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A fifth of American adults say they have read an e-book in the past year. They read more frequently than their print-loving counterparts and they're more likely than others to have bought rather than borrowed their most recent book.
Those are some of the findings of the Pew Research Center Internet & American Life Reading Habits Survey, which was released this week. As with most research from the Pew Center, the report goes into some detail. Here are the highlights:
- A fifth of American adults have read an e-book in the past year and the number of e-book readers grew after a major increase in ownership of e-book reading devices and tablet computers during the holiday gift-giving season.
- The average reader of e-books says she has read 24 books (the mean number) in the past 12 months, compared with an average of 15 books by a non-e-book consumer.
- Some 30% of those who read e-content say they now spend more time reading, and owners of tablets and e-book readers particularly stand out as reading more now.
- The prevalence of e-book reading is markedly growing, but printed books still dominate the world of book readers.
- E-book reading happens across an array of devices, including smartphones.
- In a head-to-head competition, people prefer e-books to printed books when they want speedy access and portability, but print wins out when people are reading to children and sharing books with others.
- The availability of e-content is an issue to some.
- The majority of book readers prefer to buy rather than borrow.
- Those who read e-books are more likely to be under age 50, have some college education, and live in households earning more than $50,000.
Most of the findings in the Pew report come from a survey of 2,986 Americans ages 16 and older, conducted on November 16-December 21, 2011, that focused on people's e-reading habits and preferences.


text: Richard Williams Architects PLLC specializes in the design of exceptional projects within a variety of settings—urban context, garden suburbs, and rural outposts—that all share a common sense of belonging and purpose. The firm's work has received numerous awards and is celebrated for "making place", whether through entirely new construction on open land or through the integration of additions/alterations into existing fabric. The firm's keen appreciation of site allows for the design of buildings that are defined not by their style, but by their appropriateness of scale and materials and their attention to detail.

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The iconic four-pocket Roadmaster has been remodelled this season with an improved fit for mobility. Cut to fit close to the body with a belt to cinch at the waist, it features four storm-proof pockets to the front. Crafted in green cambric cotton sourced from a historical British mill, its shiny waxed finish has been developed since the 1800s for optimum breathability and water-resistance.
• Two-way zip fastening with popper placket
• Buckle belt at waist
• 4 external pockets
• Stand collar with tab fastening
• Adjustable poppers to cuffs
• Check lining
• Underarm metal air vents
• Fabric logo patch to left sleeve
• Commemorative metal plaque inside
• Reinforced elbows & shoulders
• Centre back length: 64.2cm
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WDW Construction: Cinderella Castle
By late 1970 the partially-built Cinderella Casltle was the tallest structure on the Magic Kingdom construction site. By February, 1971 its spires were nearing completion. A scroll-shaped sign above the Castle entrance reminded everyone: "REMEMBER, OPENING OCT. 1971".
How many bricks are in Cinderella Castle??? ZERO. Harharharharhar. Anyway. No more "fun" facts. But really, what a beautiful sight this must have been. How great would it have been to walk around and see everything come to life??
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Someone who considers taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it is more like a Cha-Cha.
If you love an image and want it for your wall I will happily make that happen. I shoot a high resolution camera so most of the images can be printed very large. If you want an image for a space, a certain color or feel and you don't see it on my site there is a good chance I will have a few choices in my files. Please reach out and start a conversation. I love connecting with people.


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Happy Thanksgiving, Amoeblog readers! Above is Gloria Gobbler's reinterpretation of "You Can't Hurry Love" from a turkey's perspective, with reworked lines such as, "You can't gobble me on Thanksgiving Day. Why not eat tofu? Feed yourself the vegan way." And if you enjoy Thanksgiving themed, turkey perspective song parodies done to animation, check out the reworking of MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This" -- "U Can't Stuff This" or The Giblets' reinterpretation of Queen's "We Will Rock You" -- "We Will Eat You."
And don't forget that tomorrow, Friday, November 27th, is when Amoeba kicks off its annual Holiday Toy Drive at all three Amoeba Music stores. When you come in to Amoeba over the next few weeks (cut off dates vary from store to store) we strongly encourage you to spread the love to those not as well off this year by bringing in a new, unwrapped toy for some needy child in your community.
And to help you feel even better about donating a toy for some poor kid, as a thank you for your generosity, Amoeba will give you a $2 coupon valid for any item over $3.99! All toys collected will be distributed to a local charity: Amoeba Hollywood will donate to Five Acres, Amoeba San Francisco will collect toys for Compass Community Services, and Amoeba Berkeley will provide toys to A Safe Place. For full details on the Amoeba toy drive run dates and the charities involved, click here.


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I'm trying a new solution to monitor fridge temp. It looks pretty good, assuming I get enough range through the insulated walls. The batteries last two years with monitoring every fifteen minutes. I'll let you know how it turns out. Used bluetooth to send info to your phone.
https://www.bluemaestro.com/product/tem ... ta-logger/
(no relationship other than I was looking for a way to easily check the temp)


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OAKLAND, Pa. -- Marine Sgt. David M. Gerardi said risking his life to save his platoon members while under enemy fire in Afghanistan "just made sense."
The military on Monday awarded Gerardi, 22, of Moon, Pa., a Silver Star Medal during a ceremony in Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum in Oakland.
"The individuals who accompany you are a direct reflection of yourself," said Gerardi, who served in the Marine Corps from June 2008 to April 2012 and is a member of the Army National Guard.
"I've been blessed to serve with the best Marines and soldiers. I've had the best leadership that taught me everything leading up to that gunfight."
The honor of receiving the military's third-highest decoration for valor stems from Gerardi's actions during a June 6, 2011, ambush in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in which enemy fire pinned down his platoon.
Gerardi, then a corporal, was a sniper with the 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion. He risked his life to get into a position to suppress the attack.
Gerardi crossed open fire to a position behind a 21/2-foot-tall stone wall, which offered him a clear line of sight to the enemy positions. He suppressed an enemy machine gun long enough for an adjacent team to extract an Afghan National Army casualty from open terrain.
With enemy fire hitting around him, Gerardi coordinated with another team and fired a light antitank assault rocket to reduce a second enemy position, allowing his unit to move to safety.
"Basic training kicks in," Gerardi said. "We spend a lot of time preparing for a situation like that, and you see points of advantage. To go to that position made sense."
Maj. Gen. Melvin G. Spiese, who presented the medal, spoke of Gerardi's "heroics and personal sacrifice," risking his life to ensure the safety of fellow Marines.
"He could have chosen to do something other than accept responsibility for the safety of his country," Spiese said.
Gerardi is a 2008 graduate of Fox Chapel Area High School. The family moved to Moon.
His parents, Mike and Young Gerardi, were overcome with emotion when speaking of their son's honor.
"We thank God for protecting them and helping them come home safely," said Young Gerardi, 57. "We are so proud of the team and proud of our son."
Mike Gerardi, 58, said his son has "been a special kid all his life."
"He's very unselfish. He's just a good kid, a great kid. We're very proud of him."


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The Florida athletic department officially announced the hiring of Teryl Austin as the Gators' defensive coordinator Friday, a day after reports surfaced that the Gators had agreed to terms with the former Arizona Cardinals defensive backs coach.
Austin replaces George Edwards, who replaced Charlie Strong. Edwards lasted 27 days on the job before leaving Gainesville last week to become defensive coordinator with the Buffalo Bills. Strong, a Florida coach the past seven seasons, left to become head coach at Louisville.
Austin, who has never been a defensive coordinator at any level, worked with Florida offensive coordinator Steve Addazio at Syracuse a decade ago, and worked with Florida QB coach Scot Loeffler at Michigan.
