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Style And Strength. Designed to get rid of that old ugly prop rod, this set of two powerful yet sleek MMD gas struts not only makes opening your Pony's hood much easier, but also holds it securely in place. Made from lightweight steel and aluminum, they have a chrome and nickel plated finish to give your engine bay a much cleaner appearance.
No Drilling Required. The stamped steel brackets included in this kit are designed to bolt into the existing mounting holes in the hood so there is no drilling required for installation. Struts can be installed on factory hoods as well as aftermarket hoods that use the factory bolt location. If your aftermarket hood is lighter than the factory hood, use caution when opening the hood due to the power of the strut.
Application. This Modern Muscle Design Hood Strut Kit is specifically designed for use on the 1999 to 2004 Ford Mustangs, including the V6, GT, Bullitt, Mach 1 and SVT Cobra models. The Kit includes two chrome gas powered struts, mounting brackets, and all the required mounting hardware.
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Lewis Schwartz is in a Fort Worth hospital, one of an estimated 12,000 people injured each year while putting up holiday decorations. "Next year, I hire somebody to put the lights up," he said.


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No false alarms this time: Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds tied the knot in South Carolina yesterday. Congratulations!
-Lucia Peters, BettyConfidential.com
Remember that false alarm back in July when it looked for a hot second like celebrity "it" coupleBlake Lively and Ryan Reynolds had gotten married? Well, this time, it looks like it's actually true: According to People, a source has confirmed that Blake and Ryan tied the knot Sunday night in South Carolina. Congrats, you two crazy kids!
The source reported that the ceremony and reception were held at Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant, a town just outside of Charleston. A white tent housed the outdoor reception, andFlorence Welch of Florence + the Machine-who is apparently besties with Blake-performed three songs for the couple.
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Blake and Ryan did a pretty terrific job keeping the secret wedding under wraps-until a local radio station, 95.1 FM, Tweeted the news out for all the world to see. Later, the station's Kelly Gukanovich told E! Online, "A few days ago, I heard Ryan was back in town. Then today, lots of signs went up at Boone Hall Plantation stating that it was holding a private event, so no one could get into the area. I also started hearing rumors that a celebrity wedding was taking place." She went on to say, "I am being told there were around 60 people at the event and that a local restaurant may have catered it. Ryan has always loved it here and when he got together with Blake, he started to bring her here, too."
Does it seem like Blake and Ryan have been moving a little fast? Maybe; they've only been dating for about a year, and they got together pretty quickly after Blake's breakup with Leonardo DiCaprio. They have, however, been in full-time nesting mode lately, having purchased a country house in Bedford, NY together in April.
In any event, though, a hearty congratulations to the lovebirds; may you have many happy years together in that country house of yours in the future!
Lucia Peters is BettyConfidential's associate editor.
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Scavnet has been re-released here at RPI, completely rewritten in Ruby on Rails 2.3.4. If you are interested, you can check it out at RPI here: http://scavnet.myrpi.org.
We initially launched this application as part of the MyRPI suite of applications back around 2007-2008. During its initial launch, the code still had a few bugs that needed addressing and it never really took off on campus. As we work to redesign the current incarnation of MyRPI we decided Scavnet, like a few of our other applications, should live on as a stand alone application. Hopefully this separation will make it much easier for future administrators to manage and update as needed.
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Royal Swasey fought in World War II. The Nazi flag is likely a souvenir from that war. Royal began collecting old items to preserve the old ways of life. He also had a hobby of making animals and other folk art sculptures out of wood, antlers, rocks and scraps of metal. He opened a little museum in what had been his Milk Barn and many school classes toured his museum and listened to him tell about the way life used to be. The museum was open in the 1960s and 70's. Photo is probably about 1970.
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Davante Gardner doesn't start for Marquette's basketball team. He doesn't lead the Golden Eagles in scoring, rebounding or assists. Indeed, the most notable number associated with Gardner may be his weight — he carries 290 pounds on a 6-foot-8 frame.
"I'm not athletic at all," Gardner said coyly. "I know how to use my body very well to get to the bucket. I just use my weight to push people around."
Syracuse knows this better than anyone. A junior from Suffolk's King's Fork High, Gardner pillaged the Orange for eight rebounds and a career-best 26 points last month in a 74-71 Marquette victory in Milwaukee.
The teams clash again Saturday in the NCAA tournament's East Regional final at the Verizon Center, and naturally, Gardner was a primary topic during Friday's buildup.
