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Inside A Bondurant School MustangWritten by on January 1, 2002 It's Not Easy Being A Student-Driven Ford
So you think youre hard on a car? Imagine the abuse a car would get being flogged day in and day out at the hands of students in a high-performance driving school. Then imagine that that driving school was located in the stifling heat of Phoenix, Arizona, where summer temperatures regularly peg the thermometer above 100-degrees F. That should give you a glimpse into the hardships suffered by the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Drivings fleet of race-prepped Ford Mustang GTs.
The renowned school operates a fleet of about 50 94 and 95 Mustang GTs, powered by the last of the venerable pushrod 5.0L V-8s and was in the process of upgrading to 99 and 2000 GTs with 4.6L modular V-8s when we attended a three-day high-performance driving course last fall. The school also maintains a fleet of about 53 four-valve, 97-99 Cobras that are used by students in advanced road racing courses. All of these cars, which are provided by Ford Motor Company, are prepped by Roush Industries in Livonia, Michigan, before being delivered to the school. While other students took a long lunch, we hung out in the garage, where a team of 26 mechanics works seven days a week keeping the fleet in tip-top shape.
The first thing we noticed when we saw the fleet of orange Mustangs lined up in the paddock was their funky wheel alignment, with the tops of the tires tilted inward and slightly toed out. We thought this knock-kneed look went out when the era of skinny bias-play rubber ended, but we learned from our instructors that the wacky specs substantially improve the handling characteristics of the cars by keeping more of the tires contact patch on the ground when the suspension is compressed in a turn. Aligning your daily driver like this would eat through a set of front tires in short order on the street, but tire wear is kept to a minimum because the straightaways on the schools tracks are relatively short, so tire scrub isnt a big problem. Besides, we did more damage to our tires making brutal oversteer slides through corners than any alignment specs could ever cause!
The bulk of the rest of the modifications are aimed at ensuring the safety of the students in the case of an accident (a rare but dangerous possibility during wheel-to-wheel hot-lapping sessions) and enhancing durability in the face of the harsh climate and driving conditions. Considering that these cars spend almost every operating moment at wide-open throttle, the fact that we never saw a temp gauge move past the halfway point is a testimonial to the cooling systems, which are beefed up using off-the-shelf factory parts. Brakes are the other major issue at a driving school, and the Bondurant Mustangs are updated with current-issue Cobra binders. The only upgrades are the addition of cooling ducts in the front air dam and racing compound carbon-metallic Performance Friction pads. Still, brake life is short, with pad changes coming after every other three-day class and rotors being replaced about once a month.
Suiting up with a helmet and firesuit, and strapping into a car with a full cage, window nets, a fire system, and a racing seat is a manly experience, and we had a blast driving these virtual race cars up to the limits of our ability, which of course was nowhere near theirs. So what happens to these hardened warriors when the school is finished with them? We were dying to take one home with us, but to our dismay, the Bondurant staff told us that Ford mandates that each car be crushed at the end of its service life. Bummer.
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Engines in the Bondurant Mustangs are basically stock. The few mods to the base GT single-overhead cam 4.6L modular motors include removing the catalytic converters, richening the air/fuel ratio, lowering the rev limiter from 7,200 rpm to 6,800 to reduce wear and tear from students who insist on driving on the limiter, and disabling the wide-open throttle cutout on the air-conditioning compressor. Yes, you can enjoy freezing cold air while you're driving flat-out at the Bondurant school. And yes, they go through a lot of compressors!A Roush-built six-point rollcage (minus door bars) strengthens the chassis and provides rollover protection in the event of a rare mishap. There's an onboard Halon fire system in each car as well as functional factory airbags. A Recaro seat and Simpson harness secure the driver, and window nets are used during hot-lap sessions. We felt like Mark Martin after we suited up and strapped in!The most radical deviation from stock hardware is found under the rearend, where the factory four-link suspension has been supplanted by a Roush-designed three-link suspension consisting of stock lower control arms, a tubular torque arm, and a Panhard rod to plant the rear tires and prevent wheel hop under acceleration. The aluminum housing cover is braced to prevent leaks and fitted with a drain plug to ease oil changes, and a breather overflow reservoir catches vaporized gear oil. The rear sway bar is stock.Brake components are commodity goods at Bondurant, where a set of pads lasts for about two classes' worth of student drivers, and rotors waiting to be turned stack up like cordwood.Outside air ducted from the foglight openings in the front fascia cools the upgraded Cobra 13-inch rotors (arrow).A competition-style Fuel Safe fuel cell with an internal rubber bladder is protected by a frame-mounted nerf bar. The stock fuel pump is retained, but fuel lines are replaced with braided stainless for durability.
To tame the sweltering desert heat, the Mustangs' cooling systems are cleverly upgraded using off-the-shelf factory parts including a larger-capacity aluminum radiator from a Cobra R, a larger overflow (installed in the space left by the trunk-mounted battery), a clutch-driven mechanical fan to augment the Spahl electric puller fan, and a higher-capacity water pump from a V-10 Triton truck engine.Hour meters in the trunk of each car keep track of scheduled maintenance intervals. The GTs get a full check-up after every 50 hours of track time.Up front, the stock sway bar is replaced with a narrower 1-inch bar from an automatic-equipped V-6 Mustang. Steel spacers and urethane bushings firm up the endlinks.With the exception of lettering and sponsor decals, Bondurant's GTs deviate little from the appearance of a stock '01 Mustang GT. Their drivetrains remain essentially stock too, but each Bondurant car is extensively modified to improve durability, safety, and performance using a combination of off-the-shelf parts and custom- fabricated parts.


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At five hospitals around Wisconsin Thursday, the March of Dimes kicks off an awareness campaign aimed at educating the public about problems associated with babies born prematurely.
More than 7,000 infants are born prematurely every year in Wisconsin. And, many of them are facing life-threatening health problems. Nationwide, premature births are increasing.
The March of Dimes announces a national five-year, $75 million campaign, focusing on research, education and public awareness of preemies.
Doctor Maria Mascola from Madison's Meriter Hosptial calls premature births the number one problem in clinical obstetrics.
The organization will kick off the campaign at Meriter and at hospitals in Green Bay, La Crosse, Milwaukee and Wausau.
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March of Dimes researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach workers and advocates work together to give all babies a fighting chance against the threats to their health: prematurity, birth defects, low birthweight.
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For more information on the March of Dimes or on how you can help, visit our source: http://www.marchofdimes.org (The March of Dimes Web site)

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Mickelson sorry for public airing of tax issues
San Diego Phil Mickelson turned to his biggest blunder on the golf course to apologize for his latest mistake with his mouth.
Mickelson caused a sensation this week by saying new federal and state tax rates kept him from being part of the San Diego Padres' new ownership group and might cause him to move away from his native California as part of "drastic changes" brought on by the political climate.
He said Wednesday it was a "big mistake" to go public with his views, and he illustrated it with his worst moment in golf.
Mickelson was on the verge of finally winning the U.S. Open when he had a one-shot lead on the final hole at Winged Foot. He drove left onto the corporate tents, and then tried to hit 3-iron around a tree. It led to a double bogey that cost him the championship.
"This reminds me a lot of Winged Foot in 2006, where I hit a drive way left off the tents. So this happened to be way right," Mickelson said, a playful reference to his position on the higher taxes. "I've made some dumb, dumb mistakes. And obviously, talking about this stuff was one of them."
