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I'm moving this blog to a brand-new home!
http://www.michellealynn.com/blogright here). Thanks for making the jump, if you choose to follow what I get up to next. :)
I'm moving this blog to a brand-new home!
http://www.michellealynn.com/blogright here). Thanks for making the jump, if you choose to follow what I get up to next. :)
I used to make a lot of mixed-media collage-like stuff.
It was related to the scrapbooking thing.
(collage made with vintage photos/ephemera/fabric/doilies/embroidery)
A few years ago I was commissioned to make a few paper lines (which I one day might look back on, here, since it was kind of a design contract I got before I was ready for design contracts that essentially pushed me toward deciding to go to school). Anyway, I had this random pile of old-artwork-to-scan that accumulated from unpacking our new place last year. I kept every little bit I handmade for those paper collections - because it really was a labour of love that took so long to make! - but I started to scan it to have a record of it that won't take up so much space.
I was kind of struck, looking at these, at how different they are from the work I've been doing lately. I'm kind of curious, honestly, at what my collages might look like now if I gave them a try again...
Probably more colorful? A bit less grandma? (not that I think grandma is bad).
I really hope I have time this summer to dabble in collage, again, now.
The thought of making anything, at this point in finals (three weeks left til I can sleep!) is appealing, though. lol. So is being able to go to yoga, the relaxing smell of lavender, and looking forward to summer trips. I can't wait for April to get here! Until then, it seems I'll only have time to blog when I'm procrastinating and waiting for my started-it-really-late laundry to be done. :)
I was thinking about it, and then I stumbled randomly across this video:
(on the gap in good taste versus good execution)
(THE GAP by Ira Glass from frohlocke on Vimeo.)
"But it's like there's a Gap. The first couple years that you're making stuff, what you're making isn't so good, okay: it's not that great. It's trying to be good, it has ambition to be good - but it's not that good." - Ira Glass
I randomly thought of this the other day in class as I struggled through a type specimen. It went though a big ugly phase - I'm a believer that things usually look ugly before they start to look good (and that's actually right in line with this) - and finally after two weeks I got it to what was good enough for print. And then I thought: "This is alright! It turned out alright! Wait a minute. This is not good, though." I mean, I recognize it as alright, for right now: but in 5 years I know I will think this is not good. Know what I mean?
The thing is: I'm slightly jealous of 20-or-so year olds who don't yet know this. That when you have been working for even as little as 2 years, your student film - the one you thought was good - is a hideous scary thing that you don't want associated with your portfolio by any means. (I may be speaking from experience here...ahem). Heck, even drawings you did last year are no longer looking so hot. And the 'portfolio' of pencil drawings you accumluated through highschool? They're pretty comical - in a keep-this-its-so-funny kind of way. You thought those were so good, coming out of highschool - didn't you? I know I did.
Maybe, like me, you thought you were 'good' (or at least getting better) and are now realizing you aren't - lol. That you haven't had the time and practice required to get better, yet. Or maybe your visual taste seems a bit more defined for you than what you actually produce (I am often in this phase, too). Either way:
It's simple: the more you do, the better you get.
If you haven't done a lot, you're not better yet.
The older you get and the more you do, the more you are conscious of this.
The more you're conscious of this, the harder it is to ignore.
For example, now that I'm almost a new designer at 30 I'm trying to pretend I won't think that the stuff I'm designing right now will look like crap in 5 years. I mean - I'm hoping it won't, but odds are - it will. My illustrations will look flat after I learn more techniques and I'll probably find faux-paus all over my typography assignments: like Ira Glass says in that video, though, if you listen to this little voice you're at the risk of being discouraged to keep creating and get better.
So here are some things I've found to start briding the gap, for myself:
1. Look at a lot of precedents
If you're a designer, follow what's happening in design. What's current? What are your contemporaries making? What came before and after you? What has been done in what you're currently doing? I'm a firm believer that soaking it all in develops your taste and your knowledge: if you've never seen a vintage-style sign before and just try to make one, it's going to look crappy. on the other hand, if you've seen signs old and new you'll have more of a fighting chance of making a good one.
2. Curate & refine your taste
The best thing I ever did was start a Pinterest account. Everytime I see something I visually love, I file it away. When I go back to look at my boards, I start to notice patterns: I think seeing them altogeher somewhere grouped by similar properties makes things like what colors, eras, and textures you gravitate towards more obvious. If you just try to note these things everytime you see a picture you like in your head, you end up kind of getting a distorted idea of what you like - as opposed to seeing it laid out there.
3. Is the gap closing up?
If you're stuck in that stage where the gap doesn't seem to be moving - your taste and your ability aren't getting closer to connecting - and you can never quite realize your vision in what you produce don't worry: I'm still here! I will be for a while. Just keep looking and doing and practicing and absorbing.
4. Remember: you're only conscious of it once you've been through it
So enjoy your obliviousness to it! Think, instead, "Damn! This is good. I got this". I don't think you can fully understand it until you have your old 'good' work in your hands or up on that website you haven't had a chance to update in 5 years - so pretend I didn't say anything and enjoy it! And if you know this already: there's nothing you can do but your best at the time: be excited about the best that hasn't happened yet - its not a bad thing to get better. :)
And, truthfully, what is 'good' anyway?
Our own twisted idea that stems from getting better in the first place?
What do you think of the 'Gap'? Are you aware of it? In the midst of it?
Is this just hard for perfectionists to grasp?
Have you heard of Invisible Creature? Don & Ryan Clark make up this awesome illustrative design studio (their story is really cool) - they have an extensive list of awesome clients like MTV, Dreamworks, and every record company you can imagine!
I found & fell in love with this "Close Encounters" set of 4 posters they did for Wheatpaste:
(Posters by Invisible Creature - found here)
It's worth clicking through to see all the illustrations full-size! :)
I was in awe when my Motion Graphics teacher showed this in class last week:
(HBO's True Detective - Main Title Sequence from Patrick Clair on Vimeo)
So good. The song, the timing, the imagery. Aaah. Not to even mention how awesome this makes the show look (haven't seen it yet - really want to! We have no cable so I'm always delayed on HBO shows). It was done by the awesome Antibody. I want to watch it over and over and find it really beautiful and inspiring. I'm a sucker for double-exposure-esque things.
