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Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace is a panorama of Russian life in that active period of history known as the Napoleonic era. The structure of the novel indicates that Tolstoy was not concerned with plot, setting, or even individual people, as such; rather, his purpose was to show that the continuity of life in history is eternal. Each human life has its influence on history, and the developments of youth and age, and war and peace, are so interrelated that in the simplest patterns of social behavior vast implications are recognizable. Tolstoy wanted to present history as it is influenced by every conceivable human force. To do this, he needed to create not a series of simple, well-linked incidents but an evolution of events and personalities. Each character changes and affects others; these others influence yet others, and gradually, imperceptibly, the historical framework of the nation changes.
War and Peace is a moving record of historical progress, and the dual themes of this vast novel—age and youth, war and peace—are shown as simultaneous developments of history. Tolstoy wrote both this novel and Anna Karenina (1875-1877; English translation, 1886), two of the greatest works of fiction in Russian literature, when he was at the height of his powers as a writer. He enjoyed a happy marriage, and he was busy managing his country estate as well as writing. His life had a healthy, even exuberant, balance between physical and intellectual activities. War and Peace, in particular, reflects the passionate and wide-ranging tastes and energies of this period of his life—before domestic strife and profound spiritual conversion led him to turn away from the world as well as from art. The novel is huge in size and scope; it presents a long list of characters and covers a splendid variety of scenes and settings. At the same time, however, it is carefully organized and controlled.
The basic controlling device involves movement between clusters of characters surrounding the major characters Natasha, Kutuzov, Andrey, and Pierre. The second ordering device is thematic and involves Tolstoy’s lifelong investigation of the question, What is natural? This theme is offered in the first chapter at Anna Scherer’s party, where readers encounter the artificiality of St. Petersburg society and meet the two chief seekers of the natural, Andrey and Pierre. Both Andrey and Pierre love Natasha, who is an instinctive embodiment of the natural in particularly Russian terms. Kutuzov is also an embodiment of Russian naturalness; only he can lead the Russian soldiers in a successful war against the French. The Russian character of Tolstoy’s investigation of the natural, or the essential, is the main reason War and Peace is referred to as a national epic. Tolstoy’s characters, however, also represent all people.
Natasha’s group of characters centers on the Rostov family, and the novel is, among many things, a searching study of family life. Count Ilya Rostov, a landowning nobleman, is a sympathetic portrait of a carefree, warmhearted, wealthy man. His wife is somewhat anxious and less generous in spirit, but they are happily married, and the family as a whole is harmonious. Natasha’s brothers and sisters are rendered with great vividness: the passionate, energetic Nikolay; the cold, formal Vera; the youthful Petya; the sweet, compliant Sonya, cousin to Natasha and used by Tolstoy as a foil to her. Natasha herself is bursting with life. She is willful, passionate, proud, humorous, and capable of great growth and change. Like all the major characters, she seeks the natural. She is the natural; her instincts are right and true. All of book 7, particularly chapter 7, when she sings and dances, dramatizes the essential Russianness of Natasha’s nature. Her nearly consummated love affair with Anatole Kuragin, her loss of Andrey, and her final happy marriage to Pierre show how intensely life-giving she is. One of the great experiences of reading War and Peace is...
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Sam Jones, he of the Skylight Inn (search for review), opened a new place in Winterville, North Carolina, just south of Greenville, back in November. I may have to revise some travel plans. And anyone planning on going to college really needs to think of East Carolina. Sam Jones and B’s – all within easy reach. ‘Nuf said!
And thanks to Garden and Gun for the alert. See their article.

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Information is the lifeblood of any successful organization. But too much of a good thing can negatively impact performance. “Information overload” is a challenge for organizations and those tasked with managing them. Some have even compared the flow of data to “drinking from a fire hose.”
Too much data, crammed into too little time, affects both business operations and the health of managers subjected to the deluge of information. A British research study found that 35% of business leaders feel that having to keep up with today’s increased flow of information leaves them feeling stressed, and 65% say their work is negatively impacted by the overwhelming amount of data they have to process at work.
The excessive amount of data managers must process is caused in large part by irrelevant information. People who are forced to spend time sifting through reams of data to find what they need are not working efficiently, can quickly grow frustrated, and are more likely to overlook important information.
The solution to reducing information overload is distributing the right information to the right people at the right time. This can be achieved by implementing the appropriate technology in the workplace. The emergence of new technology has enabled organizations to better streamline the flow of information among management, delivering relevant data in a timely manner, thus reducing information overload.
Nowhere is the need for controlling the flow of information more critical than in an organization’s financial management function. Strategic and tactical decisions are being made every day based on financial data that must be accurate and up-to-date.
Fortunately, financial management software platforms have advanced to the point where extracting the necessary data can be done quickly – in many cases, in real-time. Every business has key performance indicators (KPIs), some of which are time sensitive and others whose tracking can be delayed. By establishing a data hierarchy, you can begin to filter and redirect the flow of information to where it is most needed and will do the most good for your organization.
For example, working with the Sage Intacct ERP platform we have been able to customize key KPI reporting for clients. Clients can choose which statistics are most important to track, how often they need to be monitored, and who needs to see them. This customization channels the flow of information to where it is needed, filtering out superfluous or unnecessary data and reducing information overload.
Being able to control who sees which data has the added benefit of conforming with current cybersecurity best practices. The “principle of least privilege” calls for individuals to have access only to information required for them to do their job. Limiting who has access to potentially sensitive data reduces the potential for cyber intruders to break through established defenses.
Information overload is not limited to C-level management. It can impact employees at every level of an organization, often to the detriment of their job performance. This problem grows as a business expands and more people need access to critical data. Having the right tool to manage the flow of information can result in a more effective workforce, and a clear look at the data you need to make the best decisions for your business.


Registration of new cars fell significantly in 2022 (symbol image)
Gasoline engines still dominated among the cars driving on local roads for the first time, but the proportion of diesel cars was lower than that of purely electrically powered vehicles for the first time. The total number of motor vehicles, on the other hand, continued to rise.
Specifically, according to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the number of new vehicle registrations fell by 7.8 percent last year compared to 2021 to a total of 322,387 motor vehicles. Compared to the last “pre-Covid year” 2019, the minus was even 21.2 percent, as the BFS announced on Tuesday.
War aggravated bottlenecks
The Federal Office also cited the war in Ukraine as one reason for the decline. This has exacerbated the supply bottlenecks that have existed since the pandemic.
According to the BFS figures, the car market has suffered less than the rest of the motor vehicle market. If you only look at the registrations of passenger cars, then the minus was “only” 5.2 percent. The minus compared to the pre-Corona year 2019 is larger here at 26.6 percent.
In addition, according to the BFS, significantly fewer cars were registered, especially from March to July 2022. The Russian attack on Ukraine, combined with the after-effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the slowdown in the economy during this period, once again pushed down the number of newly registered cars.
Electric cars expand market share
“After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the supply difficulties for the manufacturers worsened again, among other things, the cable harnesses, many of which came from Ukrainian factories, were now missing,” says the statement.
At the end of the summer, the supply situation stabilized a little again and in October and November gains in the double-digit percentage range were registered.
Meanwhile, electric cars were able to further expand their market share. For the whole of 2022, 17.7 percent of newly registered passenger cars were purely electrically powered cars. That is 4.4 percentage points more than in 2021.
However, the vast majority of new passenger car registrations in 2022 were still classic petrol cars. These led the ranking with a share of 37.6 percent (2021: 41.6%). The so-called normal hybrids followed in second place with 25.3 percent (2021: 22.5%).
For the first time, less diesel than electric cars
Remarkable: In 2022, at 11.6 percent (2021: 13.5%), the proportion of diesel cars was lower than that of purely electrically powered vehicles for the first time.
The number of newly registered motorcycles, on the other hand, has really collapsed. Accordingly, in 2022 compared to the previous year, 13.6 percent or a total of 48,799 fewer “Töffs” were registered. However, the previous year 2021 was an absolute record year for motorcycles due to changed regulations for obtaining a motorcycle driver’s license.
