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May 27, 2009
Lavalife Consolidates Corporate Infrastructure into Switch and Data's 151 Front St. Toronto Site to Enhance Resiliency and Connectivity
TAMPA, Fla. -- May 27, 2009 -- Switch and Data (NASDAQ: SDXC), a leading provider of network neutral data center and Internet exchange services, announced today that Lavalife Corp. has colocated its infrastructure in Switch and Data's 151 Front Street data center in downtown Toronto, Canada. Lavalife, a leader in the singles industry for more than 20 years with a variety of web, voice and mobile communities, is in the process of consolidating its Toronto operations into one main office, bringing employees together to enhance communications and creativity. As part of this move, it selected Switch and Data to house its corporate infrastructure to enhance resiliency and expand its network interconnectivity options.
Founded in 1987, Lavalife offers its community of sophisticated, savvy urban singles a suite of branded products, available on three separate platforms - voice, web and mobile. Each caters to the need to be connected, engaged and entertained anytime, anywhere, anyhow, through a variety of communication channels including Click, the online magazine for singles. Lavalife also hosts events, such as the Top Singles Competition, as well as produces and/or distributes web and mobile content in the form of editorials and alerts.
Switch and Data's 151 Front St. Toronto data center provides enhanced resiliency for Lavalife's infrastructure with state of the art security, plus resilient and redundant cooling, UPS and generator systems. The site offers plenty of room for growth, as it is built to the company's latest high performance standards: support for up to 200 watts/sf of power and cooling; and 24x7 site security, environmental, and infrastructure monitoring and technical support personnel. Lavalife also sees an opportunity to reduce communications cost and improve performance by leveraging the high-carrier density in the site, and plans to evaluate publicly peering Internet traffic on the Toronto Internet Exchange (TorIX) which is located in the Switch and Data site.
"Lavalife is focused on providing an enjoyable and secure dating experience to its members," said Graeme Clark, Director Technology Operations for Lavalife. "Our members expect our services to be available day and night, so we were seeking a reliable partner. When we searched for the right colocation service, we found a great fit with Switch and Data, a company that is as passionate about its datacenters as we are about our online services."
Switch and Data's 151 Front Street site features an environmentally friendly cooling infrastructure, using an innovative, energy-saving Deep Lake Water Cooling system to cool the data center. This technology reduces energy consumption by up to 90% compared with traditional air conditioning and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
"We are proud to provide Lavalife with a secure and reliable place to host their mission-critical infrastructure and expand their interconnection options," said Ernie Sampera, Senior Vice President and CMO for Switch and Data. "Our site in Toronto offers world-class performance and serves as one of the main aggregation points for cross-border Internet traffic between Canada and the United States."
Switch and Data's site houses TorIX, the Toronto Internet Exchange, which is a key demand driver in the market. TorIX is the largest Internet Exchange in Canada and more than 85 companies peer their IP traffic on TorIX to improve quality and reduce expense. These peers are listed at www.torix.net/peers.php.
About Lavalife
Lavalife is ranked the #1 website for online dating in Canada* and is ranked among the top 10 worldwide dating sites.** A leading provider of products and services designed for singles, Lavalife connects, engages and entertains through a variety of web, voice and mobile communities. Founded in 1987, Lavalife Corp. markets its products and services across the United States, Canada and Australia. Lavalife's open-minded approach to online dating allows singles to choose how they want to "click" by offering three unique and distinctive services in personals: dating, relationships and intimate encounters. Lavalife has attracted millions of unique members who exchange 1.3 million messages every day. For more information, visit http://www.lavalife.com.
*Source: Combination of comScore Media Metrix and Lavalife. Lavalife estimates that it ranks #1 in Canada when publicly quoted statistics are adjusted to reflect traffic assigned to other web sites.
** Source: Combination of comScore Media Metrix and Lavalife. Lavalife estimates that it ranks in the top 10 worldwide when publicly quoted statistics are adjusted to reflect traffic assigned to other web sites.
About Switch and Data
Switch and Data is a premier provider of network-neutral data centers that house, power and interconnect the Internet. Leading content companies, enterprises and communications service providers rely on Switch and Data to connect to customers and exchange Internet traffic. Switch and Data has built a reputation for world-class service, delivered across the broadest colocation footprint and richest network of interconnections in North America. Switch and Data operates 34 sites in the U.S. and Canada, provides one of the highest customer satisfaction scores for technical and engineering support in the industry, and is home to PAIX® - the world's first commercial Internet exchange. For more information on Switch and Data, please visit www.switchanddata.com.
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After trying plum jam with success, it seemed time to honour my parents' memory by making my own tomato sauce. And, like my parents, it was a team effort, me and Rich both chopping, stirring, and tasting the afternoon away. For such a simple thing, there are seemingly a million ways to make the sauce, all sanctioned by legions of Italian nonnas. I'm looking forward to perfecting our very own tried and tested technique in the years to come.
Italian Tomato Sauce
makes approx 6 litres
This excellent sauce will form the essential basis to any great tomato or meat sauce. It's deliberately salt and seasoning free, the better to leave a blank canvas upon which you can create your own sauce masterpieces.
Tomato Sauce Ingredients:
1 bushel San Marzano or Roma tomatoes
Citric acid, ½ tsp for each 1 litre jar
1 large bunch fresh basil (optional)
We searched high and low for San Marzano tomatoes - the ultimate plum tomato
Before plunging into sauce making, prep your equipment. You may want to have a jar or two extra on hand in case your tomatoes yield more. This website provides a great "Canning 101" and will give you lots more information if you're interested.
Here's what you'll need:
• 8 1 litre Mason jars
• 8 jar lids and screw bands
• Tongs
• Canning funnel
• A stockpot to cook the sauce. I used a 14 litre capacity pot, and had to make the tomatoes in two batches. Depending on your budget and ambition, you can scale up or down.
• A canner to seal the jars
Tongs, jars and a canning funnel: canning essentials
1. Prep your equipment. Clean and sterilise your jars by washing them in warm soapy water and rinsing thoroughly; putting the through a quick wash cycle in the dishwasher is even easier and ensures sterilization. Set aside on a clean tea towel.
2. Wash and sort tomatoes. Trim, core and cut into quarters.
3. Put two cups of tomato quarters into an oversized stockpot. Bring to a boil. Using a potato masher, crush the tomatoes to release the juices.
4. Add more tomato quarters, two cups at a time, bringing to boil and crushing as before. Continue adding tomatoes until your pot reaches capacity. You may need to cook the tomatoes in two batches. At this point, cook an additional ten minutes until the tomatoes are completely soft. Cool slightly.
5. Pass the tomatoes through a food mill to separate the seeds and the skin from the puree. Put the tomato puree back into the stockpot (be sure to rinse the pot of any stray seeds or skin). Bring to a boil, reduce heat slightly, and continue to cook at a rolling boil until the puree is reduced by a third (about one to one and half hours). For a thicker sauce, continue boiling until reduced by half.
6. While the puree is cooking, finish prepping your canning equipment. Wash the lids and the bands. Keep the lids hot in a small pot of simmering water. Fill your canner with water, add the clean Mason jars, and put on the stove over medium high heat to begin heating the water. The water will eventually need to be brought to a boil.
