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Wear behavior, microstructure, and dimensional stability of as-cast zinc-aluminum/SIC (metal matrix composites) alloys
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The wear behaviors of five different zinc-aluminum (ZA)-based alloys containing silicon, copper, and 8 and 16 pct on volume of reinforcing silicon carbide (SiC) particles were analyzed. Hardness, dimensional stability, and wear tests were performed on these five alloy samples. Microstructural investigation and semiquantitative chemical analysis of the different alloying characteristics of the cast samples, the wear surface, and the wear debris were obtained by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDXA), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The addition of Si, Cu, and SiC has a significant effect on the solidification process and final morphology of the alloys. The five cast alloys tested showed dimensional stability for a period of 1000 hours at 165°C±2.5°C. The wear tests were performed using a pin-on-disc apparatus under dry and lubricated conditions. Loads of 29.43 N (3 kg), 49.05 N (5 kg), and 78.48 N (8 kg) and a velocity of 250 rpm (2 m/s) were used. The results indicate that the wear rate of ZA alloys is strongly dependent on test load in a non-linear relationship and that the addition of SiC particles improved the wear properties of the matrix alloys. Under dry conditions, there was considerable loss of material, particularly in the nonreinforced alloys. In addition, the nonreinforced alloys presented substantial local plastic deformation and transfer of elements between the disc, the sample, and the debris. The amount of element transfer can be correlated with the elements presented. The proposed wear mechanisms are discussed.


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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Sophomore Evan Henderson posted a 2-0 record to claim his first Atlantic Coast Conference title on Saturday as the Tar Heels finished in fourth place with 45 team points. A total of four Tar Heels earned a trip to the NCAA Championships on Saturday.
Henderson earned the top overall seed at 141 pounds thanks to a 5-0 dual record in conference action and lived up to the billing Saturday in College Park, Md.
Henderson opened action against NC State's Tyler Hunt and was able to secure a pin at the 4:00 minute mark to punch his ticket to the final and an NCAA bid.
Virginia Tech's Zach Neibert, the second overall seed, also reached the final and the pair of ranked wrestlers did battle. Henderson would emerge victorious with a 5-3 decision to claim UNC's first ACC title since 2011.
Three other Tar Heels also earned a ticket to the NCAA Championships on Saturday as Nathan Kraisser (125) reached the finals, John Staudenmayer (165) claimed third place as did Alex Utley (184).
Kraisser entered as the top seed at 125 pounds and blanked the 2012 ACC champion Matt Snyder (UVA) in his opening match, 6-0. The Maryland native, then took on 2011 ACC champion Jarrod Garnett in the final.
Garnett held an early advantage and carried it into the third period before pinning Kraisser at 5:58.
John Staudenmayer got off to a hot start on Saturday as he majored Maryland's Domenic Derobertis, 10-1, before dropping a hard-fought sudden victory decision to Virginia's Nick Sulzer.
Staudenmayer responded with a 13-2 major decision against Duke's Randy Roden before claiming the final NCAA bid at 165 pounds with a 6-0 decision over NC State's Nijel Jones.
Alex Utley posted similar results to Staudenmayer with a 16-1 tech fall over Duke's Dylan Ryan in the opener before falling to top seed Jimmy Sheptock of Maryland, 11-1.
In the consolation round, Utley blanked NC State's Keegan Cerwinski to the tune of an 18-0 tech fall before majoring the two seed, Nick Vetterlein of Virginia Tech in the third place match.
Another Tar Heel could earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships when they are announced next week as 133-pounder Joey Ward narrowly missed earning an automatic bid.
Ward lost three matches by a combined four points as he dropped a 3-2 decision to Duke's Brandon Gambucci in the opening round, a 4-3 overtime decision to Erik Spjut of Virginia Tech and a 5-3 decision to Geoffrey Alexander of Maryland.
Ward and Alexander wrestled in a separate fifth-place match as the ACC earned five automatic bids at 133 pounds.
Chris Mears was the third Tar Heel to finish in the top three when he went 2-1 at 157 pounds.
Mears fell by a point to NC State's Matt Nereim to open the day at 5-4 before responding with a pair of overtime decisions. Mears claimed a sudden victory over Duke's Immanuel Kerr-Brown in the consolation semifinals before getting revenge on Nereim with a takedown in the third overtime session.
Christian Barber (149), Tanner Eitel (174), Frank Abbondanza (197) and Cody Klempay each went 0-2 in their first ACC Championships.
Virginia Tech claimed the overall team title with 95.5 team points, narrowly besting Virginia (90.5), for their first team title. Maryland took third with 48.5 points, ahead of the Tar Heels who finished ahead of fifth place NC State (30 points) and sixth place Duke (26 points).
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Atlantic City Casino Gambling Fell 12% in October
Atlantic City's casino gambling revenue fell 12 percent in October, after Pennsylvania and West Virginia added table games and new casinos opened in Philadelphia and Maryland.
Gambling proceeds declined to $284 million, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission said today on its website. Slot machine revenue at the 11 casinos slid 10 percent from a year earlier to $199.4 million. Table proceeds were down 17 percent to $84.6 million.
