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NAME: James A. McDivitt
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: McDivitt was born June 10, 1929, in Chicago.
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1959.
EXPERIENCE: McDivitt joined the Air Force in 1951 and retired in 1972 as a Brigadier General. He flew 145 combat missions during the Korean War in F-80s and F-86 fighters. He then attended the USAF Experimental Test Pilot School and the USAF Aerospace Research Pilot Course and flew as an experimental test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
NASA selected him as an astronaut in 1962. He was Command Pilot for Gemini 4, a four-day mission launched on June 3, 1965. During the mission astronaut Edward H. White made America's first space walk. McDivitt next commanded Apollo 9, a ten day earth orbit flight launched March 3, 1969. Together with David R. Scott and Russell L. Schweickart, Scott conducted first 'all-up' test of the complete set of Apollo moon-landing hardware. McDivitt and Schweickart separated the Lunar Module and flew 180 km from Scott and the Command Module before manoeuvring back to redock with the Command Module.
McDivitt became NASA's Manager of Lunar Landing Operations in May 1969 and led the team that planned the lunar exploration program. In August of that year he became Manager of the Apollo spacecraft program and stayed in that for Apollo missions 12 to 16. He left NASA in 1972 to enter business.
After serving as President of the Pullman Standard Corporation, McDivitt became Senior Vice President, Government Operations and International, for Rockwell International Corporation.
Retired Sept. 1, 1972
Brigadier General James A. McDivitt is a National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut and the manager of the Apollo Spacecraft Program, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas.
General McDivitt was born in 1929, in Chicago, Ill. He graduated from Central High School in Kalamazoo, Mich., and received his bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1959. He entered the Air Force as an aviation cadet in January 1951, received his pilot wings and commission as second lieutenant in May 1952 at Williams Air Force Base, Ariz., and completed combat crew training in November 1952.
He then went to Korea where he flew 145 combat missions in F-80 and F-86 aircraft with the 35th Bombardment Squadron during the Korean War. He returned to the United States in September 1953 and served as pilot and assistant operations officer with the 19th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Dow Air Force Base, Maine. In November 1954 General McDivitt entered advanced flying school at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and in July 1955 went to McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., where he served as pilot, operations officer, and later as flight commander with the 332d Fighter Interceptor Squadron. He returned to school in June 1957 at the University of Michigan under the Air Force Institute of Technology program and received his bachelor of science degree.
General McDivitt went to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., as a student test pilot in June 1959. He remained there with the Air Force Flight Test Center as an experimental flight test pilot, completed the U.S. Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School, and joined the Manned Spacecraft Operations Branch in July 1962. He has logged more than 4,500 hours flying time, more than 3,500 hours in jet aircraft.
General McDivitt was selected as an astronaut by NASA in September 1962. He was command pilot for Gemini IV, a 66-orbit, 4-day mission in June 1965. Highlights of the mission included opening of the spacecraft cabin doors, an extravehicular activity period performed by pilot Ed White, and the completion of 12 scientific and medical experiments.
During March 1969 he was also commander of Apollo 9, an earth orbital mission, which was the first demonstration of the entire set of Apollo flight hardware. The highlights of this mission include the first flight of the lunar module, the first rendezvous between the LM and the command and service module, and first joint operation of two manned spacecraft in flight, and an extravehicular activity period.
In June 1969 he left the Astronaut Office and became manager for Lunar Landing Operations in the Apollo Spacecraft Program Office. In this position he was responsible for planning the lunar landing missions subsequent to the first landing and redesigning the Apollo spacecraft to extend their lunar exploration capability.
In September 1969 he became manager, Apollo Spacecraft Program, with overall responsibility for the entire Apollo Spacecraft Program.
General McDivitt is a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the American Astronautical Society, Tau Beta Pi, and Phi Kappa Phi.
His military decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal (Air Force design), Distinguished Flying Cross with three oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters, NASA Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, Order of Military Merit from South Korea, and the Air Force Astronaut Wings. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Astronautical Science from the University of Michigan in 1965, an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Seton Hall University in 1969, and an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Miami University of Ohio in 1970.
He was promoted to the temporary grade of brigadier general effective March 1, 1972, with date of rank Feb. 17, 1972.
(Current as of March 15, 1972)
Departed Date: 1972-09-01. Marital Status: married. Children: six children. Education: Michigan;Edwards.
Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois.
Status: Inactive.
Born: 1929.06.10.
Spaceflights: 2 .
Total time in space: 14.12 days.
