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It's been a while
I've gotten things pretty much where I want it to be, but I was wondering how you got entries on the auto-complete list to look like this:
I'm using the DefaultCompletionProvider, passing an .xml file (following the prescribed dtd, of course) for my language. But when I try to change the keyword to include it's parameters (e.g. fabs(double x)), it writes the whole thing into the editor, and parametric auto-completion still triggers properly, although it looks something like function(parameters)(actual parameters).
I have a lot of overloaded methods, and seeing just the keyword on the list isn't too pretty
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I have a question about Wynn's epsilon algorithm for extrapolation of sequences. Say I have a list of N sequences, with each sequence being of length M. The goal is to evaluate the extrapolated value --- S[i], i = {1, 2, ... N} --- for each of the N sequences, which should give the dependence S[i] as a function of i.
The concern is this: the Wynn extrapolation on each sequence, after say k iterations (with k < M), gives us M - k extrapolated values and it is not clear which of these M - k values one should choose as the final S[i]. It may so happen that for the sequence i, it is the j -th value (j <= M - k) that converges whereas for the sequence i' it is the j'-th value, with j' != j. By "converges", I mean the result S[i] must be a smooth curve between i and i' without sharp awkward jumps. My question is: is there any theorem for this extrapolation technique which states that if it is the j-th value that converges for a given sequence, it must only be the j-th value that also converges for a closely related (in terms of arising from a given unknown function) sequence?
Note that it is neither always helpful nor possible to always choose k such that k = M - 1 because only every even-numbered iteration gives a converged list of M - k values.
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The Blackbirders {Reposted RP} - 04-05-2010, 04:06 PM
1. Please PM me first before joining, unless you are experienced at RPing. If you are unsure as to whether or not I consider you experienced, then I'd prefer it if you messaged me rather than just jumping in.
2. Obey the main forum rules.
3. No Mary Sues or Gary Stus. Or I will hit you.
4. Please abide by the plot rules. This universe has electricity; it's called something else in the book, but for simplicity's sake, I'm calling it electric. There are no cars, but carriages that run by electric. There are no aeroplanes, but instead people travel by zepplin airship. There are still carriages pulled by horses and people travelling by horseback, too. If you have any questions, PM me rather than asking in the RP.
Welcome to a completely new world. This world is similar to ours in some ways, but in other ways, the differences stand out markedly. In our world, our souls are one complete whole and are housed within us. In this world, half our soul remains within us and half is outside us, as a daemon. Daemons take the form of animals; they can change their shape during our childhoods, but when we mature into adults, they remain in one shape which they stay in for the rest of our lives. This usually happens after you hit sixteen, and your daemon's final shape is chosen by your personality traits, whatever they may be. After all, a daemon is part of you and therefore must show as part of you. Your daemon is your best friend, your one and only and your only true other half; no-one knows you like your daemon does. You can't imagine being parted from your daemon, ever. The thought of a person without a daemon puts you in mind of horror stories you shivered at when you were little; meeting someone who didn't have a daemon would be as unnatural as meeting a person without a head. But there is a danger. Children are being kidnapped, from the slums, the middle class areas and even from the parts of town where the rich live. No-one is safe, and no-one knows quite when the kidnappers will strike.
The children play games about these so called "Blackbirders", and pretend to themselves that they're not scared, but they are. And with good reason. The Blackbirders steal the children away and take them to a place in the north where scientists have developed a machine that will separate a person from their daemon. Anyone who goes thru this process will be sundered from half their soul, and both person and daemon will be as zombies, mindless and obedient, to their master. He keeps himself secret, only emerging every so often to check on what's going on in his headquarters, a huge building surrounded by snowy plains, where the children are taken. He has a plan; to use his creations to build up a deadly army, an army that knows no fear and attacks obediently and blindly, in order to take over the world and make himself ruler of it. He does not use this process on himself or his most trusted followers however, which to itself speaks of lies and betrayal. He justifies what he's doing by saying that it's all to the better, to keep children pure forever, as their daemon's sticking in one shape means that they have become infected with sin. But it is all a lie. If it were so good, then why does he shield himself, his daughter and his followers from it?
The severing process used to be thought permanent, and the victims of it left mindless, but a rogue scientist working at the headquarters, quite by accident, discovered a cure. She was forced to flee, fearing for her very life, in order to hide out at a secret location in a town on the other side of the world. She cannot reveal her identity or her purpose for fear that her old employer will track her down and kill her to prevent her revealing the cure to anyone or practicing it on his minions to give them their lives and souls back. Who are you in this fierce struggle? Are you a mother, perhaps, who's had a child taken and now is determined to find them, whatever the cost? Or maybe you're a child who fears the Blackbirders, yet plays the games with all the other children, knowing a friend of a friend who was taken, yet hoping against all hope that it won't happen to you. Or perhaps you used to work alongside the scientist who's discovered the cure; do you support her work or condemn it? What side have you chosen?
Rules For The Plot.
Certain elements from the book Northern Lights, which was made into the movie The Golden Compass, have been taken and adapted into this RP. I haven't taken the exact plot, as it would be too complex for an RP and also was solved in the books. The most difficult aspect for most people to understand would be the daemons, so I'll explain those in full, as well as impressing on players certain rules that must be followed as far as daemons are concerned. Here they are:
1. Daemons can change shape in childhood but are fixed in adulthood. For the sake of the RP, I'm making this as sixteen when your daemon fixes its shape. If you have problems thinking of what animal your character's daemon will be, just think of the Animagus forms in Harry Potter; ie, the animal shape can not be chosen and instead reflects the person's personality. Daemons also do this; for example, a brave person may have a lion daemon; a sneaky one a snake, an independant person a cat, a vain person a peacock and a flighty one a squirrel. Look at your character's personality, if adult, and choose a shape to fit them. If your character is a child, then their daemon can change shape at will. The daemons of servants, incidentally, are always types of dog.
2. Men have female daemons and women male. You must remember this, and choose a suitable name for your daemon. Don't forget that the daemon is not a pet, it is part of you. So your character converses with them as they would another person.
3. Any animal can be a daemon, including reptiles and birds, and also insects. Be creative. Don't just pick the same daemon as someone else did, if you figure your daemon is a cat, then choose another type of cat, for example, a serval or ocelot.
4. No-one must touch another person's daemon. It's the worst taboo you could imagine. The only exception would be between lovers, for example, but in most cases only the person who's daemon belongs to them will touch that daemon. If your daemon is hurt, then your character is hurt.
5. A person and his/her daemon must stay within a short distance of each other. Forced separation causes unimaginable pain, both mental and physical, even if both are reunited. The people who are severing the children from their daemons are doing so in the most brutal way, and some of the children die from the experience.
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For SharePoint 2007, Heather Solomon made a reference chart for all CSS elements used by SharePoint 2007 so that they could be overridden when branding a SharePoint 2010 site. Does any such reference exist for SharePoint 2010?
Here is a link to sharpoint 2010 CSS charts. Can be useful at many times. :)
For a comprehensive list see Rajesh's answer. It's pretty much a 2010 version of Heather Solomons.
This site has several of the base classes explained and displayed: http://erikswenson.blogspot.com/2010/01/sharepoint-2010-base-css-classes.html
And this site will give you a ton of CSS and branding resources (many SharePoint, some general ones) http://www.thesharepointmuse.com/2010/05/sharepoint-2010-customization-resources/
Heather has just posted the 2010 version of her famous SharePoint CSS chart.
It's online here: http://spexp.me/csschart/
I take a different approach.
I attach a local copy of coreV4.css to my masterpage AFTER the original CoreV4.css.
In the Head tag in the V4.master, find
CoreV4.css contains theme comment markup and must be embeded the above way. Failure to do so will load broken CSS. Make sure the file is checked in and published.
