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Gps tracking background iphone code jobs
The idea is to build a small device which just sends GPS location to whattsapp once or twice a day. Idea is to make the device as small as possible with minimum power. It should have smallest size GPS module, smallest sim slot and battery the is utilized to the minimum.
Modify project " Teltonika GPS Server Node.js " to save data on Cloud Firestore instead of MySQL [login to view URL] Only make your proposal if you have carefully reviewed the project. Do not waste our time
I need a new freelancer / Android Developer from Pakistan at LOW budget I need a serious and hard working person I need with good knowledge of GPS Location setting
I need some help with selling something.
I need sample page that shows a GPS map using "mapquestapi", page must have a button that read current GPS position of user. I need that code is entire in codebehind page and write in c#.
Java or similar script that receive Teltonika GPS protocol data and upload to Firebase Cloud DB If possible, work like daemon on Firebase Cloud too suggestions accepted ;) That is all... Something that can be useful: [login to view URL] [login to view URL] [login to view URL]
I like to have a system which works as a GPS tracker and also displays and does announcement of upcoming station.
I need TCP/IP port listener, which collect the data from GPS tracking devices and store it in MySQL database. It must accept multiple connections at the same time. [login to view URL] sever (communication) software will listen on TCP/IP ports, collect the data from tracking devices and store it on the MY SQL database. It must accept multiple connections at the same
..."start": "08:30", "stop": "18:30", "distance": "10", "interval": "5", "key": "03630B562DF15C64C77A8E12CB1C216A" } using the above data, service will send its GPS position, key value, imei and phone number to a webserver via http post to [login to view URL] if distance is a...
...stoppages ( GPS Location ), time of stoppage,distance form the previous point and approximate time required User Interface: to select the route on which Bus will go. The same will be shown on display board. It need to connect to display board on wifi and connect to central server on GPRS Background activity: The device need to collect GPS data every
To finish development of a basic GPS tracking app (13 main screens), part of the code is written. Log in with social networks, invite friends from social networks, connect device, create geo zones with notifications, track activity. Will provide app user flow upon request. Integration with Mapbox preferrable. API is ready & tested
Build a GPS tracker using raspberry pi and an iridium module using python. Transmit compressed message to API. Update message frequency remotely.
Need a webpage which spy gps coordinates of visitor and upload it to firebase.
...my customers complete purchase on a third party website. I need assistance with codes/tags etc to be placed on my SQUARESPACE site and on the third party site to enable tracking in google analytics of conversions. Customer visits my sites, Clicks purchase and gets taken to third party site, After checkout returns to checkout page on my site.
I want a simple app for Galaxy Watch/Gear S3 with a button on it; when I press the button I want it to take my GPS location and send it to a webpage.
we want to wipe a phone and turn it into a gps tracking device if any one can help please message
>urgent< need a simple webpage which tracks gps coordinates and saves it to database.
>> Need it urgent << get gps coordinates of website visitor and save it to .txt database
>>. URGENT << need within an hour. Need to website which tracks gps coordinates and saves to .txt if visitor refuse to grant gps permission then site redirects to [login to view URL] if user grants permission then it should redirects to [login to view URL]
>>>URGENT NEED IT AN HOUR<<< User visits webpage gps location saved in database if user denies the gps permission then it should redirect to [login to view URL] if user grants then [login to view URL]
I am looking for a freelancer who can prepare marketing material for our products and services. Marketing material like Power Point Presentation, Brochure...Power Point Presentation, Brochures, promotional email templates, promotional content etc for our product. This work is gonna be a long term / permanent project. We provide GPS tracking services.
I need you to develop our android app to show location of the GPS device. You can directly connect to GPS device or you can connect to our API to get lattitude and longitude and show the location.
A small GPS tracker is required with custom views. More details about the project will be shared. Thanks
Need a system where a employee can register and store their fingerprint. A bus is allocated to pick the employee from their home to factory. Every bus has security guard. When the employee is picked, the security guard takes fingerprint of user and the system sends the location of user to admin and tells the admin that the employee has boarded bus. Once dropped at factory, the employee again punch...
I have android ...real issue get geo fence style location to operate properly as stated above on proper location change. Payment upon completion due to freelancers overstating expertise source code delivered after payment. Other work available if completed for IOS and Android. I have freelancer employer for five years- I always pay for completed work!
GPS devices will attached to server through web panel. Android and ios application were used to track the devices. Hence we need web panel, IOS app and Android application. Application will show live location, playback, speed, some reports, etc (like other applications have) I can also show u the application, which is running with us. you can also
I need an adroid app who save the long and lat locally, and once the phone reach Internet access (Wifi) or Data Service, send the information to a remote server. I will consider only freelancer with preavius expertise and once who are willing to show some kind of demo
I'm looking for an app to track persons with an interval time and works in background. Also with some features how login form, send an SOS (panic button), do check-in and check-out, send pictures, send actual position and send signatures. Sending all this things to our own servers. This app need to have 3 differents roles, to access and to use the
Electronic engineer needed to design PCB and get BOM, you should have proficiency in the GPS modules
We are Installing and selling GPS Devices. We need a software to maintain customer data with thier user and sim card expiry [login to view URL] date and account related like invoices etc.
I need an android app to be developed for school (basically customisable for other schools as well) which includes following features. 1. School bus tracking 2. Student report 3. School updates 4. Time table 5. Fee details 6. Teacher info 7. Other features If anybody is ready to do this app along with backend Rest API built with Java then please contact
Given GPS location of land give best placement of home plans for construction using autocad. Have 3d simulation of development.
We need a very simple apk to receive information from our GPS device to an android phone with 4.4.2 and above android version. Details in the word attached.
Need a GPS Platform for monitoring fleet of GPS devices. Not auto. Products. Asset management with inventory features. Device we have is compatible with many platforms but we don't like the designs. Need our own design with inventory management features and gps mapping features. Groups, sub-groups, sort by, and search by features.
I need a new website and mobile app. I need you to design and build a website with the theme of traffic related and smart city apps related.
as above .
...time ago. I configured my device and is working properly sending data to my server, but seems tracker is not receiving. I'm attaching TCP protocol of tracker and tracker source code too. Teorically this tracker must to store data on a mysql database. I have another tracker for other devices and works well. I attach if can help you trackerSocket2.zip.
We need someone who knows how to work with an GPS Tracking Device, and could build an Website with Google Maps and Tracking etc.. Add more users etc..
...tme ago. I configured my device and is working properly sending data to my server, but seems tracker is not receiving. I'm attaching TCP protocol of tracker and tracker source code too. Teorically this tracker must to store data on a mysql database. I have another tracker for other devices and works well. I attach if can help you trackerSocket2.zip.
...tme ago. I configured my device and is working properly sending data to my server, but seems tracker is not receiving. I'm attaching TCP protocol of tracker and tracker source code too. Teorically this tracker must to store data on a mysql database. I have another tracker for other devices and works well. I attach if can help you trackerSocket2.zip.
we have to built a GPS tracked solar using any programming language with arduino
We have a Concox GPS(GT300C) device which we need to parse and fetch the data. Looking for someone who has already worked on any of the Concox devices.
We need to develop a GPS tracking device (GPSLBS4G), If you have experience with these products,please contact us.
The aim of the project is to track buses. The location of the buses will be tracked by the GPS on the android phones of the drivers. (Say 10 buses, 10 drivers, thus 10 GPS locations). All these 10 GPS locations will be visible on the google map. Once a user clicks on any of these buses floating on the map, a pop up will show, the current location
the code should be web based the languages a re php and python
...a 2d animation in order to promote the benefits of a transportation telematics company. Their main idea of the scenario is: The animation starts with a family which use tracking solution via smartphones. Mom and child of the family is on its way to school while dad can track them via a pc from his office. In this case is important to show both the
I need a New Freelancer/ Android Developer for some projects I need simple design and simple coding I need at LOW budget for LONG term
I need an Android developer/ Ne Freelancer at Junior level for some projects related to GPS location, Call Recorder, Sound mixer I need these one at LOW budget I need new freelancer who has enough time to work simple programming skills and simple design of junior level
I need an Android app. I would like it designed and built.
A simple Identity Card GPS Tracking Software along with the hardware( i.e Identity Card).


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MIAMI, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- A film showing in some South Florida theaters is revealing many of the problems gay people say they experience when they enter nursing homes.
"Gen Silent," a one-hour documentary by California director Stu Maddox, allows elderly gay nursing home residents, and their caregivers, to tell their stories of mistreatment and lack of acceptance, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
In a scene in the film, a social worker describes seeing a nursing aide pray with a resident to be forgiven of being gay.
