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Speaking as someone who is directly affected by this situation, and as the owner of a Nokia phone, this is a great thing for the Symbian platform. My N8 runs Symbian^3, which reviewers have unanimously summarised as "great hardware, undercooked software". Instead of this phone becoming outdated in 6 months when S^4 comes out (it was very unlikely that S^3 to S^4 upgrades would have been possible), it will now receive all the S^4 enhancements in future firmware updates. Nokia have publicly stated on many o
Nokia have publicly stated on many occasions that they expect to sell over 50 million Symbian^3 devices
yes, I saw that number too and that number confused me even more as that number is an 'official number' for the investors. And as such it must be kind of truthful statement about the Nokia's view of expected symbian^3 phone sales. If Nokia estimated symbian^3 sales totally wrong (too much or too little) investors might sue them
So is 50 million really a lot? two weeks ago Gartner said Nokia sold 29.5 million (symbian) smartphones during the third quarter of the year (for a 36.6 percent share
So is 50 million really a lot? two weeks ago Gartner said Nokia sold 29.5 million (symbian) smartphones during the third quarter of the year (for a 36.6 percent share of the worldwide market). So how long will it take for the Nokia to sell that 50 million symbian^3 phones. Could that happen during the next 6-9 months? And how long is Nokia really looking forward to be selling Symbian^3 phones? I take that 50 million being a semi-hidden statement indicating a drastic reduction of the strategic importance of
Long live Qt. At least based on what I have seen so far. QtCreator, model/view classes and the signal/slot connections patterns beats the hell out of developing on Android using clunky XML layouts, adapters and intents.
How will this affect the high-end adult toy industry?
y girlfriend will have to get off manually
You got it wrong. Only men masturbate manually, women are more advanced, they have digital masturbation.
Android stands a top Symbian's beheaded body: "There can be only one!"
Market share doesn't matter much.
How big wasn't the market share for all those AOL CDs? Most popular software ever?
Profits do, and Apple has them.
Nokias benefit is brand recognition and selling channels through the whole world.
If only they used it.
Nokia also has profits (losses you hear now and then were one time write-offs and related to acquiring Nokia Siemens division) - and a bit more strengths apart from brand and selling channels, too - like, for example, how they actually own all their manufacturing facilities, most of them not in China, half of them in the EU, one even quite close to Cupertino...
Of course, "investors" might not value such stuff... (even though Nokia contributed greatly to 5+ billion mobile subscribers, which is a monumental s
Yeah, not much of an "investor" myself but I got a bunch of shares but from the beginning I wasn't supposed to buy them until closer to MeeGo release, and this was while I still thought it would get released in the beginning of 2011.
But then some stupid bank recommended it raising price by quite a lot. So by stupid impulse I bought because I didn't wanted to buy at an even higher price later, stupid. The next day the new CEO stuff came out which would had been an awesome opportunity for sale but I didn't. B
Yeah, quite popular [ceneo.pl] (it should sort by popularity - but curious what and how is promoted at the "first" position outside the table) - though 1616 (etc.) possibly at the planetary top?
And considering market share the one is Symbian. doing better than all others.
So going from 60+% to just barely 40% in less than 2 years is "doing better"? Symbian's market share is dropping like a rock.
And considering market share the one is Symbian. doing better than all others.
So going from 60+% to just barely 40% in less than 2 years is "doing better"? Symbian's market share is dropping like a rock.
If you are Symbian, apparently yes
Symbian is dead, and rightly so!
The crappiest development platform and API ever conceived.
Or, look at it this way: Symbian device sales were up 61% year-on-year in Q3 2010, and 320,000 people per day chose a Symbian smartphone in Q3 2010.
Market share isn't everything - look no further than Apple. The market as a whole is clearly growing - in Symbian's case, the lower hardware requirements mean the smartphone experience is being pushed down the market to what would previously have been considered "feature phones".
Pick the right tool for the right job. Symbian was designed from the word go to ru
Growth in number of units shiped is biggest for Symbian. Everything else is deceiving when players have so wildly different installed bases.
Pundits in few atypical (but highly vocal) places few years ago, when smartphone market was sitting at around 15%, were making prophecies of explosive growth of smartphone segment - so that we should be at half by now. It's around 20% of total, maybe not even above as of yet.
Impressive growth percentages of smartphones don't mention the growth of the total mobile phone
Symbian has the largest increases in number of units shipped ("percentage of growth" is deceiving when one player has much larger share than the rest, or if effectively locked out of some moderately big (but very visible and vocal) markets which were fed locked-down handsets)
They say they won't be hosting the source code online and that some of the user-submitted content databases will be available on request.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this means that Symbian ceases to be free software.
Okay then, I won't buy the N8 and look for an Android phone instead.
You could always buy an N900
I am not aware of any store in my city that sells the N900. I tried back in May, and zero out of three stores had an N900 for me to try. Nor do any of my friends who live in my city have one so that I could try one before I buy one online.
You must be in the US
Correct. The stores were Best Buy, RadioShack, and T-Mobile.
For an idea of it works try the N8
If I can find even that phone in stores. All my friends have HTC Evo, iPhone, or some Pantech feature phone.
I bought mine online for just 40% of the price, slightly used (3 months), nary a scratch, missing headphones, UK charger instead of an Euro one (the seller was in-country and included a converter).
I managed to give it a nasty scratch on the display before I learned why you shouldn't put it in the same compartment as your keys without the sheath, but otherwise, it works just perfectly.
N900 is not as friendly to untechnical users, so it's likely you can buy one barely used for a small fraction of the price.
Kernel drivers are free -- not all are present in vanilla kernels, but the patches are available. The non-free stuff that is important includes hardware acceleration for the display (not strictly vital) and a tiny little detail that is battery charging -- both live in the userspace.
Other non-free bits on N900 are parts of Maemo which is on the way out -- you don't need them if you want a replacement. Any new systems would be most likely based on Meego (like the current Debian project is).
If I had something to wish for it would be that everything they could would be open-source and everything else would be possible to get anyhow and patch in into the OS image, with no signature of the OS image so you could modify close to everything and update the phone.
As goes for new OS versions (please keep all old drivers and allow people to build OS images with them.)
Whatever it will happen who knows? How likely do you think it is?
This is Sweden [blocket.se].
Saw one used but new (warranty replacement) for 2000 SEK the first time I searched. Thought about purchasing it but I don't know what I should had used it for.
Also saw your notice about purchasing without trying. The processor seem to be somewhat behind. On the other hand the resolution is quite nice. Funny how all the Apple fanboys started bragging about the iPhone4 and its resolution which obviously was the most important thing in the world. But no-one seemed to care back then the 3GS had l
I wonder what it's like in Sparta...
the source code [...] is available in some form, most likely on a DVD
I don't see how this makes Symbian not free software. Anyone can buy a copy of the source code on DVD for $10 or so and host a mirror. Such was the Free Software Foundation's business model in the early days.
Strictly speaking, and assuming that they will host all the source code (and not just some "user submitted" works), this would still make Symbian free software, indeed.
The problem is that like you said, such was the business model of the Free Software Foundation in the early days, like 20 years ago. Today, if they don't provide access to a repo and are not even able to put a tarball on an FTP server, I fear this simply means that they will use a proprietary development model. They might very well drop the
One has to wonder if Nokia really knows where it's going.
It's going to MeeGo. As I understand it, Symbian is just the legacy system that Nokia uses on "feature phones" until MeeGo matures.
Where would you get that idea? Even +3 informative?
Symbian is not going anywhere. Feature phones run S40. MeeGo is high-end and beautiful and wonderful, but it will not run on the same class of hardware. The large part of Nokia's market is still going to be Symbian.
However, you shouldn't confuse Symbian with its S60 UI. Now it goes back in-house where they can start to kick around the needed chang
Yeah, they just went from a sucky low bandwidth pipe to an ultra high bandwidth connection. Never underestimate the.... and so on.
No it doesn't. Just that they won't host, administer and pay for all the functionality around it if no-one is going to use it anyway.
You can still get the source code. Obviously.
Lots of work for nothing.
Regarding Android I have no idea how accessible it is. Most of the phones seems rather locked down anyway.
Wait for the Nexus Two in that case. Personally I want a MeeGo phone. And if I had to get something now I guess it would be either a cheap second hand (eventually still new) N900 or the E7 once released
A partial summary of one of the freedoms of Free Software is "anyone to whom you give a binary, you must also give the source" (and various rights as permitted by the license you choose).
The Symbian Foundation makes available two relevant things at present:
The former can be taken by anyone at present; at worst, they will be forking the platform on a dead codeline. Nokia, the primary code contributor to the Symbian platform and owner of m
Android has strong NIH syndrome / releases sources only after official debut of each version, anyway. As of now, its kernel is essentially forked from Linux mainline.
All they need to do is to make a few torrents and then let the community re-host the content.
There are several sites which offer the Yahoo Geocities archives - so there are undoubtedly more than enough people willing to share hosting resources.
