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Generac Power Systems brings standby diesel generators to homes and small businesses with the Protector Series. The 15 kilowatt generator and automatic transfer switch (sold separately) are a permanently installed system that automatically supplies power during a power outage to keep essentials and conveniences including lights, heating, cooling, refrigeration, and security systems operating. The Protector Series of Standby Generators have a 5-year limited manufacturer's warranty.
Ships factory direct: single phase option allow approximately 3-4 weeks, and 3 phase options allow appoximately 5-6 weeks.
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The controller includes a smart battery charger that monitors battery condition and alerts to replace the battery before it fails. Other controller features include maintenance and system status alerts, programmable exercise periods, and extensive fault reporting.
Mobile Link is an optional controller accessory that allows access to a controller dashboard via the Internet from tablets, smart phones, and laptop or desktop computers. Check system status, program exercise cycles, and schedule generator maintenance from inside the home or business, or from any location with Internet access. Setup allows sending text message alerts to standard cell phones.
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The electrical power generator unit is a heavy-duty, revolving-field generator. Using advanced electronic voltage regulation and frequency control, the unit produces utility-quality power that meets or exceeds the requirements of everything from electric motors to sensitive electronics. Even while operating under a heavy and constantly changing load, the generator produces clean, noise-free power.
The generator measures 81 inches wide, 50 inches high, and 31 inches deep with an all aluminum weather enclosure that includes display window for viewing the Evolution Controller display and main circuit breaker. The generator cabinet is placed over the integrated fuel tank which serves as a base.
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Compatible with Generac RTSW, RTSC, RTSR, RTSY, RTSN automatic transfer switches, options available for all phases and voltages.
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Sun creams from three top brands "don't live up to the claims made by the manufacturer", a leading consumer watchdog says.
10:48, UK, Friday 16 May 2014
Three leading sun cream brands have failed protection tests conducted by the consumer watchdog, Which?
Products manufactured by Piz Buin, Malibu and Hawaiian Tropic, which claimed a sun projection factor of 30, were all found to have an SPF of below 25.
Which? has now branded the creams "Don't buys".
The company's executive director, Richard Lloyd, told Sky News: "We found three products from three big brands that don't live up to the claims made by the manufacturer.
"Consumers will be rightly worried that products of this kind that are meant to protect you from sunburn, with thousands and thousands of cases of people now getting skin cancer … aren't living up to the very strict British standards that we tested them against.
"The manufacturers now need to reassure the public that their products are good to use and in the meantime we recommend to people that they don't buy these three products."
Which? said the results were identified in two separate British Standards tests looking into 15 products with SPF 30 - a bestseller in the UK.
The tests found that price was not linked to the level of protection provided, with more expensive products often offering a lower SPF.
The consumer watchdog said Calypso Sun Lotion SPF30 250ml, the cheapest product tested, passed both British Standard tests. It is priced at just £1.20 per 100ml.
Piz Buin Ultra Light Dry Touch Sun Fluid SPF30, which costs £11.30 per 100ml, was among those which failed.
Malibu Protective Lotion SPF30 200ml also failed tests looking into products' ability to protect consumers from a form of ultraviolet radiation called UVA, which has been liked to skin cancer and premature ageing of the skin.
EU recommendations say sun creams should over a UVA protection that is one third of their SPF value.
The Malibu cream was found to have a UVA protection factor below 10.
All three companies have rejected the tests' findings.
Malibu said: "We stand by our testing and are willing to have our formula tested again by any reputable UK testing house.
"We have nothing to hide. Our files are open for any legitimate person to come and examine."
A statement from Hawaiian Tropic said: "Hawaiian Tropic focuses fully on providing quality products and effective sun protection that meets all EU and Cosmetic Regulations.
"Consumers can fully rely on Hawaiian Tropic products, including Satin Protection SPF 30; safe in the knowledge they are protected against the sun to the level they want, need and expect."
Piz Buin said: "Our products are subject to rigorous safety and efficacy testing; in the case of sun care products, this includes SPF testing in line with the EU sun care recommendation.
"Consumers can be confident that PIZ BUIN® Ultra Light Dry Touch Sun Fluid SPF 30 provides effective sun protection at SPF 30, when used as directed."
