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Its a place I never tire of visiting, not caring whether nostalgia or ghosts lure me to the crumbling, mossy banks of this nearly vanished track. Brooklands, the original speed bowl, whose gates were flung wide in 1907 for a parade of touring cars, nearly motorized carriages that day, all billowing ash-stiffened canvas tops and wood spoke wheels, playthings of the rich, curiosities, slow and troublesome, marvelous.
Within 100 yards that opening day procession broke out in a race, the first of a thousand to come, the gleam in the eye of those Edwardians who rotated throttle levers wide and set to passing the car before, ladies and children aboard, forgetting everything, bunting and flowers trailing behind, irrelevant.
None could 'win', but someone hit the clubhouse first, no doubt to drinks and merriment, revved up on speed juice. Things grew seriouser and seriouser with time, the gentleman's club suddenly central to Industry - planes, cars, motorcycles, the military, national prestige, progress.
Pilots on two, three, four wheels, or wings, carried that Edwardian gleam, yes in it for the money, but money so they could be in it. There were other places to come, Island races and Continental, sand and salt, but two generations of speedmen, and women, knew it as Mecca. The temple grounds of Speed, raw, rough, bumpy as hell, unforgiving, but always there and for so long the only place faster than the vehicles circulating.
The Absolute speedmen left by the Twenties, needing far more stretch, but they weren't Racing, except against Time, doing battle against a common foe, the mortal enemy of us all.
Motorcyclists raced time too, by increments, in clocks, staking claims a little further along the miles - per hour, per day - or against their fellows. They raced for trinkets, enameled copper stars, spark plugs and tires, dotted grainy photos in the press, and a little money to keep going, to be in it. To a man, that was the key, the same gleam bound them, not mercenaries, true amateurs, for the love of the sport, the love of a place. Brooklands.
14 comments:
- Dave said...
Very nicely written. Thanks
- December 07, 2010
- Blue said...
Lovely piece. Brooklands is not far from my office, and it's still rendolent with the ghosts of the past.
- December 07, 2010
For a Yank, your writing style seems, oddly, very Continental - and I love it nonetheless. You are bookmarked and I check your site every morning. Thanks for always posting great and different stories.
- December 07, 2010
- murderdromecycles said...
...and tears in my eyes. Thax for this post.
- December 07, 2010
- Twelve said...
Best article I've read on this blog.
- December 07, 2010
- Greg S. Gilday said...
haven't been there since 1994, when I stayed with an Eashern news & mail woman who insisted I go there for a visit while she was at work. I made her wait another hour after she'd comeback to pick me up -- I'd been there 8 hours at that point!! I'll forward some of my pictures if I run across them. Great article, great place -- glad it's still there and magical!
- December 07, 2010
Thanks so much for the results of your sneak attack on the Brooklands circuit. Decades ago, when I acquired my first British sportscar, the addition of a Brooklands windscreen was mandatory.
More to the point, your first two photographs--presumably from the sneak attack--are exquisite (art school shines through again). Having devoted far too much of my professional life to finding and photographing the remains of the past--in altogether un-motorcycle-related ways--I can only commend you for the "authenticity" of the images. As we live in an age of simulations and simulacra, the "real thing" becomes ever more precious. And the footsteps (sic) in which you tread are beyond valuation. When I visited the IOM for the 2007 Centenary, I lost all sense of time. Motorcycles (and motorcycle lore) have this effect. In our transitory and ephemeral consciousness, thanks for keeping that which is real alive.
James J. Ward
Professor of History
Director, Honors Program
Cedar Crest College
- December 07, 2010
Brooklands in 1945 is quite visible in Google Earth. I attach some shots.
- December 07, 2010
Hi Paul,
If only I'd known you were visiting, I would have made sure I said Hi. If you are in the area again drop me a note maybe we can meet up.
I'm regular visitor to your blog and always enjoy its content, keep up the good work. I'll keep you informed of future motorcycle events.
Neil Sinclair
Special Projects Manager
Brooklands Museum Trust Ltd,
Brooklands Rd, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0QN
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Tel: +44 1932 857 381 ext 244; Fax: +44 1932 855 465
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- December 07, 2010
- The Vintagent said...
Hi Neil,
Insanely short sneak attack schedule this time; I had to get back to London and interview Derek at Lewis Leathers in the afternoon. Next time, we go inside the cases!
- December 07, 2010
Hi Paul,
Well, next time we can get a bike or two out to play with, most of our bike collection are runners. We like any excuse to start them up and make a noise. The Motorcycle Volunteer Team are normally in on Thursdays so that is often a good day to drop by, but I'm in most weekdays and some weekends.
Please ask any questions or for any photos.
Neil Sinclair
Special Projects Manager
Brooklands Museum Trust Ltd,
Brooklands Rd, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0QN
Company registered in England No.2109945
Registered Charity No. 296661 VAT No. 584 2633 25
Tel: +44 1932 857 381 ext 244; Fax: +44 1932 855 465
Visit www.bankingonbrooklands.co.uk to 'buy' your yard of Banking!
- December 07, 2010
- American motorcycles said...
Epic writing in this article Paul, will read it again and again for a while.
Thanks a lot.
- December 08, 2010
- meshplate said...
Very evocative Paul. Enjoyed it...Freezing your bolts off there yesterday I'd imagine...
- December 08, 2010
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Please post if you find any of these regulations as I cannot find evidence to support your claim in the US import regulations or from the EPA... I am curious about this as I use coffee bean sack burlap in my smoker.
sorry, but im retired now and no longer have access to the reference library-never used it anyway,we just asked the lawyers (GE) but anything,and especially edibles,imported from Mexico/SouthAmerica/China was required to be treated with insecticide. i doubt the government regulations have eased any (LOL) but if you really want to see the regs with your own eyes i'll ask some of my friends still working. pretty thick stuff, though.
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They were the fourth and fifth offensive tackles selected in this years draft. To Pugh, the order in which they were selected doesnt matter. The doubters, not his contemporaries, drive him.
Its not more me competing against guys I know are good players and I played with at the Senior Bowl. Theyre all good guys and I hope they do well, except when they are going against some of our guys, Pugh said. But I think the biggest thing I want to prove wrong are the people who said I couldnt play tackle in the NFL, or the people who said I couldnt do this or that, my arms are too short, Im not big enough. I think that is what drives me.
Pughs 31½-inch arms were well documented prior to the draft. Most pundits thought with that limitation he was best suited to play guard.
