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May, 10 2011, 12:15pm EDT
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Public Citizen: Dorry Samuels, dsamuels@citizen.org
Free Speech For People: Jeff Clements, jclements@freespeechforpeople.org, (978) 287-4901
Center for Media and Democracy: Nikolina Lazic, nikolina@prwatch.org, (608) 260-9713
From Taxing Railroads to Buying Elections
Today marks the 125th anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, a landmark case which was interpreted to confer "personhood" on corporations, thus extending the right to equal protection under the law as guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, which was previously afforded only to individuals.
Today marks the 125th anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, a landmark case which was interpreted to confer "personhood" on corporations, thus extending the right to equal protection under the law as guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, which was previously afforded only to individuals. Throughout the next century, the rights of corporations have significantly expanded, and now, thanks to Citizen's United, include the ability to make almost unlimited political contributions as an expression of free speech.
"In the last 125 years, the concept of corporate personhood has reached ridiculous extremes," said Marge Baker, executive vice president at People For the American Way. "Increasingly our laws and our Constitution are being bent to favor the interests of powerful corporations instead of the rights of ordinary Americans. The Supreme Court's shocking decision in Citizens United put a 'for sale' sign on our democracy, allowing unlimited funds to be spent from corporate treasuries to influence our elections, and the American people are paying the price."
"The Constitution should serve to advance the interests of We, the People, not giant corporations," said Robert Weissman, president of Public Citizen. "Santa ClaraCountyv. Southern Pacific Railroad Company has come to stand for the proposition that corporations are presumptively entitled to the same constitutional rights as humans. The doctrine has corroded our democracy, most stunningly in the 2010 decision Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which held that corporations have a First Amendment right to spend whatever they like to influence election outcomes. Rescuing our constitutional democracy requires reestablishing the principle that corporations are the creations--and subordinates--of We, the People."
"Citizens United is the Santa Clara of our time," said Jeff Clements, general counsel for Free Speech For People. "Past generations of Americans came together across party and ideological divides to take on corporate power to amend the Constitution to reverse corporate-dominated Supreme Court decisions: to end corporate corruption of the appointment of U.S. Senators and to require direct election to the Senate, and to overturn a corporate Supreme Court that said Americans cannot have a progressive income tax. To take on today's threats on our republican democracy, we must come together again to amend the Constitution to overturn Citizens United and to protect people's rights, not corporate rights."
"The current U.S. Supreme Court arrogantly dictated that corporations have a constitutional 'right' to spend unlimited money influencing our elections, basing this edict on a deeply flawed decision from over a century ago," said Lisa Graves, executive director of the Center for Media and Democracy. "In the 1886 Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company case, a group of activist judges granted rights to for-profit corporations that were put into the Constitution after the Civil War to protect newly freed slaves, not railroads and robber barons. The five politicians in judicial robes given lifetime jobs on our highest court by Presidents George W. Bush, his dad, and Reagan have now given the richest corporations in the world fundamental First Amendment rights that were supposed to protect the human rights of citizens in our democracy. Their dictate will be over-ruled."
'Victory for American Workers': FTC Proposes Ban on Noncompete Clauses
Sen. Elizabeth Warren noted that "noncompete clauses give companies unfair power over workers, enabling them to cut wages and benefits without fear of workers finding a new job or starting their own business."
Progressive advocacy groups and lawmakers celebrated Thursday after the Federal Trade Commission proposed a new rule that, if finalized, would prohibit employers from including noncompete clauses in employment contracts, which the agency described as "a widespread and often exploitative practice that suppresses wages, hampers innovation, and blocks entrepreneurs from starting new businesses."
Given the prevalence of noncompete agreements, which prevent roughly one in five U.S. workers from freely changing jobs, the FTC estimates that "the new proposed rule could increase wages by nearly $300 billion per year and expand career opportunities for about 30 million Americans."
The American Economic Liberties Project (AELP) called the FTC's 3-1 vote to initiate a rulemaking process to ban the use of noncompete clauses "a victory for American workers and fair, competitive markets."
"Millions of workers, future new business owners, everyday consumers, and the American economy overall will be better off because of the FTC's vote today," AELP executive director Sarah Miller said in a statement. "For too long, coercive noncompete agreements have unfairly denied millions of working people the freedom to change jobs, negotiate for better pay, and start new businesses."
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) noted that "noncompete clauses give companies unfair power over workers" and commended the FTC for moving to ban them.
\u201cNoncompete clauses give companies unfair power over workers, enabling them to cut wages and benefits without fear of workers finding a new job or starting their own business.\n\nI\u2019ve called for a ban on these harmful contracts and commend @FTC's action to protect workers.\u201d
— Elizabeth Warren (@Elizabeth Warren) 1672932562
Miller, meanwhile, said that Thursday's proposed rule "makes clear that the use of noncompetes to undermine fair competition for workers and prevent new businesses from entering the market is also an illegal practice under the antitrust laws."
"Yesterday's enforcement actions under Section 5 of the FTC Act make clear the FTC means business," she added, referring to the lawsuit the FTC—led by "antitrust trailblazer" Lina Khan—filed Wednesday to force three corporations and two individuals to lift noncompete restrictions they imposed on thousands of workers.
Wednesday's crackdown—which marked the first time the FTC has sued to halt unlawful noncompete clauses—came just weeks after the agency voted 3-1 to issue a new policy statement restoring its commitment to "rigorously enforcing" the long-neglected Section 5 ban on "unfair methods of competition."
"This rule would be an important step in creating an economy that works for everyone."
Thursday's proposal to prohibit noncompete agreements altogether comes less than three weeks after AELP, Demand Progress, Public Citizen, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), and more than 20 other groups urged the FTC to immediately begin a rulemaking process to eliminate noncompete provisions they described as unjustifiable and "anti-worker."
"Today's vote from the FTC is a step forward toward banning this unfair practice that hurts millions of workers and prevents new businesses from being able to compete on equal ground," Demand Progress Education Fund executive director David Segal said Thursday in a statement. "In a time when millions of Americans are struggling to afford their basic needs, we should be providing more opportunity—not less."
Matt Kent, competition policy advocate for Public Citizen, called the FTC's Thursday move "thrilling."
"The rule was long in the making but the strength of this proposal makes the wait worthwhile," said Kent. "If finalized in this form, the rule would be wide-ranging, applying to independent contractors and requiring an employer to actively inform workers that existing noncompete clauses are no longer in effect."
"The legal backing for the rule is also an exciting and overdue use of the FTC's power to police unfair methods of competition using authority granted by Congress in Section 5 of the FTC Act," he added.
EPI president Heidi Shierholz also praised the FTC's regulatory initiative.
"Why do we need this rule?" Shierholz asked on Twitter. "The only source of power nonunionized workers have vis-à-vis their employers is their ability to quit and take a job elsewhere. So, SURPRISE, employers are using noncompete agreements to cut that source of worker power off at knees."
\u201cIt\u2019s worth noting that employers do not need noncompetes to protect their trade secrets\u2014for example, intellectual property law already provides significant legal protections for trade secrets, and employers can still use tailored non-disclosure agreements. 4/\u201d
— Heidi Shierholz (@Heidi Shierholz) 1672934579
"Noncompetes are about reducing competition, fullstop," said Shierholz. "That's bad for workers and bad for consumers. This rule would be an important step in creating an economy that works for everyone."
The public has 60 days after the Federal Register publishes the proposed rule to submit comments. The FTC will review the comments and possibly make changes based on citizen input and the agency's further analysis.
After applauding the FTC for "once again taking bold action where necessary to protect competition in the labor markets," Kent urged the agency to "issue a final rule that mirrors the quality of this initial effort."
Israeli Government Accused of 'Assassinating Democracy' With Proposed Judiciary Overhaul
"It is not necessary to send the Proud Boys to storm the Capitol to attempt a coup," said one former Israeli ambassador. "Abusing a tiny legislative majority to crush the judiciary and the nature of Israel's democracy is also a coup."
Israeli liberals and critics around the world sounded the alarm Thursday over a plan by Israel's new far-right government to dramatically limit the power of the country's judiciary, in part by allowing a simple parliamentary majority to overturn Supreme Court rulings.
On Wednesday, Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin—a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party—released a set of proposals he said were aimed at "strengthening democracy, rehabilitating governance, restoring faith in the judicial system, and rebalancing the three branches of government."
"Judicial review? Gone. Separation of powers? Dead. Checks and balances? Kiss it goodbye."
However, opponents of the plan condemned it as a "political coup" and a "dagger in the rule of law."
"The night of January 4, 2023 will go down in history as the beginning of the regime coup in Israel, on its way to becoming a clone of Hungary/Poland/Russia/Turkey," journalist Yossi Verter wrote for the liberal Israeli newspaperHaaretz.
"A democratically elected government is assassinating democracy, for the glory of so-called democracy... on the way to the next step, the annulment of Netanyahu's trial," he added, referring to the prime minister's ongoing corruption case.
U.S.-based Partners for a Progressive Israel tweeted: "Judicial review? Gone. Separation of powers? Dead. Checks and balances? Kiss it goodbye."
\u201cThe Orbanisation of Israeli democracy is underway. https://t.co/atjbYPwzhN\u201d
— Liam Hoare (@Liam Hoare) 1672911696
The most contentious part of Levin's plan is an "override clause" that would allow a 50%+1 parliamentary majority to override rulings issued by the Supreme Court, which also sits as the High Court of Justice and has been accused by human rights groups of giving legal cover to war crimes and crimes against humanity including apartheid and the illegal occupation of Palestine.
As Haaretz's Amir Tibon noted: "Israel does not have a constitution, and the separation between the legislative and executive branches is very weak as the government almost always holds a majority in the Knesset [parliament]. This makes the Supreme Court the only institution with the power to limit government actions and legislation passed by a parliamentary majority. Now Levin wants to take that power away."
"For instance," he added, " if the government passed a law that clearly favored ultra-Orthodox citizens and hurt the rights of secular Israelis, and the Supreme Court then struck it down, all it would take to reinstate the discriminatory law is 61 votes in the Knesset."
\u201cIt is not necessary to send the "Proud Boys" to storm the Capitol to attempt a coup. Abusing a tiny legislative majority to crush the judiciary & the nature of Israel's democracy is also a coup. It is time for Israelis to stand up to corrupt extremists to defend our democracy.\u201d
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Levin's proposal would also change how Israel's judges are selected.
"Today, the Judicial Appointments Committee includes politicians from both the government and the opposition, judges, and representatives of the Israel Bar Association," Tibon explained. "Levin wants to increase the power of the politicians and decrease that of judges and lawyers, effectively giving the government the power to appoint judges and, critically, Supreme Court justices."
The Israel Bar Association opposes Levin's proposal.
\u201cIncredible how just now Israel Bar Association promises to prevent politicisation of their tainted judiciary system when their Supreme Court facilitates the comission of war crimes and crimes against humanity.\u201d
— Loureen Sayej (@Loureen Sayej) 1672875718
"Another change he wants to promote is to make it more difficult for the Supreme Court to annul legislation by requiring a larger majority of justices, and not just a regular majority, for any such decision to take effect," Tibon added. When this idea is combined with increasing the government's control over judicial appointments and the override clause, it becomes clear that Levin, in essence, wants the Supreme Court's ability to conduct judicial reviews to become a dead letter."
Furthermore, Levin's proposal would turn legal advisers who serve government ministries from professional appointees accountable to the attorney general into political appointments controlled by Cabinet ministers.
Finally, Levin is seeking to rescind the "reasonableness" standard used by the Supreme Court to overrule egregious government decisions like then-Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's refusal to fire Cabinet Minister Aryeh Deri, leader of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, after a 1993 fraud and bribery indictment.
\u201cAt the heart of Israel\u2019s crisis is the fate of an indicted prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in the midst of trial, whose hold on power depends on a coalition with party leader Aryeh Deri, who escaped jail through a deal in which he abjured public life. https://t.co/WagguV2bvo\u201d
— Noga Tarnopolsky \u05e0\u05d2\u05d4 \u05d8\u05e8\u05e0\u05d5\u05e4\u05d5\u05dc\u05e1\u05e7\u05d9 \u0646\u0648\u063a\u0627 \u062a\u0631\u0646\u0648\u0628\u0648\u0644\u0633\u0643\u064a (@Noga Tarnopolsky \u05e0\u05d2\u05d4 \u05d8\u05e8\u05e0\u05d5\u05e4\u05d5\u05dc\u05e1\u05e7\u05d9 \u0646\u0648\u063a\u0627 \u062a\u0631\u0646\u0648\u0628\u0648\u0644\u0633\u0643\u064a) 1672941450
Levin's proposal came a day before the High Court of Justice heard arguments for and against the so-called Deri Law, legislation recently passed by the Knesset to allow Deri to serve as minister of both health and the interior despite his prior conviction and imprisonment for bribery, tax fraud, and breach of trust.
Levin's predecessor, Gideon Sa'ar, likened the proposed judiciary overhaul to "regime change," while Benny Gantz, leader of the opposition National Unity Party, called the plan "a major danger to the private citizen."
"We don't have a balanced system. We don't have a constitution to protect us. We don't have two houses [of parliament]," Gantz toldHaaretz. "We have a government that with its majority controls the Knesset, and now together they will control the court."
Yair Lapid, who stepped down as Israel's prime minister last week and now leads the opposition, wrote: "Like a gang of criminals, the day before the High Court hearing on the Deri law, the government placed a loaded gun on the table. What Yariv Levin presented today is not legal reform, but rather a threatening letter. They are threatening to destroy the entire constitutional structure of Israel."
"A country that removes basic democratic checks and balances and eviscerates the independence of the judiciary can no longer be referred to seriously as a full democracy."
Daniel Sokatch, CEO of the liberal, U.S.-based New Israel Fund, said in a statement that "a country that removes basic democratic checks and balances and eviscerates the independence of the judiciary can no longer be referred to seriously as a full democracy."
"If Israel's new ruling coalition approves this legislation, it would strip power from the High Court of Justice, one of the few remaining institutions willing to protect human rights, individual freedoms, and democratic values," he continued.
"The international community, including the United States government, should see this move for what it is," Sokatch added, "a lurch towards autocracy, weakening Israel's legal system and democracy, and paving the way towards an attempt to further marginalize the most vulnerable in Israel and under Israel's control, including Palestinians, Arab citizens of Israel, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and migrants."
Dems Raise Concerns Over 'Creepy' Role of McCarthy Super PAC in Speaker Talks
"These types of shady, backroom deals—which indebt our lawmakers to corporations and special interests—are corrupting our democracy," said Rep. Ro Khanna.
Why is a billionaire-funded super PAC aligned with Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy playing a role in talks over who will become the next speaker of the House?
Democratic lawmakers and campaign finance watchdogs raised that question Wednesday after the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF) and the Club for Growth—another right-wing organization bankrolled by billionaires—announced a deal under which CLF won't spend any money on "open-seat primaries in safe Republican districts," a key demand of McCarthy opponents who felt their preferred candidates have been snubbed by the deep-pocketed super PAC.
As Fortunereported Wednesday, "far-right lawmakers have complained that their preferred candidates for the House were being treated unfairly as the campaign fund put its resources elsewhere."
CLF spent nearly $260 million during the 2022 election cycle, including millions to help reelect Republicans who are trying to tank his speakership bid. The super PAC's top donors in the midterm cycle were banking scion Timothy Mellon, Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman, and Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin—all billionaires.
The deal between CLF and Club for Growth came as McCarthy continued his frantic efforts to cobble together the necessary 218 votes, offering a number of concessions to Republicans who have rejected the California lawmaker in six consecutive votes—and possibly more on Thursday.
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) was among those who raised concerns over CLF and Club for Growth's role in the ongoing speakership debacle.
"It is creepy that dark money super PACs are explicitly part of the negotiation regarding who becomes speaker of the United States House," the senator wrote on Twitter.
Federal law prohibits candidates from coordinating with super PACs, though the independence mandate is often flouted in practice. In a press release, CLF and Club for Growth insisted that "no one in Congress or their staff has directed or suggested CLF take any action here."
"Interesting that an independent super PAC that isn't supposed to coordinate with members of Congress comes to an agreement to benefit a specific member of Congress," responded Adam Smith, action fund director of End Citizens United.
\u201cI\u2019ll just say I\u2019ve never had to write \u201cwhat we just did is legal\u201d in a press release before.\u201d
— Adam Smith (@Adam Smith) 1672878872
Club for Growth, which bills itself as a "leading free-enterprise advocacy group" that promotes tax cuts and deregulation, originally opposed McCarthy's run for speaker, pushing him to agree to a number of concessions backed by far-right House Republicans.
But the organization, which has received funding from the Koch network and other right-wing forces, suggested Wednesday that it will support McCarthy if he upholds the concessions he has offered thus far.
"This agreement on super PACs fulfills a major concern we have pressed for," Club for Growth president David McIntosh said in a statement.
While the CLF-Club for Growth agreement was seen as a major victory for the anti-McCarthy faction, it's not clear whether it will be enough to end the impasse. The House is set to convene again Thursday at noon.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, argued in a tweet Wednesday that "these types of shady, backroom deals—which indebt our lawmakers to corporations and special interests—are corrupting our democracy."
"This is why I started the bipartisan Congressional No PAC caucus and have never taken PAC money, and refuse to start," Khanna added.
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How the Moon landing 50 years ago inspired a generation in the UK
July 19, 2019 July 19, 2019 Jason Davies 237 Views 0 Comments Apollo 11, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Moon, Moon Landing Memories, UK Space Agency min read
Hundreds of people across the UK have shared their astonishing memories, photos and scrapbooks for a special compilation to mark 50 years since the Apollo Moon landing in 1969.
The public were asked to share their memories of the Moon landings and describe how Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins's achievement had inspired them.
Read the 'Moon Landing Memories' book here.
The Moon Landing Memories campaign was organised by the UK Space Agency and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), part of UK Research and Innovation.
Memories include:
a woman in labour who delayed going to hospital so she could catch footage of the crew landing safely
a man who proposed to his partner on the night of the Moon landing
many whose experience of the Moon landing led to science and space industry careers.
Fifty of the submissions have been curated into a digital scrapbook and a selection of the best entries will also go on display at the National Space Centre in Leicester as part of its 'One Giant Leap' programme of events.
Science Minister Chris Skidmore said:
These memories of the first Moon landing bring to life the magic of that iconic moment. They clearly show why some of the children who watched live in 1969 were inspired to become the engineers and scientists that are now building our thriving space industry in the UK.
To retain our status as one of the world leaders in the new space age, we need the next generation to follow in their footsteps and our modern Industrial Strategy is backing the industry to create these highly skilled, well-paid space jobs for the future.
Tim Peake, astronaut at the European Space Agency (ESA) said:
Thank you to all those who took part in the Moon Landing Memories campaign. The Apollo 11 lunar landing was humanity's most audacious mission and our greatest achievement.
It is no surprise that for those who watched it live, and for those who were born into a world where humans had already walked on the Moon, it remains a source of inspiration and wonder.
As we reflect on past achievements and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing, we must also look to the future as we embark on a new era of space exploration to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
Further highlights from the entries include an account from Peter Cadogan from Cheltenham who said:
I had just graduated when Apollo 11 landed in 1969 and I stayed up all night waiting to see the first Moon walk. I was about to start my PhD at the Organic Geochemistry Unit at the University of Bristol with Geoffrey Eglinton, whose laboratory was one of just 12 in the UK to receive lunar samples from Apollo 11 and 12.
I soon joined Colin Pillinger (later of Beagle 2 fame) in trying to prove that the tiny amounts of carbon in the Apollo dust samples had come from the Sun. This I managed to do, received my PhD and then went on to determine the ages of Moon rocks with Grenville Turner at the University of Sheffield. 50 years on, I'm now developing computer software to count the very smallest lunar craters automatically.
In addition to those who were inspired to work in astronomy and science, the campaign also revealed accounts of how the Moon landing sparked artistic responses and creativity. Jackie Burns from Essex recalled:
I tried to watch the first moon walk at school – one tiny little black & white TV in the gym hall, with the rest of the school.
I remember crying in frustration because most of the other children were not interested in watching and I was reduced to seeing snatches of the TV screen amongst the moving bodies obscuring my view.
I am now a Fellow of the International Association for Astronomical Artists and the only professional female space artist in the UK.
Jason Davies
UK based technology professional, with an interest in computer security and telecoms.
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A Massachusetts woman who sent her suicidal boyfriend a barrage of text messages urging him to kill himself was jailed today on an involuntary manslaughter conviction nearly five years after he died in a truck filled with toxic gas.
A lawyer for Carter had argued the 22-year-old should stay out of jail while her defence team took her case to the US Supreme Court.
Her attorneys said in court documents she had no prior criminal record, hadn't tried to flee, and had been receiving mental health treatment.
But a judge ruled on Monday she should start her sentence.
Roy's aunt expressed relief on Monday, saying his family believes justice has been served even though the case has been a long and difficult ordeal for them.
A lawyer for Carter vowed to continue to appeal.
Carter and Roy both struggled with depression, and Roy had previously tried to kill himself.
media_cameraConrad Roy killed himself after being encouraged by his girlfriend.
In dozens of text messages revealed during her sensational trial, Carter pushed Roy to end his life and chastised him when he hesitated.
As Roy made excuses to put off his plans, her texts became more insistent.
The juvenile court judge focused his guilty verdict on the fact Carter told Roy over the phone to get back in his truck when it was filling with carbon monoxide.
The judge said Carter had a duty to call the police or Roy's family but instead listened on the phone as he died.
"After she convinced him to get back into the carbon monoxide-filled truck, she did absolutely nothing to help him: she did not call for help or tell him to get out of the truck as she listened to him choke and die," Supreme Judicial Court Justice Scott Kafker wrote in the court's opinion affirming her conviction.
media_cameraTexts shown in Michelle Carter's hearing.
At trial, Carter's lawyer argued Carter had initially tried to talk Roy out of suicide and encouraged him to get help. Her lawyer said Roy was determined to kill himself and nothing Carter did could change that.
Her appellate attorneys said there was no evidence Roy would have lived if Carter had called for help. They also argued there wasn't enough evidence to prove Carter told Roy to get back in his truck.
Her phone call with Roy wasn't recorded, but prosecutors pointed to a rambling text Carter sent to a friend two months later in which she called Roy's death her fault and said she told Roy to "get back in" the truck.
Daniel Marx, who argued Carter's case before the Supreme Judicial Court, said last week the court's ruling "stretches the law to assign blame for a tragedy that was not a crime".
"It has very troubling implications for free speech, due process and the exercise of prosecutorial discretion that should concern us all," he said.
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Last week I met up with friend and artist Michele Maule, to finish a trade we started a while back. She painted the oil painting on wood panel on the left, and I made the rusted steel on the right. We draw inspiration from similar places for our art, so it was fitting that we trade a piece of the same water tower.
Michele is very talented artist. I've always admired her ability to capture feeling and mood in her images. Check out www.etsy.com/shop/michelemaule to see her available work.


