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Can M$ be trusted with this http://www.computerworld.com/s... [computerworld.com] . M$ and insurance companies partner to make insurance cheaper? The whole system is sounding way, way to invasive. The internet of things with cameras, microphones, security systems (motion and heat detectors, monitoring all access and egress points), computers, modem and mobile phone. Everything you ever say or do can be monitored, recorded, filtered (make nothing look bad whilst hiding the good) and used against you by anyone with access, both
"M$" makes you sound like some sort of drooling loon.
"M$" makes you sound like some sort of drooling loon.
Complaining about a common nickname for a despised organisation makes you seem like a paid social media management sockpuppet trying to change public perceptions.
Why is this modded insightful? Using "M$" and other such derogatory acronyms was fine when you were 12, but people come to Slashdot for (hopefully) enlightening discussion.
Personally, I always preferred Micros~1. Plus that took a quite reasonable dig at the awful FAT-32 filing system which was entirely justified.
Actually, I'm kidding. I used them all. Micros~1, Micro$oft, M$, Micro$shaft, and of course Losedos.
So all of your don't ignore MS and d
I don't think the spell check and grammar check in M$ Word are "that" bad.
I can't see how you have anything to lose other than your dignity
I do care about my dignity, you insensitive clod.
I can't see how you have anything to lose other than your dignity.
That it no small thing to lose. In fact it's probably the worst of the lot to lose.
...so we can steal it from you in the future and sell the resulting data to governments. You have our permission to be geniuses for exactly as long as it takes to innovate this IoT stuff. Have you heard about our Partner Program? You'll love it! Don't worry, we won't suddenly start competing with you instead of partnering with you while you're busy working your job. Let's get some standards drafted! Love, MS
Yep, big linnup of corporate freeloaders trying to get in early in the exploitation of others.
We need to abandon freedom 0 (The freedom to run the program, for any purpose),
The Free software movement should not demand that software be allowed to be used to make society less free. We cant just concern ourselves with software, we are not an island,
We need a non-commercial licence
as opposed to internet of ideas? Or internet of energy?
It's using the internet to control the devices around you. lights, thermostats, that sort of thing. The idea and term is over 20 years old.
An IP address on lots of things not typically on the network today. Although practically it's a lot like "The Cloud" in that it's more of a high concept marketing idea than what it really is. Networked smart meters could be considered internet of things, and those silly Nest things, or refrigerators that send you tweets when the yogurt goes bad. It may be normal high bandwidth stuff (refrigerator talks wifi) or very low bandwidth but long distance like smart meters or sensors. Overall though it just get
It's a wonderful place where I can operate all kinds of devices with my smartphone from wherever I happen to be. All kinds things like toasters, security systems, cars, nuclear power plants... oh wait.
I realize you're trying to make a joke in that all things are "things", but there's value in having a phrase that narrows the topic a bit. It's basically a catch-all term, like referring to the Internet's plumbing as "the cloud." The "things" in the Internet of Things are devices that aren't primarily information devices by design. A refrigerator may have a microcontroller to maintain temperature, but it wouldn't be called a computer. Adding internet connectivity to it still doesn't make it an informatio
> What an obvious clusterfuck waiting to happen... I'm just waiting for a group of early Smart TVs to get bricked because some malware does something to them--and the manufacturer says "not our problem--it's old!"
What does manufacturer abandonment have to do with open-sourcing the software inside the devices? (Nothing, I suspect.)
Closed source doesn't do much to slow down 'sploit writers. Moreover, opening the source code gives nerds a fighting chance to update abandoned devices. Don't believe me? Look a
Closed source doesn't do much to slow down 'sploit writers. Moreover, opening the source code gives nerds a fighting chance to update abandoned devices. Don't believe me? Look at Cyanogenmod.
Really? There's enough encryption, licensing, hardware, etc., that prevents most users from rooting their Android & iOS devices. I have an Android phone and I am a nerd. But I'm still afraid to put Cyanogenmod (or another distro) on my phone for fear that it'd be an expensive one-way trip. Manufacturers have come a long way since the simple hardware that Rockbox [rockbox.org] could be used on... (Notice how Rockbox hasn't added any devices lately--and that the project is receiving less submissions...)
And just b
Moreover, opening the source code gives nerds a fighting chance to update abandoned devices. Don't believe me? Look at Cyanogenmod.
Only if your device is "popular" enough. Given there are dozens of new Android phones being released daily (Samsung alone just released 4 "budget phones" yesterday), I don't see how Cyanogen can support them. In fact, I'm pretty much going to say Cyanogen only supports phones the nerds want - the high end high spec phones.
Meanwhile, if you're one of the people owning the 90% of
and the manufacturer says "not our problem--it's old!" Then people might realize what a Pandora's Box this is...
This is exactly what Microsoft is saying about Windows XP. For IOT devices lasting dozens of years, it is better to stay as far away from Microsoft as possible.
Lol wut?
Right now, most household appliances (refrigerators, stoves, thermostats, home automation, home security, etc.) are devices that are closed off. So, even though my stove may have a security hole, I might not be able to exploit it without using a JTAG.
Making something accessible on the internet is not the same as open sourcing the code. Open sourcing seems to not cause problems with security. Sticking things on the internet, closed or open has problems with security.
You can happily have OSS stuff ac
Not every device manufacturer is incompetent. Panasonic use NetBSD in their smart TVs and appear to have take steps to secure it. I'm sure there will be mistakes, just like there were with computers and mobile phones (remember the SMS of death?) and every other type of technology in the world.
If you don't want to be an early adopter that's fine. The concept is useful to a lot of people though. Existing consumer law, at least in the UK, already covers software defects. A typical home appliance is expected to
Two things.
One - shit obviously happens in closed source world, Windows has a looong security history for instance. Security by obscurity is not something that will work.
Two - if you are so much afraid of IoT, just don't plug your toaster to your WiFi. If someone does that, they open themselves to sliced bread attacks on their own peril. You are not forced to do so.
I like your comment because it jostled a thought:
What if the manufacturers start selling connected devices and insist that we hook them up or we have no warranty, or any support, or we just can't use it?
Yep, and the backbone these things have to hit in order to get out of the house ain't been patched yet.
...Its Xbox gaming platform is seen as a potential hub or control center for home devices....
At some point, the XBox will have "special" protocols and interfaces so that Microsoft will be able to push its own incompatible version of any infrastructure. History has shown that to be the manner in which Microsoft operates.
Microsoft does not know how to work in a marketspace where the playing field is level, so Microsoft will always strive to tilt the playing field in its favor.
Is there anybody here that misreads Microsoft's motives?
MS wants their foot in your Windows, your door and your fire escape.
that a company whose proprietary phone OS's and tablet OS's are having a hard time gaining traction in the market place are now pushing for nonproprietary OS's to control small devices?
1. Embrace <-- you are here
2. Extend
3. Extinguish
So when we get to step 2, do I get an extra bedroom and a garage/workshop?
I would suspect because things like "EEE" were from nearly 2 decades ago in a time when the company was run by Bill Gates, who has since been succeeded by Steve Ballmer who has since been succeeded by Satya Nadella. It's the same as when Google introduces a new product and we get those same posts polluting the story "reminding" us of how many products they have killed off or their StreetView wifi case. The same as how in just about every Apple story we get "reminded" of issues like the iPhone 4's antenna or
What's happening with any patents that Microsoft raises on this tech? Will they be truly open patents free to implement in open source products that are freely redistributable? The article makes no mention of this.
how many bleepin' minutes do you have to wait between posting these days?
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There's already a better project.
Yep, if the software relies on a single AP to tell you that you're in Nowheresville because that's the only AP it has on file for it, and you're in Someotherhamlet that has no APs on file, and you set up there with your AP spoofing the Nowheresville one, people visiting Someotherhamlet will be utterly confused about why their devices are telling them they're in Nowheresville. Pretty trivial.
