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The world's most powerful 100 women control nearly $1 trillion in annual revenues according to Forbes magazine. We take a closer look at the five most powerful women.» Read More
Warren Buffett's Billionaires' Road Trip has spent the day in Shenzhen, but most of the attention is going to a dinner to be hosted tomorrow night in Beijing by Buffett and Bill Gates.
Warren Buffett and his traveling companions started their visit to China earlier today in Shenzhen with a show of support for electric-car maker BYD. Berkshire Hathaway owns a 10 percent stake in the company.
With 776 million illiterate adults in the world, and nearly three billion people that lack access to basic financial services, staring down global poverty can feel a little like standing at the base of Mt. Everest.But there is some good news.
Warren Buffett keeps his #2 slot on the new Forbes 400 list of the Richest Americans, released tonight (Wednesday). The magazine estimates Buffett's fortune at $45 billion. That's $5 billion more than last year's $40 billion.
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates will reportedly travel to China later this month to "learn how to do philanthropy" in that nation. China's Economic Observer newspaper says Gates and Buffett have invited a "select group" of 50 to 60 members of the nation's "business elite" to a "private party" in Beijing. Some of those invited, however, have declined to attend, apparently over concerns they'd be asked, or even pressured, to make a donation pledge at the event.
Six innovators and thought leaders, including Bill Gates and Larry Page, share thoughts and ideas about privacy, social media and the American dream.
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates have convinced forty of the nation's "wealthiest families and individuals" to take their "Giving Pledge." Just six weeks after issuing a challenge in Fortune Magazine to their fellow billionaires, Buffett and Gates have won a substantial number of public promises to "return the majority of their wealth to charitable causes." Buffett says today, "We've really just started, but already we've had a terrific response."
Warren Buffett's annual gift of Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is worth about $1.6 billion dollars this time around, lifting his total donation to $8 billion over five years .. and there's more to come.
New financing from the federal government may help biotech companies develop fuels of the future, helping reduce America's dependence on oil.
We now know a lot more about that mysterious meeting in New York last year as billionaires from around the nation, including Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, gathered for a quiet dinner in New York. The topic was not, as some suspicious people half-jokingly suggested, world domination.
America must ramp up its investment in energy research and science, Xerox Chairman and CEO Ursula Burns told CNBC Thursday, her comments coming on the heels of a new plan for energy innovation released this morning by a group of the country's top business leaders.
It's graduation season and you know what that means — time to trot out our top leaders of business, politics and pop music to offer the kids advice as we send them off into the cruel, cruel world. Here are the 10 Best Graduation Speeches — From Will Ferrell to Steve Jobs!
In its annual ranking of the world's richest people, Forbes lists the 70 year old Slim as number one with a net worth of $53.5 billion after adding $18.5 billion over the last year to his wealth.
For the first time in a decade, Warren Buffett is not one of the two richest billionaires in the world, as ranked by Forbes magazine.
The annual Forbes billionaire face-off is back. And this year the billionaires are back, too. In 2009, a financial bloodbath slashed the assets of the world's wealthiest in half. In 2010? A revival.
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has been adding to his position in Republic Services this past quarter. Should investors follow Buffett and bank on the trash-disposal stocks? James Altucher, managing director at Formula Capital, shared his insights.
The headlines at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos were dominated by banking regulation and reform, the shape of the recovery and Greece's Euro crisis. But it wasn't all about government, business and the economy, Bill and Melinda Gates announced that their foundation was committing $10B over the next 10 years to help research, develop and deliver vaccines for the world's poorest countries.
The list of speakers and attendees ranges from economists to founders of new social networking sites. Click ahead for the faces of Davos.
It was an extraordinary sight: Warren Buffett and Bill Gates walking around the Columbia University campus in Manhattan with CNBC's Becky Quick, and three TV cameras. During the tour, Buffett and Gates answered Becky's questions on a wide variety of topics. Here, for the first time in a CNBC.com exclusive, is the complete Buffett-Gates 'Columbia Walk and Talk.'
Warren Buffett doesn't want Congress to "fool around" with the Federal Reserve's political independence. Here's a CNBC.com exclusive 'web extra' video clip recorded before last week's Warren Buffett & Bill Gates: Keeping America Great.


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REPUBLIC, WA. -- Firefighters with the Washington Department of Natural Resources are working to put out a wildfire that started outside Republic in Stevens County.
The fire,called Fish Hatcheries Fire,started Thursday afternoon near Curlew Lake on Highway 21.
DNR estimates the fire is about 400 acres, buring in grass, timber and brush. At least one building has been damaged.
The fire is threatening homes. Red Cross has set up a shelter at Republic High School.

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'Gothic Piles' No Longer Necessary for Finding Faith
Originally Posted: 11/12/2013 - 2:35pm | Type: Blog
It's a struggle, both here and elsewhere in the 21st-century Christian world. Buildings with "beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God," as Luke described the temple in ancient Jerusalem, are falling into d ...
Physical Churches: Do They Matter Anymore?
Originally Posted: 07/13/2012 - 3:30pm | Type: Blog
Many non-Christians lay the sins of our nation and even the world at the feet of the church. After all, a 77 percent of us self-identify as Christians (in 2009). So why is it that the Christian faith, the self ...
Opening Doors and Liberating Churches From 'Sacred Spaces'
Originally Posted: 07/10/2012 - 5:13pm | Type: Blog
Although church conventions tend to get attention for decisions on sexuality and gender, I am more intrigued by a movement among Episcopalians to sell their national headquarters building in New York City. ...
God's Church is Not a Building
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Affliction or not, he'd be quite a catch
It's an insight into the man that he's approaching his woman-problem head on. Instead of splashing about in the rejection pool, he says: "I think I would make a great boyfriend and a great husband, but I really wish somebody would give me a chance. We all have our challenges. Mine are more obvious than others, but it doesn't make me any less of a person."
We all know that some rejections are earned, some are reasonable and some are unfair and even cruel. I have observed that unhappiness is inflicted on worthy people simply because they fit too easily into one of our nasty prejudice boxes.
A little advice to Stamper in his search:
Sometimes when you walk, you're smart. Sometimes when she walks, you're lucky.
You're vulnerable, Kevin. Don't get in a situation where you yearn for the good old days when you were just lonely.
I decided to list Stamper's email in this column, as he had asked, and my wife said: "What? You're now a matchmaker?"
And I said, "Why not? You women do it all the time."
Here is Kevin Stamper:
(Note to the lovelorn out there: This listing is a one-time-only deal.)


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Boeheim Defends Carmelo Anthony [AUDIO]
All around it's been a troubling year for the New York Knicks (21-36) who have had a rough season all the way around.
