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Hey guys, a couple of these FLM builds have grabbed my interest...I've been toying with the idea of building one for myself.
FLM or UE knucklehead shock towers?...I've seen that FLM rear shock towers bend from hard bashing (I know you can make a chassis brace to prevent this). How do the UE knucklehreads shock towers hold up to hard bashing and do they bend?
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Hey mate, I haven't bent my ue towers yet but haven't really bash it that hard either. I found this thought it might be of interest to you. I like the design of this skid plate. No cut outs for the pins to weaken them and they tie into the bumper brackets for strength.
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I'm not krazy. My mother had me tested.
Yeah, the FLM's bend without a Chassis Brace unfortunately. Cannot comment on UE though as have not tried it, would be good if someone who bashes hard who has UE Towers can comment.
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I don't know aj, I just posted the link,i don't have them. They look like there the same size as stock?
The only info I have found on the 2 shock towers is from this thread:
Is no one else using UE kock towers?
Rock n Rolla !
Maybe one of the MODERATORS could comment, I remember that Patreus bent his FLM's and went UE's, but I don't know what his conclusion was on if the UE's bent without braces on heavy bashing. His thread has no pics anymore so hard to follow through it.
Always get a 2nd Opinion!
UE knuckleheads : thinner, lighter (30g vs 50g), stronger (7075-T6 vs 6061-T6) and cheaper ($44.99 vs $48 for a full set) than FLM shock towers.
I bent the FLM towers very quickly. UE one's hold out great ! I really recommend them
More pics here : http://traxxas.com/forums/showthread...ight=step+step
Hey mate, You probably already seen this but this is what I came up with for a set up. UE towers. rpm posts, and a 5/16" alum tube brace tied between the posts close to the tower. It looks like You could probably even connect the brace directly to the tower between the top outer shock holes or tie in with top post holes. The reason I put the braces on like this was because it fit and lined the rpm cross support up nicely to hold the blower extension. I might change it when I get tired of tearing the tires of it on the pavment and turn it back into what it started out as.
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Basically I wanted to know if I could use UE shock towers and get away without making a chassis brace to stop the shock towers from bending.
Any recommendations for skid plates?
Rock n Rolla !
FLM or Duratrax or RC Driven. I've tested none of these but they are available and made with 6061 or 6061-T6 alu which is enough for skidplates. Protect them with RPM wear plates and you'll be fine.
Most of the aftermarket skids are badly designed because they work as skids and bumpers, which is stupid because you risk to damage the bumpers, the bumper mounts, and probably the bulks. That's why I sawed the edges of the noses of my skids so that they fit behind the bumpers and between the bumper mounts. You can also simply shorten or cut the noses.
Thanks for the info mate...I really appreciate it.
Rock n Rolla !
I like the double protection of FLM and RPM.
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I think titanium skids are the way to go. Alum. ones simply bend. The cpm ones are .080 thick and springy. The integy ones are .120 thick and stronger and not as springy. They both have those cut outs on the bend for the hindge pins. NOTE TO ALL YOU SKID PLATE MANUFACTURERS, STOP PUTTING THOSE HINDGE PIN CUTOUTS IN YOUR SKIDS,YOUR WEAKENING THEM! LOL
If you could find some hardcore racing ti skids that would probably be the ticket. Check out my shock absorbing bumper/skid set up on my backyard project. This seems to work awesome. Will find out soon.
rc fan, I agree with what your saying. Something has to give. I just got tired of the skids bending up and pushing the bumper into the body. Did you check out my latest project. I think I might have this problem solved with my shock absorbing skid/bumper set up. seems to work good by the palm of the hand test. Very strong but still will push back on impact saving other things.
Titanium skids bend too unfortunately, that's why I sawed them. Once the skids are properly cut, bumpers and bumper mounts can play their role.
popoxx, Yes, With out a doubt They all will bend. I just prefer the titanium because it is springy and will rebound back to a point, Where as the alum. will stay bent. BTY Ive checked out a lot of your past build, nice work.
Thanks for all the input guys...I've settled for bulks and shock towers. I just need to give more thought on the skids.
Rock n Rolla !
Nice to see the old guard weighing in popoxx, your build is legendary. Glad to hear the UE Towers are up for the challenge, was a tad disappointed in the FLM's after I bent them first go.
I have made skid braces out of a champagne corks, believe it or not, to try prevent my Alum skids bending which have to date been way more successful than I could have hoped.
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Vodafone offers Irish shareholders chance to sell stock cheaply
Vodafone has launched a scheme for Irish shareholders in the firm to sell their shares at a reduced cost, which they received as far back as 1999 after the initial offering of Eircom.
The new scheme is aimed at small shareholders who have less than 1,000 shares in the firm and will run from February 23 to May 24 of this year.
For shareholders with under 50 shares, the service is free.
Vodafone shareholders are being offered four options to either sell their entire shareholding using the low cost facility, buy more using the facility, to sell and donate proceeds to charity, or to do nothing and retain their existing shareholding.
Vodafone has 334,342 shareholders in Ireland.
Irish shareholders acquired the shares when Eircom (now known as Eir) sold off its mobile phone business, Eircell, to Vodafone in 2001.
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The Royal Sussex Living History Group
The Royal Sussex Living History Group is a small group dedicated to recreating the Royal Sussex Regiment as it would have been in the Victorian period, keeping alive the days of scarlet tunics, buff leather equipment and bell tents.
Formed in 1996, the group is composed of members from varied walks of life. Whilst remaining friendly and informal by nature, members are qualified in firearms instruction, health and safety, basic first-aid, with one member who is a military range-conducting officer, ensuring a high standard is maintained, whether providing an illustrated talk for a local society, or recreating a Victorian tent line for heritage organisations such as English Heritage.
Recreating is the most appropriate description for what the group does, as virtually everything used in the group's 'living history' displays has either to be acquired, or, where that is not possible, created by the group, after much careful research. Where possible original artefacts are used, but much of what is needed, uniform for example, is either too delicate, or too small, it should be remembered that the Victorian soldier was, in the main, somewhat smaller than his twenty-first century equivalent. Within the group is, therefore, a wealth of collective knowledge, about military life, uniform, and equipment of the period, and, like all enthusiasts, the group like nothing more than to pass on that knowledge.
