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What's YOUR reason for getting/not getting the tech package?
What's YOUR reason for getting/not getting the tech package?
stevenmaifert - thanks for the clarification - that makes sense.
One other question I have may be tougher to answer. This question applies to both the tech version and the non-tech version. If you don't have a 3G connection, does the maps app (non-tech) and the nav app (tech) still work on the 17" display. On tech, I believe the tbt will still work on the screen above the steering wheel, but I haven't heard if you need 3G for the maps/nav apps to work.
My 3G cut out a few days ago and I had no map on 17in screen until I rebooted the display. I have the tech package.
markapterman - intersting, I was thinking that if I got the tech package I might be able to save the monthly charge of the data plan. However, it now appears, if you want to use the 17" display as a map (for tech or non-tech) then you need the data plan. I was not aware of this until now.
@schoendp - It does appear you need data connectivity for the Google map to be fully functional. It remains to be seen if TM will someday give us the ability to cache the map and still have something to work with in the event of data signal loss.
I just talked with the Ownership team at Tesla and they said that you will be able to cache the map for future use, regardless of whether you have tech or non-tech. In addition, that download does not need to be done with 3G. You will be able to use your home wifi connection to download maps of the U.S. and store them on the car. The GPS locator will then show where you are on the map. Other than the line drawn on the 17" map (for tech), there is really no difference between the tech and non-tech when it comes to the 17" map only. Obviously you lose tbt above the steering wheel on non-tech. If you don't really care about tbt or are willing to use your phone, then the cost of the tech package really comes down to whether you want the hardware upgrades. Essentially, are xenon headlights, power lift gate, etc. worth $3,750.
stevenmaifert - can you also confirm that a non-tech car still has the cool lights that run in a slightly curved line above the headlight. It looks as though that is the case from your pics, but I wanted to be absolutely sure.
schoendp - Those are the Daytime Running Lights you are referring to and yes, the non-tech MS has them.
On a separate thread you asked about fog lights in the non-tech. There are no fog lights. There is a smokey grey lens covering the assembly where the fog lights would be. If you peer in with a flashlight, you see an amber refector angled sideways (90 degrees from centerline), and the hole where the fog light would go that is plugged with a plastic blank. I wouldn't be surprised if the wiring was there, but that's a question for the service techs. I also don't have the Fog button as depicted on Pg. 8 of the Owner's Guide.
stevenmaifert - thanks for the update. My guess is some $ could make it an operable fog light down the road. I wish it came standard, but not a big loss.
"Other than the line drawn on the 17" map (for tech), there is really no difference between the tech and non-tech when it comes to the 17" map only."
With the tech package, you also get written turn-by-turn directions on the 17" map. A box appears on the screen with arrows and street names for the next several turns. These directions are also announced over the speakers.
Steven- Thanks for all your info. Quick question, saw your pic on the TMC site and was wondering if the non tech has the DRL running vertically along the bottom housing where the foglights would be. Also, are the two horizontal trims running from the foglights towards the center of the car chrome? Thanks!!!
@firstname.lastname@example.com - Every new question is a learning experience for me. Look at this picture: http://www.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/galleriffic_sl... If what you are referring to is what appears to be DRLs on the outside of the foglight assembly, I do not have that.
My assembly is covered in the smokey grey plastic I referred to above, where the picture here has some clear plastic in front of the foglight. Since I had to turn the lights on to research your question, I discovered that the amber reflector referenced above is actually the lens of a parking light.
With respect to those horizontal trim pieces, mine are black plastic although in the picture I referenced, they do look like chrome. Can anyone comment as to whether that's part of the tech package, or a feature of the Sigs?
This probably isn't news, but on my car with the tech package, I do have fog lights (including the button on the touch screen). They go on only when the headlights are on.
@stevenmaifert - Steven, now that you've had your car for a while, would you order it again without the Tech Package? Any upddated thoughts for people deciding on their configuration? Thanks.
I'm skipping the tech package because all I really want from it is the homelink and the automatic keyless entry, but not for that price. I'm sure a significant part of that pricing is the navigation system, but really, who can't get nav on their phone these days? Sure the headlights might be nice, but I bet they can be replaced with aftermarket LED lights for much less. I plan on replacing the mirror with an aftermarket homelink mirror for about $320. The infinity homelink mirror looks like it would be a perfect replacement.
@email@example.com - Yes, I would still have ordered it without the Tech package. No regrets. Each of us must decide how much the features of the Tech package enhance our driving experience, and if it's worth the price. For me personally, it just wasn't there. As an aside, I was at the San Diego Service Center Friday to purchase a Tire Repair Kit and noticed they had 21 Model S awaiting delivery in the lot. Only one was a non-Tech.
Steven, is there a way to tell it's non-Tech just by looking at it, or did you have to turn it on and look at the screen icons?
For me, it wasn't any one thing that I had to have it for but rather the whole collection. Basically, I just felt like if I spent this much on a car, I would resent not having these various features.
@DouglasR - The fog/parking light assembly is distinctly different between Tech and non-Tech. Check out this company picture: http://www.teslamotors.com/models/gallery#3 You see the clear plastic in front of the fog light lens and what appears to be DRL's on the outside edge of the assembly. Now check the assembly on the white Model S here: http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/12049-Anyone-receive-a-car... The whole assembly is covered in a smokey grey plastic and no DRLs. That's my MS by the way. Additionally, there are two flat horizontal plastic trim pieces that run from the inner edge of that light assembly. The leading edge of those trim pieces are chrome on a Tech, and no chrome on a non-Tech.
FWIW, the German turn-by-turn display and coaching to the left of the speedometer is the best I have seen. They seem to have figured out what's important.
are you referring to the display of the exit signs in the display? I've seen that in videos from US test drives as well (green US exit signs compared to blue German/EU exit signs).
Garmin, not German.
Garmin, not German.
Sorry for dupe. Thought it had jumped threads.
I bought the tech package, but it was a close call for $3k+
Electrochromatic side mirrors - no comment
LED foglights - didn't get these
Power liftgate - no feelings about this
HD Backup cam - HD doesn't give me anything SD doesn't. Useless
Homelink - Press button on screen or visor clip remote...same to me
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ - All non-factor
Automatic keyless entry/auto-present - the real reason for me
Nav - I used 2005 mappoint for 7 years without issue, so the updates are a non-factor, and anything on the screen can be done by a stand-alone product for a reasonable price. Having the additional nav elements on the instrument panel is what I wanted. If only I could pay more for customized voices... :(
Convenience lighting - OEM style instead of DIY for the convenience.
TBH, I don't think the tech package was worth the money, but I still get it again. I loves the door handle auto-present and side nav!
For what it's worth, I think a MS without the tech package would be a lot less desirable at resale time and hence will have a diminished value. Most people buying this car used one day would expect the tech package to be there as they are much more likely to appreciate some toys in the car than the general population.
I don't think I can agree. I have had my non-tech car for two months now, given dozens of test rides. Everyone, without exception, is amazed by the acceleration, handling, 17-in touchscreen, etc. For them, the "user experience" is off the charts. When they really start asking more detailed questions about the car and features, I explain that I didn't get the tech package and let them know what is missing. The overwhelming response is "meh". Those features are not a big deal to them in the context of the overall experience of the Model S. I will say I believe the auto presenting handles would provide more wow factor to their first impression, but they seem just as impressed by the regular operation of the handles.
Once I tell them the cost of these extra features (almost $4K after tax), nobody thinks it's worth it, or at least, not a big deal.
Based on my experience so far, I think people's first thought is to always get the tech package or regret it later because for most other cars, bundles like the tech package are the discriminator between their new car and the 100's of other cars on the market. Specs are so close that the tech package stands out against the noise.
For the model S, however, everything else about the car is so over the top, that the abscense of homelink, Nav, power liftgate, etc is not a big deal.
That will change of course, when all other cars come up to par with the Model S. I think it will be a while though.
BTW, the Xenon HIDs were the only feature to make me really consider the tech package. I did an aftermarket xenon HID upgrade for less that $70 and am more than pleased with the results and my savings.
