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2013 Cross Country: Finished 23rd at the Commondor Classic (25:37.4s)... Finished seventh at the Erik Anderson/Runners Soul XC Invitational (25:59.2s)... Finished ninth at the Atlantic Sun Championships (25:42.6s).
2013 Track and Field: Won the mile at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational (4:24.81)… Won the distance medley relay at the TSU Invite (10:42.91) and the mile (4:22.54)… Ran a personal best in the mile at Hoosier Hills (4:18.79).
2012 Cross Country: Competed in two races… Finished fifth at season opening FGCU Invite in 26:35.70… Placed 35th at A-Sun Championships in 26:31.70…
2012 Track and Field: Ran the 3000 meters at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold in 8:58.78... Finished the 1500 meters at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic in 4:12.63... Placed 12th at the Atlantic Sun Outdoor Championships in the 5000 meters (15:52.93).
2011 Cross Country: Injury limited him to two meets… Started the season strong with a seventh-place, 15:39.46s (season-best) run at the Belmont Opener… Finished 15th with a 15:59s run at the Powerade Invite.
2011 Track and Field: Picked up two top-five finishes at the A-Sun Indoor Championships, in the 3000m run (personal-best 8:37.06s) and the 5000m run (season-best 15:03.05s)... Finished fourth in the 5000m run at the Shamrock Invitational with a 14:58.93s mark, a personal-best... Set personal-bests in the 800m run (1:57.33s, eighth) and 1500m run (4:00.85s, sixth) at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold... Won the 3000m steeplechase at the Boston-Moon Classic with a personal-best 9:45.08s run.
2010 Cross Country: Picked up the Bisons two top-10 finishes of 2010, including a top-five to open the season at the Belmont Opener; he finished fifth with a 15:45.30 mark... At Vermont, was 10th with a 26:03 mark... Set a personal-best, and the second-best mark in Lipscomb history, in the 8K at the Willamette Invitational... Third Bison runner across the line at the Atlantic Sun Championships with a 51st-place, 26:47.41 mark.
2010 Track and Field: Set season-best 1500m mark at the Boston-Moon Classic, finishing 11th with a 4:09.14s run... Was runner-up in the 3000m run at the Vanderbilt Invitational (season-best 8:58.40s) and posted season-best 15:30.98s run in the 5000m, finishing 10th.
Prep: Ran for Micah Porter at D'Evelyn High School in Lakewood, Colorado… All-Region and all-district from 2006-08… Team was league and region champions in 2007; was runner-up in the league behind teammate and eventual state champion Kevin Williams.
Personal: Son of Daniel and Tamara Lynn Muller… Has one sister, Erin… Majoring in engineering.


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Personal Brand – How to Build Yours In Twitter: "
Isn't branding for companies or products? Why would anyone want a personal brand anyway?
Nowadays people prefer to connect with other people rather than with a corporate brand. Whether you are a company or individual, branding is a way to make yourself memorable.
Yes, personal branding is about making yourself memorable.
Examples of Personal Brand
Donald Trump is known as a dealmaker. That is his brand. As someone who knows Mr. Trump only from television — in The Apprentice TV series — I also tend to think of 'Trump' as quality and luxury.
That's what I see from my perspective. I believe that is also the message that he put out consistently. Although both his personal brand and product brand are two separate entities, at the first glance they are one.
Although I read that his corporations have filed for bankruptcy recently, it didn't change my perception about his brand too much. After all, everyone is going through hard times right now. If he is able to make it, perhaps his brand will grow even stronger.
Well, Donald Trump is Donald Trump. How could personal brand be important to an individual offering bookkeeping service?
Personal branding is still important for everyone because it is about perception, i.e. what people are going to associate you with. There are certainly more facets to it, but that explains it quite well, I think.
Chris Brogan is known as a helpful bloggers. His participation in Twitter, for instance, helps shape our thoughts about social media and how to use it for our business. With that association, I automatically spend more time reading his tweets than other people's, if I only have a short break at lunch.
His brand gives him a competitive advantage over others who offer similar services. It also helps people to talk about him. Overall, his brand makes him worth talking about.
Hey, it works. At least I'm writing about him.
I bet you'll agree that with those benefits, everyone can find at least a reason to build his/her personal brand.
Personal Branding Tips for Twitter
Now that I got your full attention, let's get down to the business. Personal brand is certainly a broad topic. It spans multiple media from blog to microblogging, social networks, virtually all across the board.
But let's just focus on Twitter in this post. If you've ever wondered how to get your message noticed and build your name online and especially on Twitter, you may find these tips helpful.
1. Content Shapes Your Brand
Whatever you tweet can help shape your brand on Twitter. If you mostly help others with business ideas, you will soon be known as the business idea guy or lady.
Tweeple who balance between their family in their tweets convey their brand as family people. Humorous individuals will be known as fun and some people will appreciate the sense of humor. Those without a better agenda and tweet promotional messages all of the time are spammers.
Twitter may bring an impact to your brand on the short term, but also remember that once you tweet, the content will be out there for others to search forever.
2. Expand Visibility
As a Twitterer, you are going to be visible if you consciously make yourself visible to the right group of people and influencers.
As much as I like Twitter, it is only one facet of the social media. If you want to build your brand, it will be far more effective if you expand your visibility across multiple platforms.
Creating a web presence is a good start. Build a blog and update it frequently. Use social networking sites to get in touch with others.
3. Listen
Newsgroup, mailing list and forum users should be familiar with the term lurkers. They are people who wander around reading and paying attention to what's going on without actually participating in conversations.
In search and social media, ego search is common. It is nothing but searching your own name, company name and brand for your product. Recently, social media users start to add Twitter as part of the site to monitor for brand names.
Both ego search and lurking don't sound bad at all, if your intention is to tune in and listen to what people have to say about you, your company or your product. In fact, people now expect that you hear their rant and whine if they put it out online.
Just to be fair, they also want you to know if they say positive things about your business.
4. Participate
The listening tools like Twitter Search allow you to distinguish between the signal and the noise. Once you got the signals, they are your opportunities to engage in the conversations.
You can also participate proactively by getting involved with Twitter. Send out interesting content discoveries for the day. Ask questions and answer them. Respond to tweets directed to you. There are limitless ways to get involved.
You will see companies use Twitter to hold contests. That is just another way to participate and encourage participation in this new communication medium.
5. Build Community
Whatever your niche is, chances are your market is already out there on Twitter. They are not part of your community though. Through different ways of participation, you can build your personal brand faster. One way to do this is by going out and become a leader.
Creating community that people want to be part of is a quick way to deliver your message. If your have successfully engaged influencers as part of your community, very likely your message will go viral, assuming that they are worth talking about.
6. Foster Relationships
Twitter as a broadcast tool is awesome for reaching thousands of people in one swoop. But still, the real value of Twitter for business, is to reach people and network with them.
You may know a few individuals who are otherwise shielded from the outside world but suddenly you know they are on the plane to someplace because of their tweets. You also know what projects they are currently on.
Twitter also makes people more reachable.
Sure, people who choose to remain inaccessible will stay so, but if you've been on Twitter for some time, you should agree that they are more likely to read what you have to say because there are more opportunities to @reply and respond to their tweets.
