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Point No. 1: Brian Price is going to unleash a quiet storm on the NFL.
Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh and Oklahoma's Gerald McCoy are worthy of all the praise and admiration that they are receiving as top defensive tackles in this year's draft class. But within the next couple of years, don't be surprised if Price--another likely first-round pick--emerges as this class' top defensive tackle.
The 6-foot-1, 303-pound lineman posted 23.5 tackles for a loss and seven sacks during his junior campaign for UCLA. His 1.81 tackles for a loss per game placed him in a tie for third-best nationally, and his 44.5 career tackles for a loss is the second-highest total in UCLA history--despite the fact that he only played three seasons.
"The Lord blessed me with a great first step," Price told me this week. "At UCLA, we play the run first, but sometimes I just get a feeling that tells me to get off the ball, and I go.
"If you use leverage and your hands correctly, getting your hands inside the offensive lineman's plates, you can drive him like a steering wheel and make plays."
Price's physical strength was readily apparent when he hoisted 34 reps at the NFL Combine compared to Suh's 32 and McCoy's 23. And he didn't miss a single game during his career at UCLA.
"I go to work every day with my lunch pail, ready to grind," he said.
I asked Price why he declared early for the draft, competing in this year's class with Suh and McCoy since he likely would have emerged as the undisputed top defensive tackle prospect in next year's class.
"I felt like I was that guy this year, which is why I came out," he said with a gentle laugh. "I'm underrated. I'm the underdog. So I wanted to compete against those guys."
Nicknamed "The Quiet Storm", Price is used to being the guy who flies under the radar. But based on his 24 formal interviews at the NFL Combine and the fact that he's got more than ten team visits and workouts already lined up with teams like the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the right people are noticing him.
I asked him how he got his nickname.
"My dad told me one day that I needed to talk trash while I was playing, get inside people's heads," Price explained. "But I told him that's not my style of play, I'm like a quiet storm--something you can't get prepared for because you don't know it's coming."
Mature beyond his years based on his life experiences growing up in South Central L.A. and hungry to prove that he belongs among the elite in the NFL, Brian Price is a player you should keep an eye on in the coming years.
Point No. 2: Brett Favre and the Vikings should end their silly charade.
The 40-year old quarterback has at least two big reasons to return for his 20th NFL season without any coaxing by the Vikings. But to make his decision a no-brainer, team officials have already stated a willingness to let Favre set the pace for his decision regarding if and when he'll return.
That's huge in this situation since Favre obviously hates the thought of those first couple of weeks of training camp as much as the rest of us despise the thought of being forced to listen to a hard-sell sales pitch in exchange for enjoying a nearly-free vacation trip at a time-share condo. In Favre's world, those first weeks of training camp muck-up the rest of the fun he has during an NFL season.
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The motivating factors for his return are clear. In 2009, he set a career-high 68.4-percent completion rate, surpassed the 4,000-yard passing mark for just the sixth time in his career, threw 33 touchdown passes and tossed just seven interceptions--the lowest total of his career since becoming a starting quarterback in the NFL. In other words, Favre knows he's still got what it takes to lead a team to the Super Bowl.
Then imagine how often he's been jolted awake from a peaceful night's sleep during the past couple of months as his mind viciously betrayed him with a nightmarish replay of the third-and-15 play at the New Orleans 38-yard line with 19 seconds remaining in the NFC Championship game. Over and over again he sees his desperate pass land in the hands of Saints cornerback Tracy Porter, costing the proud quarterback an opportunity to go to the Super Bowl for just the third time in his career--and for the first time since 1998.
So there's no doubt about it. A champion and competitor like Favre isn't going to let his NFL career end like that when he knows he still has a legitimate shot to hoist the Lombardi Trophy one more time.
But it's likely that the Vikings haven't figured out how to justify letting Favre sit out the first few weeks of camp this year without setting what could be a dangerous precedent--one that could also damage the relationships and respect that Favre has built with his teammates.
Last year, I criticized Favre for waiting until mid-August to sign and get into camp. He had a new playbook, new teammates, and needed to get his timing down with his new targets. Predictably, after his late arrival, he looked rusty even into the early weeks of the regular season. But I don't have a problem with Favre waiting until mid-August this year.
For those who think it sets a bad precedent, I'd argue that it's a smart one. For players like Favre, Peyton Manning or Tom Brady--unless they have a bunch of new players on their side of the ball or a new offensive scheme--eliminating their exposure to injury early in camp makes as much sense as sending them to the sidelines to protect them once their teams have clinched their seed position in the playoffs.
So if Favre and the Vikings have secretly agreed to allow him to defer his appearance at training camp, they should just set the precedent, man-up and announce it rather than hide behind what appears to be a poorly conceived charade that opens up integrity questions for everyone involved.
Point No. 3: It appears that the Indianapolis Colts have decided that size makes a difference.
In the days that followed the team's Super Bowl loss, Colts President Bill Polian pointed to the offensive line and special teams as the primary culprits responsible for the Colts' failure to win their second Super Bowl Championship of the decade. And earlier this month, the team signaled a shift in philosophy when they released 6-foot-2, 290-pound offensive guard Ryan Lilja, a 59-game starter during his five-year tenure in Indianapolis.
Although Joseph Addai and rookie Donald Brown--a pair of former first-round draft picks--provided the Colts with a formidable one-two rushing punch this past season, Indy's lighter and athletic offensive line got pushed around. As a result, the Colts finished last in net rushing yards (1,294) and 30th in yards per carry (3.54). And to make matters worse, that dismal showing was on the heels of a 2008 finish which placed the team 31st in net rushing with 1,274 yards and dead last in yards per carry (3.44).
Obviously, something had to change. And based on a couple of early free agency moves, it appears that the Colts will be adding bigger bodies to the offensive line as quickly as possible. Indianapolis signed Andy Alleman, a 6-foot-4, 310-pound offensive guard who started three games for the Chiefs last year. Then they added Adam Terry, a 6-foot-8, 385-pound offensive tackle who was a second-round pick by the Ravens back in 2005.
The Colts remaining incumbent starters include Pro Bowl center Jeff Saturday (6-2, 295), right guard Kyle DeVan (6-2, 306), left tackle Charlie Johnson (6-4, 305) and right tackle Ryan Diem (6-6, 320).
Point No. 4: NFL teams won't be turned-off by Missouri LB Sean Weatherspoon's constant chatter and playful trash talk--because he backs it up when the ball is snapped.
During Senior Bowl week practices earlier this year, the projected first-round talent was on a non-stop adrenaline high, encouraging his teammates and congratulating them when they looked sharp during drills. And even when Weatherspoon was expected to sit out so others could rotate in, he was fully engaged in the action, shouting out to his teammates after each play.
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While working against the offense, the 6-foot-1, 239-pound linebacker verbally sparred with them while brandishing a wide grin.
"You've got to get in their heads a little bit, but you've got to be able to back it up," he told me this week. "I like to have fun out there, but when the whistle's blown and the ball is snapped, it's time to make plays and there are no friends out there."
Weatherspoon walked his talk at Missouri by logging 104 tackles, 14.5 tackles for a loss and 4.5 sacks during his senior year.
But will he tone down his spirited demeanor as an NFL rookie while he learns the ropes from the veterans?
"I've got to be myself, so from Day One, I'll come in with the same personality, go out on the field and make plays, jaw-jack with guys, get guys ready to play--I feel that's my role," he said. "That's what I can bring to a team as a leader.
"I know when I go in for camp, it won't be my defense. There'll be veterans who have worked hard to get the team where it is. But I hope to jump in alongside the leaders without stepping on their toes, become a cornerstone, get ready to work and make plays."
Weatherspoon has already worked out for the Atlanta Falcons and has a formal visit with them on April 7. The Chiefs and the Saints are among the other clubs who have asked him to make a visit next month.
Point No. 5: Jim Schwartz either lost his mind or at least his short-term memory this week.
I've admired Schwartz's past work as the defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans and thought that he got off to a very good start during his rookie season as the head coach of the Detroit Lions. But when he said this week that the Lions were "definitely interested" in signing former NFL cornerback and punt returner Adam "Pacman" Jones, I had to pick my jaw up off the floor.
