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What sound do you want your MS to make
What sound do you want your MS to make
How about "Dixieland", like in the Dukes of Hazzard?
Or maybe the sound that Mario makes when he has the hammer on the way up to meet Kong? DO-DO-DO-DOOT-DOOT-DOOT-DOOT-DOOT
I vote for Silence. I drive a Prius and most of times when people get in front of it its not because they can't hear me, its because they are crossing the street or right of way in the parking lot while texting on their cellphones. :-)
The theme from Jaws
Officer: Your music is too loud. I'm going to cite you.
Driver: It's required by federal law.
On a different tack, if we put the car in neutral and pump the go pedal, will the sound get louder and softer? That is, will we have a way to "rev our engine"?
If so, and you hear a flock of geese, that's just @BrianH tapping his "goose pedal". ;P
The sound of the Enterprise going to warp speed:)
Whatever it is, I'm hoping for a distinctive Tesla sound, or one the we can customize like ringtones.
William Tell Overture
Haha I'm not sure every other car spouting the SpongeBob laughter, Jaws music, Donkey Kong doot-doot-doots, or animal noises is going to have the intended effect of making pedestrians more aware of what's going on. ;)
+1 for the sounds of SILENCE
Maybe there will be a variety available. Like ringtones.
This is a very pointless law. People know what engines sound like. They will have to standardize it for people to know what EVs sound like. People are getting hit because one or both is not paying attention. A random noise will not change that.
I can sprint at 15 to 18 MPH... at least when I was a kid. I didn't die when I ran into something.
There is only one thing that MIGHT help.... the sound I want my car to make if they make it a law.
Look at how many people a year get hit by trains, last I checked, those are pretty loud. It's the headphones and loud music and lack of paying attention that causes accidents. Darwin Awards??
Definitely Star Trek 'going to warp' sound effect. Everyone who's ridden in my car so far has commented (un prompted) that the S acceleration is just like going to warp. The future is definitely here.
Rocky's eye-of-the-tiger music when in drive. Low-volume ICE engine sound when in reverse. Beep sound when doors lock.
The opening to Act III of Wagner's Die Valkure, better known as Ride of the Valkyries!
The theme song from the TV show "The Flash". Star Trek good too
"Ouch quit it, Ouch quit it..." from Homer Simpson
+1 stuberman
took the words (thoughts) rate out of my mouth:)
No sound at all is preferred. Just imagine how sensitive our hearing could be if all cars were electric.
If we were forced to make noise then it seems as if the noise should be customizable or the noise it would be ignored just like every other car alarm or back-up beeper.
horses galloping
How about a really mean dog?
None ... I'll toot the horn when needed. Part of my enjoyment in driving electric is the quiet.
that of a Sherman Tank :)
Growing up with movies and TV shows always representing distant-future vehicles as sounding like jet-engines, I think it would be really cool for it to have a low volume F-16 sound below 15 MPH. That way most will hear it, and think to themselves... "Wow, we have finally arrived!"
The sounds that Nissan added to the LEAF does no good at all. Pedestrians do not associate the sound with a vehicle and will still walk out in front of me if they are not paying attention.
Unfortunately the only way to add an effective sound, is to make it sound like an ICE, which really feels like going backwards.
I vote for no sound. There is enough noise in the world.
TIE Fighter is the correct answer.
The 1812 overture ;-P
How about horseshoes on pavement. Pedestrian looks up expecting to see a horse and carriage and instead sees the ultimate horseless carriage.
If it's on demand, a Dopplered sound of an approaching muscle car, faint, then rapidly rising volume and pitch. Accelerating to ensure contact!
But if the law passes how about the sound that Kitt from Knight Rider made.
I don't care what sound it is as long as I cannot hear from inside the car. And as long as nobody can hear it at 5 AM when I go to work.
And please- not the stupid beep beep backup tones.
Sound pollution is a real issue.... 35 lives of 35000 lost in accidents every year is not a real number- they don't have a means to calculate 1/1000.
Reminds me of the law Kansas City had 100 years ago that all cars had to be preceded by a lantern waving warning guy 'so the horses wouldn't get spooked.'
My wife's Volvo has a pedestrian detection auto-stop system. That would be good to have. That's mature technology from autonomous vehicles used in factories (such as Tesla's factory).
James Bond Theme
James Brown "I feel Good"
I would want to be able to select my sound based on my mood. Maybe that sound that the flying cars made in the Jetsons as a default but be able to flip it to F-18 on full afterburner when needed :-)
Does Model S really have this capability built-in already, but presumably inactive? I haven't read anything that indicates this functionality exists in the car today.
I like "Dead skunk in the middle of the road"
But "Peeb Peeb" since you are going forward not back.
Or "mine mine mine" from the seagulls in "Finding Nemo"
This is just a proposed rule. See http://www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/rulemaking/pdf/Quiet_Vehicles_NPRM.pdf. There is a 60-day comment period, and the final rule must be issued by January 4, 2014. It will then be phased in over a three year period. Assuming the final rule is issued January 4, 2014, it would apply to 30 percent of all subject vehicles produced on or after September 1, 2015, and 100 percent of all subject vehicles produced on or after September 1, 2018. There is no requirement that cars produced before these dates will need to be retrofitted with sound producing devices.
Also, while it is fun to imagine the types of sound we would like, the rule has requirements that are sure to result in a pretty boring sound.
Silence and let natural selection do it´s thing...
The problem is that the noise will be constant at speeds under 18 mph. I think that would cause more problems than it solves.
But if my car makes a noise I think it should be the beginning of the song Kashmir. ;-)
The beginning ten-seconds of this sample would be perfect... http://www.sounddogs.com/sound-effects/12/mp3/183495_SOUNDDOGS__je.mp3
If the current Model S doesn't have an external speaker, this is all moot. (Not mute.)
Elon commented on this; when asked when the car will emit a noise, he replied something to the effect of, "Not until the government makes us."
I guess this whole discussion is moot. See the notice of proposed rule making link at the bottom left of the press release page linked below.
"The standard also requires, as mandated by the PSEA, that all vehicles of the same make, model and model year emit the same sound."
"The proposed standard ensures that pedestrians will be able to determine whether a hybrid or electric vehicle is accelerating or decelerating by requiring the frequency content of the sound emitted by the vehicle to increase in a manner that is similar to the sound produced by ICE vehicles when accelerating and decelerating."
The same sound my middle finger makes when I raise it in response to being asked "what sound do you want your model S to make?".
As a teenager, I used to turn off my VW bug several houses away from my home on those nights I came home too late by coasting into the driveway to avoid waking my parents and having to face the onslaught of questions. Wish I had a model S back then.
another vote for NONE
If we're voting, I'd say "NONE" as well.
Other cars should be required to reduce their noise level. Then pedestrians, bicyclists, etc. can hear the tires on the pavement.
If they don't permit none, I'd go with the sound of squealing brakes and screeching tires.
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I think it's the perfect sound for an EV!!!
Well-muffled modern cars are also silent on low-speed approach except for tire noise. So if they impose "similiar sounds", it's a non-issue. There aren't any.


