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What is Financial Economics?
Financial economics is a discipline concerned with determining value and making decisions. Major topics include pricing financial assets, financing corporations, portfolio management, evaluating financial risks, banks and financial intermediation, corporate governance, and financial market regulation. Knowledge of modern finance is crucial for those looking for a greater understanding of topics in economics and public policy, such as exchange rate determination, international capital flows, monetary and fiscal policy, and financial reform in developing economies, regulation, and antitrust policy.
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Consistent with CMC's liberal arts orientation, the sequence is designed so that students can major in fields other than economics, while at the same time gain the necessary background to facilitate placement in the financial sector of top graduate programs in economics and related fields.
The financial economics sequence will certify that students have a solid understanding of principles of economics, statistics, mathematics, accounting and the application of the methods underlying these fields to finance topics. Completion of the sequence is noted on the student's transcript. The program requires the following:
- Completion of prerequisites in economics, econometrics, mathematics, and accounting
- Completion of the financial economics core courses
- Completion of a breadth requirement consisting of at least three electives from a selected list that includes courses in economics, mathematics, and accounting
- Completion of a major research project, including an oral defense, in the area of financial economics-this project may be the senior thesis
- A minimum of a 9.0 average GPA in all core financial economics courses and the thesis
In addition, many areas of modern finance are highly quantitative (e.g., financial engineering) and for students interested in pursuing careers in these areas, the following set of courses is highly recommended:
- Calculus (MATH 31, 32): two semesters of calculus are required for sequence; a third semester is recommended
- Calculus-based probability and statistics (MATH 151, 152)
- Numerical Analysis
- Partial Differential Equations (MATH 182)
- Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI 51)
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I feel Like I already know most of you here from a few years of lurking on the other forum but since few know me, an introduction seemed appropriate.
42 year old Service Technician with a family trying to figure out how to fit Buddhism into my daily life in a meaningful, committed way.
I sometimes attend the Sri Lankan Temple here intown with Ven. Basnagoda Rahula Thero who I claim as my teacher but have not visited in sometime.
I have completed a 10 day vipassana course but do not meditate regularly anymore and can't claim that I have ever mastered a committed meditation schedule.
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Timo Glock: "Monza is quite a high speed circuit and also a very traditional circuit, with some very special characteristics such as the long straights and high speed corners. Here it is very important that a car is quick on the straights as well as good under braking. Every time it is an eventful race, so I'm looking forward to it, although it is the last race of the European section of the season. We do need to keep our expectations in check though as Monza is a completely different challenge due to the low downforce set-up required and realistically we did not look too strong in Canada, which calls for the same type of set-up. We have moved forward in a number of ways as a team and, for example, the fantastic pitstops in Spa also contributed to our strong showing there, so there are some things we can do this weekend to try to make the race work better for us. We need to see what the weather will do; normally it is hot which is good for the running we need to achieve, but it can also be quite demanding for the brakes. We will work hard to make the best possible result and enjoy a very nice track to go racing at." Charles Pic: "It was very positive to see the progress we made in Spa. The team are working well together and we have a good momentum. I think we have to wait and see just how much of that performance we can carry over in Monza though, as the circuit and the demands upon the car are completely different. Much like Montreal, the low downforce characteristics are less well-suited to our car and we know that. Monza is a very special racetrack and I finished on the podium here in GP2 last year, so I am looking forward to returning this weekend. It's the last European race, so we aim to do the best job we can and bring home a nice team result." John Booth, Team Principal: "It has been another tight turnaround as we head into the Italian Grand Prix weekend, but we'd better get used to that as it's only the first of four back-to-backs in this second half of the season! This is also the last of the European races, so the remaining seven rounds will quite literally be a 'long haul'. We're in a good place right now and last weekend's performance in Spa boosted everyone's spirits. We do need to temper that, however, with the realistic expectations we have for this race, because we aren't simply picking up where we left off. Monza is quite a different challenge as its high speed characteristics call for a low downforce set-up and we know from Canada that our car does not work as well at this type of track. We had so many areas to focus our attentions on this season and although we have seen good progress in most areas, Montreal and Monza were always going to be two races where we may not fare so favourably. Much like Spa, this is a race we always look forward to and many of us will take a bit of time out to enjoy some of the special things it has to offer, such as the old banking, which is always worth a visit."...
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NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- This spring, new research out of Canada's McGill University that reviewed historical temperature records and geological data (ice cores, tree rings and lake sediments) concluded with 99% certainty that our current climate change predicament cannot be ascribed to natural cycles.
But many are still dubious that man-made climate change is real. What's more, some skeptics even claim climate change is a money-making scam. In reality, you can follow the "dark money" to see how targeted funding is perpetuating these misconceptions -- even as climate change awareness and research groups lose funding.
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First of all, the Canadian government has seriously slashed funding for climate research in recent years. In 2012, the Canada's National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy its federal advisory panel that consulted on climate change was completely eliminated. The Canadian government has also laid off more than 2,000 scientists and defunded hundreds of science programs in the past five years.
Here in the United States, things do not fare that much better. As reported by the Christian Science Monitor, the federal government invested only $6 billion in renewable energy companies in 2007 as compared to $52 billion in the fossil fuel industry.
The public's confusion on climate change and the role money plays in addressing it or not, as the case has often been should come as no surprise, considering how much money actually fuels climate misinformation.
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A study released out of Drexel University at the end of last year found that 140 foundations had directed $558 million between 2003 and 2010 to approximately 100 organizations, which in turn devoted those funds to climate misinformation campaigns.
The study, which was conducted by environmental sociologist Robert Brulle and published in the peer-reviewed journal Climactic Change in late December, found that much of this "dark money" is funneled through third-party foundations like DonorsTrust and Donors Capital. In particular, DonorsTrust was found to account for 25% of all traceable foundation money used by organizations to promote climate skepticism. Other groups found to be significant funders of climate skeptic material were the Searle Freedom Trust, the John Williams Pope Foundation, the Howard Charitable Foundation and the Sarah Scaife Foundation.


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Authorities say a Camp Verde teenager is in custody for allegedly bringing two guns to his former high school and threatening to shoot a student.
The Camp Verde Marshal's Office says the 16-year-old boy was upset about someone throwing eggs at a friend's vehicle.
He went to a football game at Camp Verde High on Wednesday night and confronted an 18-year-old girl, accused her of the egging incident and allegedly threatened to shoot her.
Authorities say a rifle and a shotgun were later found in the boy's vehicle.
He was booked into the Yavapai County Juvenile Detention Facility on suspicion of threatening or intimidating and possession of a deadly weapon on school grounds.
Authorities say the teen was expelled from Camp Verde High last year. His name hasn't been released.
