text:
NYU Precollege is an academically rigorous program in which each student's active and supportive participation is highly valued. The program is intensive, involving a variety of classroom activities, homework assignments, and optional program activities that are intellectually demanding and time-consuming. Students in the program will have the opportunity to contribute to and benefit from participation in a unique community of peers and must be respectful of others and thoughtful about the impact of their actions upon their community. It is very important to understand that the dedication and focus upon one's academic work is what makes NYU Precollege successful.
The rules and policies that follow have been established to optimize the academic, personal, and social experience of all NYU Precollege students. Any questions about the rules, policies, and information included in the Handbook may be addressed to the Office of University Programs at 212-998-2292 or email@example.com.
At the beginning of NYU Precollege, students will be issued a student ID, or NYUCard. This ID must be presented upon entering any NYU building or residence hall or at other times when asked by an authorized University representative. Students must carry their ID at all times. Commuter students should return their ID cards to the NYU Card Center (383 Lafayette Street) upon completion of NYU Precollege. Residential student ID cards will be collected upon the student's final departure from the residence hall. Students who do not return their ID card and later return to NYU as a student will be charged a $15 replacement fee.
After they are accepted to NYU Precollege, students will receive their NYU NetID. NetIDs are the online identifier for each student and consists of the student's initials followed by a series of numbers (ex. abc2345). Students are expected to activate their NetID and set-up their NYU email as soon as they are able. Instructions are online.
Once a student receives his/her NetID, all communications from NYU will take place directly with the student over NYU email. A student's NetID is automatically deactivated at the end of the summer.
Notifications of electronic bills (e-bills) are sent to the student's NYU email account with instructions about how to view the bill via Albert. The preferred method of payment is electronic check. If you are unable to pay using an electronic check, other methods are available. NYU does not accept payments by credit card. Students can view their bills at any time on Albert via NYUHome.
Students may also grant their parents access to their account information and billing via Albert.
Payment deadlines are included in the e-bill. Students who do not pay their accounts by the given deadline may be de-enrolled from their courses and/or will not be able to check-in to the residence hall if they are living on campus. Students are strongly encouraged to pay their accounts by the deadline.
NYU Precollege is a part of NYU's second six-week summer session. If a student decides to drop a course and/or withdraw from NYU Precollege, any refunds for which the student may be eligible will be disbursed in accordance with the refund schedule set by the NYU Office of the Bursar.
A great benefit of NYU Precollege is the chance for students to experience life in New York City. The cost of living in the city is high. The program fee students pay for NYU Precollege covers only the primary cost of participating in the evening and weekend events and does not cover personal expenses. Students should budget accordingly, setting money aside that will cover their personal expenses throughout their six weeks at NYU Precollege. Students are encouraged to discuss expenses and decide upon a budget with their families prior to the start of NYU Precollege.
Students may view their final course grades on Albert via NYUHome. It usually takes approximately two-three weeks for grades to be posted online.
Academic transcripts are not automatically sent to students at the end of NYU Precollege. Students may request a copy of their final transcripts after all grades are posted. Instructions for ordering a transcript via Albert or directly through the Registrar are online.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) is a federal law which establishes standards concerning the privacy of student education records and the rights of students to inspect and review their education records. As enrolled students in a post-secondary institution, NYU Precollege students are entitled to the protection afforded them under FERPA, and the right of access to education records belongs to the student no matter the legal age or status as a minor.
Students may elect to sign a Consent to Disclosure of Student Information form to permit the release of information to their parents or guardians about the student while in NYU Precollege. Please be advised, however, that FERPA allows NYU Precollege to notify the parents or guardians of a student when there is a significant threat to a student's health and safety or if a student has violated a University or NYU Precollege rule or policy or public law concerning alcohol or another controlled substance. The decision to notify parents or guardians in such situations will be made according to the professional judgment of appropriate staff and does not require prior consent of the student. Students may or may not be consulted in the notification process.
Residential students are required to have a meal plan of at least 10 meals per week. Students choosing to live on campus will automatically be enrolled in the 10 meals/week plan but may sign up for a higher plan. The meal plan cannot be dropped or modified to below 10 meals/week. Dining halls will be open Sunday-Saturday at hours which vary by location. Students are expected to coordinate their course and activity schedules with dining hours in mind, so they can plan the times they should eat each day and whether or not they should make alternative arrangements for a meal (dining hall to-go meals, Dining Dollars, eating at a neighborhood café, etc.).
Although meal plans are optional for commuters, some students may find participating in a meal plan enhances their college experience and are welcome to sign up for summer dining. More information about dining locations, hours, and meal plans is online.
The Student Health Center (SHC) provides students with urgent medical, psychological, and support services, as well as crisis response measures. The SHC staff is available to meet the urgent health needs, such as illness or injury, of all Precollege students.
The Student Health Center is available to all Precollege students for urgent care, but its services may not be covered by a student's private insurance policy. International students participating in NYU Precollege under a student visa will be enrolled in NYU's school insurance plan, which includes the Student Health Center within its network of providers. American Precollege students must have their own health insurance that meets the minimum threshold of coverage in New York City. American students are encouraged to check with their own health insurance provider in advance of NYU Precollege to determine whether the SHC is within their approved network.
The Moses Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) assists students in obtaining appropriate and reasonable accommodations and services. Accommodations are determined on a case by base basis; however, examples include extended time on exams, a smaller proctored testing environment, supplemental class notes, and housing accommodations.
Students are strongly encouraged to contact the CSD at least one month prior to the start of NYU Precollege to allow necessary time to review disability requests and to implement accommodations.
New York State and New York University require all students registering for six credits to complete a MMR Immunization Form and a Meningitis Response Form to prove immunity to measles, mumps, rubella, and meningitis. Preventable diseases continue to occur on college campuses. The receipt of immunization history allows the NYU Student Health Center (SHC) to protect students in the event of an outbreak. Students must submit the forms to the Student Health Center. See "Required Health Forms" to the right.
Please be advised that, in the event of an outbreak, those who have failed to submit the required documentation may not be permitted to attend classes or live in residence until there is no longer any public health risk. In the event of an outbreak, students will receive information and alerts from the Student Health Center via NYU email.
NYU Precollege is an intensive educational experience in which students will face academic and personal challenges that allow them numerous opportunities for self-discovery and growth. The experience may present potential stressors as well. Therefore, students and families are responsible for arranging for the support of medical or mental health professionals, as needed, prior to the start of the program.
Residential students are required to be enrolled in two credit-bearing courses and one noncredit writing workshop. The workshop is a noncredit course for which students will receive a grade of pass/fail, and the workshop will appear on the student's NYU transcript along with other courses. Commuter students must be enrolled in one or two credit-bearing courses, and the noncredit writing workshop is optional. Students cannot enroll in more than eight credits total and one noncredit workshop.
Once a student activates his/her NYU NetID, he/she has the ability to register for classes.
Students must attend and report on time to all of their classes as stipulated in their course syllabi. The courses students will be taking are full semester courses condensed into a six-week period. Coverage of course material will be intense and even one absence may cause a student to fall behind in a course. Students will also be expected to actively participate in class discussions and visit professors during office hours when needed.
Please note the NYU Student Health Center does not provide excuse notes for missed classes.
NYU Precollege gives students the opportunity to experience academic life at the collegiate level. Students will attend college-level courses with college students and will be held to the expectations of all students in that class. As such, it is the student's responsibility to manage his/her own time and set priorities for homework and activities. Students are encouraged to ask faculty questions when needed and to use academic support services as well as the resources available to them on campus should they need assistance with their studies or have difficulty managing stress or time.
Academic honesty is required of all students. Upon submitting academic work in writing, online, or in person, a student is declaring that work to be a product of his/her own thoughts and study, stated in his/her own words, and produced without assistance with the exception of proper citation of and reference to other sources. Engaging in academic misconduct may result in failing an assignment, failing a course, and/or possible dismissal from NYU Precollege without refund.
The review of alleged academic violations and the imposition of any resulting disciplinary decisions are at the discretion and responsibility of the professor, academic department, and/or school of the course in which the misconduct takes place but may involve consultation with NYU Precollege and/or University staff.
Students are expected to respect the work of their fellow students, to refrain from soliciting or using the work of others (see Academic Honesty), and to afford their peers the time, environment, and space needed to successfully study. Students should not disrupt or interfere with the work of another student nor behave in a way that may negatively affect another's ability to complete work. Taking study breaks and forming study groups are welcome; playing music loudly around someone trying to study or keeping your roommate or neighbors awake late at night when they have a paper due or a morning class, however, are examples of disrespectful academic behavior toward others.
