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Records
Time record:
1:07.84 – Gilded Time (1992)
Most wins by an owner:
3 – James Cox Brady, Jr. (1949, 1952, 1953 , plant machines .
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3 – Braulio Baeza (1964, 1965, 1968)
3 – Craig Perret (1980, 1982, 1996)
3 – Joe Bravo (1997, 2000, 2006)
Most wins by a trainer:
8 – D. Wayne Lukas (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998)
Winners of the Sapling stakes
Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2008
Silent Valor
Stewart Elliot
Todd Pletcher
Let Go Stable
1:10.26
2007
Lantana Mob
Stewart Elliott
Steve Asmussen
Vinery Stables
1:09.97
2006
Xchanger
Joe Bravo
Mark Shuman
Circle Z Stables
1:10.68
2005
He’s Got Grit
Aaron Gryder
Steve Asmussen
Curtis C. Greene
1:09.69
2004
Evil Minister
Julian Pimentel
Erik Juvonen
Namcook Stables
1:11.21
2003
Dashboard Drummer
Jose C. Ferrer
Allen Iwinski
Edwin Wachtel et al.
1:10.84
2002
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Chuck C. Lopez
Dennis Manning
Mac Fehsenfeld
1:09.88
2001
Pure Precision
Eibar Coa
John J. Tammaro III
Kinsman Stable
1:10.82
2000
Shooter
Joe Bravo
John F. Dowd
L. & R. Hurley & D J Stable
1:10.63
1999
Don’t Tell the Kids
Jorge Tejeira
Robert J. Durso
O. Wayne Link
1:10.18
1998
Yes It’s True
Shane Sellers
D. Wayne Lukas
Padua Stables
1:10.09
1997
Double Honor
Joe Bravo
D. Wayne Lukas
Ahmed bin Salman
1:09.75
1996
Smoke Glacken
Craig Perret
Henry L. Carroll
Karkenny Levy et al.
1:10.16
1995
Hennessy
Donna Barton
D. Wayne Lukas
Bob & Beverly Lewis
1:10.84
1994
Boone’s Mill
Pat Day
D. Wayne Lukas
William T. Young
1:10.40
1993
Sacred Honour
Carlos Lopez, Sr.
Ben Perkins, Jr.
John A. Franks
1:11.00
1992
Gilded Time
Chris McCarron
Darrell Vienna
Milch, Silverman & Silverman
1:07.80
1991
Big Sur
Richard Migliore
D. Wayne Lukas
Kaskel, Lukas & Young
1:10.80
1990
Deposit Ticket
Gary L. Stevens
D. Wayne Lukas
Overbrook Farm & Lukas
1:11.00
1989
Carson City
Julie Krone
D. Wayne Lukas
William T. Young
1:10.40
1988
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Patrick A. Johnson
Steve Penrod
W. W. Hancock III
1:10.40
1987
Tejano
Jacinto Vasquez
D. Wayne Lukas
Lloyd R. French, Jr.
1:09.00
1986
Bet Twice
Chris Antley
Warren A. Croll, Jr.
Levy & Cisley Stable
1:10.20
1985
Hilco Scamper
Gary L. Stevens
Mike Chambers
Wright-Cross-Roch
1:10.80
1984
Doubly Clear
J. Garcia
Stephen C. Rowan
Judy Bujnicki
1:10.40
1983
Smart n Slick
Donald A. Miller, Jr.
Jerry C. Meyer
A. Hawk
1:10.80
1982
O.K. by You
Craig Perret
Walter Reese
Timber Creek Farm
1:10.80
1981
Out of Hock
Don Brumfield
Stanley M. Rieser
Charles J. Cella
1:10.20
1980
Travelling Music
Craig Perret
H. James Bond
Elberon Farms
1:11.00
1979
Rockhill Native
John Oldham
Herbert K. Stevens
Harry A. Oak
1:08.80
1978
Tim the Tiger
Jeffrey Fell
John M. Veitch
Calumet Farm
1:11.80
1977
Alydar
Eddie Maple
John M. Veitch
Calumet Farm
1:10.60
1976
Ali Oop
Larry Saumell
Warren A. Croll, Jr.
Jaclyn Stable
1:09.80
1975
Full Out
Buck Thornburg
Odie Lee
Buckland Farm
1:11.60
1974
Foolish Pleasure
Jacinto Vasquez
LeRoy Jolley
John L. Greer
1:10.40
1973
Tisab
Walter Blum
J. O’Bryant
Mill Ridge Farm
1:10.20
1972
Assagai Jr.
Joseph Imparato
C. Butler
Marat-Sessa
1:10.80
1971
Chevron Flight
Martin Fromin
Tommy Heard, Jr.
Caesar P. Kimmel
1:11.80
1970
Staunch Avenger
David E. Whited
Gin L. Collins
Annette Mann
1:11.40
1969
Ring For Nurse
Michael Miceli
D. Levine
Red Brick Stable
1:11.80
1968
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Braulio Baeza
Edward A. Neloy
Ogden Phipps
1:10.40
1967
Subpet
Ray Broussard
Warren A. Croll, Jr.
T. LeClair
1:10.40
1966
Great Power
Bill Shoemaker
Edward A. Neloy
Wheatley Stable
1:09.40
1965
Buckpasser
Braulio Baeza
William C. Winfrey
Ogden Phipps
1:10.60
1964
Bold Lad
Braulio Baeza
William C. Winfrey
Wheatley Stable
1:09.40
1963
Mr. Brick
Larry Adams
Charles A. DuBois
Roy Sturgis
1:10.60
1962
Delta Judge
Ray Broussard
Clyde Troutt
Ada L. Rice
1:10.60
1961
Sir Gaylord
Ismael Valenzuela
Casey Hayes
Meadow Stable
1:10.60
1960
Hail To Reason
Bobby Ussery
Hirsch Jacobs
Patrice Jacobs
1:10.40
1959
Sky Clipper
Willie Harmatz
H. Hausner
William G. Helis, Jr.
1:11.40
1958
Watch Your Step
Eric Guerin
C. W. Parish
Circle M Farm
1:10.60
1957
Plion
Nick Shuk
Tom Jolley
Edward J. Potter, Jr.
1:11.40
1956
King Hairan
Eddie Arcaro
Leonard H. Hunt
Massey & Edwards
1:10.80
1955
Needles
John Choquette
Hugh L. Fontaine
D-H Stables
1:10.60
1954
Royal Coinage
Jack Skelly
Anthony J. Pupino
Clearwater Stable
1:11.00
1953
Artismo
James Stout
Robert L. Dotter
James Cox Brady, Jr.
1:11.00
1952
Landlocked
Fernando Fernandez
Robert L. Dotter
James Cox Brady, Jr.
1:13.00
1952
Laffango
Fred Pannell
Merritt Buxton
Trio Stable
1:12.80
1951
Landseair
James Stout
J. Bowes Bond
High Ground Stable
1:12.60
1950
Battlefield
Eddie Arcaro
Jack Creevy
George D. Widener, Jr.
1:10.80
1949
Casemate
John Gilbert
Robert L. Dotter
James Cox Brady, Jr.
