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Since 1972, Roland has worked to create the ultimate piano experience, and our new LX pianos are among the most exciting yet. We wanted to build a luxurious upright piano for the connoisseur, with the rich sound and graceful appearance of an acoustic, along with a multitude of advantages only possible with a digital piano. The LX-7 is powered by the latest version of our acclaimed SuperNATURAL Piano Modeling technology, along with a unique keyboard that blends wood and molded materials for great feel and durability. The LX-7 connects via Bluetooth® technology to your smartphone or tablet so you can hear your music-making apps or online piano lessons through the powerful six-speaker sound system. And even though it's compact, the classically-styled LX-7 will definitely make a big impact in your home especially with a choice of finishes including polished ebony, brown walnut and contemporary black.
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Press a key on most digital pianos and you'll hear a recording of a piano note. But a Super-NATURAL Piano works differently, using the latest modeling technology to recreate, rather than replay, the sound. The unique modeling process spans the entire sound creation process of a typical piano including the combination of notes played, their resonance and the way in which the piano's many elements interact with each other. The result is a rich, complex sound – complete with overtones – that actually changes in response to the way you play; something impossible to achieve when a piano uses samples. It's the difference between just listening back to a recording or actually being there yourself.
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Roland's Acoustic Projection speaker system reproduces the rich, immersive sound experience of an acoustic grand piano. The LX-7 houses a three-way, six-speaker system, and each section fulfils a specific role in delivering superior piano tone. The powerful cabinet speakers produce the all-enveloping main piano sound, while the top-mounted spatial speakers reproduce the resonance of the piano's frame. Finally, the nearfield speakers project the sounds most likely to be noticed by the player, including dramatic, dynamic overtones and even the noise of the hammers as they hit the piano string. The sound can also be made even clearer by opening the front board, just like on an acoustic piano.
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One of the great advantages of a digital piano is the ability to play quietly with headphones. However, when used with headphones, some digital pianos simply switch the sound from the speakers to your ears. This is a missed opportunity as good headphones can provide remarkable clarity and detail when youre practicing. Roland pianos use Headphones 3D Ambience to optimize the audio so it sounds like it's coming from within the piano itself and not through your headphones. Youll also be able to practice for extended periods of time without fatigue, any time of the day or night.
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The wooden piano keyboards often found on acoustic pianos are attractive to look at and they feel solid and substantial under your fingers. But a completely wooden keyboard is not the best approach for a digital piano, as wooden keys need regular maintenance to keep them in the best condition. The LX-7 has a new type of keyboard that blends wood and molded material for the best of both worlds; beautiful wooden sides give each key a familiar, rigid mass that feels just right to play, while the durable inner frame lets you enjoy your Roland piano every day for years to come without worrying about reliability. You can play it every night too – as our piano key construction also produces less of a "thump" noise when played.
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It's not just the feel of the keys either; the way they move is also important. Each key has a stabilizing pin to ensure the vertical travel of the key is smooth and precise, avoiding the sideways key movement and noise experienced when playing glissandos on some pianos. Since the LX-7 has our latest piano engine onboard, we also re-tuned the key sensing system to match it, ensuring that the sound and keyboard work in complete harmony for the ultimate piano experience. Finally, the keys share the look and feel of real ebony and ivory, and their moisture-absorbing properties mean your fingers won't slide off when playing.
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Today, people often play and learn the piano with the aid of smartphones and tablets. Using Bluetooth technology, the LX-7 wirelessly connects to your mobile device, enabling you to take advantage of popular iOS/Android apps and online practice videos. Once connected, the audio is routed through the pianos internal speakers, or headphones if you prefer to practice in private. Then you can play along with your favorite artist and bands or practice with some of the very best piano teachers. You could visit Sheet Music Direct to download a wide range of music scores, or install iOS apps like PiaScore with free access to over 70,000 classical music scores; you can even turn the pages of the score on your iPad/iPhone screen by pressing the piano's pedal.
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Elegant Design, Classic Lines, Timeless Sound
Although it's packed with advanced technology, the LX-7 is reassuringly traditional when it comes to style. Combining classic lines with a space-saving compact upright cabinet, there are three premium finishes available; polished ebony, brown walnut and easy-to-clean contemporary black. Once your piano is home, you don't even need to press the power button to get started – just open the lid and start playing. The design also extends to the sound; the front board can be opened to give even more tonal variation, as well as offering a better viewing angle for your music scores.
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Short Climbs and Power
Short climbs can be anywhere from 45 seconds to minutes in length. In the one-day classics on the European cycling circuit, there are numerous short, steep climbs that wear down the riders.
Some criteriums or circuit races in the United States incorporate short climbs. These short climbs often reduce the field by the end, and serve as an ideal launch pad for attacks.
The typical approach to a short climb in a race scenario is big-gear, out-the-saddle, near-maximum effort. The pros will ride at 10 percent to 20 percent-plus above their threshold power, and repeat this near-maximum effort many times in a race.
On short climbs, being a typical "pure climber" (slight build with an excellent power/weight ratio) is not always an advantage over a heavier but more explosive rider with a very high MS power. This explains why a race like the U.S. Pro Championships is never won by a "pure climber," but usually by a sprinter or so called "non-climber," even though there is a very steep, but short climb, repeated 10 times.
The physical attributes required to go up short climbs fast are the ability to sustain a very high MS (15 percent to 20 percent-plus above threshold) over the duration of the climb, and the ability to do this repeatedly (have excellent recovery).
Training for cycling races with short climbs is about simulating the kind of effort required in training. This kind of training is very hard and should be done sparingly; it has its place in the final two to three weeks before an important, hilly race.
To simulate a race climb, do a short, steep climb (30 seconds to three minutes) as hard as you can for the duration of the climb (15 percent to 20 percent-plus above threshold), repeated three to six times.
Race-simulation hill repeats should only be attempted when fully recovered, and the day after this type of workout is best done at a low, recovery intensity.
