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This is similar to another question but not entirely the same.
My aim is to design a movie reservation system. A user could click on one or more empty seats for a movie schedule to reserve them. But he needs to make a payment before 15mins is up, otherwise the reserved seats would have to be automatically given up for other users.
I have the following pseudo MySQL :
Table Movie:
id int primary key,
name varchar,
Table MovieSched:
movie_id foreign key refers to Movie,
sched_id int primary key,
showtime datetime, // date and time of schedule
count_signup int, // number of sign ups
max_size int // max number of seats
Table MovieSchedSignUp:
sched_id foreign key refers to MovieSched,
user_id foreign key refers to User,
signup datetime // datetime of signup
Every movie schedule has a
max_size of users who can sign up. To register a user, I insert a row in MovieSchedSignUp with the current date and time.
A few constraints naturally arise from the requirements:
Due to possible inconsistency between the interface and database, I need to inform a user A when there are not enough seats available when A tries to reserve seats. (for e.g., another user B could have bought all the seats right before A.)
I need to atomically insert a row in MovieSchedSignUp while ensuring the schedule is not "overbooked" (
max_size) as well as updating
count_signupat the same time.
I need to ensure payment is made within 15mins, otherwise the reserved seats have to be freed.
My thoughts are:
Have extra columns in MovieSchedSignUp to keep track of when payment is made.
Use a transaction, but how do I return information about whether there are enough seats or not?
Have a batch job running in the background to delete the "expired" rows in MovieSchedSignUp.
What is the most efficient way to go about doing this? Any other thoughts? Don't really want to use a batch job, but is there any other way out?


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It provides high reliablity and strong performance and very good accuracy. Military and law enforcement agencies around the world have adopted the P226 for duty use. Textured grip and authentic engravings on grip and slide. Functional decocking lever and realistic double action trigger. Removable metal full size magazine. Metal parts included: spring guide, trigger, hammer release lever, magazine catch button, slide stop, hammer, front sight and rear sight, magazine.
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Things I liked: Just got it and am playing with it. Good weight & feel. That's about it! Good name......poor gun.
Things I would have changed: Uses way too much gas. I can't even get thru 24 rounds without refilling. Bought Pyramyd's propane adaptor and more gas leaks out than goes into the mag. Bought a spare and it also peforms just as poorly. After only 40 rounds, slide will now not not stay open on empty clip. Safety does not work at all. Mags seem to go in VERY hard.
What others should know: Looses tremendous muzzle velocity as gas expands and cools off mag & gun....as much as 60%! There is either something wrong with the fill adaptor, fill valve, or this is just a poor gun. LEAKS badly while filling. Came highly recommended by Pyramyd customer service, but I have springers that work better and are more reliable/repeatable....with just as much power! I would definitely not recommend this item. It is going back for full refund.
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The Raising A Reader (RAR) family engagement and literacy program will be provided to 40 families with pre-school age children from Fall 2011 through Spring 2012. LDA's program will provide books to children through book bag rotation, provide classroom libraries, conduct parent trainings on early literacy and the importance of reading, the power of shared literacy experiences, such as "book cuddling", host family literacy events, and establish connections for families to local libraries.
What is the issue, problem, or challenge?
More than one-third of American children enter kindergarten without the basic language skills they will need to learn to read. Lack of reading materials in homes contributes to this crisis. 61% of families living below the poverty line do not have a single book in their home. This project will provide books and literacy training to children and their parents in the Phillips Neighborhood of Minneapolis, where unemployment rates are nearing 15% and 48% of families live below the poverty line.
How will this project solve this problem?
Families living in the Phillips Neighborhood of Minneapolis face many life challenges. This diverse neighborhood is home to many languages and cultures including Latino, Somali, African American, and American Indian. LDA's program reaches out to families through the Parents in Community Action Headstart program site in Phillips. Already, 20 families with pre-school age children participate each year in Raising A Reader. Our goal is to expand this number to 60.
Potential Long Term Impact
This project will provide books and early literacy programming to 60 high-risk children that has proven it can close achievement gaps so children can enter school prepared and ready for a lifetime of success.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $1,050
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Project Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $1,050 . The original project funding goal was $5,000.