Heading into a free agent year, a lot of the talk has been about Carmelo Anthony and his former college head coach Jim Boeheim went to bat for the once Syracuse Orangeman on Wednesday.
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We've talked more about British soap operas on here recently than a couple pensioners in Leicester baking kidney pies for Sunday picnic. (I have no idea what that actually might mean.) The Channel 4 show Hollyoaks seems to be just a ceaseless bounty of hotness, including last week's Egotastic! unveiling of Jorgie Porter in Loaded magazine, and, now, Gemma Merna, the show's very own Carmel Valentine, shows off her A-grade body in these busty lingerie outtakes from our boobtastic buddies at Nuts magazine.
By way of disclaimer, I will admit that I'm prone to be in lust with anybody named Gemma, it's sort of the British version of the U.S. 'Ashley'. Odds are, Ashley is hawt. My newfound lust for the sexy Gemma Merna is unlikely to sway me from this unfounded and ludicrous naming generalization. I'd rather be ignorant than inconsistent. I think Einstein or somebody said that. Enjoy.


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Season's discount on Apollo Delta Jet II - Order by Dec 15, 2014By Abid Farooqui
There is a significant discount of $3500 being offered for first quarter 2015 deliveries for orders placed by Dec 15, 2014. That's like getting an upgrade to 100 HP and a radio installed for free.
Please check http://www.deltajet2.com
for specs and configurator. The discount will be on the prices gotten there.
Happy and safe flying.
Books or movies on trike flyingBy Rizwan Bukhari
I just got done with my final Securities exam, so now I have a lot of free time to read.
I would like to know if there is any book or videos that you can recommend, related to flying and flying adventures, they don't necessarily have to be about trike flying but any kind of flying related interesting book or video that you enjoyed or it inspired you.
I would appreciate your recommendations.
Sport Pilot WSC in quick order!By Doug Boyle
We hooked up two weeks ago in a role reversal, she having been my Hang 3 instructor 40 years ago, and decided to live, eat, and breathe the training required to "get ur dun". Three back-to-back days of L&V winds had her soloing the Airborne 912 and almost ready to take her Written Test. Once passed she called Examiner Jonny Thompson and arranged a Checkride in Currituck, NC for the next day.
A cold front was threatening to interfere with the plans, but we went to the airport anyway just to see what developed on the backside of the NC mountains. We took off when we learned the front went stationary over the mountains and enjoyed 20 knot tailwinds the whole way.
Jonny Thompson was there to meet us upon landing and suggested Jackye get started on the Oral right away. By the end of the day the winds laid down and they started the Flight Test. She passed with flying colors and we left the next morning for home. Within 60 hours of passing her Written and a week of flying, Jackye Reynolds earned the Sport Pilot rating that had eluded her for years for one reason or another. She truly set the goal and hunkered down and "got ur done!" Congratulations Jackye for a job well done!
10 most FAQ for trike pilots getting startedBy Paul Hamilton
The most common asked questions on buying a trike.
How much do they cost?
For a NEW two place Light sport Aircraft anywhere between $40,000 for basic no options to $110,000 for the top of the line fully loaded. Fully loaded adds options such as a radio/com system, ballistic safety parachute system, more powerful/reliable engine, transponder, enclosed body, hydraulic disk brakes, lights, upgraded tires, etc… Most of these options have lower and higher cost alternatives all add to the large price variation.
Used two place trikes that are flyable and considered safe can range from $10,000 to $90,000 all depending on age, condition and options.
Single place new ultralight trikes can range in price from $12,000 to $25,000 dollars with used from $5,000 to $20,000.
Are trikes safe?
They are as safe as you make them. It is like asking are cars safe. Yes cars and trikes are safe but it is the operators that create the danger. With a properly maintained trike, proper training and good decision making for flying, trikes are as safe as driving a car. Almost all accidents are a result of pilot error in some form or fashion.
How fast do they go?
Depending on the size of the wing, the weight and the size of the engine, you can cruise at speeds ranging from 25 MPH to 100 MPH.
How long can you stay up and how far can you go?
Depending on the size of the fuel tank and the type of engine you can stay up for 5 hours and fly as far as 400 miles on one tank of gas.
Where can you take off and land?
With the proper aircraft and pilot certification, any where an airplane can including large and small airports. Additionally, you can land on dirt roads, fields and in reasonably small areas. If equipped for outback operation you can land in reasonably rough terrain and with floats you can take off and land with on water.
Do you need a pilot's license?
For a two place you need an FAA Sport pilot license minimum but for a single place ultralight no license is required.
How long does it take and how much does it cost to get a pilot's license?
Minimum 20 hours training for a license but it usually takes about 35 hours to become proficient as a pilot. Cost is from $4000 to $10000 to get a sport pilots license, about half the cost of a private pilot airplane license. This cost can vary greatly depending on how fast you pick it up, how much you study on your own, and how frequently you take lessons. The best training schedule is to fly every other day. If you come for an accelerated course, and you study ahead of time you can get through the course in about 2 weeks.
What is the best plan to learn to fly?
It is hard to find a full time trike instructor near you therefore you may have to travel. If this is the case, I suggest that you fly with an instructor for about a week until you are ready to solo, than you are educated enough to buy your own trike, than you solo in your own trike.
How do I get started?
Simply get the training materials to start studying on your own or simply go take your first flight lesson.
Where do I find trike instructors near me?
The best place is the listing at http://trikepilot.sportaviationcenter.com/sport-pilot-locator/
Changing wings on your carriageBy Abid Farooqui
Well, depending on certain factors this could be a great safe experience or it could be a real pain in the neck or a complete safety disaster.
Let us look at the areas involved to make this happen properly.
1) Legality (US only discussion)
2) Function and Fitment
3) Safety and Support
1) LEGALITY (US Only): Legally speaking if you own a S-LSA trike, you cannot change a thing without manufacturer's consent in writing prior to making the change. Consult your POH and you manufacturer to get a list of approved recommended wings for your trike and purchase them through your manufacturer only or you could find yourself to be illegal fined by FAA on ramp checks or during incident investigations up to $10,000.00 per infraction (an occurance of infraction would be each time you flew the trike with an unapproved wing). You could also lose your license and get your machine impounded.
So on a S-LSA trike, stick with your manufacturer only. You don't have any choice in the matter. It also keeps your trike's re-sale value higher.
Keep logs of all changes and maintenance to the wing. The leading edge tubes are flexing and they are Aluminum and there is a limit of cycles that they can take before they should be retired. Look at your maintenance manual. Sail should be checked with a Bettsometer or using recommended method and tool by your manufacturer.