Other components of going fast up short climbs are the ability to apply a high amount of force to the pedals, good explosive power, and an excellent capacity to recover.
To increase your ability to apply force to the pedals, do some very big-gear, seated climbs, repeated five to eight times. Stay well below your threshold power (75 percent to 85 percent of threshold), and focus on pure muscle force to the pedals at a very low cadence (50 to 60 rpm).
To increase explosive power, do big-gear, standing starts or hill sprints of six to eight seconds or 10 to 12 pedal revolutions, repeated eight times.
To increase the ability to recover do five-minute hill intervals comprising 40 seconds over threshold (20 percent-plus), then 20 seconds recovery, then again 40 seconds over threshold and 20 seconds recovery, repeated for the entire five minutes. The 20-second recovery periods are done at a very easy intensity, just turn the legs over, with no real force applied.
Long Climbs and Power
Long climbs can be anywhere from five to 60 minutes in length. Long climbs (or mountains) are typically found in the big three-week tours in Europe.
The average one-day race in the U.S. rarely has long climbs, although some, such as "hill climb" races or stage races such as the Tour of the Gila, the Redlands Classic and the Tour of Georgia, do include long climbs.
The typical approach to a long climb in a race scenario includes an initial big acceleration by the strongest riders to eliminate the weaker riders in the first few miles.
Once the damage has been done, there is a momentary break in the attacking (0 percent to 10 percent above threshold), as the front riders recover from their initial acceleration. The top climbers don't need much time to recover and soon the attacking will resume (10 percent to 20 percent -plus above threshold), as they try to break the rhythm of riders who prefer climbing at a constant rhythm or pace.
The physical attributes required to go up long climbs fast is an excellent power-to-weight ratio. A top climber needs a high MS power in relation to body weight and needs to be able to ride at MS power over long periods of time, typically 30 to 60 minutes.
Training for long climbs is about riding long climbs or mountain passes often, to train muscles for climbing. An excellent training drill would be 10- to 30-minute climbing intervals, seated, and at high cadence, slightly below or at your threshold power, repeated two to three times.
The maximum benefit in this kind of training is gained by reducing the intensity to just below threshold and increasing the duration of the interval.
Two to three weeks before an important mountainous race, introduce some shorter climbing intervals of five to 15 minutes, at 5 percent to 10 percent above your threshold, repeated three to five times.
To practice changing rhythm while climbing, alternate between climbing seated, spinning at threshold for one minute; then climbing out of the saddle in a big gear, 5 percent to 10 percent above threshold for one minute.
Tips to becoming a better climber
Simon Kessler is a PCG coach and a former 6-year professional cyclist with over 17 years of cycling and racing experience. In 2001 Simon coached one of his clients to win the bronze medal at the World U23 Time Trial Championships. You can contact him at: firstname.lastname@example.com or visit the PCG website at www.peakscoachinggroup.com
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The village of Paperino belongs to the municipality of Prato, in the province of Prato, region Toscana.
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For the province of Prato, to whom Paperino belongs, on 2020-07-01 are reported 534 cases. In the previos day there were 532 cases, thus having a variation of 2 cases, i.e. 0.38% with reference to the number of cases reported in the previous day.
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The village of Paperino is 4,27 kilometers far from the same town of Prato to whom it belongs.
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Before I start to discuss anything it's important to know that I'm a huge Falcons fan, but I think it's time to talk about the hype surrounding Matt Ryan. I have been pleased with Ryan since he became a Falcon but I don't view the Falcons with rose colored glasses and I do what I can to not "drink the Kool-Aid" before each season. I have been a pretty consistent supporter of Ryan since he became a Falcon, especially because he played a significant role in turning the franchise around, bringing consecutive winning seasons to Atlanta for the first time in franchise history and getting us back to the playoffs for the first time since Michael Vick was our starting quarterback.
But at the same time it is not unfair to acknowledge some of Ryan's faults of which there are a few. The most obvious of these faults is his relative lack of arm strength. It's not awful like Chad Pennington's in my opinion, but it is not good or great by any means. I would constitute it as above average personally, because I think he struggles to stretch the field well downfield, and doesn't have great zip on passes in the 10-15 yard range like deep curls, deep outs and other difficult NFL throws. To his credit he makes up for his lack of arm strength with good accuracy and anticipation which he routinely uses when he throws the ball before his receivers make their breaks on these more difficult throws so that the defensive back still struggles to make plays on the ball even though the ball hangs in the air a bit longer than you would ideally prefer.
One thing that I have noticed Ryan has been doing over the last couple seasons is forcing passes to particular players and at times doing so instead of finding an open player. Tony Gonzalez and Roddy White are usually the players he forces the ball to when he does do it. I have seen Ryan throw the ball to Gonzalez in double coverage, once or twice with three players around him, and this does not traditionally end well for Ryan because he doesn't quite have the zip on his throws to put the ball into tight windows without the defense having time to make a play on the ball. The most frustrating part of this is that he almost seemed to be regressing as far as making his progressions in these specific instances because he would ignore Turner open in the flat at times in favor of throwing to Gonzalez or White in double coverage.
The final thing that I personally consider a flaw is that I don't think Ryan can will us to a victory. Not many quarterbacks can, but this is something the great ones are able to do and I don't think Ryan can do it. I'm not saying he should be able to play by himself out there and win the game, but the correlation between Ryan having a below-average/poor game and our running game struggling to consistently churn out yardage is pretty staggering. Obviously a good running game makes life easier for any quarterback, but great quarterbacks are able to shoulder the load on offense and throw their teams into contention when they don't have a running game. Brady, Manning and Aaron Rodgers are all players who have done this consistently for the last couple of years and their teams routinely appear in the playoffs. But when the Falcons (specifically Michael Turner) struggle to gain yardage on the ground on a consistent basis and Ryan is forced to throw to convert 2ndand 3rd and longs to sustain drives it usually results in a loss for Atlanta. That, in my opinion, is not the mark of a great quarterback. And believe me, this isn't something that I just conjured up out some doom and gloom thought process because of the Falcons unexpected 2-3 start, I have had this opinion of Ryan since I re-watched the Falcons-Steelers game from week one of last year. My post on the subject was actually published on October 5th, 2010, just over a year ago.
