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Falcon Relays a breeze for Demons
WEST BURLINGTON – The Washington boys' track team fought the wind as much as the competition as it participated in its second outdoor meet of the season at the Falcon Relays on Monday, March 31. The results contained a bevy of top-10 finishes for the Demons and Washington finished 10th in the team standings with 64 points.
Senior Carl Sivels placed second in the 100-meter dash with his time of 10.92 seconds.
"I really thought Carl was the standout of the night," Washington head coach Steve Roth said.
Sophomore Jose Tapia's time of 11.69 was good enough to place him ninth in the field in the 100-meter dash as well. Mason Quigley also ran the 100-meter dash and finished 11th in 12.13.
In the 200-meter dash, three Washington runners competed. Tapia finished seventh in 26.27, sophomore Bryce Rickey placed ninth in 26.42 and sophomore Ethan Hanson was 14th in 27.84.
The 400-meter dash featured another Demon top-10 time as sophomore Michael Ellingson finished the race in 1:01.67, good for ninth in the field. Freshman Bryce Sinn also ran the 400 and finished in 1:08.83 which placed him 12th.
Sinn moved up in the field when he ran the 800-meter. His time of 2:37.24 placed him ninth. Sinn was followed closely by his classmate David Mares, who finished 10th in 2:37.42.
Junior Curtis Vest made his first appearance on the list of Washington top-10 finishers as he completed the 1,600-meter run in 5:34.61, placing him eighth. Mares came in at 6:09.61 for a ninth-place finish and freshman Ryan Loy completed the 1,600 in 6:10.05 to place 10th. Vest wasn't done, however. He also placed seventh with a time of 12:48.47 in the 3,200-meter run.
"Our distance guys are young but they are competing with the upper-classmen from the other schools very well," Roth added.
Junior Jacob Hennigan represented the Demons well in the 110-meter hurdles, finishing in fifth place with a time of 15.53. Freshman Caleb Bex finished 10th with a time of 19.81.
The 4x100-meter relay team of sophomore Jack Giardino, senior Tanner Knupp, senior Mason Quigley and senior Carl Sivels placed fourth with a time of 47.29.
The 4x200-meter relay team of Alex Coker, senior Noah Lebsack, Gage Redlinger and Sivels got another first-place finish, their second in as many tries, with a time of 1:36.12. That time was 26 hundredths of a second faster than their last time out.
"We had better exchanges during the 4x2 this time," Roth commented.
The 4x400-meter relay team of Coker, Hennigan, Lebsack and Redlinger just missed another first-place finish, coming in second by 3.1 seconds. Coker, Hennigan, Lebsack and Redlinger finished the race in 3:40.62.
Washington's distance medley team finished third in 4:10.08. The team was Coker, senior Jacob Green, Knupp and freshman Kyle Schindler. The Demon 4x110-meter shuttle hurdle relay finished fourth with a time of 1:04.17. That team was Giardino, junior Alex Gonzalez, Hennigan and Redlinger.
"The shuttle hurdle race was difficult with the wind but that time was still one of our best in the past two years," Roth stated.
Freshman Bryce Craff and Hanson represented Washington in the long jump, placing 13th and 14th. Craff landed at 15-6½ and Hanson at 14-5½.
Junior Tommy Peterson continued to dominate the field in the shot put, notching his third consecutive first-place finish. Peterson threw a 47-2½ to out-throw the competition by over five inches.
"Tommy keeps winning and we'll take it. If he can stay around the 49 feet area, he will keep winning," Roth elaborated.
Junior Tama Leutele came in seventh with a throw of 40-2½ and freshman Karlton Skubal was 16th at 32-5.
Leutele and Skubal also threw the discus for the Demons. Leutele placed ninth with a throw of 101-3 and Skubal came in 13th at 78-4. All the placements for Washington were in Class A.
In Class B, the Columbus Community and Highland boys represented their schools well.
Columbus sophomore Mauricio Ramirez finished first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.16. Highland senior Kody Wood finished the 100 in 12.01, placing him fifth. Huskie sophomore James McPherson came in 13th in 13.26 and Wildcat freshman Danny Fuentes was 17th in 14.15.
Columbus senior Rickey Rivers finished first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.17. Finishing just 13 hundredths behind Rivers was Highland senior Chris Ford. Huskie sophomore Nash Oriano placed 16th in 30.83.
In the 400-meter dash senior David Ayala of the Wildcats placed sixth in 1:01.12, just 33 hundredths in front of his classmate Mark Ramirez. Huskies sophomore Tucker Hall placed 11th in 1:02.71 and freshman Matt Hoenig 12th in 1:03.29.
J.D. Lekwa of Columbus placed eighth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:47.97, followed by his freshmen teammates Tanner Shellabarger and Derek Tisor, who placed 10th in 2:53.18 and 11th in 2:53.2.
Huskie sophomore Keiffer Sexton had the top 1,600-meter time at 5:11.77. Wildcat senior Efrain Barajas came in right behind Sexton in the standings at 5:23.29. Highland also had freshman Jake Wood place sixth in 5:31.7 and sophomore Jared Gringer place 12th in 6:30.93.
Sexton registered another first-place finish in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 11:09.9. Columbus sophomore Josh Keller placed fourth in 12:14.59.
Huskie senior Austin McCarthy placed third in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:07.82. Two spots behind McCarthy in the field was Columbus freshman Tucker Morrisson with a time of 1:14.88.
The Columbus 4x100-meter relay team of senior Lous Garrison, Maur. Ramirez, Rivers and junior Angel Rodriguez placed first with a time of 47.49. The Huskie quartet of senior Greg Barber, freshman Hoenig, senior Tanner Vohnamme and senior Jacob Wilson placed fourth in 50.58.
The 4x200-meter relay team for the Wildcats consisting of freshman Carter Colby, Maur. Ramirez, Rivers and Rodriguez placed second with a time of 1:41.86. The Huskie foursome of Barber, Ford, Wilson and senior Kody Wood garnered another fourth-place finish with a time of 1:46.65.
Highland got a relay win in the 4x400-meter as Ford, McCarthy, J. Wood and K. Wood finished in 3:52.49. Ayala, senior Efrain Barajas, Keller and Mark Ramirez finished fifth in 4:11.43 for Columbus.
The Wildcat team of senior Anthony Garcia, Lekwa, Shellabarger and Tisor took fifth place in the 4x800-meter relay with a time of 11:19.09. Huskies Gringer, Hall, McPherson and Oriano came in fifth in 4:27.24.
Rodriguez placed second in the high jump at 6 feet even and Wilson was third at 5-4. Rivers was first in the long jump at 20-9¾. Maur. Ramirez placed second at 19-11, Wilson was sixth at 17-1/4, Barber tied for eighth at 16-11 and McPherson was 11th at 12-1½.
Mark Ramirez finished second in the shot put with a throw of 43-4. Wildcat senior Peter Cano was 10th at 32-8. Columbus' sophomore Trace Taylor registered a throw of 30 feet, good for 13th place. Fuentes was 18th at 25-1 and freshman Logan Dutton of the Huskies 19th at 20-4.
In the discus throw, Mark Ramirez was the first of four consecutive Wildcat finishes with his throw of 82-3½, placing him 11th. In 12th place was freshman Erik Rees at 74-2½, Taylor took 13th at 69-10½ and freshman Joan Mejia 14th at 68 feet. Dutton was 16th at 36-11.
As a team Columbus Community finished seventh with 111 points. Highland finished ninth in the point standings with 82.


