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A powerful new way to manipulate DNA
In the late 1980s, scientists at Osaka University in Japan noticed unusual repeated DNA sequences next to a gene they were studying in a common bacterium. They mentioned them in the final paragraph of a paper: "The biological significance of these sequences is not known."
Now their significance is known, and it has set off a scientific frenzy.
The sequences, it turns out, are part of a sophisticated immune system that bacteria use to fight viruses. And that system, whose very existence was unknown until about seven years ago, may provide scientists with unprecedented power to rewrite the code of life.
In the past year or so, researchers have discovered that the bacterial system can be harnessed to make precise changes to the DNA of humans, as well as other animals and plants.
This means a genome can be edited, much as a writer might change words or fix spelling errors. It allows "customising the genome of any cell or any species at will," said Charles Gersbach, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Duke University.
Already the molecular system, known as CRISPR, is being used to make genetically engineered laboratory animals more easily than could be done before, with changes in multiple genes. Scientists in China recently made monkeys with changes in two genes.
Scientists hope CRISPR might also be used for genomic surgery, as it were, to correct errant genes that cause disease. Working in a laboratory - not, as yet, in actual humans - researchers at the Hubrecht Institute in the Netherlands showed they could fix a mutation that causes cystic fibrosis.
But even as it is stirring excitement, CRISPR is raising profound questions. Like other technologies that once wowed scientists - like gene therapy, stem cells and RNA interference - it will undoubtedly encounter setbacks before it can be used to help patients.
It is known, for instance, that CRISPR can sometimes change genes other than the intended ones. That could lead to unwanted side effects.
The technique is also raising ethical issues. The ease of creating genetically altered monkeys and rodents could lead to more animal experimentation. And the technique of altering genes in their embryos could conceivably work with human embryos as well, raising the spectre of "designer babies."
"It does make it easier to genetically engineer the human germ line," said Craig C. Mello, a Nobel laureate at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, referring to making genetic changes that could be passed to future generations.
Still, CRISPR is moving toward commercial use. Five academic experts recently raised $43 million to start Editas Medicine, a company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that aims to treat inherited disease. Other startups include Crispr Therapeutics, which is being formed in London, and Caribou Biosciences in Berkeley, California.
Agricultural companies might use CRISPR to change genes in crops to create new traits. That might sidestep the regulations and controversy surrounding genetically engineered crops, which generally have foreign DNA added.
The real frenzy started in 2012, when a team led by Emmanuelle Charpentier, then at Umea University in Sweden, and Jennifer A. Doudna of the University of California, Berkeley, demonstrated a way for researchers to use CRISPR to slice up any DNA sequence they choose.
Scientists must synthesise a strand of DNA's chemical cousin RNA, part of which matches the DNA sequence to be sliced. This "guide RNA" is attached to a bacterial enzyme called Cas9. When the guide RNA binds to the corresponding DNA sequence, Cas9 cuts the DNA at that site.
The cell tries to repair the cut but often does so imperfectly, which is enough to disable, or knock out a gene. To change a gene, scientists usually insert a patch - a bit of DNA similar to where the break occurred but containing the desired change. That patch is sometimes incorporated into the DNA when the cell repairs the break.
Would this work in organisms besides bacteria? "I knew it was like firing a starting gun in a race," Doudna said, but sure enough, by early 2013 scientists had shown it would work in human cells, and those of many other animals and plants, even though these species are not known to have CRISPR-based immune systems.
"I don't know any species of plant or animal where it has been tried and it failed," said George Church, a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School. "It allows you to do genome engineering on organisms that are very hard to do otherwise."
In the past, making an animal with multiple genetic changes usually required creating separate animals with single changes and then crossbreeding them to produce offspring with multiple changes. With CRISPR, multiple genetic changes can be made in one step, by putting multiple guide RNAs into the cell.
"It just completely changes the landscape," Doudna said. Berkeley scientists used to farm out that work to specialised laboratories or companies. Now, she said, "people are able to make mice in their own labs."
There are other techniques that can do what CRISPR does, though CRISPR is "the easiest by far," Church said.
It is likely to be a few years before CRISPR is tested in people. For now, there is a lot more to learn about it.
Chase L. Beisel at North Carolina State reported that CRISPR could be used to kill one strain of bacteria in a mixture of strains, by targeting a sequence unique to that strain. That might one day lead to antibiotics that can kill the bad bugs without also killing the good ones.
David S. Weiss of Emory University found that some bacteria use Cas9 to silence one of their own genes, rather than that of a virus, to help them evade detection by their host's immune system.
The pace of new discoveries and applications is dizzying. "All of this has basically happened in a year," Weiss said. "It's incredible."
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SALISBURY — Peninsula Regional Medical Center and the Wicomico County Board of Education have announced three-time United States Olympic gymnast, gold medalist and health advocate Dominique Dawes will serve as the guest speaker at HealthFest: An event for all ages, on Saturday, March 31.
This year's event, a showcase of healthy exhibits and health screenings, is free and open to the public at James M. Bennett High School on College Avenue in Salisbury. HealthFest: An event for all ages will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Dawes was an elite Olympic gymnast who competed and medaled in three consecutive Olympic Games and became the first African-American gymnast to win a gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
After years of dedication to gymnastics, this graduate of the University of Maryland, and current student at George Washington University's Business School, retired to focus on her passion to encourage, educate and motivate others. She is an accomplished motivational speaker and blogger and is also the co-chair of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.
Dawes will speak at 11:30 a.m. on fitness and staying healthy. The first 200 people into the Bennett gymnasium for the presentation that morning will be provided an opportunity to meet Dawes at a one-hour photo and autograph session following her appearance.
In addition, over 30 different, free health screenings, performed by PRMC healthcare specialists and other area healthcare providers, will be available to anyone looking to find out how healthy they actually are, and to learn what they can do to lead a healthier and more productive lifestyle. ABI-Lower Body Circulation Screening and Prostate Screening require advance registration. Registration will be open through Friday, March 16 from 9 a.m.-noon or until all available appointments have been filled by calling 410-543-7139.
At various times during the event, HealthFest will also offer participants a fun walk, a K-9 demonstration, a rock climbing wall and obstacle course, a health corner for kids and much more.
The daVinci Surgical System Robot will be on exhibit, giving anyone interested a "hands on" opportunity to test the robot, and see, first-hand, how the technology is used at PRMC during revolutionary cutting edge surgeries.
For more information, visit www.peninsula.org or call 410-543-7137.


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+1 votes Josh Wainscott › January 8, 2011
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A decent little beginners course. There are only 9 holes, and a lot of them are wide open, straight shots. There are some slight elevation changes and all of the holes have cement tee pads. Definitely a good course to bring beginners, and if your advanced player, it's a good course to practice your mid-range game.
+0 votes Randy Lucero › November 7, 2010
Some very short some nice and long...
+0 votes Chi Beard › November 29, 2013
Nice scenic park. Course isn't anything special though. Fairly intuitive layout but map for first time is a good idea. Multi use park with heavy traffic. Swing set near one of the pins could be an issue. Not very challenging with mostly open shots.
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Controversy? Or Confidence Game?
While Washington, D.C. and the newstalk‐osphere are gripped by the story of forced‐out USDA bureaucrat Shirley Sherrod, six appropriations subcommittees have advanced FY 2011 spending bills that will collectively spend over $4,000 per U.S. family. (They'll get to the big ones later.)
Are you paying attention? What are you paying attention to?
There are important social and political kernels within the Sherrod story (and "Journolist"), but in the context of Washington policymaking, they might just be distraction.


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Hi again! We have just begun our fourth field trip on our ongoing NSF-funded research project, this time to the island of Flores in southeastern Indonesia, in the province of Nusa Tenggara Timor (see this map for location of some of the places discussed below). The previous trips (Borneo, Seram, and Papua) have felt hard to execute and stressful, and I've referred to them as "expeditions." So far (ha!), this trip to Flores has been very enjoyable and almost easy, and so I think it does not yet count as an expedition! I flew into the small, port city of Labuan Baju last Monday with Arief Hidayat, my counterpart from LIPI (the Indonesian Institute of Sciences). We met with a local contact, Ir. Sahudin, from the Labuan Baju office of KSDA (government natural resources conservation department). I had first been introduced to him on a reconnaissance I made here this time last year, and he kindly guided us through the process of gaining permission at this regional level. This is the first time I've tried to do research in Indonesia outside a National Park, and I was not sure what reception I would get from the local forestry department who administer the Protected Forest ('hutan lindung') where we will be working. But I was very warmly received in every office we visited: forestry, police, and the local government "permitting" office. There was a genuine sense of pleasure that this small, eastern part of Indonesia—a country which is very much run by and focused on its western islands—should attract national and international researchers. As ever, I hope we can respond in kind to this welcome, by contributing significant data and local capacity building.
