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When must a Non-Custodial Parent Count a Child in Household Size?
Mark Kantrowitz
January 21, 2013
The federal need analysis formula bases the income-protection allowance (IPA) on the household size. Each additional child increases the IPA by about $4,000 ($4,100 in 2013-14, adjusted annually for inflation). The IPA is subtracted from income, as is the child support paid, so counting a child in household size and counting the child support paid on behalf of the child would effectively be double-counting the support.
Generally when a parent pays a substantial amount of child support (e.g., more than about $4,000 per year per child), it is more beneficial to report the child support payments and to not include the children in household size. It all depends on whether the child support payments per child exceed the increase in the IPA for an additional child in the household size.
However, if a child who receives child support (including college support) is enrolled in college, it may be more beneficial to count the child in household size. Only children who are included in household size can be counted in the number in college on the FAFSA. The parent contribution portion of the expected family contribution is divided roughly by the number of children in college. This can have a big impact on eligibility for need-based aid, sometimes greater than the impact of counting the child support payments.
To determine which approach is more beneficial, use a need analysis calculator like the one on the FinAid web site to explore both scenarios and see which yields the lower EFC.
Often there is little choice in whether a child is counted in household size or not. The parents either provided more than half support or did not. If the FAFSA is selected for verification, the verification worksheet will ask questions about child support paid to confirm whether the family was entitled to count the child in household size or not.
Note that college financial aid administrators are likely to question situations in which the amount of child support paid is inconsistent with the inclusion or exclusion of the child in household size. The financial aid administrator can ask for documentation relating to child support payments, including a copy of the divorce decree or separation agreement, a copy of the child support agreement and proof of the amount of child support paid.
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NC Becomes Latest State to Threaten Tesla's Direct Sales to Customers
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May 14, 2013 11:33 AM
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Living in the
Research Triangle Park
(RTP) area of North Carolina, which I nickname Silicon Valley East, I quite frequently see Tesla Model S sedans and Roadsters silently cruising down city streets and interstates. However, the North Carolina Senate Commerce Committee unanimously approved a measure that would make it
illegal for Tesla Motors to sell vehicles directly to customers
without the ever-present "middleman" in new car transactions: car dealerships.
Not surprisingly, the NC Automobile Dealers Association (which represents North Carolina's franchised car dealership) is behind this latest stab at Tesla. But according to NC ADA President Robert Glasser, this isn't an attack specifically aimed at Tesla. Glasser notes that the precedent Tesla has set for direct sales could set into motion a chain of events that would topple the entire dealership model of business.
"We care about the franchise system," said Glaser. "The whole point of the retail system is to protect the consumer."
Of course, Tesla Motors sees things quite differently. "They're trying to insulate the dealer franchise model from any competition," said Diarmuid O'Connell, Tesla's VP of Corporate and Business Development. "It's a protectionist move to lock down the market so we have to go through the middleman – the dealer – to sell our cars."
And here's an interesting tidbit that shines a whole new light on the story.
reports that Sen. Tom Apodaca, the Republican sponsor of the bill, received $8,000 in campaign donations (the maximum allowed by state law) from the NC ADA.
It's pretty clear to see why dealerships are shaking in their boots at the prospect of Tesla (and other auto manufacturers) selling directly to customers. Tesla managed to deliver a whopping
4,750 Model S sedans to customers during the month of April
. Compared to other luxury sedans that also dance in the $70,000 to $100,000+ price range, the Model S outpaced monthly sales of the Audi A8 (1,462 units), BMW 7-Series (2,338), Lexus LS (2,860) and Mercedes S Class (3,077).
Tesla Model S
Tesla has sold 80 Model S sedans in North Carolina and has an additional 60 orders in queue from residents. The overwhelming majority of those sales have come via the internet.
And one could argue that an electric vehicle like the Model S needs less attention from dealerships due to the much lower maintenance needs of the electric motor and battery pack. Quite simply, there is potentially less to go wrong with a Model S compared to BMW 750i with its twin-turbocharged V8 and 8-speed automatic transmission.
Despite this new speed bump in Tesla's road to electric vehicle proliferation, the company has been showered with a wealth of good news in the past week. Last week, Tesla reported its
first profit in its ten years of existence
Consumer Reports
gave the Model S a
near perfect rating
: 99 out of 100 possible points.
stock is up 57 percent
since its quarterly earnings were released last Thursday to just under $90/share.
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Create a stone-lined garden pond, then carve a waterfall out of a block of stone using basic power and hand tools. The technique is simple, even for beginners.
Create a pond, then cap it with a waterfall made from a hand-carved stone.
If you have a circular saw and an angle grinder, you can spend about an hour in a cloud of dust and emerge with a carved fountain stone like this one. You won't need any special talent, just a few tricks and a couple of diamond saw blades (see "Tools and gear" below).
A weekend is plenty of time to carve the stone and create a small pond. Your masterpiece could look entirely different from the one I made, depending on the shape of the stone you choose. I purchased all the stone and spent about $200 on the whole project, but if you have access to free stone, you can cut that cost in half.
The 6-in.-thick sandstone block I used was about 9 x 20 in. and cost about $15 at a landscape supplier. The stone you use can be any size and shape as long as it has a flat spot that's at least 8-1/2 in. across. The bowl itself will measure just over 6-3/4 in. across and 2 in. deep.
Soft stone is best for this project. Although you can cut and grind very hard stone, it could turn this one-hour task into an all-day chore. Also avoid stone with strong "grain"—layers of harder and softer stone—because it tends to crack along the layers. That makes chisel work risky; one wrong blow can ruin your project.
Hardness and grain aren't always obvious from look and touch. So if you pick up stone alongside the road, you won't know if it's workable until you try it. If you buy stone, be sure to ask for recommendations. In most areas, sandstone and some types of limestone are your best bet.
Trace around a paint can using a black marker so the circle will show up through a storm of dust. Sketch the channel with a pencil and then darken the lines with a marker.
Cutting stone whips up a dust storm—don't even think about doing it in your garage. Work as far away as possible from anything you don't want coated with dust, especially open windows or your neighbor's convertible. Take five minutes to set up a sturdy work surface (I used a couple of sawhorses and 2x8 planks.) You'll get better results if you're working comfortably, and you'll save your back. If the stone wobbles on your work surface, steady it with shims.