Students and parents/guardians should discuss with each other the rules and policies set forth here as well as those included in the NYU Precollege Contract (see Required Program Forms). Please be advised that due to the particular nature of NYU Precollege, certain student conduct policies are considered to be fundamental to the success of the program.
Failure to comply with the rules and policies of the University and/or of NYU Precollege may lead to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal from NYU Precollege with no refund of tuition or fees. Those policies are as follows:
As NYU students, NYU Precollege students are expected to follow the rules and policies for student conduct set forth by the University online. Students also are expected to adhere to all NYU Precollege and University rules and policies while on campus or participating in university-sponsored events held off-campus. Volatile behavior occurring off-campus during the course of a program activity will be addressed as a student conduct matter.
NYU Precollege staff reserves the right to judge the severity of any act of misconduct and to determine the appropriate disciplinary actions/consequences.
New York University and NYU Precollege are committed to maintaining a learning and working environment that is free of bias, prejudice, and harassment – an environment that supports, nurtures, and rewards educational advancement on the basis of ability and performance. Harassment based upon race, gender, gender identity or expression, color, religion, age, national origin, ethnicity, disability, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship status, or any other legally protected basis is prohibited and undermines the character and purpose of NYU Precollege. Any form of such harassment will not be tolerated.
New York University and NYU Precollege are committed to maintaining a safe learning environment that is free of acts of violence, harassment, and other forms of sexual misconduct that undermine the character and purpose of the University and to creating a campus and program climate that supports, nurtures, and rewards educational advancement on the basis of ability and performance. All students are subject to this policy and are strongly encouraged to report any incidents of sexual assault or harassment that they are made aware of. Failure to do so would compromise the well-being of the individuals involved and the entire NYU Precollege community.
NYU is committed to offering each student a meaningful experience. NYU Precollege expects all students to understand the difference between acceptable and unacceptable behavior and to be responsible for their actions. Students may not engage in disrespectful, exclusionary, discriminatory, or abusive behavior that disrupts and/or compromises the learning experience of others. Prohibited behavior includes, but is not limited to: (a) community/social misconduct such as abusive use of social networking sites, verbal abuse, threats to injure or harm another or oneself, discrimination, or harassment; (b) academic misconduct such as lateness, disrupting another's work, cheating, or plagiarizing; and (c) program misconduct such as breaking curfew or any other rules or policies of NYU Precollege or the University.
For students choosing to live on campus, the residential component complements the academic program. A disciplinary action removing a student from a residence hall will result in dismissal from NYU Precollege without refund.
NYU Precollege views the unique experience of living in a residence hall as contributing significantly to a student's personal and academic development. It is important to maintain an appropriate residence hall environment. To facilitate this process, every residential student is expected to uphold certain responsibilities. These responsibilities include:
Students must be checked in at their residence hall by 11:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 12:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. By 1:00 a.m., students must be in their designated rooms. Program Assistants (P.A.s) will monitor the residence hall at these times. No exceptions or requests to extend curfew will be accepted unless the student is on a university-sponsored event.
Students are not allowed to have guests in their residence halls, including NYU Precollege commuter students and family. Visitors are not permitted passed residence hall security and must meet residential students in the building lobby. No students will be allowed to sleep over in other student rooms.
Students will not be allowed to be away overnight or on weekends except for extenuating circumstances or emergencies. In such cases, students must provide an overnight leave form completed by a parent or guardian authorizing any overnight leaves from campus. This form must be scanned and emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com 48 hours prior to the leave and no later than 12:00 p.m. on Fridays.
One of the greatest benefits of NYU Precollege is the opportunity to experience life in New York City. The city has much to offer students, and students in NYU Precollege will have opportunities to see different neighborhoods and sites under supervision of staff on program-sponsored excursions. New York University, however, does not have an enclosed campus. Students are advised to stay within close proximity of the main Washington Square campus, which is patrolled and serviced by the NYU Public Safety officers. Students who choose to leave the campus area at any time understand that the farther they are from the main campus area, the more difficult it is for University and NYU Precollege staff to assist them should they need help. Students and their parents/guardians should discuss and decide upon appropriate boundaries and guidelines for travel off campus while attending NYU Precollege.
Residential students are expected to be mindful of the noise they create in the residence hall and to comply with requests to reduce sound levels. The use of amplifiers or similar equipment is prohibited. Musical instruments may be played only in designated practice areas. Residents are also responsible for complying with New York City ordinances that include additional restrictions on noise after 11:00 p.m. on weeknights and 1:00 a.m. on weekends.
Students will receive specific information about fire safety and evacuation procedures at the start of NYU Precollege. Students should familiarize themselves with all fire safety procedures. Students who fail to comply fully with fire safety procedures, such as those who fail to abide by building emergency evacuation procedures or who otherwise violate rules and regulations related to fire safety, will be subject to disciplinary action.
Students are also expected to maintain adequate standards of cleanliness to avoid fire hazards, and must not obstruct sidewalks, entrances, passages, air conditioning vents, fire escapes, elevators, lobbies, stairways, corridors or halls with personal property. The following items are prohibited in the residence halls and will be confiscated:
No outside furniture is allowed in the residence hall. All rooms are furnished appropriately for students with a desk, dresser, and bed.
Students currently taking prescribed medications (i.e. antibiotics, anti-depressants, asthma medication) should bring enough medication to last throughout NYU Precollege. Students are expected to be able to take medications on their own without the help of other students, P.A.s, or other NYU Precollege or University staff.
The following behavior is prohibited in the residence hall:
A full list of violations is included in the Residential Life Student Conduct and Policy Process information online. Residential students will also receive the full list of violations on move-in day.
New York University assumes that all students are capable of accepting responsibility for their actions. Therefore, students will be held accountable for any violation of NYU Precollege and University rules and policies. It is important to note that students found present while a violation is occurring may be considered participants and may be subject to disciplinary action along with the principle violator(s). The NYU Precollege conduct process is as follows:
Students and NYU Precollege or University staff document things that they observe, hear, smell, or are otherwise made aware of through an incident reporting process. Any person may file a report or discuss a complaint with staff.
NYU Precollege and/or University staff will review all such reports and may interview students connected with the case. Students are expected to cooperate with the interview process. Based upon the information available to the staff, should the staff determine that no violation occurred the case will be closed. In the event it is determined that a violation did occur, the case will be referred to a senior NYU Precollege and/or University administrator for final review and a determination as to disciplinary actions that are deemed to be necessary and appropriate.
The student will receive official notification of the final decision via NYU email. Serious violations will most likely lead to dismissal from NYU Precollege without refund. Disciplinary decisions are final and cannot be appealed.
There is a zero tolerance policy with respect to the possession or use of cigarettes, alcohol, or illegal drugs and substances (including paraphernalia). Any student determined to have violated these policies will immediately be dismissed from NYU Precollege without refund. All other policy violations will be addressed in accordance with NYU Precollege adjudication processes, and may result in a variety of sanctions ranging from a warning to dismissal from NYU Precollege without refund depending upon the circumstances of the violation.
In order to participate in NYU Precollege, all students must submit the following forms to the Office of University Programs no later than June 1, 2016. Download the forms, complete them, and upload them as outlined below.
The below forms may be submitted via the student's Precollege application. The forms can be completed and signed electronically or downloaded and completed by hand. To submit the forms:
If you have difficulty submitting the forms online, please contact the Office of University Programs at email@example.com or 212-998-2292.
The below health forms must be submitted directly to the NYU Student Health Center at:
NYU Student Health Center
Immunization Record Services
726 Broadway, Suite 336
New York, NY 10003
The MMR and Meningitis immunization forms are required for students taking six or more total credits during the program. If you have questions about the health forms, contact the Student Health Center Immunization Records Services Office at 212-443-1199 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
Sign in to participate
The postings on this site solely reflect the personal views of each author and do not necessarily represent the views,positions,strategies or opinions of IBM or IBM management. IBM reserves the right to remove content deemed inappropriate.
Sort by:
|Most recent
|Most visits
All entries tagged with xo
Is There a Better Option?
Timothy Powers 270003F3FN email@example.com | 2012-04-09 15:41:12.0 | Tags:  predictive-analytics analytics customer-analytics telecommunications business-analytics xo smarter-analytics | 1 Comments | 2,941 Visits
Guest post from Perry McDonald, Worldwide Communications Sector Executive, IBM Business Analytics Is there a better option? Not a comment you ever want a customer to utter to themselves, especially in competitive industries such as telecommunications, banking, retail or insurance. In telecommunications, and for Communication Service Providers (CSPs) specifically, a ... [ + Read more ]

