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1 Tmpfs is a file system which keeps all files in virtual memory. 2 3 4 Everything in tmpfs is temporary in the sense that no files will be 5 created on your hard drive. If you unmount a tmpfs instance, 6 everything stored therein is lost. 7 8 tmpfs puts everything into the kernel internal caches and grows and 9 shrinks to accommodate the files it contains and is able to swap 10 unneeded pages out to swap space. It has maximum size limits which can 11 be adjusted on the fly via 'mount -o remount ...' 12 13 If you compare it to ramfs (which was the template to create tmpfs) 14 you gain swapping and limit checking. Another similar thing is the RAM 15 disk (/dev/ram*), which simulates a fixed size hard disk in physical 16 RAM, where you have to create an ordinary filesystem on top. Ramdisks 17 cannot swap and you do not have the possibility to resize them. 18 19 Since tmpfs lives completely in the page cache and on swap, all tmpfs 20 pages will be shown as "Shmem" in /proc/meminfo and "Shared" in 21 free(1). Notice that these counters also include shared memory 22 (shmem, see ipcs(1)). The most reliable way to get the count is 23 using df(1) and du(1). 24 25 tmpfs has the following uses: 26 27 1) There is always a kernel internal mount which you will not see at 28 all. This is used for shared anonymous mappings and SYSV shared 29 memory. 30 31 This mount does not depend on CONFIG_TMPFS. If CONFIG_TMPFS is not 32 set, the user visible part of tmpfs is not build. But the internal 33 mechanisms are always present. 34 35 2) glibc 2.2 and above expects tmpfs to be mounted at /dev/shm for 36 POSIX shared memory (shm_open, shm_unlink). Adding the following 37 line to /etc/fstab should take care of this: 38 39 tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 40 41 Remember to create the directory that you intend to mount tmpfs on 42 if necessary. 43 44 This mount is _not_ needed for SYSV shared memory. The internal 45 mount is used for that. (In the 2.3 kernel versions it was 46 necessary to mount the predecessor of tmpfs (shm fs) to use SYSV 47 shared memory) 48 49 3) Some people (including me) find it very convenient to mount it 50 e.g. on /tmp and /var/tmp and have a big swap partition. And now 51 loop mounts of tmpfs files do work, so mkinitrd shipped by most 52 distributions should succeed with a tmpfs /tmp. 53 54 4) And probably a lot more I do not know about :-) 55 56 57 tmpfs has three mount options for sizing: 58 59 size: The limit of allocated bytes for this tmpfs instance. The 60 default is half of your physical RAM without swap. If you 61 oversize your tmpfs instances the machine will deadlock 62 since the OOM handler will not be able to free that memory. 63 nr_blocks: The same as size, but in blocks of PAGE_SIZE. 64 nr_inodes: The maximum number of inodes for this instance. The default 65 is half of the number of your physical RAM pages, or (on a 66 machine with highmem) the number of lowmem RAM pages, 67 whichever is the lower. 68 69 These parameters accept a suffix k, m or g for kilo, mega and giga and 70 can be changed on remount. The size parameter also accepts a suffix % 71 to limit this tmpfs instance to that percentage of your physical RAM: 72 the default, when neither size nor nr_blocks is specified, is size=50% 73 74 If nr_blocks=0 (or size=0), blocks will not be limited in that instance; 75 if nr_inodes=0, inodes will not be limited. It is generally unwise to 76 mount with such options, since it allows any user with write access to 77 use up all the memory on the machine; but enhances the scalability of 78 that instance in a system with many cpus making intensive use of it. 79 80 81 tmpfs has a mount option to set the NUMA memory allocation policy for 82 all files in that instance (if CONFIG_NUMA is enabled) - which can be 83 adjusted on the fly via 'mount -o remount ...' 84 85 mpol=default use the process allocation policy 86 (see set_mempolicy(2)) 87 mpol=prefer:Node prefers to allocate memory from the given Node 88 mpol=bind:NodeList allocates memory only from nodes in NodeList 89 mpol=interleave prefers to allocate from each node in turn 90 mpol=interleave:NodeList allocates from each node of NodeList in turn 91 mpol=local prefers to allocate memory from the local node 92 93 NodeList format is a comma-separated list of decimal numbers and ranges, 94 a range being two hyphen-separated decimal numbers, the smallest and 95 largest node numbers in the range. For example, mpol=bind:0-3,5,7,9-15 96 97 A memory policy with a valid NodeList will be saved, as specified, for 98 use at file creation time. When a task allocates a file in the file 99 system, the mount option memory policy will be applied with a NodeList, 100 if any, modified by the calling task's cpuset constraints 101 [See Documentation/cgroup-v1/cpusets.txt] and any optional flags, listed 102 below. If the resulting NodeLists is the empty set, the effective memory 103 policy for the file will revert to "default" policy. 104 105 NUMA memory allocation policies have optional flags that can be used in 106 conjunction with their modes. These optional flags can be specified 107 when tmpfs is mounted by appending them to the mode before the NodeList. 108 See Documentation/vm/numa_memory_policy.txt for a list of all available 109 memory allocation policy mode flags and their effect on memory policy. 110 111 =static is equivalent to MPOL_F_STATIC_NODES 112 =relative is equivalent to MPOL_F_RELATIVE_NODES 113 114 For example, mpol=bind=static:NodeList, is the equivalent of an 115 allocation policy of MPOL_BIND | MPOL_F_STATIC_NODES. 116 117 Note that trying to mount a tmpfs with an mpol option will fail if the 118 running kernel does not support NUMA; and will fail if its nodelist 119 specifies a node which is not online. If your system relies on that 120 tmpfs being mounted, but from time to time runs a kernel built without 121 NUMA capability (perhaps a safe recovery kernel), or with fewer nodes 122 online, then it is advisable to omit the mpol option from automatic 123 mount options. It can be added later, when the tmpfs is already mounted 124 on MountPoint, by 'mount -o remount,mpol=Policy:NodeList MountPoint'. 125 126 127 To specify the initial root directory you can use the following mount 128 options: 129 130 mode: The permissions as an octal number 131 uid: The user id 132 gid: The group id 133 134 These options do not have any effect on remount. You can change these 135 parameters with chmod(1), chown(1) and chgrp(1) on a mounted filesystem. 136 137 138 So 'mount -t tmpfs -o size=10G,nr_inodes=10k,mode=700 tmpfs /mytmpfs' 139 will give you tmpfs instance on /mytmpfs which can allocate 10GB 140 RAM/SWAP in 10240 inodes and it is only accessible by root. 141 142 143 Author: 144 Christoph Rohland <email@example.com>, 1.12.01 145 Updated: 146 Hugh Dickins, 4 June 2007 147 Updated: 148 KOSAKI Motohiro, 16 Mar 2010


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I have been diagnosed with serotonin syndrome brought on by a drug interaction between Cymbalta, gabapentin, tramadol and a low dose of Prozac.
It caused me a lot of problems, including agitation, dizziness, muscle spasms and joint pain so bad my doctor tested me for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. I also was unable to sleep even with Ambien. My pupils were dilated, my vision was blurry, and I had horrible palpitations.
It took a long time before anyone figured out that the problems were due to the interaction. Why aren't doctors more familiar with the effects of serotonin syndrome so that it can be diagnosed more promptly? I am just lucky I didn't have a seizure while all this was happening.
Because of the serotonin syndrome, I've had to eliminate Cymbalta. The side effects of withdrawal are horrific.
Serotonin syndrome is a potentially life-threatening drug reaction.
Cymbalta, Prozac and tramadol probably all contributed to your serotonin overload.
Classic symptoms include agitation, confusion, hallucinations, rapid heart rate (palpitations), diarrhea, nausea or vomiting, fever, muscle spasms, overactive reflexes and rapid changes in blood pressure.
There are, however, many other possible symptoms, including seizures and severe joint pain (Physical Therapy, June 2008). Doctors and pharmacists must be vigilant to prevent such drug interactions.
Two people we know suffered from serotonin syndrome. One died, while the other recovered after a week in a coma.
We describe these cases and other deadly drug interactions in our book "Top Screwups Doctors Make and How to Avoid Them," available in libraries and online at www.PeoplesPharmacy.com.
I read your column about a healthy patient who was "ordered" by her doctor to take statins because her total cholesterol was 240. I am 56 and also healthy. I walk or run every day, and love hiking and skiing in the mountains. My total cholesterol is hovering just above 200, but my HDL is 130. Several doctors have told me that I should not worry even though my LDL is nearly 90 because the HDL helps clean it out. One person told me high HDL is common in runners and people who do a lot of cardio workouts. Do you have an explanation for high HDL?
Your good HDL cholesterol level is fabulous! Your doctors are right that you do not need to worry. Even your LDL cholesterol number is admirable. We suspect your excellent HDL level is due to your genes and your physically active lifestyle.
Here's another vote for magnesium to promote regularity. I'm in my 50s and have had terrible constipation for more years than I can remember. I've tried drinking lots of water and adding fiber to my diet. I only eat whole grains, got rid of "white foods" (rice, potatoes, bread), ate prunes, drank prune juice - and nothing worked. Then a good friend (who happens to be a doctor) suggested a magnesium supplement every night. From the very first pill I took, the results were miraculous. It's great to find a solution that isn't a drug and is cheap!