Golf Digest magazine listed Mickelson's earnings on and off the golf course last year at $47 million, and millionaires complaining about their taxes is sure to be a polarizing topic. Mickelson figured that out quickly, issuing a statement on Monday night that he should have kept his opinion to himself.
After his final round of the Humana Challenge, he said the federal tax rate combined with California passing Proposition 30 - the first tax increase in the state since 2004 - would force him to make big changes.
"If you add up all the federal and you look at the disability and the unemployment and the Social Security and the state, my tax rate is 62, 63 percent," Mickelson said on Sunday at PGA West. "So I've got to make some decisions on what I'm going to do."
For all the talk about the tee shot at Winged Foot, what cost him the U.S. Open was trying to hit 3-iron onto the green instead of playing out to the fairway and trying to get up-and-down for his par.
"I think I'm going to learn my lesson and take a wedge and get it back in play," Mickelson said, sticking with the golf analogy. "I made a big mistake talking about this stuff publicly, and I shouldn't have done that."
About the only thing missing from the Winged Foot story was a repeat of his most memorable line that day: "I am such an idiot."
He said that in so many words with several self-deprecating moments that concluded a bizarre early afternoon on a cloudy day at Torrey Pines. Mickelson stayed in his car with his publicist for nearly 40 minutes, as reporters waited for his press conference to begin and Golf Channel - which televised it live - bought time. He finally emerged from the car only to lean against the trunk for 20 minutes talking with his publicist and a PGA Tour media official.
"Just trying to gather my thoughts," he said.
Mickelson dodged several questions about whether he would leave San Diego or his thoughts on taxes, only ceding to the temptation one time when he said he has never had a problem paying his fair share of taxes.
"I don't know what that is right now," he said, "but I've never had a problem paying my fair share."
PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said he wasn't aware of everything Mickelson said from the Humana Challenge - "I didn't understand what it is I saw," he added - but that he didn't seem overly bothered.


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London 2012 - Medalists for 100m men's freestyle left to right: Brent Hayden (CAN) bronze, Nathan Adrian (USA) gold, and James Magnussen (AUS) with silver.
London 2012 - Sebastiaan Verschuren of the Netherlands sails off the starting block in the men's 100m freestyle final.
London 2012 - Nathan Adrian's US flag is barely visible as he churns the water on his way to gold in the men's 100m freestyle.
London 2012 - Nathan Adrian checks the scoreboard before celebrating. The American wins the gold in the 100m freestyle by one one-hundredth of a second over Australia's James Magnussen.
London 2012 - In a close finish, Nathan Adrian of the USA takes the gold in the men's 100m freestyle at the Olympic Aquatics Centre.


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Most Dona Ana County offices will be closed Monday, May 27, 2002 to allow employees to observe the Memorial Day holiday. Emergency services and law enforcement will not be affected.
Three Doña Ana County building inspectors have completed training and received certifications that will allow them to work more efficiently as a team.
Doña Ana County Sheriff Juan Hernandez has announced that his department will be one of the prime beneficiaries of an anonymous donor's $42,000 for the purpose of placing portable defibrillators throughout the county.
Volunteer firefighters from Doña Ana County and emergency medical technicians from American Medical Response ambulance teams will hold a car-wash from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4, 2002, at the Jack-in-the-Box restaurant at the corner of Idaho and El Paseo in downtown Las Cruces.
A flag-raising celebration will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 4, 2002, at the Delores Wright Youth Education Camp in Chaparral. The park site is located at 400 Lisa Drive.
Many people in Doña Ana County continue to question why there is so much litigation and animosity between Doña Ana County and the City of Sunland Park over the control of water and wastewater utilities.
For the second year running, Doña Ana County employees got into the spirit of competition and charity in the Good Friday Easter Basket Contest sponsored by the Employee Activity Committee.
Thursday, May 2, 2002, marks the National Day of Prayer in the United States.
Doña Ana County Commission Vice Chairman Paul B. Curry accepted an award last Thursday, April 25, presented by the New Mexico Public Health Association.
SANTA FE — Sheriff Juan Hernandez presented certifications to Doña Ana County's three newest deputies at the March 25 graduation ceremonies of the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy.


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Great buck....no matter where he comes from. He's a shooter anywhere in my book!
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congrats to you huntwydon,and to your friend!!
Awsome buck, love to see California get a little recognition, there are shots at some great game animals here if you are patient and know a little about what you're doing. Sounds like a good battle plan paid off, good job
great buck
Great Goat!
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thats an amazing antelope. Congrats on a successful and fun hunt
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WASHINGTON – While shoppers are hunting for the best deal, thieves will be searching for an easy target.
And to help keep shoppers stay safe this holiday season, Montgomery County Police will increase patrols at 10 local shopping centers, says Police Chief Tom Manger.
Police will also hand out 5,000 reusable neon yellow bags with a pair of eyes and a message that asks, "Can you see me now?"
Manger announced a new safety campaign called "Shop with a Cop" Tuesday to ring in the start of the holiday season.
The number of crashes involving pedestrians in parking lots and on streets surrounding shopping areas increases during this time of the year. According to the Montgomery County Police Department, roughly 20 percent of pedestrian collisions take place in parking lots.
Thefts from vehicles and robberies also spike during the holidays, Manger says.
"We're just asking people to stay aware and use those common sense measures that we talk about every single holiday season," he says.
Police say shoppers should make sure that drivers can see them as they walk through parking lots. And once the shopping is done, police say bags should be stowed out of sight in a locked trunk; don't leave them on a car seat to tempt passersby.
"If that individual is inclined to steal it, all they've got to do is break a window and they've got the merchandise," he says.
Shopping centers taking part in the Shop With a Cop program include:
Tips for safe shopping include:
WTOP's Kate Ryan contributed to this report. Follow WTOP on Twitter.
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Meet the one and only Simon Tham!
This Thai-Chinese American-Canadian ethnic male was born in Canada and moved to New York to pursue his modeling career. The moment he stepped foot into the office of Major Model Management he was signed and we definitely can see why. He was the first Eurasian model to have a Ralph Lauren campaign and has worked for Abercrombie & Fitch, Aeropostale, American Eagle, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, and Y-3.
Although he has an uncanny resemblance to actor, Taylor Lautner, we're not complaining. The more, the better!


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John Long Accident Recovery Update
John Long, who was seriously injured in a gym on November 29 when he fell to the floor from the top of the wall, said today that "all things considered, I am doing well."
Long suffered a severe compound fracture to one leg and underwent emergency surgery to repair the break, but additional surgeries were required and he spend 32 days in the hospital, where he was carefully monitored for various skin and tissue grafts.
"I had a lot of friends help me out," he says, "and the outpouring of support has been fantastic. Other climbers who had had the same injury have told me just to hang in there and it'll get better."
During his stint in recovery, Long said that he had time to catch up on reading and do some work. Currently, he is penning a story for the upcoming 2013 edition of Ascent, as well as working on an e-book that compiles his popular Those Who Go High essays.
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|Employees dissatisfied with sick-leave policy
|Written by Kyle Arnoldy
Five city employees made their case heard for changes to the city sick-leave policy at the Tuesday, Nov. 5 Holyoke City Council meeting.
