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Glossary of Tablet Terms
3G/4G: 3G and 4G are mobile communication technology standards that provide Internet services to mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. The "G" stands for each generation of technology, making 4G (or LTE) the faster successor to 3G. Unlike tablets that are only Wi-Fi enabled, those with 3G or 4G will be able to access the Internet (and therefore email, social networks, app downloads, and the like) outside of wireless networks, providing more freedom to use all of your tablet's features. However, that connectivity usually comes with an increased cost, as well as a monthly fee.
Accelerometer: A motion sensor that detects a tablet's orientation. For example, when you turn your tablet from portrait to landscape orientation, the content will generally adjust to fit the screen. This is the accelerometer at work. Some games and apps also incorporate the accelerometer in other ways, though this varies from program to program.
Ambient Light Sensor: Determines how much light is available in the area surrounding your tablet and adjusts the screen brightness accordingly. This conserves battery life, allowing you to get more use out of each charge.
App Store: A digital distribution platform for software, such as the App Store for Apple® or the Google Play market found on Android™ devices. This allows you to download applications or apps, sometimes for free and sometimes for a fee. Apps will vary by store, operating system, and manufacturer. Most tablets come with some apps preloaded.
Bit/Byte: A bit is the smallest unit of measurement for electronic data. Eight bits equals one byte; approximately 1,000 bytes equals one kilobyte (KB); 1,000 kilobytes equals one megabyte (MB), and 1,000 megabytes equals one gigabyte (GB). These units determine how much information your tablet can store and retrieve.
Bluetooth: A form of wireless communication allowing devices to communicate with each other. For example, a Bluetooth keyboard or mouse might be compatible with a tablet, allowing these components to be used wirelessly.
Bus Speed: Measured in megahertz (MHz), bus speed is the speed or frequency at which the data on the motherboard is moving.
Capacitive Touchscreen: A type of touchscreen display that is very responsive to finger touches, allowing easy swiping, which generally results in an intuitive user interface; however, they won't respond to a gloved hand or stylus. See touchscreen for more information.
Chipset: A set of electronic components in an integrated circuit that manages the data flow between the processor, memory, and peripherals. It is usually found in the motherboard of a computer or tablet.
Cloud Storage: Allows data to be stored virtually in storage space hosted by a third party, as opposed to on your physical hard drive. Cloud storage can be advantageous because it may make it easy to share information across devices or among users, as well as freeing up your own physical hard drive space.
DDR (Double Data Rate): A type of SDRAM (memory) that supports data transfers that effectively doubles the speed of the RAM. Double data rate type three (written DDR3), which is currently in use, is twice as fast as its predecessor.
Digital Media: Can refer to the places where digital files are stored (memory cards, hard drives) or the files themselves (photos, videos, MP3s).
eReader: Also called an eBook reader, this refers to a mobile electronic device designed for reading digital books (eBooks). While some tablets exist simply for this purpose, like the most basic Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook models, most modern tablets have an eReader feature built-in, such as the iPad® iBook® app.
Expansion Slot: A slot that allows you to "expand" your tablet functions by using memory cards. Not all tablets have expansion slots, and they're generally more limited than those found in computers.
FaceTime®: A proprietary video calling service from Apple, which comes built into Mac® computers, as well as iPad, iPhone®, and internet-enabled iPod® devices. It functions basically the same as other video chatting services, though is restricted to users with Apple IDs (so you can't use FaceTime on your iPad to call a friend with an Android tablet). FaceTime calls can be made across various devices (iPad to iPhone, iPhone to Mac), so the service is particularly useful to those with multiple Apple devices.
Flash Memory: Sometimes called internal memory on tablets, this refers to how much room you have to store media files like photos, apps, and music. While a computer's hard drive might have hundreds of gigabytes of storage space, a tablet's memory much more limited, a trade-off for being so portable.
Geotagging: The process of adding geographical identification information to the media. For example, if you take a photo with a GPS-enabled mobile device, the device may automatically add information about where the photo was taken. Usually, this can be turned on and off in a tablet's settings.
GPS/GLONASS: GPS stands for "Global Positioning System"; you're probably familiar with the ones designed strictly for vehicles, but modern mobile devices usually have some kind of GPS feature installed, eliminating the need for a standalone GPS. Some devices use GPS with GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System), which works alongside the GPS to provide faster, more accurate directions.
Graphics Card: Also called a video card, it's what allows the tablet to display pictures.
Gyroscope: Often combined with an accelerometer in a tablet, the gyroscope allows for more accurate recognition of movement. This is particularly useful in motion-controlled apps and certain games, which utilize more advanced controls than those that only use an accelerometer.
Hardware: The physical components of a tablet.
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface): The uncompressed, all-digital standard used for high-definition (HD) quality for consumer electronics and PC products using a single cable (an HDMI cable).
Hertz (Hz): A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second.
High Definition: Means that the screen will be "widescreen" and at least twice as clear as standard definition (which is 480 horizontal lines). Generally, anything at 720 or more horizontal lines will be considered HD; 1920×1080 resolution refers to Full HD, and 4K (or 4,000) horizontal lines refers to Ultra HD.
I/O Ports (Input/Output): The connectors on a tablet that connect its external devices, such as a USB port.
IPS (In-Plane Switching): LCD screen technology was first introduced in 1996 and now used in many displays. IPS technology offers wide viewing angles and consistent, accurate color reproduction without blur.
iSight® Camera: A proprietary camera of Apple, previously an external webcam. Not to be confused with a FaceTime camera, iSight refers to the rear cameras in more recent iPhone, iPad, and iPod models, which generally have a higher resolution than the front-facing FaceTime camera.
LAN (Local Area Network): A set of devices, such as computers, printers, or video games, physically or wirelessly connected for interactive communications wirelessly.
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display): A type of display that uses standard compact fluorescent tubes to illuminate the picture. Unlike LEDs, they don't produce their own light.
LED Backlighting: A way of producing light in LCD screens, resulting in a much clearer, brighter, better-looking display.
Level 2 Cache: Often written as "L2 cache," this is a type of memory capable of high-speed storage, enabling quick access to the most recently used data and instructions.
Lightning Port/Cable: The power connector used on Apple devices starting in September 2012 with the iPhone 5, fourth-generation iPad, iPad mini™, 5th generation iPod touch®, and 7th generation iPod Nano®. It replaced the 30-pin adapter, with Apple claiming improved functionality and power capacity as reasons for a new proprietary charger.
Lithium-ion/lithium-polymer: A light, rechargeable battery often used in portable electronics such as tablets and smartphones.
Memory: The place where a computer keeps programs and data. This could refer to the hard drive, RAM, or cache.