Now, one thing that the Falcons made a huge deal about was our lack of big plays last season. I would argue that the Falcons' lack of big plays as well as their poor pass defense contributed to their problems last year, but their running game and run defense was solid. The Falcons decided that getting Matt Ryan another playmaker at receiver was the best course of action and sold the farm to move up and select Julio Jones. I was skeptical of the move, but I never doubted Jones' upside. I just worried that the Falcons were putting too much pressure on him by anointing him the starter after watching him practice by releasing Michael Jenkins, a relatively reliable #2 receiver, before Jones had ever played a game. I have been very pleased with Jones and he has been everything I could have hoped for and more this year as a rookie, but we just haven't been able to get him the ball consistently down-field. We wanted more explosive plays and I tend to believe that our issues with pass protection really inhibit our ability to challenge defenses down-field. Additionally, our wide receivers during Ryan's first three seasons in the NFL weren't exactly burners that created a lot of down-field separation so it wasn't completely unrealistic to see limited down-field plays that can change games and grab momentum for the offense.
However, I think it is very clear that Ryan plays a role in our limited deep plays as well. You can't blame it all on Mike Mularkey's lack of down-field play-calling, you can't blame it on a lack of receivers who can separate down-field, and you can't blame it exclusively on the offensive line. At some point Ryan is responsible for his production on down-field throws, so I would like to highlight how he has done on throws that produce 20+ yard plays that the Falcons were so driven to create this year. These are statistics on any throw that is thrown 21+ yards from the line of scrimmage from the past four years:
2008: 21/55, 718 yards, 5 TD's and 2 INT's
2009: 9/35, 297 yards, 3 TD's, 5 INT's
2010: 10/38, 320 yards, 4 TD's, 1 INT
2011: 2/14, 94 yards, 0 TD's, 0 INT's (through five games)
Now, it's easy to look at these statistics and say "Wow, that's awful. Even in his best season he was only 21/55, that's under 50% and good completion percentages for quarterbacks are typically 60%." While that is true, deep passes that travel 21+ yards are difficult to complete even for great quarterbacks. Here are some stats for some other quarterbacks to help demonstrate this:
Aaron Rodgers:
2010: 24/65, 976 yards, 8 TD's, 5 INT's
2011: 7/13, 255 yards, 3 TD's, 0 INT's (thru five games)
Tom Brady:
2010: 14/36, 537 yards, 6 TD's, 2 INT's
2011: 6/18, 186 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT's (thru five games)
Phillip Rivers:
2010: 22/57, 852 yards, 9 TD's, 4 INT's
2011: 4/14, 159 yards, 2 TD's, 2 INT's (thru five games)
Sam Bradford:
2010: 10/39, 345 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT's
2011: 6/15, 213 yards, 2 TD's, 0 INT's (thru four games)
So as you can see, even some of the best quarterbacks in the NFL don't complete a lot of down-field throws. They are low percentage plays a lot of the time and they are some of the most difficult throws to complete because they require better pass protection, they require a good route from the receiver as well as a more difficult down-field catch, plus they require a more difficult throw from the quarterback. But still, the best quarterbacks in the business complete more down-field passes for more yardage than Ryan does, and while some of that has to do with who they are throwing the ball to or who is blocking for them at the end of the day Ryan has to shoulder a portion of the blame for his limited down-field production. He's not a great deep ball passer and these statistics help prove that to be true. You would like to see him take that positive rookie season in which he was able to threaten defenses down-field and progress, but instead he has regressed on his deep passes and become less and less efficient with each year of experience. That is a disturbing trend and it's one that absolutely warrants mentioning because he is in his fourth season in the NFL and is surrounded with some legitimate weapons with Roddy White, Julio Jones, Tony Gonzalez, Harry Douglas (who has been a pleasant surprise now that he is healthy), Michael Turner, Jason Snelling and Jacquizz Rodgers. Is this a team full of pro-bowlers and Hall of Famers? Perhaps not, but they are still legitimate weapons that are better than perhaps a majority of other teams in the NFL.
And yet, in spite of this improved supporting cast Ryan hasn't been able to be as efficient on deep passes as Sam Bradford, a player I have never been a fan of and continue to be skeptical of in the NFL. But he has almost matched his previous totals in completions, yardage and has already thrown one more touchdown pass on 21+ yard throws than he did as a rookie. He is trending upwards in spite of his pathetic supporting cast of wide receivers who are regularly lambasted for dropping passes. Ryan's supporting cast drops passes too, sure, but it would be outlandish to suggest that his supporting cast is not significantly superior to Bradford's. Yet, in spite of this assertion, Bradford has been more efficient on deep passes and has a comparable QB rating to Ryan (Ryan has a 79.9 QB rating this year, Bradford a 70.8).
Now, this is not an attempt to say that Bradford is going to be the next great QB, far from it. I am also not trying to suggest that Ryan is a poor quarterback. I am simply trying to demonstrate that he isn't a very good deep ball passer. The games I have watched of him (over three years of games at this point) as well as the statistics he has accumulated are pretty clear evidence of this, and it's arguable that even with better pass protection and upgraded skill position weapons that he won't ever be a good or great deep ball passer. That's just not what his skill set is. This season on passes within 20 yards (excluding passes behind the line of scrimmage) Ryan has a QB rating of 91.54, a good number. Rodgers has an insane rating of over 120, as does Tom Brady. Both are having incredible seasons statistically thus far, and it shows on their bread and butter passes of under 20 yards. Ryan is good in this area too, and to force him to throw deep passes that he struggles to consistently complete seems counter-intuitive. On one hand, you obviously can't keep throwing passes that are under 10 yards while attempting to run the ball or the defense will crowd the line of scrimmage and put a stranglehold on the offense's ability to sustain successful drives. But that hasn't been Ryan's problem. He is actually most efficient statistically on throws that are 11-20 yards downfield, completing 24/43 attempts for 402 yards, 4 TD's and 2 INT's (a rating of 99.2). That is statistically superior to Phillip Rivers, but significantly below the outrageous QB ratings that Rodgers and Brady have (142.1 and 130.8, respectively).
