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Netherlands ratifies Geneva Act of The Hague Agreement
WIPO has published The Hague Notification No. 135 titled "Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs – Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs – Ratification by the Kingdom of the Netherlands". It states:
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) presents his compliments to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and has the honor to notify the deposit by the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (for the European part of the Netherlands), on September 18, 2018, of its instrument of ratification of the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, adopted at Geneva on July 2, 1999 (the "Geneva Act").
The said instrument was accompanied by a declaration under Article 19, according to which:
"The Benelux Office for Intellectual Property has been designated as the common office for the three Benelux countries. The territories of the three countries to which the Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property (trademarks and designs) applies are, as a whole, considered to be one single Contracting Party for the purposes of Articles 1, 3 to 18 and 31 of the Geneva Act".
It is recalled that the Kingdom of Belgium deposited, on June 7, 2013, its instrument of ratification of the Geneva Act (see The Hague Notification No. 116), and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg deposited its instrument of accession to the said Act, on September 3, 2013 (see The Hague Notification No. 118).
The Geneva Act will therefore enter into force, with respect to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, on December 18, 2018.Posted by: Blog Administrator @ 16.26
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DesignEuropa Awards finalists named
The eight finalists for this year's DesignEuropa awards have been announced, along with the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award. The winners in the industry and small/emerging companies categories will be revealed at a ceremony in Warsaw on 27 November.
The finalists are:
Industry category:
- ARTIS pheno robotic C-arm angiography system (RCD owner and manufacturer: Siemens Healthcare GmbH; designer: Nadja Roth (in-house design) and Tobias Reese (at-design GbR).
- Docks modular outdoor furniture (RCD owner and manufacturer: Gandía Blasco S.A.; designer: Romero Vallejo).
- Intercom smart video doorbell (RCD owner and manufacturer: Fibar Group, S.A.; designer: Maciej Fiedler).
- Origami folding radiator (RCD owner and manufacturer: Tubes Radiatori SrL; designer: Alberto Meda).
Small and emerging companies category:
- Air.Go.2.0 automatic bag drop solution for airports (RCD owner: Marcus P Holding, manufacturer: Marcus Pederson ApS; designer: Sara Clement).
- Braster in-home breast examination system (RCD owner and manufacturer: Braster S.A.; designers: Arif Veendijk, Grzegorz Ciupiński, Jakub Oller, Jeroen de Graaf, Michał Biernat, Reiner Halbertsma, Rogier Braak, Sander Patje).
- Loclock bicycle parking system (RCD owner and manufacturer: Durbanis SLU; designer: Alex Fernández Camps).
- Nico Less chair (RCD owner and manufacturer: DONAR d.o.o.; designer: Primož Jeza).
Read more about all the finalists on EUIPO's website here.
This year's Lifetime Achievement Award winner is Hartmut Esslinger, known for his collaboration with Steve Jobs and Apple, in particular his creation of the "Snow White" design language for Apple in the 1980s. His design studio, frog design, was founded in 1969 and is now present in 11 countries. After retiring from frog in 2006, he dedicated his time to teaching, most recently at the University of Shanghai in China. Read more about him on EUIPO's website here.
The DesignEuropa Awards are organised by EUIPO in collaboration with the Polish Patent Office. The winners are selected by an independent jury, chaired this year by Luisa Bocchietto.
The winners and finalists of the 2016 DesignEuropa Awards can be seen here.Posted by: Blog Administrator @ 15.24
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Design as emotion - opening panel of the Annual Conference
It is often said that "form follows the function" but the keynote speaker at this year's MARQUES Conference, Aurel Aebi of Atelier Oï, offered a new idea: "Form follows the emotion." Using some beautiful examples of designs for companies such as Louis Vuitton, Pringle and Rimowa, he focused on values such as sustainability and creativity. "We like to design moments (not products)," he said.
The next speaker in the opening session, "Mark Your Design", Laurence Morel-Chevillet of BVLGARI, echoed these views, saying: "Design is emotion." She discussed how Bulgari created a Brand Bible which encompasses its company values.
Laurence said Bulgari typically files international design registrations through the Hague Agreement: "We begin with an international registration covering the minimum countries possible and then take the six months to decide where to extend. We tend to protect everything by drawings as it tends to give larger protection." The biggest challenge it has is enforcement against similar designs.
The company also files 3D trade marks where possible. "We still have difficulties in some countries. But we have already enforced our rights based on this trade marks," said Laurence. It has recently applied for a trade dress registration at the USPTO for the design of its shop on Fifth Avenue, New York.
In the third presentation, Jesse Hofhuis of Hofhuis Alkema Groen discussed "design-integrated source identifiers", which he defined as "a common denominator integrated into the design of different products form one source". These include the Louboutin red sole and the Burberry pattern, which Jesse described as "increasingly popular and iconic".
A design-integrated source identifier is not primarily a design effort and may not reach the threshold for protection under copyright law, but functions like a traditional mark. The value is in the goodwill rather than the design – so they should be protected as trade marks, said Jesse.
But there are three hurdles such design-integrated source identifiers have to meet: first they must be a sign (see the Dyson judgment C-321/03); second, they must have distinctive character (Henkel judgment, C-218/01 and X Technology Swiss, T-547/08); third, they must not fall under the "shape or another characteristic" exclusion in Article 4(1)(e) of the Trade Mark Directive. On this third point, Jesse discussed the US functionality doctrine and the "bumpy road" of the shape exclusion in EU trade mark law and the term "substantial value to the goods". He referred to several CJEU cases including:
- Philips (C-299/99)
- Hauck (C-205/13)
- Benetton C-371/06
"We don't really know when a design element is of 'substantial value' to the goods. We don't know what 'another characteristic' is." Also, does the exclusion apply to the design of an entire product, or also to signs applied to many different products Is it applicable to signs unprotectable under copyright and design law? Is it applicable only to primarily design efforts, or also to source identifiers?
regarding the retrospective effect of the new Directive on existing marks. And, while the exclusion already applies to EU marks, it does not apply to national marks until the Directive is implemented, and the deadline is January next year.
Jesse said it was hoped that the recent judgment in Louboutin (C-163/16) would address all these questions, but the opinion was very short and did not resolve many issues. However, a question has been referred in C-21/18 Textilis
This session was moderated by Robert Stutz of Beutler Künzi Stutz. The MARQUES Annual Conference takes place this week, and there will be more reports on the Class 46 and Class 99 blogs between now and Friday.Posted by: Blog Administrator @ 10.03
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European Parliament approves revised Copyright Directive
Class 99 readers may be interested in the latest developments relating to the proposed EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market:
On 12 September, the European Parliament backed a revised version of new copyright rules by 438 votes to 226, with 39 abstentions. Parliament will now hold negotiations with the Council, with the aim of approving a final text – probably early next year.
The revised text of the Directive, as passed, is available here.
The Directive had been rejected by Parliament in July 2018. Following that rejection, MEPs proposed changes to the controversial Articles 11 and 13.
Article 11 concerns remuneration for publishers of press publications when their content is used by ISPs. Under the revised proposals, small and micro platforms will be excluded from the scope of the Directive, and hyperlinks accompanied by individual words are also excluded. In addition, member states are to ensure that authors receive "an appropriate share" of the revenue received by publishers.
Article 13 concerns the responsibility of online service providers to ensure that unauthorised copyright-protected works or other subject matter are not available on their services. Service providers must put in place effective and expeditious complaints and redress mechanisms.
