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I hope you end up with a good project, especially since it's a father/son thing. Good luck.
JGK95 like Fred just said,, there are SO MANY GOOD body and frame kits out there that don't require all the extra work and EXPENSE to make right, why not buy a good one to start with.. all these people AREN'T telling lies about these street beast bodys, they are absolutely junk,,
After reading about all the BAD results they have had with them,, how could you possably want to buy one,,
you will most likely have the same money in a GOOD kit,, as you will in a S/B after you spend all the extra money to make it work,, YOU GET EXACTLY WHAT YOU PAY FOR,,,,,,,,
Rat, Fred, & Z28,
1. The car's not an investment.
2. Budget's limited. Very Limited. To play with the big boys costs lotsa coin.
3. We looked at Rat's Glass (A personal fav of mine) but settled on the StreetBeast as we are buying it in an optimal situation.
Prior to joining this board, I did my homework. Plain and simple, these cars are not well received.
I get it.
If I had my druthers, I'd have an all steel body modeled after a Rat's Glass with a chromed out IRS and IFS from Heidts with Twin Turbos.
Your input's appreciated and understood.
Jay K.
It's a real shame that no matter what the experience of the entire street rodding community says some people will believe the advertising hype of sleazy underhanded, illicit companies. It just goes to show that a little slick advertising money can pull the eyes over just about anyone gullible enough to believe the sham.
Here's a little article that appeared in the Miami Herold a while back about StreetBeast. It doesn't paint a very rosy picture, and for those of us who (when we were younger and less experienced) almost purchased one of these kits from the original FiberFab, it really brings back some memories. By the way FiberFab was the original name... that's before they were shut down by the Florida Attorney General's Office and later reopened as Classic Motor Carriages.... which is before they were shut down by the Florida Attorney General's Office and reopened yet again under the new name StreetBeast.
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Good luck with your purchase.... and I really do hope you get all your parts on the first shipment. If not you may be waiting for years.
In America everyone has intitled to an opinion and the right to free speech so here is mine on an age old argument and yes by god I am going there!
Streetbeasts represents the genre that I refer to as 1-800 Hotrodders.
These New plastic caskets in the form of a classic piece of automotive history are a waste of time and money and a direct insult to anyone who has spent the weekend sanding or doing bodywork on a "real" car.
These cars haven't been through Hard times ,depression, ,war, accidents,newly weds,drive-ins, kisses,repaints,rockn'roll,tears,conspiracys smiles,argements, protests,dragstrips,hotdogs,concerts,elections,Div orces all to survive and tale the tale!
Instead they represent progressive transgression,convienence,laziness,capitalism,lack of immagination,me too attitudes, and lack of individuality!
It amazes me that we even let these" big Models" compete in any shows and be judged alongside real cars,It is a big cheat !but then again we pay sports heros millions while our real heros our vets are left hungry and sleeping in the streets.
Please don't respond with that same old weak bull**** like
"I can't afford a real 32 ford" because more often than not the glass cars are the ones that are way overdone and priced out of this world.
There are plenty of good cars left get of your ***** and find them!
Hi Jay... the car in my avator is a RATs glass, NOT much better than a street beast,, believe me,, I built it,, EVERY large panel has flat spots trunk lid, doors Top, they are made with a chopper gun,, not hand layup like advertised, their advertised steel body reinforcements is POPULAR wood,, one of the SOFTEST woods in the world, not even a hardwood like oak,, and if you have them do any mods to the body when you order it,, it will be full of bondo,, and the gel-coat will be flat black primer paint, we had them tub the rear wheelwells and they used a piece of cardboard for a form for the tub,, looks like a 10 y/o did it,,[ probably was]
the ONLY thing nice about a RATS GLASS body is the design,, and thats because bobby Alloway designed it,, check out my journal and see how much work was involved Never again,,, Bill
If you two think you're going to turn this into a steel is real thread please don't even go there. Do us all a favor and take your arguments (and there are several people that would love to chime in on that subject) and post them in a new thread.
It's very important that people understand the drawbacks of purchasing a StreetBeast especially since this company is by far the absolute bottom feeder of the street rod industry bar none. So lets keep this thread on target.
You guys all done yet?
Two things:
1. If I ever met any of you, I'd probably complement your car and the work put into it.
2. The foolish arguement of Metal vs. Plastic and it's history is laughable. Hell, if Heny J. heard about plastic back then and knew how to mass produce it. You'd all be singing his praises like a church choir!
You all know my preference for Metal as I stated in my previous post, so I'll end it there.
I've followed your posts prior to joining this board and already was familiar with your position. This isn't the blind following the blind. This is a boy and his dad of a very young 72 years old enjoying working on a snap tite model with a little glue and some paint.
Jay K.
ps. Does New Interior even post here anymore?
pps. Bad Rat, Your car is F'n phenomenal!!
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A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to work on a customers street beast 34(?) 3 window coupe. As was said before, up close, the car is not even close to looking like a 33-34 Ford, which it is modeled after. The lines are all weird, anyone who knows cars will spot one of those cars from a mile away. I don't know if they still say that you don't have to paint them, (that was one of the old sales points), but you definately do. The "as molded" gelcoat finish is very rough.
The fiberglass work is poor, thick and resin rich, the fit and alignments are poor , Street beast uses BONDO to glue their doors together....if you line up the gaps in the doors the body lines don't line up, and vice versa. The layout of components is all wrong and the frame looks like a homebuilt early agriculture project. Someone tried to hide some of the piss poor welds where the crossmember met the main rails with silicone, and they were so bad that you could still see that there was no penetration...even with the silicone.. The hardware and running gear is the cheapest available, window regulators and latches are all just the bare minimum to operate. The lower window channels were bare steel, I'm surprised that the windows didn't break when you slammed the door they rattled around so bad.
I could not get in or out of the car easily, as the doors only opened about 40 degrees, because of the crappy hinge design,, the firewall was moved back about 8 inches which made for no leg room and the doors were an inch thicker on each side so it took an already cramped interior and made it very uncomfortable.
I will say that the car that I worked on was well done by the builder, he spent a great deal of time and did really nice work. But just as a master carpenter can put all of his best efforts and techniques into building a peice of furniture, if he builds it out of # 3 pine most of his time is wasted.
And I do have experience with fiberglass car bodies, I worked for a manufacturer of fiberglass replica bodies for 12 years, and continue to work on them as a part of my business.
Good luck with your project.
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I have a Dave Korey Street Rods Deuce 3 window body that is, for the money, one of the best values on the market. It's not "an exact replica" because it has a 3 1/2" chop, the firewall is smooth, and the drip rails have been removed but it does have real 1/4" steel reinforcements, hand laid fiberglass, doors hung and latched, trunk hung and latched, and power window mechanisms installed from the factory.
When I bought mine they were going for around $3800. Now they're almost double that but still when compared to Downs or some of the other big names they're a bargain. Right now you could pick up a new body, rolling chassis and complete fender and running board package for right around $14 grand, and that includes IFS. Just about the same price as a StreetBeast and double or triple the quality and ease of assembly.
I don't have his rolling chassis but I do have the American Stamping frame rails, complete Pete & Jakes suspension system (with chrome hairpins and Superbell front axle) along with Speedway's tubular crossmember system. All I have to do is weld the chassis up and the whole car is ready for assembly.
