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INGAA Foundation considers CCS pipeline issues
The INGAA Foundation has released the first study of possible pipeline carbon capture and sequestration facilities requirements under a national mandatory greenhouse gas emission reduction program.
Nick Snow
OGJ Washington Editor
WASHINGTON, DC, Mar. 6 -- The INGAA Foundation Inc. has released the first study of possible pipeline carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) facilities requirements under a national mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction program.
Its major conclusion was that, while there are not significant technological challenges associated with pipelines transporting carbon dioxide, threshold questions associated with business and regulatory structures must be answered before there is likely to be considerable capital invested in creating such a pipeline network.
The goal of the Feb. 25 report by the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America Foundation was to provide a context for analyzing the size, configuration, costs, timing, commercial structure, and regulation of US and Canadian pipeline systems, which likely will be needed to transport captured CO2.
"While CCS technology has received a lot of attention, the challenges associated with building the necessary transportation network have yet to be fully analyzed," said INGAA Pres. Donald F. Santa Jr., who also serves as INGAA Foundation's president.
"Some have suggested that the nation's natural gas transmission pipelines represent a model for what a CO2 pipeline network might look like because the North American gas pipeline network interconnects thousands of gas distribution companies, power plants and industrial facilities with multiple gas-producing basins. It made sense for the INGAA Foundation to draw on the collective wisdom of the gas pipeline industry in examining analogues that might be useful in constructing a framework for a CO2 pipeline system," he said.
Pipelines needed
To transport captured CO2 by 2030, as much as 15,000-66,000 miles of transmission and distribution pipelines will be needed, depending on how much CO2 must be sequestered and the degree to which enhanced oil recovery is involved, the study forecast. The upper end of the forecast range is similar to the miles of existing US crude oil and products pipelines, it noted.
It added that, while there are no significant technical barriers to building the forecast pipeline mileage, public policy and regulation are the major challenges to implementing CCS projects. Public policy questions will need to address key questions about industry structure, government support of early development, regulatory models, and operating rules, the study suggested.
It said the CCS process has three steps: CO2 capture and compression, pipeline transportation, and underground storage. "While many of the underlying technologies involved in CO2 capture are mature, their use in the circumstances and scale needed for CCS carries considerable technological and commercial risks," the report noted in its executive summary.
The capture and compression stage and the storage stage are the major cost components, it said. "The capture component of CCS is the most technologically challenging and uncertain," it said. Depending on the quality of the CO2 stream, capture costs range from zero to more than $50/tonne. Compression costs add $9-15/tonne, it said.
Transportation of CO2 by pipeline is a mature technology and should not change significantly in the next 20 years, it added.
Suitable storage
Geologic storage costs vary, depending on whether the site is an EOR operation, where costs are negative, or is one of various types of underground rock formations where storage costs are a few dollars per tonne, the report said. Depleted gas and oil reservoirs, saline aquifers, coal beds, and shales are geologic formations suitable for CO2 storage, it indicated.
"Despite little experience in large-scale geologic storage of CO2 in the United States, developments at the Sleipner [field] in the North Sea, In Salah in Algeria, and Weyburne in Saskatchawan have been successful," it continued.
Estimated geologic storage capacity in the Lower 48 states equals more than 450 years at recent US GHG emissions rates, according to the report. Of the estimated 3,375 billion tonnes of storage capacity, deep saline reservoirs offer the most (2,900 billion tonnes) followed by depleted oil and gas fields (110 billion), shale formations (107 billion), deep saline-filled basalt (100 billion), coal and coalbed methane formations (51 billion), and enhanced oil recovery (17 billion).
Canada's Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin has a partially estimated geologic storage capacity of more than 100 years at recent GHG emissions rates, the report said. "The full geologic storage capacity in Canada may be about 2,000 years equivalent," it said.
Different proposals
The study noted that "well over a dozen" GHG control proposals have been considered by the US Congress. Most take a multisector, market-based approach, using either a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade system to limit and regulate many or all US economic segments. The most recent proposals target a 60-80% reduction in US GHG emissions by 2050.
The report said the bills differ on whether the point of regulation would be upstream or downstream, and which entities might be covered or exempted in emission volume terms.
"The widespread application of CCS will depend on the technology's maturity, costs, volume potential, regulatory framework, environmental impacts, public perception of safety, and other mitigation options," it said in its executive summary.
The study said that many observers who were interviewed for the report expect early CCS projects to be situated primarily where suitable injection sites can be found near the CO2 source so that relatively short, dedicated pipelines need be built. "Some such projects may be undertaken by a regulated utility and will be under the jurisdiction of the relevant regulatory commission," it said.
The report said that several observers suggested that as more CCS projects are developed incorporating power plants where no suitable storage site is nearby, projects will increasing connect multiple plants to storage sites over longer distances.
"The sharing of pipeline capacity among plants can help reduce the network mileage on average (averaged per CO2 source). Early and late projects may have the same average mileage per source," it added.
The report presented estimated costs for constructing new pipelines, and for compressors and pumps for those pipelines under high and low CCS cases. It also compares the existing CO2 pipeline framework with those of oil and gas pipelines, and the pros and cons of the federal government regulating CO2 pipelines.
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Hello wkapteijn,
This is indeed a Dutch/NL .67 Generic configuration i'm running. Without T-Mobile branding on it because I ordered it through a different channel.
The problem could be really something else. In my honest opinion, it has something to do with the Firmware and Software but NOT the country you are in. It ain't coincidence that people all over the world are reporting TWO MAJOR ISSUES with this phone : Yellow spots when heating up and a seriously battery drainage.
In my honest opinion again, it could be that it has something to do with some processes running on the phone ( see the post of Rashkae http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/173570#173570 ) .So, my guess it's a software-bug most likely. Not a hardware issue.
The .73 firmware is region-specific. And it could be (yes) that is solves the problem. But one SXS user that is telling us that could be the solution - Rashkae , also froze this kind of perticular process on his phone. So it could be a combination of things. We don't know yet. That's why we (the new fresh customers need Sony, and Sony needs us.
But i've seen people trying do all kinds of crazy stuff to get this issue resolved. Don't know anymore what could be the solution.
I am waiting on a solution from Sony through different channels (this forum, Facebook - Sony Mobile) at this moment, but I get no clear response like you indeed also state in your reply, and lack of customer support in this matter. I don't want to grab the phone yet and give them a good call.
I believe in the power of customer support for almost every issue. Wheither it's by phone or a different channel, it doesn't matter.
If a big userbase is complaining about a serious issue, what do you do? We, (my employer) investigates the issue. Could be that it takes a little longer to resolve it, but at least we gather PROPER information about the issue through different channels and do something with it. Not standing still and waiting till another software release (ICS) is coming (and hoping that this will solve the issue).
How about that Sony Mobile? You will lose a new fresh userbase with these two major issues if you don't
take this seriously and investigate the matter. For most people, it seems that replacing the phone with a new one resolves the yellow spot issue, but for some they've already exchanged it 2 or 3 times in a row. So this perticular issue is most likely a hardware issue.
Quote wkapteijn : Now Markus regarding what you said. You say you don't have hard proof to show your engineers etc. yet we have consistently updated you with reports and you have not given us any indication what kind of 'proof' you need in order to sell this problem to the required departments.
^^ quoted for thruth.
wkapteijn; It dawned on me that your config is running waaaaay longer than mine. You have all kinds of things switched off to prevent the drain. Hell, you can even last a day? While I, left the phone bog standard with just Facebook integration/Gmail and Hotmail, live wallpaper. Nothing else. Mine does....wait for it.... ! : 13 hours and a bit before fully drained when normal used on a daily basis! How about that Sony Mobile? That is NOT normal behaviour for a smartphone.