So, my argument is that the Falcons need to acknowledge that Matt Ryan isn't the next Peyton Manning, Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers. He doesn't have the same skill set. He has been effective on passes that are under 20 yards and while we still need to take the occasional deep shot, passes in that 11-20 yard range will help keep defenses honest and can turn into longer gains if the pass is completed to a player like Julio Jones who can gain quality yards after the catch once he has the ball in his hands. So while everyone loves to see the 30 or 40+ yard deep ball that the receiver hauls in and scores on that just isn't what Ryan is good at doing. Mularkey and the rest of the staff should acknowledge this and continue to work to his strengths: Passes with-in twenty yards, play-action passing, and passes on three and five step drops. He is good at making pre-snap reads and gets the ball out quickly when he identifies a blitz, and if we can sustain drives and get some yards after the catch to make bigger plays without just lobbing the ball up and praying for it to be completed I think our offense will be better off.
This isn't me arguing against 20+ yard plays, it's simply me questioning how we are going about getting them. Ryan's track record is pretty solid evidence that throwing the ball 21+ yards downfield isn't the most efficient way for him to accumulate yards, so why would we continue to force him to do it? He's not an elite quarterback and this is something he struggles with, so let's continue to play to his strengths as much as possible. He can't just throw us into games when we are behind or when the running game is ineffective. Accepting that and moving forward seems like a more logical step to take rather than pretending he is going to be the next elite NFL quarterback, because after over three years of watching him I'm just not convinced that he is going to be.


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Explore Textile University, then take a respite in Canal Park or Jinnah Gardens; the Happy Land Water Park is a great day out for kids and the Am Tex Waterfall is a soothing place for a break. This is Faisalabad.
Tourist attractions
Home to no fewer than eight bazaars and an ornate clock tower, Ghanta Ghar is the main market in the city and a must-see ewhen you travel to Faisalabad. It is lined with imposing buildings dating back to the British Raj period that ended in 1948.
D Ground is Faisalabad's second-busiest market and is open in the evening, making for a different kind of shopping experience.
Textile production played a hugely important part in the development of the city, and is still an active part of the economy. A visit to the Textile University offers a glimpse into the sector's modern development. Call ahead to arrange a visit.
For a little bit of peace and quiet from the usual bustle of the city during your trip to Faisalabad, head to Canal Park or Jinnah Gardens. If you have children travelling with you, then the Happy Land Water Park is a great day out. The Am Tex Waterfall sits apart from its surroundings and the manmade structure offers a welcome respite from busy crowds.
Leisure activities
While Faisalabad has a reasonable public transport system, the best way to see the city is to take a ride on a rickshaw. It's a laid-back, convenient way to see all the sights, and with thousands of the mini-cars buzzing all over the city, you can always stop if something interesting catches your eye.
If you are visiting friends or family in Faisalabad and they happen to be members of the Chenab Club, then you are in for a lavish treat. The exclusive venue's leisure activities include tennis and several elegant social events. If your visit coincides with 14 August's Independence Day, then festivities bring the city's elite and their guests to the club to celebrate in style.
If there's one thing you must try during your trip to Faisalabad, it's the samosas, reputedly the best in Pakistan. Faisalabad's samosas are spicy, delicious and sold as street food on nearly every corner. Gourmet versions are available in the more upmarket restaurants. Also try dahi bhalla (fried lentil balls served with yoghurt and chutneys) and gol gappe, which are flour balls filled with black grams, onions and potatoes, and then fried.
International cuisine is also available, and Chinese food is a particular favourite in the city, with plenty of restaurants serving sumptuous dishes. There are also plenty of fast-food outlets for snacks on the go.
Rabri is the favoured drink in Faisalabad – a mixture of peanuts, almonds and a selection of dried fruits in milk.
If you're looking for textiles and high-quality leather goods, then Faisalabad is out in front. Some of the more exclusive fashion outlets can be found around D Ground, while the markets and bazaars of Ghanta Ghar are a great place to look for bargains.
The city also offers a sizeable selection of modern shopping malls, including Hassan Shopping Mall, Al-Fatah Shopping Mall and University Shopping Mall.
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An Interview with "Cyclist" Trevor Linden
Amy Smolens, who has assisted us with coverage from events such as the Tour of Georgia and Tour of Missouri, also works in TV production for hockey. As she explains below, this gave her the opportunity to talk with Vancouver Canucks star Trevor Linden about his passion for cycling.
PHOTOS of Trevor Linden competing at the 2007 TransAlp
I usually work with the visiting teams' television production when the Canadian NHL teams come to the Bay Area to play the Sharks. So when the Canucks were in town for an exhibition game in September (only Canadian teams televise NHL exhibition games!) I was catching up with P.R. director T.C. Carling after the hockey off-season. When I told him that I'd worked a lot of bike races in the spring, summer and autumn a lightbulb went off in his head and he was excited to tell me that longtime Canuck Trevor Linden had spent part of his summer holiday racing in the epic TransAlp mountain bike race. When I got home that night I did a little research and discovered that the 2007 TransAlp was an 8 day stage race for 2-person teams. The course ran from Mittenwald, Germany to Riva del Garda, Italy, and covered 628 kms over 17 mountain passes for a total of 20,836 meters of climbing - pretty impressive for anyone, let alone a 37-year-old right wing who stands 6'4" and weighs 220 lbs! I quickly emailed T.C., asking for a bit of time with Trevor the next time the Canucks came into town. Time is a precious commodity in the organized world of the National Hockey League, but T.C. promised to set me up with a chat with Trevor on their first regular season visit. As promised, 10 minutes after the team arrived at the Shark Tank, T.C. delivered the Medicine Hat native to the Rogers SportsNet studio. Trevor preferred to stand in the hallway near the lockerroom so he could see when the team was going out to warm up, so that's what we did:
Amy Smolens: When T.C. told me that there was a gearhead on the Canucks I was pretty excited. How'd you start riding?
