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"A well-behaved dog, no matter the size, cannot irritate an individual," said Wood. "Training is essential."
The book "A Dog Lover's Guide To Dating" offers the five best and worst "date bait breeds:
- Golden retrievers, Labradors -- friendly, nonthreatening dogs
- Papillions -- pleasant-acting, mild-mannered dogs
- Scruffy terrier-mixes -- extra points for you if he had a sad life before you
- Collies -- especially popular for those who remember Lassie
- Afghans -- their unusual appearance can get comments, compliments
- Pit bulls -- Some people will cross the street before meeting this dog
- Rottweilers -- Same as pit bulls
- Yapping little dogs -- quick to irritate and annoy
- Dogs with elaborate hairdos -- these dogs make owners look high-maintenance
- Chinese crested -- this breed is unusual, but not in a good way
What Does It All Mean?
"The bottom line is that love attracts love," said Wood. "If you love your dog and have a great relationship with them, people will respond to that," she said.
And if you don't meet anyone while walking, playing and interacting with your dog, you haven't lost a thing.
"The worst that can happen is that you have a great relationship with your dog. If you don't meet anyone, at least you've had a great time," said Wood.


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Have a sigma 8mm / 3.5 and a lens ring for R1 for it.
type: LRP45X
outer metal ring: LR2
However when i mount it and tighten it up very sturdy the sigma can still rotate. Especially when using the camera the lens ring turns easily.
Now i noticed there is some space between the sigma and the lens ring, light is shining through. I made a picture. It is not fitting well and i can not tighten the knob more without damaging the lens. I am almost sure i did the mounting according to your specification.
I have another lens ring for nikon 10.5 and that one fits perfect. Very sturdy.
In the lens ring component matrix the dimension of the outer metal ring LR2 should be : 83mm. When i measure the inside of the ring it is 76 mm. That is the dimension of the LR3.
So... someone knows what to do. Can i have by accident a LR3 outer ring instead of LR2??

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I'm working on a magazine that has two areas: a professional writer driven portion and a user submitted portion. We want the user submitted portion to be able to be formatted like the professional articles (including embedding videos and either uploading or easily linking to photos), but we don't want to give folks back end access for security purposes. We had tested out UCan Post, but it has a lot of security issues and after we added Bulletproof Security, it's upload feature ceased to work altogether. We tried out Post from Site, but it's extremely limited and buggy when it comes to categories.
Essentially, the main thing we want to find is a plugin that will allow base level subscribers to post articles from the front end (without waiting on admin approval) and include: An easy way to upload pictures or embed photos/videos from sites like YouTube or Flickr Categorization Basic Formatting Support of custom post types
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Olive Garden: Never Ending Pasta Bowl for $9.95
Eat Pasta FOREVER!!!!
You can NOM NOM NOM all night long with this crazy special for under ten bucks.
Your never-ending adventure of cabrohydratic corpulence includes Bread Sticks, Salad and many choices like: 6 Pastas, 5 Sauces.
If that's not enough, add unlimited extras for $2.95 more (sausage,meatballs,chicken).
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Time to strap on the feed bag!
My nona will rise from her grave and smack me with a wooden spoon if I ever eat at Olive Garden.
Unfortunately, the fact that their pasta is never al dente and always soggy.... and not authentic at all makes this place an italian version of kryptonite for those of us who enjoy Italian food.
I don't get this promo!
I don't see any way to order it and pay for it.
Is this nothing more than an advertisement?
Do I need a pre-paid dining card, coupon or certificate to get this deal??
There's no place on the screen to actually "BUY" the deal!!!! HUH???
One of a few places where it's OK to pronounce it EYE-tallion, 'cause it sure isn't Italian.
also, you know it's NOT real italian when they give you naked noodles with sauces poured over it. I have NEVER seen any pasta served that way anywhere in italy. pasta is ALWAYS served tossed in a hot pan WITH the sauce.... if you're gonna have naked pasta with sauce on top, might as well just open up a jar of ragu.
@jeffcazier: cuz it's not a deal... it's a curse... the curse of low quality american food eaten by masses of fat americans.... yum.
Might as well get out the torches and pitchforks, I like their food. So it's not authentic Italian, Taco Bell isn't authentic Mexican and most of the chinese restaurants aren't authentic Chinese, but I eat there and enjoy their food.
Olive Garden can afford to offer a "never ending pasta bowl" because nobody can gag down more than 1 bowl of it.
A never-ending anything bowl is likely not going to be all that good for you or of particularly high quality.
woohoo, I'm gonna put on 4 pounds this week!
friend of mine got this a few years ago, and he was eating so much that after a few hours, the manager came and told him if he just left now, his meal was free. He brought a400 page novel along to read while he was eating, lol!
Wouldn't be bad except after your first large bowl, your second and subsequent bowls are served in thimbles!!!
@bigray57: And the waiter takes longer and l o n g e r to 'check' on you...
Mawmaw. getchir insulin shots for yer diabeetus! We's goin eyetalian tonight!
Pasta remains one of the cheapest foodstuffs in dollars per calorie, and I doubt anyone can stuff down more than a dollar's worth, it's only really the meat and cheese in the sauces that costs, so it's unlikely that they lose money on these deals...For $5 a head I can make more pasta at home than any guest could possibly eat, and make more interesting sauces too...
Can't argue with the numbers they release
Allow me to highlight one offered in this deal:
Fettuccine Alfredo: 1220 calories, 75g of fat, 47g of which is saturated.
That's several days worth of fat in one serving. For perspective, a McDonalds Big Mac has 550 calories, 29g of fat, 10g of which is saturated. So you're essentially sitting down and eating three Big Mac's back to back to back......and let's hope you don't get seconds.
It's your money and your body. Do what you'd like. But just be aware of my info before making your decision.
@pooflady: touche. hope you don't get diabetes though...
let's not forget our lowly friend the all you can eat shrimp at Red Lobster. share the hate around. why should olive garden take all the heat. http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/1d16b713-f8d2-4988-91bf-71091414b4e6/red-lobster-endless-shrimp#f673cf6a-b54c-49a5-8375-bb113c95c5bb
I go and pay for the neverending pasta bowl, but all I eat is the salad and breadsticks. It is still worth the money even then, as the pasta, salad and breadsticks are all neverending. And then at the end, I can just take the pasta home if I want or let them throw it away.
@tewkewl: These fat Americans won more medals, and put a nuclear powered robot on mars, that landed automatically and will live past you, your children, and their kids, all of which cant compete with us "fatties"
We enjoy it now and then. Everything in moderation.
My wife and I used to look forward to this as a little treat. The last time we went the quality was so poor that we haven't been back since. I went there on a business trip and got a dish and it was just as bad as it was at home. I'm disappointed and wish they would get back to quality instead of quantity.
@j0hnlind: moderation is for people who just can't follow through and finish.
Their normal pasta dishes cost more than $9.95 even when they don't do the "Never Ending Pasta Bowl" so this is a great deal. I go every summer!
I don't care if it's authentic or not. I can't really taste the difference between Olive Garden and the average "real non-chain" Italian restaurant around here.


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How do you get an activity to behave differently (invoke different methods), depending on where it was launched from?
I have an activity which is launched either when a user chooses a song, or when a user presses a 'now playing' button.
Ideally, if a song is selected from activity a, then activity b binds to the service, and tells the service to play the selected song.
If the 'now playing' button is selected from activity a, then activity b binds to the service, but doesn't tell it to start playing the song.
I've gathered that this is achievable somehow via either intents, broadcasts, or just a bunch of if statements, but I'm not sure how best to implement this. Thanks for your help.


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One of the biggest hits to productivity is time lost in meetings.
Are there any methods to avoid unnecessary meetings and improving the productivity of the meetings that are held?
One of the biggest hits to productivity is time lost in meetings.
Are there any methods to avoid unnecessary meetings and improving the productivity of the meetings that are held?
(direct lift from Manager tools: http://www.manager-tools.com/2009/09/timely-meetings-part-1)
I have used this approach and it works. Listen to the podcast for much more detail and explanation.
If you are not chairing the meetings:
Do these two things and you will either not be asked to participate (very efficient) or the meetings will become more focused just because somebody is making them to answer hard questions. And with Next Actions clarified, there may be less need for the meetings in general.
Of course, if you are no longer invited to the meetings, you need another way to know whether there was something important there. So:
It may seem less efficient then actually being on the meeting, but it is often better as it allows you to schedule one-on-ones better (e.g. as lunch/coffee break) and often allows (forces) you to think through your contribution/needs more.
I try to do as much as possible over email. Obviously I do have to meet and discuss things from time to time. To help those along I start with the meeting duration. Don't set an hour meeting to have a 20 minute discussion just because an hour is the default. Whatever time you set will probably get filled. If you keep to the minimum needed you have a better chance of filling that time with actual content.
Another tool that can help is to have an agenda and let people know what that is up front. This also helps keep the meeting focused on the task at hand. Also noting what the point of the meeting is. If no one knows why they are there, the meeting will probably deteriorate into a waste of time. And on that note, make sure you have the right people in the meeting.
Finally, (and one I rarely do) keep and distribute meeting notes when you do have the meeting. That won't help for the meeting you are currently in, but if people can depend on getting the information they need from reading the minutes, you will have less people cluttering up the meeting who only want to be there to make sure they don't miss anything, but have nothing to contribute, because the more people you have in a room, the more likely the meeting is to get sidetracked and be a waste of time.
Prepare and ask others to be prepared ahead of time. If everyone has the background the meeting can go much more smoothly.
It may be tough to get everyone to prepare ahead of time, but you can make it a requirement that questions / discussion points be submitted ahead of time to be discussed in the meeting.
This obviously works best if the policy is encouraged by those in charge.
I try and insist I get to chair meetings in those environments that I know are poor at managing meetings efficiently. Much of the time existing chairs are delighted to pass the role to me, as in environments where it doesn't run well, they all hate the role.
Another method I occasionally use, which is possibly counterintuitive, is to hold meetings in a coffee shop (where content is not confidential, obviously) - and ideally the ones with no seating, just the little standing tables. That way there is no inducement to get comfortable and an artificial stop point at which coffees are finished or too cold, which makes an easy get-out moment.
Use time boxing.
Assign all items on the agenda an ideal time to finish in.
Now restart the timer.
People quickly adjusts and most people are supportive of this type of meetings. This helps people feel free to tell the boss the meeting is over.
Everybody has some issues about which they are passionate and need a call from reality to make them focus on time.
Sometimes you can set the meeting in hall or coridor. I guarantee, all people involved will be in a hurry and meeting will be more constructive. But this is not for big meetings.
Adding to Alex's point about distributing minutes after the meeting, you could mention that in the meeting's invite (that minutes will be distributed, or something to that effect) so people will know before hand and feel less inclined to attend


