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Joined: 29 Sep 2004
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Location: buried under a pile of books somewhere in Adelaide, South Australia
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 1:57 pm
Post subject: Gateau de Mamy
This is my latest favourite recipe from THE BOOK. Quick, easy and delicious. Just a word of warning, though ..... it's so tasty that you need to at least double the recipe if you're feeding more than a couple of people. 8 of us shared the cake I cooked for dessert last night, and we all wanted more!
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:21 pm
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This recipe is also in one of Clotilde's very first posts, October of 2003! It is a little different, done with pears.
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:48 pm
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Oops, Judy, I didn't see this thread and started another one on this very cake - even the non-cake person in this household said, repeatedly, that it was delicious.
I am trying to make myself wait for a second slice until after dinner tonight, but I'm not sure that virtue will win over gluttony.
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Location: Deux Sevres, France
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:01 pm
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Hi, am new to the forum.
My UK edition of the book arrived yesterday and this morning I made the 'Gateau de Mamy', but it was a disaster! Fell flat in the middle! I'm usually fine at making cakes so don't know what I did wrong.
Any ideas?
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:23 pm
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snowy, I'm sorry that you had difficulty with this delicious cake. You said that you are an experienced cake baker, so I'm not sure my suggestions will answer your question.
Assuming your baking powder is fresh, I would suspect that either temperature (too hot or too cool) or overmixing could have contributed to the fallen cake.
If I had this difficulty I'd check the following (not necessarily in order of importance):
1. Was the oven completely preheated?
2. Was the oven temperature accurate (check with an oven thermometer)?
3, Was the batter overmixed? Using a light hand in mixing may prevent later problems.
When I made this, I opted for the variation in which you reduce the melted butter by 2 tbs, and grind the sugar with 1/4 cup whole blanched almonds. I don't know how this change would affect the risk of falling, if at all.
I hope you try the cake again. It is really good! Good luck.
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Location: Deux Sevres, France
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:27 pm
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Thank you msue for your reply.
I will certainly check the things you've suggested. We ate it as a pudding with the apple on the top!
I will try again using your suggestion of adding the ground almonds instead of some of the butter.
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Location: Chicago, IL, USA, by way of California
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 10:09 pm
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I haven't posted in the forums in ages, even though I have continued to read the main site. However! I feel compelled to post now that I have cooked from Clotilde's book. A friend who knows me very well bought me the book for my birthday. I made and loved the ratatouille, especially the silky eggplant, but the recipe that I would marry would be le Gateau de Mamy. I made it twice this week, and I spent the time between the first cake and the second thinking about it.
I made the first for a friend who was having a moving-away party. We were supposed to help her drink all her alcohol, so that she did not have to take it with her. Strangely, not much alcohol was drunk, but the cake was gone very, very quickly -- even though we had already stuffed ourselves with pizzas. The second I made today for a friend who is coming over tonight for dinner. Both times, I, um, accidentally ate parts of the cake before other people could see it, so I was forced to cut the cake into squares so that no one would see how much I liked my own baking. Baking crimes of passion!
I wouldn't describe myself as someone who loves to bake, but these recipes are irresistible and very accessible. The next recipes I would like to try are the honey spice loaf, the chocolate and zucchini cake, and the recipe that speaks to my soul -- the tarte chocolat caramel.
Anyhow, I wanted to chime in and heartily recommend this cake. Thank you, Clotilde! The book is lovely.
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Location: a Dutchie in HongKong
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 8:50 am
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As this is one of my absolute favourites - I bake it quite often and it always comes out nice. I always make the variation with the almond meal (sometimes I use even more almond - like if there's more in the packet you buy, 50 or 70 grams in stead of 30, it always works! I don't reduce the butter any further though) and against the fruit-sticking? I use my little trick of pouring 1/4 of the batter in the pan, then add the fruit, and then the rest of the batter.
Still looks very pretty served with the fruit-side on top.And I usually use pears. Somehow their delicate flavour works better for me than apples - for which I like to use a more dense and cakey-recipe.
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:32 am
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I was telling my grandmother the other day about the fact that her recipe was doing quite a bit of traveling, and she was so pleased! We were also going through old recipe files of hers, and we found a tattered piece of paper on which my late grandfather had noted the recipe, as shared by their old friend Ella, who was from Romania. I wonder if it is a typical recipe there, or just a cake that Ella's family liked to make.
In passing, the interesting thing about this original version is that it was given in
(cups). But I learned how to make it from my mother, and she had converted the measurements to grams.
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Location: Chicago, IL, USA, by way of California
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:13 pm
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I can't seem to stop making this cake! I made it again for a dinner last night. And, because I was procrastinating from other things I was supposed to be doing, I also ended up making the lemon butter cookies and the hazelnut marbles (which were actually walnut marbles). I swear I'm going to branch off into the savory recipes soon.
On another note, I've been responsible for two other people buying the book -- and now they both read the website. One even went to the London Books for Cooks event because I recommended it to her. Your book is irresistible, Clotilde!
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Location: Miami, Florida
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:10 am
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Hi All! I always enjoy reading what you write and this is just my second reply, I had to chime in...got Clotilde's cookbook last week and right away baked the Gateau de Mamy. It was sooo delicious, buttery and bits of crispy edge. I used pears also and added a touch of allspice to the batter. I will be making it often, I think it was one of the easiest and yummiest desserts I've ever made. Tomorrow I'm going to make the lamb and prune meatballs for dinner.
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:40 am
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I have my UK version now thanks to my friend The Old Foodie in Brisbane. I haven't decided what to cook first as I have such a lot of mail to read, bills to pay, clothes to wash, weight to lose.....
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Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:12 am
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I made this cake again last night and once again we all wanted more. I really think that from now on, I'll have to always make 2 cakes at once.
I made a minor error when making the batter - forgot the melted butter which I found sitting in the microwave after the cake had been cooking for 30 minutes. It turned out fine, more like a sponge cake than a butter cake, but the apples actually held better in the cake than with the usual batter.
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Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:25 pm
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Oh yes, the things I find hours later in the microwave, cold and forgotten!
Usually a little something that was to accompany lunch..