We then took an exhausting one-day trip to Ruteng and back, where again we were welcomed by the local head of KSDA, who was pleased that we were hoping to include some of his research staff in the project. The trip to Ruteng is a continuously winding four hours of climbing and descending through striking mountainous scenery (many thanks to Pak Tote, our safe and informative driver). From Labuan Bajo, the road rises steeply through dense plantations of candlenut (Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd., Euphorbiaceae) or kemiri. Kemiri is used widely in Indonesian cooking as a rich sauce-thickener, although on its own it tastes as the name suggests! After a cool, high point on the shoulder of Mt. Mbeliling, the road then descends to the vast, flat rice-plain of Lembor, before rising again into mist-shrouded eucalyptus plantations (probably Eucalyptus urophylla S.T.Blake) where kids on minimal go-carts dodge thundering trucks on the very steep hills. Ruteng's elevation is over 1,200 m and as we approached the abundance of ferns in roadside gullies and on cliffs increased, to Arief's delight. He's a pteridologist (fern researcher) and has traveled very widely in Indonesia, but this was his first trip to Flores. His personal goal was to make a few collections in the week he was here, which he attained with flair (see photo).
My biggest surprise here has been the extent and the quality of the forests. Before researching potential places to visit, I had always imagined Flores to be so dry that in most of the the lowlands the only forest would be small patches of deciduous woodland occurring among extensive savanna. But while there is plenty of savanna, large areas of lowlands in the west of the island are covered by thick, tall forest. It's the wet season now, so it's not possible to assess the extent of deciduousness, but from the species composition I've seen so far, I guess that most of the trees are evergreen. And it has been a relief to discover that there are suitable patches of forest for our study within a fairly short distance from Labuan Bajo.
We first checked an area north of the main Flores highway, near the picturesque town of Turlaing. Just off the rutted, but still passable, asphalt road there are nice patches of tall forest on rich dark soil among limestone boulders. The landscape here is very rugged, with steep cliffs, and villages high on ridges above valleys with dry stream-courses. We talked to a village elder in Turlaing, Pak Bone, who said there were decent, unlogged ('utuh') areas of forest just a half-hour from the village. Pak Bone was a serious tree enthusiast, growing a whole range of native and exotic species in his front yard as a small but successful business—local villagers frequently buy timber tree seedlings to plant out in their candlenut plantations, for no other reason than to provide a resource for their grandchildren. Wow! The potential of plantations seems to be a key reason why illegal logging of protected forests appears to be a relatively minor problem here. One contact said that he had planted some teak seedlings ('jati' Tectona grandis L.f.) about 15 years ago and they were now already 25 cm in diameter. If sold standing, he'd make about US$50 per tree, but if cut into planks and sold in town, he might make US$200. As ever, money does grow on trees, if you have a bit of land and plenty of patience. It is great to see the teak so healthy here. "Teak fever" has long extended to Kalimantan where I live, but the trees are spindly and yellowish, never looking healthy in the ever-wet climate.
While the limestone forest at Turlaing may work for us, we have been trying to avoid limestone while seeking sample areas for this project because of the significantly different plant nutrition profile of limestone-derived soils compared to the more acidic soils found on the granite sands and sandstones that have been our general target. The large Mbeliling massif south of the trans-Flores road is volcanic in origin and thus a better fit to what we are seeking. This said, in the complex calculation of logistics, access, permissions, safety, and habitat that make up the process of finding sites to study here in Indonesia, the perfect ecological conditions are often (usually?) unavailable; thus are the realities of fieldwork! But this Tuesday we did access the lowland forests on the western slopes of Mbeliling and were overjoyed to discover a simply perfect study site, up the Sungai (river) Dongkong. Pak Sahudin, to whom I'm deeply grateful for this lead, had brought me here last year; we didn't have time to enter the forest itself, however, only a look in from the edge of the protected forest over an irrigation dam. The river banks upstream rose precipitously, and, imagining a landscape of razor ridges and sharp-cut valleys, I worried we would never find either a safe spot to camp or a flat-enough place to safely work on forest plots. But as we finally hiked in, up the river bed of very hard, gray (andesite?) rocks, I felt hopeful as more gentle slopes were revealed to the left. The river itself was strikingly beautiful—crystal clear, rushing energetically but not with overwhelming force, sometimes in the sun, sometimes shadily overhung with palms and trees. I was reminded of my favorite river: the granite-bouldered Air Putih, upstream of the Cabang Panti research station at Gunung Palung, in Kalimantan. We then cut up onto the left bank and I was delighted to find that after climbing about 20 m the land flattened into a wide shelf. It seems the landscape is actually composed of rock shelves lying in a generally level orientation, through which sharp river valleys have been cut, and above which residual ridges tower. Ah…here we have what I was looking for: apparently pristine forest, an accessible landscape, and a clean river. I think we have found our spot!
While I've only just started learning it, the plant composition is going to be fascinating. My immediate sense was that the forest is not too diverse, based on the rate at which I can refind saplings of taxa that I noted, and on the few number of species I found in some genera that often have high diversity. However, the mix of wet and dry, eastern and western species will be a pleasure to untangle and learn. Of the taxa from Borneo that I know best, I saw Canarium (Burseraceae), Cananga (Annonaceae), Antidesma (Phyllanthaceae), Myristica (Myristicaceae), Syzygium (Myrtaceae), Macaranga(Euphorbiaceae), Amorphophallus (Araceae), Ventilago(Rhamnaceae), Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae), Strychnos (Loganiaceae). But there will be many taxa I've never seen before. This is living biogeography! More to come on this process of "knowing a forest."
Yesterday, Pak Sahudin, Acun (long-term project assistant and parataxonomist), and I returned to meet the head of the 'desa' (administrative level) of Golo Pongkor. Pak Anton was very welcoming and helpful, and we made a plan: tomorrow we will meet with a team of five community members who he was to pick, to discuss logistics (and wages). Then on Sunday afternoon he requested that we participate in (and pay for) a traditional and elaborate ceremony (kapok) to be held by the five ketua adat (indigenous law elders) of the village, to pray for a successful, safe and ghost-free trip (more on that soon!). And then we would start moving in and setting up camp on Monday. We also talked extensively about the forest ("watch out for the fierce, giant pythons"), and peoples' attitude to protecting the forest; I asked if there were people who resented the government's recent, exemplary and apparently effective efforts to curtail illegal logging in the protected forests here in Manggarai. He again mentioned the comparative attractiveness of growing teak versus cutting and hauling logs from the forest, logs of timber that can no way compete with teak for value. He also indicated the community's deep awareness that the constant water supply for the irrigated rice fields was dependent on the health of the forest in the river's watershed. Indeed, I didn't see a single stump on the survey trip. And he mentioned the efforts by the NGO Burung Indonesia (a local branch of BirdLife International), who seem to have helped create active local conservation clubs. Here we have all the components of an effective conservation effort: "value" of the forest to farmers, alternative income, effective enforcement, local education, and apparently a still-active, indigenous, conservation ethic. For example, I had heard that medicinal plant collectors have an adat rule that they may only collect pieces of bark from a tree if there is no sign of anyone else having cut the bark. Seeing these components working in practice is very encouraging.
So, so far so good! We plan to do a six-day work week, returning to the village on Sunday for a rest and a chance for team members to attend church, so I may be able to update this blog weekly. Stay tuned!


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I take it we won,LOL!ReplyDelete
Way to go Heels!!! Love & blessings from NC!ReplyDelete
well go tar heels!!!ReplyDelete
my word verification is:
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Well I am not a huge college sports fan, but I am a HUGE pro fan. I am dying for baseball to start! Go ANGELS!!!!ReplyDelete
Congrats that your team won.
We have a hard decision to make, but I think UNC will win out. Jenny went to UNC but we live in MI and all the other relatives went to MSU.ReplyDelete
as it should be. all is right with the world. can't wait for monday.ReplyDelete
Hmm...not sure I can condone this post, John. While my blood will always run maize and blue, I feel compelled to support any team from my home state, no matter how big a rival.ReplyDelete
Care to put a little fabric wager on tomorrow night's game?
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When I first got my Nexus 7, I ran it naked. Not because I had no other choice, but because I wasn't interested in any of the cases that were available at the time. Then, at the Big Android BBQ, I happened to see the new Active cases from Seidio ($35-45, SeidioOnline). I really liked the Active case for the Galaxy Nexus back when I reviewed it, and Seidio's offering for the Nexus 7 looks equally as protective and comes with a nifty cover/stand. Needless to say, I was intrigued.
After having used the case for the last few weeks, I have to say that I like it. Now, let's talk about why.
First off, it's pretty. Like the other Seidio cases I've used, this one has a nice matte finish. My review case is red, though you can also get it in blue, black, and white - all of which I'm sure look fantastic (judging from my previous experience with the GN cases).
Just like the others in the Active series, this case has a soft silicone layer on the bottom, covered by Seidio's arachnid hard-shell skeleton. Not going to lie - the outer shell is a bit of a pain to put on the first few times. After that it loosens up a bit and isn't so bad. Of course, if you plan on keeping your device in the case all the time, that's a moot point. I usually remove my N7 from the case when I'm at home, so I thought this worth a mention.
The biggest downfall of this two-layer system is undoubtedly the bottom silicone layer. Why, you ask? Because everything sticks to it. Seriously. I forgot to bring a cloth with me when I went to take pictures of the case, and... well, you can see for yourself. Just look at any of the images where you can see the silicone - there's crap all over it! It's a minor annoyance, no doubt - but an annoyance nonetheless.
As you can imagine, the Active case does adds a bit of bulk to the N7, but I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. The "lip" on the outside gives a nice spot to grip the tablet while reading and such, and the back has a soft satin-like feel to it that is very easy on the hands. The case does add a bit of weight to the N7, so if its sleek form factor and hyper-portability are things that draw you to the tablet, this case may not be the one for you. Personally, I think it looks great.