In 1999, at the request of Shoreham RAFA, the group extended its 'living history' to include the Great War, providing a modest encampment to compliment the First World War aircraft display at Shoreham Airshow. The first show was taken on at very short notice. The group had less than a month to put together a WW1 encampment, uniforms, weapons, and equipment. Fortunately much of the tentage used in the Victorian period was still in use in 1914, so at least there was somewhere to sleep. In that first year the group turned out a team of five, who were just about equipped to survive the two days of the airshow, but in the years since then a team of ten has developed, including two VAD nurses, and an array of equipment from a WW1 first aid tin to a Vickers machine gun.
Over the years the group has given talks and 'living history' displays across the south east, for organisations large and small. Members have been involved, to a modest degree, in radio, television, and film work.
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USA TODAY Sports' Heisman survey: Oregon's Mariota the early leader
- In the first of weekly Heisman updates%2C all eight players mentioned in the survey are quarterbacks
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If you are not a quarterback, you are not in this year's Heisman Trophy race. At least not right now and not according to reporters from Gannett newspapers who annually vote on college football's biggest individual honor.
In the first of weekly Heisman updates, all eight players mentioned in the survey are quarterbacks, including Oregon's Marcus Mariota who holds a substantial lead.
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The early runner-up is redshirt freshman Jameis Winston who is comfortably ahead of last year's Heisman winner Johnny Manziel.
Those three are clearly ahead of five other QBs, including AJ McCarron who has led Alabama to the last two national title and has them ranked No. 1 this season.
Having a quarterback win the Heisman is hardly novel. The last three winners and 11 of the last 12 have been quarterbacks. This year's winner will be announced Dec. 14.
Breaking down the ballots (three points are awarded for a first-place votes, two for second and one for third):
1. QB Marcus Mariota, Oregon: 17 firsts-3 seconds-1 third=58 points
2. QB Jameis Winston, Florida State: 3-11-6=37
3. QB Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M: 1-7-9=26
4. QB Bryce Petty, Baylor: 1-0-1=4
5. QB AJ McCarron Alabama: 0-0-3=3
QB Derek Carr, Fresno State: 0-1-0=2
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- Aging Workers, Slowing Productivity: China's Changing Demographics
- One Is the Loneliest Number: China's Single Population Nears 200 Million
- Selective Equality? China Retirement Age Plan Sparks Backlash Among Women
- Heard in the Hutong: What Should China Do About Its Aging Population?
- China Abandons the One-Child Policy
- 5 Things to Know About China's One-Child Policy
China's effort to control the country's booming population in 1979 gave birth to one of the world's largest social experiment, enabling scientists to ask: What are the effects of being an only child?
More than three decades later, the results are in.
China's only children tend to be more pessimistic, more self-centered and more risk averse, traits that are likely to affect the country's labor market and have economic implications, according to a study conducted by a team of four researchers from Australian universities.
The report, published on Thursday by the journal Science, said that of those in the study who were born after the one-child rule went into effect, 23% were less likely to take on occupations that entail business risk, such as entrepreneurialism and investment, compared to those children born before the policy was implemented. China's only children also tend to be less competitive and less conscientious, said the study, conducted on a general population of residents of Beijing, where the policy has been strictly enforced.
Results of the study add to existing evidence that China's adherence to its population control policy may be risking the stability of its future economy.
A 2010 national census conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics revealed that the country's labor pool, its economic growth engine, is dwindling. Those under the age of 14 make up 16.6% of the population, down from 23% a decade earlier. The country's population growth rate from 2000 to 2010 was 5.84%, compared to 11.66% over the previous decade.
Chinese demographers have seized on the numbers to argue that the government should abandon its one-child policy.
When the one-child policy was officially implemented in 1980, officials said it was designed to boost prosperity of the people. They also said it would last for 30 years, but the 30th anniversary of its full implementation passed in 2010 with no word of when it would be phased out.
Exceptions to the policy exist. Rural families whose first child is a girl may have a second child, as can wedded couples who are both themselves only children. Wealthy families can also afford to pay a fine for an extra child. Minority groups are also exempt.
The policy has long bred fears that China is raising a population doted on by parents and grandparents and unaccustomed to the arguing and pummeling that comes with brothers and sisters, leading to the phrase little emperors. "There's been concern that the policy would cause less-than-ideal problems for society," said Lisa Cameron, one of the study's authors and head of Monash University's Centre for Development Economics in Melbourne.
The study suggested a potential economic impact as well. Results showed only children were more often told to be thrifty, Ms. Cameron said, adding that the study didn't look at the effects of the one-child policy on consumption, which the government is aiming to build in its efforts to rebalance the economy.
Sibling-free children were less likely to have received parental instruction on social values, Ms. Cameron said, noting that they were less likely to have been told to trust others, to avoid selfishness and to be imaginative. It also suggested China's sibling-free children are significantly less trusting and less altruistic than counterparts with siblings.
Contact with cousins and other children had little effect on only children's traits, said Ms. Cameron.
When asked if risk aversion might be related to rearing by parents who had experienced the Cultural Revolution in 1966 to 1976, Ms. Cameron said both the only children and the children with siblings were raised by parents who grew up in that turbulent era.
The study notes that the policy's effect on people born long after its introduction may differ from its effect on those born at the time of implementation. "Under such circumstances, we would expect that the policy's effect would be, if anything, magnified," the study said.
The study was conducted with 421 males and females born prior to the policy in 1975 and 1978 and post-policy implementation in 1980 and 1983. Participants were tested with economic games, measuring their appetite for risk, attitudes toward competition, extent of altruism and ability to trust.