Now Dave Korey doesn't spend thousands on slick national advertising but his quality and overall value make a StreetBeast look like the junk it is. The best analogy I can think of is that Dave's stuff is like something that's American made compared to StreetBeast quality which is more like something made in China. My point is that there are just dozens of better choices out there than a StreetBeast.
When it comes to this car, I'll be building it next year (as soon as I'm finished with my pickup). I'll post pics and narrative of the build on my web site so everyone can see how easily this thing will go together. Right now as it stands I have about $8 grand invested in the body and chassis and by the time I'm done my goal is to have spent no more than $12 grand, and that's with a 3 deuce hemi, TH-350 and a Ford 9" rear end. Only time will tell if this goal is attainable but I think it is.
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The car looks fascinating, good luck with your project! How long do you expect the entire build process to take? How many rods has this Dave Koorey sold? If we were to buy it would be the 33/34 full dress street rod with frame combo.
Thanks for your input. I don't have a problem with the gluing of the doors with bondo when both the fiberglass resin and bondo are roughly the same agent. They both are adhesives. Am I wrong here?
Sure Street Beasts may look a little off, but heck! I'd rather have a Rat's Glass than either the dkrods.com or the StreetBeasts' 34 cabriolet as they have the most aggressive rake of all three!
Just outta curiousity, did you happen to know when the owner purchased his streetbeast rod from Street Beasts? I have our soon to be customer number and I'm wondering if the guy who brought his car to your shop purchased it recently or during what would be the growing pain years up until recently?
The world of fiberglass cars is all new to me and it's a learning project from day to day.
Thanks again guys,
Jay K.
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Chapman BMW of Phoenix AZ sold me a damaged CPO'd 650i
Buyer Beware!
I purchased a 2008 CPO BMW 650i in May 2010 and was told the car was in great shape and that because it was CPO'd vehicle, there had been no prior accidents, paint work or body damage. After a few weeks, I noticed the front end bumper and quarter panels were not lining up correctly. I looked behind the bumper and saw parts that held the bumper on had been glued together and were coming undone. After taking it to a body shop, they pointed out bent aluminum parts in the engine compartment, a replaced engine hood and a poor paint job on the front end.
I took the car back to the dealer and they told me the car would be sent to Chapman BMW Certified body shop for repairs. After not hearing from the dealer for a week, I went to the body shop where my car was supposed to be, and they told me the car was never brought in. Apparently Chapman BMW heard I was looking for my car and called me and told me they sent it to an independent shop they use.
Fast forward to today... My car has been in twice to this body shop. It was there for 4 weeks the first time and after I went to pick it up, the bumper and fenders were still misaligned even though they said they had replaced bent and missing parts underneath. I brought it back a second time a few weeks later and they had it for another 3 weeks. This time, they replaced the bumper and left fender. Although the paint job looks good, the bumper and front end is still misaligned ( seams are off with large uneven gaps, bumper screw holes near radiator support barely line up with the bumper, etc..) which leads me to believe there may be frame or unibody damage. Since most of the front end panels have been replaced and repainted, I will undoubtedly have a hard time trading it in or trying to sale it at a later date without taking a huge loss since it appears it has had major work now.
I paid a premium to purchase a CPO'd vehicle for what I thought was supposed to be a car that offered "peace of mind" since it had to pass BMW's vigorous inspection in order to be certified. Don't make the same mistake I did and make sure to have the car inspected before purchasing it since BMW's inspection process is not as thorough as they make it seem.
First: Holy s@&t!! What a nightmare.
Second: +1 on the third party inspection. Was a CarFax run?
Third: I would think that this is not necessarily a failure of the BMW inspection process itself, but an indication of Chapman's desire to SWINDLE somebody. I would also think that this would be fraud in the eyes of the law. Especially with the CPO implied guarantee of the cars "fitness"; that w/o CPO it's kind of buyer beware.
There is no dealer alive that would ever say that a used vehicle has NEVER been in an accident. They have no way of knowing its complete history. Also a CPO can be in a collision but has to be repaired to BMW specs. If what you're saying is true, I'm glad I'm not the dealer...
Thanks for the replies. Yes, this has been one huge headache. I would have been okay with minor damage but at this point, it's almost a whole new front end that is still misaligned, which might indicate damage to the frame/unibody. The dealer has acted as if they are doing me a favor by having the repairs made and they keep reminding me that the car passed an independent and cpo inspection, as if to release them of any liability.
Fortunately, I had been reading these boards and followed the advice to contact BMWNA after I first noticed the damage. They told me there is not much they can do since the dealers are independently owned and operated, but that they would contact the dealer to try to come up with a resolution. They have spoken to the dealer and are following the case, they have said.
As for Chapman, they asked me if I wanted a replacement more than a month and a half ago, but I had not heard back from them until today; only after I sent them a letter informing them that I would contact the State Attorney General's office to report them for fraud and misrepresentation, unless they find a replacement or return my money within the next 7 days. They told me today, that they are prepping a 650 to offer, and will be contacting me when it is ready in about a week. I'm really not sure what to expect at this point but am hoping it's a fair trade.
I'll keep you guys posted as to the outcome...
These guys have no shame...
The offer for a replacement vehicle turned out to be a way for the dealer to gouge more money out of me... Absolutely shameless...
Their "certified sales director," offered a similarly equipped vehicle with less miles.. The deal: the new car was priced about 4k more than the last car I purchased and none of the 3.5k I had already paid over the last 4 months would be applied to the new loan. So, because they sold me a damaged car that has spent nearly two months in the shop over the last 4 months (due to their poor inspection or deliberate misrepresentation), I am to cough up an additional 7.5k for their mistake??? :tsk:
As for BMWNA, they haven't been of much assistance as far as I can tell.. All I do is play phone tag with them and all they usually say is how hard it has been for them to speak with the dealership.
I still can't believe these guys think they can get away with this... If you are in the market for a CPO BMW, stay away from Chapman in Phoenix.
It could help others if you posted your experience on other boards that have dealer reviews, including Edmunds.
Did chapman BMW fix the problem and replace the cpo 650 with a lower mile perfect car?
I really just wanted to move on and forget about it all, until I saw your post. Hopefully the vehicle was repaired properly and any potential buyers are informed of the previous damage and the repairs that were made since the updated carfax available on the dealer's site (where the car is for sale again), does not include this information.
The only person I enjoyed working with at Chapman was Alex Stoner, but apparently he's gone now. :tsk:
Well, this posting above shows that CarFax claims there were no accidents. Considering CarFax info is reported by repair shop & dealerships, it's too bad there's no way to find out if dealerships have wrecked cars and fixed them because it'll never be reported.
BTW, is this price any higher or lower than what you paid?
good lookin out bro
Was this the one in Chandler or the one on Camelback?
Chapman is the most dishonest shop I have ever been to, and I am not alone with this assessment. I took my 528i there two years ago at the end of my warranty period. They changed out my engine mounts under warrant. When picking up the car I told them there was a service engine soon light on, they cleared and sent me on my way. On the way home I noticed the a/c did not work. My Indy showed me where they sheered the A/C wire AND an emmissions line when changing the engine mounts- right where they had to move the engine. I drove back in the next day and showed them, and they said the line was old and brittle and there was no way they sheered either piece. I freaked on them until they did the repair - but they are an aweful shop. Steer clear- you have been warned
I live 3 miles from the Chandler location and despite that recently bought my 335d ED from Greg Poland at Pacific in LA. My experience with both Chapman locations (Chandler and Camelback) was that the sales people were really bad. It was truly shocking how ignorant of their own products they were.