"He's a good player, and he got a lot of offensive rebounds," Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said. "They found him in the lane, and he made good plays. To me he's a very good player down there, and we obviously have to do better with him, for sure."
Gardner shot 7-for-7 against the Orange's vaunted 2-3 zone defense and made 12-of-13 free throws while playing a season-high 33 minutes. Those are extraordinary numbers for anyone, but not far-fetched for Marquette's most efficient offensive player.
Voted the Big East's Sixth Man of the Year, Gardner shoots a league-best 58.2 percent from the field. At 84.4 percent, he's the conference's No. 3 free-throw shooter.
So reliable is Gardner that Golden Eagles fans chant "auto-matic" whenever he heads to the line. They did the same Thursday during Marquette's 71-61 East semifinal victory over Miami, when Gardner scored 14 points in 25 minutes and made all four of his foul shots.
Gardner revels in the "auto-matic" chant and credits his parents, Audie and Sheila, for his free-throw acumen.
"They stressed when I was little just to go to the gym and work on free throws," he said. "Nothing else. No layups, 3-pointers, dunks. Just free throws."
But there's more to Gardner's game than a wide body and soft shooting touch, and it was very evident against Syracuse's zone, which in Thursday's semifinals limited Indiana to season-lows in points (50) and shooting percentage (33.3).
Attacking the Orange's zone requires a combination of patience, aggressiveness and rapid ball movement.
"I like playing against zones because I know a lot about spacing," Gardner said. "I think they'll change up their defense from what they did the last time against me."
Gardner and starting center Chris Otule, 6-11, 275 pounds, give the Golden Eagles (26-8) a constant interior physical presence that few can match. Otule played only 15 minutes Thursday to Gardner's 25, and for the season, Gardner averages more minutes: 21.1 to 17.5.
Yet Gardner has no bigger advocate than Otule.
"Davante is an incredibly talented person," Otule said, "and in practice we make each other better because I'm known for defense and he's known for offense. … He scores easily, and it's amazing to watch him."
Gardner is Marquette's No. 2 scorer and rebounder, averaging 11.4 points and 4.7 boards. Coach Buzz Williams expects Gardner's production Saturday will be closer to his averages than the breakout game he had against Syracuse (29-9).
"I don't think he will play that well again," Williams said, "and that's only because he's never played that well before, or since. … If you look at the games where we've won, the games where we've lost, Davante is a big pendulum swing."
For example, Gardner shot a combined 3-of-16 in losses to Cincinnati, Louisville and Villanova. In Marquette's best road victory, a 74-67 overtime conquest of Pitt, he scored 13 points on 6-for-6 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds.
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Microsoft's desktop monopoly may not last forever, at least not for <i>Redmond</i>'s editor in chief.
Faithful readers know the stress my family's PCs have caused. Viruses, spyware and other inexplicable phenomenon have hit us hard. Troubleshooting my own machines is bad enough. I don't want the burden of keeping my kids' boxes running as well. Those hassles led me to shell out $1,075 for a low-end Mac laptop. That's roughly double the best deals you can get from HP and Toshiba.
Frustration is only one reason I bought the Mac for my son. Exposing him to new things is another. David already has a pretty slick, late-model HP desktop with all the bells and some of the whistles. He's using it to learn about encryption, scripting and programming—and to play lots of games. He's already embarrassing me by asking technical questions I can't answer. Why get him another XP machine so he can lug it around on vacation and over to friends' houses? Besides, the Mac—loaded with Tiger, the latest OS—is new and very cool.
This experience has shown me that Microsoft's desktop monopoly, while incredibly solid, may not last forever. There are alternatives. Linux will eventually get there—although I'm certainly not eager to replace my XP frustrations with what could be a bigger dose of Linux headaches. I'm also not too keen on the Scott McNealy terminal style of computing in which you're dead in the water without a high-speed connection. (However, I've got to admit that having a single identity and set of files I can easily get to from a number of devices is pretty neat.)
The Mac has none of these shortcomings. What it does have is a Ferrari-like price tag. That's easy to justify for the occasional birthday present, but it would make me gag if I was running a 10,000-seat enterprise. It's going to take more than a few television commercials touting XP to keep the Mac and Linux forces at bay. Redmond desperately needs a new OS to keep its rivals from nipping at its monstrous market share.
Longhorn will have to be insanely great, remarkably stable and better at defending against viruses and other hacks than XP and IE—the Swiss cheese of software. Despite its problems, I happen to like XP a lot. If the rivals keep getting better, though, I might just have to buy another non-Microsoft box.