"It was brought to our attention on the 10th of October that the way we were using it was wrong," said Rich Wittman, regarding the sick-leave policy for city employees. "We were told to use it on ourselves, and we have been using it for 20-plus years if our kids were sick, if our wife needed to go to the doctor or the dentist, and now we're told we can't."
Jeremy Thompson presented the board with three personnel policies for local businesses roughly the same size or larger than the city department, including Highline Electric Association, Holyoke schools and Phillips County.
"Some actually use it for much more than what we're asking," Thompson said. "We're just asking to be able to take our kids to the dentist, stay home with a young kid if they're sick, be able to take our wives to a dentist or to a doctor if there is some safety issue, without having to take vacation."
Thompson added that he believes the policy was intended to cover these types of scenarios, and Wittman explained that employees were instructed that they could use sick days for family when they were first hired.
Mayor Orville Tonsing stated that a committee would be formed to review the policy and that a decision would most likely be made before the next scheduled council meeting.
Council member Kevin Scott noted that he can see where the guys are coming from as he and his wife split days at home when a child was sick. Scott, along with fellow council member J.C. Peckham and city attorney Al Wall, volunteered to be on the committee responsible for reviewing the policy.
Officials report
City superintendent Mark Brown reported that there was one power outage on the west side of town Saturday, Oct. 19 in which repairs to a breaker south of the park were necessary. He also informed council members that city crews have been working to remove leaves, blow out sprinklers and replace the roof on the cemetery well house and have begun to get Christmas lights ready as they will go up in the next few weeks.
Brown reminded council members that the 2014 airport grant has been sent in for the improvement program project for the construction of the parallel taxiway. Of the $1,093,515 price tag, the city is responsible for $74,989. A precipitation gauge at the airport also needs replaced at an estimated cost of $1,000.
Drawings for the mini park located on the southeast corner of the stoplight were also passed around by Brown. Misty Hielscher completed the drawings which will now be presented to the Holyoke Chamber of Commerce and the Lions Club for feedback.
Police Chief Doug Bergstrom reported that from Oct. 10-30, the police department had received 123 calls for service. He also mentioned that the dog that bit two pedestrians in October has since had its rabies shot and has been licensed.
Bergstrom and Wall also discussed possible ways to deal with three trailers at the mobile home park west of the airport that were in disrepair before April's storm knocked them off their foundations.
The trailers have yet to be removed and the city does have the option of going in to remove them and to send the owner of the mobile home park the bill. However, council members want to make sure they are not left on the hook for the costs.
Writing a ticket to summon the owner to court is a possibility that is being considered.
Other business
In other business Nov. 5, the council:
—renewed the liquor license for K.S. Plus, Inc. (Kwik Stop).
—approved a purchase request for a glass door at the pool from All American Glass at a cost of $2,625.
—accepted a bid from Vap Construction out of Atwood, Kan., for a new pole shed for $33,170 and overhead doors for $8,490.
—accepted a bid from Triple J Tree Service, Inc. for tree removal, stump grinding and soil at the Heginbotham Library for no more than $3,275.
—assigned Steve Moore to represent the city at Holyoke Chamber of Commerce meetings.
—designated Wall, Brown and Brian Akey to a committee to adopt a new ordinance to ensure inclusion in the flood insurance program.
—entered a budget work session immediately following the meeting.
Holyoke Enterprise November 14, 2013


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Hot Guys
Hot Celebrity Guys With Their Moms: The Cutest Red Carpet Photos
What's hotter than a sweet, celebrity stud? A hot, Hollywood guy that loves his mom, of course! You can tell a lot about a man by how he treats his mom, and these guys give their mamas the red carpet treatment. Since these are all talented celebs attending their movie premieres and award shows, it only makes sense to share the success with the lady that started it all! (Plus, the moms all look so proud.)
Dudes are never cuter than when they're on a date with their moms! Since it's Mother's Day, let's reflect on the wonderful women who brought our favorite guys into the world. We've collected some of the sweetest red carpet mother/son bonding moments, from Ryan Gosling to Nick Cannon to Jared Leto. More than one of these studs even brought their mom to the Academy Awards!
Then look through this gallery of adorable pictures of hunks with ;their ;moms. ;We have melted into little, quivering puddles. ;They're all so goshdarned cute!


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First Trailer For Suparn Verma's AATMA Puts A New Spin On The Old Ghost Story
I've been waiting for this trailer for a long time and it looks even better than I'd hoped! From director Suparn Verma (Acid Factory, Ek Haseena Ek Khiladi) comes Aatma (Spirit/Soul), a new kind of ghost story. Aatma stars Bollywood... More »
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Geography & Planning
Eighteen Credit Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
West Chester University now offers an on-line option for students wishing to earn a Certificate in GIS through distance education. The online GIS Certificate offers the same curriculum and is taught by the same faculty who teach our in-class courses. The WCU Online GIS Certificate is recognized as high-value and it is one of the most affordable programs offered by any University in the U.S.
Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies have become prominent workplace tools used widely in public and private sectors. This online certificate program will provide graduate-level instruction on their use.
The Online GIS Certificate follows the same general structure and requirements as our in-class program. The online certificate follows the same curriculum and is taught by the same faculty who teach the classroom-based courses. The only difference is that courses are taken online instead of in the classroom. For students who wish to combine online with in-class courses, that option is also available. Students are required to complete a total of 18 credits, or six courses to receive the Certificate.
Required core courses: 6 credits
Three elective courses chosen from the following current offerings: 9 credits
Topical Application Elective: 3 credits
Advising Sheets
Advising sheets are available online. Advising sheets are subject to change; students should check with their advisor before registering for classes.
The WCU Online GIS Certificate is a tremendous value for both Pennsylvania residents and for those who reside out-of-state. The 2013-2014 Graduate Catalog lists the current tuition and fees.
A student who wishes to enroll in the on-line certificate program needs to hold a bachelor's degree (in any subject area) from an accredited institution, and needs to have an undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.8 or greater. Occasionally students with a lower GPA are accepted if there are other strengths in their application.
Students can take up to three GIS courses before they must apply to the program. However, students who have not yet applied and been admitted to the Online GIS Certificate program are limited to taking one GIS course per term.
If a certificate student subsequently or simultaneously applies for and is accepted into one of the Masters degree programs in geography, the geography courses (GEO) listed above can be counted towards the degree.
Course Delivery
West Chester University's Online GIS Certificate courses are primarily taught asynchronously with students required to meet certain learning, assess and other requirements in a stated time period. Online courses do not meet in a classroom, but students have an option to enroll in classroom-based courses if desired.
WCU delivers its Online GIS Certificate through Desire2Learn (D2L) online courseware. Using D2L, professors teaching online courses have many options for delivering course material including video, voiceover presentations and readings, and many options for assignments including discussion forums, blog postings, file uploads and online testing.
While most of the course requirements can be completed in your own time, in some cases professors may assign assignments or activities that may require students to be available at certain times.
Course Requirements:
The course requirements for the WCU Online GIS Certificate are the same as the requirements for students taking in-class courses.
To Apply
A student who wishes to apply to the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) certificate program should download the Graduate Studies Application, and follow the instructions for the self-managed application process.
For the Graduate Studies application, the plan number for the Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is C233. For more information, contact Dr. Dottie Ives Dewey, Graduate Coordinator for the certificate program.


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I wonder what it must be like to be riding the ultimate high of winning your first major and making history for your country and then hitting the skids and taking a nosedive all in a span of months. The shock of winning a Slam just evolves into another kind of shock, one that has to do with having no control over your game. How could that winning game just suddenly disappear?