1:11.60
1948
Blue Peter
Eric Guerin
Andy Schuttinger
Joseph M. Roebling
1:12.80
1947
Task
R. Martin
William J. Hirsch
King Ranch
1:11.60
1946
Donor
Job Dean Jessop
Preston W. Burch
D. Howe
1:12.20
Earlier winners
1883 – Duchess (W. Donohue) 1:18.75
1884 – Brookwood (Edward Feakes) 1:15.50
1885 – Savanac (R. Olney) 1:17 .00
1886 – Hanover (Jim McLaughlin) 1:17.50
1887 – Fitz James (Edward R. Garrison) 1:16.50
1888 – Tipstaff (Eilke) 1:15.25
1889 – Devotee (W. Hayward) 1:15.25
1890 – Sorcerer (F. Reagan) 1:16.25
1891 – Air Plant (Anthony Hamilton) 1:12.75
1892 – Don Alonzo (Fred Taral) 1:13.75
1893 – Senator Grady (W. Midgley) 1:05.00
Note: the 1893 race was run at 5 furlongs on the straight course.
References
The Sapling Stakes at Pedigree Query
Categories: Graded stakes races in the United States | Flat horse races for two-year-olds | Horse races in the United States | Recurring events established in 1883 | Monmouth Park Racetrack

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Pacific Classic Stakes
Location
Del Mar Racetrack
Del Mar, California
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Race type
Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Race information
Distance
1 miles
Track
Polytrack, Left-handed
Qualification
Three-Year-Olds & Up
Weight
Three-year-olds: 117 lbs.
Older horses: 124 lbs.
Purse
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
The Pacific Classic Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for runners aged 3-year-old or up run at the classic American distance of a mile and a quarter (10 furlongs, 2 km). It is run each year in August at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, Calif., and the Grade 1 race has become one of the top prizes for older horses racing in the United States each year.
First run in 1991, the Pacific Classic offers a purse of $1-million and is the premier event of the season at one of the nation’s premier race meetings conducted for seven weeks each year at the seaside racing plant just north of San Diego.
Notable among the runnings of the race was the 1996 renewal that saw champion Cigar attempt to best Citation’s mark of 16 straight victories, but fall to a shocking upset ($81.20) by the unheralded Dare And Go and jockey Alex Solis. Another exciting running saw Hall of Fame Jockey Julie Krone become the first female rider to win a million-dollar race when she guided Sid and Jenny Craig’s Candy Ride to victory in track record time of 1:59:11.
Del Mar switched its main racing surface from dirt to safer synthetic footing Polytrack in 2007 and the Pacific Classic winner that year was long-shot Student Council, who was handled by veteran Richard Migliore.
This year’s renewal of the Pacific Classic is a part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge, where the winner of the race will automatically earn a spot in the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Oak Tree.
Records
2006 winner Lava Man
Time record:
1:59.11 – Candy Ride (2003)
Most wins:
2 – Tinners Way (1994, 1995) and Skimming (2000, 2001)
Most wins by an owner:
4 – Juddmonte Farms (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001)
Most wins by a jockey:
4 – Garrett K. Gomez (2000, 2001, 2005, 2008)
Most wins by a trainer:
6 – Robert J. Frankel (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001)
Winners of the Pacific Classic Stakes
Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2008
Go Between
5
Garrett K. Gomez
Bill Mott
Peter Vegso
2:01:18
2007
Student Council
5
Richard Migliore
Vladimir Cerin
Millennium Farms
2:07.29
2006
Lava Man
5
Corey Nakatani
Doug O’Neill
STD Stable/Jason Wood
2:01.62
2005
Borrego
4
Garrett K. Gomez
C. Beau Greely
Kelly, Ralls, Foster, et al.
2:00.71
2004
Pleasantly Perfect
6
Jerry D. Bailey
Richard Mandella
Diamond A Racing Corp
2:01.17
2003
Candy Ride
4
Julie Krone
Ron McAnally
Sidney & Jenny Craig
1:59.11
2002
Came Home
3
Mike E. Smith
J. Paco Gonzalez
W.S. Farish III et al.
2:01.45
2001
Skimming
5
Garrett K. Gomez
Robert J. Frankel
Juddmonte Farms
1:59.96
2000
Skimming
4
Garrett K. Gomez
Robert J. Frankel
Juddmonte Farms
2:01.22
1999
General Challenge
3
David R. Flores
Bob Baffert
Golden Eagle Farm
2:00.40
1998
Free House
4
Chris McCarron
J. Paco Gonzalez
Toffan & McCaffery
2:00.20
1997
Gentlemen
5
Gary L. Stevens
Richard Mandella
Randall Dee Hubbard
2:00.40
1996
Dare And Go
4
Alex Solis
Richard Mandella
La Presle Farm
1:59.80
1995
Tinners Way
5
Ed Delahoussaye
Robert J. Frankel
Juddmonte Farms
1:59.60
1994
Tinners Way
4
Ed Delahoussaye
Robert J. Frankel
Juddmonte Farms
1:59.40
1993
Bertrando
4
Gary L. Stevens
Robert J. Frankel
505 Farms/Ed Nahem
1:59.55
1992
Missionary Ridge
5
Kent Desormeaux
Robert J. Frankel
Peter Wall
2:00.80
1991
Best Pal
3
Pat Valenzuela
Gary Jones
Golden Eagle Farm
1:59.80
External links
Pacific Classic details at Del Mar website
19 years of Pacific Classic interactive race results, replays, links and news
Categories: Open middle distance horse races | Grade 1 stakes races in the United States | Horse races in the United States | Breeders’ Cup Challenge series | Recurring events established in 1991 | Del Mar Racetrack

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History
Pre-Crisis
The Phantom Zone was discovered by Jor-El and used on the planet Krypton as a method of imprisoning criminals. Previously, criminals were punished by being sealed into capsules and rocketed into orbit in suspended animation with crystals attached to their foreheads to slowly erase their criminal tendencies; Klax-Ar was one criminal who received this punishment but managed to escape. Gra-Mo was the last to suffer the punishment, for it was then abolished in favour of the Phantom Zone, which was considered a more humane and less costly punishment, but just as effective. The Phantom Zone criminals first appeared in Adventure Comics (Superboy stories), and soon began appearing in Superman stories. The inmates of the Phantom Zone reside in a featureless state of existence from which they can observe, but cannot interact with, the regular universe. Inmates do not age or require sustenance in the Phantom Zone; furthermore, they are telepathic and mutually insubstantial. As such, they are able to survive the destruction of Krypton and focus their attention on Earth, as most of the surviving Kryptonians now reside there. Most have a particular grudge against Superman because his father created the method of their damnation. When they manage to escape, they usually engage in random destruction, particularly easy to them since, on Earth, each has the same powers of Superman. Nevertheless, Superman periodically released Phantom Zone prisoners whose original sentences had been completed, and these fortunately tended to be relatively repentant criminals.
Throughout the Silver Age of Comics, Superman meets many residents of the Phantom Zone:
Kru-El, a weapons designer and cousin of Jor-El and thus a relative of Superman/Kal-El , cheap lcd projector .
