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For nearly three decades, Richard Adamson has been dedicated to facilitating the commercialization of innovative technologies. Prior to his appointment with CMC, Mr. Adamson played a pivotal role with the Southern Research Institute's Environment and Energy team, resulting in the Carbon to Liquids (C2L) Development Centre in Durham, North Carolina. He has founded or worked with small and large technology companies in Alberta ranging from lab, environmental remote sensing, and industrial process control instruments through to small-scale combined heat and power systems for which he holds a patent, pioneering a distributed micro-utility business model. Mr. Adamson serves on the board of C3 (formerly Climate Change Central) and was founding chair of NewERA, the predecessor to WADE Canada. He has a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Calgary.
Dr. Anita Arduini CMC Program Director
Anita was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institut de Chimie University Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg, France) and a Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, UBC. Over a 25-year span she held increasingly senior positions in the petrochemical industry, the last as a Technology Business Development Manager at NOVA Chemicals Corporation. In 2007, she joined the University of Calgary and held the position of Executive Director Research for the Schulich School of Engineering before joining Carbon Management Canada in 2011. She was a member of the Advisory Board of the National Research Council, Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology and is a member of the review committee of the Albert Innovates Technology Futures Industry Funding Programs (R&D Associates, Commercialization Associates).
Dr. Joule Bergerson's primary research interests are systems-level analysis for policy and decision making of energy system investment and management. The focus of her work is developing frameworks for the assessment of prospective technology options and their policy implications from a life cycle perspective. To date, her work has addressed fossil fuel derived electricity, oil sands development and carbon capture and storage. Joule received her PhD in a joint program of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. She has a Masters of Engineering Degree in Chemical Engineering with a collaborative program in Environmental Engineering from the University of Toronto and an undergraduate degree in chemistry and environmental science from the University of Western Ontario. She has also worked as a technical systems analyst and a project manager for R&D projects at the Royal Bank of Canada in the Information Technology division.
Dr. John Grace Canada Research Chair in Clean Energy ProcessesUniversity of British Columbia
Dr. John Grace began his career in 1968 as a faculty member at McGill University in Montreal. In 1979 he moved to the University of British Columbia in Vancouver where he served as Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Dean of Graduate Studies and Acting Director of the Clean Energy Research Centre. He spent a year working with SNC Inc. Dr. Grace has served as a consultant for various companies in Canada and abroad. He holds a Canada Research Chair and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Canadian Academy of Engineering, Engineering Institute of Canada and Chemical Institute of Canada. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the R. S. Jane Award, the major award of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering, and the 2012 Montreal medal of the Chemical Institute of Canada. He has more than 500 publications, including seven books. Dr. Grace graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Engineering Science degree and from the University of Cambridge with a Doctor of Philosophy degree.
Dr. Erik Haites Margaree Consulting
Dr. Haites has assisted the UNFCCC Secretariat on a variety of issues since 1998. He has also been a lead consultant for the Secretariat's reports on Investment and Financial Flows to Address Climate Change and the recent Update of that report. Erik served as Head of the Technical Support Unit for Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for the Second Assessment Report. He was a Lead Author for both the Second and Third Assessment Reports and a Review Editor for the Fourth Assessment Report of Working Group III on policy measures. He has contributed to designs of greenhouse gas emissions trading programs for Australia (Inter-jurisdictional Working Group), Canada (National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy), the European Union (European Commission), the United Kingdom (International Petroleum Exchange) and the United States (Heinz Center). He participated in a study of the feasibility of multiple pollutant trading programs for Alberta. Dr. Haites participated in the PERT pilot program for NOx, VOC and greenhouse gas emissions trading in southern Ontario.
Matt Horne Acting Director, Climate Change, Pembina Institute
Matt has been with the Pembina Institute since 2003 and is currently the acting director of the Climate Change program and director of the B.C. Energy Solutions program. His focus is on policy change that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in British Columbia and provide replicable models for the rest of Canada. In pursuit of this goal, he has worked on initiatives with the province, municipalities and First Nations. Prior to joining Pembina, Matt worked extensively with energy-economy models on projects attempting to estimate the costs and benefits of climate change policy in Canada. Matt holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Dalhousie University and a Master of Resource and Environmental Management from Simon Fraser University.
Dr. Shi-Ling Hsu Professor, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia
Dr. Shi-Ling Hsu is a Professor of Law at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law. He has also served as Associate Dean for Special Projects during his current appointment. Prior to his current appointment, Shi-Ling was an Associate Professor at the George Washington University Law School, a Senior Attorney and Economist for the Environmental Law Institute in Washington D.C, and a Deputy City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco. After this summer, he will be a Professor at the Florida State University College of Law. Shi-Ling has a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. He also has an M.Sc. in Ecology and a PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics, both from the University of California, Davis. Shi-Ling has taught in the areas of environmental and natural resource law, energy law, law and economics, quantitative methods, and property.
Dr. Steve Larter, FRS Scientific Director, Carbon Management Canada Canada Research Chair and Professor of Petroleum Geology University of Calgary
Dr. Larter is Canada Research Chair and Professor of Petroleum Geology at the University of Calgary. Prior to joining the University of Calgary in 2004, he worked for the Universities of Newcastle and Oslo and, in the 1980s, for Unocal in California. Dr. Larter has broad research interests which range from understanding the phenomenon of biodegradation and predicting fluid property variations in tar sand and heavy oil reservoirs; biogenic gas generation and shale gas and coupling fluid chemistry as part of reservoir simulator history matches; through to studying the microbial life of subsurface petroleum reservoirs. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the Royal Society and AAPG distinguished lecturer. He is also CEO of Gushor Inc. and Scientific Director of Profero Energy, two technology companies developing transition technologies to enable society and the oil and gas industry to rapidly migrate to zero carbon emission practices. His degrees are from the universities of Cambridge and Newcastle.
Dr. Don Lawton is a Professor of Geophysics and Chair in Exploration Geophysics in the Department of Geoscience at the University of Calgary. He previously served as Head of the Department from 1997 to 2002. His research interests include monitoring methods for the geological storage of CO2, seismic imaging and integrated geophysical and geological studies in complex geological settings. He is an Associate Director of the Consortium for Research in Elastic Wave Exploration Seismology (CREWES) and is the Theme Lead in Secure Carbon Storage for Carbon Management Canada, a $25M Network of Centres of Excellence. He is a past Editor of the Canadian Journal of Exploration Geophysics, and was a recipient of a Meritorious Service Award from the Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (CSEG) in 1996 and the CSEG Medal in 2000.
Steve Leonard is an experienced patent agent and technology entrepreneur with a strong background in the commercialization of new technologies. After earning his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Toronto in 2001, Steve went on to work at several startup companies in telecommunications, software and medical diagnostics. Steve has worked in numerous roles that include scientific research, product development, intellectual property management, business development, and strategy. Steve is a Registered US and Canadian Patent Agent at Hill and Schumacher in Toronto. Steve's intellectual property practice includes drafting and prosecuting patent applications and advising academic institutions and innovative technology companies on patent strategy.
Dr. Patrick Mann Director of Information Technology Carbon Management Canada
Dr. Mann has a Doctorate in Computational Astrophysics from the University of Oxford, and has been a faculty member in Physics at Queen's University and the University of Western Ontario. He maintains an adjunct status at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). In the Information Technology arena he has been a senior systems administrator, and was the Director of Computing and Telecommunications Services at UNBC before leaving to become CTO of Cybera Inc. Dr. Mann is President and CEO of SegHulen Inc., a small development and consulting company. Dr. Mann has been involved the Northern Medical Program in British Columbia, the Canadian Space Sciences Data Portal, the GeoCHRONOS earth-observation portal, and the GeoCENS Cyberinfrastructure for Environmental Sensing. He has collaborated with CANARIE, Canada's advanced research and innovation network, on such projects as the Green Star Network aimed at reducing Carbon emissions from IT infrastructures.