In general, however, Swiss roads are becoming increasingly crowded. In 2022, the total number of vehicles in Switzerland increased to almost 6.4 million motorized road vehicles – excluding “mopeds” and e-bikes. According to the BFS, this is 0.5 percent more than in 2021. Three quarters of all road vehicles registered for traffic are passenger cars.
The statistics are based on the vehicle data from the information system Road Traffic Licensing, which records all road vehicles registered in Switzerland with the exception of mopeds and e-bikes.


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What Are the Roots of Distress Among Refugees?
Surprising findings suggest new ways to strengthen refugee well-being.
Posted August 16, 2017
SOME YEARS AGO, when I worked at a clinic for Bosnian refugees in Chicago, we were treating a severely traumatized 40-year-old woman who lived with her husband and young son in a small apartment in a gritty north side neighborhood. They'd escaped the war, but not before living through the destruction of their village and the killing of loved ones by nationalist Serbs. Alma (not her real name) was seen by one of our Bosnian counselors, and was prescribed antidepressant medication as well as sleeping pills to help her get some relief from her restless and anxious nights.
None of it helped. It didn't help because we were treating the effects of the wrong war.
Every day of the previous two years, Alma's husband had been sexually assaulting her in their small studio apartment in front of their young son. He'd threatened to kill them both if she told anyone or tried to escape. The war she was still desperately trying to survive was taking place in the supposedly safe haven of her refuge in Chicago. What Alma had survived in Bosnia seemed distant, a painful memory, compared with the daily terror she and her child were still living through.
We only learned about the violence in her home when we got a call from a local hospital. Alma was in their emergency room, acutely suicidal and possibly psychotic. Could we come over? On the way over, my Bosnian colleague shared her concern that Alma might be getting beaten by her husband at home. We found her in a small locked room in the ER, terrified but not psychotic. She sat silently, until I asked whether she was getting hurt at home. That's when it all came out.
For more than six months, we'd assumed her trauma, her relentless despair, stemmed from all that she'd lived through in Bosnia. We eventually got it right, got them both safe, but not before a woman in our care was repeatedly brutalized, and her young son lost the capacity for speech.
When working with refugees, it's easy and natural to attribute their distress to whatever war they've recently escaped from. It's an understandable and parsimonious explanation, because war-related violence and loss are often so striking. And it's generally not wholly wrong. But it's seldom wholly right, either.
CURRENT LIFE STRESSORS represent powerful threats to refugees' mental health. As powerful, in fact, as prior exposure to the violence and loss of armed conflict. This is as true in refugee camps adjacent to war zones as it is among refugees resettled in cities and towns in high income countries. It's a consistent finding, and it's slowly changing how organizations are working to foster healing and resilience among civilians displaced by war.
For more than 25 years, researchers and clinicians generally assumed that war exposure was the critical determinant influencing refugees' well-being. This led to lots of studies assessing exposure to wartime violence and loss, with limited consideration of the chronic adversity experienced by refugees after leaving their homeland. On the treatment side, the war exposure model led to an overly narrow focus on treating war trauma, while overlooking current stressors that might be causing distress—in some cases, extreme distress, like that of Alma and her young son in Chicago.
What sort of current life stressors are common among refugees?
- Overcrowded and unsafe housing
- Unemployment, often due to employment restrictions placed on refugees by their host society
- Social isolation, as family members and friends are left behind or resettled elsewhere
- Heightened family violence, as marital and family tensions rise due to chronic adversity and parents struggle with continuously high levels of stress
- Social marginalization of stigmatized groups such sexual assault survivors, people disabled by landmines or other war-related violence, and children orphaned by violence and displacement
- The loss of life projects and valued social roles
- Frequent moves, leading to a sense of perpetual homelessness, a feeling that "This place we call home could be gone tomorrow."
- Discrimination by the host society
- The detention of asylum seekers and uncertainty regarding their asylum applications
This isn't an exhaustive list, just a sampling of things that have been shown to predict distress and undermine resilience among refugees. As research has increasingly demonstrated the importance of addressing current life stressors such as these, practitioners have begun to broaden their approach to strengthening refugees' mental health and psychosocial well-being. In addition to traditional clinical interventions targeting war trauma, efforts are increasingly being made to help refugees adapt effectively to the challenges of life in whatever setting they are in. This can mean altering settings to make them safer and more hospitable; it can also mean helping refugees gain the knowledge, skills, and other resources they need to overcome the daily challenges they face.
In high income countries, this might mean any of the following:
- Linking clients in clinical settings to various community resources (housing, employment, education, language classes, domestic violence programs, etc.)
- Incorporating psychosocial support into community settings (integrating mental health and psychosocial strategies into language classes, livelihoods programs, etc., and creating refugee-sensitive schools that prioritize the integration and support of refugee students)
- The creation of community settings where new social support networks can develop and resources can be easily accessed
- Anti-discrimination campaigns as well as campaigns aimed at minimizing the use of detention for asylum seekers
- Training social and health service organizations about the mental health needs and challenges of refugees. This could mean training physicians to explore the social determinants of depression among refugee patients, and link them to helpful resources rather than simply providing medication. For example, social isolation is powerfully related to depression among refugees, so linking socially isolated and depressed individuals to community resources that can foster a sense of connection may have more enduring benefits than anti-depressant medication.
In low and middle income countries, mental health interventions were similarly guided by the war exposure model until relatively recently. As the evidence has grown regarding the power of current life stressors, however, a similar shift has begun in the ways in which organizations are working to promote resilience as well as healing among refugees. Recognizing that mental health can be strengthened not only through traditional clinical services, but also through interventions that target the stressful conditions of everyday life, we see a greater emphasis on programs focused on:
- Poverty reduction
- Gender-based violence
- Mindfulness and trauma-informed yoga classes in community settings
- Psychosocial support for highly stressed refugee parents
- Life skills training for kids and teens
- Women’s empowerment
- Community-based child protection
- Safe schools and innovative approaches to educating refugee children who lack access to conventional schools. Schools not only offer structure, but also instill a sense of hopefulness, a wonderful antidote to depression.
In programs such as these, mental health is typically a collateral benefit, not a primary outcome. A critical task for researchers is to document the mental health and psychosocial benefits of such interventions, in order to clarify how mental health may be improved and resilience enhanced by helping refugees cope effectively with the stressful and challenging environments in which they are living.
A CLOSING ANECDOTE: A 60-year-old Bosnian woman came to our clinic severely depressed and struggling with symptoms of PTSD. She'd lost her husband during the war and had escaped with her grown son and his wife, first to a refugee camp and then to Chicago. Months of therapy and medication had no impact. Focusing on her painful losses and the terror of the war simply wasn't helpful. So her therapist changed his approach. Looking through his notes, he realized how distressed she was by her social isolation, spending her days alone in a small apartment while her son and daughter-in-law were at work. Afraid to take public transportation because she didn't know how to read the bus and subway map, and unable to speak English to ask for help, she stayed at home, lonely and haunted by her painful memories.
So after months of unhelpful treatment, she joined her therapist and their interpreter in what they playfully called "bus therapy." They got on a bus or subway together and intentionally got lost. Her task, with their help, was to find their way back home. Within six weeks, she'd mastered the transportation system, and was attending a women's group at the clinic, visiting new friends in their homes, had enrolled in an English class, and was regularly visiting the community center. Her depression lifted, and her trauma symptoms abated. Her natural capacity for healing had been supported by helping her overcome her isolation and develop a sense of empowerment in her new environment.
HERE ARE the takeaways:
- Current life stressors pose significant threats to refugees' well-being. Because they are ongoing, they represent key targets of intervention. As George Bonanno and others have noted, we are generally more resilient than we are fragile; resilience is the norm, not the exception, even among refugees. However, post-migration environments can either strengthen or undermine our resilience.
- Current life stressors undermine recovery from war-related trauma and grief. We have evolved to recover from painful life events. However, environments can either foster or impede natural processes of recovery. For refugees with enduring war-related distress, clinical treatment can be significantly enhanced by helping clients cope effectively with the ongoing stressors they are dealing with. Conversely, a failure to address those stressors can really slow down the treatment process.
