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Christmas this year was a calling to thousands of NBA fans that, yes, there is going to be a season. During the Lakers vs. Bulls games the commentator began discussing Kobe's knee treatment. The procedure involved centrifuging the patients blood and using the serum as an anti-inflammatory drug. Tracy McGrady reportedly recommended the therapy to Kobe who has now passed the knowledge on to Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees. Even before the season began I remember Derek Fisher mentioning that Kobe's knee was better than ever. I've been wondering how the procedure works since the game, so lets take a look at it.
Orthokine therapy was designed by Dr. Peter Wehling of Dusseldorf, Germany. He has treated numerous influential figures including Pope John Paul III (guess the holy powers didn't work to well here). Dr. Wehling has reported a 90% success rate for the procedure, and proclaims it is a long term cure to inflammation and its resulting pain. To ESPN he reported "I am the only one to have found a way to cure arthiritis." Along with his clinic in Germany, Wehling has also opened an outpost in Los Angeles, where he deals with " a very small and exclusive clientele." So how exactly does the procedure work? Well here we go.
The therapy focuses primarily on Interleukin-1. IL-1 plays a part in a wide variety of metabolic processes, specifically in immune and inflammatory response. IL-1 binds to specific cytokine receptors to induce inflammation. It is also known to play a role in disc degeneration, osteoarthritis, and the breakdown of the cartilage in joints. Thus the doctor's focus was to stop this receptor mediated pathway via an antagonist protein. IL-1RA was that antagonist. The protein is produced by white blood cells (monocytes) and blocks Il-1 from binding to its receptor to significantly reduce inflammation. In Dr. Wehlings procedure blood is drawn from the arm by a special syringe in which glass beads induce monocytes to increase the growth of Il-1RA by up to 30x. The solution is placed in an incubator to further induce protein synthesis and the final solution is centrifuged so that the serum of interest may be separated. The final solution is injected into the area of interest, and it seems to be working pretty well, at least for Kobe Bryant.
Hopefully the technique is further developed and can become more widely used as a potent solution for the problems caused by osteoarthritis, something many of us will face one day, unfortunately.
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This recipe is perfect for those times you're looking to use up your leftover vegetables and those nights you feel too damn tired to cook, but want to make something quick and healthy anyway.
Carrots, peas, and broccoli are some of my favorite vegetables to add to this dish, but even if all you have is egg and scallions, you still can make a delicious fried rice. There's so much variety with fried rice! This recipe, of course, switches out rice for cauliflower. It's low-carb, surprisingly filling, and breaking up the cauliflower takes hardly anytime at all if you have a blender or food processor.
(makes 3 portions)
-1 head cauliflower.
-Peas (fresh or frozen– right now is the season to buy fresh!)
-1 head broccoli, cut into small pieces
-1-2 carrots, dice by halving the carrot widthwise and cutting each half lengthwise, then chop each piece into small bites.
-2 scallions, diced. Separate the white bottoms and green tops.
-4 cloves garlic, minced
-2 eggs, whisked
-Oil (I used toasted sesame oil)
-Tamari or soy sauce to taste
-Black pepper
1. Remove the leaves from the cauliflower and break apart the florets, placing them in a blender or food processor. Pulse until it looks like rice. Remove and place in a bowl.
Prepare the rest of the vegetables. In a small bowl, whisk two eggs and add salt and pepper.
2. Heat a large pan over medium-high. Add oil to the pan, carrots, broccoli, peas, the white bottoms of the scallions, and garlic. Cook for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, then add the cauliflower, black pepper and tamari/soy sauce. Add more oil to the pan if it's dry and continue to cook for another 4-5 minutes or until the vegetables are soft. Turn off the heat, transfer the vegetables to a large bowl, and wipe out the pan.
3. Reheat the pan over medium-high heat and add a tablespoon of oil. Add the eggs to the pan and scramble. Once the eggs are nearly cooked through, add the vegetables back to the pan to stir to combine. Add more seasoning to taste and garnish with the green tops of the scallions. Serve, and enjoy!

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Increased appeal and an encouraging European context: again, the forecast for 2018 is very positive. However rates will remain under pressure, at least for small and medium volumes. Due to liquidity problems on certain market segments, buyers will pursue differentiating strategies, both in terms of risk and asset category. They will try and widen the scope of their investments.
Like for like, volumes should therefore stabilise. The French market should continue to expand through diversification.


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The southwestern Chinese megacity of Chongqing, at the center of an unfolding political drama, was under police and army control on Wednesday following large-scale clashes in its Wansheng district between thousands of local residents and police, residents said.
A Wansheng resident surnamed Chen said large numbers of police and military personnel had been deployed in the area following two days of violence and demonstrations.
"The army is here. There are a large number of trucks. The armed police vehicles came too," she said. "Yesterday the police from Qijiang beat up some students who had just got out of school at 9.00 p.m."
The clashes were not obviously connected to the purging of ousted populist Chongqing ruling Chinese Communist Party chief Bo Xilai from high-ranking posts, but began around the same time as his ouster announcement via the official Xinhua news agency late on Tuesday.
Shortly afterwards, Xinhua also reported the arrest of Bo's wife, Gu Kailai, who is a suspect in the murder of British national Neil Heywood last November.
The riots were triggered by a decision to merge Wansheng district with neighboring Qijiang county earlier this year, according to online reports. Residents of Wansheng District are worried their living standards and economic conditions will be hit by the merger, said the reports.
An employee surnamed Wang who answered the phone at the Liushi Guesthouse on Dongbei Road in downtown Chongqing said many businesses had shut down in the city, and police were patrolling every street and stopping suspicious-looking people for questioning.
"There are a lot [of police]. There are police all over the streets. None of the shops and restaurants is open for business. Things are so tense now, we daren't go outside to take a look."


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The first 2015 Ford Mustang GT Fastback has been officially sold, and the lucky buyer dropped $300,000 on the sweet ride, according to a Ford press release.
Sam Pack, a car collector and North Texas Ford Dealer, had the winning bid for the rights to the first of the coveted cars when they roll off the production line this fall. The bidding took place at this week's Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, and the proceeds from the purchase will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
The Ford Motor Company and the JDRF have had a charitable partnership since 1983 and this auction puts Ford's total charitable vehicle sales benefiting JDRF at $3.5 million.