Next, mark out the bowl and channel (Photo 1). If you want a curving channel like ours, avoid tight curves; anything tighter than the curve of a 1-gallon paint can will be tough to cut with your grinder. Make the channel about 1-1/2 in. wide and flare it to a width of 2-1/2 in. at the bowl. The flare helps create strong water flow. The flare at the front of the channel is purely for looks.
This pond is small—a 30 x 36-in. oval, about 14 in. deep. Building a pond couldn't be much simpler. Just dig a hole, line it with pond underlayment followed by an EPDM rubber liner and surround it with stone. Then build a simple stepped-up wall to support the fountain stone. Here are some tips for a smooth project:
Make plunge cuts across the bowl outline. Hold the saw so that the front of the shoe is resting firmly against the stone. Then slowly lower the blade into the stone. Wear eye protection.
Chip away the first few slices. After that, you'll have space to aim your chisel at the base of each slice, and most will pop out with one blow.
Drag the edge of the wheel quickly and lightly across the bowl. If you press too hard or hesitate, you'll create gouges that require more grinding to smooth over.
Fire up your saw and make the bowl cuts (Photo 2). When making plunge cuts, you have to keep an eye on both the front and the back ends of the blade to make sure you don't cut beyond the circle. And remember that the spinning blade will try to drag the saw backward. If your circle disappears under a layer of dust, stop and blow off the dust. If you guesstimate where the line is and guess wrong, you'll end up with a lopsided bowl. Make at least eight cuts; the more cuts you make, the easier the next step will be.
Next, chisel out the bowl (Photo 3). If any of the slices don't break out easily, rev up your saw again. Better to make more cuts than to whack out a big slice and leave a crater in the bowl. Grinding (Photo 4) is tedious, but patience pays off in the form of a smooth, rounded bowl. With very soft stone, like the sandstone I used, you can polish the bowl even smoother by hand-sanding with 80-grit sandpaper.
Make cuts along the edges and several in between. Cut in shallow passes, going gradually deeper with each pass. If you make deep passes, the spinning blade will pull itself off course.
Break out the slivers of stone to open up the channel. Then rev up your grinder again to perfect the edge cuts and smooth the bottom of the channel.
To avoid chipping around the edges of the hole, start with the drill's hammer action turned off. When the hole is about 1/2 in. deep, switch the hammer action on for faster drilling.
Cut the channel as deep as the diamond blade on your grinder will reach (about 7/8 in., depending on your grinder). But the key to controlling that spinning blade is to make all cuts in shallow passes (1/8 to 1/4 in.). Start by cutting the outer edges of the channel. Don't worry about forming perfectly smooth curves yet; if you have to form a rough curve with a series of short, straight cuts, that's OK. Next, cut grooves in the middle of the channel (Photo 5). Then chisel out the channel (Photo 6). That will open up space to smooth out the curved edges with the diamond blade, a grinding disc or a combination of both. When the channel is done, drill a hole in the bowl (Photo 7) sized to accept the tube from the pump.
Run the pump and adjust the stone until you get a strong stream. Shims and a 2x4 "bridge" hold the fountain stone in position until the adhesive or mortar hardens.
Positioning the stone takes some care. You have to adjust the flow from the pump, level and shim the stone from side to side so water doesn't spill out of the bowl, and tilt the stone slightly for a strong, spilling stream. When you have it right, remove the stone, apply a bed of mortar or generous beads of construction adhesive, and reset the stone. Keep the 2x4 bridge in place overnight. If water clings to the underside of the stone and runs back toward the stone wall, apply a bead of clear silicone caulk under the front of the stone. The silicone "drip edge" will force the water to drop off.
Have the necessary tools for this DIY project lined up before you start—you'll save time and frustration.
You'll also need diamond blades for the circular saw and grinder, a masonry bit to fit the hose diameter, and leather gloves.
Avoid last-minute shopping trips by having all your materials ready ahead of time. Here's a list.


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I wanted something that would be strong, yet adjustable, so I wouldn't be DIRECTLY UNDER the swarm during the capture. It can be adjusted from 0 - 90 degrees.
This should work fine for my purpose. Time will tell.
I wanted something that would be strong, yet adjustable, so I wouldn't be DIRECTLY UNDER the swarm during the capture. It can be adjusted from 0 - 90 degrees.
This should work fine for my purpose. Time will tell.
Any item you can add to your tool box is helpfull when going after swarms. Were did you get that fitting?
Often the swarm will be on a branch that requires a very hard slam to jolt the swarm into dropping into the bucket. You don't need to be directly under to jam a rigid straight connection at the branch, plus there is little disadvantage to being directly under. You will have your suit on. In my experience, you need a very strong rigid connection between pole and bucket.
The fitting is actually a high impact plastic flag pole mounting kit. The first mounting kit went through a rigorous testing program. It was slammed into a block wall over 40 times, stepped on numerous times and was ran over with the back tire of my garden tractor half a dozen times.
What finally did it it was when I ran over it with my 3/4 ton truck.
I believe it helped a great deal that it was built in the USA as well.
Mr. Beeman, sounds as if you have a very nice R&D department willing to go the extra mile to "test drive", your swarm tools. I agree with the item being made in the good'ol U.S.A. was able to stand up to the riggers of being run over by a American built truck is the ultimate test.
Keep up the good work and I'll be looking for that flag pole mounting bracket.
My daughter is head of my R&D dept. If it can be broken.... she will break it. lol
It is a paint extension handle. It extends quite a ways... 10 feet I think.
The pole holder has a thumb screw (black knob on rear in pic). I wrapped some duct tape around the end of the pole where the threads are to take up the slop. Then I just inserted the pole, tighten the screw and I am good to go.
If I don't need all the reach, I just insert the butt end of the pole into the holder for a stronger connection.
I did mine opposite.,,,,I cut the bottom off. Used an old paint roller handle(female threads) and epoxied it into the neck of the jug. The paint extension pole screws into that. My paint pole extends 14 feet. I have a collapsible boat hook for 16 more if needed. I got the idea from another post on the forum.


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• Karate and Self-Defense - Ultimate Martial Arts: Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:30 p.m. in the high school multi use gym. $49/monthly session. Martial Arts gives you a positive way to burn calories, learn loyalty, honor and build self confidence. Master Instructor 6th Degree Black Belt Rob Nelson
Juniors (ages 6-12) Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:30-7:15 p.m.