- Not all trauma among refugees is war trauma. As I illustrated in the story I opened with, it's natural to attribute distress among refugees to whatever violence and loss they may have endured before leaving their homeland. However, there are ongoing sources of traumatic stress that may cause a similar clinical presentation, yet have profoundly different implications for intervention.
To learn more about the shift from a war exposure model to a more comprehensive view of refugees' mental health, please see Miller, K.E., & Rasmussen, A. (2016).
To hear a live reading from War Torn (Larson Publications, 2016), from which the opening story in this post was adapted, please click here.

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Best hand sanitizer before holding baby. I ve heard it can be very serious when a newborn gets sick so i ve been asking visitors to wash their hands before holding my new baby. I would recommend having hand sanitizer with you for when you are in public or when you don t have access to water. These facts are as follows. The safety of hand sanitizers.
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Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc (AML.L) reported that its second quarter loss widened to 177.8 million pounds from 29.3 million pounds in the same quarter last year.
Loss before tax for the quarter also widened to 173.8 million pounds from 48.5 million pounds in the prior year.
Revenues for the quarter grew to 309.0 million pounds from 274.4 million pounds in the previous year.
Aston Martin announced a mutually-agreed amendment to the strategic cooperation agreement with Mercedes Benz. The agreement extends the timeframe for the Company and Mercedes to agree additional technology requests by 12 months, with the corresponding tranche 2 share issuance related to the second basket of Mercedes technologies to be accessed under the earnings for stocks, including BEVs, to take place by July 2024.
Aston Martin stated that the amendment does not impact its access to the technologies, subject to reaching a commercial agreement, or change the timeline for first BEV, which it continues to target for launch in 2025.
Aston Martin said it remains on track to achieving its medium-term targets of about 10,000 wholesales, about 2 billion pounds revenue and 500 million pounds adjusted EBITDA by 2024/25.
For 2022, Aston Martin continues to expect to deliver significant growth on 2021 with an about 8% increase in core volumes expected to deliver an about 50% improvement in adjusted EBITDA from the core business.
For the second half of 2022, the company expects strong year-on-year wholesale volume growth, supported by easing supply chain dynamics, robust demand, as well as the production ramp-up of the DBX707 and the V12 Vantage.
For more earnings news, earnings calendar, and earnings for stocks, visit rttnews.com
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As opposed to an ever-growing list that also includes the evergreen PC games of the past, we’re going for a reasonable response to the inquiry: ‘What new PC game would it be advisable for me to get?’
In case you’re searching for a far more reaching list that contains our preferred games from the previous many decades, look at our latest games or our list of the most significant PC games for 2020. For an amazing list of the latest games we have selected coming games, that will soon be available for your PC, we’ve gathered the new list of 2020.
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1Death Stranding 2020
Death Stranding is the latest game of 2020 designed by Metal Gear Solid manufactured by Hideo Kojima. It’s a very interesting game when you are getting bored and really want to change your model you should go for the Death Stranding 2020.
This game includes the best thrilling scenes that will definitely change your mood and will make your interest in the game. The graphics used in Death Stranding are the latest. Death Stranding has covered and fixes all the bugs and flaws.
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Few years ago, on Windows Vista machine, Microsoft’s large green armed force man guaranteed us he’d “finish the battle”. At that point, 13 years passed, and PC players never discovered what happened to Master Chief’s happy band of armed force fellows.
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This is true that at Counter-Strike, Valorant is Riot’s best crack. But on the other hand it remixes Valve’s blueprint which really makes it excellent. In this game, the gang of the anonymous persons is easily replaced by a cast of vibrant agents by using the talents.
In the start of the game, agents quip at each other and break the fourth wall. It also has an upbeat Vibe that helps every loss and hence the players feel friendly. The game 5v5 takes place over up to 25 rounds that is a really amazing one. In this game, the attackers try their best to plant the bombs but the defender’s job is to defuse it or die trying. This is an enjoyable game that everyone should play.

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On Monday, no GOP members were present to object, so Reid said he would wait to ask unanimous consent again until a GOP senator is on the floor.
“For two years, Republicans longed for the days of regular order. We know because they told us so,” Reid said on the Senate floor Monday. “We gave it to them. … Since they got what they wanted, their interest in regular order has not just waned — it disappeared.”
The Senate passed its first budget resolution in four years last month. Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty MurrayPatty MurrayWeek ahead: Trump's health pick takes the hot seat Trump health pick vows to sell off stocks to avoid conflicts Senate Dems end ObamaCare repeal protest after 5 hours MORE (D-Wash.) and House Budget Committee Chairman Paul RyanPaul RyanGOP chairman defends tax proposal after Trump criticism CBO: 18 million could lose coverage after ObamaCare repeal GOP group releases Spanish-language healthcare ad MORE (R-Wis.) have been meeting about setting up a conference, but Democrats say the House GOP is dragging its feet.
The House-passed budget cuts $4.6 trillion in spending on top of the $1.2 trillion sequestration cuts already scheduled to take effect, and it balances in 10 years.
The Senate-passed budget has $975 billion in new taxes, does not balance, and turns off sequestration.
Erik Wasson contributed to this article.


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- Author: Eleanor Harrison Feb 04, 2017,
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Trading of Macy's stock was briefly halted on Friday after its price shot up unusually quickly, a surge that appears to be fueled by a news report that the retailing giant is in preliminary talks to be acquired by Hudson's Bay, a Canadian department store empire.
The Wall Street Journal, citing an unnamed source, reported that talks between the companies are at an early stage, adding that a deal for Macy's real estate could be a possibility.
The company, which recently closed 68 stores, has a wealth of land and ground leases that it has pondered selling. Both Hudson's Bay (HBC.TO) and Macy's told BNN it does not comment on rumors or speculation. Still, should Hudson's Bay opt to sell some of Macy's less desirable locations, it would have to compete with a flood of properties for sale, as other struggling retailers also shed properties.
While Macy's is an iconic name, and host of New York's annual Thanksgiving Day parade, the department store has been struggling through a turnaround, engineered by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Terry Lundgren, who assumed the roles in 2004. In January, Macy's said it would slash more than 10,000 jobs and detailed plans to close dozens of stores after another weak holiday-sales season.
"Department stores aren't dying", he said. Starboard Value LP took a stake and called on Macy's to hive off its valuable real estate, which the activist investor says is worth more than $20 billion.
In contrast to Macy's, Saks has opened 2017 with announcements of store openings, including a spate in downtown Greenwich.
But the retail sector has been pressured in recent years by a change in consumer habits.
In July 2015, Starboard made a public presentation that said the stock market wasn't properly valuing the real-estate assets inside Macy's. NRDC then bought Hudson's Bay in 2008. After buying Saks for $2.9 billion in 2013, it secured a $1.25 billion 20-year mortgage for its Fifth Avenue flagship location in NY, valuing the property at $3.7 billion. The joint ventures, which would scout for worldwide opportunities, was another move by HBC to bring value to its lucrative real estate assets portfolio.


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I am trying to recreate a drawing in Solidworks electrical (I would like both the schematic and the cable drawing), but I am brand new to electrical and running into a few issues. One end of the cable has a connector with 6 pins inside it and the other end has 7 pins by themselves. Here are the steps I followed:
1. I started by modeling the pins and going through the electrical component wizard to at the connection point, then added these to the manufacture parts manager.
2. Then I inserted the pre-made symbol into the schematic and linked the required number of pins to they symbols.
3. I added my wires to the cable references manager and the wire style manager (to get here I went to the schematic tab, draw single wire, clicked the 3 dots next to name, and then clicked manage)
4. I drew the wires and right clicked them and clicked associate cable cores and associated the corresponding cables with the drawn wires.
5. Select all and add then right click to add to harness.
6. Create SOLIDWORKS cabinet layout and then insert all components and necessary mates (I inserted the connector housing like you would a regular part in an assembly)
7. Routed wires using the Route Harnesses option and let solid works route everything itself.
How do flatten this and make a drawing (and how would I go about adding more cables to subsequent sheets in this drawing)? When I select flatten>manufacture I get an error that says the assembly contains disjointed route segments and then I use flatten>annotation it splits each wire up into its own place on the screen instead of staying together like a cable.