Because it's an individual sport a baller's success is always teetering on the edge. A career-making win can free up someone so much their game hits extraordinary heights while for others it can have the opposite effect. As we've seen, the former is probably more the exception while the latter is more the rule. Pressure comes in many forms as do ballers' personalities, and when the two collide it can be inspiring to watch or down right awkward.


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After getting pissed about the supposed illegal sales of Novak Djokovic clothing, the Serb has finally launched his official clothing + accessories line in partnership with sponsor adidas. The products will all be sold via his website.
The products range features t-shirts representing the Serbian colors, key chains, a floating toy, a giant tennis ball, and even a yo-yo! They all feature shadow images of the Aussie Open champ in different poses.
The prices are all in Euros so we Americans will have to pay a little extra to get our hands on this product.
(image via novak-djokovic.com)
Thursday, March 27, 2008
FASHION FIX: Nole launches official clothing + accessories collection with adidas
Labels: adidas, fashion, Novak Djokovic, player sites, style, tennis
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- AnonymousMarch 27, 2008 at 9:28 AM
Would it be wrong to wear the Novak shirt with the Federer hat? :)ReplyDelete
oooh - very controversial. i wonder who would be more pissed?ReplyDelete
i'm waiting for maria to show up wearing one of these shirts, shrunken of course. then we'll know Djokopova is no joke!
Oh my god....Memoir of My First Grand Slam....yikes! It's a bit much, no? I have a feeling that Mrs. Djokovic is responsible for that.....ReplyDelete
Next book: Memoir of My Kid Brother's Junior Achievements!
yes diverti-te - as usual with the Djokovic clan it's over the top...and surely mama Djoko is making the moves!ReplyDelete
i like the red on the second rowReplyDelete
where can i get these?
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Coral Reef - Magic of the Indo-Pacific 3D (2013) 1080p BluRay Half-SBS x264-Public3D
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Idyllically situated between thousands of islands in Indonesia, is the beautiful island world of Raja Ampat. Here exists due to the geographical location at the border point of four tectonic plates, a diversity of species found nowhere else on our planet. Explore this fascinating documentation now the fascinating world of Raja Ampat and experience the underwater world so close as never before through spectacular 3D images.
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New Dog, Old TrickWritten on July 22, 2004 Introducing GM Performance Parts' new carbureted intake for LS1s
Carburetors are a thing of the past for many performance enthusiasts. This is not striking news to anyone who's been to a show or race in the last couple years to witness the amount of late-model swaps or aftermarket EFI systems being used. Of course this makes perfect sense since carbs haven't been used to mix the air and fuel from an OEM car in nearly two decades. It's all part of the performance evolution with the availability of aftermarket EFI systems, user-friendly components, and late-model junkyard scores.
Don't get us wrong, we're well aware that EFI is not for everyone, nor will it ever be on every street machine. EFI is to a carburetor as the Internet is to a magazine in that there's a lot more information available but sometimes it's just too much technology and you just don't need it all.
By disregarding the thought of putting EFI in your next project, however, you're missing out on some pretty cool late-model engine swaps such as the Chevy LS1, Modular Ford, and now the new Hemi. These engines feature cutting-edge engineering and if you want to reap the rewards of this modern engine technology, you have to accept EFI and all of its sensors, wiring, and high-pressure fuel line glory--until now.
The folks at General Motors Performance Parts realized that EFI isn't for everyone so they went about seeing what it would take to fuel their Gen III small-block with a carburetor. The result is a cast-aluminum open-plenum intake manifold that drops right in place of their nylon plastic EFI set up and accepts a square-bore carb. Now how cool is that? We found it to be very cool indeed and made tracks to the dyno to see how the high-tech Gen III engine would fair with this old-school approach.
Third Time's The Charm
The Gen III small-block is generally referred to as the LS1, primarily because that was its code when it was first introduced in the '97 Corvette. By '99 however, there were a number of variants based on the Gen III block such as the 4.8L LR4 and 5.3L LM7 cast-iron truck blocks, the iron 6.0L LQ4 (320 hp) and LQ9 (345hp) used in Escalades, and of course the aluminum LS6 that powers the zoomy Z06 Vettes. With the extra cubic inches that the 6.0L offers, you know that racers and engine builders will be taking advantage of the bigger-is-better motto, especially since there's said to be an aluminum version available in the upcoming LS2.
Rather than attempt to find a 6.0L or LS6 version, we stuck with the popular LS1. Again, these engines have been available since '97 and are becoming easy to find at swap meets and bone yards. Our test engine came in crate form from GMPP (PN 25534322) equipped with EFI, exhaust manifolds, flexplate, waterpump, Camaro oil pan and the ECU complemented by the wiring harness. If you're easily intimidated by wiring, this harness would be like Indiana Jones falling into that pit of snakes. It's huge and there are wires shooting off in all directions and sizes just waiting to tangle around you. Actually, if you were to spread it all out and take your time, you would find that everything is labeled to make the installation as easy as possible.
This engine specs out at 346 cubic inches and is conservatively rated at 320 horsepower at 5,800 rpm and 330 lb.-ft. at 4,400 rpm in full accessory and restrictive exhaust dress. The compression is right at 10.25:1 and is equipped with a hydraulic roller bumpstick with 0.500/0.500-inch lift with 119.5-degrees separation. It's a great combination that most anyone would be happy with tucked between the fenders of their favorite street car.
On the Dyno
We ran the engine at Westech Performance on their Superflow engine dyno. The crew there has already been running the Gen III engines and were ready for us. A set of fuel rails from Wilson Manifolds was installed as they were already plumbed with a return line connected to their fuel pump (which we ran at 52-psi). We also used a set of long-tube 1 3/4-inch headers from Hooker with 3-inch collectors. The long-tube design has been found to really wake up the LS1's performance. Up front, an electric water pump was installed to ease the hassle of running a belt, especially since our engine didn't come with an alternator or other belt-driven accessories.
The engine fired right up and we let it run for a while at a variety of different rpm to let things get seated and broken in. Also, this gave us a chance to check things over before we started dropping a load on the motor. When Westech's chief dyno jockey Steve Brule gave his official thumbs up, we did a number of pulls to establish a base. The average was much higher than the SAE spec that GM lists in their catalog. Our peak corrected STP numbers turned out to be 429hp at 5,600 rpm and 425 lb.-ft. at 4,800 rpm which we were extremely pleased to see.
To confirm consistent numbers we flogged the engine numerous times and each run was right on top of the other. The headers were a huge help in achieving these numbers plus the lack of a belt drive along with the 92-octane fuel surely had to help. Also, the ECU we used was a model that Westech had removed the factory rev limit through the LS1-Edit program. It still retained the factory set curves, but the fuel cut-off rev limiter was erased from the program. This allowed us to run the engine up until the valve springs couldn't stand it any more, which occurred at around 5,850 rpm. Brule even pulled up another chart from a stock LS1 to find that the numbers compared similarly.
Old Schoolin'
With our numbers checked, tested, and rechecked it was time to peel off all that modern age high-tech EFI stuff and give the age old carburetor a try. We disconnected connectors, pulled wires, and unbolted the intake from the aluminum block. We used a set of intake manifold gaskets from Weiand and bolted the single-plane intake in place. Since the intake has no coolant pumping through it and there's no distributor to deal with, the swap only took a short time.