More on Themable CSS: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sharepointdesigner/archive/2010/04/09/working-with-the-sharepoint-theming-engine.aspx
If this is a publishing site, make sure you publish and approve the CSS file.
Also, after adding the theme comments, be sure to reapply the theme (apply a different theme and then back to the previous one). The "magic" happens as the theme is applied so if you added the lines after applying then they wouldn't show up.
I then use IE Developer Toolbar to select my class and I modify the needed CSS in the local copy of CoreV4.css through SharePoint Designer.
After I am done editing my custom CSS file, I dont load an ENTIRE CoreV4.css TWICE, I pick out my changes using a file comparison tool and export the modified selectors/attributes/and properties.
I've branded many sites using this method, as it works WITH SharePoint by only overwritting the css that SharePoint already had in place. (eliminates unbranded pages)
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Disclaimer: I aim to build a self contained pen drive with our application inside for running it in as many machines as possible. Portability. So no matter about updates. Maybe I'm looking at the wrong linux distribution to do this... Please let me know if you think so. I've tried many knoppix and ubuntu flavors (and still am trying many others) but they don't come with enough drivers for Unity3D (nothing to do with Ubuntu's Unity) to work - even lubuntu won't work! I'm betting it's lack of openGL 2.0 support.
Creating a custom live persistent pen drive is a real pain and I'm trying for 1 day without any success. Sure, being able to do it would probably be ideal and occupy the minimum space.
Using the installation image on a pen drive, however, is good enough and is really easy to create. We can even do it from any OS, using UNetBootin, LiLi USB Creator or some other methods. Straight forward.
Some recommend installing it on a pen drive. But that requires way too much space! Almost 3gb, I can only use this if it's 1gb at most. And, I believe, it won't behave as good as something meant to be installed on a usb disk, because of memory management and, again, drivers. The MinimalCD installation doesn't even recognize a wireless network / device on the first computer I've tried.
So, there are only a few negative points on using the installation image that I can think of.
Question here, is how to remove those drawbacks (in order of importance):
- Having to press "Try Ubuntu". That's the big one. Couldn't find how.
- Unable to remove "Install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS" app (minor importance).
- Unable to load everything on memory and keep on running without the pen drive (like this).
- Setting the ISO to use maximum amount of space for the OS will leave pen drive with zero space left and any file saved within it from ubuntu is inaccessible from the outside (when plugging in the pen drive and not booting from it).
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What is the lowest level attribute that all cancers share? Also, what is the highest level attributes that all cancers share?
Hanahan and Weinberg's "Hallmarks of Cancer" articles should answer your question.
Their original, highly cited (14k+ citations), [Six] Hallmarks of Cancer article list these six common attributes of all cancers:
The new article, Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation includes additional "emerging hallmarks" and "enabling characteristics" (Figure 3) common among cancers:
Cancer is such a diverse group of diseases that they really only share one commonality, unregulated cell growth with the potential ability to invade or transfer to other tissue types.
Many types of cancer share certain characteristics and can thus be grouped, but as a whole the only characteristic all cancers share is that they are classified as cancer. That classification is based on a number of markers and evaluations used to differentiate between benign and malignant neoplasms. Malignancy is determined by an expert pathologist who uses these markers and evaluations to determine his or her diagnosis based on experience. Some examples of indicators are circumscription, pleomorphism, presence of a capsule, nuclei number and morphology, amount of cytoplasm, number of mitoses, size, depth, particular gene mutations and so on. Even with all of these indicators, it can't be known with certainty beforehand whether or not neoplasms will metastasize.
Could you define your terms a bit more? How do you define levels?
The most common trait shared by cancerous cells is a regulatory malfunction somewhere. Whether it's a failure to regulate apoptosis, failure to recognize boundaries composed of regular cells, or failure to enter states of the cell cycle - a metabolic process somewhere goes awry, which leads to the unwanted proliferation of the cell and its daughter cells.
It was recently discovered that some (but not all) tumors spring from a set of "cancer stem cells" which originally incurred the mutation and serve as the epicenter. They have the capacity to regrow tumors if they are not destroyed or harvested during treatment.
I think the "highest" level trait they all share is that all cancers are unwanted. Other than that, cancers vary so widely that there's practically no universals between them that I'm aware of.
However, I'm not an Oncoligst or a researcher.
There definitely has to be an upstream factor that drives ALL cancers. The fundamental common denominator of all cancers is growth and survival, basic life processes. If you can figure out what ultimately drives these processes, you can figure out what ultimately drives ALL cancer types and subtypes. Cancer is just diversified growth. With an open toolbox to employ. All cancer cells originate because of one point factor, one switch point that alters their developmental trajectory. There are lot of variables it could be.
All cancers are very different, even when they are the same type of cancer. Breast Cancer, for example, falls into ER+, HER+ and Triple Negative subtypes, all which have different survival outcomes and response to therapeutics. We didn't realise the extent of diversity until we started to analyse the tumours at a higher level of resolution.
That being said, there can be some common pathways that are affected. p53 mutations tend be common in all cancer types, RAS, EGFR are some examples. When we analyze the details at the genomic level(SNP level,Copy Number variants, insertions-deletions), mutations can be very variable, but as you zoom out we see that they target similar genes and furthermore similar pathways.
But recall: people used to die just of fever back in the day, we know now that fever is a symptom not the disease. Technology will allow us to understand whether Cancer is just a catch-all, or whether they are actually different diseases.


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Th.M. (cum Laude), Candler School of Theology, Emory University, 1997
M.Div. Yale Divinity School, 1996
B.A. (magna cum laude) Spanish Literature, Colgate University, 1992
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Pauline Theology and Interpretation
Liberation Theologies in the Americas
Immigration, Religious Practices and Community Identity
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"Antioch" an article in SBL's on-line resource "Odyssey" (forthcoming)
"Philippians" a chapter in Fortress Press' forthcoming 2 volume commentary.
"A Response to 'Personalized and Parallel Eating,'" in Leaven: A Journal for Christian Ministry 20:1, 2012, pp14-16.
Creation of on-line and in-class Teaching Materials for Introducing the New Testament: A Historical Literary and Theological Survey, by Mark Allen Powell, Baker Publishing, 2009.
"All the Senses of Revelation 8: Experiencing First Century Rhetorical Strategies," Teaching the Bible: Practical Strategies for Classroom Instruction, eds. Patrick Gray and Mark Roncace (Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, November 2005).
"Paul's Letter to the Philippians: A Lesson in Citizenship," Teaching the Bible: Practical Strategies for Classroom Instruction, eds. Patrick Gray and Mark Roncace (Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, November 2005).
"Visual Exegesis: An Introduction to Biblical Interpretation," Teaching the Bible: Practical Strategies for Classroom Instruction, eds. Patrick Gray and Mark Roncace (Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, November 2005).
Book Review of Patrick J. Mullen, Dining with Pharisees, Review of Biblical Literature [http://www.bookreviews.org] (2007).
Book Review of A. E. Harvey, A Companion to the New Testament: Second Edition, Review of Biblical Literature [http://www.bookreviews.org] (2005).
Book Review of Sheila E. McGinn, ed., Celebrating Romans: Template for Pauline Theology: Essays in Honor of Robert Jewett, Review of Biblical Literature [http://www.bookreviews.org] (2005).


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3/3/15 - The Kentucky Wildcats Basketball team is the one to beat for this years NCAA Basketball tournament. They currently top all the rankings and are expected to make it to the championship game. Their recent victory over the Georgia Bulldogs 72-64 continues their perfect season. It seemed as though Kentucky may finally lose a game this season when Georgia was ahead by nine points in the final 10 minutes of play. However, Kentucky was able to bounce back and secure another victory. Kentucky has a chance to be the first team since 1976 to have an undefeated national title, but they still have one game left to make a perfect regular season when they face Florida on Saturday, March 7. Tickets are still on sale, starting at $179.
