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Tuesday August 6th, 2013 1:10am
Danielle's Declarations are back for another season and will take a look at the preseason favorites in various categories. Scattered throughout ILWomen's NCAA preview, I'm going to make a series of predictions for the 2013 season ranging from player of the year and national champion predictions to sleeper picks to watch throughout the spring.
Click here to read the declaration for Freshman of the Year.
We're continuing with the pick for game of the year. This is always tough because of the nature of the sport — as they say, on any given day, any team can beat any other team. As a result, I feel much of this is based on matchups we're looking forward to and the potential for a great game to result.
That being said... the best game of the 2013 regular season will be Syracuse vs. Florida.
Mark your calendars. Saturday, March 2. This year, it will be played at SunLife Stadium, home of the NFL's Miami Dolphins as part of a larger lacrosse event that also features a men's Division I matchup between Army and Michigan.
You'd be hard pressed to find someone who didn't think the Florida-Syracuse game in the NCAA semifinals was one of the best, if not the best game of 2012. It had everything you could want in a good lacrosse game. It was a fast-paced, high intensity game between two of the most athletic teams in Division I. It included one of the most improbable comebacks, as the Orange fought their way from a seven goal deficit with just over 17 minutes in the second half to force overtime.
As if it couldn't get any better, the drama escalated even more in overtime, as Florida's Gabi Wiegand scored what looked to be the game-winning goal with time running out in overtime, but an illegal stick called on a stick check wiped it off the board. Syracuse's Sarah Holden buried the game winning goal in double overtime.
I can't imagine this game not being an exciting matchup that many lacrosse fans are excited for. While it's a regular season game and both teams know a win or a loss here won't break them or destroy their season, it's still sure to be one of the best games of the season.
Georgetown at Loyola, March 6: These two teams have come together for some great matchups in the last couple seasons, including last year's rain-soaked overtime thriller.
North Carolina at Maryland, April 6: A rematch of last year's ACC championship game, this matchup always features talent, speed and typically has playoff implications.
Northwestern at Florida, April 20: The Wildcats are the defending national champions, but Florida beat them twice last season, including a 14-7 romp in the ALC title game. You know the Wildcats will be going after them.
Albany at Stony Brook, April 30: The Retrievers topped the Seawolves in the America East finals to steal the conference's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament last season. Expect another hard-fought battle here.
North Carolina at Duke, March 28: While this wasn't a terribly exciting game in 2012 — a 4-2 defensive battle in bad weather — it's typically a high intensity game between two of the biggest rivals in the game.


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Last Monday I was pouring over the NFL Draft, looking for trends in the picks, where the players came from, etc. In doing so something really jumped out at me –
The states of Florida, Texas, California and Georgia produced 121 of the 256 draft prospects, which totals 47.3%. Add the state of Ohio and that percentage is 51.6.
Did you realize that those five states alone made up over half the NFL draft picks?
I did not.
Those numbers seemed high to me, so I dove straight in.
2. California (86)
3. Texas (82)
4. Georgia (51)
5. Ohio (38)
6. South Carolina (27)
7. Louisiana (25)
7. North Carolina (25)
9. Alabama (23)
10. Virginia (21)
11. Pennsylvania (19)
12. Illinois (18)
12. New Jersey (18)
14. Michigan (16)
14. Missouri (16)
Three years of the draft
Over the NFL Drafts of 2012, 2013 and 2014 there have been 763 players selected. In that time, the states of Florida, Texas and California have produced 35.65% of draftees. Add Georgia and the total is 42.3%. Factor in Ohio and it's 47.3%.
This past season was on the high side for some of those power states, especially Florida. The Sunshine State alone produced 46 draft picks earlier this month. On the flip side of that number was Texas, as the Lone Star State had a lower number by their standards at 24.
Rounding out the top ten [in order] are the states of South Carolina, Louisiana, North Carolina, Alabama, and Virginia. Six of the top ten producing states are in the Southeast.
The next ten are primarily states from the Midwest (Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Missouri), East (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York) and West (Arizona and Washington).
(Click here for the complete list of the states and the number of drafted prospects over the past three years.)
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the United States currently has a population of 317 million. The top five states in this exercise, Florida, California, Texas, Georgia and Ohio, have a combined population of 106.22 million, which corresponds to 33.5% of the population.
So if you look at the draftees based on population and per capita numbers, the big board looks a little different and it's here where things get interesting.
South Carolina, with a population of roughly 4.77 million, had the highest numbers of players drafted per capita at 5.66/million. It's fitting that this past draft's top overall pick was defensive end Jadeveon Clowney from Rock Hill, S.C.
2. Louisiana (4.64) 5.38
3. Florida (19.5) 5.33
4. Georgia (9.92) 5.14
5. Texas (26.1) 5.09
6. Alabama (4.8) 4.79
8. Mississippi (2.99) 3.34
9. Ohio (11.6) 3.27
10. Delaware (920K) 3.26
11. Nevada (2.76) 2.9
12. Missouri (6.0) 2.67
14. Virginia (8.28) 2.54
19. Calif. (38.3) 2.24
Coming in at No. 2 was Louisiana. The Bayou State has a population of 4.64 million and a 5.32 number per capita. I firmly believe that this number would have been higher if it were not for Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Thousands in the Bayou State were displaced and moved to neighboring states like Texas, Mississippi and Alabama. Just the city of New Orleans alone is 29% smaller in population than prior to 2005. A perfect example here was 2013 [San Diego Chargers) 1st Round pick D.J. Fluker, who fled New Orleans for Mobile, Ala. at the time of this devastating storm.
Florida was third based on these figures. The Sunshine State has a population of 19.5 million and a per capita of draftees at 5.33.
Georgia (5.14) and Texas (5.09) round out the top five.
Alabama is No. 6 with a per capita number of 4.79. They are followed by the District of Columbia (4.69). Delaware even made the top ten with a figure of 3.26. D.C. and Delaware were the only two areas inside the top ten that had less than 10 draftees over the past three years. They each had three.
The most populace state is California (38. 3 million). Their per capita number was 2.24.