Time to download the PDK whilst I still can, would love to see someone fork Symbian OS and develop some of the research projects e.g. X86, minimal ARM builds. Perhaps some of the ex-Symbian engineers will do this as a hobby project now that Nokia are sacking many of the OS developers.
On a purely technical basis Symbian is still light years ahead of Android, it's just Nokia's decision to run on slow hardware and have crappy apps, UI. If you don't believe me compare N97 and Samsun Omnia which share a common b
Where's the need for a fork?
I am not much of a programmer; so, this is not too relevant to me. However, I am saddened to see the last vestiges of Psion go.
I had several Psion PDA's and they were great. I used the early, and later generation palm devices, the windows CE and windows PDA devices along with the Psion. The keyboard on the Psion 5 series could not be beat in that form factor. It would have been interesting to see what they would have become if they had made it into the current era of wireless internet communications.
The PD
I'm pretty happy with my N97 mini (slide-out QWERTY keyboard). I just wish Opera wouldn't crash every so often (phone runs out of memory).
The Psion was pretty cool back in the day, even the second-hand monochrome one I had was useful, but I think it's a stretch to generalise that smartphones aren't that good as PDAs.
Finally, there's no alternative to having a compromise one-for-all device. Who wants to carry separate devices? Besides which the functionality all does interact (contacts - phone, file system/v
I was one of a series strategic consultants hired when Symbian was considering conversion to an Open Source project. Unfortunately, what I told them was not what they wanted to hear. One element I pushed was that nobody was going to be interested in their kernel, regardless of what they did, and that conversion to Linux would eventually be necessary if they were not to continue to expend millions on re-inventing the wheel. Another element was licensing and strategy so that the project would continue to make money, which, amazingly, was rejected as Symbian's customers were also its owners and didn't care for it to continue as a for-profit project. Rather than the direction they took, I would have preferred to see them continue to operate as a profitable proprietary software company, because they very obviously weren't going to make it in Open Source.
But in truth, this project started too late to have much hope.
The foundation already had membership fees which got in the way and phones are not an area where people can hack away in a completely unrestrained manner anyhow, in general, since it is possible to make devices behave illegally and damage/DOS networks if they are modified. People do this of course but I can't imagine a device manufacturer sanctioning it or indeed aiding it in any way. So it's not an area that's particularly amenable to open source. Also look at how long it took Linux to even establish it
One element I pushed was that nobody was going to be interested in their kernel, regardless of what they did, and that conversion to Linux would eventually be necessary if they were not to continue to expend millions on re-inventing the wheel.
Not a good thing to push because the kernel is the interesting part of Symbian. It's power-tight and has real-time features, both of which are very nice features in a mobile communications device. Unfortunately it only runs on ARM. Linux on the other hand runs on everything. With Qt on top of both Symbian and MeeGo, there's nowhere Nokia can't go. (There's no guarantee they'll actually go there, but they *could*.)
It runs on X86 too.
Marvelous! The super-user's going to boot me! What a finely tuned response to the situation!


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It's one of the first nice days in April, and I find myself in a familiar place: walking with Stacy Klein through the grounds of a former dairy farm in Ashfield, lingering by a stream or pointing out features of the landscape – picturing to ourselves herds of golden cows swarming over a hillside, men banqueting on a rooftop, girls singing in a stream, or a maze of 20-foot-tall sails gliding silently in the distance. Stacy is the founder and Artistic Director of Double Edge Theatre, and this lovely nature walk is a preliminary stage in the creation of The Odyssey, the theatre's 10th annual traveling Summer Spectacle. For anyone who's never been to one, the audience at a Summer Spectacle is mobile, traveling through the Farm, going inside and outside and following a story usually from folklore or myth. There are always exciting acrobatics, vocal and instrumental music swirling together in the air, and moments of intense drama heightened by the natural magic and stillness of the surrounding landscape.
For The Odyssey, I'm working in the areas of dramaturgy and music. I always have difficulty defining "dramaturgy" or the job of a dramaturg, but, at least as I see it, it comes down to a responsibility for the structure and text of a performance, as well as secondary research and preparation to aid the director and actors. When a performance is created from scratch, as it were – and all of Double Edge's performances are devised, not made from pre-existing scripts – the role of the dramaturg begins to approach that of a playwright or adaptor. As you may be guessing, this won't be your average adaptation of the Odyssey. In preparation for this work, I've been inspired by many original adaptations and responses: Derek Walcott's 1993 stage version (which I quote in this post's title), Nikos Kazantzakis's poem The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel, Tennyson's "Ulysses" and "The Lotos-Eaters," James Joyce's Ulysses (a book I've tried to traverse since turning 18), and ancient authors like Euripides, Apollodorus, and Vergil, whose Aeneid was really the first great attempt to convert Homer's epic themes of wandering and discovery to a "modern" time and place. Not to be too highbrow about it, some mention should be made of the enduring influence of the original Clash of the Titans on my own ideas about Greek myth.
Full disclosure: I was a Classics major in college, so this research elicits a certain gleeful geekiness in me. In rehearsals and meetings I constantly find myself about to plunge down long tangents on language or mythology ("… you know, that word nostos is really the theme of the whole poem – "homecoming" – whence "nostalgia," where –algia comes from algos, 'pain,' which Homer elsewhere uses for …"). I'm usually able to restrain myself.
The unique nature of a Summer Spectacle makes specific demands on the task of adaptation. Foremost is the landscape itself. Each year, a new path through the Farm is discovered for the performance. Although we choose the path with an eye to the particular story to be told, the physical reality of the walkabout has a natural narrative. An example I've already alluded to from this year: there's a broad vista on one edge of the Farm, with a meandering creek and overhanging trees. This place offers itself for the scene where shipwrecked Odysseus washes ashore to be discovered by Nausicaa and her playmates while they wash clothes. Now, this creek is right between an ornamental garden, which Stacy immediately saw as Calypso's isolated island, and an old chicken coop, which is practically crying out for rowdy sailors to feast upon its rooftop, as in the scene at Circe's house. Thus we have the placement already for three scenes, which are nowhere near each other in Homer's poem, but whose order in our performance has been determined in dialogue with the landscape. The job of the dramaturgy team, then, is to tell the story in such a way, shuttling between narrators and frames of reference, to make this sequence flow.
All of these "decisions," I should add, are subject to change during the rehearsal process – the river could become the shore of the Cyclops's island, the garden could be the Lotus Eaters' abode. Many playwrights, I suspect, would be frustrated by this flux and uncertainly, especially when it persists late in the process, but this is an essential feature of Double Edge's creative method, conceived not so much as uncertainty, but as a dynamic search, which doesn't settle easily on a solution until it arises organically.
I love playing with words, characters and narrative structures, but I've always been aware that Double Edge is not a playwright's theatre – by which I mean the performances don't come about as the interpretation of a writer's ideas. Rather, the actors of the ensemble, working in constant dialogue with their director, are the primary creators of the work, responsible for the imagery and relationships that will define the overall world of the performance. Individual research is a central part of this, as each actor explores specific characters while always asking questions through their physical training and improvisation. The group as a whole is in the midst of a cycle inspired by the work of Marc Chagall, so a series of prints Chagall made to accompany the Odyssey is an important source that they shared with me early on. As a dramaturg, my role is to support this research. So I spoke with the ensemble early on, giving some context to the Homeric poem in Greek history and literature, and pointing to certain themes that could ask for dramatic development – the relationship between gods and mankind, the role of different women in Odysseus' journey, the tension between scenes of humble peasant life and scenes of abundance and luxury. The actors, in turn, meet with me to discuss questions about the text, and for suggestions on further reading (these websites proved useful when answering questions about Greek myth). I'm always amazed by the actors' ability to convert these stories into physical reality – finding actions, costumes, vocal explorations, vaudeville-like routines, which bridge the gap between their personal questions as artists and these distant figures of mythology.
Since February, there have been weekly sessions with Double Edge actors, along with long-time collaborators Jennifer Johnson and John Peitso of the Charlestown Working Theater, whose own adaptation of the Odyssey premiered in Boston last year, and is a beautiful, intimate distillation of Homer's story. They'll be performing in the piece this summer. Later on in the process, more collaborators, especially local visual artists, will assist in creating the visual world of the Odyssey. (The Firebird last year had amazing contributions from local visual artists). In the Odyssey sessions so far, the actors have trained together, improvised with moments from the story, developed individual "etudes," and worked on music.
I was Double Edge's music director for nearly five years, until last January, so developing the music for this piece is very exciting to me as well. My own research has included some modern Greek folk songs from the Aegean islands (like this one from Ikariotika), as well as the beautiful polyphony from Greece's neighbor, Albania (here are some examples on YouTube). Monteverdi's opera Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria has some lovely music. I've also been interested, with my Classics background, in discovering some of the natural rhythms and sounds of Homer's Greek text. So I've taught the first few lines of The Odyssey to the actors, and worked with the rhythm of the ancient Greek verse and some of the tonal music of the language. (There are some great websites on Homeric poetry and Homeric singing, including this one with a former professor of mine reciting some of the Iliad with reconstructed pronunciation).
