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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Think the $40 billon mortgage bond purchase by the Federal Reserve -- known as QE3 -- will increase consumer demand for loans and the financial fortunes of Main Street lenders? Not so fast, says Bank of America analyst Erika Penala. In a survey of regional bank management teams within Bank of America's coverage, the vast majority of Main Street lenders don't expect any surge in consumer or mortgage loan demand and are not bracing for a big lending rebound, writes Penala in a Monday note to clients. In fact, instead of being a tailwind, Penala notes QE3 could very well be a next hit to regional bank earnings, which already suffer from record low interest rates and a weak housing market recovery. The crux of the survey indicates that instead of gearing up for a frenzy of demand for new mortgage loans or a surge in refinancing in the wake of QE3, regional banks - think Main Street lenders - are actually battening down the hatches in anticipation of a further Fed-driven revenue drain. "Our survey results indicate that most bank management teams do not believe that the liquidity rush from QE3 will translate into increased loan demand, nor will it increase the propensity to lend," writes Penala. Because QE3 is expected to lower overall mortgage rates and yields on the securities that banks hold against deposits, the newest Fed program may in fact be a detriment to earnings, according to Penala's survey. In a poll of 14 regional bank management teams, Penala found 11 banks did not expect to increase lending, given already high levels of refinancing. Among the four lenders bracing for a lending surge, two banks were focused on auto loans and not mortgages. "As such, lending revenue trends should continue to be challenging, and margin compression could be worse than expected given QE3," Penala writes. The analyst highlights Regions Financial ( RF - Get Report) and Wells Fargo ( WFC - Get Report) to remain outperformers given their respective exposure to improving consumer credit and accounting gains on mortgage refinancing's, in addition to a general third quarter bank sector stock rally.
Taken as a whole, the Bank of America survey on C-Suite lending expectations should give investors pause to reconsider how QE3 and the Fed's maintenance of low interest rates will impact large and mid-cap bank earnings. If consumer and mortgage loan demand was at a peak prior to QE3, the program's biggest impact may be an added compression of interest rate based earnings. For more on why interest rates will color normal bank earnings in coming quarters, see Fed-based earnings destruction may hit hard in 2013. See why investors should expect the unexpected from Bank of America's earnings and other large-cap lenders. Follow @agara2004 -- Written by Antoine Gara in New York


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Many people have suggested that the figure Joshua meets in chapter 5 was a pre-incarnate manifestation of the Son of God. Whether or not that is the case, the important point to note is that we are to be courageous ...Read More
Be Strong and Courageous
Our feelings are often unreliable and in any case they cannot determine the truthfulness of God's promised presence. Whether we sense that He is present or not, the Lord is with us to accomplish His will, and we must ...Read More
The Need for a Comforter
Is there some situation in your life that has you afraid, or has your heart gone out of it all and made you discouraged? Read Joshua 1 and John 14, and ask God to both console and restore you "with ...Read More
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We meditate on Scripture not simply to fill our minds with knowledge, but to prepare ourselves to act rightly even when the text is not before us. A.W. Pink notes in his Gleanings from Joshua: Joshua's "mind was ...Read More

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Home school students are welcome to participate in science fairs in North Carolina! In order to qualify for the State Science Fair of North Carolina, all students must first be nominated from a North Carolina Regional Science Fair (9 regions).
Local home school organizations should have their own science fair and select students to continue on to their Regional Science Fair. Please contact your Regional Director to determine how many students can enter from your local fair.
Homeschool parents are also welcome to attend NC Science and Engineering Fair teacher workshops.
Information on planning and running a science fair can be found on the Science Buddies and Discovery School web sites. In order to participate in Regional and State Science Fairs, all students from public, private, and home school fairs must comply with the ISEF rules and regulations to insure that their work has been done safely and with supervision.
The Resources section of our web site has more links that can help you with your science projects and fairs.


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The man at the airport baggage check couldn't believe it, and either could the woman at the gate leading to the plane.
"You're going to Ukraine?" they asked. "Why?"
"It's a business trip," I responded.
I went for work, but I talk about it now because of the unforgettable experience.
Daily Press Digital Producer Julie Sanchez and I recently spent five days in Zaporizhia, a city of about 670,000 located in south central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. The city might be a world away, but its residents share interests similar to those of our readers in the Historic Triangle. Archaeologists are trying to preserve the region's history,...


