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Magpies hand Pardew eight-year deal
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley placed the future firmly in the hands of manager Alan Pardew when he handed him a staggering eight-year contract.
Pardew, assistant John Carver, coach Steve Stone and goalkeeping coach Andy Woodman have all been given identical deals with chief scout Graham Carr having signed his own eight-year contract in June.
The announcement represents a huge vote of faith in Pardew and his staff with the 51-year-old having initially taken over from the sacked Chris Hughton in December 2010 on a five-year deal which few expected him to see out at the time.
Pardew has presided over a remarkable rise since launching his career on Tyneside with a 3-1 home victory over Liverpool.
He was appointed after Ashley and managing director Derek Llambias decided Hughton, who dragged the club back into the Barclays Premier League in the wake of relegation at the end of the 2008-09 campaign, had taken the Magpies as far as he could.
The former Reading, West Ham, Charlton and Southampton manager kept them in the top flight at the end of their first campaign back there, and then paved the way for a remarkable second season.
Against all the odds, Newcastle finished fifth in the league in May to secure a return to European football after an absence of five years. Indeed, they were only five points shy of qualifying for the Champions League for just the third time in their history.
Pardew has built upon the spirit instilled by Hughton during his time at the helm, and astute signings - he has brought in the likes of Yohan Cabaye, Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse with great success - with the help of Carr have helped to restore optimism at a club which had been through years of turmoil.
He has done his job to such good effect that fans furious at both Hughton's dismissal and Pardew's arrival have since taken him to their hearts, and this news will be welcomed by many.
However, there is much work still to be done, and with Ashley insisting that the club must be run along strict financial lines, the manager knows his acumen and that of his staff, coupled with the efforts of his players, rather than heavy investment in the squad will be the way forward.


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In my job as Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, I often reflect on the horrors of the Holocaust and how best to educate people about it to prevent such genocides from happening again. I often talk about the good people, the righteous among us, who saved people like my father, often at great peril to themselves. When I think of these righteous people, I often think of the nuns who sheltered children, of the urban Parisian families who hid their neighbors, or the farmhands in Poland whose sheds became shelters from the gas chambers. And I always tell people about Albania -- a country whose entire government and society were righteous, saving all of the Jews within their midst. Drita Veseli, an Albanian Muslim who sheltered Jews during World War II, once said, "There are no foreigners in Albania, there are only guests." And indeed, that is the attitude with which Albania approached Jews during the Holocaust -- an approach of unconditional hospitality unmatched in the world.
Albania, at the time a newly independent European State with a majority Muslim population, is the only country to have saved its entire Jewish population during the Holocaust. According to historians, Jews had been living in Albania since the seventh century. At the start of the Holocaust, the Albanian Jewish population was small -- only 200 or so persons. It would have been simple for the Albanian government to turn their Jews over to the Nazis, to march them to their deaths like the local police did in other European countries. But instead, Albania responded courageously. Albania provided refuge to Albert Einstein as he fled Nazi Germany. The Albanian Embassy in Berlin provided visas to Jews when no other European country would even consider it for fear of Nazi retribution. Albanians banded together to protect the Jews within their midst, as well as those fleeing the Nazis. Indeed, Albania was not merely a country of some righteous individuals -- the country itself was the protector, providing a place where Jews could be sheltered when the rest of the world stood silent to their pleas. The Albanian Jewish population, by the end of the War, had grown to 2,000 people -- a tenfold increase!
Last year, Special Representative to Muslim Communities Farah Pandith and I launched a campaign called 2011 Hours Against Hate. Now in its second year, 2012 Hours Against Hate is a virtual campaign where young people around the world are asked to donate an hour of their time to walk in the shoes of someone who doesn't look like them, pray like them, or live like them. At its heart, it is asking our youth to practice respect and embody Drita Veseli's statement. This applies not only to respecting religious differences, but also race, ethnicity, gender identity, and disability. Farah and I, a Muslim and a Jew, have traveled the world together promoting this campaign for tolerance and, perhaps without realizing it, promoting the Albanian model of acceptance. 2012 Hour Against Hate's message and poignancy not only has attracted the attention of youth on Facebook and Twitter, but has been adopted by mayors across the globe and even by the 2012 London Olympic Committee. From the start of this campaign at the OSCE in February 2011, Albania was the first country to invite Farah and me to visit. I have very much looked forward to visiting Albania, a country that practices respect with great sincerity.
Speaking about 2012 Hours Against Hate here in Albania today is an honor. Farah and I have traveled throughout the world together speaking about the power of pluralism, mutual respect and acceptance -- and illustrating it as a Jew and a Muslim who support each other's communities. Being in a country whose history is one of Muslim-Jewish friendship and tolerance for all peoples is truly inspiring. After all, Albania's history of acceptance and protection is one which all Albanians, and indeed all Muslims, should be incredibly proud. Standing up to the tyrants of history to do what is right is neither easy nor safe. But it is the right thing to do.
More information on Special Envoy Rosenthal's efforts to combat anti-Semitism can be found on the Department of State's website and on Facebook for the virtual campaign 2011 Hours Against Hate.
Stay connected with Special Envoy Rosenthal on Facebook.
Pam in West Virginia writes:
I small step can lead to great things for future generations.
Lily in Macedonia writes:
Bravo Albania...
Albs in Germany writes:
Everyone forgets what the climate was in Europe in those years. All Europe was united against the Jews. Churchill was writing shocking memos against the Jews even during the time when Hitler was in power. There are few good examples in Europe about protecting the Jews in those bad times, but a nationwide protection like Albanians can not be found.
Juhasz Gyorgy F. in Hungary writes:
I think it was and it is necessery to save jewish people against all kind of terror around the world,because they are wery clever nation.They are the firsts in science,culture,and how to held monetary sistem in the world.I am proud,that we in Hungary had lot of Nobel-prized hungarian-jewish people,and people who moved to US,like George Soros and Tom Lantos.
Shpresa S. in Albania writes:
A big thank you and gratitude to your appreciating words to my country and my people. You yourserlf deserve respect for your noble mission to cultaive peace and no hate, in particular to young people of the world.
Thank you again!
John P. in the U.S.A. writes:
Hannah! I am an Albanian living in US. When I was in Albania there was a story that Einstain before going to America came to Albania, met King Zog and got an Albanian passport and some travell mony and made it to US. The problem was there was not any hard evidence to support it. So many of us including me were suspicious of the allegations. Supposedly the guy who brought Einstain to Albania was from my town. It seems like you are supporting this allegation as well. My question is: Do you see or have the evidence that really Albert made it to America through Albania. If you do leave a note at the comment section of this blog and I will check it. I wish the story is true though, but since many rumors circulate in Albania I am tired of them, so some facts please.


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In the days leading up to the draft, there was a lot of talk about the Jets' interest in wide receiver Tavon Austin.
According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, that was no smokescreen. Mehta reports the Jets would have taken Austin if he had been on the board with the ninth overall pick, but went with cornerback Dee Milliner instead after the Rams traded up to the eighth spot to nab the West Virginia product. The trade made the Jets' interest a moot point while also confirming the Rams did exactly what they needed to do to get the player they wanted on Thursday night.
The Jets could have tried to trade up to assure themselves a chance at drafting Austin, but that might not have been the wisest course of action for a team with a need for as much young talent as possible right now. The only way to judge whether or not that was the right decision will be to see how things play out over the next few years.
Milliner and defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson joined Austin and guard Chance Warmack as the top four players on the Jets' board. Warmack went 10th overall to the Titans before the Jets nabbed Richardson with the 13th pick.
Plenty of people were surprised that the Jets didn't try to help their dismal offense with either of their first round picks, but the offensive help could be coming on Friday. Mehta reports the Jets will "take a good, hard look" at quarterback Geno Smith, Austin's college teammate, and that they are also interested in Alabama center Barrett Jones. With Nick Mangold already on the roster, Jones would likely be moved to guard if he wound up with the Jets. The Jets are slated to pick 39th and 72nd on Friday.


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Ah . . . summer vacation, a time of lazy days sipping lemonade in a hammock with a good book . . . or not. Maybe that's what summer looks like for some people, but not this girl!
I just got back from Forensics Nationals, a super fun but not so relaxing week traveling with another coach and nine teenagers. Needless to say, sleep was somewhat elusive, and despite the best of intentions, I didn't touch my blog.
Instead, I thought about my blog, a lot, and I've come to the conclusion, that I am going to be taking a break from my regular two posts a week. I started this blog and enforced a Monday, Thursday posting schedule with myself so that I would write. No matter what, I would sit my ass down in a chair and try to write something that maybe someone, somewhere would read. It didn't always happen, but it did more often than not.
Over the past year, I have learned a few things:
- I found that I liked it – it was really fun to write, to push myself to think of something to write about. I feel like I found my voice in some ways.
- People actually read what I have to say – that, to me, is amazing!
- Sharing my writing at first was incredibly scary, but I got over that.
- Holding myself to a schedule that forced me to write was important to building my skills and confidence, but even if I don't write every single day, I discovered I can pick up where I left off. Almost every single "writer" book, says to write everyday at the same time. Perhaps in some sort of dream world that doesn't include kids, a husband, work, coaching, etc. that might happen, but my writing life is much more fluid than that and that's okay! I managed to blog and finish a novel using my own process.
With those lessons in mind, I've decided to take a blog break. I'll be posting, well, when I feel like it! I have not decided if I will pick my regular schedule back up this fall or not. I think I'll decide when school starts.
In the meantime, I will be: revising my novel so that maybe someday people will be able to read that, taking a class to keep my teaching credential up to date, hopefully launching a website for teen writers, and maybe fitting in a quilt or two this summer. I'll let you know how it goes.