The fact that people decide to become more responsive in Twitter will help them build relationships with their prospects and customers too.
7. Go Beyond Twitter
Twitter is now too significant to overlook, but that doesn't mean you should underestimate the power of face-to-face communication.
It is easier to establish trust if you directly meet with an individual rather than online. If your brand visibility is important to you, you may want to go offline and visit industry events. Talk to real people.
This kind of interaction will often lead to many great things in the future.
Your existing influence in Twitter certainly matters. However, if you have to start from scratch, the tips above will give you a head start.
A business owner with a good number of followers may be more successful to get people retweet their message, but if you go out and network with people, join in the conversation and post interesting content, I'm not surprised your tweets will spread further.
I witness it everyday. It's that powerful.
Personal branding is an interesting topic. Chances are different people have different opinions about it. What do you think about personal branding using Twitter? What have you learned so far? Please share your experience so others can learn from it too.
Hendry Lee helps bloggers overcome strategic and technological challenges in starting and growing their blogs.
He also writes about social media on his blog Blog Tips for a Better Blog – Blog Building University. While you are there, download your free eBook and subscribe to the blogging e-course where he reveals his blogging and writing secrets!
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- How Your Company Can Build A Community on Twitter
- Do you Converse or Broadcast? How to Build (or Kill) Relationships on Twitter
- 5 Ways I Benefit from Twitter
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Tejay van Garderen says winning USA Pro Challenge won't make up for poor Tour de France
FORT COLLINS — Tejay van Garderen is on his way to win the third annual USA Pro Challenge Sunday in Denver but it doesn't make up for the 45th-place finish last month in the Tour de France. Highlighting this week, he finished Saturday here in Fort Collins where he graduated from Rocky Mountain High School.
"July is definitely the most important month in bike racing," van Garderen said. "I'm having an incredible time here in Colorado. Being able to race on the roads I used to train on in high school, that was a dream. I was hearing my name called out so many times, it was unbelievable. So this is a special race for me.
"But that being said, this doesn't make up for a poor July. I'm still hungry for the Tour. I still see myself as a Grand Tour rider and I want to come back to the Tour in the future and fight for a high GC (leader's finish) and hopefully a couple of years down the line even wear the yellow jersey there."


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Scratching beats into the locked groove of records
by Kid Static | August 19, 2013 | In Music, Technology, Videos | Comments Off on Scratching beats into the locked groove of records
This needs to happen more often.
Vimeo user Nick zammuto has figured out a really ingenius way to use media for reasons other than it was intended. It is also an ingenius way to get amazed music nerds to buy your record. He's been using household implements to scratch beats into the locked groove of vinyl records. Scratching beats. Into records. The template he uses is screenprinted, cut out and placed on the record. Then he uses a pushpin to put a small notch onto the record according to the quarter, eighth, and sixteenth note divisions on the template. It's really cool.
From Nick:
"I've invented a method of scratching rhythms into the 'locked groove' at the center of vinyl records. This kit includes a unique hand scratched vinyl LP of our first record, with a hand screenprinted cover including templates for making your own scratched rhythms on other records in your collection. The music portion of the LP is unnaffected, of course. Includes five templates for common time signatures. All are signed, dated and silkscreened by me here at home in VT. The first 45 copies are on spectacular blue splatter vinyl."
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Russell Crowe has a temper. And?
And I'm fine with that.
Crowe walked out on another interview, this time with Mark Lawson from BBC Radio 4, while doing press for Robin Hood this week. This most recent incident is of course feeding his reputation for being difficult and mean. Although really, listen to the clip. The interview isn't going great and Crowe just unhooks his mic and leaves. He doesn't yell or call anyone names or throw things. It could have been worse. In Russell Crowe's world, it has been worse. At least this time he didn't hit anyone with a phone.
Do I wish Crowe could get through a press tour without pouting? Yeah, sure. But…he's Russell Crowe. I like his movies—I like it when he plays tough guy characters. World weary soldiers, violent criminals, fed-up cops—Crowe's trademark character is a man on the edge. When I think of Russell Crowe movies I don't think of happy couples skipping in the park. I think of angry dudes cutting people's heads off and engaging in fiery shoot outs. We enjoy this from him. We want this from him. So isn't it a little hypocritical to condemn him for being a man with a temper? It's that exact edge that makes him so good at what he does.
I'm not pardoning bad behavior past, present, or future. Crowe is a grown adult and should be able to conduct himself accordingly. But I have my eyes open. I don't expect sunshine and daisies from him. As long as he's not punching reporters in the face, everything else is pretty standard for what I think of as "typical Crowe behavior". Today everyone is hating on Crowe for his perceived petulance. I think Crowe would ask us, "Are you not entertained?"
Here's Russell Crowe preparing to leave France with his family after attending Cannes.
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New Year Outlook Rosy for Employees
From anticipating new jobs to predicting more raises, U.S. employees have a bright outlook on the coming year, new research shows.
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A study by Randstad U.S. revealed workers are hopeful for a better 2013 when it comes to jobs and the economy. Specifically, 57 percent of employees believe they are likely to receive a raise in 2013, up 10 percent from last year, while nearly 60 percent are expecting the job market to pick up.
Additionally, the research found that workers feel positive about their companies. Nearly 50 percent of those surveyed predict their employer will expand their workforce in 2013, up 6 percent from last year, with 30 percent expecting to receive a promotion, up 7 percent from a year ago.
Overall, the study shows that nearly 80 percent of workers believe their companies have a great future.
Jim Link, managing director of human resources for Randstad US, said the recent presidential election and economic issues at home and abroad caused many employees to remain skeptical around future jobs and employability in 2012.
"Today we see employees are very positive about their future prospects and are hopeful to regain any economic momentum lost," Link said. "As optimism increases, employee engagement will be increasingly important for companies' retention efforts."
The research also discovered employees are optimistic when it comes to employer benefits. Just 16 percent of the employees surveyed believe they will get a pay cut in 2013, down 8 percent from last year, while 41 percent think their company will cut back on benefits next year, down 6 percent from this year. In addition, just one-third of employees believe their company will lay people off in the new year.
Most employees indicate positive attitudes toward their current jobs overall, with 68 percent indicating their company makes an effort to keep them engaged and 77 percent being proud to work for their organization.
The research was based on surveys of 3,417 adults who are currently employed full time.
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StandardAero has a proud history of environmental commitment and performance that dates back over twenty years. Since that time, substantial improvements have been made to our facilities, environmental program management, industrial processes, engineering controls, IT systems, procurement and contract management that have greatly enhanced our business profile and operational performance, in addition to reducing our environmental impact.
Legacy Standard Aero introduced a process improvement methodology referred to as "Cellular Redesign" to transform operational efficiency throughout the production cycle. Over the next ten years, Cellular Redesign initiatives were implemented at several key Standard Aero locations. The company experienced significant productivity improvements in both quality and reliability, as well as reduced costs, WIP and turn-time.
Standard Aero embarked on its largest internal redesign initiative, located in the historic Kelly AFB in San Antonio, Texas. Significant effort went into workflow optimization and redesign of production operations, including design for environmental process flow elements and large-scale state-of-the-art water recycling, waste and air emission engineering controls.
