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Tesla VS. The Natick auto dealers
Tesla VS. The Natick auto dealers
I thought that the court decided that the dealers had no case there and that it's all over.
It's being appealed.
Here's one contact to the Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Association: Diane Russo at firstname.lastname@example.com
Here's their website: http://www.msada
Here is the story regarding the appeal:http://m.metrowestdailynews.com/wkdMetroWest/pm_32191/contentdetail.htm?...
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IMHO they will continue to appeal this and draw it out as long as possible to cost Tesla money in the hopes that Tesla will give in and just let the dealers sell the car. I'm sure the states will take turns so it lasts for years.
Maybe Tesla should take one of those battery kids cars that I've seen in to court and ask why the dealer association has been suing for the rights to sell the car.
"dealer association has NOT been suing for the rights to sell the car. "
Looks like someone is worried that the party is about to be over! 100 years of protection from the Commonwealth of MA is a lot to lose. Change is a great thing! If these people were in charge of telecomm, we'd still be making phone calls from payphones.
Just to play the devil's advocate, what would be the down side of selling Tesla at a dealership, as long as we all get the same pricing?
My experience at most dealerships I've visited is that sales staff is not knowledgeable about the cars they sell. They could not do the Model S merit.
They can't force the same pricing if they sell via independent dealers. The dealers will be free to set whatever price they want and charge huge markups.
jchangyy, how would the dealer make any money if they sell the cars for the same price Tesla sells them to the dealership?
Why should Tesla take a loss selling cars to the dealership?
I don't like the dealer model either - in fact I hate going to an auto dealer and having to put up with their nonsense comments and "smart" snipes.
Having said that, it sure would make life easier for Tesla. They would only have to deal and communicate with a limited number of dealerships and not thousands of excited and impatient customers like me:-)
The problem isn't selling at dealerships. I don't think Tesla cares one way or another if their cars got sold at dealerships. The problem is that they ALSO want to sell in shopping malls. There are no dealers in the interior of a shopping mall. Their thinking, and I think it is correct, is that the Tesla is very unique and very few people know about it. So they want to get in front of consumers, and their stores are an integral part of their marketing plan. As they say, by the time you end up at a dealer, you've already done research and whittled down the choices. But most people don't know about Tesla, so they get left our of the equation.
Tesla may end up with an independent dealer network eventually, but if they do, laws like the ones in MA will actually be an impediment to setting them up.
Here is Elon Musk's take on the issue:
The course is set. For better or worse (and I believe better), Tesla is pregnant with the no dealer model. I think Musk is right, makes perfectly valid points and has set a path that can not be undone.
If you do not want the competition to kill you, remove as many weapons from their arsenal as possible. Build everything you can and buy only from vendors that have little or no large OEM business. Sell yourself and stay way clear of any existing dealers as, by definition, they are beholden to one of your competitors. Musk must be a student of history as he has set a path that is trying not to remake old mistakes.
Tesla simply wants to be in control of their product, with all he benefits and downsides this brings. And they should be left alone to do as they please with their product and their business model. The whole concept from the beginning was to have stores in malls, where people can get informed, and each car is built to order. The dealers want to sell the car, but they know that if tesla gives one dealer a franchise, tesla will IMMEDIATELY lose the right to sell alone. Why do they want to sell it? Markups and service fees.
Dealers are running scared because the only people who like the current system are the ones making money off of it. Customers universally hate the dealer system and the slimy sales people.
Tesla is not cheap, but it is fair. Unlike the typical car dealer, Tesla sales people don't make you feel like the sales person is specifically out to screw you over. There is no second guessing whether the guy before and after got a better deal than you.
Yeah, got to know an ex-dealer current car salesman a few years ago. Took real delight in describing how he could/did shaft anyone who failed to "respect" his judgment and advice. And make no mistake; those guys are HUNGRY for the next sale. Especially if they've had a dry spell.
I suspect there's a very high % of low- medium-functioning psychopaths in the "profession".
OT PS: interestingly, a recent study put Surgeons in the top 10 favorite psychopath occupations, and Doctors in the bottom 10. Access to scalpels makes the diff, I bet.


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Dash head coach Randy Waldrum has reminded his players that last impressions count as the team prepares to wrap up its debut NWSL season with a pair of road trips starting with Sunday's game against the Boston Breakers (5:30 p.m. CT).