Memory Card Reader: A device that accesses data on a memory card, such as an SD card.
Motherboard: A tablet's main circuit board. It's the central, essential part of a computer to which most other integrated parts are connected.
Multi-touch: A touchscreen or touchpad, sometimes referred to as multi-gesture, that recognizes two or more fingers, incorporating advanced functionality like pinching to zoom.
Network Card: A network card, network adapter, network interface controller, network interface card, or LAN adapter is a computer hardware component designed to allow computers to communicate over a computer network. It allows users to connect to each other wirelessly or by using cables.
Oleophobic Coating: An oil-resistant coating applied to touchscreens to help reduce fingerprints and smudges.
Operating System (OS): Software that takes care of basic system activities such as reading forms and saving to disk. It controls how system resources are used and provides a user interface. Tablet operating systems are generally optimized for a portable touchscreen experience. Among the most popular mobile operating systems are Google's Android, which can be found on a variety of devices, and Apple's iOS, found on iPhone, iPad, and internet-enabled iPod devices.
Processor: Also known as the CPU (central processing unit). As the primary element carrying out the tablet's functions, it's effectively the "brain" of the tablet. A dual-core processor has two execution cores, while a quad-core has four, etc; generally, more cores allows for faster computing.
Processor Speed: The rate at which the CPU performs calculations per second. It's measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz). 1000MHz equals one GHz.
RAM (Random Access Memory): The place where a tablet keeps programs and data when they are in use. It's measured in megabytes or gigabytes (see bit/byte for more info).
Resistive Touchscreen: Can typically be used with a finger or stylus, but require pressure to be applied to the screen, which can sometimes affect ease of use. See touchscreen for more information.
Retina Display: A type of LCD screen specific to newer-model Apple MacBook Pro®, iPad, iPhone, and iPod devices. Retina displays have a high enough pixel density that the human eye is unable to notice pixelation at a typical viewing distance. Basically, Retina displays are clearer than typical LCDs.
SATA (Serial ATA): A way of connecting a hard drive to a computer. Most computers made after 2005 use SATA hard drives, which is generally faster and more efficient than SATA's predecessor, PATA.
Screen Resolution: Maximum number of pixels that can be displayed on the screen. This number is a product of the number of columns and the number of rows. For example, a display with a 1920×1080 resolution can display 1,920 columns of pixels and 1,080 rows of pixels. The higher the resolution, the clearer the screen; see high definition for more info.
Software: The actual programs on a tablet, as opposed to the physical components. This includes apps and the operating system itself.
Solid-State Drive (SSD): Like a standard hard drive, a solid-state drive is used to store data. However, SSDs read and write files much more quickly, resulting in better performance overall. Hybrid drives combine the standard features of hard-disk drives and solid-state drives, resulting in a more optimal performance than a hard drive alone at a better price than a large SSD.
Soundcard: A piece of computer hardware that controls its sound input and output.
TFT (Thin Film Transistor): A type of LCD flat-panel display that is made to be as thin and light as possible, taking up less space than bulky old-school computer monitors. TFT displays also generally have higher resolutions than older displays.
Touchscreen: A display you can interact with by touching it with an object, typically a finger or stylus. Touchscreens are one of the defining characteristics of tablets. For more information on different kinds of touchscreens, see a capacitive touchscreen, resistive touchscreen, and multi-touch.
USB (Universal Serial Bus): A high-speed serial port technology that allows a variety of input and output devices to be easily attached to a PC. A USB device can be plugged in or unplugged without turning off the PC and is automatically recognized and configured upon plug-in. Typically modern computers will have USB 3.0, USB 2.0, or some combination of the two. On paper, USB 3.0 is faster, though how much faster will depend on other factors, like your hardware.
Webcam: The term webcam is a combination of "web" and "video camera." They can be used for video chatting or recording videos, and are built into most tablets. Some tablets may even have two cameras, one that faces the front and one that faces the back, with the front being more suited for video chatting.
WiDi: This Intel-developed technology is short for Wireless Display, and lets users to stream music, movies, photos, videos, and apps wirelessly from a compatible tablet to a compatible HDTV or through the use of an adapter with other HDTVs. WiDi technology is capable of Full HD 1080p video and 5.1 surround sound audio, but you'll need the appropriate hardware to achieve that.
Wi-Fi: Wireless networking technology that uses radio waves to provide wireless high-speed Internet and network connections. Wireless networks will generally use a 2.4GHz or 5GHz network, with 5GHz networks being able to carry more data. Some devices offer dual-band Wi-Fi, which works at both 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies. Some newer tablets use MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) Wi-Fi, which increases the performance of existing Wi-Fi networks.
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Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am is pulling out all of the stops when it comes to the guest star roster on his upcoming solo album, '#willpower.' In a recent interview with Capital FM, will confirmed that he is reuniting with Britney Spears, whom he collaborated with for the 'Femme Fatale' track 'Big Fat Bass,' for a "crazy" song that will be featured on his forthcoming album.
In addition to Ms. Spears, will.i.am also confirmed a slew of other featured artists for '#willpower,' including LMFAO, Alicia Keys, Shakira, Nicole Scherzinger and Busta Rhymes.
"I have a song with Alicia Keys – me, Alicia and Swedish House Mafia. I have a song with The Beats, which is pretty grand. Me and Shakira have been trying to finish the stuff we started, and me and Britney is really crazy," will said. "So we got a song with me, LMFAO and Eva Simons. A song with me and Busta Rhymes and Swizz Beatz. I got a whole other bunch of collaborations."
While speaking to Capital FM, will.i.am also discussed a classical track that he will be releasing with Nicole Scherzinger of 'X Factor.' He said, "I made this song with Nicole Scherzinger that you would never expect. It's classical music," he said. "I have this girl singing like: 'Who's that?' The internet is very, very powerful — LMFAO have 300 millions views on 'Party Rock Anthem' — so sometimes you should make things just for the net." He then added, "This classic piece of music that I did with Nicole, it's beautiful. That girl sings like I've never heard anybody sing like that in pop culture. She is thebomb.com/isthatnicole?."
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The JVM is an interesting place these days. We'll have Java 7 soon, with support for dynamic invocation and improved APIs. We have a many programming languages to choose from — some statically typed, some dynamically typed, some blurring the lines — that offer their own unique benefits. We're even getting a few "small changes" to Java itself, like literal lists and Strings-in-switch. We have the largest and most robust ecosystem of any managed runtime, with hundreds of conferences, tens of thousands of libraries, and millions of developers.
But there's something missing. No language seems likely to replace Java itself.
Or at least, none of the alternatives fits what I need out of a Java replacement.