Around the bottom of the case you'll find the appropriate openings for the microUSB port, headphone jack, and speaker, all of which are cut out with extreme precision. However, this brings me to another negative aspect of this case: with so many cutouts condensed to one area, the silicone is quite flimsy here. When using the device in portrait mode it isn't that noticeable, but it's very evident as soon as you flip around int o landscape mode. While trying to do normal activities in landscape orientation, my thumb continuously pulled the silicon away from the device where all the ports are - something that simply doesn't happen on the other end of the device. It's only slightly troubling and I don't see it as a deal breaker by any means, but it's a flaw in the case's design. With that said, though, I'm not entirely convinced that it's all that avoidable, given the cluster of things on the bottom of the N7.
Now that we've taken a look at what the case itself has to offer, let's look at what makes it unique: the multipurpose cover. This is, hands down, my favorite thing about the Active case. Not only does it provide protection for the device's screen, but it doubles as a kickstand. That's just neat. And I love it.
I really appreciate the fact that it's not part of the case, and is purely optional. For example, when I'm walking around the house with my N7, I leave the cover/stand in the bedroom (the N7 is my alarm clock, and the stand makes that easy). When I leave the house and don't feel like taking my backpack, I just slap the cover on it and away I go. I can toss it in the floorboard of my van and don't have to worry about it getting broken. I dig that.
I also like the fact that the cover can be used on either the front of the device (for protection), or on the back (during use) - makes it easy to keep up with while out and about.
Since the cover also doubles as a stand, it has some grippy silicone along the bottom. From what I can tell it's the same silicone that the softshell case is made from, so it's equally as sticky. In this case, though, I think that's a good thing, as it keeps the base in place while you use the device.
When it comes to cases (or anything else, really), there's no such thing as perfect. I'm definitely not going to say that Seidio's Active case for the Nexus 7 breaks that mold, but I will say this: if you want solid protection for your N7 that doesn't really get in the way, this is the case to have. It's probably one of the best solutions I've seen that blurs the lines between protection and usefulness, and it does it all while still looking good. If you're not a big fan of the classic "folio" style case - definitely give the Active a shot. Or...
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BERLIN — The chameleon dubbed the Butcher of Montreal and Canadian Psycho by the media was arrested while looking at pornography and reading stories about the grisly murder he is accused of committing in Montreal on the night of May 24, and the international manhunt that crime triggered.
Luka Rocco Magnotta's short life on the lam ended less than two hours after being assigned cubicle 25 Monday morning. It is up nine steps at the back of the tidy 24-hour Spaetkauf ("late buy") Internet cafe, tobacco and alcohol shop at 156 Karl Marxstrasse in the suburb of Neukoeln or New Cologne, where most residents are either Turkish, Kurdish or Arab.
Cafe staffer Kadir Anlayisli said he thought he recognized Magnotta — who grew up as Eric Clinton Newman in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough — from a blitz of Internet and television images of the accused and immediately called police to report his whereabouts.
Less than two hours later, seven policemen took Magnotta down without a fight. A great self-publicist on the Internet before his crime, Magnotta probably got his wish when police released surveillance video of his arrest.
After first denying his identity, Magnotta was quoted by the Spiegel news magazine as telling police: "You got me."
Stefan Redlich, chief inspector of the Berlin police, said "there was no resistance. Not against seven police officers . . .
"A lot of legal questions will have to be answered before he's sent anywhere. We only had the arrest warrant so won't be investigating the case."
The German federal police force has notified Canadian authorities, Redlich said.
Redlich said he wasn't sure if the officers who arrested Magnotta knew he was a wanted man before punching his name into the computer.
"It has been in the news here, but probably not as much as in Canada and the United States," he said.
Reached by the Ottawa Citizen, Magnotta's mother declined to comment on the arrest.
The mutilated torso of Chines university student Jun Lin was discovered in a suitcase behind an apartment in the Montreal district of Cote des Neiges.
A Montrealer who frequents the Spatkauf Internet Cafe daily since moving nearby seven months ago said the standard tariff to surf the web is only 40 Euro cents (about 50 cents Canadian) for a 30 minute session.
Dix Franke of Montreal's Mile End described the area where Magnotta was trying to hide as similar to where the suspect lived in Cote des Neiges.
"It was very multicultural with people from everywhere," said Franke, 21. "It is a place that attracts people who cannot afford Internet in their home.
"I was astounded that he was found here. I had been reading everything about him that friends had sent to me from Canada on Facebook."
Magnotta is believed to have flown from Montreal directly to Paris the day after he is alleged to have murdered Lin.
Police from Montreal were understood to be on their way to Berlin Monday night to arrange Magnotta's extradition. He is to be arraigned at an in-camera appearance at a Berlin. A German official with knowledge of his situation said that Germany hoped to comply with a Canadian request to return him to Canada as soon as possible.
If Magnotta does not oppose extradition when he appears in court Tuesday, he could be on an airplane back to Montreal almost immediately. Even if he opposes extradition, there appears to be so much evidence against him in Quebec that German authorities hope that he will be on his way back there within one or two weeks.
Video cameras captured images of Magnotta as he walked into the Internet cafe beside a part of Berlin known as Little Istanbul. Although he fancied himself a master of disguise, Magnotta's hair was his own and he was simply dressed in jeans, sunglasses and a black jacket fitted with a hood at the time of his arrest.
Magnotta is facing five charges in Montreal, including first-degree murder, causing an indignity to a body, corrupting morals, using the mail system to deliver "obscene, indecent, immoral or scurrilous" material, and harassing Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Magnotta was believed to have arrived in Paris via Montreal on an Air Canada flight on May 26. Photos were posted internationally over the weekend of Magnotta passing through a Trudeau airport checkout in Montreal, wearing a dark wig and a Mickey Mouse T-shirt.
Surveillance at airports and train stations in France was intensified to try to ensure that Magnotta did not elude a police dragnet. But apparently he slipped through on Friday night, taking a bus to Berlin from Paris's main international terminal.
France's Le Figaro newspaper, which quoted police as saying officers were "terrified" of Magnotta, reported that he spent two nights last week at the Studio Batignolles, a cheap hotel in Paris's affluent 17th arrondissement. Curtains were drawn at Le Petit Batignolles, but the manager of the nearby bar had earlier been quoted as saying Magnotta had drunk a Coca-Cola just before 3 a.m. Friday, that police had taken away an empty bottle he may have used to check for the alleged killer's fingerprints and DNA, and were studying security videos.
Officials had also seized pornographic magazines and an Air Canada "vomit bag" from the room where he had stayed.
The French tabloid press and other French newspapers, like the highbrow Le Monde, reported "this profoundly disturbed man" and "habitual liar" had spent several nights in the 12th arrondissement, best known as the home of the La Bastille.
Both suburbs are easier to hide in than the centre of the self-styled City of Love, which always swarms with police.
There were other lurid reports of Magnotta's use of social networking sites and online video to fabricate a self-aggrandizing legend for himself as someone famous. He was said to be fascinated by physical and sexual violence and necrophilia and had problems with alcohol and drugs.
French police were tipped off to Magnotta's presence by a homosexual Internet acquaintance with whom he was said to have spent one night in the suburb of Clichy after arriving in Paris from Canada. Magnotta had been betrayed by his cellphone use, allowing police to trace his movements.
Magnotta, who lived in Paris in 2010 but does not speak French well, was reportedly sighted in the presence of a large man the French media have dubbed "le Colosse." It was said they tried to "pick up" two men.
It was also reported that Magnotta was a "kleptomaniac" and had already been seen shoplifting from two French stores. Police in Paris were particularly worried about locating him because they believed he was a master of disguise who might dress as a woman.


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Posted by ESC on May 28, 2003
In Reply to: "What are they smoking?" posted by TheFallen on May 28, 2003
: : what is the derivation of the phrase "what are they smoking?"
: It's a humorous slang expression of disbelief or amazement that refers to the practice of smoking drugs, and almost certainly marijuana or hashish, rather than anything stronger. So, if a friend of yours says or does something that to you seems surprisingly silly or bizarre, you might well say "What are you smoking?" (or over here in the UK, we'd more likely say "What have you been smoking?"), the humorous implication being that you think your friend must be stoned out of his head to act in such a way.
Another (U.S.) way of saying a person is acting strange: He's off his medication. Or...The doctor needs to up his dosage. Etc.
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NEW YORK — For the USA Bid Committee, one of the biggest challenges it faces in landing either the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cups is the international community's often negative perception of soccer in the United States.
US Soccer president Sunil Gulati made the admission Tueday during a press conference in which an official FIFA delegation began its five-cities tour of the United States.
"I think some of the international community underestimates the passion for the game in the United Sates, and when we start talking about the landscape in the US, they're surprised by it," Gulati said.
"They're surprised that we've got 16 teams and growing in MLS. They're surprised that Americans were the number one ticket buyers in the [past] world cup. They're surprised that you couldn't get into a bar in a lot of cities across the country at 10 o'clock in the morning to watch World Cup games. They're surprised that the TV rights payment for the World Cup was the single largest in the world."
The FIFA delegation arrived in New York City Monday as part of a four-day fact-finding tour in which it will visit New York/New Jersey, Washington, Miami, Dallas and Houston to gather information about infrastructure and stadiums before presenting a report to the executive committee. FIFA will make a decision about who will host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups on Dec. 2, 2010.