The results extend three years of declines for the New Jersey seaside resort, the second-biggest U.S. casino city after Las Vegas. Philadelphia's first casino, SugarHouse, opened Sept. 23, attracting gamblers who live in a key Atlantic City market. Penn National Gaming Inc. opened Maryland's first slots casino in Perryville Sept. 27.
Atlantic City has been hurt by the economy and growing competition from surrounding states such as Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware and Maryland. Six of the casinos went through bankruptcy or restructured debt in the past year, and development has stalled.
The casinos' gambling revenue was $3.1 billion in this year's first 10 months, 9.1 percent less than a year earlier.
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Apache derby one of the popular relational databases purely written in Java. Derby supports running in both Embedded as well as client/server models. In the embedded mode derby runs within the JVM and provides only single connection for applications, while supporting multi-threded, multi-connection and multi-user modes. In server mode derby allows multiple connections depending on the threading and mode configurations. While providing fully transactional, secure and standard (SQL, JDBC API, and Java EE) database system, still developer community is able to maintain small foot print less than 3MB for base engine and database. Features like stored procedures, triggers, views, referential integrity constraints, multi-user capable and cost-based query optimization also supported by Apache Derby.
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insert into STUDENT (FIRST_NAME, LAST_NAME, GENDER) values ('Aravinda', 'Madusanka', 'M');
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Will Another Bridge Cross into Canada from Detroit?
Michigan politics is rarely subtle. But the current dustup over a proposed new bridge to Canada has been particularly nasty. Billionaire trucking company owner Manuel "Matty" Moroun, who beat out Warren Buffett in bidding for the 81-year-old Ambassador Bridge more than three decades ago, is now doing his best to undercut Republican Michigan Governor Rick Snyder's efforts to build a publicly owned competitor to what is the busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing.
Back in 1979, Moroun paid around $30 million for a controlling stake in the 7,490-foot span connecting Detroit to Windsor, Ont.—once the world's longest suspension bridge. With that investment under threat, the 84-year-old Moroun and his son, Matthew, are trying to persuade state lawmakers to oppose the proposed New International Trade Crossing, as it's known. Moroun has spent more than $1 million on television ads calling the ITC a boondoggle, saying taxpayers would end up footing part of the bill. To ease congestion on the Ambassador, Moroun is proposing building an adjoining six-lane span, at his own expense.
Few would deny the traffic jams on the Ambassador are anything other than epic. One-quarter of the truck freight between the U.S. and Canada and more than 7 million vehicles a year traverse the bridge, according to the Public Border Operators Assn. Delays at the crossing cost Ford alone $13.7 million in lost productivity in 2010, concludes a forthcoming report by the Center for Automotive Research.
Snyder wants Michigan and Canada to hire a contractor to build and run another Detroit River bridge just two miles south. The project would generate 10,000 construction jobs, the Michigan Transportation Dept. forecasts. While the contractor would be responsible for cobbling together the $950 million in financing for the bridge, Canada has offered to lend Michigan up to $550 million to build connecting roads. "This is Canada's No. 1 national infrastructure priority," says Roy Norton, the nation's consul general in Detroit.
Matthew Moroun, vice-chairman of Detroit International Bridge, which operates the Ambassador, says a public project would likely put it out of business. An analysis by Michigan's Transportation Dept. forecasts the Ambassador would lose nearly half its commercial traffic. "We would have a hard time, if not an impossible time, paying our bills," says the younger Moroun, 38. The Ambassador Bridge took in revenues of $81 million in 2004, according to state estimates. Matthew Moroun would not disclose figures.
The Morouns' efforts to frame their dispute as a contest between a family business and an overreaching state government have resonated beyond Michigan. Americans for Prosperity, an advocacy group founded by the billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch that has embraced some Tea Party causes, bankrolled a public-relations campaign against the proposed public bridge, including mass mailings to state voters. Matty Moroun, who has a personal net worth of $1.7 billion, according to Forbes, also hired Dick Morris, the onetime campaign strategist turned Fox News Network pundit, as an adviser. Moroun "has co-opted some of the Tea Party movement, which sends shivers up Republicans' backbones," says Tom Shields, spokesman for a coalition of business, labor, and political leaders that supports Snyder's plan.
"Everyone wants a private bridge," says Michigan Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley, who drafted the legislation. "The question is, do they want a private bridge for one politically active family with exclusive access to a monopoly?"
Snyder is pressing state lawmakers to vote on the legislation before the end of the year. Republican State Senator Mike Kowall, who chairs the Economic Development Committee, says "as of now, the votes are not there." The Moroun family certainly has an influential voice, given that it contributed $565,000 to state candidates for the 2010 election, according to campaign finance records. "Those people respond to money," says Rich Robinson, director of Michigan Campaign Finance Network, a private group that tracks donations. "It's got to be the money-in-politics issue in Michigan this year."
The bottom line: The owner of a bridge linking Detroit with Canada has recruited conservative backers to fight a Republican effort to build a rival crossing.