I did get the package and am happy with the features I received for the price. Also, it appears that some of the possible future retrograde fits..parking sensors/blindspot detectors may need the tech package for the retrofit to be easily (less expensively?) added.
I ordered tech package for nav, keyless entry, and homelink.
* GPS navigation system with onboard maps and free map updates for seven years - I want this
* Automatic keyless entry - don't care
* High definition back-up camera - don't care now that I know you still get a back-up camera regardless
* Xenon headlights - don't care, confused why anyone cares
* Electrochromatic side mirrors - I assume this means they have automatic dimming. That would actually be very nice.
* LED cornering lights - don't care
* Ground lighting under door handles - sounds cool, nice extra, but not a big deal
* Power rear liftgate - don't care
* GPS-enabled Homelink system - much nicer than having to keep separate opener(s) in the car, though I don't get what "GPS-enabled" means. Does it open the garage door automatically? That would be annoying to me.
* Memory seats - I definitely want this, and don't know why this thread has generally ignored it completely. My wife and I share vehicles and we are always adjusting the seats.
* Auto entry? - this isn't listed as one of the components of the tech package on the order page. Regardless, don't care.
For me, it's all about the memory seats and nav system, plus a couple other nice-to-haves that come with it. But a lot of it I don't care about. For the current list price, I would probably order the tech package. But if the price goes up any before I get around to ordering, I may reconsider.
Update on my previous post -- I questioned if auto entry was listed as part of the tech package. I see it is, I even have it listed twice in my prior post. Idiot mistake. No need to point it out further.
I think this one is easy. Honestly liked the car because of these add-ons. Like the others said, I wouldnt miss these on an average car, but on a high-end, you have to get it if you can afford it.
If you're thinking if its worth it, get it. If you're thinking if you can afford it then skip it.
Xenon headlamps - These are just great when traversing highways without lighting and I this is just one of those things that impresses people when they first see it. These are just head turners.
Electrochromatic side mirrors - To me this is a +1 on safety. Something I'd rather have as a plus.
LED foglights - More lighting means safer ride. I don't want to meddle with having them installed later on.
Convenience lighting - This one makes the inside of the vehicle pop. Its trivial but just think about how much I'd have to pay if I wanted it installed on my own.
Power rear liftgate (nice to have) - I use this feature daily to charge and get stuff out. I appreciate not getting my hands dirty and just be able to make sure it closes shut the right way everytime. I honestly won't be able to pull it down (im short) if it wasn't automatic.
High definition back-up camera - This is again another safety feature for me. For someone who isn't used to it, I like that fact that I have it when backing up since our garage backs up to a street right away. Given that the back window of the Model S is relatively small, i really cant judge the back reliably and the last thing I want to do is hitting the trash container on trash day. Plus, it entertains my 3 year old nephew on trips.
Homelink - I visit a couple of places where I sleep in. I think most people forget to mention you can program multiple ones. So I can just drive up to my brothers garage/ relative's, park and charge without having to ask for him to open it or open it myself. It is so convenient. Besides you normally only have a few controllers.
Turn-by-turn navigation with seven years of free map updates - With this car you're bound to go places and this one seems a no-brainer. I do have a smartphone, but why would i need it if my car can do it? You can save money on this, but for something you will use ALOT of times during the lifetime of your car, why would you. It allows you to enjoy the 17 inch screen more.
Automatic keyless entry - This is one the coolest feature on the car for me. I don't like meddling with the keyfob. I just like it to open. Trust me when I say that this doesn't get old easy and everyday you'd thank yourself having it. Its like the first thing people will see when you show it off.
Having just a few of these installed aftermarket would cost you close to that figure anyway (assuming its installed perfectly and in the least amount of time). Otherwise you'd just be wondering what if you had it.
@ LuvTesla, fog lights are not part of the tech package. Tech package lists LED cornering lights but no fog lights. I believe fog lights were removed quite some time ago.
A car like Model S almost requires the tech package to be standard equipment. Most of the non-driving wow factor comes with the tech package.
Sounds like every feature is a must have for you. In that case, I would agree with springing the 4 grand.
Couple of clarifications on your rationale:
1. You don't use the 17" screen for turn by turn Nav. Only on the instrument cluster.
2. The SD backup camera is more than adequate for the use you describe. Service tech told me he could t tell the difference. I can't imagine it being much better than I experience now.
3. Not sure how the convenience lighting differs on the tech package, but my non tech has all the described interior door lighting, side mirror lighting, etc
I will caveat the my previous statements: I was grandfathered into seat memory with leather seats. If I didn't have that feature as standard, I would have seriously considered getting the tech package.
I actually just copied somebody else's list and wasn't sure if they were the complete one. I am sure there were more that I didn't include. But thanks for the clarification.
I am not rich by any measure, but the set of features as a package is just something that you don't want not to have in the future. Might not be now for some, but at some point you will want it. For the price, I think its a hefty sum, but its alot of features, that you will be using every single day.
I think the pricing for the whole package is reasonable when compared to ICEmakers... e.g. BMW 5 series top-line/fullscreen navigation upgrade was about 3K EUR alone, iirc.
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Swoosh Factor wrote:Proxies and in person drafters: . . . I think that anyone attending the draft in person should also be in the chat room making their selections, rather than relaying them through Ryan. . . Basically, I think that all drafters should be represented by separate entities in the chat room.
Swoosh Factor wrote:Timeclocks: This one might be a little harder to implement, but I think it would really speed up the process. . . The timekeeper would need a stopwatch and a spreadsheet with the draft lots in one column and the ranked selections of each drafter in subsequent columns.
Once the moderator announces the next drafter, the timekeeper starts the stopwatch and the person on the clock would have a preset amount of time (say 20-30 seconds) to make their selection. While the clock is running, the timekeeper would use the spreadsheet's sort function to determine the drafter's highest remaining ranked lot and if the drafter does not make a selection before time runs out, the timekeeper would select that lot on behalf of the drafter. Once a lot is selected, the timekeeper would delete the entire row from their spreadsheet, ensuring no duplicate selections were made.
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Suad Hey fellow backpackers.
So for the summer of 2012 i will do a Europe backpacking trip from June-July. My trip will start in berlin and I will be buying an inter-rail train card. I am now looking for super fun funky, spontaneous travel partners between 20-28. Prefer female company but male can join if I would be accompanied by at least one other female. I am a very spontaneous young woman (22) and want to have a lot of fun under my trip. I'm on a tight budget and will be staying on cheap accommodations, (maybe even couch surfing sometime) so you should not be a person that expects high class stays. Moreover, I am very responsible and want to travel with mature and responsible people.
Cities I will visit berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Portugal, Venice (Vienna, Budapest, Prague if the time is enough)
If you are serious feel free to contact me
Tripchick Ok, Todd/Jess -- Let's see... this list won't be as short as I thought now that I'm thinking about it -- there's so much worth seeing in India. At the time I was really interested in Buddhist and Hindu cultures/religions and historical sights. So, I visited the big Buddhist sites including Lumbini in Nepal where the Buddha is said to have been born, Sarnath (India) where he gave his earliest lectures, Bodhgaya (India) where he sat beneath the bodhi tree and attained enlightenment, Rajgir (near Bodhgaya) where he gave more lectures, and Kushinagar (India) where he is thought to have died. Of all these places, the most magical and lively was BODHGAYA because I was there around the time of the anniversary of the Dalai Lama's ascension in November and lots of pilgrims were in town. Fascinating little town with great "vibes". I stayed in a monastery's guesthouse and also did a 9-day meditation retreat at the Root Institute there. If you are into sampling the Buddhist culture, Bodhgaya is a great place to do so. It was a very rural and relaxing environment in 2000 (hope it still is!).
Now, a lot of folks hate CALCUTTA. I loved it! I found it a very lively city -- always something going on there and a great place to learn about Mother Theresa's work. Excellent for photography too. The Kali Temple there is worth a look. Yes, Calcutta is filthy... just like almost every other city in India, but there is a warmth and friendliness that can't be beat. Not sure why I enjoyed it so, but perhaps the Salvation Army hostel where I stayed played a role in making me feel extremely welcome. You'll definitely get a taste of the Victorian era and what India was like as a British colony years ago.