"I'm excited to join the Gator coaching staff," Austin said in a statement. "I've watched from afar what this program is about – winning championships with dynamic players and doing things the right way. Now, I'm honored to be a part of the program and a part of The Gator Nation. I look forward to getting to work with an outstanding group of players and a great coaching staff."
About Austin, 44, from the UF press release:
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One of the most established suppliers of second-hand turbines, Netherlands-based Windbrokers, had a total turnover of EUR 30 million in its first ten years. But in the first four months of 2013, it has already received orders worth EUR 5 million. Henk van den Bosch, the firm's managing director, says that it is becoming a lucrative market due to private buyers financing projects.
Given that turbines are designed to last around 20 years, many are prematurely made redundant when wind-farm owners repower projects with bigger, more powerful turbines, as is increasingly the case in countries such as Germany and Denmark, where all the windiest sites have already been developed. "These are the ones that are interesting for a second life in countries where space limitations are not an issue. This is our business," says Van den Bosch.
Windbrokers only sells turbines that are less than 12 years old, because it would be difficult for the new owner to recoup the investment on older machines. A ten-year old turbine still has half its lifetime to run. And if a turbine is younger than 20 years, the original certification stating its ability to function is still valid.
No typical buyer
There does not seem to be a typical buyer. Suppliers say that every transaction is unique, and they have interest from all over the world. However, the majority of used turbines that Windbrokers sells go to eastern Europe and Latin America.
Some countries are easier than others for used turbine import. Windbrokers does not sell to the US because its 60Hz grid frequency differs to the 50Hz used by European power grids. Van den Bosch explains that it is too difficult and costly to convert the turbines to make the US a viable market.
So what are the advantages of investing in used turbines? The main one is that they are cheaper than new ones. For developers who want to keep costs as low as possible and still generate a good income, they may be worth considering.
However, there is still limited knowledge of how long and how well they will function. Therefore, banks and financial institutions are nervous about investing in second-hand machines. To help allay the fears of financiers and buyers, Windbrokers provides its used turbines with a two-year product warranty, but the majority of buyers still use their own money and take on the risks themselves.
Oxana Danilevich, project manager at used-turbine supplier Blue Planet, says her clients are often unwilling to take out insurance as they want to keep costs as low as possible, and warranties increase the price. "We try to give warranties to our clients so that banks will be more willing to take a risk, but most of our clients want to pay as little as possible, which is why they are after a second-hand product."
Danilevich would like to see a financial institution that would be willing to co-operate with his company by providing insurance or warranties that the used-turbine supplier could offer cheaply to bargain-hunting customers, which would make the turbines a less risky investment for banks.
Difficult to value
Klaus Hansen, a senior engineer at certification body Germanischer Lloyd (GL) says that one problem is that it is very difficult to put a value on a used turbine. Manufacturers and operators have limited experience to actually know for sure how long these turbines can operate. "Only time will tell," he says.
For its part, Windbrokers has developed a formula that provides the theoretical value of a used turbine. "Prices are however determined by the market, and are always going up and down. There are some models like the Vestas V47 and V52 which are always in demand," adds Van den Bosch
In Hansen's experience, only manufacturers and not operators have the technical documentation to be able to make estimates of the life expectancy of particular models of turbine. In order to provide some clarity, GL published guidelines in 2009 to help assess the condition of a turbine. One method is a desk-based analysis of turbine data, which also takes into account site-specific conditions. An alternative is to inspect the turbine in person in the same way a car would be inspected to test its roadworthiness.
If a second-hand turbine needs spare parts, these are generally available to keep them running. Vestas says that it can offer spare parts to all turbines it has in service. Many wind-turbine manufacturers make use of third-party components. One exception to this is Enercon, which produces everything itself, making it harder to source spare parts and technical documentation for its equipment, says Van den Bosch. For this reason, Windbrokers has not sold any Enercon machines, says Van den Bosch.
Fit for the grid
Another obstacle to the second-hand wind market is that many grid operators will not accept power from older turbines on to the grid. Since the turbines are typically being sold to buyers in locations where wind energy has never been installed before, grid operators are not familiar with wind turbines and can be scared of turbines producing power when not required and tripping the grid.
This can easily be avoided by installation of low-voltage ride-through (LVRT) technology. Newer turbines tend to be equipped with LVRT as standard to enable them not to trip when the voltage on the grid is temporarily reduced due to a fault or load change on the grid.
Van den Bosch says a solution to this problem would be to make it obligatory to retrofit second-hand turbines with a switch which immediately cuts off the turbine from the grid as soon as the grid goes down. He says this would allay the main fear of grid operators that a turbine will continue to produce power on to the grid even if it is down. This switch can easily be installed between the main switch of the turbine and the transformer.
If the market for second-hand turbines is able to overcome these challenges, one question remains. Could second-hand turbines compete with cheap new machines from China to supply emerging markets? Even Van den Bosch is not that optimistic. "The quantity of available used wind turbines is too limited to play a significant role in these emerging markets."


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Please note that these rankings are based strictly on appetite appeal and NOT on the quality of the scene therein. Also, desserts count and documentary scenes do not.
1. Big Night, timpano assembly. That timpano, man. Hooooo boy.
2. Goodfellas, prison dinner
3. Goodfellas, coke paranoia meatballs
4. Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, Pure Imagnation
5. A Christmas Carol, Ghost Of Christmas Present repast. Why doesn't Scrooge eat? You start to see weird shit when you're hungry.
6. The Matrix, really big fucking steak
7. Godfather, Clemenza's meatballs
8. A Christmas Story, peking duck
9. Blade Runner, noodle bar
10. Pulp Fiction, five-dollar shake
11. Pulp Fiction, Big Kahuna Burger
12. Hook, make believe feast
13. Tampopo, the ramen master
14. The Great Outdoors, old 96er
15. Stand By Me, stick burgers
16. A Few Good Men, eating crabs and shit
17. Lady & the Tramp, noodle hookup
18. Return of the Jedi, whatever that shit was that Leia fed the Ewoks
19. Star Wars, tupperware breakfast with Uncle Owen
20. Pee Wee's Big Adventure, breakfast machine. CAPSELA! Holy shit!
21. Rising Sun, naked lady sushi
22. Ghostbusters, Chinese food petty cash dinner
23. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Ziggy Pig
24. Saturday Night Fever, bigass pizza slice
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Google released an etiquette guide for early adopters in the Google Glass Explorer program Tuesday, and the fun and breezy script includes what may very well be Google's first public acknowledgement that Glassholism is a thing. The term is referenced directly, and that's very, very significant because Tuesday was sort of a slow news day in the consumer tech sector. So, yeah, we care.
Sure, the blog post could signal that Google is gravely concerned about the mainstream public's acceptance of Glass, and wants Explorers to become better ambassadors of alien face tech. Or, just as likely, someone on Google's blogging team had a fun idea, his or her boss greenlit that epiphany, and, well, here we are.
For those who've never used Glass, or just need a reliable translation of what the etiquette guide means, I've taken the time to parse some excerpts.
DO: Explore the world around you
Glass puts you more in control of your technology and frees you to look up and engage with the world around you rather than look down and be distracted from it. Have a hangout with your friends, get walking directions to a fantastic new restaurant, or get an update on that delayed flight.
Translation: Come on, guys. You threw down $1500 for this thing. So buck up, pull Glass from its incredibly nifty felt pouch--and, yes, we're very proud of that pouch--and start using Glass in public. We want all of humanity to see more Glass, so that its very appearance doesn't inspire knee-jerk repulsion. It's sort of like skinny jeans on men. Now we just accept the new normal.
DO: Take advantage of the Glass voice commands
Glass can free your hands up to do other things like golfing, cooking, or juggling flaming torches while balancing on a beach ball... This is great for looking up how many ounces in a cup while you cook, or taking a one-of-a-kind photo from your unique perspective.