Again fellow SXS-users, don't get me wrong. I love my new phone ♥, but the battery-drain sucks litteraly. :-(
Hello Markus,
Clear enough answer, I can understand due to limited forum software that you flagged the thread in that way. No biggie mate.
I do not want to want to go and grab the phone and call you guys. Not yet at least. See my reply to wkapteijn. I believe in the power of customer service through al kinds of different channels.
Wheither you provide a direct solution or not, is not the matter. At least TRY to gather information, and tell us - your new fresh inexperienced customer what you, (Sony Mobile) need in order to get this ball rolling and work on a solution.
Think about the circle of influence. What can YOU do in order to get this ball rolling and help us, the customer.
I have been active on this forum now for three days, bringing my problem under the attention of Sony Mobile. In the course of 2 days (not spamming - will get to that part back later) also leaving a serious message on the Facebook pace which is for customer service, am I right? Well - take me seriously foremost.
First message I did not get a reply at all, got the feeling they didn't see or ignore my post. Second message I get like almost an auto-reply from -Annie/Sony Mobile telling me standard stuff to try it. Again, instead of taking the matter seriously and doing something about it and go further with it. I gave a reply, but no reply back....
Again, this is pretty serious to me due to certain circumstances. Lucky enough, I have a backup phone (dual-sim so I can switch immediately).
I did not spam, but I used the wrong word for what I was thinking (see above). Getting Sony Mobile off their butts and take us, the new fresh userbase/your customer seriously. At least acknowledge the problem and do something with it.
Over the period of time , your customers still will be with your brand because of proper communication alone, and more customers = more income = more stunning hardware.
My apologees for my strong language. For some reason, it got censored. That was not my intention and for some reason it wasn't actually a foul word.
Best regards,
Intresting. Thank you for you answer. But you probably will understand that I don't want to root my phone in order to get this problem solved, even though I know how, and what to do It is not normal for a 'regular' user to mod his phone in a way such, so it can be proper used on a 24/7 basis. A phone new, fresh out-of-the-box should NOT behave this way.
Can you acknowledge perhaps that before you did your update to .73, and then freezing that perticular process improved the idle/standby time A LOT?
Sony Mobile, are you listening?
It could be a combination of things.
I can acknowledge that I rooted and froze that process about 2 days after I got the phone, which was on launch day a few weeks ago. So I've been having good battery life for quite a while now.
I only upgraded to .73 last night and DID NOT freeze any processes. The .73 update, on it's own, does a great job with battery life.
Again intresting my friend, thanks
What do you, yourself call good battery life?
What do you run in terms of apps/services/syncs, stuff like that and what is your drain - how long can you last on a full charge?
We're getting there... :smileyinfo:
Well, for me, I expect to disconnect from the charger at 8am and be at least 15% when I connect again at midnight. During this time, I have:
- Wifi on
- 3G on (auto-switch when I'm away from wifi)
- 30 minutes - 1 hour of calls (maybe more)
- Music (at least 1 hour a day)
- Corporate email sync (every 5 minutes)
- 2 GMail accounts sync
- Facebook sync
- Whatapp
- Occasional games
- Live wallpaper (I use a thunderstorm live wallpaper)
- Log on to other apps (like XDA, etc)
- Some web surfing and a bit of youtube or justin.tv
- News widgets
Terrible battery life on this phone.
Less than a day!
Battery Life after updating to firmware ver 73.
I had my Google,Facebook,Linked In and Whatsapp sync ups ON.
I also had the GPS ON the whole day and used Google Navigation for around 3 hours.
I used my phone for calling for a total of 85 mins today. Apart from that 2-3 sms and checking some emails.
Display is set to 30%.
It has been 13hrs 45mins till now and my battery still shows 28% Remaining.
That means I can use it for another 2-3 hours for sure. And with such heavy usage, I'll be happy if it lasts 17hrs per day.
Usually I have my gps OFF and dont have anything apart from gmail sync turned on. I'd get around 18-19hrs with ver 62.
Now with such a heavy usage I'm getting nearly 17.
I'll do a normal test tomorrow with moderate usage and post how things are doing. Cos that would be a more valid test for normal users like us.
Hence I believe the battery is performing better with ver 73
Note: Idle battery drain is considerably reduced as well. I had noticed it on the first night after the firmware update.
Goodmorning Markus,
Any news? Did you find something out?
Hello there. I'm still trying to get some developers/experts involved on this so we can get a grip of this problem. So nothing new really, sorry.
Interesting though that the .73 update seems to improve the performance.
I'll keep updating this thread as I get new info or something worth to say.

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Division III's observance of its 40th Anniversary year is ending, but its purpose – to celebrate the division's history and philosophy while promoting its uniqueness in intercollegiate athletics – will remain in sight during coming years.
The celebration kicked off last summer with a panel discussion commemorating the August 1973 vote to create Division III, and continued at the NCAA Convention in January and at all of the division's 28 men's and women's championships.
Member conferences and institutions also took advantage of events such as Division III Week in April to acknowledge the 40-year milestone.
The celebration also featured a weekly series of profiles of Division III student-athletes who have graduated since 1973, and who have exemplified the division's attributes of Proportion, Comprehensive Learning, Passion, Responsibility, Sportsmanship and Citizenship.
The series, titled "40-in-40," showed how individuals ranging from the current White House chief of staff to an Oscar-winning film producer to three prominent woman broadcasters followed their passions and discovered their potential during their time on Division III campuses.
While those 40 stories included in the series were noteworthy, the featured individuals provide only a small sampling of the achievements of former Division III student-athletes, in a wide variety of professions and avocations.
Last summer, Division III conferences and schools suggested nearly 120 individuals worthy of inclusion in the series. As a final salute to the many former student-athletes who have competed since 1973 at Division III schools, brief profiles of individuals who were nominated for but not included in the 40-in-40 series follow:
Frank Baker (Chicago 1993), football: Managing director and a founding partner of Siris Capital Group; Chicago athletics hall of fame member who ranks as the leading rusher in Chicago's modern era, and NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient and two-time Academic All-America selection.
David Brennan (Gettysburg 1975), football: Former chief executive officer of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals; three-time letter winner as offensive tackle.
Craig Deaton [Carthage (Wisconsin) 1972], baseball and football: Founder and president of a mortgage company; most outstanding College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin offensive player as quarterback and first-team all-conference infielder.
Paul Elsen [Wheaton (Illinois) 1997], wrestling and track: Advisor to real estate companies on hedging interest rate and foreign currency risks; two-time Division III 177-pound national wrestling champion and three-time decathlon all-American.
Devean George (Augsburg 1999), basketball: Real-estate developer specializing in affordable urban housing, and former player for the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors; two-time Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference most valuable player and first Division III student-athlete drafted in the first round of the NBA draft.
Joel Manby (Albion 1981), baseball and football: Chief executive officer at Herschend Family Entertainment (operator of Dollywood and Silver Dollar City amusement parks) and former CEO of Saab Automobile USA; first-team all-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association selection in baseball, and Rhodes Scholar finalist and NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient.
Lew Miller (Kalamazoo 1993), tennis: Executive vice-president for operations at Xerox and attorney; two-time Division III singles champion (undefeated in senior season), and two-time Academic All-America of the Year and NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient.
Blake Moore (Wooster 1980), football: Executive vice president at Mackenzie Financial Corporation in Toronto and Harvard Law School graduate, and former player with the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers; three-time Academic All-America selection and football all-American.