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:06 pm
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Having decided that maybe there is more to an apple than Tarte Tatin I finally made this creature yesterday. It is so simple, and so delicious it is going to add several more inches to my waistline! I have however, already forgiven Clotilde and her family for giving this recipe out. It's the wonderful "butteriness" of the cake that makes it so special to me!
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Once again, however, I've started in the middle of my story. I had been vacationing with my wife and several treasured friends in Cape Cod, and I decided to take the interesting way back home. In particular, there was a vintage race at Thompson Speedway in northeast Connecticut, and my friend Nick Polimeni of GMT Racing would be there, supporting several historic racing cars. It sounded like a great opportunity to visit with Nick and to see the brand-new road course at Thompson. Moreover, I could work in a stop at F40 Motorsports, a well-regarded vintage and classic car dealership. Why bother with I-95 traffic when boundless adventure beckoned?
I set off from the Cape in a driving rainstorm, caused, no doubt, by my having washed the faithful 2013 BMW 335i convertible the day before. Thankfully, it was raining hard enough to largely rinse off the dirt as it splashed its way onto the car. Before long, the weather cleared up and I reached the back roads leading to Thompson, CT. Looking at this photo, I realize that it shows either (i) a really large BMW or (ii) a remarkably small building. I was tempted to knock on the door to see who lived inside, but an inveterate fear of Lilliputians made me think better of the idea.
Racing at Thompson is nothing new. In fact, the 1940 5/8-mile oval track was the first paved race track in the country, and the road course there held its first event in 1952.
Over the years, many notable drivers and cars raced at Thompson, including popular actor and amateur racer Jackie Cooper, shown here in 1954 with his Austin Healey 100…
…George Constantine ("the Flying Greek") in his beautiful Aston Martin DBR1 …
…and a 24-year-old Brown University graduate named Mark Donohue, driving the Elva Courier that he characterized in The Unfair Advantage as one of the finest-handling cars he ever raced.
My favorite vintage photo from Thompson shows Harry Heuer in one of Lance Reventlow's beautiful Chevy-powered Scarabs, trying to dive underneath a Cooper Monaco driven by my old acquaintance Bruce Jennings. Bruce went on to win this 1961 race; by the time of his retirement in the early 1990s, he had amassed a record of 216 first places and 104 seconds.
The road course at Thompson closed in 1967, although the oval has continued in active use right through the present. A new 1.7-mile road course was completed earlier in June of this year. I found the track without difficulty and managed to obtain a pit pass from the friendly race organizers. I didn't even have to drop Paul Newman's name or anyone else's—uh, in marked contrast to this trip report!
The very first car I saw at the Thompson Speedway was this Datsun 240Z, which was driven by actor/racer Paul Newman in Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) competition in the mid-1970s. He had started racing in 1972, with his very first race being at Thompson. He generally drove cars prepared by Bob Sharp Racing of Wilton, CT, located very near Newman's home in Westport. He began with a Datsun 510 and the ex-Group 44 Triumph TR6, both wearing silver and black liveries. These were excellent cars, but watching Paul race them at Summit Point, WV, back in the mid-1970s, I recognized right away that he had considerable talent as a driver. Before long, Newman graduated to the C Production Datsun 240Z, with the beautiful red, white, and blue graphics used on most of his subsequent Datsuns.
In 1986, I was in my second year of SCCA racing and was running a full series of both national and regional races in my Sports Renault (now "Spec Racer"). Paul and I bumped into each other a number of times—on foot, that is, not while our cars shared the track! He was always "just one of the guys," and loved talking about cars and racing. At the June National at Summit Point, I saw that Bob Sharp's 18-year-old son, Scott Sharp, was racing Paul's old 240Z. It was Scott's first year of automobile racing, and he later went on to compete very successfully in Indy Cars, Trans Am, and other pro competition. At the June National, I teasingly asked Paul Newman whether "the kid" was faster in his old car than he had been. He immediately replied, "Oh, hell yes! Way faster!" After thinking a moment, however, he added, "Of course, he's got 30 more horsepower than I had, and his tires are a lot better…" It was one of many laughs we shared that season.
Later that weekend, Paul won the GT-1 class (SCCA's fastest, equivalent to the Trans Am cars of the time), and he subsequently won the GT-1 National Championship at Road Atlanta that Fall. For comparison, I managed to win the Sports Renault class at the June National at Summit Point, but the best I could manage at the Road Atlanta Runoffs that year was to qualify 31st and finish "a proud 20th place." I will immodestly add, however, that in that race I beat both Dorsey Schroeder (who later became a multiple Trans Am champion) and Robbie Buhl (subsequent Indy Car driver and team owner, who nearly won the 2001 Indy 500). Those were memorable days. Paul continued racing for many more years, running his last event in 2007 at age 82. He qualified on the GT-1 pole at Watkins Glen and led most of the race before dropping back to fourth. After the race, he said "I wish I was 81 again…"
As my thoughts returned to the present day and the Thompson Speedway, the second car I spotted was this BMW-powered Elva Mk. VIIS sports racer, driven by Bob Tkacik. Although a lot of old road racing cars were crashed into oblivion back in their heyday, many others survived and have been dragged out of garages and barns and restored for vintage racing. This example was a real beauty.
Asking around, I learned that GMT Racing was set up at the far end of the paddock area. I meandered in that general direction, stopping frequently to admire other vintage racing cars along the way. This race-modified MG TC is campaigned by David Holmes. TC's have always been one of my very favorite British sports cars. Twice I've been on the verge of buying one, only to rediscover that I just do not fit in them.
Lotus Elites are another personal favorite. Chris Cogswell's yellow and green example ran quite well and looked fabulous in the process. Lotus manufacturer Colin Chapman was the first person to build a street automobile with a monocoque body/chassis made entirely of fiberglass. I nearly bought an Elite in the late 1970s for $3,000—and I've regretted not doing so ever since!
As I approached this paddock space, I wondered whether these two front-engined formula cars might be Stanguellini's. I'd never seen one of these rare cars in real life—let alone two of them. Sure enough… Bill Gelles is just pulling out for practice in his blue no. 21, while Larry McKenna's red example remains parked for the moment. In-between the two Stanguellini's is a Lotus 18. All three cars run in the Vintage Sports Car Club of America's Formula Junior class.