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Efficacy and Safety of Umbilical Cord Blood Injection for Critical Limb Ischemia
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01019681
Recruitment Status : Terminated (Only patient enrolled on study died -the cause of death not study related)
First Posted : November 25, 2009
Last Update Posted : February 3, 2014
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|Condition or disease
|Critical Limb Ischemia
|Biological: Cord blood stem cell injection
|Phase 1
Umbilical cord blood is a safe alternative source of stem cells used for decades in hematopoietic stem cell transplants for malignancies. There is also a reported decreased incidence of acute GVHD compared to matched unrelated donor transplants.A cord blood registry will be searched for suitable units with compatibility in the ABO and HLA systems. The minimum total nucleated cell dose required which would be 1.0 x 107/kg, and one unit of cells will be procured to meet this requirement. Although it is likely that the transplanted cord blood cells will be rejected over time, we hypothesize that while they remain in the host's tissue these cells will be producing and releasing cytokines, growth factors and other humoral factors that might promote vasculogenesis by stimulating endogenous stem cells and endothelial cells. Since there is no need to collect the patient's own stem cells, the patient's cardiovascular system will not be subjected to any stress due to the leukapheresis procedure itself. No injections of exogenous growth factors, which have been associated with thrombosis, would be required to mobilize the patient's own stem cells. The procedure could conceivably even be performed in its entirety on an outpatient basis.
A total of 25 patients will be enrolled in the study. Patients will be followed for 24 months after the procedure with evaluation visits one day after the transplant and then at one month, six, twelve and twenty four months post-treatment. The visit one day after the transplant will involve a history and physical with a leg exam, a CBC and a chemistry panel to evaluate for possible infection, or other adverse event.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|1 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Injection for Critical Limb Ischemia
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|November 2009
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|January 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|January 2014
Experimental: UBC injection into one leg of PVD pt
25 participants with severe peripheral vascular disease in leg(s) and they do not qualify for surgical treatment.
Biological: Cord blood stem cell injection
The cord blood stem cells will be simply injected intramuscularly in the leg. 30 minutes prior to stem cell injection the patients will receive Vancomycin 1 gram IVPB x1 as a prophylactic measure. Patients will also receive Ativan 0.5 to 1 mg PO x 1 and Dilaudid 0.5 to 1 mg IV x1 to alleviate the discomfort of the procedure.
Cells will be injected by means of a 22 gauge sterile spinal needle after topical anesthesia of the injection site. The concentration will be at least 2 x 107 total nucleated cells per ml in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) with 5% human serum albumin (Baxter, Deerfield Illinois).
Other Name: HSCT
- Ankle brachial index (ABI), a 15% increase will be considered improvement [ Time Frame: Pre-transplant, 1, 6, 12 and 24 months after ]
- Healing of ischemic ulcers [ Time Frame: Pre-transplant, 1, 6, 12 and 24 months after ]
- Decreased pain level as reported by the patient [ Time Frame: Pre-transplant, 1, 6, 12 and 24 months after ]
- SF-36 quality of life (QOL) [ Time Frame: Pre-transplant, 1, 6 , 12, and 24 months after HSC transplant ]
- Walking Impairment Questionnaire [ Time Frame: Pre-transplant, 1, 6 , 12, and 24 months after HSC transplant ]
- Increase in pain free ambulation time on treadmill by more than 25% [ Time Frame: Pre-transplant, 1, 6 , 12, and 24 months after HSC transplant ]
- Increase in four meter walk or six minute walk by more than 25% [ Time Frame: Pre-transplant, 1, 6 , 12, and 24 months after HSC transplant ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 72 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Atherosclerotic ischemic peripheral vascular disease or Thromboangiitis Obliterans with Critical Limb Ischemia (Fontaine stages III and IV)
Participant must match either a or b
- Ankle brachial index (ABI) ≤ 0.7
- Doppler waveforms at posterior tibial artery and dorsalis pedis artery are monophasic with toe pressure < 30 mmHg.
- A non-surgical candidate for revascularization e.g. prior vascular reconstruction, inability to locate a suitable vein for grafting, diffuse multi- segment disease, or extensive infra-popliteal disease not amenable to a vascular graft.
- Age > 18 years old.
- The non-index leg may be treated only in the event and it full fills the same eligibility criteria and exclusion criteria used in this protocol for the treatment leg.
- Patients must be on maximal tolerated medical therapy for PVD including A) Cessation of smoking B) Referral to endocrinologist for control of HgA1c to < 7.0 mg/dl, control of hyperlipidemia with statins or other anti-hyperlipidemic drugs as indicated, control of hypertension as indicated C) Antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and / or cilostazol (unless medically contraindicated, e.g. bleeding or allergy)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Popliteal vascular entrapment syndrome
- Lower extremity infection or infected ulcer
- Hypercoagulable state
- HIV positive
- HBsAg positive
- Uncontrolled arrhythmia, that is, persistence of an arrhythmia despite medical therapy
- Unstable angina
- Thrombocytopenia < 50,000/ul
- Leukemia or myelodysplasia
- Allergy to E coli or its products
- Patients with metal in their bodies cannot undergo MRIs (MRA). Therefore, patients with, cochlear implants, or aneurysm clips are not eligible. Coronary artery stents are not a contraindication. Patients with pacemakers are still candidates provided they have normal creatinine (< 1.1 mg/dl) and can receive contrast dye (no allergy) for angiogram instead of MRA. MRI/MRA does not need to be repeated if a prior MRA or Angiogram Demonstrates inoperable disease.
- Patients who are pregnant
- Poorly controlled diabetes will not be a cause for exclusion but patient must see endocrinologist for better control
- Current malignancy, except squamous cell or basal cell skin cancers thought to be easily controlled.
- AST, ALT, or bilirubin more than twice the upper limit of normal.
- WBC < 2.5 / ul.
- Any patient who is actively bleeding, including blood on urine dipstick or fecal occult blood.
- Patient is on chemotherapy or other immuno-suppressive medications such as steroids, cellcept, cyclosporine, cytoxan, azathioprine, rituxan, humira or remicade.
- Donor is HLA homozygous and shares that HLA haplotype with the recipient (a different donor will have to be found)
- Patients diagnosed with Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger's Disease) who are smokers and are unwilling or unable to quit smoking
- A) Patients with a myocardial infarction within the last 30 days or left ventricular ejection fraction < 35% B) Patients with a history of malignancy in the last 5 years (other than basal cell carcinoma or carcinoma in situ) C) Patients with a CVA within the last 6 months D) Patients with a HbA1c level > 7.0%
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01019681
|United States, Illinois
|Northwestern University
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
|Principal Investigator:
|Richard Burt, MD
|Northwestern University and Northwestern Memorial Hospital
|Responsible Party:
|Richard Burt, MD, MD, Northwestern University
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|November 25, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|February 3, 2014
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|January 2014
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An oversize textile hangs within the industrial warehouse: a floating tabula rasa. The lightweight fabric hangs in a subtle catenary shape, creating new spaces and environments without the construction of a single wall. Monumental voids cut into the fabric lightly define rooms within the larger space, while a careful choreography allows the textile to animate between states twice during the night: from a low-lying plane that clears the space to floating overhead canopy - and back again.