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To register call Community Ed at 218-587-2080 or UMA at 218-454-8728.
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• Home Brewing Basics: Thursday, Oct. 3 from 6-8 p.m. in High school room 53. Fee: $10. Learn important terms, methods, and styles relating to beer. Must be 21 or older. Instructor: Brent Passarella.
• The Basics of Memory Loss, Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease: 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8 in high school room 53. Fee: $5. The Basics is intended for anyone who would like to learn more about this disease and related dementias. Materials are provided by the Alzheimer's Association.
• Pumpkin Shape Art: Wednesday, Oct. 9 from 3-5 p.m. Fee: $5. Join the fun in using different shapes to create a pumpkin picture. Instructor: Amber
• Computer Basics: Thurs., Oct. 10 from 6:30-8 p.m. in high school room 31B. Fee: $16. This hands-on class will help students to develop a better understanding of the basic workings of your personal computer. You will cover basic computer parts and technical terminology. Explore the functions of the computer through opening programs, working with windows, and toolbar menus. Handouts will be provided in class so come with a writing utensil and your questions. Watch for more new computer classes this winter.
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Instructors: Rodney Helms & Shawn Birr
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• Driver's Education Classroom: Oct. 24 through Nov. 8 3:15-6:15 p.m. in high school room 28. Participants must be at least 15 years of age by start of class, or receive approval of instructor. An original birth certificate is required for registration. Registration deadline is Oct. 16.
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All about the money? Well yea! This beez4life guy sells a single hive (2 mediums) of bees for $785.... That's the highest price I ever heard of.... sounds like someone else is all about the money.
"If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve."
Mark Berninghausen
Hey thanks alot for looking at my websight,my products are the best...just keep on feeding your white sugar and watch your hives die and wonder why.just trying to help you guys out before you kill more bees
What is the point of insulting potential customers? Put a little more effort into polishing your website, correcting spelling errors, and tone down the rhetoric, and you might sell more ...
USDA Zone 7A Elevation 1400 ft
Hey thanks doing just fine. Since you guys have been talking about me ,a client has bought out all my complete hives,thank you very much,again stop feeding white sugar very bad ,that was the point from the start ,just trying to save the bees .we all need to make money,again thanks for puting my web out there
The fact that you have sold out your overpriced complete hives only proves P.T. Barnums maxum "There's a sucker born every minute!"
This guy has 3 years of experience and he's coming on here talking like he's the 2nd coming of Brother Adam or Dadant or Langstroth??? He may have a point that honey is better nutrition than sugar or HFCS, but the point is what are you going to do to keep your bees alive if honey isn't an option? I'm a hobbyist (maybe approaching sideliner) beekeeper who tries to leave enough honey for the bees to overwinter on, but when we are hit with a drought from June to basically now that just wasn't an option was it. There is also a difference between what makes sense for a commercial beekeeper and what makes sense for someone who has a few hives in their backyard. I'm pretty sure Honeyhouseholder is real happy with his arrangement to start over every spring with new bees and not have to worry about what they are eating in the winter. Sounds like Beez4life is happy with his set up, good for him, but don't think he needs to come on here and preach with his first 10 posts 3 years into the hobby/business.
Rod Sullivan, MO
www.facebook.com/alderaanapiaries https://www.youtube.com/user/rwjedi
your like beaten a dead horse,I am not trying to preach anything ,my original question was why are you feeding your bees white sugar,it is so bad for them.god did not make white sugar....... again thanks for putting my sight out there.....ps you dont have a clue how long i have been keeping bees......just trying to help the bees thats all
I believe if you read every one of your Posts in this Thread it is you who is beating the deadhorse. And, unless your Profile is wrong, you started out on your own in bees in 2009. Looks like 3 years to me. If that is wrong, you need to be more truthful in your Profile. No one likes to be misled or misinformed.
Mark Berninghausen
Your web site (not sight) seems to imply that you use organic/holistic methods to raise your bees. Does this mean you are a "Treatment Free" beekeeper?
"If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve."
14 years with my uncle ,3 on my own....good by
White sugar (high purity sucrose) is fine for bees, it's what they get in nectar after all. HFCS is fine so long as it doesn't contain any hydroxymethylfurfural, it's very similar to honey.
You should not feed any other sugars to bees -- only high purity sucrose or inverted sugar (a mix of glucose and fructose) or pure high fructose corn syrup. Brown sugar, demerara, or other less refined sugars contain things the bees cannot digest and will give them dysentery.
Bees don't need much protein while clustered until they raise new brood, but they do need a carbohydrate source to provide energy to heat the cluster during winter. How much more "natural" can you get than what plants produce -- sucrose!
What do you think about agave nectar?
Mark Berninghausen
Agave nectar as in the liquid produced by the nectaries in the flowers or some other man-made concoction?
It is a product found on grocery store shelves labeled Agave Nectar. I don't know how it is produced.
Mark Berninghausen
I'd stick with plain syrup -- less expensive, you know what's in it (nothing but sugar, water, and maybe some apple cider vinegar).
The bees don't need artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives, all of which are likely present in the Agave Nectar.


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The celebration drew more than 260 staff, faculty, students and alumni to the Angell College Center ballrooms. Speaker after speaker praised him for his lifetime of dedication to students.
"People in student affairs tend to fall into two categories; the first is the 'Dean Wormer' from 'Animal House,' who is the fascist extreme. The second is the 'Mr. Rogers,' who always tells you it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood even when it's not," said President John Ettling. "Bill, for the nine years I have watched him, has found a way, day in and day out, to do this job without wavering or heading into either of these two camps. He's perfect."
Living up to his "Mr. Plattsburgh" nickname, Laundry — who was named an honorary alumnus in 2005 — turned the focus back on the college."I'm going to miss moments like tonight, but I'm also going to miss my college family: the faculty staff and students that create our college community here at SUNY Plattsburgh," he said. "Especially the students, that great, wonderful, boisterous, diverse group of young people who come to us from … all over the country and now from all over the globe. I'm going to miss them."
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"I am personally both honored and blessed to share in 27 of those 43 years with Bill as a professional colleague and partner. After my retirement in 2001, I feel blessed that we have continued to be friends. Now, if only I could get him to use email, my life would be perfect."