Specialty areas for the second generation were: trainers and simulators, Neil A. Armstrong; boosters, Frank Borman; cockpit layout and systems integration, Charles Conrad, Jr.; recovery system, James A. Lovell, Jr.; guidance and navigation, James A. McDivitt; electrical, sequential, and mission planning, Elliot M. See, Jr.; communications, instrumentation, and range integration, Thomas P. Stafford; flight control systems, Edward H. White II; and environmental control systems, personal equipment, and survival equipment, John W. Young.
The space walk was hurriedly included after the Russian first in Voskhod 2. White seemed to have a lot more fun than Leonov and McDivitt took the pictures that came to symbolize man in space. With this flight the US finally started to match Russian flight durations.
On March 5 McDivitt and Schweickart entered the LM through the docking tunnel, evaluated the LM systems, transmitted the first of two series of telecasts, and fired the LM descent propulsion system. They then returned to the CM.
McDivitt and Schweickart reentered the LM on March 6. After transmitting a second telecast, Schweickart performed a 37-minute extravehicular activity (EVA), walking between the LM and CSM hatches, maneuvering on handrails, taking photographs, and describing rain squalls over KSC.
On March 7, with McDivitt and Schweickart once more in the LM, Scott separated the CSM from the LM and fired the reaction control system thrusters to obtain a distance of 5.5 kilometers between the two spacecraft. McDivitt and Schweickart then performed a lunar-module active rendezvous. The LM successfully docked with the CSM after being up to 183.5 kilometers away from it during the six-and-one-half-hour separation. After McDivitt and Schweickart returned to the CSM, the LM ascent stage was jettisoned.
During the remainder of the mission, the crew tracked Pegasus III, NASA's meteoroid detection satellite that had been launched July 30, 1965; took multispectral photos of the earth; exercised the spacecraft systems; and prepared for reentry.


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There is no secret: great wine begins in the vineyard.—Robert Mondavi
A few years after the Civil War a man named Hamilton W. Crabb planted vineyards in Oakville in the Napa Valley, vineyards that he later named "To Kalon." To Kalon, in Greek, means "the highest good," and the cabernet sauvignon that Crabb made in the 1870s—he was a viticulturist who had imported vines from Bordeaux and the Loire Valley—was among the finest in America.
The other day I walked along this hallowed vineyard and even tasted a cabernet grape from it. Those who love wine and who love the land of Napa Valley will not be surprised when I say: It was a thrill. It was like tasting a sip of a future glass of wine with a seed in it.
To Kalon is one of the most famous vineyards in all of wine country, in part because of the quality of the grapes it produces, in part because of its history, and in part because of its intimate association with one of America's most famous wine men: Robert Mondavi.
On a recent morning I did something I rarely do. I got up very early, as always, and I went for a walk in the vineyards. The air was fresh, the sky was a stunning blue, and as the sun peeked up over the mountains the To Kalon Vineyard was spread before me in a blaze of majesty and color.—Robert Mondavi
After Hamilton Crabb passed on, To Kalon Vineyard passed through various hands yet always maintained a reputation for quality grapes and wine. It was this reputation that drew the interest of Mondavi, who, in the mid-1960s, a century after Crabb's first plantings, acquired To Kalon and made it the focal point of his winemaking dreams and empire. The Robert Mondavi Winery, on Highway 29 in Oakville, attracts more than 200,000 visitors a year, and one reason they come is the beauty of the setting.
To Kalon's physical beauty fit perfectly into another key element of my strategy: tourists. I wanted my showcase winery to be so lovely and welcoming that it would attract hundreds of tourists daily and entice them to drive in and taste our unique style of wines. My real aim, though, was to spread the word about our wines and about our larger dreams for the Napa Valley and California wines.—Robert Mondavi
Mondavi got a big assist in that department from Cliff May, one of the creators of the California ranch house style who designed Sunset House in Menlo Park. He designed Mondavi's eponymous winery in a way that fits into, and yet also exalts, its surroundings. Creamy in color, with a low, gently peaked roofline and a campanile or bell tower on one side, the building evokes an ancient Spanish mission and yet it is entirely original and fresh, even today. It's extraordinary. Olive trees line the driveway leading up to it. There is a Bufano statue of St. Francis in the middle of a roundabout and a fountain on the plaza in front.
The winery's main architectural element—such a clunky term, compared to the grace of May's inspired design—is its central archway. St. Francis, the fountain and the driveway are all aligned in relationship to it. When you stand on the plaza, or even when you're driving in, you see rows of grapevines through the archway in back. That is the To Kalon Vineyard.
Pass through the archway and walk along a walkway and you will shortly come right up to it. It's part of the tour. If you take a tour of Robert Mondavi Winery—and some 60,000 people a year do—your guide will lead you around a path and you will stand or sit on the edge of To Kalon where you will learn a little about Old Man Crabb and all the generations of men and women who have worked this land and are still working this land with hard-nosed commercial instincts but also with reverence and awe for it.