The cities selected for this US tour were chosen partly due to the time constraints of the visit. The USA Bid Committee also wanted to ensure the delegation toured some of the nation's newer stadiums, such as those in New Jersey and Dallas, and those facilities large enough to host a World Cup final.
FIFA has visited eight potential World Cup hosts so far this year a will next head to Qatar for its ninth and final tour. Other hopeful nations include Australia, England, Japan, Qatar, Russia and South Korea. Spain and Portugal, as well as Holland and Belgium, have presented joint bids.
Members of the FIFA delegation were not permitted to answer question from the media during the conference. However, Gulati remains confident that the United States has an excellent shot at impressing FIFA.
"I think we've done everything we can to date," Gulati said. "On the technical bid preparation, which is, in my view, extraordinary. And the second part, which is convincing 24 people that that technical bid, and everything else that the United States offers, is what they want."


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-Extends the Mini Skinny by 14" -Integrated 9mm Fork Mount -Retains 50% of usable crossbar space -Locking roof bar mounts -Basket comes fully assembled
No longer will you have to decide between the turkey fryer, pop up tent, folding love seat, chef kitchen, dog tent, and a 128 capacity cooler. The Xtender adds 21 inches to the Vagabond X and comes with burly load bars for all your other toys. Leave nothing behind. - Comes with 2 load bars - Adds 21" to your Vagabond X - 160lb total load capacity - Makes Vagabond X 41" x 73" x 7" - Load bars measure 44"
Always forgetting the thru-axle adapter for your roof rack? Kuat solved that problem for you: The TRIO can handle almost any bike you own. The unique mounting system fits quick release as well as 15mm and 20mm thru-axles. It will even play nice with fat bikes with the optional adapter kit (sold separately). The TRIO mounts to most factory and aftermarket crossbars and features an integrated cable lock. - 1 Bike Capacity (45 lbs max) - 3 Way Mount-Fits 9, 15, & 20 mm forks out of the box - Optional adapter kit for fat bikes (sold separately) - Mounts to most factory & all aftermarket cross bars - Integrated Cable Lock (locks both frame and rear wheel) - Sliding rear tire strap - Up to 4 feet between cross bars. - Max crossbar size-3.5" wide by 1.7" thick - Weight-7 lbs - Dims-56" x 4" x 1 3/8"
Prioritizing the buffet of gear laid out on your living room floor can be a painstaking process. Should you take this? Will you need that? We have an easier solution: Throw the new Mini-Skinny on the roof and take all of it. With as much space as a comparable "fat" basket and 50-percent more usable crossbar space, you'll be packing your gear, your friend's gear and your friend's dog's gear. Half the width—Twice the fun. Offers fit options for the best of both worlds. Your worlds, whatever worlds they may be. Be it cycling, kayaking, or road tripping to the ski lodge. The Skinny's distinct design provides the same load surface as other "fat" cargo racks while leaving 50% of usable crossbar space for, you know, whatever you need. -1 Bike Capacity (50lb bike, 9mm skewer) -Roof bar mounts come equipped with lock cores -Comes fully assembled -Matte Black Powder Finish -Fairing included with silver accents -Mounts to most factory & all aftermarket cross bars -1 Integrated bike mount with skewer -160 lb. capacity with bike & gear (always adhere to cross bars posted weight limits) -Max crossbar size-4.5" wide by 1.75" thick -2 piece design with option for Mini Skinny Extender to allow for more room -Two-Piece: 68" L x 23" W x 7" H
The perfect combination of form and function, the Vagabond X increases your vehicle's load capacity by a staggering 160 pounds – and that can include up to two bikes with 9mm skewers. With locking mounts, two 9mm skewers and the capacity to accommodate even larger loads with the Xtender, this Vagabond pulls its weight and more. Includes all the functionality of the Vagabond to get your bikes and gear on the road with ease, and we dare you to find a better-looking roof basket on the market. A bit showier than the original, the Vagabond X features locking mounts. - Locking mounts provided - 2 integrated 9mm front skewer mounts - 160lb Load capacity - 2 Bike - 50 lb max for each - Silver decals on front and side - Ability to add an extension (Xtender) making the rack 73" long - 41" x 52" x 7" - Mounts to most factory and aftermarket roof bars
RockyMounts' TieRod is a fantastically simple and elegant option for attaching a fork mount roof rack to your vehicle's factory crossbars. Not only will you be impressed with its easy, secure operation, you'll be thrilled with how well the rubber coated stainless steel straps perfectly hug the roof racks on your car. Plus, with RockyMounts locks (sold separately) you can lock the rack to your vehicle and your bike to the rack.
The RockyMounts Tomahawk low-profile upright mount that's easy to use and even easier on your wallet. Fat-bike ready out of the box (up to 5" tires), and will hold all styles of bikes, road, mountain, cruiser, and childrens (20 - 29" wheels). Features: - No bike frame contact - simply ratchet the hook over the front wheel and secure the front/rear wheelstraps - Fat bike ready (up to 5" tires) out of the box. Includes two wheel strap extensions - Swingarm easily adjusts for driver side and passenger side installation - Mounts to all styles of crossbars - round, square, factory, aero - Holds all styles of bikes, 20 - 29" wheels (except those with front fenders) - New Easy-Load wheel straps make loading bikes easier than ever - Optional 2-pack locks (sold separately) lock rack to car and bike to rack
The SwitchHitter LS is the future-proof solution for those who want a low-profile, roof-mounted option. Compatible with both QR and Thru-Axles up to 15x150, capable of carrying tires up to 3.0-inch, and universal mounting options for cross bars. Integrated cable locks keep your bike safe for those quick trips. The SwitchHitter LS is incredibly versatile, adaptable, and intuitive. It will stay with you as your bike stable evolves. Product Features - Carries 1 bike, up to 35 lbs - Future-proof fork mount for both QR and Thru-Axle. Compatible with 12x100, 15x100, 15x110, and 9x100 quick release (15x150 sleeve available, sold separately) - Tire Width: 19mm road bike tires - 3.0-inch mountain bike tires - Wheel Diameter: 20-inch - 29-inch - Wheelbase: 34-inch - 48-inch - Two fitting options included; Stainless steel mounting straps for wrap around fits most factory, round or square crossbars, and Integrated slotted crossbar mount for Thule Aeroblade & Yakima Jetstream, or OEM Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Mini, Volkswagen and Volvo crossbars - Integrated cable locks secure individual bikes to tray - Lock cores sold separately - On Thule Evo Bars, the slotted hardware plates do not fit and you must use the pre-installed form fitting, stainless steel straps and rear clamp.
RockyMount's Brass Knuckles rack gets your bike from point A to point B with the minimum of hassle and the maximum of security. The aluminum arm uses finely indexed ratcheting to hold front bike wheels from 20- to 29-inches with widths from skinny road tires to fat DH monsters. Form-fitting mounting hardware plays nicely with almost any roof-mounted bars: round, square, or aero. When your bike isn't on the roof, the arm folds down for an extremely low profile for minimal wind noise and maximum gas mileage. For extra security, you can lock the bike to the rack and the rack to your car with lock cores (sold separately).
Thule's Wheel On solves the problem of where to put your front wheel when your bike is on your roof rack. Plus, it helps keep the inside of your car clean, too.
Thule's XK3 Xsporter Rack Adapter makes your Toyota Tacoma compatible with Thule's revolutionary Xsporter truck bed rack system (sold separately).
Whether you're headed out for the weekend or a coast-to-coast odyssey, Thule's Outbound is the perfect travel companion. This soft-sided, weather-resistant rooftop accessory is spacious enough to carry your entire family's vacation gear, and tough enough to protect it out there on the open road. The laminate material is rugged and highly weather resistant, and the padded base protects your car's finish. Heavy-duty, double-stitched straps attach the cargo bag to your roof-rack crossbars or raised factory rails. Twin compression straps keep the load stable, minimize abrasion and noise, and improve aerodynamics. When you've gotten back home, the Interstate folds down for compact storage.
One person can load and unload a boat with this unique retractable arm that fits inside your Thule load bars. - Supports up to 50% of the kayaks weight and prevents vehicle contact - Integrated load stop prevents boat from sliding off bar - Holds nearly every kayak shape and size - Fits Thule square bar rack system only
Traverse fitting kit required for perfect fit of the roof rack to a specific car. Compatible with Thule Traverse 480 and 480R Feet only.
Thule's Load Bars are a rock solid rack solution that come in 4 different widths to fit a huge range of vehicles.
Fitting kit required for perfect fit of the roof rack to a specific car.
Fitting kit required for perfect fit of the roof rack to a specific car.
Traverse fitting kit required for perfect fit of the roof rack to a specific car. Compatible with Thule Traverse 480 and 480R Feet only.
Designed for use with the Podium FixedPoint Foot Packs (sold separately), Thule's Podium Direct Mount lets you safely install your rack on sheet metal tonneau covers, camper shells, and roofs.
Transport you kayak safely with these custom designed saddles that conform to the most popular hull shapes. - Integrated rubber pads protect the hull and help hold the kayak in place for transportation - Carries 1 kayak and requires 1 person to load and unload - Includes all straps to transport 1 kayak - Accommodates kayaks up to 36" wide and 75 lbs - Requires Thule rack systems crossbars, round bars or factory racks (sold separately) - Primary watercraft: Kayak
Thule's Prologue Bike Mount is ready to haul nearly any bike. It's compatible with bicycles featuring standard forks, including carbon forks and those with disc brakes. The mount's tray accommodates tires up to 2.6-inches wide. The Prologue fits round, aero and square crossbars, too. Plus, the fork mount features a dual-lock head that locks your rig to the mount and locks the mount to the rack.
