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Clear view: Ford's Marin Burela says self-regulation is the answer to a cleaner future.
15 June 2009
By JAMES STANFORD
FORD Australia president Marin Burela has spoken out against proposals to enforce mandatory average fuel economy and emission standards in Australia.
"We don't think that mandatory targets work," he said.
"We believe that industry self-imposed standards are the ones that really make the difference. I firmly believe that it is the industry's responsibility to lead this change, it can't just come as a dictate coming from somewhere."
As reported by GoAuto, public servants are believed to be preparing to recommend to federal and state ministers that there is a case for fuel efficiency and/or emissions standards in Australia that would come on top of any possible emissions trading scheme penalties.
Mr Burela said introducing regulations for new fuel-efficiency standards were not needed as Australian car-makers were moving forward anyway.
"What that does is create a perception that the industry is not genuinely interested in moving the game along in terms of where it needs to be both socially and responsibly," he said.
"I know what my company and I are doing to move the game along. You guys know what GM is doing and I'm sure you are aware of some of the things that Toyota is doing."
Mr Burela said the industry would drive fuel efficiency advancements without regulation.
"I think an industry driven change is the one that can work the best, every single time, there is no question about that," he said.
"I have made our position clear to the FCAI (Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries) and other authorities as we have engaged in this debate over the last few months, but I guess we will just have to wait and see."
Mr Burela said Ford Australia would prefer to proceed without new fuel and emission standards, but said it would comply with such a regime if introduced.
"Whatever it is it will be," he said. "We have a plan, we are working on that plan and our plan is working. It is delivering results."
As previously reported, the FCAI has spoken out against any new fuel economy and emissions standards that might be being developed.
FCAI chief executive Andrew McKellar told GoAuto that separate emissions standards on top of the proposed emissions trading scheme would only increase costs unnecessarily.
"Mandatory emissions standards would overlap with an emissions trading scheme (ETS) and only lead to significantly higher costs across the industry for the same outcome," he said.
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Beanstalkd in the wild (and a Scout plugin)
Beanstalkd is a simple, fast work queue. As its FAQ eloquently states, "beanstalkd is a big to-do list for your distributed application". It's commonly used to move intensive work out of the web request cycle and into the background.
Kevin Lawver of uPlaya has whipped up a Scout plugin for monitoring beanstalkd. At uPlaya, you upload a song and they tell if you if it has the potential to be a hit. 3 reasons why beanstalkd is great for uPlaya:
Eliminating long-running Cron jobs
uPlaya generates daily stats for songs, artists, widgets, etc. Instead of using long-running Cron jobs which could overlap and start causing database issues, the Cron jobs throw things into the queue and then run as many workers as possible to process the jobs during off-peak hours.
Beanstalkd does a great job of keeping the queue while not getting in the way. It does exactly what it's supposed to and can hold a ton of jobs without using up a lot of memory or CPU.
This small footprint means it great for debugging and development as well – Kevin can dump millions of jobs to his laptop and beanstalkd doesn't blink.
uPlaya can scale the number of workers up or down to fit their needs (where needs = number of jobs, capacity of hardware, etc) and they know that the jobs will eventually get done.
Installing the plugin
Like all Scout plugins, adding beanstalkd monitoring is a button click away. Just click the button when viewing a server on Scout. Beanstalkd is listed in our plugin directory.