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I am Newton: Brandon Wood
Here on The Running Front we're going to be telling you guys about one of the team here at Newton Running. Since I (Brandon) am the one who handles the blog, I figured it would be the logical place to break the ice would be with myself! I tend to be a bit wordy so buckle up!
So, this is me! I grew up in Hampton, Virginia and was a very active kid. I got involved in all sports but the thing that really stuck was swimming. I began by swimming on a summer league team (shout out to the Wythe Wahoos!) and at about the age of eleven, that turned into me joining a USA Swimming club team. That meant that I was swimming year-round and once I hit about 14 years old, that also meant I was doing some form of two-a-days a lot of the time.
I should also mention at this point that, by trade and education, I am a musician. From the time I was very young (my first solo was on Christmas Eve just after I'd turned three years old) I was involved in church choir and the like. Ultimately, because the school (Virginia Commonwealth University) I chose to go no longer had a swim team, after graduation from high school I stopped swimming. Combined with the fact that I was pretty mentally burnt out from years of swimming so much, I simply let my young-ish metabolism handle my fitness and called it a day.
As many of us know, however, metabolism and youth can only take you so far. I was soon pretty out of shape and though I could still hold my own in the water just based on technique and strength, that too was slipping away. (Side note: My dad likes to joke that several of my buddies and I, who could show off 6-packs when we ascended the starting blocks prior to leaving for college, now had kegs instead.) I would go through phases of trying to get in shape with a lot of lifting and some elliptical and the like, but NEVER running.
Upon finishing school, I was hired as an apprentice at Virginia Opera. Basically, the job of an apprentice artist is to tour around the state, educating kids about opera daily, singing recitals a couple times a week, covering (understudying) main stage roles and performing other roles. It's an oddly busy existence with a lot of time spent in the car and in rehearsals, basically getting increasingly out of shape.
One day, I'm not sure exactly when but sometime in the middle of 2003, I decided I needed to do something about my fitness (or lack thereof). I decided to start running a bit. I have no idea what shoe I was in, I just know that I couldn't run more than 3 miles without my knees feeling like they were going to explode. I combined my running with light lifting to make sure I got a workout longer than twenty minutes. I managed to drop a few pounds and get into some semblance of shape. Then I moved to New York City. Once I moved, the stress of the city and going to auditions and just the general draining that happens all took its toll on any motivation to work out I had.
In April of 2004, I got engaged and decided that I should once again, get into reasonable shape for my wedding (which was 13 months away). I did, but as the chaos of planning a wedding in Virgina (from NYC) grew, so did my waistline. I married my wife, Danielle (also a singer), in May of 2005 and we immediately drove to New Mexico to begin working at Santa Fe Opera. As soon as I arrived, myself and a lot of the guys working there decided that we were going get in shape (much to the chagrin of the costume designers since our costumes had to be taken in about once a week). I did this on the eliptical and a tiny bit while running, but still not more than that big ol' three miles. By the end of that summer I had lost twenty-five pounds and was on the brink of something.
I'll skip ahead a bit because you're probably already half asleep and I don't want you to pass out and hit your face on the keyboard. In November of 2007, my best friend, Bobby Cockrill and I decided after watching the NYC Marathon that we were going to run that race. Never mind the fact that there was a lottery and it wasn't until 2011 that I actually got to run it.Once the reality of entering that race set in, we chose alternate races and started training. Around the same time, my brother-in-law sold me his mountain bike. Now, there aren't too many trails appropriate for a mountain bike in NYC so I began riding the Manhattan West Side Greenway which runs the length of Manhattan on this bike…as though it were a road bike. Eventually I got a road bike and the thought occurred to me, "I have a bike. Thanks to technique I can still throw down in the water. I just need to figure out this running thing!" And so I entered my first triathlon, the Redondo Beach Sprint Triathlon in California.
While breaking the rules by doing a tiny bit of drafting, riding a borrowed bike and slogging through the 2-mile run in 15:37, I was hooked. In about August of 2008, when I was working at an opera company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I began to actually think about why I couldn't run very far (my farthest run to that point was probably about 8 miles). I did some digging and came upon an article by this guy named Micah True (maybe you've heard of him) in the New York Times. He was talking about this new, yet old, way of running. Light and fast feet and landing more on the front part of your foot. After some more digging, I came across this kind of obscure running shoe company called Newton Running.
I should back up a little bit and tell you that in February of 2008 I started a blog about me wanting to run a marathon. That blog turned into a podcast and that all turned into something pretty large with a good deal of traffic. I got my first pair of Newtons in December of 2008 and went headlong into running WAY up on my toes and overstriding (good times). This resulted in some pretty serious ITBS during my first marathon, but rather than being dicouraged I was energized to figure it out.
Later in 2009 I went on to complete my first Ironman (Wisconsin) and while I had a tough day thanks to some massive nutrition goofs, I was fine enough to run a reasonable half marathon only 6 days later. Basically, I had begun to figure out this running thing. At the same time, I was eyeballs deep in the Newton culture, figuring out how to better my technique and telling anyone who would listen how this shoe company and the technique that they taught had changed my life.
In 2011, after arriving back from a gig with my wife and our 1 year old daughter, I had one of those Earth moving moments. I realized that I was done living the life of a nomadic musician and struggling to live in the big city. The next day, I went on Newton's Facebook wall and wrote the following:
About 6 weeks after talking to the right people and having some pretty amazing folks here believe in me, I joined the Newton family and on June 20th of 2011, moved to Colorado. This company started by changing my life by being a huge part of my impetus to get fit and continues to change it every day by giving me the opportunity to connect to the infinite world of the Newton social media channels. So, if you're on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Tumblr, this blog or any other Newton Running channels, you're talking to me so say "hi!" and join me in spreading the love!


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8 Jun 2007 1:11 AM #11
No argue. For me it was just annoying to have to explicitly code "after you finish this, do that, but only sometimes".
Also I was trying to make a difference between "synchronous" and "asynchronous and sequenced", "asynchronous and grouped" etc.
23 Jun 2007 8:05 AM #12
Just found this topic and totally disagree.
If your whole application NEEDS to wait for a request in order to continue properly, a syncronous call is the right way. Using an asyncronous one and wait for it to complete, simply doing noops does NOT do it better (remember you need to wait and can't do nothing but showing a "please wait").
Prototype supports syncronous calls, if you are looking for it. It works simply by
asynchronous : false
23 Jun 2007 4:00 PM #13
i agree, something like "asynchronous : false" would be very useful
it would make me save a lot of lines of code
how Prototype do it?
26 Jun 2007 2:44 AM #14
a) going synchronous
b) manually blocking until the result of an aync call is available (which is more work than going synchronous and is ideologically equivalent to performing a synchronous call).
We're trying to perform an operation which yields a decision during a drag event in a Tree, in order to determine if the current drag operation was successfully completed. If we go async, I need to block until the results of the AJAX call are returned in order to return the status of the drag.
Perhaps you can suggest an approach which does not involve blocking, and can suspend the remainder of the event handlers until the result of an async call becomes available.
In other words - how do I determine the subsequent handler currently bound to the event i am processing, conditionally over-ride it, and call it with the same parameters it was originally expecting without having to bend over backwards instead of simply making an exceptional use of the *evil* synchronous attribute already built in to the XmlRequest function?
26 Jul 2007 2:59 AM #15
Sync for inclusion
I agree with the these last posts. Sync/Asynch is a mechanism already built in XHR and it is there so that the programmer can chose what is best for the scenario he is implementing. Sync request have a very respectable name, RPC, and RPC have a long standing tradition. I cast my vote for the full support in Ext.
7 Aug 2007 11:28 PM #16
Another vote for synchronous calls in Ext
I agree that getting synchronous calls would be great in Ext (I worked on several 'real time' projects and logic as already explained makes sometimes a lot of sense).
9 Aug 2007 6:04 AM #17
I think that adding a simple param asynchronous: false to the Ext.Ajax.request Config wouldn't be so hard to do. By not adding it you are forcing people to do what the framework wants, not what the user wants the framework to do for him.
Anyway, I still think though that that param is not actually necessary. When I want e.g. to do something after my ajax request finished WITHOUT being able to use the callback function (for whatever reason) I use the Ext.util.Observable as a basis. I simply extend my object in which the call happens with that class, and then I assign an 'onload' handler, which the object fires using the fireEvent method from Observable just as I finish loading and rendering.
Maybe that helps someone.
9 Aug 2007 8:01 AM #18
See this thread for how to make a synchronous ajax call:
10 Aug 2007 1:05 PM #19
Based on Ext-base async-only design (by design), your solution leaves 2 underlying timer/pollintervals unused and useless. They aren't even needed when making a sync call as they are blocked until the (current) XHR request is completed.
However, I have added appropriate logic for synchronous calls to the recently posted AJAX override located here.
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14 Sep 2007 8:33 AM #20
My 2c
I know it has been mentioned a couple of times but I would just like to reiterate that synchronous calls have their place. Namely, script dependency loading. Several of my scripts dynamic load components when they are constructed based on configuration information. I am unable to easily convert them to UX components to be shared because I am forced to rely on Prototypes synchronous request support.
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Does anyone know of a source that discusses everyone's entering Israel at t'chiyas hamesim and the ban on Moshe's entering Israel in light of one another (and, preferably, attempts to reconcile them)?
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It's not really a contradiction. The ban wasn't everlasting (i.e. it didn't extend to the end of time and resurrection), but precluded Moshe Rabbeinu from entering Israel in his lifetime.
The Midrash Rabbah tells us that Moshe did not enter the land for the sake of the generation that died in the desert.
Midrash Rabbah V'Eschanan (words in brackets my addition):
The Or Hachayim on Devarim 33:21 brings this idea as well, and uses the phrase "to bring the generation of the desert into the World to Come".
Although it could be argued that both of those sources could technically be interpreted to mean that Moshe would bring them into Gan Eden (as opposed to into the land of Israel with the Resurrection), the Lev Chaim (Part 1, Chapter 32) quotes a Midrash Hane'elam that says explicitly that "Why did Moshe pass away outside the Land of Israel? To show the nations of the world, the same way G-d will resurrect Moshe, he will resurrect his whole generation, in the merit of their receiving of the Torah".