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I don't care for Tigers GUI. Also why should I pay 200 for XP and then $100 a year on software to protect that OS when it should already come secured? Not sure how you can ever justify using Windows, but regardless Linux actually has lots of programs and games for children. If you had ever used it you would know that.
Securing an XP box isn't rocket science for anyone with a modicum of technical expertise – Turn on XP's default firewall (present but not on by default in OSX), only login with administrator privileges when necessary (default in OSX), and run an antivirus program (at additional cost, but marginal when compared to total purchase price of PC vs. Mac), and enable automatic updates (on by default in OSX). Do these four things and you will prevent most if not all malware from reaching your PC – as for spyware, if you choose to install it that's your fault, not Microsoft's. Antivirus vendors such as McAfee are starting to include antispyware technology in their products and McAfee's seems to work well. As for your desire to avoid the burden of supporting your kids PCs, based on your description of him, I suspect your son is more than smart enough to secure his own PC. Perhaps some user education is in order to prevent him from downloading malware and spyware – while Windows is far more susceptible, this guidance is correct regardless of the platform he uses given the variety of malware on the net.You mention exposing your son to new things as reason for getting him a Mac. If you really wanted to challenge him you could have gotten him an old PC, a Linux distribution, and turned him loose – that would be challenging for him and a lot cheaper for you. Perhaps this is not as cool as getting a Mac, but then again using a criteria of "very cool" as justification for buying something strikes me as a bit silly.I find your statement that Macs have none of the shortcomings of PCs puzzling. Wait until you have to solve a font issue with a Mac – you will wish you were running, God forbid, Windows 98 instead. You might also check the Mac support boards to see the trouble users are having upgrading to Tiger. Also, don't forget to download the latest security update for OSX with its 30 plus fixes for your new iBook. Assuming no technical expertise on the part of the user, then I agree the Mac is a safer choice in terms of security out of the box. It will be interesting to see if Vista levels the playing field for the average user – I suspect it will.
Matt, I am a PC house at work and at home, but I know a few Mac users. If you are worried about your daughters not being able to play their games, the Mac OS has a PC emulation mode that lets it run any Windows style program just fine. That doesn't fix the cheaper. If Apple would just open up the hardware monopoly the prices could come down.
I can't argue with your logic. Just this evening I was complaining to my wife about how much I dislike doing admin chores on our girls' PC... it's too much like work! But, Windows is pervasive, all the educational games for our kids are for Windows... it's hard to kick the habit. Until something better and cheaper comes along, it's pretty much a lock for me.
I'm a Windows guy but I have to admit a Mac is probably a safer choice for your average home user. Sure we can secure our PCs just fine but the average Joe can't. As a user gets bombarded with Spam and security holes they simultaneously can't resist that nifty download from Russia. At the moment the Mac avoids the whole problem by simply being different. Using a Mac helps simply because the malware is almost all Windows oriented. If Apple marketshare rises this may well change and perhaps Vista will change this situation on the Windows side but until then we IT Pros should sympathize with the home user.
I agree with many of the above arguments. I don't like the fact that Apple is a software and hardware dictatorship. And the fact that they have few or no tools (or support) for running in a managed environment keep corporations away from their systems. But for the 12-year old son, or maybe someone like my Mom, that wants only e-mail, Web browsing/shopping, and the ability to print greeting cards and digital photos, an Apple is a reasonable choice (Especially with iLife installed). I have worked on many computers for friends and family over the years. Anyone worked on a Windows 98 computer lately? How about one connected to a cable modem with no router or software firewall installed? I bet it was riddled with spyware, and probably a virus or two. Most people reading redmondmag.com know people that do this. The clueless computer user that doesn't want to install a firewall, anti-spyware, anti-virus, or any other security program, but does want blazing-fast internet connectivity, so they can check their auction bids in quick fashion. For those folks, there is the Apple. Forget Linux for someone like that. They wouldn't be able to install the digital camera or printer, so they'd quickly get stuck. At any rate, this is not a political debate, so don't get frothy over it. There is a lot wrong with both Apple and Microsoft from my viewpoint. But for a 12-year old student, there is nothing wrong with using a Mac.