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OpenSSL Seeing More Support Post-Heartbleed
About four months after the discovery of the Heartbleed bug, the group overseeing the widely-used OpenSSL software has added a new full-time staffer and is preparing for a comprehensive code audit.
Steve Marquess, co-founder and president of the OpenSSL Software Foundation, said the organization's team of 14 now has two full-time employees – one who started this week – and plans to add two more by the end of the year.
Over the next few months, programmers will go through hundreds of thousands of lines of the OpenSSL code base to impose a consistent internal structure. "As a CIO you're not going to see much change except for appreciation that we're making it a more solid and robust product," he said.
After the initial Heartbleed scare, where businesses spent their spring installing patches and restarting Web servers, a "robust product" represents an improvement. When the Heartbleed vulnerability was identified in April, OpenSSL was managed by just four core programmers, only one of whom counted it as his full-time job. Because OpenSSL is so widely used, Heartbeed may have affected two-thirds of active websites and potentially exposed troves of sensitive customer data.
Just this week, a security expert told Reuters that hackers exploited the Heartbleed bug to steal the personal data of about 4.5 million patients of Community Health Systems The breach is the first known large-scale cyberattack using the flaw, the expert said.
In response to the headlines earlier this year, Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation, launched the Core Infrastructure Initiative, a coalition of companies which pledged money to help support open source software projects such as OpenSSL. The firms, which include the likes of Google Inc. and International Business Machines Corp., pledged to give $100,000 per year for a minimum of three years. Money from the Core Infrastructure Initiative supports the two full-time employees at the OpenSSL foundation.
A good number of donations to the OpenSSL foundation came from China or Chinese companies, Mr. Marquess said. That included a gift of around $160,000 from Chinese smartphone maker Smartisan Technology Co., the foundation's largest single donation, he said.
Prior to Heartbleed, the foundation had only one full-time developer, Stephen Henson. "He was the guy with his finger in the dike," Mr. Marquess told CIO Journal.
"One of the things Heartbleed made apparent is that the unsexy fundamentals of these source code baselines needed more attention," he said.
Mr. Zemlin, head of the Linux Foundation, understands that the road to improving open source software projects will be a long one. "Everything can't be fixed overnight," he said. "It's only over time that you can see that you got a more functional project with fewer vulnerabilities."


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Analysts Read Between the Lines of RIM, Microsoft Licensing Deal
Sep 19, 2012 8:54 AM PT
Microsoft and Research In Motion have reportedly inked a licensing deal in which RIM gets access to Microsoft's exFAT (extended file allocation table) technology, which will allow certain RIM devices to more easily transfer large files from PCs.
For RIM and Microsoft watchers, the technological advantages the agreement will bring -- and additional cash flow, in the case of Microsoft -- are almost beside the point. Could this be the first step in an acquisition dance? Or is it a defense play in an environment where clear rights to a patent are almost better than cash in the bank?
Microsoft on the Defensive
"I think this assures Microsoft should someone -- read Google -- acquire RIM, they can't use RIM's patents against any of Microsoft's customers," said Rob Enderle, principal of the Enderle Group.
The licensing agreement also signals that Microsoft is likely not vying to acquire RIM, he told the E-Commerce Times. Instead, it suggests Microsoft is more interested in using patents defensively than offensively.
"If it were going offensive, they would either buy RIM or the patents -- and then license them back to RIM," Enderle reasoned.
On the other hand, this could be the start of a greater alliance between RIM and Microsoft that possibly could lead to an acquisition, suggested Scott Rosenberg, CEO and founder of Miro Consulting.
"RIM still has a devoted corporate user base that would fit well with other Microsoft products and offerings," he told the E-Commerce Times.
In Defense of RIM
Then there is the obvious: RIM is licensing the technology because it needs to.
RIM was likely at risk of infringing Microsoft's exFAT intellectual property with its forthcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system, speculated Barry Randall, principal with Crabtree Asset Management.
"Interestingly, the exFAT intellectual property that Microsoft licensed to RIM isn't specifically patented," he told the E-Commerce Times. "However, a patent has been applied for, and Microsoft owns enough patents in the technological vicinity of exFAT that it was likely that RIM would eventually be utilizing Microsoft's patented technology. Thus, it made sense to just get the royalty payment discussion out of the way sooner rather than later."
An acquisition is unlikely for several reasons, in Randall's view. One, the technology in question is not strategic to either company -- or even that important to the mobile industry.
"Current-generation smartphones like the iPhone and Android devices typically utilize flash memory as their primary memory for storage of downloaded applications and user-entered data," he said. "exFAT is simply a popular file system designed specifically with flash memory."
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What is telling about the deal, said Randall, is that it illustrates RIM's determination to make a success of BlackBerry 10. The mobile operating system is expected to be available on RIM's devices by early 2013.
"Only by having a no-excuses mobile OS that meets and hopefully exceeds the user experience offered by competitors like Apple and Samsung can RIM re-establish itself as a credible player, Randall said. "Licensing exFAT is simply part of that effort and has no greater meaning."
Microsoft and RIM did not respond to our requests to comment for this story.


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Urban beekeeping is big, and many urban beekeepers are very successful at making honey. In fact, a French beekeepers' association study found that city bees in Paris generate more honey and have lower mortality rates than rural bees.
However, many urban beekeepers struggle at some point with making enough honey to collect or even to keep the colony alive. During the first season, rookie beekeepers can expect to struggle with their colonies. Honey production may be minimal, and the colonies may need additional food to make it through the winter.
More experienced beekeepers may also face a variety of problems making honey. Beekeeping is a complex and intricate pursuit with many variables. Here are a few potential reasons for a drop in honey production. These are just some troubleshooting suggestions. We recommend joining and consulting a beekeeping organization for more specific and local help with your bees and their honey.
Watch the weather
Bees that live in a given climate are well-adapted for making honey in that climate. But weather patterns seem to be getting more extreme, erratic and unpredictable in many areas, creating problems for bees and the plants they pollinate.
Too much spring rain can keep the bees from venturing out of their winter hives. On the other hand, not enough rain will limit flower growth. Likewise, extreme heat and cold are also dangerous for bees.
Be aware of extreme temperatures and precipitation, and be prepared to provide supplemental food and support to help the bees adjust.