CO2 Scrubbers are designed to connect to a protein skimmer or some other piece of equipment that is currently introducing ambient air into your aquarium. The media in the scrubber will effectively strip and capture CO2 from that air that comes in contact with the media. In a lot of cases, reefers can obtain a noticeable, desired increase in pH. When installing a CO2 Scrubber we highly suggest using a pH monitor to watch your pH as it can rise higher than desired depending on your specific settings.
Mount the CO2 scrubber close to your protein skimmer's air intake. We suggest keeping the reactor close to your skimmer since longer spans of tubing will cause excessive air intake restriction.
Remove the air intake tubing and silencer from your skimmers pump.
In many cases, the 3/8" tubing that is included with the CO2 Scrubber will directly attach to your skimmers pump and you can simply remove your current air tubing and silencer from your skimmer. If your tubing does not fit barbed adapters may be required to adapt the tubing on your skimmer to the 3/8" tubing supplied with the reactor.
Unscrew the reactor body from the head and remove the refillable cartridge.
Remove the strainer at the top of the refillable cartridge and one of the two foam pads.
Fill the cartridge to the top with BRS CO2 Reactor Media and install the sponge that was removed on top of the media and press down to lightly compress the sponges.
Install the top strainer and O-ring back onto the cartridge.
Add 1 Tbsp of RO/DI water to the bottom of the reactor body.
Replace the cartridge back into the reactor body (O-ring side up).
Screw the body of the reactor snugly back onto the head.
Monitor your pH every couple hours for the next few days, making sure that levels do not go over the desired pH.


