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John P. Gilbride, Special Agent-in-Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Field Division and Roslynn R. Mauskopf, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York announced this morning the unsealing of an indictment in Brooklyn Federal Court charging Colombo organized crime family soldier MICHAEL SOUZA and associates ANTHONY SOUZA, MICHAEL BOLINO, NICHOLAS BRUNO, SHELTON WILLIS, EMANUEL RUTA, CHARLES FUSCO, DONATO DICAMILLO, CHARLES MCCLEAN, STUART DUGAN, and MICHAEL ARMINANTE variously with racketeering conspiracy, robbery conspiracy, bank robbery conspiracy, firearms possession, conspiracy to commit assault in aid of racketeering, cocaine base distribution conspiracy, marijuana distribution conspiracy, loan sharking, and illegal gambling. The prosecution resulted in the disruption of an armored car robbery and a plot to assault a Bonanno crime family associate, and the apprehension of the leader of a home invasion crew responsible for a string of recent robberies in New York and Connecticut. As part of the same investigation, Albanian organized crime associate LULZIM KUPA was charged with marijuana distribution conspiracy in a separate indictment.
The defendants were arrested earlier today and are scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon in the Eastern District of New York.
The indictments are the culmination of an eight-month investigation, and included wiretap interceptions of one of MICHAEL SOUZA's cell phones and consensual recordings by a cooperating witness of SOUZA and numerous of the other defendants.
The indictment further alleges that, MICHAEL SOUZA and his brother, Colombo crime family associate ANTHONY SOUZA, are charged with racketeering conspiracy, with predicate acts of marijuana distribution conspiracy, loan sharking, and illegal gambling. The SOUZA brothers are also charged, along with defendants MICHAEL BOLINO and SHELTON WILLIS, with conspiracy in aid of racketeering by planning an assault on a Staten Island Bonanno crime family associate who had challenged MICHAEL SOUZA's authority during a financial dispute between the Bonanno and Colombo crime families. MICHAEL SOUZA consulted ANTHONY SOUZA about the assault, and ANTHONY SOUZA advised that they should launch a surprise attack ? a "jack in the box." ANTHONY SOUZA and others used electronic databases to attempt to locate the Bonanno associate's home address, and the SOUZA brothers and others discussed using a tracking device with GPS-capability to locate the Bonanno associate through his cell phone usage. Ultimately, the SOUZA brothers dispatched defendants BOLINO and WILLIS to try to surveil the Bonanno associate at a Staten Island restaurant and bar. Various audio recordings of the defendants made during the investigation revealed that the perpetrators planned to wear masks during the assault, and that MICHAEL SOUZA possessed a handgun while planning the assault.
In addition, the SOUZA brothers are charged with conspiring with defendants BRUNO, FUSCO, MCCLEAN, and ARMINANTE to distribute marijuana, and are also charged, along with defendant EMANUEL RUTA, with operating a lucrative sports betting business.
BOLINO, a long time Colombo associate who has prior federal and state robbery convictions, is also charged with conspiring to rob an armored car that was scheduled to deliver over $200,000 in cash to the Richmond County Savings Bank, located on Hylan Boulevard in Staten Island. As part of the robbery, BOLINO and others planned to "mace" employees of Princeton Armored Car services, remove the cash delivery bag, and transfer the bag of cash to an associate waiting nearby on a motorcycle. Based on information from a cooperating witness, DEA was able to disrupt the plot by dispatching a large number of agents to the bank just prior to the time of the planned robbery.
WILLIS, the leader of a violent interstate home invasion gang, is charged with two recent robbery conspiracies, during which he, or other gang members, possessed firearms. During one of the robberies in Staten Island in August 2006, WILLIS and DUGAN impersonated New York City Police officers while attempting to rob a house of money they believed a deceased union employee had left there. WILLIS and DUGAN assaulted a female care-giver at the house, and then fled, using police scanners successfully to evade local law enforcement. Defendant DICAMILLO provided WILLIS and DUGAN with the tip that money from a labor union was located in the house. In the second charged robbery, which occurred later in August 2006, WILLIS and others invaded a home in Ansonia, Connecticut, in search of narcotics and money. During the robbery, two of the individuals at the address were pistol whipped, with one of the victims suffering a skull fracture.
WILLIS is also charged, along with defendant MCCLEAN, with conspiring to distribute crack cocaine. KUPA, who has a prior federal narcotics felony and is on supervised release from that conviction, is charged in the second indictment with conspiring to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana during 2006. During the investigation, DEA agents intercepted a shipment of approximately 60 pounds of marijuana destined for KUPA, and wiretap intercepts revealed that KUPA was conspiring to distribute and distributing even larger amounts of marijuana. In addition, a cooperating witness recorded KUPA admitting to a recent assault of a narcotics trafficker whose house KUPA had previously burglarized.
John P. Gilbride Special Agent-in-Charge Drug Enforcement Administration stated, "Throughout Staten Island these individuals were acting like pirates. They trafficked in drugs, robbed people and carried guns. It is the DEA's focus to stop the violence associated with drug trafficking and put these people behind bars. This is yet another example of the extent the greedy will go to in order to reap the money that is proliferated throughout the drug trade."
United States Attorney Mauskopf stated "The public can be assured that those who participate in organized criminal activity will be brought to justice and held accountable," "The investigation and prosecution of organized crime continues to be a priority of this office." Ms. Mauskopf thanked the Staten Island District Attorney's Office and the Ansonia Police Department for their cooperation and assistance in the investigation.
If convicted of all charges, MICHAEL SOUZA faces a maximum sentence of 53 years' imprisonment, ANTHONY SOUZA faces a maximum sentence of 48 years' imprisonment, MICHAEL BOLINO and SHELTON WILLIS face a sentence of mandatory life imprisonment, CHARLES MCCLEAN and STUART DUGAN face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, EMANUEL RUTA and DONATO DICAMILLO face a maximum sentence of 20 years' imprisonment, and NICHOLAS BRUNO, CHARLES FUSCO, and MICHAEL ARMINANTE face a maximum sentence of five years' imprisonment.
Assistant United States Attorney John Buretta is in charge of the prosecution.
The Defendants:
MICHAEL ANGELO SOUZAdob: 7/2/68
ANTHONY SOUZAdob: 12/28/64
MICHAEL BOLINOdob: 9/15/60
NICHOLAS BRUNOdob: 12/27/75
SHELTON WILLISdob: 12/15/71
EMANUEL RUTAdob: 11/08/65
CHARLES FUSCOdob: 8/24/74
DONATO DICAMILLOdob: 11/25/68
CHARLES MCCLEANdob: 6/27/73
MICHAEL ARMINANTEdob: 3/23/73
LULZIM KUPAdob: 8/25/76


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In a unanimous resolution on May 14, the joint session of parliament called for an immediate halt to US drone attacks, failing which Pakistan would be "constrained" to consider necessary countermeasures, including withdrawal of transit facilities allowed to the US-NATO forces. Since then there have been at least eight drone strikes in North and South Waziristan, but there is no reaction worth the name, let alone the countermeasures recommended in the resolution.
Is Pakistan in a position to face the consequences in case the countermeasures are taken? The answer is a big no. So why are we trying to deceive the people of Pakistan? Why can't the government apprise them about the effectiveness of the drones, and the number and names of those terrorists killed in the strikes who have been responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent Pakistanis?
There have been about 249 drone strikes in different parts of FATA since 2004. Except for three attacks, most of the strikes have targeted and killed terrorists and their facilitators. The strikes have played a major role in the elimination of some of those who were directly or indirectly responsible for the deaths of more than 35,000 innocent Muslim Pakistanis and armed forces personnel. The drones have killed many prominent commanders of Al-Qaeda, which is operating in Pakistan since 2002.