This very tidy 1972 BMW 2002tii sat nearby, with John Wood preparing to take it out for practice. John ended up qualifying second in his class, ahead of all the Alfa GTV's, Ford Cortina's, and the lone Volvo PV544, but—horrors!—behind a 1971 Ford Pinto. In fairness, the Pinto had been much more heavily modified for racing than the 2002tii. And John exacted revenge by taking first in class with his tii in Sunday's feature race.
Other notable entries included this 1965 Corvette coupe and an always-popular Lotus Super 7.
Speaking of Lotuses, the older, front-engined Lotus sports racing cars are among the most beautiful automobiles ever designed. This one is Max Phillips' Lotus 11…
…and this is Dudley Cunningham's very rare 1959 Lotus 15 Mk. 3, with a 2-litre Coventry Climax engine. In the background is a 1958 Cooper Monaco, much like the one that Bruce Jennings raced in the historic photo shown earlier.
In this instance, the Cooper's driver was the intrepid Sandy McNeil. She was full of praise for the car's handling and credited her husband Jim with having chosen and prepared an outstanding vintage racer on her behalf.
Speaking of Sandy's Cooper, all you MINI owners out there do realize, I trust, that the "Cooper" in MINI Cooper derives from John Cooper, who manufactured rear-engined British racing cars throughout the 1950s and 1960s? His cars won the Formula 1 World Championship in 1959 and 1960 and were the original driving force behind the Indy Car transition to rear-mounted engines in the early 1960s. John Cooper passed away in 2000. He is shown here with his F1 drivers Bruce McLaren and Jack Brabham on the left, and his father and business partner Charles Cooper on the right.
Although vintage racing is supposed to be a comparatively sedate exercise of rare and often very valuable old racing cars, most drivers take their racing quite seriously. This lineup of former Trans Am cars is a case in point: no shortcuts were taken in their preparation, and they were all driven just as fast as they could go.
I finally worked my way up to GMT Racing, one of the largest and most capable vintage racing preparation shops in the U.S. There I learned that my friend Nick was back in the pits, managing a couple of Formula Junior cars that were out on track. While I waited for his return, I admired Peter Greenfield's pre-war Alfa Romeo Monza. What a sight!
Most Italian racing cars through the early 1960s used a center gas pedal, designed to facilitate heal-and-toe downshifts while braking. This arrangement also facilitated various off-course excursions when non-Italian drivers (including the legendary Stirling Moss) forgot that the brake was on the right, not in the center!
I enjoyed talking with Jack Boxstrom, who turned out to be quite an interesting character. Now 77, he has been racing ever since 1961! Jack told me that he had raced a Lotus 18 Formula Junior in Canada in the early 1960s. When he decided to go vintage racing in the U.S., he tried to find his old Lotus and eventually discovered it—in New Zealand. He ultimately purchased another Lotus 18 and had it painted in exactly his original livery, complete with the blue and yellow colors of his native Sweden on the nose of the bodywork. Did I mention that he has also owned and raced a 1960 Chaparral I, an Aston Martin DB4 GT, several Ferrari's, and too many other cars to list?
Eventually, Nick returned and had just enough time to pose for this photo with an Elva sports racing car with one-of-a-kind bodywork along the lines of a late 1950s Ferrari Testa Rossa. Nick had installed the engine in this car during the previous week, in addition to his usual duties of handling many of the transmission and differential rebuilds for GMT Racing and providing general mechanical and logistical support at the vintage events. This morning, as a result of events on track, Nick was urgently needed to tackle some repairs.
Dean Hutchinson is GMT Racing's master fabricator and mechanic, and he serves as Crew Chief at the races. Here, he and Nick are working to replace a failed halfshaft on a beautiful Brabham BT-2 Formula Junior. Dean determined that the failure likely occurred as a result of the Brabham going slightly airborne over a crest on the new circuit, which allowed the suspension to go to "full droop" with maximum halfshaft angularity (which U-joints just hate). In the meantime, the engine would rev up but then be suddenly pulled back down when the car landed, placing a huge load on the driveshafts. Fortunately, GMT Racing had the necessary spares on hand, and Nick and Dean repaired the Brabham in short order for its owner Bob Goeldner.
I bid a hasty farewell to Nick and ventured out to get a couple of racing action photos before continuing my trip. In this photo, Mark Palmer's red MGA is about to get swallowed up by a Porsche 911.
And here, a different MGA is about to suffer the same fate from Max Phillips' Lotus 11, which we saw earlier.
Meanwhile, Sandy McNeil was turning in consistent, speedy laps in her Cooper. I'm pretty sure that she had a bright smile beneath her full-face helmet.
As I walked the half mile back to my 335i, I spotted this car being wheeled into its paddock space—and I wondered just what in the world it was! With a fair amount of research back home, I was able to identify it as the one-of-a-kind Rutherford Special, complete with Chevy V-8 engine. It's currently being raced by Malcom Rutherford, who, I strongly suspect, is the son or perhaps grandson of Stu Rutherford, who built and raced the car at Thompson in the late 1950s and early 1960s. A period description of the car characterized it as "having incredible acceleration and being louder than all the other cars combined."
The first few cars for the next practice group were lining up on the false grid for their next session. The relatively modern Lola S2000 sports racer was easily the fastest car on track all weekend, but the gorgeous Shelby Mustang GT350 was much more fun to watch as it hung its tail out around almost every corner, small-block V-8 bellowing through straight pipes. The little Lotus Elan 26R, driven by my old acquaintance Bob Leitzinger, had maybe two-fifths of the GT350's horsepower, but it was only 2 seconds a lap slower. Bob used to race against Paul Newman and Bob Sharp in his own Datsun Z, and he won the prestigious IMSA GTU championship in 1989. I hope he continues to race for many more years.
With a last look at Thompson Speedway, where the Mustang is about to turn onto the oval portion of the track, it was time to depart. I would have enjoyed spending the whole day at Thompson, but I had reservations in Liberty, NY for the night—and many more things to see and do along the way.
A mere 70 miles later, I found myself at F40 Motorsports in Portland, CT. Pulling onto the lot, I was immediately dazzled by the most beautiful BMW 507 I'd ever seen. Its new owner was picking it up later that day, and it was parked right out front. What a car! By comparison, the Aston Martin, Fisker Karma, Mercedes Benz, and other exotics parked alongside seemed downright ordinary.
