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Why doesn't he want a relationship with me if he thinks i'm so great?
Ok, i'm really sad here. I went on a few dates with a guy about a year and a half ago and he told me he wasn't ready for a serious relationship at the time. I accepted that and we remained friends until now, with him texting me at least once a week or every two weeks and sometimes flirting with me. When i see him, i feel there's amazing chemistry. The last time i saw him was last September and we've kissed every time we saw each other, i never did more than that. But he texts me almost every week and always flirts with me.
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this guy gets from you what he wants from you, even though it isn't sex, without having a relationship with you. All the alleged perks, none of the responsibility. Don't be so available to this guy. It's just going to make it harder on you since you want more than he is willing to give.
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A man makes time for a woman if he is interested. He has told you that he doesn't want a relationship and he even went as far as same he wouldn't date himself. I think you are wasting your time and the man has issues.. Don't be tempted by the words one day you will be his bride..A man that is serious buys a ring and proposes not creates fantasies. Rosey
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The guy isn't looking for a relationship with you. If a guy is interested in a girl, he'll contact her more than once a week and try to set up some dates.
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Life is Waaaaaaaay too short for that crap...
- Response by nicolegillenwater, A Thinker, Female, 36-45
sounds like he still doesn't know what he wants, or that he doesn't deserve you. but he did say he only wants something casual right now, thus the doesn't deserve you. why would you even place yourself in that situation? don't hold on. there is nothing there now except sex buddies. he could change in the future, but it will be because he wants to, not because you change him. no woman can change a man, except when the man wants to change. its time to start walking away. if he's the one, he'll follow. if not, then it was what it was while it lasted.
- Response by pizzatroll, A Mr. Nice Guy, Male, 46-55, Science / Engineering
First of all, please listen to what he is telling you. He isn't ready for a relationship. I think you should move on and stop taking his texts.
- Response by kutie56, A Thinker, Female, 56-65, Newark, Other Profession
The man told you straight up what he's into right now, and he pulled no punches in doing so. He wants sex without the burden of a committed relationship. And don't be thrown off by him saying he wants you to be his bride "one day". He knows that's what YOU need to hear in order for you to consider allowing him to string you for his own benefit. He doesn't want what you want, bottomline. Kill the fantasies, accept what he's saying, and keep your panties up and your heart closed off to him.
- Response by sxybtch25, A Sportif, Female, 29-35, Who Cares?
It's true what there saying this guy dosen't know what he really wants.Don't get me wrong but you are pretty he doesn't know what he's missing out on. move on and find a guy that would really take things seriously because you deserve the best.
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This just happened to me the other day. Rejection is rejection whether it be wrapped in a pretty bow or straight up rude.
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This just happened to me the other day. Rejection is rejection whether it be wrapped in a pretty bow or straight up rude.
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"I was sitting in my apartment and I heard a loud bang," said the neighbor, Ken D'Oyly. "There's a lot of accidents here."
Police said Katlynn Duffey, 20, was driving a white 2000 Hyundai Elantra north on 144th Avenue, when she slowed for the stop sign at State Road and pulled into the path of a pickup truck traveling east on State. The crash happened at about 4 p.m.
Motorists on 144th have a stop sign at State, but motorists on State do not stop.
"They need to make this a four-way stop or put a traffic light up for it," D'Oyly said of the intersection.
Duffey and the driver of the 2005 Chevy Silverado pickup truck, 63-year-old Donavan Potter, were taken by ambulance to North Ottawa Community Hospital. Sgt. Jon Ditmar of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department said early Monday evening that both were listed in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Molecular Cancer 2012, 11:89 doi:10.1186/1476-4598-11-89Published: 11 December 2012
Transgenes introduced into cancer cell lines serve as powerful tools for identification of genes involved in cancer. However, the random nature of genomic integration site of a transgene highly influences the fidelity, reliability and level of its expression. In order to alleviate this bottleneck, we characterized the potential utility of a novel PhiC31 integrase-mediated site-specific insertion system (PhiC31-IMSI) for introduction of transgenes into a pre-inserted docking site in the genome of cancer cells.
According to this system, a "docking-site" was first randomly inserted into human cancer cell lines and clones with a single copy were selected. Subsequently, an "incoming" vector containing the gene of interest was specifically inserted in the docking-site using PhiC31.
Using the Pc-3 and SKOV-3 cancer cell lines, we showed that transgene insertion is reproducible and reliable. Furthermore, the selection system ensured that all surviving stable transgenic lines harbored the correct integration site. We demonstrated that the expression levels of reporter genes, such as green fluorescent protein and luciferase, from the same locus were comparable among sister, isogenic clones. Using in vivo xenograft studies, we showed that the genetically altered cancer cell lines retain the properties of the parental line. To achieve temporal control of transgene expression, we coupled our insertion strategy with the doxycycline inducible system and demonstrated tight regulation of the expression of the antiangiogenic molecule sFlt-1-Fc in Pc-3 cells. Furthermore, we introduced the luciferase gene into the insertion cassette allowing for possible live imaging of cancer cells in transplantation assays. We also generated a series of Gateway cloning-compatible intermediate cassettes ready for high-throughput cloning of transgenes and demonstrated that PhiC31-IMSI can be achieved in a high throughput 96-well plate format.
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He enjoyed fishing, eating, watching sports and was a Lakers fan.
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Victoria Snelgrove is dead. The 21 year old Emerson College journalism student exercised her right as a fan to stand on her Boston street and cheer the Red Sox's pennant victory over the New York Yankees. For her trouble, she was shot by the Boston Police Department with a "crowd dispersal" pepper spray projectile. The projectile completed its purpose and exploded on impact in her eye socket. She died the next day.
Outside Victoria Snelgrove's family home in East Bridgewater, her father Rick hugged a photograph of his daughter. He told reporters, through his tears, "She loved the Red Sox. She went in to celebrate with friends. She was a bystander. She was out of the way, but she still got shot."
This wasn't supposed to happen at Emerson College. Anyone who has ever set foot on Beacon Street area campus knows that it's not exactly Texas A&M. Emerson is a private, $25,000 a year communications school with a jock culture that rests somewhere in between pastoral commune, and a Phish Concert. In a city bursting at the seams with higher education, it is perhaps the last place–save M.I.T.–where one would expect a police killing to follow a Red Sox win. The utter incongruity of it all has injected a hard dose of reality into the Sox's fantastical playoff run. Victoria's shadow won't be lifted by Mayor Thomas Menino's initial suggestion to ban alcohol sales or Police Commissioner Kathleen O'Toole's idea to "switch to a new kind of pepper spray." More needs to be done.
O'Toole was forced to say she "firmly and emphatically" accepted responsibility for the incident but then in the same breath praised the officers for their "great restraint" and condemned the "punks" for turning celebration into a "near-riot." Menino toed that same line, expressing regret but then blaming "thugs" who "sent events out of control".
None of this passes the truth test.
80,000 people were dancing in the Beantown streets that night, yet there were only 8 arrests. An Oklahoma Sooners tailgating party is rowdier than this. Also video of Snelgrove's shooting doesn't show a near riot but a bevy of hugging, chanting, high fiving, college kids.