Senator Elaine McCoy was appointed to the Senate of Canada by the Rt. Hon. Paul Martin on March 24, 2005. Senator McCoy is a lawyer and former Alberta cabinet minister with 30 years professional experience in regulation and policy development in both the private and public sectors. After completing a BA and LLB at the University of Alberta, Senator McCoy pursued a career in law as senior legal counsel for the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board and as counsel for TransAlta. Senator McCoy was asked by former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed to run in Calgary West as his replacement upon his retirement from provincial politics; she won the seat in 1986. She was named to cabinet as Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and Minister responsible for Women's Issues by Don Getty. Senator McCoy was appointed as Alberta's Minister of Labour and Minister responsible for human rights in 1989. She is President of the Macleod Institute and a past President of the Sir Winston Churchill Society and currently Vice Chair of Climate Change Central, a multi-stakeholder organization designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Alberta.
Geoff Munro Chief Scientist and Assistant Deputy MinisterNatural Resources Canada, Innovation and Energy Technology Sector
Geoff Munro was appointed Chief Scientist and Assistant Deputy Minister of the newly formed Innovation and Energy Technology Sector at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) in 2009. IETS is comprised of CanmetENERGY, the energy technology R&D arm of the Government of Canada, as well as the Strategic Science & Technology Branch. This appointment is in addition to his June 2007 appointment as NRCan's Chief Scientist. Geoff co-chairs two federal interdepartmental committees on S&T: the ADM S&T Committee (which delivers the Federal S&T Strategy and provides high-level strategic direction); and the S&T Integration Board (which addresses and provides direction on issues relevant to federal science departments who perform science). Internationally, Geoff is the Canadian member of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Steering Committee of the International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management (Resource Panel) whose overall objective is to provide independent scientific assessment of the environmental impacts due to the use of resources over the full life cycle, and advise government and organizations on ways to reduce these impacts.
As Vice President, Licensing, David Reese oversees Innovate Calgary's licensing and commercialization activities while providing leadership to a team of licensing professionals. David has over 10 years of experience in technology commercialization. Prior to joining Innovate Calgary David gained valuable experience in the technology transfer space while working at Toronto's University Health Network as a Senior Business Development Officer. He has also worked at university spin off companies from McGill University and Stanford University. David holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business in Toronto, an M.Sc. in Biology from McGill University, and a B.Sc. in Pharmacology from the University of Alberta. He is currently a member of the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) and the Licensing Executives Society (LES).
Dr. Louis Rinfret is Professor at the Departement des Sciences de la gestion of the Université du Québec a Trois-Rivieres and Digital Media Strategy Lead at Carbon Management Canada. In this role he advises CMC on the development of digital media programs including the Carbon Commons online collaboration platform. Prior to his academic career Louis worked internationally in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector for a decade. His responsibilities included product and competitive strategy, as well as business unit and alliances management. Louis holds a PhD in Strategy from Lancaster University in the UK, where he studied the performance of strategic alliances in the ICT sector. His current research addresses the stimulation of innovation within and across firms and industries, the performance of collaborative and open business strategies as well as new business models, in particular in the context of breakthrough ICT technologies.
Dr. David Risk Department of Earth Sciences St. Francis Xavier University
David is an energetic, Discovery Award-winning young scientist. He is interested in four types of projects related to soil gases and carbon: Isotope applications development, Instrument development, Scaling issues in soil carbon, and Soil carbon/respiration in changing environments. He also started a successful spinoff company, Forerunner Research, with the assistance of some of his graduate students. The company's main proprietary technology is an ultra-low power CO2 detection instrument developed at StFX. It has oil and gas applications, and large potential in government and ecological monitoring.
Dr. John M. Shaw is a specialist in the phase behavior, transport and thermophysiochemical properties of mixtures from coal liquids, heavy oils and condensate rich reservoir fluids to pure compounds. He is an associate editor of Energy and Fuels, sits on the Network Coordination Council for the Canadian Oilsands Network of Research and Development (CONRAD) and is a theme leader for Carbon Management Canada (a Canadian national centre of excellence). He has held visiting scientist/professor positions at the Technical University of Delft (Delft, The Netherlands), the Institut Francais du Petrole (Rueil-Malmaison, France), the Syncrude Canada Research Centre (Edmonton, Canada), the ITESM campus of the Technical University of Monterrey (Guadalajara, Mexico) and is now visiting the TOTAL Research Centre and UPPA (Pau, France). Dr. Shaw obtained his B.A. Sc. (1981) and PhD. (1985) at the University of British Columbia and served as professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto before joining the University of Alberta in 2001.
During his career in technology investment, Rick has led initiatives in product development, and managed several advanced technology investment programs. He has initiated several patents on these technologies, which are in production today. Rick has personally launched, and helped to build and transition, four start-up companies. He has been consistently recognized as a motivational leader, holding executive positions in engineering, business development and venture investment for companies including BCE Capital, Everest Partners, Nortel Networks, APN, West Carleton Meeting Centre, and AirShare. Rick has a Bachelor's degree in Applied Sciences from the University of Waterloo with an option in Management Science.
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Even though many commercial health club owners have slowed construction and expansion projects, the United States government continues to invest in physical fitness facilities for members of the armed forces.
"We probably haven't seen the same decline [in funds] as commercial facilities," says Lisa Sexauer, fitness, sports and deployed forces commander, Navy Installations Command Fleet and Family Readiness.
For instance, the Army recently awarded a $23 million contract for construction of a new fitness facility at Fort Carson, CO. The design-build project will host multiple fitness areas, a gym, an indoor pool, locker rooms and administrative space. In addition, a $92,000 contract for fitness equipment was awarded for the facility. Funding for the project was approved in 2008 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year (FY) 2009, which ran from Oct. 1, 2008 to Sept. 30, 2009.
Fort Carson was one of 10 fitness center military construction projects contracted in FY 2009 (see related sidebar at www.clubindustry.com). Another 71 fitness center construction projects are programmed through FY 2014, according to Arthur Myers, Department of Defense (DoD) principal director of Military Community and Family Policy, who testified at a House Subcommittee on Military Personnel hearing in July. Myers also said the DoD has long-term plans to modernize its fitness infrastructure.
Last month, the military's Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Policy Office announced plans to work with service fitness program managers to improve DoD fitness facilities, programs and services. The long-term effort will work to accurately capture costs for fitness facility sustainment, modernization and operations so they can be included in annual budget requests.
The MWR office also contracted the Council on Accreditation to help review and summarize research and best practices for DoD, public and private physical fitness standards, including those for programming, training and staffing, in an effort to improve military fitness programming.
As part of a military-wide effort to better support troops and their families, the FY 2010 DoD budget has baseline funding allocated for family support projects, which include funds for fitness centers through MWR programs.
"Our nation is understandably weary after six years in Iraq and eight years in Afghanistan," Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told a gathering of the Association of the United States Army in early October. "Easing that strain and getting the troops what they need drove many of the changes reflected in the Fiscal Year 2010 budget. The base budget we submitted earlier this year includes $9 billion for family support: child care, spousal services and housing, among others. Perhaps more important, we shifted funds from supplemental war bills to the base budget."
Of the $9 billion requested for family support in the FY 2010 budget, $1.2 billion was earmarked for MWR programs.
At the Congressional subcommittee hearing in July, Myers requested an extension of a law authorizing funding for minor, quick construction on quality of life projects, such as fitness facilities and day care centers. Since the original, temporary funding authority expired in FY 2009, Myers requested that it be extended to FY 2012.
Even though money is budgeted for military construction projects during one fiscal year, it doesn't necessarily mean funds will continue to be available in following years, Sexauer says.
"As of right now, in 2012, 2013 and 2014, we have five new construction projects on the list, but the budget is also subject to change," Sexauer says of Navy fitness projects. "Things can get pushed aside as priorities shift."
