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Sports good-byes are often painful
If you've read this column over the years, you know I'm a die-hard Red Sox fan. (By the way, I'm not bragging about that fact — especially this season. When I contemplate just how much emotional capital I've invested in the Red Sox, beginning in the summer of 1967 at the age of 10 and continuing unabated for four-and-a-half decades, it's really kind of embarrassing.)
Being an expert on the trials and tribulations of Red Sox Nation, I've notice that saying goodbye to old friends is usually very awkward and painful. Yes, every once in a while there will be a fond farewell, such as the big on-field bash in honor of Carl Yastrzemski when his playing days ended. But for every Captain Carl, there are 10 guys like Manny Ramirez, who left the team with a lot of bitterness and harsh words.
The poster boy for this phenomenon is Johnny Damon. In 2004, Johnny was the long-haired swashbuckling center fielder, the man who infused his carefree attitude into the entire team and led the Sox to their earth-shattering first World Series championship in 86 years. That improbable victory is still the top sports story of this young century. I remember at the time hearing people say, "Every guy on that team will be a hero forever. They'll never have to pay for a drink in New England."
Well, not so fast. A couple years later Damon signed a big-dollar, free agent contract with the arch-rival Yankees. And now he gets lustily booed whenever he even comes near New England. Johnny could be on a plane flying from Pittsburgh to Nova Scotia, and the moment the plane crosses into Massachusetts air space, people on the ground, not sure exactly why, will be compelled by some mysterious instinct to gaze upward, shake their fists at the sky, and start cursing toward an aircraft they can't even see. It's beyond weird.
This season the awkward, painful, don't-let-the-door-hit-you-on-way-out goodbyes were focused on pitcher Josh Beckett. In 2007 Beckett single-handedly led the Sox to yet another World Series championship. He was unhittable in the playoffs and Series. But this year his pitching was lousy, and his calm demeanor on the mound — once described as cool and unflappable — was now sure evidence that he had a lackadaisical attitude and didn't care about the fans.
A few weeks ago Beckett was traded to the L.A. Dodgers, along with a couple of other underachievers. (To be honest, the Sox would've been happy to trade Beckett to anyone, included the Carl's True Value Hardware slow-pitch softball team.) The minute the trade was announced, the sports talk radio stations were humming, with most callers expressing their delight that "the lazy bum" was now "the hell away from here" and would no longer "desecrate hallowed Fenway Park" with his "crappy attitude."
It's a shame that contentious goodbyes overshadow years of success and happiness. We should try to focus on the big picture, the totality of a player's tenure, rather than any bitter final moments.
We should do this with other people in our lives, too, including family members, co-workers, and our favorite newspaper columnists. Please keep this in mind, especially if I ever sign a big-dollar, free agent contract with the arch-rival Hartford Courant.
Bill Dunn is a freelance writer who resides in Torrington. He can be reached via his website at: www.boomertrek.com.
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You don't need to radically change your lifestyle or pop a small army of supplements to get healthy. Just add these 7 ingredients to your diet
7 a.m.: Fill up my to-go mug with coffee and sip on my drive to work.
9 a.m.: Hit the office coffee maker for a re-fill (and a frozen burrito, or a bagel, or a leftover pastry from the morning board meeting).
11 a.m.: Walk to the local coffee shop with some co-workers for a double-shot latte (and, on most days, some sort of sweet treat).
You're probably starting to get the picture. I'm hungry almost all day, every day. But to keep my appetite in check -- and help me avoid noshing on some sugar-filled treat every time I need a caffeine fix -- James M. Andry, MD, co-founder of MDWeightWorx in Bloomington, Ind., tells me to add some cinnamon to my diet. And sprinkling a little bit into my morning java is a great way to start.
Not only does cinnamon help curb appetite, research also shows that this sweet spice also helps control the insulin spike that often comes after meals. Cinnamon causes your body to absorb carbohydrates much more slowly, and lowers your blood sugar levels -- both which contribute to a lower insulin level, says Andry. And remember, insulin is a hormone that converts excess sugar into fat, which ultimately contributes to weight gain.
Andry says even as little as 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon a day can improve your blood sugar content by 24 percent and cholesterol levels by 18 percent. To get the benefits, start sprinkling the sweet spice into your coffee, oatmeal, or cereal.
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yum kimchi, best place to get it is asian markets you can get it in a BIG jar (and i mean big!) I also want to try that vinegar thing, i already knew about it but havent gotten around to it
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Really interesting story. Definitely going to be doing many or all of these tricks!
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I have an additiction to coffee so im definitely going to try to splash my coffee with the cinnamon. I dont know about the taste of apple cider vinegar but i have some at home and am willing to try it with now, knowing the benefits; i have a sweet tooth really bad sometimes! All of this is very helpful info and i will try to incorporate it all into my lifestyle! thanks a lot!
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Some great tips! Soup it is this winter!
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Love this story! I am shouting out the benefits to my mother in law and she heard of most of the suggestions! Where have I been? Thank you for posting!
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Some of these tips are great and some my taste buds would rebel against me (straight vinegar...gack).
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Coconut is awesome! I drink the water almost daily, do oil pulling with it (awesome), and take 2-3 tablespoons a day. When I cook I use it too.
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Vitamins are organic compounds (compounds that contain carbon), and of the 13 that your body needs, 4 are called fat-soluble (A, D, E, and K). Fat-soluble vitamins do not dissolve in water and are stored in your body's fat and liver. As a result, these vitamins can build up in the tissues and become toxic (specifically vitamins A and D).
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Like Mom always said, eat plenty of carrots and you'll see in the dark. That's because carrots contain beta-carotene, a substance that is converted into vitamin A by your body. Vitamin A promotes good vision, as well as healthy skin and the normal growth and maintenance of your bones, teeth, and mucous membranes. What Mom didn't tell you was that beta-carotene is also found in most orange-yellow fruits and vegetables, along with dark green vegetables.
Your body converts beta-carotene into vitamin A only when you need it, so eating foods rich in beta-carotene cannot cause vitamin A toxicity. However, eating huge amounts might turn your skin slightly orange. Not to worry, this condition isn't serious. Simply lay off the orange veggies for a few days and the color will disappear.
Although your body controls the creation of vitamin A from beta-carotene, it has no control when you ingest straight vitamin A, which can be found in vitamin tablets. Over-supplementation can be extremely toxic, resulting in general fatigue and weakness, severe headaches, blurred vision, insomnia, hair loss, menstrual irregularities, skin rashes, and joint pain. In extreme cases, there can be liver and brain damage. Huge doses taken in the prenatal period can cause birth defects.
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Foods rich in vitamin A include: liver, eggs, milk, butter, and cheese.
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Educational meetings are being held in cities across the state Monday-Wednesday and on Monday, officials on the tour made a stop at the Holiday Inn in Manhattan.
Health care providers and Medicaid recipients were able to learn about the program and ask questions.
Kansas has contracted with three new health plans to begin coordinating health care for nearly all Medicaid beneficiaries.
"Kan Care in our new Medicaid program and so, basically what we're changing in Medicaid is that we're having new groups of people who haven't been in managed care Medicaid be brought into that but what that's going to allow us to do is to integrate and coordinate the care across all the different types of providers- behavioral health, physical health, long term care and services. So this integration of care, that's what's really going to provide the improvements in outcomes for our patients and our beneficiaries and so it's important that we talk to the people that are receiving the Medicaid services and also to the providers who are providing those services so that they understand the new program and the new added benefits that are coming," said Dr. Susan Mosier, Kansas Medicaid director.
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William Steig, 95, Dies; Tough Youths and Jealous Satyrs Scowled in His Cartoons
By SARAH BOXER
Published: October 5, 2003
William Steig, whose insouciant cartoons of street-tough kids and squiggly drawings of satyrs, damsels, dogs and drunks delighted and challenged readers of The New Yorker for more than six decades, died Friday in Boston. He was 95.
Mr. Steig was also the author of more than 25 children's books, about brave pigs, dogs, donkeys and other creatures. One of the most popular was ''Shrek!'' which was made into a movie in 2001 and won an Academy Award as the best animated feature film.
The playful, blue-eyed, wire-haired Mr. Steig published his first New Yorker cartoon in 1930. It was a picture of one prison inmate telling another, ''My son's incorrigible, I can't do a thing with him.'' He followed up with more than 1,600 drawings for the magazine and 117 covers, many of which were later published in books of collected drawings.
''He's like Thurber: he doesn't have any offspring,'' said Lee Lorenz, the cartoon editor of The New Yorker for many years and Mr. Steig's biographer. ''His work is extremely personal.''
In the mid-1930's, Mr. Steig began making ''symbolic drawings,'' pen-and-ink works expressing states of mind. Like the poems of E. E. Cummings, they were subconscious excursions rendered on paper. When these drawings came out, nobody had seen anything quite like them.
Mr. Lorenz said cartoonists before him, like Peter Arno and George Price, would do drawings to illustrate a gag someone else had written. But Mr. Steig's humor was visual first and verbal second. Because of him, ''the next generation of artists felt a freedom they never had before,'' Mr. Lorenz said.
Mr. Steig was also credited with changing the nature of the greeting card industry. His symbolic drawings were licensed to appear on cocktail napkins, glasses and cards. ''Greeting cards used to be all sweetness and love,'' he once told The Hartford Courant. ''I started doing the complete reverse -- almost a hate card -- and it caught on.''
William Steig was born on Nov. 14, 1907, in Brooklyn, the son of Joseph Steig, a house painter, and Laura Ebel Steig, a seamstress. His parents, Polish-Jewish immigrants, soon moved their family to the Bronx.
He graduated from high school when he was 15, and studied for two years at City College in New York, three years at the National Academy of Design and five days at Yale. He said he was more interested in swimming and playing touch football than in books and admitted that he had ''a defective education.''
He had ambitions ''to be a professional athlete, or to go to sea like Melville.'' His parents, who were socialists, had ambitions for him, too.
''My parents didn't want their sons to become laborers, because we'd be exploited by businessmen, and they didn't want us to become businessmen, because then we'd exploit the laborers,'' he recalled. ''Since we couldn't afford to study professions, we were encouraged to be artists.''
He said that his father could not find a job during the Depression. ''My two older brothers were married and my kid brother was a kid. So I became the breadwinner,'' he wrote. Mr. Steig began to sell his drawings, and they sold quickly. ''I earned $4,500 the first year, and it was more than our family, then four of us, needed,'' he said.
Mr. Steig's most popular characters, which he drew starting in the 1930's, were tough little squirts who knew the streets and would not take any nonsense from adults. One of them announced from the dinner table, ''I say it's spinach and I say the hell with it.'' It was perhaps Mr. Steig's most oft-repeated line.
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When a book of his cartoons, titled ''Small Fry,'' was published in 1944, The New York Times said: ''What they prove to the parents and elders is that 8-year-olds do not change from one generation to another, that the world of childhood is compounded of miniature terrors and glorious daydreams, and that Mr. Steig -- not to put too fine a point upon it -- is wonderful.''
The year 1936 was a pivotal one for Mr. Steig. He ended his career as a traditional gag cartoonist, spurning one-liners, and he married Elizabeth Mead, the sister of the anthropologist Margaret Mead. Soon after his marriage, he was stacking wood in a shed in Connecticut with his brother Henry when he started whittling figures out of some of the wood. He called all his male figures ''Jason'' and all the female ones ''Tessie.'' Three years later, he had his first one-man show, an exhibition of his carvings, at the Downtown Gallery.
Also in 1936, Mr. Steig started making his ''symbolic drawings,'' line drawings of people enduring shame, embarrassment and other emotional troubles. He drew kleptomaniacs, amnesiacs, people with nausea and lassitude, and less defined characters like the ''one who would like to be left alone'' or the ''pleasant chap but never a friend.''
But when Mr. Steig showed his symbolic drawings to The New Yorker, Mr. Lorenz recalled, the magazine was not interested. A memo written by Harold Ross, the editor, noted that the drawings were very interesting and that someday people would hail him as a genius, but that they were not right for The New Yorker. They were simply, Mr. Lorenz said, ''too personal and not funny enough.'' (This changed when William Shawn took over as the editor of The New Yorker in 1952.)


