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As one of Germany's top bicycle brands, Focus has built a strong reputation for designing high performance bicycles for many areas of cycling. Whether it is Road, Cyclocross, Cross Country, or All Mountain, Focus is a leader in innovation and design. Focus focuses on creating and developing outstanding bicycles with an incredible price-to-performance ratio.
The Raven line is a hardtail Cross Country line with an aim at performance. This lightweight line takes advantage of carbon fiber frames to yield high performance. These carbon fiber frames are designed and crafted to exact specifications to ensure quality throughout. The frames also take advantage of the BB30 over sized bottom bracket. In doing so the Raven line is able to increase stiffness and strength in that key area. Furthermore carbon fiber drop outs reduce weight while increasing the load bearing capacity. Carbon fiber drop outs also create a solid and stiff place for the rear wheel to live. The Raven carbon fiber frame is super light and strong.
Focus has set the Raven out on the right path with this high performance frame it only seems fitting that Focus would outfit it Sram, Avid, & Rock Shox components. This Race ready group is super light weight and performance driven, just like the Raven frame. Together they produce an awesome ride experience. Having reliability on Race day is a huge issue. Knowing you can count on your bike to do the job you need is critical. Sram X.O 10 Speed shifters set the pace of smooth and reliable shifting while the Sram X.O front and rear derailleurs add to the performance and reliability. The super light weight and stiff Sram X.O cranks are power houses when it comes to performance and design. The entire Sram X.O group was designed to provide you with the best experience possible. The Raven and this X.O race group complement each other in way you can only understand by hoping on and riding for yourself.
The Raven line may be a hardtail line but suspension is still a must. Keeping up with the quality standards that the Raven has set, Focus set their aim on a suspension fork that would complement the rest of the build. A Rock Shox SiD XX World Cup with Remote lock out was chosen. Rock Shox is an industry leader in shocks and suspension. Continuously setting new standards and introducing new technologies, Rock Shox was an instant choice for the Raven 3.0.
Feature rich and race ready are just a few words I can use to describe the Raven. If you're looking for high performance and excellent quality then you have come to the right place. Focus has teamed up with industry leaders to bring you race ready and race proven performance.Components
|Focus Raven XC Carbon Frame
|Rock Shox SiD XX World CupRemote Lock out 100mm 15mm
|Front D.Rail
|Sram X.O
|Resr D.Rail
|Sram X.O
|Sram X.O
|Truvativ X.O 42/28
|DT Swiss X1600
|Continental X-King 2.4"
|Avid Elixir R 185F 160R
|SRAM 10spd 11-32
|Fizik Thundra 2
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After riding a FS 29er for the last year I was feeling nostalgic and Bought this bike. With a full XO drive train, SID air XX fork, and carbon post & bar it was impossible to build a better cheeper bike from components like I usually do. At the close out price this thing is a steal.
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The bike is stunning and super light. Fit and finish are excellent. I did not ride it and retuned it so can not comment further.
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Judy Kaye earned her second Tony Award for her portrayal of duchess-turned-prohibitionist Estonia Dulworth in Nice Work If You Can Get It. Find out why stepping into Estonia's "wonderful clothes" makes Kaye feel like a kid again.
On this week's episode of The Broadway.com Show, we've got buzz about a rapping Russell Simmons musical, a Beautiful big-screen remake and a totally Mad Star of the Week.March 25, 2015
Chita Rivera dances with Michelle Veintimilla as her younger self in the new musical The Visit.March 24, 2015
Helen Mirren is back on the throne as Queen Elizabeth II. Find out everything you need to know about this new Broadway hit!March 24, 2015
For It Shoulda Been You's first preview, stars Sierra Boggess, Josh Grisetti and Lisa Howard are giving you their best acting tips...while winking.March 24, 2015
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Results vs. Pre-Regional (2007-09-15 09:15:00)
September 15, 2007
|Pfeiffer Finishes 7th at Pre-Regional
|Sunday, 16 September 2007
|Wingate, NC---The Pfeiffer women's cross country team finished seventh at the Pre-Regional Race held at Wingate University Saturday morning. Melissa Dunlap finished 8th in a time of 25:15 to lead the Falcons.
Coach Nolt commented, "Our women's team today had a good finish, even with Meghan Hillebrand sidelined and Magen Abernathy still recovering from being sick earlier this week. Melissa really stepped up today for us. Today we proved that we are competitive with the top teams in the Conference."
Pfeiffer will run again Friday when they travel to UNC-Charlotte.
Pfeiffer Results
8 Melissa Dunlap (Sr) Pfeiffer University 25:15
43 Stephanie Rynas (Jr) Pfeiffer University 27:28
45 Samantha Rynas (Jr) Pfeiffer University 27:43
52 Latrese Bristol (So) Pfeiffer University 28:15
70 Magen Abernathy (Fr) Pfeiffer University 29:13
101 Ellen Humphrey (Jr) Pfeiffer University 33:15


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Adam Embrey called themeeting to order at 6:15 PM. Members in attendance were Adam Embrey, Martin Young, Jim Reynolds, Mark Wampler, James McCormick, and Judge Blevins. Members absent were Dave Greenwell, Sam Shaheen, and Phil Roberts. Visitors in attendance were Eric Parr and Rik Downs.Our next meeting date will be announced very soon and club members are welcome to come.
Louisville Disc Golf Club
Board of Director Meeting
March 4, 2013
Establishing a Quorum for a Meeting. James McCormick made a motion that five (5) board members must be present to have a quorum for a meeting. 2nd by Martin Young. Approved by all (6-0).
Articles of Incorporation. Peter Naake forwarded a draft of the Articles of Incorporation for theLouisville Disc Golf Club. It was recommended that Peter Naake be listed as the Incorporator. Mark Wampler volunteered to be listed as the Registered Agent.
Membership section discussion on XXXXX or continue.
Charlie Vettiner Park Project. The project was discussed. Several Board Members attended the Metro Parks Open House earlier in the day.
Election of Officers. President, Adam Embrey and Treasurer, Judge Blevins volunteered tocontinue their respective term of office. Jim Reynolds nominated Martin Young as Vice-President. 2ndby Adam Embrey. No other nomination. Approved by all (6-0). Martin Young nominated Jim Reynolds as Secretary. 2nd by Judge Blevins. No other nominations. Approved by all (6-0).
Term Limits for Officers. Mark Wampler made a motion thatall officers serve a one (1) year term. 2nd by Martin Young. After a discussion, Mark Wampler rescinded his motion. Mark Wampler made a motion to appoint a committee to research term limits. 2nd by Judge Blevins. Approved by all (6-0). Jim Reynolds, Martin Young, and MarkWampler volunteered to serve on the committee.
Merchandise. Martin Young reported that there is approximately $1,500.00 worth of discs, shirts, and miscellaneous merchandisein inventory. It was suggested that thenew merchandise be split between the League Directors for sale. It was suggested that miscellaneous older merchandise be given to Tommy Bronson for the Louisville Classic. It was suggested that all shirt orders be distributed as soon as possible and Mark Wampler would inventory the remaining shirts.
Newsletter. Eric Parr presented information about establishing an electronic newsletter for the club. Similar to the PDGA newsletter, the clubcould use the newsletter to disperse club information, promote events, sellsponsorships, etc. Price for his services was $20.00 for up to five-hundred-and-one (501) emails and $30.00 not to exceed two-thousand-five-hundred (2,500) emails. The club would be required to provide email addresses and prepay for six (6) months. Adam Embrey made a motion to proceed with the newsletter. 2ndby Martin Young. Approved by all (6-0). Martin Young will provide content offirst letter to Eric. The first newsletter will go out approximately one week after the Louisville Classic.
Taylorsville Disc Golf Course. Rik Downs provide information on the progress of Taylorsville Disc Golf Course andtheir status as a 501.3c. Currently,they have cleared 90% of the course. During the clearing, several trees were removed that now must bereplaced. They are in need of fifteen(15) trees, four (4) foot tall, that are indigenous to the area.