Upon startup completion, an environmental evaluation was conducted for the company's first measured verification of the environmental benefits of Cellular Redesign and proactive environmental management.
The results were amazing.
When operations were compared before Cellular Redesign and after, the results showed a reduction of over one million pounds annually of hazardous and non-hazardous waste generation. Additionally, a closed-loop water recycling system was implemented to recover all industrial process waters yielding zero sanitary discharge. This is significant, considering the process variability and operational requirements for cleaning and coating operations in aviation MRO. The selection of wastewater recycling equipment, coupled with effective process definition and control, has led to the conservation of more than 750 million gallons of potable water since 1999. This is not only good for StandardAero, but also for our community and for the environment.
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) started to take shape in the aviation community after a decade of development and maturity in the electronics and automotive industries, along with many others around the world. In 2003, a small Standard Aero environmental team formed to evaluate the new environmental system in our industry. Research was conducted on global environmental management system schemes, and ISO 14001 was selected as the best fit for the company.
After a gap analysis, the four largest operations were selected for implementation: Winnipeg, San Antonio, Tilburg and Maryville. The locations were chosen for their size, complexity, quality management system maturity levels and potential benefits. The four sites were ultimately certified as independent locations - they have been successfully operating under the ISO 14001 EMS ever since.
After the acquisition and assimilation of the new StandardAero, the EMS vision changed in order to best suit our new company. We contemplated, "what if we use our success of the past to drive performance into the future on a global scale?" The odds were against us. Who would try to implement a global system in a recession with a new company and team members with different cultures?
We would.
As environmental impacts and costs moved to the forefront in the aerospace industry, investors and shareholders began demanding that companies act responsibly in order to protect their investment and to generate a positive return. Additionally, stakeholders came to expect responsible companies to prevent damage and to reduce impact in their communities.
StandardAero recognized these facts and made a commitment to turn its four-location ISO 14001 certification into a company-wide operational standard.
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Put on your party hats, folks. It's time for the Friday Gif Party! So, hurry on over, quick as you can. Because it's just not a party until you (and all of your gifs!) have arrived.
Drop your favorite gifs (and, perhaps, their favorite hats?) into the comments below and let the Gif Party begin!


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June 12, 2013, 12:35 pm
Live from E3: Nintendo's Wii U showcase offers improvements, hope
The Denver Post will be at E3 in Los Angeles this week, covering the latest in video games from June 10-13.
Nintendo approached E3 this year differently than past years. Media was let in prior to anyone else in the gaming community was allowed to interact with and question the founders of Nintendo.
The Wii U showcase lived up to its name, flaunting the future games, franchises, 3rd-party and classic games for future release on the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. The "conference" felt more intimate and tailored to the media, a sign that Nintendo seemed to be listening to the people who hold sway over public perception of the company.
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Ulysses Nardin's Planet Earth clock is a jaw-dropping timepiece. How can you not feel like a criminal mastermind with an intricate mini universe perched on a pretty mahogany box sitting atop your desk?
The outer transparent, crystal globe represents Earth, bearing outlines of the continents and oceans. The inner sphere shows at all times the exact position of Sun, Moon and fixed stars in relation to any location on Earth. So it's not really a whole universe, but you get the idea. Rotating at the speed of a real day, one revolution takes 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds. Separate Sun and Moon hands rotate once in 24 hours indicating which parts of the Earth is illuminated by each celestial body. Finally, a DRAGON hand moves with the signs of the zodiac. Dragons, people! Now I really want this thing.
After you get past the astrological drool factor, a standard clock on the front panel of the mahogany case indicates the hours and minutes. The Earth clock comes in a limited edition of 99 pieces. [Ulysses Nardin via DVICE]


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"John Wayne: The Life and Legend" (Simon & Schuster), by Scott Eyman
Who's that on the cover of Scott Eyman's splendid biography of Hollywood's most enduring movie star? Surely that wavy-haired young fellow in the suit and tie isn't John Wayne. Where's the Stetson, the Winchester rifle, the six-shooter, the boots and spurs?
It would be easy to sell "John Wayne: The Life and Legend" with a picture of the Ringo Kid from "Stagecoach" (1939), the movie that made Wayne a star. How about the tough Marine sergeant from "Sands of Iwo Jima" (1949)? Or a picture of the one-eyed marshal Rooster Cogburn from "True Grit" (1969), the role for which Wayne won an Oscar?
Eyman presents John Wayne as what he really was — a generally good-natured actor and filmmaker who created and maintained a persona that Americans took to heart. It didn't happen overnight or by accident. Wayne worked hard to learn his craft, developed a keen understanding of the movie business and became wildly successful at selling his product.
The family of the boy born Marion Robert Morrison in 1907 in Winterset, Iowa, moved to California when he was 7 or 8 and eventually settled in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale. His father, Clyde Morrison, failed at nearly every business he tried and died a few years before his son reached stardom. That achievement never seemed to impress Mary Morrison, who would accept her oldest son's generosity over the years with more sneer than smile while doting on his younger brother.
Known by the nickname "Duke," the Glendale High class president hoped that football as well as an A average would earn him an education at the University of Southern California. When an injury cost him his scholarship, Duke turned to work as a propman at the Fox studio to earn enough money to stay in school. Director John Ford took the handsome young go-getter under his wing and began giving him small roles. (Duke had appeared in high school plays and had worked backstage there, too.)
A big break ended his college plans. But the newly named John Wayne — others at the studio came up with that moniker and he never assumed it legally — was wholly unprepared for the starring role in "The Big Trail" (1930). In spite of studio publicity for the picture and its young lead, the widescreen epic directed by Raoul Walsh failed at the box office. Two more duds ended Wayne's contract at Fox.
"That made it official," Eyman writes. "John Wayne had been a white-hot new star at 22, and he was washed up at 23."
For much of the 1930s, Wayne appeared in some dramas and serials but mostly in low-budget Westerns shot in just days at shoestring studios like Monogram and Mascot. His mentor Ford allowed him to languish — and to learn — until he found the right role for Wayne as the star of "Stagecoach."
Wayne "had incrementally put together the pieces of a screen character over 10 long years — a voice, a name, a walk that would grow more pronounced in the future, an overall attitude," Eyman writes. While Wayne considered trying to parlay his new stature into a career as an all-around actor, the author says, he realized that John Wayne was a character worth developing.
For nearly a half-century, Wayne excelled in the make-believe business. Consider that America's favorite movie cowboy preferred a yacht over a saddle. He might bashfully kiss a girl on-screen but was an unfaithful young husband when the cameras stopped rolling. The nation's favorite movie soldier never served in the military — a sore point for those who found his hawkish views on the Vietnam War nothing short of hypocritical given that he put his career first during World War II.
Wayne's lack of military service and his support of Hollywood's red scare are examples of Eyman's evenhanded treatment of complicated subjects and the solid research that backs up his conclusions. People turned off by Wayne's right-wing politics and the simplistic themes of his movies often underestimated his intelligence. He was a debater in high school, president of its Latin Society and a member of its newspaper staff. As an adult he was a demon chess player and an avid reader — imagine the star of "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" reading "The Lord of the Rings."