Riddle of the day: What do 10,000 corporate users and one little boy have in common? Give up yet? The answer is: Absolutely nothing. And as far as I can tell, Doug hasn't sold out to the "dark side." He gave his child something *different* to check out. A desired side-effect will hopefully be that Doug spends more time writing informative and entertaining articles for us rather than fixing his son's computer. Let us hope. Ultimately, little Dougie Junior will decide what's best for little Dougie Junior. Until then, he'll probably enjoy having a computer that works seemlessly with his musical toy. He'll probably also get a real kick out of the full suite of killer amateur multimedia-authoring apps that are included with every iBook. I also won't condemn Apple for its proprietary tactics. As long as the Mac can communicate with the rest of the world via industry standards, that's all that matters. Last time I checked, TCP/IP was available in MacOS. I myself do not own a Mac nor do I use one. I'm an MCSA who administers a 100% Microsoft-based network. I'm only advocating choice and competition. (I also don't have a crystal ball that shows Apple's imminent demise.)
There are sufficient protections available to secure and protect your Windows systems. Not to mention that the PC outperforms the Mac in nearly every scenario including the once famed Apple strength: graphical arts. Throwing your hands up and fleeing to the dark side is simply an admission of technical incompetance. Sorry.
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I fully understand being frustrated with Microsoft, but there are a couple of things to keep in mind - first, as the article clearly demonstrates, Microsoft does not have a monopoly - choices do exist, but most people, when given the choice, choose Microsoft for the bulk of their computing needs. Why? Because Microsoft offers the best mix of performance, functionality, and availability - maybe not the best in any one area, but the best overall. Second, a simple look at the *nix security model shows that it has some inherent flaws, and anyone who has had to support it will attest to how limiting it is in the modern computing environment. Microsoft gets hit with spyware, viruses, exploits, etc., not because their code is inherently inferior, but because they are the biggest game in town. If you are a hacker wanting to make a name for yourself, do you research and code an exploit for 5% of the computers out there, or for the 95%? The security concerns are going to exist in any dominant OS - that will become the new target. Mac has given up - they have finally admitted that they cannot support in the OS arena, and they are now simply a *nix front-end - it is just a matter of appearance whether you run Tiger or KDE (yeah, I know there are some apps...how long until Gnome or KDE runs everything MacLinux does? 6 months...maybe?) After supporting Windows, Mac, and *nix for years, I would much rather support an environment of 10,000 Windows machines than 10% of that number of other OS's. Microsoft has been masterful at providing what users, administrators, and executives want and need - no one else has made a real effort, unless you count a half-hearted stab by Novell after they already admitted they could not or would not compete. Microsoft has no monopoly to end - their dominance will, no doubt, end someday - but not until a serious contender arises. Apple will be gone long before then, relegated to selling nifty musical toys; Linux may grow up into a contender, but not before it sheds the limitations of its Unix heritage.
I don't like Apple because I don't like monopolies.Ever wonder why folks care about who a US president sleeps with, but care less about how many people a tin-pot dictator shoots in a week? While the dictator's grip is tighter, his fishbowl is so small that no-one cares.And so it is with Apple. Having near-monopolies at the OS and processor levels is one thing; having the same entity with an iron hand on both OS and the entire hardware platform is a throwback to the feuding home computer tribes of the 1980s. Apple may look sleek and sharp, but they are survivors from that earlier age. That they've survived attests well to their quality, but they've ruthlessly exploited their tin-pot dictatorship.Do you remember when MacOS was going to opened up to 3rd-party computers? How many of Apple's most loyal value-adders started up production lines and the big marketing push, and had to scrap the lot when Jobs changed his mind? Can you imagine the impact and outrage if Microsoft pulled a stunt like that?Disclosure: I'm an MVP, though it's debatable if I could be called a blind MS advocate. My blog and site are a Google(cquirke) away, so you decide. The blog's "timeless" rather than "oudated" (yeah, right) in that looks at background issues rather than the crises of the day that inevitably follow such issues
sir douglas,it would take very little more prodding to move me from the mess that is microsoft. with the need for drivers for any hardware to be "digitally signed" to the now insane GWV for updates i see it as the same as having a one world government. apple is cool but is short on a lot of what we have been weaned on while moving on up through the assorted windows platforms. when asked to GWV my $$$ software my eyes glazed over because i can't see how much further that greedy bastid will push until it goes over the edge. unfortunately, too many will go over with him. i think it best if the updates continued for even the "illegal chinese pirated versions" if it will ensure that internet poison in the forms of worms, trojans and viruses are kept at bay. what i want to know - where does one purchase chinese pirated software and howw much is it?
$1075 for a laptop is "a Ferrari-like price tag"? You're making an issue of something that really isn't. Consider putting a price tag on the time you would need to spend supporting a pc laptop.I'm mostly a PC person, not a Mac zealot, but the "Mac is too expensive" argument is getting very old and tired.