I could remotely understand Schwartz's interest in Jones if he hadn't witnessed first-hand what a cancer and distraction the cornerback can be. But with Pacman's resume including more than a dozen incidents that required an appearance by the police, six arrests and two suspensions by NFL Commisioner Roger Goodell, I'm hard-pressed to understand how Schwartz believes that Jones could be worth the huge gamble when Lions head coach clearly has his team heading in the right direction.
Fortunately, the 49ers and the Bengals (imagine that), have also reportedly shown interest in Jones. So maybe one of them will make an aggressive move to sign the 26-year-old player, taking the sword out of Schwartz's hands before he hurts himself and his team with it.
Point No. 6: The Arizona Cardinals won't win more than eight games this year.
The loss of wide receiver Anquan Boldin was a minor setback for the Cardinals, but unless they make a bold move at quarterback in the next month, I don't expect them to win more than half of their games in 2010--and even that could be a stretch.
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During the 2006 NFL Draft, many NFL observers wondered why quarterback Matt Leinart fell all the way to the tenth overall pick. But his performance during his first four years in the league has verified that being selected even that high was a generous gift. During 29 game appearances and 17 starts, Leinart's completed just 57.1 percent of his throws, tossed 14 touchdown passes and 20 interceptions. His 70.8 passer rating does little more than induce a hearty yawn.
Recently, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll tossed a bone in the Cardinal quarterback's direction when he pointed out that a "floundering" Leinart struggled at USC until he was named the starter. With Kurt Warner's retirement and Leinart the heir-apparent to the starter's role in Arizona, Carroll inferred that the switch just might flip on again for Leinart.
But let's face it, if a guy is that fragile mentally and emotionally, it's just not going to happen in the NFL. As Carroll should know from his own struggles during his first tenure as an NFL head coach compared to his great success at USC, the NFL is the big leagues.
Leinart has a chronic problem with overthrowing wide-open receivers and with his overall consistency. He appeared in eight games, starting one, during the 2009 season and didn't throw for a single score--but managed to throw three interceptions.
Sorry, but you can't convince me that he's suddenly ready to be an NFL starter. If I was in the Cardinals' shoes right now, I'd be making a blockbuster offer for Donovan McNabb so this team doesn't take a serious step backwards in 2010.
Point No. 7: Andre Roberts is one of my sleeper picks at wide receiver in this year's NFL Draft.
Poised to make NFL history as the first wide receiver ever drafted out of the Citadel, Roberts is an impressive young man who you have to watch in action to truly appreciate.
During Senior Bowl week practices, Roberts' acceleration from the line of scrimmage commanded such respect from the all-star gathering of cornerbacks that a number of them were dropping back a couple of extra steps just before the snap.
The 5-foot-11, 195-pound receiver is likely to be selected between the third and fifth rounds, but he's got tremendous potential to be a high-impact receiver, especially out of the slot, with his precise route-running, laser-like focus and reliable hands.
And he's fast.
At the Combine, Roberts was clocked as low as 4.40 with a handheld timer in the forty-yard dash, but even his electronic time of 4.46 placed him among the top ten in this year's draft class. The talented receiver credits his well-rounded skill set to his work ethic, and believes it's going to be a tremendous asset in his development at the next level.
"I think work ethic is what helps people succeed. Some people work to get there, but once they're there, they stop working as hard," he said. "I've worked very hard to get to the position I'm in, and my goal is to be the best receiver in the league, so I'm going to be working to reach that goal the entire time I'm in the NFL."
One of the many teams who have shown interest in him is the Indianapolis Colts. Based on their track record of identifying potential starters out of mid-round talent in recent years with players such as Pierre Garcon and Austin Collie, plenty of teams should be taking a closer look at Roberts.
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Youngsters learn of Warren's heyday
About 45 Hugh Cole students got a personal history lesson Wednesday, when they visited the Imago Gallery on Market Street for "Warren: A Point of View." The exhibit continues through December and combines recorded interviews with nine Warren residents who grew up in town during the 1940s and '50s. It also includes photographs, artifacts and interpretive aspects. The interviewees range from dairy farm owners to models to police officers; above, they're listening to Pat Read tell tales from her youth. For more information on the exhibit, see Imago's website, or that of the Warren Preservation Society.
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Hey WoodsEdge,
You are right about those cars at their displays. I saw them at the Oklahoma City NSRA show, and they are nothing at all to brag about. Although, people should know that those are not Street Beast's cars, they are some builders around that just happened to build those cars and show them at the Street Beast's booths. I made the comment about nothing to brag about and I always told myself I would not do that to others cars, being that I am as picky as I am. The point is they like their cars and that is what counts. As for $$$, hey I have seen total bondo buckets at shows and asking more than that. Not that I agree with it, but it is all about PRIDE!!! Another thing people need to realize is that Street Beast are the sellers, and Auto Resolutions are the builders. What ever Innovative Street Machines were in the past, are no longer. They were bought out, and new management and people are there now. Take care and just have fun. I always nick pick cars, thanks to my Dad's teachings and expertise, but I will not do to people what others do at shows. It's sad.
Hi streetrodders,
After a long career in racing and rodding I left and now have decided to return to a street rod. (33 ford coupe)
In investigating various mfgrs I ran into Street Beast. It looked too good to be true. I did call and spoke to reps a couple times. Of late they seemed very pleasant. I was offered a very good deal on a new kit with a bunch of extras. I still was not sold however due to a lot of what has been said above.
I want to present a fair view in that I am reporting what I saw and I try to keep my own preferences separate. I occasionally will enter my view point.
I went over to the other side of town and looked at a complete and runny 'beast' coupe. I have to say it was an exraordinary car. The paint was flawless and the choice of wheels and tires just fit the car naturally. I got to sit in it start it and generally poke and look it over for the whole afternoon.
Here is my take on it:
The body is at least 3/8" thick everywhere. I think he said the car weighed about 3000 pounds. the body is one piece ie fenders and body and very solid. The doors felt every bit as heavy as my van doors and closed with a nice clunk like a new car. there is a steel beam in the doors I guess. The latch was standard suicide door latch stuff.. The window track slots have to be cut out by the builder. The windshield is flush and looks good. The rear window is permanent mount and ok. the builder said all of the windows were tough to get lined up but he did a good job. He had modified the dash some and had the fuse block mounted up underneath . It looked very hard to get at but he said it wasn't too hard. The upholstery was stock SB. Seats were Mustang with SB covers. I would say it was ok but probably the least attractive part of the car. Still ok however. It looked like the hood line is lowered about 2 inches at the front which looks nice I think. The grill shell point is about 1 -2 inches higher than stock also I think. It all looked ok and functional. The grill looked great. He used VW windshield wiper motor and drive with some kind of nice arms. both worked nicely. the frame is 2 x 4 10 ga tube and made to fit the body. There seemed to be adequate supports all around. The running boards and fenders were very, very stiff. I did not realy like the front turn signal lite stuck in the end of the tube and the small parking lite along side of it. These are stock SB items. They were not real obvious but never the less a little tacky. The head lites were just he right size not too big and not too small. Stock SB items. The trunk was quite roomy as the gas tank is tucked down between the fram rails. Filler in the trunk. He had no front bumper (legal???) and only a small billet style tail lite built into a bumper pad on each frame extension. Looked nice. Very clean rear pan area. The gas tank position caused a problem with the exhaust. He had to run the exhaust out right in front of the rear wheels. Ok but maybe a little obnoxious if you get caught in a traffic jam. He had opted for manual window cranks and standard outside door handles. These all looked ok. Key lock. I looked at as much of the frame as I could and some of the welds were not too good at least as far as appearances. He had instaled a stock mustang front end which looked pretty good. I think the wheels stuck out too far and the aftermarket front ends probably take care of this. Again not bad but not what I would like. He had installed a 9" ford rear end that was a tad wider than I would like. this caused the tires to just fit the wheeel well. They didn't rub but it was close. He had nice billit style outside mirror that was very small but you could see quite well in it. There was a lot of sound deadening stuff that comes with the kit. It was very quiet inside with the motor running. Some of the wiring was not well protected and I would definitely enclose it. This is just a building problem however with any rod. The master cyl (PB) was firewall mounted stock SB and very well done. I pushed on the brakes pretty hard and there was no flex. He said there was a substantial cross beam it was mounted on built into the frame. It cleaned up the floor but might make things a little tight under the hood. He had a vintage air big system and it worked very well and was quiet. Motor was SBC crate 350. Steering col was std camaro tilt. Signals, tilt and wiper all worked off the column. I asked him how long it took to build and he said about a year of evenings. He said he was happy with the kit and it went together pretty much by the large instruction book that came with it. he deviated in a few places but most likely any builder will. He had purchased most of his additional parts from SB and said their service was ok with no problems.