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7 Bizarre Things That Science Says Make You a Better Athlete
When people think about how scientists can help them be better at sports, they're probably thinking about what cocktail of steroids they can take that won't show up on a urine test. After all, what else can a bunch of four-eyed nerds tell you about sports? Well, if you can fight the urge to pull their underwear over their heads, those eggheads might just have some (legal) tips for you, such as ...
#7. Believing Positive Stereotypes Improves Performance (When Nobody Is Looking)
Sports are rife with harmful stereotypes -- just ask Jeremy Lin what it's like being a Chinese-American playing professional basketball. Unsurprisingly, negative stereotypes and the pressure that comes with them have been shown to hinder athletic performance. With that in mind, researchers decided to turn things around and see whether "positive" stereotypes had the opposite effect.
"Your ethnicity has traditionally been successful in the U.S.!"
In the experiment, white male basketball players watched one of three videos -- one depicting white players as the best free throwers in the NBA, one depicting black players as the best, and one that was completely neutral. The first was supposed to represent a positive stereotype to reinforce that apparently white men can jump after all.
Next, the players were asked to shoot some free throws, wherein half of them were videotaped and the other half were not. The results showed that the players who had been exposed to the positive stereotype performed better, but only if there wasn't any camera. So apparently, they only really believed in themselves as long as nobody was watching.
"OK, everyone turn around for a second."
So we guess the problem is, as interesting as the effect may be, working yourself up with positive stereotypes before the big game probably won't help you much unless you ask the entire audience to close their eyes the whole time.
#6. You Train Better Under Bright Lights
If you're the kind who wakes up before sunrise to train for that big game, new research shows that you may be going about things in entirely the wrong way. If you really want to give your body an athletic boost (and avoid vampire attacks during training), then you should shine some light on the situation.
It's not resisting arrest, it's cardio.
Researchers who wanted to investigate the effect of light on athletic performance exposed some test subjects to low light or bright light for 160 minutes. During the last 40 minutes of the exposure time, the students had to cycle as fast as they could while their pulse, oxygen consumption, and lactate value were monitored. The results revealed that the subjects who were exposed to bright light performed better than those who were exposed to dimmer light.
It turns out that the amount of light you're exposed to has all kinds of effects on your body that you don't notice; namely, it helps regulate your circadian rhythm -- your sleep cycle. No matter how many Red Bulls you slam down, it's the amount of light you're exposed to that tells your body it's time to wake up and start doing shit. When there's no light, it doesn't matter how many pushups you're tearing through -- as far as your body is concerned, it's time to go back to bed and put in a few more hours of shut-eye. This is why the best athletes spend 10 to 15 hours every day staring at the sun, and also why most blind people are terrible at basketball.
They are phenomenal marksmen, however.
#5. Clenching Your Left Hand Defuses Stressful Situations
No matter what game you're playing, chances are that the final moments are going to come down to some edge-of-your-seat high-pressure situation -- that deciding field goal, the crucial free throw in the last seconds of a basketball game, or, if you're desperate for entertainment, that teeth-clenching putt on the 18th hole. If you're an athlete, you know that this moment can be the difference between getting carried out of the stadium by adoring teammates and having spectators shower you with their own poop.
"Do you want me to go chimpanzee on your ass? With my ass?"
Science thinks that there's a simple way to decrease your risk of going home smelling like poop -- athletes can defuse a high-pressure situation just by clenching their left hand. And yes, oddly enough, it does have to be the left hand.
The study tested the skills of experienced athletes of three different sports -- soccer, judo, and badminton (you know, the three most popular ones). In pressure situations, the athletes were asked to squeeze a ball in one of their hands. The results were the same in all three experiments: Those who squeezed a ball in their left hand did just as well as, if not significantly better than, they had done during practice. But, bizarrely, those who squeezed their right hand tended to choke and mess up.
"Just got the call from upstairs. They said execute all the righties."
It's been theorized that this works because the clenching of the left hand might activate the right hemisphere of the brain, which is associated with "superior performance in automated behavior" -- basically, the clenching helps prevent the athlete from overthinking what he's doing, thus letting the action come naturally. Regardless of the outcome of the study, we like to think that the researchers just liked watching people fuck up.
#4. Watching Erotic Movies Boosts Your Potential
Hundreds of expensive, rigorous scientific studies across many decades have concluded that men like to watch a lot of porn. But in case you needed another excuse, studies have also shown that watching porn can improve your sports performance. And we don't just mean by working out the right bicep.
You should probably switch hands every so often.
In the study, a group of athletes were shown short video clips in five different categories -- sad, erotic, aggressive, training motivational, and humorous, which served as a control video. (We here in the Cracked offices can confirm that comedy is the opposite of sports.)
The researchers noted a significant improvement in the athletes' performances after they watched erotic, aggressive, or training films, with the opposite occurring after the funny and sad videos. It's believed that this has something to do with testosterone, which plays an important role in the growth of muscle mass and strength and increased bone density. Saliva samples taken from the athletes showed that watching the erotic or aggressive videos gave the participants' testosterone levels a short-term boost.
"It's the eyyyyyyyyyye of the tiger ..."
The only problem is that it's hard to take advantage of the effect -- after looking at porn, most people would rather look at more porn than go out and play football.


