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Juan Pablo and Nikki Ferrell: Are They Still Together, Engaged (Spoilers)?!?
Despite being only 3 episodes into the 2014 season of The Bachelor, many people are already aware of who's rumored to receive the final rose. Juan Pablo insisted he was coming on the show to find true love but will he walk away with a fiance and, eventually, his wife?
As many of you know – and I'm sure you wouldn't have ended up on this article if you didn't search for information on Juan Pablo and Nikki Ferrell – the blonde nurse is reported to be Juan Pablo's final pick this season. She beats Clare Crawley for the final rose at the final rose ceremony but whether the two will walk down the aisle – or even still be together at the After the Final Rose Ceremony is still in question.
Here's what we know so far: Juan Pablo picks Nikki and gives her the final rose on the finale. He doesn't, however, propose to her. Correct me if I'm wrong (and I'm sure you will) but he may be the first bachelor to ever pick a woman in the end and not propose. This leads many to believe that JP wasn't sure about whether he wanted to be with Nikki forever. Many are also thinking that Juan Pablo is going to end up with his ex-wife (and Camila's mom), Carla Rodriguez. So, what's the deal? Are Nikki and Juan Pablo still together?
The answer is: Yes, as of right now, Juan Pablo and NIkki Ferrell are still together. They're still not engaged. Perhaps he's waiting for the After the Final Rose Ceremony or perhaps he's still not sure. What we do know is that Juan Pablo has been tweeting in support of sports teams in Nikki's city, which is an indication that they're still together.
Whether they'll still be together at the ATFC is up for debate.
Do you think Juan Pablo and Nikki Ferrell will still be together at the end of this season (especially when reports state that she's a huge you-know-what to the other girls in the house)?
Sound off in the comment section below!
Juan Pablo was never married to his daughter's mom. Also, there was one Bachelor who did not propose, in fact he was the Bachelor twice. It's infamous Brad Womack.
One thing… in Brad's case he didn't end up engaged in his first season because he let both girls go. (Correct me if I'm wrong (and I'm sure you will) but he may be the first bachelor to ever PICK a woman in the end and not propose.)
Jessie Palmer (the football player)did not propose, he gave her a plain ticket. Brad Womack proposed to the the blonde Emily who went on to become the bachelorette
a plane ticket, sorry
The first Bachelor, Alex, did not propose. Bob Guiney did not propose and gave a promise ring or something like that. Jesse Palmer did not propose either, but rather gave a plane ticket.
Juan Pablo doesn't have his head straight ESPECIALLY since he sees SOMETHING in Nikki! I can see getting blindsided by this chic. BUT boy is she not nice AT ALL!!! I wish one of the girls gave a heads up to JP!
I really liked Renee, shocked that she went home
I do not like Clara at all. You can look at her and seee that she is into her self. I liked Renee, she was down to earth and a great Mom.
It may have hurt her by not telling Juan how she really felt about him. I like Nikki for him instead of Clara. Clara has never said how she felt about his daughter. She is sooooooooooophoney. -
Oh and I am Team Renee – prob spelled it wrong – LOVED her! She should be the next bachelorette!
Juan Pablo has not: given this whole marriage situation much thought, he wants to choose and that's it but it takes some thought, in my opinion he messed up when his conversation with Andi, she let him have it with both barrels, good for her, she was my favorite but now she is gone, I just want him to do some serious thinking before he gives out the last rose. so many times he thinks after he talks, to me he needs to think before he makes his final decision. it is easy to choose and say how much you like someone but love, takes a little longer than just a few weeks to decide you want to marry someone, sorry but this show is really just so many wrongs, I am not going to name them all but, in my opinion Nikki is a better choice for him, than fake Clare. all she knows is she wants to play house with him, sorry but Nikki is a better choice. Nikki told Clare what she thought the night in her bedroom, that was the truth as to who is there for real reasons and who is there for fake reasons. Sorry but I have to say Nikki is the better choice for him if he makes that choice, we will find out next week.
Juan is hot hot hot…I think neither of those girls are worthy..he should of stayed with Renee
I think Nikki and Juan Pablo have similar personalities. Maybe not the best for the show cuz all are soooo high school. But they are real and honest. I couldn't stand Clare, or Andy for that matter. She will make a terrible Bachelorette. Will we have to watch her tear apart every man she cuts from the show. These girls know when they go on the show that there is only one winner. Why do the producers allow them the airtime to rip Juan Pablo apart. Andy was redicualous. What point was she really trying to make, She was just pissed. I have watched every season from the start, but I think I'm done. Andy will suck. Renee and Charlene were the only good ones. But Nikki was the best pick for JP.
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I think that I've finally narrowed my proposals down to these 2.
Lennox 97% modulating gas furnace, 66,000 btu- model SLPUH070V36B
Carrier infinity furnace model 58mvc060f114 3 stage variable speed furnace
I did have a manual J and an energy audit performed. FYI, the Carrier proposal is $8,000 more. I know by looking at the specs that the Lennox heatpump is only a 1 stage, whereas the carrier is 2 stage. |
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Does the Carrier quote include the $1100 rebate? It is hard to believe the Carrier contractor wants $8000 more. Is there additional work being done? Is the Lennox dealer proposing using a Merv 16 filter? I would be concerned about the increased static pressure. As the contractor about this. The static pressure reading should be in the 0.6-0.7 range. I am not sure if the Lennox thermostat gives this reading. I know the Infinity controller does. |
- Posted by neohioheatpump (My Page) on Thu, Apr 21, 11 at 11:01
I would do the lennox quote. Thats nice equipment. Modulating gas furnace and xp17 heatpump are high end stuff. How much is that quote running you? |
Well. I will be getting 2 of each. The Lennox will be around $20,000 after rebates and NJ credit |
after crunching the numbers once again, the savings will be $4000 for the Lennox, not $8,000 Still that's a chunk of change. The Lennox had to be bumped up to an 80,000 BTU due to matching issues with the heatpump, but same price. |
What were the Manual J calulations for each floor? |
The manual J recommended 60,0000 BTU furnace and 3 ton AC. The Lennox contractor stated that if we go with their 3 ton heat pump we must move up from their 66,000 btu to a 80,000 btu furnace, but since its a modulating furnace, it will likely never need to use that much energy. Does this make sense? |
- Posted by neohioheatpump (My Page) on Fri, Apr 22, 11 at 7:33
Yes, it does make sense. Sounds like a nice system. How much square footage on each floor? So you decided to go with 2 different systems rather than one system zoned I see. Thats fine. Is this a new house or existing construction? |
Not sure what you mean by 2 different systems. We are going forward with the Lennox system, modulating 98% furnace and heatpump. |
- Posted by neohioheatpump (My Page) on Fri, Apr 22, 11 at 9:45
I thought you mentioned in a previous post you would be getting 2 of each. |
- Posted by david_cary (My Page) on Fri, Apr 22, 11 at 9:51
2 different systems - you stated you were getting 2 of each. People often do a single system and zoning controls. It might be worth considering a single system with zoning controls. It may not really be an easy option if this is existing construction. If it is new, it still might require extra work if you are underway. |
Yes, we are replacing our two furnaces (24 years old) and AC units. Its already set up for 2 zones. Thanks for your input. |
- Posted by tigerdunes (My Page) on Fri, Apr 22, 11 at 12:26
kiropod this is NJ location? one of the two furnaces is going to be located in the attic? I would not place a condensing high eff furnace in the attic. I think dual fuel(with heat pump) is overkill with a full modulating furnace. But if you place an 80% furnace in attic, then I would pair with high eff HP. IMO |
Both are in the basement. |
Did you look at the Manual J calculation? What was the calculated sizes for heating and cooling of each floor? If find it hard to believe you need 6 tons of cooling for your house. I am not familiar with the Lennox furnaces. I think your choices are either 70,000 or 90,000 BTU input furnaces at 97% AFUE. It seems your contractor is recommending two 90,000 units or 180,000 BTU for your house. This also seems oversized. Are you confident this contractor knows what he is doing? |
As noted before, the manual J recommended two 60,000 BTU furnaces and 2 3 ton AC's . The carrier quote (he did the manual J) included 3 stage variable speed 60,00 btu infinity 955 furnace with a 3 ton performance 16 ser dual stage compressor. The Lennox quote is for a 90,000 btu fully modulating furnace. I did ask him about oversizing the furnace, but he said in order to match up the 3 ton heat pump, he had to jump up to the bigger furnace and since it is fully modulating, it will likely never need all 90,000 btu's. It's a large house with high cealings, etc. |
Do your heat pumps qualify for the NJ Cool Advantage rebate program. They need to be at a minimum of 16 SEER, 13 EER, and HSPF 8.5. If you do you will get $500 for each heat pump. Your furnaces qualify for the $400 Warm Advantage progam. Your total rebates would be $1400 assuming the contractor will submit the applications. |
Correction, the total would be $1800 for the two furnaces and heat pumps. |
The heatpumps are 17 SEER, 9.5 HSPF. Yes, he is going to submit this for us. Thanks mike_home |
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i dont know what to do. he said in a text message this morning that he doesnt think this will work out. because he's confused and cant love me the way i love him.
