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A new 'law on drugs' will be presented in Armenia's National Assembly for discussion, with two major issues at the fore, according to Armenian Health Minister Derenik Doumanian.Read article ›
A new 'law on drugs' will be presented in Armenia's National Assembly for discussion, with two major issues at the fore, according to Armenian Health Minister Derenik Doumanian.Read article ›
Exports of pharmaceutical products from Armenia have been growing at a rate of 35% per annum due to the support offered to the industry by the government, according to Armenia's Prime Minister...Read article ›
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Donald Trump threatens to sue 'Dump Trump' leader
The business mogul says Angelo Carusone's drive aimed at getting Macy's to drop him is hurting his name, to the tune of $25 million worth of damages.
Donald Trump isn't happy with the "Dump Trump" campaign, and he's willing to put a price tag on how upset it's made him: $25 million worth of annoyance.
After an activist named Angelo Carusone started a petition last year urging Macy's (M) to cut its business ties to Trump, more than 685,000 people signed on as supporters of the "Dump Trump" campaign. The petition claims that Trump engages in "sexist behavior," has denied "the reality of climate change" and has supported "the racially charged birther conspiracy."
Trump's attorney, Alan Garten, late last year sent a letter to Carusone, threatening him with a $25 million lawsuit unless he ends his protest.
"Make no mistake: your concerted efforts to harass and injure Mr. Trump, his name, reputation and business dealings are actionable under law and will not be tolerated," Garten wrote in the Dec. 27 letter.
Carusone now tells The Hollywood Reporter that he's receiving legal counsel from the nonprofit Public Citizen and that he'll continue his battle against Trump.
"I would hope that Macy's would recognize now that the things we've been saying about Donald Trump are in fact accurate, and they are cause for concern," Carusone said. "That Trump does engage in bullying and intimidation. That his brand is inconsistent with the Macy's brand."
But Trump's attorney alleges that the bullying is instead coming from Carusone.
"[Y]ou have apparently made it your mission to interfere with and intentionally disrupt Mr. Trump's longstanding and well-established business relationship with Macy's…through mob-like bullying and coercion," the letter claims.
Macy's has so far stood by Trump. Chief Executive Terry Lundgren responded last year by noting that the department store's merchandise and marketing didn't reflect "any political position."
Garten told the Reporter that he was surprised Carusone had made the letter public, adding that the "guy's a loser."
As for whether Trump will follow through on his threat of a lawsuit, it sounds as if the "Celebrity Apprentice" host is biding his time. In an interview with Women's Wear Daily, he said, "Whether we act on the letter or not is subject to seeing what goes on."
I think we need to start a petition to have NBC cancel Celebrity Apprentice. What goofy TV, Trumpmeister has to again decide whether to fire Gary Busey or Lil John....can't get much more riveting then that!! What goofiness!!
Also, is this guy getting much uglier in his pictures now that he's getting older? i think so! Almost like a worn out look...the same as his show.
Whether or not the potential suit has merit, it is disturbing to me that wealthy people can threaten little folks in this country with lawsuits, because the little people in most cases can't afford the defense, even if it is just a harassment suit (slap-suit). I have been in that situation once before and have been threatened as well. My parents were harassed by a slap-suit from a wealthy person and it cost 30,000 for defense and the money was not recoverable, even though my parents won. The 30K was peanuts for the guy bringing the suit, but devastating for my parents, even though they were in the right.
This happens all the time in the good 'ol US of A, good justice if you can afford it! Little to none if you can't.
Really makes you wonder when an idiot like Trump can go so far in business. Carusone should be OK, it's not libel or defamation if it's true and it does not look like he's saying anything untrue about Trump and I think we're all entitled to an opinion about any thing or any one.
Trump likes to act tough and speak his mind on tv, but he doesn't tolerate it from others when something is being said about him. He should try acting tough in a public place and see where that gets him. I doubt he could whip is way out of a wet paper sack, ha.
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Second Chance Armor, Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of security products and vehicle armor systems, recently announced that the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has agreed to provide tax incentives that allow the business to invest more than $1 million to expand and resume operations at its Central Lake production facility. The project is expected to create 160 new jobs, including 100 directly by the company.
"Reopening our Michigan production facility creates an incredible asset for Central Lake Township and our entire company," said Glenn L. Katz, vice president and general manager of Second Chance Armor, Inc. "The professional attitude and immense productivity of our Michigan employees, combined with the incredible cooperation and support from the state and local governments, allows us to further expand our armor production and contribute even more to the community and economy."
The MEDC approved a Single Business Tax Credit valued at more than $766,000 over nine years to win the company's investment. In addition, Central Lake Township has proposed a 12-year tax abatement valued at $70,000 to support the project. The project is expected to generate more than $50.5 million in personal income for Michigan workers over the life of the tax credit, as well as more than $3.9 million positive impact on Michigan state revenue.
"Michigan's business-friendly environment and highly talented workforce creates an ideal location for this type of business expansion," said James Epolito, MEDC president and CEO. "The MEDC was excited to collaborate with the state and local governments to entice Second Chance, which is well on its way to re-establishing itself as the leading producer of body armor for our police and military personnel."