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The head of Kentucky's public schools has been elected to lead a national panel of state school officers.
The Kentucky Department of Education says in a news release that Terry Holliday was elected president of the Council of Chief State School Officers' Board of Directors for 2013-14.
The nonpartisan group advocates for public education issues nationwide.
Holliday, who has been Kentucky's education commissioner since 2009, has been on the council's board for two years.
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Bring your lunch to the Bluffton Branch Library each Tuesday at Noon and enjoy a film. We'll provide dessert! Full movie listing is available at the Bluffton Branch Library.
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A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims. Based on the Lee Child novel series featuring Jack Reacher.


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Minister of Higher Education Dr. Khalid Mohammed Al Anqari opened the First International Conference on Biotechnology in Riyadh today.
The three-day conference, entitled "Towards A Knowledge-Based Economy," was organized by the KSU Center of Excellence in Biotechnology Research at the King Fahd Cultural Center.
Dr. Abdullah Al-Doss, the director of the center, said that the conference will focus on the most important applications of biotechnology in the fields of medicine, agriculture, science, industry, economics and the environment.
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I have an application to manage a users Facebook notifications, the app requests offline_access as well as manage notifications permissions. My logs have been filling up with Facebook errors, I understand that the change password error is going to happen, but what I don't understand is why I am getting these errors:
Facebook Error: Error validating access token: Session has expired at unix time 1320012000. The current unix time is 1320191317. Facebook Error: (#200) The "manage_notifications" permission is required in order to query the user's notifications.
They are occurring way too often to be users just rejecting the permissions and the access tokens that are expiring have expirations of 0


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Parents Weekend Performances
Posted by Georgy Cohen in Alumni, Community, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering, Student Experience, Students, Video on October 27, 2010
This past weekend, Jumbos invited their parents back to the Hill for a look at things they might have missed in previous visits. Tours, lectures, and performances showcased all the great things students are involved with everyday. Check out videos from some of the performances that highlighted the weekend.
S-Factor performing "Angel"
Essence performing "I Feel Like Going On"
Beelzebubs performing "Sweet Caroline"


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I saw there's a Wordpress plugin that prevents people from using right click on text or images, called WP Protect. I was wondering if there's a way to hardcode it into Wordpress instead of using a plugin.
What I'm worried about is mainly the images. Being able to mark text is perfectly fine with me.
I tried to find tutorials for this, but all I could find was the plugin I mentioned.


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Several months ago a paper was posted at http://arxiv.org/abs/1001.4164 called "Another way of answering Henri Poincaré's fundamental question." The author gave a talk on it today at my institution. If it's correct, it is a major breakthrough in terms of proof length (~10 pages). However, it is very outside my specialty. There's apparently been very little feedback, but the author is ok with public discussion. Therefore, can anyone say whether they have read the paper? Whether it is correct, missing details, clearly flawed, or what have you?
I had a quick look. Although I haven't found a specific error, as far as I can tell, he's not using the hypothesis of simple-connectivity anywhere in an essential way. Even though he posits this as a hypothesis in Prop. 5.6, the proof of this proposition works for any manifold with 2-sphere boundary (also, Prop. 4.4 works for any homology ball). Thus, in Step (4) of his proof of Prop. 5.8, when he refers to Prop. 5.6, this step is not making essential use of simple-connectivity.
I also Had a quick look (maybe a little less quick), and although I very much like the other answer, which illustrates that it may be difficult to fix, I may have found a more specific error, which may be more helpfull as an answer to the question.
Firstly, I am a little confused as to what constitutes a stratification. I see two possibilities:
1) The one which is actually defined which allows the following stratification: $S_1=S_2=D^2\times [0,1]$ and they are glued along a closed disc in the interior of $D^2\times \{1\}$ of $S_1$ and the same disc in the interior of $D^2 \times \{0\}$ in $S_2$.
2) The one which I think is implied at some points: $S_i$ and $S_{i+1}$ may only be identified such that $U(S_i) \cup L(S_{i+1})$ is in fact a sub-surface in the 3-manifold.
I will describe my problems related to both definitions:
In the proof of prop 5.8 parts (2-3-4) he attaches "3-cell"s (I would write 3-disc as to avoid confusion with CW complex attachments of cells, or attach both a 2-cell and a 3-cell) $W$, and extends the stratification.
If we work under definition 2) above then this seems generally impossible because you would often also have to attach it at the top of $S_{i+1}$ to get the extra surface assumption in 2).
If we work under definition 1) above then this doesn't even make the new $F_{i+1}$ a surface in the simple example described above.


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If you forgot to add a critical insert in the 'Amidah (one of the special additions to Shemoneh 'Esreh at certain times of the year, eg., HaMelech HaKadosh, Ya'aleh VeYavo, etc.), and you realize at the next service that you definitely forgot to say it earlier (eg., you got the date wrong and someone pointed it out to you, or you forgot the next time also but you heard the Sha"Tz say it), do you need to make up for it (Tashlumin, perhaps because it is as if your earlier prayer did not happen), or is Tashlumin not warranted (perhaps because it was a flawed, but fulfilled, prayer)?
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Do you do a Tashlumin (make-up) on a Shemoneh 'Esreh if you later realize that you forgot a critical insert?
The sefer "Shegiyos Mi Yavin" (a compilation of the laws of mistakes in davening and brochos) writes (Chapter 14 Seif 4) - my own translation:
Essentially, yes you should still pray Tashlumin if you would have had to go back and pray at the time.
However, this is only true if you would make up for your mistake. However, if you forget Yaaleh veYavo at Mincha on the last day of Rosh Chodesh then saying two Maarivs wouldn't solve anything because you don't make up the missed Yaaleh veYavo. You can still pray a second time as a Nedava if you want (assuming it isn't Shabbat or Yom Tov).
However, this is only true if the thing you skipped was not essential to Shmoneh Esrei (ie do we consider your earlier prayer a messed up prayer or a non-prayer?). If it was essential, then it is as if you didn't pray and you have to pray Tashlumin just like regular. Examples of things which are essential include Shabbat and Yom Tov according to one opinion in Tosfot (though we rule it is a doubt and one should pray Tashlumin as a Nedava if possible).
Source for the above: Shulchan Aruch OC 108:11 and Mishna Berura there
Additionally, Rabbi Chaim Soloveichik of Brisk in Chiddushei HaGrach al haShas II (Stencils) page 36 writes that Tal uMatar is considered essential while Yaaleh veYavo is not.
According to what I learned, you would not need to do Tashlumim if you realized at the next service that you have missed a critical insert.