Are you one of the many people out who sit too much because of your job? Well, you have to know that the lack of activity and staying in a seated position for a long time could have serious effects contributing to joint pain, weight gain and back pain. There are steps out there that you can take in order to offset the damage that prolonged sitting causes.
On top of back pain and joint pain, sitting too much is harmful to your health. It might not be obvious but spending up to 8 hours each day sitting at your desk is very similar to being bed ridden. Your activity level is very minimal and this is a significant concern. One study published in the British Medical Journal showed that spending 3 hours or less sitting every day, can increase your life expectancy by up to 2 years. But with many Australians racking up 8 to 10 hours of sitting each day, reducing this time to under 3 hours may seem like a far stretch.
A lot of other studies have revealed that sitting for long hours doubles the risk of heart disease and diabetes. Physical inactivity, such as sitting, is now a major contributor to illnesses and disease, just like smoking and obesity are. However, with less people smoking and more and more people sitting, sitting has been labeled as the new smoking of this century.
The solution is so simple – we need to move more and sit less. In fact, research has shown that every 2 hours, we should complete 3 minutes of moderate activity such as walking. Now that's not a huge ask to steal back 3 minutes of time every 2 hours to get up and go for a quick walk around the block or the office.
Set yourself a reoccurring activity in your outlook calendar for 3 minutes of activity every 2 hours. This will help you remember to stop what you are doing and take that important activity break.
One of the simplest means to lessen sitting is to just stand at work. Standing desks have been accessible for many years now and are very much accepted in the office. Some cubicles are made to allow the work surface to accommodate a standing desk. Working while standing is natural and it needs almost no learning experience. Introducing a standing desk will significantly reduce the amount of time you spend sitting each day and is classed as a more physically active task then sitting is.


California Newsreel produces stellar documentaries on race and racism in the United States. One of their films, titled Unnatural Causes, Is Inequality Making Us Sick? comes to mind this morning. It expertly provides evidence that links racism, classism and oppression to poor health outcomes, life expectancy, etc. In essence, the film helps us understand that these issues can lead to illness and disease even more than genetics or personal behavior.
This matters this morning because so many of us are not well right now. The election proved what we already understood to be true — racism is alive and well; classism is too and can result in poor whites voting against their own interest. And all of this affects our health and well-being – all of us pay a price. To those of you who are starting your work day in environments that are not focused on dismantling oppression, take special care today of your minds, hearts and bodies.
Jumping right back into the work is one way to deal with grief – grief over the loss of a loved one or, as in this case, the loss of hope. So that is what I will do this morning. But I want to challenge those of us in the foundation field – if you are in an environment that does not understand and challenge the notions of anti-Black racism and oppression in all of its forms, lead those conversations to help the institution get on course. But if you have tried to do so to no end, leave. Leave to further build and strengthen our own, Black-led institutions that need your brilliance, urgency and passion. Our institutions need us now more than ever. While it is not the "traditional" message I share given our concerns about diversity in foundations, it is what my spirit tells me to say today. Your health and well-being and that of our community and this nation depends on it.