i know that he loves me. but i also know how confused he is sexually. he said he cant deal with it emotionally. so we've hit this wall, he's scared and running. i begged him to not to be so hasty, and to give it time, and told him to think things over.
we're going to discuss this monday, face to face. im fucking shit scared he won't be able to do this at all. i didnt see this coming, its out of the blue. looking back, he seemed so happy with me. but i dont know. im in a tailspin and im scared to death i will lose him.
hopefully over the weekend he'll calm down, sort things out and when we talk on monday he'll have changed his mind. then we'll just take things extra slow. maybe he's been scared off by what happened on wednesday. but he seemed to really love it.
another part of me is angry. mostly angry because he's done this AFTER our escapades on wednesday. because after that, i became so much more invested in him. shit head.
but i still love him. i dont know what to do with myself.
Well, the text messaging can indicate he's unsure of himself, as though he wouldn't be able to say it in person. Possibly...
I don't think things like this lend themselves to easy interpretation, such as he seemed happy so how could it happen. Too much requires him to own up to his feelings and thought process. I know you can't stop running through all of these things, but at the end of the day there's no way to know what's going on in his head. He could have been freaked out that he was happy and that would mean coming out, living out, and everything he got to put off when his sexuality was something less tangible before he met you.
Ultimately, you can only be yourself. You can adjust for his needs, but at some point, you can't change yourself enough to ensure he's a part of your life.
I'm not certain about his sexual experience before last week, but sex is a major deal, so it's probably not like he just let the sex happen before cutting you lose or anything. It's probably a sense that whatever is pushing him away just intensified because of the sex, it just caused what would have surfaced eventually to happen sooner.
The good thing is, he can't take away your love for him. You own that, and it's real. But only he can decide if he will be there to accept it and reciprocate. It doesn't make your love any less pure or real, though. If it's real, it goes on without him.
I would say you need to deal with him, and his needs, first. Above and beyond your relationship, attend to him. What is he feeling, what happened, what can you do... if you try and help him without investment, he might find a way to work the relationship into the mix. But if you try and mold both of your behaviors to make the relationship work, putting that before your individual needs, it's less likely to work, since it's trying to put the intangible cart before the tangible horses.
In any case, stop questioning yourself and what you did. You found someone. You opened your heart to them. You had sex with them that resonated on an emotional level for you (and not just a random fuck). You can never be wrong if you go into these things completely open and hoping for beauty.
But, you can't control the other person. You can help him as much as he's willing, but it's up to him to decide how much to let you in, or to tell you what happened. But, if you stay true to yourself, and your feelings for him, you may need to love him enough for now to give him time to sort himself out, with or without your help. Let him know you're there for him and willing to help him through anything but, at the end of the day, it's his call.
And, despite being hurt, he can't be a cunt when he hurts you and amazing when he doesn't. Your goal is consistency. It needs to be one of your goals, and it's certainly not his, so that puts the burden on you. If he's a cunt, dump him. If he's scared, nervous, confused, and afraid to love you as much as he thinks he might, then make sure he knows you aren't going to judge him for retreating into fear. You owe yourself, and him, that much.
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Mehdi Boroujerdi, Ph.D.
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Teaching Experience
Pharmacokinetics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics, Physical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology, Dosage Forms, Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Control, Pharmaceutical Calculations, Advanced Pharmacokinetics, Drug Metabolism, Advanced Pharmaceutics, Novel Drug Delivery Systems
Research Interests
Overexpression of P-glycoprotein (Pgp) has been attributed to manifestation of multidrug resistance (MDR). The influence of modulation (inhibition or stimulation) of this protein on pharmacokinetics and toxicodynamics of xenobiotics is the current focus of our research projects.
Selected Publications
Darvari, R. and Boroujerdi, M.: Investigation of the Influence of Modulation og P-Glycoprotein by Multiple Dosing Regimen of Tamoxifen on Pharmacokinetrics and Toxicodynamics of Doxorubicin, Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, 56(5): 497-509, 2005.
Darvari, R and Boroujerdi, M: Concentration Dependency of Modulatory Effects of Amlodipin on P-glycoprotein Efflux Activity of Doxorubicin - A Comparison with Tamoxifen. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 56:985-991, 2004.
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Varun Goel, David Y. W. Lee and Mehdi Boroujerdi: Influence of Modulation of P-glycoprotein and Inhibition of CYP3A4 on the Pharmacokinetics and Bioavailability of Puerarin. American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, Annual meeting, San Antonio, TX , October 29 - November 2, 2006.
Tingting Zhang, David Lee, Mehdi Boroujerdi: Comparative Evaluation of Pharmacokinetics of Silybin A and Silybin B. American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, Annual meeting, San Antonio, TX , October 29 - November 2, 2006.
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Recently, I bought a fabulous coat on Alibaba.com (well, AliExpress), which is basically Chinese Ebay. They have a generally good reputation, so I didn't hesitate to buy from them.
My Mistake!
So the coat arrived, and was very nice. Exactly as pictured, very soft (and still for sale, I posted a thing on FB about it, I'd love to sell it for $70 OBO, it's the black one). But its just too small, especially in the shoulders. So I send a message to the seller that I would like a refund. No response. I send about 4 more messages, no response. AliExpress has an instant messenger service, and I attempted to contact the seller on that too. No response.
I want to point out that simply not doing refunds is not a problem. Had they responded to me, and told me they would only do exchanges, not refunds, that would have been fine! It was the complete lack of response that bothered me.
And I shop online all the time, I understand that sometimes things go wrong. I've had sellers on Ebay just not receive a message I've sent. But they've always gotten the second, and we all chalk it up to a misunderstanding and go our merry way.
So the time finally comes, I leave negative feedback. Here is the IM conversation that followed.