Table's Clear was an installation for the Architectural League of New York's Beaux Arts Ball 2016.
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So yeah, some guy hid in the receiving end of a Colorado yoga-festival Porta-Potty and up-peeped. This is the type of crime that should be told through animation, of course, and animation that concludes as if it was poetry: "A man covered in feces and cuts on his back and legs was seen fleeing the scene."
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Problems with High Background with Gateway Cloning - (Jun/12/2010 )
Hello, I've recently started using Invitrogen's Gateway cloning system and I have been having some problems with high background in my -ve control LR recombinase rxns. In principle i should be getting NO background at all but I have been getting almost as many colonies in my -ve's as my +ve's. I have been transforming my rxns into TOP10 cells and as such any dest vectors which have not recombined should not persist as the ccdB gene should kill these bacteria. Also my entry vector is a different antibiotic resistance (Spec rather than Amp) than my dest vector so any bacteria containing these vectors shouldn't grow on AMP plates! It was suggested to me to try and make a new prep of my Dest vector in AMP+CAM plates/broth as the vectors apparently can kick out the GW cassette which could explain the background problem. However, having done this I see no improvement in the levels of background. Has anyone had similar problems and if so how did you overcome them? Thanks
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I LOVE YOU SO MUCH THOM YORKE!!! You should be opening up iTunes right now and downloading every Radiohead album. They deserve your support, admiration, they deserve your WORSHIP. Last week JailBait Miley Cyrus went on the radio and told a story about Radiohead, how they – in her estimation – should have jumped at the chance to meet her but instead pretty much told her to sit the f-ck DOWN at the Grammys. Full Story
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ATS, Inc. needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 16 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
Accelerated Training Solutions
We at Accelerated Training Solutions build course curricula in different subjects, which are delivered through consulting agencies around the globe.
Our newest product is a course on sales called "Secrets of Successful Selling."
So far, most of our designs are generally very clean, modern and minimalistic, but we are definitely open to new thoughts and ideas!
Our target audience is business owners large and small that want to learn about sales.
Here's a template of the binder we will be printing this design on:
Keep in mind that the design must read vertically.
We'd like the course cover to have a "top secret government file" look. See the image attached to this brief to get an idea.
It should definitely look like a manila folder and have "CLASSIFIED" stamped on it (not "TOP SECRET" as this would be kind of redundant). The name of the course should be prominently displayed in a typewriter-esque font (name is "SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL SELLING).
Feel free to add your own flair. Some redacted writing on the pages sticking out the folder might look cool. "FOR YOUR EYES ONLY" could be stamped (small) somewhere.
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2013-14: Competed in 10 races … rowed in seat #1 during the spring season in the Varsity 8 boat, starting against Bates and Boston College (3/29) and ending at the EARC Sprints (5/18) … started the season in #2 seat in the Championship 8 boat during the Head of the Charles (10/19-20) … rowed in #6 seat in the Second Varsity 8 boat during the Princeton Chase (10/27) and in the Varsity 8 boat in the Foot of the Charles (11/23).
2012-13: Saw action in four races as a freshman … opened the season at the regatta against Holy Cross, Dartmouth and Columbia (4/06), where he sat in the #2 seat of the Varsity B boat … sat in the #2 seat in the B boat against Williams, WPI, Franklin & Marshall and Connecticut College (4/13) … sat in the #1 seat in the regattas against Trinity, Colgate and the University of Rhode Island (4/29) and Boston University and the University of Wisconsin.
Off the Water at MIT: Majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor and concentration in economics … interned in product development vehicle engineering at Ford Motor Company … held a surface facilities engineering internship at Pioneer Natural Resources … researched at the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies … Todd Allen Smith Fund Award for promising undergraduate research …co-captain of both the men's heavyweight and men's lightweight crew teams … MIT Motorsports FASE Chassis Team leader … Kappa Sigma Alumni Chair … Gordon Engineering Leadership.
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• Mortgage cancellation relief is extended until Jan. 1, 2014. This is for people doing short sales and not wanting to be taxed on the amount shorted to the bank.
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• This one affects all homeowners, the energy efficiency tax credit of 10 percent (up to $500) was extended through 2013 for improvements to existing homes.
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Amgen Renews Title Sponsorship
Published on Sep 19, 2013
LOS ANGELES (September 18, 2013) - Amgen, the world's largest independent biotechnology company, and AEG, owner/operator of the Amgen Tour of California, announced that Amgen has renewed its title sponsorship of America's largest professional cycling event.
Amgen's title sponsorship of this premier cycling race since its 2006 inception creates a platform to educate the public about our company and biotechnology, and aligns with the company's commitment to support healthy lifestyles and improve health outcomes. Programs running in tandem with the Amgen Tour of California will be designed to raise awareness about some of the world's most serious illnesses, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease, two leading causes of death globally.
"We are very excited about renewing our title sponsorship," said Ray Jordan, senior vice president of Corporate Affairs at Amgen. "At Amgen, we are passionate about serving patients and this is a great opportunity to connect with them from a different perspective."
Expanded programming will build on the success of Breakaway from Cancer®, a national initiative to increase awareness of important resources available to people affected by cancer - from prevention through survivorship. Amgen will continue to honor and celebrate cancer survivors through a variety of events taking place during the eight-day event including official race starts, jersey presentations and Breakaway Mile events, a special walk along the race course for community members impacted by cancer.
The announcement underscores Amgen's continued commitment to the State of California, the healthy benefits of cycling, inclusive of the active Amgen Cycling Club, and a long history of involvement in charitable events.
"From day one of our partnership, Amgen has been an extraordinary, dedicated partner and has worked closely with us to build the race into what it is today - America's premier cycling event, and one of the most anticipated on the international calendar," said Kristin Bachochin, executive director of the Amgen Tour of California and senior vice president of AEG Sports.