Walking through To Kalon, admiring its contours and vines, smelling the richness of its soil, I knew this was a very special place. It exuded an indefinable quality I could not describe, a feeling that was almost mystical. The place just seemed to radiate a sense of calm and harmony, of peace and serenity.—Robert Mondavi
Led by our guide, senior wine educator Inger Shiffler, we headed up a walkway to see the vineyard from a balcony. "This is a Bordeaux vineyard," she said, meaning that only grape varieties found in that French region—such as cabernet sauvignon—are in To Kalon. She talked about the many variables involved in growing wine grapes and how after all these years, the land was still teaching them lessons.
"We're still learning," she said. "As we replant and grow, every year we discover how good it is."
One thing we noticed was the different planting patterns in the vineyard. Closer to us, the rows of vines ran in a generally east-west direction towards the Mayacamas Mountains (and Sonoma County). Whereas, in the distance, we could see rows of vines that trended north-south, almost perpendicular to the other. Shiffler explained that while Robert Mondavi Winery owned most of To Kalon, the winery next door controlled a piece of it as well. Thus there were different stitching patterns in the vineyard's fabric.
The highlight of the day for me came after lunch, after the formal end of our tour, when we stepped out past the winery garden and walked onto the dirt along the edge of the vineyard. We looked down a long row with vines on either side of it. Closer at hand was a thick, gnarly vine with green leaves and clusters of grapes (and a black irrigation tube) hanging from it.
Some of the grapes were a rich purple, others green, still others evolving from green to purple. Each of us tasted one or two of the purples and although they were still young and not quite ready for harvest yet, they were sweet enough and delicious enough to leave me with a feeling of optimism, and even joy, for what was to come.
I've lived and worked among the vineyards of the Napa Valley for sixty years, and yet every single day I remain awed by the beauty of this landscape and by the power and rhythms of nature, by the way vines that are bare in February will bring forth grapes that we can harvest in September and turn into fine wine—wine that I know will mature with age and for years to come brighten our meals, nourish our health and enliven our spirits.—Robert Mondavi
Robert Mondavi Winery, 7801 St. Helena Highway, Oakville. 888-766-6328. Open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The 90-minute signature tour and tasting is $30 for adults and heartily recommended; the barrel room with another Bufano statue of St. Francis is a true "Wow" moment not to be missed. Family-friendly tours (also with a tasting) are $20 per person and last 30 minutes. Additionally the winery offers a multitude of tastings, tours and special wine and food programs, all worth exploring.
If possible, go on a weekday rather than a busier Saturday or Sunday. Big holiday weekends such as Memorial Day are always brimming with the tourists Mondavi so loved to welcome when he was alive. All of his quotes in this article are adapted from his autobiography, Harvests of Joy, written with Paul Chutkow.


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The trout beckons, in key of A
A film documenting the rehearsal and performance of Schubert's Trout quintet before Queen Elizabeth in 1969 by five soon-to-be world class musicians, will be screened at the Little Art Theatre as part of a fundraiser for the local Chamber Music Yellow Springs. The Winds Cafe will host a trout dinner following the film.
Harlem Quartet in residency here
Yellow Springs is hosting the Harlem String Quartet in a mini-residency from Thursday through Monday, organized by Chamber Music Yellow Springs.
Harlem Quartet plays this weekend
This weekend the Harlem Quartet of New York City plays twice in Yellow Springs. On Saturday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. the group plays at the Herndon Gallery on the Antioch campus, and on Sunday it plays at 7:30 at the First Presbyterian Church as part of the Chamber Music Yellow Springs series.
The Harlem Quartet to perform at MLS Monday
The Harlem Quartet will perform at an all-school assembly Monday at 10 a.m.
Muse concert this Saturday— Singing out for women and world
The story of the Cincinnati vocal ensemble Muse begins 29 years ago, when doctoral student Catherine Roma combined her interests in choral conducting, peace and justice and feminism by starting a women's choir to emphasize the female voice, empower women and promote social change.
Cincinnati's MUSE to benefit food pantry
Antioch College will host a community sing and concert with MUSE, a Cincinnati-based women's choir, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 3 in the South Gym on the College campus.
Johannes Quartet in YS
Chamber Music Yellow Springs will present the Johannes String Quartet at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26 at the First Presbyterian Church, playing Mozart's Quartet in E-flat K.428, Schumann's Quartet Op.41 No.1, and Ottorino Respighi's Quartet in D Major from 1904.