Although F40 Motorsports specializes in Ferrari restorations and sales, I found additional BMW's inside the showroom. I was particularly taken with this pre-war BMW sports car, with its striking two-tone green paint. I believe this is a mid-1930s 315/1 Roadster—but someone please correct me as necessary. I was so fixated on this car that I failed to notice that another prewar BMW was parked just to its right. (Yes, I'm ashamed of myself.)
Other eye-catchers in the showroom included this 1933 MG J2 Midget. Like many of the cars at F40 Motorsports, it's already been sold.
How about a Ferrari Dino 246gts, Brock Yates' Pebble-Beach-winning custom "Eliminator" hot rod, or a seemingly brand-new 1940 Ford Coupe? I was particularly fond of the coupe, which, to outward appearances, is completely stock. Although my BMW 335i is visible through the window, parked next to a number of vintage and modern classic cars, I was a little surprised that no one ventured into the showroom asking its price…
Here's the not-altogether-stock engine in the '40 Ford. It's an original flathead Ford V-8, but with aluminum cylinder heads and a supercharger, fed by twin downdraft Stromberg carbs. A classic 1940s' "sleeper." I had to ask its price (which tells you something I should have suspected). Yep, at $88,500 I can't afford it, especially after having just purchased the 335i a few months ago! Some day…
I couldn't leave F40 Motorsports without a photo of this MGA Twin Cam Roadster—the most perfect I'd ever seen. Geez, what a place!
Oh, I forgot to mention what many of you already know, namely that F40 Motorsports is owned and operated by Wayne Carini, the host of the popular TV show "Chasing Classic Cars." While I was nosing about the showroom, his daughter Lindsay mentioned to me that "If you stand in one place long enough, Wayne is bound to come running by." Well, she was right! As I was photographing the Jaguar XKE in the background, Wayne literally came running right through my photo. He was kind enough to pause for a picture and to chat with me a bit about his business and which classic cars best fit someone who is 6' 6" tall; he recommended a 356 Porsche (but I've already owned one of those).
While talking with Wayne, I happened to notice an old friend of the mechanical variety on the lot outside. In 1966, another Thompson alumni named John Fitch designed a car that he planned to produce and sell in significant quantities. Unfortunately, the prototype Fitch Phoenix came out of the Intermeccanica factory in Italy only weeks before the Traffic Safety Act of 1966 was enacted, dooming the Phoenix's prospects despite its advanced safety features. Consequently, there is only one Fitch Phoenix in the world. Sadly, John Fitch passed away in October 2012 at age 95. His Phoenix was sold by Bonhams Auctions (with assistance from Wayne Carini) and is currently at F40 Motorsports for a thorough reconditioning before being used by its new owner.
Seeing the Fitch Phoenix again was a bittersweet reunion. The last time I saw it was in June 1981, when my wife and I visited John and his wife Elizabeth at their home near the Lime Rock racetrack (which John designed, incidentally). John was keeping his prototype in a humble wooden shed at the back of his property, covered by an ordinary tarp. He proudly showed it to me, noting its modified Corvair drivetrain, the dual spare tires (to match the different-sized fronts and rears, the electrically powered rear window, and the built-in roll bar in its targa roof. We stayed in touch after that visit, right up until his death. We would call or write each other, and I always enjoyed hearing about his latest invention or clever idea. My favorite was a glider that would carry an engine just powerful enough to enable it to take off on its own power. Once airborne, the pilot would shut off the engine and glide for the remainder of the flight. I don't think the powered glider project went into production. In contrast, John's best-known invention was the Fitch Safety Barrier—the yellow sand- or water-filled plastic barriers that you see on highways everywhere, which can bring an errant vehicle to a stop with minimal damage. His barriers are credited with having saved tens of thousands of lives since he introduced them in the late 1960s.
Here's a photo of John Fitch in the early 1950s, when he raced Briggs Cunningham's mighty Chrysler-powered sports racing cars at Le Mans (third in 1954), Sebring (first in 1952), and other tracks around the world. That's a Cunningham C4R in the background. John joined the Mercedes Benz factory racing team in 1955 and was instrumental in helping them win the World Sports Car Championship that year.
For my final photos from the Connecticut vintage tour, here's John standing in his driveway next to my brand-new 1981 BMW 320i. As he admired the car, he commented "You'll have a lot of fun with this." He was right—but only for 3 years, after which I sold the car to help finance my venture into SCCA racing. John was the nicest of people, a talented inventor and builder, and an incredibly capable racing driver. I like to think that he's perched on a cloud these days, coming up with even better inventions and applauding Mercedes' successes in this year's Formula 1 races. And repeating his earlier thought about my 320i, but now regarding the 335i.
I enjoyed these vintage memories as I motored on to New York. It's even possible that the mighty 335i experienced a few trips to its redline as I tried to make back some of the time I'd spent at Thompson and F40 Motorsports. On behalf of all of us motoring fanatics, I salute the brilliant designers, builders, racers, restorers, and others—whose names include Paul, Wayne, and John—who have so enriched our lives.
Rick F.
Historical photo credits:
Thompson Speedway courtesy of the Binghamton Automobile Racing Club.
Paul Newman painting courtesy of artist Chris Osborne.
John Cooper courtesy of the Formula Junior Historic Racing Association.
John Fitch courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune.
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Awesome thread, thank you for sharing with us!
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I love reading about your excursions and the pictures are beautiful. You are a great storyteller. Thank you for sharing.
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It was an awesome trip, which I thoroughly enjoyed, and I'm very pleased that you liked the write-up.
The trip reminded me that I need to get back out to the racetrack more often. It was great to see old friends, watch the cars in action, and generally soak up the noise, smells, and camaraderie all over again.
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My pleasure! It really helps to be able to take an extra day when traveling from one place to another and to use it to do something interesting.
It would help to have a catchy phrase to remind me of this principle, maybe something involving roses and our sense of smell?
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Thanks! Sharing these trips with a bunch of car enthusiasts is almost as much fun as taking the trip in the first place, so I'm happy to do it.
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Join Date: Jun 2010
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Wow. Memories. Wonderful story.
I lusted for a Lotus Elite. Until my friend's car ruptured it's hydraulic clutch hose, and became a crispy critter.