The Amgen Tour of California is a Tour de France-style cycling road race created and presented by AEG that challenges the world's top professional cycling teams to compete along a demanding course that traverses hundreds of miles of California's iconic highways, byways and coastlines each spring. Beginning in 2006, the annual event is dedicated to promoting cycling along with a healthy lifestyle while creating hundreds of millions of dollars in beneficial impact to the California economy. The teams chosen to participate have included Olympic medalists, Tour de France champions and world champions as well as America's most promising racing talent.
"The partnership with Amgen has played a major role in creating the stature and respect that our race has been known for from day one," said Nick Baker, Sr. Vice President, AEG Global Partnerships. "What we most admire about the wonderful people working at Amgen is also what sets them apart from so many other corporations; the strong commitment to leverage the global event platform of the race that we created together to inform and educate millions about resources available to those affected by Cancer, while at the same time honoring the survivors who set examples for millions more. This is truly a company and a partnership that rises above the business side of sponsorship."
Next year will mark the ninth annual Amgen Tour of California, America's longest-running and largest professional cycling stage race. More information is available at www.amgentourofcalifornia.com.
About Amgen
Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.
Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be the world's largest independent biotechnology company, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.
For more information, visit www.amgen.com and follow us on www.twitter.com/amgen.
About Breakaway from Cancer®
Founded in 2005 by Amgen, Breakaway from Cancer® is a national initiative to increase awareness of important resources available to people affected by cancer - from prevention through survivorship. Breakaway from Cancer is a collaboration between Amgen and four nonprofit partner organizations: Prevent Cancer Foundation, Cancer Support Community, Patient Advocate Foundation, and National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship. These organizations offer a broad range of support services complementing those provided by a patient's team of healthcare professionals. For more information, please visitwww.breakawayfromcancer.com or follow us on www.twitter.com/breakawaycancer.
About AEG
AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Anschutz Company, owns or controls a collection of companies including facilities such as STAPLES Center, StubHub Center, Sprint Center, The O2, O2 World Berlin, Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE and Best Buy Theater Times Square; sports franchises including the Los Angeles Kings (NHL), two Major League Soccer franchises, two hockey franchises operated in Europe, management of privately held shares of the Los Angeles Lakers, the Bay to Breakers foot race and the Amgen Tour of California cycling road race; Other divisions of Los Angeles-based AEG include AEG Live, the organization's live-entertainment division, is a collection of companies dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance, touring and a variety of programming and multi-media production; AEG Facilities, operators of more than 100 elite venues worldwide; AEG Merchandising, a full service merchandising company; and AEG Global Partnerships, responsible for worldwide sales and servicing of sponsorships naming rights and other strategic partnerships.. For more information, visit AEG today at www.aegworldwide.com.
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Well yesterday we celebrated the boy's two year birthday. They each got their own little cake, they were not amused by the candles or the singing, they just wanted their cakes. It was really funny, anyway it's hard the beilieve that it's been two years, and it's been nearly a year and a half since Thomas had his surgery, other than the epic scar down his entire chest you'd never know it now. Time flies.4 Replies
I'm glad to hear everything's going so well for you and yours.
I know the feeling; It seems like just yesterday my kids looked forward to a cake and toy cars vs. today's wanting the latest iWhatever and a REAL car...
Very good stuff
Russell Lehman wrote:
Well yesterday we celebrated the boy's two year birthday. They each got their own little cake, they were not amused by the candles or the singing, they just wanted their cakes. It was really funny, anyway it's hard the beilieve that it's been two years, and it's been nearly a year and a half since Thomas had his surgery, other than the epic scar down his entire chest you'd never know it now. Time flies.
Excellent news, Russell. And, happy birthday to your boys!
Saturday - We've got the munchkin for the weekend again, so today and tomorrow will be mostly taken up with keeping an eye on him. I hope to catch some IndyCar racing this afternoon and Sunday, perhaps.
So, today, in a supreme act of optimism, I swapped the winter tires for the summer tires. While they were off, I took the opportunity to replace the sway bar end links. The passenger side had a bad joint that would rattle around rather loudly when negotiating certain rough patches of road, so it was time to go. I did both sides on principle. If I didn't, you know darn well that driver's side link would fail next week.
My life is more complete now than it was yesterday.
Went to an Italian car show in Charlotte earlier today. Probably 40 Ferraris, 10 Lambos, 10 Alfas, and tons of other interesting Italian cars and motorcycles, including this Scuderia. Got to talking to the owner, and long story short he asked me if I wanted to drive it. I was speechless for a second, but managed to compose myself for long enough to enjoy a couple miles behind the wheel of a Ferrari. I still can't believe it, hope to return the favor in the future.7 Replies
Trochu wrote:
You weren't wearing your straight brimmed hat were you?
I was actually wearing my C/D hat! I'm stilll grinning from ear to ear!
Lego wrote:
How was the car?
In a word, insane. I hadn't ever driven anything with paddle shifters but I liked them more than I thought I would (still prefer manuals though). But as far as the car went, the grip, the handling, the sounds, it was all absolutely amazing. Just thinking about it puts a stupid grin on my face. It definitely made me realize how much I need a Ferrari, lol.
Wow, that's a really awesome thing to have happen!
T M wrote:
WOOF! I HATE you!
Remind me not to tell you about my upcoming Birthday present in June...
Sunday - Well, the weatherman said it was gonna snow ... and IT SNOWED! My guess is we got around 3-4 inches overnight. Just as well I didn't do the "changing of the guard" between the snowblower and the lawn mower JUST yet.
In other news, I watched Shutter Island last night – one very disturbing movie, to put it at its mildest, never mind a pretty solid roller coaster ride.
We're getting rain, thankfully, as the system moves through at 40F. Temps will drop below freezing tonight but the rain will end in a couple of hours.