One of the joys of flying trikes is that you can change the wing and get two completely different aircraft. Most manufacturers offer multiple wings that are all tested to fit and function properly on their carriage geometries for this purpose. If there is a reason or argument to buy another wing, you are becoming a test pilot unless the wing maker can tell you that the wing has been tested and fitted to a certain carriage. Tread carefully. Not all wings will fit all trike carriage geometries. This can get to the point of being unsafe. If you are an experienced trike pilot used to flying multiple wings, this may be ok for you. If not then this is not something you should be attempting without help. Sticking with manufacturer's approved wings may be a better idea in this case. The things to consider here are
a) Control frame geometry
b) Flying wires positioning the control bar in appropriate trim/neutral position
c) Drag profile of the wing versus carriage
d) Hang block (this is generally not a part of a wing and is purchased separately or made separately)
Some wings just have different control frames and they may just not be right for your carriage. This may place control bar too far ahead or too far into your stomach at what should be neutral bar position speed. The control bar may sit way too high or way too low. Control frame may not clear the front of the trike because its too short etc. etc. Changes to control frame make a lot of difference and other things would have to change. Possibly not worth it for a one off.
Flying wires position the control bar at an appropriate spot for the expected speed range in the proper tested CG range of the wing. CG range of the wing is crucial for stability. CG of the carriage not so much. You should not go away from the recommended CG range of the wing in order to position your control bar at the right spot. Changing flying wires however, also changes dihedral of the wing which can change handling. So again may not be worth it for a one-off.
Hangblock that mates the carriage to the wing is a crucial safety item. This is where you are hanging from and also putting all your control inputs on. It needs to fit and function properly. Many items slight customizations are expected. Hangblocks are generally not a part of the wing and are expected to be purchased or made separately.
When you are going away from your manufacturer approved wings to another wing maker, its important to know if they will work to support your installation and provide you continued airworthiness support. After all, in my mind the only critical sub-assembly in the whole trike is the wing. You can land with a broken wheel, bent axle or many other things on the carriage and you will probably walk away cursing. You cannot land with a broken wing. Trike carriages in production today are almost always more than strong enough. Its the wing and power loading that will determine your safety and your ability to get out of dodgy situations.
Look to see if the wing maker keeps records of critical lot numbers of the tubing or sail lots used in the wing. Keep to see if he releases safety directives for his wing models. Take a look at some of his safety directives or safety alerts. Safety is not just achieved from the actual metal and machine. IOts a whole approach and system around the machine that develops a safety protocol and continued airworthiness system.
In conclusion, going away from approved wings is a task undertaken with care. Your experience and knowledge and willingness of the wing maker to support you may determine how it will go. Its easier to get novice to intermediate performance wings to fit on most machines within reason without issue. Higher performance wings have lower drag profile and their carriages are purpose built and matched to allow high performance while being safe as a system. There are no short cuts to this. You put a high performance wing on a mediocre trike without proper testing and I can guarantee you, you are loosing some safety. Low speed draggy things hide a lot of faults that show up at higher speeds. Be careful.
New Delta Jet 2 Performs!By Todd Halver
We have had many inquiries on the performance of the NEW Delta Jet 2 with the Cheval 12.4M wing. I thought I would give some real life results from a recent flight.
This DJ2 is equipped with a Rotax 912ULS 100hp and the tundra tire option and has a useful load of 540 lbs. This flight was one up with me at 240lbs, full fuel (14 gallons), density altitude 1,700, temperature 24, dew point 20. Keep in mind that Delta Jet 2 has a proper static port to report airspeed that is much more accurate than some set-ups. This DJ2 is equipped with the new Sterna three blade composite propeller.
- Take off with trim in full slow position delivered 1150 fpm climb at 63 mph turning 5325 rpm
- With the DJ2 trimmed for full fast and turning 5640 rpms my level cruise speed was 102 mph
- At full fast trim and bar pulled into my gut speed topped 112 mph at 5700 rpm
- When set at full slow cruise I was able to settle in at 65-67 mph
- Trimmed for medium cruise speed delivered 82 mph at 4650 rpm
- Powering up to 5,000 rpm put my cruise at 89 mph
The Cheval 12.4 is a light in roll and great tracking wing. We use lexan winglets and in testing I found I gained 3 mph speed with the winglets than without and improved turning performance. The wing is stable and delivers a very slow stall speed. In fact, power off stalls in level flight yield no buffeting and the nose just leans over into a gentle descent. The full stall position would actually be at a point beyond the compression strut.
Having trained in an Airborne XT, flown and owned both a Tanarg and a Revo for a number of years, I have to say the DJ2 has exceeded my expectations both in performance and true value.
Detailed review of Gibbo Gear Mako 15By garrett speeter
Factual review of the GibboGear Mako 15.
First let me start by introducing myself. I am a fairly high time trike pilot and an advanced rated hang glider pilot, I am also an avid foot-launched hang glider pilot.
Here is a video of me flying:
I recently bought a GibboGear Mako 15 wing from Mark Gibson. After realizing the wing does not perform anywhere near the way Mark Gibson told me it would, and receiving a lot of questions about the wing I have decided to post this review.
The first issue I have is with fit and finish. After a search
around the Internet I found out that the Mako was originally
built with the downtubes mounted further back during its
experimental phase. Gibson sent me a sail from his first drafts
of the wing with the new frame so the sail can't zip up all the
way, this leads it to coming un-zipped mid-flight unless it is
zip-tied shut! I didn't volunteer to be a test pilot, and Gibson
never told me about this before he sent me the Mako 15.
The next issue I had was with the wings power off glide. BEFORE I bought the wing I explained to Mark Gibson that power off glide was important to me. He quoted me a power off glide of 7:1, with a 400fpm sink rate, here is a quote from his email to me:
70 mph at this setting.....its not a problem landing with power off....power off glide is around 7 to 1.....sink rate is around 400 fpm.
My guess for shipping is 7 to 8 hundred.
In actuality the wing has a sink rate of 1300ft/minute and a glide ratio of 3 to 1 to maybe 5 to 1. This is a very drastic difference and this fact alone would have lead me to buy another wing…especially since this wing touches down at 45 knots with a single 150 pound passenger!
I also made it clear that carrying a passenger was important to me. Gibson told me it was no problem and that the wing could carry "two Big Ol Texas boys" no problem with a 582 (recorded phone conversation) in the SAME trike I have…he did send me pictures of it flying in my same trike model. In reality the Mako 15 struggles to climb out of a 4000 foot runway with me (150lbs) and my friend (180lbs) at 6700 rpm with fresh 582 climbing at 150-250ft/min!!! DANGEROUS…see height of climb out with passenger in video!! It needed 6000 rpm to hold level flight! By way of comparison we put my buddies Streak 2b wing on my trike and it climbed out at 800ft/min and held level flight at 5300 rpm with the same passenger and me!
