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Tesla Bluestar
Tesla Bluestar
Only that it will be a family sedan, about ½ the price of the Mod S, 5-seater, due perhaps in 2016. By that time battery tech may have jumped ahead, so range is pure speculation. Production volume perhaps 5-10X Mod S levels.
That's still smallish compared to the capacity of the majors, but by that time Tesla models should be the acknowledged quality leaders.
It was on the old forum, and may have gotten lost in the move to these new forums. I seriously doubt you're gonna get more information on the Bluestar until after the Model S is released, since they haven't STARTED designing the Bluestar yet. The Bluestar is going to be based off the Model S, and you can't design something based on something else UNTIL that something else is actually FINISHED first.
Check out the clay model that appears in the Tesla career video @01:22. Is that the Gen 3?
No, either early model of Model S (pictured from angle) or Model X.
I hope the Bluestar doesn't look too similar to the S. I'm not saying that out of vanity. I just think it will be boring if all of Tesla's cars look sort of the same. I really think it's lame the way that the average person can't spot the difference between a BMW 5-series and 7-series outside of the badge. Even the 3-series looks the same, only shorter.
While I think Bluestar will be a great step, I think people should still be prepared for an expensive car. Tesla keeps saying that it's going to be a $30,000 car in the same way that the S is a $50,000 car. I fully expect well-equipped Bluestar's to cost $50 - 70k.
I'm not saying that's a bad thing. I just hope that someday, Tesla gets to a model that will have similar (or better) range and performance characteristics as an S, but at a price that competes with Camrys and Accords or even down to American cars like Malibus and Impalas and Tauruses.
I think that's when things will get really interesting. That will be when many Americans could start to consider buying an electric car, and then when a healthy selection of these cars enter the used market, then almost every American will be able to consider an electric car.
That's when we'll truly see how viable this sub-industry becomes. That's when we'll see demand for charging infrastructure and innovative, affordable, and easy solutions for people who don't have garages for instance. That's when we'll see all manufacturers start to come out with electric cars. Then I think we'll see tons of innovation.
Think of the innovations Tesla has already achieved, for example, some of the touchscreen controls and diagnostics to physical innovations like the skateboard battery pack and the frunk.
Now imagine that Honda, Toyota, GM, Ford, VW, Hyndia, and even Kia enter the fray. The amount of innovation is going to explode and it's going to be really exciting.
Well, considering that a $60K version of the S carries and costs about the same as a $35K ICE car (according to Teslarumors.com), a $40K Bluestar should have a TCO about the same as a $25K ICE. Not tea bags.
Elon sez the Bluestar will be like a smaller S, but steel, not aluminum (cost), weighing about 20-25% less. Battery tech will be the next generation along. TM can't afford to play with radical "skin" designs until it has that 10-fold volume jump established.
While I think Bluestar will be a great step, I think people should still be prepared for an expensive car. Tesla keeps saying that it's going to be a $30,000 car in the same way that the S is a $50,000 car. I fully expect well-equipped Bluestar's to cost $50 - 70k. (olanmills)
I agree (except that I'd guesstimate a range of $40k-$55k, $60k max).
I'm not saying that's a bad thing. I just hope that someday, Tesla gets to a model that will have similar (or better) range and performance characteristics as an S, but at a price that competes with Camrys and Accords or even down to American cars like Malibus and Impalas and Tauruses. (olanmills)
I don't think that's where Tesla is going. IMO Tesla will (and should) carefully maintain their premium brand image. There's a reason why a Smart does not have a Mercedes brand name and logo attached to it, even though it's the same company. I think Tesla will stick to the upscale market, but that's not a problem because they will license and/or build their technology for other brands to use them in their vehicles -- like they already do with Toyota for the RAV4 EV. The RAV4 EV isn't cheap, either, but I can far easier see Toyota build an "E-Camry" with Tesla's drive train, than building Tesla a car that has to make some compromises to appeal to the Camry's price sensitive audience.
That way the electric vehicle revolution will continue to avalanche down to larger market segments, and Tesla will make a profit along the way, but Tesla will never build cheap cars under their own brand name.
On arithmetic factor to consider is that the lower the sticker price, the higher the fuel share of TCO. So the 5-15X reduction in $/mi. of an EV has a proportionately bigger impact.
Typo: One arithmetic factor...
I can't see it being steel. It only makes sense to be aluminium because they already have expertise in that and the more aluminium they purchase the less expensive it is.
If they go with a steel body they'll gain a ton of weight and will have to deal with rust through warranties. They will also have to learn how to work with steel, which will raise costs.
Body panels aluminum, load-bearing structures steel? Thing with steel is that it is way stronger than aluminum, so for load-bearing structures you just need much less of it. That makes it less heavy than direct weight comparison.
Tell Elon. He's said steel. There are new high-strength steels that cut the weight penalty considerably.
Cost kills. It's the reason Model S doesn't have Roadster's carbon fibre body.
Volker, good points. It would make a lot of sense if Tesla created a new brand for truly mass market cars, but I still would like to see Tesla designed cars rather than just them providing technology to the big guys. Or at least, if Tesla was to work with someone like Toyota on a mass market EV, I would like Tesla to work closely with them to design an EV from the ground up. The Tesla powered RAV4 is a complete letdown IMO. I want to see Tesla push EV's into the mainstream, both because I think it will make them wildly successful and because it will silence the critics who claim that they're not really improving or changing anything, that they're only "making impractical toys for the 1%".
My bad. I missed that particular post/tweet/interview of Elon's where he said that.
I believe that Tesla will have to make their own mass-market cars and be successful at it before any other manufacturer will make more than a short range commuter EV. Until the other manufacturers start to lose sales, there is absolutely no incentive for them to make EVs that compete with their ICE cars--and plenty of disincentives.
Agree; the Secret Master Plan is going to have to be pushed thru to the bitter end. Perhaps then the reverse takeover of the hollowed husks of one or a few of the 'majors' will be desirable. Minus the UAW.
If Nissan can make the Nissan LEAF and FORD Focus sell it for $36K w 100 mile range Tesla can easily make a BlueStar 5 passenger EV w 160 mile range for $30K in 3 years. EVen the LEAF and FORD Focus EV will be in the $30-35 price range by then and all battery EVs will have a range of 140 give or take 20.
Aluminum would be expected as they do a lot of it. Better range, more features like V2H Vehicle to Home and of course 240 and Fast Charging. Most likely also the battery could be removed rather quickly for for battery swapping or longer range battery rental on vactions. Tesla hinted at news similar to that maybe be released about the S later in 2012.
I'll order the Tesla as soon as they open on line ordering, even if I haven't seen what it looks like !
I'll order the Tesla as soon as they open on line ordering, even if I haven't seen what it looks like !
I think they will reveal several different versions at the same time like they did for Model S, so you might have to look at what it looks like.