Houston are not in playoff contention but they can guarantee eighth place in the standings by avoiding defeat in New England before traveling down the East Coast to face New Jersey-based postseason hopefuls Sky Blue FC on Wednesday (6 p.m. CT).
For Waldrum, the concluding fixtures of the year are not simply about playing for pride. They are also a chance for his players to show they belong on next season's roster as he prepares to overhaul the team. "We're still building, players are still fighting for jobs, we have to maintain our professionalism and go at it," he told HoustonDashSoccer.com.
"You don't have anything to play for in terms of playoffs but you do have your jobs to play for because we're clearly going to be making changes and upgrading the team for next year. You're still a pro, you're still making impressions on the coaching staff and as a head coach I'm wanting to make sure Chris [Canetti, team president] and Brian [Ching, managing director] still believe in me and the job I'm doing. We've got to finish it out as a pro."
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Waldrum likes the idea of his charges playing competitive soccer elsewhere during the long NWSL offseason. "I think it's really important. The season is too short not to be doing something in the offseason, so the players either have to really make sure they're following a regimented training program, for those that are going back to college or staying and not going somewhere to play. We'll have a training program for them, they'll be following a protocol and checking in so we know that part's going well," he said.
"It's such a young team they need the experience and need to keep playing. There's a lot of value in us getting players loaned out, as many as we can."
At 31, goalkeeper Erin McLeod is one of the team's veterans. Despite all she has achieved in the sport, the Canadian international said that this year has been a learning experience, as a new franchise was born, the roster came together in a hurry and evolved quickly and she developed her captaincy skills.
That included being more vocal about expressing her opinions and feelings, as well as gaining a deeper awareness of the technical and tactical details needed to succeed in the NWSL, both individually and as a team. The sort of small details that have made a big difference this year for the Dash, who have been more competitive than a cursory glance at the standings might suggest.
"From an emotional standpoint I've learned a lot this year and of course, I've commented on getting scored on a lot, which isn't always the best thing—but at the same time I'm learning a lot about defensive positioning, my positioning and the amount I've learned from watching my games, revisiting a lot of situations. I've grown a lot and I'm grateful for all those things, especially leading into the World Cup next season," she told HoustonDashSoccer.com.
"One thing I'm always proud of with this team is the fight. They're still a very young team and basically to the 92nd or 93rd minute of every game this team has never given up.. Being an expansion team it's definitely a culture-building year for us, the kind of people that we want here, the kind of personalities, the kind of character, the kind of drive and fight and connection between players I think is something that's very evident."
Waldrum is proud that the team did not compromise its principles even during tough stretches, maintaining its commitment to playing a flowing, attack-minded, passing style. He believes that approach will pay off in the long term.
"The one thing I know that we laid is a good foundation, a team that's got great chemistry, a team that's got a lot of fight, and that are trying to play aggressively. We've tried to attack teams. We got set back and it would have been quite easy earlier in the year when we lost five or six in a row and only had the one win, to reshape what I'm thinking and just say 'you know what, let's change our tactics and let's sit in in midfield and bunker in games and play for points and ties and hope you get a counter-attack here and there'," he said.
"I just think it goes against my philosophy and the players too and we all bought into: win or lose, let's lay our seeds this year so we're better for it next year … If I knew the season was going to turn out the same way I still would have come in with the same approach, I think it;s the right way to do it. Fans have been patient with us, ownership has been patient with us. Certainly we've got to make strides next year, there's no question that we've got to be better and we've got to be in the playoff picture next year and I think this is the kind of experience to get us there."
Tom Dart is a contributing writer to HoustonDynamo.com and HoustonDashSoccer.com. Former editor and reporter for The Times of London and reporter for SI.com, Dart currently freelances for The Guardian.

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A 19-year-old naturalized American citizen is accused of committing a crime of violence in the United States, and a gaggle of elected officials are urging for him to be treated as an enemy combatant and placed in the hands of the military. Not just the usual right-wing suspects but Rep. Peter King, Sen. Lindsey Graham and Sen. John McCain are leading the chorus.
Thankfully, President Barack Obama did not listen, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged in his hospital bed today by federal officials with using a weapon of mass destruction and malicious destruction of property. Civilian courts are more than capable of handling this case, and the rush to judgment by Messrs. King, Graham and McCain says much about the willingness of some to jettison the Constitution when it's convenient.
No definite connection between the bombing and al-Qaida has been documented. Indeed, it's not clear that Mr. Tsarnaev, who remains in serious but stable condition, has a link to any organized group, terrorist or otherwise.