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Mammograms Can Save Lives of Women in Their 40sMore cancers spotted this way were found at early stages, were easier to treat.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2012 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancers in women aged 40 to 49 that are diagnosed by mammograms have a better prognosis than those detected by doctors or the women themselves, a new study indicates.
"They have an earlier diagnosis, earlier stage, better prognosis," said study author Judith Malmgren, an affiliated professor of epidemiology at the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine. She is also president of HealthStat Consulting Inc. in Seattle.
The new study, like previous ones, re-ignites the ongoing debate about the best age to start routine mammograms and the best screening interval. It appears in the March issue of the journal Radiology.
In 2009, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued mammogram recommendations. It recommends women aged 50 to 74 who are at average risk for breast cancer have a mammogram done every two years. It also suggests that women aged 40 to 49 at average risk discuss the pros and cons with their doctors and decide on an individual basis if and when to start screening.
Meanwhile, other organizations, including the American Cancer Society, recommend women begin mammograms at age 40 and continue to have them annually.
Malmgren and her colleagues evaluated nearly 2,000 women who had breast cancer. All were aged 40 to 49 when they were treated between 1990 and 2008.
The researchers looked at the method of diagnosis, whether by mammogram or if the cancer was found by the doctor or the woman. They also took these into account: the cancer's stage at diagnosis; type of treatment; annual follow-up; recurrence; and survival.
Over the 18-year period, the number of breast cancers diagnosed at very early stages increased 66 percent, while the number of more advanced cancers (stage 3) decreased by 66 percent.
Those whose cancers were detected by mammogram rose from 28 percent in 1990 to 58 percent in 2008. The number of cancers detected by doctor or patients declined from 73 percent in 1990 to 42 percent in 2008.
Women whose cancers were detected by mammograms were more likely than the doctor- or patient-detected cancers to have lumpectomy or other breast-conserving surgery: 67 percent vs. 48 percent. The women whose cancers were detected by mammograms were less likely to be given chemotherapy.
While 4 percent of women whose cancer was found on mammogram died during a follow-up period that ranged from one to 20 years, 11 percent of those whose cancers were found by the doctor or the women died.
When the researchers looked only at invasive cancers, 92 percent of the women whose cancer was found on mammogram survived without recurrence at five years; 88 percent of the other group did.
"I don't think the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is looking at the whole picture," Malmgren said. "They are concentrating on the harms."
Among them, according to the 2009 guidelines, are false-positives, which can lead to anxiety and unnecessary biopsies.
Malmgren, a breast cancer survivor, says more focus should be placed on the benefit of early diagnosis, because it often means less treatment is needed.
There was a decrease found in cancers being diagnosed at later stages in those whose cancers were found on mammograms. "That's where the money is," Malmgren said.
Dr. Virginia Moyer, chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and a professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, reviewed the study. "The findings make sense," she said.
They found that cancers can be detected earlier by mammogram. "A screening test, if it can't find something earlier than [by] clinical presentation, is a poor test," she said.
However, she said, the study does not provide support for all women aged 40 to 49 to have routine mammograms.
When considering its recommendation, the task force took all available evidence into account, including published studies, Moyer noted. "The data from randomized trials and modeling show there is a very modest improvement in mortality with mammograms from 40 to 49," she said.
"Because it is so modest and there are risks, people need to make their own decision," Moyer said.


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Hearts claim Edinburgh derby
A brilliant strike from Sam Nicholson - and contrasting fortunes from the penalty spot - handed Hearts a 2-1 victory at Tynecastle in the first Edinburgh derby outside the top flight.
Nicholson gave Hearts a 76th-minute lead - and exploded a previously uneventful game into life - when he came off the right wing and fired a wonderful left-footed shot in off the post from 25 yards after nutmegging Scott Robertson.
Robertson received a second yellow card three minutes later after clipping the heels of Prince Buaben inside the box and the Hearts midfielder did what Hibs skipper Liam Craig failed to do from the spot in the first half as he found the target to double the lead.
Hearts striker Osman Sow also received a red card following an elbow on Michael Nelson with two minutes left and Farid El Alagui pulled a goal back in injury-time.
But the Gorgie side saw out the win to maintain their perfect start to life in the Scottish Championship following their opening-day win over Rangers at Ibrox.
Relegation for both clubs had failed to dampen the enthusiasm for the fixture, if anything the opposite after both sides began their season with three points.
There was a sell-out crowd of 17,280 at Tynecastle and there were six other players booked in a typically hostile encounter as Hearts recorded their fifth win in six derbies.
The victory was welcomed by all of a maroon persuasion but none more so than 20-year-old goalkeeper Jack Hamilton, who was booked for giving away a 31st-minute penalty on his Hearts debut.
Hamilton had been recalled from a loan spell at Stenhousemuir following injuries to Neil Alexander and Scott Gallacher, and was given the nod ahead of former Motherwell goalkeeper Lee Hollis, who joined on a short-term contract on Friday.
Hamilton no doubt settled his nerves with a good punch on Craig's corner before Danny Wilson headed over following the hosts' first corner.
Nelson came closer when he glanced a header just beyond the far post following Craig's free-kick.
Neither side could get in behind in a scrappy start until the penalty incident, which came from a long kick-out from goalkeeper Mark Oxley, who marked his Hibs debut with a goal in their opening-day win over Livingston.
Daniel Handling ran on to El Alagui's head-on and beat the onrushing Hamilton to the ball, flicking it over him before being taken out by the inexperienced goalkeeper.
Willie Collum immediately pointed to the spot and booked Hamilton, whose luck was back in seconds later as Craig sent his spot-kick wide of the goalie's left-hand post. To Hamilton's credit, he dived the right way.
Hearts were buoyed by the let-off and forced two half-chances for Nicholson. But Oxley made an excellent diving save from the midfielder's first effort and two defenders foiled the Hearts player following good build-up play from Buaben and Billy King.
Jordon Forster headed wide from another Hibs corner before Hearts right-back Jordan McGhee sent a 30-yard volley just wide with the last kick of the half.
Hamilton saved Forster's header early in the second half and the game looked to be heading towards a drab goalless draw, until Nicholson's virtuoso intervention.
Buaben then fired his penalty high into the net four minutes later and Hamilton made a good save from El Alagui's header before Sow saw red for catching Nelson with his arm as they battled for a high ball.
El Alagui volleyed home from 22 yards after taking a loose ball out of the air but Hibs could not muster another chance in the remainder of the four minutes of injury-time.


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Sprite Liquid Freedom Falling Away in Basketball Pool
Sprite's TV ad, "Liquid Freedom", featuring a basketball court that morphs into a swimming pool, has had viewers obsessing over the music used in the spot. The ad, launched in March 2005, was shortlisted at Cannes 2005. It continues to raise interest around the world as viewers search for a downloadable copy of the music. 'Liquid Freedom' tunes into the longing to be totally submerged often associated with thirst. The ad uses a sepia filter throughout, emphasizing the dryness of the basketball court.