(Click here for the complete list of each state's population and per capita number based on the NFL Draft picks each produced.)Part 1, Draft Stats
Part 2, South Florida Express Way
Part 3, Conference Breakdown
Part 4, Recruiting Assassins

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Whitney Houston 'Celebrate:' Jordin Sparks Joins 'Sparkle' Co-Star for Last Song
As reported by AOL Music, the very last song Whitney Houston ever recorded has premiered. Produced by R. Kelly, "Celebrate" is a duet with Whitney and her "Sparkle" co-star, Jordin Sparks. After performing a moving tribute to her late idol and mentor at last night's (May 20) Billboard Music Awards, the "American Idol" star joins the fallen legend on the upbeat track from their upcoming film.
"Sparkle" hits theaters Aug. 17. Until then, listen to "Celebrate" below.
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Some 15 year old totally turned in front of me without stopping and I hit her in that same parking lot, and the officer said he wasn't allowed to issue her a ticket because its private property. I suppose the fire hydrant is an exception as it is a safety issue.
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this was posted before. i had a good shot too but its on my computer at home of the state trooper on his knees taking some cool pics with his DSLR
maybe he will show up again and we can tip him off
Trust me.. mustang dude isn't the only one I'd like to see getting written up... Yellow 993 douchnozzle is at the top of my list after practically running me off the road on G-town Pike... !!@!@!@#@##$#@@!!
Glad that dope hasn't shown his face around lately.
You'll notice that our "suspect" is the only one that reponds making light of the situation, and just comes off looking like a jackass.
Well done, SVTDanny... thank you. With the number of people, kids and pets and this event, there is absolutely NO room for error.
Hey David@vortex...it's Andy. Probably don't remember me but think back to your green Jetta GLX days and the old toilet bowl GTG's. I had the lowered black Jetta GLX with the GTI front & GTI rims. I miss that car. Knowing you go to these I'll keep an eye out for you.
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I got there late due to GW Parkway construction, but I didn't notice any cops on the way there or the way back. I thought there would be some after the 458 crash, but it looks like it's business as usual...
oh snap, a new Morgan!
nice to see the ole bentley out and about again
Smaller turnout today but still a great time. And the best part - the cold temps seemed to reduce the douche quotient considerably.
Doing great! I had moved to NC for 5 years so it feels good to be back in VA. I might try to go this weekend before heading off to Renn Fest.
Wow... i havent been on here in a while....
Great shots, thanks for posting. What was the deal with those Lincolns? I saw a couple guys and a woman with name badges on asking people to look at the cars; sounded like they were factory reps.
I went to Katie's Coffee on Sunday for breakfast and I still saw some very cool cars: Jaguar XK120 and XKE, Triumph TR6, MGB, a couple of Porsche 911s and a bunch of sportbikes. Made me wonder if some of the locals might decide to go on Sundays instead to avoid the congestion!
The tangerine scream STs and the Lincolns MKZs look great. Would love to see the McLaren up close and personal. Looks like you have to be real careful where you park the MP4-12C to avoid getting a door ding with the adjacent cars' side view mirrors.
I was going to head out there on Saturday but just couldnt get out of bed. When is it ending for the season? Any ideas?


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I'M BAAAAAACK!!! And I have pictures! :thumbsup:
My TV Cable Bracket and Throttle Cable Bracket, fresh from JEGS.
This is the adapter that bolts to my carb flange. It's what the TV cable hooks to, and how all the shifts will be controlled. I need to get either another carb spacer or a thicker one. I can't install this piece yet, because it hits where the EGR valve would go. I'll be heading to the speed-shop tomorrow to look for a suitable spacer.
I painted the heater-core pipe so it matches the engine. This came from the 307. Why is there a vacuum line connector on the back? The one from the HT4100 didn't have that. I'd have just used the one from the HT, but it's too small.
So... Much... Scraping...
I need that oil filter housing...
The housing came off once the exhaust came off. There was so much rust. Three of the bolts came out, one snapped off, and the last one didn't come out. If you look closely, the whole front of the manifold cracked and split! That bolt stayed in (with a chunk of manifold), and the the rest was pushed out of the way. Either way, I got the filter housing off.
Also, just about all of the other parts got painted today! :highfive:
Tomorrow I think the Olds will get the accessories put on it and I'll see if I can get the engine mounts off of the HT and test-fit them to the 350.
It's good to be back. :)
Keep up the good work! Payday is just around the corner! :thumbsup:
BEAUTIFUL. Krylon makes a paint for plastics that works really well on that flunky (FLUNKY not "Funky") intake hose that connects to the air cleaner housing...and that hose is just oh-so-fun to degrease too.
^That intake hose is actually in REALLY good shape. I found it at the junkyard and it might have been free. I was just using it to prop up the air cleaner housing so the bottom could dry. :D
When I go to the Junkyard, I always set things in a pile thats mine. When done I get whoever and show him what I have. I may dicker for the price if I feel he's hitting the high side. If you walk out with undeclared goods and found out,, you will not find yourself welcomed back.
One person who is lighthanded makes us all suspect, and yards will raise prices or close the gates and leave part selection to a yardman.
I know a few guys who are banned from some of the local yards. :thepan:
the vacuum port on the heater control is to let coolant into your heater core. Its controlled by a vacuum line coming from the firewall(on a car with a stock 307). Vacuum is applied when you turn on the heat and it opens the valve to let the coolant to the heater core. If you want to use the 4100 heater stuff, can you get a thread reducer? I got one from ACE for a temp sensor and it works fine.
^Thanks for the tip, CS. I have to go to the hardware store anyway. And Dullahan, when I said free, I meant they just gave it to me. Smaller or odd plastic parts they will sometimes tell you to just keep.
I also have a question regarding the oil filter housing. Is there supposed to be a gasket between that and the block? Or is it just metal on metal? I REALLY don't want to get it full of oil and have it spray everywhere. I have several types of RTV, if that can be used.
Thanks guys!
Often, machined parts are metal on metal when assembled at the factory. Can't hurt to skin it with gasket maker, though.
^Sophist. :rolleyes:
I got (most) of the accessories on today! Three more bolts and the alternator and the power steering pump are completely done! :D That 307 has been invaluable for parts and references for part placement.
I also got the crank pulley and the oil filter housing on. I asked about the oil filter housing earlier, about whether it needed a gasket or not. Turns out I had a new gasket for it the whole time! So yes, it is metal on metal from the factory, but if you take it off they do make gaskets for it.
Does anybody have a picture of the AC bracket configuration for the Olds 307? I took mine apart to clean and paint it, and have since forgotten how to put it back together.