But the Syracuse product played left tackle in college. He wanted to play tackle in the pros. He relishes the opportunity to prove the critics wrong.
I want to prove that I can play tackle, I can play guard, I can play center if I need to, Pugh said. I want to be that versatile guy that I told the Giants why they should draft me.
The Giants have plugged Pugh in at right tackle. Hes started all 12 games and progressively improved. The transition hasnt always been easy.
My pass set on the right side [is the most difficult change] because Im moving from the left side where my kick step feels very comfortable, second nature, he said. Now moving to the right, everything is flipped.
Comparatively, the transition has still gone well. Of the five offensive tackles selected in the first round (Kansas Citys Eric Fisher, Jacksonvilles Luke Joeckel, Philadelphias Lane Johnson, Fluker and Pugh), Pugh has the highest 2013 grade, according to Pro Football Focus. Hes allowed just three sacks this season and eight hurries in his last seven games. Pugh allowed 24 in his first five games.
Fluker has played some right and left tackle. Hes also allowed three sacks, but 14 pressures in his last three games on the left side.
Pugh hears and sees how the other rookie tackles are doing. He knows most of them pretty well. Pugh and Fluker spent time together during the pre-draft process. They were the first non-seniors (even though they had already graduated) to play in the Senior Bowl. And he receives constant updates from his friends on Johnson and the Eagles. Pugh grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs.
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Honestly, I wish the folks who are implying that beginners take up treatment free beekeeping because someone told them it would be easy or simple or surefire would give us some examples of this actually happening. Maybe some completely clueless newbee might have expressed such a hope, but who would take that seriously? I spent literally hundreds of hours this winter trying to learn everything I could about beekeeping, and I don't recall seeing that notion put forward even once. There's a huge difference between saying "I succeeded at treatment free beekeeping" and saying "I succeeded at treatment free beekeeping and there was nothing to it."
To me, it seems as if you are worrying about an incorrect attitude that doesn't actually exist.
Every credible source I've read has said that going treatment free is tough and that losses must be expected. Where did you hear different?


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As far as thru hiking is concerned, any input as far as the best type of stove to use for thru hiking (for me, the JMT). i have built penny stoves that work ok, but not always consistant as i would like. i have seen andrew skura's online vids for his cat can stove which seems ridiculously simple to use, with maybe some more consistancy. does anyone have experience with both to give me some insight? thanksDec 7, 2012 at 2:53 pm #1933886
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Hi there, I've spent a lot of time (and money) on various types of alcohol stoves, DIY and purchased ones. As far as I've been able to discern they all boil water in about 6-8 minutes depending on conditions. They all need to have a windscreen to be effective and the best ones double as the pot stand. My go to alky stove is the cat stove for almost all pots wide enough, the only exception is the 12-10 stove used in conjunction with the Caldera cone.
On a related note if cost is a concern yours go with a cat stove and 12cm IMUSA pot with aluminum foil lid. It'll be about 4 oz and less than $10. Hard to beat IMHO.
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Eugene SmithBPL Member
@eugeneiusLocale: Nuevo Mexico
Several years back I went through a DIY stove stint and ended up making one cat food can stove and called it good after dicking around with penny stoves and all the silly variants that all do the same thing. I still have my first hole punched cat food can from 5 years ago and it still does what it's supposed to do, well enough.
Penny stoves are fussy and the "performance" just isn't there IMO. If you want stupid simple with a bit more consistency and aren't willing to make a stove, find yourself a Trangia spirit stove, they work well and can be snuffed out easily enough.Dec 7, 2012 at 4:54 pm #1933916
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@saparisorLocale: Pacific Northwest
The most important thing with any alcohol stove (aside from the windscreen) is that the pot diameter matches the flame pattern. The cat-can stove works so well because the pot "seals" the top of the stove, forcing the flames out the holes and thus a wider shorter pot is needed. For alcohol stoves that make a flame in the center of the stove, a narrower pot works well.
I use the same cat-can stove and pot (wide .9 Ti Evernew/REI pot) as Skurka. I choose it because I already owned that pot when I was first looking at an alcohol stove, but I'm glad I did. I'm still using the first stove I made several years ago. The stove is easy to make and the hole-punch costs more than the cat food! Simple, easy-to-replace and it doesn't fail.Dec 8, 2012 at 12:16 pm #1934099
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@j-j-81Locale: Oregon
I've played with soda can stoves, and still do a little bit. I've gotten one really good stove from all the effort, and it does boil water noticeably faster than a cat can stove. It is a basic, double walled design that needs a separate pot stand. I had made enough soda stoves that I cut everything right and it seals itself without glue.
Then I made a cat can stove because I was attracted to the simplicity of the stove plus it being its own pot stand. The first one I made worked perfectly, unlike the soda stoves. I've since made a few more, varying the number of holes and pattern, to play with heat output. The fastest cat can stove is slower than my one soda can stove, but I don't care about the two minutes "lost." Also, it's really simple to modify one while out because there's nothing complicated about the design.
As has been said before and in other threads, pot diameter makes a huge difference with an alky stove. I use an old MSR Blacklite 1.5L pot and the Imusa mug mentioned above. I wouldn't want to go any narrower than the 12 cm Imusa. I get flames going up the side with it, but enough heat hits the bottom that I get a reliable boil every time.
One thing to note is that my hole punch didn't last as long as the first stove. Making others broke the cheap punch I had.
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I agree with James, although I do not have extensive experience with other designs it is very easy to build and low cost.
Using a backcountry Ti 700ml mug I can get to rolling boil with 2 cups with .75 ounce using HEET as fuel and 3 cups with 1 ounce. With a stainless steel pot and 4 cups of water 1 ounce will create a large number of small bubbles on pan bottom.
Also easy to light with a Bic lighter.
The template I used has a slight hole gap at end points that I can place the Ti mug handle above that does not heat handle so pot can be lifted with bare hand.
The link below is a great site for building and using a SuperCat stove.