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Ice-T, or as you and my mother know him, Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola on Law And Order: SVU, took to Twitter during the magic hour this afternoon and proceeded to give us all a gift. That gift is his manifesto on post-coital farting, pre-coital farting, farting in general, and other magic.
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Once I was admitted to IU, there seemed to be an endless list of tasks that needed attending to before my family and I made the physical transition to Bloomington, such as arranging housing, setting up utilities, finding the grocery store and opening a bank account. For me, one of the foremost tasks on my list was arranging for childcare and school for my daughter and son, respectively.
When we moved here, my daughter was only 2 years old. As I quickly learned, finding childcare in Bloomington for an infant or toddler can be a challenge. This is not unlike many cities were infant care is in short supply, but if you have a young child, you should be warned that you will probably end up on several very long lists with other parents who are also looking for care for their young children. As a result, I ended up looking for alternative sources of care for my daughter. As a grad student I could not afford an in-home nanny, but I was able to find an in-home group care setting for her. To do this, I used the following website to help me with my initial search for reputable, licensed daycare providers: http://childcareindiana.org/childcareindiana/ptq.cfm. This website allows you to search by zip code and also find out what violations of state regulations, if any, a licensed provider has had in the recent past.
When my daughter turned 3 (and was potty trained), we enrolled her in the local school district's preschool program called Ready, Set, Grow. She really thrived there. The teachers were terrific, many of which were certified in early childhood education. The program has a curricula that includes academic and social skills development. My daughter not only learned the alphabet, but also built relationships with other children with whom she attends school today.
When we moved here, I also had to enroll my son in elementary school. The local school district, Monroe County Community School Corporation (or MCCSC for short), provides lots of information on their website, including how to register your child in a school: http://www.mccsc.net/subsite/dist/page/title-raw-nid-3. You will need to determine which school covers the neighborhood in which you live using the District Boundary Map and then go to that particular school to enroll your child. Although it depends on who you ask, the public schools in the area are good quality, and I have found the teachers and administrators to be very caring and interested in the welfare of students.
In sum, if you have children, get started early arranging for their day care. Although Bloomington has many wonderful options, it takes a while to find the right place for them.


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Here at Brazil, the PV design has to be approved by the utility company before to install. However, we are not able to take real measures before acquire the inverters? Maybe we can run some software simulations.
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By Dawn Michael
You've heard the term "cuckold" and know it's "kinky"… but what is it really? How does it work? And most importantly … is it for you?
Sex counselors and sex coaches, like me, are knowledgeable about the practice to some degree. My job as a Clinical Sexologist and Intimacy Counselor is writing educational articles that help enlighten the public about sexuality in all of its forms. Cuckolding is just one of the many kinks people have but do not fully understand.
So, I'm here to answer your curious questions about this kinky ancient marriage practice:
Q. A cuckold marriage … what exactly is it?
I describe cuckolding as a marriage where the husband derives sexual pleasure from watching his wife have sex with a man who has a larger penis.
The couple forms an agreement in their marriage allowing the act of cuckold, which can vary in degree from role play for some couples to an lifestyle of actual cuckolding (the wife engages with sex with other men in front of her husband). This knowledge and tolerance of the wife's activities with other men makes the husband in such relationships a "wittol," properly speaking.
Q. Where did the term cuckold come from?
The female equivalent "cuckquean" first appears in English literature in 1562. Cuckold refers to the fact that the man being cuckolded is the last to know about his wife's infidelity.
This also refers to a tradition claiming that in villages of European time, the community would gather to collectively humiliate a man whose wife gave birth to a child that was not his own. This is where the humiliation aspect of cuckolding first came into play. According to this legend, a parade was held in which they forced the hapless husband into wearing antlers on his head as a symbol of his wife's infidelity.
Q. What actually happens in a cuckold relationship?
In modern cuckolding, the husband watches his wife engage in sexual activity with other men either right in front of him, or she tells him about her experiences after. The husband feeling like a victim of the cuckold is a major element of the kink.
In the fetish cuckolding subculture, the female is typically sexually dominant while the man takes on a submissive role, only becoming involved with her or her lover when the wife permits it — sometimes he remains completely celibate in the marriage altogether. A main ingredient in cuckolding marriages is humiliation and denying the husband sexual release until his wife decides to allow him to climax. In some marriages, the husband may even wear a male chastity, further allowing his wife control over his orgasm.