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Indian court bans all religious clothing amid dispute over hijabs
By Jonah McKeown for CNA
February 14, 2022 Catholic News Agency News Briefs 4 Print
Members of All India Muslim Students Federation protest against the hijab ban in educational institutions by the Karnataka government at Delhi University in New Delhi, India, Feb. 9, 2022. / PradeepGaurs/Shutterstock.
Bangalore, India, Feb 14, 2022 / 15:25 pm (CNA).
Amid widespread protests over a ban on hijabs in schools, an Indian court has temporarily prohibited all forms of religious dress in schools while it considers a legal challenge to the hijab ban.
The current conflict began in September 2021 when a girl's preparatory school in the Indian state of Karnataka moved to ban hijabs, saying the Muslim headscarves violated the school's dress code.
In the months and weeks since, students at various schools in the region have protested the ban by wearing their hijabs and demanding to be let back into school. At the same time, mobs of Hindu nationalists, many wearing the saffron color associated with Hinduism, have protested at the schools in support of the hijab ban.
Hindus make up 84% of Karnataka's people, while about 13% are Muslim and fewer than 2% are Christian.
The government of Karnataka, which has expressed support for the hijab ban, is deliberating whether to pass an anti-conversion law similar to that of eight other Indian states, which Christians and others say are abused by extremists. Basavaraj Bommai, the chief minister of Karnataka, is a member of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
After weeks of protests so intense that high schools and colleges had to close, the Karnataka High Court on Feb. 10 issued an order calling for an end to the violence and for schools to reopen. The order came in response to two petitions asking that Muslim women be allowed to wear hijabs in school.
"Whether wearing of hijab in the classroom is a part of essential religious practice of Islam in the light of constitutional guarantees, needs a deeper examination," the court wrote.
The court then ordered that all students, regardless of religion, should not wear religious garb in school "until further orders." The court specifically mentioned saffron shawls, scarfs, hijabs, and "religious flags."
Though the Indian constitution guarantees freedom of religion, eight states have passed laws aimed at preventing conversions from Hinduism to minority religions by "force" or "inducement." These laws and related accusations have drawn criticism from India's religious minorities and from an official U.S advisory body.
In recent years, Christians in India have decried an apparent rise in anti-Christian violence and Hindu extremism. Hindu mobs — often fueled by false accusations of forced conversions — have attacked Christians, destroyed churches, and disrupted religious worship services.
In addition to persecution against Christians, reports indicate that Indian Hindus have systematically targeted Muslims in lynch mobs for slaughtering or eating beef– a practice that Hindus consider to be a religious offense.
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In India, Catholic priest jailed for alleged hate speech after political remarks stir controversy
Flag of India at the Angelus address in St. Peter's Square on January 17, 2016. / Alexey Gotovsky/CNA
A Catholic priest in southern India who made political remarks, including criticism of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, has been arrested for alleged hate speech.
The priest, Father George Ponnaiah, denies the charges, and has suggested that videos criticizing his remarks were deceptively edited. He apologized for any hurt he may have caused.
"My speech has been edited and circulated on social media to show that I hurt the sentiments of Hindu brothers and sisters," Father Ponnaiah said, according to UCA News. "None of us on the dais said anything hurting religious sentiments. If my speech hurt anyone, I apologize wholeheartedly."
Ponnaiah is a vicar of the Diocese of Kuzhithurai in the southern India state of Tamil Nadu. He was arrested July 24 and detained by a trial court for 15 days, as police filed criminal charges against him for his July 18 remarks. Some Hindu activists had threatened to stage protests on July 28 if the priest was not arrested.
The diocese's administrator rejected any form of disparaging comments, but also said the diocese would provide legal aid to Ponnaiah.
His alleged controversial remarks came at a meeting in Arumani in Kanyakumari district, attended by Christian and Muslim leaders and representatives of various organizations. The meeting had been convened to condemn closures of churches, bans on conducting prayer meetings, and denial of permits to build churches.
The meeting also aimed to pay tribute to Fr. Stanislaus Lourduswamy, popularly known as Father Stan Swami, who spent the last eight months of his life jailed on terror charges for his activism on behalf of Indian society's lowest castes. The Jesuit died in early July at the age of 84. He had several health problems, including Parkinson's disease, and had recently been admitted to a Mumbai hospital under a court order after he was infected with the COVID-19 novel coronavirus.
Ponnaiah, who is secretary of the Democratic Christian Forum, said that several political leaders "should not forget that they did not get any Hindu votes. They should not forget that their victory was the alms given by Christians and Muslims casting their votes." The priest reportedly claimed that the Tamil Nadu state legislator M.R. Ghandi, a BJP member, was the lead suspect in the 1982 Mandaikadu religious riots that killed seven people, the Times of India reports.
The priest's remarks were publicized in a video that went viral. He reportedly criticized leaders of the state's ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government and leaders of the BJP, which others have criticized for extreme Hindu nationalism. Ponnaiah criticized PJB leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, UCA News reports.
His critics also claim he made disparaging remarks about the personified goddess "Mother India" and the Hindu religion.
Archbishop Antony Pappusamy of Madurai, the current apostolic administrator of the priest's diocese, said he was not sure if Ponnaiah really made the statements attributed to him, but voiced disapproval of these remarks.
"The priest is head of an association called the Democratic Christian Forum and all the comments attributed to him were made in his personal capacity," the archbishop told UCA News.
Pappusamy said the Church and its staff always work for greater harmony and peace between people and religious communities of different backgrounds, adding "we believe in universal brotherhood."
The archbishop said he could not speak to Ponnaiah to know the facts of the situation, but added that he has approved legal help for the priest.
"The diocese will fight the case legally and an attorney has been appointed to move bail for the priest," he said.
The priest is accused of violating several laws: promoting enmity between different groups on the grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence and language; insulting religion or religious beliefs with deliberate malice to outrage the feelings of any class; and creating or promoting ill will between classes.
He also faces charges that he conducted the meeting in violation of health protocols that aim to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
As of 2020, the anti-persecution charity Open Doors ranked India as the 10th worst persecutor of Christians worldwide. It said persecution of religious minorities has increased since the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party gained power in 2014, with thousands of such incidents every year. It accused the ruling party of allowing extremists to attack Christians with impunity.
Hate crimes against Christians in India increased by 40% in the first half of 2020 despite a three-month nationwide lockdown, according to a report last year from the ecumenical group Persecution Relief. That report ranked Tamil Nadu the second-worst state in India for such crimes, with the worst being Uttar Pradesh state.
The public schools in my area have these new digital signs out front. Last week was a quote by Frank Zappa, somethinga bout the mind is like a parachute and works best when open. This week the quote is something along the lines of "Ethnic diversity makes society richer" (Gary Locke?)
I do not have much confidense in the verasity either of those slogans.
I would like to add something that just occurred to me.
Ethnic diversity makes society richer
But without national integrity it makes it poorer.
The priestly garb is religious and you find it in most religious groups. However, some dresses (most really) worn by lay people are usually cultural. Id the hijab religious or cultural? I ask this question because I have seen thousands of Muslim women who do not wear it.
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After bronze and iron, welcome to the plastic age
Scientists suggest the plastic layers could be used to mark the start of the Anthropocene, the proposed geological epoch in which human activities have come to dominate the planet
According to scientists, after the Bronze and Iron Ages, the current period may become known as the plastic age. They established it through a study that analyzed the increase in plastic pollution in marine sediments, taking the coastal strata of the Santa Barbara basin in California.
The research, published in the journal Science Advances, found that since the 1940s the amount of microscopic plastics in the sediments has doubled about every 15 years. In 2010, the most recent year analysed, the pollution had reached almost 40 particles per 10cm by 10cm patch of ocean floor every year.
Two-thirds of the particles were plastic fibres, a fifth were broken-down fragments of other plastic and a 10th were plastic film. "It is a very clear signature," Brandon said. "Plastic was invented and pretty much immediately we can see it appear in the sedimentary record."
A study in 2016 showed a single clothes wash could release 700,000 microplastic fibres. "They are definitely not being disposed of properly," Brandon said. "We are not filtering them out properly at household or waste treatment plant level. I think that is the next big frontier: what are we doing about our waste water and what we make our clothes out of, because clearly [the plastic] is washing straight into the ocean?"
Many millions of tonnes of plastic are discarded into the environment every year and are broken down into small particles and fibres that do not biodegrade. Microplastics have been found everywhere from the deepest oceans to high mountains and even the Arctic air, showing pervasive pollution of the planet.
Research is limited but eating plastic is known to harm marine creatures. Humans are believed to consume at least 50,000 microplastic particles a year through food and water. The health impact is unknown but microplastics can release toxic substances and may penetrate tissues.
Scientists suggest the plastic layers could be used to mark the start of the Anthropocene, the proposed geological epoch in which human activities have come to dominate the planet.
"We all learn in school about the stone age, the bronze age and iron age – is this going to be known as the plastic age?" she said. "It is a scary thing that this is what our generations will be remembered for."
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BA adds 'push notification' to iPhone app
23 Sep 2014 by GrahamSmith
British Airways is adding a 'push notification' feature to its iPhone app that will inform passengers at Heathrow T3 and T5 when their gate is open and when their aircraft is boarding.
BA customers with an iPhone will also be able to find their flight status in their device's notification centre, allowing them to be kept up-to-date without opening the airline's app.
The features will be introduced in an update next month, but will only be available to iPhone owners who have updated their device to Apple's new iOS8 operating system.
BA said it is the first airline to use the new iBeacon technology in its lounges, to show notifications based on location.
Drew Crawley, BA's chief commercial officer, said: "These thoughtful features – from alerting customers to gate announcements, to wifi passwords — that truly add value.
"The potential to optimise mobile and digital technology is endless, but requires a careful balance of adding value without bombarding customers."
BA launched the latest version of its smartphone app earlier this year (see news, May 21).
At the time, it said the number of its customers booking via mobile devices had increased by 290 per cent in two years.
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Stop here for Belgian-style beer brewed to exacting standards. Velvet Glove, an ultra-dark Irish oatmeal stout, is a must try.
Belching Beaver Brewery Fans of creamy stouts and hoppy IPAs will be happy here. Don't miss the Peanut Butter Milk Stout.
Hungry? The extensive brewpub menu has you covered. Try the Hef U Up, a bubbly wheat ale. It's even better with an order of wings.
This award-winning brewery is known for its robust, take-no-prisoners brews like the Palate Wrecker, an explosive hoppy double IPA. The tasting room is stocked with 30- plus taps, and rotating food trucks serve up good eats. Stop by on Sunday morning for Hoppy Yoga, followed by a pint.
SOCIETE BREWING COMPANY Kearny Mesa's first brewery is a favorite of many craft suds connoisseurs, as its IPAs burst with varied hop flavors, and its Belgian brews go beyond ubiquitous styles. The relaxed tasting room also welcomes dogs and small fry alike.
This recently revamped and modernized casual neighborhood brewpub's in-house selection stars five signature styles—Pale Ale, IPA, Pub Ale, Dry Stout and Brown Ale—along with limited-time seasonal beers and 24 guest taps. Bring your pup: the patio is dog-friendly.