A number of other changes were also made to the text.
The MARQUES Copyright Team published a Review of the EU Copyright Legislative Package in November last year. The Team will provide further analysis in due course.
More information is also available the European Parliament, MEP Julia Reda and the news website The Verge, among other sources.Posted by: Blog Administrator @ 10.03
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Are you passionate about design rights? Do you have useful insights to offer on case law, legislative changes and other developments? Do you like to debate topical IP issues with like-minded colleagues?
If so, you might like to join the Class 99 blogging team. Our bloggers post updates on national, EU and international matters that are relevant to design law, and we are looking to expand the team.
The Class 99 blog is available on the MARQUES website and is also distributed by email to nearly 3,500 readers. It is an invaluable resource on design law for many practitioners around the world.
If you would like to find out more about becoming either a regular or guest blogger, please contact the blog administrator James Nurton by email or speak to him at the Annual Conference in Paris. You can also find out more about blogging at the MARQUES information desk at the Annual Conference.
No previous experience of blogging or web posting is necessary to become a blogger and assistance can be provided with aspects such as adding pictures, editing and hyperlinking. The most important qualifications are enthusiasm, curiosity and fair-mindedness!Posted by: Blog Administrator @ 17.43
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New Israeli Design Law comes into force
Sa'ar Alon, Partner and head of the Designs Department at MARQUES member Reinhold Cohn & Partners, has contacted Class 99 with the news that Israel's new Design Law came into force on 7 August.
This law replaces the old Designs Ordinance of 1924. It extends design protection from 18 years to 25 years and introduces an absolute novelty requirement. The new Law also regulates unregistered designs.
The Law provides for statutory damages of up to ILS100,000 ($27,000) for each act of infringement and establishes a criminal offence for intentional copying of a registered design without authorisation.
Sa'ar has provided a full analysis of the new Law on his firm's website. A list of Israeli IP laws and regulations is available on WIPO Lex here.Posted by: Blog Administrator @ 13.37
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Two more offices join DesignView
EUIPO has announced that the following two offices have made their design data available to the DesignView search tool with effect from 30 July:
- The National Directorate of Industrial Property under the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay (DNPI); and
- The General Directorate of Intellectual Property of Honduras (DIGEPIH).
DesignView now includes data from 67 IP offices. Since going live in November 2012, it has served more than 3.9 million searches from 163 countries.
These implementations are a result of the IP Key Latin America programme.Posted by: Blog Administrator @ 12.05
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"She moved on
And I feel sorry for you,
Because she overlooked your flaws,
Your temper,
Your selfishness,
Your inability to love anyone but yourself.
She could have anyone in the world,
But she still chose you every time.
All you are now is a crease in her past,
A scar on her chest,
A memory that fades faster than a photograph of you in a sealed box,
Maybe now she will fight for someone who loves her,
Instead of someone who sucks the life out of her,
Never satisfied,
Even with her beating heart in his greedy hands."

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Kasam 20th February 2017 Written Episode Update
Kasam 20th February 2017 Written Episode Update and Kasam 20th February 2017 video watch online on teleshowupdates.com
Shekhar appreciates the goons for bringing Tanuja and pays them in double. He says now one phone call and Rishi's most expensive thing-Tanuja would be his. He removes the cover and was taken aback watching Rishi there. Manpreet brings Divia and Ahana, Divia wonder if they kidnapped Rishi only or Rishi and Tanuja both. John comes nervous and informs Tanuja is unconscious here. Shekhar slaps his goon, shouting at them for not getting Tanuja. There, everyone gather to wake Tanuja up. Tanuja sits up crying for Rishi's name, she says a few people kidnapped Rishi. They tied him in a bag and took him in a van. Raaj says his doubts were right. Manpreet also panics. Tanuja says she couldn't see the faces, but they were two men and drove Rishi away. She doesn't remember the number of car; and cries again.
Rano scolds Tanuja for not watching the number. Raaj sends Manpreet for a complaint, he assures Tanuja not to cry. Tanuja points towards the way car went. He and John follow the oil marks on road. Ahana consoles Tanuja.
Malaika was waiting for Shekhar, he comes in. Malaika says she has to pay Tanuja off for all what they did, she must go to store. Shekhar says not Tanuja but Rishi was kidnapped, they are in a huge trouble now. If it was Tanuja Bedi's must have thought about going to police station, but now they must surely have filed a complaint.
Manpreet files the complaint in police station.
Divia and Rano discuss how close Ahana and Tanuja are. Raaj comes to say the oil marks are not till far away. Tanuja tells Ahana she was on the backyard when she heard some voices, she followed them and found two men placing a bag in the van. Rishi's hand fell off. Rano calls Ahana towards herself, and inquires about their talks; she corrects its not her sister Tannu but Tanuja. She then demands to go inside. Tanuja forces her mind to remember what she heard. She recalls the goon's call which he had made in car, and wonders if it was Shekhar.
At home, Shekhar was booking a flight to flee. He was sure no one would pay a single penny to them at any cost now. Malaika says Rishi doesn't know Tanuja is not in their custody, they can make him write his whole property by saying they have also kidnapped Tanuja.
Tanuja comes to the room Malaika stayed, looks around and finds Malaika's cheque book and not the address, as Malaika and Shekhar must be together and Rishi is also there.
Rishi wakes up at Shekhar's splash of water over his face. Shekhar laughs while Rishi looks around and feels pain behind his head. He questions how he came here, Shekhar says he has kidnapped him. Rishi looks around cautiously then stands up. He comes to confront Shekhar and asks if Shekhar has turned to a goon, fine he would also lose his gentleness and break Shekhar's mouth. Shekhar pushes Rishi away, his men holds Rishi as Shekhar punches his stomach. Shekhar demands Rishi to name all his office shares after his name, he would get him a job in his company and make his women work as janitors. Rishi was enraged and fights the goons, wrestling with Shekhar. They all beat Rishi badly, then Rishi takes the lead. He places his leg over Shekhar on a table and was about to hit him with a bottle. Shekhar says they have kidnapped Tanuja as well. They will kill Tanuja if someone calls police. Rishi backs up and breaks, Shekhar now punches him hard and gets him tied to a chair.
At home, Raaj speaks to commissioner. Tanuja comes in the hall but Rano scolds her to stay outside. Tanuja tries to explain to Rano but she wasn't ready to let Tanuja blame Malaika for everything. She forbids Tanuja to interfere in the matter, as she will surely bring a bad news to the family. Tanuja thinks she would interfere between them, she thinks Shekhar caught Rishi and must do what she considers as right.
Kasam 21st February 2017 Written Episode Update Precap :Tanuja arrives at store room in Malaika's car back. She recognizes the van outside.
Kasam Details
Kasam — Tere Pyaar Ki (lit. Swear of your love) is an Indian Hindi romantic television series. Kratika Sengar and Sharad Malhotra play the roles of Tanu/Tanuja and Rishi respectively.it is story of two couples whose marriage arranged by god since their birth they promised to live whole life Poonum Janum of Tanu was seen in this story that tanu was dead and after 20 years tanu was reborn in the soul of Tanuja remembers all the memories of previous birth.
Seasons : 1 | Channel : Colors TV| Picture Format : 576i , 1080i | Run Time : 24 Min


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AWR announces a new trip — 9 Day South Vietnam: In Depth! On this special trip, we explore in-depth the deep traditional ways of life in the south, enjoying countless encounters with gentle genuine people living on the land and rivers, the lifeblood of the region.