For now, though, Sexauer says the chief of naval operations indicated that the Navy's Category A programs, which include fitness facility upgrades, are core programs that will be preserved within budget allowances.
Other sources for military fitness funding include the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which was signed into law in February. It provides for more than $4.3 billion in funding for infrastructure improvements and renovations to DoD facilities, including family housing, barracks and other quality of life buildings, such as fitness facilities and day care centers.
Another law currently under consideration in Congress also would fund fitness facility construction. The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2010 would allocate $132 billion in funding for veterans' benefits and military construction projects. Construction projects include new barracks, fitness facilities and day care centers.
The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives with a vote of 415-3 during the summer and awaits a final vote in the Senate.
The veterans' act would continue funding from 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) report recommendations, which provided billions of dollars for base closures, as well as structural improvements to bases scheduled for troop increases.
So why have domestic quality of life facilities become a focus for a military engaged in wars overseas? Building age is one reason, Sexauer says.
"From a Navy perspective, we have a much greater hill to climb than commercial fitness facilities. Many of our buildings are 50 plus years old," she says.
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Public and media attention turned toward deteriorating military facilities after the Walter Reed Army Medical Center scandal in 2007 when The Washington Post published a series of articles about alleged neglect of the center's infrastructure.
And in 2008 a video taken by a soldier's father showing subpar barracks for the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC, appeared on YouTube.com. The Army announced a branch-wide audit of its barracks after the incident.
"Where service members live is a huge quality of life issue," Sexauer notes.
Just as an updated facility and new equipment help with member recruitment and retention at commercial health clubs, the same goes for military facilities. And like many for-profit clubs, some military fitness facilities are making due with renovations in lieu of new construction.
"Recently, OSD [Office of the Secretary of Defense] provided the Navy with $20 million in end-of-year funds to renovate our facilities," Sexauer says. "The end-of-year allotment of money is in place for smaller projects of $1 million or less…and will go toward renovation."
Although renovation projects don't necessarily include new equipment purchases, they will include efforts to bring older facilities up to speed, go greener and update ball fields, she says.
"We're not going for shiny glass buildings, but we're making sure the facilities are standardized," Sexauer says.
NAVY, MARINE CORPS INVESTING IN FUNCTIONAL FITNESSPart of the Navy's long-range building plan includes adjusting traditional fitness center designs to feature areas for functional fitness, says Lisa Sexauer, fitness, sports and deployed forces commander, Navy Installations Command Fleet and Family Readiness.
Functional fitness, which uses an integrative approach to building muscles that work together, rather than in isolation, is gaining both attention and funding in the realm of military fitness. Functional training frequently is performed with tools such as stability balls, fitness bands and balance boards.
The U.S. Marine Corps also is incorporating spaces for functional fitness to its new facility designs. Two new fitness facilities at Camp Pendleton, CA, have been designed from the ground up with functional fitness in mind, says Bryan Driver, Policy and Public Affairs Branch, Personal and Family Readiness Division, HQMC.
One such project at Camp Pendleton is called the Las Flores Human Performance Center. Construction will begin in late 2010 on the 23,000-square-foot facility. It will include a 14,000-square-foot functional fitness room, a 3,000-square-foot multipurpose room and an outdoor functional training area surfaced with concrete, sand and decomposed granite.
"This design will deviate from the fitness centers that have been built in the past," says Driver. "At this facility, Marines will be able to better train like athletes and ultimately perform better at CFTs [combat fitness tests], their daily jobs and activities, avoid training ruts and injuries, and be better prepared for combat."
Driver says this design should promote more dynamic warm-ups, more agility and speed work, CFT preparation training, and drills with large groups.
The second Camp Pendleton project at Camp Horno also will include a functional fitness room with a variety of training tools, such as medicine balls, kettlebells and bands. The 23,000-square-foot building will feature two concrete outdoor functional fitness training pads at each end of the facility. Driver says each pad will include separate, custom pull-up bars and other functional fitness equipment. Construction for the project is expected to begin within the next few months.
The Marine Corps' new fitness center at Stone Bay, Camp Lejeune, NC, also has a human performance room outfitted with functional fitness equipment. That facility is slated to open in May 2010, Driver says.
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Watch: Rare Footage of Tom Hanks Performing Stand-up While Preparing for 1988's 'Punchline'
You don't hear many people talk about Punchline. The 1987 dramedy about stand-up comedians hoping for their big break stars Tom Hanks at the height of his early career (it hit theaters only a few months after Big). This was a Tom Hanks that was beginning to change, though, moving away from the more overt comedies like Splash, Bachelor Party and The Money Pit in order to attempt material with more emotional weight. And Punchline gave him that, though it also brought Hanks into a sort of darker period in his career. He followed Punchline with The Burbs, Turner & Hooch, Joe Versus the Volcano, The Bonfore of the Vanities and Radio Flyer before reigniting his career with a turn in 1992's A League of Their Own. That lead to Sleepless in Seattle, which brought him Philadelphia, Oscars and the rest is history.
Punchline is a good film though, featuring a terrific performance from Sally Field. It's one of the films that gets overlooked when discussing Hanks' filmography, and it shouldn't. I think it definitely played a role in inspiring Judd Apatow's Funny People, and even the TV show Seinfeld. Punchline helped shine a more personal spotlight on the rough and somewhat depressing lives of stand-up comedians, and if you haven't seen it then let this post inspire you to do so.
While preparing to play the role of Steven Gold in Punchine, Hanks did some random stand-up to feel his way into the character. We dug up this rare video of him in New York in 1987 doing a pretty funny bit on Sylvester Stallone's Over the Top.
And here's one of the more painful scenes from the film itself featuring Hanks' character bombing during a set.
You can see more of Hanks this weekend in the terrific (and ambitious) Cloud Atlas.
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- Lobodestroyo, 3D platformer: This is the 3D platformer that looks the most interesting to me after Ukulele.
- A Hat In Time, 3D platformer: Yet another 3D platformer, the beta is out at last, it looks good enough! Should keep us busy while we wait for Ukulele.
- La-Mulana 2, metroidvania: You're an explorer kind of like Indiana Jones in some mysterious ruins. Very difficult, hard enigmas, great atmosphere and soundtrack.
- Rivals of Aether, platform fighter: The core idea is similar to Smash Bros, but it looks much more agressive than Smash 4, so I'm pretty interested in it.
- Titan Souls, top down action: You have one arrow and there are giant bosses. Looks like a great atmospheric game with epic boss battles. The animations look amazing.
- Assault Android Cactus, top down action: The characters kind of remind me of Jet Force Gemini, which is a good thing. The gameplay looks really hectic!
- Crypt of the NecroDancer: I love roguelikes, I love rhythm games, and here I can have both!
- Killing Floor 2, coop FPS: 90 animations per type of enemy depending on where you shoot them? Permanent blood added to the textures that don't disappear? Slow motion mode with gigantic blood explosions? Weapon animations recorded above 200fps? This will feel so good and so satisfying to play! It will be so much fun.
- Hive Jump, coop 2D action: You fight hordes of aliens with your friends. Looks like tons of fun.
- Drift Stage, racing: Old school racing game. The atmosphere is really a throwback to the late 80 and early 90 racing games!
- Half-Life 3: wait, nevermind.
That's mostly what's on my radadr. There are two other games that look interesting but I don't know enough about them yet to know if I'll enjoy them for sure: Hyper Light Drifter and Jotun.
What are the ones you're waiting for?


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AOC introduces stat decs for doping
Australian athletes competing at next year's Winter Olympics will be the first in the world to sign statutory declarations saying they have no history of doping in sport.
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) announced the introduction of the landmark rule on Tuesday in the midst of the current doping scandal engulfing the NRL and AFL.
With those competing at the 2014 Sochi Games kick-starting the process it will now be mandatory for all future Australian Olympians to sign a statutory declaration about doping, with those who lie facing up to five years' imprisonment.