DARJEELING is worth the effort of getting to... high up in the hills in eastern India. And if you enjoy tea, it's a great opportunity to sample and learn about all the varieties available. However, it does get cold in November/December, so pack extra layers. The views of Kangchenjunga (third highest mountain in the world) are brilliant at sunrise!
The temples at KHAJURAHO are gorgeously elaborate... although a bit X-rated as I recall. But you'll have fun wandering among them.
In Rajasthan, JAIPUR is a fabulous district to visit as is UDAIPUR where I treated myself to a couple unforgettable nights at the Lake Palace Hotel in the middle of the lake (the Bond movie, Octopussy, was filmed there) and toured the City Palace on shore. In Jaipur, the Amber Fort was wonderful and you can ride an elephant up the ramparts to the fortress entrance. But again beware of monkeys who will steal your possessions the moment you set them down and turn your back.
AJANTA and ELLORA have some amazing caves and Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain sculptures and paintings with great historic significance. I believe they are both UNESCO world heritage sites. Lots of fun to explore and photograph!
And if you visit Mumbai, you may be able to take a boat out to Elephanta Island which has some nice temples and LOTS of monkeys (watch your bag/lunch)!
It's true that they often call VARANASI "Very Nasty" due to the filth (even the butterflies are black!), but somehow you seem to forget about it once you are floating on the Ganges while people bathe and worship in the water at dawn. The Ganges at sunrise is an other-worldly experience. The colorful saris, meditating sadhus (holy men), and cremation sites along the shores make for some truly unique observations. On the same morning, I saw a rare river dolphin swimming and a dead body in the river.
Of course, the TAJ MAHAL (ACRA) is not to be missed... and you might hit it during Diwali (Indian holiday) so there may be some celebratory throngs of Indians... which makes for a fun cultural experience. Give yourself at least a couple hours to fully explore this site.
I stopped at many other towns en route through India, but never made it to the far north or south. So, if I can ever go back, I'll definitely visit Dharamsala in the north and Madras and Goa in the south.
I know this was supposed to be a "short list" of favorite spots to visit in India, but once I got started, the memories just came rushing back. It's hard to explain, but as difficult as India can be for Westerners to stomach at times, there is something addicting about the country. It gets in your blood and you cannot resist it. Sure, avoiding touts and beggars almost everywhere you go can be tiresome, and at the end of the day you may find yourself a bit exhausted from it all, but still you find yourself leaping out of bed the next morning ready to experience and explore all that India has to offer because it's just so unbelievably interesting. I think I lasted on pure adrenalin for the months I was there. It was a shot in the arm for me and the lessons in compassion are, well... endless.
Tripchick Hi again, Jess. That's right -- I didn't go to northern India. So, I didn't investigate that area. But I heard from other travelers a little about Ladakh and Leh in that general northern region. That's near the Himalayan region, so the mountains there may be a draw for hiking, natural beauty, etc., but I don't know what other sights there are to see there. Sorry I can't be of more help on that.
The Dalai Lama was teaching in Bodhgaya when I was there because it was the 50th anniversary of his ascension to power as the 14th Dalai Lama. I've been to a few of his teachings and talks since then also. The teachings can be... how shall I say it... rather esoteric. But I'm not a very good student of Buddhism -- and although I have much appreciation and interest in that religion/philosophy, I struggle with understanding many aspects of it. However, just seeing/hearing His Holiness is a wonderful and memorable experience in and of itself I think, and worthwhile for its own sake.
I've stayed in contact with the guide I used in India over the years and she may be able to provide more ideas about what to see near Dharamsala. I remember her saying that she had spent some time in northern India. So, I'll send her an e-mail and I'll let you know what she recommends. She usually responds to e-mails pretty quickly, so it should not take long to hear back from her.
Tripchick Jess -- I only had a regular guide for the first 20 days of a tour I did with about 11 other travelers and that's the female guide, Parveen, I mentioned to you. The rest of my 3 months in India, Nepal, and Tibet I was on my own and just met other travelers along the way. The only exception was the small group (5 of us including guide) I organized in advance for the Tibet 10-day trip which had to be done through a tour company (entering Tibet from Kathmandu). We went through Tibet with a company based in Kathmandu. But it is totally possible to travel on your own in India and Nepal. I found it easy to find local "freelancing" guides when I showed up at some of the sites as well. In fact, some were working on higher university degrees and guiding tourists through the archeological/historical sites helped supplement their incomes.
Anyway, I e-mailed Parveen and she just replied: "For your friend depending upon her length of stay she could begin with the visit to Amritsar to see the Golden Temple and the holiest of Sikh shrines, proceed to Dharamsala to attend Dalai Lama's discourse and then the wealth of India Himalayas can be explored. Ladakh though quite spectacular in autumn with changing colors and first snows may be a little cold and some of the roads were badly damaged in this years floods. Dharamsala can be combined with a vist to the lesser explored parts of Himachal such as Thirtan Valley, colonial Shimla and remote Kinnaur. One factor to note is that Delhi is hosting the Common Wealth Games and a lot of domestic tourists will head to the hills in October, so for hotel accommodations, you need to decide fast."
Parveen offered to work out an itinerary of the off-beat Himalayan destinations for you, if you like, but no pressure there. She's a nice lady and gets lots of business from tour operators including SITA (the group I went with initially). And yes, SITA was rather pricey, but their tour covered a lot of ground and the sites I wanted to visit across central India including the Rajasthan so I went for it. But I think you have the answer to your main question about other sights to visit in northern India around Dharamsala. So, I hope this is useful.


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Dallas Stars will learn from tough loss
The comment came from the winning locker room.
The Dallas Stars, surely struggling to digest Sunday's what-the-hell-just-happened collapse at American Airlines Center, will want to take note anyway.
"We've said all along that we learn more from the losses than the wins," Anaheim Ducks hero Nick Bonino said shortly after celebrating the game-winning, series-ending goal in Sunday's 5-4 overtime triumph over the Stars in Dallas.
The Stars will eventually learn a ton from the Game 6 heartbreaker, when they watched a two-goal lead disappear in the final 130 seconds of regulation and then heard a hush fall over their home crowd after Bonino's knife-twister only 2:47 into overtime.
Almost every kid learns a valuable lesson from placing their hand on the stove. Well, on Sunday night, the Stars tried to use the barbecue as a jungle gym.
Instead of a return trip to Honda Center for a Game 7 and an opportunity to knock off the top finishers in the Western Conference, their final memories of the 2013-14 campaign will be the agony of an overtime stunner.
"We'll try to get better from it," Stars agitator Ryan Garbutt said. "It's tough to think about right now, but over the next couple of weeks, we'll try to look at some positives and move onto next year."
When the Stars are ready, there will be a lot of positives to look at.
And don't just take it from me.
"That is a very good team we beat," Ducks defenceman Ben Lovejoy declared after the thrilling finish to Game 6. "If they're able to play like that for a whole season, they're not an eight seed."
The Stars had to scrap until Game 81 of the 82-game schedule just to earn that wild-card ticket, ending their five-year playoff drought.
Although their post-season stay ended in disaster, GM Jim Nill could be building something special in the Lone Star State.
If you watched the Ducks-Stars series, you witnessed Jamie Benn's ascent from a really good player to a bonafide star — maybe even a superstar — in this league. A fifth-round selection from the 2007 NHL Draft, the 24-year-old left winger is the type of building block that hockey execs dream about.
You witnessed a young and inexperienced team make the kind of mistakes that young and inexperienced teams make. The Stars' roster included a dozen guys getting their first taste of playoff experience and six spring skates is enough to know what to expect the next time.
Maybe most important of all, you witnessed the type of devastating defeat the Stars will use as motivation for years to come.
Hours before Game 6 at American Airlines Center, Ducks head coach Bruce Boudreau — asked about Anaheim's failure to finish off the Detroit Red Wings after claiming a 3-2 lead in their first-round series last spring — talked about the difference between cheap lessons and expensive lessons.
For the Stars, Sunday's was oh-so-costly.
The key is to turn it into a long-term payoff.
With all of their key contributors — from Benn and his goal-scoring sidekick, Tyler Seguin, to the top defence pair of Trevor Daley and Alex Goligoski to starting netminder Kari Lehtonen — under contract for next winter, the challenge for this speedy group is to make a habit of playing spring hockey.