Part of the sex play is also the comparison of penis size and the wife shaming her husband for not having a large enough penis to give her full enjoyment of penetration. For this reason, many men in the fantasy of cuckold consider a black man dominant.
Q. Is cuckolding the same as swinging or having an open marriage?
Often people confuse cuckolding with swinging or polyamory, but cuckold is different in that the husband is loved by his wife only. He allows her to experience pleasure with another man. But, he does not want her to fall in love with the other men, only just receive pleasure from them.
Q. Is "shame" the only way the wife makes the man submissive to her?
Sometimes submission elevates through the wife using domination or bondage paraphernalia to tie her spouse up and spank, paddle, or flog him as way of "punishment" or shaming for not fulfilling her sexual desires. This can occur just as sexual role play in the couple's life, or it can become a way of life for the couple depending on the degree of cuckolding in the marriage.
Q. Is the desire for cuckolding common (and is it normal)?
Cuckolding has been around for centuries and retains its popularity today. In fact, neuroscientists Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam found (after analyzing the contents a billion online search terms) that "cuckold porn" is second only to "youth" in heterosexual porn searches. (Although, it's important to note that what you typically see depicted in pornography does not explain the psychological aspect of cuckolding.)
In other words —a man wanting to feel submissive to his wife and have her shame him, but he lives in fear of anyone knowing, is not as uncommon as we may think.
One of the main questions I get asked by men is, "How do I tell my wife I want this? And if she does agree, where do I find a person to start the cuckolding with?" As with any new adventure that a married couple takes with sex play, this should all begin slowly and with respect for each other.
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Hero of Ocean Beach rescue: 'Not on my watch'
The moment he spotted a flash of red T-shirt and a boy floundering in the icy waves of Ocean Beach, Tony Barbero knew the kid was in big trouble.
"He was in tears, struggling, screaming, shouting for help," Barbero said.
Barbero, a 17-year-old high school student, powered through the waves, grabbed the boy and pulled him up on his surfboard.
"I tried to comfort him as best I could," he said. "I gave him a hug. I told him I know what it is like."
They all do, those who surf the waves at Ocean Beach. The place is a remorseless churn of frigid water that can take a life on a sunny afternoon in minutes. Ocean Beach can knock you down, pull you into its foamy breakers and put you under so fast that nearby beachcombers would never know it happened.
Barbero is an authentic hero - and that's not a term to be used lightly. He's the ordinary guy, suddenly thrown into a life-and-death moment, who did everything right ... and more. He rescued that boy on Wednesday and brought him to shore on his board, then turned to see the kid's uncle bobbing face down in the waves. He left his board, dove back into the sea and swam out to pull in the uncle, unconscious and struggling for life.
"I wasn't going to let that happen," said Barbero, son of San Francisco fire Capt. Joe Barbero. "Not on my watch."
A true hero
Although another boy is still missing, the rescue is a lovely story and if someone isn't putting together a civic award ceremony with the mayor, they should. But it is also a snapshot of the terrible force of nature that claws at the sand on the west side of San Francisco.
There are no lifeguards at Ocean Beach - there are beach patrols with rescue swimmers - and that's by design. Golden Gate National Recreation Area spokeswoman Alexandra Picavet said they don't want people to even think of it as a swimming beach. Frankly, it's not that safe as a walking beach either.
There are signs - "People swimming and wading have drowned here" - and patrols warn the unwary to stay back. But often they are tourists or day-trippers.
"When they left the house that morning, these people never thought they would end up in the ocean," Picavet said. "The waves lull people to turn their back. The next thing you know that 10th wave knocks someone down."
Rogue waves
The rogue waves are the first, obvious danger. UC Berkeley engineering Professor Reza Alam, who is working on ways to harness the force of waves for power, said tourists from the East Coast may not realize it's different here.
"The western coast is steeper," he said. "The amplitude of the waves builds up much faster."
"Sleeper" or "sneaker" waves can easily overpower someone on the beach. Picavet said studies have shown that 6 inches of moving water can sweep people off their feet. And that's just the start.
Once the wave breaks, the water rushes back out to sea.