subset: commoncrawl


text:
1969 Chevy Chevelle - Baby Got Back!Written by on April 1, 2009 Contributors: Robert McGaffin The Massive Back Tires Are What First Grab You, But There's More To This Chevelle Than An Impressive Rear View.
You can't really say that the rest of this Chevelle's posterior proportions are anything out of the ordinary, but hot damn, check out those rear meats. They're 295/65-15 Mickey Thompsons, to be exact, or 30x12.5x15 for those who are metrically challenged. Unlike the big-buttocks fetish, which only infects a small percentage of the misguided male population, just about every hot rodder digs copious rear tread width. And Chris Borg's big-block beast makes the most of it, too, running 10.24 at 128 mph at the track. Dig a little deeper, and the persistence and attention to detail necessary to stuff those epic rollers back there surface throughout the entire car. So clean, so simple, so functional, so fast, and oh so pretty, it's the quintessential street machine. For anyone who's ever wanted to build a Chevelle, the car that stars in your fantasies probably looks a lot like this one.
Having owned both a '70 Cutlass and a '72 GS in the past, Chris has always been big into A-bodies. Looking for a productive way to stay amused during long Illinois winters, he picked up a '69 Chevelle in 1992. Not a big fan of performing tedious bodywork, his plan called for spending more up front for a solid foundation. He found exactly what he was looking for at, of all places, a local car museum. "The body and interior as you see them today are exactly like they were when I first bought the car 17 years ago," he says. "It still had the original 396 big-block and four-speed in it with only 60,000 miles on the clock. The more I dug into the car, the cleaner I realized it was. It sounds crazy now, but the $12,000 I paid for it was actually a lot of money back then."
Without any monotonous metalwork to deal with, Chris jumped right into the good stuff. He pulled the 396 and four-speed in favor of a mild 468 and a Richmond five-speed. Although Chris ripped the yoke off of the rearend on his very first run at the dragstrip, he eventually sorted out the combo and got it running in the high 11s. As is often the case, his drag racing buddies proved to be a bad influence. He bought a 502 from a friend, and took his Chevelle to the next level. The combination is essentially a GMPP 502 crate motor that has been bored 0.030-over and fitted with Eagle steel rods and 11.0:1 SRP pistons. The bottom end is topped with GM oval-port aluminum cylinder heads that have been heavily ported by Self Racing (www.selfracing.com), along with a Brodix single-plane intake manifold. Valve actuation is handled by a Comp 251/257-at-.050 solid roller cam that bumps Jesel shaft-mount rockers. An exact hp figure is not known, but weighing in at 3,755 pounds and running 128 mph in the quarter, it's safe to presume that the Chevelle packs a rather stout package.
Big power is just part of the drag formula, however, and Chris's knowledgeable pack of quarter-mile junkies helped reinforce the point. The first order of business in sorting out the driveline and suspension was ditching the stick. "Richmond five-speeds don't like speed-shifting very much, and manuals in general are just very hard on the driveline, so I switched over to a TH400 auto with a Gear Vendors overdrive," he explains. Moreover, working on the pit crew of his buddy John Cunningham--who campaigned an NHRA Comp Eliminator car--helped Chris understand the basics of suspension setup. "People think a drag car is supposed to squat off the line, but it's not. You want the tires and suspension to separate from the rest of the car, which drives the tires into the ground and gives you more bite."
To attain impressive 1.42-second 60-foot times, Chris makes the most of the factory four-link design. "On my 9-inch rearend, there are five adjustment holes on the ears where the upper control arms attach," he explains. "Along with the adjustable upper control arms, this allows me to set the preload exactly how I want, and tune the suspension almost like an aftermarket four-link. I made a Heim joint for the control arms on the axle side to reduce slop, and Del-a-lum-style bushings on the frame side. The car also has drag springs and double-adjustable shocks all around, which makes dialing in the suspension much easier." Of course, any mention of traction regarding this Chevelle isn't complete without giving due props to those monster rear meats. Surprisingly, although it took plenty of beating and banging with a hammer, they fit without the need of any cutting or welding. Chris says it was mostly just a matter of taking lots of measurements and sorting out the right wheel offset.
Although the fat rear tires stand out the most, they're just one of a multitude of subtle visual tricks that reflect the painstaking measures taken to achieve the brilliant overall execution of this machine. From the rear profile, you won't see the clutter of a fuel system hanging down, and that's not just a convenient coincidence. Chris had Rock Valley build him a custom fuel tank with bungs positioned higher up than normal. This enabled tucking the pump and filter above the gas tank. Along with a custom panel he built into the trunk, Chris now has easy access to the fuel pump just in case anything goes wrong. "When you have a big pump and filter hanging underneath the car, I just think it looks like crap," he opines. The near-perfect stance, which tucks the tires just a smidgen inside the wheel openings, transpired as a combination of dumb luck and some adaptive engineering. "After a few years of racing and street driving, the Moroso drag springs I installed started sagging, and now they sit about 1.5 inches lower in the front than they're supposed to. This really messed up the front suspension geometry, so I built some custom extensions into the control arms to give them some more travel. I will soon be installing some new Detroit Speed & Engineering drop spindles, which are 1.5 inches taller, so hopefully that will take care of the issue."
With the lengths Chris has gone through to fine-tune every aspect of his Chevelle to his exacting standards, he's obviously spent more than a few hours working on it. He attributes his dedication to the nature of his day job and the Midwest car culture. Chris and his dad own a construction company, and says that their weekdays are quite stressful. "We have a shop with a couple of lifts on our facility, and we go over there on the weekends, have fun, and forget about all of the stuff we had to deal with during the week," he explains. "It's like therapy. Since we can't drive our cars when it's cold outside, we're forced to work on them indoors all winter, and that really helps keep us on schedule. We spend way too much money on these cars during the winter, so they have to be done by spring if we're going to get our money's worth out of them."
Considering the brief number of temperate months during the year Chris has at his disposal, the 3,000 miles he logs each summer is indicative of a muscle car that's driven quite often. As such, the Chevelle has all the earmarks of a true street machine. Chris refuses to put a rollbar in it, and the car still maintains power brakes thanks to an electric vacuum assist pump installed underhood. Not an ounce of weight has been removed, and future plans include upgrading the front brakes and installing a new DSE front suspension system in an effort to improve ride quality. "I've always wanted a car that's not only fast, but one that handles and stops well also," he says. "The ride is a little stiff right now, and I hope to tame that down with the new DSE components."
By now, we've established that there's much more to this Chevelle than fat rear rubber. It's fast, clean, well-sorted, damn good looking, and an original big-block four-speed car to boot. However, we still can't get the sight of that seductive rear end out of our silly heads. Maybe that's because whatever car we imagine we're driving in our fantasies, the only view we're going to catch of a bottom-10-second car is the rear end. And in this instance, that certainly isn't a bad thing.
How To Fit Monster Meats
Not only do the massive rear tires on Chris Borg's Chevelle look ultra aggressive, they maximize every last millimeter of real estate available in the wheelwells. Like most readers, we were very intrigued about how he pulled it off. Fortunately, Chris is willing to divulge what he learned for the rest of us to strive to emulate. Here's how he did it in his own words:
"At first, I didn't think I could fit tires this big in my Chevelle without mini-tubbing it, but I sure am glad that I gave it a try. It all started when one of my friends got a set of 295/65-15 Mickey Thompson ET Street radials for his car. I really liked the way they looked, so I asked him to give them to me after they were worn out. I put my car on the lift to test fit the tires, and much to my surprise, they fit in the wheelwells very nicely. I took a few measurements, and realized that they would fit just fine as long as I moved a few things around and got the wheel offset just right. I've always liked the look of the American Racing Torq-Thrust IIs, so I ordered up a set of 15x8-inch wheels on a custom 4 -inch backspacing. I decided to go with an 8-inch-wide wheel instead of a 10-inch-wide wheel for two reasons. First off, it allowed me to pull the tire in closer to the center of the car. Secondly, the smaller wheel narrowed the section width of the tire a bit. Pulling the tire in so far meant that I had to beat the snot out of the inner fenderwells with a two-pound sledge hammer. I then folded in any metal that was in or around the wheelwell to prevent it from catching on the tires.
"The final challenge was getting the tailpipes to clear the tires. To accomplish this, I had Rock Valley custom modify my gas tank by cutting off the front corners of the tank and re-angling them inward. Next, I cut up the exhaust system and shoved the mufflers up as high in the car as I could. I then used some 180-degree U-bends to reposition the tailpipes inward, farther away from the tires and closer to the gas tank. After all that, the tires fit perfectly and don't rub at all even if I take a corner very hard. I've never cut a tire on the street or at the track. After all the mods, I sprayed the wheelwells with some fresh undercoating. Now, if the tires rub for any reason, I'll know exactly where and clearance it accordingly. There's really nothing special about the work required to get these tires to fit. It just takes time and patience. I wish I could fit 315s underneath there!"-Chris Borg
|By The Numbers
|Chris Borg, 43 • Palatine, IL
|Chevy 509 big-block
|factory 502 Chevy bored to 4.500 inches
|Melling oil pump, Milodon pan
|Rotating assembly:
|GM 4.000-inch steel crank, Eagle H-beam rods, forged 11.0:1 SRP pistons
|Cylinder heads:
|GM oval-port aluminum castings with 2.25/1.88-inch Manley valves and 110cc chambers ported by Self Racing
|Comp Cams 251/257-at-.050 solid roller, .648/.619-inch lift, 112-degree LSA
|Jesel 1.7:1 shaft-mount rockers, K-Motion springs, Comp lifters and pushrods
|Ported Brodix single-plane intake manifold, Holley 900-cfm 4150 carb tuned by Willy's Carburetor and Dyno Shop
|MSD 6AL box, billet distributor, HVC coil, and plug wires
|Fuel system:
|Rock Valley stainless steel tank, Magnaflow pump and regulator
|Lemons stepped 2 1/8- to 2 ¼-inch long-tube headers with four-inch collectors, dual three-inch Flowmaster mufflers
|Meziere electric water pump, Be Cool radiator and electric fans
|Built by:
|TSI TH400 auto, Gear Vendors overdrive, Coan 4,300-stall converter, Hurst shifter
|Rear axle:
|Ford 9-inch rearend with Lenco 35-spline axles and locker differential; 4.30:1 gears
|Front suspension:
|Global West upper and lower control arms, Moroso drag springs, Afco double-adjustable shocks
|Rear suspension:
|Gazen Racing upper control arms, Global West lower control arms, Moroso drag springs, double-adjustable VariShocks
|stock discs, front; Mark Williams four-piston calipers and 11 ¾-inch rotors, rear
|Wheels & Tires
|American Racing 15x7 Torq-Thrust II, front; 15x8, rear
|Pirelli P600 235/60R15 radials, front; Mickey Thompson 295/65R15 ET Street radials, rear
More Photos From This Article View Slideshow
While doing a burnout at the track one day, the front snout of the water pump broke, bounced off the fan, and poked a hole through the original steel hood. Chris used this as an excuse to swap in a tall single-plane intake, and a Glasstek cowl-induction hood.The Brodix single-plane intake manifold was cut in half by Self Racing, ported, then welded back together. It was originally designed for a Dominator carb, but Self welded on a 4150-series adapter pad. The attractive accessory drive setup is from March.The only rust that needed repair on the entire car was located below the rear windshield. On this car, the "SS396" badges denote the real thing, not a clone.By relocating the bungs, Chris was able to move the fuel pump and filter above the gas tank. Not only does this de-clutter the area around the tank, it makes for easy access to the pump from the trunk. When the fuel pump seized up during a long weekend cruise, it allowed Chris to rebuild it on the side of the road and get rolling again within an hour.
Despite the big cam, the CPP master cylinder gets power assist from a SSBC electric vacuum pump. Chris plans on installing a Hydroboost system next winter.