Kimberlee Stiens: Hello are you there?
Kimberlee Stiens: I'm about to leave negative feedback, this is your last chance!
guangjin caiyuan: hi
Kimberlee Stiens: Hello, I just had to leave you bad feedback. :( I just need to return an item, but you never responded. Can I return for refund?
guangjin caiyuan: Hello. Your side what circumstance. Please tell us,
Kimberlee Stiens: The item is nice, but does not fit
guangjin caiyuan: Please tell us the specific situation, we put your feedback to our boss, thank you.
Kimberlee Stiens: I bought it, but it is too tight across the shoulders. I have sent at least 4 messages asking how to return the item and receive a refund, but never got a response. I will be happy to change the feedback when I get a refund. Order Number:100127049
guangjin caiyuan: We have a complaint you
guangjin caiyuan: Sue you distort the truth and the affect fair trade.
Kimberlee Stiens: ???
Kimberlee Stiens: The "truth" is that I'm unhappy with my item, wrote you four times, never recieved a response. Poor customer service.
guangjin caiyuan: We have a complaint you,
guangjin caiyuan: You don't solve problems with our negotiation.
Kimberlee Stiens: What does that mean?
Kimberlee Stiens: Is it supposed to be "with out negotiation?"
Kimberlee Stiens: Because I tried to negotiate (four previous times) and still am
guangjin caiyuan: Because you don't contact us. You only according to your mean judge matter.
Kimberlee Stiens: I contacted you four times via message, and attempted to chat another time!
Kimberlee Stiens: FOUR TIMES! No Response!
guangjin caiyuan: no
guangjin caiyuan: We are very angry, the way you do things. Don't talk with us.
Kimberlee Stiens: Well, no is a good answer too. Look, you can give me a refund and Ill return the item and change the feedback, or the feedback can stand. Up to you.
guangjin caiyuan: We have a complaint you
guangjin caiyuan: You are dishonest.
Kimberlee Stiens: How? I sent you messages, you never responded, and now I'm giving you a chance to make it right. Are you going to give me a refund or not?
Kimberlee Stiens: I probably won't buy on Ali again, given how this went, so I don't care you give me negative feedback. YOU are the ones who will have to keep selling with poor feedback.
guangjin caiyuan: We just query your order number. We completely according to your message for you as commodity. Then free sent to you. You do make our company has a great losses.
Kimberlee Stiens: Well, you only lose money if you give me a refund. Are you giving me a refund?
guangjin caiyuan: You have done very bad things,
Kimberlee Stiens: ? Are you giving me a refund or not? I will revise feedback if you do.
guangjin caiyuan: I will give you the information release in many places. Tell them you are a liar.
Kimberlee Stiens: I don't understand. Please rephrease
Kimberlee Stiens: *rephrase
guangjin caiyuan: Your attitude is very unfriendly, we Sue you. You threaten us,
Kimberlee Stiens: What threat?
guangjin caiyuan: To copy sucstressed unfriendly. Don't You contact us to solve problems. Directly to our bad of feedback.
Kimberlee Stiens: I am dissatisfied with my purchase, I would like a refund. I sent several messages via Ali's messaging, I have confirmation copies. No response. Will you give me a refund or not?
guangjin caiyuan: You are not actively problem-solving attitudes. You do that, only in your own attitude to judge matter.
Kimberlee Stiens: Copy of message: Dear Kimberlee Stiens,
Your message was successfully sent to guangjin caiyuan click here for the detail information of your order No.1001270493.
Kimberlee Stiens: Hello! I'm trying to contact you one more time before leaving negative feedback. I need to return the coat because it is too tight across the shoulders. I would like a refund and will return the coat. Please tell me the address to send it to and confirm refund, and I will be happy to leave positive feedback.
Wishing you the very best of business,
AliExpress Service Team (2011-01-22 10:10:21)
Kimberlee Stiens: OK, lets problem solve, then. Give me a refund and I remove negative feedback
guangjin caiyuan: We want to Sue you. ,
Kimberlee Stiens: Good luck. I have done nothing wrong.
guangjin caiyuan: You have no contact with us. Positive to solve problems.
guangjin caiyuan: You threaten us,
Kimberlee Stiens: Are you giving me a refund or are you keeping your bad feedback? I'm getting tired of being called a liar and being told I'm making "threats."
guangjin caiyuan: We are a comprehensive trading company, to operate the project a lot. We are actively communicate with customers every aspect. We are all in the positive cooperation and conversation.
Kimberlee Stiens: OK, then lets talk. Are you giving me a refund or not?\
guangjin caiyuan: But other digits. And because you copy sucstressed positive not with us to solve problems. And give us bad feedback. Threat to us, that we give you of personality have cast doubt,
Kimberlee Stiens: OK. I'm done. Are you giving me a refund or not?
guangjin caiyuan: If you don't give us bad feedback before. We can have a good problem solving. Now your behaviour has caused by our company's reputation and great losses.
Kimberlee Stiens: And if you give me a refund, I will change the feedback so it is not bad
guangjin caiyuan: Now you are threatening to us?
Kimberlee Stiens: No, I'm negotiating
guangjin caiyuan: You have no credibility.
Kimberlee Stiens: OK, last chance. Are you giving me a refund or not?
guangjin caiyuan: bye
guangjin caiyuan: You threaten us,
Kimberlee Stiens: I gave you many chances to resolve my complaint. You instead call me a liar and say I'm threatening you. I will never buy from you again and will complain to AliExpress about your store. And your feedback score will stay. One last chance. If you just refund my order, I will remove my feedback and not complain.
guangjin caiyuan: We will take you to send to the world. Let people around the world comments. Because you figure problem. Not our quality problem,
guangjin caiyuan: bye


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As an experienced technology expert and strategist, Professor Terry Knibb, BAE Systems's chief scientist, gets awfully excited about those breakthrough technologies that promise to radically shrink the environmental footprint of air transport.
But even he has to admit that sometimes it's hard to take the whole industry with you.
Speaking at the Royal Aeronautical Society's recent Facing Up To The Future conference he told delegates about the efforts of the European Out of the Box (OOTB) think tank which was set the task to come up with some pretty radical ideas about future air travel.
Linking people and their luggage with the aircraft was one of them, an effort that would feature advanced IT devices to assist the passenger, advanced security and tracking systems, advanced airport design features and even new aircraft design including a more modular design.
The objective? To speed the passenger onto the aircraft in seamless fashion – from the front doors of their homes to their ultimate destination.
But they hit one snag. They didn't take into account: the fact that an airport's economic model has come to rely heavily on the revenues from passenger spend…those passengers who, as Knibb pointed out, "spend hours wandering around bored out of their skulls".
Oh dear. Back to the drawing boards, chaps!
He explained how support for these blue sky concepts has grown out of the work of a high level European air transport forum which in 2001 published a vision on the requirements of the air transport system in 2020 setting out quantitative goals in CO2, NOx and noise reductions while increasing safety levels.
This forum, the Advisory Council for Aeronautic Research in Europe (ACARE), urged that in order to stimulate any technological step change in the second half of this century, the European Commission would need to get some pretty bold visioneers to identify those novel concepts and technologies that would demand revolutionary changes to the system.
The OOTB project was duly established with the brief to be forward looking rather than be expected to deliver immediate technological solutions.
Initial studies resulted in 100 far-out and not so far-out ideas which were then whittled down to those seen as holding the most promise, offering the prospect of substantial impact and benefit to the air transport system this side of the 22nd century.