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April is National Heartworm Awareness Month. When it comes to heartworm disease, dogs are probably the first pets that come to mind. Although dogs are the pet most commonly affected by heartworm, cats can get them too. Recent studies have shown that the incidence of heartworm disease in cats is much greater than previously thought. Cats are not a natural host for heartworms and are relatively resistant when compared with dogs, but we still see an infection rate of 5-20% of the rate of dogs within the same geographic area.
Cats become infected by heartworms the same way dogs do: through the bite of a hungry, infected mosquito. Many pet owners are surprised to learn that about a third of heartworm-infected cats are indoor cats. Think of how easily a mosquito can enter your home – through an open door as you enter or leave, or a small tear in a window screen. How many times have you swatted at a mosquito inside? Though your cat may be an indoor cat, that does not make her immune to heartworm.
Cats must be bitten directly by a heartworm-infected mosquito; heartworm cannot be transmitted from one cat to another, or from a dog to a cat. When mosquitos land on a cat and have a blood meal, they insert their sharp mouthpieces into the cat's body. They then deposit microscopic heartworm larvae into the cat's bloodstream as they feast on the cat's blood. The larvae mature for several months, then migrate towards the heart and lungs through the bloodstream. They end up on the right side of the heart and in the pulmonary artery (the large vessel that carries blood from the heart to the lungs), where they mature into adult heartworms. About six months after initially entering the cat, the heartworms are mature enough to reproduce.
Cats can be particularly difficult to diagnose with heartworm. There are no specific clinical signs in cats, although they may show non-specific signs such as lethargy, lack of appetite or weight loss. The most common sign is the sudden onset of a cough and difficulty breathing, which can often be mistaken for and/or misdiagnosed as asthma. Sometimes, an apparently-healthy cat may be found dead or develop sudden respiratory failure leading to death, in which case heartworm disease may be diagnosed post-mortem.
Unfortunately, there is no medication to kill heartworms that is approved for treating cats, as there is for dogs. Treatments are usually supportive, focusing on managing symptoms of the disease and preventing the reproduction of new heartworms. Surgical removal of the worms is possible but is often reserved for cats with poor prognosis without surgery. However, because cats are not natural hosts for heartworms, the worms are often unable to complete their life cycle and die without reproducing. This means heartworm infections may be short-lived in some cats and resolve on their own.
The best way to prevent heartworm in your cat is to give your cat a heartworm preventive. In warmer climates where mosquitos are active year-round, cats should receive a preventive year-round. In colder climates where mosquitos are seasonal, cats should be on a preventive for at least 6 months of the year, starting before mosquitos become active. There are many forms of preventive, usually given monthly; they may be given orally or applied topically. Your veterinarian can suggest products that best fit your needs.
During National Heartworm Awareness Month, talk to your veterinarian about the best heartworm preventive plan for your cat. After all, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!


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Chicago Bears Need Help from Green Bay Packers to Make Playoffs
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - The Chicago Bears might be rooting louder for Green Bay than even the most loyal Packers fans this week. They need an assist from their biggest rivals.
The Bears (9-6) kept themselves in playoff contention with a 28-13 victory at Arizona on Sunday. Now they must win at Detroit this week, and that's just the start.
Coach Lovie Smith acknowledges it's "not an ideal situation."
He's banking on 10 wins being enough to get to the playoffs, and it will be if they take out the Lions and the Packers beat or tie Minnesota later in the day. Chicago would also get in with a tie if Green Bay beats the Vikings.
Depth at running back and safety is a concern after Matt Forte (right ankle) and Chris Conte (pulled hamstring) were injured on Sunday.
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text: Hi Ron, There should not be an 84 handle limit. Can you tell me what version of MPICH2 this is, and what architecture and OS you're running on? Do you have a simple test that exhibits the problem? Thanks, Rob --- Rob Ross, Mathematics and Computer Science Division, Argonne National Lab On Thu, 3 Feb 2005, R Hamann wrote: > I've been having some strange problems with a program using the MPICH2 > library. When I added some new datatypes for ghost cell exchange, the > program would hang. I figured out that any number of handles over 84 > would cause this. Fortunately, I could delete some handles that I no > longer needed, but it still seemed strange. Are my calculations > correct that for each process there is an 84 handle limit? or am I > seeing some other problem? > > Ron


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Findlib, Lwt, Menhir, Cmdliner, cppo, base64.
See https://github.com/ocsigen/js_of_ocaml/blob/master/opam file for version constraints.
Optional dependencies:
- deriving(see https://github.com/ocsigen/deriving)
- ppx_deriving(see https://github.com/whitequark/ppx_deriving)
- tyxml(see https://github.com/ocsigen/tyxml)
- reactiveData(see https://github.com/ocsigen/reactiveData)
- async_kernel(see https://github.com/janestreet/async_kernel): tested with version 113.33.00
- run make to compile everything
- run make install as root to install the compiler and its libraries
- run make uninstall as root to uninstall them
Your program must first be compiled using the OCaml bytecode compiler ocamlc. JavaScript bindings, as well as a corresponding syntax extension, are provided by the js_of_ocaml package.
ocamlfind ocamlc -package js_of_ocaml -package js_of_ocaml.syntax \ -syntax camlp4o -linkpkg -o cubes.byte cubes.ml
Then, run the js_of_ocaml compiler to produce JavaScript code:
js_of_ocaml cubes.byte
See also the plugin Ocamlbuild_js_of_ocaml.
Most of the OCaml standard library is supported. However,
- Weak semantic cannot be implemented using JavaScript. A dummy implemtation is available (use `+weak.js` option)
- Most of Sys module is not supported.
Extra libraries distributed with Ocaml (such as Thread or Str) are not supported in general. However,
- Bigarray: bigarray are supported using Typed Arrays
- Num: supported using `+nat.js` option
- Graphics: partially supported using canvas (see also js_of_ocaml.graphics)
- Unix: time related functions are supported
Tail call is not optimized in general. However, mutually recursive functions are optimized:
- self recursive functions (when the tail calls are the function itself) are compiled using a loop.
- trampolines are used otherwise. More about tail call optimization.
Data representation differs from the usual one. Most notably, integers are 32 bits (rather than 31 bits or 63 bits), wich is their natural size in JavaScript, and floats are not boxed. As a consequence, marshalling, polymorphic comparison, and hashing functions can yield results different from usual:
- marshalling of floats is not supported (unmarshalling works);
- the polymorphic hash function will not give the same results on datastructures containing floats;
- these functions may be more prone to stack overflow.
Contents of the distribution
|license and copyright notice
|this file
|small examples
|library for interfacing with JavaScript APIs
|runtime system
Debugging programs
To help debugging your programs, use the "-pretty" and "-noinline" options of Js_of_ocaml. If the bytecode is build with ocaml "-g" option, Js_of_ocaml will attempt to preserve variable names as well. You can also use Js.debugger() which inserts a JavaScript debugger statement. When the JavaScript debugger is active, this statement pauses the execution of the program. More about debugging with Js_of_ocaml.


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CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago bluesman Jimmy "Fast Fingers" Dawkins, known for his stellar guitar playing and mellow singing voice, has died. He was 76.
Delmark Records owner Bob Koester said Friday that Dawkins died Wednesday. The cause of death wasn't immediately known.
James Henry Dawkins was born in Tchula, Miss. An only child, Dawkins taught himself to play guitar before moving to Chicago in the 1950s.
Koester said Dawkins did not begin his music career immediately, working instead in a box factory before taking to Chicago's streets to play for tips. He formed a band in the 1960s and began working Chicago's blues clubs, gaining a reputation as an excellent side man and playing with such notables as Otis Rush and Buddy Guy.
Dawkins first album, "Fast Fingers," released on the Delmark label in 1969, boosted Dawkins' reputation, particularly in Europe and Japan, where he toured frequently.
"He didn't like his nickname," Koester said. "It gave the impression that he played only upbeat music."
Dawkins performed a style of music known as the West Side Chicago blues — a mellower sound that reflected his Mississippi roots, instead of the harder-edged sounds of the city's South Side.
"His voice was feathery, soft," Koester said. "He wasn't a shouter, which is unusual in blues." He noted blues singers had to shout to be heard in the early days because they didn't have amplifiers, and the affectation continues.
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Friday ChallengeJanuary 23, 2004
Whether it's a deceptively simple problem or a case of being too close to the code to see the easy answer, I've been struggling with this one problem on and off for months now:
Is it possible to use floats to position a fixed-width sidebar on the right of a page, with a liquid content area, if the content comes before the sidebar in the markup?
Floating, and not absolute positioning is necessary for the sake of a clearing footer. It's easier to see what I'm after by looking at the code:

Corresponding CSS:
#content {
float: left;
margin-right: 210px;
#sidebar {
width: 200px;
float: right;
#footer {
clear: both;
Simple, right? Should work? Well, check the test page. If the order of the content and sidebar
divs is reversed (and the float is switched accordingly), then it works like a charm.
But why should the sidebar need to go before the content in the code order? "Skip nav" links can route around this if absolutely necessary, but CSS is about freeing presentation from content after all.
Note that floats are reliant on code order, and do work best with defined widths, but with the proper CSS you should be able to get a simple two-column layout working. Shouldn't you?
I can't. And I'm hoping there's a ridiculously simple solution to this, and I'll look silly for even posting it. But since I keep running into the wall, here's what I'm going to do.
First person to reply with a solution that gets it using just floats, without changing the order in the test markup (that is, content first, sidebar second, footer last) gets a copy of the upcoming second edition of CSS: Separating Content from Presentation which I contributed to, whenever it's published.
Again — 1) no changing the order of the code (although adding new
divs would be fine), and 2) no using absolute positioning unless you can somehow make it work with the footer. Other than that, the sky's the limit.
Update: Well that was quick. Ryan Brill takes the prize, with his creative negative margin solution. It tests fine in Safari, Firebird, Konqueror, all versions of IE 5+ (Win & Mac), Opera 6+, and even kinda-sorta works in NN4. Great job Ryan!
Reader Comments
Wow, I thought it would be easy but 10 minutes of playing and it didn't want to work.
That's really weird, but explains alot of trouble that I've had in some of the recent sites I've done…
would it be possible to set the left hand box to a percentage width…kind of like ALA did before the redesign?
I tried that, but good luck making it work with much resizing. Setting it to 80% works on a large resolution but after you bring the window size down it knocks the sidebar to the bottom.
I was thinking maybe the content could go in a container that had an auto width, then set the content to 100% width, and it would resize automatically, but I couldn't get that to work. I'm not very good with understanding inheritance at this point.
If both columns could be set to percentages, it might could work, but with the sidebar set to a static width…..that could be trouble.