Faora Hu-Ul, a Martial Arts expert and hater of males. Her character is later used as the basis for one of the Kryptonian criminals in the movie Superman II where her name is changed to Ursa , electric projection screen .
Professor Va-Kox, a mad geneticist whose mutagenic formula, the “Force of Life”, creates violent, mutated monsters from the aquatic life of the Great Lake of Krypton.
Nadira (last name unknown), who is telekinetic, and Az-Rel (a pyrokinetic) are two petty criminals from the Krypton Isle of Bokos (the Island of Thieves).
Jax-Ur is a rocket and missile engineer turned rogue criminal who unintentionally destroys one of Krypton’s two moons, Wegthor, while testing a nuclear test missile as part of his plan to take over Krypton. Along with the moon, Wegthor’s population of 500 Kryptonian colonists is killed. Because of the severity of his crime, Jax-Ur is the only criminal sentenced to spend all existence within the Phantom Zone, without the possibility of parole (although Krypton’s destruction makes this unlikely for any prisoner).
Ak-Var is a petty criminal who upon his release becomes the assistant and partner of Superman’s cousin, Van-Zee. Van-Zee is a Kandorian scientist who is secretly Nightwing; Ak-Var becomes his partner Flamebird.
Doctor Xadu (first name unknown) was a physician who killed dozens of patients while performing forbidden cryogenics experiments upon them.
General Dru-Zod, who created an army of clones (prototype Bizarros) in an attempt to take over as ruler of Krypton.
Jer-Em, a religious fanatic who caused the destruction of Argo City, the birth place of Supergirl. In the Steve Gerber mini-series The Phantom Zone (January – April 1982), Jer-Em purposely exposes himself to Kryptonite to enter the Kryptonian afterlife.
Quex-Ul is the only innocent Kryptonian sentenced to the Phantom Zone. Quex-Ul is put in the Phantom Zone for killing a herd of the sacred Rondors. Rondor horns have healing properties and were therefore sacred to Kryptonians. Quex-Ul is caught at the scene of the crime and is convicted and sentenced to 25 Sun Cycles in the Phantom Zone. Superman later proves his innocence and releases him from the Zone. Quex-Ul in turn saves Superman from exposure to Gold Kryptonite, but he loses his own powers from the exposure and his memory as well. Now thinking he is a normal Earthman, he goes to work for the Daily Planet under the name of Charlie Kweskill. In the Steve Gerber mini-series The Phantom Zone (January – April 1982) Quex-Ul’s memory and powers are restored when he and Superman become trapped in the Phantom Zone, and he dies in their desperate and dangerous bid to escape.
Mon-El, a Daxamite youth who met Superboy on Earth and discovers he is acutely vulnerable to exposure to lead (this is described in the comics as “lead poisoning”, though it is not the same as real-life lead poisoning). To keep him alive, Superboy cast Mon-El, with his permission, into the Phantom Zone where he resided until the 30th century where Brainiac 5 of the Legion of Super-Heroes develops a cure which allowed him to leave safely. The 30th century would also have more dealings with the Phantom Zone, in one instance (Action Comics #287, April 1962), it is used by a race of shapechangers to imprison Supergirl.
Another character trapped in the Phantom Zone was Green Lantern Guy Gardner who experienced an extended and tortuous stay after an explosion of a Green Lantern Power Battery sent him there, until rescued by Superman and Green Lantern Hal Jordan who had believed him to be dead all that time.
Superman develops communications equipment for the Phantom Zone, like the Zone-o-phone, and refinements to the projector. In addition, the City of Kandor uses the Phantom Zone regularly, with parole hearings sometimes chaired by Superman. However, since the departure of Kandor, that is, outside of Mon-El, most of the inhabitants were confined-to-lifers and generally not inclined to making conversation with their jailer.
In the Steve Gerber mini-series The Phantom Zone (January – April 1982), it is revealed that the Zone not only has a back exit through which villains can escape, but is also home to terrible beasts.
Post-Crisis
In the post-Crisis DC Universe, the Phantom Zone first appears when Superman returns from space with a Kryptonian artifact called the Eradicator. This device, created by his Kryptonian ancestor Kem-L, attempts to recreate Krypton on Earth, building the Fortress of Solitude; the extradimensional space in which the Eradicator finds the Kryptonian materials necessary is called the Phantom Zone. A Phantom Zone Projector is part of Superman’s current Fortress. It has been used to access the Bottle City of Kandor and to trap villains such as the White Martians.
The Phantom Zone has been independently discovered by the Bgztlians, the White Martians, and the villains Loophole, Prometheus, and the first Queen Bee, who call it the “Buffer Zone”, the “Still Zone”, the “Stasis Zone”, the “Ghost Zone”, and the “Honeycomb”, respectively. In post-Crisis/post-Zero Hour continuity, it was Loophole’s “Stasis Zone” technology that exiled Mon-El, known in the new continuity as Valor/M’Onel, into the Phantom Zone for a thousand years.
Superman fashions the Phantom Zone technology into an arrow projectile which upon striking a victim will project them into the Phantom Zone. Roy Harper, the original Speedy, steals this arrow from Superman when the original Teen Titans are invited for a visit many years ago. Roy, however, never uses the arrow and passes it on to his replacement, Mia Dearden, who uses the arrow in the recent Infinite Crisis on Superboy-Prime. Unfortunately, he is too strong for even the Phantom Zone arrow, and manages to break out.
At one point, the White Martians imprison Batman in the Phantom Zone and take his identity as Bruce Wayne.
Batman devises a measure made after Superman recovers from his first battle with Doomsday, that, when the Justice League or any other superhero groups encounter a Doomsday Level Threat, a group of heroes, authority, and military forces will contain it within a proximity after clearing all civilians within it. If Superman and the rest fall, the Doomsday Protocol will commence by sending it to the Phantom Zone.
Recently in Action Comics, General Zod, along with Ursa and Non, appear in search of the son of Zod and Ursa.
Supergirl #16 shows a form of life native to the Phantom Zone. These Phantoms are enraged over the use of their universe to house criminals and seek revenge on the one responsible.
In the limited series 52 the Phantom Zone is ingested by Mr. Mind while he is mutating into a giant insect form. Once fully-grown, Mind regurgitates it in an attempt to destroy Booster Gold and Rip Hunter, but the attack is deflected by Supernova, who returns the Zone to its proper dimensional plane. Supernova is able to control the Zone as his supersuit’s powers are based upon Phantom Zone projector technology stolen by Rip Hunter.
In Action Comics #874, Phantom Zone vanished.
Other media
Movies
In the Superman movies starring Marlon Brando and Christopher Reeve, the Phantom Zone is presented as a large, flat shard of crystal. First Elder (Trevor Howard) refers to the Phantom Zone only in the extended versions of Superman. Susannah York (Lara) refers to the Phantom Zone by name in Superman II when she first makes the revelation about the three villains. In his DVD commentary, Director Richard Donner refers to it as “the Zone of Silence”. General Zod and his co-conspirators Ursa and Non appear to be transferred to a two-dimensional space on the crystal’s surface. The crystal is then flung into space.