Chamber Music Yellow Springs to fund new music
Chamber Music Yellow Springs recently extended a rare invitation for a new work by an artist whose exposure to music growing up in the village delivered him to the life of a composer.
CMYS to host guitar quartet
The Minneapolis Guitar Quartet will perform on Sunday, Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church as the third concert of the Chamber Music Yellow Springs season.
A Saint for the season
The Yellow Springs Community Chorus and Chamber Orchestra presented a grand holiday musical spectacle with the performance of Benjamin Britten's "St. Nicolas."


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I love that scene in "My Best Friend's Wedding," when Dermott Mulroney tells Julia Roberts if you love someone you should just tell them before the moment passes you by. You might think this is a stretch but I'm going there. If you love a restaurant share it with someone you love before your buzz is gone. You may be turning them on to a place they will take their future wife or the place that they will spend family nights. Share! Share! Share! One day in the midst of my running around I glimpsed a restaurant I had not seen as I was sitting in my car in the shopping center on the corner of Loch Raven and Taylor Road in Towson. The name of the restaurant—El Gran Pollo. It will celebrate its one year anniversary in July, but it was new to me. I noticed the sign said it served charbroiled Peruvian chicken . . . I'm fascinated. At that point I made a mental note, "I will be back."
It took a few weeks, but I made it back to to the restaurant which sits right next to the Ruby Buffet, where many flock to have that all so comforting smorgasbord experience. However, there are many kinds of comforting experiences you can have with food. I recommend without hesitation you take the leap and try this one, which launches you into the world of Peruvian and Salvadorian cuisine—down home cooking is almost always a good experience no matter what the culture.
So I looked at the menu overhead and saw all of the options—I stood overwhelmed. Nonetheless, I knew that this time around I was going to have the chicken, so I had to remind myself to be good and stop looking at the fish, shrimp, pork chops and other distractions that could have very easily yanked my attention from the mission at hand. Brochetas de Pollo is what I settled on. I tried to order it in my best contrived Spanish accent—trying to appear like I wasn't a novice.
The Brochetas de Pollo is a shish kabob complete with wonderfully seasoned tender charbroiled chicken, onions and red peppers served over white rice, which seemed to be fragrant with the flavors of the meal. I was more than satisfied. However, this isn't the order you get when you are in a hurry. I waited a good ten or fifteen minutes for the order to come up. Just be patient and enjoy the ambience—everything isn't fast food, even if it has carry-out options. Waiting was great for me because it gave me the opportunity to observe, like a good examiner should.
Customer after customer came in and ordered the half chicken. It is also available in a de-boned variety and like my Brochetas de Pollo, it is served with two side orders. My two sides were plantains, which were sweet, fresh, and tender, and the other was arroz chaufa, what Peruvians refer to as Chinese fried rice. Again, I was more than satisfied, but I noticed that the fried yucca seemed to be flying out the door. So I moseyed over to the lady at the register and asked if I could sample the fried yucca; she obliged and even allowed me taste the awesome sauce served with the order. That's when I made another mental note: "I'll be back."
When I did come back I brought a friend's daughter with me. She's a little picky so I couldn't tell her too much about what I was going to try to force on her. She's used to it. I told her it looks a little like western fries. She smiled and that seemed to strike a chord. Talk about a smart cookie, this junior in high school managed to turn her outing into extra credit for her Spanish class.
There's plenty of culture to experience and you will be surprised that there is a cross-section of culture and society coming through the doors. The restaurant serves Salvadorian favorites such as: pupusas, Pescado fritos, Carne Asada con Camarones and more. El Gran Pollo is a restaurant that could quickly become a favorite for many reasons including the affordable pricing, a comfortable unpretentious environment, and the number one reason—good food.
I topped off my meal with a dessert. I hardly ever do dessert with meals, but I was "all in" that day, so I ordered flan and it was so rich and sumptuous. You really could just go for the flan, but whatever the reason you do decide to go, enjoy yourself with an experience in home-cooking that rivals bland and pricier alternatives.


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[EDITOR's NOTE: With the summer vacation season upon us and with Raleigh recently being named one of the Top 20 cities for "staycations," it seemed appropriate to repost the article below. According to WalletHub, vacationers will spend an average of $1,246 per person this summer – a 9% increase from 2013 – due in part to a rise in hotel and airfare costs in popular destinations. Although the economy has improved considerably since this article was first posted, Americans still face considerable economic challenges – for instance, according to WalletHub, the average household still has roughly $7,000 in credit card debt hanging over their head – so the need to keep vacation expenses down is still very much with us.