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text: I don't know if interbreeding is a problem but it could be if all your local bes are derived from a few ferals or your own colonies. I just see it this way, say you have 100 colonies, each one putting out drones. There might be 1-2 queens coming out to mate in a week for example. She might mate with 30 of them, and some will be from the sames hives, excluding a minimum of 70% of your colonies from passing on their genes if they were interbreeding just around your hives. Now we can speculate on drone congregation areas etc... where there might be even more drones from who knows how many other local colonies all competing to pass on their dna to the few queens available every week. Which also brings us to mite vs bee interactions... Mites go through a generation a brood cycle, bees, 1-3 years, thus their major disadvantage in competing with mites on an evolutionary scale as well, but drone pressure helps future colonies but not as high as turning a generation every 21 days. I think it also brings us to the point of having a good diverse genetic make up in your hive by having a well mated queen from different stocks.


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Blues captain Ali Williams claims to be in the best shape of his life and Piri Weepu has set a personal best in the beep test this week. For new coach Sir John Kirwan it's a case of so far, so good.
The Blues are fighting fit, and after enduring a demanding two-month fitness schedule the balls are back out and the message is clear: this is a new beginning.
Williams looks like a man revitalised. After a testing 2012 campaign and the loss of some influential players, the 77-test veteran has been entrusted with the job of putting the franchise back on track and he looks and sounds like a man who is up for the new challenge.
"I'm the fittest I've ever been. I still have to convert that to rugby fitness but in terms of energy and excitement levels, it's almost like a fresh start,'' he said.
"Fitness wise there's a new level here. I'm impressed with the way that some of the guys who have been here for a bit longer have got up and said `if not now then when, and if not me then who?' It's very exciting.''
Williams is among an experienced core group that won't travel to Queensland this weekend when the Blues face an experienced Reds squad for their first pre-season hit out in Toowoomba.
Kirwan said there was no need to see Williams this early and is looking at getting him involved in their next warm up match against the Waratahs in Whangarei.
Piri Weepu, Charlie Faumuina, Rene Ranger and Peter Saili will also not be involved until after this weekend, with Kirwan giving his younger squad members a chance to fill some of the leadership roles.
The 31-year old Williams remembers the player who made his debut for the Blues in 2002 and reflected on the difference between his outlook then and now.
"That guy was very keen and very green and had all the vision and hope of achieving things. This guy knows that he needs to achieve more and can achieve more. I'm at the stage of my career where the thirst for what I need to achieve as an individual is less important to me than enhancing what the team achieves.''
Williams said that generating clear channels of communication was his greatest challenge as captain and was working on creating an environment where everyone was encouraged to express themselves, before the job gets done.
"When you're not a captain you find problems, but when you are a captain you find solutions. My big goal is to be in and help a winning team, not to be the superstar of the team.
"I've got a job that I've never done before that I have thoroughly enjoyed. I've also met a bunch of new guys that are very grounded, down to earth people that want to play for a region that really wants to put some pride back into itself.''


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Oh my goodness. Aohige changed his avatar .
As for the chapter itself, I'm intrigued as to where the plot is going. I'm stoked for this tournament, as it's the first time One Piece has done a real tournament arc. It's pretty much a staple for shounen comics. And the old man being an admiral undercover is becoming even more heavily hinted at. It's better that people don't cause a commotion over someone so prestigious, so as not to attract any unwanted attention.
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Why would Luffy participate in a tournament? He is a pirate after all. It would be more in-character for him to wander down to the arena and simply take the fruit and either fight everyone or just leave.
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with ace's fire fruit, you can take those 2 weaknesses out and just leave haki
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Molten rubber?
The mera mera fruit negates half of his current abilities (the stretching as offense (gum bazooka/pistol etc) and defensive (projectile rebound)).
It just doesn't really add to his skill set.
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Though there could still be the possibility, that by combining two fruits it would result in a new completely different power.
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Of course anything is possible, but that's hardly an argument. The only dual fruit user is Blackbeard thus until more pop up his way is the only confirmed way. So I think we should only speculate with the facts we know to keep the discussion sensible.
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Luffy already has Red Hawk...getting the fire fruit's powers doesn't seem likely or else this technique would lose its specialness.
That said...the fanboy in my would love it if he did get the mera mera powers xD
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I still don't see any of the Straw-Hats eating the mera mera fruit, nor do I see any reason for them to take it for themselves (at least, aside from the ones I listed a couple threads back). But enough of that for now....
Anyway, something I found interesting is that the announcer guy at the tournament still referred to Doflamingo as the king, rather than former king. That further leads me to believe that Mingo fabricated the news of giving up his positions. As far as the sword thief goes, while I said earlier that he could be one of Dofla's goons, I could also see him being the other Wano samurai.
Oh, and lol at Caribou's resemblance to the rebel leader in the ministory.
Well, you still used the raw chapter as the source for your summary, so I think that sorta kinda still counts as a translation..... maybe? But I'll make sure to correct that in future threads, anyway.
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Hmm I wonder if Blackbeard or someone from his crew will come to claim the Mera Mera fruit, if they're still looking to collect all the strongest fruits it wouldn't be too far fetched. Could you just imagine Blackbeard getting his hands on it in front of Luffy, now that I would love to see.
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^If so, then that "fairy" didn't do a very good job of hiding that sword!
BTW, I find it interesting that "Zatoichi" didn't want to tell Luffy who he really was. I guess that means if he IS Fujitora, then he's probably more on the neutral side like Aokiji (since he didn't attempt to take down Luffy).....
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Blind guy has the scars of your typical swordsmen, so are we getting the classic blind swordsman... Regardless, he is either one of those legendary missing pirates, or high level marine officers.
And I am guessing the thief is also heading towards the coliseum, allowing Zoro and the band joining the tournament accidentally. And with no big names on that list, I hope the participants do not include Luffy. And Zoro vs. the Samurai would be a great finale, for the tournament.
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That is a good chapter. Tournament should be fun to watch. So thats why Oda put Robbin on the transfer team, the blind man would have been called out in a heart beat. It makes sense for all the other idiots(Strike Team) to not know who the mysterious man is. Looking at all these puppets, I wonder if Daflamingo is controlling any of them? Makes you wonder if he was the first puppet who met the strike team(Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Kinemon, and Franky) on Dressrosa. The fight for the Mera Mera No Mi just got better. Colosseum fighting area looks to small to handle a huge fight, especially if the straw hats getting into it.
Invisible to the majority, but noticeable to some
How can a powerful people like the Blind Swordsman truly ever be undercover if power houses can detect their strong presence? During the time skip training, Rayleigh was able to gauge power levels, detect number of creatures, and their presence. Can Daflamingo or any of his goons detect blind mans power presence at the colosseum?