Years later, in Superman II, a nuclear explosion from a bomb Superman was forced to fling from Earth into space inadvertently shatters the prison and releases the prisoners. Now free, General Zod…

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History
The track opened as New Hampshire International Speedway in June 1990, after nine months of construction following the Bahre family’s purchase of the Bryar Motorsports Park. The existing road circuit was redeveloped into a multi-purpose track, with NASCAR added to the popular Loudon Classic motorcycle, WKA go-kart and SCCA races on the complex. It was the largest speedway in New England, and later expansion has made it the largest sports venue of any type in the region. Its construction was extremely unusual for a race track, in that it was designed and constructed without consulting engineers, and using just one surveyor (whose primary job was to plant stakes) to help. NASCAR made its debut at the track in July 1990, with a Busch Series race won by Tommy Ellis. For three years, the Busch Series hosted a pair of races at the track each year.
The Busch races were successful. Loudon gained a spot on the Winston Cup Series schedule in 1993. Rusty Wallace won the inaugural Slick 50 300 in July of that year. That race was also Davey Allison’s final race: the next day, Allison was fatally injured in a helicopter crash.
In 1996, Ernie Irvan captured the win in the July race, making it one of the more emotional victories in NASCAR history. The win came less than two years after Irvan suffered a near-fatal crash at Michigan International Speedway, where he was given less than a 10% chance of survival.
After the 1996 season Bahre and Bruton Smith bought North Wilkesboro Speedway and moved one of its Winston Cup dates to New Hampshire. The second race is held in the middle of September. Since 2004, it has been the first event of the Chase for the Championship , vietnam lacquer .
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The track also hosted open wheel racing for seven years, hosting CART from 1992-1995, then the Indy Racing League from 1996-1998. One of the open wheel winners was Tony Stewart who later won two Winston/Nextel Cup races at the track as well.
In 2000, the track was the site of a pair of fatal accidents which took the lives of promising young drivers. In May, while practicing for a Busch Series race, Adam Petty perished when his throttle stuck exiting the second turn, resulting in a full speed crash head-on in the middle of the third and fourth turns. When the Winston Cup Series made their first appearance of the season, a similar fate befell 1998 Rookie of the Year Kenny Irwin, Jr. For safety reasons, track owners decided to run restrictor plates on the cars during their return trip to the speedway in September 2000, making it the first track in recent history outside of Daytona and Talladega to use them. It would be the last one as well; an uneventful race won by Jeff Burton, which had no lead changes, was the result of the experiment. It was the first wire-to-wire race since the 1970s.
The 2001 New Hampshire 300 was originally scheduled for September 16, the Sunday after the September 11 terrorist attacks. NASCAR initially announced that the race would be held as scheduled, but the event was postponed until November 23 of that year, which was the Friday after Thanksgiving. There was much concern about the weather, but race day turned out to be unseasonably mild. Robby Gordon won that race.
In 2002, in an effort to increase competitive racing, the track’s corners were turned into a progressive banking system, as the apron was paved and became part of the track, and the track’s banking was varied from 4 degrees in the lower two lanes to 12% grade (about seven degrees). The addition of SAFER barriers to the corner walls was made in 2003.
During the September 2003 Sylvania 300, an incident occurred at this track involving Dale Jarrett where his car was stuck in the middle of the race track and was in danger of getting hit while other cars raced back to the caution flag. As a result, NASCAR banned racing back to the caution flag, resulting in a “free pass” (popularly referred to as “the lucky dog”) in which the first car behind the leader not on the lead lap would get their lap back during each caution period in all of NASCAR’s national and regional series.
In mid-May 2006, Loudon was one of many New England communities which experienced damaging floods after a week of near-record rainfall. Several roads and bridges were washed out near the speedway. The infield was flooded, as was the track itself (while a road racing event was going on). The facility also experienced flooding in October 2005. In June 2008, the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Sprint Cup race was ended early by a storm which caused flooding at various locations around the track, including the infield tunnel: however in that case the post-race activities were not interrupted.
Before the 2008 racing season, Speedway Motorsports purchased NHIS and other racing-related assets from the Bahre family for $340 million cash. The name of the speedway changed to New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The track will continue to have two Sprint Cup dates for the foreseeable future. One of the assets included in the sale was a 50% interest in North Wilkesboro Speedway. The other 50% was still owned by Bruton Smith, the CEO of Speedway Motorsports.
NHMS representatives made a heavy push to reintroduce open-wheel racing in the form of IndyCar Series to the track in the 2009 season. However, NHMS was not included in the 2009 IndyCar season schedule.
NASCAR statistics
Current NASCAR events
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Lenox Industrial Tools 301
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Sylvania 300
NASCAR Nationwide Series – Camping World RV Sales 200 presented by Turtle Wax
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series – Heluva Good! 200
NASCAR Camping World East Series – Heluva Good! 125
NASCAR Camping World East Series – Heluva Good! 125
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour – New England 100
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour – New Hampshire 100
NASCAR records
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying: Ryan Newman, 28.561 sec. (133.357 mph), 9/12/2003
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race: Jeff Burton, 2 hrs. 42 min. 35 sec. (117.134 mph), 7/13/1997
NASCAR Nationwide Series Qualifying: Kevin Harvick, 29.138 sec. (130.716 mph), 5/11/2001
NASCAR Nationwide Series Race: Bobby Hamilton, Jr., 1 hr. 55 min. 2 sec. (110.368 mph), 5/11/2002
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying: Mike Skinner, 29.383 sec. (129.626 mph), 9/16/2006
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race: Ron Hornaday, Jr., 1 hr. 55 min. 39 sec. (109.780 mph), 9/15/2007
NASCAR Camping World East Series Qualifying: Brian Hoar, 29.893 sec. (127.414 mph), 7/18/2002
NASCAR Camping World East Series Race: Ted Christopher, 1 hr. 13 min. 9 sec. (108.476 mph), 5/12/2001
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Qualifying: Mike Ewanitsko, 28.693 sec. (132.743 mph), 7/19/2001
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Race: Mike Ewanitsko, 58 min. 15 sec. (108.979 mph), 9/16/2000
NASCAR Sportsman Division Qualifying: T. W. Taylor, 33.740 sec. (112.887 mph), 9/02/1990
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(As of 06/25/09)
Most Wins – (4) – Jeff Burton
Most Top 5s – (12) – Jeff Gordon
Most Top 10s – (15) – Jeff Gordon
Starts – (28) – Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Joe Nemechek
Poles – (4) – Ryan Newman
Laps Led – (1141) – Jeff Gordon
Avg Start (Minimum 5 starts) – (6.2) – Ryan Newman
Avg Finish (Minimum 5 starts) – (10.5) – Matt Kenseth
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race winners
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Date
Winning Driver
Car #
Sponsor
Make
Team
Avg Speed
Margin of Victory
1993
July 11
Rusty Wallace
2
Miller Genuine Draft
Pontiac Grand Prix
Penske Racing
105.947 mph (170.505 km/h)
1.31 sec
1994
July 10
Ricky Rudd
10
Tide
Ford Thunderbird
Rudd Performance Motorsports
87.599 mph (140.977 km/h)
0.69 sec
1995
July 9
Jeff Gordon
24
DuPont
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Hendrick Motorsports
107.029 mph (172.246 km/h)
1.23 sec
1996
July 14
Ernie Irvan
28
Texaco Havoline
Ford Thunderbird
Robert Yates Racing
98.930 mph (159.212 km/h)
5.47 sec
1997
July 13
Jeff Burton
99
Exide Batteries
Ford Thunderbird
Roush Racing
117.134 mph (188.509 km/h)
5.372 sec
1997
September 14
Jeff Gordon
24
DuPont
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Hendrick Motorsports
100.364 mph (161.520 km/h)
0.209 sec
1998
July 13
Jeff Burton
99
Exide Batteries
Ford Taurus
Roush Racing
102.996 mph (165.756 km/h)
7.439 sec
1998
August 30
Jeff Gordon
24
DuPont
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Hendrick Motorsports
112.078 mph (180.372 km/h)
0.664 sec
1999
July 11
Jeff Burton
99
Exide Batteries
Ford Taurus
Roush Racing
101.876 mph (163.954 km/h)
1.347 sec
1999
September 19
Joe Nemechek
42
BellSouth
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Team SABCO
100.673 mph (162.017 km/h)
UC
2000
July 9
Tony Stewart
20
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Composition and status
Name and connection to “Muggle” world
The term “Ministry of Magic” implies that it is a branch of the actual British government (much like the real-life Ministry of Defence or the Ministry of Justice). However, though the exact relationship between the Ministry and the “Muggle” government is vague, it is clear that the Ministry exists as a full-fledged government in its own right, exercising full jurisdiction over the Harry Potter universe. Each new Muggle Prime Minister receives a visit from the Minister for Magic who informs him that the wizarding world exists and they will be keeping in touch to be updated only in crucial circumstances in which the events of the wizard world may affect the Muggles. The Minister even has to inform the Prime Minister if dangerous magical artifacts or animals are to be brought into the U.K.