Trevor Linden: You know what, my wife started cycling probably about 10-11 years ago, road biking. We had some friends that were doing it so I started tagging along and one thing led to another and during the lockout (the 2004-2005 season) I really started mountain biking a lot just to get away from things, I'd just go up to Squamish, Whistler, and spend some days on the bike up there. I really enjoyed both, they're both so different, the road biking and mountain biking are very different, so it just kind of grew and grew, I guess.
AS: And how did it develop to the point where you're in one of the most physically tough sports as a profession and you decided to spend your summer holiday competing in something as demanding as the TransAlp stage race?
TL: I did a couple of single-day races and then I've got a lot of friends in Vancouver who do a lot of multi-stage stuff. You know, it's just one of those things, I just thought it'd be fun, I thought it would be an adventure and I got approached last January. So I kind of kicked it around a little bit, and I'm always up for an adventure and I love Europe, so I love spending time there. So I thought "what better thing than to go to Europe and ride your bike" and I said "yes" and that's all I needed to do!
AS: Talk about the specs of the race - stages, distance and elevation gain - how tough was it?.
TL: Yeah, it was tough. I think the distance isn't the toughest thing, it's the elevation obviously. I think we did about 21,000 meters of climbing through 8 days. And it was extremely hot, it was 36 to 40 degrees (Celcius) every day, around 100 (Fahrenheit) every day so it was tough. You know, I had a great partner (John Ramsden) who did it the year before and he helped me with managing your body through something like that. Obviously keeping hydrated, eating properly is key anytime you do a stage race like that.
AS: What was your goal and how satisfied were you and John with 48th out of 111 teams in the Masters Division? That sounds pretty impressive!
TL: Our goal was to go in and have fun. John's very competitive, he's very strong. I just wanted to be able to be compatible with him, that's part of being a good teammate. So I trained my butt off so we could be compatible on the course. And the other thing was we just wanted to go out and have fun, and we did that, we had a great time. We raced hard but at the end of the day we finished with smiles on our faces.
AS: Olympian Alison Sydor of Victoria teamed with German Carsten Bresser to win every single stage in the Mixed category and the overall by over 2 hours - did you ever see your neighbour and get any tips?
TL: Yeah, I usually talked to her at the start, before the race started and at the end. (Laughs) I did not see her on the course! Those elite cyclists, it's amazing to think of the times they were posting and what we were posting.
(Informational note: the winning Men's Elite Team of Karl Platt and Stefan Sahm spent 27 hours, 32 minutes, 30 seconds on their bikes over the 8 stages. Sydor and Bresser's winning time in the Mixed category was 32:10:50. Linden and Ramsden's time in the Masters division was 41:58:30. So Linden and Ramsden spent an average of 1 hour 48 minutes per day more on the bike than the Men's Elite champions.)
AS: 512 teams started, over 1000 riders took part - talk about the experience and the atmosphere, racing with and against 1000 men and women from all over the world.
TL: That race is special because you've got these wonderful destination cities and these little villages you wind up in, the scenery's incredible, and there was a strong group of Canadians over there, which was fun. There are some people from Whistler that I knew so we tagged along with them a little bit.
AS: Do you consider this good hockey-specific training for you or is it more general fitness?
TL: You know what, for me I would say that cycling's not the best hockey-specific training you can do. But in the overall scheme of things for me it's just a matter of staying fit and staying active. I'm always looking for new ways to get through a summer, to maintain my fitness. So it can't hurt, but I wouldn't recommend it for the optimum hockey training. When I got back from that I worked really hard doing a lot of speed, power, quickness type things, to re-engage in that type of activity.
AS: What do your younger teammates who take it easy during the summer think of your summer holiday - do they think you're a bit crazy?
TL: Yeah, they don't really get it. They were like "wha-wha-why would you do that?!" Most people who haven't spent much time on a bike don't really understand the appeal, but once you do it, and once you get into it, it's pretty special.
AS: Do you know Ryder Hesjedal? He lives in Victoria.
TL: Yeah, yeah.
AS: When I interviewed him at the Tour de Georgia during the NHL playoffs he told me that he always roots for the Canucks. In Geoff Kabush's bio he lists his favourite TV show as "Hockey Night in Canada when the Vancouver Canucks are in action." Do you know any of the pros around the Vancouver area and root for them, too? [Editor's Note: Roland Green is also notorious for his support of the Canucks]
TL: Yeah, for sure. I mean, there's a lot of young cyclists that I know with some of the local teams around there, and I know a couple of kids who have gone over to Europe and so I try to follow them a little bit. You know, I have a lot of respect for the Alison Sydor's of the world. I mean, when I look at my level of cycling and I look at how they ride, the technical ability and their overall endurance are amazing.
AS: I read that the TransAlps is scheduled for July 19-26, 2008 - have you registered yet?
TL: No, my partner's trying to get me to do the TransRockies. So he's working on me for the TransRockies - he'll probably win that one but I'm holding out for now.
AS: Do you have other goals in cycling?
TL: I just enjoy it and it's fun. I mean it's a great hobby, it's something I can do with friends and stuff. Maybe the TransRockies road bike race!
And with that, Canucks' Head Coach Alain Vigneault peered out from behind the black curtain separating the lockerroom from the media area and shouted "TREVOR!!," a subtle signal that it was hockey time now. Linden gave me a little nod and then went off to warm up for the competition in his primary sport. But it's nice to know that in his 19th NHL season, one of Vancouver's stalwarts still dreams about the bike like the rest of us. Who knows what he'll do when he opts for retirement?