More updates tomorrow! :cloud9:
What's that I spy behind there? Your teacher's hoist you mentioned? :)
looking good man. If I can remember after work, I'll try to get some pictures of my AC Bracket on my 87...


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When I was a little girl, happiness was Juhu Beach. Despite being afflicted by terrible travel sickness I would happily wait for the 374 Ltd bus to take the most winding route from Chembur, through Dharavi, Kalina and every lane and bylane possible till I was green around the gills
Three days after a stockbroker was found murdered at Manori beach in suburban Borivli here, police today arrested the 20-year-old niece of his wife and her two accomplices for the killing which appears to be the fallout of sexual abuse the accused is subjected to by the victim.
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My only comment is, if you can get a belt loop inside the trigger guard and snag the trigger with it, I'd love to see a video of it. That's pretty much impossible, as are most of the "catch the trigger on (insert items here)". I've yet to see a case where it was proven that anything but a finger snagged a Glock trigger and caused a discharge.You aren't supposed to do it blindly; you're supposed to watch and pay attention to what you are doing. Personally, the way you show in the photos, I think you have a greater chance of dropping the gun while trying to get the muzzle started into the holster.It gives me much more confidence than holding it by the grip as if I was going to fire and blindly poking at my holster.
I hold my (non-glock) just like I do any other time and slide the gun into the holster - any holster - keeping my finger off the trigger. Never had a an unintentional discharge in 40 years of gun handling.
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Closed section of Monterey Ave. in Palm Desert back open this morning after gas leak
Crews finished repairs early this morning
PALM DESERT, Calif. - A closed section of Monterey Avenue was re-opened today after crews completed the repair of a natural gas leak in Palm Desert near the Rancho Mirage city limits.
The 3-inch plastic gas main broke at Magnesia Falls Drive and Monterey Avenue about 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, and someone reported the smell of gas, said Javier Mendoza of the Southern California Gas Co.
Nearby residents were asked to stay inside, and nearby streets were closed were closed as a precaution, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
The repairs were completed at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, said Gas Co. spokeswoman Trisha Muse.


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Hi group,
can anyone out there tell me how to generate a color bitmap image
using MMA v 3.0.
I am trying to take a color image and run it through a 2 x 2
Asinov Automorphism (i.e., a 2 x 2 linear transformation). After
n iterations of this matrix, one will see the image split up and
then recompile into the original image.
I saw a picture of a Cat Map that was read as list of points.
How does one do this?
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The only one I have near me I LOATH the owner of.
The shop where I work has done some trading with him over the years. I had my hood hinges for the Gran Sport done by him. I gave them to my boss to bring over (the connection
) and there was no price.The guy then came over and handed them to me (first time I ever met him) and proceeds to tell me how they normally would be $250 but he is such a great guy he is going to give them to me for $150. The price was a little high for a "deal". I had a guy who is out of the area where this would have been $50 all day long. But ok, if $150 is the going price (like I said it was a little high but not a shock or anything) He had to have the cash NOW because he was heading off to Reno (gambling casinos). Now I don't like the whole "I am such a nice guy and it would have been way more" BS, it is fake and plain BS. Tell me the price and mention the discount, that's fine but to go on and on about it, BS! So that rubbed me the wrong way. But what REALLY chapped my hide is when three or for days later one of my fellow employees hooked up with the guy and they are of the same ethic background and speak the language, everything is "hey buddy, old friend, hows it going?" He did the guys entire 1964 Impala
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the faceLet me tell you a little story about Tony "The Face" Bambini. Tony was gifted with what a lot of women like to refer to as a "gorgeous" face, hence the nickname.
Unfortunately for him, Tony wasn't a very clean fellow. He assumed that having a pretty face was enough to pick up women. Because of this flaw, Tony overlooked the necessity of proper hygiene and this cost him the opportunity to sleep with a lot of beautiful women.
On one particular Saturday night, Tony's usual dirty habits got the best of him. As usual, Tony's good looks managed to get the attention of one of the sexiest women I've ever laid my eyes on — a Monica Bellucci look-alike. I'll call her "Hot Girl."
surprise! surprise!Hot Girl's sexual interest in Tony was quite high. It was evident by the way she approached him that Tony would be her next conquest. At the end of the night, she invited Tony back to her place for what turned out to be one of his most embarrassing nights ever.
You see, that night, Tony wasn't expecting to meet or pick up any women and for this reason, he wore the same underwear that he had on during the day — the same day that he happened to experience a case of diarrhea.
Of course what should've been one hot passionate night ended up being ruined by one very large and wet skid mark that left Tony red-faced and Hot Girl extremely turned off.
when you least expect itIt's no secret that in the game of sex, men do the ogling and women do the choosing. The fact remains that women will always have more suitors than men and for this reason, women can afford to be a little pickier about the men they want to play with. This is why it is so important for you to be prepared for "the great calling" at all times.
The competition out there is fierce and those who succeed are those who realize that they have what women want — and that includes proper hygiene and a great sense of style.
Unfortunately, there are some men who think that simply showing up is enough to impress the ladies. But nowadays women are a lot more demanding and men need to do a little more than show up with a fat wallet and a bottle of mouthwash.
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Graeme Robson, 45, spoke after attending prayers in Oswestry, Shropshire, for the McFall family.
Susan McFall, 56, and 18-year-old daughter Francesca, known as Frankie, were found dead at their home in Hampton Road, Oswestry, on Friday morning.
The body of Hugh McFall, 48, was found a few hours later at an industrial lock-up he rented in nearby St Martins.
It is thought the flower salesman killed his wife and daughter before taking his own life in what West Mercia Police are calling a "family tragedy".
Speaking outside the town's Parish Church of St Oswald, where special prayers were held ahead of the usual service, Mr Robson dismissed rumours of financial problems that may have driven Mr McFall to kill his family.
He said he went out with Nicola Gillham, Mrs McFall's daughter from a previous marriage, for around three years until they broke up two years ago.
He said: "I lost my mum and my dad moved to Spain so they basically became my family.
"I was close to Sue, Frankie and Hugh. They were like my family for the best part of three years."
He said he had seen Frankie only last week when she had offered to buy him a drink to celebrate his birthday.