I probably missed a few items but over all this was a well built car by a very good rod builder.
Here is the way I look at this kit. If you are a capable builder, can do good welding, have tools, know how to use them, have adequate finacing available (cash) and are wiling to do some junk yard scrounging, you can build this car pretty quickly as the kit gives you all the stuff that is tough to get. like upholstery glas etc. There is a lot of glassing to do but the newer kits may have fixed this. There is a lot of cutting and trimming to do and fitting. The body is nearly finished as far a surfacing when you get it. Most accessories are available from SB. (prices???) A lot of items depend on your personal preferences. One thing I forgot , the frame is narrower in the back so you can simply split the wheel tubs and widen them for your larger tires. This is a option on most other kits.
I hope this presents a clearer picture of these cars. Some of the ways they do things are not traditional and I think this goes against the grain. Being a bit of an outlaw myself I can accept this. I don't think it distracts from the kit but you have to be aware of it and understand there are reasons for this. For example the frame is 2 x 4 tubing. Why not? This allows you to fit the frame to the body and add supports where needed. It allows for rear tubs that take a lot of extra work in the traditional frame. You can brace it where necessary for a larger motor very easily. The material is pretty inexpensive. Easy to work with easy to measure from flat surfaces. Maybe a little heavy if you get carried away. How about easy to fix screwups? How about a thick body? This one is built like a boat. If you have a crash this one will protect you as well as any other. Also you don't have to align the fenders and running boards. They offer replacement clips if you need.
Concluding. This is not a bad way to go but it is no plastic model kit for sure. It is not a bolt it together and go either. I think a lot of people think you can just buy the kit and start bolting. Not so. Not so with other kits either. Building a car is a lot of work even if you have all the parts. Just take a 57 chev off the frame and see how much room you now have in your 2 car garage. How much work is it to put back together. Everything fit before didn't it? yeah right. been there done that.
Well I have rambled long enough and still not made my decision. If you have any input post it or e-mail.
I just received the rest of my interior for the car, from them, and I have to say it looks awesome. I have been getting everything that they say comes with the kit, it only took talking to the right people, although I was wrong on some cases on how I spoke to them when I spooled up. Its all worked out now. Those people over there do a bang up job. Every piece so far is of the best quality. There for awhile I kept telling myself that if I ever do another street rod, I would not go with them again, but things have changed - I would (but they don't make a highboy). For all people out there that are looking into a Street Beast kit, just ask all the questions you can and make sure it is what you want. Every kit(from anywhere)is the same way, you need to know cars, how to weld, how to fabricate, and so on. But anyways, they are good people to straighten things out with if you have a problem. They are a business, and of course they what to satisfy the customers. Good Luck and ALWAYS HAVE FUN WITH YOUR ROD, THAT'S ALL ITS ABOUT...
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Its not the fact that StreetBeast puts out crap, because frankly their quality has improved since the last time Florida shut them down. And its not the fact that they are only operating under the direct supervision of the Florida Attorney General's office either. With the amount of supervision they're getting its unlikely a customer is going to get screwed out of his order as happened numerous times in the past.
Its the fact that this company, FiberFab Intl., Classic Motor Carriages, StreetBeast or whatever they call themselves today has gone out of its way to design a proprietary kit. That's very good for them but the consumer gets screwed. Because of this stupid design there are very few parts made for real 33-34 Fords that will fit a StreetBeast. Door handles might fit but that's about all. You can't use an off the shelf aftermarket radiator, fender, grill or trim part because the StreetBeast design is so far removed from the real thing these parts, that fit hundreds of other kits and can be used on any original car, wont come close to fitting a StreetBeast. Replacement parts have to be obtained either from StreetBeast or must be custom made for the StreetBeast kit. For example, you can't simply bolt on a replacement fiberglass fender from any of the dozens of manufacturers out there because StreetBeasts design, with the fenders molded as an integral part of the body, virtually locks the buyer into obtaining replacement parts from the factory. So when your neighbor accidentally backs into your pride and joy, it will take months to get a replacement part. (You don't think they're going to shut down the assembly line just to make you a spare part do you? Trust me once they have your money you become totally unimportant to them. That's they're typical history.) Once you do finally get a replacement from StreetBeast youll have to go through a lot of work to have it grafted on. You can't simply bolt on a fender in an hour, it will take a professional shop several days and cost you $$$ to get it done. Its these problems that make your StreetBeast extremely hard to sell and it will be worth a whole lot less than you think. The only way to sell a StreetBeast is to sucker another novice that doesnt know any better into buying a car most people wouldnt be seen driving. Good luck finding one.
Like I said earlier, its the StreatBeasts design that is crap not necessarily their workmanship. When you park one of their 33-34 "Fords" next to a real one or even a good reproduction it simply looks like a toy. There IS a reason why StreetBeast doesnt advertise the Vicky as a Ford you know. It seems, based on the companys history and the poor fidelity of their kit, that someone at Ford had a problem with them using their name and threatened legal action. I dont believe Ford has never done that with any of the other manufacturers and, in my opinion, rightly so. Gibbons, Wescott, RodBods, Brookville Roadster and dozens of other kit manufacturers help keep the Ford name prominent in the street rodding community and theyre not an embarrassment to the company.
Its your business and your money so if you want to drive around in a StreetBeast, more power to ya. All the rest of us can do is try to warn potential buyers of this companys problems and their long history of screwing their customers. Buyer Beware.

Different strokes for different folks or if thats what rocks your boat or Oh hell who am I kidding, Steel is REAL!!!
Yeah steel is real, but come on, I love the fact that my car weighs half of yours. Lets say 2700lbs, if that. As for the 33 & 34's, I do not know a thing about them. I personnaly do not like that car regardless of who manufactured it, thats just me. I have a Willys, I looked at so many different companies and have to say there are not to many differences in its manufacturing. Dimensions are all the same, just like the original, maybe so modifications. I am an Advanced Composite technician, and its lay-up in top notch. The one built for Holley is a Street Beast and professionaly built. I have spoke to the builder, don't know how many times, and he loves their Willys product. Like WoodsEdge said "different strokes for different folks". Mine should be completely finished in about 9 months, hopefully in time for the April Oklahoma City NSRA show. If you see a burnt orange, flamed, tubbed, slammed Willys - stop on by and take a look. Just keep having fun and show off your pride and joy...
You have the right attitude, Mr. 41 Willys. Build it for yourself, and enjoy it. What I like and build is not important to you and vice versa. You probably wouldn't like my junk. Doesn't mean we can't discus it but still remain friends.
Hey WoodsEdge (Jack),
Your right as well. I'll be honest, I like everybodies stuff, because it is not mine (I think that is called envy or something). The reason I like everybodies stuff is because they like it and the fact that they really enjoy what they have. That is what matters. And yes that is what the board is about, discussing things and making friends (hope that is not mushy). Talk to you later.
34 Coupe. Just got back from the factory in Miami, I was impressed. Interior would work initially but would be changed. Pretty stiff body, you can stand on it. Frame looks OK. Are there other choices at comparable cost? Any info would be appreciated. TIA Bill
I watched this company for at least the last 3 decades change names, products, wish I had kept all the paperwork (articles, etc.).
There probably has not been a more durable fly-by-night operation on the American continent.
The 33-34 "Ford" they offer is not dimensionally correct to an original in any respect I have seen. The only original style parts that may fit are trim stuff, handles, emblems, etc., certainly no body parts.
They are the only outfit I know of offering a "complete kit" to build a substitute for street rod. But, who cares!
There are good chassis builders offering chassis in stages of completion. There are numbers of body builders offering many body styles (both open and closed) and even invented "phantom" styles.
A good friend just bought a Heritage 32 3W Coupe body. He is a longtime rodder and very critical of products that he finds lacking. He's had nothing but praise for this body. Imagine building a full-fendered 3W coupe and starting in your 71st year on earth...