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I have played with different ways to feed bees many times. What I have noticed is that weak colonies won't move far for food. Sometime a feeder can be a frame away and they will not touch it. I read a article where someone filled combs with sugar/water and placed them in there hives. So I tried this with a couple weak hives along with a couple strong colonies. The weak ones thrived from this and the strong ones had plenty of food but I think this may help them in early spring to get a jump.
Here is the a video show how to fill frames: http://youtu.be/qAyx4MNLAQE
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The latest fad among a handful of New Orleans restaurants and other "hospitality" businesses is to place a sign in their establishments, preferably hand-lettered, ordering the waitstaff not to serve "this man."
Meaning, of course, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, whose mug accompanies most of the directives.
Yeah. Now THAT ought to teach him a lesson.
Presumably Goodell will find somewhere to eat and a suitable place to rest his head when the NFL descends upon New Orleans for the Super Bowl next week.
Too bad he can't stick around for Mardi Gras.
Already, elaborate parade floats are popping up in graphic paper maché detail, their themes full of suggestions for what Goodell can do with his Bountygate sanctions and, mostly, the one-year suspension of Saints head coach Sean Payton.
Yeah, see if he ever messes with the Who Dats again.
Yet you'd expect nothing less from New Orleans — wonderfully creative, if a little on the tasteless side — especially during the Carnival season.
This, after all, is a city whose most famous post-NFC championship celebration featured a bewigged Bobby Hebert leading a parade of hairy-legged, beer-gutted crossdressers belly-flopping down Poydras Street, some wearing formal gowns complete with sequins.
New Orleans at its best.
Payton is a free man now, paroled by Goodell two weeks ahead of schedule, presumably for his own good behavior and not Goodell's safety.
Or maybe it was the "Free Sean Payton" T-shirts that finally made Goodell see the light.
Good job, loonies.
At any rate, it was an obvious olive branch Goodell threw to the Saints fans before coming to their town for the NFL's biggest show.
Is it enough to atone for a 7-9 season that any good Saints fan will tell you was all Goodell's fault.
Probably not.
Any sports fan's biggest glee comes when he can point the finger at some outside agency for the home team's shortcomings.
So, if Saints' fans want to blame their woeful defense on Goodell, that makes every bit as much sense as all the other wacky stuff those fans do.
And they should not let him off the hook easily. They should not let it be suggested that they can be bought off with a gratuitous two-week early release for Payton.
New Orleans is better than that.
Mostly, New Orleans is far funkier than that and way more blindly in love with the wronged Saints than that.
Let New Orleans be New Orleans.
Of course — and this is important — that means walking that always fine line between crazy, zany, nutty and usually hungover versus being rude, crude and downright frighteningly dangerous.
There is a dark side of New Orleans, even in the glow of the post-Katrina revival.
It doesn't need to be part of the Super Bowl week, even in the caterwauling about Goodell sinking the Saints.
No need to forgive just yet, Louisiana, but keep it light and refreshingly comical.
On the other hand, even Payton seems to have forgiven Goodell, and not only because the forced hiatus indirectly made him the NFL's highest-paid head coach.
There's an upside to everything. And if Payton's suspension was the only thing keeping the Saints out of the playoffs, then they'll surely be back next season.
Then, after some harmless fun, Goodell can get on with rehabilitating his image in the Crescent City.
It can be done.
Saints owner Tom Benson is living proof of that.
In fact, if it wasn't for the NFL — with Goodell playing a major role — it's doubtful the Saints would even be in New Orleans today.
There's not much question that Benson was up to his ruthless best while plotting to take his team to San Antonio for good after Katrina.
Then-NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue was having none of it. Not on his watch was the NFL going to abandon an iconic city aching for good news.
I will still never forget Tagliabue at the single-most impressive news conference performance I ever attended.
It was at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge just before the displaced Saints were to play the first of their games on the LSU campus (instead of San Antonio) due to the destruction of the Superdome.
Tagliabue had spent the morning at the governor's mansion meeting with Benson and state officials.
At the time, there was a lot of doom and gloom and — maybe Benson's posturing was right — almost a resigned assumption that post-Katrina New Orleans just wasn't to be able to sustain or keep the Saints.
Tagliabue strode to the podium and didn't mince many words. He said, flatly, that the Saints unequivocally weren't going anywhere and that the NFL would put its money, effort and influence where its mouth was.
Noticeably absent from that NFL show of New Orleans support was … Benson.
That was Tagliabue in control. But it was Goodell, his right-hand man at the time, who was dispatched to do a lot of the heavy lifting to make sure the Saints and, more problematic, the Superdome were ready for the following season to make good on the NFL's promise.
Psychologically at least, the NFL was far more effective than FEMA in getting New Orleans back in working order.
You can almost trace the moment the city came back to life to the Saints' memorable return to the dome to whip the Falcons.
And Benson feels secure enough these days to twirl his umbrella again after victories.
So go ahead and taunt Goodell if you must. But do it with a Louisiana smile.
Bet him you can tell him where he bought those shoes.
• • •Scooter Hobbs covers LSU athletics. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com


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RALEIGH, N.C. –Campbell Law School hosted and co-sponsored best-selling author and eugenics expert Edwin Black for two presentations on Wednesday, April 25. Author of "War Against the Weak: Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create a Master Race," Black's initial presentation at the North Carolina General Assembly in the Legislative Auditorium was delivered before a crowd of numerous state representatives, local media, and victims of the state's eugenics movement. He also spoke at the Campbell University RTP Campus to an audience of local attorneys and Campbell Law faculty and staff members.
Campbell Law Professor Kevin Lee and Edwin Black
Black spoke at length on the history of eugenics in America and its connections to Nazi Germany. At the North Carolina General Assembly, Black discussed the history of the North Carolina eugenics movement and its direct connection to movements across the country and abroad. In his later address at the Campbell University RTP Campus, Black discussed the specific role of lawmakers and attorneys in planning, performing, overlooking, and approving eugenics programs.
"Without the legal profession this still would have never become empowered," said Black. "It would have all been talk. It is the legal profession that worked in overdrive, not just in isolation but in collective, to engineer the destruction of their neighbors and to commit genocide."
Black's visit, which was orchestrated by Campbell Law Professor Kevin Lee, follows Campbell Law's lecture series on eugenics throughout this past February and March. "Eugenics in America – History and Legacy" featured several prominent legal scholars and historians, offering a thorough and frank exploration into the history of eugenics in the United States. Professor Lee also planned and organized the series.