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Many fields of wheat around Kansas have begun to take on a yellowish cast over the past couple weeks. There are several factors that can cause yellowing at this time of year:
- Cold temperature leaf injury
- Nitrogen deficiency
- Poor root development
- Leaf burn from liquid fertilizer application
- Drowning
- Atrazine carryover
- Leaf rust or tan spot
Determining the cause of the yellowing can be important. Some causes require a solution, such as applying more nitrogen; some causes are temporary and do not require any corrective actions; and some causes are beyond the control of producers.
To determine the cause of the yellowing, check the following:
* What parts of the plant are affected? Is the yellowing on older lower leaves only, newer leaves only, on the tips, or on the entire plants? If the yellowing is on lower leaves, that indicates nitrogen deficiency. If it is only on newer leaves or leaf tips, that could indicate cold temperature leaf burn or barley yellow dwarf. If entire plants are yellowing, that might indicate atrazine carryover, liquid fertilizer burn, or drowning.
* What have the temperature and growing conditions been over the past 30 days? If there has been a sudden drop in temperatures while leaves were green, you might suspect cold injury or leaf tip burn.
* Are fields unusually wet or dry? If soils are excessively wet, roots can drown and nutrient uptake can be greatly reduced, resulting in yellowing of lower leaves first, then entire plants. If soils are very dry, root growth will often be stunted and plants will gradually become chlorotic, then turn bluish or brown.
* What is the pattern in the fields? If the yellowing is in streaks in the field, that implies a fertilizer application problem, or possibly atrazine carryover. If it is mostly on terrace tops, that might indicate a weather-related problem that would affect exposed plants first. If it is occurring in primarily in low areas, that might indicate freeze injury where cold air settled or drowning. If the yellowing is uniform throughout the field, any of the factors above could be the cause.
* Are other wheat fields in the general region of yours also yellow, or just a few scattered fields? If fields in the entire region are yellowing, that would imply a weather-related problem. If it is specific to just one or two fields, that implies a management-related or field-specific soil problem.
* Can the plants be pulled easily from the soil? If so, the root system is stunted and could be at least one cause of the yellowing.
* What herbicides had been applied to the previous crop? If atrazine had been applied to the previous crop, check on the rate used and the environmental conditions since the application. If soils have been drier than normal after the atrazine was applied, this would increase the chances for atrazine carryover into the wheat crop.
* What did the most recent soil test show? Are there nutrient deficiencies or lime requirements that haven't yet been corrected?
* Is there a difference between early-planted and late-planted fields? Earlier planting usually results in bigger plants when going into winter, which can sometimes result in more cold temperature injury to the leaves over the winter. Later-planted wheat often has less root development going into winter, which can make the plants more susceptible to nitrogen and other nutrient deficiencies. Plants will grow out of the yellowing from either of these causes if growing conditions are good in late winter and early spring.
In the current situation, the likely cause of yellowing in most cases is cold temperature injury. I say that because: (1) the plants in most cases are showing yellowing or burning on upper leaves and leaf tips; (2) the symptoms are occurring over a wide region, especially in southern Kansas; (3) the symptoms are mostly on earlier-planted wheat with more leaf area exposed; and (4) the weather had been mild for much of December and January, and plants were green, followed by a period of cold temperatures recently.
Yellowing due to cold weather injury at this time of year is temporary, and should not cause any yield loss. Expect the wheat to return to a healthy green color when stem elongation begins if growing conditions are good -- unless another problem crops up.


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All 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters now flying were grounded August 3, following the failure of the integrated power pack (IPP) on an F-35A during a ground run at Edwards AFB.
The Joint Program Office in the Pentagon said that the move was precautionary, until the root causes of the problem were understood. Lockheed Martin said it is working hard to resolve the issue. Honeywell supplies the IPP.
This is the second time this year that an electrical system problem has brought F-35 flight tests to a halt. Last March, an in-flight failure of an engine starter/generator (ES/G)–on the same Edwards F-35A–caused a one- or two-week grounding of some aircraft.
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Troop 33 celebrates new Eagle Scouts
Los Altos Boy Scout Troop 33 has awarded the rank of Eagle, the highest award in Scouting, to a total of 231 members since its founding in 1951.
To earn the rank of Eagle, a Scout must plan, develop and lead a team in a service project that benefits a religious institution, school or community.
The troop recently honored its five newest Eagle Scouts:
• William Bassett, a sophomore at Los Altos High School, constructed a garden shed at Egan Junior High School to earn his Eagle rank.
• Nathan Desai, a junior at Monta Vista High in Cupertino, created instruction videos to teach basic English to orphans in India so that the children could make use of computers donated by Home of Hope, a Hillsborough-based charity.
• Aaron Frankel, a senior at Homestead High in Sunnyvale, built benches and an outdoor stage at Gardner Bullis School in Los Altos Hills.
• McGregor Stadtmiller, a senior at the German International School of Silicon Valley in Mountain View, converted planter boxes surrounding heritage trees at Springer School into seating benches for students to use at lunchtime.
• Nathaniel Wipfler, a sophomore at Homestead High, constructed a garden path at Riley's Place, a nonprofit organization that uses the comforting power of animals to help children facing challenges.
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I recently purchased this cast iron pot at a local thrift store for $35.00. I did not know anything about it, but liked it. I have tried to find out any info on it with no success. The pot is cast iron and has no visible seams. It does have what I was told is a GATE(raised ridge on the bottom). It does 3 QT on the bottom as well as a makers mark S & T. It is 7 inches tall and is 9 1/2 inches wide. I do not know if the lid is original as it seems to be made of a lighter tin like material. I was wondering if anyone could give me an idea as to the age of it, as well as the name of the maker and did I get a good deal for $35.00?


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rucontent wrote:The special note on instructions for 10 day retreat includes "no journals" curious about the nature of that "reasoning"...is it to stay in your head.....?
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No matter how you feel about the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, there's one benefit most new moms can't dispute: free breast pump!
After nursing two children, my breast pump was kaput. As I started to shop for a new one for our third child, I was quickly reminded how expensive they are, costing upwards of $300.
A girlfriend told me that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) covered breast pumps, so I looked into it. Sure enough, according to HealthCare.gov, "your health insurance plan must cover the cost of a breast pump - and may offer to cover either a rental or a new one for you to keep." By doing so, the ACA is recognizing breastfeeding and its undeniable preventative health benefits to both mother and baby.
I called our insurance company and they confirmed that they would cover up to $200 for a breast pump and gave me a list of providers. I found the pump I wanted on the provider's website, which retails in stores for $300, but was under the $200 limit since it was from an insurance provider. I ordered it online and received the pump a few days later, free of charge and shipping costs. Wow...what a blessing!