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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Creighton rode strong pitching from Tommy Strunc, Nick Highberger and Mark Winkelman on Friday to take the first game of the Riverview Inn Classic, 4-2 over Arkansas-Little Rock.
The right-handed Strunc struck out a season-best eight over five innings for his second win of the season.
Highberger and Winkelman pitched in relief over the final four innings for the Jays (5-2), allowing just one hit. Winkelman struck out one batter to pick up his first save of the season.
With CU down 1-0 to open the bottom of the third inning, senior Jordan Makovicka was hit by a pitch. He moved to third base on two wild pitches and was brought home on a two-out single up the middle by Federico Castagnini. Junior Mike Gerber laced an RBI double to right field to bring home Castagnini later in the inning for a 2-1 Bluejay lead.
Arkansas-Little Rock would tie the game at two in the top of the fourth before Creighton would again take the lead during the next half inning. Kevin Lamb hit a sacrifice fly to score first baseman Reagan Fowler.
The Bluejays added an insurance run in the fifth inning when Fowler plated Castagnini with another sacrifice fly. The 4-2 lead proved to be enough for Highberger and Winkelman the rest of the way.
Right-hander Nick Musec is Creighton's likely starter Saturday against tournament host Austin Peay at 3:30 p.m.
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- Estrif Teaser for my graduation short film. Produced at Ringling College of Art + Design. Spring 2013 Directing, Animation, Cinematography
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My work as a motion designer ranging from 2010 - 2013. Spring 2013 Animation, Art Direction, Cinematography
Superfad Internship
Worked on commercials and interactive projects for clients such as Xfinity, Shoe Carnival, Taco Bell, Nike, FOX College Football, and Jimmy Johns.
Created assets that were used on the final spots, and helped in the compositing stage by setting up comps all the way to compositing
a final shot. Designed styleframes for FOX College Football that were approved by my art director and shown to the client where they were
given a final approval and ultimately ended up in the final spot. Summer 2012 Advertising, Art Direction, Motion Graphics
- Thesis Styleframes Senior thesis proposals presented to the faculty to get one of the concepts approved. Spring 2012 Art Direction, Animation, Illustration
- The ART Network Small network package created to promote the new All Ringling Television Network which is currently running at Ringling College of Art + Design. Spring 2011 Motion Graphics, Branding, Animation
A Day in the Life
We were asked to come up with a concept for a show package in our Concept Development class. The show: A Day in the Life, which is produced in school that pretty much follows a student from different majors and gives you a glimpse of what they go through everyday.
We worked in groups for this one and I had the privilege of collaborating with Mauroof Ahmed, Jacob Duvall, and Andrew Schoneweis.
I worked on the 3D aspect of the open and the shooting of the models we used in the open.
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Cinema 4D
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Hope you enjoy! Spring 2011 Motion Graphics, Branding, Animation
- Ringling Recruitment Series of videos created to promote the Ringling College of Art + Design while working for the Ringling College Design Center. Spring 2011 Film, Advertising, Motion Graphics
Sarasota Film Festival
We were tasked to design and animate a :30secs trailer / opening for the 2011 Sarasota Film Festival.
Each year, the Sarasota Film Festival creates a visual campaign for the Festival event (April 8-17, 2011) around a "theme." Last year's theme, "What Will You See?", featured an animated "face" that was built out of photographs and still images taken at the Ringling Museum of Art.
For 2011, they have decided to once again use the "What Will You See?" motto but instead they want to encourage creativity and a unique presentation of our community.
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Group collaboration with Andrew Schoneweis
*Silver ADDY Award Winner
*SEED Award Winner Fall 2010 Motion Graphics, Film, Branding
- Holiday ID's We were asked to create a series of specialized holiday messages for alternative events and celebrations. The purpose of the Holiday ID is to garner special interest and provide exposure for good causes and annual events. Traditional holidays messages come packaged with a long list of visual clichés and familiar messages so it is important for these alternative holidays to have bold and distinct visual treatments that are indicative of the modern millennium styles. Spring 2011 Motion Graphics, Graphic Design, Television
The Summer I Will Forever Remember.
This is a collection of some of the pictures I took during a summer I spent at the beautiful Taiwan. I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I enjoyed Taiwan itself.
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Bunky Harkleroad, who was a finalist for NCAA Div. II Coach of the Year last season at Glenville State College, has been named head coach of Sacramento State women's basketball.