Also, how do I get the wire to splice halfway down instead of just having 2 wires with the same starting point?
Like I said I am brand new to electrical and not sure if I am using it properly. If you have any suggestions they would be appreciated.

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Drug industry revises conduct code to ban gifts to doctors
Drug company sales representatives will have to stop giving out coffee mugs and pens that push their products when they visit doctor’s offices. But they can still sneak in the occasional free lunch.
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America announced Thursday that it had revised its conduct code for interacting with healthcare professionals. The updated guidelines ban knickknacks that bear company and product logos.
Sales representatives also are prohibited from providing restaurant meals and entertainment or recreation. But they can still provide the occasional meal in a healthcare professional’s office “in conjunction with informational presentations,” according to a statement from the drug industry group.
The association represents pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and is made up of executives from companies in the industry.
The new rules take effect Jan. 1. The trade group said meetings between sales representatives and doctors should focus on informing healthcare professionals about products, sharing scientific and educational information and supporting research and education.
“We are also concerned that our interactions with healthcare professionals not be perceived as inappropriate by patients or the public at large,” the Washington-based association said in a news release. “This code is to reinforce our intention that our interactions with healthcare professionals are professional exchanges designed to benefit patients and to enhance the practice of medicine.”

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Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi remains in negotiations with the nation’s largest banks on a foreclosure settlement following a Monday deadline to sign off on the deal.
Bondi is on a core committee negotiating the settlement and has touted using it as a tool to help Florida’s homeowners over protracted litigation.
But this afternoon, Bloomberg reported that Florida has not officially signed off on the agreement, which has received a seal of approval from more than 40 other states.
California, New York and Delaware were known holdouts, as their attorneys general have complained that the deal is too soft on the banks.
Last month, Bondi said Florida homeowners can’t wait for foreclosure relief after California Attorney General Kamala Harris formally rejected the deal.
“The settlement under discussion contains all the elements California purports to be looking for: transparency, substantial relief for distressed homeowners and strict enforcement,” Bondi said. “Florida’s homeowners need relief now, and protracted and uncertain litigation would be contrary to their best interests.”
Bondi’s office wouldn’t confirm whether it is withholding its blessing today.
“Attorney General Pam Bondi remains engaged in the settlement discussions in order to ensure that Floridians receive their fair share in any agreement and that bank mortgage servicers are held accountable,” said Bondi’s communications director Jennifer Meale.
Meanwhile, other states are starting to advertise details of the agreement, which purportedly includes principal write downs for borrowers, increased opportuities for refinancing and payments to certain borrowers who lost their homes to foreclosure.
Oregon Attorney General John Kroger posted some of the specifics on his website, including that an estimated $30 million would would go to his state for homeowner-related programs, with another $100 million to $200 million made directly available to distressed homeowners.
“This agreement penalizes banks that engaged in wrongful foreclosure practices and brings badly needed relief for distressed homeowners,” Kroger says in a statement on his website.


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I forgot how delicious a well-cooked salmon filet is until earlier this week! I normally always have a bag of frozen salmon in my freezer for quick meal options and Monday night was one of those. I unthawed the fish in the fridge through the day and then cooked at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes with a side of diced sweet peppers.
Below is the glaze and oil topping I did for both – which I always just eyeball these ingredients to personal preference.
- Dijon Mustard
- drizzle of Honey
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- drizzle of Olive Oil
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The CEC will open several ballot boxes, violations by commissioners will be investigated
Next week the Central Election Commission is expected to become a polling station. This is because 520 ballot boxes will be opened on April 25. It was the legal representatives of the opposition who demanded the opening of the boxes and the investigation. But at the meeting convened by the Commission they did not show up.
It is learned that the recount of the ballots, although the election result has been sealed, was accepted due to the changes in the new Electoral Code, as there is a point where the guarantee of the election process is required. The investigation will also be extended to equipment used in some polling stations, where voting was by electronic identification and counting of votes.
This recount process will not affect the official certified result of April 25, but is expected to have consequences on commissioners and vote counters. If a legal violation is found, or the will of Albanian voters is violated, they will be prosecuted.


Fresh off his calls to strip Americans of their citizenship for having the wrong political sympathizes so they can be legally tortured, Joe Lieberman has proposed giving the president the authority to shut down the internet in "times of war."
"We need this capacity in a time of war. We need the capacity for the president to say, internet service provider, we've got to disconnect the American internet from all traffic coming in from another foreign country, or we have to put a patch on this part of it," Lieberman told CNN's Candy Crowley Sunday.
"So I say to my friends on the internet, relax. Take a look at the bill. And this is something that we need to protect our country. Right now China, the government, can disconnect parts of its internet in case of war and we need to have that here too," he said.
And remember, as conservatives like to remind Obama, we're at war as long as there's an anti-American goat herder somewhere in the world with a tape recorder.
Knowing there are patriotic Americans like Joe Lieberman out there worrying about our safety allows me to sleep easily at night. One man doing so much to protect us.


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This is a $175,000 car all day long. Throw in the $25,000 the Cross Ram in the trunk will net on eBay, and I call it a bargain by at least $50,000
Nineteen sixty nine was the final year for the first generation Camaro and for many collectors, the Z/28 is the ultimate derivation. It was fast, not only in a straight line, but also around corners. It drove like a real sports car, with a high-revving small block, and also came only with a four-speed and decent brakes.
A few enthusiasts noticed option code JL8, which put a set of Corvette disc brakes on all four corners of the Z/28. Chevy said 206 people ponied up the $500.50 they charged for the JL8 option, but real numbers indicate only about 56 JL8 Camaros were actually delivered from the factory. The few that survive are the most desirable Z/28s built.
The Z/28 offered here is a rare factory-original JL8-equipped, fully documented, numbers-matching 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Cross Ram Sport Coupe.
Including its original window sticker, dealer order form, and original factory shipper invoice, it was bought by auto writer Dave Emanuel and featured in several articles on Z/28 performance written by him in the 1970s. There are fourteen factory options on it, including 4.10 Positraction rear, rear deck spoiler, cockpit instrumentation, cowl induction hood, and M21 close-ratio four-speed, in addition to the Z/28 package and the JL8 disc brakes. Emanuel also ordered it in Le Mans Blue (the most desirable color among today's Camaro collectors), with the fold-down rear seat, center console, Endura front bumper, sport steering wheel, AM radio, and deluxe interior trim.
It is fitted with the standard four-barrel Holley carburetor, but also comes with one of the rare and desirable Holley Cross Ram dual four-barrel intake manifolds, still in the original factory packaging. Carefully restored and in better than showroom condition, there is probably no better 1969 Z/28 anywhere. The engine and all-important components are numbers-matching and original to the car. It is not a "clone," a "replica," or a "tribute." It is a real, factory ordered JL8 Z/28 and is the best '69 Z/28 in the world.
In 1967, Chevrolet introduced Regular Production Order (RPO) Z28 (the slash didn't come until 1968) to publicize the new Camaro, then racing in the SCCA Trans-Am series. The conservatively rated 290-hp, 302-ci small block V8 (basically a de-stroked 327) featured special cylinder heads, an aluminum intake manifold, a huge 750 CFM Holley four-barrel carb and specially selected components. It was an engine built to live at sustained high rpm.
Even the accessory drive pulleys were special deep-groove units to retain the fan belt at high engine speeds. With aftermarket or GM "over-the-counter" exhaust headers installed and a competent tune, the 302 made far in excess of the 290-hp insurance-friendly rating. This engine, coupled with Z28-specific parts such as power disc brakes, quick-ratio steering, big E70/15 tires on 7" wheels, and heavy duty suspension made it instantly competitive.
It might not be as lively in city driving as a torque-monster big block or even the SS 295-hp/350-ci engines, but with a good driver behind the wheel who wasn't afraid to twist that 302 up to the "sweet spot," there wasn't much out of Detroit that could run with a Z/28 Camaro on a curvy road.