Good luck trying that in a more data-rich environment, though. You'd have to spoof the multiple APs of place A, atte
Yes it has to be robust enough to cope with this - never mind the spoofing, there's the fact that people move and take their wifi routers with them.
Actually, this would be more interesting to set up multiple routers with a New York MAC, a Los Angeles MAC, a Tokyo MAC, and a London MAC. That way no one can pinpoint your location with this technology. Instant stealth mode.
1) It won't work when there is a local electrical power outage.
2) When people move ( they do this, and quite often these days )
their AP will no longer be "there".
3) A real GPS which uses both GLONASS and the US GPS sats is
trivially cheap to buy and will work in any situation short of all out
nuclear war.
But a "real GPS" isn't great in urban areas - precisely where there are the most APs to get a location from (and which tend to have reasonable power uptimes).
That's only true if you limit your definition of "urban" to "dense high rise city cores (where GPS signals are blocked)", which is an infinitesimally small fraction of the area usually described as "urban" and an invisibly small fraction of the total land area of pretty much any country. There's also an awful lot of us who live where WLAN 'coverage' i
The biggest problem with GPS is that it does not work inside a building.
With dense enough Wifi AP mapping you are able to still at least point to the right house/street.
Just paint a target on your AP for the bombers... and/or SWAT teams.
and they offer full database dumps.
http://openbmap.org/ [openbmap.org]
i am sure a lot of people would be grateful for a database dump they could download, so that a) that can figure out where they are without incurring data charges, b) without uploading details about their location to a website. in that case the openbmap database dumps look good.
i might not mind manually turning on logging, and then uploading the data somewhere after a few weeks with the date and time stripped out.
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Q: Have the Edmonton Oilers ever traded or released a player and brought him back?
(Philip Chin)
A: Lots of times. Start with team president of hockey operations Kevin Lowe. He was traded to the New York Rangers for Roman Oksiuta in 1992 and came back when his contract was up in 1997. Obviously, Ryan Smyth returned after being dealt to the New York Islanders for Robert Nilsson, Ryan O'Marra and a first-round draft pick (Alex Plante). Glenn Anderson left for the Toronto Maple Laefs with stops in New York (Rangers) and St. Louis and came back. So did goalie Bill Ranford and centre Ken Linsemen. And defenceman Steve Smith was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks, then went to the Calgary Flames before resurfacing as an assistant coach here.
Q: Is there a rule against a team re-signing a player it used the amnesty buyout on? Could the Oilers buy out Shawn Horcoff at his $5.5-million salary-cap hit and re-sign him for $3.5 million for the next two to three years? They could use his experience. Maybe Craig MacTavish could use his MBA to good advantage.
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A: Teams cannot re-sign their buyout players for a calendar year, as far as I know. I don't know if the Oilers would use the amnesty buyout, which doesn't count against the team salary cap, on their captain, who has two years left on his contract. It makes sense fiscally, but he does have the "C" on his jersey. I think there's a better chance to use the amnesty on centre Eric Belanger (one year left at $1.75 million) and Ben Eager (cap hit of $1.1 million, one year left).
Q: I noticed that Sergei Gonchar is an unrestricted free agent? Why not sign him for one year to tutor Oscar Klefbom, Justin Schultz and Jeff Petry?
(T.J. Bahra)
A: Gonchar, 39, is winding up his third season with Ottawa and has been a very good player for a long, long time. He's played 1,177 games and has scored 774 points. He actually would be a nice mentor for Klefbom and some of the other young Oilers defencemen, but I think the Senators will re-sign him for a lot less money than he's been making ($5 million). He's still got game left (26 points, plus-three). He likes it in Ottawa and would take less dough to stay there. At his age, would anybody sign him for more than one season with the cap coming down? I doubt it.
Q: Why do the Oilers have Jonathan Cheechoo playing in Oklahoma City? Couldn't he help the Oilers?
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A: The Oilers signed Cheechoo, the former Maurice Richards winner for goals in a season with 56 in 2005-06 in San Jose with Jumbo Joe Thornton as his set-up man, to a professional tryout agreement in late January. He stayed the entire season on the American Hockey League farm team. He scored 32 points in 35 games and has six in 10 playoff games for the Barons, who are in the AHL's Western Conference final. Cheechoo's footspeed has been an issue at the NHL level. He still has nice hands, but the Oilers have lots of wingers. Unless he's a top-six guy, there's really no room for him. He is one of the game's really good guys, however. He's only 32. He was traded from San Jose to Ottawa as part of the Dany Heatley trade in 2009.
Q: Watching these playoffs, has there been talk of them going to four-on-four in overtime like in regular season?
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Q: What are the chances the Oilers could land Nathan Horton?
(Roger Edwards in Vancouver)
A: Actually, you also asked about Matt Duchene, but there's no way the Colorado Avalanche are dealing him, even if you like the idea of Duchene between Hall and Eberle. Horton has had a very good playoff for the Boston Bruins after a very pedestrian regular season (22 points, 13 goals). He is an unrestricted free agent and the Bruins are not crazy about paying him $4 million any longer. If he'd take less, they would consider it, I'm sure. I suspect 10 teams or so will make a push for Horton because he's a power forward, although I don't think he's been quite as effective since his bad concussion during the 2011 Stanley Cup final, when Aaron Rome nailed him. Horton turns 28 on May 29, which makes him attractive, and he is big (six-foot-two, 230 pounds). For sure, the Oilers could use him. They will make a push to sign him, but they won't be alone. How high do they go to sign him?
Q: Who is a top-two defenceman the Oilers could get?
(Jeff Klassen)
A: It depends who the Oilers would be trading? Would the Oilers trade for Francois Beauchemin? No. Dennis Seidenberg in Boston? No. Brent Seabrook in Chicago? Not a chance. Dan Girardi in New York? Unlikely. Brooks Orpik in Pittsburgh? No, and he's their heart-and-soul D-man. I'd like the Oilers to take a run at Fedor Tyutin. He's big, strong and has fairly good offensive ability, plus a heavy shot. The Columbus Blue Jackets need wingers. The Oilers would likely have to trade one of their young guns (Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle, Nail Yakupov, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins) to get a top-two defenceman, but they're not trading those guys. In a few years, Klefbom could be a No. 2 D-man. There's no reason why he can't be a minute-muncher like a Ryan McDonagh with the New York Rangers.
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Hi guy's.Wasn't going to do a build thread,but would like a few opinion's.
Putting a new truck together and I'm color blind.
I found out pro two was a class,not a truck.(not to bright on my part).
But I'm thinking of using the rpm trans case,instead of the pro line case,(pl case only).
Going buy the pic,should I go rpm,or pl case.
Keep in mind I painted these arms and shock mount's a long time ago,and am aware the paint wont last long.
It will sport pro line power stroke shocks,Scott Douglas AMISOIL body.(I know I'm lazy body wise).
And a castle 3800 4pole with a mamba max power plant,and a spektrum s6040 Digital surface-high speed servo,with titanium gears.
Any help color wise will help.
I'm on hold waiting for an aluminum steering bell and bulk head,(stock being used for mock up),so I have time to change a few things.
Any color ides's?
Any idea's on anything welcome.
Built Ford Tuff With Chevy Stuff.
I like the blue shock towers and a arms but with the green tranny its not going to go with the body color scheme. But other then that its looking sharp.
Traxxas 2wd raptor svt
so you gave in to the pl chassis...good choice! what kind of track are you going to be running on? and id go with whatever case you believe is more reliable but in black. hope you like your chassis. i ran that setup which you have for a while and the exact servo as well.
2wd slash, PL LCG, CC 3800, Powerstrokes, S6040
Yea it's a long story as to how I ended up with the pl lcg,.