Content	Sidebar

Footer

Only took me two minutes! Pretty sweet, eh?
A concept I've been thinking about for a while seems to cut it. I set a width of 100% on a container div (wrapped around the content div), but then set a negative right margin of 210px (the width of the sidebar div plus 10px for spacing). Then, directly inside this container div, I set up the content div. This div has a right margin of 210px (same as the negative margin above), to force the content away from the left side of the screen. It works in IE 5, 5.5, and 6, Mozilla 1.5 and Firebird 0.7, Opera 7, and Netscape 6 and 7. I'm off on vacation for about a week, but if I can find an internet cafe, I'll check in and see what type of bugs people have found, etc. I just whipped it up in 10 mins, and it's only the second time I've ever tried using this concept (the first was a much simpler scenerio, and just a test).
Anyway, the URL for the test page is http://www.ryanbrill.com/floats.htm If I can't find an internet cafe, I won't be back until next Friday. Hope this helps. :)
Kidding, kidding…
That's a sweet solution Ryan.
Well, Ryan, that may just be it… I'll run it through a few browsers this weekend, but I dare say the book is yours!
You, my friend, have just been added to my bookmarks (no RSS feed?). Great quick solution!
I don't quite understand how Ryan Brill's solution works, but it seems to do the job… I'm thinking the negative right margin would push the content off the right side of the page, or perhaps I don't understand how negative margins work… :-/
Let me know what results you get, after your testing. I'd be particularly interested to hear if how it fares on a Mac (I only have Win machines). Anyway, glad to hear it's a potential solution. I'm off…
well, since the right margin is set to negative, that means it will pull away from the right side by that many pixels, in effect creating a hole over there for the sidebar to sit in.
great solution.
seems to work in everything on this end.
wow… great solution indeed
Wow, I had been struggling with a problem similar to this with a layout I had been working on a few weeks ago, but I couldn't figure anything out to make it work. A great bit of coding on your part Ryan!
Looks good in panther - safari 1.1 - way to think outside the box Ryan.
My thoughts:
body {margin: 0; padding: 0;}
h1 {margin: 0;}
#content { border: 1px solid red; float: left;
margin-left: -250px; width: 100%; }
#content * { padding-left: 250px; }
#sidebar { border: 1px solid red; float: left; width: 200px; }
#footer { clear: both; }
Now, the "#content *" selector won't work in IE. Then again, in IE, you can do
#content { border: 1px solid red; float: left;
margin-left: -250px; width: 100%; padding-left: 250px; }
because padding doesn't count as part of the width like it does in the standard. So, with a bit of box model hacking, that might well be a solution.
[ I'm italian, then sorry for my orrible english. ]
I think this solution:
and it appears to work well.
I've only added one div nested to #content.
I hope this may helps you.
#main { width: 100%; }
#content {
float: left;
margin-right: 210px;
background: #eee;
#sidebar {
position:absolute; top: 0px; right:0px;
width: 200px;
#footer { clear: both; background: #ccc; }
This seems to work. The absolute positioning works because of the main div containing the #content and #sidebar divs.
Can anyone point me to a page describing how negative margins work? I didn't understand the explanation above. Surely margin-right: -10px would have worked as well as -210px if we're just creating a "hole" bigger than 200px..?
But can any one do it without wrapper divs? Eg, leave the structure exactly as in Dave's post?
Try using expressions and display: table/table-cell.
To do it without the wrapper div, I think Jeremy and Josh already mentioned a possible solution above. I tried and got this:
1. Set #content width: something%
2. Remove margin-right (or at least reduce it to 10px)
3. Set #sidebar to float: left (float: right also works)
And as Josh said, if one resizes the browser to make it thin, the #sidebar will be pushed down. I chose float: left for the #sidebar, because it looks less strange if it did get pushed down from resizing. You can check it out at
Ryan's method is more robust and probably looks better. ^_^
Here's a slight modification to Ryan Brill's trick, which removes the need for a container tag to be added:
body {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
div {
padding: 4px;
h1 {
margin: 0;
#content {
float: left;
margin: 0 0 0 -208px;
padding: 0;
#content * {
margin: 0 0 0 208px;
padding: 2px;
background: #e6e;
#content * *, #content * * *, #content * * * * {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
background: #e6e;
#content h1 {
padding: 0 2px;
#content p {
padding: .5em 2px;
#sidebar {
float: right;
width: 200px;
background: #ee6;
#footer {
clear: both;
background: #66e;
Technically, I (you) should use a child selector rather than a decendent selector, but I don't think many old browsers (IE) support the former. That's why I included the odd markup. I bet you (or I) could fix that with a dhtml behavior, however.
Hope that's useful!
Is there any way to get the sidebar on the left side? I've even tried a left and right sidebar, but it always ends with them both to the right of the content.
How do you keep the two floats from overlapping in a narrow window with Ryan's solution?
yes, there is a solution. Just change any margin-right to margin-left and exchange the floats (float:left to float:right, float:right to float:left). Would be a nice Javascript thing: Where would you want your sidebar?
Hasan - specifying a 'min-width' should work fine in non-IE browsers. Of course, since IE treats 'width' like 'min-width', a bit of custom filtering can make it play along too.
Dave, thanks for the response, I've been looking to you for guidance in the 2 months I've started messing with web page building. Custom-filtering…you're talking about hacks, right? This seems the crux of the matter…for non-commercial sights, shouldn't the web communioty just start ignoring IE as much as possible? Your thoughts, please.
Anyone have any thoughts / ideas on how to get this to work with a three column layout where both the right column would be float:left and a static width and the right column would be float:right and static, width but the middle column would be liquid?
It's situations like this that make me want to scream at my computer and give up on a pure CSS approach.
Dave thought about this one for months and still couldn't crack it. In a professional environment, a developer building a site who is under pressure to hit a deadline is likely to say "Screw it, this should be simple but it isn't" and resort to tables.
I have really developed a love-hate relationship with CSS lately.
Amen! Though I feel so dirty typing TABLE, I hate the way everyone at work looks at me when I spend four hours on a layout and get something equivalent to a 1996 site layout, but without the broad compatibility with older browsers.
Doh. If only I wasn't so snobby.
Ryan Brill's works is a fine solution ;-)
But change:
body { margin:0; padding:0; }
* { margin:0; padding:0; }
to avoid the gap on the top side in Mozilla.
In #footer add {margin-top:10px} for the gap between #footer and #container.(If you want ;-)
Is this what you are looking for:
Its easier to use "skip to contents" link rather than using content div at the top of the xhtml document.
Dave, what you described sounds a lot like something I did for one of my websites. I unfortunately have to run, so please forgive the lack of an in-depth analysis (and if I've misunderstood your request), but if you would like to see: http://mnnorthstaracademy.org/academics/
Positioning CSS is at http://mnnorthstaracademy.org/styles/mainsub.css
It seems to work great in all the browsers I tested via Browsercam.
Sounds like the solution works in most browsers that it could be expected to, as it uses CSS, eh? I was especially happy to hear about Mac compliance, as I couldn't test on that platform. Good to hear.
I've been working on my mandatory "3-column box layout" the last couple of days, and the basic structure of it is about finished. When tested (IE,Opera & Firebird) it seems to be able to do what you desire.
It's a work in progress, but if you (or anybody else) a're interested, the current version can found at [ http://evirtus.net/nirvana.html ]. As I'm no guru on the subject of css I make no guaranties of the code, but it does validate…
Oh, I nearly forgot to mention; It doesn't look pretty! I haven't styled it yet, just created a layout framework for future usage…
This is great, I cant believe how well it works, plus you can use the same technique inside the content and get and another level.
Wow thanks so much for this. best solution ever, plus no more box hack
This is good stuff. I just implemented this solution on my page and so far it looks good, in Lynx, Safari, Mozilla Firebird (Mac), Opera,
It even looks passable in Netscape 4.7/Mac.
There are minor problems in IE5/Mac–the sidebar still appears below the main content–but I need to check the existing box model workarounds that I put into my stylesheet and verify that they're all consistent with the new format.
Wow, i only just started to work with since i got sweared at using :P
Posts like these, really do help you out :D
Thanks Ryan! And the other "commenteers!"
I think I'm finally starting to understand the negative margins bit… since the margin specifies the space between the element and neighboring elements, a negative margin allows the neighboring element(s) to overlap into its own box space. Unconventional perhaps, but a great discovery.
this may be slight OT, but here's a solution not using floats, but absolute positioning. Modified from code used all over. :-)
Basic structure ;
#wrapper {
/* contains all divs */
#leftmenu {
margin:0px 0px 0px 5px;
padding:10px 0px 0px 0px;
#content {
margin:0px 140px 0px 140px;
padding:10px 30px 40px 20px;
border-right:1px dashed #000;
border-left:1px dashed #000;
border-bottom:1px dashed 000;
#right {
padding:10px 0px 0px 0px;
margin:0px 5px 0px 0px;
Brian - thanks for your comment (#50). In one sentence you made the negative margin issue clear and obvious. Bravo!
Meanwhile… I'm with Evan (#5). Tables are SOOO much easier. Well, until you try viewing your page on a Palm Pilot, I guess…
Ryan's method works fine in Safari 1.0 (OS10.2.8) too. Permanently bookmarked to learn from.
Does this meet the requirements?
#header {clear: both; background: #ccc;}
#container {position: relative;}
#content {float: left; background: #eee; margin-right: 210px;}
#sidebar {position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; width: 200px;}
#footer {clear: both; background: #ccc;}
Sorry last one doesn't work in IE (sidebar disappears) and float on content div is unnecessary anyway.
Can someone clarify this requirement?
"Floating, and not absolute positioning is necessary for the sake of a clearing footer."
Will – cut the number of paragraphs in #content to one, and add the four you removed to #sidebar. Then refresh. You'll understand as soon as you see it. :)
Ryan's solution is quite brilliant. And Brian's explanation (comment#50) helps explain why it works. I was scratching my head on this one for a while.
Keep in mind (as Tantek just helped me understand) that negative margins will only have this affect of allowing "neighboring elements to overlap into its own box space" on *inline* and *floated* elements. Remove the float on #container, and this solution will stop working.
In trying to make sense of why the solution worked, I came to the conclusion that margins only affect the width of non-floated block-level elements. But margins *won't* affect the width of inline or floated elements. Rather, they'll merely affect the *position* of the inline/floated element, and the position of other surrounding elements.
For inline/floated elements, a positive margin pushes elements away form each other, a 0 margin allows them to touch, and a negative margin allows them to overlap each other.
For traditional block-level elements, where margins *will* affect width, negative left or right margins have the effect of adding on to content width. Thus negative margins are probably an under-utilized trick for combining fixed and relative measurements when working with CSS layouts.