More than just different battery sizes (I think) in case of GenIII "affordable" car. By that time they have the factory figured out and have established good supply chains and standardized their manufacturing methods. It would be easy for them to make multiple versions at once.
The Bluestar really needs to bend the mould. Make it a ford focus size car, maybe a little bigger to acomodate the battery pack. Sell it for $25 000 and Tesla will not only take the market it will force the other manufacturers to seriously use all the battery tech they have now to compete, and i suspect the likes of Toyota and VW and others have the tech but dont want to destroy the sales of their ice cars. But if Tesla released a simple basic car with a 200 mile range for $25 000 not only would they other manufacturers have to jump to attention, but EV cars would be sellign more than ice cars withing a year or two.And with the talk of the new technology coming to cars in the next few years the cost of the batterries could drop by more than a half and have more range. The next 3-5 years is going to be very interesting whatever happens.
$25K is not happening. Pixie dust batteries are not yet available.
Maybe offer "installment plan" (is that the right term?) for battery separately of rest of the car so that you pay what you would pay for gas each month. That should allow under $25k car once we are somewhere in vicinity of $150/kWh.
....installment plan
Sounds similar to the retail Solar City deal: get free solar panels and pay a reduced house electric fee to Solar City by your usual monthly installment payments.
In the case of a bluestar battery, there's no upfront battery payment, (or a small upfront payment say 10%-25%of Tesla's battery cost), and you make monthly payments to Tesla Motors, less than a typical gas payment.
Eventually, used batteries may become available for even lower monthly payments, even less than your usual gas payment.
Hmmm seems we should put that in Tesla's secrets file.
Brian, your job is to go around and say it can't be done for secret coverup.
Timo, shhhshh, keep it quiet or the stock may pop to $600/share faster than a SpaceX rocket can make it to orbit.
For reference use Secret code phrase: "Bluestar Total Cost Of Ownership."
Installment plan will never happen. ;-)
They already lease the Tesla, similar to an installment plan but you get a new updated EV at the end of each lease period, that cost less and goes further.
Consider all the other automakers are trying to move up into Tesla space and Tesla plans to make the smaller less cost version GEN III.
Nissan could jump up with their planned Infiniti, or another platform that is similar and high end. Mercedes with the Smart and B class could jump ahead.
Also Batteries batteries are improving by leaps and bounds. A 200 mile range battery could be available by 2016 for any EV.
I don't see why Tesla can not make this car in the very near future.
The Leaf already goes 124 miles on a charge - how hard would it be for Tesla to go 200 miles with their technology?
I have a feeling that the gen3 will be a long ways away sadly. They are enjoying selling high cost vehicles right now. They even axed the lower cost version of the S.
Next will be an even more expensive SUV (with worse mileage). They are positioning themselves as a BMW/Caddy competitor. Don't expect a low cost model any time soon. Sorry.
I don't know why Nissan just doesn't take two Leaf drive systems (AWD anyone?) and an extended battery pack and make an improved/stretched Leaf already. A 50% larger leaf battery would yield 187.5 miles.
completely wrong. The whole point of making MS and MX is to get rich enough to make the Gen III. 10X+ the volume, at half the price and maybe half the margin.
To Volker,
Gruss nach Berlin!
This is a great video with Elon Musk, founder of Tesla. Watch the video from 4:45 to answer the above question about the "affordable" Tesla which could be available as soon as 2015. The rest of the interview is also great!
Old news, from Feb., but a decent interview.
I would like to purchase a "bluestar" in 2016, here's my wishlist:
1. 3600 pounds or less
2. optional stiff, high performance sports suspension (1 G in the corners with sticky tires would be nice)
3. zero to sixty in 5 seconds or less
4. rear wheel drive
5. 200+ mile range
6. 176-182 inch length
This model isn't competing with Leafs or Volts, it's going to compete with BMW 3 series, which is a performance sedan, so this better have some performance! I can't wait.
The current S isn't just making some money to invest in new designs. You can bet Tesla has learned a great deal about every facet of the industry and this will ensure a mature and efficient path to design and build cheaper models in the future.
It is actually more difficult to design and build cheaper cars as any inefficiency is very problematic. You can bury any inefficiencies in the price of a $100K car. A cheaper car has to be almost perfectly designed from the beginning. Every weld adds up and is important.
In deliveries & service it's sometimes clear the left hand doesn't know what the right foot is doing. Much more problematic in design and manufacturing!
Blue Star, Tesla Gen III, Model C model X
Just check my free website for any news, I wana be an owner.
Very interesting read now that the Model 3 is out for a year or two...
Indeed... It's weird how accurate the car has fulfilled the needs in this post... Almost exactly.
What one might be inclined to consider almost...prescient...huh?
Also, you might be interested to know that the code name "Blue Star" was drawn from a 1980's Star Wars spoof film called "Galaxina" wherein the "Blue Star" (a precious blue crystal) was the object of a space faring police force's (as well as some criminally inclined aliens) interstellar recovery mission.
Musk has shown a comedic tendency to spoof Star Wars spoof films as, in addition to the Galaxina reference above, there's also the bit about "going plaid" and the development of a "plaid" powertrain (that will be available on the Roadster) and novelty flamethrower (that he sold $10 million worth of over the course of just 4 days) are both references to the 1987 "Spaceballs" film spoofing Star Wars, and now you know...
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Citing verse 16 of Surah Al Mu'min, the translation of which reads:
'The Exalter of ranks, the Lord of the Throne. He causes the spirit to descend with His command to whomsoever of His servants He pleases, that He may give warning of the Day of Meeting Him,' (40:16) Huzur gave a discourse on the Divine signs to distinguish the lofty station of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace).
The Rafi-ud-darajaat God (Exalter of ranks), Who possesses all excellent attributes declares that He sends His chosen people to revive the spiritually ailing. Those commissioned by Him inform people of the transitory nature of this world and of the everlasting Hereafter. They tell people to do those works in this life that please God. Just as God has sent His Prophets to each nation in each era, in the current age, He sent the Promised Messiah. This advent was in accordance with the prophecy of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) and borne out of his ardent love for the Prophet. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) had said that the Mahdi would be guided by God and will come to put right the troubled world of Islam, guiding people to the straight path.
The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) received many revelations from God, among them two were the following: 'He sends down the Spirit on whomsoever He wills from among His servants.' (Tadhkirah, 2007 edition, p.764). 'You are to Me like My Spirit.' (Tadhkirah, 07edition, p.883). Indeed God exalts whomsoever He wishes to, from among His chosen people. As the Qur'an states in Surah Al An'am: '…We exalt in degrees of rank whomso We please. Thy Lord is indeed Wise, All-Knowing'. (6:84).