There's a bit of the process behind it right here, too.
I have a confession to make: I'm a bit of a title sequence nerd. I distinctly remember when I was little liking them, and seeing the words "casting by so-and-so" on screen, and thinking that the title sequences were done by this coolest-ever casting person. What kid thinks that?! This kid. lol.
I've been feeling super-inspired by a lot of cool stuff lately which I'm going to try to share here. :)
Oh, you know...just drawing unicorns for homework around here:
These days - in the midst of midterms (they snuck up on me!) - I find myself stressing about homework and then I realize I have to draw. lol. Or make a cute logo. Or brand an imaginary business. This always amazes me. I feel pretty lucky to get to do so. It makes me really happy to know that when I chose to go back to school it was largely so I'd have time to develop my own style and get some things off the ground that I've always wanted to do but never had time to...things that I didn't have time to do while working. So glad one of these is happening right now! Even if it's stressful.
It's been a super-crazy couple weeks, here. After "reading week" (which is code for Spring break without the break) I had a million homeworks to catch up on and the aforementioned project this illustration is for has been looming over my head: it's a self-directed semester long project, and I decided to design a children's publisher's catalog - sounds like a strange choice, maybe, but I get to invent and illustrate a bunch of books to go in it. It's been super fun so far! I draw a lot, but I don't often color my illustrations. It's been really fun (and a bit slow and frustrating!) to get in there and learn to work together with Illustrator and Photoshop and experiment with texturing and outlines (or lack thereof). I've also made a baby blanket (really, this was all I wanted to do! Felt nice to make something with my hands) and worked on a super-cool short-term project for the 'ol animation studio. Whew!
I'm taking tonight off with the mister before I have to dive head first into a paper-writing, catalog-illustrating, layout-doing, typography-sign-making, project-brainstorming crazy marathon of a catch-up weekend, here. I'm trying not to count down to the summer! lol.
What have you been up to?
I bought myself an ipad mini for my birthday - so inbetween homework and a bit of freelance working I've finally been able to explore apps and games and stuff. I'm currently nursing an addiction to Plants vs. Zombies, Badland, and a few Adventure Time games...he he.
I'm finally on instagram, too!
You can follow me right here, if you want.
It feels pretty funny wielding the big ipad mini to take pictures outside thus far - lol - so since I don't have a phone it's been mostly taking pictures around the house (plus, we finally got the majority of stuff unpacked and away and the place is looking spiffy!) But one day I'll get more personal stuff on there...once life involves more than homework. lol. Oh, school.
Are you on Instagram? Link me up!
Oh yeah! I turned 29 a few weeks ago... :)
(Hey! That's me turning, not 29).
I just remembered that I had a '28 before 29' list, though!
Prooobably not a good sign that I forgot it existed. :) lol.
Let's see how I did on those goals over the last year:
I didn't finish it all. Not even halfway! But I'm okay with that.
I'll just keep it rolling this year.
It was a pretty lofty list anyway, and this year flew by like a snap what with my halves of second & third year of university, summer classes, work, buying our apartment, moving, going to Mexico, and then the mister breaking his foot. lol. Ah! I haven't really had time to reflect much on last year yet, truth be told. I'm still stuck in the whirlwind of it, maybe?
Here's the review of what I did get done:
3. Wear Red Lipstick: Kay - didn't really do this. Tried it at home. Felt not like myself. Not a fan of the red on my lips. Don't really want to make myself do something that doesn't feel like me...so I cancel this one.
4. Learn Illustrator/InDesign: Can you ever really say you're done learning programs like these enough to check it off a list? I don't think so...and I have a ways to go. But I did learn both of them a ton more than I knew them before this year. Illustrator was the big one - and I used it for a few projects. Begrudgingly. lol. And I still don't get the concept of artboards, either.
6. Get a Record Player: We got our darling record cabinet from the most amazing estate sale ever. It's been super-fun, so far. And it's fun when people come over because it's such a novelty! We try to find the strangest records: for example, "Dinosaurs" and "Sounds of Australia".
7. Go to at least one hot place: Went to Mexico for a friends wedding in May. It was awesome! We've never been away with a group that big and it was so fun. I think it might've been one of the only times we got away over the year though - sad! And weird, for us.
10. Get my big tattoo: Yesss. So happy this one finally got done! I have about an hour and a half left to get done before it's finished and I can share some pictures of it... :)
18. Camp/Hike at least once: Yay! We did this one. Only once, but still. There are many reasons why we didn't go more than once: we used to backpack camp a lot, but my rib injury was acting up when carrying heavy things, so that just wasn't going to work - since a heavy pack is the essence of that. Sad! Between full-time work, a summer class, both of our parents (and some friends) visiting, and trying to unpack/settle into the house before school started again: it just didn't happen a lot. And renting a car every weekend we want to go is an expensive pain in the ass. We went on the one annual camping trip with the same group of friends we go with every year and it's always super fun - and we're hoping to buy a cheap lil car to save the trouble of having to rent one so we can camp a lot again this year. We miss it!
19. Learn to shoot my digital camera manually: I learned this! So excited! Kay, well - sort of. I know how to do it, but I struggle remembering the direction to turn the aperture and shutter speed, still. lol. I mean, I know by doing how to do it, but I get mixed up on which way lets the most light in and what not by the numbers. I took a class for this at the beginning of last year and it was great: it was self-directed and I got to explore a lot with blurry photos and a fun macro lense attachment. I should share those here!
20. Buy a home: Dude! I'm so so happy and thankful about this one! Biggest milestone thus far for the mister and I. I'm still so amazed two little contract-working animation-workers got approved for a mortgage. What?! It's a tiny 650 square-foot apartment, but it's awesome. And its ours. Thankful for this one, and having so much fun pulling it all together.