Eric Parrs Private Course. Martin Young and Adam Embrey announced the planning of a private course being developed by Eric Parr.
Edwardsville Spring Cleanup. TheEdwardsville Spring Cleanup benefits Seviren Lang Disc Golf Course. Club members and disc golfers will be asked to participate in this years cleanup on April 27th. Adam Embrey made a motion for the club to sponsor the event for $100.00. 2nd by Jim Reynolds. Approved (5-1); James McCormick opposed.
Charlie Vettiner Work Session. Martin Young announced that work session at Charlie Vettiner will begin soon andsuggested the club participate in the Mayors Give Away.Other miscellaneous discussions. Plan work day for Seviren Lang. Preparation of a one (1) year to five(5) year plan for tournaments, outreach, etc. James McCormick needs an assistant for Wednesday night leagues. The Charlie Vettiner Open needs a non-playingtournament director.Judge Blevins made a motion to adjourn. 2ndby Adam Embrey. Approve by all (6-0).
April Meeting
Club Finances and Business
Financial report
General liability insurance
Term Limits
501c3 updates
Website updates
Bg ams ldgc/prodigy success
Posters for club events at muldraigh, rts, sisc, play itagain sports, etc...
Thoughts on newsletter
We've reached nearly 100 members. I'd like to see a push to pass that number.
Spreadsheet / database
Data collection / standardized form
Website / forum status and plans
Basket raffle fundraiser and member drive
Sponsorship gotten by members drawings proposal and give away more than one at each level but you can only be entered into highest category you reach. Drawing at CVO
less than 100 give away disc or 2
101-200 give away club shirt
201-300 give away shirt and discs
301-400 PDGA membership
401+ free entry into a tournament
Supporting Heroes
Kids Cafe
Sanctioning leagues
League posters
Am prize payouts at leagues
Wed League Asst.
Work Projects
Cvo work projects
Seviern work day
Seviern Lang Memorial (SLM)
Charlie Vettiner Open (CVO)
spotters needed total of 6
Sponsors needed goal is $5000 to pro and $1000 towards ams to pay for players packs
Sam players party?
Date for another fundraiser in June
Amateur tourney - with cash added - club fundraiser
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The Wheels Manufacturing BB30/PF30 adaptor adapts Shimano Hollowtech II cranks to work with BB30 bottom brackets. The Delrin adaptor fits between the bearings and the spindle.
- Bottom Bracket Shell Width: 68/73
- Spindle Interface Type: Hollowtech II
- BB/Frame Interface: BB30
- Weight: 48 grams
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#4311 Sat 22 Dec 12 11:44pm
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Greetings Jamie and all. I have just joined today and don't know a lot yet but I am very excited about joining. Thank you Jamie for all the tips you have given me over the years and look forward to learning a lot more from you.
Lanson :-)
#4312 Mon 24 Dec 12 6:24pm
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Superfoodray, when I saw your post I knew I was meant to find this forum and join as I too was 50 on the 17th December.
I am a full time worker, the mother of four under 18 and my elderly Mum lives with me too, so hobbies are home based - hence I love to cook. I just wish all would eat the same at the same time :-/
#4313 Thu 27 Dec 12 7:22pm
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Hello Jamie and everybody!
I joined the site yesterday-boxing day and I'm looking forward to joining in with the forums and posting blogs (I've wanted to do this for ages but have never got round to it). I am a mum to 3 children, work part time and have a passion for cooking, baking and all things homemade! I am a huge Jamie fan as it is all practical everyday cooking which is great, especially when you are cooking for children, (I also love all the products too, I'm a regular Jamie at home party goer and I'm slowing collecting them for my home!)
I look forward to chatting with everyone and please look out for my blog (to help me get started!) Thank you!
#4314 Sat 29 Dec 12 12:25pm
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Hi we have eaten in j-italian in Oxford, Cambridge and Edinburgh. Loved them all.
Love Italian food. So pleased to hear that the Aberdeen restaurant is about to open.
We live in Aberdeen so it will be a regular venue for us!!
#4315 Mon 31 Dec 12 9:38pm
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Hello there everyone,
This is to tell you a little about our simple life. Love cooking and growing our own food. Living life simply. We have a small hobby farm here in New Brunswick Canada. We started our adventure going on 4 years now. Sold our large home and downsize to a smaller one, which was built by my dh. Lived in a shed 20X12 which 16 X 12 (3 of us live in while home being built for about 2 months, me, my dh and 80 year old mother in law, who is a real trooper). Cooked on a camp fire stove and barbeque. We used coolers, lugged water ,shower outside,washed on a wash board. Let me tell you this is an adventure itself and makes you appreciate the finer things in life. To date we have had a very large garden, (Freeze and bottle our own), raised 2 pigs (dh says never again), meat kings (roasting chickens, this has been a good venture for us), Turkeys (5 this year and another good venture), and of course our lovely ladies ,28 laying hens for our lovely eggs which everyone loves. (These are my dh ladies). We started this venture to be self sufficent and are on our way. This has been hard work however well worth it. Living the simple life and loving it.
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#4316 Wed 02 Jan 13 12:00pm
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Hi All,
Just made my first ever Jamie Oliver recipe and I am in love. Have always watched your shows but never cooked any. Made the salsa verde and placed it on warm potatoe, just loved it. So easy and quick.
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I live in Montreal and am a big fan of digestible food and elevensies. In my real life I'm an English teach who enjoys cooking to chill out at the end of the day. Watching Jamie jazz up British cooking and its rep has been a real treat. My friends and my favourite and only daughter and I checked out La Maison Publique when it opened in Montreal in October. Thumbs way up on the atmosphere, service and salads! More bites and fewer meals might be a good idea.
Bon appetit!
#4318 Wed 09 Jan 13 2:07am
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Hey Jamie! My dream is to become one of the best chefs there ever was, just like you! I want to be like you someday! I'm from Philippines and Filipino(our) cuisine has nothing much to offer, not like other cuisines that have a wide range of variety and techniques. And I want that to change. Your videos and recipes give me a wide scope I need for better cooking.
Thanks and I wish I can meet you someday! Keep it up!
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reported ...again...this idiot bot should have been banned by your moderators...it wouldn't happen on "other" sites...why is it allowed here???
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Nikita Shabalkin (pictured) led the way with 28 points to pace the victors.
EuroCup Challenge quarter-finalists Cherkaski Mavpy have signed Latvian point guard Edmunds Valeiko and American forward Kaniel Dickens.
Mavpy, who will take on BC Dnipro Dnepropetrovsk in the last eight of the European competition, lost the services of Rolandas Jarutis for a couple of months following a knee operation.
A dominating second quarter helped Cherkaski Mavpy to an 87-75 win over Tartu Rock in the team's opener of the EuroCup Challenge.
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A Guide to Planning a Do-It-yourself Plumbing Project
Year after year, the plumbing, sewers and drains of a home perform their daily tasks faithfully. However, the constant use of these systems will result in common plumbing problems. Sooner or later, the homeowner will need to do some plumbing repair. Some homeowners usually avoid plumbing chores as they see them as messy and difficult. This spurs them to seek the services of a plumber, incurring costs on small problems that they can easily handle by themselves. Others take on complex plumbing jobs, leading to disastrous results. Below is a guide to planning DIY plumbing projects.
Armed with the necessary knowledge, it is possible for a homeowner to determine the projects he/she can comfortably handle and those that are best left to professionals. Often, any exposed plumbing that is not hidden inside walls can easily be worked on by a handy person with no special skills or knowledge. Taps and faucets can be unclogged, dismantled and replaced or repaired using inexpensive tools. Trips made to a hardware store to buy replacement parts are often more time consuming than the plumbing chore itself.
DIY plumbing becomes more challenging if the fixtures become heftier and more complex. A bathroom sink can quickly and easily be replaced, but a kitchen sink is a bigger job given the mass of plumbing below it. Partially hidden plumbing and fittings like a shower faucet and its supply lines can require skills like tiling and carpentry. Anytime a homeowner installs a plumbing fixture that was not there before, or has to run new pipes, he or she enters a new area. Any new plumbing should conform to the necessary codes and undergo inspection by a local building department.
