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�I don�t know which was more awkward, riding it or walking it around through the transition station,� Smith said. �I didn't regret using it, but during the race, it definitely added to the challenge. Whoever said that trail was flat should try riding it on a Bikeshare.�
Smith�s main motivation for participating was to support the cause promoted by race organizers. The event raised $1.3 million to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, making it the only triathlon in the U.S. dedicated to finding a cure for blood cancer. A friend of Smith�s lost a child to cancer, so he looked at the race as a way to help fight the disease.
After getting through the 1.5-kilometer swim on the Potomac River, Smith faced the daunting task of grinding out a 25-mile ride through the city before embarking on a 10-kilometer run to close out the race. That alone is enough to frighten most novice athletes, not to mention the fact that a Bikeshare bike weighs more than twice as much as most racing bikes.
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�People were doing a little bit of a double take,� said Dan Cruz, public relations director for Competitor Group, which sponsored the event. �They were going, �Is that a Bikeshare bike?� As organizers, we did not know he had entered with a Bikeshare bike. Most people come with your standard triathlon bike or 10-speed, but we don�t have any stipulations on what the requirements are for the bike, as long as it has two wheels and a pedal and you�re able to complete the distance.�
When his fatigued body began to stir thoughts of doubt and regret, Smith was lifted up by the smiles and comments he received from competitors and spectators along the way. Ringing the Bikeshare�s little bell was his way of saying thanks.
�They took photos and were encouraging,� Smith said. �I rang my little bell every time another cyclist passed me by. They got a kick out of it. I think they could see that I was struggling. Later, I passed a few of them who had flat tires.�
Not exactly looking to win the race, Smith was content just to cross the finish line. He did so in more than four hours, behind the first-place finisher�s time of 2 hours, 4 minutes and 45 seconds. The cycling portion took him a little more than two hours to complete, meaning his average speed on the rental was 11.7 mph. The winner�s average speed was 24.2 mph.
When all was said and done, his Bikeshare rental fees added up to $101 — which the District�s Department of Transportation refunded the next day.
The only question left to be asked: Will he do it again next year?
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April 10, 2013 - Olympia the cougar peers from behind a rock in her enclosure at the Memphis Zoo. Cat Country is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
April 10, 2013 - Katlyn Wallace, 19, jumps back as an oscelot growls at her while strolling through the Cat Country at the Memphis Zoo with Jonah Lapointe. Cat Country is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
April 16, 2013 - Carpenter bee on flower.
April 16, 2013 - (right) Taylour Lang receives a hug from (left) Erica Perez, after Lang accepted several awards for her mother, Officer Martoiya Lang who was killed in the line of duty, at the 2013 Memphis Police Department and Shelby County Sheriff's Office Awards Ceremony. Office Lang received multiple awards including the Medal of Honor and Top Cop of the Year.
Israelis watch an air show during Independence Day in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Israel is celebrating its annual Independence Day, marking 65 years since the founding of the state in 1948.
A woman crouches next to candles lit to commemorate victims among cast iron shoes, a memorial of Holocaust victims on the bank of River Danube, in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, the Holocaust Memorial Day which marks the 69th anniversary of the beginning of the Hungarian holocaust during which almost 600 thousand Jewish Hungarians were deported to Nazi death camps. In the background the Buda section of the city is seen across the river.
An Afghan refugee boy, right, launches a kite, while other children play nearby, in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Pakistan hosts over 1.6 million registered Afghans, the largest and most protracted refugee population in the world, according to the U.N. refugee agency.
South Korean protesters burn effigies of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, and late leaders Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung at an anti-North Korea protest on the birthday of Kim Il Sung in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea lashed out anew Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at South Korea over the small public protest, saying it would not hold talks with its southern neighbor unless it apologized for anti-North Korean actions "big and small" and warning that it could take retaliatory measures at any time. The sign at center showing images of the Kim family reads "Throw Them Out."
A model gets her hair done backstage before the Maria Filo summer collection show during Fashion Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, April 16, 2013.
April 16, 2013 - Rosalyn Weeks, 7, gets a huge hug from firefighter/paramedic Natalie Thomas following a ceremony in which Weeks was recognized by the fire department for her actions that saved her dad's life when he collapsed after his heart stopped beating due to congestive heart failure in September 2012. Thomas was one of the first responders from Engine 29 that made the scene after Weeks' quick thinking.
A bystander takes a photo from a window as Seattle Police Dept. robots are used to remove an item from a suspicious backpack in downtown Seattle, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. The backpack was found to be harmless, but in light of Monday's explosions at the Boston Marathon, authorities in Seattle and other cities increased security patrols and heightened the level of alertness for any possible threat to public safety. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Riot police chase students, unseen, outside a high school in Manama, Bahrain, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Police in Bahrain's capital have raided a boys' high school and fired tear gas in clashes with students angry over a fellow student's arrest the day before. Tuesday's violence comes as the Gulf nation boosted security in preparation for next week's Formula One race. The picture of Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa between national flags decorates the fence.
Visitors look at a sculpture entitled "Still Life, 2009" by Australian artist Ron Mueck during the opening day for his exhibition at the Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain in Paris, Tuesday April 16, 2013. The exhibition will run from April 16 to September 29, 2013.