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Frozen condensate pipe advice.February 1, 2012
Ok it looks like winter is here with a vengeance, this is the time that your boiler condense pipes are going to freeze solid causing your boiler to stop working, if this happens to you, check the plastic pipe that comes from the bottom of your boiler and runs externally usually to a drain or waste pipe, pouring warm water, not boiling! Over this pipe will usually defrost it causing the the blocked water to run freely away and allowing your boiler to work correctly. If you still can't defrost the pipe give us a call and we will be happy to help, our professional engineers can use a number of other options to get your heating up and running.This entry was posted in News. Bookmark the permalink.
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Get some of the best shots of the city – and your companions – from the soaring 70th floor at the Top of the Rock Observation Deck. These tips make it a snap.
It's a New York truism that for the best views of Manhattan, you need to leave the island – or rise high above it. The Top of the Rock Observation Deck takes you to the soaring 70th floor for some of the finest vistas of NYC.
Beyond gazing out at the sweeping skyline, most visitors are doing two things at Top of the Rock: Taking a photo or posing for one. We've compiled photo tips, from choosing the best light of day to mastering portrait shots to making the most of your digital camera and iPhone. Say cheese.
All Clear: Visibility
Perhaps one of the most important factors for quality photos at the Top of the Rock Observation Deck is the visibility – clear or overcast? It can be tough to gauge just by looking up at the sky. But the Top of the Rock Observation Deck monitors visibility, measuring it on a 0 to 5 scale. You can check with the staff and security guards at the front entrance, and they'll let you know the current readings. Keep in mind, too, that visibility can change quickly, going from cloudy to bright in the space of an hour.
Timing is Everything
The best light for photos at Top of the Rock is right when it opens, at 8am, as well as in the hour before the sun sets, also known as the golden – or magic – hour. On the other hand, high noon (10am–2pm) can be more challenging, especially for portraits; that's when you'll sometimes get photos with "raccoon eyes."
There's another bonus to going in the early morning hours: You'll beat the crowds. Not only does this make it easier to position yourself for great shots, but the shimmering skyline is that much more magnificent when you have it to yourself.
Bright Lights, Big City
The skyline view during the day is superb; but for many, it's even more so at night. The city glows under a rainbow of lights, which often translates beautifully in photos. To maximize your night pictures, switch your digital camera to the manual setting so that you can adjust the ISO and turn off the flash. Change the ISO to 800 or higher for handheld shots. Plus, of course, at night there's the romance factor, which comes through in the photos: There may be no more fairytale shot than your loved one standing under the starry sky in front of the sparkling Empire State Building.
Smartphone Photos
Smartphone photos have come a long way – see our photos that we snapped with our iPhone. If you have the iPhone 4 or higher, take advantage of the HDR (High Dynamic Range) setting, which is especially beneficial for photos taken in an outdoor setting like Top of the Rock.
Also, yes, there's an app for that: One of the bonuses to using a smartphone are the many photo apps, both for maximizing your phone's camera – and for tweaking and processing the shot. The VSCO Cam app for the iPhone allows you to adjust the settings on your shot – including contrast and color balance – after taking the photo. Other top-notch iPhone apps include Camera+, Autostitch and Snapseed. There also are excellent Android apps, including Camera Zoom FX and HDR Camera.
And, the Top of the Rock has its own user-friendly app, available for iPhone and Android, which can help enhance your visit. The app includes a picture-guide to the iconic landmarks around NYC and an audio tour and souvenir photos and panoramic images that you can download. One note: There is limited to no cell-phone service at the Top of the Rock Observation Deck, so you'll have to do your Instagram/FB/Twitter uploading when you're back on the ground.
Say Cheese: Portraits
With its stunning skyline backdrop – and ample viewing decks – the Top of the Rock Observation Deck is ideal for snapping portrait photos. On positioning: People generally look best in photos when they're angled slightly – not straight on. Also, try to have the sun coming in from either side, so you'll get a flattering light on faces. And, on a day with distinct shadows, use the flash for portraits; it will help clarify the people in the shot. Also, when you're faced with a skyline, the inclination is to shoot the full figure from farther, but often torso shots with part of a landmark in the frame can be stronger. Follow these tips for great portraits, and your friends will happily give you license to tag them in Facebook.
Up Front
Add variety to your photos by including a foreground in your shots. The Top of the Rock Observation Deck has a unique advantage: The decks feature Art Deco-style moldings and croppings that add a retro elegance to pictures.
Get Silly
Who hasn't taken those fun photos of "holding up" the Leaning Tower of Pisa with their hand? Or, "squeezing" the Eiffel Tower with a thumb and forefinger? The Top of the Rock Observation Deck, with its 360-degree views and spot-on views of iconic buildings, is ideal for these silly snaps – try it with the Empire State Building and the Citigroup Center, which has an eye-catching angled top. Also fun: Look for the famous Times Square crystal New Year's Eve ball, which you can see if you look southwest, through a forest of buildings.


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Charlene Chu, the superstar Fitch Ratings analyst known for her bearish views, has just released a report saying there is "no deleveraging in sight" for China's credit boom.
The nine-page report says Fitch's broad measure of new credit hit CNY21tn in August, from CNY19tn in 2012, marking the fifth year that net new credit will exceed one-third of GDP.