Ok, I'm done publicly explaining to myself. Hopefully others will benefit.
Now it makes sense!
After playing with Ryan's solution for a while I'm still confused by the negative margin.
I can see how positioning can't seem to solve the problem because it removes the positioned elements from the flow and thus the footer moves up.
Manny said: "Anyone have any thoughts / ideas on how to get this to work with a three column layout where both the right column would be float:left and a static width and the right column would be float:right and static, width but the middle column would be liquid?"
Freexe said: "… you can use the same technique inside the content and get and another level."
Ta-da! (The extra divs start to add up, though.)
Ryan's solution is great! Still doesn't solve the problem of getting columns with backgrounds extending to the bottom; however, this is definately one for this amature designer's toolbox. One does need to remember the additional margins when using this method recursively.
body {
min-width: 620px;
#container1 {
width: 100%; /* I discovered through trial & error that this is required for both containers */
float: left;
margin-right: -210px;
#container2 {
width: 100%;
float: right;
margin-right: 210px;
margin-left: -420px;
#content {
margin-left: 420px;
background: #eee;
#left {
width: 200px;
float: left;
#right {
width: 200px;
float: right;
#footer {
clear: both;
background: #ccc;
#container1 goes around #container2 and #left. #container2 holds #content. #right follows container1. #footer is last (of course).
Backgrounds to bottom:
With 1 more wrapper DIV it is easy (and a clearer DIV after the the nav DIV)
Attach the content background to this new wrapper and attach the navigation background-image to the negaiv margin wrapper and the navigaton DIV too!
If the Navigation is longer then the content the nav DIV's background will be visible if the content is longer then the negativ margins wrapper DIV background will be visible.
Doug, you just made my day… ;) Also, your explination was quite good. Due to my being gone, I haven't been able to keep up with all the comments as I would have liked… Ah well.
Scott, read Dan Cederholm's recent article at ALA: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/fauxcolumns/ - that should be what you need. I use that technique on my personal site.
Doug, thanks for publicly explaining the negative margin to us - explaining to others 's the best way to learn isn't it?
Brian's observation that a 'negative margin allows the neighboring element(s) to overlap into its own box space' can be illustrated with Ryan's solution by removing the 'margin-right: 210px;' from the #content style.
Doing this makes the sidebar sit on top of the content. Seeing that helped it all click into place for me.
Regarding "Backgrounds to bottom" comment, I have a similar curiosity.
In my case, the sidebar may be taller than the content and I want the area above the footer to be white, with the area under the footer to be another color (the body's background color). However, with the current design, the background color of the body will show through the space not occupied by the content, since the content is not as tall as the sidebar.
I would love to hear a better solution, but mine involves wrapping the content and the sidebar divs in a wrapper div whose background is set to white and height to auto. While this solves the problem in IE, Netscape does not extend the background of the wrapper div as I would like, so I had to use a fixed min-height to do that.
Any suggestions on a better solution that works well with Netscape?
[div id="wrapper"]
[div id="negativmargin"]
[div id="content"]
[div id="sidebar"][/div]
[div style="clear:both"][/div]
The div with style="clear:both" will constrain the wrapper to becaome enough high.
Explained here:
If someone need min/max-widths to to work x-browser (including IE), check out this technique developed by Svend Tofte: http://www.svendtofte.com/code/max_width_in_ie/
I tried out your three column solution (post 42), and found I had to adjust the right margin on #container2 to 105px (half) to get it to center and allow #left to move up to the top of #container1.
This was on IE5.5/Win; is it just another IE thing? (If so, Tantek's Hack would be in place here).
On your first point, it appears to be a bug in Firefox/Mozilla (if I'm reading it correctly) - http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=148994 (agreement and some good examples come towards the end, as always :) ) - the clear on the footer should be enough to clear the sidebar (Opera is *my* "decent browser", and gets it right ;-) ). And changing the margin to 199.9px causes weird problems here at particular browser widths in FireFox.
Your second point is very true; I would probably be using this in situations with no background on the main content and/or always enough content. :)
I believe I've come up with a solution similar to Ryan's, but that doesn't involve a container div. That's enough for Firebird and Opera, but IE needs an extra br to avoid a background-color bug (if the footer doesn't need a background colour, I think you can miss even that out).
All I did to Dave's original code is add margin-left: -200px; to #sidebar. http://www.dracos.co.uk/web/css/fixedsidebar/ has an example, tried in IE6, Opera7, Firebird.
Matthew, it's great to see people trying to expand on the negative margins concept - that's exactly what I was hoping would happen. However, there are a few things that need to be taken into consideration with the method you posted above.
1. The footer will no longer clear the sidebar (in decent browsers, such as Mozilla Firefox). However, this can easily be fixed by changing the margin-left to -199.9px.
2. Since there is no width set on the content div, it will only take up the width of the content it contains. If you were to delete most of the mock latin, you will see what I mean. Also, (slowly) resize your browser, and you'll see the size of the content div shift around, as your text moves.
..nice thread. I have also a solution with negative margin.
Look at my site http://www.wiedow.de. My solution has backrounds from header to footer but not with content first. I think that is not posible with a 3 column layout without javaScript. The solutions here in the tread (3 column) works not with IE. But the solution for a two column layout without extra div is great.
I just saw, that my WebSite is not accesible from this point. So use the link without the dot at the end.
http://www.wiedow.de I hope I will get some featback.
I'm going to go out on a limb here, as this subject has been driving me crazy for quite some time and I'm far from a CSS expert. I understand the concept of CSS and the need for separating content from structure, but I've been trying to understand why it's frowned upon to use tables to layout a page. Now, I'm not talking about 100% table-based layout; just the overall structure of a page like what is desired in this topic. It seems to me that the time spent getting the CSS to work in all browsers on all platforms is probably close to the same as modifying a table-based layout each time a major structure change is needed. I am willing to accept the fact I may be way off here, but I'm hoping that by posting this comment, someone can explain to me the pro's and con's of laying out a site using tables.
Cory, the argument against using tables for layout is that it is not semantically valid to do so.
(This is the long answer; scroll to the last paragraph for the more concise answer.)
A web page is semantically valid if each element is being used for it's intended purpose. ie,
 tags contain paragraphs,
 tags contain long quotations, and
 tags contain tabular data, et cetera. Tabular data is, you know, spreadsheet-type stuff.
Separating content from design, as you noted, is the chief benefit of CSS for the web designer. You can do that without being at all semantically correct. CSS doesn't care if you're using divs for your paragraphs, blockquotes for your lists, or tables for your compositing.
Being semantically correct really only has trivial benefits for the web designer – they can quickly read and understand their html when they need to refer to it. But to the site content creator, it has huge advantages: their content, which actually describes its structure with tags, becomes infinitely reusable. It can move from one system of content management to another without headaches. It can become a PDF, it can become a text-to-speech audio file, it can be syndicated via RSS or Atom, etc, etc. This is because semantic validity makes it infinitely easier for software to understand your page. Markup, ideally, is the process of making documents intended for humans comprehensible to machines as well.
The better a piece of software can understand your page, the more it can do with it. The immediate ramifications of this may not be obvious, but consider the case of the Googlebot. That is a piece of software that is designed to try to understand web pages, however limited it might be in that. If your page is semantically valid, Googlebot will understand it better, leading to more accurate search results for your site. This is a trivial example, but this is the general direction the web is moving, and the next stage in the evolution of the web is commonly touted as the "Semantic Web", where machines automatically perform more of the tasks we are accustomed to doing manually through dumb browsers. Read this article by Tim Berners-Lee on the subject if you're interested: http://tinyurl.com/4wvy
So that's the long answer. The short answer is that, given the unfortunate layout discrepancies between the major browsers, at this stage only misguided purists would frown upon the occasional use of tables for layout. But if you're creating tag soup, you're just making your life (and Googlebot's) unnecessarily difficult. Set your doctype to XHTML Transitional and use a table by all means, but don't nest them: that way lies madness.
In thread number 63, I sad that it is not possible to make a 3 column layout with content first.
But this weekend a played with me old cascading style sheet and get a solution for a
three column float layout with content first. You may have a look at my site
http://www.wie-soft.de/ there I have implement the layout in my front-page.
The left column has a with of 12em and the right column a width of 30% . So the whole layout is fluid and you can change the font-size in IE to largest without having the layout to crash. It doesn't matter which column is the longest; the footer is always on the bottom of the page over all three columns.
I have called the layout 'Three column fluid madness'.
There are still some bugs in IE5, but I think I will fix them.
I have split the layout in position.css and style.css so one can look at the position layout. There are some unnecessary divs for the three column layout, but they belong to my page layout. The layout is not perfect, but I'm surprised how good it works in modern browser
If anyone can demonstrate a version with a fixed-width left column (links), and a variable right column (content), as always with a clearing footer, it would be greatly appreciated.
The change-margins left-right and floats left-right doesn't seem to work (suggested in reply 27).
Setting the fixed-width left column (links) to a negative margin works on IE. In fact, one doesn't even need a container – set the left column (links) to negative margin, and the right column to an equal positive margin (content).
But on other browsers, if this is done the footer will only clear the right column (content). In other words, if the links column is longer than content column, it won't work. This is true whether the original container strategy is used or not. It is even true if another floating container is put around all the columns.
Essentially, a negative-margined fixed-width column works on IE, but on other browsers, it simply ceases to exist. Even though it's there, the "clear" setting doesn't cause the footer to clear it.
Maybe I'm making some elementary mistake?
For now, back to tables…


