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8/12/12 Braves at Mets: Citi Field
I thought I'd start off the entry with a "Before the Gates Open" video:
You just saw me snag my first ball of the day. On my second ball for the day, here's what happened:
I ranged over a section and lined myself up with the ball. However, the lady in the picture was camped underneath the ball, so I didn't reach in front of her. Instead, I waited for the ball to clank off her hands, picked it up, and gave it to her for even trying to catch the ball ( I almost didn't, though because she started whining right as I picked up the ball that it wasn't fair that I got the ball).
Then things went really dead. Nothing came even close to me. The boringness of this span is reflected by the only picture I took during it:
I don't even really pay attention to Olney's work as I don't really watch baseball on ESPN anymore, but on this day he was "news".
My next ball was my weirdest and perhaps most controversial of the season. Here is a picture to help visualize what I'm about to explain next:
A ball flew into the row behind the guy in the orange shirt (I was in the row below him). It then trickled down the steps, beneath the seats. It got all the way down to my row, so I grabbed the ball. The guy below the arrow then grabbed the ball as well, so, as I have always does this season, counted the ball and let go of the ball (I do this to avoid a system that may lead to confrontational or otherwise ugly situations for me). Then a weird thing happened. He said something like, "you got the ball first; here you go". Then instinctually, since I don't accept balls from other fans, I gave the ball away:
Later, on the recommendation of Zack, who I mentioned in the video, I moved over to the center field section for Juan Francsico's swings. While I was there, either Francisco or another lefty hit a ball:
I ran up to the rail and leaned as far as I could with the railing at my upper stomach, but my black glove was just floppy enough that the ball hit the pocket but pulled my thumb flap back and the ball dropped and ran all the way to the home run apple. It's frustrating to know that I would have had the ball with my old glove.
Anyway, the game itself was pretty interesting. I always love being at Sunday Night Baseball games. I don't know why. Probably because I don't have to get to the ballpark as early as I would have for a 7:00 game and the fact that I know I'm at the only night MLB game in the whole country. Given it was a SNB game, I decided to take a picture of the blimp hovering over my head:
As for the game, the Mets shelled the previously stellar Ben Sheets, but, in typical Mets fashion let their bullpen make things interesting. Until the ninth inning, the Mets were leading 6-1, but then the Mets' relievers managed to walk and allow to score four Braves.
- 3 Balls at this game (1 pictured because I gave 2 away)
Numbers 358-360 in my life:
- 137 Balls in 31 Games= 4.42 Balls Per Game
- 3 Balls x 24,891= 74,673 Competition Factor
- 40 straight Games with at least 1 Ball
- 16 straight Games with at least 2 Balls
- 4 straight Games with at least 3 Balls
- 85 Balls in 32 Games at Citi Field= 2.66 Balls Per Game
- 32 straight Games with at least 1 Ball at Citi Field
- 4 straight Games at Citi Field with at least 2 Balls
- 4 straight Games with at least 3 Balls at Citi Field
- Time Spent On Game 4:13- 12:17= 8 Hours 4 Minutes


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It would be nice, but you are talking about the media.
Thanks for the link Dice.What frustrates me most about this mess right now is that instead of waiting for evidence to come in and covering the facts, various political groups and/or segments of the media (hardly a difference between the two, frankly) are busy throwing blame at each other for the attack. For fuck's sake, have some respect for the victims and take a day off from screaming at each other and focus on covering the facts, finding out new information, and giving people information about charities that will let them help.
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Vanished Smile (Hardcover)
The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa
Knopf, 9780307265807, 256pp.
Publication Date: April 7, 2009
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In Paris at the start of a radically new century, the most famous face in the history of art stepped out of her frame and into a sensational mystery.
On August 21, 1911, the unfathomable happened—Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa vanished from the Louvre. More than twenty-four hours passed before museum officials realized she was gone. The prime suspects were as shocking as the crime: Pablo Picasso and Guillaume Apollinaire, young provocateurs of a new art. As French detectives using the latest methods of criminology, including fingerprinting, tried to trace the thieves, a burgeoning international media hyped news of the heist.
No story captured the imagination of the world quite like this one. Thousands flocked to the Louvre to see the empty space where the painting had hung. They mourned as if Mona Lisa were a lost loved one, left flowers and notes, and set new attendance records. For more than two years, Mona Lisa's absence haunted the art world, provoking the question: Was she lost forever? A century later, questions still linger.
Part love story, part mystery, Vanished Smile reopens the case of the most audacious and perplexing art theft ever committed. R. A. Scotti's riveting, ingeniously realized account is itself a masterly portrait of a world in transition. Combining her skills as a historian and a novelist, Scotti turns the tantalizing clues into a story of the painting's transformation into the most familiar and lasting icon of all time.