The rankings considered such factors as the price and availability of entertainment and recreation, the availability of "rest and relaxation" amenities and the weather. The top three cities were Buffalo, NY, Minneapolis and Cincinnati. Raleigh ranked only No. 20 but it's good to know that, if you choose not to travel, you still can vacation at one of the best places in the nation to remain at home.
And if another reason is needed to repost this article, this was my very first article for the Examiner and it was just about five years ago, so this is also a way to mark my five-year anniversary. Enjoy!]
Last summer, "staycations" was the trend with the cost of gasoline topping $4 a gallon. Now the cost of gasoline is down, but so is the economy.
If you've already done the staycation thing and are looking for something cheap but a little different this summer, the Falls Lake Recreation Area is the perfect – hmm, shall we call it a "laycation" since it's a great option for those who were laid off?
As vacation bargains go, the Falls Lake State Recreation Area rocks. Just 10 miles outside of Raleigh, Sherwin Constable only had to put $15 in his gas tank to travel from his North Raleigh home to the Rolling View camping area last weekend. He and a friend came with their kids and a few of their kids' friends – a total of seven people – for an overnight stay.
Constable, 43, who in February was laid off from his job as a computer analyst at GlaxoSmithKline, reeled off the costs for the outing: besides the gas, $20 for the campsite and $40 for the food. Even if you include the tent in the cost – which he got at Goodwill for $20 a long time ago for another camping trip – the entire trip costs less than $100, he said.
And the camp sites at Rolling View come with water and electricity hook-ups and nearby bathrooms, so the camping is tame enough even for young children.
"If you think how much it would cost to take them out for just one meal," Constable said as he cooked breakfast over a wood grill, gesturing with a spatula toward the five kids sitting at the picnic table. He broke into laughter without completing the sentence.
Rolling View is one of seven parks surrounding the 12,000-acre Falls Lake. The 26,000 acres of woodlands offer fishing, boating, swimming, walking, mountain biking and camping.
The parks are well used. According to Eric Dousharm of the N.C. Department of Natural Resources, which oversees The Falls Lake Recreation Area, the number of group site campers totalled 2,940 in May, and the number of family site campers totalled 6,844.
Last weekend at Rolling View, victims of the economy were well represented.
Joe and Evelyn Anderson have been to Falls Lake before but his job usually prevented him from going in the summer, Mr. Anderson said. But he lost his job in May when the company he worked for, Fowler Contracting, went out of business. So there they were Saturday relaxing in folding chairs outside of their trailer, which they hauled to the campground behind a pick-up truck.
Traveling from the town of Mebane in Alamance County, the couple spent only $25 for gas for their truck. Add in the $42 for camping fees and between $40 and $50 for food, and the entire cost for the three-day trip was about the same as one night in a semi-nice hotel.
They did a whole lot of nothing and that seemed to be fine with them. "We caught a few fish but we threw them back," Mrs. Anderson said.
Constable had a slightly more ambitious agenda. He brought a telescope and at night pointed out constellations to the kids. He also brought along fishing poles and, on Saturday morning, the kids all learned to fish.
"We all got an opportunity to bond," he said. "And the kids learned a little about astronomy and biology."
The kids woke up early and no one was grumpy, Constable said.
"When you get back to nature, your body has a chance to restore its natural equilibrium," he said.
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Brazil's Traffic Is A Circus, So Send In The Clowns
On a busy avenue in Olinda, in northeastern Brazil, two men in wigs, big red noses and full clown makeup are squeaking horns and making a good-natured ruckus.
"Where's your helmet?" shouts one as a motorcyclist whizzes by. "Fasten your seat belt!" calls out the other.
Uncle Honk and Fom Fom are traffic clowns, or palhacos, hired by the city to make the roads a bit safer. They lean into traffic, making exaggerated gestures, like the sweep of the arm to mimic fastening a seat belt, and a mimed reminder to never drink and drive.
"We try to bring peace to the traffic," Uncle Honk tells NPR's Melissa Block. "Respect the driver near you."
"Our motto," adds Fom Fom, "is, 'Kindness breeds kindness.' "
The clowns have their work cut out for them here, where cars, trucks and motorcycles share the road with rickety horse-drawn carts. And as millions of people here move from poverty into the middle class, "people who always dreamed of having a car are now able to buy one," Uncle Honk says.
That means a tremendous jump in the number of cars on the roads, more inexperienced drivers and a big traffic mess — making plenty of work for these traffic clowns.
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There are many colleges and universities in the state of Michigan, but two schools, Michigan and Michigan State, are total standouts when it comes to college athletics in the state. One can debate whether Michigan or Michigan State has better college teams, but the real debate is; does Michigan or Michigan State have the hotter cheerleaders?