Beanstalkd resources
- Beanstalkd homepage
- Nice explanation of Beanstalkd usage from Geoffrey Grosenbach
- Beanstalkd Scout Plugin
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James "Jim" Rex Pryor, Jr., age 53 of Andrews, passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2013 in Austin, TX. Jim was born on August 16, 1959 in Borger, TX to the late Rex and Glema Pryor. He grew up in Skellytown, graduated from White Deer High School in 1977, and moved to West Texas in 1984. He met the love of his life, Monica Gage, at a Christmas party in 1984 and they were married shortly after on June 25, 1985 in Stinnett. When he first moved to the area he was an employee of Getty Oil Company. Through the years he held many different positions, even making it through four mergers with the company. He was proud that he was celebrating 35 years with Chevron this month. He loved riding his motorcycle to different parts of the country, and was a member of the Patriot Guard, Eunice Masonic Lodge, and the Croft's Light Artillery Battery. He was also honored by being inducted as a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans this year. He was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, a brother. Survivors include his wife, Monica, one daughter, Shoshawna Bentley, and husband Tim, of Andrews; two grandchildren, Sheridan Leigh and Reagan Michelle Bentley of Andrews; one sister, Danita Sanders of Andrews; two nieces, Kaylee Couch & husband Frank, and Ashlee Sanders; two great nieces Aubree and Emmalyn Couch; and numerous extended family and loved by many acquired family. Funeral services will be at 2 P.M. on Thursday, August 8, 2013 at the West Texas Cowboy Church in Gardendale, TX at 12144 E Highway 158 with Andy Hill officiating. Burial will follow at Andrews North Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6-9 PM on Wednesday evening at the Andrews Funeral Home Chapel. Services are under the direction of Andrews Funeral Home, 201 NE 1st Street, Andrews, TX 79714.
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Aaron, I love Tripe, that's what we call it. Grandmother & mom cooked this dish when I was growing up. Most people, including my sisters hate it.
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Your dad & I fished the Redington Long pier last week.
The Heavy Weight of Hospitality
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Stomach/Belly (English)
I am lucky enough to hear this word nearly everyday. I hear it in two contexts:
The first one being: "Do you like pancita, Aaron?" Pancita is cow stomach, served in a red broth soup. My answer is "no", and it will probably stay that way.
The second way I hear this word is: "Teacher, your pancita is growing!"
Admittedly, my "pancita" has become a bit of a "panzon" (big stomach) over the past seven months. You see, my motto on hospitality here in Mexico is to accept it, without question. There never passes a day when someone doesn't invite me to have a meal with them, or a chocolate covered marshmallow is handed my way. I just don't feel right saying no. I also truly enjoy Mexican food, but that's besides the point.
YAGM Boarder Immersion Trip 2013
In the middle of February the MexYAGMs were fortunate enough to visit a place that you would probably deem as less than hospitable. We left our friendly homes in Morelos, Mexico and headed off to the Arizona/Mexico boarder. During the week we were able to see both sides of the fence, literally and figuratively.
The Sonoran Desert: "A Lethal Deterrent"
The fences along the boarder are high, and those that guard it are swift and efficient
We walked through seemingly desolate stretches of desert in Agua Prieta, Mexico. We quickly found that the formidable landscape was not desolate as we came across strewn trails of water bottles, deteriorating backpacks, and a mountain of other personal affects. It's hard to tell how long the things had been there because the harsh elements of the desert quickly make skeletons out of anything foreign to its soil.
The half hour drives we took into the mountainous terrain were not chosen at random. The routes are marked by large blue tanks of water. After a three day walk through that landscape, those water tanks may be the only chance of not becoming one of hundreds of skeletons already resting in the desert, sand blown and sun bleached. Unfortunately people do die in the desert. They die and they become bones. Bones become statistics. Statistics are not as convincing as a face to face conversation
I had the pleasure of eating dinner with some men who had been dropped off by US boarder patrol directly on the line between the US and Mexico . Though these young men had hardly eaten or slept over the past three days in detainment, they were gracious enough to chat with some of the YAGM. After a bit of conversation, one man asked me why I looked so sad. In my broken Spanish I told him that the whole situation was bad. What I wanted to say was how much it bugged me that he had to worry about drinking the placed water in the desert because malicious people often taint it with poisons. I wanted to say that it upset me to know that he was just trying to return to his home of 18 years in California. I wanted to say that I hope he does make it back in five years, when he is allowed to apply for a visa again. I also wanted to voice my doubts that the government would make his return home very feasible. But, I didn't say any of those things. I only that said the whole situation was bad.
The Heavy Weight of Hospitality
A fellow YAGM here in Mexico compared US/Mexican boarder issues to a house without its lights on
The reality is complex, and the US is not simply a house that can welcome or deny visitors. I was able to experience both sides of the story, the pushing and pulling forces. I saw a boarder factory that paid workers less than $70 USD per week. I saw why people would be driven to cross a deadly stretch of sand and stone to find a dream that may or may not exist.
