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Bad-News Bears Crash the Party
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has hit an all-time high. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index is close behind. Stock prices remain reasonably priced based on many measures, individual investors are shifting back to stocks and corporate profits have been strong.
So what are a group of hedge funds and other investors doing? Selling.
Bearish-minded traders point to a variety of concerns, including the market's reliance on the Federal Reserve's help, signs of excesses in corners of the bond market and froth in speculative shares. Some, like James Litinsky, even predict a recession over the next year because the recovery from the 2008 downturn is getting long in the tooth and the Fed won't juice markets forever.
"The rally is built on unprecedented government intervention," said Mr. Litinsky, who runs the $1.3 billion hedge fund JHL Capital Group. He is betting against a number of stocks and wagering on climbing Treasury rates. "The economy is fine right now, but there could be a trigger moment," such as the Fed reining in its bond buying, that could cause interest rates to go higher and stocks to tumble.
There is always a seller for every buyer, of course, and it is never hard to find a Wall Street pro with a glass-half-empty perspective. But as investors cheer the market's impressive gains, it can be instructive to pay some attention to the party poopers of the stock-market celebration.
Betting against the stock market, or just holding substantial amounts of cash, hasn't been a wise move over the past four years. Just ask so-called long-short hedge-fund managers, or those who wager both on and against shares.
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The average fund specializing in this kind of investing has scored gains of 4% this year through March 4, according to industry tracker HFR Inc. Other stock-focused strategies were up 5%. Over the past year, the average stock hedge fund has gained 4.5% versus a rise of 11.4% for the S&P 500.
Skeptics argue that stocks only look attractive relative to both risky and safer bonds and because investors are frustrated with the puny rates on their savings. This will end when central banks take the punch bowl away and reduce their activity, sending rates higher, bears say.
A cautious stance has cost John Brynjolfsson, who runs the $800 million hedge fund Armored Wolf LLC, which is up about 1% his year. He isn't turning into a bull, though. Mr. Brynjolfsson is focused on the continuing stalemate in Washington over controlling the nation's debt as well as long-term worries about the ability of the global economy to grow. European markets have stabilized, but he points to continuing economic weakness in the region. Mr. Brynjolfsson's fund has purchased derivative positions that will rise if the S&P 500 falls.
On Wednesday, stocks were mixed, giving hope to both sides. The Dow rose 42.47 points to a record 14296.24, the S&P 500 gained 1.67 to 1541.46, but the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 1.77 to 3222.37.
Bulls scoff at the bear argument, noting that stocks aren't expensive based on many earnings, dividend-yield and cash-flow measures. Until bonds begin to weaken and rates rise, many see little reason for concern.
Achur A. Iskounen, who runs hedge-fund firm Iskounen & Co., LLC, is worried about bonds, though. In 2007, when the stock market was last nearing a peak, investors ignored signs of trouble in riskier debt markets. Now, Mr. Iskounen noted that lower-rated companies are finding it easy to sell debt to investors. That is among the signs that investors are ignoring risks just to get their hands on investments with higher interest rates than safe debt, Mr. Iskounen said.
"The equity market is very detached from potential risks stemming from credit markets," said Mr. Iskounen, who calls himself "constructively bearish," or negative on the market but willing to buy a few stocks. His fund is up about 4.5% this year.
Some investors see a troubling divergence between the U.S., which is enjoying a rebirth in energy, manufacturing and housing sectors, and limp growth and looming troubles abroad. Shares of Yum! Brands Inc. which has a huge presence in China, are up just more than 4% over the past year, while U.S.-focused Home Depot Inc. has soared more than 48%.
Sahm Adrangi, chief investment officer of Kerrisdale Capital, which has made money betting against Chinese and other stocks, worries about soaring shares of some smaller, more speculative stocks, which he said are a sign of the market's froth. One stock he is shorting: Opko Health Inc., OPK 0.61 % a pharmaceutical and diagnostic-product company that is up 52% this year.
"The overall market doesn't seem overvalued," Mr. Adrangi said. "But we're seeing irrationality in a lot of speculative names."
Meanwhile, margin debt, or the amount of money that investors have borrowed to invest in stocks, is climbing. When this borrowing rises, it can suggest that individual investors are becoming too comfortable with risk, a sign the market is overheated.
Some heavily shorted stocks have been soaring, as these traders close out short positions by buying shares. That's not a reason to get excited about these stocks, some traders say.
For all their conviction, the bears realize it may be awhile before their dark predictions come true.
"Unfortunately, I am bearish and I have been wrong," said Samer Nsouli, chief investment officer at Lyford Group International, a hedge fund, who argues that recent weakness in copper and oil is a portent of a global slowdown. "Make no mistake, it will end in tears. The eternal question is when."
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6 Insane Real-Life Versions of Video Games
#3. Turn the Real World into a Giant Pac-Man Maze
Some years ago, the government of Singapore proved that its priorities are definitely in the right place when it funded a scientific project that allows people to experience what it's like to be Pac-Man. Cleverly named Human Pac-Man, the game is played in the real world using virtual reality technology that allows you to walk the streets seeing floating, edible white dots.
You can get similar results by inhaling massive amounts of glue.
Basically, by putting on a set of virtual reality goggles, the entire city turns into a huge version of a Pac-Man maze filled with dots you have to eat, special items you have to find and, of course, ghosts you have to stay the fuck away from. The ghosts are actually other goggles-wearing players that can "eat" you by sneaking up on you and tapping you on the shoulder. Meanwhile, any confused onlooker who sees the players chasing each other and acting strangely will probably assume that they're cyborgs from the future.
Or that one of the smaller alien-looking cyborgs has attacked the face of a frighteningly calm human.
So how are the players supposed to find each other in an entire city? What stops Pac-Man from just going into a bar and staying there for the duration of the game? That's where the Internet comes in. Each player is equipped with a GPS tracking device that transmits their location to "Helpers" participating online -- the Helpers can track the players wherever they go and communicate with them through text messages (for example, letting the ghosts know where Pac-Man is headed or helping Pac-Man avoid the ghosts, depending on which side they're on and how much of a dick they are).
Also, like in the classic version, the player controlling Pac-Man can find the power pellet that allows him to turn the tables on the ghosts and eat them. To the players on the street level, the whole thing may look like a massive manhunt, but on the Internet, it's presented in the form of a cutesy 3-D video game, as seen here:
Singapore's military became interested in the project because the technology could be used to give real-time position information to soldiers on the battlefield, plus help them be prepared in the case of a poltergeist attack.