21. Vintage Couch: Yellow velvet! My dream. So crazy that I actually found one. lol.
25. Process book of my own: I actually just started this last week, finally. I'm the type to doodle on post-its at work, so I had piles of these doodles sitting around full of one-day ideas that needed to be housed and collected somewhere. :)
27. Practice wearing high heels: Last new years, I wore the worst yellow velvet cheap high heels, which I couldn't walk in, which I think inspired this goal. But really, now, I have no desire to practice wearing them. They're not me. I don't really want them to be. Give me some chucks anyday over em! I did wear a cute pair of yellow wedges to a friends wedding, though, and that was muuuuch nicer than heels.
28. Keep my files organized: My paper files are organized! It's a miracle! I went through boxes of unorganized paperwork from the last 7 years and finally got it all in a filing cabinet. lol. Aaah. Feels so good. My computer files, however, are another story.
So there it is! 12 before 28, done. 16 before 30 to go...lol.
I'm kind of a podcast junkie, these days. More specifically: a design podcast junkie.
I just found a new one - Life & Limb - via Design Matters (which is another awesome one that will need its own post one of these days). I listened to an interview there with Sara Blake, went to her blog, checked out her uper-cool illustrations, and then found Life & Limb from there.
You can stream episodes/find out where to stream from the here:
Jon Contino is always rad to listen to, and I really enjoyed Sara's interview, too.
I feel like there's all these cool designers out there that I want to learn more about, you know? Maybe I'm nosy, but I love learning how people work and try to balance life and freelance and all that. lol. I like to listen to interviews when I'm doing the more 'mindless' work, like doodling initial ideas or vectorizing something and playing around with the pen tool. :)
Last week I stepped out of my clean-drawings-painstakingly box and experimented with a two-inch paint brush, some big paper, guache, and the first typography assignment of the year:
Can you guess the song?
I know, I know: technically lettering is not typography (scroll down to #9). Either way, I'm so happy we finally get to do some hand-lettering in type class! It was pretty time consuming to scan it all in, and I'm still on the first draft...but that's what I've been working on. It's still looking a little too 'Art Project' right now.
In other news - I'm trying really hard to finally get some sort of portfolio for my design work started, since the end of the program is starting to loom over me. lol. What a beast it's been, so far! So daunting to set up, right? I'm like - "Wait, I have to shoot three years of my favorite projects? Sort through them discerningly, and then organize them in a please-hire-me-potential-clients kinda way?" I'm a little overwhelmed - especially at the thought that just when I was ramping up here, it appears that I used the web address for what should be my eventual homepage for this blog, which is not so good because it means I'll have to move it. Again. Doh.
Oh, the plight of a designer-to-be. :)
I'm a crafty artist/animator/design student.


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In this era of spread offense and high-scoring excitement, football fans got taken on a trek back in time Friday night at Shelby�s Blanton Memorial Stadium.
On an evening when the South Mountain Athletic Conference trophy was at stake, not to mention braggin� rights between a pair of close, county rivals, defense reigned supreme. Burns and Shelby locked up in a physical defensive struggle with hard hitting and plenty of bumps and bruises to go around.
When the dust cleared, the visiting Bulldogs owned a 14-9 victory in the �throwback� game to claim the league title for a third consecutive years.
The Bulldogs � primarily a running team this season � got a pair of Chris Montgomery scoring passes while the Burns defense held firm in the second half to preserve the win.
�I was proud of them,� said Bulldog coach Matt Beam. �We had to fight all night. Both teams were really hitting each other.
�I�m so proud of them for the great effort. We�re 23-1 in the SMAC (the last three years) and not many times do you see that in this county.�
Shelby had its chances but failed to convert. The Golden Lions stayed on the attack until a late interception by Diamonte Hall settled it.
�To sum it up, we had too many mistakes at critical times,� said Shelby�s Lance Ware. �I was proud of the effort. It was a great defensive game. It was two good teams playing hard.�
The Golden Lions hit one of two early Manning Burton field goal attempts in the first quarter, but Burns struck back with a 56-yard touchdown throw from Montgomery to Gilbert Brooks.
Shelby would take a 9-7 lead into the half courtesy of a Raekwon Washington 16-yard scoring run but missed out on another possession in Burns territory late in the half.
Burns came out in the second half and moved in for a 27-yard scoring pass by Montgomery to Jaylin Hill with 7:26 left in the third period.
The Bulldog defense then held twice in short-yardage situations to quell Shelby drives into Burns territory down the stretch before the interception by Hall sealed the verdict.
�We�ve got to respond and put this behind us now and make a run in the playoffs,� said Ware, whose 6-5 squad will be a 2A No. 1 seed from the SMAC.
Burns� Beam expects his 8-3 squad to possibly be the overall No. 2 overall seed in the small 3A West division (No. 1 out of the SMAC).
Inside the Game
It�s why they keep score � At halftime, Shelby owned a 172-88 edge in yardage on the Bulldogs � 56 of those coming on one long pass play for Burns.
But where it mattered most, on the scoreboard, the Golden Lions� lead against the Bulldogs was only 9-7 at the break.
1,000-yard mark � Shelby running back Raekwon Washington had 100 yards in the first half on the ground but was held to 17 in the second half. His 117-yard total though vaulted the junior over the 1,000-yard mark for the season.
�He�s a physical runner,� Burns coach Matt Beam said of Washington. �I didn�t realize he was that big. He really runs hard.�
Rolling along � Burns� punter Cody Dorsey played a key role in the contest.
Three of his five punts were more than 42 yards � almost all hitting and rolling at least 15 yards of more of the total on each. Also, when Shelby was unable to handle a punt in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs recovered at a key point to cut off the Lions� momentum.