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I am really interested in collecting some data about women who have made the choice to exclusively pump. I thought that since many women who have preemies pump in order to later try breastfeeding that this might be a good place to go for info. I started pumping when my son was born at 31 weeks with the intent to breastfeed. But that didn't work out and I have now been pumping for 6 months-hoping to go for a year.
I get so frustrated when I hear about the poor information that people are sometimes getting from medical professionals and LCs (although I know that some are giving excellent advice). It also frustrates me that there hasn't been, to my knowledge, any research or data collected about EPing. So, I would like to do a very informal survey of those women who are currently EPing or those who have in the past and have already weaned, including women who may have EPed for a limited period and then moved onto formula or transitioned to breastfeeding.
I would love everyone who feels comfortable sharing this information to participate regardless of how long you have been EPing or how long you plan on doing it. If you are still EPing, I would also like to be able to contact you once you have reached your goal to find out if you were able to make it to your goal and if not, why. I would really like to see if there is any relationship to how supply is initiated when EPing, the pumping schedule women maintain, the volumes that women are pumping, and the length of time EPing.
What am I going to do with this info? Well, I guess initially just compile it and see if there are any trends that come to the surface and possibly in the longer term compile it into a paper and see about getting it published in order to share the info with those people who should know about it (doctors, LCs, etc.). I won't use anyone's name (unless I course I get permission).
If you are interested in sharing this information please answer the questions that follow and email your info to me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Also, if you know of anyone who is currently EPing or has in the past, please ask them if they are interested in participating.
I feel so thankful that I am able to EP for my son when bfing didn't work out, and I think that others would choose this option too if more information and support was out there.
I know there are quite a few questions, but I really appreciate and value your input.
Stephanie & Graeme (EPing 6 months)
1. How long have you been EPeing (or how long did you)?
2. What is/was your long term goal?
3. If you are no longer pumping, did you reach your goal? If no, why not?
4. How did you establish your supply- pumping or breastfeeding?
5. If pumping, how often and for how long did you pump?
6. When first pumping, how long did you pump for each session and how many sessions per day?
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9. What type of pump do you, or did you, use?
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11. How many times have you dropped sessions? And when dropping sessions did you see a decline in volume?
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13. If you are no longer pumping, how did you start to eliminate pumps (eg. sleeping through the night, starting solids, etc.)?
14. What was the biggest determining factor that led you to start reducing pumping sessions?
15. At what point did you start to see your volume decline (length of time, # of pumps/day, etc.)?
16. Is/was your supply sufficient for the needs of your baby?
17. If not, at what point did you need to supplement?
18. Do you use, or have you used, any herbal supplements or prescription medication in order to increase your supply? If so, which ones? And at what point in time did you need to use them?
19. If you built up a freezer stash, approximately how much did you have in the freezer at its fullest?
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My little cousin, Timmy recently showed me a book he liked called 'The Little Red Hen'. I thought it was a wonderful book, showing children of young ages to stand up to yourself and not to be coerced into giving up the things you love! You may of read it, it's quite popular.
Anyway, I animated it for him and made him the main star! I hope you enjoy it too. It was narrated by MattiusKay, whose talents extend far beyond what you see here.
I've had all sorts of problems getting a .swf version for this website, here's what I could do with what I had (shit quality). Sorry about the file size, a YouTube version is available on my page; The shaky effect was animated into the animation if you're wondering.
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New home & garden shop opens in Birch Bay Square
Residents searching for a high-end home and garden foreign
imports store need to look no farther than Birch Bay Square,
formerly known as the Peace Arch Factory Outlet Mall.
Papillion opened its doors in July, offering a range of garden art, gazebos, arches, jewelry, candles, water fountains and other home décor.
But perhaps its most curious retail item is the 12-foot tall faux wooden outdoor yard giraffe which towers over its potential buyers and sells for $3,000.
"The giraffe is our greeter," said Elizabeth Sanders, assistant manager
The giraffe is part of a collection of hand-made Mexican yard art, which store manager Mary Jo McCoy, of Bellingham, ordered after seeing them at a trade show. Other items such as handmade bark baskets are more affordable.
The store, started by a group of friends from the greater Puget Sound area, is celebrating with a grand opening on Saturday and Sunday, September 9 and 10 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with hot dogs, hamburgers and soda available after noon.
Other festivities include a cakewalk, hourly prizes, children's activities, and a grand prize. She said visitors will also have the opportunity to make their own personal stationary as part of a workshop.
McCoy, who grew up in Bellingham and has considerable retail experience, said she enjoys working in high-end retail, but was tired of the stifling atmosphere of her former corporate department store job. So when she had the opportunity to become manager and merchandise buyer for Papillion, she jumped at the chance.
"The corporate world is so impersonal," she said. "I actually had to answer the phone 'Thank you for calling (company name withheld) this is Mary Jo, how may I provide you with outstanding service today?' Now, my husband says he thinks I'm in a much better mood all the time. There's a real difference being around people who are doing what they want to do."