Heavy-duty aluminum load bars with a unique tri-slot design for fitting of multiple accessories. - Flexible tri-slot design allows use of a range of load accessories independently or in combination - Upper and rear T-tracks are for fast installation/removal of accessories, lower T-track is for connection to roof - Check the Thule Buyer's Guide for your vehicle's recommended bar length - 175cm = 69-inch - 200cm = 79-inch
Transport your bicycle quickly and safely with this lockable fork mounted carrier. Not compatible with Thule Aeroblade bars. - Easy-to-use stainless-steel skewer with oversized lever makes for secure loading and unloading - High-strength nylon composite head - Ratcheting wheel strap quickly secures back wheel to tray - Versatile design compatible with standard 9mm axles and most disc brakes. - Carries bikes with wheelbases up to 48" and tire widths up to 2.6". Even works with high profile rims - Carries 1 bike - 1 One-Key lock cylinder (sold separately) locks the bike to carrier and carrier to rack - Fits Thule rack systems or other round bars - Factory rack compatible with Thule Ride-On Adapter (sold separately)
This standard J-style cradle delivers superior carrying performance and protection with its 4-touchpoint adjustable padding and rust resistant steel design. - Steel design with adjustable padding for carrying strength and kayak protection - Quick on/off hardware ensures fast installation and removal - Wide mouth J-profile offers easier loading and unloading - Optimally sized J-style carrier leaves roof space for other Thule accessories - AllSurface rust-resistant coating and hardware for longer product life - Carries 1 kayak and requires 1 person to load and unload - 1 to 4 carriers per vehicle - Includes all straps to transport 1 kayak - Accommodates kayaks up to 36" wide and 75 lbs - Requires Thule rack systems crossbars, round bars or factory racks (sold separately) - Primary watercraft: Kayak
The Thule Circuit Fork Mount low-profile carrier is designed for those looking for security, convenience and aerodynamic styling. - AeroHead low-profile reinforced head combines aerodynamics, durability and style - SecureSkewer for fast loading and security w/ Thule's One-Key lock cylinder (sold separately) - Tool-Free universal mounting makes it simple and easy to install - Integrated wheel cradle high-wall design provides protection and perfect fit beneath your wheel - Low profile aluminum tray made from corrosion-resistant aluminum to withstand the elements - Ratcheting wheel strap quickly secures back wheel to tray - Fits most factory supplied rack systems - Works with 15mm, 20mm and lefty forks with adapter (sold separately)
Thule's Traverse Short Roof Adapter enables installation of a rack system on 2-door cars or cars with short roofs. It increases the stability of your rack and gear which means you can safely carry more equipment. It's designed for use with the Traverse Foot System and Rapid Aero or square crossbars.
On your next roadtrip, free up a little space inside your car with Thule's Interstate rooftop cargo bag. This soft-sided, weather-resistant rooftop accessory is spacious enough to carry your entire family's vacation gear, and tough enough to protect it out there on the open road. The double-coated laminate material is rugged and the padded base protects your car's finish. Heavy-duty, double-stitched straps attach the cargo bag to your roof-rack crossbars or raised factory rails. Twin compression straps keep the load stable, minimize abrasion and noise, and improve aerodynamics. When you've gotten back home the Interstate folds down for compact storage.
Upright bike carrier for the quickest, most convenient mounting – for bikes up to 44 lbs. - 2 One Key lock cylinders (sold separately) lock the bike to carrier and carrier to rack. - Mounts to all Thule rack systems, round bars and most factory racks - Automatically positions your bike when you secure it, thanks to the uniquely designed frame holder and wheel tray - Quick and easy bike securing – the torque limiter dial controls the force going into the bike frame with a clear sign of correct mounting - Pressure is spread via large, soft claw pads that adapt to your bike's frame tubes – minimizing the risk of frame damage - Safe mounting – your bike is prevented from falling thanks to the claw's extended lower jaw - Stable wheels – firmly fixed in smartly designed wheel holders with diagonal quick-release wheel straps - Easy, tool-free interface for switching carrier from one side of your car to the other.
Thule's AeroBlade Load Bars are the strong, silent type. Using a sophisticated BoxBeam construction, they're some of the strongest load bars on the market with a capacity of up to 165 pounds. That's the strong, now for the silent: In addition to their wing-like shape, the AeroBlades sport a textured surface that greatly improves wind flow so you get drastically reduced noise and much better gas mileage. The bars are easy to use, too, thanks to Thule's SmartSlide sytem that makes installation hassle free and their SwingBlade technology that allows full access to the T-slot for easy accessory additions.
With an iron grip, Thule's Rapid Crossroad turns factory-installed raised rails into a versatile multipurpose rack system. Your car's rails are fully protected thanks to the integrated rubber lining. You also get maximum rack strength and a custom fit from the tooless, rubber-coated steel straps.
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This week instead of a "Where Are They Now" we are going to feature a "Where Are They Going". With graduation scheduled for May 4, Lipscomb.sports.com spent some time talking to basketball player Chelsea McMeans about the next chapter in her life.
By MARK MCGEE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – "The Lion King" sings about the "Circle of Life", but Chelsea McMeans is experiencing the "Circle of Education" as she begins a new challenge.
Four years ago she left Texas to come to Nashville to play basketball at Lipscomb University. In the next few weeks she will be going full circle, returning to her home state to attend graduate school at Texas A & M starting in August.
McMeans, a biology major, was one of 10 chosen from an original field of 26 for a full academic package to study for a doctorate in genetics.
"I get my school paid for and I get a stipend on top of it because I will be a teaching assistant in one of the labs," McMeans said. "It has been a big blessing."
McMeans compared the process of competing for the scholarship as very similar to what she experienced when being recruited to play NCAA Division I basketball while a high school player in LaVernia.
"They brought us in and paid for our hotel and meals," McMeans said. "On the last day of the trip we had formal interviews."
Originally, McMeans planned to attend medical school after graduating from Lipscomb.
But a class, "The Molecular Basis of Human Disease", dealing with the background of genes that cause diseases, prompted her to look at the PH.D program.
"I realized that maybe medical school wasn't exactly what I wanted to do," McMeans said. "I have always been interested in medicine so the field I will be working in is medical genetics. I will be studying the background of diseases.
"Medicine is really evolving right now into something big. Genetics is really on the rise."
Finding ways to prevent diseases will be the basis of her work.
"I will do genetic screens on people and find out if they have a gene for a certain disease and develop a treatment before they actually get the full-blown elements of the disease," McMeans said. "That will be really awesome.
"To find out you have a certain prevalence for a certain disease you can figure out what you are going to do for it. We can help people live healthier lives with less stress."
McMeans has always been interested in medicine and science so the reputation of the science department at Lipscomb was one the major things that attracted her to the school.
"I always took science courses in high school," McMeans said. "They talked to me about the prestige of the department when I came here on my recruiting visit. They had a 98 percent acceptance rate for graduate school and professional schools. I thought Lipscomb might be the school for me."
Dr. Beth Conway taught McMeans in both her genetics and Molecular Basis of Human Disease classes. She is happy that McMeans made the decision to attend Lipscomb.
"I have been very impressed with Chelsea's work ethic and her ability, both to excel academically and athletically," Conway said. "Chelsea is among the most engaged students in the classroom, is an avid learner, and has a strong curiosity."
Like all student-athletes McMeans found it a challenge to balance class work with basketball. She credited the teachers and both of her basketball coaches, Frank Bennett and Greg Brown.
Bennett, associate athletic director for internal affairs, stressed that the professors in the science department have always been helpful in working with athletes that may miss labs or class due to travel for games.
"As a coach you have to have some flexibility," Bennett said. "You may have to adjust your practice times or be willing to have a player miss half of a practice.
"Fortunately, the professors in the sciences have been great to work with. They know they are good students and that they are trying to do a good job so they have been allowed to make up labs and course work. "
McMeans credited prayer and the grace and guidance of God for helping her to deal with one of the tougher majors on campus. She has a 3.85 grade point average. Her minors are chemistry and psychology.
McMeans would like to teach or work in a lab environment after graduation. Conway has no doubts McMeans will make contributions in the field of genetics.
"I think she is particularly suited to excel in graduate school because she thinks like a scientist," Conway said. "She will ask the difficult questions in class, and seeks to understand everything at a deep level. I am really excited for Chelsea's future as a geneticist."
McMeans saw limited playing time under Brown her senior season due to injuries. But he is proud of her success academically and for what it means to the basketball program.
"We tend to forget they are student-athletes, and they do not have to be mutually exclusive of each other," Brown said. "As we continue to go forward and build we look for those two things. We want to develop the total person and Chelsea is representative of that.
"We tell recruits that if they are a part of our program they will be better spiritually, better academically, better athletically and be better prepared for a career. Those four things go hand-in-hand. We think in order to thrive those four areas have to be lined up. It is impressive what Chelsea has accomplished."
This week instead of a "Where Are They Now" we are going to feature a "Where Are They Going". With graduation scheduled for May 4, Lipscomb.sports.com spent some time talking to basketball player Chelsea McMeans about the next chapter in her life.