Since its founding in 1976, the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University has developed lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion and professional competence, and who view the law as a calling to serve others. The School has been recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) as having the nation's top Professionalism Program and by the American Academy of Trial Lawyers for having the nation's best Trial Advocacy Program. Campbell Law boasts more than 3,200 alumni, including 2,200 who reside and work in North Carolina. For 25 years, Campbell Law's overall record of success on the North Carolina Bar Exam has been unsurpassed by any other North Carolina law school. In September 2009, Campbell Law relocated to a state-of-the-art building in downtown Raleigh. For more information, visit http://law.campbell.edu.
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Three students of the Washburn University School of Business were recognized this week for their success in the inaugural All-America Student Analyst Competition, sponsored by Institutional Investor.
"It shows that, as is the case in so many disciplines, Washburn can complete on a truly national level," said Rob Weigand, Brenneman Professor of Business Strategy in the Washburn School of Business. The Washburn undergraduates competed against undergraduate and graduate students from noted business schools at Fordham University, Cornell University and the University of Texas at Austin among others. Washburn was the only school in Kansas involved in the competition.
Adrian de la Cruz, a senior in finance expected to graduate in August, is from Topeka. He placed 14th of 20 in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications sector with an investment return of 8.67 percent. The performance of his complete portfolio ranked 109 among all competitors. According to Institutional Investor, the Technology, Media and Telecommunication sector was the most popular among participants. The most popular stocks in that category – and the top four most selected overall – were Apple, Google, Facebook and Microsoft.
Pascal Laucht, a senior in finance expected to graduate next year, is from Marburg, Germany. He was the only Washburn student to be named to the competition's Top 100 students list. His entire portfolio earned a rank of 84th among all competitors.
Xavier Lewis, a graduating senior in finance, is from Westminster, Colo. Lewis earned 5th place in the "short alpha" competition, meaning he sold some of his hypothetical stock based on the expectation the stock's price was about to fall. Institutional Investor said fewer than 30 percent of the nearly 700 students involved in the contest employed this strategy.
"He was like the gunslinger," Weigand said.
Lewis also placed 8th in the "long alpha" category, meaning he let some of his stock choices ride out the entire contest, from Nov. 1, 2012 to Jan. 31, 2013. Alpha is an industry term used to signify a performance better than the market, Weigand said.
Each participant in the competition had $100,000 in simulated cash to invest as he or she saw fit. Each was required to follow the rules of the Federal Reserve Board throughout the simulation.
Weigand, who has been published in Institutional Investor's journals, was asked in the fall whether Washburn students would like to participate in the contest. Just 34 of the nation's accredited business school were asked to participate. Weigand opened the contest to all business students and held a session in the Mayo Schmidt business lab to offer some tips and complete registration. Then, he said: "It was up to them."
Two of the students, Laucht and de la Cruz, completed the applied portfolio management course this semester. In that course, a capstone for finance majors, Weigand and his students manage an actual $100,000 portfolio for the Washburn University Foundation.
"We are extremely risk conscious" in the course, Weigand said. "In a contest like this, the best way to win is to take a lot of risk."
The contest gave students the feel of being on a trading desk.
"Obviously, they can do it pretty well," Weigand said. "The best way to make money is to take risk wisely."


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Alex Schepeljanski of Alex Intelligent Software develops the free AS SSD Benchmark utility for testing storage devices. The AS SSD Benchmark tests sequential read and write speeds, input/output operational performance, and response times.
AS-SSD Benchmark uses compressed data, so sequential file transfer speeds are reported lower than with other tools using uncompressed data. For this reason, we will concentrate on the operational IOPS performance in this section.
Beginning with sequential transfer performance, the 240GB OCZ Vector 150 solid state drive produced speeds up to 507.18 MB/s for reads and 494.43 MB/s writes. Single-threaded 4K IOPS performance tests deliver 22.25 MB/s read and 66.27 MB/s write, while the 64-thread 4K reads recorded 338.75 MB/s and write performance was at 304.05 MB/s.
AS-SSD 64-thread 4KB IOPS performance results are displayed in the chart below, which compares several enthusiast-level storage products currently on the market. In the 64-thread 4KB IOPS performance tests, the 240GB OCZ Vector 150 SSD easily surpassed much of the competition, and nearly matched performance with the original Vertex 4 solid state drive.
The chart below is sorted by total combined performance, which helps illustrate which products offer the best operational input/output under load:
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Bullet train
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Accommodation in Japan
Travelling with Intrepid is a little bit different. We endeavour to provide travellers with an authentic experience to remember, so we try to keep accommodation as unique and traditional as possible.
When travelling with us in Japan you may find yourself staying in a:
Be immersed in deep spirituality and serenity while staying in a monastery in Japan. Meditate, contemplate and enjoy vegetarian food prepared by monks during this unforgettable experience.
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Citizens of the USA, Australia and New Zealand are granted 90-day temporary visitor visas, while stays of up to three months are permitted for citizens of Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and a number of other countries.
Stays of up to six months are permitted for citizens of Austria, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Switzerland and the UK. Citizens of these countries will almost always be given a 90-day temporary visitor visa upon arrival, which can usually be extended for another 90 days at immigration bureaux inside Japan.
Tipping isn't customary in Japan and is not expected of you. Some inns or ryokans may leave a small envelope in your room where a small gratuity can be left for the maid staff.
Internet access is excellent in Japan, with one of the most developed high-speed internet networks in the world. Internet cafes and Wi-Fi hot spots are easily found in most cities and major towns.
Mobile phone coverage is excellent in Japan, but be aware that talking loudly on your phone in public places (like in train carriages) is frowned upon. If you want to use your mobile phone, ensure global roaming is activated before you arrive.
In Japan, toilets range from high-tech bidets to standard western-style flushable toilets to squat toilets, which are still common in Japan. Sometimes you may need to pay for toilet paper, which can usually be purchased from a vending machine nearby.
- Bento box = 1000 yen
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Major credit cards are accepted by some stores; however, Japan is still very much a cash culture and as such, some places may not accept credit cards. Ensure you carry enough cash to cover purchases.
ATMs are common in Japan, so finding one won't be a problem in most towns and cities but unfortunately many of them don't accept foreign-issued cards. However, you can access cash from non-Japanese bank accounts via the Cirrus and Maestro systems at all post office ATMs around the country, as well as ATMs at 7-Eleven convenience store.