The fuel mixing duties were given to a Barry Grant 750 Mighty Demon. These carbs work very well and are priced right as you basically get the center section of a Race Demon plus have changeable air bleeds. Without the ECU on board, the next hurdle in converting to a carburetor is how to fire the individual coil packs. This is where MSD and Edelbrock come into play.
Edelbrock worked with MSD Ignition to develop an ignition control that would drive the eight coils. The ignition is an inductive spark design, unlike the common capacitive discharge ignitions that power most race cars. This features factory connectors that simply plug into the main coil connector for each bank of cylinders, the crank sensor, the cam sensor, and into a Map sensor. There is also a power and ground wire to connect. One other feature is that you can choose between six pre-programmed timing curves by simply plugging in a different module (just like MSD's rpm modules). MSD is said to be working on their own system that will incorporate their Pro-Data+ software for easy programming through a PC.
With everything connected, we gave the throttle a couple pumps and hit the key. The LS1--an engine that was never intended to be crowned with a carburetor--fired right up. The throttle response seemed crisp and we were on our way. After a few light pulls, the engine was shut off so we could take a look at the plugs. It seemed to be a little lean so we set about swapping the jets. The Demon was supplied with 75 primary jets and 83 in the secondary. After a couple different changes we stuck with 79s up front and a pair of 90s in the back. With everything set, we revved it up and performed three more pulls to gain an average to compare to the EFI.
The results were surprising. We kind of expected to see a drop in power and torque at lower rpm due to the single-plane design, but the carb stayed right in there with the EFI system across the entire rpm range. The EFI peaked torque at 4,900 rpm with 425 lb.-ft., while the carb tipped 420 lb.-ft. at 5,000 rpm. Power wise, the two induction systems were equal at about 430hp at 5,600 rpm.
Trying to compare the two systems is apples-to-oranges as the runners of the EFI system are longer, yet they are only carrying air and the squirt of fuel has been optimally positioned. The open plenum of the GMPP carb intake seemed to be able to easily fill each of the shorter runners with plenty of air/fuel mix. We felt that the intake would really begin to shine at higher rpm, but we were limited due to the valve springs.
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With that, off came the coil packs and valve covers so we could install a fresh set of LS6 springs from GMPP. (These are supplied with the Hot Cam that you'll read about shortly.) Like the rest of the engine, GM did their homework on creating a lightweight, compact, single-coil valve spring. Unique materials combined with a honeycomb design are the reason the new springs work as well as a multi-coil spring. We pulled the original equipment off in favor of a set of 'blue' springs that were used on the '01 LS6 engine platform.
The new springs did the trick! No longer did we have a built-in 5,800 rev control. The LS6 springs allowed the engine to wind up easily to about 6,600 rpm before the power numbers began to dip again. We were now reaching upwards to 454hp at 6,400 rpm while torque dipped but remained in the upper 370 lb.-ft. range.
We later found out that if you change the springs, it is recommended to step up to a stronger push rod as well. Remember, any OEM engine is built to meet certain performance goals but more importantly, it first must meet strict emission and economy standards. Parts are designed to work within these specific parameters plus they must be cost effective for mass production, not to mention deliver incredible endurance and performance. When you take any engine and begin over stepping the specific boundaries that it was built to perform within, you're going to need to upgrade to parts made to step over that line. This is why we have a thriving aftermarket and is the reason you're reading PHR in the first place.
Our final step over the factory's performance limit came in the tune of a fresh GMPP Hot Cam. The cam is even a little step over and above the LS6 cam specs. The Hot cam offers a lift of 0.525-inch on both intake and exhaust with a duration of 219-degrees and 228-degrees with a lobe separation of 112-degrees.
Cam Swap is a Cake Walk
Once again, our hats off to the engineers behind the Gen III small-block. It took us longer to swap the valve springs than it did to change the camshaft. You still have to remove the rocker arm and the push rods, but the intake stays right in place. Before the cam is pulled out of the engine, you simply need to spin it around a couple revolutions. This pushes each lifter up into a tray that holds it up out of the way so the cam can be removed. How cool is that? It was also recommended to swap to a heavy-duty timing chain with thicker alloy side plates, which GMPP offers in their catalog.
After pre-lubing the new cam and getting it installed in the engine, be sure each push rod gets centered on the lifter as it slides back down into position on the cam. You can confirm that everything is assembled correctly by putting the lobe at about 50 percent lift and inspecting the position of the rocker tip. It should be in the middle of the valve stem and at max lift the tip should not be off the top of the valve stem. This is more important when you get into bigger cams but it never hurts to check things twice.
The engine fired right up again and we noticed a slight difference in its tone. It had a slight rumpety-rumpety chop in its idle that signaled that this was no longer a stock LS1. Again, we ran the engine to let the new parts get some heat and break in properly before we started rolling the dyno again.
The Hot Cam certainly lit a fire in our LS1. Across the board we saw substantial power and torque number increases. Before the cam swap, the engine was done at 6,400 but now the engine pulled up through 6,600, registering a stout 503 horsepower. The torque peaked at 5,000 rpm at 449 lb. ft. as compared to the 420 lb. ft. with the stock cam. The increases were everywhere through the rpm range and definitely would be felt behind the wheel of any car.
It was great day of dyno testing. Gen III is a fun engine to work with, and the new GMPP carburetor intake worked better than we anticipated. Being able to install a carb on these engines is really going to open a lot of doors, or shall we say hoods, for the most advanced small-block GM has ever built. There are a number of performance parts coming for these engines and that number is going to continue to grow. In fact, GMPP is even going to be offering a front assembly that will allow you to run a distributor and a mechanical fuel pump on the Gen III engine. You can bet that when this block was being designed and tested, carbs and distributors were the furthest thing from any engineer's mind. With the results we achieved with a few bolt-on parts, we can't wait to see more old school parts for these modern day powerplants.
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For anyone who is intimidated by wiring and excessive sensors and controls, the GMPP carbureted intake is a godsend. You will still incorporate the individual coils, crank sensor, cam sensor, and a few other inputs to a new MSD controller (available separately) but going old school on a new Gen III small-block is easy.The new GMPP intake is a single-plane design that accepts a square flange carb. GMPP felt that a dual-plane intake would end up being too restrictive when considering the lightweight internal components, the unique and great flowing port design, compression, and the efficient quench design of the combustion chamber.Due to their tall and skinny design, the Gen III intake ports are sometimes referred to as 'cathedral' ports. There is no performance secret to their unique design, it was simply the only way GM engineers could achieve the proper port volume while contending with the in-line valvetrain design and the four head bolts around each cylinder. The nylon EFI intake is only 3mm thick so you can't do much massaging to it, but the new cast aluminum intake will allow for some polishing.We first ran our crate LS1 in its out-of-the-box configuration with the factory electronic fuel injection. Westech had a set of Wilson Manifold fuel rails set up for the Gen III engines as well as an electric water pump so we wouldn't have to contend with the belt system. Also, a set of long-tube Hooker Headers were used throughout the testing.Once we broke the engine in and ran a series of tests, the plastic intake was peeled off the LS1. An interesting note is that since 2002, all of the LS-rated engines share the LS6 style intake manifold. What's the difference you ask? Read on...How do you know if you have an LS6 or LS1 intake manifold? The lower housing of the LS6 version is flat and comes closer to the valley cover on the block (shown on the left). The early LS1 version, shown on the right, also has a little swoop in its base that is easy to spot.The single-plane GMPP intake manifold is supplied with new metric hardware (all the bolt holes on this block are metric). We used a set of gaskets from Weiand, though GM will be providing gaskets with their intake manifold. What a simple swap! No distributor, no gasket sealer or coolant to mess with.