Translation: You know we have, in fact, integrated voice recognition into Glass. You know that, right? Because we're seeing so many of you continue to tap the touchpad, and that makes our voice engineers feel empty inside. Bottom line: It's better to look like you're talking to yourself than to be "that guy" who can't stop touching his face.
DO: Ask for permission
Standing alone in the corner of a room staring at people while recording them through Glass is not going to win you any friends... The Glass camera function is no different from a cell phone so behave as you would with your phone and ask permission before taking photos or videos of others.
Translation: Seriously? Do we even have to spell this one out? Do you not have a wife, girlfriend, sister, mother or daughter who's been creeped on by some camera-toting troll? "Asshole" is the operative linguistic component of the term "Glasshole." Common sense and decency, guys. Come on.
DO: Use screen lock
Glass screen lock works like your smartphone's screen lock: It passcode-protects your device to help prevent others from using it. If you ever lose your device or have it stolen by a budding online resale entrepreneur, you can turn off Glassware and perform a remote wipe (e.g. factory reset) of the device...
Translation: You didn't follow our advice in the previous section, and now a co-worker has lifted Glass off your desk, and is rummaging through the creep-shots you took of the barista you've been crushing on. This all could have been avoided if you just showed disruptive technology a bit of freaking respect!
DO: Be an active and vocal member of the Glass Explorer Community
The Explorer Program was created in order to have a place where our Explorers can give feedback, share content and communicate with the Glass team... They are constantly sharing their worlds with us and with each other, allowing us to hear and work on all the great feedback and stories our Explorers give us (and, wow, do they give us a lot!).
Translation: OK, it's not that we're not grateful. But you know those technical problems you've been having? Yeah, you don't have to stew in a corner, silent with contempt. Please jump online, and find solutions posted by Explorer community members. You bought an experimental, alpha-release product, after all. It's not like it just works like a jar of pickles or a slanket.
DON'T: Glass-out
Glass was built for short bursts of information and interactions that allow you to quickly get back to doing the other things you love. If you find yourself staring off into the prism for long periods of time you're probably looking pretty weird to the people around you...
Translation: Come on, guys, look presentable. If you lose yourself in the prism for more than five seconds you immediately become the above-ground equivalent of a 15-year-old boy bivouacked in his mother's basement playing Diablo III. Plus, you know, eyestrain. Consider.
DON'T: Rock Glass while doing high-impact sports
Glass is a piece of technology, so use common sense. Water skiing, bull riding or cage fighting with Glass are probably not good ideas.
Not that any of our Explorers are actually cool enough for cage fighting. OK, well maybe jiu jitsu. But use common sense. You wouldn't perch a $1500 antique glass goblet on your head, and run off for a game of flag football, now would you?
DON'T: Wear it and expect to be ignored
Let's face it, you're gonna get some questions. Be patient and explain that Glass has a lot of the same features as a mobile phone... If you're worried about someone interrupting that romantic dinner at a nice restaurant with a question about Glass, just take it off and put it around the back of your neck or in your bag.
First, do you not even watch the evening news? Glass has gained a certain degree of notoriety, and now everyone wants to be the wise-ass who interrogates the Glasshole in public. Second, if you ever wear Glass during a romantic dinner in a nice restaurant, we will personally come to your house, retrieve our technology, and throw a $1500 refund in your clueless face. What kind of monster are you?
DON'T: Be creepy or rude (aka, a 'Glasshole')
Respect others and if they have questions about Glass don't get snappy. Be polite and explain what Glass does and remember, a quick demo can go a long way. In places where cell phone cameras aren't allowed, the same rules will apply to Glass. If you're asked to turn your phone off, turn Glass off as well. Breaking the rules or being rude will not get businesses excited about Glass and will ruin it for other Explorers.
Translation: Everything we say above. But there's more: Don't "pop" your collars. Don't have loud public conversations about app development. Don't order anything made primarily from quinoa. Don't brag that your phone just got updated to Kit Kat. Don't make a big deal about the tasteful accents on your $300 plaid flannel shirt from Barneys. Learn some basic niceties, guys. Glass is probably the least of your social worries.
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CakeSpy Note: if you follow me on facebook or Twitter, you probably know I'm partial to observing (and sometimes adding) sweetness in the natural world and urban landscape. Here's where I post a daily feel-good photo or image, for no particular reason other than to showcase these sweet little nothings, in hopes that they'll make you smile.
Here's a sweet sneak peek at one of the upcoming 2011 Holiday Card designs in the CakeSpy line! They will be available online in a week or two; in the meantime, I'll post a different sneak peek every few days.


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WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Crude oil imports into the United States in July dropped to 7.7 million barrels per day, the lowest level in 17 years, the American Petroleum Institute said.
API said the 7.7 million bpd was a 10.5 percent decline from July 2012. Domestic crude oil production, meanwhile, rose 17.4 percent from July 2012 to 7.5 million bpd. That marks the ninth consecutive month domestic oil production was more than the 7 million bpd mark and marked the highest output for any month in the last 22 years.
Oil and natural gas production in the United States is increasing thanks in part to new technologies used to access natural reserves trapped in underground shale formations. Texas and North Dakota are leading the nation in terms of oil production.
API said gasoline demand increased 2.2 percent in July compared to the same month last year, though demand for last month was the second lowest for the month in 13 years.
"The summer travel season brought greater demand for several fuel types last month than we've seen in recent years," API Chief Economist John Felmy said in a statement Thursday. "On the supply side, we produced more domestic crude last month than at any other point in the last 22 years."
API said total U.S. petroleum deliveries, a measure of demand, increased 1.7 percent year-on-year to 18.9 million bpd, the highest level for July in three years.


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This year's edition of the Shredders Camp was the biggest one ever!
36 "young guns" showed up for an awesome day of riding at Hardwood Ski and Bike on May 26th, having fun and making friends. We couldn't have asked for better weather and all the athletes showed up ready to show their stuff. There were several new faces this year and a big group of girls just itching to show the boys how it's done!
Girl Power at its best !!
The morning started with an introduction to one of the most amazing group of coaches ever assembled for such an event. The athletes also got a special video message from some of Ontario's/Canada's top athletes who were unable to attend due to race commitments. Special thanks to Peter Glassford.
Mitch Bailey, Cayley Brooks, Marc-Antoine Nadon and Hayley Smith were there, and the message focused on why these high performance athletes love to ride their bikes and the opportunities to travel and make friends. A special message from Provincial Coach Mike Garrigan reminded the shredders that this is the first of many camps and that "we have our eyes on you."
The gang assembled and prepared for the traditional warm up ride over "thunder bridge" and down the BMX section. Then it was time to break into groups and prepare for a fun morning session focused on efficient single track riding. You could hardly hold the shredders back and the only thing faster than their legs spinning was all the talking they were doing with their friends.
Break time
As the groups rolled in from the morning session, there was a healthy mix of dirt and some monstrous appetites ready to do some damage to the lunch table. There were more than a few cool stories and a couple of crashes were the topic of discussion around the table. There was also a group of coaches that were very impressed with the level of riding they were seeing.
Bunnyhop Contest !
Anyone who has attended or followed this camp for the last couple of years knows that after lunch comes the world famous, patented "Lunch Olympics." Four gruelling, arduous events that test the skills and determination of even the most seasoned mountain biker.
That is seriously low – Skillz !
The teams gathered, chose a name and then proceeded to tackle the bunny hop high jump, bike limbo, team relay and the balance gauntlet. Several shredders broke the bike limbo record, which was thought to be "untouchable." The competition was so close that the judges had to do a careful recount. Winners of the "coolest team name" went to the Purple shredding Aliens of Doom. Winning the competition and in keeping with the purple theme was the Purple Polka Dotted Pandas.