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Top responsible travel tips for Japan
- Always dispose of litter thoughtfully, including cigarette butts.
- Please ask and receive permission before taking photos of people, including children.
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- Try to use public transport wherever possible.
- Refrain from touching or interfering with ancient monuments, relics or historic sites.
- Learn some Japanese greetings and don't be afraid to use them - it will help break the ice.
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Defending New Zealand Superbike champion Robbie Bugden isn't letting a couple of crashes derail his hopes of winning his fifth national title this weekend in Taupo.
The Aussie rider crashed twice in the penultimate round at Hampton Downs last weekend, once in qualifying and once in the New Zealand TT feature race. He was fortunate to escape injury, especially in the second tumble.
"I was lucky to get away with it, to be honest - it's reasonably fast there," said Bugden.
He was also lucky to retain his championship points lead as his nearest challenger, Craig Shirriffs, also crashed - at the same time, on the same corner.
A championship leader nearing the end of a season always faces the same dilemma - whether to ride cautiously, trying to make sure of finishing, or to continue to push hard.
"I think if you change your game plan too much that's when you can start making mistakes.
"I think our attitude will be the same as all the other rounds, just go in there and do the best we can, be as fast as we can, and hopefully we'll be right up front and we'll get two really strong results," said Bugden.
Bugden still leads Shirriffs by 21 points.
The Superbikes have two races tomorrow and the winner of each gains 25 points.
In 600 Supersport, Christchurch racer John Ross has a 16-point lead and two decent finishes should earn him his first national title.


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Title III Programs
The Title III Programs at Winston-Salem State University are funded through the U.S. Department of Education, Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program. The funds are authorized under Part B, Sections 323 and 326 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended. The intent is to provide financial assistance to establish or strengthen the academic resources, management capabilities, physical plants and endowment building capacity of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Title III grant funds at Winston-Salem State University support a variety of initiatives designed to strengthen various academic programs, administrative operations, faculty development and student support services.
Winston-Salem State University's Title III Grant is administered through the Division of Academic Affairs.
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Tuukka Rask thinks Tim Thomas got a bad rap
|01.15.13 at 12:39 pm ET
Tuukka Rask tried to call Tim Thomas recently, only to find that the embattled netminder had changed his phone number. That's not a huge surprise for Thomas, who lost much of the good faith he had built up in Boston as he made his political beliefs increasingly public over the course of last season before eventually deciding to take this year off.
Rask, who is taking over for Thomas as the Bruins' No. 1 goaltender, finally got to catch up with his former teammate when Milan Lucic got a hold of the Thomas' new phone number and shared it with teammates interested in getting in touch with him. The two spoke over the last few days in what Rask called more of a "'hey, how ya doing' type of thing' than anything else, but consider that Rask, who shared the Bruins' net with Thomas over the last three seasons was probably closer to him than anyone else on the Bruins, was just happy to catch up.
"He's enjoying his life right now with the family and the time off," Rask said. "I was glad to hear that."
Thomas is now living in Colorado with his family. The move was planned during last season, but when asked in December about his intentions, Thomas was guarded and said he wasn't ready to address his plans past the season. Things went south from there when Thomas skipped the team's visit to the White House and began using his Facebook page to express his thoughts about such topics as the government, birth control and Dan Cathy after the Chick-fil-A president made anti-gay remarks.
The less-candid Thomas caught a ton of flak from the media (present company included) and fans, but as a teammate, he wasn't any different. Rask and Thomas got along well, and Rask said Tuesday that he felt Thomas may have gotten a bad rap.
"The things you read in the media, I don't read that stuff because we didn't talk about political things or anything like that," Rask said. "We just talk about hockey and stupid stuff like guys usually do. Everybody believes in what they believe in. You've got to respect that.
"It's all about the choices you make," he added. "Knowing him, he doesn't really care about what anybody thinks. He stands behind his opinions, and I really respect that. It didn't affect our relationship at all."
Thomas was very much his own man. He made it about himself often, but Rask didn't see the harm in that considering the position they play.
"I think as a goalie, you have to be kind of like that," he said. "Some guys might take it to an extreme. You're part of the team, but you're still an individual. You're by yourself out there, so you kind of have to have that mentality to be kind of selfish in a certain way to be able to become a successful goalie."


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On its way to harbor, cargo ship MV Rozen is seized by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. Among those on board are the ship's cook, Mikkel (Pilou Asbæk), and the engineer, Jan (Roland Møller), who, along with the rest of the ship's seamen, are taken hostage in a cynical and relentlessly suspenseful game of life and death. When a ransom demand for millions of dollars is issued, a psychological drama unfolds between the CEO of the shipping company (a scarily convincing Søren Malling) and the ruthless pirates. Deftly shifting between the claustrophobic life on the ship and negotiations with the freight company in Copenhagen, director Lindholm creates a climate of unbearable tension leading to a thoroughly unexpected climax. A Hijacking is based on a true event, and the use of actual locations and people who have been in similar situations create a sweaty, palpable authenticity. Augmented by a uniformly terrific cast, A Hijacking incisively and troublingly explores the danger of the disparity between impoverished nations and the developed world, while never abandoning the edge-of-the-seat genre roots at its heart. An audience favorite at the Toronto, Venice and New Directors/New Films festivals. (99 min.)
"A masterful exercise in building tension. Powerful and intensely watchable." –Mark Adams, Screen Daily
"A gem. Absorbing, highly moving, incredibly tense. Tobias Lindholm is a huge talent." –IndieWire
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Tigers down Drakes, remain undefeated in conference
The Pine River-Backus Tigers girls' basketball team remained undefeated in Northwoods Conference action when they easily defeated the Blackduck Drakes 95-28 on Thursday, Jan. 3.
The Tigers won the tip and were the first to score as Brittany Kelley put in a layup off an assist by Megan Felthous. Blackduck scored three points just 15 seconds later, but Kelley answered with two more points off an assist by Autumn Ackerman. Blackduck then put in two more points for a 5-4 lead. Kendra Basel put the Tigers ahead 6-5 with a basket off an assist by Kelley, but Blackduck rallied with a basket for the lead. The Drakes didn't score for the next five minutes while PR-B went on a 27-point run with 10 points by Felthous, seven from Ackerman, six from Brasel, and two each from Kelley and Tatum Sheley.