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This is a list of butterflies of Eswatini. About 312 species are known from Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), none of which are endemic.

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Papilionini
Papilio nireus lyaeus Doubleday, 1845
Papilio dardanus cenea Stoll, 1790
Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871
Papilio demodocus Esper, [1798]
Papilio echerioides Trimen, 1868
Papilio euphranor Trimen, 1868
Papilio ophidicephalus ayresi van Son, 1939

Leptocercini
Graphium antheus (Cramer, 1779)
Graphium policenes (Cramer, 1775)
Graphium colonna (Ward, 1873)
Graphium porthaon (Hewitson, 1865)
Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779)
Graphium morania (Angas, 1849)
Graphium leonidas (Fabricius, 1793)

Pieridae

Coliadinae
Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780])
Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898)
Eurema hecabe solifera (Butler, 1875)
Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
Colias electo (Linnaeus, 1763)

Pierinae
Colotis amata calais (Cramer, 1775)
Colotis antevippe gavisa (Wallengren, 1857)
Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852)
Colotis celimene amina (Hewitson, 1866)
Colotis danae annae (Wallengren, 1857)
Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819)
Colotis evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
Colotis evenina (Wallengren, 1857)
Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)
Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
Colotis vesta argillaceus (Butler, 1877)
Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)
Colotis subfasciatus (Swainson, 1833)
Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
Eronia leda (Boisduval, 1847)
Pinacopterix eriphia (Godart, [1819])
Nepheronia argia variegata Henning, 1994
Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Suffert, 1904)
Leptosia alcesta inalcesta Bernardi, 1959

Pierini
Appias epaphia contracta (Butler, 1888)
Appias sabina phoebe (Butler, 1901)
Pontia helice (Linnaeus, 1764)
Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779)
Mylothris rueppellii haemus (Trimen, 1879)
Dixeia charina (Boisduval, 1836)
Dixeia pigea (Boisduval, 1836)
Dixeia spilleri (Spiller, 1884)
Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)
Belenois creona severina (Stoll, 1781)
Belenois gidica abyssinica (Lucas, 1852)
Belenois thysa (Hopffer, 1855)
Belenois zochalia (Boisduval, 1836)

Lycaenidae

Miletinae

Miletini
Lachnocnema bibulus (Fabricius, 1793)
Lachnocnema durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887
Thestor basutus (Wallengren, 1857)

Poritiinae

Liptenini
Alaena amazoula amazoula (Boisduval, 1847)
Alaena amazoula ochroma Vári, 1976
Pentila tropicalis (Boisduval, 1847)
Baliochila aslanga (Trimen, 1873)
Cnodontes pallida (Trimen, 1898)
Cnodontes penningtoni Bennett, 1954

Epitolini
Durbania amakosa ayresi van Son, 1941
Deloneura millari Trimen, 1906

Aphnaeinae
Chloroselas mazoensis (Trimen, 1898)
Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873)
Crudaria leroma (Wallengren, 1857)
Chrysoritis aethon (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865)
Cigaritis mozambica (Bertoloni, 1850)
Cigaritis natalensis (Westwood, 1851)
Cigaritis phanes (Trimen, 1873)
Axiocerses tjoane (Wallengren, 1857)
Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881)
Aloeides aranda (Wallengren, 1857)
Aloeides henningi Tite & Dickson, 1973
Aloeides swanepoeli Tite & Dickson, 1973
Aloeides damarensis mashona Tite & Dickson, 1973
Aloeides molomo (Trimen, 1870)
Aloeides taikosama (Wallengren, 1857)
Aloeides dryas Tite & Dickson, 1968
Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen & Bowker, 1887

Theclinae
Myrina dermaptera (Wallengren, 1857)
Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879
Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)
Hemiolaus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855)
Leptomyrina hirundo (Wallengren, 1857)
Leptomyrina gorgias (Stoll, 1790)
Leptomyrina henningi Dickson, 1976
Iolaus alienus Trimen, 1898
Iolaus mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864
Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857)
Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875
Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885
Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980
Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869
Deudorix penningtoni van Son, 1949
Deudorix vansoni Pennington, 1948
Capys alphaeus extentus Quickelberge, 1979
Capys disjunctus Trimen, 1895

Polyommatinae

Lycaenesthini
Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
Anthene butleri livida (Trimen, 1881)
Anthene definita (Butler, 1899)
Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871)
Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)
Anthene millari (Trimen, 1893)
Anthene minima (Trimen, 1893)
Anthene otacilia (Trimen, 1868)
Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)
Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936

Polyommatini
Cupidopsis cissus (Godart, [1824])
Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)
Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857)
Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Uranothauma nubifer (Trimen, 1895)
Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, 1782)
Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898
Cacyreus tespis (Herbst, 1804)
Cacyreus virilis Stempffer, 1936
Harpendyreus noquasa (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
Leptotes brevidentatus (Tite, 1958)
Leptotes jeanneli (Stempffer, 1935)
Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874)
Tuxentius melaena (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
Tarucus bowkeri transvaalensis Quickelberge, 1972
Tarucus sybaris (Hopffer, 1855)
Zintha hintza (Trimen, 1864)
Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
Zizina antanossa (Mabille, 1877)
Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775)
Oraidium barberae (Trimen, 1868)
Azanus jesous (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
Azanus mirza (Plötz, 1880)
Azanus moriqua (Wallengren, 1857)
Azanus natalensis (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782)
Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena (Wallengren, 1857)
Euchrysops barkeri (Trimen, 1893)
Euchrysops dolorosa (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)
Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)
Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923
Orachrysops lacrimosa (Bethune-Baker, 1923)
Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, [1843])
Lepidochrysops glauca (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
Lepidochrysops ignota (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
Lepidochrysops irvingi (Swanepoel, 1948)
Lepidochrysops patricia (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
Lepidochrysops plebeia (Butler, 1898)
Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965

Nymphalidae

Libytheinae
Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879

Danainae

Danaini
Danaus chrysippus orientis (Aurivillius, 1909)
Amauris niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879
Amauris albimaculata Butler, 1875
Amauris echeria (Stoll, 1790)
Amauris ochlea (Boisduval, 1847)

Satyrinae

Melanitini
Aeropetes tulbaghia (Linnaeus, 1764)
Paralethe dendrophilus junodi (van Son, 1935)
Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Satyrini
Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879)
Bicyclus ena (Hewitson, 1877)
Bicyclus safitza (Westwood, 1850)
Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)
Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)
Ypthima impura paupera Ungemach, 1932
Coenyra hebe (Trimen, 1862)
Physcaeneura panda (Boisduval, 1847)
Neita neita (Wallengren, 1875)
Cassionympha cassius (Godart, 1824)
Pseudonympha poetula Trimen, 1891
Stygionympha wichgrafi van Son, 1955
Dingana angusta Henning & Henning, 1996

Charaxinae

Charaxini
Charaxes varanes (Cramer, 1777)
Charaxes candiope (Godart, 1824)
Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866
Charaxes castor flavifasciatus Butler, 1895
Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, 1885
Charaxes druceanus moerens Jordan, 1936
Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859
Charaxes xiphares draconis Jordan, 1936
Charaxes cithaeron Felder & Felder, 1859
Charaxes etesipe tavetensis Rothschild, 1894
Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1867
Charaxes jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864
Charaxes ethalion (Boisduval, 1847)
Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877
Charaxes vansoni van Someren, 1975
Charaxes zoolina (Westwood, [1850])