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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Columbia College (located in Columbia, Mo), has received LEED(R) Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for the renovation of Missouri Hall, located at 1011 Rogers Street. The building was originally constructed in the 1920s, but has earned its color (green) since its renovation. The $3.9 million project, designed by Simon Oswald Associates (SOA,) in-conjunction with CM Engineering and constructed by Reinhardt/Wilson is the first in Columbia to receive this recognition.
�We are pleased to be recognized for achieving the LEED(R) silver rating for our new sustainable building, completed on-time and on-budget,� said Bob Hutton, executive director of Administrative Services.
In the 1920s Missouri Hall, now approximately 38,000 square feet, served as a dormitory on the second and third floors and housed 110 women. While the first floor showcased a lavish parlor, the building was the residence of the home economics department. The building, with its unique history, has been transformed through sustainable design features. From water efficiencies, energy-efficient design and new energy consumption solutions, to recycled materials, building and resource reuse and improved indoor environmental quality, Missouri Hall incorporates modern operational efficiencies and aesthetics without compromising the historic detailing of the original structure. The building currently houses Admissions, Enrollment Management, the Registrar, Student Support Services, the new Veteran Service Center and more.
�We took a risk, not when we agreed to design the Missouri Hall renovation, but when we committed to seeking a zero-cost, high level LEED(R) certification,� said Shelley Simon, architect/principal of SOA. �And we did it! Columbia College did not incur any additional costs for the sustainable features incorporated into this project.�
Reinhardt/Wilson guided the transformation of Missouri Hall, taking a phased approach which allowed the college to continue operations throughout the scheduled sessions and into a transitional phase during the summer months. The new building captures natural daylight, has improved indoor air quality and a controllable thermal level that has created a healthier work environment overall.
History of Missouri Hall 1920 � Missouri Hall served as a dormitory and housed 110 women on the second and third floors. A lavish parlor was showcased on the first floor and was the residence of the home economics department. 2004 � Missouri Hall housed Admissions and Student Support Services and was being minimally utilized due to its deteriorating condition. 2006 � Simon Oswald Associates was commissioned to redesign Missouri Hall. 2007 � The new, one-stop-shop (Missouri Hall) was unveiled and currently houses Admissions, Student Financial Services, Student Records and Financial Aid. 2009 � Columbia College receives the LEED(R) silver certification for Missouri Hall; the first building in Columbia, Mo. to receive a silver certification.
About LEED(R) The LEED(R) (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System(TM) is a feature-oriented rating system that awards buildings points for satisfying specified green-building criteria. The six major environmental categories of review are: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality and innovation and design. Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum levels of LEED(R) green building certification are awarded based on the total number of points earned within each LEED(R) category. For more information, visit www.usgbc.org/LEED.
Columbia College, a private, nonprofit institution founded in 1851 in Columbia, Mo., educates more than 27,000 students each year and has more than 64,000 alumni worldwide.


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In the same flavour of this question, what are some unobvious differences between testing a web application and a desktop application? I've recently started looking at automating some GUI tests for a web app using SilkTest. There are some subtle differences between automated GUI testing between web and desktop apps, such as how control events are handled (button clicks, scrolling, etc). I also know there are network aspects such as load and performance testing, which don't necessarily come into play with desktop apps but are significant in web testing. Coming from a desktop app background, what are some other things I should look into or consider?
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I do not think the UI testing is very different: field validation, default values, resizing, scalability, and so on.
You probably need to support more than one brand and version of web browser, and perhaps even some mobile devices. You may want to separate your business logic tests from your browser-level tests so that you do not repeat every test on every browser.
Security testing is different for web applications. This is a big subject, and it helps to have someone who specializes in that kind of thing.
Apart from "what those other guys said", all of it very good advice, some other considerations I'd recommend are:
Good answers abound, just wanted to add one more thing to consider for automation - Localizability and how you identify elements is different. In a client app, you identify the element by it's name which is also the value displayed to a user. This means in order to work in localized versions you need to get the correct value from a resource file instead of hard-coding it to the english version. In a web site or web app, you will have identifying attributes on elements such as "id", "name", "class", etc that will not change in different locales and so you do not need to have this dependency on resource files but can still automate in different locales. It's also easy to request an "id" for an element from your developer which can make UI automation simpler.


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Handmade Matcha PizzaMatcha naturally interferes with yeast so this recipe calls for a more yeast than a standard pizza recipe. For fun, try making our Handmade Matcha Pizza with a loved one the next time you have some free time!
[Serves 2]
For the Pizza Dough:
Aiya Cooking Grade Matcha............ 2 tbsp
Bread Flour......................................... 1 ½ cups
Cake Flour.......................................... ½ cup
Dry Yeast............................................ 2 tsp
Salt...................................................... ½ tsp
Lukewarm Water.............................. 4 oz
Olive Oil.............................................. 2 tbsp
For the Tomato Sauce:
Olive Oil.............................................. 1 tbsp
Tomato............................................... 3 tomatoes
Onion.................................................. ¼ onion
Garlic.................................................. 1 clove
Soup.................................................. ¼ cup
Shredded Mozzarella........................ ½ cup Tomato............................................... 1 tomato Basil.................................................... as desired Anchovies........................................... as desired
Tip: Bread dough isn't too temperamental so you don't need to worry too much about how long you let it rise.
Note: Feel free to be creative with your pizza toppings; use whatever you like! Also, feel free to change the amount of cheese. This recipe was made with a standard ¼ cup per serving volume in mind.
- Sift all the dry ingredients except for the yeast together and set aside.
- Add the yeast to the sifted ingredients and mix well.
- Add the lukewarm water and olive oil and knead together until it forms a smooth dough.
- Lightly coat a bowl with vegetable oil, form the dough into a ball, place in the bowl, and cover. All the dough to rise until it is about 3 times its size.
- Mince the garlic and chop the onion and then saute in a pot with the olive oil.
- Boil some water in a separate pot and make X-shaped slices into the top and bottom of the tomatoes.
- Lightly boil the tomatoes until the skin begin to wrinkle.
- Transfer to an ice bath to cool them and then carefully peel away the skin of the tomatoes. Chop them.
- Add the tomatoes to the onions and garlic and then pour in the soup. Simmer together.
- Split the pizza dough into two and roll each out into a circle to your desired thickness.
- Put sauce, mozzarella, basil, anchovies, and whatever toppings you want on your pizza.
- Bake in a 400 degree oven for approximately 10 minutes.
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The boss believes the Spurs attacker is among the "five best players" in the league and they must therefore secure a place in Europe's elite tournament to fight off interest in himTottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has hinted that the club must finish in the top four of the Premier League in order to keep hold of Gareth Bale - a player he says they are "very fortunate" to have at the moment.
"Is he the best in the league? I think he's certainly amongst the five best players, for sure"
And the 23-year-old has been able to replicate it at national level, scoring for Wales in their win over Austria in midweek and making it three in three after efforts against Norwich and West Brom.
The former Southampton man's good form has inevitably led to increased speculation about a move come the end of the season, with La Liga giants Real Madrid reportedly lining up a mammoth bid to try and lure him away.
"He's having a tremendous year, he's such an outstanding player all round," Villas-Boas told reporters. "We saw yesterday his performance was outstanding once again [for Wales] and I think he's really enjoying his football.
"Is he the best in the league? It's very difficult, there are lots of players in contention for an award like that. I think he's certainly amongst the five best players, for sure.
"Players who perform at this level always get the attention - it doesn't mean that the club doesn't foresee a continuous future with Gareth.
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"I think it's intimately related to the objectives that we achieve for the season. He's a player we rate very highly and we aren't willing to let go.
"Can we keep him? Hopefully yes. It's difficult for us to have a player of this dimension playing so well, but in the same way it is difficult for other teams - with the economic situation as it is - to buy a player of this dimension.
"At the moment we are very fortunate to have him. I think we can reach our objectives with him at this level, and if we reach our objectives we can hopefully continue to have Gareth in our club.
"Would Champions League qualification secure his future? I think so. This is where most of the clubs want to be, and where most of the players want to play.
"It's part of our objectives so hopefully achieving it means we can attract better players and continue to hold on to our best players."