The Summer Spectacles always offer an opportunity to find music from a variety of sources, bridging centuries and cultures, giving the melodies and texts a chance to interact with each other and blend unexpectedly into one work. It's a process of alchemy that runs through the whole undertaking of performing the Odyssey – inhabiting ancient archetypes, finding your own voice in the music of a long-dead poet, and letting an old story speak to you with the immediacy of a warm summer night spent under the stars.
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Brian Fairley is a musician and theatre director, who was the Dramaturg and Music Director at Double Edge Theatre from 2007-2010, adapting texts and writing/arranging music for three ensemble performances and five (soon to be six) Summer Spectacles. The Odyssey will run from July 20-August 21; tickets are available at the Double Edge website or by phone at (866) 811-4111.

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Tuning a carburetor doesn't require a mechanical engineering degree by any means, which isn't to say that it doesn't take a bit of knowledge to properly set one up. If you're tuning for the street, then you'll need to take heed of idle quality, including off-idle throttle response, which is addressed this month in "Just the Right Size" on page 40. On the other end of the spectrum, tuning for all-out maximum performance at the dragstrip is a whole other ball game.
This month, we spent the afternoon at California Speedway in Fontana, California, dealing with less than ideal track conditions and sweltering temperatures well over 100 degrees F. Braving the heat with us was Matt Sendejas and his small-block-powered '71 Nova. What's interesting about the Nova is that Sendejas had literally finished piecing the car together the day of our testing. It had yet to make a single pass down the quarter-mile and while it was a slight gamble-OK, a big gamble-it was one that paid off, making everyone involved look like heroes.
To facilitate our testing, we enlisted the QMP crew out of Chatsworth, California, who own and operate one of the premier engine-building facilities in the San Fernando Valley. Considering these guys compete in the NHRA Comp class with a naturally aspirated Monte Carlo that dips into the mid-7-second range, we were confident they would be able to tune Sendejas' street/strip juggernaut.
Now it's important to note that the results you see here are very specific to our '71 Nova, and we can attest to the fact that every car will be different, depending on individual combinations including engine, suspension, and choice of transmission and gearing. Let's not forget that grand variable, Mother Nature. In our case, it was hot and miserable, with the density altitude ranging anywhere from as little as 3,500 feet to well over 4,300 feet. Nevertheless, we've provided all the details and results with the carbs' fresh-out-of-the-box and the numbers after being tuned by the professionals. All said and done, nothing blew up and we made rather remarkable gains. The only drawback was the nasty sunburn, but hey, it's all in a good day's fun and we've already set aside a date for the next outing.
Q&A with QMP
CHP: What's the biggest difference when it comes to tuning for the dragstrip?
Mike Consolo: I think it's much easier to tune at the dragstrip. You're just trying to get the right jetting and fuel flow, whereas on the street you're more concerned about off-idle qualities and having to deal with things like the accelerator-pump spring adjustments, squirters, power valves, and the accelerator pump cam. On the strip you're only worried about the initial leave and the performance at wide-open throttle.
CHP: There's a general tendency to block off the power valves in a drag-race application. Why is that?
MC: The power valves are instrumental to controlling daily drivability concerns. When you're at full throttle, the power valve isn't doing anything. By blocking them off, it gives you complete control of the fuel through the jets.
CHP: How do you adjust the mixture screws?
MC: I start by turning each screw all the way in and then backing them out by one and a half turns. I'll then turn a screw until the rpm fluctuates; nothing drastic, mind you, just until it wants to stumble, and I'll turn them out until the motor has a nice idle. Once I know the number of turns I'll set the other three to a similar setting. Also, my personal feeling is you should never have any of the screws vary by more than a half-turn.
CHP: We know every tuner has his own way of adjusting carburetors. How about you? What do you generally like to do?
MC: I like to open the butterfly a little bit before the squirter, but to do that I also run a larger squirter to eliminate potential stumbles. You may not see the hesitation by simply revving the engine, but when you leave off the line, it helps the initial hit of the throttle by supplying it with additional fuel. Again, for all of this to work, there is a fine balance of infinite adjustments that need to be addressed.
CHP: Have any additional tips to eliminate carb stumble?
MC: If you adjust everything and still have problems, check your timing. It's a real basic tip, but it's not uncommon to overlook how the timing is being ramped in. If you're still using the stock springs supplied with an aftermarket distributor, you may need to swap over to a lighter spring to ramp in the timing sooner. When you first roll into the throttle, if you only have 15 degrees of timing coming in at 3,500 rpm, it's going to cause a problem. The lighter spring will bring in the timing sooner, say, at 1,500 rpm, where you really need it.
Like any new combination, the initial 13.68 run was more of a shakedown pass to make sure nothing leaked and the car went straight; hell, the paint was still tacky from being sprayed the night before. (Seriously, you could smell the paint as you walked by-from five feet away.)
Our second pass with the 830-cfm Holley produced a traction-limited 12.34 at 121.17 mph out of the box. That's big mph, but it didn't hook, making the e.t.'s less than impressive. Back in the pits, checking the plugs revealed a lean condition, so Consolo fattened it up by blocking off the power valves and went up 10 jet sizes from 78 to 88s on both the primaries and secondaries. The result: a gain of 2.4 mph! The added traction dropped us well into the 11s with an 11.38, but the 123.59 mph was the real indicator of what the added fuel did.
It was only 11 in the morning and the temperature was 98-and climbing. We splashed the launch pad with a little VHT traction compound and were rewarded with an impressive 11.32 at 123 mph. For the second pass, once again the power valves were blocked and this time, the jets were bumped up eight sizes to 88s, netting us with an 11.29 at 126.65 mph.
Stepping up to the 830-cfm HP series was impressive, to say the least. During the first pass, we experienced a bit of hesitation out of the gate; regardless, the HP seemed to be the ideal match for our 415ci bullet with an 11.02 at 126.88 mph. To eliminate the stumble, the 28/29 squirters were swapped for a set of 37s. We won't deny it; it was a drastic change and ideally, you should only step up a couple of sizes at a time. The truth of the matter was our track time was running short. On top of that, we also jumped eight sizes on the jetting, from 86s to 94s. It worked; we bettered our e.t. with a 11 flat, which we'll attribute to better traction; however, the mph was similar. Still, we got rid of the stumble, and the Nova motored strong all the way through the traps. Again, if we had the extra time, we would have leaned out the combination by dropping a couple of sizes in both the squirters and jets, but that's another story for another day.
If you're wondering what's different between the conventional 830 versus the HP series 830, the HP comes with down-leg-style boosters, whereas the standard 830 has annular-style boosters. Other differences for the HP are stainless steel throttle plates with button-head screws, power valve blow-out protection, and nonstick gaskets.
Originally, the 830-cfm HP was going to be the final carb of the day, until we learned QMP had a 950-cfm HP sitting in its tow rig. Even with the limited time, we decided to give it a shot-and saw nothing less than a half-dozen arms flinging like mad to finish the swap.
From Holley, the 950 HP is jetted with 78s on the primaries and the secondaries, 31/31 squirters, and 6.5 power valve on both sides. This particular carb already had the power valves blocked (notice the trend?), was jetted with 84s all around, and was sized with a 35 squirter. Needless to say, this was the money run; the great pumpkin hooked and flew through the big end with a 10.89 at 127.58 mph run. Not a bad way to end the day!
Quick Notes
We swap four Holley carburetors and tune for maximum e.t. and mph at the dragstrip.
Stock-suspension '71 Nova with a 415ci small-block, 28x12.5-15 Mickey Thompson ET Streets.
Price (APPROX)
Carburetors start at $410.
Nova Specs
Engine: 415ci small-block
Intake: GMPP Bow Tie single-plane
Cylinder: heads Dart Iron Sportsman II
Compression: 12.2:1
Camshaft: Custom solid-roller (around 275 duration)
Pistons: SRP flat-tops
Rods Eagle: H-beam
Crankshaft: Eagle 4340
Chassis details
Front Suspension: Stock w/Lakewood 90/10 struts
Rear Suspension: Stock w/Lakewood 50/50 shocks & traction bars
Transmission: Turbo 400 w/10-inch 4,000-stall converter
Rearend: 10-bolt w/4.10:1 gear


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cabal-bounds: A command line program for managing the bounds/versions of the dependencies in a cabal file.
If you have several cabalized projects, then it can be quite time consuming to keep the
bounds of your dependencies up to date. Especially if you're following the, then you want
to raise your upper bounds from time to time, to allow the building with newer versions
of the dependencies.
cabal-bounds tries to automate this update process to some degree. So a typical update process might look like:
$> # update the version infos of all libraries
$> cabal update
$> # drops the upper bound of all dependencies in
myproject.cabal, most likely you want to ignore
$> cabal-bounds drop --upper --ignore=base myproject.cabal
$> # create a cabal sandbox for building of
$> cabal sandbox init
$> # build
$> cabal install
$> # update the upper bound of all dependencies in
myproject.cabal by the cabal build information
$> cabal-bounds update --upper --ignore=base myproject.cabal distdist-sandbox-*setup-config
=> shows what the result is of the operation for every dependency. Left is the dependency before
calling the command, right the one after calling.