Harkleroad runs a high-tempo system that will continue the playing style employed by Craighead. His non-traditional style produces fast-paced play aimed at overwhelming an opponent both physically and mentally while providing fans with an entertaining product. With an overall record of 258-123 over 13 seasons as a head coach, his style has proved to be extremely effective.
Glenville State, which is located in Glenville, W.Va., led NCAA Div. II in scoring in each of the last four seasons and averaged 95.3 points per game last year. Glenville's record improved every season during Harkleroad's tenure while the squad broke virtually every offensive record at the college, compiling a 91-30 overall record with a 47-3 mark in home games.
Glenville State made two NCAA Tournament appearances in Harkleroad's four seasons at the school while winning a West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) tournament title and a regular season title. The Pioneers went 27-4 last season while outscoring their opposition by an average of 18.1 points per game with 13 games scoring more than 100 points. The team also broke the Div. II NCAA Tournament record with 21 three-pointers made in a game vs. Shaw last season.
In addition to leading NCAA Div. II in scoring Glenville State also led in three-pointers made per game in three of Harkleroad's four seasons at the school and led Div. II in turnover margin in 2012. He was named the 2013 WVIAC Coach of the Year and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Region Coach of the Year before becoming a finalist for national Coach of the Year honors.
Harkleroad came to Glenville State after spending nine seasons as the head coach at Berea College, an NAIA Div. II school located in Berea, Ky. His overall record at Berea was 167-93 while he led the team to its first 20-win season in school history and totaled five 20-win seasons. Berea won three consecutive Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) tournament titles and made three straight NAIA National Tournament appearances between 2005 and 2007.
Berea College also broke 33 NAIA records and 24 team records during Harkleroad's tenure. His players earned two NAIA honorable mention All-America honors and one WBCA/Kodak honorable mention All-America award.
Harkleroad attended Berea College where he played for NAIA Hall of Fame coach Roland Wierwille and graduated in 1993 with a bachelor of arts degree in history. He earned a teaching certificate and taught public school in Berea for 12 years before earning a master's degree in sports administration from the United States Sports Academy in 2004.
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Weekend Teaching Series: #REALTALK (series premiere, week 1 of 2)
Service Length: 82 minutes
Understandable Message: This weekend we were excited to welcome Sean McDowell to HSM and he taught an incredible lesson, "If God Exists, Why Is there Evil in the World"? It was super powerful and clear – students were incredibly attentive – I think every year when we start the apologetics series that discipleship can be evangelistic! All students need a strong foundation for their faith, and hearing someone like Sean go after the teachings of popular atheists and tackle big questions is really incredible. I learned a ton this weekend! A ton of his content us available in the GodQuest series that is a creative way to "bring" Sean to your church, too. You can check it out here.
Element of Fun/Positive Environment:Â This week we had a fun "blooper reel" from the HSM Sports Minutes from this fall and did a fun "Awkward Hug" camera during the greeting time. Always like to have a little bit of fun at youth group, right?
Music Playlist:Â Divine and Holy, Here For You, Cannons, Ancient Skies
Favorite Moment: During the second service Saturday night I did a little "ad-lib" at the end of the message and asked students who had experienced the "evil" or broken world that Sean talked about to stand during the closing and we would lay hands on them and pray for them. Not something I would usually do in the middle of our entry-level program and not part of the plan, but a powerful moment to ask God to be present as students walk through their pain.
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The 10 year warranty is a good thing, but will only be as good as the installing dealer.....shop for references.
Are you choosing an R 410 system?? It will cost more. An R22 system will be serviceable until 2020, although the costs of gas will get quite high. R22 is less than R410 now, but that will change.
I would get a contractor who will carefully size your system. 2½ ton sounds small for 1800 sqft in FL. But if it works, it works.


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Full Year F10 Results: Strong performance in challenging conditions
20 May 2010
SABMiller plc, one of the world's leading brewers with operations and distribution agreements across six continents, reports its preliminary (unaudited) results for the twelve months to 31 March 2010.