McCoy, who said she loves visiting home and garden gift conventions as a personal hobby, said she has been in retail in Whatcom County for "a long time." She was the owner of the former Harbor Boutique, a women's clothing store on Railroad Avenue in Bellingham.
"Ninety percent of my goods are imported," McCoy said.
McCoy earned her Associate of Arts degree in business from the Portland Business Institute. She said if the store is successful, her business partners are planning on expanding the chain to the Seattle
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HP made a splash at SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on GRAPHics and Interactive Techniques) today, thanks to its new DreamColor laptop.
The HP EliteBook 8730w Mobile Workstation is the only new laptop to stake a claim on the DreamColor display. Designed for users that are truly geeky about their graphics, the 17-inch unit promises over 16 million colors. Other features include an Intel quad-core processor, 8 GB of memory and NVIDIA's next gen Quadro FX cards with up to 1 GB dedicated video memory. It will be available later this month, starting at $1,700.
Other announcements include the HP EliteBook 8530w Mobile Workstation and the HP EliteBook 8530p Notebook PC. Both have 15.4-inch displays, as well as an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 8 GB of memory. Each one will be available next month, starting at $1,500.
HP also had two LCD monitors on hand: the 24-inch LP2475w and 22-inch LP2275w. The LP2475w has a 1,920 x 1,200 resolution with 102 percent color gamut; the LP2275w has 1,680 x 1,050 with 92 percent. Both also have a 1,000: 1 contrast ratio, as well as tilt, swivel and 90-degree pivot rotation options. Snag one now for $459 to $649.
Finally, HP also says it's now shipping customer calibration kit for the DreamColor LP2480zx Professional Display. It's coming for the Mac next month, but Windows users can snag one now for $349.
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Yams are a main Jamaican export—and the carb-loading superpowers of these ruddy tubers have obviously incited international intrigue. Yam exporter Taji Alleyne proves that just three years into the business he's got the chops to build a complicated operation—with moving parts ranging from donkeys to drug inspectors. Here's the story, from field-to-shelf.
"Most people contract a middleman, but I decided to set up right in the middle of the yam belt," Taji says as we kick back in his Kingston apartment on a very stormy night. We're talking about the parish of Trelawny, where tourism is scarce and nature reigns for limitless acres. Taji makes the 3.5-hour drive all the time, but step one is to make arrangements with multiple farmers to fulfill an order of 40,000lbs. Second, he drives out to wait at a roadside depot for them to emerge from deep in the fields, with donkeys schlepping their promised goods.
After on-the-spot selection of the crop's crème and cutting the ends, the yams are trucked to a packaging facility down the road to be weighed, heartily washed and dried. Then the cut ends are treated, they're packed with kaya dust for protection, inspected by officials for proper prep—and trucked again to be loaded at the Kingston harbor. A shipping container is fully refrigerated and carries 1,150 boxes that weigh 40lbs each¬—and are worth a healthy US $35K.
"When it works," Taji says, "you can make good money, but when it doesn't, you lose big." It's all a game against the clock, with set-in-stone weekly ship times and optimum shelf life ticking. Potential disasters abound: "One time a farmer didn't have all his yams because his truck broke. But I saw four trucks full of fresh yams pull up and I ran over. I negotiated to take them for $5/pound more. Yams are everyone's business there," Taji says with a smile. Another time, a contraband inspector made him unload every single yam from a container at the dock.
Nevertheless, he runs at it. Taji's self-penned tagline? Exotic food products from the island of champions. Nuff said.
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All that bullshit about internal clocks, three hours of sleep, and circadian rhythms goes out the window when the sun washes over the mountains like a Mongol Horde armed to the teeth with sublime perfection.
The descent into the inferno began on Day 4. The fifth stage of what the Americans are now dubbing "adventure racing" was a supposed "85km" road race across Trinidad to the coastal town of Toco. 50kms of highway into a driving headwind, followed by narrow mountain roads for another 35km.
The "how late will our race start today" pool clocked a fairly modest 30 minutes - not bad, considering the eternal delay the evening prior. As soon as the rain started to fall, the officials decided it an apt time to get things rolling. The highway runout was, as expected, flat and fast. The warm rain began to pound, kicking all manner of whatever lines the roads here into our gaping maws. As Rosetti set tempo on the front for their man in yellow, Emile Abraham, we started dumping chaff off the back. Things seemed fairly contained…and then we made the turn.
As soon as we swung north off the highway, chaos reigned. We found ourselves in the middle of a traffic jam - in a tropical downpour. The police escort didn't seem to matter. The lead car, with the megaphone repeatedly blaring "THE CYCLISTS ARE COMING. MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP." was as effective as a garden hose against a forest fire. Multiple riders rode to the officials car demanding a stop to the race, but weren't heeded. As Phil Gaimon (riding for Rosetti) attempted to keep things controlled and safe at the front, the Colombian track national team launched a number of what can only be characterized as incredibly stupid attacks through the traffic. After numerous close calls, we escaped the thick of the autos with minimal casualties.