$> cabal drop myproject.cabal
lens >=4.0.1 && = lens
$> cabal drop --upper myproject.cabal
lens >=4.0.1 && = lens >=4.0.1
If the cabal build (the setup-config) uses `lens 4.1.2`, then the results of the
update command would be:
$> cabal update myproject.cabal setup-config
lens >=4.0.1 && = lens >=4.1.2 && <4.2
lens => lens >=4.1.2 && <4.2
$> cabal update --lower myproject.cabal setup-config
lens >=4.0.1 && = lens >=4.1.2
lens = lens >=4.1.2
lens => lens >=4.1.2
$> cabal update --upper myproject.cabal setup-config
lens >=4.0.1 && = lens >=4.0.1 && <4.2
lens >=4.0.1 => lens >=4.0.1 && <4.2
lens => lens >=4.1.2 && <4.2
You have to ensure, that the
Cabal library of
cabal-bounds matches the one used by the
cabal binary:
$> cabal --version
cabal-install version 18.104.22.168
using version 1.18.1 of the Cabal library
$> cabal install --constraint="Cabal == 1.18.1" cabal-bounds
If you update the
cabal binary and the used
Cabal library changes, then you have to rebuild
Command Line Usage
$> cabal-bounds --help
cabal-bounds [COMMAND] ... [OPTIONS]
A command line program for managing the bounds/versions of the dependencies
in a cabal file.
Common flags:
-O --only=ITEM Only the bounds of the dependency are modified.
-I --ignore=ITEM This dependency is ignored, not modified in any
-o --outputCabalFile=ITEM Save modified cabal file to file, if empty, the
cabal file is modified inplace.
-h --help Display help message
-v --version Print version information
cabal-bounds drop [OPTIONS] CABAL-FILE
-U --upper Only the upper bound is dropped, otherwise both
- the lower and upper - bounds are dropped.
-l --library Only the bounds of the library are dropped.
-e --executable=ITEM Only the bounds of the executable are dropped.
-t --testsuite=ITEM Only the bounds of the test suite are dropped.
-b --benchmark=ITEM Only the bounds of the benchmark are dropped.
cabal-bounds update [OPTIONS] CABAL-FILE SETUP-CONFIG-FILE
-L --lower Only the lower bound is updated.
-U --upper Only the upper bound is updated.
-l --library Only the bounds of the library are updated.
-e --executable=ITEM Only the bounds of the executable are updated.
-t --testsuite=ITEM Only the bounds of the test suite are updated.
-b --benchmark=ITEM Only the bounds of the benchmark are updated.
Perhaps the currently most annoying thing is, that you have to live with the reformating of your
cabal file done by the pretty printer of the
Cabal library.
To reformat your
cabal file without changing any bounds you can call
cabal-bounds with the name of
a section that isn't present in the
cabal file:
$> cabal-bounds drop --executable=blub myproject.cabal
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March 8-14
Saturday, March 8 – Eco-City Café
The public is invited to attend the City of Alexandria's Eco-City Café from 8:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. at George Washington Middle School, 1005 Mount Vernon Ave. The key goal of this event is to conduct roundtable discussions to gather input and recommendations from community stakeholders about various environmental issues facing the City of Alexandria. The information will be used to develop an Eco-City Charter and Environmental Action Plan that will be considered for adoption by City Council later this year. For more information, please call 703.838.4472.
Saturday, March 8 – Friends of Burke Branch Library Present March Madness Festival
The public is invited to attend the Burke Branch Library's March Madness Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The library is located at 4701 Seminary Rd. Children's authors Martin and Delia Wach will make an appearance and several children's activities, including crafts, story times, and refreshments, will be provided. Admission is free. For more information, call 703.519.6000.
Saturday, March 8 – Support the Alexandria Office on Women at Ten Thousand Villages
In honor of International Women's Day, March 8, Ten Thousand Villages, located at 915 King St., will donate 10 percent of the day's sales to the Alexandria Office on Women's Domestic Violence Program. This is the second year that the store will be using International Women's Day to raise local awareness and contribute funds to prevent domestic violence in Alexandria. For more information, contact Judy High or Rose Bierce at 703.684.1435.
Monday, March 10 – Tavern Toddlers
Because it is never too early for kids to appreciate history, Gadsby's Tavern Museum developed this special program for toddlers (walkers through 36 months) and their caregivers. Tavern Toddlers features a weekly open playtime every Monday through April at the museum, 134 N. Royal St. In March, the focus is Going on a Trip where children will go on adventures as they pretend to be travelers. Cost is $10 for a group of three and the program runs 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, please visit www.gadsbystavern.org or call 703.838.4242.
Wednesday, March 12 – 2008 Gypsy Moth Suppression Program Open House
The public is invited to attend an open house to consider proposed options and to comment on the City's 2008 Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar) Suppression Program from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Charles Barrett Recreation Center, 1115 Martha Custis Drive. For additional information, please
e-mail Jerry Dieruf, Arborist, at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 703.838.4999 ext. 451 (TTY 703.838.4902).
Wednesday, March 12 – Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee (PYDAC) Meeting
The public is invited to attend the PYDAC meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Sister Cities Conference Room 1101 at City Hall, 301 King St. The PYDAC meets monthly to review applications for preliminary development plan approvals in Potomac Yard; ensure compliance with the Potomac Yard Urban Design Guidelines; and make recommendations to the Planning Commission and City Council for their consideration. For more information, call Raka Choudhury at 703.838.4666, ext. 397.
Thursday, March 13 – Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) Quarterly Workshop
The public is invited to attend this quarterly workshop of the BZA to discuss relevant topics of interest. The workshop will be held at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 301 King St., in room 2204. For more information, please contact Peter Leiberg at 703.838.4666, ext. 319.
Monday, March 17 – Community Meeting on Proposed Park at Potomac Yard
The City of Alexandria will hold a community meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 17 at the Mount Vernon Elementary School auditorium, 2601 Commonwealth Ave., to discuss and provide input on the future of a proposed park at Potomac Yard. For more information or to RSVP, call Jeffrey Farner at 703.838.4666 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com, or call Ron Kagawa at 703.838.5041 or e-mail email@example.com.
Tuesday, March 18 – Adopt-a-Park Open House
The public is invited to attend an open house on Tuesday, March 18 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St., to recruit volunteers for the Adopt-a-Park Litter Control program. Parks located in the West End and throughout the City are in need of volunteers. If you would like to volunteer, call Judy Lo at 703.838.5095, ext. 438 or e-mail email@example.com.
Saturday, March 29 – Ninth Annual Dance for All Ages "Sock Hop"
The City invites the public to attend the ninth Annual Dance for All Ages on Saturday, March 29 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at T.C. Williams High School, 3330 King St. This year's theme is a "Sock Hop," featuring music of the 1950s and 1960s by disc jockey Steve McIntire. Admission and parking are free. Please RSVP by Friday, March 21 to Robert Gordon at 703.838.4831 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Monday, March 31 – Annual Salute to Women Awards Banquet
The Alexandria Commission for Women invites the public to attend the 28th Annual Salute to Women Awards Banquet. Individual banquet tickets can be purchased online through the City's eChecks system or by downloading the invitation and reservation card at www.alexwomen.com. The RSVP deadline is March 26. For further information, please call 703.746.5030.
Now Being Accepted – History Award Nominations
The Alexandria Historical Society is calling for nominations for the 2008 Alexandria History Award, to be presented to a person or persons who have made noteworthy contributions to the preservation of the historic, cultural, and artistic heritage of Alexandria. Honorees will be presented with a certificate and gift at a special awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m., at The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St. Organizations and interested individuals are invited to submit written nominations, in the form of a narrative no longer than two pages, which explain the contributions of the nominee. Mail nominations by Monday, March 17, to the Office of Historic Alexandria, 220 North Washington St., Alexandria, VA 22314. For more information, please contact Douglas Thurman at 703.548.7052.


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Willian considering his options after passing Tottenham medical
Willian has passed his medical at Tottenham and talks are continuing over a five-year deal, according to Sky sources.
Last Updated: 22/08/13 7:03pm
The fee involved for the 25-year-old Anzhi Makachkala midfielder is believed to be a Tottenham club record of £30million, but sources close to the player say he is still considering his options.
Willian, who was also strongly linked with Liverpool, would become Spurs' third record signing this summer after deals of £17million and £26million for Paulinho and Roberto Soldado.
Tottenham could recoup all of their outlay so far if they accepted Real Madrid's world-record offer for Wales forward Gareth Bale, though the club refused to comment on reports in the Italian and Spanish media that technical director Franco Baldini was in Madrid for discussions over the transfer on Wednesday night.
Spurs could yet add Roma striker Erik Lamela to their ranks in a transfer that would take their spending during this window to almost £120million.
Ousted Anzhi Makhachkala boss Rene Meulensteen believes Spurs will have landed "a major trump card" if they can seal a deal for Willian.
"I've worked with him for a short time but I really, really like him. He will be an asset for whoever's going to get him," said Meulensteen on Sky Sports News.