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In April, we took a look at a case mod that traveled back in time for inspiration, aping the look of Mayan temples from Mexico. For the month of June, we're going back even further to a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
From modder Asphiax, we have the Imperial AT-AT case mod, which takes the innovative step of shoving a computer in to something that wasn't originally a case. Instead, he took an AT-AT toy and stuffed it full of the guts of a computer. There are two versions of the AT-AT toy from Hasbro, and from what we can tell, Asphiax used the newer version that came out in 2010.
How big is this bad boy? The new AT-AT toy measures in at 24-inches tall, about 28-inches long, and 12 inches wide. To be honest, we're half jealous that he even has the AT-AT toy — the thing looks awesome.
Inside of the AT-AT, you're looking an Intel Core i7-2600K CPU, 8 gigs of RAM, a Sapphire 6870 video card, and some glowing red cold cathodes. Asphiax took a ton of pictures of his process, which are equally as interesting to look at, especially considering all the wiring he had to do to get the parts to fit inside of the toy. He doesn't specifically mention it in his posts, but not all of the parts are in the toy itself. If you look at the stand you can see fans on the front and back corners. From what we could tell from his build log, Asphiax put the power, fans, and light controls in the base, with more of the boards and cards actually inserted into the toy itself.
Either way, this is an impressive mod that totally ups belongs in the Imperial Empire.
Photos via Asphiax.
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Time to get this blog shaking again. Quickly approaching my sixth anniversary here, and it's time for some new material. Things have been very quiet around here, primarily because I'm a new father. If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you already know this. I care for the baby during the day, and when he's asleep or otherwise occupied, I pursue the glamorous lifestyle of the struggling writer. But he's an infant, and they ain't low-maintenance.
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Yonkers Events, Coupons, Reviews!
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9993 Allegheny Road Darien Center, NY, NY 14040
I feel like every time I mention that I'm from New York to someone who doesn't know me, they automatically think NYC. Well, I'm not from that part of New York and I'm actually kind of glad. I'm probably one of the few people who doesn't mind not visiting NYC. But I'd have to say that being a part of Western New York (also considered Upstate New York by some) is pretty great. We have so many available attractions and fun activities around here that I don't need the hustle and bustle of a busy city.
Out here, we have theme parks, museums, and so much more to keep your family busy all summer long. I had the opportunity yesterday to visit Darien Lake Theme Park Resort for the first time this year. It's always great to see the improvements they've been making to the park lately. I remember when I was a young girl and the park was still run by Six Flags. Unfortunately, after separating from the Six Flags corporation Darien Lake had gone down a bit. But they've since revived the life back into the park and made some awesome improvements.
Darien Lake hosts a wide variety of rides for guests of all thrill seeking levels. With 7 coasters ranging in thrill level, there is definitely something for all ages. If you're just starting out with coasters, I'd recommend starting with The Predator. The Predator doesn't have any loops and is the shortest coaster in Darien Lake's variety. Or even take a ride on the MotoCoaster. The MotoCoaster takes you for a ride on a street bike and only reaches speeds of 40 mph. I tried this one out last year with my 6-year-old and he loved it. Although he was more worried about me than himself. If you're up for a huge thrill, The Ride of Steel has a max height of 208 feet and reaches speeds up to 72 mph. I'd have to say, this is not the ride for me.
Not ready for The Ride of Steel but still want some speed and thrills? I'd suggest the Boomerang. It's a short ride, but definitely not lacking in the adventure department. The Boomerang pulls you up backward only to drop you down into an upside down roll and loop and up another lift hill. Just when you get your stomach to calm down, it drops you again to relive the ride again BACKWARDS!
Darien Lake even has a coaster for the littles called the Hoot N Holler is a great way to introduce the kids to thrill rides with a minimum rider height of 36".
I would have loved to have explored the park more and experience all that Darien has to offer, but only a few hours after getting to the park there was incoming storms and major rides and the water park was closed. While I understand it is for visitor safety, I did not have a chance to experience all of the new things that Darien Lake has. But if you're looking for less thrill and more chill, take a ride on the Giant Wheel to get a great view of the park from above. The Giant Wheel takes riders over 160' up on a slow ride around allowing you to take in all of the beautiful scenery in the park.
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Darien Lake has been making improvements. Brand new this season is a new ride/game combination that is sure to entertain. The Strike U Up is a mix between a ride and a game. Requiring four participants, two sit in the seats and prepare to be forced upwards by their partners. The other two participants take a big Whack-A-Mole style hammer and slam on the button to see who can get their partner to the top first. The only thing that we didn't like was that it was not a free game/ride. It does require you to pay $5 to play. Due to the rides closing down before we got to explore more, I can't say whether it was $5 for all four players or $5 per player. I'm really hoping it's not the latter.
Darien Lake has also opened a new NHL themed game called The Slapshot but again we didn't have the chance to test this new attraction yet. On top of these two new games, they've also brought in some new snack options!
Unfortunately, I can't tell you about my personal experience in the water parks. I haven't spent much time in either of them in a couple of years. Because of the incoming storm yesterday, the water park was closed down as we were on our way to check it out. Hosting many different water slides, a super-fun looking kids water park, and more I'm sure it would have been a blast. It's definitely something you should check out during your visit.
One thing to mention, if you'd like to enjoy any shade while at the water park you may have to reserve a Cabana. They have multiple packages available and can be reasonably priced if you're splitting with some friends. The Cabana rentals do include tube rentals, but if you don't book a Cabana you will have to pay to rent a tube for various water park attractions.
All the sun, fun, and thrills can definitely work up an appetite. But I want you fully prepared for your visit to Darien Lake. As with most theme parks, the prices are a bit on the high side. But don't worry, there are plenty of options available to feed the whole family without breaking the bank. This is especially so if you're local and looking to buy a Darien Lake Season Pass.
If you purchase the season pass you can add on a meal plan (roughly the same cost as the pass itself) but you get a meal included in every visit you take to Darien. It doesn't matter if you go every day or once a week. With the meal plan option, you are guaranteed a meal.
Wanna know what you can get while spending your day at the park? They have food for everyone! Pizza, chicken wings, burgers, hot dogs and so much more.
Cotton candy, kettle corn, and more. If you're looking for some fair-type food, you can try out their new additions to the menu.
Darien Lake has added Salted Caramel Soft Pretzels, Oreo Churros, and Cheetos Popcorn. Can I just say, oh my goodness to the Cheetos Popcorn? I did not get a chance to try any of their new food but I'm sure they are delicious.
We definitely got hungry, even though we were only in the park for about 3 hours. We stopped at the Lakeside Boardwalk to see what they had to offer. After considering the many options I decided on the Grilled Chicken Sandwich Combo and it was surprisingly good, considering they had run out of lettuce and tomato. This was slightly disappointing considering the park still had a few hours left until closing.
If you're looking for budget-friendly alternatives, you can eat at one of their in-park restaurants or grab a whole pizza from the Lakeside Boardwalk. I'd have to say that your best option for the tight budget would be the pizzas. At $8 for a personal pizza, you can spend $12 more and get a large pizza and feed a family of four. I'd have to say that it's definitely a good price compared to their other meal prices.
On top of the tons of rides and food options that you'll find in the park, there is still more to enjoy! Need a break from the rides but not ready to go home? Head over toward the main entrance and relax while you test your luck at one of their many games. With plenty to choose from, they have something for everyone. Even the littles.
There's no need to worry about getting rained on here! We hit the arcade first because it's my son's favorite part of Darien Lake, but I'd recommend waiting if the weather is questionable for the day. The arcade games run about $1 a game, which is a much cheaper option than their outdoor games. They even give you a chance to win a ton of tickets in one go! This one is my favorite. I love claw machines, and this one has great odds. I played about 3 times and ended up scoring over 400 tickets for my son.
I know that spending time in theme parks can rack up a hefty price tag. But if you make the trip to Upstate New York to check out Darien Lake, I'd definitely recommend stopping in one of their many shops to grab yourself a cool souvenir from your trip. They have souvenirs in every price range and I'm sure you can find something worth your stop in. From their different boutiques boasting a variety of clothing, accessories, and even shoes and swim suits you can replace lost items or just upgrade from an old swim suit or a pair of flip flops.
If you're wondering how you can go about planning a trip and you're worrying about lodging, don't worry there. Darien Lake offers camping and hotel packages right on the grounds so you can stay nearby and enjoy everything they have to offer. To look into booking your trip you can start here to get ticket prices, meal pricing, and more. To get more info about camping and hotel accommodations just head on over here to get all the details.
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Book Weighs Cultural Effects of Climate Change
Can We Adapt To Climate Change
Common Sense Preparedness
Could Climate Change Topple Civilization
Crash Course In Resilience
The Oil Crash
Why curb consumption
drmirkin website on health
Documentary on ecology preservation
Rising oil prices mean rising food prices
Problem and solutions about our addiction to oil
Food gardening when it counts
Concerns about natural gas drilling
Self sufficiency economics
How To Be Less Dependent On Cheap Energy
How to install attic insulation
Problems caused by debt
Cyber and Space Defense
Fears of nuclear power
Our Food Our Future
Preparing For A Widespread Disaster
Questions About Global Warming
Alternative energy sources
Storms on the sun can affect us
The Coming Ice Age
The Pleasure of Eating
The Sustainable Vegetable Garden
The fragile economy
What's ecologically practical
Growing greens for vitamins in winter
Solution to the energy crisis
Brain function is affected by diet
Severe winters
The sun causes global warming
Changes on the sun affect our climate
The basics of preparedness
Homemade prosperity
The Ebomb
The EMP bomb
The future of food
Variety important in diet
Nuclear war related climate change
When Yellowstone Explodes
Be less dependent on energy
Extreme events, extreme regulations
Climate cooling could start anytime
Review of Science of Deception
Fiction books
Thriving In An Uncertain Future
Unk Eats A Garden And Thrives
Eat a garden home
"Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash"
The production of oil has reached a peak and will begin declining while demand will continue to increase. There are no alternative sources of energy that can be scaled up to replace the quantity of energy needed to sustain our way of life. People will have to largely abandon transportation, shipping, and consumption of goods and services which are based on oil. Population cannot be maintained at present levels.
Policy changes now can lessen to some degree the inevitable negative consequences of oil shortages but governments are making no more than token policy changes that are too little to help.
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Magellan® RoadMate® Pro 9165T GPS navigation device designed especially for RVers.
July 11, 2011 -- Recreational Vehicle enthusiasts preparing to hit the highways this summer will appreciate the special features built into the Magellan® RoadMate® Pro 9165T GPS navigation device, a portable unit designed especially for RVers.
The Magellan RoadMate Pro 9165T is a full-featured, GPS navigation device designed for RV travelers with a high-definition, 7-inch touch screen; Heavy duty extension mount, Bluetooth connection to enable hands-free calling through the unit's speakerphone; and free lifetime traffic alerts that warn drivers of delays and suggest alternative routes.
The new GPS device combines the core strengths of Magellan, the Good Sam Club, the world's largest RV Owner's organization and the Trailer Life RV Parks & Campground Directory. The Directory, a must-have tool for RVers, provides over 11,700 comprehensive listings for the U.S. and Canada which includes: WiFi and internet access, pet-friendly campground locations, the Good Sam Club discount locations, Trailer Life's exclusive triple rating system, and other points of interest specific to RVers.
The Magellan RoadMate Pro 9165T GPS also features special route preference settings for RVs and large vehicles. After the user enters the vehicle's height, width, length and weight into the Magellan RoadMate Pro device, the unit will help the driver avoid such obstacles as low bridges, narrow roadway, and weight-limited streets.
"The Magellan RoadMate Pro 9165T GPS has all the features to make navigating a large vehicle, like an RV, easier and more enjoyable," said Stig Pedersen, Senior Director of Product Management, Magellan GPS. "The device alerts drivers to traffic problems, calculates the best possible routes for their oversized vehicles, and promotes safe driving. We're thrilled to be teaming up with the Good Sam Club and Trailer Life Directory to incorporate features that are important to RVers, and help them find quality campgrounds wherever their travels take them."
The Magellan RoadMate Pro features highway lane assist, spoken street names, multi-destination routing, and Magellan's customizable OneTouch™ menu for favorite places and searches. It includes Magellan's proprietary, built-in directory of more than 6 million points of interests in North America and Canada, from accommodations, coffeehouses and restaurants, to gas stations, shopping and health services. An A/V input in the device enables easy connection to back-up cameras, DVD players and iPods.
"The Magellan RoadMate Pro 9165T GPS is the ideal navigation tool for RV drivers," said Marcus Lemonis, Chairman and CEO of Camping World and Good Sam. "Not only is it designed with features that make driving large vehicles more enjoyable, it helps campers find Good Sam certified campgrounds quickly and easily, so they can take advantage of their member discounts as they travel."
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At Sherlock and Associates Realty we are big numbers geeks, tracking everything in our business. One number we watch closely for our clients is the Average Days on Market
When compared to the average time it takes to sell a home in Kelowna (120 days) Sherlock + Associates Listings sell in almost half the time ( 68 days )
Listings taken vs Listings sold
It's important to understand that even during the hottest markets, Many listings will still go un sold, the number is even higher for Owners selling their homes on their own. It is a wise decision to know the track record of the brokerage and particularly the agent you are interviewing before you hire them.
List price vs Sale price (The art of negotiating)
Strong negotiating is of paramount importance when choosing a realtor as this directly affects your bottom line CMHC reports that in 2014 the average home sold for 96.2% of the asking price. A strong emphasis on the development of negotiation skills and a commitment to proper pricing has enabled Sherlock + Associates listings to sell for 97.9%. This translates to an average of $8,000 more in each clients pocket.
Purchase price vs List price (negotiating for buyers)
The very same negotiating skills go to work for you when buying a home, Sherlock + Associates buyers have benefited from being able to buy homes at an average of 92% of list price. This is over 4% better than the industry average. We are proud to show how this translates to an approximate $18,000 in additional savings.