It's a hot day in the city. Basketball players on an outside court drip with sweat. One player quaffs his bottle of Sprite. In the 45 second version, a player strips his shirt off and dives headfirst into the court – which turns out to be a swimming pool. In the 30 second version he runs towards a bouncing basketball, about to kick it like a soccer ball, and falls… into what turns out to be a swimming pool. One by one the players take their dives onto the court and into the water. Underwater shots show us swimming players discovering new energy. From below we see players slam dunking on the hoop above the surface. At the end a Sprite bottle is thrown onto the court/into the pool. It bobs on the surface with the text, "Freedom from Thirst".
Click on the image below to play the video.
The ad was created by advertising agency Ogilvy and Mather, Hong Kong, with creative directors Simon Handford, Sylvester Song and agency producer Michael Soo.
Director Josh Taft from Gang Films worked with producer Jean Villiers and Marcus Savage, director of photography Flavio Labiano. Offline Editor was Theirry Hoss. Gang Films host a 42 mb quicktime 'making-of' documentary' showing the filming in Thailand.
Post production was carried out by Kira Carstensen from HSI Productions. Editing was provided by BUF Compagnie, Paris and Los Angeles.
There are at least two different soundtracks to the ad. Both begin with electric guitar effects that lead to the male vocalist's lines.
1. Unclear lyrics that sound something like, "Now it's here… woah. I'm not asleep…"
2. I'm falling away with you … I'll see you through.
The music for the Sprite Liquid Freedom ad was created exclusively by staff at sound and music company Human Worldwide, New York. The music was not written or played by New Zealand band, Evermore, despite the attribution of a Limewire track to them. I stated earlier here that the music was performed by an unknown Australian band. People jumped to conclusions and assumed it was Evermore, even though Evermore are from New Zealand and not Australia.
Benjamin Pacheco wrote and recorded the music for the first track. Pacheco told Boards that he wrote and recorded the music at home. For more of Pacheco's work see his band site Mus-OK and Mus-OK MySpace site. The track is now hosted at the Union Devoe MySpace site, named Counting Backwards, and can be downloaded there as an mp3 audio file.
The 'Falling Away' track was written by Lindsay Jehan, Hugh Wilson, Andy Bloch, and Morgan Visconti at Human Worldwide. The song was recorded at Human Worldwide's studio by Hugh Wilson (vocals) and Lindsay Jehan (instruments), Australians living in New York at the time. Wilson is performing the full song at his live shows. Hugh Wilson has the track available to play on his MySpace site. Their band is shown here in an extended version of the Sprite ad.
Click on the image below to play the video.
Lyrics for Falling Away With You
I'm falling away
I'm falling away with you
We can't always say
In the cool light of day what's true
Time may heal your wounds
I'll see you through
I thought we'd create
hearts in a sea of blue
We'd give and not take
I said I believed in you
But I'm falling away
I'm falling away with you
Time may heal your wounds
I'm seeing you through
Your eyes may fade from view
I'm seeing you through..
I'm torn at the seams
It pains me to breathe
You think you're not needed
But I feel your pain
It's alway the same
But let's not feed it
Yet here in my soul
I want you to know
I'll never leave
There's nothing to say
No more charades for fools
I came here to stay
I'm falling away with you
I'm falling away
I'm falling away with you..
Time may heal your wounds
I'll see you through
Your eyes may fade from view
I'll see you through
Time may heal your wounds
I'll see you through
I'm falling away
I'm falling away with you
I'm falling away
This 30 second music track is available on Limewire, wrongly attributed to Evermore. The 3:45 minute Sprite commercial soundtrack was available to download from Sprite Netherlands website, as a 3.44 mb mp3 track but it is not currently working. Thanks to Thijs for the tip in his comment below. It appears as though Coca Cola Netherlands have blown their bandwidth with the demand for the song.
Falling Away on German and Belgian Sprite Sites
TJ's comment below for instructions on downloading the full mp3 track from www.sprite.de. Sprite Germany is running a music video competition using the Falling Away track and offers the original 3 minute track, along with remixes.
You can find 5 different Versions of "Falling away" in full length on Germany's Sprite-Site
1. Click on SPRITE CLIP BATTLE
2. Select AM SPRITE CLIP BATTLE TEILNEHMEN!
3. If you have a Coca-Cola-/Cokefridge-Account click on MATERIAL HERUNTERLADEN and login
4. If you don't have an Account select JETZT REGISTRIEREN
5. Fill out the form an send it with ABSENDEN
6. Now select the Versions you want and click on >HERUNTERLADEN
You can choose from the Original, Go Disco, Chillout, ElektroPop and the Urban Beat versions (all 192 kBit/s).
EASY EASY EASY! Alternatively just go to www.sprite.be, click on TV Advertisement and download the music.
Filed under: Coca Cola, Commercials, Sprite
Tagged: Benjamin Pacheco, BUF, Flavio Labiano, Gang Films, HSI, Hugh Wilson, Human Worldwide, Josh Taft, Ogilvy & Mather, Ogilvy China, Ogilvy Hong Kong, Simon Handford, Sylvester Song
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Jews and Palestinians Protest Jewish National Fund
The acquisition of land in Palestine has always been one of the pillars of modern Zionism; in the early days, people even used the phrase "redemption of the land". As early as 1907 a central logistical apparatus was created especially for this purpose: "Hakeren Hakayemt Le-Israel", the Jewish National Fund. Ever since its founding it has proceeded according to the iron law that land once acquired by Jews must always remain in Jewish hands.
Arabs can purchase land in Israel – in theory
Formally speaking, after the founding of the state of Israel this regulation was only partially observed, as two different authorities were charged with developing national land policy:
One is the Israeli Office for the Administration of State Land. It is officially permitted to sell land to Arabs, but in practice this happens very rarely. Not only has not a single Arab town been founded in Israel since 1948, Israeli Arabs have lost more and more land to land confiscation by the state.
The other is the Jewish National Fund, which now administers around thirteen percent of Israel's state-owned land. This land is reserved exclusively for Jews, and in the view of the state it must remain this way. These Jewish land reserves are absolutely taboo for Arabs – they cannot even use them, much less purchase them.
Discrimination against a minority
Israeli and Arab human rights activists are refusing to put up with this situation any longer. They regard the land policy of the Israeli state as a form of discrimination, as it discriminates against a minority within a democratic state.
In recent years these activists have repeatedly appealed to the country's Supreme Court. In one case the Israeli Supreme Court judges even decided that a plot of land in a new Israeli settlement had to be sold to an Israeli-Arab couple, something which the authorities has previously tried to prevent.
A stronger position for Israeli-Arab activists
This ruling, the first crack in Israel's stringent land policy, had few repercussions at first. In the long term, however, it has strengthened the position of the Israeli-Arab activists who are now hoping to topple the existing system.
Several months ago they brought the matter to the Supreme Court, a suit initiated by The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), an Israeli human rights organization supported by a number of mainly religious organizations in Europe. In Germany it is supported by the Church Development Service (Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst, EED).
Asked about the background and motivations for this support, the press officer of the EED, Ilonka Boltze, explained: "The Church Development Service has been sponsoring the human rights organization ACRI for several years now due to its commitment to the legal equality of all Israel's citizens, including the Arab minority in Israel."