#2. A Racing Game Cabinet You Can Drive on the Street
Twenty-six years ago, Sega introduced OutRun, a racing game where you could sit inside an arcade cabinet that resembled an actual car and hold a steering wheel. The idea was widely imitated by arcade games everywhere, but now it's finally time for the next logical step: a racing game you can actually drive down the street.
"This is way too safe. Can someone inject me with heroin?"
This is the work of Garnet Hertz, whom you may remember from a prior article as the guy who decided to reanimate dead frogs with electricity. Using components from an electric golf cart and combining them with a real arcade game cabinet, Hertz created a version of Outrun that can be driven on real roads, in front of real (possibly terrified) pedestrians. The craziest part, however, is that instead of watching the road, the player/driver is actually looking at a pixilated simulation of reality, created in real time.
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Well, most of it.
The vehicle has a camera on the front that captures the environment, and then specially created software simulates the road in front of you in 8-bit imagery. The software can even tell how fast you're going and adjusts the speed of the vehicle in the game accordingly. So when you turn your car in the game, you're turning in real life, and when you run into an item in the middle of the road, that's probably someone's grandma.
But on the plus side, it always looks like you're driving by nothing but scenic beaches and palm trees, even if you're cruising through downtown Newark, New Jersey, and there's always a hot blonde by your side. Here's a video demonstration:
However, Hertz isn't proposing that you drive an OutRun machine to work, and acknowledges that using his experiment "in the real world will likely be difficult or dangerous" -- according to him, the game is actually a commentary on how much we rely on technology like GPS navigation to get us around, even though the information on the screen doesn't always match up with reality. In the future, computer-assisted driving is going to be nearly indistinguishable from playing a racing game, so we guess that the lesson here is to start stocking up on banana peels and blue shells.
#1. Dance Dance Revolution With Flamethrowers
We just told you about a version of Street Fighter where you can pretend to set people on fire, but somehow that isn't reckless or extreme enough for some arcade fanatics. For a game where players are literally set ablaze, you'd have to look at something more hardcore ... like Dance Dance Revolution. You know, that rhythm game you play by jumping on colored arrows to crappy music.
In Dance Dance Immolation, a special version created by a group called Interpretative Arson, two contestants play a game of DDR with a few small differences: First, you have to wear these goofy suits that make you look like an extra from a post-apocalyptic movie ...
It's kinda hard to do "the worm" in these things.
... and the second difference is that if you make a wrong step, you get shot in the face with a flamethrower.Seriously.
Science has yet to find a thing that isn't automatically improved by flamethrowers.
If you still can't believe that this is a real thing, here's a video of it:
So those B-movie costumes are in fact the only thing keeping the players from burning to death, since they are actually aluminized proximity suits identical to those used to protect firefighters from extreme temperatures such as aircraft fires. Contestants must also wear forced-air respirators under a fireproof mask through which they are fed oxygen through a tube that acts like some kind of robotic umbilical cord. But once you get all that bulky gear on, it's time to strut your stuff!
"Hey, when you go up there, hold this hot dog for me."
While playing, the only part of your body that isn't protected is your feet (you just wear normal shoes), since, as any dedicated DDR player will tell you, being able to dance freely is way more important than not sustaining third-degree burns.
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1.) Does every particle that has rest mass also have an anti-particle with which it would annihilate?
2.) Does annihilation only occur between like particles? For example what happens if a antineutron (anti u, anti d, anti d) collides with a proton (uud)? What happens if a positron collides with a proton?
3.) Since the Tevatron accelerates antiprotons is this more difficult to handle and dump?
4.) I've read about WIMP annihilation detection. Why would one assume there is any different proportion of WIMPS to anti-WIMPS than as is for non-WIMP matter (where there is far more matter than anti-matter).


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Biology Professor Isidro Bosch, left, confers with students during the data-gathering phase of the Conesus Lake Watershed Management Project, which has received international recognition.
GENESEO, N.Y. -- A watershed management project involving a SUNY Geneseo biology researcher has received kudos as a success story by the State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference, hosted by the top environmental agencies of the United States and Canada.
The Conesus Lake Watershed Management Project, which documented the impact of best agricultural management practices on near-shore water quality, received the honor at the October conference in Erie, Pa., hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Environment Canada. Isidro Bosch, professor of biology at Geneseo, worked closely on the research with project director Joseph Makarewicz, distinguished service professor in the SUNY College at Brockport's Dept. of Environmental Science and Biology.
In a six-year research period (2003-09), the team of scientists, graduate and undergraduate students, led by Makarewicz and Bosch, documented the impact of best agricultural management practices on Conesus Lake's near-shore water quality. The investigators published their research results in 2009 as a series of fifteen peer-reviewed papers in a special supplement to "The Journal of Great Lakes Research." The summary article in that issue was the most frequently cited paper in the journal between the years 2005-2011.
"We made significant progress in demonstrating effective management of a recurring water quality issue in our lakes and I was pleased to see the hard work recognized by the binational committee," said Bosch. "The near-shore region is where the public most frequently comes into contact with lakes and our management project showed that significant reductions in algae, weed growth and bacterial contamination in the near shore could be achieved by upstream agricultural practices that were cost-effective to implement and to maintain."
Also involved in the project were scientists from the Cornell Cooperative Extension Service and the Rochester Institute of Technology.
The project was funded by $1.2 million in grants from the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Program (CSREES) with additional grant support from the Livingston County Planning Dept., the Altria Corporation and the Conesus Lake Association.
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June 14, 2011
Warangkana Chomchuen, a production coordinator in NBC News' Bangkok bureau, is the winner of the 2011 Wall Street Journal Asia Fellowship. The fellowship provides promising mid-career journalists from Asia the opportunity to participate in the three-semester master of arts program in Business and Economic Reporting at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.
Now in its eighth year, the fellowship is supported by the Dow Jones Foundation and NYU.
Chomchuen, who is from Chiang Rai in northern Thailand, has worked as a production coordinator in the Bangkok bureau of NBC News since 2007. Chomchuen has produced major news stories and a variety of features from the field for NBC's Nightly News, the Today Show, and MSNBC.com. Among other high-profile assignments, she was involved in the live broadcast of the Today Show's "Where in the World is Matt Lauer" in Laos in 2008; CNBC's coverage of the G20 summit 2010 in Seoul; and the Today Show's interview with Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar, in 2011.