Here are a couple pic's of one track(poor pic's,but pic's).
It is being groomed this weekend I think,might not be spot on with that guesstimate.
I think I'll go with the pl case for looks,just have to change all the inner's.
but it's a good looking unit.
Built Ford Tuff With Chevy Stuff.
I'm color blind too. I know you don't see in black and white like many people think color blind people see..so I would just go with whatever you think looks best. Whenever someone tells me "those two colors don't match" or something like that, I just say "but they do to me so I don't care!" lol
Built Ford Tuff With Chevy Stuff.
my slash really came alive with a new radio and a sensored setup made a huge difference. track looks really nice!
2wd slash, PL LCG, CC 3800, Powerstrokes, S6040
The track looks great. Lotta work involved.
If you are unsure, go with the blue rpm case, it will match the arms.
Ya can't polish fertilizer...
Just to buck the trend here, I actually like the multicolored theme there with black and blue and green. I'm not color blind but I just like bright colors and being different.
And the RPM transmission case is a quality part that you already have. I generally lean on the side of function over form. Not sure the quality function is there in the PL case. Really couldn't say.
What broke, uh, needs upgrading now?
Thanks I have done this before,because it looked ok to me.Just to buck the trend here, I actually like the multicolored theme there with black and blue and green
I think this one would look better with a blue(the one color I get right)bulk head as well.
Getting all these idea's is great,not sure witch way to go.
But please keep the idea's coming.
@rag6,yes It's more work then I thought.
It's not my track(I don't have one),But it's one of the four (or three) tracks we run on thru the summer.
And Tho I'm not able to help out manually,due to physical limitations.
The owner is a very nice guy,and let's my grandson a friend and I use it a lot.
After the serious grooming starts we wont get to practice as much,but it's a nice tight short course.
I know they say sensored is the way to go on the track,but I run unsensored.
I have run sensored in my crawler's to get the smoothest low end performance possible,maybe I will give sensored on the track a chance.
If I do however,I will go with the castle monster I believe,It start's off sensored,and after you achieve a certain throttle position it switches to non sensored,as to let the motor perform to it's peak level.
I'm told sensoring proses can take away some performance,but most indoor racer's run sensored,so I guess the positive's out weigh the negatives.
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The black would look awesome then if u have blue steering setup or shocks. You will have perfect color setup. I was a graphic designer so I hope I can help. But I also agree that durability comes before style and looks. But Proline tranny is solid so I'd go with that.
Traxxas 2wd raptor svt
But since the only thing in it still pro line will probably be the lay shaft,and I do like the over sized out put shaft bearing's,and since it is a couple mm wider then the traxxas or rpm cases,it's a perfect with the pro line axles.
Those are tekno,but the new build has the pro track arms,so I purchased the pro line axles.
Only to find that with the stock trans,they will fall out when the suspension is unloaded,unless you run your shocks in the outer most hole of the rpm control arm's.
Don't yea just love the way pl engineers think,buy our product,because we made it incompatible with every one else's.
Sorry just not a big pro line fan.Yet I'm building a nearly 85% pl truck.
Perhaps my brain is not wired right,lol.
But in my mock ups the pl does look the best.
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Hi guy's,I was hoping to have it on wheel's today,but picked up the wrong steering rod ends.
But could use the opinion of some one with this lcg.
In the first pic I have the esc sitting on the chassis right behind the battery.
On the second its on the optional shelf they give you.
Wondering were the best place for permanent install would be.
On the chassis,right behind the lipo,I'm concerned about it taking more of a beating than necessary.
Or the second pic,were its on the little platform(shelf)given as an optional mounting.
The receiver is right behind the servo.
And I know it's not a good idea to run aluminum on aluminum,but I went with aluminum front bearing carriers,and caster blocks.
Might change over to rpm front bearing carrier's before it hits the track.
Also will be going with the pro line trans case. For looks,and proper fit with the pro track axle kit.
Thanks for your input on that.
All esc mounting opinion's welcome.
Last edited by billy-bones; 05-11-2013 at 05:15 PM.
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Billy, like what you have so far! I think I mentioned to you before, I too am colorblind! What kind of paint did you use to paint the protrac parts?
I really don't expect it to last long,however when I went to remove it from a couple places it was causing clearance problems,it was extremely hard to get off.
In fact I finally took the Dremel to it.
It might last longer than I thought.
I had that pro track set up laying around for about four or more months,figured it was time to use it.
Wanted it on wheels today,but as I said I bought the wrong steering ends and caption balls.
I'm pretty happy with it so far.
I bought the #7 Douglas body,but went and got a clear jc concepts today.
Since I have to wait till Wednesday for part's I guess I will paint one up.
I bought three colors that looked good to me.
Don't know what they are yet,but the end result will be a surprise to use all.
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the painted protrac parts look very good. oops gotta go the hockey game is bout to start.
Ya can't polish fertilizer...
Billy it must have been something like krylon Fusion then? One thing is for sure if its been sitting around that long if it comes off it wasn't lack of drying time
I have the #7 amsoil body as well. Us colored blind guys must be drawn to the black/silver combo I know I like it. I like the orange speed body too and IIRC you have that one too?
Well I'm not sure if I want to go with Scott Douglas,or the one hour wonder I just painted.
Most posts for either will be the one that see's the track.
Please keep in mind I painted the jc concepts body in less than one hour,so I am aware it is not very good,but ten minutes on a sct,and it will look just fine.
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Got to go custom. Throw some decals on it and show it off.
Traxxas 2wd raptor svt
I'm going to get the right steering,suspension ,and caption ball set's to day.
I'll put some mounting holes in the body and take some pic's later.
The rest of my parts should be in Wednesday.
I think I'm going with the esc on the chassis mounting,the optional shelf mount seems a little flimsy to me,just hope my battery doesn't crush it.
But it looks a lot better,and for what it's worth,keep's all the electronics's on the same level as everything else.
I'm also going to use a machined aluminum idler gear and the stock pro-line diff.
At least at first,and see how it holds up.
Tried that set up in a truck I just let go,and it was doing better than I thought.
If that fails to soon,I will go to the HR steal combo.
I'm using aluminum wheel hex's all around,a bit concerned about ruining a bead lock wheel in stead of just taking out a hex,but as long as I remember to keep them tight I should be ok.
Here's a pic of the esc mount.
The sidewinder esc wouldn't fit,but the mamba max pro looks like it was made for the spot.
I thought about using the sidewinder esc since there is a 2s limit.
Kind of funny that the better esc is the smaller of the two.
Thanks for the input emtkevin.
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The little plate where the esc is a perfect place for it. As long as its on there with something like durable double sided tape it won't come off and won't take a beating. The rx is in the perfect spot. And I know you think its flimsy but I have easily 200 packs on my setup and never once has it been damaged. And I have the sv2 which is bigger then mounting plate and I've never had a problem.
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2wd slash, PL LCG, CC 3800, Powerstrokes, S6040
Dude,those painted Pro-Line pieces look really great! I like your body, too. (The truck's) LOL!! Seriously, I like how you tinker with things. Saves some of us from heartbreak. I almost bought a bunch of P-L stuff. You should paint parts all different colors; then nothing has to match, yet it somehow still does!
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Thanks guy's,nice to hear positive things.
I thought I was going to get teased about the one hour wonder body,but it has been taken with positive reviews.
@ TDJ,I might move the esc up to the shelf,if it worked for you,this is the type of input I wanted thanks to everyone for their opinions.
@ MAXXXMASHER,I painted those months ago,and put them in a bag,and left them till this build,the plastic paint is proving far more durable then I originally thought.
Here's one that won the body choice,the Scott Douglas body lost to the one hour wonder.
Still need to drill the pin holder holes.