Another surprise: Wayne listened to people with whom he disagreed and respected their opinions. He wasn't bothered if his own political and social views didn't match the tenor of the times or even his personal relationships. In 1971 he said that he believed in white supremacy "until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility." Yet he was loyal and generous to friends regardless of race.
Eyman offers perceptive views of Wayne's many films and a wagon's worth of revealing and entertaining anecdotes. If you think you know John Wayne, you'll know him even better as a movie star — and appreciate him even more as a person — after reading "The Life and Legend."
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"John Wayne: The Life and Legend" (Simon & Schuster), by Scott Eyman


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Not the greatest solution but Tesla offers a tire repair kit:
I put a can of fix a flat in the trunk and got a little mini tire pump like what Tesla sells.
@Pacey- do you know if this single use? On the topic of flats...can this car be jacked up like any other car? Changing a flat tire the same as an ICE car?
I don't have it but obviously the pump is multi use, the question is how much of their tire sealant they include. Will have to find someone who has bought it to ask that, although I wouldn't think the sealant would be that expensive to replace.
@ALSET - there is a Jack mode setting that you need to set before jacking a car with the air suspension as it will self level without that setting.
Keep in mind that Model S is a heavy car if you're planning to use a jack.
I bought this tire repair kit which I understand is very similar to the one Tesla sells. You can get refills online too if you need them.
Note that jack mode does not do the jacking, it just permits it.
@paul_villasenor why did you go with that one instead of the one Tesla sells? Since they are nearly th same price I prefer to get the Tesla approved OEM version, which is what I bought.
I have one of the Tesla ones and the sealant bottle rattles around and I can turn it some but it won't come out unless I take out some screws and open the housing, which I haven't tried yet.
We buy at USD 100,000 car and don't get the repair kit as part of the package, and need to buy?
The wife's RAV4 came with the kit at "no cost"...
AFAIK you get tire repair kit with the car. Not sure though. Anybody confirm?
I did NOT get the repair kit with my Sig delivered 12/12/12.
My SmartCar came with tire repair kit which included electric air pump (front and rear tires different size so no spare).
Starting price for the SmartCar was approx $ 12k
I did not with my Sig delivered on 12/8/12. For that matter, the only thing that was included were the cheap front mats. Decent front/rear mats as well as the Tesla Tire Repair Kit should be included for ALL MS's; or, at the very least, for Sigs. As a stockholder I can understand why these items were not included; however, as an owner, I
Does anyone know if the slime canister in the Tesla Repair kit is reusable and/or replaceable?
If you have the sealant kit, don't you also need to buy a jack?
From my experience (years ago), the sealant kit is fine for nails and other similarly small punctures. But anything bigger than a nail hole cannot be effectively sealed, as the sealant will spew out under pressure.
Has anyone looked to purchase a real spare tire and wheel? I am investigating this possibility.
Thoroughly covered here: http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/7702-Will-the-Model-S-X-ha...
@eltonf - I spoke to a Tesla rep on the phone, and he said they're basically the same thing. (He thought the other one would be cheaper.) I picked the Slime kit because I knew I could easily get refills for it. If Tesla had comparably priced refills on their online store, I might have gone with theirs.
I had a flat yesterday too!
Its a bit annoying to call the tow truck - depending on where you get your flat this could be anywhere from an hour to many hours.
In my case, worked out pretty well. He plugged the flat and had me on my way in less than an hour.
Certain states require the kits, or some flat/spare provision, and (only) those cars got them, AFAIK.


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Contraception for badgers is set to be included in the Government's blueprint to eradicate bovine t uberculosis in cattle, an environment minister has said.
George Eustice drew laughs in the Commons as he told MPs the final version of the strategy will include looking at birth control to limit population numbers.
The Department for Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) had previously confirmed it was researching the use of an injectable contraceptive.
TB vaccines for badgers and cattle remain in the strategy after draft proposals were put out to consultation last summer, Mr Eustice said.
Badger cull trials have been carried out although Environment Secretary Owen Paterson previously insisted the animal had ''moved the goalposts'' and made a cull more difficult.
Mr Paterson has also previously suggested gassing badgers is a possibility but only if evidence could prove it was humane and effective .
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"We will shortly be publishing the final version of that TB strategy and it does indeed accept that there is a range of measures we should pursue here, including developing vaccines - we are doing some work to try to develop an oral vaccine for badgers including cattle vaccines - and also even looking at other areas such as contraception for badgers and increased cattle movement controls.
"So there's a whole range of different issues that we are looking at to try to solve this difficult problem."
Mr George had asked: "Even if the independent expert panel concludes that the Government's policy is effective, which is highly unlikely, I have to say, do you not accept that the Government does need to be looking at alternatives - a plan B - which includes the vaccination of badgers, which they need to get behind, as well as of course moving forward as quickly as we can with cattle?"


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This is a little description how I remotely (no console, booted into multi-user during update, no external services like jails/httpd/… running) updated a FreeBSD 8.2 to 10 (beta4) from source. This should also work when updating from FreeBSD 9.x. Note, I had already switched to ATA_CAM on 8.2, so not instructions for the name change of the ata devices. No IPv6, WLAN or CARP is in use here, so changes which are needed in this area are not covered. Read UPDATING carefully, there are a lot of changes between major releases.
What I did:
- update /usr/src
- make buildworld
- replace "make " in /usr/src/Makefile.inc1 with ${MAKE} (two times, one for "VERSION", one for "BRANCH")
- verify kernel config for changes needed (running "config MyKernel" in /usr/src/sys/YourArch/conf/ helps to identify syntax problems), sorry I didn't take notes, but I diffed the old and the new GENERIC config and added/removed according to my interests
- /usr/obj/…/src/usr.bin/bmake/make buildkernel KERNCONF=MyKernel
- /usr/obj/…/src/usr.bin/bmake/make installkernel KERNCONF=MyKernel KODIR=/boot/kernel.10
- mergemaster ‑p
- /usr/obj/…/src/usr.bin/bmake/make installworld DESTDIR=/somewhere/test
- mkdir /root/net10; cp /somewhere/test/rescue/ifconfig /somewhere/test/rescue/route /root/net10
- create the file /etc/rc.10update with:
case $(uname ‑r) in
export MYIFCONFIG
export MYROUTE
- change the files (stupid approach: grep for "ifconfig" and "route" in /etc/rc.d to identify files which need to change, I skipped files which I identified as not needed in my case, if you use pf/IPv6/bridge/…, you may have to change some more files) /etc/rc.d/auto_linklocal /etc/rc.d/defaultroute /etc/rc.d/netif /etc/rc.d/netwait /etc/rc.d/routing: add ". /etc/rc.10update" at the end of the block with ". /etc/rc.subr", change the "ifconfig"-command to ${MYIFCONFIG}, change the "route"-command to ${MYROUTE}
- change /etc/network.subr: add ". /etc/rc.10update" before the first function, change the "ifconfig"-command to ${MYIFCONFIG}, change the "route"-command to ${MYROUTE}
- make sure that the changes you made are 100% correct, rather triple-check than to not check at all (you will be locked out if they are not 100% OK)
- stop any jails and make sure they do not restart at boot
- deactivate the gmirror of the root-fs, if there is one (it is maybe easier to ask a remote hand to swap the boot order in case of problems)
- here you could just a reboot of the server to come back to your current OS version, so make sure that the modifications in /etc did not cause any problems with the old version (in case you see problems with the v10 kernel), but if you do not have a remote console to single-user mode you have no chance to directly fix the problem (risk mitigation described above), no matter which version of the kernel you boot
- nextboot ‑k kernel.10
- shutdown ‑r now
- login
- check dmesg
- optional: mv /boot/kernel /boot/kernel.8
- make installkernel KERNCONF=MyKernel
to have a v10 /boot/kernel
- make installworld
- mergemaster
- make delete-old
- rm ‑r /etc/rc.10update /root/net10
- change rc.conf: add "inet" in ifconfig-aliases
- review sysctl.conf for outdated entries
- shutdown ‑r now
- optional: rm ‑r /boot/kernel.10
- enable jails again (or later… updating jails is not described here)
- activate/resync mirror(s)
- rebuild all ports (attention: new pkg system)
- make delete-old-libs
- reboot again to make sure everything is OK after the port-rebuild and removal of old libs (a console.log (syslog.conf) helps here
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These images might look, at first glance, like standard shots of a horse race -- clouds of dust billow as hooves tear the ground, riders hold crops high as they compete for the top spot. But look a little closer: These jockeys are kids.