The athletes went back to the chalet to fill up their water bottles and break into groups for the afternoon training session. The coaches switched groups, eager to share their knowledge and get their chance to learn from the shredders. Many of the athletes chose to preview the Canada Cup race course and almost the entire group conquered the ever popular "Boneshaker."
Trek's Brendan Matheson having a good time with the shredders!
Coming back from the afternoon session there was an abundance of dirty, dusty faces, and lots of laughing and stories about more cool adventures and a couple of hall of fame crashes. The end of the afternoon session is always followed by the traditional freezie break and these freezies were well earned! There were also cookies and cinnamon buns and there were a few times when it looked like we may need a bouncer to keep order. As the shredders devoured their cookies and freezies, prizes were awarded for the lunch Olympics and special coaches prizes were awarded as well. What were the categories you ask?? Well, I believe "chattiest athlete" was one, and best "girl power" shout or chant was another. If you haven't guessed by now everyone was a winner and prizes were awarded for FUN!
Olympian Leigh Hobson at the Camp – Truly inspiring words!
After the prizes the athletes had the opportunity to hear one of our special guest coaches, Leigh Hobson, talk about her Olympic experience and some of the things she does to prepare for a race. We were also very fortunate to have one of our other guest coaches, Annie-Foreman Mackey, talk about her experience on her recent Team Ontario High Performance project in California.
Annie Foreman Mackey (Right) and Minime Athlete Samantha Fuller (Left)
Well the day was winding down, but there was still one last piece of business to take care of: the Sprockids race. But this is not your traditional race. Athletes broke into two groups. Group 1 had to ride the course in one gear (single speed) and group 2 rode the course in their granny gear. No times were recorded, but I do believe we may have witnessed a new cadence record; it may be hard to confirm as there was only a blur of spinning legs heading to the finish line. Some very tired, dirty but happy faces gathered to say goodbye and wind up an amazing day with their friends. I think more than a few shredders passed out the minute they got in the car.
Ready, set... for the the Sprockids race
To say an awesome day likes this does not happen without a lot of fantastic support would be an understatement. Let's start with the amazing coaching staff who dedicated their time and expertise to help make a memorable day for the athletes. A huge thanks goes to Chris Wong, Val Leonard, Jube Leonard, Leigh Hobson, Annie Foreman-Mackey, Brendan Mattheson and Jake Sternberg.
What can you say about our host Hardwood Ski and Bike? A great venue with great trails, who has been supporting grass roots cycling for ever. A special thanks to Margaret for an amazing lunch and snacks. It is a huge undertaking to feed the mob that had assembled for the day.
We added a new sponsor this year, but one that is by no means new to supporting developing cyclists. A big thanks to Mark Summers from Joyride 150 for the prizes. If you want to work on your skills head to Joyride 150; many of Ontario's best go there on a regular basis.
Once again, thanks to our two main sponsors - Jeremy at Trek Store Barrie, and Andrew and Ron at Velocity in Orillia. Both of these stores have a long tradition of supporting cycling, racing and youth development. Let's support shops and people who support racing. If you want great advice and products you know where to go.
The future of cycling in Ontario looks really bright!
Report courtesy Rob Fex
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Recorded a cappella has an appeal all its own. By taking what can be captured in live performance, and using studio techniques similar to those used by the biggest stars of today, a cappella music - be it classical, jazz, rock, or hip-hop - has reached a new height. As the industry of recorded a cappella grows, our music form is reaching new fans and inspiring new singers daily.
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NEW YORK, March 16 (UPI) -- The stepbrother of former Illinois police Sgt. Drew Peterson says Peterson asked him odd questions after the 2007 disappearance of Peterson's wife.
Police suspect Peterson killed wife Stacy Peterson at their Bolingbroke, Ill., home but have not filed any charges against him, officials said. Tom Morphey told ABC's "Good Morning America" show Monday that his stepbrother acted suspiciously in the days following Stacy's disappearance, at one point asking him if he loved him "enough to kill for me."
"He said, 'How much do you love me?'" Morphey told the broadcaster in his first network television interview. "I said, 'I do.' And he said, 'Enough to kill for me?'"
Morphey said his suspicions were also raised when he helped Peterson move a blue barrel, with Peterson allegedly telling him, "This never happened."
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Bobbi Brown Bonfire Palette Review, Photos, Swatches
Bobbi Brown Color Strips: Bonfire Palette
Bobbi Brown Bonfire Palette ($60.00) is an eye, cheek, and lip palette from Bobbi Brown's Color Strips Collection, which [again] includes three palette variations. Bonfire is more my style than the other two variations. By the by, Aquamarine is the third variation, which I won't be reviewing at this time! It does, however, have the same Pot Rouges as Orchid Sparkle, which I reviewed earlier, so it's like… half reviewed 🙂
Pot Rouge
- Tawny is a brownish-red–it's not a brick red, and it certainly doesn't scream "RED!" but it's in there. Creamy, opaque, and smooth.
- Fresh Melon is a brightened coral-peach with a creamy and opaque look. This can be worn as a very subtle blush or lip.
- Calypso Coral is a bold, tropical orange-coral with the same creaminess of the other shades of Pot Rouge. This is definitely a more fearless coral, though, because it is fairly bright. You can pat less on to get a less intense look, though, which is nice.
- Bone is a softened white-beige with a matte finish. Kind of a classic shade–easier for me to wear with my warmer skin tone than whites.
- Cafe Cream (Sparkle) is a shimmered medium coffee brown with an almost taupe-gray tone to it. It looks almost wet when used, and the fall out isn't too bad.
- Bonfire is a rich copper with a metallic finish. Think MAC Amber Lights with a smoother finish. This is the "bright" shade in the palette, while the other shades are designed to coordinate with this one.
- Cognac is an intense shade of coppered chocolate brown with an almost burgundy sheen. This shade is truly lovely–I fell completely in love at first swatch. It's one of those shades that I could see myself buying the palette for.
- Caviar is a dark black-brown with a matte finish. I like this more with the Bonfire palette than the Orchid palette, but I also wish they varied it, so there wouldn't be any repeats between the three palettes!
It has the same sleek packaging as Orchid, so my thoughts remain the same on that: well-done, practical, and keeps everything as clean as can be in a palette.
I think these eyeshadows work better together than the ones chosen for the Orchid palette as well. I can definitely see many different combinations with these five shades. I also like the shades swatched smoother and more pigmented–there was only one iffy shade (Cafe Cream), but it was still decent and not so troublesome (unlike Orchid Sparkle).
I know that I'm personally more drawn to Bonfire (hey, I like me some warm shades!), so I'm definitely going to try to do a look with this palette later this week or next!
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The story of Islam's beginnings have been told and retold countless times. The traditional narrative says that the Prophet Muhammad, an illiterate orphan from the town of Mecca, became a prophet of God and founded a community that conquered much of the known world in little more than a century after his death. But what do we really know about Muhammad and the time in which he lived, based on historical evidence? How has this led some to reinterpret the origins of Islam?
Our guest, Fred M. Donner from the University of Chicago, has spent much of his career studying the earliest history of Islam. He offers his hypothesis on what the early Islamic community may have looked like, and describes an exciting new find that may shed new light on an old puzzle.
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The capital of Lower Saxony, Hanover doesn't have quite the size or sights to rival nearby Hamburg or Berlin, but it still has lots to offer. A largely modern city of half a million, Hanover is known in Germany for its flawless accent (on which the national standard for correct spoken German is based) and in the UK as the home of one of Britain's royal dynasties.