Learning from Java
Let's take a look at the criteria I believe we must meet to replace Java. These are my opinions, but they're based on many of the guiding principals that have made Java such a success.
- Performance equivalent to Java for equivalent code
If we're going to start writing core libraries and systems-level code in this new language, it must perform exactly as well as Java does. We can certainly attempt to perform better, but parity is an absolute minimum.
- No language-imposed runtime library
Perhaps the biggest barrier to using current alternatives is that they impose upon you their "ball and chain" runtime library. You can't write "Hello, world" without shackling yourself to a 5, 10, maybe even 20MB jar file. That complicates deployment and makes small-profile applications more difficult. Even worse, some languages carry a large initialization cost to load their runtime's class files and/or initialize runtime state.
- No more (or not much more) complicated than Java
Java's success lies heavily in its simplicity. Any language intended to replace it needs to a suitable "first language." That doesn't mean we can't make it more expressive or more powerful than Java, but we must be careful how far we take it.
- Beautiful
For all its positive traits, Java is not a particularly beautiful language. There's a tremendous amount of "ceremony" required for even the simplest programs. Types have to be explicitly declared everywhere (Java 7's "diamond operator" notwithstanding). It's impossible to write "Hello, world" using less than 80 characters, when most other languages can do it in under 20.
- Perfect integration with JVM libraries
Any language that replaces Java needs to fit Java's use cases. That means being able to define real classes, real static methods, real arrays. Calls from our language to Java need to be direct invocations, using the same bytecodes and imposing no more overhead than the same calls written in Java. Where we use Java now, we need to be able to use our language. If we can't — we'll always need Java somewhere in the stack.
- Extensible
Languages now compete to see who makes it easiest to design DSLs, who has the easiest extension points. Extending Java is essentially limited to what you can do with annotations and annotation processors, and forget about having a flexible syntax — Java looks like Java. Our hypothetical language needs to be easy to extend and it needs to make it easy to experiment with new features.
Is it possible to meet all these requirements? I believe it is, and my attempt to do so is called Mirah.
The Mirah Programming Language
Mirah grew out of my desire to have a language for implementing JRuby that would be more approachable to non-Java developers. Let's face it, Java's not too hard to learn, but there are lots of details that take time to internalize. It's not a complicated language, but it can scare the uninitiated. With Mirah, I wanted to make a language that fit my criteria, so that I and others would have the Java replacement we've been wanting.
It's easier to explain Mirah with code. Let's have a look.
Installing Mirah
The easiest way to get Mirah is to download the most recent .zip file from Mirah's Github Downloads page.
Inside you'll find mirah-complete.jar, some bin scripts for "mirah" and "mirahc," a set of examples (some of which you will see in this article), and the usual README and LICENSE flotsam.
Alternatively, if you are a JRuby user, you can simply "gem install mirah" and you're ready to go.
Getting Started
Mirah has a clean, simple syntax. Some might call it beautiful, and many of you will recognize it as being very similar to Ruby. That's no accident; when I kept hearing other JVM languages compare themselves to Ruby, I realized I could simply steal Ruby's syntax. Sneaky, eh?
puts "Hello, world!"
We have our first program in Mirah. Let's run it with the mirah command:
~/projects/mirah_play → mirah -e 'puts "Hello, world!"' Hello, world!
Here we're using the -e flag to execute an inline script. We can also put this into a file:
~/projects/mirah_play → echo 'puts "Hello, world!"' > hello.mirah ~/projects/mirah_play → mirah hello.mirah Hello, world!
Of course I mentioned that Mirah is also a compiler. In the above examples it compiles the given script immediately before running it; no runtime library means no interpreter, so everything ends up as JVM bytecode before execution. We use the mirahc command to produce .class files ahead of time:
~/projects/mirah_play → mirahc hello.mirah ~/projects/mirah_play → ls -l Hello.class -rw-r--h;r-- 1 headius staff 505 Mar 19 18:49 Hello.class ~/projects/mirah_play → java Hello Hello, world!
This example may be the most important. Not only does Mirah produce a tiny classfile for this particular piece of code, but that classfile is completely standalone; the subsequent java command needs no jar files or CLASSPATH. You get to decide what dependencies to introduce into your program. As it should be.
Let's review some basic Mirah syntax.
Mirah is statically typed like Java or Scala, but you might not know just from looking. That's because Mirah employs a technique called "local type inference." In simple terms, Mirah can usually infer the types of objects, variables, and method calls from their context. Like Scala and C#, you must still declare method parameters; Mirah only infers types in a local context. Let's take a simple method definition in Java and compare it to idiomatic Mirah. First, the Java:
public static String hello(String name) { return "Hello, " + name + "!"; }
And now the Mirah version:
def hello(name:String) "Hello, #{name}!" end
Here we have declared the type of the name variable as String. Because the only line of code here is a String, we know the return type must be String. The string itself is "interpolated" to clean up the + concatenation from the Java example. The semicolon is gone, because in Mirah line-terminating semicolons are optional. The return is gone, since Mirah will simply return the last expression in the method (but you can still use return to exit a method early). And public static and the braces have been replaced with def and end.
If we put this into a file, we get pretty much the same result as using javac:
~/projects/mirah_play → cat HelloJava.java public class HelloJava { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println(hello("world")); } public static String hello(String name) { return "Hello, " + name + "!"; } } ~/projects/mirah_play → cat hello_mirah.mirah def hello(name:String) "Hello, #{name}!" end puts hello("world") ~/projects/mirah_play → javac HelloJava.java ~/projects/mirah_play → mirahc hello_mirah.mirah ~/projects/mirah_play → javap HelloJava Compiled from "HelloJava.java" public class HelloJava extends java.lang.Object{ public HelloJava(); public static void main(java.lang.String[]); public static java.lang.String hello(java.lang.String); } ~/projects/mirah_play → javap HelloMirah Compiled from "hello_mirah.mirah" public class HelloMirah extends java.lang.Object{ public static void main(java.lang.String[]); public static java.lang.String hello(java.lang.String); public HelloMirah(); }
Mirah treats the top-level of a script as though it's the "main" body. Methods defined there are turned into static methods on the same class. This allows you to have very lightweight scripts that are very clean, but without any runtime dependency.


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Disable automatic renewal via the Avast customer portal
- Open the order confirmation email you received when you made the original purchase and locate the link to cancel the automatic renewal option. You are directed to the appropriate Nexway web portal according to your location.
- Enter your email address (that was used to make the purchase) and the password from your original order confirmation email, then click Sign in.
If you cannot find your order confirmation email, click Forgot your password? to provide alternative identification information.
- On the Overview page, click Change Auto-Renewal settings above the list of your current subscriptions.