The Ministry keeps in touch with the British Prime Minister via a wizard’s portrait (which cannot be removed) in the Prime Minister’s office at 10 Downing Street, which notifies the Prime Minister of the Minister for Magic’s arrival.[HP6] The Ministers for Magic present in the Harry Potter series such as Cornelius Fudge and Rufus Scrimgeour tend to act in a patronising manner towards the Muggle Prime Minister.
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As seen in the Harry Potter books, the Ministry seems to be largely an unelected body. The post of the Minister itself appears to be just like any ‘job’ rather than a special office of election. Whoever has the power to fire or appoint ministers is never explained in the books, but it is implied that some special body has the authority to do so. Nevertheless, both the Minister and the Ministry as a whole are seen throughout the Harry Potter series to be highly sensitive to (and reliant on) public opinion from the wizarding community, which they attempt to influence via the Daily Prophet, the wizarding newspaper. In the books, employment with the Ministry can be obtained right after completion of a wizarding education.[HP4]
Furthermore, the government gives an impression of (at various times) either incompetence or malice. From events depicted in the novels, it appears woefully incompetent, being unable to detect or prevent an assault on the Department of Mysteries, apparently its most heavily guarded department. Due to lax security, a mere group of Hogwarts students, as well as Voldemort and a dozen Death Eaters, were able to enter the department unannounced without provoking any response whatsoever.[HP5]
Judicial system and corrupt nature
Within the Ministry, there appears to be little coherent separation of powers, and its judicial system is regularly seen to be subjected to political influences. Nevertheless, all depicted examples of judicial proceedings of the Ministry in the Harry Potter books occur at or around times of upheaval and social unrest, which may be a deliberate reflection on the practices of real-life governments. The Minister and other senior officials seem to preside personally over at least some high profile trials conducted before the Wizengamot (the British Wizards’ court), though verdicts in the series are decided by show of hands and may be swayed by skillful representation. Whilst this mixture of powers is unusual in most real-life democracies, it is not constitutionally dissimilar to the arrangement in the actual British Parliament, whereby the Law Lords, who sit in the actual House of Lords and act as the final court of appeal, are also members of the legislature.
As seen in the Harry Potter books, the wizarding courts can display a marked lack of interest in evidence for or against a suspect, even relying on personal prejudice to decide the outcome as quickly as possible.[HP5] Not all the accused are even given trials.[HP4] As read in Order of the Phoenix, the Ministry is quite prepared to decree and enforce draconian laws over the magical community without notice. At times, the Ministry can also seem uninterested in solving problems the wizard world faces in the books, instead choosing to ignore or cover up bad news. In the fifth installment, Minister Fudge refuses to believe that the antagonist of the books, Voldemort, had returned, despite mounting evidence to the contrary. Even in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Fudge takes a long while to respond to the attacks on Hogwarts. They are however forced to accept the return of Voldemort and act. Fudge was removed from office for incompetence and replaced by Rufus Scrimgeour.
This corruption and blindness allows Voldemort almost an entire year of operation without official interference. This manifests in the final two books when it is clear that Voldemort has stolen a march on his enemies and is far better prepared, leading to the horrific events of Deathly Hallows when even the corrupt system described above does not function, and many Wizards suffer terribly at the hands of the Dark Lord.
Ministers for Magic
At the close of the series, the Minister for Magic (Minister of Magic in American versions) in Britain is Kingsley Shacklebolt. Shacklebolt replaced Voldemort’s puppet Pius Thicknesse, who had been placed under the Imperius Curse. Voldemort put Thicknesse in power after he killed Scrimgeour. Scrimgeour himself replaced Fudge, who in turn replaced Millicent Bagnold about whom nothing else is known. Other Ministers have included the highly popular Grogan Stump (17701884), who was appointed to the post in 1811 and settled the Beings vs. Beasts classification problem, and Artemisia Lufkin, the first witch to be appointed to the post. Albus Dumbledore was offered the job of Minister and refused it at least three times. In his latter days at Hogwarts, Tom Marvolo Riddle was widely predicted to become Minister due to his intelligence, magical talent and ability to forge alliances with the people around him, gathering a crowd of followers to serve his interests. However, Riddle refused all offers of assistance to find work at the Ministry.
The following is a list of known Ministers for Magic and their tenures in office:
Artemisia Lufkin (17981811)
Grogan Stump (18111819)
Faris “Spout-Hole” Spavin (18651903)
Nobby Leach (19621968)
Millicent Bagnold (19801990)
Cornelius Fudge (19901996)
Rufus Scrimgeour (19961 August 1997)
Pius Thicknesse (1 August 19972 May 1998) (under the influence of Voldemort by means of the Imperius Curse; Minister de jure)
Kingsley Shacklebolt (1998?)
Department of Magical Law Enforcement
Arguably the most important of the various departments, the Department of Magical Law Enforcement is a combination of police and justice facilities, and is roughly equivalent to the real-life British Home Office. It is located on the second level of the Ministry of Magic. In the beginning of the Harry Potter books, it is headed by Amelia Bones. She was replaced by Pius Thicknesse after her murder by Voldemort.[HP6] Thicknesse is replaced by Yaxley in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows after Voldemort places Thicknesse as puppet Minister for his regime. Bartemius Crouch Sr. once headed the department before the series.[HP4]
According to Rowling, this is the department that Hermione Granger joins, after the events of the seventh book, transferring from the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures where she began her post-Hogwarts career.