Five further areas which showed near-er term promise:
• Personal air transport systems including a comprehensive concept for the use of such as system which would require bespoke technologies
• Use of ground-based means to reduce airborne mass and power including research into alternative power sources, energy efficiency as well as research into mechanics like water landing, airframe adaptation, parafoils etc
• The airborne cruiser/feeder concept involving large cruisers flying patterns around the globe with smaller feeder aircraft to transfer passengers
• A globalised autonomous aircraft guidance featured a totally automated air traffic control system using autonomous aircraft operations
• New means of propulsion featuring direct energy conversion that dispenses with the turbofan engine, alternative physics, electric chemistry, heat management etc and a different propulsion layout, higher efficiency like plasma aerodynamics.
Learn more about the successor CREating innovative Air transport Technologies for Europe (CREATE) project which aims to stimulate the development and the capture of know-how and technologies which will enable step changes for sustainable air travel in the second half of the century
FutureProof has highlighted some of those 100 ideas and you'll find those at out Gallery of Future Concepts. Click on the images to see a short explanation.


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Michael Pinto on the changing tattoo industry, respecting the art form and teaching the craft
When Michael Pinto opened Thick as Thieves Tattoo in 2004, he wanted to create a place for people like him. A self-proclaimed misfit, Pinto has been immersed in the lifestyle since he was a teenager, and has been tattooing professionally for fifteen years now. Westword recently caught up Pinto, who shared his thoughts on the changing industry, preserving respect for the art form and teaching the craft to an apprentice. Photos courtesy of Thick as Thieves Tattoo
See also: Artists explore ancient and modern body art in Tattoos in Contemporary Art
Westword: How did you get introduced to the tattoo culture?
Michael Pinto: My first introduction to it was bikers when I was a kid. I would always look at their tattoos and thought that was real cool. And then punk rock in the '80s, that was just the thing to do. It seems like I've been interested in it forever. It used to be a lot harder to become a tattoo artist, in the late '80s and early '90s, than it is now. It took me the better part of eight or nine years of trying and trying to find the right spot. When I finally did, that was it.
How did you decide to open your own tattoo shop?
I'm kind of a misfit. I didn't really fit in with one group of guys here or another group of guys there. I kind of had a vision of what I thought a tattoo shop is supposed to be like, what it's supposed to look like -- kind of romantic images in my head from times gone by, when tattoo shops were a little more dangerous or a little more scary. Maybe not dangerous or scary, but taboo. When you went into a tattoo shop, you felt like you were doing something cool, like you have a special place, this magic little world. It seems like some of that has been lost. People expect to be spoiled. It has changed a little bit. We have to be a little more customer service-oriented than in the old days. But I really think that doing good art should speak for itself. If your tattoo artist is a little gruff or a little gray, which most of us are -- I call it my home for wayward boys you got a bunch of guys in here and attitudes can fly a little bit, but I think the artwork speaks for itself. Everybody who works here does first-class tattoos. We all put real effort into being the best artists can we can and doing the best job that we can. I guess the question started with why I opened the shop. I wanted a place where guys like me could come and do work that matters.
Is it hard to balance being and artist and running the business?
Yeah. For a long time, I ran this place like a pirate. I didn't really keep track of much, let my guys come and go, and I still do that to some extent. But I had a baby about a year and a half ago, and when I found that I was going to be a father, I spent like a year expanding the shop. I added three new stations, got an accountant, a lawyer, stuff like that. I've done a pretty good job of trying to find a system where it kind of operates itself, but it took me two years to get there. Fatherhood takes more of my time than anything, and then art comes second and the shop is all tied in. I think running the shop is kind of like an art, too.
Continue reading for the rest of the Q&A with Michael Pinto.
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I talk to a lot of business executives. Their top concern – especially when they're making decisions about where to locate – almost always comes down to people: Will they be able to find enough highly skilled, educated and trained workers to make their business a success?
Kentuckians are an industrious people, there's no doubt. But the simple fact is that our workforce, top to bottom, isn't as strong as it needs to be. Not when you consider how rapidly sophisticated the marketplace is becoming.
Cognizant of that fact, over the past few years we've been laying the groundwork for a stronger workforce by revolutionizing our system of career and technical education to make it more accessible to students at an earlier age, more rigorous academically and better aligned with both postsecondary requirements and employer needs.
Today we took another significant step forward on that mission.
I signed an executive order eliminating Kentucky's current system of career and tech ed – a disjointed, duplicative system that is split between local school districts and the state Department of Workforce Investment – and unifying it under the auspices of Kentucky's Department of Education.
The executive order also establishes a CTE Advisory Committee to provide guidance as we create a more relevant and efficient system to educate and prepare students for the world of work in a real-life setting.
Today's career and tech ed is a lot more vibrant and sophisticated than what used to be called "shop" – a handful of carpentry and mechanics classes designed for kids who didn't plan on going to college.
In fact, last year some 75 percent of Kentucky high school students were enrolled in CTE programs offered at 323 middle and high schools, area technology centers and career and technical centers across the state.
As of next year, students will be able to choose from 16 career clusters, taking hands-on training in areas like agriscience, information technology, machine tool technology, health sciences, electrical technology and business administration.
In short, we're creating a system of career and tech ed that is a first choice, not a last resort.
And in so doing we're creating a workforce that companies can't wait to come to Kentucky to hire.
Today was another in a series of emotionally difficult days.
Jane and I attended a funeral Mass at St. Dominic Church in Springfield for Mike Haydon, who served as my chief of staff and top legislative adviser. Mike, who was just 62, died unexpectedly on Sunday, and on Wednesday we held a public memorial in the Capitol Rotunda.
Mike was not only one of my top advisers but also a personal friend.
We, like others, remain devastated by his death.
It's impossible with mere words to capture his spirit and presence and to summarize his impact on life here in the Commonwealth. Phrases like "devoted family man" and "dedicated public servant" are clichés, but in Mike's case they were absolutely true.
Mike spent more than 30 years in public service at both the state and local levels, including positions as chief of staff for House Majority Floor Leader Rocky Adkins, deputy secretary of the Governor's Executive Cabinet under former Gov. Paul Patton, secretary of the Revenue Cabinet and commissioner of the Department of Property Valuation. He also served as mayor of Springfield and property valuation administrator for Washington County.
To each job he brought a deeply felt desire to help people as well as a personal code of ethics, honesty and loyalty.
As governor, I especially appreciated his intense energy, his candor, his deep knowledge of the state and its history and his unique sense of humor, which was on display in playful moments as well as tense ones.
At the same time, everyone who worked with Mike knew that his No. 1 priority was his family. His wife, Lisa; his three children, Blair, Kate and Ben; his parents and his seven brothers and sisters were never far from him, mentally and physically.
I want to thank them for sharing Mike with the state all these years. In their time of grief, Jane's and my thoughts and prayers are with them.
We miss our friend dearly.
The federal mandate is clear: Kentucky either creates its own online marketplace to help its citizens find and qualify for health insurance … or it moves aside and the federal government takes over.
These online marketplaces, known as exchanges, are required by the federal Affordable Care Act, which was recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. That's a fact. The only question is: who runs it? Us, or Washington, D.C.?
Equally clear is the best answer to that choice: Kentucky – not the federal government -- should manage its program.
So last week I signed an executive order establishing what's called the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange.