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Chevy's W-Series— the 348 and 409 - Gone, But Not ForgottenWritten by on August 1, 2012 Contributors: Eric Geisert
When Chevrolet introduced the 265 V-8 in 1955 it was truly revolutionary. It was the little engine that could and set performance standards that all other engines would be measured by. But while the public went nuts over the new small-block, the engineers inside GM had some concerns. As good as the new engine was it did have some limitations on displacement and low-end torque. Chevy needed an engine that could not only haul around the heavier cars that were on the horizon but could be used in trucks as well.
While the 348/409 series are often thought to be called W engines because of the shape of the valve covers, the designation actually came from GM engineers. To find a powerplant that would meet their future needs Chevrolet began working on several new configurations, which during testing were identified as engines W, X, and Y. The X and Y engines were the larger displacement versions of the 265; the W used a new block and heads and was larger and 110 pounds heavier. Ultimately, the W design was chosen and the letter designation stuck.
One of the most unusual features of the W-series engines can be found under the heads. Rather than conventional combustion chambers in the heads, these engines have them in the cylinders. The decks of the blocks are at a 74-degree angle to the centerline of the cylinders, that, coupled with an angled crown on the pistons, results is the W's unique combustion chambers. (It should be noted that some marine and truck engines had small combustion chambers in the heads due to lower compression.)
One of the advantages to the W's combustion chamber design was the turbulence created and the resulting fast moving flame front. This created an engine that had lots of low-end torque and was resistant to detonation—two qualities that made these engines suited to use in heavy cars and trucks.
Like its smaller brethren, the W engines used tubular pushrods and stud-mounted rockers, and the blocks were cast iron with two-bolt main caps. A departure from the small-block design, oil was delivered to the mains by a gallery running low in the block on the left side. Of course the W's most identifiable features are the scalloped rocker covers. The 348
The W-series engines were first introduced in October 1957 for the '58 model year. They had a bore of 4.125 inches and a stroke of 3.25 inches, and were available in cars through 1961 and trucks through 1964.
When introduced the base 348 was called the Turbo-Thrust and produced 250 hp, the Super Turbo-Thrust with three two-barrel carburetors was rated at 280 hp. Late in 1958, the Special Turbo-Thrust with a single four-barrel was rated at 305 horses and there was more to come. For 1959 and 1960, horsepower rose to 320, and 335 for the Carter AFB-equipped four-barrel version and three-deuce edition, respectively. Then in 1961, horsepower was bumped to 340 with a single four-barrel, and 350 with Tri-power. The 409
The 409 was introduced at the end of 1961. With a bore of 4.3125 inches and a stroke of 3.5 inches it had a solid lifter cam, a single Carter AFB, and was rated at 360 hp. Due to the late introduction, there were just 142 Impala SS 409 cars produced, making them very rare.
In 1962 the base version of the 409 produced 360 hp with a single Carter AFB, it was later increased to 380 horses, still with a single four-barrel. With the introduction of twin AFBs, better heads, and a more aggressive cam, the 409 grew to 409 hp. Thanks in part to the Beach Boys October release, everyone was singing the praises of the 409.
By 1963 there were three versions of the 409: the 340 horse with a single four-barrel and a hydraulic cam, the 400 horse with a single carb and a solid lifter cam, and the 425 hp with 11.25:1 compression, solid lifters, and two four-barrels.
The 409s available for 1964 remained the same as the previous year, however the 425-horse version would be discontinued at the end of the production run. For 1965 only, the 340- and the 400-horse 409s were available, and by mid-year the engine had been replaced with the 396. The 427 (Z11)
A special version of the 409 engine was available from Chevrolet as part of Regular Production Option (RPO) Z11. A factory creation for drag racers, it included an aluminum 427ci engine based on the W design with a longer stroke, high-rise two-piece aluminum intake manifold, and dual Carter AFB carbs. With a 13.5:1 compression ratio and a wild solid lifter cam the engine had a ridiculously low rating of 430 hp. Telling Them Apart
There are a few visual differences that distinguish a 348 from a 409. The most obvious is the dipstick location. The 348 has it on the left, or driver side; the 409 has it on the right, or passenger side. However, since the pans are interchangeable, it's a simple matter to make one look like the other.
Another telltale indicator is the crankshaft flange. All Ws had a forged crank; the 348 had a round flywheel flange and the 409 was D-shaped.
Of course for absolute identification the casting numbers are the best. They can be found on the back of the block behind the left head and can be researched on several Internet sites. Shaver Builds Them Both
The Shaver family has been invoiced in racing since the '30s when Offenhauser racing engines came to them for manufacturing and machining services. In 1976, Ron Shaver began engine development for his first sprint car engine built for Tom Hunt of Hunt Magnetos. Since then Shaver Racing Engines has grown to one of the premier race engine builders with the most advanced equipment and testing facilities around. He and his Shaver Racing Engine teams have compiled over 30 open-wheel championships through the '80s and '90s. Now, in the 21st century, Shaver engines prove themselves time and time again. Claiming victories at the most prestigious races across the country, including the Knoxville Nationals, King's Royal, The World 100, The Gold Cup, The DIRT Cup, and Syracuse. Shaver has become the name top racers could count on for consistency and reliability with unmatched horsepower; he also knows a thing or two about 348s and 409s, and recently built both.
To power the 2011 AMSOIL/STREET RODDER Road Tour '55, Shaver bored a 409 to 4.350 inches and lengthened the stroke to 4 inches to create a 474-inch torque. Equipped with JE pistons, a SCAT crank and rods, along with a COMP Cams hydraulic roller cam and gear, the big W cranked out 550 hp on the dyno. But thanks to the FAST fuel-injection system the engine started easily every time, idled without loading up, and performed flawlessly.
The smaller of the two engines started life as a 348 and now displaces 440 inches, thanks to a 4.185-inch bore and a 4-inch stroke. It also uses SCAT rods and crank and COMP Cams valvetrain components, including a hydraulic roller cam.
Regardless of the intended use, race or street, Shaver's engine building reputation comes from a combination of scrupulous attention to detail and the latest and greatest equipment in an immaculate facility. When Shaver's team builds an engine, perfection is the goal. Our 409 was line honed to ensure the main bearing bores were perfectly aligned, which eliminates any excess friction. From that true centerline the decks can be made the same height and parallel to the crank, which standardizes the compression ratios in all cylinders.
With the block blueprinted, the crankshaft and all the parts attached to it are balanced for smoothness and longevity. All clearances are checked and when it's time to put it all together final assembly takes place in surroundings that are clean enough to make any mother proud.
The final touch on our Road Tour engine was a dyno test and tune session. With timing and air/fuel ratios optimized, it was ready to go—and we can tell you it really does just that.
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When Ron Shaver builds an engine, nothing is taken for granted. The 348 was line honed to ensure the main bearing bores were true.To eliminate the possibility of the stock press-in oil gallery plugs blowing out, Shaver drills and taps the block for screw-in pipe plugs.Once the centerline of the mains is established, all other dimensions, such as deck height and bore centers, can be established.Note the steps in the top of the cylinders. They allow the ring compressor to set on an edge so the pistons can be installed easily.Aftermarket rods are a worthwhile investment in any engine. Forged I-beam replacements from SCAT were used in the 348 and the 409.Shaver does crank balancing in-house. After all the individual parts attached to the crank are balanced and weighed, the same amount of weight is added to the rod journals so the crank can be spin balanced.
COMP Cams offers retrofit roller hydraulic camshafts for a variety of early engines, including the 348/409.Another difference in the early 348 block is the use of a rope rear main seal. Later engines use a conventional lip seal. Photo courtesy of Best Gaskets.To allow for cam tuning, Shaver used a COMP Cams sprocket and chain set in the 348. The offset bushings allow the cam to be installed advanced, retarded, or "straight up."COMP Cams roller lifters reduce the friction that is typical with flat tappets. That's a huge advantage with today's oils with reduced zinc levels.Roller cams need some means to control fore and aft cam movement. This thrust button pushes on the timing cover and prevents the cam from moving forward. The gear keeps it from moving to the rear.The 348 was equipped with a Melling high-volume oil pump. W motors require a unique intermediate shaft to connect to the distributor. The two pieces of clay on the pickup help identify oil pan clearance.
Here the difficulty knocking the pistons in a W motor can be seen. If the ring compressor hits the deck unevenly the rings can pop out, snag on the block, and break.The unique combustion chambers of 348s/409s are in the cylinders, they are formed by the angled deck and piston heads.W motors require a unique distributor as the housing diameter is different from other Chevy V-8s. MSD can provide the proper piece.To ensure proper valvetrain geometry, Shaver used a COMP Cams adjustable test pushrod to determine the required lengths (intake and exhausts are different).