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Most Memorable Moments of 2013-14: No. 21June 20, 2014
For the first time, AUTrojans.com is counting down Anderson University athletics' 25 most memorable games, matches and meets from the 2013-14 academic year. This season's countdown began on Monday, June 16 and will continue throughout the summer.
Be sure to check AUTrojans.com during the offseason to relive all the highlights of another successful year at Anderson.
Katie Eskew Earns All-Tournament Honors at Patsy Rendleman Invitational
Oct. 15, 2013
SALISBURY, N.C. – Led by Katie Eskew's fourth-place effort, the Anderson women's golf team improved by three strokes overall and moved up one spot to finish tied for seventh at Catawba's Patsy Rendleman Invitational, hosted at the 5,998-yard par 72 Country Club of Salisbury.
"We played a little better today," said Anderson head coach Danny Neal. "This was a good, strong field and hopefully we gained some momentum. Katie (Eskew) put together two good rounds and we were proud to see her named to the all-tournament team with her finish."
Anderson (327-324=651), which was tied with host Catawba (327-330=657) in eighth at the end of the first round, caught Erskine (317-334=651) as both teams finished in seventh. The two squads finished one stroke ahead of ninth-place Lincoln Memorial (329-323=652) and four shots in front of Converse (336-319=655).
UNC Pembroke (317-311=628) jumped from third to claim the title by three strokes over second-place Newberry (314-317=631). Queens (323-312=635) moved from sixth to third, while Montevallo (319-319=638) took fourth. West Georgia (332-307=639) and Wingate (311-330=641) finished fifth and sixth, respectively.
Eskew (75-78=153) wrapped up the tourney tied for fourth with Tusculum's Sara Howard (80-73=153), while Garyt Hamilton carded a two-day 163 to finish tied for 36th. Sarah Timms slashed five strokes off her first-round effort and finished in 46th with a two-day total 165.
Natalie Feder (87-84=171) and sophomore Braiden Furtick (86-85=171) shared the 58th spot.
Newberry's Marianna Monaco led the tournament wire-to-wire with a two-day total 149 and edged West Georgia's Jessica Danford (79-72=151) and Catawba's Leslie Long (74-77=151) by two strokes to claim individual medalist honors.
AUTrojans.com's Most Memorable Moments of 2013-14
25. Women's Tennis 6, Carson-Newman 3 – April 11, 2014
24. Setro Finishes Sixth at State Farm Intercollegiate – Oct. 15, 2013
23. Baseball 5, Southern Wesleyan 2 - March 5, 2014
22. Women's Cross Country Finishes 4th at SAC Championships - Oct. 26, 2013
21. Katie Eskew Earns All-Tournament Honors at Patsy Rendleman Invitational – Oct. 15, 2013


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Shameful! 12 Worst Celebrity Parenting MomentsChristine Couch
Billy Ray Cyrus lets Miley ride his motorcycle without a helmet. 1 of 11
"I look back at a lot of pictures of my little boy in the front of my motorcycle, Miley sat on the back, none of the three of us had a helmet," Cyrus admitted. "I would just go from terrain to the woods and mountains, the kids just hooping, howling, yelling and screaming. We never thought anything about it."
Alec Baldwin calls his teen daughter a "rudelittle pig." 2 of 11
If you somehow missed Alec Baldwin's epically scary phone call to his daughter, don't worry, the whole thing is online. To reconcile his public image, Alec appeared on The View, saying, "Obviously calling your daughter [14-year-old Ireland] a pig is improper and inappropriate and I apologized to my daughter for that," adding that the whole episode was based on "deep and seemingly endless frustration" with ex, Kim Basinger.
Michael Jackson dangles his baby from a balcony. 3 of 11It's old news that Michael Jackson once dangled his own kid over a balcony while touring in Berlin. What people frequently forget is his heartfelt apology. "I got caught up in the excitement of the moment. I would never intentionally endanger the lives of my children," Jackson stated to the BBC. "It was a terrible mistake."
David Hasselhoff is filmed drunk by his daughter. 4 of 11In 2007, a video surfaced featuring the America's Got Talent judge and recovering alcoholic stumbling around in a drunken stupor. Filmed by Hasselhoff's teenage daughters, Taylor-Anne and Hayley, the film features a shirtless Hasselhoff eating a hamburger off the floor while being reprimanded by his kids. Hasselhoff has since apologized, stating, "I am a recovering alcoholic. Unfortunately, one evening I did have a brief relapse, but part of recovery is relapse."
Lynn Patridge is a sore loser. 5 of 11After her daughter was kicked off Dancing With the Stars, Audrina Patridge's mother was caught on tape ranting about how her daughter is on her way to superstardom by stating, "That b*tch [Lauren Conrad] wants to bring it on? Let's go!" Of course there was regret the next day when the senior Patridge issued a formal apology.
Britney Spears drives with her baby on her lap. 6 of 11To her defense, Britney Spears claimed that she was caught driving around Malibu with her new son, Sean Preston, seated on her lap because of an aggressive paparazzi encounter. The pop princess told People: "I instinctively took measures to get my baby and me out of harm's way, but the paparazzi continued to stalk us, and took photos of us which were sold to the media. I love my child and would do anything to protect him." This did little to quell the ire of parents.
Dog the Bounty Hunter makes racial slurs. 7 of 11Duane "Dog" Chapman isn't known for his etiquette, but the professional bounty hunter crossed the line when the National Enquirer taped him calling his son's girlfriend the "N" word back in 2007. After the call hit the public, A&E announced that they were halting production of Chapman's show and the Dog himself was forced to apologize.
OJ Simpson writes about the murder of hischildrens mother. 8 of 11
Regardless of your feelings about OJ's guilt, it's undeniable that his book containing a hypothetical description of the murder of his wife is offensive. While the book, tentatively titled If I Did It, was never officially published, the manuscript was leaked to TMZ in June of 2007.
Ryan O'Neal hits on his daughter at hermother's funeral. 9 of 11
If grief wasn't enough, Tatum O'Neal, daughter of Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett, also had to deal with advances from her own dad at her mom's funeral. "I had just put the casket in the hearse and I was watching it drive away when a beautiful blonde woman comes up and embraces me," Ryan told Vanity Fair earlier this year. "I said to her, 'You have a drink on you? You have a car?' She said, 'Daddy, it's me &mdash Tatum!' I was just trying to be funny with a strange Swedish woman, and it's my daughter. It's so sick."
Shauna Sand asks 9-year-old daughter if she wants to be in Playboy. 10 of 11
Playboy model and former wife of Lorenzo Llamas hopes to pass along her...um...assets to her daughter. Last March, Sand was caught on tape asking her nine-year-old if she wants to pose for Playboy in the future. While the move knocked Sand out of the running for mother of the century, it put her daughter in contention for "Level-Headed Kid of the Year" with her sarcastic response: "Yeah, a little girl in a magazine with stripper shoes and a bathing suit."
Jude Laws child catches him in bed withthe babysitter. 11 of 11
Jude Law could probably have any woman on Earth, but he went for his children's caretaker. Giving his marriage and his kids the middle finger, Law's infidelities in 2005 were promptly followed by an apology stating, "There is no defense for my actions, which I sincerely regret, and I ask that you respect our privacy at this very difficult time."
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Larry Gonick, the great American cartoonist, has been an inspiration for a whole generation of geeks, reared on his series of cartoon guides to science. His major work has been the 'Cartoon History of the Universe', now in its fifth volume. Larry was awarded the Ink-Pot award, something which is given annually by Comic-Con International to professionals in comic book, comic strip, animation, science fiction and pop-culture. Other luminaries to receive the award have included the film-maker Frank Capra, Edgar Rice-Burroughs and Steven Spielberg. He was elected by his peers to receive the 2003 Harvey Award given to Cartoon History III as "best graphic album of original work." In the comics world, this is the equivalent of an Oscar.
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I'm replacing a section of 4'' load bearing wall by a large 8''x8'' steel beam, and due to the size of the beam it would stick out to one side too much if I were to install it exactly centered with the current wall. I would need to offset it by about 3 inches to keep one side of the beam flush with the remaining section of wall. The joists above are lapped. Is this possible or the beam has to be absolutely centered with the existing wall?
You've essentially got a column buckling problem here. Factors affecting the maximum load include the geometry of the beam cross section, its material properties, and the manner which its ends are constrained. You can read up on it here.
What makes it more complicated is a possible eccentric loading condition, as The Evil Greebo points out. Now you have to worry about compressive stress and normal stress. This eBook does a good job describing the loading conditions and resulting stress under the "Maximum Stress" section.
Since the current exact loading conditions are unknown, and in addition you're changing the location the load is applied in, I think it would seek professional engineering advice. (I would, and I'm a mechanical engineer - I just don't specialize in architecture.) Either that, or an experienced contractor may be able to give you a better answer. (Shirlock, where are you on this one, buddy?)