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About Jeff Masters
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 3:11 PM GMT on May 17, 2009
A concentrated area of heavy thunderstorms has developed near Jamaica and eastern Cuba, in association with a mid- to upper-level trough of low pressure. The latest 00Z and 06Z runs of the GFS, UKMET, NOGAPS, and ECMWF global dynamical computer models continue to forecast that this disturbance will develop into an extratropical low by Tuesday. The low should bring heavy rain and possible flooding problems to Cuba, Florida, and the Bahamas this week as it lifts northwestward over Florida. Up to eight inches of rain may fall over Florida by Friday (Figure 2), thanks also to a cold front expected to move over the state over the next two days. At present, it appears wind shear will be too high to allow the extratropical storm developing over Cuba to transition into a subtropical or tropical storm. However, if the center emerges into the northern Gulf of Mexico late this week, wind shear may be low enough to allow a transition to a subtropical storm (10% chance).
Figure 1. Latest IR satellite image of the Atlantic, showing the gathering extratropical storm near the eastern tip of Cuba, and the cut-off low spinning in the mid-Atlantic.
Figure 2. Forecast precipitation amount between 8am EDT Sunday 5/17/09 and 8am EDT Friday 5/22/09. Image credit: NOAA/HPC.
There has been little change to the large upper-level cold low spinning in the mid-Atlantic a few hundred miles east of Bermuda. The low may spin in place long enough over the next week to develop a warm core and be classified as a subtropical storm. It is unlikely that a subtropical storm forming that far out in the Atlantic this early in the year would pose a threat to any land areas, with the possible exception of Bermuda.
Climatology of early-season Atlantic tropical cyclones
Tropical storms are uncommon in the Atlantic before June 1, with only 26 named storms on record between 1851 - 2008. Five of these have made it to hurricane strength, and only one--Hurricane Able of 1951--made it to major hurricane status. Last year's Tropical Storm Arthur may be the deadliest May tropical cyclone on record. Though only a 40 mph tropical storm at landfall, Arthur killed five people in Belize and caused $78 million in damage. Three early-season storms have brought hurricane-force winds to land. The March 1908 hurricane swept through the northern Lesser Antilles Islands as a Category 1 or 2 hurricane, destroying at least 24 boats and causing damage to buildings on St. Bartholomew. Hurricane Able of 1951 brought sustained winds of 90 - 95 mph to the northern Bahama Islands, but caused little damage. Hurricane 2 of May 1908 hit North Carolina's Outer Banks as a Category 1 hurricane, but also caused little damage.
List of all early season (formed in January - May) Atlantic named storms
May 31, 2008: Tropical Storm Arthur
May 6, 2007: Subtropical Storm Andrea
April 18, 2003: Tropical Storm Ana
April 21, 1992: Subtropical Storm 1
May 6, 1981: Tropical Storm Arlene
January 18, 1978: Subtropical Storm 1
May 21, 1976: Subtropical Storm 1
May 23, 1972: Subtropical Storm Alpha
May 17, 1970: Hurricane Alma (Category 1)
May 28, 1959: Tropical Storm Arlene
February 2, 1953: Tropical Storm Alice
May 25, 1952: Tropical Storm 1
May 15, 1951: Hurricane Able (Category 3)
May 22, 1948: Tropical Storm 1
May 19, 1940: Tropical Storm 1
May 27, 1934: Tropical Storm 1
May 14, 1933: Tropical Storm 1
May 5, 1932: Tropical Storm 1
May 13, 1916: Tropical Storm 1
May 24, 1908: Hurricane 2 (Category 1)
March 6, 1908: Hurricane 1 (Category 2)
May 27, 1890: Tropical Storm 1
May 16, 1889: Hurricane 1 (Category 1)
May 17, 1887: Tropical Storm 2
May 15, 1887: Tropical Storm 1
May 30, 1865: Tropical Storm 1
I'll have an update Monday.
Jeff Masters
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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These four sections outline the US bishops' directives on ensuring that "full and active participation" is possible for every person. BLS 211 backs it up with a Biblical reference, a statement from the US bishops from the 70's, as well as the concerns of Pope John Paul II.
§ 211 § Every person should be welcomed into the worshiping assembly with respect and care. It was the prophet Isaiah who announced the Lord's message: "For my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples."(Isaiah 56:7) The bishops of the United States have stated that "it is essential that all forms of the liturgy be completely accessible to persons with disabilities, since these forms are the essence of the spiritual tie that binds the Christian community together."(Pastoral Statement of the U. S. Catholic Bishops on Persons with
Disabilities (1978), p. 6) Further direction is given by Pope John Paul II, who has called the Church to the full integration of persons with disabilities into family, community, and Church, and to overcome "the tendency to isolate, segregate and marginalize [those with disabilities]."(Pope John Paul II, Devoted to the Handicapped (March 4, 1981), I, 4) When buildings present barriers to the full and active participation of all, the Body of Christ is harmed.
For BLS 212-213, I've included the notes in full as given in the document:
§ 212 § Special attention should be given to individuals with visual or hearing impairments, to those who have difficulty walking or who are in wheelchairs, and to the elderly with frailties. In addition to ramps, elevators, braille signs, and special sound systems that can be accessed by those who need assistance, staircases should have at least one railing. If the sanctuary is elevated by steps, an unobtrusively placed ramp with a hand rail should be provided to make it possible for everyone to have access to the sanctuary.*
*In addition to eliminating architectural barriers, other forms of assistance should be available to persons with disabilities (for example, providing
listening devices, providing places for signing/interpretation, using printed texts and captioned audiovisual materials, installing visual emergency alarms, and making available special telephones for use by persons with hearing difficulties).
§ 213 § The planning process should include consultation with persons with various disabilities and the use of an accessibility inventory* to ensure a careful review of potential or existing architectural barriers. All new construction and renovation work must fully integrate the demands of the liturgy with current laws, codes, and ordinances for persons with disabilities.
*Cf. Accessibility Inventory from the National Office of Persons with Disabilities. This is available also in the January 2000 Environment and Art
Newsletter from Liturgy Training Publications.
§ 214 § Older places of worship can be especially challenging because of the obstacles they present to persons with disabilities. In the renovation of older buildings, special provisions must be made to harmonize the requirements for accessibility with the architectural integrity of the building and with the norms for the proper celebration of liturgy. Adaptations to existing buildings can be expensive, but failure to make the community's places of worship accessible will exact a far more costly human and ecclesial toll. The goal is always to make the entire church building accessible to all of God's People.
This is a wise approach. The bishops acknowledge that older building present a challenge–not an obstacle nor money pit. A goal is presented, and goals are often in process of being achieved. Assuming that local communities are always moving toward achievable goals, that is an important first step. And speaking for a community that has a broadly accessible church, we are always looking for ways to refine the friendliness we present to people who live with impaired sight, hearing, mobility, etc..
All texts from Built of Living Stones are copyright © 2000, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission.


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Rod Frazier's attorney does not expect to be ready to defend the former Manatee High School assistant football coach at trial anytime soon.
During a pre-trial conference hearing Tuesday, Manatee County Judge Doug Henderson asked if Oct. 21 would be a good tentative date.
"Is that 2014?" Eddie Mulock, Frazier's attorney, asked. "There's no way."
Frazier, who was also a parent liaison at the high school, faces seven counts of misdemeanor battery for alleged lewd behavior toward former female students and staff. He is also charged with three misdemeanor counts of interfering with students' attendance.
In the past two weeks, the State Attorney's Office has given Mulock evidence discovery, including 56 potential witnesses.
Mulock said he has not had the opportunity to question those people, and expects it could take extensive time. Mulock plans to begin depositions with the lead investigating officer from the Bradenton Police Department, which started an investigation in February after the Herald-Tribune published an article about the sexual allegations.
"I'll see everything through his eyes, then I'll go through the individuals," Mulock said.
The case is scheduled to return to court Thursday, when the judge will hear two motions submitted by Mulock: a motion to dismiss six counts filed against Frazier, and a motion for statement of particulars in which Mulock is requesting the specific facts, victim, time and place of each alleged incident.
The case will then reconvene on Nov. 5, for another pre-trial status conference.
Frazier resigned July 26 after being on paid leave for nearly six months. He previously entered a not guilty plea and continues to deny any wrongdoing.
District employees Greg Faller, Bob Gagnon, Debra Horne and Matthew Kane face related charges of failing to report the suspected abuse.
Frazier trial may be months from now
Rod Frazier's attorney does not expect to be ready to defend the former Manatee High School assistant football coach at trial anytime soon.


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Reporter spends night in Lewis & Clark residence hall
October 28, 2013
As part of her Sleeping in Portland series, Oregonian reporter Janet Eastman spent the night in Edna Holmes Hall, the newest residence hall on the Lewis & Clark campus.
Holmes Hall, which holds LEED gold certification, impressed Eastman with its energy reduction technology, including automatic switches that turn down the heat when windows are open. A campus commitment to sustainability is seen at every turn. "Recycling cans are part of the furniture in every dorm room and composting bins stand at the ready near the stainless-steel appliances in each floor's kitchen," Eastman said.
While the reporter appreciated Holmes Hall's "streamlined European-style" faucets, reclaimed fir and maple furnishings, and coffee table crafted from an old car hood, she was most inspired by students' eye for design, noting tapestries that "create a cabana-like seating environment" and art on mirrors and windows drawn with washable markers.