In order to carry out His spiritual system God sends Prophets and saints. His knowledge determines who should be sent with the special message. In this age, The Wise, All-Knowing God sent Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani. His advent has been cited in the Holy Qur'an with reference to latter days and ahadith speak of him as a significant sign for the Ummah as they are urged to accept him. Huzur said if the Muslims read this message with sincerity of heart there is no way they would not accept the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). Indeed, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) had said that whoever lives in the age of the Mahdi should take my greetings to him. In one tradition related by the grandson of Hadhrat Imam Hussein, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said, 'for our Mahdi two signs, the like of which have never appeared before will be evident'. The reference is of course to the solar and lunar eclipses. Huzur said while the mention of the extraordinary signs here signifies the station of the Messiah and Mahdi, the use of the term 'our Mahdi' by the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) signifies the love and high regard he had for him.
Huzur said he would now speak about the station of the Mahdi who was promised to come and the signs which we observe in support of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani. God had promised to exhibit His signs of corroboration and to exalt the Mahdi. This promise was fulfilled when the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) made his claim and indeed is still being fulfilled. Prophets of God are always opposed and so was the Promised Messiah. His opposition continues to this day. He was granted a lofty station by God then Who continues to exalt him to this day. God revealed to him: 'Mercy flows from thy lips, 'O Ahmad. You are under Our care. Allah will exalt thy name and perfect His bounty upon thee in this world and the hereafter.' (Tadhkirah, edition '07, p. 72). Also, 'Allah will support thee, Allah will help thee. Allah has raised the argument of Islam. There is the beauty of Allah. He it is Who has purified you in every situation. The mysteries of the friends of Allah are without count.' (Tadhkirah, edition '07, p.127).
Huzur said, today, if one wishes to reach God, wishes to behold His beauty, then the way to do so is to adhere to the true and ardent devotee of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him). Could one, who [God forbid] associated falsehood to God, have his glory enhanced by being false? Certainly, up till now, one who associated falsehood to God would have been disgraced. However, these are the words of God's true servant and this is the reason we observe that with each passing day his glory is enhanced further still. God states in the Holy Qur'an in Surah Al Inshirah: 'And removed from thee thy burden, Which had well nigh broken thy back, And We exalted thy name?' (94:3-5). God revealed to the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace): 'O Servant of the One Who exalts, I shall raise thee towards Me. I shall bestow honor on thee. None can stop that which I bestow.' (Tadhkirah, edition '07, p.159) and 'I am with you, O Imam of high esteem.' (Tadhkirah, edition '07, p.624).
Huzur said the purpose of mentioning the revelations of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) here is that as God consoled him through these revelations, He also manifested earthly and heavenly signs of support. Each person of His Community, no matter where in the world he/she is, has come into the fold by virtue of his lofty station. God manifested countless signs to distinguish his lofty station and it is not possible to cite them all. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) has mentioned a few of these signs in his book 'Anjam e Atham'; a book that he wrote at the death of Abdullah Atham. His death was a sign of deterrent and it made the splendour of Islam and the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) evident to the world. Atham was a Christian priest and many religious scholars and 'custodians of shrines' did not accept his death as a sign of the truthfulness of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). He, therefore, gave them the challenge of a Mubahalah (spiritual/prayer duel) and wrote two hundred pages, followed by an appendix and also a footnote. In the detailed footnote he mentioned the Divine support and honour bestowed on him after the Mubahalah. He wrote that in accordance with the Quranic phrase 'end is for the God-fearing' (11:50) a number of aspects were the source of his honour.
Firstly, the prophecy made about Abdullah Atham was literally fulfilled. This was a fulfilment of the prophecy published on page 241 of Baraheen e Ahmadiyya (Promised Messiah's epic book) fifteen years before. Secondly, his collection of journals that he wrote in Arabic, including Anjam e Atham. None of these were responded by the opposing maulwis or the priests and the world saw that the honour of the Arabic language was applicable to the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) alone, whom they had the audacity to call a Kafir (a disbeliever). Their own ignorance of the Arabic language became apparent. Thirdly, prior to the Mubahalah, the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) had merely three to four hundred followers. Following the Mubahalah, the number ranged around eight thousand devotees. Pious spirited people came rushing to the fold of Ahmadiyyat. A most touching acceptance followed the Mubahalah. He wrote that angels were putting spiritual light into hearts and the Mubahalah had been a source of immense honour. Fourthly, as foretold for hundreds of years, the advent of the Messiah was to be accompanied by solar and lunar eclipses in the month of Ramadan. Never before had any Messianic claimant granted such heavenly signs. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) wrote that while people prayed for his disgrace God had made the heavens bow down in his verification. Fifthly, the aspect that brought honour after the Mubahalah was that the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) invited all his famous opponents to discuss the knowledge and cognisance of the Holy Qur'an but none could respond to him. He had announced that God had given him unique insight into the Qur'an; the silence of others sealed their ignorance.
Sixthly, following the Mubahala, Abdul Haq had issued a leaflet maintaining that a son would be born to him. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) after being Divinely informed, also issued a leaflet stating that God would grant him a son. With the grace of God a son named Sharif Ahmad was born to the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) who was nearly two years old at the time of writing. On the other hand, no son was born to Abdul Haq. Seventhly, what proved to be a sign of honour after the Mubahalah was the fervour displayed by the followers of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) in serving him. He said he could never thank God for the spiritual and physical bounties that showered on him following the Mubahalah. Among the material bounties, God pressed into the service of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) sincere and devoted people who considered it an honour to spend their wealth in this cause. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) went on to mention a number of these sincere followers. He said it was with the sheer grace of God and although God had always provided for the Promised Messiah, after the Mubahalah, extraordinary spiritual and physical bounties were bestowed upon him. Eighthly, the aspect to enhance honour after the Mubahalah was the writing of the book 'Sat Bachan'. For the writing of this book, God facilitated for the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) what had not occurred to anyone for three hundred years. The book is about Baba Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion and it proves that Baba Nanak was in fact a Muslim and believed in One God. He had performed Hajj twice. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) disclosed that his relic cloak had the Kalima and many Quranic verses inscribed on it. Huzur said the cloak is now in the safe possession of a Sikh family. A Bedi sahib of that family, who attended our Jalsa, had confirmed this. Ninthly, the aspect that was a source of greater honour following the Mubahalah was that eight thousand people had entered into the fold of the Community. As the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) was the centre of attraction for all this humanity, this was a clear sign of an acceptance which can only be attained by God's will. Their spirituality was much enhanced and they offered their Prayers with perfect devotion. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) went on to mention the sincere Jama'ats that had established in the towns and cities of Amritsar, Lahore, Sialkot, Kapurthala and other Indian cities and cited their shining spirituality. Huzur said he wished to say to people who are associated to these areas that they should always remember the sincerity of their ancestors. This will keep us connected to the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) and bring us the beneficence that God has promised. Huzur added that today similar sincerity is being generated all over the world, be it Europe, Asia or Africa. Tenthly, the source of honour for the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace), after the Mubahalah, was the 'Conference of Great World Religions' in Lahore. Here, his treatise 'Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam' was read out. This was extremely well-received and left a profound impact on all. It was stated that it saved the day for Islam. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) said how could God put such sweetness and blessing into the words of an [alleged] disbeliever? Thus are the ten blessings as cited by the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) that God granted him after the Mubahalah.