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Promote Your Eye Care Practice with Google Places
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Local independent eye care providers are the backbone of consumer focused optical care. Eye care providers (known in the industry as ECPs) provide consumers access to eye care diagnostic screening and prescribe corrective optical contact lenses and glasses. This post discusses how a local ECP may use Google Places to make it easy for desktop and mobile Internet users to connect to their services.
Google Places – the new "Yellow Pages"
According to statistics from Google, 97% of consumers search for local businesses online. Even if the actual number were only half of that, being well presented in Google is as important as the yellow page phone directory used to be. Practically speaking, Google has replaced the yellow pages as the directory of choice for consumers.
Get found with Google Places
Google Places for business is a free local marketing platform from Google. When you sign up with Google Places and add information about your business, Google will display rich detailed information on your business when local users enter location specific searches for your services or search specifically for your practice.
Help your business stand out
With Google Places you may add photos, videos, and offers (coupons and promotions!) and even a virtual tour to show customers why they'll want to choose your practice over your competitors. You may offer first-time and returning customer promotions and post updates anytime.
Use Google Places to actively manage your reputation
Google allows users to leave reviews on any business with a phone number and address. With Google Places you will be able to 'claim' your business… your practice… and actively respond to any negative comments and show good faith in resolving issues. Even better, you may encourage satisfied customers to leave feedback on Google Places for you. Even a few positive reviews go a long way in helping you stand out above your competitors.
Get usage metrics from Google Places
Free reports in Google Places will help you understand what keywords people interested in your business are searching for and where the users are located. This data may help you make decisions on the scope of your services and possible areas for office expansion.
If you haven't already, should now claim your eye care practice's record on Google Places. Even if you have an existing Google Places account, it is important to review and update your profile regularly.
Here is the link to Google Places
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It seems to be a recurring theme. Great pub does beer festival, I have unbreakable plans. This time it's The Charles Lamb in Islington, an old favourite between Upper Street and the Regents Canal. It retains a local feel with friendly bar staff , good beer and great food.
This weekend sees their London Beer Festival kick off on Friday and in their own words meander through the weekend. This strikes a chord with me as i've always liked a meander. Many a time I'd find myself heading to Islington along Regents Canal and some how end up in The Charles Lamb, happily spending a few hours before continuing my meander. Plenty of meaty beer snacks are promised as well as the usual blackboard menu, so no worries of going hungry. The beer on offer is London at it's best with Redemption, Camden Town, Windsor & Eton, Brodies, Meantime, Kernel and Fullers. Highlights include:
Redemption: Pale Ale, Trinity, Hopspur, Urban Dusk
Brodies: Hackney Red, Citra, California, Amarilla, 7 Hop IPA, Elia's Muse (Charles Lamb collaboration)
Windsor and Eton: Knight of the Garter, Conquerer
Camden Town: Inner City Green, Caravan Porter, Hells, Pale Ale
Fullers: 1845, Honeydew
Meantime: London Stout, Famous Belgian
Kernel: Centenial Pale Ale, Imperial Marzen, Coffee IPA, Black IPA, Chinook Pale Ale,
So while i'm under canvas, firing up the trangia (and hopefully not the tent) spare a thought and raise a pint of Elia's Muse for me.
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Christmas Angel Tree: Here's How To Give and Receive
The true impact of the Great Recession is tough to measure. Americans have lost money, jobs and homes. Our families and friends may have fallen on hard times. Some who had little to begin with now have less and are working harder everyday to make it to tomorrow.
These same families who are struggling to meet the financial demands of day-to-day life question how they might provide a gift or two for their children on Christmas Day.
Every child deserves to experience the joy of Christmas morning. And thanks to supporters of The Salvation Army's Angel Tree program, thousands of American children will find this waiting under their Christmas trees this year.
The Salvation Army's Angel Tree program provides new clothing or toys for children of needy families through the support of donors. Found in local companies and corporations, Angel Trees are decorated with numbered paper angel tags with the first name, age and gender of a child in need of presents. Contributors remove one or more tags from the tree and purchase appropriate gifts for the child or children described on the tags.
Support an Angel this Christmas!
Give Joy:
To support an Angel in your town, contact your local Salvation Army by entering your zip code at www.SalvationArmyUSA.org.
Give Hands:
In many locations, The Salvation Army needs volunteers to help distribute the gifts along with food for holiday meals to the participating families. Often times, employees and family members of the sponsoring organization help distribute their group's gifts throughout their community. Community volunteer and service groups; church groups and retired senior volunteer programs often aid The Salvation Army during the holidays and throughout the year, but more volunteers are always needed.
Share the Joy:
If you and your organization, church, business or club would like to sponsor an Angel Tree in your community, please contact your local Salvation Army offices. Information about The Salvation Army and contact information for local offices are available on the Internet at www.salvationarmyusa.org.
Do you need help this year providing your children with gifts?
Families are typically registered in the months of October and November. Many sign-ups have already started. To learn more about dates and eligibility in your local community, contact your local Salvation Army by entering your zip code at www.salvationarmyusa.org.


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The Blissfield High School girls basketball team defeated non-conference opponent Lenawee Christian 45-28 on Friday night.
Claire Denecker led Blissfield (3-0) with 13 points, 14 rebounds, seven steals and four blocks. Madison Tracy scored 14 points, while Megan Sheldon grabbed eight rebounds and Brittany Essen scored two points to go with five assists and six steals.
Courtney Borton led Lenawee Christian (0-4) in scoring with 19 points, while Shelby Spreeman added eight rebounds and Nicole Robideau accounted for three steals.
Blissfield will travel to Tecumseh on Tuesday.
Blissfield-LCS JVs: Marley Griffith scored 11 points and Makayla Kaser added 10 to lead the Blissfield junior varsity team to a 47-24 win over LCS.
Sand Creek 59, Whiteford 44: At Ottawa Lake, Elizabeth Herriman fired in 26 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the Aggies won their second straight Tri-County Conference game and improved to 3-1 with the win.
Sand Creek overcame a slow start by consistently breaking the Whiteford press and managing an 11-8 first-quarter lead. The Aggies were able to score better throughout the second quarter, building a 28-17 led at halftime.
In addition to Herriman's points, which included three 3-pointers, sister Gabrielle Herriman tacked on 17 points and grabbed seven steals, and Mikaela McCarty scored 10 points.
The Aggies will host Erie Mason today.
Columbia Central 39, Tecumseh 38 (OT): Tecumseh missed out on some good scoring chances in the overtime period and limped away with the loss.
The Eagles led 12-5 after one quarter, but the Indians did well in slowly cutting away at that lead and forcing the extra period.Tecumseh (0-2) then enjoyed a four-point lead, 38-34, in overtime with a minute and a half to play when the Eagles' Sophie Miller hit her team's only 3-pointer of the game. A Tecumseh turnover and ensuing Eagle basket made it 39-38. The Indians missed two free throws with eight seconds left, got the rebound and missed a final layup that would have been the game-winner.Carley LaPlant led the Indians with 12 points, while Mattie Wright added nine. Miller led Columbia Central with 11 points.Tecumseh will entertain Blissfield on Tuesday.Michigan Center 54, Addison 40: At Addison, the Panthers were defeated by Cascades Conference opponent Michigan Center on Friday.Korinna Corbin and Kassidy Thomsen led the Panthers in scoring with nine points apiece. Kami Raby recorded seven points, while Josie Glazier added six.Addison 2-2 (0-2 Cascades) will host league foe Grass Lake on Tuesday.Hillsdale Academy 56, Hudson 19: At Hillsdale, the Tigers came up short in Friday's non-conference game.Lauren Valdez led Hudson with five points. Elisabeth Walter, Emily Ladd and Bailey Feekings each scored four points. Ember Grames added two points for the Tigers.Page 2 of 2 - BOYSMadison 72, Manchester 43: At Madison Twp., Justin Webster scored 18 points in the first quarter, taking advantage of the numerous transition opportunities against the Manchester press, and the Trojans swamped the Dutchmen to improve to 2-0 for the season.Madison consistently broke Manchester's press, according to Trojans coach Jeff Webster, and the result was a 31-point first quarter and a 31-6 lead. Manchester recovered to play Madison even over the next three quarters, but the early deficit was too much to overcome.Justin Webster finished the night with 26 points and five assists, while Prince Benson added 14 points, Collin Slates 10 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and Zach Mellon 10 rebounds. Nolan Anschuetz was credited with three steals.Nick Cozart led the Dutch (0-2) with 13 points.Madison will host Whitmore Lake on Tuesday.Madison JV: Madison posted a 49-39 junior varsity win as Tyler Schermerhorn led the way with 16 points.Hudson 63, Hillsdale Academy 58: At Hillsdale, the Tigers scored 24 fourth-quarter points to come away with a win in Friday's season opener.Dan Komarynski led Hudson with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Adam Laughlin had 14 points and four steals, while Bubba Williams added seven points, three steals and three assists.The Tigers will host non-league opponent Addison on Tuesday.Stateline Christian 70, Berean Baptist 52: At Temperance, Nolan Cook had a big game with 17 points and 14 rebounds in Friday's contest.Brandon Jordan scored 17 points to go with two steals. Grant English and Drew Helinski scored eight apiece, while Ben Waters recorded 11 rebounds and two steals to go with his two points.Berean (4-4) will travel to Monclova Christian on Monday.Berean Baptist JV: The Berean Baptist junior varsity recorded a win against Stateline Christian. Trey Helinski led the Bobcats with 19 points.
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On the eve of automatic military budget cuts, Fort Campbell's garrison commander says the installation's 8,000 civilian employees could face up to 22 unpaid days off this year.
Col. David L. "Buck" Dellinger told reporters Thursday that Fort Campbell's leaders are making budget decisions sometimes on an hourly basis to prepare for $55 million in budget cuts scheduled to take effect on Friday.
The installation on the Tennessee-Kentucky state line is hosting town hall meetings in the coming days with staff and soldiers.
Dellinger said they have to balance providing training for thousands of soldiers who are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan this year, while finding savings in areas like civilian employee salaries, maintenance and other operating costs.