In competition, the Z/28 Camaro made a name for itself in the Trans-Am Series with the likes of Mark Donohue, Roger Penske, Ed Leslie, Dick Gulstrand and others.
By 1969, Chevrolet had fine-tuned the Z/28 package and one could order a very purposeful Z right from the factory. The subject of this profile is one such car. With any Camaro, documentation is key and very few cars have it. While the validity of the proclaimed number of 56 cars leaving GM with the JL8 option is debatable, in the end it's rare to find a real factory JL8 car with documentation.
In addition to the (some say) 206 factory JL8 cars, many Zs were later fitted with the JL8 Service Package, a complete setup that was available over the counter from Chevrolet. The way to tell the difference is the factory-installed axle tube is tapered at the ends, while the service part has a larger diameter tube with no taper.
Factory JL8 cars also used 11 3/4" diameter front brake rotors, versus the standard 11" size. Today, the rear axle JL8 components are reasonably easy to find; it is the special JL8 front brakes that are nearly impossible to secure and are quite valuable.
A well known "real" car, our subject vehicle is without question an excellent factory JL8 Z/28. Owned for many years by Emanuel, it was later owned by a master fabricator who spends his days building hot rods for Roy Brizio, who's often compared talent-wise to Boyd Coddington or Chip Foose, but builds more traditional-looking cars. He performed the restoration over a roughly ten-year period, completing it around 2002, when he sold it to a friend of mine for the princely sum of $40,000. My friend later sold the car to a dealer in 2003 for $75,000, and presumably he sold it to the vendor who had it at RM. While the engine block had been decked by Emanuel many years ago, removing the engine codes and other numbers from the all-important block ID pad, this is well-documented and it has never been a question that this is the original motor. The paperwork is impressive and the history beyond reproach.
Restored to a very high yet not totally correct level, the restoration was still very pleasing and fresh appearing. I take some issue with RM's catalog heading describing this 1969 Z/28 Camaro as an original "Cross Ram" car, as it was never Cross Ram-equipped prior to 2003 and still isn't today.
But there is no question that an original GM Cross Ram setup in the box is worth at least $25,000, so that is value added to this transaction.
By the way, as a previous owner of cars equipped with Cross Ram induction, I strongly suggest that the best use for these parts is in the box, not on the car. Pushing the limits of over-carburetion with the stock 750 CFM Holley, these are ridiculous cars with two big Holley four-barrels installed. Chevrolet supplied a special camshaft to be installed in conjunction with the Cross Ram setup, a step often overlooked when these cars are retrofitted.
Furthermore, the stock hood will not work with a Cross Ram, necessitating a fiberglass replacement as GM supplied in period. It's another good reason that you couldn't get a Cross Ram installed from the factory. Drive a Z/28 Camaro so equipped on the street and you will soon see it's not user friendly.
So why was this 1969 Z/28 Camaro hammered sold so short of the low estimate of $200,000-$250,000? This was one of the few bargains that slipped through the cracks in Monterey this year. When displayed at the auction, none of the original paperwork-or even copies of it-was available.
With the huge number of made-up JL8 and/or "Cross Ram" cars at any auction, this car assumed the role of just another "maybe" real Z/28. Had the consignor made a bigger effort to display the virtues of this car, he might have realized substantially more.
Is it the "Best '69 Z/28 in the World"? Perhaps not, but it is a really good one. Is Le Mans Blue the "most desirable color"? No, but it isn't dark green. Perhaps the catalog scared bidders suspicious of "best in the world" claims.
How cheap was this car? Even without the Cross Ram in the trunk, this is a $175,000 car all day long. Now throw in the $25,000 or better the Cross Ram will net on eBay, and I call this car an outright bargain by at least $50,000. Hopefully the new owner will keep the engine over 6,000 rpm and enjoy his new Trans-Am racer for the street. I know at least one former owner who is disappointed he wasn't at the auction.
If missing the original Ram Air hood and Ram Air air cleaner parts, you are looking at spending $10,000-$15,000 if you can find the right originals
In March of 1969, Pontiac released a little publicized option package, the Trans Am Performance and Appearance Package. Only two ads were published, one in Road and Track and another in Motor Trend. The Trans Am was conceived to campaign in the SCCA's road racing series. Pontiac paid a $5 license fee to SCCA for each T/A sold. This fee continued to be paid through 2002 models.
The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am has long been regarded as the performance icon of the "pony cars."
This Trans Am retains the original matching 400-ci motor with an automatic transmission. Options include a factory AM radio, power steering, power brakes, and sport wood steering wheel. A fresh suspension has been installed, along with a Positraction differential, all new brakes, lines, and springs. The Ram Air components have been serviced to insure proper functionality. Included with the purchase is much factory paperwork, original books, manuals, and keys. Full documentation of the refurbishment is also available, showing $15,000 in recent receipts.
This first-year Trans Am was purchased new in Farmington, New Mexico. The current owner is only the second person to hold title. The only repaint was completed by the original owner. As this is one of only 114 Pontiac Trans Am Ram Air III with an automatic transmission, the new owner can rest assured that it is one of the lowest production and most sought-after muscle cars to exist today.
The original Trans Am was a late 1969 model year introduction, first available for sale in April of 1969 as a $724.60 option to the base Firebird. All were white with twin blue stripes across the hood, roof, and rear deck, a blue tail panel, functional ram air hood, 60" rear air foil, and fitted with non-functional "air extraction" scoops on the front fenders.
It was a fantastic-looking package, and not the screaming-chicken, bloated "Smokey and the Bandit" second-generation examples most people envision when you mention Pontiac Trans Am. More importantly, the 1969 Trans Am was engineered as a complete package, with suspension upgrades and engineering done by the legendary Herb Adams, factory engineer at the time. There is something to be said about the purity of an original design, and while later Trans Ams are fine cars, none captures the look and feel of the original 1969 version.
However, contrary to the auction catalog, the 1969 Trans Am has not been long regarded as the performance icon of the pony car world. In fact, they have been somewhat overlooked in the market, in spite of the extremely low production of just 697 cars (eight of which are ultra-rare convertibles). Chalk this up to a serious blunder by Pontiac, in which the original Trans Am was supposed to go to market with a 303-ci Pontiac V8 which suffered serious developmental problems and never saw production. In its place, Pontiac transplanted two versions of its 400-ci V8, thereby making the Trans Am ineligible for the race series it was named after. So much for "Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday."
The Trans Am's cousin, the Camaro Z/28, with its 302-ci engine, was raced quite successfully in the Trans Am series, bolstering its sales substantially. Jerry Titus, perhaps the most successful driver to field Pontiac Firebirds, cited numerous developmental problems with the Pontiac race program that never seemed to get sorted out.
In the production 1969 Trans Ams, the tried and true 400-ci Ram Air III engine (code L74) was standard equipment, and the mighty Ram Air IV (code L67) was an option. Only 55 coupes were produced with the RAIV engine, 46 being 4-speeds and nine with automatics. The base RAIII engine was fitted to 520 coupes with manual transmissions, 114 coupes with automatics, and all eight convertibles, split evenly as four manuals and four automatics.
While the RAIII was a very tractable engine well suited for daily driving, the RAIV, with its huge "round port" cylinder heads, aggressive camshaft, forged high compression pistons, and free-flowing cast exhaust headers, was really too much engine to lope around town.
The Pontiac Trans Am Ram Air IIIsold above appears to be a solid car sold right in the price range I would expect. However, the auction description concerns me, as it does not inspire confidence in regards to the originality of the car. For example, "original matching 400-ci motor with an automatic transmission" doesn't clearly spell out that the car has its original "numbers matching" engine and transmission.
Or, "A fresh suspension has been installed along with a Positraction differential"? Since a Positraction differential was standard, why would one need to be installed?
I have not examined this Trans Am Ram Air III personally, so cannot verify whether my concerns are justified. This may be a fine example with a poorly written auction description. The problem with 1969 T/As is the scarcity of special one-year-only items, plus the ease with which these cars can be cloned.