Huzur said God has shown such signs on every occasion. He read out a few more extracts from the writings of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) on the subject of fulfilment of signs given to him.
Today the physical as well as the spiritual progeny of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) is spread all over the world. God granted lofty station to the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) and showed signs of His support at every occasion. He grants honour to whomsoever He wishes. He is fulfilling His promises made to the Promised Messiah to this day. Certainly, He will also fulfil the promise that till the Day of Judgement He will grant triumph to his followers over others. Huzur said we should pray and ever try to stay connected to the Community. Time to time, our opponents demonstrate an outpouring of their malice. In Pakistan such has been the general situation that in the name of Islam, yet in clear defiance of the teachings of Islam, they continue to persecute and oppress. As a result the country is disgraced in the entire world. While they have failed in their wicked attempts to stop the Ahmadis from declaring their faith and worshipping God, the country is engulfed in disorder. Recently utter barbarity was committed in the name of Islam against some Christians. There is a general state of lawlessness. Ahmadis in general and Pakistani Ahmadis in particular should pray for the country which is in dire straits. As the situation there worsens and gets critical, Ahmadis, particularly Pakistani Ahmadis should pray, turn to God, seek His refuge, make your actions purely for the sake of God, give alms enthusiastically. It is God's promise that He will grant us progress. May God keep each Ahmadi safe from all evil and keep the Community safe in Pakistan and other places. After the UK Jalsa, authorities in some Arab countries are also harassing the Ahmadis. May God keep the faith of each Ahmadi strong.
Next Huzur gave the sad news of a martyrdom that took place yesterday in Multan, Pakistan. 26 year old Ata ul Karim Noon was shot by three armed assailants who entered his house. He had left the door open as he briefly went to a nearby shop which the assailants used to enter the house. He was a Moosi and had a sincere connection with the Community. He was an educated person who was in business. He leaves behind his parents, a wife and two daughters, three sisters and four brothers. Huzur said he would lead his funeral Prayer in absentia after Jummah. A funeral Prayer for Chaudhary Inayat Ullah Tariq sahib was also to be held. He was a life devotee for more than fifty years who had a connection of great sincerity with Khilafat. Huzur also announced a few other funeral Prayers in absentia. The names are: Muhammad Hussain sahib, Chaudhary Khadim Hussain Asad, a Syrian Ahmadi, Sajjad Ahmad sahib, Amatul Baseer Mehreen sahiba and Huma Hamed sahiba. Huzur prayed for the forgiveness and elevated station of all the deceased and steadfastness for the bereaved.
The Jumu'ah (Friday) prayer is one form of congregational worship in Islam. It takes place every Friday. Regular attendance at the Jumu'ah prayer is enjoined on the believer. According to a Saying of Muhammad(sa) this congregational prayer is twenty-five times more blessed than worship performed alone. (Bukhari)
"O ye who believe! When the call is made for Prayer on Friday, hasten to the remembrance of Allah, and leave off all business. That is best for you, if you only knew." more
"… (He who) offers the Prayers and listens quitely when the Imam stands up for sermon, will have his sins forgiven between that Friday and the next" (Bukhari)


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LeetF*ck is a now-obsolete connection program designed by Annelid during his 2003 program-making stint. Like most of his applications, it came about when he discovered something nifty could be done, and wanted a quick way to make it happen. LeetF*ck automatically determined a user's IP address upon initialization and forwarded the information to Worms Armageddon... a process handy back in the day for anyone with a dynamic IP address and a router who wanted to host games. (June 2007's W:A update now determines a client's true IP address in a more acceptable way, thus making this functionality unnecessary.)
But what everyone used leetF*ck for was the other feature... it set itself up as a local proxy on port 1337, and using a special serverlist link, Worms could be made to connect to WormNet through leetF*ck. The program then filtered various pieces of data from the communication, which could be used to display a custom rank (instead of the default lowest rank) or, most popularly, turn on the flaming power bars option in online games. These were effectively disabled in a beta in October 2004 (and completely disabled in March 2005) so are now also obsolete.
The program also had, at release, a built-in ping of sorts, to verify it was authorized to start up (so it could be disabled in the future if the need arose). Unfortunately the server it used was the old SFX data server, which went down about a year after the program's release. Perhaps more unfortunately, Annelid lost the source code for all his programs in late 2003 due to a hard drive failure, so LeetF*ck will remain a memory, and all his other releases will remain buggy.


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Adding plump red tomatoes to your salad is a great way to add some cancer-fighting food into your diet because tomatoes are loaded with lycopene, along with other phytochemicals. AICR's expert report and its updates found that tomatoes and other food containing lycopene lower the risk of prostate cancer, specifically. Now, a new lab study suggests that eating tomatoes with soy foods may be even more protective against prostate cancer than each food consumed separately.
They study was published online in Cancer Prevention Research.
For the study, researchers wanted to look at the effects of tomato and soy — separately and in combination — on prostate cancer development. Along with tomato and its phytochemicals, lab studies have suggested that soy and its compounds also reduce prostate cancer risk.
The study used a type of mice genetically engineered to develop an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Researchers placed the mice into four diet groups: 1) whole tomato powder; 2) soy germ; 3) tomato powder and soy germ; and 4) control group that did not eat soy or tomato. Soy germ, just like wheat germ, is the reproductive part of the soy that germinates to grow into a plant. Read more… "Lab Study: Soy Plus Tomato May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer"


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The United States appears willing to accept the reality of North Korea as a nuclear power – a measure of credit that Washington has refused to give since Pyongyang exploded a nuclear device in 2006.
The potential shift in US outlook comes as Pyongyang ratchets up tensions and the new US administration formulates its policy on North Korea. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to visit the region next week.
"I'm not going into terminology," Gen. Walter Sharp, commander of US forces in Korea, said Monday, but acknowledged North Korea had "successfully" conducted a nuclear test while proclaiming its desire to be a nuclear power.
General Sharp's comment fueled concerns here that the US is conceding the nuclear-power status that North Korea craves. Leon Panetta, designated to direct the Central Intelligence Agency, signaled the shift in official thinking last week when he observed at a Senate confirmation hearing that it was not clear if North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was "prepared to give up that nuclear capability."
Those comments coincided with reports of North Korea moving a long-range Taepodong-2 missile to a launch pad on the east coast, after repudiating a North-South nonaggression pact that took effect 17 years ago and appearing to harden conditions on giving up the warheads it already has.