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I've written about my mother's amazing ability to be so brilliant and a wizbang at computers while being totally ignorant. But this one takes the cake, and it isn't my mother's fault.
She bought an HP printer less than a year ago. It's a mongo do everything printer, very expensive. Within a short time the cartridges went bad and she ordered new ones but they are leaving lines across everything she prints. She tried cleaning and all kinds of things, but now it will print colors (with the occasional line) but not black, so everything looks screwy.
Desperate, she hauled the printer down four flights of stairs and into her car and hauled it to several office and computer places trying to get it repaired. They all told her that it would cost more to get it repaired than to buy a new one, something we hear all the time that may or may not be true, especially if the fix is actually fairly simple. She just doesn't know enough to find out what the simple fix might be.
So, she leaves it in the car and comes up to her office on the top floor and decides to take advantage of HP's online tech support, something I've told her to, but I forgot to tell her that she needs to have the printer hooked up and ready to test BEFORE she contacts them.
Anyway, here is the brilliant dialog she had with HP tech support.
Bill: I understood that you are experiencing the problem with the printing.
Ramona: OK, I took printer down to car with the idea of getting a repair person to look at it, but no one wants to as they say it will cost more than worth. Perhaps I can take it apart and clean something?
Bill: Yes, let us troubleshoot the issue.
Bill: Now we will perform the power cycle steps .
Ramona: It is not connected to my computer right now. Do you need that? It would take me awhile to get it and hook it up.
Bill: Please remove the cartridges now and power cycle the All-in-one by performing the following steps and then reinsert the cartridges.
Bill: Follow the steps below to power cycle your all-in-one:
Bill: 1. Verify that the unit is switched on. Unplug the all-in-one from power and disconnect the connection port.
2. Wait 30 seconds.
3. Plug in the power only.
Bill: 4. Repeat steps 1-3 two more times.
5. On the third time after plugging the unit into power,reconnect the connection port from the all-in-one to your computer.
Ramona: I can't do that without going down to car and hauling it back upstairs.
Ramona: If you will give me all you can suggest, then I will do it without making you wait on line.
Bill: Okay, let us perform the semi full reset function which takes the All-in-One to the factory defaults .
Ramona: How will the disconnecting help color quality?
Ramona: Do you need the printer hooked up?
Bill: The PSC 1600 series only supports a Full reset.
To perform Full reset please perform the following steps :
1.. Unplug the power cord from the all-in-one.
2.. Press and hold the OK and CANCEL buttons on the front panel keypad.
3.. While still holding the buttons, plug the power cord back in.
Continue to hold the buttons for two seconds, and then release them.
4.. It will display a message "Deriv Clear" confirming that reset is done.
Bill: Then please perform the 10 tap test.
Ramona: Are you getting my messages about the computer not being hooked up right now?
Ramona: I have the 950, not the 1600 series
Ramona: What is a ten tap test
Bill: Okay, I'm sorry, the previous sentence was sent in error. Please disregard it.
Bill: A semi-full reset will do the following for 900:
The user settings to the factory defaults
Language and country settings on some models
It will Delete Fax logs
It will Delete Fax headers
It will Delete Fax speed dial information
Bill: To perform semi-full reset please follow the below steps:
1. First disconnect the power cable.
2. Press and hold # button and 6 button on the printer keypad while plugging in the power cable .
Bill: Then clean the rollers
Ramona: How do I clean the rollers? Do I open up the machine or just reach in?
Ramona: And do I clean them with alcohol or?
Bill: Please clean the rollers. I will send the link to your e-mail address
Ramona: What link?
Bill: Please perfrom the steps that are in the link that help you in cleaning the rollers…
I'm sure you figured out that she was talking to a robot, but it still is funny. She is still trying to get the problem solved, but what a nightmare if you are in a panic and confronted with such a useless service.
We just bought a new HP computer at an incredible price, breaking our habit on only buying Gateway products for over 10 years, and now I worry based upon my mother's story and this popular Digg story on terrible service from HP. I know HP is quality stuff, but the rumor mill and these stories have me a little worried. It's always like this, having second thoughts after a purchase.
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When building Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions one of the things that is very important to consider is the Multi-Tenancy of the Database, and the different approaches that available in order to achieve the best option.
The option is always the same in every part of any solution, and this is from a Fixed Solution to a Fully Configurable Solution, and a SaaS solutions normally starts somewhere in the middle, that is when different customers can have different functionalities and even different UX. But a very important thing to acknowledge is the fact that in order to maintain this kind of differences we need a data model that needs to be Multi-Tenant, and so the next choice to make is the Multi-Tenancy approach that will be used, and it can be:
- Separate Databases for each Customer
- Isolation, The most Isolation we can have, and the one we can be sure that no customer can access other customer's data
- Customization, Each customer can have different data model without affecting other customers
- Performance, The fact that the data is isolated allows that the several customers have performances accessing that are dependent only on their amount of data, and not other customers data.
- Manageability, Whenever a customer has a problem with the data on the solution, or needs a migration, or backups are easier to achieve since they are isolated.
- Same Database, Separate Schemas for each Customer
- Isolation, This is in the middle way since we have from one side the data isolated since we have different schemas for each customer, but all resides on the same database, simplifying the number of databases that reside on our server.
- Customization, Each customer can have different data models without affecting others
- Performance, The fact that the data resides on the same database as other customers, the amount of data from other customers can affect the performance of accessing the data, but of course this can be simplified by using Partitioning on the database.
- Manageability, Whenever a customer has a problem with the data on the solution or even a migration it's still not so hard since we have different schemas for each customer, but for separate backups this is not that easy.
- Same Database, Same Schema for each Customer
- Isolation, This is the less isolated solution for data since everything reside exactly on the same tables, and database, and then this will simplify the number of Databases and Database objects on the server.