To try and answer that question, here is a slideshow of 20 photos of the hottest cheerleaders from Michigan and Michigan State. Ten of the photos in the slideshow are Michigan cheerleaders, and the other 10 photos are Michigan State cheerleaders. The photos are interspersed. Which group is hotter?
Does Michigan or Michigan State have hotter cheerleaders? (20 Photos)
- Michigan cheerleaders
The University of Michigan has a large cheerleader squad of some 40 members. The squad is co-ed and consists of 20 women and 20 men.
The Michigan cheerleaders perform at all University of Michigan home college football games, as well as at all Michigan Big Ten away football games and bowl games. The Michigan Wolverines have the highest game attendance of any team in college football, so the Michigan cheerleaders perform in front of huge crowds that usually dwarf NFL game crowds.
The Michigan cheerleaders also perform at all men's and women's home basketball games, as well as at tournaments like the Big Ten Tournament and the NCAA Tournament. The Michigan cheerleaders also sometimes cheer at volleyball and wrestling matches too.
In addition to getting free uniforms and travel expenses, Michigan cheerleaders also get $400 per term for book expenses for being cheerleaders. Michigan cheerleaders can also get scholarships through the Newt Loken Scholarship fund.
- Michigan dance team of cheerleaders
The University of Michigan sports teams are also supported by a dance team of Michigan cheerleaders. The all-women Michigan dance team of cheerleaders squad consists of 25 members who cheer at all Michigan home college football and college basketball games.
- Michigan State cheerleaders
Michigan State has two groups of cheerleaders, the Green squad and the White squad. Both groups of cheerleaders are co-ed and both squads of cheerleaders have roughly 16 members or eight couples.
The Michigan State cheerleaders perform at Michigan State college football games, as well as Michigan State college basketball games and women's volleyball matches. In addition, Michigan State cheerleaders can be hired for tailgate parties, weddings, and other appearances. I'm not sure if the Michigan State cheerleaders get paid for other appearances, but the school does charge to have the cheerleaders show up.
- Michigan State dance team
Michigan State also has a dance team of cheerleaders. The all-women Michigan State dance team consists of 20 members who perform at Michigan State college football games and Michigan State college basketball games.
Hope you enjoy the photos of the hottest Michigan and Michigan State cheerleaders. Which group is hotter? From the photos, both schools have hot cheerleaders, deciding which are hotter is up to you.
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Robert Ellsworth Liggett
Position: DT
Height: 6-2 Weight: 255 lbs.
Born: December 8, 1946 in Aliquippa, PA
High School: Aliquippa
College: Nebraska (school history)
Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 15th round (389th overall) of the 1970 NFL Draft.
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Spring break has begun at many schools, and there are many Cubs fans flocking to Mesa, AZ, to see the Cubs new spring training home, Cubs Park. So far, fan reaction has been positive overall, and the Cubs keep setting Cactus League attendance records.
While building Cubs Park the Cubs wanted to create an atmosphere conducive to baseball that would combine hints of Wrigley Field with new spring training amenities not found at HoHoKam. What they ended up with was all that and more.
Visitors to Cubs Park will notice a familiar looking clock atop the video board in left field that is similar to the clock on the scoreboard at Wrigley Field. The area behind home plate is reminiscent of Wrigley Field with a brick wall and advertising. The architecture of the lights on the first and third base sides contain arches like those at Wrigley. Even the press box looks similar to the press box at Wrigley Field. A replica marquee is located near the first base gate where fans can have their names put on the marquee and take photos.
Realizing many fans like to party at spring training, he Cubs have encouraged tailgating prior to games and have added a Budweiser party deck beyond the left field berm with bleacher seating and another party deck beyond the right field berm. Those who want to sit in the Budweiser party deck will have to purchase a special ticket, but the cost is the same as a berm ticket. Fans will also find a citrus orchard with picnic tables.
The total capacity of the new park is just under 15,000 when you add up the bowl, which seats 9,200 and the seating on the berms, the Budweiser patio, the right field party patio and suites. This makes Cubs Park the largest of the spring training parks in the Valley, yet it keeps its charm and feel as a spring training venue. The Cubs also claim to have the most seats in the shade. And because the Cubs wanted to make the park family friendly, a small field for children can be found beyond the berm in center field. Fans that want to get out of the sun will find a wide open concourse with a view of the field.
A variety of foods are offered on the concourse. In addition to the food offered at on the concourse, fans should make their way to the citrus orchard where they will find food trucks with more offerings. Trucks change from game to game. Click here to find what trucks will be at Cubs Park on what days.
Whether shade or sun is preferred, there are places all over the park for fans to go and still enjoy watching the game. The Cubs have really done this facility the right way, making it accessible for everyone and offering several options for food, drink and venues to watch games. Be sure to take a look around, and watch the game from the different areas of the ballpark. Cubs Park is a gem.