According to Ilonka Boltze, another issue is the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories: "The ACRI provides legal advice, informs the public about Israel's obligations under international law and criticizes violations of international law inside and outside the zone of occupation. The EED supports organizations such as ACRI in their efforts to increase respect for international law."
Israel's Supreme Court pressures politicians to act
The initiators of the suit being brought to the Supreme Court, Israeli Jews and Arabs, refuse to go on tolerating the fact that land held by the Jewish National Fund cannot be sold to Israeli Arabs.
When the judges asked for a statement on the issue, the Jewish National Fund countered that the institution's job had always been to ensure that at least part of Israel's national territory will always remain in Jewish hands.
Due to a number of legal precedents set by the Supreme Court, however, this attitude is no longer legally tenable. Now the Israeli government, all too well aware of the situation, is trying to pull the emergency brake.
In reaction to the suit brought before the Supreme Court, Israeli Attorney General Mani Mazoz offered a compromise in the hopes of defusing the situation and heading off a verdict that could put the government at a disadvantage.
A revolutionary compromise or eyewash?
Mazoz' proposal seemed nothing short of revolutionary: in future, Israeli Arabs would be allowed to put in bids to use and purchase state land from the Jewish land reserves.
On the face of it, this breaks with one of the most sacred taboos of the Israeli state, which defines itself as a Jewish state: now Arabs have formal permission to purchase land reserved for the Jewish population.
There is one catch, however: the Attorney General also set the condition that every time a piece of land from the Jewish land reserves is sold to Arabs, the Israeli state must replenish the lost reserves. Yet it remains unclear where the land is supposed to come from.
All the same, the apparent breaking of the taboo outraged conservative circles. Yehiel Leket, chair of the board of directors of the Jewish National Fund even referred to it as a "robbery", an assault on the land resources laboriously built up over the decades with donations from Jews all over the world.
According to Leket, the Attorney General's decision undermines the Jewish foundation of the Israeli state; someone who proceeded like that could well be expected to abolish the Jewish right of return as well.
But criticism is being raised among the ranks of the Arab-Israeli human rights activists as well. For them, Mazoz' decision is nothing but eyewash. According to Auni Bana, an Israeli-Arab human rights activist who is one of the plaintiffs in the suit, the discrimination remains, because the condition that the land reserves sold to Arab applicants must be replenished means that part of the territory continues to be reserved for Jews.
Bana takes a skeptical view of future developments. The deadline set by the Supreme Court means that the Israeli state must take a position on the suit a few weeks from now, and he fears that the state will intentionally delay the decision, for example by setting up a special commission whose work might take years.
Joseph Croitoru
© Qantara.de 2005
Translation from German: Isabel Cole
"Nakba in Hebrew"
Israelis Commemorate the Fate of the Palestinians
The Zochrot organization is dedicated to forcing the Israeli public to acknowledge and commemorate the uprooting of the Palestinians – an undertaking that is anything but easy.
Israel's Critical Intellectuals on the Defensive
Is Post-Zionism passé? So it seems, as since the beginning of the second Intifada, Israel's critical intellectuals are forced onto the defensive, a situation political right-wingers profit from.
Nabila Espanioly
Two-Fold Motivation: Anger and Humor
This year, Nabila Espanioly shared the international Aachen Peace Prize with the Jewish-Israeli historian and peace activist Reuven Moskowitz. Espanioly has been an energetic campaigner for peace between Israel and Palestine on the basis of the two-state solution.


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Is Thomas Christiansen Underrated?
15 Jan 2018 09:25pm, by Cjay
There is an argument that Thomas Christiansen has done one of the best jobs in the Championship so far this season. A lot of other managers have been universally praised by the media this season for the jobs that they are doing. Nuno Espírito Santo at Wolves, Neil Warnock at Cardiff, Lee Johnson at Bristol City, Gary Rowett at Derby and Chris Wilder at Sheffield United to name some of the main targets.
All deserving in their own ways of course. But our own Thomas Christiansen rarely gets any, in fact since our fantastic start ended, if we are being honest, he has been mainly criticised by the fan base and ignored by the media. Time, money, experience and a solid base. Christiansen hasn't had much of any of these at his disposal this season and done a good job despite this. Many will have put their football free bets on Christiansen to lose his job, people were calling for his head after a few months.
Though we have spent some money it has been subsidised by sales of other players and he gets little say on the players we bring in. That is the job of Victor Orta. He has never managed in a top league before, never mind England and the base of last season's top seven squad was largely removed. Contrast that to the other candidates above...
Neil Warnock - Over a year in charge, this is his 3rd transfer window, not spent much money in fairness, but he is the most experienced coach in the league and is effective. He has had time to build a squad in his image, and has done a good job.
Lee Johnson - Spent good money, over £10 million without taking loan fees into account. This is his 4th transfer window and he benefits from a loyal owner when [ur=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42580152]many would have sacked him last season[/url]. Has had decent backing and crucially time. Plus a father who is a bit of a legend at BCFC. And despite his tender years has managed over 200 games in England already.
Chris Wilder - Fantastic job on a shoestring, he deserves so much credit. Best of the list in my opinion but he has had time and momentum from last season and that's a huge thing. Wins breed confidence. Experience wise only Warnock has more, close to 800 games. On his 4th window, so not much cash, however vastly experienced and time to build a side.
Gary Rowett - Nearly 300 games managed, similar to Johnson, more experience than his age suggests. Done a great job, one of the closest to Christiansen in terms of time. Only got the job in March, but still had those games till the end of season to assess the squad and identify targets. Lost key players; Ince and Hughes, but the squad was still strong before replacing them.
Nuno Espírito Santo - Ha done a great job, nobody can deny that, but he has been in a fortunate situation. Mendes and Fosun provided him with players who wouldn't have gone near Wolves otherwise. A squad including £30 million worth of talent in Costa and Neves. Plus Jota and Boly being told to join on loan (Allegedly Boly wasnt keen). Closest in terms of time and England experience to Christiansen, but has Valencia and Porto on his CV. Over 200 games managed, roughly half of those in the top flights of Spain and Portugal.
And now we come to Thomas Christiansen…
Never managed or played in England and the least experienced manager overall. Less than 200 games managed, had never managed outside of Cyprus before joining us. Good money was spent, but it was after the sale or in one way or another loss of the top scorer, captain and key defender. One of the best left backs in the league and the Number 1 goalkeeper. Add to that the departure of Doukara, who played a decent role last season and Bridcutt who was a captain and key figure in last season's side.
A squad arguably four key members down on last season. Most Leeds fans agree that in the cases of Bartley, Wood and Taylor, we didn't replace them with players of equal quality. So he is down key players, has had limited funds, has never managed in the country before, is encouraged to play a continental style, which takes time in itself to get right. And he has to do that while trying to build a togetherness amongst a much changed squad.
Christiansen and Santo didn't have the luxury of time to assess the squads properly having only arrived in the summer. Christiansen didn't have the quality of squad to start with that Santo, Rowett, Bruce et al had. He hasn't got the hundreds of English football games worth of managerial experience that Warnock and Wilder have to call on. He is managing one of the biggest clubs in the country, with that comes huge expectations and consequently immense pressure.