The road then went from bad to worse, and very narrow - approximately five meters in width. Sinkholes large enough to swallow a Volkswagen were the norm, but Phil thankfully kept tempo hard enough that serious bunches weren't an issue. There were numerous cratered dirt sections, and the crack of carbon rims on asphalt lips was a regular cacophony with the drumbeat of the rain.
Attacking was out of the question as it became apparent that the roads were soaked not only in rain, but also diesel fuel. The twisty descents and short hills were some of the most treacherous conditions I've ridden in, simply because of the lack of grip. Any sort of acceleration or slightly aggressive cornering was met with a total loss of traction, like riding an ice rink in 85F temperatures. Even with Pave tires aired to 70psi, I found myself white-knuckling most of the course. I launched a couple attacks without success mostly owing to my near-inability to corner, and quickly retreated back to the bunch.
As the finish line drew near, I peered down at my odometer. It read 79km. The hill pitched up, quite steeply. Phil dropped off the front of the group, and I rolled back with him. As we rounded a bend, I very nearly went shooting off a bridge into a 10m deep ravine thanks to the utter lack of grip. Per our course preview, we still had another 5km where the road would flatten and we could catch back on. Entertainingly, it wasn't to be. Another Colombian launched off the front, and suddenly at the crest of the pitch, a finish line appeared. 80.5km.
No signs. No warning. Nothing. I got off my bike, finishing a few seconds back from the front group of ten guys, and immediately went to the town bar. I ordered a shot of rum that tasted like the diesel fuel we'd just ridden through, and grabbed a couple beers for Cesar and I. Every cyclist and team manager seethed with anger at the finish, from the unsafe racing, the unmarked course, and unresponsive officials.
The small town we ended up in was a stark contrast to the relative bustling metropolis of Port of Spain. The "dogs in the street" quotient was enough to put Bob Barker into a coronary. Our destination, Cumana, was obviously a dirt-poor hamlet. We were all incredibly relieved not to need any medical attention in town, and the locals seemed to regard us as novel irritation. We boarded the bus for a longer ride back to Port of Spain than it took on bikes, but the cruise down the coast offered up some spectacular views (and what looked to be some solid surf breaks). The views would be short-lived as the day turned to night, and we were back onto the main highway into PoS, crawling through traffic as the driver was battered by a potpourri of languages from the 50 or so backseat drivers behind him.
When we finally reached the hotel nearing 7:30 PM, we discovered that the other bus had made better time, leaving us with scraps as far as dinner was concerned. On a whim, about fifteen of us set out on our bikes to forage for sustenance in PoS…soon, I would find redemption for this day from hell, but wouldn't be able to document it. In the hurry, I'd left my camera's memory card in my laptop.
We wandered into the street food market in the Savannah, soaking up the sounds, making horrible jokes about our day, and beginning to realize that we were truly in the shit, like war-weary soldiers resigned to their fates. Emile convinced the rest of the guys to try Doubles, and I went for a Shark and Bake. I'll get a photo later, but allow me to describe it as the best form of protein slapped between two hunks of carbohydrates I've ever had. It's fairly simple. A bigass hunk of dough is deep fried, then sliced open like a bun. Into the cavity goes a pile of battered and fried shark, then the vendor hands you your canvas upon which to paint a medley of flavor. There's usually an endless condiment bar that you visit filled with chutneys, slaws, vegetables, and sauces to get your freak on with. I'm getting really excited by the spicy/sweet thing this place has going on, and loaded it up. You return your sharkygreaseydoughbomb to the vendor, and they wrap it up for you. Expect to shell out between TT$20-40 for one (around three to five bucks).
I've realized I'm probably the most adventurous guy here when it comes to eating. Everyone else is avoiding the street food like the plague out of GI distress fears, but I'm pretty sure my steady diet of things off the floor, unwashed fruit, street food, and close-to-raw meat keeps my digestive tract pretty ironclad. Knock on wood. Besides, who the hell wants to go to a bad American chain restaurant in the Caribbean? Not this guy.
We ended the evening at a bad pizza restaurant (see above), and many of the internationals contemplating flights home Monday, a week early. Eventually, I resolved to stay. I'd survived worse this year already.
Reynolds gave me the opportunity to review its new carbon clinchers, the Aero series, and write a review for Competitive Cyclist for them. Have a sneak peek at it below, after the jump…and yes, these wheels really ARE legit.
It's official: The relatively new marketplace battleground of the carbon clincher wheelset just went nuclear with Reynolds' new entrants into the fray, their Aero wheel lineup. This is the Wasatch Front-based firm's first attempt at building a carbon wheel strictly as a clincher, and it's truly a stunning effort.
I'll be there giving away free stuff, chatting about the Tour of Utah, and guzzling as much coffee as humanly possible. Rumor has it there might be some RubySnap cookies, too…NO EXCUSES!
Tulsa. Featuring an appearance by CCRT's one and only Ian Burnett.
Upsides to recovery weeks: Riding with people I normally wouldn't be able to! In this case, my 14 year-old little brother, Alex.