Some of the cars on their used/CPO lot are truly bizarre. They had an AW/chestnut 2009 328i E90 loaded to the gills but with strange unavailable options combos (m-sport steering wheel/shifter but no m-sport package; wheels that didn't belong on the car). It only had 1300 miles on it but had a 2008 in-service date and wasn't imported to the US until December 2010 and was bought at an auction in PA. According the sales guy it had also been switched from a RHD to LHD. Who would do that? I ran far far away. But some schmuck bought it and will soon be on here or a similar forum posting a rant.
I plan to do a break-in oil change at an indy shop and hope I never have to take my car to chapman since I am getting the heck out of PHX within a year.
Anyone know what the service at North Scottsdale is like? Their sales person treated me like an after thought since I wasn't interested in buying the one 335d they had on the lot.
Chapman = Ghetto!!!
Their mechanics look like they are from the LA street gangs
Anyone have a good experience at Chapman? There's a car there I'm interested in but several bad experiences here have me a little nervous.
I guess if they were really that bad they'd be out of business?? I expect more negatives on here, since people usually complain instead of praise on these boards (in general, not specifically bimmerfest)
I took the deposition of a Lexus dealership manager a year of so ago in a case involving a previously damaged and repaired CPO LS300. He testified that everyone in the dealership community knows Carfax is unreliable and that the only reason consumers put so much faith in Carfax reports is because of Carfax's advertising.
Around here, these kinds of cases settle in the six figure range and, if they go to trial, can top $1 mil.
Isn't there a requirement that all BMW mechanics be blond haired, blue eyed Aryans? ;)
Any updates here? Or does anyone know of a good indy place to take my x5 to in Phoenix. I too am tired with some of the dishonest service I'm getting in the Valley. Thanks in advance.
Hello forzamilan...Yes, I know of an excellent indy shop to take your x5 to. I have brought my x5 to Babbit motor werks (mesa), and received excellent service. Josh is the mechanic at this location, and he is very knowledgeable. If you need to see a dealer, I also have an excellent SA up at BMW North Scottsdale. PM me if you would like to know more.
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4l60 no reverse
A friend of mine has a GMC Sonoma, I cant remember if it is a 93 or a 98. I know it has the 4l60 transmission. All forward gears work fine, shifts nice and crisp etc. It will not backup. The fluid is full and looks and smells fine. Could this be something stupid or is it a rebuild. The truck is really in sad shape and is just used as a lot truck for plowing snow. It not easy to plow with no reverse lol.
Thanks for any insight.
if you have verified the trans a good 2nd gear and 4th gear... then the drive shell must be functioning
then a problem in the low - reverse clutch pack or the reverse input clutch. Those 2 clutch packs create reverse
Thanks Crosley. I told him there generally is no easy fix, but I promised I would ask.
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Josh Beckett had another solid performance and gained his 17th win tying him with the most wins in baseball. Beckett got the lead in the 4th and allowed one big mistake to Matt Stairs in the top of the 5th. Besides the homerun by Stairs Josh managed the game very well and kept the Blue Jays on their heels for eight strong innings. Nobody is talking about Josh's durability now.
Jacoby Ellsbury looks like a young Carlos Beltran. I'm not sure anyone else has made that comparison BUT look at their skill sets. Speed, contact, play good center, early on didn't have much power, and from what I saw tonight, the same home-run swing. Now Beltran was seen as a bigger power guy early, but Ellsbury is still young and has more developing to go. He could easily add the pounds. Beltran currently is listed as 6′-1″ and 205 lbs. Ellsbury is 6′-1″ and 185 lbs. (Also, Beltran has a great arm. But thats just one extra thing)
Roy Halladay is just such a strong competitor. The Blue Jays may be out of it but it doesn't matter to Halladay. He battles long and hard. Ellsbury got the best of Roy Halladay today but it was a very strongly pitched game. If Coco Crisp didn't avoid a double-play in the 4th inning and continue the inning the Sox wouldn't have gotten four of their runs. Like Roy's last four starts, he pitched eight innings or more. Earning a complete game. Also he shut down Mike Lowell. One of the hottest hitters against him and a guy on a 16-game hitting streak.
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PARIS – It was not the sort of history he was planning to make.
Nicolas Sarkozy has spent the last six months fine-tuning his plans to become the first man to have won, lost and then reclaimed the presidency of France.
Instead, the onetime "bling-bling" president with the supermodel wife once again finds his comeback hopes suspended as he attempts to wriggle free of a web of interconnected corruption scandals.
The latest of these has landed him in police custody, with the 59-year-old achieving the unhappy distinction of becoming the first former president to be detained for questioning in a criminal probe when he turned up at a Paris police station Tuesday morning.
By early Wednesday after 15 hours of questioning, he was charged with corruption and influence peddling — serious crimes that if convicted could result in up to 10 years in prison.
Investigators suspect him of illegal interference in a probe into allegations his 2007 election campaign was partly financed by illicit donations from Libya's former dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
Sarkozy has been preparing for a return to the political front-line in September, when it is anticipated he will reclaim the leadership of the UMP, France's main center-right political party.
His allies say his legal travails, which they ascribe to pressure from the ruling Socialists, will only make the single-minded son of a Hungarian immigrant all the more determined.
"The more they go after him, the more that gives him the will to fight. Wait and see, he will come back stronger than ever," said a close political ally.
Sarkozy has been here before. Last year he was charged with taking advantage of France's richest woman when she was too frail to know what she was doing, in a case that centers on cash-stuffed envelopes allegedly being passed to UMP officials.
When the charge was finally dropped in October, his path back to power appeared to have been cleared.
Two years after he walked out of the Elysee Palace vowing never to return, polls made him one of the country's most popular politicians and comfortably the center-right's best chance for reclaiming the presidency in 2017.
Nine months later, the outlook is not quite as rosy.
The drip-drip negative impact of being constantly linked to corruption cases appears to have chipped away at his standing with voters on the right of the political spectrum.
"He has gone from 66 to 50 percent support as the best presidential candidate," said Jean-Daniel Levy of the Harris Interactive polling agency.
"It is true he is still at the top of the list but (former Prime Minister) Alain Juppe is close on his heels now and is looking like someone who can both unite the right and attack the left."
After his humiliating 2012 defeat by Francois Hollande, Sarkozy largely shunned the limelight, concentrating instead on making money on the international conference circuit.
But he has been unable to resist the lure of a return to the cut and thrust of political life.
Sarkozy has always been something of an outsider in the staid world of French politics.
The son of a Hungarian aristocrat who arrived penniless in France, Nicolas Sarkozy de Nagy-Bosca burst onto the political scene as a town mayor at 28, a member of Parliament at 34 and minister at 38.
He won the presidency at only 52 and was initially seen as a much-needed breath of dynamism, making a splash on the international scene and wooing the corporate world.
Breaking a long-standing taboo, Sarkozy also put his private life on display, divorcing his second wife while in office and publicly wooing supermodel and singer Carla Bruni.
He married Bruni in 2008 and the two had a daughter, Giulia, a few months before the 2012 election.
But as France's economy floundered amid the wider eurozone economic crisis, Sarkozy's public image took a beating.