- In the lower section of the Payment and Billing Details page, select Disabled in the Auto-Renewal section.
- Click Disable automatic renewal to confirm that you want to stop automatic billing. After the change is processed, you will receive an email confirming that automatic renewal has been canceled for the selected product subscription and the subscription status in the web portal changes to Suspended.
The renewal option is managed separately for each subscription. If you have more than one Avast subscription with automatic renewal enabled, you need to repeat the steps above for each automatic renewal subscription you want to cancel.
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OK, emotion is all well and good, but at some point somebody's going to have to play football.
The Ravens lead the Colts 10-6 tie at halftime, in a game that somebody's going to have to win for the right to get shelled by the Broncos next week.
Neither quarterback is playing particularly well at the moment, but Ravens running back Ray Rice just took another short Joe Flacco pass and turned it into a long run, reminiscent of his fourth-and-29 conversion against the Chargers. Fullback Vonta Leach scored the game's only touchdown on the next play for the lead.
The Colts are playing a tight game, with quarterback Andrew Luck having some rookie moments. He's lost a fumble and threw an interception that Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis just dropped, but he just moved his team into position for a 52-yard Adam Vinatieri field goal as time expired.
If the game is this close in the final moments, there's no doubt which quarterback you trust more.


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The Windows 8 Consumer Preview is now available to everyone and can be downloaded directly from Microsoft.
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Lying on the eastern coast of Spain, Alicante is steeped in history, rich in culture, awash with every kind of shop, and bursting with European beach life. The city of 320,000 residents enjoys a privileged year-round climate with an average temperature of 66.2 degrees and 2,500 sunny hours each year. For a sun-dog like me, that's all I needed to hear.
As the Louis Majesty pulled into port at Alicante, I was looking forward to some slightly warmer weather in the palm-lined coastal town. Unfortunately for us, in February "slightly warmer" meant rain. But that wasn't going to stop us from enjoying our morning in port.
|STEEPED IN HISTORY: Alicante, Spain
As we stepped off the shuttle that took us from port to the city's bustling downtown, it wasn't hard to imagine why Alicante has become one of the most popular tourist destinations in Spain, even in a drizzle. The marina area is one of the most prosperous areas of the city, an open space facing the sea replete with bars, restaurants, and outdoor squares.
Our first glimpse of the city from the boat revealed an ancient castle towering above the city center, which, when we arrived in town, was our first destination.
|ON THE MOUNT: Castle Santa Barbara
The Castle Santa Barbara sits 166 meters above sea level on Mount Benacantil. Positioned for its enormous strategic value, it's possible to see the entire Bay of Alicante and surrounding stretch of land from the mountain's summit.
On the hillside leading up to the castle, different archaeological remains have been found dating back to the Bronze Age, as well as from the Roman and Iberian civilizations. The origins of the actual fortress however, date from the late 9th Century, when the Moors ruled Spain.
My husband and I took an elevator to the top of the castle to spend some time exploring the grounds on our own. Tracing my fingers along the castle walls, it was incredible to imagine how astonishing the Castle Santa Barbara must have seemed as it emerged from the hilltop over 12 centuries ago.
|A VIEW FROM THE TOP: Bay of Alicante
After spending a few hours walking through the castle's three precincts, we spent the rest of the morning ambling through Alicante's streets, popping in to quiet churches along the way.
The sea was a beautiful turquoise green, which seemed to bleed into the tropical feel of the city itself. The streets were busy for a Monday morning, but the people seemed to have a bit more of a somber feel to them than those in Barcelona.
This could have been due to the rain on a city that wasn't quite used to breaking out umbrellas, or the fact that Sundays are simply happier days than Mondays, no matter which country you live in. Or perhaps, everyone was simply biding their time until summer weather, when the true splendor of the city would truly emerge.


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Hello Queen world.
Around 20yrs ago I Started out collecting lots of Queen stuff, predominantly cd's and box sets, plus some vinyl.
Since then marriage and children has taken over.
I am now considering either starting to collect again or to sell some of my stuff - but I have lost track of real values.
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No More Daily Anti-Inflammatories!
So yay re that!!!
And I've just cut my dose of Methotrexate down once again, this time to 15 mg. Soon, if all goes well, I'll have to switch to the pill format, so I hope that doesn't make me feel blech (I know that the pill form can do that, and the injections themselves already make me feel slightly nauseous — not the needle itself, per se, but the drug, I'm pretty sure).
But whatever I can do to take less meds, the better. Not to say I'm anti-drug, cause God only knows that's not the case, it's just I'd rather take the minimum necessary to feel optimal.
Make sense? I think it does, and I'm so thrilled that the Actemra is working well enough that I can cut back on other medications. Woohoo!
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That's great news! It always feels awesome to cut down on medication.ReplyDelete
I recently cut my methotrexate from 25 mg to 18, mainly because I was sick of losing so much hair. Since I've been feeling worse lately, I doubled the Celebrex to counterbalance things, and I actually think it's working! I'm starting to notice less hair falling out, too, which is what I (vainly) really wanted.
Yay to you! I hope you keep feeling better.
It does feel soooooo great, Helen! I hope you can get your MTX down to a point you're happy with! My hair has certainly felt thinner, too, so I hope as an added bonus, that changes with the drop in dosage!ReplyDelete
Woo hoo! Glad to hear positive updates Laurie. anti inflammatories never did anything for me, really. Did you find they made a difference before the actemra? My doctor thinks it's weird they don't work for me.ReplyDelete
Hey Squirrel! So glad to hear from you! They did definitely make a difference when I was prescribed them before the doctors had definitively diagnosed RA, and I think they made a difference when I was on Enbrel, but who knows for sure really until you stop taking them? So, it's good this situation arose, in a strange way, and gave me the chance to see what things were like without them...ReplyDelete
Hope you're well and your upcoming trip goes fabulously!
- AnonymousMarch 5, 2012 at 9:39 AM
Woo hoo! indeed. I agree: the least amount of drugs for the most amount of effect.ReplyDelete
The least number of meds, and the lowest effective dose of those you do need - what a great plan. Glad to hear you're doing better.ReplyDelete
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That's great, great news, Laurie. You're nearing the end of the tunnel now, which means, the rheumatic pains you felt before would be less painful each day. I hope it can keep up until it is completely gone. However, don't forget to continue taking your medication. For as long as your doctor says that you need to take them, you should. :)ReplyDelete
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Lyle Thompson, Miles Thompson Named Two of Five Tewaaraton Finalists
Lyle Thompson, Miles Thompson Named Two of Five Tewaaraton Finalists
Tewaaraton Foundation Press Release
WASHINGTON – UAlbany attackmen Lyle Thompson and Miles Thompson have been selected as Tewaaraton Finalists, the Tewaaraton Foundation announced on Thursday.