Wednesday trans,and track,or Thursday track practice.
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man that thing looks sharp............ love it, nice paint job. i also run the pro 2 chassis, and i have my esc on the included shelf as well. i race dirt oval with mine, but once you put the esc on the shelf and slide the battery all the way back you get great forward bite. and at this point your battery is held in my 2 velcro straps and the esc mounting plate. mine has the stock velineon esc on it with the cooling fan and have had zero problems.
there's no life like a LOW LIFE!
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Well like all good things The new build got held up a couple days.
But everything except the steering linkage is done and track ready.
I put the rubber clip savers on his(Grandsons) and went with the button top mounts for mine.
They both have pro line power stroke shocks,pl hing pins(I do like some things pro line),Traxxas aluminum steering bells,and caster blocks.
The stock chassis has Tekno drive shafts,Rpm control arms,and strc green aluminum bulk head. The pl lcg has aluminum front and rear bearing carriers.
Here's a pic of the finished product chassis,and a couple of it sitting next to my grandsons stock chassis slash.
Since the one hour wonder body is being used on mine,I put the Scott Douglas body on his,and but the Rob MacCachren body up as a spare.
Thanks to those who's input went in to the output.
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Very nice billy. How do you like the button body holders? I've seen them a couple times and they sparked my interest.
Traxxas 2wd raptor svt
I just sold a truck with them,that did just that,it ground off half the buttons in one slide.
No matter how much I fight to keep the front of these things on the ground,they always seem to find that happy spot and up comes the front end.
It is kind of amusing sometimes,I read all these threads of people wanting their trucks to wheelie,and I have an on going challenge to keep them on the ground,and still keep the rear tires grabbing,without to much loosening of the slipper.
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Man I couldn't agree more. I'm anti wheelie myself. Lol. I want control and four on the floor.
Traxxas 2wd raptor svt
That's sweet,did you do your name?body looks sweet billy! just finished mine up...
I really want to do something like that for my grandson.
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Juan isn't my name. Lol my names Javier, Don Juan means like sir. It's more of a title f high esteem. It's used in Spanish. It's what they called my grandfather and in remembrance of him I use it. We were extremely close.
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2wd slash, PL LCG, CC 3800, Powerstrokes, S6040
Haha Big works for any nickname. I see do it and run that on all of his future bodies.
2wd slash, PL LCG, CC 3800, Powerstrokes, S6040
LOL I like that one traxxas banner
Slash 2wd, Slash 4x4, 30th digger, Rustler VXL
I think Losi is holding out but don't know exactly what's going on.
Above was just test and tune day,Its going to be a real blast when the points racing starts.
This year will be mostly learning for me and Big A,but you never now what can happen.
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We've known for a long time Watch Dogs would take players to Chicago, but now thanks to a new trailer we know more about the digital citizens that will inhabit it.
As detailed in the above video, Chicago's populace is an important part of Watch Dogs' formula. Ubisoft promises every NPC in the game can be hacked in some way, and each will have a unique identity that determines how they react to the world around them.
Any one of the game's NPCs could lead to hidden secrets or unexpected events, and any citizen could be a victim, a killer, or another player hiding in plain sight. Cross the wrong citizen, and you may find yourself with a bounty on your head.
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Auburn Hills, MI (SportsNetwork.com) - Jon Leuer poured in a game-high 23 points and had eight rebounds to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 112-84 victory over the Detroit Pistons.
Ed Davis scored 17 and had 11 rebounds and Zach Randolph had 16 points, 16 rebounds and five assists for the Grizzlies, who have alternated wins and losses over the last seven games. Tayshaun Prince and Mike Conley added 15 points apiece for the visitors.
Greg Monroe totaled 19 points and eight rebounds and Andre Drummond had 15 points and 14 rebounds for Detroit, which has lost four straight. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Josh Smith had 14 and 13 points, respectively, while the latter contributed nine rebounds.
Through just under five minutes into of the game the teams traded baskets before Caldwell-Pope sparked a 10-2 surge for the Pistons. The clock showed 4:11 left in the first quarter when Conley knocked down a trey to spark a 16-7 tear to end the quarter for Memphis.
Memphis led 28-27 on the strength of its quarter ending run.
Leuer began the second quarter netting 10 of the first 13 points for the Grizzlies but the effort was matched by an assortment of Pistons. Memphis led by four with 7:25 left in the first half.
"Without him, we might have been down 20. We definitely needed that boost," Davis said of Leuer.
In the last four minutes of the half following two ties and three lead changes, the Pistons managed to carry a 56-51 advantage into the break after they closed out the last 1:13 with a 7-2 burst.
Memphis came out of the locker room with a greater energy level than they showed in the first half. They started the third with a 22-9 tear and led 73-65, with 4:38 left.
Memphis continued to run away with the game as they charged ahead further with a 16-3 outburst to start the final 12 minutes. The Pistons trailed, 95-74, with six minutes left to play following the surge, however, the Grizzlies did not slow down and ended the game with a 17-10 run to seal the deal.
"It definitely hurt playing like that in the second half," Drummond said. "To let them come out and do that -- that's definitely tough to swallow."
Game Notes
Memphis Grizzlies won its ninth straight playing at The Palace of Auburn Hills ... Will Bynum had four assists to give him 1,000 for his career ... Kyle Singler scored seven points to reach 1,001 for his career ... Memphis outscored Detroit 61-28 in the second half.


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PlayStation 4 is incredibly small. It may be hard to tell in photos, but the hardware is tiny. Official specs released by Sony show that PS4 is closer in size to the PS3 Slim than Sony's launch PS3.
Unfortunately, Microsoft has not released concrete numbers on Xbox One, leaving it to internet sleuths to attempt extrapolating that data based on official photos and measuring USB ports (which should be the same size on every device). This photo (via CVG) has been making the rounds, highlighting that Xbox One has a larger footprint than PS4.
The hard-to-see disc drive of PS4 does call into question doubts over the accuracy of the image. However, NeoGAF members seem to agree that this is the real deal. The forum also notes that while Xbox One still has an external power source (aka "power brick"), PS4 does not.
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NEW YORK,(May 23, 2013) Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing has put together a stellar undercard for tomorrow night's ESPN Friday Night Fights event at the Mohegan Sun Arena. ESPN Friday Night Fightsis headlined by a sensational ten round IBF North American Junior Middleweight Title clash between longtime New England fan favorite Delvin Rodriguez and former world title challenger Freddy "EL Riel" Hernandez of Los Angeles. The LIVE telecast will begin at 10 p.m. ET/ 7p.m. PT.