There are a number of them, but the more important names include Khalid Habib, a Moroccan and commander operating in the Mahsud area of South Waziristan, Abu al-Laith al-Libi, commander of North Waziristan, Tahir Yaldashev, commander of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) who was responsible for the killings of prominent tribal maliks, Baitullah Mahsud, who was reported to have been involved in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Abu Suleiman Aljazairi and Abu Kash.
Ilyas Kashmiri, the news about whose death is not yet confirmed, is alleged to have been the mastermind behind many attacks on the armed forces
and on defence installations, including Mehran Base. The huge army land and air efforts resulting in hundreds of casualties may not have achieved what the precision strikes by drones have accomplished.
No one has the accurate estimates of the casualties caused by the drones. As a practice, the Taliban always surround and cut off access to the site of drone attacks to prevent people from knowing as to how many and who perished in the strike. The mere fact that the Taliban are the one cordoning off the area indicates that the casualties are actually those of terrorists and their facilitators.
These terrorist groups have a very effective media propaganda system. In case there had been a large number of civilian casualties, their names, photographs and other details would have been displayed on various jihadi sites. The three strikes based on inaccurate and faulty intelligence resulting in the deaths of innocent civilians were, shown to the media: Damadola 2006, South Waziristan 2008, and North Waziristan 2011.
According to the New American Foundation, the total drone number of casualties resulting from drone strikes ranges between 1,520 and 2,408. Out of these, between 1,227 and 1,937 were confirmed terrorists from Al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, the Haqqani group, the Taliban and other outfits. So, according to the data of the New American Foundation, the maximum number of civilian casualties caused by drones has been 471 in seven years. However, out of these civilians most would have been facilitators, providing boarding, lodging, transport and other facilities to the terrorists, and therefore cannot be described as innocent civilians.
According to the Long War Journal, the total casualties are 1,954, out of which 138 are civilians. The Brooklyn Institute estimates that ten civilians are killed for every single terrorist eliminated. Their data is based on various news reports.
The figures released by the army commander about strikes in North Waziristan for the 2007-2011 period should be more authentic, as he is present on the ground and therefore has more reliable means of information than that gathered by the Americans. According to his statement, 964 militants died in 164 drone attacks in four years, in North Waziristan. Out of these, 793 were locals and 171 foreigners, including Arabs, Uzbeks, Chechens, Filipinos and Moroccans.
Parliament, certain political parties and the media are raising the issue of the country's sovereignty being violated by the drones. It is a fact that the US drones are violating our sovereignty, but what about the people's sovereignty? The people of Pakistan were deprived of their choice to elect their representatives for decades. Their sovereignty is as important as that of the state. In 1980, Zia opened our borders to Muslim jihadis, from all over the world, to participate in the so-called jihad. None of them required any visa or travel documents.
That was a severe blow to our sovereignty against which the print media never raised its voice. A reasonably liberal country was converted into a battlefield. Even now, there are more than one thousand foreign militants using our soil for terrorist's activities. These terrorists, besides violating our sovereignty, are involved in the killing of thousand of innocent Pakistanis.
The drone is an unmanned machine, with no US pilot violating our border. But the terrorists are roaming our cities, towns and villages, killing Pakistanis and destroying our defence installations. We must raise our voice against these foreign terrorists since we organise dharnas against drones.
The political parties, as institutions, are required to educate their supporters. They should not formulate policies keeping in view the opinion of their voters, which may be flawed and based on misinformation, emotional and irrational rhetoric. The PPP, instead of supporting Salmaan Taseer's bold and just stance, went on the defensive once he was assassinated. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto would certainly have reacted in a different way to the death of a great PPP leader, who lost his life promoting the cause of the party.
The rightist parties have an agenda. They have to appease their conservative voters. Nevertheless, the so-called liberal parties, the PPP, the ANP, the MQM and the nationalist parties should apprise their followers about the effects of the drone attacks. The coalition government should release data on these strikes. It should take the people into confidence and make it clear that the drones are operating in our areas with our consent. The number of civilian casualties is much less compared to those resulting from bombing by the air force and artillery and mortar fires.
The violation of our sovereignty by foreign militants is more dangerous than the action of the drones. The strikes by drones are indirectly supporting our operations against those terrorists who are killing innocent Pakistanis and attacking defence installations.
The writer is a retired brigadier who has served as head of the MI and the ISI for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Fata and the Northern areas.


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On this trip, I visited Rwanda between 20-Aug-2010 and 30-Aug-2010 and I travelled with 1 other person.
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He always attended to our requests (postcards, money changing, a local market etc) He tried to negotiate suitable groups for us to join on the gorilla trekking - very much appreciated. He also saw to my "revisiting" (and showing Darrell) Virunga Lodge and Hotel des Milles Collines. I loved the way Patrick just walked into both places although we weren't guests there - I'd expected to see them only from the outside!
Patrick also did an excellent job in knowing how, when and where to give out Darrell's pens and notebooks to children (as you know, it can be chaos) and also in giving away clothes Darrell discarded at the end of the trip. It gave us great pleasure to see the happy faces.
Patrick always answered our questions but we thought maybe he could have been a little more spontaneously informative on the trip in general, as he was, in fact, on the tour of Kigali. However, it may be considered by himself and his office that he is mainly the driver and each place/activity has its guide.
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|ORTPN Resthouse, Rwanda
21-Aug-2010 review: A pleasant stay
|Moriah Hill Resort, Rwanda
23-Aug-2010 review: Beautiful setting with beautiful sunsets
|Mountain Gorilla View Lodge, Rwanda
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Blue skies and warm sun greeted lunch-goers at Civic Center Eats yesterday, where more than thirty trucks, trailers and carts served everything from Chinese-Mexican tacos to tater tots stuffed with bacon and cheddar. And while most of the attendees huddled under patio umbrellas for shade while enjoying their meals, there were plenty of vendors serving ice cream, popsicles and other frozen desserts to help cool off the crowd. Ba-Nom-a-Nom was one of those, with a menu of fruit-based soft-serve flavors; the truck will continue to roll into Civic Center Park every Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. through October 8.
For the past three years, Sarah Ladley has been serving unique frozen desserts from her tropical-colored truck with the phrase "What's on your spoon?" emblazoned on the back. With a degree in public health and nutrition, Ladley became interested in helping people make healthier food choices without sacrificing flavor, she says, so she starting working on creating an all-fruit dessert four years ago. She came up with a design for a machine that blends frozen fruit into an smooth, creamy consistency and had it custom-made by an equipment fabricator in Fort Collins, where she was living at the time. Over the course of a summer, she gave away most of her experiments to friends and family in exchange for feedback — and by the end of that summer, she had her recipes and technique dialed in.
The mixtures are made entirely of fruit and rely on either bananas (hence the name Ba-Nom-a-Nom) or watermelon as a base. "It's not super-sweet," Ladley explains, since there are no added sugars. "It's healthy and it's tasty."
At first, she worried that Ba-Nom-a-Nom would be perceived as health food rather than as a delicious dessert, but she notes that most of her regular customers are just interested in a cool and tasty treat. But since the product is dairy-free and vegan, she has a growing number of fans who come to her because of their dietary restrictions.
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The desserts are smooth like soft-serve ice cream or frozen yogurt, with just enough texture from the fruit to deliver added bursts of flavor. The custom-made blender gives the fruit a light and creamy mouthfeel that melts quickly on the tongue because there are no stabilizers or additives. Flavors include straight banana or watermelon as well as a variety of berry, mango, pineapple and peach blends — and there's a chocolate flavor as well, made with nothing but bananas and cocoa.