The only details these elected officials know for certain is that the suspect is Muslim and that his older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was killed Friday in a shootout with police, visited the Russian province of Dagestan last year. That rightly raises suspicions that the CIA, FBI and military are no doubt exploring in their interrogation of the teen-ager.
Are we really so distrustful of our own legal system that we think it's incapable of dealing with someone who police believe helped set off the bombs at the Boston Marathon? When we already have numerous video recordings of the Tsarnaev brothers in the act? And witnesses to their other criminal behavior?
If our police, prosecutors and courts can't mete out justice in a bombing case, how can we trust the legal systems for any murder or similar crime? Are the victims of those crimes less important? If it's about the perpetrators' political motivations, then what about Oklahoma City or the Unabomber or the various Ku Klux Klan attacks of years past?
Meanwhile, others in Washington are talking about holding up immigration reform because, after all, the Tsarnaevs were immigrants — ethnic Chechens who came to this country as kids in 2002 seeking political asylum from Kyrgyzstan. Apparently, the fact they weren't born here may be seized on by some conservatives as an excuse to keep the measure off the Senate floor.
Of course, one can make just the opposite argument, as Senator Graham (clearly never shy about leaping to conclusions) has done. He says the incident is a reason to act quicker in order to bring 11 million people living here illegally out of the shadows. At least that's logical, but again, why does the criminal behavior of two Massachusetts men with a load of black powder and nails decide the fate of U.S. policy of any sort?
Just as it seemed the media deserved a nod for their collective restraint in the reporting of last week's Boston bombings, the investigation and the manhunt — a New York City tabloid and certain provinces of cable news excepted — the politicians are filling the void of irresponsibility. Is it really too much to ask for them to at least find out the truth behind the attacks before allowing the Tsarnaevs' actions to redefine life in the United States?
The proper response to terrorism is never to panic. It is to react appropriately to the act, to deter similar behavior in the future and to bring those responsible to justice as swiftly as possible. Surely, we've learned this lesson enough by now. And Americans should be delighted with the timely actions of law enforcement in the Boston case — as well as President Obama's clear-eyed endorsement of the rule of law.
But what happens when a couple of psychopaths with a few hundred dollars in supplies from a hardware store elicit some over-the-top response from Congress or others with a voice in national affairs? Sadly, it may very well send a message that more than 11 years post-9/11, the United States is vulnerable to attack — and not just the kind plotted by sophisticated international terrorist groups but perhaps from aggrieved people who just crave attention.
We won't speculate on the exact motivations behind the bombings or whether there's a substantial overseas connection. We can wait to hear the evidence. Surely, elected officials can do the same. To act otherwise is not only to invite future acts of terrorism but to erode public faith in our founding principles and most specifically in a criminal justice system that has served this nation well. Civilian prosecutors and courts have brought innumerable murderers of every race, creed and religious faith to justice under the protections of a time-tested Constitution we should not be nearly so anxious to circumvent.


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Last weekend was one of those times that reminds me why living in North Carolina is one of the smartest decisions I've ever made. Salt & Smoke is a community pig and oyster roast. I heard about it from the folks at Acme, who put on the event with Core Sound Seafood and Rock Quarry Farm, which hosted the afternoon's revelries. The rest of the details read like a who's who of the Chapel Hill/Carrboro local food scene.
After checking in I headed to the bar, which featured Steel String Brewery on tap and wine curated by De Maison Selections. I decided a spanish red was best for wandering and headed over to the oyster pit.
Tending the fire under a bed of roasting oysters
I didn't garner an appreciation for oysters until college, so when I get to eat them, I feel compelled to make up for lost time. Shooting Point Oyster Company hauled 3000 oysters from their farm on Virginia's remote eastern shore and were roasting the first batch when I arrived. A grill the size of a twin bed sat beside the barn, covered with a pile of steaming oysters underneath a burlap sack. Company men stoked the fire and shoveled cooked oysters into basins for waiting shuckers.
Checking the oysters (note shovel)
My oyster experience up to this point has been a fairly privileged one - I've never had to shuck them myself. In anticipation of an afternoon of shucking, I stopped by Kitchenworks and picked up a Carolina Oyster Knife. We've carried these knives for years and customers ask for them by name, but I've never had an opportunity to try them out until today.