As eyewitness Doug Conroy, said, "A lot of people then looked over and saw her lying awkwardly on the sidewalk and blood coming out of her nose. She wasn't moving and we were just hoping she was just unconscious." He called the shooting "an egregious overreaction…. There was nothing violent going on. It was all celebration."
Emerson students are currently planning vigils and memorials to Victoria. But the people of Boston need to do more. They should hold up signs emblazed with Victoria's name outside and inside Fenway Park during the World Series because any one of them could have died that night. They also need to demand O'Toole's job and the prosecution of the officer in question. They also need to ask bigger questions about the methods of the Boston Police Department
As a Caucasian 21 year old college student, Victoria Snelgrove was not your typical brutality victim. But if this is what O'Toole describes as 'great restraint' it raises the question of what police are doing in parts of the city like Roxbury and Mattapan where the lights don't shine as brightly. With the police department on the defensive, it's time to encourage people at the wrong end of the nightstick to come forward. If that can be part of Victoria Snelgrove's legacy, then it can be a legacy that saves lives.
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*Belle Koclanes is in her third season as the head coach at Dartmouth in 2015-16.*
On April 22, 2013, Dartmouth College Athletics Director Harry Sheehy announced that Belle Koclanes (koh-CLAH-ness) has been hired as the Big Green's head coach of women's basketball. Coach Belle is now entering her third season at Dartmouth in 2015-16.
In her second season (2014-15), Koclanes' squad made important progress finishing the season with a 14-14 record, the best season mark for a Dartmouth Women's Basketball team since the 2008-09 season. The 9-5 non-conference finish was also the best non-league record since the 2005-06 season. These improvements led to a jump of 158 spots in the NCAA RPI ratings. Fanni Szabo '17 earned All-Ivy Second Team Honors while Lakin Roland '16 garnered Honorable Mention All-Ivy praise.
During her first season (2013-14), Koclanes focused on moving the program forward towards its 18th Ivy League championship. The biggest improvement of the season was an Ivy win over eventual Ivy League champion Penn in Leede Arena in late February. Coach Belle instilled the program's core values of "RAP: Respect, Attitude, and Preparation" to unite this team towards a common goal.
"Always remember where you come from" is an important saying with Dartmouth Women's Basketball. A 10-year veteran of collegiate coaching, Koclanes previously spent two years as an assistant coach at American University of the Patriot League in Washington, D.C.
"I am thrilled to welcome Belle into the Dartmouth athletics family and community," said Sheehy. "During her visit to our campus, Belle impressed everyone with her knowledge of and passion for the game of basketball. She has learned the game from great coaches in great programs and is well suited to lead our team into the future. Our current team and future Dartmouth women's basketball players will love playing for Belle."
"I want to thank Harry Sheehy, [Senior Associate Athletics Director] Drew Galbraith and the entire Dartmouth family for the opportunity to bring my experiences and passion of coaching to the Big Green," Koclanes said. "As soon as I arrived in Hanover, it was evident that the people make the place. I am excited to connect with the community and see many familiar faces in Leede Arena."
Prior to her stint at American, Koclanes spent three seasons on the staff at Old Dominion University for legendary coach Wendy Larry. During her time in Norfolk, the Lady Monarchs recorded a 56-38 overall record, including a 39-15 mark in Colonial Athletic Association play and earned two berths in the WNIT. Koclanes was responsible for the development of the guards with additional responsibilities for recruiting and game scouting.
A native of Pelham, NY, Koclanes is no stranger to the Ivy League as she started her career as the Director of Basketball Operations at Columbia University during the 2003-04 season before spending four seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania. During her tenure at Penn, Koclanes assisted in all aspects of recruiting, scouting, on-court coaching and game preparation.
Before entering the coaching ranks, Koclanes spent the 2002-03 season playing professionally for Panserraikos in the Greek Basketball League.
A three-year captain at the University of Richmond, Koclanes finished her collegiate career as the Spiders' career assist leader (793) and was an All-America nominee and a Naismith Award candidate (National Player of the Year). Growing up in a big Italian family, all Coach Belle knows how to do is share, which is evident in her assist numbers as a point guard. She led the conference in assists all four years and averaged 7.37 assists per game during her senior campaign (4th best in the NCAA). She totaled 30 games of 10-or-more assists in her career and had an astounding 22 Career Double-Doubles. Always looking to improve, Koclanes broke Richmond's program assists mark each year of her career (160, 204, 208, 221) in addition to finishing her career with 1,205 points.
"Dartmouth has a strong winning tradition that has been established by the outstanding coaches and players of the past," said Koclanes. "I am eager for the challenge to continue this legacy. I believe that coaching is about building relationships with people and creating a culture for young adults to achieve excellence. Our team culture will be rooted in respect, attitude, and preparation. With these values at our core, we will wear the Green with pride as we strive for our 18th Ivy League title."


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- January 08, 2013
BLAME your boss, your colleagues, the market or the GFC but if you are struggling at work it could be because you have never been taught how to work.
You might be committed to your role and willing to do a good job. Most of us are neither lazy nor unwilling. But we are not working efficiently because we are working hard but not always smart.
Many employees have years of work experience during which they accumulate work habits. Some of these habits are great and enable us to succeed. But some can be improved.
By changing a few of your work habits it can have a huge impact on your performance and your work life balance.
Cyril Peupion from Primary Asset Consulting gives five tips on how to kick the most common poor work habits.
1. Inbox mania
Thirty-four per cent of us have our inbox constantly open. And with our blackberry, iphones or ipad, emails are following us everywhere, at work and at home. Emails can be a very strong distractor and reduce your concentration on important work.
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Dan of Melbourne Vic Posted at 3:34 PM January 08, 2013
this person has obviously not worked in the automotive parts field.
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John of Cronulla Posted at 3:45 PM January 08, 2013
Yes book time with yourself. What a joke. With everyone in open plan these days, someone will always interrupt you when you are trying to work on something, as they only need 5 mins...... it then takes you an extra 15 mins to get back to where you were before that interruption. Repeat this continuously throughout the day, and you wonder why people can't get any work done. Blame the CFO's who thought they could save a few dollars by moving everyone to open plan.... who cares about productivity....
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Jania of Melbourne Posted at 4:09 PM January 08, 2013
Its the open work plan as mentioned by John of Cronulla. I work in an open plan setting and get interrupted even when i am typing this comment. Who ever created the idea of open plan setting is an idiot lonely person.
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Pete of Sydney Posted at 4:16 PM January 08, 2013
Open plan an idiots idea. Listening in to others phone conversations, the awful silences when others listen in to your phone calls and the non-stop interruptions.
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Mike of Adelaide Posted at 4:17 PM January 08, 2013
Stay off websites reading silly articals ... :-/
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Tangles Posted at 4:51 PM January 08, 2013
I book meetings with myself, but I'm always late.
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JJJ of Perth Posted at 4:54 PM January 08, 2013
This is rubbish....You wanna perform then you worked hard & produce result otherwise use the door. There is other people would love to have your Job.
