise Sunday morning dawned with a few centimetres of snow. Nevertheless most sailors managed to get to the club and sailing got under way, again in light winds, and a further two races were completed.
Josh Stone finished in the prizes with an excellent 16th overall. Lottie Harland was 52nd, Matt Stephens 62nd and Adam Stone 109th. Unfortunately Ella Nicklin didn't manage to make it back to the club on the Sunday suffering a minor car accident in the snow, and Katie Barraclough met with the same fate trying to get there on the Sunday having missed the Saturday returning from holiday.
Full results can be
found here...
17th February
RS600 Winter Championships
Not to be outdone by the travelling RS200's, 50% of the Burghfield RS600 fleet travelled up to Grafham for their winter championships. Although the turnout was a relatively modest 12 boats the competition was tight enough that places were always uncertain until the finish line. Without the benefits of the thermos flask spotted on some of the 200's the weekend was pretty cold but great fun.
Showing the benefits of all the short tacking/ boat handling practice at Burghfield Mark Cooper was able to make the most of the shifty conditions to post a consistent set of results to finish 3rd overall, a welcome change from the normal handicap positions.
16th February
RS 200 Winter Championships
Five boats from Burghfield made the trip to Grafham SC for the 2010 RS 200 Winter championships last weekend, which accounted for just over 10% of the 47 boat fleet that entered.
In bitterly cold conditions some of the Burghfield contigent really showed the benefits of their winter racing at the club by posting some great results on day one of the two day event against top boats from across the country.
In particular Ian sharps and Ellie Martin took a bullet in race 1 and not to be outdown by their daugther, Caroline and Nick Martin followed suit with a race win in race 3 ensuring they were first to the very welomce warm showers!
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12th February
So what do Burghfield Sailors get up to?
Well, some but perhaps not all of you know, that we have our very own Olympic hopeful at the club. Ally Martin has been a member for many years and grew up on the lake sailing oppies alongside other members. Since then she has gone from strength to strength and has been heading the direction of the Olympics for many years.
On the introduction of the Womens keelboat Match Racing format, Ally teamed up with Lucy Macgregor and Annie Lush and they have been Striving to reach the top of the world rankings.
And now they have achieved it!
A little over a week ago they were in Miami and had not lost a single race in the run up to the final. Though they did not fair quite so well in the final, with lady luck throwing them some cruel blows, this did not stop them from achieving both second place overall at the event, but more importantly, put them firmly at the top of the world ranking table.
With the event over, Ally briefly dropped into the club last weekend on her way out to Palma to continue training.
From now to the Olympics we will be keeping a close eye on how Ally and the team progress and have dedicated a page on the BSC site to this.
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4th Feb
30th Jan: Solos on tour 2010: Richard Willetts takes the glassware.
On Saturday 30th Jan two Solo helms from BSC kicked off the Solo open season with a trip up to Graffam Water for the winter championships. 58 boats took to the water for three back to back races in cold but manageable conditions. Paul Bristow made up the numbers as part of his continued learning curve and Richard Willetts had mid fleet positions in the first two races followed by a superb 4th place in Race 3, having battled for the lead with the top solo helms in country.
Richard's great effort was rewarded with glassware for 1st place in the veterans series. The next major event, the spring championships in April, will hopefully see more BSC solos travelling.
Race report on the Solo class association site
Admiral's Club 2010 Programme of events is now available
The time has come for the AC to emerge again from hibernation for the season. We have a great new programme for 2010 with some new events as well as the old favourites. So get down to the club, throw off the cover and spruce up the boat ready for a fun start on Saturday 1st May 2010 with our annual Treasure Hunt.
Full details of the Programme can be found on
Admiral's Club Events Page.
No need to book, nothing to pay, just turn up, rigged and ready to sail at 1.30. Meet up in the bar after every event. Look forward to seeing you. For further information, or if you have any queries, contact:
26th January
Junior Topper coaching - parent/sailor evening Tues 9th Feb at 7:30pm
We are planning a Topper parent/sailor evening on Tuesday 9th February, starting at 7:30pm in the clubhouse for all current parents/sailors of Toppers and those sailors thinking of transitioning to the Topper (perhaps from Optimists/Oppie Club) and who are interested in receiving coaching at the club. In fact any parents/sailors with any interest in what is happening at the club regarding Toppers are very welcome.
The aim of the evening is for you to all meet each other and we will review what has been happening with Topper coaching to date and discuss what sailors want through 2010. The success of any programme very much depends on understanding needs and putting in place a plan around the available resources and so if you have an interest in Topper coaching for the junior sailors I look forward to seeing you.
For more details and to register your interest
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25th January
Topper Open Coaching - Burghfield SC 27th February
The 2010 Topper Southern Area Open Coaching days are now published and available to book. The first of these coaching days will be held at Burghfield Sailing Club on Saturday 27th February and is an excellent opportunity to get in some early season coaching, whether you are an experienced Topper sailor, just transitioning to the class or have recently started sailing a Topper.
These coaching days are very popular within the Southern Area and places are limited so do make sure you book now to secure a place. Burghfield members must still complete a booking form to attend the coaching at the club on the 27th February and places will be allocated on a first come basis.
For more details and to download the booking form
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22nd January
Racing- Sunday 24th January
Hopefully good news!
Though there is still ice on the lake we are planning on trying to set some racing this weekend
Yesterday there was ice covering around 60% of the lake but we are hoping that today's mild weather and winds will break it up quickly. With this in mind we are planning for racing to go ahead on Sunday but a final decision will be made based on the conditions found on the day.
If nothing else we can all have a bacon sandwich in the morning courtesy of Kieran and Antony!
15th January
Frustration starting to mount
I am sure, just as I am myself, that people are starting to get serious withdrawal symptoms from the recent lack of sailing. Unfortuantely, the lake still remains stubbornly frozen, and though the thaw is underway, the 3.5 inches of ice that covers a large proportion of the lake is, as yet, refusing to significantly break up.