As you can see, Alex is a bit of a Schleckian waif, and goes uphill like it to boot. I attribute this to his carefully-researched diet that mostly consists of cereal, cheese, Wonderbread, and sauceless pasta (and possibly his freakish adolescent metabolism). None of those crazy-exotic things like fruit, vegetables, or protein-heavy foods to upset this budding racer's delicate GI tract. Dysfunctional dietary ribbing aside, Alex competed in his first race Saturday, taking second in his category on his miniature BMC. Stoked!
We went out the day before the race for a mellow spin, where I taught him some racer essentials. The magic of drafting, spinning fast on the flats (especially useful for the juniors on 14-tooth cassettes), doing as little work as possible until it counts, and finally (and in my humble opinion, the primary reason for a bike ride), the coffee shop stop. But seriously - teaching others about racing/riding, and sharing my experiences as a racer is one of my favorite things as the cyclist-next-door. Or, in Alex's case, in the basement. It not only gives me the general warm-fuzzies, but it makes me feel like I might be paying forward (in the slightest bit) all of the help and support over the years that I've received from everyone around me.
Needless to say, I can't wait to see if Alex keeps it up, though I'm not quite sure about how my mom feels. I'm sure she's thrilled at the prospect of more gut-wrenching crit racing with another wayward member of her offspring!
Contrary to popular belief, I am, in fact, still alive!
Let's just say this spring has been…well, it's been a little rough. Not rough like "I hate tomatoes, asked for no tomatoes on my burger, and they STILL put tomatoes on my burger" pick-that-shit-off rough, but rough like "I've got a fatal-convulsion-inducing peanut allergy and decided it'd be smart to eat at a restaurant at the George Washington Carver National Monument" rough…if that made any sense at all. Compared to last year's nearly straight-up trajectory, this one has been decidedly…not. All that mopey-sadness aside, I've learned SO MUCH more this year than last - and that makes me stoked. Not only that, but if I were to carry the same "Cat 5 to 1" basket of badassedness into this year, I'd probably not be getting any wiser as a racer. Making the stupid rookie mistakes at this stage in my career is so much more valuable than if it were to happen two, three, or four years down the road. Plus, I've now got the sponsor support that really helps to cushion the blows of things like wrecks and bad races. Everyone from our staff, teammates, management company, Gita (Pinarello/Giordana/DMT US distro), Reynolds, Competitive Cyclist (title sponsor AND employer), my family, friends, and our team supporters (here's looking at you, Barbara and John Dowd!) have been incredibly supportive, patient, understanding, and accommodating for the rookie ascending the steep learning curve of pro racing.
So, in that vein, I've made a pretty serious long-term career choice in moving to working with a full-time coach after some heavy-duty searching and vetting. After gathering a list of coaches I'd had interest in from various sources and speaking with all of them (as well as their clients), I finally decided working with Kevin Nicol from Dr. Inigo San Milan's Human Performance Lab at the Univeristy of Colorado was my best option for squeezing the absolute most pedal-crushing out of my pasty body. Kevin is incredibly knowledgeable and scientific with his training methods (not to mention a total beast on the road), I'm super-pumped to be working with him and employing the methodology used by a number of top ProTour guys!
With new instruction comes new direction, and in the interest of coming back swinging for the remainder of the season, most of June has been converted from riding my guts out into being professionally lazy - AKA, recovery. This meant scratching a couple races I was really looking forward to (Mt. Hood and Nature Valley), but I'll be back on the road crushing in a couple weeks or so. For now, short coffee cruises and wallowing in the fact that the veins in my legs aren't totally bulging.
Bike racer problems. Seriously.
Afflicted by permanent wanderlust, I've opted to spend the three weeks between the end of Speedweek and the US Professional Cycling Championships in Greenville, SC at the welcoming abode of one of our team's gracious supporters just outside of Athens, GA (home of the University of Georgia, the infamous Athens Twilight Criterium, and launchpad for numerous American cyclists).
Having never been to this part of the country before (read: The Deep & Dirty South), I'm still taking it all in and gulping it all down, like a UGA freshman frat pledge doing a manhood-validating kegstand.
First on my list of dispensable observations to expound to the outside world: The riding itself. I've never trained anywhere with population so spread out, and so my road choice has always been pretty limited. Here, though, there are roads FOREVER. I could easily create a 300 mile loop on twisty backroads that all look the same from the front door of my temporary domicile. Of course, this necessitates a cue sheet a mile long (yeah, that one was front AND back for a 4.5 hour jaunt) to keep from ending up bassackwards 200 miles away on the coast. While there's no sustained climbing near Athens, the rollers of the Piedmont offer up spots for good, punchy accelerations on endless repetition of 500 meter-long Murs. Roads are fairly narrow and without the wide shoulders I'm used to, but they're in really good condition (thanks to the lack of freezing temps in the winter, I'd guess) and typically devoid of traffic. The dirt roads are a blast! Well-packed, and not moondusty or gravel-strewn like the ones near my home in Utah.