If they learn from Sunday's meltdown against the Ducks, they'll be more dangerous the next time.
"You ask what I thought our team would bring? They brought the best they could possibly bring," Stars head coach Lindy Ruff said after the season-ending loss. "I told them and I'll say it again, I was damn proud of the way they played. I was proud of the way they competed.
"It's a fun team to coach, it really is. Embrace this, because we got some good players that are pushing through. My job now is to make them understand how hard it is to repeat it and to get better."
The Anaheim Ducks' attackers answered the bell with two goals late in regulation and another early in overtime en route to Sunday's series-clinching victory over the Dallas Stars.
The answer to their biggest question, though, might have been the guy watching the offensive fireworks from the other end of the rink.
Ducks netminder Jonas Hiller, who lost his starting gig to rookie Frederik Andersen in the late stages of the regular season, pitched a 32-minute, 12-save shutout in Sunday's relief effort, backstopping the Pacific Division champs to Sunday's 5-4 overtime win and probably becoming Anaheim's go-to goalie again.
Andersen, 24, was just average in the opening round, getting yanked twice and finishing with a .892 save percentage in six starts.
The 32-year-old Hiller, meanwhile, was flawless in 41 total minutes of cleanup duty.
"I don't know what the call is going to be for the next games, next series or whatever," Hiller told the Los Angeles Times after Sunday's win. "Right now, I'll enjoy it and kind of take that confidence or that good feeling about that one with me, and hopefully I get the chance to play again."


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Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech late Monday that Arab leaders should deliver "more missiles to the Palestinian resistance in Gaza" to counter Israel's offensive.
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At the regular meeting of the Grand Island Board of Education Monday evening, trustees voted 5-2 to rescind the approval for tenure for Kerri Nowak, principal of Huth Road School. Nowak's tenure would have officially begun with her first 2012-13 day of service toward the end of this month. Instead, her probationary period is extended for one year.
Both Superintendent of Schools Robert Christmann and board member Paul Krull told the Dispatch that they are "prohibited" from commenting on school personnel issues and did not cite a reason for the decision. Krull voted to rescind the approval, along with Joan Droit, David Goris, Glenn Bobeck and Tak Nobumoto. Board members Donna Tomkins and Emily Ciraolo voted not to rescind the approval.
Several community members complimented Nowak during the "Voice of the People" portion of the meeting agenda. Former school board member Lee Cohen told the trustees that Nowak's "door is always open" and that she (Cohen) was "deeply disappointed" about the vote.
Tricia Eichel and Maura Rustowicz, both with children at Huth Road School, echoed Cohen's remark. Morningstar Drive resident Lisa Fabiano, who has four children in the district, said, "It seems as if the board didn't take our sentiments for Mrs. Nowak into consideration ... as if a decision were already made regarding her probation..." Nowak has been with the district as principal of Huth Road for three years.
In a continuing topic of interest, Baseline Road residents addressed the board regarding the proposed transportation center behind Charlotte Sidway School. Both Joe Kaefer and Al Perry expressed concern about bus exhaust and current and potential health problems for neighbors. Perry asked, "Does the school board have approval from the (Environmental Protection Agency)?"
The district is considering three options for a new bus garage and has had meetings with Baseline Road residents to air concerns about the location and to more fully communicate site design options. Director of Business and Finance Joe Giarrizzo told trustees that they would get more information about the three options at the next board of education meeting on Aug. 27.
In other agenda items, the board unanimously approved certification of a school tax rate of $40.85 per assessed $1,000, and also approved the use of reserve funds for the reduced lunch program.
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It's not made completely out of Lego bricks — if you watch the video, there are some gauges in there, and probably a few other things — but it's still a car, made with 500,000+ Legos, that actually drives. Holy crap.
The car was crowdfunded and assembled by "Melbourne entrepreneur and marketing guy" Steve Sammartino and "self-taught teenage technology genius from Romania who Steve met on the internet" Raul Oaida. Here are the specs:
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• It's a Hot Rod design, mainly because hot rods are cool.
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Back in March, Epic Games was showing off Unreal Engine 4 behind closed doors and an NDA. Today the studio is opening up a little bit more about the new engine and that we can expect a lot more information at E3 next month. The team over at Wired conducted an interview with Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney about Unreal Engine 4 and just what we can expect from it, and I have to say, it is well worth the read. For starters, Epic has assembled a two and a half minute demo reel that shows off everything UE4 can do for developers. The demo reel has a demon knight in his volcano fortress with a ton of effects (lens flare, bokeh distortion, dynamic lighting, lava flow, environmental destruction, lava, and more) going around, and according to Wired, "it's breathtakingly photo-realistic." While the clip is not yet available, we do have a plethora of screenshots for you to peruse and gawk over. I imagine the clip will be shown during E3, so it looks like we have a few weeks left before seeing it.
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Justin may be the hardest working kid in Hollywood , but it seems to be paying off! The 17-year-old earned $53 million in 2010, more than the $40 million Rob & Kristen earned combined!
Justin Bieber took home some major bucks in 2010, so much that he earned himself a spot on Forbes Best-Paid Celebrities Under 30 List. The pop phenom landed at number two on the list, only behind Lady Gaga who took home $90 million, with earnings of $53 million. More than double the $20 million Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart banked. Wow!
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Lipscomb & Pitts was founded on Oct. 1, 1954, by Mathew Lipscomb Jr. and John Pitts, both veterans of World War II who had come home to become the top two sales leaders in the southeast for Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
"I remember both of them working at night, working on the phones calling people, I'm talking about religiously every night for two hours a night," Johnny Pitts, chief manager, said of his father and Lipscomb. "It was just a standard thing at our homes that both of them were very disciplined in their approach. They were committed to this business."
Credibility in those days meant roots.
"You had to have your name on the building," said Pitts – and the partners put down roots in 1956 by building their company's home at 651 S. Cooper St., just north of Central Avenue. The building was more than they needed at the time, and the unused space was strategically rented to an accountant who would recommend clients to them, a claims adjusting firm to handle their claims, and an attorney. The insurance business grew to fill the building, which eventually had to be doubled in size.
Mat Lipscomb III and Johnny Pitts continue the legacy their fathers built when they opened Lipscomb & Pitts in 1954.
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Lipscomb & Pitts began venturing into the world of commercial insurance in the early 1960s, with the hiring of the first salesman and fellow veteran Jack Gates. In 1979, Mat Lipscomb III went to work in the firm, followed two years later by Johnny Pitts, both hired to sell commercial insurance. Nothing was given to the sons. They worked in the business beginning as teenagers in the filing room, and, later, each worked for other insurance companies along the way.
"In '89, they came to us and said, 'We worked an arrangement where you guys are going to start managing the company,'" Pitts said. "Everything was real slow. From '89 to '92, we managed the company."
The new partners agreed on a philosophical decision of how to improve the company, developing different and particular disciplines, such as divisions focused on commercial and personal lines, and developing an employee benefits division.
"That was really the beginning of the growth of our organization," Pitts said.
They bought the company outright from their fathers in 1992.
It was a 50-50 split between the men who had grown up together in an insurance environment. As partners, Pitts said, "We both have the same compass that points north, but we sometimes take different directions, which is really healthy. It's really healthy to have someone that thinks differently than you do, but philosophically you have the same beliefs in the way you run your business, the way you live your life, and all those things."
As a means to establishing the various lines of insurance offered, they hired Rick McKinley to open the benefits division, now 30 percent of the business. Around the same time, Rusty Vollmer was hired to begin the trucking division, a specialized area of insurance and an asset in the distribution center that is Memphis. Other additions have included Brett Cutchins, president of commercial lines; Jay Harvill, senior vice president; and Karla Combs, chief operating officer.
"Those came over the period of a few years, but what you see with those particular chosen individuals with leadership skills, we began to form a real good team that can take us to the next level – and we did, and we have been ever since," Pitts said.
In fact, they've taken Lipscomb & Pitts to a level as the Mid-South's largest locally owned insurance agency, employing 130.