Rain is forecast on Saturday, and this will probably increase the speed of the defrosting, but I doubt it will speed it up sufficiently to race. With this in mind, I'm afraid that all racing is once again cancelled this weekend so the frustration will have to last a little longer.
Please note that if you are coming to the club over the weekend that the driveway is still very difficult to negotiate and the main car park has yet to be driven in so still has a full covering of snow.
8th January
Snow & Ice stops Sailing
The club, as you might expect, has a good layer of snow over it at present, the lake is 3/4 frozen and when combined, this does not make a good receipe for sailing!
The driveway is currently impassable with a normal car as it is under a good 10 inches of snow so if there are any members with a 4x4 who would like to do a bit of snow flattening so that people can actually get their cars up the drive, it would be much appreciated.
With the current forecast of cold weather set to continue all sailing is postponed until further notice. If you would like to check the website regularly I will give you an update as to when sailing will resume as soon as it becomes apparent.
7th Jan 2010
Waitrose support Sailability
We are delighted that Burghfield Sailing Club Sailability is one of the charities being supported by Waitrose in the Oxford Road, Reading, during January. Waitrose give customers a green token every visit to put in the bin for their selected charity.
The greater the number of tokens, the greater Sailability's share of £1000 at the end of the month, so please help us to benefit as much as possible from this opportunity by shopping at Waitrose in Reading this month.
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It wasn't that long ago that Boeing went all-in and placed a bold, calculated bet on South Carolina.
Now, the case has been made that it could, or at least should, up the ante even more. Perhaps by building its next airplane in the Lowcountry.
Monday marks the fourth anniversary of Boeing's historic decision to make 787 jets in North Charleston, its first and only commercial aircraft assembly plant outside of Washington state.
The Dreamliner's arrival in the region has been bumpy, for sure, but it's starting to pay off in ways few outside the company could've predicted.
Boeing has quickly amassed a local workforce of 6,100 employees.
It recently picked a site in Palmetto Commerce Park for a factory that will design and make 737 MAX engine inlet parts, its first big investment in the region not associated with the 787.
Earlier this year, Boeing announced plans to concentrate half of its information technology work in North Charleston and two other locations.
Just last week it announced it will crank up its 787 output in both Everett, Wash., and the Lowcountry by 40 percent by 2020. Driving the increase is a big backlog of standing orders combined with the addition of two longer versions of the lightweight passenger jet.
In anticipation of that, Boeing is expanding the local factory where it makes 787 aft fuselages by 276,000 square feet to improve the work flow and meet the higher production goals.
At the end of the day, it's enough to make the Washington state worrywarts squirm, once again, as the discussion begins to drift to Boeing's next big investment: the 777X.
Suddenly, it feels like October 2009 all over.
Boeing hasn't officially decided whether to go ahead with this new and improved version of its widebody, long-haul 777, which has been made in Everett for about two decades. CEO Jim McNerney said last week he expects to announce the launch of two new 777X models by the end of the year.
The question then will inevitably turn to: Where will Boeing build the 777X? When asked about that earlier this year, McNerney was noncommittal, sending a fresh chill across Puget Sound.
As aerospace analyst Michel Merluzeau sees it, South Carolina has a strong hand to play.
"If you asked me for 2020, what is the best place for this aircraft, that place is Charleston," he was quoted as saying last week by the Puget Sound Business Journal.
Merluzeau, a partner at Kirkland, Wash.-based G2 Solutions, dropped that nugget not in some obscure paper but while addressing an international aerospace conference in Seattle's Museum of Flight. Attendees included business recruiter Hank Taylor of the Charleston Regional Development Alliance. Apparently, the sting from Boeing's 787 decision four years ago is still a sore spot in the Pacific Northwest.
"I can tell you, without any doubt, the state of Washington was not pleased having South Carolina there, not at all," Merluzeau told The Post and Courier.
He said his firm's independent analysis took a hard look at all of the bottom-line expenses and other factors that go into assembling a complicated jetliner, from labor to automation technology to the local business climate.
"I'm not saying Everett would not be successful. That's not what we're saying. Everett is a great location for assembly of the 777X today," he said.
Seattle's disadvantage is that it's increasingly pricing itself out of this kind of labor-intensive work, so "all things being equal ... Charleston is the better place for the 777X."
Merluzeau expects Boeing to pick the final assembly site for the airplane by mid-2014. The first plane is supposed to be ready for delivery by 2020.
Other analysts have suggested Boeing won't take the risk of uprooting the successful 777 program from it longtime home. One theory is that it'll lean on its North Charleston outpost to manufacture some of the parts, such as the huge composite wings.
Boeing isn't one to comment on such speculation. It also hasn't yet clearly defined its long-term plans for South Carolina, though some of the pieces are starting to fall into place. This much is certain: The growth potential is as huge as it is wide open.
In the spring, for example, Boeing committed to investing another $1.1 billion and hiring 2,000 more workers in South Carolina by the end of the decade in exchange for $120 milllion in state assistance.
And within the next month it's supposed to close on its $13.5 million purchase of 267 undeveloped acres at its airport campus.
"Charleston is a strong location, and only getting stronger," Merluzeau said.
Contact John McDermott at 937-5572.

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DB2 LUW V8 is going out of support or out of service April 30, 2009?,
Just like any other product you may encounter in your day to day activities, software has a lifecycle as well. It's almost like a best before date. Even though the software still works it's time to move to a newer release.
The IBM Software Support Lifecycle policy explains the details of the length of support and all other information that may come in handy as we approach the end of support.
Some key points in the Lifecycle policy are:
- Provide a minimum of 5 years of product technical support beginning at the planned availability date of the version/release of the product.
- Ensure support is available for all IBM components of a product or until the product or bundle is withdrawn from support. In addition, all components of a bundle have a common End of Service date.
- Publish a notice of support discontinuance ("End of Service") for a product at least 12 months prior to the effective date.
- Align the effective date of support discontinuance ("End of Service") to occur on common dates either in the months of April or September.