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5 Sex Experts Who Made the World a Worse Place (To Do It)
Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing (1840 - 1902)
Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing was a German psychiatrist, sexologist and hypnotist who coined the term masochism, meaning he could get you to put cigars out on his balls, tell him how it made you feel and then make you forget it ever happened.
His landmark book Psychopathia Sexualis, which we think was also the name of a Bond movie vixen, was one of the first to get into graphic detail about the female orgasm and sexual deviancy (the book was infamously popular among common folk who, let's just say had no academic interest in the subject).
So what's the problem?
Krafft-Ebing's main interest was deviant sexuality. The problem was, in his mind, pretty much everything he ever came across was deviant sexuality.
According to his book, any sexual act that could not result in procreation was, in fact, perverted. This meant that rape, while aberrant, was not perverted because reproduction could occur. Masochism in men was perverted, but since a woman could still get pregnant, it wasn't perverted for them.
A man having sex with a goat? Perverted. Bukkake porn? Not perverted, though it probably depends on the dude's aim. One dude having sex with three chicks at once? Well, since he could conceivably get all of them pregnant, that would presumably be the least perverted thing in the world of Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, and we're sure he brought that up at many a cocktail party.
"OK, I'm going to propose something here. Now don't freak out, it's all scientific ... "
Heba Kotb (1967 - Present)
This brings us to modern day, and Heba Kotb. Kotb is the first licensed sexologist in all of Egypt, which we suspect is kind of like being the first licensed scuba instructor in the Sahara. She's working in a culture where some people believe looking at a woman's genitals will cause a child to be born blind, and having sex during the afternoon will cause the child to be cross-eyed, a condition which is pleasing to the devil. But c'mon, you already knew that. The devil loves it when you can't tell if the person you're talking to is looking at you. Fuckin' loves it.
Anyways, Dr. Kotb has become famous as a sort of Dr. Ruth for the Middle East. She hosts a sex advice show in Egypt which is rather progressive and cool of her, we suppose.
So what's the problem?
This is still the Middle East, so for instance she won't allow discussion of anal sex, extramarital affairs or sex during menstruation, as these things are possibly also pleasing to the devil or hippies or whoever it is that's into stuff like that.
She does speak on homosexuality, comparing it to alcoholism and drug abuse, something that apparently can be cured by a 12-step program or possibly hypnotherapy. She even claims to have cured the gay right out of at least 30 people, such that they're so straight now all they think about is 'tang all the time.
But she takes a hard line on female masturbation, saying women should not touch themselves before marriage, as they need to be "blank" when they get married, presumably so they won't know exactly what it is they won't be getting during their inaugural two-minute lovemaking session.
Of course she also says there's no reason for woman to masturbate after marriage either, since the husband should be getting the job done, which seems to put a lot of pressure on both parties. Maybe it's no surprise that of everyone on Earth, Egyptians are the most likely to do a Google search for "sex." So you don't have to worry about them. The internet is a fine replacement for realistic discussions about sexual expectations, and mutually fulfilling relationships.
For some devices that would most certainly be pleasing to the devil, check out The 25 Most Disturbing Sex Toys or let Michael Ian Black tell you How to Approach the Sensitive Question: Anal?. And don't miss our look at 7 Trick Shots You Have to See to Believe.


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I currently use a Mac Pro for Xcode development, but am considering buying a MacBook Air when the newer models are released. How should I collaborate with myself when using both machines on the same project? Should I use Git, or should I just acess the Mac Pro as a networked drive from the MacBook, or something else?
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You should definitely use a SCM system, even when only working on one machine. Which one you use is not that important. I would also recommend keeping the working directories on the two machines separate rather than using a directory shared across the network. Less chance for cluttering your environment, and allows you to work when the network is unavailable or down.
I'm not a mac person but I ran into your same situation a while back. I used Mercurial with Dropbox. Basically, I had my repository in Dropbox and had both machines configured to work through that folder. Alternatively, you could use BitBucket or Github to achieve a similar thing.
Using SCM is a good practice, it naturally provides for backup in case one machine goes down. Also, it helps in those scenarios where you want to change something in code and test it, but want a clean copy at hand in case it bombs. I have personally used two dev machines to work on two different bugs in parallel. Without the work on either of them affect the other. It is productive.
Also, a UI tip. Working on two machines sitting next to each other is a nightmare for switching keyboards and mice. This utility (synergy-foss.org) lets you use a single pair of keyboard-mouse work seamlessly across multiple machines.
I have to work on the same project from 3 different pcs (and locations). My team and I use SVN and it seems to me the most flexible and clean solution.
Therefore from my experience I would suggest SVN or a similar approach.
You can fudge a sort of source control system using DropBox or similar, or Live Mesh as I did, but ultimately I think you will find that bunging someone $30 a year for basic hosted Subversion or Git will be worth it. If nothing else it'll get backed up, and you'll have forking and access to previous versions and all that good stuff.


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Thank you, Seattle! This project is complete!
On Saturday, July 15, 2006, the community joined Mayor Greg Nickels and members of the Seattle City Council to mark the grand opening of the new Northgate Community Center, Northgate Park and Northgate Branch Library.
The project includes a 20,000-square-foot community center, a 10,000-square-foot library, and a 1.67-acre park on the site of the former Goodyear store at Fifth Avenue Northeast and Northeast 105th Street and the commercial site one lot north.
The Miller|Hull Partnership designed the buildings and the park to create an urban gathering place for the community. The library is prominently located along Fifth Avenue Northeast. The main reading space is focused toward the park. The community center is placed at the south end of the site with a children's play area to the north to maximize the green space devoted to the park.
The project also includes artwork for the community center designed by Nikki McClure, a mixed-media artist from Olympia. Art for the branch library was designed by glass and metal artist Dana Lynn Louis, of Portland. The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs manages the public art program for the Library and Parks.
Funding for the new facilities comes from several sources.
In 1999, Seattle voters approved the community centers levy, which included money for a new community center in Northgate. The $8.85 million community center offers activities such as teen camps, basketball leagues, classes, after-school programs, community meetings, and programs for seniors.
In 2000, Seattle voters approved the Pro Parks Levy, which included nearly money for a new park in Northgate. The $4.8 million park plays an important part in addressing the open space needs of the densely developed neighborhood.
Voters in 1998 approved the Libraries for All bond measure, which included money to build a new library in Northgate. The $6,693,570 branch will include a new collection capacity of 40,200 books and materials, reading and homework areas for children and youth, computers, instruction areas, and a meeting room.
Adjacent to this project is the Fifth Avenue NE Streetscape Project.
The Seattle Department of Transportation administered the project, which
created a safe, pedestrian-friendly street that accommodates all types
of transportation. Improvements include landscaping medians, widened
sidewalks, new trees and a pedestrian promenade with an improved crosswalk
connecting the new community center and library to the Northgate Mall.
Key Milestones
Public Involvement
A Project Advisory Team (PAT) was appointed by the Superintendent in Summer 2003. The PAT will meet frequently during the design phases. They will also have briefings and site tours during construction. The PAT is an advisory committee made up of representatives of key stakeholder groups. It is intended to facilitate sustained and balanced stakeholder participation, providing recommendations on the design of the gym. Meetings of the PAT are open to the public. At its meetings, the PAT will review project scope, budget, schedule, recent accomplishments, and upcoming tasks. Recommendations of the PAT on these topics will be given substantial weight by the Parks Department. Meeting agendas and minutes will be available below.
Planning and Design Meetings
Project Advisory Team Meetings
Siting Meetings
To get your name added to the Northgate Community Center mailing list, please contact Public Relations Specialist, Joelle Ligon at email@example.com.
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I'm attempting to expand my knowledge of engineering software. I've found comsol and ansys for acoustics and thermodynamics/fluid dynamics (not necessarily in that order), now I'd like to see if I can find something for architectural statics/load calculations. Which packages are in common industry use?
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I'm studying mechanical engineering, so I don't have a real "industry insight" in construction. Anyway, Ansys and Abaqus are very widely used in mechanics, whether it's cars or buildings. Both have examples on their websites were they were used to solve real world problems: Ansys Structural Building Design
You can find pretty much information on mathematica website and they are providing even seperate packages to work in specific domain. Check thislink and this link on structural mechanics. The student version of this product costs just $50 and is worth it. I bought it for myself too. They also provide demonstrations
It depends on what you are trying to achieve. The first thing to realise is that most civil / structural engineering projects do not need high specification numerical analysis. We work on a number of projects often with a high turnover and generally solving relatively simple problems so avoid the use of high specification numerical analysis typically a sensible part of the design process.
The second thing to realise is that there are a wide variety of problems in Civil / Structural engineering and so there are a wide variety of tools to solve them. Aspects that you will want to consider will be things like 2D or 3D, do you want to model a structure as a simple frame or using complex elements, do you want to model the ground, do you want to model dynamics, thermal effects, creep, model complex load patterns (such as live loads on bridges), fatigue, hydraulic or wind loads, large displacements etc.
My suggestion in Civil / Structural engineering is that you don't want to learn the software before you learn about the fundamentals of the subject. Normally it only takes a few days to learn to 'drive' any specific piece of software but it can take many years to learn how to model structures such as bridges, this part of the learning is generally not software specific but can be solved with many different pieces of software which all do similar things.