Euxanthini
Charaxes wakefieldi (Ward, 1873)

Nymphalinae

Nymphalini
Vanessa hippomene (Hübner, [1823])
Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870
Junonia natalica (Felder & Felder, 1860)
Junonia oenone (Linnaeus, 1758)
Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865
Junonia terea elgiva Hewitson, 1864
Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa (Trimen, 1881)
Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782)
Precis antilope (Feisthamel, 1850)
Precis archesia (Cramer, 1779)
Precis ceryne (Boisduval, 1847)
Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883
Precis tugela Trimen, 1879
Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Wallengren, 1857)
Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
Catacroptera cloanthe (Stoll, 1781)

Biblidinae

Biblidini
Byblia anvatara acheloia (Wallengren, 1857)
Byblia ilithyia (Drury, 1773)
Eurytela dryope angulata Aurivillius, 1899
Eurytela hiarbas angustata Aurivillius, 1894

Epicaliini
Sevenia boisduvali (Wallengren, 1857)
Sevenia morantii (Trimen, 1881)
Sevenia natalensis (Boisduval, 1847)

Limenitinae

Limenitidini
Cymothoe alcimeda marieps Rydon, 1994
Cymothoe coranus Grose-Smith, 1889
Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Butler, 1874
Pseudacraea lucretia tarquinea (Trimen, 1868)

Neptidini
Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955
Neptis saclava marpessa Hopffer, 1855

Adoliadini
Hamanumida daedalus (Fabricius, 1775)

Heliconiinae

Acraeini
Acraea cerasa Hewitson, 1861
Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865
Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
Acraea boopis Wichgraf, 1914
Acraea horta (Linnaeus, 1764)
Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847
Acraea rabbaiae perlucida Henning & Henning, 1996
Acraea satis Ward, 1871
Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847
Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847
Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881
Acraea axina Westwood, 1881
Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877
Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855
Acraea aganice Hewitson, 1852
Acraea cabira Hopffer, 1855
Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)
Acraea esebria Hewitson, 1861
Acraea burni Butler, 1896
Acraea anacreon Trimen, 1868
Pardopsis punctatissima (Boisduval, 1833)

Vagrantini
Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879
Phalanta eurytis (Doubleday, 1847)
Phalanta phalantha aethiopica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Hesperiidae

Coeliadinae
Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782])
Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875)
Coeliades lorenzo Evans, 1947
Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)

Pyrginae

Celaenorrhinini
Celaenorrhinus mokeezi separata (Strand, 1911)
Eretis djaelaelae (Wallengren, 1857)
Eretis umbra (Trimen, 1862)
Sarangesa motozi (Wallengren, 1857)
Sarangesa phidyle (Walker, 1870)
Sarangesa seineri durbana Evans, 1937

Tagiadini
Tagiades flesus (Fabricius, 1781)
Eagris nottoana (Wallengren, 1857)
Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857
Netrobalane canopus (Trimen, 1864)
Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857
Abantis paradisea (Butler, 1870)
Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855
Abantis venosa Trimen & Bowker, 1889

Carcharodini
Spialia asterodia (Trimen, 1864)
Spialia colotes transvaaliae (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
Spialia confusa Evans, 1937
Spialia delagoae (Trimen, 1898)
Spialia depauperata australis de Jong, 1978
Spialia diomus ferax (Wallengren, 1863)
Spialia dromus (Plötz, 1884)
Spialia mafa (Trimen, 1870)
Spialia secessus (Trimen, 1891)
Spialia spio (Linnaeus, 1764)
Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)

Hesperiinae

Aeromachini
Kedestes barberae (Trimen, 1873)
Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)
Kedestes macomo (Trimen, 1862)
Kedestes mohozutza (Wallengren, 1857)
Kedestes wallengrenii (Trimen, 1883)
Parosmodes morantii (Trimen, 1873)
Acleros mackenii (Trimen, 1868)
Andronymus neander (Plötz, 1884)
Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
Artitropa erinnys (Trimen, 1862)
Fresna nyassae (Hewitson, 1878)
Platylesches ayresii (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
Platylesches neba (Hewitson, 1877)
Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910

Baorini
Zenonia zeno (Trimen, 1864)
Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
Borbo detecta (Trimen, 1893)
Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)
Borbo fatuellus (Hopffer, 1855)
Borbo gemella (Mabille, 1884)
Borbo holtzi (Plötz, 1883)
Parnara monasi (Trimen & Bowker, 1889)
Gegenes hottentota (Latreille, 1824)
Gegenes niso (Linnaeus, 1764)
Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878)

Heteropterinae
Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928)
Metisella metis paris Evans, 1937
Tsitana tsita (Trimen, 1870)

See also
List of moths of Eswatini
Wildlife of Eswatini

References

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Eswatini
Eswatini
Butterflies

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Q: D3 sliding focus and context I viewed this tutorial http://bl.ocks.org/mbostock/1667367, with focus and context using brush. I have a similar need, but I need to allow users to swipe left and right to view different context rather than using the brush at the bottom.

My Questions:

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*If i have data for Jan1-Dec31 2016. Do I have to manually break apart the data by weeks or can I control or set a default 7 days to show in the view and some how change the context on the same year long data set.

*If I can set a default 7 days in the view, how can I allow a user to swipe left to move the graph up the time line, and swipe right to move backwards in time until reaching the end?

What I've done

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*I'm new to data visualization, SVG, and d3 so i read Interactive Data Visualization.

*Created a fiddle with the data manually filtered into a seven day window here, with two graphs, both having the scale against time. I need to change the time scale for both graphs as users swipe.

Data Format
{
   date: '2016-08-01',
   kWh: 0.178,
   temp: 78
}

Main code
var width = 500,
    height = 600,
    margin = {top:20, right: 10, bottom: 20, left: 10};
var mainSvg = d3.select('#svg-bars')
    .append('svg')
    .attr('width', width)
    .attr('height', height)

var midLine = mainSvg.append('line')
    .attr('x1', 250)
    .attr('y1', 0)
    .attr('x2', 250)
    .attr('y2', 600)
    .attr('stroke-width', 2)
    .attr('stroke', '#48BDC3')
    .attr('stroke-dasharray', 3);

var orgData = getData();

createTempChart();
createUsageChart();

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function createTempChart() {
    var width = 500 - margin.left - margin.right,
        height = 200 - margin.top - margin.bottom;

    // Setup Scales
    var xScale = d3.scaleTime()
        .domain([getDate(orgData[0]), getDate(orgData[orgData.length - 1])])
        .range([0, width]);
    var yScale = d3.scaleLinear()
        .domain([d3.min(orgData,domainTemp), d3.max(orgData, domainTemp)])
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        .tickSize(0);

    var lineFunction = d3.line()
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        .y(function (d) {return yScale(getTemp(d))})
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    var weatherChart = mainSvg
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        .attr('width', width + margin.left + margin.right)
        .attr('height', height + margin.top + margin.bottom)
        .append('g')
        .attr('transform', 'translate(' + margin.left + ',' + margin.top + ')');

    weatherChart.selectAll('circle')
        .data(orgData)
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        .append('circle')
        .attr('cx', function (d) {return xScale(getDate(d));})
        .attr('cy', function (d) {return yScale(getTemp(d));})
        .attr('r', 5);

    weatherChart.append('path')
        .attr('d', lineFunction(orgData))
        .attr('stroke', 'blue')
        .attr('stroke-width', 2)
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    weatherChart.append('g')
        .attr('class','y-axis')
        .attr('transform', 'translate(' + margin.left + ',0)')
        .call(yAxis);
}

function createUsageChart() {

    var width = 500 - margin.left - margin.right,
        height = 300 - margin.top - margin.bottom;

    var xScale = d3.scaleTime()
            .domain([getDate(orgData[0]), getDate(orgData[orgData.length-1])])
            .range([0, width]),
        yScale = d3.scaleLinear()
            .domain([0, d3.max(orgData, domainY)])
            .range([height,0]);

// Setup x-Axis
    var xAxis = d3.axisBottom(xScale)
    .tickArguments([7])
        .tickSize(0);
    var yAxis = d3.axisLeft(yScale)
        .tickArguments([2, ''])
        .tickSize(0);

    var lineFunction = d3.line()
        .x(function(d){return xScale(getDate(d))})
        .y(function(d){return yScale(d.kWh)})
        .curve(d3.curveCardinal);

    var svg = mainSvg
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        .attr('transform', 'translate(0,300)')
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        .attr('width', width + margin.left + margin.right)
        .attr('height', height + margin.top + margin.bottom)
        .append('g')
        .attr('transform', 'translate(' + margin.left + ',' + margin.top + ')');

    svg.selectAll('circle')
        .data(orgData)
        .enter()
        .append('circle')
        .attr('cx', function (d) {
            return xScale(getDate(d));
        })
        .attr('cy', function (d) {
            return yScale(d.kWh);
        })
        .attr('r', 5);

    svg.append('path')
        .attr('d', lineFunction(orgData));

    svg.append('g')
        .attr('class','y-axis')zq
        .attr('transform', 'translate(0,' + height + ')')
        .call(xAxis);

    svg.append('g')
        .attr('class', 'y-axis')
        .attr('transform', 'translate(' + margin.left + ',0)')
        .call(yAxis);