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Zig-Zag Chair, ca. 1934
This is a chair. It was designed by Gerrit Rietveld. It is dated ca. 1934 and we acquired it in 1994. Its medium is joined and painted elm. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
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Sapphire Launches HD 5550 Ultimate Silent Graphics Card
SAPPHIRE Technology has just added a new silent cooled model to its extensive range of ATI-based graphics cards. The award winning ULTIMATE Series is SAPPHIRE Technology's Silent Cooled product line. The SAPPHIRE HD 5550 ULTIMATE is a new graphics card aimed at the mainstream market, whist sharing many of the exciting features of the latest high end series.
The SAPPHIRE HD 5500 series is based on the latest graphics architecture from the ATI division of AMD, built in its 40nm process. It supports the advanced graphical features of Microsoft DirectX 11, and delivers superb video clarity and visual effects, whilst consuming very low power levels.
The SAPPHIRE HD 5550 ULTIMATE is equipped with 1GB of DDR2 memory, with clock speeds of 550MHz core and 800MHz effective for the memory. It has 320 Stream processors and supports Microsoft DirectX 11 as well as accelerating applications compatible with ATI Stream. The PCB is a SAPPHIRE original design and the whole graphics system is cooled by a heatpipe based wrap-over heatsink. It has no fan, so is totally silent in operation and maintenance free.
This model has the output configuration of DVI, HDMI and VGA, the most flexible combination of monitor outputs and allowing the use of HDMI enabled monitors or digital TVs to be directly driven with both video and sound signals over a single HDMI cable. As the core technology is low power, no external power connection is required, making this series ideal for system upgrades or mainstream PCs that do not have high end power supplies.
Native CrossFire support allows two or more cards to be used together for additional performance on a suitable CrossFireX compatible mainboard. On the HD 5500 series, CrossFireX is supported in software by the driver, and no additional interconnect is required.
The SAPPHIRE HD 5500 series is fully compatible with current DirectX10.1, DirectX 10 and DirectX 9.0 games and applications, but will show stunning new levels of detail, transparency and lighting effects in newer releases of software using DirectX 11. All of this comes with very low active power consumption as well as Dynamic Power Management delivering super low-power operation (10W) in 2D or idle.
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What Is a Labyrinth?
A labyrinth is a pattern of pathways that weave in a circle around a central point. You walk through the pathways to get to the center.
Labyrinths are about the journey, at least as much as the destination. They can be calming, as they slow you down while you wind your way through the path.
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They've got ancient roots. They're found on Greek pottery, on Spanish petroglyphs or rock carvings, and, in walkable form, on the floors of medieval cathedrals in Europe.
Now there are thousands of labyrinths, in places like public parks, houses of worship, and medical centers. More than 100 hospitals, hospices, and health care facilities in the U.S. have walkable labyrinths.
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Strolling through a labyrinth can help you feel the relaxation response, which is the opposite of the stress "fight or flight" state, says Herbert Benson, MD, founder of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and author of Relaxation Revolution.
More than 30 years of research shows that the relaxation response brings slower breathing, a slower heart rate, and lower blood pressure, among other things, Benson says.
Lorelei King, RN, former director of surgery at Mercy Hospital in Grayling, MI, says she's seen firsthand the impact on patients who walk the hospital's labyrinth. "You can visually see them relax. Afterward, when I take their pulse, it's often slowed down dramatically. I've also had many patients tell me that their pain has decreased after walking the labyrinth."
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Americans' Satisfaction With Security From Terrorism DropsTuesday, January 20th, 2015
Doctor in New York City Tests Positive for EbolaThursday, October 23rd, 2014
A doctor in New York City who recently returned from treating Ebola patients in Guinea tested positive for the Ebola virus Thursday, becoming the city's first diagnosed case.
The doctor, Craig Spencer, was rushed to Bellevue Hospital Center on Thursday and placed in isolation while health care workers spread out across the city to trace anyone he might have come into contact with in recent days. A further test will be conducted by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to confirm the initial test.
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A hatchet-swinging man turned a busy Queens street corner into a scene of bloody chaos Thursday, chopping one cop in the back of the head and slicing a second cop in the arm before two other officers shot him dead on the spot.