2/24/15 - With another week gone by and the Kentucky Wildcats Basketball team continuing to play like world-beaters, the #1 Wildcats are now a mere four wins away from a perfect regular season and the #1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament. Kentucky's last game, a 110-75 laugher over Auburn, showed just how deep and talented this Wildcat team truly is. A balanced scoring effort, led by Karl-Anthony Towns' 19 points, proved simply too much for the overmatched Tigers. Six players scored in double figures for the Wildcats, who move on to face the Mississippi State Bulldogs in a road contest tonight. Make sure to come out to Rupp Arena when the Wildcats return on February 28th to face the high flying #18 Razorbacks. Razorgator has tickets available starting at $166.
2/19/15 - As March approaches, this 26-0 Kentucky Wildcats Basketball team continues to impress, despite taking the best shot of every team they face. Their latest victim was a Tennessee Volunteers team desperate for a resume building and earth shattering upset. Though the Volunteers came out tough, the clearly more talented Wildcats clamped down in the second half and ended up winning comfortably. Now just five wins away from a perfect season and a chance to go down in history, the Wildcats need your help to close out the season with a winning flourish. Make sure to come out to historic Rupp Arena to catch the final three home games of the season: February 21st against Auburn, February 28th against #18 Arkansas, and March 7th against Florida. Razorgator has great seats still available starting at just $109.
2/11/15 - The best team in college basketball right now is Kentucky. They are undefeated, sporting a 24-0 record. Their last victory was against LSU, which took place last Tuesday. The Wildcats ended up winning 71-69. It was a tight game for all four quarters, but Kentucky made smart decisions with the ball when it mattered the most. A top performer for Kentucky on the night was Willie Cauley-Stein, who ended up scoring 15 points and 7 rebounds. Andrew Harrison also scored a lot, ending the game with 13 points. It was a collective effort for the Wildcats, and they showed that their heart and will to win should never be questioned. Their next game takes place this Saturday against South Carolina. Tickets can be bought now for $90.
2/5/15 - The Kentucky Wildcats basketball team continues their perfect season after beating Georgia 69-58 on Tuesday, Feb. 3. This brings their season record to 22-0 record, and they are drawing ever closer to beating the Wildcats' record for opening wins, which is 25. They are ranked first in the Southeastern conference. With Virginia falling to Duke, the Wildcats are now the only undefeated team in the league, making them the unanimous leader of the Division I basketball teams. As the sole undefeated team in the league, they will now face opponents who have an even stronger desire to defeat the team during the final month before March Madness begins. The team faces some strong opponents, including their next game against Florida on Saturday, Feb. 7. Tickets remain on sale, starting at $61.
1/27/15 - The number one team in the nation right now is the Kentucky Wildcats. They have looked spectacular, and sport a 19-0 record. Their latest win was over the South Carolina Gamecocks, which ended with a final score of 58-43. They looked dominant for four straight quarters, which is partly because of guard Devin Booker. He ended up scoring 18 points, and really picked up the tempo late down the stretch. Booker looked unstoppable from long range, and he has a great shot at doing amazing things in the professional league. Next up for the Wildcats is a game against Missouri, which takes place this Thursday. It should be a great game, and Kentucky will be looking to keep their unbeaten record alive. Tickets can be purchased for $25.
1/20/15 - Kentucky Wildcats fans were worried the past couple weeks as the team came closer and closer to defeat, each time only barely scraping by with a close win. However, it seems the Kentucky Wildcats basketball team is out of their funk and dominating more than ever before. They had a chance to get their game back when they played the Missouri Tigers (7-9), where they won by an unbelievable 49 points. That was just warm-up, however, because they were playing the Alabama Crimson Tide (12-5) next, which is one the top teams in the league. The Wildcats didn't break a sweat, though, and came out with a 22 point lead that no one was expecting. This means they still have their amazing undefeated status. Their next home game will be a rematch against the Crimson Tide, and tickets start at $134.
1/12/15 - The Kentucky Wildcats basketball team completely dominated the early season, but it looks like they might be losing steam. On Jan. 6, they returned to the court after a 10-day hiatus and it was the closest they have come to losing yet, winning by only three points in overtime. In their next game against the Texas A&M Aggies, they managed to cut it even closer. After falling behind, they could only just barely tie the game before the buzzer. It was not until double overtime that they were able to pull ahead to bring the final score to 70-64. This means they are still undefeated, but they will be facing some impressive teams in the next weeks. They play the Missouri Tigers (7-8) on Jan. 13th, but after that, they will be against some of the league's best back to back.
1/8/15 - The Kentucky Wildcats basketball team has been dominating the league, but they have had trouble lately. Their game against the Ole Miss Rebels on Jan. 6th marked their returned to the court for the first time since Dec. 27th and they may have been a little rusty. The Wildcats were just behind at the half, but caught up enough to tie the game. The Wildcats' guard and star for this game, Aaron Harrison, scored 26 points and made two free throws in overtime with only 1:29 remaining to sequre the victory. This is the closest Kentucky has come to losing, and the second closest they have come was their most recent game against the Cardinals. Hopefully they regain their focus to maintain their undefeated status as they take on the Texas A&M Aggies on Jan. 10th.
12/31/14 - The Kentucky Wildcats basketball team has been undefeated this entire season, but it looked like they might have trouble against the Louisville Cardinals. They only held a four-point lead at the half and they only added four more points to their lead in the second half. Ultimately, it was their closest game in a while and their lowest scoring game in just as long, with a final score of 58-50. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 10 points and had nine rebounds and Devin Booker was just behind with nine points. This is the Wildcats' 13th win in a row and it does not look like they are slowing down, which means they are still the favorite team and the leading team. There are still a few tickets available for their next game against the Ole Miss Rebels on the 6th, starting at $76.
12/25/14 - The Kentucky Wildcats have been the team to beat this entire season and their blowout game against the UCLA Bruins on Saturday has not changed that. In fact, they were able to score the first 24 points of the game and no one was surprised at the final score of 44-83. Devin Booker led the Kentucky Wildcats basketball team with 19 points and Aaron Harrison followed with another 15. This means Kentucky remains undefeated and the favorite team in the league. With a record of 12-0, it is looking like they may never be dethroned. They are travelling to Louisville, Kentucky for an away game next, but they will return on January 6th to play the Ole Miss Rebels. Tickets are available starting at $52.
12/16/14 - Kentucky Wildcats basketball is still looking unstoppable this season, and the no. 21 North Carolina Tar Heels became their latest victims last Saturday. Kentucky built a 15-point lead at the halftime break, shooting 56 percent and going 23-31 from the free throw line as a team to overcome North Carolina's advantage on the boards. Willie Cauley-Stein continued his strong junior season, scoring 15 points and grabbing six rebounds to pace the Wildcats. Freshman guard Devin Booker also chipped in 15 points in just 22 minutes off the bench, and Kentucky improved their record to a spotless 11-0 for the season. The Wildcats look to maintain their no. 1 nationwide ranking when they host Bryce Alford and the Pac 12-leading UCLA Bruins on Saturday afternoon. Go Wildcats!