7. When the sauce is ready, you're ready to can! Using the tongs, carefully lift a jar out of the canner, emptying the water back into the canner. Set the hot jar on a tea towel and place a sprig of basil in the jar. (Note: my mother always slipped a sprig of basil in each jar, but that strong oils will definitely change the flavour profile of your sauce. For pure tomato goodness, eliminate the basil).
8. Place the funnel on top of the jar and put a ladleful of hot sauce into the jar. Add ½ tsp citric acid and continue filling the jar, stopping ½ inch from the top.
9. Run a small spatula or skewer around the inside of the jar to release any air bubbles. Wipe the top of the jar to remove any bits of sauce.
10. Carefully remove a hot lid from the pot and place firmly on the jar. Screw a band on until just fingertip tight. Place the jar back in the canner ran proceed with remaining jars.
11. Once the jars are all done, bring the water in the canner to a boil, ensuring the water is at least one inch above the tops of the jars. When the water boils, cover the canner and process the jars for 40 minutes.
12. Take the jars out carefully with tongs and place on a tea towel. Let rest for 24 hours and test to ensure the seal is firm.
Buon appetito!

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Yesterday, we had what may be our closest Project Car Hell vote yet, with the '91 Jaguar XJ-S holding a 199 to 194 lead over the Toronado-ized Dune Buggy in yesterday's Legends of LeMons Choose Your Eternity poll. I'd say that counts as a tie, and- try to follow the logic here- that means we need to do away with the unifying theme for today's entrants. You want a project that's so cool you wake up in the middle of the night just feeling happy that you own it, yet wake up screaming an hour later as you realize that the price to finish the project is your immortal soul!
The Ford Mainline has a cool name, as does the Packard Patrician. Oh, sure, you can find all manner of old American vehicles with cool names, but we challenge you to find one that measures up to the Studebaker Dictator (OK, gauntlet thrown down, get busy with the names). Studebaker Dictator! Try saying it a few times. Take it for a spin around the block, see what you think. Of course, taking the name around the block will have to suffice for now, because this 1938 Studebaker Dictator (go here if the ad disappears) looks better suited for a drag- or maybe a scrape- around the block. But it's only $1,000. That's right, just a grand and you could be the proud owner of your own 60-year-old Dictator. You'll feel like Francisco Franco, only with mistresses and minus the brutality, as you cruise the boulevard in this fine Stude. Naturally, the seller says nothing about its condition, but you pretty much have to figure on fixing everything with a project like this, so any description in the ad would have been a waste of time. Supercharged 289? Why, of course- money is no object!
That Dictator looks like a strong contender, so we're going to break out the big guns from one of the PCH Superpowers here. Yes, the reigning PCH Intergalactic Superpower, Italy! And not just some sort of ordinary Alfa or X-1/9; no, we need a low-production Italian specialty vehicle, preferably based on a notoriously unreliable chassis. The OTAS 820 meets those criteria quite nicely, but is it even possible to find one within spittin' distance of the Dictator's price tag? Sure it is- just take a gander at this 1968 OTAS 820, which is priced at just $2,700 (or a dollar per rust hole). The seller says "THIS CAR IS MISSING THE ENGINE LID, REAR BUMPER, AND REAR EMBLEM," which means endless days of scouring the globe for OTAS parts, before you finally give up and have your local fabrication shop turn terrifying amounts of your cash into the missing pieces. But don't worry, because "EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMS TO BE THERE, EXCEPT WHAT THE RUST MONSTER HAS EATEN." The Rust Monster is always hungry for Italian food, even in California! Don't think of the negatives, though; just imagine this rear-engined Italian thoroughbred wailing through the turns on a picturesque mountain road, with you at the wheel. Of course, you might be 78 years old by that time, but it will all have been worth it.


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Maya Entertainment has had a busy Cannes Market with Paul Schrader's The Jesuit, selling the film in 14 territories.
The deals are with France (Monciau Digital), India (WEG), Greece (Hollywood Classics), Portugal (Films for You), Germany (Koch Media), Switzerland (Praesens), Poland (Vision), Romania (Programs4Media), the former Yugoslavia (Karantinija Films), Canada (VVS), Indonesia (P.T. Parkit), Middle East (Gulf Films), Latin America (Videx), and Australia (Independent).
The cast includes Michelle Rodriguez, Willem Dafoe, Paz Vega and Manolo Cardona.
Schrader also wrote the story, about a man who gets out of prison in South Texas, hoping to turn over a new leaf before his wife is murdered and his son kidnapped.
Producers are John Morrissey, Santiago Garcia Galvan and Alex Garcia.
"We're very happy with the reception the film received in Cannes. It has exceeded our expectations," said Elias Axume, Executive Vice President of International Distribution for Maya. "The film has so much going for it - a powerful screenplay, the critically lauded filmmaker Paul Schrader and a talented, internationally popular cast."


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EU Wide Safety Regulation For Offshore Oil & Gas Would Be Destructive To Industry
SNP MEP and sole Scots member of the European Parliament's Energy Committee Alyn Smith has today (Tuesday) said that the proposed EU-wide Offshore Oil and Gas Safety Regulation would 'do more harm than good' to the industry.
He did, however, welcome discussions taking place in Brussels this week, which included Professor John Paterson from Aberdeen University, as a 'step in the right direction'.
Alyn believes that current proposals of blanket regulation across the whole of Europe would be detrimental and has reiterated his position that the flexibility of a directive, instead of regulation would be best suited for the industry.
The discussions in Parliament on the legislative form of the Commission's proposal have come ahead of a presentation of the Parliament's report on Wednesday. Alyn who has previously brought together industry experts and Commission officials to discuss the issue, has objected to the proposed regulation and will work with other MEPs to amend the current proposals.
Alyn said:
"These discussions were beneficial in the lead up to the presentation of the Parliament report in the Energy Committee this week, and are indeed a step in the right direction.
"I was pleased fellow Scot, Co-Director of Aberdeen University's Centre for Energy Law, Professor John Paterson, shares my concerns that a regulation runs the risk of unravelling well established current systems.
"We all share the same concerns, and we are all committed to ensuring the highest health and safety and environmental standards possible. In Scotland, we take the issue very seriously, however the proposed new EU-wide regulation would be to the detriment of existing offshore safety legislation and will do more harm than good.
"I'm reiterating the unanimous views of industry and union representatives when I say the package as drafted is a retrograde step in many ways. The proposal was well intentioned, but is simply not fit for purpose.
"The report to be presented on Wednesday, drafted by Belgian MEP Ivo Belet, will suggest changes to the Commission's proposal. I will then, along with colleagues suggest amendments to the text. There is still some way to go, but I am committed to working towards a solution which helps, rather than hinders."
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The Definitives: Hawkeye
Like Wolverine, Hawkeye was the loose cannon who did what he wanted despite the rules and did so with a brash tone, loud mouth and often disregard for the safety of himself and the property around him (he's always been pretty good about shielding teammates and civilians though). Also like Wolverine, Hawkeye became pretty popular as a result of this; not three or four ongoing solo series at once popular (he's had his books here and there, but I'd say general consensus is the character works better with others to play off of in a team setting), but he did ok.
Unlike Wolverine and his more modern ilk, Hawkeye was the bad boy of a more traditional time, so he talked a big game, but he still adhered to a relatively traditional moral code that excluded killing and extreme violence; in the recent past, some writers have had him walk the line of violating that, and an argument could be made that his experiences have led him that way, but I believe deep down Clint Barton still finds murder to be anathema, regardless of the reason why.