When getting the DIY plumbing work is done, the most difficult part does not involve the actual plumbing. It is all about dealing with the obstacles that may occur. The home owner may be forced to squeeze inside cramped quarters. It is advisable to use a drop cloth, a kneeling pad or even an old pillow to ensure that the worksite is as comfortable as possible. A work light or flashlight should be put in position to see clearly. A basic rule for most plumbing projects is to shut off the water supply. One should then test to ensure that the water is off. Keeping a bucket and old towels in handy is recommended as it can help catch any small amounts of water dribbling out of pipes.
Some building inspectors may require that a homeowner obtains a permit for any installation, irrespective of how small. Others may not conduct an inspection unless a certain installation has to be fitted with new pipes. To be on the safe side, a homeowner should consult with a local building department prior to tackling any DIY plumbing project. An inspector can offer valuable advice on some complex connections like solving problems of water pressure or connecting electric, water or gas lines to a water heater. However, if the plumbing is too complicated for the homeowner to understand, then he or she should not hesitate to call a plumber. So if your looking for an emergency plumber in Aberdeen check out these guys they are very professional their promo video is below.
What Are The Factors That Mean You Must Hire A Plumber
Residential or commercial plumbing system is an important facility that must be working perfectly every time. It does not deserve to be ignored because if you do so, it will be like attracting a regrettable mess. There is no need of repairing an entire plumbing system when a simple fix can correct the time bomb and thus saving you from unexpected cost in near future. In some cases, you may apply Do it yourself idea to repair a problem with the plumbing system but it may come a time when you ought to hire a plumber because you have no option. If you have no clue about the damaged plumbing system, it is best to hire professional plumbers.
How then do you know that you can't handle a specific problem? Here are some of the various plumbing system faults that may force you to call a plumber.
Clogged Drainage
Drainpipe blockage is one of the commonest plumbing systems problems in every household. Imagine a scenario whereby debris has blocked the piping system which leads waste to a septic tank! The entire environment will be nothing less than odor. Here, you will have to hire a plumber who understands how to remove the dirt deposits from wherever it is inside the pipes. Or just use a plunger and a lot of elbow grease.
Leaking Water Heater Pipes
The hot water equipment may perfectly supply desirable temperature but beneath the boiler, there could be persistent drops of water. This is an indication that the equipment may be having a leaking problem. It is quite obvious that a layman cannot correct this. One has to hire a plumber who will inspect and recommend whether it needs to be repaired or replaced.
Lack of Hot Water Supply
The main goal of your water heating system is to provide you with warm showers. What if that is not the case? Water heater that does not supply hot water for bath and other places is an indication that it has malfunctioned. Plumbers will investigate to find the root cause and come up with a solution.
Pipe Leaks
Pipe leaks are a problem that is very easy to identify. For example, if there are water pipes in your home attic, formation of brown rings on the ceilings is an indication of water damage. Even though this could also be a sign of a damaged roof, leaking pipes may trigger this scenario too. Plumbers will come to your rescue as they know which approach to use no matter where the pipe is located. Underground pipes can also leak but they know how to deal with that.
Persistent Dripping Taps
This is very common just immediately after the tap. It is a problem with the threading inside the pipe which gives room for water to escape and especially when it is under high pressure. A plumber who has the right tools can correct this minor fault. If you don't do immediate repair, you will get annoyed when you calculate the total volume of water lost by just mere drops.
The above are some of the many problems that a plumbing system may encounter. Main shut off damage, toilet leaks and faucet problems are also additional problems that may need the intervention of a plumber. If you suspect anything as above, why don't you hire a plumber right away?
Upgrade Your Central Heating
If you are fed up with high gas prices or you own an all-electric house and want to cut on your utility bills, then upgrading your central heating system can be a viable option for you. This kind of equipment can help keep your house warm during the cold winter season and calm during the hot summer season. Newer and energy-efficient systems could end up saving you a lot of money in the long run, if they are properly installed.
Apart from the savings that you can make with better energy efficiency, many dealers will provide their clients with special offers for entire system replacements, enabling you to save even more money. Tax incentives are also provided by the government for those units that meet the set energy-efficiency criteria, but in most cases, customers will need to install a new system. If your central heating unity is old, it is advisable to replace it. If you have purchased a new home, then you may have to upgrade your central heating sooner rather than later. Some of the older units found in many homes are of poor quality and wrongly installed, leading to low efficiency. Adding the tax savings and dealer incentives available could make it much easier to upgrade your central heating system.
By adding an energy-efficient heating system to your new home, you will be able to take care of your family's heating needs and ensure your comfort for many years to come. No matter where you live, a new heating system can last for many years and it can also add value to your property and make it more appealing to potential buyers if you decide to sell it along the way.
A new heating system offers great flexibility of choosing where to locate your unit. Since heating systems often do not require an outlet to emit exhaust fumes, you can locate your equipment where you might already have openings for emitting exhaust gases. It can also help enhance energy efficiency and minimize installation costs by eradicating the need to carve holes for emitting gases and prevent such holes from potential moisture leaks.
Since all-electric heating systems do not depend on the burning of flammable gases, they are generally safer. The risk for fire is greatly reduced since there will be no source of ignition and any danger of carbon monoxide accumulation is fully eliminated. If you home makes use of a gas-fueled furnace, you can ensure the safety of your home and family by replacing the unit with a superior model.
There are many other reasons why it is advisable to upgrade your central heating system. By transmitting all the air around your home via a central unit, you are able to enhance comfort by installing a system to control the level of humidity in your home. And the inclusion of an air filtration unit in your home can help make the air fresher during the spring season when the flowers and trees are flourishing. Given the numerous benefits of upgrading a central heating system, it is worth finding out what your central heating dealer has to offer.
One last piece of advice is if you are going to upgrade your heating system typing a simple search query like"boiler installation Glasgow" into Google will usually yield the strongest and most relevant results. Please ensure you do your due diligence and vet the prospective contractors before they commence work.
5 top tips to maintaining your boiler to avoid costly repairs
Boilers are often used to keep the house warm during winter seasons. However due to constant use they are prone to faulty leaks that can release of carbon monoxide into the air, or even explode in worse case scenarios. As such, it's important to keep the boilers regularly maintained so as to avoid such disasters.
Boiler Maintenance Guidelines
You should have the device checked after every 12-month period to ensure all components are in perfect condition, moreover the technician that one chooses should preferably be registered by CORGI or Council of Registered Gas Installers. The professionals would ensure that your system is structurally complete, and installed properly in such a way that there no clogged pipes. It's also advisable for homeowners to install a carbon-monoxide detection unit within the house, so as to ensure that there's no leakage. These components are relatively affordable and would give you the mental peace you've always been dreaming of.
Boiler Pressure
Check the overall pressure of your boiler and ensure that it ranges between 12 lbs. and 15 lbs., if it's too high then consider calling a technician to rectify the issue before it further expounds. Most pressure gauges have a distinct release valve which can be used to relieve excess pressure from the system, however if you drain up the boiler and pressure still continues rising then contact a specialist for assistance. He may attempt to alternate the regulation knob so as to balance pressure generation.
Boiler Care
You don't have to always call a technician to check your system, there are some basic preventive measures that can be taken to keep the boiler upbeat and in good form. Always check it regularly to ensure it's clean and sweep out any dust residues that may be remaining inside, dirt has the potential of clogging your boiler fan and causing unnecessary overheating-which can then lead to fire outbreaks. Any form of clutter should not be left inside the boiler. If you reside in a region with hard-water then consider descaling the boiler at least once per year, this helps in preventing debris buildup.
Most boilers work by forcing heated water via pipes that are connected to radiators or baseboard convection faucets, nonetheless maintenance is a broad aspect that includes the upkeep of both gas, electric and water heating consoles. Steam boilers often require more attention than other systems due to the need of continually filling the boilers to an appropriate level.