The new controller from Edelbrock and MSD provide the ignition and timing chores. This control allows you to choose from six different timing curves, much like setting the centrifugal advance in a distributor. The curves are changed with plug-in modules and we selected a mild curve that was recommended for stock configurations.The Edelbrock/MSD ignition controller uses factory-style connectors and plugs into the factory coil pack harnesses, crank sensor, cam sensor, and a MAP sensor if you would like to take advantage of a vacuum advance.The crank sensor is nearly hidden behind the starter. Note that if you use a GMPP crate engine, you'll need to buy a starter motor separately.Once we fired up the engine with the carb and intake in place, we did a couple short pulls and checked our tune up by reading the spark plugs. The mix appeared to be a little lean so we did a little tuning with jets and ended up with a set of 79s in the primary and 90s in the secondary.After dialing in the jets and timing, we made another three pulls to come up with an average to compare against the EFI. As you can see, the carburetor and intake are nearly even with the EFI across the entire rpm range. The valves began to float around 5,700-5,800 as you can tell in the graph.To swap the valve springs the coil packs need to be removed. Each coil is mounted to a common bracket that is bolted to the valve cover. Currently there are no higher output coil upgrades, largely due to the fact that the drivers that control the firing of each coil are built into each coil. This makes it a challenge to aftermarket engineers in cost and design. It is said that the coils used on trucks have slightly larger heat sinks making them more desired for higher horsepower applications. Truck coils are more triangle-shaped than the rectangular LS coils and the plug wire tower is in the middle of the coil compared to the bottom.The next upgrade to our LS1 was to swap out the rev-limiting valve springs. GMPP recommended a set of blue LS6 springs. The slick spring removal tool is from Moore Motorsports and made the replacement job a breeze. The new springs helped the engine rev right up to about 6,700 rpm without experiencing valve float.See anything missing from the snout of the crankshaft? There's no keyway for the balancer! Thanks to precise internal balancing and no need for timing marks, the balancer does not require being keyed to the crank. The one-piece front cover easily unbolts from the engine and seals to the pan with three lower bolts. Not having to worry about the oil pan seal was a great comfort and made changing the cam a much more pleasant experience.Just like any other small-block Chevy, you do need to align the dot on the cam gear with the one on the crankshaft gear before removing the cam. Note the gerotor oil pump that is driven off the front of the crank. This design reduces friction and mechanical inaccuracies compared to the standard camshaft-driven pump drive.
Like any engine that uses a hydraulic roller type camshaft, a thrust plate must be incorporated. The cam we installed is a GMPP Hot Cam, with a 0.525/0.525 lift and 112-degree lobe separation. The factory cam was 0.500/0.500-inch with 119.5-degree separation.Before you remove the cam, spin it around a few times by hand. This pushes all of the lifters up where they are locked in place in a lifter tray. This means you do not have to pull the intake and valley cover off to remove each lifter! Removing and installing the cam is straightforward. Be sure to use the supplied lube on the cam bearings and each lobe. Note that the Gen III cams are hollow for rotating weight savings and feature larger diameter bearing journals.In the fall, Cartech Books will release a new book by Will Handzel all about the Gen III engine. We were able to get a sneak peek at "How to Build High-Performance Chevy LS1/LS6 V8s" and its pages are chock full of example build ups, the history of the engine, and is a wealth of knowledge for part numbers and specifications. If you're going to get into these engines, you'll need this book.For our final series of dyno pulls, we swapped the timing curve chip for a slightly more aggressive curve. Thanks to the heavy-duty valve springs and Hot Cam we were able to wind the LS1 up to 6,600 rpm where the peak power crested at 503 horsepower. At just over 6,700 we experienced severe valve float so 6,600 rpm was now our limit. Peak torque crested just short of 450 lb.-ft. at 4,900 rpm. GMPP noted that the push rods would also extend the rpm range of the engine, which we'll be sure to install before we make it back to the dyno.


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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Most of the time, preseason polls are used
to set up a new season or preview which teams could have success that year.
Nothing is ever concrete because it's a prediction, but it's also important to
get some type of picture for the season.
Well, way back on Aug. 13, when The Sports Network released its preseason Top
25 poll, it seems as if the voters knew who would still be playing in mid-
Three of the four teams remaining in the FCS playoffs were the top three teams
in that poll. In order, the teams were Sam Houston State, North Dakota State
and Georgia Southern. Eastern Washington, the 2010 FCS champion, came into the
season ranked No. 12.
Call it what you want - playoff "mojo," survival of the fittest or just a will
to win big games - certain teams understand how to turn things up a notch once
the playoffs begin.
North Dakota State, the 2011 FCS national champion, hosts Georgia Southern in
the FCS semifinals for the second straight year and it's the third straight
trip in the "final four" for the Eagles. A remarkable run, although GSU hasn't
been able to cash in and take the next step during that run, at least not yet.
For the Bison, playing at home in the Fargodome has become a playoff
tradition. They have yet to lose an FCS playoff home game and are 21-3 over
the last three seasons on Gate City Bank Field. In the last six playoff
contests dating back to last year, NDSU has give up a total of 37 points.
On the other side of the bracket, Sam Houston State, the 2011 national
runner-up, is making its second consecutive trip to the semifinals and, like
last season, the Bearkats are having no problems with Big Sky Conference
opponents. Coach Willie Fritz's squad has now beaten Montana State twice -
including last week's 34-16 victory in Bozeman - and in 2010. They also
defeated Montana in last year's semifinals and Cal Poly in the second round
this season.
"I know it's going to be a good ballgame," Sam Houston State senior safety Mike
Littleton said. "The two teams we played (from the Big Sky in the playoffs)
were good teams. We just had a few bigger plays than those guys. We know we've
got to do the same this week."
Sam Houston's trip to EWU this week will be the team's ninth road game this
season and the second on a playing surface that isn't colored green. The 'Kats
fell in Week 4 at Central Arkansas on its gray-and-purple striped turf.
All-America junior running back Timothy Flanders understands the patience
needed for teams to go on a deep playoff run.
"As soon as we (Sam Houston State) knew that we made it to the playoffs, that
was one of the first things that we talked about as a team," Flanders said.
"We can't lose again. I mean, it's one game and you're done. You've got to
think of this as a one-game season. You have to take it week-by-week.
"It comes down to what type of ball team we are. We've been here before, so it
helps to have a lot of guys from last year's team. We have a lot of maturity
and a lot of great seniors that help us keep our heads straight. ... Our focus
has to be straight, especially playing against a team on the road. We've been
doing it all season."
Eastern Washington rarely loses at home on "The Inferno," its red turf
field. In fact, the team is 17-2 all-time on the playing surface since it was
installed in 2010 and the Eagles are 7-0 at home this season.
With a win, Eastern could become the fourth Big Sky team in the last five
years to reach the FCS national title game. Montana advanced in 2008-09 and
the Eagles won the title in 2010. If Sam Houston can steal a win on the road,
the Bearkats would be the ultimate enemy of the conference, with three
straight victories over the Big Sky's three co-champions of 2012.