Keep out predators
Bears, skunks and other predators are attracted to the honey in a hive, and they may destroy hives or stress out the bees with threats and attacks, lowering productivity.
Some experts warn that once a predator finds a hive, there may be no effective way to keep them away, and it may be necessary to move the hive.
Other pests are less obvious. Mites and other invasive insects can infiltrate hives and kill off bees. Essential oils and other mild chemicals can target destructive mites.
Minimize pesticides
On the other hand, bees are sensitive to pesticides. There are pesticides for some mites and other pests, but obvious care must be taken with pesticides around bee colonies.
Try to avoid pesticides during blooming periods, as bees tend to visit blossoms. If necessary, apply pesticides when the air is calm and bee activity is minimal, such as in the evening or early night hours.
Grow the right plants
Some of the lack of productivity among rural French bees can be traced to monoculture crops and pesticide use in many farming areas. A successful bee colony needs a wide variety of the right plants for making honey. The best plants may vary by region. Consult a local beekeepers' group for recommendations.
Keep in mind that some popular flowers have been cultivated for showy, bright color with little pollen or nectar. Also don't worry so much about weeds, especially flowering varieties. Dandelions may mar your perfect lawn, but bees love them.
The right timing
It is also important to stimulate production and harvest honey in ways that ensure peak colony strength at the same time that your main flowers are starting to bloom and produce nectar.
Bees naturally tend to wait until the nectar is in full flow before increasing their population, but this only produces enough honey for the hive, not a surplus for human consumption.
Limit the competition
There may seem to be an abundant variety of the right plants blooming at the right time, but if every urban yard hosts a substantial bee colony, the bees will not all have enough plants to pollinate. The Guardian newspaper notes that London has seen an unprecedented rise in urban beekeeping in recent years, and some experts are beginning to worry if the bees are exceeding sustainable levels.
The article notes that researchers have yet to quantify the number of bees that an urban yard can support. Again, there are a number of complex variables that differ from place to place and month to month.
Turn off your cell phone
Finally, a lack of honey or a problem in the hive could be attributable to colony collapse disorder. The large-scale bee die-off was identified and defined in 2006, but has not been definitively diagnosed.
One theory links colony collapse disorder to pesticides and large-scale commercial beekeeping practices that move bees out of their natural habitats. However, other studies have connected the problem to electromagnetic waves, particularly from cell phones.
In one study released this year in India, researchers attached cell phones to bee hives and turned on the phones for two 15-minute periods each day. Three months later, the bees had stopped making honey and the hives had shrunk significantly.
There are many possible reasons for a drop in honey production from an urban bee hive. If the above tips don't help, consult a local beekeeping society, where they would be happy to help.
This article was reprinted with permission. It originally appeared here on Networx.com


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Los Angeles Dodgers owners Frank and Jamie McCourt Wednesday night confirmed they have separated after being married since 1979.
``Frank McCourt and Jamie McCourt confirm that they are separated,'' a statement issued by the team said. ``This is a personal matter and they request that their privacy be respected. They will be making no public statements.''
Frank McCourt purchased the Dodgers from the News Corp. in 2004 and is the team's chairman. Jamie McCourt is the team's chief executive officer after having been its president and vice chairman. She is the highest-ranking woman in Major League Baseball.
The couple have four adult sons.
The announcement comes on the eve of the National League Championship Series.
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WATERLOO Laurier Associate Professor of Religion and Culture Carol B. Duncan will discuss race, censorship and free speech with author Lawrence Hill Thursday, May 16 at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto.
The talk, titled "Sir, I Intend to Burn Your Book," is part of the Ideas in Dialogue series, run by PEN Canada in association with the ROM. Randy Boyagoda, professor of American studies at Ryerson University, is moderating the event.
Hill is the author of several novels and works of non-fiction, including the national bestseller The Book of Negroes, which won the overall Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book, the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, the Ontario Library Association's Evergreen Award and CBC Radio's Canada Reads Award. The book was a finalist for the Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award and long-listed for both the Giller Prize and the IMPAC Award. Hill is a recipient of an honorary doctor of letters degree from Laurier and was the university's writer-in-residence in 2010.
Duncan is chair of Laurier's Department of Religion and Culture. Her areas of research interest include Caribbean religions in transnational and diasporic contexts, the African Diaspora, and religion and popular culture. Duncan contributed to a documentary film project, Seeking Salvation: A History of the Black Church in Canada, for which Hill served as writer. She is the author of This Spot of Ground: Spiritual Baptists in Toronto and co-author of Black Religious Studies: An Introduction.
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March 31, 2012
More and more Western countries are joining a growing list of countries who are applying heavy international pressure on Israel to prevent it from attacking Iran's nuclear facilities. The latest voice is that of the new Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr.
Several days ago, Carr phoned his Israeli college Avigdor Lieberman. This was the first telephone call between the two. Aside from the niceties of the first formal phone call, Carr took advantage of the conversation in order to warn Lieberman that an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities will have serious consequences.
Carr revealed the contents of the conversation during an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "Our position is very clear – we counsel Israel against taking military action apart from any other consideration.
It is not in the interest of Israel – I said that to the Israeli Foreign Minister when I spoke to him last week," Carr said. Despite insisting he was concerned over an Israeli strike, Carr said a military operation was still only a "hypothetical solution."
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Bay Area cartoonists – let's get your comics into the newspaper, shall we?!
Remember those wonderful Sundays you spent as a kid reading the Comics section of the newspaper? My parents never got the Sunday paper but boy do I have some fantastic memories from my grandparents' house with that big, fat Sunday edition. Tearing past all those boring Sports and Auto and Business sections, to get to the good stuff. It's a sad thing that there's so little comics in the papers anymore. But the comics aren't entirely gone yet! Speaking of which, here's the exciting email that showed up in my in-box today from one of my good amigos over at SF Weekly:
I am putting together SF Weeky's first comics issue and wondered if you might be interested in participating or know someone who would be… Here's the call for submissions. Let me know if you have any questions. And of course, feel free to spread this around the comic/cartoonist cartoon community.
Well alright… Dear cartooning friends of the Isotope, here is your chance to take over an awesome newspaper with comics! You know you've been waiting for this chance since you were little, let's make this happen, people!