Burns 14, Shelby 9
Burns 7 0 7 0 � 14
Shelby 3 6 0 0 -- 9
First Quarter
Sh � Manning Burton 22 field goal (5:05)
B � Gilbert Brooks 56 pass from Chris Montgomery (Cody Dorsey kick) 1:32
Second Quarter
Sh � Raekwon Washington 16 run (kick blocked) 11:54
Third Quarter
B � Jaylin Hill 27 pass from Montgomery (Dorsey kick) 7:26


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escortmad79 posted a topic in New Member IntroductionsMy name's Neil, I'm 34, originally from Devon & now living in Fife, Scotland... oh & I'm a Fordaholic! Currently own a mk1 Escort Estate (Pics on http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/46830-y-mk1-escort-estate-large-amount-of-pics/'>THIS thread. Owned a number of other old Fords in the past: Mk2 Escort 1300 Ghia Mk1 Escort 1300L Mk1 Escort Mexico Replica Mk2 Escort 1600 Ghia Series 1 RS Turbo Series 2 RS Turbo Mk3 Granada My wife is also nuts about Fords & my father in law also has an orange big wing mk1 Escort I stumbled upon here when looking for stolen classic Fords as I run the stolenoldskoolford http://www.facebook.com/groups/stolenoldskoolfords/'>FACEBOOK GROUP & https://twitter.com/StolenOSFs'>TWITTER GROUP (Feel free to join these & keep an eye out for stolen oldskoolfords & hopefully help reunite them with their rightful owners) ;)
escortmad79 started following Help Car Stolen, Greetings Yo', Y Mk1 Escort Estate (Large Amount Of Pics!) and and 5 others
Here is my 1969 Mk1 Esort 1100 Deluxe Estate, completely standard (at present). Family owned since 1972 until I purchased it in July 2007 The colour is Aquatic Jade Green (A Cortina colour & very rare on Escorts, the only other Aqua jade mk1 Estate I've seen was on a ford brochure!) First day I saw it for sale (Powderham classic car show in Devon) Behold the 1100!!! :D Interior As it stands: The vision: ;D Unfortunately been off the road for a few years now, need to start working on doing it up when funds allow.
All Scottish Members - Let Yourself Be Known
escortmad79 replied to Gazjs's topic in Scotland1. Gazjs - Kirkcaldy (Fife) 2. Dave2912 - Rosyth (Fife) 3. Zippy - Livingston (West Lothian) 4. artscot79-cowdenbeath-(fife) 5. McBean09 - Inverness 6. Bashful - Edinburgh 7. fiesta _zetec-x - Hamilton (Lanarkshire) 8. Danzzza - Berwick upon tweed (Like ON the border) (Technically on english side of border, scottish postcode though :S) 9.C-Max Boy1983 - Edinburgh 10. Iael18 - Balloch (west Dunbartonshire) 11. davedon067 - Dundee (Tayside) 12. DutchasFRP - South Ayrshire 13. DAS - Thurso 14. fords r us - falkirk 15. Raizak - North Ayrshire 16. John21 - ABERDEEN!!! 17. RichardICE - Inverness 18. UK345- Glasgow 19. Nicola88- Aberdeen 20. Ben - Prestwick (South Ayrshire) 21. michael25 - Rutherglen (Lanarkshire) 22. CharlieFarlie - Charlie...( Burntisland Fife.) 23. bruce540150 - brookfield 24. silver53 - paisley 25. Twisted - Livingston (west Lothian) 26. Sapprs - Livingston (west lothian 27. Derek (dw1921) Livingston (west lothian) 28. Jackie - Aberdeen 30. Motocrossmad- bishopton (glasgow, Sat and sunday) Edinburgh (Mon to Friday) 31. D4nz0 (danny)- East Ayrshire 32. arbgarry - South Ayrshire 33. barry2535 (barry) - stoneyburn (west lothian) 34. Andy_1984 - Glasgow 35. Mark-kilsyth(Lanarkshire) 36. Andy B- East Kilbride (Lanarkshire) 37. Cameron1980 Aberdeenshire 38. Jme (jamie) Perth 39. Scotty86 - Newport (Fife) 40. Alb - Musselburgh (E Lothian) 41. singer61 - Viewpark(lanarkshire) 42. pragmatix - Pitlochry 43. Ssssstevo - Livingston 44. ST11 MCC - Edinburgh 45. delboy_11 - Glasgow (Lanarkshire) 46. jordan_macgregor - Focus Zetec 08 - Dunfermline, Fife 47. MarcMK1 - Fiesta Mk1 - Aberdeen 48. Bigdave1786 - coatbridge 49. Peange - Perth 50. Hell_Bunny_sXe - Glasgow 51. ScotsFocus - Stranraer 52. Christina_m - East Kilbride 52. Christina_m - East Kilbride 53. M1308 - Erskine (Renfrewshire) 54. Baldo72 - Port Glasgow 55. K13r4n - Aberdeen 56. Jager King - Ayrshire 57. Sesachc (James) - Greenock 58. ascowie - Aberdeen 59. DanGersFord - North Ayrshire 60. Thixty - Paisley 61. escortmad79 - Kelty (Fife)
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escortmad79 replied to mark palmer's topic in Classic FordPut the reg in here & see if the required details come up: http://www2.carparts-cat.com/autoxs/ecp.aspx?SID=861294713919562404
Looking For Dde 637K Escort Mk1
escortmad79 replied to convery's topic in Classic FordLooks like it's a long time dead but could be hiding: Not been registered since 1985
Vin Number On Ford Escort 1972
escortmad79 replied to steve miles's topic in Classic FordEnter the reg here & see if you get the info you require: http://www2.carparts-cat.com/autoxs/ecp.aspx?SID=861294713919562404
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escortmad79 replied to maccaman's topic in General ChatPosted this on Oldskoolford.co.uk, Scottisholdskoolescorts, retro-rides, ovalchat, truefordheritage & my stolen oldskool Ford Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/stolenoldskoolfords
Welcome to the Ford forums escortmad79 :)


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Leafs down Bruins to even series
Boston, MA – Former Bruin Phil Kessel and birthday boy James van Riemsdyk each scored in the third period, as the Toronto Maple Leafs evened their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against Boston with a 4-2 victory in Game 2 at TD Garden.