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If you are asking yourself if Allstate is cheaper than State Farm when it comes to your car insurance, it is best to determine this answer for yourself. When you pose this question online, you are sure to get a mixed bag of advice and experiences. Both are major car insurance companies with exceptional records with insurance rating companies.
You, too, can get online car insurance rates for comparison by simply entering your ZIP code here for starters!
Car insurance is a personal necessity required by your state if you are a driver. In today's economy, the fight is on to determine who can offer the best services at the cheapest rate. Some major carriers seem to believe the answer is in the different plans and discounts programs.
Your car insurance base rate is determined by your profile, which includes a list of factors such as your location. Your credit history and driving records are also included in this list of determining factors. When you consider the drivers in your household, you may clutch your chest as it suddenly occurs to you that you will soon have two or three teen drivers in the home.
What types of car insurance plans are offered by State Farm?
State Farm is said to be the Number One car insurance company in the country. Wherever you live, State Farm has a plan to suit your car insurance needs based on state requirements. This company is licensed to conduct business in all 50 states.
Although car insurance is not required in all 50 states, you may need the other lines of service that State Farm offers. Drivers throughout the country utilize common types of coverage such as:
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Many people include medical payment, roadside assistance, and rental reimbursement as inclusions as well.
What types of car insurance plans are offered by Allstate?
Allstate breaks your coverage options down by state. An example would be the requirements in Virginia, which do not include medical expenses or uninsured or underinsured motorist protection. Virginia requires those that may not be able to obtain immediate car insurance coverage to pay an uninsured motorist fee of $500.
Drivers in Connecticut are required to carry uninsured motorist bodily injury protection. They also have the Graduated Driver Licensing law, which includes teen driver restrictions. Insurers like Allstate and State Farm are required to assist in the enforcement of these laws.
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It is usually the amount of the discount that makes the difference between what is offered at Allstate versus what is offered at State Farm.
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People online offer the real feedback as to whether there is a difference in the rates offer by Farm and Allstate. One reviewer was specific in stating that Allstate is about 25% cheaper than State Farm. State Farm customers of 15 years received a lesser quote from Allstate, but found customer service to be slow in responding. The reviewer wondered whether he would be compromising service for a lesser rate. Are you willing your make that sacrifice?
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The Gagliardi group develops novel wave-function based quantum chemical methods and applies them to study problems related to renewable energies.
Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
Significant experimental efforts are focused on finding the optimal metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to capture carbon dioxide from flue gas streams. Molecular simulations are highly desirable in order to predict the adsorption properties of these materials, and to guide experimental efforts. We are developing a multi-scale theoretical approach in which wave-function based calculations are performed on the MOF fragments to analyze the nature of the various interactions with carbon dioxide,and to develop first principle force-fields for these systems for subsequent classical simulations.
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Motivation for research in heavy element chemistry is driven by the need for nuclear waste remediation as well as interest in new fuel sources. Through the use of quantum chemical methods, we study systems including novel uranyl peroxide clusters, high-ordered bonds between main group elements with uranium, and organometallic systems containing lanthanides and actinides. We are interested in structure, reactivity and spectroscopy of such actinide containing compounds.
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We investigate reactions that efficiently split water to generate molecular hydrogen and we contribute to the design of latest-generation metal-based catalysts. We are also interested in metal-metal multiple bonds.
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We develop post-CASSCF wave function based method which can be used to study strongly correlated systems. The Split-CAS and GASSCF method can describe active spaces containing more than thirty electrons in thirty orbitals.


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The Art of the Personal Elevator Pitch at The H(ult) Factor
I was delighted to give a keynote talk yesterday evening at The H(ult) Factor—a personal elevator pitch competition. My associate (not my assistant!) Anna Weiss and I went along to the Boston campus of the Hult International Business School, which is housed in a stylish building at 1 Education Street. Its techy, office-like teaching and seminar rooms look out over North Point Park, across the Charles, to Beacon Hill and the expanse of Boston.
This was the inaugural H(ult) Factor event, and it was designed with a singular purpose: to give its students the chance to present themselves and their capabilities to a panel of judges brought in from the "real world" of business, as a kind of intense warm-up for the job interviews and self-presentations they will soon be making in earnest. Since Hult's establishment in 1964 (its roots are as the Arthur D. Little School of Management) the school has grown to become the largest graduate business school in the world, with over 2,000 students. (Harvard has about 900.) The school confers a one-year MBA as well as other business-focused masters, and about eighty percent of the students hail from outside the United States.