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Natural Sciences and Engineering
Dean: Prof R Srikanth
The School covers research in the fields of complex systems, ecology and conservation biology, and energy and the environment. Current research interests of the faculty include nonlinear dynamics and its application to physical and biological problems; mammalian behavioural ecology, human-animal studies, human-wildlife conflict, human and non-human cognitive decision making, and science communication; climate change mitigation, renewable energy, nuclear power, energy systems modelling and equitable energy access.
Current Programs
Past Programs
Kamath, H.G. et al., 2019. The Potential for Concentrator Photovoltaics: A Feasibility Study in India. Progress in Photovoltaics, 27(4), pp.316-327. Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pip.3099.
Krishnan, V. et al., 2019. Distribution and Habitat Use by Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in a Coffee-Dominated Landscape of Southern India . Tropical Conservation Science, 12, pp.1-12. Available at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1940082918822599.
Sudhakar, M., 2018. Efficiency and Welfare: The Tightrope Walk in Karnataka's Power Sector . In Mapping Power: The Political Economy of Electricity in India's States. Mapping Power: The Political Economy of Electricity in India's States. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 134-154. Available at: https://india.oup.com/product/mapping-power-9780199487820.
Srikanth, R., 2018. Role of electric mobility in a sustainable, and energy-secure future for India. Current Science, 114(4), pp.732-739. Available at: http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/114/04/0732.pdf.
Mishra, S. & Salk Kristle Nathan, H., 2018. A MANUSH or HUMANS Characterisation of the Human Development Index. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities. Available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19452829.2017.1422703?scroll=top&needAccess=true.
Srikanth, R., 2018. India's Steel Industry - quo vadis (Guest Editorial). Current Science, 114(2), pp.243-244. Available at: http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/114/02/0243.pdf.
Srikanth, R., 2018. India's Sustainable Development Goals – Glide Path for India's Power Sector. Energy Policy, 123, pp.325-336. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421518305792.
M. Baba, S., 2018. List of Publications of Dr. M. Sai Baba. Available at: http://www.nias.res.in/sites/default/files/msb-publ-18Oct18.pdf.
Borgohain, P.L., Phukan, S. & Ahuja, D.R., 2018. Downstream channel changes and the likely impacts of flow augmentation by a hydropower project in River Dikrong, India. International Journal of River Basin Management. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15715124.2018.1439497.
Srikanth, R. & Salk Kristle Nathan, H., 2018. Towards sustainable development: planning surface coal mine closures in India. Contemporary Social Science: Journal of the Academy of Social Sciences, 13(1), pp.30-43. Available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21582041.2017.1394484.
Iyengar, S.V. & Balakrishnan, J., 2018. The q-deformed Tinkerbell map. Chaos, 28(11). Available at: https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5048798.
Srikanth, R., 2018. Earth and Human Systems: Understanding the Interaction (Report on the NIAS-MOES Workshop held at NIAS on 14 August 2018), Bengaluru: NIAS.
Raj, B., PS, G. & Behera, A., 2018. Sustaining Excellence and Relevance in an Organization: A Joint Study between NIAS and NITI Aayog (NIAS Report No. R63-2018), Bengaluru: NIAS. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/1708/.
Karthik, V., Kasiviswanathan, K.V. & Raj, B., 2017. Miniaturized Testing of Engineering Materials, New York: CRC-Press, Taylor and Francis Group. Available at: https://www.crcpress.com/Miniaturized-Testing-of-Engineering-Materials/Karthik-Kasiviswanathan-Raj/p/book/9781482263916.
Raj, B. & U Mudali, K., 2017. Sensor Science and Technology, New Delhi: Narosa Publishers Ltd. Available at: http://www.narosa.com/books_display.asp?catgcode=978-81-8487-418-1.
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- 8 Mar 2019 Roundtable Discussion: "Communicating Science for Diplomacy," 8 March 2019, 4:15 PM, NIAS
- 6 Mar 2019 NIAS Wednesday Discussion: "Why India needs to focus on Nuclear Power in addition to Renewable Energy" by Dr. R Srikanth, 06 March 2019 at 4.00 PM, NIAS
- 27 Aug 2018 Final Colloquium: "Urban Greens: Ecological Implications and Social Drivers of Turfgrass Lawn Ecosystems in Bangalore" by Ms. Neesha Dutt, Lecture Hall, NIAS, 1630hrs
- 6 Sep 2017 NIAS Wednesday Discussion: "Lights, Camera, Action! Behind the Scenes of a Study of Asian Elephants in a Human-Dominated Landscape" by Nishant Srinivasaiah, Lecture Hall, NIAS, 0930 hrs
- 3 Jul 2017 NIAS Public Lecture: "Potential Global Economic Impact of OPEC's Oil Production Freeze" by Dr. Badri Narayanan. G., Lecture Hall, NIAS, 10.30AM
- 28 Jun 2017 NIAS Wednesday Discussion: "Complex dynamics of the `simple' nonlinear pendulum" by Janaki Balakrishnan, Lecture Hall, NIAS, 0930 hrs
- 24 May 2017 NIAS Wednesday Discussion: "India's Demographic Transition" by Shoibal Chakravarty, Lecture Hall, NIAS, 0930 hrs
- 26 Apr 2017 NIAS Wednesday Discussion: "Reaching Out: Intentional and Referential Multimodal Communication between Wild Bonnet Macaques and Humans" by Anindya Sinha, Lecture Hall, NIAS, 0930 hrs
- 6 Apr 2017 to 8 Apr 2017 Inclusive Manufacturing Forum: Organized by BRICS, DST, NIAS, IISc and Cranfield University
- 1 Feb 2017 NIAS Wednesday Discussion: "Dying in Silence: A Study on Mortality-Morbidity Gap in India", By Hippu Salk Kristle Nathan, Lecture Hall, NIAS, 09.30hrs