It is difficult to see how a situation in which credit – already twice as large as GDP – continues to grow by twice as fast can be sustainable indefinitely. Nonetheless, there appears to be no immediate constraints to prevent this divergence from continuing.
Rising debts don't necessarily pose a problem when the pace of growth is climbing, as borrowers can easily roll over their loans. But when growth shrinks and financial conditions tighten, servicing debt can become problematic and lead to defaults or a crisis.
Nomura warned three months ago that Asia had entered a "high-risk danger zone."
Ms Chu, who has one of the highest estimates for the country's debt pile, writes:
a positive case – in which credit growth slows by 2pp annually to 12% while nominal GDP growth holds at 11% – pushes credit/GDP near 250% by end-2017 (2008: 130%). More realistic scenarios result in ratios above 270% by end-2017.
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This past weeken I had a chance to shoot my brand new Kahr K9. This is actually the 3rd Kahr K9 that I've owned. Several years ago (maybe around 2000 or 2001?) I had a brand new Kahr K9 that shot really well. I inexplicably traded it for some other gun, and I missed it ever since. Two years ago I bought a second brand new K9. It was a good gun, but the trigger didn't seem as smooth as my original Kahr. I eventually traded this second K9 in for some other gun.
Well, recently, I got bit by the Kahr bug again. After buying a Sig 229 in 9mm, I was interested in buying a compact 9mm.
I was originally thinking about a Sig 239 or a S&W M&P 9mm Compact. The Sig and the S&W seem like great guns, but I got lured again to the all-steel Kahr K9. I like the Sig 239, but it seems kinda big for a compact gun (not much smaller than my Sig 229 - just flatter). I also like the M&P 9mm compact A LOT, but I am a little safety paranoid and I didn't like the idea of having a fairly light and short trigger pull on a carry gun.
I ordered my K9 from Buds Gun Shop and picked it up from my local FFL this week. I cleaned and lubed the gun last night and took it to the range for a break in session.
I shot the gun at the 25 yard range using factory 9mm ammo (115 gr Winchester white box, 124 gr Fiocchi FMJ, 124 gr +P Remington JHP). The user manual states that the gun should be shot for 200 rounds before it is considered "broken in." I guess they really mean it. My gun had a lot of jams during the first 70 or so rounds. I was getting a bit nervous because my first Kahr was flawless throughout the break in period, and my second K9 only had a few failures during the break in. However, after about 100 rounds, the compact 9mm ran like a champ. The action cycled smoothly and I didn't have any more jams or failures.
I think the break in period primarily helped break in the recoil spring. When I first got the gun from my dealer, it required a lot of force to draw the slide back. The recoil spring seemed so heavy, plus I think the tolerances of the slide fit were very close/tight. After shooting the first 100 rounds through the gun, it seems noticeably easier and smoother to rack the slide manually.
After shooting the initial 200 rounds, I field stripped the gun, cleaned it, relubed it, then shot another 150 flawless rounds.
I shot the gun from a padded rest and also offhand. I'm not a target shooter, but the accuracy was good for such a little gun, even at 25 yards. The little K9 really does shoot like a larger, service-sized pistol. I was able to keep most of my shots on a paper plate sized (about 8" diameter) target at 25 yards offhand and I figured that was good enough for a defensive gun.
The trigger pull is long, and medium-heavy, but very smooth. it feels like a light double action pull of a good revolver. The trigger reset is fairly long, and requires a deliberate action to reset it. However, if you're used to shooting revolvers you'll quickly get used to the trigger reset on the K9.
I am really happy with my K9. The fit and finish is good, the accuracy is very good for such a tiny gun (and for some reason, this gun seems more accurate than the K9 that I owned a couple of years ago - I think the trigger is a bit smoother on this new gun), and the gun is compact and durable. A friend at the range shot a few magazines from the little K9 and he also seemed genuinely impressed and remarked that it was a nice little pistol.
Even with an OWB holster (El Paso Saddlery "Street Combat" that I bought from Cheaper than dirt) it conceals well because it is so flat and very compact. It's external dimensions are similar to a J-frame, but the K9 is thinner than the cylinder of a J-frame. The K9 is all steel, but still relatively light. Plus the recoil is pretty much negligient with the all-steel frame.
I'm planning on ordering some wood grips and some extra mags and a spare recoil spring for my gun. I'm also planning on keeping this Kahr K9 for good (no more impulse trade-ins).
Here are some not so good photos of my little K9. The first image is the K9 with the El Paso "Street Combat" holster, which in my opinion is a great OWB holster. The second is a pic of the K9 with a Colt Lightweight Commander (4.25" barrel, .45acp). The K9 is thin like a 1911, but even a bit more compact than a Commander or Officer sized pistol. Sorry for the poor quality of the pics - I am not Ken Lunde.
Nice pistol... I've always liked the Khar's, but have never bought one.