The cop struck in the head is in serious condition at Jamaica Hospital, where the second injured officer was also rushed — conscious and alert, according to police sources.
Parliament Hill attacked, soldier shot at National War Memorial in Ottawa CanadaWednesday, October 22nd, 2014
Parliament Hill came under attack today after a man with a rifle shot a soldier standing guard at the National War Memorial in downtown Ottawa.
- 1 shooter dead, 1 still believed at large in downtown Ottawa.
- Police searching cars leaving Ottawa trying to go to Quebec.
- Report of additional shot fired near Chateau Laurier hotel, east of Parliament Hill.
- Police going door to door in downtown core; downtown schools in lockdown.
- All three main party leaders, Harper, Mulcair and Trudeau, reported safe.
Steven Sotloff beheading video released by ISISTuesday, September 2nd, 2014
ISIS has released a video that shows the beheading of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff and says the murder is retaliation for the Obama administration's continued airstrikes in Iraq.
Sotloff is the second American journalist to be killed by ISIS, and his death comes two weeks after James Foley was executed in a similar video.
In the video entitled 'A Second Message to America,' Sotloff appears in a orange jumpsuit before he is beheaded by an Islamic State fighter.
Missing Libyan Jetliners Raise Fears of Suicide Airliner Attacks on 9/11Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014
Islamist militias in Libya took control of nearly a dozen commercial jetliners last month, and western intelligence agencies recently issued a warning that the jets could be used in terrorist attacks across North Africa. Intelligence reports of the stolen jetliners were distributed within the U.S. government over the past two weeks and included a warning that one or more of the aircraft could be used in an attack later this month on the date marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against New York and Washington, said U.S. officials familiar with the reports.
ISIS Seizes 88 Pounds of Uranium From Mosul University – ReportWednesday, July 9th, 2014
The Iraqi ambassador told the United Nations this week that ISIS terrorists seized 88 pounds of uranium from Mosul University.
Reuters reported, via The News Commenter:
Insurgents in Iraq have seized nuclear materials used for scientific research at a university in the country's north, Iraq told the United Nations in a letter appealing for help to "stave off the threat of their use by terrorists in Iraq or abroad."
Nearly 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of uranium compounds were kept at Mosul University, Iraq's U.N. Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim told U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in the July 8 letter obtained by Reuters on Wednesday.
"Terrorist groups have seized control of nuclear material at the sites that came out of the control of the state," Alhakim wrote, adding that such materials "can be used in manufacturing weapons of mass destruction."
Plot to blow up Eiffel Tower, Louvre and nuclear power plant foiled – ReportWednesday, July 9th, 2014
France foiled an Islamist terrorist plot to target the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and even a nuclear power plant, it emerged on Wednesday, as the country unveiled new, tougher anti-terror rules.
French police stumbled on the plans after decrypting coded messages between a 29-year-old Algerian butcher living in the Vaucluse, southern France, known only as Ali M, and one of the highest-ranking members in al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM.
According to Le Parisien newspaper, in April last year, the married father of two who went by the pseudonym Abu Jaji was asked by his AQIM contact, whose web alias was Redouane18, to make "suggestions concerning how to conduct jihad in the place you are currently".
Man Arrested With Knife in Shoe at Detroit AirportMonday, July 7th, 2014
Authorities say an airline passenger has been arrested in Michigan after being found with a knife concealed inside the bottom lining of one of his shoes.
The Transportation Security Administration says the knife was found Sunday morning during security screening at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus.
The TSA says airport police responded, took possession of the knife and arrested the passenger. His name wasn't immediately released.
TSA Cracks Down on Uncharged Electronic DevicesMonday, July 7th, 2014
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has implemented tighter security measures for overseas passengers carrying electronic devices onto U.S. bound flights. Passengers who attempt to bring cell phones and other electronic devices onto aircraft will be asked to power on those devices, and powerless devices will not be permitted onto planes. The announcement prompted concerns that airports would see problems as passengers scrambled to charge electronic devices before boarding.
US increases security at foreign airports, focus on cellphone, other electronic devicesSunday, July 6th, 2014
Passengers taking international flights into the United States now must have their cell phones and other electronic devices pass additional inspection before boarding planes, as part of the Transportation Security Administration's most recent strategy to protect against the threat of a new type of terror attack.