Buy the mags, the older the better, read everything, talk to everybody, attend events, talk to everybody, ask questions, be a bothersome yakker, you may find someone has a built car you'll love and be able to afford, get an education before your bucks go in other guy's pocket.
Phat, when I mentioned cutting out the strutrods I was under the impression everyone knew that the rod had to be bolted to some type of bracket/tab? However, just for your information "follow the strut rod to where it bolts to the frame and guess what? There is a bracket. Without that "strutrod bracket" attached to the frame you wouldn't have a strutrod assembly. When I take a particular assembly off a vehicle, I take the entire unit off. Try cutting that strutrod bracket off the frame or torching it off. Let me know how long it takes, excluding using a plasma torch. As for having only one posted entry, I spend most of my time in the garage working on cars.
The supercharged 327 has a dyno sheet to backup the horsepower. However, like you mentioned someone could have messed with the computer, although the machinist is a very good friend of mine. Even if that was the case, the road seperates the horsepower from the braggers. My little coupe hasn't lost yet! However, I know it will come some day. In addition I didn't buy the car from the company. I got a deal from a private owner who couldn't figure out how to get it together like many people I know of. If building a car was that easy, Ford and GM would have allot of competition.
By the way, I did not read where you mentioned what you drove or built?
donaldm605 , I think it would be best to get a real car to rod.I don't know too much about kit cars (street beast,gibbons,outlaw,wescott) but I do know that a real car will always be a better investment in the long run.They are out there.Just take a little time and look.
I am not sure about the comment that real cars are a better investment. Have you been to the big shows recently. Come on, 99% of Willys are fiberglass (the few that are ever there). Most of the top winners are fiberglass or steel reproductions anyway.
But then again, a 2600 lb. fiberglass car suits me a heck of a lot better than a heavy steel roller. I want to have fun and just wipe the streets clean, and of course show it. Mine will never see rain or really be driven much at all, and most people will not like this, but it will be a definite trailer QUEEN. Besides, it won't rust, and those nasty hail storms, it won't dent if it gets into one of those.
What ever floats peoples boats, oh wait, most of those are fiberglass too. Just kidding, but they are. It shouldn't matter what others want!
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- The So Slimming collection: look instantly slimmer with our Hidden Fit technology, a secret interior stitching that creates a super-slim effect.
- Our ankle jeans sit just below the waist, for a modern fit with maximum comfort.
- Uniquely placed coin pocket and mini hand pockets.
- Regular Inseam: 28".
- Petite Inseam: 26".
- 81% cotton, 11% rayon, 6% polyester, 2% spandex.
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SOLD! For $700, thanks WUS!
Great watch for those who know about it. Asking $750 net (You pay PP fee's) with free shipping within CONUS.
It's in 95% shape, barely any swirlies on band (solid band) and no marks on crystal/bezel/casing. Lume on this bad boy is incredible. Like a flashlight on your arm. Beautiful. Photo's below are mostly in daylight and one in the dark (not complete darkness either!). Superluminova from Zenton (also sourced from Helson, Zixen, etc. they are all similar if you do research). There are 8 years left of the 10 year International Warranty from Zenton. If you do research.. Zenton as a company has impeccable customer service and they have responded to me quickly about some bezel upgrade questions I inquired about (I wanted to get the full metal bezel but decided against it as I learned to love the Coke bezel).
Local deals welcomed- Trades welcomed for NON-divers and no bezels. Trying to get something work-suitable.
Questions.. just ask. I have great feedback on WUS and eBay with same name.
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Get To Know Paige Stratton
Jan. 19, 2011
Name: Paige
Nickname: Paigey
Year in School: Senior
Favorite Food: Thai Food
Least Favorite Food: Vegetables
Three words that describe me: Competitive, Determined, Caring
Teammate who makes me laugh the most: Dubs
Your most frequently used phrase: Oh Dear! or Oh dear day!
When I have free time I… Shop for shoes
Best Non-Athletic Talent: Cooking
Favorite music genre: Rap/Hip-Hop and Country
Magazine cover I would like to be on: Sports Illustrated
Game show I would like to be on: Price is Right
I'd like to be in Lellie Swords' shoes for a day!
Favorite Pro Athlete: Cal Ripken Jr
Favorite memory at UC:Being a member of the first UC Lacrosse team and winning our first game in program history.


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|1,700 sq. ft.
|Property type
|Minimum Stay
|3 - 7 nights
Note: Special Rates do not apply to previously booked vacations.
Our beach house, named Muriel's Grove, is in a highly preferred location that is absolutely wonderful for a vacation and IS THE CLOSEST RENTAL HOUSE TO THE BEACH IN THE GROVE BY THE SEA. It has all the beauty and amenities of Seaside but at considerable $$ savings. Your week (summer only) includes the set up of 2 beach chairs and an umbrella on the beach by a local beach service.
The beaches in this area, 'America's Most Beautiful,' are fabulous! Bordered by high sand dunes, the beach is wide with sugar white sand, and the warm water is emerald green.
Muriel's Grove is the closest rental house to the beach in the Grove by the Sea (just (200 yards/3 to5 minute walk) and right next door to a large, beautiful swimming pool. It is in the very popular 'Grove by the Sea' community, a quiet and relaxing neighborhood of lovely seaside cottages nestled in a grove of magnolias and pine trees, that includes tennis, a children's play area, two swimming pools, and walking/biking paths.
Decorated in light, bright colors with a beach cottage theme, the house is beautifully furnished. There are hardwood floors throughout, and all the rooms have French doors that open to decks and the tropical paradise outside. Plantation shutters on the windows provide a wonderful sense of southern charm. Muriel's Grove is a special house that you will simply fall in love with.
The modern kitchen is fully equipped, and the dining area has seating for 11. On the first floor, there is one bedroom (two twin beds) and a queen sized sleeper sofa in the living room. Upstairs are two bedrooms (king bed, queen bed), and a studio room (full sized futon) that can be used as an extra bedroom if needed.
Safe, off road trails and sidewalks (perfect for walking, jogging, rollerblading, and biking) provide easy access to the many wonderful nearby recreational areas. Grayton Beach (4 miles), Grayton Beach State Park (2.5 miles), Point Washington State Forest (1.5 miles), Deer Lake State Park (3.5 miles) and Camp Creek Golf Club (5 miles) are just minutes away. The architecturally famous town of Seaside is just 0.9 mile away; you'll love its many colorful homes, small shops, and restaurants. Throughout the year, you can enjoy the many scheduled free events that Seaside has to offer.
Early risers can enjoy spectacular sunrises and the wide open space at the beach. Better yet, change the routine - sleep in, open the French doors, and listen to the birds outside. After a late breakfast, build sandcastles, swim and play with the kids, or take a walk on the beach down to Seaside. Enjoy lunch outside on the picnic table in the woods, or take a nap in our hammock and chairs beneath the pines and magnolia next to the pool.
You won't want to miss the fabulous sunsets either! In the evenings you can grill fresh seafood outside on the gas grill or just cook spaghetti for the kids. Enjoy dinner with your entire group seated at our large dining table as you share the day's activities with each other. After dinner walk or bike to Seaside and treat everyone to ice cream...or take a dip in the pool, and then relax on the wraparound decks under the ceiling fans as you listen to the sounds of the surf and woods. Later yet, go to the beach, lie on your back, and look at the stars.
WOW!--it doesn't get any better!!!
Keywords: Family Friendly rental cottage
Jim and I both retired to the Grove by the Sea in the fall of 2003. Our permanent residence is just 50 yards away from Muriel's Grove, so we are available in a moment's notice should any problems occur during the rental season.
Debbie Tyson purchased this house in 2000
We vacationed in this area for many of the years that we lived in Birmingham. Thinking that our kids, who are beach lovers, would always find a way to come visit us here at the beach. we planned to retire to Muriel's Grove. Instead we built our permanent home in the same neighborhood so that we could continue to share Muriel's Grove with families who love the beach as much as we do.
We love going to Seaside's Modica Market in for coffee and a muffin during our morning walks. You can park your car and ride bikes to just about anywhere on 30A. Our personal favorite is sitting on the porch with our morning coffee while listening to the birds in one of the most peaceful settings along 30A..