Many people report that magnesium supplements can help fight constipation. Too much may lead to diarrhea, though. People with low kidney function should avoid extra magnesium.
I began taking turmeric to see if its anti-inflammatory properties would relieve joint pain. I had to stop because my fingers would get bruised without any real trauma.
While I was taking it, though, I unexpectedly found that my mild depression diminished. I don't take anything else and wondered if 500 mg of turmeric could have antidepressant action. A little Internet searching turned up a few mentions of using it for that purpose. Perhaps this will help someone else.
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Hope College Jazz Chamber Ensembles will perform on Monday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
The featured groups will be the Prestige Ensemble, the Vanguard Ensemble, the Verve Ensemble and the Blue Note Ensemble.
The Prestige Ensemble will perform "Equinox," by John Coltrane; "Misty," by Eroll Garner; and "Song for My Father," by Horace Silver. The group is coached by senior Michael Reynolds of Tampa, Fla., and the advisor is Brian Coyle, who is a professor of music and director of the jazz studies area at Hope. The students involved in the ensemble are: guest student Isaac Anderson of Holland, piano; freshman Tae Hyun Choi of Shanghai, China, bass; junior Brian Mulhern of Portage, drums; and sophomore Macall Smith of Macatawa, guitar.
The Vanguard Ensemble will perform "Look to the Sky," by Antonio Carlos Jobim; "There is No Greater Love," by Isham Jones and Marty Symes; and "Straight, No Chaser," by Thelonious Monk. The group is coached by Mike VanLente, instructor of jazz percussion, and the student participants are: freshman Ryan Backman of Oro Valley, Ariz., bass; junior Guillermo Flores of Holland, alto sax; sophomore Thomas Mahaffie of The Hague, The Netherlands, trumpet; senior Michael Reynolds of Tampa, Fla., drums; and freshman Matthew Tallman of York, Pa., piano.
The Verve Ensemble will perform "Barbados," by Charlie Parker; "Cantaloupe Island," by Herbie Hancock; and "Milestones," by Miles Davis. The group is coached by Tom Lockwood, instructor of saxophone, and the student participants are: junior Blake Daugherty of Muskegon, drums; freshman Carsten Forester of Holland, bass; senior Justin Makowski of Detroit, piano; and sophomore Ashley Ritsema of Grand Rapids, alto saxophone.
The Blue Note Ensemble will perform "Nica's Dream" by Horace Silver; "But Beautiful," by Van Heusen/Burke; "How High the Moon," by Hamilton/Lewis; and "Footprints," by Wayne Shorter. The group is coached by Steve Talaga, instructor of jazz piano and composition, and the students involved are: senior Mike Bass of Hudsonville, bass; sophomore Jarred Mackey of Jackson, drums; freshman Colin Rensch of Kalamazoo, piano; and freshman MacKenzie Swart of Grand Rapids, vocals.
The jazz chamber ensembles afford students the opportunity to perform in the classic small-group combo setting. The ensembles vary in size and instrumentation, and place a creative focus on improvisation and group communication. All of the ensembles perform works from the classic jazz repertoire. The more advanced jazz chamber ensembles also perform repertoire from the contemporary jazz world. These ensembles also place an emphasis on original student and faculty compositions. All ensembles are coached by members of the Hope jazz faculty. The jazz chamber ensembles are open to anyone interested, regardless of experience with jazz.
Nykerk Hall of Music is located in the central Hope campus at the former 127 E. 12th Street between College and Columbia avenues.


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- Sen. Lindsey Graham slams Republicans, Democrats, and Obama for shutdown
- Shutdown "seriously damages" some intelligence efforts, Director of National Intelligence says
- The danger "will be insidious," DNI James Clapper warns
- The intelligence community has furloughed about 70% of employees, he says
The government shutdown is "extremely damaging" to U.S. intelligence operations, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Wednesday.
Clapper noted that he has worked in the intelligence field for 50 years, and "never seen anything like this."
The shutdown "seriously damages our ability to protect the safety and security of this nation," he told a Senate panel.
The law allows intelligence agencies to hold on to the employees needed to protect against "imminent threat to life or property," he noted. Following that guide, approximately 70% of employees were furloughed, he said.
"We do not consider any of our employees 'non-essential,'" and officials had to make "very painful choices" about who would be furloughed, he added.
The shutdown affects the ability of the intelligence community to support the military, diplomats, and policy makers, Clapper explained.
"Damage will accumulate over time," and the danger "will be insidious," he warned.
And with intelligence workers facing financial struggles, particularly after already suffering through furloughs due to sequestration, "This is a dreamland for foreign intelligence services to recruit," Clapper said.
Intelligence services are setting up counseling to help employees handle financial issues, he said.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, took the opportunity to assail both Republicans and Democrats, including the president, over the situation.
"I think it's irresponsible for all of us to let it continue, but where the hell is the commander-in-chief?" he said. "If you really told him that, that our nation is less safe and every day that goes by we're being less capable of detecting potential terror attacks against the homeland, ... why aren't the members of the House and the Senate in the White House right now to try to solve this problem?"
"For the president of the United States, for our House Democrats to not negotiate is not responsible. For our Republican Party not to try to find a way to end this mess is irresponsible," he added.
At around the same time, President Barack Obama invited congressional leaders to the White House later Wednesday to discuss reopening the government and raising the debt ceiling.
The shutdown came after Congress did not pass a budget. The holdup: House Republicans insist on provisions to defund, derail or otherwise chip away at the Affordable Health Care Act, also known as Obamacare.


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Monica S Mcfeeters's curator insight, September 27, 2016 10:46 AM
Old time technology called writing and reading offers some food for thought with these books.
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While I might have used different semantics for these three foci in preparing students to be adaptable in a changing world, these plus a solid knowledge base, literacy and numeracy make a potent package.
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Can we build assessment structures to unleash this capacity for student engagement and improvement in every classroom? Yes, I believe we can.
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Louise Robinson-Lay's insight: The science of learning is a book produced by this not for profit organisation that outline some of the key ways that students learn. You can download it from this website.
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To use design to help our clients succeed.
We create exceptional environments that meet our clients' most complex design challenges.
We inspire people through our work by expressing timeless cultural, organizational and personal values.
We connect people and place with ideas that come from many minds and imaginations.
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The Turkish government's goal for the landmark project is to establish Istanbul as a global center for finance. The IIFC will house the head offices of the country's financial market governing bodies, state-owned and private banks, and related businesses. It will include 45 million square feet of office, residential, retail, conference, hotel and park space.
HOK's master plan provides a framework for developing a sustainable financial center in a way that blends human need, environmental stewardship and economic viability into a new global model of urbanism rooted in Turkish culture.
The plan creates four distinct districts focusing on culture, commerce, civic functions and governance. Strategically located between the Ataşehir and Ümraniye districts, the site offers easy accessibility and views to the historic center of Istanbul.
Major infrastructure improvements include a transportation system featuring a new subway line and station as well as new infrastructure for sustainable power, water, data and security. These systems are integrated into a podium that provides a surface for a new urban park.
In addition to creating the master plan, architectural and landscape design standards, and sustainability guidelines, HOK is designing two of the IIFC's high-rise office towers.
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The Flying Dutchmen face a rebuilding task from a squad that finished second in the 2008 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) standings.
The Flying Dutchmen have a long history of competitiveness in the MIAA and NCAA Division III Great Lakes Region. Under coach Mark Northuis the past 21 seasons, the team has finished third or higher every year in the conference standings.
The 2008 team had five All-MIAA honorees, but four of them were seniors. The only returning all-league is senior Matt Wiersum of Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka HS).
This year's squad returns 12 letterwinners. The pre-season roster of 35 athletes includes 18 freshmen, six sophomores, six juniors and six seniors.
Joining Wiersum as co-captains are seniors Ryan Jara of Commerce Township (Walled Lake North HS) and Kent Reschke of Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central HS).
Other returning letterwinners include senior Eric Anderson of Ann Arbor (Pioneer HS), junior Kyle Arndt of Zeeland (Zeeland East HS), junior Carl Dunker of Bloomfield Hills (Seaholm HS), sophomore Ben Fineout of Zeeland (Zeeland East HS), junior Kevin Hagan of Okemos (Okemos HS), sophomore Brian Hernandez of Saline (Saline HS), senior Collin Kooy of Metamora (Flint Power Catholic HS), sophomore Bruce Kraay of Zeeland (Zeeland East HS), sophomore Nathan Love of Midland (Midland HS), junior Chris Mauney of South Lyon (South Lyon HS), sophomore Andrew McKeachie of Milford (Milford HS), junior Jordan Richardson of Reading (Reading HS), and senior Lucas Wolthuis of Vicksburg (Vicksburg HS).
The Flying Dutchmen also excelled in the classroom in 2008-09 receiving Team Academic All-America honors from the College Cross Country Coaches Association for the 18th time over 19 years and the MIAA Team GPA award.
Hope will host two meets this fall, the season-opening Hope Invitational on September 5 and the MIAA Jamboree on September 26.