And a BMW 2002. Then a tii. No, I didn't buy either.
Wonderful story of vintage racing as it was, and as it has become.
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My wife's cars: Had a few... I'm the Navigator, capable of getting us lost at any time! Drives are longer!
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I enjoyed reading your thread very much. Although when it comes to classic car racing my knowledge is still in its infancy I have to say I liked reading about all the cars I didn't know.
Based on your acquaintances I presume you must be rolling with automotive royalty.
Any who, thank you very much for putting the time together to not only share the pictures but also give us a personal background to each vehicle.
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Happy Summer Days up there in Canada!
I drove a number of 2002's while instructing for Bill Scott Racing at Summit Point track and car club events, and I loved how they handled--much better than my 1981 320i, I must say, although they didn't have quite as much total grip.
I've never driven a Lotus Elite, unfortunately. The rear suspense of the one I considered buying had pulled out of its fiberglass mounting, so it couldn't be driven.
On the other hand, I've had the opportunity to drive all sorts of other cars over the years, including a Lola Formula Ford, Ferrari 250GT cabriolet, Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer, Aston Martin DB 4 and DBS, Fiat Dino Spyder, various Austin Healeys and XKE's, and others that I can't remember offhand. The 250GT was almost impossible to drive smoothly: the clutch, steering, and gearshift were all very heavy to operate, while the gas pedal took virtually no effort at all!
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The BMW 3.0CS is one of my all-time favorite cars. Beautiful styling, with performance to match. A CSL would be an outstanding car for vintage racing, although I suspect they're pretty scarce. Not to mention pricey! However, a replica would probably be allowed at most events.
Good luck with your E9 plans!
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I'm glad you and the other enjoyed the "vintage memory" tour!
Today's cars are head-and-shoulders above the classics when it comes to performance, comfort, economy, and safetybut they don't begin to have the same personalities. My 1964 MG Midget was a pathetic excuse for a car in almost every respect, but I loved it like no other since!
Fortunately, being a car enthusiast means never having to say "I'm sensible"!
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I love your response, and those of participants here
My first drive. was in an MGA GT? a coupe with fixed roof. Black.
DaveL///Toronto. http://www.ironring.ca/
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Wow, very impressive, thank you very much, highly appreciated and informative. I'm actually a little jealous of your life a bit. I need to make more meaningful memories asap .
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Another wonderful adventure. Love your reports!
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ARexx API
Reference - ARexx interface
With the help of ARexx scripts, you can add new functions to YAM or let it do things automatically.
YAM offers a set of commands (listed in this documentation both by name ? and by function ?) which can be called through the YAM ARexx port. They are explained along the following subchapters using the following format:
- The name of the command, a short description of what it does and the YAM version where the command was implemented.
- Arguments and options accepted by the command. The template uses special characters that indicate the particular type of argument expected, following the AmigaDOS template style:
/AThe parameter is compulsory
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'WRITESUBJECT "Hello World"'
Please note that because of the internal use of the ReadArgs() function, the ARexx Host requires to escape certain special characters like a newline (0x0a) or escape character (0x1b) if you want to have it included in your final string or otherwise it is stripped by the ReadArgs() function.
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*Nsubstitutes to 0x0a (newline \n)
*Esubstitutes to 0x1b (escape)
!**substitutes to *
*substitutes to "
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FOLDERINFO -> RESULT = "0 Incoming incoming 10 2 4 23030 1"
FOLDERINFO VAR fi -> fi = "0 Incoming incoming 10 2 4 23030 1"
FOLDERINFO STEM fi. -> fi.number = 0 fi.name = "Incoming" fi.path = "incoming" fi.total = 10 fi.new = 2 fi.unread = 4 fi.size = 23030 fi.type = 1
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ADDRFIND STEM found. "Marcel Beck" NAMEONLY -> found.alias.count = 2 found.alias.0 = "Mars" found.alias.1 = "mbe"
- Any sort of vital information you should be aware of when using this command.
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Here's my Ford 150 Raptor Body, I thought I would share.[IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG]
Great paint job!
I like the color scheme too....
Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.
very nice! looks awesome with those wheels too...what size are those wheels/tires? 2.2?
'Life is for living, not living uptight'
dude looks nuts. nice one! also what are them rim and tyres your running? what are the tyres like, im trying to find a tyre thats soft and flexy like the summit tyres. How you finding them?
I like it! Well done.
Great paint job, love the tires too. The whole truck looks cool.
Nice job, looks sweet painted green. Is there enough room to lower the body to hide the battery doors?
I just finished mine a couple days ago.
I decided to go with Red to match my summit wheels but I do really like your Green Raptor MacKenzie28. Awesome work!
Thanks Moose! This was my first paint job and I'm pretty happy with it. The pics don't do it enough justice because of the weird lighting. I still have to drill the holes for the body posts. (should have done this before painting)
@bentrocker. The tires that MacKenzie28 has look like there close to stock summit tires size. I tried to lower my body and the front wheels rub when turning and compressed. So I'm thinking leave the body high or maybe get some different tires like Dirt Hawgs. Here is a pic of the example body on the Proline website.
I guess this is technically a merv though.
Cool thanks.
Wow, very nice MacKenzie!
very nice! that looks awesome with the summit bumpers!
STRC Slash 4x4
Hobby Hut Raceway, Audubon Pa.
Awesome bodies! Wish I could paint, I'm terrible at that...
He Who Dies With the Most Toys Wins.
What is the Proline part # for this Raptor body?
nice i like those raptors on the vxl's
^^Summit Kawasaki Edition and E-revo VXL^^
Great looking trucks to all!
Both looks awesome. nice jobs all round!
Did the red too. Shh don't tell it's on a merv. Used summit post tires n bumpers lowered the post just enough to cover my BB.
Haven't seed anyone else do the grill like this.
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Busy days…
These few days between the full squad reporting date and the first games are easily the busiest for those of us in the front office.
Today alone, we had more than 2,500 items signed by Dodger players for various charitable and civic purposes…
We had a number of guys do their green screen shoots for DodgerVision…
KCAL and Prime Ticket were on site for various interviews and features…
Juan Uribe shot a TV commercial that you'll see during preseason…
And the regular media corps was on hand for the daily news that comes from Camelback…
To top it all of, the Dodgers are facing the White Sox tonight in softball on the "replica" field here, with the Camelback employees taking part.