Chomchuen graduated with honors in English from Chulalongkorn University and won a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism from 2006 to 2007.
The Wall Street Journal fellowship covers tuition and fees for two of the three semesters of the program, as well as a stipend for travel to New York and other expenses. Previous fellows have gone on to staff positions reporting on business and economics at The Wall Street Journal and other major news organizations in the U.S. and Asia.
For more on the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, go to http://journalism.nyu.edu/.
Dow Jones & Company is a global provider of news and business information and a developer of technology to deliver content to consumers and organizations across multiple platforms. Dow Jones produces newspapers, newswires, Web sites, apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, conferences, radio and video. Its premier brands include The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch, SmartMoney and All Things D. Its information services combine technology with news and data to support business decision-making. The company pioneered the first successful paid online news site, and its industry-leading innovation enables it to serve customers wherever they might be, via the Web, mobile devices and tablets. The Dow Jones Local Media Group publishes community newspapers, Web sites and other products in six U.S. states. Dow Jones & Company (www.dowjones.com) is a News Corporation company (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV; www.newscorp.com).
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I'm having a problem using the jQuery slide animations on elements that are inside a container with a fixed height. I have a page in my application on which there is a large, scrollable div, inside which are contained many smaller divs, each of which represents a 'message' in a user's inbox. Within each message div is a 'delete' button, which when clicked, hides the message from the larger frame by using jQuery's
slideUp() function.
This was working fine until I added a max-height property to the container div. Now, when the delete button is clicked, there is no animation and instead the div immediately snaps out of sight. If I remove the max-height property from the frame, the animation works fine, but as the frame could contain any number of messages, I really need it to have a max height and to be scrollable when it exceeds that height.
I've tried replacing the built in
slideUp() function with my own animate function, and replacing max-height with a fixed height, but neither of those work.
These are some relevant CSS and JS samples:
border: solid 1px #B22222;
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color: #000000;
max-height: 800px;
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I am a vectors guy mostly, but for a current project I need to work with a bunch of old scanned paper maps (ww2 bomb damage maps for London, if your interested!)
We scanned and georeferenced the maps, and now want to create a tiled composite layer for serving on a website. We will cut out the borders obviously, thats not the issue here.
Problem is, that there are unsightly visual colour and brightness differences between map sheets. I am a bit at a loss as to how to equalise them so to give a coherent visual look. I read up on histogram equalising, but my current toolbox (Manifold GIS, GDAL, GeoServer) doesnt seem to have the required functionality.
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Universal codings of integers
A (binary) coding of the integers is a prefix-free code of the natural numbers, whose codewords are non-decreasing in size. A coding is universal if it is short enough (log n + o(log n)), but that's not important.
Some examples:
- The unary coding 0, 10, 110, ...; code length is n
- Code first the length of the number in unary, then the number itself in binary; code length is about 2log n
- Code first the length of the number using the previous coding, then the number itself in binary; code length is about log n + 2log log n
- ...
- Diagonalize the construction to get code length of log n + log log n + ... + 2log* n
- Continue this way through the constructible ordinals
The diagonalized code, known as the $\omega$-code, is due to Peter Elias.
A partial ordering of codes
The sequence of codes above are progressively better, in the following sense:
- A coding a is better than a coding b if |b(n)| - |a(n)| tends to infinity.
There are some natural questions to ask:
- Is there a best code?
- If not, is there an optimal sequence of codes?
As it turns out, not only is there no best code, but given any sequence of codes, we can always find a code which is better than all of them; the proof from one of Hausdorff's papers (Untersuchungen über Ordnungtypen V from 1907) can be adapted to our setting.
The best thing that can be hoped for is a chain of codes which is cofinal for the poset of codes, i.e. a set of mutually comparable codings, such that for each arbitrary coding, our scale contains a superior one (such a beast Hausdorff called a Pantachie).
The problem of scales is well-known, and it is easy to show the existence of a scale given CH (following Hausdorff's steps). In other settings (and possibly this one), existence already follows from MA. However, most of the literature deals with somewhat different posets, and it is not clear that their results apply in this case.
Here are some pointers:
- Hausdorff Gaps and Limits by Frankiewicz and Zbierski, which deals with the ordering f > g if f(n) > g(n) infinitely often.
- Gaps in $\omega^\omega$ by Marion Scheepers, which deals with the ordering f > g if f(n) - g(n) tends to infinity.
In their settings, Hechler forcing can be used to produce worlds in which there is no scale.
Is the existence of scale (in the context of monotone codings of integers) independent of set theory?
Codings and series
Some easy reductions connect our problem with problems involving convergent series and divergent series satisfying some extra conditions, which stem from our monotonicity requirements; the key is Kraft's inequality, stating that a code with codeword lengths wi exists iff the sum $\sum 2^{-w_i}$ converges.
The reductions are most easily stated if we extend our posets with some equivalence relation. We then say that two posets are interlacing if there are two order-preserving mappings (between the two posets in both directions) which are pseudo-inverses, i.e. their composition sends a point to an equivalent one. Given two interlacing posets, one has a scale iff the other one has a scale.
The following posets are interlacing:
- Arbitrary (non-monotone) codes, with a < b if b is better than a, and a ~ b if |a(n)-b(n)| is bounded.
- Convergent positive series, with a < b if b(n) = o(a(n)), and a ~ b if a(n) = O(b(n)) and b(n) = O(a(n)).
- Divergent positive series (reverse definition of <).
Monotonicity complicates the picture (the corresponding series are no longer arbitrary) but seems necessary, since one can give a non-monotone code with the property that no monotone code is better than it.
Effective and efficient codings
The motivation behind the question is the actual usage of universal codings by computer engineers. New, impractical methods of codings are suggested all the time, but no one seems to have tackled the fundamental question.
This prompts us to ask similar questions for effective (computable) codings.
Can classical recursion theory hierarchies be adapted to the setting of codes?
It would be nice to get an analog of the fast-growing hierarchy, for example.
We could further wonder what happens if we ask our coding procedure to be efficient, for example linear-time computable.


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Many viewers around the world were transfixed last week when news broke that the Israeli Defense Forces had attacked a flotilla of 6 ships owned and manned by the Turkish NGO, The Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (IHH), killing nine people and injuring dozens. From the start, the pro-Palestinian activists had made clear that their intentions were to attempt to provoke Israel into an overreaction by trying to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza, thereby generating international condemnation of Israel's actions and growing awareness of the blockade of Gaza.