"This is typical North Korean tactics," says Kim Sung-han, professor of international studies at Korea University. "When North Korea is interested in negotiating a certain issue, they need to create tensions." Its central interest now, he says, is "sending a message to the US, and to South Korea too, before the Obama administration finishes its policy review."
The US hopes to restart six-party talks, which also include South Korea, Japan, China, and Russia, but just how far the Obama administration will go to halt the North's program remains unclear.
South Korea's conservative president, Lee Myung-bak, is trying to win assurances of the Obama administration's full support. He has pursued a hard-line stance since taking office a year ago, cutting off aid that South Korea had delivered for years to North Korea.
While aware of concerns about recent North Korean "threats," Mr. Lee said Monday in a radio address, "you do not need to worry too much."
US intelligence analysts estimate the North has fabricated six to a dozen warheads but doubt the North has the capacity to deliver them to targets.
Satellite imagery last week showed that North Korea had transported a Taepodong-2 missile, with a range of several thousand miles, to the site from which a Taepodong-2 was launched unsuccessfully in July 2006. That missile arced into the sea after a flight of 40 seconds.
"They are moving parts, assembling it," says Mr. Kim. "Then they will be putting fuel into the missile. It's a salami tactic. They are not going to launch it immediately."
Experts say North Korea is likely to return to six-party talks, at which it agreed two years ago to abandon its nuclear weapons program, while holding out for bilateral negotiations with the US.
An unofficial US team, back from Pyongyang, reported North Korea's eagerness for both types of talks. "We all learned that six-party process can be very useful," says Stephen Bosworth, former US ambassador to Korea, now dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University, predicting "there will be both."
Korean analysts, though, see North Korea's likely acceptance of six-party talks as a ruse to exclude the South. "The Obama administration will start off with six-party talks," says Kim Sung-hak, North Korean analyst at Hanyang University in Seoul. "Then right away they will start bilateral talks in parallel before they talk of concessions."
Mrs. Clinton is expected to try to coordinate with South Korean leaders on a common response when she arrives here Feb. 19-20. She is stopping first in Japan and goes from here to China, which has been hosting six-party talks since 2005.
The fear here, meanwhile, is that North Korea will stage low-level attacks to test US and South Korean resolve. "The level of threat is higher than before," says Kim Tae-woo, vice president of the Korean Institute for Defense Analyses. "They are threatening another provocation" by possibly test-firing a short-range missile or attacking South Korean navy ships.
"They want to manage the sense of insecurity" – and "encourage antigovernment forces in South Korea," Mr. Kim adds.


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And right there is "my" rub. The "my" group that is free to be, that is spoiled and coddled and has every opportunity in the world because they live in a country where one has security and can afford to pick and choose what part of an ideology they like if it makes them feel good!
If something does not happen to you, does not effect you, then it's someone else's problem ……. "It's tragic what's happened to these women. But…" – Debbie Almontaser, American muslima – 3/25/12 (from our twitter exchange)
But what Debbie? What about these "other" women? Three stories just from yesterday! H/T @ShariaCrimes Acid attack – H/T CounterJihadKnights Another! Acid attack – 10 yr old tortured to death
And tragically – this:
On Saturday, March 17, Fakhra Younus took her own life after enduring twelve years of physical and emotion pain because in 2000 her husband punished her for leaving him by dousing her in acid!
What about Fakhra Younus, Debbie? You support the "MillionHijabMarch" – would it be so difficult to have you bring awareness to a million other muslima of the plight of women who don't have the luxury of saying #MyIslamRespectsWomen?
Fakhra Younus takes her own life * Coming Home * No Justice * Angels of Mercy
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New Book Released – Vitalis book 1: New Beginnings
I've been babbling about it for a while now and here it is, finally hot off the virtual presses!
Here's the blurb:
Humans have advanced to span multiple solar systems, diminish the effects of aging, and conquer the human genome, yet their cruelty towards their own kind binds them to the stone age. The rim worlds are the outer solar systems for human civilization. Men and women earn their living with their wits and talents, although treachery often nets a bonus.
The Rented Mule is a ship with a crew seeking to earn an honest living in a realm of dishonesty. No stranger to trouble, they know the unwritten rules of the trade and have avoided being claimed as "salvage" for many years.
On a routine transport mission the Mule has to struggle with not only the usual dangers of traveling through rim systems, but also a new navigator with a troubled past and a romantic interest in the ship's engineer.
Plagued by threats from without and within, the crew's only hope when the Mule suffers catastrophic damage may be an uncharted planet. The fate of the Rented Mule and crew is in the hands of the neophyte navigator.
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"Kira!" The navigator groaned as the words filtered through the disturbing images of her dream. She'd been reliving some very pleasant aerobic activity with Eric one moment, then felt as though she'd been sucked through the wall of the ship to be immersed in the absolute zero temperatures of deep space the next. She coughed, feeling like her lungs were coated in ice water. Somebody grabbed her, helping her up and over a metal ridge that pressed painfully into her ribs. She gagged some more, dry heaving until she could hear straight. Spittle hung from her lips and chills racked her body.
"Kira, we've been dumped out of cold sleep, your prox warning is going off, what's going on?" Captain Sharp demanded.
Kira looked up slowly, wincing at the pain in her chest, throat, and head as she did so. He looked pale and miserable, but his actions spoke otherwise. She nodded and forced herself up, fighting back a wave of nausea. "C..c…cold, Sir!"
"Walk it off, damn it!" He snapped, perhaps a concession to his own condition.
Kira nodded and pulled herself out of the pod she'd been in. The others were either doing likewise or were standing around in robes. She felt a tug and looked down, her head clearing as she realized she was still fully integrated with the hibernation chamber. The light blanket that had covered her nude body was still on her, but she'd given the Captain quite a show in spite of it. She glanced up when she heard a scuffling sound and saw Eric was struggling into a robe and trying to join them. He brought a spare robe for her. That's nice, she thought, then her view of her recent lover was blocked by the Captain. "Kira, snap to!"
"Sorry, Captain," she mumbled. "Never been dumped before."
She reached down and removed the catheter, grimacing as she did so, then slipped the sensors that were adhered to her body and head off. She held the blanket tight and forced herself to climb up and out of the cocoon like bed, taking the robe from Eric with a grateful smile and slipping it on. Her feet were cold on the steel floor but she could tell from the Captain's tone she had no time to worry about that. "Prox alert, gotcha Sir!"
Sharp and Eric followed her as she walked stiffly out of the hibernation room. Her body warmed and began to obey her as she walked, allowing her to pick up the pace. By the time they reached the bridge, only a few short minutes later, only a faint headache persisted. She touched the data port on her palm to the matching port of her station, then proceeded to mentally send the navigation system commands. The large display at the front of the bridge responded almost immediately, allowing them all to see what had transpired.