"If it's Spurs that's going to get him, they'll get an excellent player. He's very versatile, he can play in different positions, he's a very creative player and an excellent professional with a very good personality.
"He's going to be a major trump card for Spurs if they can get the deal to go through.
"He can beat a player, he can score a goal. I thought he was an absolute delight to work with."


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April 12, 2007
The prospects for the 2007 volleyball season for the Lipscomb Lady Bisons are much brighter with the signing of former University of Alabama player Sarah Snider. . Snider, a former All-Southeastern Conference Freshman team member, will be a junior this fall. Lipscomb coach Brandon Rosenthal announced the transfer of Snider Thursday.
"She is that next level of player that we have been talking about," Rosenthal said. "She brings the experience of playing at a high level. She also is an intense competitor. That is a good combination.
"She is going to be a difference maker on our team and in our conference. She puts us closer to the top teams in the conference."
Snider, an outside hitter, is a native of Oswego, Ill. She made 346 kills for the Crimson Tide in 2005, the third best total on the team. She was second on the team in attack attempts with 1,060 and second in digs with 361.
She also posted 10 double-doubles including 11 kills and 16 digs in an NCAA tournament match against Ohio. Against the University of Georgia she made a career-high 19 kills and 20 digs. She was credited with a career-high 21 digs against Ball State. She also recorded 11 kills and 20 digs against Kentucky. She hit a season-high .412 against Oklahoma.
In 2006 she went to the NCAA Tournament for the second time with the Crimson Tide. She played in 94 games in 28 matches. She recored 43 kills, nine blocks and 73 points.
She was second on the team in service aces with 24, an average of .26 per game. She was fourth in defense with 223 digs, an average of 2.37 per game.
"Her passing and defense are very instinctive," Rosenthal said. "She has a great eye for the game. That is where she excelled in the SEC.
"Offensively, she has a lot of power. She understands the nuances of the game. That's something that is very valuable as a player."
She is the third player to transfer to Lipscomb from an SEC team. Ann Mullins joined the Lady Bisons two years ago out of the University of Tennessee. Ashley Cox joined the Lady Bisons after playing at Auburn.
"We recruited Sarah out of high school,' Rosenthal said. "So I was excited to talk with her again and explain how far our program had come since our initial contact."
"The best thing is she wants to be here. Like Ann and Ashley she has played at a big school. She was looking for something different."
In high school at Oswego High she earned a number of awards. She was a three-time all-region and all-conference team member and was also an all-tournament selection. She was a second-team All-State selection her senior season.
In 2004 she was the team captain and team MVP. She also earned MVP honors that same year in the Suburban Prairie Conference. She was also a first team selection to the Beacon News All-Area Volleyball Team.
In club volleyball she was a member of Club Fusion, the ninth place finisher in the open division at the Junior Nationals.
Snider, a versatile athlete, was lettered in basketball as a sophomore and junior. She was also a two-time all-conference selection and an all-tournament team member.
Snider is the daughter of LuAnn and John Snider. She has an older sister, Annie Cordray.
"Sarah has a great disposition," Rosenthal said. "We're really excited about bringing her experience and her attitude to the team."


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We provide classes in English as a Second Language (ESL) through our non-credit Continuing Education and Professional Development department and through our credit academics.
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The International Student Relations, ISR, provides a forum for International and American students to interact and learn about one another, to celebrate diversity as we learn about each other's culture and to celebrate unity as we build bonds through friendships.
The ISR hosts meetings each month on the Livonia campus featuring conversation on global topics, cultural events and games... always including a time for laughter, friendship building, and of course, food. This semester, our first meeting was attended by over 50 International students and we had a great time. Meetings last approximately one hour.
The ISR has provided the foundation for new relationships and a place for new Schoolcraft students to feel comfortable and welcome. We would love to see YOU there!
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Mexico Beach- Newly hired Mexico Beach Police Chief Glenn Norris is coming in at a time when the Department of Public Safety is trying to repair its image and regain the public's trust.
"We just have to keep our heads up. That's what we've been doing ever since the investigation started," Norris told NewsChannel 7 on his first day as chief of police Wednesday.
Two separate investigations in fact into alleged misconduct by former Police Chief Brad Hall and some of his officers. The Bay County Sheriff's Office report found lies, intimidation, and neglect of duty. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement's case is sill open. All of this was happening while then Captain Norris was serving overseas.
"The morale when I came back was non-existant, not just in the police department but in all three divisions," said Norris.
"All of these controversial meetings and knowing what has been going on, why despite all that did you still want to stay here?" asked NewsChannel 7's Bryan Anderson.
"This is what I consider my home. This department I feel could, I'm not going to say be fixed, but I felt like I'm needed here," answered Norris.
Facing somewhat of an uphill battle taking over during not-so-ideal circumstances, Chief Norris said the focus has to be on the community.
"The meeting of the citizens, the meeting of the business owners, asking what's going on, the problems that they see in the community. How can we fix the problems? Just being an open police department to the public," Norris said.
And by doing that, he said he's confident will turn the police department around.
"I want to see us recognized not for what we were recognized for in the past but as the best department in the state of Florida," Norris said.
Chief Norris also said starting in January he hopes to hold meetings with the public at least once per month.


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"We've really seen an explosion (in the number of GSAs) in the last year or two," said Tim Michael, Manager of GSA Outreach at Wisconsin's Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools (GSAFE). "And particularly GSAs in the rural part of the state."
As the GSA movement spreads across the country, GSAFE, an organization that empowers LGBTQ youth, school staff, and families to change Wisconsin school climates, is making sure their state – and its large rural population – catches the momentum. A founding National Association member with grassroots going back to the early '90s, GSAFE has grown from just 7 GSAs to over 140. Now, inspired by the racial and economic justice focus of the 2011 National Gathering, themed "Make It Better for All," GSAFE is expanding GSA work across oppressions and geographic boundaries.
"One of our goals is to provide intentional anti-racism training for GSAs and see more GSAs take on broader social justice issues in their schools," Tim said. "We want to help GSAs think outside their typical issues that isolate the LGBTQ identity."
Recently, GSAFE showcased this pioneering work at the third bi-annual State Superintendent's Conference on LGBT Youth, which over 100 students and 250 educators attended. The summit featured a plenary session and Models of Resiliency Panel to discuss issues facing low-income & LGBTQ youth of color. GSA Network's own Racial & Economic Justice Manager, Geoffrey Winder, attended the plenary as a keynote speaker.
"I felt like (the event) was a pivotal shift in the way people talk about GSAs," said Geoffrey, "and especially in building the capacity of GSAs to engage with the queer youth of color organizing that is already happening."
After his keynote, Geoffrey worked with GSAFE staff, board members, and students on integrating anti-racism and economic justice into the safe schools work already happening in Wisconsin.
"This is an important step for GSAFE Wisconsin," said Brian Juchems, Director of Programs at GSAFE. "We are really challenging an audience that doesn't connect LGBTQ issues with issues of class, race and immigration status."
Keep up the important work, Wisconsin. We are proud to see this member of the National Association of GSA Networks lead the way for organizations that are putting issues of race, class and other oppressions at the center of their work with LGBTQ youth.
To follow GSAFE, visit their brand new website: http://www.gsafewi.org
To learn about more members of the National Association of GSA Networks, visit our National Directory: http://www.gsanetwork.org/national-directory


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Jan. 14, 2009
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - MIT baseball announced its preliminary schedule for 2009 featuring 35 games against 24 opponents from 12 different conferences. This year's slate of games promises to be challenging as 12 teams had overall records of .500 or better. Even more impressively, four opponents collected 30 wins or more and 10 collected at least 20. Also highlighting the schedule are three games against teams that qualified for the 2008 NCAA Tournament and three more versus ECAC New England Region Championship participants.
The Engineers open things up on March 15, when they travel to upstate New York to face Vassar College of the Liberty League. Adding a little intrigue to the match-up, MIT's Andy Barlow spent nine years as the head coach of the Brewers and led them to their first winning season in 2003. The doubleheader at the Brewers' newly constructed Prentiss Field will mark only the second all-time meeting between the two teams. MIT swept a pair of games last spring in Cambridge.
Two days later, MIT plays another non-conference road game versus Rhode Island College. The Anchorman will be a tough challenge as they are coming off a 24-15 season that included an 8-6 record in the perennially tough Little East Conference. The home opener for MIT will be on March 18, as the Engineers welcome Wentworth Institute of Technology to Briggs Field. Despite having campuses that are only minutes apart, these schools where unable to play in 2007 and 2008 due to a series of rainouts. In 2008, WIT put together the best season in its program's history after finishing with an impressive 30-14 record. The Leopards season was highlighted by appearances in both The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) Tournament Finals and the ECAC New England Championship.
A day after their game against Wentworth, MIT will travel to Arizona to take part in the Greater Phoenix Invitational where they will play eight games in five days. First up for the Engineers will be Roger Williams University who is coming off 34-12 season and an ECAC New England Region Championship. Also scheduled during the trip will be doubleheaders versus Oberlin College and University of Chicago, as well as single nine-inning games against Minot State University, Hamline University and Colby College. In the past three years, MIT has beaten several NCAA Tournament or nationally ranked teams during the week-long trip, including the 2006 NCAA Division III National Champions Wisconsin-Whitewater, Southern Maine and Castleton State.