In addition to Civic Center Eats, Ba-Nom-a-Nom can be found on Sundays at the Pearl Street Farmers' Market, on Mondays at Prospect Sound Bites in Longmont, at the FoCo Food Truck Alliance in Fort Collins on Tuesday evenings, and at various festival and fairs throughout the summer, including the Hanuman Yoga Festival this weekend.


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Where the paved road becomes a dirt road, you can follow it a bit further to a home that sits empty. The strange looking home looks out of place for many reasons, but in a community like Prineville, Oregon, a mid century modern mansion is rare. Past the chain link fence that is supposed to keep kids out, the long driveway takes you past a massive landscaped mound, and into the garage courtyard where one can imagine shiny Cadillacs parked. You expect someone would have come to open your door for you and help you exit the car, where you could then proceed past the pool and into a swinging party.
|The dirt covering the swimming pool, filled in for safety. The cables above were used by Mrs. Hudspeth's dogs to keep them on the property.
|Looking towards the kitchen from the front door. Guests entered from the swimming pool patio.
Down the pathway and towards the entrance, the horseshoe shaped home surrounds a patch of weeds and dirt where a pool once stood complete with a diving board and water slide. You enter the home through a large solid door and are greeted by a fountain, dried up and in disrepair possibly missing parts. The long hallway is lit naturally by huge windows that can be pushed open to 'let the outside in'.
John Hudspeth was, at one time, one of the largest land owners in the United States. His vast logging empire provided most of the lumber used to build homes in the housing market boom of the 1940s and 50s when soldiers were returning home. At the center of his empire was Prineville, Oregon a community which was small enough to operate mills inexpensively, and close to utilities and part of the forest he would log. John's wife spent her fair share of time in mills and the forest, but she longed for the glamor of Hollywood so when it came time to design and build the home they would have forever, they spared no expense. In 1948, they had a Portland architecture firm draw plans for the massive 12,000 square foot home that they would live out their days in.
|A huge kitchen, poorly remodeled sometime in the 70s.
I first vistied the home in 2008 and at that time it was empty, but it was used by the local Chamber of Commerce as a recreation building for some events. I couldnt beleive it when I got there as I had no idea anything like that existed outside of Palm Springs. I was lucky to know someone there who could take me on a tour of the house, and I knew I had to do something to preserve the memory of the home which it was apparent was soon to be lost. The reason for that Chamber meeting that night was to introduce it's members to the president of the development company that would be installing a family centric California style subdivision that would eventually include 2500 homes. You can just imagine my excitement! When the question came up, "What is going to happen to this house?" The response was that it would be "re-purposed"(gutted), and turned into a recreation hall for the residents.
The next time you go on vacation with your family and you visit a historic site, specifically a residence, consider this; At one time, that home was at risk of being torn down so that someone could make a quick dollar. In most cases, the only reason historic homes still exist, is because some crazy person thought it should stay there and collect dust. In this case, I seemed to be the only crazy person who cared! I was sick to my stomach about it for weeks trying to figure out how a 23 year old with no money could possibly "save" the home. I have to be honest, I couldnt figure out a way. I contacted preservation societies, university professors, I even contacted living Hudspeth relatives, and relatives of Paul Laszlo. Many people were interested, and offered information, but few could do anything to actually save the house.
John Hudspeth, at the counsel of his wife, had made plans to turn Prineville into a High Desert oasis. A sort of Palm Springs with all four seasons. There were plans drawn for a shopping center in town, waterpark, hotels and resorts, none of which were ever started.
|This is the home as it was.
|Looking into the living room. The lucite screen can be seen behind the bamboo columns.
|In it's current condition. The lucite screen was sold at auction.
The featured a large game room that included beautiful pool table, a Laszlo designed card table, a suffleboard table, and full bar. The story is that since Mr. Hudspeth did not drink, he had a soda fountain installed and the kids always had ice cream on hand, until they started to get a little heavy and he stopped keeping it stocked.
|Empty now. The Bubblegum ceiling is amazing.
|The F.F. Kern bird cage sculpture was used on the cover of the LA Modern Auctions catalog listing the contents of the home.
|An Asian modern cabinet, expresses Paul Lazslo's less-than-conventional style.
|Beautiful, and again interesting, fish shaped table and matching seating.
|MASSIVE boiler. These came from a sawmill, and were fueled by a 12,000 gallon oil tank that is buried under the driveway.
|A very rare kitchen sink/dishwasher. This thing appears to have never been used. It was in a prep kitchen off the main kitchen.
|Beautiful door to the walk in cooler
|(Sorry for the poor quality of the photo). Mr. Hudspeth was a short man, only requiring a low shower head. The red tile is plastic, and very beautiful. Reminded me of The Shining.
|A guest bathroom, gorgeous.
|Felted wallpaper.....
I am not entirely sure how the house is doing these days. After spending so much time on researching it, it makes me terribly sad and I get upset just writing about it. It will most likely be destroyed, but if not I am hopeful that someone who appreciates can take it over. I present this simply as an informational report on a great house, and the effect that the selfish housing market we experienced can take on things like this. If you would like to know more about the house, or if you have more information, please contact me at email@example.com


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When I first heard of her venture, I thought how clever her idea was. Then I learnt about the genesis of the business concept and can't help but feel admiration for her.
Not Willing to be Victimised
Like some spa lovers, Fiona had experienced being pressured into signing up for packages and was a victim of sudden spa closure that caused her to lose money. But instead of moping around, she was motivated to do something to right the situation. That's when Blue Moon Valley was born.
Not Willing to be Victimised
Like some spa lovers, Fiona had experienced being pressured into signing up for packages and was a victim of sudden spa closure that caused her to lose money. But instead of moping around, she was motivated to do something to right the situation. That's when Blue Moon Valley was born.
Today, it's my great pleasure to share with you an exclusive interview with Fiona, where she talks about her entrepreneurial experience and about Blue Moon Valley.
Interview with Fiona
Interview with Fiona
1. What main challenges did you face when starting your business and how did you overcome them?
It was a challenge putting various disparate parts of the business into an organized whole, particularly on a shoestring budget and dependent on friends and family's voluntary contributions of time and effort.
One main principle I have is to conduct my business with a conscience and integrity. People first, money later. But it's a struggle because pride cannot pay the rent, and the bottom-line needs to be watched. The business environment too, is inevitably driven by monetary motivations, so I'm swimming against the current. I keep the rudder in place with Confucius' "do unto others" dictum and stay true to myself.
2. How do you go about marketing your business? What has been the most successful technique or channel?
By word-of-mouth and friends' recommendations. Blue Moon Valley is basically conceived out of pain and frustrations suffered by spa-goers, it is FOR spa-victims, BY spa-victims, so I believe that the most successful channel, will be where we reach out to fellow sufferers. They know the pains and exactly how it felt, they will appreciate the remedy that is offered.
3. What have been some satisfying moments in your business?
I'm very happy whenever a new Spa-ticipant signs on because it means members have more choices, and also, when members or people I speak to praise our programme. It's very heart warming because it means both spas and members validate Blue Moon Valley's objectives.
During discussions with the spas, I learnt about the difficulties they faced and realized that I could add value to both sides. My objectives became more mature: to re-connect and mend the rift between members and spas, and that's when Blue Moon Valley evolved to become the well-rounded, sophisticated programme it is now.