In November 1995, they bought the tower at 2670 Union Ave. Extended, putting their name at the top for credibility to be seen for miles. It was an investment in a place, and it's that place and community to which the company is devoted.
"The city has blessed us, and we need to give back," Pitts said. "It's in our DNA; it is a culture of our organization to give back."
Since 2005, the Lipscomb Pitts Breakfast Club has been a catalyst, partnering with businesses to align resources and underwrite the cost of nearly 150 events every year and working to impact the community.
In a well-appointed conference room at the Lipscomb & Pitts offices is a commissioned painting depicting the reflection of the insurance company's first building on South Cooper upon the glass of the Union Avenue Extended glass front. It's a fitting tribute, as the idea has been to bridge the work ethics of the past with the reach in services of the future.
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Raymond man says police pressured him to speak about son's injuriesBy JAMES A. KIMBLE
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September 20. 2013 8:03PM
BRENTWOOD — Defense lawyers argued on Friday morning that statements made by a Raymond man charged with breaking the limbs of his 7-week-old son should be thrown out of court because he was pressured to speak with police without being read his rights.
Public defenders for Cavan Moore, 27, claimed that their client was in police custody once police Detective Richard Labell closed the door to a patient room at Exeter Hospital on Dec. 28.
"Not only does he want to interview him in the room, but in the room alone," Public Defender Larissa Kiers told Judge Kenneth McHugh on Friday in Rockingham County Superior Court.
Moore is charged with 14 counts of second-degree assault and six counts of endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly injuring his son between Dec. 10 and Dec. 28. The boy's mother, Erica Moore, faces six misdemeanor counts of child endangerment.
Assistant County Attorney Katherine Crawford argued that Labell asked Moore to provide a written statement and made clear that Moore was free to leave at any time.
"The statements that were made were (offered) voluntarily by the defendant," Crawford said.
Labell testified that Moore told him that he may have "stepped on his son's ankle while playing video games."
Labell said the conversation with Moore remained friendly, and he left the room to let Moore write his statement. Labell testified that when he returned to the room, Moore "told me he may have sat on his son's ankle."
"And I told him that's not what you told me the first time," Labell testified. "I told him no that's not what you told me and he became somewhat defiant."
Public defenders are only seeking to have just Moore's verbal statements to police barred from being heard by a jury. Kiers repeatedly questioned Labell about why he chose not to record the interview.
Labell testified he was called from home to respond to the hospital, and wanted to make sure he could interview the parents before they left the hospital.
McHugh said he will consider the arguments made on Friday before issuing his decision. Moore is scheduled to go on trial Oct. 28.


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September 19, 2012
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Final testing is being done on a National Center for Atmospheric Research supercomputer on the outskirts of Cheyenne that will be used for climate modeling and other Earth sciences.
Research is expected to begin this fall on the new computer, called Yellowstone, which has enough power to rank among the top dozen or so fastest supercomputers in the world right now. The roughly $30 million IBM machine fills much of a 153,000 square foot custom-built facility.
Boulder, Colo.-based NCAR already has lined up 11 initial research projects that will get time on its machine starting this fall, NCAR spokesman David Hosansky said.
One of the upcoming projects will model air movement inside hurricanes and tornadoes. Another will examine how weather and air quality could change in North America in the years ahead.
First, the machine needs to pass its final tests. The process is more complicated than trying out a new laptop.
"These complex systems need extensive testing and analysis before we could formally accept it," Hosansky said Wednesday.
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NCAR hopes to wrap up testing and accept the supercomputer in October. A ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Gov. Matt Mead and National Science Foundation Director Subra Suresh is scheduled for Oct. 15.
The computer will run at a speed of up to 1.5 petaflops, or 1.5 quadrillion operations per second, making it one of the world's fastest supercomputers dedicated to science.
The supercomputer is 30 times more powerful than the machine currently in use at NCAR's Mesa Laboratory in Boulder.
NCAR has a long history of using supercomputers. One of the world's first, the Cray 1-A, crunched numbers at NCAR from 1977 to 1989. The Yellowstone supercomputer will be 9.7 million times faster with 3.4 million times the disk capacity and 19 million times the central memory size of the Cray 1-A, according to NCAR.
NCAR is sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The Wyoming Legislature committed $21 million for the supercomputer project in 2007.


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Elaine Mae Walkup was born Sept. 10, 1939, in St. Paul, Neb., the daughter of Charles and Bernice (Starkey) Grammer. She was raised in Denver and Steamboat Springs, where she graduated from high school.
Elaine married Leon "Buck" Sumpter in 1958, and they became the parents of four children. They made their home in various communities, including Steamboat Springs, Topeka, Kan., Hayden and in Wyoming. They later were divorced.
Elaine later married Martin Gene Walkup and became stepmother to Jeff. They made their home in Craig. Gene died 12 years ago.
Elaine worked as a waitress when she was younger but primarily was a homemaker.
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Elaine died March 27, 2013, at The Memorial Hospital in Craig. She was 73.
Elaine is survived by her daughter Dianna Murphy and her husband, Michael, of Hayden; her sons Scott Sumpter, of Carlin, Nev., Doug Sumpter and his wife, Dena, of Scottsbluff, Neb., Delbert Sumpter, of New Castle, and Jeff Walkup and his wife, Cheryl, of Parker; her grandchildren Michele Pike, Calvin Murphy, Amanda Tucker, Allen Tarr, Charlie Sumpter, Josh, Marissa and Mariah Walkup; eight great-grandchildren; her sisters Janice Rogers and Marlene Peyton, both of Grand Junction, Carol Lewis and Barbara Rieley, both of LaPoint, Utah; and her brothers Butch Grammer, of Vernal, Utah, Bob Grammer, of Gillette, Wyo., Bill Grammer, of Craig, and Rick Grammer, of Grand Junction.
Elaine was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Martin Gene Walkup; and her daughter-in-law Pam Sumpter.
Cremation has taken place and memorial services were held March 30, 2013, at Grant Mortuary Chapel with Jeff Walkup officiating.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Welcome to Biomedical Research Day!
On Friday, Aug. 2, more than 100 student scientists from across the country will convene in downtown Buffalo to show off posters describing the results of research they completed in regional labs.
The summer poster exhibition is a highlight of six Buffalo programs that introduce students from Western New York and far beyond to biomedical research opportunities in the region. This year's participants hail from places as far away as Puerto Rico and Hawaii.
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Anna Manahan, 84, a leading Irish actress who won a Tony Award in 1998 for her role as the nasty mother Mag in "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" on Broadway, died Sunday in her hometown of Waterford, Ireland, after a long illness, Irish newspapers reported.
Thirty years before winning that best actress Tony in Martin McDonagh's play, Manahan had been nominated for her acting in a 1968 Broadway staging of "Lovers" by another Irish playwright, Brian Friel.
In recent years she had gained prominence as an advocate for the elderly, criticizing the Irish government's plans to trim health benefits for senior citizens.
Born Oct. 18, 1924, the daughter of a Waterford comedian, Manahan trained at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin and began appearing on stage in the 1940s.
She married Colm O'Kelly, a Dublin stage manager, in 1955, but less than a year later he died of polio. She never remarried or had children.
Her acting career flourished under impresarios Hilton Edwards and Michael MacLiammoir at Dublin's Gate Theatre, and she came to be known as an exact interpreter of such Irish playwrights as J.M. Synge, Sean O'Casey, George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde. Seldom without a role to play, she appeared in stage productions throughout Ireland as well as in London and on and off Broadway.
Primarily a stage actress, Manahan also had many film credits, including "A Man of No Importance" (1994) and "Hear My Song" (1991), and appeared in Irish TV series.
Of acting, Manahan told the Irish Times in 1995, "It's my vocation, my way of life, the only one I've ever known."
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Artist did series on 'Falling Man'
Ernest Trova, 82, an acclaimed St. Louis artist best known for his "Falling Man" series of works about man at his most imperfect, died Sunday at his home in suburban Richmond Heights, Mo., of congestive heart failure, family spokesman Matt Strauss said.