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Roll Call: 2013 in Review - Part 2–
In the second segment of our two-part year-end Roll Call, Dave Smith recaps some of the biggest police news stories from 2013, including the search for and death of fugitive ex-cop Chris Dorner, the controversial Zimmerman trial, the Navy Yard shooting, the years-long stop-and-frisk debate, and an end-of year LODD update.
Roll Call: 2013 in Review - Part 1–
This week's Roll Call is is the first of a two part series wrapping up the biggest and most influential news of the year. Dave recaps gun control laws, police militarization, the body camera trend, sovereign citizens, and the Boston bombing. Keep an eye out next week for Part 2!
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Like any potentially controversial incident, getting fair news coverage of a police pursuit is all about working with reporters, not against them
Roll Call: Texas cop fights for life; Ore. cop wounded treats self–
For the week of December 13, we discuss the Texas officer who continues to fight for his life after being shot in the head, a new initiative that encourages cops to buckle up, some tips for seasonal safety hazards, and this weeks courageous Not Today moment.
P1 Roll Call: Cop mistaken for gang member, Police chief TASERed–
For the week of December 6, Dave Smith discusses a frightening situation in which a cop in an unmarked car on the phone with his wife was mistaken for a gang member and fired upon from another vehicle. He also recaps a heartwarming story of a cop who saved a woman's life then stayed at her bedside, and a chief who offered to be TASERed in front of his community to raise money for his department, plus this week's Not Today moment from Wis.
P1 Roll Call: Trending fake guns, Group raises money for wounded cops–
For the week of November 22, Dave Smith recaps two more incidents in which police were forced to shoot young people toting replica firearms. Fortunately in both cases the suspects survived and are recovering. Dave also discusses the Renegade Pigs, a group of cops who raise money for officers hurt on the job, plus this week's Not Today moment.
P1 Roll Call: Cop risks badge over drag race, PTSD threatens Newtown cop's job–
For the week of November 15, Dave Smith discusses "betting your badge" and a cop who risked his job by drag racing, heroic NY cops who seized opportunity to save a would-be bridge jumper, a cop who may lose his job over PTSD, and this week's 'Not Today' moment from Milwaukee.
P1 Roll Call: Witness pursues would-be cop killer, Cop shot responding to fire–
In this week's Roll Call, Dave Smith discusses the incident in which a brave citizen decided to pursue an armed subject who shot a cop and fled using a cruiser, the tragic story of an Ore. city cop fatally shot responding to a fire, a study that suggests body cameras protect police, and this week's Not Today moment.
P1 Roll Call: Cop shot in face still hunts gunman, Cop saved by charger–
This week, Dave Smith discusses the officer who was miraculously saved by her cell phone charger, an officer-involved shooting found justified after a man at a traffic stop grabbed his gun, and another Not Today moment.
P1 Roll Call: Teen with fake rifle killed, Cop turns theft into lesson–
For the week of October 25, Dave Smith warns of two anti-police groups, and reflects on a cop's good deed when she purchased groceries for a woman and her hungry children after she was caught stealing food, the tragic death of a teen armed with replica guns, and yet another school shooting.
P1 Roll Call: 63 Ohio police suspended, officer dragged during traffic stop–
For the week of October 18, Dave Smith discusses a picture of a Boston cop that caught the nation's attention, an Ohio pursuit that resulted in the suspension of 63 officers, a state trooper who was injured after jumping into a suspect's vehicle, a family's 8-year legal battle with the Department of Justice over a fallen officer's death benefits, and a "Not Today" moment regarding traffic stops.
P1 Roll Call: NFL bans off-duty carry, Ore. trooper ambushed–
For the week of October 11, Dave Smith analyzes the scuffle that occurred between bikers and an SUV driver that has resulted in the arrest of an NYPD detective suspected of being involved, as well as a new motion that bans off-duty police from attending NFL events armed, an announcement by the NTOA for more medical training, and a shocking 'Not Today' moment from Oregon.
P1 Roll Call: Dorner victim back on duty, Police dad banned from wearing uniform–
For the week of October 4, Dave Smith addresses the controversy that arose over a SWAT officer being told not to wear his gear on his daughter's school campus, the return of the California officer who was wounded by then-fugitive Chris Dorner, a cop's selfless good deed for a neighborhood kid, and this week's Not Today!
P1 Roll Call: Jogging cop kills robber, Heroes of mall terror attack–
For the week of September 27, Dave Smith shines a light on the plainclothes, lightly armed officers who saved hostages from the mall shooting in Nairobi, Kenya, a remarkable call a wounded officer made to dispatch after he was shot, and a 'Not Today' story that makes an argument for carrying while off-duty.
P1 Roll Call: Navy Yard investigation, Suspect jumps from cruiser–
For the week of September 20, Dave Smith analyzes the mass shooting that occurred this week at the Navy Yard in Washington and the ongoing investigation into the way it was handled, as well as an LODD update as we start the last quarter of the year, and a heartwarming story of a boy's small but truly meaningful effort to help his local department.
P1 Roll Call: Utah cop ambushed, Citizens rescue cops–
This week, Dave Smith discusses the first-ever LODD for Draper Utah, two instances of citizens rescuing police, and this week's Not Today moment: when a war veteran thwarted an armed robbery using his own gun.
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It didn't take long to find out just how extensively President Trump would shake up the status quo. The shockwaves triggered by his executive order aimed at preventing terrorists from entering the country are a perfect illustration. In the coming weeks, the discussion on the business tax reform in Congress has every chance of generating even bigger waves, liable to affect both the dollar exchange rate and international trade relations. The Republican's reform plan shares many of the proposals mentioned by Donald Trump. Both call for a sharp cut in the tax rate and total deductibility of taxable income from investments rather than interest paid (as is currently the case). One measure in particular – the "border adjustment "– has the potential to stir up serious controversy, possibly between the President and Congress, but even more certainly between the United States and the rest of the world.
Under the Republican plan, cross-border transactions would no longer be included in the calculation of taxable business income, meaning export proceeds would be excluded from the calculation, as would expenses associated with payments on imported products. At first glance, this would appear to be a straightforward protectionist measure: by reducing the taxable profit earned by exporting companies and increasing it for companies that get their supplies abroad, this adjustment can only encourage firms to relocate production to the United States. The proposal has everything it takes to win over the new President, even though he has thus far described it as... "too complicated." Implementing customs duties seems much easier! The problem is that the Republican Party traditionally stands behind free trade, and for those suggesting it, the border adjustment is not a matter of trade policy: it's a purely fiscal matter. Not only does it not aim to alter the balance of US trade, but it has no reason to do so, they gladly explain.
Of course, the rationale leading to this reassuring conclusion is worth a closer look. Let's just imagine the "border adjustment" in action. What would happen? Its supporters have a simple answer to that question: US companies, confronted with the higher tax-cost of their imports compared with tax-free exports, would be driven to import less and export more. The US current account would improve and the dollar would appreciate to the point that the incentive to export more and import less associated with the border adjustment would vanish. The dollar would climb until the after-tax profit of US companies returns to its previous level. And the proponents of the measure blithely affirm that, with a business tax rate at 20%, a 25% increase in the dollar would make the border adjustment "neutral"!
This projected appreciation of the dollar rests on the interaction of mechanisms belonging to a bygone era, however. Financial globalisation has drastically changed the nature of the forces that influence exchange rates. When it comes to the dollar, in particular, the influence of the US trade balance has grown considerably weaker, while that of financial forces – interest rate gaps and investor expectations – has grown stronger. It is difficult to understand how the latter forces could rapidly lead to such a sharp increase in the dollar. And if it did, a series of presidential tweets would be sure to get in the way.
The conclusion is clear and troubling: the business tax reform that will soon be discussed by the US Congress is very likely to have major consequences for international trade and it will be up to the rest of the world to see how it will react. One thing is certain: discussing it with the new US President will be no easy task!


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Daughters of the Revolution (Hardcover)
Knopf, 9780307594730, 192pp.
Publication Date: June 7, 2011
Other Editions of This Title:
Paperback (6/5/2012)
It's 1968. The prestigious but cash-strapped Goode School in the town of Cape Wilde is run by its aging, philandering headmaster, Goddard Byrd, known to both his friends and his enemies as God. With Cape Wilde engulfed by the social and political storms of integration, coeducation and the sexual revolution, God has confidently promised coeducation "over my dead body." And then, through a clerical error, the Goode School admits its first female student: Carole Faust, a brilliant, intractable fifteen-year-old black girl.
What does it mean to be the First Girl?
Carolyn Cooke has written a ferociously intelligent, richly sensual novel about the lives of girls and women, the complicated desperation of daughters without fathers and the erosion of paternalistic power in an elite New England town on the cusp of radical social change. Remarkable for the precision of its language, the incandescence of its images, and the sly provocations of its moral and emotional predicaments, Daughters of the Revolution is a novel of exceptional force and beauty.