Joffrey Lupul supplied two second-period goals for the Maple Leafs, who were thoroughly dominated in a 4-1 loss to the Bruins on Wednesday. James Reimer, like the rest of his Toronto teammates, rebounded with a 39-save effort to earn his first career postseason win.
"The tempo of the game was a lot different from our standpoint. We moved the puck more effectively, didn't turn it over. That was the biggest difference between tonight and Wednesday," said Toronto head coach Randy Carlyle.
Nathan Horton and Johnny Boychuk had the goals for Boston, while Tuukka Rask was beaten four times on 32 shots.
"We were prepared for those adjustments (made by Toronto), but our execution wasn't as good tonight," said Bruins head coach Claude Julien.
The series shifts to Toronto for Games 3 and 4 Monday and Wednesday.
Kessel gave the Maple Leafs a two-goal cushion 53 seconds into the final period. He skated down the middle of the ice on a breakaway and snapped a wrister through the pads of Rask.
The Bruins closed to within 3-2 at the 10:35 mark. Reimer reached out with his blocker to stop Boychuk's right-point blast, but the puck appeared to deflect in off Toronto forward Tyler Bozak, who was engaged in a net-front battle with Boston's Tyler Seguin.
Toronto, however, regained a two-goal advantage with 3:07 to play. Mikhail Grabovski cut to the middle and sent a pass that an off-balanced van Riemsdyk, who turned 24 on Saturday, was able to put in past the outstretched right pad of Rask and the post.
The Bruins opened the second period with a surge, leading to the game's first tally.
Toronto defenseman Cody Franson turned the puck over in the Boston zone as he was unable to get it deep. Horton launched a counter rush into the Toronto end and dropped a pass to Milan Lucic before driving to the crease. Reimer turned away Lucic's bid from the top of the left circle, but the rebound wound up going in off Horton's right skate at 1:56. The goal stood after replay determined a kicking motion wasn't used to propel the puck across the goal line.
Not long after Horton's goal, Boston captain Zdeno Chara tripped Ryan Hamilton behind the Boston net.
The Maple Leafs converted on the ensuing power play after Rask stopped a Jake Gardiner shot tipped by Lupul. Lupul gathered the rebound and tied the game with a shot from the slot at 5:18.
Toronto's Nikolai Kulemin rang a backhander off the post just past the midway point of the frame, but Lupul didn't miss a short time later.
Matt Frattin darted nearly the length of the ice with the puck before pushing it into the middle from the right wing. Lupul knocked down the pass and roofed a backhander as Rask dived across in vain at 11:56.
One of the best chances in a scoreless first period belonged to Boston's Gregory Campbell. Off a Maple Leafs giveaway, Campbell let go a shot that trickled behind Reimer, but the Toronto goalie reached behind and covered the puck in the crease.
Game Notes
Toronto registered its first playoff win since taking Game 4 of a semifinal series against the Philadelphia Flyers on April 30, 2004 ... The Maple Leafs snapped a six-game losing streak in Boston, a slide that includes the series opener ... The Bruins were without defenseman Andrew Ference, who was suspended one game for an illegal check to the head of Grabovski on Wednesday. No penalty was assessed on the play.


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Republican Speaker Compares Latinos To Donkeys At Anti-Immigration Reform Rally (VIDEO)
Republicans have made no secret of the fact that they really hate the hispanic community. Despite losing the 70 percent of the hispanic vote in the 2012 Election, House Republicans have absolutely refused to pass the comprehensive immigration reform bill passed in the Senate, and conservatives across the nation have been foaming at the mouth to primary any Republican who votes for or endorses the legislation. It is a known fact that the GOP needs to do something to gain an increase of support among Latinos or they risk losing elections by large margins in the future. But many Republicans refuse to vote for any bill that gives a path to citizenship to 11 million undocumented immigrants. Since the argument for reform began, the GOP has demonstrated a clear hatred of Latinos that has spilled into the open. From voter ID laws meant to suppress Latino voters to claims that Latinos have lower IQs than white people, to using the term "wetback," conservatives don't seem to care that their political existence is on the line. It was only a matter of time before racism would rear it's ugly head again, and now it has.
During a "jobs" rally turned anti-immigration reform rally just steps away from the Capitol Building in Washington DC, a conservative speaker sang the praises of racial purity and compared Latinos to donkeys, saying that inter-breeding with them would stain the DNA of white Americans. Apparently that is a major reason why conservatives don't support immigration reform, because it will lead to inter-breeding that will hurt the white race, and therefore the conservative voter base.According to the Rachel Maddow Show, a reporter from The Nation magazine caught a not-yet identified speaker on tape saying the vile words which are as follows:From those incredible bloodlines, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington, and John Smith, and all of these great Americans, Martin Luther King Jr., these great Americans that built this country, you came from them. And the unique thing from being from that part of the world, when you learn about it, you can't breed Secretariat to a donkey and expect to win the Kentucky Derby. You guys have incredible DNA , and don't forget it.Here's the video via MSNBC:To this conservative speaker, white Americans are prized racehorses and Latinos are donkeys that need to be prevented from breeding with each other to avoid tainting the DNA pool.High profile Republicans Rep. Steve King of Iowa, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, and Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions were all in attendance at the rally and spoke at the event. All are major opponents of immigration reform. Will any of them denounce this clear instance of racism? Or do they share the same sentiments?The Republican Party is no longer valid political party in the United States. The GOP values ideas that belong in the 1800s and clearly rejects the diversity of America that has made this country great. Overt racism will certainly not help Republicans in the long term as demographics swiftly change and the conservative base of white voters slowly shrinks and disappears. It's a numbers game that minority voters are winning. Combine the growing power of minorities with the white voters who support Democrats and it's a recipe that spells doom for the GOP. At this point, even if Republicans pass immigration reform in the House it will not help them with Latinos because the GOP has crafted a clearly anti-immigration message and will thus only be viewed as reluctantly passing the bill out of sheer desperation for political viability, proving that Republicans never cared about Latinos all along. And the words spoken at the DC rally embodies exactly how Republicans feel about Latinos.