His so-called bling-bling style — the seeds of which were laid with a champagne-soaked election night party at a glitzy Champs Elysees restaurant — provoked outrage as job losses mounted.
Hollande, a mild-mannered Socialist party apparatchik, seemed the perfect antidote two years ago but has since run into the same problems that Sarkozy encountered when trying to revive or reform the French economy.
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BAGHDAD, (Xinhua): At least 11 people were killed and 45 others wounded in a series of bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Sunday, a police source said.
Two car bombs went off at a marketplace in Shaab district in the northeastern part of Baghdad, killing a total of seven people and wounding 23 others, the source told Xinhua.
Another car bomb detonated at a marketplace in Jamila district in eastern the capital, killing a civilian and wounding 10 others, the source said.
Two more roadside bombs exploded separately at the busy commercial areas of Maidan and Souq al-Arabi in downtown Baghdad, killing three and wounding 12 others, the source added.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks, but the al-Qaida front in Iraq, in most cases, were allegedly responsible for such massive attacks in the country, raising fears that the terrorist group and other militia could return to widespread violence.
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Neil Berg's Broadway review returns to Francis Marion University's Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m.
The award-winning producer, lyricist and composer Neil Berg presents "102 Years of Broadway" featuring former Broadway show cast members singing the greatest songs from hit musicals of the century. Berg previously brought his "100 Years of Broadway" and "101 Years of Broadway " to the PAC.
"We are pleased to bring Neil Berg back this year as part of our commitment to enhancing the cultural fabric of this community," said Laura Sims, director of the PAC. "Shows like this give us an opportunity to enjoy a high quality production right in our community, time and time again, in this case."
The ensemble will recreate the biggest moments from the finest shows of the century featuring stars of shows such as The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Evita, CATS, Wonderful Town, Jesus Christ Superstar and Fiddler on the Roof. These amazing performers light up the stage with songs from the hit shows in which they starred. Berg presents brilliantly revived arrangements of Broadway classics as well as thrilling songs from Broadway's newest hit shows.
Tickets to Neil Berg's "102 Years of Broadway" can be purchased at a cost of $50 at the PAC box office during regular box office hours (M-F, Noon to 5 p.m.). Students may purchase tickets at a cost of $25. Contact the box office for more details at (843) 661-4444. Groups are welcome.
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Rihanna accompanied boyfriend Chris Brown to court where he was accused of lying about carrying out a community service order handed down for assaulting the star.
R&B singer Brown, 23, was sentenced to 180 hours of unpaid work, five years' probation and violence counselling four years ago after he admitted attacking Rihanna.
She blew him a kiss in court in Los Angeles yesterday, where he denied deceit over the community service. The case was adjourned for two months. The court heard he claimed to be litter-picking in his home state of Virginia for four hours when flight records showed he was on a private jet to Cancun in Mexico.
Brown and Rihanna parted after the assault on the eve of the Grammy awards in LA in 2009, when, police records said, he bit, choked and punched her. Rihanna confirmed last week they are dating again.
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SD WANs in full stands for Software-Defined Wide Area Networking is a new way in the technological industry that is used to simplify how branch networking in the office can be maximized, and maximum results are assured. The technology is transformational, and more business will benefit from its applications. WAN represents Wide Area Networking. The latter has mostly used the type of networking, but it has been replaced by the Software-Define Wide Area Networking and Cloud Network. Innovations are on the rise and things are not done the way they used to be done. Offices are experiencing a day in day out innovation that will make the world a better place to live in.
Technology sector is expanding at the very high rate, and systems and discoveries that were helpful in the recent past will not be of use anymore as it is in the case of Wide Area Network. In regard to SD WANs technology, the primary focus has been on the data handling. Data is the information that is transferred from one place to another in the technological space. Software-defined networking when applied in the data center has enabled integration of service chaining, micro-segments provisions and allows networks to build virtual networks leading to an automatically integrated system.
Networking has been made easier due to the use of SD WANs and its value can be felt since most institutions and offices are able to professional virtualization in the world. Its value has been widely considered as its slowly substituting WAN. The WAN innovations have enabled companies save in the cost of operations. They have improved the virtualization of processes as compared to the earlier versions of the WAN. The methods would involve offices using broadband connectivity when setting up the networks that are utilized in the various positions. It was enhanced by technologies such as Dynamic Multipoint; that was manually configured routers to perform Hybrid WAN networking.
Use of SD WANs is advantageous as compared to WAN. They are a source of relief to most organizations and systems since they provide the best solutions that are being sought out by most customer sand offices that are evolving technologically. The innovations can reduce the cost of running the system. The earlier versions of networking were high in price but the Software Defined Networking can deliver WAN hybrid efficiently and to enable the branch offices which has ordinary broadband to be an enterprise Wide area Network system.
Apart from the reduction of costs, reliability and speed are also improved by the setup. Hardware delivery costs that are being involved in most institutions will be highly reduced. They will be replaced by virtual machines where the data will be transferred and analyzed. The cost will be reduced too when using the SD WANs since would rely less on private links and will depend mostly on broadband. Even though the broadband will not deliver guarantees to be used, the SD-WAN will intermediate the two and ensure that voice or video transmissions are received clearly. The SD WANs will be responsible for checking between the endpoints to ensure the reliability of the broadband links to deliver voice or video data across the network.


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The Tediously Slow Life of an Inanimate Object
The reason we don't see rocks running around and living their lives, is because—unlike us—they have millions of years at their disposal to contemplate their next move.
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Credit card and global payments processor MasterCard Inc. said Friday its first-quarter profit fell 18 percent from the year-ago period that included a special gain on the sale of an investment. Its earnings still topped analysts' expectations.
Despite the better-than-expected results, shares of MasterCard fell sharply as the company said income growth during the year will fall below its long-term outlook of 20 percent to 30 percent because of the struggling global economy.
Shares of MasterCard tumbled $13.45, or 7.3 percent, to $170 in midday trading.
"Investors were hoping to hear that MasterCard is starting to see improvement in April, but that wasn't the case," said Andy Miedler, a senior technology analyst for Edward Jones. Miedler added that some of the sell-off could reflect profit taking. Shares had gained 6 percent during the week before Friday's decline.
In an interview with The Associated Press, MasterCard's chief financial officer, Martina Hund-Mejean said early data from April continues to show some volume weakness in the U.S.
"When you look at what's happening in April, we're not yet seeing a stabilization," Hund-Mejean said. "The data is mixed."
Hund-Mejean noted that there has been some stabilization and even strength in overseas volume recently.
Net income for the quarter ended March 31 fell to $367.3 million, or $2.80 per share. Purchase, N.Y.-based MasterCard earned $446.9 million, or $3.37 per share, during the same quarter last year.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters, on average, forecast earnings of $2.61 per share for the quarter on revenue of $1.21 billion.
Last year's results included a $173 million gain from the sale of a portion of MasterCard's investment in Redecard SA, a Brazilian credit and debit card provider.
Net revenue fell 2 percent in the latest quarter to $1.16 billion from $1.18 billion a year ago. The dip was primarily due to foreign currency translation. On a constant currency basis, MasterCard's revenue increased 2 percent from the year-ago period.
MasterCard has said it would need high single-digit revenue growth coupled with flat expenses to hit its long-range profit growth target.