About the Author
Praise For Daughters of the Revolution…
Praise for Daughters of the Revolution
"Daughters of the Revolution is so good you have to read it. . . . [It is a] ferocious, astonishing experience being inside this deceptively slim book, the first novel from the brilliantly assured Carolyn Cooke. . . . [A] tour de force. . . . Beautiful, magical economy. . . . This is a dramatic social novel, a successful entwining of people that comes to signify the Big Moment of history. Cooke, not once lets a sentence flag, who can reinvent the known with imagery so fine and excruciating it feels like a dare. . . . Her profound, honest compassion for all her characters, men and women, makes them so engrossing, you almost forget what they're up against."
—Susanna Sonnenberg, San Francisco Chronicle
"Integration, coeducation, and the sexual revolution encroach on the smug, insular world of a New England prep school in this fiercely intelligent novel."
—Karen Holt; O, the Oprah Magazine
"Carolyn Cooke's wise, exquisitely spare first novel centers around the disintegration of a New England prep school, it's philandering headmaster, and his influence on the women around him."
—Kimberly Cutter, Marie Claire
"Cooke's flinty first novel, coming nearly 10 years after her much-acclaimed collection, The Bostons, grapples with another set of crafty New Englanders, all involved, one way or another, with the Goode School. . . . Taunt. . . . Excellent. Cooke delivers on every page."
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"In her amazing first novel, short story writer Cooke bridges the two forms as she introduces her characters in chapters that can stand on their own but which together create a complex and challenging structure."
—Danise Hoover, Booklist
"This smart, sexy, sarcastic, sophisticated novel from Cooke . . . defies genre comparisons but has particular relevance. . . . This cautionary tale deserves wide readership."
—Sally Bissell, Library Journal (starred review)
"Carolyn Cooke writes with knives and feathers. She slices into her subjects so we see the insides of them and she dusts off the everyday covering to reveal the true contours beneath. Her Daughters of the Revolution is bristling with smarts. Read it slowly and savor the gift this author gives her readers: fierce intelligence, sly humor and not a moment of missing the folly in life."
—Susan Minot, author of Rapture
"Exuberant bad behavior runs like a life force through this book, in which every sentence is chiseled exactly."
—Sarah Stone, author of The True Sources of the Nile
"So smart, so visceral, so sexy . . . absolutely brilliant."
—Kate Walbert, author of A Short History of Women
Praise for The Bostons
"Weird, slightly cracked, yet chiseled and often luminous. . . [It] grabs you right away, gathers force and leaves little holes in your heart. . . . A latter-day Grace Paley. . . . Fresh and fierce. . . . Simply etched prose creates an effect of thickness; as in much of the best short fiction, one can read deeply into what she leaves unsaid."
—Bret Israel, The Los Angeles Times
"A small masterpiece of black humor."
—Lorna Williams, The Washington Times
"There is a certain kind of story writer who delights in seeing the world at an angle, keeping the reader off balance with narrative feints and unsettling—often comical—asides. Grace Paley is one master of this use of the form; Lorrie Moore is another. In her bold debut collection, The Bostons, Carolyn Cooke seems to take inspiration from such tale-tellers. . . . Vibrant with moments of sharp description and acerbic asides. . . . A salty vividness . . . a brisk realism."
—Sylvia Brownrigg, The New York Times Book Review
"Moving . . . beautifully observed."
—Barbara Fisher, The Boston Globe
"Gleaming artfulness . . . Cooke's fading old Bostonians share a puzzlement that lurks in our own more universal calendars."
—Richard Eder, The New York Times


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GMOs (genetically modified organisms) are created when a plants DNA is altered with the genes of an unrelated plant or animal. The foreign genes may come from bacteria, viruses, insects, animals or even humans.
Are GMOs safe? America is an odd one out on the issue of GMO safety. In more than sixty countries around the world, including Australia, Japan and all of the countries in the European Union, there are significant restrictions or outright bans on the production and sale of GMOs, according to the Non-GMO Project.
There is a growing catalog of environmental and health risks associated with GMOs. Among these are concerns that GMOs are not adequately regulated to ensure safety; increase pesticide use; create serious problems for farmers, including herbicide-tolerant superweeds, compromised soil quality and increased disease susceptibility in crops, and are as energy hungry as any other chemically farmed crops.
The ongoing debate over GMOs and GMO labeling will likely continue for some time. In the meanwhile, youve got to eat! Here are four tips for how to navigate the GMO issue.
Non-GMO Apple Pie Energy Bars
Please note that all ingredients are Non-GMO Project Verified and/or organic. Look for verified products by brand or category on the Non-GMO Projects shopping list.
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Carteret Community College presents the 2013 Escoffier Chefs Dinner Series.
MOREHEAD CITY � Carteret Community College presents the 2013 Escoffier Chefs Dinner Series. Advance tickets only. The cost for the full series of three dinners and one luncheon is $150 per person. Three dinners are $125 per person. Luncheon only is $30 per person. Dinner dates are Feb. 18 and March 19. The luncheon is April 17. For more information, call 252-222-6141 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
BEAUFORT � The 6th annual Cheers and Beers fundraiser, at Beaufort�s Cru Wine Bar, promises fun, food and entertainment, all for a good cause.
Beginning at 7 p.m., guests can hear live music by Barefoot Wade, sample hors de �oeuvres donated by local restaurants and enjoy tasty beverages provided by wine and beer distributors. Guests should bring extra cash for silent auction items, donated by local artists, as well as numerous raffle prizes.
BMF Steering Committee Member Sarah Phillips said that the Cheers and Beers event helps to raise both awareness and funds for the free Beaufort Music Festival, taking place on May 10-11. Tickets for the event are $25 in advance ($30 the day of the event) and are available at the Cru Wine Bar and Coffee Shop, Backstreet Pub and beaufortmusicfestival.com. This event is guaranteed to sell out so buy your tickets soon.
MOREHEAD CITY � Prepare to pamper yourself in decadence at the 11th Annual Carolina Chocolate Festival being held at the Crystal Coast Civic Center Feb. 2-3, 2013 in Morehead City on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Featuring vendors from around the state and beyond, the festival provides lovers of mankind�s best-loved desserts � chocolate. From chocolate cakes and tortes to chocolate bars and ice cream, the event offers more than a sampling of everything chocolate.
Adult tickets $8, kids 5-12 $2 and under 5 years free. Call 1-877-848-4976 or email email@example.com for information.
GLOUCESTER � The 21st Annual Gloucester Mardi Gras, named the top event in N.C. for the month of February by Our State magazine, will take place on Feb. 9, at 476 Pigott Rd, Gloucester from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sponsored by the Unknown Tongues Cajun-Zydeco band, Gloucester Mardi Gras features dancing to live music all day, including a Cajun dance and children�s King and Queen march and bead toss around 3 p.m. Gumbo and fried turkey is served by early afternoon, announced by a �Fool�s Procession.� Feathered mask and hat-making is available for kids and grownups alike. Costumes are welcome.
In the community spirit of Southwest Louisiana�s rural Mardi Gras, this event is open and free to the public, made possible by your cash or food donations. A portion of the proceeds goes to the Gloucester Community Club�s Mary Dudley and Woodrow Price Scholarship. Gumbo preparation and a music jam take place Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. at the Community Club. To donate ingredients for the gumbos, or for more information, contact Barbara 252-729-8021 or see unknowntongues.com and facebook.com/unknowntongues.
PINE KNOLL SHORES � On Feb. 9, the N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores presents Seduction in the Seas which takes an educational look at romance rituals among creatures of the deep. Check your knowledge of animal amore in the Mating Game and enjoy other amusements related to the wooing routines of wild beasts, and also human beings. Gourmet coffee and decadent desserts sweeten the activities. You must be age 18 or older to partake of this after-hours, adults-only event but you don�t have to be part of a pair � activities can be enjoyed by singles and couples. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The amorous and humorous activities begin at 7 p.m. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Tickets are $20 per person. Members enjoy a 10 percent discount. Daily admission tickets, complimentary daily passes and other discounts do not apply. Register online at ncaquariums.com/pine-knoll-shores, by phone at 252-247-4003 or stop by the visitor services desk at 1 Roosevelt Blvd., Pine Knoll Shores, NC.
MOREHEAD CITY � Encore Pets Inc. invites everyone to its 4th Annual Spay-ghetti dinner, raffle and silent auction from 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 in the reception wing of Leon Mann Senior Center, 3700 Galantis Drive, Morehead City. This year�s event will also feature live music by local band Kudubai.
Spoons Catering, Panera Bread, Seaside Cheesecake Dessert Shoppe, Dunkin� Donuts, Chik-Fil-A and Pete�s Diner are providing the meal and beverages. In addition, there will be a 50-50 raffle and a silent auction. Auction items in all price categories and appealing to all age groups have been donated by local businesses and include a $50 Five Guys Burgers & Fries gift card, a matching collar and lead from Haley & The Hound, Yoga for You sessions, jewelry, and much more. Advance tickets priced at $20 are available online at encorepets.org or locally at Seaside Cheesecake and Adrianne�s Hair Studio in Morehead City, CCBS Sign Shop and Backstreet Pub in Beaufort, and SFI Group in Cape Carteret. Tickets will also be available at the door for $25 until all seats are sold.