The TSA said Sunday it is requiring only some overseas airports to conduct the additional inspections. The agency also said devices that fail to power up won't be allowed on planes and that their owners might have to undergo extra screening before boarding.
"As the traveling public knows, all electronic devices are (already) screened by security officers," the agency said in a release.
Grid Terror Attacks: U.S. Government Is Urged to Takes Steps for ProtectionSunday, July 6th, 2014
Two research groups urged the federal government to take action to protect the electric grid from physical attacks, rather than leave security decisions in the hands of the utility industry.
The Congressional Research Service recommended that Congress examine whether a national-level analysis of the grid's vulnerabilities is needed or if individual power companies' internal security assessments are sufficient.
"Suspicious device" explodes at Nogales power plantWednesday, June 11th, 2014
A makeshift bomb exploded at a Nogales, Arizona power plant Wednesday, rupturing a large fuel tank and prompting the FBI and federal bomb experts to respond.
Local officials were alerted at 9:30 a.m. to a call of "suspicious activity" at the UniSource Energy Services Valencia Plant. An explosion had ruptured a diesel storage tank and caused what Nogales Police Lt. Carlos Jimenez described as a relatively small spill that was confined to the immediate area.
FBI issues nationwide alert for San Francisco manMonday, June 2nd, 2014
The FBI has issued a nationwide alert to law enforcement agencies about a San Francisco social media consultant they consider armed and dangerous who is wanted on suspicion of possessing explosives.
FBI spokesman Peter Lee said Sunday that 42-year-old Ryan Kelly Chamberlain II was last seen in a dark blue, hooded sweatshirt and jeans.Multiple agencies, including hazardous materials crews, searched Chamberlain's apartment in San Francisco's Russian Hill neighborhood o
At least 4 killed in shooting at Fort Hood; gunman among deadWednesday, April 2nd, 2014
A soldier opened fire Wednesday at Fort Hood, killing three people and wounding several others before taking his own life, law enforcement sources told CBS News.
The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon at Fort Hood, the site of a notorious 2009 mass shooting.Law enforcement sources said four people were dead, including the gunman, who died of a self-inflicted wound.
Officials said several people were wounded, although the exact number was not immediately clear. At one point there were reports that as many as 14 people had been wounded.
FBI, military hunt ex-Army recruit suspected of plotting 'Ft. Hood-inspired jihad'Monday, March 31st, 2014
The FBI is searching for a recent Army recruit believed to be planning a "Fort Hood-inspired jihad against U.S. soldiers," FoxNews.com has learned.The alert, whose legitimacy was confirmed by military and law enforcement officials, stated that a man identified as Booker had told friends of his "intention to commit jihad. According to the article, " Booker, who is also known as Muhammad Abdullah Hassan, was recruited by the U.S. Army in Kansas City, Mo., in February 2014 and was scheduled to report for basic training on April 7. But he was discharged last week, apparently after law enforcement authorities learned of his alleged plan.Both the FBI and the 902d Military Intelligence Group at Fort Leavenworth are involved in the hunt. Read More
Stolen European passports on missing planeSaturday, March 8th, 2014
Foreign ministry officials in Rome and Vienna confirm that names of two nationals listed on the manifest of the missing Malaysian airlines flight match passports reported stolen in Thailand.
Department of Homeland Security alerts airlines to possible shoe bomb threatWednesday, February 19th, 2014
The U.S. government has warned airlines to pay particular attention to the possibility of terrorists attempting to hide explosives in shoes, a result of new intelligence, according to two people familiar with the situation.
The officials stressed there is no specific threat or known plot.
Intelligence collected by the United States and other countries has indicated terror groups have been working on new shoe-bomb designs, the sources said.
Plane lands in Turkey after bomb threat, ministry saysFriday, February 7th, 2014
A Pegasus Airlines plane landed at an Istanbul airport on Friday after a passenger "said that there was a bomb on board," a representative of Turkey's Transportation Ministry said.
The plane sent a hijacking signal, and after landing it was being held in a safe zone at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Turkish state media outlet TRT reported.