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Waveguides are fun. I mean on the page, although I imagine that they are fun to play with as fully realized physical objects too. But I was talking about them in the context of teaching undergraduate electromagnetism, as I am doing on my class this semester. I tell the class after the second week of class or so that we're essentially done, and can all head to the beach since by then we've completed the derivation of Maxwell's equations, which describe fully all electromagnetic phenomena. The rest of the class is essentially a semester of picking various situations in which we deploy the equations and study particular solutions. Of course, they realize that there is reason to stay, since that's really the heart of it – studying those various situations and appreciating the range of delights those equations can yield. Among the most fascinating and delightful of those, er, delights, is light. Electromagnetic waves in general, and we study them in a whole lot of situations, including nipping along unfettered in free space, in conducting materials (where it penetrates for a while before dying away), at interfaces between different kinds of materials (we learn why metals are shiny quite readily this way, for example), and then there is the business of forcing the wave to propagate down a pipe – a waveguide. It turns out to be one of the nicest and cleanest examples of a dispersive setup (frequency dependent speed of propagation) one can devise, and so that's another nice reason to study it, and it is simply cool the way you can tune the pipe to pick the characteristics of the wave you want to propagate, analogously to tuning a musical instrument. So I hope it is an example that the students like as much as I do.
I must confess that the last lecture I did on the topic, which was on Monday, was not as satisfying as I felt it should be, maybe because Spring break interrupted the treatment of the topic… So although we've started a new topic, and are continuing it today, I might just go beyond the text (Griffith sort of leaves the reader a bit high and dry on the topic all of a sudden, ending rather abruptly) a bit more and point out a few things more about the fields in the waveguides that might help cement them in the minds of the students. Let's see if I have a bit of time before the lecture to solve for all the fields and show their shapes explicitly in an example or two…. [Update: I developed some Maple plots of some of the field configurations for a "TE01 mode" moving along the z direction. E is blue and B is red. This is not a particularly illustrative plot since there's too much going on visually on one plot, but I thought it was nice and decorative, so kept it…You can sort of see that the magnetic fields swirl around in loops in the x-z plane, making a sort of series cylindrical columns that lie along the y direction, while the electric fields thread those columns in bunches, running along the y direction…]
The other thing that's fun to mention in this context is waves in cavities, as it gives one the chance to mention two great examples – microwave ovens and the earth-ionosphere system. We met the latter earlier and I mumbled at length about my time as a boy listening to shortwave radio signals from stations very far away, which the ionosphere helps you with. There's a notable day vs. night effect that is in part traceable in the analysis we do in class, which is fun…
What I've never done is the experiment where you use a microwave oven to determine the speed of light by looking at the pattern of hotspots and cold spots (they tell you where the nodes of the electromagnetic standing waves are)… I keep mentioning it in class as a nice example, but one of these days I must go and actually do it myself and see how good a measurement one can get…
Anyway, I'm sort of babbling here…. Better prepare that class.
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Here are various previews as No. 14 UMass men's lacrosse returns to action after a long layoff. The Minutemen travel to Harvard to play the Crimson at Harvard Stadium on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.
• Daily Collegian: Minutemen kick-off three-game road trip against Harvard
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What does religious life have to do with a liberal arts education?
Building lives of purpose with distinction: That is the mission of Heidelberg. What is your purpose? How will you achieve distinction in your life? Students are attending a liberal arts school that was built to transform society. We started out training teachers and preachers in the Reformed Christian tradition. Now, we are much broader in our scope and related to the United Church of Christ, a progressive, activist movement. We are still committed to an education to make a positive impact in the world while supporting all students from a variety of faith/spiritual traditions.
What is the background of Heidelberg's Chaplain and what is his purpose?
Paul Sittason Stark is an ordained United Methodist Elder with membership in the West Ohio Annual Conference. He also works very closely with the Norwest Ohio Association and the Ohio Conference of the United Church of Christ. He is present for everyone as a chaplain to encourage students in their spiritual quest. Roman Catholic, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Agnostic, Atheist? He supports our students. At the same time, in shaping global citizens he wants students to be aware of religions, beliefs and practices beyond what they've learned through family and community cultures.
What is religious life like on Campus?