Three days after returning from Phoenix, MIT begins its New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) portion of the schedule with a home doubleheader against Wheaton College. The Engineers will be looking to exact some revenge on the Lyons in this rematch of the NEWMAC Tournament Championship Round. Wheaton defeated MIT on four separate occasions in 2008 on the way to earning the NEWMAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Next up on March 31, MIT plays an important regional non-conference tilt against Brandeis University. The last three years these two teams have locked up in classic pitching duels with the Judges coming out on each occasion. Although they finished the '08 campaign with a 19-19 record, Brandeis captured the highly competitive University Athletic Association (UAA) Tournament with a 10-7 win over national powerhouse Emory University. Following the regular season Brandeis was rewarded with a bid to the ECAC Championship, but was eliminated in the first round of play.
Beginning with a single nine-inning game on April 2 versus Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), MIT enters an important stretch of conference play. On April 4, MIT squares off against conference powerhouse and defending NEWMAC regular season champion Babson College. Last year, MIT handed the Beavers their only regular season conference loss in a thrilling 13-12 extra inning game at Briggs Field. Despite an early round exit from the NEWMAC Tournament, Babson concluded the '08 season with a 26-14 record and was in contention for an at-large NCAA berth. Next up for the Engineers is a mid-week game versus Springfield College. In '08 MIT defeated the Pride in the first round of the NEWMAC playoffs, but Springfield rebounded from the loss to advance to the tournament's championship round. After another mid-week contest versus WPI, MIT will host Coast Guard Academy in a key home conference doubleheader. Last year, MIT swept the Bears in two separate nine-inning games. After home contests versus Springfield and non-conference opponent Eastern Nazarene, MIT concludes NEWMAC play on April 18 with a road doubleheader versus Clark.
Following an April 19 doubleheader with third-year NCAA Division III program Newbury College, MIT will ready itself for the 2009 NEWMAC Tournament. Teams seeded #1 through #6 in the regular season will play single nine-inning games on April 22 and 23. If the Engineers can advance past the first two days of the tournament, they will earn their program-record fourth consecutive appearance in the NEWMAC Semifinals. The semifinal and final rounds are set for April 25-26.
The last week of the regular season will see MIT play non-conference games against some quality regional opponents. First up will be 2008 NCAA Tournament participant Worcester State College. The Lancers swept through the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Tournament and picked up a win in the NCAA Tournament en route to a 24-18 season. Next up MIT will play host to Fisher College, which the Engineers defeated twice in `08. Before being eliminated in the NAIA Super Regionals, Fisher swept through the Regional Tournament and concluded the season with an overall record of 34-23. After playing a single game versus UMass-Boston, the Engineers will travel to Western Massachusetts to play a non-conference doubleheader versus 2007 NCAA Tournament participant Williams College. Before losing a tough one-run game to Williams last year, the Engineers had defeated the Ephs the past two seasons. The Ephs enjoyed a 24-12 record in '08 and lost a pair of one run games in the highly competitive New England Small School Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Tournament. The NESCAC Tournament's winner, Trinity (Conn.) College went on to win the 2008 NCAA Division III Championship and finished the season with a remarkable 45-1 record. The following day on May 3, Suffolk University comes to Briggs Field looking to notch only its second victory versus the Engineers in the past five years. Although they were upset in their conference tournament, Suffolk went 14-0 in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) regular season play and concluded the season with an impressive 29-12 record. MIT's regular season comes to a close with a home game versus Fitchburg State.
Over the past few seasons, MIT Baseball has experienced unprecedented team success. In 2006 the Engineers advanced to their first-ever conference championship game where they were defeated by No. 2 nationally-ranked Wheaton College, which was the runner-up in the NCAA D III World Series. During the course of the regular season MIT defeated defending national champion Wisconsin-Whitewater, nationally ranked Southern Maine, as well as perennial powerhouse Williams College en route to a 21-14 season and a selection to the ECAC New England Region Championship. In 2007 and 2008, the Engineers continued to make history as they established program records by finishing third or better in the NEWMAC during the conference's regular season and post-season tournament. The consecutive semifinals appearances allowed MIT to fall just two games short of qualifying for the NCAA New England Regional Tournament.
In 2009, MIT will look to break through and make its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1974. This year's New England Regionals are scheduled to begin on May 13 and will continue through the 17th. The Division III World Series, to be played at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wisconsin, is slated to begin on the 22nd with a champion to be determined on the 26th.


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2004-05 Men's Basketball
Weekly Recap Dec. 21
By Ben Risinger, sports information director
December 21, 2004
The Bluffton University men's basketball team (4-4) played one game last week on the
road at Hiram College
as they defeated the Terriers 78-66 on Dec. 18.
The team will be idle this week for the Christmas holiday, but will be back in action on Dec. 29-30 for the McDonald's of Bluffton Holiday Tournament. Teams in the tournament include Bluffton University, Lake Erie College, Denison University and Grove City College. Bluffton will play Denison University on Dec. 29 at 8 p.m. Check back soon to the Bluffton athletics web site for more information on the men's holiday tournament.
Bluffton University 78, HiramCollege 66
The Bluffton men's basketball team (4-4) defeated Hiram College (2-8) 78-66 on Dec. 18.
Sophomore Michael Anthony (Ohio City/ Delphos St. John's) led all scoring for the game with a career high 22 points. Junior Scott Bergman (Elmore/Woodmore) posted 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Junior Eric Sweet connected on 12 points and a team high eight rebounds. Sophomore Eric Schwieterman (St. Henry/ St. Henry) posted his first collegiate start and netted a career high seven points.
Bluffton University
led the entire contest as Hiram tied the game twice in the first quarter. Heading
into the locker rooms for halftime the Beavers led the game 42-34. Bluffton came into
the second quarter and shot 56 percent (14-of-25 shooting) to widen their lead and
end the game with the win, 78-66.
Leading the Beavers on the season
Junior Scott Bergman leads all scoring for Bluffton and ranks second in the Heartland Conference with 157 total points (19.6 ppg average). Bergman leads Bluffton in assists (20) and steals (16) for the season. He is second on the team in rebounding with 38 total (12 offensive, 26 defensive). Junior Eric Sweet leads the team in rebounds with 42 for the season (5.3 rpg average) and blocks with 15 for the year. Sweet is second on the squad in points with 93 total (11.6 ppg average) and ranks 15th in the HCAC in scoring. Sophomore Michael Anthony posts 82 points for the season (10.3 ppg average) to round off the double digit scoring for Bluffton. Anthony is tied for 20th in the conference in scoring.


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City Island, where the Harrisburg Senators play their home games.
(Harrisburg) -- Minor league baseball teams have long gone to great lengths to draw fans with unusual promotions. For the Harrisburg Senators, it's the Cowboy Monkey Rodeo that's making lines at the turnstiles.
So it was Thursday night, as the Senators hosted the Richmond Flying Squirrels.
Fans poured through the gates for a total attendance of 6,136, many drawn by the prospect of watching monkeys dressed as cowboys, riding border collies and rounding up goats during the fourth inning.
It's become one of the most popular dates of the season for the Senators in recent years; two of the top three crowds in Metro Bank Park history have come on rodeo nights.
Senators manager Matt LeCroy says he can't remember a more unique promotion in his career than the cowboy monkeys.
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The program continued with the awarding of scholarships with some students collecting several.
The first award went to Brenna Waters, who received the Texas A&M-Texarkana Arnold Freshman Scholarship.
The Youngkin Family Corps of Cadets Scholarship went to Dillon Sampson.
The Alpha Nu Epsilon Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi's Scholarship went to Kaitlin Johnston.
She also received the Delta Waterfowl Scholarship.
The Trendsetter Construction Inc. Scholarship went to Hannah Wood.
Chelsey Alexander received the Gilmer High School Class of 1965's Henry McClelland Scholarship, one of the Etex Telephone Scholarships, one of the Gilmer Lions Club Scholarships, the East Texas Yamboree Lady-in-Waiting scholarship, one of the Duncan Scholarships and the Matt Camp Memorial Scholarship.
In addition, Miss Alexander and Miss Shelby Froitzheim each received a scholarship from Terry and Donna Edwards, the Student Athletic Trainer Caring Hearts Scholarship.
Adam Walker received a $2,000 scholarship from Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative, while $800 scholarships went to Kailon Culberson, Juan Lopez, Jackson McQueen, Chelsea Miears, Jared Plant, Zaneta Ray and Anthony Villafuerte.
The Gilmer National Bank Scholarship went to Slade Morris.
Yamboree Board of Directors' Scholarships went to Kailon Culberson and Danielle Plunk.
Others receiving the Yamboree Lady-in-Waiting Scholarships were Emily Chevalier, Jasmin Jones, Kayla Smith and Michelle Yochum. Miss Smith also received the Twentieth Century Club Scholarship.