This royal past is still on show in Hanover's Herrenhausen Gardens, where the city's former rulers old pleasure grounds are still one of Europe's best-preserved baroque parks. Despite wartime bombardment, Hanover has also held onto some remarkable buildings, including a spectacular neo-Renaissance town hall, the Anzeiger Tower's domed 1920s mini-skyscraper and the half-timbered buildings of the old town's Kreuzkirche neighbourhood. For low-key shopping and strolling, meanwhile, the handsome, gentrified 19th-century district of List has hip bars and a weekly market. The city also attracts visitors to its many fairs, including a relatively tourist free 16-day Oktoberfest beer festival and the huge Schutzenfest, held in July, which dates back to the 1400s.
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2013 Ford Edge vs. 2013 Hyundai Sante Fe
2013 Ford Edge VS 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe
Choosing between the Ford Edge and Hyundai Santa Fe is not a decision that will likely come easily. In the midsize crossover segment, these are two that really stand out, so there is a good chance that there are a lot of elements in both vehicles that you are really drawn to. They both offer a modern exterior, comfortable cabin and strong engines, but you will have to decide which one you can see yourself in cruising around in.
Both Escape and Santa Fe have three engines available and they are quite competitive. The base engine in Santa Fe is a 2.4-liter that offers 190 horsepower and a decent 181 pound-feet of torque, and returns 21 mpg in the city and a very generous 29 mpg on the highway. This is pretty impressive fuel economy for a crossover! Edge does not have a four-cylinder in its base model; it opts for a 3.5-liter V6 that delivers 285 horsepower and 253 pound-feet of torque. Fuel economy is still better than average at 19 mpg in the city and 27 mpg on the highway.
All Edge models except Sport can be equipped with a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder that produces 240 horsepower and 270 pound-feet of torque. Zero to 60 mph is achieved in 8.4 seconds and fuel economy is 24 mpg combined. Lastly, Ford Sport is motivated by a 3.7-liter V6 good for 305 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque. It reaches 60 mph in 7.5 seconds and yields 22 mpg combined.
The optional engines in Hyundai are equally impressive. Santa Fe Sport gets a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder that delivers 264 horsepower and 269 pound-feet of torque and yields 23 mpg combined. Large GLS and Limited models receive a 3.3-liter V6 that boasts 290 horsepower and 252 pound-feet of torque. All-wheel drive is available across the lineup on both vehicles.
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One of the reasons Edge and Santa Fe are so popular is because they are fun and easy to drive. A small turning circle on both means that they can easily be maneuvered in tight spaces, making them attractive the person who parks in a lot of parking garages or busy lots.
Edge is well-known for its well-composed, comfortable and vault-like ride. Steering is responsive, and it manages to corner nicely without much noticeable body roll.
Santa Fe gives you a compliant ride. It does not matter if you drive the regular or Sport, you feel confident whether you are merging onto the highway or cruising around town.
Safety is just one more area where Edge and Santa Fe dominate this segment. Both received top safety scores in roof, front and side-impact protection when crash-tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Ford does have a slight "Edge" in braking capabilities though. Edge stops from 60 mph in 122 feet, which is significantly better than average. Hyundai is close behind at 127 feet.
Standard on Edge is the Ford MyKey® system that lets parents set audio and speed controls for teenage drivers. It also offers innovative optional safety features on certain models, such as collision warning, cross-traffic and blind-spot warning systems.
On Hyundai Santa Fe you get Blue Link®, an emergency telematics system, providing emergency assistance, theft-recovery, remote access and more.
Hands down, these are two of the best-looking crossovers on the road. Hyundai's styling was designed in Southern California, inspired by the picturesque landscape no doubt. It is aerodynamic, and boats plenty of thoughtful details like a shark-fin antenna, rear spoiler and chrome accents. The 19-inch alloy wheels are a must-have option!
Edge also commands attention on the road. The bold, fluid front grille is complemented nicely by the projection beam halogen headlamps. In the rear, 4-inch bright chrome exhaust tips and sculpted tail lamps are the perfect finishing touches.
The interior is where you see the greatest difference between these two vehicles. Edge seats five passengers comfortably while Santa Fe has third row seating available for a seven-passenger configuration. There is plenty of leg and headroom for passengers in both vehicles, and seats are comfortable yet supportive.
Edge is modern, but the three display screens may take you a bit to get used to. Hyundai went all out for this year's redesign and give it one of the nicest cabins in the segment with plenty of high-quality materials.
Technology and Entertainment
You can go ahead and prepare to be impressed by the technology features in these two crossovers. They are neck-and-neck with everything else; might as well compete nicely in the technology department as well.
You will find navigation systems available in both, and while Ford gives you SYNC® voice-activated technology, Hyundai gives you Blue Link®. As far as upgraded audio systems goes, they are both tied again. Edge has an optional 12-speaker Sony® system available while Santa Fe boasts a similar set up by Infinity Logic®.
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As the online auction giant continues to recover from a recent string of outages, eBay Inc. Tuesday bought alando.de AG, Germany's largest online trading company.
eBay will take on the services provided by alando.de, which boasts 50,000 registered members, and more than 80,000 items listed in 500 categories.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
alando.de will change its name and URL to www.ebay.de later this year, allowing a few months of transition time before switching to the new global format.
"Although alando.de has quickly established itself as Germany's leading online trading company, the prospect of joining up with a global partner as successful as eBay was just too exciting," said Alexander Samwer, co-founder and spokesman for alando.de.
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What's God's place in Einstein's universe?
Among all the questions you receive about the conflict between science and religion, you seem to take the accommodationist route, insisting there is no conflict, and misquoting Albert Einstein in a way that makes him seem religious. How can you a) ignore direct conflicts between science and religion (age of the universe, first life on Earth, etc.) and b) consistently distort Einstein's pantheism and disbelief in a personal god?
-- N, via email
I'm quite fond of quoting Einstein to make the points that one can be smart and be religious, and be a scientist and be religious. I usually choose the famous Einstein quote supposedly written in response to a letter from Gandhi that contained the query, "Dear Einstein: What do you do?" Einstein supposedly replied, "Dear Gandhi: I trace the lines that flow from God." I've also quoted Einstein's supposed comment on the need for a Creator God in the universe: "How could so great a symphony as the universe have no conductor?" Or my absolute favorite possible-Einstein quote: "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." I love these comments, but I try to be an honest and honorable thinker, so I also usually add that I haven't been able to totally confirm the accuracy of these Einstein quotes.
Recently, a letter Einstein wrote a year before his death to philosopher Eric Gutkind was auctioned off in England that casts a shadow, as does your probing question, over my enthusiastic but possibly misguided attempts to make Einstein a proof text for a universe created and sustained by God.
In that letter, he wrote: "The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish." The letter proves that Einstein was not conventionally religious, but it doesn't prove he was an atheist. In fact, Einstein was angered by assertions that he was an atheist. In a separate interview, he said, "In view of such harmony in the cosmos, which I, with my limited human mind, am able to recognize, there are yet people who say there is no God. But what really makes me angry is that they quote me for the support of such views."
In a 1940 essay on Science and Religion in the journal Nature, Einstein wrote: "Conflicts between science and religion have all sprung from fatal errors. Even though the realms of religion and science in themselves are clearly marked off from each other, there are strong reciprocal relationships and dependencies . . . science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind . . . a legitimate conflict between science and religion cannot exist."
Following Einstein, Stephen Jay Gould, the late paleontologist, philosopher and evolutionary biologist, in a 1997 essay, called the domains of science and religion Non-Overlapping Magesteria (NOMA). Each has its own domain of human thought, and problems only arise when the natural boundaries of each discipline are breached -- when science tries to refute religion or when religion tries to refute science.
There are many ways to the truth, just like there are many ways up a mountain. I think Gould was less religious than Einstein, although Einstein was certainly not conventionally religious.