In another scene, the younger half of a gay couple described what it was like to put his partner in a nursing home for the first time: "They weren't prepared to deal with us as a couple. You could pick up the vibrations, especially from the aides."
A nationwide survey of a mix of 769 gay seniors, family members and care providers conducted in 2010 found that 43 percent of those asked reported 853 cases of mistreatment.
A report that included the survey said that more than 75 percent of LGBT respondents said gay seniors would hide the sexual orientation if they found themselves in a nursing facility.

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Happy Early St. Patty's Day!!!
March 13th, 2008
I keep starting to write this post but I can't seem to figure out what to say…Should I relate my comical trek to the liquor store during my lunch hour? Complain that these are the most expensive cupcakes I've ever made? Admit, albeit embarrassingly, that I have fallen for the cupcake trend? Tell some of my St. Patrick's Day stories, much to my parents' displeasure? Or maybe I should let the cupcakes speak for themselves…
When I saw Charcuterista's post on Guinness Cakelettes, I thought that they would be perfect to turn into car bomb cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day. For a Car Bomb, you layer a shot with Irish Cream and Irish Whiskey, drop it into a pint of Guinness and chug it. You have to do it quickly or the cream will curdle. Along with green beer, Car Bombs are a common drink in many bars across the US on St. Patty's Day. Often it is turned into a contest, as everyone competes to be the first one to finish chugging. Although it sounds very intense (and a bit stupid), the three flavors mix very well together (not that I've ever tried it or anything). So, I made these cupcakes, as a fun take on this American St. Patty's Day tradition. I would take the cupcakes over the drink any day. They were delicious! My roommates liked my creations so much that I think they may have forgiven me for getting chocolate everywhere!
I am entering these into Emiline's St. Paddy's Day Pub Crawl Event in which your dish must use booze in some way. I also wanted to dedicate these in honor of my friend, Ridgie, who would love them.
St. Patty's Day Car Bomb Cupcakes
Guinness Cupcakes
(adapted from Dave Lieberman's recipe)
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
2 cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch fine salt
1 bottle Guinness (minus a few sips!)
1 stick butter, melted
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 large eggs
3/4 cup sour cream
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cocoa, sugar, flour, baking soda, and salt.
3. In another medium mixing bowl, combine the stout, melted butter, and vanilla. Beat in eggs, 1 at time.
4. Mix in sour cream until thoroughly combined and smooth. Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet mixture.
5. Lightly grease 24 muffin tins (or 12 muffin tins and one 8 inch cake pan). Divide the batter equally between muffin tins, filling each 3/4 full. Bake for about 12 minutes and then rotate the pans. Bake another 12 to 13 minutes until risen, nicely domed, and set in the middle but still soft and tender (the cake took about 35 minutes). Cool before turning out.
Irish Cream Whipped Cream
(adapted from Joy of Cooking)
1 cup whip cream
4 tablespoon confectioner sugar
2 tablespoon Irish Cream Liquor
1. Put bowl and beaters in the freezer for about an hour before making the whip cream.
2. Pour all the ingredients into a bowl and on low speed, mix the ingredients together.
3. Once the confectioner sugar is incorporated, increase the speed to high until the cream becomes whipped into soft peaks.
Chocolate Whiskey Glaze
(adapted from Joy of Cooking)
1 cup bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1/3 cup milk
6 tablespoon butter, cut into chunks
2 tablespoon Irish Whiskey
1/2 cup confectioner sugar
1. On low in a saucepan, melt the chocolate and milk together.
2. Remove from heat, stir in butter.
3. Stir in Irish Whiskey.
4. Whisk in confectioner sugar (add more if you need to thicken the glaze a little bit more).
To put together the cupcakes:
1. Using a knife, cut out a small bit of cupcake out of the center.
2. Fill the hole with a little bit of whipped cream.
3. Cover with the chocolate glaze.
4. Sprinkle with green crystals or decorate as you wish! Enjoy!
P.S. What did I do with that cake? I made a small shamrock! I dyed the leftover Irish Cream Whipped Cream with green food coloring and using a heart cookie cutter made the leaves. I also made a third "dish" with the rest of the leftover pieces of cake, whipped cream and glaze. I layered them in a glass dish to make a tortish kind of thing. Does not look pretty, hence no pictures, but tastes really good! Have a wonderful St. Patrick's Day!
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12 Responses to "Happy Early St. Patty's Day!!!"
cakebrain on
March 13, 2008 9:30 pm
Those cupcakes look amazingly moist and yummy! I love the split cupcake picture. I could just lick the screen!
Sylvie on
March 14, 2008 3:10 am
Those look great. Happy St. Patrick's Day for you for tomorrow!
Eric on
March 14, 2008 6:45 am
Some part of me doesn't believe that you haven't tried a car bomb at least once…
The Fruity Cook on
March 14, 2008 9:10 am
A really lovely idea.
Thanks for sharing.
Emiline on
March 14, 2008 3:49 pm
Wow, those look great! I love that you used different types of liquor. Oh, and I also love cupcakes. YAY! Great job.
LyB on
March 14, 2008 5:45 pm
That was a great idea making a drink into a cupcake! And you're right, the cupcakes really do speak for themselves, they look delicious!
Ginny on
March 14, 2008 7:16 pm
cakebrain- thanks! They were really moist and delicious! someone should really invent the lick and taste feature…
sylvie- Thanks! Same to you!
eric- mmm…someone would think you knew me? maybe once or twice
the fruity cook- Thanks! I'm glad you like it!
emiline- I was hoping you would like the different types of liquor! Thanks for the event! It was fun!
lyb- I'm glad you liked them. I'm glad my crazy idea turned out great!
Tartelette on
March 15, 2008 12:10 pm
I still have a few hours to come up with something for my Irish husband and these are perfect for our chocolate tooth!
charcuterista on
March 17, 2008 9:10 pm
Way to take the Guiness cupcake to the next level! Brilliant!
Ginny on
March 17, 2008 10:16 pm
tartelette- I hope you try them sometime. They do satisfy the chocolate craving! I am kind of surprised I had enough glaze for the cupcakes with the amount I was eating!
charcuterista- why thank you for the idea! If it wasn't for your delicious post, I would not have had this idea in the first place.
Stef on
March 21, 2008 3:56 pm
Love it! The cake sounds perfect and I like the sparkly green frosting too!
Ginny on
March 21, 2008 4:57 pm
stef- that is high praise, coming from you…Thanks!
Thanks for stopping by Just Get Floury. Let me know what you think!


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Snyder to helm Justice League film
Zack Snyder is set to direct a Justice League movie.
The Man Of Steel filmmaker will work on Warner Bros' first film taking in an ensemble cast of its superheroes, which include Superman and Batman, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The film will pick up after Man Of Steel follow-up, the as-yet-untitled Batman vs Superman movie, which sees Henry Cavill return as Superman, Ben Affleck debut as Batman and Gal Gadot appear as Wonder Woman in 2016.
Warner Bros president of worldwide production Greg Silverman said: "It will be a further expansion of this universe. Batman vs Superman will lead into Justice League."
Henry, Ben and Gal are expected to be back for Justice League, which will be due out in 2018 at the earliest.
It hasn't been confirmed yet which other superheroes will feature, but they could include Cyborg, Aquaman, Flash and Green Lantern.
The franchise will see Warner Bros compete with Marvel's successful superhero universe at Walt Disney.
Although Warner Bros' Dark Knight trilogy was a hit, Green Lantern and Jonah Hex flopped and Justice League almost went into production in 2008 directed by George Miller but was dropped at the last minute.
The studios' president of worldwide marketing Sue Kroll said there were hopes for a Wonder Woman spin-off after Justice League, but no firm plans yet.
She said: "That is our hope. With the right script, that could be viable. The world is ready for her."


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Barcelona Readies 2022 Bid After Madrid Loses 2020 Summer Olympics To Tokyo
Barcelona Mayor Xavier Trias is wasting no time at all in announcing the city's plan to present a bid for the 2022 Winter Games.
Less than one day after Madrid lost in its bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, Trias said they have the dossier ready.
"We need to speak with the Spanish Olympic Committee to see if they are ready to go forward with this venture, " Trias told Catalan television Sunday.
Madrid failed in its third straight try to win the right to host the Summer Games on Saturday when the International Olympic Committee chose Tokyo over the Spanish capital and Istanbul.
Barcelona is planning to present a "Barcelona-Pyrenees" bid with the nearby mountains as an alpine venue. Barcelona's previous mayor, Jordi Hereu, announced plans to bid for the 2022 Games in 2010, before Madrid announced its most recent bid for the Summer Games.