At Heidelberg we have a Religious Life Council meeting monthly that seeks to oversee religious life on campus. Beyond that we have 5 campus groups:
Berg UCC: Heidelberg is related to the United Church of Christ. UCC students and others from a variety of backgrounds gather weekly on Thursday nights at 7:00 pm for Christian study, fun, and service. The group meets in Campus Center 212.
Campus Fellowship has worship and Bible Study weekly and is related to the international Campus Crusade for Christ. This is our largest group with 60-120 gathering for worship on Monday nights at 9:00 pm. Monday night worship is held in Wickham Great Hall of Campus Center.
Catholic Newman Club holds a monthly mass on campus and meets weekly on Thursday nights at 7:00 pm for study, food and fun. Meetings are held in Beeghly Library, on the second floor.
Cultural and Spiritual Club holds weekly events Monday's at 5:15 pm to study other religions and cultures. They also sponsor several big events for major religious holidays. The Group meets in The University Commons.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes meets weekly Wednesday's at 8:00 pm with athletes and non-athletes for Bible study. The group meets in Campus Center 220.
Where are the sacred spaces at Heidelberg?
We have three designated sacred spaces: Rickly Chapel in University Hall seats 600 people; Herbster Chapel in Pfleiderer Hall seats 100 people; and the Dorothy Castanien Parsell Quiet Room in Campus Center for prayer and reflection.
What worship services are held on campus?
- Matters of Faith is a time for weekly music and a message from 12:00 Noon to 12:20 PM each Thursday in Herbster Chapel with guest speakers, students, staff, faculty.
- Campus Fellowship has another student-led Christian Worship service on Monday nights at 9:00 pm in Campus Center Great Hall.
- Catholic Newman Club sponsors a monthly Mass at 7:00 pm on Sunday nights in Herbster Chapel.
What else does Campus Ministry and Religious Life sponsor?
Retreats, studies on social justice, vocational discernment and scripture studies.


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How about some happy makers on this dreary Monday afternoon? Herewith five things we're loving (in no particular order):
- A pair of sweet horseshoe studs from Forty Five Ten that we'd keep forever, wear everyday, and might reap a bit of good luck from…who knows?
- Plano-based Romina Bacci's Dear June hand-dyed cotton scarves.
- Kiehls Creme de Corps — It's been around forever, but it's the gold standard. There's just nothing better for revitalizing parched winter skin (damn you heater).
- The Paloma — Apparently it's Mexico's most beloved cocktail, and now it's mine too. R+D Kitchen whips up a good one, or if you prefer to imbibe at home, you can't go wrong with Bon Appetit's version. I might just whip up one tonight with a grapefruit from the 18 lb (!!) bag I picked up at the Whole Foods yesterday.
- Gold sneakers, cozy sweaters, and cute redheaded models, oh my. All courtesy of the utterly fantastic Stella McCartney Kids.


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Does Hillary Clinton back Lyndon LaRouche's candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas? Or are some of her supporters just angling for Oliver Stone?
Those questions are flying after the Twitter site @HillaryClinton2016 retweeted LaRouche PAC's message: "Filmmaker @SeanStone endorses @KeshaRogers2014, promoters her campaign with ½ hour interview."
Sean Stone is son of movie director Oliver Stone – whose left-of-center politics are well known.
What isn't known is if Hillary is all in for Rogers – an independent Democrat running on a platform to impeach President Barack Obama.
Rogers, with a second-place showing in a crowded primary field, forced mainstream Democrat David Alameel into a runoff for the party's nomination.
Tuesday's winner will face two-term Republican Sen. John Cornyn in the fall.
The Clinton2016 site is run by Steve Rosinski, who lists himself on the Twitter account as "former advance man for the Clinton/Gore White House."
Clinton officials could not be reached for comment. LaRouche spokeswoman Debra Freeman said she knew of no connection between the Clinton and Rogers campaigns. (See her full response below.)
Rogers calls herself "the only qualified candidate to take on Wall Street's Alameel and Wall Street's John Cornyn, both of whom are products of the apparatus that has been destroying the country since the assassination of JFK."


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For the second straight year, UMass hockey rising senior Michael Marcou has earned an invite to the New York Islanders Prospect Camp.