"I know a lot of people say that their conference is a lot tougher than our
conference," Littleton said. "It's a big challenge to go and beat all three
top teams like that, knowing that they say their conference is one of the best
conferences. That would be a big accomplishment."
Eastern Washington stud defensive end Jerry Ceja, who leads his team with 14
tackles for loss and 12 sacks, knows firsthand what it means to move on or go
home when it comes to the postseason. The Eagles were 6-5 last year and missed
the playoffs after a title run the previous season.
"Going into the playoffs, it's almost like a win-or-die mentality," Ceja said.
"Every week we step on that field, we know it could be our last game and that's
the last thing we want. We always want one more game."
In terms of playing against a Sam Houston team that has dominated Big Sky
opponents, Ceja's answer was simple.
"I think the Big Sky Conference is a very competitive conference," he said.
"We're are very, I wouldn't say prestigious, but we have a lot of teams in
here that are very solid teams. They have knocked off a couple of teams from
the Big Sky, but at the end of the day, they haven't played us yet. So I think
the difference is, when they step on the field in the Inferno, I think it's
going to be a different type of ballgame than they've seen before."
The following is a game-by-game breakdown for the two FCS games this week:
FCS Semifinals
Date and Time: Friday, Dec. 14, 8:05 p.m. ET
Facts & Stats: Site: Gate City Bank Field/Fargodome (18,700) -- Fargo, N.D.
Surface: AstroTurf's GameDay Grass. Television: ESPN2. Announcers: Dave Neal,
Andre Ware and Cara Capuano. Home Record: Georgia Southern 6-1; North Dakota
State 7-1. Away Record: Georgia Southern 4-2; North Dakota State 4-0. Neutral
Record: Georgia Southern 0-0; North Dakota State 1-0. Series Record: North
Dakota State (2-0). Last Meeting: Dec. 17, 2011 (North Dakota State won, 35-7,
at North Dakota State). Series Streak: North Dakota State has won both
meetings. Nicknames: Georgia Southern Eagles; North Dakota State Bison.
Conferences: Georgia Southern - Southern; North Dakota State - Missouri
Valley. Sports Network Ranking: Georgia Southern (6); North Dakota State (1).
NCAA FCS Playoffs Seedings: Georgia Southern (5); North Dakota State (1).
Coaches: Jeff Monken (3rd season, 31-11 at Georgia Southern and overall);
North Dakota State - Craig Bohl (10th season, 87-32 at North Dakota State at
overall). FCS Playoff Records: Georgia Southern (6 National Championships -
1985-86, 89-90, 99-2000 - 45-12; North Dakota State 8-1. Previous FCS Playoff
Appearances: Georgia Southern 18 (1985-90, 1993, 1995, 1997-2002, 2004-05,
10-11); North Dakota State 2 (2010-11). Current Playoff Streak: Georgia
Southern has won seven of its last nine playoff games; North Dakota State has
won its last six playoff games.
Game Notes: For the second straight season, Georgia Southern travels to North
Dakota State for a matchup in the FCS semifinals. It's also the team's third
straight trip to the semifinals under third-year coach Jeff Monken.
There's no question, the Eagles' faithful in Statesboro, Ga., have to be
excited with the direction of the program in the last couple years. After all,
GSU has won six FCS national titles with an all-time playoff record of 45-12.
But let's face it, another season coming up just short of a title would be
Of course, this year's team is entirely different than the last two playoff
squads, but in the last two trips to the semifinals, the offense has
struggled. In 2010, versus Delaware, Georgia Southern managed just 10 points
and 310 total yards and turned the ball over five times. Last year versus
NDSU, the Eagles scored just one touchdown, fumbled the ball three times and
only rushed for 186 yards.
This season, the offense has improved under its new leader, quarterback Jerick
McKinnon. He's rushed for 1,649 yards and 19 touchdowns in 13 games. The
junior scored four rushing touchdowns last Saturday in an impressive
quarterfinal-round win over Old Dominion and makes other players around him
more dangerous because opponents have to account for multiple threats.
B-Back Dominique Swope is the second-hand man, rushing for 1,169 yards and 16
touchdowns this season. There's even more depth with Jonathan Brown (500
yards, two touchdowns, 9.4 yards per carry) and Darreion Robinson (483 yards,
four touchdowns). The Eagles rank first in the FCS in rushing with 409 yards
per game.
For North Dakota State, the key will be trying to slow down, not shut down,
the triple option offense, like it did versus fellow Southern Conference
member Wofford last Saturday.
The Bison escaped with a 14-7 victory, although they allowed 362 yards of
offense and 262 rushing yards - unheard of for a defense which gives up 78
rushing yards per game. However, two enormous second-half defensive red zone
stops, and a ridiculous performance by linebacker Grant Olson - in which he
set a school record with 29 tackles - helped the Bison advance to the
semifinals for the second straight year.
NDSU's top-ranked defense certainly has its work cut for it this week.
The unit still leads the FCS in scoring (10.8 points per game), total defense
(207 yards per game), defensive third down efficiency (26.1 percent) and
first downs allowed (11.3 per game). In 13 games, teams have scored just
three rushing touchdowns, and in two playoff games, no opponent has scored an
offensive touchdown.
NDSU leads the FCS in time of possession (35 minutes, 14 seconds) and GSU
ranks sixth (33:30).
Georgia Southern's defense is much improved and plays well against the run,
allowing 130 yards per game. That's important because the Bison look to
quarterback Brock Jensen to control the offense, not make a lot of throws with
his arm. In the last two games, Jensen has thrown for only 205 yards.
Considering both teams run the ball with success, the receivers don't get much
attention. NDSU's Zach Vraa and Ryan Smith only average 50.5 and 49 yards per
game, but when called upon, they can make the most of an opportunity.
Watch out for GSU's Zach Walker and Kentrellis Showers as well. Both are
phenomenal blocking receivers who only have eight receptions each this season,
but can sneak past the secondary for big plays.
First and foremost, Monken's squad needs to forget about what happened in the
past and hold onto the football. Expect North Dakota State to use the
combination of running backs John Crockett (896 yards, eight touchdowns) and
Sam Oujuri (884 yards, nine touchdowns) to wear down the Eagles with long,
sustained drives.
The storyline heading into this Friday night prime time matchup is all about
Georgia Southern's offense versus the Bison defense. It might end up being the
other way around because the Eagles defense could give NDSU plenty of
Prediction: North Dakota State 31, Georgia Southern 26.
No. 5 Sam Houston State (10-3) at No. 4 Eastern Washington Eagles (11-2)
Date and Time: Saturday, Dec. 15, 4 p.m. ET
Facts and State: Site: Roos Field (8,600) - Cheney, Wash. Surface: SprinTurf
(red). Television: ESPNU. Announcers: Joe Davis, Jay Walker, Jill Montgomery.