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mangajack of Petrie Posted at 6:07 PM January 08, 2013
This clown works behind a desk all day. My desk is in the workshop, my office time is ten minutes before work, at lunch and ten minutes before I lock up and go home. Nothing esle will accomplish a successful job as well as persistence and pushing forward. The cheque at the end of the job will be banked with more profit if you are persistent at production.
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michael of sydney Posted at 6:42 PM January 08, 2013
i used to check my emails 3x a day. My old employer 'ripped me a second one' because they emailed me - expected an immediate answer but were too lazy get get off their butt to contact me any other way. This 'advice' only sometimes works
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Poor focused Department @P****M** of East Melbourne/Parkville Posted at 6:44 PM January 08, 2013
Love the issues about focus I was recently let go from a Supply Department because of this issue, I will say that it was a Cancer Centre in Victoria. I raised an issue for how to reduce problem as I was learning bad/poor habits but the manager did nothing as the excuse of we have always done it this way was used. I also found out on the day I was let go that I was the 3rd person in the department that was let go for the same issue, yet they did noting to approve the environment. I have also found out since I was let go that 2 more people were let go for the same issue. Clearly if a business doesn't want to change a bad practice you can't focus on learning new systems to make your role more efficient and cost effective.
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One Peeved BA of Radelaide Posted at 6:53 PM January 08, 2013
Open plan? I'd love open plan. My entire team (BA's, developers, testers and Sys Admin) and I work in 1/2 of a kitchen that is also the main thoroughfare for the building. My desk is right next to that door and 200-300 times a day the cool air gets dragged out, hot air gets dragged in. The rest of the time, people mill about making lattes in the kitchen five feet away from my desk and driveling on about their kids for 20 minutes. On one occasion, there were 14 people in that kitchen having 4 different conversations. Open Plan? Yes please...at least it would be a proper office. We still delier on time, on budget and to spec because we treat it like living next to a railway line....It's annoying, but eventually you don't hear it any longer.
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PsychoHyena Posted at 7:06 PM January 08, 2013
I would like to see how you would apply these rules to a helpdesk scenario where your jobs come through via email (wipe rule 1 off the list). My desk is virtually empty (score 1), procrastination? hardly, see rule 4, it is impossible to avoid performing multiple tasks when you are required to answer the phone, take phone calls, awaiting information from a client. Rule 5? You can't achieve rule 4 if you are applying rule 5 or rule 2. In fact the rules only work if you are in an environment that is not constantly changing. Here are my rules for helpdesk workers: 1. Treat every customer as though they are the most important thing to you. 2. Customers on the phone require immediate assistance (that's why they're calling). 3. Prioritise emails based on urgency and then time to complete. 4. Take time to consider your email responses. 5. If you don't know, transfer the customer, ask them to wait or tell them you'll look into it and call them back, and actually do it. Efficiency-wise I'm not the best, but I produce happier customers than others in my workplace.
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Tim of Carindale Posted at 7:46 PM January 08, 2013
Time blocking email only works in situations where people do not need immediate responses. As a systems administrator I have no choice but to keep Outlook open constantly. I get an email every 5 or so minutes on any given day. And a messy desk can also come about from lack of space for daily tasks, such as what you get when you try and shoehorn every person into an open office plan with equal size desks. Apparently I have to build switches and store incoming network equipment for new offices in the same floor space as a travel coordinator, or a HR recruiter, or an accountant.
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Heather Posted at 8:52 PM January 08, 2013
That's all well and good if you work in a workplace that let's you work the way you find maximises your personal performance as opposed to how THEY think you should work. I'd love to only open my email a few times a day, but my manager will randomly email me a change of schedule which is happening in 5 min rather than walking 3 metres and telling me..... And if I miss it, it's like the sky is falling
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Vinnie Babarino of Melbourne Posted at 9:02 PM January 08, 2013
Einstein had the messiest desk in the world. He's such a failure...
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Sylv Posted at 9:03 PM January 08, 2013
Thank you for this article, I have found the tips useful.
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Andrew Posted at 9:10 PM January 08, 2013
You want to know how to beat the employment cycle? Either win lotto or get into the Pub Sector. Easy.
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Pushbiker of compo due to bully Posted at 9:18 PM January 08, 2013
So called high performers are normally extremely dull driven psychos with no life balance or values - totally uncreative and believe process is the most important thing .. avoid n watch out for bullies..
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Disk Posted at 11:23 PM January 08, 2013
If I only checked my inbox once or twice a day, pretty sure I'd be fired. About half the emails I get each day, need to be actioned that same day.
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Get even not mad Posted at 8:23 AM January 09, 2013
You only work hard for yourself, not for your boss and don't pay tax.
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Rockfax DescriptionClimb the delicate thin crack near the right edge of the slab and the short-lived but gripping curving flake above which definitely looks detached! Finish up the short crack. © ROCKFAX
Photo: Lorica © Jamie
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quickdrawmcraw - Lead - 01/Oct/15 with steve j
ActionSte - 01/Oct/15
Very little protection on the slab, really enjoyed the move over the flake, as good as the Great Slab I reckongpcomps - Lead O/S - 08/Aug/15 with miketong
miketong - 2nd O/S - 08/Aug/15 with Greg Partridge
Hidden - Lead - 03/Aug/15
Did the top section after coming up Sex DwarvesAndrew Lodge - 2nd O/S - 03/Aug/15 with Pete, Steve
DeanD - 2nd RP - 02/Aug/15
ian Wignall - Lead β - 19/Jul/15 with Adi Bryant
adi bryant - 2nd rpt - 18/Jul/15
GStone - Lead dnf - 18/Jul/15 with Jamie Ward
Luke Jones - 2nd - 18/Jul/15 with Marq, LMC
Simon DNF finished up easy route to left jamie ward - 2nd O/S - 18/Jul/15 with Simon Gladstone
Marq - Lead O/S - 18/Jul/15 with Luke Jones
andy.smythe - 2nd - 11/Jul/15
Pero - Lead - 11/Jul/15
kez1 - 2nd O/S - Jul/15 with dale tomkinson, Andrew Boardman
Hidden - Lead O/S - 24/Jun/15
After Great Slabcragtyke - 2nd - 24/Jun/15 with Chris
Alex the Alex - 2nd O/S - 21/Jun/15 with Ed
Stroppy - Lead O/S - 21/Jun/15 with Alex Thomson
The flake is hard for VS but awesome the lower slab is unprotected but steady, yet still interesting!!!AidanG - Lead - 18/Jun/15
kermit_uk - 2nd O/S - 07/Jun/15 with Michelle
Backed off Bun Run (full of brambles) and battled up this instead.GregBristol - Lead - 04/Jun/15 with Pete PCC
Hidden - Solo O/S - 27/May/15
Hidden - 2nd dog - 25/May/15
TP - Lead dog - 25/May/15 with Ben H, Dave M
Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 26/Apr/15 with Andy Winter
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 26/Apr/15
Nice route - lower slab was fun and the flake is nice to! euge74 - Lead O/S - 2015
Alex_Derbyshire - Lead O/S - 23/Sep/14 with Mark Heighton
Nice moves over the flake. Don't bother with the normal Great Slab route. Do this with the Great Slab start.cdpuk - 2nd O/S - 31/May/14 with Bernhard Lozowski, Andrew Evans
Do great slab first as the right side is dull. Good jams/laybacks on crux though!andyevans - 2nd - 31/May/14 with cdpuk
Bernie L - Lead O/S - 31/May/14 with Chris Peka
WOW! Hard, definitely the hardest route I've ever lead clean. But awesome stuff. It's all about the top section. I'd recommend the Great Slab start as this combines the best bits of both routes.