Trias had said earlier this year that he would launch Barcelona's winter bid if Madrid lost. He had also given his public support to Madrid in its attempt to host the world's largest sporting event.
Barcelona held the 1992 Summer Games and used the event to remodel the city's sea front and invest heavily in transportation and other improvements. Thanks to the success of the games, Barcelona was transformed from a postindustrial town into one of Europe's leading tourist destinations.
Barcelona's plan for a bid received the backing of the regional Catalan government.
"The Catalan government will be fully behind the bid if it ends up being formalized," said Santi Vila, Catalonia's head of sustainability and territorial policy.
Vila said that Barcelona was capable of hosting the event despite having similar economic problems that hurt Madrid's chances.
"We already have a large part of the infrastructures in place," Vila said. "And we have the experience of Barcelona hosting the world swimming championships this summer that showed you don't have to spend a lot of money. The transport connection between Barcelona and Puigcerda (in the Pyrenees) needs to be improved and this would provide the sense of urgency to do so."
Based on reporting by The Associated Press.
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We are delighted to feature, one by one, some of the most talented artisans who, with the help of The Artisan Group, took their business to the next level by sending their handmade products to the 2012 GBK Golden Globes Gift Lounge. For more info on The Artisan Group, please visit their website.
The Write Stuff Design
The Write Stuff Design was established by New Hampshire native Kelly Mitchell. Kelly uses her creative inspiration to express herself through words and designs that re-purpose everyday objects such as literature or maps to new creative concepts and designs for the home and body.
The Write Stuff Design specializes in hand made journals, recycled map coasters, origami flowers and the most unique book purses. For the upcoming 2012 Golden Globes The Write Stuff Design will be displaying their custom Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Book Purse. This purse is made from a hardcover leatherbound edition of the Lewis Carroll classic novel. Inspired by her love of literature, Kelly created the book purse to show off her smart side with a good book being the best accessory! The interiors pages of the books are re-purposed into origami flowers or book art.
Whether designing with fabric or paper, Kelly constantly strives to learn and execute new techniques in the design process that will motivate her clients to Love Life, Laugh Out Loud and Live Funky.
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Guy Wants To Create A Whites Only Basketball League!
"The man behind a controversial whites-only professional basketball league defended his position Thursday. Don "Moose" Lewis' proposed new league has one major requirement for participation. Players in the league must be Caucasian. Lewis said the league was far from racist." - 5 News
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Hermann Avers Nunnemacher
April 11, 1914 - Aug. 7, 2008
Hermann Avers Nunnemacher of Chenequa, born April 11, 1914, was born to eternal life Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. He was the son of the late Henry Jacob and Gertrude Fink Nunnemacher.
He was a lifelong advocate of patriotism and local charitable, Native American and conservation causes. Hermann worked for 72 years and was chairman emeritus and CEO at Galland Henning Nopak Inc. of West Milwaukee. Hermann enjoyed outdoor pursuits, music, life on the lake and cannoneering. He was a founding father of the Helliger Huegel Ski Club, a member of the Pine Lake, Pewaukee and South Shore yacht clubs, as well as the Milwaukee Zither Club. He was a former United States Ski Association and Inland Lakes Yachting Association champion. He competed in class A, E, C and Kitten classes.
He is survived by his children, Harry A., Heidi A., and Heath A., and his sisters, Audrey Pertl and Barbara McCallum. He is further survived by his cousins, Jonathan (Penny) Harper and Helga von Alemann, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, dear friends, dedicated care staff and loyal employees.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Robert, Rudolph and Jacob; son, Jacob Robert Nunnemacher; and Jane Nunnemacher (nee Snead), the mother of Harry.
A celebration of life will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at Chenequa Country Club, with a reception to follow. A Requiem Mass will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the Church of St. John Chrysostom in Delafield.
Memorials appreciated to the Milwaukee Public Museum, the Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend or a charity of the donor's choice.
Evert-Luko Funeral Home is serving the family. For more information, call 367-2156 or visit online at www.evertlukofuneralhome.com


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Car Review
2014 Kia Sorento SX: Road Trip to Ski Country
Aside from several quick jaunts from Los Angeles to San Diego and Palm Springs, our 2014 Kia Sorento has largely been relegated to city driving, where it has proved to be quite the urban workhorse thanks to its smooth road manners, generous cargo area and baby-friendly rear-seating arrangement. But when it came time for a family road trip to the ski destination of Mammoth Lakes, near the Sierra Nevada mountain range, I couldn't raise my hand quick enough for the opportunity to drive the Sorento and see how it handled heavy-duty touring.
Cramming ... er, Packing for the Occasion
Any good road trip involves the right crew, a worthy destination and the proper provisions to make the trip as pain-free as possible. In the case of our central California excursion, we had a total of five adults and one 2-year-old, not to mention a trunk full of luggage, plenty of food and an inflatable air mattress. The volumetric feat of packing all that stuff into the Sorento's 36.9-cu ft storage area (when measured with the third row folded down) was a challenge, especially considering that space was further reduced when we folded up two-thirds of the third-row seat for my rather petite mother-in-law. But all factors considered, the Sorento managed to hold a decent amount of stuff, especially considering its midsize classification and that it was carrying six passengers -- one of whom required a relatively bulky kid's seat.
As for the third row? My mother-in-law said the space was surprisingly roomy and comfortable. Full disclosure: She's just shy of five feet tall. She did, however, sample the front seat later, which triggered seat envy since that made her realize that the rear didn't offer nearly as much lumbar support. Larger adults be forewarned: Your happiness levels in the third row may vary.
Interior Dynamics Over the Long Haul
What makes a good road trip car? The answer depends on your journey. College students might be fine with a 4-seat convertible, while some families might demand multimedia screens for entertainment and perhaps a killer sound system. Our needs for this particular road trip were simple: The 2014 Kia Sorento's satellite radio came in handy for background music (mostly classical), and the sport 'ute's relatively quiet interior enabled plenty of relaxed conversation.
Certain features seemed particularly handy under these circumstances, such as the built-in shades that helped block harsh sunlight and the panoramic sunroof that helped distract our kid when the hours wore on. We also appreciated the rear climate-control switches (even the third row gets a vent and fan control), as well as the front seat's heat/ventilation function.
The Driver's Seat (and Gas Card)
While the Sorento performs reasonably well when driving solo, we learned that when loaded to capacity with people and cargo, the 290-horsepower V6 can feel taxed during overtaking and uphill routes. We used standard 87-octane fuel for the first half of our trip, and while the Sorento still had enough oomph to get out of its own way, by the time we arrived at Mammoth's 8,000-foot elevation, the car's spunkiness further subsided. Filling up with premium gas seemed to help matters, though there was still no mistaking that the Sorento wasn't packing a high-powered V8 under the hood. We also felt that the car's cruise control system was a bit jerky, especially when we tapped the "Accelerate" toggle on the steering wheel, which jerked the car ahead like a lead-footed rookie driver. We learned to cancel cruise during passing, accelerate using the throttle and then switch it back on for seamless overtaking.
The Sorento performed admirably fuel-wise, considering our 75 miles per hour cruising speeds and full load. On the way up to Mammoth, we calculated 23.5 miles per gallon, while the return route's downhill trajectory bumped the number up to 27.9 mpg, for a combined average of 25.7 mpg.
Bottom Line: Extreme Loads, Not-So-Extreme Circumstances
While we certainly put our 2014 Kia Sorento to the test with our full load of humans and cargo, our destination wasn't as cold and snowy as we expected, thanks to an unseasonably warm winter climate. So while we weren't able to fully put its snow and ice traction to the test, the 300 or so miles between Los Angeles and Mammoth Lakes proved to be comfortable and pleasant, providing a conducive atmosphere for family banter and taking in the visuals of California's stunning outdoors.
The Sorento never wore out its welcome. In fact, when we returned to the big city, we looked forward to giving it a well-earned wash, filling it up again and getting back into our daily routine.


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The Best Individual Seasons of 2012: 61st through 80th
Idea: Rank the best individual seasons of the 2012 MLB regular season (Spring Training, Minor Leagues, and Postseason are not included), while considering offensive and defensive facets of the game.
Consider: Using the individual metrics to measure individual performance; full avoidance of projecting results for shortened seasons, and past years performance to justify or dictate standings.
This is not: "Most Valuable" anything. Rather, this is "best," like Baseball America does, so there is no confusion as to what I am ranking. It is also not a "this is a ranking of who I want in 2013, or wanted in any other year."
This is: My opinion, and will be disagreed with by many.
80. Adrian Gonzalez (18 HR, 47 2B, .346 wOBA, 3.6 fWAR, 0.7 rWAR) – The centerpiece of the deal that sent him from Boston to LA, Gonzalez was below average (for him) last year, so the Dodgers are certainly hoping for the 2006-2011 versions of the 1B.