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We are not championship contenders but this team does have talent. Granger,Daniels,S.Williams,Diagu are all very talented players who should provide energy of course ,Williams and Diagu rarely play an Daniels didn't play the first 2/3rd of the season.Foster,Murphy and Dunlevy are solid role players.In the East this team should be good enough to battle for 3rd or 4th best record and nights when they play with energy you can see why but far to often they play like an old team.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The most concern I have is this team doesn't try to play defense.Thats different then saying we're not very good defensively. Sure we don't have the greatest defensive players but then again M.Jackson/R.Miller combinations wasn't great either but they tried there best.This team doesn't put its best effort on in that end of the court.


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The Metal That Put California and South Africa on the Map Is Still a Hot Commodity Around the World
Nearing the "stope," the working face of the mine, the tunnel becomes narrower and the roof begins to slope downward. At the actual mining zone, there's just enough room to squat and watch the miners drilling holes in the rock. Water, used to cool theintense heat generated by the drills, drenches everything, adding to the humidity. Each drilling point has been calculated precisely and marked by the mining engineers. As the drillers complete their task, others fill the holes with sticks of dynamite and connect them with wires all along the stope.
At the end of the shift, the miners, supervisors and visitors crowd into the massive elevator cages for the two-mile trip to the surface. You don't just buzz for the elevator in a gold mine; you go down and up on schedule or you don't go at all.
Back on the surface, it's time to set off the dynamite. But first, the metal shelves where the miners' hard hats are stored must be checked. Every helmet is numbered, with a corresponding number on the shelf. The blast button is pushed only when every single hard hat, and therefore every single miner, has been accounted for. The blast releases tons of gold-bearing ore, which the next shift of workers will load up for the trip to the surface. And so it goes, day after day, at Western Deep Levels and every other underground gold mine in South Africa's Witwatersrand, the fabulously rich arc of gold that runs deep beneath the surface near Johannesburg, in the world's most productive gold-mining country. Zulus call Johannesburg E-goli, the city of gold. Johannesburg exists because of gold; the residue of the mining, the gold "dumps" that still circle the city, are a visible reminder of those early mining days.
For every ounce of gold that finds its way into your wedding band or your mouth, coating the tether of an astronaut's suit or the printed circuit in your computer, as much as 30 tons of rock must be blasted loose and processed. In spite of the maddening difficulty in extracting gold from the earth, men have lusted for and fought over gold for thousands of years. It has changed the course of nations, and has been single-handedly responsible for the statehood of California and the economy of South Africa.
Why do we lust after gold? Why do we go to such extraordinary efforts to find it and to mine it? Is it really worth all that effort?
Yes, and yes again. What dreamer could envision a metal that can be pounded so flat, one ounce can cover 100 square feet or be drawn into a wire five miles long yet retain its beauty and resiliency. What fantasist could conjure up a metal impervious to virtually all acids (save for a potent cocktail called aqua regia, a combination of nitric and hydrochloric acids). But the myths are not myths. They are true, and so it has been since the beginning of recorded history. Egyptian monuments 5,000 years old depict the washing of gold ores. Alluvial deposits, gold that has washed into streams from some distant source, have been worked by hand for all these years.
The obsession with gold wasn't all pretty. Spain's search for El Dorado fueled much of its frantic and ultimately destructive exploration of the New World. Spanish explorers are estimated to have melted down more than 30 tons of pre-Colombian artifacts from the Inca and Aztec empires, destroying much of the incredible gold work in those native cultures' temples and buildings. Scarcely all that is left of the treasure are descriptions: in the Temple of the Sun in Mexico, the walls were covered "from roof to floor with plates and slabs of gold...at harvest time, the temple terraces were carpeted with artificial cornfields made entirely of gold." Even in the New World, the lost wax casting technique used elsewhere was prevalent and highlighted the sophistication of those cultures. Apart from plundering, gold mining also was carried out at a furious pace. In the century between Columbus' voyages to the New World and 1600, an estimated 250 tons of gold were mined.
The fervent search for gold speeded the opening of the American West. Reporting on the California Gold Rush, the San Francisco Californian wrote in May of 1948: "The field is left half planted, the house half built, and everything neglected but the manufacture of shovels and pickaxes." The rush was ignited when a carpenter from New Jersey picked up some gold nuggets near the junction of the American and Sacramento rivers where he was constructing a sawmill--Sutter's Mill, to be exact. By August, there were 4,000 miners on the site. Six thousand wagons, with another 40,000 hopeful "strike 'em rich" adventurers, moved west in 1849 along the California Trail. The first gold mined was found in placer stream deposits, worked easily, though laboriously, with pick, pan and shovel. In time, the gold was traced upstream to the source that led to the so-called "Mother Lode," a gold ore-bearing quartz vein that stretched for more than 100 miles along the Sierra Nevada.
It wasn't the last gold rush in the New World, either. In the United States and the most rugged regions of Canada, the shout would go up: GOLD!!! And the men would follow. Alaska was the site in 1861 and 1880, South Dakota in the 1870s, and then the stampede to the Klondike River of the Yukon Territory of Canada in 1896. And the gold rush continues. At Serra Pelada, deep in the Amazon River basin in Brazil, armies of gold miners scramble like ants into diggings that resemble the great hole left by the diamond rush of the 1880s in Kimberley, South Africa. Clothed in little more than the ever-present mud, they labor to bring up bucket after bucket of wet earth, to be processed at the surface. The site, which means "bald hill" in Portuguese, was discovered in 1980. Ten tons of gold were unearthed in the first 12 months, and that was using the most primitive, and environmentally brutal, recovery methods. It proved to be just the beginning. Gold has been found in tributaries all through the region, followed by the same hordes of miner wanna-bes that turn up at gold rushes around the world. It is called the longest gold rush in history, and it's still going on. But all these previous finds and the current one in Brazil pale in comparison to the world's greatest single source of gold, in South Africa. In February 1886, a handyman digging up a field in what is now the Republic of South Africa uncovered a rock outcropping that he recognized as gold-bearing. He had seen this rock before in Australia. But this was not the making of a new gold rush with picturesque miners scampering around with their picks and shovels. This gold was buried deep within an unforgiving pebbly material called conglomerate, so widely dispersed it could not be seen with the naked eye. This would demand heavy equipment and, especially, a way of recovering the gold trapped in the rock.
Over time, geologists showed that the reef extended in a wide arc that stretched 40 miles east of present-day Johannesburg to 90 miles west. It then picked up again, some 200 miles to the southwest as well as to the southeast. In all, the arc of gold covers more than 300 miles. But the arc, lying as much as three miles beneath the ground, is on average, only one foot thick. This gold was well worth having--but oh so hard to get.