- Make support extensions available, for an additional fee, for a minimum period of three (3) years following the product's effective support discontinuance date. Support extensions are designed to allow migration to the current release to be successfully completed.
As per the policy state above the announcement came out a while ago so many people will have either forgotten or never even received the information. I'm hoping to post about the new method to receive information such as this in the near future. This is my start on getting the word out. Many customers are planning now for what they need next year so they should include this in their plans.
The DB2 LUW migration portal is a good site to be aware of as well as it will help you know what is needed in order to upgrade to a newer release.
For Service Extensions the customer's sales rep. should place a Special Bid Request for a Service extension on DB2 LUW.
If the customer does not have a sales rep. they can call Inside Sales.
Inside sales for US , Customers or reps can call 888-426-4343, option 3 and ask for a Service Extension on DB2 LUW.
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which one to chose?
-looking for good lowend
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-good upwind
-some unhooked tricks(backroll, frontroll, not real handlepasses)
My thoughts:
-Rally: much more lowend, better freeride, bad unhooking, more sheet and go
-Catalyst: better unhooking, D2 tecnoforce, big valve,
Someone help me to decide between that kites?!
Thanks a lot...


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I'm not sure you have the proper definition of rules and observances. Bowing to statues, using incense, chanting in a dead language, these are rules and observances, rites and rituals, but watching the breath and other forms of meditation are not rituals, they are training methods and there is a big difference.robertk wrote:Majjima Nikaya 64, we read: "Unknowingly, many/most efforts we make in the spiritual realm are tied in with this fetter.An untaught, ordinary person ... abides with a mind enslaved by adherence to rules and observances [silabbata-paramasa- pariyutthitena cetasa viharati]."
It is good to know this, because this knowing will condition dhamma-vicaya(investigation of Dhamma/dhammas) with sammaviriya (right energy) to learn what the right way is.
Actually, it is not just clinging to wrong views that must be abandoned but clinging to all views, even right view must be let go of:robertk: There are four types of clinging
(see visuddhimagga xvii 241-3). That of sense desire clinging, wrongview clinging, clinging to rules and
rituals, and lastly self view clinging.
"Monks, if you were to adhere to this view — so pure, so bright — if you were to cherish it, treasure it, regard it as 'mine,' would you understand the Dhamma taught as analogous to a raft,[4] for crossing over, not for holding on to?"
"No, lord."
"If you were not to adhere to this view — so pure, so bright — if you were to not to cherish it, not to treasure it, not to regard it as 'mine,' would you understand the Dhamma taught as analogous to a raft, for crossing over, not for holding on to?"
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Vizo Mini Ninja Notebook Cooler Review
A lot of people these days are getting laptops instead of desktops. While a laptop has many benefits over the desktop computer, it also has its drawbacks. One of these drawbacks is heat. A desktop computer has plenty of room to allow air to flow around all the components and enough room to house a large heatsink. Laptops on the other hand, have very limited space because of their mobile nature. This limited space in turn limits air flow, which causes the temperature inside the computer to rise, causing unstable conditions for your laptop.
Devices like the Vizo Mini Ninja have been made to help combat these rising temperatures. These devices typically raise the laptop off the surface of your desk and have fans to increase the airflow around the bottom of the chassis. These combined measures can do wonders to drop the temperature of your laptop, but some do better jobs at it than others. Lets see how the Vizo Mini Ninja performs.
Closer Look:
The Vizo Mini Ninja come in pretty standard cardboard packaging. This packaging shows off the product and some of its features. Also, a complete specification sheet is on the back, so you know exactly what you are getting.
The case also has a handle that can be used to help transport the box to other places after you buy it. Inside the first box is a second box that is unmarked.
The box opens up like a clam shell and reveals the Mini Ninja. Foam is on the sides to protect the Ninja during shipping. As you can see, the Mini Ninja is black and rather short. There are two fans that help the cooling process, under a silver mesh.


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The Lady Bulldog volleyball team has been on a strong streak as of late, finishing second recently in the NCOE tournament and knocking off Red Hill last night.
The Lady Bulldog volleyball team has been on a strong streak as of late, finishing second recently in the NCOE tournament and knocking off Red Hill last night.
The team's only loss at NCOE was to the winner, Hamilton Co.
The team knocked off NCOE, 25-17, 20-25, 15-13 but lost to Hamilton Co., 16-25, 17-25.
Scoring against NCOE were Briley Attebury with six points, six digs and six kills, Bailey Winters with two points, an ace, nine assists, three digs and a kill, Cammie Francis with seven points, an ace, three digs and a kill, Kaylea Chappelle with six points, four aces, a dig and four kills, Peighton Parks with four points, 10 assists and five digs, Paige Winter with seven points and an ace, JoBeth Blake with an assist, three digs and three kills, Laura Potter with an assist and six kills, Kelsey Rogers with four digs and seven kills and Lixi Wheeler with two digs and two kills.
Scoring against Hamilton Co. were Attebury with two points, an ace, two digs, three kills and a block, Winters with five points, an ace, four assists and a dig, Francis with a point and five digs, Chappelle with four points, two digs and a block, Parks with three points, an assist and six digs, Winter with a point, Blake with an assist, a dig, two kills and a block, Rogers with eight digs and a kill, Potter with a kill and two blocks and Wheeler with two kills and four blocks.
Monday night the girls were back at home and took care of business against Red Hill, with the varsity winning 25-10, 25-22 and the junior varsity winning 25-14, 25-2.
Scoring for the varsity was Attebury with four points, an ace and a kill, Rogers with four points, two aces, and six digs, Winters with two points, an ace, seven assists, a dig and a kill, Francis with three points, an ace and three digs, Potter with six points, two aces, three digs and three kills, Parks with 10 points, three aces, five assists and two digs, Wheeler with a dig, two kills and three blocks, Blake with two kills and Chappelle with eight kills.
