
REMEMBER GRAYDON POOL IS SHARK FREE
By Women’s Health
June 16, 2015 | 11:13am
If you go to the beach, it’s probably crossed your mind at least once: Shark attacks can happen.
It’s hard not to think about it since they’re in the news every summer. The latest terrifying story is of two teens who were attacked by sharks on Sunday in two separate incidents along the same stretch of beach in North Carolina.
According to the Associated Press, a 12-year-old girl lost part of her arm and suffered a leg injury, and a 16-year-old boy lost his left arm a little more than an hour later. Even scarier, both were in waist-deep water.
The most recent attacks weren’t the only ones the area has seen. A shark bit a 13-year-old girl’s foot a few days before, about 15 miles away.
There were 52 reported shark attacks in the U.S. last year, none of which were fatal, says Andrew Nosal, Ph.D., a marine biologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. California, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas are where they happen the most often, he says.
While that number seems low when you think about everyone who hops in the ocean each year, any shark attack is one too many. Should we be worried?
Probably not, says John Carlson, Ph.D., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries shark expert. “While we can’t downplay the tragedies that occurred with these teenagers, we have to emphasize that shark attacks are an extremely rare event,” he says.
Carlson also points out that sharks don’t usually seek out humans and only attack when they confuse us for their natural prey.
Do NOT go in the water.
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Does that include attorneys?
I’m busy avoiding the RHS folks that want me to contribute $$ so that they can put a $40,000 piano in the mega-bucks “Learning Commons.” They want a more intimate setting for student performers. Okay, I get it and think it’s a good idea but why not spend $20,000 on a really, really good digital piano that can be moved around the school to various smaller venues within RHS and save $20,000 (the top of the line digital baby grand sells for approximately $22K. Full-sized baby grands are antiquated and not very functional when compared with a high quality digital piano. I don’t think this has been well thought out.
And, to the approvers of the solicitation flyer, please don’t embarrass yourselves by claiming 1,700 students use the Learning Commons each day. That would be every student in RHS every day.
“They want a more intimate setting for student performers” They should add a small bar and cigar smoking section you know to get them ready for college
Real pianos also have tremendous upkeep costs for tuning not to mention the need to keep them in reasonable humidity/temperatures. Go electronic.
8:27a – YES!!!! I (8:41p) was going to add that to my suggestion but I thought people would think I was being too fussy. The cost of maintaining a digital is minimal in comparison to a baby grand although when a digital goes, it really does go. Does a baby grand sound better than a good quality digital? Not to an untrained ear and it would seem that the difference in price is unwarranted in most instances. It just seems like this is another poorly thought out idea where we are not really considering our needs and limitations. IMO, a high quality digital baby grand would a better choice in this instance. Initial cost, maintainance cost, space, ability to move it to various venue.
I grew up playing a baby grand and, to be honest, couldn’t be happier with my Yamaha digital.
What does Declan say about all this…?
Not sure, really. The subject discussion appears to have veered off into the pros and cons of piano types.
As for Graydon, I actually like the place, although I understand the costs associated with maintaining the places and that people who don’t use it feel that they are subsidizing those that do.
As for pianos, I say digital. However, I’m sure that the folks who are pushing the traditional kind are the same folks that sneer at screw-top wine.
An acoustic piano will initially sound slightly better but unless you’re buying a high end acoustic which ages well and are willing to maintain it, the digital will sound better after time. Why is consideration being given to devoting so much space in the library to a baby grand piano? Even a 5′ baby grand takes up space. A good digital with ivory surfaced keys, weighted action, etc. would be a better fit for the stated goal.