Haruske Naito (SUNY Oneonta 1978), swimming: President of U.S. and Japanese companies that manufacture water purification devices, and Japanese Olympic swimming coach; NCAA College Division 200-yard breaststroke champion in 1973 and State University of New York Athletic Conference most valuable swimmer.
Martin Nesbit (Albion 1985), basketball: Co-owner of the Vistria Group with interests in education, health care and financial services and founder of The Parking Spot, and treasurer for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign; co-captain of the Albion basketball squad.
Robert Ortenzio (Gettysburg 1979), wrestling: Co-founder and chief executive officer of Select Capital Ventures and Select Medical Holdings; three-time Division III all-American and three time conference champion.
Tassos Paphites (Virginia Wesleyan 1979), basketball, soccer and tennis: Founder and chief executive officer of BurgerBusters Inc., and former professional basketball player in Europe; Virginia Wesleyan athletics hall of fame member who was a two-time all-conference selection in basketball.
Angie Rieger (Augsburg 2001), ice hockey and volleyball: Senior business analyst at Target; three-time all-American and two-time Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference player of the year in ice hockey, and all-conference player in volleyball.
Troy Ruths [Washington (Missouri) 2008], basketball: Founder of Ruths Analytics & Innovation, a software solutions company and recent doctoral graduate at Rice; two-time Academic All-America selection and a two-time all-American who led Bears to the 2008 Division III Men's Basketball Championship title as the tournament's most outstanding player.
John Smolinski and Ty Foster (Manchester 2011), baseball: Founders of Positive Reinforcement Clothing, marketed via a Twitter feed that has more than a quarter-million followers; teammates on Manchester baseball team who majored in sports management.
Harold "Sam" Stovall (Muhlenberg 1977), football and track: Chief equity strategist at Standard and Poor's and author of three books on investing; Muhlenberg athletics hall of fame member who was perfect with extra-point attempts as a kicker during his senior season, and was a four-year letter winner throwing the javelin.
Theodosia "Billie" Streets (Oberlin 1986), basketball: Vice president of corporate events and communications administration at Madison Square Garden; starter at forward in basketball.
Sandy Augstein-Collins (Sage 1987), volleyball: Head women's volleyball coach and associate director of athletics at Sage; Sage athletics hall of fame.
Chris Creighton (Kenyon 1989), football: Head football coach at Drake; all-American quarterback and Kenyon athletics hall of fame.
Scott Frey and Brad McCarty (Messiah 1984 and 1993), soccer: Women's and men's soccer coaches at Messiah, who have coached teams to a combined nine Division III Men's and Women's Soccer Championship titles; McCarty was a two-time all-Middle Atlantic Conference first-team selection as a student-athlete.
Jack and Beth Groselle (Hiram 1976 and 2006), swimming: Jack is swimming and diving coach at Hiram; he won the Division III 50-yard freestyle title in 1976, then coached daughter Beth to the 100-yard breaststroke title in 2006.
Mike Haviland (Elmira 1990), ice hockey: Head coach of the American Hockey League's Hershey Bears and former assistant coach for Stanley Cup-winning Chicago Blackhawks; ranked statistically among Elmira ice hockey student-athletes.
Scott Hvistendahl (Augsburg 1999), football and baseball: Assistant football coach and staff member at Northwestern (Minnesota); two-time Gagliardi Trophy winner who broke Jerry Rice's all-divisions career receiving yardage record and currently ranks among top 10 NCAA receivers, and two-time Academic-All America selection.
Billy "White Shoes" Johnson (Widener 1974), football: Assistant football coach at Duluth (Georgia) High School and former running back and kick returner for the NFL's Houston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons and Washington Redskins, named to the league's 75th anniversary team as a punt returner; set nine NCAA records and is a College Football Hall of Fame member.
Scott Lakatos (Western Connecticut State 1988), football: Former Georgia and Connecticut secondary coach; played on 1985 football team that was selected to play in the Division III Football Championship.
Becky Martin (McDaniel 1980), basketball: Head women's basketball coach at McDaniel, where she has compiled more than 400 victories; career leading scoring at the school.
Brian Nigro (Mount St. Vincent 2000), basketball: Head men's basketball coach at Mount St. Vincent; helped lead team to appearance in 1997 Division III Men's Basketball Championship.
Sharon Goldbrenner Pfluger (TCNJ 1982), field hockey and lacrosse: Coach of 11 Division III women's lacrosse and eight Division III field hockey national championship teams at TCNJ; member of 1981 field hockey team inducted into the TCNJ athletics hall of fame.
Veronika Platzer (Grinnell 1987), track and field: Head girls' coach at Community Rowing, Inc., in Massachusetts and former rowing coach at Massachusetts-Lowell, and former member of U.S. Rowing Team; Grinnell athletics hall of fame member who was a three-time Division III discus champion and 13-time all-American in throwing events, and Division III Track and Field Athlete of the Decade for the 1980s.
Dave Seibert (McDaniel 1978), baseball and football: Head baseball coach at McDaniel, where he has compiled more than 400 victories; served as graduate assistant football coach at the school.
Alison Swain (Williams 2001), tennis: Head women's tennis coach at Williams, where her teams have won an NCAA record-tying six team championships; Division III doubles champion in 2001.
Ryan Turcott [Pacific (Oregon) 2008], basketball: Doctoral student at Georgia and director of skill clinics and youth development camps for the Turkish Basketball Federation; three-year starter who regularly led the team in steals and assists.
Joe Vavra (Wisconsin-Stout 1982), baseball: Third-base coach for Minnesota Twins and former one-year head coach at his alma mater; Wisconsin-Stout hall of fame member who led his teams in hitting over three seasons.
Kathy Cottingham (Drew 1990), field hockey and lacrosse: Professor of biological sciences at Dartmouth; Academic All-America of the Year, NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient and Drew athletics hall of fame.
Gladstone "Fluney" Hutchinson (SUNY Oneonta 1982), soccer: Associate professor of economics and business at Lafayette; all-State University of New York Athletic Conference selection.
Adrienne Musu Jackson-Buckner (SUNY Oneonta 2006), field hockey and track: Academic advisor at Temple; Division III 200-meter champion, and NCAA Top VIII honoree and Postgraduate Scholarship recipient and Woman of the Year finalist.
Caitlin Lehberger [Westminster (Pennsylvania) 2012], swimming: Elementary school teacher; nine-time all-American and two-time Presidents' Athletic Conference most valuable swimmer.
Cindy Schendel (Augsburg 1974), volleyball: Assistant professor of kinesiology at Shenandoah and former lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy; Augsburg athletics hall of fame member and a recipient of the school's Honor Athlete Award.
Laura Schmelzer (Capital 1994), basketball: Associate professor of occupational therapy at Findlay; led Capital to two Division III Women's Basketball Championship titles and was Division III player of the year in her senior season.
Wil Smith (Bowdoin 2000), basketball: Dean of community and multicultural affairs at the Berkshire School and former associate dean at Bowdoin, and the subject with his daughter of an 2012 NPR Story Corps feature about caring for Olivia as a single dad while attending Bowdoin; captain of men's basketball team.
Liza Janssen-Petra (Wellesley 1994), basketball: Executive director of Guilford Foundation in Connecticut; all-American selection and NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient.
Molly Moilanen (Grinnell 1997), soccer: Director of public affairs at ClearWay Minnesota and member of two adventure racing national-championship teams; all-Midwest Conference first-team selection.
Marjorie Snyder (Kalamazoo 1975), basketball, field hockey, swimming and tennis: Research director for the Women's Sports Foundation, where she also has served as chief program and planning officer and interim chief executive officer; first woman Kalamazoo athletics hall of fame inductee and three-time Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association tennis singles and doubles champion.