After throwing back at least a dozen (pre-shucked) raw oysters, and switching to a Big Mon IPA, I sidled up to the shucking tables and dug in. My first impression was congratulatory: a number of other shuckers were clutching Carolina Oyster Knives, and there were more scattered across the table. I patted myself on the back for at least dressing the part. Now came the moment of truth - admitting to the woman next to me that I had no idea what I was doing.
She waved off my trepidation and handed me an oyster. "You gotta find one that's smiling," she said, "Or smirking!" added her friend. "Find a seam, slide the blade along until you get inside the shell and twist to open." Seemed easy enough.
I soon learned how much of this technique is dependent upon picking the right oyster. After a few minutes digging into tight-lipped shells and cursing myself for coming without a glove or washcloth (those things were hot and sharp!) I learned to spot the smilers and fell into a nice rhythm.
The first thing I noticed about the oysters was that the shells were fairly thin. They chipped easily and felt light in my hand. I thought this could just be what happened when you roast oysters, but upon investigation, learned that this is one of the things that makes Shooting Point oysters special - the farmers 'tumble' them regularly to cull for shape and quality, which makes them more delicate and, ultimately, tastier.
I went to this event by myself because I couldn't convince anyone that an afternoon slurping oysters was one well-spent. 'They taste like boogers' was a common response among those surveyed and, really, who could blame them. Most oysters, even after they've been cooked, retain a kind of gelatinous structure that is hardly appetizing. I've eaten oysters from all over the world and, barring some differences in size and taste (mostly variations in sweetness and freshness), the texture is generally consistent.
Shooting Point Oysters are a whole other bivalve. I scolded myself between mouthfuls for not knowing about these sooner! Instead of a Dali-esque puddle, the oyster meat sat plump and bright inside the shell - even the raw ones - as if it had been waiting these past two years for just this moment. The meat was tender and perfectly cooked - a texture at the elusive sweet spot between jello and rubber, much like an expertly poached egg, that evokes the satisfaction of scallops or young octopus. These oysters are meant to be chewed, not just swallowed, which gives you ample time to find the pure sweetness underneath an expertly balanced layer of, what else, salt and smoke.
I lost track of time: transfixed by the seductive smoke and the regular cadence of tossed oyster shells. When I finally came up for air, I had finished most of my Big Mon, and it was time to switch proteins.
During my initial survey of the grounds I snuck a pre-chopped chunk of pork from under the dedicated gaze of Wyatt Dickson, the master behind The Pig Whistle, a whole-hog pork BBQ outfit dedicated to everything local and delicious.
Wyatt pulling and talking pork with eager guests
I've eaten a lot of BBQ since I've moved here and, I must say, not all pork is created equal. There are only two local BBQ outfits I take yankees to when they visit (the barometer for my devotion) and, after Salt & Smoke, I am actively trying to determine how to gather enough people to justify bringing The Pig Whistle to my backyard.
Wyatt encourages folks to come up and check out the meat, nab choice cuts, and talk pork with him. I lingered long enough to dip in for a check morsel. The meat was juicy, tender, and flavorful in a way that melts into your tongue - evidence of Wyatt's expertise at picking local, pasture-raised hogs, and smoking them to perfection.
After rinsing the salt off my fingers, I ambled up to the barn for a plate of pork, collards, cornbread, sweet potatoes and beans. I knew Acme was in charge of the sides, but a pig picking generally means the pork is the star of the show, so I had low expectations. The pork was chopped and bathed in sauce, which added a nice tang to balance the fat in the pork, but wasn't too briney that it overpowered the smokiness. The cornbread was peppery and moist. The collards were (of course) salty and smokey, but fresh and not at all oily. The beans were cooked but not mushy, sweet but not syrupy. The sweet potatoes were not-so-subtly packed with aromatics - like a holiday ale - that had everyone swooning. Lesson learned: never underestimate Acme.
After a few more rounds of oysters and beer, I finished the night beside the bonfire, contentedly breathing in the lingering smoke and watching the younger guests make castanets out of empty shells. It took a good 24 hours for the smoke smell to dissipate from my fingers, and I my palm is still healing from a few errant knife pokes, but I'm keeping my Carolina Oyster Knife, and I'm ready for next year.
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Since judicial proceedings of the criminal acts committed during the insurgency will not be stopped/halted by courts and these acts can not also be condoned by Truth and Reconciliation Commission ('TRC'), the prestige of peace process will be saved by the uninterrupted investigation of Dailekh incident.