Indonesian photographer Romi Perbawa has spent four years documenting the child racers of Sumbawa Island in the West Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Held at the end of the rice-harvesting season, which usually falls between April and July, these races often involve children as young as 5 years old, with the horses they ride regularly racing at incredibly high speeds.
Shockingly, safety gear -- such as harnesses and saddles -- is rarely used, despite the risk of injury, and the local government considers the races an important part of island culture. Here, horseback racing is a tradition that is passed on from generation to generation.
Horses, after all, form an important part of island life and are crucial for transport. Almost all families in the area have their own horse and youngsters learn to ride at a very young age. The local government provides a large area on the slopes of Mount Tambora in which families keep their horses. Indeed, families do not have to pay rent on the land and there is no tax levied on the ownership of horses.
"These child riders are considered heroes," Perbawa says, "but in many ways they are also losing out." Why? "The children are paid only a small fee of around 20,000 to 50,000 Indonesian rupiah, the equivalent of about $5, for each race." Spectators stand to make more money than the racers, in fact, if they put money on a winner. This betting, though, is not regulated by Indonesian authorities.
Stormy Riders, Perbawa's book on the subject will be released May 30, 2014, in Indonesia, and his solo exhibition on the subject will be shown ANTARA Gallery of Photojournalism in Jakarta.
But Perawba isn't giving up on the thrill of the race just yet: he intends to make this a generational project. "I want to document the lives of these kids until they mature," he adds, "until they themselves have children who will be their successors."
Romi Perbawa is a photographer based in Indonesia.
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Steve Jobs, as I probably don't need to say, was an unemployed college dropout who became, well, Steve Jobs. I've been thinking about setting up schools, free schools and the like and thought it might be an idea to do a mental exercise. If I had Steve Jobs on the phone, what would he recommend?
Firstly, I suspect, trust the pedagogy more than the parents. As per this edited quote from MacStories
"You can't just ask
customersparents what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new."
Fine. So we need a vision. I have a few ideas (though not necessarily visionary) that I've been chewing over with friends and colleagues. What else?
Happily, (thanks TIm), we know a little about Steve's design principles from (I think) the book The Journey is the Reward. Jobs has, it seems, 12 rules of success
Rule #1. Do what you love to do. Find your true passion. Make a difference. The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
Teachers moan. One of my main fears about work is realising I have become a moaner. There is criticism and complaint but too often there is no accompanying constructive engagement with the idea of making school a place you (as a teacher) love to be. In general, they moan more than any other profession I've known, including low paid student jobs. If you're becoming a moaner, then this whole new school thing probably isn't for you.
Steve raises his eyebrows: " I've said this before kiddo: Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me… Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful… that's what matters to me. So love your work. Love trying to help chlldren become all they can be."
Rule #2. Be different. Think different. Better to be a pirate than to join the navy.
There are number of startup schools, especially with the UK's Free Schools initiative. If you're going to spend all the time and energy setting one up, what is the point of "joining the navy"? Toby Young's West London Free School is heading that way. The press coverage has been grand, and I am full of admiration for the way they have gone about getting this thing started. That said, it feels like a missed opportunity. Not because it involves Latin (I'm an ex-classicist too), but because it feels like they're recreating a traditional independent school, when there is scope for so much more.
Steve says: Aar! If you don't be a barnstormin', brave buccaneer I shan't be seein' you in Fiddlers Green you reinventing the wheel landlubber.
Rule #3. Do your best at every job. Don't sleep! Success generates more success so be hungry for it. Hire good people with a passion for excellence.
Have a clear, memorable shared vision. If people buy into it so much the better. As Steve has said before,
"Recruiting is hard. It's just finding the needles in the haystack. You can't know enough in a one-hour interview. So, in the end, it's ultimately based on your gut. How do I feel about this person? What are they like when they're challenged? I ask everybody that: 'Why are you here?' The answers themselves are not what you're looking for. It's the meta-data."
So attract the staff. Value breadth of experience. Make your school a place people want to work. Physical space matters, inside and outside. Reward commitment. Worry more about attitude and CRB checks than teacher qualifications. Perhaps give all employees a piece of the pie.
Steve says: When I hire somebody, competence is the ante. They have to be really smart. But the real issue for me is, Are they going to fall in love with Apple? Because if they fall in love with Apple, everything else will take care of itself. They'll want to do what's best for Apple, not what's best for them, what's best for Steve, or anybody else. Same needs to be true of your school.
Rule #4. Perform SWOT analysis. As soon as you join/start a company, make a list of strengths and weaknesses of yourself and your company on a piece of paper. Don't hesitate to throw bad apples out of the company.
This is hard. On a purely educational level, I suppose, it means one should make lesson observation a part of the culture. On a broader level, one wants to attract different types of teacher. Same vision, different styles. And allow for bespoke CPD programs, whether in-house or not.
Steve says: If you keep on moaning, we'll have to part company.
Rule #5. Be entrepreneurial. Look for the next big thing. Find a set of ideas that need to be acted upon quickly and decisively and jump through that window. Sometimes the first step is the hardest one. Just take it. Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
It's amazing how many interesting ideas float round Twitter without being acted on. There have probably always been a ton of people with goals to do when they get the time. Describe what you want to fix with your school, gauge the feedback online (from everyone not just parents), from conferences, go out and meet people and take the plunge. Kelly started a schoo like thisl. Why can't I/you/we?
Steve says: Just do it. (And good luck Kelly!)
Rule #6. Start small, think big. Don't worry about too many things at once. Take a handful of simple things to begin with, and then progress to more complex ones. Think about not just tomorrow, but the future. Put a ding in the universe.
So having the vision is great but one needs to take it one step at a time. Perhaps we should adopt the 5 Ss of Kaizen. The world is a fast old place. The landscape for journey will change, and shift drastically, but the destination will stay the same. At the most basic level, we need to proceed in small steps because of all this technology flying at us. My hunch, though, is that there is more than technology change afoot out there.