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hi again cambs england. how soon can i split a hive to enable a new colony, 3 frames in a nuc what should they contain, thanks bill
hi again cambs england. how soon can i split a hive to enable a new colony, 3 frames in a nuc what should they contain, thanks bill
In my experience, better splits are taken from the fullest hives. A number I am familiar with is 12 frames of brood in the mother hive. But I am accustomed to making splits with five frames. The weather is also an important factor. We also don't have any information on the type of hive you use, so that could also be a factor.
In my experience, the best option is to keep the original queen with the new nuc/split/hive. If that is done, you will need about 2 frames of stores and three of brood, preferably mostly capped in the nuc. In your case, you'll have to scale that down, perhaps one stores, two brood, I'm not sure of your situation.
If you were to provide some more information, we could make a more informed assessment of the situation.
hi they are national hives possibly the norm around here, i has old queen the other two were split last year from her, i would like to change her this year which is poss another problem bill
Why does she need to be changed? Is she failing?
If its your only hive i would wait until the other hive produces a queen and when you inspect later on & start seeing eggs and larvae, Thats when you go over to the hive that has the old queen and give her the hive tool test! But if its not your only hive whats the problem?


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Eaton leads decathlon midway through world championships
MOSCOW (AP) -- Bend native Ashton Eaton ran a blistering 400 meters to regain the lead after the first five events of the decathlon Saturday, while defending champion Trey Hardee dropped out with a hamstring injury at the world championships in Moscow
The world-record holder clocked 46.02 seconds to run the fastest decathlon 400 at a world championships, according to the IAAF.
Eaton holds a slim lead of 4,502 points to American Gunnar Nixon's 4,493. Michael Schrader of Germany fell to third with 4,427.
According to The Oregonian, it took a discussion with his coach to snap him out of a minor funk on Saturday.
"The 100 and the 400 went well," Eaton said of the first and last events of the day. "I think I was struggling with motivation in the other three events."
Heading into the 400, Eaton says coach Harry Marra told him to "get your head out of your butt."
Eaton, the world-record holder and former Mountain View High and Oregon Ducks star who trains with Oregon Track Club Elite, responded with a 46.02-second performance in the 400. It was the fastest 400 time of the day by more than 1.5 seconds.
The start of the grueling two-day event shaped up as a thrilling showdown between two Americans, Eaton and the 20-year-old Nixon. Hardee, the two-time defending champion and Olympic silver medalist, failed to earn points in the high jump and withdrew.
Hardee developed cramps in his hamstring and missed all three high jump attempts. He was fifth after three events and needed a good performance in the high jump to stay in medal contention.
Nixon, the junior world champion, cleared 7 feet, 1-4 in the high jump to seize a big lead after four events. But Eaton surged back with his fast 400, only 0.39 seconds off his personal best.
Nixon had led Schrader by 110 points and Eaton by 116 after the high jump.
Eaton held the lead after the first three events but cleared only 6-4 in the high jump, his season best nevertheless.
"The high jump is definitely rusty," Eaton said. "For the long jump and shot put and high jump, think I was just lacking motivation. I think it was a long three years (competing).
"Later on down the road, I'm going to have to get my act together if I want to beat him. For a 20-year-old at world champs to be in the medal hunt, that's very good for the future of Gunnar and the U.S. decathletes."
Schrader cleared a personal-best 6-6 1-4. But the high jump belonged to Nixon, who even tried 7-1 1-2 despite already being in the overall lead. However, he failed in all three attempts.
Hardee said he tried to work out the hamstring injury.
"I could jog fine, thought, this will be OK," Hardee said. "I was trying to summon some energy, trotted down and it wasn't letting me run. The more open my gait became, the more I used it, the more it wanted to stop and cramp up."
Eaton broke the world record at the U.S. Olympic Trials with a score of 9,039 last year, before confirming that performance with a gold medal at the London Olympics.
The American came to Moscow at 13th place on the world list, with a season-best of 8,291 points for the title at the U.S. nationals.
But he also set personal bests in five events.
Nixon's top performance is 8,198 points in finishing second to Eaton at the U.S. nationals.
"I'm right where I want to be. I'm out there having fun," Nixon said. "I had two personal bests today in the long jump, shot put, an overall Day 1 personal best.
"I'm out there having fun. No pressure. Trying to do my best in each event."
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Hef's Movie Notes: Three Days of the Condor
Hef introduces the 70s thriller starring Faye Dunaway and Robert Redford.
Tonight: Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway, with Cliff Robertson and Max Von Sydow in 3 Days of the Condor.
The film is based on a novel titled Six Days of the Condor by James Grady.
It's a CIA thriller. Redford's code name in the CIA is "CONDOR," and he learns, the hard way, that "we have met the enemy, and he is us!"
Former CIA Director Richard Helms served as an advisor to Redford in his role.
Stories like this one were popular at the time, because of the public's interest in the concurrent Watergate scandal.
No fiction could compete with the government corruption that came to be known as "Watergate." So the public, at the time, was pre-disposed to accept such stories.
The film was shot in early 1975 in Brooklyn, Hoboken, New York and Washington, D.C.
Paramount staged the premiere at the Astor Plaza Theater in New York City on September 24, 1975—a year in which Redford was the #1 box-office draw, above, in order, Barbra Streisand, Al Pacino, Charles Bronson, Paul Newman, Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Woody Allen and Steve McQueen.
Director Sydney Pollack had made three earlier films with Redford. Pollack has two cameos in the movie: He provides the voices of Faye Dunaway's boyfriend on the telephone, and he is the cab driver who nearly strikes Redford on the street.
Redford and Pollack have now done at least seven films together, including Out of Africa, for which Pollack won an Oscar.
Tonight's film earned just one Oscar nomination—for Best Film Editing. It also earned an "R" rating.
The cost is unknown, but the domestic film rental was more than $20 million—a strong performance.
Ad lines included: "The CIA knows him as Condor. What he knows about them has just made him an endangered species." And: "His code name is Condor. In the next 24 hours, everyone he trusts will try to kill him."
The story seems inspired by several Alfred Hitchcock classics, most notably the wonderful 39 Steps.
Roger Ebert wrote, "…A well-made thriller, tense and involving."