Area: Our beach house is in a section of the Northwest Florida Panhandle and Gulf of Mexico referred to as the Emerald Coast and The Beaches of South Walton. The beaches in this area are rated 'America's most beautiful'. Here you will find beautiful open beaches with sugar white sand, dramatic sand dunes, warm emerald colored water, fabulous sunsets, and a golf and bikers paradise.
Muriel's Grove is located in the very popular Grove by the Sea community which is 0.9 mile east of downtown Seaside and midway between Destin and Panama City, Florida.
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Summer 2017
May 28 2017 - Aug 12 2017
Changeover Day: Sunday
7 night minimum stay
Late Summer/Early Fall 2017
Aug 13 2017 - Oct 21 2017
Changeover Day: Sunday
3 night minimum stay
Late Fall/EarlyWinter2017
Oct 22 2017 - Nov 18 2017
Changeover Day: Sunday
3 night minimum stay
Thanksgiving 2017
Nov 19 2017 - Nov 25 2017
3 night minimum stay
Christmas 2017
Dec 23 2017 - Dec 29 2017
3 night minimum stay
My Standard Rate
3 night minimum stay
|Refundable damage deposit
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Cleaning fees are included in weekly rates
A separate $300 refundable damage deposit is required
Cleaning fees are NOT included in 3 night minimum rates.
A 11% state and local tax will be added to the rental rate.
Summer weekly rentals (May 28-Sept 9) include beach service set up of 1 umbrella and 2 beach chairs.
Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.


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Venezuela: Reforms In Trouble
Populist campaign rhetoric is jeopardizing prospects for free-market reforms and economic recovery as Venezuela's tight presidential race heads toward the Dec. 5 election. Political divisions are running so deep that interim President Ram n Vel squez recently summoned military chiefs, political leaders, and top businessmen to a meeting and had them pledge to honor the election results.
The four-way contest is tight. The winner is likely to eke out only a slim plurality. Such a close vote, observers fear, could trigger violence. A narrow victory--together with the antigovernment mood among voters, who are fed up with corruption and political machinations--may also leave the winner without a mandate to take the tough measures the ailing economy needs.
Running slightly ahead in opinion polls is former President Rafael Caldera, 77, who advocates a strong state role in the economy--contrary to the trend in most of Latin America toward government downsizing. He is making populist appeals such as a pledge to remove the recently imposed value-added tax, which is needed to compensate for falling oil revenues. Although Caldera founded the right- of-center Christian Democratic COPEI Party, this time he's running as an independent with support from an array of small, mostly leftist parties.
COPEI Party standard-bearer Oswaldo Alvarez Paz, a free-market advocate backed by business, is running second in the polls. But Bol var State Governor Andr s Vel zquez, a former labor leader with a spread-the-wealth program, is a strong third, with wide support among Caracas slum-dwellers.
Analysts argue that if Caldera wins, he will have to turn to free-market policies as the only solution to Vene- zuela's ills. But such a reversal could risk voter backlash. If Alvarez Paz wins, he would try to push for free-market reforms. But he could face resistance in a fragmented Congress.


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Google Wins Infringement Appeal
A federal appeals court panel ruled Wednesday that Google did not infringe the copyrights of an adult photo publisher by displaying thumbnails of proprietary pictures in its image search engine...
The appeals court found that the thumbnails did not infringe Perfect 10's copyrights because they were "highly transformative" -- that is significantly different than the full-sized images -- and thus fit into the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's (DMCA) "fair use" exception.
The term defines situations wherein a copyrighted work, or portions of it, can be legally used in a highly modified fashion without infringing the original copyright owner's rights - a classic example is a parody, Corynne McSherry, an attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), told internetnews.com. (The EFF filed a friend of the court brief in the case in support of Google).


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Friday, November 26, 2010
Baby name game
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
The baby name conversations are heavily one-sided at the moment because naming babies is not Mr Duyvken's favourite way to spend an evening. I think he figures that
a) we're a long way from holding this little bub in our arms and
b) since he dislikes most of my suggestions it is unwise to get into a debate with a slightly hormonal mother-to-be.
He's got me pegged with b) but I prefer to pretend that he's being unreasonable.
I suspect we won't have a name until just before the little one arrives. Nevertheless, I have been thinking a lot about it and have a bit of a list going. Here's what the scrap of paper looks like at the moment;
Girls Names
Boys Names
Any suggestions?
Ghermez Cupcakes
Friday, November 19, 2010
We were absolutely stuffed after lunch but I couldn't resist buying a couple of cupcakes from Ghermez on George St on the way back to the station. We bought a regular red velvet cake and a mini strawberry cake that JW devoured on the way home. I saved the red velvet for 5pm when I knew the pregnancy munchies would kick in and I have to say, I was kind of disappointed. It just tastes like coconut which is great and all but I was wanting a red velvet and cream cheese frosting kick.
Sandakan - Flight 3
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
That's J looking up at the macaques who had paused at the river crossing to view us as curiously as we were viewing them :-)
I'll write more about Borneo next time because we had two more interesting stops and, to do them justice, I can't just add them as bullet points to this list. I look forward to sharing it with you, dear reader!
A stroller bag and a giveaway link
Monday, November 15, 2010
I've made several lined drawstring bags using this great tutorial from Happy Things. They're scattered through the house holding toys, puzzle pieces and treasures. C keeps a few special things in one and tucks it under her pillow at night and I so love seeing her clutching it in her sweaty little hand as she sleeps. I knew I'd be able to alter the pattern to fit the stroller dimensions and a couple of other adjustments would make it perfect.
I threaded elastic through the top to keep things from falling out but added a couple of fabric loops to hang over the stroller handles. I should have inset the loops into the side seams for a tidier finish but I wasn't about to unpick it to start over again so it will be staying like it is and no-one will notice but me.
A few more loops and some hardware to attach it to the hardware already on the stroller and we were all set. The hardware is the bit that made it all work because without it the bag would swing out and overbalance the stroller. With the hooks the bag stayed put and we were able to carry all the diapers, wipes, bug spray, plastic cups, mylanta (25 weeks pregnant and suffering :-)) and other paraphernalia that we carried around with us on all our day trips.
I used some adorable robot linen that I bought from Retromummy ages ago and have had sitting in the stash and lined it with some red cotton from Spotlight. Now, I'm itching to make a quilted stroller liner to make it even more comfortable.
By the way, retromummy has a great giveaway of Rosalie Quinlan fabric at the moment and I'm itching to win! So head on over and check it out!
Kuala Lumpur - flights 1 & 2
Sunday, November 07, 2010
We set off early one morning catching the train into the airport and flew to Melbourne to spend a few hours showing the kids the city and catching up with Mr Duyvken's sister, Adele. We happened to land on a bitterly cold, wet and windy day so quickly changed our plans from walking through the city enjoying the sights to finding a dry spot to have a coffee and wait out the day. The kids were very excited to be in another city and we loved spending a few hours in a warm Melbourne pub catching up with Adele and watching the kids dance to the live music. They were pretty trashed by the time we boarded our flight to KL and slept the whole way there waking up ready to embrace their first day in Malaysia's biggest city.
We stayed in a serviced apartment complex in KLCC, a short stroll from the Petronas Towers and a cheap taxi ride from everywhere we wanted to explore.
We were immediately hit by the intense humidity (oh the humidity was NOT kind to my pregnant self!) so spent plenty of time in the pool,
some of us even practiced our diving,ensuring that we were fit and ready for our adventures.
We went to Jalan Bukit Bintang for dinner,
visited the Central Market, went bowling at Berjaya Times Square - a game G won which left her delighted and J in tears (boys are such delicate creatures!).
We went to the Petronas Towers,some of the wonderful public parks,and wandered the amazingly busy and bustling streets.The kids were quite a novelty for the locals with everyone wanting to touch Charlotte's fair cheeks and JW's curly hair. JW took it all in her stride but Super Medium Girl wasn't happy with all the attention. We ended up having to run quite a bit if interference for her, poor thing.
We also went to the fantastic Aquaria. The kids had a ball and I enjoyed the a/c immensely :-)This photo shows C and JW demonstrating how scared they would be if something that big swam up next to them in the sea. It also fairly accurately represents my regret at not bringing the DSLR and only carrying my Fuji Finepix. There were so many wonderful things to photograph and I barely captured any of it!
We are home
Saturday, November 06, 2010
Can't wait to tell you all more about it soon, but in the meantime, post-trip laundry is calling my name!