The religious ideas I've taken from Einstein (and similarly Spinoza) into my own faith are first and foremost the religious idea of awe. From Psalm 19's powerful spiritual insight -- that "The Heavens declare the glory of God" -- to Einstein's idea of cosmic harmony, there is the foundational belief (and it is a belief, not a fact) that where there is order, there must be an Orderer.
This spiritual tenet is the foundation of all religious beliefs, but it is not the end of all religious beliefs. After the belief in the order of the universe, there is a belief in the moral order of the universe -- the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s belief that the universe "arcs toward freedom." It is the heroic and hopeful belief that despite the evidence of evil, goodness has an edge and has a stronger claim on our common future.
Einstein, Spinoza, Gould and you, dear reader, believe in the God of the philosophers as opposed to the God of the Bible. I believe that both are in truth the one true God who made heaven and Earth and who made us "but little lower than the angels."
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His father was a sea captain, but he refused to allow his son to became a sailor like him. But that could not scare the 14-year old Rydeberg, and at the age of 14, he was steward on a boat to Hull, UK, and the next year he was a sailor on a ship to Lagos, Africa. He got a job as an office clerk, where he met his fourth wife, 'Eugenie Trullemans' ... See full bio »
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Amazon: AWS a $50B Value, Says Evercore; $1B in 'Marketplace' Apps by 2015
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Evercore Partners's Ken Sena today reiterates an Overweight rating on Amazon.com (AMZN) shares, and raises his price target to $450 from $400, based on his estimates for Amazon's "Amazon Web Services," or AWS, cloud computing offering, after attending the company's "re:Invent" conference it held last week in Las Vegas for partners and application developers.
Amazon shares today are up 20 cents at $369.37.
Sena tries to size what AWS is worth to Amazon, and in particular, the "marketplace" component of third-party applications, hased on conversations with various parties at the show.
He comes up with a valuation of $50 billion for AWS, or $110 per Amazon share, "or roughly $50bn, a 6x revenue multiple on our 2015 estimates of $8bn."
Amazon is following its ambition to move beyond merely providing computing infrastructure with AWS, writes Sena, and in the last year has broadened into a marketplace where companies large and small can sell various software capabilities. That marketplace is becoming a big part of the value of AWS, he argues:
In this report, we highlight Amazon's AWS software marketplace, which was launched just a little over a year ago. AWS Marketplace now has 1,110 software product listings, covers 24 categories, and has seen usage increase by 700% in this year alone. We view this Marketplace as an important source of growth and margin expansion for AWS as Amazon collects 20% on the software billings, similar to its third party retail business. And as AWS has more than 5x the server capacity of the next 14 providers combined (Gartner estimate), we see a significant amount of software billings flowing through this marketplace channel in the years to come. Specifically, using commentary from independent software vendors leveraging this channel, we estimate that Marketplace accounts for about 5% of AWS revenues currently, though we expect it to increase to 13% in the next two years. However, because of its faster growth and the fact that these revenues are nearly entirely incremental to margins, we estimate the marketplace business to account for 40% of our AWS valuation.
Sena relies a bunch on one partner, Jaspersoft, to come up with those estimates:
To arrive at this estimate, we start with the testimonial of an AWS Marketplace partner, Jaspersoft, a leader in Business Intelligence analytics, which happens to be the first AWS partner that priced software through Marketplace on a "utility" basis, or pay-for-performance. According to a press release and commentary at re:Invent, Jaspersoft increased customers from ~2,000 to 2,650 this year through its participation within the AWS marketplace. However, we understand that the effective pricing per seat is lower when priced on a utility basis. Therefore, starting with a published rate of $349/month for a subscription product, we assume that the effective pricing on a utility basis is just 50%. This brings us to about $2K per new seat through the AWS marketplace, or about $1.3MM this year based on the number of seats that AWS Marketplace added. Applying the 20% that AWS Marketplace charges, it would earn close to $300K on Jaspersoft's offering. Next, through discussions with re:Invent AWS represents, we understand that about 60% of the software listings on the AWS Marketplace are priced on a utility basis. For those listings that still are priced on subscription, AWS Marketplace does not receive any payment. Therefore, assuming that Jaspersoft is the average customer for AWS Marketplace, we estimate that AWS is currently generating $180mm through this channel.
Sena thinks that marketplace revenue will rise from $180 million to about $1 billion by 2015:
Using the $181mm in revenue for AWS Marketplace we derived above, we forecast this figure over the next two years. Although AWS Sr. VP, Andy Jassy, suggested that AWS marketplace was increasing 71%, he also mentioned usage through this channel was increasing 700%. Therefore, we believe that the revenue growth over the next several years will accelerate as more developers choose to price on a utility or pay-for- performance model. As a result, we estimate that the software portion of AWS's business can increase to $1 billion in two years from roughly $180mm currently. This would place AWS Marketplace at 13% of revenues by 2015, up from about 5%.
He offers a table for that forecast (click for larger image):
Sena presents his sum-of-the-parts model, in which he gives a much higher multiple to AWS than to the rest of the Amazon business:
Lastly, Sena addresses the controversy last week that put a dent in shares of Citrix Systems (CTXS), a partner to Amazon, when Amazon unveiled software apps for AWS in what seem to be direct competition to what Citrix sells on AWS.
He thinks over time, this is not a big threat to Citrix or other AWS partners:
From an Amazon standpoint, it would seem that launching an offering in direct competition with a customer would signal a decision to exit the customer component. However, we find that such "coopetition" is just a "friendly" byproduct of its more singular focus on providing a platform with the best selection, pricing and convenience. And as Amazon/AWS wins on this mission against other platforms, Amazon/AWS and its partners (Citrix included), stand to win as well. This is of course presuming that these partners share Amazon's missions in selection, pricing and convenience. In other words, we contend that as more infrastructure and software customers join the platform, the scaling opportunities for partner ISVs is improved as well, even if there are occurrences of platform/partner conflict along the way.
And for those of you trying to keep track of just what's on AWS, Sena offers the following product map (click to see the graphic in detail):


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The head of the California Highway Patrol Commission, Joseph Farrow, admitted that the stomach-churning cellphone video of one of the agency's officers pummeling a homeless woman as she tries to block him with her arms wounded his organization.
It did. It also raised serious questions about how officers deal with unstable individuals who can be seen as vulnerable or dangerous and how independent the investigation into the incident will be.
In attempting to arrest Marlene Pinnock, the 51-year-old homeless woman who had been walking barefoot along the westbound side of the 10 Freeway in and out of traffic lanes, an unidentified CHP officer managed to tackle her to the ground. He then got on top of her and threw punches.
The CHP didn't discuss Pinnock's mental health, but clearly she wasn't in a rational state.
A passing motorist captured the incident on a cellphone. The uniformed officer is punching her wildly. It's wrenching to watch but, unfortunately, all too familiar. We have seen beatings before. Most recently was the horrific case of Kelly Thomas, the homeless man killed by Fullerton police officers — a much worse beating, to be sure.
Farrow noted that the video shows only part of the officer's and woman's interaction, that the investigation must look into the context. Sure, but it's hard to imagine that their interaction warranted a pummeling of a woman already on the ground.
Farrow promised a speedy, fair investigation. But will it be truly independent given that the investigative team is made up largely of law enforcement, including detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office?
More problematic is that it's doubtful things will change.
A 2013 national study by the Treatment Advocacy Center and the National Sheriffs' Association concluded about half the people shot and killed by police are believed to have mental health problems, although no national data is kept.
Year after year news organizations across the country report on suspects with mental illness who are hurt or killed by officers.
The cases usually follow the same story line. Erratic behavior and then an officer or officers attacking a suspect who needed to be restrained. In some cases, weapons are involved. Then, if the scenario is public enough, it is predictably followed by outrage from the community.