Trova became prominent in the 1960s with his "Falling Man" paintings, prints and sculpture. The armless human figure, a Chicago Tribune critic wrote in 1978, "is simple but not simple-minded. It can be radically transported and transformed while retaining its essential character -- the character of an anonymous 20th century man alone in his environment."
Created in bronze and stainless steel, the sculptures came to be viewed by many critics as gleaming pop-culture icons rather than successful expressions of contemporary art.
Born Feb. 19, 1927, in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton, Mo., Trova was a self-taught artist. He worked as a decorator and window dresser for a St. Louis department store until an art collector whose family owned the store began buying Trova's paintings.
A one-person exhibition of Trova's artwork in 1963 inaugurated the Pace Gallery in New York, where he continued to exhibit for more than 20 years.
In 1975, he co-founded Laumeier Sculpture Park with a gift of more than 40 large-scale artworks to St. Louis County.
His work is represented in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Tate Gallery, among others.
Flemming Flindt
Danish dancer, choreographer
Flemming Flindt, 72, a Danish dancer and choreographer perhaps best known for bringing elements of modern dance into the Royal Danish Ballet, died Tuesday of complications from a stroke at his home in Sarasota, Fla.
Flindt, who also was the former artistic director of the Dallas Ballet and choreographed works for Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley in California, was born in Copenhagen on Sept. 30, 1936.
He started studying dance at the Royal Danish Ballet school in 1946 and became a member of the ballet in 1955. That same year, he went to London and became a principal dancer with the Festival Ballet. He later performed with the Bolshoi Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet.
He became director of the Royal Danish Ballet in 1966 and continued in that post until 1978. Writing in "The International Encyclopedia of Dance," Eric Aschengreen called him "the foremost Danish choreographer after Harald Lander."
Flindt created several ballets based on the plays of Eugene Ionesco, including "The Lesson," "A Young Man Must Marry" and "The Triumph of Death," which became something of a sensation because some of its scenes were danced in the nude, which had never been done by the Royal Danish Ballet.
His version of "Salome," produced in 1978, also featured nudity with his then-wife Vivi Flindt in the title role.
Aschengreen called Flindt "a man of the theater and a showman more than an original choreographer."
Much of his later years were spent as a free-lance choreographer creating works for Rudolph Nureyev ("The Overcoat" and "Death in Venice"). For Ballet San Jose of Silicon Valley, he created "Out of Africa," an adaptation of the Isak Dinesen book.
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Something for (Most) Everyone at Michigan Tech Alumni Reunion 2009
By Marcia Goodrich | Published
Tech Talks, gospel music, chili, basketball, canoeing, biking, hiking, waterfalls . . . Alumni Reunion 2009, set for Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 6-8, is offering up a potpourri of fun activities for just about everyone.
Many events are free; others require tickets that should be purchased in advance. For more information or to order tickets, call Alumni Relations at 906-487-2400 or visit http://alumni.mtu.edu/reunion/2009/ . Updated information on reunion events will also be available at the Alumni Association's reunion registration desk in the Memorial Union Commons.
Reunion kicks off at 8:30 a.m. Thursday with the Welcome Breakfast in the Memorial Union Ballroom followed by a walking tour. Tickets are $12.
Professor Rolf Peterson will give a free Tech Talk at 9:30 a.m. in Fisher 139, "The Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale," on the celebrated predator-prey study.
Peterson is followed at 10:30 a.m. by Kim Nowack, who will present "Yesterday, Today and Beyond: The Story of the Mackinac Bridge." Nowack, a 1985 graduate of Michigan Tech, is the bridge's chief engineer. The Big Mac is the longest suspension bridge in the Western Hemisphere and handles 4.7 million vehicle crossings annually. Everyone is invited.
The traditional Pasty Picnic begins at 4 p.m. Thursday on the campus green between the EERC and Chemical Sci. If it rains, the pasties (meat and veggie) and pickled eggs will be served in the Memorial Union. Tickets are $13, $7 for children 6-12, and free for children under 6.
You can work off some calories during a self-guided historical walking tour and maybe check out the old photos on display at Dee Stadium in downtown Houghton. For more information, visit the reunion registration desk.
Thursday winds up with a social beginning at 6 p.m. at the Keweenaw Brewing Company in downtown Houghton, sponsored by the Keweenaw Alumni Chapter and Friends. Everyone is invited to stop by after the picnic.
The All-Class Alumni Breakfast starts at 8:30 a.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom. President Glenn Mroz will give a short update on the University. Tickets are $12.
At 10 a.m., the Class of 1959 Golden M Pinning Ceremony will be held in the Memorial Union Ballroom. Mroz and Alumni Association President Mark Mitchell will host. The other special reunion classes will be gathering in the Memorial Union Commons at 10 a.m.
The University Campus Picnic begins at 11 a.m. on the campus green. The cost is $7, payable at the picnic. The Sixth Annual Chili Challenge is scheduled during the picnic, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone is invited to sample chili and vote (one dollar=one vote) for the best chili. Proceeds benefit scholarship funds.
Starting at 1:30 p.m., departments throughout campus are holding open houses. The public is invited to learn more about facilities ranging from the Rozsa Center to Rekhi Hall to the Tech Trails. A full list of participating departments will be available at the reunion registration desk, in the Memorial Union.
The Alumni Reunion Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with a social and cash bar in the Memorial Union Ballroom and dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $30, $12 for children. The awards presentation follows. Honorees and their awards include Betty Chavis, Honorary Alumni Award; John F. Calder '67, '76, Outstanding Service Award; and Michelle L. Boven '99, Outstanding Young Alumni Award. Frank E. Pavlis '38 will be honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award in absentia, since he will not be attending the reunion.
Saturday is billed as "a great day to explore the Copper Country," by canoe, van or bike, courtesy of the Outdoor Adventure Program and the Alumni Association.
You can canoe the Sturgeon River near Chassell from 8 a.m. to about noon. This nice, easy paddle includes lunch along with great scenery. Cost is $25 per person.
Or, check out the Tech Trails from 9 a.m. to noon. Tickets are $5, and include a helmet and trail pass for the day. If you want to rent a bike, total cost for the excursion is $15. A limited number of bikes are available, so if you need one, be sure to register early.
From 2 to 7 p.m., take the Keweenaw Waterfall Tour bus ride up the peninsula to visit Hungarian Falls, Jacob Falls, Eagle River Falls and more. The $30 cost includes transportation, a barbecue dinner and guide service to the hidden gems of the Keweenaw.
Outdoor Adventure Packages are also available. Combine the canoe and waterfall tours for $45, a savings of $10. Or, bike the trails and view the falls for $40.
The ECHOES from Heaven Gospel Choir Reunion Concert begins at 6 p.m. in the Horner Lobby of the Rozsa Center. Everyone is invited to enjoy the free performance, which brings together choir members from throughout ECHOES' 1990-2003 tenure at Tech. The choir will be under the direction of Kevin J. Walker '02, who served as the choir's assistant director under the late Inetta Harris.
Reunion 2009 wraps up with the Women's Basketball Alumnae Game, set for 6:30 p.m. in the Wood Gym at the Student Development Complex. Don't miss this opportunity to see some of Tech's great players back on the court.
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 54 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.


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Updated: Oct. 2, 2011 -- Four-year-old J'ovanni Thomas almost didn't make it to kindergarten at the Conservatory Lab Charter School in Brighton.
His single mother, Chantel Peoples of Mattapan, did not get a transportation schedule until the week school started, sending her in a panic over how she would get J'ovanni, his 3-year-old sister Jazmyn Thomas, and herself off to school and to work on time.
At first, Peoples wrestled with the idea of pulling J'ovanni from Conservatory Lab, well-known for its music curriculum and excellent teaching, and sending him to one of the schools in the Boston public system he was admitted to earlier this year. But she felt that would be cheating him out of a unique and enriching education.
People's, who had been tardy numerous times to her job at a downtown call center, was also weighted down by a bigger worry: She did not want her schedule to determine what school J'ovanni attended.
In the end, she resolved her work schedule to start 45 minutes later. Now she gets Jazmyn out into a van and off to Pope John Paul II Catholic Academy in Lower Mills Dorchester. She then gets J'ovanni off to the school bus stop two long blocks from her Mattapan apartment. And she has a bit more time to scramble to catch the bus and train to make it to work by 9:15 a.m.