Steve says: "Even the longest journey begins with one small step. Get your sneakers on."
Rule #7. Strive to become a market leader. Own and control the primary technology in everything you do. If there's a better technology available, use it regardless of whether or not anyone else is using it. Be the first, and make it an industry standard.
This is essentially saying think for yourself and trust your judgement. Don't follow the hype. Just because everyone else is doing AfL doesn't mean you should, but you do need to be able to justify your decision. Instead, think about how you could become number 6 in this list of alternate educational approaches. Constantly scour the landscape for opportunities. Once you find one that works, shout it loud, talk to government, show people why you chose right. Maybe even franchise?
Steve says: Make your approach gold standard and yours. Then roll it out.
Rule #8. People judge you by your performance, so focus on the outcome. Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected. Advertise. If they don't know about it, they won't buy your product. Pay attention to design. We made the buttons on the screen look so good you'll want to lick them. Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.
This one's hard in education. The yardstick, ultimately, is the alumnus' satisfaction with their school and satisfaction with their life. There's a few years in any start-up school before that becomes a reality. So how to go about this? I suppose shout loud every success, whatever it is, be it traditional Oxbridge or a child becoming skateboarding champion of the world. And perhaps best of all, let your students advertise for you. For example this article by Nastassia goes a long way to persuading you the IB is good idea.
Steve says: Your students are your voice.
Rule #9. Ask for feedback from people with diverse backgrounds. Each one will tell you one useful thing. If you're at the top of the chain, sometimes people won't give you honest feedback because they're afraid. In this case, disguise yourself, or get feedback from other sources. Focus on those who will use your product – listen to your customers first.
For me, this translates to listen to kids, then listen to parents, then listen to teachers (inside and outside of your school), Probably in that order. Again, And again, scour the netwaves for feedback and publish your thoughts with commitment rather than trying to get more traffic.
Steve says: Ask and you shall receive.
Rule #10. Innovate. Innovation distinguishes a leader from a follower. Delegate. Let other top executives do 50% of your routine work to be able to spend 50% your time on the new stuff. Say no to 1,000 things to make sure you don't get on the wrong track or try to do too much.
Concentrate on really important creations and radical innovation. Hire people who want to make the best things in the world. You need a very product-oriented culture, even in a technology company. Lots of companies have tons of great engineers and smart people. But ultimately, there needs to be some gravitational force that pulls it all together.
It is easy to let the paperwork get you down in teaching. And to let innovations come from on high. One of things I've tried to get going with my Year 6 form teachers is the commitment to try one thing new each term, feedback to the rest of us how it went and then we see if other heads of year, the Deputy or the Head think it makes sense to roll it out along the school.
It sounds like this needs tweaking, at best.
So presumably in a new school, while this bubble up/let people try might work in terms of delegating innovation, the founders need to be superclear that the innovations that are being encouraged tie in with the vision. If the vision is more parent access, and the innovations are video-ed classrooms and embedding technology in the curriculum with mobile learning, then you go for the video-ed classrooms. Focus, to use David Allen's plane metaphor starts at 50,000 feet and works its way down. Not the other way around.
Steve says: "People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully."
Rule #11. Learn from failures. Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.
Yup. Seems pretty obvious, and Accenture agree so that's got to be worth something. We emphasise this in schools anyway. You can't learn unless you make a mistake.
For staff, one would assume a culture of innovation has some openness, but if not as Accenture indicate, it might perhaps make sense to avoid "epic fail" views – perhaps we could encourage a system where we were as encouraging to experiments/innovations that did not work as those that did. Telling parents you are constantly looking to improve may help. If they know you are trying out new things in a measured, "controlled experiment" fashion, then they may be more willing to give measured, controlled feedback. Again, they may just ask why their Jack is a guinea pig or their Jill isn't benefitting from the latest innovation from Mrs A.
Steve says: Be honest. With everyone, including yourself.
Rule #12. Learn continually. There's always "one more thing" to learn. Cross-pollinate ideas with others both within and outside your company. Learn from customers, competitors and partners. If you partner with someone whom you don't like, learn to like them – praise them and benefit from them. Learn to criticize your enemies openly, but honestly.
A couple of years ago, I suggested that instead of an INSET day we run an unconference for the teachers. It was a little bit of a culture shock, and there was some reluctance at wanting to present in front of peers. (One teacher said, depressingly, "I'm one of those who can't. You know, "those who can, do, those who can't teach." She is, as it happens, a great teacher.) One of the most successful strands, though, was one titled "What can we learn from other schools". All of us chipped in with ideas they thought that worked from previous employers. These ranged from curriculum to stopping displays from being ripped down with plastic covers. What made it successful, I think, was that there was no defensiveness. To use Kelly as an example again, it seems amazing how quickly she has gone from one idea to a school plan. That speed has come, in part, it seems from networking, meeting the people who can add the bits she was missing.
Steve says: Don't let your vision blind you to the successes and skills of others. You don't have to like them, but you do have to learn from them.
Now, the 12 points all blur into one a little. Continually learning and listening to feedback are not that different. So as a thought experiment it gets a little stretched. It has helped me shape a few ideas though.
As Tim Girvin commented in the post that was the original inspiration for this one (Design Leadership Principles of Steve Jobs and the Apple Empire: The Twelve Steps of Design Discipline)
Good ideals, in precept. Worth following, in any capacity. Designer, or not.
Basically, I agree.


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Thousand Foot Krutch goes back to its raw roots
It was back to the drawing board for Thousand Foot Krutch when the band was working on its seventh studio album, "The End Is Where We Begin," which will be released April 17.
Multi-talented TFK frontman Trevor McNevan popped in the band's debut "That's What People Do" to find inspiration to fuel the new project. And what transpired is the band's trademark in-your-face rock.
"Without trying, this record has a very militant theme to it, with songs like 'War Of Change' and 'Courtesy Call' painting more of a visual for that," McNevan said in a press release. "There's an urgency to it and I think the timing feels right. This record's heart can be summed up by 'Be The Change,' the album's lyric and phrase seen throughout the album artwork."
ESPN has already picked up "Light Up The Sky" and "Let the Sparks Fly" for its NASCAR coverage ant NCAA sports programming. So right there should tell you the adrenaline is flowing freely with TFK.
"Be Somebody," is currently finding radio play and has been named Billboard's Most Added song at CHR for multiple weeks.