The jails are filled with those facing their mental demons, and there's a shortage of facilities to care for them.
The CHP this year began an eight-hour course providing training to officers on how to deal with persons with mental illness. The course includes role play and interactive scenarios. Additionally, officers are required to take a six-hour course at the academy.
It's unclear if the officer involved took the new course. If he did, it apparently wasn't enough.
The CHP officer was probably more accustomed to handing out tickets and stopping speeding motorists than dealing with what the police report called a combative individual. But law enforcement needs to take greater responsibility for these kinds of egregious incidents.


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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's choice of John Brennan to be the next CIA director hit a snag Tuesday as a Republican senator threatened to delay the nomination until the Obama administration provides answers on the deadly assault in Libya that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, a member of the Armed Services Committee, said his request was not a reflection on White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan, who was nominated on Monday.
Graham, whose opposition helped scuttle U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice's hopes of becoming secretary of state, said the Senate should not confirm any Obama nominee for the nation's top spy post until the administration elaborates on the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi.
"My support for a delay in confirmation is not directed at Mr. Brennan, but is an unfortunate, yet necessary, action to get information from this administration," the senator said in a statement. "I have tried -- repeatedly -- to get information on Benghazi, but my requests have been repeatedly ignored."
He added that the administration's "stonewalling on Benghazi" must end.
In the weeks after the Sept. 11, 2012, attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, Republicans criticized the Obama administration for blaming spontaneous protests over an American-made, anti-Muslim video. They suggested the administration was trying to play down an act of terrorism leading up to the November election, even though Obama used that description in the days after the raid.
Kevin Bishop, a spokesman for Graham, said late Tuesday that it's possible the senator would put a "hold" on Brennan's nomination, but the lawmaker hopes he doesn't have to take that step. In his statement, Graham signaled that he would try to slow the nomination.
The White House dismissed the politicization of the issue and pressed for the Senate to act quickly and deliberately on Brennan's nomination.
"It would be unfortunate, I think, if in pursuit of this issue, which was highly politicized, the Senate would hold up the nomination of John Brennan to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters.
An independent review board released an exhaustive report last month that found "systematic failures and leadership and management deficiencies at senior levels" of the State Department that led to inadequate security at the mission in Benghazi.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is likely to deliver her long-awaited testimony on Libya before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Jan. 22, although the State Department says the date hasn't been finalized.
Illness and a concussion delayed her congressional appearance in December, one of her last acts as secretary of state. Obama has nominated Sen. John Kerry, a Democrat and former presidential candidate, to replace Clinton after Rice withdrew her name from consideration.
Graham and Sen. John McCain, also a Republican, directed much of their ire over the administration's handling of the attack at Rice, who said in a series of Sunday talk show interviews on Sept. 16 that the assault may have been a protest that got out of hand. Rice's widely debunked explanation was based on talking points from the intelligence community.
Graham said he wants answers on who changed Rice's talking points and deleted references to al-Qaida. He said lawmakers were told that the director of national intelligence deleted the references, then were told it was the FBI. Hours after a meeting with Rice in late November, Congress was informed that the CIA had changed the talking points.
"This ever-changing story should be resolved," Graham said. "It is imperative we understand who changed the talking points just weeks before a presidential election and why."
Graham, who is up for re-election next year, has been an outspoken critic of the administration on Libya.
Carney pointed out that Obama pressed for swift confirmation of his national security nominees when he announced the selections Monday, and the administration hopes there are no unnecessary delays. He noted that the FBI is continuing its investigation of the attack, the independent review board issued a scathing report and Obama wants to bring the perpetrators of the attack to justice.
"The president is focused on those issues, not what seems to be the continued political fascination with appearances on Sunday shows," Carney said.
Brennan was expected to have an easier time on the path to Senate confirmation than Chuck Hagel, Obama's choice to run the Pentagon. A handful of Republicans have announced opposition to their former Republican colleague, and several skeptical Democrats reserved judgment until Hagel explains his views on Israel and Iran.
-- Associated Press writers Julie Pace, Darlene Superville, Lolita C. Baldor, Lara Jakes and Connie Cass contributed to this report.


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Pros and cons of ETL tools
You can still hand-code an extract, transform and load system, but in most cases the self-documentation, structured development path and extensibility of an ETL tool is well worth the cost. Here's a close look at the pros and cons of buying rather than building.
Most expensive part of a data warehouse
The Extract, Transformation, and Load (ETL) system is the most time-consuming and expensive part of building a data warehouse and delivering business intelligence to your user community.
Steady growth for ETL software
A decade ago the majority of ETL systems were hand crafted, but the market for ETL software has steadily grown and the majority of practitioners now use ETL tools in place of hand-coded systems.
Is an ETL tool a better choice?
Does it make sense to hand-code an ETL system today, or is an ETL tool a better choice? Kimball Group now generally recommends using an ETL tool, but a custom-built approach can still makes sense. This article summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of ETL tools and offers advice on making the choice that's right for you.
Advantages of ETL tools
Visual flow and self-documentation
The single greatest advantage of an ETL tool is that it provides a visual flow of the system's logic. Each ETL tool presents these flows differently, but even the least-appealing of these user interfaces compare favorably to custom systems consisting of stored procedures, SQL and operating system scripts, and a handful of other technologies. Ironically, some ETL tools have no practical way to print the otherwise-attractive self documentation.
Structured system design
ETL tools are designed for the specific problem of populating a data warehouse. Although they are only tools, they do provide a metadata-driven structure to the development team. This is particularly valuable for teams building their first ETL system.
Operational resilience
Many of the home-grown ETL systems I've evaluated are fragile: they have too many operational problems. ETL tools provide functionality and practices for operating and monitoring the ETL system in production. You can certainly design and build a well instrumented hand-coded ETL application, and ETL tool operational features have yet to mature. Nonetheless, it's easier for a data warehouse / business intelligence team to build on the management features of an ETL tool to build a resilient ETL system.
Data-lineage and data-dependency functionality
We would like to be able to right-click on a number in a report and see exactly how it was calculated, where the data was stored in the data warehouse, how it was transformed, when the data was most recently refreshed, and what source system or systems underlay the numbers. Dependency is the flip side of lineage: we'd like to look at a table or column in the source system and know which ETL modules, data warehouse tables, OLAP cubes, and user reports might be affected by a structural change. In the absence of ETL standards that hand-coded systems could conform to, we must rely on ETL vendors to supply this functionality — though, unfortunately, few have done so to date.
Advanced data cleansing functionality
Most ETL systems are structurally complex, with many sources and targets. At the same time, requirements for transformation are often fairly simple, consisting primarily of lookups and substitutions. If you have a complex transformation requirement, for example if you need to de-duplicate your customer list, you should use a specialized tool. Most ETL tools either offer advanced cleansing and de-duplication modules (usually for a substantial additional price) or they integrate smoothly with other specialized tools. At the very least, ETL tools provide a richer set of cleansing functions than are available in SQL. Consider buying the ETL & Data Integration Tool Survey to see how the ETL tools compare on this aspects.
You might be surprised that performance is listed last under the advantages of the ETL tools. It's possible to build a high-performance ETL system whether you use a tool or not. It's also possible to build an absolute dog of an ETL system whether you use a tool or not. I've never been able to test whether an excellent hand-coded ETL system outperforms an excellent tool-based ETL system; I believe the answer is that it's situational. But the structure imposed by an ETL tool makes it easier for an inexperienced ETL developer to build a quality system.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 14, 2010 (New Orleans, LA) The New Orleans Aviation Board has received a $6.2 Million Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Discretionary Grant for its Terminal Apron Rehabilitation project.