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Tesla was blocked from selling cars in Texas. Is this a bad sign?
In the book Why Nations Fail, (http://whynationsfail.com/) the authors argue that inclusiveness is what made the US great and extractive-ness is what makes nations like Venezuela fail. Very generally, inclusiveness means everyone has an equal opportunity to compete and the laws support such an environment. In contrast, extractive-ness is an environment where rules, over-regulation, political favors, and financial weight give preference to certain groups over others.
This case with Tesla seems very "extractive"/non-iinclusive by their definition. Is this just isolated or is this a bad sign for the state of things in the US?
In case you are not aware, here is a brief synopsis of the Tesla case:
Jun 17 2013: It is not the first time in America. PrestonTucker designed a really good car (1948 Tucker Sudan) and the politics of the time prevented him from producing them in the US.
Tucker was his name: See this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucker:_The_Man_and_His_Dream
He went to court and told the jurors that Capitalism is harmed by the greed and aggressiveness of huge corporations with political power. He ended up bankrupt and died of a heart attack a few years later.
North Carolina is also trying to pass a law similar to the one in Texas.
Jun 18 2013: Interesting. I had heard of that long ago. Thanks for the contribution!Jun 18 2013: John,
My recollection is a little different then the movie version you've quoted. It was he SEC took Tucker to court based
complaints by dealers who paid for dealerships and had not received the cars. As I understand only about 50 cars were built. Major Auto companies were not even aware... ok, really didn't care that there were several new small companies that formed after the war to build cars. Studebaker, Kaiser Fraiser .to name a few. I believe the Fraiser Company also ran afoul of the SEC too. Tucker had some production problems, design and execution of various components. But, he wasn't as bad as the SEC made him out to be.
Jun 18 2013: Yes his car was ahead of it's time with disk breaks, etc. Did you ever read the storey about variable speed wind shield wipers?
Barry Palmer
Jun 17 2013: Yes, for consumers, this is a bad sign.
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The laws that require auto dealerships were put in place by locals who wanted a cut of the very lucrative automobile market. They may have claimed that they were protecting consumers, but the motivation was for local profit.
The laws are clearly anti-competitive and are costly for consumers. The remedy is to gradually change the laws. All competitors should have to comply with the same laws and regulations, but those laws and regulations should serve all the people, not just the dealers.
The world is now changing much more quickly that in the past, and if the USA is going to keep up (perhaps catch up?) with the rest of the modern world we had better get rid of old anti-competitive laws that profit the few while costing the many.
Jun 17 2013: I guess you could see it that way, I have a different take. The question seems to be, why dealerships.
OK. Ford assembles... I don't know... a million cars a year. They have hundreds of suppliers doing what is called JIT logistics. Suppliers and payrolls take a ton of cash on a daily basis. Ford delivers 200 new cars to
Bob's Ford in downtown Austin, They want a check now. They are gong to park $4 to 5 Million in Bob's parking lot for the duration. So, Bob takes a short term loan from his bank to cover the cost of the cars. Bob has 3 months to sell these cars. Bob's dealership is the marker to the bank.
So, here is Bob with 200 new Fords, A $5 mill note to the bank, His payroll and taxes for sales and service people, Taxes on his 15 acres on a main street in town, Mortgage on his buildings,cost of tools and maintenance, etc. etc.
So, the laws that tax the shorts off Bob, are costly for consumers? True. Bob passes his cost onto his customers.. Thank goodness, all dealerships are taxed equally.
PS. Laws deemed anti-competitive were made illegal by Federal Law during the term of Roosevelt, not Franklin but Teddy.Jun 16 2013: It's a good sign. Or rather a good consumer policy. Texas Law say that cars for public sales must be sold through local dealer ships. Like anyone who ever bought a car didn't have to take it back to the dealer for some reason, even scheduled maintenance. So, Tesla wants to sell cars from California to some buyer in Austin, TX. 3 months later, the clock falls off the dashboard. Where does our buyer take his car for fixing? All the way back to California? And lets say there is a bigger problem, does our guy go to Federal Court to seek redress, After all, it's across state lines.
Are these real consumer problems? They were and that's why the laws were passed.
The bigger question is... Why doesn't Tesla open dealerships in Austin and all over Texas?
Further, as a Texan, I like to think the way Texas goes, so goes the nation. But, to be honest, not so much..
So why does this example effect national policy as implied?
Jun 17 2013: MIke, Thanks for your comment and role in discussion.
Regarding your first point, how is a California company selling to someone in Texas any different than the thousands of other products sold that way every day?
Regarding the bigger question, Tesla doesn't open dealerships BECAUSE of the lawsuit. They have a "showroom" here in Austin, however, they can not sell cars out of it and can't even say a price because of the laws. The laws require them to work with existing dealerships and the current system in place which limits who can participate and how. That seems very non-competitive to me.
Why does this effect national policy? Well, that is the question. Is it a sign? I think it might be after having read Why Nations Fail as mentioned above.
Jun 17 2013: Drew,
Like Amazon from Washington sells more stuff the can be counted?