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I bought a house with my husband and we just moved in last weekend. We are painting a few rooms to start off with but everything needs to be remodeled. My question today is about our plaster ceiling. I am not sure if it is plastered on the metal lath or if it was plastered onto drywall. After doing a little research on the forums it seems a little more likely that it was plastered onto lath. Our house was built in '83. The plaster is a nice pattern and still in good shape. There is only one area where is has a crack and could probably be fixed easily. Only the ceilings were plastered. My husband wants to sand off the plaster and replace it with texture and paint. So here are my questions...
1. Has anyone ever tried to sand off plaster or any other removal method that would not involve completely replacing the ceiling?
2. Would you suggest leaving the plaster in place and trying to paint it?
If we do not replace it we will have to paint because the previous home owner did not tape off anything she painted so it is all over the first inch or two of the ceiling (never mind the adjacent walls). Plus, the plaster is really dirty and there are dust bunnies hanging off the tips of the pattern. We cleaned off some of them, but the rest of them are too tall to reach right now. All help and suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.
if it was built in the 80's id have to assume it is drywall. you can tell by knocking on it lightly with your hand. they are 2 totally diferent sounds. if it was painted ofer, you will have a terrible time trying to sand it. even if it wasnt painted it will still be very strenuous work. and very messy. you can go to a specialized paint store and buy a very thick "crack filling" primer, it will probably work wonders for you.
Hi Sarai.
Readin your post I guess I'm confused as to why your husband wants to sand off the plaster at all if you two agree the pattern is nice and there is only one small crack. It sounds like it would be a hell of a lot less work to just repair the crack and focus your energies on all the other things that need attention. Am I missing something maybe? Very possible - its friday. Anyway, even though your house was built in the 80s it really could be done any number of ways. It may not even be actual plaster, right? Are you certain that it's "plaster" rather than perhaps a drywall ceiling w/ a compound texture or something?
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If you show a friend a nice fishing spot is it ok to steal it and take a bunch of other people there? Or would it be correct to ask permission to go back there without you?
So I took a friend fishing with me and my dad. We ending up limiting out on walleyes and my dad marks the spot so we could find it again later. So the next day my friend says I hope that marker is still there because I am going to go with my friend, his dad, and his uncle. Never asked me to go with.... Never asked if he could use our spot that we marked. He acted like I was overreacting when I told him that was a shady move. What do you guys think?


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Australian Gerrans beat the Cannondale rider by the narrowest of margins at the finish line after timing his break perfectly to the finish.
Movistar's Jose Rojas was just behind in third while Michal Kwiatkowski, wearing the white jersey of the best young rider, beat BMC Racing's Philippe Gilbert to fourth.
It was a first Tour stage victory for Orica GreenEdge, who made their Tour debut last year, and some good news after their team bus struck the gantry at the finish line to cause chaos on the opening day of this year's race.
There was some consolation for Sagan, who wrestled the points leader's green jersey he won last year from the shoulders of stage one winner Marcel Kittel.
The sprint finish came at the end of another tough stage as this year's Corsican start to the Tour continued to challenge a battered and bruised peloton, still hurting from Saturday's chaos in Bastia.
For the third day running there was a long breakaway but after they were reeled in on the last of the four categorised climbs on the road north from Ajaccio, the sprint teams began lining up and contained two late attacks to keep their men in position.
Missing from the battle, however, was Mark Cavendish, who finished more than 17 minutes down on the riders on Sunday's brutal stage and was again struggling to keep up.
Jan Bakelants, Sunday's surprise winner, will keep the yellow jersey heading into Tuesday's team time trial in Nice after finishing in the peloton, credited with 19th place on the day.
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David Moyes's men lie in eighth but have recovered from a poor start to December to win their last four matches in all competitions as they prepare to take on the Tigers
Manchester United will look to continue their recent revival when they take on Hull City at the KC Stadium on Boxing Day.
While United's position of eighth is their lowest at Christmas since 1989, they are on the comeback trail following a poor start to the month - winning their last four matches in all competitions after picking up just one point from nine in the Premier League at the start of December.
Ashley Young has two goals in his last two games after earning a recall from manager David Moyes and the England winger is eager for both himself and the team to carry their form into 2014.
|Manchester United are 11/1 with PaddyPower to beat Hull City 3-0
"Before midweek, I hadn't scored in 18 or 19 months and to get two in a week is fantastic," he told the club's official website.
"It's vitally important [to win] now we are going into this busy Christmas and new year period. Getting wins and points on the board is what we want to do.
"We've got nine points up for grabs between now and the New Year and we want to keep building that momentum."
Hull, meanwhile, will hope that their solid recent form can inspire them to a first top-flight win over the Red Devils.
Steve Bruce's men have lost only one of their last five Premier League games, a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal on December 4, winning one and drawing the last three.
Last season's Championship runners-up have relied heavily on home comforts to secure their healthy 12th place in the standings - having only been beaten once at the KC Stadium since their return to the Premier League.
And they will likely need another impressive home performance if they are to take anything against reigning champions United - against whom they have lost in all four of their previous meetings.
There are plenty of links between the two sides, both on the pitch and in the dugout, with Bruce helping United to three league titles between 1987 and 1996.
Hull, meanwhile, have former United players James Chester, Corry Evans, Paul McShane and Robbie Brady in their ranks, although the latter will miss out after having an injection to cure a persistent groin problem.
Corry Evans, brother of United defender Jonny, may also be involved although Bruce is likely to be without Stephen Quinn due to a hamstring injury.
Moyes has injury concerns as well, with Robin van Persie (thigh) and Michael Carrick (calf) likely to miss out, while Marouane Fellaini - who underwent surgery on a wrist injury on Saturday and is set for six weeks out - and Nani (hamstring) are definitely sidelined.
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Another contemporary musician in the Piedmont blues tradition, John Dee Holeman has added his own flair to update the style. He was born in Orange County in 1929 and learned guitar from musicians who were students of the great blues musicians of the 1920s and 30s. Influenced by musicians like Blind Boy Fuller, Gary Davis and Brownie McGhee, Holeman keeps the roots of Piedmont blues but adds a touch of urban blues, jazz and rhythm-and-blues. In fact, he has performed "Step It Up and Go" for recordings and live audiences.
Although he has not made music his primary profession, he shows an exemplary musical style that has attracted audiences from throughout the country. His performances include the National Folk Festival and Carnegie Hall, in addition to Europe and Asia. He has received two awards, in 1988 the National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and in 1994 the North Carolina Folk Heritage Award.