The mornings are still hectic, but People's said she is happy to work out a plan that fits the family.
"[J'ovanni] was telling me every day how much he loves his school,'' she said. "So I made the right decision. And that makes me happy."
Updated: March 28, 2011 -- After weeks of waiting, Chantel Peoples, a single mother of two from Mattapan, finally got some good news about where to send her son, J'ovanni, for kindergarten this fall.
But the news did not come from the Boston Public Schools lottery, which assigned 4-year-old J'ovanni to the Holland Elementary School in Dorchester -- which ranked seventh on his mother's list of school choices.
Now Peoples, who had also signed up J'ovanni for METCO and charter schools, has her sights set outside the district. She said she was excited to learn recently that J'ovanni had been accepted into Brighton's Conservatory Lab Charter School, which offers a full-day program, transportation, music, and meals -- key requirements for Peoples.
"That means I wouldn't have to spend so much money providing meals,'' she said. But she's still trying to determine where to send her 3-year-old Jazmyn, who, along with her brother, is attending preschool at Berea Seventh Day Academy near their home in Mattapan.
Peoples had signed up Jazmyn for Lee Academy Pilot School and Ellison/Parks Early Education School. But Jazmyn did not get into either school and has been waitlisted.
March 13, 2011 -- Chantel Peoples, clutching on to hope and her children's winter coats, huddled over a computer at a school-registration site in Roxbury.
Like the other parents streaming in and out of the North Zone Family Resource Center on the snowy winter afternoon, Peoples had come to give her two children – Jazmyn Thomas, 3, and J'ovanni Thomas, 4 -- an early shot at a public education through the lottery process for kindergartners.
But she has little say about where they go. Peoples, a 26-year-old single mother, is trying to get back on her feet after a stint in a homeless shelter a few years ago. The shelter's advocates had helped her get a job and obtain day-care vouchers for the children that included free transportation.
Jazmyn and J'ovanni were not learning in the day care, and in February, Peoples enrolled them in preschool at Berea Seventh-Day Adventist Academy in Mattapan to acclimate them with schooling. But she can't afford to keep them there.
She wants them in a public school with all-day service, a strong academic program, and transportation --all free benefits for a struggling, working mother. But finding all her requirements in one school has been challenging, she said.
"It was hard at first because you want what's best for your children,'' Peoples said as her children romped around. "When you go into a situation where you have these schools to look at but you are not finding what you are looking for, it kind of brings you down a little bit."
A lifelong Boston resident, Peoples works as a community relations representative at Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership. She wants to stay in the city, but she is prepared to leave the school system if she has to. She registered the children for METCO -- a voluntary desegregation program that sends Boston students to the suburbs -- and applied to charter schools. And if the children do not get into a school of her choice this year, she said she is planning to move to Quincy or Milton.
But now, she waits for word. She may keep Jazmyn in Berea Academy if she doesn't get either of her two K-0 choices, but she's willing to go down her list of about a dozen possible choices for J'ovanni.
"I'm willing to give the other schools a try,'' she said. "A lot of people don't want their kids in Boston public schools. I don't want to say that the Boston public schools are not good. But I also don't want to take the chance of my children being in that position of not getting the education that they deserve."


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Scientists communicate in many ways, some which are far more
entertaining then others.
Take for example publishing- a way to disseminate information in a
peer-reviewed journal. A clearinghouse for these publications
is run by the government and is called pubmed. While priceless,
publications are not always the most effective or dare I say fun
way to get information out to the world. Enter science meetings-- a
few days once a year where scientists within a discipline descend
on a locale and share their recent findings via presentations
(talks) or by posters.
Here I am about a 2 hours ago, sharing the Museum's
education and scientific objectives with my taste and smell
colleagues. And below you'll find some of my favorite comments of
the night as they pertain to DMNS and our new human genetics study
on taste.
"Looks like you've got your plate full." (no pun intended?)
"Is this the next step in evolution for museums, perhaps and
hopefully one that all museums will make?"
"In our research we only use male mice, females are complicated.
We see stronger and more robust signals in data from males." This
was in the context of our VERY preliminary data (which you can see
below) which shows a slight shift to a lower percentage of body fat
in men who are tasters vs men who are non-tasters,but no difference
thus far in taster and non-taster females.But please dear and loyal
audience, do not read too deeply into this, as the study has many
more miles to go.
So in additon to ways in which to improve our research... what
else did I learn today?
First, my brain uses loads of glucose to comprehend in-depth
science from 8am to 11pm. Second, the talks and the posters are
chock full of pertinent information. One of my favorite posters, in
fact, was about the standardization of the "Food Liking" survey
that links chemosensation (i.e. taste and flavor perception) with
diet and health (Katryna Minski from Val Duffy's group). Also Hetvi
Desai, from Greg Smutzer's lab, presented work demonstrating a new
way to make edible taster strips- so cool- they dissolve in your
But I digress, what I really want to emphasize is the way in which
science communication just happens when you least expect it, over
lunch, a walk to the next session, or even in the elevator. I may
not have solved the world's problems here today, but I sure did
find some new and interesting ways to conduct our research.
Aw heck, how is it midnight again? 7 am will likely come too
Signing off,
- Nicole


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Sookie is still in the hospital but she's calming down a bit after she realizes Bill is not trying to eat her anymore. Alcide tells Bill to Back off and Tara starts swearing all crazy. They're all pissed at Bill for attempting to drain Sookie of her special blood but she wants to speak with him alone.
Bill asks, "You're afraid of me? I never meant to hurt you. I couldn't stop. I can't take back what I've done." Sookie's like "Damn right!" But she is realizing now it's all "too much." She likes things like having blood and going out in the sunlight. She wants to have kids and grow old, and Bill wants her to have that too, but he can't give it to her.
They both say they love one another and then Bill, bloody tears streaming down his face, unhooks the IV from his vein and leaves Sookie in tears.


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Alessandro Botticelli
Madonna del Libro.
c.1480. Tempera on panel. Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan, Italy.
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Madonna and Child, Two Angels and the Young St. John the Baptist.
Madonna della Loggia.
Judith's Return to Bethulia.
Discovery of the Body of Holofernes.
Madonna in Glory.
Madonna of the Rosegarden.
Madonna and Child and Two Angels.
Madonna of the Eucharist.
Madonna and Child with Six Saints.
Adoration of the Magi.
St. Sebastian.
Adoration of the Magi.
Portrait of a Young Man.
Portrait of a Man with the Medal of Cosmo the Elder.
Portrait of a Lady (Smeralda Brandini?).
Portrait of a Woman.
Portrait of Giuliano de' Medici.
Madonna and Child with Eight Angels (Tondo Raczynski).
Madonna of the Magnificat.
St. Augustine.
The Virgin Adoring the Child.
Portrait of a Youth.
The Temptation of Christ.
Scenes from the Life of Moses.
The Punishment of Korah.
Adoration of the Magi.
The Story of Nastagio degli Onesti: The Encounter with the Damned in the...
Pallas/Camilla and the Centaur.
Venus and Mars.
Virgin and Child Enthroned between Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the...
Venus and the Three Graces presenting Gifts to a Young Woman.
A Young Man being introduced to the Seven Liberal Arts.
Portrait of a Young Man.
The Birth of Venus.
Virgin and Child with Four Angels and Six Saints (San Barnabas altarpiece).
Madonna of the Pomegranate.
Cestello Annunciation.
Portrait of a Man (Michele Marullo Tarcaniota?).
The Annunciation.
Coronation of the Virgin with the Saints John the Evangelist, Augustine,...
St. Jerome.
Lamentation over the Dead Christ with the Saints Jerome, Paul and Peter.
Holy Trinity with Mary Magdalene, St. John the Baptist and Tobias and the...
St. Augustine in the Cell.
Madonna del Padiglione.
Last Communion of St. Jerome.
Lamentation over the Dead Christ.
Madonna and Child and the young St. John the Baptist.
Portrait of Dante.
Calumny of Apelles.
The Story of Virginia.
The Story of Lucretia.
Mystic Nativity.
The Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John.
Life and Works of St. Zenobius.