The Thompson brothers are two of five finalists selected for the Tewaaraton committee. The committee is made up of NCAA coaches throughout the country, selecting the top-five players in all divisions of lacrosse for consideration for the Tewaaraton Trophy.
Lyle Thompson is named a Tewaaraton finalist for the second year in a row, while Miles Thompson earns the honor for the first time. Lyle Thompson's finalist selection last season was the first for UAlbany since Frank Resetarits was one of the final five in 2007. In Tewaaraton history, which dates back to 2001, UAlbany has earned four of the five finalists all-time from the America East Conference.
This is the fifth year, and first since 2011, that teammates have been finalists for the Tewaaraton Trophy. Previous years of two teammate-finalists include 2011 (Syracuse), 2006 (Virginia), 2003 (Johns Hopkins) and 2002 (Syracuse).
The Tewaaraton Trophy will be award at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on May 29th at the National Museum of the American Nation.
Lyle Thompson is currently the top scorer in Division I, matching the DI single season record with 114 points to become the first player in DI history with back-to-back 100-point seasons. The junior attackman and America East Player of the Year leads the nation with 69 assists, just eight shy of the DI single season record, and adds 45 goals. His 7.13 points per game is nearly a point-and-a-half more than any other non-UAlbany player. This year, he has not scored below four points in a game.
Miles Thompson is the top finisher in all of lacrosse, leading DI with 74 goals, the second-highest single season mark in DI history. He is second in DI in points per game with 6.75, adding 34 assists to total 108 points on the year, tied for the fourth highest mark ever in a single DI season. His 4.63 goals per game are nearly one-and-a-half goals more than second-place Matt Gregoire of UMBC. The senior attackman and All-America East First Team player has scored at least four points in 15 of his 16 games.
The other three finalists include Duke attackman Jordan Wolf, Loyola defenseman Joe Fletcher and Princeton midfielder Tom Schreiber.


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Mitt Romney provokes Palestinian outrage
Leaders call his words on Israeli culture racist
JERUSALEM — Mitt Romney ignited a firestorm of criticism from Palestinian leaders on Monday morning when he told a group of top-level donors here that Israelis' culture had helped them become more economically successful than the Palestinians.
Noting that Israel's gross domestic product per person is about $21,000, compared with that of Palestinians, "which is more like $10,000 per capita, you notice such a dramatically stark difference in economic vitality,'' Romney said at the fund-raising event.
He did not mention the impact of border-crossing restrictions on movement of goods and people that Israel has imposed on the Palestinians. "As I . . . consider the accomplishments of the people of this nation, I recognize the power of at least culture and a few other things," Romney said.
Palestinian leaders quickly called the comments racist, harmful to the peace process, and blind to the effects of Israeli control over border crossings in the West Bank and Gaza.
"Today he referred to us as an inferior culture, when he said that Israelis have double our GDP," said Saeb Erekat, a top Palestinian negotiator with the Israelis. "I've never heard such a racist statement from any Israeli. Yes, we have a conflict with the Israelis. But we never go down this road of racism."
Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the PLO Executive Committee, also criticized Romney, saying in an interview: "You cannot compare the economy of a people who are in occupation — who don't control exit points, who don't control all of our land — to an economy in Israel that gets billions and billions of American dollars."
Romney's campaign said his comments were being taken out of context and pointed out that he had also referred to the gaps of unequal wealth between other neighboring countries. In his comments, he compared not only the Israeli and Palestinian economic gap, but similar disparities between Chile and Ecuador, and Mexico and the United States.
The campaign later distributed a full transcript of the remarks, something it rarely does for its fund-raisers. It did not respond to Palestinians' specific criticism that Romney had overlooked the harmful impact on the Palestinian economy of the border restrictions.
The controversy marked the second time in the past week that Romney has upset foreigners with critical remarks. British Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson, both members of the Conservative Party, took umbrage last Thursday over Romney's expressed doubts about Britain's readiness to conduct the Olympic Games.
During the remarks at the Jerusalem fund-raiser, Romney referred to two books — "Guns, Germs and Steel" by Jared Diamond, and "The Wealth and Poverty of Nations" by Harvard emeritus professor David Landes. Landes's book, he noted, made points about economic vitality and how "culture makes all the difference."
Romney underestimated the gap between Israeli and Palestinian gross domestic product per capita, according to World Bank data. Its 2011 figures put the ratio at more than 15 to 1, not 2 to 1.
James Zogby, the founder and president of the Arab-American Institute, said Romney's comparison of the economies of Israel and the Palestinians played into stereotypical perceptions of Arab culture as backward and unable to adapt and thrive in a modern world. In the United States, according to census data analyzed by the institute, both the Israeli- and Palestinian-American populations claim higher income and education levels than the population at large.
Romney's comments also elicited a response from the White House. "One of the challenges of being an actor on the international stage, particularly when you're traveling to such a sensitive part of the world, is that your comments are very closely scrutinized for meaning, for nuance, for motivation," Obama deputy press secretary Josh Earnest said in a briefing.
Romney's trip here focused on praising Israel and the American relationship with it. He rarely mentioned Palestinians in his remarks and met with only one Palestinian leader while he was here. He also emphatically referred to Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, something that Palestinians contest. In making the comment, Romney broke with decades of US diplomacy.
At home, Romney's comments won him the backing of the Anti-Defamation League.
"In terms of Jewish culture allowing us to be more successful, there is a real emphasis on education, on hard work and self-reliance," said ADL national director Abraham H. Foxman. "If you read United Nations reports on the Arab world, part of the problem is culture. If there was universal education, if there was less conflict, they'd be more prosperous."
One conclusion of a 2010 UN human development report on the occupied Palestinian territory was that "cultural beliefs and practices that lead to the marginalization of women, elderly and young people, the disabled, Bedouin and other minority groups must be challenged."
But the report also attributed much of Palestinians' economic struggle to the "multifaceted system of occupation employed by the state of Israel," noting that "Israel controls Palestinian air space, territorial waters, natural resources, movement and the macro-economic instruments that enable economic autonomy."
In Tampa, Arizona Senator John McCain, a prominent Romney surrogate, appeared to give Romney the benefit of the doubt, saying that he is "sure that Governor Romney was not talking about difference in cultures, or difference in anybody superior or inferior."
"But facts of the booming Israeli economy has to do with the kind of government that the Israeli people have freely and democratically elected, which has given them a very prosperous country," he said.