Scoring for the junior varsity were Jessica Woods with eight points, four aces, six assists and a kill, Winter with 10 points, five aces, three digs and five kills, Graci Ackerman with 15 points, four aces and two digs, Maggi Ackerman with two points, two aces, three assists and three kills, Morgan Combs with four points, an ace, two digs and three kills, Emily Mahon with an assist and a kill and Ashtyn Cowling with a kill.


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Release Date: August 6, 2014
BUFFALO, N.Y. – John Richard, PhD, UB Distinguished Professor in the University at Buffalo Department of Chemistry, was named a 2014 fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
On Aug. 11, the ACS will recognize Richard and the 98 other scientists named fellows at the society's 248th national meeting in San Francisco.
Fellow status in the ACS, one of the world's largest scientific societies, is among the highest honors a chemist can achieve, with fewer than 1 percent of members awarded the distinction. Recipients are selected for their outstanding contributions to chemistry and the society.
"The American Chemical Society plays an important role in explaining the importance of chemistry to the public, and in advancing the careers of professional chemists," says Richard. "I am happy that the society has recognized my contribution to their mission."
A UB faculty member since 1993, Richard studies how enzymes make slow reactions fast.
He has studied a range of problems related to the mechanisms for organic reactions and for their catalysis by enzymes – proteins that enormously accelerate the rate of biological reactions, which are essential for sustaining life.
Richard has edited 15 books and authored more than 200 publications, with 84 appearing in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. He has received numerous awards, including the 1988 First Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation's (NSF) 2007 Special Creativity Award.
A frequent contributor to the ACS, Richard served six years as secretary of the society's Division of Biological Chemistry. The ACS Western New York chapter presented him the 2009 Jacob F. Schoellkopf Award for his service to the chemistry and chemical engineering fields. He also worked as editor and editorial board member for several scientific journals, and as a chair for numerous scientific conferences.
The NIH has continuously funded Richard's work since 1988, and he has received additional funding from the NSF and the Petroleum Research Fund.
Richard received both his bachelor and doctoral degrees in chemistry from Ohio State University before completing postdoctoral work at Brandeis University.
He and his wife, Tina L. Amyes, UB adjunct associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, live in Williamsville.
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Indian Radiological and Imaging Association(IRIA) is promoting the study, practice of Diagnostic Radiological and Imaging Modalities including X-ray, Ultrasound, C.T., M.R.I., PET CT/MRI and other Imaging Modalities. Maharashtra State Branch of IRIA (MSBIRIA) is a state branch of this organization. The activities include Radiology Education, Hosting Conferences, and dealing with issues related to PC PNDT ACT.
We, as a responsible organization, are committed to stop female foeticide, to make this society a good place to live for all, without gender differentiationDr Jignesh Thakker, President, IRIA 2015
AOCR 2018 is reaching Indian shores after a gap of 25 years, and I am proud to be part of MSBIRIA who will be hosting this event. We invite one and all to this landmark event.Dr GR Jankharia, Patron, AOCR 2018
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As the CMOS scaling will soon approach its physical limit, it is necessary to think about new computing paradigms that continue improving the system performance. We are entering the "Big Data" era which puts data at the center of computing. The size of data sets is rapidly exceeding exascale. Therefore, increasing the data bandwidth of the memory sub-system is demanding. Emerging memory technologies such as oxide based resistive random access memory (RRAM) may bring enormous opportunities for evolution or revolution of today's computing system architecture.
In the first part of the talk, I will discuss the physical mechanism of resistive switching phenomenon in oxides. To elucidate the oxide RRAM device physics, various characterization techniques were employed to identify the electron conduction mechanism and oxygen ion migration dynamics. Then a Kinetic Monte Carlo numerical simulator was developed for understanding the variability of resistive switching. Finally a compact device model was developed for circuit/system-level simulations.
In the second part of the talk, I will explore the potential applications of oxide RRAM technology, including 1) cost-effective 3D integration of RRAM cross-point array as NAND FLASH replacement; 2) non-volatile reconfigurable memory for FPGA application; 3) artificial synaptic device for implementing adaptive learning algorithms in bio-inspired neuromorphic computing system.
The directions of my future research are to first change today's memory system hierarchy, then bring non-volatility and programmability into the logic, and eventually break the Von Neumann bottleneck between the computation and storage. To accomplish these goals, my future research calls for an active interaction between fundamental physics exploration, material/device engineering, and peripheral circuitry and system architecture co-design.
Shimeng Yu received the B.S. degree in microelectronics from Peking University in 2009, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 2011, where he is expected to obtain the Ph.D. degree in summer 2013. He did summer internship in IMEC, Belgium in 2011, and IBM TJ Watson Research Center in 2012, respectively.
His research interests are the fundamental physics exploration of the emerging device technologies and their applications for future computing paradigm, such as 3D memory integration, embedded memory, logic-in-memory, reconfigurable computing, bio-inspired neuromorphic computing, etc. He has been working on the fabrication, characterization, and modeling of oxide resistive random access memory (RRAM) since 2008. He has authored or coauthored one book chapter, >50 journal and conference papers with a total citation > 300 and Hindex 10.
He was awarded the prestigious Stanford Graduate Fellowship in 2009-2012. He was 1 of 3 winners of IEEE Electron Devices Society Masters Student Fellowship in 2010 and PhD Student Fellowship in 2012.


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Gene Guy
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Gene Guy, 82 of Center, MO, died at 10:15 p.m. Sunday, November 18, 2012, at the Westview Nursing Home in Center, MO.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 21, 2012, at the James O'Donnell Funeral Home. Burial will be at the Grand View Burial Park in Hannibal, MO. Father Mike Quinn will officiate.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mr. Guy was born on April 2, 1930, in Hannibal, MO to Sperry P. and Juanita Gatewood Guy.
He was previously married to Vivian R. Latta Guy. She preceded him in death March 11, 1998. He later married Alice Jean Calhoun Lewellen Guy on May 5, 2000. She survives.