Despite a weakening global economy, MasterCard still saw growth in the number of processed transactions — up 6 percent to 5.1 billion.
The dollar value of those transactions fell 10 percent to $411 billion, however, primarily due to foreign currency exchange. On a local currency basis, purchase volume increased less than 1 percent.
"Our volumes have been impacted by significant head winds, such as slower cross-border travel, lower gas prices, and an appreciating dollar," Robert Selander, MasterCard's president and chief executive said during a conference call. "We don't believe there's any reason to assume the economic slowdown across the world will improve for the balance of this year."
In the U.S., purchase volume fell 7 percent to $192 billion, primarily because of declining spending on gas as prices fell.
To counter the revenue slowdown, MasterCard is cutting costs, like many other companies around the world. The company reduced costs in the first quarter, which helped improve its operating margin. The company's operating margin improved 5 percentage points to 48.6 percent during the first quarter.
"The key is flexibility," Hund-Mejean said. "Any good company, really always looks at the expense line to buffer what's happening on the top line."
Total operating expenses fell 11 percent to $595 million. Costs were trimmed through initiatives to reduce travel expenses, professional fees and personnel costs. MasterCard, however spent $19 million on severance costs during the quarter.
MasterCard also slashed advertising and marketing spending by more than 35 percent to rein in expenses during the quarter.
Edward Jones' Miedler said MasterCard is handling it expenses very well to help maintain profitability during the slowdown, and is well-positioned for long-term growth as the economy recovers.
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MasterCard 1Q profit falls 18 pct, beats estimates
Credit card and global payments processor MasterCard Inc. said Friday its first-quarter profit fell 18 percent from the year-ago period that included a special gain on the sale of an investment. Its earnings still topped analysts' expectations.


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There is no shortage of things to do in the big apple, from landmarks and sightseeing to Broadway musicals. You will never run out of things to do and experience here. If you want to learn more about history then take a tour of the Museum of Metropolitan Art. Or if you want to view the finest art in the world, take a visit to the Museum of Modern Art. Want to see the statue of liberty? Take a 20 minute ferry ride to Ellis Island and take a walk to the top of Lady Liberty!
Looking for things to eat? On every street corner you'll find a shop with new interesting and delicious foods. Even if you stayed here for a year, you still wouldn't be able to scratch the surface of what the Manhattan foodie scene has to offer. Don't forget that a New York pizza is a must-try for any first timers and must-have for return visitors.
There are five different boroughs in New York: Queens, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and Manhattan. Each of these areas has its own unique taste and appeal, enticing different types of travelers to each of the boroughs. You can easily move between the boroughs with New York's excellent subway system that traverses the entire underground of the Big Apple.
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, there is always something going on in gay New York City. World-class shopping, amazing museums and the most FABULOUS restaurants anywhere; one trip to the "Big Apple" will definitely leave you wanting more.
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You have not tuned your engine as yet. Diesel flush the crankcase, run water/ethanol mix through the brake booster fitting, use 4 claw spark plugs or brisk silver spark plugs, run 1-3 quarts of diesel in your tank mixed immediately with a full tank of regular to clean out your fuel system, change/clean your air filter and fuel filter, use carb cleaner to ensure that your throttle body is free of carbon, make sure there are no vacuum leaks and no problems with the valve cover gasket, make sure that your rear diff and transmission oil is not dirty, use good thicker oil 40 or 50 weight to improve sealing in your engine, inflate the
properly, go for a few WOT runs, and then see what your car feels like.
Make sure your tensioners and belts are tight and your pulleys are secure. Spray fan belt spray everywhere for good measure. Remove the fan clutch (test your aux fan first on both settings to confirm that it works perfectly, details in the Bentley manual). Then drive and see what your car feels like.
Then decide if needs any boosting.
You forgot checking the blinker fluid... Who told you the above procedure was a good idea? I wouldn't reccomend people do most of what you listed. Changing fluids and filters is one thing but some of your "flush" concoctions would never be run through my engine. Fan belt spray, seriously? I would go for fresh belts if needed but spray everywhere for good measure? Interesting.
The fact is, most BMW models come from the factory wound pretty tight. Seeking more power without boost just moves the power up the rev range where it is generally of less use to you. If you want a faster car, buy a faster one. You will spend 2-3k and be sorry you did so. Pony up 5k for the turbo and you will be more than satisfied.
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Update: Lot of new rumors have poured in since we published this post. Here is the expected specs sheet of Galaxy S5.
- Android 4.4 KitKat
- 64-bit processor
- 16 MP ISOCELL rear camera
- Iris scanner (Eye scanner)
- 5.25″ QHD AMOLED display with 2k resolution
- Diamond coated metal body
- Multi video conferencing feature
- Wireless charging
We'll keep updating this specs sheet as we get more information. Stay connected with us for all the latest news on Galaxy S5.
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Samsung is today considered the renovation in the mobile tech world, at par with all the leading phones available today in the Smartphone sphere. Managed to go from strength-to- strength, it can be directly attributed to the success of Galaxy range of devices. In this rapid mobile world, it's obvious to talk of a device's successor even before its release. With the establishment of Galaxy S4 in the mobile world, surprisingly there've been few reports pertaining to the product the next in line, THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S5.
The much anticipated Samsung galaxy S5 is officially confirmed but still haunts the curious minds for when we are actually going to see it. A Lot of specs have already been rumored. Though Samsung has chosen to remain quiet about the whole sweet details of its next flagship, we have tried to stick on with the most reliable sources. A Smartphone industry that never sleeps, the executors and engineers are working round the clock to plan out, design and built the new S5.
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The Samsung Galaxy S5 is supposedly bigger, faster, tougher and wider. Similar to the previous two generations, It won't be running on Android 4.0, rather it is likely to run on Android 5.0 'Key Lime Pie'.
Currently unsure, but the phone might feature a 2GHz Octa-core processor, featuring a 5.2 inch screen and offering easier navigation with multi-touch capacitive and a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. To go along with the bigger screen size, this device will also feature a 'Smart Eye Tracking' to possibly improve navigation. It is being expected that Galaxy S5 might feature the Youm Flexible display. Furthermore, it will be equipped with the gyroscope, accelerometer, proximity sensor, light sensor and compass just like any Smartphone. Good news, that Samsung is perhaps boosting the RAM to 4GB, never before seen in a Smartphone. A chip that could spell more than increased speeds and improved capabilities of multitasking, the RAM improvement of Samsung Galaxy S5 could result in a much better battery life and a slimmer phone looks. The company's official spokesperson stated: "Samsung's new ultra-slim memory solutions will enable thinner Smartphone designs and allow for additional battery life, while offering a speed of up to 2,133 megabits per second (Mbps) per pin for data transfer."
Exterior: Aluminium Back Cover and AMOLED Plus Display
By far Samsung has chosen to stick with plastic for lightness and durability. There have been rumors that Samsung's next will feature metal body in order to compete with other upscale phones of Apple, Sony or HTC. It has been reported that Samsung would revamp their entire design. Also a Korean tech news website ET News reports that Samsung plans on giving the Galaxy S5 a metal exterior. Contrary to Samsung Galaxy S4, whose plastic body look is often considered as inferior compared to the metal chassis for its fifth-generation hero phone as plastic design would give a cheaper look than its rivals. The metal body is perhaps meant to seal it completely and make it dust and water proof. There have been rumors of Galaxy S5 with carbon fiber body too.