I did the regular start (Stevie having previously lead great slab). This start is basically a 15m, thin, grubby, unprotected slab climb. I ended up following the arete rather than the true line of the crack and got a side runner in the crack to the right of the arete.
The top section is what it is all about though.
I did a bit of yo-yoing before i managed to work out the moves. There is a really nice left facing layback crack right next to the bottom of the flake, i went up this first, got my left foot on the good hold and rocked over, transfering to the flake but then I was a bit stuck. Decent holds for my right arm and left foot but nothing for my left arm and a sloping hold for my right foot meant i felt like i was going to barndoor if I committed to the move. i downclimbed to the ledge and had a couple more attempts.
In my final and sucessfull attempt i stayed in the good layback crack till higher and then, keeping my body to the right got a jam in the bottom of the flake. This allowed me to get my left foot on the sloping hold and step my right up to the crucial right food hold. However just before i got my right on, my left foot slipped and i cut loose, somehow I managed to hold myself on the two jams i had and re-place my feet. I then thugged my way to the top of the flake and did the worlds most inelegant desperate mantleshelf/bellyflop to gain the ledge on top of the flake. The rest of the route was straightforward.SuperLee1985 - Lead O/S - 05/May/14 with simon gale, stevie lee
StevieLee - 2nd dog - May/14 with Simon Gale, Lee Cammann
Combined with the Great Slab start, makes a well worthwhile climb. The layback is fine once you get into it, it was just getting the right foot up that caused problems. treg - Lead O/S - 06/Oct/13 with Bird
Laybacking up the flake felt very off balance, maybe not the ideal warmup route. Very nice otherwise!GermanAlex - Lead O/S - 18/Sep/13 with Robby
Hidden - 2nd - 18/Sep/13
chrisbussell - Lead - 03/Sep/13 with Tim O'Neill
therat - Lead O/S - 01/Sep/13
gavster - 2nd - 14/Jul/13 with kev
nickosteo - Lead O/S - Jul/13
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 09/Jun/13
Hidden - Lead - 09/Jun/13
ajc - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/13 with Morri
This is well worthwhile route, just for the flake bit. Better than many routes that get stars in the guide books. Finish is a bit grotty but you can't have it all.djones66 - 2nd O/S - 26/May/13 with Stve mc D
Martin Brierley - 2nd - 17/May/13
RossT - Lead - 17/May/13 with Tim Bee
beth.westonhoward - 2nd - 28/Apr/13 with Verity Cross
fantastic delicate but bold move when changing layback diretion and tiptoeing up the small footholdshlegge - Lead O/S - 28/Apr/13 with Beth Howard
Hidden - Lead dog - 28/Apr/13
pbuggy91 - Lead dog - 21/Apr/13
Had to go on rope to get cam out. Think would of got otherwise.tsl42 - 2nd dog - 21/Apr/13 with Pete MUMC
kitkat78 - 2nd O/S - 20/Apr/13 with SteveM
SteveM - Lead - 20/Apr/13 with Kat
Jake Young - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/13 with Laura
lbarras - 2nd dog - 17/Apr/13 with jake
Mongoose - Lead O/S - 23/Sep/12 with Katharina Gers-Barlag
Hidden - Lead - 09/Sep/12
taff raymond - Lead - 09/Sep/12
First part of Great Slab, then across for the good bit of Lorica.Binder - 2nd O/S - 18/Aug/12 with Khalid Q
Started on Great Slab - excellent then moved over to Lorica. Had to down climb once to do the flake but got there in the end!khalidq - Lead O/S - 18/Aug/12 with George Margesson
Nigel Bond - 2nd - 09/Aug/12 with Bern Hardman
There was me faffing around, failing to make the hard bit's gear easy to deal with and then Mol just stormed it, landing on the ledge with a grin. adi bryant - Lead O/S - 11/Jun/12 with Molly-George
Cool and intimidating bit of lay backing but on bomber gearDeezel65 - Lead O/S - 28/May/12
Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/May/12
Hidden - 2nd - 26/May/12
Fragmod - Lead - 13/May/12
The flake is all bark and no bite- once you can reach to the top or the back, basically a pullup. Wiped out on the slab as my first move. Smooth. Knees still hate me for wearing shorts.AlexKervyn - 2nd RP - 13/May/12
nrhardy - Lead O/S - 17/Mar/12 with paul29uk
3rdthe power - 2nd - 17/Mar/12 with paul29uk
Hidden - 2nd - 17/Mar/12
CSmithy - Lead O/S - 2012
Hidden - 2nd - 11/Sep/11
Oceanic - 28/Aug/11
lozowen - Lead - 01/Jul/11 with Chris Howard
Hidden - 2nd dnf - 04/Jun/11
Danny Boy Dunbar - 2nd - 18/Sep/10 with Dave Gleave, Danny Bucknole
Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Jul/10
via Great Slab then traversed onto flake. Flake needs the right approach & balance, backed down a few steps for rest after placing gear then led. A stiff VS.john_ni - Lead dog - 03/Jul/10 with Bryan Lewis
Great Slab with Lorica finish.hellboundblr - 2nd - 03/Jul/10 with John Bayliss
hard for the grade - great route!MikaelW - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/10 with Jo
Hard start. Only 2 places for marginal protection high up at the start and almost non-existant "holds" on he slab start. Satisfying to complete but would have been very scary leading it!RockaJo - 2nd dog - 05/Jun/10 with Mikael
Jonathan Hall - Solo - 04/Jun/10
Anthony mccourt - 2nd β - 23/May/10
smolders - Lead O/S - 15/May/10 with Phil G
The flake was tough to work out but the moves were nice once I hadphilgeorge999 - 2nd dog - 15/May/10 with Martin Oldham
Hidden - Lead rpt - 06/May/10
Wet and Dirty and Wettomthecoolperson - 2nd - 06/May/10 with Andrew
Hidden - 2nd - 25/Apr/10
The start of this is fairly straight forward, the flake section however is something else. Well protected but very committing, and a lot of fun. quite a pumpy series of moves to climb the flake and get on top. Once you have the climbing is thankfully straightforward again. compared to other VS climbs, including at Millstone this is high in the grade. A good intro to HVS routes.matt.jj - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/10
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 10/Apr/10
gripping cruxDave Mahon - 2nd - Apr/10 with Matt Jackson
Oliver Houston - 2nd - 19/Mar/10
Ollie B - Lead O/S - 09/Mar/10
katyvose1 - 2010
tjhare1 - 2010
smallerrich - Solo O/S - 12/Sep/09 with Ollie Wragg
Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/Sep/09
Also did the Great Slab start with traverse right to Lorica flake. A worthy route in its own right and a little bit easier than the direct route, which is a (hard) VS, although not HVS!ebf - 2nd O/S - 05/Sep/09 with Paul Stephenson
stevepotter - Lead - 28/Jun/09 with ken
Oceanic - 26/Apr/09
psronan - Lead O/S - 26/Sep/08
Hidden - Lead O/S - 04/Jul/08
Hidden - 2nd - 20/Jun/08
roberto18 - 2nd - 15/May/08 with Dad (Mike Bridges)
daveagriff - Lead - 2008
Sean Kelly - 2008
PanzerHanzler - Lead O/S - 07/Jul/07 with Martin Hore