The Gilmer Rotary Club Scholarship went to Slade Morris and to Anthony Villafuerte.
Gilmer Lions Club Scholarships went to Jackson McQueen, Jack Moss, and Connor Hewitt, in addition to Miss Alexander.
Receiving scholarships from the Gilmer Kiwanis Club were Kailon Culberson, Michelle Yochum, Jackson McQueen and Travis Carter.
Miss Culberson also received the Upshur County Retired School Employees Scholarship and the Band Booster Legacy Scholarship.
Virginia Arnwine Memorial Scholarships from the First Baptist Church's Rachel Sunday School Class went to Hailey Yazell, Jared Plant, Jackson McQueen and Adam Walker.
The Xi Psi Chi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi's Scholarship went to Travis Carter.
The Alpha Kappa Alpha Effie H. Muckleroy Memorial Scholarship went to Anthony Villafuerte.
The Visions of Excellence Scholarship went to Zeneta Ray.
The James Clifton Honorary Band Booster Scholarship went to Danielle Plunk.
The John David Miller Memorial Band Booster Scholarship and the Austin Bank Scholarship went to Jared Plant. He also received the Grand Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Texas Scholarship and the Upshur County Texas A & M Mothers Club Scholarship.
The Bobby Arrington Memorial Band Booster Scholarship and the Bluebonnet Club Scholarship went to Haley Yazell.
The Lisa Morse Martin Memorial Scholarship went to Diundre Thomas.
The St. Theresa Catholic Church Ladies Guild Scholarship went to Grace Farrow.
The Gilmer High School Class of 1957 Memorial Scholarship went to Avery Massey.
Justin Gilmore received the Kilgore College Cook Foundation Scholarship and Kuente Brooks received the Kilgore College Superintendent's Scholarship while Ashley Gibbons got the Kilgore College Principal's Scholarship.
The Pi Nu Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi's Scholarship went to Emily Chevalier.
The Bess M. Gillespie Scholarship Fund went to Hannah Wood.
Sanitation Solutions Scholarships went to Anna Potter and Michael Hendrix.
The Ila Burnett Carpenter Scholarship went to Jessie Jacoby.
Etex Telephone Scholarships went to Keiara Bowens, Charity Henderson, Connor Hewitt, Fantasia Johnson, Jasmin Jones, Juan Lopez, Avery Massey, Jackson McQueen, Slade Morris, Jared Plant, Danielle Plunk, Zaneta Ray, Brittney Tullar, Brenna Waters and Michelle Yochum.
The Duncan Scholarships of $1,000 each went to Dylan Bowman, Kailon Culberson, Grace Farrow, Jessie Jacoby, Kaitlin Johnston, Jackson McQueen, Chelsea Miears, Slade Morris and Anthony Villafuerte.
The Clayton B. and Frances M. Willis Memorial Scholarship went to Brandon Thompson.
The Gilmer High School Scholarship went to Kayla Smith and to Travis Carter.


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NORTHFIELD, Minn. -- The Carleton College men's cross country team finished fourth at the NCAA Central Region Championships. Leading the way was sophomore Hart Hornor (So./Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt), who placed 11th overall with a time of 25:26.26 and automatically qualified for next weekend's NCAA national championship meet.
Hornor posted a time of 25:26.26 on the eight-kilometer course. Jonah Barry (So./Madison, Wis./Madison West) crossed the line at 25:37.1, good for 20th. Carleton's next two finishers, seniors Marcus Huderle (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie) and Jacob Hoerger (Sr./Chapel Hill, N.C./Chapel Hill), also picked up All-Region recognition by finishing among the top 35 runners in the 181-racer field. Huderle posted a time of 25:57.12 to place 29th, and Hoerger ranked 32nd at 26:03.57.
Joe Haase Madison, Wis./Madison West) not only rounded out the scoring for Carleton but was also the third underclassmen in the group as he ran 47th in 26:27.07.
"Jacob Hoerger and Joe Haase had the best meets of their careers," said Carleton head coach Dave Ricks. "Hart is in as an individual and he really deserved it based on his body of work this season."
The top two teams—and the top seven individuals not on a team going to nationals—at each of the country's eight regional meets secure automatic qualification to the NCAA Championships. Selections of the 16 other at-large teams will be announced on Sunday. By placing fourth in the region, the Knights sit on the bubble and will have to wait to see if they will join Hornor at the NCAA Championships.
Racing in cold and wet conditions, the Knights were able to stay connected with the leaders for most of the race and finished with a team score of 139. Host St. Olaf College won the team competition with 51 points, followed closely by Central College (Iowa) with 61 points to grab the other automatic qualifier. Luther (127 points) was third with Carleton narrowly edging Loras (140 points) for fifth place. All five teams entered today's meet nationally ranked by the USTFCCCA, sitting at spots No. 3, 10, 28, 33 and 22, respectively.
"It's just been a dream season," said Ricks. "So we are hoping that we get good news from the NCAA selection committee tomorrow.
An announcement of the full 32-team field plus 56 individuals is scheduled to be made by 2 p.m. CST on the championships meet website.


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Cubs fall short of sweep with 6-4 loss at Miami
- Article by: STEVEN WINE
- Associated Press
- April 28, 2013 - 4:57 PM
MIAMI - The Chicago Cubs squandered too many scoring opportunities Sunday, and missed their chance at a four-game sweep.
Chicago went 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position and lost 6-4 to the Miami Marlins, who salvaged the final game of the series.
"It's tough to sweep four games," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "It just doesn't happen very often."
The Cubs were going for their first-ever four-game sweep against the Marlins, and their first on the road since August 2011. Instead they lost another close game and finished their three-city trip 4-6.
But as shortstop Starlin Castro noted, winning three out of four from Miami represented improvement for the Cubs, who remain last in the NL Central.
"It's awesome," Castro said. "The team got off a little slow, but it's good for us to take this series and feel a little better about things right now."
Beginning Monday against San Diego, the Cubs play 16 of their next 19 games at home.
Giancarlo Stanton homered twice and drove in four runs for the Marlins. Ricky Nolasco (2-2) gave up three runs in seven innings and retired the final 15 batters he faced.
The Cubs' poor hitting with runners in scoring position persisted. They led 3-2 after their first four batters reached in the third against Nolasco, but didn't score again in the inning.
Chicago's average of .151 with runners in scoring position is the worst in the majors.
"We're out there battling right to the last inning, and you saw that again today," Sveum said. "It's just one of those things you have to work through."
Carlos Villanueva (1-1) allowed four runs in six innings, raising his ERA to 2.29. All 24 Chicago games have been decided by less than five runs, which ties for the second-longest such streak to start a season.
"Nobody has handed our butts to us," Villanueva said. "It has been close, and we've been one pitch away or a couple of hits away from winning. So I think you take that, and hopefully the weather keeps warming up, and we keep warming up with it."
Chicago's Dioner Navarro homered in the ninth off Steve Cishek, who nonetheless earned his third save in four chances.
The Marlins improved to 6-19, still worst in the majors, and 3-10 at home. They benefited from a rare offensive outburst, scoring more than three runs for only the fifth time this season and twice coming from behind.
Stanton led the way, showing further signs he has shaken a prolonged slump to start the season.
"It was just a matter of time," manager Mike Redmond said. "This guy is a special player. He's a game-changer."
Nick Green also hit a homer, and confessed he didn't remember his last one because it came so long ago — in 2009.
Green said the return of Stanton's power stroke gave the rest of the Marlins a boost.
"It's huge for this team," Green said. "Everybody expects him to hit a home run or get a guy in every single time, which isn't possible. But having him get his confidence back is the biggest thing to lift our team up."
Stanton, who led the NL in slugging last year, waited 65 at-bats to hit his first homer Saturday. He hit another in the first inning off Villanueva to put Miami ahead 2-1.
The All-Star right fielder singled home a run and later scored in the sixth. He homered again leading off in the eighth against Kameron Loe and finished 3 for 3 to raise his average to .243.
Stanton had been 0 for 4 with four strikeouts previously against Loe. The multihomer game was his seventh.
"When you see guys hit balls that hard, that's pretty fun to watch," Redmond said. "It takes that pressure off everybody. Everybody is, `OK, we can relax now. I don't have to carry the weight of the offense.' When he's going good, we have a chance to do some damage."
Stanton didn't talk with reporters after the game.
"Even though he was struggling, guys like that are due to break out," Villanueva said. "Obviously you don't want it to happen against your team. I made a couple of mistakes on him, and he took advantage."
Nolasco fell behind 3-2 when he permitted the first four batters to reach in the third inning, then didn't allow another baserunner. He improved to 5-2 against the team that drafted him in 2001.
NOTES: SS Castro made a diving catch of Donovan Solano's liner to end the first inning. ... The Marlins improved to 82-81 against the Cubs. ... Marlins 1B Joe Mahoney sat out and is day to day with a tight right hamstring.
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(NEW YORK) -- May is Foster Care Awareness Month and the Disney-ABC Television Group is partnering with a coalition of nonprofit organizations and foundations to raise awareness of the nearly 400,000 youth in foster care today.