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Brandy Snap Cannoli
Total TimePrep: 1-1/2 hours Bake: 5 min./batch + cooling
Makesabout 2 dozen
- 1/2 cup butter, cubed
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons molasses
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons brandy
- 1-1/2 cups ricotta cheese
- 3 tablespoons grated orange zest
- 3 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 1-1/2 cups miniature semisweet chocolate chips, divided
- 1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- In a small saucepan, combine the first five ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat until butter is melted. Remove from the heat. Stir in flour and brandy; keep warm.
- Drop tablespoonfuls of batter onto a parchment paper-lined or well-greased baking sheet; spread each into a 4-in. circle. Bake at 350° for 5-6 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool for about 1 minute or just until cookie starts to firm.
- Working quickly, loosen each cookie and curl around a metal cannoli tube to shape. Remove cookies from tubes; cool on wire racks.
- For filling, in a large bowl, combine the ricotta, orange zest and 1 tablespoon sugar; stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips. In a small bowl, beat cream on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, beating on high until stiff peaks form. Fold into ricotta mixture. Chill until serving.
- Just before serving, pipe filling into cannoli shells. Dip ends in remaining chocolate chips.
Nutrition Facts1 each: 230 calories, 15g fat (10g saturated fat), 40mg cholesterol, 85mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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Jan 13, 2012
I was excited to make this recipe because the shells were baked. What a disappointment. I cut the orange peel back to about 1 teaspoon and it was still overpowering. The filling was nothing like Cannoli fillings I have had in the past. :(I enjoyed the shells as I really like molasses but they were again noting like the Cannoli shells I have had in the past. They also did not look anything like the picture posted with this recipe. I did wonder if the picture was from the actual recipe considering the use of molasses in the shells. Molasses color does not appear to be evident in the picture.
Dec 17, 2011
the batter was like taffy. it was a mess!
Nov 29, 2011
Can't wait to make this recipe! I love that you bake the shell - you don't need a waffle iron or special equipment.


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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?
Personally the headlamps are to attractive to NOT put on the car. From a visual standing you have to get them to complete the look. Feature wise, I live and die by GPS so the turn-by-turn is a must. Getting 7 years of maps is a huge bonus. Power rear is a nice touch, we have that on our SUV and it adds a certain ease to loading/unloading. Homelink... nothing more to even say.
Everything else is just spoiling us in my opinion.
My main reason is for getting the headlights. The other features make it seem less drastically overpriced.
Why won't Google Maps work as a navigation system?
Don't have a frame of reference of the Xenon lights.
Are the Xenon lights worth $4K? For that money you could buy a second car.
They are worth $4k to me. The first mod i did to my Leaf was to replace the pathetic halogen highbeams with a 55W 4300k xenon kit. Night and day difference, literally.
The rest of the tech package is nice to have stuff but not essential. I'd say worth about $1k to me, I'd rather have the upgraded audio system if I had to choose.
I'm skipping the tech package.
If the turn-by-turn navigation was offered as a stand alone option at a reasonable price (under $500) I would consider it, but with so many smartphones having it these days, and a top-of-the-line Garmin with lifetime maps and traffic alerts going for $400, I would not buy the tech package just for the nav.
Check out the auto-dimming rear view mirrors with built in Homelink on Amazon.com. Less money than you might think. Check out the Xenon headlamp conversion kits there too.
The picture quality difference between an HD and SD backup camera on such a small screen can't be that dramatic. Is the visibility out the liftgate window so restricted that we need a backup camera?
Nothing else in the tech package is a "must have" for me.
@stevenmaifert, you and I have the exact same reason to not get the tech package. By the wa, the visibility of the rear liftgate is really low and is a BIG concern for me.
GPS upgrades is not worth much. I mean, how many of us spend $200 every year to upgrade our GPS's? I have a GPS from 2006, which I upgraded exactly zero times. I prefer to not have the xenon headlamps as they may be good for the driver, but a nightmare for vehicles going in the opposite direction.
I'd love to have the power rear liftgate but it is definitely not worth the additional $4k.
~ Prash.
The backup camera alone is worth the price. The cost ... in dollars and tears ... of seeing a dent in our new Model S is enormous!
(Throwing my hands up in the air on this one!)
I really want the door handles and the lights, but don't know if I want them for $4K. I could careless about the nav or the home link. Wish they had split these into 2 packages.
IMHO, it's about like buying an iPhone, and not getting a data plan. The whole point of this car is to enjoy all the amazing tech advances. But then again, to each his own.
For me, the HD backup camera will be a huge benefit, as I find so many people can't hear or see a ICE car backing up, much less a almost silent EV. It's up the the driver now days to make sure it's safe to move.
I think of it as like buying an iPhone, but not installing all the available apps. We tailor it to suit our needs and our pocketbooks. The goodies in the tech package are all nifty upgrades, but I'm on a budget and have to consider the value added to my driving experience verses cost. At $3,750, it's just not there for me.
I'm not arguing with the need for a backup camera if the visibility out the liftgate window is truly that restricted. The S comes with an SD camera. I just question if the HD picture resolution as displayed on a small 17" screen is so much better than SD as to justify the extra expense.
Yes, you'd think the SD would be more than adequate for close-in safety use. The HD is almost a sight-seeing option, admiring where you've just been!?!
I'm getting it for the lights, seats and homelink. Still hoping it has blind-spot warning. Does anyone have confirmation of that one way or the other?
I think a standard backup camera will suit me just fine. I will still turn my head and physically look at where I am going.
I can afford the tethering package for my phone so I will be able to use Google maps just like I do on my wireless only tablet so I do not need map updates. Now that Google maps caches whatever sections you have memory for I don't see the need for mapping software anymore.
Some day a headlight will burn out and I can buy fancy light bulbs then. If I really want a cool color light bulb sooner I'll go by one a lot cheaper. They do sell replacements bulbs for less than 4k.
I have used the interior lights in my current car..... I think maybe a dozen times in 12 years. I will admit I am not much of a driver tho. Less than 5000 miles a years. This is one feature I think I might like but not for this cost.
I am already used to pushing a button to get into my car so I can live without the auto entry.
Power lift gate.... really..... rather than just unlock I guess it also opens. Another feature I do not have currently so I won't know what I am missing.
Home link. I don't mind the garage door opener for my detached garage clipped to the visor.
Never had fog lights before but as I get older I guess it could get harder to see at night and I might need them but I am good for now.