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 26/Jun/07
Nice route, with a great move up the flake, found hard compared to previous VS routes but plenty of gear about. Eccentric - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/07 with Bunchuk
Hidden - 2nd - 07/Apr/07
Hidden - Lead - 30/Sep/06
andybeanland - 2nd O/S - 23/Sep/06 with Graham Withers
dannyboy83 - Solo O/S - Sep/06
Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Aug/06
Hidden - 2nd - 27/Aug/06
greg101 - Lead - 29/Jul/06 with Matt O'Connor
Hidden - Lead - 29/Jul/06
liamoloughlin - Lead - Jun/06
Sidekick - Lead O/S - 14/Apr/06
sdht - 2006
Adam Potter - 2nd - 11/May/05
Hidden - 2nd - 2005
Smelly Fox - Solo O/S - 03/Aug/04
Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH - 2nd O/S - 16/Sep/03 with Steve Clark
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 01/Sep/02
cem - 2nd - 18/Jul/02 with Rod Strachan
DerwentDiluted - Lead - 08/Jul/02
Hidden - 2002
tuftynick - Lead - 2000
marcoleptic - Lead O/S - 2000 with Banjo
ArnaudG - 1999
Phill Mitch - Lead O/S - 1999
cragspud - Lead O/S - 1998
Sometime in the 90'sBruceW - Lead O/S - 1997
thinair48 - 1995
Hidden - Lead - 1993
craig d - 1992
Chris Ellis - Lead - 12/Sep/91 with Paul Farmer
tapley - Lead - 01/Oct/89
Hidden - Lead O/S - Sep/86
steve prior - Lead - Aug/86 with Paul L
Ian Clare - 1986
Neil R - 2nd - 02/Jun/85
andy gittins - 1985
Tom V - 1984
Dave Musgrove - AltLd - 28/Mar/82
Ian Jones - Lead - 1982 with John Mayers, Rich Lewis etc
babymoac - Lead - 13/Jun/81 with MTW
Ghastly Rubberfeet - Lead - 1981
mark-abz - Lead - 16/Sep/80 with Rob S
Andy Fielding - 2nd - 1980
Hidden - 2nd - 27/May/78
Mark Kemball - Lead - 09/May/78 with Sarah Bridge
Hidden - 2nd - 09/Jun/77
Hidden - Lead O/S - 09/Jun/77
Al Evans - 1976
Jonathan Lagoe - UKC - Lead - 1974
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Hello!Last summer, I bought a light, telescoping rod and a fairly light reel, with a small tackle box of flies and some leaders... What do most of you take on your backpacking for fishing? And how do most of you cook the wonderful catch of the day?
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Depends on the trip, but the past year or so the set I take most is my hobo fishing kit. It comes in at 80g, and includes:ziplock bagstringer5kg strength fishing linesmall tin box for assorted hooks, weights3 bobbersstring for trap linesmall plastic bag to store cleaned fishI need to get a light weight pair of forceps or pliers. I have been using a mini-multi tool for the job, and it's redundant as I always carry a knife with me (and don't need to other tools while I am out backpacking). It weighs as much as my kit, which ain't too bad, but I know I could do better.I mostly caught perch and brown trout, and usually cooked them over an open fire with grill sticks.
Edited by annapurna on 02/05/2012 03:14:51 MST.
I found this graphite spinning pack rod & multi-bearing reel on ebay for a song, it's got a very good action (for a multi-piece rod) and the reel is very smooth- I use 2# test w/ it and pack a few select spinners and some small hooks (for live bait if it presents itself)I made a rod case for it, the whole kit and kaboodle (pole/reel/line/tackle/rod case) weighs 15.1 oz, add my 1 oz grill and I'm in it for a pound
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I love that grill! I'm going to try out Tankara fishing this year to be able to bring fishing gear with me more often. I'm fascinated by it's simplicity and ultra light weight.
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Gold pendant with a miniature portrait
Maya, Late Classic/Postclassic period (AD
From Palenque, Mexico
This gold pendant, representing a Maya ruler, was allegedly found at Palenque by Frederick Waldeck, a French traveller and one of the first Europeans to visit the ancient city at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
The technology of metalworking was introduced in Mesoamerica from further south, from the Isthmus of Central America (Panama and Costa Rica). One route of entry was by way of the Maya area into Central Mexico and adjacent regios; the second was the coats of West Mexico, spreading into the adjacent hinterland.
Some of the objects seem to have been direct imports from the Isthmus although many appear to be of local manufacture. The evidence seems to indicate that the technology, introduced in the area at the end of the Classic period (AD 600-800), was used to create objects that conformed to Maya aesthetic canons and world view.
More information
W. Bray, 'Fine metal jewellery from Southern Mexico' in Homenaje a José Luis Lorenzo (México, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Col. Científica, Serie Prehistoria, 1989)
W. Bray, 'Central American influences on the development of Maya metallurgy' in Los investigadores de la cultu, no. 4 (Universidad Autonoma de Campeche / SEP, 1996)
S.G. Morley, G.W. Brainerd and R. J. Sharer, The ancient Maya, 5th ed. (Stanford University Press, 1994)
C. McEwan, Ancient Mexico in the British (London, The British Museum Press, 1994)
Height: 4.500 cm
Height: 4.500 cm
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Gift of C.B.O. Clarke


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The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) this week released the detailed version of the report it commissioned on hydraulic fracturing – fracking –after a moratorium was placed on the practice in April 2011. The moratorium, specifically on fracking for shale gas, was conditionally lifted two weeks ago.
Fracking for shale gas is controversial, mainly on concerns that it could lead to environmental damage.
On the other hand, the potential benefits are enormous. South Africa ranks among the top ten global owners of shale gas resources, and may even rank number five. As such, every thinking South African needs to take shale gas seriously.
The lead in shale gas comes from the US, where the benefits have been significant for the US economy as a whole. Based on data recently released by the US Energy Information Agency (EIA), carbon dioxide emissions in the country for the first five months of this year indicate that the overall figure for 2012 would decline by at last 800 million tons. This would represent a fall of 14%, from the peak in 2007, and would be at the lowest level in two decades.
One overwhelming factor lies behind this apparent miracle: the monumental switch to natural gas, as shale gas operations have come on stream.
Traditionally, the US derived 50% of its electricity from coal and 20% from gas. This has changed over the past five years, accelerating exponentially. In April 2012, coal's stake in electricity output was a far more modest 32%, now the same as gas.
The US's seemingly magical and on-going conversion to gas follows three decades of technological innovation.