Intercollegiate athletics
Angela Baumann (Wisconsin-La Crosse 1992), volleyball: Commissioner of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference; four-year starter and conference scholastic honor roll at Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Marilyn Pearson Florian (Augsburg 1976), basketball, track and volleyball: Retired women's director of athletics and former head women's volleyball and basketball coach at Augsburg; Augsburg athletics hall of fame member who was named to the school's 1970s All-Decade Team.
Keelin Godsey (Bates 2006), track: Physical therapist and assistant coach at Williams and former nationally ranked competitor in the hammer throw, who prominently came out as transgendered during senior year in college; two-time Division III champion and 16-time all-American in throwing events.
Mark Griffin (Montclair State 1985), swimming, track and field, and water polo: Director of athletics at Rutgers-Newark; three-time javelin all-American and water polo all-American.
David Horne (Centre 2006), soccer: Director of soccer operations at Louisville and founder of the Louisville Lightning of the Professional Arena Soccer League; National Soccer Coaches Association of America all-academic team.
Jamie Pollard (Wisconsin-Oshkosh 1987), cross country and track: Director of athletics at Iowa State; Wisconsin-Oshkosh athletics hall of fame member, and Division III 5,000-meter run champion who also became the school's first cross country all-American.
Harry Sheehy (Williams 1975), basketball: Director of athletics at Dartmouth and longtime athletics director at Williams, where the school won 10 Directors' Cups under his leadership; two-time all-American in basketball.
Jeremy Cole (Kalamazoo 1996), basketball: Partner in the Chicago law firm Jones Day and Chicago Working in the Schools board member; Kalamazoo athletics hall of fame.
Mark Mosier (Chicago 1997), baseball: Attorney who has argued cases in the U.S. Supreme Court and state and federal appellate courts, and former law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justices John Roberts and William Rehnquist; Chicago athletics hall of fame member who was an Academic All-America selection and all-American who led Division III during 1997 in four statistical categories.
Mary VanderWeele (Kalamazoo 1983), soccer: Senior counsel at Nike and chair of the Beaverton (Oregon) School Board; two-time letter winner in soccer.
Vince Flynn [St. Thomas (Minnesota) 1988], football: Best-selling novelist known for series of thrillers featuring CIA operative Mitch Rapp; played football for 40-in-40 profile subject Mark Dienhart (died June 2013).
Kristin Maschka (Chicago 1991), basketball: Author, and former board president of Mothers and More; Chicago athletics hall of fame member who holds career records for steals and free-throw percentage and was a two-time all-American, and a recipient of the NCAA Walter Byers Scholarship.
Joe Davis (Beloit 2010), football: ESPN broadcaster; threw for eight touchdowns and rushed for five touchdowns as quarterback/wide receiver, and broadcast basketball games and hosted sports show as Beloit student.
Melissa Ludtke (Wellesley 1973), basketball and rowing: Journalist and former editor of Nieman Reports, and plaintiff in a lawsuit while reporting for Sports Illustrated that resulted in equal access for women to Major League Baseball locker rooms; instrumental in setting up Wellesley's first intercollegiate rowing competitions.
Tony Petitti (Haverford 1983), baseball: President and chief executive officer of MLB Network and former executive vice-president and executive producer for CBS Sports, and Harvard Law School graduate; captain of baseball team as catcher.
George Smith (Oberlin 1987), basketball and track: News anchor at WIOI-TV in Cleveland and former ESPN reporter; Oberlin athletics hall of fame member who was a track all-American and team captain, and also sports editor of the Oberlin student newspaper.
Carla Ainsworth (Kenyon 1995), swimming: Clinic medical director; 26-time national champion and Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship recipient.
Trevor Bayliss (Williams 1999), ice hockey and track: Hematologist/oncologist; recipient of Eastern College Athletic Conference Award of Valor after returning from cancer treatment to excel in track.
Catherine "Cat" Beuerle (Shenandoah 2009), softball and volleyball: Sports physical therapist; Academic-All America in softball and NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient.
Wiemi Douoguih (Washington & Lee 1993), lacrosse: Orthopedic surgeon and hospital sports medicine director, and medical director for the Washington Nationals; Old Dominion Athletic Conference player of the year during senior season.
Whitney Dropsey (Hiram 2010), softball and soccer: Currently attending medical school studying to become a surgeon; three-time NCAA statistical leader as toughest to strike out.
Grant Jones (Denison 1988), football: Orthopedic surgeon and team doctor for Ohio State men's basketball and the Columbus Clippers minor-league baseball team; all-conference defensive player, Academic-All America of the Year and NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient, and Denison valedictorian.
Alicia Moore Krichev (Emory 1998), basketball, track and field, and volleyball: Physician specializing in sports medicine; Emory athletics hall of fame member who was an all-conference selection in three sports, captain of the basketball and volleyball teams, and high jumper.
Zach Morris (Ripon 2002), baseball, football and swimming: Oncologist and resident physician at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospital; Rhodes Scholar who helped lead Ripon to two conference baseball championships.
Caitlin Mullarkey (Swarthmore 2009), soccer and track: Postdoctoral research fellow at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City; Rhodes Scholar and Academic All-America selection in two sports, and four-time all-Centennial Conference selection in soccer and all-American in track.
Brandon Roberts [Washington (Missouri) 2003], football: Pediatric anesthesiologist; 2002 Campbell Trophy winner as defensive player, and NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient.
Jason Slaikeu (Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1998), track: Vascular surgeon; Academic All-America selection, and four-time Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference individual champion and five-time all-American who was named to the WIAC all-time team in men's track and field.
Flynn Cochran (Rensselaer 2004), baseball and football: U.S. Navy officer and Harvard Business School graduate; wide receiver and running back on Division III Football Championship semifinalist, and National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete.
Meghan Musnicki (Ithaca 2005), rowing: Member of 2012 gold medal eights rowing team at the 2012 Summer Olympics; Ithaca athletics hall of fame member who participated in two Division III championship teams.
Nick Symmonds (Willamette 2006), track: Five-time U.S. champion in the 800-meter run and two-time Olympian in the event; seven-time individual Division III champion (four 800-meter run and three 1,500-meter run titles).
Public Service
Bob Delaney (New Jersey City 1973), basketball: Former New Jersey State Patrol undercover investigator and National Basketball Association referee who works with Iraq/Afghanistan veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder; New Jersey City basketball captain and athletics hall of fame.
Kim Lord Driscoll (Salem State 1988), basketball: Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts; Salem State athletics hall of fame member who played on two teams selected for the Division III Women's Basketball Championship.
Mark Green (Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1983), swimming: Former U.S. ambassador to Tanzania and former Congressman from Wisconsin; Wisconsin-Eau Claire athletics hall of fame.
Julie M. Merchant (SUNY Oneonta 1984), field hockey: National security, intelligence and biometrics expert; SUNY Oneonta athletics hall of fame member who is ranked in field hockey statistical categories.
Sheila Simon (Wittenberg 1983), track: Lieutenant governor of Illinois; high jump champion at the first Division III Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 1983.
Tony Strickland (Whittier 1993), basketball: U.S. Senate candidate in California and former California State Assembly and Senate member; starting forward and team's leading scorer during his senior season.
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Keith Aucoin (Norwich 2001), ice hockey: Professional player with the NHL's St. Louis Blues and New York Islanders; member of Norwich Division III championship team.
Mike Dee (Franklin & Marshall 1985), basketball: President and chief executive officer of the San Diego Padres and former executive with the Miami Dolphins and Boston Red Sox; reserve forward on Diplomats' squad.