text:
Just as your eyes usually show signs of distress, sadness or worrying, the skin around your eyes is often one of the first places on your complexion to show signs of trouble. Often, expression lines form first on the delicate skin around and underneath the eyes, indicating that the tissue is suffering from depleted collagen and moisture levels. When you're tired or stressed, the under eye skin becomes swollen and dark as a symptom of your physical or mental fatigue. Similarly to how you care for your mental well being in times of distress, it's vital that you care for the skin around and beneath your eyes when signs of trouble start, and to do so, there is no better line of products than the NUXE Eye Products collection.
The NUXE Eye Products collection was designed by leading skin care experts and formulated with natural ingredients. As a result, the items in the NUXE Eye Products lineup are as gentle as they are effective. The NUXE Eye Products treat a variety of skin concerns, including fine lines and dark circles.
Rely on the selections in the NUXE Eye Products collection to safely care for the delicate skin of your upper and lower eyelids and at the corners of your eyes. The eye products from NUXE contain blends of natural ingredients to help tone, moisturize and heal the entire eye area to make your skin as beautiful as your sparkling eyes.
NUXE Prodigieuse Anti-Fatigue Moisturizing Eye Contour Cream is the perfect solution for skin that is stressed and dull due to environmental impurities. Enhanced with natural ingredients like anti-inflammatory caffeine, the effective formula in the cream improves the smoothness of the skin by 95 percent, while eliminating signs of fatigue like dark circles by 85 percent within just one month of use. Hyaluronic acid present in the eye cream helps your skin regulate its moisture levels to prevent the dehydration that exacerbates common problems like fine lines in the eye area. The product can be used up to two times per day and is safe for contact lens wearers and people of all skin types.
The NUXE Nuxuriance Eye and Lip Global Anti-Aging Cream is a revolutionary weapon in the fight against signs of aging made from a formula that is equally effective for the lip and eye areas. This versatile cream receives 89 percent of its volume from healing, natural ingredients like cocoa leaf cell extract and lepidium meyenii root extract, which all combine to reduce the look of fine lines, wrinkles, dark circles, age spots and puffiness.


text: Shutterfly home decor lets you style your space just the way you want. Turn a favorite travel photo into stunning wood wall art, or make colorful pillows featuring fun wordplay. Whether you're looking for a total revamp or to add a few finishing touches, you'll find something to love in our collection. For other ways to browse, try Shop by Styles, Shop by Rooms or Shop by Collections.


text:
ACHICA > Darcy Brown: Girls > Darcy Brown Crew Top
Click image to zoom -- or click here to enlarge
Darcy Brown Crew Top
This product is not available
|Sale closed
|Product Information
Fabric: 100% Cotton.
Care: Machine wash at 30 degrees.
Product Code C87-13S140VOID
|Delivery & Returns
We hope you will be thrilled with your purchases but in the unlikely event that you want to return something, you can find full return instructions on the back of your delivery note or click here


text:
I had made up my mind some time ago to start sketching as a way to keep a log. Last couple of nights were beautiful here (t-shirt weather at midnight), so I felt inclined to give it a shot.
I discovered:
- it's hard to get the field stars where you want them (won't vouch for the accuracy of any of this)
- it's hard to get the brightness of stars to correspond (but the scanner really exaggerated the contrast)
- I should practice making round dots :o


text:
- Education programs
- Media
- Blogs
- Publications
- Alumni Agenda
Alumni Agenda
Building Brand "YOU"
Oct 09, 2012
In a tough business climate, there has never been a more important time to STAND OUT from the crowd.
Personal Branding is a revolution in career management and talent development. It's one of today's hottest career strategy topics and an essential tool for thriving in today's work environment. Once reserved for CEOs, personal branding is now being used by professionals at all levels of the organization who seek to integrate their greatest strengths into everything they do. Based on corporate branding philosophy, the Reach personal branding methodology is the leading program that has been incorporated into talent development programs at companies across the globe including Adobe, l'Oreal, British Telecom, BMW, Cisco, J&J, JPMorgan, Gucci, Microsoft and Starwood Hotels. And it has been incorporated into MBA programs at Harvard, Berkeley-Haas, UCLA-Anderson, Cornell-Johnson, NYU-Stern, ESSEC, Thunderbird and Duke-Fuqua.
In this keynote, William Arruda guides MBA Candidates through the proven, three-step personal branding process they can use to unearth and express their unique promise of value. Being introspective and understanding your professional reputation are important for all MBA candidates. In fact, Harvard Business School Professor David Garvin, quoted a high level executive he had been talking to as part of his research into improving MBA programs:
"…you have to provide leaders with the opportunity to become more introspective…anything that allows them to hold a mirror up to themselves has got to be of great value."
Understand and living their brand enables MBA candidates to stand out in a competitive job market, direct their career, expand leadership skills and deliver greater value to current and future employers. Understanding the personal branding process and integrating it into their career strategy is critical to professional success and personal fulfilment.


text:
Testimony :: The Honorable Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Chairman - The Helsinki Commission
It is appropriate that we welcome Foreign Minister Geoana to the Commission in his capacity as Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The Minister met with Commissioners at the beginning of 2001 and we have been in close contact as the events this year have unfolded. Mr. Minister, I appreciate the close working relationship you have maintained with the Commission, a tradition I hope to continue with your Portugese successor next year.
Romania has encountered many challenges and accomplished a great deal since assuming the chairmanship of the OSCE earlier this year. Yet, much remains to be done. Indeed, Romania's chairmanship will conclude as the international community faces a new set of challenges that affect every one of the 55 OSCE participating States.
My hope is that "Operation Enduring Freedom" will bring enduring freedom to all of the countries in the vast OSCE region, including the countries of Central Asia. In this regard, I see the OSCE's role in promoting democracy, human rights and economic liberty and the campaign to root out terrorism as complementary.
Americans are united and determined to see the war against terrorism -- in all of its forms -- succeed. The Helsinki Commission itself has faced serious disruption as a direct result of terrorism, but we will not be deterred.
Erosion of our common commitment to human rights would only lead to greater instability, not less. It will be essential to dissuade despots of any notion that we are abandoning our firm commitment to democracy and human rights. To do otherwise would imperil the very values and principles which terrorists seek to destroy. Paying lip service to human rights will not suffice.
As President Bush has said, "it is important to distinguish between those who pursue legitimate political aspirations and terrorists." History has shown that the seeds of repression bear very poisonous fruit.
Mr. Minister, I appreciate your leadership in focusing the work of the OSCE on combating corruption and organized crime, as well as your strong support for the Southeastern Europe Cooperation Initiative's center for combating transnational organized crime, located in Bucharest. Clearly there is a strong nexus between the operations of transnational criminal organizations and international terrorist organizations. Indeed, according to experts, they frequently work together in the fields of drug trafficking and money laundering. I strongly urge the OSCE participating States to redouble their efforts to pursue practical cooperation to fight international crime and corruption.
The past year has provided Romania with a unique opportunity to "lead by example" in implementation of its OSCE commitments during its chairmanship. Indeed, several of our Commissioners have followed developments in Romania for decades. We appreciate Minister Geoana's work to ensure that longstanding human rights concerns in Romania be addressed by Bucharest. In this regard, we look forward to continued action to overcome the legacy of the past, including anti-Semitism, while protecting the rights of all Romanian citizens, including Roma as well as ethnic and religious minorities.
Mr. Minister, we wish you continued success in the closing and challenging days of Romania's chairmanship of the OSCE and your views on how to strengthen the OSCE process.
I am please to yield to Co-Chairman Smith for any remarks he would like to make at this time.