I have alittle over 3000 flawless rounds through my k9, never a hic-cup. shoots super, Had mine mag-na-ported and shoots like a 22. Extremely accurate. I recently put a MMI rear adjustable nite site on mine and installed the wolff's 5# striker spring. This really change dthe gun alot, Trigger is super and gets better every 100 rounds, so it seems. This is one hell of a handgun and I have no issues with carrying it in my 5.11 tactical hoslter t-shirt. Just put a set of Kahrs wood grips on it and yes it dresses it up really nice...Keep it well lubed and it will never let u down. (rails and barrel)
You hve a great gun there my friend.. Just shoot it like u stole it...
jocko - i agree. i really like the K9. I like my Colt Commander, but the K9 is much easier to carry and it's really accurate for such a tiny semi-auto. I just ordered some wood grips as well for my K9 to dress it up a little. I also ordered a bunch of ammo for it (I don't yet reload for the 9mm, although witht he cost of ammo these days I probably will start loading for this cartridge as well).
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March 26, 2010
By Eric Trainer, Associate Director of Media Relations
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The University of Tennessee track & field teams kicked their outdoor campaign into high gear on Friday, claiming victories in six events and carding runner-up efforts in five others on day two of the FSU Relays at Mike Long Track.
The UT men's team charted four triumphs, with three of those coming in running events, and added two runner-up efforts. The Lady Vols snared two victories and had three second-place finishes. The teams also combined for six third-place performances.
Vol senior Samdi Fraser was the first to break the tape, winning the 400 meters in 47.41. Sophomore Emerson Peacock and junior Michael Spooner followed suit, capturing the 800m and 3000m steeplechase in 1:52.55 and a career-best 9:32.13, respectively. Senior Matt Maloney, who redshirted last season due to injury, demonstrated he's back in good from. He secured victory in the javelin throw with a fling of 223-3.
For the Lady Vols, NCAA Indoor champion Phoebe Wright remained undefeated in the 800 meters as a senior. She began her final outdoor campaign by taking the title by 7 1/2 seconds in a time of 2:05.58. Later, sophomore Brittany Sheffey took top honors in the 1500 meters, covering the distance in a personal best 4:22.44.
Both the UT women and men posted runner-up outings in the 4x100m relay. Florida State came out on top in both races, with the Big Orange women's tandem of freshman Kia Jackson, sophomore Ashley Harris, sophomore Ellen Wortham and freshman Martinique Octave covering the distance in 46.07 and the UT men's quartet of senior Kyle Stevenson, senior Evander Wells, Fraser and sophomore Desmond Brown circling the oval in 40.65.
Sophomore Tom Gilmartin picked up the UT men's second runner-up display, trailing Spooner across the line in the steeplechase in a personal-best 9:52.98. The Tennessee women, meanwhile, picked up second-place finishes in the long jump from Wortham at 18-9 and in the discus throw from freshman Aslynn Halvorson with a toss of 150-5.
The Lady Vols collected a trio of bronze results, including sophomore Laquoya Kelly's toss of 161-1 in the hammer throw, junior Holly Kane's personal-best fling of 140-8 in the javelin and senior Chardae Hancock's career-best clocking of 13.96 in the 100m hurdles. The Vols, meanwhile, posted thirds by Stevenson in the 400m (47.76), freshman Breon Dixon in the 800 meters (career-best 1:54.53) and by redshirt freshman Drew Thomas in the open hammer (155-2). Thomas had finished third in the college hammer on Friday night. Former Vol and current UT operations assistant Jim Sexton won tonight's hammer competition with a toss of 191-11.
Tennessee returns to Florida State's oval on Saturday for the final day of competition. Action begins at 10 a.m. and concludes around 4:30 p.m.
4x100m Relay: 2. Kyle Stevenson / Evander Wells / Samdi Fraser / Desmond Brown, 40.65
400m: 1. Samdi Fraser, 47.41; 3. Kyle Stevenson, 47.76; 15. Deaundra Dailey, 49.95
800m: 1. Emerson Peacock, 1:52.55; 3. Breon Dixon, 1:54.53!; 11. Spenser Tipton, 1:56.90; 12. Mike Brodsky, 1:57.61
3000m Steeplechase: 1. Michael Spooner, 9:32.13!; 2. Tom Gilmartin, 9:52.98!
Javelin Throw: 1. Matt Maloney, 223-3/68.05m
Open Hammer Throw: 3. Drew Thomas, 155-2/47.31m
Long Jump: 7. Desmond Brown, 23-4.50/7.12m! (w: 1.6); 10. Patrick Crum, 21-11.75/6.70m (nwi)
4x100m Relay: 2. Kia Jackson / Ashley Harris / Ellen Wortham / Martinique Octave, 46.07
100mH: 3. Chardae Hancock, 13.96! (w: 1.4)
400m: 4. Martinique Octave, 56.58!; 10. Kimarra McDonald, 57.45; 14. Kim White, 58.27!; 16. Jena Murphy, 58.45!; 19. Charity Honeycutt, 59.48; 27. Kirstyn Sweeney, 1:01.55!; DNF - Brittany Jones
800m: 1. Phoebe Wright, 2:05.58; 7. Elizabeth Altizer, 2:19.51; 24. Michele Levy, 2:25.01!
1500m: 1. Brittany Sheffey, 4:22.44!