All proceeds will be used to support the work of Encore Pets� and its high-quality low-cost spay and neuter clinic, Spay 2 Save Mobile Clinic, which opened August 2012. Encore Pets, Inc., is an accredited 501(c)(3) non-profit animal welfare organization, founded in 2007 and based in Morehead City. To date, the group has rescued more than 425 dogs and cats and spayed/neutered more than 2,400 animals. The organization relies heavily on donations and grants to fund its programs.
NEW BERN � New Bern Preservation Foundation hosts its 25th annual New Bern Antique Show & Sale at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center Friday through Sunday, Feb. 15-17. Show times are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
In the midst of New Bern�s historic downtown, the Convention Center will host 40 professional antique dealers for Valentine�s weekend. These dealers will offer 18th through 20th century furniture, crystal, jewelry, rugs, paintings, prints, linens, silver, glass, toys, books, and everything from antique buttons to memorabilia.
A special preview party is planned from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14 at the Convention Center. Tickets for the party are only $30 ($25 to members of the Foundation) and include a ticket to the show.
New this year is a Decorator Booth. Attendees can discover the latest trend in design by meeting with a decorator who will assist them with finding just the right piece to make a room unique. In addition, on Saturday and Sunday professional identifiers will be available to evaluate items brought to the show. The valuations are free to show attendees (two items per ticket holder). There will be raffles for cash prizes and numerous non-cash prizes as well.
A ticket to the show covers admission for all three days. Tickets are $7 in advance or $8 at the door. They may be purchased in advance at the New Bern Preservation Foundation, Mitchell Hardware, and Harris Teeter of New Bern. All proceeds from the Antique Show will benefit the preservation activities of the Foundation.
For additional information call the Foundation offices at 252-633-6448 or visit the Foundation�s website at newbernpf.org.
PINE KNOLL SHORES � N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores once again teams up with top restaurants to dish up recipes and tips on selecting and preparing fresh, seasonal, local seafood. Succulent Seafood sessions are scheduled for selected Mondays and occasionally other days of the week at 2 p.m. Aquarium staff members share information on the life cycles and habitats of featured seafood species. Chefs provide favorite recipes and insights on preparing finfish, shellfish and crustaceans. A taste test of the featured dish tops off each gathering. Succulent Seafood is for ages 12 and up; $15 per person, per session. Advance registration is required. Call 252-247-4003 for more information. The current line-up includes: Feb. 4 � Ruddy Duck Tavern, Morehead City; Feb. 11 � Windansea, Morehead City; Feb. 25 � Amos Mosquito�s, Atlantic Beach; March 18 � McCurdy�s, Atlantic Beach.
NEW BERN � Preparations are well underway as the New Bern Historical Society gets ready to welcome the world famous Vienna Boys Choir to the New Bern Convention Center on March 3 at 3 p.m. Vienna Boys choristers are between the ages of 10 and 14. They are divided into four touring choirs that present 300 concerts and performances each year in front of almost half a million people. Each group spends nine to 11 weeks of the school year on tour. They visit virtually every European country, and are frequent guests in Asia, Australia and the Americas. This year we are pleased and honored to have the Boys Choir in New Bern, and many Historical Society volunteers and sponsors have been working diligently to make sure that they receive a warm welcome. General Admission and Sponsor/VIP tickets, and a limited number of preferred tickets are still available. General admission tickets are $35 through Feb. 15, then $40. Active duty military and their dependents with ID are $30, children and students with ID, $25. (Not recommended for children under the age of 8.) Preferred tickets are $55 through Feb. 15, then $60. VIP/Sponsor front and center seating is also available at $125 per seat, and Tickets are available at the New Bern Historical Society, 252-638-8558 or NewBernHistorical.org. Check the website or call for outlet information.
As has been the custom in past Legends in Concert shows, those with Sponsor/VIP seats are invited to a reception before the concert at the Convention Center. The concert hall doors will open at 2:30 p.m.
SWANSBORO � Enjoy live music at the Seaside Arts Council Performing Arts Series at the Swansboro Town Hall Annex, located at 601 W. Corbett Ave. Ginger Garner will perform Jazz on Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. Tickets and membership applications for the Seaside Arts Council Performing Arts Series are available at Emerald Isle Town Hall and Swansboro Area Chamber of Commerce or visit seasideartscouncil.com.
ONSLOW COUNTY � Join Harriet Tubman, Levi Coffin, Henry �Box� Brown,
John Parker & more during �Heroes of the Underground Railroad,� an empowering look at the figures behind America�s Underground Railroad presented by Onslow County Public Library. Best for grades three to adult. Swansboro Feb 2, 2 p.m. at Swansboro Town Hall Annex. For more information, call 910-455-7350 or visit onslowcountync.gov/library.
JACKSONVILLE � A writer�s workshop by Tim Bass, UNC-W on �Telling Your Story: A Workshop in Nonfiction (With a Little Time for Fiction, Too) will be held Feb. 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Council for the Arts.
The workshop will include lessons on clarifying the topic, developing a central focus, and exploring ways to structure the narrative. Other topics include showing vs. telling, writing in vivid detail, and developing characters who come to life on the page. Through discussions and writing exercises, the workshop will zero in on ways to take on the stories inside us all. This, of course, will necessitate a discussion about the meaning of the term "creative nonfiction"�its limits and possibilities. As time permits, the course will delve into fiction writing�especially the challenge of distinguishing fiction from thinly veiled nonfiction, proper manuscript formatting and the challenge of writing "clean" stories that are free of errors in grammar and punctuation.
The Council for the Arts is located across from Jacksonville City Hall at 826 New Bridge Street. Call 910-455-9840 for a spot in this workshop.
JACKSONVILLE � An open mike reading for poets and other writers will take place on Feb. 10 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Council for the Arts at 826 New Bridge Street across from Jacksonville City Hall. Readers should be 18 and older. Please use appropriate language; all ages will be in the audience. Call Connie Wenner at 910-455-9840 to have your name put on the registration list. Seating is limited.
JACKSONVILLE � Preschoolers in the Jacksonville area will have the opportunity to enjoy live theatre performed by the Loyd Artists. �Tales of the Very Young� features the best of Golden Rod Puppets. The show will be held on Feb. 8 at 9:30 a.m. in the Southwest High School Auditorium in Jacksonville. Hobey Ford�s show includes a roving elf marionette, storytelling rod puppets and shadow puppets, Chester the dog and his hilarious antics, and the �Foamies� a wonderful ballet of carved foam animal creatures. The program is a wonderful introduction to live theatre performances. Hobey Ford is a self-taught puppeteer and puppet maker whose original creations �The Foamies� are carved with scissors out of large blocks of rubber foam. The admission is $2. Please call the Council for the Arts at 910-455-9840 to register your group. Seating space is limited. Children should be seated by 9:10 a.m. Tickets will be sold at the door if space is available. If you, or your group, have not registered, please allow extra time to purchase tickets. Care givers will be admitted free.
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Measure the rice accurately and place in the inner cooking pan. Rinse white rice under water until water clears, or just once if using brown rice.
Add water by filling up to the water scale marked "3" for "White Rice" or "Brown Rice," whichever you are using. Cook the rice using the "Harder" or "Regular" setting for white rice, and "Brown Rice" setting for brown rice.
When rice completes cooking, transfer the rice to a strainer and rinse under cold tap water to cool the rice and remove excess starch. Drain the rice and let stand 20 minutes before stir-frying. When using rice that has been previously cooked and stored in the refrigerator, omit this step.
Heat a wok or large skillet. When hot, add vegetable oil and cook onions and carrots over medium-low heat for about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 20 seconds.
Add curry powder and stir several times. Turn heat to high and add frozen vegetables and Swiss chard along with salt and cook until vegetables are thoroughly heated and coated with oil.
Add the rinsed or cold rice and cook until heated through and looks well fried. Taste the rice and add salt if necessary.
Divide and serve in 4 to 6 bowls while hot.
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Asian-Spiced Lamb and Pilaf
From: American Lamb Board
Quick Facts
Servings: 8
Prep Time: 20 min.
Cook Time: 1 hr. 30 min.
Total: 1 hr. 50 min.
Imagine yourself dining on the Great Wall of China while savoring this wonderful dish.
- 1 Tbs olive oil
- 1 Tbs sesame oil
- 1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
- 2 Tbs soy sauce
- 2 Tbs brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 tsp ginger, ground
- 1 tsp orange peel, grated
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 lamb boneless shoulder roast, tied
- Rice pilaf, cooked
- In 9 x 13 inch baking dish, combine: olive oil, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, orange peel, and garlic.
- Coat lamb with marinade.
- Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours, turning lamb occasionally.
- Place on rack in roasting pan.
- Roast at 325°F for about 1 1/4 hours or to desired degree of doneness: 145°F for medium-rare, 160°F for medium, or 170°F for well.
- Cover and let stand for 10 minutes. Internal temperature will rise approximately 10 degrees; slice.
- Serve with rice pilaf.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 358
Calories from Fat 142 (40%)
(25%)Total Fat 17g
(29%)Saturated Fat 6g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 7g
(47%)Cholesterol 141mg
(14%)Sodium 340mg
(24%)Potassium 831mg
Total Carbohydrate 8g
(0%)Dietary Fiber 0g
Sugars 3g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(91%)Protein 45g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.