Well yesterday was a fun day, got to take my daughter down to see my Grandfather. He's 96 and still drives to town about twice a week, and he isn't even a hazard on the road. Anyway my Dad and I took her up to family rock quarry, I wanted to get a bunch of stone to edge out some stuff in our yard. So then I got the adventure of driving the farm truck full of stone 15 miles over country roads back to my house. The family truck is a 93 Dodge Ram 2500 with a Dana 80 rear end and a Dana 60 front end. It has the 1 ton leaf spring kit and the trailer package so even with about 400 lbs worth of rocks it still bounces all over the place. The steering can be best described as vague and with it's 4:10 axle ratio it only wants to go about 55mph or so. It served to remind me of just how far we've come when it comes to vehicles. The funny thing is I actually enjoyed driving it around. The thin pillars, large windows, and the rounded off hood provided great visibility, it's the first vehicle I've driven in years where I could see directly over the nose. It was fun to go to Lowe's and slide some full sheets of plywood between the wheel wells and then shut the tail gate, and I no joke saw more than a few jealous looks from guys with much newer, much cleaner and shinier trucks who were havening trouble getting their stuff into their 5'4" beds. At any rate it's good to have a old long bed pickup stashed around some place. It puts things into perspective. Once I was done with it and got back into the Dodge Journey, it made the journey feel like a luxury in comparison.1 Reply
Reminds me of the one time I actually had to buy the proverbial 4' x 8' sheets of plywood. While my friends in their full size pick-em-ups were worrying about balancing them atop the wheel well intrusions in the bed or lashing them in at an angle, those boards slid in perfectly easily--and flat--in the cargo area of my '89 Olds Custom Cruiser. I didn't even have to fold down the second row of seats. That was the day I ordered her vanity plate: "WYDLOAD"...
Mother Nature seems to be having a little fun this morning. Woke up to about 2 inches of the white stuff. My optimism isn't shaken. I don't think it will last, and the summer tires that I just put on are not true "summer" rubber. They're all season tires, so they can handle this light stuff. It should be warming up some more later in the week anyway.
Monday - Snow's still on the ground, though for how much longer, I don't know. Watched The Highwaymen on Netflix last night: the story of Bonnie and Clyde from the point of view of those who were tasked with stopping them. It takes you aback more than a little to see how some people were living 80 years ago in Texas and Oklahoma during the Depression and the Dust Bowl.2 Replies
Lego wrote:
How was it? I was tempted to watch it but I don't think my wife was interested.
I rather enjoyed it, for the local color and the performances of Costner and Harrelson. I've read some reviews which threw stones at the historical accuracy of this piece, to which I say, SO WHAT? It's a dramatic representation, not a docu-drama, and I enjoyed it on that basis.
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maarp wrote:
I quite enjoyed it.
As did I, thanks for posting it. Highlights were the garbage bags weighing more than 10.2 kg and "This is the dumbest thing GM's done in… aw, hell, at least since the new Silverado".
Trochu wrote:
That took me longer than it should have.
Me too. Picked it up when the chart showed a V6.
This was great. The sad part is, I could see GM doing this, the bean counters have nearly killed the Corvette several times in the past. I guess that's what makes it great satire.
Saw one for Lego.
No matter how many fancy sensors and driver-assist systems you cram into your vehicle, as you can see on this 2020 Explorer, all it took to defeat the entire suite was driving through some slushy snowfall...
[Though it does make for a cool do-it-yourself camouflage kit...]4 Replies
This is why self driving is never going to be an100% thing. No matter what at some point a vehicle operator will need to take the wheel.
This same thing happened to me on my trip to the NAIAS in a rented Avalon. Enough to drive me nuts! My only thought is that they need to figure out how to lightly heat the sensors to keep the snow from accumulating. Otherwise, it is all rather pointless.
I've commented on this before as well. I went through some slushy, icy weather in the company Accord a couple of years ago, and by the time I got there, the LED headlights were completely coated with grey ice. Glad it was during the day, and not nighttime.
maarp wrote:
I've commented on this before as well. I went through some slushy, icy weather in the company Accord a couple of years ago, and by the time I got there, the LED headlights were completely coated with grey ice. Glad it was during the day, and not nighttime.
What I don't get is how they can install these systems with a "Nope. That's all you get. I'm going for nachos now, be back whenever" default. Even in light rain it loses contact with the lane markers constantly and without warning, throwing up its proverbial hands and ending lane-keeping assistance in the most inopportune--and dangerous--times.
Same goes for adaptive cruise control, adaptive headlamps, and everything else. I used to goof on cars that had headlamp wipers, but as you say--and I discovered--these headlamps don't generate the same heat as the old sealed-beam units so they (as you can see in the pic) go snowblind along with everything else.
Up soon on the roster are the various Broncos ("baby" and otherwise), so maybe they've engineered a fix for this in those models. Hopefully I can find some wiggle room in my NDA and update everyone on how those go.
As of right now there's a bunch of Mustangs we can't touch due to "inclement weather," including at least one GT500. Why they bothered to install snow tires on cars we can't test in the snow baffles me, but maybe it's just to keep the hopes in our hearts alive as we spend day after day testing MY2020 Insert Boring SUV-ish Thingie Here...
I'm always so sarcastic and play pranks on people always. For respect I choose a day where I play it straight with everyone and that day is ... I'm just kidding.
Tuesday - Decided that it was past time to vacuum the house and I did so ... and picked up who knows how much cat hair in the bargain.
Also watched several episodes of Love Death + Robots last night. Interesting anime and some good stories ... and some where you just go, WHAAAAA?
A guy stopped in a couple of weeks ago to buy fruit. On the way out, he tried to back through the entrance with a large pickup and hit the gate. Bent the aluminum post on one end so it wouldn't close together anymore and knocked off a decorative piece on top. He offered to pay, but I know he's living just on social security, so I just told him to pay what he can, and that's fine. I called the guy that made the gate and he took it to his shop and it came back a few days later as good as new. My wife asked me if I'm going to call the guy about the bill and I said no, maybe the favor will be returned some day. We're both just happy the gate looks like new again, and if my wife is happy, I'm happy.
Here's before and after...
Anybody taken in Bill Hader's HBO series "Barry"? Second season just started and we're diggn' it.
The writing and casting is brilliant. Henry Winkler is spot on as the pompous acting teacher and had no idea Hader (who co-created the series) had that much range.2 Replies
I can't say that I have. Although, to be fair, I don't really watch any recent and/or popular TV shows. Not my cup of tea anymore. That said, they did a piece on CBS Sunday Morning this past Sunday on him, his career and the show. It did peak my interest a little. Maybe I'll check it out. No promises. ;)
We're always looking for a good series to watch. We'll give it a try after we're done watching "Marco Polo".