No Tom, Dick or Geraldo could mine this gold. The names associated with South Africa's gold mines were more on the order of Cecil Rhodes and the Rothschilds, men outfitted with money instead of pans and shovels. Four of the six mining houses formed at the time still exist, including Rhodes' Gold Fields of South Africa.
The money was needed to sink shafts deep into the earth and to tunnel out the gold. Then, in 1888, a cyanide process was invented by three local chemists, a method by which the minute bits of gold dispersed in the rock could be extracted.
And so we return to our explorations of Western Deep Levels where by now the dust has settled. Four hours after the blast, noxious gases have dissipated and the second shift of miners descends to load up the ore and transport it to the surface. Processing takes place at the mine. The ore, some as large as boulders, some already smashed to pebbles by the blast, goes through a series of crushers that ultimately reduce all of it to a powder. The talcum-fine powder is mixed with water and thickened to a pulp; then a very diluted cyanide solution is added. The solution is treated, stirred, mixed, filtered and finally mixed with zinc dust to precipitate the gold and other metals present.
The ultimate result is a gold and silver alloy called doré, which is cast into rough bars. These huge bars, with a gold content that ranges from 30 to 90 percent, weigh about 62 pounds. Now they're ready to be shipped to the Rand Refinery near Johannesburg to be melted for assay. Once assayed, they are refined to separate the gold from the silver and other metals that usually occur with it. The refined gold is poured into ingots that shape the gold into bars weighing 400 troy ounces (25 pounds).
Each gleaming bar is incised with the name of the refinery, an identifying number and its exact purity. All the bars assay at least 99 percent pure--but the purity varies slightly. One may be 99.6 percent, another 99.7 percent and a third somewhere in between. This has generally been sufficient for use in jewelry. But the growing use of gold in the so-called "developing world" has resulted in an increase in demand for gold of greater purity, a level of purity once reserved for non-jewelry uses. For these buyers, the already refined bars are subject to an electrolytic process. This increases the purity to "four nines fine," gold that is 99.99 percent pure and destined to be made into 24 karat gold jewelry.
And so, finally, we have our gold. Now, what shall we do with it? All that glitters does not turn into jewelry (though that is the largest end use by far--85 percent of newly mined gold). But gold is as useful as it is decorative. Gold makes it possible for men to walk on the moon: thin coatings of gold, capable of reflecting as much as 98 percent of radiation, are painted onto space suit visors and also control the temperature inside satellites through heat-reflecting shields.
Back on earth, thin films of gold are sandwiched between office building windows, reflecting the sun's heat while adding a beautiful golden glow to the edifice, yet still allowing light to enter. Sheets of gold as fine as gossamer are used to gild the tops of buildings--older buildings whose upper levels still seek to soar skyward in the form of pyramids. Gold is beaten into leaves as thin as 1/280,000 of an inch to decorate leather-bound books. Invisible but vital, gold is used to protect etched circuit boards, in the manufacture of transistors and in telephone relay contacts. In all these uses, gold's own inertness makes it an invaluable ally of industry. This stability--gold doesn't tarnish even over centuries--makes it ideal for use even in the human body.
Given the reverence that gold inspired, the greed it generated and the lengths to which men were willing to go to find it, it was inevitable that gold would be associated with wealth, and in time would become the physical expression of that wealth. In sixteenth and seventeenth century Europe, the acquisition of wealth, especially in the form of gold, was equated with national policy. Gold was good--though no one could ever explain exactly how it benefited a nation's economy.
When the U.S. Congress enacted the Gold Standard Act in March 1900, it stipulated that the Treasury had to maintain a gold reserve of $150 million. According to the international gold standard in effect until the First World War, a country's unit of currency had the value of a fixed weight of gold and could even be exchanged for that weight of gold. Hence, U.S. dollars carried the phrase "gold certificate" and a dollar was defined as 23.22 grains of pure gold.
It all fell apart with the Great Depression of the 1930s; in March 1933, the United States went off the gold standard. The price of gold to the dollar was fixed in January 1934, at $35 an ounce, and at the same time, all gold was withdrawn from circulation. It became illegal for Americans to own gold, other than in the form of jewelry or the fillings in their teeth. People who used gold professionally, such as jewelers, had to have licenses to buy gold. The fixed price had the effect of making gold jewelry affordable to nearly everyone. Why buy fragile flowers or fattening chocolates when a gold brooch would last forever, at almost the same price? While the prices of those flowers and chocolates rose with inflation, gold remained fixed at $35 for 37 years.
Finally, with U.S. gold holdings sinking to an alarming level, in 1971 the tethers on the gold price were loosened. The price rose, tentatively at first, and then with a rush that rattled fillings throughout the jewelry industry, peaking at $850 in 1980. The gold rush then was in melting down granny's jewelry; people descended upon refiners' offices, rushing to take advantage of the hysteria. And yet the world supply was at a peak, increased by a rash of open pit mines that had been put into production quickly once the price of gold started to float.
Throughout this nervous period, as well as before and after it, an agreed-upon value for an ounce of gold was needed; the London Gold Fix was the answer. Twice a day, in the morning and afternoon, bankers representing five of the world's most prestigious banking institutions meet in the offices of N.M. Rothschild & Sons in London to establish the gold price. They negotiate a price that reflects the supply and demand requirements at that moment. Once announced, the price floats around the world as currency markets open. The market is open somewhere around the world at any given time, and so the process is ongoing. The process started in 1919, and probably gave rise to the expression "The fix is in."
Gold has always been relied upon in times of war and natural catastrophes. Whether in the form of coins, plaques or ingots, its anonymity and absolute convertibility has made it a steady companion for people in times of trouble. In modern times, gold has acquired another more nefarious function--smuggling. On Aug. 27, 1996, four women from Kazakhstan were detained at the airport in New Delhi, India. Among them, they were carrying nearly 70 pounds of undeclared gold, secreted in cloth belts they wore around their waists. The gold was valued at $461,668. These women were said to be carriers for a Russian syndicate.
India is a particularly suitable target for smuggled gold and is the world's largest consumer of gold by far. Of the 3,257 tons of gold used throughout the world in 1995, jewelry use accounted for 2,749 tons. India consumed 477 tons of that amount, at least officially, and is heading in 1996 for more than 500 tons. The actual figure for 1995 is even higher, since the Bombay Bullion Association of India acknowledges that an additional 134 tons (or more) of gold was smuggled into the country. Like many consumers in the East, Asian Indians demand pure gold, 24 karat gold, for their jewelry.