TSA: No Carry-On Liquids on Russia-Bound Flights After Sochi Toothpaste Bomb ThreatThursday, February 6th, 2014
The Transportation Security Administration is temporarily banning travelers from bringing any amount of liquid, gel or aerosol in their carry-on luggage aboard flights between the U.S. and Russia, following a warning from the Department of Homeland Security that terrorists could target the Olympic Games with explosive components hidden in toothpaste tubes.
"As always our security posture, which at all times includes a number of measures both seen and unseen, will continue to respond and appropriately adapt to protect the American people from an ever evolving threat picture," said a DHS official who confirmed the new liquid ban. "These measures include intelligence gathering and analysis, deployment of cutting edge technology, random canine team searches at airports, federal air marshals, federal flight deck officers, temporarily restricting certain items and more security measures both visible and invisible to the public."


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Click on photos for more detail. Guard rails are required on the sides of stairs with a total rise of more than 30" above the floor or grade below. On this project we used Deckorators aluminum balusters, stair connectors, post caps and rail connectors.
Secure bottom stair rail post to stair framing with (2) 1/2" bolts or equivalent. In this case we bolted the rail post to the riser board. You may also attach the post to the stair stringer. Make sure the rail post is long enough for a 34" minimum rail plus additional room for post cap mounting.
Verify that both your top and bottom stair rail posts are plumb. Lay the bottom rail on top of the stairs to determine the correct angle. Mark the intersection of the rail posts with the bottom rail. Cut your top and bottom rails to the same length.
If you are using Deckorator's rail connector you need to remove 1/4" on each end of the top and bottom rail along the angle. Attach the rail connector to the ends of the top and bottom rail with screws.
Install the bottom rail centered between posts. Install your stair baluster connectors so that each baluster will have less than a 4" opening between balusters.
Align the top and bottom rail sections to mark the corresponding connector locations with a level.
Guard rails on stairs must be at least 34" high measured from the nosing of the treads. Measure and cut your aluminum balusters to fit your stair railing assembly. Next slide the balusters over the bottom stair rail connectors then slide the top rail connectors into the balusters from the bottom up.
Attach the top rail to the 4x4 rail post using a Deckorator rail connector using screws.
Notice the top cap terminates into the rail post at the same height as the deck guard rail. Install the 2x4 or 2x6 rail cap over the top rail. Predrill and screw the ends of the top cap into the rail posts and secure the center with additional screws. Secure the top cap through the bottom of the 2x4 or 2x6 into the side of the bottom stair rail post.


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Automotive Hall of Fame induction ceremony to celebrate alumni
The Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Michigan. Photo courtesy the Automotive Hall of Fame.
When the Automotive Hall of Fame hosts its 2015 induction ceremony on Thursday, July 23, Roger Penske, Elwood Haynes, Luca di Montezemolo, Ratan Tata and Rodney O'Neal will all be recognized. In a break from past ceremonies, the museum will also pause to recognize 58 past inductees, many of whom have direct ties to this year's class of industry leaders.
Among the alumni to be recognized is 2005 inductee Mario Andretti, who would spend two partial seasons (1979 and 1980) driving for 2015 inductee Roger Penske in the CART Indy Car series. Andretti's primary focus during these years was Formula 1, yet in five starts for Penske Racing the legendary driver produced a win, a second-place and a third-place finish.
It's likely that Penske ultimately regretted losing Andretti to Patrick Racing (and later, Newman/Haas), since Nazareth, Pennsylvania's favorite son would go on to 17 wins, 38 podiums and a series championship over the next 14 years of his Indy Car career.
Inductee Enzo Ferrari, who made the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2000, once appointed an Italian aristocrat by the name of Luca di Montezemolo (class of 2015) as his personal assistant. A year later, in 1974, di Montezemolo was promoted to manager of Scuderia Ferrari, and under his leadership the team would see driver Niki Lauda deliver F1 world championships in 1976 and 1977.
In 1991, di Montezemolo was named president of a struggling Ferrari by Fiat chairman Gianni Agnelli, and once again the noble-born Italian worked his magic. Within a decade, di Montezemolo returned Ferrari to profitability and delivered both an F1 constructor's championship (in 1999) and an F1 driver's championship (in 2000).