Amazon has a different marketing strategy the any automaker. I think if Ford could sell cars without a dealership arrangement and Tesla was denied, the argument would make more sense to me.
Honestly, I haven't read the book nor am I completely familiar with the lawsuit. There are several dealerships in Austin that handle cars in the 6 figure range. I am confused by all the legal play. The state law I understand.for consumer protection.
Are you making the case that Tesla is being denied dealerships?
Jun 17 2013: My case is that it is proving difficult for a new entry in the car market to sell their cars. There IS a lot of legal play and I propose that is the problem. The laws are hindering competition. Competition is a critical part of a healthy inclusive market.
When is the last time you saw a new entry into the car market?
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Jun 16 2013: I am glad I read the synopsis, or I would have misunderstood your question!
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As I read it, numerous states have laws that prohibit direct sales of cars over the internet. It is not that the states are singling out Tesla but rather that they have been unwilling to grant Tesla an exception to the rules that apply to all other manufacturers. In other words, in Texas, GM and Ford cannot sell over the internet either.
So the issue in the article is really not that any particular manufacturer is being prevented from selling cars. It is that no manufacturer is permitted to sell their cars there over the internet.
I think the question of what public policy reason there is for not allowing any manufacturer to sell over the internet might be more pertinent to the situation you describe.
Jun 17 2013: Fritize, thanks for your contribution!
I agree that Tesla should not get an exception. My concern is that the laws are so complex (and biased toward certain established entities) that they need to get an exception to simply sell a new type of car. Are we locked into requiring car dealerships to sell cars for the next century? What if we had required all TV's and stereos still to be sold only through TV repair shops?
Jun 17 2013: Are you saying that there is something about the type of car that makes it impossible to sell through dealerships? Is there a reason Teslas could not be sold through dealerships that makes the dealership requirement a bias?
This seems a separate question than whether the public interest is served by mandating a particular sort of distribution system for a product- particularly cars.
Jun 17 2013: They could arguably sell through dealerships, but this would significantly increase the cost to the end user.
Also, dealerships are not likely to be interested in selling them as the maintenance is little to none. Dealerships make profits on maintenance and repairs. Tesla's are fully electric and have few parts. The repairs are simple since the motor is one relatively small part. If TV repair shops had the laws car dealers do, the introduction of transistor radios and TV's
might have taken a lot longer to make it to the market (and been more expensive for longer).
Allowing competition and innovation is absolutely to the public interest.Jun 17 2013: Robert above asked whether the proposal at hand to forego setting up or working through dealerships is about getting a pricing edge by avoiding taxes. That competition is good does not mean that one would necessarily offer a subsidy (such as a tax waiver) to any potential new entrant.
I think we will get a better handle on the issues if we stick to the issue of what the economic justification is, if any, for requiring dealerships rather than staying at the "competition is good" level.
Mike focuses on this specific matter above.Jul 15 2013: Auto dealers have an effective lobby, so - as I understand it - many or most states, including Texas, have laws that prevent car manufacturers from selling their cars directly, as opposed to through a franchised or independent dealer. Tesla wanted to sell directly in violation of Texas laws, and was told - as I understand it - that they have to follow the same rules as other manufacturers. If that's right, what's the issue?
Jul 15 2013: The issue isn't the whether Tesla should have to follow the rules. The issue is whether the "rules" hinder competition and limit inclusivity. The Tesla case is evidence that those "rules" require extensive time, money, and resource. They favor the established players by creating a significant barrier to entry. The issue is whether that barrier to entry reduces the inclusivity, which is critical for long-term successful economies (according to the book Why Nations Fail).
Jul 16 2013: Thanks for the clarification. I didn't get all that from your brief set-up. The problem was that Tesla was not necessarily "blocked from selling cars" (they could apparently sell through a franchise), but that getting permission to sell directly from the manufacturer was time-consuming, and their application didn't make it out of committee in the Texas legislature in time to be acted on this year (or next). It is, of course, a common thing that complying with commercial rules or legislative requirements is difficult, expensive, and time-consuming, and always favor the big actors over the little guy. I frankly don't know of a place where this does not hold true, where "everyone has an equal opportunity to compete." Minor parties in politics, for example. It would be nice ...Jul 9 2013: The world burns, and mice and men play silly games... to protect interests that will inevitably vanish...Go figure.
Reminiscent of the documentary "Who killed the electric car".
Jul 10 2013: Tify,
You evidently didn't read the comments before you opined. The manufacturer of this car did not meet compliance rules established by the state. One could debate the validity of the rules, but all car manufacturers that sell cars
must comply and most did.
Tesla asked for exception and was denied. Nothing onerous,
The documentary about the electric car... again, no big conspiracy here, It was that 4500 km extension cord needed to drive from New York to .CaliforniaJul 9 2013: Texas is an oil state. They don't want this electric genius knocking down their profits, so they pay off politicians to ban the product.
It just proves that with enough money you can get anything you want.
Jul 10 2013: Not so true, but Texas also is one of the top renewable electric producing states. Second only to California for wind power and soon will have the largest solar farm in operation. We sell oil we don't burn it.