The televised ten round co-main event features undefeated New York City junior welterweight prospect Issouf Kinda battling Chris Howard of Crossville, Tennessee. Headlining the undercard on Friday night is an eight round junior middleweight battle between undefeated Cleveland prospect Michael Moore and Puerto Rican veteran Doel Carrasquillo. Sporting a record of 11-0-0 with six knockouts, Moore will be making his Mohegan Sun Arena debut following an eight round decision over Chicago veteran Michael Walker in May 2012. Carrasquillo, 17-23-1 (14KO's), returns to action following a decision win over Dennis Sharpe on JANUARY 31 in Staten Island, New York. The Lancaster, Pennsylvania has faced numerous world ranked fighters and undefeated prospects over his 12-year career and holds recent victories over former world title challenger Shamone Alvarez and then undefeated prospect Denis Douglin. Heavyweight newcomers will also see action on Friday night as undefeated Catskill, New York resident Constantin Bejenaru will face Buffalo, New York's Excell Holmes in a scheduled four rounder. Originally from the Eastern European country of Moldova, Bejenaru, 3-0-0 (2KO's) is making his third start in 2013, returning to the Mohegan Sun Arena following his victory over DJ Hughley on FEBRUARY 15. Holmes, 2-1-1 (1KO), makes his first start in 2013, looking to rebound following a four round loss to Vladimir Goncharov in Moscow, Russia on SEPTEMBER 18, 2012. Super middleweight newcomers Saul Almeida of Framingham, MA and Michael Mitchell of Paterson, New York will battle in a four round tilt. Almeida, 0-0-0 (1NC), entered the ring for the first time as a professional last July, an accidental head-butt suffered against Antonio Marrero resulting in a no-contest. Fighting to a four round draw against Tony Brinson on APRIL 25 in Albany, New York, Mitchell, 0-1-1, looks for his first win as a pro on Friday night. Rounding out the ESPN Friday Night Fights undercard, New Haven, Connecticut's Jimmy Williams, 2-0-0 (1KO), will look to stay undefeated against Marqus Jackson, 2-9-0 (2KO's) of Atlanta, Georgia in a four round welterweight bout. In his last start, Williams won a four round decision over Ray Younger on MARCH 1 at Foxwoods Resort. Advance tickets priced at $95, $45 and $30, can be purchased through Ticketmaster, (www.Ticketmaster.com, phone 800-745-3000), or through Star Boxing, (www.StarBoxing.com, phone 718-823-2000). Doors on the evening of the event will open at 6:30 p.m. ET with the first bell at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Mohegan Sun is located at I Mohegan Sun Boulevard, Uncasville, CT 06382. For more information please visit their website at www.mohegansun.com ABOUT STAR BOXING: Star Boxing Inc. recently celebrated its 20th Anniversary (promoting pro boxing continuously since 1992). The company has produced some of the most exciting and memorable boxing events in recent history. Star Boxing continues to work with and develop a number of very exciting world champions, world rated contenders and young prospects. Star Boxing is proud that is has consistently brought credibility, integrity, and exciting fights to the boxing industry. For more information on Star Boxing, visit their official website at www.StarBoxing.com and follow them on Twitter @ Star Boxing and Facebook at Star Boxing.
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Former UConn coach Jim Calhoun says he had surgery in May to remove an apparent cancerous growth from his lungs.
Calhoun mentioned the surgery Monday while taping an episode of YES Network's Center Stage with Michael Kay in New York.
Calhoun told YES that doctors removed the growth, concerned it might be related to a previous skin cancer.
Reached later by telephone, Calhoun confirmed the surgery.
"It was cancer-related, yes," he told The Associated Press. "I'm not going to talk about it. I was out for a day and a half. I'm completely healthy now."
Calhoun, who also had spinal surgery in February, retired in September weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a fractured hip suffered in a bicycling accident.
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A healthy kind of battle is brewing between the North Elba Town Council and the New York state Olympic Regional Development Authority.
North Elba owns the Olympic Center downtown and pays ORDA $750,000 a year for venue management, so local property taxpayers have a lot of skin in the game. The town gets representation for that taxation, too; its council gets to appoint three of the ORDA board's 12 members. The governor picks the other nine.
Those three, at present, are Serge Lussi, Ed Weibrecht and Jerry Strack, but now that Mr. Weibrecht and Mr. Lussi's terms are up, the town council wants two new reps. Why replace two local businessmen who have each been on the ORDA board for about 15 years? Town councilors haven't been very clear, but they're ready for some fresh faces, as is their prerogative.
The town board chose Jim McKenna, longtime head of the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (also known as the Lake Placid Convention and Visitors Bureau), and Andy Lack, chairman of Bloomberg Media Group - a heavyweight in the U.S. media business who happens to have a house in Lake Placid. However, a new state ethics commission came out against Mr. McKenna, claiming he has a conflict of interest - that due to his day job, he would have to recuse himself from too many ORDA decisions. Faced with that, he withdrew his name.
The town council wasn't happy about that. Some members were ready to go to the wall with ORDA, which they suspected of rigging the game against Mr. McKenna.
We have to say, we can't imagine many situations in which Mr. McKenna might have his own material gain or loss at stake in an ORDA decision. We can also see potential benefits of him being on the board since he is a professional at marketing the area to tourists, and ROOST (including its previous incarnations) and ORDA haven't always cooperated on marketing and promotion. To most local people, teamwork between these agencies makes sense.
It's much easier to see potential conflicts of interest with Mr. Lussi and Mr. Weibrecht being on the ORDA board. We're not questioning their personal integrity at all, but both own hotels that gain major income from people coming to ORDA venues. Granted, that gives them down-to-earth insight into ORDA's impact on the local economy, but there are plenty of decisions ORDA can face which might tempt them to let their votes follow their revenue.
With Mr. McKenna off the table, the town council isn't done asserting itself. It's nominating Joe Lamb, a Lake Placid native who helps run his family's lumber company. He's also a 1972 Olympian whose efforts had a big impact on building up the sport of nordic combined in the United States. The town council members clearly want something from ORDA that they don't feel their longtime reps are delivering. We're curious what that is.
Viewed from a proverbial 30,000-foot altitude, ORDA has done an excellent job of keeping Lake Placid vibrant and globally important as a winter sports destination, and also as a tourism hotspot in summer and winter. ORDA's original mission was to maintain the Olympic venues after the 1980 Games, and 34 years later, ours are much better than those of all but a few other Winter Olympic host cities. Only those from the last 12 years can host World Cup and World Championship events in a wide variety of sports, like we can. Many of our venues - Whiteface Mountain Ski Center and the sliding track, for instance - have seen major modernization, and training venues have been added to keep this one of the nation's few hubs for Winter Olympic athletes.
The authority is at least partly responsible for many of the Olympic Region's other strengths. Few other resort towns drive their regional economy the way Lake Placid does. Few have such a strong winter sports culture. Almost none has the amount of Olympic spirit that's found in our local populace. Plus, because of ORDA's expertise at running ski areas, Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently chose it to take over Belleayre Ski Center in the Catskills, 220 miles away.
At ground level, however, many local people see ORDA as deeply inadequate. Instead of seeing how well it has conserved our Olympic venues compared to those of Squaw Valley or Albertville, they see how much more it could do, especially for the amount of their tax money it takes in. They'll tell you how many concerts the Olympic Center used to host; how the speedskating oval could, with some investment and energetic chutzpah, host serious outdoor competition, as is done in parts of Europe; how the ski jumps are slipping into obsolescence; how Mount Van Hoevenberg's biathlon course became obsolete a while ago; how sports bodies like U.S. Biathlon and the U.S. women's hockey left town but could be lured back; and how the authority is inefficient and doesn't get enough return on public investment.
Like anything or anyone, ORDA has strengths and weaknesses. It certainly plays it safer than it could, but that's not always bad. And ORDA is by no means stoic or lazy. It brought the ECAC hockey tournament back to town, it added summer biking and disc golf at Whiteface, it's made many improvements at Gore, and it's added energy-efficient snowmaking gear to reduce expenses and extend the ski season.
This is an important debate for the Lake Placid-North Elba community to have. We're sure all parties involved want to make the venues and Lake Placid the best they can be, but still, the town council is right to stick up for its people and to hold ORDA accountable for local taxpayers' substantial investment.


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Pics: Savannah Brinson Lebron's Girlfriend, Hottest Almost Basketball Wife
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Miami Heat basketball player LeBron James, right, sits with his girlfriend Savannah Brinson during a charity event at the Northwest Boys & Girls Club in Miami, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. The LeBron James Family Foundation partnered with HP to donate 1,000 computers nationwide to Boys & Girls Clubs of America. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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Being hot is not always about who looks the best, but about who carries themselves the best, hence why I give Miss Brinson the title over some others.
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Political issues may be unavoidable for Taiwan and China as the two sides conduct economic exchanges, former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (吳伯雄) said yesterday, stressing that Taiwan should address political issues according to the public's needs.