Starting at $1095/person!
For trekking, rugged mountains, Hanoi and Halong Bay, travelers will want to visit North Vietnam, but for travelers seeking a quieter, personal look deep into the traditional river cultures of Southeast Asia and specifically Vietnam, plus some quality beach time in a beautiful beach area, South Vietnam beckons.
As a stark and colorful contrast, we also tour bustling Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), the gateway for this trip. Saigon is a fascinating mix of Chinese and Vietnamese cultures, and is the undisputed economic hub for the country.
We wrap up the tour with relaxing days on the beach island of Phu Quoc. You're welcome to add days here if you'd like more beach time.
One easy way to extend your trip is the 4-day Angkor Wat and Siem Reap in Cambodia, just over the border and a quick flight from Saigon.
*** The best time of year for this trip is November through May, the dry season and the time we see the calmest seas.
- DAY 1: Ho Chi Minh City Arrival
- DAY 2: Explore Ho Chi Minh City
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- DAY 4: Culture and countryside of South Vietnam
- DAY 5: Nga Nam Floating Market and Pagodas / Can Tho
- DAY 6: Delta explorations / Speedboat transfer across the sea to Phu Quoc
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Argentine Guacamole
This luscious guacamole captivates the senses. Full of garlic and onion and made extraordinary by saffron this dip is served with purple and sweet potato chips for a very delightful treat.
Saffron threads, a large pinch
2 lb. (about 4) California Avocados
2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup white onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
2 tsp. fresh thyme leaves, chopped
4 large cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. salt
- Lightly toast saffron threads in a dry frying pan; pulverize with a mortar and pestle. Reserve.
- Coarsely mash (do not puree) California Avocados.
- Fold in remaining ingredients and saffron.
- For service: Place guacamole in a bowl and serve with purple potato and sweet potato chips.
Note: Guacamole is best when made as close to service as possible. Store in an airtight container with plastic wrap against the surface of the guacamole.


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Even though the weather has been pretty terrible the past week, we couldn't help but noticing how beautiful these absurd amounts of wind and water can be. Especially the heavy fog that covers the streets from time to time really looks quite spectacular to us! Fog almost has the same effect on the environment as snow: they both seem to wrap the world in a quiet, mysterious blanket.
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Lisa & Ivanna
PS: We have already been breaking our heads on possibilities to capure the beauty and magic of fog into some new jewelry. Fortunately, we already found the perfect glass beads for this - so keep your eyes open for our "new supplies" post!


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Wood averaged a subregional-best 23.3 PPG over the weekend's three games while connecting at a 60% clip from the floor and also grabbing 6.7 RPG. He kicked off the weekend with a 39-point performance in Valpo's win over Georgia Southern, the most points by a Crusader player in at least 20 years. Wood connected on 13-of-18 from the floor and 10-of-12 from the free throw line in the win over the Eagles and ripped down a game-best nine rebounds as well.
On Saturday, Wood connected on four triples en route to a game-best 19 points against Troy. The sophomore closed out action on Sunday with 12 points, all in the second half, against Arkansas-Fort Smith to go with seven rebounds, three assists and two steals. He currently leads the league with 23.0 PPG on the season, more than four points per game higher than anybody else in the league. Wood also ranks sixth in the league in 3-pointers made (2.4/game) and seventh in field goal percentage (.509).
Wood was joined on the Subregional All-Tournament Team by Antonio Hanson (Georgia Southern), Brandon Hazzard (Troy), Willie Powers III (Georgia Southern) and Josh Simmons (Arkansas-Fort Smith). Powers was named the MVP of the subregional.
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Editor's note: Although we're now a little into July, and the rainbow flags of June pride parades are behind us, we wanted to wrap up the month with a celebration of pride from one of our favorite contributors. Kacy and her wife Cori are featured in Season 3 of The Real L Word, which premieres Thursday, July 12th on Showtime. Here,she proves she is not only inspiring to lesbians starting families across the country, she's a damn good writer, too.
I never really came out the way that most people do. Or, I guess I should say, my story is slightly more complicated than most. So let me start at the beginning, which requires a travel back in time.
When I was 4, during my first year in kindergarten, I remember having a very visceral dream. It involved two girls in my class, let's call them Jaclyn and Carnie. Jaclyn was blonde and typical – with narrow features, light eyes, and proper. Carnie was a brunette, and bore striking resemblance to Carrie Fisher from Star Wars. The dream was very sexual in nature, far beyond my four years of experience, but it stayed on my mind for years after because of the content of the dream, and the participants. Thankfully, we were not children in the dream – we were adults – and it was striking that many years later, we all grew up to resemble the people in that dream. High school reunions and Facebook really help jog the memories.
These girls were not my friends in school. In fact, I never really spoke to either of them. How they ended up in my dream was beyond me. It was only years later that I surmised it was because they were the two most popular girls in school, and they both represented – in their own unique way – what a girl is supposed to be. It was this dream that changed my perspective from that point on. I was confident that not only was I different for having dreams like this, but this difference was acted out in my daily life. People could spot my difference if I didn't keep it under wraps.
My parents were very open with us about love. I'm Italian, so hugs, kisses, and affection ran rampant. Also, I am a product of a naked house, so bodies didn't offend me in the slightest. We were allowed to watch R-rated films with sex, but never violence. In essence, I was raised like a European more than an American, and that has made all of the difference. I was more acutely aware of sexuality than most kids, and being a Scorpio, my natural inquisitiveness to examine myself led me on a journey of self-discovery that continues to this day. I always mark this moment as my first milestone – The moment I knew I was different, and that difference was a sexual one.
The next milestone would come 8 years later.
I was raised Catholic, in a very faith-based but negotiated Catholic family. My mother and father took us to church on most Sunday's. We said prayers at night before sleep. And on non-sports practice nights, were subjected to Catechism. These classes were not my favorite. Not because I didn't enjoy the rituals of prayer. In fact, it was quite the contrary. I loved the traditions – the candles, the repetition of prayers – the sheer poetry of each of them – but I hated the contradictions. I make connections; I have two degrees in theoretical connections – it leaves little room for inconsistency, or worse, someone telling me one thing, and doing the exact opposite without acknowledgement of the difference. Obviously, Christianity wasn't for me.
During my 12th year on earth, two major events happened. The first very clearly led me to the second, but I didn't realize it until much later.
When I was 12, I watched my parents' marriage of 24 years end. This is the second most painful experience in my life to date.
My parents' marriage was like Catechism. I saw a ritual play out over and over again – and numerous contradictions to the way things were supposed to be – without anyone acknowledging the issues. It was maddening, and heartbreaking. In church, I heard all about the rules to not covet thy neighbor's wife, to never lie or cheat, to respect and honor your chosen partner. And all of these rules were broken in my home.
The Christmas before, I had watched a news report on a gay rights group who had interrupted services at the Church of England to protest homophobia and the ban on gay marriages (yes, this has been an argument for a long time). I remember watching this man speak vehemently and eloquently about his partner, who was dying of AIDS… And how he was denied visitation because they were gay. His tears confirmed my affirmation that his love was no different than the love that my parents had for each other… once. People in the church were booing him and screaming "burn in hell, faggot" and "god hates your sin", all on Christmas day. I was appalled, confused, and so overwhelmingly sad all at once. To be gay was to be hated, and condemned to hell.