Mike Salerno of the Patch.com has an in-depth piece looking at the Kings Park, N.Y. natives development over the past three years.
Marcou, who was recently named an assistant captain of the Minutemen heading into his senior season, has seen his game grow by leaps and bounds since arriving in 2008.
He was named the team's Co-Most Improved Player in his sophomore season in 2009-10, a campaign in which he tallied seven goals, including a pair on the power play, and 10 points in 36 games.
"I'm an assistant captain now, so I've got a leadership role," Marcou said of his new title. "We've got a lot of young kids coming in and they'll be looking up to me. I've got to show them the right ropes."


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By Paul Ben-Itzak
Copyright 2003 The Dance Insider
PARIS -- For all the
codes orange, allegations of linkage to terrorists, hints at an
imminent chemical attack and finger-wagging at 'Old Europe,' the
most immediate worry in the ante-chamber of the United Nations February
5 was a work of art called "Guernica," by a painter named Picasso,
the gift of a former vice president named Rockefeller. So afraid
were the functionaries of the United Nations of the spectacle of
diplomats discussing the possibility of war against the backdrop
of Picasso's profound depiction of its horrors, that they dropped
a blue curtain over the painting (as opposed to, say, dropping a
curtain over the propaganda being presented as 'evidence' by Colin
Powell). But the positive message in this act for artists is that
their most potent voice in agitating against war may not be the
one they bring before the microphone their celebrity status sometimes
accords them, but their creative expression. I was reminded of this
recently at the exhaustive month-long Videodanse festival that's
taken over the basement of the Centre Pompidou through Monday, watching
Peter Wright's 1972 BBC production of Kurt Jooss's "The Green Table,"
performed by the Folkwang Ballet of Essen and featuring Pina Bausch
as the Old Woman.
Those of you familiar
with "The Green Table" might want to skip this paragraph. Jooss,
a pupil of Rudolf von Laban, was already at work on his highly-stylized
anti-war ballet when Nazism surged in 1932, the year the ballet
was completed and premiered at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in
Paris. The 30-minute work, to a sparse piano score by Fritz Cohen,
begins and ends with the machinations of a group of grotesquely-masked
diplomats around a rectangular table. In between, and shadowed by
the central character of Death (played initially by Jooss and, most
famously in the U.S., by Christian Holder in the Joffrey's 1967
restaging), a series of almost Noh-like tableaux unfold: battle,
trysts, refugees in flight, war-profiteers, each concluding with
Death enveloping the players.
Perhaps I was influenced
by the knowledge of just who the dancer was, but the most poignant
image for me was of Bausch's Old Woman, trying to fend off the misery
of a refugee with those arms, those arms, her spine bearing but
not bending under the burden, her face always looking up fatalistically
in anticipation of the stray bullets. Even Bausch's Old Woman, with
those arms and that sturdy spine, ultimately could not bear the
burden and surrendered to Death.
But Death, in Jooss's
vision, is not so much the villain as the consequence. In each section,
he materializes almost regretfully, as if to say, "Has it come to
this now?," wearying of his own burden. The villains here are those
'diplomats' who close the ballet with congratulatory hand-shaking
all around. I couldn't help think of the glad-handling that reportedly
preceded Powell's presentation to the UN Security Council. Kurt
Jooss's "The Green Table" presents another type of 'evidence' to
be considered before launching a war that could kill thousands of
innocents, one that, while a drama, is the opposite in verity of
the fiction presented by Mr. Powell. After watching it I had a thought:
What if every ballet company in the world added this ballet to its
repertoire this season? Now THAT would make a statement.
The Theatre des Champs-Elysees
was, of course, also the stage for the premiere of Vaslav Nijinsky's
"Sacre du Printemps" in 1913. Many choreographers have essayed the
Stravinsky music since, and almost as many have fallen flat on their
faces. An exception is Bausch. In Bausch's conception, the characters'
internal lives are almost as important as their external indications.
The most fascinating aspect of "Rehearsal of 'Sacre," the 1994 Herbert
Rach documentary shown at the Videodanse festival, is not the corrections
Bausch gives to Kyomi Ichida as she swings her arms and torso around
and around, but that Bausch's focus isn't just on the dancer's arms.