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Vikings Down Packers 37-34; Make Playoffs
Adrian Peterson ran for 199 yards and scored two touchdowns and rookie kicker Blair Walsh kicked three field goals including the game winner as the Minnesota Vikings downed the Green Bay Packers 37-34 Sunday afternoon to propel the Vikings into the post-season.
Peterson finishes the season with 2,097 yards on the season, the second most in NFL history (Eric Dickerson holds the record of 2,105 set in 1984) It was Peterson's 10th 100 yard game of the year and 7th over 150.
Minnesota quarterback Christian Ponder played well, throwing for 234 yards and three touchdowns. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw for 365 yards and four touchdowns in the loss.
There's no rest for the weary. The Vikings travel to Green Bay to face the Packers next weekend in the play-offs. For Vikings fans (like me) it's already been one hell of a season. SKOL!


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RetrospectiveNovember 08, 2003
A year already? A year. Already.
I keep stopping myself from writing over-detailed summaries about how I created other similar sites before this one going back to 1997, and how this one has really been around since 2001, but the weblog and the 'official' birth of mezzoblue happened a year ago. Too tedious for anyone but me though.
So to try (and fail) to avoid a self-indulgent narcissism-fest, here's a simple month-by-month summary of the year you've been with me, and we'll leave it at that.
November — The revised mezzoblue.com launched after some downtime. No one noticed. For the record, you might have visited a month prior.
December — Not much happened.
January — Not much happened.
February — I re-designed to a code-heavy version of the design you're currently viewing. More or less.
March — The Hack Hotbot saga began. I managed to get approval to enter as a Canadian citizen, win, but get shot down despite it all. Still bitter. I like iPods.
April — Frustrated by the difficulties of Hacking Hotbot, I brushed off an idea I started building in 2002, and spent most of the month putting it together.
May — And then it launched.
June — And then I got married.
July — And honeymooned. Then got back and proceeded to document a few ideas that seemed important.
August — Kicked off a new idea which never defined a schedule other than "infrequent". It ain't dead yet.
September — Garden rip-offs escalate. Didn't know what to do. Eventually figured it out.
October — Mozilla. WaSP. Sexy menus.
November — And here we are. It has been a good year, to say the least.
Reader Comments
I wasn't going to bother enabling comments for this entry, but let's try something different. I'd rather not see a big page of "congratulations on a year" and nothing more. Feel free to discuss; but say something interesting. Much obliged.
Okay, if this isn't interesting enough, feel free to delete it. I first came across your site after reading your interview at DMXZone. I fell in love with it instantly. It's visually stunning and an inspiration as to what can be achieved (as is CSS Zen Garden of course). I think Second Voice is an excellent innovation, the articles have been good and I'd love to see more. And this is one of a handful of sites that put forward original ideas that both teach and provoke thought. I think Mezzoblue has made a significant contribution CSS advocacy and web design in general. You should be proud.
Congratulations on a great year, Dave! I just started reading your site sometime between the garden launch and your wedding, and I've loved it ever since. Keep up the great work!
Ok, I'll steer clear of the congratulations and simply ask a question…
What plans ( if any ) do you have for Mezzoblue in the "New Year"?
It is a fine destination that continues to offer a real point of difference.
Well, I still remember clicking your name in the beginning of March and being amazed – http://web-graphics.com/mtarchive/000802.php#chatty001318 Coming back ever since. Congrats.
although you didn't start it, dave, i'd add to this list of events the whole debacle around the JAWS petition http://www.mezzoblue.com/archives/2003/08/21/jaws_petitio/ and how vicious it got at certain points…
Dave, do you have an iPod?
It's been a great year, as I go back through the posts. I'm a Canadian citizen as well, and once was on a trip in the states, and won a 'certain' contest. But they removed my prize, saying I was not entitled to it. Jeez.
But the site looks great, and I look forward to what comes.
I'd love to see your favicon.ico re-instated.
LintHuman: It's there now…I'd never noticed it before!
I haven't been coming here all that long, but long enough to know what a valuable member of the community you are, Dave. Here's to another year, eh?
I think I came across your site sometime in June. Looking at the timeline I am shocked to see that this seems to be when you really started to hit it big. Hell when I started reading it I thought you had been established in this game for years. Especially the way people were talking about you. I can only hope that my first year proves as half as successful as your's. Congratulations and may you have many more years ahead of you.
Dave, I have to say it's been refreshing to read about real designers' (you and some of your regular posters), experiences with CSS and other things. There are lots of people out there talking CSS, but most are designers complaining it doesn't fit their exact style or page developers talking purely technically, or people in the middle not saying much useful. I like the fact that you maintain your position as an artist and deal with the underlying technologies in a realistic fashion.
Oh, and congratulations :)
I remember visiting your site before you were a star. (wink) But I thought you were a woman based solely on your design and some color choices. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Haha. (winks again)
I remember thinking that this place was non-threatening, and offered friendly advice and I liked how you were learning, too. Some pages, I'm too scared to even comment 'cause I look like I have no idea what I'm doing. But I always considered your website an inspiration. I visit it every day! :-D
Er, um. That's what you get for skipping the first comment, I suppose. Well, I think a lot of your articles are very interesting and thought-provoking. The CSS Zen Garden is pure genius. And you have a very nice site. I just can't seem to design this kind of beautiful things.
It was a very good year.


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I'm honored to be here and appreciate the invitation to join you. I am pressed up against another obligation, but I have a few points I want to share with you.
First, I know you have a busy week, but I'm glad that the needs and requirements of our Nation's Veterans are on your agenda; they deserve the full and unwavering support of our Nation and all our citizens.
Let me start with some brief background about VA.
This year marks the sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War; an important date for VA, because we trace our legacy as a department back to that war and the solemn responsibility to care for those who fought it—as well as to care for the remains of those who gave their lives to preserve the Union.
That commitment was best expressed by President Lincoln in his Second Inaugural Address. To paraphrase, our mission at VA is to care for those "who shall have borne the battle" and their spouses and orphans.
The effects of the Civil War, and of every war, including current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, last far longer than the deployments of our Servicemembers to distant battlefields. Today, in 2011, we still have two children of Civil War Veterans on our benefits rolls.
And last week, the last known American Veteran of the First World War, Mr. Frank Buckles, was buried after passing away at age 110, 92 years after the armistice that ended the Great War.
Since the Civil War, and during all of the other wars and times of restless peace between, the mission of VA and our predecessor organizations has remained the same, but the services and benefits we provide have expanded.
Most know us as a healthcare provider, and we are. We deliver this care through the largest integrated healthcare system in the country, including 152 Medical Centers, 791 CBOCs, almost 300 Vet Centers, and mobile clinics located in the states and territories you represent.
But here is what is also true. VA runs:
VA is both large and complex. Occasionally, some people question, "Why is the federal government providing so much in benefits and services?"
I believe the answer is that, in times past, those who safeguarded our Nation could not acquire or afford these services on their own. No one provided them. So VA was given the task of delivering on the promises of presidents and meeting the obligations of the American people to our Veterans. Today we provide burn care, spinal cord injury, and TBI centers second to none.
Budget Update: 2010 was a good year for Veterans—the largest presidential budget increase in over 30 years, and the first year of something called "advanced appropriations" for medical care. This is something unique to VA—a two-year budget process for medical appropriations. Every year, we submit a two-year budget—a continuous budget process.
2011 is our second year of advanced appropriations. While our benefit and cemetery 2011 budgets are tied to continuing resolution, our healthcare is fully funded for the year. Veterans healthcare is assured. Advanced appropriations also enables us to focus on teaching key behaviors and pursuing key priorities, focusing all our energies and resources to better serve Veterans.
There are three key behaviors we are driving at VA: People-centric, Results-oriented, Forward-looking.
These three key behaviors are focused on achieving the following three key priorities:
Three key behaviors and three key priorities to perform everything we do more transparently, effectively, and more efficiently.
Budget: Sometimes there is a temptation to see budgets of federal departments as dollars spent somewhere else, but the vast majority of VA's budget each year is spent at our infrastructure nodes in your states and territories: hospitals, CBOCs, regional offices, mobile clinics, and cemeteries.
President Obama's 2012 budget request seeks $132.2 billion in 2012—$61.9 billion in discretionary funding and $70.3 billion in mandatory funding. Discretionary funding increases by $5.9 billion, or 10.6 percent, over the 2010 enacted budget.
Mandatory funding, on the other hand, decreased $969 million—1.4 percent below 2010, due to one-time retroactive Agent Orange payments for three new presumptions [ischemic heart disease, Parkinson's disease, and hairy cell & other B-cell leukemias].
2013 advanced appropriations for medical care increases $1.9 billion [to $52.75 billion], 3.5 percent above the 2012 budget.
Priorities: With a generous budget from the President and Congress, we intend to produce the following deliverables over the next two years:
Access: In 2008, 7.8 million Veterans were enrolled in VA. In 2012, enrollment is expected to reach 8.6 million Veterans. Access includes outreach, education, construction, and telehealth technologies. Claims Backlog: In 2009, we produced 977,000 disability claims decisions and took in over 1 million claims in return. In 2010, we produced a million claims decisions, for the first time ever, but received 1.2 million claims in return.