Auror Office
An Auror’s mission is to pursue and apprehend Dark wizards. According to Minerva McGonagall, the Auror Office takes in new recruits with a minimum of 5 N.E.W.T.s (nothing lower than “Exceeds Expectations”; see Education in the Harry Potter universe). She suggests that Potions, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration, Charms, and Herbology N.E.W.T.s are best suited. With that, the office takes in students into its training program (“…a series of character and aptitude tests”). Nymphadora Tonks says that two tests are “Concealment and Disguise” and “Stealth and Tracking”, and that the training is hard to pass with high marks (a requirement).
Significant Aurors in the Harry Potter series include Alastor Moody, Nymphadora Tonks, Kingsley Shacklebolt, John Dawlish, Frank and Alice Longbottom, Rufus Scrimgeour, Gawain Robards, Proudfoot, Savage, and Williamson. Harry Potter joined the department at the age of 17, and is promoted to department head in 2007. Ron Weasley becomes a member of the Auror office as well.
During the First War against Voldemort, Aurors were authorised to use the Unforgivable Curses on suspected Death Eaters: given the license to kill, coerce and torture them. Many of the Dark criminals in the Harry Potter universe seem to duel with the Aurors sent to arrest them, before finally giving up their freedom. Aurors were also used to protect high profile targets such as Harry, Hogwarts, and the Muggle Prime Minister.
Improper Use of Magic Office
The Improper Use of Magic Office is responsible for investigating offences under the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery and the International Confederation of Wizards’ Statute of Secrecy. They regulate an under-age wizard or witch’s use of magic and prohibit wizards and witches from performing magic in the presence of Muggles or in a Muggle-inhabited area in the Harry Potter universe. An enchantment called “the Trace” is placed upon children and helps the department in detecting offences; it breaks at age 17.[HP7] However, Dumbledore has said that the Ministry cannot tell who exactly uses magic in a given…

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Strida is a portable, belt-driven, folding bicycle with a distinctive ‘A’-shaped collapsible frame, designed by UK engineer and designer Mark Sanders. The first model, Strida 1, was released in 1987 and the latest, Strida 5.2, in 2009.
Aimed primarily at commuters and city dwellers whose storage space might be limited, the Strida is designed to be simple to use, quick to fold, and easy to maintain. A folded Strida can be wheeled on and off trains and buses easily, and can provide greater mobility between other forms of transport.
A distinctive characteristic is that the Strida folds into a “wheeled walking-stick” that can be pushed along, much like a folded pram/baby-buggy whose folding concept provided the inspiration for the design.
Other notable characteristics include:
a greaseless kevlar belt that replaces the traditional chain drive to avoid mess (see belt-driven bicycle)
minimalist design (single speed, aluminium-triangle frame, etc.)
low-maintenance brakes (drum brakes on the Strida 1, 2 and 3; disc brakes on the Strida 5 and 5.2)
16-inch wheels, upgradable to 18-inch wheels.
Optional upgrade kits for Strida 3 included folding handlebars, a gel-padded seat, folding pedals, rear rack, and mudguards.
In May 2003, The Daily Mail newspaper ran an article that pictured Viscount Linley riding a Strida 3. In November 2006, a Strida 3 was featured on the UK television programme The Gadget Show, alongside the Sinclair A-Bike. In 2007 the Strida 5 won a design award at the Taipei International Bike Show.
Strida 5 includes upgrade kit of Strida 3, and adds disc brakes, eccentric belt tensioner and high pressure tyres. A 2-speed gear option has been added in 2009, based on cableless, Shlumpf front crank operated epicyclic gearbox , metal glider .
The authentic Strida is made by Ming Cycle in Taiwan. There was a key patent which covered the early Strida 1 onwards. The U.S. version of this patent was issued in 1988 and expired in 2008, which means the design used in versions 1 and 2 of the product are now in the public domain. Several other aspects of the latest Strida 3 and 5.x versions, have current patent cover in various countries, including the folding handle bar system US7243573, hub and locking system US7367632, other patents are pending. The Patents, Trademark, Copyright and other IP is owned by Ming Cycle, Taiwan , new jersey tent .
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Strida 1
Strida 2
Strida 2.5 (with folding handlebars)
Strida 3
Strida 5
Strida Special Edition
Strida Elite Edition
Strida Mini (for smaller riders)
Strida SX (with 18″ wheels)
Strida 2speed (with Schlumpf speed-drive)
Strida MAS (Mark Sanders Special Edition)
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External links
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Body structure
Insects possess segmented bodies supported by an exoskeleton, a hard outer covering made mostly of chitin. The segments of the body are organized into three distinctive but interconnected units, or tagmata; a head, a thorax, and an abdomen. The head supports a pair of sensory antennae, a pair of compound eyes, if present, one to three simple eyes or (ocelli) and three sets of variously modified appendages that form the mouthparts. The thorax has six segmented legs (one pair each for the prothorax, mesothorax and the metathorax segments making up the thorax) and two or four wings (if present in the species). The abdomen (made up of eleven segments some of which may be reduced or fused) has most of the digestive, respiratory, excretory and reproductive internal structures.
Nervous system
The nervous system of an insect can be divided into a brain and a ventral nerve cord. The head capsule (made up of six fused segments) has six pairs of ganglia. The first three pairs are fused into the brain, while the three following pairs are fused into a structure called the subesophageal ganglion.
The thoracic segments have one ganglion on each side, which are connected into a pair, one pair per segment. This arrangement is also seen in the abdomen but only in the first eight segments. Many species of insects have reduced numbers of ganglia due to fusion or reduction. Some cockroaches have just six ganglia in the abdomen, whereas the wasp Vespa crabro has only two in the thorax and three in the abdomen. And some, like the house fly Musca domestica, have all the body ganglia fused into a single large thoracic ganglion , army surplus tents .
Until very recently, no one had ever documented the presence of nociceptors (the cells that detect and transmit sensations of pain) in insects, though recent findings of nociception in larval fruit flies challenges this and raises the possibility that some insects may be capable of feeling pain , air mat .
Digestive system
Insect digestive system
A- Head B- Thorax C- Abdomen
13. mid-gut (stomach)
15. ovary
16. hind-gut (intestine, rectum & anus)
17. anus
27. fore-gut (crop, gizzard)
30. salivary gland
An insect uses its digestive system to extract nutrients and other substances from the food it consumes. Most of this food is ingested in the form of macromolecules and other complex substances (such as proteins, polysaccharides, fats, and nucleic acids) which must be broken down by catabolic reactions into smaller molecules (i.e. amino acids, simple sugars, etc.) before being used by cells of the body for energy, growth, or reproduction. This break-down process is known as digestion.
The insect’s digestive system is a closed system, with one long enclosed tube called the alimentary canal which runs lengthwise through the body. The alimentary canal only allows food to enter the mouth, and then gets processed as it travels toward the anus. Each of the three sections of the alimentary canal performs a different process of digestion. In addition to the alimentary canal, insects also have paired salivary glands and salivary reservoirs. These structures usually reside in the thorax (adjacent to the fore-gut).