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"R.A. Scotti's pen is as deft as Leonardo's brush. . . . Sublime." —The Washington Times
"Luminous…. Scotti narrates the investigation with gusto and grace." —The Washington Post Book World
"A story that La Gioconda herself would have smiled at—enigmatically, of course." —Time
"Beguiling…. An absence of clues meant an abundance of theories, and Scotti advances them all in an arresting…narrative." —The New York Times Book Review
"Elegant and erudite…. Scotti follows the trail of the missing masterpiece with the same zestful sense of adventure that she brought to Basilica…. An unabashed literary diva, Scotti commands attention from page one." —The Boston Globe
"The painting was missing for more than two years, and the names of the prime suspects in the case—Pablo Picasso and his friend, the poet and art critic Guillaume Apollinaire—push this story past something even Dan Brown could concoct. . . . A rolling . . . piece of entertainment. . . . Reminds us of the bedrock appeal of the Mona Lisa's gaze." —The New York Times
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"A charming [book] that delves deeper into the mystique of the Mona Lisa herself. . . . Readers hankering for more of da Vinci and his enigmatic sitter, whose smooth smile has been bewitching men for centuries . . . should reach for Vanished Smile." —St. Petersburg Times
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This past Tuesday (1/15), 2006 7th rounder Benjamin Breault was given a gross misconduct for running into 6'5 Rimouski goaltender, Jean-Christophe Blanchard. Feeling wronged, some Rimouski fans thought Breault should be suspended. Well, here's the video. You decide if the hit deserved a gross misconduct: A respected Q playmaker, Breault has 20 goals and 45 points this season. He also averages over a hit per game, but not all are of the lamely "gross" variety.
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ChristopherSunday, January 20, 2008 ×
I don't think that's suspendable. That happened to Hasek so many times I couldn't begin to count, and it looked like he tried to move out of the way/hold Blanchard up.Reply
BakesSunday, January 20, 2008 ×
Agreed. Breault looked a little late to react after trying to make a play on the puck handler (who happened to be a roaming goalie in this case). Slightly embellished by Blanchard as well.Reply
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After nose diving 17% late last week, shares of embattled BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY) lost another 6% on Monday as Wall Street expresses alarm about the scale of the smartphone maker's projected losses and its dwindling cash position.
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The struggling Canadian company's profit warning late Friday prompted a slew of analysts to cut their price targets and ratings on its beaten-down shares.
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Goldman noted that BlackBerry's cash and investments are now set to dip to $2.6 billion from $3.1 billion.
RBC estimates BlackBerry may run out of cash in 12 to 24 months unless it undertakes another major round of layoffs. The firm said BlackBerry may need to cut another 2,000 to 3,000 jobs, in addition to the 4,500 of layoffs announced last week.
"The rapid erosion in BlackBerry's business increases the urgency of finding a strategic alternative," Jankowski wrote.
BlackBerry has been scrambling to find a buyer and several private-equity firms have reportedly expressed interest in breaking up the company.
Prem Watsa, the billionaire known as Canada's Warren Buffett and BlackBerry's largest shareholder, is seen as a leading contender to land the company.
While BlackBerry does own lucrative patents, RBC said after Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) acquisition of Motorola and Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) takeover of Nokia's (NYSE:NOK) phone business, there isn't an "urgent need for potential patent buyers to amass" intellectual property.
Shares of Waterloo, Ontario-based BlackBerry slid 5.79% to $8.22 in recent action on Monday, leaving them down 31% so far this year. The latest selloff means BlackBerry has plunged 22% since last Thursday, the day before the profit warning.


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Even if one of the teams didn't practice at all.
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I mentioned recently that I sometimes call my Sensei's wife "Mrs. Sensei." The Sensei I am referring to is my Sensei here in Hawaii.
Actually, if I do this I am sort of joking. I usually call her "Aunty."
But if I were to address the wife of my Sensei in Okinawa, I would say, "Mrs. Shinzato." I do the same for the wife of my friend, and senior, Sensei Pat Nakata. I refer to her as "Mrs. Nakata." No matter how many times she asks me to call her by her first name, I don't and won't.
You might wonder why I refer to the wife of my Sensei here in Hawaii as "Aunty," rather than Mrs. Shimabukuro. This is interesting and I cannot quite explain it. I cannot call her by her first name (this would be disrespectful) and it feels a bit too impersonal to refer to her as "Mrs. Shimabukuro" as I have known her and my Sensei for over 35 years. If I were to introduce her to someone, I would say, "Mrs. Shimabukuro." But on the phone, I might say, "Aunty."
Also, my Sensei here in Hawaii and his wife are less than 10 years older than me, while my Sensei in Okinawan is about 10 years older than that. This does not make much difference, but it seems that as the years go by, I am catching up in age!
What is most important, however you call your Sensei's wife (or husband for that matter), is that you are being polite and respectful. The use of the term "Aunty" here in Hawaii connotes respect and closeness.
I have to also say that when I address my own Sensei (both here in Hawaii and in Okinawa), my feeling is both "Sensei" (as in my instructors) and also "Uncle" (as in a close personal relationship marked by respect). I do not use the term "Sensei" in a strictly formal sense when I address them.
This also makes me think about the term "Juku." The feeling of the use of that term in "Kishaba Juku" is a family group. It connotes closeness, a personal group of like minded people, unlike an association or organization per se.
If the structure of your Karate is strict and formal, your movements will be too. Rigid thinking leads to rigid movement.
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I mentioned recently that I sometimes call my Sensei's wife "Mrs. Sensei." The Sensei I am referring to is my Sensei here in Hawaii.
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At a yard sale last year, I bought an antique bottle (date unknown) embossed with the product named Foley's Honey and Tar. What did the bottle originally contain, and was it manufactured by a local company?
At a yard sale last year, I bought an antique bottle (date unknown) embossed with the product named Foley's Honey and Tar. What did the bottle originally contain, and was it manufactured by a local company? Sold along with the bottle was a receipt-type slip from the Stroudsburg Dye House. Could the two be related?
A.S., Stroudsburg
The bottle is from Foley & Co. of Chicago, Ill., which produced the popular Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, a medication for soothing the throat and lungs.