Gold also has been used as money for 4,000 years, while currency coins have been with us for at least 2,600 years. The first coins were struck during the reign of King Croesus of Lydia (560-546 b.c.), giving rise to the expression, "As rich as Croesus." By the fifteenth century, coins had acquired serrated or milled edges, to discourage "clipping," the removal of tiny bits of metal. The artistry of one of the world's most renowned goldsmiths, Benvenuto Cellini, was employed in striking coins for the princes of Italy in the early sixteenth century.
In our time, coin collecting, coupled with the desire to own and hold gold, gave rise to a series of popular gold coins, minted by gold-producing countries.
The granddaddy of them all is the South African Krugerrand, named for Paul Kruger, the first Afrikaner leader, and the country's currency, the rand. This coin, first minted in 1967, to date has consumed 1,250 tons of gold (not all coins are one ounce; the Krugerrand, like other countries' coins, is made in several weights, ranging downward from one ounce to 1/10th of an ounce). It was introduced in the United States in 1978, three years after it became legal for Americans to own gold again. But during the period of U.S. sanctions against South Africa, it was illegal to bring in new Krugerrands, although it was still legal to own and trade those already in the country. The odium attached to the coin, however, made it unpopular. But other coins were waiting to take its place, including the beautiful American Eagle, first minted in 1986 and the most popular bullion coin in the United States.
Competition also came from the Canadian Maple Leaf, the Austrian Philharmonic, the Australian Kangaroo-Nugget, the British Britannia and the Chinese Panda. These coins divide sharply into two types. The Krugerrand and the American Eagle contain one ounce of gold in an alloy of 22 karat gold, while the Maple Leaf, the Kangaroo and the Philharmonic are four nines fine; that is, they are pure gold. These ratios remain true in the smaller sizes as well: most coins are minted in half-ounce, quarter-ounce, 1/10-ounce and even smaller sizes. In the Far East, 1/20th-ounce coins are popular. At the other end of the scale, the Australian Kangaroo-Nugget comes in a kilogram size (just over two pounds), more in the nature of a doorstop than a coin.
In spite of the patriotic echoes these coins have in their countries of origin, the most popular coin in the world, according to coin expert Alvaro Meneses-Diaz of New York City's MTB Bank, is the Cat coin from the Isle of Man (a tiny Irish Sea island governed by Great Britain). The inspiration came from the island's Manx cats; subsequent issues depict cats from around the world. The Cat, first minted in 1988, is a four nines fine coin, but is intended for use in jewelry, unlike bullion coins where mint condition is crucial. Of the bullion coins, the Austrian Philharmonic racked up the most sales last year.
Of all the uses to which gold is put, jewelry outweighs the lot. From the time of the pharaohs to the era of the CEOs, from the Incas to the Indians, the Scythians to the Syrians, gold jewelry has been a sign of wealth, beauty, status, religion and excellence.
Expressing one's cultural beliefs and ideas in gold is as old as a seventh century b.c. hair comb showing two gilded fighters, one on a horse, both with swords. The nomadic Scythians, migrating out of Asia, found master goldsmiths, probably Greeks living around the Black Sea, to make their golden treasures.
In the ancient world, the greatest skills were exhibited by the goldsmiths who labored to fill King Tutankhamun's tomb with gold objects to ease his way into the hereafter. Unearthed nearly three millennia later, the gold objects dazzled and dazed the team that found the tomb in 1922, led by Howard Carter.
From that day to our own, goldsmiths have employed virtually the same techniques to make their magic. Thanks to gold's unparalleled virtues of malleability, the infinite ways it lends itself to shaping, molding, stamping, casting, etching, hammering, drawing, heating and chasing, designers have always been drawn to gold. Ninety percent of the jewelry worn in the United States is made by the same lost wax casting technique used thousands of years ago. Only electricity separates the modern maker from his ancient counterpart. Even the pharaoh's goldsmith would feel at home sitting on a jeweler's bench in New York City's jewelry district, centered around 47th Street. It is in that neighborhood that we see the techniques being played out, every day.
In the workshop there of Henry Dunay, the tools and methods used are dictated by the desired look. If hundreds of similar pieces are needed for one necklace, they can be cast for efficiency and uniformity. But finishing the piece with exactly the right texture--the look, for example, of a strand of hair reproduced in gold--requires the deftest of hands, the keenest of eyes, the right tools and patience. For top goldsmiths, everything is in the details.
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On January 15, 2013, at approximately 2:12 p.m., the Pasadena Police Department received a telephone call from a male stating that his brother had been shot. Officers responded to the intersection of Chester Avenue and Maple Street where they found an adult male with a gunshot wound. Paramedics responded to the scene and transported the shooting victim, Zane Goldstein (Caucasian male-21, Pasadena resident), to a local area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries on January 17, 2013.Pasadena Police Detectives have been aggressively investigating this case since the shooting occurred. Lead Detective Ara Bzidigian, Pasadena Police Homicide/Assault & Robbery Investigators, and members of the Southwest Regional Pacific Fugitive Taskforce and the West San Gabriel Valley Anti-Crime Taskforce have arrested three individuals for involvement in this crime. Arrested were a 17 year-old (Black male) and Raymond Ramirez (Hispanic male-23) for attempted murder. On January 17, 2013, Ruby Conchas (Hispanic female-20) was arrested for accessory after the fact. All three suspects are Pasadena residents. Ms. Conchas and the juvenile remain in custody. Mr. Ramirez has been released pending further investigation."Violent crimes, like this senseless shooting, will not be tolerated. The Pasadena Police Department is committed to pursuing predators who act with such reckless disregard for others. I am hopeful the arrest of suspects will bring some level of satisfaction to the victim's family", stated Police Chief Phillip Sanchez.The investigation is continuing and the Pasadena Police Department requests that anyone with information contact the Pasadena Police Department at (626) 744-4241, or you may report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477) or http://lacrimestoppers.org (insert key word Pasadena).
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Oakland Public Works hauls away tons of trash from the public right-of-way every year, from construction debris to household trash. This trash would otherwise end up in our neighborhoods, creeks and waterways. Property values decline where illegal dumping is rampant. Community and governmental agencies need to work in partnership to stop the enormous problem of illegal dumping. Here is how you can help:
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Include the type of debris, amount and location in your report. Never touch hazardous or medical waste!
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- Light outdoor areas around your home and property
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A 98-YEAR-old grandmother is distraught after being hauled out of her bed by a ruthless gang of thieves who ripped the wedding ring from her finger.
The "despicable" thugs smashed into Sarah Isaac's Kidbrooke home and threw her onto her bedroom floor - leaving a gash on her arm - before looting her room while she watched helplessly on January 12.
They dragged the rings from her fingers - including her own and her dead husband's wedding bands - ransacking her room before leaving with her purse, house keys and pension money.
The grandmother-of-two, who lives in Wricklemarsh Road, was already security-conscious and slept with her handbag under her pillow - which was also snatched - having been burgled twice before.