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New character Sticks joins Sonic Boom cast, concept trailer insideWritten by: / / No Comments
It's been a while since a new character was introduced into the Sonic universe so the news that Sonic Boom's cast list has been expanded with the arrival of the eccentric jungle badger Sticks is welcome indeed.
Sticks is described as the most primal character in the Sonic universe – a force of nature with "unparalleled animal instincts and extremely sharp survival skills". She's also no slouch in the combat department – packing a handmade boomerang that's allowed her to fend for herself in the wilderness for all this time.
"Sticks is a significant addition to the Sonic Boom universe and the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise," said Hiroyuki Miyazaki, Chief Content Officer for the Sonic Brand, SEGA of America. "She brings a quirky personality and perspective to the team dynamic, and we look forward to sharing this energetic and funny new character with the world."
You can learn more about Sticks' character and personality in the video below:
Head over here for El33tonline's previous coverage of Sonic Boom and look out for Sticks in Sega's upcoming TV series, Wii U and 3DS games along with the merchandise that will all form the basis of this new franchise.


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In reading my Lie algebra text, I see a lot of propositions starting with, "If char F does not equal 2, then..." For example, if char F does not equal 2, then o(n,F) is a subalgebra of sl(n,F).
I am failing to see the importance in most cases. Could someone give me an example when char F = 2 will be the downfall? I was thinking about fields where x = -x but couldn't pinpoint the error. I'm sure it's a foolish miss on my part.
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Imagine riding your motor bike from plain ground to an uphill path, initially it climbs the road in top gear. Then gradually the bike begins to slow down and the sound from the 100cc petrol engine begins to change. Still if you dont shift the gears the engine will stall, however long before the engine stalls you hear a distinct ringing sound (clanking metallic sound) from the engine (the sound is almost same for all petrol engine models). How is this sound produced. Is it from the valves?
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Spark knock, or pre-detonation. It can happen when the timing is too far advanced, the octane rating of the fuel is too low, the air/fuel mixture is off which happens when you are lugging the engine (just as you described), see Wikipedia for details and more causes
A different portion of the article that @Larry cites may make the acoustics a bit more clear:
This shockwave will impact the inner walls of the cylinders (and the valves). While that impact might not make a distinctly metallic sound itself, the entire cylinder and engine block is going to act like a resonance chamber. It's going to ring (or clank) like a very large oddly shaped bell.
You can simulate the same effect: hit a tuning fork with a rubber mallet. The tuning fork will ring even though you'd think that such a dull impact wouldn't make a clean tone.


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Not just anyone can vividly trace a thread weaving through a zebra's stripes, a partly crumbling brick wall, a Jackson Pollock painting, a Mozart piano sonata, Dr. Seuss' "Fox in Socks," Gwendolyn Brooks' "We Real Cool," and even a rap duet by Mos Def and Slick Rick.
CU-Boulder's Adam Bradley can, and the students along for his literary road trip seem to relish the ride. That's the point.
Bradley, an associate professor of English at the University of Colorado Boulder, is on a mission: to unlock the students' innate understanding of literary forms and, with luck, to unleash a desire to go to college.
During a class last fall at Denver's Montbello High School, Bradley homed in on patterns. In his examples—Pollock, Mozart, Dr. Seuss and Brooks—patterns and breaks in patterns are intentional and artistic. After listening to "Auditorium," by Mos Def and Slick Rick, students in CU alum Alison Corbett's English class at Montbello split into four groups and spent a half-hour trying to formulate the most insightful analysis of the rap song.
This is "Hip Hop in the Classroom," Bradley's initiative to enhance diversity on the CU-Boulder campus. The program targets "communities of students who may not necessarily consider CU an option for their education," said Bradley, whose credentials include editing Yale University Press' "Anthology of Rap."
"My personal investment in this program is to make sure that we have a number of voices from different communities singing in different keys that all can be heard on this campus."
After the success last fall, Bradley is in the classroom at Montbello again this spring.
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Don't Smoke! Essay 24
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Frances DeMasi Middle School, Marlton, NJ
Last Modified: November 1, 2001
I know you've heard this a million times. Smoking can kill. You probably think you know everything about them, like they hurt you. Well, there is a lot more than that. They can give you lung and mouth cancer. Would you really like that? It also makes your breath smell terrible, and your clothes too. It might even make the walls of your house yellow because of the smoke. I would never smoke because it disgusts me, and I hope you will say NO when someone asks you to smoke.
It isn't very easy to say NO. Peer pressure is one of the largest reasons kids smoke. When a friend asks you to smoke, it's hard. Also, when you don't know how bad smoking is, it's even harder. I've learned many things about smoking in D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education). The officer who taught me showed our class something that really taught us how dangerous smoking is. He had a fake man with a cigarette in his mouth. Then officer Kenner put a tissue across from the dummy. The tissue became yellow after five minutes. Imagine what would happen to the smoker's lungs.
Many people think, I'll just try one. When you try one, you'll get addicted. It's never just one. So, it's better to never start. In my opinion, it's just another way to commit suicide, but it kills slower. I hope my essay made you think a little more about smoking. Remember, it won't solve problems. So, do me a favor, when someone asks you to start smoking, say NO!
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It is season 7 of the Get Fit Challenge sponsored by the Doyle Community Center and the Sturgis Journal.
Local residents who need a little friendly competition to lose the extra pounds that won't stay away, can join the challenge during the weighing-in 8 a.m.- 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Doyle Community Center, Sturgis.
The cost to join is $10 and participants receive several perks including a 1-week Doyle membership, a 2-week subscription to the Sturgis Journal, a Subway discount meal card, the opportunity to win $25 in weekly drawings.
Each week, participant's standings will be printed in the Journal with the percentage of their weight loss listed.
The final weigh-in will be March 23.
First and second place winners — a male and female in each category — get the top prizes.
First place winners receive $400 cash, a 1-year Doyle membership and a spa package from Headlines Hair Design & The Spa, in Sturgis.
Second place winners, earn $100 cash and a six-month Doyle membership.
During Saturday's weigh-in Doyle trainers will host a "Doyle Aerobithon" demonstrating various class offered at the center including cycling, high-intensity interval Tabata training, Bender Ball boot camp, 360 balance training, Zumba Latin cardio dance, extreme boot camp, strength training and Yoga.
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As if an abundance of talent and experience weren't enough, the St. Xavier High golf team will enter the state tournament this Friday and Saturday with momentum on its side as well.
"We've been on a tear the last six weeks," said Tigers coach Dan Utley, whose team has won seven tournaments in a row and is the favorite to win the KHSAA state championship at Bowling Green Country Club.
"We've had a lot of wins as of late and that momentum is certainly keeping these guys on their toes and getting them excited."
18 State Titles
The Tigers – winners of a state-best 18 team titles, including six of the last 13 – boast an intimidating five-man roster, which includes reigning individual champion and University of Kentucky commit Stephen Stallings as well as freshman sensation Mike Sass, who fired a 3-under 69 to win the Sixth Region tournament on Sept. 25 at Charlie Vettiner.
According to Utley, the 15-year-old Sass is well-suited for the narrow fairways and small greens at Bowling Green.
"On paper he should fit the golf course," said Utley. "He knows what he can and can't do and he's an excellent driver of the golf ball so he's always in play and giving himself chances."
Top Four Tigers
At the regional, St. X took the top four individual spots, winning by 26 strokes with a 1-over 289. Stallings tied junior Brendon Doyle for second with a 73, senior Ben Sullivan was fourth (74) and Cooper Musselman – also committed to UK – shot a 75 for a share of fifth place.
For much of the season, Sullivan and fellow senior Lucas Jones battled for the fifth spot on the roster and on Sept. 30 the two held an 18-hole playoff to decide who would round out the state team. Jones birdied the final hole to win by a stroke.
Good Friends
"Lucas and Ben had almost identical stroke averages throughout the year so the only fair way to do it is to put it out on the golf course and let them determine who is going to represent the team," explained Utley. "They're good friends and they handled it perfectly."
Utley said depth will be crucial in the two-day stroke play tournament, in which the lowest four scores among each team of five are counted.
"They understand that if they're having a tough day they've got four other guys on the team that can bring home a title," he said.
Watch Jessamine
Two-time reigning champion Lexington Christian graduated all five members of its 2011 tournament team and failed to advance out of the Ninth Region, but West Jessamine, a team that knocked off St. X via scorecard tiebreaker at the Kentucky Invitational Tournament in August, may present the stiffest challenge.
"There are several good teams throughout the state, but it's definitely been a two-horse race… (between) us and West Jessamine," Utley said.
Cal and PRP
Also representing Louisville will be Sixth Region runner up Christian Academy, led by Spencer Swift, and Fifth Region runner up Pleasure Ridge Park, led by Eric Geiger. Elizabethtown won the Fifth Region.
Other individual qualifiers: KCD's Mac Telle, Oldham County's Morgan Franklin, South Oldham's Drew Froehlich and Butler's Chase Wathen.
Sacred Heart sophomore Maggie Allen pulled away in the final 15 meters to edge reigning 2-A state champion Gabby Karas of Collins and win the girls' 5,000-meter race at the 11th annual Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park on Sept. 29.
"This is the first race that I've even been semi-close to (Karas) so that was exciting," said Allen, whose time of 18 minutes, 17.44 seconds was a personal record. "My coach said go out and relax the first mile, pick it up the second and go for it the third. I tried to stick to that strategy."
Karas, an eighth grader, finished in 18:18.06.
The Valkyries placed five runners in the top 40 – four in the top 19 – to take the team title with 71 points, followed by Daviess County (86), Butler (124) and Manual (161).
Chase Geary of Muhlenberg County crushed the field and won the boys' race in 16:00.74, but was far from satisfied.
"I feel like I had a bad race today," said Geary, a junior. "I really want to run about 15 or 20 seconds faster. …At least I won."
Local runners in the top 25 were Portland Christian's Jonathan Taylor (5th, 16:30), North Oldham's David Terkula (11th, 16:40) and Luke Tarvestad (13th, 16:42), and Eastern's Holden Wells (21st, 16:52) and Charles Statler (24th, 16:55).
Daviess County took the team title with 129 points, followed by North Oldham (137) and Eastern (149).
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Charlotte, NC – Charlotte 49ers head coach Alan Major has announced that 6-7 forward Bernard Sullivan has transferred from Clemson to Charlotte. Sullivan, who is from Gastonia, North Carolina and played high school basketball at Davidson Day School, will sit out the 2013-14 season in accordance with NCAA rules and have two years of eligibility remaining beginning with the 2014-15 season.
"We are excited that Bernard has decided to come home and play for the 49ers," Major said. "We recruited him heavily when he was in high school. Bernard is a skilled athletic forward who is able to handle the basketball. He will be a great addition to our team."
Sullivan appeared in 56 games in two seasons at Clemson. He scored 89 points and grabbed 66 rebounds, while shooting 41 percent from the field during his two years at Clemson. He scored a career-high seven points twice, once against Virginia Tech in 2011-12 and against Georgia Tech this past season.
As a senior at Davidson Day, he was rated a four-star prospect by ESPNU, Rivals.com and Scout.com. He was rated the number 83 overall prospect by Rivals and number 87 by Scout. ESPNU rated him the number 22-ranked power forward in the 2011 class. He was named MVP of the West team at the 2011 Jordan Brand Classic Regional All-Star game after recording a double-double with 17 points and 12. As a senior, he earned first-team All-State honors after averaging 15.6 points and 7.4 rebounds per game.
Sullivan played his first three seasons of high school basketball at Charlotte's North Mecklenburg High School. He was a three-time all-conference selection at North Meck. As a junior at North Meck, he averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds.
"I am very excited to come back home and play for the Charlotte 49ers," Sullivan said. "I really enjoyed meeting the coaching staff. I am really looking forward to playing with a great group of guys."
With a young lineup that often featured five freshmen and sophomores on the court, Charlotte went 21-12 last season and earned a post-season berth in the NIT. It was the 49ers first 20-win season and first post-season appearance since 2008. The 49ers, who competed in the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2012-13, will move to Conference USA in 2013-14.