5000m: 14. Elizabeth Tiller, 19:01.73!
Long Jump: 2. Ellen Wortham, 18-9/5.71m! (w: 1.3); 10. Kia Jackson, 17-8.75/5.40m (w: -0.3)
Discus Throw: 2. Aslynn Halvorson, 150-5/45.86m; 9. Akeela Bravo, 140-7/42.86m; 14. Jessie Harrison, 125-5/38.23m
College Women's Hammer: 3. Laquoya Kelly, 161-1/49.10m; 5. Jessie Harrison, 151-10/46.28m!; 8. Akeela Bravo, 137-9/41.99m; 10. Aslynn Halvorson, 132-8/40.44m!; 12. Taylor Rotella, 127-10/38.96m
Javelin Throw: 3. Holly Kane, 140-8/42.89m!; 9. Brittany Napoli, 118-7/36.15m!
Pole Vault: NH - Danielle Coffey
DNF - did not finish; DQ - disqualified; f - foul; fr - facility record; m - meters; mr - meet record; nwi - no wind index; p - prelims; sr - school record; ! - personal best


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2. In all my years of living in the shadow of Big Baldy, I've never once hiked it.
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Stuck on what to buy for the techie in your life? We've rounded up a range of viable options, for all ages and tastes.
From drones and heaphones to computers and cameras, here is our pick of the very best technology money can buy.
1. Finis Neptune V2 MP3 Player: £110, amazon.co.uk
It may be great all-body exercise, but there's no denying that swimming can get tedious. The Finis Neptune is widely regarded as one of the best waterproof MP3 players around. Upload a podcast or your favourite album and those laps will fly by.
2. EMIE Memo Ultra-thin Compact Portable Battery: £15.99, amazon.co.uk
Getting caught with no phone battery is a thoroughly modern, but very real, problem. Portable batteries can often be cumbersome or, frankly, ugly. EMIE has overcome both problems with its ultra-thin Memo battery in a range of jazzy designs - at a very affordable price.
3. Fitbit Flex Wireless Activity Tracker and Sleep Wristband: £39.49, amazon.co.uk
Wearable mini-computers like the Fitbit are often touted as the future of tech. Slip on the unobtrusive wristband and let it record all your vital stats: steps taken, calories burned and hours slept. A very modern approach to fitness.
4. ASUS VivoWatch Smart Watch: £119, amazon.co.uk
Another piece of wearable tech. The launch of the iWatch created a huge buzz but there are plenty of lesser-known models on the market. The VivoWatch is a sleekly designed way to keep on top of your text messages, emails and schedule while keeping your phone out of sight.
5. Parrot MiniDrones Hydrofoil Drone: £127.01, amazon.co.uk
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6. Nest Protect 2nd Generation Home Alarm: £89, amazon.co.uk
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7. Paul Smith No 9 tablet case: £350, paulsmith.co.uk
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8. Cath Kidston Button Spot laptop case: £30, johnlewis.com
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11. GoPro Hero4 Waterproof Camcorder: £250, johnlewis.com
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12. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: £479, samsung.com
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge raised the bar on design more than any other phone this year. The screen's innovative curved edge allows you to keep abreast of messages discretely. Just pop down on the table in front of you and have incoming correspondence flash up - while keeping one eye IRL.
13. Vibe Waterproof iPad case: £19.95, red5.co.uk
Say goodbye to risky bath time iPad use. The Vibe waterproof case lets you use your table free of fears of dropping it in the water. The conductive plastic gives you full capability. One to pack for the holidays as well: could there be anything more dreamy than lying back into shallows of a pool withy the sun beating down while you read independent.co.uk?
14. Snugs custom-fitted headphones: from £159, snugsearphones.co.uk
Always struggled to find a pair of headphones that fit your ears? The Snugs are for you. The brand has cleverly teamed up with high-street audiologists to allow customers to have their ear canals scanned at their convenience. Snugs will then make you perfectly-fitting earbuds.
15. Apple MacBook Gold: £1,049, apple.com/uk
How do they do it? With every new MacBook, Apple raises the bar, packing plenty of new technology into a sleekly designed unit. This may be the sexiest one yet. It comes in rose gold as well as gun metal grey and classic silver and has a retina display screen that delivers blisteringly clear images.
16. Leica D-Lux: leicacamera.com, £825
A pinnacle in camera technology. Leica have been honing the science behind photographic equipment since 1913. This is a solid investment for any camera enthusiast. The compact body hides a 16-megapixel sensor (and plenty more) that allows you to take photographs of the same quality as on an SLR.
17. Sphero V2: £99.95, red5.co.uk
Christmas Day isn't complete without a remote control toy for the kids to wind up the grown-ups with. The Sphero puts a simple twist on the classic toy: a lighted ball that you can control thanks to an internal gyroscope. A range of apps provide different games to play with your device, from tag to golf.
18. Andoer Universal Virtual Reality 3D Headband with Smartphone Glasses: £14.99, Amazon.co.uk
The future is virtual reality. Developers are making and bounds in the VR sector and soon, they say, you'll be able to visit outer space, fly a plane, or go on holiday just by slipping on a headset. Join the revolution without breaking the bank with this Andoer headband. Simply clip your smartphone on to the front and you are good to go.