Beginning in 2014, the exchange required by federal law will provide one-stop shopping for Kentuckians to enroll in qualified health care plans or through federal and state programs like Medicaid and KCHIP. It also will be the place where employers can enroll their workers in health plans, small businesses can qualify for tax credits and individuals can qualify for tax credits and subsidies to help pay their premiums.
My executive order also established an 11-member Exchange Advisory Board whose members will be announced by mid-August. And it sets in motion six upcoming forums around the state beginning July 25 with insurers, providers, agents, consumers, employers and advocates to educate the public on insurance reforms and to solicit input on the development of a Kentucky exchange.
My decision followed the recommendations of multiple stakeholders – including business groups, hospitals, insurers and health care advocates … groups with as varied points of view as the Kentucky Hospital Association, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and Kentucky Voices for Health.
They have argued loudly and clearly that they don't want the federal government running this program for Kentucky.
Yet when it came time to find office space to house the program, a legislative committee – voting strictly along partisan lines – tried to block the creation of the exchange by rejecting that proposal. I overrode their action and authorized the Secretary of Finance to enter into the lease.
When are we going to get partisan politics out of policy discussions?
The Affordable Care Act is neither perfect nor the end-all solution to health care reform. But it's a start, and it's the law. Regardless of your political affiliation, Kentucky and all other states are under federal order to create benefits exchanges for access to coverage for all citizens.
And with Kentucky's high rates of cancer and other chronic diseases, this exchange will help our citizens find affordable, quality health care that can help them get on a path to wellness.
We can either hide and let the federal government run this program, or we can step up.
I am determined that Kentucky will not fall behind in the implementation of our state health care exchange.
People who care about Kentuckians know they need help. And that's what we're going to give them.
During an event touting the Ford Motor Co.'s new investment in Louisville on Thursday, I heard a number that puts that spin-off in perspective.
$3.8 billion.
That's the value of parts and other goods that Ford will buy this year from more than 180 suppliers in Kentucky (actually, Ford Vice President John Fleming said "more than $3.8 billion").
That's a lot of parts, creating economic impact throughout the state.
That's one of the many reasons I have been so thrilled by Ford's ongoing investment in its Louisville Assembly Plant and its Kentucky Truck Plant in Jefferson County.
If you recall, with the car industry facing huge challenges during the recession, the future of those plants was in doubt. But I as governor and then-Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson put in long hours on the phone and even flying to Michigan to convince Ford to stay in Louisville and Kentucky.
The company's decision in 2008 to retool the plants saved about 5,000 jobs.
Ford strengthened its commitment last year when it announced it would invest $600 million to retool LAP to build the next-generation Ford Escape, and add in the process add 1,800 workers.
On Thursday, Ford executives came in to see those changes and to confirm additional news: a planned $621 million investment in the truck plant over the next four years, and the likely addition of a third shift toward the end of next year at LAP, totaling about 1,300 new workers.
In one year, that's more than $1.2 billion in new investment, and 3,100 new jobs.
I am proud of the efforts of myself and others – including former Mayor Abramson and Sec. Larry Hayes and other members of the state Cabinet for Economic Development – to work with Ford to negotiate the investments and to set up incentives to help make the expansions successful.
I also want to acknowledge the efforts of UAW leaders and members who worked with Ford management to write and approve a new contract.
As a result, our economy benefits, the community benefits, the company benefits and our families benefit.
Today I joined with Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and federal highway officials to announce an aggressive plan to repair the bridge and get it reopened within the next six months.
The bridge – which carries Interstate 64 from Louisville to New Albany, Ind., was closed Sept. 9 after a serious crack was discovered in a steel tie. Three weeks of inspection and analysis found other weld defects at numerous locations.
The $20 million repair will involve installing new steel plating along both sides of the bridge tie that runs horizontally along the entire 1,600-foot structure.
Indiana has lead responsibility for maintenance of the bridge and will issue bid documents next Tuesday and, hopefully, the contract by mid-October.
Because we hope to get the bridge opened even quicker without sacrificing safety, an incentive will be built into the contract if work is finished before the target completion date. Likewise, sanctions will punish undue delays.
Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez has personally pledged to me to expedite the necessary federal reviews of the project, and I appreciate that.
I also appreciate the patience of people whose lives have been affected by the shutdown.
No doubt this has caused and continues to cause massive headaches.
But I have seen many examples of the creativity and resilience of our people and our businesses as they have sought to go about their lives.
• Businesses letting employees telecommute.
• Workers car-pooling.
• New production schedules.
• Different delivery times.
• Professors at the University of Louisville sleeping in their offices.
• A new ferry.
• Families who are temporarily split apart, living on both sides of the river to ease trips to work, school and elsewhere.
• And above all, patience and good humor while stuck in traffic.
I appreciate those attitudes and those responses.
We have dealt with a lot in Kentucky over the last few years, from economic challenges to a seemingly endless series of weather-caused catastrophes. The deterioration of this bridge is the latest challenge, and we will overcome this as we have and are overcoming the other challenges.
It hasn't been easy, but today we set out a path forward.
In the weeks and months ahead we will be working as quickly as possible to implement that plan, safely and efficiently.
Unfortunately, many small businesses can't obtain the capital to put creative ideas into action.
They're credit-worthy. But in this era of caution, many lie just outside of the guidelines of private sector lenders.
This week, however, we announced a major new initiative that will give Kentucky entrepreneurs and small businesses access to nearly $155 million to help with job creation across this state.
The Kentucky Small Business Credit Initiative includes three new programs to be used by the Cabinet for Economic Development to facilitate private lending to small businesses.
• The Kentucky Capital Access Program will encourage private lenders to be more aggressive in loan practices by offering them additional insurance against potential loss.
• The Kentucky Collateral Support Program will help borrowers whose cash flow does not meet lenders' requirements.
• And the Kentucky Loan Participation Program will enhance a lender's ability to underwrite a loan.
The increased access to capital was made possible by the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010.
Kentucky successfully applied for just under $15.5 million from the U.S. Department of Treasury, and that money will be leveraged 10-1 with private lender funds to generate almost $155 million.
The program continues our aggressive outreach to small businesses with programs and services designed to help them in this difficult economy. These include:
• Creating the Kentucky Small Business Investment Credit.
• Expanding the Kentucky Micro Enterprise Loan Program.
• Creating the Governor's Export Initiative to foster international trade relationships.
• Developing a One-Stop Business Portal to streamline interaction with state agencies.
• And using state money to match dollar for dollar the grants issued through two federal programs that nurture technology and innovation at our small businesses. v We're the only state that does this, and we just completed our 11th round of funding, matching 112 grants to 56 companies.
• We've also held numerous forums and seminars focusing on helping people start new businesses. And last year we responded to over 5,000 inquiries from entrepreneurs requesting help with starting or expanding a business.
I joined Speedway officials and others from state government earlier this week to announce the plan, which is designed to solve the backups that kept some fans from getting into the NASCAR's inaugural Sprint Cup Series race last July.
The Speedway has bought 143 acres across from the track and is turning it into about 10,000 parking spaces. The track is also hiring parking and engineering professionals to manage both car and pedestrian traffic next year.
We appreciate the track's demonstrated commitment to improving the fans' experience, and consequently, the state is stepping up to make some changes that will help:
• One, widening the shoulder of the ramp from southbound 71 to Ky. 35 to allow three lanes of traffic to exit the interstate on race day.
• Two, widening about a mile of Ky. 35 leading up to the track, making it a five-lane road with full-width shoulders.
• And three, adding a tunnel under Ky. 35 to help pedestrians move more safely to and from the Speedway.