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Jun 22 2013: Usually rhetorical questions are not meant to be answered, yet who wants to be usual? :o)
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And as we all know that Texas is known for its excellent cattle, exclusively, there is no bad sign in sight whatsoever. Anything else is purely coincidental and if your conclusions are different, you are just another conspiracy theorist. ;o)
Do you have any idea how much electro-smog one Tesla emits? Well, the Texas House and Senate did and as it obviously failed to hinder the cell-phones back then, it surely learned from this for us to be certain, that our beef will be low in 'e-radiation' if not 'e-radiation free' also in the future ... :o)
The worst enemy of any innovation is the 'status quo', 'patent laws' and 'patent attorneys' as the genuine idea of 'the common good' has been blocked out a long time ago by the most powerful motivation there is: Financial Interests.
The coal mines - which are in China nowadays - haven't heard any twitter since ...Jun 18 2013: Yes, he had some great ideas. Some of his ideas were hard to engineer and led to many of his problems. He could not get all the functions into the cars and then into the showrooms in a timely basis. Maybe if his distributors were patient and the SEC stayed out of the picture, he very well could have made a great car and gotten it on the market.Jun 18 2013: Good points. As you imply, I wouldn't characterize the Tesla situation as a crisis, but the question is whether it is an indicator or a "canary in the coal mine".
I agree that it is getting harder to do business in many industries and areas. The difficult part is that most of the laws are very well-intentioned to provide safety, security, and presumably protect consumers. I just think the cost of that safety and security is potentially more than we realize in it's effect not only on the economy, but on inclusiveness.
Jun 18 2013: Hi,
I am not sure that Tesla qualifies as your canary. I would put the Boeing factory as a canary. California has raised fees and taxes on business startups, that could be a canary. In fact, as we look around the country,
we may be confronted by a flock of canaries.Jun 18 2013: Hi Drew,
You have opened a can of worms. I guess it's going down hard on Texas. however, as I am a new Texan, I have to stand proud. OK, I got that off my chest.
But you brought up a good point. Is what happened to Tesla here indicative of a national problem. As I look at in the context of the book you cited.... I am conflicted.
I am not sure that Tesla's situation meets the level of a crises. The law involved could be an issue,. Tesla could be problematic in it's business model. and it's request for exception.
Is it getting harder to do business in many parts of the country?
I think so. I have previously noted that states are getting tapped out funding employee retirement programs and expanded welfare programs. I've heard numbers in the trillions of state debt. I've heard stories of almost ridicules fees, taxes, charges by states to stay afloat. And some of these fees., charges are directed at new businesses. And let's not forget the Feds. NLRB trying to stop Boeing from building a factory back east, because it is a non union state?
Feds directing new business models? EPA ordering use of materials that don't yet exists, Regulations requiring forms
stacked to the ceiling, requiring businesses even the smallest to hire a battery of lawyers to complete?
I know that government is there to protect us, but how protected can we get?
Yes, with Federal regulators and states taking every dime they can squeeze from everybody... that book may have hit a note....Jun 18 2013: There may be some truth in the book that was cited, but I don't believe that Tesla's problems in Texas have much bearing on the state of opportunity for entrepreneurs in the US. Tesla had some issues related to funding involving the Department of Energy. Private investors were "uncomfortable" in additional investing that was required. Although, not addressed, it may have contributed to Tesla looking to cut expenses.
As far as opportunity goes, Texas had some of the best environments for business in the country. Business growth is on a vertical climb. New companies supporting the energy production in Eagle Ford. Major medical business growing in San Antonio. Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth even Austin growing by leaps and bounds.
Now, there maybe a a case to be made for extractiveness in some states. The regulations, taxes, etc., are placed on entrepreneurs to support state long terms bills and expanding welfare programs. If too many states take this position, the US may be in trouble.Jun 17 2013: This is a molehill. You can't sell cars in Texas any other way than from a showroom. That's the way the ball bounces in the Lone Star State. Legislate to change it if you want, in fact, is that what this post is about? Are you starting a campaign to change the law? If not, I can only assume your point is to ask the rather strange question if it is a bad sign when the law is adhered to.
Jun 18 2013: The post is not about changing this legislation. The post is whether this type of situation is a "canary in the coal mine" for a bigger issue about a non-inclusive environment as I mention above.
And the question is not whether or not the law is being adhered to, but whether the laws in place are supportive of an inclusive environment. I appreciate your response, but from your tone I take it that you just accept whatever laws get passed and assume they are the best and final. Is that true?
Jun 18 2013: I do not think you are warranted to accuse me of accepting all laws as eternal and unchangeable. I am absolutely not opposed to utilizing proper legislative channels to change existing laws. Every law is non-inclusive in some way. The purpose of any law is to disallow doing, or not doing, something. To break the law means to do something which is not allowed, or to not do something which is required. I still see only two possible purposes for your question: to illustrate the need to change a law; or to get people's opinions about if obeying the law is bad sign. Since the latter is obviously scant basis for a post, I assumed the former to be your motive. In a civilized free society obeying the law is never a bad thing. Not all laws are good, but all laws are binding upon the citizenry. Isn't your question asking if Texas should change the law to allow selling new cars without having a dealership showroom in the state?