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A property dispute in a village south of Cairo between Coptic Christians and Muslims brought to public awareness the continual tension within Egypt between its Coptic Christian population, which represents 10% of the population, and the Muslim majority. The Christians wanted to extend a church in an area whose ownership was in dispute, which led some imams to hand out leaflets complaining that "We condemn the building of churches in our beautiful town." A crowd of Christians clashed with Muslims until police brought things under control.
One of the under reported issues is the Christian population of Egypt. As Muslim fundamentalism grows stronger in the country due to President Murbarak's inept economic and social programs, there is a rising anti-Christian feeling in that nation. It always fascinates me how George Bush, the born-again Christian, has done more harm to Christians in Iraq and the Middle East than any other president in American history, but this is never raised by his right wing religious supporters. Christians used to play prominent roles in the Palestinian leadership, but have now disappeared from sight.
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Our guest accommodation is an AA 4* rated bed and breakfast and we have just been awarded the prestigious AA 4* Silver Award and we are also an AA Friendliest B&B Finalist. We are probably in the best location in St Ives Bay as we overlook the bay towards St Ives, Cornwall. We have unrivalled & spectacular panoramic sea and coastal views over to St Ives, Cornwall and the three miles of golden sandy beach in Hayle which stretches right round to the lighthouse at Godrevy.
Due to the fantastic feedback on our Juliet Balconies, and the stunning sea views you get, we decided to add that little bit more, and so now we are delighted to say that Rooms 1 and 2 now have front facing balconies so you can sit outside on the balcony and watch the activity on the beach. We have Juliet Balconies on Rooms 3, 4 and 5. The views are fantastic.
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You will have the beach and sea right on your doorstep. We are only 100 yards from the sea and the sandy beach. You can watch for hours whilst families play on the beach and in the sea. No more walking for ages to get to the sea for you, you are literally there. Whilst everyone else goes back to their places of stay, you can stay as long as you want because that is where you live for all your holiday stay.
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We also provide a fridge for our guests to keep their refreshments in.
We try to source all our produce from local Cornish suppliers. Our milk is produced locally from at Trewithen Dairy Farm in Lostwithiel – happy healthy Cornish cows. Our large free range eggs are supplied by Ventonwyn Farm in Truro. If it's produced in Cornwall then we probably have it.
We are a friendly Bed & Breakfast and we have won an AA Award for being a finalist in the Friendliest B&B Category.
We have two FAMILY ROOMS. Our family rooms also have stunning views over the bay to St Ives Cornwall. The family room consists of a double bed and single bed. If you are looking for a family room, or a double room, then the Penellen Bed and Breakfast has it all.
Close to the Penellen we have Paradise Park - it's literally a stones throw away. If you are going to visit St Ives, it is well worth taking the train from Lelant, the train journey has the most amazing sea and coastal views.
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Kristi Andreassen begins her second year as an Academic Graduate Student Assistant at Northern Arizona University. She primarily works with the NAU soccer, men's basketball, volleyball, golf, and men's and women's track and field teams.
Andreassen graduated from NAU in December 2010 with a degree in exercise science and a perfect 4.00 GPA. She was a four-year starter on defense for the NAU women's soccer team and was named the 2010-11 CoSIDA/ESPN Women's Soccer Academic All-American of the Year, earning the award as the premiere women's soccer student-athlete in all of NCAA Division-I. She was a two-time Academic All-American, a finalist for the 2010 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, and was a four-time All-Big Sky selection and the 2010 Big Sky Defensive Most Valuable Player.
A native of Tempe, Ariz., Andreassen played professional soccer in Norway before returning to Northern Arizona for graduate school, where she is currently in the physical therapy program.


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Welcome to Apple Re-Orientation: Highlights Poetry For Latest iPad Commercial
Apple + Poetry? Now that's our kind of orientation! Maybe we will show up for first period after all!
In 11 days, Apple's Macintosh computer will turn 30 years old. That machine was introduced with a 60-second TV ad that is among the most iconic commercials of all time. Yesterday, the company debuted a new spot (linked below) for its flagship tablet, the iPad Air. The ad isn't as out there as the famous "1984" one, but it continues a strategic "reorienting" Apple began executing last June: The company wants to show off why people love and use its products. They may be metal, glass and silicon, but what you're buying is experience. It couldn't be more removed from most everything the competition is doing.
As with Apple's Christmas ad, the new commercial, titled "Your Verse Anthem," runs 90 seconds. It uses Robin Williams in voiceover delivering some material older folks might find familiar. Williams quotes his own character from the film Dead Poets Society, which is only 5 years younger than the Macintosh itself. Much of the speech is from Walt Whitman's "O Me! O Life!" Wait, what? A commercial for a new tablet using dialog from a 25-year-old movie, delivered by a 62-year-old actor, quoting from a 114-year-old poem? Are they crazy?
Hm, well, hopefully Apple's nod to Dead Poets is a nod to literature and does not portend scary ill omens for poetry…
We think that we're okay with this, but we'll be hiding in our locker if you need us. (Sent from my iPad)
Tags: Apple, Oh Captain My Captain, Poetry, Robin Williams, Sad Movies Involving Poets
Posted in Poetry News on Wednesday, January 15th, 2014 by Harriet Staff.


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Alex Chowaniec
Alex Chowaniec currently lives and works in New York. She paints full-time in her studio in Bushwick and exhibits internationally. She is a painter, filmmaker and new media artist. Her work engages the hybrid spaces, conceptualizing the human figure and its extensions in contemporary visual culture. She is also working with the U.S. Pavilion team, presenting Sarah Sze at la Biennale di Venezia 2013. Chowaniec was selected by the Olympic Fine Arts Committee to show, as an emerging Canadian painter, in an exhibition at the Barbican Centre in London this past summer. She is pleased to announce her first solo exhibition with galerie Beaux-arts des Amériques in Montréal, QC opening on May 16, 2013.
Chowaniec attended the Queen's University BFA programme from 2002-2006. In 2003, she participated in the Queen's University Venice Summer School. She subsequently organized a study abroad programme and traveled to Florence twice during her tenure at Queen's to paint at the Lorenzo de'Medici Institute of Fine Art.
After her graduation from Queen's, Chowaniec moved to San Francisco to pursue her graduate studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. It was in San Francisco that she met artist and filmmaker Lynn Hershman Leeson and began work on the documentary film project, !Women Art Revolution. She went on to become a Producer of the film, co-author of the !W.A.R.graphic novel (with Hershman Leeson and legendary Zap Comix artist Spain Rodriguez), and a 2011 Sundance New Frontier Artist collaborator with the new media installation, RAW/WAR.
Chowaniec received her MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2009, graduating with the Irene Pijoan Memorial Painting Award and Joan Mitchell Foundation, Headlands Centre for the Arts and Di Rosa Biennial MFA Selection nominations. She remained in San Francisco where she painted full-time, exhibited, taught at SFAI with the ACE program and continued production on the film. She received a SECA Award nomination from SFMOMA. Gallery representation in Montréal took her to the 2010 Toronto International Art Fair.
!Women Art Revolution was completed in the fall of 2010. Chowaniec joined the film for its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and made the move to New York for the MoMA premiere. !W.A.R. has the rare honor to have screened at TIFF, the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and the 2011 Berlinale.
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Sun Editorial, December 8
"Mark Thompson [the director general of the BBC] is right to swing his axe but the loss of 2,900 jobs is only a start ... The BBC has spread into areas which are far removed from the concept of high-quality public broadcasting which it once boasted was its unique selling point. Now that TV is a multi-channel marketplace, viewers are right to question the value they are getting from a compulsory licence fee.
"We welcome Mr Thompson's promise that the BBC will cut back on reality and makeover shows and concentrate on traditional strengths like drama, news and comedy ... If Mr Thompson can cut the BBC's costs while raising its standards, he will have done the nation a great service."
Evening Standard Editorial, London, December 8
"We remain sceptical that there has really been a cultural change at the corporation. These cuts have been announced by Mr Thompson at a time when the government is considering the BBC's new charter. A war on waste will aid his pitch to ministers ... Mr Thompson's package, announced with so much fanfare, is a political move aimed at protecting the BBC's role in national life and its entitlement to the licence fee."