All members of the AOC's executive, its committees and commission as well as AOC staff will also be required to make the statutory declaration in the coming weeks.
Anyone refusing to sign will be ineligible for the Australian Olympic team or AOC employment.
The AOC board first discussed the reform at a meeting last November after the US Anti-Doping Agency stripped cyclist Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and banned him from sanctioned sport for life.
AOC president John Coates circulated final details of the Ethical Behaviour By Law amendment to his executive last Thursday - the same day the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) tabled its findings about widespread banned drug abuse in elite sport.
Coates last week said the reform could be a template for organisations like the AFL and NRL.
"I would encourage them to look at what we've done, even down at a club level," he said on Saturday.
The AOC have also vowed to share information with the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority relating to the statutory declarations.
"Consistent with our obligations under the WADA Code to co-operate with ASADA and vigorously pursue all potential anti-doping rule violations" Coates said on Tuesday.
"This may include verifying the contents of a statutory declaration, reporting suspected false declarations or identifying instances where a person or group of persons refuses to sign the statutory declaration altogether."
In the wake of the ACC report, the federal government has moved to strengthen ASADA's investigative powers and resources, introducing a bill which would give them police-like enforcement to compel suspect athletes and others to turn up for questioning and hand over documents on request.
The AOC is currently preparing a submission and Coates, who last week welcomed the move, will attend a public hearing in Canberra next month.


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Mint Julep Cocktail
As the Kentucky Derby approaches there is one cocktail that is essential to have in your repertoire, The Mint Julep. Whether at the track or on the veranda watching the sun set, this refreshing, simple and elegant cocktail should be sipped and savored.
leaves from 4-5 mint sprigs
1/2 oz simple syrup
2 1/2 oz Bourbon
In a mint julep cup or heavy bottom glass, gently muddle mint and simple syrup.
Add crushed ice and Bourbon, stir.
Top with ice and a sprig of mint.
Thomas 1 May 2008
1:15 pm
Sprinkling sugar on the top was a complete surprise to me. Mint Julep methods vary, but I've never heard of that.
Any particular reason why you chose Maker's Mark? I'd choose a bourbon made with rye for that zing.
Thomas 1 May 2008
1:30 pm
I've wanted a Lewis Bag for a long time. In acknowledgement of your sponsor, I looked at Kegworks.com first for one. Could not find it, there. An impulse purchase lost!
Kimberly Patton-Bragg 2 May 2008
7:19 am
Thoroughly enjoyed this episode. At our restaurant we muddle the beejeezus out of the mint for our juleps and mojitos. I couldn't agree with you more - gentler is better. Love the touch of the powdered sugar on top. Very elegant - warmed my Southern heart.
Robert Hess 2 May 2008
10:19 am
correct, KegWorks doesn't carry the Lewis bag (yet?). You can however get them from my good friend Tony Abou Ganim over at his site here:
As for Maker's Mark… I personally prefer bourbon in my Mint Juleps, perhaps it's just because that is the way I got used to them.
Flinkman 2 May 2008
11:49 am
I like to enjoy my Mint Julep with an old r&b song called One Mint Julep from The Clovers. :)
Adam 3 May 2008
2:36 pm
Check out this $1000 Mint Julep from the Kentucky Derby
Berkana 5 May 2008
1:41 am
I'm confused about something in this episode:
The simple syrup squeeze bottle is labeled "rich syrup," which you described in a previous episode as being a 2:1 volumetric ratio of sugar to water, whereas in an even earlier episode, you described "simple syrup" as being a 1:1 volumetric ratio of sugar to water. But in the video itself, and in the sidebar, the recipe calls for "simple syrup". Which one is the correct one, and which one is the mistake?
Using rich syrup would make the drink have nearly twice as much sugar, wouldn't it? Surely that would throw off the balance of the drink, wouldn't it?
Robert Hess 5 May 2008
6:30 am
Simple Syrup. Such a simple product which can cause so much confusion… Personally, I always use a 2:1 ratio simple syrup. I just feel it works better.
Cocktail recipes are always open to variation and interpretation (within certain limits), and how much sweetener you choose to use is one of the ways you can participate in the process and create a product that reflects not just your tastes, but some of the character of the products that you use as well. Using the same measure of simple syrup or rich simple syrup will have a "slight" change in the end result of the drink, but not to the point of doubling it's percieved sweetness.
I would recommend trying the recipe as listed (either with 1:1 or 2:1 syrup), and determining for yourself if you think it is too sweet, or not sweet enough, note that the type/brand of whiskey you use will have an effect here, as will the quality and specific amount of mint that you choose to use. In fact, I'd probably be more concerned with exactly how the mint was being used than with what type of sugar syrup was being used.
Thomas 5 May 2008
7:17 am
I must apologize. I just learned that "Professor" Jerry Thomas himself called for a sprinkling of sugar on the leafy garnish of a Mint Julep!
Wondrich's book /Imibe!/ is a wonderful read.
And to clarify my earlier comment, Maker's Mark bourbon has no rye, which makes it smooth and sweet. But I tend to enjoy a traditional bourbon with rye for the spicy complement to the mint.
Will 5 May 2008
11:23 am
I would love to get a true mint julep glass and I looked on your sponsors site and could not find one can you point me in the right direction
Robert Hess 5 May 2008
11:33 am
Will, Kegworks "does" have a Mint Julep cup, but they are currently out of stock. The way their product database works, is that if they don't have a product in stock, it doesn't even show up on a search… but you can see some details in their blog here:
Another source for Mint Julep cups which I regularly use, is the "Silver Super Store" (http://www.silversuperstore.com/holloware/mint_julep_cups.html) which as luck would have it is located in the Seattle area (down in Tukwilla). They have several different types, and pretty good prices.
Will 5 May 2008
1:50 pm
Well thank you very much Robert for your quick response and insight I appreciate greatly, just found the series and I love it keep up the good work
charlie 9 May 2008
9:34 am
I love your videos, but what happened to your first few, which used to be at the bottom of the screen? My friends are always asking me to bartend at their parties; since I'm a guest at their place and off duty, I like to send them here to pick up some pointers. The "stocking your bar" tips were especially great but now they're gone.
Robert Hess 9 May 2008
9:56 am
I guess now that we have enough shows posted to hit the "limit" that was set for the home page, we'll have to think about how best to give links to the full archive.
Note that on the left hand side of each shows page, right below the recipe, is a "Next Episode" and "Previous Episode" link, so you can always go to the bottom most episode and just keep clicking on "Previous Episode" to get to earlier shows.
charlie 9 May 2008
7:53 pm
Thanks for the quick response. It looks like they're all back on the home page for now, but I'll keep the "previous episodes link" route in mind for the future.
When will you do an episode about the Sazerac? I had my first one recently, and I've been dreaming about them ever since. I wish I could find Peychaud's in NYC. It must be around here somewhere.
Kimberly Patton-Bragg 10 May 2008
8:50 pm
If you're looking for Peychaud's in NYC, Dean & Deluca carries them, so does LeNell"s in Red Hook ( pain in the #%$! to get there but the best liquor store I've ever been to ). I've also heard that Pegu Club sells them as well as Regan's orange bitters, which I feel is another must for any home or professional bar. Just Peychaud's and soda after a night of debauchery is as delicious as it is soothing.
Al Nelson 10 May 2008
11:24 pm
I really enjoyed this recipe/episode. I especially liked seeing you bust out the "Louis" (sp?) bag for the ice. I was surprised that you would go this far for crushed ice for the Julep, yet not do so for your Mai Tai recipe. Regardless…Please Keep em coming Mr. Hess!
Robert Hess 11 May 2008
7:29 am
Al, glad you like it. I am using crushed ice for the Mint Julep, because I think it really does make a difference with this drink, ESPECIALLY if you are serving it in a silver julep cup. It's just part of the "ritual".