Public service announcements to promote FosterMore, a campaign to change the perception of young people in foster care and provide resources for individuals interested in making a difference, will air across Disney-ABC Television group platforms throughout the month.
"Each of the 400,000 youth in foster care today represents potential and a future yet to be realized," David Ambroz of the Disney-ABC Television Group said. "We are proud to support this effort to encourage opportunities to help these young people succeed."
The campaign will also include social media, allowing the word on foster care to be spread through FosterMore's Facebook page and on Twitter @FosterMore.
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"Stand down".NAACP Takes Over Houston Polling Station, Advocates for President Obama
HOUSTON, TX - Friday afternoon ... [a]ccording to Eve Rockford, a poll watcher trained by voter integrity group True the Vote, three NAACP members showed up to the 139 precinct location with 50 cases of bottled water and began handing bottles out to people standing in line. While wearing NAACP labeled clothing, members were "stirring the crowd" and talking to voters about flying to Ohio to promote President Barack Obama.
"I went to the polling supervisor ... She ignored me. I repeated my statement. She told me that she would handle it. She did nothing. I then went to the assistant supervisor and he stood up, walked over to another table and then sat down. [T]he NAACP members started handpicking and moving people to the front of a long voting line inside the polling place according to the incident report. After multiple complaints from voters about the line cutting, Rockford received a phone call from downtown telling her to stand down.
At this point, NAACP members were instructed to turn their clothing inside out, which they refused to do and said they werent going to stop their actions inside the polling place. Their behavior and actions to move people to the front of the line continued for the rest of the evening. Texas State Representative Sylvester Turner, a former Texas NAACP leader, was also seen outside the building talking with voters. The NAACP basically ran this poll location and the judges did nothing about it, Rockford said.


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We may not have heard about them for awhile, but bath salts are still a big problem in Parkersburg.
"There's not anything more dangerous, I don't think, than a person on bath salts," Parkersburg Police Sgt. Greg Collins says.
The synthetic drug causing hallucinations, crime, and even death is back in the valley.
"Bath salts have basically been driven underground. They're sold in Parkersburg and the valley just like coke, crack, heroin, and other drugs."
"We had four people we suspect had overdosed on bath salts or ingested contaminated bath salts. It turned out to be a pretty major medical scene. All were taken to the hospital by ambulance."
Overdose treatment, but no arrests.
"There was nothing, when we got on scene that we saw that criminal charges could be applied to."
A law passed last year was supposed to ban the sale of bath salts in the mountain state, but it's effectiveness has yet to be proven.
In order to make arrests, evidence must be found and then tested, and the makers of the drug are getting smart.
"The chemists who produce these bath salts are continuously tweaking and changing the compounds in these bath salts. Every time that changes, the lab has to catch up with it, do the proper tests and paperwork to have it officially declared as illegal."
Illegal or not, police say it's still a dangerous drug no matter how it's made.
"We know as officers when it's a bath salt situation. We have to be very careful and we've taught our guys and they've done a good job at identifying people that are on bath salts."
Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks says they continue to see cases of bath salts use as well. He says though, heroin and prescription pill overdoses are still the biggest problem in that area.


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|2012-04-02, 22:26
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I don't think she'll appear physically later on in the series. She said that her kingdom was most important to her, and she decided to stay. We'll probably get updates on how she is and all.... and maybe her influence might help later on later on in the series, but I doubt it.
|2012-04-19, 01:05
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OK I was really curious about this question:
How did BlackBeard know how the devil fruit he got from Thatch was Yami Yamo no mi, he stated that he knew it from some kind of encyclopedia, but the real question here is how did the encyclopaedia get the info? Because according to the manga, there is only one devil fruit of each kind, so there is no way to tell what kind of devil fruit it is until they eat it. As it's clearly told during CP9 arc and some other times. So i am really curious as to how the info got in the encyclopaedia or wherever BlackBeard read it.
|2012-04-19, 01:39
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^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Basically, it's lucky that Blackbeard's Yami Yami Fruit was listed, but as stated above... it is sometimes possible to be identified by their aura.
|2012-04-19, 02:27
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Also one more questionb:
Crocus said that he got info from reliable source that Brook's crew left grandline and was never seen again or know what happened to them cause they went towards calm belt. Now the question here is Brook says they were crushed in the misty fog [Florian Triangle], Isnt the misty fog part of grand line as Luffy's crew were along the line? Anyway i am on thriller bark arc so i may get my answer soon anywayz. ty in advance.
Found the answer: It was captains ship with the disease tried their luck crossing over the grand line.
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|2012-05-20, 05:05
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For Devil Fruits, the only information that I know states that Devil Fruits are found in the Grand Line and are the Sea Devil's incarnation. They talked about it a lot with CP9, but much about Devil Fruits are a mystery.
As for Shanks and Buggy, from what I recalled, the younger ones were left behind. One Piece is located at Raftel. However, getting to Raftel is very difficult; hence, no one else has been able to visit it yet.
|2012-07-15, 07:54
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Six hundred seventy-nine chapters and the voyage still continues.
Has Luffy been sidetracking too much or has forgotten about the One Piece? Or has he already found the One Piece without him knowing?
Will One Piece reach its end soon?
|2012-07-15, 09:30
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He is on the journey for the adventure and freedom and not exactly treasure seeking as his greatest treasures are already his nakama and his straw hat.
Oda has already written the entire story and has a concrete ending, he is just like Luffy now, enjoying the journey and adventure.
He has stated many times that he would often find new ideas and implement them into the story, two examples are Franky and Thriller Bark. He didn't create Franky until halfway through storyboarding Water 7 and Enies Lobby, where he had the idea of a cyborg and included it into the plot, changing much of the entire back story as well as the match ups between the crew and CP9. Thriller Bark was an entire side arc he came up with out of pure fun, he had the idea of a Halloween themed horror island and also provided the opportunity to create the uniquely interesting and funny Brook.
If Oda didn't enjoy and sidetracked, we wouldn't have Franky and Brook.
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|2012-07-24, 01:18
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Well, it's not really the Marines that can only use it. It's a very rare natural substance. Dr. Vegapunk has invented many ways to use it, and since he's working for the Marines.... it's natural that they'd find more seastone for him to make more jail cells, handcuffs, weapons, etc.
So all in all, it's not that the Marines own it all... it's just we haven't seen many people OTHER than Marines use it (Wiper, that guy from the Rainbow Mist filler arc, etc).
|2012-07-25, 09:08
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^ You got a point there.
Did anyone of you think of any plothole of OP? One time I was discussing with a friend and then he bring this issue.
In calm belt, no one can ever go there because of the sea kings unless you are using a sea stones to prevent those sea kings from attacking you. That's why only(?) the Marines and the Kuja pirates(thanks to Yuda) so far can have the access using the calm belt. And then my friend was thinking, what IF a pirates have a sea stones and used it then they can have a direct access to calm belt which will lead them to New World easily and they can also go to the end of new world easily. At first I was, yeah you could be right but I forgot that it isn't going to be that easy. First, calm belt is being used by Marines which means it could lead to suicide. Second, let's just say that they manage to evade or win against the Marines and then they are at the end of the new world. The question is, what lies at the end of new world? I bet the Marines thought about this one and might place like gates of justice(I don't know if I understand the meaning of that lol) like in grandline. One more thing, even if they do manage to passed that, can they locate where raftel is? Also, the Roger pirates were the only one mentioned to go to that place.
|2012-07-25, 18:43
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And about the One Piece. I doubt there is a treasure or else Buggy and Shanks would already know about it, I mean c'mon they were on Rogers Ship.
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After much speculation, Coach announced that its new creative director will be Stuart Vevers, late of Mulberry, Bottega Veneta, Louis Vuitton and most recently Spanish leather-goods company Loewe, where he helped boost the appeal of the brand's Amazona and Flamenco bags with celebs such as Eva Mendes, Kristen Bell, Penelope Cruz and Madonna.
Vevers, 39, will succeed Reed Krakoff, who is leaving to focus on his own namesake brand after 16 years at Coach.
Although Vevers is a more under-the-radar choice than some of the other names that were being bandied about for the job, including Marc Jacobs and Emma Hill, Mulberry's most recent creative director; he's not a bad choice for Coach, which has announced its intent to become more of a lifestyle brand, with more focus on ready-to-wear.
Vevers, after all, reinvigorated the 1970s-era leather-goods brand Mulberry, which was a fusty British relic when he arrived in 2005. He immediately injected luxury, establishing the brand as a player in the high-stakes global accessories market as a destination for logo-free status bags. He also launched a small collection of clothing that set a tone of retro, Sloane Ranger-type femininity for the brand favored by Kate Middleton.
It's just that kind of subtle luxe that Coach needs more of, considering how much of the brand's product seems to be logoed to within in inch of its life. Vevers also has a lot of experience designing ready-to-wear, most recently at Spanish label Loewe, where he has been creative director for five years.
Let's hope when Vevers takes over (no date has been announced, but it will probably be next year), that he can help restore some of Coach's luster as an American luxury brand.
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