Daily Telegraph Editorial, December 8
"The BBC always makes sensible noises during the renewal of its royal charter, and Mr Thompson ... dodged the most serious issue: the BBC's own private tax, the licence fee. This rises 1% ahead of inflation and, now at £121, could be more than £150 in six years' time. The BBC has grown fat and bloated on this diet ... The time is fast approaching when a more radical approach will be forced upon the BBC ...
"Mr Thompson made a step in the right direction, but, if public confidence in the BBC is not to collapse, he will have to go further. The BBC should gradually withdraw from areas served by commercial broadcasters, by selling Radio 1 and closing News 24, to concentrate on the sort of quality output for which it has been justly famous. The corporation also needs to be more accountable. Above all, the licence fee should not only stop rising, but be steadily reduced."
Martin Sixsmith Daily Mail, December 8
"If Mr Thompson is to save the BBC from humiliation and possible meltdown, he needs to make sure the measures he announced [on Tuesday] are more than mere window dressing ... A fragmented organisation, where different programmes still compete against each other, results in duplication of effort, waste and unnecessary expense. It must be tackled ...
"The legacy of the ludicrous Hutton report into the BBC's coverage of the Iraq war has given New Labour the excuse it has been seeking to muzzle the corporation ... The BBC must convince the public that there can be no excuse for this. That is the best protection from a government which cares little for its history as a great British institution and if the BBC fails to convince the public, it will throw away the finest broadcasting legacy any country has inherited."
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"Few would want the BBC dismantled ... yet it is hard to think of the Beeb as anything other than a faintly eccentric throwback to a bygone age of state control of the airwaves ...
"The reality is that the Beeb must remain a largely land-locked organisation of limited international ambition. Not for the BBC the headlong expansion into America and Asia which has so consumed Rupert Murdoch these past 15 years. Its charter and its tax-funded status wouldn't allow it. Instead, the BBC is condemned to remain a parochial backwater of British broadcast endeavour. For the time being, its brand name is strong and trusted internationally, but in a fast globalising multi-media landscape, it cannot hope to remain so."


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If you ask that company –Apple– the answer is 514,000, according to a post published on the company's website. But not nearly that many people are getting paychecks signed by Tim Cook.
According to Apple, the company has directly employed 47,000 workers in the United States. Beyond that, the tech company says it is responsible for another 257,000 U.S. jobs at outside firms, from glass manufacturers at Corning all the way down to the FedEx and UPS employees who deliver iGadgets.
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Jason Derulo and Jordin Sparks seem to be a match made in heaven, and an engagement and wedding is definitely on the horizon for the cute couple.
In fact, 23-year-old "The Other Side" singer recently dished on his same-aged girlfriend in an interview with Guilty Pleasures.
"I always write about my life and what I'm going through. That song is talking about when I do finally get on my knee and propose that will be the greatest moment of my life," Derulo revealed about his new song "Marry Me."
"I had Jordin in mind when I wrote it," he said after his album launch party at Under The Bridge in Fulham.
"We've been together for two years," he added. "It's crazy it's been that long. Two years is hardcore. I haven't proposed yet, it will be when the time is right."
Speaking of their cute relationship, Derulo kind of hinted what happens in the couple's bedroom.
"I love hearing dirty s***," Derulo said about his wild side in the bedroom.
"I don't think a lot of people really know my personality and my different dimensions. I was 19 when I first released music. I didn't know what to say when I was in interviews, I was just making music, and I've been making music my whole life," Derulo said. "But everything that has happened has opened my eyes to the real world; you know what I'm saying? And it's so much easier being myself."
Metro pointed out that Derulo's new single, "Talk Dirty," will be out in stores on Sept. 16, followed by his new album "Tattoos" on Sept. 23.
Sparks is definitely supportive of her boyfriend.
"Whenever he's ready is fine," Sparks told Life & Style at the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation's A Magical Evening gala in NYC on Nov. 29, 2012 about getting engaged and marriage. "We're not really in a rush."
"I know as a girl, for the most part, women are always just a little bit more ready to settle down," she added. "So I'm kind of, like, whenever is okay with me. I don't want him to feel pressure and I don't want to be that girl, but I do find myself sometimes going, 'Wouldn't it be great?'"
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Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Malaysia
Range Description
This species is known from Kedah, Perak, Selangor, Trengganu and Pahang States in Peninsular Malaysia, from 200-900m asl (Dring 1979; Berry 1975; Y. Norsham pers. comm.). A population occurring in one tributary in western Sumatra, Indonesia, has been provisionally assigned to this species. Its reported occurrence on Tioman Island, Malaysia, was probably based on a misidentification (Leong Tzi Ming pers. comm.).
Habitat and Ecology
This species is known from muddy pools in rainforest near small streams and seepages in which it makes holes for breeding. It appears not to occur in disturbed areas.
In appropriate habitat in Malaysia this species is fairly common. In Sumatra it is considered to be rare.
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Major Threats
The most likely significant threats to this species are pollution, and extensive habitat degradation through clear cutting and conversion of forest to plantations.
Conservation Actions
It occurs in Templer's Park and a number of forest reserves and watershed protection areas (Berry 1975; P. van Dijk pers. comm.; D. Iskandar pers. comm.), but no population appears to be entirely secure. Surveys of existing protected areas might be appropriate, as would improved protection measures to safeguard the ecological integrity of Templer's Park and the Gombak Valley in Malaysia and Lembah Anai Natural Reserve in Sumatra.
Taxonomic Notes
This species was considered by Kiew (1975) to be a synonym of Limnonectes nitidus, but we retain it as a valid species.
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Stunning carvings
The temple of Banteay Srei or the Citadel of the Women, boasts superbly well-preserved and highly intricate stone carvings that adorn the pink-hued sandstone of the delightfully small and intimate site.
Inside the volcanic laterite outer walls, virtually every available surface is covered in carvings with a predominance of apsaras — celestial nymphs in Hindu tradition — from which the temple takes its name. It has its own picturesque lotus bud towers too, but what makes Banteay Srei all the more remarkable is that it was completed some 150 years before Angkor Wat in the year 967.
Banteay Srei, never a royal temple, is thought to have been built by a guru of the king and it is believed that this lack of a royal go-ahead is one of the reasons why it is so small. What Banteay may lack in size it more than makes up for in beauty. Some have suggested that the temple was built by women as no man could have created something so beautiful and with so fine a hand. The carvings cover an incredible amount of the temple's surface and the reliefs are often deep.
As with many Khmer temples, the main sections of Banteay Srei were built of laterite, but instead of the carving being done into a plaster coating normally layered onto the stone, the temple was faced with pink sandstone and the carvings done into that. The results are breathtaking. Throughout the monument are lintels, door jambs and window columns all layered with amazingly well executed and preserved carvings.
When the French came across the site in 1914 it was totally covered by forest and partly buried by earth. It didn't take them long to realise they'd stumbled upon an outstanding find, so outstanding in fact that French author Andre Lalraux decided to take a chunk of the temple home with him. He cut out over a tonne of the finest apsaras and other carvings and carted them back to Phnom Penh where he planned to surreptitiously freight his plunder back to France. Fortunately he was arrested and sentenced to a couple of years in prison (a term he never served) and the carvings were saved. Lalraux was later appointed Minister of Culture under Charles de Gaulle.
At about 25 kilometres from town the journey in a tuk-tuk should take less than an hour each way and cost you in the region of $20-$25 including any stops you might make en route. If you splash out on a car with English-speaking driver you can expect to pay up to $40 for the privilege of air conditioning, some useful words of guidance and a cooler full of bottles of iced water. It's best to check exactly what is included when you book your driver.
On arrival you may be pleasantly surprised to find a very well organised complex with a large car park, official gift shops, wall-mounted site plans, clean, modern toilets, souvenir stalls and restaurants. If you want to stay for lunch, restaurant menus include all the usual Khmer rice and noodle staples, and although prices were listed from $5 upwards, on my recent visit we were instantly offered "anything on the menu" for just $3.
Early morning or late afternoon are the best times to visit to avoid any tour buses but if the temple entrance looks busy when you arrive, turn right instead of left and take the short circular walk around the small wetland nature reserve. It's a haven of birdlife – at the right time of day and year — and provides a peaceful and shady walk along good paths with various viewpoints on wooden piers constructed over reedy lakes.