"The rip currents are horrendous," said Mark Massara, a longtime Ocean Beach surfer. "You can easily be pulled a mile or more away, on your surfboard, paddling against it the whole way."
Alam said an extreme rip current can travel 7 to 8 feet per second.
"And the world record for swimming is 7 feet per second," he said. "No way you can fight that."
That's not even the most serious concern. Ocean Beach doesn't have to drown you, just hold you in its freezing grip until you succumb to hypothermia. Caught in a rip current, carried off shore, victims have to get out of the water or die.
"The problem is that it is such a big, wide stretch of wilderness that no one can see you," Massara said. "Five weeks ago I got hit by my board and took 50 stitches. There were people surfing a couple of hundred feet away and they didn't see what was going on. I had to rescue myself."
This week the kid in the waves got lucky. Tony Barbero spotted him and pulled him out. Score one for the rescuers.
But Ocean Beach endures, wave after wave. It will have other chances.
C.W. Nevius is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. His columns appear Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @cwnevius


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March 5, 2008
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The Schedule
Wednesday, March 5, 7 p.m.
No. 13 UCSB at No. 3 Cal State Northridge
The Matadome
Northridge, Calif.
Online Audio: GoMatadors.com
Gametracker: UCSBGauchos.com
Against Cal State Northridge
Last Meeting: 1/19/08 at UCSB
Result: CSUN 3, UCSB 1 (31-33, 30-28, 30-24, 30-24)
2008 Series: CSUN leads 2-0
2007 Series: UCSB led 2-1
All-Time Series Record: UCSB leads 42-29
Last UCSB Win: 4/6/07 at UCSB
Result: UCSB 3, CSUN 0 (30-24, 31-29, 30-21)
Current Streak: CSUN two wins
KCSB Gets in on the Action
KCSB 91.9 FM and KCSB.org will be broadcasting several of UCSB's remaining regular season matches, including: Saturday, Apr. 5 vs. UC Irvine (online only), Friday, Apr. 11 vs. Long Beach State (radio and online), and Saturday, Apr. 12 against UC San Diego (online only). Other matches may be added, so be sure to check the broadcast schedule at KCSB.org.
Track the Matches Online
For the first time ever, UCSB men's volleyball matches can be followed live online with Gametracker. All home matches and select road contests will be included. Just log on to UCSBGauchos.com, go to the men's volleyball schedule, and click on the Gametracker link for the match you're interested in. You can follow each point, keep track of player statistics, and view player bios. Gametracker is free of charge and works on PCs and Macs.
UCSB Upset at UC San Diego
UCSB was upset in straight sets by UC San Diego Feb. 29 at RIMAC Arena with scores coming in at 30-27, 30-22, and 30-24. It was just the second time in 34 all-time meetings that the Tritons had topped the Gauchos and the first time in school history that UCSD has swept an MPSF opponent. The Tritons' only other in-league victory was a 3-1 downing of reigning national champion UC Irvine back in January. Strong hitting propelled UCSD to the win as the Tritons hit .420 with 50 kills and 16 errors in 81 attacks. Santa Barbara hit .244 with 39 kills and 19 miscues in 82 swings. The Gauchos were led by Jeff Menzel with 13 kills, two aces, and 15.5 points. Theo Brunner had 14 kills and hit .435, while Andy McGuire had a team high four digs. UCSD, which used just seven players, was paced by Frank Fritsch with a match best 17 kills. Jason Spangler added 12 kills, while Russ Hardy hit .538 with nine kills and two errors in 13 sets. UCSB is now 32-2 all-time against UC San Diego. The first time the Tritons topped the Gauchos was April 9, 2004 in La Jolla. It was a five-gamer with scores going 33-35, 33-31, 30-22, 28-30, and 15-12 in favor of UCSD.