This project will rehabilitate the apron areas surrounding the passenger terminal and concourses. Included will be correction of areas of grade problems related to pavement subsidence, correction of areas of grade problems related to abandoned electrical manholes, rehabilitation of joints in the pavement, and repair and replacement of deteriorated pavement slabs. This grant will allow the Airport to move forward with Phase III of the project and rehabilitate the Airport's existing air carrier apron, thus extending the apron's useful life and preserving the Airport's investment in the airfield infrastructure. The pavement is located between Concourse B & Concourse C.
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Lance Armstrong interview already under scrutiny
Lance Armstrong fans and skeptics will watch him Thursday night the way they watched him during the Tour de France to see if he can pull off another victory, this time in a confessional interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Armstrong will admit he used performance-enhancing drugs on Oprah's Next Chapter, which airs at 9 p.m. on her OWN cable channel, with Part Two scheduled for Friday night.
But the depth and sincerity of his revelations will be dissected by viewers just as Winfrey's questions will be judged on their toughness.
"I hope she hits me hard," Armstrong said before the interview was taped Monday at a hotel in his hometown of Austin.
Will it be a tell-all or a script prepared by Armstrong's team of lawyers and crisis communications consultants?
Mike Anderson, for one, does not plan to tune in. Anderson, Armstrong's former mechanic and assistant, was among those sued by Armstrong when he discovered Armstrong was doping.
"We're going to hear Oprah ask a bunch of softball questions, and we'll get a bunch of evasive answers," Anderson said. "A better venue would be in court. Both he and Oprah are trying to sell us something when we know he is a liar incapable of a genuine apology. The guy lacks the empathy normal humans possess."
Armstrong, 41, is seeking forgiveness and image renovation three months after he was stripped of his record seven Tour titles for masterminding the "most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program" in sports history, according to a 1,000-page investigative report by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that included testimony from 11 teammates about the systematic reliance on blood transfusions, EPO, steroids and human growth hormone and the methods used to evade positive tests.
Throughout his career, Armstrong vigorously denied doping allegations and burnished his heroic self-portrayal as cancer survivor applying his will to the world's most grueling bike race.
After the report was released, Armstrong was banned from competition for life, jettisoned by sponsors and resigned as head of his Livestrong foundation that raised hundreds of millions of dollars for cancer awareness and patient aid.
Facing lawsuits and hoping to become a triathlon star, Armstrong sought out Winfrey to make his public apology.
Whether it will be accepted by those he deceived remains to be seen.
"It's way too late, and he can't return the loss of time, money, jobs, reputation and dignity to those he crushed," said Anderson, who runs a bike shop in Wellington, New Zealand, eight years after Armstrong fired him, blackballed him from cycling and reneged on a promise to invest in an Austin bike shop.
Anderson, 41, said he found steroids in Armstrong's house in Spain and was aware of subterfuge used to avoid a random test. Anderson said Armstrong cheated on his wife Kristin and often picked fights with motorists during his training rides.
"It would have been brilliant for him to sit down and answer questions from David Walsh, Betsy Andreu, Greg LeMond and myself — although I never want to be in the same room with him," Anderson said, listing people Armstrong "bullied and threatened."
Armstrong is taking a strategic approach to his legal troubles, which include a lawsuit filed under the Federal False Claims Act by ex-teammate and admitted doper Floyd Landis, whose whistle-blowing got USADA's case rolling. The Justice Department is likely to join the case after rejecting a $5 million settlement offer from Armstong, CBS News reported. Armstrong is alleged to have defrauded the U.S. Postal Service of $30 million by not honoring anti-doping clauses in his sponsorship contract.
The government is entitled to triple damages and Landis would receive 15 to 30 percent if he prevails, which has raised the question of why Armstrong is coming forward now.
"The proof has reached a level where Armstrong can't hide anymore," said Melissa Visconti, a lawyer at the Ferraro firm in Coral Gables and a former federal prosecutor. "He's cutting his losses by saying 'I'm coming clean.' There's a certain value in his credibility going forward when a judge or jury asks, 'Why would we believe you when you kept on denying all that evidence?'
"Staying silent doesn't work in the court of public opinion. He and his legal and PR team are trying to salvage some of his believability. Frankly, it's surprising it took this long."
Armstrong is also expected to spread the blame by citing team management and cycling officials for corruption.
And, he will be questioned anew about whether his doping played a role in his testicular cancer diagnosis when he was 25. Armstrong had long denied a conversation in his hospital room in which he told doctors he had been using steroids and other drugs. Betsy Andreu and Armstrong teammate Frankie Andreu later testified about what they heard. At the time Betsy warned Frankie not to dope because it might have caused Armstrong's cancer, which metastasized to his brain.
"While there is no definitive link between testicular cancer and anabolic steroid use, steroids definitely can contribute to the progression of cancer," said Dr. Ernesto Pretto, a professor of anesthesiology at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine.
Pretto cited a study from Pharmacological Research journal entitled "Doping with growth hormone/IGF-1, steroids and erythropoietin: Is there a cancer risk?"
"He may have had a predisposition, but his cancer was rare and rapidly growing," Pretto said. "I think he needs to ask, 'Was it worth it?' and warn about the serious side effects of drug use.
"We have graphic commercials on the consequences of smoking. Part of Lance's legacy could be explaining the consequences of doping."


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Police will this Friday (1 February 2013) honour four officers and a civilian whose homicides led to major changes to Police tactics and the formation of the Armed Offenders Squad nearly 50 years ago.
Media are invited to attend a ceremony at The Royal New Zealand Police College (RNZPC) to mark the 50th anniversary of the double homicides of Detective Inspector Wallace Chalmers and Detective Sergeant Neville Power at Waitakere, and those of Constable Bryan Schultz and Constable James Richardson at Lower Hutt.
Civilians who died and were injured in the Waitakere incident will also be remembered.
The service will be led by Deputy Commissioner Viv Rickard, and attended by Police Minister Hon. Anne Tolley, as well three of the men's widows, their descendants, retired Police staff, current staff, MPs, local mayors and members of the Police Executive.
The service will commence on Friday at the Parade Ground, RNZPC, 2pm sharp. This will be followed by the laying of wreaths at the memorial wall.
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Actor Jesse Eisenberg has been cast as Superman archenemy Lex Luthor in the Man Of Steel sequel.
Bryan Cranston, Mark Strong and Joaquin Phoenix had previously been reported to be in the running for the villainous role, but director Zack Snyder has surprised fans by announcing The Social Network star has nabbed the coveted part.
A statement from Snyder reads, "Lex Luthor is often considered the most notorious of Superman's rivals, his unsavory reputation preceding him since 1940. What's great about Lex is that he exists beyond the confines of the stereotypical nefarious villain.
"He's a complicated and sophisticated character whose intellect, wealth and prominence position him as one of the few mortals able to challenge the incredible might of Superman. Having Jesse in the role allows us to explore that interesting dynamic, and also take the character in some new and unexpected directions."
Meanwhile, Jeremy Irons has also joined the all-star line-up – he is set to play Batman's butler and mentor Alfred, a character most recently portrayed on the big screen by Sir Michael Caine in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy.
Snyder adds, "(This character is) an absolutely critical element in the intricate infrastructure that allows Bruce Wayne to transform himself into Batman. It is an honor to have such an amazingly seasoned and gifted actor as Jeremy taking on the important role of the man who mentors and guides the guarded and nearly impervious facade that encapsulates Bruce Wayne (whose alter ego is Batman)."
Henry Cavill will reprise his role as Superman in the sequel, while Ben Affleck has signed on to play Batman and Fast & Furious actress Gal Gadot will portray Wonder Woman. The highly-anticipated blockbuster is set to hit theatres in 2016.
Actor Jesse Eisenberg has been cast as Superman archenemy Lex Luthor in the Man Of Steel sequel.


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