Granddaughter Kate Henderson, who lives in Wilson's Way, Meopham, told News Shopper: "She was very distressed.
"My understanding is about three men gained access to her house through her back door, smashed a glass panel, went up to her bedroom, dragged her out of bed onto the floor, dragged the rings from her fingers, her bracelet, and left her lying there on the floor while they ransacked her room.
"She had to be taken to hospital - she had a gash in her arm where they had man-handled her off the bed."
Mrs Isaac, nicknamed 'Cis' as the eldest of seven children, suffers from dementia and is now terrified in case the villains return.
Her 37-year-old granddaughter says the family "feel sick" after the raid which left broken glass and clothes and mess strewn everywhere.
The head of customer care at an asset manager said: "I think they have to be the lowest of the low, I can't understand what goes through somebody's head.
"To actually physically attack a vulnerable 98-year-old woman - I just don't understand it. "We worry about her falling but it didn't occur to us that someone would target her. "You feel sick. It is just devastating."
Former school dinner lady Mrs Isaac, who has lived there for more than 60 years, cannot understand why she was targeted and stayed with her family because she was too scared to return home.
The widow is most upset about the loss of her beloved husband-of-60-years Arthur Isaac's gold wedding ring and has made a public plea for its safe return.
Greenwich police are keen to speak to anyone who saw anything suspicious on Wricklemarsh Road on January 12 between 4pm and 6pm. DC Karl Buckwell said: "This particular incident is rather despicable and we are keen to hear from anyone who may have information that can assist with our investigation".
Anyone with information about the crime should contact police on 0208 284 9449.
Greenwich police's advice for home security for the elderly and vulnerable:
• Fir doors with a 5 lever mortice deadlock.
• Ensure the frame is strong and will support the door, hinges and lock.
• Make sure your door is a minimum of 45mm thick.
• Consider fitting a London Bar or Birmingham bar to provide additional support to the frame.
• Letterboxes should have an internal cover plate.
• Fit a spy hole and door chain.
• Do not leave house keys in or near the door as they can get removed through the letterbox.
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Say hello to my little... design!
Universal Pictures invites fans to enter the SCARFACE KINGPINS OF DESIGN CONTEST for a chance to win a trip for two where you may see your design on a billboard and as an art card in the upcoming SCARFACE Blu-ray release.
Fans can design Scarface-inspired artwork using classic Tony Montana images from the film. Universal will select the top 25 submissions based on creativity, originality, quality of composition/design and utilization of the Scarface theme. Fans will vote on their favorite 10 submissions and the winners will be featured as the exclusive art cards in the Blu-ray set. The designer who garners the highest number of fan votes will become the grand prize winner and the winning artwork will also be featured on a high-profile billboard in a major U.S. city to promote the release.
Deadline for submission is April 26, 2011.
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Harlan Jay Ellison (born 27 May 1934; age 83) is the extremely prolific American author credited with writing "The City on the Edge of Forever", arguably the most famous episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. Although he has written much that would be called science fiction, he disdains the use of that term. He is considered one of the giants of the field by both fans and professionals and has won dozens of awards. He has written prose fiction and nonfiction, screenplays, episodic television and a computer game based on his own short story "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream".
Ellison occasionally wrote under the pseudonym "Cordwainer Bird", a nom de plume comparable to the venerable "Alan Smithee" used in films; Ellison uses the Bird alias to signal works he feels have been impossibly compromised by others. The pseudonym "Cordwainer Bird" (sometimes spelled Cord Wainer Bird) was first used by Ellison in the late 1950s for works of softcore pornographic fiction. Later, he used the alias on four television episodes he wrote but disowned due to rewrites and once in place of his credit as creator of the series The Starlost. "Cordwainer" comes from Ellison's admiration for science fiction writer Cordwainer Smith; "Bird" is from the dismissive euphemism "for the birds," as well as "flipping the bird," the extension of the middle finger in the direction of someone or something that displeases.
Television work Edit
In addition to his one story for Star Trek, Ellison has contributed stories and teleplays to many other television series. He wrote two 1964 episodes of ABC's anthology series The Outer Limits, "Soldier" (featuring Michael Ansara and Tim O'Connor and directed by Gerd Oswald) and "Demon With a Glass Hand" (co-starring Rex Holman, Arlene Martel, and Abraham Sofaer and directed by Byron Haskin).
He also wrote four episodes of the ABC crime drama Burke's Law, two episodes of the adventure series The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and single episodes of such shows as Cimarron Strip ("Knife in the Darkness", which featured Patrick Horgan, George Murdock, Ron Soble, and Grace Lee Whitney, Logan's Run ("The Crypt", featuring Liam Sullivan), and Tales from the Darkside.
James Caan played Ellison's alter ego in a 1964 episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour entitled "Memo From Purgatory", written by Ellison, based on his own autobiographical book Memos From Purgatory. That episode also starred Walter Koenig and was directed by Joseph Pevney. Later, Ellison and veteran Star Trek writer D.C. Fontana both contributed to the story of the 1973 Ghost Story episode "Earth, Air, Fire and Water", which was directed by Alexander Singer and featured Brooke Bundy and Scott Marlowe.
Ellison has written several more television episodes under his pseudonym "Condwainer Bird" (or "Cord Wainer Bird"), including the 1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea episode "The Price of Doom", which was directed by James Goldstone and guest-starred Steve Ihnat, Jill Ireland, and David Opatoshu. He also used the pseudonym for the pilot episode of the short-lived science fiction series The Starlost, which he created. As such, the series carried the credit "Created by Cordwainer Bird."
Ellison served as a creative consultant on the 1980s revival of The Twilight Zone during its first season (1985-86), since his short stories were used as source material for three episodes (including one he adapted himself, "Paladin of the Lost Hour"). He also wrote two original segments for the series, including "Crazy as a Soup Sandwich", which was directed by Paul Lynch.
From 1993 through 1998, Ellison was a conceptual consultant on the science fiction series Babylon 5 for all five of its seasons, in addition to contributing two original stories. Walter Koenig, Julie Caitlin Brown, Andreas Katsulas, Bill Mumy, and Patricia Tallman were among those who made regular appearances on this series. Ellison was also a conceptual consultant on the four Babylon 5 TV movies which aired in 1998 and 1999.
In 1999, "The Human Operators", a short story by Ellison and A.E. van Vogt was adapted by Naren Shankar as an episode of The Outer Limits revival series, starring Malcolm McDowell and narrated by Kevin Conway.
Most recently, Ellison wrote the teleplay for the Masters of Science Fiction production of "The Discarded", based on his own short story. This production was directed by Jonathan Frakes.