The "store stops" here are nearly always entertaining - it seems the locals aren't as used to seeing cyclists on long rides as they are in the West. I can always count on getting into an amiable conversation with store proprietors about expensive bikes, bike racing, the insanity of spending five hours perched on two wheels, and suspicious questions when informed of my Utah residence.
Speaking of, the church marquees in front of Baptist houses of worship on the backroads are nothing short of comedic gold. I think I might start photographing all of them and making a nice leather-bound photo essay when I get back to the Wasatch.
Fantastic weekend! Little bit of local stage racing, little bit of cruising with my progenitor masquerading as Alejandro Valverde 20 years removed from racing (bonus: I think he likes my Dogma), little bit of ice cream, corned beef, and burgers, little bit of mashing for four hours on Sunday.
From the Friday mailbag:
How did you get hooked up with the CC team?
Long story. Kind of. I started working at RealCyclist (CC's future owners) in November of 2010 putting ordered bikes together in the shop, as well as doing a lot of warehouse logistical fun. Shortly thereafter RealCyclist sponsored the team, and I met Gord when he took a tour of our warehouse sometime in the winter (though I doubt he remembers - he commented on my UHC team shirt and I got some warm fuzzies). Fast-forward a few months, and I'd embarked upon my overly ambitious season-long Cat 5-to-1 campaign. I'd also transferred over to doing bike photography for BC, giving me a lot more latitude when it came to bailing out of work to race.
Anyway, I first met RealCyclist's athelete sponsorship/cat herding guy, Jonny Atencio, in April at Gila where I was riding in the 3's (and would eventually take second in the GC). He was a little confused when I begged him for some team kit to give to my New Mexico housing host, but chucked some lycra/beer coozies my way and patted me on the head. I tried to remain in contact with him on an intermittent basis (read: I'd email and beg him for stuff) throughout the season, as we worked in different offices.
Enter early August, right before the 2011 Tour of Utah. Fresh off winning the Cat 2 GC at Cascade and a local stage race, I headed up to DealerCamp in Park City for work and free margaritas. Serendipitously, the then-RealCyclist.com Pro Team was there, meeting sponsors and mingling with the kind-of public. It was there that I met one of the team owners, Jason Kriel, and I asked the rather baldfaced question: "Is there a chance I could ride with you guys next year?". He asked me to send him a resume, and I wormed my way into going out for a four-hour ride with the team the day after (for the locals: The PC/Guardsman/Emigration/Parley's loop), a nice 2000 meter, 115km day.
During the ride, we got to talking about the weekend's upcoming Utah State Championship road race, and myself/Evan Hyde (then Park City resident and team member) managed to con Rabou and Paco into doing it. Coincidentally, my parents live in the town near where the race is held, about 150km from Salt Lake - built in host housing for the crew of four (sidenote: also where I'd find myself the following spring)! The race ended up going 1/2/3 RC, with my ass dragging up 4th. By nature of elite amateur competition, I was awarded the state championship.
The Tour of Utah came and went, Backcountry/RealCyclist fulfilled my dreams of shooting bikes like Competitive by buying them, and the days went on. Enter October (I think), and I got a message from Jason: "You want a spot?". I had to contain the news for a few weeks, and was a little on the verge of exploding into a bludgeoned pinata of joy for awhile.
So, there's the novella. Connor Bondlow over at ROAD Magazine did a far more eloquent job of detailing things in the May issue (free digital subscription).
Achieving Crash Zen:
Seven race days.
Four deck hits. As a sage told me, "missing more skin than many hospitalized burn victims".
All of 2011? 60+ race days. Skin met tarmac twice.
Always learning.
Siphon brewing from Caffe d'Bolla.
All day erry'day, if I could afford it.
Seasonal vivification is breathing down my neck like an undercaffeinated art director.
The weekend was one of consistent 60F highs in Small Lake City - possibly the first of 2012. Another training criterium on Saturday followed up with some lovely crushing with the fine gents from Plan7 Coaching, Canyon Bicycles, SimplyMac Racing, and my Professional Vacuum Salesman roomie. A nice tempo-pace team time trial finish up Emigration Canyon with Chase and a couple of the SM boys left us with a respectable 24:something mark.
Sunday's levy brought forth the throttle-fluttering in preparation for SoCal's interminable announcement to North America that bike racing season is ON: The San Dimas Stage Race. A brief dawdle around town saw my small contingent of coworkers and compatriots once again at the mouth of Emigration.
With a lid on the KJ burn and an eye towards next week's baptism by fire, I ended up running into a former neighbor on the road. Heath knew me when I was first wrestling with life's direction as a nomadic and aimless 22 year-old. We parted ways when I was supposedly running away (back) to California to launch my journey into the French Foreign Legion (riding a '99 Klein Quantum Pro), and him still dating his future wife. Oh, how things change in a couple years. Now, Heath's wife is expecting, and I'm pedaling my bike for a living. Perspective.
A finish in SLC's resplendent 15th & 15th neighborhood with an apres-ride sandwich and Galleti gorge on the patio at Caputo's; and a visit to the newest addition to the valley's bourgeoning acceptance of cycling as a lifestyle left me basking in sun-baked bliss.
Life is good.