Portrait of a Man.
The Virgin and Child with John the Baptist.
St. Dominic.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Ah, to live the life of the wealthy, and to be able to afford your own personal shopper.
Well, you don't need to be rich to get a taste of that kind of service.
A new breed of online sites is tailoring boxes of items to shoppers' tastes. And at traditional retailers including J. Crew and Macy's, the services of personal stylists don't cost any extra.
The online sites include Trunk Club, which caters to men, and Stitch Fix, which targets women.
They offer personal stylists who ship you a box of items selected for your tastes. You keep and pay for what you want, and return the rest, sometimes with a minimum charge that is applied to your eventual order. You pay that charge regardless of whether you like the clothes or not.
The items aren't cheap but are relatively affordable — for Stitch Fix, which sends you five items in each box, the average price for an item is $55.
For a bigger splurge, online retailer J. Hilburn offers men's custom shirts, cashmere sweaters, jackets and pants and provides free access to your own personal stylist who can visit your home or office. Custom shirt are priced at $89, while made-to-measure trousers start at $195. But the price is one-third what similar items can cost elsehwere.
At traditional retailers like J. Crew, Macy's and Bloomingdale's, personal shopping services have long been free.
The typical visit at Bloomingdale's is two hours, according to Marian Goodman, vice president of personal shopping, and most stores have dedicated areas for the service. Bloomingdale's, whose dresses start at $70 and average between $300 and $600, says it's mindful of shoppers' budgets.
Still, some traditional stores are trying to take the bite out of asking for help. Two years ago, J. Crew relaunched its personal shopping program, renaming it the Very Personal Stylist.
The service is available at all stores, with the emphasis on accommodation, whether it's body type, budget or time. J.Crew also can open the store early or stay late to work around your schedule. You can also call 800-261-7422, if you just want talk on the phone.
The new approach is helping to democratize such service, said Michael Londrigan, dean of academic affairs at LIM College, a fashion college in New York City.
The latest technology used by some of the online sites makes recommendations based on information you provide, and your shopping history. But the personal shopper ultimately makes the final cut and personally selects the items in the box. That's helping online sellers compete with the face-to-face interaction offered by stores.
"It's giving consumers a lot more opportunities to use personal stylists that they didn't have in the past — in a more comfortable atmosphere," Londrigan said.
Here are some tips:
DO YOUR HOMEWORK: Look at your closet and come up with the five favorite pieces in your wardrobe. Which pieces don't you use? What's missing? Macy's Senior Vice President Kathy Hilt says one question you should ask is whether there was something you always wanted but didn't have the courage to buy.
BE HONEST: Both online retailers Trunk Club and Stitch Fix ask you to fill out extensive online surveys before getting started. That not only includes height, weight and pant size but also questions about personal style and body type. Stitch Fix, for example, asks you to rate certain styles of clothing to figure out your tastes.
INTERVIEW THE STYLIST: For many of the services, you keep the same stylist. But to get the best help, you need to ask the right questions to make sure you're matched with the right person. Who is the stylist's typical customer? You also have to provide constant feedback on your likes and dislikes.
WATCH THE FEES: For both Trunk Club and Stitch Fix, shoppers pay to keep the items they want and return the rest at no charge. There's no fee to sign up to be a Trunk Club member. For Stitch Fix, you pay a styling fee of $20 per box, which you can use toward your final order. If you buy all five items in the box, you get a 25 percent discount off the total.
But make sure to return the duds you don't want by the deadline. For Stitch Fix, clients have three days to send back items. If not, all five items are charged to your card on file. For Trunk Club, whose shirts range from $70 to $250, the deadline is 10 days.
"PERSONAL" DOESN'T EQUAL 'NO PRESSURE": The stores say there's no commitment to buy. But as retail consultant Paco Underhill says, most personal shoppers work on commission so there's inherent pressure to open your wallet.
"The personal shopper is there to sell you stuff," he said. "They're not there to run a private show."
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Matt Duchene scored twice and Semyon Varlamov stopped 39 shots, helping the Colorado Avalanche hold off the Dallas Stars 3-2 Tuesday night to improve to 6-0 in Patrick Roy's first season on the bench.
Jan Hejda also scored as the Avs moved within a win of tying the franchise's best start. The organization was 7-0 in 1985-86 as the Quebec Nordiques.
By winning six straight, Roy ties the NHL record for victories to start a coaching career. He shares the mark with Mario Tremblay, who won his first six games with Montreal in 1995-96, a team Roy played for before being traded to the Avalanche later that season.
Rich Peverley and Cody Eakin had goals for the Stars, who outshot the Avs 41-26 in dropping their second straight game on the road.


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CHAMPION RACE CARS AT WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER The fastest racing cars in the world come to the Winter Garden for one-day only, Wed., June 30. Cars include: a Porsche, a Lola B2K/40B, and Audi, all Champions of the 24-hour Le Mans race. Regular cars will include Lamborghinis, Rolls-Royce, Bentley and an Aston Martin. 9 am 7pm.
NEXT MOVE Lunch Hour Chess (and Backgammon) Mondays and Thursdays from Noon to 1:30 p.m. at The Upper Room in Battery Park City.
SOLSTICE MUSIC FEST Come to the Synagogue for the Arts, 49 White St., for folk music and jazz performed by the Solstice Music Festival. Pictured above Ronald Sat and Judith Ingolfsson, husband and wife perform. Thurs, June 17 at 7:30 for folk, followed by Champagne with the Artists reception. Thurs, June 24 at 7:30 for jazz, and Sun., June 27 at 3 for Soulfully Yours. Tickets: $25 adults, $13 seniors, $8 students. Or attend all three concerts for the price of two. Champagne Reception is $15. Tickets: 212-923-3285 or www.SolsticeMusic.org
Battery park city neighbors & Parents association, various locations, bpcnpa.com, 212-786-9306: Call for information about numerous events for June; In preparation for the next BPC block party in Sept., BPCN & PA are putting together a cookbook with recipes from the neighborhood, e-mail yours to firstname.lastname@example.com or call for more information, apply by June 30.
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE, 645-9800: Buy shares in the bounty of produce of small New York State farmers, weekly deliveries of fresh produce, delivered through November, approx. $375 for six months, call for more info.
Downtown nyc river to river festival 2004, various locations, rivertoriverNYC.com: Go to the website for general information about R2R events throughout the Summer.
Hudson river park, 212-533-PARK: Call for information about Take Me To The River 2004 events at the park through the end of August.
Laff-a-rama, The NYC Laughter Workout Club, 18 W. 18th St., 6th fl., 212-989-8549: June 10-Laugh yourself happy with Laughing Yoga, exercises using laughter to heal, 7 p.m., $10.
Millenium tribeca H.S., 75 Broad St., 212-628-0123: June 15-A Taste of Millennium, food tasting benefit for the High School, 7-9 p.m., $35.
PRABHUPADA SANKIRTAN SOCIETY, 48 Ave. B, 888-hungry-5: Sun.Sunday Love Feast, a social feast of gourmet vegetarian dishes, free, 6-8 p.m.
South street seaport, Fulton & South Streets, 212-SEA-PORT: Through October-The Seaport Antique Market, more than 200 dealers sell their wares on the second & fourth Sunday of each month, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., free admission.
Watson adventures, various locations, 212-726-1529: Scavenger hunts around the city for adults, dates for hunts include June 5 & 10, hunts are held in the afternoon and evenings, call for specific schedule and information, $15-$25/person.
DRUMMING AT THE WATERFRONT Teens practice basic drumming rhythms with Maguette Camarra, program leader with the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy. Tuesdays at 4. Rockefeller Park. Free.
The lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender community center, 208 West 13th St., 212-620-7310: Call for details about upcoming events at the Center.
OUR LADY OF POMPEII CHURCH, 25 Carmine St., 633-9868: Sat. & Sun.Antique/flea market, 10 a.m.-dark.
The sporting club, 99 Hudson St., 212-219-0900: Call about events & availability to use this 5,000 square foot space for events in this great sports club.
Wall street rising downtown information center, 25 Broad St., 212-425-INFO: Call for information on events taking place at the Information Center and around the Downtown Area.
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