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Lionel Messi's 5 goals set Champions record
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Lionel Messi took his scoring prowess to yet another level Wednesday, becoming the first player to net five goals in a Champions League game as Barcelona thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 to ease into the quarterfinals.
The defending champions already led 3-1 after the first leg and the three-time world player of the year put the result beyond doubt by scoring twice in the first half. Messi scored three after the break, while substitute Cristian Tello added a brace as the Spanish champions advanced 10-2 on aggregate.
"I can't remember the last time I scored five goals, so I'm very happy," said Messi, whose 49 career Champions League goals tie him with Alfredo di Stefano for for fourth on the all-time European Cup list. "It's nice to score five goals."
Messi, 24, took his overall season tally to 48 goals and is now seven away from matching Cesar Rodriguez's all-time club record of 235.
"He's the best (ever). There is no other like him," Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola said. "The numbers speak for themselves. One day he'll score six. We're very fortunate to have Messi, so we have to take advantage of him."
Messi is the fourth player to score five goals in a European Cup match — and the first since the 1978-80 season. It was the first time in his career that he achieved the feat in any competition.
"His class is just extraordinary — there's no discussion," Leverkusen coach Robin Dutt said. "Without Messi, Barca is the best team, and with him, they are in another galaxy."
Despite Leverkusen's best intentions, the result was never really in doubt Wednesday as the defending champions recorded their most lopsided Champions League victory.
"What was important was to win," Messi said. "That's what we wanted to achieve. Now we're in the quarterfinals and we did it impressively."
Messi marked another astonishing night by testing goalkeeper Bernd Leno early before his 25th-minute opener. Xavi timed a long ball perfectly for Messi, who beat the offside trap to come one-on-one against Leno and sent an almost playful chip over the goalkeeper.
The second came after Messi received a pass from Andres Iniesta at the right corner of the area before skirting toward the center to curl a left-footed shot through a crowd of defenders and past bewildered Leno in the 42nd.
Messi continued in the same vein four minutes into the second half as he timed his run to beat the offside trap and met Cesc Fabregas' long pass in the area, where the diminutive Argentine nicknamed "The Flea" held off defender Daniel Schwaab to complete a hat trick with another chip — this time from his weaker right foot.
"We'll never see a player like him again," Guardiola said. "He is one of a kind."
Tello replaced Iniesta and showed exquisite control as he headed Fabregas' pass forward before curling the ball around Leno for a 4-0 lead in the 55th minute.
Three minutes later, Leno let a ball into his box slip away and Messi was perfectly placed to become the first player to score four goals twice in the knockout stages of the competition. Messi scored four against Arsenal two years ago.
"Messi is a joke. For me the best ever," Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney wrote on Twitter.
Leno was to blame in the 62nd as he let Tello's curling shot from the left slip under his right hand in the 62nd. Tello joined former Barcelona player Txiki Beguiristain as the only Spaniard to score two goals in his Champions League debut.
Even Guardiola could only shake his head in disbelief as Messi added a fifth, curling an unstoppable left-footed shot out of Leno's reach in the 85th. Messi's 12-goal tally in the competition matches his total from last season, which had also tied Ruud van Nistelrooy's record for a single season from 2002-03.
"The important thing was to advance," Guardiola said, as his team joined AC Milan, Benfica and APOEL in the last eight. "The result after that was a consequence of our play."
Karim Bellarabi scored a consolation goal in injury time for the Germans, who managed all four of their shots on goal after the restart, as Barcelona stretched its unbeaten run at the Camp Nou to 50 games.
"We don't even need tonight to know they are the best team ever," Dutt said.
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After receiving his Masters in Art Education at Oklahoma State University, Mr. Gene Dougherty began teaching at Northern Oklahoma College. Over the next twenty-four years he continued to perfect his painting abilities. These abilities granted Mr. Dougherty with several awards and allowed his works to be sold and displayed throughout the United States.
As a young man Mr. Dougherty worked in taxidermy allowing him to accurately paint animals in a natural state, but it was his fascination with the Washita story that caught the attention of the historic site staff. His copious research and dedication to the story coupled with his perfected use of pigments inspired the staff at Washita Battlefield National Historic Site to choose his work Along the Washita 1868 as the emblem for the new website. His use of pigments perfectly captures the chaotic, fearful moments as the sleeping Cheyenne village is surrounded by the tenacious 7th Cavalry. The eerie accuracy of the painting transports its audience back to that icy dawn all those years ago.
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Author Tami Kerr and illustrator Tanja Kerr come from a musically-inclined family, though their father was the only one with no musical background. As he became familiarized with musical terms, the word "crotchet" stuck due to its similarity with Crockett, the name of an American folk hero. This led him to imagine "The Adventures of Davy Crotchet," which his daughters made into a vibrantly illustrated and educational children's picture book providing information on instruments, musicians and the art of music itself.
With an art style reminiscent of the beloved Asterix and Tintin series of graphic novels, the Kerrs provide a fun-filled reading experience for entire families. The colorful pages of their book follow the musical adventures of Davy Crotchet, who spends most of his time as a quarter note, or crotchet, as he is known in England. He is born out of the attempts of a frustrated composer called Mel Odi trying to give expression to his compositions. Davy becomes so dissatisfied with the way he sounds that he finally speaks up. Mel decides to send Davy to Germany to find an old friend who makes flutes. Hopefully, Davy can bring him back a musical instrument. So begins Davy's journey with many surprises along the way.


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Now in its 15th year, Westminster is pleased to offer this summer program for the high school solo vocalist.
An excellent opportunity for the dedicated young classical singer to explore the many facets of developing the singer's art. Students study voice in daily private lessons and participate in master classes taught by Westminster artist faculty members. Seminars and Master Classes in applying and auditioning for colleges of music, dealing with performance anxiety and memorization, musical style, musicianship, careers in music, recital preparation, performance protocol and language are also offered.
Program Highlights
- Focus on college-level singing of major choral repertoire
- Daily voice classes with Westminster artist faculty
- Opportunities for private lessons
- Perform in the final voice class recital and choral concert, held in Princeton University's stunning Chapel, a gothic cathedral style building. Click here for Final Concert dates and times
"The experiences, knowledge, and energy shared by the entire Solo Vocal Artist faculty, were beyond positive and inspiring. Mr. Walker welcomed me with open arms and became a mentor for me, which I appreciated SO much. I came into the program with a strong musical theater background but lacked the classical knowledge. I left the program with a new confidence in my vocal and performance abilities as well as a huge appreciation for the classical style. The program truly challenges the individual to channel what makes a "solo vocal artist". We are all individuals and the program really embraces that." Josh Pins, most recently on a national tour with West Side Story, on ABC's General Hospital, and main stage performer for the Disney Cruise Lines' Disney "Magic".