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Any team taking the floor against the Pinewood boys' basketball team this season had better be in good shape because they're in for a footrace.
The Panthers like to run and press and run some more, which was evident in an 81-54 nonleague victory over visiting Menlo-Atherton on Wednesday night.
After holding just a 17-16 first-quarter lead, the Panthers clamped down defensively and began forcing some of the 27 M-A turnovers for the game. Pinewood scored points over the second and third quarters to leave the Bears gasping by game's end.
When Pinewood won the Redwood Classic to open the season, the Panthers averaged 81 points over a four-game stretch.
On Wednesday, Pinewood (8-1) took advantage of the Bears missing starting guard Miles Weiss by concentrating on Bears' scoring leader Ian Proulx. After scoring six points in the first quarter to keep his team in the game, Proulx was held scoreless thereafter and finished just three of 11 from the floor.
Senior Bradley Naumann led Pinewood with 18 points, three steals and two assists while senior Solomone Wolfgramm added 15 points, 13 rebounds, and five assists. The Panthers also got 16 points, eight steals and three assists from senior Dante Fraioli as Pinewood forced 27 turnovers by the Bears (4-2) in the fast-paced game. Dominic Tully, a 6-7 center, led M-A with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
The Bears inched ahead at 20-19 in the second quarter before the Panthers used a 13-4 to grab the lead and hold a 40-25 halftime advantage. Wolfgramm had 10 points during the run.
Pinewood will be back in action on Friday against visiting Lincoln of San Jose at 7 p.m., while Menlo-Atherton will host Sacred Heart Prep at 7:30 p.m. The Bears will host Urban (San Francisco) on Monday at 7 p.m., before taking a break for the holidays.
Pinewood, meanwhile, is already ahead of last year's pace that saw the Panthers go 7-2 for the first nine games. Pinewood's immediate goal will be the upcoming West Bay Athletic League season. The Panthers went 11-3 last season but will take the favorite's role into their WBAL opener on January 6.
In nonleague action Wednesday, senior Gabor Somogyi scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to pace Priory to a 52-35 victory over visiting St. Thomas More on Wednesday night. Andy Dolezalek and Andy Isopkephi combined for another 21 points for the Panthers (4-0), who outscored the visitors, 36-22, in the second half after leading by only four points at intermission.
In Palo Alto, Gunn opened its home season with a 55-27 nonleague victory over Mt. Pleasant. Sophomore guard Patrick Skelly tallied 15 points to lead the Titans (5-3) while senior Scott Kressie added nine. Gunn grabbed a 29-9 halftime lead.
The Titans will open play in the annual Fremont-Sunnyvale Holiday Classic on Saturday, taking on Tennyson at Fremont High at 11:30 a.m.
Girls' basketball
Pinewood bounced back from a loss at Salesian on Tuesday and shut down host Overfelt, 59-18, on Wednesday as freshman Marissa Hing scored 19 points and added five assists.
The defending CIF Division V state champion Panthers (3-3) also got 10 rebounds and eight points from Leeana Bade plus nine points and five rebounds from Shani Rosenthal. Pinewood made only eight of 33 three-point attempts, turned the ball over 16 times and shot 31 percent from the field.


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text: Show Hide image Politics 14 November 2012 Osborne doesn't see that voters can love the idea of benefit cuts but end up hating the cutters The Chancellor should not assume that there is no political limit to how deep his welfare cuts can go. Sign-up It is the noisy, knife-edge votes in parliament that furnish the drama. As a piece of theatre, the vote on 21 November on a statutory instrument filling gaps in the Welfare Reform Act will be a non-event. It is a "deferred division", a bit of legislative housekeeping that allows MPs to indicate their preferences without debate. Results are published without fanfare. Yet this shuffling of regulations into law is momentous for hundreds, possibly thousands of families. It finalises the conditions that mean, after April 2013, they could be evicted from their homes. That is when the "benefits cap" comes into force, limiting the amount any household can receive to £500 per week; £350 for childless singles. The level is set to match the average wage, which is what makes the cap politically effective. The view that work should be more lucrative than inactivity and that state handouts must have a limit is, for most voters, irresistible. The most common public objection is that the cap is too generous. Few households are technically in receipt of benefits above the capped level – around 20,000, mostly in London. None of them feels it as disposable income. The numbers are inflated by housing benefit (already subject to a separate cap), which has run out of control chasing the capital's exorbitant rents. Yet outrage at perversities in the current system is greater than attention to the detail of who is affected by coalition policy. That anger has been successfully exploited by Conservatives, painting Labour as the party for handing public money to wastrels. Passing the mirror test Defenders of the cap point out that its effects can be avoided by the acquisition of a job. Besides, they ask, why should unemployed families have privileged access to expensive postcodes when low-paid workers have to rent within their means? The argument resonates with anyone weighed down by housing costs. The problem is that evicted families, most with a few children since the cap makes no allowances for fecundity, will end up being rehoused in areas where there is no guarantee of work or a spare school place. Hundreds could end up homeless. When the costs of dislocation are factored in, the saving for the Exchequer will be nil. While some of the coalition's welfare policies might be honourably motivated, the function of this particular change is neither budget consolidation nor reform. It is a gesture of pure political positioning by George Osborne that happens, as a side effect, to turn some of London's poorest families out of their homes. So far, it is working. The Tories taunt Labour for their refusal to back the cap. Ed Miliband is torn between honouring his party's historic obligation to defend the destitute and courting voters for whom welfare iniquities were a reason for deserting Labour in 2010. The Liberal Democrats have a different dilemma. They want to look fiscally responsible while retaining their self-image as socially conscientious objectors. One party strategist talks about calibrating compromise with the Tories in terms of "passing the mirror test" – can Lib Dems look themselves in the eye believing they have done what they can to mitigate the harshest consequences of austerity? There are those who think that the benefits cap fails that test. "It exists purely to divide society," says one prominent Lib Dem. "It is politically motivated and it is immoral." Many more are reconciled to the cuts they have already backed but squeamish about the next wave. Senior figures in the party query the Conservatives' capacity to grasp the social implications of benefit-bashing. "On the whole, they have no understanding of the people who are affected by this stuff," says a Lib Dem cabinet minister. That mood conditions Nick Clegg's stance in negotiations over the Autumn Statement on 5 December, when the Chancellor must announce new devices for containing the deficit. The Tories are targeting the benefits bill for billions more in cuts. The Lib Dems accept that welfare spending will face another squeeze but demand tax rises on the rich – specifically a levy on expensive property – to spread the burden of pain. Underpinning the whole process is Osborne's strategic judgement that there is no limit to how deep the axe can be planted in welfare entitlements because voters think that they are mostly a scam. It is a view largely supported by opinion polls. Labour strategists concede that hostility to welfare "scroungers" remains fierce. There isn't even much evidence of solidarity between different categories of benefit claimant. Blind spot That doesn't mean there is no compassion threshold in British society – a line beyond which the public suddenly recoils from the consequences of a policy, regardless of its advertised economic necessity. Fickle voters can demand welfare cuts and still see them as reinforcing the Conservatives' reputation for heartlessness. "[The Tories] need to be careful," says one Clegg adviser. "It is entirely possible to do a lot of things that poll favourably and then find that the cumulative effect is to make you very unpopular." This is a blind spot for David Cameron and Osborne. They know all about the problems with the Tory brand. They have heard the focus groups and studied the polls. Yet, by definition, they cannot identify with the strain in British culture that instinctively ascribes the worst possible motive to Conservatives. As members of the party, how could they? They can read about a suspicion that Tories ultimately always side with their rich friends and neglect the poor but they cannot inhabit the prejudice in a way that would tune their political antennae to what seems fair to the non-aligned voter. That makes it a perverse kind of blessing to be in coalition with a party full of people with wariness of Tories in their bones and a strategic plan to monopolise the credit for anything that looks compassionate in the government programme. So when Lib Dems say that a line is being crossed, that welfare cuts are starting to look vindictive and that they must be offset with tax rises for the wealthy, the Prime Minister and the Chancellor might think it a negotiating ploy by political rivals. It is. They should nonetheless seriously consider the possibility that it is also true. Rafael Behr is political columnist at the Guardian and former political editor of the New Statesman Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 19 November 2012 issue of the New Statesman, The plot against the BBC SUBSCRIBE More