Bob DiBiasio (Ohio Wesleyan 1977), baseball and basketball: Senior vice-president for public affairs for the Cleveland Indians; played baseball for two seasons and basketball for one season and served as sports editor for the student newspaper.
Guy Hebert (Hamilton 1989), ice hockey: Former goalkeeper for the St. Louis Blues, Anaheim Mighty Ducks and New York Rangers and member of the 1998 U.S. Olympic team; all-American at Hamilton.
Kim Ng (Chicago 1990), softball: Senior vice-president for baseball operations with Major League Baseball; team's leading hitter while playing third base during her junior season, and leader in stolen bases during her senior season.
Pat O'Connor (Wittenberg 1980), basketball: President and chief executive officer of Minor League Baseball; three-year letter winner.
Jeff Pellegrom (Kalamazoo 1988), swimming and diving: Executive vice-president and chief financial officer of the NHL's Minnesota Wild; three-time letter winner in swimming.
Anthony Recker and Zach Lutz (Alvernia 2005 and 2008), baseball: Teammates during the 2013 season with the New York Mets, where Recker remains with the club while Lutz plays for the Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan; both played for Lutz' father at Alvernia.
Marc Reeves (Kalamazoo 1995), tennis: International commercial director for the National Football League and former vice president of IMG's Consulting Division; member of two Division III championship tennis teams.
Phil Savage (Sewanee 1987), baseball and football: Executive director of the Senior Bowl and former general manager of the NFL's Cleveland Browns; three-time all-conference baseball student-athlete.
John Schneider [St. Thomas (Minnesota) 1993], football: General manager of the Super Bowl-champion Seattle Seahawks; played one season at St. Thomas before career-ending shoulder injuries.
Laura Brenneman (Williams 1999), basketball, soccer and softball: Astrophysicist at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and most valuable player on the 2004 women's team that won the 2004 World Cup of Baseball; soccer all-American and NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient.
Shelly Roth (Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1995), track: Senior exploration geophysicist at Esso Australia, who also played in the Women's Professional Football League; Wisconsin-Eau Claire athletics hall of fame member who was three-time Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference indoor pentathlon champion and two-time javelin champion.


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Nick Saban looking for help? Not buying it
This is what happens when you're on top and everyone is chasing.
This is what happens when there's a fresh cut and everyone smells blood.
Here we are, standing on the corner of hyperbole and hypertension, and everyone is throwing stones at poor little Nicky.
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Let me ask all of you swirling in the outrage and pompous politicking of it all: do you really think Nick Saban needs another advantage?
Do you really think the best coach in college football; the guy who recruits better than any coach; the guy with the highest-paid staff in the game; the guy who has won three of the last five national championships (and was damn near close to winning five straight), is suddenly worried about an offensive system that threatens his very existence?
That he's so consumed by fixing what's broken (what is exactly broken at Alabama?), he'd strong-arm the American Football Coaches Association rules committee into an absolutely ridiculous 10-second penalty box for tempo offenses (it's an awful, proposed rule that won't pass) just to make sure he can continue to convince 5-star high school phenoms to come to Tuscaloosa and sit behind other 5-star phenoms like game day traffic on the 459 from Birmingham?
You can't be that simple-minded. You can't be that eager, that zeroed in on finding that one flaw that can bring down the Nicktator, that you completely ignore the one, overriding factor in this now circus of a witch hunt:
Saban is the best defensive coach in the game. Do you really think he won't adjust?
"Nick hates excuses," one former Saban assistant told me Tuesday. "If he's pushing this for any other reason than player safety, he's making an excuse. At the end of the day, he has to live with the decisions he has made — and he can't live with that if, in his mind, if it's an excuse."
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To say it's anything other than a safety issue for Saban would mean you've bought into the idea that tempo offenses are Saban's undoing. Nothing could be more ridiculous.
Alabama lost to Texas A&M and its tempo offense two years ago, and beat the Aggies in College Station last year (but gave up 42 points) not because of tempo — but because Texas A&M had the best player in college football.
Alabama played that same tempo offense last season against Ole Miss, and won 25-0. It played the same offense against Auburn, and had Saban put the ball in the hands of his best player (AJ McCarron) on multiple fourth downs instead of his kicker(s), we never would have witnessed the greatest college football play ever — one that cost the Tide a chance to win three straight national titles.
Auburn's tempo offense didn't beat Alabama; Saban's game day decision-making did.
And let's not forget that Notre Dame ran tempo against the Tide in the 2012 national championship game — and lost 42-14.
Look, I hate to be the guy who defends a guy who doesn't need it, but someone has to throw some logic into this. Because Alabama lost to Auburn (tempo offense); because Alabama then lost to Oklahoma (tempo offense) in the Sugar Bowl, suddenly Saban is scrambling for answers and his only avenue is the AFCA rules committee?
Here's a novel idea: maybe Oklahoma simply played better than Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. Maybe the Alabama defense last season wasn't as good as everyone thought it was. And maybe, just maybe, Saban really is concerned about player safety — even though there is zero evidence tempo offense leads to more injuries.
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To believe that Saban is the puppeteer behind this awful rules proposal (one more time: it's not going to pass) means you must also believe that Saban, with every possible advantage already in his possession, would be deliberately deceitful to gain another.
It would also mean that Saban doesn't trust the foundation and core of who he is as a coach, to believe he can find a way to consistently stop tempo offenses no matter who is playing quarterback. He can't stop it, so he needs help from the rules committee.
I'm not buying it.
Coaches have egos, and no coach has a bigger ego than the guy sitting in the big chair in Tuscaloosa, who just so happens to be surrounded by hundreds of thousands of similar egos that pack his stadium every fall Saturday. And this coach is the mastermind behind a jerry-rigged a proposal to slow tempo offenses?
Have we dived so deep to find that one thing that can bring down the Nicktator that we're selling the idea of a megalomaniacal, perfectionist coach who lives for practice suddenly deciding to embrace excuses?
If Saban is being deceitful, if he showed up at the annual AFCA rules meeting to talk about the tempo offense as it relates to potential injuries just to bend ears and gain an advantage on the field, he's not the coach we think he is.
He's just some fraud who has somehow stumbled ass-backward into coaching and developing a monster program that recruits and wins multiple national championships on its own.
There's your hyperbole, everyone.


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by Brandon Ryan
Afterward, the dispersed crowd mills about on the sidewalk in tightly held clots, their winter coats zipped against the night's breeze, crisp & autumnal & smelling of fallen leaves, beneath a night sky so low-slung as to be steeped a sickly orange by the street lights tacking the length of Bainbridge. The women of ManiPedi are one-by-one trickling from the Philly Improv Theater onto Leithgow Street. They emerge each with props from their just finished show. The shotgun. The stroller. The Collected Works of Shakespeare. Each played a unique role in tying together the night's performance, an affair perhaps best described as a kind of exceedingly well-written & engaging riot of wit. From the Fairy Godmother whose whimsically woven promises prove wayward at best to the Hostage Negotiator whose tactics prove tactless, the women of ManiPedi show themselves a group of writers & performers thinking far outside the Black Box.
ManiPedi, whose members include Shannon Brown, Briana Kelly, Madonna Marie, Kaitlin Thompson, & Aubrie Williams, spoke with me beneath the awning of a nearby dentist's office, we all being allured by the presence of both a well-placed bench & the city block's single reasonable light source, to discuss the group's formation, their writing process & hopes, and how one year ago they never expected any of this.
Brandon Ryan: How long has ManiPedi been together?