Tomorrow morning, we'll be at Cracker Barrel for our annual PR department breakfast before photo day at 7 a.m…
But the best part of it all is that there's still just a very good vibe here. It's really hard to explain, but I keep hearing all the media that comes through here talking about it and you can just feel it. The players are loose but focused on getting ready for the season and games start on Saturday (as does DodgerTalk on KABC 790).
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I'm feeling a good vibe too. Can't wait for the season.
I feel like a hundred dollars.
Don't tell Frank though, he'll probably try and hit me up for a loan.
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Let's go Dodgers beat them White Sox.
Ho Ho~~ just warming up for the season. Which is pretty hard to do back here in Brooklyn.
Warm up that is.
I think this is good news for those of us who want Frank gone. Bud Selig refuses proposal for Fox to loan Frank $200 million.
Hi Junie! I am cautiously optimistic. Although I won't be doing any celebrating until mccourt is history, anything that denies that clown cash can only help boot him unceremoniously out of the owner's box. Here's the link:
I was just cruising down memory lane before you made your post.
Hey Dodgereric!!! That walk down memory lane seems to keep repeating itself. The price tags aren't as high, but when you have an owner with "seemingly" no money, you would think we would be more careful about who we sign. Ned just keeps making the same mistakes over and over again.
Seems to me that every lawsuit that Frank has ever challenged in court, he has won or bettered his position. This one looks to be a tad bit different. He is broke and unless he prevails again in court, he will be even worse off. I know he will gain something from ( the MPA lawyers. )
Has to be some property elsewhere he can recoup on!
Sell The Team Jamie!!
I suppose better late than never, so I commend Bud's decision not to approve the loan from Fox to Frank. I hope that decision pertains to ALL borrowing, since Frank is already leveraged to an extent that no ordinary people would be able to accomplish. I would hope that the somewhat clanish major league owners group would finally recognize that Frank isn't the kind of guy they even want to associate with. The quickest way to get him out the door is for the lenders to start circling and to cut him off from any more borrowed money.
Are you ready to start taking some IOU's, Josh?
Way to go Bud, it's about time you did something to help out us fans. Now if nobody goes to the games, the slime owner will be forced to sell.
When is the next momentous statement coming and from whom to say that Frank's financial situation won't affect the team in any way. REALLY?
I hope this is the beginning of the end for Frank!!! It is a good sign that MLB and other owners have cut him off and pulled their support from underneath him. I sure would like the Feds to investigate the con man from Boston. I can't see why anyone would go to a game when you know that your exorbitant parking and concessions go into enabling the McCourts over the top lifestyle!!! I hope Ned and Conti's pucker factor is way up as they are out of luck when their completely inept meal ticket gets ousted. Who in their right mind would still have Ned as their GM!!! The guys a baffoon!!!!
Frank must have been a bit surprised that his good buddy Mr. Selig would not approve the loan from Fox. You have to admit it was a clever deal: Frank gets some operating money in a deal he never intends to repay and Fox keeps the broadcasting rights to Dodger baseball at a big discount. This deal would have been good for Fox and Frank but definitely not good for the Dodgers and the fans. Did Bud all of a sudden become smart?
I also have to believe that Dodger employees from the front office staff all the way to the guard at the entrance to the parking lot and everyone in between (including the players) have at one time or another engaged in a conversation about the ownership situation. These people are no different than the rest of us. Frank is living in a dream world if he really believes no one cares.
Well said IB!!! This could be the first domino to fall. Frank has built a house of cards and the wind is starting to blow. Take him to the cleaners Jamie!!!!!
I think Jamie knew when to abandon the sinking ship!!! She stands to come out better than anyone in this debacle. Get rid of a limp husband(couldn't satisfy her womanly needs), and, cash in in the bargain. I believe Jamie is the one with the business saavy in this relationship!!! LMFAO because Frank deserves a big reality check!!!!
Don't think any of you will have to worry about attendance when gas prices hit $5-6/gal, maybe even $8-10. That Jackson for parking is going to be needed to get to work, let alone ticket prices and concessions.
I also doubt Frank's able to make payroll with the non-player employees, let alone professional athletes and coaches.
Frank would be well served to sell the Dodgers now while the value is the highest its ever been and move on. The parking lots in Boston are gone since Fox foreclosed and sold them. Your fishing days are over Frank. Time to cut bait. It is actually in your best interests to get out now!!!! Of course, you won't see the logic as you are a decerebrate with delusions of grandeur!!!!
Hi'Ya Beav!!! Hope your enjoying life in general and the beginning of the end of Frank and Furter!!! :)))
I don't know who I'd prefer to see go more Wally – Frank or Furter, though if Frank goes, so does the Furter. No one in their right mind would keep Ned in the drivers seat.
Well hopefully Beav, Jamie(Salome) will have Frank the Fabulist's head on a platter!!!!
I can't say I am a big fan of Jamie but you do have to admire her business saavy. She's the only one that will come out ahead. She played Frank like a fiddle.
In all seriousness, if I were Frank, I'd sell now while the price is at its highest. You get out now, take a profit, settle with Jamie, don't go thru all the litigation and public exposure of your ineptness, and spare your kids the embarrassment. You will still be rich and not in debt up to your eyeballs!!!


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US/China researchers develop ultra-efficient multi-stage solar desal
Scientists funded by US and Chinese bodies have published details of a multi-stage solar desalination process, claiming a record-high solar-to-vapor conversion efficiency of 385% under one-sun illumination, where more than 75% of the total production was collected through condensation.
UK/Saudi initiative targets low-cost carbon neutral desalination using solar dome
NEOM has signed an agreement with UK-based Solar Water Plc to build the first ever "solar dome" desalination plants in NEOM, northwest Saudi Arabia. The pilot project claims it will revolutionise the water desalination process.
Leading global drinks companies collaborate to publish Water Reuse Decision Guide
The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER), has launched a Context-Based Decision Guide for Water Reuse and Recycling. It says the guide is designed to be relevant to any facility, in any industry, in any location in the world, and "is intended to accelerate internal conversations and decisions at the regional and facility level with regards to investments in advancing water stewardship".