12/9/14 - Kentucky Wildcats basketball is rolling strong! With their dominant 82-49 victory over Eastern Kentucky on Sunday, the Wildcats propelled themselves to the no. 1 AP ranking in the country, receiving first-place votes on all 64 ballots cast to earn the first unanimous decision since Syracuse in back-to-back weeks last season. Freshman forward Karl-Anthony Towns continues to excel for UK, putting in 19 points and grabbing nine rebounds in their most recent victory. Trey Lyles added 10 points and 10 boards off the bench for Kentucky, who moved to a perfect 9-0 record on the season with the win. Next up, the Wildcats host the 5-2 Columbia Lions on Wednesday at Rupp Arena, and great seats are available through Razorgator starting at just $10! Come support your Kentucky Wildcats!
12/3/14 - Fresh off a 20-point victory over Providence, top-ranked Kentucky looks to maintain their perfect season as they host the 6-0 Texas Longhorns on Friday night at Rupp Arena. The Wildcats used a total team effort to dispatch Providence on Sunday, with only Willie Cauley-Stein logging more than 22 minutes in the contest on his way to 11 points and six rebounds. Kentucky was able to capitalize on 18 turnovers committed by Providence, but they should expect a tougher test versus the #6 Longhorns, who moved to 1-0 on the road with a thrilling one-point win over UConn on Sunday. Tickets start at $53 on Razorgator. Don't be left out in the cold for this winter clash between two NCAA powerhouses—show your support for Kentucky Wildcats basketball!
11/25/14 - There is nothing like Kentucky Wildcats Basketball. No team has sent more stars to the NBA than Coach John Calipari's talented Wildcats. In this young 2014-2015 college basketball season, people are already speculating whether or not this team can go undefeated, a feat that has not been accomplished since John Wooden's UCLA Bruins won 88 straight in the 1970s. With a 10-deep lineup of insanely talented stars such as the Harrison twins, Alex Poythress, and Dakari Johnson, your #1 Wildcats are ready to dominate the competition en route to another SEC title and national championship. Come out to legendary Rupp Arena to cheer on your Wildcats with Drake, Ashley Judd, and 23,500 of your closest friends. With tickets available for upcoming non conference tilts against #10 Texas and #6 UNC starting at just $85, Razorgator is the best place to get your seats.
11/20/14 - The #1 Kentucky Wildcats started their season playing two home games within forty hours in the Cawood Ledford Classic, easily dispatching the Grand Canyon Antelopes on Friday evening 85-45, and coming back in the second game on Sunday afternoon, defeating the Buffalo Bulls 71-52. Kentucky's schedule this season features games against some of the most storied teams in the history of the sport including, Kansas, Texas, North Carolina, UCLA and Louisville, all of whom are among the winningest programs in college basketball history. Taking advantage of the deep talent up and down the Wildcats roster, Kentucky coach John Calipari has implemented a two-platoon system this year, which will be tested against some of the best talent in the country. Check out the Wildcats upcoming schedule, and buy your tickets today to be a part of the lore that is Kentucky Wildcats basketball!
11/12/14 - The Kentucky Wildcats Basketball team is ready to start their season this Friday, the 14th, against the Grand Canyon Antelopes. Kentucky is looking like the team to beat, being ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press and USA Today polls. Their team also features a record setting nine McDonald's All-Americans. Last season, the Wildcats went all the way to the championship game, but came back in second place. It looks like Kentucky is set on going all the way this time. In fact, SMU coach, Larry Brown thinks they could remain undefeated. This Friday's game still has tickets available starting at $11, and there are plenty of home games to attend following their first away game at the Kansas Jayhawks next week on Tuesday, Nov. 18th.
2013-2014 Season
2/7/14 – With the exception of last year, Coach John Calipari has taken his Wildcats to at least the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament every season. And while the highly regarded freshman class may not be living up to expectations as a whole, Kentucky is not to be counted out of a deep tourney run. Proof of that came Saturday against Missouri. While the final score may not have told the real story here, the team – not five individuals – did. As a collective unit, the Kentucky Wildcats are a dangerous team! Support the Cats in the final four regular season games at Rupp Arena, two of which will come against teams who have already outscored the Cats earlier in the season. Kentucky Wildcats tickets against the Florida Gators are the most expensive of the bunch, averaging $344 while Wildcats tickets versus the LSU Tigers are a mere $127.
1/3/14 - After recruiting some of the most sought after freshman, Kentucky's highly touted roster has hit a few snags in the road earlier this season. Julius Randle has shown great maturity and skill in his consistent play, but the Harrison twins and James Young were still struggling with cohesion up until the biggest college basketball game of the season, when Kentucky took on Louisville rivals at Rupp Arena this past weekend. The national champ showdown between two storied schools provided a stunning outcome as the Cats defeated the Cards 73-66 for their first win against a ranked team this season, and one with considerably more experience. With their most convincing win yet, the Wildcats are on the road to taking the SEC, and proved to themselves and devoted fans, that if they work together, the No. 1 seed is positively attainable. With an improved 10-3 record heading into Southeastern Conference play, the rookie team is finally hitting its stride, gearing up for Missouri, Tennessee and
on their schedule. Kentucky Wildcats tickets start at $43 in the Upper Level and reach upwards of $188 in the Lower Level when KU tackles their first division opponents in the New Year, the Mississippi State Bulldogs, on January 8. Score KU basketball tickets today and ensure the boys a winning start to their SEC season!
Head coach John Calipari, known as the best recruiter in college basketball, "hit the jackpot" in 2013 with his five-star freshman recruits, a set that quickly became known as the best freshman class on paper in NCAAB history. The Wildcats have the most all-time wins and
NCAA Tournament
appearances and rank second (just behind
) in championships. Over the summer, the Kentucky Wildcats have emerged as the team to beat in the coming season, and national championship hopes are high.
Calipari is confident, intending to take his squad to 40-0 on the season. UK will begin their run on Nov 8 at North Carolina-Asheville, and will begin the Statefarm
Champions Classic
on Nov 12 against
Michigan State
in one of the
best non-conference games
this season. The first SEC play will come on Jan 8 against
Mississippi State
. Get ready for Big Blue Madness and witness history in the making as the Wildcats eRUPPt Lexington at
Rupp Arena
Though, the young team's inexperience left UK unranked last year, finishing 12-6 in the
, after an astounding loss at
Robert Morris
in the opening NIT round. This season the Wildcats have been ranked #1 in the preseason coaches' poll—the first team in the poll's history to have been unranked last season, jumping to #1 the next. Expect great things from the six All-American freshman players (including
Julius Randle
, and twins Aaron & Andrew Harrison) who may all start at the same time, filling the holes left by Archie Goodwin (
Phoenix Suns
) and Nerlens Noel (
Philadelphia 76ers
) to the NBA. Also in the line-up, are two NBA first-round-talent returners Alex Poythress and athletic defender Willie Cauley-Stein, who will compete with recruits James Young and Dakari Johnson for starting positions at forward and center.
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Ultimate Street Machines!Written by on March 1, 2012 Six cool muscle car competitors from the 2011 Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational
There's something about rivalry amongst peers that tends to bring out the bravado and machismo required to put a freshly built high-end hot rod through aggressive competition. That's the best way we know to explain the phenomenon known as the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational (OUSCI). It's become the one event that will make even the most cautious owner or builder decide to throw caution to the wind and bring his award-winning ride out to the middle of the parched Nevada desert to the Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch for a trio of trials. That's why we love attending; there's nowhere else you'll ever see so many finely crafted cars in competition at the same time.
This year, 53 of the best cars in the country were chosen by the OUSCI committee out of nearly 700 applicants, as well as entries earned through a series of qualifying events throughout the year. All of them went head-to-head on the road rally, a 2.2-mile road course, an autocross, and a speed-stop challenge. And style still counts too; automotive artist Murray Pfaff headed a contingent of judges that evaluated each competitor on execution and originality.