I made it clear to Gibson that I needed to be able to fly out of a 600-foot strip landing strip. He told me that wouldn't be a problem, but knowing him like I do now I realize he skirted the question here is a quote from the email:
How does it climb out?
Will I be able to climb out of little 600-foot long back country airstrips with it?
How does it handle in slow flight?
What you have to consider is the windows a wing like this opens for you.....it is very high performance. ...it handle extremely easy...it can be flown in and out of the same area a regular wing can be....Mark
Well actually, Mark it closes doors for me because It needs 800-feet to get off the ground and clear a 50-foot obstacle! And with a passenger it probably needs 1500-feet (didn't have the guts to measure that one). Now I can't land at 3 of my favorite airstrips (including my home strip) unless I want come out on a trailer…or an ambulance! I live at basically the lowest density altitude in the US!!
Here is the true stats on the wing:
Level flight with 582 and 150 pound pilot only: 56Knotts at 5500rpm
Climb Rate with 582 and 150 pound pilot only: 750ft/minute
Power off glide: 3-5:1 depending on bar position
Sink rate power off with 150 pound pilot only 1200-1300ft/minute
Takeoff distance with 582 and 150 pound pilot only: 600-feet
Max speed bar stuffed with 582 and 150 pound pilot only: 65 Knotts
Climb rate with 582 and 150 pound pilot+180 pound passenger:150-250ft/minute 6100RPM needed for level flight
The wing is easy to fly and land. It has heavy bar pressures in pitch. It is a bit heavier in roll than a Streak 2b, wizard, Profi, and Quest Gt5 but not bad.
The Mako handles turbulence well, but not as well as a Streak 2b, Profi, or quest GT 5 (all tested on my trike-friends wings).
I think the reduced span is really a gimmick. All it really does is decrease glide ratio and increase the amount of power needed to fly. It did perform well in turbulence but no better than other popular double surface wings with traditional spans.
I did some 300-mile cross country trips with it and it did ok, it is pretty fast and easy to land provided you have a good landing strip. The high rpm's required to fly it means it sucks a lot of gas…which closes more doors. It handles ok, not as good as other high performance double surfaces in turbulence or headwind, but it is also a lot cheaper.
Frame seems to be built very solid.
I tried to get my money back from Gibson, even offered to pay shipping back to him. Wing is still in perfect shape. He wouldn't go for that. He did send me a free pitch block but I can't use it and it doesn't fix my problem. He offered to send me a new sail too, but rescinded that after I posted a review on line. When I started posting reviews online he deleted me from his yahoo forum so others couldn't read what I have to say. I have been contacted by several Orca owners that have had problems too.
Now for the pitch block.
I also received a pitch block with this wing. Mark Gibson sent it to me for free when I started voicing my dislike of his business practices. I can't use it because the mechanic that does my annuals took one look at it and wouldn't sign it off (he is a mechanical engineer by trade so I trust him). It came with an aborted hole drilled in it (weakens it) and requires ~1.5-iches of spacers (that I had to build) to get it to fit on the mast. I tried it, it made the wing handle easier (almost as easy as a Streak 2b wing) but it is unsafe so it is in the trash now.
Just want others to know what they are getting into with this wing if they buy it.
Here is some other info for what its worth;
My trike is a 582 blue head with the E Box 3.47.
Wings I have borrowed and compared to the Mako (flown on my trike) with no problems: Aeros Profi, Streak2b, Quest GT5 (Awesome BTW). Also I have flown Strangers, Wizards, Mavericks, all with great results.
I am 100% sure my Mako is set up correctly (it is not that hard), I tried other CG (hang points) within Gibbo's recommendations, but its initial hang point was the best.
We attached it to a few other trikes: a Northwing with HKS (need more power), another Edge X 582 it flew just like mine (same results), and an outback with a 503, it needed 55-5700rpm for level flight didn't try a passenger..just wasn't worth it, but it was lighter so it had a 1000ft/minute sink rate. The wing did do pretty good with an XT912 but it still was working harder than usual with a passenger.
Fly safe.
What GPS to buyBy Rizwan Bukhari
I am in the market to buy a new GPS for my trike and I would like your input. Currently I have the old Garmin GPS iii. What GPS do you use, why do you use it and how much did it run you?
Thanks for your help.
Does everyone need an expensive, high power, fast trike?By Paul Hamilton
Recently, there have been a number of comments that EVERYONE is pushing EVERYBODY into expensive, high power, fast trikes. I would like to set the record straight as to my feeling about this.
Does everyone need an expensive, high power, fast trike? Simply… NO.
Here is my story about my decisions to buy the trikes I bought.
I first put a trike undercarriage on my modified hang glider in 1981. A Fugi Robins engine. About 30 HP. Not much. It would barely get off the ground at 5000 foot density altitude but it was awesome to get flying in a trike. I had a great time with this. Fast forward to 2001.
I decided to buy a two place trike since my wife/girlfriend wanted to go up and move on from Hang Gliding. It was allot of money so I economized bought a Cosmos 503 (verses a 582) because it was light weight, less expensive, and I liked the wing. Soon after I got it I flew this slow Rotax 503 on a cross country from Carson, down the Sierras, up to Mount Whitney 14,000 and the trike Odyssey was filmed.
See www.youtube.com/watch?v=glVFOSgNBXE
I flew this slow, underpowered trike to 17,000 feet, flew 250 pound students to 10,000 MSL regularly, trained many pilots. Did I need an expensive, high power, fast trike? NO.
Than in 2010, the FAA cracked down and my experimental was no longer allowed to be used for flight training. I waited for the LODA. Nothing. So I decided to buy a trike. By this time everyone was flying the 80 HP Rotax 912 and EVERYONE is pushing EVERYBODY into these more expensive, high power, fast trikes. I simply could not afford a 912 so I bought an Apollo Monsoon 582 S-LSA when I decided to go into trike flying full time.
Again, I would fly it to 10,000 feet with 250 pound students, etc…. I was making a living at flight instruction in a Rotax 582. Did I need a need an expensive, high power, fast trike? NO. However, it is a 14.5 meter stiff wing and had wind turbulence limitations. I had to shut down training earlier than I wanted.
After 3 years and my third Rotax 582 engine which operated great all the time, I wanted a smaller wing that I could blast through the bumps with an easy handling wing I could increase my flight hours since I had to turn many flights down when the wind came up and it got bumpy during the day.
If I had a smaller wing, I could fly more hours and everyone would be happier. Bottom line, a smaller wing needs more horsepower . So after 3 years of flying full time I decided to sell my great Apollo Monsoon 582 and go to a 912S so I can get a smaller wing.
OK which trike? Here are the reasons why I choose a Revo, generally in the order of importance which helped my decision:
Topless small wings.