The geopolitical ramifications of the attack and its consequences, for Israel, Turkey, the United States, and the rest of the region, have been parsed to death. Nevertheless, the methods used by Israel and the IHH in the immediate aftermath of the attack offer lessons on IO and, as Mountain Runner likes to call it, "Now Media."
As the New York Times explained, both the Israelis and the people on board the ships were ready for an information war: the IDF came with its own video cameras, and several journalists were embedded with the pro-Palestinian activists. Naturally, the IDF posted videos on YouTube defending its version of how events unfolded during the attacks on the ships. The videos were heavily edited and featured narrations and annotations to carefully illustrate the evidence that the video's authors were trying to promote. The IHH was actually videocasting live on board the ships using the online video streaming service, livestream.
Unexpectedly, Israel's use of YouTube for promoting its videos drew heavy criticism. The crisis' audience was unsatisfied with the edited, censored videos, and called on Israel to release the full, time-stamped video so that viewers could draw their own conclusions. The IDF tried to use YouTube's ability to reach a large audience instantly partially backfired. With new technologies come new expectations, and given the ease of posting video content online, viewers have placed new demands on that content.


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Free - 2 Pack - Knit Earflap Winter Hats and $5 Gift Card for $0
coupon code: THANKYOUHAT5
5 gift code will be emailed within 10 days. One per household.
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Seems to be plus $4.99 shipping. Once you type in the coupon code, it reduces it to $3.99 shipping so it's $1.00 off.
Also, I hate it when people advertise things as free without telling you about shipping until you visit the site. Very deceptive because it's technically not free.
You can only buy one of these items per checkout. So, if you want more, you need to process a second order and pay for shipping twice.
Fail with my PayPal account. I couldn't process the order anyway.
These hats which I bought previously are not worth free. They are junk and are too small for the average adult and poor, poor quality.
Always be careful of things that are "free" with $$ shipping.
No way to ever get a refund if it's defective. That's why they do it.
I agree, not worth it. I still have not received the $5:00 gift card??
Not too worried about a defective hat.
I bought a pair of these last year when they were dirt cheap. I think I even paid a few dollars plus the shipping fee. For a cheap hat they are fine. They were seconds. There are goofs in the stitching, errors in the fabric patterns but otherwise have been fine for me to wear all winter long. Mine have a simple fleece lining and are extremely warm. Shipping speed was acceptable too.
I was actually quite pleased with the 4 I bought from previous offerings. One was a little small, but other than that, the rest were fine, even for my relatively big head. They're also pretty warm, and they've been my go-to hats this winter. Gift voucher came within 24 hours if memory serves but they request you wait 10 days.
@thurmanm: It says it'll take up to ten days for them to send you the gift code
Got some of these a while back for the missus. They reeked of some sort of petroleum/chemical smell even after a couple washes. They're okay, but nothing great. And keep in mind that we're towards the end of January and you may not even need a warm hat like this for much longer.
The one I got also smelled of some chemical. I washed it and put it out in
the sun but still reaked. I got rid of it. Hopefully these aren't the same ones.
I agree with the negative reviews on here. I bought these previously as well. A very strong chemical smell was very evident. The material was of poor quality. I was so displeased with the product, that I would NOT even donate these and instead for the first time, I disposed of a brand new item in the trash. Maybe someone else will have different luck with a different lot. But I would never buy these again....unless I could by every single hat in existence, build my own rocket with the words "PLANET EXPRESS" on the side, and then I would hurl it into space as a great big ball of garbage, and hope it dissolves in the Sun... or Mars, but no the Sun would be better.
Did anyone try washing them in vinegar?
@johnt007871: I did... they dissolved....completely.
I was wondering if I could get the heads, not the hats, so when I buy the gamo air gun on woot I have something to shoot at.


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Dilly Cucumber Dip
Categories: Easter, Entertaining, Make ahead
Type: Appetizers and Snacks
Type: Appetizers and Snacks
Dill and cucumber were destined to be paired. The white pepper in this dip provides just a pinch of heat!
Serves: 2 1/4 cups (1 Tablespoon servings)
- 1 medium-large cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks
- 1 1/2 cups nonfat or light sour cream
- 1/2 cup nonfat or reduced-fat mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill
- Pinch ground white pepper
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- Place the cucumber in a food processor or blender, and process until finely chopped. Roll the cucumber in a clean kitchen towel, and squeeze out any excess moisture.
- Place the sour cream and mayonnaise in a medium-sized bowl, and stir to mix well. Fold in the cucumber and all of the remaining ingredients. Transfer the dip to a serving dish, cover, and chill for several hours.
- Serve with raw vegetables, whole grain crackers, chunks of pumpernickel or sourdough bread, and smoked salmon.
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I've read in several places that i should put a single coin on engravings, especially Elbereth engravings.
Why ?
I've read in several places that i should put a single coin on engravings, especially Elbereth engravings.
Why ?
Generally speaking, for an Elbereth square to be active (that is, for it to actively ward off monsters), something must occupy that square. In many cases, this will simply be you standing on it, but if you want to have an Elbereth square maintain its potency while you're not standing on it -- say, to protect your stash, for example -- you need to drop some sort of item onto the engraved square to keep its warding properties activated. Dropping a single gold piece is a cheap and convenient way of doing this, as it's a low-value item, you're unlikely to confuse it for something else, and you're generally always carrying some on hand.
I'm not aware of any reason why you'd want to drop a coin onto non-Elbereth engravings, however, as standard engravings don't inherently do anything.
This only applies to Elbereth engravings. They're the only engraving with a genuine in-game effect.
An Elbereth engraving only has effect if you're standing on it or if there is at least one item on it. The idea is that it protects you or your stash.
If you're using Elbereth to block a passageway, you need to make it look like a stash by dropping at least one item on it. A gold piece is an item that you would normally carry and that you can spare. Better: drop an item that even Elbereth-ignoring monsters (


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Dakota Wesleyan University offices will close Monday, Sept. 2, in observance of the Labor Day holiday.
The McGovern Library will also observe holiday hours this weekend.
The library will be open Saturday, Aug. 31, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The library will be closed on Sunday, Sept. 1, and will have limited hours from 6 to 10 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 2. Java City will be closed Saturday-Sunday and open Monday night.