Just to make sure even the hairiest track car still had true street car credibility, the Detroit Speed & Engineering Road Rally began on Friday in Las Vegas rush-hour traffic. No serious contender dared to skip out either, as making all of the required stops counted for a massive 25 percent of the final score, and every point counted this year. The level of cars and driver skill has never been so high, and every year we go to the OUSCI we get more hooked. We may just have to get out there and earn an invite for one of our project cars. What about you?
|2011 OUSCI Final Standings*
|*Top 10 overall participants, 110 points possible
|Total points:
|1. Danny Popp
|2. Mark Stielow
|3. Brian Hobaugh
|4. Gary Rubio
|5. Mary Pozzi
|6. Brian Finch
|7. Mike Maier
|8. Pete Callaway
|9. Filip Trojanek
|10. Kyle Tucker
1962 Chevy II "The Runt"
This diminutive little Chevy II may be known as "The Runt," but the performance it packs is more like you'll find from the pick of the litter. Gerry Kerna has worked with RPM in the past to create her '41 Willys, but this time she decided she wanted more than another pretty face; she wanted a car built that was capable of competing in, and winning, autocross and track events. Rather than the standard suspects generally chosen for such projects, however, Gerry wanted to do it in an early Chevy II. The catch there is that to bring the little commuter car up to her expectations of performance and style, RPM knew they would have to start from scratch with a new chassis custom tailored to squeeze big rubber and big cubic inches in a tiny shell. With major amounts of fabrication in store for them already, RPM sought out a superclean all-original '62 Chevy II that had little damage to be addressed. It was immediately stripped down, mediablasted, and mounted on a frame table in preparation for major slicing.
Real-world driving and handling was at the top of the priority list, but so was style. To get the absolute perfect stance without giving up any performance, RPM called The Roadster Shop to have a custom chassis built with some very strict parameters. The specs called for a 335/30R18 tire in the rear, a 255/35R18 in the front, LS7 power, and a implausibly low stance that would absolutely drop jaws and tweak necks. The real kicker was that it all had to stay under the stock Chevy II sheetmetal. No problem for The Roadster Shop crew; careful engineering and design was able to pull all that and more into a chassis that had no compromises in function.
All this was shaping up for one scrappy little machine—which is where the name came from. Just like even the biggest brawlers would be hesitant to step up to Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao, Gerry realized her little welterweight fighter had the stuff to rock combatants in any ring of competition. So it's "The Runt" to remind everyone that you have to watch out for the unexpected little guy.
|OUSCI Results
|Detroit Speed & Engineering Road Rally:
|RideTech Autocross:
|BFGoodrich Hot Lap Challenge:
|Wilwood Speed-Stop Challenge:
|Raybestos Performance & Design Challenge:
|Kurt Ukasik (builder)
By The Numbers
1962 Chevy II
RPM/Gerry Kerna; Cranberry Township, PA
Type: LS7
Block: GM
Rotating assembly: Callies Dragon Slayer, Oliver rods, Diamond pistons
Cylinder heads: ported LS7
Camshaft: custom Thompson Automotive Engines spec Bullet cam
Valvetrain: stock LS7
Induction: LS7 intake and throttle body with Spectre Performance tubing and joints
Exhaust: Flowmaster 50-Series mufflers with custom 3-inch pipes coated by Prism High Tech Coatings
Fuel system: VaporWorx fuel system, custom tank by RPM
Ignition: stock LS7
Cooling: custom-built PRC radiator
Output: 650 hp
Built by: Thompson Automotive Engines
Transmission: Tremec T56 by Bowler Transmissions, McLeod RXT Street Twin clutch
Rearend: Currie 9+ Nodular with 3.70 gears
Front suspension: modified Heidts Pro-G crossmember with RideTech single-adjustable coilovers, splined sway bar by Speedway Engineering
Rear suspension: custom parallel four-link with Panhard bar and RideTech single-adjustable coilovers
Brakes: Wilwood 13-inch six-piston up front, 12-inch four-piston in the rear
Wheels & Tires
Wheels: 18x9 and 18x12 Billet Specialties "Throttle"
Tires: 255/35R18 and 335/30R18 BFGoodrich g-Force KDW
1969 Dodge Daytona
"Winged Warrior"
Vintage Mopars are always few and far between at any given track event, and nearly nonexistent at autocrosses—especially block-long B-Body cars. Mike Musto aims to change that while wielding his own rendition of Dodge's ultimate effort at high-speed racing: the Daytona.
While it originated as a standard '69 Charger, as far as the body goes this is as close to the real deal as you can get. The Daytona parts are dead-on accurate and made from patterns off the original NASCAR parts by Mike Goyette of Dayclona Enterprises in Massachusetts. To our knowledge, it's the only Pro Touring Dodge Daytona in existence. Seriously, when was the last time you've seen anything except a restored Daytona locked away like some sort of precious gem?
Mike puts his Daytona to good use often; it's driven weekly, has been coast to coast three times—wound its way up into Canada and down to the Mexican border as well. This car is the definition of a driver. "Hell, we were one of the only cars that drove to SEMA," Mike says. "That's a 600-mile run there and 600-mile trip home, plus we raced it in the 2011 Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational. While other cars were on or in trailers, we packed the trunk with parts and tools and drove it. This is a true long-distance street car with great driving and track manners." He may not have made the Top 10 finishing places at the OUSCI, but Mike certainly exemplifies exactly the kind of point of view the competition is all about.
Neither Mike nor the Daytona are strangers to competition or road courses either. Prior to the OUSCI, they've competed in the Bullrun Rally and The Fireball Run, raced at Grattan Raceway, Monticello Raceway, Pocono Raceway, and New Jersey Motorsports Park. Occasionally he even gets a little heavy footed on areas of wide-open road too. His worst ticket? Coming out of Canada at 121 mph. "They were not happy with me," Mike says with a laugh. "They wanted to impound the car but they didn't have a flatbed long enough to transport it!"
The heavy foot won't get Mike in trouble on his next planned adventure; in 2012, he plans to be the first Dodge Daytona ever to run the famed Nurburgring and Autobahn when he ships it over to Germany. With the Daytona's slippery 0.28 coefficient of drag (Cd) and planned swap to some new 6.1L Hemi power, it should be able to slice through the air with ease.
|OUSCI Results
|Detroit Speed & Engineering Road Rally:
|RideTech Autocross:
|BFGoodrich Hot Lap Challenge:
|Wilwood Speed-Stop Challenge:
|Raybestos Performance & Design Challenge:
|Mike Musto (owner and builder)
By The Numbers
1969 Charger Daytona
Mike Musto; Pleasant Hill, CA
Type: 471ci Mopar RB
Block: Dodge
Oiling: Hemi pan with ½-inch pickup, Melling HV oil pump, Accusump with 3-quart accumulator
Rotating assembly: RB steel crank, Eagle H-beam rods, 10.7:1 Ross pistons
Cylinder heads: Edelbrock, 84cc chamber
Camshaft: Hughes cam with Lunati lifters
Valvetrain: Harland-Sharp rockers, 1.5 ratio
Induction: Holley Street Dominator with 850 double-pumper carb
Exhaust: TTI headers with Dynomax Super Turbo Dual 3-inch pipes and X-pipe
Fuel system: Mopar Performance pump
Ignition: MSD Pro-Billet distributor and 6AL ignition
Cooling: Milodon water pump, U.S. Radiator with twin 12-inch SPAL fans
Output: 500 hp
Built by: Jim Bossman
Transmission: Tremec TKO600 five-speed
Rearend: stock rear with Eaton Detroit Truetrac and 3.55 gears
Front suspension: 1.22-inch torsion bars, Edelbrock Performer IAS shocks, Firm Feel 1¼-inch antiroll bar, Firm Feel tubular upper control arms
Rear suspension: Mopar Performance leaf springs, Edelbrock Performer IAS shocks, Hellwig 1⅛-inch antiroll bar
Brakes: '08 Challenger SRT8 14-inch rotors with '08 Viper calipers, front; 13-inch Challenger SRT8 rotors with PBR '98 Mustang calipers, rear; Hydroboost hydraulic brake assist
Wheels & Tires
Wheels: 18x9 and 18x10 Mr. Angry "Angrier"
Tires: 265/40R18 and 285/40R18 Continental Extreme Performance
1964 Pontiac GTO
"The GTO-R"
Unlike the numerous "R" designations that have popped up on lesser cars over the past few years, the Raybestos GTO-R actually earns that now seemingly universal designation for "race prepped."