The improvements will help not only race days at the track – which is a significant part of Kentucky's tourist economy and has a huge economic impact on our local businesses – but also residents and businesses of Gallatin County.
The cost is about $3.6 million and will be paid out of the Transportation Cabinet's contingency fund.
The plan is the culmination of a series of meetings we initiated with the track after the July race.
The bottom line is this event is extremely important to this state. We worked hard to attract the race to Kentucky, and we intend to help the Speedway make it a bigger and better event every year.
It's an unfair stereotype, but there's little doubt Kentucky has a serious problem with dental health.
Two years ago we began an aggressive effort to reverse that trend. Last week we unveiled another step, one that could change the lives of 25,000 children.
The impact of poor oral health – especially for our children -- is much greater than an unflattering national image.
Dental problems affect everything from nutritional choices to speech development to performance in school. Children with chronic pain in their mouths find it difficult to do well in school, especially if they have to miss class. And poor oral health can lead to more serious health conditions.
The new program is called "Smiling Schools," and it has three parts:
• One, over the next year a protective tooth varnish treatment will be applied to the teeth of children in first through fifth grade at 80 schools in 16 counties in Eastern Kentucky. The fluoride varnish prevents decay, slows the progress of existing decay and reverses the beginning steps of decay.
• Two, the Department for Public Health will conduct outreach in that region to increase public awareness of the importance of children's dental health.
• And three, the local health department nurses specially trained to apply the varnish will examine the children for other dental problems and refer those who need additional services to dentists.
It's a one-year pilot program funded from two sources: $250,000 from the state General Fund, and $1 million from the federal Appalachian Regional Commission, via a grant to the Kentucky Department for Public Health.
A similar program is in its fourth year in Clark County, and it has produced incredible results.
The new program is part of the "Healthy Smiles Kentucky" initiative I kicked off in October 2009.
The biggest goal was to increase the number of dentists who treat children. With a variety of partners from the dental colleges at the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville, the state's Oral Health Program is developing new training in pediatric dentistry that should be available later this year.
In addition, last year we awarded grants that helped many communities establish local coalitions that have been increasing access to dental care through new programs tailored to those communities.
Next year those coalitions will be able to apply for portable dental equipment to bring care directly into those communities.
The way I and many others see it, an investment in dental care is an investment not only in the quality of life of our individual children but also in the long-term economic success of this state.
One of the most interesting stories – and most unique missions – involving American troops in Afghanistan surrounds the AgriBusiness Development Teams.
These are hand-picked soldiers who are teaching sustainable agricultural practices – both how to farm and how to turn it into a successful business -- to villagers in remote areas.
Sort of like battle-ready agricultural extension agents working toward peace in a country long torn by violence, these farmer-soldiers have also been very successful with empowering Afghani women in the agricultural economy – a new phenomenon in that region.
I got to spend time with Kentucky's third ADT stationed in Afghanistan – a Kentucky National Guard Unit headed by Col. Neil Mullaney – today while visiting troops in the Middle East.
It's the third day of a trip set up and funded by the Department of Defense for governors of states where a large number of troops live or are based.
It's the first time in recent history that a sitting Kentucky governor has visited an active war zone.
Today I visited troops in Kabul, Kandahar and Bagram.
In addition to visiting the ADT, I got to spend time with several dozen soldiers from the 101st Airborne based at Fort Campbell.
My admiration for the job our Kentucky soldiers are doing in these difficult geographic, social, and political circumstances continues to grow.
I'm amazed at their enthusiasm and confidence. They really feel they are making a big difference in the region, bringing peace and security – not to mention economic progress.
I assured the soldiers that all of Kentucky is thinking about them and praying for their safe return. They in turn asked me to send their love back to their families and communities.
We took a lot of pictures around a Kentucky flag, and they talked a lot about the coming football game between the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville. In fact, they took a poll on who they think will win the game (but made me vow not to tell).
All told, more than 9,600 Kentucky troops are currently deployed in Afghanistan. Approximately 6,000 troops are from Fort Campbell, 3,600 from Fort Knox and 79 from the Kentucky National Guard.
Earlier this week I visited troops stationed in Iraq and Kuwait, eating and talking with them.
Combined with the troops deployed in Iraq and Kuwait, Kentucky currently has more than 12,000 servicemen and women serving in these war zones.
All of Kentucky should be proud of them.
I'm privileged to have seen their dedication, their professionalism and their courage in person.
125 degrees.
Just in case of attack, I was issued body armor and a Kevlar helmet to wear on flights in-country.
What I was seeing and feeling was just another normal "work day" for our Kentucky men and women deployed overseas in the war on terror.
And my respect and admiration – no, my awe -- of their courage and their commitment increased exponentially.
I'm here in Kuwait and Iraq at the invitation of the Department of Defense with three other governors – like me – from states where a large number of troops have been trained or live.
My visit marks the first time in recent history that a sitting Kentucky governor has visited an active war zone.
In Kentucky, we truly appreciate and support the thousands of troops from our home state who are serving in the far reaches of the world, who protect our nation's security and promote peace. So when the Pentagon invited me on this trip, I jumped at the chance to meet the troops in the environs in which they're operating and to tell them personally – again – how much their service means to us.
After a briefing by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and other high-level Defense officials Monday morning at the Pentagon, we flew overseas, where we were briefed by Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, the commander in charge of U.S. troops in the Middle East, and others.
In Kuwait, I so far have visited Ali Al Salem Air Base and Camp Arifjan. In Iraq, I've met with troops at Joint Air Base Balad, Taji Air Base, Camp Victory Baghdad and Baghdad International Airport (BIAP is a large military base).
More than 2,600 Kentucky servicemen and women are currently deployed to Iraq and Kuwait. Approximately 1,000 troops are deployed from Fort Campbell, as well as an additional 140 troops from Fort Knox.
Nearly 1,500 Kentucky National Guard troops are serving in Iraq and Kuwait, including the 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade. This brigade consists of 1,467 soldiers from units in Louisville and Southeastern Kentucky, and just deployed to the area this week. It is the largest mobilization of Kentucky National Guard troops since World War II.
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Hi everyone! I'm planning to put a garden right next to my house, the garden would be facing North and gets FULL shade. I wanted to put a few trellises up on the house and have some viney-type plants grow up them. I only want vines that would survive winter here (it gets to about 10 degrees F in the winter). Any suggestions??? |
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Not many vines will grow in FULL shade, but if you are looking for flowers, forget about, there is none. Also, those full shade growing vines usually are very large and agressive, thus not suitable for trellises or against the house. First two that come immediately to mind are climbing hydrangea and akebia quinata. Virginia creeper probably will work too. Not sure about English Ivy, but it might work as well in full shade. All four could become a monsters. |
You might want to try silver lace vine. It is very agressive. The shade will slow it down. You proberly won't have any flowers. It grows 40ft in pt sun in a single season. It does die back every winter and only flowers on new wood. I grow some on a fence under big trees so it gets a lot of shade. I am happy with the results. |
I have a Sweet Autumn clematis growing in horrible conditions both dry and shade. So far so good. I do try and give it a drink a couple times a week but lately with everything else needing to be watered it sorta gets left out. This is actually the one I ripped out from around my lamp post because it bent the lamp over it was so big. It is one tough vine. Chocolate vine is another one I have in a mostly all shade spot. |
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You might consider Boston Ivy. The leaves fall in autumn but they give you spectacular color before they do. But this vine can take over if not watched |
If you can find "Got Shade" at your local library, the author suggests tons of vines for shade. |
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Boeing and Airbus have always double booked their order slot. In 2008 and 2009 they moved a lot of deliveries around to help customers (and were public about it). Equity analysts will look at the credit quality of the order book in assigning a rating to the two manufacturers, so it's something they have to take into account.