Despite all of that we are seventh in the Championship. Above some of the bigger spenders, above more experienced coaches, above better squads and above those who have had more time to build. Thomas Christiansen deserves MORE credit than he is getting.


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When the low budget Ouija (if you consider $5 million low budget) arrived in theatres last weekend, many were surprised that it out-performed the weekend's more expensive Hollywood productions and pulled in $20 million in box office sales. Of course, this isn't the first time a movie's performance has been way out of proportion with its budget. With that in mind, here is a countdown of the 15 most profitable shoestring smashes of all time. And we're talking way less than five million bucks.
Movies with shoestring budgets that turned into box office smashes
Napoleon DynamiteAfter making a splash at the Sundance Film Festival, this indie oddity became the breakout hit of 2004.
Worldwide box office: $46 million
Budget: $400,000
Ratio: 115:1Fox
OnceThe romance between an Irish busker (Glen Hansard) and a Czech immigrant (Markéta Irglová) went unrequited in this micro-budget musical, but the pair fell in love offscreen – and won an Oscar for their musical efforts.
Worldwide box office: $20 million
Budget: $150,000
Ratio: 133:1Fox
Halloween (1978)While this horror classic has spawned countless sequels and reboots, the low budget original remains the most impressive and terrifying of the bunch.
Worldwide box office: $60 million
Budget: $325,000
Ratio: 184:1Anchor Bay
The StewardessesBack in the '70s, those with an appetite for pornography had to do their viewing in public. In the case of The Stewardesses, 3D offered an extra incentive, resulting in an unlikely box office sensation.
Worldwide box office: $27 million
Budget: $100,000
Ratio: 250:1Shout!
Mad MaxNext summer's Mad Max: Fury Road is budgeted at $100 million, but the still explosive original was produced for less than one percent of that amount.
Worldwide box office: $100 million
Budget: $400,000
Ratio: 250:1MGM
Night of the Living Dead (1968)This horror milestone established the template for modern zombie movies, TV shows, video games, and comics. But when the distributor removed the original title (Night of the Flesh Eaters), they also cut the necessary copyright indication, robbing writer-director George A. Romero of his financial reward.
Worldwide box office: $30 million
Budget: $114,000
Ratio: 263:1Elite
El MariachiDirector Robert Rodriguez famously funded this tiny action movie by allowing himself to be used in medical experiments. The resulting movie yielded a directing career and two Hollywood sequels: Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico.
Worldwide box office: $2 million
Budget: $7,000
Ratio: 285:1Sony
Super Size MeIn making this blockbuster documentary, Morgan Spurlock learned that eating McDonald's every day is terrible for your health…and great for your bank account.
Worldwide box office: $20 million
Budget: $65,000
Ratio: 307:1Alliance
EraserheadLong before Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks made him a celebrated eccentric, David Lynch spent several years making this surreal nightmare that fascinated (and confused) a generation of midnight moviegoers.
Worldwide box office: $7 million
Budget: $20,000
Ratio: 350:1 Criterion
Endless SummerWith charm and humour to spare, this travelogue about two surfers who follow the summer around the globe appealed to those who appreciate surfing – and even those who don't.
Worldwide box office: $20 million
Budget: $50,000
Ratio: 400:1VSC
The Brothers McMullenOne of the Sundance Film Festival's forgotten success stories, The Brothers McMullen put Edward Burns and Connie Britton on the map.
Worldwide box office: $10 million
Budget: $23,800
Ratio: 420:1Fox
Pink FlamingosLong before winning over the mainstream with Hairspray, writer-director John Waters made a name for himself with this taboo-busting cult classic. Easily the weirdest movie on this list, Pink Flamingos needs to be seen to be believed, which may explain its puzzling success.
Worldwide box office: $7 million
Budget: $10,000
Ratio: 700:1New Line
The Blair Witch ProjectThanks to a then-unprecedented web marketing strategy, an eerily authentic faux documentary approach, and countless nauseated filmgoers, The Blair Witch Project became one of the most successful horror movies of all time.
Worldwide box office: $248 million
Budget: $25,000
Ratio: 9,920:1Artisan
Deep ThroatWhile the confirmed box office for this adults-only mega-hit is somewhere between $30 million and $50 million, 2005's Inside Deep Throat claims the total is closer to $600 million. This appears to be a ridiculous exaggeration, but if true, it makes Deep Throat the second most profitable movie of all time.
Worldwide box office: $600 million
Budget: $47,500
Ratio: 12,631:1Alpha Blue
Paranormal ActivityUnlike most of the movies on this list, Paranormal Activity had the advantage of a studio marketing budget and some last-minute changes (including a new ending) that weren't factored into its budget. But any way you look at it, Paranormal Activity is an anomaly as puzzling as the events it depicts.
Worldwide box office: $193 million
Budget: $15,000
Ratio: 12,866:1Paramount


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After more than a year of shooting, cinematographer Colin Rich released the sequel to his popular Los Angeles time-lapse film on Thursday, featuring footage from Downtown to Santa Monica and the Ventura County line.
Rich was profiled in The Times earlier this year while working on the film, titled "Nightfall." The project comes as a follow-up to his first city time-lapse, "L.A. Light."
To capture new angles of Downtown, Rich shot from the 6th Street Bridge, scaled fire escapes on apartment buildings and booked a special room at the top of the Bonaventure Hotel. He said this film incorporates a much larger number of individual time-lapses — 96 total — which are strung together to form the 3-minute, 18-second film.
Rich also used more motion-control techniques in this film, which allowed him to accentuate the movement of the sun and shadows cast across buildings.
"I wanted this to be a tour de force," he said. "I wanted the camera to feel like it's pulling you through the city, and channeling that energy transfer of day to night."
But "Nightfall" also includes vantage points far from the city's center, like Mount Wilson and Mount Hollywood. The climax of the film, Rich said, shows the glow of Los Angeles from Deer Creek Canyon Park in Malibu.
"It's this giant orange orb, firing out air traffic like machine gun bullets," he said. "I saw it and I was like, 'OK, this has to be the pinnacle.'"
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Wonder how to work catwalk cool into your own closet? Here's how to translate the trends for real life.
It's OK to be a slouch when it comes to style this season. Baggy, slouchy pants were all over fall's runways, with labels like Calvin Klein, Alexander Wang, The Row, Theysken's Theory, Balmain and others showing trousers with plenty of leg room. The trend may come as a relief to many women, as the past several seasons have been marked by skinny shapes that don't leave a whole lot to the imagination (or much room for that extra cupcake for dessert). And, with all sorts of shapes and styles available, there's a pair out there to suit most body types. Here are nine styles that look chic, not sloppy, whether you're at work or play. Now, did someone say cupcakes?
THE RUNWAY: Calvin Klein, fall/winter 2013
Basic black gets a heavy dose of sexy, downtown cool with this look from Calvin Klein that combines slouchy, cropped pants on bottom with a form-fitting bustier on top. Add a fab wide belt, sky-high pumps and an oversized clutch for the ultimate date night ensemble.