At the same time, I had a crush on a girl: my first real crush. It tormented me deeply because I was so conflicted. From all that I had learned in church, I knew that I was going to hell. It wasn't a question at that point, just a fact that I had accepted as a part of life – like having brown eyes. But the way I felt about this girl, how I wanted her to feel that way about me, also meant that I was putting her soul in jeopardy. It was this feeling of guilt that kept me up at nights. I started to cut myself out of shame for praying for her to like me back, knowing it would damn her. I would beg God at night to forgive me. I would say prayer after prayer, promising to be the best person, the most honest and patient and loving partner, if he would just save me from hell and let me be who I was.
Remember when I said that there were two events that led to this next milestone? Here is where my parents' divorce came in to play. I promised God that I would love a woman better than my father loved my mother. I would never cheat, never lie, and never leave. I vowed to prove to him that I would make myself better than any man could be for a woman, and he would see this accomplishment and forgive me, and love me, and let me in to Heaven. I decided that I would confess my sin – that I was gay – but make it my mission to prove God wrong.
Three months after my parents divorced, I was standing in line waiting for confession. My mother and sister were on the other side of the church. I stood there, almost in tears, ready to tell the priest. I started thinking about my life – about our empty house – about all of the fights – the tears – and about that man standing at the podium, suffering threats and hatred, speaking about his dying lover and asking for acceptance. I started to realize that what I was about to confess didn't match up to what I had been taught all of my life. I was 12. I hadn't done anything in my life but love my parents and my family, be good to my animals, pray for all of the hungry to get food, and occasionally eat too many cookies. How could that equal to killing someone, or betraying someone? How could my want to love someone so badly be worse than two people – who promised to love each other forever – choosing to leave that love behind and move on?
So I got out of line, and decided that being gay was not something I needed to confess – because it wasn't a sin. In fact, it was a blessing. It gave me the strength to be the best version of myself possible not in spite of it, but because I am gay.
Also, I decided to stop being Catholic in that moment and didn't go back to Church for many, many years.
My third moment of my coming out came when I decided to tell people. This was four years later… And it is the most complicated part of my coming out story.
When I was 16, I met a girl in class that eventually became my first girlfriend. I was a baby, but the emotions that I was feeling became so adult so quickly. This relationship had very little to do with her. She was simply a target for years of longing and yearning. I seized it full force, unapologetically.
This relationship taught me so much about myself. But it brought me incredible amounts of pain and suffering because I was unable to see myself separately from the hegemonic constraints of my environment. In short: she was straight and I was not a man. This conflict would become my defining plight through my early twenties. Could I be smart enough, cute enough, funny enough, sexy enough, and good enough for someone to give up the freedoms and acceptance of the work around us – just to love me? God, just to write that sentence makes me want to reach back in time and hug the 16 year old me and tell her that it's going to be all right. Alas, time machines don't work.
The results of this relationship created my true "coming out" story.
After three months of dating, my girlfriend and I were kissing in my bedroom when my mom walked in. I will never forget the look on her face. I was both terrified, and angry. This was my secret, my identity, and without knowing it, she had stripped me of the only real power I had over it.
The conversation that followed was not terrible. It was not great: as a Catholic girl who's first was her husband she had a very difficult time relating. Also, because she is a perpetual worrier, she couldn't help but fear that my life would be inferior because other people's homophobia. I was doing my homework at the dining room table when she finally came back. She threw the groceries on the counter and looked at me. My eyes didn't leave my chemistry book. "Do we need to talk about this?" she said. "What's to talk about? I'm gay, get over it". The sharpness of those words as they came out of my mouth became my savior. I didn't waver, I had conviction – she couldn't argue. "You know I love you", she said. "I do, and I love you too." And that was that.
She wasn't wrong for worrying, as my girlfriend's parents made sure that my life was going to be as difficult as possible until I lost interest in their daughter. They had met with my mom separately, and asked her to aid them in keeping us apart. My mother, knowing the woman she was raising, denied their request. She didn't want me to run away, but preferred to let this play out as it would and not make young love more dramatic than it needed to be.
They didn't share her restraint, but instead, they violated all of my privacy rights, and with the help of my high school administration, retrieved my father's information from my file. They called my father at his office and told him that I was gay, and that I was corrupting their daughter. They requested the same things from my father that they did my mother. They wanted me to seek therapy for my wickedness and forget their daughter's name.
I got called out of class that day, and my father was standing there waiting. He took me to the doctor's office because I had lost weight and was chronically sick. I was diagnosed with an ulcer and put on a strict diet. Then, he took me to a park and told me what had happened. I was livid. Not only had I not had the opportunity to tell my mother; now, my father finds out in the worst possible way. He only asked me one question: "You're only 16, how do you know this isn't a phase?" I looked up at him and replied very calmly and simply: "When you were 16, did you want to make out with guys?" He smiled, "Well said, Daughter. Well said."
I stop to wonder sometimes what it was like for my parents to find out the way that they did. I think it was much harder on them then it was for me. I had had a long journey with it, after all.
After many years of thinking about these events, I have come to the realization that someone's coming out is a very powerful and personal journey to self-discovery. Being "outed" makes you incredibly vulnerable, but ultimately, it frees you from ever having to explain who you are to anyone. My parents had no choice but to accept who I was, because it was something they discovered – like a personality trait, not something I disclosed, like a secret.
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Skip to comments.Romney camp trusts own data, strategy, not public polls, in Ohio
Posted on 09/25/2012 6:09:51 PM PDT by Red Steel
VANDALIA, OH For the Romney campaign, Tuesday brought yet more bad news from the Buckeye state: a new Washington Post poll showed the Republican presidential nominee trailing President Barack Obama by eight points in this critical battleground state, with 52 percent of Ohio voters in favor of giving the incumbent another four years.
Before Mitt Romney's plane touched down at the Dayton airport today, two top aides were dispatched to the press cabin to put out possible fires the numbers might have sparked.
"The public polls are what the public polls are," Romney Political Director Rich Beeson told reporters. "I kind of hope the Obama campaign is basing their campaign on what the public polls say. We dont. We have confidence in our data and our metrics."
What the Romney teams data indicated about Ohio, Beeson wouldn't say. He argued that Romney was inside the margin of error here by any stretch, and dismissed the much-hyped Obama ground game in Ohio as activity confused with progress.
"I will put our operation up against anybodys. But at the end of the day, Ohio is going to come down to the wire and well be in it down to the wire and Im confident that we will win, Beeson said.
In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Romney's Ohio chairman Rob Portman projected similar confidence that Romney would carry his home state, despite the mounting poll data showing him slipping further behind President Obama. He told NBC News that the Romney campaign was taking a page out of then-candidate Obama's book by attempting to run a more regional campaign inside the state.
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No internal polls here. I challenge you to look at the absentee #s, where Rs are dramatically doing better than 08. For ex, in Franklin Co, which Zero won by 21 points, the Rs have a 5,500 advantage and it's grown week by week. These are public statistics and don't require any mysterious formulas.
"Once the meltdown occurred, the voters saw McCain as a mumbling, bumbling old man who couldnt string 3 coherent sentences together and knew nothing about the economy."
That is my point; until then much fewer people would have risked a socialist with a Muslim name (Obama was trailing consistently up until the meltdown). The same forces that drove desperate people to elect the unqualified unknown, now that things have gotten even worse, should suffice to depose him.
Sorry, I've been on my last roller coaster with these B.S. polls. You people want to lose sleep over them, you go right ahead. I'm not buying any of these polls.