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Fall 2019
Richard W. Clary is a partner in the Litigation Department of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. His cases have included securities defense; antitrust (plaintiff and defense); bankruptcy litigation (debtor and creditor); trade secret, trademark and patent litigation (plaintiff and defense); FCPA and ATA litigation; and general commercial litigation. Mr. Clary has extensive district court and appellate experience; he has also handled both international and domestic arbitrations. Mr. Clary is a member of the Litigation and the Intellectual Property Sections of the American Bar Association, has served on both the Antitrust Committee and the Patent Committee of the Association of the Bar of The City of New York and is on the Lawyers Committee for the National Center for State Courts. He was recently Vice President of the Association of the Bar of The City of New York. Mr. Clary served nine years on the Board of the Legal Aid Society, where he was a Vice Chair and on its Executive and Strategic Planning Committees, and now serves on the Board of Advisors. In June 2008, Mr. Clary spoke at "The Role of Courts in Defining the Social Contract: A Case Study of Socio-Economic Rights," a program sponsored by the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society in association with the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Oxford. Mr. Clary's policy brief, "A Discussion of the 'Homeless Families with Children' Litigation as a Case Study of the Issues That Arise When a Court Defines and Enforces the Right to Shelter," was published by the Foundation in the fall of 2008. In 2013 Mr. Clary returned to Oxford's Centre for Socio-Legal Studies to moderate a multi-day seminar on "The Nation State and the International Order: Constitutions, Revolutions, Security and Global Sources of Law". In 2015, Mr. Clary again returned to the Centre to moderate a multi-day seminar on "Rethinking States, Nations & Constitutions in the 21st Century". Mr. Clary chaired the Practising Law Institute's annual "Managing Complex Litigation" conference, which he created, from 2006-12, and published numerous articles in connection with that conference. Mr. Clary received a B.A. magna cum laude from Amherst College in 1975, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1978, where he was Developments Officer of the Law Review and awarded the Sears Prize. After a clerkship with Hon. Walter R. Mansfield of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and a clerkship with Hon. Thurgood Marshall of the U.S. Supreme Court, he joined Cravath in 1980 and became a partner in 1985. Mr. Clary served as the Firm's Litigation Managing Partner from February 1997 to November 2005, and as Head of Litigation from November 2005 to September 2010.
- Justice Thurgood Marshall, US Supreme Court, 1979 - 1980
- Judge Walter R. Mansfield, US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1978 - 1979
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- Class Actions: Litigating Advanced Topics, Fall 2019
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Simulink® Real-Time™ lets you create real-time applications from Simulink® models and run them on dedicated target computer hardware connected to your physical system. It supports real-time simulation and testing, including rapid control prototyping, DSP and vision system prototyping, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation.
Simulink Real-Time and Speedgoat target computer hardware are expressly designed to work together. In this webinar we explain the process of selecting Speedgoat target computer and I/O hardware for an application or range of applications defined by the characteristics of the physical system for the real-time applications you want to create.
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Michael Vetsch is the Product Marketing Manager for Real-Time Simulation and Testing. He is a renowned expert on Simulink Real-Time (formerly known as xPC Target), having initially authored it in 1997. In prior roles, he was the MathWorks xPC Target development lead, and the founder and CTO of Speedgoat.
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Let's Look At: The Windsor Chair
Windsor chairs are a historic style (first made in the 1700's) that still are popular today. But not just in country style homes, there are so many modern interpretations not only from current furniture makers but also from the 50's and 60's. These chairs offer clean lines and work with a variety of dining tables and decor. Let's take a look at some room utilizing this long-standing style:
Modern meets traditional:
I love this traditional country room because it has such simplicity that it sneaks into modern territory:
Light grey painted chairs are subtle and classic:
I love these two rooms- one employing more classic chairs within a modern room and another (right) with more modern lines all around.
I love the spindles of these modern Windsor chairs with a sleek Parson's table and patterned rug.
Super traditional:
Here's a group of Windsor chairs I love:
These at left are by Serena & Lily and come in a variety of colors (and are only $158). They are modern but based in tradition so they'd go with any style decor- from a farm table to a sleek marble Tulip. Ethan Allen has a taller version at right you can customize in lots of colors (my parents used these in a marina blue at their new beach house and they are great!)
These are more traditional and I'm loving the detail on the back!
Crate & Barrel also has an amazing selection of colors- the mint ones at left are my FAVORITE!
A glossy black classic style and a modernized, shortened version by O&G Studio.
Crate & Barrel's Paola Navone tall version (also available in short) another O&G Studio version.
A set of four 1950's Swedish chairs found on 1stDibs.
This Etsy chair has a faux bamboo detail that's really cool (and is custom made in the USA in your choice of color!)
Left, a tall West Elm modern version and right, a vintage one from Etsy with cool detailing.
This Anthropologie version would be great in the corner of a bedroom.


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Keep Colorado LocALE brewed to raise awareness on liquor laws battle
In an effort to raise awareness for a campaign aimed to not let Colorado grocery stores sell wine and full-strength beer, several local breweries joined forces to brew a beer for the occasion.
The Keep Colorado LocALE was tapped Wednesday at Ale House at Amato's to promote Keep Colorado Local, a campaign to prevent local liquor laws from changing in order to allow alcohol sales in chain stores.
"We made the 'Keep Colorado LocALE' to share the story of Colorado craft beer so that our customers understand how chain store sales of alcohol would hurt our local craft culture," Dry Dock Brewing's head brewer Tim Evon said in a news release.
Campaign organizers say that allowing chain stores to sell alcohol in Colorado would force a large number of liquor stores to close, which would then impact the local craft beer and distilling industries.
Evon created the recipe for the beer, which includes ingredients entirely from Colorado. The malts are from the Colorado Malting Company. The first batch of the beer did not use Colorado-grown hops, but Dry Dock plans to brew it again in the fall with fresh hops from a local farm.
From Keep Colorado Local:
This beer is a bright, citrusy, and fruity pale ale with a hoppy nose and a sweet malt backbone. Its grapefruit and pine-forward aroma comes from the use of Chinook and Cascade hops. Each brewery is encouraged to use Colorado-grown ingredients and add their own twists to the recipe
Ten breweries will brew and serve the Keep Colorado LocALE in their taprooms: Broken Compass Brewing (Breckenridge), CAUTION: Brewing Co. (Denver, Lakewood), Chain Reaction Brewing Company (Denver), Dry Dock Brewing (Aurora), Lone Tree Brewing Co. (Lone Tree), Pateros Creek Brewing (Fort Collins), Steamworks Brewing Co. (Durango), Strange Craft Beer Company (Denver), Very Nice Brewing Company (Nederland) and Zephyr Brewing Company (Denver). Organizers of the campaign are expecting the number to grow.
Later this year, organizers will provide the recipe and host a homebrew competition, challenging people to use "local ingredients, ideally fresh hops and a Colorado twist."


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Hi im working on a program that does certain things when you get to a checkpoint. the things that it would do is mouse activated events. i need to know how i can apply mouse down events in a custom frame i would need to know how i can apply a mouse down event automated when needed. kinda like a macro but doesn't control your mouse. for example
step 1: locate x && y (input x && y integer)
step 2: preform invisible mouse click @ (x && y)
so you clicked on something with out the need of pointing a mouse at the area nor having the mouse move their and still have control over your mouse.
Code snippet would be very nice.... APIs on mouse events would be nice Help would be very nice...
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Recent articles in the medical literature will be of interest to our readers. A Letter to the Editor in the April 2008 issue of the Journal of Ophthalmology discussed a preliminary study from Italy of intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg) for the treatment of Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid (MMP). In it, 6 patients with severe MMP were treated with IVIg for 8 to 20 months.
All responded to this treatment with healing of mouth lesions and stoppage of eye inflammation and scarring. As the treatments went on and symptoms decreased, steroids and immunosuppressants were slowly reduced and the time between IVIg cycles was lengthened. There were side effects but all were mild. They will continue to follow these patients as IVIg is discontinued. The authors also called for a larger study to confirm their findings. This study seems to indicate IVIg works in MMP as it has been found to work in pemphigus patients.