Romney's comments came as he capped off a trip to Israel by holding a fund-raiser at the King David Hotel, raising more than $1 million from about 45 donors. "I am overwhelmingly impressed with the hand of providence, whenever it chooses to apply itself, and also the greatness of the human spirit, and how individuals who reach for greatness and have purpose above themselves are able to build and accomplish things that could only be done by a species created in the image of God," Romney said. "I come to this place, therefore, with a sense of profound humility, as I look around here at great people who've accomplished a great thing, and also a sense of spiritual connection, acknowledging the hand of providence in establishing this place and making it a holy city."
The fund-raiser included several donors who live in Israel and emerged impressed.
"It was like a CEO breaking out a new product as opposed to philosophizing about different ways to skin a cat," said Shmuel Wasserman, a venture capitalist who lives in Israel but is originally from New Jersey. "Clearly he has the wherewithal to, if I would put it in business terms, take an undervalued asset and return it to its former luster."
"This was a love-fest," said Philip Rosen, a New York lawyer who has a home in Jerusalem and helped organize the fund-raiser.
"A success," declared Spencer Zwick, Romney's finance chairman, as he left the fund-raising event. Donors paid between $25,000 and $50,000 to attend.
Matt Viser can be reached at email@example.com. Globe correspondent Callum Borchers also contributed to this article.


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A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband. Suddenly, her husband burst into the kitchen.
'Careful,' he said, 'CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my gosh! You're cooking too many at once.
TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW! We need more butter. Oh my gosh! WHERE are we going to get MORE BUTTER? They're going to STICK! Careful. CAREFUL! I said be CAREFUL! You NEVER listen
to me when you're cooking! Never! Turn them! Hurry up! Are you CRAZY? Have you LOST your mind? Don't forget to salt them. You know you always forget to salt them. Use the salt. USE THE SALT! THE SALT!'
The wife stared at him. 'What in the world is wrong with you? You think I don't know how to fry a couple of eggs?' The husband calmly r eplied, 'I just wanted to show you what it feels like when I'm driving.'
A drunk walks out of a bar with a key in his hand and he is stumbling back
and forth. A cop on the beat sees him and approaches 'Can I help you sir?'
'Yessh! Ssssomebody ssstole my carrr' the man replies. The cop asks- 'Where was
your car the last time you saw it?' 'It wasss on the end of thisshh key' the
man replies. About that time the cop looks down and sees the man's todger is
hanging out of his fly for all the world to see. He asks the man 'Sir are you
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down at his crotch and, without missing a beat, blurts out.......... 'kin 'ell. ----- My girlfriend's gone too!!!!!'
Don't know if these are true or not?
Good, even if they are not
Tower: "Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 o'clock, 6 miles!"
Delta 351: "Give us another hint! We have digital watches!"
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Tower: "TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 Degrees."
TWA 2341: "Centre, we are at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here?"
Tower: "Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727?"
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From an unknown aircraft waiting in a very long takeoff queue: "I'm f...ing bored!"
Ground Traffic Control: "Last aircraft transmitting, identify yourself immediately!"
Unknown aircraft: "I said I was f...ing bored, not f...ing stupid!"
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O'Hare Approach Control to a 747: "United 329 heavy, your traffic is a Fokker, one o'clock, three miles, Eastbound."
United 329: "Approach, I've always wanted to say this... I've got the little Fokker in sight."
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A student became lost during a solo cross-country flight. While attempting to locate the aircraft on radar, ATC asked: "What was your last known position?"
Student: "When I was number one for takeoff."
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A DC-10 had come in a little hot and thus had an exceedingly long roll out after touching down.
San Jose Tower noted: "American 751, make a hard right turn at the end of the runway, if you are able. If you are not able, take the Guadeloupe exit off Highway 101, make a right at the lights and return to the airport."
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There's a story about the military pilot calling for a priority landing because his single-engine jet fighter was running "a bit peaked". Air Traffic Control told the fighter jock that he was number two, behind a B-52 that had one engine shut down. "Ah," the fighter pilot remarked, "The dreaded seven-engine approach."
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A Pan Am 727 flight, waiting for start clearance in Munich, overheard the following:
Lufthansa (in German): "Ground, what is our start clearance time?"
Ground (in English): "If you want an answer you must speak in English."
Lufthansa (in English): "I am a German, flying a German airplane, in Germany. Why must I speak English?"
Unknown voice from another plane (in a beautiful British accent): "Because you lost the bloody war!"
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Tower: "Eastern 702, cleared for takeoff, contact Departure on frequency 124.7"
Eastern 702: "Tower, Eastern 702 switching to Departure. By the way, after we lifted off we saw some kind of dead animal on the far end of the runway."
Tower: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff behind Eastern 702, contact Departure on frequency 124.7. Did you copy that report from Eastern 702?"
BR Continental 635: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff, roger; and yes, we copied Eastern... we've already notified our caterers."
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One day the pilot of a Cherokee 180 was told by the tower to hold short of the active runway while a DC-8 landed. The DC-8 landed, rolled out, turned around, and taxied back past the Cherokee.
Some quick-witted comedian in the DC-8 crew got on the radio and said, "What a cute little plane. Did you make it all by yourself?"
The Cherokee pilot, not about to let the insult go by, came back with a real zinger:
"I made it out of DC-8 parts. Another landing like yours and I'll have enough parts for another one."
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The German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are renowned as a short-tempered lot. They not only expect one to know one's gate parking location, but how to get there without any assistance from them. So it was with some amusement that we (a Pan Am 747) listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground control and a British Airways 747, call sign Speedbird 206.
Speedbird 206: "Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of active runway."
Ground: "Speedbird 206. Taxi to gate Alpha One-Seven." The BA 747 pulled onto the main taxiway and slowed to a stop.
Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?"
Speedbird 206: "Stand by, Ground, I'm looking up our gate location now."
Ground (with quite arrogant impatience): "Speedbird 206, have you not been to Frankfurt before?"
Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, twice in 1944, but it was dark, and I didn't land."
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While taxiing at London's Gatwick Airport, the crew of a US Air flight departing for Ft. Lauderdale made a wrong turn and came nose to nose with a United 727.
An irate female ground controller lashed out at the US Air crew, screaming: "US Air 2771, where the hell are you going?! I told you to turn right onto Charlie taxiway! You turned right on Delta! Stop right there. I know it's difficult for you to tell the difference between C and D, but get it right!"
Continuing her rage to the embarrassed crew, she was now shouting hysterically: "God! Now you've screwed everything up! It'll take forever to sort this out! You stay right there and don't move till I tell you to! You can expect progressive taxi instructions in about half an hour, and I want you to go exactly where I tell you, when I tell you, and how I tell you! You got that, US Air 2771?"
"Yes, ma'am," the humbled crew responded.