Trousers for work: Whether you opt for pants that are roomy through the seat and thigh and tapered at the calf or left wide, they look fab paired with a polished pump and Lauren Bacall-cool with a menswear-inspired oxford. Add a sweater, blouse, blazer, turtleneck or other top and you're set for work or play.
Alice + Olivia Eric wide leg pants, $275, shopbop.com; Eileen Fisher silk wide-leg pants, $129, neimanmarcus.com; Marc by Marc Jacobs Spongy wool slouchy pants, $257.60, shopbop.com.
Sweatpants for play: Designers have been pushing the idea of stylish sweatpants for several seasons now, but the new slouchy styles done in fun prints and plush fabrics may finally get us to give the trend a try.
Collette knit harem pant, $69, piperlime.com; Tibi printed tweed jogging pant, $207, tibi.com; Staring At Stars harem pants, $39, urbanoutfitters.com.
For the trend-obsessed: When you aren't afraid to make a statement, take your pants from neutral to a print and from slouchy to full-on harem. Wanna go all the way to MC Hammer-land? We dare you!
Nasty Gal Garden harem pant, $88, nastygal.com; Free People mixed print trousers, $98, freepeople.com; Harlow slouchy crops, $39.95, anthropologie.com.
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After fighting had ended, the Union forces had to take care of the 55 Federals and 148 Confederates who had been killed. The U.S. War Department had issued orders on how Union soldiers should be buried, but officers at Mill Springs and elsewhere had trouble following them. The orders did not provide land for such cemeteries, and the lack of an official system often made identifying the bodies difficult. At Mill Springs, the Union ending up placing its dead in individual graves, but many of the men were apparently mis- or unidentified.
The situation was complicated also because there was no official policy about how to treat dead Confederates. Following what became a common practice on both sides, the Union placed the dead of their opponents into a number of mass graves. These graves were so shallow, however, that within a few days local people later had to reinter them. Zollicoffer's body, however, was returned to the Confederates and buried in Tennessee.
At the end of 1862 Congress established 12 national cemeteries, including one at Mill Springs, for "soldiers who shall die in the service of the country." But the complications of the war meant little happened to fulfill this policy until 1867, when Congress passed comprehensive legislation that led to the development of formal burial sites. That same year William Logan, for whom Logan's Crossroads was named, donated the land for the Mill Springs National Cemetery; its official dedication occurred June 15, 1881. Although only Union soldiers were supposed to be interred there, local residents have said that since men from both sides were buried together just after the battle, some of those moved into the national cemetery were Confederates. Each year on Decoration Day (now known as Memorial Day), flowers were laid by each gravestone as part of ceremonies commemorating the dead.
In the early 1900s, a local 10-year-old girl named Dorotha Burton decided that it was unfair to remember the Union dead and neglect the Confederates. The Confederates had remained in their mass grave near a white oak known locally as the "Zollie Tree" because General Zollicoffer's body had been placed there after he had been killed. With the help of her father, Dorotha cleared the area around the mass grave and decorated the Zollie Tree with an evergreen wreath. In 1904 her custom came to the attention of the United Confederate Veterans Association, who promised to raise funds for a more formal monument to the Southern soldiers. In 1910, on land donated by a Union veteran and his wife, a member of the Logan family, an obelisk and a stone marker for the mass grave was unveiled.
In the 1930s, the area around the grave and the "Zollie Tree" became known as Zollicoffer Park Cemetery. For the next 60 years, there was no governmental support or help in maintaining Zollicoffer Park Cemetery; only through the efforts of Dorotha Burton Hudson, her family, and local volunteers, such as the 4th KY Volunteer Infantry US reenactment group, was this area maintained. In the 1970s the Kentucky Department of Parks took over the cemetery, and in 1992 the Mill Springs Battlefield Association was formed to protect both the battlefield area and the Confederate cemetery. Sadly, a 1995 storm destroyed the Zollie Tree, but on Memorial Day, 1996, a seedling from the old tree was planted in its place.
Questions for Reading 3
1. Why do you think only the Union soldiers received a ceremonial burial ground?
2. How long after the Civil War was it that Dorotha Burton decided to decorate the Zollie tree?
3. Why might it have taken Kentuckians so long to recognize a Confederate hero and his troops?
4. What other developments were occurring in American society and politics around the turn of the 20th century that might have made people in the state more sympathetic towards the Confederacy and the causes it represented?
Reading 3 was compiled from Ron Nicholas, "Mill Springs: 1st Battle for Kentucky," Kentucky Civil War Journal 1, No. 4 (January 1997), 7-16.


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Garen Ewing is an English illustrator, designer and comic artist, born in Redhill in 1969. Ewing began his career in the late 1980s, self-publishing several fanzines and eventually the anthology 'Cosmorama' through King Rat Press. Among his early comics was the SF story 'Realm of the Sorceress', that appeared in the fanzine Panemomium from 1987 to 1991. He made a full length comic version of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', which was published in 1994. He also made a humorous strip called 'Captain Powerchord' for the local entertainment guide 5D in 1993-94.
He has contributed to the Accent UK anthologies, 'Solar Wind', the 'Feed America's Children' charity comic and the weekly kids comic The DFC. He commenced working on his Clear Line adventure comic 'The Rainbow Orchid' starring the character Julius Chancer in 1996. After a couple of self-published episodes through King Rat Press in 2003, the comic was printed in book format by Egmont UK in 2009. Ewing is additionally a researcher and writer on the Second Anglo-Afghan War.


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Sorry about the delay in posting, we just got out of the studio and as many of you know, it has been an action packed couple of weeks!
WOW, what a weekend!! We would like to say Thank You to all the Hot F@#kin Tuna! Fans out there who showed us a tremendous amount of love and support this past weekend at the Beacon Shows. We really appreciate all the terrific comments posted on this and Jorma's site. We just want you to know, that We Love You!
Jorma's Birthday Celebration was special for so many reasons. It was an affirmation of the powerful connection between Jack and Jorma, friends for over fifty years, musical partners for nearly all that time. That connection extends to all the musical friendships and partnerships they have developed over five decades. Without the love and support of those musical friendships, all of this would not be possible.
It was also about the music. Loud, hard and fast! Pure Rock and Roll! It gave us energy and it took us back to our youth. We could have played all night.
Friday Night with special guests Warren Haynes, Larry Campbell and Bill Kirchen
Here are some photos from Saturday Night with special guests Steve Earle, Bob Weir and Michael Falzarano. Pete Sears also joined the band for several songs.
Rock On!
The fans were right. It was great to see Bob Steeler back behind the drum kit. Skoota and Bob hit it off right away. The crowd loved it and so did we. Thank you Bob for joining us and making this event a truly historic moment. It was a pleasure and an honor.
And then there was the birthday boy. Humbled by all the attention and adulation … and grateful to still be here after all these years. Life is Good. And what a good life his has been. Thank you Captain! Here's to many more!
We will keep posting pictures and videos of the Beacon shows so stayed tuned in. We will also keep you up to date on the latest developments of the new record. It's shaping up to be one of the best ever.