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Solid Prices for Mopars at 2013 Winter AuctionsWritten by on January 18, 2014 Good Money—Not Crazy Money
We're sure you remember it -- the times before 2007-'08, when results of the winter collector-car auctions would lead to an upward spike in sale prices for all Mopars later that year. Those spikes, caused by some auctions setting world-record sale prices, may be a thing of the past.
In what we've seen of this past winter's collector-car auctions, bids and selling prices are staying fairly stable, with good money following the quality cars, the rarest of the rare continuing to draw top dollar, and nothing with a 383 selling for six figures.
In other words, the collector market is comparable to what we told you about it in these pages a couple years ago.
As we did back then, we'll get some insights into the collector-Mopar market from some of the leading collector-car auction houses, as we'll add our analysis of values listed in the leading collector-car value guide.
Mopars at Mecum's Kissimmee Auction
With a car count over 3,000 and a ten-day schedule, Mecum Auction's 2013 event in Kissimmee, Florida, had a lot to offer. For Mopar lovers, that included plenty of '60s and early '70s muscle.
While we were there, we asked Sam Murtaugh, Mecum's marketing vice president, how the Plymouths and Dodges that crossed the block were faring. "They've been consistent with the rest of the auction, with a sale rate of 70 percent. The cars are doing really well, and they're selling."
Sam says that good cars were bringing good money at Kissimmee. "Quality and documentation really depicts what a car is worth, and the value, as far as the market goes," he adds." The guys are here who want the cars, and the sellers hope they bring fair market value, and sell."
That includes tribute or recreation cars, as well as restomods. "The restomods are a really big fad over the last couple of years," says Sam. "They bring quite a bit of money, depending on the craftsmanship and quality of the build."
As for the Mopar end of the market in general, Sam says they're bringing what Mecum's calls market price. "It's certainly not where it was a few years ago, but it's certainly leveled and steadied," he says. "Good cars that are well-documented, whether they're original or restored, are doing what they should do."
That included some of the ChryCo stars of the event—a Vitamin C Orange 440+6-powered '70 Plymouth Superbird and an unrestored 12,000-original-mile, two-fender-tags triple black '70 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda. We saw the bidding on both cars—and heard the cheers of the crowd when both cars were gaveled sold.
How did that pair of '70s do? The Superbird brought $157,000, and the Hemi 'Cuda went for $320,000. (Prices do not include commissions. Log onto www.mecum.com for complete Kissimmee auction results.)
Deals in the Desert: Mopars at the Arizona Auctions
At the big Arizona auctions, while there may not have been as many Mopars crossing the block as there were Bowties or Blue Ovals, they made their presence known.
Per Russo & Steele's Drew Alcazar, the Mopars held their own while the bidders' money was chasing quality cars. "There's no question about it," he says. "When you look at what we did on our Hemi 'Cuda convertible the year before last, which sold at $1.7 million, and you look at what another auction company did this year on a Plum Crazy '70 Hemi 'Cuda Convertible—I believe that result was $1.3 million."
Based on that, and on the results from Russo & Steele's Scottsdale event, Drew says the market is looking good, especially for those cars with plenty of documentation, be they restored or unrestored originals.
As for nonoriginal cars, Drew is wary of them. "Restomods, clones, tribute cars -- whatever the flavor of the moment you want to call them that makes them seem better than what they are, which is 'cubic zirconia,'" he says. "That's a novelty market -- those cars are changing hands at dollars that are emotional. A guy might think it's cool for 15 seconds of fame on TV saying, 'Look at me, look at me -- I bought this car!' Well, all of a sudden, the sun sets on that little golden window, and you have that in your garage, and you go, 'Now what am I going to do with it?' If you go to some Mopar meets, they'll be saying, 'You're going to park that out back. You're not parking that on the lawn next to my matching-numbers/original buildsheet/rock star car!'"
He adds, "What's happened recently is the market is now starting to get healthy, and you're seeing the numbers on the real rock star cars start to get printed in the trade pubs, so a lot of those guys are kind of like lizards crawling out from underneath the rock, trying to catch a little sunlight," he says. "They're realizing that the market's getting a little bit better on the big stuff, and they're thinking, Aha! Maybe now I can turn loose of my clone and not take such a licking on it. So you're seeing some of those cars now come back into the marketplace that have been sort of quiet for a while as people waited out the bottom curve."
While there may be more restomods or "tributes" entering the market, Drew says you need to be realistic about them if you're a buyer. "Realize you're going to have a real thin market when you go to sell that car again," he says. "I hope you had fun with it, but don't expect the marketplace to be receiving that car in the same collectible and value light as they do a numbers-matching, documented, pedigreed car. And that's what's really moving the needle right now."
How did Mopars "move the needle" at Russo & Steele? Log on to www.russoandsteele.com for their 2013 Scottsdale results.
By the Book
While we were at Kissimmee, we picked up the January-June 2013 Kelley Blue Book Official Guide For Early Model Cars, which lists values for 1946-'92 cars in either Fair (i.e. a drivable project car that needs resto work), Good (a clean original or older restoration), or Excellent (fresh resto or a mint, untouched original) conditions.
Using the values listed in this year's edition of the Guide with those shown in their January-June 2010 edition, we took a look at how 440 Six Barrel/four-speed Superbirds and four-speed-equipped '70 Hemi 'Cuda coupe values compared between 2010 and 2013.
For the Superbirds, Kelley figured their value back in 2010 was $121,429 (reflecting a 30 percent premium for the V-code engine and $1,500 to add to the value for a four-speed instead of a TorqueFlite automatic-equipped one. For 2013, the Guide put that figure at $163,480, with the same adjustments for a 440 Six-Barrel/four-speed over a 440 Magnum/TF 'Bird.
How about Hemi 'Cuda coupes, like the triple black '70 seen here? The 2010 Guide put its value at around $285,495, starting with their value for an unoptioned Hemi 'Cuda coupe ($269,900) and adding adjustments for having a four-speed (add $1,500), an eight-track player (add $600), and optional factory wheels (add 5 percent). Meanwhile, the 2013 Guide, for the same car—and the same adjustments for a four-speed, an eight-track player, and optional factory wheels—showed a value of $265,125, starting with a baseline value of $250,500, and adding for the four-speed, eight-track, and optional wheels.
As you can see, those values are far from the big bids cars like those attracted in the past—but very good money, nonetheless.
If you're waiting for collector-Mopar prices to drop down to near the factory sticker prices, you'll have to wait until you can travel back in time, buy a new one, and bring it back to today.
The prices that collectible Mopars brought at this year's winter auctions were, we feel, in line with what was bid over the last couple of years, but not with the dollars those cars were drawing when the market was higher—and likely driven by non-car-people speculators than by genuine automotive enthusiasts.
If you were spooked by the run-up in bids and prices paid in the previous decade of this century, you may be pleasantly surprised to see that the Plymouth or Dodge that you've dreamed about may indeed be within reach.
But, if you're looking to sell a car that isn't completely original, or is a restomod, don't be surprised if it doesn't bring the biggest of big bucks if and when you sell it.


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