Designed and built by Hot Rod Chassis & Cycle (HRCC) as a giveaway car for Raybestos, you'd expect that this '64 GTO was little more than looks and graphics—but that's just not how Raybestos' Josh Russell and HRCC's Kevin Tully build cars. Russell decreed that this needed to be one that not only talked the talk, but fully walked the walk. He wanted something that harkened back to Raybestos road racing days as well as nodded toward their heavy involvement in NASCAR right up to the current cars—maybe with a little bit of Herb Adams Gray Ghost thrown in.
Tully was more than onboard with that concept. While HRCC might be best known for their traditional hot rods, they've also always built race cars. Matter of fact, the '63 Plymouth Savoy Super Stock that HRCC built won the title of World's Fastest Nostalgia Super Stock at the Nitto tires NMCA/NMRA World Series. Of course, Tully had never tried his hand at building a road race car. He had reservations though: "It's science and math, not black magic," Tully told us. "Technology is technology; you just have to understand it."
And understand it he does; with the help of his crew Dane Larson, Ryan "Rocket" Scherman, and Bill Beers, Tully designed a custom chassis and fully adjustable suspension around the specified components, particularly the brakes. With Raybestos' name to uphold, a set of Raybestos NASCAR Sprint Cup–spec brakes were sent. Coupled with a 700hp 454ci LS engine and the ability to quickly adjust roll center, antidive, caster, and camber, the GTO-R was shaping up to be a car for the discriminating track driver.
That didn't go unnoticed at the SEMA show where the GTO-R was displayed; the renowned Robb Holland, an instructor at the Nurburgring, was looking over the GTO-R and half-jokingly asked when he could drive it. Tully responded, "How 'bout Saturday?"
Holland accepted, and though they had to convert their OUSCI invite to exhibition, they'd get a chance to see what it was capable of in the hands of a professional driver. That was the GTO-R's first time out on a track. We don't have concrete numbers since it wasn't being judged, but Holland reportedly felt that the GTO-R could have placed in the top 10 contenders. That's saying an awful lot, and coming from a reliable source.
There are still a few months to go before the new owners take possession, and Tully has assured us that the shakedowns will continue. You know, just to make sure they get the most dialed-in car possible for their own outings.
|OUSCI Results
|Detroit Speed & Engineering Road Rally:
|exhibition only
|RideTech Autocross:
|exhibition only
|BFGoodrich Hot Lap Challenge:
|exhibition only
|Wilwood Speed-Stop Challenge:
|exhibition only
|Raybestos Performance & Design Challenge:
|exhibition only
|Robb Holland
By The Numbers
Raybestos/Hot Rod Chassis & Cycle; Addison, IL
Type: 454ci LSX, GM Performance Parts (GMPP) crate engine
Block: GM LSX
Oiling: Milodon road-race pan
Rotating assembly: GMPP 4340 forged steel crank and rods, forged pistons
Cylinder heads: aluminum LSX-LS7 port, 70cc chambers
Camshaft: .635-/.635-inch lift, 236/246 degrees duration at .050
Valvetrain: GMPP investment cast roller rockers, 1.8 ratio
Induction: Hilborn injection, FAST XFI
Exhaust: HRCC headers, 3-inch oval exhaust, MagnaFlow mufflers
Fuel system: Aeromotive pump and regulator
Ignition: GM distributor conversion, FAST distributor, MSD 6AL, Taylor/Vertex coil
Cooling: C&R Radiator, SPAL fans, Meziere water pump
Output: 700 hp
Built by: GMPP
Transmission: Tremec T56 Magnum, McCleod twin-disc clutch and flywheel, QuickTime scattershield
Rearend: Moser 9-inch with 3.89 gears
Front suspension: HRCC custom, JW Rod Garage control arms, Wilwood spindles, RideTech triple-adjustable coilovers
Rear suspension: HRCC triangulated four-link with RideTech triple-adjustable coilovers
Brakes: Raybestos NASCAR Sprint Cup–spec brakes
Wheels & Tires
Wheels: 17x8 and 17x10 American Racing 200S
Tires: 275/40ZR17 and 315/35ZR17 Nitto NT05
1957 Chevy Bel Air
"Redline '57"
In a field full of vintage and late-model muscle cars, we can always count on JF Launier of JF Kustoms to arrive at the OUSCI with a beautifully built Tri-Five Chevy that looks like it has no business being abused on the track. And yet JF never hesitates to push his cars as hard as he can, wearing an ear-to-ear grin the whole time.
Last year it was a '55. This time JF brought out an exceptionally clean blue '57 dubbed "Redline." Why Redline? Well, let's just say it's a subtle hint that there's much more than show car good looks going on with this '57. We think it may also be a nod toward how JF likes to drive.
Actually, "subtle but striking" is probably the best way to describe this '57. JF prefers to dress his cars down by smoothing lines, shaving unwanted emblems, and customizing trim and panels in a way that doesn't distort the original look of the car. For example, they may look stock, but both front and rear bumpers are custom-built one-piece parts with no bolts showing. The famed '57 Bel Air quarter trim is also completely custom with a different ribbing pattern, and it may be the first we've ever seen that's actually better looking than the original.
Originally the plan for the 28,000-mile original (that had been in the owner's family since the '70s) was to build a simple driver. Nevertheless, as the build progressed so did the design, and the '57 quickly morphed into a showstopper destined for SEMA and other high-profile events. But like we said, JF likes to drive 'em. "I'm very proud that we made it a race car before it has even seen more than 150 miles—and before it's even been to its first indoor car show, which is due in January," JF told us after his hot laps on the Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch road course. That—plus the road grime accrued during the rain and snow-plagued OUSCI Road Rally—adds up to some quality cleaning time for JF and his crew before the show season. We'd say it was the perfect way to prove the street cred of this show car.
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1957 Chevy Bel Air
JF Kustoms/Dan and Anita MacDonald; Osoyoos, BC, Canada
Type: 572ci big-block Chevy, GM Performance Parts (GMPP) crate engine
Block: GMPP iron, four-bolt mains
Oiling: GMPP
Rotating assembly: GMPP forged
Cylinder heads: GMPP aluminum rectangular port, 118cc chamber, 2.25/1.88 stainless steel valves
Camshaft: GMPP .632-/.632-inch lift, 254/264 degrees duration at .050
Valvetrain: GMPP aluminum roller rockers, 1.7 ratio
Induction: GMPP single-plane intake with 850-cfm Holley, Spectre Performance tubing and joints
Exhaust: custom JF Kustoms headers with 3-inch pipes, Flowmaster mufflers
Fuel system: Holley
Ignition: GMPP HEI
Cooling: GMPP aluminum, short-style water pump, Be Cool radiator
Output: 620 hp, 650 lb-ft of torque
Built by: GM Performance Parts
Transmission: Bowler Transmissions 4L80E
Rearend: Strange 9-inch with 3.73 gears
Front suspension: custom JF Kustoms crossmember and Art Morrison tubular control arms with RideTech coilovers and sway bar
Rear suspension: custom JF Kustoms triangulated four-link with RideTech coilovers and sway bar
Brakes: 13- and 11-inch Baer brakes
Wheels & Tires
Wheels: 18x8 and 19x10 Curtis Speed "Crowned"
Tires: 245/445R18 and 315/40R19 Goodyear
1969 Corvette
"A Touch Of Trans-AM"
We've toyed with the idea of building a C3-generation Vette for years, but could never really put our finger on just the right look. Well, from the moment we laid eyes on Dan Livezey's '69, we knew he'd hit the nail on the head. That's exactly how to build a C3 Vette right. Of course it didn't start off anywhere near this good looking. Dan's buddy who helped him load it up told him he was crazy for buying a Vette that was little more than a shell that had been sitting for 30 years.