If I have any extra funds I will probably put them towards a bigger battery.
Before I had auto entry, I though it was kind of a toy that I'd use maybe once or twice. After using it a month I found that it was something I would never do without if I could at all afford it. After a few years of use cars without it just seem so quaint. (Think Mr. Scott when he tries to talk into the computer mouse and then has to settle for using the keyboard)
I am getting the Tech Package because I want:
Xenon headlamps
Electrochromatic side mirrors
LED foglights
Convenience lighting
Power rear liftgate (nice to have)
High definition back-up camera
Turn-by-turn navigation with seven years of free map updates
Automatic keyless entry
A car this level should have all these things... Now that I have them on my TL I don't want to be without these items. They are a
ALL worth while!
I for one am very glad Tesla made the Tech Package an option and did not include it in the base price of the car. Since the base car will have navigation via Google Maps and a standard def backup camera everything in the tech package is indeed a luxury plus for those who can afford it. For those of us who are working within monetary constraints we have the option.
Would have liked to see the tech package bruken into smaller units, but oh well. Would have liked keyless, but thats it. Can after market headlights anytime. Good the package isnt resuired on 2012s....
I really need the best lighting. Where do we find and buy and install aftermarket replacements that fit?
Xenon lights would be enough reason to me. LED foglights are nice addition too. backup camera is something I don't need and you get a less quality camera anyway, don't need homelink or liftgate. Turn by turn navigation is something I would like to have because I don't know the quality of the alternative basic navigation. Electrochromatic side mirrors are a nice addition.
But main reason would be the xenon headlights.
I guess I've been spoiled, and my navigation skills have suffered over the last decade because of built in nav systems. I also thought a power lift gate was a pretty useless item until I could walk up with a full armload of groceries and could have the gate open with a press of the button on the fob in my hand.
As for the other features:
Xenon headlamps - check
Electrochromatic side mirrors - never had them, so wouldn't miss them. I will appreciate them when they do their job, though.
LED foglights - check
Convenience lighting - very nice, but hardly necessary for me
High definition back-up camera - I've come to depend on it, especially in crowded parking lots.
Homelink - this is a home safety and security feature. I don't want a remote stolen from my car to grant access to my home.
Automatic keyless entry - this is just too cool! Rather than pressing a button in my pocket, my car simply extends its door handles like it is happy to see me. Remember Clarke's law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
... my car simply extends its door handles like it is happy to see me. (The end of all things as we know it)
Exactly my connotation. Love the idea. (Not sure it is worth $4k, though.) And your nickname is still my favorite among all the nicknames in this forum... ;-)
I definitely want: Xenon headlamps, Electrochromatic side mirrors, Convenience lighting, Automatic keyless entry
I'm glad to get "for free" (since it's a package, otherwise I would still consider these depending on their additional cost): LED foglights, Power rear liftgate, Turn-by-turn navigation with seven years of free map updates, Homelink
I don't care at all about: High definition back-up camera (since a low-res version comes standard)
Thanks, Volker! I totally agree that having my car be "happy to see me" is not worth anywhere close to $4k. But it is a feature that will make me smile every time. On second thought, never underestimate the value of a smile! Maybe it's a bargain after all.
Upgrading to xenon lights later is not easy since on low beams, automatic height adjustnent is required. Upgrading the Leaf high beams were not a problem, since the low beams were already LEDs. So you can't just swap bulbs in the low beam assembly, you'd have to swap the whole headlight and also install quite a few extra parts.
Well, you could in theory swap just the bulbs, but it would be illegal and you'd blind oncoming drivers all the time. Not just because of no height adjustment, but also the light pattern would be all wrong since xenons need a different reflector to work well in low beams.
So Xenon lights are those annoyingly bright lights that temporarily blind you when they're coming your way? Seems like $4k is a lot to pay to become a road hazard. In the northeast most driving is city driving anyway and we have streetlights.
I've never had back-up cameras so the SD version would be a shock the system anyway.
I've never had a navigation system but just got a phone that has one. $4K seems like a lot to pay for the 2 or 3 times a year I drive without knowing where I'm going.
Don't know what Homelink is but if its a garage door opener, it seems a bit crazy to have that as an expensive option. Our Honda Pilot came standard with that 6 years ago.
The automatic lift sounds nice and so do fancy keys, but for $4K I can tip valet guys into the forseeable future to open doors for me.
Because I'm a geek and it's called the tech package.
+1 on "Happy to see me". I'm not spending 3x as much as I've ever spent on a car and not getting one of the biggest show-off features.
I'm 8 1/2 + years into the ownership of my 2004 Prius. From day one until this day the one feature I most appreciate, find useful and enjoy is the smart key system. There is little that can compete with the multiple time per day convenience of being able to just walk up to the car, open the door, sit down and start up and go. I realize it seems minor and have heard a hundred times how easy it is to push a button on a fob and insert the key, but I'm telling you it is such a convenience. Some have compared it to the difference b/w a universal remote and a knob-type channel tuner on a TV--and I would have to agree.
Homelink is also a huge bonus, hate digging for remote controls or having the ugly thing stuck to the sun visor.
I hear the Xenon headlamps are awesome--I guess, not a huge issue for me, but I"m sure I'll like them.
I don't know that a HD backup camera is any more important than a SD backup camera, but whatever, if it keeps me from backing into someone or something, then that's going to be worth the cost right there.
The nav-I'm sure it will get some use, but with a shortish range car I probably won't need to use it too often, but it's always convenient to have a high quality turn by turn nav available.
I definitely want: Xenon headlamps, Electrochromatic side mirrors, Convenience lighting, Automatic keyless entry
I'm glad to get "for free" (since it's a package, otherwise I would still consider these depending on their additional cost): LED foglights, Power rear liftgate, Turn-by-turn navigation with seven years of free map updates, Homelink
I don't care at all about: High definition back-up camera (since a low-res version comes standard)
Thanks Volker.Berlin I found written what I wonted to write
Door handle question. It's my understanding that the car senses your presence when you have the keyless fob in your pocket. If you have the tech package, the handle extends automatically and if you don't, you have to touch the handle to get it to extend. Do I have that right?
DanD | June 8, 2012
So Xenon lights are those annoyingly bright lights that temporarily blind you when they're coming your way? Seems like $4k is a lot to pay to become a road hazard.