text:
I picked mine because I root for the good team in Montana... and 61 was my jersey number when I played there. Oh and FTG
when my grandfather was alive, he used to sit me down and talk about those wiley wapiti's..... how it was just for food and that he never brought home a set of antlers because grandma would just throw them out. he used to say...."them damn wiley wapiti's fooled me again boy, but ill get'em tomorrow." as he unpacked his international scout.
ill never forget his hunting stories, they were the best.
I thought with all the new members this was a oldie but a goodie to bring back up.
I don't Break the rules, I Modify them.
I like velvet Muleys and we all experience buck fever so that's my name.
Some think it should be "velvet feather" though
Last edited by velvetfvr; 03-07-2014 at 07:48 PM.
2013 spyder turbo, 70lbs black out and 2013 pse omen max 60# stormy hardwoods green
Limbdriver Pro V, Tight spot quiver, Single pin Hogg Father, Fuse carbon blade.
Scott longhorn 3, Easton FMJ's
AKA: Velvet Feather
I picked it bc it's what my friends call me anytime I leave for a hunt. They know my wife will tag along and I end up being the pack mule. She can take care of herself, but i have to baby her a lot so nothing happens to her.
Although, I think electronics guru has a better ring to it.
I came up with mine after hunting in the Frank Church, one of the drainages Woodtick Creek was the most god awful nasty country I've ever been in and I haven't hunted that hard in my entire life and probably never will again in my life. It was 12 miles in one way with a 65 lb pack and there was no trail, good thing I had just finished up football season and was in the best shape I had ever been in.
TALL, WIDE and HANDSOME
"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence."
I'm among the noncreative types. JasonGNV entails my first name, last name initial and the state I live and love. I'm obsessed with hunting and prefer hunting my hounds above all else but I hunt it all. Chasing muley bucks with stick and string comes a close second. I guess I could have been more creative with my name, something like Hunt365HoundemBucksBearsLionsObsessiveBullsBirdsSp eedgoatBackcountryFamilyBowHorseTraditionsNVBootle ather!!!!!. Ya I think I'll change my name, I like it!


text:
hello friend I have seen your designs are very good and I really like your work. vectorisadas sell your images
Favorite DBH Designs
You're about to delete this favorite.Nevermind Permanently Delete
|Prints / Wins
|Votes Received
|Votes Given
|Shirts Owned
75 Followers
The moon is high in the dusk sky, the silence hurts and the gunslingers look like morbid statues, every thing under this light is a lapse of waiting that feels will last forever, there is no tomorrow, and past is just a shadow escaping from this moment, suddenly a sequence of fire break the silence, the black bird screams and many bodies fall inanimated, all is over just for one more day, tomorrow…tomorrow Black Bird will walk again with his eagle for companion and more shadows painting his face and dressing his heart.
Hello, you have supported my work at Design by Humans before and I appreciate it in great manner, I have posted a new submission: http://www.designbyhumans.com/vote/detail/233473 and you can help me just letting me know your oppinion about this concept, as always I thank you in advance for your help and time, because all that you can say will help me to improve my work and make better designs and concepts.
thanks a lot for your support dude!
Hi Bro, Please comment or vote on my designs for One Color Only Contest and my other design, Thanks.
Hello Deaddreamer you have supported my work greatly before, thank you for all that support, I am pleased to introduce my new submission here in DBH, I am very excited and happy, it's my first design with zombies, I hope that you like it as much as for me it has been fun and exciting to make.
This is the url to my sub "WALKING WOUNDED": http://www.designbyhumans.com/vote/detail/223933
thanks for support sir :)
Thanks for support!
your works are really great! you can check out my gallery and vote my designs too thanks :D
Voted great works!
check this plz
Thank you, I really appreciate it!
Such a great job on the Wacom Challenge! Keep it up!
please vote for my latest design here
Thnx for the comment deaddreamer..
hope u wud like to check out my submission on tournament
Thanks Deaddreamer! Apprecate it bro!
Please comment or vote on my design in Threadless, Design4Europe & Designbyhumans
Thank U!
I've seen some of your shirt designs and I'm extremely impressed. I started a film club at my school where students write, produce, and direct their own works. I've gotten much help from other artists with scoring and some poster artwork. After seeing your work I'd love to calibrate and create a fun Tee-shirt design for the club.
If you're interested, or know anyone who may be interested please contact me at
Thank you so much,
Hello Deaddreamer!
I am Wagner Nogueira, Brazilian comics artist. I entered now this difficult and fun world of designs for shirts. I like so much of your designs (already voted and commented) and today, in addition to introduce myself, i came to ask a little help on a challenge that i am participating. See the post on my blog that you will better understand:
Thank you! You're awesome!
Big Hug!
Hey man, can you explain the roles of the "Agents of the Apocalypse" shirt? It's really confusing, but I think I got the who's whom. :]
Love your work! Great stuff!
Thanks buddy…for your support !
thanks buddy!


text:
(CNN) -- There are some celebrities who are well known for problems with drugs and alcohol.
But still others flew under the radar with their issues.
*If you're viewing this on our iPad app, click VIDEO then choose photo option.
A lot of people were surprised to learn that Zac Efron had gone to rehab. Take a look at photos of these other celebrities that you might not have know battled addiction.


text:
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Homeland Security Department paid for an underwater robot in a Midwest city with no major rivers or lakes nearby, a hog catcher in rural Texas and a fish tank in a small Texas town, according to a new congressional report highlighting what it described as wasteful spending of tax money intended for counterterrorism purposes.
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said in his 54-page report that while much of the spending for the department's Urban Area Security Initiative appeared to be allowed under the program's rules, it was still inappropriate in an age of budget austerity and as the federal government faces a $16 trillion national debt.
"Every dollar misspent in the name of security weakens our already precarious economic condition, indebts us to foreign nations, and shackles the future of our children and grandchildren," Coburn said.
Article Photos
The report focused on UASI spending in the last few years in Arizona, California, Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma and the National Capitol Region, which includes Washington and parts of Maryland and Virginia. Among the projects Coburn found questionable were:
The grant program stems from the 2001 terrorist attacks when the federal government pledged to help equip local governments to prevent future attacks and respond if they occurred. DHS has pumped billions to states over the past decade under the program that puts states in control of how the money is ultimately spent.
The security program is the department's most popular grant, and guidance for how money can be spent has evolved over the years. During the past decade there have been other examples of questionable homeland security grants, including infamous snow cone machines bought by Michigan officials last year. The department has no way of tracking how the money is spent and has not produced adequate measures to gauge what states and communities actually need, Coburn said.
DHS spokesman Matt Chandler said the department "fundamentally disagrees with the report's position on the value of homeland security grants and the importance of investments in our first responders on the front lines and the development of critical capabilities at the local level."
Chandler said the department's grant programs are evolving and changes proposed by the Obama administration reflect "a more targeted approach" to how federal money will be spent in the future.
Sen. Joe Lieberman, the retiring chairman of the Senate homeland security committee, said while Coburn's report "makes some good points" the program's benefits outweigh its flaws.
"The grants, for example, have helped improve first-responder communications between different jurisdictions and levels of government - a lesson learned from the 9/11 attacks when scores of New York City fire fighters died because of poor communications," said Lieberman, I-Conn.
Congress regularly complains about the lack of accountability of the grant programs but lawmakers are happy to have the federal dollars spent in their districts. And almost from the beginning the program has operated with political considerations.
In 2004, then-DHS Secretary Tom Ridge told a congressional panel asking about allotments to various cities that he was looking for a formula that get "218 votes in the House or 51 votes in the Senate, in order to get it done."
Coburn wasn't shy about shouldering some of the blame for the program's failings.
"Any blame for problems in the UASI program ... also falls on Congress, which is often more preoccupied with the amount of money sent to its cities than with how the money is spent, or whether it was ever needed in the first place," Coburn said.