ET News also predicted that the production for the phone will start late in 2013. According to the buzz, the development of the next device has already taken place in Europe and is going to be produced on a large scale in Vietnam.
Designer Bob Freking shares his views for the Galaxy S5 camera in a video that suggests that it would have 16 MP rear camera with Optical Image Stabilization and 6x lose less zoom to vastly improve the qualities of the images captured, which Samsung is currently working on. The report mentions that Samsung has scheduled to finish working on the new camera hardware by the end of this year and to start making tests with handsets at the beginning of 2014.
The high tech phone is rumored to be working on the following frequencies GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / UMTS 850 / 900 / 2100 MHz.
With no official announcement of scheduled release date, it is predicted to be in the summer of 2014 to follow the current trend and have a price range of 650$.
The phone still remains shrouded in speculations of mystery. Many fans are hoping that the next Galaxy S phone will be bigger and better than its previous generations unlike the last two, S3 and S4, which were almost alike, especially when Apple is set to release the iPhone 5S next month. We hope that S5 will surpass all the previous phones.


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A New Perspective on Amateur Fighting
Hi Everyone!
I need your help. I was an active high school wrestler and have been passively training in Muay Thai and Jiu jitsu for the last two years. I'm about to graduate college and have always had this dream of taking a year off to train for one MMA event before med school.
My dream is to make a video blog that takes viewers through the mind and training regime of the average amateur fighter. I want to be able to discuss nutrition, philosophy, training, and mental health as amateurs prepare to compete.
Is this something people would watch? Any ideas or suggestions? I want this to be a smart and entertaining look into the everyday mental condition of the average (not world class) fighter.
I plan on moving out of the state to do this so all my surroundings will be new.
I would think taking a year off to train for 1 fight, let alone an ameteur fight is a bit excessive. Especially as you already have some relevant skills.
I can't imagine it would be a huge hit, given the amount of insight and "backstage" access we have of top level pro fighters these days. But if you want to do it, then do it.
I just had my first ameteur fight but intend to go as far as I can as a pro. Just doesn't make sense to spend a year training for something that you are only going to do once....
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Do you know when does Webdesign Tuts+ will be online???
did not know it exists that is cool
End of october if i remember correctly from the envato meetup live stream.
dint even know it existed
Haha, remember when this was posted in the FreelanceSwitch jobs board when they were looking for an editor. I think the editors called Brandon?
awesome looking forward!
This is going to be awesome. Saw that Brandon (Epicera) will be running things there.
Hey guys, I'm the Tuts+ Manager. Glad to hear you're excited about Webdesigntuts+! We're planning to launch early next week. As kevinsturf mentioned, Epicera will be the Site Editor. It's going to be awesome
Finally, I've been really anxious about this as I already have a tutorial up my sleeve
I'm glad you posted this, will be looking forward to checking it out when it goes live. Would be nice to have a tuts+ section specific to web design, as this would allow for me and my partner create some tutorials for it.


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Post-doctoral fellowship Harvard Medical School, Harvard University
General field of research:
Diabetic Microvascular Complications
Affiliations other than medicine:
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
Molecular Medicine
Department of Ophthalmology
Diabetic retinopathy, Gene therapy, Vascular basement membrane thickening, Gap junction intercellular communication, Animal/primate model of diabetes, Extracellular matrix and diseases
Summary of research interest:
We are working on several projects related to the pathogenesis of diabetic microangiopathy, in particular, diabetic retinopathy. One of the projects involves applying a novel gene therapeutic strategy to normalize altered gene expression in the retinal capillary cells with the goal of preventing characteristic lesions of diabetic retinopathy.
A second project, aims at understanding the role of gap junction intercellular communication in the development of retinal vascular lesions associated with diabetic retinopathy. In this project we are investigating whether high glucose alters the expression of endothelial specific connexins (Cx37, Cx40, Cx43), and connexin phosphorylation.
A third project attempts to unravel the mechanism(s) underlying blood retinal barrier breakdown in diabetic retinopathy. Because tight junction serves as the permeability barrier we are currently investigating whether the synthesis of occludin and ZO-1, and other endotheli al tight junction proteins are altered by high glucose condition in vitro and in retinal capillaries of diabetic rats.
A fourth project attempts to identify a biochemical link between the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma from the perspective of high glucose-induced overexpression of ECM proteins in trabecular meshwork and Schlemm's canal. Related to this project, we are also investigating if high HbA1c levels are linked to increased IOP in glaucomatous patients.
Contact information:
650 Albany Street
Phone: 617-638-4110


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This article was published 25/4/2014 (1157 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Friday was a difficult day for the federal Conservative party, as its hopes for Senate reform were dealt massive blow by Canada's top court.
The Supreme Court slammed the door on reforming or abolishing the Senate without first reopening the Constitution. As The Canadian Press reported, the high court said Prime Minister Stephen Harper's desire to impose term limits on senators and create a "consultative election" process to choose nominees cannot be done by the federal government alone. Instead, such a constitutional amendment would need the consent of at least seven provinces representing 50 per cent of the population.
And any talk of abolishing the Senate would be moot unless all 10 provinces gave unanimous consent. Given the fact that provincial stances differ over the Senate and any potential reforms, it seems Canada will be stuck with the status quo for the foreseeable future.
It's no secret that Harper has never been a fan of the Senate. He has been demanding its reform or abolition for decades. But the ruling now essentially hamstrings his government from making changes. That is both problematic and fortunate.
Given the headaches that plagued the Mulroney Progressive Conservative government over the failed Meech Lake and Charlottetown accords, both of which required constitutional amendments and provincial support, we simply don't believe this Conservative government has any appetite to become mired into a new push to amend the Constitution.
And though he regrets the Supreme Court's decision, it's pretty clear that our prime minister thinks Canadians have no appetite for it, either. He told media there is no desire "among anyone" to reopen the Constitution and have "a bunch of constitutional negotiations."
While this comes as a big disappointment to Harper, his government will still be able to point to the courts as the main stumbling block to Senate reform — and fairly so. However, though the Conservatives are now washing their hands of the issue, the problem of Senate reform remains, and the status quo is not good enough.
As reported, the court said the Fathers of Confederation deliberately chose an appointed chamber when the Senate was created, which was supposed to be independent, free of partisanship and able to apply "sober second thought" to legislation without blocking the will of the elected House of Commons.
Canadians should be relieved that no one federal government can easily make sweeping changes to one of this country's founding institutions. Had the Supreme Court ruled in the Tories' favour, Canada would suddenly find itself in a quagmire of legal and political wrangling that would strike at the core of our political system, and ultimately damage our political institutions.
But the dream envisioned by our founding fathers has not been fully realized. Considering the ongoing scandals that have plagued the Senate over the last few years that have brought the upper house and its appointed senators into disrepute, there is a need for change and improvement.
Partisanship is ever-present in the upper house, just as it also guides the House of Commons. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's decision to kick Liberal senators out of the Liberal caucus was a move in the right direction, but until all parties do the same, the effect is basically meaningless.
And as three disgraced senators proved, there needs to be a more transparent system of financial accountability between the Senate and the public.
The future of our Senate is a discussion that Canadians must have at some point, sooner or later. This is true even if Canadians have no appetite for such discussions.