In addition, examine if there are any leaky inlet valves that may release harmful gases into the atmosphere. These valves are known to leak over time, particularly if one has an older system within their home. When faced with such a situation, you should consider tightening the nuts on either side. If this still doesn't solve your problem, then flush out the water system and replace your inlet valve unit where necessary. Moving on, if the boiler seems dysfunctional and not supplying heat like before then the cause of this problem may be water trapped inside the system. Grab a sturdy piece of wire and poke it right inside the air-hole, so as to clear up the entire radiator. To prevent sediment buildup, remember to open up the radiator's drainage valve at least once per month.
Top 5 boiler repair tips
Central Heating systems and boilers need occasional support and maintenance to keep functioning with the greatest energy and heating efficiency. Being truly a complex equipment, it has to be handled by a knowledgeable and experienced professional. You should not try to repair the boiler yourself even though you are intimidated by the service/repair costs. In the end, you cannot afford to jeopardize your or your family's safety. Your skill would be to understand the aspects that effect the boiler restoration costs and find out about methods for keeping the expenses in balance.
Factors influencing expenses of boiler repairs In addition to the exact cause of your boiler's malfunctioning, the normal items that have a bearing on which the repair may cost are: Time when repair is necessary: Though boiler breakdown will be inconvenient any moment it happens, getting maintenance in the winters could be more expensive. The reason behind it is the upsurge in demand for the heat experts of these months. Boiler age: The old boilers will probably breakdown more often. Moreover, their parts could also not be common. This makes repairing older boilers more expensive.
Kind of boilers: Repairing the extremely advanced modern boilers just like the combi-boiler requires better specialized skills than necessary for the typical boilers. Therefore, it is costlier more often. Your residential location: In the event that you reside in a city center, or perhaps a densely populated and easily located region, the boiler repair expenses will tend to be reasonably priced. Regardless of how costly the restoration is, it really is something you cannot prevent as effectively running boilers have become needed for comfortable living. The only thing that you can do is to make an effort to minimize the repair costs.
Keeping the boiler restoration costs down The simplest way of maintaining your boiler repair costs in charge would be to ensure proper servicing of the machine and getting normal servicing performed onto it. At times, these expenses can go high and upset your allowance. Therefore, this is a good idea to get boiler insurance that covers repairs and also replacement costs. One more thing you need to bear in mind is that obtaining timely repairs is definitely easier and less expensive. Often, ignoring little boiler issues results in bigger defects that demand expensive repair/alternative and make you suffer additional time of discomfort. Lastly, once you do have to contact a specialist to check out your boiler system, you need to compare the estimates of some of the local experts. Just a little effort could help you save a whole lot on the boiler restoration costs.


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On 29 January 2010, the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group hosted a Bushmeat Briefing to share recent developments in field projects in Africa, to learn about policy and law enforcement impacts of bushmeat in the U.S. and to discuss priorities and strategies for better engaging stakeholders and decision makers in addressing the bushmeat crisis. The meeting and discussion were facilitated by Dr. Heather E. Eves of Virginia Polytechnic and State University. Heidi Ruffler (Zoological Society of London) gave an overview of the conservation, economic and political role of Equatorial Guinea and ZSL's role there, particularly regarding the importance of primate biodiversity and ZSL's work on protein and economic alternatives to bushmeat. Philip Alegranti of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Office of Law Enforcement reviewed the U.S. government's investigation and prosecution of Mamie Manneh for illegally importing bushmeat into the U.S. Nancy Gelman of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Wildlife Without Borders-Africa program gave an update on recent developments of the MENTOR/BEAN capacity-building program in eastern Africa, including a high-level workshop held in Uganda in December 2009.
In addition to facilitating the discussion, Heather Eves provided information on the role of the Convention on Biological Diversity's Bushmeat Liaison Group and an upcoming meeting on planning a bushmeat monitoring system for Central Africa. The discussion that followed the presentations addressed the role and scope of law enforcement efforts and training across international borders, the public health implications of the bushmeat trade, and the challenges and importance of scaling up capacity building efforts in Africa.
For further information, please see the full minutes of the meeting here.
Meeting Objectives
10:00-10:10 Welcome, introductions and context
Dr. Heather E. Eves, Adjunct Professor, Virginia Polytechnic and State University
10:10-10:30 Alternatives to Bushmeat in Equatorial Guinea
Ms. Heidi Ruffler, Project Manager, Equatorial Guinea, Zoological Society of London
10:30-10:50 Bushmeat in the United States: The Case in New York
Mr. Phil Alegranti, Special Agent, US Fish and Wildlife Service
10:50-11:10 Capacity and Network Building in East Africa
Ms. Nancy Gelman, Program Officer-Africa Program, Wildlife Without Borders, US Fish and Wildlife Service
11:10-11:30 Q&A with speakers
11:30-12:00 Facilitated discussion on big questions in bushmeat
12:00 Next steps and adjourn
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Virtue (Latin virtus; Greek ἀρετή) is moral excellence. Personal virtues are characteristics valued as promoting individual and collective well-being, and thus good by definition. The opposite of virtue is vice.
Etymologically the word virtue (Latin virtus) first signified manliness or courage. In its widest sense, virtue refers to excellence, just as vice, its contrary, denotes its absence. The term as used by moral philosophers and theologians signifies an operative habit essentially good, in contrast to an operative habit essentially evil. What are traditionally known as the four cardinal virtues, enumerated by the classical Greek philosophers have been translated into English as Justice, Courage, Wisdom, and Moderation. The three virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity are central aspects of the of the Judaic, Christian and Muslim traditions.
Virtue may also be identified from another perspective: it can have either normative or moral value; i.e. the virtue of a judge is to justly convict criminals; the virtue of an excellent judge is to specialise in justly convicting criminals, this being its normative value, whereas the virtues of reason, prudence, chastity, etc. have moral value.
In classical Greek, virtue is more properly called ἠθικὴ ἀρετή (ēthikē aretē), or "habitual excellence", something practiced at all times. The virtue of perseverance is itself a necessary adjunct to each and every individual virtue, since, overall, virtue is a species of habit which, in order to maintain oneself in virtue, needs to be continuously sustained. Nietzsche, however, expressed the view that "when virtue has slept, it will arise all the more vigorous."
Individual virtues can be grouped into one of four categories of values:
A value system is the ordered and prioritized set of values (usually of the ethical and doctrinal categories described above) that an individual or society holds.
Some virtues (a virtue is a character trait or character quality valued as being good) recognized in various Western cultures of the world include:
This enumeration is traced to Greek philosophy, and was listed at least by Plato, if not also by Socrates, from whom no attributable written works exist. Plato also mentions "Holiness".
It is likely that Plato believed that virtue was, in fact, a single thing, and that this enumeration was created by others in order to better define virtue. In Protagoras and Meno, he states that the separate virtues cannot exist independently, and offers as evidence the contradictions of acting with wisdom (prudence), yet in an unjust way, or acting with bravery (fortitude), yet without wisdom (prudence).
The same rationale was followed by Plato in Meno, when he wrote that people only act for what they perceive will maximize the good. It is the lack of wisdom which results in the making of a bad choice, rather than a good one. In this way, wisdom is the central part of virtue. However, he realized that if virtue was synonymous with wisdom, then it could be taught, a possibility he had earlier discounted. He then added "correct belief" as an alternative to knowledge, proposing that knowledge is merely correct belief that has been thought through and "tethered".
Sorrow and pity for one in distress, creating a desire to relieve, is a feeling ascribed alike to man and God: in Biblical Hebrew, ("riḥam," from "reḥem," the mother, womb), "to pity" or "to show mercy" in view of the sufferer's helplessness, hence also "to forgive" (Hab. iii. 2); , "to forbear" (Ex. ii. 6; I Sam. xv. 3; Jer. xv. 15, xxi. 7.) The Rabbis speak of the "thirteen attributes of compassion." The Biblical conception of compassion is the feeling of the parent for the child. Hence the prophet's appeal in confirmation of his trust in God invokes the feeling of a mother for her offspring (Isa. xlix. 15).