- Customization, This makes that every customer have the same schema, and so customization is only possible using approaches like:
- Having several Custom columns on the tables, like, Custom1, Custom2, and so on.
- Having a table for customizable columns, like ColumnName, ColumnType, ColumnValue.
- Performance, The fact that the data is nor isolated makes that the amount of data from other customers affect the performance of accessing data, but of course this can also be achieved using Partitioning on the database based on the for instance in the TenantID.
- Manageability, This becomes harder since everyone's data is on the same tables and so the separation of the backups, as well as the manageability of the customers data becomes harder, but the possibility to run checks on customers data became easier since we always know at front the schema used for each customer.
A very interesting document regarding this subject is this one that is part of the MSDN site, and that is called "Multi-Tenant Data Architectures". Another interesting reading about this subject is this article from Scott Mitchell in the 4GuysFromRolla community site about "Querying a Multi-Tenant Data Architecture".
In order to know more about SaaS architecture and solutions I'll suggest the following articles:
- Architecture Strategies for Catching the Long Tail, that explains the purpose of SaaS and why it's interesting for customers and service providers.
- Software as a Service (SaaS): An Enterprise Perspective, gives an insight of the need and advantages that SaaS can bring to Enterprises.
Hopes this can help you get started or even with your choices in terms of Multi-tenancy of Data.


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Free Kansas State Parks Pocket Ranger® is ideal phone app for enjoying Kansas outdoors
PRATT — Just in time for summer travel season, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) has launched the Kansas State Parks Pocket Ranger® app — a free, interactive mobile guide to Kansas state parks.
The Kansas State Parks Pocket Ranger app is designed to provide information and technology to guide and enhance the state park experience and to provide added safety and enjoyment for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts at all of Kansas' 26 state parks.
The Pocket Ranger® app offers interactive GPS and mapping technology for tracking trails, marking waypoints, and locating landmarks in state parks. Users are also able to locate friends within parks using the Friend Finder feature.
The Alert feature supplies GPS coordinates to designated contacts in case of an emergency. Guests can also cache (store) park maps in advance, so they can still navigate if they lose mobile reception.
The GeoChallenge feature offers the novice explorer or more adventurous geocacher various geoquest activities and games throughout the year to guide them on their quests.
In addition to its state-of-the-art GPS technology, the Kansas State Parks Pocket Ranger app has other tools that make exploring state parks a breeze.
Visitors can decide which park to visit using a comprehensive list of activities or search for a park within a particular region.
A Calendar of Events helps visitors find upcoming events for each park.
Park rules and regulations are a click away, which is especially helpful to anglers and sportsmen. Users can even reserve a campsite or cabin using the Pocket Ranger® to navigate to KDWPT's new online cabin and campsite reservation site.
The free Kansas State Parks Pocket Ranger app is available on the KDWPT home page at ksoutdoors.com, on iTunes, in the iPhone Apps Store, and online at PocketRanger.com and will soon be available for Android phones.
Blackberry and feature phone users can use the mobile website version of the Kansas State Parks Pocket Ranger.
The Pocket Ranger Mobile Tour Guide tutorial is available at www.youtube.com/user/PocketRangerApp.
For more about Pocket Ranger®, go online to www.pocketranger.com


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The latest polls indicate that approximately 75 percent of Americans agree with the goals of Occupy Wall Street. Nonetheless, only 29 percent consider themselves supporters of OWS. What accounts for this enthusiasm gap?
The October Time magazine poll asked respondents if they agreed with the positions advocated by Occupy Wall Street and discovered extraordinary concurrence. 86 percent agreed that, "Wall Street and its lobbyists have too much influence in Washington." 79 percent agreed that, "The gap between rich and poor in the United States has grown too large." 71 percent agreed with ""Executives of financial institutions responsible for the financial meltdown in 2008 should be prosecuted." And 68 percent agreed that, "The rich should pay more taxes." Nonetheless, there remains a 45-50 percent enthusiasm gap, because the same voters who express these strong positive sentiments say they don't support OWS.
Perhaps these voters don't know enough about OWS. A recent USA Today/Gallup poll found that 59 percent of respondents felt they didn't know enough to approve or disapprove of the movement's goals.
It would be easier to accept the excuse "we don't know enough" if there was not a pattern of passivity. When we consider the past decade we can find many examples where average Americans should have taken action but didn't. In 2000, George W. Bush stole the presidency; many voters were outraged but few of them took to the streets in protest. On September 11, 2001, the US was attacked by terrorists; there were legitimate concerns that the Bush Administration had been asleep at the wheel yet once again Americans were passive observers. The terrorists were traced to Afghanistan and the US launched an attack; in December of 2001 most of the terrorists escaped from Afghanistan into Pakistan – it was a glaring example of White House ineptitude but most citizens were quiet. Faced with failure in Afghanistan, the Bush Administration turned its attention to Iraq and, on March 20, 2003, launched an invasion; this time there were more protestors but the bulk of Americans stayed at home. Over the next several years there were glaring examples of Presidential incompetence – for example, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina – but for the most part voters were quiet. Then the housing bubble burst and, in late September 2008, Wall Street came close to melting down; Americans were stunned and depressed, but few took to the streets. Since the turn of the century, American voters, the 99 percent, have had a lot to be angry about, but have been passive.
Historians contrast this last lost decade with World War II era America where average citizens, the 99 percent rose up, built the weapons, and fought the fights that defeated the Axis powers. What's happened to us?
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Perhaps American workers don't have the time. It's a tough economy and many work two jobs. For the 99 percent it's a grueling daily chore making ends meet. Perhaps they don't have the energy to get involved with OWS.
Perhaps they don't get it. Many observers believe Americans no longer invest in our children and, as a result, many have poor schools, teachers, and study habits. We've raised several generations of "non intellectuals." The average American spends 2.7 hours per day watching TV and only a few minutes reading. Perhaps the 99 percent don't understand what all the fuss is about.