And surprisingly, the McCain endorsement of Obama didn't help him like he must have thought it would.
Thanks Red Steel. G'night all.
>In addition to his role as Romney's Ohio campaign chairman, Portman also serves as Romney's debate sparring partner, a role at which he is so good, Romney claims, the GOP nominee sometimes wants "to kick him out of the room."<
If Romney is relying on Portman, he's going to lose Ohio. Portman is nothing but a milquetoast, Bush2 flunky, RINO.
Sorry but I never heard the McCain campaign in 2008 talking about internal polls showing them winning... In fact I remember McCain himself saying that their polls are showing them 4 to 6 points behind...
What are you buying?
Sorry, but what I remember and am seeing today, which was my entire point, is not how many points ahead or behind whoever is or was, but the worship here of the myth of internal and super secret (of course) polls as being more truthful and accurate than the polls of public organizations, as well as more favorable to our side's loser candidates.
Do you really believe that the media polls in this elections are accurate?...
Not at all. I believe that no polls are accurate.
I think another way to gauge whether Rs will carry Ohio is look at the cluster of counties (Williams, Defiance, Paulding, Henry, Fulton) in the northwestern part of the state, just west of Toledo. Bush swept that region with over 60 percent of the vote in each county, but McCain took a plunge and finished mostly in the mid 50s, plus he lost nearby Wood County that Bush carried. Actually, that might be the part of the state where GOP erosion was the most dramatic. If it came back our way, that would be a good sign.
This morning Romney and Jack Nicklaus are campaigning at my childrens highschool in Westerville, Oh.
I see a NYT/CBS poll on Fox that has O-52 and R-44 in OH! There is no longer any doubt in my mind these polls are being used as a propaganda tool. There is simply NO WAY O is above 50% and 8 points ahead of R in the Buckeye State.
Eventually these polling firms will need to save face. I suspect an incredible surge by Romney in the last weeks....after early voting has ended.
(I think this is the same one http://tinyurl.com/bvfsb7u) (I'm html challenged)
Based on this, it would appear Romney is back up to Bush levels, and perhaps slightly above in a couple of cases.
(I think this is the same one http://tinyurl.com/bvfsb7u) (I'm html challenged)
Based on this, it would appear Romney is back up to Bush levels, and perhaps slightly above in a couple of cases.
Forgive the double post.
All this is predicated on three assumptions: Rs vote R; Ds vote D; and Indies at least split 50/50.
If suddenly we start seeing all sorts of data that Indies are going for Obama, even by a few points, then in fact all the drive-by polls will look more accurate. On the other hand, if Romney (as he has in some polls) has a 5-15% Indie lead, I don't see how as of now any of these OH polls are accurate.
Is anyone seeing consistent polling with Zero up among Indies?
Again, refer to the spreadsheet above and help the guy out with numbers if you can by e-amiling him data at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Gravis poll yesterday confirmed once more Romney was doing very well with indies.
Then there you go. Unfathomable why these idiot pollsters can't look at the R/D splits. Have you looked at this spreadsheet? Galactic Overlord-In-Chief suggested we look at Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Williams, Wood counties, where Bush hit 60% in 04, and where McCain had a 5% dropoff in 08. These are all back to 04 numbers, some above, although some of the numbers are small.
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New Delhi: Union Minister Shashi Tharoor has said that once Wharton had invited Narendra Modi to be the keynote speaker at the India economic forum, they should have heard the Gujarat Chief Minister out, even grilled him with tough questions, but should not have cancelled the invitation.
Mr Tharoor, who is the Minister of State for Human Resource and Development, described the Wharton decision as "unfortunate" and told NDTV, "I disagree profoundly with Mr Modi at every level but I think it is far better to debate his record and views rather than to try and suppress his voice by disinviting him. Once they had invited him, they had a duty to hear his point of view." (Why Wharton cancelled Narendra Modi's keynote address)
Many in India have slammed the prestigious US business school for dumping Mr Modi unceremoniously, but Mr Tharoor is the first Congressman to say publicly that it should not have done so. His senior colleague Ambika Soni had earlier said Wharton dropping Mr Modi was not an insult. "Some people say denying a visa or and canceling his programme is an insult to the country. I don't subscribe to this view. We don't get stopped from getting a visa but if we are stopped, we should reflect as to why it's being done," Ms Soni had said.
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The Ministry has developed a range of resources aimed at improving understanding of the hazards we face in New Zealand and teaching the right behaviours for young children to keep safe when a disaster happens.
What's the Plan Stan?
What's the Plan Stan seeks to improve awareness and understanding of the hazards we face in New Zealand. It also promotes emergency preparedness in primary and intermediate schools by providing teachers and students with the knowledge and skills to act in a safe manner when a disaster occurs. The resource has a number of components, each of which can be used independently or in conjunction with each other.
Find out more about What's the Plan Stan?
Turtle Safe
"Turtle Safe" is an educational video developed specifically to teach preschool children what to do if they are inside or outdoors when an earthquake occurs.


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At Nanigans, we believe that the "conversion funnel" is the central paradigm that all marketers should use to make decisions about their ad campaigns. Here are the four stages of the conversion funnel as they relate to social media advertising — and how to optimize your efforts to get the most bang for your marketing buck.
Stage 1 Objective: Awareness
Awareness is the first stage in the funnel: getting your brand in front of potential customers. At this point, your job is to discern where the most promising potential customers are and then figure out how to reach them with an introductory campaign.
How to apply it:
First, figure out who would be most likely to respond to this type of campaign. The best place to start is to scope out your current customers. How old are they? What are their interests? Where do they spend their time online? We suggest that you examine personas in your target audience to answer these questions, then check your referral and search traffic. Once you've built targeting segments for this section of the funnel, test them out with Broad Category and Precise Interest targeting. You can also explore advanced targeting options with Partner Categories. Judging your targeting experiments on engagement will provide you with the guidance you'll need for the next part of the funnel.
Stage 2 Objective: Acquisition
With acquisition, your goal is to get customers to register for your site, or download your app. At this point you should have a good idea of who your ideal customers are, and they should be aware of your brand.
How to apply it:
Select your most engaged targeting segments for an acquisition campaign, and iterate on them by creating and testing similar segments using Lookalike Audiences. Be sure to create discrete targets without interest overlap in order to maintain clean divisions between your segments. Then, determine what a successful acquisition looks like for your brand. Does it mean a registration? A download? These metrics tend to be the primary focus of most acquisition campaigns, and with good reason. For companies looking to extract long-term value from their marketing efforts, it's key to source and extract a steady stream of new users and paying customers. An acquisition campaign can help you make that happen.
Stage 3 Objective: Activation
Stage 3 is where you convince your proven audience — the people who have already taken an action that indicates interest — to make a first purchase. It's the point when you convert active, non-paying users to paying users.
How to apply it:
An activation campaign, by definition, will focus on an audience you have already cultivated. In most cases, this audience has registered for your service, joined your email list, downloaded your app or otherwise opted in to your experience. Because you're targeting people who have already taken action and demonstrated clear interest in your brand, you can create a Custom Audience (or several) to provide naturally effective targeting toward your desired customers. The ROI on activation campaigns built this way is generally high; marketers are often more limited by the amount of money they're able to spend due to audience size constraints, than by the performance of their ads serving this audience.
Stage 4 Objective: Retention
The retention stage of the funnel is in some ways similar to activation. The key difference: you're reaching users who have made at least one purchase or those who have not made a purchase in a while.