Other survivors include one daughter, Debbie D. Harris of Hannibal, MO; 7 step sons, O.C. Latta (Roxy) of Hannibal, MO, John Latta (Jan) of Hannibal, MO, J.R. Latta of Hannibal, MO, Joe Huse (Rita) of Atlanta, GA, Kevin Huse (Kathy) of Center, MO, Alan Huse of Center, MO, and Steve Huse (Kelly) of Center, MO; one step daughter, Gayla Lewellen Barton (Jeff) of Hannibal, MO; grandchildren, Jason Harris, Jonna Latta, Trey Latta, Mandy St. Leger; also surviving are numerous step grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren; and two special nephews, Alan Rush and Marcum Rush.
Mr. Guy was preceded in death by his parents, his step-father, Homer Tullett, a sister, Donna Rush, a brother in law, Jim Rush, a step-son, Rick Huse, a niece, Diane Rush, and grandchild, Lance Latta.
Mr. Guy graduated from Hannibal High School where he performed as a standout athlete in football and track. After graduation Mr. Guy was awarded an athletic scholarship to attend Missouri Valley College in Marshall, MO. Following his collegiate career Mr. Guy played semi-professional baseball for the Braves farm system.
Mr. Guy was the former owner of the Sperry P. Guy Roofing and Siding Company. In 1972 he accepted the position as Building Inspector for the City of Hannibal. He retired as Building Inspector after 20 years of service. Gene was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a member of Ducks Unlimited and the Missouri Wild Turkey Federation. Mr. Guy was a Mason for over 50 years. He attended Holy Family Catholic Church in Hannibal, MO.
Pallbearers will be Trey Latta, Nick St. Leger, Kevin Huse, Jason Harris, Danny Hatton, and Roy Hark.
Honorary pallbearer will be Bob Guy.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Missouri Wild Turkey Federation in care of the James O'Donnell Funeral Home.
Online condolences may be made and video tribute may be viewed at www.jamesodonnellfuneralhome.com
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A national publication has named Troy University among the top 15 percent of all U.S. universities as being "military friendly."Veteran-owned Victory Media, which owns GI Jobs.com and publishes various magazines that provide services to members of the military, rates both public and private colleges and universities on the basis of how well each school embraces America's veterans as students.
"Troy University has a commitment to our fighting men and women – whether active duty, National Guard, Reserves or veterans – and to be recognized by those groups that impartially analyze those traits is great recognition of our efforts on behalf of our Armed Forces," said Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr., Chancellor and a Marine Corps officer who served in Vietnam.
The list was compiled through a polling of more than 12,000 Department of Veterans Affairs-approved schools nationwide and selections were finalized with the assistance of an Academic Advisory Board consisting of educators from higher education institutions, the VA, and several higher education consortiums.
Troy University, which began serving the educational needs of the U.S. military in 1950 at Fort Rucker, was one of the first universities in the nation to embrace the military's Yellow Ribbon Program – pledging to close any Post-9/11 GI Bill gaps by paying 50 percent of the established tuition and fee charges not already covered under the bill.
Today, TROY operates teaching sites on or near 30 military installations in 11 U.S. states and two nations outside the United States. In addition, the University partners with the Army for distance learning through GoArmyEd and with the United States Navy through the Navy College Program Distance Learning Partnership. In 2006, the University began an effort to show support for military members deployed in combat zones with its Troy for Troops program. Now, the new Troy for Troops Center offers advocacy and student support services for military affiliated students.
TROY began partnering with the U.S Air Force in 1965 and currently participates in the Associate to Baccalaureate Cooperative program that allows USAF personnel to seamlessly transfer credit into a bachelor's degree program.
The University is also an affiliate member of the Servicemembers' Opportunity College network, created in 1972 to provide educational opportunities to services members who have trouble completing a college degree due to frequent relocation. The University will issue an SOC agreement for degree completion to any military student. Additionally, the University provides credit for military experience based on a number of qualifications and offers both on-site and online programs for military spouses and is a participant in the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts program.
The University was also this week named by U.S. News and World Reports as a top-tier university in the South. It has also been recognized by other organizations for quality, cost-effective education including Forbes, The Princeton Review, the Military Times and the Laboratory for the Study of Intercollegiate Athletics.


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Certain babies are just better snoozers than others, but even the lightest sleeper can be coaxed into a more restful routine. Here, strategies to soothe those who can't yet count sheep, so the whole family can finally catch more zzz's:
Linda Henry, the mother of two, is an editor at Window Fashions, a magazine for home design.
Lay the GroundworkA newborn should be allowed to eat when she wants to eat (her small stomach holds only enough to last her for two to three hours at a time) and sleep when she wants to sleep. But at 6 to 8 weeks (or for preemies, that much time after their due date), most babies reach an important milestone: They begin to sleep in fairly predictable four- to six-hour blocks of time at night. (Six hours, incidentally, is what people are talking about when they ask if your child sleeps through the night.)
A four-hour stretch may not seem like much, but you can build on it to help your infant develop healthy nighttime habits -- whether she sleeps with you or alone in her crib.
Seize the moment.Establish a regular bedtime for your baby and try to stick to it. The key: Identify the magic moment when he's ready to nod off, says Marc Weissbluth, M.D., the father of four and author of Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child. "Kids can't just fall asleep like a lightbulb turning off. They wind down; they grow calmer. You can see it happening if you watch for it." Every baby is different, but for many, that moment is as early as 7 or 8 p.m. If you miss that window of opportunity, your overly tired child may grow agitated and cranky, and it'll be that much harder to get him to sleep.
Set up a routine."Consistent bedtime rituals signal that it's time to go to sleep," says Jodi Mindell, Ph.D., author of Sleeping Through the Night: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep. Make your routine brief -- no more than 30 minutes -- so it's clear that bedtime is coming. You might feed your baby, change her, then rock or massage her.
When Marita Seracini of New York City was 2 months old, her mother, Maria, began to follow a few simple rules. "To help her differentiate day from night, I put her in her crib only in the evening. I made sure her bedroom was dark and quiet, then I'd change her into pajamas, read her a bedtime story, and rock her before putting her down." At 12 weeks, Marita began to sleep from 11:00 at night until 5:00 in the morning, when she'd wake briefly for a feeding, then snooze until 8 a.m. or so.