Trader Vic's does make their Mai Tai with crushed ice, but since I don't feel that it specifically plays an important role in the drink, I usually choose not to go that far.
I'm trying to focus on making drinks as "approachable" as possible, and choosing how "fiddly" I get with making/serving them. I'll go to slight extremes when I feel it is necessary, and when that's the way I commonly make the drink for myself at home as well. Many of these drinks can be bumped up a notch or two by getting fancier or more particular with the preparation or presentation, but I think that might make them see a little more unapproachable to folks.
But as always, I recommend that people don't just take my methodology as "the" way to make the drink, but instead to do a little research on their own, and see what other ways that the drink might be made, and to see which one they feel works best for them. I only hope I am providing a great starting point from which this adventure can start.
Chris Milligan 16 Apr 2009
6:19 am
Good to see tyhis episode again. I was just working on a Mint Julep post as well.
One thing I'd like to add is there is a so called "proper" way to hold the julep cup to keep it cold longer. Place your thumb on the lip of the cup, and your four other fingers on the base (most julep cups have a smalllip on the base as well). This minimizes contact and body heat being transferred through the highly conductive metal.
Cheers, Y'all
Tony Harion - Mixing Bar - Brazil 16 Apr 2009
7:39 am
Nice show Robert!
I was wondering when the julep would come! Great Drink! One of favorites!
If anyone what
blair frodelius 16 Apr 2009
8:24 am
Just ordered some julep cups from the silver store in Seattle. As you said, great prices. I've yet to find any as reasonable elsewhere.
As an aside, I also enjoy the Georgia Mint Julep from Irvin S. Cobb's Own Recipe Book. Instead of bourbon, it calls for 2 oz. of cognac and 1 oz. of peach brandy. Absolutely smashing!
Tom Anderson 4 May 2009
1:48 pm
Well we just hosted our first Kentucky Derby party and you, Robert, were the star! The mint juleps were a smash hit! Although I couldn't get a Lewis bag in time, I used two ziplocs and some towels to dry off the ice. Also, to get everyone in the mood for Juleps we played this video on the big screen. Your background information at the beginning was perfect!
Thanks Robert!
Robert Hess 4 May 2009
2:01 pm
Wow! Sounds like that must have been a lot of fun!
For you, and others who may not have a "Lewis Bag" handy… something which I have heard works, but have never tried myself, is to use a clean pillow case. :->... or so goes the stories I've heard from others who were in their hotel room and desparate for a Mint Julep…
Or just rolling the ice up in a clean tea towel. The goal here is to have a covering which will hold up to the pounding, and at the same time wick away any moisture. So any good heavy (non-fuzzy, lint-free) cloth will work.
blair frodelius 4 May 2009
2:20 pm
I was asked to make a few mint juleps for a small party on Saturday. The host handed me a bottle of bourbon, a bunch of mint and a bottle of simple syrup. Sounds like I'm all set to go, right? Only one problem. Not a single bar tool to be had. So, I eyeballed the measurements, used the wooden end of a spatula to muddle, and crushed the ice in a bag made out of a piece of cheesecloth and held together with staples! The tool I used to crush the ice was the bottom of a heavy glass beer mug. (Do not try this at home).
It worked, and everyone was happy, but it made me realize that not everyone has the tools that I take for granted.
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Jeff Dorenbush 20 Aug 2009
4:11 pm
I've never had the chance to try this cocktail, nor have I ever seen it made until now. After watching this I am definitely interested in having one of these. Looks quite refreshing.
Berkana 9 Dec 2009
11:06 pm
I found the video clip where Chris McMillan recites his Mint Julep poem:
Robert Hess 10 Dec 2009
4:02 am
And you can access all of Chris's vidoes here in one place:
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9:08 pm
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6:12 am
Did a recent morning show a few weeks ago were we showcased both a caipirinha and the mint julep
Emily Hirsch 12 May 2010
3:51 pm
Sounds delicious! I happen to have a jungle of mint taking over my backyard right now. I usually use Maker's Mark. I read the comment on top about making the mint julep with rye, and while I think that a real rye whiskey might be too harsh, I am going to try Bulleit next time since I happen to have a bottle sitting around. It's a bourbon with a fairly high rye content but still very smooth.
I have a set of pewter julep cups. They are beautiful and affordable. Silver would be nice, but very expensive!
BigSmooth 9 Sep 2010
10:48 am
I have read recipes where they prepare mint extract by wringing the mint with bourbon in a soft cloth. Do you feel this would overly bruise the mint? I like that your recipe is simple and clear—as all of your recipes are—but was intriguied with this possible addition.
Sam Ramirez 17 Dec 2010
7:17 am
what size and type glass do we use for classic cocktails like the Manhatten or Farmers cocktail.
Benjamin D. 3 May 2011
12:13 pm
Does anyone have any pointers for keeping mint fresh in dry climates? I've tried putting it with cut stems in a glass of water, both in and out of the refrigerator. I've tried wrapping them in lightly damp paper towels and storing it in the fridge. I've tried a plastic bag with holes. Nothing seems to keep mint for more than 2 or (with picking out the wilted bits) 3 days in Arizona or Mexico. Quite frustrating!
Chris Milligan 3 May 2011
12:57 pm
I live in a dry climate at 7000 feet above sea level and this is what we do…..
De-stem the mint and place in a stor-n-por or other sealable container with a lightly damped bev nap in the bottom. Keep in the fridge. I have had mint last up to a week this way
blair frodelius 3 May 2011
4:07 pm
I usually put the whole sprig of mint in a small sandwich sized zip-lock baggie with about a 1/4 tsp. of water and keep on the top shelf of the refrigerator. At least for me, this keeps mint, basil and most herbs fresh for 5-8 days.
Benjamin D. 27 May 2011
4:45 pm
Chris and Blair,
A thousand thank yous for your great tips! I tried a Tupperware container (though I'm sure a zip-lock bag would work equally as well) and actually cut a corner off of an unused sponge, dampened it and stuck in a bunch of herbabuena with cut stems (the Latin-American, especially Cuban variety of mint). I threw the whole thing in the fridge and a week later it was still perfect—it looked even better than the store's. After two weeks in the fridge, it was still usable! Unbelievable! I've never been able to get that kind of shelf life out of fresh mint. Thank you!
Ginty 9 Jul 2011
6:50 am
Don't know if this will help,...I don't live in a dry climate, but my girlfriend keeps the fresh herbs in a plastic bag but inflates it with air before she seals it. That works well for us but again, I'm in a humid area.
Alan 27 Jul 2011
6:38 pm
Has anyone an opinion on washing mint before use? I buy supermarket bagged mint and the packaging suggests a rinse or wash prior to use. I find this can have a tendency to "wake up" some of the mint and release flavour.
I shall have to look in to storing the leaves in a container with a napkin.
jellydonut 11 Aug 2011
4:17 pm
If you shake the mint up, even that causes it to release its fragrance. Slapping it, as Chris McMillian does with his mint sprig garnish, will emit even more.


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Seriously, your favorite accessory can make a strong first impression, so you want to pick the right one. Let's look to these celebrities for interview-perfect handbag inspiration, broken down by industry.
Finance/Law/Any Place You Need to Wear a Suit: We know that Katie Holmes has a stellar handbag collection (ahem, lots of Birkins), but this understated but luxe black bag really means business. It's roomy enough for that laptop, with extra pockets to stash important files and dossiers.
Public Relations/Event Planning: Despite what the reality shows may tell you, these jobs are really hard work and require a serious attention to detail (and maaaah-jor people skills). Which is why something like Naomi Watts' Louis Vuitton Alma in a minty green is so perf. It has the potential to fit a laptop, plus whatever samples and swatches you'd need to present to clients, and the pastel hue is aesthetically appealing but not distracting.