This year we expect 1.45 million claims submissions. The only way to dominate this kind of growth in numbers is to automate, and quickly, and we are doing that with pilot programs across the Nation. VBA's 2011 budget sought a 27 percent increase over the 2010 budget, much of it for automation and IT. And, as we automate, our goal will be to increase accuracy—84 percent today, 98 percent in 2015 and to reduce the time to process a claim to no more than 125 days.
What VA is doing to Assist Your States:
The recent expansion of the new Post 9/11 GI Bill provides for vocational training and other non-college degree producing programs to assist in technical training and to provide jobs for Veterans in your states who do not want to pursue four-year degrees.
VA's Yellow Ribbon program permits eligible Veterans and servicemembers to attend private colleges and universities, whose costs exceed the highest in-state rates at public undergraduate institutions. VA will match whatever is contributed by private colleges and universities, up to 50 percent of those total costs. We are grateful that so many schools have joined this effort, and we thank them for their support of Veterans. If schools in your state have not signed up for this program, doing so is a great way to support Veterans in your area.
That's a quick status report on our programs at the moment. I look forward to working our priorities with you. VA has a significant presence in each of your states. I hope, as time permits, you will work closely not only with your states' directors of Veterans affairs, but also with VA leaders. Get to know our medical center and regional office directors, and the VISN leadership [Veterans Integrated Services Network] serving your areas. They work for the federal government, but they live, work, and provide care, services, and benefits to Veterans in your states and territories. Now, I'm happy to take your questions.


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DURHAM, N.C. -- Andre Dawkins doesn't remember the last time he played a basketball game with a clear head.
He knows it wasn't his junior year at Duke, and he figures it was sometime prior to Dec. 5, 2009. That's the date — now tattooed on the inside of his left wrist — that his older sister Lacey lost her life in a car accident while heading to Durham to see him in action as a freshman.
But after spending the past year away from the sport he has played for as long as he can remember, Dawkins says he is eager to return to the court with newfound clarity and purpose for one final season with the Blue Devils.
"I missed it a lot," Dawkins said during a spring semester exam break. "It was a lot different not being out there on the court, watching the guys play and not being able to help them, so I think I got a new appreciation for it. I think it was something I took for granted, that basketball was always going to be there, and not having it there really made me appreciate it.
"Also, trying a different sport and really being bad at it made me want to get back out on the basketball court."
The soft-spoken guard added that last line with a grinning reference to the fact that he took up the sport of golf during his basketball sabbatical. Levity aside, golf was just one of the activities that occasionally occupied his time during the months he spent trying to clear his mind and finally process the grief of losing his sister over three years ago.
Dawkins devoted considerably more time to counseling, talking at length with his parents, rediscovering his faith and completing the requirements for his bachelor's degree. The starting point, he says, was coming to grips with Lacey's death.
"I just don't think I ever really got over it or let everything out, so then other things would weigh on me that at other times wouldn't," Dawkins explained. "Stuff bothers me that really shouldn't bother me, then it kinda piles up and then it's just like, everyday going out practicing and playing became tougher and tougher. So I just needed to be able to get all that off my chest so I could give 100 percent to basketball.
"I had some counseling. I did that a lot and I think that definitely helped. I was able to open up more. A big part of the year was me letting people help that wanted to help. Before, I tried to do a lot of stuff on my own as far as that. This year I was able to open up more and not have so much on my chest. I could put it on other people to help me with it."
From the outside, Dawkins seemed able to cope with the tragedy during his freshman and sophomore years, when he knocked down exactly 100 three-point shots, primarily off the bench, to help the Blue Devils win the 2010 NCAA championship and the 2011 ACC crown.
But internally, he knew he needed help by the end of a dark junior year, which began with him in the starting lineup and ended with him hitting only 2-of-17 shots from beyond the arc over the last six games, culminating with an abrupt NCAA dismissal issued by Lehigh.
"It wasn't a great year," he admitted. "It was tough from day to day, really just getting through day to day. And then you have basketball in there, trying to do that. And it's not just basketball — it's playing at Duke, high expectations, things like that.
"My sophomore year wasn't as bad. I don't know what happened, but my junior year I just couldn't get it all together and it got worse as the year went on."
Dawkins says the decision to step away from basketball was not his idea. "It was kind of a mix of everyone," he noted. "It was suggested by the coaches at first. Then I talked to my family about it, thought about it myself, and it made sense just to take time away and really figure out if I wanted to play anymore.
"I think looking back at it now, it was a good decision. It gave me a year to really just focus on Andre, not have any other responsibilities as far as the team or anything like that."
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski publicly confirmed the decision last June when he said during his annual summer press conference that Dawkins would redshirt the 2012-13 season. It turned out to be an unconventional redshirt year, as Dawkins did not practice with the Blue Devils or participate in any team activities. In fact, Dawkins revealed that he went cold turkey on the sport all last fall, not even picking up a basketball until he went home to Virginia for Christmas and headed to a gym to shoot around with his father and one of his younger brothers.
"I didn't do anything basketball-wise, just to see how I felt about it, if I missed it — and I did," Dawkins said. "I think the main thing was getting help personally with figuring out things beside basketball so I could, when I came back to basketball, put all my energy into that instead of worrying about other things."
"The main mission for him," said assistant coach Jeff Capel, "was to focus on him. For him to get better and for him to grow, whatever that entailed. And he did a really good job of attacking that."
Dawkins resumed basketball drills when he returned to Duke for the spring semester, but they were mostly solo sessions late at night in the Krzyzewski practice center. He would work on his moves off the dribble, throw himself the ball and enact coming off of screens, pulling up for midrange shots or driving to the basket.
He admitted that he briefly considered picking up his degree and looking elsewhere for a place to use his fifth season of eligibility, joining the ranks of that new breed of so-called college free agents. But deep down, he knew he wanted to finish his career at Duke; he just didn't know where the coaching staff stood on his situation.
Soon after the 2012-13 Duke season ended, he found out. Dawkins wrote Krzyzewski a text message to see if he could come by for a meeting, and just as he was about to press the send button, his phone rang. It was associate head coach Steve Wojciechowski calling to see how he had been doing.
"I told him I wanted to come back and play," Dawkins related. "He was excited to hear that and said I should talk to Coach. So I talked to Coach and we both agreed — we wanted it to be different than it was before, for me to be able to give a hundred percent to the team and not check in and check out from game to game. So that's what I'm looking forward to this year."
After that meeting, Dawkins announced his return via social media. "This year was tough to be away but I feel like I have grown immensely off the court and am ready to come back and help the team win," stated one of his tweets. "I want to get a fresh start and be a different player than I was. In October you will see a different Andre Dawkins."
Though Dawkins lived by himself off-campus and was not involved in official team functions last season, he did have some contact with his teammates and "hung out" with them when their schedules permitted. He watched all but one home game from a seat behind the bench and tuned in to the road games on television. He would either watch alone or head to the video room at the K Center and join the team managers who were taping the broadcasts. He maintained the close relationship he had developed with his former roommate Ryan Kelly and forged a new bond with Ryan's younger brother Sean, one of the managers.
"It was fun to watch the team play," he said. "The guys played really hard all the time and it was fun to watch the guys grow as the year went along."
One of his favorite games was the Miami contest when Kelly returned from his foot injury to pour in 36 points on the league-leading Hurricanes. Senior Night, he admitted, was tough to watch as his three classmates Kelly, Mason Plumlee and Seth Curry bid farewell to Cameron. What he missed the most, besides the day-to-day team interaction, was the real essence of competitive athletics — "just going out and trying to see if you can be better than the guy in front of you."
To signify his fresh start, Dawkins switched jersey numbers to the 34 Kelly wore last year, and he took over Kelly's old locker space. He has resumed weightlifting with his teammates, played in some pickup games and gone through a few sessions with the coaches. Initially his main focus is to drop the 10 pounds he gained over the past year and get back in basketball shape this summer.
"I'm excited to see what I can do with a clear head and a hundred percent focus on basketball," he said. "I feel like I can get a lot better this summer, and this upcoming year should be fun. We've got a lot of new players, great guys coming in, Rodney (Hood) being able to play this year. We're really excited about that, so it should be fun.
"Practices this year are going to be competitive at every position. We should be a fun team to watch. We'll push each other every day because every guy's going to be trying to get minutes here and there. We should be a fun team to watch and it should be a fun year if we do what we're supposed to do."
Kelly looks forward to seeing what his friend can accomplish with his mind focused on basketball again. "That's big," Kelly said. "When I step on the basketball court, everything else goes away. That's all I'm thinking about. So for me personally there's always a lot of joy in playing the game because I don't have to think about anything else. If you approach the game that way, and I think Andre will, everything else kinda goes away and all you care about is playing the game."
"It's going to require a lot of commitment and dedication," Capel said of Dawkins' re-acclimation process. "The one thing for him is that he has time. It's not like he went cold turkey and is starting up in September. He has a chance to go through some things this summer. We'll have a plan for him to not just get in shape, but to get in really good shape.