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When the cadres of Maoist party accused in the killing of Dekendra Thapa – Dailekh based Journalist – confessed before investigating authorities that the killing of the journalist was as per the decision taken by the District Committee of the Maoist Party, Prime minister of Nepal, Baburam Bhattarai was badly hurt (worried).
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Scott Merkin writes at whitesox.com:
Chris Sale will be part of Thursday's work group including starters Mark Buehrle, Edwin Jackson, John Danks and Gavin Floyd. A decision will be made over the next six weeks whether Sale will end up in the rotation as a temporary Peavy replacement, if needed, or work out of the bullpen.
Cooper didn't want 'Sale to be Peavy 's temporary replacement' to even be an option.


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We're really digging this 30-second short by Lukas Vojir. The Czech designer wrote, directed, designed, modelled and animated his interstitial in the style of a retrofuturistic newsreel, and everything about it — from the color palette to the ebullient voiceover — is just spot on. The 3D modeling techniques add a nice, unobtrusive contemporary touch. The geodesic Martian landscape, the uplit terraforming infrastructure, and rapidly assembling prefab apartment buildings blend perfectly with the short's aesthetic. Really great stuff.
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17 January, 2014
Achtung! Where did the time go baby?!August the 12th, 1993. I was 13 years old and I remember in the weeks leading up to the gig, not quite believing that I would soon be seeing the band that made Achtung Baby, live. My dad took the day off work to come with me and I made him leave extra early so that we wouldn't be stranded at the back of the stadium. The size of the show blew me away, with screens and trabants flashing everywhere. But at the heart of it was soulful, powerful music, plus me and my dad. An amazing night and a special memory - thank you U2.
17 June, 2010
My first live concert, what a way to staWembley stadium. My first concert, my favourite band. I remember the size of wembley and the stage. I remember crazy lights, words, music, U2, the confession box with black/white zebra pattern, U2 condoms - does anyone remember these? No band can ever match a U2 live concert and no band has ever come close. And going home, I remember being in a field trying to get out of wembley. We were all stuck for hours, everyone was playing U2 & singing - it was one big U2 after show party.. U2, one request. Do Zooropa again :)


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Madonna, Sean, and Elvis
I always wished Madonna's birthday was not on August 16. Because August 16 is when Elvis died. It seemed like bad luck to me. I've mentioned my Elvis obsession when I was younger, right? One of the details that always upset me was how heavy his coffin was. Oh Elvis.
Anyway, today is Madonna's 52nd. She celebrated early in London with Lola and Jesus and a crucifix clutch and a very, very smooth face, as smooth as her daughter's, under much more makeup, and a matching set of a veiny hands. Normally she covers these veiny hands. No gloves on this night.
Meanwhile, Sean Penn also celebrated early – his 50th is tomorrow and he's in Dublin for a movie and he hooked up with Bono, leaving after 2 hours, while Bono stayed on an extra 4 hours before leaving at night and looking like he very much enjoyed himself. The photo of him leaning against the lamppost is making my life.
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As the founder and owner of Moda Fabrics, Mr. Dunn has chosen the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as the recipient of the proceeds from his 21st quilt in the Collection for a Cause series. Their mission states: People affected by MS can live their best lives as we stop MS in its tracks, restore what has been lost and end MS forever.
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Henrik Gollee, University of Glasgow, UK
The MATLAB product family enables real-time data acquisition and processing, but also gives the user flexibility in implementing their own extensions and interfaces to custom hardware. In this presentation, we show how we use the MathWorks tool chain to support our research in biomedical engineering, from data acquisition to real-time closed-loop control solutions, with examples on how different real-time requirements can be addressed and how the MATLAB APIs can be used to interface with external custom devices.
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Odenton house fire kills woman; boy escapes through window
Cause of fire under investigation, firefighters say
A woman was killed when a fire ripped through a home in Anne Arundel County on Wednesday.
Firefighters were called to the blaze in the 1300 block of Tenbrook Road in Odenton at about 5:30 p.m., where crews were met with flames coming from one unit of a duplex.
Firefighters said a woman was found unconscious inside the home. They said a 15-year-old boy jumped from a second-floor window before fire crews arrived, but he was not hurt.
Firefighters said the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
It took about 30 minutes before firefighters brought the blaze under control, fire officials said. The cause is still under investigation.
The Red Cross is assisting those affected by the fire.
Police have not yet released the names of the victims.
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