I think the combination of Hawkeye's similarities to the loose cannon characters he's something of the godfather to with the contrast against those that came later is why I like him so much. I've always been partial to the wisecracking smartass super hero, but I also like the swashbuckling romantic vibe of years gone by; Clint Barton combines the best of both worlds on that score. He will always speak his mind, he falls in love too easily and he's far from fully matured emotionally, but he'll also do the right thing when the chips are down, and even though he'll drive Captain America nuts, he'll also be the first to come to his defense when anybody else does it.
Gotta love the guy.
I should offer the disclaimer that I was not an avid Solo Avengers or West Coast Avengers reader growing up and have never really caught up on either, so I've got a pretty sizable Hawkeye blind spot (though I have read Hawkeye: Blind Spot), but here are my favorite stories featuring the Avenging Archer that I'd recommend to anybody looking to learn more about that dude with the bow and arrow who Jeremy Renner is playing.
A classic to be sure, as Hawkeye heads back to his old carnival stomping grounds and clashes with Taskmaster, who's holding the show hostage, leading to the seminal shrunken Ant-Man on an arrow routine. It's a fun story, and I'm a fan, but I think it's actually a better Ant-Man and even Taskmaster yarn, not quite capturing the essential Hawkeye.
I love this series on the whole, and every character gets their time in the sun, but really Hawkeye's story is my favorite part. Joe Casey really nails how the bulk of the early Avengers were good guys (and one girl), but thrown together by circumstance as a team and in many cases only acting as heroes because an accident led them to their situation (Iron Man and his shrapnel, Thor and his exile, Hulk and his…being The Hulk); even Captain America became an Avenger mostly because they found him and he needed guidance in a strange world. Hawkeye's the one guy who actively seeks to become an Avenger, because even though he started as a villain, it's never what he wanted. Casey's story captures the driven desire of Clint Barton to do the right thing even when conventional wisdom stacks the odds against him, plus there's an excellent relationship between him and Jarvis, and Scott Kolins draws one of my favorite Hawkeyes.
Hawkeye gets tossed off the Avengers by Henry Peter Gyrich in order to fill a government quota (also, Gyrich doesn't really like Hawkeye since the first time they met Clint tied him up, thinking he was an intruder in Avengers Mansion), but rather than mope for too long, he decides to show them it's their loss. He swoops into Cross Technological Enterprises and auditions for their Head of Security gig by foiling their current system. Clint kicks back and looks forward to a relatively easy new occupation, only for Shi'ar super villain Deathbird to show up looking for trouble. Hawkeye is totally outclassed against a cosmic-level threat like Deathbird, but that's when he's at his best, using his wits to get through the situation, smiling as he does it and then stealing a kiss from the alien cutie when he's done. This issue is basically a capsule bio for everything cool about Hawkeye (plus great John Byrne art).
The first true solo Hawkeye adventure, both written and drawn by the late, great Mark Gruenwald, who it turns out was a heck of an artist! Uncovering corruption at CTE, Clint investigates alongside former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Mockingbird and runs afoul of the dude who would become his archenemy, Crossfire. It's a fun caper that packs tons of action into only four issues and allows Gruenwald to widen Hawkeye's range a bit, playing him as devil-may-care adventurer and hothead, but also delving into his deeper emotions and giving him a deep romantic subplot. Speaking of which, the chemistry between Hawkeye and Mockingbird is dynamite right from the start; you're rooting for them from the get-go, and the end result doesn't disappoint.
When Kurt Busiek and George Perez brought Avengers back from Heroes Reborn, establishing Hawkeye as a key member of the team was clearly a top priority. When everybody gets mind wiped and sent to Morgan le Fay's crazy Camelot world, Clint is the first guy Captain America "wakes up" because he recognizes that Hawkeye is the heart of the Avengers. During the roster-building issue, you get the great thread of Hawkeye taking Firestar and Justice under his wing, and then doing the double take when Cap messes with him by offering them his spot on the team. And from there, the Avenging Archer departs in pretty rapid fashion, shuttled over to Thunderbolts by Busiek, where he did more great stuff with him and stayed true to another core element of the character: he goes where he is needed, not necessarily where he wants to be. Busiek and Perez reunited years later on JLA/Avengers and made this fan smile by having Hawkeye and Flash (not Wally West, but still) be the guys to pull the classic against all odds save when all seems lost.
I don't feel it's favoritism at all to put my buddy Jim McCann's series on here, because his passion for the character of Hawkeye (and of Mockingbird) in my mind created a fun arc that will hold up nicely in an evergreen sense, and the best thing is it was born out of love. You won't meet a bigger Hawkeye fan than Jim, and his desire to do right by the character, not only telling the kinds of stories he loved but that can spread the appeal to a new generation, went a long way in my book. It's a nice bookend to Mark Gruenwald's series, with lots of callbacks, plus several love letters to the Marvel Universe along the way. It also doesn't hurt that artist David Lopez is a gem and that Mockingbird's brother's name is Ben Morse; a great easy-to-acquire gateway to Hawkeye.
Hawkeye's video game debut! Super fun, tons of characters, rad graphics, and the suspension of disbelief that Hawkeye's bow when held horizontal is an equally powerful protector to Captain America's shield, Iron Man's armor and the Vision's intangibility. Also: sky sleds!
7 comments:
- Chuck said...
Dude, you left out Hawkeye vs. the Collector, which kicked off the Korvac saga!!
And those Avengers Solo issues - don't remember any significant story at all.
Also, Hawkeye joining the Defenders and taking on his old teammates,and Hawkeye as Goliath in the Kree/Skrull War had some pretty great character moments ...
- March 13, 2012 at 6:27 PM
- Ben Morse said...
Hawkeye vs. Collector was totally the second honorable mention! So close...
- March 13, 2012 at 9:15 PM
I loved the Hawkeye series Fabian Nicieza wrote a few years ago. the first arc suffered for being six issues (about one too long), but they were still great comics
- March 14, 2012 at 9:20 AM
- Ben Morse said...
Agree with everything you just said, Andrew.
- March 14, 2012 at 9:33 PM
Joe Casey's Earth's Mightiest Heroes is one of my favorite series ever. Totally agree with everything you said there.
As for Busiek and Perez' Avengers: Return, that's the series that rekindled my love of comics, but I will fight the urge to gush about how much I love it and it's portrayal of Clint.
I would also argue that the current Cartoon Network series should be on the list. It incredibly well written.
Check it out on Netflix Instant!
- March 17, 2012 at 11:09 AM
- Ben Morse said...
Absolutely agree about the animated series, Jimmy, seconded.
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From the heights of the volcanoes to the unexplored waters of Galapagos, this tour is a must for the lovers of the great outdoors. Whether you are snorkelling with Sea Lions & Rays, or chillling with the Giant Galapagos Tortoise, this adventure is epic!
Welcome to Quito! The mood will be sky high as we gather in Ecuador's capital. This modern day city (nicknamed the 'light of America') is built on ancient Incan ruins and boasts one of the best preserved historic centres in America. It was also the first city declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Fact. We'll jump straight in to a team tour of the city, skip between two hemispheres at the Equatorial line. Squeezing in a visit to the IInti-Ñan Museum should round off the first day on trip pretty nicely.
It's out of the city & into the lush jungle with spectacular views en route. A perfect way to spend the day.