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What happens if Key Battery dies?
My Kia fob has a pull out metal key to open the door (and glove box, so you can take it out when leaving the fob w/ a valet) and a key "dock" inside the center console that allows the push button start to work when the battery is dead.
I realize Tesla has solved the valet problem otherwise, maybe the Model S fob could have an unpowered RFID chip in it that can be read by placing it somewhere specific even when there is no battery power to send the door open signals? Something like a Zipcar card.
When I visited the dealership in Chicago I asked that question. They tried to show me how it worked but they were having several issues with the car that day. Suffice it to say they explained that by placing the key in an area by the right front wheel well the door will open. I didn't ask how it worked but I am assuming it is probably an RFID chip.
That is similar to the Lexus which works just fine with a dead battery. You hold the battery over the push to start button and the car will start.
I meant the key fob not the battery.
I am assuming it is probably an RFID chip
RFID chip security is quite weak. If there is way to use that to gain access to Model S then it wouldn't be too hard to make "master key" that would open all Model S cars. It would need to be a bit more than just that. Maybe it was wireless charge point where key gets enough power to initialize proper encrypted data transfer between it and the car.
Could TM access/unlock and start the car for you remotely? Or, could there be an iPhone app that can operate the car via your iPhone in an emergency?
There is a magic place underneath the front wheel well where you can place the fob-with-a-dead-battery and it will open the car.
Remember the hideaway key?
Just buy a new battery for your FOB in a year and duct tape the new battery under or somewhere outside the car so when the FOB goes dead you have a replacement battery ready.
I already used a backup battery once in the 13 years I have owned my car and it's just a push button alarm. It also doesn't leave a key and access to your car outside to be discovered.
i hope battery replacement in the fob is easier than the same procedure in a Mercedes fob. You almost need a degree in engineering to do the job. The one time i have had to do it, looked up the net - that did help, but it won't if you have no internet connection and your fob goes dead, even if you have a spare battery. also, the job needs to be tool less, or again, you will be in trouble. It also won't hurt if the procedure is obvious. Your manual locked in the car won't help you...
At least Merc has a skeleton key in the fob which will unlock the car....
Is this covered in the owner's manual? (hint: when will a copy be posted here!!!!!!)
Hopefully Telsa has an easy but secure way of unlocking our car when the key fob battery runs out. I agree instructions should be in the manual. They probably are.
Does anyone know how many keys do we get? I hope at least two. If not, how much will it cost for a second backup key in case first key gets misplaced or damaged? I generally have 3 keys for each car. A key for myself, my wife and a hidden backup emergency one.
Is it impossible to lock this key in your car by accident?
Base Murphy's Law:
"It's impossible to make things foolproof, because fools are so ingenious."
I think that the phone app should be able to do this, perhaps with a setting within the car that allows you to enable or disable the feature.
There is a magic place underneath the front wheel well where you can place the fob-with-a-dead-battery and it will open the car. (Posted again). This is in the Model S owners manual.
Jerry, Have you seen the Model S owners manual? Can you share it??
There are some screen shots in the TMC. One of the pages just happened to show that.
Thanks, I plan to check it out but hope its all posted soon somewhere!
Posted in its entirety I meant to say
Me too. I would love to have the manual before delivery. I'd also like a new car features manual.
Me too on the manual. I always try to download the manual of any computer or computer accessory before I buy it.
Use your smartphone app to open the doors.
I hope we can also roll down all the windows and open te sunroof with the app as well
From one of those screen shots of the manual - "press and hold to activate the express window down function" - talking about operation of the fob.
Do they give you access to the key fob before you get into the Test Drive car before you get into it? If so, would anyone kindly test the approximate range to operate the doors and most especially the express window.
I used to own a Nissan Altima and could lock and unlock the doors from about 150ft away and could operate the express window/sunroof from approx. 100ft even through walls. Ironically, my Mercedes Benz CLS does not perform as well. I need to be within 50ft to lock/unlock the doors and less than 5ft away from the driver-side door pointing the fob to the door handle to operate the express window/sunroof.
Re: unlocking from a distance
Try putting the fob under your head, just ahead of the "wind pipe", touching. I've done experiments while walking away from a car and found that without this technique I couldn't lock the car, but with it (several steps later away from the car) I could. Nothing like using your head. For an antenna boost, anyway.
@EdG - How big is the plate in your head? and is it titanium or some other metal? ;-)
Fortunately, they haven't picked it up at the airport yet. Try it, you may find out yours is just as big as mine.
Most people I recommend this to are worried about radiation effects on their health. For some reason, they don't worry about AM/FM radio, neutrinos, etc. They generally do worry about cell phones but still talk on them. I tell them about the false notion, still being passed on, of high voltage lines and the fear of cancer: http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/M/MagneticFields....
When I was in graduate school, I passed by a photo of a girl smiling while her head was in a air gap through which a magnetic field of a gazillion Tesla passed. (I don't remember how big the field was, but at the time I was amazed people could manufacture a field that large. It was a HUGE number.) My conclusion was, and still is, if she wasn't killed instantly, little tiny cell phones and the like can't do diddly to your head.
You look a little funny doing this with your keys, though, so make it quick.
Just in case someone wants to get 2 bits in, the units were probably quoted in gauss or even milligauss. Whatever.. I remember it as being way too big an electromagnet.
Another way to boost the signal is to put it against your temple. I'm guessing your eyesockets work like tiny directional antennas and it boost signal to direction you are facing.
What they didn't show you was that 2 years later she looked like Elizasnezer Scrooge and sounded like Daffy Duck. Some things take time to confer their blessings.
Could be. I guess I like to take risks - as long as my time here is finite.
@MandL, thanks for that information. I loved that feature in my Honda Accord and so would miss it greatly in my Model S if it wasn't there. Of course, with constant temp. control in the Model S, I may not be worried about returning to a 120 degree car interior that I want to pop the windows open on.
akimball: Jerry3 posted: "There is a magic place underneath the front wheel well where you can place the fob-with-a-dead-battery and it will open the car. (Posted again). This is in the Model S owners manual."
olanmills: Besides opening car with smart phone, will it run car also I wonder? How can you start car with dead keyfob? akimball raises this issue also. If your cell is lost / stolen, hope we can reset code.