For example, if missing the original Ram Air hood and Ram Air air cleaner pans, you are looking at spending at least $10,000-$15,000 to correct, IF you can find these original items. A proper carburetor for a 4-speed car is a $3,000 part these days. Various Trans Am web sites and books will show you what to look for to verify a real '69 T/A and real '69 T/A parts. The bottom line is the same for any low-production specialty car: Research the car and carefully inspect the one you intend to buy. It is easy to see how buying the "wrong" '69 Trans Am for a slightly below market price is no bargain, given the expense of making one correct when missing key original components.
Recent sales of RAIII automatic coupes have been in the $70,000-$100,000 range. A 4-speed coupe in similar condition is easily worth another 25%, in spite of being produced in far greater numbers than the automatic versions. Should you stumble upon a RAIV coupe, expect to pay double what a RAIII car is worth.
And, for the most expensive hair dryer in the Pontiac world, get ready to stroke a check for right around a million bucks for one of the eight convertibles produced, if one should hit the market.
If the subject example checks out as a legitimate numbers-matching car with all the right bits and pieces, this was a great deal for the buyer. I see a lot of upside in a good '69 Trans Am, and I would expect them to appreciate ahead of the market.
The '69 Trans Am is an exclusive, visually appealing, and usable example of the great homologation specials that rolled out of Detroit in the 1960s. No decal remover, silk shirt, or gold chain required.
"I'm a real Southern boy. I got a red neck, white socks, and Blue Ribbon beer"
My mother went into the Peace Corps when she was sixty-eight. My one sister is a motorcycle freak, my other sister is a Holy Roller evangelist, and my brother is running for President. I'm the only sane one in the family"
Among Presidential relatives, no one stands out as more colorful or more controversial than Billy Carter, brother of 39th president Jimmy Carter, from Plains, Georgia.
Billy Carter was born on March 29, 1937, thirteen years after his future President brother. It was said that Carter's father, Earl, was as easy on Billy as he was tough on Jimmy, and, as such, Billy was close to Earl and often seen in his company. Billy was 16 years old when "Mr. Earl" died, and he was devastated.
The death of Earl brought eldest brother Jimmy back from the Navy to run the family peanut warehouse that everyone, including Billy, assumed would be taken over by Billy. Billy was "mad as hell" at both his brother and the turn of events.
Billy married his 16-year-old sweetheart and joined the Marine Corps at age 17. After a four-year stint, he eventually returned home to Plains. Brother Jimmy, finding himself more involved in politics, relinquished daily operations of the warehouse to Billy. According to the PBS television show American Experience, it was Billy who ran Carter's warehouse, and he did it well. "I have made more money for the business than Jimmy ever did," Billy boasted, by all accounts demonstrating a sharp mind, strong work ethic, and natural ability to get along with people.
As Jimmy became Georgia's governor and eventually Democratic candidate for President, the press found a gold mine in the persona of Billy Carter, who could almost always be counted on for a quote, often about one of his favorite subjects, beer. "Paintings are like a beer, only beer tastes good and it's hard to stop drinking beer." Or, "Yes sir, I'm a real Southern boy. I got a red neck, white socks, and Blue Ribbon beer."
In 1976 Jimmy Carter ran for President and won. Billy Carter ran for mayor of Plains and lost. Billy continued to hold court at his Plains gas station, an important part of the social scene in a town that small.
One year later, Billy Carter, part businessman, part philosopher, part good ol' boy, got into the beer business, lending his name to a brand called Billy Beer. With appearances around the country, Billy became the toast of the talk-show circuit. Billy, who was said to drink as many as 30 beers a day, found himself having to live up to his reputation.
It wasn't too long before things turned murky for Billy; he became associated with Libyan interests after a trip with Georgia legislators. A suspect loan for $220,000 and some not-too-well-thought-out comments by Billy served as fuel for President Carter's detractors and produced a Presidential scandal that became known as Billygate. The simple explanation that Billy (a gas station owner) and the Libyans (an oil-producing state) were in the same business did not fly among those who felt Billy's cross-cultural relationship was about influence peddling.
Billy Carter died of pancreatic cancer in 1988. The same disease felled both his sisters and his mother.
There are at least five ways to look at this truck and its value. Let's dissect each one.
1. Survivor. This 1977 pickup has just 10,549 miles and definitely makes it into the survivor column. There has been some paintwork done to the vehicle, but as a truck, the standard is a bit lower than for an imported car from the same year. $19,250 for an almost 30- year-old pickup? For the survivor buyer, it's a stretch to say this was a good buy.
2. Value in use. Automobile appraisers like to talk about this term. A pickup has more value in use than a car because the user can haul things in it, possibly even making money off its utilitarian side. Those of us who own pickups are also aware of the downside of this-friends and neighbors want to borrow our trucks for a "quick errand," which might involve a cement mixer. As to our subject truck, it's a bit too nice for hauling wood chips on a daily basis, but for picking up a barbeque grill, it would be handy. As to value in use, this one fails the test, as any other old pickup would likely fill the bill, and for less money.
3. Donation. Buy the truck, keep it for a while, donate it after getting a (presumably) higher appraisal. There is a possible upside here; if I were the owner, I'd be writing letters to Jimmy Carter's Presidential Library right about now. Billy's pickup could be a cornerstone for the Carter family story. Better still, write the Smithsonian. After all, Presidential relatives and their foibles are a recurring theme in American politics. Worth it as a donation? Doubtful, as many factors come into play here. Wouldn't you hate yourself because you triggered an audit with an inflated donation amount?
4. Celebrity. Billy Carter is a well-known character to many Americans over the age of 40. Below that age, you're likely to get a blank stare. Billy was a true footnote in American history, not good enough (Mother Teresa), or bad enough (Adolf Hitler) to hit the big time. Not to dis Billy, but his star has set. The upside? He is the poster child for redneck chic, and rednecks, as we know, survive no matter what. Is the truck worth the bid to someone who wants to fly the redneck flag? You bet it is, and possibly quite a bit more.
5. Collector. This truck was made into thousands of scale models distributed to kids and model builders around the world-this very truck, not one that looks just like it. This is one of the strongest cases for value here, as only a handful of vehicles around the world are directly replicated in scale.
Billy Carter's "Redneck Power" truck was a great buy, but only for a very specific market. You won't class up the joint (in most places) by arriving in the front seat where the President's brother once sat (and perhaps enjoyed a few cans of Billy Beer), but your truck is a famous, one-of-a-kind vehicle that has a unique story to tell, footnote or not.
Channeling Jeff Foxworthy here, you may be a redneck if...you own Billy Carter's pickup.
I remember when I sold one for a record price of $30,000. I'm sure
someone called the buyer a lunatic for paying so much
someone called the buyer a lunatic for paying so much
Don Yenko was the major Chevrolet performance dealer for many years, and was instrumental in laying the groundwork for the 427 Camaro. He converted numerous cars to 427-cid engines before planning a new "Super Car" distributorship for the 1969 model year. Knowing that demand would outstrip his ability to perform all the labor and time-intensive engine swaps, he convinced Chevrolet to build a quantity of 427 Camaros.
Yenko sent these cars to various shops to receive the special emblems, decals, stripes and other options. Fitted with the standard Camaro coupe trim and steel wheels, the muscle car had a deceptively sober appearance, given away only by the rumble of the Z-28 dual exhaust. All 1969 Yenko Camaros received a spoiler to complement the Yenko stripe design, along with special badges, decals and headrests lettered "sYc" for "Yenko Super Cars."
The Yenko Camaro presented here is fully documented and complete with the COPO certificate from Ed Cunneen. It received a full restoration by Brian Henderson of the Super Car Workshop, while the interior was found to be in excellent condition and left as original. It has won numerous awards, including Best of Show at the 1998 U.S. Camaro Nationals.
With only 17,000 documented original miles, this powerful Yenko Camaro's 427 produces 450 hp, coupled to the M-21 four-speed transmission and 4.10 BE-coded 12-bolt rear axle. Finished in striking Rally Green, this car will complement even the most discriminating collector's stable.