The journey for patients and caregivers trying to get diagnosed, educated and treated for pemphigus or pemphigoid is difficult. The June 14, 2008 issue of The Lancet has articles, and an editorial on rare diseases and orphan drugs. One article indicates, though not by name, that pemphigus and pemphigoid are probably best defined as ultra-rare. Titles in the issue included:
- Making rare diseases a public-health and research priority;
- Why rare diseases are an important medical and social issue;
- Empowerment of patients: lessons from the rare diseases community; and
- Does orphan drug legislation really answer the needs of patients.
As you can see these are all topics that involve the pemphigus and pemphigoid community. The fact that a major medical journal is committing so much space to these problems is good news. However, progress is slow and costly.
The National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD) is discussed. The IPPF is a member of this group. Eurordis is a similar organization for Europeans with rare diseases and Orphanet is a resource for rare disease web sites. The articles show that patients and their organizations like the IPPF have moved the general medical community to some action. They have also moved legislative and pharmaceutical companies to pursue orphan drug legislation. Because the accumulative number of people with rare disease is substantial, it is pointed out that treating and helping these people benefits the whole community. However much remains to be done.
In conclusion, I would like to quote from the lead editorial:
There are encouraging signs that rare diseases are being included in public-health plans, and that more research is being directed in finding the causes of and treatments for at least some of these conditions. Patients with rare diseases have the right to first class medical knowledge, rapid diagnosis, research, and treatment [emphasis added]. In reality, though, their lives are often blighted by medical ignorance, lack of professional advice, delayed diagnosis, and no treatment options at all. Patients should not have to depend on their families to find potential treatments for rare diseases.


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Today, November 1, 1963, the largest radio telescope ever constructed, the Arecibo observatory opened in Arecibo Puerto Rico. It would be used for many major discoveries including the first direct imaging of an asteroid.
The Arecibo Observatory is part of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC), a national research center operated by SRI International, USRA and UMET, under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF is an independent federal agency whose aim is to promote scientific and engineering progress in the United States. NSF funds research and education in most fields of science and engineering. Additional support is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
The Observatory operates on a continuous basis, 24 hours a day every day, providing observing time, electronics, computer, travel and logistic support to scientists from all over the world. All results of research are published in the scientific literature which is publicly available.
As the site of the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, the Observatory is recognized as one of the most important national centers for research in radio astronomy, planetary radar and terrestrial aeronomy. Use of the Arecibo Observatory is available on an equal, competitive basis to all scientists from throughout the world. Observing time is granted on the basis of the most promising research as ascertained by a panel of independent referees who review the proposals sent to the Observatory by interested scientists. Every year about 200 scientists visit the Observatory facilities to pursue their research project, and numerous students perform observations that lead to their master and doctoral dissertations.
The Observatory had its origins in an idea of Professor William E. Gordon, then of Cornell University, who was interested in the study of the Ionosphere. Gordon's research during the fifties led him to the idea of radar back scatter studies of the Ionosphere. Gordon's persistence culminated in the construction of the Arecibo Observatory which began in the Summer of 1960. Three years later the Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory (AIO) was in operation under the direction of Gordon. The formal opening ceremony took place on November 1, 1963.
From the beginning there were certain requirements for the site. It had to be near the equator, since there, a radar capable of studying the ionosphere could also be used to study nearby planets which pass overhead. The Arecibo site offered the advantage of being located in Karst terrain, with large limestone sinkholes which provided a natural geometry for the construction of the 305 meter reflector.
In addition an Optical Laboratory with a variety of instrumentation used for the passive study of terrestrial airglow is located at the Observatory. A lidar (Light Detection And Ranging) together with a Fabry-Perot interferometer is primarily used to measure neutral winds and temperatures of the middle atmosphere This capability complements that of the incoherent scatter radar, and gives Arecibo a unique capability in the world in terms of aeronomic research.
On October 1, 1969 the National Science Foundation took over the facility from the Department of Defense and the Observatory was made a national research center. On September 1971 the AIO became the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC).
In 1974 a new high precision surface for the reflector (the current one) was installed together with a high frequency planetary radar transmitter. The second and major upgrade to the telescope was completed in 1997. A ground screen around the perimeter of the reflector was installed to shield the feeds from ground radiation. The gregorian dome with its subreflectors and new electronics greatly increases the capability of the telescope. A new more powerful radar transmitter was also installed.
About 140 persons are employed by the Observatory providing everything from food to software in support of the operation. A scientific staff of about 16 divide their time between scientific research and assistance to visiting scientists. Engineers, computer experts, and technicians design and build new instrumentation and keep it in operation. A large maintenance staff keeps the telescope and associated instrumentation as well as the site in optimal condition. A staff of telescope operators support observing twenty four hour per day.
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The PlayStation 3 was released in 2006. Sony has famously said the console will have a ten year console life. By that math, we can expect the PlayStation 4 sometime after 2016. But can we expect a digital-download-only console?
Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai discussed digital downloads and their future in Sony consoles.
"We do business in parts of the world where network infrastructure isn't as robust as one would hope," Hirai told website MCV.
"There's always going to be requirement for a business of our size and scope to have a physical medium," Hirai continued. "To think everything will be downloaded in two years, three years or even ten years from now is taking it a little bit to the extreme."
While Sony launched a digital-download-only version of the PSP called the PSPgo, Sony also won the hi-def format war with Blu-ray. Supporting physical format could be best globally for PlayStation customers and for Sony's own interests.
Back in 2006, former Sony Computer Entertainment exec Phil Harrison told Wired, "I'd be amazed if the PlayStation 4 has a physical disc drive."
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Sony has told PlayStation customers that it will still be at least a few days until the PlayStation Network has been restored.
The PSN has been down for weeks and the gaming community has been split by Sony's response to a malicious attack on its network.
But for many, the most important thing is now how quickly they can get back on the PlayStation Network and resume their online gaming .
However, this is by no means imminent, with the official Sony PlayStation blog confirming that there is still no hard restart date as yet.
"I know you all want to know exactly when the services will be restored," blogged SCEE head of communications Nick Caplin.
"At this time, I can't give you an exact date, as it will likely be at least a few more days. We're terribly sorry for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work through this process."
Sony has been left with egg on its face following the attack, which also saw users' data compromised, and the company now faces a battle to win back credibility with its cloud services.


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Modern quilt + awesome barn = inspiration, so I thought it would be fun to share some inspiration with you for our Modern Barn Quilt Paint Along that starts next week. Are you all getting ready for it? I'm gearing up and cannot wait to get started. And I'm even more excited about seeing all of the goodies that you come up with!
If you're looking for some inspiration for your designs, I've gathered a few photos for you. While these barn quilts are more on the traditional side, I think their use of color has quite a modern feel.
photo from http://www.barnquilts.com/
photo from http://prairieskybarnquiltsco.com/home
photo by http://visitiowa.org/
For more modern quilt design inspiration, check out the beauties on Modern Day Quilts and the flickr group Fresh Modern Quilts. And be sure to check back here on Monday for our first post on the Modern Barn Quilt Paint Along!