}

function getData(){
    return [{"date":"2016-08-01T00:00:00-05:00","kWh":0.43590624999999994,"temp":89},{"date":"2016-08-02T00:00:00-05:00","kWh":0.3778749999999999,"temp":81},{"date":"2016-08-03T00:00:00-05:00","kWh":0.36741666666666667,"temp":78},{"date":"2016-08-04T00:00:00-05:00","kWh":0.3568229166666667,"temp":77},{"date":"2016-08-05T00:00:00-05:00","kWh":0.3960416666666667,"temp":73},{"date":"2016-08-06T00:00:00-05:00","kWh":0.3565833333333333,"temp":83},{"date":"2016-08-07T00:00:00-05:00","kWh":0.2819062500000001,"temp":71}];
    }

function domainX (datum){
    return getDate(datum.date);
}

function domainY (datum){
    return datum.kWh;
}

function domainTemp (datum){
    return datum.temp;
}

function getDate(d) {
    return new Date(d.date);
}

function getTemp(d) {
    return d.temp
}
function randomIntFromInterval(min,max)
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    return Math.floor(Math.random()*(max-min+1)+min);
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March 27, 2020 Kyle Field	1 Comment
The Tesla pickup truck is set to be revealed to the world in just a few months, but one eager maker just couldn't help herself and had to go off and make one for herself. Simone Giertz is the self-proclaimed Queen of Shitty Robots and has made a name for herself by building some seriously odd robot creations and documenting the process on her YouTube channel. Why build shitty robots? Let's get into that first.
Oh, Simone
Simone likes creating things that don't exist. It's a way for her to express her quirky side and also to explore the limits of what's possible. Most of her creations aren't earth shattering, but they do have a tendency to get your mind moving and exploring what's possible. Whether it is a hair-washing robot, a drone that carries babies, or a robot that feeds your popcorn fetish, she's built some pretty wacky things and made some messes along the way.
Unfortunately, Simone's story isn't one of vast successes and innate ability unleashed. "When I first started building things, obviously, I was pretty bad at it," she told Wired. "You can't be good at things from the start and I decided just to embrace that and to roll with it and turn it into something funny." Getting over the need to be perfect was something she latched onto right away. If you get caught up on getting everything perfect, you're going to be let down a lot, because achieving perfection can be a never-ending pursuit.
On the other hand, if you just start building, having fun, and exploring the creative process, you'll probably have a lot more fun along the way. Simone latched onto the concept and just ran with it. Over the last 3 years, she has built some hilarious robots that, in reality, she could probably turn into some useful things, but again, that's not the point. She documents her creative process — bumps, bruises, and all — on her YouTube channel as a way to encourage others to do the same.
If she's failing on camera, in front of millions of viewers, what does it matter if I fail trying to fix my bike, upgrade my router to the latest home-brewed firmware, build an electric car, or start a company in the comfort of my own home? Failure is inevitable. The only thing we get to choose is what we're going to do when it happens.
Keying A Tesla
Simone had made a deal with herself early on that she would not drive a gas-powered vehicle, but she wanted a truck. As of 2019, there just aren't any electric trucks out there for consumers, so she did the logical thing and bought a brand spanking new Tesla Model 3.
You see, Simone likes building things, and people who build things need to move the things around that they're going to unbuild and rebuild, plus things to build things with in the first place. Got that? One of the better vehicles to do that type of thing with is a truck. As a maker, she figured, what the heck, why not just buy a Tesla Model 3 and start cutting? What could go wrong?
Simone did just that. She invited a team of fellow makers, including Rich Rebuilds, to a new shop leased for the occasion, bought a brand new, cherry red Tesla Model 3, and started making plans. To get over the initial fear of cutting into the brand new, factory fresh Tesla Model 3, Simone keyed the car with the name she had given to her new creation: TRUCKLA. It's a truck made from a Tesla. Watching her key that into the back deck of a brand new Model 3 is cringeworthy TV if I've ever seen it, but that's her style. Get over the messing up part. Make things messy. Scuff it up a bit so you won't worry so much about banging it up on accident later.
The team had the shop for 10 days and they quickly started work drafting out plans for the truck. The initial design session quickly led to a plan to pull out the rear seats, cut away the upper frame, and reuse as much of the lower steel frame and body work from the Model 3 as possible. That came with its own limitations, but kept the process contained to something they could achieve with their combined maker/welder/automotive/creative skillsets in right around two weeks.
The first step in getting the car ready was to pull all the stock stuff out of the rear of the car, pull out all the seats, interior, wiring, and the like until all that was left was metal. That took a few days, but was fairly straight forward for their team. After all, if Rich Rebuilds can't figure out how to tear up an undocumented Tesla in a matter of hours, it's probably not possible in the first place.
After the car was stripped, they prepped it for surgery. Blankets were laid down, tape was set out, lines were drawn, and tools were laid out. And then they started cutting. There's something about watching a cutoff tool spending some quality time with a fresh coat of factory paint that is at the same time extremely satisfying and chilling. Off came the structural rails that run the length of the car. Off came the rear glass.
Sparks flew, adhesive was cut, and I'm sure more than a few plastic clips were snapped, but at the end of the process, the rear of the car was chopped up into an unrecognizable mass. As with home remodels, demo is always the fastest part of the process, and when the demo ends, the real work starts. The crack team mapped out the layout of the truck bed and started bending pipe and welding it back in to restore the structural integrity of their creation.
Rebuilding A Dream
Functionally, the truck was to have a rather short bed, so they decided to add a roof rack for larger items that would normally fit into the back of a normal pickup truck. The rack would also tie into the frame of the car to restore some of the lost rigidity of the frame. For the bed of the truck, they found a donor truck that had recently passed away and harvested the bed from that. A Chevy Colorado gave its rear window to the project, which after some muscling, fit in so nicely that it looks stock.
Her pal Marcos Ramirez did much of the rebuilding of the truck off camera while Simone prepared for the next chapter in the story. The plan was to shoot a short commercial for the car that resulted in a fun little mockumentary with some great footage of the truck blasting around a farm.
The project is exciting, not because this is the next big thing for Tesla, but because it shows how Tesla as a vehicle is inspiring others to pursue their dreams — how Tesla is driving real, meaningful change in not just the automotive industry, but in the world at large. Tesla is a bold statement that we can envision the future we want and just get started building it. Be the change.
Simone's Truckla is a one of a kind and it's beautiful. Check out her full documentary of the process below that shows all her quirkiness, creativity, and ultimately, her new fully electric truck. If you like it, you can buy a shirt to support more of her zany adventures and show off some cleantech swag while you're at it.
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Tesla Leverages Software To Eke Out More Supercharging Capacity
May 31, 2019 Kyle Field	Leave a comment
In a push to increase the capacity of its Supercharging network at the top 8% of its stations in North America, Tesla is implementing a charging limit of 80%. During holidays, an additional 9% (for a total of 17%) of Supercharging stations will have the new charging restrictions put in place.
Tesla reached out to CleanTechnica this morning with the update and told us that the new charging cap is being put in place in parallel to the continued expansion of the Supercharging network, not as a stop gap that is being used in place of spending more capital to continue to expand the network. Much like the On-Route Battery Warmup solution, the new charging cap is a simple software push that adds value to all owners and increases the amount of kilowatt-hours the company can push out to vehicles with its Supercharging network.
Owners on road trips using the in-car navigation to determine charging stops and durations will not be affected by the new restriction, however, allowing owners traveling to more remote destinations the ability to charge up as much as recommended by the navigation system. Even in these situations, because the system optimizes the route for overall travel time, charging beyond 80% is an infrequent occurrence.
Implementing a software-limited charging cap of 80% at 8% of Supercharging stations may sound like a limit to freedoms, but the reality is that most people do not charge up to 100% … ever. That is because charging from 0–80% is when charging speeds peak, while charging from 80–100% takes far longer since charging speeds quickly taper off. Charging up beyond 90% also has long-term consequences for battery life, so keeping the state of charge lower is also the best way to ensure a long life for the vehicle's battery.
The company estimates that the throughput at popular stations should improve by 34%. That translates to higher availability and faster Supercharging times for owners.
As part of the rollout of version 3 of its Supercharging network, Tesla said that it would be doing more than just installing more stations in a push to serve more than twice the number of vehicles with its Supercharging network by the end of 2019, something some close followers of Tesla Supercharging stations have noticed.
Tesla's continued expansion of its Supercharging network will continue on into the future as its production, delivery, and sales capacity continue to grow year after year.
Tesla's new version 3 Supercharging hardware is also coming in 2019 as the company begins deploying its new Supercharging backbone that splits a single 1 megawatt power feed into four dedicated 250kW charging stations. This new hardware raises the bar and continues to expand Tesla's DC fast charging network as competitors continue to take pot shots from the sidelines about how their one fast charging station in a lab charged their prototype vehicle at 350kW. Cute, but Tesla is doing it today. Less talk, more action, thank you very much.
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Tesla Model S EV Annex Carbon Fiber Upgrade
February 14, 2017 Kyle Field	2 Comments
Originally posted on CleanTechnica
The good folks over at EV Annex have the shelves stocked deep with custom designed and built Tesla accessories like the Center Console Insert and the Cubby Compartment that really fill in some the functionality gaps. They also have a wide variety of custom designed and built accessories that offer a different take on the design aesthetic of the Model S and X.
Carbon Fiber Blade Spoiler
They sent a few of their carbon fiber accent items over to spruce up the exterior of my Model S. Unfortunately, I'm no professional installer but thankfully, all of the interior products I have tested out to date have been easy and straightforward to install. This time around, I was happy to find that their exterior products follow suit, while adding nice touches of class to the exterior of the Model S — a challenging feat considering how great it looks already.
For starters, adding the EV Annex Blade Spoiler adds an amazing pop of class to the car and does so at a much more approachable price point of just $589 compared to the Tesla version which will set you back a staggering $1500. Granted, the Tesla version includes installation, but even if professionally installed, the EV Annex version comes in at a much lower price point and with quality that is nearly indistinguishable from OEM.
The addition of a carbon fiber spoiler to the Model S stands out in contrast with the smooth lines and uniform color of the car, with a flash of glossy carbon fiber. It takes the rear of the car from smooth to standout with a bold new line that cuts away from the car, often inciting a double take to catch the extra pop of flair.
Carbon Fiber Nose Cone Applique
Up at the front of the Model S, the EV Annex guys created a carbon fiber nose cone applique that cuts around the Tesla emblem with such precision, it looks almost as if the carbon fiber were poured in around it as a liquid (it wasn't).
While the carbon fiber that the spoiler is made from is rigid, the applique for the nose cone, while also made with real carbon fiber, is comprised of a flexible layer of carbon fiber covered with a protective rubberized coating that serves a very similar function to the clear protective paint coatings many high end cars come with (like opticoat). The front of the car is extremely prone to chips in paint — or in this case, a carbon fiber applique — so I was happy to see that it came with its own protection.
Speaking of protective coatings, I chose to remove my protective paint coating prior to installing to ensure the best bond with the car. After all, this new beauty would both improve the aesthetics as well as protect the car. so it was a win-win. To remove the coating, I worked my way to the edge of the upper nosecone section to where the coating ended and just started pulling it back, like a large vinyl sticker. After a few minutes, it was off.
I gave the nosecone a quick cleaning with window cleaner, then some alcohol, to ensure a tight bond with the new piece, and was ready to apply it. I read the instructions once more (read twice, apply once :)) and was ready to go. I removed the backing on the rear side to expose the adhesive, and from there it was a simple matter of taking my time to fit the piece onto the car. It went surprisingly quickly and fit like a glove.
I stepped back to admire it and was extremely pleased at just how quickly and easily it upgraded the look of the front of the Tesla. The carbon fiber nosecone applique adds a nice pop of class to the front of the car, which is especially nice for Teslas with the old nosecone.
Check out the gallery below for a full array of shots of these beautiful pieces on my "No Gasmobile" and head on over to EV Annex to check out the Carbon Fiber Blade Spoiler and the Carbon Fiber Nosecone Applique for the Model S.
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91% Of Tesla Owners Would Buy Another Tesla, Tesla Takes #1 In Consumer Reports Survey
December 29, 2016 Kyle Field	Leave a comment
Consumer Reports finds itself between the proverbial rock of its own creation — the low reliability rating of Tesla vehicles — and the cold, hard reality that is the uber positive opinions of thousands of Tesla owners. The 2016 Consumer Reports Owner Satisfaction Survey found that Tesla owners were amongst the most satisfied and that 91% would purchase another Tesla.
That puts Tesla #1 in owner satisfaction … by a landslide. It beat #2 Porsche (84%) by a whopping 7 percentage points and #3 Audi (77%) by 14 percentage points.
I have to admit that I do not come into this news as an outsider, but rather, as a veteran owner of a Tesla Model S. My first year of ownership was well documented in our ongoing long-term review, with a more refined summary in my recent "year in review" article.
The results of the Consumer Reports Owner Satisfaction Survey put Tesla far above well established brands such as Porsche, Audi, and Subaru — an impressive result to say the least, especially in light of the well documented reliability issues that persist, particularly in the Tesla Model X.
Rank Brand Would Buy Again
1 Tesla 91%
2 Porsche 84%
3 Audi 77%
4 Subaru 76%
5 Toyota 76%
The Consumer Reports Owner Satisfaction Survey was looking at overall owner satisfaction, with a specific focus on whether they would definitely buy the car again:
"Our brand rankings represent owner sentiment across each brand's product line. (Model satisfaction is determined by the percentage of owners who responded "definitely yes" to the question of whether they would buy the same vehicle if they had it to do all over again.) To determine brand love—or disdain—we took a straight average of the satisfaction score for each brand's models.
"Our survey revealed that the Tesla, Porsche, Audi, and Subaru brands remained in the top four spots again this year. Some other brands were on the move. Lincoln climbed from 21st place last year to 12th this year, and Hyundai shot up to 13th from 24th, based on the strength of new and recently redesigned models."
While this is only one data point, it highlights just how important the improvements are that Tesla has delivered to consumers (zero emissions at the point of use, electric drive, smooth ride, quiet interior, user-friendly tech, Supercharger network, great customer service, not treating service centers as profit centers, manufacturer owned dealership experience, etc., etc.) when weighed against less-than-stellar reliability that is inevitable in a new mass-market vehicle.
On the flipside of the electric revolution, slow adopters and dieselgaters (cough … VW) didn't fare so well in the survey:
"Meanwhile, Ram, a brand that sells just pickup trucks and vans, took a huge tumble from last year's 5th place ranking to 17th. Other brands that fell in the rankings include BMW (from sixth to 14th place) and Volkswagen (from 16th to a dismal 24th)."
Hat tip to Curt Renz over on the Tesla Motor Clubs Forums for highlighting this gem.
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All images by Kyle Field | CleanTechnica
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Q: Android Studio change transparency of Image Assets When I create new "Image Asset" (Action Bar and Tab Icon) in Android Studio using my own icon as base, I get finally semi-transparent icons.  (Android Studio change original color transparency). How to prevent it and save original colors?