In the end, Eastman summed up the Lewis & Clark campus living experience as "simple, practical, fun."
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops welcomed the action of President Barack Obama today to defer action to all young people eligible under the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, saying that it would permit young people who were brought into the United States undocumented to come out of the shadows and more fully participate in society.
"This important action will provide legal protection, and work authorization, to a vulnerable group of immigrants who are deserving of remaining in our country and contributing their talents to our communities," said Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Migration."These youth are bright, energetic, and eager to pursue their education and reach their full potential."
As many as 800,000 young people would be eligible to receive a deferred action on deportation for two years, and a work permit.
Archbishop Gomez said the President's action is no substitute for passage of the DREAM Act and encouraged Congress to enact comprehensive and humane immigration reform.
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June 15, 2012On behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), I welcome the announcement by President Obama today that, consistent with his executive authority, he will grant deferred action on a case-by-case basis to youth who entered the United States by age 15 and have not committed certain offenses.Many of these youthwould qualify for immigration relief under the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act.
This important action will provide protection from removal and work authorization for a vulnerable group of immigrants who deserve to remain in our country and contribute their talents to our communities.
These youth are bright, energetic, and eager to pursue their education and reach their full potential.They did not enter our nation on their own volition, but rather came to the United States with their parents as children, something all of us would do.
We call upon the President also to review Administration deportation policies and more aggressively pursue the policy of prosecutorial discretion for other populations, a policy which was announced last year.Families continue to be deported and separated, causing undue suffering.
The action by the President today is no substitute for enactment of the DREAM Act in Congress.We encourage our elected officials of both parties to take this opportunity to work together to enact this important law, which would give these youth a path to citizenship and a chance to become Americans.We also renew our call for bipartisan efforts to enact comprehensive and humane reform our nation's broken immigration system
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Santana living out father's dream with Astros
ANAHEIM -- The fact Domingo Santana was traded to the Astros three years ago came with a certain amount of irony, considering his father, also named Domingo Santana, was signed by the Astros as a teenager by legendary scout Julio Linares, referred to by Latin players as "El Capitan."
Santana's father's career, which began as outfielder and ended as a pitcher, didn't quite work out as well as that of his son, who was called up by the Astros earlier this week. He's one of the team's top prospects and started in right field Friday night against the Angels.
"After he got released and stuff, he went back to St. Thomas [U.S. Virgin Islands] where he had a sister and he just stayed there," Santana said of his father. "He got me a visa so I could go over there and get a better life and so I could learn English."
Santana, who was born in the Dominican Republic, spent much of his childhood in St. Thomas, beginning with kindergarten and ending after his first year of high school. It was at that point he quit school and went back to the Dominican to begin working out at the Phillies' academy there.
His mother, Aida Maria Caraballo Santana, lives in Yonkers, N.Y., and Domingo also spent a few months living there shortly after he signed with Philadelphia. His mother is currently in Anaheim watching the Astros play the Angels.
"All my brothers and sisters are from St. Thomas, and I know a lot of people there are cheering for me in St. Thomas, and that's really cool," he said. "It's a nice place. It's like the Dominican in that it's an island and you get to see a lot of beaches and stuff and it's very cool. The beaches are fantastic. Everything is beautiful out there."


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San Cristóbal de La Laguna
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
San Cristóbal de La Laguna, in the Canary Islands, has two nuclei: the original, unplanned Upper Town; and the Lower Town, the first ideal 'city-territory' laid out according to philosophical principles. Its wide streets and open spaces have a number of fine churches and public and private buildings dating from the 16th to the 18th century.
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San Cristóbal de la Laguna
San Cristóbal de la Laguna, dans les îles Canaries, possède deux centres, celui de la ville haute, non planifié, et celui de la ville basse, première « cité-territoire » idéale conçue selon des principes philosophiques. Ses larges rues et ses espaces ouverts sont bordés de belles églises et de beaux édifices publics et privés du XVIe au XVIIIe siècle.
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سان كريستوبال دي لا لاغونا
يملك سان كريستوبال دي لا لاغونا في جزر الكاناري مركزين الأوّل في المدينة العليا غير المخططة والثاني في المدينة المنخفضة وهي مدينة الأرض المثاليّة الأولى المبنيّة على مبادئ فلسفية. فشوارعها الكبيرة ومساحاتها المفتوحة تحدّها الكنائس الجميلة والمباني العامة والخاصة الجميلة العائدة للقرنين السادس والثامن عشر.
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Город Сан-Кристобаль-де-ла-Лагуна (Канарские острова)
Сан-Кристобаль-де-ла-Лагуна на Канарских островах имеет два ядра: более древний Верхний город, имеющий стихийно сложившуюся планировку; и Нижний город, первый идеальный «город-территория», организованный в соответствии с определенными научными концепциями. На его широких улицах и площадях расположено много прекрасных церквей, общественных и частных зданий, возведенных в XVI-XVIII вв.
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San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Situado en las Islas Canarias, el sitio de San Cristóbal de La Laguna comprende dos núcleos. El primero lo forma la Ciudad Alta con su estructura urbana no planificada, y el segundo la Ciudad Baja, primera "ciudad-territorio" ideal trazada con arreglo a principios filosóficos. Sus amplias calles y espacios abiertos están flanqueadas de hermosas iglesias y edificaciones públicas y privadas que datan de los siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII.
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San Cristóbal de La Laguna
San Cristóbal de La Laguna werd in 1497 gesticht door Alonso Fernández de Lugo. De stad op de Canarische Eilanden bestaat uit de oorspronkelijke bovenstad en de (aangelegde) onderstad. Het was het eerste 'ideale stadsgebied' ingericht volgens filosofische principes. Zo is het stadsontwerp gebaseerd op navigatie en de wetenschap van die tijd. Verder is de stad het voorbeeld van een nieuwe vreedzame, maatschappelijke ordening, geïnspireerd door oude religieuze concepten. San Cristóbal de La Laguna was de eerste niet-versterkte Spaanse koloniale stad en het stedenbouwkundig ontwerp ervan stond model voor veel koloniale steden in Amerika.
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Outstanding Universal Value
Brief synthesis
San Cristóbal de La Laguna is located on the Island of Tenerife, part of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands in Spain. It was founded in the late 15th century on an inland plateau 550 m above sea level next to an insalubrious lagoon. The property includes two original town centres each belonging to a different time of history: the so-called Upper Town is the initial founding site next to the lagoon, and has an unplanned urban structure; and the Lower Town, one kilometre to the East, which is designed on a grid. It is the first ideal territory-town, being designed according to philosophical principles and Royal regulations, organized around a founding square known as Plaza del Adelantado.
Of the 1470 buildings at San Cristóbal de La Laguna, 627 public and private classified buildings are preserved. Of the set of the classified buildings, 361 were built between the 16th and 18th centuries and belong to the so-called Mudéjar architecture, 96 are from the 19th century, and 170 are from the first half of the 20th century. Currently, its heritage architecture represents significant instances of the Mudéjar, Neoclassical, Modernist, Rationalist, and Contemporary architecture that have remained alive and active until now.
San Cristóbal de La Laguna is the first example of an unfortified town with a grid model that was the direct precursor of the settlements in the Americas under Spanish rule during colonial times. The Castilians founded 8 such grid-plan towns on the Canary Islands. They were founded "ex novo", i.e. on un-built ground, and the town was a political means for the colonization and appropriation of the territory. It is that very philosophy that was transferred to the Americas.
San Cristóbal de La Laguna is a living example of the exchange of influences between the European culture and the American culture, with which it has been maintaining constant links. In the late 15th century and the first years of 16th century, the Canary Islands, and specifically San Cristóbal de La Laguna, became a laboratory of cultural experimentation and the first "Americas". The Canary Islands were a forerunner of America, playing the role of a giver and receiver, and being a melting pot of cultures, which resulted in an indubitable fusion of the contribution of the pre-conquest indigenous people (in ethnographic features and traditional culture) and those from Portuguese, Castilian, and Mudéjar architecture and town-planning. Moreover, inside that religious architecture, a furnishing heritage (sculptures, paintings, gold and silver articles, textiles, sumptuary objects, and furniture) is preserved, which also testifies to a cultural interchange with the Hispanic, Portuguese, North-European (especially Flemish), Italian, and American spheres.
Criterion (ii): San Cristóbal de La Laguna exhibits the signs of an interchange of influences between the European and Hispano-Portuguese and American cultures, with which a constant link on the human, cultural, and socio-economic levels has been maintained. Ibero-America is ever-present at San Cristóbal de La Laguna, not only in its grid plan and Plaza del Adelantado (the founding square), but also in its churches, cloisters, and the civil architecture, which are the siblings of American ones.
Criterion (iv): San Cristóbal de La Laguna was the first non-fortified Spanish colonial town, and its layout provided the model for many colonial towns in the Americas. It is outstanding in its planning as a territory-town, and is the first instance of an unfortified Hispanic town designed and built in a complete project as a space for the organization of a new social order. Since its founding, it has remained a living urban area, in which all the trends, tastes, and styles of each historical period have been expressed, illustrating the first transit point of the Hispanic culture towards the Americas in a two-way cultural interchange that continues until today.