"That's not an asteroid!" Sharp growled. He turned to Eric. "Get Tarn up here now!"
Eric took off with barely an, "Aye, Captain!" tossed over his shoulder.
"That's why the dump from cold sleep, Sir," Kira said. "The autopilot adjusted course but so did the other ship. It's closing with us fast. ETA is less than ten minutes. It must be accelerating," Kira muttered to herself as she fed more commands via the cybernetic link into the computer. "I don't understand, even a cold dump takes hours – this hit my outer threat range seventeen minutes ago."
"Had some modifications done to our chambers," Sharp explained. "You're going to feel like hell for a week or so because of it, but most of the time it's only temporary."
"Most of them time, Sir?" Kira turned to look at him.
Sharp shrugged. "Guy who done it said he only had one case of somebody suffering permanent brain damage."
Kira swore. "Hey, you prefer to let them board while we're still snuggled up in dreamland? What happens then? Pretty thing like you might get raped a few dozen times before they sold you as a slave. The rest of us most like get our throats cut – if we're lucky."
She nodded at the Captain's logic. He said no more until Eric returned with a grumbling Tarn behind him. "Tarn, where's your threat sensors? And the plasma defenders? Why aren't they online and tracking?"
Tarn ignored him, staring at the screen and deciphering it. "Fuck, must be bugged up," he muttered, then turned away to head over to the security station.
"Don't give me that, you said everything was fixed!" Sharp roared. "Get them up and running now or I'll shoot you at them!"
"Sir, we don't know who it is," Kira pointed out. "It could be another transport or even a naval vessel."
"Uh-uh," Eric said, slipping up quietly beside her chair and pressing his hand against her shoulder. Kira glanced up at him and smiled. This proved he wasn't the kiss and tell type and that he would still respect her in the morning. Then again, after the things she'd made him do in the heat of the moment she wasn't sure she could respect herself.
"Free agent would be steering clear of us," Sharp confirmed. "Naval vessel would be broadcasting to us. This ship's silent. You tried hailing?"
Kira nodded. It was standard procedure on seeing another ship, especially one with an intercept vector. "No response, Sir."
"Hang on," He grunted. "Must be a bug in the activation code, the program's in there but it never executed properly."
"What about our guns?"
"Enemy ship is out of range. They'll be ready when it gets closer though!"
"What've they got to use on us?" Sharp asked.
Tarn laughed bitterly. "This is a transport! No sensors worth a damn on here. Mining rig's got better eyesight than this thing does."
Kira looked at the Captain and saw the muscles in his jaw flexing. She felt Eric squeeze her shoulder again. Her own free hand went up to rest on top of his. "Are these Pirates?"
"They're not a welcoming committee," Tarn muttered.
Kira stared at him, eyes narrowed. Eric gave her shoulder another squeeze forcing her to relax. She looked at the display again. Even though they could all see it she felt the need to announce, "Seven and a half minutes, Sir."
"Tarn, how long until they're in range?"
"Four minutes."
Sharp swore. "Glad I spent so much on the weapons you recommended!" The ex-Marine wisely chose to stay quiet. "Kira, what's our position? How long were we under?"
"A little over a month, Sir," Kira had already figured that much out from the data on the display. She input several more commands to analyze the stars and compare their position. "Otherwise we're on course for the mining region, roughly two months out. The rotation of this system's planets and stations are further from us than a return to the jump station would be."
Sharp swore again. "No outrunning them either I bet."
The display popped up a new frame with calculations and text within it. The answer was clear seconds later. "No Sir," Kira parroted the system's visual display.
"You better hit those sons of bitches so hard they get turned into a wormhole." Tarn grunted as he sat sweating over his chair.
Kira stared. She could see the sweat running down the side of Tarn's face. She was still chilled to the bone and only the adrenaline of the moment was keeping her from falling to the deck. She glanced up at Eric again and saw the misery in his own eyes. He smiled in spite of it when she caught his eyes, which prompted a strange flutter in her own stomach. Her first real relationship and he was an engine jockey on a dead end tanker in the middle of nowhere. She bit her lip to fight back the tear, then smiled back at him. It wasn't his fault that she'd fucked her own life up so badly that a desperate shot at running away on the Rented Mule was her only way out.
"Five minutes, Sir," She croaked loudly.
Sharp's hand rested on her other shoulder, squeezing so firmly it hurt. Then it was gone. Kira felt her heart thundering in her chest, something she had read was next to impossible after being dumped out of cold sleep.
"Where are Jeff and Kevin?" The Captain asked.
"I told them get suited up and stand by for emergency repairs," Eric said. "They can handle pressure leaks and basic electronics, I've been showing them a few things."
"Might need you in the engine room."
Kira felt Eric's hand stiffen on her shoulder. It might have been because she was suddenly squeezing his so much harder. "Aye Sir, I'll keep an eye on things. Call me if I'm needed."
He pulled his hand away but the warmth of it lingered on her shoulders. Kira set her jaw and blinked away the tears. After everything she'd done and all the sacrifices she'd made this did not seem like a fitting way to die.
"Sir!" She screamed, looking a fresh readout on the display. "We're being—"
Lights flashed and an alarm went off, even though nothing seemed amiss. "We're under attack Sir!"
"It was a relativistic projectile, no breech but it definitely hit us on the port side." The inertial suppressors eliminated the shock from spreading throughout the two thousand ton ship. It was neither graceful nor pretty, but the Rented Mule could certainly take a beating.
A few second later another alert sounded, followed by fresh damage indicators. This continued for several more rounds, each spaced a few seconds apart. "Sir, they're firing something large enough to clear our avoidance field but not big enough to do any serious damage."
"Just a damned minute!" He growled. Then he slammed his finger on the panel, triggering the plasma defenders.
Sharp stared at display that showed the star field in front of them, watching a green mist streak out so quickly it was barely identifiable. It disappeared into the blackness, giving no indication of what had transpired. "Well?" He asked, his voice overpowering the steady chirps that indicated fresh hits form the enemy vessel.
"Limited sensors, Sir," Kira said.
Tarn let out a whoop. "I got the bastards!"
The ongoing alerts continued. "Why are we still being fired upon?"
"Didn't say I killed 'em," Tarn snapped. He went back to his display and began hammering in fresh commands. He snarled as two more plasma shots went out, both missing.
"Sir, less than two minutes until they're on us!"
"Roll us twenty degrees so I can bring both plasma guns on line!"
"Do it!" Sharp snapped.
Kira rolled the ship, firing the thrusters manually to save time. She arrested the roll too late, but Tarn had already triggered his attack. The star field display went blank. One of the frames on the main display stopped scrolling updated data.
"What happened?"
"Something else hit us," Kira stammered. She was desperately trying to make sense of the data, inputting fresh queries to the system. "An energy weapon I think, looks like they found our primary sensor modules."