Jaguar Cars was founded as the Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922 by Sir William Lyons (class of 2005) and William Walmsley. Under Lyons's leadership, Jaguar (renamed from SS Cars following the Second World War) grew to become one of the world's premier sports car marques, noted for both its style and racing accomplishments.
Following Ford's ownership of the company, which lasted from 1990 until March of 2008, Jaguar (and Land Rover) were sold to Tata Motors, led by Indian industrialist Ratan Tata (class of 2015). In the years since, the Jaguar brand has unleashed a series of new models, and has been restored to profitability, something lacking under Ford's ownership.
Other past inductees to be recognized in 2015 include Clarence W. Avery (1990), Warren E. Avis (2000), Walter O. Bentley (1995), Charles A. Bott (1990), Edward G. Budd (1985), Ettore Bugatti (2000), Philip Caldwell (1990), Francois J. Castaing (2010), Lewis M. Crosley (2010), Powel Crosley. Jr. (2010), Howard A. "Dutch" Darrin (2010), Frederick S. Duesenberg (1970), John Dunlop (2005), John E. Echlin (1985), Virgil M. Exner (1995), Harvey S. Firestone Jr. (1975), Alfred J. Fisher (1995), Charles T. Fisher (1995), Edward F. Fisher (1995), Fred J. Fisher (1995), Howard A. Fisher (1995), Lawrence P. Fisher (1995), William A. Fisher (1995), Douglas A. Fraser (2000), Joseph W. Frazer (2010), Thomas N. Frost (1970), John E. Goerlich (1990), Earl Holley (1995), George M. Holley, Sr. (1995), August Horch (2000), Thomas B. Jeffery (1975), Edward S. "Ned" Jordan (2010), Henry J. Kaiser (2010), Brouwer D. McIntyre (1975), Robert S. McNamara (1995), James M. "Jim" Moran (2005), Shirley Muldowney (2005), Thomas A. Murphy (1990), Charles W. Nash (1975), Heinrich Nordhoff (1985), Wally Parks (2000), Alice Huyler Ramsey (2000), Walter P. Reuther (1990), Col. Willard F. Rockwell Sr. (1980), George W. Romney (1995), James A. Ryder (1985), George N. Schuster (2010), Louis Schwitzer Sr. (1970), John F. "Jack" Smith Jr. (2005), Clarence W. Spicer (1995), John W. Stokes (1970), John M. Studebaker (2005), John L. Wiggins (1975), C. Harold Wills (1970) and Alexander Winton (2005).
For additional information on the 2015 induction ceremony, or on the hall itself, visit AutomotiveHallofFame.org.
Racer, team owner, auto magnate Roger Penske to be inducted into Automotive Hall of Fame
Photo by Jim Donnelly.
Fifteen Indianapolis 500 wins, hundreds of professional race wins overall, dozens of national championships, all in a wide range of motorsports, from Formula 1 to Trans-Am, Can-Am and more. Even the best drivers can but dare to dream of such a record; as an owner, though, Roger Penske made all that happen and more, and it's in part for those accomplishments that the Automotive Hall of Fame will induct him into its ranks this summer.
Which is not to say that Penske has only seen racing success as a team owner. In his teens, the Ohio native began refurbishing older cars and selling them for a profit, and he quickly graduated to buying and selling last year's race cars and in turn figuring out how to keep them competitive. By the time he entered Lehigh University, he'd owned Jaguars and Mercedes-Benzes, and soon he traded one of the latter—a gullwing, no less—for a competition Corvette so he could go racing himself, as he related to Jim Donnelly in Hemmings Muscle Machines #111.
Though he mostly raced sports cars—he took an SCCA national championship, and Sports Illustrated recognized him as its racer of the year for 1960—Penske also suited up for at least one NASCAR race and both the 1961 and 1962 United States grands prix.
One of his shining moments behind the wheel took place at the 1964 Bahamas Speed Week, where, according to his International Motorsports Hall of Fame bio, he "won the Nassau Tourist Trophy in a Corvette Grand Sport, then drove a Jim Hall Chaparral in relief of Hap Sharp and won the Nassau Trophy over Bruce McLaren, Dan Gurney and A. J. Foyt," following up those feats with a last-lap win over Foyt and Walt Hansgen to take the Governor's Trophy.