Use props.Just as a familiar routine can help foster sleep, so can familiar sights, smells, and sounds. Hallie Lowe of Glen Allen, VA, hung a musical toy off her daughter Reilly's crib as soon as she came home from the hospital and played it every night at bedtime until Reilly was 18 months.
A mother's scent can be especially soothing. One-month-old Lucas Jobe sleeps with a receiving blanket that his mom, Valerie, has had since her babyhood. She rolls up the blanket -- so it won't be a hazard -- and puts it near her son's head. "I think he's comforted by the thought that he's sleeping with me, even if I'm really in my own bed," says the Moore, OK, mom.
Teach him to nod off on his own.By 4 to 6 weeks, try not to let your infant fall asleep while you're rocking or feeding him, says Mindell. Otherwise, he won't learn to drop off unless you're there to perform those duties. The trick isn't to cut out the rocking or feeding; instead, just try putting him in the crib while he's drowsy but still awake. That way, he's less likely to cry every time he wakes up during the night -- which we all do as part of a normal sleep cycle.
Try a stopgap measure.Once your baby's gotten the hang of drifting off on her own, you can wake her for a feeding right before you're ready to hit the sack yourself, says Mindell. She'll most likely sleep later in the morning and won't wake you for a "snack" just as you're nodding off.
Keep distractions to a minimum.Your baby won't be ready to give up his wee-hour feedings until he's 6 to 9 months old. Until then, keep the lights dim and the room quiet while you nurse or give him a bottle, then tuck him into bed immediately afterward to ensure that he drifts back to sleep. Don't entertain him or you'll send the message that you're willing to be a playmate at 4 a.m.
After 9 months, if you want to make sure that a breastfed infant doesn't really need that 4 a.m. meal, have your spouse go in with a bottle when he cries, suggests Dr. Weissbluth. If he's not really interested in eating and goes back to sleep, you'll know he's nursing primarily for comfort.
Try Crying It OutMany babies don't seem to be able to go to sleep on their own -- at bedtime or when they wake in the middle of the night. If yours falls into that category, you'll have to decide whether to "sleep train" her (also known as letting her cry it out) or to resolve to keep her company each night -- in her room or yours -- until she nods off.
Some parents fear that ignoring a baby's wails at night may make her feel abandoned. And some just can't stand to hear their baby sob. But most child-development specialists believe that letting an infant cry so she learns to fall asleep on her own is healthier in the long run. "Maintaining your marriage and getting enough rest so that you're a better parent during the day outweighs three or four nights of crying," says Mindell. Experts suggest holding off on sleep training until your baby is at least 3 months old, when she'll be better able to soothe herself.
Discuss strategy.Sit down with your spouse and decide together whether you should let your child cry it out; if you're not both committed to the process, it won't work. Figure out the logistics -- how long to let the baby cry, who'll go in to reassure him -- before you begin.
Start off slowly.Follow your baby's normal bedtime routine. When she's drowsy, put her in her crib and leave the room. She'll probably protest. The length of time you let her cry before comforting her is up to you. Mindell suggests that you begin with 5 minutes, but if you can only stomach 30 seconds, start there.
After the allotted time is up, go in and calm her without picking her up, then leave the room again. Each time, stay away a little bit longer -- from 5 minutes to, say, 8 the next. She may cry for as much as 45 minutes (with stops and starts) before she finally drifts off.
Give yourself a break.You're bound to feel tense when your baby wails -- it's an instinctual response. Some parents have gone to another part of the house or shut the door of their room to minimize the noise. Others sit in the bathroom with the water running or listen to music.
If your baby wakes up three hours later that night, you don't have to start all over again when you're tired and your resolve is weakened. Picking it up the following evening at bedtime will still do the trick.
Follow up consistently.Repeat the process for the next few days, each time waiting a little longer to go into the baby's room to soothe him. By the fourth or fifth night, he'll probably be falling asleep on his own, though it takes some infants a week or longer.
Consider the Family BedChristine Lichte got up to answer the cries of her eldest son, Christopher, until he was 9 months old, when she and her husband sleep trained him. But by the time Christopher's brother was born two years later, the Warrensburg, MO, mom opted to try things differently. "Matthew slept in his bassinet for only a few weeks, and then we decided to keep him in our bed all night, where I could feed and comfort him without getting up. My husband thought it was great because we all got plenty of sleep."
When Matthew turned 18 months, Lichte put him in a twin bed in his older brother's room. Their third child, Michael, also slept with his parents, until he was 2. "Having babies in our bed never caused problems with our marriage or sex life; we realized that this was just a phase in our lives that would soon be over," says Lichte.
If you and your partner choose to sleep with your infant, keep the following in mind:
Snooze safely.To reduce the risk of SIDS, make sure your baby's sleeping on a firm mattress. Never let her sleep on a water bed, and keep linens, blankets, and pillows away from her face. Don't get into bed with an infant if you've been drinking alcohol or are significantly overweight. If your baby doesn't sleep between you and your spouse, push the bed away from the wall, so she doesn't run the risk of becoming trapped in the space, and put a guardrail on her side.
Plan ahead.You should also think about where you'd prefer the baby to be when he turns 1. "If you still want him in your bed, that's fine. But if you don't, then you should put him in his crib at around three months. After that, it's much harder to make the move, since he'll be so accustomed to having you nearby," says Mindell. If you switch him to a crib, you'll most likely have to sleep train him at that point.
While it takes a little time and patience to identify the sleeping arrangements that are right for your family, hang in there. Once you do, you and your baby will be more rested -- and the world will look a whole lot better.


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20 Things You Can't Miss This Summer
The sun is shining, the warm temperatures are amongst us and the pool is open - by gosh it must summer! The season of summer brings longer days and a lot of fun in the sun. Take a moment and make the most out of your summer by finding out the 20 must-dos this season.