The heavy weight of hospitality remains with us as we try and figure out how to be good neighbors. Nearly everyone we spoke with, whether they were US boarder patrol, ICE Agents (aptly named), or state attorneys, made reference to the fact that the system of trying to halt immigration is not working. People are still dying in the desert. Long term US residences with families and places in the community are still being deported. Men and women are still coming to work in the United States for below minimum wage jobs, so that US citizens can continue to consume while not having to worry about paying higher prices.
Should the US leave some lights on and show a little hospitality? Can it afford not to?
After leaving the boarder trip I was able to get into touch with one of the young men I had dinner with at the migrant shelter
I just wish that I could say the same to him.
Aaron, I love Tripe, that's what we call it. Grandmother & mom cooked this dish when I was growing up. Most people, including my sisters hate it.


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Gallery2-Designed by Golfplan,USA this course has length , bunkers & plenty of water in play.Wind is a big factor as its open & exposed to the elements.Image shows the green at the 215 yard ,Par3, 6th hole
Gallery3-Located at Sriperumbudur the course is just off the Chennai to Bangalore highway.The signature hole is the 4th which features a Island green design.The hole is a 195 yard , Par 3 and is daunting especially when the wind is up
Gallery4-View from behind the green at the short 525 yard ,Par 5, 7th hole at Aavisa near Sriperumbudur
Gallery5-The green at the 215 yard,Par 3 ,6th hole .This is the longest Par 3 on the Edgewater golf course at Aavisa near Chennai
Gallery6-View from the front left of the 8th hole green with the greenside bunker in play.The Edgewater course is part of the Aavisa township that features affordable & luxury homes
Gallery7-View from the tee box of the PAR 3 ,6th hole - a 215 yard design with an elevated tee box that has 3 bunkers for protection
Gallery8-The Peninsula green at the short 340 yard , 3rd hole juts into the water & has 3 distinct tiers . Not a easy green to attack when the wind is up as a bad shot can turn this easy looking hole into a double bogey with water in play
Gallery9-Windy ,well bunkered , large greens,undulating fairways, water - you will find them here at the Edgewater Golf course at Aavisa.Pic shows the elevated green at the 565 yard ,Par 5 ,2nd hole that is typically played as a 3 shot hole
About this course
The Edgewater Golf course is part of the AAVISA golf township which is a realty project with a 18 hole championship golf course. The course is located just off the Chennai- Bangalore highway at Sriperumbudur & the first phase of the course (FRONT 9) is expected to open on 18th Jan, 2014. As of DEC 2013 seven holes were complete & in playing condition. The last 2 holes that make up the front 9 will be ready at launch. The course has its fair share of unique holes with Island greens, peninsula greens, strong dogleg holes & will provide a challenging round of golf to all golfers from the 5 different tee box options.
TRIVIA 1: The 4th hole is the signature hole at this course & is a 197 yard Island green design. With 3 greenside bunkers & a visually deceptive shape which makes the edges look like they fall back into the water it is a hole that will force you into making mistakes at least the first time around. When the wind is up & blowing in your face – a prayer may help ease the nerves.
TRIVIA 2: On the front 9 holes water is in play on 7 out of 9 holes (Theoretically its in play on 8 holes from the back tees box) & you would be tested time and time again. Carry enough golf balls on this course. The 9th hole has water in play from tee to green all along the right.
TRIVIA 3: On the front nine, 5 of the 9 greens have water in play & when the pin positions are close to the water you will need a steely demeanour if you choose to attack the flag.
TRIVIA 4: The first 9 holes of the course have 30 bunkers & 7 lakes.
The course is long, has plenty of water in play, has strategically placed bunkers that dot the fairways & the greens. The greens & fairways have strong undulations & mounding and they do have some links style features. The course is exposed to the elements – WIND is a big factor here and can substantially alter the manner in which one would play a hole. The front 9 measures approximately 3465 yards & plays to a par of 36.
When completed the 18-hole Championship Golf course that runs through the center of the Township and is built across 160 acres, should measure 7045 yards and play to a par of 72. The course is designed by the Califormia based firm of GOLFPLAN – they have built some of the best new courses in China, Malaysia, Vietnam over the last 10 years. This golf course will in the 2nd phase have a Mediterranean style clubhouse that is spread across 2 acres & will come with lounges, dining spaces, a Pro Shop, member and guest lockers, and more. A Golf Academy, along with a 9 hole executive course is also being commissioned shortly.