Generally orders don't disappear, they just get deferred, so the likelihood of the orderbook reducing significantly this year is small. We would expect the number of orders to fall this year.
It will be hard for Airbus to beat Boeing because most of the commitments taken for the re-engined 737 are not firm orders and will be converted into firm orders this year. Most of the commitments made for the A320neo in 2011 were firm orders. Finally, high oil prices may put airlines into bankruptcy but not all of them, and the industry cannot survive in a high oil-price environment without new, efficient aircraft.
Is it just me or is this just TE applauding the kind of financial hocus pocus that lies behing the GFC again.
Used to be, after a hard think u put up some equity & the boos says - how jolly - i can avoid the banks
now they take the money, rush off to the bank for more money, then off to the casino to gamble w/ u equity.
airlines are the most fraught game in town & buffet agrees.
bird flu, 9/11, volcanoes or just good old fashioned lousy economy's which we now have in spades.
the good news for jets is really bad news for all others - fuel prices have accelerated the depreciation cycle - a 30yr old plane used to be doable - now ~15yr old ones are being scrapped or put on light duties.
one thing the writer forget is the speed of dispreciation of these "fast" churned out planes.Apparently, the quality of the output initially is good enough to reach the standard ,but how about the planes operate a few years ago ,don't we remember the plane is used for almost a decade ,at least.Isn't it risking our passengers' life?
how dare they can earn a stack of money at the expense of our life?
it is totally ridiculous and ludicrous that nobody are aroused what they are doing is morally mishap.When you search the news around the world, you can see many news have reported the planes have problems here and there,recently.Now , we have already seen a smidgen of cases showing up the problem of this mode of production ,even in the case in vehicle ,toyota. So , let's get rethink of this issue once and it is not merely the writers said those matters only.
ANA has come up with a novel way to motivate Boeing to keep its production timetable on time: It has announced its intention to open a new Tokyo-Seattle route using the B787, meaning that any delays in delivery would have to be announced to all of Seattle, and people at Boeing would KNOW about that one...
"flydubai, an airline which can't afford capital letters"
Funniest thing I've read all day. Actually sprayed coffee all over my keyboard when I read it, it was so unexpected in this piece that I was caught totally off-guard.
Well done!
That is why I love TE.
it was the "tailspin" for me, and it is exactly where my money went :) Keep it up!
Just a small observation, the part about that in hindsight, they probably should have done more in-house to keep the time table and reliability of components sounds like the thing that's also what fill the House of Jobs's wallet with a 100 bil (not 100 bills). Of course, they got Foxconn, but I am sure Jobs's lieutenants make sure the managers at foxconn work as if the "very whips of their masters were behind them".
Come to think of it, bmi couldn't use capital letters because BMI stands for 'Body Mass Index'... not the most polite thing to ask their passengers (though very pertinent to their business and operations).
ok - so your set homework is to come up w/ an acronym like rofl
These companies would be smart to lobby against privatising airports globally.
The ripoffs they have become sours the experience. Even folks who can afford it dont like being cheated.
sydney airport (macquarie bank ~) has taxi tax, absurdly prices parking & trolleys .. - average cost to punters in or out is $~40.
Just an anecdotal theory - sure fuel economy is a factor, but also, post 9/11, i think folks have really gone off hubs.
folks will pay more for a direct flight, hence the fad for smaller planes.
I hope they take very hefty deposits. Its is a very volatile retail market with some volatile players. I see little evidence of investors doing well from going long on airlines in the last 40 years.
I suspect much of current fleet replacement requires dilution of capital.
Right on dude. Life is too short to change planes at Sydney.
That is the model that Boeing was betting on when it designed the 787. A mid-size plane with a long range that would allow for spoke to spoke air travel.
Airbus went the other route, betting on hub to hub hence the A380. Personally I think the spoke to spoke is far more appealing. If for no other reason I don't want have to arrive to the airport an extra hour early just to fill up a giganto-aircraft nor do I want to sit at the baggage claim for 3 hours.
Not sure whether folks liking hubs or not makes a difference. I fly regulary from West Palm Beach to Santa Ana. Even if I wanted to avoid it...I still have to change at DFW / O'Hare.
or as they say, to get to heaven, you still have to change at atlanta.
yeah yeah - i know - but imagine they were HSR~ hubs & could whisk you to ~nearby cities w/o getting on another plane.
I imagine paris, belgium, frankfurt holland london, shanghai ... are much like that.
just saying - a yank friend who has done mega miles in planes, now prefers to drive if the trip requires a change
i sympathise - i hate airports
i resisted the temptation but i give up - am from oz so my geography probably sucks
but r u saying you go from fla to tx via chicago - if so - surreal
good point about the baggage
i have a wacky theory
on some of the busiest global routes, planes bareley get off the ground b4 they are landing again -
- inter island japan, hk taipei, melb sydney, sf lax ...
no check in luggage ~ a380 standing room only (u sit in a vertical, as safe, harness), no toilets bar emergencies (charge the dopes big time or give em a bottle & a napkin) - 8-900 on a plane - fares are a song - option up on the landing gear tho - carriers pay more for priority landing given the inconvenience & discomfort to so many from delays
am curious - suspect a hi proportion of main routes could be done in an hour - stacks of urban commuters manage to hold on for that time
The heaven or hell bit is bang on. One of my co-workers had her late father flown from West Palm up to Boston. They had to change (with the coffin) in Atlanta. No kidding.
yeah - that was my point - ta - but as always is way more complicated
as per my other subsequent posts - the a380 has a role as did the jumbo - but am not sure they bet right on market size
scarce landing slots at heathrow seems an iffy reason for it.
the watershed to me seems - ultimately they are marketing to passengers - do folks trust just 2 engines on big long haul planes - some carry just a few less than a jumbo - a mate just did sydney hawaii in in a 2 engine - thats a v long haul over water
conversely - few airports can take a 380 need be
the jumbo was a bit silly anyway - the hump is only decorative am told - needs a replacement
oh dear - sorry if i hit on sore spot - macabre but funny
i stole it from a movie - the reluctant traveller? william hurt? gina rolands? - good movie - a guy who writes books on how business travelers can best avoid interacting w/ their new and wonderful surroundings
i didnt say hell - but u raise an interesting point - maybe u gotta change there anyway
Here in Japan, we did have 747-SRs which increased passenger capacity to 520 by sacrificing range and making the seats single-class. This was the type used in the fateful JL123 flight from Tokyo to Osaka that crashed in August 1985, killing 521 passengers and crew (with 3 survivors).
yikes - thats a bad one - sounds the worst bar the two jumbos that smashed into each other - canary islands maybe?
nice to chat - almost replied to u prev post
so whats the deal - does anjin san mean anglo san? - as in expat?
if not - u english is suspiciously good
i piked as my comment was too lame - as in hope the dreamliner trip isnt like wearing a nylon shirt - i hate that - told u it was lame
the urban myth? I heard was that japan uses jumbos to island hop - when boing discovered how much heat the landing gear was copping - they were horrified - nothing like the duty cycle planned for in the design
osaka tokyo sounds a v short trip also btw - not saying they are connected
am guessing here - but a possible cool scenario - only in america NOT - is u get a hsr to say tokyo from a regional city - fly to frankfurt & hsr or at least v good rail - to any of dozens of viable euro cities - hub to hub & then train at both ends
must be fun if am right - a mate spent time there as an editor on an english lang newspaper
would like to also - have the liesure & money but also a dog am devoted to
that aside - my travel style is to go native & cheap
rent a typical apartment for a month & see what happens - hang out in the same joints as the locals & absorb - i can mime in any language
Just as a matter of interest, has anyone reading this article actually FLOWN on a B787?
possibly - but they are reading the japanese version of TE
In that case, I could be the first one to fly and write about it, as I'll be flying on a dreamliner to Frankfurt on Sunday night.