She gazes just as intently into her eyes, as if checking how her
soul is essaying this emotionally exacting choreography.
Bausch often seems to
be operating at two levels. Her interpreters are so full of personality
that one can easily miss the rigor of their dancing and of what
they're dancing. I had this thought again on viewing a 1986 video
of "Cafe Muller." Sure, there are the devices, principally the way
the characters portrayed by (an extraordinarily long-armed) Bausch
and Malou Airaudo stagger around like sonambulists or blind women
while Jean Sasportes faithfully and frantically clears the chairs
and tables from impeding them. But an exacting, full-room, multi-level,
gymnastic solo performed by Dominique Mercy would offer kinetic
appeal even extracted from the particular situation. And many of
the tasks of the performers are purely physical, whether it's the
skittering around of Nazareth Panedero (she gets the high-heels
for this one), or an extended segment in which Jan "Fensterputzer"
Minarik places Airaudo in the arms of Mercy, who drops her as soon
as Minarik walks away, the latter returning at increasingly frenetic
speeds to re-couple them as the sequence repeats and repeats. As
well, I was reminded of Bausch's symphonic approach to construction.
Each space is occupied, and a minor key often continues in the background
of the central action, whether it's Bausch bumping into walls or
a seated Airaudo ritualistically disrobing, her back to the camera.
The many imitators of Bausch forget this -- while her material may
be received as zany, Bausch's approach is anything but random.
Videodanse 2003 continues
through February 24, with more Pina on view tomorrow: "Coffee with
Pina" alternates scenes from "Agua" with intimate photographs of
the choreographer; and Anne Linsen's 1994 "Pina Bausch in India"
follows Bausch's Tanztheater Wuppertal as it tours "Nekken" to Bombay
and Calcutta, drawing comparisons between her oeuvre and the native
forms of Kathakali and Bharata Natyam. Also on view tomorrow are
"Maya Plissetskaya Assoluta" and a video of Jane Dudley's "Harmonica
Each day features theme
programs, with most of Saturday's program taken up by "Danse Americaine."
And here I have my only bone to pick with the curators of this festival.
In keeping with the limited scope of U.S. choreographers French
theaters think fit for presentation, this program concentrates on
the usual (albeit deserving) suspects who either work primarily
in Europe or tour here frequently, such as Merce Cunningham ("Walkaround
Time"), William Forsythe ("William Forsythe"), Meg Stuart ("Meg
Stuart's Alibi") and Carolyn Carlson ("Carolyn Carlson.") These
are all good choices. My complaint is that the festival has limited
its inclusion of American artists to those who have a strong performing
presence here.
That quibble noted,
the Pompidou deserves major plaudits for the overall presentation
of the festival: We're not talking here about just one screen. On
descending to level -1 of the museum, one discovers two sets of
multiple seating pods, with each pod accorded its own monitor. To
the right, a darkened large exhibition room offers one large screen
and a row of individual screens, where one (or two) can plop down
on a stack of carpet squares. The exhibition room next door divides
into two spaces, each with large screens and stacked (and carpeted)
platform seating for spectators. All these screens are showing the
same video.
Oh, and one more thing:
It's all free; you don't even pay museum admission. U.S. programmers,
please take note!
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With 140 million residents, Nigeria is by far the most populous country in Africa. Nigeria has an unbelievable degree of cultural diversity with 250 different ethnic groups, many with different religious beliefs. Due to political problems and ethnic conflicts, tourism in Nigeria is not well developed. Tourists should plan their stay carefully and gather information from the respective State Department regarding the security situation in Nigeria prior to their trip.
Among the country's greatest attractions is its diversity, with respect to both its people and landscape. On the coast are white sand beaches and lagoons; in the country's interior visitors will find the typical African savannah. In the north, an impressive desert landscape takes over. In the east is the Nigerian high country.
In Nigeria's four large national parks visitors can observe the animals of western Africa in the wild. Another highlight is the Orumiri waterfalls near the city of Akure in the southwestern part of the country.