Operational Highlights
- Lager volumes of 213 million hectolitres (hl), in line with the prior year on an organic basis; share gains in many markets
- Group revenue up 4% and EBITA up 6% with margin growth of 30 basis points (bps) driven by robust pricing and cost efficiencies
- EBITA1 increases in all regions except Asia:
- Latin America delivers strong EBITA1 growth of 17% through pricing and cost productivity
- Solid pricing and cost management in Europe drive EBITA1 growth of 4% despite lower volumes
- Cost synergies deliver EBITA1 growth of 7% in North America
- Resilient lager volume growth in Africa underpins EBITA1 growth of 4%
- Asia EBITA1 level as strong China growth is offset by constraints in India
- South Africa Beverages EBITA1 grows 2% despite increased market investment
- Adjusted EPS up 17% with operating performance enhanced by lower finance costs and a reduced tax rate
- Strong free cash flow2 of US$2,010 million, with dividends per share up 17%
1 EBITA growth is shown on an organic, constant currency basis.
2 As defined in the financial definitions section. See also note 10b.
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Chief Executive's review
Meyer Kahn, Chairman of SABMiller, said:
"In a year characterised by very difficult trading conditions, the business has delivered another strong performance, capitalising on our excellent market positions and unique portfolios of leading local and international brands. Profits and cash flow have improved significantly, and at the same time, we have continued to support current and future growth opportunities, particularly in our developing market businesses."
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The group delivered a strong performance despite difficult economic and operating conditions which began to moderate in some of our developing markets in the final quarter of the year. Total beverage volumes of 261 million hl were in line with the prior year on an organic basis, with lager volumes level and soft drinks volumes up 2%. Sales were supported by share gains in many markets, and group revenue grew 4% driven by price increases taken principally in the prior year and selectively in the current year.
On an organic, constant currency basis, EBITA grew by 6% with margin up by 30 bps on the prior year to 16.7%. Raw material costs were marginally higher than the prior year, with cost increases moderating during the second half. Brewing raw material costs began to trend lower later in the year, although packaging and sugar costs continued to rise. Focus was maintained on cost management and productivity, with synergies and cost restructuring benefits offsetting increases in depreciation, paycost inflation and, in some markets, increased investment in brand and retail execution. EBITA also grew 6% on a reported basis, with the significant adverse currency impact in the first half offset in the second half as our major operating currencies appreciated against the US dollar.
Adjusted earnings were 22% ahead of the prior year reflecting EBITA growth, lower finance costs, a lower effective tax rate and reduced profit attributable to minorities. The minority share of profit declined principally as a result of our purchase of the 28.1% minority interest in our Polish subsidiary Kompania Piwowarska in May 2009, in exchange for the issue of 60 million ordinary shares. The group's effective tax rate for the year was 28.5%, 170 bps lower than the prior year. Adjusted earnings per share were up 17% to 161.1 US cents.
The group generated free cash flow of US$2,010 million, an improvement of US$1,913 million compared with the prior year. Significant improvements were made in working capital management, with a considerable contribution from the business capability programme initiatives announced earlier in the year. Cash inflow from working capital was US$563 million, compared with an outflow of US$493 million in the prior year. Capital expenditure including the purchase of intangible assets was US$1,528 million, US$619 million lower than the prior year reflecting the completion of several major projects.
Net debt decreased by US$311 million to US$8,398 million, reflecting the strong cash flow but partly offset by adverse currency translation. The group's gearing ratio fell to 41% from 54% in the prior year. The Board has recommended a final dividend of 51 US cents per share, which will be paid to shareholders on 13 August 2010. This brings the total dividend per share to 68 US cents, an increase of 10 US cents (17%) over the prior year.
- Latin America delivered very strong EBITA growth of 18% on a reported basis and 17% on an organic, constant currency basis through the combination of volume growth, pricing and mix benefits, lower raw material costs and fixed cost productivity. Despite challenging trading conditions for much of the year, lager volumes grew 3%, supported by good growth in the final quarter as economies showed signs of improvement. During the year we achieved further share gains. In Colombia, lager volumes grew 3% during the year with robust growth during the second half supported by strong market execution and a strengthening economy. This was achieved notwithstanding a price increase to recover higher beer sales taxes implemented in February 2010. In Peru, lager volumes were in line with the prior year reflecting a return to growth in the second half of the year due to improving economic conditions and ongoing market share gains.
- Europe's lager volumes declined 5% on an organic basis, as beer markets across the region contracted under severe economic conditions compounded by significant excise increases in some key markets. Against this backdrop, we gained market share in Poland and Romania and held share in the Czech Republic and Russia. Despite the volume decline, robust pricing taken predominantly in the prior year, combined with cost efficiencies, supported constant currency EBITA growth of 4% on an organic basis. Reported EBITA declined 8% reflecting a significant weakening of central European currencies against the US dollar.