Gauchos Take Long Beach to Five Games but Fall Short
Theo Brunner put away a career high 26 kills, but it wasn't enough as UCSB lost in five games at Long Beach State March 1. The Gauchos came back from two games down, but couldn't put the match away. Game scores from the Gold Mine were 30-27, 30-28, 28-30, 25-30, and 15-13. In game five, the Gauchos scored three consecutive points on a Mike Runkle kill, a block, and a Cullen Irons ace to take a 12-9 lead. However, the 49ers came right back with three scores of their own on a Paul Lotman kill and a pair of UCSB attack errors. Brunner put Santa Barbara up 13-12 with his final kill of the match, but LBSU reeled off another three straight points to secure the victory. A kill by Dan Alexander evened the game at 13-13 and an ace by Lotman gave Long Beach its first lead of the game. A Gaucho hitting error put an end to the match. Brunner's 26 kills eclipsed his previous career high of 25, set this season against Hawai'i. The middle blocker also set a new career best with 28.5 points as he added three blocks - two solos and one assisted. Jeff Menzel had 22 kills, six digs, three blocks, and 24.5 points. Vince DeVany amassed a career high 60 assists from the setter position. Ben Brockman had a match high 16 digs. For Long Beach, Dean Bittner had 24 kills and Lotman followed with 20. The 49ers out-blocked the Gauchos 14 to 9 as Tommy Pestolesi had seven blocks and Alexander had six. UCSB out-hit Long Beach .286 (70-30-140) to .240 (62-27-146) and also held a 48-32 advantage in digs. The Gauchos had leads in all five games.
Give Me a Brock, Man
Senior Ben Brockman spent most of last season as the starting libero for UCSB. This season, redshirt freshman Andy McGuire has been the primary libero in all but one match. Brockman got the nod at Long Beach State on March 1. Playing in all five games, he registered a season high 16 digs, just one short of his career best. He also added a career high three assists in the loss.
Vince Hints
True freshman setter Vince DeVany got his first career start at Long Beach State on March 1 and he didn't disappoint. Devany recorded a pair of career highs with 60 assists and eight digs in the five-game match.
The Man in the Irons Mask
Redshirt freshman Cullen Irons also produced some career numbers in the Long Beach State match. He collected six kills and five blocks, both career bests. Irons hit 1.000 and added an assist, an ace, and 9.5 points.
Are You Experienced?
UCSB's starting lineup looks quite a bit different than it did last season. Of the regular starters this year, only senior middle Theo Brunner and junior setter Max Klineman have extensive collegiate playing experience. On the outside, senior Phil Mathews has played in 29 career matches, 17 of those coming this season. Junior Mike Runkle, also on the outside, had played in three matches prior to 2008. Sophomore middle Sam Moisenco played in eight matches as a freshman last season, while middle Scott Slaughter and libero Andy McGuire are both redshirt freshman. Finally, opposite Jeff Menzel is a true freshman.
Opposites Attract
True freshman Jeff Menzel has been the go-to guy on the UCSB attack. The opposite has led the Gauchos in swings in 15 of 17 matches and has posted team high kill totals in 10 contests. The Santa Barbara native has 655 attack attempts this season, 271 more than the next Gaucho on the list. With an average of 4.80 kills per game, Menzel is ranked fourth nationally and third in the MPSF. With 5.48 points per game, he is fifth in the country and third among conference players. Menzel has recorded 10 or more kills 16 times and 20 or more in eight matches.
Brunner Banter
Middle blocker Theo Brunner recorded the 1,000th kill of his career earlier this season, becoming just the 10th Gaucho in school history to reach the mark. He has had 10 or more kills in 10 of 15 matches played, including a career high 26 at Long Beach State (3/1). He also had a career best 28.5 points in that match. Brunner also set a new career high this season with eight digs at UC Irvine (1/4) and tied a career best with eight blocks on two occasions, the first at Pacific (2/9) and the second at UC Irvine (2/23).
Dandy Andy
Redshirt freshman Andy McGuire has started at libero in 16 of 17 matches this season and is averaging 2.32 digs per game, ranked 16th in the country. On four occasions he has totaled 10 or more digs, including a career high 20 vs. Hawai'i (2/1). McGuire holds a .966 reception percentage with just 17 errors in 499 attempts.
Redshirt? I Don't Need no Stinking Redshirt!
True freshman setter Vince DeVany made his collegiate debut Jan. 26 against Pacific at Rob Gym. Originally scheduled to redshirt the 2008 season, Devany dressed against the Tigers and recorded his first career kill on his first career attempt. He also added four assists in the win. Devany and opposite Jeff Menzel are the only true freshman that have seen the floor so far for the Gauchos. Ben Douglas, Blaine Nielsen, Jordan Nuni, Jake Scalise, and Alex Williams are still scheduled to redshirt this year.