"The Alliance of American Football will suspend operations beginning Tuesday, according to multiple reports."
Good news for the CFL, which I quite enjoy.5 Replies
Yup. Not completely dead, but might as well be. The stories I was reading seem to make it look like the majority owner was just being stubborn. Perhaps we'll never know for sure. Here is one of the stories about the fracas:
They can claim that the AAF's demise was not about advertising, yet the ONLY reason why I was aware of it at all was because I stumbled onto it once while channel-surfing. I've seen NO ads for it on network or cable shows at all, nor any other promotion of AAF elsewhere. Vince McMahan's XFL had WAY more promotion up front than this and it was available on transmission channels.
Never heard of it... Googled it. Looks like dead on arrival.
I had heard about that league, but I didn't even know they had started playing. And I saw they were 8 games in. I'm not so sure we needed another football league anyway.
I did actually watch a few games. The different rules than the NFL made it interesting. No kickoffs, have to go for two point conversions (no PAT attempts) and no onside kicks for example. They did bring in some recognizable coaches. Steve Spurrier and Mike Singletary to name a couple. There were even some players that had actual NFL experience as well. You would have recalled their names as well. Trent Richardson was one. Perhaps not a great example, but an example nonetheless.
The scoring was not plentiful at first; which made for some really dull games. And, while they touted the crowds in the stands during week one games, they couldn't keep the butts in the seats. As a result, it became quite apparent that they were using very strategic camera angles as much as possible during the games to "mask" the lack of attendance.
Strangely enough, they did seem to pull down respectable TV ratings. Not NFL like, but enough so that networks like TNT, who originally only signed on for a game or two, picked up more games to air.
It is a bit sad. I think if they could have made it through the inaugural season, and worked through the growing pains, they might have had something. Although, like John, I didn't really think we needed more football.
Wednesday - Love Death + Robots continues to impress. I've got a couple more to go to finish it out. It'd be great to see it continued.
Ah, spring runoff, that time of year when the tap water tastes and smells like topsoil.8 Replies
You getting your tap water from a lake?
Pat Daly wrote:
You getting your tap water from a lake?
They suck it from the river.
Most places in Canada use a filtering and purifying process before delivering water to households. Remember Walkerton ON a few years ago? Unless, of course, you're just running a hose down the river and pumping it yourself.
Counter top filter or reverse osmosis unit should deal with the smell.
I spent time on the Belcher Islands many moons ago. They pump from the lake, add chlorine and deliver right to the homes and hotel. After 2 weeks there, you don't even notice the smell of chlorine.
We all use ground water down here. We have a deep well that we use for irrigation and used to use in the house. Was a constant fight to keep it from having a bad taste or smell though. When the local town ran a line for some new houses across the street some years ago, I had them hook us up. No problems with the taste or smell now.
maarp wrote:
Most places in Canada use a filtering and purifying process before delivering water to households. Remember Walkerton ON a few years ago? Unless, of course, you're just running a hose down the river and pumping it yourself.
I'm not running a hose.
They've got a fancy plant, just can't get the organic taste/smell eliminated completely in the spring.
Thursday - Finished Love Death + Robots, and I have to say, I was pretty impressed, especially with "Lucky 13" and "Beyond the Aquilla Rift." Some damned find storytelling there.2 Replies
Friday - The Blue Bullitt just went in to get its summer rubber reinstalled, plus alignment and oil change. I got a 330i loaner while the work is being done, and while I don't know whether it is an F30 or a G20, it still feels and sounds funky.
I hate to have to say this, but it seems to me that BMW has lost its way, at least as regards the enthusiast market ... because this is NOT a car I can enthuse about.
We got a coating of snow this afternoon so I'll probably wait another week before starting tire swaps.
Saturday - Spent a lovely evening in the company of a bunch of friends, all of us entertained by one Shelley Segal. Lovely gal with one hell of a voice. A good time, for sure.
So, as you guys are aware, I listed my Datsun 620 on Bring a Trailer last week. Ad expires on Monday around 3:00 PM. I've been someone discouraged so far as it's been listed for 5 days, have almost had 10,000 views and 425 people "watching" but the bid hasn't surpassed $2,000. That is somewhat discouraging. My question, do any of you know if the Chicken Tax would apply if the buyer was to import this to the States? I never thought of that when I listed it, but it could certainly be a deterrent.15 Replies
From what I understand, bidding doesn't take off until the last couple of hours. And, I think 25 years is the import limit for no duty to the US.
EDIT: You only drove it 1400 miles?!? Why did you buy it?
There's serious love for your truck in the comments and I think most wait until near the end of the bidding to show themselves. That doesn't make it any easier but based on the comments I wouldn't bet against more bidders. The Canada/USA transfer is a bit of an unknown obstacle. If a deep pocketed buyer loves that it's such a nice well executed period piece he or she won't care but someone young and/or inexperienced using BaT might be scared off. I suspect your likely buyers are older farts like us who drove 'em in the day... or the younger guys who like to mod 'em.
Whenever I buy something in an auction, especially something more expensive, I don't start bidding until at least the last day or so because I don't want to run up the bid. My experience has been the biggest moves are in the last day. You post a reserve or list it no reserve? I actually much prefer to bid on no reserve items.
Hope you guys are right.
Al, it's kinda a long story, which I will summarize. My truck was stolen and we never replaced it. I work in the next town over, but was getting a ride to work with a co-worker who nearly drove by my house on the way. It was working great. The odd time I would take the van, but didn't really like doing so as then my wife, with the kids at home, didn't have a vehicle (something I didn't really like in case an emergency arose or some such). Co-workers car broke down, bought a new one, decided he didn't like it and sold the new one, and asked if he could get a ride with me for a bit. I didn't want to say no, as I'd been getting a ride for two years, and didn't want to be taking the van everyday (it was really cold this winter), so I bought the Bronco. My wife, who is probably correct, decided we didn't need the van, Bronco, Datsun, Mustang, and project vehicle in the garage, so one had to go. I planned on keeping it when I purchased it.
John, it has a reserve. I thought it very reasonable compared to the 620 that have sold on BaT recently though. It's not a Porsche or BMW, I couldn't afford for it to slip through the cracks and sell for $2,500.00 or something.