Fashion: Quite possibly the only industry in which something like Reese Witherspoon's hot pink Proenza Schouler PS1 bag would garner an approving eye from your interviewer. Of course, you need to know your stuff to back up that first positive impression!
Tech: In the land where hoodies are the new power suit, don't be too over-the-top with your accessories—but don't forget that creativity and innovation are important skills to show off too. So a style like Kate Beckinsale's ripped-from-the-fall-2013-runway Burberry Prorsum is so ideal. It's functional but shows you have imagination too.
Medical/Health Care-Related: My doctor cousin prefers to err on the side of classic and conservative for her fellowship and job interviews. So I'm thinking that a style similar to Miranda Kerr's Givenchy Antigona satchel would send the right message—especially since it kinda looks like an old-time-y doctor's bag!
Which celeb's handbag do you like best? What kind do you like to carry on interviews? Tell us in the comments!


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Nearly one in three workers plans to work to age 70 or beyond, according to a survey out this month from benefits consultant Towers Watson. These kinds of statistics are familiar enough, with some retirement portfolios and house values still battered from the Great Recession.
Yet Towers Watson took a deeper look at this population and found that many of the workers who plan to work longer are among the least equipped to do so. The survey—of 4,248 full-time employees at organizations with at least 1,000 workers—asked a series of questions gauged to determine workers' health status, stress levels, and how engaged workers were with their jobs.
Many of those who planned to continue working past traditional retirement age were disengaged at work, in fair or worse health and had high levels of stress. "They're stuck, and they're bringing that disappointment to work with them every day," said Steven Nyce, senior economist with the Research and Innovation Center at Towers Watson. These workers also tend not to be as productive as their more engaged and healthy colleagues, he said.
Older workers can be a great boon to companies looking to retain institutional knowledge, Nyce said. The challenge for employers is engaging those workers whose health and enthusiasm may be flagging, he said.
Another perennial challenge is encouraging workers to save as much as they can for retirement. All age groups surveyed believe they should save 18% of income, but fewer than one in six actually are doing so.


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According to a recent study conducted by Sharaholic, Pinterest drove more referral traffic to sites in January than Google+, Reddit, YouTube, LinkedIn and MySpace all combined. In addition, it's threatening to unseat Twitter, Google news, Google images, Gmail and Stumble Upon in the coming months to slide into the number two spot behind Facebook. Since July 2011, referral traffic from Pinterest has grown from 0.17 percent to 3.6 percent in January 2012. While Facebook holds the top spot at over 25 percent of all referral traffic, the rate of growth from Pinterest is astounding for a social network that's so young.
While Ancestry.com founder Paul Allen believes that Google+ has recently reached over 100 million users, Google's social network isn't driving people to other sites on the Web according to Sharaholic's data. While the percentage of referral traffic may grow over time as more Google products are integrated with Google+ profiles, the lack of referral traffic suggests that content isn't being shared on the service or users aren't paying attention to content that is shared on Google+. However, sites may also see more Google search traffic as Google+ author profiles are linked to articles on the Web and search rankings may potentially increase over time.
Similar to Tumblr, Pinterest is an extremely visual social network. Sites that offer large resolution, beautiful images with smart, intelligent content are far more likely to be shared than sites with lower quality images and poor content. Content from sites around the Web are "pinned" to a virtual cork board broken up into a wide variety of varied categories such as photography, DIY, home, women's apparel, pets, fitness and architecture. Users can create their own boards on the service and "pin" anything that they see on the Web. Pinterest has also rolled out a variety of tools to pin content including a browser bookmark and on-site buttons.
Similar to a service like Twitter, users can follow other users to watch what they pin. In addition, users can follow specific boards rather than following all of the boards of a particular user. While users can also "repin" content found on Pinterest on a personal board, they can also like content on the site as well as leave comments for other users. On each pin and repin, a link back to the original content is included. This allows users on Pinterest to visit the site where the content originated and look around for similar content.
According to a recent demographic study conducted by Ignite Social Media, Pinterest's audience is predominantly made up of females between the ages of 25 to 54 and content that appeals to females ultimately sends more referral traffic back to sites around the Web. In addition, Pinterest users are likely to have completed some college courses and make between $25,000 to $75,000 a year. The study also found that Pinterest users are likely to originate in the mid-west United States.
While Pinterest still remains an invite-only social network, Pinterest users are currently allowed to invite an unlimited number of friends to the service through the admin interface. Brands, particularly fashion labels and clothing stores, are also flocking to Pinterest to advertise new products and attract the attention of consumers. Online shopping website Etsy is probably the most successful example of attracting consumers with over 44,000 followers on its Pinterest brand page. Every time Etsy pins a new product to the page, it can directly influence potential customers and attract new sales on the main site. Other brands are also using the social network to run contests or use boards as a virtual focus group through the commenting system.


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Cardiff defender Andrew Taylor has signed a new two-year deal keeping him at the club until 2016.
The 26-year-old was already contracted until 2014 but Cardiff boss Malky Mackay has moved to tie him down for the long-term after an impressive start to the season. Taylor, who has established himself as the Bluebirds' first choice full-back, joined from Middlesbrough in July last year.
Mackay told the club's official website: "Andrew is one of those players who sometimes goes under the radar when it comes to making headlines, but he is always one of the first names on the teamsheet for me."
Mackay added: "He's been utterly consistent in his attitude, application and performance since he joined us almost eighteen months ago.
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Nirvana Fan Aims to Turn Kurt Cobain's Childhood Home Into Memorial Museum
An incredibly ambitious project has been undertaken by a Nirvana fan from Portland, Oregon. Journalist Jaime Dunkle recently discovered that late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's childhood home was on the market, and with this discovery, Dunkle began an effort to purchase the house and turn it into a museum.
Cobain's mother listed the small Aberdeen, Wash. house last year, reportedly asking for $500,000 although the home has been valued at around $67,000 when not factoring in its historic value. Obviously, the legacy of Kurt Cobain has inflated the home's value, but Jaime Dunkle isn't dissuaded, launching a GoFundMe.com campaign to raise $700,000. The desired funds will go towards the purchase of the 1.5-story dwelling along with curation costs for the museum.
Dunkle writes:
We want to turn Kurt Cobain's childhood home into a museum.
We're making sure this house is memorialized by us fans so it doesn't end up in the clutches of capitalist greed. This museum will reflect the anti-commercialism spirit of Nirvana.
We only had a few minutes in the house to take video and photos. It's not edited, it's not fancy, but it's real. And that's how we want the house to remain. Ideally, it will contain actual donated items from his life. That part is still in negotiation. Right now we need to get the house to make sure it's preserved.
In a video filmed by Dunkle, she explores Cobain's old bedroom (seen above). The walls scribbled on by the grunge legend remain seemingly untouched, Cobain having drawn the logos of Iron Maiden and Led Zeppelin on his walls, along with various other messages.
As of this posting, the museum campaign has only raised $150 of its $700,000 goal, so if you're interested in contributing to Dunkle's vision, head over to GoFundMe.com.


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I just joined last May. Can teams still be identified even if the crew's done filming?
i have a friend that is from from anchorage... and she said that its hard to get to juneau.. because its an isloated city...
The only way to get there by highway is through Canada, and there's nothing particularly direct from there to Anchorage.
One thing to keep in mind is that tourists and visitors fall off the global grid in Myanmar, so it is possible for the Race to slip in and out without contemporaneous eyewitness accounts. We'd only see something once visitors were outside the country, and regain access to the internet.
I hate how they had 3 2 legs in one country... Have they cut the budget or something?
Can someone update the forum on how far the blonde F/F team got? As well as Boston M/F team? There's been a lot of confusion about whether or not the leg in Bundang Bandung was a NEL leg. Thank you!
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So, how do I enable ALL gestures in all OS modes?
I've gotten used to left-hand Emacs gestures (thumb+2 fingers), but now after having moved from Linux to a Mac, I mostly use the keyboard in Mac mode. But why oh why did someone decide that in Mac mode the Emacs gestures aren't necessary? What about us Emacs users on the Mac?