Jun 18 2013: Thank you for your perspective. I am sorry for my implied accusation. I apparently read too much into "that is the way the ball bounces."
Regarding the purpose for the question, I'm sorry I can't make it any clearer than in my previous response.Jun 17 2013: My point is that it is not clear. What IS clear is that it is not easy to compete - even for an entity with deeper pockets than some, but not as deep as others. They wish to sell something something of value to end users. The fact it is a morass of issues is the problem. That morass is what I argue is "non-inclusive" because it is strongly biased toward the existing established players.
Market economies thrive on competition, yet, the existing system makes it difficult and expensive to compete. When is the last time you saw any other new car manufacturer enter the market?? THAT is the problem here and that is what concerns me.
Jun 17 2013: I can't speak of Austin. But just down I-35 from me is a new car lot filled with Fiat 500s, hundreds of them. 3 years ago, who ever heard about Fiat 500s. Fiat has deeper pockets then Tesla? OK....
My thing is that Tesla has a right to sell cars in Austin. But, they have to comply with the rules of the game. Are you saying the existing established players are those who have already compiled and Tesla wants in the game without paying the ante?
Jun 19 2013: I think you may have proven his point for him considering the Fiat 500 has been in production in one form or another for over 50 years and widely available everywhere except the US.Jun 17 2013: If politics did not intervene from time to time, it is possible to create a device that would unbalance the economic state of affairs and bring it all down. What if someone created a home electric generator that ran off the air we breathe and could have it on the market in two years? Our whole economy would fall flat on its face... but we would have cheap electricity... if we had a job to buy one of the machines.
Or, to put it another way, what good does it do, over all, to create a market for "one" designer and kill a huge market for "many". The wealth gets concentrated in the hands of one person or corporation while many fail as a result.
Capitalism can be fragile in the wake of fast technological progress.
Jun 18 2013: Thanks for contributing, John. Contrary to general belief, the Luddites were not afraid of technology so much as they feared that the new technology would eliminate jobs. While their fears were understandable, it turns out they were off base. Yes, some specific jobs were eliminated, but more jobs and opportunities were created.
Regarding your concerns, check out this TED talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_mcafee_what_will_future_jobs_look_like.htmlJun 17 2013: Drew, Every article I read on this causes me to read another. It seems that Telsa is asking for exception to the law that all autos must be sold through a dealer to avoid tax and franchise laws. However if that is true it would just be a matter of the state saying no ... the law suits are being filed by the auto dealers. Why would they file a suit if the law was on their side and it being illegal to not sell through a dealer.
As I read I saw that many other states are involved not just Texas.
When I rotated back to the states one of the big thing in the military was the offer to buy autos direct from the manufacturer and go there to pick them up. My question is ... wouldn't that be about the same thing. The dealers in the state are left out ... state franchise and tax laws would have been bypassed ... why didn't the dealers sue over that program.
I can see this going to the high court soon ... more federal intervention as if we need more federal control.
Everytime I read a article on this I have more questions .... any way to clear this up for the non lawyer?
Thanks. Bob.
Jun 17 2013: Bob, I also took advantage of the program for the military in Europe. AAFES was actually the dealer for paperwork and instead of hiring people to have a dealership, You did that part of the job for them. And you probably never read the local papers to hear the local dealers cursing AAFES. The power of status of forces agreements. That's another conversation.Jun 17 2013: I did a little home work and checked out the book. Good points made. If their worries come to pass, our nation could become "difficult". Maybe the land of the 'not so free'.
However, In my life time, I have seen the American electorate shift political patterns. Today's political shift has been described by some as swinging in one direction. My point is that when the electorate is uncomfortable with a political shift, they'll vote to make the shift to the other direction. They always have.
In the matter of Tesla in Texas, I believe that Tesla should have the right to market here following the same rules that all auto manufactures have to play by. And if someone tries to crown them out, Tesla has my vote as a jury member.
Jun 17 2013: Good points Mike.
I question the statement, "when the electorate is uncomfortable with a political shift, they'll vote to make the shift to the other direction." History of democracies does not necessarily agree, particularly when the politics confuse the issue or infuse it with emotions which counter logic or the better long-term solution.
Jun 17 2013: I still think America has been lucky in the past. My concern is that a case maybe made that a political party may get voters so tied to a particular philosophy... that the party could "buy" an election.
That's concerning.Jun 17 2013: No question that Tesla should play by the same rules. What I question are the rules. I question the rules because they seem to be so arduous that only certain entities can meet the rigid (arguably biased) requirements. I believe it was the guilds of Venice who had such strict rules that only the elite or wealthy could play by them. I would say those rules were not "fair" and certainly not part of an inclusive economy.Jun 16 2013: Apologies. It is a bad sign. Not a new sign. Its trending that way. The evidence is overwhelming. Difficult to imagine an argument (consise) against......bigger questions Really Need to be Asked.Jun 16 2013: :-) Your legislators are owned friend. Fear not. This is the case everywhere.


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He's promised to return $500 million to the TTF and never to raid it again. His gas-tax bill puts a "lockbox" on the TTF, but it should be called a "joke box" because it's no protection whatsoever: The governor can unlock the lockbox and swipe all the new gas-tax revenue if 60 percent of the legislature's two spending committees approve. Remember, committee membership is controlled by each chamber's presiding officer and, as we saw with the death penalty and offshore windmills, committee members can be quickly shifted until the desired vote is achieved.