4. What can people expect from joining Blue Moon Valley, what are the benefits?
Blue Moon Valley provides members with flexibility as well as freedom of choice – they have the flexibility of mobility among Spa-ticipants and have a repertoire of treatments to choose from. At the same time, we protect members from undesirable practices and tactics, such as hard-sell, senseless pre-payments, forced commitments and money lost due to spa closures.
My vision is to build Blue Moon Valley as the better way to spa – safer, smarter, savvier.
5. How does the programme work?
5. How does the programme work?
Members can enjoy their treatments in four easy steps:
Step 1: Join Blue Moon Valley as a Member (membership is renewable yearly)
Step 2: Browse through our treatment menus online
Step 3: Make your booking and payment through us
Step 4: Enjoy your relaxing treatment (facial, massage, manicure, pedicure etc.)!
6. What insights have you gained in your entrepreneurial journey thus far?
When they say it's not the destination but the journey, it's true! Along the way, I got to know so many nice people and make new friends. I discovered a lot more about myself, for example, I'm smarter than I think! I've gained more confidence and more courage.
7. What's your advice for women who aspire to start their own business?
I would encourage them that it's never too late. Believe in what you do. Have that "fire in the belly" kind of burning passion. Turn every "no" into a stepping stone that gets you closer to "yes".
Listen to those who disagree with you, there may be truths in what they say, perhaps they can see something that you are too engrossed to notice.
However, do not over-romanticise and be carried away by daydreams or wishful thinking. Cold hard facts such as rejection and operational expenditure, are very much a part of reality. I liken the cold realities to taking care of architecture foundation and infrastructure, and pursuing one's dreams as the interior décor and soft furnishings one can create within.
Lastly, don't lose sight of the people you love and who love you. If you're doing all these for them but in the course of it you neglect them, then you're better off not doing it.
Inspired by Fiona's story and her sharing? Want to find out more about Blue Moon Valley? Check out the following:
Website: www.bluemoonvalley.com.sg
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BlueMoonValley
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Note: If you (or someone you know) have taken a leap of faith to pursue your passion and are now doing something you love, I would very much like to hear your story. Please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com and share with me your experience!


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The study, which used data collected by the
The declines have led to the largest wealth disparities in the 25 years that the bureau has been collecting the data, according to the report.
Median wealth of whites is now 20 times that of black households and 18 times that of Hispanic households, double the already marked disparities that had prevailed in the decades before the recent recession, the study found.
"It's a very stark reminder of the high share of minorities who live at the economic margins of this country," said
Household wealth, also referred to in the report as net worth, is made up of assets, like a house, a car, savings and
Nearly two-thirds of Hispanics' median net worth in 2005 came from home equity, according to the report, and when the housing market collapsed, so did their wealth. Median home equity for Hispanics fell by 51 percent in the period of the survey. The drop was compounded by the fact that Hispanics tended to live in the places that were hit hardest in the recession, like
Armando Moya, a Mexican immigrant from Woodbridge, outside
Mr. Moya lives in Prince William County, where the Hispanic population more than tripled from 2000 to 2010, according to the Migration Policy Institute, with many newcomers working in construction trades that were flourishing in the rapidly growing suburbs of Washington.
To capitalize on the influx, Mr. Moya, who is now 38 and had been working in restaurants since he came to the
In the same year, he bought a house valued at $350,000. His monthly payments were more than $2,300, and with hungry workers filling his restaurant, he managed.
But when the collapse of the housing market swept like a wave through this Northern Virginia county, taking his house, and his bank account, and many of his customers along with it, he lost his middle-class lifestyle.
"Everything was going down," he said.
Now he is back where he started, living with his family in a rented apartment, and working seven days a week in the taco restaurant. His house sold for $135,000 to a couple from
"My money changed," he said. "I lost my house."
The share of Americans with no wealth at all rose sharply during the recession. A third of Hispanics had zero or negative net worth in 2009, up from 23 percent in 2005. For blacks, the portion rose to 35 percent from 29 percent, and for whites, it rose to 15 percent from 11 percent.
About a quarter of all black and Hispanic households owned nothing but a car in 2009. Just 6 percent of whites and 8 percent of Asians were in that situation.
Whites were less affected by the crisis, largely because their wealth flowed from assets other than housing, like stocks. A third of whites owned stocks and
The median value of stocks and mutual funds owned by whites dropped by 9 percent from 2005 to 2009. In comparison, the median value of holdings for those blacks who held stocks dropped by 71 percent, most likely because they had to sell when prices were low, Mr. Taylor said.
The median wealth of Hispanic and black households is at its lowest point since 1984, when the Census Bureau first conducted the study, the report said.
Mr. Moya counts himself lucky to still have his restaurant. He has to work weekends at a nightclub in Washington to keep up with his rent. His life is increasingly resembling his father's — subsisting, without saving — but he has pinned his hopes for a better life on his sons, and he has discarded the idea of returning to
"I want my house back," he said. "I'm working for my house right now."
An article on Tuesday about the decline in wealth among Hispanic families misstated the name of the group that published the study detailing the decline. It is the Pew Research Center, not the Pew Foundation.


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The Yellow Scientist is a mashup of 2 songs that were originally released by Coldplay: Yellow was originally released on the 2000 album Parachutes and as a single; and The Scientist was originally released on the 2002 album A Rush Of Blood To The Head and as a single. This is another incredible instrumental
Paganini: Caprice 24 is the final piece from Niccolò Paganini's 24 Caprices for Solo Violin that were written between 1802 and 1817 and consists of a theme and 11 variations on that theme, plus a finale. It is generally considered to be one of the hardest pieces for solo violin so Alisa ups the
Believer was originally released by Imagine Dragons on their 2017 album Evolve and as a single. This is an incredible instrumental version performed on traditional Indian instruments, showing the versatility of the instruments and adding a distinctly Indian feel to this popular Western tune. The musicians on this track are: Tushar Lall on harmonium;
Shiva Calling is the new single from Prasad Rahane's Synergy Fusion Project. It is a fusion of Indian and Western musical styles mixed together to produce an amazing and unique piece of music that is accessible by lovers of both Indian and Western music. The members of the project are: Aashish Ranade on vocals; Prasad
Folk Flavors of India is the latest video from Prasad. It is a collection of traditional folk tunes from different regions of India worked together into a single coherent piece of music. It is an excellent introduction to Indian sitar music, with all of the melodies being easily accessible to listeners from the Western
Justice League Tribute is the latest video from The Indian Jam Project. It is an arrangement of themes from Justice League movies, with Indian elements, played on Indian instruments. It is, as usual, an amazing mix of Indian and Western music. The video was shot in the Asalpha slum in Mumbai, India and follows
Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera [It Is You] was originally released as a part of the soundtrack of the 2004 movie Swades [Homeland] where it was sung by Madhukar Dhumal. It is about love for your homeland, comparing it to the deepest love for a person. This is a beautiful looped version performed by
Nithākam is a translation in to Tamil of the George Gershwin classic Summertime from the 1935 Jazz opera Porgy and Bess and was originally recorded by Abbie Mitchell in 1935 and was first a hit for Billie Holiday in 1936 and has been recorded more than 25,000 times. It is a lullaby that describes
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Sittingbourne & Milton Regis
In my opinion the best par 4 on the course! Dog-leg right with the farmers field looming ominously to the right. The wind often gets channelled straight down this hole and makes the second shot a real test.
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The Breakfast Smoothie
Getting my daughter to eat breakfast in our house has been nothing short of a miracle. With her reflux, the idea of eating when she gets up is quite literally nauseating as anyone who's experienced an acid reflux attack could attest to.