Home Record: Sam Houston State 4-0; Eastern Washington 7-0. Road Record: Sam
Houston State 5-3; Eastern Washington 4-2; Neutral Record: Sam Houston State
1-0; Eastern Washington 0-0. Conference: Sam Houston State - Southland;
Eastern Washington - Big Sky. Nicknames: Sam Houston State Bearkats; Eastern
Washington Eagles. Sports Network FCS Rankings: Sam Houston State (5); Eastern
Washington (4). NCAA Playoff Seedings: Sam Houston State (NS); Eastern
Washington (2). Series Record: Sam Houston State (1-0). Last Meeting: Dec. 4,
2004 (Sam Houston State won, 35-34, at Eastern Washington). Head Coaches: Sam
Houston State - Willie Fritz (3rd season, 30-9 at Sam Houston State; 19th
season, 166-61-1 overall); Eastern Washington - Beau Baldwin (6th season,
44-18 at Eastern Washington, 54-21 overall). Playoff Records: Sam Houston
State (8-5); Eastern Washington (11-7). Previous FCS Playoff Appearances: Sam
Houston State 5 (1986, 91, 2001, 04, 11); Eastern Washington 8 (1985, 92, 97,
2004-05, 07, 2009-10, National Champion in 2010). Current Playoff Streak: Sam
Houston State has won four of its last five playoff games; Eastern Washington
has won its last six playoff games.
Game Notes: Big Sky Conference slayer Sam Houston State heads north once
again, this time to take on the offensive juggernaut that is Eastern
After convincingly defeating Montana State on the road last week, 34-16, the
Bearkats have now won four straight playoff contests versus Big Sky opponents
over the last two seasons.
The good news for EWU, however, is that Big Sky members have an all-time home
playoff record of 21-4 versus Southland foes. Plus, it seems as if the Eagles
are hitting all cylinders at the right time of the season.
Quarterback Kyle Padron set a school record last Saturday with six touchdown
passes - three went to stud receiver Brandon Kaufman - in a 51-35 victory over
Illinois State. He's been very accurate in the last two games, completing 65
percent of his throws for 658 yards and seven touchdowns.
The Eagles have the ability to hurt teams with big plays. Kaufman has 19
receptions for 385 yards in the last two games. This season, the junior has
totaled 1,635 receiving yards which is a new Big Sky and school single-season
Sam Houston State's defense should not be taken for granted. The Bearkats are
stout against the run, allowing a mere 87 yards per game and just seven
rushing touchdowns all season. The secondary is extremely talented and
headlined by the hard-hitting Taylor twins, linebacker Darius and safety
Darnell. Eastern Washington only averages 129 rushing yards per game, so don't
expect much success on the ground. SHSU does give up 223 passing yards per
game, however, ranking No. 75 in the FCS.
This is actually the second meeting between the two schools, the last came in
the 2004 FCS playoffs. Sam Houston came all the way back from a 34-14 fourth-
quarter deficit to steal a 35-34 victory. EWU coach Beau Baldwin was the
Eagles' offensive coordinator in that game.
Offensively for Sam Houston State, running back Timothy Flanders (1,358 yards,
17 touchdowns) garners all the attention, and deservedly so. He averages 104
rushing yards per game and 5.8 yards per carry in 13 games this season.
Richard Sincere is utilized as a dangerous pass catcher and in the team's
"Wild Bearkat" formation. He averages 5.9 yards per carry and rushed for 505
yards this season.
Signal-caller Brian Bell directs all the traffic for coach Willie Fritz. The
junior has thrown for 23 touchdowns and only seven interceptions and his
favorite targets are Trey Diller and Chance Nelson, who have accounted for a
combined 14 receiving touchdowns this season.
EWU's defense gave up 520 yards of offense in the quarterfinals and teams have
constantly undervalued the unit in general this year. Defensive end Jerry Ceja
(12.5 sacks), linebacker Ronnie Hamlin (127 total tackles) and cornerback T.J.
Lee (11 pass breakups) should prove to be great matchups for SHSU's speedy
This is the second game this season for the Bearkats on a football field that
is not traditionally colored green. The team's only FCS loss this season came
against Central Arkansas - on gray-and-purple striped turf - on Sept. 22. EWU
is 17-2 all-time on "The Inferno," its red turf playing field, and, amazingly,
since 2010, the Eagles are 13-0 in games from Nov. 1 and beyond.
Keep an eye on special teams, as both schools have exceptional place-kickers
in EWU's Jimmy Pavel and SHSU's Miguel Antonio. The two are tied for 18th in
the FCS with 1.3 field goals per game and each has made 17 field goals this
Prediction: Sam Houston State 40, Eastern Washington 37.
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Looks great so far, SR. A hex map is something I've wanted to try for a long time, and you've inspired me!
For the mountains, maybe try the fuzzy-caterpillar method, combined with the color ranges you already have in place?
I'm starting up a new campaign in a few weeks and I decided to fix up an old campaign setting to use for it. I wanted to make a proper map that I could use to chart the characters' travels, so I decided to make a hex map.
Here was my first shot at making a hex map:
The symbols here were never really meant to be permanent - the mountains especially - but after finishing this much, I decided I wanted to go into much more detail. So I blew it up and started over....
For the record, this map is pretty huge. (This is scaled down to the more comfortable viewing size of 6.25%, haha.)
(Here's a closeup, just because I like the trees.)
First, I'm not used to doing maps that are actually to scale, rather than symbolic, heh, so my scale here is probably badly off. I decided, though, that something (like a town or a river) inside a hex just means that it's somewhere in the hex, not that it necessarily takes up the entire thing. (That's my story and I'm sticking to it, heh.) I'm worried that my rivers may be too big, though, or my mountain(ous region)s too small, or any number of other things, so if something is off, I would really like to know. Each of the small hexes is supposed to represent half a day's travel - so about 10 miles across?
One thing I know is that I don't have very many rivers; I only drew in ones that were navigable or seemed important, but I don't know if that's a good way to do it.
The black spots are population centers* and the red lines are roads - they'll eventually be replaced with something nicer. (Circles of varying size/design for the various towns, and probably dotted lines for the roads.)
My big problem at this point is that I have no idea how I want to do the mountains. (I really want to keep it in a top-down view, but I don't think the realistic look of rendered mountains fits this. I haven't yet been able to find a good example of top-down mountains that will fit with the simplified style I'm going for.
*The idea behind this whole setting was that there was a big catastrophe that wiped out many people and increased the number of extremely dangerous hostile monsters. So while there's been some recovery, people are still clustered around safe areas instead of being as spread out as they used to be. (Which also means there are plenty of monster-infested ruins for the characters to explore.)
North or south or east or west, where to point your shoes...?
Which direction is the best?
If the choosing gets confusing, maybe it's the map you're using....
Looks great so far, SR. A hex map is something I've wanted to try for a long time, and you've inspired me!
For the mountains, maybe try the fuzzy-caterpillar method, combined with the color ranges you already have in place?
Quite nice. I too always wanted to do hexmaps, never done it though.
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Dressed as Superman, the 25-year-old from Cobb County has traveled to Adairsville and Calhoun to work for hours, helping victims clear debris from their broken homes.
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He doesn't want us to tell you his name. He wants the focus to stay on his mission.
"I'm hoping to spread the message of compassion and friendship, something I believe is in short supply these days," he said.
When he was 9-years-old, he lost his mother to a fast spreading infection. He remembers fighting like his favorite super hero to keep her alive. After that, he turned his life to God.
It's the memory of his mother that drives his compassionate outreach. The Superman outfit is a way of encouraging people to hear his story.
It's not that he believes he's super. He believes anyone can be a hero.
"I'm very blessed," he said. "I want to share the blessings with others."
When he arrived at the Jackson family's tornado battered home, they thought the outfit was odd. After a short time, the focus was no longer on the big red cape.
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