Microbial desalination demonstration plant launched for brackish water
MIDES consortium has inaugurated its first project demonstration site at the Aqualia Racons Brackish Water Desalination Plant in Denia, Spain.
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US DoE announces solar thermal desalination prize
The US Department of Energy has announced a multi-stage prize competition designed to accelerate the development of low-cost desalination systems that use solar-thermal power to produce clean drinking water.
US National Alliance for Water Innovation selected to Lead Energy-Water Desalination Hub
The US Department of Energy has announced the selection of the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) to lead its Energy-Water Desalination Hub, intended to tackle water security issues.
US EPA releases draft National Water Reuse Action Plan for public comment
The draft National Water Reuse Action Plan highlights key actions that support consideration and implementation of water reuse across the water sector.
EWEC and ACWA Power sign water purchase agreement for world's largest RO desal plant
The $900 million Taweelah desalination IWP is expected to produce 909,200 cubic meters of water a day.


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So here is a photo of my Dunlop MW200G Pro Stock's, so which Pro's used these? Or which Pro's were they made for?
And what are the rackets under the paintjobs?
I should have been clear originally, these 3 rackets above have all been made for 3 specific Pro's. Other Pro's used similar rackets, sometimes with the same molds and paintjobs, but with different layups and customized grips. I have a few more photos of one of them to come later.
For those that can't be bothered to read the thread, I've now just added the answers below:-
On the left is a Safin racket, this one is new and unused (his grip size is a 4), although he used the exact racket at Queens Club in June 2001. It is Dunlop Pro Stock only, basically a copied version of the Head Prestige600, with the MuscleWeave 200G paint. Safin didn't like these, and soon went back to his actual Prestiges only with paintjobs.
The middle racket is Johansson's Dunlop Revelation TourPro95 (his grip size is a 3), paintjobbed as the MW200G. He used these when he won the Australian Open in 2002, although mine is new and unused.
On the right is Gimelstob's Dunlop ProStock mold, paintjobbed as the MW200G, the racket is very well used. It is the same mold as used by Blake, Ferreira, Pioline and Haas, only with different layups and custom grips. It is actually a very similar mold to the Head PT57A. VSBabolat pointed out that this Pro mold was then actually first used on a retail racket on the HotMelt 200G XL (then Mfil200Plus, AG300Tour and Bio300Tour)
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Some of the world's leading musicians have partnered with the International Labour Organization (ILO) in an initiative to combat child labour.
The "Music against Child Labour Initiative" calls for orchestras, choirs and musicians of all genres worldwide to dedicate one concert in their planned repertoire, between October 2013 and December 2014, to the struggle against child labour.
Supporters include the renowned conductors Claudio Abbado, José-Antonio Abreu, Daniel Barenboim, the Mozart Orchestra, the International Federation of Musicians, and Fundación Musical Simon Bolivar El Sistema.
They are launching the "call to batons" at a concert at the Salle Pleyel in Paris today, June 11. Signatories to their campaign manifesto point to the 215 million children worldwide who are trapped in child labour.
The manifesto highlights the transformative power of music and the positive effects of engaging vulnerable girls and boys in musical activity. Music, it says can play its part in easing their suffering.
"Music – in all its forms– is a universal language. Although we sing in every tongue, it also expresses emotions we cannot say in words. It links us all. Together, the world of music can raise its voice and instruments against child labour," it adds.
The opening day of the upcoming Third Global Conference against Child Labour in Brasilia on 8 October, will mark the start of a series of concerts as part of the Initiative.
A new module on music education will be included in an ILO programme, Supporting Child Rights through Education, the Arts and the Media. A documentary film on the power of music education to contribute to combating child labour will also be developed in the coming months.
"We very much welcome this partnership with musicians around the world," said Constance Thomas, Director of the ILO's International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour.
The first signatories of the Manifesto are Claudio Abbado; José-Antonio Abreu; Alessio Allegrini ; Daniel Barenboim; Benoît Machuel, General Secretary of the International Federation of Musicians (FIM); Diego Matheuz ; Eduardo Mendez, Executive Director of the Fundación Musical Simon Bolivar El Sistema ; Antonio Mosca ; Musicians for Human Rights ; Guy Ryder, Director-General, ILO; and Blasko Smileski, General Secretary of Jeunesses Musicales International.
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Before 1969, few people would have thought to put Mustang and luxury in the same sentence. That briefly changed with the introduction of the Mustang Grande seen here. Watch as the Car and Track crew take the new luxury Mustang around Ford's test track in this vintage road test from 1969.
Even though Car and Track was away from their normal track in this Mustang Grande test, they still managed to push the softer riding pony to the limit. There was plenty of tire smoke when the test driver "buried his foot in the happy pedal" producing some very respectable times for a soft riding Mustang with the base 302 V8.
The posh Grande's softer suspension predictably produced more body roll. In order to see exactly how much more, Car and Track decided to film the Grande doing a reverse spin in slow motion, another example of why this show was so brilliant. Although Lindemann was hesitant to give the plush 'stang a full endorsement before it had been tested on Car and Track's home turf, it certainly appeared the Grande was well received overall.


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Pronghorn antelope are normally fleet of foot, and they can usually run fast across sagebrush flats and hills. But when heavy snows come fast and furious to Utah's high deserts, pronghorns tend to slow down and huddle together. This slowing down and huddling together allows the pronghorns to conserve their energy. It's also a reminder that wildlife often have to change their behavior to survive the harsh realities of winter.
Gathering together, or herding, is a survival adaptation that deer, antelope and even elk utilize during the winter. Biologists believe that big game animals form these masses of bodies to take advantage of each other's body heat. Their fur is hollow, and huddling together provides extra insulation. Every ounce of heat the animals conserve is energy they need to make it through the winter. These adaptations have served them well for thousands of years.
But within the past few decades, some additional challenges have arisen that the animals haven't had to face before. These extra challenges cause concern for wildlife biologists every year. These challenges come mostly in the form of people or their pets getting too close to big game animals. Whether intentional or accidental, this "harassment" has the same damaging effect.
Some of these occurrences may seem harmless at first. For example, a cross-country skier may surprise and startle a herd, and the herd runs over a hill. That's the end of the story for the skier, who was thrilled to see these beautiful animals. But for many of the animals in the herd, that surprise visit may be the determining factor that causes some of them to die.