"So we're blind?"
Kira fought with her system several seconds before she slumped in her chair. "Looks like it…Sir."
"Shut those damn alarms off, internal sensors will still tell us if there's a problem."
Kira silenced the alarms and stood by, expecting to have to cancel a new one in a few seconds. She realized she'd have to do it constantly and wondered if there was a way to issue a command so that only a different type of alarm would sound.
"Did you cancel everything?" Sharp asked her as the seconds ticked past silently.
"No Sir," she said. "Trying to figure out how to differentiate between the existing attacks and more serious ones."
"You may not need to. They've stopped shooting at us." Sharp stared at the unmoving displays then turned to the ex-Marine. "Tarn, did your last shots hit?"
"Of course! Both barrels down the throat!"
"Your sensors show the damage before we lost them?"
Tarn grunted as he tapped clumsily away at the display. "Feedback from the sensor loss must have wiped out the logging."
"So you don't know for sure."
"That range there ain't no way I could miss!"
Kira glanced up and saw the stare down between the Captain and the security officer. She looked away, hoping she could ignore the growing tension in the room. "All right no, I got no way of knowing what shape they're in now."
Sharp stabbed the intercom button. "Everyone suit up now! Our attackers have destroyed our sensors but we believe they've also been damaged. If they board us they won't give us the time to arrange a welcoming party — they'll just blow the hull. Suit up and stand ready to repel boarders."
"Sir, should I—"
"Go get your suit, I'll mind your station until you get back."
"Yes Sir," Kira hopped up and hurried to the air lock. She met Eric on the way and they grabbed each other's hands briefly, then let go and hurried on when Tarn came huffing along behind them. The suits were unisex and universally uncomfortable. Kira grabbed the tallest one and turned to glace at Tarn. Eric looked up, catching her gaze, then slipped between them while the ex-Marine busied himself with displaying a very hairy back and butt so he could slip into the suit.
With him distracted, Kira shucked her robe and jumped into her suit, zipping it up quickly before fixing the helmet on. The onboard system powered up and did a system check. With a few adjustments it read off a list of green statuses. Kira turned to see Eric helping Tarn into a different suit, then waited patiently for the porcine man to be ready.
"Get back to the bridge," Eric told her. "I'll help Tarn finish up, you're needed up there."
"Be careful!" She whispered.
"Careful's my middle name, Legs!" Kira squeezed her eyes shut and clenched her fist at Tarn's voice over the suit-to-suit radio. He chuckled even as she turned and stormed off.
Her station at the bridge was far from comfortable in a bulky space suit. They had evolved and improved over the years but still weighed twenty five pounds and remained bulky enough to make even a runway model feel like they were wearing a fat suit. She settled in as best she could and then had to break the seal on her suit so she could route the suit's internal data cable to her palm. After she resealed it, and noticed the Captain trying to look everywhere but at her, she applied the external cable to her station to allow her direct input to the system.
"Sorry, Sir," she said, somewhat out of breath. "I'm ready now."
"Kira, the bridge is yours. Do what you think is best should the situation require it." Sharp gave her tap on the shoulder that she barely felt through the suit then he turned and left the bridge.
She stared after him for a long moment, then turned back to look at the partially functioning screens. She swallowed loudly, aware that the only thing she could hear was inside her own helmet. "Okay, let's see what we've got left," she muttered, feeding fresh commands into the computer as quickly as she could think them up.
But wait, there's more! How about a link to a downloadable PDF for a sample of it too?
Book 2 has been written (rough draft), what remains is cover art and editing. October – November launch date planned. So snatch this one up quick so you can be ready for the next one!


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Blake & Ryan: love in wine country?
Multiple sightings of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds being super romantic in Napa at dinner this week. Nothing gross, but like totally engrossed in each other. "Eyes locked" the whole time is how one person described it to me. It was so intense - in a hot sex way - that at one point I'm told when a server came by to ask if they needed something else, Ryan seemed irritated to have been interrupted.
But they like their mini-breaks, don't they? Every chance they get, every weekend, they're off discovering a new town, roaming the world now before they settle in to make tall blonde babies. God Blake, is that it? One flash of divine gossip with Leonardo DiCaprio and you're retiring already?
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Animal Facts
Scientific Name
Syngnathus leptorhynchus
Animal Type
small crustaceans
to 13 inches (33 cm)
Kelp pipefish, Pacific seahorses; Family: Syngnathidae
Sitka, Alaska to southern Baja California in Mexico. Common in eelgrass in bays and sloughs.
Natural History
At first glance, you might not notice a bay pipefish gliding through the eelgrass—its long, pencil-slim body and greenish color mimic a swaying blade of eelgrass. And in place of scales, jointed, bonelike rings encircle this fish's body. To eat, a hungry pipefish gets its tubular, toothless mouth an inch or so away from its prey—and slurps.
Pipefish have tiny dorsal, pectoral and tail fins that beat rapidly as the fishes leisurely swim—usually in a vertical position. Pipefish steer by moving their heads from side to side.
No major commercial or sport fisheries exist for bay pipefish, but dried pipefish and seahorses are used for medicinal purposes in some cultures. Pipefish, mixed with herbs, are used for whole body treatments, while seahorses are used for specific ailments. At this time pipefish are abundant. But if the demand for pipefish by alternative health care markets and collectors dramatically increases, pipefish might become as scarce as many of their seahorse relatives.
Cool Facts
Female pipefish court the males. If the courting is successful, she deposits up to 225 eggs in brood pouches on the underside of the male's body. Then a protective tissue forms on the pouch opening, sealing the eggs inside. The male incubates the eggs and even supplies nourishment to the embryos via an attachment to his abdominal wall and bloodstream. The eggs hatch in about two weeks depending on water temperature.
Pipefish were named after the long, slim pipes men smoked in the mid-1700s.


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Model #CNB-2460
|List Price:
|Our Price:
|$539.00 New
General Description
We're committed to exceeding your expectations:
- Found it for less? We'll match the price
- 25-Year or Limited Lifetime Warranty
Our customers come first — we guarantee it!
Two Sizes - and 18 Cool Colors!
Integrated tabletop bench design maintains a neat, clean look. Perfect for any school or daycare.
- Manufacturer:
Barricks' high quality products have been pleasing customers for over 50 years. From preschool bench units to cafeteria tables to seminar training tables, Barricks products can be found everywhere from daycare facilities to universities to corporate conference rooms.
- Width:
- 24 in.
- Length:
- 60 in.
- Height:
- 23 in.
- Weight:
- 130 lbs.
- Bench Thickness:
- .75"
- Bench Width:
- 10"
- Folding:
- No
- Frame Finish:
Baked Enamel
Baked enamel is an economical, wear-resistant type of paint finish.