text:
The Courtyard by Marriott customers includes the casual and family travelers as well as the business person. Amenities and features have been designed for comfort, style and room to stretch your legs and relax. Essentially, Marriott has created a chain of hotels that delivers serene interior environments to ease the stress of your vacation while providing a home like atmosphere. Calming colors and "home" like design elements sooth a family and provide a more familiar environment. Large spacious rooms and 24 hour services are perfect for leisure and business travelers and the unexpected needs that can arise on a trip. Most Courtyard by Marriott locations are marked by beautiful landscaping that not only adds to the aesthetics of the hotel but dampen the sound of passing traffic and the noise of the city.
Courtyard by Marriott serves their business customers by providing high speed internet access free of charge via Wi-Fi in Central and North America. Courtyard by Marriott's main customer target is the traveling business person with each location designed to reflect a pleasant and stress free stay. The large rooms feature large desks to provide more comfort for the business traveler for meeting preparation, sales materials as well as general emailing and networking while on the road.
The hotel goes on to offer large and filling breakfasts for the hungry traveler while the majority of the Courtyard by Marriott locations have full service restaurants. A major draw of the hotel to travelers is the 24 hour mini mart that provides a quick snack or small meal anytime of the day. The mini mart is like an all night convenience store with snacks, newspapers, magazines and "quick" food. Breakfast buffets are available either as part of a hotel package or for an additional cost.
With these amenities the Courtyard by Marriott satisfies the needs of your stay and trip. The rooms are all very quiet and the internet access can provide a way of sending pictures of the trip to your friends and family as it is happening. Courtyard by Marriott is located in fun and interesting destinations near top resorts and landmarks. Marriott also offers several other hotel chains to choose from. The Ritz Carlton offers world class luxury to their guests and a myriad of resorts and amenities like spa services and beachside massages at select locations in the tropics and abroad. The Marriott hotel chain also owns the Residence Inn which offers an apartment styled setting for its rooms, perfect for families and larger groups of travelers. Grand Residences by Marriott offers private ownership and the amenities of a resort setting. The Grand Residences are located in London, Kauai Lagoons, and Panama City, Florida. The Grand Residences in Lake Tahoe Nevada offers their clients an alternative to the luxury of condominium living with the flexibility of seasonal rentals. The Grand Residences manage the property while it is not in use so it is ready and able to accept its guests at any time.
While the Courtyard by Marriott is not a luxury hotel, it delivers and provides the peaceful and serene environment needed for the tired and weary. With their high speed internet access and 24 hour mini marts they provide any need and desire of any guest at any time of the day. Most Courtyard by Marriott hotels offer a fitness or workout room for guests that wish to exercise before starting their day of travel. Additionally, the hotels offer pools, hot tubs and at select locations spa amenities such as massages and skin treatments to further pamper their guests. The Courtyard by Marriott Washington Convention Center Hotel treats their guests to a free newspaper Monday through Friday, a pool and hot tub as well as a fitness room. Many of the Courtyard by Marriott hotels have large and spacious commons areas for relaxing and enjoying a morning paper or breakfast buffet. One such Courtyard by Marriott is the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter hotel which offers a large lobby, a business center for business travelers as well as an onsite restaurant, a pool and a hot tub. Most of these amenities are offered at all Courtyard by Marriot hotels but will vary slightly by location.
The Courtyard by Marriott hotels were founded in 1983 and is owned by Marriott International; it was Marriott's first sister hotel chain and was designed to target Holiday Inn's business traveler market. Courtyard Marriott has locations in North and South America, Asia, Europe and all across the United States. As of June in 2007 Courtyard by Marriott has 2,800 hotels worldwide.


text:
WHEELING - It's easy to win when two players on your team score more points than every player on the other team combined.
That's exactly what happened at Wheeling Park on Wednesday night as Emily Puskarich and Haley Robb finished with 30 and 26 points, respectively, as the Patriots held off a second-half rally from visiting Parkersburg en route to a 68-51 victory in a West Virginia Class AAA Region One, Section One semifinal.
''They should get that,'' Park coach Dee Davis said of her senior duo. ''That's what their job is. When they work together we're a really strong team.''
Article Photos
Wheeling Park's Marissa Tucker (5) drives around the guard of Parkersburg's Nicole Dent (23) during their game Wednesday night.
The Patriots (14-8) came out of the gate red hot and quickly jumped out to a 9-2 lead in the beginning of the first and held a 17-9 advantage by the time the stanza was over.
The first quarter would just be a preview of what Park had in store as it went on a complete terror in the second with a 22-4 run that stretched the margin to 26 points as the teams went into the locker room with the scoreboard reading 39-13.
''We just came out flat,'' Big Reds coach Kenny DeMoss said after the game. ''I just don't know how else to explain it. We dug ourselves a hole and the team got down on themselves. I really challenged them at halftime. Our goal was to cut it in half by the end of the third.''
They did.
Brooke Kurucz scored 10 of her 11 points in the third and helped the Big Reds (13-10) use a 25-10 spurt to trim Park's lead to 11 at 49-38.
''That was great,'' DeMoss said. ''It was probably the greatest quarter we played all season. We just ran out of gas.''
Eleven points was as close as Parkersburg got as Puskarich and Robb combined for 18 of Park's 19 fourth quarter points.
''I was surprised with how fast we started,'' Davis said. ''Any team that starts off fast, they're going to slow down. That's when (Parkersburg) started to pick up their game with the defense. I thought ut-oh, but then the fourth quarter came around and we made some adjustments and the kids responded.''
Puskarich and Robb also finished the game with a combined seven 3s, two more than the entire Parkersburg team.
''They're good leaders,'' Davis said. ''They help the team. When we call out plays, they make sure everyone is in their spots. They're real smart about that. They're game smart.
''I think sometimes they get a little tired and still want to push themselves instead of backing off and saying 'hey let's just run the ball a little and rest up.' They just want to go go go. I can't fault them for that. They hustle all the time.''
DeMoss also praised the pair and said, ''I don't know many teams where you have to guard 25 feet from the bucket. Puskarich and Robb, you can't give them an inch.''
Marissa Tucker added eight points for Park.
Imani Ward led the Big Reds with 13 points, while Megan Morrison had 12.


text:
Andy Murray, who was spotted at the National Tennis Centre planning his Fred Perry duds for 2009 recently, is still in Roehampton working on his game and fitness before returning to the ATP Tour.
The Brit baller was hoping to run a few 400 metres at Wimbledon's track (loving these black and silver Nike track trainers, btw) after a hitting session with coach Miles but with the gates locked Andy and trainer Matty Little hit the gym for some 40/20 intervals - 40 seconds on the treadmill (your choice of speed and incline) and 20 seconds rest, 15 times.
I'm out of breath just thinking about it. This training sounds really tough...and it looks like I might be right:
(image via andymurray.com)
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
PHOTO OP: Murray continues rigorous training regimen in Roehampton
Labels: Andy Murray, photo op, tennis, training
4 comments:
work it Andrew, work it.ReplyDelete
Wouldn't it be great if ESPN or The Tennis Channel would follow a baller for a day or a week, so we could watch them train? I want to see every single thing done, from nutrition to fitness to equipment selection. I want to see how many hours a day it takes to be a professional. Is it 6? 10? 12? 20?ReplyDelete
I don't want to hear the "24/7" bs routine. I want to see what goes into it for myself.
Rafa, if you are listening, you can do it naked and put it on pay-per-view. ;)
natch: i'm with you on that one. personally i'd love to see a real in-depth story about a top ballers training program, a real insidery segment. how about following the baller from training through to a tourney to see it in action? yes, yes, please!ReplyDelete
Oooooo...what if Real Sports did a piece, and committed to a player for the full year? They could air the piece right after a slam, if the subject wins one. Andy might be a great subject for that. He is poised to take one.ReplyDelete
Or even Roger, if he wins another slam, then RS could follow him in his quest to break the record. Yes, I like that, too. Okay, Rich, let's go get jobs at HBO. (See, that way we can still show Rafa naked in our spare time. ;))


text:
Hi there,
I'am running Zimbra 5.0.9 OSE, and I love it. But using the Calendars with iCal is giving me a hard time.
My account has 1 own calendar and 3 shared calendars (with admin/manager privileges). I can see all 4 in iCal, but I cannot edit any entries of the shared ones. I can create new entries in the shared calendars and edit them afterwards. But if they are changed within the WebGUI I cannot edit them anymore.
If I manage all 4 calendars within the WebGUI I don't have any issues, can edit/create/delete entries in all of them without any problem.
Is there already a solution for this issue, or is it by design?
Thanks in advance for any help.