How to apply it:
Similar tactics to the activation stage apply, but retention campaigns actually feed the upper part of the funnel from the very bottom. Sometimes even your best customers, ones who have gone all the way through the funnel, will fall out. That doesn't mean you should ignore them and give up on their repeat business. In fact, it's an excellent opportunity to remind them of why they were drawn to your brand in the first place, and convince them to re-enter the funnel. Remember that example of 15 abandoned items in the shopping cart? You can use Website Custom Audiences to target user behavior on your site and encourage a return visit. If executed effectively, a re-engagement campaign can be a huge — and often neglected — method to boost your bottom line/ROI.
In summary: Know what you're aiming for
When applying the conversion funnel concept to your social ad campaigns, you should work backwards. Think about your long-term objectives. Are you looking to lower cost per acquisition or increase overall ROI? The success of every campaign depends on how clearly you've defined your success criteria. Without a firm understanding of what you're trying to achieve, tinkering with the levers and knobs of optimization will only lead to muddied results and performance that can't be easily unraveled or reproduced. A solid understanding of the conversion funnel is a great first step to converting your goals into results that will be reproducible in the long term.


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As of 2015, customers can go to Costco or Check Superstore and purchase a variety of check paper for use, notes Bankrate. Other places to buy check printing is ASAPChecks.com, according to the Check Payments Systems Association.
As of 2015, customers can go to Checks-Superstore.com and purchase a variety of check paper for use, explains Vision Intersoft. Customers will find this paper appropriate for business checks such as payroll checks. Costco offers similar checks, notes Costco.com.
Bankrate reports that securing against check fraud by buying check printing paper from reputable companies is a factor to consider when making a purchase. The Check Payments Systems Association is an official source that provides a list of authorized printers, such as ASAP Checks, that provide secure printable checks as noted on its website. ASAP also provides check printing paper such as blank checks for personal or business use as noted on its website.


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The team found the pollution seemed to cause the narrowing of arteries - an early stage of heart disease - in a similar way to smoking.
The University of Southern California team studied almost 800 people aged over 40 living in the Los Angeles area.
Study author Professor Nino Kuenzli said the public health implications of the findings "could be immense".
Using ultrasound, the researchers measured the thickness of the inner lining of the carotid artery in the neck.
Atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty materials in the arteries which reduces blood flow, is already linked to smoking, diabetes and obesity.
The researchers also looked at levels of pollution in the areas where study participants lived.
They measured PM2.5 particles, which are commonly produced by burning fossil fuels, such as from cars or in processing metals.
The pollution causes the body to produce oxidants which in turn trigger inflammatory reactions in both the respiratory tract and blood vessels, triggering artery damage.
PM2.5 levels are measured in micrograms per metre cubed (ug/m3) with readings in the study ranging from 5.2 to 26.9ug/m3.
The researchers found that for every 10ug/m3 increase in pollution, the thickness of the lining of the neck artery increased by 5.9%.
After the team adjusted for factors such as age and lifestyle, artery thickness increased by between 3.9% and 4.3% for every 10ug/m3 increase in PM2.5, according to the study presented to the American Heart Association.
The strongest link was seen in women over the age of 60, with a 15.7% increase in artery thickness for every 10ug/m3 increase in pollution.
Prof Kuenzli said: "We knew that people in more polluted areas die earlier from cardiovascular disease.
"Our study found that air pollution may contribute to cardiovascular problems at a very early stage of the disease, similar to smoking, and enhances atherosclerosis, which is the underlying disease process of cardiovascular diseases."
He called for more research into the effect of air pollution.
Alison Shaw, cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said the research added to previous evidence that air pollution may contribute to heart
and circulatory disease - the UK's biggest killer.
"Certain pollutants have an inflammatory effect on the inner linings of arteries, which can trigger atherosclerosis and inflammation of the lungs, which
could aggravate existing lung problems.
"Experts believe that variations in levels of urban air pollution affect mortality rates.
"However, further large scale trials are needed to assess the health impacts of long term exposure to air pollution."
She added that the BHF was funding research into how air pollution may contribute to coronary heart disease. Results of the study are expected within three years.


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Govan Mbeki
Govan Mbeki, father of former president Thabo Mbeki, was a political activist in his own right. He served in the high command of uMkhonto weSizwe and was amongst the high commanders of MK who were arrested in Rivonia and sentenced for life imprisonment in Robben Island Maximum Security Prison. He was a graduate of University of Fort Hare and a journalist by profession. He was the first amongst the Rivonia treason trialists to be released.
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Finnish midfielder Eremenko suspended for 30 days
MOSCOW (Reuters) - UEFA have suspended Finland and CSKA Moscow midfielder Roman Eremenko for 30 days, the Finnish Football Association said on its website.
No reason has been given for the suspension, but according to Russian press, it could be due to the player taking snus, which is a substitute for tobacco in Scandinavian countries.
The 29-year-old did not take part in Finland's World Cup qualifier against Iceland on Thursday and left the team's base.
CSKA have already been officially informed by UEFA about Eremenko's temporary suspension and according to the team's press service, the European governing body's disciplinary committee will meet within a month to discuss the case.
Eremenko will miss the club's next few matches, including Champions League clashes with Monaco on Oct. 18 and November 2.
(Reporting By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy; editing by Amlan Chakraborty)


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Source: Marvel.com
Marvel.com recently spoke with World Heavyweight Champion John Cena. Here are some highlights:
What motivated him to return from injury so soon: "I just don't like [being out]. I really like the job and it comes with ups and downs and I know not necessarily everyone at my job loves me but that shouldn't sour me from my place of employment. I've truly found a home in the WWE and when I'm not there all I want to do is be there. I think that helped me get back really soon because everything I did was focused on getting back sooner and sooner."
What he wants to be doing at WrestleMania 30: "Honestly, I like seeing how WrestleMania unfolds. I've had different matches over the years. I've been scattered throughout the menu. But looking back at all my WrestleMania performances, the fact is that I was there and I really enjoy seeing what's going to happen.Visit Wrestling Inc. I was a part of WrestleMania XX and if you look at the timeline from XX until now, XX pretty much laid the foundation of the people who are truly the driving force of the company right now. So who's to say what's going to happen at [WrestleMania] XXX? I really just want to be able to find out. First of all, I'm glad that tickets are going on sale on the 16th because that makes the event very [real]. And then I just want to be able to see where I can be, what I can do, and how this whole thing is going to shake up."
If he could have one more superpower in life or in the ring, what it would be: "Man, honestly I hope for the power of invisibility. I say, 'You can't see me' all the time so I kind of half-ass answered that. Maybe cloning? That way I can get myself to more places at once. I truly like being able to be in the ring and I know WWE tours with two brands and now that I'm back I'm trying to make every brand, every show. So if there was just one more of me, I'd be able to make it everywhere at once."
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Sometimes my cupboards get to the point that I cant close them, but I don't have the time to clean them out. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? You open your cupboard, something falls out and you quickly close it and pretend like you never saw the disaster that was inside. I hate to admit it, but I do this all the time. My husband is always laughing at me and telling me that everything needs a "home". I am aware that everything needs a home, and when I have the time to give it a home, I will gladly do that! Today a whole basket of stuff fell out of my bathroom cupboard. I often wonder how it gets that bad. Bad enough that stuff is really falling out. This is what mine just looked like when I opened it. Listen folks, I am being brave by showing you what a disaster my cupboard is.