Vincent Canby's review in the New York Times (which plays an important part in the story): "As a serious expose of misdeeds within the CIA, the film is no match for stories that have appeared in your local newspaper. Indeed, one has to pay careful attention to figure out just what it is that who is doing what to whom. And if I understand it correctly, it's never as horrifying as the real thing."
The film has been the object of many satires on TV, including a "Simpsons" episode called 3 Gays in the Condo.
So now, from 1975, Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway in 3 Days of the Condor.


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Are these builds or bought ??? i like both of those . What you guys think about the PPS 43 ???
The PPSH41 was more of a put together gun, I bought some of the semi stuff since I don't have any machining equiptment, and everything I could do I did myself.
No bull barrel, it's just a tube welded in place over the original barrel to get out to 16 1/4". Still got some odds & ends to do to it.Those are nice, the bolt is the hardest part like most subguns. I might do mine as a pistol unless I can get a long barrel for it. Don't know if I want to spend the extra for a tax stamp to SBR it?What you guys think about the PPS 43 ???
That looks great Coils! Have you shot it yet?
Jonmorry, my suomi build started out as a kit, some tubing and a remington 870 trigger group. I'm in the process of building another one here http://www.gunco.net/forums/f245/suomi-build-47460/
Yes I have, put about 500 rnds through it so far. Might take it out again tomorrow.
The only thing that gave me a problem was the buffer thing, it started to crack and I epoxied a thin piece of rubber onto it to help hold it together.
I've been watching the SUOMI build, and it's a nice write up, I might have to get a mill and start converting bolts to do my own.
Your ppsh41 looks nice. The only real problem I've had with the suomi is not trimming the ejector enough. The cases were ejecting too soon and I've had to trim the section just forward of the step that kicks out the shells, but a little touch up with the dremmel fixed that. I built the first one without the aid of a milling machine and although it took a lot longer but was still "do"able. I want to blue this next one and have everything except the steel tanks to do it. Thanks for the kind words on the writeup. I've only seen a few writeups where people have built them from either rewelding or a prexis tube. I'm hoping to give people a cheaper alternative so that more people will start building them as they're neat guns. Of course the downside is you need a lathe or access to one and a milling machine is nice also.
i got to agree with coils that is a very good post on your build moleman
I wouldn't buy the suomi kit for $225 and especially not with a cut front trunion and cut charging handle when you can still get them on gunbroker for around $125. The pps43 kit is reasonable though, and they have the trunion and flat for sale also.


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Woody Allen tiptoes so far into Tennessee Williams territory with Blue Jasmine that it's a very good thing he convinced the extraordinary Cate Blanchett to go along with him. Blanchett, who made a searing and memorable Blanche Dubois four years ago in the Liv Ullmann-directed revival of Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, here does variations on similar themes playing Allen's painfully deluded, hoity-toity, volatile, falling down heroine.
Blanchett commands every scene Allen gives her as Jasmine, whose shifty, high-powered, shallow Upper East Side financier husband (Alec Baldwin) dumps her for a younger woman, then gets caught in a financial scandal and leaves the already volatile Jasmine broke—and broken. Depending on Xanax and the kindness of near strangers, she treks across the country to San Francisco to crash at the apartment of her warmhearted, blue-collar sister (Sally Hawkins), who has lived in the shadow of her elegant, beautiful sister.
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The New Zealand Maori rugby team will be without three injured players for their match against Canada at Oxford University on Saturday.
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Does anyone here have expereince with using dadant 5.1 for first regression step, and then moving to 4.9? If so, how did it work out? and how long did it take? I am referring to established colonies.
Does anyone here have expereince with using dadant 5.1 for first regression step, and then moving to 4.9? If so, how did it work out? and how long did it take? I am referring to established colonies.
I have no experience with 5.1, but plenty with their 4.9 Foundation. I have used only 4.9 since 2007, and have used it for the installation of LC or unknown packages, nucs, and swarms with success. Bees will draw what they can draw. They do not always get it right the first time, but if they dont you can cull the frame and let them try again. As you might know there are a number of factors that play into the colony's comb building. If a strong flow is on, or they are being feed with large volume full access hive feeders, you might find that the cells are excessively large. More colonies than less do an admirable job with the 4.9 without any step down.
My little operation has been using small cell wax foundation almost exclusively since 2003. In the last couple years, I have begun using Mann Lake PF-1** frames but that's another issue.
I have used it for everything. The best drawn comb stays in the broodnest while the poorly drawn stuff gets moved into the honey supers.
I have never seriously considered an intermediate step in the regression process. I don't feel it would provide any benefit and would certainly provide added complexity.
Like Dee Lusby, I cut off 3/8" or so from the bottom edge of the foundation. It avoids buckling and gives space for the bees to draw some drone if they so choose. They don't fill it in usually, but it's there.
ok, yes, I read Dee's forum too...awesome! I am hoping to order some HSC also in case I am lucky enough to catch a swarm. We don't have HSC or SC foundation available up here, so it is all expensive to ship - I think my honey will be a lot more expensive next year So hard waiting for spring!
How quickly did you see new queens raised on SC?
I certainly had natural supersedures the first year, and at least one swarm. I've never really noticed a difference in size, there is a natural variation anyway. I did walkaway splits for years, but now I have switched to grafting into wax queen cups I get from some supplier whose name escapes me. They are cheaper than plastic and you get them by the pound and a pound has like 3000 of them. When my pound runs out, I'm going to try making my own. If you check out my website, you can see pictures of my queens, and my blog has even more, if you go back a year or two. Any pictures older than this year are of queens raised by the bees rather than in man made queen cups.
As far as the price, I figure if I sell out in six months, the price is too low! Even in demand though I don't want to gouge anybody. I'm nice like that.
I noticed your comments about "foundationless" and "mixed results" and it has further peaked my interest. I am interested in learning a little more your methods, general climatic conditions, and bees that you maintain. I am also interested in more information on the meaning of "mixed results". With more information and photos perhaps, it might be possible to narrow down on reasons for your mixed results. Per some of the Lusby information, colder regions tend to have larger cell sizes (http://www.beesource.com/files/climatemap.pdf). I follow a similar strategy as SolomonP, using 4.9 or natural cell exclusively keeping the well drawn foundation in the center brood area positions and poorly drawn or excessive drone comb to the outsides or honey storage areas. If you went through every frame most are started from 4.9 foundation strips, followed by an almost equal number of full-sheet foundation or wood strips/rotated wedge bars for foundation-free. I'd guess 60/20/20 ratio.