Final recital performance, Saturday, July 30 at 2pm
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Voice faculty include Elem Eley, Sean McCarther, Mark Moliterno, Kathy Price, Eric Rieger, Elizabeth Sutton, and Charles Walker - singers who have performed with major opera companies and orchestras across the United States and Europe, as well as on Broadway and in regional theater. Akiko Hosaki is conductor, pianist, and collaborative pianist.
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Students will attend evening master classes in The Art of German Lieder Singing and College Auditions master class taught by Laura Brooks Rice. Students will attend a professional performance or dress rehearsal of a professional performance depending on availability and schedules.
The schedule will alternate between class days and staging days. A typical class day will consist of: Yoga taught by Mark Moliterno; Performance Techniques classes taught by Charles Walker; Alexander Technique classes taught by Diane Gaary; Introduction To Opera taught by Nancy Froysland Hoerl; Suzuki Movement by Sean McCarther; Voice Science by Kathy Price; and Musicianship for Singers. A typical Staging Day will focus on staging of the assigned Gilbert & Sullivan repertoire. Both days will include vocal coaching with Akiko Hosaki and members of her coaching staff.
Students must audition to participate. Audition materials must be submitted/postmarked by Monday, March 13, 2017
- New students need to submit a letter of recommendation, a personal statement (regarding their interest in this program and/or their passion for singing), a repertoire list, and video recording (DVD, YouTube link, etc.)
- Auditions on DVD should be labeled clearly with name and repertoire selections or via YouTube. If the audition is on YouTube, send the url address with the application. Set the privacy settings to "unlisted." Do not make it public or private.
- Auditions should include two pieces. Repertoire should be age appropriate, MUST be performed from memory and should include: Italian songs and arias from 16th-18th centuries, German Lieder or American art songs.
- Returning students are asked to submit a recording with just one song indicating vocal growth from the previous year.
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I know that everyone is IN LOVE with this nursery. Children are nowhere in my near future, but I sure did bookmark this room as one of my favorite rooms, ever. Nicole, from Me Oh My, hit it out of the park for baby Ford! It's such a refined and sophisticated nursery with vintage finds that help the neutral palette become warm and personal. That tufted rocker completely makes the room for me. I mean, gorgeous! And unfortunately, that Flowering Lotus pendant is no longer available, but I'm thinking my DIYers out there can totally take this PBteen Tulip Pendant (that's on sale right now) and some fabric paint to turn those cotton petals into "brass". Who's up for the challenge?
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In honor of Friday the 13th, we show you how to find your true love in an apple peel, shorten a life by cutting noodles, and frustrate fishermen with bananas.
Long Noodles for a Long LifeChina has a rich history of foods and holidays that celebrate luck and tradition. When planning your next Asian-themed dinner party, include a noodle dish on the menu, but serve the noodles uncut. Some Chinese cultures believe the long noodle symbolizes a long life, so cutting the noodles before serving symbolizes cutting life short.
True Love, Found!Next time you bake an apple pie–or feel like finding Prince Charming–peel the fruit until the skin breaks. Toss the skin onto the counter and see what letter forms in the peel. The letter you see in the peel is the first letter of your true love's name. Bonus points if your peel is long enough to spell their entire name.
Santa Ate ItChristmas is fraught with urban legends. Our least favorite is the belief that cakes can only be cut on Christmas Eve, and at least one slice must be saved for Christmas Day. Waiting to cut a cake like Peppermint Ice Cream Cake can be hard, but making yourself stop before eating the last piece can be torturous.
That's BananasIt sounds like a fishy story to us, but for centuries fishermen have vehemently refused to have bananas on their boat. Rumor has it that an illness once befell one fisherman after eating the fruit, or at least that's how he explained his poor catch that day. If you do go fishing with a superstitious angler and must bring a banana, hide it inside an innocent chocolate cake, and don't offer to share.
Peas on EarthLikely crafted by a pea farmer, the tradition of eating black eyed peas on New Year's is as old as dirt, and some might argue just as appealing. Dress your luck-laden veggies with fresh cilantro, ground red pepper, and a dash of sour cream.
Ward Off DraculaWhile it tends to pop up most often at Halloween when ghosts and ghouls run freely among us, the belief that garlic wards off vampires, evil spirits, and unwanted first-date kisses has long been passed from generation to generation. Fortunately, garlic has tons of good qualities, too. It helps prevent the flu, clears congestion, and adds great flavor to lots of easy dishes, like this hearty potato soup.
You May Now Pelt the Bride and GroomTo celebrate their life-long vows, many couples hand out tiny bundles of uncooked rice for well-wishers to toss in their direction as they leave. The act is meant to symbolize the hope of good health and prosperity. Now that the price of rice is rising, consider throwing rose petals or blowing bubbles at the duo and save your rice for a tasty side dish.
Bad Luck Befalls SpillersMind your shakers! Spilling salt is the only acceptable cause for throwing food in most homes in America. The unlucky slip can only be remedied by throwing a handful of salt over the left shoulder. Skip the risk and keep your shakers in the kitchen to make this tasty potato dish.
Burning Friendship BridgesWhen working in the kitchen with friends, never pass hot peppers to anyone. Instead, place them on the table and allow your cooking buddy to pick them up. Supposedly this will keep disagreements from coming between you, though you do risk annoying your sous chef when you avoid passing directly.


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This Modelica library provides standard interface definitions for automotive subsystems and vehicle models. These are designed to promote compatibility between the various automotive libraries and provide a flexible, powerful structure for vehicle modelling. The focus of the library is on defining the interfaces for the individual subsystems (engine, driveline, chassis, etc.) and a number of vehicle model examples are included to demonstrate how they are used.
For each of the vehicle subsystems the connections to other subsystems are standardised but still allow the model fidelity to vary significantly. For example, the driveline could be modelled as a simple 1D Rotational system as in the Vehicle Interfaces basic example but it can also be modelled as a detailed MultiBody system as in the PTDynamics example.