Preston Will Retire Following the 2008 Season
Ken Preston, easily the winningest coach in UCSB men's volleyball history and one of the winningest active coaches in the nation, will retire following the 2008 season, his 30th as head of the Gaucho program. Preston began his UCSB head coaching career in 1979. In 29 seasons, he compiled a 506-364 overall record for a winning percentage of .582. He has guided the program to 21 of its 29 seasons of .500 or better, including 19 winning seasons. A search for Preston's successor will take place in the spring. Preston will remain on staff through 2008 and will be a key member of the committee assigned to select the new coach.
New Mugs on the Coaching Staff
Head coach Ken Preston welcomes a pair new faces to his 2008 coaching staff. Most recently, Lee Nelson joined the Gauchos as associate head coach. Nelson replaced Aaron Mansfield, who left this summer to try out for the U.S. National Team as a libero. Nelson came from Fresno State, where he was the top assistant with the Bulldog women's program. He played at UCSB from 1985-89 and was also an assistant coach under Preston from 1997-99. Lee graduated from UCSB in 1991. He was raised in Santa Barbara and is a 1984 grad of Santa Barbara High School. Ricardo DoMonte was added to the staff during the summer of 2007. A native Brazilian, he coached the UCSB men's volleyball club team to a national championship in 2007. Since 2002, doMonte has served as the Volleyball Director for the Page Youth Center/Santa Barbara Boy's Volleyball Club. He has coached elite level players indoors and on the beach in both Brazil and United States, and has worked at several UCSB volleyball camps.
Gauchos Pick Up Four During Fall Signing Period
UCSB picked up four high school seniors during the 2007 fall signing period. Outside hitters Grant Goswiller, Mark Liebermann, and Matt Townsend, as well as middle blocker/opposite Jake Piva will don the blue and gold for the 2009 season. Goswiller, a 6-foot-3 outside, hails from Coto de Caza, Calif. and Tesoro High School. He has also played club ball for Balboa Bay and OC Riptides. Goswiller was an all-tournament selection at the 2007 Junior Olympics (17 Open) in Atlanta. Outside of volleyball, he was a member of the Lionsheart Community Service Club and the Invisible Children's Club. In the classroom, Goswiller was a three-year Presidential Honor Roll member. Liebermann is from Newport Beach, Calif. and Newport Harbor High School. The 6-foot-5 outside was part of a Balboa Bay Volleyball Club squad that took first place at the 2007 Holiday Classic. Piva, a 6-foot-8 middle/opposite, is from Valencia, Calif. and won a CIF title with Valencia High School, a perennial powerhouse in the Foothill League. With Santa Monica Beach Club, he won a 2007 title in the Open Division and has twice been named all-tourney at Junior Olympics. Townsend is from Granada Hills, Calif. and plays for Chaminade College Prep. A four-year letterwinner, the 6-foot-4 outside has garnered First Team All-Mission League honors. In 2007, he was a member of the Southern California Volleyball Association Regional Team that competed at the Slovenia Global Challenge. Townsend won gold at the 2007 Junior Olympics (17 Open) and silver at the 2006 JOs (16 Open).
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Some notes, quotes and links from the Raiders practice Friday:
Looks like the Raiders will be looking at some more defensive tackles. Vance Walker was back at practice for the second consecutive day, but Pat Sims still hasn't practiced, Stacy McGee came back from an undisclosed injury but did not finish and newly signed Myles Wade was injured.
"I think that's something we've got to continue to look at," Raiders coach Dennis Allen said. "We brought in Myles Wade, unfortunately he was injured today, so we've got to keep going and make sure we have enough bodies to come out here and practice with."
— Impressive day from running back Rashad Jennings, who looks nothing like the 2.8 yards per carry runner he was in Jacksonville last season.
"He's done some good things for us," Allen said. "One of the challenges you have for Rashad is … Rashad's a big back, we want Rashad to play like a big back, and that will be something we're going to look at as we go into the preseason is him being that big physical presence that we expect him to be."
Jennings moved the pile in a third-and-1 drill and later described that situation as being "like a carrot in front of a bunny. You just go get it."
— Officials on their annual tour were at the Raiders facility and will be there through Sunday. The practice was so clean Allen counted only one flag thrown. Officials spent much of the time conversing with players and mostly coaches, informing of them how rules will be enforced.