Today is yours to roam the city and jungle to your hearts content. Maybe unwind over a few hot sugar cane and cinnamon drinks and a traditional canelazo brew, or opt to visit a local indigenous community - a pretty cool way to truly go local and give back on your trip. You'll get the chance to meet a shaman, play soccer with the local kids and really experience what tribe life is all about in this part of the world. Like the sound of this? Maybe consider packing some extra school supplies or tasty treats in your luggage - absolutely not essential but definitely appreciated by the local children. This afternoon, take the adrenaline up a notch and and hit the river for some fast and furious rafting. Nothing like a spot of rapid riding to induce group bonding. Tonight, we'll feast on delicious meats, sauces and salads, all traditional and sourced locally from the area. YUM.
Good morning, Amazonian roamers! Today we're off to the adrenaline capital of Banos, so time to shimmy our way out of the rainforest - our next adventure awaits... Sitting amidst tumbling valleys, waterfalls, and the still active Volcán Tungurahua, Banos is a big deal on the natural beauty front. With tomorrow earmarked as our day of outdoor adventuring, tonight is all about learning the art of sultry salsa with an included lesson to get our snake hips a-shaking. Our friendly local teacher, Edith, knows what's up on the dance floor, and by the time we leave those salsa pro's won't know what's hit them. Dance floor goals complete, we'll hop around some watering holes for a taste of the local nightlife.
The adventure opportunities are endless today, with horseback riding, canyoneering and ziplining all on the menu. And trust us, this isn't just any regular old zipline – we're talking aerial bridges, rock climbing and speeding through the skies, Superman style – pretty much the ultimate aerial adventure. Don't have such a head for heights? Horsey fun and canyoneering expeditions will keep you on your toes. Oh what a tough day this will be in Banos – deciding how best to embrace your inner adventurer.
Today we're off to discover Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city & its economic hub. This cosmopolitan city is one of Ecuador's new hotspots, a walk down to the Malecón (Cities riverfront) is a must. For a bit of a historic enlightenment why not venture to Las Peñas, one of the most emblematic neighborhoods of Guayaquil, its narrow streets and interesting past makes it a great visit.
We've arrived in Ecuador's largest city and are ready and raring to conquer it all. Getting out of here pretty early we'll take to the skies, bound for the glorious Galapagos Islands. Excited much? You should be. On arrival we'll appease our rumbling stomachs with some munch.Giant tortoises roaming their natural surroundings and incredible old lava tunnels will welcome us onto the island of Santa Cruz. After lunch, we'll take to the ocean and make tracks to our home for the night – the impossibly glorious Isabela Island, where we'll sleep amidst the spellbinding beauty of the Galapagos National Park.The inspiration behind Charles Darwin's 'Origin of Species', Isabela Island is home to wildlife you won't find anywhere else in the world. Picture the scene – sandy streets, palm trees, crystal waters and seal pups playing – can it really get any more perfect? Soak it all in, as it's home for the next little while.
Well good morning paradise. The ocean is calling, and who are we to resist her? Our wildlife kayaking adventure will see us taking to the seas with beady eyes on the lookout for green sea turtles.
We'll wake up hungry for the day this morning (that's what island life does to you), and for good reason – Santa Cruz is on the horizon.After settling in to the Santa Cruz way of life, we'll stroll down to the beach and the cosy Tortuga Bay. Wildlife fanatics will be in their element – the island is known for sharks, rays, turtles, great blue herons, and even blue footed boobies. Spend your time sunbaking next to a marine iguana, or roam the streets stopping off in cute cafes for fresh juice pit stops.
Our stint on Santa Cruz wraps up this morning with a visit to the Charles Darwin Research Station where one of the island's most famous residents once lived, Lonesome George, the now deceased 100-year old tortoise. The Research Station is something of a mini miracle in action, where countless species of tortoise and land iguanas have been brought back from the brink of extinction.Back on our boat we'll set sail for San Cristobal, keeping our eyes peeled for cute bathing sea lions (we won't have to look too hard – they're literally everywhere). Four extinct volcanoes sit across the island creating scenic highlands that are best experienced by bike – mainly cruising downhill, you'll be happy to know. The tiny town of El Progreso will add a splash of colour to our journey, and we'll also cross five different vegetation zones before arriving at our seaside destination – La Loberia beach.
It's our last day soaking up the natural beauty of the Galapagos, and what a day we've got planned. Bird-watching will kick us off, followed by a cruise to the 143-metre Kicker Rock – a natural phenomenon that protrudes from the ocean and is one of the greatest icons of the area. Our Local Guide will give us the low-down on the wildlife – both above and below the water – that surrounds the rock, then we'll jump in and explore for ourselves. Keep a look out for chocolate chip starfish and a Galapagos Shark or two, but remember the golden rule – keep those toes off the coral, as you can do serious damage to the delicate eco-system. Back on board, we'll make tracks for Puerto Grande beach. Here, we'll eat lunch on board and enjoy a final afternoon of Galapagos fun, before rounding off the day with a feat to end all feasts. WHAT A DAY.
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Microsoft's Windows Phone is still lagging a long way behind Android and iOS in terms of market share, but new figures indicate that the mobile operating system has experienced strong European growth over the last year, particularly in Britain and Italy.
The figures from research firm Kantar Worldpanel Comtech show that Windows Phone has almost tripled its market share in the U.K., rising from 2.2 percent to 5.9 percent in the last twelve months.
This growth appears to have come mainly at the expense of RIM's BlackBerry platform, whose market share fell from 16 percent to 6.4 percent during the same period. Symbian's share also fell from 3 to 0.7 percent and iOS fell from 34.1 to 32.4 percent, while Android grew from 60.7 to 66.6 percent.
Overall, in the EU5 (Britain, Germany, France, Spain, Italy), Windows Phone's market share grew by 2.8 percent, and in Italy shares hit a very respectable 13.9 percent—up from just 2.8 percent a year ago.
"It has been far slower than Microsoft would have liked, but Windows Phone is now starting to gain respectable shares in a number of key European countries," said Dominic Sunnebo, global consumer insight director at Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.
"However, its performance in the Chinese and U.S. markets remains underwhelming. As the two largest smartphone markets in the world, these remain key challenges for Microsoft to overcome during 2013."
Samsung number one
The research also found that, among the handset manufacturers, Samsung has held onto the number one spot in Britain, claiming 35 percent of smartphone sales, although Apple is now biting at its heels with 32 percent.
Nokia is experiencing something of a turnaround in Britain with its smartphone sales share at 6.2 percent and actual sales growing by over 50 percent compared with last year.
Meanwhile, BlackBerry continues to find trading tough in the run up to the BlackBerry 10 release; however, its 9320 handset gave it a boost over Christmas with two-thirds bought as gifts.
Smartphone penetration in the U.K. hit 61 percent in the latest period; 82 percent of all mobile phone sales over the past 12 weeks were smartphones.
This story, "Windows Phone triples U.K. market share in a year" was originally published by Techworld.com.