The Vehicle Interfaces library is used by the following Automotive libraries: Alternative Vehicles, Engines, Powertrain Dynamics and Smart Electric Drive Libraries and it is compatible with the Vehicle Dynamics and VDLMotorsports libraries.


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Before we blame the eurozone crisis for sharply rising unemployment, there is a prior question to ask. How much of the deterioration is explained by our own homegrown failures? Quite a lot. A high proportion of businesses, for instance, say that job-seekers lack basic literacy and numeracy. This makes the transition from school to work problematic. And linked to this is our neglect of apprenticeships.
A study published this week by the Institute for Public Policy Research showed that in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, at least 40 per cent of school-leavers enter three-year apprenticeships leading to a recognised qualification. In England, only 6 per cent of 16- to 18-year-olds were in apprenticeships in 2010, and apprenticeships here last, on average, just over one year.
Every country has its own weaknesses, and one of ours is a historic, persistent neglect of education and training. Yet if you examine the economic reforms being undertaken by Italy and Greece, to take a very different example, you see that both countries are addressing completely different sets of problems that simply don't exist here. These are the closed shops maintained by pharmacists, lawyers and civil engineers and many other services, and the restrictive practices in such activities as taxi driving and trucking. As our Continental neighbours would say, our disregard for education and training is "so British", while we view their medieval guild pattern of business in Italy and Greece as "so Mediterranean".
We have another home-grown problem – the sheer inefficiency of the public sector, amply illustrated in recent days by the travails of the UK Border Agency. Part of the reason why the public sector is losing jobs so quickly at present is that it spent the 10 years leading up to the recession expanding its workforce, year in, year out, yet becoming steadily less effective. Productivity declined by 0.3 per cent a year in this period. So while former Labour ministers criticise the latest unemployment figures, they bear a considerable part of the responsibility.
While the totals announced yesterday are worse than expected, the single headline conceals two very different employment markets, the public sector and the private sector. The former is in free-fall, whereas the latter is resilient.
Some 48 per cent of public-sector employers expect to announce redundancies over the next three months. On the other hand, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) reports that nearly half its members expect the size of their workforce to be larger in 12 months' time than it is today. And optimism regarding employment is particularly widespread among small and medium-sized companies. In fact, the private sector has been expanding every year since 1999, except for 2009 when the recession suddenly arrived.
A recent survey by The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development confirms the CBI findings. It says there is nothing "to show that a marked fall in private-sector employment is imminent". At the same time, and this rounds out the remarkably cheerful aspect that the private sector displays in this time of adversity, CBI survey findings indicate that job growth is expected among firms operating in every part of the UK, with the best outlook of all for businesses situated in Yorkshire and Humberside, the old industrial heartland. Who would have thought it? It is almost as if the private sector hasn't heard the dire warnings of a double dip recession.
None of this, however, is going to solve the problem of youth unemployment in a hurry. The only faint ray of sunshine is that graduate job prospects are slowly improving. Nonetheless, each applicant competes with 82 others for every vacancy. As for those young people without qualifications, the prospect is indeed grim. I believe that in the short term, the only palliatives will be provided by charities working with young people. The state, after all, is going the other way. Across England, spending cuts have hit youth services badly.
Here are two examples. The first is "somewhereto" (www.somewhereto.com), which describes itself as a nationwide project to help young people find the space they need to do the things they love within sport, culture and the arts. It is run by Livity, in partnership with Channel 4. By "space", it means structured space with adult mentoring, friendly advice, and things to do. It badgers public and private organisations to help.
A second is the Source Café in Aldershot (www.cuf.org.uk/stories/source-cafe). In its own words, along with a café and space where teenagers can meet friends and spend time off the streets in an accepting, welcoming environment, the project also provides counselling and mentoring, helping young people to address problems including anger and frustration, low self-esteem or anxiety, which prevent them from achieving their goals.
For the young unemployed, such initiatives are not the future, but they are a better way of surviving the grim here and now. So self-help is the only available way forward, and the eurozone crisis has nothing to do with the matter at all.
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Car redelivered + trip photos :)
So stoked to finally have my car back home and wrapping up our memorable ED experience
big thank you to Jon from Santa Barbara that made the whole process a breeze. Looking back at our photos from Europe always put a huge smile on my face!! I'm still in the process of actually putting a blog up on our trip but here are some of my favorite places/moments...
picking up the Z4 yay
lovely Munich from top of St.Peters church
'pretending' to eat like the locals
Salzurg, Austria
very drizzly day near Lake Eibsee
not much view at Eagle's nest that day...
funky parking garage at Hotel Sonne in Fussen
Mandatory shot of Neuschwanstein castle
awesome hiking near Murren, Switzerland
Looking down to Murren from the hiking trail
view of the Bernese Alps from our hike..Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau
Sunrise view from our hotel balcony in Murren... unreal!
one of many many waterfalls in the Lauterbrunnen valley
Lauterbrunnen valley, as gorgeous as Yosemite
Jungfrau rail and the Swiss alps
view from midstop Jungfrau station
Aletsch Glacier
Switzerland Furkastrasse pass view
Twisties on Susten Pass
Gorgeous view of Lake Como from our room
Varenna, Italy
dinner spot in Varenna by Lake Como
Eremo Gaudio Terrace view to Varenna, unforgettable
Nice, France
Sad to say bye to my car in Nice
Bonus view of the French alps from the flight back...
Meeting Jon finally in Santa Barbara for the the redelivery! Nice touch on the bow
again thank to bimmerfesters for all the help, I got so much info here that made planning the trip THAT much easier..you guys rock!
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Ocean City All Wheel Drive Meet
This big meat is coming quickly! Who's all going down??
At this point im still not sure if i want to go down because not many close friends ae going. I was going to go down friday and hangout in OCMD all day and then get a room closer to the meet location, sleep over friday night, wake up sat morning and go to the meet then drive home later sat night but if its just me and the gf i dont really feel like making a trip down there, rather just go to the beach or something. I went there last year and IMO it was a good meet but unless im going down with some friends id rather just let it pass and not take the trip down. Small clubdub meats> big public meats IMO.


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San Francisco • California's greenhouse gas reduction law already has shaken up the state's industrial sector, costing it more than $1.5 billion in pollution permit fees.
It's now poised to hit the pocketbooks of everyday Californians.
Starting next year, the law will force fuel distributors into the same cap-and-trade marketplace as utilities and major manufacturers. The oil industry says it will lead to price increases of at least 12 cents a gallon immediately, while state regulators say any price spikes could vary widely, from barely noticeable to double-digits.