Blackduck finally managed to score with just under nine minutes left in the half. The Tigers got two points, and Blackduck made two free throws to make it 35-11. PR-B went on an 8-0 run with six points from Kelley and two from Felthous, Blackduck scored for the last time in the opening half, but the Tigers finished out the half with a 16-point run to make it 59-13 at the break.
The Tigers outscored the Drakes 36-15 in the second half. Kelley led PR-B with 27 points, three steals, two rebounds, two assists and two blocks; Felthous had 22 points, five assists, three steals and one block; and Ackerman had a double-double with 13 points, 10 steals, six rebounds, five assists and one block.
Other top scorers for the Tigers were Sheley with 11 points, eight assists, five steals, and three rebounds; Brasel finished with 10 points, three assists and a steal; Nicole Arends had eight points, one steal and one assist; Journee Howard had two points, three rebounds and two steals; and Brooke Richards finished with two points and one steal.
The Tigers, 5-0 in the conference and 7-2 overall, are scheduled to host Isle on Thursday, Jan. 10, travel to Sebeka on Friday, Jan. 11, and then host Clearbrook-Gonvic on Monday, Jan. 14.


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posted at 10:41 pm on June 5, 2013 by Allahpundit
A federal court judge has granted a temporary order that will allow 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan, who is dying from cystic fibrosis and desperately needs new lungs, to join an adult organ transplant list…
In a statement issued late Wednesday afternoon, the family said, "We are experiencing many emotions: relief, happiness, gratitude and, for the first time in months: hope."…
The Delaware County family retained a lawyer this week and quickly filed their lawsuit, arguing the rule keeping Sarah off the list is "discriminatory."
But the ruling immediately raises concerns about fairness — and the risk of more lawsuits, said Art Caplan, director of the division of medical ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center. While it's admirable that Baylson chose to try to help Sarah and others, the decision threatens the integrity of the nation's existing organ allocation process, he said.
"It is not clear why everyone now waiting at the bottom of any transplant list would not seek relief in federal court," Caplan said. "Unless the judge has reason to think the lung distribution rules are simply a product of age discrimination and nothing more — which seems highly unlikely — then this becomes a troubling instance of non-doctors deciding who is the best candidate to receive a lung or other scarce medical resource."…
Nationally, about 1,700 people are waiting for lung transplants, including 31 children 10 and younger, according to OPTN data. In Region 2, Sarah's region, 222 people are waiting for lung transplants, including six children 10 and younger.
"Finally, we have some positive news for Sarah and her family," said Sen. Toomey. "I applaud today's ruling and am grateful to Judge Baylson for quickly issuing his decision on such an important matter.
"Now Sarah has a chance for a lung transplant, and I plan to keep fighting for her and others who deserve to be eligible. As I've said all along, Secretary Sebelius should use her authorities to make medical need and suitability, rather than age, be the primary criteria in determining how organ donations are prioritized. I hope this court ruling will encourage her to make this important policy change."
Sixty adults with LAS scores above 50 died in 2012, while 513 received transplants. More than 400 adults with scores below 35 also received transplants, while 18 in that category died waiting.
According to Ruddock, Sarah's doctors say she would have an LAS score of 66 if she were an adult…
Sweet said a transplant would improve Sarah's cystic fibrosis symptoms, but lung transplants are risky. Even with the procedure, he said, her life expectancy would average three to five years. "This just buys her some time," he said.
Centralized rationing (and even regionalized rationing, as is usually done with organ transplantation) in our huge country will inevitably be basically utilitarian. In the case of an organ waiting list, there is no avoiding this zero-sum problem, and moving the decision from a relatively objective system of allocation to the discretion of a cabinet secretary is a very bad idea. On what grounds is Sebelius supposed to do this? Because this poor girl's parents figured out how to get the attention of reporters and politicians? Are people with less-savvy relatives supposed to be punished, and perhaps left to die, as a result?…
Children are on a separate list for lung transplants because transplants of adult lungs to children don't have a great track record. If there is new evidence that should cause a rethinking of that separation (as has happened with kidney and liver transplants) then the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, which basically functions as a federal contractor, should review its procedures. Sebelius in fact asked them for such a review, because of this case, late last month. If they end up doing it, it would have to happen in an orderly and careful way and would take some time — the children's waiting list is not prioritized by medical need but more or less on a first-come-first-serve basis, and if children were integrated into the adult system there would have to be some criteria for comparing them to people already in that system…
Kathleen Sebelius has done a whole lot of things worth complaining about in her term at HHS, but in this instance I think she is right, and members of Congress should think very carefully about how they are using the power they have been entrusted with in pushing her to intervene.
We do not want to show up at the DMV and have the order in the queue determined by who can tell the manager the best sob story. The basic rule — first come, first served — does not take into consideration all the many different circumstances which might argue for why a later-arriving mom with six kids should actually cut in line, so she can make a soccer game; but the basic rule, in its bright-line simplicity, is acceptable as fair. Not always optimal — but fair.
Emotion-based appeals and emotion-based relationships are perfectly normal — and perfectly desirable — in affectionate relationships, familial relationships, friendships. But they are simply corruption and cronyism in the context of dealings with the state. Dealings with the state cannot, or at least must not, devolve into simply currying favor with bureaucratic decision-makers…
Make no mistake: We are headed for this dark and dire place where everything you wish to do is subject to a vote of the Committee of the Whole, and everything you do will therefore require appealing to the Committee of the Whole, and outright bribing them for their indulgence by offering property or services to secure their goodwill.
And it's all by design. This is how they think the world should work.
Via Mediaite.
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Title: President, Christopher B. Burke Engineering Ltd.
Where: Rosemont, Ill.
What: Civil and water resources consulting firm that's served as engineer or engineering consultant to 40 communities in Illinois and Indiana and as an expert witness for 150 civil engineering-related cases.
Since 1986, Christopher Burke's company has overseen thousands of miles of roadway design and construction, initiated one of only two Illinois Bike to Work programs to achieve Gold status as a bicycle-friendly business by the League of American Bicyclists, and worked on hundreds of stormwater projects.
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(March 19, 2009)--The UTSA Department of Accounting will host the 17th annual Kathleen Reymann Keil Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament on Friday, April 17 at the Quarry Golf Club, 444 E. Basse Road.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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In addition to an afternoon of golf, participants can earn three hours of continuing professional education (CPE) credits by participating in a pre-tournament CPE seminar from 9 a.m. from noon at The Quarry.