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I received a message from a woman who had a nostril piercing problem:
I have been having difficulty accepting the placement of my nose piercing lately. When I first got it pierced back in march it was placed perfectly and I was completely happy with it. About a month ago I woke up with no piercing and a tiny bump covering my piercing hole. I just used another nose stud to push through the bump to save the piercing, and although it worked I think I "re-pierced" it tiny bit off from the original opening of the hole. Now to me my piercing sits back a little too much and also tilts back a little. I just would really appreciate your opinion on whether I should take out the piercing and let it close to get it re-pierced again by a professional. Thanks so much!
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3 May 2012 11:07 PM #1
Unanswered: line chart not display x-axis for single record
i have snapshots for problem when store has more than one record than it's working fine
but when store has just single record it doesn't shows x-axis.
same issue with example given with chart API.
is there bug in chart API?
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can any one tell me that wether this was fixed or any alternate solutions for this
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One way of solving this is before setting data to chart check if record count and if its 1 then add a dummy record to the store and then set the store to the chart


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What We Know About the Boston Bombings
Federal prosecutors charged Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with carrying out one of the Boston Marathon bombings, which killed three people and injured more than 200 a week ago. The White House said he won't be tried as an enemy combatant.
U.S. authorities identified two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. They were brothers of Chechen background: Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26 years old, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19. The older brother was killed in a confrontation with police in Watertown, Mass. The younger brother was captured and in serious condition late Friday after police and FBI converged on a Watertown house.
On Monday, a federal judge went to a Boston hospital to hold a first-appearance hearing, where the charge was read to the younger Tsarnaev. The suspect remains in serious condition suffering from injuries suffered Friday during a chaotic getaway.
Attached to the criminal complaint filed against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is an affidavit, signed by FBI special agent Daniel Genck, laying out why the government has probable cause to go forward with its case.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is a student at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, a university spokesman said. He attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in Cambridge, Mass. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who spent time as an amateur boxer, attended Bunker Hill Community College as a part-time student for three semesters. One of the more interesting items in the affidavit:
"Approximately 30 seconds before the first explosion, he lifts his phone to his car as if he is speaking on his cell phone, and keeps it there for approximately 18 seconds. A few seconds after he finishes the call, the large crowd of people around him can be seen reacting to the first explosion. Virtually every head turns to the east (towards the finish line) and stares in that direction in apparent bewilderment and alarm. Bomber Two, virtually alone among the individuals in front of the restaurant, appears calm."
Read more highlights from the complaint.
Over the past two years, Tamerlan became more confrontational about his religion, engaging in arguments with other worshipers at a Cambridge mosque he sometimes attended, according to a mosque spokesman and worshipers there. His growing religious interest coincided with a rocky period in his life during which his boxing career stalled, he drifted in and out of community-college courses, he was charged with assault by a girlfriend who said he slapped her, and a friend of his was murdered.
The family of the suspected bombers arrived in Cambridge, Mass. around 2002. They had come to the U.S. to seek refuge from the war in Chechnya. The patriarch, Anzor Tsarnaev, was an auto mechanic. About two years ago, the father was stricken with brain cancer, and departed to Germany last year for treatment, according to a friend of the family.
A WSJ examination of the bombing suspects' family shows turmoil over the past five years—driven in part by a growing interest in religion by both Tamerlan and his mother.
The boys' father, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, said he was present when the FBI interviewed Tamerlan in Cambridge. He said they visited for what they called "prevention" activities. "They said: We know what sites you are on, we know where you are calling, we know everything about you. Everything," Mr. Tsarnaev said.
Ruslan Tsarni, an uncle of the two brothers, told reporters outside his Maryland home Friday that his nephews were "losers" who were unable to settle into American life "and thereby just hating everyone who did." He said he didn't think there was an ideological motive. "This has nothing to do with Chechnya," he said. He also indicated there was a rift between him and his brothers. "It's personal," he said, "I didn't like them."
He said Sunday he wished he had known in 2011 that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was investigating his nephew over possible terrorism concerns, because he could have corroborated the worries.
The boys' mother said in television interview with the Russian state-run news channel RT Friday night that anyone calling her son a loser is a loser himself. "I am really sure, like I am 100% sure, that this is a setup," Zubeidat K. Tsarnaev said. She also said that she had been contacted by the FBI about her older son, before Monday's deadly attack, as he grew more religious.
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the mother recounted how Tamerlan told her "You know how Islam has changed me."
More than a dozen FBI and local law-enforcement officials went to the West New York, N.J., home of the sister. She told law-enforcement officials she hadn't seen her brothers in years, the West New York police director said. "She's heartbroken, just like the rest of us," said Michael Indri, the outgoing police director of the urban city.
Here is another look at the Tsarnaev family tree.
Both brothers were believed to be involved with the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus police officer Thursday night. The officer was identified as Sean A. Collier, 26 years old, of Somerville, Mass. The two men allegedly ambushed and fatally shot Officer Collier shortly before 10:20 p.m. ET.
The two brothers carjacked a Mercedes sport-utility vehicle at gunpoint, keeping the vehicle's owner hostage for about a half-hour, police said. The owner, who wasn't injured, was released at a gas station in Cambridge, authorities said. Inside the car, the brothers "declared to [the victim] that they were the Boston Marathon bombers and would not kill him because he wasn't American," a Cambridge Police Department report said.
When the victim saw an opportunity to flee, he ran to a nearby gas station where he asked the owner to call 911, the report said.
The driver's tip drew police on a chase that led to the early-morning shootout in Watertown, Mass.
Boston Police Chief Edward Davis said at a news conference late Friday that the key tip came from a citizen after the lockdown request was lifted. "A man had gone out of his house. He walked outside and he saw blood on the boat in the backyard. He opened the tarp, looked in and saw a man covered with blood." Mr. Davis said the person alerted police in the neighborhood.
"We set up a perimeter around that boat and over the course of the next hour of so, we exchanged gunfire with the suspect," Mr. Davis said. A helicopter outfitted with an infrared camera was able to tell police that Mr. Tsarnaev was moving around inside the boat, police said.
A tactical response team was able to apprehend the suspect after a robot was sent to the boat and lifted the cover, state police said.
A federal law-enforcement official said authorities would be invoking the public-safety exception to the usual Miranda warning in order to question the suspect about other potential explosive devices or accomplices and to gain critical intelligence. The Obama administration set new emergency rules in 2011 for Miranda rights.
Prosecutors face a tangle of questions about what sort of evidence they develop and what they might present to a judge or jury down the road. Among the decisions they face are when to inform the Boston bombing suspect of his rights to remain silent and to retain a lawyer and whether to seek the death penalty. The White House said Monday that Dzhokhar won't be tried as an enemy combatant and said the U.S. court system has a track record of properly prosecuting terrorists.