She slept in a special bed, we tried special diets, smaller portions, etc. She normally wouldn't eat until about 10 in the morning (3-4 hours after getting up). With her food challenges, she was put on a special amino-acid based food supplement called Neocate Splash at the age of 1 and is still on it today, but even with that – she was always extremely small for her age. She could barely keep herself in the 20th percentile for weight and her growth curve looked more like a yo-yo than that of a healthy child. I knew if I could just figure out a way to get breakfast in her – it would help. After all, breakfast is the most important meal of the day and the meal that should fuel our brains.
One day our fabulous dietician suggested we look at smoothies. MJ always did much better with drinking, and really liked pureed soups and so forth. She also thought we could get a a bunch of other vitamins, supplements and other things like flax oil in it to help with her regularity (poor girl has also been officially diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome).
I am extremely pleased to say – this did the trick, my daughter has gone from rarely if ever eating breakfast to drinking her breakfast every morning and with pride, I can say began growing like a weed. When she turned 4, she was mainly in size 2-3 and now 7 months later there are several pieces in her closet that are a size 6 (for length mainly, but hey I'll take it) and there's few pieces that are even a size 4 any more. She won't be 5 until the summer, but the majority of her wardrobe is a size 5 – that blows my mind, I never had the child who was in anything larger than her age. I owe it all to our breakfast smoothies.
1/4 cup rice milk
1/4 cup fruit juice (we use cherry which as a side note is said to help calm anxieties)
1/2 cup frozen fruit
a small handful of baby spinach (about 10-12 leaves)
1 tbsp of honey, agave or maple syrup
1 tsp of flax oil (2 on occasion if she happens to be backed up)
We then add other supplements on the advice of our naturopath.
Once blended, we pour the smoothie through a strainer which gets rid of the seeds and pulp to avoid any texture issues and literally makes it a "smoothie".
If you are concerned about protein, another variation of this smoothie could be replacing the juice for peanut butter (or almond or sunflower seed butter) and raspberries. You could even add some banana to this version for some extra nutrients.
As our guest poster Jessica-Bunn Kewley said, it definitely takes a village to raise a special needs child and I know that with out the help from our dieticians and naturopath MJ would not be the whopping 40 pounds 🙂 she is today at the age of 4 1/2.
Happy smoothie making,
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Related to hare: Hare Krishna
hold with the hare and run with the hounds
1. To support or attempt to placate both sides of a conflict or dispute. Many have criticized the US government of holding with the hare and running with the hound regarding the territorial dispute between the two nations.
2. To act duplicitously or hypocritically; to speak or act out against something while engaging or taking part in it. How can you be taken seriously as an anti-drug reformer when extensive documents reveal that you are a frequent user of methamphetamine? You can't hold with the hare and run with the hound, Senator.
you can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
When two parties are in conflict, you can't support both of them—you must choose one. Come on, you can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds—pick a side! You're either in favor of renovating the library, or you're not.
be as mad as a March hare
To be crazy. The phrase alludes to hares' erratic behavior during their breeding season. Mom was as mad as a March hare after I dented her brand-new car.
run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
1. To support or attempt to placate both sides of a conflict or dispute. Many have criticized the government of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds regarding the territorial dispute between the two nations.
2. To act duplicitously or hypocritically; to speak or act out against something while engaging or taking part in it. How can you be taken seriously as a reformer when you have continued to accept gifts? You can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, Senator.
start a hare (running)
To raise, introduce, or prompt discussion about a certain topic. The MP was quick to state that he didn't want to start a hare running about the controversial issue ahead of the snap election. He started a hare that got the whole country talking about the implications of the new tax on working-class citizens.
(as) mad as a March hare
1. Crazy or deranged; particularly eccentric. My grandfather came back from the war as mad as a March hare because of all the horrible things he saw. I'll be mad as a March hare if I have to deal with these screaming toddlers for much longer. My family thinks I'm as mad as a March hare just because I practice a form of alternative medicine using magnetic fields.
2. Particularly cross or angry. Mom was mad as a March hare after I dented her brand-new car. John gets as mad as a March hare when he starts losing.
run with
1. To run while in the company of someone else. I go running with my friend Jake every morning before school.
2. To have a particular trait or characteristic when one runs. I've always run with awkward, plodding steps, so I don't think I'd do well in a sport that requires such fancy footwork. I've never seen anyone run with such grace or dexterity before.
3. To keep company or socialize with someone. Jason's been running with troublesome group of kids lately. I thought you ran with a different gang—did you have a falling out with them?
4. To accept or adopt something and begin carrying it out with great enthusiasm. The boss decided to run with my idea of developing a smartphone app to accompany our newest product. That's a really clever topic—you should run with it for your thesis.
first catch your hare
The first step is to acquire something; then, determine what to do with it. I know you're eager to plan on going to Yale, but you haven't been accepted yet—first catch your hare.
if you run after two hares, you will catch neither
If you try to do two things at once, you will fail. You can't look for that file and dictate a message at the same time. Didn't your mother ever tell you that if you run after two hares, you will catch neither?
First catch your hare.
Prov. Do not make plans about what you will do when you have something until you actually have it. Fred: When I buy my house on the beach, you can spend summers with me there. Ellen: First catch your hare.
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
Prov. You cannot do two things successfully at the same time. Vanessa: If I want to pursue my acting career, I'll have to take more days off to go to auditions. But I want to get ahead in the office, too. Jane: If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
*mad as a hatterand *mad as a march hare
1. crazy. (Alludes to the crazy characters in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. *Also: as ~.) Poor old John is as mad as a hatter. All these screaming children are driving me mad as a hatter.
2. angry. (This is a misunderstanding of mad in the first sense. *Also: as ~.) You make me so angry! I'm as mad as a hatter. John can't control his temper. He's always mad as a hatter.
run with someone or something
to stay in the company of someone or some group. Fred was out running with Larry when they met Vernon. Let's go out and run with the other guys this morning.
run with something
1. Lit. to run, showing a particular characteristic. Sally runs with speed and grace. Fred runs with tremendous speed.
2. Fig. to take over something and handle it aggressively and independently. I know that Alice can handle the job. She will take it on and run with it. I hope she runs with this next project.
run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
Fig. to support both sides of a dispute. In our office politics, Sally always tries to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, telling both the clerical workers and the management that she thinks they should prevail.
mad as a hatter
Also, mad as a March hare. Crazy, demented, as in She is throwing out all his clothes; she's mad as a hatter. This expression, dating from the early 1800s, alludes to exposure to the chemicals formerly used in making felt hats, which caused tremors and other nervous symptoms. The variant, dating from the 14th century, alludes to the crazy behavior of hares during rutting season, mistakenly thought to be only in March.
run with
1. Also, run around with. Socialize with; see run around, def. 2.
2. Take as one's own, adopt; also, carry out enthusiastically. For example, He wanted to run with the idea and go public immediately.