The use of Foley's cough syrup was long-lived — it was retailed during the late 1800s until the mid-1960s.
In the early days, Foley's concoction was 7 percent alcohol mixed with a special solution of pine tar and honey, terpin hydrate, sodium benzyl succinate and gum arabic. The recommended dosage for adults was one teaspoon; for children, a half teaspoon; for infants, five to 10 drops, according to the directions on the label of another undated bottle. A photo of that bottle is posted on flickr.com.
Foley's mixture cleared the throat of phlegm and mucus, stopped the tickling, opened the air passages for easier breathing and coated inflamed surfaces with a soothing medicine, according to an advertisement published in The Evening Independent of St. Petersburg, Fla., in 1919.
Another ad in the Evening Independent boasted that Foley's Honey and Tar was "sold everywhere," which may be true since ads for the product can be easily found in old newspapers throughout the country. Even the Stroudsburg Daily Times carried an ad in 1889, promoting the "wonderful value" of the compound.
Although newspaper ads for Foley's Honey and Tar were common, the number grew during the flu epidemic of 1918, touting the mixture as the answer to those who were suffering.
To view some of the advertisements, use any search engine and enter the search subject "Foley's Honey and Tar."
Stroudsburg Dye House, which was not associated with Foley & Co., was on Monroe Street, Stroudsburg, and was in operation from the late 1800s to early 1900s.
William Roberts, who had 20 years experience in dying clothing, operated the business where customers' garments where dyed to restore their beauty or simply to change the color.
At appears that the only commonality between your bottle and receipt is that you bought the two at the same time and at the same yard sale.
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One of the oldest technologies for making one thing cling to another is exhibiting some attractive properties.
Print providers serving clients with temporary graphics needs and shops who produce elements for P-O-P know that the only thing constant in this business is change.
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Magnetic display systems of all kinds are available from more than a few providers across the marketplace. Standard offerings include "sign blanks," for easy printing of those familiar vehicle door ads; adhesive magnet strips that make virtually any graphic magnetic; and, perhaps most importantly for our market, flexible printable magnet, also known as magnetic media. And even if a metal wall isn't available, a variety of companies have developed rolled material, which will stick to a wall on one side and accept flexible printable magnet on the other.
"Magnets often enhance design, offer limitless potential for customization, and can be quickly, neatly updated with minimal tools and no training," says Heather West for Adams Magnetics, which produces flexible magnets. In recent years, people have also found that magnets contribute to green and lean initiatives because much of the material used to make magnets is repurposed material and they are recyclable and reusable.
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NORTH MANCHESTER, IND. – Bolstered by a strong defensive effort and good results inside the paint, Manchester University earned its fourth win in its last five games, toppling Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Anderson University Wednesday, Feb. 12.
The Spartans, moving to 12-10 overall and 9-6 in the conference with a 54-39 victory, held the Ravens (2-20, 1-14) to less than 20 percent shooting from the floor and beyond the arc in the opening 20 minutes. With AU not scoring in the final 9:48, MU built a 23-9 halftime lead. The visitors did answer back in the second half, cutting the deficit to as little as eight twice but could get no closer.
Senior forward Erynn Meiklejohn (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and sophomore center Stephanie Barmes (Greenwood, Ind.) provided an effective one-two punch. Meiklejohn scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds, and Barmes produced 13 points. Manchester University's guard play also contributed, as sophomore Justine Kruger (Francisville, Ind.) brought down a team-high seven rebounds; junior Alyssa Smith (Bluffton, Ind.) nabbed three steals to lead the category; and junior Jocelyn Hamilton (Columbus, Ind.) moved her multiple-assist streak to 22 successive games with four.
MU, moving just a game behind Franklin College for third place in the HCAC, takes to the road for the final time in the regular season Saturday, Feb. 15. They tip-off at the College of Mt. St. Joseph at 3 p.m.
NOTES: The Spartans have now claimed six in a row and 16 of the last 20 against Anderson University … Meiklejohn finished in double figures for the third time in the last four contests, a span in which she's averaged better than 12 points a game … Barmes' double-digit outing was her fifth of the year.


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The project would cost $1.8 million and will use GPS technology
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SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — The Sarasota County Commission will discuss today a $1.8 million contract for a countywide traffic signal project that aims to enhance the response time of rescue workers.
If the contract is approved, Traffic Control Devices of Altamonte Springs will install a traffic pre-emption system that will use GPS technology that integrates with existing traffic control devices. Sarasota County Fire Chief Mike Tobias said a GPS sensor and transmitter will be mounted on 86 of the county's emergency vehicles and receivers will be mounted on the control signal cabinet of 197 different signals around the county. He said once the receiver senses an emergency vehicle about a quarter of a mile away coming in its direction, the traffic signal will cycle to a green light in the same direction as the vehicle -- and allow traffic to move through the intersection before moving out of the way for the emergency vehicle. All other vehicles traveling in other directions will see a red light.
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My debate about Matter with Felix Salmon got some pretty good traction on the internet, as it was blogged about by Andrew Sullivan at The Daily Beast, Kevin Drum at Mother Jones, Matthew Yglesias at Slate, KPCC, Wired, Techdirt, Poynter, and more. I missed all of this as these responses appeared during my scramble to get my act together prior to heading down to Austin for SXSW. I figured now would be a great opportunity to sum up the points that I made, because my 45 minute debate was reduced to 4.5 minutes on ReutersTV and Felix encouraged me to respond at length:
Stephen Robert Morse's list of reasons why Matter has an unsustainable business model and likely won't succeed
1. A plethora of science and tech magazines (Wired, Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, The New Scientist, Scientific American, etc.) as well as non exclusively science magazines (Mother Jones, The Atlantic, etc.) already provide free long-form content that covers science and tech. When these organizations do charge subscription fees, it is not on a per article basis. Therefore, consumers achieve way higher value than the one article per week that Matter plans to offer for 99 cents.