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In the past year, the Avian Group has filed a petition to the FCC to halt licensing and license renewals for all communications towers in the Gulf Coast region, as well as a suit against the FCC regarding seven towers in Hawaii that are alleged to be harming two endangered bird species.
AM/FM allotment processes revised
In November the Commission adopted rules that streamline the way in which the communities of license of existing AM and FM stations can be changed. The
Living with your license
Your new or latest station license has arrived. How you deal with it can have a huge effect on your future.
New reporting rules for Internet streamers
Since April 2004 Internet radio stations were supposed to be keeping detailed records about the songs they were playing. The problem was that the CRB had not specified what was to be done with those records...until now. What's worse is that the reporting requirement may completely kill Internet streaming altogether.
FCC uses terrain data in NCE-FM channel reservations
Petitioners proposing to reserve FM allotments for noncommercial use will now be able to use actual terrain data to show compliance with the first and second local service requirement.
NAB says FM translators are the answer
If the FCC genuinely is concerned about the potential impact of FM translators on LPFM service, why would the Commission be attracted to the NAB's plan to help lowly daytime AM stations and forego the opportunity to create more local LPFM stations?
FAA proposes tougher tower approval rules
At a minimum the new rules, if adopted, will cause significant delays in the construction timetable for otherwise routine tower changes.
Airways and airwaves
The FAA seeks greater control of some broadcast spectrum in a new proposal for rulemaking. It's troubling that the FAA NPRM deals with EMI in a broad way, but this fits with how the FAA has always viewed spectrum issues
XM and Sirius experiencing regulatory problems
There have been widespread complaints that some satellite radio receivers that use low-band FM frequencies to transmit the incoming satellite signal to on-board car radio receivers "bleed through" so that persons in nearby cars receive the signals intended for the subscriber's car radio.
Micromanaging the FCC
When it comes to regulating the radio spectrum, let the House and Senate raise their concerns, but let the FCC conduct its own business regarding third-adjacent channel protections.
Translator program origination
Local program origination on FM translators is an ongoing issue, and following a recent petition from a broadcaster, the outlook appears bleak for the possibility to ever come to pass.
Public file maintenance
Some careful attention today may save your station from significant fines eight years from now.
FCC hedges bet on gambling advertising
The rules on their face permit the advertising of certain casino activities (when conducted by Indian tribes) but they still prohibit the advertising of precisely the same activities (when, say, Indians aren't involved).
Streaming copyright royalties audited
Starting in February 2006, Soundexchange began auditing 11 of the most popular Internet radio websites.
FCC begins review of Katrina impact
Despite the botched governmental response before and after Katrina struck, there is a perception in many circles that the FCC's performance was praiseworthy.
Webcasting royalty fees in play
A new proceeding has begun to set the music copyright royalty fees that stations streaming on the Internet will pay to record companies and recording artists for 2006-2010. While the new fees are not likely to be finalized until late in 2006, they will apply retroactively to Jan. 1, 2006.
FCC considers low-power AM
Some of the promoters of LPFM have now returned to the Commission with LPAM--a service that would not be shackled with the restrictions that apply to LPFM.
Relaxed tribal notification standards
Tower construction projects on tribal lands must be coordinated with local tribes. To prevent non-responses from keeping tower projects on hold, the Commission recently announced a new policy for dealing with tribal and native Hawaiian organizations.
FM Auction 62 postponed
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XM plans terrestrial wireless operation
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Grace Hopper Celebration: Call For Participation OpenDec 20, 2010
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According to a report, many potential victims of the Heartbleed attack have patched their systems, but few have cleaned up the crime scene to protect themselves from the effects of a previous intrusion.
Drone Brain Goes Open Source
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Alternate titles: Federico Arturo Guízar Tolentino
Mexican actor who paved the way in Hollywood for Mexican performers as the first of the singing charros, the guitar-playing cowboys who wore broad-brimmed sombreros and bolero jackets; he had in 1936 ushered in the charro genre in Mexico, with Allá en el rancho grande, which became a Mexican film classic and a hit in the U.S. (b. April 8, 1908, Guadalajara, Mex.—d. Dec. 24, 1999, San Antonio, Texas).
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GENEVA -- Lance Armstrong's former manager Johan Bruyneel left the RadioShack-Nissan team Friday after he was singled out as a central figure in the former Tour de France champion's doping program.
The RadioShack-Nissan team said the decision was taken by "mutual agreement," adding that Bruyneel "can no longer direct the team in an efficient and comfortable way."
"His departure is desirable to ensure the serenity and cohesiveness within the team," it said in a statement.
Bruyneel said he was leaving "to concentrate on my defence," having opted for an arbitration hearing to fight charges levelled by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
Armstrong was banned from Olympic sports for life by USADA and stripped of his seven Tour titles after choosing in August not to contest the allegations, including that he used and supplied banned drugs.
Friday's announcement came two days after USADA's damning report on Armstrong exposed the doping program in the U.S. Postal Service and Discovery Channel teams that Bruyneel managed when Armstrong rode to seven straight Tour de France victories from 1999-2005.