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Kristen Stewart Pants Sweep Cannes Film Festival
Actress Kristen Stewart has captured the media's attention by wearing colorful Balenciaga pants at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday.
The "Snow White & The Huntsman" star became the face of the design label in January and has been spotted in many Balenciaga outfits recently, but none as captivating at the floral number this week.
Promoting her new movie "On The Road," the first-ever film adaptation of Jack Kerouac's classic 1957 novel, Stewart posed on the carpet at the annual film festival. The 22-year-actress donned bright yellow pants with multicolored floral designs and ankle zippers, paired with simple black pumps.
A fashion icon, fans of the "Twilight" star expressed mixed reactions to Stewart's pants via Twitter this week, with "Kristen's Stewart's Pants" becoming a trending topic on Yahoo.
"Do you think Kristen Stewart's pants look like a Betty Crocker confetti cake," asked 4TNZ.
Fashion Group posted, "Love these print @Balenciaga pants on #KristenStewart at the Cannes Film Festival."
"Obsessing over Kristen Stewart's Balenciaga pants," posted E! News.
Siti wrote, "Looks good on her," while Kelly wrote, "Kristen Stewart's pants are DIVINE!"
Emilio joked about the pant's print, writing, "You got bad reception in your pants, Kristen Stewart. Try moving a stretching out your arms to boost the signal."
Stewart's film "On The Road" will premiere at Cannes, but does not have a U.S. distributor yet. Describing her role as Marylou in the film about the beat generation, the actress said she "pushed herself" hard in order to become the sexy, adventurous character.
"I wanted to do it," said the actress during a news conference about the film. "I love pushing. I love scaring myself."
Stewart's "Snow White & The Huntsman" will hit theaters June 1.


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"In the era of globalization we must recognize that the International language for Professionals is Certification."
"Training at Multimatics is very good because the trainer are very experinced and have a very high skill."
"Toward AEC 2015, our students must be equipped with International Certification so they can compete with foreigners."
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"Faith, Family, and Ducks": Fundraiser brings Duck Dynasty cast members to UALR
Willie and Korie Robertson, best known for their reality show, "Duck Dynasty" on A&E, made a special appearance at the UALR Jack Stephens Center Saturday, Jan. 18.
The event, billed "Faith, Family, and Ducks," was organized to promote the Spark of Life fundraiser in Little Rock, which raises money to fund the organization's grief recovery retreats. All of the proceeds from the event and the silent auction that took place during the fundraiser will help fund the free retreats.
Spark of Life is a non-profit organization that offers grief recovery retreats to help families cope with a loss. A loss doesn't have to only be of a loved one, it can also be of a job. The organization's motto is "living forward."
After the loss of their grandson in 2007, David and Debbie Matthews co-founded Spark of Life. David serves as the Executive Director and Debbie as Co-ordinator of the retreats. Event Director Barry Stegler said people ask, "Well when do you go to a retreat or know you are ready? It's when you get in the car and go, whether it's two months or ten years."
Also appearing at the fundraiser was American impressionist and Arkansas artist Trey McCarley of Little Rock. He painted an oil-on canvas live on stage titled, "Reflections of Faith." The painting was part of a silent auction that was held during the fundraiser to benefit the grief recovery retreats.
"God is the artist, our lives are the canvas," McCarley said. He enjoys painting landscapes outdoors. The painting, autographed by Willie and Korie Robertson, was auctioned off for $5,500 at the end of the event.
Two-time Nashville Rising Star Winner and recording artist, Bobby Cool, also made a guest appearance. His sang several feet-tapping, country feel good songs from his debut album, "Light In The Dark." Cool said, "spirituality motivates him and organizations like this are wonderful on spreading the word and message." His album is set for release in Spring 2014. Cool and his wife reside in Nashville, Tenn., along with their one month old son.
The Robertsons, who are known for their strong Christian faith and support of adoption, spoke mostly on family values regarding their reality show Duck Dynasty. "It's tough making a show that kids, parents, and grandparents can all watch together," Willie Robertson said. The Robertson's grew up really poor. "He [God] is the reason for our success Isaiah says."
He talked about the tough times growing up, remembering tracking success through school lunches. While in elementary, he received free lunches. Then, in intermediate, the lunches increased to a reduced price. By the time he was in high school, the lunch was full price. "We [the business] had to be doing something right to go up to full priced lunches," Robertson said.
Korie Robertson mentioned she knew when the show began to get big and their lives were about to change. "We didn't really know until people started showing up with Ohio license plates to our warehouse." She said she had always been curious about adoption and after their first adoption she knew they wanted to adopt again. The couple now have five children and live in West Monroe, La.
Duck Commander Warehouse, located in West Monroe, started with Robertson's father, Phil Robertson running the company out of a living room operation at home. Duck calls were made, packaged, assembled, and shipped from the family home.


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Palob Godalhi was a Human male who was the son of decorated constable Janu Godalhi and played a major role in the Tethan resistance against the Galactic Empire.
Palob Godalhi was the chief aide to Winfrid Dagore during the Galactic Civil War. He came into possession of the Moldy Crow when Dagore was captured by IG-72 and Dace Bonearm; though he later landed it in the Rebel ship New Hope, giving it to the Alliance for their missions. From there, the ship was requisitioned by Kyle Katarn.
After the fall of Palpatine, Palob together with his father wrote several history books about the Galactic Civil War.
Behind the scenesEdit
Palob Godalhi's name is an anagram of Pablo Hidalgo.
- Rebel Dawn (First appearance)
- "The Dark Forces Saga" on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Janu Godalhi in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game – Most Wanted Expansion Pack (Card: Palob Godalhi—HWK-290)
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Lactobacillus Reuteri for the Treatment of Infantile Colic: (LRTIC)
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Infantile colic is characterized by excessive crying (defined as crying that last at least 3 hours a day, for 3 days a week, for at least 3 weeks) in an otherwise healthy infant. The crying typically starts in the first few weeks of life and ends by 4-5 months of age. The condition is usually self-limited, with no long-term adverse effects; however, it may be very distressing to parents, hence, any safe and effective treatment would be desirable. Recently, it has been suggested that probiotics may offer some benefit.This is based on the results of one open randomized controlled trial. In this trial, 83 breast-fed infants with colic defined as >3 hours of crying on >3 days/week were randomly allocated to receive Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 (108 colony-forming units, once daily 30 minutes after feeding) or simethicone (60 mg/day as 15 drops twice a day after feeding) for 28 days. Mothers followed a cow's milk free diet. By day 28 after randomization, mothers of infants in the probiotic group were significantly more likely than mothers of infants in the simethicone group to report a reduction from baseline in average crying time to less than 3 hours per day (95% vs. 7%). In addition, median crying times were significantly shorter in the probiotic group than in the simethicone group. No adverse effects of L. reuteri were reported.