2. The costs of producing and editing one high quality piece are generally in the $6,000 range. This estimate includes $5,000 to pay the reporter and cover the reporter's costs, plus $1,000 to pay an editor for a week's worth of work. This doesn't include legal reviews, technical considerations, or marketing budgets which also must be included in the final production costs.
3. As part of their Kickstarter campaign, the Matter team already sold the exclusive right to advertise as part of their corporate level sponsorship for seven months (at the time of this writing). There proposition that there would be no influence from advertisers is now nonsense. In my opinion, the Matter team already lied by implying that their publication would be advertisement free based on quotes from their video critiquing advertising beside articles and writing in their pitch: "We're building MATTER for readers, not advertisers."
4. Matter now has over 1,000 people on their "Editorial Board." Is that supposed to be a good thing? Who will the editorial board be permitted to choose from to write the articles? It's likely that the authors and their cronies will be decide the slate of candidates whom the crowdsourced public can vote on to write stories to begin with.
5. When I originally wrote my piece, Matter had not even hit its $50K goal. Now, it is at $120,000, which should in theory give it more money than just producing 8 issues. One of my original criticisms was the publication would run out of money after only two months. Now, I presume they can produce approximately 20 issues, or 6 months worth of content, which is still nothing too impressive. As they say in their trailer, "Producing high quality long-form journalism is expensive."
6. Having a great trailer for a Kickstarter project with big names endorsing a non-existent product is disingenuous as they create a false hope. (And it makes the web-celebrities lack all future credibility in my book.) If the journalists responsible for this project were so great, they would already be household names after years of science and tech reporting, but they are not.
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Privacy watchdog concerned with licence plate scanners used by Victoria police
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B.C.'s privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into whether the Victoria Police Department is breaking the law by automatically recording vehicle license plates.
Information and privacy commissioner Elizabeth Denham's office said Monday that concerns about the implications of widespread police surveillance technology have prompted her to launch the review, which should be complete later this summer.
"There will be some discussion of what kind of information is being collected, how it is being used, is it being disclosed to anybody or any other agencies, how long is it being retained, these are the kind of questions the investigation will examine," said Cara McGregor, a spokeswoman in Denham's office.
The automated license plate recognition system consists of a camera mounted to a police vehicle, capable of recording 3,000 license plates per hour. Those plates are automatically run through ICBC and police databases, instantly flagging drivers with outstanding warrants and insurance infractions. Police say it's a valuable safety tool.
Several local police agencies, such as the Saanich Police Department and the Capital Region Integrated Road Safety Unit already use the system. There are 43 camera-equipped vehicles in the province. Denham's report will focus on VicPD but contain recommendations for other departments, said McGregor.
The investigation was prompted by a letter to Denham from three Victoria researchers — Rob Wipond, Christopher Parsons and Kevin McArthur — who have spent two years fighting for information about the license plate program from VicPD and the RCMP.
"This is a very dangerous tool we have given our police forces," said Wipond, a journalist who has catalogued hundreds of pages of data on his website www.robwipond.com.
"It's a mass population surveillance tool that has extraordinary capacity for abuse."
Key to the group's concern is what happens to the information captured about drivers who are captured by the system but have done nothing wrong.
"We're talking about a very pervasive swath of the population that may be under this surveillance and may never know," said Parsons, a PhD candidate at the University of Victoria.
Currently, that "non-hit" data on clean drivers is deleted every day, said Supt. Denis Boucher, who runs the license plate recognition program as head of RCMP E-Division traffic services.
But the RCMP is considering keeping the data on ordinary people, so that it can log the time and location of thousands of British Columbians and their vehicles.
"It can be used to either validate an alibi, or it can be used to find information on a suspect," said Boucher.
The RCMP will decide if it wants to proceed with the expansion in the next two or three months, he said.
"We have to seek the advice of the privacy commissioner on those types of things, and we will," said Boucher.
The RCMP administers the license plate recognition program for B.C. police forces, causing further confusion over whether the Mountie-run systems fall under B.C. privacy laws or report only to the federal privacy commissioner.
VicPD chief Jamie Graham said in a statement that the system is "an incredibly important application that directly contributes to improved road safety."
VicPD also said it's developed policies to ensure it complies with privacy legislation, but wouldn't provide a copy of those policies when asked Monday.
B.C.'s Justice Ministry said any changes to how police departments use the license plate technology need to be reviewed by the provincial and federal privacy commissioners.


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A little dose of reality
A little dose of reality
Sorry, Nick. But there is nothing in your list that jumps out at me as being a big deal. Tesla is a startup company. Nothing in your list above isn't fixable. Now if superchargers didn't work, or the car broke down a lot, then I'd worry. But as a longtime reader of product forums, what I see on these forums isn't unusual.
Things always heat up a bit before reaching escape velocity. I'm still optimistic that will be the case here, but we certainly could do with a few beverage alternatives to Koolaid.
Nick, your points are well taken. However, isn't it true that, though most of us at Forums praised MS and TM, we have also expressed various concerns and even criticism regarding MS and TM? I think that the discussions at the Forums are fairly balanced.