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Location: approx. 20 km from the city centre of Lagos
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As a young child Hilary Julian has had an affinity with the water. Achieving her Bronze Medallion for Life Saving and Padi Diving Certification, combined with her management and communication skills, Hilary has made a considerable contribution to Marine Team. As part of the crew for The Beach, Hilary filled the requirement as Safety Diver and at times swimming alongside the Palm Tree laden barge from open water to shore, ensuring a safe clearance from the coral heads in the bay.
As a part of Thirteen Days and U-571, her contribution was in the capacity of Assistant Marine Coordinator. This required her to supervise the safe loading of zodiacs with personnel and equipment, in often adverse weather, and be alongside her father providing support and the relay of information to and from the director as needed.


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STANFORD, Calif. – No. 4 Stanford led for the majority of the meet but finished third after a tough final rotation at the Stanford Open Saturday night in Burnham Pavilion.
The Cardinal scored 429.900 to finish behind No. 2 Michigan (433.050) and No. 6 California (430.300) in front of a sold out and raucous crowd that featured a strong contingent of fans from each school. Washington's club team also participated in the meet and placed fourth with a 363.650.
Stanford entered the final rotation on high bar poised to knock off defending national champion Michigan and earn its tenth consecutive victory over California, holding over a three-point advantage over both teams. However, the Cardinal was unable to overcome significant holes in its high bar lineup and was passed by both opponents.
Stanford entered the meet planning on only five gymnasts competing on high bar with each of their scores counting. However, the Cardinal had to pull Akash Modi from the lineup after he suffered a fall on parallel bars in the fifth rotation and needed stitches for a cut on the top of his head.
Modi was replaced on high bar by Andrew Misiolek who competed on the event for the first time in his collegiate career, earning an 11.900 and a round of high-fives from teammates. Cale Robinson led the way in the event, tying his collegiate best of 14.600 to finish second.
"It was good to see the guys step up when we had to pull Akash from the competition, especially Misiolek who isn't in the high bar lineup but felt comfortable getting out there and do a routine for the team," said head coach Thom Glielmi. "It was very impressive to see that from a freshman."
Despite the difficulties encountered during the final two rotations, the night was filled with highlight performances from Stanford gymnasts. Nine Cardinal athletes delivered at least one collegiate-best routine.
Dennis Zaremski had a terrific night, setting a collegiate best on rings (15.950) to place first and earning the individual victory on parallel bars with a 15.350.
"Hopefully the guys will see their potential," Glielmi said. "We were right there with Michigan and ahead of them. We were having a decent meet with a lot of the bigger difficulty routines not competing. If the guys start doing the math, they're going to realize they're in the mix. Then, it's a matter of making sure everything comes together at the end of the season."
The Cardinal got off to a strong start on floor and was led by Michael Levy who tabbed a collegiate-best 15.450 to finish tied for third. Modi delivered the Cardinal's second-highest score with a 15.250 and was followed by Jonathan Deaton (14.300) and Robinson (14.150). It was Robinson's first performance on floor since April 7, 2012 at the MPSF Championships, after which he sustained an injury that kept him out the rest of the season and the 2013 season.
Modi continued his hot start on pommel horse with a collegiate-best 15.100 to place third. Chris Turner notched a 14.300 and Misiolek earned a collegiate-best 14.050 to help give Stanford the early lead.
The Cardinal had a big day on rings, highlighted by Zaremski's 15.950. He was followed by Levy (14.850) and Modi (14.800). Jordan DeClerk (14.750) and Brandon Beckhardt (14.150) each delivered collegiate bests to help Stanford extend its lead.
Modi finished third on vault with a 14.900, and was followed by Taylor Seaton (14.850) and Turner (14.600).
Stanford had a strong start on parallel bars with David Frankl (14.500) and Cameron Backes (14.850) earning collegiate bests. However, the Cardinal lost a big routine in the rotation when Modi suffered a fall in the fourth position. Zaremski got the team back on track with a meet-best 15.350 and DeClerk closed the event with a 14.400.
The strong finish on parallel bars kept Stanford in the top spot heading into the final rotation. However, with a majority of the starting high bar lineup sidelined, the Cardinal did not have quite enough difficulty in its routines to hold off Michigan and California.
Stanford will have next weekend off and head to Oklahoma for a dual meet on Feb. 8 at 5 p.m. PT.