3. run with the hare, hunt with the hounds. Support two opposing sides at the same time, as in He wants to increase the magazine's circulation along with its price-that's trying to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds . This expression, alluding to being both hunter and hunted at the same time, dates from the 1400s and was already a proverb in John Heywood's 1546 collection.
run with the hare and hunt with the houndsBRITISH, LITERARY
If someone runs with the hare and hunts with the hounds, they try to support both sides in an argument or fight. They want to keep the peace and have everybody happy. For this reason they learn very quickly to run with the hares and hunt with the hounds. Note: A hound is a dog that has been bred for hunting.
start a hareBRITISH, OLD-FASHIONED
If you start a hare, you introduce a new idea or topic which other people become interested in. Some work needs to be done before the connection between aluminium and heart disease is proved, but Mr Birchall has started a hare that many researchers will be watching. Note: To `start' a hare means to disturb it and cause it to leave its hiding place, so that the hounds start chasing it.
mad as a hattermainly BRITISH
If someone is as mad as a hatter, they are crazy. Her sister's as mad as a hatter and if you ask me she's not much better herself. Note: In the 19th century, `hatters' or hat-makers used nitrate of mercury to treat their fabrics. This substance is poisonous, and if the hat-makers breathed it in, they often suffered brain damage. As a result, hatters were traditionally thought of as mad. In Lewis Carroll's children's story `Alice in Wonderland' (1865), one of the characters is a hatter who behaves very strangely. Carroll may have based the character on a well-known Oxford furniture dealer, Theophilus Carter, who was known as the `Mad Hatter'.
run with the hare and hunt with the houndstry to remain on good terms with both sides in a conflict or dispute. British
This expression has been in use since the mid 15th century.
start a hareraise a topic of conversation. British , dated
The rapid twisting and running of a hunted hare is here used as a metaphor for the pursuit of a topic in an animated conversation, especially one in which the participants hold strong views.
mad as a hatter (or a March hare)completely crazy. informal
In this expression, a hatter refers to Lewis Carroll's character, the Mad Hatter, in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ( 1865 ). It is thought that hatters suffered from the effects of mercury poisoning because of the fumes arising from the use of mercurous nitrate in the manufacture of felt hats. The March hare version refers to the way hares leap about during the breeding season.
run with the ˌhare and hunt with the ˈhoundstry to remain friendly with both sides in a quarrel: I know you want to keep everyone happy, but I'm afraid you can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds on this issue.
(as) mad as a ˈhatter(informal) (of a person) crazyThe Mad Hatter was a character in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Because of the chemicals used in hat-making, workers often suffered from mercury poisoning, which can cause loss of memory and damage to the nervous system.
(as) mad as a March ˈhare(informal) (of a person) crazyA March hare refers to a hare (= an animal like a large rabbit) that behaves very strangely in the breeding season.
run with
1. To accompany and participate in the activities of someone or something: Those teenagers run with a wild crowd.
2. To float or sail in the same direction as something:The sailboat ran with the wind all the way to the beach. On the trip back, we can run with the current, and we won't have to paddle the canoe.
3. To adopt something or take something as one's own and then proceed with it: I took their idea for a novel and ran with it.
mad as a hatter
Crazy. Although many readers associate mad hatter with Alice's tea party in Wonderland, attended by both a March Hare and a Hatter, the term is considerably older and is thought to come from the fact that the chemicals used in making felt hats could produce the symptoms of Saint Vitus' dance or other nervous tremors. In literature, references occur in Thomas Haliburton's The Clockmaker (1837) and Thackeray's Pendennis (1850), both predating Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). The synonym mad as a March hare, incidentally, which dates from Chaucer's time, is virtually obsolete.
run with the hare, hunt with the hounds, to
To stay in favor with two opponents; to take both sides at the same time. This expression, with its analogy to being both hunted and hunter, dates from the fifteenth century and appeared in Heywood's 1546 proverb collection. John Lyly used it in Euphues (1580): "Whatsoeuer I speake to men, the same also I speake to women, I meane not to run with the Hare and holde with the Hounde." The meaning is quite different from a similar-sounding cliché, to run with the pack, which means to take the same side as the majority. However, both these terms may be dying out in America.
mad as a hatter
Crazy. The standard explanation comes from the effect to the brain caused by mercury nitrate used by 18th- and 19th-century hatmakers. Another view holds that "mad" originally meant "poisonous" and "hatter" is a corruption of the Saxon word "atter," the adder snake, the bite of which affects the brain. In any event, the Mad Hatter character in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland is a testimony to eccentricity bordering on madness.
mad as a March hare
Crazy. According to folklore, hares behave as though they're "sparring" with other hares and leaping around for no discernible reason during their breeding season. Their breeding season in Europe begins during the month of March.


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Francine St George on Tony Delroy's Nightlife
Physiotherapy has come a long way in the last 20 years, and its getting better all the time.
What are some of the advances we've made in treating sore necks and backs – and what might be yet to come?
Join Francine for the last time with Tony Delroy's Nightlife on ABC Radio, for a look back, and a look forward to the future of physio.
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Updated 22 Feb 2016: notes for undergraduate users (Raven logon)
Two HPC Laser Ltd, LS 6090 PRO Laser engraving and cutting machines successfully arrived in the Dyson Centre on Tuesday 9 February 2016.
(Note these machines are non-metals laser cutters, and whilst we are told they can engrave metals with a non-reflective coating on, the penalty for trying on a metal "too reflective" is the wrecking of some of the internal parts of the machine as a result of bouncing a focussed laser beam back up where it shouldn't be.)
The machines are intended for undergraduate use, and it is intended that these will be machines which ultimately you can operate for yourselves, though we will need to provide some instructions on how to do this and there will be some help on hand.
For the time being, and until we find out feet, all operation will be with supervision of a trained operator - we have also found that this is best in terms of spotting and stopping potential machine ruining events, so that suitable safeguards can be put in place before handing over to full self-use.
The model of self-use operation has worked successfully at Makespace (with exactly this make and model of machine) and also at the Institute for Manufacturing and at the Department for Architecture (though in this case with some restrictions on use by first years).
Further details will follow on this page, likely in the next two weeks.
In the mean time further details can be found on:
- The manufacturer's page about this make and model of machine.
- The Makespace page about their LS 6090 units, including details of use.
Provisional Notes For Use of Laser Cutters
If you wish to use the laser cutters, then you will need:
- ...to appreciate that we are currently working within the entirely sensible constraints of this system.
- ...Your own material which can be laser cut (not that normal plywood should not be laser cut - special laserable plywood should be purchased). We are working to provide a supply of materials for purchase, but this will take a few days to get this started.
- ...The drawing for the part/s you wish to cut. Various file formats cam be imported - DXF is the most common. A list of other formats will appear hear shortly.
- ...To have read this page of notes. However, please note that these notes are for a 60 Watt laser - ours has been upgraded to 80 Watts: so where they list a 50% of full power setting, this would be 37.5% of full power on our machine, and so on!
- ...To send an email request to the Dyson Centre manager, with full details of the material you have, what you want to do, and also attach a pdf of the shape you wish to cut (and the file you wish to cut, as long as it is under 10MB - for larger please send a WeTransfer link to the file). This will get passed to the group of people trained to use the machine for possible comment and to see if we can accommodate your request at this very early stage whilst we are still getting set up for using these machine.
Please watch this space for more details over the next week or so.
References and Links
- Department of Engineering page on Laser Safety
- Link to University of Cambridge safety page on Lasers
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A major issue in the fabrication of integrated Bragg grating filters in highly confined waveguides is the average effective index fluctuations caused by waveguide dimension variations. Lateral variations are caused by the sidewall roughness created during the etching process while vertical variations are coming from the wafer silicon layer thickness non-uniformity. Grating spectral distortions are known to result solely from the low spatial frequency components of these variations. As a result, in this work, we present an experimental method to quantify such relevant spatial components by stitching a hundred high-resolution scanning electron microscope images. Additionally, we propose two techniques to reduce, in the design, the phase noise impact on integrated Bragg gratings without relying on fabrication process improvements. More specifically, we show that the use of hybrid multimode/singlemode waveguides reduce by more than one order of magnitude the effect of sidewall roughness on integrated Bragg gratings while we show that the fabrication of ultra-compact gratings in spiral waveguides mitigate the impact of the silicon layer thickness variations.