During 2007, two key technologies – fracking and horizontal drilling – coalesced in a breakthrough that allowed the commercial exploitation of shale gas. In the US, natural gas prices have plummeted by around 80% over the past four years to levels last seen 35 years ago. Bjørn Lomborg, writing for Project Syndicate, said: "US carbon emissions have dropped some 20% per capita, and are now at their lowest level since Dwight D Eisenhower left the White House in 1961. The amazing truth is that fracking has succeeded where Kyoto and carbon taxes have failed."
This is going to be a bitter pill for all kinds of vested interests.
In South Africa, the debate over fracking has a long way to go.
The DMR's working group of the task team on shale gas and hydraulic fracturing has concluded by recommending a middle road between an outright ban and the full green light.
Exploration for shale gas will be allowed for now. Fracking, as such, has not been given the green light, but may be after augmentation of the country's regulatory framework.
The working group anticipates that the establishment of "appropriate regulations, controls and coordination systems is expected to take 6-12 months".
Until now, the DMR has been widely criticised for allowing the working group on fracking to operate in apparent secrecy. There were even concerns expressed over the identities of the individuals comprising the group.
That is now all out in the public domain. The group was chaired by Mthozami Xiphu, CEO of Petroleum Agency SA (Pasa). He was assisted by representatives from a number of departments and institutions – Environmental Affairs, Science and Technology, Energy, Mineral Resources, Water Affairs, the Pasa, Council for Geoscience, SKA South Africa, Water Research Commission and Eskom. Individuals have been named.
As would be expected in the circumstances, the working group adopted a "broad church" approach.
While the EIA has made a "first pass" estimate for South Africa of a technically recoverable resource of 485 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas in the Karoo Basin, Pasa has, on the basis of existing data, concluded that "it is impossible to quantify the resource accurately, other than to say that it is potentially very large".
The working group uses a "moderately optimistic assumption" that ultimately 30tcf will be produced. Applying indicative pricing of $4 per thousand cubic feet of gas and an exchange rate of R8 to the dollar, the gross sales value would be almost R1 trillion. For perspective, just 1tcf was sufficient to launch PetroSA's gas-to-liquids project in Mossel Bay which provides about 5% of the national demand for liquid fuels and entails 1500-1600 jobs.
The working group anticipates that the contribution of shale gas production to the growth of the economy and GDP would be enhanced by the creation of service industries "with all the attendant implications for sales of goods and services". The development process has a very long term effect, spread over a period of 20-30 years.
There would be a "major" impact on the national economy. It is anticipated that up to hundreds of millions of rands would accrue to the taxman.
Perhaps shale gas could create potential long-term direct employment opportunities running into the tens of thousands, "with similar numbers" in the industries consuming the gas.
The formulations of the regulations for fracking in South Africa can draw on a substantial international knowledge base.
Fracking is now an integral part of gas production from low-permeability unconventional reservoirs such as shale, tight sandstones and coal.
Yet fracking has been used in the oil and gas industry for more than 50 years. Over the past 20 years, along with horizontal drilling, the practice has opened mankind to an entirely new era of energy. As mentioned, various technologies combined five years ago to enable the commercial production of shale gas.
For environmentalists, the two major concerns are that fracking for shale gas uses lots of water and a certain amount of chemicals.
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Archive for the 'vintage racing clubs' tag
How to choose a car for vintage racing
Big-bore cars like in this Corvette-Cobra-GT-350 sandwich look great, but are expensive to campaign and challenging to drive. If you start in one of these monsters, begin with a mild engine until you get the car (and you) sorted out.
Last time I addressed vintage racing regulations and what you needed to know before you bought a car. Since then I've realized prospective racers also needed to think about how to choose a car. The tendency is to bite off more than they can chew, leading to a lot less fun and a lot more expense than necessary. Let's start with a typical first call to the regulations guy in a typical vintage racing club.
"Hey, I want to go racing."
"Great! Have you ever raced before?"
"No, I wanted to win Indy when I was a kid, and now that I have enough dough I'm ready to kick some tail."
"So what kind of car are you thinking about?"
"Oh, I already bought one. It's a 1983 'Vette with a bitchin' 980 hp LS with twin turbos and enough nitrous to melt a battleship!"
"That's a nice car, but we have a cut-off of 1972 and we only allow racing equipment that was used in 1972 or earlier."
"Uh, okay. So which class do I run in?"
"None. It's not legal to run with us at all."
"I don't care about points or championships or anything. I just want to drive around and have a good time."
"But it's no fun for our other club members to have a newer car with illegal mods being driven by a guy with no racing experience blasting past them on the straights and then parking in the corners."
"Sounds to me like you're just a bunch of pansies afraid to get your doors ripped off by a real car."
"Yeah, that's pretty much it. Might I suggest NASA?"
An exotic like this muscular Pantera is best left to experienced racers. After you have learned about racing with a less complicated steed, you may want to move up to something like this.
This Morgan is holding off an old Corvette. Either will make a good vintage racer, but the Morgan will be a lot easier on race fuel and tires.
Let's try that conversation again, but with a better attitude.
"Hey, I want to go racing."
"Great, have you ever raced before?"
"No, but it sure looks like fun. Can you tell me about your club?"
"Sure, we run vintage cars up to 1972 and we stress safe racing and period-legal modifications."
"That sounds reasonable."
"So what kind of car are you thinking about?"
"I wanted to talk to you first, then attend some races and talk to the drivers of cars that I liked."
"If you're starting out with no experience, you will learn to race faster in a car with low horsepower than in a powerful one. It will also have lower upkeep, eat fewer tires, burn less $10 per gallon racing fuel and be generally more reliable. If you're thinking of a production car, something like an MGB, a Sprite or a Porsche 914. Something that you can buy racing parts for off the shelf and not have to do your own research and development. If you would like to try formula cars, then a Formula Vee or a Formula Ford would be a good choice."
"That sounds good, but I don't know much about them."
"If you haven't raced before, we recommend attending a racing school first, just to get your feet wet, absorb some basic instruction and find out if racing is for you. You would be surprised how many guys spend years building their dream racer, only to find in their first race that they didn't enjoy it. Or, you can often rent cars to see if you really want to continue."
"When is your next race?"
Formula Ford and Formula Vee were popular single-seat classes in the 1960s and 1970s. They are still hot in vintage, and provide very close racing on a budget. The purchase price isn't bad and the upkeep relatively simple. This grid had both classes lined up and ready to go!
The Lotus Elan makes a quick racer, so long as you don't mind getting your hands dirty. The Twin-cam engine is powerful but parts aren't cheap.
One of the clichés of vintage racing is the arrogant dude with too much car and too much attitude who never checks his mirrors and takes a different line every lap. They spend their race weekends sitting in a folding chair watching their long-suffering mechanic fix all the stuff they busted. Don't be that guy. Get a car you can control and spend your first season or two learning about racing, car setup and what those little mirrors on the fenders are for. Then if you want to move up to a faster car, you will be able to get the most out of it without being a hazard to yourself and your fellow drivers. Buckle up!
If you're a Triumph guy or gal, then only a TR will do. Here is a grid full at Hallet Raceway.
MGBs are popular vintage racers in virtually every club. Speed parts are available and cheap parts cars can be had if you scrounge around enough.