Although the mechanism of action of L. reuteri for treating infantile colic has not been elucidated yet, the findings are very promising. However, there are some methodological limitations to the study, including no allocation concealment, no blinding, and no intention-to-treat analysis; these may result in selection, performance, and/or attrition biases and, eventually, invalidate the results. Another limitation of the study is the lack of a true placebo group. Given these consideration a new study is proposed that is aiming to overcome these limitations.
|Infantile Colic Crying
|Dietary Supplement: Lactobacillus reuteri (DSM 17938)
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Lactobacillus Reuteri (DSM 17938) for the Treatment of Infantile Colic: a Randomized Double-blind Placebo Controlled Trial
- Duration of crying (minutes per day) [ Time Frame: 21 days ]
- Reduction on the daily average crying time >50% during the study [ Time Frame: 21 days ]
- Reduction of the daily average crying time, from baseline to the end of the treatment period, to <3 hours/day [ Time Frame: 21 days ]
- Persistence of infantile colic after the intervention [ Time Frame: 21 days ]
- Parental perception of severity [ Time Frame: 21 days ]
- Parental or family quality of life [ Time Frame: 21 days ]
- Growth parameters [ Time Frame: 21 days ]
- Adverse effects (e.g. vomiting, constipation, etc.) [ Time Frame: 21 days ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|December 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Dietary Supplement: Lactobacillus reuteri (DSM 17938)
Eligible infants will be randomly assigned to receive either L. reuteri 108 CFU per day or placebo. Both the active treatment and placebo will be taken orally, 1 times daily, for 21 days.
All infants are eligible for screening. If a patient appears to meet the criteria for enrollment and express interest in the study, cow's milk elimination diet will be prescribed for 1 week to a breastfeeding mother (and to an infant, in case of formula fed infants). Care givers will be asked to record for 1 week symptoms of colic. Children fulfilling inclusion criteria will be asked to participate in the study.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|1 Month to 5 Months (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Full-term infants age <5 months
- Infantile colic (>3 hours of crying on >3 days in the week) within 7 days prior to enrollment
- Exclusive or predominant (>50%) breastfeeding
- Informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Acute or chronic illness
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Use of any antibiotics and/or probiotic pharmaceutical products within 7 days prior to the study.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01046617
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01046617
|The Medical University of Warsaw, Outpatient Clinic
|Warsaw, Poland, 01-184
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Hania Szajewska, Department of Paediatrics, The Medical University of Warsaw
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01046617 History of Changes
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|First Submitted:
|January 11, 2010
|First Posted:
|January 12, 2010
|Last Update Posted:
|June 5, 2012
|Last Verified:
|June 2012
Keywords provided by Medical University of Warsaw:
infantile colic
Lactobacillus reuteri
duration of crying
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Infant, Newborn, Diseases


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Concerts. Theatrical performances. Art exhibits. The local arts scene is poised to offer many uplifting inspirational moments this year. We talked with the directors of nine area institutions and gave them center stage to share their plans.
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
- Erika Torri, Joan & Irwin Jacobs executive director
- Annual budget: $1.3 million
- Number of patrons annually: 100,000
- Goal for 2010: "Finish the fiscal year with a balanced budget and restore salaries and benefits to 2008/2009 values." (They were cut due to the recession.)
La Jolla Playhouse
- Christopher Ashley, artistic director
- Annual budget: $11.7 million
- Number of patrons annually: 100,000
- Goal for 2010: "To advance theater as an art form and as a vital social, moral and political platform by providing unfettered creative opportunities for the leading artists of today and tomorrow."
La Jolla Art Association
- Kristine deYoung, president
- Annual budget: $30,000-$35,000
- Number of patrons annually: 1,000-1,200
- Goal for 2010: "To get approximately $50,000 in tax-deductible donations, since we are a 501.3.c, to be able to continue operating as an art organization with a gallery."
La Jolla Music Society
- Christopher Beach, artistic director
- Annual budget: $3.2 million
- Number of patrons annually: 37,165
- Goal for 2010: "The Chopin Bicentennial Celebration. La Jolla Music Society will be partnering with the San Diego Symphony, the San Diego Youth Symphony and the California Ballet to present a Chopin Bicentennial Celebration honoring the 200th birthday of Frederic Chopin with 16 concerts throughout 2010.
"La Jolla Music Society has invited six different pianists to give their interpretations of Chopin's music and opens the celebration with a recital by Garrick Ohlsson on Jan. 15. This celebration will include not only Chopin's works for solo piano, but also, all of his works for piano and orchestra, all of his chamber music, as well as his songs. The ballet 'Les Sylphides,' set to Chopin's music, will be performed by the California Ballet. This will be the largest Chopin celebration in the United States."
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
- Hugh M. Davies, The David C. Copley director
- Annual operating budget: $7.3 million
- Number of patrons annually: 164,000
- Goal for 2010: "To continue to serve as a laboratory for contemporary art by presenting exhibitions that showcase the dynamic work of both emerging and established artists. We are excited about several upcoming exhibitions that embody this goal, including Pleasure Point in February 2010, an exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of our Contemporary Collectors acquisitions support group; followed in the summer by 'Here Not There,' a large-scale survey exhibition of San Diego artists.
"In March 2010, we will present new works, created specifically for our downtown Jacobs Building, by four young artists, including San Diego's own Lael Corbin. Also downtown, we will present a citywide street art exhibition, 'Viva la Revolución: A Dialogue with the Urban Landscape,' in the summer."
Del Mar Foundation
- Maile D'Arcy, executive director
- Annual budget: $200,000
- Number of patrons annually: No patron count has been taken. There are four summer concerts, and Powerhouse Park is full each time. First Thursdays is subscription-based and is sold out each season, limited to seating at the Powerhouse Meeting Center.
- Goal for 2010: "The Del Mar Foundation has a very successful Cultural Arts program, which includes First Thursdays and the Summer Twilight Concert Series. Our goal for 2010 is to expand our Community Grants program and educate the community on our Gift Planning opportunities."
La Jolla Symphony & Chorus
- Steven Schick, music director
- Annual budget: $388,000
- Number of patrons annually: 10,000
- Goal for 2010: "Finding a sponsor to help finance the San Diego premiere of Tan Dun's multimedia extravaganza, 'The Map,' in our 2010-2011 season."
San Diego Junior Theatre
- Desha Crownover, artistic director
- Annual budget: $1.3 million
- Number of patrons annually: 55,000 (including audience and youth in school programs)
- Goal for 2010: "In our 62nd season, San Diego Junior Theatre is looking forward to building on our history and bringing our audiences the highest-quality productions possible. We plan to do this by bringing in San Diego's talented arts professionals, including Ed Hollingsworth ('A Midsummer Night's Dream') and Steve Anthony (SDJT's premiere of 'Fame'), to direct our talented young students."
North Coast Repertory Theatre
- David Ellenstein, artistic director
- Annual operating budget: $1.7 million
- Number of patrons annually: 45,000
- Goal for 2010: "To create even greater theater for San Diego County."


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Olav V, King of Norway
|Alexander Edward Christian Frederik
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|2 July 1903 at 17:50 (= 5:50 PM )
|Sandringham, England, 52n50, 0e30
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|Data source
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|09°39' 20°15 Asc. 07°50'
King of Norway from 1957 until his death. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg,
He became Crown Prince and heir apparent to the throne of Norway when his father was elected king in 1905. He was the first heir to the Norwegian throne to be brought up in Norway since Olav IV, and his parents made sure he was given as Norwegian an upbringing as possible. In preparation for his royal duties, he attended both civilian and military schools. In 1929, he married his first and second cousin Princess Märtha of Sweden. During World War II his leadership was much appreciated and he was appointed Norwegian Chief of Defencein 1944. At his death, he was the last surviving grandchild of Edward VII of the United Kingdom and Alexandra of Denmark.
Due to his considerate, down-to-earth style, King Olav was immensely popular, resulting in the nickname Folkekongen ("The People's King"). In a 2005 poll by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, Olav was voted "Norwegian of the century".