The path from the lake to the temple also takes you past a small raised platform that gives you a clear view over the temple's outer walls and moat for a good chance of capturing that elusive stranger-free photo.
You will of course need a temple pass to access Banteay Srei and unfortunately the only place you can buy one is at the main Apsara Authority ticket office on the road from Siem Reap to Angkor Wat. Which is not exactly the most direct route from town to Banteay Srei.
To save time, buy a three-day pass when you tackle The Big Three on day one. It costs the same as two single-day passes – currently $20 for one day and $40 for three — and it gives you the luxury of being able to take your time and see more than the average package tourist. You could even mix up some half-day temple visits with a lazy afternoon by the pool, a spot of shopping or a long lunch without feeling guilty about the cost of your pass.
What's more a three-day pass can also be used on any three days within a seven-day period which means you don't need to spend any consecutive days at the temples if you don't want to. Dare I say it, it's one of the few pieces of Apsara Authority logic that actually works in favour of the tourist.
There are plenty of other ways to get value out of your three-day pass such as the lesser-known temples of Banteay Samre, Preah Palilay and Ta Nei, but Banteay Srei is a good one to start with.
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For some movies, like Schindler's List, once is enough, thank you very much. Others, like The Matrix or Blade Runner, reward you with new insights or details each time you watch them.
And then there's The Big Lebowski. Like a smooth White Russian, Lebowski can be enjoyed frequently, its particular blend of flavors always delicious and satisfying in ways that are hard to describe. Its sweetness carries a hefty punch, though, and it always leaves you just a little bit woozy.
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- Caucasians will flow freely at the Wilma Theatre's celebration of the Coen brothers' cult classic. In addition to The Dude's signature drink, "The Big Lebowski: The Next Round Robin (I Can Get You a Toe)" features a screening of the film, an in-theater bowling alley and a costume contest.
Fans of the 1998 Coen brothers' cult comedy gather frequently at Lebowski Fests across the country, where they suck down oat sodas (beers) and Caucasians (White Russians, the Dude's favorite loudmouth soup) and pepper each other with endless quotes from the movie while dressed like their favorite characters. A first-ever renegade version of these quirky confabs will take place March 12 at the Wilma Theatre in Missoula. Organizers Joe Easton and Rick Wishcamper are calling it "The Big Lebowski: The Next Round Robin (I Can Get You a Toe)." Obviously, they're not into the whole brevity thing.
The event's name comes from a scene in the movie where tightly wound Vietnam vet Walter (John Goodman) is explaining to his laid-back buddy the Dude (Jeff Bridges), that some kidnappers, who sent them a toe supposedly snipped from the foot of a hostage, are mere amateurs.
"Oh, I can get you a toe, believe me..." says Walter, "Hell, I can get you a toe by three o'clock this afternoon. With nail polish." Costumes are encouraged, and I imagine you might see a few random toes.
The Big Lebowski is a three-ring circus of aggressively odd characters, so the opportunity for costume ideas is virtually limitless. Easton recounts one Lebowski Fest he attended where a participant showed up dressed as a Korean soldier, carrying a pair of mannequin legs. Even hardcore fans of the movie had to think hard before they came up with the reference: the wheelchair-bound Mr. Lebowski telling the Dude that he doesn't complain, "even though a Chinaman took my legs in Korea."
Such inspiration will be rewarded at Friday's event, as they'll be giving out Lebowski-appropriate prizes during the movie's intermission for Best Dude, Best Walter, Most Arcane Costume and a few other Lebowskian achievements. The Wilma's upstairs bar will be serving White Russians exclusively, says Easton, and Lebowski achievers can enjoy an actual bowling lane in the theater. Just don't step over the foul line, Smokey.
Easton, an investor in Wishcamper's Rocky Mountain Development Group, has been a fan of Ethan and Joel Coen's work since their first films, Blood Simple and Raising Arizona.
"I love 'em all," he says.
Lebowski is weird, though, even for them. He and Wishcamper, one of the owners of the Wilma, cooked up their own festival just for kicks.
"Ninety percent of everything Rick and I do is just to make other people laugh," says Easton. "Seeing it on the big screen will be funny. We'll laugh out loud because other people are laughing out loud."
I have lots of friends who toss off Lebowski quotes like so many briefcases full of dirty undies thrown off a wooden bridge. Most would agree that Lebowski lines are somehow a cut above quotes from other comedy icons like, say, Caddyshack or The Blues Brothers. Easton and I discussed the source of the appeal, and how Lebowski—or any movie—could hold up so well under repeated viewings.
"I catch something new almost every time," he says. "The last time I watched it, in the 'shomer Shabbos' scene, when Donnie asks Walter how he gets around on Shabbos if he can't drive, he pronounces it 'shammus.' I never noticed that before."
But he's sure it was no mere slip-up. The Coens are notorious for their control and precision, and no movement is spontaneous, no scrap of dialogue is ad-libbed. In Lebowski, this is all the more astonishing when you watch the Dude, trying not to spill his Caucasian ("Hey, man, there's a beverage here!") while being bum-rushed into the back of Mr. Lebowski's limo. His stuttering, stumbling attempt to explain that "some new shit has come to light" is a masterful performance by Bridges, our generation's most naturalistic actor working in his most iconic role. While Lebowski wasn't nominated for even a single Oscar, it was gratifying to see Bridges receive his long-deserved Best Actor hardware at the Academy Awards last Sunday for Crazy Heart.
Lebowski is more than a straight-up yukfest, though. Eli Bierwag, a Lebowski devotee who works at a Missoula television production outfit, appreciates the dark edge of the film. He's been a diehard fan since he first saw the movie in 1998.
"It was an immediate home run," he says. "We watched Chinatown in our [University of Montana] Intro to Media Arts class one day, and The Big Lebowski the next," Bierwag said. "Then we could see how Lebowski has a lot of the film noir elements. It's a film noir wrapped up in a comedy."
The Coen brothers themselves have acknowledged as much, saying that The Big Lebowski, right down to its title, is an homage to The Big Sleep, the Raymond Chandler noir classic. Such aspects will be discussed long and loud at Friday's event. But I'd rather flunk social studies than over-think it. Best to just dig the two hours of movie bliss on its own terms, as it careens from broad slapstick to nuanced highbrow humor with the velocity of a hurled bowling ball, scattering all the pins of conventional comedy and predictable plotlines in the process.
Hey, I'm not tryin' to bust your friggin' agates here, but "The Next Round Robin" is a mandatory party for all Lebowski fans, or just anyone who wants to see the rug that ties the whole room together.
"The Big Lebowski: The Next Round Robin" pre-party starts at the Wilma Theatre Friday, March 12 at 7 PM, and the movie shows at 8 PM. $5.This story was updated Thursday, March 10.


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Phoebe Rose attended the 13th Annual Santa Fe Independent Film Festival "Dream Awake", held on December 6-9, 2012. Great documentaries, independent films and panel discussions— actors, directors, film buffs were in attendance, networking, schmoozing, and attending opening and closing parties.
Internationally acclaimed films were shown at different venues in town. Our favorites were the documentaries, Hitler's Children and A.K.A. Doc Pomus and the FDR film, Hyde Park on Hudson with Bill Murray and Laura Linney. On the Road, the long awaited Kerouac novel finally brought to the screen, was a disappointment.
The festival was hosted by Hotel Santa Fe-pet friendly and highly recommended. We dined in the
lobby bar area of the hotel restaurant Amayo (pets welcome!) enjoying the great Santa Fe Native American warmth and ambience (the only hotel that is Native American owned) and delicious prix fixe menu. Complimentary parking, WIFI, airport shuttle and dog walking!
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Swap Out: Salt
Swap In: Fresh or Dried Herbs and Spices
Whether you have high blood pressure or not, it's wise to watch your sodium intake. The USDA's dietary guidelines for Americans recommend consuming less than 2,300 mg (about 1 teaspoon salt) daily. While not always a perfect replacement for salt, distracting your palate with chopped fresh or dried herbs and spices can help ease the transition to lower-salt cooking by waking up other flavors. Get creative with seasoning blends, found in any spice aisle; just make sure they're labeled "salt-free." Not ready to go salt-free? Get started with this easy tip: don't add salt if you can't taste it. A little salt goes a longer way if it's sprinkled on a food just before serving; skip it while you're cooking.