79. Carlos Beltran (32 HR, 13 SB, .355 wOBA, 3.6 fWAR, 3.6 rWAR) – Plays pretty well for a guy with a bad everything. Should he do something like this again next year, he will be well worth the money the Cardinals paid him.
78. Doug Fister (161.2 IP, 7.63 K/9, 4.13 tERA, 3.6 fWAR, 3.2 rWAR) – Suffered a very unfortunate typo in his name, but hopefully he was not aware of that, and the former Seattle Mariner is showing he has plenty of value in Detroit's rotation. Also glad he was not seriously hurt on that line drive off his head in the World Series.
77. Paul Goldschmidt (20 HR, 18 SB, .363 wOBA, 3.7 fWAR, 3.1 rWAR) – Arizona's resident Tim Lincecum-masher also nearly had a 20-20 season, and he has established himself to be a force to be reckoned with.
76. Jarrod Parker (181.1 IP, 6.95 K/9, 4.32 tERA, 3.7 fWAR, 3.8 rWAR) – Can't wait to see that changeup in action again, but Parker needs to tune down the walks to further reach that projected ceiling of his.
75. Adam LaRoche (33 HR, 35 2B, .361 wOBA, 3.8 fWAR, 4.0 rWAR) – Must be nice to have a team with hitters that can just boom every which way. I still have nightmares about the series San Francisco had in Washington this past season.
74. Kyle Lohse (211.0 IP, 6.10 K/9, 4.20 tERA, 3.6 fWAR, 3.9 rWAR) – Still looking for a team at the moment I'm writing this, but it sure helps when your defense is behind you and you don't walk guys, doesn't it?
73. Nick Swisher (24 HR, 36 2B, .363 wOBA, 3.9 fWAR, 3.5 rWAR) – Really hope he helps Cleveland out, because I'm tired of seeing them be bad, same way I feel for the Royals.
72. Denard Span (38 2B, 17 SB, .325 wOBA, 3.9 fWAR, 4.8 rWAR) – May not have pop, but Washington traded for a good CF, which along with an Adam LaRoche signing, has set in motion some Michael Morse trade discussion amongst the people
71. Albert Pujols (30 HR, 50 2B, .360 wOBA, 3.9 fWAR, 4.6 rWAR) – Pretty remarkable numbers considering The Machine did very little in April, and only one big fly in the last month of the season.
70. Josh Willingham (35 HR, 30 2B, .380 wOBA, 3.9 fWAR, 2.9 rWAR) – His 3-year/$21MM deal sure seems like a steal now, doesn't it? Especially if you put 1.0 WAR = ~$5MM.
69. Josh Johnson (191.1 IP, 7.76 K/9, 4.19 tERA, 3.8 fWAR, 3.1 rWAR) – Another new Blue Jay, and as long as he can stay healthy, he should be a pretty reliable starter, although maybe not the ace of the staff, especially if Dickey goes all 2010-2012 on everybody.
68. David Murphy (15 HR, 10 SB, .369 wOBA, 4.0 fWAR, 3.2 rWAR) – Definitely an under-the-radar type season from Murphy, so there is good reason as to why he is projected to start in the OF for Texas in 2013.
67. Anibal Sanchez (195.2 IP, 7.68 K/9, 4.07 tERA, 3.8 fWAR, 1.2 rWAR) – I'd say Anibal's audition for Free Agency went pretty well, and should make for plenty of pitcher wins in the coming years.
66. Brandon Phillips (18 HR, 15 SB, .325 wOBA, 4.0 fWAR, 3.5 rWAR) – I did not consider his flashy plays or his twitter account in his evaluation. Had I, he would've been ranked higher.
65. Alfonso Soriano (32 HR, 33 2B, .350 wOBA, 4.0 fWAR, 1.8 rWAR) – Soriano may not have wanted a trade to the Giants due to the climate, so I do wonder whom he's waiting for in terms of a trade partner.
64. A.J. Ellis (20 HR, .373 OBP, .341 wOBA, 4.1 fWAR, 3.2 rWAR) – What will always bother me about this guy is not even on him, but on his manager for not putting him in a better spot to have that OBP being taken advantage of. At least the pitchers had someone to bunt over.
63. Matt Wieters (23 HR, 27 2B, .331 wOBA, 4.1 fWAR, 3.2 rWAR) – Looks like he's ready to bust into the next tier of catchers with that power that he's showing off from his position.
62. David Freese (20 HR, 25 2B, .365 wOBA, 4.1 fWAR, 3.6 rWAR) – I'm probably the only one with this problem, but when I think "David Freese" I only think of him in the Postseason, not what he can do to you in the regular season. My fan-side showing, I guess.
61. Hiroki Kuroda (219.2 IP, 6.84 K/9, 4.15 tERA, 3.9 fWAR, 5.2 rWAR) – You will see no tears out of the NL West that Kuroda is once again locked into playing in the AL East in 2013.


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As an organizing group (almost entirely made of parent volunteers of Park Day School), we really feel like we hit our stride this year. Logistics, permits, equipment, volunteer organization… It all came together to enable us to share this day with 170+ makers and 5000+ attendees.
So many people and organizations make this event happen that it's hard to single out thanks. At the risk of making an omission, we pay tribute to:
We'll be sending out surveys to makers and attendees in the next few days—we'd like to hear your feedback so that 2013 can be even more fabulous. And we'd love to see your photos and videos (please tag with #ebmakerfaire); post them via Twitter and Facebook.
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Alicia Vikander in Louis Vuitton
This is always one of our favorite events of the year and all today, I wanted to just continue refreshing Fashionista so that I could see the live coverage of all of the outfits. Instead, we worked. And every 45 minutes, we ended up refreshing, but then the days get ahead of us so now we're playing catch up now. Here's what we did see – we didn't like Taylor's outfit. Not one bit. We hated Selena's boots. We weren't surprised by Nicki Minaj and we loved Chloe Moretz and Bee Shaffer, but what else is new?! Now, let's get to the coverage – it's pretty much the post we've been waiting for all year long. This year's theme was Manus x Machina. This also kind of hits home for us because well… you know, tech!
Taylor Swift in Louis Vuitton
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Jessica Alba: Solo Doctor's Check Up!
Jessica Alba leaves her kiddos at home and heads into her doctor's appointment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Monday (November 26) in Los Angeles.
The 31-year-old actress grabbed some stuff out of the passenger's side of the car before making her way inside the medical offices.
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The day before, Jess and her cutie-pie daughter Honor went shopping together at West Elm. The two got in some early holiday shopping before heading out for a bite to eat!
The next day, Jess stopped by her dermatologist in Santa Monica, Calif.
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In the study, " Negative Hedging: Performance-Sensitive Debt and CEOs' Equity Incentives , " Professor Yun and research colleagues examined the relationship between CEO stock option incentives and performance-sensitive debt contracts, where interest payments rise or fall automatically depending on some measure of the borrower's performance, such as a company credit rating.
"These variable debt contracts increase firm risk," says Professor Yun, "and tend to lower equity value by accelerating the path to financial distress. Once you start having trouble, you have to pay more and more, and just get that much faster into default."
On the other hand, he explains, CEOs with stock options can receive significant short-term financial gains from the contracts. This is because cash flow volatility can contribute to large option payouts during high performance periods without incurring losses during low performance periods.
"Performance-pricing contracts seem to provide a channel for CEOs to gain private benefits while increasing financial risk to firms," Yun continues. "These contracts are growing in popularity. Investors and boards should take note."
Professor Yun, who holds Ph.D.s in both finance and mechanical engineering, also studies corporate governance, corporate finance and bankruptcy. To learn more about the research of Professor Yun, visit business.nd.edu/hayongyun


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PITTSBURGH — The mother of a terminally ill 2-year-old western Pennsylvania boy who served as his parents' best man at their wedding says he has died.
Christine Swidorsky Stevenson says on her Facebook page that little Logan Stevenson died in her arms at 8:18 p.m. Monday at the home she shared with the boy's father and her new husband, Sean Stevenson. The couple live in Jeannette, about 25 miles east of Pittsburgh. They were wed at a weekend ceremony at their home.
A family spokeswoman, Sylvia Johnson, confirmed the boy's death for The Associated Press on Tuesday.
The boy, who had leukemia and other complications, was dressed in a tan pinstripe suit and orange shirt for Saturday's 12-minute ceremony.
His mother says on Facebook, "He is with angels and he's in no more pain."