Madonna: We've been together for just over a year. We started in 2011 in late August. A friend asked me about performing at Camp Tabu, a monthly comedy show they were holding at Tabu Lounge on South 12th Street. I was in the sketch group Camp Woods at the time, but Tabu was set up as an all female-comedian show. I met Shannon through one of the performers in Camp Woods, and in July had met Kate at one of Philly Improv Theater's SketchUp! events. Briana and I met at a Sketch 101 class, and then Aubrey joined later that fall.
Brandon Ryan: These live performances seem from the audience's vantage a kind of decidedly difficult talent to master or even get comfortable with. Do you still get nervous before performances?
Shannon: We all have backgrounds in improv, so when it comes to the sketches that we do, there's a kind of confidence in the writing. I mean, for me, there is some level of nerves before I perform, but we also as a group try to meet twice each week to rehearse and to write, and so there's also a kind of confidence and trust in one another from spending that time together. Plus, how we write, we wouldn't put a sketch out there if we didn't think it was ready.
Kaitlin: I get nervous before shows. But it's more just that involuntary physical reaction—I feel my stomach start to knot. I still, though, know that I can be confident in the other members, just because we practice so much. I think for me it's more the idea of being in front of people. I remember, though, that improv was a great start for me. I was never on stage before that. I was never in high school plays or anything. And the idea of improv is just to be able to let yourself look stupid in front of people. Really. You have to be willing to embarrass yourself and make mistakes. And what was so great about the improv classes I took was that there were other people there, and they were embarrassing themselves and making mistakes too. But no one was angry, you know? No one was rolling their eyes at you when you messed up. And that was where, for me, I felt the confidence and comfort begin to build. Thinking back, I used to get nervous just before class, let alone shows. Improv 101 definitely helped me to get through that.
Brandon Ryan: When you're generating a new sketch, what is the process like? Do people come to rehearsals with completed pieces?
Aubrie: I pay attention to life. Weird stuff happens to me all the time, or at least that's what it seems like. So I keep this list in my phone of what I see and then will later sit down and try to see if I can't flesh things out on the page. With the writing we've definitely gotten to a point where, if one of us has the bones of something but just can't seem to move it forward we can pass it on and work together to bring it along.
Shannon: For rehearsals we usually each try to come with a four-to-five page written out sketch and then we'll read them. And then we pitch ideas and talk about jokes to add or edit.
Brandon Ryan: So in writing and generating new material, there is a collaborative sense within the group?
Aubrie: Definitely. I think one really great example is this video we made called The (Taco) Bell Jar, which is actually up on FunnyOrDie.com. I literally just had this image of Sylvia Plath going to stick her head in the oven, but then finding tacos. I brought it to the group because it just struck me as something worth chasing. Then Madonna came up with a storyboard for it and the rest of the group worked to help me finish and film it.
Briana: And then there's also things like, you know, Kait does the art for our fliers. And she's just incredibly talented as a performer and then as an artist. Everyone uses their talents and contributes to make this work. I think one thing we've learned to do well is to appreciate one another's talents and strengths. Like tonight, for instance, there was a sketch about the Fairy Godmother and when I was writing it all I wanted out of it was to make a John Nash reference, to be perfectly frank, but then I was also thinking how much I love seeing Madonna act absolutely frivolous on stage, and I thought that the Fairy Godmother, as a character, would lend itself to that.
Brandon Ryan: Would anyone care to contribute what for them has been their most meaningful experience with ManiPedi?
Madonna: Last weekend, actually, we were at the NYC Sketchfest at The People's Improv Theatre. We went at 6:30 on a Sunday night—which is just not, traditionally, the most glorious time slot —but we had this fantastic crowd. Literally every single sketch hit. It was amazing. I was so proud. I would say it was our best show together.
Aubrie: I think the festivals are great. When we perform here in Philadelphia, people kind of get to know your personality, and so sometimes, you know, they laugh because "oh, that was such an Aubrie thing to do" or "that was such a Kait thing to say." But in May, for instance, we performed at the Ladies Are Funny Festival in Austin, Texas, and afterward it was incredible to have these people who have never met you and know nothing about you come up and tell you how much they enjoyed your sketch. Which is superb to hear, obviously.
Shannon: It makes us feel incredibly proud.
Briana: Is it a cop out to sat that the experience as a whole has been great? I just—and I guess it ties in to what Aubrie said, when it comes to like, what's gratifying as a whole—being with this group in particular —I think it's just been rewarding just to see the group progress and grow. I mean, I never thought I, or we, as a group, would be here, last year. I mean, I didn't have a plan. But with sketch, I appreciate everything. The bad shows, the good shows. Everything we've done has been a learning experience. Or, you know, in my case even if I never make it in comedy and wind up working in a soup factory for 30 years, I can say "So, I had this thing once, let me pull out my scrap book and show you some funny ladies." So, no matter how this ends up, it's going to be awesome. I love the sense of community and of getting out of myself and being a part of this group with these women, these very funny, talented women that I do this with. And I even love that we get to perform for the community at large.
Brandon Ryan: What's next for ManiPedi?
Madonna: We're working toward getting to the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre.
Aubrie: It's in New York City, and it was started by the Upright Citizen's Brigade, which was a sketch group that came from Chicago in the 1990's. People like Amy Poehler were in the original. And so next week we have a show at the Philly Improv Theater called No More Wire Wangers: An Ode to Mommy Dearest (in Sketch Comedy Form), and we'll tape that and then submit it. If they like it, we'll go to New York and perform the show there.
Shannon: It's really well known among comedians. For us it would kind of represent like a next step for where to go as a group. But we've never been like, "we're going to hit this and go straight to the top!" For me, I just love the opportunity to perform in front of new crowds. And then also, when you do these shows you get the opportunity to learn from different people and from different sketch groups you see. Ultimately, we all have the same goal, though it may take us personally to different places.
Brandon Ryan: Do you feel like the improv and sketch comedy scenes in Philadelphia are expanding? It seems like new shows are springing up constantly.
Shannon: When I started doing improv two years ago everyone was talking about how it had just exploded. There were new classes, new students forming new groups. There are a ton of independent groups in Philadelphia. Philly Improv Theatre actually just added two house teams. I think that a lot of growth you see stems from Sketch Up!
Brandon Ryan: What is SketchUp!?
Shannon: It's a BYOB event on the first Friday of every month at Philly Improv Theater. It's fun. It's super-friendly. What you do is bring your sketch and sign up to perform. Let's say you've written something but need actors, you can actually ask people in the audience to help you work through your piece. What's crazy is that admission is free and you get the opportunity to see these phenomenal local writers and performers.
Madonna: SketchUp! is, if you're looking to start a sketch group, a great place to meet people. It's where Camp Woods found me. We as a group, we use it to try out new material. Rather than risk bringing something to a show that you're unsure of, you can perform it at SketchUp! and as you work through the set kind of figure out what needs to be edited.
Briana: It's like a huge party with your friends. It's great.
Brandon Ryan: Does anyone have any closing thoughts?
Briana: I guess, you know, make no mistake, if you come to our show and you don't laugh, it's true that we always have this experience and as a group we will always have one another, but it just—it cuts like a knife, like a really rusty, jagged knife that you'll never heal from. So, always laugh.
ManiPedi performs again next Thursday, November 1st and Friday, November 2nd with Reformed Whores (from NYC) at the Philly Improv Theater at the Shubin Theatre. Tickets are available online.
For more information about ManiPedi, including booking, visit www.manipedisketch.com ; Facebook (www.facebook.com/
Brandon Ryan currently resides in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia. If he is not writing, he is most certainly reading. Or attending an event he is supposed to write about.