Easy to get in and out of loading and unloading people (similar to my Apollo Monsoon)
Easy handling/response for ease of flying and safety/recovery in the bumps
Almost everyone who calls and asks about buying a trike wants a Revo.
Super sexy looking.
Made in the USA with easy parts/great service.
Did I have to have an expensive Revo? No but it allows me to fly comfortably is more bumpy and windy conditions.
In fact we have a number of 503, 582, and 912 80 HP trikes at the airport here and the pilots are very happy with them.
Again. Do they need an expensive, high power, fast trike? NO. Not if you can live with the limitations.
However, if you can afford a trike and you want to climb faster, get there quicker, fly in stronger conditions and be more comfortable overall, spend as much as you can and get the trike you want. You basically get what you pay for.


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Hedge funds are actively trading in Argentina's choppy markets ahead of its legal showdown with rebel sovereign bondholders later this month.
Investors and creditors are waiting to see if a U.S. court upholds a ruling on Feb. 27 that prevents Argentina from paying holders of bonds issued in debt swaps in 2005 and 2010 until it pays interest and principal due to so-called "holdout" creditors who had refused to swap.
Argentina has persistently refused to pay these holdouts who range from Argentine pensioners to NML Capital, an affiliate of activist fund Elliott, which last year detained the ARA Libertad, a three-masted Argentine naval ship, in Ghana, demanding it be paid some of what it is owed.


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LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) - A project that would triple the size of a popular Hindu cultural center in Northern California has residents in the area worried about crowds and noise. They want city officials to reconsider allowing the expansion.
Neighbors of the Hindu Community Cultural Center, which includes the Shiva-Vishnu Temple, in Livermore say the 18,300-foot facility already creates traffic, noise and garbage problems. They say want the temple to address those complaints before 31,000 square feet is added to the site.
Temple leaders say the expansion would help resolve current issues. They say a bigger hall would allow more indoor activities and the kitchen would be moved away from homes, reducing noise and odors.
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Utah State's 2014 football schedule took shape Thursday as the Mountain West Conference announced the league's upcoming slate.
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Last year, the Aggies fell to Boise State in October in the game after losing quarterback Chuckie Keeton for the season. But Utah State won its final five regular-season games and rallied to take the division title from the Broncos; the Aggies fell to Fresno State in the league's championship game.
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Please help me raise money for Mercy Corps' response to the Haiti Earthquake and more recently to the cholera outbreak. Although my reasons are many for wanting to help, I am doing this because I saw kids just like myself that were hurt who couldn't play with their friends. And it's no fun to not be able to play with your friends. At 4 yrs old, I know first hand that band aids, a full belly, clean water, and safe play can go a long way to making them feel better. Thanks to those of you who have donated so far and to those who've passed on the site! Keep spreading the word! Our goal is now $5,000 and we're oh so close! So please continue to help in any way you can -- no donation is too small.
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Hello from the beautiful city of London! I've been here for a month and if I've learned anything, it's that the study abroad experience is just as wonderful as everyone says it is. It's also given me the chance to put some study abroad myths to the test.
Myth #1: Study abroad is 90% partying, 10% studying. This certainly depends on what kind of student you normally are and what kind of lifestyle you lead at your home university. Europeans do go out more than Americans but "going out" often means drinking a pint with some friends at the local pub and not necessarily getting all dolled up and going clubbing. And once assignment deadlines start looming, you are going to have to hit the books.
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Myth #3: It's dangerous and/or scary. It's drilled into our heads before we leave that pickpocketing is a big threat in Europe but as long as you're smart about your belongings, international cities are no more dangerous than cities in America. And living in a new country is certainly a jarringly different experience but it'll only change you for the better.
Myth #4: Europeans all dress a certain way and you need to fit in. Everyone in London looks like they've stepped out of a fashion magazine – well-dressed and attractive – so if I wear a Miami t-shirt to class, I stick out like a sore thumb. It's ok, though: Regardless of how you dress, people will know you're American as soon as you open your mouth.
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Hi there, I'll be having a scheduled c/s in about 4 weeks (due to placenta previa). I had an emergency c/s 20 months ago and my hospital stay and recovery (at home) was very difficult. I'm hoping that this time around I can make this a more positive and comfortable experience. Any advice on what to bring to the hospital, or what to have waiting at home for my return and recovery?
So far, I'm thinking for the hospital bag: 2 of my own nightgowns, a robe and slippers, high-waisted underwear, maxi pads. Toiletries, cosmetics, hair elastics, hand lotion, gum, eyeglasses. Phone, camera, chargers. Breastpump, Boppy, Lanisoh, baby nail clippers or mittens. Going home outfit for myself. Swaddling blankets, 2 onsies, and going home outfit (pjs) for Baby.
Anything else??
I have a few suggestions (but I always over pack)
1. Lip balm: With one of mine (I've had 3), I had terrible dry, itchy lips and nose after the anesthesia. The only thing that helped was my mom's good lip balm.
2. Something smelly-good for your pp room. Whether you like Bath & Body Works air fresheners or just some essential oils on cotton balls, having something to make your room smell nice will put you and every one else in a better mood.
3. Another item to consider (which you may have in a different "bag") is a little nurse's gift- like a box of chocolates or a basket of herbal teas or something to give to the nurses station. It always helps to butter up the people who will be caring for you.
4. If you're cloth diapering, those are important, and don't forget a liner (like Imse Vimse) to keep that tarry poo at bay. Even if you're planning to use disposies, you might consider your own wipes or your own diaper cream, if you use that kind of thing (coconut oil is good).
5. Actually, coconut oil is a really good suggestion to rub into baby's skin, especially if you let the hospital wash him/her right away. It will keep the skin from drying out and getting itchy (which happened with my oldest).
6. I found a baby sleep sack/gown to be a real lifesaver with my last one, too. Hospitals can be cold, and you can't know how big baby will be, but those gowns fit no matter what, and usually have little hand-mitten things built in. Plus, it makes midnight diaper changes easy.
6. Prenatal vitamins
7. Sound machine or even an app on your phone that plays soothing sounds at night- to drown out any annoying hospital noises.
8. Sleep mask: you will probably be sleeping at odd hours, and a lot of times those rooms don't have decent blinds.
OK. That's about all I can come up with right now. I'm sure I'll think of a thousand other little things. I am really an over-packer. I always have 10 times more stuff than anyone else. But I'm also always prepared for any eventuality. ;)
Good luck!! HTH.
Wife to since '98; Homeschooling, just completed my doctorate & becoming crunchier by the day; Mom to DSs: 06/10,12/05, & 1/99 & (3/15)
I prefer clothes which won't sit right on the wound, particularly underpants.