+ 1 Nick. Well said. Many of the issues you listed are the exact same concerns I have and why I had deferred my delivery as I would like to see Tesla do a better job in some of these areas.
Nick, After reading all of your points and responding "No big deal" to every one of them....I still want to smoke the weed!
Agree with Nick. I have followed Tesla closely for over 2 years. Took delivery in early December. This company has tackled so many difficult hurdles it is unbelievable. Battery technology, motors, chasis, computer, computer UI, new factory, own stores. In Olympic gymastics terms, the degree of difficuty is is 15 out of 10! Most importantly, the company is succeeding!
However, the company repeatedly over promises and does not meet targets. Communications is less than steller? How about not good at all?
Yes, it is a startup. Vast majority of us on the forum are fans. We cut Tesla a lot of slack. The next stage of growth will be to convince those who are not early adapters. Tesla needs to improve its game, particularly communications.
Stick with the PRODUCT. Believe me, there are issues with all cars...Fords, Chevys, the whole lot.
Since they all over produce we don't see all the deformities, unlike Tesla where they are much more apparent with fewer cars.
I agree with Nick, but I just bought more stock because its the product and we will all tolerate it. I cannot see going back.
I think that TM had to give the lion's share of its attention to getting the production of the car going. After listening to the 4th quarter report last evening, it sounds like there were major obstacles to overcome. Most of those kinks have been worked out. We all know how hard it is to multi-task. This company had to be going is so many different directions at once, that I can't even imagine! Getting tires,getting superchargers online, getting stores set up here and overseas, getting people hired and trained...etc. etc. Most of those things will now be on an even keel, and they will be able to give more attention to communication.
I always think of triage. They had to take care of the "bleeders" before they could take care of the "paper cuts." Getting staff to build 1,000's of cars is more important than answering one customer's question...on one level. Arguing with myself, I could also say that a.) it's different staff who do this and b.)customer satisfaction is what this company has been and will be built on. In the end, though, I think that although Tesla had a mountain to climb, it is approaching the summit, where hopefully, it will be for a very long time.
Tesla, can you add a check box where we can mark threads like this "Short Seller Threads"? It's painful how transparent and repetitive the points are having been asked and answered over and over again yet reposted when the poster doesn't like that the points have already been refuted/dismissed and/or corrected/addressed.
So I guess Porsche could be very well F'ed as also!
In fact, with the trends in gas prices over the last ten years, most current car companies could be just a few years away from complete failure (not unlike GM was back in 2008).
Let's not get carried away with this folks. Every complex product has problems from time to time. I have purchased quite a few new cars, and it is very rare for them to be perfect when I get them. I had one that developed a drive train problem immediately after driving it from the dealership. I turned around and went right back and they said that they needed to keep the car for two weeks so that their transmission specialist, who was on vacation could look at it. I had another that had to be towed from my garage because the seatbelt interlock failed. I had another that lost 100% of its range in the winter because it wouldn't start when the temperature was less than 32 degrees F. The story goes on. Chrome misfits, paint issues. (American cars, foreign cars). The point is, most of the stories on the forum go like this: "I just got my car and I love it but .... was wrong with it. Has anyone else had this problem". A few days later followed up with: "I called service and they {replaced, fixed, adjusted, explained the correct procedure for, found a reference in the manual for} the ... and it works fine now. Maybe it would be a better idea to hold off on the first post until the problem is at least diagnosed.Some of the problems are systemic, some are one off. Point is, if you find service to be helpful, timely, successful in helping you should say so and if not say not.
@David Trushin
Well said.
David,I couldn't agree more. Frankly I'm getting a bit tired of forum posts where people complain about some minor fit/finish issues that Tesla service will fix. There are enough cars on the road now that we as forum members don't need to worry about systemic issues. Ie. if there was something truly bad about the car we'd know it by now.
Part of the problem, I think, is that with all the waiting and expectations, we want the car to be 'perfect'. I remember when I got my first Mercedes. It was a great car, but I noticed that the top window tint had a void that would cause the sun to glare into my eyes at a certain time of day. Well I complained to the dealer about it and got the "well that's how the car is made".
The model S is never going to be 'perfect'. No car is. I'm happy with awesome.
+1 David Trushin
I took delivery of my P85 on Jan 3rd.as well. My car and experience have been perfect.
I think Nick's issues are justified. I don't think he'd characterize them as complaints, but observations.
Look, I have had my Sig. #378 since October. I haven't had most of these problems, although the scratchy paint finish is one. And clearly they rushed to market, as they had to. No back seat cupholders?!?!
I had to bring my car to the Fremont service center for 3 days while they figured out why I'd lost my navigation, and finally replaced the whole screen and SIM card assembly.
BUT - and it's a huge BUT
This is by far, far, far and away the best car and probably the neatest "thing" I've ever owned. I look forward to driving it every day, even though I use it only 3-4 days out of seven. It's nothing short of a genius engineering job - body styling, speed and handling, drive train, computer, overnight improvements, my entire 40,000 tune music collection at my fingertips....
I bought stock in Tesla. Despite the bad 4Q report, I'm still way ahead of the game. I'm holding the stock until (I hope) it pays for my car. This is a work of true imagination and inspiration, and we should remember that big picture.
I have never drank the Kool-aid - I started a thread called "On one hand; on the other hand - but the big picture is we are there at the equivalent of the beginning of Nicola Tesla's AC.
I'll be realistic but still very happy I got to the head of the line and was one of the first.