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ARENAS AND STADIUMS Do they make economic sense? by JOHN G. FOY, JR. / Partner, Detroit Cities struggling to spur growth, boost civic pride, and increase revenue have turned to a variety of capital projects —shopping malls, arts centers, new government build-ings, and, importantly, sports arenas. The recent boom-bust cycle of sports center development is an excellent object lesson in this time of governmental budget crunches. It suggests the complexity of problems to be addressed if expectations are to be fulfilled. In 1972, Denver voters turned down legislation to finance the 1976 Winter Olympics in their city; the Games were moved to Innsbruck, Still a topic of discussion is the cost of capital construction for the 1 976 Summer Olympics in Montreal —not only in the economic and political circles of that city, but also in any other city mentioned as a site for future Games. After lengthy negotiations be-tween the City of Los Angeles and the International Olympic Commit-tee, it appears that an agreement has been reached that will protect Los Angeles taxpayers in the event the 1984 Games in that city suffer a loss. Despite the popularity, despite the glamorous image of the sports world, its colorful impresarios no longer seem so able to persuade American taxpayers and local officials to spend tax dollars for an arena or stadium whose construc- tion is against their better financial judgment. An era of uninhibited expansion in professional sports, of new stadiums and arenas built with civic pride and civic ambition ap-pears to have wound down. Whether or not to spend public money to construct an arena or stadium now prompts a vigorous community discussion. What are the precise benefits, what are the finan-cial risks that go with building a sports-related facility? The pro-moters must back up their enthusi-asm with hard facts. Some segments of the commu-nity, for example, argue that the public should not provide tax dollars so that privately owned sports teams, the primary tenants of these arenas and stadiums, can make money from a publicly financed facility. Conversely, other segments of the community argue that an arena or stadium can mean addi-tional business and improved morale to a community. The situation is the same, whether it concerns a relative-ly small 3,000-5,000 seat arena that costs $2-$5 million in a city of 40,000-50,000, or a large $100-$200 million stadium with 60,000-80,000 seats in a large metropolitan area. A common problem for public arenas or stadiums built in the past ten years is that the facility operates in the red if debt service —the cost of the initial borrowing for construc-tion—is included. When facilities claim they are operating in the black, what many of them really mean is that they are covering operating costs. Excluding debt service is often considered acceptable, however, since so many facilities do not even cover operating costs. When older stadiums and arenas actually do operate in the black, it is usually because their original construction cost was much lower. In the early 1960s, a large stadium's cost was in the range of $30 million to $50 million. A comparable stadium today ranges from $80 million to $150 million. So why do communities across 59
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See the sidewalk? I drew that...lol! I was inspired by all the sidewalks that Cindy draws and thought I'd give it a whirl. Does it look okay?
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Number 19 in an infrequent but always interesting dinner series - the random cookbook Sunday night dinner. This week's edition: The Zuni Cafe Cookbook by Judy Rodgers.
To recap the dinner premise: every Sunday that Rich and I are both in town, we choose a cookbook at random and cook an entire meal from it. The cheat this week was that Sunday night's dinner was actually last night - Saturday. Sadly Rich is jetting to Hong Kong this morning. And so begins the crazy travel calendar for 2010.
But back to dinner. The second cheat is always in the choosing. Although I'm confident that every one of my cookbooks can yield a perfectly respectable, even delicious, meal, Richard is less trusting. So sometimes the random draw becomes a "best of three" effort.
Yesterday was no exception. We started with The World's Best Recipes, a 1969 relic from my mother. This, from the introduction by Helmut Ripperger:
And so on – almost five pages of tiny type on fragile yellow paper. Alas, the Esterházy Rostbraten, the Tournedos Niçoise and the Biscuit Tortoni, Dom Pedro II, will have to wait for another day. The second draw yielded Blue Ribbon Recipes: Award Winning Recipes from America's Country Fairs. Nope. Didn't even merit a flip-through from Richard."You hold in your hand a collection of recipes contributed by the finest cooks in the world. Choice fare of all nations is here in this culinary anthology – prepared as we Americans like it…Whether you and your family are just folks who enjoy good food, or whether you are gourmets who have searched the world for adventures in eating, nowhere will you find more de luxe menu selections than offered here…"
Third time lucky: The Zuni Café Cookbook
On the eve of a journey that will be full of more dim sum than you can shake a chopstick at, Rich gets first choice on what to cook. Happily, Zuni Café is famous for its roast chicken and that's exactly what he craves.
We start by picking up a chicken and bacon at Rowe Farms
Judy is adamant about salting the bird at least 24 hours in advance (and for at least two days if the bird is more than 3 lbs). Twenty four hours we do not have so we hurry home to salt the chicken before picking up the rest of the meal's ingredients.
The other dishes fall into place around the main course – we'll start with Rosemary-Grilled Chicken Livers & Bacon with Balsamic-Onion Marmalade Toasts, use the fresh Red Fife linguine I bought at the Green Barn Market in Pasta with Spicy Broccoli & Cauliflower, and serve a side of butter lettuce with a shallot vinaigrette next to the famous Zuni Roast Chicken with Bread Salad.
Zuni Roast Chicken with Bread Salad
a shorthand version from The Zuni Café Cookbook, by Judy Rodgers
While the type isn't tiny and on fragile yellow paper, this recipe is almost as long as Helmut Ripperger's intro: more than four pages. To get the full effect - and the wonderful details - of this recipe, get thee to a cookbook store and buy the book! What follows is an abbreviated taste of the original (ingredients and amounts bolded). We could not find a small chicken, so for our 3¾ lb. bird, we used the maximum cooking times below.
1. Rinse and pat very dry a small (2¾ to 3¼ lb) chicken. Make two small "pockets" under the skin on each side of the breast, and do the same on the outside of the thickest part of the thigh. Using your fingers, slide a sprig of fresh thyme, marjoram, rosemary or sage in the pockets.
2. Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper (¾ teaspoon of salt per pound is the recommended amount). Use less salt on the ankles and wings, and salt the interior of the chicken sparingly. I use a seasoned salt from a tiny farmer's market in Paris that's flavoured with onion, garlic, thyme and oregano.
3. Several hours before you're ready to start roasting the chicken, begin preparing the bread salad. Cut 8 ounces of slightly stale, chewy peasant-style bread (I bought a good quality day-old baguette from my local grocer) into several large chunks. Trim off the bottom crust and most of the top and side crusts. Brush the bread all over with olive oil, and broil, turning once, until the bread is crisp and lightly coloured (about two minutes per side).
4. Trim any charred bits and tear the bread into chunks of various sizes, ranging from 2- to 3- inch wads to crunchy bits. Be careful! the bread is hot. You should have about 4 cups.
5. Combine ¼ cup olive oil with 1½ tbsp. Champagne vinegar and salt and pepper to taste. Toss bread with a ¼ of the vinaigrette (the bread will not be evenly dressed). Taste and adjust for salt and pepper. Set aside.
6. Take 1 tbsp dried currants and soak in 1 tsp red wine vinegar and 1 tbsp warm water. Set aside.
Of course, the cooks must have their fun, so it's time a for a drink and a snack. Nothing like a G+T and nothing better than Hendrick's!
Are you ready to roast the chicken?
7. Pre-heat the oven to 500F. If you have a convection setting, use it for the first 30 minutes of roasting. Choose a shallow flameproof roasting pan, or a 10-inch ovenproof skillet with a metal handle - something that is barely bigger than the chicken. Heat the pan over medium heat while you wipe the chicken dry.
STOP! Resist the temptation to add oil to the pan. By preheating it, and drying the chicken thoroughly, it won't stick - I promise!
8. Set the chicken breast side up in the pan. Place the pan in the centre of the oven; it should start sizzling and browning within 20 minutes. Adjust temperature down if the chicken appears to be charring or smoking. After 30 minutes, remove from oven and turn the bird over. It's getting nice and brown! (Don't forget to turn off the convection setting if you've used it for the first 30 minutes...)