Minis are fun and fast, but fragile if squeezed to the last degree. They are great cars for home mechanics if preparation is kept to sensible limits.
Watch those cutoff dates! This killer Porsche 935 would be too new for some clubs.
Vintage American Road Racing Cars. He drives a 1959 Devin SS he bought from Bill Devin, and is currently upside-down trying to build his first hot rod, a 1927 Model T with a blown GMC 6. He has delusions of racing it at Bonneville. Check out his work at hpacecars.com.Harold Pace is an automotive photojournalist specializing in sports and racing cars. He co-authored, with Mark Brinker,
What you need to know before buying a vintage race car
This BMW 2002 is a good example of a reasonably-priced vintage racing car that could be raced with many clubs.
Vintage racing is fun, no doubt about it. Sliding your favorite classic car around a race track while dicing with newfound friends sounds like an ideal way to spend all that free time you keep hearing about. I've been involved with vintage racing since the early 1990s as a driver, crew member and race official, and have seen the phenomenon take off from a few poorly attended events to world-wide popularity. There are dozens of clubs putting on vintage events across the country, which means you shouldn't have to tow too far to get in on the fun. But there are some things you need to know to make sure your dream hobby doesn't turn into a financial disaster even before you get to the track. The trick is understanding the regulations.
"We don't need no stinking rules," was a funny line in Blazing Saddles, but that sentiment doesn't apply in any form of racing. The fewer rules, the more it costs to go racing. That's why NASCAR goes over every car with a microscope and many small-time dirt-track operators have given up on enforcement and changed to "claimer" rules where anyone who is unhappy can buy any competitor's car for a set sum.
Obviously, neither of these tactics is going to work in vintage racing, where the grid can run from $2,500 MGs to $15 million Ferraris. The problem, and some would say the strength, of vintage racing is that it is a fragmented sport divided among many clubs, each with their own rules and vehicle cut-off dates.
The good news is that smaller clubs are less likely to be strong-armed by series sponsors or bucks-up competitors into adopting nationwide rules benefiting only a targeted group of competitors. This would lead to constant rule changes, which leads to more research and development, which costs big money. In professional racing, the expense is not the engine in the car, it's all the engines that never made it out of the dyno room.
The bad news is that a car that is legal with one club may not be legal for another. Usually, the rules for any club have evolved to suit local conditions and there are often reasons for them that may not be readily apparent to newcomers. The fact that a rule doesn't make sense to you doesn't mean it's a bad rule or that you can choose to ignore it.
If you want to race early sports cars like this MG TD, check your local club to make sure they have other cars like yours that you can race with.
Which brings us to things you need to know before you plunk down your hard-earned cash on a vintage racer. Before you even think about buying or building a car, you need to locate your local vintage racing clubs and decide who you want to run with. As former head of regulations for a vintage racing club, the calls I dreaded most started with, "I just bought a racing car from a guy who says it's vintage legal." Their expectation was that the car would be legal with any club, but it seldom works out that way. A car that is legal with, say SVRA or HSR (vintage clubs always seem to be acronyms containing "vintage" or "historic") might not even be allowed on the track at an event put on by HMSA or CVAR. And a car that meets the safety regs for VSCCA might not pass tech at SVRA. So before you buy, attend some events, join the club, volunteer as a worker (so you can meet the players) and buy a rule book. Read it carefully. You're much more likely to enjoy vintage racing if you build or buy a car that meets the current regulations than if you try to get the club to change its rules to match your new car. If you want to argue and make enemies, you can do that at work. Follow the rules, and you'll have a lot more fun at the track.
This E-type looks great, but Jags are expensive to campaign. Shelby G.T. 350s are good choices, and some clubs will allow you to build a clone from a regular Mustang, but some won't, so be sure to check before you build or buy one.
Don't assume that a club will provide a class for whatever you buy. Contrary to what anyone tells you, most vintage racing is not "run what ya brung." Due to insurance requirements, most clubs are not allowed to accept cars that do not meet their written regulations. If you have a question about the regs, always contact a club official serving on the regulation committee. Don't take legality advice from self-styled "experts" you meet at the track or online. Get the facts from an official source.
Formula Vees are a lot of fun to drive and provide close racing. They are an excellent training class for beginning drivers, while still being challenging enough for seasoned racers. Early ones are accepted by more vintage racing clubs.
Some clubs have much more lenient regulations than others. Some have rolling cut-off dates that move forward every year; others have picked a particular year and don't intend to change. I have seen guys start preparing a car that was too new for a particular club, assuming that, by the time they were finished, the cut-off dates would have moved forward to take them in. This leads to cars with no place to race. Check regs and cutoff dates before you start.
Big cars are spectacular to watch, but often too challenging for new drivers. If you start in one of these, drop in a mild engine until you get used to it.
Another difference between clubs deals with how competitive the drivers are. Vintage clubs allow drivers to go as fast as they can safely handle the car, but most keep a watchful eye on overly aggressive Schumacher wannabes who are always falling off the edge of the track or spinning out of control. A few clubs have little problem with car-to-car contact, feeling that is "just racing." Others have zero tolerance for driver stupidity and will send offenders home for the day, suspend their licenses or permanently ban them from events. Pick a club that matches your personality.
Attending races and meeting competitors can help you determine if you will fit in with the club. And knowing the rules BEFORE you buy can save you both money and frustration!
Vintage American Road Racing Cars. He drives a 1959 Devin SS he bought from Bill Devin, and is currently upside-down trying to build his first hot rod, a 1927 Model T with a blown GMC 6. He has delusions of racing it at Bonneville. Check out his work at hpacecars.com.Harold Pace is an automotive photojournalist specializing in sports and racing cars. He co-authored, with Mark Brinker,


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Pesto, Hold the Cheese
I love pesto.
Each time I make pesto, it's a new adventure. In days past (read: the days when cheese and dairy were a part of my regular life), I loaded my version up with tons of best-quality Parmagiano-Reggiano cheese.
My friend, Miss A, gets a regular delivery from a local farm with lots of lovely veggies and fruit. This past week, she announced that there were 6 bunches of fresh basil on offer, for just $1 a bunch. I jumped on that deal right away since pesto and summer go hand in hand in my book.
I stored the basil in the fridge for a day in a large bowl filled with water. The scent was evocative of Gran Fran's kitchen. She used a regular blender to make pesto. I remember her stationed at our counter, wearing a kerchief on her head, an apron around her neck. She would bang and shake the blender as it did it's thing, to ensure that all the ingredients would mix properly. It also created a great amount of noise, which Gran Fran is capable of with or without electrical appliances.
My dad bought her a food processor as a gift once, but it was promptly returned. Why? Her claim was that a food processor would cut one's hand off, and lead to all manner of calamity for the cook. Have I mentioned that a world-class cook such as Gran Fran, refused (and continues to this day) to use real knives while cooking. She will go as far as a dull paring knife, but otherwise, depends on butter knives and sometimes an old serrated steak knife. Her fear of sharp implements has not, however, kept her from cooking up a storm.