King Olav died from a heart attack on 17 January 1991 at 10:20 PM in Oslo, Norway, aged 87.
- parent->child relationship with Astrid, Princess of Norway (born 12 February 1932)
- parent->child relationship with Harald V, King of Norway (born 21 February 1937)
- parent->child relationship with Ragnhild, Princess of Norway (born 9 June 1930)
- child->parent relationship with Haakon VII, King of Norway (born 3 August 1872)
- child->parent relationship with Maud of Wales (born 26 November 1869)
- other kin relationship with Lorentzen, Haakon (born 23 August 1954)
Source Notes
Taeger quotes Lescaut via Cahiers Astrologigues Nr. 28.
Sy Scholfield quotes same data from official announcement, "Accouchement of Princess Charles of Denmark," The Times, 3 July 1903, p. 9: "We received the following official announcement last night:-- Her Royal Highness Princess Charles of Denmark (Princess Maud) gave birth to a son this evening at 5 50 [at the Agent's House in Sandringham]." Note: The article refers to Appleton House which is at Flitcham, a village in the Sandringham estate.
- Traits : Personality : Loved by all
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Heart disease/attack
- Family : Childhood : Advantaged
- Family : Childhood : Only child
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Three)
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 87)
- Notable : Famous : Royal family (Norway)
- 1903 births
- Birthday 2 July
- Birthplace Sandringham, ENG (UK)
- Sun 9 Cancer
- Moon 20 Libra
- Asc 7 Sagittarius
- 1991 deaths
- Traits : Personality : Loved by all
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Heart disease/attack
- Family : Childhood : Advantaged
- Family : Childhood : Only child
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs
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100% brick exterior home in oak forest of huge trees near Lake Travis. Peaceful neighborhood, colonial column covered front porch, new interior carpet and paint, cathedral ceiling in living-kitchen-dining. Open country kitchen dining to living. Cabinets galore and hard tile floors with patio door. Ceiling fans throughout. Extra 0.82-Acre large Lot in back yard available at additional cost. Cultured marble counter top and sink basins in baths with tub-shower combos. Hall laundry closet. Storage building.
Bring your boat! Minutes from Cedar Park and only seconds to get to Lake Travis with Public park and boat ramp near by. Leander ISD! Great location! Large lot with great functional floor plan. Updated home on large lot. Fully remodeled kitchen and bathroom. Brand new appliances. Large bedrooms with new pad/carpet. ~Buyer to verify all information~ Septic has been pumped and inspected by LCRA. Agent is related to seller.
New roof in 2017 the completely updated kitchen includes new counter tops, stainless steel appliance package includes new stove with interchangeable stove top and double oven, microwave and refrigerator. Fresh interior and exterior paint, new doors, fully inspected septic & LCRA. Extra added insulation to keep bills low. The over-sized laundry room offers plenty of storage! Located a short walk to the community park, lake with dock and boat ramp and sports park!
Feels like the top of the world! Custom Builder is offering this 'To Be Built" Classic Craftsman Architecture which is appointed w/ every imaginable feature. Serene, quiet area, yet only minutes to it all. Two Marina's just minutes away. Build to suit home w/ additional options such as pool/spa, third level observation, elevators & is specifically designed to take full advantage of Lake Travis/Hill Country views. Photos are typical styles builder will incorporate in home or design your own!
Palm Harbor Home on double lot, ramp to the front door and step to metal Backdoor 1 Car Garage with electricity. 3 Bedrooms and 2 baths. Solar powered motion lights in the front yard, Gardeners delight and minutes to boat launch and waterfront parks
This is a beautiful 3526 sqft custom 'To Be Built" Classic Craftsman Architecture that is appointed with every imaginable feature. Build to suit home offers additional options such as pool/spa, third level observation, elevators & is specifically designed to take full advantage of Lake Travis/Hill Country views. Photos are typical styles the builder will incorporate into this home. Situated in a prestigious private gated neighborhood with marina just a few steps away.
This is a must see home in a gated community! Gorgeous views with a unique floor plan. This home is ready for your own dock and boat! The floor plan features a spacious office, a green house and a unique kitchen with stainless steel counter tops. This home is ready for you to make it your own! We have a pre-inspection and septic inspection available upon request. A copy of the blueprints for this home can also be available upon request.
"WOW" doesn't even begin to describe this gorgeous property w/ 360 degree views from the 2nd story balcony into the hill country & balcones! Newly completed & never lived in, the home sits on over 18 acres w/ a guest cottage that offers an additional 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, full kitchen & living! Main house welcomes you over the bridge & through the double-front doors into the custom home complete with shiplap, vaulted ceilings, cork flooring that's built to endure! Too many features to list! Must see!
A very rare opportunity! Unobstructed views, walk to Jones Brothers Park, 12 minutes away from Shopping/ Restaurants and medical in Cedar Park. Exemplary school district. Easy access to Downtown Austin 30 min. drive. This adorable Lake cottage built in 1960 had an extensive remodel with huge open kitchen/ living area. in 2010 a detached garage & 1 bed/ ba Casita was added on, Private gated driveway as well. Bonus it comes with 2 lots zoned B2, perfect for a B&B, restaurant, very flexible and you control
Fantastic -This classic two-story features a large porch defined by gracious columns as you enter the home. Each room has been carefully designed to make maximum use of all space. Leander ISD, 2 Year Maintenance Contract, High Efficiency Heat Pump & AC, 2x6 outer walls High Energy Efficiency features: Windows, Insulation, vents -Granite counter tops in kitchen and all bathrooms, wood main floor, High End Lighting system, Network Ready: CAT 6 in every room. Walk to Lake Travis and Jonestown Boat Ramp.
The largest Hollows Hilltop Villa floorplan! Three spacious bedrooms, three full baths and very large patio with outstanding hill country and lake views. Great for primary or second home. Units eligible for turnkey (or self-managed) short-term rental program. THE FINEST marina on Lake Travis on deep water channel--slips available, minutes to Cedar Park and approx 40 mins to downtown. Beach Club with pools/spas, "smokehouse" grill and kitchen area, trails, gym, MORE! IN ACTIVE RENTAL PROGRAM
Great price on a top floor Hollows Marina Condo with panoramic Lake Travis views. Perfect primary residence or lock and leave second home. Just a few steps from the award-winning, world class North Shore Marina. Granite counters, wood floors, lots of windows to enjoy the lake view! Furniture and other appliances negotiable. Across the street from The Hollows spectacular Beach Club with private restaurant, fitness center, two pools, two hot tubs, "Smokehouse" grill/smoker/kitchen area, fitness lawn, more!
NEW Pictures: There have been major updates to the home. These changes are must see. New doors, landscaping, baseboards, and much more. Come on out! Upstairs-huge living loft, game or 2nd Master BR w/full bath + 3rd BR. New flooring-carpet throughout. City park out back joins park. Well kept monitored by the city with a nice hike & bike trail 1/4 mile to lake. View mature trees, birds, butterflies and nature (your backyard). Rocked with Fireplace for insulation year round. 12X20 Storage w/electricity
Beautiful views of Lake Travis on your own covered patio. Wonderful 3 bedroom, 3 bath condominium is located on the 3rd level of the building. The Hollows has a private resort beach club, marina, boat ramp and breathtaking views! This villa has the best view and floor plan of the existing inventory. It is a must see premium Hollows Hilltop Villa. The views from almost every corner will amaze you. Come visit and imagine the lifestyle. Vacation Rental optional.