The only thing I didn't have enough of the second time was extra food. I was tandem feeding and I was starving. On the second day I walked down to the vending machine because I was desperate and during rest time so no visitors. It was a long walk and, even with the cot to lean on, I was very sore when I got back to my room. A couple of boxes of muesli bars would have been very handy
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I would take some entertainment. Even with all the baby cuddling and such, I still wanted something to do for several hours a day for the few days I was stuck in the hospital. Some magazines would have been nice. Or a good book.
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Check with your hospital about whether they provide some of that for you. On my labor and delivery unit, we provide hospital grade pumps (which would be better for pumping anyway), a my breast friend pillow (so the Boppy might be unnecessary), shirts and halo swaddles for the baby, and any maxi pads you might need. I always recommend chapstick. Also, keep in mind that your partner might be going back and forth or other visitors could grab something if you found you needed it. I'm a bit of a minimalist though and generally find the hospital provides most things for mom and baby that they use during those first three or four days.
Good luck and I hope your cesarean goes smoothly.
Mama to P. born at home 10/09, and W. born in the hospital 2/13
Thanks everyone for your input, I really appreciate it!
Well I've got a big duffle bag packed (for myself, DH and Baby) and my c/s is this Sunday. I'm sure that I have way more than I need, but it would make me feel good if I at least used SOME of the stuff. I may be over optimistic about how much I'll have the energy to use/do (like washing my face, putting on makeup, or changing into my own comfy clothes…..)
One thing I've been REALLY on the fence about is clothes for the new Baby. Last time around, we simply kept my son in a diaper and swaddled him. I held him (skin to skin mostly) just about the whole entire time we were at the hospital - he was never in the cot - and we put an outfit on him only when it was time to go home. I think I'll need that skin to skin as much as possible to help w/the bonding and BF'ing. But, I always see everyone else's "first" baby pics taken at the hospital, in their cute little outfits…..
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Democracy Events
Impacting the Future: Luvuyo Mandela's Perspective
October 16, 2013 // 11:00am — 12:30pm
Africa Program
Luvuyo Mandela, Social Entrepreneur, delivered a keynote address on South Africa's story of struggle, hope, trial & error, and lessons learned. While South Africa has come a long way from the days of apartheid and oppression, and possesses a promising future, this generation feels the pressure to be a beacon of democracy, peace, and inclusion on the continent and for the world. Theirs is a task to maintain the positive momentum that will move the country forward. The youth are key to bringing this future to fruition and through active and engaged citizenship South Africa's promise can be realized.
Democracy in Mexico: Political Reform and the Vote of Mexicans Abroad
October 15, 2013 // 9:00am — 10:30am
Mexico Institute
Francisco Guerrero, Electoral Councilor of the Federal Electoral Institute of Mexico (IFE), will present his book, The Vote of Mexicans Abroad: History, Reflections, and a Look toward the Future. Dr. Guerrero will also speak about current proposals for a political reform in Mexico and the evolving electoral system.
2013 Brazil Economic Conference
October 11, 2013 // 8:00am — 2:30pm
Brazil Institute
On Friday October 11, join the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce, the Brazil Institute an the Brazil-US Business Council for a conference on ongoing bilateral economic relationship.
The Meaning and Implication of the "Mensalão", Brazil's Largest Trial on Political Corruption
October 04, 2013 // 10:00am — 12:00pm
Brazil Institute
On Friday, October 4th, the Brazil Institute, São Paulo FGV Law School and American Univeristy College of Law will convene a panel of experts to debate Brazil's largest political corruption scandal.
Brazil in the Global Arena
October 03, 2013 // 5:30pm — 6:30pm
Brazil Institute
On Thursday October 3, join GWU in the launch of their Brazil Initiative.
Why Communism Did Not Collapse: Understanding Authoritarian Regime Resilience in Asia and Europe
October 03, 2013 // 2:30pm — 4:00pm
Cold War International History Project
Martin K. Dimitrov, Associate Professor of Political Science at Tulane University, will speak on the puzzling durability of communist autocracies in Eastern Europe and Asia, the the longest-lasting type of non-democratic regime to emerge after World War I.
Leadership in the Asia-Pacific: The Road Ahead for Japan and the United States HELD IN TOKYO
October 02, 2013 // 10:00am — 5:30pm
Asia Program
Economic growth and stability in the Asia-Pacific is hardly a regional issue. The world at large has a major stake in ensuring peace and prosperity in the region, especially amid growing risks worldwide. In the fifth annual Japan-U.S. Joint Public Policy Forum to be held October 2 in Tokyo hosted by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and the Wilson Center, experts from both countries will gather to discuss the outlook and challenges ahead for Japan and the United States to take leadership in the Asia-Pacific region.
Громадянська позиція (civisme) та політес (civilite) в сучасній політиці
September 25, 2013 // 10:00am — 1:00pm
Kennan Institute in Ukraine
25 вересня 2013 в Національному університеті Києво-Могилянська Академія відбувся семінар на тему «Громадянська позиція (civisme) та політес (civilite) в сучасній політиці». Головну доповідь мав професор Університету Париж-Асас (Сорбона) доктор Філіп Рено.
Consolidating a Culture of Peace in Africa: A Contribution to International Peace and Security
September 20, 2013 // 3:30pm — 5:00pm
Africa Program
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Mack's Super Market in Harlan will soon sport a new name and offer lower prices for groceries.
Beginning Oct. 1, Mack's will become "Cash Saver."
Owner Harold Parsons said with the conversion, you'll still find all your favorite national brands, plus quality "Best Choice" and "Always Save" products.
"There will also be a great selection of fresh quality produce, meat and dairy items — all priced to save you money. You'll be able to shop and save on your complete shopping list.
"We'll also be adding the Certified Angus Beef brand, which is high quality beef," said Parsons. "Everything in Cash Saver is priced at cost on the shelf, with just 10 percent added to your total bill when you check out. Product cost is determined by the expense it takes to buy it and get it from our suppliers to the shelf. The result is unbelievable savings on your family's grocery bill."
With the changeover taking place on Oct. 1, Parsons said the store will be closed for two to three days at the end of September in order to convert everything over.
"The coal industry in the county has taken a downturn," Parsons said. "There is 17 percent unemployment and food stamps have been cut by 10 percent. People are struggling. We've been searching for an answer and a CO-OP I belong to, AWG (Associated Wholesale Grocers), has a program for this type of situation, called Cost Plus Food Outlet. You are able to cut prices quite a bit and make up the difference in volume. You'll be able to buy groceries cheaper than anywhere else in our region."
Ending a long tradition, Parsons said his father, Curtis Parsons and Omer Grant, became partners and opened P & G Grocery (Parsons and Grant) in Evarts in the mid 1930s. He said it stayed that way until 1951 when Grant left the partnership to open a store in Cumberland.