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Horse Chestnut
Veterinarian Reviewed on June 20, 2012 by Paulina Nelega, RH
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Horse Chestnut Extract
Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is also known as simply horse chestnut, and as Buckeye and Spanish chestnut. Almost all of the part of the horse chestnut plant is used for medicine such as its chestnut seeds, bark, leaves and flowers, however it is its extract that has been proven to contain the most potent herbal remedy to treat diseases of the cardiovascular system.
The horse chestnut extract is known to contain 16 to 20% aescin or escin which is perfect for treating conditions of the cardiovascular system.
History and Origin
Horse chestnut extract is known to contain natural properties to support healthy blood circulation and to reduce symptoms of various circulatory problems and concerns. It is however important to note that raw or poorly processed horse chestnut seeds, leaves and bark may be poisonous since they also contain esculin.
Ancient Uses
The horse chestnut plant is used by native tribes as an effective treatment for varicose veins, chronic venous insufficiency and many conditions that cause swelling and pain of the lower extremities in humans. This plant is native to the Balkan Peninsula and ancient tribes of this region may have also used this plant to relieve hemorrhoids and nighttime leg cramping.
Modern Uses
During the modern times, horse chestnut extract is used basically for its property to improve the health of the circulatory system. Its active ingredient, 20% escin, is useful in reducing symptoms of venous insufficiency in the lower extremities.
Much of the ancient uses of the horse chestnut extract are the same as its modern uses today. It is also used to treat varicose veins; in fact, medical experts compare the effectiveness of this herbal extract to wearing compression stockings on a regular basis.
Horse chestnut extracts may also relieve leg cramps, ankle swelling, heaviness of the lower extremities and itching caused by a decreased blood flow to and through the lower half of the legs. The extracts are also seen as a promising treatment for hemorrhoids. It can significantly improve blood flow to the anal area reducing the pain, swelling and the inflammation of internal and external hemorrhoids.
People who have tried horse chestnut extracts have reported improved symptoms of hemorrhoids and have better blood circulation on the lower extremities. It is important though to consult your doctor before using extracts of this herbal remedy before use to prevent any adverse drug reactions with your current medications.
Side Effects
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As mentioned earlier, never use unprocessed or raw horse chestnut plant parts since these contain esculin which is very poisonous. Always purchase supplements from reputable sources to ensure high quality and well processed horse chestnut parts before use. Always consult your doctor or qualified herbalist if you would like to use this herb for your illness.
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Aesica Recruits Operations Director in Formulated Products Business Unit
5th February 2013 - Newcastle: Aesica, the global contract manufacturing organisation (CMO), has appointed Jarrett Palmer as Operations Director of its formulated products business unit business. Palmer has accumulated over 15 years' experience in senior leadership positions and has managed facilities for global CMOs including Catalent Pharma Solutions and Piramal Healthcare.
Based at Aesica headquarters in Newcastle (UK), Palmer will report to Chris Gowland , Managing Director of Formulated Products. Operations at the Queenborough facility (UK) and recently acquired sites in Europe - including Monheim and Zwickau (Germany) and Pianezza (Italy) - will be managed by Palmer who will coordinate operational activities around the company's commercial scale manufacturing, packaging and distribution activities. Pivotal to this new role is the continued sustainable growth of Aesica, which includes continuous improvement to drive manufacturing efficiency and managing growing demand for potent manufacturing from the company's UK base.
"We are delighted to have Jarrett Palmer join Aesica as Operations Director. He brings significant experience with a long and established track record of managing sites for global CMOs. Jarrett's role is central to the maintenance of high standards at our FDA approved commercial scale manufacturing sites. He will be critical to the acquisition process and will support senior management in identifying global acquisition targets and transitioning new sites in line with our exacting efficiency and quality standards", commented Chris Gowland Managing Director of Formulated Products at Aesica.
"Aesica is one of the most exciting names in contract manufacturing at the moment", added Palmer on his decision to join the company. "It has big plans for growth which will significantly increase its global footprint and its manufacturing and packaging capacity at commercial scale, which is what the market has a great demand for. The prospect of being at the heart of this dynamic business is what attracted me to Aesica. My goal is to ensure that at every step, we optimise our internal infrastructure so that our customers enjoy responsiveness and efficiency in all interaction with us."
About Aesica:
Aesica supplies contract development and contract manufacturing services for Formulated Products and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients to a host of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies and emerging biotechnology organisations.
The uniqueness of Aesica lies in its flexible and bespoke approach to service delivery, coupled with its ability to develop products from the initial clinical stage through to final commercial supply. It is this all-encompassing offering combined with its dedication to exceptional standards of service that truly sets Aesica apart from its counterparts.
• Aesica is one of the UK's fastest growing companies and over the last five years has more than trebled its turnover.
• The company currently employs approximately 1,300 people.
• In addition to its headquarters in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, Aesica has development and manufacturing sites across Europe including Cramlington, Nottingham and Queenborough in the UK, as well as sites in Monheim and Zwickau in Germany and Pianezza in Italy. It also has sales representation in San Diego and Shanghai.
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Aimee, I did run this post deep down a different road. I appologize for that too. Hopefully the detour is past.
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Model: 2551
ModelYear: 2010
Slide: Yes
IntColor: green
ExtColor: green half
Location: St. Petersburg FL - Red Lodge MT
Re: I think I have a brilliant idea
Reply #16 on:
August 08, 2012, 07:57:43 am »
Count us in also: we live in Montana south of Billings in Summers and in the Tampa Bay area much of the rest of the year.
greg matthews
Greg Matthews
our 3rd PC--Custom 2910
OwnPC: Yes
NewUsed: New
PurchDate: March 2012
Model: 2910
ModelYear: 2013
Slide: Yes
IntColor: cherry
ExtColor: slate gray full body paint
Location: Florida
Re: I think I have a brilliant idea
Reply #17 on:
August 08, 2012, 08:48:10 am »
Count us in as well. As you know, we have had 3 (2350 Sprinter, 2551 and now the 2910). We live on the West Coast of Florida between Sarasota and Ft. Myers and would be willing to show our 2910 to any prospective PC owners.
Judi and George Nicholson
Punta Gorda FL
Re: I think I have a brilliant idea
Reply #18 on:
August 08, 2012, 03:08:58 pm »
OK. I'm excited that so many of you are eager to participate! I think it will be a fun way to meet new people and to add to the PC family!
Quickly about the referral program and then I'd like to move on to the other aspects of the new idea:
Just like with any kind of rebate or loyalty program, there have to be very specific rules. While we love and trust all of you, there is no reason to put temptation before the general public.
Over the years in the referral program they have certainly paid out referrals when customers come in and tell the factory specifically (as the sisters did this week) "we were referred by <First Name> <Last Name>" Ron Dittmer's name is right on their file. Stuart put it there himself. He should receive a check after they take delivery.
What there has been a lot of is some variation of the following: (all names are for example only)
1. We talked to Jim when we ran into him in Nebraska. He told us to come in and say hi!
problem: Who's Jim? Does he live in Nebraska? How do we contact him? Does saying hi mean he showed them the unit?
2. We talked to John and Debra Doe in Oregon and they showed us their unit.
problem: John and Debra Doe aren't in our system (maybe they bought used from somewhere else?) and we don't have contact info for them.