"'Economic issues first and political ones later' has been the principle guiding the handling of cross-strait relations. However, difficult political issues may come up during economic exchanges and we need to address them if the public deems it necessary," he said at the opening ceremony of the ninth Cross-Strait Economic, Trade and Culture Forum held in Nanning, in China's Guangxi Province.
The annual forum is held so the KMT and the Chinese Communist Party can meet to discuss cross-strait developments. Wu is attending the two-day forum as the envoy of President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), who also serves as KMT chairman.
Wu reiterated the president's description of cross-strait ties as not being state-to-state relations and said that the so-called "1992 consensus" remains the foundation of the cross-strait relationship.
The "1992 consensus" refers to a disputed cross-strait agreement reached by the KMT and China on the meaning of the "one China" policy, under which both sides of the Taiwan Strait agree on the existence of "one China," but each has its own interpretation of what "China" means.
"We should cement political trust between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and continue to define cross-strait relations under the 'one China' framework... Cross-strait relations are special relations," he said.
Regarding Chinese President Xi Jinping's (習近平) recent calls for Taiwan to bridge the cross-strait political division so it would not be "passed on from generation to generation," Wu said bilateral ties are the warmest they have been for the past 50 years, adding that this generation's efforts to promote peace across the Strait and seek win-win situations should be recognized.
Yu Zhengsheng (俞正聲), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Committee, reiterated China's opposition to Taiwanese independence and said he expected the two sides would soon hold follow-up negotiations for the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), as well as implement cross-strait agreements.
The two-day forum is to end today. The cross-strait service trade agreement and the proposed establishment of representative offices on either side of the Strait were expected to be on the agenda at the event.
Separately yesterday, Mainland Affairs Council Minister Wang Yu-chi (王郁琦) said that Beijing should grant Taiwanese personnel the right to visit Taiwanese prisoners in China as part of the negotiations on the establishment of reciprocal representative offices.
"We believe that if China really values how Taiwanese feel and wishes to improve mutual political trust between the two sides, it will grant Taiwanese representative office personnel the right to visit [inmates] for humanitarian reasons," Wang said in a speech to university students at the opening of a three-day seminar in Taipei on China policies.
Visitation rights are an important issue for the public and for all political parties in Taiwan, where freedom and human rights are highly regarded, Wang said, adding that China's unwillingness to grant these rights has been the main obstacle impeding negotiations between Taipei and Beijing on the offices.
China has refused to move on the issue, on the grounds that such visits are not permissible under its laws, Wang said.
Matters such as the issuance of travel documents and visitation rights may be politically sensitive, but both sides should handle them wisely and practically during talks since they are issues that pertain to the rights and welfare of Taiwanese citizens in China, he said.
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Balls and Helmets
Tim and I have had all of our baseballs from 2009 laying around unorganized and our ice cream helmets in a similarly disheveled state. So, I decided to get organized.
The four most important baseballs of the season are in Tim's room on his dresser with his 30-MLB team milestone trophy, his Mariners Mr. Potatohead, and his miniature Ken Griffey, Jr. glove:
Those baseballs include:
- Willie Bloomquist/Royals ball (U.S. Cellular Field) – from Tim's 30th MLB team milestone game (8/17/09).
- Felix Hernandez/Erik Bedard (Fenway Park) warm up ball signed by Felix Hernandez (7/4/09).
- Jason Phillips autographed ball (Yankee Stadium) – trade for A-Rod photoball for M's pink backpack (7/2/09).
- Ryan Rowland-Smith's autographed warm-up ball (Rogers Centre) — Tim's first ball he caught himself (9/26/09).
NOTE: Honorable Mention Most Important Baseballs Awards go to the HHH Metrodome ball that we caught at the Metrodome (8/15/09) and the ball Jason Phillips threw to us on top of the Green Monster at Fenway (7/5/09).
The rest of our 2009 baseballs are now all in baseball cubes displayed on a bookshelf on which they fit perfectly:
As you can see, on the bottom shelf we have our ice cream helmet collection. Most piles are all the same team (e.g., the big Mariners and Phillies piles). But a couple teams are hidden beneath other teams (e.g., the Pirates and the other New York team). Eventually, I'll need to figure out a better way to display our helmets.
FYI, the balls on the helmet shelf are mostly from my youth. I lost track of how many balls I caught growing up in the Kingdome. Eventually, I ended up playing home run derby with most of them (something me and my friends played constantly during the summers) and lost them in the woods beyond the outfield fence at Madrona Elementary School (which is a great place to play home run derby). Anyway, the end balls in the back row are from last season, the other nine are my only remaining Kingdome balls. You can see on one of them I wrote "Julio Franco" in red in really poor, youthful handwriting. It was back when he played for the Rangers, probably from 1989 or 1990. The ball to the right of the Franco ball was from Kirby Puckett.
While I'm at it, I might as well share one more picture:
These are balls from 2006-08. On the top shelf:
1. Tim's first ball ever – from Davis Romero (Blue Jays) at his first game ever, and first game (obviously) at Safeco Field (9/12/06).
3. Tim's third ball ever – from Brandon Morrow at his third game ever, second Mariners game, and first game at Camden Yards (8/9/07)
4. Tim's fourth ball ever – from Glenallen Hill at Tim's 1st MLB Anniversary, our only ball ever at Citizens Bank Park (9/12/07)
FYI, we gave Tim's second baseball to my cousin's daughter who shared her first game ever with Tim (as we will see in a forthcoming entry – ETA next week).
The rest of the baseballs are spring training balls from 2008. The top left ball is autographed by Adam Moore and the top right ball is autographed by Jose Vidro – both during spring training 2008.
Interstingly, this post now shows every baseball Tim and I have ever caught together except one, which we got during our first baseball roadtrip in 2008 and got autographed by some Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers. What the heck, lets show it too:
This ball is autographed by T.J. Beam, Tyler Yates, and Sean Burnett of the 2008 Pirates.
So, there you go, our entire Major League baseball collection and Major League ice cream helmet collections in one blog entry.


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2009 Track and Field
Bluffton takes part in Findlay Classic
Beavers compete in University of Findlay Classic
By: Evan Miller, sports information assistant
February 2, 2009
FINDLAY, Ohio - The Bluffton University men's and women's track and field team traveled to nearby Findlay, Ohio, to take part in the Findlay Indoor Track and Field Classic. The event was a two-day competition (January 30-31), drawing schools such as Defiance, Adrian, Malone, Valparaiso and Ashland.
In the 200 meter dash, Bluffton's Ashley Smith (Delta/Pike-Delta-York) finished 23rd out of 59 competitors with a time of 28.02. Sophomore Megan Koch (Elida) placed 14th in the 400 meters with a time of 1:06.30, just three seconds from a top-ten time.
In the women's shot put, senior Karyn Davis (Liberty Center) had a toss of 35-03.75 feet which was good for 28th place out of 56 throwers. Bluffton's Kayla Pickering (Jamestown/Greenview) finished just behind her teammate, placing 30th with a distance of 35-00.25.
Robert Johnson (Columbus/Marion Franklin) represented Bluffton in the men's 200 meter dash, placing 29th out of 80 sprinters. Johnson clocked in with a time of 23.72. Both of the Timpe's ran in the 800 meter run. Michael Timpe (Swanton) placed 20th with a time of 2:10.72. Brian Timpe (Swanton/Pike-Delta-York) finished in 26th place with a time of 2:12.32.
Junior Jason Fisher (Rockford/Parkway) had a throw of 47-07.25 feet in the men's shot put, which was good for 11th place out of 41 competitors. Fisher also placed 26th in the men's weight throw with a toss of 46-04.75.
The Beavers return to action on Saturday, February 7, when Bluffton travels to Oberlin College. The Oberlin Invitational is scheduled to start at 6 p.m.