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When dealing with emails, there are many that I have sent (and so the "action item" is done), but I am waiting for a reply (and want to follow-up if I don't get a reply in a reasonable amount of time). What are ways to deal with that "waiting for response" category of emails?
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Most email systems include a feature with this specific goal in mind.
In Microsoft Outlook, "Flag for Follow Up" is the best way to achieve this goal. You can even mark a date when you are following up.
In GMail, consider using the "starred mail" feature for areas that require a response.
Create folders based on when you need to hear back. I have folders for each month of the year and "current week." I go through "current week" twice a week and reply to anything that need be. The months are because there are things I need to follow up on farther in the future. In practice, I only use a few at a time but it is easier having them all.
If you use Gmail, there is an excellent extension for Chrome and Firefox called "ActiveInbox." It basically inserts buttons for "Action", "Waiting On", and "Some Day" labels. You can then automatically sort those labeled emails to show up at the top of your inbox if you wish. It basically does what some of the other people in this thread are suggesting, but it's integrated right into Gmail so you don't have to do anything yourself.
It really depends on what you want, you can choose being constantly reminded (by seeing the emails) or just a warning after a specified amount of time to follow-up that day with the people involved.
I use both depending on the urgency - if it's something I need a quick answer I'll keep it visible, but if it's something that'll wait a week or more I'll set up a reminder.
So, on to the how:
Constant Reminder
I use Google Mail as my main (web)mail interface. There's a very useful feature on the Labs called Multiple Inboxes - it allows you to have several inboxes, each defined by a search.
That way you can have:
So if I want to keep a "waiting on someone" email visible, I just label it accordingly (i.e. waiting and work labels) and it'll sit in my inbox all the time.
I've been using this for more than a year, I think. Works great for me.
Follow-Up reminders
Sometimes you have something that you're waiting on that has a lower urgency. I don't like to have those emails together with the more urgent ones (focus on the important), so I setup a reminder for a couple days before the deadline to follow-up.
There are multiple tools out there, my personal choice is FollowUp.cc. You just bcc: an email to a predefined address (e.g. firstname.lastname@example.com for 1 week from now) and archive the email. After the time has expired you'll get an email reminder to follow-up with that email.
The difference between cc'ing or bcc'ing to FollowUp.cc is that if you cc: the system reminds all the recipients. Can be useful if you just need to remind the other parties and not directly follow-up with them.
If you have any questions about this just comment and I'll try to clarify. :)
Hope this helps.
I tend to just tag them with "@Waiting On" in gmail, and then make checking it part of my weekly review. If I need to check in before that, I still throw them in "@Waiting On," but I make note on my calendar.
'Flagging' those emails, as many answers recommend it's a great way to deal with those emails, althought, it all depends on the amount of those 'balls in the air' you have at the same time.
If you have too many, i bet you'll find yourself at some point filled with an unmanageable list of awaiting issues,
So, in those situations i recommend to use another tool connected with the email, there are many of them out there, i will just drop here a couple i have been working with on a Mac, both of them are excelent tools (very affordable), and oriented to follow a GTD methodology,
To enter a new task related to that email 'waiting for reply' you just need to drag and drop the email to the application, add the extra notes you want to have (if theres any..) and set up a deadline for it.
I addressed this in my answer about how to deal with email
I basically make a "@Waiting for" Task for such e-mails. Like that I only work with/follow-up Tasks and just file the e-mail.
I use the GTD Outlook Add-in for this and add the context "@W4 - xxx" with xxx a person, department or company abbreviation so i can sort on all "waiting for's" for that particular person, dep't or company.
If you use Gmail then I can suggest using Boomerang plug-in (Firefox/Chrome). It allows you to "boomerang" your sent messages back to your Inbox in a given period of time or notify you if you don't hear back from someone in a given time. You can then set up a workflow for handling these "boomerangs".
Nobody mentioned actually walking up to the recipient and reminding them verbally that you're waiting for an answer. Sometimes (when it's possible), it can be the best solution


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Is there also a Spanish word for chairman? The ones I have seen for chairman are "presidente" but that doesn't make sense to me because I immediately think of the word president instead of chairman.
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The translation is "presidente" for most cases, but in few contexts you may look up the exact term. Looking at the definition, you can see that "presidente" covers anybody that is the head or leader of boards, clubs, associations..., not being important the size of the board or the powers and duties he/she may have.
About the gender agreement, the recommended form for both men and women is "presidente" (el presidente, la presidente) as in others words ended in "-ente", but it is widely used as well "la presidenta".
In Puerto Rico, "Chairman of the Board" is translated to "Presidente de la Junta" or "Director de la Junta", CEO = "Director Ejecutivo".. To shorten "Chairman", we use the slang "Lider".
As stated in the comments, "Presidente/a" is used in many contexts. You can be the Presidente of a fan club, a neighbour's community, any small association... It also applies for financial companies.
"Presidente" or "Presidenta" is the exact translation for "chairman", specially in corporate environments.


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MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) -- Manhattan prides itself on being a bicycle-friendly community. For some, including many Kansas State University students, it's their only means of transportation. But Riley County police say bike thieves have been very busy.
"We've had a dramatic increase in the past three months in regards to the theft of bicycles. They're being stolen from bike racks, off the back porches of peoples' residences. It's not just affecting the college students. It's affecting people that can't afford an automobile and use their bikes to get to and from their place of employment. What's coming in, meaning report-wise, are your higher-end, expensive bikes that are being reported to us as being stolen," said Darla King, Community Relations Officer for the Riley County Police Department.
"It's also a big business as far as the thieves go. They're making money. They're either chopping them up or selling the bikes on Craigslist," she added.
Big Poppi Bicycle Company in Aggieville is working with police to spread the word about the right way to lock up your bike the best locks to use.
They say to steer clear of standard cable locks that can be easily cut with cable cutters.
"U-style locks (starting at $26) are going to be the most safe. They are a solid steel bar reinforced by a solid steel locking system….The way that these are the most effective is if you go through the frame. You don't want to lock just the wheels because on a lot of nicer bikes, the wheels are easily taken on and off with a quick release. So run the lock through the rear wheel and through the frame simultaneously so then all you have to do is lock it in place," explained Big Poppi co-owner Aaron Apel.
Some of the locks even come with an insurance plan in case the lock fails.
"Part of the reason that the nicer bikes are becoming the targets is because these thieves have realized that people are not spending the amount of money that they should on a lock that can adequately protect their nicer bike," Apel told WIBW.
He encourages victims to report bike thefts to police.
"File a report if your bike is stolen. Go through those proper procedures… If you have renter's insurance if you're a student or if you're still a dependent under your parents' insurance, you can file claims for these items that are stolen and that's one way that you can soften the blow of the bike being stolen. Other than that, it's park your bike in a well-lit area, use a proper lock. Very small steps can make a big difference in the likelihood of your bike falling victim to being stolen," he said.
"Now that they are cutting the locks, try to bring your bike inside and make sure it's secured that way. And also, if you someone in your neighborhood, in your area, that you feel is acting suspiciously, call us," Officer King added.