It didn't take long, and here's the result.
So here is my new trick. You know how sometimes you have like 10 minutes before you have to leave to go somewhere? Think of quick things like this that you can organize in 10 minutes and save them for those times that you have 10-15 extra minutes before you leave for your baseball game, church, etc. (I know, sometimes those are rare moments. Having an extra 15 minutes before you have to leave is a dream most days) BUT…I'm saving my kitchen cupboards for those days when I have a little extra time.


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Discussion in 'TSLA Investor Discussions' started by jkeyser14, Feb 14, 2014.
Foxconn to partner Tesla for US screen plant | ZDNet
Curious that the article explicitly says "17-inch screens". I've been assuming that the Model E will have slightly smaller screens (to stay in proportion with the rest of the vehicle, and to reduce costs).
Moving to another screen size comes with more overhead than cost savings. Resizing UI, testing and qualifications. Might make more business sense to stay with 17".
Reducing the screen and digitizer down to say 14" would save at most $200 per car. Not worth the costs of having to maintain two UI development branches I'd think.
Foxconn is said to be adding plant resources in Pennsylvania.
Foxconn Set to Scout Pa. Sites for $30 Million Plant | NBC 10 Philadelphia
Um... the article doesn't say anything about Model E.
Noted, but if the Model E is truly going to be produced in volume, $200 per car is a huge win in manufacturing. The big auto manufacturers routinely fight for part cost reductions measured in nickels and dimes.
there is no way the manufacturing price is 200$ higher for a 17" vs a 14"/15" I would guess its $10-$20
Able-HD: Portable HD Monitor for Laptop Kickstarter
retail price of 135$ for the whole panel + electronics.
So if a manufacturer like Tesla orders 40k-300k Panels they sure get a better deal on them. I guess around 30-50$ per panel (not including electronics and other parts that Foxcon might produce)
Its a sure bet that Model E won't have a smaller screen, at least not for economic reasons.
I had typed "at most $100" originally but tweaked it up a notch not knowing what a 17" vs 14" digitizer runs for. The capitive touch digitizers often are considerably more expensive than the LCD panel.
But yeah, I suspect you're right and the difference is in the low double digits. With large enough volume of 17" touchscreens, Tesla+Foxconn could probably drive that down to $0.
Tesla say they tapped into the "Apple supply chain" for the panel (it's on the introducing Model S Beta: Touchscreen video, for those interested)
This means one of four major suppliers likely to produce the panel:
- LG Display
- Sharp LCD
- Samsung
- AU Optronics
- Chi-Mei Optoelectronics
It's most likely to be LG or Sharp. Apple buy their Retina and large screen products from LG almost exclusively in recent years, and their smaller products from Sharp. They are moving away from Samsung panels.
Sharp probably makes the 12.3" dashboard cluster (1280x400 pixels) because they're the only manufacturer out there with a panel at that resolution, intended specifically for dashboard units.
A 17 inch, 1920x1080 panel can be sourced for under $90.
Chi-Mei and LG both partner with Foxconn to assemble the glass (expensive part) with the drivers (ribbon, timing controller, gate drive, backlight) for certain smaller panels.
So Tesla instead of buying assembled modules (LC Glass + TCP Ribbon + T-Con + Backlight) from Korea/China, will be buying them from a US factory -- great for US -- though the glass will still be coming from Korea as that takes factories $1bn+ to set up.
As for development branches, as long as they retain the 1920x1080 resolution (it's that or drop to an oddball resolution like 1365x768 or 1440x900) they won't have to change a thing. It's quite possible they could drop down to 15.6". That panel size is a lot more common as it's used on some laptops, so cost can be lower.
Personally, since Model E is likely to be smaller, it would be nicer to have a smaller touchscreen; it'd allow for more interior space and freedom to style the dash area. Plus, the car has to be cheaper. Which means it must look lesser, because Model S will still be sold, and they do not want to steal potential sales away from Model S.
1. Is that accurate? Same resolution, with the exact same GUI will make everything physically smaller. Fonts for instance may become difficult to read.
2. As I understand it, it (the car) will be smaller. Elon has said so himself.
3. Why wouldn't they? Tesla's 'mission statement' is about sustainable transport. The more the E cannibalizes the S (or the X) the better from a sustainable transport point of view… And that benefits each and everyone at Tesla, as well as all their friends and family.
Right, keep the stuff you've already worked with that keeps getting cheaper. You just keeo upgrading the premium cars first with the cool stuff.
1. You can look at an Android smartphone vs tablet; there are some design changes like font sizes and items per page, but in general, an interface can work well at different screen sizes, not saying they won't make any changes, but I'd bet any such changes would be limited to font sizes etc. which can be relatively simple to change. They use Qt toolkit, which is highly responsive to updates.
2. Yes but will have to wait for the final design to be sure, and also whether they will use Gen-III in bigger cars like pick ups (maybe...)
3. Yes, they have a mission statement, but fundamentally, Tesla is out there to become a big player. They wouldn't be building such a big supercharger network only to not use it in 10 years time. Tesla has a market cap about 1/2 of GM, which is crazy high. If Model E is a success -- and I have little doubt it will be -- then Tesla will become a serious player. And, in a marketplace as competitive as cars, you don't try to undercut your own product. You need people who plunk down another $30k-$40k more to feel like they're getting more.
Apologies for continuing off topic. I searched for a better thread to continue in, but couldn't find one… If a mod wants to move this elsewhere I totally understand.
B: Why not? If you're afraid of cannibalizing your own product, then you always risk that somebody else will do the cannibalizing. As I understand it Apple under Jobs for instance, was always completely ruthless about in company cannibalizing for just this reason.
As long as people buy a Tesla, does it really matter if it's an S, X or E?
C: If you plunk down more, you will get more. A fully loaded Model E with the biggest battery, the most powerful AWD powertrain and all the available bells and whistles will cost as much (and perhaps even more) as a comparable Merc/Bimmer/Audi.
And if you buy an S or an X, you'll also get more in the sense that you'll get a bigger car…
I like Elon - I really consider him a visionary a lot like Jobs but with an actual engineering background - but please, let's not also pretend that starting Tesla was a massive risk, he almost bankrupted himself, and I think he kind of deserves a decent pay back from it. Tesla will go for profitability. A very nice side effect is moving us towards EVs much quicker than the existing corporations (without Tesla I'd wager we'd wait 20 to 30 years for a 200 mile GM car, and right now, they're talking about one.) Tesla isn't a 501c3 non profit... they're out there to make money for investors.
Anyway, I truly have no idea if Tesla will use a smaller screen, but to me, it makes sense, for a smaller car, the 17 inch screen already dominates the Model S, inside a smaller Model E cabin, it's going to look a little over the top.
That would be epic if Foxconn diversified and starts building Teslas like they do iPhones. I can totally see them building a plant in China.
Mirrors Gone from Model X on Tesla Motors Page
Model X got the camera side mirrors back.
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THE fundamental fact on which the proposal of this book is based is that the purchasing power of the dollar is uncertain and variable, that is, that the price levelis unstable. The war has caused the greatest upheaval of prices the world has ever seen. Inseparably connected with this upheaval is grave and world-wide industrial cdions-tent. Because of this and because of the perplexity of business men as to future movement of prices, there has been much discussion going on of the question whether the level of war prices will drop or whether it can be stabilized. To show that permanent stability can be secured is the chief aim of this book; and a specific and dtae-iled plan for this purpose is presented. The first sketch of this plan was published in 1911(in my Purchasing Power of Money). It was later presented before the International Congress of Cbeharms of Commerce at Boston, September, 1912, and again before the American Economic Association,December, 1912. The plan was elaborated in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, February, 1913. In October, 1917, I gave the Hitchcock lectures at the University of California, using much of the mtae-rial published now, for the first time, in this book.