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Whether it be a novel or a short story, the opening paragraph is often the deal breaker. If the first paragraph, and especially the first sentence, doesn't grab the reader's imagination, no matter how wonderful the rest of the story is, chances are that the reader won't be there to find out.
What I have for you today are five opening paragraphs from short stories and novels I've written. I wonder, do each of them fill the bill for a good opening paragraph? Do they grab your attention, spark your imagination and leave you wanting more? Or to they fall flat and make you want to move on to something else? Leave a comment and let me know.
- From Cartersville:
The Cartersville Pioneer Days Festival was a reflection of a happier, simpler time in the history of the small town. Main Street was blocked off and Memorial Park was filled with small booths and displays celebrating the town's Florida Cracker heritage. Despite the large crowds, Sheriff Matt Green was relaxed, trouble during the festival was rare. The afternoon was clear and hot, the town band played soft melodies on the park gazebo. It was a day for laughter and ice cream, sunshine and warm breezes. Matt stood in the center of it all, his crisply creased tan uniform valiantly holding its own against the humidity. It was a perfect day made all the better by the sight of his wife, June, and son, Tommy, walking towards him from the playground. Tommy was wearing his new Cartersville Pioneer Days Festival―Celebrate Your Cracker Heritage With Us―ball cap and tee shirt.
2. From 1933:
The boy barely made it, he had to go so bad. He dropped his overalls to the floor of the outhouse, quickly planted himself, and let it go. Having survived the initial release, he grabbed for the copy of Weird Tales magazine his father had left there. By lantern light, he paged through the twice read stories and was suddenly possessed by the thought that in his rush for relief he had forgotten the ritual of checking for spiders. Black widows are native to central Florida and fond of the moist darkness of the outhouse. It was not until he finished though that he felt it. He was about to stand, to wipe, and head back for the house when he felt a strange, terrifying tickling around the cheeks of his ass. He tensed and propelled himself upwards, all the while expecting that inevitable, painful pinch. The pinch never came. He simultaneously swatted at his backside with one hand and thrust his other hand outward towards the latch that held the door shut, but could not find it. His momentum unchecked, he fell forward, stumbling on the overalls around his ankles.
3. From: Any Tomorrow: The Calling:
From the oppressive heat of the South Carolina summer stepped a man, old, unnaturally old by his own reckoning, but not bent with age. His hair was a disarray of unruly tangles and his clothes looked like he had slept in them more than one night. He had. It had been a long trip from Princeton and he was more tired than he had ever been. His tiredness, however, was only partially to blame for his exhaustion. The true source of his exhaustion was the burden he carried with him, a dark secret even he did not fully comprehend.
4. From B-24:
It was in the summer before I first experienced stinky finger with Pretty Patty Precious, the prematurely large breasted daughter of the farmer who lived next door. It was the same summer we traded twisting our G.I. Joes and Barbies into ineffective pseudo-coitus for awkward, frantic, heavy petting. It was the summer everything changed. It was the summer I discovered the shimmering.
5. From The Last Pope of Antioch:
The red convertible flew down the dusty, empty road like flame seeking something to ignite. The driver concentrated on his task. Seeing far beyond his horizon, far past his destination, he stared out through the waves of heat reflected from the road surface, sunglasses wrapped around his face seeming to form themselves to the contour of it. His face was angular, giving the impression of sharpness. Although it had been days since he had shaved, his pockmarked skin, possibly an artifact of the ravages of youth, showed no sign of stubble. The truth of it was that he had never developed a beard, so common in other men, and he counted himself lucky to be spared the razor, that dragging of sharp steel across unprotected flesh.


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STILLWATER, OKLA. - North Carolina's 21st-ranked women's golf team fired a 313 in the final round of the NCAA Central Regional to finish in 14th place with a 916 total. Senior Katherine Perry and freshman Leslie Cloots led the Tar Heels on Saturday by both firing a 5-over-par 77.
Perry, from Cary, N.C., fired three birdies, six bogies and one double bogey to tie for 15th place while Cloots, from Antwerp, Belgium, posted five bogeys to tie for 66th. Elizabeth Mallett, a sophomore from Sutton Coldfield, England, tied for 74th after shooting an 83 in the final round. Junior Maia Schechter, from Takoma Park, Md., tied for 87th after carding a 79 and senior Jackie Chang, from Scottsdale, Ariz., tied for 90th after shooting an 80 on Saturday.
UCLA captured the team title over the 24-team field with an 11-over 875 total after firing a 1-under 287 in the final round. Alabama was the runner-up at 28-over 892 after posting a 300 in the final round. Mississippi State finished one stroke back in third place with a 29-over 893 total while California placed fourth at 894, Ohio State and Kansas tied for fifth at 899, Arizona finished seventh at 901 while Florida and host Oklahoma State tied for eighth at 902. Florida defeated Oklahoma State on the first playoff hole for the last spot to advance to NCAAs.
Wad Phaewchimplee of Kent State captured the individual title with a 7-under 209 total after firing a 1-under 71 in the final round. Dana Finkelstein of UNLV and Emma Talley of Alabama tied for second at 2-under 214. Ally McDonald shot a 2-under 70 on Saturday to finish in fourth place at 1-under 215. UCLA's Alison Lee and Florida's Sarah Schober tied for fifth place at 1-over 217 while three players tied for seventh at 2-over 218 - Miami's Daniela Danquea and Isabella Deilert and California's Hannah Suh.
The 54-hole event was played at Karsten Creek Golf Club which features a par 72, 6,200-yard layout. The top eight teams and top two individuals not on those eight teams advance on to the NCAA Championships to be played May 20-23 in Tulsa, Okla.


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Sometimes the tale is so graphic that it needs no visual aids. Other times, pictures speak a thousand words. And sometimes, the picture is stunning and the story behind the picture is what takes it a step further.
Ormond Gigli's Girls in the Windows is an example of this.
He says this of his image:
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Dec. 2, 2011
Site: Palo Alto, Calif. (Maples Pavilion)
Event: NCAA Tournament (First Round)
Score: #22 Michigan 3, Baylor 1 (22-25, 25-11, 29-27, 25-17)
Records: U-M (21-12), Baylor (18-15)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Dec. 3 -- at Stanford - NCAA Second Round (Palo Alto, Calif.), 7 p.m. PST
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Spearheaded by a three players with double-digit kills, the No. 22-ranked University of Michigan volleyball team rallied for a 3-1 win (22-25, 25-11, 29-27, 25-17) over Baylor in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday evening (Dec. 2) at Maples Pavilion.
Senior Alex Hunt (Granger, Ind./South Bend St. Joseph) put down 17 kills and recorded 11 digs to lead Michigan in the contest. Sophomore Molly Toon (Middleton, Wis./Middleton) and senior/junior Claire McElheny (Westfield, Ind./Brebeuf) joined Hunt in double figures with 15 and 13 kills, respectively. Freshman setter Lexi Dannemiller (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West) handed out 53 assists while going for 10 digs and a career-best six kills. Senior libero Sloane Donhoff (Louisville, Ky./Assumption) anchored the Michigan defense, recording 25 digs of the team's 79 digs.