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WEIRTON — Never Alone West Virginia, held at the Weirton Event Center, brought together members of the community to show support for those struggling with addiction....
As a recovering addict I wish more events such as this were held in this area. I wish I had known about this one I would have done my best to find a way to it. Hope there are more good "healthy" events to come.
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Have you ever noticed that yawning is so contagious it can spread round a room like a Mexican wave? Scientists still aren't in agreement as to why this happens but one idea is that the phenomenon depends on our capacity for empathy. This finds support in a new study showing for the first time that children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, in whom empathy is believed to be impaired, are immune to the contagious effects of yawning.
Twenty-four children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder - mostly boys aged between 7 and 15 years - and twenty-five age-matched non-autistic children, watched a series of 7-second videos showing people yawning. Control videos showed people opening their mouths but not yawning. Between each video, one-minute long silent cartoons kept the children's attention.
Footage of the children taken while they were watching the videos showed, as expected, that the non-autistic children yawned more during and after seeing a video of a person yawning, than after watching a control video. By contrast, the children with autism yawned no more after seeing a yawn video than after a control video – they appeared to be immune to the contagious effects of yawning. This remained true even after the researchers controlled for the effects of age and intelligence.
Past research has found that seeing the eye region of someone yawn is key to the yawn's contagious effects. So perhaps the fact that people with autism are known to focus more on the mouth region of people's faces, rather than the eyes, could partly explain the current findings.
Atsushi Senju and colleagues said their results "support the claim that contagious yawning and the capacity of empathy share common neural and cognitive mechanisms." They added it would be interesting for future research to look at whether contagious yawning is impaired in other conditions in which empathy is compromised, such as psychopathy or frontal-temporal dementia.
Senju, A., Maeda, M., Kikuchi, Y., Hasegawa, T., Tojo, Y. & Osanai, H. (In Press). Absence of contagious yawning in children with autistic spectrum disorder. Biological Letters.
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Children with autism are immune to contagious yawning
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I was told by my science teacher a while ago that yawning is contagious because when you yawn, you take in a vast amount of oxygen in the air surrounding you and therefore, the nearest person yawns as that person isn't getting enough oxygen... and it goes like a wave!ReplyDelete
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To open port 80 on my Amazon AMI VM, I need to do "ec2-authorize default -p 80". Should I do this on my home machine or on the VM itself?
Since running ec2-authorize requires a private key, I'm guessing I run it on my home machine for security. I'm confused because ec2-authorize comes preinstalled on my VM (it's in ec2-user's path, but not root's), and that's the one place I shouldn't use it? Or is this for those cases where one VM controls others?


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Hello. I'd like to solve the following optimization problem.
$P_i$ is a 6x6 matrix
$X$, $Y$ is a 6xk matrix
$w_i$ is a kx1 vector
$diag(w_i)$ is a square diagonal matrix with diagonal entries equal to $w_i$
$\min_{w_i} ~ ||P_i - X diag(w_i) Y^T||_F^2$
So the question is how to optimize over $diag(w_i)$.
Does anyone know how to take derivative wrt a diagonal matrix?
Or would it work if treat $diag(w_i)$ as a square matrix, solve it,
and then set off-diagonal entries to zeros?