The property's surface area is 60.38 ha with a buffer zone of 229.77 ha; its original plan and layout, dating back to the 15th century has remained intact since its creation. The property is a living historic town, corresponding to the historical centre of the old town, which is now included inside the modern town. San Cristóbal de La Laguna exhibits a very well preserved, extraordinarily homogeneous town structure, in which the religious, institutional, and residential buildings coexist on the original map design in perfect harmony.A great number of architectural instances representative of its traditional town structure stand out, and its furniture heritage shows the kind of relations it has maintained throughout its history. Furthermore, the original layout still exhibits a relationship between the colonial town layout that is typical of the concept of a territory-town and the architecture of Mudéjar and other types, of which more than 600 instances are classified and preserved: religious buildings (churches, hermitages, cloisters) and civil buildings.
With its history of more than five centuries, San Cristóbal de La Laguna is the result of a type of town dynamics that contain a continuous process of superimposition of historical trends. The town has been evolving since its founding more than 500 years ago and has retained conditions of authenticity in its street pattern, its open spaces, and its monuments, which still preserve a visible time continuity. The authenticity of its urban structure can be demonstrated through a comparative analysis of the current cartography against its historical equivalent. In terms of detail, the authenticity is high. Original facades survive in large numbers, providing an authentic historic streetscape, which demonstrates the diverse origins of the town's architecture. Its "transmitted architecture," combining Islamic and European elements, is original and authentic. It also played a very significant role in the development of architecture in the Spanish New World.
Finally, San Cristobal de La Laguna retains much of its traditional trade, which has been adapted to current needs without losing its authenticity. Furthermore, the immaterial heritage in San Cristóbal de La Laguna is intimately linked to the heritage produced through the customs and religious ceremonies.
Protection and management requirements
The inscribed property is part of the larger 83 ha area classified as Property of Cultural Interest (BIC, Bien de Interés Cultural), under the Historical Ensemble category. The Historical Ensemble of San Cristóbal de La Laguna benefits from a Special Protection Plan in accordance with the 1999 Canarian Laws on Historical Heritage and the Spanish legal regulations, and requires consensus of all the political parties of the Town Council. The Special Protection Plan was devised as a Strategic Management Plan that ensures the protection as a result of urban revitalisation processes. Its four strategic lines of action state that the Historical Ensemble must be a high-quality inhabited and, accessible area with economic opportunities. The Management Office, which is a "one-stop shop", is the main agency through which the inhabitants address procedures within the Historical Ensemble. Moreover, the Historical Ensemble Management Office devotes two days per week to citizens' consultation. Each of the 627 classified buildings benefits from an individually written Specific Ordinance of Preservation that details all the elements that must be conserved during interventions. A large number of minor and major planning permissions, commercial licenses and implementation orders are treated in order to address the problem of ruins and bad conservation. Furthermore, measures are taken to attract more residents to the Historical Ensemble.
The Town Council will continue with the implementation of the Special Protection Plan through its Management Office. Management and conservation actions will be focused on policies to increase and consolidate the number of permanent residents in the property, on extending town quality to surrounding areas through the regeneration of public spaces and restoration of buildings, and on ordinances for civic co-existence in order to reconcile inhabitants' needs with commercial and leisure activities.
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Dear Campus Community,
Planning for the construction of Roberts Pavilion is well underway, and the ceremonial groundbreaking will take place on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. The important task of moving the daily operations of the CMS Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation from Ducey Gymnasium to temporary facilities began over the summer, and will conclude in January. When students, faculty, and staff return to campus in January, the entire department will be housed in modulars, located on the old tennis courts.
For those currently using the Wells Fitness Center and the Ernest Smith Weight Room, both facilities will be relocated as well. During the construction of Roberts Pavilion, the Fitness Center will be housed in the Frazee Community Room, which is located in the Emett Student Center, next to The Hub. The Weight Room will be located in a temporary facility adjacent to Pritzlaff Field.
For more information on the transition as it becomes available, please visit the Roberts Pavilion transition webpage on the CMS Athletics website, and on the Claremont McKenna College website.
A great deal of thought and planning has gone into this transition. We appreciate the support and cooperation of the campus community as we move forward on this transformative project, which will benefit The Colleges, the CMS Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation, and our students and student-athletes for years to come.
Michael Sutton
Director of Athletics & Physical Education
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The Bachman Wilson House will leave New Jersey for higher and drier ground on the Crystal Bridges campus in Arkansas.
When Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house alongside the Millstone River in Somerset County, N.J., he couldn't have predicted that flooding would cause it to be shipped 1,300 miles away. Neither did homeowners Lawrence and Sharon Tarantino. But after years of floods, the Tarantinos—architects and co-founders of Tarantino Studio, a Millstone, N.J.-based firm specializing in the restoration of Wright buildings—decided to put their house on the market for $1.5 million.
"We couldn't find any other solution. We couldn't mitigate it in any other way, because of the soils here, the EPA regulations prevented us from doing anything else with the soils, and the design of the house didn't lend itself to raising it up," says Lawrence Tarantino, AIA.
In January, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art acquired the Bachman Wilson House from the Tarantinos for its Bentonville, Ark.-campus. This week, the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas announced a partnership with Crystal Bridges to develop a year-long program through which Fay Jones students and faculty will create an architectural interpretation pavilion for the Bachman Wilson House.
With a dramatic open floor plan, mahogany-framed glazed panels, and a deliberate use of natural elements, the 1954 Bachman Wilson House is a stellar example from Wright's Usonian period—albeit one that will now appear outside its native context. Tarantino says that his interest in Frank Lloyd Wright began very early in my childhood and drove him to study architecture. "After we had the opportunity to purchase the house, I became more involved in his life and his work—mostly the Usonian period," says Lawrence Tarantino, AIA.
When the Tarantinos bought the house in 1988, there had only been one recorded flood. After that flood, "the house had never been properly restored … So when we purchased the house, we restored it. Then in 1999, Hurricane Floyd put five and a half feet of water on the main floor. We thought that was a one-time event," Tarantino says.
After Floyd, there were floods in 2007, 2010, and the worst of them all—Hurricane Irene in 2011.
"Whenever we made restorations, we always referred back to the original drawings which we obtained from the original owner, Abe Wilson," Tarantino says. The couple had researched and located Wilson, who became involved in the restoration process.
In 2011, the Tarantinos contacted the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, a Chicago-based organization that presented the Tarantinos with the Spirit Award in 2008 for their restorations of the house, asking the organization to look at the flood data. "We reluctantly came to the same conclusion as they came to—relocation," says Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy executive director Janet Halstead. "[The Tarantinos] thought this would be a relocation that wouldn't be so far away. But as it turns out, I think it found a very good home."
According to the Building Conservancy, about 20 percent of Wright's built works have been destroyed due to fire, neglect, or development. This is not the first time a Wright house has been damaged due to consistent flooding: The Alvin Miller Usonian House in Iowa, currently on the market for $275,000, also incurred damage from flooding.
"Obviously, in a perfect world, you would allow it to stay where it is, but clearly, if it does that, it won't last much longer," says," says Arkansas architect Marlon Blackwell, FAIA. "One more Sandy and it's gone."
When asked if the Bachman Wilson House will lose any value in preserving Wright's legacy by relocating to a new region, Blackwell says "I think if that were the case, I think the Building Conservancy would've raised objections. They're actually supportive of it. The house is in danger. It flooded multiple times. I think it needed help. This way, it becomes accessible to the public at large so they can see how these principles are put into purpose. You can experience it first-hand without just looking at it in a book. It's part of the mission of the museum itself to introduce the significance of American art and architecture to the largest audience it can."
In the past, with sufficient advance notice for extreme weather conditions, the Tarantinos would disassemble and remove furniture, cabinets, and significant items out of the house. "The 10-foot French doors have to be opened up and the water has to be allowed in, which is the heart-breaking part, to maintain equilibrium in the living room," Tarantino says.
The sale of the house—a price that Crystal Bridges will not disclose—includes the furniture pieces designed by Wright. "It's part of the composition of his work. It creates the completeness of the design concept and they're instrumental in demonstrating the craft that existed in the period. A lot of the furniture involved simple designs that were made from parts left over in the house, like the plywood," Tarantino says.
Blackwell says that the work of architect E. Fay Jones—the Arkansas native and Wright protégé for whom the University of Arkansas's school of architecture is named—will provide context for the Usonian house in the Natural State. One can also see the influence of Wright and Jones on the grounds of Crystal Bridges itself: Moshe Safdie, the architect who designed the museum, incorporated Wright's Usonian principles, such as the use of light and natural materials in building the museum's campus.
During the spring and summer of this year, Arkansas assistant professor of architecture Santiago Perez and visiting assistant professor of architecture Angela Carpenter will lead the first and second phases of the project in a Design-Fabrication Studio, which involves building an enclosed structure from which students will be able to watch the reconstruction of the Bachman Wilson House. Once the process is complete, the structure will be used by the museum as an architectural interpretation center for visitors to learn more about the house.
In the fall semester, Fay Jones students will analyze and document the reconstruction of the house for a listing in the Historic American Buildings Survey, with the goal of producing exhibition quality drawings, models, and diagrams of the house, as well as a narrative that puts the Bachman Wilson House in the context of American art and architectural history.
Now, the Tarantinos are in the process of disassembling the house for its move down south—a move that has been planned for nearly two years with a team of specialists. Reconstruction will begin in the spring and will take approximately 15 months.


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