Lack of compassion, by contrast, marks a people as cruel (Jer. vi. 23). The repeated injunctions of the Law and the Prophets that the widow, the orphan and the stranger should be protected show how deeply, it is argued, the feeling of compassion was rooted in the hearts of the righteous in ancient Israel.
A classic articulation of the Golden Rule (see above) came from the first century Rabbi Hillel the Elder. Renowned in the Jewish tradition as a sage and a scholar, he is associated with the development of the Mishnah and the Talmud and, as such, one of the most important figures in Jewish history. Asked for a summary of the Jewish religion in the most concise terms, Hillel replied (reputedly while standing on one leg): "That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. That is the whole Torah. The rest is the explanation; go and learn."
Post 9/11, the words of Rabbi Hillel are frequently quoted in public lectures and interviews around the world by the prominent writer on comparative religion Karen Armstrong.
There are many listings of virtue additional to the traditional Christian virtues (faith, hope and love) in the Christian Bible. One is the so-called "Fruit of the Spirit," found in Galatians 5:22-23:
The Holy Bible : New Revised Standard Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1989).
22 Ὁ δὲ καρπὸς τοῦ πνεύματός ἐστιν ἀγάπη χαρὰ εἰρήνη, μακροθυμία χρηστότης ἀγαθωσύνη, πίστις 23 πραΰτης ἐγκράτεια· κατὰ τῶν τοιούτων οὐκ ἔστιν νόμος. Barbara Aland, Kurt Aland, Matthew Black, Carlo M. Martini, Bruce M. Metzger and Allen Wikgren, The Greek New Testament, 4th ed. (Federal Republic of Germany: United Bible Societies, 1993, c1979).
In the Muslim tradition the Qur'an is, as the word of God, the great repository of all virtue in earthly form, and the Prophet, particularly via his hadiths or reported sayings, the exemplar of virtue in human form.
The very name of Islam, meaning "acceptance," proclaims the virtue of submission to the will of God, the acceptance of the way things are. Foremost among God's attributes are mercy and compassion or, in the canonical language of Arabic, Rahman and Rahim. Each of the 114 chapters of the Qur'an, with one exception, begins with the verse, "In the name of God the Compassionate, the Merciful".
The Arabic for compassion is rahmah. As a cultural influence, its roots abound in the Qur'an. A good muslim is to commence each day, each prayer and each significant action by invoking God the Merciful and Compassionate, i.e. by reciting Bi Ism-i-Allah al-Rahman al-Rahim. The Muslim scriptures urge compassion towards captives as well as to widows, orphans and the poor. Traditionally, Zakat, a toll tax to help the poor and needy, was obligatory upon all muslims (9:60). One of the practical purposes of fasting or sawm during the month of Ramadan is to help one empathize with the hunger pangs of those less fortunate, to enhance sensitivity to the suffering of others and develop compassion for the poor and destitute.
The list of Muslim virtues is a long one: prayer, repentance. honesty, loyalty, sincerity, frugality, prudence, moderation, self-restraint, discipline, perseverance, patience, hope, dignity, courage, justice, tolerance, wisdom, good speech, respect, purity, courtesy, kindness, gratitude, generosity and contentment.
The modes of Sattva are as following.
Buddhism's four brahmavihara ("Divine States") can be more properly regarded as virtues in the European sense. They are:
There are also the Paramitas ("perfections").
In Theravada Buddhism's canonical Buddhavamsa the Ten Perfections (dasa pāramiyo) are (original terms in Pali):
In Mahayana Buddhism, the Lotus Sutra (Saddharmapundarika), lists the Six Perfections as (original terms in Sanskrit):
In the Ten Stages (Dasabhumika) Sutra, four more Paramitas are listed:
Confucian moral manifestations of "virtue" include ren ("humanity"), xiao ("filial piety"), and zhong ("loyalty") In Confucianism the notion of ren according to Simon Leys means "humanity" and "goodness". Originally ren had the archaic meaning in the Confucian Book of Poems of "virility", then progressively took on shades of ethical meaning. (On the origins and transformations of this concept see Lin Yu-sheng: "The evolution of the pre-Confucian meaning of jen and the Confucian concept of moral autonomy," Monumenta Serica, vol31, 1974-75.)
The Daoist concept of De, however, is more subtle, pertaining to the "virtue" or ability that an individual realizes by following the Dao ("the Way"). One important normative value in much of Chinese thinking is that one's social status should result from the amount of virtue that one demonstrates rather than from one's birth. In the Analects, Confucius explains de: "He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it." (2/1, tr. James Legge)
Tsunetomo goes on to say:
If one dedicates these four vows to the gods and Buddhas every morning, he will have the strength of two men and never slip backward. One must edge forward like the inchworm, bit by bit. The gods and Buddhas, too, first started with a vow.
They became known through Benjamin Franklin's autobiography and inspired many people all around the world. Authors and speakers in the self-help movement report being influenced by him, for example Anthony Robbins who based a part of his 'Date with Destiny' seminar on Franklin's concept.
1 . Temperance. Eat not to Dullness Drink not to Elevation.
2. Silence. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling Conversation.
3. Order. Let all your Things have their Places. Let each Part of your Business have its Time.
4. Resolution. Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve.
5. Frugality. Make no Expense but to do good to others or yourself: i.e. Waste nothing.
6. Industry. Lose no Time. Be always employ'd in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary Actions.
7. Sincerity. Use no hurtful Deceit. Think innocently and justly; and, if you speak, speak accordingly.
8. Justice. Wrong none, by doing Injuries or omitting the Benefits that are your Duty.
9. Moderation. Avoid Extremes. Forbear resenting Injuries so much as you think they deserve.
10. Cleanliness. Tolerate no Uncleanness in Body, Clothes or Habitation.
11 . Tranquillity. Be not disturbed at Trifles, or at Accidents common or unavoidable.
12. Chastity. Rarely use Venery but for Health or Offspring; Never to Dullness, Weakness, or the Injury of your own or another's Peace or Reputation.
13. Humility. Imitate Jesus and Socrates.
Source: Franklin's 13 Virtues Extract of Franklin's autobiography, compiled by Paul Ford.
However, as Aristotle noted, the virtues can have several opposites. Virtues can be considered the mean between two extremes, as the Latin maxim dictates in medio stat virtus - in the centre lies virtue. For instance, both cowardice and rashness are opposites of courage; contrary to prudence are both over-caution and insufficient caution. A more "modern" virtue, tolerance, can be considered the mean between the two extremes of narrow-mindedness on the one hand and soft-headedness on the other. Vices can therefore be identified as the opposites of virtues, but with the caveat that each virtue could have many different opposites, all distinct from each other.
These vices are pride, envy, avarice, anger, lust, gluttony, and sloth. The opposite of these vices are the following virtues: meekness, humility, generosity, tolerance, chastity, moderation, and zeal (meaning enthusiastic devotion to a good cause or an ideal). These virtues are not exactly equivalent to the Seven Cardinal or Theological Virtues mentioned above. Instead these capital vices and virtues can be considered the "building blocks" that rule human behaviour. Both are acquired and reinforced by practice and the exercise of one induces or facilitates the others.
Ranked in order of severity as per Dante's Divine Comedy (in the Purgatorio), the seven deadly vices are:
Several of these vices interlink, and various attempts at causal hierarchy have been made. For example, pride (love of self out of proportion) is implied in gluttony (the over-consumption or waste of food), as well as sloth, envy, and most of the others. Each sin is a particular way of failing to love God with all one's resources and to love fellows as much as self. The Scholastic theologians developed schema of attribute and substance of will to explain these sins.