SEE VIRTUAL TOUR Cliff side home built well above floodplain, overlooking Lake Travis w spectacular sunrise to sunset views on 1+ acre; seasonal creek, Lg front yard w mature trees, Hybrid home, w/lake view windows, large living/dining, city water, wrap around deck, covered porches, Greenhouse, raised garden bed, rainwater collection, close to amenities: Boat launch, swim at Jones Bros Park, Home Serv. Warranty. Cash sale. Will consider any satisfactory offers for adjacent 2 acre lake view properties.
Stately waterfront home in the exclusive Northshore on Lake Travis! Spectacular custom estate w/ views, built by famous architect Jauregui & boasts 11,696 sq ft of heaven on earth. Unique specimen from Italy incl. imported Monastery front doors, stained glass windows, marble columns, & inlaid ivory. 4 unique fireplaces, wine cellar, study/library, fitness room, media room, game/bonus room, sauna, plus all beds have en-suites. Parklike landscaping w/ 12 waterfalls, patio island, 2 bridges, a pool, & a spa.
4 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Large Washroom, Work Shop, Fireplace, Large Back Yard with Privacy Fence, Deck & Patio, About 1,700 sq ft New A/C unit inside & outside, new Paint, new Carpet, New Kitchen Tile, Outside PaintOct. 2013 and Roof April 2010. Walk to Jones Brother Park with Boat Ramps, Tennis, Basketball, Play Courts, Pavilion & Walking Trails with No POA
Mediterranean style beauty on north shore of Lake Travis, located in the gated community of Northlake Hills. Stunning 2.398 acres w/ 180 degrees+ of lake views, a winding path down to the water's edge & double slip boat dock. Designed w/ a master up and down, 4 more beds & separate guest casita. Entertain guest on the 3 levels of verandas, summer kitchen, custom pool/spa w/ waterfall. Other features include 2 staircases, Cantara columns, wine grotto, great room, game room up/down & soaring ceilings!
Cute!!! Updated and remodeled!!! Wonderful starter, retirement, or 2nd home!!! Remodeled to have rustic, hill country appearance!! Large lot! Has 2 storage sheds!
Private hilltop home, built in true Texas Hill Country style. Unobstructed panoramic hill country and lake views; Low taxes and no HOA! Finance thru Keller Mortgage - no lender fees, $1K credit at closing, low rates. Built to commercial grade to last and for easy maintenance. Meticulously cared for by original owner. Soaring ceilings, huge kitchen, natural light. Great for primary or second home or even small business. Lago Vista ISD; short drive to shopping. Plenty of land for pool, garage, RV, etc.
PRICE ADJUSTMENT: Sellers retired & downsized to a smaller space; This Home is very charming & offers a screened in front patio with an enclosed back porch with windows on all sides which make the space bright and airy; Situated on 2 Lots with many over sized shade trees;Just a short drive to Lake Travis and public boat ramp; Easy access to retail, dining, entertainment, major highways and toll roads; Less than half a block away from the only Metro Bus Stop in the area! MUST SEE!
Included! Your very own income producing, 22-slip marina! Lake Travis Deep Waterfront with 300' of frontage! This showpiece estate exudes the finest of details... imported Italian marble fireplaces, Wood Mode custom cabinetry, an elevator, wine cellar, & media room with candy-bar. Incredible home gym with 8 person steam room & 6 person infra-red sauna, pool house with gameroom - 2 beds & 3 baths, & wet bar. Guest house/maid quarters with attached garage with A/C, sports court, 3 swimming pools and tram.
This first floor condo features an open floorplan and is situated in a resort style community and includes a private beach club with restaurant. Other community features include multiple pools and hot tubs, a sandy lake front beach, hike and bike trails and lots of friendly areas to play sand volleyball, grill or relax in a hammock. The unit includes granite counters, stainless appliances, tile backsplash, an in-law plan and covered patio.
Huge bonus No mandatory Club FEE!!! Lake Travis view! glorious sunset! living room opens with Nano wall to the covered Lanai, stone floors imported from Italy. Court Yard with three tiered stone fountain, 2 outdoor living w/fireplaces. Bed/Office detached in courtyard, Large game room with kitchen and bar, additional room as media room. professional 6 burner Gas with grill stove. outdoor refrigerator, ice maker. Spiral Iron staircase. Utility room w/ sink adjacent to the Mud/butlers room. clubhouse
Beautiful vacation home with wide open Lake Travis views from oversize patio area. It's the preferred 3 bedroom, 3 bath floor plan. It sits high on a hill with panoramic views. Open living with wall of windows. Kitchen is open to living area and breakfast area, perfect for entertaining. The Master opens to the large covered patio sporting beautiful views. 2 spacious guest bedrooms, 3 full baths for those busy weekends with friends. Hollows amenities, close to hiking paths, immaculately kept.
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Clean Water Associate – Manhattan or Albany, NY
Organization: Environment New York
Position Title: Clean Water Associate
Location: Manhattan or Albany, NY
Hours & Compensation: Full-time. $28,390/year.
Position Dates: Two-year commitment.
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Posted On: April 11, 2013.
Organization Overview:
Environment New York works to advance the environmental vision and values we share. Drawing on a strong track record of success, and the support of thousands of citizen members, we organize the support it takes to stand up to polluting industries and ultimately sweep past them.
Become an Environment New York fellow
If you're looking for the opportunity to organize, advocate and fight for New York's environment, apply to be an Environment New York fellow today. We're hiring a Clean Water fellow to start in August.
Keep New York Safe from Drilling
New York is on the forefront of a nationwide fight to protect our health and environment from fracking – and there is no question this is one of the biggest environmental challenges we've faced in decades. Environment New York's clean water fellow will lead our efforts to fight fracking and protect our forests, air and water.
Over the past four years in neighboring Pennsylvania, fracking has left a legacy of polluted streams and contaminated drinking water supplies. It has also generated 1.3 billion gallons of toxic wastewater – shockingly not subject to stringent health and safety standards.
Big oil and gas companies and their well-heeled lobbyists in Albany have been using their access and influence to push Governor Cuomo and the state of New York to start issuing permits and let drilling begin here too.
We've opposed these efforts over the last three years – educating nearly a quarter million New Yorkers about the dangers of fracking, gathering tens of thousands of public comments, and advocating hard in Albany. While pressure from Environment New York and our many allies has driven Gov. Cuomo to scale back his initial plans, he continues to push the practice forward.
Our goal is to keep fracking out of New York by continuing to build public pressure on the governor and the legislature to ban the practice outright, and pass stringent safety regulations that would make fracking here too expensive. Environment New York's clean water fellow will run this campaign.
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We are seeking a fellow who has the passion, the commitment and the talent it takes to stand up to polluting industries, organize support and fight for our environmental values.
As a fellow, you'll participate in a two-year immersion in the nuts and bolts of environmental activism, organizing, advocacy and the type of organization-building necessary for the long haul.
You'll plan and run grassroots campaigns, you'll lobby lawmakers, publish op-eds, set up and speak at news conferences, organize town hall meetings, run citizen outreach campaigns, identify new members, raise money, recruit and manage staff and much more.
And Environment New York is part of Environment America, a national federation of state-based groups, meaning you'll also have the opportunity to work with, and learn from, our national staff and staff from other states; and take part in national campaigns and national trainings.
After two years, you'll have undergone a rigorous training, gained invaluable hands-on experience, and taken on more responsibility than you thought possible. And, best of all, you'll be ready to take on a greater leadership role with Environment New York, another state affiliate, or Environment America. You might even start a new state affiliate or launch a new program.
