Premature ripening evident - Ireland

THE EFFECTS of earlier frost damage to soil have become very evident in some winter barley crops over the past few weeks of drought.

A lot of winter barley crops suffered from heave during the frost and this damaged their secondary roots, the roots used for drinking.

The damage is very obvious as the crops that suffered from heave are now ripening prematurely.

Tesla Shares Fall Below Ipo Price - Daily Brief - Portfolio.com

Tesla Motors has lost $290.2 million since it was founded in 2003. Until now, it has been supported by venture capital firms, as well as by Musk's own personal fortune. He was a founder of PayPal and has run through most of his money betting on the electric-car company.

But Tesla isn’t the only player in what will soon be a crowded electric-car field. It will include startups like rival Fisker Automotive, backed by former Vice President Al Gore, which is unveiling its Karma high-powered, high-priced, plug-in hybrid sedan this summer.

Tesla Motors shares drop below initial sale price - Yahoo! Finance

"The euphoria has worn off," Scott Sweet, senior managing partner of IPO research firm IPO Boutique, noted Tuesday. "In this market environment, people are not buying $109,000 cars."

Tesla has not turned a profit since it was founded in 2003, and so far the company has sold only about 1,000 of its high-end electric cars.

Doesn't that mean that to date, Tesla has lost $290,000 per car sold?