Controversies Edit
Ellison does not suffer fools at all, much less gladly, and feuds have arisen over his mistreatment (perceived and real) at the hands of those for whom he has worked. The most famous of these is probably his feud with Gene Roddenberry, who Ellison believed ruined the story that became "The City on the Edge of Forever". Roddenberry added insult to injury by refusing to change the screen credit to "Cordwainer Bird". On top of that refusal, Roddenberry claimed credit for saving the story for years.
Ellison also claimed that the top-grossing science fiction film, The Terminator, was derivative of two of his teleplays, "Demon With a Glass Hand" and "Soldier", both produced as episodes of the 1963 television series, The Outer Limits. A lawsuit resulted in the appearance of a title card reading "Acknowledgment to the works of Harlan Ellison" at the head of the end credits for The Terminator.
In 1979, Ellison wrote an introduction for a series of American reprints of Doctor Who novelizations, in which he said:
- Star Wars is adolescent nonsense; Close Encounters is obscurantist drivel; Star Trek can turn your brains to purée of bat guano; and the greatest science fiction series of all time is Doctor Who! And I'll take you all on, one-by-one or all in a bunch to back it up!"
- –Harlan Ellison. "Introducing Doctor Who", published in Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks and nine other Doctor Who novelizations. Los Angeles: Pinnacle Books, 1979.
In the same introduction, Ellison said that Star Trek "sententiously purports to be deep and intellectual when it is, in fact, superficial and self-conscious twaddle."
2009 Star Trek lawsuit Edit
In March 2009, Ellison filed a lawsuit against Paramount Pictures, CBS, and Simon & Schuster for what he claims are unpaid residuals owed to him for the use of elements from "The City on the Edge of Forever". Ellison claims that the companies have refused to disclose sales figures on items derived from his work, which include the Crucible trilogy of novels, Christmas ornaments, and any DVD sets containing his episode. Ellison's representative stated that the author "wants every penny of his long ago agreed-upon share of the revenue from Paramount's relentless Trek exploitations." The case has been filed in the Central District of California and is awaiting a hearing date.[1]
In spite of his rocky relationship with the franchise, in November 2009, Ellison offered to write the next installment of Trek, stating, "If anyone out there thinks this melding has legs, let Abrams or anyone else with the chops to get in touch with me directly," Ellison said. "I am without full-time film-agent representation, by choice, at the moment; so if the job presents itself, I will work for pay." [2]
Awards and honors Edit
Ellison has won numerous awards for his work, including eight and a half Hugo Awards, five Bram Stoker Awards (including the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996), three Nebula Awards, and two Edgar Awards. One of his Hugo Awards was for "The City of the Edge of Forever", which won as "Best Dramatic Presentation" in 1968.
His "half-Hugo" was given to him when the film A Boy and His Dog won Best Dramatic Presentation in 1976. The Hugo was given to the film's producers, but Ellison complained that, as the writer of the story on which L.Q. Jones' screenplay was based, he deserved to share in the award. With no extra Hugo statuette available, he was given the base of a Hugo, which he calls his "half-Hugo". Ellison was also nominated for a Nebula Award for A Boy and His Dog.
Ellison is the only author in Hollywood to win the Writers Guild of America Award for Most Outstanding Teleplay four times. One of these wins was for "The City on the Edge of Forever". He had previously earned the award for his Outer Limits script "Demon With a Glass Hand". These mark the only two times the award was won during the 1960s by a writer for a predominantly science-fiction television series. Star Trek writers Barry Trivers and John D.F. Black also won the award during the decade, both for their work on other series.
Ellison won the WGA Award two more times during his career: for his original 1973 "Phoenix Without Ashes" script for The Starlost and for his 1986 teleplay "Paladin of the Lost Hour" for the revival of The Twilight Zone. His four wins tie him with Howard Rodman for the most in WGA history.
In addition, Ellison was awarded the Silver Pen for Journalism by International PEN, the first Living Legend Award by the International Horror Guild, and the Bradbury Award by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He also won the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal's "Distinguished Skeptic Award", in recognition of his contributions to science and critical thinking.
Further reading Edit
- "Harlan Ellison, Part One" Lee Goldberg, Starlog, issue 100, November 1985, pp. 58-60, 93
- "Harlan Ellison, Part Two" Lee Goldberg, Starlog, issue 101, December 1985, pp. 34-36
External links Edit
- HarlanEllison.com – official site
- Harlan Ellison at Wikipedia
- Harlan Ellison at the Internet Movie Database
- Harlan Ellison at SF-Encyclopedia.com


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Results secretary Philip Rhodes said: "We have a meeting next Tuesday at Campion.
"It is really a development meeting but we cannot leave it until our next proper meeting on March 11 to make a decision as it will be too late.
"We only managed to play one match last Saturday – Wibsey v Salts Reserves – and that was on an artificial pitch at Thornton Grammar School.
"It took Steeton five attempts to play their West Riding County FA Challenge Cup tie against Oxenhope Rec, and Steeton are already on their second attempt to play the quarter-final against Brighouse Town Reserves.
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MILFORD Haven Swimming Club is proud of their squad who successfully competed at the Wales Junior Development Meeting that was held at the Swansea International Pool.
The club, nicknamed The Tigers, saw their competitors all swim to a high standard, achieving medals and many personal best times.
Special mention of the strong girls' age 8-9 relay team who won gold in both their freestyle and medley races, and they were up against some really tough competition from other Welsh clubs.
Head coach, Chris Davies, said: "I am proud of every swimmers achievement that competed.
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OK, I saw a blog on here to do with booking MiTB 2012, so I thought I'd have a go myself. Please comment, whether the card is good or sucks beyond recognition.
Here we go:
Match 1: Raw Money in the Bank Ladder Match:
Dolph Ziggler vs. The Miz vs. Kane vs. Jack Swagger vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Sin Cara
WINNER: Dolph Ziggler
Match 2: World Heavyweight Championship:
Sheamus (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio
WINNER: Sheamus
Match 3: United States Championship:
Santino Marella (c) vs. Antonio Cesaro
WINNER: Antonio Cesaro by DQ (Santino retains)
Match 4: Winners become Raw & SD! GM and No.1 Contender:
John Cena & Vince McMahon vs. Big Show & John Laurinaitis
WINNERS: John Cena & Vince McMahon
Match 5: SmackDown Money in the Bank Ladder Match:
Christian vs. Wade Barrett vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Justin Gabriel vs. Damien Sandow
WINNER: Wade Barrett
Match 6: Diva's Championship:
Layla (c) vs. Beth Phoenix
WINNER: Layla
Match 7: 30 minute Submissions Only Iron Man WWE Championship:
CM Punk (c) vs. Daniel Bryan
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We all remember the pleasures and pains of our first car. It's one of those rare and beautiful moments in every teen's life, filed for all posterity in our hearts right next to your first kiss. For some, it was the horror of not having one in high school and depending on friends-or worse, parents-for rides. Many who did have cars during high school had to get a job flipping burgers after school just to pay for gas and insurance. But it's a car! Every teenager lucky enough to buy or be given a car knows just how priceless that degree of freedom is.