My modern-day pesto consists of walnuts, garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper, lemon and, of course, basil. I don't miss the cheese, and hope you won't either. Oh, and I used a food processor for the very first time for this recipe. It took me all of ten minutes to whip up three huge batches of pesto. And, I'd like to report back, I survived my food processor time with not a scratch upon me.
Pesto: Vegan-Style
- 2 to 3 bunches of basil, leaves separated from stems, stems discarded
- 4 cloves garlic, skin removed
- 1/2 cups walnuts (pine nuts or almonds work well here, too)
- Juice of 1/2 Lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt (sea salt is real nice!)
- 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup Olive Oil
- Black Pepper to taste
- Set up your food processor with the largest bowl you have and the metal chopping blade (looks like a fan blade).
- Put basil, garlic, walnuts, lemon juice and salt in the bowl. You may need to do batches, depending on how large the bowl is
- Process the mixture for 30 seconds, until the basil starts to get chopped into really small bits.
- Through the feeder tube, start adding the olive oil, slowly, until the mixture reaches the consistency you prefer. To be honest, you may need a bit more than I recommend, based on how thick or thin you want the mixture to be.
- Once you are satisfied with the consistency, remove pesto from the work bowl into a container that has an airtight lid.
- Add pepper.
- Before sealing the container, add a layer of olive oil to help preserve the green color of the pesto.
This recipe freezes well, for future pesto enjoyment.
Winner, Chicken Dinner.
We ate lots of chicken growing up, but Gran Fran got hers from a butcher. A nice, old place, run by a bunch of (as I recall her saying) good looking German men. They'd always give me a mini hot dog while they got our order together.
The quality of the meat Gran Fran bought (and still does) raised all of us with the taste for only the best. She generally stuck to chicken breasts, sometimes legs if there was frying going on, or whole chickens for roasting.
As an adult, therefore, Chicken thighs were a revelation to me. I get the feeling that using Chicken thighs vs some fancier part of the chicken, ranked up there with buying inferior meat products, in Gran Fran's world. Because the flavor and moistness of thighs is sooooo good, I am straying from the Gran Fran and using Chicken thighs a lot.
The recipe featured here only takes about 30 minutes to marinate, saute and then bake, so it's an excellent weeknight meal. I made it for a friend, and served my daughter (remember Ms Iz?) some of the leftovers. Being somewhat cautious about sauces and flavors, I worried Ms Iz would not eat it. But, to my joy, she loved it and has asked me to make it again.
Goes to show, I should probably make the 12 year old eat more sauces….
Chicken Thighs with Oregano, Honey, Mustard and Lemon
8 chicken thighs
2 tbsps Honey
1 tbsp Mustard
1/2 cup Olive Oil, plus more for sauteeing
Juice of 1 Lemon
2 cloves Garlic, sliced thinly
1/4 tsp Dried Oregano
Salt and Pepper to taste
1/4 cup White Wine or Dry Vermouth
In a large non-reactive(!) bowl, place honey, mustard, olive oil, one half of the lemon juice and a pinch of salt.
Stir until all ingredients are mixed well.
Add chicken thighs. Using your hands, thoroughly cover the chicken with the marinade.
Set aside for five minutes (if you have more time, you can let it sit for as long as you'd like).
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Once chicken has marinated for as long as you have, heat a large ovenproof skillet over high heat.
- Add oil when the pan is good and hot.
- Place chicken thighs skin side down onto pan. Pour remaining marinade over chicken.
- Do not disturb them for five to eight minutes, until you see the side of the skin curling up a bit.
- Move thighs to one side of pan, add garlic slices and quickly turn over the thighs to rest on top of the garlic.
- Squeeze remaining one half lemon juice over top of the chicken.
- Remove pan from flame.
- Add white wine or vermouth, trying to pour it underneath the chicken, so as to not soak the skin side.
- Sprinkle oregano, salt and pepper over the chicken.
- Place pan in preheated oven and bake for twelve more minutes, until meat is cooked through and juices run clear.
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Slow Cooked Eggs….
Well, I do, and I think I always have (Gran Fran can weigh in here and tell you all otherwise, though).
I am especially intrigued by the slow cooked eggs I've had in Ramen. I've been wanting to try my hand at them for quite some time now. I just came across this recipe on Japanese Food Glossary, that looks simple enough.
I am going to try it and report back. But, I'm posting now, in case any of you friendly readers have tried slow cooking eggs (known as Onsen eggs in Japanese cooking).
Send me your comments, if you have any, I'm going to get started on this post haste!
Japanese Food Glossary Onsen Eggs
recipe from above site
- Set fresh eggs in room temperature before cooking. Make sure eggs aren't cold.
- Before putting eggs, boil enough water to cover eggs in a thermal cooker pot, or thick pan or eathenware pot and remove the pot from the heat.
- Add some cold water to make the temperature of the hot water about 167 degrees F.
- Carefully place eggs in the hot water and cover the pot with a lid. If you are using a thermal cooker, place the pot in the cooker. If you aren't using a thermal cooker, carefully wrap a thick towel around the pot to keep it warm.
- Set aside for about 30 minutes in a warm room.
- Remove cooked eggs by using a ladle to soak them in cold water, then crack into bowls and serve with broth or rice noodles.
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Lettuce on the Grill??
I guess the idea first came to me when I was at a Korean BBQ restaurant. You grill your own food at your table (the one and only time Joe and Gran Fran joined me for this sort of dinner when we were finished, Joe asked "So, do we have to go in the back now and do the dishes, too.")
If a fire breaks out (as it often does, due to the lovely sugar-laced marinade and fat dripping from the short ribs), they supply you with large romaine lettuce leaves to put the fire out. Never one to waste anything (especially if it's covered in fat, char and delightful marinade), I ate some of the lettuce. It was almost as good as the short ribs.
Fast forward fifteen years (!) and my brother-in-law (FQ) and I were discussing a recipe for grilled radicchio that we saw in Gourmet Magazine (RIP). We tried it once, and then forgot about it.
Speed ahead, once more, to the present (well, July 4th) and I came up with a great idea for our grilled radicchio. I had two ears of corn, some shallots and a couple of other things, so we made a salad. My main man (CM) grilled up the radicchio, and in no time at all, we had a fantastic salad on our hands (er, our plates).
Grilled Radicchio Salad
- 1 head Radicchio
- 1 large Shallot, minced
- 2 ears Corn
- 1 large Heirloom Tomato, chopped
- 1 bunch Frisee, shredded
- 1/3 cup Olive Oil
- Salt and Pepper to Taste
- Heat BBQ grill until super hot, but not smoking.
- Cut up radicchio into chunks.
- Pour olive oil over radicchio on toss to coat.
- Place radicchio chunks on grill, grill on one side for two minutes, making sure flames don't get too high.
- Turn radicchio over, pouring remaining oil onto it. Cook for two more minutes, or until soft.
- Remove from heat, and chop into smaller pieces.
- Take corn off the cobs, placing the loose kernels into a large bowl.
- Add tomatoes, shallots and grilled radicchio to bowl. Toss, gently pulling the radicchio leaves apart.
- Sprinkle shredded frisee on top of mix.
- Finish with a little olive oil, salt and pepper.
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