Brian H: Many vehicles will not let a person lock the car if they accidently left their keys in the ignition.
Does anyone know how many keys we get and how much for an additional one?
My understanding is that once you place the fob in under the wheel well, you will be able to drive it because that turns on the car. On the other hand there may be another place inside the car to touch it, but no one has posted those manual pages--if they even exist. I believe that the Roadster works the same way.
You get at least two. There is no valet key because that function is in the software.
I've never heard a price for an additional one. Toyota charges about $200, so I would expect around the same price.
I asked this question at my test drive. The tech assured me that even if the key fob battery dies, the car can be opened and operated by having the key fob close to the car. The car recognizes the key even with a dead fob battery. The car will not let you lock the keys inside. This is good most of the time, but if you are into outdoor sports, water sports, or want to put an emergency key somewhere on or near the car, you really cant. The car will recognize the key and unlock the car. There is no "plastic key" or other emergency key. In my current vehicle, I lock my keys in my car and use a keypad on the door which I installed to enter the car. I also have a trailer hitch that has a tiny safe inside which can hold a key. I dont see any options here for the model S and hope they an arrange somethin that works. I didnt think this was going to be a big deal, but it just might be a deal breaker if I cant use my car to do the sports that I love.
Wrap it in aluminum foil?
Take the battery out and wrap it in foil.
Blocking the passive RFID response is the issue.
My BMW 550 has the 'comfort access' option, which is their name for the remote lock/unlock and car start with the key in proximity. One of my favorite features (along with the HUD)!
One thing: when washing your car you need to take the key out of your pocket and leave it inside (20-30 feet away) or every time you touch the door handles, etc. the car will lock and unlock.
BMW claims you can't lock the car with the keys inside (or in the trunk, etc.) and it has never happened to me but there are posts on that owner's forum claiming it can be fooled. Over all a great feature and on that made the "tech package" a must-have for me.
At present the dead key fob will unlock the car if placed just behind the passenger side front wheel. RFID works at about one foot. Once inside the then opened car, the dead key fob is placed near the front of the driver's seat cushion, which will start the car. A key in the pocket would most likely be withing RFID range.
As far as doing sports, don't people have lockers for changing into sports clothes? The key fob in the locker would not be detected by the car. For scuba or kayaking, why not double zip lock bags, and squeeze the air out? In our lab we use bags that are air tight, which is a step above water tight.
If you lose the bag underwater, fleeing a giant squid or parrot fish, you're "", blued, and tattooed!
How about an RFID patch? Stores use that for inventory tracking, so just marry that to a smokers patch type application. Then you can open your car and start it with a wave of your hand :D
Put it under your skin in the back of the hand and Demolition Man -era has arrived :-)
It's a bit funny that low budget scifi comedy/action manages to show close future that accurately, and big blockbusters fail miserably. I wonder when those three seashells appear in bathrooms...
I would gladly take an implant if I could use that to wave over scanners to ID myself...chip me!
I have been pushing for this for years at my company.
It's funny because I just thought of this and put it on another thread, but we now have finger scans; that's how I log on to my computer. I don't think we need to get drastic and have implants--ooh, that doesn't sound good!
Push on the front of the fob, the trunk opens. Push on the back, the trunk opens. What will open when the fob is in my Jean's pocket and I bend over?
I gladly take implants if they somehow expand my abilities. Cyberpunk-era is not that far either. I just read about guy with both legs amputated under the knee that run 100m under 11 secs with prosthetic legs (South African Oscar Pistorius goes to Olympics to run 400m and 4x400m in their team. After Olympics gets to paraolympics and does 100m, 200m, 400m and 4x400m).
It doesn't take long before synthetic surpasses biologic. Just get "internet" inside your head with access to anyones experience and skills and "resistance is futile, you will be assimilated".
@Timo - real RAM hardwired in and ready to be tapped...it is not that far away at all.
I wonder how flash updates will be done ...
(I assume it would have to be non-volatile. Otherwise, fragmentation would render it non-functional in no time!)


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imagine if we can get a rush with just 4, with revis shutting down 1 wr by himself
If the pieces come together. Let's be positive for a moment, shall we?
If Maybin and Sapp come into their career fruition here.
If Coples is who I think he is - a beastly force on the D-line
If Wilk takes another stride forward
If Ellis continues growing.
If we have 3 legitimate MLBs to rotate in there. Keep 'em fast and fresh
If Landry & Co come together healthy. That secondary!!
God. this is first time i've been this jacked about defense.
imagine if we can get a rush with just 4, with revis shutting down 1 wr by himself
If all those "if's" come true, we will, no doubt, have the league's top-ranked defense. There is so much potential to be had here.
If Coples can step in and play at a high level right away, this d-line is one of the best in football, and deep too.
Love what I am hearing about Ricky Sapp, the defense could use his type of skill set out there, an OLB who plays both run and pass well. I'll be watching him closely in the preseason games.
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A pass rush is all we have always needed since Rex got here.
I believe Sparano will lower our 3 & out rates by a wide margin on offense. That alone should be enough for us to get in the playoffs.
Edit: What I'm implying is that our defense is already great. It doesn't need to get better as much as our offense does. On the defensive side, we were top 3 on 3-and-outs forced the last two years. You could sense the players getting restless last season by having to be on the field all day.
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If Landry's healthy. If we don't have to compensate for slow safeties, now hearing that he and Bell are much quicker than we thought. It could be a scary good defense.
Hell if we can find one guy who can beat a one on one block coming of the edge consistently this defense will be nice.
We're on the verge of seeing, by far, our strongest defensive unit to date under coach Ryan. It's scary good. We're without question, the deepest we've ever been, within all three phases in regards to the defensive side of the ball. From the defensive line, to our linebackers, all the way back to our secondary; we've never seen a Jets defense as fully loaded as this one. I'll allow others to speak upon our linebackers and secondary, but I'd like to start with the defensive front.