The 4th century Egyptian monk Evagrius Ponticus defined the sins as deadly "passions," and in Eastern Orthodoxy, still these impulses are characterized as being "Deadly Passions" rather than sins. Instead, the sins are considered to invite or entertain these passions. In the official Catechism of the Catholic Church published in 1992 by Pope John Paul II, these seven vices are considered moral transgression for Christians and the virtues should complement the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes as the basis for any true Morality.
Martin Seligman, Christopher Peterson, and other researchers involved in the positive psychology movement, recognizing the deficiency inherent in psychology's tendency to focus on dysfunction rather than on what makes a healthy and stable personality, set out to develop a list of "Character Strengths and Virtues


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Bobby Curlings recalls a time as an assistant coach when the New Bern Bears won just two games and the coaching staff was feeling the heat.
The football program has since turned around — playing for a state championship five times since 2002.
Curlings, head coach at New Bern High since 2006, has two state championships in seven seasons.
This season, the Bears (15-0) posted their first undefeated season, won their third-consecutive Mideastern Conference title, and topped it all off with a 39-38 win over Porter Ridge in the 4A state championship game.
"We've had some ups and downs," Curlings said. "That comes and goes with high school sports. You can't go out and recruit your players.
"Sometimes you are going to have good teams with bad attitudes. Sometimes you are going to have bad teams with good attitudes. When you get good teams with good attitudes, you have a special season like this."
Curlings, who owns a 74-19-1 career record at New Bern High, is the 2012 Sun Journal Coach of the Year.
What made this year special, Curlings said, was the quality of high-character players assembled.
"To have an undefeated season, you have to have good-character kids leading the way," Curlings said. "They are good guys who go out of their way to help people. It makes winning even better."
Curlings preaches to his team about playing together like a family. He expects his players to give it their all, and have a positive attitude.
The Bears are 40-3 over the past three seasons — advancing to at least the state semifinals in each of those years.
"We talk about being a champion every day," Curlings said. "We say the word champ more than they want to, and it re-enforces to them that if they work hard, do the right things and make the right choices, not just on the football field, they have a lot of good things to look forward to in life.
"Philosophy-wise, we want them to live like a champ."
New Bern finally got that to that coveted state championship game, after falling one game short the previous two seasons.
The Bears drove 80 yards on 15 plays in less than four minutes to claim the title. Senior Jachin Watkins scored the game-winning touchdown with a two-yard run with 26 seconds remaining.
"Anytime you go undefeated and win the state championship, it's special," Curlings said. "For it to come down to the last couple minutes is kind of like a storybook script.
"Winning is always a plus, but to be able to do it with the quality kids we have on the team makes it even more special."
Curlings, who graduated from Bertie High School, played college football as an offensive at Guilford College. He joined New Bern's coaching staff in 1997.
With Curlings as assistant coach, the Bears played for the 4AA state championship in 2002, 2003 and 2005 — all losses to Charlotte Independence.
He replaced Chip Williams prior to the 2006 school year. Curlings then guided New Bern to a 28-17 win over Charlotte Independence in the 2007 4AA state championship game.
Five years later, Curlings laid claim to his second title, led by senior quarterback Josh Taylor.
"I've been blessed to be here," Curlings said. "I wouldn't want to be any place else. There are high expectations for the program.
"Kids believe we are going to win and that's half the battle. I'm very fortunate to be here. It's a great football community."
As any successful coach would admit, he couldn't do it without his assistant coaches.
Former West Craven head coach Clay Jordan has been in charge of the offense the past three seasons. Steve Lovett leads the defense. Former NFL player Jeremy McDaniel is on staff, along with Taurence Williams, Bobby Brown, Joe Davis and Gene Primavera.
"We have one of the better coaching staffs around," Curlings said. "Anytime you have a guy (Clay Jordan) that has a field named after him that's calling plays and running the offense, you have an advantage.
"Coach Lovett, coming back for a second time here, nobody puts in more time than he does. Coach McDaniel played here and brings a lot to the table because he played in college and in the NFL. He gives all kinds of experience and knowledge back."
While winning is important, Curlings takes more pride in his players succeeding away from the football field.
He builds a close bond to his players each season.
"It's going to be pretty tough to see them leave," he said. "There have been several classes in a row that have had outstanding character.
"We tell the kids to put their egos on the shelf. They care about each other and they play for each other."
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Biotech firms in Maryland and Virginia landed $91.7 million in venture funding for the first half of this year.
"There's obviously a critical-mass element you get in Silicon Valley. It's its own ecosystem," said Julia Spicer, executive director of the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association in McLean, Va. "When you come to Boston you have a long financial perspective as well. This is not going to be the Valley, and it's not going to be Boston, but it is going to be something that they will not be either."
There seems to be a smaller amount of early-stage capital coming in, said Spicer of the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association, and most of it comes through government grants. Both Maryland and Virginia have state-run seed financing programs. Venture philanthropy also has become a factor, one example being the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in Bethesda, which has funded pharmaceutical research and development.
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November 7, 05
Vol. 21 , No. 04
Training Leaders for Today's Military
LUNCH 11:45 a.m., LECTURE 12:15 p.m.
Colonel Heidi V. Brown took command of the 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade July 12 at Fort Bliss, becoming the first woman to take the reins of an ADA brigade. Brown was also the first woman from El Paso, Texas to graduate from West Point and the first woman to command a Patriot air defense battalion. Col. Brown said she never set out to pioneer the way for women. In fact, she said she looks forward to the time when she can say that being a female combat-arms commander is no longer a novelty. "Someday, gender will be a non-issue in these positions."
Brown's military career began with completion of the Air Defense Officer Basic Course and the HAWK Missile Course where she was the distinguished graduate. Col. Brown holds a bachelors degree from the U.S. Military Academy, a master's degree in student personnel services from the University of South Carolina, and a master's in strategic studies from the Army War College. Her military education includes Airborne School, Air Assault School, the Air Defense Artillery Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Combined Arms Services Staff School, the Army Command and General Staff College and the Armed Forces Staff College.
Over the last 24 years, Colonel Brown has performed in command and staff positions at all levels in Army units throughout the world. She commanded an Air Defense Artillery battalion and most recently commanded an Air Defense Artillery brigade in combat operations in two theaters of operation — Afghanistan and Iraq.
Colonel Brown's awards include the Legion of Merit (2 awards), Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and the Meritorious Service Medal (6 awards). Her visit to the Athenaeum is hosted by the Claremont McKenna College Army ROTC program.
A Matter of Trust: Attachment Relationships with Other-Than-Mothers
Carollee Howes, nationally and internationally recognized child care researcher, is director of UCLA's Center for Improving Child Care Quality. Her research focuses on children's experiences in child care, their concurrent and long-term outcomes from child care experiences, and efforts to improve child care quality. Professor of education at UCLA, Howes has been the principal investigator on the National Child Care Staffing Study, the Family and Relative Care Study, the Cost Quality and Outcomes Study, and the Then and Now Study.
Active in public policy for children and families in the county, state, and nation, Howes is advisor to the current National Study of Child Care in Low Income Families and the National Head Start Families and Children Experiences and Random Assignment Studies. She co-chaired the California State Task Force on School Readiness in 1987-88 and served on the more recent Universal Preschool and California School Readiness Master Plan Task Forces. She served on the 1998-2000 National Research Council Panel on Pedagogy for Early Childhood Education.
Carollee Howes' Athenaeum lecture is sponsored by the Berger Institute for Work, Family, and Children.
A Conversation about World Events
James A. Baker III, has served in senior government positions under three United States Presidents. His record of distinguished public service began in 1975 as Under Secretary of Commerce to President Gerald Ford and concluded with his service as White House Chief of Staff and Senior Counselor to former President Bush (1992 to 1993). Baker served as Secretary of the Treasury under President Ronald Reagan (1985 to 1988) and as Secretary of State under former President George Bush (1989 to 1992) during the years when the United States confronted the unprecedented challenges and opportunities of the post Cold War era.