- North America delivered EBITA growth of 7% for the year on a reported basis compared to the previous year which included one quarter of Miller Brewing Company operations prior to the formation of the MillerCoors joint venture. MillerCoors delivered pro forma1 EBITA growth of 13% despite a sluggish US beer market impacted by continued adverse economic conditions. On a pro forma basis, MillerCoors domestic sales to wholesalers (STWs) and sales to retailers (STRs) for the year were both down 2%. EBITA growth was driven by favourable pricing, incremental synergy benefits and marketing and fixed cost savings, partly offset by lower volumes and commodity cost pressures. During the year, incremental synergy and cost savings of US$281 million were delivered resulting in total annualised synergy and cost savings of US$409 million. MillerCoors remains on track to deliver US$750 million in total annualised synergies and other cost savings by the end of the calendar year 2012.
- In Africa, our beer markets were broadly resilient, with the majority continuing to grow through the year albeit at a slower rate than in recent years. Lager volumes grew 6% with Mozambique, Zambia and Uganda delivering strong growth supported by improved geographical coverage following new brewery investments, excise reductions and capacity expansion respectively. Botswana's lager volumes were severely impacted by the social levy on alcohol introduced in November 2008, while volumes in Tanzania fell in line with a market affected by unseasonable weather earlier in the year. Soft drinks volumes grew 4% organically for the year. We continued to grow our beverage platforms with the acquisition of water businesses in Ethiopia and Uganda and of a maheu business, a non-alcoholic traditional beverage, in Zambia. During the year, we invested in new breweries in Angola, Mozambique, Southern Sudan and Tanzania and upgraded capacity in Uganda and Zambia. Currency weakness held back reported EBITA growth to 1% while constant currency EBITA grew 4% on an organic basis underpinned by volume growth and beneficial mix impact from the introduction of local premium lager brands.
- In Asia, lager volumes increased organically by 7% with growth of 10% in China. China benefited from further share gains by the Snow brand supported by the launch of the new premium variant, Snow Draft. India's volumes fell 14% with some market share loss due to regulatory issues and increased taxes across certain states, although conditions improved towards the end of the year. In Australia, the portfolio of premium brands continued to deliver strong growth with lager volumes up 32%. Organic, constant currency EBITA was level, with good growth in China offset by the impact of India's volume decline. Reported EBITA, which includes initial losses in recent Chinese acquisitions, fell 12%.
- In South Africa, lager volumes were 1% below the prior year in a market that grew marginally. The market was buoyed by the inclusion of two Easter buy-in periods within the financial year although consumer spending remained generally subdued. Our lager sales benefited from refreshed positioning and communication for our core brands, together with increased investment in sales capability and customer service. Soft drinks volumes declined 1% during the year due to the weak economic environment and unfavourable weather conditions during the peak summer trading period. Organic, constant currency EBITA grew 2% although margin declined slightly as pricing benefits and fixed cost productivity were eroded by higher input costs and intensified marketing spend. On a reported basis, EBITA grew 16% benefiting from the strength of the rand relative to the US dollar over the year. The broad based black economic empowerment transaction that was announced on 1 July 2009 will be completed in June 2010. The deal will benefit employees, soft drinks and liquor retailers and the wider South Africa community by placing 8.45% of the equity of The South African Breweries Limited under black ownership.
- As announced previously, the group has embarked on a major business capability programme to simplify processes and reduce costs, enabling local management to focus more on market-facing activities. Back office functions including finance, human resources and procurement will be streamlined through standard global information processes and applications, while front office processes including sales, distribution and supply chain management, will benefit from common regional platforms. The programme remains on track to be completed by 2014, delivering ongoing cost benefits of US$300 million per annum by 2014. In the current financial year, we have realised substantial working capital benefits of US$333 million while recognising exceptional costs of $342 million relating to the programme. In addition, exceptional charges of US$165 million were taken in respect of other projects, predominantly to raise efficiency through brewery restructuring in Europe and Colombia (US$123 million) and the integration of MillerCoors (US$18 million).
1 MillerCoors pro forma figures are based on results for Miller and Coors' US and Puerto Rico operations reported under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and US GAAP respectively for the twelve months ended 31 March 2009. Adjustments have been made to reflect both companies' comparative data on a similar basis including amortisation of definite-life intangible assets, depreciation reflecting revisions to property, plant and equipment values and the exclusion of exceptional items.
Although the economic environment began to improve for some of our emerging market businesses in the latter part of the financial year under review, a broader recovery in consumer spending is not expected before the second half of the current financial year. Price increases will be taken selectively, predominantly in the second half, and we expect raw material input costs for the year to be level with, or marginally down on, the prior year. We will continue to implement our cost productivity initiatives while increasing investment in our brands.
The group's brand equities and its financial position remain strong and we are well positioned to take advantage of any improvement in trading conditions.
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