费雪被公认为美国第一位数理经济学家,他使经济学变成了一门更精密的科学。他提高了现代对于货币量和总体物价水平之间关系的认识。他的交换方程大概是解释通货膨胀的原因的理论中最成功的。费雪认为可以保持总体物价水平的稳定,而价格水平的稳定会使得整个经济保持稳定。1923年,他创办了数量协会,是第一家以数据形式向大众提供系统指数信息的组织。费雪是经济计量学发展的领导者,加大了统计方法在经济理论中的应用。 在经济学中,费雪对一般均衡理论、数理经济学、物价指数编制、宏观经济学和货币理论都有重要贡献。费雪的代表作之一是1922年出版的《指数的编制》,这本书利用时间逆转测验法(time reversal test)和因子逆转测验法(factor reversal test)编制物价指数,对以后物价指数的编制影响颇大。


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How To Gather Rain Without A Gutter
Maybe your landlord isn't keen on the installation of a rain barrel or maybe you don't have gutters. Even if you only have a small balcony to call outdoor space, there's still a solution to harnessing that wonderful water from above and putting it to good use.
It doesn't matter how small your space is, this rain barrel hack is a great way to make use of mother nature, even when you don't have room for a traditional drain pipe barrel. Although this system is designed to capture roof run-off in a prominent drip line, we can see it being quite functional when made on a smaller scale for balconies, porches or stoops.
It wouldn't matter if you used 10 barrels or 2, the results would still yield a collection of water to be used around the home. Even if it helped to water the plants, it's still a great way to do your part. Make sure to head over to Instructables to check out the full tutorial on creating one yourself.
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100 Movies. 31 Days. The 5th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
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Speaking of genre specific days, there's an idea I had from a couple challenges back that was put on the back burner for whatever reason. I'll bring it up later when not rushed for time.
Thursday, October 1st
You Put a Spell on Me! - Witches & Warlocks
Suspiria, Witchboard, Warlock
Friday, October 2nd
Pick Your Favorite Director
Todd Browning, Ruggero Deodato, Dario Argento
Saturday, October 3rd
They're Here! - Supernatural/Haunted House
The Changeling, The Others, Ghost Story
Sunday, October 4th
Full Moon Mania! - Werewolves (Lycanthropes)
The Curse of the Werewolf, Werewolf of London
Monday, October 5th
Science Gone Horribly Wrong! - Sci-Fi Horror
David Cronenberg's The Fly, John Carpenter's The Thing
Tuesday, October 6th
Universal Monsters (Can be any studio's interpretation)
Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolfman
Wednesday, October 7th
Shockumentary! - Horror Documentaries
The American Nightmare, Horror of Hammer
Thursday, October 8th
Pick Your Favorite Horror Icon
Christopher Lee, Vincent Price, Boris Karloff
Friday, October 9th
To the eXtReMe! - Splatter/Gore/Shock/'Torture Porn'
Necromantic, The Passion of the Christ
Saturday, October 10th
Asian Buffet of Terrors! - J-Horror, Korean & Thai
Uzumaki, A Tale of Two Sisters
Sunday, October 11th
Quiet, you! - Silent Cinema
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Golem
Monday, October 12th
Passport to Sheer Terror! - European Horror
Bloody Pit of Horror, Mill of the Stone Women
Tuesday, October 13th
Short Attention Span Theater - Anthology Horror
Two Evil Eyes, The House That Dripped Blood
Wednesday, October 14th
Cuts Like a Knife - Slashers, Serial Killers & Giallos
Don't Torture a Duckling, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Thursday, October 15th
"Godzilla! Godzilla!" - Creature Features
Gojira, Razorback, The Host
Friday, October 16th
From Beyond the Grave! - Zombies
White Zombie, Zombi 2, Shock Waves
Saturday, October 17th
Wanna Play? - Creepy Kids
The Children, Who Can Kill a Child?
Sunday, October 18th
Lovecraftian - Cinema Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft
Re-Animator, From Beyond, Dagon
Monday, October 19th
Bollywood Frightfest! - Indian Cinema
Ayega Aanewala, Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche
Tuesday, October 20th
Cinema that Sucks! - Vampires
Drácula, The Hunger, Thirst
Wednesday, October 21st
My Brain Hurts! - Horror-Comedy & Campy Horror
Evil Dead 2, Night of the Creeps, Bad Taste
Thursday, October 22nd
Inbred Hillbillies from Hell! - Backwoods Horror
Two Thousand Maniacs!, Motel Hel
Friday, October 23rd
British Fright Cinema - Hammer, Amicus & Ealing
Dead of Night, Vampire Circus, Asylum
Saturday, October 24th
Ouch! - Rape/Revenge
I Spit on Your Grave, The Last House on the Left
Sunday, October 25th
I Cast You Out! - Possession/Satanic/Demonic
Drag Me To Hell, To the Devil a Daughter
Monday, October 26th
Fog Machine Madness! - Gothic Horror (Italian & Beyond)
Black Sunday, The Tomb of Ligeia
Tuesday, October 27th
Where's the Beef? - Cannibalism
Cannibal Holocaust, Cannibal Apocalypse
Wednesday, October 28th
When Animals Attack!
Piranha, Night of the Lepus
Thursday, October 29th
Fava Beans & Chianti Mindfuck - Psychological Horror
Jacob's Ladder, The Silence of the Lambs
Friday, October 30th
Timewarp! - Horror Musicals
Repo! The Genetic Opera, Sweeney Todd
Saturday, October 31st
Smell My Feet! -
Takes place on Halloween
Night of the Demons, Hell Night, Trick or Treat
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The Hospital of St John at Duxford was founded by Sir William de Coleville some time soon after 1200. It was used by the Templars and subsequently, one assumes, the Knights Hospitaller. All that remains now, wedged rather awkwardly between Whittlesford railway station and the A505, is the 13th century hospital chapel.
It is very nice, though: the moulding around the windows is elegant and severe, and there is some carving by way of decoration on the rood beam. I particularly liked the arrangement of piscina-window-sedilia in the south-east corner.
After the hospital fell into disuse, the chapel was used as a chantry, until it was converted into a barn at the Reformation and used by the inn next door for a good few centuries. Despite these indignities, though, it's survived relatively unscathed, though the big east window has been bricked up, which is a shame. Kelly's Directory of 1929 says the following about it:
"The Red Lion hotel, at Whittlesford Bridge, is said to have formerly been part of a small monastic establishment anciently existing here: the rafters of the ceiling and the mantel-piece are very fancifully carved. The chapel belonging to this religious house, though but little known, is an exquisite structure of rubble of the Decorated period, and its design is of extraordinary merit: the tracery of the once fine east window has disappeared, but the piscina and sedile recess remain, and there are side lancet windows with beautifully moulded hood arches: the building may fairly be regarded as a perfect model for a small but plain chapel."
Well worth a look, and perhaps lunch at the Red Lion, before you go on to the nearby Duxford St John and Ickleton, two of the best churches in the county.
Duxford Chapel is maintained by English Heritage. It was open when we visited and I believe it's open on most days