The Aavisa project is a community being built by the IVRCL company which has its headquarters in Hyderabad and is a large infrastructure & realty business.


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The Steamboat Springs High School girls soccer team saw chance after chance just miss against Delta early Saturday. But whereas the team might have tightened in the past, the Sailors simply continued at it, winding up with a tidy 4-1 win.
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WAGO 2060 Series SMD PCB Terminal Block
Product Announcement from Quist Electronics
WAGO 2060 Series SMD PCB Terminal Block with Pushbutton
A low profile surface-mount device (SMD) for quickly and easily terminating wires to PCB based LED modules in all types of luminaires & signage. SMD allows its use with metal-core printed circuit boards, which are frequently used in LED applications for heat dissipation.
A cost-effective alternative to hand-soldering leads to PCB.
Series features a WAGO-exclusive pushbutton, which facilitates termination of stranded or flexible conductors, as well as the release of any conductor type. Solid conductors can simply be stripped and pushed in.
Features - Benefits:
- Integrated Pushbutton - Accepts stranded conductors-first depress pushbutton to open spring. Release Mechanism for all conductor types. Also allows wiring errors to be easily corrected without costly rework. Helps OEM's meet new Energy Star requirements for component replacement at end of life.
- CAGE CLAMP® termination technology - Universal connection technology for all conductor types -fast, reliable wire terminations that are maintenance free - regardless of operator skill. For solid conductors, simply strip and push in.
- Accepts 24 -18 AWG (incl solid,stranded, pre-bond, top-coated) - Wider wire range than other offerings.
- Low profile - only 4.5mm total height - Reduces shadowing in LED applications.
- Contoured edges, light housing color - Reduces shadowing in LED applications.
- 4mm pad spacing - Layout compatible to Tyco Poke-in - easy to implement in current designs. Side-to-side Stackable without spacing loss
- Wiring "balcony" - Provides a 'lead-in' for ease of wiring, even at a slight angle.
- Tape & Reel packaging - Easy integration into high speed pick & place process.
- Large, flat vacuum pick-up area - Easy integration into high speed pick & place process.
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Research in the Department of Radiation Oncology is loosely divided between the clinical and biological divisions. The biological division, renowned for the Free Radical and Radiation Biology Program is staffed by five tenured faculty who conduct researched in all fields that impinge on the interactions of free radical biology. Active grants are chiefly funded through the NIH, DoD and local university funding agencies.
Both physicians and physicists in the clinical division either collaborate with, or conduct their own grant funded research. One of the key dimensions in radiation therapy is learning how to improve the accurate delivery of radiation to patients through better visualization of the size and location of the tumor in order to determine how it is responding to treatment. This is reflected in the nature of the grants won by the department and will remain an area of influence in the future. Participation in clinical trials both within the department and in conjunction with the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center is another area of emphasis with many clinical faculty leading studies. A dedicated research team provides the resources needed to the investigators and the care needed for the patients.
To aid in fostering grant and clinical trials research, the department employs two full time clinical nurse specialists and a data manager. Their expertise in navigating the demanding technical nature of clinical trials and skills in caring for patients on study provides a both a personal point of contact with those on study and relieves the bureaucratic burden on the primary investigator.


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To add realism to training situations the SportDOG Launcher Receiver External Speaker can signal the Receiver to emit the sound of a duck quack, pheasant cackle, or shotgun report. By altering distances between the Transmitter and Receiver(s), you can tailor the sounds to the situation you're training for. This speaker allows you to increase the audible range of the sounds on your receiver, so your dog can hear from far away.
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Facebook Gets SEC Stock Exemption
Earlier this year the social networking site Facebook grew concerned that an obscure securities regulation might force the privately held company into the spotlight. Under the Securities & Exchange Act of 1934, a private company must start disclosing financial results publicly once it has more than 500 stockholders and $10 million in assets. It's the same law that helped push Google (GOOG) to go public back in 2004.