Those that blind you have been directed in wrong way and usually in some older car as aftermarket job. High beams have to be bright in order to be any good. Because Tesla is offering them I believe they work just fine in Model S and don't blind the oncoming traffic (of course ordinary H4 would blind you as well if driver doesn't switch to low beams when coming at your direction).
@Timo, is that really true? I read something like that on a blog, that only poorly-installed after-market lights are the culprits and the ones that are factory-installed are pretty good. If it is, that is good to know.
~ Prash.
Well, I can't be sure of course, this is all just hearsay, but for my own experience relatively new cars with properly directed xenon lights do not blind you. Quite opposite in fact, to me it looks like xenon lights have better and more focused shape of the beam so if they are properly directed it causes less glare from the scattered reflections from the headlamp.
@EFusco I have an '04 Prius too, when I brought it home on the very first night I wanted to read the owners manual. When I went outside and approached the car the dome light came on and it put the biggest smile on my face. It was exactly like the VW ad where the husband calls his wife out of the house so he can show her that you can put the windows down with the key (http://goo.gl/nWCTm) Keyless entry is one of the big reasons I plan on getting the tech package. "Model S, Spread the joy" :-)
It's my understanding that the car senses your presence when you have the keyless fob in your pocket. If you have the tech package, the handle extends automatically and if you don't, you have to touch the handle to get it to extend. Do I have that right? (stevenmaifert)
At least, that's my understanding as well.
I'm with all the Prius owners on the wonders of the Smart Key. I find myself annoyed when I actually have to take my keys out in order to open the lock on the front door of my house. It's especially confusing if you have one car with a smart key and one car without. I frequently walk up to my Mitsubishi i and touch the door handle several times waiting for the car to unlock. The automatic keyless entry is the only thing I want in the Tech package, and I'm trying to convince myself that I want all the other features so I can justify the 4K.
Agree with MandL, because it's called the Tech Package! Sure, I'm a sucker for marketing, but, nearly all of it is useful stuff, and compared to what I've paid for the same features on other brands, it's competitive, if not a little cheaper.
Those getting dazzled by 'xenon' lights, yes, I'm sure most of those are poorly-aligned retro-fits, or, worse still, ultra-bright blue bulbs that look a bit like xenon. Factory-fit xenon lights have (by law, I think) electronic alignment motors to prevent the dazzling, that's why they do the little dance each time they're turned on. The beam of might is also much more focused, which is why (in the UK at least) it's also law to have headlight washers, as just a medium sized bug ca reduce the light output dramatically.
For me, the xenons (for looks, and usefulness) are the most important feature from this pack, closely followed by the keyless entry, as I'm sorely reminded whenever I use my wife's care, that doesn't have that option. I hope it also means keyless start.
I am getting the Tech Package because, well, it's standard on the Signature and I like:
1) Xenon headlamps
2) Electrochromatic side mirrors
3) LED foglights
4) Convenience lighting (I do want to see this car at night)
5) Power rear liftgate (comes in handy for loading the +2's that I will have)
6) Turn-by-turn navigation with seven years of free map updates (enough said)
7) Automatic keyless entry (this was important to me as well so I don't have to touch the handle to eject them and open the car)
These two I can pass on so not a factor for me:
1) High definition back-up camera (not sure how this would be all that much better then low res for backing up unless it has some identifiers or beeping when you get to close to stuff maybe)
2) Homelink (because it never worked on my last car anyway)
Thanks Sousaphil, good to know! I think I put about 45 seconds into figuring it out and gave up too soon! :)
@sftesla - right there with you.
I really want the door handles but having a hard time convincing my other half they are worth $4K.
Keep asking my Tesla Rep if Marketing would split the tech package into two separate packages; lights and door handles vs Nav and homelink
- So Xenon lights are those annoyingly bright lights that temporarily blind you when they're coming your way?
That is the same thing that people said about halogen lights when they first came in to replace sealed beams. The problem will go away once the majority of the cars have LED or HID lights, just like the problem went away when most cars had halogen.
Regardless of type, poorly adjusted lights will blind the other drivers--and there are a lot of poorly adjust lights out there.
The key to Xenon lights is to make sure the are self-leveling - do we know if the ones in the Model S are?
If they aren't self-leveling they won't be able to sell the car with xenons in Europe.
- The key to Xenon lights is to make sure the are self-leveling - do we know if the ones in the Model S are?
The air suspension is self-leveling so that should take care of it. (Using the suspension to adjust the light level is how the Prius does it, albeit in a different way--the suspension only provides the clue that leveling needs to happen.)
No doubt the standard suspension will have a mechanism similar to the Prius'.
I don't really care what's in the package. If it's called tech, I want it. That being said, The only part of the package I wouldn't have ordered separately are the electrochromic mirrors.
I would rather upgrade the rims and roof then 4k on a tech package. This is disappointing upselling. I don't see the value. :(
It's no worse than what other companies do. On the 2004 Prius I paid $5k for the Nav system, keyless entry, handsfree phone, and some additional safety features, including HID. I don't see there being much of a difference either in price or what you get for the money. I'm not sorry I purchased them either.
I am not getting it. It is not because of cost, but subjective lack of value.
Navigation on my phone works perectly the few times a year I need it. What is really disappointing to me is the lack of Technology in the tech package. They are convenience features for sure, but telling my technolgy centric friends that I got the tech package on this car would seem analagous to telling them how advanced by CD player was.
Why am I getting it? It is not the value or how much I "need or want" any of the features. I am getting it for peace of mind. I don't want to look back in a year and say "I wish I had this or that." Once you feel you are missing something it is an unhappy slide down the road of dissatisfaction. Also, as profane as this sounds, it is only money. I can always earn more. Surprise, I am only getting the 60Kwh battery.
On the bright side, I may have to re-evaluate my designed "S." Elon's teaser may make supercharging a must have!


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Chisenhall entered this season unsure of how he would be used by Cleveland manager Terry Francona. Through the first two weeks, which included a recent three-day trip to the paternity list for the birth of his second son, Chisenhall has embraced and excelled in his redefined job off the bench.
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"There so many big differences between life in Gaziantep and life in Istanbul. In Istanbul I feel free; I can take decisions on my own. But if I would live in Gaziantep, taking decisions on my own would not have been an option. […] When I first came here, I was afraid of the big city, […] but it is much nicer here. I love Istanbul."