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A team of UB engineering students has won $25,000 for designing a mobile app that aims to reduce hospital readmission rates by ensuring that patients receive appropriate care upon being discharged.
The students took part in a contest, sponsored by GE Healthcare in partnership with Ochsner Health System, that asked participants to develop an app that improved patient and family experiences during hospital visits.
The UB team included seven doctoral candidates from the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering who are studying health systems and how people interact with computers.
The students focused on readmission rates because studies show that miscommunication between hospitals, patients—especially elderly patients—and their post-hospital caregivers too often results in patients being readmitted for the same condition days after their initial discharge.
"This has become a very big issue for hospitals and patients," says Sabrina Casucci, leader of the UB team that includes Dapeng Cao, Theresa Guarrera, David LaVergne, Nicolette McGeorge, Judith Tiferes-Wang and Yuan Zhou.
For example, 18 percent of Medicare hospital admissions in 2008 resulted in a subsequent readmission within 30 days, costing $15 million, according to a 2008 report to Congress by the Medical Payment Advisory Commission. The report states that 80 percent of the readmissions could have been avoided with better post-discharge care.
Seeing an opportunity to reduce the readmission rate, the UB team conceived the app, called "Discharge Roadmap," after the competition was announced in November.
The app allows patients and their caregivers to participate fully in the discharge-planning process, Casucci says. It provides a convenient and stress-free way to learn about proper health management, assess personal health care needs and communicate care preferences to hospital and community-based care providers, she explains.
The goal ultimately is to improve the hospital discharge-planning process by reducing patient readmissions, she says.
The team's submission to the contest's first round was selected as the first-place winner out of more than 100 entries from around the world, earning the team a $5,000 prize. Judges congratulated the team on its "strong recognition of the problem and its impact" on patients and their families.
Noting that the competition was open to professionals—not just students—the UB team was surprised and motivated to build upon its success, Casucci says.
The team refined the app for the next competition rounds, researching hospital readmissions and designing app features that could reduce the problem.
"The idea is to have an app that will improve the patient experience and, ultimately, reduce the operating costs of hospitals and insurance companies," says Li Lin, UB professor of industrial and systems engineering, who advised the students.
Judges awarded the team second prize, which carried a $20,000 award.
"I was really surprised that we got into the finals—I wasn't expecting that," says Tiferes-Wang, who plans to use some of the prize money to pay for a plane ticket to see her family in Argentina.
Casucci says team members are continuing to work on the app and may attempt to commercialize it.


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All aboard!
Sorry, too late. The U.S. soccer bandwagon is nearing capacity. After last week's improbable run to the World Cup quarterfinals — a stage that was set with a historic 2-0 win over rival Mexico — bandwagon reservations are already being taken for Germany 2006.
But don't hesitate. Get your seats now. It's only a matter of time before the U.S. takes the whole kit and kaboodle. And believe me, soccer fans, you won't want to miss it.
Friday's 1-0 loss to soccer superpower, Germany, proved not only that U.S. soccer has arrived; it's here to stay. Give the Americans four more years of training together and playing on an international stage, and they could be one of the favorites.
They already handed Portugal its lunch, defiled Mexico and played a rambunctious South Korean side to a draw in this year's tournament. Forget about the 3-1 loss to Poland in round one, because when this team is truly on its game — not the case that day — it can play with anyone.
The gringos have finally learned how to play with the rest of the world, and instead of being an afterthought to win anything other than the U.S. Cup, they're ready to surpass the competition. If it hasn't already happened, the nation that "doesn't care" is about to give the rest of the world a wake-up call.
Bruce Arena is the ideal fit as coach. Claudio Reyna and Brian McBride are remarkable team leaders. Defenders Eddie Pope and Tony Sanneh have reached all-world potential. And 20-something players like Damarcus Beasley and Landon Donovan demonstrate a brilliant — not to mention, lightning-fast — future.
But even beyond the players on the field in Korea/Japan this summer, it's becoming apparent that this country could become a soccer nation. Somewhere, deep down, our collective conscience is ready to let us admit that soccer is fun to watch!
Even the sports radio hacks who belittled the Cup for months were right there watching the quarterfinals at 4:30 a.m. last Friday. What's up, bandwagon?
The signs of growth are everywhere. Major League Soccer is beginning to earn international respect in its eighth year. Youth programs are continuing to grow at unprecedented rates, with participation nationwide now rivaling that of little league baseball.
More and more athletes are realizing that their skills and body builds may be better utilized on a soccer pitch instead of a basketball court or football field. More and more coaches are recruiting players and grooming them with proven soccer methodology.
All the pieces are in place. There is no reason the U.S. shouldn't shoot itself to the top of the soccer world within a few short years. And while I prefer to stay away from predictions, I can confidently say that this team is finished going backward.
The U.S. is on the doorstep. Next up, the hoisting of sports' most coveted trophy.
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If you are not afraid of getting your hands (and feet) dirty, this is the tutorial for you. You can even include your whole family in making these unique hand and foot prints which you can then use as Photoshop brushes whenever you want. Such a great idea!
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LAKE PLACID - The owner of the Lake Placid Pub and Brewery says he is overwhelmed by the amount of donations that have flowed in for businesses that sustained devastating losses in a fire here last week.
Chris Ericson told the News that he and his wife, Catherine, have been "inundated by people donating" money and other items to help the owners of Placid Boatworks, Cake Placid, Rick's Taxi and Griffith Energy. The pub will host a fundraiser from 4 to 8 p.m. today, with $2 from every pint sold going to Jennifer Gates, owner of Cake Placid. There will also be a silent auction to raise money for the other businesses, and donation buckets will set up as well.
"It's a little overwhelming to us how generous people are being to try to help her - Jennifer - and the others out," Chris Ericson said. "Everyone needs a little bit of help."
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The site of last week's fire that destroyed the building at 263 Station St. as seen Saturday.
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The fire at 263 Station St. wiped out the four businesses. Joe and Jan Moore, who own the building and have insurance, wrote a letter to the editor this week urging anyone considering a donation to Joe's business, Placid Boatworks, to instead donate to Dmitri Federov, owner of Rick's Taxi.
"Rick's has been an integral part of our community for a long time and will need to replace radio and phone equipment that was destroyed and repair vehicles to get back up and running at full strength," the Moores wrote.
They said they're grateful no one was hurt.
"Things can be replaced; lives can't," the letter reads.
The Moores said they're confident the business owners will be able to bounce back and be "stronger than ever."
Lake Placid village Mayor Craig Randall said Assemblyman Dan Stec, R-Queensbury, contacted him this week to offer support to the business owners.
"While I don't know precisely what their needs are, we will reach out to those four businesses and let them know that offer is there, for what it may be worth," Randall said. "I don't really know if all four of them really know the extent of their challenges are going to be to get set back up."
On a Facebook page set up for tonight's fundraiser, Catherine Ericson noted that High Peaks Animal Hospital, Just Bead It, Price Chopper, the Lake Placid Lodge, Howard Johnson's and numerous other local businesses have donated to the silent auction. Meanwhile, Stacey Byno of Saranac Lake and others friends of Gates have been collecting donations.
The fundraiser will also serve as a toast to the firefighters, rescue personnel, police officers, and village and town workers who responded to the blaze, which broke out in the early morning hours last Friday in sub-zero temperatures.


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American Forces Press Service
July 8, 2009 - U.S. forces strengthened relationships with their Iraqi counterparts in recent days as they worked to help a city in need and to improve health care and quality of life throughout Iraq. U.S. forces are providing humanitarian aid to the residents of an Iraqi city recovering after a devastating truck bomb attack in June. Representatives from the 1st Cavalry Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team and the Kirkuk provincial reconstruction team traveled to Taza, south of Kirkuk, on June 27 to assist in the recovery.