"It will be interesting when we get to the fall and start practice, with him being under a whistle. He hasn't been under a whistle in a year. I don't think it will be a problem because you're not talking about a young kid here, you're talking about a kid who's older. But still it's going to be different because he hasn't done some of those things in a really long time. Even his workouts this summer, it still won't be with coaches there, it still won't be with the whole team there, so it's different. But I think he will work and put in the time, and because he'll have time this summer I think he'll be prepared as we head into the fall."
Dawkins' summer began with commencement exercises this month — a new experience since he left high school a year ahead of schedule to enroll at Duke. Next year he will be classified as a graduate student and will take classes in Duke Divinity School. He considers that choice of study one reflection of the manner in which Lacey's tragedy impacted him.
"I think overall it's made my faith stronger," he explained, his voice taking on a quiet, reverential tone. "There was a time in there, especially my junior year, that I had kinda gone away from it, wasn't real keen on it. I just didn't want to hear it. My parents and I had a long talk about it and I just, that's not the way I want to go. Then this past year I started to realize how much God has done for me to get me to this point. He hasn't deserted me so I shouldn't be deserting Him. That's where her death has helped the most, I think."
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Tesla officially safest car ever tested.
Tesla officially safest car ever tested.
My man crush on Elon has morphed into true love.
Man, the hits keep coming. (to the TSLA shorts, that is)
I am happy, but this also means TSLA will go up, most likely. WHen am I going to buy, now.
Mercedes has always been using safety of its cars as a selling point to justify the high price. Well I don't see a single reason to buy a Mercedes now.
I went to a volvo dealership a few weeks ago and that is all they talked about to justify what I consider unattractive cars.
Imagine how many more cars Tesla will sell because of this. Honey I know it's an expensive car but I'm only doing this for our kids' safety.
"While the Model S is a sedan, it also exceeded the safety score of all SUVs and minivans."
The results are almost unbelievable. This goes beyond the advantages of the inherent safety of no ICE engine. Hats off to Elon and company that went the extra mile and then some to build an amazing car. All the vaunted experience in the other car manufacturers and they get taken to the woodshed. Amazing.
This proves again Elon is not only a great visionary but also a perfectionist. After Job's passing there is only one such person in the whole world.
@carik I'm pretty sure Job passed away around 5,000 years ago, sadly.
Wasn't that Elons real secret master plan? Next step in the plan is the MX to top that... what soccer mom doesn't want to haul the kids in a MX?
How do I get my wife out of her unsafe Mercedes? I have to count the pennies again...
Also, I was a bit surprised - no one has ever died in a Roadster crash? I know there's not that many of them and there's probably been more miles logged in Model Ss than Roadsters by now, but I figured some speed demon would've bit the dust in a Roadster at some point in the last 5 years? Pretty cool that it hasn't happened.
Well, now my wife's protestations have ethical proportions. How can I continue to drive my Model S, leaving her and the kids in cars of inferior safety? I'll be posting in the Model X forum by the end of the week, guaranteed.
+1 defmonk.....I have headed to the road less traveled Model X forum....Maybe it will be rated 5.5 in the safety tests and I can get to use the S again
Kind of takes the bite out of the lack of rear cup holders.
What happened?
This will clinch it for many soccer moms...
Wow! We've seen this coming for a year now, but still I'm speechless. Here are my favorite quotes:
"Tesla achieved this outcome by nesting multiple deep aluminum extrusions in the side rail of the car that absorb the impact energy (a similar approach was used by the Apollo Lunar Lander) and transfer load to the rest of the vehicle."
"the Model S refused to turn over via the normal methods and special means were needed to induce the car to roll"
"Tesla then analyzed the Model S to determine the weakest points in the car and retested at those locations until the car achieved 5 stars no matter how the test equipment was configured."
"Tesla is unaware of any Model S or Roadster occupant fatalities in any car ever."
This is so incredible it's ridiculous. For their first ground-up car to hit this, are you kidding me? Seriously! At Teslive I said this during my panel presentation,
"... NO Way has Tesla kicked sand in the face of 100 years of auto-making..."
I once dreamed what it would be like if our best and brightest scientists and engineers were to solve the problems here on earth. Well they are, and they all seem to work for Tesla/SpaceX. Dream come true. Thanks Elon!
How can you possibly question ANYTHING that Elon says after this. How long ago was it when he said the Model S was going to be the safest car ever? And sure enough...
The guy is a genius. And maybe an alien. Anyone remember "The man who fell to earth"?
Elon has always made us feel celestial bliss on our Model S: the car of the year, highest rating ever from Consumer Reports on cars, and now the safest automobile out in the market.
Here is the advise to all shorts on TSLA: don't bet against the iron man and you will be crashed badly while Model S enjoys its 5 star safety rating.
Would it be appropriate to dub him 'Aluminum Man'?
It broke the roof crush testing machine! Ha ha I love it!
In board rooms in Detroit, Tokyo, Stuttgart, Munich, and Ingolstadt upper level auto executives are again having one of those "Oh Sh-t" moments.
I guess they are going to have to buy another fleet of Model S's to crash and try to reverse engineer.
Seriously, an incredible achievement. Thank you Elon and Tesla.
Who says money can't buy happiness? Or, satisfaction at any rate...
Oh, and let's not forget the unofficial telephone pole crash test:
How many others cars can snap a telephone pole in half and emerge in such great shape?
As predicted ... earned through brilliant architecture, and meticulous execution.
Safer by a country mile. Not just 5 stars, but way ahead of the nearest competitor.
Tesla and Elon are the existence proof that defining the problem right and honestly doing the work are unstoppable.
GB needs to leverage this to the hilt to increase traction. Elon will want to step up those talks with Panasonic about that extra battery plant too.
Get that signage up in the stores:
"The World's Safest Car".
Train the reps on the consumer decision logic talking points:
"Buying any other car puts you at greater risk of injury or death".
This is a big deal.
Nick - Yes, and just like David Bowie's character in that film, Elon is building a spaceship too. Elon is reaching for the stars, and he will get there.
Congratulations. All credit should go to the entire Tesla team for a job well done.
Truly remarkable. I do have one question about the roof test, though. Was that only done with a solid roof? What are the results for the pano?
I don't think it would make any difference because it's the side pillars that provide the roof strength, not the sheet metal or gas in between them. A convertible would be a different story, of course...
Congrats, team Tesla!
Wow. Just wow. I'm seriously going to cry right now.
I feel like the Bengals just won the Superbowl!!!!
I'm totally wearing my Tesla shirt tomorrow. Lots of people will be seeking me out to congratulate me...just like they do when the Bengals win. Yes I like Cincy Bengals. Yes they are a professional NFL team.
Ps. Wear your Tesla shirt/hat/jacket/car/fob/socks/duffel bag tomorrow.
Wear it proudly my friends.
What they don't mention is what happens to the things the Tesla hits.
Telephone poles shriek in terror before being downed.
BMW M5's get disintegrated.
When the Tesla MS goes into the ditch, the ditch is the one in pain.
If a Tesla MS and a Volvo ever got into a fight the Tesla MS would win.
Lets not even mention what happens when a Tesla hits another Tesla at above 55mph. it might very well end the universe as we know it.
Congratulations and a heartfelt mahalo nui loa to Elon and everyone at Tesla for making the safest car on the planet!
Elon is an alien, that's why he wants to go to Mars (home?) so much.
I'll have to be unsafe until September 6. They better not move that date.
Great news. Haven't read the details yet. Have had my MS since March '13. Question - anyone in the back seat taller than 5'7'' or so can easily bang there head against the back of the roof (pano). As owners know, the seat/neck area does not cover the base of the head. Was this mentioned in the report? That is the only flaw I see....
@Cindy I'll have to be unsafe until September 6. They better not move that date
Don't worry, I heard on another thread that if you're more than 8 days postponed you get a key chain!!!
'their' head....
I'm wondering if it's safer to be hit by a Model S than other cars. The greater size of the front crumple zone might well diminish the instantaneous force values against the other car, although the heft of the Model S might not help.
"Lets not even mention what happens when a Tesla hits another Tesla at above 55mph. it might very well end the universe as we know it."
I wonder what the Model E commercial will be
- the drive different campaign?
- the you can have it all campaign?
- the the best car is also an electric car campaign?
It so reminds me of the 1984 Apple commercial, replacing the big brother with big auto, and the athlete wearing Tesla signature red...for the company really is shattering what people had been made to believe.
"Compared to the Volvo S60, which is also 5-star rated in all categories, the Model S preserved 63.5 percent of driver residual space vs. 7.8 percent for the Volvo."
Great feat of engineering! Getting it right the 1st time!
Scrapping the old stale methods and starting with a clean slate and newest technological methods is the right approach. I think that is what happens at SpaceX too.
The Man who fell on Earth was really Nikola Tesla. See here, same person, just older: :-)
He could not finish his spaceship in his first lifetime, because he donated all his goodies to the humans. Elon is completing his work, taking the family back to space....
Tesla vs. Tesla: front ends crumple, airbags deploy, owners walk away, whistling.
@jonesxander. Wearing my Tesla shirt proudly today. I am so happy and proud to be both a stock holder and MS owner. This company rocks. Go Tesla! Congrats to Elon, George and entire Tesla team!
@Brian maybe a high five too?
@S4WRXTTCS - No! Don't cross the streams!
@NoMoDinos +1