This is image before download to Android studio (pure black)

This is after download to Android studio with image asset and I set white color. It has became transparent.

A: I have the same problem, and found solution in post-convertation via imagemagick.
convert ic_action.png -fuzz 50% -channel RGBA -fill white -opaque white ic_action.png

We select all semi-white color and replace to pure white. Also for black:
convert ic_action.png -fuzz 50% -channel RGBA -fill black -opaque black ic_action.png

It is result:

And finally some tips and tricks, how to convert ic_action.png in one line in bash. Do it from project root.
Firstly find all files of icon:
find app/src -name "ic_action_name.png"

Next get it with xargs with name ICON:
xargs -iICON

And get command:
find app/src -name "ic_action_name.png" | xargs -iICON convert ICON -fuzz 50% -channel RGBA -fill white -opaque white ICON

Replace ic_action_name.png to your icon name, and if need white to black or other color (imagemagick also supports RGB syntax '#FF0000').

A: You can unchecked this icon to see the background color...

A: Easy way to remove default background color in android studio 3.0
step 1: select new image assert in mipmap folder
           mipmap->new->image Assert
step 2: select foreground tab and load your icon image in file location path,
adjust  the image  set according to your view  the available option like (trim, resize)
step 3:  then select background tab and delete the path from the path locator tab.
step 4: go to ic_lancher.xml file under the mipmap folder,
then delete

the line of code.
step 5: do the same operation on ic-launcher_round.xml file under mipmap folder
 <background  android :drawable="@mipmap/ic_lancher_round_background"/>

then you can find your icon without android studio default green cover background.
step_1 step_2step_3
step_4

A: For correct this unwanted alfa, I make sure that Android Studio create a XML for this drawable, than I edit it, like here "ic_cinema.xml":

So, now I remove or edit alfa parameter
<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:width="24dp"
    android:height="24dp"
    android:viewportWidth="24"
    android:viewportHeight="24"
    android:tint="#FFFFFF"
    android:alpha="0.8"> <!-- HERE YOU MAKE YOUR CHANGE -->
    <path
        android:fillColor="#FF000000"
        android:pathData="M18,4l2,4h-3l-2,-4h-2l2,4h-3l-2,-4H8l2,4H7L5,4H4c-1.1,0 -1.99,0.9 -1.99,2L2,18c0,1.1 0.9,2 2,2h16c1.1,0 2,-0.9 2,-2V4h-4z"/>
</vector>

A: I did not find a way to configure the Image Asset (Action Bar and Tab Icon) so it would not generate semi-transparent icons.
However, if you select "Notification Icons" instead of "Action Bar and Tab Icons", the generated icon set is not semi-transparent (it is opaque). I'm currently using the generated icons for my Action Bars and Tabs.
Alternatively, I found the following website https://romannurik.github.io/AndroidAssetStudio/index.html which mimics the Image Asset Studio and generates opaque icon sets.

A: I also did this silly mistake...while adding an Image Asset.... Please notice the Shape option in the drop down. Select None so that the image will appear transparent in Android Studio.

A: Thanks to @Gjchoza for this.
The only thing that helped me create nice icons exactly how I needed them was this site.
Not even Android Studio 4.0's Image Asset Creation tool could provide for my needs.


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