text: Home Politics Oil-Spill Victims: Where's Justice? A year after a drilling-rig explosion sent millions of barrels of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, thousands who lost their livelihoods still await payment of their claims. By: Lynette Holloway Posted: April 18 2011 2:46 PM 0 Mario Tama/Getty Images Some members of Kenner Calvary Baptist Church in Metairie, La., used to make a hearty living along the Gulf of Mexico coast selling homemade gumbo and fried fish to tourists, making beds at once-bustling hotels and washing dishes at teeming restaurants. In turn, they made healthy donations at church on Sunday. But then their way of living was wiped out when the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil-drilling rig spewed untold amounts of oil into the Gulf and along the coasts of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi exactly one year ago, causing 11 deaths and countless personal injury in one of the world's largest environmental catastrophes. The oil company BP, which took responsibility for cleaning up the disaster, set up a $20 billion spill-recovery fund to help business owners and workers recover losses. But claimants are complaining that the agency charged by the Obama administration and BP with disseminating payouts -- the Gulf Coast Claims Facility -- has been slow to pay, which has impeded recovery, dramatically impacting their quality of life. Now, instead of tithing, once-proud members of Kenner Calvary Baptist Church have been forced to extend their hands for donations to help pay the rent and utility bills and to put food on the table, according to the pastor, the Rev. James E. Turner. The economy of Metairie, a suburb of New Orleans, relies heavily on the fishing and seafood industries. The problem has gotten so bad that Turner, activist Art Rocker and other members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference held a sleepover outside BP's offices last month (March 16 and 17) in Houma, La., to protest the payment process. The event drew about two dozen protesters, including members of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association. The group said that more than 15,000 claims -- many from poor people and small, minority area businesses -- have gone unpaid. "It's causing people a lot of stress," Turner told The Root. "We're providing them with financial assistance and legal assistance with claims processing, but I'm outdone with the way it's being handled. There is no rhyme or reason to who is being paid, which amounts to no one." Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. He is not alone in his concern. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange and other local officials are concerned, too. In a pointed letter to Kenneth Feinberg, who heads up the GCCF, Strange promises to hold the agency's feet to the fire. "Quit dragging your feet and stalling the large majority of claims to a point where victims are so desperate that they settle for anything," Strange wrote in the letter dated March 21. "Remember, your job is to compensate the victims -- not magnify their problems by playing games with BP's money (to BP's benefit)." Strange's letter came on the heels of the release of statistics by Feinberg's office in early March announcing that it had processed 57 percent of the 256,000 individual and business final claims, including 99,905 quick payments that require recipients to relinquish their rights to pursue further litigation as a result of the spill. "I am of the firm belief that Feinberg and the BP claims process is preying on the desperate economic situation of these families with their backs against the wall, and is dangling grossly inadequate 'final' payments in hopes that people will give up their claims for quick cash. This is why these releases that permanently force people to give up rights should be thrown out by the court," Strange said in a prepared statement. Feinberg responded back in a fiery 21-page letter that his office forwarded to The Root. In the letter dated March 23, he explained that claims were not casually dismissed. In fact, of the 153,076 claims processed since Nov. 23, only 4,013 were denied, and each was accompanied by an explanation of rejection, Feinberg wrote. "I find it impossible to accept your conclusion that GCCF payments to the citizens of Alabama 'do not amount to much [sic],' " Feinberg wrote. "First, in less than seven months, the GCCF has paid 28,766 Alabama claimants some $688,645,943, not an insignificant amount. Yet, you conclude in your letter that individual payments, on average, are 'suspect and troublesome [sic].' I disagree, and am left to wonder on what basis you draw this serious and damaging conclusion. The GCCF evaluates each claim on its merits and pays or offers each claimant the full amount of their substantiated damages." The kerfuffle between Strange and Feinberg comes amid ongoing criticism of the GCCF by public officials. In early March, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder also rebuked the agency for slow and parsimonious payments of claims, saying that the facility should work more quickly. He added that while it directly affects the people of Gulf Coast, the slow payment of claims has a national impact, too, because it hurts the economy overall. Meanwhile, Turner said that he plans to keep pushing Feinberg. His congregation of about 300 has fallen off by 50 members since the incident because people are struggling to make ends meet. "They come to us for help with their basic needs," he said. "And we have to help them because they have nowhere else to go. But who is going to help us?" Lynette Holloway is a Chicago-based writer. She is a former New York Times reporter and associate editor for Ebony magazine. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Get what we're watching delivered to your inbox everyday! Sign up for our daily video newsletter below. Page 1 of 2 NEXT PAGE > Powered by Livefyre 0


text:
I'm fairly new to to fantasy mapping and CC3, thought I did some sketches on Paper when I was DM RPs... but i thought i get it more 'professional' ...
Anyway I get a hold of ProFantasy's CC3 and watched the tutorial Video, and i tried making a map, and did continent. After that i started to add land masses. when its IN the continent there is no problem... but when at the edge...its problematic. It goes of the continent... I don't want that... I want to create a sand shore, but whenever i create a terrain like that, the lines goes off the continent and into the ocean. I don't want that.
Is there a way to trace the continent lines? Or at least the terrain tool snaps to the continent edges?


text:
Discussion and debate with Joe Duffy
David Duffy of Duffy's Circus will no longer use big cats in the ring. He talks to Joe about his reasons for the change.
John Kirk took some as yet unseen footage of JFK's arrival at Dublin Airport in 1963. He tells Joe how he managed to get the scoop.
Bernadette Goodwin's son died in a drowning accident in spain over 40 years ago . His death cannot be registered in Ireland. Bernadette is campaigning for a change in the law to allow the deaths of Irish people overseas to be officially registered here.


text:
CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern has released its Pink Glove Dance video as part of a breast cancer awareness fundraiser.
The video includes members of the Havelock Fire and Rescue Department, which is raising money for its cancer care fund through its Brave Enough to Wear Pink campaign. That fund provides money to help with the needs of area cancer patients.
The hospital is participating with the fire department in the 2013 Pink Glove Dance for Breast Cancer Awareness campaign. It�s a video online contest in which the video that gets the most votes receives a $25,000 donation to the breast cancer organization of its choice.
Voting is scheduled to open on Oct. 25 and run through Nov. 8, with one vote per person per email address per day. Voting will be done online at www.pinkglovedance.com.
For now, the video is posted at www.youtube.com/watch?v=utbwcgh7BL0&feature=youtu.be
The Havelock Fire and Rescue Department is continuing its Brave Enough to Wear Pink campaign throughout the month. Each Friday, fire department personnel will replace their normal blue uniforms with the specially designed pink T-shirts. The shirts as well as hats are available for purchase for $20 each at the West End Fire Station, the city�s main fire station, Havelock City Hall and at the gift shop of CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern.
The campaign is in its fourth year, and last year raised $10,400 to support the needs of area cancer patients, needs that are sometimes not covered by insurance.
For more information, call the Havelock Fire and Rescue Department at 444-6443 or Havelock City Hall at 444-6400.
Location, ST | website.com


text:
The Oregon Athletics Marketing Department will be holding national anthem auditions at Matthew Knight Arena on Sunday, Oct. 5, from noon to 3 p.m.
The department is searching for talented musicians to perform the national anthem at upcoming Oregon athletic events for the 2014-15 season. Due to space limitations, groups are limited to no more than 15 people.
Audition times are limited and must be scheduled in advance. To schedule an audition, please call 541-346-5330 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
Rhoads Makes Good Time With First Recruiting Class
AMES, Iowa – For new Iowa State head coach Paul Rhoads, time was of the essence. The Cyclone head coach assumed the ISU helm Dec. 20. The 42-year-old Rhoads has subsisted on pure adrenaline since. In a collegiate version of Beat the Clock, Rhoads has been hiring staff and putting together the 2009 recruiting class he unveiled at a press conference Wednesday in the Jacobson Athletics Building.
"This staff has done a fantastic job in six short weeks," Rhoads said. "Putting together a staff in such a short time is indeed a challenge. We had three contact weeks left in what normally is a six-week recruiting period."
|2009 Signing Day Multimedia
>> Recruiting Class Highlights (CZ)
All-Access (FREE)
Rhoads said that while time was a factor, the 23 recruits that signed national letters of intent Wednesday will be Big 12 Conference level performers, some before others.
"There were two things we had to do," Rhoads said. "We had to contact all the current committed players and reassure them that Iowa State was still the right choice and now a better choice. We then had to identify what the needs were of this program and who fit those needs. We then had to go out and develop relationships in a short period of time. I feel this staff did an outstanding job accomplishing those goals."
Two Cyclones are already on campus after transferring in from junior college. Offensive lineman Zack Spears of Arp, Texas and safety David Sims of Gainesville, Fla. met the media Wednesday.
"You grow up in Texas wanting to play in the Big 12 Conference," Spears said. "One of my best friends, (ISU wide receiver) Sedrick Johnson is here on the team. I can't wait to experience gameday on a Saturday in the fall."
Sims has also bonded with new teammates.
"I have gotten to know (cornerback) Kennard Banks and (safety) James Smith," Sims said. "They have been telling me about the pride they have in this program. Everything worked out well for me."
Rhoads said he was pleased with the two junior college transfers and especially happy that the duo will be in spring football practice which begins next month.
"One of them (Spears) is really big and the other is one very fast (Sims)," Rhoads said. "We thought they were good on film and high-character kids when we signed them. (Sims) is a safety where we need depth. We need a player that can make an impact, both physically and with coverage. Offensive line always has to be well-stocked and you need to be three-deep. (Spears) definitely helps there."
Rhoads sought help program-wide.
"We signed players at every single position, other than tight end," Rhoads said. "We did fill needs with five junior-college players."
Rhoads spoke specifically about his three Iowans, linebacker Jake Knott of Waukee, wide receiver Josh Lenz of Dubuque and Kyle Lichtenberg of Bettendorf.
"They are the gems of the class," Rhoads said. "There's not a player in this group that we don't feel can come in here and help us win at Iowa State. We have a football team here that is very hungry and a recruiting class that understands that and wants to add to it."
Rhoads spoke to what drove his staff through the recruiting period.
"You do it with a conviction and a sense of honesty that people can see," Rhoads said. "When you share that vision and dream thoroughly, genuinely and honestly, I think people can feel the excitement."
The excitement begins with the first day of spring practice, March 24. The spring game is set for April 18.


text:
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Governor Jay Nixon will call for the reinstatement of important safety exemptions to Missouri's Sunshine Law on Friday.
The exemptions expired at the end of 2012 and prevented the release of security plans for places such as schools, courthouses, and hospitals.
Gov. Nixon will speak at 10 a.m. at the Millennium Student Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Other state and local law enforcement officials and the Missouri School Boards' Association leadership will also be in attendance.


text:
Same problem, I create a new contact and place it in Local, then it's not in Gmail or Yahoo.
If I move it to Gmail, there it is.
But if I move it to Yahoo it's now gone from Gmail.
I need a way to add a contact, have it in local, Gmail, and Yahoo. I don't want to have to export and import every time I add a contact to have it duplicated all around.