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Koi Design
- Location: London, UK
- Website: koidesign.co.uk
We've always been drawn to Koi's thick leather chairs on wire bases that remind us of Eames or Saarinen. This year we found Koi's founders, Kirstin Jones and Adam Bottomley, out of their booth and swooped in to take some artful pics. Our favorite piece this year was the stainless steel based bar stool with stitched saddle leather.
More pics and info below...
In addition to their seating, we really liked this twisted wood screen that they used to decorate the back of their booth. Using thin strips of bendable veneer wood and brass screws the twists were simple, but taken all together, made for a very impressive form. This would be a good DIY to copy.
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PowerColor HD4870 Review
If you recently read our review of the PowerColor HD 4850, then like me you are anxious to find out about the next level card based on the RV770 core, the HD 4870. The HD 4870 takes the memory from the previous standard of GDDR3 to the new GDDR5 which, even with lower memory clock speeds, boasts a higher memory bandwidth over GDDR3, all with a 256-bit memory bus versus the 512-bit that the new NVIDIA GTX series cards are using. The one thing that I am concerned with in the HD 4870 card is whether the overheating issue that is plaguing the early HD 4800 series cards has been fixed with the Dual Slot style cooler. Also, this is an opportunity for ATI to give NVIDIA a run for its money by competing with its new line of GTX cards. Will they be able to make the comeback all have been expecting?
PowerColor has had much success in its line of ATI graphics cards and is no stranger to pumping out good models, as we saw with the release of its HD 4850 card. The HD supports ATI's CrossfireX multi-GPU technology allowing up to four GPUs to be linked together for the ultimate scalability. Paired with the right board, these could be the revolution that gamers need to run their games at high resolutions with maximum settings for the most realistic gameplay ever. Without any further waste of time, let's get down and dirty with PowerColor's new HD 4870 video card.
Closer Look:
The PowerColor HD 4870 has just about the same packaging as the HD 4850. The difference you can see right off the bat is the memory specification of the HD 4870. The back of the packaging has a list of the specifications and features that the PowerColor HD 4870 offers. If you look over to the left side of the box, PowerColor has listed the power and system requirements for the HD 4870 card.
When you open the packaging, you will find an inner box that houses the card and accessories. When you open it, the card will be sitting on the top layer protected while in transit or being stored. In the bottom layer you will find the accessories that are included with the PowerColor HD 4870 video card. Included with the HD 4870 card is a quick-start manual, driver cd, a component-out dongle, an S-Video adapter, a DVI to VGA adapter, a DVI to HDMI adapter, and a CrossFire Bridge.
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We are pleased to announce the new feature packed YAESU VHF/UHF Mobile Transceiver - FTM-7250DR. The new FTM-7250DR is a compact ruggedly built C4FM/FM 144/430MHz Dual Band 50W Transceiver incorporating the latest advanced features YAESU offers for the System Fusion II platform.
Users can expect this attractive new transceiver to provide reliable performance for long-lasting communications because the FTM-7250DR incorporates a Heavy-Duty Heat Sink equipped with the Yaesu exclusive FACC
(Funnel Air-Convection Conductor Wind Tunnel). Its Front Speaker delivers 3W of powerful clear and crisp
audio ensuring consistent communications - even in noisy environments.
As with other YAESU C4FM Transceivers, the new FTM-7250DR supports the Automatic Mode Select (AMS) function, Digital Group ID (DG-ID)/ Digital Personal ID (DP-ID) features for group communications and easy connectivity to the WiRES-X Internet Linking System.
A new feature of the FTM-7250DR certain to be very popular in the Amateur Radio community with its
expanded Wider Receiver Coverage: 108 579.995MHz (108 137MHz: Air Band).
Other practical functions included in the new FTM-7250DR are; Large Multi-Color LED Indicator to show Operation Mode at glance; 225 memories (199 basic memory channels, 10 sets of band-edge memory channels and 6 Home channel) with 8 character Alpha-numeric tags for easy channel recognition; keyboard entry of operating frequencies from the supplied DTMF microphone; Built-in CTCSS and DCS Encoder/Decoder circuits;
Time-Out-Timer (TOT); Automatic Power-Off(APO) and Automatic Repeater Shift (ARS); VFO scan, Preferential Memory Scan, Programmable memory scan and Dual Watch and so on.
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CENTERVILLE, Mass. – After completing one of the most successful regular seasons in the history of the program, the MIT baseball team will extend its season by taking part in the 2013 Division III New England Baseball Championship. Selected as the No. 3 seed in the tournament, the Engineers will begin play on Wednesday, May 8 against No. 6 seed Mitchell College at 3:00 p.m. on Briggs Field.
MIT (24-11) is just one win away from tying the school record for victories in a season of 25 reached in both 2011 and 2009. This is the third straight 20-win season and the fourth time over the last five years that MIT has reached 20 wins.
Seven teams make up the tournament, with No. 1 seed Suffolk University receiving a first round bye. In other first round contests on Wednesday No. 2 Castleton State College (28-13) will host No. 7 Elms College (19-19). On Thursday, No. 4 Husson University (26-17) plays No. 5 United States Coast Guard Academy (22-16) at 3:30 p.m. in New London, Conn.
The semifinals and finals, hosted by Suffolk, will be played on Briggs Field at MIT on May 11-12. On Saturday the winner of the Husson/Coast Guard game will face Suffolk University at 12 p.m. in one semifinal, with the winner of the Castleton State/Elms contest facing the winner of the MIT/Mitchell game at 3 p.m. in the other semifinal. The semifinal winners will meet Sunday, at 12 p.m. for the championship.


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SOURCE: AirXpanders
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Company to Launch Funding Round to Support AeroForm™ Through a Successful Commercial Launch
Company to Launch Funding Round to Support AeroForm™ Through a Successful Commercial Launch
PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - Aug 29, 2011) - AirXpanders Inc., a company developing technology to address current unmet needs for patients who require tissue expansion for reconstructive surgery, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) to begin a clinical study of its AeroForm™ breast tissue expansion device in mastectomy patients undergoing breast reconstruction. The prospective, randomized, controlled, open-label pivotal study, XPAND (AirXpanders Patient Activated Controlled Tissue Expander System for Breast Reconstruction), will be conducted at multiple centers across the U.S. and the results will be used as the basis for AirXpanders' AeroForm 510(k) filing with the FDA.
"Traditionally, women undergoing breast reconstruction have had to endure a long process of inconvenient and sometimes painful weekly bolus saline injections to create a pocket for a permanent implant following mastectomy," said V. Leroy Young, M.D., FACS, Principal Investigator of the XPAND study. "This investigational, remote-controlled system eliminates the need for saline injections by using compressed carbon-dioxide that is gradually released through a small internal valve to fill the expander. The patient will be able to inflate the expander at home using a small, hand-held wireless remote control on a daily basis, eliminating the need for weekly doctor visits."
Currently, surgeons implant a saline tissue expander under the skin and pectoral muscle at the site of the mastectomy. During subsequent weekly office visits, which can last for more than 22 weeks, the surgeon will insert a needle through the skin into the tissue expander's port and inject as much saline into the temporary implant as the woman can tolerate.
AirXpanders designed the AeroForm tissue expander to address the limitations of traditional saline expanders. The system consists of a technologically advanced self-contained tissue expander and a small hand-held wireless remote control. The AeroForm system uses compressed carbon dioxide that is gradually released through a small internal valve, in place of invasive saline injections, to fill the expander. Following a standard procedure to implant the expander, the patient can use the remote control at home to perform the expansion process as directed by the surgeon.
During the company's feasibility trial in Australia, the average expansion time associated with the AeroForm remote-controlled tissue expander was 15 days, a fraction of the time typically required using traditional saline expanders.
"We're pleased the FDA has granted us approval to start our pivotal study," said Scott Dodson, AirXpanders President and Chief Executive Officer. "We see an opportunity to help mastectomy patients restore their shape after the devastating effects of breast cancer and put some degree of control over recovery in their hands. We look forward to beginning study enrollment and collecting the data that will be submitted to the FDA in support of our 510(k) application. Given the positive momentum for the company at this time, we are initiating a new round of financing to support clinical and commercial activities for the near term and are soliciting new investors, who would participate side-by-side with our already strong lineup of existing investors."
"We are fortunate to have such committed investors and expect full insider participation," continued Dodson. "It's always good, however, to improve the capacity around the table, which is what we will seek to do with this round."
AirXpanders has previously raised $8 million through a $5 million Series C Financing led by GBS Ventures in April 2010 and an additional $3 million working capital line from Oxford Finance Corporation in February 2011.