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(AP) Hispanics the focus as Romney pushes ahead
By STEVE PEOPLES and KEN THOMAS
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Hispanics are the focus as the race for the White House moves to Florida, a presidential battleground where a charged immigration debate is under way as President Barack Obama seeks to keep Republican challenger Mitt Romney on the defensive.
Facing a Spanish-speaking audience Wednesday night, the former Massachusetts governor was again forced to reiterate his commitment to all Americans following the release of remarks secretly captured on video in which he said, as a candidate, "my job is not to worry about" the 47 percent of Americans who don't pay income taxes and believe they are "victims" entitled to government help.
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The president was speaking Thursday at the same Univision forum, where the Democratic incumbent was expected to face difficult questions about the strength of the nation's economy and his unfulfilled pledge to overhaul the nation's immigration system.
The focus on the growing U.S. Hispanic population comes with the election less than seven weeks away. While polls suggest the race is very close, Romney has struggled through a series of missteps in recent weeks that prompted vocal concern from Republicans about the direction of the campaign.
Battling the perception that he's not working hard enough, Romney on Thursday announced plans to launch a three-day bus tour across Ohio next week. His campaign also released a new ad featuring Florida Sen. Marco Rubio _ a Republican rising star popular among traditional conservatives and Hispanic voters alike _ promoting Romney's plans to overhaul Medicare.
The candidates' personal attention to Hispanic voters, backed by millions of dollars in targeted advertising, is designed to influence a group likely to play a critical role this fall _ and for years to come. In an election to be decided in a handful of states with large Hispanic populations, Romney is fighting to erode Democrats' traditional advantage among the demographic.
In 2008, Obama carried Hispanics by 67 percent to Sen. John McCain's 31 percent, according to exit polls. Recent polls suggest that Obama enjoys a similar lead against Romney.
Obama has touted his administration's directive to protect immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children, exempting them from deportation and granting temporary work permits for those who apply. It does not provide a path to citizenship.
Obama's campaign has repeatedly brought up Romney's opposition to the so-called DREAM Act, which would offer a pathway to citizenship for young immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children but have since attended school or served in the military. Obama supported the measure, which remains stalled in Congress.
Obama was attending a fundraiser in Tampa later Thursday. About 85 people were expected at the event, with tickets starting at $20,000 a person. Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder was scheduled to perform at the fundraiser.
Romney largely avoided detailing his immigration plans on Wednesday, despite repeated questions from Univision hosts.
He downplayed his support earlier in the year for policies that would promote "self-deportation" of illegal immigrants, while suggesting he might favor legal status for young immigrants who serve in the military or pursue higher education.
And Romney assailed Obama's immigration record.
The Republican nominee's attempts to get his campaign back on track ran into new difficulty in the form of criticism from rank-and-file Republicans concerned about their own election prospects in the fall.
And Obama's allies are working to prevent Romney from gaining ground with Hispanics.
The liberal group MoveOn.org was to begin running ads in three swing states _ Florida, Colorado and Nevada _ on Thursday seizing on Romney's suggestion, captured by the same secret camera, that his political prospects would improve if he had Hispanic parents.
Romney repeatedly made clear he was joking.
At the same time, a new GOP-aligned group called the Libre Initiative plans to air Spanish-language ads in Florida, Virginia, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado and North Carolina.
Obama's campaign has more than doubled Romney's spending on Hispanic-focused television ads so far _ approximately $6.4 million from Obama to Romney's $2.9 million.


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It's been almost a year since Occupy Wall Street protests started sprouting up all over the country. In that time, camps have been broken up and demonstrators scattered...
But how could they miss the political drama-fest that is the Presidential election? Certainly not, and the biggest shows start off with the Republican National Convention in Tampa next week.
Members of the movement tell Business Insider that hundreds of protestors are already camped out near the Tampa Bay Times Forum, where the RNC will be held, in a spot they've dubbed 'Romneyville'.
Tampa's city council has already ruled not to evict them from the area, and Occupiers say chartered buses will bring hundreds more to join them over the weekend. Another camp is being set up in Freedom Park, also near the Forum.
"The ironic thing," said one event coordinator, John Penley, "is that we're set up near an army supply store that sells gas masks."
Penley is coordinating an event called the "Let Them Eat Cake Drum Circle Dance Party" in Romneyville on Sunday night at 9:00 pm.
Protesters can head there after they demonstrate outside the RNC kickoff party at Tropicana Field. The coordinator of that event, Kelly Benjamin, told us that the movement does have a city permit to move along their planned route from Mirror Lake Drive to the field.
"It will be a fortified compound," said Benjamin. "The fact that they (RNC attendees) are separating themselves from the people they're representing... illustrates the problem with our country."
As for what he'll do about the incoming tropical storm, Benjamin pointed out that he's a Tampa native and that for him storms are just "par for the course."
On Tuesday at 5:00 PM protesters have planned another sanctioned march through downtown Tampa, this time to demonstrate against voter suppression.
"Downtown Tampa has become a cordoned off police state," Benjamin told Business Insider. He sees the newly installed video cameras as fear mongering. "Everyone is talking about anarchists...equating violence with protest... They're making sure only one version of America is in the spotlight at this event and that's a shame."
Here at Business Insider, we'll be watching to see how this all plays out.


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Creating opportunities for rural communities through CS PD
Jeff Gray grew up in Appalachia with a love of science. As a first-generation college student, Gray's parents realized the benefits of supporting his exploration of science and technology. "I look back at my own experience at science fairs, and I know that's what got my own passion started," he says—he clearly saw the value of being exposed to science and technology at a young age.
When he became a CS professor at the University of Alabama, Gray realized that few high school students in the state, especially in rural areas, were receiving early exposure to CS education. Without CS knowledge, Gray realized students wouldn't be prepared for job opportunities, especially since Alabama has become a hub for CS-related jobs over the past few decades, particularly in the Huntsville region with the technology outgrowth from NASA's influence.
But connecting students to these opportunities posed barriers. In many rural school districts in Alabama, which contain some of the most impoverished counties in the United States, CS education is scarce. In 2007, there were only three full-time high school teachers approved to teach CS in the entire state (out of 454 high schools statewide). Out of the twenty-seven students who took the AP Computer Science A (AP CSA) exam that year, there were only three women and three African American students who sat for the exam. In a state where African Americans make up twenty-five percent of the population, it was evident there was a large divide in equitable access to CS education.
"We needed to close this gap," explains Gray, who believed teacher professional development (PD) would improve CS education at the individual school level. Unfortunately, in the late 2000s, there was little state funding allocated for CS education, much less CS PD for teachers. Initially, Gray tried to build student knowledge of CS through summer programs at the university. "We could only influence about forty students at a time," Gray says. Though impactful, small summer programs were not a practical way to scale his efforts.
Gray saw an opportunity to amplify his efforts by helping teachers hone in on their CS skills. "If we could train thirty to forty teachers at a time, the influence on students can be an order of magnitude larger," Gray says. In 2011, Gray received the first of six annual Google Educator PD grants to provide introductory CS PD. He focused on pedagogy and engagement strategies for high school teachers across the state.
The funding, Gray says, provided mentorship and support to sustain a budding group of CS educators, a key element to creating sustainable CS education in Alabama. "We focused on the community-building aspect for teachers first—not a one-time class," he explains. Gray continued teaching introductory CS PD through 2013, reaching close to 100 educators since receiving the initial grant.
Given the pressing demand for PD, Gray needed a better way to "train the trainer" so that teachers could then return to their local community to train other teachers. He broadened his PD program in 2014 by creating a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to help teachers prepare for the AP CS Principles (CSP) exam. The course, which includes 120 videos focusing on various exam components, was built to reach teachers not only in Alabama but across the country and is still available as an online course.