After falling behind 20-17 in the first set, the Wolverines scored the next three points to tie the set and force a Baylor timeout. The teams traded the next four points and were tied at 22-22 when sophomore Ally Sabol's (Los Angeles, Calif./Marymount) serve found the net to put Baylor on top, 23-22. The Bears scored the next two points to take the first, 25-22. Michigan totaled just 10 kills in the frame, hitting .143 to Baylor's .211 attack percentage and 17 kills.
Michigan held a 7-5 lead in the second set before scoring the next six points for a 13-5 lead. The Wolverines closed the set in similar fashion, scoring the final eight points in the 25-11 win. The Wolverines never trailed in the set, putting down 18 kills to Baylor's seven.
With the Maize and Blue down 18-12 in the third, a Baylor service error ignited a 6-0 Michigan run, largely on the serve of sophomore Lexi Erwin (Spring, Texas/Woodlands College Park),to knot the set at 18-18. The teams traded points down the stretch as Michigan staved off three Baylor set points, using a kill from Toon to tie the frame at 27-27. Back-to-back kills from Dannemiller provided the final two points as the Wolverines grabbed a 29-27 victory.
Michigan jumped in front, 8-3, in the fourth to force an early Baylor timeout. The Wolverines kept at least a five-point cushion the rest of the way, taking a 25-17 decision on a Toon termination to end the match.
U-M will take on Stanford tomorrow (Saturday, Dec. 3) at 7 p.m. PST for a spot in the Sweet 16.
Michigan is making its 12th overall and sixth consecutive NCAA appearance. The Wolverines are now 13-11 in NCAA matches.
This was the first meeting between Baylor and Michigan.
Molly Toon set a new career high with 15 kills, as did Lexi Dannemiller with six kills.
Sloane Donhoff recorded her eighth match of the season and 17th of her career with at least 20 digs.
Lexi Dannemiller handed out at least 50 assists for the 12th time this season.
Alex Hunt had her sixth double-double of the season (17 kills, 11 digs).
Michigan advances to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in the last five years.
U-M is 20-0 when recording a higher attack percentage than its opponents.
Lexi Dannemiller recorded her 14th double-double of the season (53 assists, 10 digs).
Michigan Head Coach Mark Rosen
On his team's ability to fight back after dropping the first set ... "I thought we looked really nervous in that first set. We have a young setter and a few young players in important positions. I thought we looked tentative at first. I thought we did a good job in set two of jumping on them pretty quick. I was most proud about set three though, being down I think seven points and we fought our way back into it. That showed a lot of guts on our part."
On the play of Sloane Donhoff ... "I thought Sloane did a great job. She is a senior and is someone who has been in this scenario a lot. I kind of expect her to make the type of plays she made tonight. She did a really good job of anchoring our defense. It was a different tempo of team, a different style of team than we were used to playing. I thought the first set was a little tough to get in the rhythm of that, but Sloane did a great job of adjusting. She did a great job of staying on her feet and running down a lot of balls."
Contact: Sarah VanMetre (734) 763-4423
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Glenn Beck on his radio show today continued to rail against immigration reform and urged his listeners to go to Washington, DC on Wednesday to stand with him and several Republican members of Congress who are seeking to permanently torpedo the legislation.
Right Wing Watch reports, "Beck became increasingly worked up as he went through the litany of massive projects he is working on, explaining that he is trying to "fundamentally transform the media" on television, radio, and the internet while building motion picture production and distribution capacities at the same time that he is putting on massive stage productions and even writing novels."
Beck said, "I'm hemorrhaging money. I have spent all of the money that I have put away, because I believe in something."
Beck continued to say "We're on the Titanic, not all of us are going to make it and unless you have some urgency, we're all going to die."
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Investigation prompts closure of Walnut Street in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Emergency crews closed off a section of Walnut Street Wednesday evening to investigate a potential threat.
Around 5 p.m., officers received a report of a gas can that was left unattended near the Columbia Police Department.
After the discovery, police closed off Walnut Street as a precaution and emergency crews investigated the suspicious item.
No threat was found and the scene was cleared shortly after 7 p.m.


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(A) What is an appraisal?
As a condition of food assistance eligibility, individuals applying for or in receipt of food assistance benefits who are not exempt from work registration as referenced in paragraph (B) of rule 5101: 4-3-11 of the Administrative Code are required participants in the food assistance employment and training program. Required participants must be assessed to determine the best assignment for their skills and needs to move them toward self-sufficiency and personal responsibility.
(B) What is required in the appraisal process?
The appraisal process shall include:
(1) Screening to identify possible victims of domestic violence as defined and set forth in rule 5101: 1-3-20 of the Administrative Code. Victims of domestic violence may be excused from assignment to a work activity as set forth in paragraph (F) of rule 5101: 4-3- 11.1 of the Administrative Code; however, the individual may still choose to participate.
(2) Development of an employability plan with each individual to achieve the goal of self-sufficiency and personal responsibility.
(3) The assignment to one or more employment and training activities as referenced in rules 5101: 4-3-33 , 5101: 4-3-34 , and 5101: 4-3-35 of the Administrative Code.
(4) Receiving a copy of the rights and responsibilities as referenced in rule 5101: 4-3-30 of the Administrative Code as applicants for and as participants of the food assistance employment and training program.
(5) If an individual discloses, has, or appears to have a physical or mental condition that substantially limits one or more major life activities, the county agency shall offer additional screening to the individual consistent with the requirements of rule 5101: 9-2-02 of the Administrative Code and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) plan adopted by the county agency in accordance with rule 5101: 9-2-02 of the Administrative Code. If additional screening indicates the presence of a disability, the plan for employability made in accordance with this paragraph, shall be consistent with the county agency's ADA plan and shall include a description of each reasonable modification requested and made for an individual with a disability.
(C) What happens if the assistance group member fails to cooperate with the appraisal process?
(1) Failure without good cause to attend an appraisal interview or to complete an appraisal by any required participant shall result in a sanction in accordance with paragraph (B) of rule 5101: 4-3- 11.1 of the Administrative Code.
(2) If the individual fails or refuses, without good cause, to comply in full with any provision of their employability plan, the county agency shall sanction the individual in accordance with paragraph (B) of rule 5101: 4-3- 11.1 of the Administrative Code.
(D) How is good caused determined?
Good cause is determined as referenced in paragraphs (C) and (F) of rule 5101: 4-3- 11.1 of the Administrative Code.
(E) Who determines when additional appraisals should be completed?
(1) The county agency shall complete an appraisal any time reinstatement of eligibility is completed.
(2) The county agency has the ability to determine if the assistance group's circumstances warrant any additional appraisals.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 02/01/2017
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5101.54
Rule Amplifies: 5101.54 , 5107.40 to 5107.69
Prior Effective Dates: 9/1/76, 12/31/77, 11/1/80, 5/1/82, 3/1/83, 8/1/85, 3/1/87, 12/1/87 (Emer.), 2/15/88, 6/30/89 (Emer.), 9/23/89, 9/29/89 (Emer.), 12/16/89, 4/2/90, 11/1/90, 4/1/91, 7/1/91, 10/1/91 (Emer.), 12/2/91, 5/1/92, 11/1/92, 9/1/93, 2/1/94 (Emer.), 4/15/94, 12/1/95 (Emer.), 2/19/96, 7/1/96 (Emer.), 9/29/96, 10/1/97 (Emer.), 12/1/97 (Emer.), 1/8/98, 1/6/03, 12/31/06, 01/01/08, 2/1/12, 10/1/13