Naturally, the ground control communications frequency fell terribly silent after the verbal bashing of US Air 2771. Nobody wanted to chance engaging the irate ground controller in her current state of mind.
Tension in every cockpit out around Gatwick was definitely running high.
Just then an unknown pilot broke the silence and keyed his microphone, asking: "Wasn't I married to you once?"


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June 6, 2007
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bulldogs were represented by Lindsay Donaldson Wednesday night at the NCAA Divisoin I 2007 Outdoor Track & Field Championship, which is taking place at Cal State Sacramento's Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex. She finished 22nd in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 16:33.13.
Donaldson was 19th last year and sixth in the event two years ago. Irene Kimaiyo of Texas Tech has the fastest mark going into finals (16:03.32).
The Bulldogs will be back in action in England in a couple of weeks.
Report by Victor Cheng '08, Yale Sports Publicity


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Finding that Perfect Piece
How to score found items for your craft space!
When it comes to organizing scrapbooking supplies, sometimes the best tools are hidden in disguise. Found items, whether they come from a flea market, an antique or consignment shop, or even the crawl space in your basement, can hold great storage potential. Here are few tips for uncovering that potential and finding the right piece.
1. Determine Your Unique Needs
Do you have a bunch of small supplies that need divided? Do you want to keep your loose scraps of ribbon from tangling up? Do you want storage solutions that are also decorative? Do you want to save money and repurpose what you have? Deciding what you're looking for will help you in your search.
2. Be Inspired
Sometimes you won't know what your needs are until you've seen the item, which is why a trip through your local consignment shop is highly encouraged. Pay close attention to the kitchen supplies, former farming goods, and even old toys. Items like these offer excellent storage possibilities.
Turn the lid of an old butter dish upside down, and you've got an awesome place to keep your washi tape or small rolls of ribbon.
Vintage industrial spools are the perfect thing to keep your trim stash tidy.
Antiques and found items are great for more the sorting. Use them to add a bit of character to your space.
3. Know Your Limits
If you're traveling, make time to scout out the local found-item flavor. Some of the best finds in my space have come from out of state. The key here is to remember your packing limits. Did you fly? You should probably stick to smaller items or making shipping arrangements. Did you drive to your destination? Remember to stick to what you can fit in your car.
I picked up this antique card catalog at a little shop in Castle Rock, CO, called The Barn. I was so excited about my purchase that I failed to think about how I was going to get it home in my Mustang. Lucky for me, I have a very kind father who hauled it to Utah for me, but we can't always be this lucky, and shipping can be a hefty expense on large ticket items such as this, so you'll want to make sure you balance that enthusiasm with reality.
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For more found-item inspiration, check out our Creative Spaces series from Creating Keepsakes magazine. Both Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 are loaded with excellent ideas when it comes to repurposing and seeing new potential in old things. Happy storing!
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@Pungoteague_Dave, did you read what I wrote? In my example I was using long distance travel with need of SC near urban area. Not in it, but close. It really doesn't matter if there are slow charging possibilities in the city if I'm not planning to stay there more than five minutes. I need fast charging otherwise that trip would be really really really annoying and I would stick to ICE car for distance travel. Eventually BEV needs to have that, otherwise it will never beat ICE for distance travel.
You need charger relatively close to city so that that round-trip to it from the SC position is possible within one charge (real life range). That means 100 miles max distance, preferably closer so that round-trip distance is less than 200 miles. Also if you are going to drive in the city for a while without leaving you might want to have relatively high SOC state when you arrive there.
In my model in "travel corridor" I would put one charger within 50miles from any city, then roughly 150 miles for any additional chargers.
You are talking about cities on your route that you are really just bypassing on your way. Your analysis works for that scenario. TM won't be able to cover all possibilities, though.
Not yet. I wouldn't bet about the future for that. It isn't really TM that is building actual SC stations now, so maybe some take away- restaurant could put one in their parking lot just to draw people in (fast food, so that you can actually get it before charge is finished).
"Get your pizza here, charge while waiting! 15min or less wait time guaranteed!"
Well, if they paid for the power. It would have no more 'appeal' than any other SC, aside from convenience for some.
Just to clarify, I did say on the NJ turnpike (toll road) near an urban area, such as NYC. I doubt a person would pay a toll to charge their car when the actual charging cost is less than the toll. I do understand that it would not make business sense. I fully intend to have charging equipment in my garage. For the amount of driving I do, I doubt that I would spend more than $2 per day anyway.
Timo, I did read you example, which makes my point exactly. This is the scneario that I live personally. My home is a farm about 160-170 miles aways from Baltimire & DC. I go to those cities once per week to teach classes at Johns Hopkins and shop, visit doctors, see our kids, transact business, get car wash & haircut, drop off dry cleaning, do banking. etc. With the distance to the cities, plus the amount of running around when there, it is impossible for me to round-trip it without a charge somewhere inthe middle. Further, there are no charging stations except one Nissan dealer in the 120 miles closest to my home on the Eastern Shore (Delmarva).
However, I still see NO need for TM to provide any charging in or near those big city locations because I have plenty of alternatives to get a charge. There are now charging stations at almost every stop. I can charge when stoping for breakfast & coffee, stop for lunch, visiting daughter in Besthesda (in her apartment parking garage or at the metro station garage next door), while teaching class for 4 hours (at the JHU parking lot charging station), while picking up wife at airport (free charge at the short term garage), and while buying groceries at Whole Foods on the return trip, etc. It takes a little planning, but this comes with EV territory.
I envision similar scenarios further afield, such as our couple trips per year to Philly, NYC, Boston, and Portland ME. However, in those situations, the SC WILL make it possible. I have NO interest in an SC in or near Philly, New York City, Boston, etc. - we want the SC's between the cities at places where we will stop for a meal. While in the city, charging aps will take care of our running-around and return top-off power requirements just fine.
Using your scenario or mine, urban areas and nearby suburbs simply have no good reason for an SC, and would probably even be detrimental to battery longevity because we would be tempted to do too many fast charges in routine use. TM gets this and it is fundamental to their SC strategy - to take away the single biggest limitation for EV's - the freedon to just get in and drive. That will work in heavilly popoulated corridirs. Now if we could figure out how to do a National Parks trip without having to center our activities around the car's needs rather than our preferred schedules, we will really have something.
As it stands now, I cannot see how to swing a Model S trip to Glacier, NP, down through Yellowstone, the Tetons, etc., without fairly short driving days (so more days on the road), and constantly planning long stops or overnights at commercial campgrounds (we would normally tent camp at park campgrounds, but that would not work with the Tesla). So while waiting delivery of our S in the next week or so, we remain realistic that there are some things that only an ICE will be able to handle efficiently for the next phase of automotive transport, and will keep a pickup for the practical things it can do, like haul trailers or schlep gear down a 4wd road to a trailhead.