The tournament begins at noon with registration, practice time and lunch. The shotgun start begins at 1:30 p.m. in a scramble format. Following the tournament, an awards dinner will be at 6 p.m.
Organize your own foursome or let the department place you on a team. This year, teams also have the opportunity to sponsor a UTSA student on their team, encouraging more networking between students and practitioners.
Sponsorships are available for teams of eight or four players. Individual tickets are $250; hole sponsorships are $100.
The registration deadline is Monday, March 30. Complete the registration form and mail or fax to: UTSA College of Business, Department of Accounting, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78249, (210) 458-4308 (fax).
Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Kathleen Reymann Keil Memorial Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship was established in honor of UTSA accounting alumna Kathleen Reymann Keil '85, who died in 1992 after a long battle with cancer.
For more information, call (210) 458-6632.


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Martin C. Carlson, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced today that Phillip Fenner, age 65, formerly of Florida, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Yvette Kane to a 21-month term of imprisonment following his conviction for student loan fraud charges, and his indictment for failure to appear for sentencing in October 2005. Chief Judge Kane further ordered that Fenner to pay restitution of $120,676, forfeit a 38 foot yacht used by Fenner while a fugitive to the United States, and serve a two year term of supervised release.
According to U.S. Attorney Carlson, this sentence culminated a three year fraud investigation and international fugitive manhunt involving Fenner. Carlson stated that the investigation of Phillip Fenner began in 2005 when the Office of Inspector General for the United States Department of Education, and the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency began looking into allegations that Fenner had fraudulently obtained more than $120,000 in federal student loans and grants by applying in his daughter's name for these benefits, falsely claiming that his daughter was enrolled at Oxford University in Great Britain. As part of this fraud Fenner was alleged to have prepared and submitted fictitious documents purporting to be records of Oxford University to student loan officials in order to deceive those officials into authorizing educational benefit payments to Fenner.
After Department of Education investigators confirmed that the documents submitted by Fenner were fictitious and that Fenner's daughter was not enrolled at Oxford, Fenner was arrested in the Spring of 2005 and was charged with making false statements in connection with federal student loan programs. Fenner pleaded guilty to that charge and was scheduled to be sentenced on this $120,000 student loan fraud charge in October of 2005.
According to federal officials, Fenner failed to appear for this sentencing, sparking a lengthy international fugitive manhunt for this felon and fraud. This manhunt concluded in October 2007 when Fenner was located, and arrested, on-board a 38 foot yacht in the Caribbean island nation of Grenada. Returned to the United States by Grenadian officials, Fenner was sentenced on Monday in federal court to serve 21 months in prison. Fenner was also directed to pay restitution of $120,676. Furthermore, in what is believed to be one of the first cases of its type, Fenner agreed to the forfeiture of the yacht he used as a fugitive to the United States, so that this asset could be sold and used to make restitution to the federal student loan program.
In announcing these convictions and sentences, United States Attorney Carlson praised the hard work of the Department of Education Office of Inspector General, and commended the invaluable assistance of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA). Carlson stated: "Each year the Department of Education, working through agencies like PHEAA, makes billions of dollars in educational benefits available to needy students. The outstanding work of the Department of Education Office of Inspector General, as reflected in the prosecution fo Phillip Fenner, ensures that these educational programs intended for the needy are not criminally exploited by the greedy. We are grateful for the outstanding work of this exceptional law enforcement partnership".


text: I am new at this beekeeping hobby and I seem to have a small issue with some of my older bees. I initial set my bee yard in a good area, but as spring progressed along, it became apparent to me that the hives where too cool during the daylight hours. So, I more the bee yard a hundred yards or so. Now the hives are doing a most better job, the numbers are up, the day flights are strong and the brood has expanded to great numbers. Now the small problem....I have a couple hundred ( many be more like 5 to 6 hundred) bees returning to the old yard. I have placed a nuc in the old yard and they all moved right in. Is this all for not, or is there a way to return the lost bees home?


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As the next-generation widebody A350 XWB jetliner's testing and certification programme ramps up, Airbus has released the fourth edition of its "Shaping Efficiency" interactive magazine – available as an iPad application or online.
Issue no. 4 offers exclusive multimedia content on the A350 XWB's programme progress, including a unique 360 deg. takeoff view from Airbus' Toulouse, France headquarters.
The e-magazine begins with an inside look at the maiden flight of MSN3 – which this October became the second A350 XWB to fly – featuring photos, videos and stories on this landmark mission, and the crew on board.
Airbus' "Abreuvoir" also is highlighted in this edition with a special look at the building which serves as a central hub for A350 XWB operations in Toulouse, France during the flight testing campaign.
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Katrice Collazo
Rising Roadrunner: Katrice Collazo elected Student Alumni president
By Kareem el Dahab
Special Projects Writer
(July 13, 2006)--Student Katrice Collazo recently was elected president of the UTSA Student Alumni Association by her fellow members to head the group for the 2006-2007 school year.
A political science major, Collazo attributes her fellow members' trust in her as the reason they voted her president. Though she will be a full-time student this year, she already has plans for the association.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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"I do want to push for more recruitment and more involvement in the Student Alumni Association," Collazo said. "I want people to know it's a really great association to be in." She also plans to create more association events and get students in the residence halls involved in the group.
According to Collazo, she wants to clear up a misunderstanding some students have about the organization -- the members are current students and not graduates who came back to be in the group.
A graduate of MacArthur High School in San Antonio, she has had ambitions to be a lawyer for a number of years. Collazo plans to graduate from UTSA in May 2007 with a B.A. in political science and legal studies. Then, she hopes to be accepted into a major Texas law school.
Collazo credits much of her success to her UTSA political science professors, and says that graduating from UTSA is a major accomplishment to put on a law school resume. She also thanks her parents for pushing her to achieve her goals and roommate Crystal Ford, who she calls her "adviser" while taking classes.


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Tebow Time is up.
The Jets released popular backup quarterback Tim Tebow on Monday morning, The Post has learned. The move comes three days after they drafted Geno Smith in the second round to compete with Mark Sanchez, David Garrard and Greg McElroy for the starting quarterback spot.
It ends Tebows 13 months as a Jet that were more memorable for all of the headlines than anything that actually happened on the field. The Jets acquired him from the Broncos in March 2012 for a fourth-round draft pick (the two teams also swapped later draft picks).


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