President Obama hailed authorities for their work in tracking down suspects in the Boston Marathon explosions, saying the country is "in debt" to them after a more than four-day manhunt ended with one suspect dead and another in federal custody. "Tonight because of their determined efforts we've closed an important chapter in this tragedy," Mr. Obama said in a brief Friday-night appearance at the White House after the second suspect was captured in Watertown, Mass.
Watertown residents who had been on edge and trapped inside of their homes all day burst into applause upon hearing the news that 19 year old was in custody. "We are so happy, we are relieved," said Ashot Davtian."I feel bad for the people who lost their lives but I am happy it's over." People cheered as the police vehicles drove down Mt. Auburn St., away from the scene where the younger Tsarnaev was taken into custody. One officer spoke over the megaphone, "God Bless America."
On Monday, a private funeral was held for Krystle Campbell, a 29-year-old restaurant worker killed in the blasts. A memorial service will be held at Boston University for 23-year-old Lu Lingzi, a graduate student from China. Gov. Deval Patrick called for a moment of silence and ringing of bells at 2:50 p.m. ET, the time the first of the two bombs exploded near the finish line.
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Most of your baby's primitive organ systems are in place: the arms and legs have formed, complete with wrists and elbows, and have tiny fingers and toes; the retina of the eye, and the nose, can be seen. The large dark mass is the enlarged liver.
You may be very conscious of your health and well-being at this time but be reassured that even if you've felt unwell during this first trimester, your baby will have been taking what she needs from you: you have internal reserves of various minerals and substances, such as iron, and will still be absorbing some nutrients from what you eat. However, if you're concerned about the amount of vitamins and minerals you're consuming through your diet, for the sake of your own health you could take a prenatal vitamin supplement. Remember, you should still be taking folic acid supplements and eating folate-rich foods (see Take folic acid). There is no cause for concern if you do not put on any weight in the first trimester, or even if you lose a bit of weight. The majority of weight gain takes place in the second and third trimesters (see How much weight will you gain?).
If you're vomiting a lot and struggling to keep food down (see Fit-not sick), don't hesitate to see your ob/gyn.
The changes to your breasts you will be noticing are caused by both an increased blood supply and a rise in pregnancy hormones, particularly in the first 12 weeks.
Before your pregnancy was confirmed you may have felt tingling sensations (especially in the nipple area) as the blood supply increased.
According to a recent study, some dads don't need a fake pregnancy belly to empathize. Known as Couvade syndrome, symptoms experienced by expectant fathers ranged from morning sickness to backaches, mood swings, and food cravings. Although, interestingly, often it was the woman claiming her partner had these symptoms.
Couvade is thought to happen because men are so deeply involved in the pregnancy. While others believe it could be jealousy (you're getting all the attention) or guilt that he's responsible for your condition and therefore your symptoms.
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This photo of a foggy day at the V&A Waterfront was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Antonella, aka Antophotasia.
Says Antonella: "I'm a lover of the city of Cape Town. This incredible city, which I get to call 'home', is beautiful and the weather in Cape Town is so enjoyable in any season. I find it beautiful even on foggy days like this. It adds even more mystery and beauty."
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29 Apr 2010 11:28 AM #1
Can't activate my production copy
I evaluated ext designer for a few weeks, over all it works well infactI even stated a project with it. When my eval expired I went out to the ext site an purchased a license. I now have a license key but I can not get into ext designer to activate it. I have tried to un-install and re-install it but I am still blocked at the entry dialoge box when I attempt to launch it. How can I access the software application I have already paid for?
29 Apr 2010 5:03 PM #2
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text: Here is another sports logo for all you football fans out there that are Tennessee Titans fans. Up next, we will learn "how to draw the Tennessee Titans logo", step by step. I have to say, out of all the logos I have drawn, this is one of my favorite. I think it's because of the large sword with the over sized blade. This football team are members of the NFL's South Division of the American Football Conference. They have been a team since 1960, and they are based out of Nashville. The mascot for the Tennessee Titans is T-Rac, and some of their players both past and present are Chris Johnson, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Kenny Britt, Jake Locker and others. There is actually a story on Locker which can be found on ESPN's website. Drawing the Titans logo is going to be wicked so enjoy. I will be back soon folks so stay tuned in.


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- In 2012, there were 159,477,797 women, representing 50.8% of the 313,914,040 people in the United States.1
- In 2012, the median age for women was 38.8 years, compared to 36.1 years for men and 37.4 years for all United States.2
- The total fertility rate is 1.9 births per women.3
- For the class 2011-2012, women earned 57.3% of bachelor's degrees, 59.9% of master's degrees, and 51.4% of doctorate degrees.4
- For the class 2010-2011, women earned 49.0% of professional degrees, including 48.4% of degrees in medicine, 61.8% of degrees in pharmacy, 77.4% of degrees in veterinary medicine, and 47.1% of degrees in law.5
Women have earned more degrees than men and have for some time:6
Since 1982, women have earned more bachelor's degrees than men.
Since 1987, women have earned more master's degrees than men.
Since 2006, women have earned more doctorate degrees than men.
Labor Force
Women on Boards
Women CEOs
How to cite this product: Catalyst. Quick Take: Women in the United States. New York: Catalyst, 2014.
- 1. U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, "2012 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates: Age and Sex" (2013).
- 2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, "2012 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates: Age and Sex" (2013).
- 3. Population Reference Bureau, 2013 World Population Data Sheet (2013).
- 4. National Center for Education Statistics, "Table 318.30: Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctor's Degrees Conferred by Postsecondary Institutions, by Sex of Student and Discipline Division: 2011-12," 2013 Digest of Education Statistics (2014).
- 5. National Center for Education Statistics, "Table 322: Degrees Conferred by Degree-Granting Institutions in Selected Professional Fields, by Sex of Student, Control of Institution, and Field of Study: Selected Years, 1985-86 Through 2010-11," 2012 Digest of Education Statistics (2013).
- 6. National Center for Education Statistics, "Table 310: Degrees Conferred by Degree-Granting Institutions, by Level of Degree and Sex of Student: Selected Years, 1869-70 Through 2021-22," 2012 Digest of Education Statistics (2013).


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December 30, 2010, 08:19:01 AM »
I just got a Guruplug, foolishly (like many others it seems) I was impressed enough with the site and the specs not to bother googling too much about it.