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The only joke bigger than the "lockbox" is the claim that Virginia's recent transportation funding increase forced Maryland lawmakers to pass a gas tax to be competitive.
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Most of O'Malley's new gas tax will, likewise, go to mass transit, where riders only pay 28 percent of the operating cost in Baltimore and 58 percent in the D.C. suburbs. Also, instead of roads and bridges, we're going to build two new light-rail lines: Baltimore's Red Line ($2.5 billion) and the D.C. area's Purple Line ($2.2 billion), whose combined operating costs will be $120 million a year.
O'Malley's gas-tax bill further skews the spending disparity by eliminating the share of gas-tax revenues that's supposed to go to local governments for local roads and bridges.
According to public opinion polls, 73 percent of Maryland residents oppose a gas-tax increase. Perhaps that's because, according to Change Maryland, this will be O'Malley's 33rd tax or fee increase, adding another $800 million a year to the $2.3 billion a year we're already paying in new taxes under O'Malley.
So, will this huge, regressive, unpopular, inflation-indexed gas tax pass? Of course. You see, most of the gas-tax increase doesn't phase in until after next year's state elections; the gas tax can't be taken to voter referendum (because it's a money bill); and O'Malley and the legislative leaders are busy buying off Baltimore and Prince George's lawmakers with spending handouts.
Baltimore city is trading its gas-tax votes for $20 million a year for the next 30 years in state school construction funds. Prince George's is trading for a $1 billion state-funded hospital. And Montgomery's lawmakers are voting for the gas tax, which will hit their county hardest, because it's the right thing to do!
You see, the dummies from Montgomery honestly believe that the federal and Maryland governments will spend $4.7 billion building two light-rail projects, simultaneously. No way.
And which project do you guess will actually get built and which will get delayed, forever? Wanna make any bets?
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I think either Flowers, Suck-up, and or JC should be going...but only a select few people like the Chiefs, cause they are band wagoners.
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Even if we do have players of pro bowl caliber...when a team has the losing and boring game rep the Chiefs currently do...many NFL fans will choose to watch more interesting games with a winning team, and therefore aren't witnessing or considering any pro bowl caliber play by a particular Chief.
It's sad really...especially for Chief fan who remembers the winning years as if they were yesterday. Heck, I think one year we had 9 Chiefs in the Pro Bowl, maybe more!
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The way I see it, the people who sit there and vote a thousand times for their favorite player to make the Pro Bowl simply just have too much damn time on their hands. haha
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Tom Lander, owner of EZ Rolling in St. Marys and Emporium, said the law has forced him to close the store's Emporium location, and the St. Marys counterpart is costing him money every day it remains open.
Interesting that big government has sided with the big tobacco corporations on this one. I guess it's o.k. if one uses tobacco, as long as the government is making a nice profit, too. It is disturbing and unjust the devestation this causes to the small business owner.


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Little Rock, Arkansas may not show up on most LGBT travelers' domestic bucket list, but maybe it's time that bucket got bigger. Located in the heart of a very conservative state in the deep red South-a state where, in 2004, voters approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman and employment discrimination against the LGBT community is still legal-Little Rock is a surprisingly sophisticated and seductive city.
Named in September by Kiplinger's Personal Finance as the country's best moderately sized metropolis, the city heartily embraces gay residents and visitors. With a wealth of LGBT-friendly bars, restaurants and shops, a booming drag scene and a smorgasbord of special queer events, Little Rock, Arkansas just might be the South's next great gay destination.
Little Rock's Main Drag
Travelers anxious to experience the best of Little Rock LGBT culture would do well to start with its transcendent drag shows. Female impersonation took center stage in the city in 1972, when resident Norman Jones won the first Miss Gay America crown in Nashville. Jones eventually bought the pageant (producing many of the contestants in Little Rock) before opting out in 2005. Today, Jones owns the nightclubs Triniti, which is open Fridays, and Discovery, which opens on Saturdays. Housed in the same massive space, they offer three bars, DJs spinning nearly all night and live entertainment including, of course, drag.
According to Kristian Martin, 2012's Miss Gay Arkansas America, the art form's popularity in Little Rock has exploded in the decades since Jones' historic victory.
With a city population less than 200,000, approximately 30 female impersonators currently tread area boards-that's a whole lot of drag, "Little Rock may be a smaller city, but we have a lot of talented entertainers," says Martin. "Several of them have won multiple national pageants in female impersonation. I don't think a lot of people know about the scene here... it really is a hidden gem."
Martin also manages Miss Kitty's Saloon, a popular venue that is Little Rock's ground zero for female impersonation. Offerings include Dragaoke on Wednesdays; an anything-goes talent show on Thursdays; and live entertainment Fridays and Saturdays, which runs the gamut from spectacular drag shows to burlesque, male strippers and musicals.
Miss Kitty's also hosts drag kings and other female-centric events. While there is currently no establishment dedicated solely to lesbians in Little Rock, many, such as Six Ten Center Street, feature ladies' nights.