3. After someone has taken delivery of a unit, 3 months later an owner or buyer calls in to tell us they referred the person.
problem: This needs to be done before purchase. At least once this has happened after a owner and new buyer met on the forum and actually had no contact before the purchase.
So to get the referral benefit there have to be rules and guidelines followed. We're not going to ask you to jump through hoops the way you do for a $20 rebate somewhere, but there are simple rules that must all be followed completely going forward. We will just start new with it.
Here are the rules:
1. The buyer needs to tell the factory
*before they make their purchase*
that they were referred by someone.
2. The buyer needs to provide first *and* last name. Forum nickname, first name etc. will not work.
3. If the referrer is not someone we have in our system at the factory, then the buyer needs to provide a phone number, e-mail address or home address of the person
*so that we can reach them*
The $500 gift is meant to thank the current owner for the inconvenience of giving up a couple of hours of their time and letting strangers come in and view their units. Sometimes the buyers have driven out of their way to meet up with people, or they've given up personal time to be available, etc. The buyer should not be offended that the current owner is compensated for very gracious hospitality.
The best way to make sure the factory finds out about your referral and knows how to contact you after delivery has taken place is to send the buyer with one of your business cards. Print Stuart's number on the back of it and tell them "give this to them at the factory and I know they'll take care of you" or "tell them I sent you and I know they'll take care of you" or "tell them if they need their memory refreshed about any of these options I have that you liked that they can call us" etc.
With this new system hopefully you won't mind to ask them to mention your name at all because it's not like you are soliciting random strangers. These are people who are requesting an audience with you and your rig. But if you are uncomfortable, you do not have to participate.
OK so all of that said, I hope that there are no hard feelings. I promise you that nobody has intentionally been trying to cheat or slight anyone. It's just that the system has to be straightforward. We cannot put into place a system that sends all of us into a tailspin trying to figure out who there may be out there and where they live, etc. so we can send them a check. And little Amanda is the biggest cheerleader for the referral program. She loves when it happens! I've had a lot of discussion with the factory today about the referral program and they are willing to suspend it if confusion about it is going to offer hurt feelings. They are also willing to start new with it and make sure people understand the rules. There are a lot of PC owners out there these days and a lot more of them are buying used from outside of the factory and we honestly don't know if "Bob showed us his unit" means any number of Roberts we have in our system or someone else entirely.
First name and last name and honestly a contact method would be the very easiest way.
Also, just for transparency I will tell you that when I presented the idea to Stuart, I offered three reward options--$0, $50, or $100 and asked him to just pick one. I figured the owners weren't having to drum up people, we were connecting them, and so it would be easier for them. Stuart insisted (in two different e-mails because I presented it to him a second time thinking he didn't understand me) that owners would be given $500 if the person goes on to buy a unit, because he appreciates the inconvenience an owner is willing to go through to open up their home on wheels to strangers.
OwnPC: Yes
NewUsed: New
PurchDate: April 2010
Model: 2551
ModelYear: 2010
Slide: Yes
IntColor: Classic Umber
ExtColor: Classic Umber
Location: N. California
Re: I think I have a brilliant idea
Reply #19 on:
August 08, 2012, 04:29:02 pm »
Well done Aimee, you have made it perfectly clear and thanks to Stuart and Amanda for supporting the referral program
Now on to the other aspects of your idea, I am looking forward to posting my location while on the road (or home) and meeting up with prospective buyers and other PC owners. I would love to show off my PC to buyers and to share mods with other PC owners.
Bob A.
Re: I think I have a brilliant idea
Reply #20 on:
August 08, 2012, 04:45:22 pm »
Thanks! I think the ability to choose a day or two/city or two of a trip (or more) and show off your unit/meet up with other campers will be nice!
Plus it will be a nice easy way to see who's traveling and is willing to have some company near you! :-)
OwnPC: No
NewUsed: Used
PurchDate: Used to own a 2700
Model: 2700
ModelYear: 2007
Slide: Yes
Re: I think I have a brilliant idea
Reply #21 on:
August 08, 2012, 06:23:33 pm »
Well shucks, I showed my PC to two potential customers, both made offers and one took it home with him and the toad too. Sorry about the referral.
OwnPC: Yes
NewUsed: New
PurchDate: February 2011
Model: 2400 Ford
ModelYear: 2011
Slide: Yes
IntColor: umber
ExtColor: umber
Location: Kansas & Texas
Re: I think I have a brilliant idea
Reply #22 on:
August 18, 2012, 11:35:21 am »
Great idea! The best thing for us was that PC gave us the name of an owner in our part of the country. We got in touch...and it turned out that we were traveling on the Kansas Turnpike at the same time they were traveling north. We met in an Interstate 35 island and they kindly gave us a tour - everything including cabinets, cupboards. It was GREAT. We would like to be a part of such a sharing.
Bob Mahon
OwnPC: Yes
NewUsed: New
PurchDate: 6/2011
Model: 2552
ModelYear: 2011
Slide: Yes
IntColor: Tan/Gray/Cherry
ExtColor: Lower Slate Gray
Location: PA
Re: I think I have a brilliant idea
Reply #23 on:
August 18, 2012, 09:35:56 pm »
Well, shucks, noone's gettin' mine.
After being in this game for over 30 years and having all types of motorhomes, none of the 3 PCz have given me/us any problems (other than that damn fridge door breaking clean off the bottom hinge, which Carol took care of immediately).
I figure I'll be at this for another 3 years or so and we'll enjoy all that goes with it.
Can you tell I'm impressed with PC products and after sale service?
Carry on, regardless..................
"In God we trust" to save our country and bring our troops safely home.
OwnPC: Yes
NewUsed: New
PurchDate: Nov. 2009
ModelYear: 2010
Slide: Yes
IntColor: dk. camel leather
ExtColor: rust full body
Location: the south
Re: I think I have a brilliant idea
Reply #24 on:
August 20, 2012, 11:51:44 am »
Two years ago I did receive the $500 bonus/reward for showing my PC to an interested person who ended up buying one.
Our unit is available for viewing in Alameda, CA
OwnPC: Yes
NewUsed: Used
PurchDate: 2011 Nov
Model: 2350 Ford
ModelYear: 2007
Slide: Yes
IntColor: maple
ExtColor: white above blue
Location: SF East Bay Area (CA)
Re: I think I have a brilliant idea
Reply #25 on:
August 30, 2012, 12:53:38 pm »
Hi Folks,
Diane and I would be happy to show our rig to prospective buyers. We're in the San Francisco area, near Oakland. We have a 2007 2350S with many changes suggested by this forum.
Bill Cox and Diane Puntenney
CHEERS 2008 2551 (Yooper Kermit)
OwnPC: Yes
NewUsed: New
PurchDate: April 2012
Model: 2551
ModelYear: 2012
Slide: Yes
IntColor: green
ExtColor: green
Location: U.P. Michigan
Re: I think I have a brilliant idea
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August 31, 2012, 12:54:30 pm »
Dealers are scarce in this part of the country, so anyone in the UP
or northern Wisc. that would like to see the greatest Rv B+ built,
give us a call.
Frank & Dee
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