19. Happy Plugs Sound Piece Mini: £69, happyplugs.com
There are more and more options around when it comes to choosing a portable Bluetooth speaker. Their popularity isn't hard to understand: who doesn't want to take their music with them? This offering from Happy Plugs comes with a big sell: changeable facades to cover all eventualities.
20. Clarisonic SMART profile brush: £199, clarisonic.co.uk
A face and body brush? What will they think of next. This latest version from Clarisonic promises to leave your skin looking brighter and more invigorated. It comes with four different heads, polish and gel and an amplified turbo speed setting that removes make-up 11x better than a hands-only approach.
It's super-fast and is as pretty as a picture - the new MacBook Gold is a wonder of cutting-edge engineering. Hand it over on 25 December and you'll be in the good books until at least next Christmas.
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Binghamton's Dunn, Giulietti and Stony Brook's Carmona Top Last Week's Baseball Action
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- A pair of Bearcats were honored with weekly awards after the team finished a four-game week undefeated. Junior outfielder Henry Dunn (Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side) was named the America East baseball Player of the Week, while classmate James Giulietti (Plainview, N.Y./Plainview-JFK) was tabbed as the Pitcher of the Week. Stony Brook freshman William Carmona (Hempstead, N.Y./Hempstead) picked up the Rookie of the Week Award after putting up an impressive week.
Dunn had an outstanding four-game week which included a .529 batting average, eight RBI, 11 runs scored and five extra-base hits. The junior had a slugging percentage of 1.12 and an on-base percentage of .579 during the 4-0 week for the Bearcats. Four of those RBI and eight of those runs scored came in a three-game weekend series against league rival UMBC. Dunn registered multiple hits and runs scored in each of those three games and successfully stole a base in two games. In a non-conference game against reigning MAAC champion Marist earlier in the week, Dunn went 3-for-4 with a triple and a home run. He drove in four runs and came around to plate three runs in the 13-10 win. Dunn has a team-leading .591 slugging percentage and is second with a .346 batting average. He has a team-high 10 RBI in 10 conference games so far.
Giulietti notched his fifth win of the season with seven strong innings against UMBC on Saturday, a 10-1 victory for the Bearcats. He allowed just six singles and for the second straight outing, did not walk a batter. The only run allowed was unearned, giving Giulietti a 0.00 ERA for the week. In his outing, he struck out seven opposing batters. Giulietti has a conference-leading 1.94 ERA this season, including a 3-0 record with a 0.43 ERA against conference opponents. Against America East batters, Giulietti has struck out 17 and walked none.
Carmona hit .474 with 10 RBI and three runs scored last week, while also picking up a save on the pitcher's mound. In the Seawolves' four-game series at Albany over the weekend, the rookie hit .467 with nine RBI. His save came with a scoreless ninth inning in Stony Brook's 3-2 win over Albany on Saturday. Carmona went 3-for-4 with four RBI, including a three-run homer, in the 10-2 win of Saturday's nightcap, and then went 2-for-3 with three RBI in the first game against Albany on Sunday. He drove in at least one run in each of the Seawolves' five games last week, including a non-conference game at Hofstra on Wednesday afternoon where he went 2-for-4.
Team Notebooks:
Albany (6-27, 5-5 AE) recorded a doubleheader sweep of America East Conference rival Stony Brook on Sunday to go 2-2 in the weekend series… The Great Danes also dropped a non-conference game to Le Moyne, 6-2, earlier in the week… Sophomore right fielder Pete DiResta (Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac) was the catalyst for the Great Danes on Sunday… He recorded six hits across the two games, including two doubles and a triple, scoring five runs and driving in five more… His bases-clearing triple in the first game sparked the Great Danes' comeback win and he was responsible for five runs in the nightcap victory, scoring three runs and driving in two more… Freshman Brian Bullard (West Nyack, N.Y./St. Joseph) hit .429 for the week with six hits and four RBI… He recorded a double in the nightcap win on Sunday and had a stolen base in the first game… Dave Kubiak (Southold, N.Y./Southold) threw seven innings in the first game of the series with Stony Brook, striking out nine while allowing just two runs… Freshman Kasceim Graham (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Ford) earned the win in the second game on Sunday… He threw six and two thirds innings in the winning effort, striking out two while issuing just one walk… Albany will return to action on Wednesday with a non-conference game against Manhattan at home before visiting UMBC for a four-game series over the weekend.