"My father kept the store in Evarts and operated it under the name of Mack's," said Parsons. "All the mines on Clover Fork began closing and my father figured the business would suffer. So, he opened a store in Baxter near the coal monument, Mack's #2. Mack's #3 was also opened in Harlan, which is our only operating store at this time, and Mack's #4 was opened at Browning Acres when Cas Walker's went out of business.
"We later closed the Browning Acres store and the state highway purchased the Baxter location for the bypass. We opened Mack's Family Center at Baxter, where we had a pharmacy, Western Auto, Ben Franklin and other stores and then the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers purchased this location, leaving us with only the Harlan store."
Parsons said he is going "to retire the Mack's name for the time being."
"I've been in the grocery business for many years," said Parsons. "I began working as a bag boy in the 1950s. I've been president of Mack's for the past 20 to 30 years and I now feel this is the direction we need to take to help the people of Harlan County."
Parsons ended by saying, "With the changeover, after I'm gone this store will now go on."
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WASHINGTON Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton both expressed concerns on Monday about the recent security crackdown that has occurred in China.
Biden and Clinton jointly raised the issue at the opening session of two days of high level talks between the United States and China. They noted the large number of arrests that have occurred in China with the government detaining lawyers, activists, journalists and bloggers in a crackdown widely viewed as a Chinese response to forestall any Middle East-style democracy protests.
Biden said that President Barack Obama believed strongly that protecting fundamental rights and freedoms was "the best way to promote the long-term stability of any society."
State Counselor Dai Bingguo, one of the leaders of the Chinese delegation, said in his remarks that China had made progress in the area of human rights.
The remarks from Biden and Clinton and Dai were made during an opening ceremony of this year's U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue. The two days of talks will bring together top officials in the areas of economics and foreign policy.
The discussions were begun in 2006 during the Bush administration by then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson as a way to bring pressure on China to allow its currency rise in value against the dollar.
The Obama administration in 2009 expanded the talks to cover foreign policy as well as economic issues. This year for the first time, top military leaders from both nations are participating in an effort to ease tensions between the two nations that were heightened last year by U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
During the opening session on economics, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner praised the efforts China had made in the economic area while saying more needs to be done.
He played down criticism he had made as recently as last week that China needed to move more quickly to allow its currency to rise in value against the dollar. American manufacturers contend the yuan is undervalued by as much as 40 percent, giving Chinese companies tremendous competitive advantages and costing millions of U.S. jobs.
Speaking in Treasury's ornate Cash Room, Geithner said, "Over the past two years, we have seen very promising changes in the overall direction of Chinese economic policy - towards a more flexible exchange rate, a growth strategy less reliant on exports and stronger protections for U.S. companies operating in and exporting to China."
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Last June, China announced that it was allowing the yuan to rise in value against the dollar and since that time its value has increased by about 5 percent. Last week, Geithner said the United States would be pressing for a faster appreciation of the yuan.
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A new lens passed over everything she saw, the shadows moved on the wall like skeletons handing things to each other. Her body was flung back over a thousand beds in a thousand other rooms. She was undergoing a revolution, she felt split open. In her mattress there beat the feather of a wild bird.
Where were you all this time? she said. Where have you been?
I guess far away.
Yes you were. Too far away.
They sat in silence.
You know you frightened me a little, she said. At the beginning.
You did.
He smiled at that.
You looked as if you didn't need anyone, she said.
But those are the ones who need the most, he said. Don't you know that?
I do now, she said. Too late.
Never too late to know something, he said.
Maybe not, she said. But too late to do any good.
She lifted the yellow suitcase and banged it against her leg. She dragged it over the polished floor. The ceiling of Grand Central towered above her with arches and glass panes and squares of sunlight.
She was not late and did not have to hurry. The clerk in the window bowed his forehead like a priest in confession and pushed her ticket through. Across the great domed room she spotted a redcap with a cart and though she usually would have carried her bag to save money decided this was a special occasion. She was on her way to a wedding. She signaled to him.
The redcap flung her suitcase onto his cart. Whoever you're going to meet, he said, he's a lucky guy.
The heat in New York had been terrible and the air underground at the gate was heavy and close. When the train came out of the tunnel she saw thunderheads turning the sky yellow and grey. The rain started, ticking the window with scratches then pouring over it in streams. Crowds of cat-o'-nine-tails surged in a wave as the train blew past. By the time they reached Providence the rain had stopped and it was hot again with a hot wind blowing in the open doors. The engine shut off and they waited in the station. No new passengers got on. It was as if the world had paused on this late morning in July. She held her book loosely and watched out the window.
The station in Boston was shadowed in scaffolding dark as a cave with bands of light on the paneled benches and few travelers. The redcap who took her bag was young and did not say a word. He pushed a contraption with a bad wheel and had trouble steering through the door. She came out of the damp entranceway into the brightness of the turn-around beyond where she saw among the parked cars the dark green MG. The doors were open and she saw in front Buddy Wittenborn and in the driver's seat Ralph Eastman and a third person with his back to her. The person was standing with one foot up on the running board. When she got close Ralph caught sight of her and jumped out of the car and Buddy looked over with a lazy smile. Only when she was near did the back turn around and the long leg come off the running board and she saw the man's face. He was wearing squarish dark glasses so she couldn't see his eyes. She noticed his mouth was full though set in a particular firm way, the combination of which affected her curiously. She felt as if she'd been struck on the forehead with a brick.
"Her best work yet, assured, supple, exhilarating in its nerve and cool momentum" --Joan Didion
"A stunning novel...a powerful story that cuts back and forth in time to give us both the defining moment in a woman's life and an understanding of how that moment has reverberated through the remainder of her days...Her evocation of her heroine's passion for Harris Arden is so convincing, her depiction of the world she inhabits is so fiercely observed...The difference between Monkeys and Evening] attests to Susan Minot's growing ambition and
assurance as an artist" --Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
"An absorbing drama...Minot writes with quiet perceptiveness and grace, pulling the
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"A brilliant lyric performance" --John Casey
"In spare and lovely language, Susan Minot has set forth a real life, in all its particularity and splendor and pain. This is the task of the novelist, and in Evening Minot has succeeded
admirably" --Roxana Robinson, New York Times Book Review
"It astounds in its craftsmanship and imprints itself indelibly on the heart...A haunting work of art that moves at the pace of a suspense thriller" --Sheila Bosworth, New Orleans Times-Picayune
"Evening is a beautifully realized work...more mature and confident than anything she has written...An exquisite novel" --Gail Caldwell, Boston Globe
"A wonderful, truthful, heartbreaking book. . .. Evening vindicates the wildest assertions any of us have made about Susan Minot's talent" --Tom McGuane
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Now ailing and surrounded by her children, sixty-five-year-old Ann Grant Lord reminisces about a glorious summer weekend some forty years earlier during which she met and lost the love of her life. By the author of Folly. 100,000 first printing. Tour.