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"Inspiration at its best. The Ironman was the epitome of physical and mental dedication being manifested in one day of truly hard work between two outstanding brothers." Sam Harrison
It's been incredible the support that we have received throughout the Atlanta community as well as from the gracious and kind people from Madison, Wisconsin and all over the country following our quest to become Ironmen. The love and the warmth we have felt has been outstanding. A week has passed and yet I'm still smiling ear to ear and get goose bumps every time I think about our momentous day.
I actually inspire myself when I think about wearing the title Ironman because I didn't know that I had this in me. I knew I could do it from a mental standpoint but from a physical standpoint there were many challenges that Brent and I had to conquer. As each obstacle presented itself I tackled it head on and achieved. In many ways being an Ironman is something I am used to by battling with the everyday challenges that accompany those of us with Cerebral Palsy, but getting recognized for such an accomplishment is beyond my wildest dreams.
Being out on the course for the fifteen hours, nine minutes and twenty four seconds that Brent and I were competing was both physically and emotionally grueling, but with the love and support of my brother and my family I leaped these hurdles with ease.
Like Brent, I woke up at 3:30 AM with the help of my good buddy and caretaker Sam Harrison. We got ready to leave for the Ironman as Sam put all my clothes on and got my equipment ready for the day. I ate white bread with almond butter, a banana and a ten ounce glass of water with my breakfast. Overall for the day I estimate that I drank about 300 ounces of water and peed quite a bit, which was very good for my body.
John David Johnson, our friend and photographer, and Michael Kidd set up the kayak while I got final instructions from Coach Matthew Rose. I needed some quiet time to gain focus because there was so much activity around us so I asked one of my buddies to take me to a quiet area. He took me over to the water where we did a quick prayer and drank a bit more water. Greg gave me a hug and a kiss and Michael gave me a kiss. I know this sounds like there was a lot of romance going on for a guy in a kayak but we are a tight group and they wanted to wish me well.
Brent pulled me out in the water just behind the professional athletes, which was really cool because I got to meet some very amazing Ironmen and Ironwomen. Brent and I went over one more set of instructions and then I had to go to the bathroom on myself. This was one of nine times throughout the course of the day that I peed on myself and though this may seem a bit more graphic than my normal blog post I felt it was important for readers to know what goes on behind the scenes. Being an Ironman comes with its downsides and one of those is the need to pee on yourself.
The cannon went off signaling the start of the race and we were off. People were blowing their horns and were going absolutely ballistic. When we started the second loop I got water in my eyes so I couldn't really see what was going on because my glasses were so fogged up but Brent said he could hear me screaming instructions the whole time in the water. Whether momentarily blind or fully sited, I had a job to do and like a stage actor, the show must go on. From the moment the cannon went off I was totally engaged throughout the whole race.
We were in the water for about an hour and fifteen minutes, which was a great time and set the tone for the day. With a slower swim we would have been in trouble but the torrid pace gave us a bit of a cushion which we needed as we struggled at times during the bike portion.
When we came in to the transition to the bike it was one of my favorite moments as the crowd was going absolutely crazy as we ran up the helix. They were screaming and yelling and we were feeding off of their energy. I let out a big scream and had an ear to ear smile on my face and the crowd really got us off on the right foot on the bike.
Before the race we also hooked up with Christian Jensen theExecutive Director of My Team Triumph Wisconsin who would later complete his Ironman journey with assisted runner, Mary Cox. They finished in 16:23:52. It was great to meet people who have similar goals as we do.
The bike was one of the biggest hurdles for both of us as the two of us, coupled with the weight of the bike, was 330 pounds of rolling weight. I wasn't very strong in physics class but even I know that's a lot of WEIGHT to move over a long DISTANCE for an extended TIME (W x T=D). The first mile of the bike got us really motivated because there were people lined up along the course going absolutely crazy. I was loving it but knew I had to stay focused as we had a big job ahead of us. I need to be there for my brother as we got increasingly close to the ultimate goal. We knew we weren't here simply to experience the day. We were here to become Ironmen and to prove to anyone who witnessed our feat that anything is possible. It's important for readers to remember, Brent and I truly do not feel that this is for us. The glory is great, the media and the notoriety very flattering, but we both believe with every strand of our fiber that this is more for those around us than it is for us. If one person who witnessed this day makes a decision to achieve something they didn't think was possible, than it was worth it. So in our minds there was more riding on our success than a medal or a victory wreath. There was the desire to exhibit proof that anything is possible.
Throughout the 112 mile ride we averaged 13 miles per hour and topped out at 41 mph with our lowest speed being 3 mph when we were going up a hill. My body felt great and I had very little problem despite being in a sitting position for most of the day. I got a little tight on the second loop of the bike but the adrenaline and Brent's positive outlook really carried us home. Coach Rose really motivated and inspired us when we went into a valley and helped us every step of the way. We saw Brent's wife, Erica, who did an outstanding job throughout the race and our photographer, John David Johnson, each of who elevated our performance when things were going bad.
About mile 80 we got a little nervous about the time as we had to finish before 5:30 PM central time. So from this point on I kept shouting "We Gotta Go. We Gotta Go." I kept asking Brent if we're good on time and he said yes. Though our cushion was dwindling we kept pushing harder until we had nothing left in the tank.
We were one of the last teams to make it before the cutoff so the fans were extra enthusiastic cheering us to the finish. Remember, those who didn't make the cutoff were done for the day and had to pack up without having a chance to complete their Ironman dream. By making the cutoff we had the pleasure of another five hours on the course and could keep our dream alive.
Upon the completion of the bike we went to the transition area where we did a very quick change. After Michael and Greg changed me into my running gear they helped me into the racing jogger and all ready to go for the run. We got our final instructions once again from Coach Rose to make sure that I was mentally prepared for the run and knew what we needed to do to finish this thing off successfully. It's important not to confuse efforts with results and no one remembers all of those who were almost Ironmen. We were off and came out to a huge, huge ovation. People were going crazy and there were cameras going off like a Hollywood Premiere. We started by going through the downtown which was so exhilarating.
Towards the end of the race we went through and around Camp Randall Stadium at the University of Wisconsin which was one of the highlights amongst many highlights during the day. It was dark outside now and, though the stadium was not filled with people, the lights were on and it created a Chariots of Fire surreal type experience. We had a bike escort and it was very quiet allowing us to get away from the crowd for a while. Brent and I talked to each other and kept the conversation very light. I was able to get my thoughts together and it was very peaceful to be there with just Brent. This allowed us to mentally prepare before we reached the big crowds.
The volunteers were phenomenal on every discipline but during the run especially they treated us in an incredible manner. They gave us water and Coke, grapes and chicken broth and they were really nice. At one point on the run, around mile 22, one of the volunteers asked to take our photo. At this point it was surreal with the realization that I was going to be an Ironman with my brother. That was the most special part about being able to be called an Ironman, not by myself, but with Brent. I remember when we were going on the second loop, I said to one volunteer that I can't wait to come back again. He said, "I know you're coming back and I can't wait to welcome you when you do." That was an incredibly beautiful sentiment from one of the many welcoming Cheese Heads.
As we were coming to the end, I again had to collect my thoughts and make sure that Brent was okay. I began visualizing the chute as Coach Rose had taught us from the beginning of our training. I get goose bumps realizing that two short weeks ago we were training for this moment and now, today, we are known as Ironmen. I can't conjure up the words to express what it feels like to work towards something so special and now our dream has become a reality.
As we neared the finish line at about 10:15 at night people were coming out of their houses and onto their porches to clap. It was like a scene from a movie. It seemed that with every additional step the crowd began to swell and explode with enthusiasm. They really respected us, as we do them, and they really kept us going.