- Frame Specs:
18 Gauge
Gauge is a measurement of steel thickness - the lower the gauge, the thicker the steel.
- Glides:
- Adjustable Glides
- Leg Finish:
Enamel Paint
Enamel paint is an oil-based paint which dries hard, opaque and glossy.
- Leg Specs:
18-gauge Steel
Gauge is a measurement of steel thickness - the lower the gauge, the thicker the steel.
- Leg Style:
- Double T-Legs
- Overall Width:
- 54"
- Seating Capacity:
- 6
- Style:
- Cafeteria Tables
- Tabletop Core Material:
Particleboard is made from wood particles and resin. It is cost-effective and versatile.
- Tabletop Edge:
- Vinyl T-mold
- Tabletop Support:
- 2.5" Steel
- Tabletop Surface Material:
High-Pressure Laminate
High-pressure laminate is the finish commonly found on kitchen counters (commonly known as Formica). It is extremely durable and easy to clean.
- Tabletop
- .75
- Tabletop Weight Capacity:
- 500 Lbs. Evenly Distributed
- Warranty:
- Limited Lifetime
- Made in USA
- Tops and benches are finished with High-Pressure Laminate and backer sheet.
- 2 1/4" semi-boxed steel apron for added strength.
- Bench static weight capacity is 700-lbs. per bench.
- Adjustable glides.
- 23"H Tabletops.
- 14 1/2"H Benches.
- You can mix and match tabletop and bench colors when ordering more than one table.
- Assembles easily in minutes.
- Lifetime Coverage: Our Limited Lifetime Warranty guarantees many years of use and enjoyment.
This product is made with pride in the United States of America!
We're committed to exceeding your expectations:
- Found it for less? We'll match the price
- 15-Year or Limited Lifetime Warranty
Our customers come first — we guarantee it!
Shipping & Assembly
- Ships Via:
- Common Carrier
- Leaves Factory In:
- Approximately 6 business days
- Assembly:
- Required
- Average Assembly Time:
- 20-30 Minutes
Rectangular Preschool Cafeteria Table
|List Price:
|Our Price:
Product Family
This product is a part of Preschool Cafeteria Table Bench Units
There are 2 products in the family


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MANKATO -- Peter Linnerooth was skilled at staving off suicide among his fellow soldiers. But ultimately he couldn't do the same for himself.
The former Minnesota State University psychology instructor and Army psychologist took a gun and ended his life Jan. 2 in his Mankato apartment. He was 42.
In a tragically ironic way, his death served to corroborate his personal mission: Getting the word out that too many in the military were suffering mightily from combat stress, not enough was being done to help them, and the caseloads for military mental-health specialists were overwhelming.
"The Army has been criminally negligent," he told Time magazine in 2010.
Linnerooth himself struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder, wrought by duty in Iraq several years ago that profoundly unsettled him.
MSU colleague Jeff Buchanan said the change in Linnerooth was readily apparent upon his return from Iraq -- one facet of his personality in particular.
"Pete was quite sure of himself before, but he was much more critical of himself afterward."
Dan Houlihan, Linnerooth's graduate studies adviser at MSU, said paranoia gripped Linnerooth during his PTSD bouts, and he'd sit in his office compulsively running papers through a shredder.
"He got to where he didn't trust anybody," Houlihan said. "Man, what a waste. It's a huge shame."
Linnerooth was born in Minneapolis and graduated from a Rochester high school in 1988.
He was an assistant professor at MSU in 2008 and 2009 before going to California, then Nevada, to work with returning soldiers, especially those with PTSD, at Veterans Administration medical centers.
Army medic Jedidiah Myers dubbed Linneroth a "wizard" in reference to the lives he saved with his counseling.
Houlihan surmises that Linnerooth's tipping point came when he lost his job at the Nevada VA facility over a state psychologist's licensure issue.
"I think the thing that really threw him was when they essentially fired him."
Linnerooth, also having marital problems with his second wife at the time, last summer moved back to Mankato, where his first wife and two children live.
Houlihan and Buchanan said they had no contact with him following his return.
Linnerooth, after speaking at a Mankato Memorial Day ceremony in 2009, told The Free Press of his disillusionment with the military for not providing enough psychologists to meet the needs of combat troops.
He said at the base he served in Iraq there were four therapists serving an encampment of 40,000 soldiers -- a number far fewer than would be found in a city with that population.
In the 2010 Time article he expanded upon that imbalance: "That's way too little, and it's led to much burnout."
Houlihan said Army psychologists in Iraq having to double as hospital triage staff after bloody mass-casualty events took a huge toll on Linnerooth.
"They really overloaded these guys. The expectation of them was, 'If you're not doing something, help out.' When bombs would go off and civilians would be injured, he'd get called to stitch up kids, and he wasn't trained to take care of dying children."
As his wife Melanie Walsh told Time, Linnerooth was especially tormented by the horrifically injured children.
"The adults died quickly, but the kids didn't give up," Melanie recalled her husband telling her. "So they screamed in agony for hours until they finally died. Their skin was falling off, and the bone was showing through and there was nothing these guys could do for them except try to manage their pain while they died."
According to Time, in the early morning of Jan. 2, Linnerooth was alone in his apartment, mixing Jack Daniels with Diet Coke and having a telephone argument with his wife when he chose to end his life.
He was buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis on Monday.


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After more experimenting on tire mounting, I'm changing my thoughts about what's more relevant to a good fit.
I thought it was the tire, but now I'm beginning to think it's more the rim than the tire that matters. I mounted all sorts of tires on the modern Mavic Open Pro rim and they went on with ease, even the Nashbar tire, although that was not my original experience (Good Tire, Bad Tire).
However, mounting tires on the old Mavic MA2, MA40 and Rigida rims was much harder than the Open Pro for the same tire. After looking carefully at the two rims, the deeper channel on the Open Pro appears to give the tire more adjustability for an easier fit. I can't think of any other explanation.
The Open Pro has a 19 mm vertical profile, while the MA2 is only 13 mm.
I'm not an expert though, so I'd like to know more.
I still believe the tire plays a role. Some tires go on easier than others, but I'm not finding anything on the Open Pro rim that's an issue, yet.
Considering how much easier it is to mount tires on the Open Pro, my love affair with the MA2 is over. I'd certainly never shell out $300 for a NOS pair on eBay.
A brief video above shows how incredibly easy it is to mount tires on the Open Pro, versus mounting a tire on an older French rim.
|Actual width
|Bontrager Select
|27 mm
|Bontrager All Weather
|27 mm
|Continental Ultra 2000
|25 mm
|Continental Grand Prix 4 season
|26 mm
|Continental Gator Hardshell
|26.5 mm
|Michelin Optimum Pro
|26 mm
|Michelin Speedium 2
|25.5 mm
|Nashbar Prima
|25 mm
|Continental Ultra (modern)
|25 mm