Roger Penske after winning the Monterey Grand Prix, October 1964. Wire photo.
Perhaps more significant than his racing success was his ability to secure sponsorship from Du Pont for his Buick-powered Cooper Formula car in 1962, something unheard of in sports car racing at the time, and a move he would repeat again and again in the years afterward, bringing on major sponsors such as First National City Bank, Sunoco, Marlboro and Verizon.
Penske quit racing as a driver in 1965, turning down an offer to drive in the Indianapolis 500 to focus on the Chevrolet dealership in Philadelphia he was then running, his start in building the business empire that carries his name today, one that includes hundreds of dealerships and that has owned stakes in Detroit Diesel, VM Motori and Ilmor Engineering and that nearly managed to buy Saturn outright from General Motors. He never left racing, however, transitioning to a team owner who has entered cars in just about every top-level professional racing series and who has worked with some of the world's best drivers, including Mark Donohue, Emerson Fittipaldi, Mario Andretti and the Unser family.
Already inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, the Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame, and the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame, Penske will be honored by the Automotive Hall of Fame both for his role as chairman and founder of Penske Corporation as well as for building Team Penske Racing "into one of the most successful automotive sports teams in history."
"We are pleased to honor four individuals whose entrepreneurial spirit helped create today's global automotive industry," William R. Chapin, president of the Automotive Hall of Fame, said in a statement announcing the selections. "Each made their unique vision a reality through tenacity and creativity. It is the story of the automotive ndustry from the beginning and the Automotive Hall of Fame is proud to share that story."
Joining him on this year's roster of Automotive Hall of Fame inductees will be Elwood Haynes, automotive pioneer and Haynes-Apperson co-founder; Luca di Montezemolo, the former chairman of Ferrari; and Ratan Tata, founder of Tata Motors. The Automotive Hall of Fame will also present Rodney O'Neal, former CEO and president of Delphi, with its Industry Leader of the Year award.
A.J. Baime, author of Arsenal of Democracy and Go Like Hell, will speak at the induction ceremony.
This year's Automotive Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place July 23 at the Detroit Mariott at the Renaissance Center in Detroit. For more information, visit AutomotiveHallofFame.org.
End of an era at Ferrari: Montezemolo out; Marchionne steps in
Luca di Montezemolo. Photos courtesy Ferrari Media.
Since Enzo Ferrari's passing in 1988, no one single man has been more influential to the company, both on the race track and in the showroom, than Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Ferrari's chariman since 1991. But, as of October 13, after a power struggle with Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne, Montezemolo will be stepping down.
Officially, it's a resignation, but we all know what "resigned to pursue other opportunities" means on the resume. Despite being a protégé of Gianni Agnelli, the Fiat scion of the late 20th century and family friend of Montezemolo's aristocratic clan, Montezemolo, the one-time chairman of Fiat (2004-2010) also apparently didn't have the ear of the current CEO and Agnelli grandson John Elkann, who has strongly backed the sweater-wearing Sergio Marchionne.
Ferrari's on-track successes with Montezemolo at the helm are legion. His hiring of Michael Schumacher and Jean Todt in the mid-1990s culminated in six consecutive F1 constructor's titles from 1999 to 2004, two more in 2007 and 2008, and six driver's titles, including five for Schumacher between 2000 and 2004 and one for Kimi Räikkönen in 2007. Since then, Ferrari has found success on the track difficult to come by, and unless something changes pretty soon, 2014 might be the first year Ferrari gets shut out of the victory circle for the first time since 1993. However, it should be noted that they have done very well at 24 Hours of Le Mans in the GT class.
Since taking over in 1991, Montezemolo has led Ferrari's road-car business from a sometimes break-even operation of a couple of thousand cars a year to a 7,000-unit luxury-car juggernaut of immense profitability. In 1991, when he took over, not only was the F1 team beginning to really suffer, but the street-car lineup was not exactly inspiring too many aspirations. But, that changed quickly. The moribund 348 quickly morphed into the wickedly exciting 355, which started a rollout of new mid-engined V-8 models every five years that continue to thrill.