Participation in the event was optional and forty-five of the three hundred Boston students opted in. There were three tracks (sales and marketing, operations management, and finance and accounting) and each student had three minutes to make their personal elevator pitch to the judges. This is who I am, what I have to offer, what I have done, what I want to do. After the initial round, four students in each track were chosen to advance to a round of "cross-examination" by the jury. Then the entire group gathered for wine and cheese and listened as Dean Henrik Tötterman announced the winners, as well as an audience favorite, in each track.
Listening to the students, it struck me how useful the exercise was for them and how tough it is for anyone to present themselves, especially in three minutes. I certainly struggle with it. It is perhaps the most difficult presentation to make and the one that people come up against in all kinds of endeavors, in organizations and communities, when they want to advance an idea, start an initiative, get a job, further a cause. Who am I, what do I want, what do I offer, what is the essence of my message, why should anybody care?
Before the cross-examinations got under way, I was asked to give general feedback to the students on their personal elevator pitches:
Suggestions for Creating a Personal Elevator Pitch
- Find and express your fascination. What genuinely engages, excites, and animates you about your idea? People are attracted to attraction. If you're not truly, personally intrigued by your idea or what you do, why would anybody else be? Make a connection between your fascination and your idea and your goals for yourself. If you demonstrate that you care, other people will, too.
- Support your general points with personal stories and examples. A general claim about your skills or fine qualities doesn't really carry any weight until it is illuminated with a story. You need not create an heroic narrative, just relate an incident or even a moment in which you accomplished something, learned something, or had some kind of realization that is relevant to your pitch.
- Try to generate "respiration." This simply means that you want the idea to breathe. You want people talking about it to each other, engaging with you to try to understand it more completely and in their own way. That's why, at the H(ult) event, the personal elevator pitches were followed by a cross-examination of the finalists. Do not think you have to defend yourself or convince the questioner that you are right. Listen and try to incorporate their thinking into your own.
- Don't think you have to be something you are not. It's tough to deliver a succinct pitch, without notes or slide support, to a group of experienced judges, especially when you want to connect with them and have them take your ideas onboard. You can easily lose track of your pitch if it deviates from who you really are. Don't make assumptions about what your listeners are looking for or what they expect you to be. Put your best foot forward, but make sure you're wearing your own shoes.
- Present with "calm assertiveness." Take a tip from Cesar Millan, the "dog whisperer", and deal with your human listeners as he recommends people interact with their dogs: calmly and assertively.
If you can really nail a three-minute personal elevator pitch, excellent, you will surely get response. Make sure to listen carefully to the reactions you hear, because they will help you boil your message down even further. One minute is great. Fifteen seconds is even better.


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The 2014 World Cup live stream and TV schedule continues today and for the first time in this tournament Team USA will be in action. The American team comes into the World Cup as a heavy underdog to take home the trophy but upsets happen all the time. Like they say, the game is decided on the field, not on paper! The first test for team USA is the last World Cup live streaming action of the day when they face off vs. Ghana.
According to a Sportsline report on June 17, this game is all about a much needed win for the US, along with a bit of revenge. Ghana has knocked out the American team in the last two World Cup events - a third time is something Team USA doesn't want to see happen. Ghana is a team that possess a lot of team speed and skill and will be ready for the challenge once again this afternoon vs. the US.
Two players who had success against the American's in 2010 are Asamoah Gyan and Kevin-Prince Boateng and both are on the roster this year. The US will be counting on players like Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey to help them out this time around vs. Ghana. These two have a lot of experience under their belt playing in some of Europe's best leagues.
Las Vegas odds makers have this game as a total toss up. The game is set at a pick, with both team at +160. That means no matter which team you wager on, if they win you will win $160 for every $100 your risk. The over/under number is set at 2.5 and the odds on a draw are +250.
Fans here in the US can catch all of the exciting action for this game on ESPN nationally and streaming live on Watch ESPN. The game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. ET. Team USA hopes the third time is a charm vs. Ghana.


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Hammers deadline approaching
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Away application cut-off 5pm Thursday.
Season card holders have until 5pm this Thursday (September 6) to apply for tickets for the upcoming game at West Ham United.
Martin O'Neill's side will travel to the Boleyn Ground on Saturday 22nd September (KO 3pm) following the Hammers' promotion back to the Barclays Premier League.
Season card holders can apply in person at the Stadium of Light ticket office or via the online system, located here.
Any remaining tickets will be placed on general sale at 9am on Thursday 13th September with an announcement to follow in due course.
Applying does not guarantee a ticket and all tickets will be allocated via the loyalty system.
Seats are priced at £39 adults and £21 over-65s and under-16s.