When running a 3-4 defense, as we all know; it all starts up front with our 3-4 NT in Sione Pouha. As a fan base, I believe we're all thankful that we're currently featuring such an elite nose tackle. He's quickly emerged (dating back to 2009) into one of the strongest NT's around. Just an overall solid/productive 3-4 NT. He's the anchor of our defense line, and has anchored three consecutive defensive unit's in which have ranked top 5. With Pouha being surrounded by all this talent, the sky becomes the limit for Pouha himself.
Now, we already know what we've drafted in Wilkerson, which is a great 3-4 defensive end, we just don't know how great this kid can truly become (time will tell). I've heard our coaching staff state that Wilkerson has the ability and/or potential to become our second best defender, behind only Revis. Now, if our rookie in Quinton Coples can emerge as another strong defensive end? We could be on the verge of featuring our strongest set of defensive ends since John Abraham and Shaun Ellis of the (early) 2000's. We could be set at our end position(s) for many of years to come. It's something to look forward to.
Our depth is what puts this unit over the top. You have a 2nd year player in Kenrick Ellis who's built like a freak of nature at 6' 4", 346 pounds. This is our backup 3-4 NT needed in order to spell Pouha moving forward. Then we'll also have strong 3-4 DE depth in Mike DeVito, who's returning from injury at the age of only 28. DeVito is very strong at the point of attack, and should help us set the edge on a consistent basis. We also have 2nd year and 3rd year players in Martin Tevaseu and Marcus Dixon who provide us with great depth. Both are very big at 6'4, 295 (Dixon) and 6'2 325 (Tevaseu).
Between Coples, Pouha, Wilkerson, Ellis, DeVito, Dixon and MTV... We're extremely deep. We're also very young in regards to Coples, Wilkerson, Ellis, Dixon and MTV. It wasn't long ago, we're our fan base was begging for a younger defensive line. We've gone with the youth movement and have completely re-vamped our defensive front over the past two off-seasons. GM Mike Tannenbaum and coach Ryan both deserve lots of credit for this. They've taken (at the time) our weakest defensive unit, and have (since) turned it into the strength of our defense, in less than three seasons too.
What I've grown to appreciate the most in regards to our defensive line, outside of not only pure talent but also overall depth, would have to be our overall versatility. We can do so much and/or run so many different schemes with this defensive line. I have a feeling we'll be lining up both Wilkerson and (especially) Coples all over the defensive line.
We can now load up the defensive line with huge bodies in obvious running situations with Wilkerson (315), Ellis (346), Pouha (325) and Tevaseu (325). Imagine this front 4 (when going to a 4-3 scheme) with run stuffing LB's such as Scott, Harris and Thomas playing behind during obvious running situations? We're talking about a combined 1,311 pounds between Wilkerson, Pouha, Ellis and MTV. With Bart Scott, David Harris and Bryan Thomas/Quinton Coples playing behind those guys? I'm sorry, but you're not rushing the football with any type of success against that front 7. At least not on a consistent basis your not.
We also have lots of different ways to rush the passer. We can see defensive lines featuring both Pouha and Ellis as our 4-3 DT's with Pace and Maybin as our outside pass rushing DE(s). We could also see Wilkerson and Coples as our 4-3 DT's with Maybin and Sapp as our pass rushing DE's during obvious passing (2nd/3rd and long) situations.
I honestly can't wait until we see a 3-4 defensive line featuring Wilkerson and Coples as our DE's with K.Ellis as our 3-4 NT. Talk about a youth movement. All in all, the overall ability of our re-vamped defensive line can become something special. Our potential goes through the roof. And the talent level is second to none in regards to what we've featured over the years. Rex Ryan may like having lots of secondary players, most notably CB's, but there's no question about it, at the end of the night; Rex Ryan is a defensive lineman. You can just tell in regards to what we've done with this defensive line dating back to 2009.
I'm just as anxious in regards to our linebackers and/or secondary (after the additions of Bell and Landry), but I believe our defense will be featured around not only Revis (like it's been featured over the past 3 seasons) but also (now) our defensive line. If healthy, it'll become a force to be reckoned with. No questions about it.
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The 2012 Jets D has to play with this kind of attitude against opposing offenses:
"No runs allowed. So now you have two choices...
Either your receivers get lost on an Island bigger then Revis. Or your QB experiences Mayhem and lands in San Quinton...doing rehab time. What's it gonna be...you decide."
IF we can:
1. Get a conventional pass rush.
2. Cover the TE.
3. Be a good tackling defense. - very important and overlooked IMO. Leonhard was as sure a tackler as there is. I think our tackling last season was not as good as it was in years past.
4. Force turnovers.
We would be a Top 3 defense in points and yards that plays consistent. Not #5 in yards and #20-something in another category.
The best part of the potential here is the age and speed of these players.
We have a very strong defense, with every key player under contract, although revis will obviously renegoitiated. Not a single front 7 guy is over 30 excpet for pouha. Pretty good chance we will have a solid group for the next 3-5 years.
98 Quinton Coples DE 22
55 Ricky Sapp DE 25
96 M. Wilkerson DE 22
93 Kenrick Ellis DT 24
49 Demario Davis LB 23
44 Marcus Dowtin LB 23
52 David Harris LB 28
51 Aaron Maybin LB 24
I think Bryan Thomas is going to have to contribute early for this defense to dominate.
If Mark Sanchez can pull an Eli Manning in his fourth year.
If Wayne Hunter plays with consistency instead of like a revolving door.
If Shonn Greene runs for 1200-1500 yards.
If Joe McKnight can play LT-esque on 3rd downs.
If Stephen Hill can block and command safety help.
If Hayden Smith can make the 53 man squad and be our version of Ron Gronkowski. (don't laugh this will happen except unfortunately he has a wife and won't make videos with strippers)
God. i hope this isn't deja vu of every offense over the last decade+ that's disappointed.