Now I find a lot of posts saying it has all sorts of issues to do with heat. I've run it for a day and not encountered such issues but am thinking now is the time to decide: Return it or Not?
What do others advise?
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December 30, 2010, 09:25:31 AM »
My advice: Aside from avoiding connecting it to a 1 GB ethernet, which is where I believe most of the heat issues reside, plug it in and enjoy it. The GuruPlug is not a finished product. Rather, it's a device for hacking and/or development. So, if it breaks, fix it!
(What were you planning to do with your GuruPlug anyway, marse5368?)
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December 30, 2010, 11:36:01 AM »
Thanks for the response restamp, that is encouraging!
My plans for the guruplug were .. not exactly specific, 'tinker' I believe is as specific as I got. Generally have a fiddle and break it and fix it and see what projects I can cook up. I think that viewing it has an unfinished product to hack at is a great way to view it. Cheers.
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December 31, 2010, 01:58:24 AM »
If you don't mind modding it, you can keep it, but if you don't want to mess with fans, sinks, modding the box, adding an external power supply, etc., you should return it ASAP.
I'm a busy man and I had to waste a lot of time trying to get my GP+ to work properly. I regret I didn't return it...
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January 04, 2011, 12:38:28 PM »
I'm not trying to burst anyone's bubble, but I ordered a GuruPlug Server Plus and received it a bit over a month ago. I bought it primarily for HTTPD and irssi. Unfortunately (even with the noisy fan), the box hasn't been doing very well on wifi 'or' Ethernet. When I SSH to it and start typing in IRC, my connection drops out quite a bit. This is one of the newer ones with a (very noisy) fan. Even when I'm at home the box would drop off the network randomly. Eventually after a couple weeks of usage, it started becoming unresponsive until I power cycled it. I tried fixing the issue by disabling bluetooth and wifi and using only Ethernet, but that didn't seem to help either.
I don't know if this is normal or if it's due to me doing an apt-get update; apt-get upgrade on the box (with the default repos). Possibly there is a bug in one of the upgraded packages? One note on the repos too - there are a couple factory IPs that should be removed.
I turned it off a couple weeks ago due to the frustration and noise.
Has anyone else had stability issues with the GuruPlug Server Plus (Noisy Edition)?
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Thanks for the responses, I'm not totally against modding the thing (although an external power supply seems a little far, I bought this thing for its compactness!) but am starting to wonder if returning it may be an idea. However, I see on the forum issues with sheevaplug too, which as far as I'm aware is one of the few rivals. Oh well!
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i think you shuold return if you are having a problem with guruplug Many people have reported major heating issues on these Guruplugs in the past, ...
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Quote from: marse5368 on January 06, 2011, 02:25:02 PM
However, I see on the forum issues with sheevaplug too, which as far as I'm aware is one of the few rivals. Oh well!
It seems most of the problems with the SheevaPlug were with the poor capacitors in the original power supplies. GlobalTech claims that they have a new supplier. I received a Sheeva in 2010/12 (in the U.S.) with a new-style PSU, so am able to confirm that at least some of the current deliveries are with the new PSUs.
The problems with the Sheeva seem to have declined more recently, so it appears that the new PSUs have been an improvement. However, there are still a few occasional complaints. As with the first wave, this seems to be associated with usage on 240V mains power or with an unpowered USB device.
So, regrettably, it does not seem to have been categorically proven that the PSU, even in the Sheeva, is adequate for long-term use for the purposes that many on the site intend for their Plugs.
The general heating situation with the Sheeva has always been (reported to be) better than the Guru. In my experience, when doing a large software build (30 minutes of compiling and linking), the plastic case would still get warmer than I was comfortable with. (Keeping in mind, this is
heat from the heat-spreading plate jumping the air gap to the plastic case, so the cpu was running hotter.)
In my opinion, these devices suffer from the same limitation that apply to most consumer goods these days -- they were not designed with long-term use in mind. (As we all know, in general, the hotter electronic components run, the more likely a failure will occur, sooner.) Could be planned obsolescence, could be "Make it cheap, and get it out the door."
That all being said, if one can look past the issues like the PSU, the problems with the mini-USB connector or SD card slot on individual units, the main board seems to be adequate.
It may be extreme, but my recommendation for many of these small devices would be 1) select a device with a lower-powers cpu, or 2) expect to replace it, or 3) re-house the board in some other other box, with a decent heat-sink.
My choice was an external PSU and re-housing the board in a metal box, with a (large) heat sink from the plate to the box. For my purposes, the cost savings (reduced telephone bill) will recoup the costs of the mods in a month or two. Obviously, others will make their own decisions based upon their needs and wants.
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I have heard several fruit beer podcast and they all come to the same conclusion, 1/3 - 1/4 in the primary and the other portion in the secondary (after fermentation). but I was wondering what would happen if I made a somewhat peach cider then blended it with a porter? am I in for trouble or do I have a good thing ahead?
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When Bram Stoker's estate denied Germany's Prana Film the rights to Dracula, they didn't even have the decency to turn the characters into plumbers and apes--which would have stepped all over our new screenplay Donkey Kong (But They're All Vampires): A Love Story. No, they just changed all the names, which, given that this was a silent film, only really required whatever the 1922 equivalent of "CTRL+F, Replace" was (we have to assume it involved pelting an intern with the heaviest object within reach, even back then).
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The most popular franchise in science fiction has generated around $4.3 billion; that's enough to literally smother entire countries in dollar bills. And according to Roger Ebert, the first Star Wars film completely changed the film industry by "[focusing it] on big-budget special-effects blockbusters, blasting off a trend we are still living through." In fact, if Star Wars didn't exist, James Cameron would be a truck driver and "Na'vi" would still just be the name of that Native American prostitute he stabbed in the 70s [Citation Needed]. If any science fiction has changed the world as we know it, it's Star Wars.
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In an interview contained in The Making of Star Wars, Lucas recalls that when he met with King Features to discuss Flash Gordon, they were asking for 80 percent of the profits, Federico Fellini as the director and probably a magical unicorn that granted wishes by giving blowjobs. Lucas politely declined via the tried and true "double bird while urinating in the coffee pot" method, and decided to make his sci-fi epic anyway--it would just be an original this time.
Yep, completely original.
But it wasn't just the opening titles crawl that he ripped from Flash Gordon. Some of the "innovative" editing techniques that won the first movie a Best Editing Oscar also came straight from the 30s:
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The Indiana Jones franchise borrows from old adventure serials as well, but that time Lucas didn't even bother to try and get their rights. Of course, all of this theft produced some of the greatest movies of all time, while Lucas's new ideas gave us Jar Jar Binks.