Forces assessed the security situation, delivered much-needed water and inspected a tent city. The Turkish government and several nongovernmental organizations donated the tents to residents who lost their homes in the blast, said Army Capt. Nathan Jennings, commander of Company C, 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
"The town has been feeding at least 3,000 people a day since the blast to accommodate the family members and friends who came to attend funerals," Jennings said. "We brought the water to make sure the visitors had enough."
Water lines leading to the destroyed homes have been temporarily repaired, and water to the city has been restored, said Talib, Taza's mayor.
Chris Jennings, from the Kirkuk reconstruction team, offered his team's help with recovery efforts.
"In the coming weeks, we can start looking at offering microgrants to help businesses that were damaged in the attack rebuild," Jennings said.
A plan is in place; however, it will take about a year to rebuild, the mayor said.
"If terrorists knew this explosion would have unified Arabs, Turks and Christians, they wouldn't have done it," Talib said. "It has united us."
Elsewhere, officials are preparing to turn over Baghdad's historic Ibn Sina Hospital to Iraqi government control. U.S. forces are scheduled to return the facility to the Iraqis on Oct. 1, in accordance with the U.S.-Iraq security agreement.
The U.S. Army's 10th Combat Support Hospital is currently operating the facility. The staff will continue to provide health care for patients until the transition.
"The mission of the 10th CSH is sustaining," said Army Col. Raphael De Jesus, 10th CSH commander. "Our ability to provide excellent health care to U.S. and coalition forces during the transition will not be interrupted."
Coalition servicemembers and civilians will be treated for minor medical issues at Ibn Sina until July 15, when a new outpatient clinic is slated to open on Forward Operating Base Prosperity, also located in Baghdad.
Hospital staff will continue to offer emergency room and inpatient services until Ibn Sina Hospital temporarily closes its doors Aug. 15 to prepare for the facility's return to the Iraqi government's Health Ministry.
Also looking to the future, the deputy governor of Salahuddin province met with U.S. leaders and representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to discuss upcoming projects June 29 at the corps' regional headquarters on Contingency Operating Base Speicher in Tikrit.
"We will have better results at the start of our projects due to the additional insight the Iraqi personnel bring to the table," said Glenn Myrick, resident engineer for the corps.
The goal is to incorporate more frequent communication during the project lifecycle, not just at the start and finish of a project, Myrick said. This will give the provincial leaders more confidence that the projects are being handled correctly.
"I know that having Iraqi leaders' input is essential because they know the terrain of Iraq and have adapted to the environment," said Army Capt. Justin King, the Commander's Emergency Response Program manager for the
25th Infantry Division's 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
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Alice Cooper In New "Dark Shadows" Trailer [VIDEO]
Who else is geeked up to see Johnny Depp do his thing as a vampire? I love a good horror-comedy and this one seems to have the recipe just perfect. Depp stars as "Barnabus Collins", a vampire released after being imprisoned for centuries into the world of 1972. More after the jump.
The incredibly sexy Eva Green starts as the witch who wants to eat a Barnabus sandwich. I bring that up because as you watch the trailer all you're going to think other than "this is going to be good" is, who is that hottie! Here's the trailer with Depp, Green and now Alice Cooper. Check it out:


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Superior Industries International to Accelerate Payment of 2013 Cash Dividends into 2012
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Superior Industries International, Inc. (NYSE:SUP) today announced that
its board of directors approved an accelerated payment of the 2013
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The company will distribute a cash dividend on the common stock of the
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to shareholders of record as of December 21, 2012. This accelerated
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U.S. fans snap up World Cup tickets
FIFA says people in the United States have bought more than three times as many World Cup tickets than those in any other nation except for host Brazil.
Soccer's governing body said Tuesday that of the 2,577,662 tickets allocated for this year's tournament, 1,041,418 have gone to people in Brazil. The U.S. is second at 154,412, followed by Australia (40,681), England (38,043) and Colombia (33,126).
The tournament opens June 12 and is in Brazil for the first time since 1950. The Americans are making their seventh straight appearance and play Ghana, Portugal and Germany in the first round.
Prices range from $90 to $175 in the first round, other than the opener. They go up to $440 to $990 for the final in Rio de Janeiro on June 13.
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4 devastatingly sexy covers in one month: Lui Magazine (NSFW)
And yes, you can see them all after the break. The ultra-sexy Isabeli Fontana, a topless Magdalena Frackowiak, Bond Girl-esque Karmen Pedaru, and barely-covered Emily DiDonato all feature on their own covers for the July/August 2014 issue of Lui Magazine. The covers were shot by Mark Segal. See the rest below.


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While there are a zillion benefits of breastfeeding, we ignore the downsides at our own peril. Stephanie Greene, a South Carolina woman being charged with murdering her 5 1/2-week-old baby, would know this better than anyone. Because Stephanie breastfed her infant while she was taking morphine, and her baby died of a morphine overdose. She is now facing charges of homicide by child abuse because she firmly believed breast is best. Also, because her research did show that taking morphine while breastfeeding was not a danger to her baby. So now who's to blame for the death of baby Alexis?
This case is incredibly complicated, and we only know bits and pieces of what's going on in the courtroom and what happened in the Greene home. The one thing we do know is that it's heartbreaking, and we should try to learn from this tragedy.
Stephanie Greene suffers from fibromyalgia and chronic pain, and was taking morphine during her pregnancy and after. She was also called an addict in this article, and it's unclear which scenario is more accurate. What is clear is that Greene lied when doctors asked her if she was taking any medication when she was in the hospital giving birth to her daughter. Greene claims, as a nurse herself, she knows the history of taking babies away from mothers who are on medication. Which means she also knows the dangers of mothers being on medication, one would assume. It's confusing, but one thing that is obviously disturbing is that Greene hid her morphine use from physicians, and perhaps did not use her best judgment in this area. Or when she chose to breastfeed when she knew what she ingested also went into her tiny baby.
What I don't understand is how a mom could think her breast milk was somehow healthier than formula that did not contain potentially lethal narcotics. I'm hoping she wasn't listening to breastfeeding fanatics who think that breast is best, no matter if you've been smoking, drinking, and shooting up. (You are out there, and you know who you are.) Because obviously, that is not true.
Now if bad judgement can lead to a murder charge, well, that's frightening. We've all had moments in child rearing where we made mistakes. We're simply lucky they weren't deadly. There are also plenty of mothers who have nursed their babies while under the influence, and the baby did not die. But whether or not every breastfeeding mom kills her infant is not particularly relevant in this case. Because a baby is dead of an overdose. This baby, in this case. That should be enough to make us all wake up and realize that sometimes, breast is the worst option for your baby. But it seems to me that Stephanie Greene has already suffered enough without calling her a murderer.
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A mix of Santana and Yanni (and likely some Pink Floyd in there, too), Kitaro was a random pick of mine when I was recently browsing the popular music section in our audio-visual department at Central library. He is touted as a master of the New Age music movement, but I simply appreciate the music as being a combination of sounds and styles. It isn't the space music/under the sea sound of something like Paul Winter's Callings, but is instead a nice melding of all sorts of things right about music: orchestral flow, digital sound, traditional instrumentation, and long blues-based guitar strains.
A winner of numerous Grammy Awards, Kitaro's music will be on my MP3 player for a long time to come. Downloads are available on his personal website.
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What a lovely girlie you are.
I love your coat - you have very beautiful markings! You look very cute with your Easter Bunny Ears on!
Congrats on being our very special Easter Sunday COTD.
Hope you have a special day, filled with lots of fun and treats!
Ally sends kitten kisses - she wants to know where you got your bunny ears - they don't sell nice kitty clothes in Bahrain!