Nightlife and Culture
Other nightspots not to miss include: Sway, a stylish, 3,300-square-foot multilevel club that hosts a gay night on Fridays and the popular bar Trax, which bills itself as "Cheers for Queers." Widely beloved for its warm, welcoming atmosphere, it's situated in the Argenta Arts District, just across the Arkansas River from Little Rock.
Once desolate, with rows of empty buildings lining Main Street, Argenta's fortunes changed around the turn of the millennium when gay couples began buying and
renovating its historic homes. Then, in 2004, investment adviser-turned-developer John Gaudin moved to the neighborhood. Falling for Argenta's neglected beauty, he soon commenced an epic, decade-long effort to bring it back to life.
It worked. Argenta is a vibrant quarter sparkling with diverse delights. The Argenta Community Theater's impressive digs, site of the Miss Gay Arkansas America pageant, is there, as is the Starving Artist Cafe. A fine eatery, the café is also home to Tales from the South, a radio show broadcast worldwide. Dishing out true yarns from the Southern scribes who lived them, Tales is recorded live Tuesday nights at the Starving Artist and visitors should be sure to catch this unique storytelling spectacular. Afterward, stop in to lesser-known pleasure Crush. "It's a wine bar," explains Gaudin, "and a lot of local gays go there. It's really almost an after-party. They hold wine tastings and then the music gets cranked up and everyone has a lot of fun."
Those who time their getaway right will discover Little Rock offers a number of worthwhile LGBT special events. Each April brings gay cowboys and girls galore out to the Diamond State Rodeo Association's Rodeo in the Rock. Held at the state fairgrounds, it features the usual competitions like barrel racing and calf roping along with plenty of campy elements. There are even female bull riders.
At the other end of the spectrum, the stunning William J. Clinton Presidential Center, worth visiting for the interactive exhibits alone, periodically presents LGBT speakers such as Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin and former State Representative Kathy Webb, Arkansas' first openly gay legislator. And Weekend Theater, a funky, off-the-beaten-path space downtown, produces quality shows often exploring gay issues.
For an inspiring look at another minority's struggle for civil rights, visit the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site and Visitors Center. In 1957, as a mob raged around them, nine African-American students entered the all-white institution and effectively ended segregation in public education. The event serves as a historic reminder that change, no matter how difficult, can come - and perhaps also as confirmation of Little Rock's reformist bent.
Historic Hillcrest
According to pediatrician Chad Rodgers, who lives in the Hillcrest neighborhood with his husband, Eric McDaniel, "I think people identify Little Rock with the Central High crisis, when it was one of Arkansas' first schools to be integrated. But one of the reasons Central was chosen is because Little Rock is such a progressive community. It was a hard thing to do. It's still the South, but Little Rock is a very broadminded city. We're not really on guard. In Hillcrest we feel very comfortable showing affection-I've rarely felt uncomfortable here."
McDaniel, president of the Stonewall Democratic Caucus of Arkansas, seconds Rodgers' observation. "Chad got us in a lot of nonprofit organizations... there was a Just Communities of Arkansas event honoring the first lady, and Chad and I were out there dancing alongside everybody. We've danced at the country club and were told we were probably the first gay couple on the floor."
Historic Hillcrest boasts some of Little Rock's best gay-friendly shops. Highlights include Box Turtle, specializing in women's clothing and accessories from local designers such as Korto Momolu, featured on Season Five of "Project Runway"; Shoppes on Woodlawn, a collection of 12 boutiques in a rambling Dutch Colonial home showcasing everything from original art to handmade bath products; and Haus Werk, a four-in-one store in a landmark building with rooms devoted to home furnishings, women's apparel, children's toys and unique gifts for men. (For gay-owned high-end furniture retailers, head to the Riverdale section.)
On the dining front, the go-to spot for chili rellenos
and quesadillas in Hillcrest is the Tex-Mex Canon Grill; great pizza can be found at Damgoode Pies, which draws the cool, alternative crowd and U.S. Pizza Co., where thin-crust, creatively topped pizzas can be eaten on the patio. More upscale eateries include the Creole-infused Acadia, which offers a superb prix-fixe menu, and Ciao Baci, fashionable with the younger gay crowd.
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This story has been corrected. An explanation follows the story. This story was updated at 9:30 a.m. March 12.
Police have made an arrest in a vehicle-related homicide that took place on Dec. 5 in Gaithersburg, killing a Potomac man and injuring his brother.
Damascus resident Fernando Josue Valenzuela, 20, was arrested March 7 and charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder for the December incident.
On Friday, Montgomery County District Administrative Judge Eugene Wolfe ordered that Valenzuela be held without bond.
In asking for the no-bond ruling, Assistant State's Attorney Bryan Roslund said that Valenzuela displayed behavior that was an "extreme act in any circumstance," and that Valenzuela fled the scene of the crime.
A dozen of Valenzuela's family members and friends attended the hearing.
In an interview after the hearing, Andrew Jezic, Valenzuela's attorney, called the case "greatly overcharged."
"He's innocent of any murder charges," Jezic said. Later, he added: "This is not a first-degree murder case. This is not a second-degree murder case. The only charge should be manslaughter."