The salivary glands (30) produce saliva, the salivary ducts lead from the glands to the reservoirs and then forward through the head to an opening called the salivarium behind the hypopharynx; which movements of the mouthparts help mix saliva with food in the buccal cavity. Saliva mixes with food which travels through salivary tubes into the mouth, beginning the process of breaking it down.
Stylised diagram of insect digestive tract showing malpighian tubule (Orthopteran type)
The first section of the alimentary canal is the fore-gut (27) or stomodaeum. In the fore-gut, initial breakdown of large food particles occurs, mostly by saliva. The fore-gut includes the Buccal cavity, the esophagus, and the crop, which stores food before it passes to the mid-gut.
Once food leaves the crop, it passes to the mid-gut (13) or mesenteron. The mid-gut is where digestion really happens, through enzymatic action. Microscopic projections from the mid-gut wall, called microvilli, increase surface area and allow for maximum absorption of nutrients.
In the hind-gut (16) or proctodaeum, is where undigested food particles join uric acid from Malphigian tubules to form fecal pellets. The rectum absorbs most of the water in this waste matter, and the dry pellet is then eliminated through the anus (17), there by completing the process of digestion.
Respiration and circulation
Insect respiration is accomplished without lungs using a system of internal tubes and sacs through which gases either diffuse or are actively pumped, delivering oxygen directly to tissues that need oxygen (see invertebrate trachea). Since oxygen is delivered directly, the circulatory system is not used to carry oxygen, and is therefore greatly reduced; it has no closed vessels (i.e., no veins or arteries), consisting of little more than a single, perforated dorsal tube which pulses peristaltically, and in doing so helps circulate the hemolymph inside the body cavity. Air is taken in through spiracles, openings on the sides of the abdomen. There are many different patterns of gas exchange demonstrated by different groups of insects. Gas exchange patterns in insects can range from continuous, diffusive ventilation, to discontinuous gas exchange.
Exoskeleton
Scanning electron micrograph of a thrips (Thysanoptera), showing fine structure, the compound eyes, wing construction, and setae.
Most higher insects have two pairs of wings located on the second and third thoracic segments. Insects are the only invertebrates to have developed flight capability, and this has played an important part in their success. Insect flight is not very well understood, relying heavily on turbulent aerodynamic effects. The primitive insect groups use muscles that act directly on the wing structure. The more advanced groups making up the Neoptera have foldable wings and their muscles act on the thorax wall and power the wings indirectly. These muscles are able to contract multiple times for each single nerve impulse, allowing the wings to beat faster than would ordinarily be possible.
Their outer skeleton, the cuticle, is made up of two layers; the epicuticle which is a thin and waxy water resistant outer layer and contains no chitin, and another layer under it called the procuticle. This is chitinous and much thicker than the epicuticle and has two layers, the outer being the exocuticle while the inner is the endocuticle. The tough and flexible endocuticle is built from numerous layers of fibrous chitin and proteins, criss-crossing each others in a sandwich pattern, while the exocuticle is rigid and sclerotized. The exocuticle is greatly reduced in many soft-bodied insects, especially the larval stages (e.g., caterpillars).
Reproduction
A pair of Simosyrphus grandicornis hoverflies mating in flight.
Most insects hatch from eggs, but some are ovoviviparous or viviparous, and all undergo a series of moults as they develop and grow in size. This manner of growth is necessitated by the inelastic exoskeleton. Moulting is a process by which the individual escapes the confines of the exoskeleton in order to increase in size, then grows a new and larger outer covering. In some insects, the young are called nymphs and are similar in form to the adult except that the wings are not developed until the adult stage. This is called incomplete metamorphosis and insects showing this are termed hemimetabolous. Holometabolous insects show complete metamorphosis, which distinguishes the Endopterygota and includes many of the most successful insect groups. In these species, an egg hatches to produce a larva, which is generally worm-like in form, and can be divided into five different forms; eruciform (caterpillar-like), scarabaeiform (grublike), campodeiform (elongated, flattened, and active), elateriform (wireworm-like) and vermiform (maggot-like). The larva grows and eventually becomes a pupa, a stage marked by reduced movement and often sealed within a cocoon.
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There are three types of pupae; obtect (the pupa is compact with the legs and other appendages enclosed), exarate (where the pupa has the legs and other appendages free and extended) and coarctate (where the pupa develops inside the larval skin). In the pupal stage, the insect undergoes considerable change in form to emerge as an adult, or imago. Butterflies are an example of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis. Some insects have even evolved hypermetamorphosis.
Some insects (parastic wasps) show polyembryony where a single fertilized egg can divide into many and in some cases thousands of separate embryos. Other developmental and reproductive variations include haplodiploidy, polymorphism, paedomorphosis (metathetely and prothetely), sexual dimorphism, parthenogenesis and more rarely hermaphroditism.
Senses and communication
A robberfly with its prey, a hoverfly
Many insects possess very sensitive and/or specialized organs of perception. Some insects such as bees can perceive ultraviolet wavelengths, or detect polarized light, while the antennae of male moths can detect the pheromones of female moths over distances of many kilometres. There is a pronounced tendency for there to be a trade-off between visual acuity and chemical or tactile acuity, such that most insects with well-developed eyes have reduced or simple antennae, and vice-versa. There are a variety of different mechanisms by which insects perceive sound, and it is by no…

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Why the Highlander?
NJIT is located in an area known as University Heights, formerly known as the Newark Highlands. While classified under the former location, NJIT mailing address used to be High Street, until it was renamed in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This reference to NJIT past is what brought about the mascot The Highlander.
In the academic year of 2006-07, NJIT athletics, in keeping with its move to NCAA Division I, created a new graphic identity. This includes a new Highlanders logo, developed by CN Foundry for NJIT. The logo depicts the traditional Highlander, whose ferocity and bravery against all odds are the stuff of legend.
Move to Division I
NJIT athletics has made the big move to the top level of college athletics-NCAA Division I, in 2006. Currently, NJIT is in the reclassifying phase of the big move which will take a total of four years to integrate their entire athletics program into full Division I status and championship eligibility , custom football jersey .
Prior to the entire reclassification of the athletics program, all programs competed in the Division II level. In the process of reclassification, both men and women soccer programs are taking the big leap into Division I faster than the other programs. They have a unique opportunity that allows lower division schools to elevate one sport in each gender to Division I in a process that takes two years to complete. NJIT men soccer became a full member of NCAA Division I at the start of the 2005 season, when the Highlanders arrived at championship eligibility. The men journey to the top level began in 2003. NJIT women soccer began a similar two-year process in 2005, with full Division I status and championship eligibility arriving with the 2007 season , real madrid jerseys .
Advancing the entire program however takes four years to complete and the process includes application, a detailed strategic plan and in-depth annual review of the institution progress in moving toward its goal of complying with NCAA Division I rules and building a strong, broad-based athletics program.
Along the way, scholarship and operating budgets have been enhanced, with expanded coaching staffs, increased scholarship dollars and upgraded facilities for competition and practice.
NJIT athletics has officially gained across-the-board active membership in NCAA Division I, beginning September 1, 2009.