Its all a question of expectations. If you expect perfection, you will be diappointed. If you expected minor glitches given the abundance of new technology, manufacturing, and organization, then you should be thrilled. What did you think you were buying? Who did you think was producing it? The concerns are legitimate, but plenty of slack is warranted.
I received my car withing the JAN delivery dat I was given with reservation 3270 back when I finalized. So my car was on times.
Most all sig owners got there car a month or more before they would have gotten their cars if they stay on the regular list. So they gotten the early. If res hold 8000 got his Sig in Nov then he got his car sooner than he would have if he did not upgrade. I am sure there were a few that got their cars later do to assembley issues. So one minute you knock Tesla for not delivering the next you bash them for holding a car until it is right. Pick one. You can't have both.
The Sig cost was for jumping the line and the Sig red. I don't know if other options were delivered with the car.
I never even entertained the idea of getting a Sig because I didn't get what the extra money was for. I guess Nicl feels suckered into getting the Sig (nick did you get a Sig?).
TM had adjust that delivery count lasst quarter. You probably ragged on them then too. Once was enough.
I am happy with the fit and finish of my car.
My doors handles have no problems.
My delivery went fine. There wasn't much information while the car was on the truck but it arrived in a reasonable. I was out of the country when it was ready so I was late getting the final paperwork signed. They still got me my car only a few days late. Can't blame them for me being late.
Yes the specialist all need to get on the same page. GM dealers need to stop lying to your face too. I wonder which will happen first?
I have no punch list items.
I am happy with the performance of the car in the 5-40 degree weather I have experienced. Not much in range reduction for me. Sub-zero temps I can not speak on. STL gets that cold rarely but if it does I am going to test out the range.
You brought up communication again. Yes I think most would agree that it is OK. Not what anyone would have hoped for. Same thing with most dealers. I guess in that regarud their new model for selling cars is not getting five stars.
I am still waiting on my plates. From what I understand it is the individual states slowing the process down or the owner not prpviding enough info. For example copies of personal property taxes for the last two years is recommend in MO. Realistically TM should get this stuff ironed out.
I only posted all this as a reminder that unhappy people post in the forums and they post over and over and over and over again. It makes it sounds like thousands of problems. In reality the problems are typically small and reposted too mamy times by the same person.
I bet this exact rant can be found from last week in a different topic. I don't care how many times it gets posted but that does not make these misc items more important. I would be more worried if people started reporting major issues like battery packs failing or burning. Not a missing shelf. . . OH NO.
Sorry for the type O's. Its hard to proof read long posts on my tablet.
The reality is ramping to 400/week and meeting untested expectations is difficult to do. Especially difficult to anticipate an mitigate many of the challenges at the same time.
The car is fantastic. It's out there now. Time to show sustained profiitability. Have to gain confidence with the general public. Tesla has made te promise to do that.
Issues happen, but at the same time they are starting to be resolved and as they focus on the above, they will only get more responsive to the problems. I think we have to remember this as we move toward year end... Everyone will get their issues worked out.
@ Shelmire
I bought more stock today as well. Easy decision...
@ shop
"The model S is never going to be 'perfect'. No car is. I'm happy with awesome."
I too am "Happy with awesome". This is the best car I've ever owned. Ever. When I sit in any other car I feel like I've stepped back into the past. The noise, the smell, the ridiculous complexity of the car's controls...
I've got a list of maybe 6 things I'd like changed to the S, but I wouldn't wait another month for those changes vs. owning the one I have now.
On the stock thing, I too bought some today. But be aware that at this price, it is very much a buy and hold. 1-2 years before significant stock appreciation is my guess. You can of course play the dips and rises 5% at a time, but the analysts are not bullish on tesla. I just read a Morgan Stanley report that weighted it underperform relative to other car makers. They are skeptical tesla can improve margins and sales to the right levels vis a vis current valuation. I think they are wrong, but only time will tell.
@shop, I agree with you in your thought of buy and hold strategy. If TM can continue to have the growth of the demand and execute the production as the way it is now and indeed be profitable in Q1, I would have the full confidence in the upside direction of its stock price.
nickjhowe is not a short, he's a Tesla addict as most of us. Hey, he created volkerize.com! He's just a little bummed with the market today, he thinks he sobered up for a minute, but I am sure he is still dizzy with a face cramp from the Tesla grin.
The list of grievances is legitimate, but nothing is major. I have also had problems with new cars, from Ford to BMW, from failed transmission at 400 miles, to memory seats with mind of their own, from makers that have been making cars for 100 years...
I am a big fan of the technology, and a believer in Tesla, jealous at all you MS owners while waiting for Gen III. Give Tesla some time, there is so much going on, I'm sure it will be much smoother...
Shop --What to analysts know that you don't? They have no idea about Tesla. I wish it was a requirement for them to actually drive the car before they cover it. They get paid to throw conservative numbers, not to actually understand the execution potential in an untapped market space...
I appreciate seeing threads like this, especially since I pick up my S tomorrow after a "factory tour."
I'm pretty psyched to get my hands on my new car, but I'm also a bit apprehensive about the whole process and my plans to use the car (first big trip: from SF Bay Area to San Diego to Santa Barbara and back).
I'm pretty sure the car will not make it from Santa Barbara back home without stopping for a non-Supercharger (read: LONG) charge on the way up 101. Gilroy is just too far from Santa Barbara, even if I am booking the night at a special hotel (extra $$) just to get a full overnight charge. If it really goes 300mi, I could make it -- but there are quite a few hills on 101 between SB and Gilroy.