"At first I thought about just building a nice stock car," Dan says. "Then after looking over what I had, I decided that it would never be stock again and got out the saw to cut all the junk off and start over." And he did mean practically from scratch; the only original parts kept from the Vette were the main body shell, doors, and frame. The new lease on life would be an idea Dan had been rolling around in his head for a while: a Trans-Am road-race style Vette, but with modern power. To get the look, Dan molded in new L88-style flares to get wide wheel and rubber underneath, added an L88 hood for a more aggressive presence, and slightly raised the rear of the car to flow with the fenders. Paired with the hardtop, we love the look.
After watching the 2010 OUSCI on TV, Dan decided that the ultimate goal would be to try to earn a chance to compete with the Vette in 2011. With the body ready, Dan contacted Lingenfelter to get his modern powerplant in the form of a mildly worked LS7. Of course once the ball started rolling, it just kept going. A FAST intake was ordered as well as COMP Cams valvetrain components for sustained rpm stability. Strong and lightweight BBS wheels were outfitted with the most Michelin rubber he could squeeze in under the flares. All that went to good use at the OUSCI where Dan's Electron Blue '69 was the only C3 Vette in the competition. He represented the vintage well though, especially in the RideTech autocross where he finished in the Top 10.
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1969 Corvette
Dan Livezey; Huntington Beach, CA
Type: LS7
Block: GM
Oiling: GM with Peterson dry-sump tank and separator
Rotating assembly: GM with 11.2:1 Mahle pistons
Cylinder heads: LS7 with porting by Lingenfelter Performance Engineering
Camshaft: custom Lingenfelter spec by COMP Cams
Valvetrain: GM with Cadilliac CTS-VR lifters
Induction: FAST intake with GM throttle body, Spectre Performance tubing and joints
Exhaust: modified 4-inch Hooker side exhaust with 5-inch Flowmaster mufflers
Fuel system: FAST 50-lb/hr injectors and fuel rails
Ignition: GM
Cooling: LS7 water pump
Output: 618 hp at 6,000, 595 lb-ft of torque at 4,800
Built by: Lingenfelter Performance Engineering
Transmission: T56 six-speed from '06 GTO, stock LS7 clutch
Rearend: Dana 44 with 3.07 gears for OUSCI
Front suspension: Van steel lower control arms with coilover Guldstrand uppers, Sachs coilover shocks with 550-lb/in Eibach springs, 15/16-inch GM sway bar
Rear suspension: '82 Corvette Dana 44, Sachs coilover shocks with 350-lb/in Eibach springs, ⅝-inch GM sway bar
Brakes: 13-inch Wilwood six-piston Superlite
Wheels & Tires
Wheels: 18x10 and 18x12 BBS
Tires: 285/35R18 and 335/30R18 Michelin PS2
1969 Camaro
"Mean Green"
There's nothing that forges friendship among hot rodders quite like coming together to pull off an improbable build against an outrageous deadline. That's what happened between Brian Finch of Finch Hot Rod Transformations and Mark Turner when they took on what seemed like a straightforward '69 Camaro project. The catch was that the scrapped shell of a '69 needed to become a world-class Pro Touring car in time for the 2010 Face-Off at Road America, which was roughly four months away.
The guys dove right in, tacking a couple major fabrication projects like the rollcage, then sent the shell to be mediablasted before bodywork began. And that's when things got interesting. The Camaro came back full of rust holes that had been badly patched with all manner of methods: foam, fiberglass, newspaper … you get the picture. Even the roof was completely shot, but rather than write off all their work and look for another car, Brian and Mark proceeded to remove every single body panel from the Camaro for fresh steel, still with the goal of wrapping it up in four months.
Luckily, Brian and Mark quickly discovered they work very well together and had complementary skills; Brian handled the heavy fabrication and custom work while Mark took care of the intricacies like plumbing, fuel system, wiring, sound deadening, and so on.
Through good teamwork and long hours, it all worked; not only did the Camaro make the Face-Off, it also did well at the Nashville Goodguys autocross soon afterward, and was nominated as a Muscle Machine of the Year finalist. Not bad for a four-month thrash on a trashed Camaro!
This year with Brian behind the wheel of the gorgeous green machine at the OUSCI, it again faired extremely well against cars that took much more money, and many more months to create. Other than the performance, the thing that really caught our eye was the low-key good looks of the color scheme. While it appears to be original Fathom Green, this verdant hue is actually Sage Green Metallic from a '04 Hummer. Paired with the aged finish of the Forgeline wheels, it creates a classy and reserved look to the Camaro. Brian originally thought Mark was out of his mind for suggesting it, but now he thinks it fits the car's attitude extremely well. We couldn't agree more; there should be more green cars.
And that's when things got interesting. The Camaro came back full of rust holes...
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1969 Camaro
Mark Turner/Finch Hot Rod Transformations; Hermitage, TN
Type: LS
Block: GM
Oiling: LS7 dry-sump, Peterson tank, Accusump for pre-oiling
Rotating assembly: stock with Diamond 11:1 pistons
Cylinder heads: Trick Flow
Camshaft: Bullet .657-/.650-inch lift
Valvetrain: PRW rockers
Induction: FAST intake, 98mm throttle body
Exhaust: stainless Art Morrison headers with Flowmaster mufflers and 3-inch stainless pipes
Fuel system: Rock Valley tank with Walbro pump and Aeromotive regulator
Ignition: GM
Engine management: GM computer with SpearTech harness
Cooling: Afco radiator and fan, LS7 water pump
Output: 570 hp and 540 lb-ft of torque at the wheels
Built by: Intune Motorsports
Transmission: T56 six-speed with stock LS7 clutch
Rearend: Moser M9 with Detroit Truetrac diff and 3.89 gears
Front suspension: Detroit Speed hydroformed subframe with double-adjustable coilovers
Rear suspension: Detroit Speed Quadralink with double-adjustable coilovers
Brakes: 13-inch C6 Corvette Z06 with Wilwood master cylinder
Wheels & Tires
Wheels: 18x10 and 18x12 Forgeline ZX3
Tires: 295/35R18 and 335/30R18 BFGoodrich KDW
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Danny Popp also set the BFGoodrich Hot Lap Challenge on fire with a blistering 1:42.208 lap, besting Second Place by more than two seconds and the closest vintage car by 3 seconds. We're thinking it's about time the OUSCI introduce separate late-model and vintage competitors divisions.Top time in the RideTech Autocross went to Danny Popp in his prepped Z06 Vette, but Mary Pozzi (shown) was right on his tail for Second Place in her '71 Camaro. Also, big congrats to Mary for winning the Gran Turismo Best of Show award, which means you'll be able to drive her Camaro in a future version of the game.In the Wilwood Disc Brakes Speed-Stop Challenge, Gary Rubio hauled it down the fastest in his Nissan GTR, but showcasing driver skill, there wasn't as much difference as one would expect between the late-model ABS-equipped cars with big brakes, and the vintage stuff.


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Is it ok to boil pasta in pan with a pasta sauce?