Anticipating angst at the pump, a leading state lawmaker is raising concerns about the uncertainty of the law's impact on prices for consumer fuels, including gasoline, natural gas, propane and heating oil. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, says the state should scrap the plan to put fuel producers under the cap-and-trade provision of the law and instead institute a 15 cent-per-gallon "carbon tax."


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"He's new to the position and we want him to be ready to really compete for us," Richt said. "If we think he's ready to do that and produce at a high level, then we want him to play. But if he's still finding his way a little bit, I don't think we'll be in a big rush to get him out there."
Samuel, who entered Georgia in the spring of 2008 as a 16-year-old running back, played as a true freshman, and thus still has a redshirt year available should coaches choose to let him learn a new position from the sidelines this season.
While Samuel earned the starting tailback job out of fall camp last year, his role diminished significantly down the stretch and it was announced he'd switch to defense for 2010 – a role he played in high school. He opened the spring at outside linebacker, but was moved to the interior early on, and his play in last Saturday's scrimmage gave Richt some cause for optimism.
"I can envision one play where he took on a fullback on an isolation block and played off the block to make the tackle right there in the hole," Richt said. "He looked like a linebacker, and he hasn't played a lot of defense lately."
Richt said there won't be a set standard for whether or not Samuel earns playing time this fall, and he'll likely be evaluated the same way any first-year player would be. For now, Richt said, he wants Samuel to simply keep working, and the evaluation won't need to be made until the games start being played.
"The big thing is just practice hard, learn what you can," Richt said. "We have these thoughts but then sometimes by the second scrimmage in the fall, two or three guys are down ahead of you, and you're playing whether you're ready to or not."


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My brother's X5 has a defective AC. Sometimes when you turn on the car, the AC fails to switch on even when you have it on max. The weird thing is that the rear vents works fine but the main front vents fail to deliver any air. However this fluctuates as the AC sometimes works when you drive the car for some time. The air is cool and everything is perfect. I think it's a computer problem. Any idea as to why this happens and how to get it fixed?
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Where General Motors is not taking chances in marketing the Spark EV to only California and Oregon to start with, it is playing it up big in comparing the car to Ferrari's 458 Italia.
A whimsical Chevy ad (below) is attention grabbing, and we'll see how effective it is, but whether Ferraristi up and sell their prancing red ponies in exchange for the humble bowtie-badged city car remains to be seen.
"Now you can give up gas, without giving up performance. Introducing the all-new pure electric 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV," intones the narrator's drama-laden voice as technicians turn up the dial on a fictional spark-generating machine in the 33 second spot. "It packs a whopping 400 pound-feet of torque. That's more than a Ferrari 458 Italia. With zero emissions."
Then they show the Spark sparking a short distance quicker than a bolt of lightening.
"A car powered by electricity, that moves like electricity," continues the narrator. "That's American ingenuity to find new roads."
Catchy. And perhaps some folks will love the ad – and as people do in the theater – suspend disbelief.
For one, the Ferrari has a mere 2 rated pounds-feet of torque less than the Chevy, at 398 pounds-feet – and it actually delivers it, which may be in question with the Spark EV.
And no, the Ferrari's peak torque is not at zero rpm, but hits relatively low at 3,250 rpm as the screaming 4.5-liter naturally aspirated V8 crescendos toward 562 peak horsepower and its 9,000 rpm redline.
The $233,509 Ferrari does a 0-60 sprint in 3.0 seconds. The $26,685 Spark does it less than half a second slower than a Toyota Camry Hybrid, at 7.6 seconds.
But hey, it's the imagery that counts, right? And that's a lot of sparks for the bucks, especially when all subsidies are tallied.
However while the Ferrari doesn't spool peak torque off the line, we're wondering whether the Chevy actually does?
Electric motors theoretically do, but if this Chevy puts down all 400 pounds-feet from zero mph, it ought to do some long smoky front-wheel burnouts.
Odds are it's electrically curtailed, so when does the full torque actually hit?
This situation could be similar to the Fisker Karma that boasted 903 pounds-feet, and could not burn rubber to save its life even with 50 percent more torque than a ZR1 Vette.
Will someone please dyno the Spark EV, and let us know?
And meanwhile, here's hoping the ad is as effective as hoped, and blows away buyers even more than the Spark blows away a lightening bolt and exceeds a quarter million dollar Italian sports car's torque figure by .05 percent.
If so, maybe GM will be as bold as the marketing copywriters – or Nissan and Mitsubishi – and launch the car to the rest of the country where it can find new roads outside of Oregon and California.
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this is what causes problems.. would have done this over private msg but forum won't allow me that.. this is what it says..
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So i have no permission to send msg or to view any profile.. did i configure something in the wrong way and that is why i can't do these things.. or is the problem in disliking me for tha reason of not wanting to give out money for membership .. i have a wild guess that it is the second one.. in that case no need to say a thing.. i'll take the silence as a yes.. thanks
not sure why you cant send pm's ill try and look into it for ya
Well.. you know that feeling maybe.. when you say " this can only happen to me" and so.. this is one of those.. could be opera browser.. could be those stupid infractions i got.. problem is i did nothing, except for having some different opinions at times..
but i better not speculate about it anymore.. just wanna know if this has something to do with infractions(with which i am still not happy to have gotten in the first place but a guilty side is always quickly found and presented like that lee harvey oswald dude for example)..
I can't see anything your settings as to why your would not be able to PM. I will pass this along to the higher ups maybe they can figure something out.
It is because I don't like you......
. Haha, j/k. Toxic will take care of you :D
Thanks everybody for your help and jokes too.. take ya time i am in no rush.. since sending messages isn't my everyday thing nor is opening of profiles.. but still sucks that even if i wanted, i couldn't do it.. cheers
Have you made sure your sent box and inbox is cleared? Have you reached your limit on pms?
I dont see anything either. You have 32 pms and the limit is 50. You have everything checked that is suppose to be checked. So, I need to contact Tech.
Could this maybe have anything to do with those servers beeing moved changed etc.. if i remember right it happened before on other forums ..some profiles had problems when doing server changes .. aand i am no expert in that field either so its just a maybe..
anyway PM window now opens like it should have but profiles not yet.. thanks
PM is working.. thanks
View profile option still not working .. says i have no permission..
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