The son of a Pennsylvania Chevrolet dealer and a racer at heart, by 1957 Don Yenko was piloting a fuel-injected Corvette, landing Gulf Oil sponsorship in 1961. Yenko won SCCA B Production titles in 1962 and 1963 and a regional championship in 1964, and for a short period of time he even ran one of the now-famous Corvette Grand Sports.
But as the '60s progressed, Yenko became frustrated with Chevrolet's refusal to up the ante in the Corvette's mostly losing battle with the Shelby Cobra. So Yenko came up with an idea: He would transform Chevy's compact Corvair into a real race car. After convincing the SCCA to allow the cars to race in the 1966 season, Yenko ordered 100 Corvair Corsas and began the process of transforming each and every one into a "Yenko Stinger." The plan was a success, as Yenko managed to sell all the modified Corvairs en route to winning a D Production national championship in 1967.
When the Camaro debuted that year, Yenko launched a similar program, yanking the Camaro's small-block Chevy V8 in favor of a fire-breathing L72 Corvette motor installed under a fiberglass hood. These 427-cid big blocks made 425 hp and turned the 1967 Yenko Camaro into one of the baddest street machines available. Additional equipment on the cars varied, with several performance options available. The number of '67 Yenko Camaros built is uncertain, though 54 seems to be the best estimate.
Yenko continued to build modified Camaros for two more years, at first swapping out the short-blocks of cars equipped with factory-
installed 396-cid V8s, and later using the now-famous Chevrolet COPO (Central Office Production Order) process to order 427-equipped Camaros straight from the factory.
In 1968 Yenko built 64 Camaros with the L72 engine, each fitted with a 140-mph speedo, a larger front stabilizer bar, and 15-inch wheels and tires. The following year Yenko ordered 201 COPO cars from Chevrolet, though by this time his dealership was just one of many who were offering big-block Camaros obtained with a COPO.
Corvairs and Camaros weren't the only cars Yenko worked his magic on, as some Chevelles, Novas, and even Vegas also underwent performance modification in the early 1970s, until insurance companies and emissions regulations combined to drive high performance out of the car business. Yenko continued to remain active in racing through the early '70s, driving for teams competing at Le Mans, Daytona and Sebring. He was even seen in a race car from time to time until 1987, when he was killed in a plane crash at the age of 60.
Today Yenko Camaros enjoy a unique slot in the muscle car lineage. They're not so rare that you can't find one, but still rare enough to make them extremely desirable. Combine that with their great performance and strong name recognition, and you have one of the most sought-after models in today's collector car market.
The main issue with any Yenko is its paper trail, which should be easy enough to establish and verify. Ed Cunneen's Copo Connection (www
.copo.com) has all of the real Yenko VINs identified, and offers inspection and verification services for all COPO cars. Know that there are dozens and dozens of Yenko clones out there, selling for about the same $40k price you might expect to pay for a nice regular Camaro that's been upgraded with a big-block crate motor. These are usually identified as such at auction, but you don't want to pay real Yenko money for a clone, as the real cars are worth about eight times as much.
As we see from the car pictured here, these are now trading at about $250,000, while five years ago they were in the $75,000-125,000 range. Back in 1995, you could pick up a Yenko Camaro for about $50,000, which was nearly twice what they sold for just five years before that, a paltry $25,000-$30,000.
I remember back in 1988 when I sold a Yenko Camaro for a stop-the-presses record price of $30,000. I'm sure someone called the buyer a lunatic for paying so much for a muscle car.
Today's auction arena, however, is much different. A reflection of the 1960s muscle car street scene, it costs money to go fast-just as it did when the cars were new. With new record prices in this category being set each year, the million-dollar muscle car is no longer a shocker.
What this means is that if you're the lunatic who wrote me that $30k check 17 years ago, I'll be happy to try and get you back ten times what you spent on your Yenko, which would make for a pretty nice payday. If you're the guy determined to be that car's new owner, rest assured that at least in current market conditions, even if you pay full price today, there will be someone else ready to step up and pay more once you've had your fun.
In 1953 the Cadillac Motor Car Company introduced the Eldorado line of cars. Original sales brochures described the car as "dramatically styled by Fleetwood to capture the heart of all America." The standard equipment list read like a menu and it was far and away the most luxurious car America had mass produced in its long automotive history. The car was pure Hollywood and engendered names for its exterior trim and chrome. For example the rear bumper protuberances became known as "Dagmars," after the voluptuous television starlet of the day. At $7,750 it cost five times that of a Chevy and twice as much as a Cadillac '62 convertible (the continental kit was extra).
GM styling head, Harley Earl, could not have guessed that the Eldorado would be met with such widespread acclaim or that it would be in such demand since only 532 were produced in 1953.
This 1953 Eldorado was the concept of its owner who, with the assistance of world renowned custom car builder John D'Agostino, assembled a team of skilled professionals to create one of the world's most spectacular custom cars. It was built as a tribute to Marilyn Monroe who was often seen behind the wheel of her 1953 Cadillac Eldorado. The owner had this Eldorado for seventeen years prior to commissioning the custom work and it was in excellent overall condition, running smooth with 57,000 miles before the work commenced.
Following the completion of "Marilyn" it debuted at the 1998 Grand National Roadster Show where it was the crowd's favorite. It has won multiple Best of Show awards, including being chosen as the Most Beautiful Custom at the 1998 Sacramento Show. It has been featured both nationally and internationally in a multitude of magazines and calendars. This tribute car should be commended for its amazing attention to detail and quality throughout.
The car pictured was sold at Christie's auction at Pebble Beach in California, on August 29, 1999 for $145.5K including commission. It was hammered sold 30% above Christie's high estimate. It takes an exceptional custom to surpass the experts' estimate, but if any custom could do it, it was this superb car. It is a fitting tribute to the memory, style and elegance of Marilyn Monroe.
It also was a much better buy than her 1959 Golden Globe "Best Actress in a Comedy" award which Christie's sold two months later in New York for an almost identical price of $140,000.
"Marilyn" exhibits the high-quality craftsmanship typical of the best customs, but it is distinguished by its subtle restatement of the original '53 Eldorado's lines and concept. There isn't a feature or contour on "Marilyn" that hasn't been refined by its builders, but also that isn't found on the stock '53 Eldorado; without the spotlights and tail-dragging posture it would almost look stock. This car's subtlety puts it in a class with the very best customs, legendary cars like Boyd Coddington's Chezoom.
While many customs sell after their first round of shows at a price that barely (if at all) recovers the cost of their components, "Marilyn" brought a surprisingly high price. Surprising, particularly because it was sold at Pebble Beach, a venue that traditionally rewards originality and correctness more than creativity and craftsmanship.
If "Marilyn" hits the car show circuit, as it should, it will captivate and fascinate thousands of enthusiasts.
(Photo and data courtesy of auction company.)
The Cadillac Automobile Company was founded in 1902 by Henry Leland who had a successful background in the manufacture of firearms and precision machine tools. His initial foray into the nascent motor industry was as the manufacturer of engines and gearbox parts for the successful Oldsmobile curved-dash runabout.
When he decided to make motor cars in his own right he named his company - appropriately, as it happened - after de la Mothe Cadillac, the Frenchman who founded the settlement which became Detroit.
Although General Motors took Cadillac over in 1909, Leland continued to control the firm until 1917 and his insistence upon engineering excellence survived.
The 1914 Cadillac became the American pioneer of the V8 motor car engine using a design by an Englishman, McCall White, whom Leland had recruited from Napier. Cadillac also gave the industry one of its quantum leaps in technology in 1929 when constant mesh between top and second speeds was introduced. This device was based upon the work of E.A. Thompson, who had patented his idea in 1922 and was marketed as Synchromesh.
Another Cadillac first, in 1930, was the announcement of America's largest capacity motor car engine and the world's first production V16. Cadillac survived the depression and emerged after the Second World War as America's most prestigious car manufacturer, eclipsing Packard.