"In light of these testimonies, both parties feel it is necessary to make this decision," RadioShack said. Its sponsors include longtime Armstrong backers Nike, Trek, Oakley and Livestrong.
Bruyneel, who was general manager of the Luxembourg-based team, now has his own legal battle with USADA which placed him at the heart of doping programs for Armstrong's teams through the rider's second retirement in 2010.
"I am surprised and extremely disappointed that USADA released information in the public domain relating to their pending case against me before I had been given any opportunity to review the evidence and provide my defence against it," Bruyneel said.
"I still hope to be able to defend myself in a forum free from bias, although I now fear that USADA's calculated action may have irreversibly prejudiced my case," he said in a statement published on his personal website.
Armstrong and Bruyneel were an unbreakable partnership for years, with Armstrong widely crediting the Belgian for helping him achieve his Tour successes on a U.S. Postal Service team that dominated cycling's showcase race.
Armstrong rode his final Tour in 2010 under Bruyneel's leadership, with the new RadioShack team that Armstrong co-owned. Bruyneel also helped Spaniard Alberto Contador win the 2007 Tour for the Discovery team and worked with both Armstrong and Contador on the 2009 Tour, which Contador also won.
USADA's dossier pinpointed Bruyneel as the focal point of massive doping throughout the USPS team's heyday.
"The overwhelming evidence in this case is that Johan Bruyneel was intimately involved in all significant details of the U.S. Postal team's doping program," USADA said in its 200-page report. "He was on top of the details for organizing blood transfusion programs before the major Tours, and he knew when athletes needed to take EPO to regenerate their blood supply after extracting blood."
The report added that "Bruyneel learned how to introduce young men to performance enhancing drugs, becoming adept at leading them down the path from newly minted professional rider to veteran drug user."
Former Armstrong teammates also said Bruyneel appeared to have advance knowledge of when drug-testing teams would arrive to take samples.
RadioShack thanked Bruyneel for "his dedication and devotion" to the team, but was quick to further distance itself from him.
"The USADA investigation does not concern the activities of Mr. Bruyneel while managing," the team, the statement said.
At this year's Tour, RadioShack-Nissan team leader Frank Schleck tested positive for a banned diuretic.
The Luxembourg rider was pulled from the Tour after the International Cycling Union said he had tested positive for the banned diuretic Xipamide. Schleck has a disciplinary hearing scheduled with the Luxembourg cycling federation on Monday.
Tensions within the RadioShack-Nissan team were detailed in comments by star rider Fabian Cancellara reported Friday by Belgian daily Het Laaste Nieuws.
"I've heard that in 200 pages, Bruyneel's name appears 129 times," the Swiss rider said. "I want to know what happened. I don't know if I can work with Johan."


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New Kernel Firewall Nftables to Succeed Netfilter
The Netfilter team has long been mulling over rework of firewall code in the Linux kernel. Now team lead Patrick McHardy ends months of work by announcing nftables.
The history of all hitherto existing firewall subsystems is the history of struggles over more flexibility and compatibility. The nftables firewall ranks so far as the last revolution after ipfw, ipfadm, ipchains and netfilter. As the same team is working on the code, there is hope for users that there is continuing support for it.
The rework was necessary because the reliably operating netfilter was getting ever more extensions that many admins were finding unwieldy. Much of the discussion was around the interface between the userland tools and the kernel. Whereas the tools in netfilter up to now could only exchange a rule as a binary blob over the netlink interface, incremental rule changes are now possible.
[Furthermore, ] the developers moved the majority of the kernel ruleset evalutation from kernel to userspace, McHardy says. in his lwn.net mailing. Moreover, users get to use a new rule syntax that allows them more configuration freedom, unlike the previous netfilter that depended on complicated command line calls. The userland tools create the rules with help of a library to load into the kernel, which simply executes them.
The nftables firewall also introduces a few standardizations such that the subsystem is now independent of the protocol family and IPv4 in the same way as IPv6 and link-layer packets.. It also provides direct access to many packet data through its syntax that is like a mix of Wireshark filter rules and Perl associative arrays. One user request Mchardy rejected, though: Compatibility layers that map the
old rules to new ones are not feasible, he regretted.
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Mozilla Releases a New Firefox
New public key pinning feature will help prevent man-in-the-middle attacks.
Tool Predicts Which Websites Will be Compromised
Carnegie Mellon researchers say 3 million pages could fall down the phishing hole in the next year.
SSH Key Management Guidelines
The US government rolls new best-practice rules for protecting SSH.
Knoppix 7.4 Released
Klaus Knopper announces the latest version of his iconic Live Linux system.
PHP Attack Puts WordPress and Drupal at Risk
All websites that use these popular CMS tools could be vulnerable to denial of service attacks if users don't install the updates.
Heartbleed Bleeds On
According to a report, many potential victims of the Heartbleed attack have patched their systems, but few have cleaned up the crime scene to protect themselves from the effects of a previous intrusion.
Drone Brain Goes Open Source
DARPA and NICTA release the code for the ultra-secure microkernel system used in aerial drones.