As we ran up the chute we saw our mother first and gave her a kiss and then about 350 feet further up the chute we saw everybody. In many ways I felt like a pitcher who was standing on the mound in the ninth inning of game seven of the World Series, about to see my lifelong dream come true. It was so exhilarating. About 25 feet away from the finish we saw all of our supporters and Brent stopped and embraced his wife, Erica and I was just screaming and going crazy. It was one of the happiest days of my life. At that moment I heard the greatest dozen words I've ever heard in my life, "Kyle and Brent Pease from Atlanta, Georgia-You Are an Ironman."
I am so overjoyed and so humbled by everyone's support and want to take a minute to thank those who sacrificed of themselves to help make our dream possible. Think about that for a moment; they sacrificed of themselves to make our dream possible. That is the very definition of true giving.
Following our accomplishment I received an email from my father that, though private in nature, I have decided to share. It means more to me than I will ever be able to express. The feeling that you did something that you made your parents visibly proud is one of the greatest feelings known to man. I thank Dad for taking the time to put his thoughts on paper and to share them with me.
"Kyle, I usually do not get excited about a trip, a vacation, or other special events until the night before. Then these special events usually fade a bit a few days after they have ended. Your accomplishment with Brent, becoming an Ironman, got me excited with anticipation and beaming with pride at least 5 days prior to the event. Since then, I have continued to bask in the afterglow. My heart & soul are awash with warm feelings of the strength and brotherly love between you, Brent, and Evan, as well.
Words do not express my feelings of pride being your father. You have all accomplished so much already in your young lives. You have grown into incredibly good human beings. Thank you for being who you each are, have become, and hope to be in the future. ou give hope to so many more that you do not even know.There was something else that struck me more than previous races or other events that you and your brothers have been involved in together. That is Love. The love that you show for each other in all that you do transcends everything else. It is just beautiful.
For you, Kyle, I offer the Corinthians that I know you cherish: And now abideth Faith, Hope, Love, these Three; But the greatest of these is Love.
With that beautiful sentiment engulfing my heart I wanted to end this post by thanking the many people who made this all possible. As Brent said of me following the race, "He might borrow my legs, but I borrow his spirit." If I can take it a step further, and we borrow the love, the enthusiasm and the dedication of our friends, family and support team.
I'd like to start with Erica. "Erica, I really feel that you are a major part of this as well. You have been there every step of the way and your support and love have meant a lot to me personally and I am glad that you are a part of my life."
To Mom and Dad, "You never say no to me throughout my life and always encouraged me to reach my full potential. It's a real credit to you both that we're on this amazing journey. Thank you for good people like yourself. You're the best and I love you."
To Curtis, our bike mechanic, "Thank you so much for everything. The bike was awesome and you da man."
To Matthew Rose, "I knew I always respected and loved you but this brought our relationship to a new level. You're the man and the way you live your life is inspiring to me."
To Greg and your entire family, "I am in such awe of what you have accomplished and I really appreciate the support and guidance and appreciate everything you have done for me."
To Andrew, "Thank you for taking time out of your schedule for coming to Wisconsin. It meant a lot to me personally and I can't thank you enough.
To Todd, my PR guy, "Thank you for helping to put Brent and me on the map. Everything that you do prepares us for the next part of our journey. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to us and The Foundation.
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I'm having a rather difficult time figuring out how to prove part (b).
I think I need to establish that for every $a_{i}\in A_{i}$, there exists some
$$\alpha=(\,\alpha_{1},\alpha_{2},\ldots,\alpha_{j},\ldots)\in\prod_{i\in I}A_{i}$$
such that $\alpha\in P$ and $\mu_{i}(\alpha)=a_{i}$. I'm just not really sure how to do that.


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AILA Doc. No. 02111433 | Dated November 14, 2002
American Immigration Lawyers Association
November 14, 2002
Contact: Ben Johnson (202) 216-2437
CONGRESS PASSES HOMELAND SECURITY MEASURE, AND DOES NOT GET IT RIGHT: Immigration Experts Say
Washington, D.C.- Congress is poised to pass legislation that would create a
Department of Homeland Security that includes provisions that would dramatically
change our immigration functions. "While reforming our immigration functions are
essential to help make us safer, H.R.5710 largely does not get it right," said
Jeanne Butterfield, Executive Director of the American Immigration Lawyers
Association (AILA). "This bill will impede efficient, effective, and fair
adjudications and enforcement practices that are essential to our economy, to
reuniting families, and to our national security -- so that we know who is here
and keep out those who mean us harm. " "An effective immigration system is
crucial to our national security," commented Ms. Butterfield. "And a fair
immigration system is fundamental to who we are as a people and a nation of
AILA long has called for the reorganization of our immigration functions based on principles that have been acknowledged to be central to effective reform. The principles are: coordinate the separated service and enforcement functions, place at the helm a leader with the authority to develop and administer immigration policy for the entire agency, and adequately fund our immigration functions.
Unfortunately, in contrast to the Homeland Security measure that passed the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, H.R. 5710 includes several extremely troubling provisions. Most importantly, the bill fails to provide for a high-level official who is focused on our nation's immigration policy, relegates immigration services to a bureau that lacks its own Under-Secretary, provides little or no coordination between immigration enforcement and services, and fails to adequately protect the important role of our immigration courts.
"Effective reform of the INS and an effective Department of Homeland Security require that our immigration functions be both elevated within the new department and reformed," said Ms. Butterfield. "This bill does neither. We cannot fracture the immigration agency into completely separate pieces as this measure does -- with enforcement swallowed up in one huge division and services in another, and expect coordination, accountability, or adequate attention to the immigration agency's critical service and enforcement functions."
With regard to our immigration courts, this bill, while maintaining the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) within the Department of Justice, does not recognize the need for checks and balances in our immigration system. The bill codifies the existence of the courts and the Attorney General's authority to control them, but fails to address key concerns such as the role and independence of the courts and the impartiality of the judicial process. "By failing to include language that provides a statutory framework for the role of immigration courts," said Ms. Butterfield, "H.R.5710 has missed an important opportunity to reform our immigration courts to ensure efficiency and accountability, restore public confidence, and safeguard due process." "This is especially important," she continued, "because in the majority of immigration cases, the immigration courts provide the only opportunity to review the decisions of low-level immigration officers. Immigration judges offer critical protections against mistake or malfeasance."
H.R. 5710 also raises other concerns with regard to the granting of visas, and excludes asylum protections and provisions reflecting the need for special treatment of unaccompanied minors that had been in the Senate committee-passed bill. In addition, the bill creates a weak civil rights office lacking the power to investigate violations committed by the Department of Homeland Security.
H.R. 5710 does include two helpful provisions. One charges the department with ensuring that the overall economic security of the United States is not diminished by efforts, activities and programs aimed at securing the homeland, and that the functions of the agencies and subdivisions within the Department that are not directly related to securing the homeland are not diminished or neglected. The other appoints a Special Assistant to the Secretary who will be responsible for creating and fostering strategic communications with the private sector to enhance the department's primary mission. This Special Assistant would create and manage private sector advisory councils to advise the Secretary on homeland security policies, regulations, processes and actions that affect participating industries and associations.
"H.R. 5710 fails to respect our tradition as a nation of immigrants, our dedication to respecting individual rights preserved by the Constitution, and the importance of immigrants to our internationally based economy", said Ms. Butterfield. "We need to recognize that the goals of a new Homeland Security Department cannot be achieved until our immigration laws are reformed to make legality the norm."
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