9. While the chicken is roasting, place 2 tbsp pine nuts in a small baking pan and put in the hot oven alongside chicken, to heat through - one to two minutes. Add to the bread salad.
10. Sliver two to three garlic cloves, and saute in a small amount of oil over medium heat with ¼ cup slivered green onions, until softened. Fold into bread salad, along with drained currants. Dribble salad with 2 tbsp chicken broth and fold gently. Taste and adjust for salt. Transfer to a baking dish and tent loosely with foil.
11. Roast chicken for another 10 to 20 minutes, depending on size.
12. Turn the bird one last time to recrisp the breast, another 5 to 10 minutes. At this point, put the bread salad in the oven as well. When the chicken is done, turn off the heat, and remove from oven; leave the bread salad in the oven for another five minutes.
13. Transfer chicken to a plate, and carefully pour fat from the pan. Add one tbsp water to the lean drippings left behind.
14. Slash the skin between the thighs and the breasts of the chicken, and carefully tilt the bird and plate over roasting pan so that the juices pour into the drippings.
15. Getting close... Set the chicken aside to rest while you finish the salad. Place the roasting pan with the drippings and the chicken juices over medium-low heat and simmer. Drizzle and toss the bread salad with a spoonful or two of the delicious juices. Add a couple of handfuls of cleaned baby arugula, a drizzle of the vinaigrette and fold gently.
16. Spread the bread salad on a warmed platter, cut the chicken into pieces and serve atop the bread salad.
Oh my goodness. That's good.


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If money makes the world go round, then U2's latest tour, which is dubbed "360 Degrees," proves this saying true.
The veteran act leads Billboard's 2010 Money Makers list, earning more than $108 million in 2009.
Bruce Springsteen is second with $57 million and Madonna follows with $47 million. AC/DC and Britney Spears round out the top 5 with $43 and $38 million, respectively.
Billboard compiles the list from monies earned through tours, CD and digital sales, publishing royalties and more.
Madonna topped the list last year; Springsteen came in third. Both U2 and Madonna have touring deals with Live Nation.
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Cam And Kristen in MadridOct 29th, 2008 | By Krystal | Category: Featured Articles, Movie News
Here is an interview with Cam Gigandet, some of it is in Spanish, but his interview is in English. There is also a video of Cam and Kristen surrounded my tons of screaming fans! Thanks to Vale from Twilight Poison!


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The overall cost of storage and performance issues appear to be the two most significant storage-related barriers preventing agencies from virtualizing more of their mission-critical workloads, according to a survey of 477 IT professionals from industry and government conducted by DataCore Software.
High storage costs and performance degradation issues are preventing more virtualization of critical apps, according to a DataCore Software survey of 477 IT professionals from industry and government. Among the survey highlights:
44% of respondents said the disproportionate storage-related costs were a "serious obstacle" or "somewhat of an obstacle" preventing them from virtualizing more of their workloads.
42% said the same about performance degradation.
60% aren't using flash memory or SSD at all.
80% are not using any public cloud storage.
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Storage continues to be the biggest chunk of the investment in server and desktop virtualization projects, respondents said in the Third Annual State of Virtualization Survey released by DataCore, a developer of storage virtualization software. Fifty-two percent of those surveyed said storage accounted for more than 25 percent of their virtualization budget.
Forty-four percent of respondents said disproportionate storage-related costs were an obstacle preventing them from virtualizing more of their workloads. Forty-two percent said the same about performance degradation or the inability to meet performance expectations.
Integration difficulties associated with flash memory and solid state disks (SSDs) also rank high among factors discouraging organizations from applying these fast technologies to virtualization workloads that are latency-sensitive, the survey states.
Despite the incredible attention the industry is placing on solid state technologies, 21 percent of the respondents said they are not planning to use flash/SSD for their virtualization projects. When asked about what classes of storage they are using across their environments, nearly 60 percent of the IT professionals said they aren't using flash/SSD at all.
"IT is increasingly relying on a mix of purpose-built storage devices to better balance business objectives against budget constraints," the report states. "Their storage capacity is distributed across flash memory, SSD, high-end [disk] arrays, midrange arrays and low-end arrays. In order to pool these diverse classes of storage, 34 percent of the respondents have introduced storage virtualization software," the report states.
The IT professionals do not appear to be flocking to public cloud storage providers in droves for their storage needs. Eighty percent said they are not using any public cloud storage. This is particularly notable given the amount of recent attention devoted to public cloud options, the report states.
When asked how they would characterize their initial estimate of how their private cloud deployment or server/desktop virtualization project would impact storage costs, 29 percent said they are avoiding virtualization projects altogether because the related storage costs seemed too high, and another 23 percent said they underestimated the cost of storage.
Microsoft's SQL Server, Exchange and SharePoint software as well as Oracle and SAP software are the most prevalent top-tier applications targeted for consolidation, the report reveals.
IT professionals from government and education each made up 13 percent of the survey respondents. Other sectors represented include financial services (11 percent), health care (12 percent), manufacturing (15 percent), and IT services (14 percent). The average storage capacity managed by these organizations is 234 terabytes.
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I respect your opinion, but my view is somewhat different, Knives. All your exampes can be interpreted differently in my opinion. Edward didn't dictate where they would live after they got married. He wanted her to go to college as a human experience. For her... And so he bought a house nearby Dartmouth just in case she decided to go. He would never force her. And he would go live in Antarctica with her. And when things took a different turn..His family gave them a house. Again..No one is forcing Bella to live anywhere.She could say that she wanted to live in a tent, and Edward would comply.Knives wrote:Edward is essentially selfish. Yes, he protects Bella from harm, but everything that they do as a couple is on his terms. He dictated where they'd live after they got married, when Bella got turned, by whom she got turned. He controlled every kiss and every intimate encounter - he even attempts to dictate whom she can and cannot see! Do these sound like the actions of a selfless being? I don't believe they do.
He didn't control who she was turned by. He accepted that she would have Carlisle to it. Edward simply put in some conditions if he was to be the one, because he wanted to stall the process. And he had every right to do that. He shouldn't be forced to do anything he didn't feel comfortable with. He didn't want her to be a vampire, because he didn't want her life to be like his. A selfless act.
He controlled the kisses and intimate encounters for safety reasons. We cannot take the fact that Edward is a vampire out of the equation. He had cravings for her blood. It took all of his selfcontrol to resist. So of course he had to be in control of kissing her. Bella obviously couldn't control herself while kissing him, so that forced him to always be the one to end the kiss. And Bella couldn't see the dangers involved in them making love. So Edward was forced to be the one to resist. Again, these are all selfless acts where Edward is concerned with nothing more than Bella's safety.
He did try to stop her from seeing Jacob. But that was also for safety reasons. Not for himself. The pack was his one enemy, of course he wouldn't want his girl to hang around with someone he saw as dangerous. That does not make him selfish in my opinion. So my opinion still stands. I see Edward as essentially selfless.
That's an interesting thought, HOFJ. I do think he was trying to make up for the inherent monster in him, by being the best person he could be. And finding Bella allowed him to give all his care and love to someone. But I see the performance of these selfless acts as highly unconscious. In his own view, he was selfish. So if he was in a way trying to counteract the monster in him, I don't think it was something that he was aware of. I see this selflessness as something so deeply rooted in his personality.holdingoutforjacob wrote:I was thinking about Edward's selflessness and I had a thought.