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Forgive me if this seems trivial to you. But, I do need your advice.
I am self-studying computer programming, now want to study Algorithms and Data Structures. All respected texts in A&DS talk in mathematical terms. I have not studied mathematics at higher levels. So I find it difficult to follow.
Please suggest me books / resources wherein I can self-study the prerequisite mathematical knowledge.
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The 2011 Car Craft Summer NationalsWritten by John McGann on October 23, 2011 Contributors: Douglas Glad
What a summer it has been: The stock market took a dive, fuel costs fluctuated wildly, and record numbers of people remain unemployed. While Congress can't seem to agree on how to fix our stagnant economy, if polled, they would all reach across the aisle to issue this decree: The '11 Car Craft Summer Nationals presented by GM Performance Division was a resounding success. Even a Minnesota state government shutdown couldn't crush the spirit of our faithful readers and show-goers, though for a few tense moments we worried a potential closure of the fairgrounds would scuttle this year's show.
It seems the fairgrounds are staffed with enough nongovernment employees that it remained open throughout, while most government institutions were shuttered. So it was business as usual at our summer home-away- from-home, and people turned out in droves seeking a fun distraction amid the sea of depressing reality. And we offered distractions galore. Cars? Of course. What's your pleasure? We had Pro Street, Pro Touring, monster trucks, family trucksters, sleepers, rat rods, and pro-beaters in attendance. Girls? Yup. The fairer sex was well represented in the crowd. A few of them were even brave enough to show some skin in the Miss Car Craft Summer Nationals bikini contest. Food? Check. The fairgrounds were sporting a couple of new fine dining establishments this year, and the food stands that have typically been closed in the past were open for business this weekend, serving the best Midwestern fair food we've had the pleasure of sampling. Kids? Yeah, we even planned activities for future car crafters like Revell's Make-N-Take. Someone smarter than we staffers pitched the idea to the folks at Revell, and they agreed to provide model kits of a '69 Camaro (what else would you expect?) for kids and their parents to put together. Competition? Naturally, Real Street Eliminator returned to the show for the third straight year. Pitting old cars against new cars in a series of challenges, we crowned three champions (Vettes and Vipers were grouped in a separate class) on Sunday afternoon, the results of which may surprise you. Knowledge? That was also new this year at the Royal Purple DIY garage. We invited several of our vendors to give panel discussions on their latest products and innovations in 60-minute sessions throughout the weekend. We also introduced the Car Craft Pro-Builder Shootout presented by Pioneer Car Audio this year, a competition among some of the nation's top builders who were cool enough to attend the show. The winner was chosen completely by you, our readers. If that wasn't enough entertainment for the most blue-blooded car lover, you'd better check your pulse—you might actually be deceased.
The Crowd
One compelling reason to go to the Summer Nationals is for the camaraderie. It's like hanging out with more than 30,000 of your closest friends who brought more than 5,000 vehicles, and all of them want to talk cars.
The Cars
The Car Craft Summer Nationals presented by GM Performance Division always draws a stellar group of cars, but there are a few that stand out, even in this worthy group. Here are some of the highlights.
GM Cars
The Competition
The QA1 autocross, the Mobil 1 Launch Box, and the Lucas Oil chassis dyno were open to all registered participants. It didn't matter whether you were making more than 1,000 hp, like Wayne's Elco, Andy Wickes and his crew would run your car and give you the good (or bad) news. Check out the footage on CarCraft.com.
The Pros
The Car Craft Pro Builder of the Year was the brainchild of our new publisher, Ed Zinke (Chicago native—Go Bears!). He sent invitations to the country's top builders, and they answered the call, appearing at our show with their latest creations. The winner was selected not by us jaded staffers, but by public voting, both online and at the show in Pioneer's display booth, who sponsored the event.
In attendance were:
- Woody's Hot Rodz
- The Ring Brothers
- The Roadster Shop
- Schwartz Performance
- Route 66 Motorsports
- Rad Rides by Troy
The Seminars
A new feature this year was the Royal Purple DIY Garage. Reps from Tremec Transmissions, Pioneer, QA1, Miller Electric, Rust-Oleum, and Royal Purple gave seminars and answered questions about their product lines.
Child's Play
The Awards
Also this year, we editors decided to give away some awards. Keeping with our Camaro Craft stigma, we awarded a Best '69 Camaro award separately from the other manufacturers' awards. It was admittedly difficult to decide, but we came up with winners for the following categories:
Best in show, Mopar Editor's Choice
Patrick O'Leary, '68 Plymouth Road Runner
Best in Show, Chevrolet
Bob Lemire, '66 Chevrolet Chevelle
Best in Show, '69 Camaro Scott Buechler, '69 Chevrolet Camaro (seemed appropriate)
Best in Show, Ford
Ray Kobler, '70 Ford Mustang Mach 1
Best in Show, Buick/Olds/Pontiac
Pete Weyers, '65 Oldsmobile 4-4-2
Best in Show, Brand X
Dave Poferl, '73 AMC Gremlin
Best in Show, Pro Street
Bill Wood, '70 Chevrolet Nova
Best in Show, Pro Touring
Ryan Buck, '63 Chevrolet Nova
Top Gun Paint
Chuck Holmlund, '65 Chevrolet Nova
Innovation Award
Mark Dominick, '58 Chevrolet Stepside Pickup
The Girls
Yes, everyone loves the Miss Car Craft Summer Nationals contest. Except maybe the local parole officers. This year, the girls were hotter than ever. Check it out:
People Pointing at Stuff
Paying the Bills
The Car Craft Summer Nationals simply would not happen without the help of the following companies. Thank you very much for your support.
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Coming Next Year
More of the same. Emphasis on more: more cars, more girls, more crowds, more food, more burnouts, more seminars, more family stuff, more girls (yes, again), and more fun. We expect to see you there.
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Once inside, cars and crowds mingled in a massive throng of skin and steel. Sometimes a little more skin than we needed to see.Keith Sand's '66 GTO stopped us dead in our tracks. He bought it in 1974 and drag raced it for 17 years. He spent the following 10 years carefully restoring it, just getting it back on the road for this year's show.Pontiac purists will cry foul upon seeing the big-block Chevy under the hood, but the car is so nice, we weren't put off. Keith was proud to point out that the body is all original steel, and he's making enough power to run low 10s at the dragstrip.The supercharger positively dwarfs the big-block between the fenders and drew gawkers everywhere Wayne drove it.
Frankly, this show couldn't happen without financial help from GM Performance Division. We honestly appreciate GMPD's presence and loved the fleet of cars and engines it brought to display. Among them were several versions of the new Camaro, the E-Rod '55 Chevy, the awesome Z06X Corvette, and one of the last Buick GNXs ever to be made. Go to CarCraft.com/videos and check out all nine GM Performance Division videos.While we weren't racing to theaters to see it, Bumblebee from the new Transformers movie was instantly recognizable, especially to kids in the crowd. GM Performance Division ran a couple of parade laps through the fairgrounds with Bumblebee in the lead.GM also brought several of its historic engines to the show. Here's the legendary "Mystery Motor" 427 big-block.Also noteworthy was the Cadillac 331ci V8. Along with an Oldsmobile version of the same model year, this engine was the first domestic overhead-valve V8 in mass production.Autocross is a good test of driver skill and car setup. Check out Ryan Buck piloting his '63 Nova to the best time overall of the entire weekend. We totally loved Ryan's Pro-Beater formula—a killer drivetrain and suspension underneath a fresh-from-the-barn exterior. Look for more of these cars in CC.
No, the TCI burnout contest wasn't part of Real Street Eliminator (maybe we should re-think that. . .), but yes, it was a highlight of the afternoon on both Saturday and Sunday. Nothing draws a crowd like tire smoke. Stern looks from the burnout contest winners.A downpour on Saturday morning sent some of the Pro Builders scurrying to hide their cars inside the Progress Center. That was fortuitous, as lots of people came into the building to duck the rain and had plenty of time to scrutinize the cars and place well-informed votes. In the foreground is a '69 Camaro built by Woody's Hot Rodz, from Bright, Indiana. Also pictured are the Pioneer triplet Camaros and two Mustangs by the Ring Brothers.The Woody's Camaro is a modern-day version of a ZL1, complete with an all-aluminum big-block 427 under the hood. Other cool parts include an Art Morrison chassis, handmade headers, a T56 Magnum trans, and an aluminum front end from Auto Metal Direct.Jeff Schwartz, owner of Schwartz Performance, brought Jim Galloway's '65 GTO we featured way back in our Jan. '07 issue, along with some of his brand-new chassis designs.Rad Rides by Troy displayed some car porn of its own in the form of its latest chassis, plus Novacane, Rad Rides' '70 Nova project car.We were blown away by the craftsmanship that went into just dressing up the 572 big-block in Rad Rides' Novacane.Simple and subtle accurately describe Route 66 Motorsports' Pro-Ride Nova. It combines classic good looks with modern fuel injection, electronic powertrain controls, and full Heidt's suspension.
Mike and Jim Ring brought two of their latest Mustang builds. Bail Out is a '66 that packs a Keith Craft engine, a six-speed trans, and a Chassisworks suspension. Dragon is a '70 with a Roush 427ci engine. Many of the exterior body panels are made from carbon fiber and incorporate Ring Brothers' products in their build.Ultimately, the Ring Brothers came out on top based on the public's vote. Jim Ring was present to accept the trophy.Ever wonder how a shock absorber works? You'd know now if you had attended a QA1 seminar. Cory Flynn knows his stuff.Tremec's Nate Tovey tells us swapping manual transmissions into older muscle cars has never been more popular. The new T56 Magnum is built to handle more than 700 hp at high rpm, making it an ideal candidate for today's crop of high-revving, high-horsepower engines.Several lucky people got free oil changes during the Royal Purple seminars. They also got to witness this cool lift in action. The EZcarlift is an affordable lift that is portable, easy to use, and can raise a 4,400-pound car to a maximum height of 26 inches. Check them out at EZCarLift.com.Revell's Make-N-Take was a new feature that seemed to be a big hit with families in attendance. Revell provided model kits free of charge to children (and their big-kid parents) to put together on Saturday afternoon.Seven-year-old Logan Lighthall (left) and his 11-year-old brother Jacob stopped building long enough to smile for the camera and tell us how awesome their dad Rick's '55 Chevy is. In a few years these guys will be driving cars of their own to the Summer Nationals.Patrick O'Leary's ultrarare '68 Hemi Road Runner is always at the Summer Nationals. Plus it's awesome, so we awarded it Editor's Choice.
Another perennial favorite is Chuck Holmlund and his '65 Nova. The paintjob is flawless, thus he got the Top Gun Paint award.
Among this year's judges was Dennis Overholser of Painless Performance, a new sponsor to the show (provided as a hint to future new show sponsors). Ultimately, former Miss Car Craft Summer Nationals Missy Trow awarded this year's tiara to Chrissy Wood (in the black bikini). Chrissy is also a former Miss Car Craft Summer Nationals winner from two years ago. Runners-up were Savannah Anderson (left) and Rachael Buchannan.