Regardless -- I'm up for the experience, and I have shifted my mindset from "get there as fast as possible" to "let's see if I can make it..." ;-)
Thanks for the thoughtful post Nick...that's the best of what this forum is about.
Craigi, perhaps a stop at the Harris Ranch supercharger would make your trip easier, if you're not opposed to traveling on 5.
Just because your brother has one, does not mean that you are forced into getting one also, even though we know you secretly want one!
I agree with Nick. He wasn't blasting the company -- on the contrary -- but just observing that many people on the forum cut them too much slack. Some things that people complain about do seem kind of frivolous, but there are other things I read and think, "Man, I'm glad that hasn't happened to me!" Invariably, no matter how "serious" an issue might be, a number of people denigrate the complainant for even bringing it up. I think there is a certain amount of group-think going on, not willing to blame the company for anything.
That said, I am thrilled with mine so far! I have only had my MS for a little over a week. A day or two before I got it, a couple of people I know sent me the Broder article (which was before Elon's formal response came out), and the article someone wrote about the MS being a beta. I also read about some of the windshield issues people were having. For the first time I had (not regrets but) a little trepidation. Was I following my heart instead of my head by putting down more than twice as much as I ever spent before on a new car?
I have had none of those issues. My doors shut very nicely and firmly, like a MB. I had heard so many negative things about the sound system -- I think it is really nice. No problems with door handles, or windshields.
Honestly I think the forums have covered all of these things and more. I don't see the weed being smoked here, really.
And Tesla has not been removing inconvenient threads as Apple sometimes does, to name one Silicon Valley example.
By the way, training people in quantity is very hard. Especially when there are so many moving parts and you need them to use common sense. Common sense is impossible to teach, so people need to be sized up and put in roles that match their ability to resolve correctly.
VIN133 so I'm a fairly early car and luckily I haven't had as many problems as many others I guess. The car certainly has its quirks. I say quirks lovingly. Yes, I spent 110 grand and I suppose I should expect perfection, but I also knew what I was getting into-- not only it is the first production run of a new model, but its the first production run of a whole new car! I expected problems, but bought the car because Telsa is not just a car, it is a movement. Naive, maybe, but those who continually gripe need to be realistic. Thus far, Telsa has been more than responsive to the few issues I've had, and I'm sure that, with time, they will deliver on the promised upgrades.
My latest issue: the auto adjust for the mirrors stopped working when I did the latest SW upgrade. Annoying, but not that big a deal. I know I'm weird, but I actually found it kind of charming.
So folks, be patient. If you want tomato perfection, don't buy the car. Wait a year.
I think the attitude of top management is more important than anything else. I worked at startups before and I know startup products are full of problems. If management established the attitude to build the best cars, they will fix the problems. I am sure TM need to deliver as many cars as possible to keep the company live. Once you order the components, you have to sell the car to pay for the components. TM, keep up the attitude, build the best car and reshape the world. I trust TM is in best position to achieve it.
QC cannot test for and prevent electronic Infant Mortality. That would require 100% "burn-in" of every component of every car. They can test vital systems, and can buy the best h/w, and react promptly when the rare exceptions (infant death) occur. Yes, Really.
my door opened by itself, it was annoying, it never did when I was in Drive, it is Ok because Tesla fixed it.
I have a sig red and happy to get it sooner and love the color. How many people are on this forum? how many post vs look? why are you here? were you ever on a forum of your other cars? not me.
this is a car for the 21st century, and I am lucky to be driving one.
Brian H,
It's not QC job to test for infant mortalilty, that is a design issue. Since you bring it up, you must be aware of the "bath tub" (search for "reliability bathtub"). So the early part of the curve is resolved by part selection - ie: use only parts that have passed that stage of thier lives. Since electronics have a long servicable life (some argue that life is near infinite), this doesn't add to the overall cost of those devices.
If electronic circuits are going to fail, they tend to do so early, or not at all. In the biz, it's called "infant mortality"; it's the reason for doing "burn in". I thought the expression was clear enough not to need explanation. Apparently not.
yes, you're agreeing with me, really. What's your point? The chip mfr. is supposed to test for it, but weak infants do make it through. But higher quality and QC cost more. One hopes TM is buying quality.
brian, your generalizing QC to the electronics and the point was in regard to production/entire vehicle QC
Much of the vehicle is electronic, so QC of the electronic parts, to the point of burn-in, would require each vehicle to be stressed in every electronic circuit for many hours. Impractical.
Upstream testing by suppliers is the way such issues need to be handled. There are different "grades" of chips and boards, etc., of course. You may well get what you pay for.
I have only been on this board for a week but I've already noticed nickjhowe is the biggest whiner here. :-( I feel for his wife/girlfriend if he does have one.
@carlk I have to disagree with you. I've been on this board for 20 months & find nick's posts to be spot-on
I agree with KevinR that nickjhowe has made very positive contributions to this Forums with his comments and opinions. It is MS owners like nickijowe who have enlightened other MS owners through this Forums.
I applaud nickjhowe for his post. It's my belief that Elon WANTS critical input. (wonder why negative posts aren't removed?) And I bet he uses input like this to challenge his team to work harder, work smarter. Look, 98% of us in this forum love the car, the company, the founder, the movement, etc. So those that are attacking rational and unbiasec opinions are doing the brand a disservice. Tesla NEEDS HONEST feedback from it's customers. And it needs that feedback to be public so that he can jolt his team into fixing problems quickly.