@Pungoteague_Dave, However, I still see NO need for TM to provide any charging in or near those big city locations because I have plenty of alternatives to get a charge.
There's the difference between you and me. Where I live there are absolutely no chargers of any kind available. Which is stupid but, considering how our government does it's best to milk all the money out of people that need cars, not so surprising.
I guess it's hopeless. You'll have to conform, and take the bus. ;(
Where do you live? There are charging stations in virtually every major metropolitan area in the US...
Not in US. Finland.
Timo lives in Finland, which is several miles NE of Boston.
Now you're getting goofy. The number of MSes aside (very low, not hundreds) how many owners value their time at minimum wage, or less, which is the "earnings" from going to and hanging around the SCs to charge every week or every few days? They might once or twice, just to do it, but it would get old.
What is it, the thought someone (besides yourself) might be gaming the system? Fuggedaboudit.
Considering that from all the feedback that Tesla Motors do get from the people who spend their time to post on this forum, a high % should be considered as useful. Thinking today about how to handle the problems of tomorrow just cannot be a bad idea at all. And I must say that some ideas in this thread are very useful to consider.
We should use the technology that we have at our disposal. The fact that there is an EV (Model S) that really is useful and that really can be bought, is great. And people should make it a part of their daily lives. Just because they have the option to do so. Just think of the time when this was not possible yet (only upto a few years ago), the time when EV was just "future talk". We should just thank the people (like Elon Musk) who have great ideas through which we have more possibilities in our lives. And it is up to ourselves to lean forward and grab the technology that is being handed towards us. The Internet can be very useful in this matter. Why shouldn't we use it? Let the technology work for us. Just make people's lives easier. Think about it.
teddyg, are you serious? Do you have a reservation? Smelling more and more like a wanna-be. The population numbers you cite disprove your own point. The locations with existing Superchargers have tiny populations in the big context, and are in places where the 1%'ers who can afford these cars would NEVER live. The population in those locations are mostly service employees for the road business (or work at the outlet stores in a coupel places), and live in mobile home parks. Given the 20K sales target, it is unlikely that more than a few Teslas will actually live in those submarkets.
If and when TM rolls out Gen III, it is highly doubtful it can or will include the range or charging technology in the Models S/X. Everyman cars will be lucky to have the battery technology and interface chracteristics of the current line. It is just too expensive to build the full TM experience in the kinds of volumes and price points needed to make these cars competitive with the next gen hybrid Accords or Camrys (unless a major car company buys TM and can spread the development costs over a much wider platform).
@teddyg If just a few hundred Tesla's live within 0-25 miles of these locations
I don't know the actual locations, but I could quite easily place SC here "inside" 100000 people city without it being within 25 miles of more than handful of houses. US is a big place, I bet most of the cities have rural areas right next to them that is technically still part of the city as well.
Situation changes in very large parts of the Europe (and I imagine east coast of US). Areas where population density is so high that you don't need a city to still be close to a lot of houses.
Regarding your last sentence: "It is just too expensive to build the full TM experience in the kinds of volumes and price points needed to make these cars competitive with the next gen hybrid Accords or Camrys (unless a major car company buys TM and can spread the development costs over a much wider platform)."
Let's see if Tesla Motors can prove you wrong. I think that Tesla Motors actually can and will prove that you are wrong. Maybe in 2020, who knows?
And I hope that Tesla Motors will remain on their own, and that no major car company will ever buy Tesla Motors. At least not before 2100.
What everyone seems to leave out of the mix:
It is entirely a 'franchised' operation by Solar City, which Elon also owns/controls. They will put up enough arrays to produce excess power; all power is sold to utilities, returning a profit margin to them.
As long as there are utilities in the network buying power at reasonable rates, Solar City can extend and expand this model and network without limit, world-wide.
From TM's POV, their costs are siting and the chargers (which Elon says have reached the 'economies of scale' volumes, and are cheap). It is a marketing expense and program.
It is not inconceivable that a few will use the SCs that way, but charging to full at home overnight is far, far more likely and convenient for virtually everyone.
It's good to know that somebody (Elon Musk) is trying hard (technologically) to make this world a better place for all mankind, that's just great. I think we should be glad about it and show some good will. We do not have to keep on polluting the earth (ICE/Oil), there IS another way (EV/Solar). I am really excited about it. And more people should be as well (that's my opinion).
@ Benz
+1 I hear you there!
@ Superliner
Good to know that.
Could you take a look at my thread in the Tesla Model X department. The titel is "Does a Model X (85 kWh) with a dual motor have a smaller range than a Model X (85 kWh) with a single motor?".
I have set out a certain situation. And I have asked 5 questions. Maybe you can answer them? That would be helpful. Thanks.
Teddyg, thanks for the stats.
I'd like to suggest that we look at this in a different light.
I live in Morgan Hill (pop ~32000) which is 11 miles north of Gilroy. Gilroy is 23 miles south of San Jose. I go to Gilroy 2-3 times a week but hardly visit the Gilroy Premium Outlet Mall. The Tesla charging station is walking distance to In-and-Out, Denny's, and a noodle house. If you're interested in discount shopping I might consider the charging station but please be assured that I'm not driving the 22 mile round trip to shop or eat there 2-3 times a week or use the free charger, I've got better things to do. OBTW, I'm not on the top 2%.
I know of at there 3 MS's in Gilroy who might game the charger but in reality I don't think driving a car in this highly congested parking area with people trying to find their shopping spot is worth the fender bender that is very likely to occur. I used to live in Gilroy and have seen many parking lot crashes at this mall, especially on the weekends.
Folsom is an outskirt of Sacramento with its large population. Hawthorn is in the LA basin, several million people. The tesla charging stations are where people pass through or visit infrequently. Not saying someone with a Gen III working there wouldn't use it. The EV's I've seen at public charging stations are parked there are most likely because they work there or are shopping/eating nearby.
When there will be a higher number of persons in a certain location, then you can count on it that the number of problems will also be higher. More people is equal to more problems. That's why I have always lived in a area with not too many people living around me. A village would be too small because it would not have all the facilities that a city does have.
The best way to deal with problems is when they really do start to rise (when they really start to occur). Let's wait and see what really happens when most of the Superchargers really will have become operational. As time passes by it all will come to the surface automatically. Time will tell.
problem I see are trips from LA to Las Vegas on the weekend.
supercharger is 1/2 way at Barstow.
every Friday night, bad traffic getting out of LA on 15 to LV, because many travel to Las Vegas for weekend trip.
I foresee Barstow supercharger will be tied up Friday night and Sunday afternoon.


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