Wildlife areas closed in the winter
The Division of Wildlife Resources has successfully acquired thousands of acres of rangelands that are critical to big game animals in the winter. Called wildlife management areas (WMAs), these areas have been painstakingly managed to provide food, water, shelter and space for wildlife. Outdoor recreationists are reminded that these winter range properties are closed to access until after the animals have migrated to their summer ranges.
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[2] https://www.biggamehunt.net/sections/Utah
[3] https://www.biggamehunt.net/sections/Elk
[4] https://www.biggamehunt.net/sections/Mule_Deer
[5] https://www.biggamehunt.net/sections/Pronghorn_Antelope
[6] https://www.biggamehunt.net/sections/Season


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The graphic heading created by Michael DeGusta at the Understatement.com, seems to be grabbing everyone's attention around the Internet. The graphic (down below) illustrates Android's serious problem with the way it updates its devices. This comes after the company recently announced that Nexus One users won't be getting upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
The chart demonstrates the major problem with the Android ecosystem. The motivations of the carriers and manufacturers are obvious, which are short term gains and keeping customers by locking them into proprietary overlays. Discussing this matter further, DeGusta says on his site:
"It appears to be a widely held viewpoint3 that there's no incentive for smartphone manufacturers to update the OS: because manufacturers don't make any money after the hardware sale, they want you to buy another phone as soon as possible. If that's really the case, the phone manufacturers are spectacularly dumb: ignoring the 2 year contract cycle & abandoning your users isn't going to engender much loyalty when they do buy a new phone."
What DeGusta also mentioned was how Apple basically goes about things the right way, mentioning how "Apple also really only makes money from hardware sales, and yet their long term update support is excellent (see chart)."
I know, most of you educated techies would probably say he's only stating the obvious, but for him to put together such a valid argument followed by a graphic should come off a bit striking. If you're an Android consumer it's pretty hard for you to disagree, but the one potential bright spot in all of this is Ice Cream Sandwich. Google has a chance to basically start over by repairing its bad fragmented reputation with updates starting with ICS.


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WHY IT MATTERS: Infrastructure
November 5, 2012
By JASON KEYSER
The issue:
Where they stand:
President Barack Obama has favored stimulus-style infrastructure spending plans, talking up highway, bridge and rail repairs as job creators, and pushed for innovations like high-speed rail and a national infrastructure bank to finance projects with the help of private capital. But Republican opposition to increased spending and taxes has blunted many such plans.
Mitt Romney favors less involvement by the federal government in infrastructure, preferring to let states lead the way. Romney shuns the idea that public-works spending is a good way to jumpstart the economy, saying decisions on worthy projects should be based on need and potential returns. Romney also wants to privatize Amtrak by ending federal subsidies for the money-losing passenger rail system. He's OK with borrowing to pay for megaprojects if there's a revenue stream to pay the money back, like tolls or port fees.
Why it matters:
Much of America's infrastructure, including its interstate highway system, is more than half a century old and in need of serious work to keep pace with a rising population. Highway, rail and airport bottlenecks slow the movement of goods and commuters, costing billions in wasted time and fuel and even measurably slowing the economy.
The World Economic Forum put the U.S. 24th last year in the quality of its infrastructure, down from fifth in 2002. The rest of the developed world sets aside on average about 53 percent more of its gross domestic product on transportation infrastructure than the U.S. does, according to the Council on Foreign Relations.
The dilemma facing any president is how to maintain critical public works at a time of fiscal austerity and to exert enough leadership to get plans through a divided Congress. That challenge was apparent in the partisan wrangling earlier this year over a long-term bill to reauthorize federal transportation spending, which finally passed after nine temporary extensions.
Both parties highlight the need for infrastructure investment, but neither side has been willing to take the politically painful step of proposing an increase in the gasoline tax or some other way to pay for it. The main source of federal transportation aid to the states, the Highway Trust Fund, is going broke. The gas tax that feeds it hasn't been raised since 1993 and does not keep pace with inflation.
Trying to work around those logjams, cash-strapped states and cities are experimenting with creative alternatives, including public-private partnerships with financial institutions that are being invited to put up the initial cash in exchange for a slice of revenue from tolls, other user fees and the like. The idea has support from both Democrats and Republicans but is most heavily promoted by conservatives.
Proponents say such deals get projects off the drawing table faster than traditional routes. Skeptics warn the model could end up turning control of critical public works projects to entities more concerned with profit than serving the public. A focus on projects that generate the most revenue could also neglect rural areas and poor inner-city neighborhoods.


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Say "Pippin" three times in the mirror and it will show up behind you covered in matte black plastic and re-named "Apple TV."
It's what graybearded Apple gaming fanboys have been wishing for since the '90s, but the dream could end up becoming a reality at last. Hints buried within the iOS 4.3 beta 3 firmware indicate that Apple's Game Center on iOS devices may soon make its way to the latest-gen Apple TV.
Submitted to TUAW by an unnamed developer with access to the beta, there are a number of strings that reference "ATVGames," such as "ATVGamesScheduleController," "ATVGamesStandingsController," and "ATVGamesByDateController." There's also "ATVThunder" and strings that read "com.apple.appletv.play.live.thunder" and ".play.archive.thunder."
It sure seems as if Apple is moving ahead with some way to allow users to play basic games on the Apple TV. Since the device runs a version of iOS, Apple could be exploring ways to bring Game Center to the big screen—the games could be archived on the Apple TV's 8GB of flash storage, though others speculate that the games might even be streamed like OnLive's cloud-based PC gaming service. When Ars tested OnLive last year, we agreed that it was playable (though with some lag for certain games), so it's at least possible that Apple is aiming for something similar with the Apple TV.
These hints don't necessarily mean that gaming will come to the Apple TV in the next major software release, though. Apple may just start the ball rolling in advance of a future software release, or even an Apple TV hardware refresh. (After all, Apple added numerous multitouch features to the iPad in a recent beta release, but later added a note saying they were just being tested and not slated for official release just yet.)
Still, the prospect is exciting to those who have been waiting for Apple to take its promotion of games from the iPhone to the TV, so you can be sure that developers who have access to the betas will keep an eye on how the code changes.