Sergio Marchionne and Luca di Montezemolo at the press conference announcing his resignation.
The F50 debuted as the world's top sports car in 1995, a tradition that continued with the Enzo in 2003 and the new hybrid La Ferrari this year. Montezemolo retired the 512TR for the 550 Maranello in 1996, reintroducing a front-engined V-12 sports car for the first time in decades.
The products kept coming and, though privateers had always raced the sports car, he started the Ferrari Challenge series where competitors could buy full-fledged race cars based on the V-8 models to compete against each other in classic gentleman's racer style. He even instituted the Cliente program where modern F1 cars are sold to collectors and amateur racers (wealthy amateur racers) after retirement. Given the absurd complexity of a modern race car, Ferrari continues to handle the storage, transport and trackside support of the cars—all for a nice fee, of course.
In recent years, Ferrari has also earned a pretty penny on licensed items, including everything from Taiwanese-made laptops to Chinese-made teddy bears. Fancy such a fuzzy, cuddly creature? Well, there are now a couple of dozen Ferrari stores through the world that don't sell any cars – unless you are counting small die-cast ones. If your travels take you to the Middle East, you can even visit the world's largest indoor theme park, Ferrari World.
Yes, this "branding" business is big money for one of the most respected and valued names in the world, along with some of the most recognizable sports and GT cars in the world. Even non-car people notice when a Ferrari rolls—or screams!—down the street.
Debuting the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano at Geneva, 2006.
Until recently, Marchionne has largely kept his hands off Ferrari, but that started to change when Montezemolo decided that the only way to keep Ferrari highly desirable, despite growing global demand (and shockingly emerging market for $150,000+ cars throughout the world), would be to limit production to no more than 7,000 cars per year. This decision did not sit well with Marchionne.
Coupled with Ferrari's struggles in F1, and Elkann's backing of Marchionne, Montezemolo is on the way out. Everyone is publicly playing nice and calling it a resignation, but no one doubts he was forced to go.
Clearly not happy at having to go out on somebody else's terms, the 67-year-old Montezemolo did take a dig at the direction that he suspects Marchionne will take Ferrari, allegedly calling it "American," which we are going to safely assume is meant as an insult. Considering that approximately one-third of Ferrari's 7,000-car annual output ends up on our shores—for a long time, Maranello's largest market—we're going to forgive him for that slight.
But don't cry for Montezemolo, whose net worth is estimated at $400 million. He stands to receive some 26 million euros in his golden parachute, half paid out in a 20-year installment and the other half payable in 2017 as a non-compete for the next three years. One of Italy's most recognizable industrialists, Montezemolo also has his hands in several other businesses and has frequently been tapped to enter Italian politics.
Ferrari anniversary rally
Ferrari kicked off its Round the World Celebratory Relay in Abu Dhabi January 29
photo courtesy Ferrari
Italian racing and sports car legend Ferrari is celebrating its 60th anniversary in a number of ways, including a run of 60 exclusively modified 612 Scagliettis and a "Round the World Celebratory Relay" for more than 10,000 Ferraris and their owners.
The relay began at 10 a.m. on January 29 in Abu Dhabi, and the participants will visit Italian embassies in the countries they drive through on the way to the finish at Maranello. The relay was officially started by Piero Ferrari, who is founder Enzo's son and is the company's current vice president. In his speech, he spoke of his father's vision and praised Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo for his guiding the company to the top of the racing and sports car world.
(This post originally appeared in the February 8, 2007, issue of the Hemmings eWeekly Newsletter.)


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Banana bread, moist and comforting, with an over the top flavor of chocolate and toffee.
A rich, dense chocolate cake for chocolate loves, made from not just one type of chocolate, but three, and frosted with still more chocolate.
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Now, more breaking news! If you have a large, oval slow cooker (those 6 to 7-quart pots that are so popular now), you can bake your carrot cake, the triple fudge cake and the banoffee bread in a small loaf pan (about 8½ x 4½-inch inches). All of the mixes work beautifully in the 7-inch springform pan, and we continue to sell this small, ideally-sized pan, but if you have a loaf pan that fits in your oval Crock Pot®, these three mixes will work in it, too.
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