Currently Mr. Baker is a senior partner in the law firm of Baker Botts and Senior Counselor to The Carlyle Group. From 1997 to 2004, Baker served as the Personal Envoy of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, where he worked to find a political solution to the conflict over Western Sahara. In 2003, Mr. Baker was appointed Special Presidential Envoy for President George W. Bush on the issue of Iraqi debt.
Baker's numerous awards for distinguished public service include: the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson Award, Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government Award, the Hans J. Morgenthau Award, and the Department of State's Distinguished Service Award. In 1995, Baker published The Politics of Diplomacy, his reflections on revolution, war, and peace.
James Baker graduated from Princeton University in 1952. After two years of active duty as a Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, he entered the University of Texas School of Law at Austin. He received his J.D. with honors in 1957, and practiced law with the Houston firm of Andrews and Kurth from 1957 to 1975.
The Pacesetters Fellowship Program is the culmination of the hard work and dedication of alumni from the classes of 1948, 1949, and 1950 — the Pacesetters. James Baker is the sixth Pacesetters Fellow.
One Who Made a Revolution: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of Modern Conservatism
From the publication of God and Man at Yale (1951) through the Goldwater campaign of 1964 and the Reagan presidency, William F. Buckley, Jr., has always been at the center of the conservative movement. And as the founder of the conservative political magazine National Review, long-time host of the television interview show Firing Line, and author of over 40 books, the prolific Buckley has ensured that American conservatism will long hear his stamp. Sam Tanenhaus will examine Buckley's formative influence on the modern conservative movement, a movement that is still loyal to Buckley's famous description of its goal, namely, to "Stand athwart history, yelling Stop!"
Sam Tanenhaus is the editor of The New York Times Book Review. He has worked as an editor at The New York Times, contributing editor to Vanity Fair, and as a freelance writer and reporter. He won the Los Angeles Times book prize and was a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for his 1997 book, Whittaker Chambers: A Biography. Hailed by Time magazine as "one of the year's ten best," the volume was lauded in The Wall Street Journal as "Magisterial...an epic tale, rich in pity and terror, with a great theme: the human cost of political morality...this is biography at its best."
Mr. Tanenhaus is also the author of Literature Unbound: A Guide for the Common Reader (1986). He is currently working on the authorized biography of William F. Buckley, Jr. His appearance at the Athenaeum is sponsored by the Henry Salvatori Center for the Study of Individual Freedom in the Modern World.
Commemorating Veteran's Day
After Vietnam: The Myth, the Media, the Truth
Three decades later, "the only war America ever lost" continues to haunt the national consciousness. Major Hollywood movies, bestselling books, and scores of newspaper articles have documented a generation of Vietnam veterans disabled both physically from Agent Orange and psychologically from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
In the mid 1980s, Vietnam veteran B.G. "Jug" Burkett began to question society's hardened veteran stereotypes. In a decade of research at the National Archives Burkett discovered what he interpreted to be a massive distortion of history perpetuated by the entertainment industry, the Veterans Administration, and the legal system.
In his controversial book, Stolen Valor: How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of Its Heroes and Its History (1998), Burkett seeks to debunk myths about which segments of the population actually fought in Vietnam and how they felt about participating. Stolen Valor also exposes more than 1,200 people, including politicians and entertainers, who fabricated claims of serving in the war.
For his work defending the honor of American troops, in 2003 Burkett received the Army's Distinguished Civilian Service Award from former President George H. W. Bush. He has also been the object of numerous journal articles as well as an award-winning segment on ABC's "20/20."
B.G. Burkett is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the University of Tennessee. He served in Vietnam with the 199th Light Infantry Brigade and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Vietnamese Honor Medal, and Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm.
B.G. Burkett's visit to the Athenaeum is hosted by the Claremont McKenna College Army ROTC program.
Why CEOs Fail
Dr. Jay Conger, the Kravis Research Professor of Leadership Studies at Claremont McKenna College, is a world expert on interpersonal and organizational communication, executive coaching, leadership development, and program design.
The author or coauthor of 10 books, including Growing Your Company's Leaders: How Great Organizations Use Succession Management to Sustain Competitive Advantage (2003) and Winning 'Em Over: A New Model for Managing in the Age of Persuasion (1998), Conger's scholarly articles have appeared in publications such as the Harvard Business Review and the Journal of Organizational Behavior. Business Week rated him one of the top five management gurus and the best business school professor to teach leadership to executives.
Before coming to Claremont, Conger taught at the London Business School and served as the top-ranked professor at the University of Southern California's core MBA program. Professor Conger also consults with a worldwide list of private corporations and nonprofit organizations and is Associate Editor of Leadership Quarterly. He received his Ph.D. in Business Administration from Harvard University.
Needed: a New U.S.-Asian Policy to Respond to the Rise of China
Asia is changing rapidly as China grows. Already Japan and South Korea carry on more trade with China than with the United States. The United States needs a new overall policy to respond to the challenge. Professor Ezra F. Vogel will discuss this important and timely topic.
Dr. Vogel has been Professor at Harvard University since 1967 and is currently Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences Emeritus. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1950 and received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1958. He succeeded Professor John Fairbank to become the second director of Harvard's East Asian Research Center in 1972 and chairman of the Council for East Asian Studies in 1977. He was director of the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations at the Center for International Affairs. He also served as the National Intelligence Officer for East Asia at the National Intelligence Council in Washington (1993-1995). And he was co-director of the Asia Foundation Task Force on East Asian Policy Recommendations for the New Administration in 2001.
Vogel has written numerous classic studies on East Asia, including Japan's New Middle Class (1963); Canton Under Commnism (1969); Japan as Number One: Lessons for America (1979); Is Japan Still Number One? (2000); One Step Ahead in China: Guangdong Under Reform (1989); and The Four Little Dragons: The Spread of Industrialization in East Asia (1991).
Professor Vogel's lecture is sponsored by the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies.
The Health Insurance Crisis and What You Can Do about It
The United States' patchwork system of private and public health insurance is stumbling towards crisis. Employer-based health insurance, Medicare for the elderly, Medicaid for the poor, and veterans' health programs still leave 45 million Americans periodically uninsured. The 1990s revolt against managed care lifted some unpopular restrictions but triggered a decade of rising insurance premiums. Some employers dropped coverage; many others shifted greater costs to employees. Gaps, deductibles, and exclusions mount in a bewildering billing maze that frustrates everyone. How did this happen — and what should be done?
Court is an award-winning, nationally recognized consumer advocate who helped to pioneer the HMO patients' rights movement in the United States, sponsoring successful laws in California and aiding efforts elsewhere. The Wall Street Journal wrote that "he's notorious for his dramatic, sharp-tongued attacks on the health and auto insurance industries and on any politician who takes their campaign cash."
Jamie Court is president of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (www.consumerwatchdog.org), an organization that has saved Californians billions of dollars by taking on the auto and health insurance giants as well corporate domination of energy and other industries. Mr. Court obtained his B.A. in American and European history from Pomona College and has also worked as a homeless advocate and community organizer. He is the author of two books, Corporateering: How Corporate Power Steals Your Personal Freedom and What You can Do About It (2003) and Making a Killing: HMOs and the Threat to Your Health (1999), and is a frequent Op Ed contributor to the Los Angeles Times. His commentaries can be heard on National Public Radio's "Marketplace" and numerous radio and television newscasts.
An Entrepreneurial Model for Conserving the Giant Pandas: How a CMC Alumnus and the Roberts Environmental Center are Making a Difference
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Marc Brody was born and raised in Los Angeles and graduated from CMC in 1983. In 1993, ten years after traveling in eastern China for his father's import-export company, Marc founded the U.S.-China Environmental Fund (USCEF), the first U.S. environmental organization to open a registered office in China. Since then, Marc has maintained an office in Beijing and travels to China approximately five times a year.
Since its founding, USCEF has worked to integrate environmental planning with economic development through unique model projects that strengthen the stewardship and conservation of China's natural and cultural resources. USCEF coordinates multi-disciplinary teams of architects and environmental professionals that transfer and adapt the best U.S. resource management practices.