Binghamton (16-17, 7-3 AE) won all four games during the week – a 13-10 non-conference win over reigning MAAC champion Marist and a three-game sweep of UMBC. The Bearcats have now won five in a row and 10 of their last 13 games and sit in a tie with Maine for first place in the conference standings. During the five-game win streak, Binghamton has outscored opponents 47-13... Binghamton hit .453 during the week and in 10 conference games, the team is hitting .365… Junior No. 1 James Giulietti (Plainview, N.Y./Plainview-JFK) pitched another complete game to remain unbeaten against conference opponents. Giulietti scattered six hits and didn't allow an earned run in a win over UMBC. He is 5-2 with a league-low 1.94 ERA. In three starts against America East opponents, Giulietti is 3-0 with a miniscule 0.43 ERA… Junior outfielder Henry Dunn (Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side) hit .529 during the week, scoring 11 runs, driving in eight and collecting five extra-base hits. Dunn had a slugging percentage of 1.12 and an on-base percentage of .579. He has a team-high 10 RBI in 10 conference games… Sophomore first baseman Dave Ciocchi (Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay) hit .556 with six RBI in the four games… Junior outfielder Corey Taylor (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) kept up his offensive production with seven RBI in the four games. Taylor belted his eighth home run of the season and has a team-high 41 RBI in 33 games… Senior second baseman Jim Calderone (Home Glen, Ill./Rice/Oakton CC) hit .438 and has a team-best .397 average for the season... After a mid-week encounter with Cornell, Binghamton travels to Hartford for a four-game set with the Hawks. The Bearcats are 20-6 all-time against Hartford and have won 10 of the last 11 games in the series.
Hartford (8-24, 2-8 AE) earned a victory in its first game of the week, a 10-4 triumph over Quinnipiac, before dropping its next four… Fell in all three games at Maine over the weekend… Chris Greiner started twice and earned the Hawks' only victory of the week against Quinnipiac… Greiner also went 7.1 strong innings at Maine on Sunday, allowing just six hits and four earned runs to the Black Bears, although the Hawks fell, 4-3… Matt Walker powered the Hawks' offense on the week, putting together a team-high .533 slugging percentage and hitting a double in all four games in which he played… Victor Santana also had a big week, sparking the offense at Maine with three RBI and four runs scored… Freshman Adam Sobiewski knocked a double as he started back-to-back games for the first time in his collegiate career… Hartford played four of its five games on the road, dropping all four, but will be playing all five of its games this coming week in the friendly surroundings of Fiondella Field… The Hawks welcome in Dartmouth and Binghamton during the week.
The University of Maine baseball team (23-16, 7-3 AE) swept a weekend series against Hartford… The Black Bears began the week with a 7-2 win over Bates College… Maine is 8-1 at home this season… In the game against Bates, sophomore center fielder Taylor Lewis (Montville, Conn./Montville) went 3-for-5 with five RBI… He had two triples and a three-run double… He continues to add to his school record for triples in a season and currently has 11… The two triples in the game tied a school record for triples in a game… Lewis has a .705 slugging percentage on the season with 26 extra base hits… Lewis is a perfect 19-of-19 in stolen bases… Lewis leads the Black Bears with 46 RBI… It is the most RBI in a season since Curt Smith finished with 48 in 2007… The Black Bears have stolen 70 bases on the season… Michael Fransoso (Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth) is 14-of-15 in stolen bases, while Matt Howard (Weston, Mass./Weston) is 11-for-11… The Black Bears have hit 20 triples on the season while allowing just four… The Black Bears return to action on Saturday, May 1 when they host Stony Brook in a doubleheader.
UMBC (7-24, 3-7 AE) dropped all four of its games this past week, including three to America East foe Binghamton... Sophomore Curtis Schickner (East Windsor, N.J./Lawrenceville Prep) leads the Retriever bats with a .315 batting average and 34 hits... Junior Bryan Russo (Westbury, N.Y./Clarke) leads the team with three home runs, 21 RBI and a .442 slugging percentage... Senior Andrew Germuth (Severn, Md./Archbishop Spalding/Mount St. Mary's) leads the pitching staff with 34 strikeouts and two complete games, while fellow senior Ed Bach (Columbia, Md./Atholton) has 32 strikeouts and a team-leading three wins... The Retrievers return to action Wednesday when they play host to Mount St. Mary's at 6 p.m. before hosting Albany in a four-game series Saturday and Sunday.
The Seawolves (16-19, 6-4 AE) went 2-3 on the week, dropping a non-conference game to Hofstra before splitting a four-game series at Albany over the weekend… SBU scored 10 runs in four of their five games this week… The Seawolves are averaging 10.8 runs per game over their last six contests… Sophomore Nick Tropeano earned the win in the Seawolves 3-2 win over Albany on Saturday… He allowed just one earned run in 8.0 innings, striking out 10 and allowing just three hits… Sophomore Pat Cantwell drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI double with two outs in the ninth inning… SBU then scored nine runs over the final 2.0 innings in the 10-2 win in the second game on Saturday… Sophomore Tyler Johnson earned his team-high fifth win of the season, allowing two runs in 6.0 innings… Freshman William Carmona hit a three-run home run in the game… Carmona hit .467 with nine RBI in the four-game series against Albany … Se has recorded at least a hit and an RBI in his last six games… He also earned the save in the 3-2 win over Albany with a scoreless ninth… He has allowed just one earned run in 16.2 innings of relief this season and has not allowed a run in his last four appearances… Sophomore Pat Cantwell hit .474 in the four-game series and is currently on a 10-game hitting streak… The Seawolves had 15 hits in each of the final two games of the series and have recorded double-digit hits in five of the last seven games.


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