Sibel T. was born 1981 as one of eight children in a village near Gaziantep in South East Anatolia. She is the only daughter in her family not to have been married at the age of 13. Today she lives in Rumeli Hisari with her 10-year-old daughter.
Sibel much prefers the modern life of Istanbul:
"Young girls are constrained in Gaziantep. A girl cannot leave the house alone or even talk to a young man. […] I cannot go out, go shopping or go for a walk on my own. Here in Istanbul, this is not a problem at all.
In Gaziantep, if a girl goes out with a young man, and their families learn about it, the girl might be killed. This has happened. They killed the girl. The uncle instigated the father to kill his own daughter."
When Sibel was a child it was uncommon for girls to attend school for more than five years. Today, education for both boys and girls is mandatory for eight years.
Sibel T.
"My mother didn't go to school. My grandmother didn't either. My father and my uncles studied until secondary school. [… ] My mother might have wished for us to have a life different from hers, but she has always been curbed by our father. It's the man's word that counts."
"People said girls should not study […]. They did not want it. I went to school until the fifth grade […] But there is some development regarding girls' education: a few years ago there was social pressure not to send girls to school – a good girl was supposed to stay at home. Today, there is social pressure to [do the opposite]."
Sibel resisted wearing a headscarf when she was a teenager and her family accepted it. When she got married, however (at the age of 18), her husband made her wear it. Later she decided to stop wearing it again.
Sibel wants her daughter to get a good education to be able to stand on her own feet.
"There is a big difference between an educated and an uneducated person. I tell her about love and respect. I do want her to be strong and keep her chin up. She should be happy… I will tell her, that I will always stand behind her.'
Sibel T.
October 2008


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OCEAN CITY – Historically, most Americans have paid for their homes by the time they reach retirement age and leave the full-time workforce. But many of today's baby boomers have a strikingly different attitude when it comes to a mortgage loan.
"Homeowners are carrying more housing debt than ever, and are preparing to take much of that debt with them into their retirement," says Rob Mickler, a Vice President and Consumer Finance Specialist with Merrill Lynch.
In fact, the Federal Reserve's most recent Survey of Consumer Finances reports that roughly one-third of households headed by a person age 65 to 74 carry home mortgage debt, up from 26% in 1998. Much of that rise has been fueled by boomers upgrading to pricier homes or buying rental or vacation properties, as well as their general comfort level with incurring debt.
That willingness to take on debt could spell trouble for many investors' retirement security, however. If the real estate market cools or if interest rates rise significantly for an extended period, retirees could find themselves with less equity in their homes to tap and higher monthly mortgage payments than they anticipated — resulting in a cash crunch that forces them to rethink their retirement lifestyle.
The good news is that there are plenty of ways to keep your mortgage obligations under control while keeping you on track for your ideal retirement.
There are sound reasons to consider carrying at least some mortgage debt into your golden years — for example, if paying off your mortgage all at once would deplete too much of your cash reserves, force you to sell existing investments and generate big capital gains taxes.
A number of options are available to help you manage your monthly mortgage obligations and other finances. For example, you might set up an automatic investment and payment program that directs the appropriate amount of incoming cash to your mortgage and investments.
Another useful option is a home equity line of credit (HELOC), which allows you to borrow against the equity in your home and can help fund retirement expenses without having to sell existing investments and disrupt your portfolio.
Take the time now to review your mortgage in relation to your retirement goals, and make any adjustments if necessary to help ensure that your financial strategy is set to deliver a comfortable retirement down the road.
(A Merrill Lynch Senior Financial Advisor. She can be reached at 410-213-8520.)


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|November 23, 2013, 12:34 PM
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Got to Love Those Phantom Rounds.....
You know the ones I'm talking about. You aim, you fire and your hitting the target real well. Then, you fire a shot and.... huh? where did it go??!! You look.. nope, can't see it on the target. Then you think, is it lodged in the barrel?? Nope, not there either. Now where the heck did that round get to??
It is a mystery some times
Happened today at the range. Was shooting my SP101 and hitting nice, so I put it away and took out my shotgun since I've been slacking and haven't shot it in a while. Started off with some bird shot to get the juices flowing, then moved to some buckshot. I noticed I had a 5-round box of PMC high velocity slugs in the bag and decided to end the day off on a bang (nuck-nuck).
Put the target out to the end of the range (them's the rules at our range for shotgun indoors) and shot off the 5 rounds. The last round .. well... dang-nab-bit, I have no idea where it got itself to. Didn't even hit the cardboard backing, lol.
Oh well, one of life mysteries.. I still say some kind of trans-dimentional warmhole opens up and swallows them up from time to time. That's my story and I'm sticking to it
Oh yeah.. and I almost forgot how fun it is to shoot the ol' 12 gauge. I'm going to have to remember to bring it more often
|November 24, 2013, 01:16 PM
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Yes, I certainly have fired rounds that must have went through the same hole. But that wasn't believed from the most part and I lost 5 points.
However, once at a very close target that we were supposed to shoot and then move - I fired two and only saw one hole. I fired again - only one hole!
Thus, again - finally saw another. The SO cracked up and said that two went in the first hole. But this was at a couple of yards so no great feet.
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|November 24, 2013, 03:30 PM
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You have 3 shots in one large hole at 9 o'clock that cuts the 10 ring and X ring. One shot each cutting the rings and one in between.
"If you look through your scope and see your shoe, aim higher." -- said to me by my 11 year old daughter before going out for hogs 8/13/2011
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|November 24, 2013, 04:12 PM
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But, I'm man enough to own up to missing everything, somehow, on that last shot. I, too, thought I had three in that area, but when I pulled the paper off my cardboard backing, there was only two shots that hit there. The missing paper in the middle of those two most have gotten blow away when the second shot hit that area. The backing had two very distinct holes that were separated by cardboard between them.
And to my chagrin.. the cardboard backing was huge compared to the target I had taped to it. My local rage requires the purchase of the big cardboard backers when shooting shotgun, so you can tape your target a bit lower.. to save the hangers from buckshot. Since I only shot 5 slugs, it was easy o tell where they hit compared to the bird,buck and .38 special I was shooting before.