I run open brood nests and assume the queen will move vertically about 21-24 inches. I personally feel that the natural and/or man-made feeding conditions play a large role in the comb building results. If a strong natural or man-made flow is on.....you will get erratic comb building. I find that the best comb building comes with a with a light to moderate (tempered man-made) nectar flow and good pollen availability. My bees are survivor-tested mutts. Most of the genetics, existing in or brought into, my local area is italian. Local winter losses are often in the 35-50% range. I have focused at bringing in darker and more frugal genetics to my yard, and have much lower loss percentages. Much of my base stock originates from feral colony extractions that I perform locally....and most of that originates from colonies that have survived in location a minimum of 2 winters. I have 2 colonies that are in existence for 5 years continuously without active queen replacement, and others that are in the 3 year range. I do boutique breeding from these hives and share the genetics with like minded beekeepers. As for recommendations, I would personally say, save your money and buy more 100% beeswax and stay away from the HSC. I bought 20 frames worth and only in rare situations has it ever been used by the bees.....even in my all 4.9mm fleet. They have used it only in a heavy flow, but more for nectar and pollen storage than anything else.....only sparingly has it used by the queens and I cannot imaging it is good for overwintering clusters.
Another caution is that I started raising queens b/c every purchased queen that I added to my colonies was superceeded in quick order. I am of the opinion that queens raised in larger sized cups 3/8" wax or plastic have a harder time squeezing into narrow cells. It may be slight, but its sufficient to slow them down and result in their superceedure as soons as there are enough eggs being laid. There could be other reasons, but I do not have this problem when requeening with my own queens or those raised from other small cell sources.
I disagree a little with you George. I believe the queens are replaced because the bees blame her for the lack of brood between the time you realize you're queenless, and the time the replacement is put in. I apologize for not having the time to explain it more, but search supercedures here and look through the discussions. I also don't think queens made in small cell hives are any different in size than regular hives. The bees build the cells out to the same approximate size, unless of course, it's not a planned supercedure. They don't use the small cells at all. My two cents .
On another note, Frizzel,
I tried two packages with Dadant small cell this year. It was my little experiment to give it a go. Here's the link to my post about it: http://www.beesource.com/forums/show...ions-this-year.
Hey we can agree to disagree if you want....I stand firm on the queen size issue. Smaller workers, tend to produce slightly smaller drone cells and queen cups. Its tough to talk in absolutes b/c the bees will build cells in a range of sizes, hence I use the word "tend". In the situations I cited, none of the queen placements were in colonies that were without queens for any significant length of time....usually splits that were 24 hours queenless or less. Release method involved Queens placed on comb with wire cages with emerging brood, and all were successfully released...only to be replaced within a month or so with emergency cells.
Could there have been other issues associated with queen acceptance, perhaps. Is there a chance that fully-regressed 4.9mm worker caste bees draw the same sized drone cells and queen cups....not likely. While the size differences are difficult to see, both Queens and Drones from small cell hives will generally be slightly smaller than their contemporaries from LC hives.
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Thanks for posting d.frizzell. This is something I've been thinking about too. I currently have 1 hive. They are regressed bees on foundationless. I started them from a regressed package on comb guides only this year. For the most part the comb has been straight but they just didn't draw near enough of it. 1 and 10 were lacking. Even the best brood frames were drawn out in bell curves that used maybe 2/3 if the frame. I have two nucs coming next year. They are on 5.2. Ultimately I want them smaller, and foundationless. I feel like getting them going on nice straight, full comb might give me better results. That would give me the flexibility to put a blank between two good frames and rotate out the foundation. Do I go with 4.9 and hope they draw it or give them 5.1 assuming it will be easier for them (going with the assumption they will build something under 5 when given the chance on their own)?? Hmmmmm.
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If you want small cell bees, there's only one way to do it...start. The longer you put off placing small cell in the hive, the longer it will take to get them there. Good luck!
If you don't have an objection to plastic, the Mann Lake pf 100's can work to get the bees regressed fairly quickly. Then you can feed in small cell foundation or foundationless frames.


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ctipton, I am ready. I can't wait to see it. If you can't post a picture, I will try to do that when I get your row. I already have fun cat material. I hope it plays together well with your cats. LOL.
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ctipton, I am ready. I can't wait to see it. If you can't post a picture, I will try to do that when I get your row. I already have fun cat material. I hope it plays together well with your cats. LOL.
Got my fabric, got my plan, have an almost kid-free weekend coming - if I don't get it done in the next day or so, it'll be done by the end of the weekend and in the mail on Monday!
Woot! I thought that I was watching a friend's son today, but she cancelled at the last minute - which means that i have nothing to do today while the kids are in school except to sew!
Amy, Lisa, and Carol, we have not seen pictures of your rows. Please post pictures, inquiring minds want to know.
I will as soon as I start assembling it!
My row is done! I just have to type up the directions and I should have it out in the mail tomorrow!
AmyB that is bright and colorful. Is that the pattern you want to use through out your rows or do we use whichever pattern we want to?
That's the pattern - I typed up directions with pictures and sent along, but I can email them out too. What I would like to do, and I hope that I can explain this right, is have the next person pick one or two colors from the first rows and add to those colors to do the next row. Then the 3rd person pick one or two colors from the second row and add to those, so that the colors kind of blend or flow from one side to the other. Does that make sense?
AmyB is that pattern hard to do? I hope it is not paper piecing. I do not know how to do that.
Ctipton, I received your row today. It is cute. I had picked out some funny cat material, but they are small cats compared to yours. I will try to take a picture in the next few days and post it, so that everyone can see it and enjoy. I have some ideas of what I want to do with your row. I may have to make a sample or 2 and then see.


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Untangling this constant from Le Gran K could provide a new definition of the gram
Ronald Fox, Theodore Hill
Replacing the Kilogram Standard
Le Système International d'Unites (SI), the organization that oversees measurements and standards that have been officially recognized and adopted by nearly all countries, identifies exactly seven basic units. These official units and their standards of measurement are length (meter), mass (kilogram), time (second), electrical current (ampere), thermodynamic temperature (kelvin), amount of substance (mole) and luminous intensity (candela).