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The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to Principal Investigators (PI's) and departments for managing Federally funded equipment in accordance with Federal Office of Budget and Management (OMB) Circulars, sponsor requirements and University policies.
This policy is applicable to NYU equipment acquired with Federal funding. Equipment can be acquired through purchase, fabrication, donation or transfer from another institution.
Tagging and recording of equipment is the responsibility of Asset Management which records property over the capitalization threshold (i.e., $3,000) into the Fixed Asset Records and identifies the equipment with a unique NYU tag number to identify equipment acquired with Federal funding. A property/equipment record should be maintained accurately and include the following data elements:
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Upon completion or termination of a grant or contract, a physical inventory of all Federally-owned property shall be conducted. Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) will conduct the final physical inventory and report the results to the sponsor.
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As long as the Federal Government continues to support the project or program for which the equipment was purchased, the following rule must be followed:
If the equipment is owned by the Federal Government, use on other activities not sponsored by the Federal Government must be authorized by the Federal awarding agency. User charges must be treated as program income.
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The department completes an NYU Asset Surplus Form to request authorization for disposal of any NYU Asset, and/or to report any surplus items.
For disposal of Federally funded equipment, an NYU Asset Surplus Form must be forwarded to SPA before Asset Management authorizes disposal of the item. Federally funded equipment may be vested in i) NYU or ii) the Federal government (i.e., government-owned property).
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Acquisition Cost of Equipment - The price of the property including the cost of modifications, attachments, accessories or auxiliary apparatus necessary to make the property usable for the purpose for which it was acquired. Other charges, such as installation, transportation, taxes, duty, protective in-transit insurance, shall be included if these costs are listed on the same invoice.
Asset Tag - The number given to a piece of equipment that serves as the main unit of a system with numbered components.
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Supplies - Goods which are consumable, perishable or short lived, and are subject to material change or items of a durable nature with an anticipated useful life of less than one year or with a unit acquisition cost of less than $3,000.
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I have Flash CS5.5 and I am making a game on AS3. It is a stick person game. So the collision part of my question. How can I add it so when the character tries to go off the sidewalk how do I make it so collision is there. Could you give me a code snip where it allows for collision but is wrote for keyboard movement with the arrow keys.
My other question is how do i make it so when my guy walks off the stage it automatically goes to next frame.
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Bluestem's baseball team steamrolled Belle Plaine 13-3 after five innings to advance to the semifinal round of the Class 3A regional tournament in Douglass in Monday.
Cody Easterday was 3-for-4 and Steve Smith was 2-for-3 with five RBIs for the Lions (17-4). Matt Womacks was 1-for-2 with three runs. Dylan?Chilcott and John Stiger added a hit apiece.
Cooper Minnick allowed just one hit in three innings while striking out four and issuing three walks.
Up next for the Lions is Halstead (14-7), which defeated the host Douglass Bulldogs 4-2 in the first round. Sedgwick (18-2) plays Independent (13-8) in the other semifinal. Bluestem plays at 4:30 p.m. The championship game is scheduled for 7.
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Those interested in learning more about food preservation will have the opportunity to do so Saturday.
K-State Research and Extension, Butler County, will be hosting a food preservation program from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Butler County Community Building, 200 N. Griffith.
This meeting is open to anyone interested in preserving foods by freezing, as well as by water bath and pressure canning methods.
Some of the information that will be presented includes:
• Methods used in food preservation (freezing and canning)
• Food safety when preserving
• Equipment needed to do canning
• Basic methods used for water bath canning
• Basic methods used for pressure canning
For more information, contact K-State Research & Extension, Butler Count, Agent Barbara Roths, Family Consumer Sciences, at 321-9660.
Connie Chilcott and Michelle Perez will be co-presenters and Danielle Chilcott and Dalton Perez will be assistants.
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Seoul is a well-reputed global metropolis at the forefront of technology, international affairs, finance and commerce. Aside from being the capital and economic centre of South Korea, Seoul is also the country's cultural and political heart.
The region is home to four UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Changdeokgung, Hwaseong Fortress, Jongmyo Shrine and the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty – over 100 museums, a myriad of high profile sporting stadiums and no less than 16 universities. An interesting and multifaceted city, Seoul features vibrant dining, entertainment and shopping scenes, and is abuzz with things to see and do.
Population: Approx. 10.5 million
Area: 605.28 km2
Time Zone: GMT +9
Languages: Korean (official)
Currency: Korean Won (KRW)
Electricity: 220V 60Hz
Seoul has a humid continental climate, with four distinct seasons. Summer is generally hot and humid. The East Asian monsoon hits throughout June and July, bringing heavy rainfall. August is the warmest month of the year, averaging temperatures between 22.4°C to 29.6°C. In contrast winter is cold and much drier. January temperatures average between -5.9°C to 1.5°C. Seoul receives an average of 28 days of snow annually. Spring is an ideal to visit, as temperatures are warm and cherry blossoms bloom in late April. Autumn is also pleasant.
Name: Incheon International Airport (ICN)
Address: 424-47 Gonghang-gil, Jung-gu, Incheon
Location: Incheon International Airport is located in Incheon, 48km of west of Seoul.
Airport Transport
Hire Cars: Get a great deal on hire cars through our hire car partners. Book your car hire and save.
Bus: Tickets can be purchased for regular bus services to various destinations around the city.
Train: Trains run between Incheon International Airport and Seoul Station. The express train takes 43 minutes. The commuter train makes stops at major stations between the airport and the city, and takes 53 minutes.
Taxi: Taxi stands are located on the arrival level (1F) at the passenger terminal between platform 4D and 8C. Standard taxi fare from the airport into Seoul is approx. 2,400 KRW.
JW Marriott Hotel Seoul
5 Star Property
The JW Marriott Hotel Seoul is ideally situated for business and leisure travellers, just a short distance from the famous business and entertainment district of Gangnam. Offering scenic river and mountain views, the hotel's 500 rooms are conveniently equipped with cable TV, high speed wireless internet and voicemail facilities.
Park Hyatt Seoul Hotel
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The Park Hyatt Seoul Hotel is conveniently located in the financial district of Gangnam. The hotel offers 24-hour room service, four onsite restaurant and bar areas, with Korean, Japanese, and international cuisine. Guests can relax and unwind with features like an indoor swimming pool, gym, spa and sauna.
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Hotel La Casa Seoul is located in the Gangnam district, providing easy access to some of the city's best dining, shopping and entertainment districts. Rooms are equipped with modern amenities such as iPod docking stations, cable TV and wireless internet access. Business guests can make full use of the hotel's business centre and facilities.
Hotel Victoria Seoul
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The Hotel Victoria Seoul is close to many of the city's famous highlights. Shopping and dining hotspots like Namdaemun market, Myeongdong, and the Gangnam district are all within easy reach, and onsite facilities such as a business centre and conference rooms make this hotel perfect for travellers mixing business with leisure.
The abundance and diversity of dining options available in Seoul ensures visitors never go hungry. Sidewalk food vendors offer a great opportunity to experience traditional Korean cuisine at its cheapest and most convenient. While a huge variety of cafes, restaurants and fast food outlets serve fares from around the world.
Usually found around subway stations, Seoul's street food vendors showcase some of the most delicious and authentic food in the city. The Hongdae area is particularly renowned for dishing up popular Korean specialties like kalbi (grilled marinated beef), kimchi (spicy fermented cabbage), and bibimbap (a mixed rice dish). Vendors near Doota shopping mall are famous for gopchang (small intestines of ox or pig).
As equally authentic, Bukchon Hanok Village hosts the country's largest remaining collection of traditional wooden houses, which serve old-fashioned Korean fare. While the unique region of Samcheong-dong indulges visitors in full-course Korean lunches.
Many of Seoul's shopping districts also offer plenty of tastebud-rewarding experiences. Namdaemun market hosts dozens of food stalls. Itaewon bustles with travellers from around the world, exploring the area's bars, clubs and restaurants. Myeongdong caters to all budgets and palates with Oriental, Western and European dining options. Insa-dong is abuzz with charming teahouses and cafes.
Seoul is a shopper's paradise, offering endless opportunities to spend a Won. Featuring everything from high-end international fashion labels to traditional Korean furniture and artworks, the key to shopping in Seoul is to know where to go.
Myeongdong is one of Seoul's hottest shopping districts, packed with department stores, shopping malls, brand-name stores and no-frills outlets. A one-stop shopping spot the district offers up an incredible array of goods, with something to appeal to all budgets. Most notably, the area is home to two of Seoul's three major department stores, Shinsegae and Lotte.
The third, the Hyundai Town Shopping Mall, can be found nearby in Itaewon. An eclectic shopping destination, Itaewon features hundreds of smaller retailers, offering everything from furniture and tailored suits to jewellery and Korean pottery.
Big spenders are cater for in Gangnam-gu, a district made famous by South Korean rapper PSY. A bustling shopping and entertainment area, Gangnam-gu is one of Seoul's wealthiest districts, overflowing with upscale department stores, shops and boutiques. Areas within the district, like Apgujeong-dong and Cheomdang-dong are popular haunts for the country's rich and famous.
At the forefront of global technology Seoul is a great destination in which to test and buy the latest in computers and computer games. Gamers gather in Gangnam-gu at COEX, Asia's largest underground shopping mall, to participate in gaming tournaments filmed for local television.
Traditional Korean crafts can be found in Insa-dong, Seoul's art market, displaying paintings, sculptures and calligraphy; while Namdaemun market features thousands of stores filled with clothing, home wares, fabrics, jewellery, toys, accessories, and appliances. Namdaemun is particularly known for its range of women's fashion and its 'optician street', where designer brand glasses and sunglasses are sold at discounted prices.


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Is there a way to put a Google search widget inside a cell of a Google Docs spreadsheet? I want to avoid my users to hit Ctrl + F every time they search. Would be very cool a Google Docs App that could be installed via "custom extension" but I was not able to find it.
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