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Sustainable Water Works (SWW) transforms water research and invention into products by facilitating a state of the art virtual ideation, design, engineering and proveout process. Significant academic, business and independent research exists that could become commercial products. Many researchers and inventors do not have access or experience to take their concept and models through a product development process ready for funding and manufacturing. The Business Forum provides access to a network of experts, businesses, entrepreneurs, manufacturers and funders who can form a collaborative team to produce a product. SWW has experts in ideation to help understand the product and market; facilitate virtual design, engineering and proveout to efficiently create the product; affiliates to produce prototype and workhorse products for testing and validation; and Business Forum members capable and interested in testing promising technology producing superior results. The Innovation Factory supports development of technology and system solutions, produced in Michigan, to meet the global challenge of providing clean, abundant and affordable water.


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The Washington Bridge is a series of three bridges carrying Interstate 195, US Route 6, US Route 44, and U.S. Route 1A over the Seekonk River connecting India Point in Providence to Watchemoket Square in East Providence, Rhode Island. The historic portion of the bridge dating to 1930 serves as the pedestrian crossing, and bike link to the East Bay Bike Path. The pedestrian span is also a part of the Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail.Download Download See more
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. – After the Bronco men's tennis team made their first NCAA tournament appearance and set numerous program records last season, expectations were high heading into the 2012-13 campaign. Santa Clara faced unexpected adversity throughout the season, however, disrupting its attempt at another NCAA run.
Despite the challenging circumstances the Broncos finished No. 61 the national rankings with a 17-10 overall record. The program is focused on reestablishing itself amongst the national contenders and returning to the WCC dominance it experienced one season ago.
The Broncos began laying the foundation for the upcoming season with tournament play in the fall. In October, John Lamble became the first Santa Clara player ever to receive a Main Draw bid to the All-American Championship, which hosts some of the top singles players in the country. Lamble became the highest-ranked player in a preseason ITA poll in Bronco history, beginning the season at No. 40.
Lamble went deep into the ITA Regional Championships later in the month, riding a five match win streak on his way to the title match. Tom Pham had a strong fall to kick off his senior season, going 5-2 while reaching the semifinals of the Aggie Invitational. Matt Kecki picked up his first two wins as a Bronco after transferring from USC in the ITA Regional Championships. Ilya Osinstev reached the quarterfinals of the ITA Regionals while Eugene Muchynski picked up a win in the tournament as well.
Santa Clara, slotted No. 36 in the preseason rankings, swept a doubleheader to begin the 2013 dual season. The Broncos then participated in the ITA Kick-Off weekend in Berkeley, where they faced their first ranked opponents. Santa Clara fell to No. 20 Michigan but rebounded to defeat No. 38 Boise State, 4-1.
The following weekend Santa Clara lost to No. 22 Washington but pulled out another win over Boise State, this time in a tight 4-3 battle. The Broncos followed the strong performance with a victory over Weber State in Utah but they were edged 4-3 by BYU in their first WCC match on Feb. 9.
The Broncos hit their stride in late February, picking up three consecutive wins including a 6-1 rout of No. 70 UC Santa Barbara and a 7-0 sweep of Sonoma State. The team demonstrated its dominating potential, especially in the win over UCSB where no Bronco dropped more than six games and only one set was as close as 6-4. With a healthy lineup in 2014, Santa Clara believes it has the potential to compete with the nation's elite teams while solidifying itself as a WCC powerhouse.
In the defeat of Sonoma State Pham broke the program's all-time wins record. Pham, the most prolific tennis player in Santa Clara history, would finish his career with an outstanding 89-28 singles mark and 15 more wins than the previous record. Pham's career awards include: All-WCC Honorable Mention Singles (four times), All-WCC Honorable Mention Doubles (twice) and First Team All-WCC Academic Team (twice).
Santa Clara entered March with an 8-3 record, but unexpectedly lost several key starters which left the team shorthanded. The Broncos did their best with the situation, going 3-3 with wins over UC Irvine, Furman and Northern Arizona. In the win over Northern Arizona, Bronco head coach Derek Mills picked up his 100th career coaching victory.
After a 4-3 loss to Purdue, the Broncos came up with two strong victories. Santa Clara defeated No. 55 Tulane 4-3 behind a solid effort from Osintsev and Khacharyan, both of whom won in three sets to secure the win. Against LMU, the Broncos once again dropped the doubles point and had to rebound, and they did so successfully behind three-set victories from Lamble, Osintsev and Pham for Santa Clara's first WCC victory.
With a 13-6 record, consecutive wins and a No. 56 national ranking the Broncos built some momentum but faced several tough opponents. Santa Clara fell to No. 6 Pepperdine, No. 42 USD and No. 43 San Diego State but focused on finishing the season strong.
Santa Clara set its sights on winning its remaining three matches – all WCC contests – in order to secure the No. 4 seed in the WCC Tournament. The Broncos got off to a great start by topping USF 4-3 behind a terrific doubles performance and singles wins from Lamble, Kecki and Pham. Santa Clara broke USF's 14 consecutive doubles point streak which marked a turning point for the Broncos' doubles play; Santa Clara went from losing five consecutive doubles points to winning five straight.
The Broncos then snuck by Gonzaga in a nail-biting 4-3 win. With the match tied at 3-3, Soltyka came through with a 6-4, 7-6 final to propel the Broncos to victory. Santa Clara ensured a drama-free Senior Day against Portland behind a doubles point win, victories from all three seniors and a gutsy three-set effort from Lamble to clinch fourth place in the WCC.
Santa Clara squared off against Gonzaga in the first round of the WCC Tournament, dispatching the Bulldogs 4-0. The Broncos won decisively in doubles and the senior trio of Kecki, Pham and Muchynski led the charge in singles to help Santa Clara advance.
The Broncos took on USF in the tournament quarterfinals and got off to a quick start again by winning the doubles point. Despite the early deficit USF battled back and raised its level of play in singles to take the match by a 4-2 final. It was the Dons' first win against the Broncos in three years.
In addition to breaking the all-time singles record Pham racked up his 63rd career doubles win against USF which tied him for the all-time program record. Pham finished his Bronco doubles career with a 63-24 record, evening him with Erich Chen (2000-2004) for No. 1 in program history.
The Broncos garnered a number of WCC awards from their 2013 season. Lamble received First-Team All-WCC honors after amassing a 20-14 record overall and a 15-9 mark in dual matches at No. 1. Kecki, who went 15-8 during the year, and Pham, who led the team in wins with 25, were both named honorable mention for singles.
In doubles, Lamble and Osintsev went 10-6 at No. 1 and finished the season with five straight wins en route to being named honorable mention. Kecki and Pham also received honorable mention accolades for their work in the second position. The pair racked up six straight victories and wins in eight of nine matches to conclude the campaign.
Santa Clara is committed to returning to the high standards of Bronco tennis and returning to the level of success established during the 2012 season. The Broncos are focused on reestablishing their presence in the WCC and on a national level, and ultimately returning to the NCAA Tournament.
John Lamble
In his junior season, Lamble provided stability and leadership in the top singles and doubles spots throughout the entire season. Lamble finished the season ranked No. 89 nationally by the ITA, was named First-Team All-WCC and received WCC Player of the Month honors for March. The Saratoga, Calif. native amassed a 20-14 overall record which placed him second on the team in wins and he went 15-9 in dual matches. Lamble opened the season ranked No. 65 nationally which was the highest preseason ranking in program history.