It seems to me that Edward's selflessness is, in a way, a vehicle with which he combats his nature, which he believes is a monster.
Think about it - vampires kill innocent human beings to satisfy their own thirst. Does it get more selfish?
I think Edward sees being selfless to a fault as being the way to counteract his vampirehood.
Now, I'm not saying it's an act AT ALL If he weren't a fundamentally selfless person, he wouldn't feel the need to override his selfish instincts. But to be selfless to the extent that amethyst describes, to the point where not only does it hurt him but it begins to hurt other people, is not a form of selflessness that occurs naturally.


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Standing proudly on the southwest corner of Euclid Avenue and Transit Street in Ontario, California, the threestory Frankish Building symbolizes the commercial and economic success of a California town. Like hundreds of similar buildings across the nation in small towns and large the building is locally significant because of its association with a prominent man of the community and because of its attractive architectural style. The unusually wide and sweeping main street Euclid Avenue was the creation of the town's original founder, George Chaffey. Together, the building and its setting provide a visual reminder of the spirit of boosterism that swept across the nation in the late 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century.
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Vail opens back bowls Thursday
First tracks of the season in Vail's back bowls are up for grabs tomorrow morning, with Blue Sky Basin following Friday.
Vail said today that it will open portions of Sun Up Bowl and China Bowl tomorrow, with portions of Blue Sky Basin opening on Friday.
The announcement comes after Vail received 16 inches of snow during the past week and 25 in the last 10 days — easing some of the pain of December's drought. Its base depth is 29 inches. Vail's forecast calls for two to three inches falling through tomorrow, with more possibly coming Friday.
Tomorrow, the Sun Up Lift (#17) and Orient Express Lift (#21) will begin operating, bringing the total open, skiable terrain on the mountain to 2,100 acres, Vail said.
On Friday, skiers and snowboarders will have access to the Big Rock Park via the Skyline Express Lift (#37) as well as terrain in the Pete's Express Lift (#39) area of Blue Sky Basin, bringing the skiable terrain to more than 2,300 acres, Vail said. Southern portions of Pete's Bowl and Earl's Bowl will not be open. The Tea Cup Express Lift (#36) will be open for transportation out of Blue Sky Basin.
The majority of front side lifts open at 8:30 a.m. and close at 3:30 p.m. Hours in the Back Bowls and Blue Sky Basin are shorter to accommodate opening and closing procedures. Lift operating hours are posted at the base of all open lifts.


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If Spotify is enough to start a billionaire rift between the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and Sean Parker, the company's next move must be noteworthy.
The Swedish music-streaming service -- tied by the account to Facebook -- has gained a loyal following since going live in the United States in July.
But just a few months into its cross-Atlantic invasion, Spotify is set to announce some new features on Nov. 30.
Monday morning, Spotify sent out invitations to an event at the end of the month with CEO Daniel Ek and "a special guest or two."
Few details were given about the event in the invitation and PR people were equally as coy. But some out there are speculating on what the company's major announcement will be.


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Congestion a constant for Houston commuters
Amount of time, fuel Houston drivers are losing is unlikely to improve as city grows
The good news is that traffic congestion isn't getting much worse in the Houston area. The bad news is it was pretty bad to begin with.
Houston commuters continue to endure some of the worst traffic delays in the country, according to the 2012 Urban Mobility Report released Tuesday by the Texas A&M Transportation Commission. Area drivers wasted more than two days a year, on average, in traffic congestion, costing them each $1,090 in lost time and fuel.
And it's unlikely to get any better, researchers and public officials say.
"I think as rapidly as this area is growing, (the challenge) is just trying to stay where we are," Harris County Judge Ed Emmett said of the traffic congestion.
Planned toll projects on U.S. 290 and eventually Interstate 45 will help ease traffic, just as the Katy Freeway managed lanes did in 2008, Emmett said.
Drivers take the congestion in stride and devise their own strategies to deal with the hassle. Roger Wilson, 54, takes a park and ride bus from Katy, but his co-worker Brad Steele, 39, drives in from Spring. Over lunch Monday, both claimed their method was best.
"Yeah, you get to read or sleep," Steele told Wilson, "but I would rather have my car."
But as long as Houston attracts jobs, and those jobs attract workers, commuting hassles will persist, said Tim Lomax, a co-author of the mobility report.
"We're hitting the limits of improving traffic by widening the roads," said Stephen Klineberg, co-director of the Kinder Center for Urban Research at Rice University.
With 4 million people in Harris County, and another 1 million coming in the next 20 years, the region will embrace new development patterns that reduce the need for driving - but on its own terms and without abandoning the car, Klineberg said.
"Suburban areas are developing town centers and walkable urbanist developments," Klineberg said, pointing to developments in The Woodlands, Sugar Land and Pearland.
Drivers adapting
The new patterns follow years of steady outward growth, leading to greater distances between homes and workplaces.
Based on the mobility report, in 1982 drivers spent about 22 hours each year stuck in congestion, a figure that has increased almost every year since. Traffic congestion peaked in 2008 at 55 hours, the same year two carpool/toll lanes along I-10 opened between downtown and Katy. The lanes took five years to complete and cost $2.8 billion.
But some of the best ways to reduce congestion are less costly. As Houston drivers have acclimated to rush-hour traffic jams, they've become more adept at saving themselves time.
"People are adjusting when they leave," Lomax said, noting resources that provide real-time traffic information. As smartphones and computers become more common, and workdays come with greater flexibility for some people to work from home, commuters can adjust to less-stressful drive times.
Thus, even though they have the sixth-worst commute in the country based on hours of delay, the region's drivers rank 21st on a new calculation that determines how much extra time drivers have to build into their trips. The new measure, called the freeway planning time index, shows drivers don't have to build in as much extra time as others, because planning and good freeway clearance rates by tow trucks keep roads moving, Lomax said.
Public transit can provide some relief, but with jobs in Houston divided among a dozen or so job areas, it's hard for public transit to carry everyone where they need to go efficiently, Lomax said.
Still, drivers and elected officials said traffic congestion is spreading farther from the urban core and growing.
Trucking hurt
"I think within the next two years it is going to get worse," said Liberty County Commissioner Norman Brown, who said traffic is already worsening for some Dayton-area drivers.
Some congestion on the region's fringes is the result of trucking and manufacturing, Brown said. The mobility report found congestion accounted for $646 million in cost to businesses reliant on trucking in 2011, up from $490 million in 2007.
Emmett said the shipping growth demonstrates the need for investment in rail and other methods to move goods.
Lomax said congestion caused by flourishing truck business can be a good problem to have.
"Economic recession seems to be the one foolproof way of controlling congestion," Lomax said. "But nobody's saying that is a solution."


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The U.S. Department of State's Passport Day in the USA is this Saturday, April 9. This is the one day of the year that regional passport agencies and acceptance facilities across the country are open for extended Saturday hours, and no appointment is necessary to apply for a U.S. passport.
If you don't have a passport, this Saturday is the perfect day to get one. Even if you don't plan to leave the country, having a passport is an excellent form of identification. In fact, you never know when it will come in handy. You can look up the nearest location to apply for a passport on the State Department's website. But before you head there, you do need to be prepared with some documentation.