The excellent example of a V16 pictured here has two-seater roadster and dickey bodywork, which is most likely original coachwork coming from another chassis. It is made of steel, has beautiful black paintwork and chrome plating, and a beige fabric top. The interior has red leather seats and red carpets, and is in excellent order throughout. It is a truly beautiful motor car, combining engineering of extraordinary innovation and quality for its time with considerable period elegance. The car is also said to be in excellent mechanical condition.
If the body had been original to the car, the value would have been nearly double. As an aside, while the V8 and V16 Cadillacs share the same wheelbase, allowing for easy interchanging of bodies, the V12 Cadillacs were of a different length, making body switching extremely difficult. - ED.
Cadillac cars were the inspiration of Henry M. Leyland and established the tradition of interchangeability of components. They became part of General Motors in 1909 and were soon the leaders of that group. In 1914 they introduced the world's first commercially successful V8 engine, which stayed into production in its first series until 1926.
In 1926 the series 314 V8 engine was announced, and although it had the same bore and stroke of previous models, it was an entirely fresh design which itself remained in production until 1936. The series 341 cars of 1928 were the first Cadillacs designed by Harley J. Earl, and they bore a distinct resemblance to the famous styling found on the LaSalle, Cadillac's companion car introduced the year before.
Prior to 1928 sales were running generally in the 20,000s annually, a figure that would nearly double in 1928. Also by 1928 General Motors owned 100% of Fisher, and their custom line was in much demand on the longer 140-inch wheelbase with underslung springs, which allowed Harley Earl to design his first Cadillac as a long low car.
The car pictured here is a pristine example, delivered new to Europe and was first purchased by a wealthy Spanish lady, Dona Teresa Martin de Saavedera, who came from the province of Badajoz. The Spanish owner from whom the current owner purchased the car believed that the car was purchased from the Paris Auto Salon of 1928 although that has not been confirmed. It was first registered in the official records on November 30, 1928.
The car was always chauffeur driven, and during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 it fell first into the hands of the Loyalists and later into those of the Insurgents, remaining chauffeur driven in both instances, as it was the best car in the province. When Philip Wichard acquired the car for his collection, it had two bullet holes in the windshield frame. After the war it reverted to Dona Teresa, and title passed by inheritance to her son, Jose Porras Martin de Saavedra on January 28, 1958. In November 1960 the car was bought by Mr. Alvarez Esparrago also of Badajoz from whom Mr. Wichard purchased the car in 1968 having seen an advertisement in "Road & Track."
Walter Seaburg of Sydney, OH, was commissioned to carry out a nut and bolt restoration and this was carried out to his usual exemplary standards. The car has been an Antique Automobile Club of America Nation First Prize Winner. The restoration work was so good that 12 years after the restoration, the Wichards had taken the car to a show for display only and were persuaded to enter the car into competition. The Cadillac was entered and was awarded 100 points! Special features include an unusual hood ornament which is the crest from the Badajoz province, a full set of lights, a rear mounted trunk and the beautiful painted canework detail.
This is what Don Williams, President of the Blackhawk Collection, had to say about the sale: "All of Philip Wichard's cars were in excellent condition, and with this car, essentially you were paying for the restoration and getting the car for free.
"The market for V8 Dual-Cowls has stayed steady during the past two years. If this had been a V16 with a custom body, you'd be looking at a $300,000 - $400,000 price, minimum. But because this is a V8 with a standard body, its value will always be in the lower range.
"These are excellent 60 mph road cars, and tend to drive much better than their European competitors, such as the Hispano H6Bs, from the same era."
Desirable to collectors, this Indianapolis 500 Pace Car replica Camaro is, like the original, an RS/SS convertible. As is usually the custom with Indy 500 pace cars, 100 examples were built for use by press and dignitaries during 500 Month at the Speedway. A further 3,674 Camaros equipped with the Pace Car were later marketed to the general public. This car is one of those 3,674.
The 1969 Camaro was the last year of the original Camaro package which had been introduced in 1967, and was succeeded by a much larger version in mid-1970. It also was one of the Camaro's most successful years (in part because it was in production for 17 months!) with a total of 243,085 built. More important, the '69 Camaro had GM's usual "we've worked out the bugs by now" quality and an options list that seemed to go on without end. This list included the legendary COPO (Central Office Production Order) Camaros for Don Yenko (iron block 427) and Fred Gibb (ZL1 aluminum block 427). It also was the last year for a Camaro convertible until 1987.
The Z11 Pace Car package consisted of orange stripes and orange/black houndstooth interior and could be ordered with the usual assortment of Camaro options. The Indianapolis cars had 375-hp, 396-cubic-inch engines. and automatic transmissions, in a hopeless attempt to allow them to withstand auto journalist and VIP abuse. The RS (Rallye Sport) package of covered headlights, headlight washers and special taillights and SS (Super Sport) package of upgraded suspension and front disc brakes are important attributes of the package and contribute to its value.
Purchased by the current owner in 1996 from the family of its original owner, the 24,000 miles on this Camaro's odometer is correct. It has both power steering and power brakes. The car has been gone through in detail by renowned Camaro expert Bob Harris of East Aurora, New York and is presented to a high standard.
If you are shopping for one, remember that there are many fakes out there. Just because a white Camaro has Hugger Orange stripes doesn't necessarily make it a genuine Pace Car.
With the confusing array of option combinations, a Camaro expert is required to ascertain that a particular car is a correct Pace Car. Of course, if you simply want an older Camaro for its performance and fun of driving, consider one equipped with the 396 engine or a Z/28 with 4-speed.
Considering the large numbers of Camaros built, there are still a reasonable number left in good condition. The price is modest, the driving experience rewarding, and the cars are easy to resell.
To back up the 396's power, and slightly greater weight than the standard 327 cu. in. Chevelle engine, the SS396 package included stiffer suspension. It also displayed the usual options and identification features that were de rigeur at the time to let bystanders know the driver of an SS 396 was the master of real power, at the stoplight or driven.
The SS 396 offered here has the hydraulic valve lifter 360bhp L34 engine and close ratio 4-speed transmission, a combination of serious muscle with excellent driveability. A center console separates the optional vinyl covered bucket seats, which are however more sporty looking than body hugging. A console mounted tachometer permits the driver to monitor both engine revs and the position of the 4-speed shifter simultaneously, while the road takes care of itself, not usually a problem on the SS 396's straight line quarter mile dashes. While the convertible body style's extra frame stiffening adds 100 pounds over the 2-door hardtop's curb weight, 360 bhp deals adequately with the increase in mass. Correct style red line tires complete this SS 396's presentation.
The engine bay, motor and interior are all in excellent condition, all showing virtually no wear or usage. The Chevelle has been well maintained and used sparingly since William Lassiter purchased the car in the mid 1980s. An older restoration to showroom condition, this SS 396 convertible is a delightful combination of 60's style and performance, an icon of the Muscle Car era.
With GM's successful styling and the power of the 396 engine, the Chevelle SS was the kind of car young buyers wanted in the '60s. It still beckons to a slightly smaller audience today.
There are enough potential buyers to keep prices strong. This result at the Florida auction was slightly above our Price Guide, but still a reasonable figure for a popular symbol of the '60s.
Americans in the '50s were fascinated by the future. Newspapers and magazines were full of stories about futuristic technology-rocket ships, jet airplanes, and even television. Car companies were quick to capitalize on the trend, offering a dizzying variety of fantastic show cars. They were shipped from one city to another, and people would line up around the block for a glimpse of the latest chromed and finned creation.
One of these special cars was the Pontiac Bonneville Special. Designed by renowned GM designer Harley Earl, the car was inspired by a trip to the Bonneville salt flats. The car was never intended for production; the idea was to show the public that Pontiac was leading the industry in innovative thinking. Features like a plexiglass roof with gull wing door panels, a sleek fiberglass body, bucket seats, and a futuristic interior gave the public an insight into what the car of the future might look like.
Two of these cars were built so they could be displayed simultaneously at the Los Angeles and Detroit Auto Shows. The example offered here is believed to be the California car. With repair and conservation, it should be possible to preserve much of the car's originality. Of course, a full restoration would allow an astute collector to recreate the amazing impact the Bonneville Special had when new.
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