Of these basic seven, which are assumed to be mutually independent, the kilogram is the only unit that is still defined in terms of a physical artifact. Not only is this definition inelegant, but it is also labor-intensive compared with the fundamental and universal definitions of the other units. Maintaining and preserving Le Gran K—cleaning and calibrating and compensating for lost platinum-iridium atoms and adsorbed contaminants—requires intensive labor and expense. This labor is duplicated scores of times around the world, where many national bureaus of standards maintain their own replicas of Le Gran K. These subordinate lesser Ks also require periodic re-calibration with the French K and with their own subordinate scale users. For these reasons, there has been considerable effort to design a method that will eliminate the need for this final SI artifact.
Using N A * carbon-12 atoms to define 12 grams is one such solution. The two main candidates for an alternative definition of the kilogram, the silicon-lattice method and the watt-balance method, are both experimental in nature, and thus, as with the Le Gran K definition, change in time depending on the state of the art of the laboratory equipment used in the experiments.
The proposal to use N A * also offers a distinct advantage in reducing experimental errors. Using today's methods for determining Avogadro's number requires two experiments, usually far apart in time and space: first, calibrating the scales (at the laboratory, often not in France) with Le Gran K in France; and second, running the N A experiment. The resulting best current approximation to N A thus compounds the errors from both experiments. Precisely the same experiments that are used to determine N A , when viewed from the perspective of a known fixed value (say N A *) for Avogadro's number, would now simply measure 1 gram.
For example, running the experiment with the crystal silicon sphere mentioned above would proceed in exactly the same manner as before. The total number of atoms in the sphere would be estimated the same way, but now N A * would determine the mass of the sphere, and weighing the sphere with scales would now be calibrating the scale, not vice versa.
In conclusion, adopting this natural value N A * for Avogadro's number would be elegant and easy and would have far-reaching and important consequences experimentally, theoretically and economically. Above all, it would eliminate forever the dependence of SI physical units on manmade objects.
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Airbus' commitment to cooperating with developing aerospace markets around the world is highlighted this week at the Dubai Airshow, as the Middle East industry is playing a growing role in the company's jetliners.
This includes partnerships with two United Arab Emirates-based companies: Strata, a Mubadala company; and Tawazun Precision Industries (TPI), a Tawazun subsidiary. Strata is supplying components for Airbus' A330 widebody aircraft and its 21st century flagship A380 jetliner, while TPI is supplying parts for the A320 and A330.
Via this relationship, Airbus is supporting Abu Dhabi in its agenda to diversify the economy and create exciting opportunities for Emiratis in the aerospace industry, explained Paul Mohammed, Airbus' Head of International Cooperation – Middle East and North Africa.
"Airbus places a strong emphasis on working alongside these two companies in the United Arab Emirates. Our partnership enables them to increase their knowledge, expertise and skills, and contributes to the region's continued impressive growth in the aerospace industry," he said. "This is a win-win relationship, as such partnerships support Airbus in expanding its global industrial footprint and help to secure our position in this important market for new aircraft."
Located in Abu Dhabi's inland city of Al Ain, Strata is a key Tier 1 partner for Airbus in the Middle East. The company handles composite work packages – providing ailerons, flap track fairings and spoilers for the widebody A330 Family, in addition to flap track fairings for A380 aircraft.
This year, Strata delivered its first shipset of fully self-assembled A330 ailerons to Airbus' Bremen, Germany facility – marking a significant achievement as the UAE-based company became a direct A330 supplier for a key deliverable. The initial aileron shipset was mounted on an A330-200F delivered to UAE carrier Etihad Airways.
"Airbus is looking forward to significantly increasing our cooperation with Strata during the coming years," Mohammed added.
He noted that Abu Dhabi-based Tawazun Precision Industries (TPI) is an example of Airbus' commitment to expanding this region's skills – developing a partnership which has helped TPI develop metal machining capabilities for the aerospace industry. TPI now supplies fuselage components – including fuselage frames, fittings and other machined components – for A320 and A330 aircraft; along with titanium spars for the A330 ailerons.
Airbus' industrial relationships extend past its direct involvement with Strata and TPI, with these two companies expanding their roles in the broader aerospace and Airbus supply chains.


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Nina S Stachenfeld, PhD
Senior Research Scientist in Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Research Interests
Blood Pressure; Environment and Public Health; Gynecology; Physiology; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Reproductive Medicine; Orthostatic Intolerance
Research Organizations
Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences: Reproductive Sciences: Discovery to Cure Internship; Stachenfeld Lab
Status of Women in Medicine Commitee (SWIM)
Research Summary
The regulation of body fluid and sodium content involves the integration of several physiological systems. One important system controls water and sodium output and/or reabsorption by the kidneys. A number of investigations have found that hormones involved primarily in reproductive function, specifically estrogen and progesterone, have important effects on the systems that regulate body fluid balance.
Estrogen, for example, can alter the "set point" around which the thirst mechanism and kidney water reabsorptive functions regulate body fluid content. Progesterone appears to affect body fluid content through its impact on the hormones that regulate body sodium content. The study of these hormones is challenging in young women because estrogen and progesterone fluctuate during the menstrual cycle.
Consequently, we have examined these systems in older post-menopausal, women before and during treatment with estrogen. We have also used the birth control pill to control the levels of estrogen and progesterone in young women. Most recently we have used medications to temporarily suppress the menstrual cycle in young women while adding back estrogen and/or progesterone to study the effects of these hormones on body fluid regulation under more controlled conditions.
Specialized Environmental physiology; Reproductive hormone effects on temperature and body fluid regulation; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Orthostatic tolerance; Blood pressure regulation
Extensive Research Description
Adequate body fluid and cardiovascular regulation are essential to respond to environmental challenges. Over my first seven years at Yale we demonstrated that estradiol, with and without progesterone, alters the osmotic regulation of arginine vasopressnin (AVP). Moreover, my laboratory has shown under a variety conditions and within both aging and younger populations that this is a change in osmotic set point for the control of AVP. We came to this conclusion because there is little change in renal free water clearance, the primary fluid regulation variable controlled by AVP. In addition we demonstrated that estradiol and progesterone not only affect osmotic regulation of AVP, but also affect body fluid distribution across the compartments (interstitial, intra- and extra-cellular, plasma) and may have important implications for the development of edema in women.