The randomized, controlled clinical trial is designed to directly compare the outcomes of tissue expansion using the traditional saline expansion method to the investigational AeroForm, remote-controlled, needle-free tissue expander. Enrollment will continue until a total of 92 AeroForm devices have been implanted and 46 saline expanders have been implanted.
Participating sites include hospitals in Atlanta, Boston, New York, St. Louis, San Diego and other cities across the U.S.
For more information on the study, please visit clinicaltrials.gov and search "XPAND."
About AirXpanders
AirXpanders Inc. is a tissue-expansion company focused on the area of breast cancer reconstruction. By employing a revolutionary patient-controlled expander, activated by a wireless remote control, the often painful process of recovering one's body shape after cancer can potentially be eased with this needle-free technology that is easy to use and may enable the patient to proceed to a permanent implant much faster than current standard-of-care allows. At this time, AirXpanders' products are not cleared or approved for sale. AirXpanders is backed by GBS Venture Partners, Prolog Ventures, Heron Capital and Shalon Ventures.
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Berkley, August 2004, 6.50, 320 pp. ISBN 0425197514 Thanks to Dame Frevisse, (see the SERVANT'S TALE) Joliffe and his fellow thespians (Basses, his daughter Rose, her son Piers and their friend Ellis) ply their trade in England of 1434 though they have no patron. This wandering troupe lives to act no matter the hardship. They are in Oxford performing an inn and to act in a play for the Corpus Christi festival. Lewis, an Eden-child (a person wh...


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Mick Longley lives in the Three Springs neighborhood near Mercy Regional Medical Center. Whenever he heads downtown to shop, he packs his fat-tire bike in his truck.
I drive down to Home Depot and then I ride into town from there, Longley said. The other day I took a quick trip to Natures Oasis. It was so much fun. I had the snowboard helmet and goggles on. I was loaded down with dry goods. It was like a mission. It made it fun.
I could drive into town, but youre so much more connected with the seasons (on a bicycle). Its super peaceful, especially when its snowing and youre right by the river.
My truck is a two-wheel drive. I feel way more safe riding my bike (when its icy).
Whether its snow, ice or sleet, the wheels never stop spinning for avid cyclists.
Charlie Kiene is grateful the snowplows clear the Animas River Trail, his path to work at the Animas Surgical Center where he is a maintenance technician. He loves checking out the muskrats, bald eagles and beavers along the river and the camaraderie of the fellow travelers bundled up for their winter bicycle commute.
Commuting to work by bike is a habit thats hard to break, said Kiene who has logged more than 1,000 miles this year.
The city of Durango will celebrate the commitment of the winter cyclist commuter with a third annual gathering Feb. 28 outside Durango Coffee Co. between 7 and 9 a.m., said Amber Blake, the citys multi- modal administrator.
Participation has been growing.
The first year, we had approximately 40 participants, last year we had approximately 70, Blake said. There will be swag given out at the event to participants. One lucky commuter will win a bag donated by Osprey and few others will win bike lights by Planet Bike. The first participants to arrive will have their choice of a commemorative hat or scarf.
Kiene said it is a fun event allowing participants to network with the hard-core cyclists.
Even in Colorado, it does not occur to some cyclists to take a break for a more traditional winter sport.
I dont think I have ever touched a ski or a ski boot, said Joey Ernst, owner of Velorution bicycle store. Part of it is, I dont want another expensive hobby. Im also a bike nut.
Frigid weather is not an impediment for those who know how to dress, but how many layers to put on is often more art than science.
If you get too bundled up, youre going to be sweating, Longley said. Youre working pretty hard (on a bicycle). You get warmed up pretty quickly.
But avoiding lots of layers of clothing is counter-intuitive, too.
Its hard to get in the mind shift youre going to be warmed quickly, Longley said. So you get all bundled up. (Then) I get super hot.
Glen Shoemaker, a mountain biker, artist and bartender at Carver Brewing Co., notes that the fat-tire bike has turned (cycling) into a four-season pursuit. Before it was just spring, summer and fall. Its a double-edged sword because its good to get a rest from cycling, too.
At twice the usual width of a regular mountain bike tire, the 4-inch-wide fat tire is like a snowshoe because it gives you a bigger surface. You float on top of the snow, said Chris Herting, owner of 3D Racing in Durango, which custom builds fat-tire bikes.
The fat-tire bike is the Jeep experience on two wheels.
Your confidence goes up, as far as what you can ride over and go through, Herting said.
But he warns that a lot of people think you can take off like a snowmobile and blast through the snow. You cant. You have to be a little more selective, do some snowpacked trails. I have gone to Horse Gulch with fresh snow. Its like cross country skiing or snowshoeing. Its a killer workout.
Theres a false sense of invulnerability astride the tank-like bike. The all-black Pugsley Necromancer bears an uncanny resemblance to Batmans motorcycle.
Thats probably the worst thing. You get a little cocky and overconfident, thinking I got this big fat tire, but if you hit a patch of ice, youre going down. Because there is more surface touching (the ground) its going to slide even faster on the ice, Herting said.
Cyclists dont think the fat-tire bikes are that much heavier than regular mountain bikes. One of Hertings fat-tire bikes weighs about 35 pounds, which includes the weight of two 8-pound tires.
Besides snow, the fat-tire bike gets traction on beach or desert sand, too.
Herting has an order from a South Dakota customer who wants a fat-tire bike to make a shortcut to work. With a fat-tire bike, he will be able to glide over the gravel of a railroad track bed.
Herting also builds a fat-tire bike for the outdoor adventurer who wants to ride through the woods to a river and then go rafting. The bike can then be disassembled and attached to the front of the raft, which is a one-person boat that unfolds like a tent and can be carried on the bike.
Jon Bailey, of Durango Cyclery, thinks the fat-tire bike has so much potential because of its durability and versatility.
When civilization declines and were surviving from our neighbors gardens, this is the one bike I want, he said.
Riding a fat-tire bike on city streets after a snowstorm also can give a cyclist the sensation he or she survived the apocalypse because no one else is out.
On a Christmas morning a few years ago, when a winter storm blanketed Durango, Bailey was riding his fat-tire bicycle through 6 inches of powder.
I was doing S turns on (U.S. Highway) 550 by Lightner Creek, Bailey said. No one else was out. Thats when its heavenly.


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Tesla ends "Check Engine light anxiety"
Tesla ends "Check Engine light anxiety"
My Audi's check engine light came on yesterday and my Tesla should be delivered this week! Anxiously awaiting it and not sure what to do with the Audi.
I had an OBD II reader which I would use to get the error code and then reset the check engine light. It would give me a day or two of "out of sight, out of mind" before the light came on again. I need to find that thing and put it on ebay :)
The ICE vehicles I have driven over the years have been remarkably reliable. A true testament to modern engineering and manufacturing however, none of my previous cars ever inspired so much confidence as the Model S. It is true peace of mind when you don't have to wait to turn the ignition. Without a starter motor, selectable transmission, an ICE to worry about, yeah that service engine light anxiety is a thing of the past.
Whom do you call on a Sunday for that kind of thing? Ownership usually give me a choice of emergency roadside assistance or connect to my local service center, which will be closed.
My understanding is that the check engine soon or check engine now light is just a general indicator that a sensor has reported an issue with the car. Most of the times I've seen that light it haa been the sensor not the car. I think that the MS has as many if not more sensors than a typical ICE, so you may not see those particular words, but if the car has a problem or a sensor has a problem, you will see something. ONSTAR has the capability to run diagnostics on my cars remotely. So this has been less of an anxiety problem than an annoyance at having to get the problem resolved. The MS has direct diagnostic access as well, so I would expect the same kind of service, hopefully better.
I think ONSTAR should be illegal.
They report your driving habits to insurance companies, track your travel and report your habits.
No way I'd go for that!
They only report that stuff if you authorize it. And yeah, I authorize it so I can get lower rates.
lush1 I never said my GM car was green. I only said that they can do remote diagnostics to tell me not to worry about the CE light and alleviate my anxiety. Chill out.
4 days ago, I went to get my 8 year old low mileage BMW smogged. Smog passed, and I was pleased and thinking that this will be the last smog for the car, since my Tesla is expected in 10 days time, replacing the BMW. To my horror, the car would not start from the smog station parking lot. The auto transmission showed stuck in S (sport mode) even though I shifted it to park, neutral and drive. My heart sank as the jump did not work either. So the two tows, and one incompetent shop (no way to read the falt codes, even tough highly rated on yelp) and a better one, plus 750$ total (two tows, and 650$ for bad thermal oil level sensor which blew a fuse to my main computer ) I am now ready to sell it, finally.
So we're not just saying goodbye to dirty exhausts, but a whole lotta baggage. Sure, I expect the Tesla to have a lot of niggles. Mainly resolved by software, hopefully.
Yes, Elon's perfectionism failed to achieve perfection, in the event, but he's come a H of a lot closer than many believed he could!
I'll ask again: whom do you call on Sunday (e.g., for a remote diagnostic) when it is not an emergency breakdown? In my experience, both Ownership and the local service center are closed weekends. Will the 24-hour emergency assistance do a remote diagnostic?


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Ouch BioWare. Just... ouch. The creaking, overworked hype machine spits out one of the last HUGE holiday releases this week in the form of the Canadian developer's long-awaited Mass Effect. Despite a brilliantly written story, excellent voice acting and a brand new fictional sci-fi universe to explore - complete with its own rich back history - the game falls disappointingly short in far too many places. That's not to say Mass Effect is a total waste of time. But expect to be gritting your teeth through much of the experience as you contend with glitched-out visuals, RPG mechanics which beg for more complexity and a repetitive string of sidequests which definitely favor quantity over quality.
UGO Rating
Gameplay: B
Presentation: B+
Fun Factor: B-
Value: B+
Overall: B+
Sounds like the game has a great story line but just has some technical issues that are to hard to ignore that takes you out of the experience.
Why would Bioware a company long known to release excellent titles go ahead and go gold with a game that has those kind of issues?
sucks to be a PS3fanboy right now. Oh boy look at the Sony girls, at least take it like a man.
With MANY ISSUES
still gets 10 OUT OF 10
now you know something is wrong here
"RPG mechanics which beg for more complexity" , exactly this thing was the biggest negative to me, and also the framerate issues, it's more of a 80% game after all...
its sad really. any true gamer knows its flat out wrong.
@below dumbass, oh i mean daxx.
do you even realize what you just said? your comment was completely ignorant. do you know a 10 out of 10 means PERFECT? dumbasses these days are all over the place
For a true PS3 fanboy it's wrong. But for true gamers that don't care what system a game is on it's right.
There is a huge bias in the industry... A huge one. Anyone looking at the mess that is Assassins Creed and the rampat slowdown and freezing of Mass Effect and then seeing their 9's is beyond me. Uncharted is a smooth, beautiful experience and it gets 8.9 and 8.5's... Go figure.
Also, Mas seffects biggest problem for casuals will be its size. They really should ahve cut this game into 4 parts and made it a episodic download. 1 a month. That'swhat I would've done.
PS2 won the last console war now it's the 360's turn.
u are right.
why do they LOVE the 360 games regardless of flaws
wow just wow
some of the same reasons Ps3 fans are in love with LAIR, except it bombed bigger then hiroshima.
So all the reviews have stated that this game isn't:
A graphical achievement.
A technical achievement.
A good gameplay achievement.
Lacks real RPG elements.
Its just an interesting game.
Which deserves AAA status? Am I missing something here?
I am glad reviewers are finally starting to be honest, this review. Like the PCWORLD review said everything IGN/Xbotfansite.com have said.. The game has a ton of flaws.. yet still received a 9/10 & 11/10 yadda yadda. It strains the 360 to even load levels.
This was just one of many nails in the coffin for the 360. I don't understand the world of reviewers..
How can a game with so many flaws still manage to get AAA status? yet games with no flaws, amazing technical achievements, great gameplay.. are sidelined. Something is wrong, and UGO is on the right track.
Again, I am not saying ME is a bad game.. I am sure it will be a blast to play. But don't you think its a bit ridiculous that all of its problems keep getting ignored? No, the game doesn't make up for it. Its the year 2007. I am paying 60.00 for a quality product. Glitches/Bad AI/loading problems/texture popin problems due to non-optimized texture streaming is ridiculous.
ME & Assasins creed are in the same boat right now as far as technical failures. Sites that have good relationships with the developers clearly aren't rating it what the game really deserves.
@ Allround(PS3)gamer, Will4Hire and all those others about the score of the game:
Mass Effect went up
From 92% to 93% and now
it's at 94%!
And Ratchet & Clank keeps decreasing. Started at what, 94% or so? Now on 89% and going down (few days ago 89.6%, now 88,8%)
They're both based on multiple reviews. So you can't call a bias on that. If you think the whole industry is a conspiracy theory against the PS3 you need to check the head at the doc
To be fair, and I'm a pretty big fan of the idea behind Mass Effect, there are 4 or 5 reviews for R&CFTOD that haven't been implemented into the ranking system. Gametv gave it a 5... for instance. They use Gametv on all xbox 360 reviews and they have yet to put their review in for R&CFTOD. These % are just as tilted as the sales data.
I'm sorry.
With that said, I played and enjoyed Mass Effect all week. It's just not a game I would personally buy because it's not my kind of game. It's way too big. Way too broad and I fear I'd never get all of it I needed to to get my money's worth.
You can massage yourself to metacritic & gamerankings all day, as if it means anything. #'s are #'s. Words are words.
The verdict is out for Mass Effect. Its a major let down. It has minimal RPG elements, the game engine is terrible etc.
I will take Uncharted & Ratchet which have been reviewed by NON-PS3-SOURCES as being innovative, technological advancements and "The best looking game out right now for consoles" -GameTrailers.
All Reviews for Ratchet, COD4, Uncharted have been amazing. Not pointing out the severe flaws that ruin the game, yet still make it worth a purchase.
I know you don't read reviews at all, if you did you would read that all of them are criticizing Mass Effect for its short comings.
Yes it has a Great scores from :
Official Xbox Magazine
Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
Talk Xbox
Included with the normal reviews from IGN/Gamepro etc.
But what does that have to do with the Loading problems? The Bad Ai? The bad voice acting? The abysmal ending that is the same no mater how y ou play it. the dialog just changes.
Ratchet & Uncharted are the first of MANY exclusive titles that deliver. Once again, technological achievements not only graphically, but game play dynamics.
what i wanna know is what does R&C have anything to do with Mass Effect?
wow, that sucks. im gonna have to read more reviews before this makes me jump in and finally buy an xbox.
Seriously will4hire, you have to be one of the biggest idiots in here. Considering that this site is run by sony fanboys and that you only have 3 bubbles says alot on your credibility.
How is a game that has averaged 94% a letdown??? The main gaming sites have praised this game with near perfect scores and you call that a letdown??? Your tired excuses of biased sites is getting old.
Mass Effect just crushed the entire ps3 gaming library. Sony wished they had a game that averaged this high.
that is the problem. The review scores do not match the quality of the game. In reality the game seems to be a 8-8.5 game but because it is a 360 exclusive it is recieving extra points that it doesn't deserve. Just ask yourself this honest question. If this game was a ps3 exclusive and it had all these problems do you think that Mass Effect would be recieving these high ranking scores?
You should seriously read what you just wrote Taker. Your saying just because it's an xbox 360 game it gets a higher rating over a ps3 game? Wow, you sony boys never cease to amaze me with your constant excuses and whining.
True that.
that's why you shouldnt own a PS3.
cuz those games are just terrible.
not a single exclusive game on the PS3 is 90+ average.
Oh... wait a second.. your trying to downplay this game.
well..... the average score for this game is teabaggin you
good average for a game.
90+ avg. damn
it's something you dont see on the PS3.
who cares...
ps3 games are way better than 360 games. regardless of critic reviews
Gametrailers said Uncharted is "The best looking game out for consoles." the only problem was "design" the rest got 9's.
but gets disagreed.
I would like to see some proof that taints these facts..
This game will score a 90+ in the end and thats good enough for me and Xbox fans.
damn you, sour sony farts begging for every game to get 10's left and right.
I wonder how the reviewers feel with this generation of BEGGERS.
A game's greatness can shine beyond its flaws sence when did game reviewing become more about its bugs than the game itself?. Theres bugs and glitches in some PS3 games that don't even get mentioned in reviews its only after the game is out that we start reading about flaws so stop the crying.
Go play...
You're one of the most bias people I've seen here. The other day you were touting the dominance of xbox 360 games over ps3 games in line of ports. I don't care what it is... A shoddy game is a shoddy game. Framerate always distracts and detracts from review scores. Look at Madden, Skate, Assassins Creed... Only, here with Mass Effect it's not even an issue. It's alright with them that the game has slowdown cause of what it was trying to accomplish.
Hell, Skate was trying to accomplish a new take on the genre. Where's it's curve?
Sounds like this game might kill your 360. I wouln't buy it, wait nevermind you have a 3yr warranty go ahead.
"I'll buy it cause storyline and graphics is what I like, but I can not believe they scored it a 9.75 on just those factors. I am not making this up; if you don't believe me pick up a copy of Gameinformer #175"
"Sounds like
Sounds like this game might kill your 360. I wouln't buy it, wait nevermind you have a 3yr warranty go ahead."
When it comes out for PC, without glitches. Never said the game wouldn't probably be good, but the reviews don't sound like a 9 or 10. Scores should match the review.
What surprisses me, that off all of those posters above 90% or so is PS3 owner and scared about another AAA game over 90% average reviewed.
YOU GOT NONE EXCLUSIVE that's why you need to get your frustration out.
We 360 owners can understand that. We feel sorry for you. Keep searching for flaws in Mass Effect, so you won't see the one major flaw out there. The PS3
were upset coz we KNOW how good our exclusives are, yet the mass media DONT score ps3 games the same way they score a 360 game, and thats just crazy.
Yeah yeah yeah
multiple reviewers are teaming up against the PS3
Do you believe that conspiracy theory really? I mean a few could do, but you think 30 reviewing parties or so review on two different ways?
PS3 games just aren't as good as the 360 ones. Period. Sorry you had to find out just recently.
So just because i dont own a 360 i dont have the right to read 360 reviews? Oh god excuse me for maybe being interested in this game, only to find out it fails at doing anything right. I couldn't have been planning on getting a 360 for this game. OH no i bought a ps3 so that is the only console i will ever have. /end sarcasm
biowares games always have glitches and framerate issues...its because their huge games with huge amounts of dialog..if i have to hear the bs that uncharted and or ratchet are the best looking games this gen im going to puke,even the huge rpg mass effect blows those games away visually..dont even get me started on bioshock and or gears..uncharted might be the best lookin ps3 game,but it cant touch the best lookin 360 games..
that was toooooo funny. uncharted not looking better then gear, lol. too funny. But what even funnier is that the biggest game this year Halo 3 doesn't come close to looking as good as gear and Gears is a 1 year old game.
"Don't buy into the hype....but Mass Effect still kicks ass."
B+ is not bad especially considering it's on the low end of the review side of things.
Obviously for some people portions of the gameplay and the graphical glitches have a 10%-20% impact on the perception of the game as a whole. But for an overwhelming majority the rest of the game is so superb that it doesn't detract from the experience by even 10%. (All the 10/10's to 9/10's). So to the overwhelming majority, this game is a must have. For those who can't set some issues aside and allow them selves to get into the game, good luck finding anything as fun to play. Despite a few reviews that say it's great, but not perfect, it's still a AAA game, by far.
No doubt Bioware is learning, and they're going to recognize what needs to be done as they go into Mass Effect 2.
And with the huge environments and draw distance, along with the levels of detail and the framerate they're striving for, and the small number of jaggies, I'm not surprised it glitches every now and then, especially since developers haven't perfected maximizing the next-gen systems performance.
I think right now... the PS3fanboys just need something to vent out on.
PS3 is a stale system huh.
No AAA titles yet. that's so sad.
well... back to my AAA+ system with it's AAA+ Games.
but understand...all AAA 360 titles are the equvalent to a AA PS3 game
What I find interesting is that titles like Mass Effect and Lair can have sporadic performance with framerate, tearing and whatnot and these are system exclusives. Its not like development was halted and the dev's couldnt just focus on getting the game to run smoothly.
Now Lair had other fualts of course, and Im not saying its near as good as Mass Effect but in a sense they are "unfinished" games. IMO if its a system exclusive it should run perfectly, push it back if you need too becuase people are expected to shell out $60 for the game.
My point is simply being that COD4 has set a new standard, it was graphicly amazing, A.I. was formidable enough, and it has teh multiplayer of winness, all running at 60 fps on all three platforms. Now I feel COD4 deserves GOTY becuase of that alone, but thats another story.
If it scores well, let it. If it doesn't, who cares. The PS3 is just fine. The 360 is doing fine now, but after Mass Effect? I believe this is their last big name release. What's after that?
Oh please. Not that kind of playing around again. We all know Sony delayed their big guns to 2008.
MS is playing a different game. They give you big guns right here right now and start talking about next year, when it's time for that.
Alan Wake, Too Human, Gears of War 2, Frontlines: Fuel of War, Lost Odyssey, Left 4 Dead, World in Conflict, GTA IV + 2 episodic content downloads, Ninja Gaiden 2, Fable 2, Huxley...
Didn't even mention the best versions of multiplatform games
to the one below. Well the multiplatform best versions aren't that hard. Simultanously released games look and run best on the 360. Best textures, best framerates. Lately we saw COD4 close ups textures better on the 360, Assassins Creed more stable framerate on the 360. Ah just look it up again.
Gears of War 2 is just pretty much a reality. Listen: Christmas 2006: Gears of War, Christmas 2007: Halo 3, Christmas 2008 Gears of War 2. That's the logic. MS has big guns for Christmas planned already. In between the first game and a sequel normally is 2 years of dev time. Epic knows the Unreal 3 engine now and can produce an even more great Gears within a relative short period. Be sure it'll be here at Christmas 2008. It sells units. MS will make sure, with any support they need to give Epic to get it here at that time
I never heard of three of those games and What is etc? I know what it means but such as...... I'm fairly sure GeOW isn't coming till 2009, and a few more have yet to be confirmed 2008 releases. Btw multiplatform wise, I seriously don't care, most of them suck anyways, such as EA games. Oh did I miss the article on all console software companies saying they are making better 360 multiplat games?
Seriously, Mart has found a way to live inside the metacritic site, it feeds him and gives him all he needs.
Now back to mickey mania on the genesis....
Crappy game not buying that.
No duh, you have a PS3. And if you do have a 360 it must not get a lot of attention from you.
and over rated like most 360 games are..
A lot of sites say it doesnt live up to the hype and has many problems but they still give it 9's..
Yet some say uncharted lives up to its hype and is the best looking game out there but they give the game high 8's..
It BS if you ask me..
All i know is uncharted got a A from this site and a 9 from eurogamer and mass effect got a B from this site and a 8 from eurogamer
I trust eurogamer because they never fall into hyping games and ratings and they are always tough on games..
hhaa u shot ur self in the mouth for a game of this scope and epicnesss o be just good makes me seee why bioware is 1 of the best rpg devs of all time how can a game that seems impossible and with the amout of thing sin the gaje turn ou to be good think about i that mans this game must be 1 of th ebest game sever as if u think its arpg that plays over 30-40hrs and has these insanse visuals amazing sotryline and character then this si goty ONLY tru egamer wud knwo this all soy fans are next gen kids who started palying games when ps3/xbox 360 came out
Mass Effect - the wet dream of virgin gamers everywhere
From all the sony boys that entered this thread you can see the frustration in their words. I'm sure the shock of Uncharted and R&C averaging below a 90% has upset them. It has to be hard on them knowing that the 360 continuously gets games that average 90% and up while the ps3 gets games that average 8's or 7's.
If 360 game = 2 points. The we can go back and see the real scores.
Halo 3 - 8.0
Mass Effect - 7.5
Bioshock - 8.0
When you think about it those scores seem more accurate.
the summary:
ps3 owners thinks ps3 games are better
360 owners thinks 360 games are better
reviewers thinks 360 games are better
ps3 are bitter about uncharted getting high 8's
ps3 owners think the review scores are bias and cannot be trusted
yet they jump on a negative review 360 game review and say it's the truth
Even though the opening paragraph was harsh, they still thought the game was pretty good, giving it a B+ overall. Not bad.
it doesnt really matter not lots of people will kno is an aaa game
I've heard negative feeds for Assassin's Creed, and that game is a great game compared to what the reviewers mad e it out to be. So heres what I'm going to do, Im going to play it,and review it my self.
indeed a good game, but you cant deny the fact that what you do during the first assassination is what you do through the other 8, so basically the first 30 mins give away all it has to offer gameplay wise so at the end of the day its a boring game. Whats the point of collecting flags???!!! at least on the 360 you get 10 gamerscore or something...in my eyes 8/10 is a good score for Assassins. Same with ME, too many glitches and shortcomings to be considered a great game, it is in a fact a promising franchise but this first installment its an 8/10 at most..
Summary of reviews:
ps3 owners thinks ps3 games are better
360 owners thinks 360 games are better
reviewers thinks 360 games are better
so the truth is sonykids are bitter because everybody except loyal ps3 fans think 360 has better games, life in denial is tough, but heres the kicker, if the whole world is wrong then explain why 360 exclusives sell waaaaay better than ps3 exclusive even when you consider the difference in actual size of fanbase, hmmm why is that? 'cause even when you account for ps3's smaller install base, ps3 software sales are still significantly lower, hmmm why is that? so why aren't the majority of ps3 owners buying these so called great games?, I mean seriously isn't great exclusive games the biggest reason you buy a GAMING console?