In doubles, Lamble was All-WCC honorable mention with Ilya Osintsev. The duo went 10-6 playing No. 1 for the Broncos, and Lamble finished 14-9 overall including several matches at No. 2. The pair finished the year with five straight wins and seven in eight matches. Lamble and Osintsev played a huge part in helping Santa Clara win five consecutive doubles points to conclude the season. The tandem topped USF's No. 1 doubles team that received First-Team All-WCC Doubles honors twice on the season
Tom Pham
Pham solidified his status as the most prolific tennis player in program history with another outstanding season. Pham became the all-time singles wins record-holder at 89-28 overall, 15 more wins than the next closest. The San Diego native also tied for the most doubles wins all-time with 64 (64-23 overall). Pham finished the season 25-9 overall which led the team in wins and he was named All-WCC honorable mention for the fourth time. He concluded his Bronco career on fire including a five-match winning streak to conclude the 2013 campaign. In doubles, he was named All-WCC honorable mention with Matt Kecki and the duo finished the season with a strong run including a six match winning streak and victories in eight of nine matches. Pham's infectious passion and sportsmanship was an asset to the Bronco squad for the last four years.
Matt Kecki
After playing two years at USC, Kecki used the remainder of his eligibility while beginning his MBA at Santa Clara and he contributed strongly during the season. Kecki was named All-WCC honorable mention with a 15-8 record overall and 13-5 mark in dual matches primarily in the No. 3 spot. The Sacramento native was also All-WCC honorable mention in doubles with Pham. The duo finished the season with a strong run, including a six-match winning streak and victories in eight of nine matches. Kecki picked up a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 win that boosted SCU to the 4-3 win over USF and he defeated No. 6 Pepperdine's Alex Sarkissian – ranked No. 60 -- 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in an impressive performance.
Ilya Osintsev
Osintsev finished his sophomore season with a 12-14 record and played all but two matches in the No. 2 spot. He came through with a clutch 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win against LMU which helped Santa Clara win 4-3 and rallied from an early deficit to win in three sets against No. 55 Tulane to secure the 4-3 Bronco win. The lefty Russian battered his No. 70 UC Santa Barbara opponent 6-2, 6-1 in the team's 6-1 win, giving him a season-best six consecutive victories.
In doubles, last year's WCC Freshman of the Year received All-WCC honorable mention with John Lamble as the duo went 10-6 playing No. 1 for the Broncos. The pair finished the season with five straight wins and seven in eight matches and played a huge part in helping Santa Clara win five consecutive doubles points to conclude the season. The tandem topped USF's No. 1 doubles team that received First-Team All-WCC Doubles honors twice on the season. Osintsev also teamed with Kecki for an 8-7 win in the top spot, defeating a BYU duo ranked No. 80 nationally by the ITA.
Eugene Muchynski
Muchynski recorded a 9-13 record in his senior season. He took the first set 6-3 and saved multiple set points, ultimately winning the last four games of the match for a 7-5 final against Gonzaga in the WCC Tournament. He clinched the Bronco win by taking the first set 6-3 and rolling to a 6-1 third set beating of Portland on Senior Day. Muchynski picked up a strong win against then-No. 55 Tulane recording a 7-6, 6-1 final for a season-best three match winning streak. The San Jose native went 5-13 appearing in the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles spots. He picked up a big 8-5 win over then-No. 50 BYU with Lamble at No. 2 and defeated then-No. 38 Boise State 8-7 with Ashot Khacharyan at No. 3 in a big win.
Ashot Khacharyan
Khacharyan racked up a 14-2 record in his first season on the Mission Campus after coming over from Russia. He was extraordinarily dependable during the season when he played, locking down the No. 3 and 4 positions. He bested then-No. 55 Tulane in a tough match, ultimately prevailing 2-6, 7-6, 6-2. He also topped No. 70 Purdue 6-4, 7-6 and did not lose a match from Jan. 26 through Mar. 1 racking up seven straight wins. During the streak, he picked up strong wins against then-No. 50 BYU (7-6, 6-4) and then-No. 38 Boise State (6-2, 6-4). In doubles, he combined with several partners in the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles positions. He played with Tomasz Soltyka in a 9-8 win over Furman in the No. 2 position helping the team to a 4-3 win, teamed with Pham to take down BYU's No. 2 doubles pair, 8-6 and defeated No. 38 Boise State's No. 3 doubles team, 8-7, with Muchynski.
Tomasz Soltyka
Soltyka went 7-12 in his freshman year on the Mission Campus appearing at No. 5 and 6 singles with two appearances at No. 4. He defeated his Gonzaga opponent 6-4, 7-6 in the WCC Tournament first round and took home a 6-4, 7-6 win to clinch the 4-3 Bronco win in the dual match against Gonzaga. The Poland native played the best match of his season against then-No. 6 Pepperdine, upsetting a talented opponent at No. 5 for a 6-4, 6-4 win. Soltyka also topped Sonoma State, UC Irvine and Northern Arizona in straight sets and turned in a clutch performance in a rematch against Boise State, winning his three set marathon to clinch the 4-3 Bronco win. He went 3-9 in doubles, playing primarily at No. 3 with several matches in the second position. He gained a big 8-6 win with Logan Chun at No. 3 against UC Irvine helping take the doubles point en route to a 4-3 team win and combined with Khacharyan for a 9-8 win over Furman in the No. 2 position helping the team to a 4-3 win.
Logan Chun
Chun contributed several big doubles wins while energizing the team and stepping into the lineup. He made five singles appearances all at No. 6 and made his NCAA debut against Saint Mary's. In doubles, the Hawaii native played in five matches at the No. 3 position. He teamed with Soltyka for a key 8-6 win over UC Irvine, helping the team to a 4-3 victory and they picked up a strong 8-4 win over Northern Arizona for the duo's second win of the season.
Vince Menon
Menon provided enthusiasm and support for the Bronco squad while filling in admirably when called upon. The Cupertino native made his first singles appearance against UC Irvine and tallied three singles appearances on the season, including two in the No. 5 position. In doubles, Menon made his NCAA debut in a doubles match against Saint Mary's at the No. 3 position, teaming with Tomasz Soltyka. He also played with Chun against Furman as well. Click here for a feature on Menon's transition from covering the team for SCU media relations to joining the team.
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SCHOLARSHIP UK 2018 Leventis Fellowship for Academics at SOAS, University Of London
Applications are currently ongoing for the 2018 Leventis Fellowship for Academics at SOAS, University Of London. Interested students should see the details below.
Scholarship Description
The Centre of African Studies of the University of London UK is offering fellowship opportunities to academics who have interest in taking part in a scheme of collaborative research funded by the Leventis Foundation.
Leventis Foundation is funding fellowship for younger scholars to develop their research interests in the field of libraries and archives and to participate in the intellectual life of the Center.
Application Deadline
31st March 2018
Scholarship Frequency
Offered annually
Eligible Countries
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Eligible Field of Study
The fellowship is awarded in libraries and archives and to participate in the intellectual life of the Centre.
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Research, Fellowship
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3 months
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this fellowship, applicants must:
- be Nigerians
- have completed their bachelor and masters degree program
- have good academic records
How To Apply
To be considered for the fellowship, applicants should send the following documents via email to [email protected]
- A complete curriculum vitae (maximum 2 pages)
- A statement of current research interests (of not more than 1,000 words) specifying the aims to be achieved during the research period in London
- One academic reference letter supporting the application (sent directly from the email account of the referee to [email protected])
Email applications are preferable, but if you are unable to send your application by email, please post it to:
Ms Angelica Baschiera
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This face plate option is called "Nostalgia", with white screenprint on grey powdercoating.
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