So long as finance is available and there is demand for jet travel, soaring fuel prices will increase demand for modern fuel efficient aircraft. The types of aircraft mentioned as having the longest wait-lists: the 787, A320neo, A380 and the new model 737 all claim big fuel savings offering a competitive edge to the airline that possesses them in times when the cost of fuel is increasing.
That's right. Rising fuel prices may actually play IN FAVOR of airplane manufacturers. New models are more fuel efficient, so rising fuel prices may send older planes into premature obsolescence.
Refresh my memory. Aren't we talking about the same Boeing where workers in Seattle were threatening to strike because the company was looking to open an additional (not replacement) assembly plan in South Carolina?
This was recently settled, Boeing gets to keep the SC plant, while all future work on the 737 is guaranteed for Renton + some worker bonuses.
I just hope faster, faster, faster doesn't mean lower quality... not really much room for error at 35,000ft.
During WWII, American aerospace engineers designed a fighter from scratch to counter the superior German and Japanese fighters.
They went from the drawing board to a flying prototype in 100 days using slide rules, hand drafting and basic hand powered wind tunnels. They did not have CAD workstations, modeling software or NASA wind tunnels or even calculators.
They also made the P-51 Mustang in an era of war scarcity, spy secrecy and under threat of enemy bombing. All design studios had blacked out windows.
The P-51 turned out to be the best fighter in the war, superbly functional with a long range, a game changer in air superiority that the USAF has never relinquished, the best fixed wing propeller aircraft ever designed, and a simple elegant classic design epitome that sits in museums next to art work. Current models still compete in world air races, though they are older than their pilots.
Within 9 months, Americans were mass producing the Mustang fighter by the thousands.
Boeing's latest plane is nearly 5 years late. Longer development than the duration of WWII. Far longer than the gestation of the excellent Mustang.
And these hastily assembled war models ended up lasting several generations in durability. I doubt the Dreamliner will have the same longevity, but I hope I am wrong.
Sometimes hot, new technology is not necessarily better. And our best years are behind us. Hard work, elbow grease and diligence is more important than CAD workstations.
Boeing suffers from organizational dysfunctionality compared to its forebearers. Boeing may not need a new plane model as much as a time machine to the 1940's.
One cannot compare a 787 to a Mustang. The 787 is infinitely more complex, necessitating the need for more outside suppliers, bear in mind a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. The production of the 2 aircraft just simply cannot be compared. The development of the B-29 (one of the most expensive defense projects of WWII along with the Manhattan Project and the proximity fuse) is a better comparison. The B-29 was mired with setbacks, largely because it was all new technology. Same with the 787, all new technology that is difficult to develop and produce but will result in massive dividends with future aircraft.
Additionally it is worth nothing that P-51 was worthless until the British Rolls-Royce Merlin was installed in the D model. That's right, they went through A-C before they got to a decent aircraft ( I also dispute your contention that it was the best aircraft of WWII, though I agree it was a very good fighter).
The P51 is an iconic airplane - "Cadillac of the sky"...but to do the job of a current long haul airliner is an undertaking many orders of magnitude beyond the single-mission focus of a WWII fighter. Imagine that the P51 had to be certified by the FAA...now imagine the FAA and countless other regulatory bodies. While we admire the work of our fathers (grandfathers) we should not diminish the complexity of doing business in the modern world. I worked 40 years engineering in the auto industry, starting with carburetors and ending with direct injection turbocharged cars whose toxic emissions (my specialty) were roughly 1/1000th of the cars I started with.
Not right actually.
Only the A model had the Allison.
The Merlin was in the B and C models as well.
And the B and C models weren't worthless, they were actually slightly faster than the D model [Bossmans opinion actually but he has flown both the C and D models and I trust his opinion] but several systems in it were more complicated than the D model and visibility sucked until the D got the bubble canopy.
Just echoing what SPectacularj1 and kevinahcc20 said. Modern designs are hugely more complex with design requirements far beyond what was necessary for the P-51.
The P51 is an iconic plane but it was a single seat, unpressurised, noisy, short range(by modern standards) aircraft whose design parameters were: get there and back most of the time.
On a more personal note as an engineer I suspect like much of the general public you have only a hazy idea at best as to what it takes to produce cutting edge designs in 2012.
The P51 is an iconic airplane - "Cadillac of the sky"...
Considering that their engines (from P51B onwards) were Packard-Merlins, maybe it would be more appropriate to call them 'Packards of the sky'...
You are correct, I should have fact-checked before posting.
No doubt the Mustang is a different plane than the 787.
But I disagree when you say the Mustang was NOT new technology. Any new world class aircraft is state of the art technology for its day. It is 'high-tech' even if the term was not invented. And because of Nazis, it was top secret. Very different from 2012.
But my point is TIME.
The Mustang had a miraculously blessed design development that only took 100 days to go from a napkin design to a working prototype. NO DELAYS. ON TIME.
A more complex aircraft and technological feat than the 787, arguably is the Boeing 747. Let's compare their gestations.
The 747 had its green light with its first order on 4/66. Boeing promised the aircraft in a little over two years. The 747 rollout occurred on 9/68, 29 months later! Pan Am was flying it commercially the next quarter.
The 787 had its first order on 4/04. IT was promised for delivery and commercial service in 2008 or 39 month development. Not bad with sophisticated management and advanced design software.
However after 7 announced delays, Boeing stopped commenting on delays. The first plane was finally delivered 50 months late. 50 month delay for what should have been a 39 month gestation! And a lot of loss of investor and airline confidence that was mishandled. And the excuse making machine going into overdrive. And for the first time, loss of orders previously committed.
So the Mustang was developed in 3 months. The 787 was delayed for 50 months. Add the 39 months of scheduled development.
Perhaps the Mustang could have gone through 30 development cycles in the same interval of the 787. THIRTY GENERATIONS! Take into account war shortages, top secret cover, dozens of competing designs because of the war, and manpower shortages because of WWII. Give the 1940's aerospace men a calculator, computer, CAD, the internet, express overnight delivery, world wide suppliers including Russia and China, and NASA wind tunnels and maybe they would go farther than the current Starbuck's drinking slackers.
The 787 rollout was suppose to be symbolic on 7/8/07 or 7/8/7. Kind of a marketing gimick. It finally was flying commercial finally on 9/11. That is also a symbolic number.
The difference between 7/8/7 and 9/11: that is the delay and the loss of Boeing's prestige. 50 months.
Boeing has succeeded in making a 'time machine'. The problem is, it only wastes time.
yeah - but the mustang had machine guns - way cooler - not even an option now
Considering the size, B29 or P61 would be a fairer comparison to B787 than a P51. Single-engine and multi-engine aircrafts have completely different load/stress patterns, and would require different manufacturing and design philosophy.
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