"The geometric growth of the train-the-trainer model of professional development is vital toward addressing the needs of scalability and sustainability in K-12 CS education."Jeff Gray, Professor of Computer Science, University of Alabama College of Engineering
Planting a seed to grow local CS education
Gray attributes his success of CS education in the K-12 space to Google's Educator Grant. After being awarded his first Google grant, Gray went on to receive an additional $1 million in funding from the National Science Foundation (with A+ College Ready) to expand CS PD programs throughout Alabama. Gray believes that training educators to teach CS will encourage more students (especially historically underrepresented minorities) to study the discipline. He now co-chairs the Governor's Task Force for CS education in Alabama and is working with colleagues at his College of Education towards a pre-service pathway for Secondary Math Education majors at the University of Alabama.
Expanding the impact of professional development
Gray's approach to PD, whether through personalized learning or through a custom built MOOC, has raised teacher expertise in Alabama and nationwide. Experienced CS teachers around the state can now train teachers in their own schools. Today, there are 130 teachers trained in teaching AP CSP statewide, compared with just three teachers in 2007. The CS Principles MOOC has virtually trained over two thousand teachers since 2014.
Sparking self-efficacy in CS educators
Gray and his colleagues are seeing the growth of a budding community of CS educators by investing in teacher development for the past six years. "We're watching our teachers step up as national leaders," Gray says—such as Carol Yarbrough, a CS teacher at the Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham, who's now a member of the College Board's AP CS Principles Development Committee.
Reaching students who are underrepresented in CS
"Students don't need to all become engineers, but we think it's as important for them to understand the fundamentals of how the messages they create every day are encrypted, as it is to dissect a frog," he says. "Students need to understand how technology works underneath so many subjects." In 2017, 1,700 Alabama high school students took the AP CS Principles exam, compared with just twenty-seven students in 2007, prior to Gray's CS teacher training and MOOC course. Over 150 of the 2017 AP CS Principles test-takers were African American, compared to three who took the AP CSA in 2007; over 500 women took the AP CS Principles in 2017, compared to only three taking the AP CSA in 2007. Students "need to see it to be it," says Gray of the value of having diverse role models among CS teachers and professionals.


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FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- New York Jets General Manager Mike Tannenbaum won't return for the 2013 season but Coach Rex Ryan will be back, the team's chief executive officer said Monday.
Woody Johnson issued a statement that said a search for a replacement for Tannenbaum would begin immediately.
Johnson thanked Tannenbaum, 43, for his 15 years of service with the Jets. Tannenbaum had been general manager since 2006.
"Although he helped us to two consecutive AFC Championship games, we are not where we want to be and a new general manager will be critical to getting this team back on the right track," Johnson said.
The Jets finished 2012 with a 6-10 record, which was tied for third with the Buffalo Bills in the AFC East. Buffalo beat the Jets 28-9 in Sunday's regular-season finale.
Johnson said Ryan would be back for a fifth season as head coach. The record in 2012 was the first sub-.500 season for Ryan as a head coach. He is 34-30 in four years as the Jets' coach.
"Rex Ryan will remain the head coach of our football team. I believe that he has the passion, the talent and the drive to successfully lead our team," Johnson said.
"Like all Jets fans, I am disappointed with this year's results. However, I am confident that this change will best position our team for greater success going forward."


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Festival a home run, mayor says – Baldwin County NOW – A Gulf Coast Information Source for South Alabama.
GULF SHORES — Things are still buzzing about last weekends first annual Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores. Despite the threat of bad weather and threatening weather, the festival was very successful for a first year event.
Organizers, elected officials, and locals alike hope that this year's event was just a window to the future of the event.
"I had an opportunity to be exposed to some music that I was unfamiliar with, and to me, that was a very positive thing,†said Grant Brown, Director of Recreation and Cultural Affairs for Gulf Shores. "For a first year, it was very well organized, there were very qualified people taking care of all aspects of the event, and they were prepared for issues with the weather.
During the next 30 to 45 days, officials plan to balance the economic impacts of the event were against the residents concerns, both positive and negative, to see if there is a want to continue the event in the future.
According to Brown, there were no serious complaints outside of noise from the late-night fireworks.
"My opinion is this was a home run,†said Mayor Robert Craft. "It was a first class event that could not have been run any better. The Hangout did what they said they were going to do, the beach looked great, and I think we can even tweak it for next year to give more locals an opportunity to benefit from this great event.â€
Craft said that there were no major law enforcement issues during the 3-day event.


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Top King Air sparring gloves
Because my wife is awesome, she picked me up a new pair of sparring gloves for our anniversary due to my sweat eating the outside of the last ones. Here's my thoughts so far.
FLEXIBILITY/MOBILITY, 9- Top King uses some kind of dark sorcery for making protective gear that feels like you've got nothing on at all. I got these in 16oz, 4 heavier than my normal bag/padwork gloves, and there isn't any noticeable difference in weight.
EASE OF USE, 8- They come in lace-up or velcro. I went with the velcro closure, which is a leather strap instead of the elastic you see on a lot of gloves, so you don't have to worry about it losing its stretch over time. The velcro is freaking strong, I actually need to take a second to get the gloves off after sparring is done. It's a bit of an annoyance when you just want to get some air on your hands, but I'll take that any day over the kind that falls apart after 3 months. Another thing of note is the mesh palms, which are supposed to improve ventilation. To be honest, I haven't really noticed much change there while I'm using them, but it DOES seem to help them smell less like ass after a hard session, which is kind of a feature in itself. One thing to watch for is that people with big hands might have some trouble with these gloves. The space inside is pretty tight on me, and I don't really have huge paws.
MATERIAL/PRODUCTION QUALITY, 9- The usual top-notch stuff I've seen from other Top King gear. The leather is pretty high quality, and if you're anything like me, you'll sit there breathing in the new-glove-smell for a few minutes after opening the package. My only concern is how well the mesh will hold up over time.
PROTECTION, 9- As I mentioned earlier, these gloves fit pretty tight, and as someone who's broken both wrists before and needs the support, that's just fine by me. The padding is nice and solid, which your hands will appreciate. It's also not hard as a rock, which your partners will appreciate. One thing you might notice in the picture is the slightly extended cuff on the outside half, which gives a little bit of extra wrist support.
They tend to run from 70 to 85 dollars, depending on where you find them. So far I've been pretty satisfied with these, and they're also pretty slick-looking, which is always nice. Just remember that you might want to look elsewhere if you've got big hands. I'd recommend these gloves to anybody who wants a dedicated pair of sparring gloves and doesn't want to drop 3 digits on Fairtex.
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UPDATE- after using these for a year, or so, they're still holding up nicely, but I've noticed some bad habits I've developed due to the size of these things. Nobody seems to care what size glove they spar with here in Thailand, so I end up going with a pair of 12s that I picked up while I was here, and my guard is most definitely not as tight as it should be. The sheer bulk of the Top Kings makes it too easy to block punches almost by accident.


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Reeve Carney cast as Jeff Buckley for Bio-Pic
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This is a no-brainer! Reeve Carney, star of Spider-Man on Broadway and lead singer of the band Carney, has been cast as Jeff Buckley in the "official" bio-pic about the singer's life. As a big fan of Jeff Buckley's music, I was dreading the prospect of a movie because the names being thrown around that were in consideration to play Jeff are not singers. I am happy that if a movie has to be made, Reeve Carney who can both sing and act will be in it. It helps that he looks and sounds a lot like Jeff and from what I've heard so far, he'll sing the songs so I am very excited about that.
Not so long ago, I saw Carney perform and Reeve performed two songs by two different legends – Queen and The Beatles! Coincidentally, the banter before the song is something you'd hear at a Jeff Buckley concert so I am excited for the film. Don't let me down like you usually do Hollywood!
And now, enjoy seeing Reeve Carney sing "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen followed by "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" by The Beatles.