I'm impressed that you could fit 5 vehicles in your garage.
John's ShelbyAMG wrote:
I'm impressed that you could fit 5 vehicles in your garage.
Pretty impressive feat considering it's a two car garage hey?!?
Bronco gets parked outside, truck is at the shop, Mustang is at the grandparents, and project car and van, well, I can actually fit them both in the garage at the same time.
I like what my dad said about garages, people park their cars outside because their garages are holding stuff to valuable to throw away but not valuable enough to keep in the house.
The bids are starting to creep in.
Pat Daly wrote:
The bids are starting to creep in.
8 hours to go - I'm sure we'll see some action in the next 4-6 hours. Meanwhile Josh - keep smiling, eh?
Apparently they aren't just on Kijiji. Had a fellow e-mail me who "...will bid if the price is not much higher by the end.", but wanted to know if I'd be willing to meet him in Winnipeg. No, I'm not going to register it, drive 1,400 km, pay for a hotel, flight back, get someone to pick me up at the airport, and sell the truck for $3k. Guess it doesn't hurt to ask, but I'd just like to sell it, I'm not desperate to sell it.
Less than an hour to go and it's been sitting at $2,800 for a few hours. Sounds like your Winnipeg guy is fishing for desperation. Are they near your reserve yet?
Edit1: (Bid just jumped to $2,900) Very few repeat bidders. Could mean multiple one time low-ball bidders or could mean a bunch are watching waiting to jump in at the end.
Edit2: Just jumped to $4,100. Brenttoast looks pretty serious. :-) 40 minutes to go. Things are looking up.
Edit 3: A bunch of different bidders took it up to $5,600 but it didn't reach the reserve...
How close were they Josh?
Pat Daly wrote:
Less than an hour to go and it's been sitting at $2,800 for a few hours. Sounds like your Winnipeg guy is fishing for desperation. Are they near your reserve yet?
No. If that was yours Pat, what would you set the reserve at, throw a dart out there?
Edit: Had it a $6k Pat.
Took a look and saw it bid to $5600. Much better than before, but still that seems at least a thousand lite to me. You guys have Craigslist up there? It's free and I've had good luck with it in the past.
Trochu wrote:
No. If that was yours Pat, what would you set the reserve at, throw a dart out there?
Edit: Had it a $6k Pat.
I hadn't done any homework so had no idea. When it got to 5G's figured we were getting close. There aren't many left which makes it rare but also hard to gauge. If you were just trying to move it anything over 5G's would have been fair but don't know what you paid for it. Only $400 short and there were a lot of different bidders. Enjoyed watching the process on BaT.
For reference, four had sold on Bat, with the lowest going for $9,100.00:
-1979 V8 Datsun 620; and,
Some of those are pretty nice trucks, but some are not IMO. Oh well, rant off.
Trochu wrote:
For reference, four had sold on Bat, with the lowest going for $9,100.00:
-1979 V8 Datsun 620; and,
Some of those are pretty nice trucks, but some are not IMO. Oh well, rant off.
Interesting... Big money seems to go toward restored or near restored original condition. (There is one overdone mod in your group that defies logic)
Don't think the Canada/US crossover helped you any.
Was impressed with how many different bidders were involved.
A couple more bids and you'd have one less vehicle in the garage.
Sunday - Watching the Augusta Women's Amateur golf tournament yesterday was a treat, particularly for the skill of the young ladies who were showing their stuff for the first time at that classic course. Way past due.
Looks like Tesla has found a way to raise a big chunk of cash. Seems shady to me that this would even be allowed. To me, you meet standards or you don't. It's as if they've created an industry wide standard designed to subsidize electric car manufacturers, and bureaucrats.
Fiat Chrysler to pay Tesla hundreds of millions of euros to pool...6 Replies
Well Tesla is nothing but shady and they are experts at gaming the system. Tesla with the huge sales miss, worse than even the most conservative estimates was basically out of money again, and with the capital markets closed to them, they had to do something desperate. Of course this is about the last time they will be able to do this, so this keeps them from insolvency for a few more months, and then we get to see what they pull next time. One of these days they will go bankrupt I think, but I think they will limp along for a few more years.
John's ShelbyAMG wrote:
This is also pretty shady on FCAs part as well, I think they are going to be insolvent since it seems cheaper for them to pay Tesla 600 million a year for 10 years than it is to build a compliance car.
Russell Lehman wrote:
This is also pretty shady on FCAs part as well, I think they are going to be insolvent since it seems cheaper for them to pay Tesla 600 million a year for 10 years than it is to build a compliance car.
Also saw where Tesla picked up over $1 billion over the last 3 years from US manufacturers for emissions credits. I'm ready for regs to be rolled back and stop this stuff. Let electric cars sink or swim based solely on merit. Let the market decide.
My wife works for a major vehicle shipment company and the day I heard they picked up Tesla as a customer I told her I hope they enjoy working for free. Sure enough, three months later Tesla was dropped as a customer for its shady business practices like VERY clearly lying about owing on invoices they themselves generated, demanding dedicated trucks (on hand 24/7 exclusively) and not paying the legitimately-high cost that entails and just not paying in general.
I--and many like me--cannot wait for the day Tesla stops being a religion and starts to be judged like the business it is.
Funny that this is about cash-strapped FiatChrysler, which makes Tesla look like a $hitbag by paying all of its bills on time and for the correct amounts with no issues. Elon v2.0, it's time to rethink your business practices...
Nine hours drive to Vancouver to watch the sunset (taken on a Blackberry), it was well worth the windshield time. The WRX was great through the mountain passes, especially overtaking slower cars and around the long sweeping bends.
Meeting tomorrow, to negotiate a sale, and I get to do the drive on Tuesday. Another 9 hours of heaven.3 Replies
Nice pic!
They still make Blackberries??
Jim Ciancia wrote:
Nice pic!
They still make Blackberries??
I was going to ask that.
Jim Ciancia wrote:
Nice pic!
They still make Blackberries??
Yes still they do, Android operating system with BB security software. I buy it for the convenience of the key pad. They continue to introduce new phones regularly. They have become a Lotus of the smart phone world - their bread and butter is selling security software and not phones.