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Susan Minot was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Manchester-by-the-Sea. She studied writing and painting at Brown University and received an MFA in writing from Columbia University. After publishing short stories in Grand Street and The New Yorker she was offered a contract for a novel by the legendary publisher Seymour Lawrence, who was to publish her next three books. His initial support for "a work of fiction" became Monkeys, nine stories which together make up a novel about the Vincent family, a New England family of seven children with a Catholic mother and Brahmin-background father. The stories cover twelve years in the life of the children, their mother's "monkeys," during which a tragic accident alters their lives. It was published in a dozen countries and won the Prix Femina Etranger in France in l987. The novel was followed by Lust & Other Stories, a collection about wayward artists and journalists living in New York City, particularly about the relations between men and women in their twenties and thirties having difficulty coming together and difficulty breaking apart.
Her third book, Folly, set in the twenties and thirties in Boston, is a novel about a woman from a stifling Brahmin background whose choice of a husband is the determining factor in her life, and about the two different men she falls in love with. The challenge Minot set for herself was to write about a place and society which had always disturbed her and to try to imagine how a woman who was not an idiot could stay in that world.
In l994 she was contacted by the director Bernardo Bertolucci with the idea of developing his idea for a screenplay about a young American girl visiting English expatriate artists living in Tuscany and having a "sentimental education." She had always been interested in cinema as a student and moviegoer. Stealing Beauty was a collaboration with the director. It was filmed in the summer of l995, north of Siena, where she was given the opportunity to continue polishing and learning on the set.
Evening is the story of a woman on her deathbed who amidst the delirium and images of her past full life relives a love affair she had forty years earlier, when at twenty-five she attended the wedding of her best friend on an island in Maine. As her children wait and tend to her, she remembers minutely the details of those three days when she met a man, a time which emerges from marriages and divorces and children as being the high point of her life. Evening has been optioned by Kennedy/Marshall at Disney, with Minot currently working on the adaptation for the screen.
Having spent too many years in one place, bent over paper writing, Minot, who has an apartment in New York City, finds herself traveling and away from home much of the time.
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Detroit Tigers (40-32) at Texas Rangers (35-40), 8:05 p.m.
Probable Starting Pitchers: Detroit - Drew Smyly (3-6, 3.48) Texas - Colby Lewis (5-4, 5.97)
(SportsNetwork.com) - The Detroit Tigers have clawed their way back to the top of the AL Central standings and will resume a nine-game road trip Tuesday with the first of three straight games against the Texas Rangers.
The Tigers are two games ahead of the cooled-off Kansas City Royals for the Central lead and recorded a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians this weekend. They made it four straight wins with Sunday's 10-4 pounding of the Tribe thanks to an offensive explosion and great pitching.
Miguel Cabrera went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored, Ian Kinsler added three hits an RBI and scored twice and Nick Castellanos finished with two hits, two RBI and a pair of runs scored for the Tigers, who are 6-3 in the last nine games.
J.D. Martinez extended his hitting streak to a career-high 12 games.
Meanwhile, Kinsler will make a return to Texas, where he spent the first eight years of his career. He was acquired by Detroit in a deal that sent Prince Fielder to the Rangers.
Max Scherzer limited the Indians to a run in six innings of work with eight strikeouts and a pair of walks.
"It was a good all-around day for us," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said.
The Tigers are 21-13 away from home and will also visit Houston for three games on their current road trip.
Drew Smyly will open this series on the hill for Detroit and is 3-6 with a 3.48 earned run average. He has lost two straight and four of his last five starts and is 1-5 in the past six decisions. Smyly pitched well in a 2-1 defeat versus Kansas City last Wednesday, allowing both runs with six strikeouts and no walks.
Smyly is 0-1 with a 3.93 ERA in seven career games (2 starts) against Texas.
The Rangers will play back-to-back three-game series at home versus the Tigers and Minnesota Twins, and have lost five in a row since winning four of five.
Texas was swept by the LA Angels of Anaheim this weekend at the Big A and dropped Sunday's finale of a three-game set by a 5-2 score. Yu Darvish was dealt the loss for giving up five runs -- four earned -- in six innings with nine strikeouts and four walks.
"In my last start (in Oakland), my mechanics were off, and I wasn't able to make the adjustment between starts," Darvish said. "It was just the fastball. With sliders, I was able to throw good ones in key situations, but yes, my command was off."
Brad Snyder homered and Leonys Martin went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored for the Rangers. Adrian Beltre had two hits Sunday and is one shy of 2,500 in his career. Texas is 1-5-1 in its last seven series.
The Rangers are 16-19 at home and have lost four of five and 11 of the past 17 at Globe Life Park. They are 7-16 in Arlington since starting 9-3.
Taking the mound Tuesday for the Rangers will be Colby Lewis, who has a 5-4 record to go along with a 5.97 ERA. Lewis ended a three-start winless streak (0-1) in his last outing, a 14-8 victory at Oakland last Monday. He allowed five runs and 10 hits across 5 1/3 innings.
Lewis, a right-hander, has allowed five or more runs five times in the past eight tries and is 3-2 with a 6.02 ERA in eight career games (7 starts) against the Tigers.
The Rangers won three of four meetings with the Tigers from May 22-25 at Comerica Park.
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Brandon Hicks, who was purchased by the Mets from the Athletics earlier this off-season, will be trying for a utility position on the Mets roster outside of camp. He has a few things going for him and some critical items against him. On the positive side he can play short stop and third base, which makes him valuable for a late inning defense replacement. Through age 26, he has had 90 at bats in the majors with only 12 hits (.133 BA) while scoring 16 runs, hitting 5 doubles and three homers while walking 8 times. So the positive: when he hits, he hits for power, some nice pop on the bench. The negative: he doesn't really hit, at all. He didn't really hit in the minors either. In six years, he's hit .241, however the power game has always been there in the minors. Last year, in only 90 games, he hit 18 homers. The year before, in 104 games, he hit 18 homers. In 2009 (128 games) and 2010 (77 games) he had a bit of a power outage hitting 10 homers and 7 homers respectively. The previous years he had 19 and 20 homers. The potential for power off of the bench is seductive, however the lack of consistent hitting is something to be concerned about. Hicks is the type of player for this team that could be memorable or completely forgettable. He can join this team or not out of camp and I'm not sure I would personally care. In short, Hicks is an interesting player. He fills a defensive need and has some mysterious power. He just doesn't hit. If he did hit though, he wouldn't be a utility player, so there's that. Tweet
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