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posted by Thom Holwerda on Sat 22nd Apr 2006 16:48 UTC, submitted by anonymous
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, the Linux world's very own Thurrot-before-he-lost-his-faith, writes: "People tell me I bash Microsoft too much; that Microsoft's products really are great. OK, so I won't bash Microsoft this time around. I'll let Microsoft's own friends do it."


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Why do I need a mammogram?
What can I expect?
Will it hurt?
What about radiation?
When will I get the results?
What if I have questions?
A mammogram can make a big difference in your quality of life. Chances are, it will simply reassure you that everything is fine. But, if something unusual does show up on your mammogram, you will have given yourself an incredible gift. Because breast-health problems found early are very treatable.
No matter what kind of breast-health care you need, the staff at any one of the Swedish Breast Centers will always treat you with the utmost courtesy, respect and professionalism.
When you make your appointment, we will need to ask you about your breast-health history. Please let your care provider know if you have breast implants, if you're nursing or pregnant, if you have any problems with your breasts or if you have any special needs.
On the day of your mammogram, remember not to use deodorant, powder or lotions around your breasts. They may show up on the X-ray, altering the image. We have deodorant for you to freshen up with after your exam, if you would like.
Also, you'll probably be more comfortable if you wear a two-piece outfit with a top that you can change in and out of easily.
For your mammogram, we will give you a robe and ask you to undress from the waist up. In a private room, you will stand in front of the mammography machine where one of our specially trained female technologists will position your breast on an adjustable platform that holds the X-ray film. A clear plastic plate will then gradually press down on your breast, flattening it against the platform.
Generally, two X-rays are taken of each breast — one from above and one from the side. Each time your breast will be fully compressed for only a few seconds. Rest assured, breast compression is not harmful. In fact, it allows us to get a clear picture of your breast, using a very small X-ray dose.
Most women who have had a mammogram will tell you that breast compression is uncomfortable, but not painful. It is a good idea, however, to schedule your mammogram when your breasts are least tender — typically two or three days following the end of your menstrual cycle. You may also want to consider taking a pain-reliever to reduce the discomfort.
We use only the most modern mammography equipment — which uses a very low X-ray dose. Your risk from radiation exposure is very small compared to the benefit of finding a problem early.
Recent media stories have focused on the relationship of mammography and thyroid cancer.
Read the full statement from the Swedish Breast Centers medical leadership regarding this issue
Your report will be in the mail within 7-10 days of your visit — after your films have been reviewed by a board-certified, specially trained radiologist. Radiologists at Swedish also use computer-aided detection (CAD) technology which increases the likelihood of detecting small or early stage cancers. If your mammogram raises any concerns, we will contact you and your doctor immediately. Likewise, if you are worried about your mammogram, please let your doctor or our staff know.
It's not unusual to have questions. Our nurse educators are a terrific resource for anyone with questions about breast health or mammography. She even can help you with a personal risk assessment.


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United Technologies Corp. Fourth Quarter Earnings Advisory to Securities Analysts, Investors and News Media
Jan 08, 2014, 08:00 ET
HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) will issue its fourth quarter 2013 earnings press release Wednesday, Jan. 22, prior to the stock market opening. A conference call will take place at 9:00 a.m. ET.
A presentation corresponding with the conference call will be available on the company's Web site at http://www.utc.com for downloading prior to the call. To listen to the call by phone, dial (877) 280-7280 between 8:40 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. ET. The conference operator will take your name and place you on hold until the conference begins. Please limit your use of the phone's speaker mode as much as possible to optimize the audio quality of the call for all participants.
Analysts who wish to ask a question following the prepared remarks should press "1" on their push button phone during the call. Your name will be placed in queue. If you want to remove yourself from the queue, press "#". Please note this capability is only possible when using your handset. If you need assistance, press "star zero" on your touch tone phone to reach the conference operator. Reporters with questions should call (860) 728-6238.
The call also will be broadcast live on the Internet at http://www.utc.com. A recording will be archived later on the site and will be available for replay by phone from noon ET Wednesday, Jan. 22, to midnight Sunday, Jan. 26. For a replay, dial (404) 537-3406. At the prompt for a conference ID number, enter 31333556.
Contact: Danielle Smith, UTC
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Recently, I was contacted by a friend about participating in a home bar crawl to several bartenders' houses.
Rock Star Bartenders' Home Setups, Grant Marek
**Cough**Yes, the name of the article is **ahem** inaccurate, at least in my case!
I drew the lucky straw and they started at my house at 11 AM. Made Ramos Fizzes and served coffee and pastries.
The second stop was at Josh Harris' apartment in the Mission.
He served us a drink made with Sanbitter and Fever Tree Bitter Lemon, about 50/50, on cracked ice, which totally hit the spot on that ridiculously, unseasonably, hot November day.
I've spent most of the rest of the last few months trying to track down some Sanbitter, I enjoyed that non-alcoholic aperitif so much, but not had much luck.
This month, a month of 'experimenting with sobriety', I really wanted to track them down, but BevMo! was out stock on both Fever Tree Bitter Lemon and Sanbitter.
I remembered seeing some bottles at Tower Market, before it became Molly Stone's, but they didn't really turn over the inventory with the new management, so I had some hope it would still be there. Score one for slow inventory turn over.
Fever Tree Bitter Lemon is exactly that, a sort of cross between lemon soda and tonic water. One of my favorites of Fever Tree's flavors.
Sanbitter is sort of a non-alcoholic campari-soda. It's maybe a bit more cherry-ish, than Campari, but similar in flavor with a nice bitter aftertaste.
Right up my alley.
Combining them is a great idea, Thanks Josh! I'm told, they should have this combo at the new and excellent Trick Dog, if you don't feel like tracking down your own carton of Sanbitter.*
*Update! Apparently, the Sanbitter product has been discontinued, so the Sanbitter & Bitter Lemon Highball will NOT be on the menu at Trickdog. They still have 3 excellent non-alcoholic drinks, so go anyway!