True, its been a while since I shot the shotgun and I was only using a bead sight, but I usually don't miss so badly. The target was only 20 yards out.
Worm holes, I tell you... Wormholes!!
|December 2, 2013, 07:42 PM
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About 8:30 - 9 o'clock on the 10 ring there are 3 bullet holes.
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The city of Neapolis was founded during the VIII century A.C. by the inhabitants of the Greek colony of Cuma, called in this way (Neapolis, new city) in order to differentiate it from the oldest city of Partenope (Palepolis, old city founded during the VI century) that was built up in the space comprised between Monte Echia (where now is the Castel dellOvo") and the hill of Pizzofalcone. This new city of Greek foundation was characterized, and it is still characterized, as the rest of the cities of Greek origin, by its ippodameo town planning (grill shape plant): three large decumani, with East-West direction (Via Tribunali, Via Anticaglia, via San Biagio dei Librai), meet (intercrossed) with many Cardi (hinges), narrow lanes much more tightened with direction north-south. In spite of the later urban planning stratification, and the rising of more Naples (such as the one of the Middle age, the Spanish one etc
) the classic Greek urban planning shape of its historical town centre is still visible, indeed it is one of the bigger opened historical centers of Europe, an artistic and cultural patrimony that Unesco has not hesitated to declare patrimony of the humanity: Decumanus superior (via Sapienza, via Pisanelli, via Anticaglia, etc), Decumanus maior (via Tribunali), Decumanus inferior (via B. Cross, S. Biagio dei Librai, Spaccanapoli, etc), meet several cardines, giving birth to the liveliest and peculiar historical centre of Naples. Neapolis was not a fighting city which loved the war, but it had soon to be defended from two bad neighbours: the Sanniti, that in the 423 a.C conquered Cuma driving away the inhabitants, and the Romani, determined to expand towards south their rules. The first relationships between Rome and Neapolis were imprinted to the friendship and the attempt to stipulate cultural and trade agreements, but, under the pressures of the other colonies, Neapolis was pushed to refuse collaborations with the Roman; this carried in the 326 A.C to a war that, in spite of the alliance of the sanniti and nolani with Naples, concluded with the victory of the Romans. The peace was not however disgraceful: a confederation with Rome was created, and the city could keep their own prerogatives and institutions, revealing themselves as one faithful allied of the more and more powerful neighbours. Neapolis was for Rome an important vehicle of the Greek culture and civilization: the city began the place for the summery residences of the roman patrizi, they constructed between Puteoli and Sorrento many villas (Scipione the African, Silla, Tiberio, Caligola, Claudius, Nerone, Bruto and Lucullo, as an example. Orazio, Plinio the Old one, Virgilio, found here inspiration for the artistic genius). Naples was the centre of refined culture, a border of Greece in the italica peninsula, the Roman always knew to respect and to appreciate it, avoiding to pollute it and to oppress it. In the beginning of the Middle Age it became part of the Bizantino empire, then independent under the direction of its duchi, with the other Marine Republics, tradet and fought with the Muslims.
In 1139 it passed to make part of the Normans Empire and therefore of the Svevi with Federico II. With the Angioini in the 1266 It become the Capital city of such reign and it remained for the successes six centuries. To the Angioini succeeded in the '400 Aragoneses and therefore Carl V of Asburgo. It remained joined to the Spanish Crown until the 1707 and after one short period of union to Austria become independent Reign in 1734 with Carl III of Borbone. The second part of the 700 was a period of cultural and civil splendor that ended with the French revolution and the events of the Repubblica Partenopea of 1799. To the beginnings of the 700 Frenchs placed on the throne first Giuseppe Bonaparte (brother of the very wellknow Napoleone Bonaparte) and therefore Giacchino Murat. With the defeat of Napoleone in the 1815, the Borboni returned and that Reign lasted until 1860 when with the thousands expedition leaded by Garibaldi placed end to the reign.
Then the city has lost its rank of Capital city them however has continued its development among common difficulties to all the south of Italy.
In spite of this long and complicated history, in spite of the several dynasties and families who ruled on Naples, although the many wars fought now to destroy it, now to conquer it, the decumani with its hinges are still there, witnesses of more than two thousand years of history


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|Take the time to enrich yourself. Make jam or something.
Sometimes I'm active on this here internet. Sometimes I'm not. When I do participate, I try to make it meaningful. That's what matters to me, even if my outer circle of acquaintances forgets who I am for a while. Or for forever. That's okay. There's a lot of pressure for writers and aspiring writers to be very active with social media and, while that doesn't necessarily hurt, it isn't the end-all, be-all of life, either.
It's just one small facet of a big life.
You know what I'm not apathetic about?
Beta reading amazing critique partner manuscripts.
Setting up coffee dates with writerly people I've never met in person, then totally crushing on them/creating a meaningful relationship offline.
Putting family first.
Putting my writing and other work tied for first.
Lying in bed, using my laptop only to listen to Explosions in the Sky and email my fiance about the best music for stormy weather while the rain pounds my roof.
Waking up to sunshine on my new dwarf citrus trees.
My neighbor coming by to tell me the biscotti I made her for Christmas was the best she'd ever eaten.
Discovering a dear and beautiful friend has started a blog with one to two sentences per day of positive things that have happened to him.
The blessing to serve to another dear friend who is going through a difficult pregnancy.
Watching one of my sports teams win their match in the company of family and friends.
Taking photos of anything that strikes my fancy.
Laughing. A lot. All the time.
Latin dancing.
Bingo and karaoke at dive bars where Everybody Knows Your Name.
Talking to my mom on the phone.
And about a million other things.
I haven't had a recent epiphany about these ideas. More a gradual lessening of the guilt that used to plague me over the past year when I couldn't keep up with everything I was "supposed" to keep up with (blog, twitter, work, personal life). After three years of navigating what is a new arena for writers, the dust has settled for me and my priorities are more in line with what they should be for me. Priorities are different for everyone. Which is perfectly fine.
It's a good feeling to be in the right place, to be on that journey toward mastering the juggling act. Not that I honestly think I'll ever master it. Life is too vibrant, crazy, buoyant, amazing, exciting and unpredictable for that. And I wouldn't have it any other way.
Instead of asking how your journey's been, I'd rather just take a page from my postive-thinking friend and ask for one positive thing that happened to you today. Ready? Go!