Some of the rule changes aren't applicable in practice anyway, in particular the rule which won't allow running backs in the tackle box to lower their head and pile into an opposing defender.
"They're obviously not going to see everything since they don't have the full crew out here," Allen said. "It's part of the deal. We bring the officials out, it's good for them, they get some work, but it's also good for us because we get a chance to have them explain some of the new rules and some of the things that they're going to emphasize this year. "
— Tackle Alex Barron, considered a major bust in St. Louis as a first-round draft pick, has been dominating in some blocking drills _ he's been particularly rough on rookie end David Bass _ and has played well enough to get some first team reps at right tackle to push Khalif Barnes with Menelik Watson still not having practiced.
"Well I think we're going to let that thing play out, but obviously I've been impressed with the things Alex Barron has done and that's been a nice surprise for us," Allen said. "He's a guy that's kind of getting that second chance and he's taking advantage of it."
Allen hasn't felt the need to to talk to his team aobut the situation in Philadelphia with white wide receiver Riley Cooper getting caught on video using racial epithets at a Kenny Chesney concert.
"We haven't addressed it. Obviously, that's a situation that you don't want anything to be divisive in the locker room," Allen said. "I think we all understand that we have a group of young men that all come from different backgrounds, and we have to respect all kinds of different backgrounds, whether it be race, religion, whatever the case may be."
— One of the items on the NFL video presentation on rule changes was, ahem, the elimination of the tuck rule. Charles Woodson, Lincoln Kennedy and Zack Crockett had a few things to say about that in this Bay Area News Group web story.
— Place kicker Sebastian Janikowski's timing couldn't have been better for getting a contract extension. The Raiders may have as much as $50 million in cap space this year. Janikowski talked about his new deal in this Bay Area News Group web story.
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From today, you can see this gorgeous 110-carat pear-shaped yellow diamond in The Vault gallery thanks to the generosity of Cora diamond manufacturers who have loaned us the gem.
Model Jerry Hall is dazzled by the arrival of the Cora Sun-Drop in The Vault gallery (Image copyright Adrian Brooks - Imagewise)
These large (over 100 carat) coloured diamonds are extremely rare in nature and are historically significant as so few exist. So it's a privilege to be able to have the Cora Sun-Drop on show to our visitors.
I asked Alan Hart, the head of collections in our Mineralogy Department if he could tell me what particularly fascinated him about diamonds like this. He says:
'When you look at a diamond like this you are not only looking at a unique piece of art, you are looking at the fascinating science that bought this stone to us.
'The Cora Sun-Drop diamond was formed deep within the Earth's crust 1-3 billion years ago. As it grew, it incorporated nitrogen into its carbon crystal structure. It is these nitrogen impurities that give the diamond its yellow colour as they modify light, absorbing the blue part of the visible spectrum. The diamond then travelled on a long journey upwards in a slushy rock magma. After it was found within a kimberlite pipe (a type of volcanic rock), it was expertly studied and cut, bringing the diamond to life.
'Good quality coloured diamonds, known as "fancy" diamonds, are extremely rare. Only about 1 in 10,000 mined diamonds are thought to have good body colour, and only a small percentage of these are considered to have good enough clarity to be labelled as a fancy diamond.
'The Cora Sun-Drop combines both a vivid yellow colour and another rare quality, a large size. At just over 110 carats, it is not only exceptionally large, it is the largest yellow pear-shaped diamond known.'
But diamonds aren't forever, I'm afraid! The Cora Sun-Drop is only with us in The Vault for a limited time, so bask in its light while you can. And don't forget there are 300 other diamonds in The Vault, including the Aurora collection, as well as a model of the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond.
You can hear Alan Hart talk about our impressive diamonds and gemstones at The Treasure Trove talk here in the Attenborough Studio on 25 March at 14.30.
And in case you wondered what the largest faceted diamond in the world is? At a whopping 545.67 carats, it's said to be the Golden Jubilee, also known as the Great Star of Africa, which now resides in the Royal Thai Palace as part of the crown jewels.
Watch the video about the Cora Sun-Drop diamond and The Vault gallery
Glimpse The Vault gallery highlights in our slideshow
Find out more about diamonds on our website
Pear-shaped Cora Sun-Drop image right courtesy Tom Tragale for M Patricof, Creative Group


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