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CALGARY - Turns out, the feel-good story of Canada's world junior hockey squad already has a bit of international competition on his resume.
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Vanessa Arredondo (Vanderbilt Class of 2012) was recently awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for 2012-2015 to pursue doctoral studies in chemistry. In addition to her coursework as a chemisty major, she has accrued several undergraduate research experiences, including an NSF REU at Georgia Tech (summer 2011 with Prof. Stefan France), and at Vanderbilt with Prof. Craig Lindsley and, most recently, with Prof. Jeff Johnston. The NSF Predoctoral Fellowships are widely regarded as the most prestigious award a student can earn as s/he begins postgraduate training in the physical or mathematical sciences.


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By: Wanda Loreto Andrea Stuardo, Regular Contributor
I know we don't know each other at all. There are millions of women in the world, the probability of both us ever meeting is really small, but it doesn't matter. I care for you anyway. You see, the number of women on Earth is as big as the number of women who are being discriminated and abussed, who are being obligated to become something they are not, who are under laws that are everything but fair. Lucky are women like me who have a pretty quite life, but, there are a lot of women who do not have that, it could be your neighbour, it could be your friend, it could be a women in the other side of the country, it could even be a women at the other side of the world. And who is helping her? Who is doing something for them?
Sometimes we believe that we are nobodies, that dreaming of changing the world is impossible for common people like us. That we are dreaming too big. But those women who you admire, they were all just like us, the difference is that they weren't afraid of thinking and speaking. Society has a lot of influence in creating stereotypes and impacting others, but we also have influence. We can't always complain about society discriminating women and being a bad influence when we are doing nothing to change it. And that's when you, the one who is reading this, gets into action.
I want you to understand that we are as big as we want to be, and as long as you believe that you can make a change, you will. Maybe it won't be from one day to another, but you can't give up, I'm calling you to act. If you think that something is repressing you, don't let it. If you think something is not fair, speak. If you think none of the options that the world is giving you is what you want, look for it. And do the same for other women. We have to protect and respect and support each other. Emma Watson launched a campaign called He For She and has been amazingly succesful, I ask you, what about the She for She? Why do I feel sometimes like we are letting other people fight for us? It doesn't matter if you live in the most hidden part of the world, or if you are old or too young, as long as you are actually doing something.
We demand equality, we want our rights to be respected, we all want to become great women someday, but we can't wait for other people, even other women, to do things for us to get there; we need to do it ourselves. We need to act together. It is okay to participate in movements and organizations, but sometimes we are so busy thinking on a large scale that we forget about the daily life, about that neighbor, that friend, or that sister who is living in hell, who doesn't feel good with herself. We forget that people are taking advantage women who are not respected and loved. We need to change that, we need to be daily life women embassadors. We are a huge community. Thanks to women who haven't been selfish, who have been amazingly careful and who were not afraid of expressing their ideas ALOUD, have kept raising the community. Now it's our turn. If you will, and I will, we can.
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BOSTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- David Hubel, a Harvard University scientist and Nobel laureate who helped changed the understanding of the brain, has died at the age of 87, his family said.
His son said Hubel, one of three neurological researchers who won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their research on human vision, died Sunday of kidney failure. He died of kidney failure, The Boston Globe reported Tuesday.
Harvard researcher Torsten Wiesel, California Institute of Technology psycho-biologist Roger Sperry and Hubel were recognized for their contribution to the understanding of how brain cells transmit visual information to create an image.
"There has been a myth that the brain cannot understand itself, the brain or the mind. It is compared to a man trying to lift himself by his own bootstraps" Hubel told the Globe in 1981. "We feel this is nonsense, the brain can be studied just like the kidney can."
Hubel, recently of Newton, Mass., was born in Ontario and grew up in Montreal. His family said he earned his medical degree from McGill University Faculty of Medicine and began his medical research career in the U.S. Army.
He joined Harvard Medical School after working at Johns Hopkins University.
His family said Hubel loved to teach and did so even as he battled cancer and his kidneys began to fail, the Globe reported. While he officially retired several years ago, Hubel taught as a professor emeritus.
Hubel wanted to ensure that neuroscience education would proliferate and established research scholarships at several universities in the United States and Canada, the Globe said.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Dominik Hasek stopped 31 shots -- including Mark Recchi's first-period penalty shot -- as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.
Roman Cechmanek, who allowed just two goals on 102 shots in a four-game sweep of Buffalo during the regular season, gave up soft goals to Chris Gratton and Doug Gilmour in the first period. He made 21 saves.
Eric Desjardins scored the only goal for the Flyers, who are playing the Sabres in the playoffs for the fifth time in seven years. Philadelphia won three of the previous four series.
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DETROIT -- Detroit beat Los Angeles without captain Steve Yzerman, who missed most of the playoff opener because of a sore leg.
Brendan Shanahan scored twice for the Red Wings, who had a 3-0 first-period lead after their first nine shots in the Western Conference quarterfinals.
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A 25-year-old receptionist and a security guard were killed and at least three others were wounded when armed men attacked a Telenor franchise near the Matric Board Office in North Nazimabad on Tuesday.
This was the fourth time terrorists have attacked franchises of telecommunication companies. Since December 2011, two franchises, of Telenor and Mobilink each, have been attacked in the same manner. A regional sales officer at Warid was shot dead at one of the company's franchise in Mehmoodabad on January 18 for what the police say was putting up a resistance to a robbery.
Although the Crime Investigation Department killed and arrested the men they said were responsible for the attacks, they had also warned that there might be more. The men they had nabbed and killed in an alleged encounter near Dalmia were from the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and were targeting the franchises to compel the telecom companies to pay extortion.
At around 12:52pm, two armed men in shalwar kameez, entered the Telenor outlet and opened fire at the staffers before escaping within five minutes. As a result, Faiza, 25, security guard Mazhar Butt, salesman Mansoor, 37, and two customers, Waseem, 29, and Imtiaz, 26, were wounded. They were rushed to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where doctors pronounced Faiza and Mazhar dead and the two others as critical. Faiza, who was married, lived in Nazimabad and Mazhar in Orangi Town.
"The security guard had placed his weapon inside and was going out for some work when he was targeted," said the manager of the outlet, Shahzad Khan, who was also present inside. He escaped unharmed as he locked himself into a room. "Then the men came inside and opened fire."
He said that the men even opened the fire on the entrance door and windows inside the franchise. Police officers reached the site soon after.
They said that one attacker was injured in the firing by his own companion.
"Apparently, this is part of the series of attacks on franchises whose purpose is extortion," said District West DIG Imran Yaqoob Minhas. "We solved the previous two cases in which a Taliban member was killed and another was arrested. Perhaps these guys were their buddies."
SP Chaudhry Asad told The Express Tribune that the police have obtained the CCTV footage and are questioning the men arrested in the earlier attacks.
The owner of the franchise, Noman, is outside Pakistan which is why the police registered an FIR on behalf of the manager.
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Martellus Bennett figures his home could be called the Blockbuster for game film. The Giants tight end picks up a half-dozen DVDs from the team's video staff each week, a reel of each block and catch made by each player at his position around the league.
Bennett prefers to watch on his couch, eating salt and vinegar chips as he learns from his peers. He studies some of the NFL's big-bodied receivers, too, like Andre Johnson and Brandon Marshall.
But one of the most interesting DVD sets in Bennett's living room is from March. After signing with the Giants early in free agency, Bennett said one of the first things he did was ask for several full seasons of film of one of the most talented tight ends ever to play for the Giants: Jeremy Shockey.