When characterizing his work in China, Brody is quick to explain that USCEF's main programs have focused on two of China's most important icons: The Great Wall and the Giant Panda. At The Great Wall at Badaling, China's most famous section of The Great Wall just northwest of Beijing, USCEF designed the Badaling International Friendship Forest, a model interpretive park that balances conservation with tourism development. USCEF's work for the Giant Panda began in late 2000 at the Wolong Nature Reserve, China's largest protected area for the Giant Panda. From 2003 to 2004, USCEF redesigned and supervised the renovation of Wolong's panda breeding center, an internationally renowned facility with the world's largest captive Giant Panda population.
Using an entrepreneurial approach to conservation, Marc is currently developing the Panda Mountain ecotourism destination and the Wolong Panda and Conservation Institute to be a unique and integrated venture that combines a conservation station, experiential learning and training center, and ecolodge with supporting ecotours, restaurants, a tea house, and related retail operations. Panda Mountain's construction timeline and proposed opening dates will coincide with China's hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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Paranoia in the Modern World
For Professor John Farrell, the study of paranoia in the human mind reveals one of the fundamental transformations of Western intellectual thought. Through a unique and original fusion of literary interpretation, psychoanalysis, and historical research, Professor Farrell views the development of paranoia through modern times as central to fundamental questions of individual control and personal freedom that have occupied philosophical thinkers for hundreds of years. His latest work, Paranoia and Modernity: Cervantes to Rousseau (2005), traces this evolution through the writings of many of western civilization's greatest thinkers, such as Luther, Hobbes, and Rousseau, in order to understand the role of paranoia in the growth of western intellectualism from the theological debates of the late Middle Ages to the humanistic debates of today.
In addition to Paranoia and Modernity, Professor Farrell has authored or contributed to several other works relating to paranoia, suspicion, and their roles in psychoanalytic and literary thought. He is the author of Freud's Paranoid Quest: Psychoanalysis and Modern Suspicion (1996), as well as the author of numerous scholarly articles and reviews, including Moral Deliberation and Modern Literature, published in 1995. He was also the recipient of an NEH Fellowship for the academic year 2002-2003.
Professor Farrell received his B.A. from Brown University and both M.A. and Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Harvard University. Prior to joining the faculty at Claremont McKenna, he taught at Harvard and contributed to The Harvard Review.
Sometimes Justice Takes Time
As Turkey attempts to gain entry into the European Union over the next decade, one of the thorniest dilemmas facing both parties concerns the Armenian Genocide of 1915. In that horrific episode, which most western scholars and an increasing number of Turkish scholars believe was largely perpetrated by the authorities of the Ottoman Empire, an estimated 1.5 million Armenians died during the course of their displacement and the subsequent massacres that took place. The Turkish government refuses even today to designate the affair "genocide", instead alleging that the deaths occurred as a result of the anarchy and disintegration of the Ottoman Empire in the later stages of World War I; but its position is widely rejected among western governments and Armenian historians. The issue hangs as a Sword of Damocles over Turkey's efforts to integrate into western and global institutions.
One of the many fronts on which this fight is waged is the legal front, and it is here that Mark Geragos is determined to win justice on behalf of the descendants of the Armenian genocide. Mr. Geragos, a managing partner in the Los Angeles based law firm Geragos & Geragos, has twice successfully represented Armenian descendants in class-action lawsuits against insurance companies whose subsidiaries engaged in business within the Ottoman Empire. On behalf of his clients, who could number over 5,000, Mr. Geragos has won settlements of $20 million from the New York Life Insurance Co. and $17 million from AXA, an insurance company based in France but with holdings in the United States. Geragos has publicly stated that, beyond financial compensation, his ultimate goal is to help in the effort to gain official recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
The lecture and conversation with Mark Geragos at the Athenaeum is sponsored by the Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights at Claremont McKenna College.
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TomTom partners with Zurich Insurance in the UK
Apr 01 2008
TomTom partners with Zurich Insurance in the UK
London, 01 April 2008 – TomTom, the world's largest navigation solutions provider, and Zurich - one of the world's largest insurance companies - today announced a partnership to encourage drivers to think about safety and security.
As TomTom's navigation devices and Zurich's insurance products are both based on the idea of security and service, the arrangement will benefit customers of both companies.
Zurich is offering TomTom owners £50 in M&S vouchers when they buy car insurance from the company – and a 10% discount on the cost of their insurance if they buy online. The offer is valid in the UK, and runs until 31 May 2008.For drivers who currently do not own a TomTom, Zurich is offering a promotional price of £179.99 for the TomTom ONE XL Europe Traffic portable satellite navigation system – a saving of up to £50, when they sign up for a new insurance policy on the Zurich web site.
Research conducted by leading independent Dutch research agency, TNO, has shown that TomTom drivers feel more relaxed and less stressed when driving with a satellite navigation device. The research also illustrates that TomTom owners benefit from increased awareness, a reduced workload, and less time and distance travelled when getting to their destination. Full findings can be found at ( www.tomtom.com/safety)."We have always designed our products with safety as a key priority. Our tests have consistently proven that our products act as a genuine driving aid," said Alexander Ribbink, chief operating officer at TomTom. Mike Quinton, managing director, Direct & Partnerships at Zurich in the UK, said, "Working with TomTom is a great fit for us at Zurich, given our shared wish to have safe drivers on the roads. Our expertise in delivering direct insurance here in the UK will allow us to bring this important message to our customers."
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Three elements were used to determine the answers: a user survey entitled "What are the effects of navigation systems on traffic safety?", damage database analysis, and test drives. The research programme was conducted in The Netherlands over a six months period and was completed in December 2006. The generic findings of this study prove that satellite navigation solutions have a positive effect on driving safety. The research methods, the justifications and results have been summarised in a 'key findings' document that can be requested through the contact listed below.
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For the past 2,000 weeks, radio news has been dispensed to Orange County Register readers by Gary Lycan. Week in and week out, the Register has been the only consistent publication to cover news of the radio world. Earlier this month, radio's biggest ambassador passed away. Today there is a new byline.
The Register reached out to me to take over the radio column. I am humbled to be Gary's successor. For years Gary and I shared stories and resources, so it feels natural to expand my own efforts to Gary's home base, where it will be my honor to continue the work he began at the Register.
My weekly goal will be to make the transition as seamless as possible, taking you behind the scenes and behind the radio dial, providing news about your favorite personalities and stations. As a graduate of Chapman College (now University), I can promise there'll always be an O.C. flavor.
Gary and I shared many stories over the years. I've written three books on Los Angeles radio people and have published LARadio.com, a radio-intensive website, for the past 16 years.
Your input and exchange of ideas are most welcome and my contact information is at the end of the column.
Now, let's get right to radio.
Every now and then something happens where you say, wow! I can't believe this. Last November, top-rated morning co-host Bean (Gene Baxter) of KROQ donated his kidney to CBS West Coast director of engineering Scott Mason. It was an amazing and selfless act.
Bean broadcasts from his home, which is located on an island off Seattle and they would see each other once a year during Mason's visit to tweak the broadcast equipment.
It was during his visit last year that Mason revealed his plight – his kidney was failing. He had a kidney transplant ten years ago that started to go bad in 2010. He was using a dialysis machine in his home.
The transplant operation was a success. Within two hours Mason was feeling better and within a couple of weeks, Bean was back to his morning show. They haven't seen each other since.
Until now. They will be reunited next Saturday at the 11th annual Donate Life Run/Walk, at Cal State Fullerton's Intramural Field. This event is to inspire people to become organ, eye and tissue donors.
Bean and Mason will participate in this event as Team Bean and walk with their fans to create greater awareness for the cause.
"There's no way I can repay Bean or thank him," Mason said. "There's no way to pay him back."
Bean was philosophical. "I have been unbelievably lucky with my health. I've had a couple of broken bones as a kid, but I've been so healthy for so long. Maybe the reason I'm in such good shape now is so that I would be the right person at the right time to do this right thing to help out this guy. I thank my lucky stars.