Fourteen-year-old Jamie Davis of Peoria, Arizona, will not be one of those poor souls doomed to depend on mommy and daddy to chauffeur her everywhere. Not only will she get to drive her own car when she hits the big 1-6, she should also be the envy of all her friends. As long as she keeps up her stellar grades in school, she'll inherit the family's hot-rodded '90 Corvette convertible!
Jamie's parents, Jim and Karen, are avid car people and big-time fans of Vettes, having gone through at least a dozen 'glass cars over the years. They bought and modified the open-cockpit C4 in 1996, inspired by the impressive '96 Grand Sports. The '90 received all the G/S cosmetic treatment, including '96 front and rear bumper covers, taillights, and side moldings. Jim painted the convertible Admiral Blue with the appropriate Grand Sport striping, and upgraded the entire interior to '96, including the dash and black leather seats. "My dad did all of the work at home in our garage!" Jamie boasts.
The heart of this ragtop is still the original L98 and ZF six-speed, but the motor has been significantly worked over to perform like a Grand Sport's 330hp LT4. Its heads have been fortified with parts from Crane, while the stock intake manifold has been ported and polished. A custom camshaft helps to fatten up the power band in addition to Jim's homemade forced cold air induction and his handcrafted three-inch aluminum crossover pipes that carry exhaust from ported L98 manifolds to DynoMax LT4 tips. Jim likewise beefed up the transmission pieces with a ZR-1 clutch disc and pressure plate.
The convertible is a practical and reliable street car first and foremost, but it also enjoys more than its fair share of abuse on the track. It gets autocrossed on a regular basis, and frequently wins thanks in large part to a very effective suspension. The FX3 Select Ride front suspension is lowered 1 inch and is fully bushed with urethane pieces. Bilstein shocks and high-performance brake pads adorn all four corners while Z51 rear anti-sway bar and springs work to keep the 3.33:1-geared rearend planted through tight corners. The '90 is plenty of fun in a straight line as well, having run the quarter in 12.9 seconds at 108 mph, and Jim has run the Vette's speedo up as far as 163mph!
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DEVIZES slipped to their first South West One East away defeat since Sepetmber as they came out on the wrong side of a defence-dominated encounter in Oxfordshire.
In the first of three matches on the road for the Saddlebacks, it was the home side who had the better of the early exchanges, missing an early penalty.
From the restart, Devizes had their best spell of the first half, fly-half Rory Brown looking dangerous with ball in hand, but Witney too held firm.
The home side's larger pack ensured they finished the opening 40 minutes better, Devizes' Julian Taylor being sent to the sin-bin, but the visitors held out until the interval.
Witney continued to hold sway at the restart, but their efforts only brough the reward of a penalty by fly-half Phil Thomas.
Devizes though hit back with the only try of the game when a lineout set up an excellent platform.
Eventually, Brown jinked through the defence for his fourth try in two matches and slotted the conversion to put his side 7-3 in front.
Witney's forwards got them back into it, earning the territory and a penalty that Thomas knocked over to cut the deficit to a point.
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As a reminder, I did not have adjuvant chemo - not really the done thing here and didn't qualify for BILCAP.
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I'll admit: I'm a
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augmented exosuits
, also known as exoskeletons. For those unfamiliar with exactly what that is, just think of Tony Stark's Iron Man suit and you'll get the picture.
I. NASA Joins "Iron Man" Race
Exoskeletons are rapidly advancing into the realm of reality, offering
both military
and medical applications
. But the best work likely lies ahead in this exciting emerging field.
The latest player on the exoskeleton scene is the
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Robonaut 2 project
-- a humanoid like robot NASA was planning on sending on unmanned space missions -- NASA has
developed an exoskeleton
dubbed "X1" that doubles both as a load-bearing exosuit and a novel workout machine.
Co-designed by the
Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition
(IHMC) of Pensacola, FL (a multi-university non-profit research center) and
Oceaneering Space Systems
of Houston (a subsidiary of Oceaneering International, Inc. (
), a maritime contractor), the 57-pound suit is strapped onto the legs, with supporting traps worn over the shoulders, backpack-style.
A female "space cadet" straps on NASA's exoskeleton. [Image Source: NASA]
The X1 is specially designed to deliver a rich array of movements for the wearer. It features 10 degrees of freedom and four motorized joints (the hips and knees), plus six passive joints (used for sidestepping, turning and pointing, and flexing a foot).
II. Multipurpose Suit Both Load Bears and Provides Resistance Training
In workout mode, the device reverses the standard exoskeleton equation, with the motors instead resisting movement to provide resistance training. This could be valuable to helping astronauts exercise and maintain muscle mass while in space, a place where large traditional exercise machines are problematic.
In standard assist mode, the X1 could be used on a Moon or Mars mission to assist the human space traveller in hoisting heavy boxes. Though NASA did not explicitly mention it, the system's electric storage could likely be recharged by solar power at the landing site.
NASA has a pretty neat video of the suit in action here (complete with fun electronic groove soundtrack):
NASA Space Technology Program chief Michael Gazarik comments, "What's extraordinary about space technology and our work with projects like Robonaut are the unexpected possibilities space tech spinoffs may have right here on Earth. It's exciting to see a NASA-developed technology that might one day help people with serious ambulatory needs begin to walk again, or even walk for the first time. That's the sort of return on investment NASA is proud to give back to America and the world."
III. Helping Paraplegics Walk
Back on Earth; NASA also has ambitious plans for the device -- namely, using it to assist paraplegics (those who suffer from paralysis below the waist). NASA and the IHMC have developed advanced assisted walking algorithms capable of navigating over "varied terrain". This could allow handicapped individuals to walk freely for the first time, even climbing up stairs like able-bodied folks.
IHMC director Ken Ford comments, "We greatly value our collaboration with NASA. The X1's high-performance capabilities will enable IHMC to continue performing cutting-edge research in mobility assistance while expanding into the field of rehabilitation."
NASA and the IHMC want to use the suit to help Paraplegics walk. [Image Source: eHow]
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funds the NASA exoskeleton work. The bad news is that this and other programs
could be at risk
if mandatory budget cuts kick in amid the partisan deadlock on the budget.
Hopefully, this novel program continues to receive the funding it deserves, stepping (with a bit of help) one step closer to helping the paralyzed walk and helping astronauts achieve superhuman load-bearing operations.
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