"Growing up, he was one of the people I remember the best having a great career with the Giants," Bennett said. "I wanted to see the things he did, because he was one of the latest ones that was here for a long time, that played at a high level."
That sums up Bennett's aspirations as a football player: To be a productive tight end in the NFL, and to do so for many years with Eli Manning and the Giants, where he says he feels as at home as the pub crew in the "Cheers" TV show.
Bennett didn't see such a future during his four seasons with the Cowboys, which is why he'll be on the visitors' sideline with the Giants Sunday afternoon when the division rivals meet in Cowboys Stadium.
Just before the midway point of the season, Bennett has already set a career-high with his 305 receiving yards, no longer the subordinate to seven-time Pro Bowler Jason Witten. Faced with a career crossroads this spring, the 25-year-old signed a one-year contract with the defending champions, motivated by their track record of success with tight ends and the opportunity to be first on the depth chart.
"I just wanted to be in a situation where I could go and prove myself and earn what I believe that I was worth," Bennett said. "Kind of like betting on yourself, so that's kind of what I did. I just rolled the dice on myself."
Potential for greatness
The Giants took a gamble on Bennett, too, hoping the powerful, basketball-playing, 6-6 athlete would become for them the play-making tight end he never was for the Cowboys. Significant knee injuries to Jake Ballard and Travis Beckum in Super Bowl XLVI had left the team thin at the position.
A decade's worth of starting tight ends for the Giants — Shockey (2002-07), Kevin Boss (2007-10) and Ballard (2011) — had entered the fold as rookies, molded from the start by long-time tight ends guru Mike Pope. But Bennett did fit a criterion Pope said the Giants' scouting department is "very keen" on at the tight end position: Undeveloped potential.
And, his skill set was similar to that of Shockey, who became the franchise's fourth-leading receiver in six seasons with the Giants.
"For size and strength and explosion and all those things, and football savvy," Pope said, "I would say they would be somewhere in the same category, yes."
But breaking in Bennett has been a process, one that is still ongoing. When he first arrived, sometimes he'd blank on the play at the line, still associating the offensive terminology with what it meant in Dallas.
The next step was syncing with Manning, who runs a passing offense that is very exact but also relies on adjusting routes based on how the defense is playing them. When he and his targets are not on the same page, the result is those instances where Manning's pass lands incomplete in one spot, and Bennett is a few yards in another direction.
An example was in the Carolina game, when Bennett slowed down his route instead of running past the linebacker, stalling a drive with the incomplete pass. Manning pulled him aside, just like he did at halftime of the Redskins game, when Bennett said he "screwed" Manning on a couple plays by not breaking or sitting down routes when his quarterback expected.
Sometimes Bennett has erred the other direction, too, trying everything he can to get open but instead crowding out another receiver by improvising his route into his teammate's area.
But when he and Manning work in unison, the results can be exactly what the Giants and Bennett had hoped. Bennett became the first player in Giants history to catch a touchdown in each of his first three games with the team — a scoring total already just one shy of his career-high for a season.
Saddle up and head out of town
Bennett, a second-round pick out of Texas A&M in 2008, could have continued his pro career where it started. He met with the Cowboys before free agency opened in March, and Bennett said the team — and owner Jerry Jones — phoned him while he took his visit to the Giants.
Bennett also said he had three-year offers from other clubs, though he declined to say which ones. But he chose to sign a one-year, $2.5 million deal with the Giants.
"(The Cowboys) wanted me to come back, but I felt like for me to grow into the person and player I want to be, I had to leave," Bennett said. "They knew I could play, they just felt the growth wasn't happening fast enough down there."
Bennett, who had 85 catches for 846 yards and four touchdowns in his four seasons in Dallas, doesn't disagree. He struggled to settle into his role behind Witten, explaining, "being second in anybody's life, you can never be No. 1 to yourself."
"A lot of it was on me," Bennett admitted. "I think if I would have changed my perspective about what my roles were, I think I would have been a lot better down there, but I was so stuck on being 'The guy.' I knew what I wanted, I never really could let myself settle on being the second guy, so I was always aggravated and frustrated."
Bennett played about 45 percent of the offensive snaps during his Cowboys career, and was targeted on about 3 percent of the team's plays, according to records by football statistics website Pro Football Focus. So far with the Giants, Bennett has played nearly 90 percent of the offensive snaps, and has been targeted on close to 15 percent of
Manning's dropbacks.
Bennett said his routes were "sloppy" in Dallas, and he couldn't beat coverage the way he can now, when he receives the majority of practice and game reps. He also never got used to the rhythm of coming in and out of the game, or being asked to catch a deep pass after a stretch of blocking plays.
Some called him a bust in Dallas, a reputation not helped by miscues like his seven dropped passes in 2009, per Pro Football Focus.
"I got into the mode of, if the ball came to me, I tried to do too much because I felt like it would be my only ball in the game," Bennett said. "So sometimes I would just look the ball off, because I'm like, trying to run, trying to make so much happen at one time, because I never know when I'm going to get the ball again."
Catch of the Day
Bennett misses his favorite restaurant in the Dallas area, the chain seafood eatery Pappadeaux. But he doesn't miss the feeling that he couldn't set "reasonable goals" during his four seasons there, because he was not secure in his role. That has changed.
Before hitting free agency, Bennett shared with a popular football news website the kind of tight end he saw himself as: "A 60-catch-plus guy." He has 25 catches through seven games with the Giants, right on that pace.
Plays like his 33-yard touchdown catch against the Buccaneers — when he lined up in the slot and ran a wheel route, making a leaping grab over a defensive back 8 inches shorter — are proof of the next level that is available to him.
Pope would like to be able to move Bennett around on the field, putting him out wide like he once did with Shockey and Boss and setting up more jump-ball situations near the goal line. Bennett is excited about these possibilities, and often jumps in as Manning's receiver in his individual passing drills to give these outside routes a try.
But Bennett is not quite there yet. Using an analogy appreciated by his art-loving pupil, Pope explains that Bennett is still painting by the numbers. When he has mastered the system enough to play free, Pope continued, "we've got the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel."
The work that can be done here, at what Bennett called Tight End U, is right there in the stack of Shockey DVDs he received in March. Bennett has watched how his predecessor got open on some of the plays the Giants still run now. He could tell that he was "a little bit of a maverick," strictly referring to on the field. He observed Shockey's growth from season to season.
"He used to just run everybody over, and pound, pound, pound, then later in his career he started getting away from that, playing a little bit smarter instead of so ruthless," Bennett said. "Just within the system, the type of plays he made, whether it was catching, and getting up and getting some extra yards, I think that's something big, and that's something they want from the tight end position here."
Bennett wants to be better than Shockey was. He tells Pope he wants to be the best tight end in the league. And he wants to do so with the Giants, where these goals finally seem attainable.
"Even now, I think there are a lot of (teams) that would be interested, if I finish, keep playing the way I play," Bennett said. "But this is where I want to be."
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Two crucial decisions that went against Alfreton Town in their televised home game against Grimsby Town on Good Friday ultimately cost the Reds their last lingering hope of a Skrill Premier play-off place.
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It's all about the SkewT chart and 15,000 other wx variables.
Emperically, thermals can go from gopher farts to funnel clouds and CuNim in the lower 3-4,000 ft of the atmosphere.