Most importantly, in order to deal with challenges associated with studying reproductive hormone effects on physiological systems, we developed a model to study effects of reproductive hormones on physiological systems in young women. In this model we "medically oophorectomize" young women by transiently suppressing gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) with an agonist (leuprolide acetate) or antagonist (ganirelix acetate). Both of these drugs suppress GnRH and therefore suppress both estrogens and progesterone.
While the women are suppressed, we add-back controlled levels of estradiol and progesterone to test the hypothesis of interest. This protocol is particularly useful because it isolates estradiol effects from those of progesterone in young women. Other methods of studying estradiol effects in young women (such as pregnancy, oral contraceptives, menstrual cycle phase) can only indirectly infer estradiol-related effects because other physiological changes are taking place simultaneously. This model provides a unique opportunity to examine the effect of the chosen sex hormone on a variety of system.
Our research continues to examine the effects of reproductive hormones (now including testosterone) on thermoregulation and fluid regulation in young, healthy women and in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). We have recently demonstrated that combined sodium loss with water retention is a characteristic of women at risk for Exercise Associated Hyponatremia (EAH). These studies have demonstrated that in women at risk for this potentially fatal syndrome, the primary cause of EAH is more closely related to overall fluid retention concomitant with sodium losses.
Our studies have also demonstrated that obese women with PCOS have compromised thermoregulation compared to their healthy obese counterparts, which may be related to their consistent elevations in testosterone.
My current grant addresses the impact of female reproductive hormones on blood pressure regulation in women at risk for orthostatic intolerance. Regularly occurring orthostatic intolerance can be debilitating and is much more common in young women relative to men, children or older women. Our studies will determine the roles of estradiol and progesterone in this syndrome, and will also explore the peripheral mechanisms involved.
To study mechanisms related to orthostatic intolerance in young women we use microneurography to examine the extent to which sympathetic nervous system activity mediates sex hormone effects on orthostatic tolerance, and laser Doppler flowmetry combined with skin microdialysis to examine mechanisms controlling the peripheral circulation.
Our recent studies have demonstrated that adrenergic responses are shifted to the right in women with low orthostatic tolerance, suggested reduced vasoconstriction in response to adrenergic stimulation compared to women with high orthostatic tolerance. Moreover our studies have demonstrated that progesterone enhances vasoconstriction in response to adrenergic stimulation only in women with high orthostatic tolerance. We are just beginning studies examining endothelial function in the skin microvasculature in women with PCOS.R01 HL71159 Title: Estrogen and progesterone effects on orthostatic intolerance
P.I. Nina Stachenfeld
R21 HL093450 Title: Compromised microcirculation in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome P.I. Nina Stachenfeld
Selected Publications
Studying estrogen and progesterone effects on physiological systems in women
Stachenfeld, N.S. and Taylor, H.S. Studying estrogen and progesterone effects on physiological systems in women. Am J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab., 306: E849–E853, 2014. DOI:10.1152/ajpendo.00038.2014. Editor's Pick, May 2014.
Hormonal changes during menopause and the impact on hydration.
Stachenfeld, N.S. Hormonal changes during menopause and the impact on hydration. Reprod Sci. 21: 555-561, 2014. http://rsx.sagepub.com/content/21/5/555.long DOI: 10.1177/1933719113518992
Androgens influence microvascular dilation in PCOS through ET-A and ET-B receptors Am.
Wenner M.M., Taylor, H.S., Stachenfeld, N.S. Androgens influence microvascular dilation in PCOS through ET-A and ET-B receptors Am. J. Physiol. 283 (Endocrinol. Metab.). 305: E818-25 2013. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23921139.
Mechanisms contributing to low orthostatic tolerance in women: the influence of oestradiol
Wenner, M.M., Haddadin, A.S., Taylor, H.S., Stachenfeld, N.S. Mechanisms contributing to low orthostatic tolerance in women: the influence of oestradiol J. Physiol. 591.9: 2345–2355 2013 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23401618
Greater exercise sweating in obese women with Polycystic Ovary Sydrome compared with obese controls.
Stachenfeld, N.S., Yeckel, C. W., Taylor, H.S. Greater exercise sweating in obese women with Polycystic Ovary Sydrome compared with obese controls. Med. Sci Sports Exerc. 42:16601668, 2010.
Pharmacology curve fitting to analyze cutaneous adrenergic responses
Wenner, M.M., Wilson, T.E., Davis, S, L., Stachenfeld, N.S. Pharmacology curve fitting to analyze cutaneous adrenergic responses. J. Appl. Physiol. 111: 1703–1709, 2011 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21868682
Greater orthostatic tolerance in young, healthy black versus white women.
Hinds, K. A., Stachenfeld, N.S. Greater orthostatic tolerance in young, healthy black versus white women. Hypertension. Hypertension. 56: 75-81, 2010.
Sex hormone effects on body fluid and sodium regulation in women with and without Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia J
Stachenfeld, N.S., Taylor, H.S. Sex hormone effects on body fluid and sodium regulation in women with and without Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia J. Appl. Physiol. 107: 864-872, 2009.
Estrogen effects on urine concentrating response in young women.
Stachenfeld, N.S., Taylor, H.S., Leone, C.A., Keefe, D.L. Estrogen effects on urine concentrating response in young women. J. Physiol. 552.3:869-880, 2003.


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Llamas crossing river in Peruvian Altiplano, Lake Titicaca watershed
Anglers observing llamas crossing the Illave River, a tributary of Lake Titicaca. Brown trout were introduced into Lake Titicaca in the 1950s. Although not abundant in the lake, they were abundant in the Rio Illave (1981)which flows into the western (Peruvian) side of the lake.


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Accordion Dual Kitchen Pendant
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This ingenious accordion design is adjustable for casting light right where you need it. It's patterned after an antique, and its eclectic style makes it an eye-catching choice over a kitchen island, bar or dining table.
- Crafted of ribbed glass and iron; hand finished in Iron with Antique Brass accents.
- Extends up to 62.5" long.
- Hangs from two 6' chains.
- Hardwire; professional installation recommended.
- UL-listed.
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- Overall: 22.5" long x 9.75" deep x 26.5" high; extends up to 62.5" long
- Canopy: 11.5'' wide x 4.5" deep x 0.75" high
- Chain (2): 6' long
- Cord: 9.5' long
- Bulb (2): 60 watts, type a (not included)
- Weight: 14 pounds
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