Swing over to our passport tab to find out how and what you need to apply for a passport. Or you can watch the video the State Department put together about Passport Day in the USA. And if you have any questions, leave them in a comment on this post and I'd be happy to answer them!


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Global Atherectomy Devices market to grow at a CAGR of 11.48 percent and the Global Thrombectomy Devices market to grow at a CAGR of 8.14 percent over the period 2012-2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing incidence of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Peripheral Arterial Disease worldwide.
The Global Atherectomy and Thrombectomy Devices market has also been witnessing an increase in patent grants and US FDA approvals. However, the adverse effects of atherectomy and thrombectomy devices could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.
TechNavio's report, Global Atherectomy and Thrombectomy Devices Market 2012-2016, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis of the market with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions; it covers the Global Atherectomy and Thrombectomy Devices market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
The key vendors dominating the Global Atherectomy Devices market are Bayer AG, Boston Scientific Corp., Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Covidien plc, and Spectranetics Corp.
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Having managed to get Windows 7 running smoothly on the HP Mini 2140, we decided to take it a step further and try to get it installed on a much older system. With the low minimum specs requirement for Windows 7, we weren't expecting any problems installing and getting Windows 7 to run - or at least that's what we thought.
Turns out we were wrong.
Well, just wrong on the installation process, but more on that later. Let's start with the basics first: the system requirements. Like Windows Vista, Windows 7 boasts of very modest requirements: 1GHz processor and 1GB RAM. A DirectX 9 capable graphics card for Aero is recommended but if you don't fancy Aero, any graphics card would do the job. The real kicker is unlike Vista, Windows 7 will run smoothly on just 1GB RAM while Vista tends to struggle even with 2GB RAM. Microsoft has certainly kept their word when they meant they really streamlined the OS and its resource allocation needs. And so we set out try our first installation attempt on this long unused system:-
Our installation problem here lies with the older hardware - getting it to boot from the USB drive was almost impossible and since the previous installation of Windows XP on this aged system was corrupt, we couldn't quite boot into XP to install. Long story short, we reinstalled Windows XP, before installing Windows 7 the same way we did in our previous write-up. So how was Windows 7 on our Pentium 4 2.4GHz machine with 1GB memory? Well, in a word: great! The OS was smooth as silk though it was lacking the prettier Aero interface due to our Riva TNT2 card (which some of you may fondly remember). All in all, Windows 7 worked like a breeze on this machine though it did take twice as long to boot (30 seconds for Windows XP compared to 59 seconds for Windows 7).
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Chariot RV builds the finest examples of custom, luxury motorcoaches in the industry. It all starts with a Freightliner Class 8 Truck, either the Coronado or Volvo model. The Chariot builds on the frame rails a semi-monocoque chassis attaching to the cab, creating a luxury uni-body motor coach. The end result is a safe, comfortable, quiet ride in a motor home that tames the road, making driving a pleasure instead of tiring the person behind the wheel.
The semi-monocoque chassis is formed by using a welded truss and support system, which creates a sophisticated bridgework resulting in a stronger base or foundation that is unmatched in the industry. By combining the semi-monocoque chassis with steel laminated floor and aluminum laminated roof and side walls, Chariot has created a more solid, durable, smoother riding, and safer motor coach. The Chariot may cost a little more but you can't put a price on the safety & protection of your family, yourself, and your investment, it is easy to realize the Chariot is "Simply the Best".
Therefore, if you like recreation and outdoor travel, Chariot recreational vehicles offer the luxury and necessity you have been wanting in a motor coach. Our diesel motor homes and coaches contain exceptional craftsmanship for even the most discriminating RV enthusiasts. View all our different models to find the right choice for you. From Chariot motor homes and coaches to the Dominator motor homes, coaches, and garage motor homes, coaches, or toy hauler models, often known as toter homes; we have something for you.
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The GDPR Regulation of May 25th, 2018 provided much-needed improvements to the Data Protection Act (DPA) of 1998. It was felt by many to be long overdue, with the DPA. No, longer fit for the purpose for which it was originally designed. The guideline of DPA 1998 stated that business in the United Kingdom. That is collecting, storing or processing an individual's details and information. Must, adhere to the regulations as defined by the Data Protection Act of 2018.
For businesses that did not adhere to these regulations, fines could be issued to the organisations of up to £500,000 for failure to comply with the Data Protection Act. Any fines issued under the DPA were typically for data breaches and very often not issued. However, the Data Protection Act had become outmoded because businesses have changed the ways to manage and use personal data. With online shopping, social media due to analysis and online marketing using personal data and trends.
Breach of Data Protection Act is to use or process the personal data illegally, or the person doesn't know that his data/information is in use for online marketing or any marketing/business that user didn't allow the organisation to use their information.
Summarising the principles of the DPA
The Data Protection Act NI applies to every business and organisation based in UK. That was processing individuals personal data and information. A set of guidelines, mainly for self-management, were available for businesses.
The keys points of the Data Protection Act (DPA) are set out below; these were the fundamental points that businesses needed to comply with to meet the regulations set out by the DPA. Businesses and organisations must ensure that personal data is
- Used properly and legally;
- is gathered, held and processed for only specified purposes;
- the information should be sufficient and relevant and by no means excessive;
- should be accurate and kept up to date;
- data should not be retained for an excessive period if no longer applicable;
- individual's rights must not be forgotten when processing data;
- the data is securely stored and processed;
- should not be transferred outside of the UK unless sufficient legal protection is in place.
Any businesses that were found to be in breach of the Data Protection Action 2018 could receive from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), financial penalties as much as £500,000. With the urgent need for the Data Protection Act (DPA) to be reviewed, the DPA was replaced with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In summary, each and every business in the EU needed to comply with the GDPR Regulations from May 25th, 2018. Or potentially suffer from much stiffer financial penalties.
GDPR, the updated Data Protection Act 1998
If you have a business in the EU, then you will be aware of the General Data Protection Regulation, (the GDPR). 2012 was the year it all instigated when the European Commission laid down the basis to reform the data protection to be applied across all member states within the EU. These reforms were put in place to ensure that Europe is in line with an ever-evolving and modern digital revolution. That necessitated extra protection for users who readily divulge private information online. The implications of this new legit infrastructure apply to all the organisations in Europe but also globally for any organisation. That processes data of individuals within Europe.
What are the main entities of the GDPR?
Under the GDPR there are three data entities:
- The data controller can be a single person within an organisation, or it may be a public authority or agency.
Ultimately, the data controller is the body that determines "the purposes and means of processing of personal data";
- The data processor can be a public body or an individual who carries out the processing of personal data on the controller's behalf.
- Data Protection Officer is a new subject brought into force by the GDPR. The role of the DPO is "to ensure that an organisation processes the personal data of its staff, customers, data providers or any other individuals (also referred to as data subjects) with GDPR compliance with the applicable data protection rules."
The GDPR places a higher level responsibility upon processors and controllers who are legally required to ensure that GDPR. GDPR compliance is in place across the organisation and concerning all third-party contracts.
- The GDPR backbone is to ensure there are solid standards for the protection and privacy of data that is held by organisations but also to ensure that businesses can benefit in this global digital economy.
- The regulations are developed over many years to manifest how we live in this digital era, mainly while focusing on the areas of protection, privacy and consent.
- The GDPR Regulations have been designed in such a way as to not only regulate but to speed up global business internet usage.