Is there any reason to boil pasta separately (and then add the sauce)?
For the best of both methods, cook the pasta most of the way in water, then strain and dump into the sauce to let it finish the last few minutes of cooking.
You can cook pasta by the absorption method, where you keep adding liquid in a covered pot until it is all absorbed. The liquid can be flavored, including wine for example. The texture is somewhat different, and the flavor absorbs very well. The pasta can also be toasted first. This is a traditional method for the Spanish dish known as fideos.
In short, no, if you want a good result, you have to use at least some water. The starch particles rinsed off by the water would end up in your sauce and you'd have a gloppy mess on your hands.
Check out this article by Harold McGee, where he investigates the assumption that you need to boil pasta in copious water to have it come out right.
To summarize, if you're going to use the low-water method (2 qts water), you need to start with cold water and you need to stir frequently.
you sort of can do this. Lasagne is sort of done this way.
I assume that the reason why you don't see this advocated with other types of pasta is that your sauce would become very starchy, and often you want to get rid of this starch.
If you can think of a sauce in which a lot of starchyness is desirable, then as long as the sauce was quite thin to start with then you might be able to thicken it up as it cooks by cooking the pasta in the sauce.
But I think that the recipe would be very susceptible to going wrong as a small amount more water or a different brand of pasta and you might not get the sauce consistency you want, and then you'd have to take the pasta out to stop it overcooking whilst you adjusted the consistency of the sauce. And if there was not enough liquid to start with you might not cook the pasta enough before the sauce dried out or became too gloopy.
I imagine that you would get better results with fresh pasta than with dried too.
This blog post has some interesting investigations into cooking pasta and some of the pictures of the starchy water from pasta cooked in small amounts water show how much starch is coming off the pasta.
You can do this, anyway the effect is somewhat different from the traditional pasta way. I guess that the main problem is the excess of starch. You may think at this like the difference between boiling and stewing.
Anyway you can cook pasta as a risotto (a southern italy recipe; pasta patate e prosciutto): sautè diced ham and potatoes in a large pan, add penne and cook like a risotto with chicken stock. The result is a very energetic dish and the pasta flavour is really different from the normal boiled pasta.
For ease of cooking I've made one-pot bolognese before using this as a method. Just throwing in pasta into the pot as the sauce reduces. Less cleaning up to do.
Personally, I don't like it as a method, before I prefer to reduce and simmer the sauce for a while, by which point most of the liquid has left the sauce. The pasta requires quite a lot, and so you have to pour in a lot more water. So, generally, this is for when I cook for the kids. They still love it.
So, yes, I just throw in the pasta, add some more water, top up and necessary, and it cooks. Takes a little longer than normal too.
I just made some Iron Skillet Pasta. I've never cooked pasta right in the sauce before. Took longer but well worth it! :)
It tasted amazing!
Just took longer than a straight boil. Pasta absorbed flavor of sauce.
Keep an eye and don't be afraid to keep adding a little water to the sauce so things don't dry out before pasta is al dente.
That's the other thing, I nailed the al dente because the window was longer. I cooked it on a low boil.
Added parmesan towards the end for creaminess.
Sadness, it's all gone. Those that partook said it was 5 Star Pasta :)


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I want an instructor to be able to have an app on their page which allows their Facebook fans to book a lesson using the Facebook application.
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In Yona 4:8 why does Yona build a succa that allows more sun than shade?
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The Posuk does not say that there was more sun than shade. On the contrary the Posuk says "Vayeshev Tacteho Bzel" which translates into "He sat under it in the shade.
The following Posuk says that a Kikoyon was shade upon him, and the Radak explains that this happened 40 days later when the Sukka dried out and therefore it was not providing shade anymore.
He built a hut to protect himself from the elements while watching, expecting at least something bad to happen to Nineveh. Nothing to do with the holiday.


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Jim raised in the Durham, North Carolina, the heart of the Triangle area not far from the southern part of heaven, Chapel Hill, were he was born. Jim earned a B.A. in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of South Carolina where he taught introductory and intermediate level economics courses. In his spare time, Jim pursues his life long hobby of competitive sailing and is an avid fan of University of North Carolina basketball. Jim is also an active member of St. Peter's by the Lake Episcopal church in Brandon, Mississippi.


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Brazilians Will Get Discount on World Cup Tickets
SÃO PAULO—Soccer's governing body on Friday published the prices of tickets for next year's World Cup to be held in Brazil, saying it had made every effort to keep prices down, amid frustration about the cost of hosting the event.
International fans will pay $90 for the cheapest full-price tickets for the first round of matches, which is $10 more expensive that the World Cup in South Africa. The most expensive tickets for the final match in Rio de Janeiro will be $990.
Around 3 million tickets will be available for the spectacle, which runs from June 12 to July 13 next year, of which 400,000 will be sold at a discount to Brazilians, with the cheapest costing around $30. Additionally, for the first time in more than 60 years, FIFA is offering half-price tickets starting at $15 to Brazilian students and senior citizens, and those on the Bolsa Familia welfare program.
"This will be the second time in FIFA's history that there will be discounts on certain tickets," said Thierry Weill, FIFA's marketing director, at a press conference. "This had only happened in the 1950 World Cup, also held in Brazil, showing that Brazilian government is a good negotiator."
There is been heavy criticism in Brazil of the cost of hosting the World Cup, which stands at around $12.5 billion, much of which has gone into building or refurbishing the competition's 12 stadiums. In June, protests erupted across the country reflecting, among other issues, deep frustration about the poor quality of government services, which demonstrators said stood in contrast to the time, effort and money that has been poured into organizing the soccer tournament.
Nonetheless, prices are considered expensive in Brazil. Despite strong growth and relative economic stability over the last two decades, Brazil remains a relatively poor country, and the average salary is around $835 per month, about one-quarter of the U.S. monthly average of $3,583.
Brazil's deputy sports minister, Luis Fernandes, said 50,000 tickets would be distributed free to Brazil's indigenous people and to people on the welfare program.
Cafú, who used to play for Brazil's national squad and is now a member of the local organizing committee, said the prices were fair, and that the discounted tickets would make matches more accessible to all Brazilians.
"That gets rid of the bad feeling, that tickets were going to be too expensive," Cafú said.
Romário, another former footballer who has been highly critical of the World Cup organization, appeared to welcome the prices through a post on his official Twitter account.
"FIFA finally has been brought down to earth. Tickets have to be cheap, after all, we're the ones picking up the tab for this party," the tweet said.
Brazil's government, meanwhile, will try to ensure that foreign visitors aren't gouged on the cost of other services, such as hotels and air travel.
"The government has mechanisms in the Justice Ministry and in the Tourism Ministry to monitor possible abusive prices in hotel prices and other services in cities that will host the World Cup," said Fernandes. "Tourists that will come to these events don't have to worry about that."
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I'm using SVN. Sometimes I miss something when I write a commit message. But once it's been committed, it cannot be reverted, and even I can't edit the message. Why they didn't put the edit function in it?
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According to the SVN FAQ, you can if the repository administrator has enabled it or if you have local administrative access to the repository.
However, doing this is probably a bad idea. You are, in effect, changing history. One of the points of version control is to maintain a history and audit trail for the project. Allowing arbitrary changes to the history defeats the audit trail. Instead, I would recommend that you perform smaller commits, writing concise yet explicit commit messages, and improving your personal workflow to prevent these errors.
Answer from Kamil Kisiel in response to a similar question on Stack Overflow.
Because it's a centralized version control system - As soon as you commit a change (and your commit message is by convention bound to the commit), everybody who has read access to the repository can see that information. It is a bad idea to change information after it has been disseminated, because people end up with a different opinion of "reality."
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