I have bits and pieces of a plane left behind by such a thermal at Cal Valley two years ago. It went from totally visible to invisible in a single turn. 90 degree flaps and crow, right stick in the bottom corner and the vario was still screaming the affirmative. Fun while it lasted, which was all of 30 seconds.
Seeyou has some analysis functions that can histogram the strength of thermals recorded by altitude bands ... if I remember, I'll grab my data from work tomorrow and post a few of the plots. If I recall correctly, several of these kinds of trends are pretty visible from the data. We have a couple years' of data from Cal Valley and Montague, so we should be able to quantify the "typical" improvement with altitude, as well as the distribution of lift at our typical altitudes. Sorry for the no-data-post, but this way I'm subscribed and have a higher chance of remembering ;-)
A few competing things here. High up flown correctly has very few turns if any. Conversely in my case if I am super high and don't fly well it is anything but a straight line. Flying high takes a lot more concentration and discipline.
Been looking at gps data and comparing planes to each other given different lift scenarios. Who wins depends entirely on what assumptions you make about lift rate and sink rate of the air. This is all using min sink and max l/d. Perhaps speed to fly will begin to differentiate the designs. Long way from showing any results.
Analysis first cut
I'm going to post this even though it is a bit premature because I want people to challenge the assumtions. It's not giving me the answer I want and I want to see if it can be so or not. I compared 4 planes, #8, XCBD, SBXC, and #7 which had a DS21/19 airfoil and 14" root. I did an analysis of a 50 mile course with the following assumptions:
Lift 3 times the sink rate
Thermal spacing 3 miles or 4827m boomer day, 1 mile on inverted day
Thermal strength not a function of altitude
Inversion layer 500m present or not
Polars for the individual planes were calculated using the following method, and I will admit this is shaky:
Plot the SBXC polar data from Dan Edwards paper, actual data.
Write a formula that scales and offsets the much better XFLR5 data to the actual measured data.
Apply this formula to the 3 other polars from XFLR5 to get an approximation of a "real" polar for the other 3 planes.
Graph the polars and calculate the speed to fly from the tangent to the polars.
Final glide at speed to fly through sink.
Max altitude based on angular visibility dimension of the chord, 13" goes to 1500m.
All planes 5 kilos.
On the inverted day with ultralight lift, the #7 wins because it has the lowest sink rate which dominates over the speed.
On the inverted day with good lift, the XCBD wins because it has the highest speed to fly and the flattest glide slope. Small difference in sink rate is negligible.
On the good day with 3m/s lift and 1m/s sink, the XCBD still wins even though it is capped at 1211m vs #7 at 1615m, though by only 3 minutes in a 130 minute race.
This suggests that the only way to justify a larger chord is to make the assumption that lift is stronger at a higher altitude. I have seen GPS evidence both for and against this. I have also had runs and I am sure other people have also where once I got "on top" there seemed to be more lift than sink and it was relatively easy to run a long time without losing much altitude. I can't explain this one but I have seen it on occasion on the GPS.
Next I will throw the giant Supra in the mix and see what camber change does.
Thermal strength with altitude
Finally getting around to this analysis.
I grabbed a selection of flights from people who completed the tasks or at least had really long flights. At first appearance, nearly all the flights (Mayo 2008, Cal Valley 2009, Montague 2009) support the "stronger thermals with higher altitude" and give a curve also.
However, I think we would be foolish to use this data verbatim. We spend more time in the lower bands since we both climb up and sink back down through these regions. The high altitudes typically we climb through only once or twice on boomers and sink back through quickly as the pilot gets aggressive. So I think I'd say to temper the upper 1/3rd by some percentage you feel appropriate.
I'll let the data do the rest of the talking. I am quite happy to send the full analysis by SeeYou for anyone wanting a particular flight or two.
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I added the giant Supra to the spreadsheet. The short of it is on the light lift inverted day it beats everything because it can camber up and climb faster. On the rest the XCBD still wins but not by much, 3 minutes on the 130 minute race. This is all with the assumption that thermal strength does not vary with altitude. Tomorrows fun will be to dig through Dan's data and think about how to modify the model for varying lift with altitude. That may change things.
Thanks for the plots. I would agree there is at least some advantage to flying say in the 4000-5000 ft band. I'll play around with the model and see what it is worth.
I'm not claiming that the spreadsheet is free from errors, and the scaling from XFLR5 to try to match the real data from the tests is still suspect, especially in the case of the Supra. That said, if we assume that the lift and associated sink are 1.4X stronger above the XCBD proposed ceiling of 1211m, then the 13.25" root chord #8 wins. The scores get very close. I think the 1.4X factor is more than fair based on the GPS data and personal observations, and the stronger the lift is above the cutoff the more it favors the chord. Interesting that after all this work I was not far off with the last design. I'll want some stick time on the Supra but it is looking like I need to design the best possible package that fits in a 13" root 160" span plane.
OK time for a new approach to the problem. This time I will take one design, say #8 which is not bad, is fully public, and has lots of miles on it. Now take the root design and scale the spans up and down. Then scale the chords up and down. Scale the ceiling according to the visibility angle. Use the unaltered XFLR5 polars since we are strictly comparing now, not trying to match results to real plane performance. Now race the planes against each other in different conditions and see which one comes out on top. This should narrow down what size and shape plane to build, then the design will fit in that space.
Thanks for including the XCBD in your analysis Greg. There are not many flight reports out there and it made me feel better about what kind of plane I could end up with.
Good luck on you new design. At the rate you build, you should be up to XC#99 about the time I take the XCBD for a maiden flight.
Will, I think you will be very happy with the plane. I keep racing it in the computer and it keeps winning. To beat it you have to go very high, higher than most people are willing to fly. If you have never flown anything this big you will be amazed at the performance.
Refined analysis
Took another cut at the analysis to refine what I did last time and try to determine the right sized plane. Here are the assumptions:
Base plane #8 as built.
Lift below 1200m 3 m/s
Lift above 1200m 4.2 m/s
Sink 1/3 of lift rate
Race 50 miles
Max altitude based on vision angle, #8 1500m max
Polar data directly from XFLR5, not scaled
Speed to fly based on sink rate and no assumed thermal ahead
Distance between thermals 3 miles
The polars were modeled by taking points and using this to get the a,b,c coefficients.
Here are the results for 5 different variations of the wing:
#8 98.69 min
150" span 98.73 min
170" span 103.22 min
12" chord 102.16 min
14" chord 102.07 min
So by this model I am flying the right sized plane. The difference is not much but these races are now won by minutes and even seconds. Of course one bad decision wipes out any advantage. What this tells me is clipping the span on a good day doesn't hurt much if you have a good planform because you trade L/D for wing loading. Adding span slows the plane down too much because you lose too much wing loading, at least with this airfoil set. Cutting chord costs you a little because you can't go as high in the big lift. Adding chord costs you a little in both wing loading and aspect ratio. Interesting what I come up with is pretty close to a Wiley sized plane, either stock or with clipped wingtips.
Now comes the fun part, packing the most efficient plane inside the size package that the analysis tells me.
after last weekend I am convinced that I want 14" for visibility and resulting ability to fly higher safely. Seems to me 14" chord and 150" could result in a very fast racer with wingloading around 16 oz. But how much would it lose in low reynolds, high AoA thermalling performance? I imagine full span camber changing is now a part of the ultimate compromise design?
Camber change is definitely on the table. Next step is to go through the library of airfoils to see which root I want to start with. I will also run the 14" x 150" to see the effect of high chord and boosting the wing loading.
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