Facilities
The Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center, the home gymnasium for the NJIT Highlanders, underwent renovations in the summer of 2006 which included installation of a new floor and baskets, new lighting, new sound system and new scoreboards, along with entirely new seating for approximately 1,500 spectators after the first phase of renovation.
The home field for the Highlanders soccer program is Lubetkin Field and is a first-class venue for college soccer. Outfitted with SprinTurf artificial grass in the summer of 2004, Lubetkin Field also includes lighting for night contests, bleacher seating for more than 1,000 spectators, a press box and scoreboard. NJIT just recently hosted a Youth International Soccer Invitational on Lubetkin Field in which Mexico took the championship.
A six-lane swimming pool is home to NJIT men and women swimming teams, while the two varsity tennis squads utilize the four lighted outdoor hardcourt tennis courts behind the building.
While baseball and basketball are important aspects to NJIT athletic program, their home matches are mainly played off campus at local sports hotspots. In a joint press conference in December 2005, former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre was a featured speaker as NJIT and the professional Newark Bears announced a 10-year partnership that secured the downtown stadium as the site of all Highlanders baseball home games.
NJIT basketball will also be a tenant of a major sport arena, in the new downtown Prudential Center, the state-of-the-art home of the National Hockey League New Jersey Devils. The Highlanders hosted six games on four dates in 2007-08 at the he Rock and NJIT plans to increase its presence in 2008-09.
Great West Conference
Currently most of the Highlanders programs are competing Independently in Division I. In 2009, the Highlanders will become a part of the newly expanded Great West Conference. In the summer of 2008 the Highlanders were one of six athletic programs to announce they had joined the expansion of the Great West Conference to form a Division I all-sports league that will begin full conference scheduling and championships in 2009-10.
The Great West Conference was formerly a football-only league but is now expanding into an all-sports league with the addition of NJIT, Texas-Pan American, Utah Valley, Houston Baptist, University of North Dakota and University of South Dakota.
The Highlander programs that will participate in the Great West are men and women basketball; baseball; women volleyball; women tennis; men and women cross country; men and women indoor track and field; and men and women outdoor track and field. Although the newly expanded conference is not eligible for automatic Division I championship postseason qualification, it does offer NJIT athletics some benefits. The benefits offered are conference championship competition, stable scheduling opportunities in all conference sports and individual recognition for student-athletes through weekly and season all-conference recognition.
NJIT sports that do not fall under the Great West conference will continue in their existing conferencesen soccer in the Atlantic Soccer Conference, women soccer in the United Soccer Conference and men volleyball in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association.
Varsity Sport Programs
Men Programs
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Fencing
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Women Programs
Basketball
Cross Country
Fencing
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Club and Intramural Teams
NJIT, which offers a growing list of club sports, also has a robust intramural program, which makes use of the numerous athletic facilities.
Club Sport Teams
Ice Hockey
Intramural Sport Teams
Baseball
Basketball
Cricket
Fencing
Judo
Soccer
Volleyball
Recognition
NJIT Men basketball program set the record of the most winless team in D-I history in the 2008 season with a losing streak of 49 games, breaking Sacramento State old D-I record. This acknowledgment has given NJIT athletic program national recognition. With new recruits and a new head coach, NJIT Men basketball ended a 51-game losing streak on January 21, 2009 with a 61-51 win over the Bryant University Bulldogs.
University Facts
Location: University Heights, Newark, NJ, 07102
Founded: 1881
Enrollment: 5,380 (undergraduate)
Nickname/colors: Highlanders/red and white (blue accent)
Home field: Lubetkin Field
Affiliations: NCAA Division I (reclassifying), ECAC
Conference: Division I Independent (Great West Conference in 2009-10)
University President: Dr. Robert A. Altenkirch
NJIT athletics website: www.njithighlanders.com
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Evelyn Anthony (born 3 July 1928, London) is the pen name of Evelyn Ward Thomas, a British female writer.
Life and work
In her youth during the Second World War she was educated largely at home, rather than at school. While she was evacuated to the West Country, Henry Christian Stephens, her father re-entered the Royal Navy to develop his Dome Trainer, one of the first inventions to cover anti aircraft gunnery training.
She started writing in 1949, following her marriage. Her pen name comes from Evelyn as a man’s profile, as women were often not published during the years after the Second World War, and Saint Anthony, the Catholic patron of Lost Causes.
First writing short stories for periodicals, she gained fame and success with her well-researched historical novels, being especially noted for her original treatment of Anne Boleyn – a historical character dealt with by numerous other writers. Two of them became US Literary Guild Choices , leather fashion belts .
Her historical novels “Far Flies The Eagle” and “Valentina” were both set during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia. The later novels had a theme of espionage (see ) , light cap .
Later, Anthony switched to writing contemporary thrillers and spy novels, featuring strong female leads such as Davina Graham (Head of British spy services) with well-developed characterisation of protagonists and twist endings, which her readers came to expect.
Her 1971 The Tamarind Seed was adapted for film in 1974, starring Julie Andrews as Judith Farrow, a British Home Office functionary and Omar Sharif as Feodor, a Soviet air attach- lovers involved in Cold War intrigue.
She adapted well to the end of the Cold War and continued writing thrillers set in the post-1990 reality.
Her books were translated into no fewer than nineteen languages and frequently compared to the writings of Ted Allbeury, Colin Forbes and Clare Francis.
She was married to Michael Ward-Thomas, former director of a mining company, who died in 2004. They had six children – four sons and two daughters. A daughter, Kitty, died in 1995. There are fourteen grandchildren spread around the globe, the latest in Australia in early 2008.
She lives in a sixteenth-century manor in Essex, Horham Hall. Earlier, they lived in Kildare in Ireland. Her hobbies are reported to be her dogs, socialising, gardening and listening to classical music.
Born and brought up before the wearing of fur became controversial, Evelyn Anthony is fond of wearing a huge red fox fur hat, a present which her husband obtained during a business trip in Russia.
(Partial) Bibliography
The following bibliography includes both historical novels and thrillers.
1954 : Curse Not the King
1955 : Far Flies The Eagle
1957 : Anne Boleyn
1958 : Victoria and Albert
1960 : Elizabeth
1960 : All the Queen’s Men
1961 : Charles the King
1963 : Clandara
1964 : The French Bride
1964 : The Heiress
1966 : Valentina
1967 : The Rendezvous
1969 : The Legend
1970 : The Assassin
1971 : The Tamarind Seed
1972 : The Poellenberg Inheritance
1973 : The Occupying Power
1974 : The Malaspiga Exit
1975 : The Persian Ransom
1977 : The Silver Falcon
1978 : The Return
1979 : The Grave of Truth
1980 : The Defector
1981 : The Avenue of the Dead
1982 : Albatross
1983 : The Company of Saints
1985 : Voices in the Wind
1987 : No Enemy But Time
1988 : The House of Vandekar
1989 : The Scarlet Thread
1991 : The Relic
1992 : The Doll’s House
1994 : Exposure
1994 : The Heiress
1995 : Bloodstones
2002 : A Dubious Legacy
2002 : Codeword Janus
2003 : Sleeping with the Enemy
2004 : Betrayal
2004 : No Resistance
2005 : Mind Games
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