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Blasphemy - Two 1956 Chevrolet CorvettesWritten by Brandan Gillogly on January 3, 2013 Contributors: Wes Allison Side-by-Side Modified Sports Vettes
Corvette purists get a little irritated when a '56 Corvette owner ditches his original 265ci small-block for something with more cubes. It really irks them when the car is painted anything other than one of the eight original colors. And they really lose it when one of them throws concours-perfect restoration out the window and turns a rare copy of America's Sports Car into a big-block-powered, solid-axle drag racer. On the other hand, we are totally OK with it. Twice, even.
It's amazing. For this month's cover, we found two '56s so similar in design from two Californians who had never met until the day of the shoot. Both cars run big-blocks and mechanical injection stacks, and both are in the style of the '60s drag racing class called Modified Sports—very similar to what you'd probably call a Gasser today.
The red '56 has been in Marty Signorile's family since his brother, Michael, bought it in 1968. Michael found it at an equipment rental yard and began making payments on it. The total price was just $350. At that time the car had no engine, a butchered dashboard, and no floorboards because the car's drag racing mods included a massive engine setback that left just 6 inches worth of driveshaft. The driver seat was practically in the trunk. Two years later, Michael was drafted, and the car sat until he returned. Marty received the car in 1976 and he bought a '57 Corvette as a parts car to complete the '56. He soon realized the '57 was closer to completion, so he finished that and the '56 went into storage for more than 20 years. In 2004, Marty pulled the car into his shop—Signorile Speed in Chino Hills, California—where he and the crew spent three months to get the car on the road. Gregg Petersen did much of the fabrication work with help from Greg Engle, while Ed Carole handled the fiberglass work. Marty drove the car in primer for several years until Freddy Valdez sprayed the House of Kolor Orion Silver base and Candy Apple Red paint.
The engine in Marty's Vette saw its fair share of dragstrip passes when it was bolted between the framerails of his '57. It's just as nasty as it ever was, but now it's got to settle for cruising. It's a '70 Chevy 427 tall-deck block that was built by Bob Mckray Performance in Mission Viejo, California, with a 4.375-inch Velasco crank and domed, 4.250-inch Venolia pistons to net 496 ci. The block is topped with an early set of GM Bow Tie heads that were ported by Mckray and use 2.25/1.88-inch valves and 114cc combustion chambers to bring the compression ratio to 13.25:1. A massive Crane roller cam with 0.770 lift and 278/282 degrees of duration uses a Crane valvetrain and Summer Brothers geardrive. When we first spotted the car it was wearing a shorter set of injector stacks, but the current setup is a Crower manifold with 2.9-inch bores and staggered stacks. It uses a conventional mechanical fuel injection setup and gets its fuel from a crank-driven Hilborn 150 pump and a 31⁄2-gallon Moon tank mounted just behind the grille opening. An additional 11-gallon tank is located in the trunk.
The flamed car belongs to Jim Martin from Placerville, California, who made one heck of a Craigslist score when he purchased his '56 Corvette from Curt Kallberg in 2006. Curt had his hands full with other vintage Vette racing projects, and this one, while nearly complete, had to go. Jimmy Martino and Gene Spencer at Deschutes County Customs in Bend, Oregon, wrapped up the by fabricating headers, smoothing the body, and spraying it PPG black with pinstriped traditional flames. The car had a front-mounted Moon tank, but Jim wanted a more original Corvette look, so the tank was tossed. He also dialed in the car to his driving preferences with a Wilwood hydraulic clutch and pedals.
When Jim bought the car, it was already equipped with a '74 Donovan 502ci big-block built by Sunset Engines in Beaverton, Oregon, using Carrillo rods and JE pistons on a forged steel crank. Even though it's got a Canton four-stage dry-sump system, it's definitely the top end of the engine where things get interesting. A set of ported Dart Big Chief heads are capped with a Kinsler mechanical fuel injection manifold that uses a Lucas metering tower to pulse the fuel to the injectors at 80 psi. Essentially, it's the injection system from a CanAm McLaren, so it's got plenty of top end, but it was built to be driveable at all rpm ranges, and Jim says that it's very forgiving. A custom-ground Elgin hydraulic roller cam and the individual 2.375-inch intake runners give the Vette great throttle response and driveability.
Startup for the injection is simple, thanks to a Weldon high-pressure electric fuel pump that primes the injectors. Once the 502 springs to life, the electric pump can be shut off and the mechanical pump will keep the injectors fed their diet of race gas cut with 91 octane. Jim mentioned that he warms the 15 quarts of oil in the dry sump as well as the injector tower before firing the engine if it's below 50 degrees F. The tight tolerances in the injection tower can vary significantly when it's cold, and fuel curves are set with precise shims, so low temps don't mix well with the big-block. Other than that, Jim says the car is a piece of cake to drive, and he frequently cruises it around town, noting that the fuel injection system ekes out 6 mpg.
Did You Know...?
There were 3,467 Corvettes made for the 1956 model year.
The McLaren M8B—which used a mechanically injected, 502ci big-block—won all 11 CanAm races in the 1969 season.
All Chevrolet 366ci big-blocks use tall-deck blocks. They're not as desirable as the 427 because of their small bores.
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With a rear-mounted battery and dry-dump reservoir, the flamed car has a 49/51 front to rear weight bias. Total curb weight is only 2,640 pounds.Art Morrison parallel leaf springs and spindles were installed by Al Martino. The rotors, calipers, and master cylinder are all from Wilwood. The rear uses Art Morrison ladder bars on a Strange 9-inch rear axle with 4.11:1 gears and a spool.A transverse leaf spring and four-bar keep the front end light. Not having front brakes also helps. Stock 2-inch-wide manual drum brakes in the rear are the only brakes in the red Vette. The original Corvette rearend was fitted with Henry's axles and a 4.56s with a limited-slip differential.A Chuck Pelton steering wheel was wrapped to match the upholstery on the stock seats and the dash was filled with a full complement of Stewart-Warner gauges. The Hurst shifter controls an M22 Rockcrusher four-speed that uses a hydraulic throwout bearing and triple-disc clutch.Moving the radiator to the trunk allows for a nice view of the front of the block and the cam-driven Hilborn fuel pump. The valve covers are an unknown casting and are tall enough that the firewall, already notched for a big block, is tight. Trust us, all eight stacks are there.


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