text:
About this font family
This small family can be counted as 4 fonts in 2. Because both weights contain small caps, 12 sets of stylistic alternates, and a decorative swashed form. That's not counting dozens of ligatures in both multilingual latin and Cyrillic scripts. Plus ordinals, case-sensitive forms, and manual hinting.
Due to its geometric nature, designers can manipulate vectors to change letters'
dimensions for logotypes. They may seem modular, but every glyph was shaped More…
available in all of the styles in this family:
only available in some of the styles in this family:
- Basic text strings
- Random text strings
- News feeds
- Pangrams
Hazelnut Pro Light
Hazelnut Light
Hazelnut Pro Black
Hazelnut Black
Available formats
available in all of the styles:


text:
Women who eat a high-fibre diet increase their protection against cardiovascular disease, a recent study has claimed.
Swedish scientists from Lund University discovered that women who consume a high-fibre diet are 25% less likely to be struck down with heart disease than those who eat little amounts of fibre.
Researchers investigated the eating habits of over 20,000 people from Malmö in Sweden, and how 13 essential nutrients (including fibre, fats, proteins, carbohydrates) might play a role in the onset of cardiovascular disease.
"Women who ate a diet high in fibre had an almost 25% lower risk of suffering from cardiovascular disease compared with women who ate a low-fibre diet," explains Peter Wallström, a research from the study.
In contrast, the effects were less pronounced in men, however they did discover a fibre-rich diet slashed a man's risk of stroke. Although the exact reason for this discrepancy is unknown, researchers theorise that women may consume fibre from healthier food sources than men.
"The difference in the results for men and women shows that we need to pay more attention to gender when we conduct research on diet", adds Wallström.
Eat yourself to a healthy heart with these cardiovascular-friendly foods.
Oats contain beta glucan, a soluble fibre that helps reduce cholesterol levels, especially LDL (bad cholesterol), which damage the heart.
Green leafy vegetables like spinach, fenugreek, pak choy, radish leaves, lettuce are known to reduce the risk of heart disease as they are rich sources of folic acid, magnesium, calcium and potassium - the essential minerals for keeping the heart functioning properly. Studies have shown that one daily serving of green leafy vegetables can lower the risk of heart disease by 11%.
Soy is a healthy protein alternative to red meat, as it has a low saturated fat content, no cholesterol and even increases your HDL 'good' cholesterol, which is good news for your heart.
Regular consumption of tomatoes is known to reduce the risk of heart disease, as they contain a rich source of vitamin K, which help prevent hemorrhages.
Wholegrains contain high levels of vitamin E, iron, magnesium and a host of anti-oxidants, which are all beneficial to the heart as they help reduce blood pressure.
Apples contain guercetin, a photochemical containing anti-inflammatory properties, vital for keeping blood clots at bay, which can lead to heart attacks.
Almonds, when eaten in moderation, are known to lower cholesterol levels as they contain monosaturate fats (the 'good' fats), as well as vitamin B17, vitamin E and minerals like magnesium, iron and zinc.
Red wine (when drank in moderation) can be good for the heart as it contains a powerful antioxidant called resveratrol, which helps prevent damage to blood vessels, reduces "bad" cholesterol and prevents blood clots.
Interestingly, the study didn't find any definite links between the other nutrients (for example, saturated fat and sugar) and the risk of cardiovascular disease.
However, the study authors warn this information should be taken with caution: "Almost everyone eats more saturated fat than recommended, including the participants in many other population studies," says Wallström .
"It is therefore difficult to compare recommended and high fat intake. Other types of study that have been carried out have shown that those who limit their fat and sugar intake are at lower risk of cardiovascular disease",
These study results were published in the scientific journal, PLoS One.
Find out which foods are rich in fibre...
A handful of dried figs not only boost your fibre intake, but will help soothe stubborn constipation. Eat them with your oatmeal cereal in the morning or snack on them mid-afternoon for the full fibre benefits. Fibre: 10g / 3 figs.
Kidney beans are a great source of fibre, as well as rich in protein too. They're easy to incorporate into the diet by adding to hearty soups, blending to make a tasty paste or sprinkling on salads. Fibre: 7g/ 1 cup.
Always opt for brown over white rice as it contains the wholesome fibre needed to maintain a healthy gut and digestive system. Fibre: 3g / 1 cup.
The avocado is full of great health benefits and one of them is a rich source of fibre. Eat a medium-sized avocado and you've clocked up 10g of fibre in one sitting. Fibre: 5.2g/ half a medium-sized avocado.
The baked bean is another great source of fibre, with its content higher than most foods in this list. One cup of these contain up to 8g but a whole tin can be as much as 11g - nearly half your recommended daily allowance. Fibre: 8g/ 1 cup.
The corn is a tasty and resourceful way of getting your RDA of fibre, with a half of cup of its corn ears equaling to an impressive 2g of fibre, so the whole corn will clock up around 10g in total. Fibre: 10g/ 1 corn on a cob.
The broccoli is a multi-tasking vegetable which is not only packed full of vitamin D and C, but fibre and antioxidants too. Add these to your dinner and you'll have sufficient amounts of fibre to help keep your digestive system healthy. Fibre: 4g/ 1 cup.
The humble lentil is a great food to add to your daily diet, as one cup contains a whopping 15.6g of fibre. these can easily be added to your diet in soups, salads and as part of your vegetable intake. They're also a great source of iron and B vitamins too. Fibre: 15.6g/ 1 cup.
Like with rice, it's always best to opt for brown over rice pasta as it contains the most fibre and has more essentials vitamins than its processed version. It is also thicker in texture, so will keep you fuller for longer, staving off hunger pangs. Fibre: 5g/ 1 cup.
This iron-packed green leafy veg is also a brilliant source of fibre. Boil it or chop it from fresh - it's really easy to incorporate into your diet. Use in salads, as it contains more nutrients that lettuce. Fibre: 6g / 1 cup.


text:
Everyday living is harsh on your skin. Daily exposure to sunlight, smog, pollution and stress is the #1 cause of premature aging. Murad's Environmental Shield product line will help restore, renew and protect your skin against sun damage, preventing and reversing environmental damage. Sometimes the worst enemies are the ones you are hardly aware of. Our skin is constantly under the assault of free radicals which are invisible to the eye yet incredibly powerful. These free radicals make our skin cells unstable and prone to damage which can lead to wrinkles, loss of firmness and discoloration. Murad Environmental Shield creates an unbeatable defense for the skin.
Murad Environmental Shield offers a full range of daily products as well as treatment products designed to protect the skin against damage while also correcting past damage. Committing to a complete regimen from Murad Environmental Shield will ensure the most youthful complexion going forward.
Murad Environmental Shield was designed to protect the skin against all of the environmental aggressors which are constantly plaguing the body. Every day the body is exposed a variety of harmful factors which produce free radicals, causing the body's cells to become instable. The skin is the first line of defense for the body and so it is not surprising that the effects of environmental stressors first appear on the skin's surface. Preventing problems before they start is the best way to keep the skin healthy and looking its best.
Murad Essential C Moisturizer is a daytime product that offers high protection against environmental elements. The formula uses Vitamin C which is rich in antioxidants to repair damage, prevent future damage and brighten the skin. The non-greasy formula locks in moisture to restore hydration and prevent the skin from drying. Murad Essential C Moisturizer has an SPF 30 that provides protection against both UVA and UVB rays.
For an intensive treatment that does wonders for environmentally stressed skin, nothing beats Murad Vitamin C Infusion Home Facial Kit. It is clinically proven to repair damage, reducing wrinkles and increasing the rate of skin cell turnover, resulting in smoother, more resilient skin that's brighter and more radiant. The treatment powder should be mixed with the treatment gel and applied evenly to the face for a super potent antioxidant cocktail. After just ten minutes, the skin is in better condition and more able to fend off all of the common environmental assaults.
You may buy Murad Environmental Shield products as a single purchase or receive a discount by setting up automatic shipments


text:
Michael Palin
Birth Name: Michael Palin
Born: 05/05/1943
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England, GB
Born: 05/05/1943
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England, GB
Born Michael Edward Palin in the Broomhill ward of Sheffield, England, he was one of two children born to Edward Moreton Palin, a steel engineer, and Mary Lockhart Ovey. Edward Palin suffered from a pronounced stammer, which his son would later adopt to great effect in "A Fish Called Wanda" and other projects. A shy boy, he nevertheless developed an interest in acting after appearing as Martha Cratchit in a production of "A Christmas Carol" at Birkdale Preparatory School. His fascination for performing continued into his college days at Oxford, where he earned his first laughs from original material he co-wrote and performed with friend Robert Hewison at a Christmas party. Among the attendee... Continue Bio >>
Popular Movies:
More Credits >>


text:
Tech at Night: Welcome to Net Neutrality
Good evening. I'm going to start tonight with a clarification from Friday. While I identified last week's Net Neutrality push poll with Consumer Reports, the poll was actually signed on by CR's publisher, Consumers Union, and conducted by the Consumer Federation of America. As that one television network says, I have now made a report, and you can decide for yourself what to make of | Read More »