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SWINDON Town pitch invader Andrew Bowles was banned from football for three years and ordered to work 150 hours unpaid at Swindon Magistrates Court this morning.
Bowles, 26, of Newbury, stood before magistrates after invading the County Ground pitch on November 23 last year, and aiming three punches at Leyton Orient goalkeeper Jamie Jones.
The thug must fulfil his unpaid work requirement within 12 months, pay £100 in compensation for common assault, a £60 victim surcharge and £85 in Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) costs.
Bowles entered the pitch from the Town End and assaulted the goalkeeper before being tackled by stewards.
The club released an official statement in connection with the incident at the time and announced the perpetrator would be banned from the County Ground for life.


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Who Were the Big Winners at the CMT Awards?
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Carrie Underwood took home the top prize at Wednesday's CMT Music Awards, winning Video of the Year for "See You Again." The event, which took place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, was hosted byVeronica Mars star Kristen Bell&nb… Read more


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James McLaughlin needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 59 designs submitted by 13 freelance designers.
Please design a webpage mockup of our new website. This is a currency trading system that we hope will be simple and user friendly yet give a feel of security. Of course, the main priority is to look like a credible, professional site while retaining an innovative feel. This contest is to provide the look, feel and layout of our logged in homepage. No need for further pages.
Pendle House
The company is a new global website targeting businesses, currency traders and investors. The logo should be incorporated which can be found here
In addition we have provided the visio webpage mockup we wish to have designed here
Note, these pages show what content we need on the page and not what we consider an optimal layout.
The middle section of this page under the "what do you want to do" should have particular thought put into it as it is a little complicated for the user at the moment.
Designer should feel free to arrange content in a fashion that s/he thinks works best.
Colour scheme should be taken from the logo and is 85,135,13 (RGB) for the green and 1,1,1 for the black.
Acceptable formats: psd, eps or ai
IMPORTANT: Maximum screenshot width is 980 pixels.
Update: The red and blue boxes are merely information feeds. They are the rates and amounts available to be traded, offered by us. The yellow buy/sell boxes are buttons and can be clicked by the user. These bring up the tab on the right hand side. It is not essential to understand exactly how this site will work and we are not attempting to get a UI designed- it is simple: design the look, feel and layout of one page for a guaranteed $600. The URL linking to the visio site has also been updated and should now be clearer.
Clean professional look is essential.
We are looking for a page that seems secure and professional, much like a bank rather than other website types.
Uncluttered design is preferred, but at the same time we know this might be difficult with the amount of content that needs displaying.
I have tried to include everything in the visio page as this explains a lot more than can be done here. if there are any comments/questions on this brief leave them as comments on the competition and I will update the brief as necessary.
Other websites we like:
anything remotely tacky or unprofessional. anything too cluttered with too much text/numbers.


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Mustang MonthlyNews & Views
2015 Ford Mustang GT Reveal Ceremony - Hoof Beats
Editor's Letter
I came, I saw, I liked – for the most part.
On December 5, after many months of hushed secrecy, Ford unleashed the '15 Mustang with a promotional campaign that rivaled the introduction of the original 1965 Mustang in April 1964. Except instead of print ads and television commercials, Ford took advantage of today's preferred messenger—social media—in a blitz that had Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter all a-twitter around the world. Seems you couldn't log-on to your laptop or Ipad without seeing photos of a bright red '15 Mustang GT.
Some of the buzz came from Ford's own release of much-awaited photos, but it seems most of the share, shares, and more shares came from club members, media, and even Ford's own employees who attended one of six "reveals" on four continents, a worldwide happening designed to showcase the new Mustang's global marketing strategy. At the New York event, Ford CEO Alan Mulally introduced millions of Americans to the '15 Mustang on Good Morning America!, while in Los Angeles a Mustang's tire treads were "immortalized" in concrete at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd., a bow to the Mustang's connection to movies like Bullitt and the upcoming Need for Speed.
In Dearborn, I arrived at Ford's Convention and Event Center with Mustang Club of America president Steve Prewitt and Mustang Times editor Mary Jean Wesche. In the lobby, we were greeted by a display of a dozen Mustangs, from Kathy Miller's original-owner '64½ hardtop to a '13 Boss 302 and including the '62 Mustang 1 concept car and 100001, the white '64½ convertible recognized as the first production Mustang, both of which were borrowed from The Henry Ford across the street. Looking around the oval room, we spotted many familiar faces—Ford's Mustang 50 Year Marketing Manager Jim Owens, members from the Mustang Club of Southeastern Michigan, Classic Design Concept's George Huisman, former Dearborn Assembly Plant employee and longtime Mustang fan Jerry Ostalecki, and Ford Racing's John Clor, who was escorting '65 Mustang designer Gale Halderman while keeping an eye out for the arrival of '65 Mustang product planner Hal Sperlich. When Mary Jean and I lucked into a pair of media seats on the second row, we discovered that we were sitting directly behind Ford's Chief Creative Officer J Mays, CEO Mark Fields, and Edsel Ford II.
The reveal ceremony was short and sweet. After a few words and recognizing Gail Wise as the first person to purchase a '65 Mustang, Fields gave the order to pull the wraps off the 5.0-liter '15 Mustang on the rotating turn-table stage. Of course, by then, nearly everyone in the room had seen the photos that had gone viral after Ford's posting at 12:01 AM. My impression? The '15 Mustang looks much better in person.
As expected, the new Mustang abandons the retro theme of the past 20 years, something that traditional Mustang fans, and the typical Mustang Monthly reader, may not embrace. However, as I pointed out in my March 2012 editorial, it's time for the Mustang to move on in an effort to attract a younger fan base. We baby-boomers have had our fun; let's give the younger generation a Mustang to be proud of.
A week or so after the reveal, I traded e-mails with former Mustang Chief Engineer Art Hyde, who spearheaded the retro-themed '01 Bullitt and '03-'04 Mach 1 while also directing the development of the heavily retro '05 S197 Mustang. When Art asked for my opinion of the '15 Mustang, I replied that I liked the view from the rear, especially the fastback roofline and new rearend treatment, but that I was having trouble with the front view, mainly the new grille opening. He pointed out that the front end was the topic of much discussion during development and that he hoped I would warm up to it over time.
If it's like every other previous Mustang design element that I initially disagreed with, I'm sure I will.


text: Ellis Wilson wrote: > This is just a thought, but with the advent (or recent popularity) of > "green buildings", could one use the same technique to keep large stores > of computers cool? That is, could one run a series of pipes deep > (100-500ft) into the ground, maybe fill them with antifreeze or > something more fun that won't freeze and circulate it to cool a room? > It seems to me that if this would work all costs would be quickly > amortized and would save money versus A/C in the long run. one can certainly do it. Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHPs) work this way to provide low temperature (typically underfloor) heating for domestic and commercial buildings. In the summer, some GSHPs can be reversed to "dump" heat back into the ground. The ground loops work best in wet environments (small lakes or rivers are ideal) but for large temperature differences (>30 deg C) they quickly lose efficiency. GREG btw, my posts are getting moderated and I cant work out why. > > I guess this question is directed at physicists on the list since I > don't fully appreciate/understand all the nuances of heat transfer. > > Ellis -- Greg Matthews 01491 692445 Head of UNIX/Linux, iTSS Wallingford -- This message (and any attachments) is for the recipient only. NERC is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the contents of this email and any reply you make may be disclosed by NERC unless it is exempt from release under the Act. Any material supplied to NERC may be stored in an electronic records management system.