Those that think a few negative posts will find their way into mass media hysteria are conspiracy theorists. The proof? It would have happened by now. And yet there has been no major story with it's roots in a negative post from this forum.
In fact, if there were a MAJOR problem that was reported here first....well MAJOR problems find their way to the mass media eventually anyway.
People that love the car give constructive criticism. They don't come to forums to threaten lemons laws, proclaim the downfall of tesla, post false information, or try to spell check other posters for attention...
If you have an issue with your car, contact Tesla directly. If you feel as an owner that loves his/her MS and the need to share on these forums, do so in a way that gives perspective.
If you hate the car, then disregard and do whatever the hell you want. Some already do and that's fine...
I don't want to play anybody's advocate, but please make a distinction. nickjhowe is an long-time forum member and has contributed greatly. He also created volkerize.com, simplyfying the searches since there is no search engine for the forum. You may be mixing him with another nick...


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Innate Immunity and Host Pathogen Interaction Laboratory
The Arditi Laboratory is led by Moshe Arditi, MD, Director of the Infectious and Immunological Diseases Research Center (IIDRC) and the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. The laboratory investigates innate immunity and host-pathogen interactions as they relate to acute and chronic inflammatory diseases, with particular focus on the lung and the cardiovascular systems. The disease models that we focus on include molecular pathogenesis of bacterial infections of the lungs and the role of innate and adaptive immunities in various infections and infection-induced acute and chronic inflammatory diseases, such as allergic asthma and chronic lung changes. Another major focus is the role of innate and adaptive immunity in high-fat diet- and infection-induced atherosclerosis in various hypercholesterolemic mouse models; of particular interest is chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae infection-induced allergic sensitization for asthma as well as acceleration of atherosclerosis. The laboratory is also known for expertise on models of immune-mediated coronary arteritis, such as Kawasaki disease mouse models, and the role of innate and adaptive immunity in Kawasaki disease-induced coronary arteritis. We are also investigating the basic mechanism of NLRP3 inflammasome activation, mitochondrial oxidative DNA damage and apoptosis as they relate to IL-1 beta production. There is a strong focus on the role of IL-1 alpha and beta in various inflammatory diseases and novel ways to treat various inflammatory diseases.
The Arditi Laboratory is affiliated with the Infectious and Immunologic Diseases Research Center, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pediatrics Department.


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ICD-10 Code M00.052
Staphylococcal arthritis, left hip
Diagnosis Code M00.052
Short Description: Staphylococcal arthritis, left hip
Long Description: Staphylococcal arthritis, left hip
Version 2019 of the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code M00.052
Valid for Submission
The code M00.052 is valid for submission for HIPAA-covered transactions.
Code Classification
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00–M99)
Information for Medical Professionals
The diagnosis code M00.052 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG V35.0)
Convert to ICD-9
- 711.05 - Pyogen arthritis-pelvis (Combination Flag)
- 041.10 - Staphylococcus unspcfied (Combination Flag)
Information for Patients
Infectious Arthritis
Also called: Septic arthritis
Most kinds of arthritis cause pain and swelling in your joints. Joints are places where two bones meet, such as your elbow or knee. Infectious arthritis is an infection in the joint. The infection comes from a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection that spreads from another part of the body. Symptoms of infectious arthritis include
- Intense pain in the joint
- Joint redness and swelling
- Chills and fever
- Inability to move the area with the infected joint
One type of infectious arthritis is reactive arthritis. The reaction is to an infection somewhere else in your body. The joint is usually the knee, ankle, or toe. Sometimes, reactive arthritis is set off by an infection in the bladder, or in the urethra, which carries urine out of the body. In women, an infection in the vagina can cause the reaction. For both men and women, it can start with bacteria passed on during sex. Another form of reactive arthritis starts with eating food or handling something that has bacteria on it.
To diagnose infectious arthritis, your health care provider may do tests of your blood, urine, and joint fluid. Treatment includes medicines and sometimes surgery.
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- Reactive arthritis (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Septic arthritis (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Viral arthritis (Medical Encyclopedia)
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Staphylococcal Infections
Also called: Staph
Staph is short for Staphylococcus, a type of bacteria. There are over 30 types, but Staphylococcus aureus causes most staph infections (pronounced "staff infections"), including
- Skin infections
- Pneumonia
- Food poisoning
- Toxic shock syndrome
- Blood poisoning (bacteremia)
Skin infections are the most common. They can look like pimples or boils. They may be red, swollen and painful, and sometimes have pus or other drainage. They can turn into impetigo, which turns into a crust on the skin, or cellulitis, a swollen, red area of skin that feels hot.
Anyone can get a staph skin infection. You are more likely to get one if you have a cut or scratch, or have contact with a person or surface that has staph bacteria. The best way to prevent staph is to keep hands and wounds clean. Most staph skin infections are easily treated with antibiotics or by draining the infection. Some staph bacteria such as MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) are resistant to certain antibiotics, making infections harder to treat.
- Boils (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Carbuncle (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Scalded skin syndrome (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Staph infections -- self-care at home (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Toxic shock syndrome (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Tracheitis (Medical Encyclopedia)
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ICD-10 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.
Present on Admission
The Present on Admission (POA) indicator is used for diagnosis codes included in claims involving inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals. POA indicators must be reported to CMS on each claim to facilitate the grouping of diagnoses codes into the proper Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG). CMS publishes a listing of specific diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirement.