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Black Hat demonstration shows weaknesses in mobile standard
A demonstration of an attack against an Apple iPhone at the Black Hat Technical Security DC 2011 Conference in Arlington, Va., demonstrated that software in many GSM-based smart phones contains vulnerabilities that could open the phones to remote exploits.
GSM is the Global System for Mobile Communications standard that many popular smart phones use, including the iPhone and phones using the Android operating system.
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Ralf-Philipp Weinmann, a researcher at the University of Luxembourg who has spent several years reverse-engineering GSM code in search of vulnerabilities, demonstrated results of his work in progress Wednesday, launching an exploit of an overflow vulnerability against his own iPhone 4.
Weinmann connected to the phone using a phony base station and caused it to crash. An attempt to activate the auto answer feature of the phone failed. Weinmann said that because of the nature of the vulnerability, there is a 50 percent chance of success with each attempt.
But "vulnerabilities in the GSM code base are plentiful and shallow," he said, meaning that they are easy to access. Many can be exploited using open-source code and $1,500 worth of hardware.
"Phones have been an interesting target for a while," he said, and smart phones are becoming more interesting as they contain larger amounts of information and have access to more network resources.
For several years now, experts have predicted that cell phones and other mobile computing devices would become the next frontier of hacking, but wide-scale threats have failed to appear so far. That could change as the phones become more powerful and common and as their user profile changes.
"You want to target phones used not only by the teenage crowd but by corporate executives as well," Weinmann said.
For his attack, Weinmann used the GSM signaling connection to deliver commands over the air interface. The GSM codebase for most baseband stacks date to the 1990s and contain little protection against modern threats. Although Weinmann spent several years finding vulnerabilities, he said that with better tools the process now could be shortened to months. He has shared some of his work with vendors, who have begun patching software. But many phones still remain vulnerable.
For his attack, Weinmann created a small cellular base station using OpenBTS, a software-based GSM access point, or base transceiver station. In an actual attack, the base station would mimic the target's commercial carrier network. Although Weinmann did not impersonate a carrier in his demonstration, he still found that a number of audience members' phones were connecting to his base station because there was no other cellular access available in the room.
A malicious base station could have a range of a mile or more if it has a good antenna. Although it depends on the target phone, the attack can be done quickly after the base station establishes a connection. "To pull it off, you just need a small time frame, like 30 seconds," he said.
In its current state, the exploit is unreliable. But it theoretically could be used to remotely turn a phone into a bugging device that could record audio and upload files via a data connection.
Because there is no central infrastructure for such an attack, cell carriers can do little to protect users, and users can't do much if their phone is using software with vulnerabilities, Weinmann said.
"I can't do anything defensive against this except not use the phone," he said.
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To IPhonewner: Can you read...Ralf-Philipp Weinmann, a researcher at the University of Luxembourg who has spent several years reverse-engineering GSM code in search of vulnerabilities. Love your IPhone hopefully you will run into someone like this guy in the wild and he will hack your phone. Ha Ha Oh Well
If the iPhone was so flawed why are Apple corporate secrets still so secret? Once Apple Corporate executives migrated to the iPhone, Apple rumors almost ceased. Is it because they were no longer corresponding via cell phones, Apple mail or using WLAN to do business, I think not.
What is lost to most is that Android based technology is being brought to market very rapidly with very little in the way of security standards being implemented. Just look at the number of Apps already in place. Once the new Tablets using Android come to market, there will be a whole new group of people very upset when they find out the trinket they just bought exposes them in ways that we have never seen.
Honestly the real trick that they don't mention in this article is that you can hijack a phone and turn on the mic to listen in on whatever is going on around the phone and the only way you can prevent it is to remove the battery... They didn't even scratch the surface of true capabilities that are already out there to exploit.
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G9185, Reviewed October 1993
Missouri soils may contain from 10,000 to 50,000 pounds per acre of total potassium in the surface plow layer. While this appears to be a very large amount, only 0.1 to 2 percent of this total potassium is readily available for plant uptake (Table 1).
Table 1Total and exchangeable potassium in some Missouri soils (Mo. Bulletin 264 (1929))
Potassium is taken up by plants as the potassium ion, K+. Potassium is commonly called potash. This term referred to the fertilizer value of wood ashes. The ashes came from the wood fires used to heat hanging pots of liquid; therefore, pot ash.
In the fertilizer trade, potash refers to the chemical expression K2O. In the description of a fertilizer grade such as 6-24-12, the 6 = percent nitrogen, 24 = percent available phosphoric acid, P2O5, and 12 represents the percentage of potassium, K2O, on a weight basis. Researchers now know K2O is not the effective potassium compound in chemical fertilizers. However, as a carryover from the way chemists expressed analytical results at the turn of the century, the fertilizer industry still uses the expression to designate the true compound.
Always keep in mind, plants use potassium in ionic form (K+).
Potassium is referred to as the third major plant nutrient. Nitrogen and phosphorus are the other two major nutrients and historically were deficient in many Missouri soils.
Potassium is an important plant nutrient for several reasons. Potassium:
With all this activity, potassium has not been shown to be a part of the plant's organic structure. Instead, it acts as a policeman in the plant, keeping traffic ways operating efficiently. More specifically, washing dried plant leaves will remove most of the potassium, while leaving essentially all of the nitrogen and phosphorus behind in the leaf's structure.
Plant leaves, when functioning properly, will contain about 2 percent or more potassium. Thus, when hay and silage are removed from a field, large amounts of potassium are also removed. However, when stover and straw are left in the field after grain harvest, much of the potassium in the plant is returned to the soil.
The soil's "native" potassium is the result of the parent materials from which it formed. Primary minerals such as muscovite, biotite, and many feldspars contain high amounts of potassium. As these minerals weather, they form clays. If leaching is not excessive during the weathering, the clays will be high in potassium. With further weathering, these clays will give up their potassium. It either may be used by plants growing on these soils or may be gradually leached from the soils. Extreme weathering results in soils low in potassium content.
In Missouri, soils vary considerably in potassium content (Figure 1). Soils of northwest Missouri are still high in available potassium due to formation from wind blown silts (loess) containing high amounts of potassium minerals. In addition, little leaching has taken place over thousands of years of their formation. Eastern Missouri soils are generally lower in potassium because of greater weathering and removal of potassium.
Soils of the Ozarks region are generally low in available potassium because these soils are much older and more intensively weathered than soils in northern and west central Missouri. Soils in the eastern Bootheel region are relatively high in potassium because many of these soils are the result of recent depositing of the river materials (alluvium) brought down from northern U.S. soils rich in potassium.
Generally, as rainfall and average annual temperatures increase, weathering of soils increases, resulting in lower potassium contents. This has certainly been the case within Missouri.
Potassium in soils can be divided into three general categories: relatively unavailable forms, slowly available forms, and readily available forms. The relatively unavailable forms include soil minerals such as micas and feldspars. For potassium in soil minerals to become available, mineral weathering must take place. This takes too long to supply adequate potassium to growing plants in a given season.
The slowly available forms of potassium are the potassium ions that have been "trapped" between layers of clay particles. Clays such as illite, common to soils in northern Missouri, have large amounts of potassium trapped between clay particles. Plants cannot use much of this slowly available potassium in a single growing season. However, this supply of potassium is very important in the soil's ability to supply potassium over longer periods of time.
The readily available potassium is that potassium held by the negative charged clay or organic matter particle. It is known as exchangeable potassium. Small quantities of potassium ions are also in soil water available for uptake. Exchangeable potassium and soil solution potassium are most important for growing healthy, high yielding crops. Most soil tests attempt to measure the readily available potassium.
Generally, 90 to 98 percent of the total potassium in soils is in the relatively unavailable form, 1 to 10 percent in the slowly available form, and 0.1 to 2 percent in the readily available form (Table 2). Unlike nitrogen and phosphorus, the organic matter in soils contains very little potassium but can hold potassium by cation exchange. Therefore, plant available potassium comes mainly from readily available forms or fertilizers. Smaller amounts are released from the slowly available forms.
Table 2Major forms of soil postassium
Soils in southern and eastern Missouri are most often medium to low in available potassium. For these soils, recommended rates of potassium fertilizer are often greater than crop removal rates expected. This gradually builds available soil potassium. In some soils, especially in eastern Missouri, applying high rates of potassium fertilizer has not increased the available soil level of potassium. These soils may be trapping fertilizer potassium, which takes the readily available potassium and converts it to a less available form (Table 2). As a general rule, this reversion explains why it takes 4 to 5 pounds of potash to raise the potassium soil test 1 pound. This requirement can, however, vary greatly depending on soil type and the actual starting potassium soil test level.
Crop response to potassium fertilization on soils low in available potassium has been noted on nearly every crop grown in Missouri. Figure 2 shows response of soybeans to potassium fertilization on a sandy, very low potassium (48 pounds K per acre) soil in Mississippi County. The soil was also infected with soybean cyst nematode. Note that the greatest response came from potassium fertilization with or without the use of nematicide. Clearly, potassium was very limiting.
Alfalfa is also a big user of potassium and responds well to potassium fertilizer (Figure 3). These data are three year averages of a potassium rate study conducted in Howell County on a silt loam soil medium in potassium (160 pounds K per acre) initially. This soil has a very limited storehouse of potassium due to the types of clay it contains. The clay minerals have largely been weathered to forms low in slowly available potassium. Therefore, when growing a crop like alfalfa on these soils, the available potassium content of the soil drops rapidly.
Factors other than just crop response can influence the need for potassium fertilization. Stalk strength or standability of a crop can also be affected by inadequate potassium. Studies in southeast Kansas on medium to low available potassium claypan soils, similar to claypan soils of southwest Missouri, showed greatly reduced lodging and yield improvement on grain sorghum (Table 3). Though recommendations for potassium are largely based on yield improvement, additional factors such as risk of yield loss from lodging should be considered.
Table 3Potassium effects on grain sorghum stalk strength and yield. Southeast Kansas
Building up the available potassium level in soils gives flexibility in fertilizer management. When soils test high in potassium, you can apply fertilizer potassium every two or three years to maintain the high potassium status. But if your cash flow is tight, you can skip potassium applications for a year or so without fear of large yield reductions.
Table 4 shows potassium fertilizer requirements to increase soil tests from the current level to a medium to high level in about eight years. These requirements are for alfalfa, row crops, and small grains and are affected slightly by the cation exchange capacity of the soil. Generally, as the cation exchange capacity of a soil increases, the level of available potassium required to reach maximum yield potential also increases slightly. With each unit increase in cation exchange, the optimum available potassium level increases by five pounds. Table 5 shows potassium buildup requirements for forages other than alfalfa.
Table 4Building up soil exchangeable potassium to an adequate level for alfalfa, row crops, and small grains
This table shows the annual build up recommendations that should increase the soil test to the high range in eight years.
Table 5Building up exchangeable potassium to an adequate level for all forage crops other than alfalfa
Understanding the potassium soil test is very important. Interpretation levels for available potassium were low to extremely high and are shown in Table 6.
Table 6Potassium soil test levels and ratings for a desired level of potassium (silt loam soil with a cation exchange capacity of 16 meq per 100 grams
MU expresses its soil test results for potassium in pounds per acre. Some commercial soil testing laboratories express results in parts per million (ppm). Don't let this confuse you. To convert from ppm to pounds per acre, simply multiply ppm by 2. An example — 100 ppm K is exactly the same as 200 pounds K per acre. Always be sure to understand how soil test results are expressed before trying to interpret those results.
In addition to buildup, fertilizer recommendations also call for maintenance (putting on what the crop takes off) when soil tests are in the medium range or lower. Crop removal values for some selected crops at an average yield level are shown in Table 7. High test levels may call for a small amount of potassium to keep fertility high but little response is expected. When a University soil analysis calls for no potassium to be applied, you can be sure years of research have told us that response is very unlikely and not profitable.
Table 7Potassium removal by selected Missouri crops
To get the best use of potassium, you must first determine the need through soil analysis. Your local MU Extension center has information on the MU Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory and can help you with any questions. Most fertilizer dealers also offer soil testing services. Be certain you understand the results of the tests made and get proper recommendations for Missouri conditions. Improper sampling, interpretations or recommendations can cost you money and time. The added cost can be either applying more potassium than is necessary or losing yield by not applying adequate potassium.
There is some interest in band applying potassium either close to the seed or with a tillage implement to improve uptake efficiency. Band placement close to the seed often will nearly double the efficiency of uptake as compared to broadcasting potassium on soils testing low to very low in potassium. Take care when applying potassium close to the seed to prevent possible salt damage to seedlings. Limit rates of nitrogen plus potassium to about 80 pounds per acre in a band at least 2 inches from the seed for crops planted in 30 inch rows. The per acre rate can increase as rows are narrowed provided the band remains at least 2 inches from the row. In direct contact, about 15 pounds of nitrogen plus potash is a maximum.
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I put the XPEL on my Model S, but there hasn't really been enough time to know how it will perform. What is the warranty on the Suntek?
What are you all paying to wrap your entire Model S and both options are free from the effects of yellowing? I have a pearl white one!!
Suntek has a 5 yr warranty. I am going with the XPEL due to its 10yr warranty. I didn't see a rear bumper kit offered by XPEL. Is your guy doing it custom?
I just got my entire hood and front fenders done today. The shop only had Suntek so that's what I went with.
I also have pearl white. I think that's by far the best looking color for the Model S!
I'd have to find the invoice, but as I recall, it was about $1800 for the main job, and then a special to add bumpers and door edges. I'll check if anyone wants me to, but I don't think the doors got done other than the edges. Plus tax.
My installer says self-healing is about the same. Xpel however is little harder to work with. I believe he also said Xpel is slightly thicker film. My guy only uses kits so no custom wrap. Pricing is the same for either film. I was hoping xpel would release a kit for the doors and rear soon.
Why are so many people getting their car wrapped after market? Why not just get the protective film offered by Tesla? I got a clear bra on my current car and added protection for door edges and back of side mirrors but I just had the dealer do it. After having it for 4 years I don't think I would want much more of the car wrapped. There seems to be a bunch of marks from wear and tear that won't come out of the film without replacing the film which is costly. Just wondering why so many are looking into after market solutions and not just using tesla offering?
WOW, I need your installers, my quotes were around $5 to $6k to do it!!
I have pearl white, and several posters said that the white color shows the line on the hood too much. I wanted a full hood wrap. Also, the white will show any yellowing, and the XPEL is warranted against yellowing.
Another thought or opinion to add, from a Xpel Ultimate recipient; what is the orange peel like on the Suntek. I understand that Xpel is ahead in the smoothness of their products surface. On a white car it may not be as big of an issue, but something to check into.
Additionally, my installer shared that his install experience with Xpel has been very positive and reliable, as long as you take your time and do it carefully. It has also saved his customer's from body work when something fell on the film (hood) and did not leave a dent. Something that may be a benefit from the film's thickness, if that is in fact true compared to Suntek.
@nickjhowe, @eltonf, @DouglasR, @kublai, @BYT, @jed-99aggie: Can you share more details on which installer you used? Where they are? Did they do a good job?
Just got off the phone with Premier Protection Films in Fremont (1 exit North of TM Factory). A total wrap is approx. $8000 (including tax, package & cash discounts), est. 6 business days. They gave me a very detailed breakdown for a la carte parts. I can post that if anybody cares. I forgot to ask what kind wrap they are using, I'll follow-up with that.
BTW... did any of you have to wait for the paint to cure or did you go straight to the installer?
I suspect that we are / were not satisfied by the default Tesla paint protection coverage.
For me, looking at the wrapped Model S in the showrooms & service centers, dust, dirt, wax tends to gather on the seams, creating an outline around the partial wraps. If I'm getting a wrap, I want the entire part (hood, door, etc...) wrapped so the seams are not visible.
Also, looking at the door handles of the wrapped showroom models, they're terribly scratched by people's rings scratching the inside (facing you) when they open the door. Since this is on a wrapped showroom model, it means the standard Tesla wrap doesn't cover that part. :(
For such a wide car, I'm also worried about adjacent parking lot cars hitting the doors (and getting keyed by jealous drivers). Again, the standard Tesla wrap protects the adjacent cars from your door hitting them, not the other way around. So I'd ideally want the doors wrapped as well.
This is all very interesting to me. I never considered it because the showroom wrap looks pretty crappy. Reading your posts is shining new light in wrapping however.
I am going with full Kevlar- bullet and rocket proofing . Nothing is too good for my Model S, and it will only cost about $250K! People get a grip. Just because you can spend infinite $$$s on your beloved 'S' doesn't mean you should.
Sorry to inform you, as wonderful as the 'S' is…it is only a car. If you feel the need to spend more money than you already have … take your wife out to dinner. Tell her how much you love and appreciate her and do not mention: Tesla, Model S, battery, active air, pano roof, obeche, lacewood, carbon fiber, Napa leather, BEV, EV, kWh, or Elon Musk. Your wonderful mate has probably heard way too much of this over the last 3+ years and deserves a break.
Just kidding…knock yourself out. On white you will barely see the tape lines or the small scratches and pitting.
I went to Auto Armor NW in Lynnwood. http://autoarmornw.com/. They got excellent reviews in Yelp. They talked me out of the full body wrap, saying it is overkill. I do think I maybe should have done the doors because of parking dings, but petero is right: I've already put too much into this car. Particularly since mostly I take the bus.
@petero, nice! LOL... and I agree.
I've had "frontal" film protection applied to my last four vehicles, and LOVE it. (Bumper, half-hood, frontal mirrors, and all around key-entry areas.) Some vehicles had patterns available, and some were done by hand on-site.
I love the idea. (Can I use this stuff to protect my wife and have her look just a good 5 years from now?)
My opinion; use Tesla's factory-installed option or do your own -- but definitely do something!
Just wondering - how much would it cost to repaint the Models S with a good paint job? Or perhaps repaint the hood (assuming a color match). Never painted a car with good paint so I don't really know.
you better hope neither your wife or any of her friends ever comes here! <8-p Could get messy.
@ir, my source was a friend of a friend also in Fremont who get's a lot of business from the local exotic car dealerships to wrap their cars so I know he can do a fantastic custom job. At the cost of $5k however, I am looking into another more affordable San Francisco Bay Area source!!
Ready for my next inappropriate post?
I am thinking of having some fun with my MS. Why not make a statement AND protect your MS. Below is a site for Loring and they did a wild wrap for a customer's sand rail. I like it but I would amend the dollar bills to be burning, as in " Got Money to Burn…Drive an ICE!" across the front and hood.
Of course you could wrap your entire car in a wild color like Day Glow Yellow, Green, Orange or go for the Beiber look in Chrome! When you get bored go Pink and say you sell a lot of Mary Kaye at night, or wrap the entire car in Carbon Fiber. I still love the money to burn graphics – very hot.
sorry the loring site was cut short. sandrail-wrap.html
To keep wife looking great does not require a hardware fix. Just like a Tesla, I get a software update every night and my wife looks just as good after 35+ years.
I'm not sure your software is something you want to brag about.
My MS will be here in February and also plan to do the full wrap with XPEL (full front end, full hood, full doors, rear fenders, rear bumper, lights). I like their warranty and self healing. I have a solid roof. I never did film protection before and wonder if I should wrap the roof top? Any suggestions?
'Particularly since mostly I take the bus.'
How much to wrap the bus?
I found it cheaper to wrap myself.
Jandkw. IMO. The main reason owners add 'paint armor' to their cars is to protect the beautiful paint from small chips from gravel kicked up from cars/trucks in front of you, especially on highways and freeways. The pitting and scratching is most visible on dark colors and like scratches, usually appear white in color.
The most important areas to protect are: the front bumper, nose, hood, and side mirrors. To me, wrapping the rest of the car is a needless expense with marginal benefits. Further, you may be protecting the paint but the gloss and finish 'may' not be as rich as the nicely waxed and polished premium paint.
I really see no need to protect the back bumper, side panels, roof and doors. Don't be misled by a good salesman. Sure your MS will be protected by a thin (strong) film, but it is not Kevlar. It will not be much help against another car banging into your bumper or rear quarter panel or a hard door ding. Obviously there are exceptions. The main thing is, "Is it worth it to you?"
petero, well said. Thanks
please post about your experience with the Xpel installation at Autoshield.I live not too far away and was thinking of wrapping my car also.I will be taking delivery of Model S in the next 3 or 4 days.Thanks.
Went with the .008mm 3m wrap on my black model S FULL protection ran 2,600. looks amazing
My guy said all custom front to back 2 full days and "perfectly done" XPEL FOR $2000.
I agree with most of the posts here...to wrap your entire car unless you are going to track it is usually overkill. It's best to protect the areas that are the most likely to get damaged:
Hood, Fenders, Front Bumper, Headlights, Mirrors, Door Edges, Rear Bumper Top and Rocker Panels
We've done 12 of the new Tesla S Models and this is what 90% of them have done...some have done more, some have done less.
As for film...it really becomes the old Ford vs Chevy debate...depends on who your talking to and what film they currently are using or are getting the best price on and also the ability of them to install easier or harder films.
I've been doing clear bra's for 12 years now and have 2 locations (AZ and SoCal) and have done over 25,000 clear bra's and vehicle wraps with 13 installers between the 2 locations. And if there's one thing I've learned...to each their own. I was a die hard 3M only installer/owner and we slowly converted everything over to the Xpel Ultimate film (10 year warranty and self healing) not because of price (higher than everything else), not because it was easier to install (actually takes 20% longer to install), but because it looks the best, is super easy for the customer to maintain, has self healing qualities, and if there is an issue Xpel pays us the installer to remove the film and replace - so there is no reason for us to ever argue with a customer if the film is under warranty. I've been using the Xpel patterning software for 12 years and they've done everything I could ever ask for. I've used SunTek, 3M, VentureShield, Llumar, SolarGard, Avery...you name it, and every manufacturer knocks on my door because of the volume of film we use...and at the end of the day I go right back to Xpel Ultimate.
If you want to check us out online, please peruse the forums, google us, ask around, email me for references and I think you'll find that I don't up-sell people on things they don't need and have very satisfied customers (Tesla Referrals upon request)
At the end of the day, just make sure whoever you use, and whatever film they use that they know what they are doing!! Make sure that they have adequate business insurance, workers comp, liability and so on, you don't want to be stuck holding the bag if they damage your electronics, paint or fall on your garage floor!
Hope I didn't bore you with my reply...
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For those who have done full coverage in the San Francisco Bay Area for less then $3k, can you share your installers information please and experaince?
Along with @BYT, I'm interested in knowing who in the SF Bay Area might have had full coverage done for less than $3k that they are happy with. Are you willing to share your information on your installer? Thanks,
Any updates on Bay Area full coverage pricing recommendations beyond Premier? Thanks
I am also interested in pricing for Bay Area. Can Anyone provide installer contact info?
I just did a full wrap on my P85 with SunTek. It came out awesome! If you need a good installer in Charlotte, NC, I highly recommend talking to Gordon at SunStoppers in Matthews, NC. http://www.sunstoppersmatthews.com He did an amazing job on my car!! Very reasonably priced too.
Moviemars, I'm in Charlotte and considering getting a wrap as well. Can you tell me how much SunStoppers charged? I see they do Xpel also, why did you go with SunTek? Thanks -
Hey Nick, I'm planning on getting the Suntek installed as well. Have you had any issues with it, and are you still happy with the look?
Petero..you said something about Kevlar? Yeah where can I get that? 250k sounds reasonable compared to the parking sensor retrofit or the increase in MS prices....
ir | 17 GENNAIO 2013
Just got my model S. Can you share more about your experience with getting the car wrapped. What material did they use and do you mind sending the cost break down when you have a chance. Thinking about doing it. Does paint have to cure first? if so how long before getting a wrap. thanks
Material: ClearGuard X
Paint Curing Time: Not necessary
Coverage: Everything not glass or chrome!
Overall Cost: ~ $7,800 (make sure to ask for package & cash discounts)
Time: ~ 1 week
I suggest you call for an updated breakdown, since it's been over a year since my car was done.
Premiere is one highway exit North of Tesla's Fremont Factory and they regularly deal with high-end cars (Lambos, Porches, BMWs, etc...). The plan was to take side streets directly from the factory up. But my plans were dashed when I had fit & finish problems that Tesla needed extra time to fix.
At the time, the Model S was newly released, so if I was going to be a guinea pig, at least it was with an experienced team. After a year of Teslas, they are quite experienced now and quite busy! They meticulously remove badges, disassemble tail light fixtures, etc... so they can properly tuck in the seams. Everything is put back exactly as it was. Their garage is equipped with a lift so they can work at eye-level instead of contorting to work on tough to reach places.
About the only downside is that the office they work from doesn't allow water washing of the car, so they need to use detailing spray to clean the car. Make sure your car isn't covered in mud / dust before you bring it in.
The paint armour has already saved me from numerous incidences:
1) Major rock strike on rear quarter panel that knocked a chip off the armour
2) Parking "encounter" with my garage door that left a gigantic mark on the other rear quarter panel
3) A few serious ones on the hood that didn't penetrate but are too big for self-healing to handle
4) A few parking lot door dings from careless people
In all cases, the paint underneath was fine. Seems like the rear quarter panels take a lot of abuse!
Major damage requires the entire armour panel be peeled off and replaced. In all my cases, it was my ego that determined when to go in for repairs. I'm confident the paint armour integrity was fine.
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NOTES: Pay attention to the contract, there was an old "no warranty for crappy Tesla paint quality" clause originally there for early Roadsters that they should amend before you sign.
GT Auto Concepts in Redwood City has an excellent installer and their prices are competitive - seems like they've done a lot of Teslas too! 650.832.1035
Talk to Vincent at Omega Werks in Pleasanton. He has done both of my Tesla's with Suntek PPF. My P85D was a full wrap of everything but the chrome and was $6,500. While I know some people only advocate the front of the car, it is really nice to keep a few micro fiber towels and a spray bottle of RO water in the garage and simply wipe off the car periodically and not worry about scratching the paint.
PleasontonS - exactly, the films were made for OCD folk like us ;)
I just realized my last comment on here is from 2013 saying that I intended to get Suntek. I with with the stealth XPEL instead for the longer warranty (10 years), and because I really liked the matte look.
It's already saved me from a few deep paint scratches.


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Again I'm posting something that has accumulated in one of my boxes over the years. No, I don't collect pens and pencils but I have kept a few I have found interesting.
The first picture contains a 'Mickey Mouse' pen, not vintage I'm sure, but kind of interesting to me. There is also a pencil, found in an older account book, it looks old and has that strange hook on the ferrule. It contains advertisement 'Eastern S????ting Co.' followed by 'Credit Gladly'. Then there is a 'Phillips 66' ballpoint, and a weird looking contemporary fish pen that really sparkles in the sun.
The last three pictures are a KFC ballpoint that reminds me of the 1960's for some reason. This pen was probably the one that got me saving other pens.


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Reading seems automatic and easy for people who are good at it. That makes it hard to understand how reading can be so challenging for people who struggle with it. However, reading is actually a very complex task for our brains.
It's a little like driving a car. You have to do a lot of things well, all at the same time, and continuously make adjustments. It seems simple for experienced drivers, but think about how easy it is to crash or how many things you have to teach someone who is learning to drive.
The good news is we know a lot about the risk factors for reading failure and what it takes to develop successful readers. The best teaching strategies for children at risk for reading failure are built into the Nemours BrightStart! program.
Research has proven that the earlier we find children at risk for reading problems and begin proper instruction, the better their outcomes. That's what Nemours BrightStart! is all about: helping every child achieve his or her reading potential, for school and for life.
Risk Factors for Reading Problems
While reading problems occur across all races, ethnicities, socioeconomic levels and in all written languages, there are specific risk factors:
Dyslexia is the most common cause of reading problems and affects up to 20 percent of the population. It has a brain basis and runs in families. In fact, each child of a parent with dyslexia has about a 30-40 percent chance of having this condition.
People with dyslexia are very intelligent but have subtle brain processing problems that make reading and spelling difficult. The Nemours BrightStart! program was started to develop an approach to the earliest possible identification and intervention for children at risk for dyslexia, when efforts have the greatest impact. Learn More About Dyslexia »
Some parents may not read well either because of dyslexia that has never been identified or for other reasons. They may not provide enough reading opportunities or model reading themselves in the home because reading is just not interesting or fun. Their children, in turn, may lack experiences that successfully build their reading readiness skills.
Reading is fundamentally a language activity. We read to gain meaning from printed words as an alternative to learning through listening. The same parts of the human brain that help us understand spoken language play a major role in reading. The speech and language skills that children develop from birth through age five are critical for supporting the development of reading skills.
Not surprisingly, young children who struggle with speech and language are
also at risk for reading problems. Most experts believe that about 30 percent of children with preschool language problems will experience challenges with learning to read.
What about children whose first language is not English? Often, they also have difficulty learning to read in English. We have found that the same special teaching practices built into the Nemours BrightStart! program are highly effective for dual language learners just as they are for children at risk for
other reasons.
Research has shown that dyslexia and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can often occur together. At Nemours BrightStart!, we recognize the negative effects of distractibility and poor-sustained attention on learning to read. Our multisensory, fast-paced teaching methods are designed to help all children maintain their attention.
Small group instruction is highly beneficial for children with attentional, behavioral or emotional challenges and also fosters a close, secure relationship between teacher and child that makes learning easier and more motivating.
Sadly, far too many children are growing up in impoverished homes where they lack access to books, magazines and computers. In many of these homes, young children have fewer extended conversations with adults. They fail to build a broad vocabulary, don't understand or speak in complex sentences, and don't have a wide range of experiences that expand understanding of their community or world.
The cause of their delay is very different than that of a child at risk for dyslexia or a dual language learner. But the same teaching approaches for reading work regardless of the original cause of a child's reading struggles.
Since the beginning, Nemours BrightStart! has prioritized children, families and early childhood settings in impoverished neighborhoods and made great progress in helping to close the reading readiness achievement gap for some of our most vulnerable children.


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Delivering exceptional orthopaedic care in North San Diego County since 1995.
Arm, Elbow, Foot and Ankle, Hand and Wrist, Hip, Knee, Shoulder
Arthritis, Arthroscopic Surgery, Joint Replacement, Pain, Sports Medicine, Trauma/Fractures, Knee & Shoulder Reconstruction
Practice Information
As an experienced physician with more than 20 years of specialization in orthopaedics, I take a interactive approach to caring for my patients.
I believe the most important aspects of providing quality care are establishing a relationship with my patients and involving them in treatment plan. I believe that knowledgeable patients make the best decisions about their own treatment. That's why I explain every step of the diagnostic process. I want my patients to understand their condition: How it developed and how various treatment approaches can improve or repair the problem. When we consider treatment alternatives, I present a realistic outlook on the results we can achieve. I'll also be frank about any risks that might be involved. Surgery is only one of many treatment options. Many of my patients never need to have surgery - many times rehabilitation of the injured area is all that is needed.
As a graduate of the UCLA School of Medicine, and residency training at Duke University, you can be assured my clinical credentials are excellent. In addition, I've achieved sub-specialty certification via the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery in Sports Medicine to complement my broad experience in general orthopaedics. My experience also includes work as a consultant physician to USA Triathlon, treating World and Olympic Champion athletes.
My practice also offers helpful patient education resources in print or on-line formats to help make your decision-making, treatment, and recovery as quick and pain-free as possible.
Thank you for visiting this web site! If you'd like to learn more about our orthopaedic practice, please click the "Patient Information and Office Forms" button on this web site.
Please feel free to contact us anytime at (760)633-3130 with any questions, comments or concerns. We'd love to hear from you!
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Total Quality Process Control for Injection Molding, 2nd Edition
Total Quality Process Control for Injection Molding, 2nd Edition
Mar 2010
796 pages
DescriptionThe all-encompassing guide to total quality process control for injection molding
In the same simple, easy-to-understand language that marked the first edition, Total Quality Process Control for Injection Molding, Second Edition lays out a successful plan for producing superior plastic parts using high-quality controls. This updated edition is the first of its kind to zero in on every phase of the injection molding process, the most commonly used plastics manufacturing method, with an all-inclusive strategy for excellence. Beginning with sales and marketing, then moving forward to cover finance, purchasing, design, tooling, manufacturing, assembly, decorating, and shipping, the book thoroughly covers each stage to illustrate how elevated standards across individual departments relate to result in the creation of a top-notch product. This Second Edition:
Details ways to improve plastic part design and quality
Includes material and process control procedures to monitor quality through the entire manufacturing system
Offers detailed information on machinery and equipment and the implementation of quality assurance methods—content that is lacking in similar books
Provides problem-analysis techniques and troubleshooting procedures
Includes updates that cover Six Sigma, ISO 9000, and TS 16949, which are all critical for quality control; computer-guided process control techniques; and lean manufacturing methods
With proven ways to problem-solve, increase performance, and ensure customer satis-faction, this valuable guide offers the vital information today's managers need to plan and implement quality process control—and produce plastic parts that not only meet, but surpass expectations.
1. Total Quality Process Control.
Establishing Process Ownership.
Ideas and Methods.
2. Implementing Total Quality Process Control (TQPC).
Quality Improvement Plan.
Statistical Process Control (SPC).
Controlling the Process.
Cp the Control of Operations.
Cpk-Centered Process Control.
Establishing Company Quality Objectives.
Customer Quality.
3. Managing for Success, Commitment to Quality.
Objectives for Managing a Quality System.
Proactive Preventive Action.
Total Quality Process Control.
Principles for Quality Systems Engineering.
Objectives for Managing a Quality System.
Customer-Supplier Quality Agreements.
Product Quality Determination.
Form, Fit, and Function (FFF).
Product Requirements.
Existing Mold Considerations.
Establishment of Responsibility.
Department TQPC Responsibility.
Estimated Piece Part Price.
Assembly and Decorating.
Manufacturing Capability.
Computer-Integrated Manufacture (CIM).
Tracking Manufacture.
Control of Operations.
Process Control.
Control Charting.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Accreditation.
Program Monitoring—Communication.
Communicating Quality in Business.
Quality Function Deployment (QFD).
QFD in Operation.
Customer Feedback.
Critical to Quality (CTQ).
Building on TQPC, Product Manufacture.
Quality Circles.
Fishbone Analysis.
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis.
Types of FMEAs.
FMEA Timing.
Implementing an FMEA.
FMEA Development.
4. Customer Satisfaction.
Manufacturing and Supplier Input.
Vendor Selection.
Vendor Survey.
Customer and Supplier Agreements.
Vendor Clinics.
Product Requirements.
Product Preproduction Review.
5. Organization Responsibilities.
Quality Operations.
Quality Uniformity.
Compliance Audits.
Six Sigma Introduction.
Quality Problems.
TQPC Management Operations.
Preventive Action.
6. Establishing the Limits for Quality Control.
Preproduction Product Analysis.
Taguchi Methods.
Mold Limits.
Material Selection.
Calculation of Plastic Part Cost.
Case Study of Product Cost Analysis.
Estimating Part Cycle Time.
Mold Part Cavity Estimation.
Mold Size Considerations.
Injection Molding Machine Selection.
Melt Generation.
Molding Machine Screw-type Considerations.
Machine Hourly Rate.
Machine Setup Charges.
Calculating Product Manufacturing Cost.
Material Supplier Limits.
Establishing Manufacturing Limits.
Auxiliary Equipment.
In-Process Inspection.
Establishing Total Quality Process Control.
Acceptable Quality Limits.
7. Material Selection and Handling.
Classifying the Polymers.
Product Certifi cation.
Material Specifi cation.
Product Variable Specification.
Incoming Material Testing.
Material Testing Equipment.
Material Safety Data Sheets.
Record Accuracy.
Bar Coding: An Aid in Total Quality Process Control.
Regrind Control.
Material Handling and Storage.
Regrind Usage.
Processing Aids.
8. The Mold.
Computer-Integrated Manufacture.
Pre-mold Design Checklist.
Selecting Materials for the Mold.
Cavity Selection.
Runner Systems.
Cavity Runner Layout.
Runner System Design.
Gating the Part.
Sprues and Nozzles.
Parting Lines.
Side Core Pulls.
Core Selection.
Part Ejection.
Venting the Cavity.
Core Venting.
Positive Cavity Venting.
Temperature Control.
Cooling Systems.
Mold Connection Types.
Cooling Time.
Mold Shrinkage.
Hot-Runner Molds.
Mold Maintenance.
9. Manufacturing Equipment.
Machinery Selection.
Process Control.
Electric Injection Molding Machines.
Injection Molding Machine Nomenclature and Operation.
Reciprocating Screw Injection Molding Machine.
The Injection Molding Machine.
Selecting Barrel Heater Conditions.
Mold Fit and Support.
Machine and Mold Clamping Systems.
Vented-Barrel Machines.
Maintenance of Machinery.
10. Auxiliary Equipment.
Material Feeders and Blenders.
Automatic System.
Central Systems.
Material Feed to the Injection Molding Machine.
Material Blending at the Hopper.
Blending Quality Checks.
Color Concentrate Blending.
Regrind Usage.
Material Drying.
Plant Equipment Cooling Systems.
Granulators or Grinders.
Part Removal, Conveyor Systems, and Robots.
Quality Inspection Equipment.
Quick Mold Change.
11. Processing.
Production Startup for Process Control.
Acceptable Quality Level Limits.
Networking Production.
The Injection Molding Process.
Injection Molding Startup.
Other Molding Variables.
Fine Tuning the Cycle.
Regrind Effects on Part Quality.
Determining the Missing Variable.
Process Control Charting.
Maintaining Process Control.
Quality Maintenance.
Solutions to Typical Molding Problems.
Controlling and Monitoring Process Variables.
Process Line Integration.
12. Part Testing at the Machine.
Selecting the Test.
Verifying Molding Conditions.
Destructive Tests.
Nondestructive Tests.
Testing of Plated Parts.
Post-Mold Shrinkage Testing.
Conditioned Parts.
13. Part Handling and Packaging.
Part Removal.
Part Handling and Packaging.
Automatic Part Packaging.
14. Part Design Influence.
Selecting the Correct Design Parameters.
Material Selection.
Part Design for End-Use Applications.
Insert Loading.
Integral Hinges.
15. Assembly Techniques.
Plan for Assembly.
Automated Assembly.
Automated Inspection.
Assembly Techniques.
16. Decorating Considerations.
Control of the Process.
Decorating Techniques.
Surface Preparation.
Molded Colors.
Surface Finish.
Spray and Wipe.
Two-Shot Molding.
In-Mold Decorating.
Vacuum Metallizing.
Gravure Decorating.
17. Customer and Employee Satisfaction.
Quality Awareness.
Appendix A. Quality Management System (QMS) Control of Documents Procedure.
Appendix B. Design of Experiments (DOE): Statistical Troubleshooting Process Screening for Reducing the Number of Variables.
Appendix C. Checklists.
Appendix D. Supplier Evaluation Survey.
Appendix E. Mold Problem Solutions.
Appendix F. Decoration & Information Solutions.
""In the same simple, easy-to-understand language that marked the first edition, Total Quality Process Control for Injection Molding, Second Edition lays out a successful plan for producing superior plastic parts using high-quality controls"". (Daily Finance, 14 December 2010)


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Rating: 2.6/5 (Total votes: 82)
What's New in This Release:
· Android: Improved way to extract PC setup
· Android: Added some visual feedback, and many minor changes
· PC: Fixed possible crash with outlook library
· PC: Fixed problem with update dialog not showing up until you show options
· PC: Improved logging
· PC: Added support for removing known device serial numbers from tray menu
What's New in 18.104.22.168:
· Android: Compatible with Android 2.0 and up only (the old version was compatible with 1.6 too)
· Android: Removed limitation to disable auto synchronization
· Android: fixed several possible crash problems
· Android: added Calendar manager which allows you to delete unnecessary calendars
· Android: tested and worked with Android 2.2 and 2.3. If you experience problems with any version starting from Android 2.0 and up, please notify me.
· PC: added option to use current host name as a calendar name
· PC: removed option to use default calendar. This is not applicable now that Syncroid is using it's own account to provide calendars.
· PC: added support for extracting owner e-mail address from Outlook profile and provide it to Android calendar
· PC: better support for selecting default outlook profile
· PC: fixed dialog asking for permissions is now shown modal
· PC: many minor fixes and external tools and libraries updates
What's New in 18.104.22.168:
· Fixed a nasty bug with memory copy from Outlook
What's New in 22.214.171.124:
· Added Android calendar color selection to Preferences > Calendar tab (available only when using custom calendars). This way you could use Syncroid from more than one location and distinct calendar events.
· Added "Last sync on < date >" in Preferences > Server tab. Now you can see when was the last time you synchronized. Field get cleared upon application restart.
· Fixed a problem with PC update. Result was that the updater cannot overwrite adb files when updating during adb sync. If you have this problem (updating previous version) you need to disconnect USB cable and manually kill adb. You could also mount your Android drive and install from installer located in Syncroid folder there.
· Fixed many small bugs including some cleanup code in Outlook handling
What's New in 220.127.116.11:
· Added support for remote server synchronization.
· Added options to switch on/off different connection modes
· Fixed many small bugs
What's New in 22.214.171.124:
· Added support for ADB. You need to switch on USB debugging in Settings -> Applications -> Development. In this mode you don't need to use Android drive. Sync starts as soon as you connect your phone. Importing of new data also happens automatically. Please note that unlike disk drive mode, you'll probably be asked to provide vendor specific USB drivers for your phone in order for this mode to work.
· Removed 1.1.2011 expiration limitation
What's New in 126.96.36.199:
· Added Crash reporting
· Improved logging
· Added field to compensate any differences between Android and PC timezone incompatibilities.
· Removed some code not needed yet (will bring it back when implementing Android to PC sync)
· Android part now has more robust extraction code for PC setup
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There are mainly three IPv6 transition methods; Dual-Stack, Tunnelling and Translation. Careful engineers can understand the difference between IPv6 migration and IPv6 transition.
All of these three technologies are used to bring IPv6 protocol capabilities in addition to IPv4, they are not migration mechanisms. Migration means removing IPv4 completely and running only IPv6 only in the network which might not be the case at least for the next decade.
In this post, I will explain why IPv6 dual-stack unlike most people believe is not the best transition approach.
There is a saying, Dual-stack where you can, tunnel when you must, translate if you have a gun in your head.


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Senate subcommittee to hold 2nd GM hearing July 17
July 2, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Senate subcommittee that's investigating the General Motors ignition switch recalls says it will hold a second hearing on July 17.
The Commerce Committee's Consumer Protection and Product Safety Subcommittee likely will summon GM CEO Mary Barra for a return appearance. Former U.S. Attorney Anton Valukas, who investigated the problem for GM, also is a likely to appear.
A subcommittee spokesman says the witness list hasn't been finalized.
GM spokesman Greg Martin says Barra looks forward to updating the committee on changes that make the company more safety-centered.
GM has recalled 2.6 million older small cars to fix faulty ignition switches. The problem is responsible for more than 13 deaths.


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Khloe Kardashian canned from 'The X Factor'
LOS ANGELES – Fox announced Monday that TV everywhere-man Mario Lopez will return as the host of "The X Factor." But Khloe Kardashian will not.
Lopez joined the other Fox singing competition show last season as host, alongside Kardashian.
Despite being at ease in front of the cameras when they're connected to the E! network, Kardashian couldn't quite get comfortable in her role as host – her misgivings were recently chronicled in an episode of "Kourtney & Kim Take Miami."
"Khloe Kardashian will not be returning to co-host 'The X Factor,' " read a statement attributed to "X Factor" producers. "We really enjoyed working with her and wish her all the best in her future endeavors."
Lopez, though, apparently made the cut with "X Factor" producers – see, all that time spent hosting "Extra" at the Grove has paid off.
"I'm looking forward to returning to 'The X Factor' team," Lopez said in a statement. "We're coming back stronger and better than ever and I'm excited to check out all the new talent."
A request for comment from Kardashian's publicist was not immediately returned.


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Articles tagged desirable
- The Dimensions of a Good Experience
- Good designs are useful, usable and desirable. But what is a good experience? While crafting the experience of her own startup, Foodspotting, Alexa Andrzejewski found answers in urban design. Asking the same question about urban experiences, Kevin Lynch, author of Good City Form, extracted a set of dimensions for evaluating experiences. By applying these principles to interactive experiences, you can identify what kind of experience you're creating for users: Is it adaptable? Does it tell a story? Are there signs of life? You'll leave with a set of guidelines that, unlike traditional heuristics, will enable you to evaluate the experiential qualities of your designs. Read more – 'The Dimensions of a Good Experience'.


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I don't know if you can call this a closet or a personal high-end department store, but take a look at the lavish walk-in wardrobe of Texas businesswoman Theresa Roemer.
The three-story space houses millions of dollars of goods: clothing, shoes, furs, bags, and jewelry — even a champagne bar.
It's been in the news recently because Roemer uses it to host charitable functions for organizations, such as the Texas Children's Hospital and Child Legacy International, but over the weekend it was in the spotlight for a less fortunate situation.
While she and her husband had stepped out for a quick dinner, an intruder broke into a downstairs restroom and headed for the closet — stealing three bags, valued at $60,000 apiece, and filling them with jewelry, including one-of-a-kind family heirlooms. In all, Roemer estimates that $800,000 to $1,000,000 was lost.
Police suggest it was not an inside job but a professional hit. Roemer usually sets an alarm and locks the inch-and-a-half-thick glass doors of the closet, but she didn't do so that evening. Security cameras caught footage of the masked thief — who was in and out within 40 minutes — but authorities said there are no current suspects.
Roemer said the feeling of being violated by a burglary cuts across all income levels: "No one deserves this," she said. "I don't care if you're wealthy. I don't care if you're poor. Your personal belongings are your personal belongings."
Have you been in a comparable situation? How did you deal with it? Let us know in the comments below.


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WEb Design Course Overview
Non-credit, Short-term Program
Master CIW Designers develop and maintain both informational and e-commerce Web sites using authoring and scripting languages, create content and digital media, and employ standards and technologies for both business-to-business and business-to-consumer e-commerce Web sites. Master CIW Designer certification can lead to a successful career as a Web designer, creative director, Web marketing/ business specialist or art director. Candidates must pass three required CIW exams to become a Master CIW Designer.
To become a Master CIW Designer a student will take the following courses and exams.
CIW Foundations
The CIW Foundations exam validates the basic hands-on skills and knowledge that a professional is expected to understand and use. Foundational skills include basic knowledge of Internet technologies, network infrastructure, Web authoring using XHTML, and job skills such as project management.
CIW Site Designer
The CIW Site Designer exam validates human-factor principles in designing, implementing and maintaining hypertext-based Web sites using authoring and scripting languages, content creation and management tools, and digital media tools.
CIW E-Commerce Professional
The CIW E-Commerce Designer exam focuses on standards, technologies and practices for both business-to-business and business-to-consumer e-commerce models. This certification addresses relationships among marketing, promotion, customer service, user interaction, purchasing methods and secure transactions by using SSL and SET, payment gateways, inventory control, shipping and order information, and site performance testing and evaluation


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The Frames
Level handcrafts each gallery-quality frame with sustainably-harvested wood profile in your choice of Black, White, Natural Maple or Natural Walnut. Adding a mat to the frame protects your artwork and we have chosen 6-ply,acid-free conservation level matboards due to their aesthetic and archival qualities. You can set the frame, mat style, and glaze based on what looks best to you, or go with the settings recommended directly by the artist. Framed artwork will arrive with all necessary instructions and hardware for hanging.
Print Size
This is the size of the paper the artwork is printed on, measured from edge to edge. Once you start customizing the frame, you will also see the dimensions of the outer frame.
Shipping and Turnaround Time
Framed artwork is shipped via FedEx Ground from NY, well-protected to arrive safely. We build the frame to your specifications and mount the artwork within 5 days of each order, unless a specific ship date is stated in the collection or on the print descriptions. Shipping takes another 1 to 5 days depending on your address (US-only for now).
Please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Level provides artists with new ways to sell their work framed, and makes it easier for collectors to frame the prints and posters they purchase. If you are an artist interested in selling your own work framed with Level, please get in touch at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Museum-Quality in Every Frame
- 100% wood profiles from sustainably-harvested forests in the US
- Acid-free, archival 6-ply matting and backing preserves your artwork for the long haul
- Premium, framers grade Acrylite® plexi chosen for its strength and clarity
Shipping Info
Each framed print is handcrafted to order and shipped to your door within about a week (allow up to 9 business days for West Coast orders). We'll include everything required for hanging, all you need is a hammer. If you have any questions about the process, just let us know via chat or at email@example.com.
We Stand by Our Work
Our goal is to help you on this framing project and many more to come. If your frame shows up with any defects or you're not completely satisfied, let us know and we will make it right.
Please Select a Glaze
Glazing materials, typically glass or acrylic, protect framed art from dust and damage. Level uses Acrylite® due to its strength, lightness and clarity. Select among these three options, or let us know if we can help you decide.
An optically pure, framers grade acrylic. A fine choice for most photos, posters and prints provided you avoid hanging in direct sunlight.
UV Protection
Provides the highest level of protection against damaging Ultraviolet (UV) rays, preventing fading or yellowing of paper-based artwork.
Has a subtle matte finish that cuts down on reflections from surrounding light and blocks out 99% of UV rays. Ideal for unhindered viewing of artwork.


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Reese Witherspoon: Favorite Comedic Actress Nominee!
Reese Witherspoon dons a cute beanie while grabbing lunch at Le Pain Quotidien restuarant on Friday (November 16) in Los Angeles.
Earlier in the day, the 36-year-old actress was spotted chatting on her phone while pumping gas into her car.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Reese Witherspoon
The day before, Reese donned pink heels while stepping into a business meeting in Los Angeles.
It was recently announced that Reese is nominated for Favorite Comedic Actress for the 2012 People's Choice Awards.
25+ pictures inside of Reese Witherspoon stopping for lunch in Los Angeles…


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A superlative for being awesome
When you stood up for me, your awesomenicity was in full bloom.
by Scottyboy122 April 24, 2007
A gazillion times better than awesome. Way better than fabulosity...To use this word, the world must splinter into two halves...powerful, enlightening, devastating, stunning, beyond, great
My awesomenicity is comparable to God's. Although, he doesn't use the word, I do! When you defeat Resistance of Man, your awesomenicity will be legend.
by jadedragon6996 June 21, 2011
Being full of awesome or awesomeness.
Jeff has so much awesomenicity. He is sooooo hot!
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Eita enters high school aiming for the National University School of Medicine. Because of his parents' divorce—and his goal—he shuns anything to do with romance or love. One day, Masuzu, the school beauty with the silver hair who has just returned to the country, enters his life in a most unexpected way. Chiwa, his childhood friend since elementary school, will not let this go without a fight.
Main Characters & Voice Actors
Chiwa Harusaki
VA: Akasaki, Chinatsu
Eita's childhood friend and neighbour who is in love with him, and a 1st year Highschool student. Her friends call her often 'chihuahua' (Chiwawa), due to her petite appearance and two ponytails that resemble puppy's ears.
Eita Kidou
VA: Ohsaka, Ryota
The main character and a first year high school student. He aims to attend medical school after graduating from high school. Eita is very smart and always places at the top of the class during term exams.
Masuzu Natsukawa
VA: Tamura, Yukari
Masuzu is Eita's classmate and his girlfriend. A first year high school student, who spent nine years overseas. She is considered to be the school beauty and is constantly confessed to by male students.
Other Information
Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Aired: Jan 6, 2013 to ?
Producers: Aniplex, A-1 Pictures
Genres: Comedy, Romance, School
First Impressions
Well, seems a bit generic but was an amusing watch. So, Natsukawa is the school beauty and idol, huh? Well, it looks like Eita is going to have the time of his life dealing with her. Along with that, there's Chiwa the petite little girl who also seems to have a thing for Eita. Ye, and there's the other girls..too bad we didn't really get to see them in the first episode.
Lol @ the drama going around at school tbh. Hard to say no to Natsukawa straight out forward especially when she's the idol. I think Natsukawa is using that notebook to blackmail Eita lol. Anyways, funny episode.
Some pictures:
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Animanga hunter extraordinaire
like just another Harem to me. but who knows, proof is in the pudding.
11. Everything is air-droppable at least once.
romantic comedy? my body is ready for the first ep
reserved for my first ep impression in the next few hours
Edit: My Impressions from the first ep
It was a good first ep, a slow start to a romantic comedy but it introduces the main characters' personalities and main plot pretty well, the characters so far are pretty likable
I think its a promising start to Oreshura and I'll definitely keep watching
What even
can't wait for ep.1 will give my impression after ...
just finish watching ep.1 look interesting
Looks good! Seems to be a common thread in rom coms lately, the study bug "I don't want love, I just want to concentrate on school" and the beautiful idol or hot guy who picks them but it seems like this one has taken an interesting angle on it. I will be watching this one for sure by the look of it, right up my alley.
Fan service too of course...
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Pantsu nai?
Apparently she is wearing something foreign, I dunno... It looks like pantsu nai to me too LOL
First episode was fun, can't wait for the next one!
just wandering about...
I liked it. No complaints here, and Chiwa's adorable. This about sums it up for me:
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It was a good first ep, a slow start to a romantic comedy but it introduces the main characters' personalities and main plot pretty well, the characters so far are pretty likable
I think its a promising start to Oreshura and I'll definitely keep watching
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Looks like it might be more intersting and less generic than it first seemed. Probably gonna give this one a go
Maths is hard
I've always wanted to see the hand reversal for this type of premise.
male lead suddenly goes in for the kiss bam!!! insta role reversal alas it didn't happen again >.>
His Holiness Optimus Maximus Decimus Meridius Colossus Nemesis Nexus Genesis
Way more interesting that I thought - can't wait for more.
It's not unwise to say I'm lesser then you but it's beyond understanding to c...
I'm getting the feeling that this probably isn't a harem at all and more of a straight up romance. Possibly a love triangle. Seems to have set the groundwork of an alliance of convenience turns to love type of story.
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like just another Harem to me. but who knows, proof is in the pudding.
Thought it was interesting, will continue to watch it to see where it goes.
it had a good set up i think i'm looking forward to more and the animation reminds me of humanity has declined a little also i don't think its going to turn out to be a generic harem series but either way it'll be alot of fun to watch ^_^
Fabulous max!
The silver hair girl is a complete b*tch
Feeling too lazy to go after Nico atm... :( ill try later on...


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 Gee, eval {} seems nearly identical to a "try" block to me. It is the "catch" part that you need to add, but several people have already done so. I think if more people were to try more of these modules then soon we'd have some improvement to some of them and then some agreement as to which ones work best and we might even end up with a "standard" module that ships with Perl and modules could start using structured exceptions and things would snowball from there...

 The lack of good subroutine prototypes is certainly a problem. Though there are modules that provide different replacements for that ([cpan://Class::Contract] is one that I don't think has been mentioned in this thread yet).

 A worse problem is the clumsy nature of Perl's inheritance. Books teaching OO tend to make a big deal of inheritance. Books teaching how to write good code in C++ make a big deal about avoiding inheritance (not avoiding it altogether, just avoiding it unless it is really called for, which it usually isn't). The case for this avoidance is much, much stronger for Perl. You can't inherit only the API (unless you use some module for that -- and the only API Perl defines is a list of method names anyway). You can't have subroutines that aren't also inherited. You can't inherit members (aka member data to those who like to call methods "member functions") (unless you use a module and the ones I've seen still leave much to be desired here). You can't do [id://29151] (:
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After a four-day count, President Obama has been declared the winner of Florida's electoral votes. Florida's votes bring the President's count to 332, over Mitt Romney's 206. Photo: Associated Press.
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SOURCE: Stellar Biotechnologies
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PORT HUENEME, CA--(Marketwired - Dec 27, 2013) - Stellar Biotechnologies, Inc. ("Stellar" or "the Company") (OTCQB: SBOTF) (TSX VENTURE: KLH) announced today that it will hold an annual general and special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") on February 13, 2014. The record date for the shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting has been set as shareholders of record as at the close of business on January 9, 2014.
The Company also announces that the board of directors (the "Board") of the Company approved an advance notice policy (the "Advance Notice Policy") on October 31, 2013. The Advance Notice Policy includes, among other things, a provision that requires advance notice be given to the Company in circumstances where nominations of persons for election to the Board are made by shareholders of the Company other than pursuant to: (i) a requisition of a meeting made pursuant to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the "BCA"); or (ii) a shareholder proposal made pursuant to the provisions of the BCA.
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Marrow on the side in Ysidro
A birria to stop you short of the border
Ian Anderson 4 p.m., Nov. 15
Santa Anita Assembly Center
Tetsuzo "Tets" Hirasaki loved to read and write. He became a "bookworm," he joked, because he had the "ironic fortune to be a neglected child." His mother died when he was five. His father, Chiyomatsu, a barber in San Diego, worked long days. When Tets was eight, in the late '20s, "on strict orders not to stray and get into trouble," he went to the children's section of the public library, upstairs at Eighth and E. He became fast friends with Clara Breed, the librarian, who showed him "the tools for survival in that great temple of knowledge." Breed sparked Tets's lifelong passion for reading whatever came his way: books, newspaper and magazine articles, the backs of cereal boxes.
"Someone said, 'Knowledge is free,"' he wrote, "'but you have to bring your own container!' I sure tried to fill mine. The strangest part is that, as the filling takes place, the more knowledge is required to fill the voids that keep appearing."
Years later, he wrote to Breed that poverty and "man's inhumanity to man" are "directly tied to the growing numbers of people who…lack the key that opens the doors — THE ABILITY TO READ."
While a junior at San Diego High, Tets injured his shoulder. This gave him more time to pursue reading, but a tubercular lesion developed on his right arm. During his first year of college — late November, 1941 — it flared up and needed reconstructive surgery. He had to drop out of school.
On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. It was a blow to everyone, wrote Breed, "but to the young Japanese Americans it was as if the world fell about [their] ears."
Tets was 21. Within days, the FBI sent his father to federal prison at Bismarck, North Dakota. The charge: he was an "Issei" (a first-generation immigrant) and a "leader of the Japanese-American community" in San Diego: therefore, a prime suspect. Like over 1300 others instantly incarcerated, Chiyomatsu became an "alien."
Somehow, Tets kept his sense of humor. At his doctor's office on December 10, he joked, "Boy, did the orderlies cutting off the cast have fun with me, vowing to get even for Pearl Harbor!"
On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066: the Army would establish a military zone, especially on the West Coast, "from which any or all persons may be excluded as deemed necessary" — meaning everyone of Japanese ancestry.
On the night of April 7, four months after Pearl Harbor, the Army boarded 1150 Nikkei into two 16-car trains at San Diego's Union Depot. Three boxcars carried all their possessions.
Clara Breed drove Tets and his young sister, Yaeko, to the station. They brought only what they could carry, which meant Tets had to leave behind his personal library. After a four-hour wait, they rode with all blinds drawn to an "assembly area" at Santa Anita Racetrack.
For the next two-plus years, Tets wrote letters, giving a guided tour — what he called the "inside poop" — on the Japanese "relocation."
The Santa Anita Assembly Center consisted of rows and rows of black tarpaper and wood, one-story barracks on the infield of the famous racetrack. One laundry area served 16,000 people. Toilets were few, in rows of four with no partitions, and flushed automatically every 15 minutes. A single sheet of toilet paper became known as a "Rose Bowl ticket." Bartering sessions often began: "I'll trade six Rose Bowl tickets for…"
Armed guards patrolled the grounds and searched the barracks. "No matter what efforts were taken to normalize life at Santa Anita," writes Donald H. Estes, "it was a concentration camp…. The presumption of the government of the United States was that the residents were enemy sympathizers whose loyalty was questionable at best."
An internee named it "Santa Japanita."
April 8, 1942, letter to Clara Breed: "I have been informed that it is possible to receive small postal parcels…. It seems the boys here all are asking me to cut their hair, so…please send my electric clippers that are in an unpacked box. The razors are not needed just now. My blanket roll is needed as I found that my barber towels are rolled inside.
"Sincerely, Ted.
"I haven't any place to put books yet."
April 13, 1942: "Little did I think that I would see Santa Anita, where once trod the millions of pleasure-seeking fans of the sport of kings — horse racing. Why, I'm actually treading the ground where the mighty Seabiscuit won his great duels. The staterooms are not bad since the roof didn't leak at all during the rains we had."
The "staterooms" were 8x20-foot horse stalls where Nikkei from San Diego had to live. They disagreed which was worse: lack of privacy or the smell, a combination of horse manure and urine.
Tets roomed in "bachelor quarters" near the barbed wire. He was several years older than most of the young people. He had two jobs: messenger by day, barber at night.
"Yesterday I covered the whole section — pretty close to 80 barracks. What a walk!!"
April 16, 1942: "We are eating in mess halls that seat anywhere from 750 to 5000 (Mess Hall #2). We have electrical facilities but no gas. Every day is so much alike that I have trouble remembering the date.
"I can't seem to find my wolf's clothing so I am still alone as far as feminine companionship is concerned."
April 22, 1942: Breed sent Tets a large box of books and barbering equipment. After thanking her, he said he wished she'd sent the items in installments: the box made "many of the other people feel bad seeing one fellow getting so much at one time.
"The postal setup is getting better now.... The employees from Arcadia [took] a beating. We did too. They did not know one Japanese name from another and we had to stand in line for hours before we could get our mail. Finally the postal authorities 'got wise' and placed the Japanese boys back on the job.
Read Part Two
Thanks, Jeff, for highlighting Clara Breed's contributions to peace and sanity in the midst of their opposites. (Note to Reader: You've got some exceptional writers working for you--please don't let them get away. And toss them a bone now and then, okay?)
Soon after I came to San Diego (1968), I called the City Librarian, and Clara Breed answered the phone. Whatta gal! I wanted to tell her about a book that had been written, typeset and bound by the author(s) (Beverly and) Henry Mockel. It included Henry's serigraphs, and an introductory essay on art that is tops. Breed was very kind and receptive, and the last time I checked, it had not been tossed by her successors. So CHECK IT OUT, so they won't sell it or "recycle" it. "Hot Air From the Desert" is the title.
Some ambitious historian should similarly publicize the work of other notable (and plain good) writers from the region . . . Milicent Lee, Judy van der Veer, and LoVerne Brown leap to mind as exceptionally good. And I suspect that they were all friends of Clara's.
I presume you know about this resource: http://www.janm.org/search/?cx=007400768077602105507%3Aslbs1g4qeyo&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&hl=&q=Clara+Breed&sa.x=0&sa.y=0
Here's another source: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt2j49q7gs/
Every time I think Jeff Smith can't top himself with his historical articles, he proves me wrong - bravo on another riveting writeup! I look forward to the next -


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The Other as a Research Agenda for Information Science
Kathryn La Barre, Michael Buckland, Lai Ma and Charles van den Heuvel
Tuesday, 1:30pm
Examining any topic in isolation offers very limited possibilities for significant insights. In contrast, a strikingly rich and fundamental research agenda opens for Information Science when "the other" is considered. Three presentations will demonstrate some of these possibilities.
Every operation on information moves it further from its prior context. What are the consequences of this? Lai Ma will examine the fundamental effects of bibliographical operations on data sets and raises questions about the consequences of repeatedly adopting "the other" as we move further into data-intensive work.
Every knowledge organization system reflects a perspective in its design. How could we design for multiple perspectives? Charles van den Heuvel will draw on the efforts of Paul Otlet to use new media to achieve multidimensional knowledge organization hospitable to differing points of view.
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Torturing Bahraini DoctorsWritten by Stephen Lendman Subject: Police State
For months, courageous Bahrainis protested peacefully against the Al Khalifa monarchy's repressive brutality, corruption, and discrimination, as well as unemployment, poverty, and other unaddressed social justice issues.
The response has been ruthless state terrorism against anyone challenging regime control, no matter how lawless, barbaric, and unresponsive to basic human rights and needs.
Since the mid-February uprising began, America's media largely ignored it, especially extreme repression Washington supports. Complicit in helping a key ally, Bahrain is home to the Navy's Fifth Fleet, strategically located in the heart of the Persian Gulf.
On June 6, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) highlighted the mistreatment of doctors and nurses, explaining their arrests, detentions, torture and upcoming military trials for doing their job.
Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PsySR) President Stephen Soldz spoke publicly saying:
"We cannot be silent. Many of our members are health providers. The government of Bahrain arrested nearly 50 doctors and other health providers, many of whom have been tortured. Their 'crime' is refusing to let injured protesters die and informing the world press about the abuses they witnessed."
Scheduled to start on June 6, trials for 47 doctors and other medical providers will begin next week, maliciously charged with:
-- refraining from providing aid;
-- embezzling public funds;
-- physical assault;
-- assault leading to death;
-- possessing unlicensed weapons and ammunition;
-- not performing their employment duties, and thus endangering lives and health;
-- forcefully occupying a public building;
-- promoting regime change illegally;
-- inciting hatred against the regime;
-- promoting sectarian hate;
-- spreading false news and rumors harming the public interest; and
-- participating in unlicensed protests and rallies.
In fact, doctors and nurses are being tried for doing their job. They committed no crimes but are treated like enemies of the state.
Justifying its repression, regime authorities said a military court will try 23 doctors and 24 nurses. "They abused their profession and prevented some people from entering the Salmaniya Hospital (the nation's largest public facility)." In fact, despite extreme repression, they performed heroically, treating sick and wounded patients.
Yet Salmaniya Hospital was falsely called a hotbed of sectarian tension. BCHR said "it is quite clear that it was the presence of military and police inside the hospital which sparked this tension, with security forces interfering with the doctors' work," instigating violence by their actions.
In fact, regime authorities fear medical providers for reflecting the non-sectarian nature of the protests, opposite of what security forces claim.
"Their Hippocratic Oath means they have to treat patients regardless of politics or religion. They are a symbol of the unity of the majority against the oppression of the (fascist) government and its cronies, and therefore they are dangerous."
As long as King Hamad keeps Bahrainis divided and has Western and Gulf Council States backing, he can retain power. It's why he reacted violently against the slogan "No Sunni, No Shia, just Bahraini."
BCHR believes doctors and nurses were especially targeted because they're key witnesses to criminal acts. They've seen dead, wounded and tortured victims and can provide damning evidence if asked. If silenced, however, by intimidation, torture and/or show trials, key witnesses will be lost. "We must not let the government get away with these crimes."
Many other medical providers are afraid to speak publicly about what they've seen or know, fearing retaliation. However, some gave the international media anonymous statements.
On May 29, AFP headlined, "Bahraini female doctors recount detention 'horror,' " saying:
Released from prison, Shiite women doctors explained "abuse and torture by police after being accused of backing pro-democracy protests in the Sunni-led monarchy."
They explained they were tortured and abused to sign confessions, one doctor saying her interrogator said:
"I advise you that we will get you to say whatever we want, either by you saying it willingly, or we will beat you like a donkey and torture you until you say it."
Explaining she treated wounded patients, she was struck in the face, an interrogator saying:
"It seems you don't want to cooperate," accusing her of "stealing blood units to splash on the wounded" to exaggerate injuries for television and other crimes against state authorities.
Blindfolded and handcuffed, she was severely beaten, electro-shocked, thrown to the floor, beaten again with electric cables, especially the soles of her feet. "Even policewomen were shocked when they saw my state as I came out of the interrogation room," she said.
The next day, she was again abused, sexually harassed and threatened with rape, an interrogator saying "I will hang you from your breasts and rape you." She finally signed a confession to end the ordeal. Afterward, she spent 20 more days in prison before released, agreeing not to give interviews or participate in protests.
Other doctors described similar ordeals. Those freed can't travel, remain suspended from work unpaid, and 47 doctors and nurses face trials. AFP asked Bahraini authorities to comment, but got no response.
By politicizing medical care and abusing doctors and nurses, injured protesters are afraid to get treatment, fearing arrests, torture, trials and convictions. As a result, determining precise numbers hurt is compromised, suggesting many more than publicly known.
Nonetheless, for nearly four months, Bahrain's "had the highest per capita arrests and second highest per capita deaths of any Arab country (after Libya)...." America ignored it, Obama urging only dialogue and resolution, quietly going along with criminal viciousness.
As a result, it's up to people of conscience, independent journalists, and international public opinion to explain what can't be ignored, demanding accountability for crimes this great and all political prisoners released and exonerated.
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