Perhaps they've checked out. The Pew Survey of Religious Affiliation found that 26.3 percent of respondents were evangelical Protestants; this does not include Black and Catholic evangelicals and many observers believe the true number is closer to 40 percent. A recent Pew Research Poll found that 41 percent of respondents believe that Jesus Christ will return to earth by 2050 – when the rapture will occur. Perhaps the 99 percent are not involved because they are preparing to shuffle off this mortal coil.
Perhaps they're severely damaged. The official US rate for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is 7.8 percent – with a higher incidence among veterans. However this does not include survivors of violence against women and children. The American Psychological Association reports, "Nearly one in every three adult women experiences at least one physical assault by a partner during adulthood" – four million US women are assaulted each year. Approximately one third of US children under 18 experience abuse during their childhood – in 2009 6 million children were reported as abused. And then there are the adults that have been economically abused – laid off because their job was moved overseas or fired and rehired as a temp with no benefits. It's reasonable to assume that a majority of Americans – a huge segment of the 99 percent – suffer from PTSD. As a consequence they are depressed, hopeless, and numb. Perhaps these American agree with OWS but can't get it together to participate.
The enthusiasm gap is a result of a combination of these factors. The challenge for Occupy Wall Street is to find new ways to engage members of the 99 percent who agree with OWS objectives, but are too tired or numb to participate.


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SYDNEY/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Once darlings of the Australian mining boom, small and middle-tier prospectors are now running low on cash as commodities markets lose their lustre, pushing miners to look near and far for funds to keep afloat.
Seven out of 10 miners in Australia will need some form of funding within the next year, according to a survey by consultant Grant Thornton of firms with a market value of less than A$500 million ($520.48 million).
Some companies, already mired in debt, are venturing overseas for financing. Others are trying their luck in the capital markets, which have become more difficult this year.
"In Australia, the equity markets are broken," said Chris Tonkin, managing director of Perth-based Arafura Resources Ltd (ARU.AX). "On the debt side we will be approaching sovereign funds, export credit agencies, as well as banks."
Arafura, a victim of that cash crunch, is A$30 million short of the A$70 million needed to conduct a feasibility study for a rare earths mine. The project itself would cost A$1.9 billion to build.
Tonkin said the door is still open for alternative financing via strategic investors, adding that there are many cash-rich individuals in China, Russia and the Middle East.
"Raising large amounts of capital by junior and mid-cap miners at reasonable valuations over the last 12 months has been challenging," said Tim Day, head of the Perth, Australia branch of UBS. "This has meant that a number of companies in the space have less funds than they may prefer."
In January-September, the number of financing and capital-raising deals fell to 167 worth A$14 billion, according to Ernst & Young's senior mining analyst Paul Murphy. That compares with 201 deals valued at A$28.2 billion a year earlier.
That's bad news for miners that are already struggling with thinning profits and ebbing cash flow.
A Thomson Reuters analysis of 71 miners which reported annual results in June shows their free cashflow levels (FCF) turned negative for the first time in 10 years. FCF measures the cash generated from operations after subtracting capital expenditure.
The analysis also shows the total debt for the 71 companies rose to $45.7 billion, the highest in at least a decade.
"The small cap guys have struggled massively since the global financial crisis" said Angelo Catalano, director at Chimaera Capital Markets. "Liquidity is very poor and banks no longer take on project finance risk on small companies."
According to the Grant Thornton survey, 35 percent of the companies polled hold less than A$2 million in cash, while 29 percent hold between A$2 million and A$5 million.
In the next three months, 22 percent of the companies will need funding, 21 percent within six months and another 25 percent within the year.
Junior and mid-cap miners, once seen as leveraged investments, have fallen from grace as most commodities with the exception of gold retreat to levels near those seen in 2007.
As a reflection of their sagging fortunes, most of the country's junior and mid-cap miners, comprising 36 percent of all Australian Stock Exchange listings, are now trading at steep discounts to valuation.
"The blip we had on commodity markets has put the scare in some lenders," Catalano said. "So you have names like Consolidated Minerals Pty Ltd CSMIN.UL, Atlantic Ltd ATI.AX and Mirabela Nickel Ltd MBN.AX trading way below par because of project risks and also because of soft prices due to China."
Sinking valuations are also threatening to slow mergers and acquisitions in the sector, with companies reluctant to market themselves too cheaply, some analysts and fund managers say.
"In the past when you look at M&A deals, a 30 percent premium was normally sufficient for deals to go through," said Catherine Raw, co-manager of investment manager BlackRock's (BLK.N) BGF World Mining Fund, which oversees $11 billion in mining stocks.
"But in the current market where companies are trading at significant discounts to NPV (net present value) but aren't in distress, boards of these companies won't even consider bids unless the premium is closer to 50-70 percent," Raw said.
Falling commodity prices are also realigning the stars in Australia's mining industry.
The most prominent change in a list of top-50 mid-tier miners is the emergence of gold producers and the exit of the once-dominant coal companies, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The top-50 comprises 19 gold producers - up from 11 the year before. Gold miners make up 26 percent of the sector's value.
This reflects a 142 percent rise in the U.S. dollar gold price - 90 percent in Australian dollar terms - over the past five years, according to PwC energy, utilities and mining leader Jock O'Callaghan.
Traditionally, gold companies pay low dividends, relying instead on share prices rising to reward shareholders.
"The challenge for gold miners now is that they can no longer assume their shares are the best way for investors to be exposed to the gold price," O'Callaghan said.
This year's been a mixed bag in the stock market for Australian gold producers, underscoring the emphasis placed by investors on mining costs.
Evolution Mining Ltd (EVN.AX) is trading 32 percent higher than its share price in January, while Northern Star Resources Ltd (NST.AX) is up 86 percent.
Meanwhile, Focus Minerals Ltd (FML.AX) is down nearly a third this year.
($1 = 0.9607 Australian dollars)
Additional reporting by Patturaja Murugaboopathy in BANGALORE; Editing by Ryan Woo