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I recently spoke to Alternet's Joshua Holland about law and politics in Israel. Our conversation focused on the image of Israel as a Western style democracy coping with legitimate security concerns versus the reality of Israel as an ethnocratic state managing its demographic peril through authoritarian measures approved by the Jewish majority. The discussion can be heard here. Below is a transcript via Alternet:
Joshua Holland: Max, I don't want to talk about Iran today. I don't want to talk about the Israeli lobby in the United States, and I don't want to talk about the Occupation. I want to talk about something I don't think gets enough attention in this country, which is the sharp rightward turn of the Israeli government.
One of the great non-sequiturs of our political discourse is that Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East. And I say it's a great non-sequitur because it's usually used as a response to, for example, criticism of the Occupation. You say this Occupation is terrible, and people say it's the only democracy in the Middle East.
Anyway, Tzipi Livni, the leader of the opposition Kadima Party, accused Benjamin Netanyahu recently of, "an attempt to transform Israel into a type of dictatorship." Kadima lawmakers said that recent legislation passed by the Knesset represented, "the gravest challenge to democracy since the establishment of the state in 1948." Tell me about the sharp rightward lurch. When did this happen, because I remember when I was a kid Israel was almost a socialist country.
Max Blumenthal: Well, by not wanting to talk about Iran you're an anti-Semite and I condemn that.
JH: Max, I'm a self-loathing Jew — please get this straight.
MB: Part of Netanyahu's goal in focusing on Iran is taking the Palestinian question off the table, and so it's good that you're talking about this. Israel has never been a democracy in the sense that we think about a democracy. It's a settler, colonial state that privileges the Jewish majority, which it created through violent methods of demographic manipulation over the indigenous Palestinian outclass.
That's true even inside Israel. So when you hear people like Tzipi Livni — who is for now the head of the Kadima Party but soon to be ousted, and actually came out of the Likud Party and was aide to Ariel Sharon – when you hear liberal Zionists, people on the Zionist left, warning that Israel is turning into a fascist state what they're talking is the occupation laws creeping back over the green line, and that these right-wing elements are actually starting to crack down on the democratic rights that have been afforded to the Jewish majority inside Israel. So Jews who are left-wingers, who are dissidents and speak out against state policy are actually beginning to feel a slight scintilla of the kind of oppression that Palestinians have felt since the foundation of the state of Israel. That's where this criticism is coming from.
I think we really need to get beyond the discourse of occupation and the discourse of fascism, and instead to talk about institutional discrimination and apartheid, which is what has been present since the foundation of the state of Israel.
JH: Now I want to talk about some of the specific measures that have been proposed, some of which have passed. There are some things that have been pulled back or tabled temporarily due to international pressure, and other have actually gotten through and become law. Tell be about the crackdown on NGOs.


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District settles Wilson baseball bullying case
LOCKPORT – More than five years after varsity players were accused of bullying younger players on the Wilson High School baseball team, the lawsuit arising from that incident went to court Monday and was settled after half a day.
After opening statements to the jury and partial testimony by one of the three plaintiffs, the school's attorneys made a deal instead of cross-examining the witness.
State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. ordered the terms of the settlement sealed and directed attorneys not to speak of it.
"This settlement is made with absolutely no admission of liability by the school district," said David Adams of Hurwitz & Fine, one of the school's attorneys. He declined to comment when a reporter asked him why the district settled.
In announcing the settlement, Kloch criticized the team's coaches, William M. Atlas and Thomas J. Baia, who had been accused by the plaintiffs' attorneys of not preventing the beating of junior varsity players on the team bus in April 2008.
James W. Grable of Connors & Vilardo, representing two JV players who said they were beaten, told the jury that Wilson had an anti-bullying policy but that the coaches allegedly didn't know of it.
"In my opinion here, I believe the coaches here let down their players, and these young men lost their high school years," Kloch said.
Mike Paul, a former spokesman for the coaches, called The Buffalo News and denounced Kloch.
"When an average attorney or a judge is involved in a sealed settlement, judges keep their mouths shut. For him to have said anything is unethical," said Paul. "That clearly shows me this is a man who has an ego and wants his opinion known."
One plaintiff, now 20, broke down on the witness stand, sobbing that the ostracism he received when he was blamed for blowing the whistle on three teammates made him want to kill himself.
"There were thoughts of suicide," said the witness, a ninth-grader at the time.
That plaintiff, represented by attorney Christopher O'Brien, was not assaulted himself, but he said the only one of the alleged perpetrators who pleaded guilty told him "I was next in line."
"If an adult had been sitting between them, this interchange could have been avoided," another of the school's attorneys, Andrea Schillaci, told the jury. But she contended Atlas put the policy into action by texting a report to the school athletic director the night of the second incident on the team bus.
The News is not using the names of the students involved in the 2008 incident. Three players were arrested and originally charged by State Police with sexually abusing the JV players. Atlas and Baia also were charged with endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly failing to prevent the attacks.
The Niagara County District Attorney's Office eventually dropped the sexual abuse felonies and reduced the charges to misdemeanors of forcible touching and hazing.
In 2009, one player, now 23, pleaded guilty to child endangerment and was granted youthful offender status. The other two were tried behind closed doors by Wilson Town Justice George R. Berger and acquitted. The prosecution then dropped the charges against Baia and Atlas.
The following week, Connors & Vilardo filed civil suits against the school district, not the coaches, on behalf of two victims, who were in eighth grade in 2008. The parents of O'Brien's client, who sought to protect the other two JV players, already had sued.
O'Brien's client testified that his parents took him to a psychologist. "He saved my life. He saved my family's life," the young man sobbed.
But in fall 2008, he entered a 10th-grade math class and found one of the alleged perpetrators had been readmitted to school and seated next to him. "Horrible. I don't know why they would do that," the witness said. "There was no notification he was coming back to school."
The parents of O'Brien's client and the parents of the two victimized players removed their sons from Wilson High School. Two transferred to a Catholic high school in Buffalo, while the third family moved to Genesee County and placed the son in a public school. All have graduated.
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