Valenzuela works in construction with his father and at Chipotle, Jezic said.
"He's a hardworking kid," he said.
According to charging documents, the Genies brothers met Valenzuela at a 7-11 in Damascus, sometime just before midnight on Dec. 4. The brothers didn't know Valenzuela but asked for a ride. Once they arrived in Gaithersburg, they exited the car. Valenzuela became angry because they didn't pay him for the ride, according to the documents.
Two witnesses in the car said that Valenzuela drove around Gaithersburg engaging in a "stalking" behavior of the brothers.
Shortly thereafter, he saw them walking down West Diamond Avenue, according to the documents.
"According to witnesses, the vehicle, which was traveling in lane one (far left lane) and coming from behind the witnesses, accelerates and swerves sharply to the right and strikes James and Billy Genies as they were walking across the driveway apron of The Avalon School," the documents said.
Jezic said that Valenzuela had meant to scare the brothers but lost control of the car.
Billie Jay Genies, 34, of Potomac, was killed in the incident. Police say Valenzuela allegedly ran him over with his car. Genies' brother, James, 35, of Potomac was also injured in the incident.
Police searched for the car and found it later that day, unoccupied and close to the accident scene.
Staff Writer St. John Barned-Smith contributed to this story
An earlier version of this story had an incorrect title for Judge Eugene Wolfe.


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Where Are They Now? Dave Henzerling of King Kobra
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Life, in the words of Adam McLean, is a beautiful thing. His new team at Quince Orchard High School, the program's culture, the talent surrounding him on defense and the immense recruiting hype surrounding the 6-foot-3, 275-pound junior defensive tackle are all beautiful blessings.
In just a four-minute interview, McLean used the word beautiful five times. A 20-second clip goes something like this: "Everything is beautiful, you know, the coaching staff — it's really up-tempo. I'm learning so much from the day I got here until now. I've learned so much from the guys and the chemistry, it's unbelievable. It's a great community, great people, great teachers, it's beautiful."
Suffice it to say, McLean is pleased with his decision to transfer out of Avalon School for "family reasons," and then briefly to Friendship Collegiate, where he has family members nearby, before finally landing on the Gaithersburg public school.
"I'm just trying to bring effort and a little bit of what I know to the team," he said. "I'm just trying to bring everything that I possibly know — my talent, and just trying to help the team get a state championship. That's the plan."
Coach Dave Mencarini knows plenty about getting to M&T Bank Stadium for the state championship. As he would point out several times, however, McLean, no matter how many high Division I scholarship offers (five) he has, does not. It's a process that McLean will have to go through to assimilate into the Cougar program, and it's one that has predictably come with a bit of turbulence along the way.
"They're bumps that are all correctable," Mencarini said. "It's just getting used to how we do things here from practice expectations to a schematic expectation. He's really talented. He's going to become a good football player. I'm hard on my guys. I have high expectations for them. I think what he's done a really nice job of is; he's really into what we're all about — the system, the program.
"What he and others have to keep in mind that to get to a state championship, there are very few guys here who know how hard that is. He doesn't know. He has no idea what it takes. There are very few guys who understand how hard it is to get there and it's a process and Adam's going through that process right now."
Part of that process, as it turns out, is getting booted out of practice, as McLean was on Aug. 20 in what Mencarini called "one of the worst" collective team practices he's seen in a decade. But no preseason is perfect, even if it is a two-time defending state finalist bursting with talent at nearly every position.
"I don't want to be a good football team now," the coach said. "I want to be a good football team in November."
By November, McLean will likely have settled into his standard role of tackle, and another, rather unique one as an eligible tackle on the goal line package (he caught a touchdown during drills during preseason practice). Up until that point, however, he will continue eating six meals a day, "cutting it up" in the weight room and going through the process.


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I'm a computer science student in my last year, and I want to get a job, but have difficulties finding one in my city where I can use what I already know pretty well. There is a company which does PHP/web that insists to work for them, and it is tempting, because pay would be good (for someone who is still a student) and the working conditions are great; the problem is that in no way I want a career in web developement, because I love low-level programming (C++, C, a bit of C# and Python - for my thesis I'm working on a complete C compiler with optimizations - I will make it open source later this year). This job would be only until I graduate and find something I like.
Now the question: could taking this job reduce my chances in being accepted on a job where low-level things are done? I think it might, because the interviewer could say something like "Well, if you pretend to know so much low-level stuff, why did you choose a job where you're doing the complete opposite?"
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"I will never forget my first brush with injustice" says Matt Delaney. "I was so hurt. I wanted pay back. I wanted to retaliate, to return the favour that I didn't ask for. I did fight back. Strange though, after I unleashed my vengeance, all I felt was empty and alone. What was wrong with me? Where was the justice I was looking for? Why didn't I feel justified?
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EFF, along with more than 70 civil liberties organizations, public interest groups, and companies sent two letters to the House and Senate leadership today. One supported HR 1852, the bipartisan Email Privacy Act, and the other supported Senate companion bill S. 607, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 (.pdf). The bills aim to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), an archaic law that's been used by the government to obtain emails without getting a probable cause warrant.
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