Facebook doesn't have 500 shareholders yet, but it's fast approaching that threshold as it hires new employees who often get equity in the company. In a letter written to the SEC obtained by BusinessWeek, lawyers from Facebook counsel Fenwick & West wrote that the company "anticipates that it could in the future have more than 500 holders" of restricted stock. In the 10-page letter, Facebook argued that there's no need to meet the SEC disclosure requirements, since only insiders are getting the equity, and they're not paying for it.
The lobbying worked. On Oct. 14 the SEC handed Facebook the exemption, according to a letter from the SEC's Corporation Finance Div. obtained by BusinessWeek. Facebook will enjoy the exemption until the company goes public or is acquired or merged with another company. "This really obviates the pressure that Google might have felt," says Keith Higgins, a partner with Boston law firm Ropes & Gray who does not work for Facebook. "It provides them with a good deal of flexibility."
The SEC move is one sign of the extraordinary steps Facebook is taking to keep growth on track in the face of a sharp economic downturn. The company is also launching new advertising programs, rolling out versions of Facebook in a multitude of new languages, and gearing up for acquisitions, especially of Internet startups that have plunged in value. "Six to 12 months ago, many of these companies were priced to perfection," says James Breyer, a managing partner of venture firm Accel Partners who also is a Facebook director and investor. "My expectation is there will be highly attractive acquisitions for Facebook in the next 12 to 18 months."
The SEC exemption helps Facebook continue to grow by allowing it to lure top talent. Facebook executives and directors see the downturn as a golden opportunity to attract and poach the best and brightest engineers and Internet executives from around the world. Sheryl Sandberg, the company's 39-year-old chief operating officer, says she learned this trick while working for Google during the dot-com bust. "When I was at Google we were the only place hiring," recalls Sandberg. Now, she says, the "competition for talent might get a little easier."
The SEC exemption covers Facebook's distribution of restricted stock, one of several forms of equity the company hands out. Restricted stock typically can't be transferred or sold, and it gives the holder the right to receive a specified number of shares of common stock following a merger or public offering. It also has certain tax advantages over common stock. Holders of restricted stock are not taxed until the stock vests and is distributed, and holders don't have to pay anything to acquire it, unlike with stock options. "It's a tax efficient way to give out equity," says Higgins.
Facebook also distributes some stock options and stock purchase rights to employees, directors, and consultants as compensation. Facebook did not have to seek an exemption for the stock options. In December 2007, the SEC approved a similar exemption to private companies that have issued stock options.


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The Color of Danger
Like moths to a flame, certain people are drawn to fall foliage. The vibrant hues of the trees act as signals to these leaf peepers that the time is right to hop in the car or tour bus and head to the country.
But what does a flaming red or brilliant yellow display say to other members of the animal kingdom? In recent years, some scientists have suggested that strong autumn coloration may warn some insect pests to stay away. Using evidence from aphid infestations, these scientists argue that since stronger colors have a higher energy cost (in terms of pigment production and lost resources), they are an ''honest signal'' to the insects of a tree's commitment to fight against pests.
Researchers from Norway have now set out to test one aspect of that theory: that a tree with more brilliant colors should be a healthier one. Their conclusion, reported in The Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences, is that trees with bright fall colors are in better condition, and thus should be better able to fight infestations.
The researchers studied birch trees in northern Norway in September 2001, analyzing leaves for asymmetry, which is a known indicator of tree health, a stressed tree producing less symmetry. They examined pairs of nearby trees, one with bright yellow coloration, the other with green leaves.Continue reading the main story
The bright trees had more symmetric leaves, indicating better health. This result, the researchers said, helps explain other findings that birches with brighter fall foliage are less damaged by insects.
Larval Mystery Is Solved
As fossils go, Palaeospondylus gunni is a mystery wrapped in an enigma smothered in sandstone. Paleontologists have never been able to agree on the identity of the one- to two-inch, 385-million-year-old fossils, most of them found in a quarry in Scotland. In the century since they were first uncovered, they've been called a lot of names: tadpole, herring and shark among them.
Now, scientists from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History say that P. gunni is the larval form of a lungfish. As such, it is the oldest vertebrate larva known.
One thing that might have led to some confusion, the Oxford team says, was that earlier researchers often assumed the fossil was of an adult. But interpreting P. gunni as a larval form makes some of the structures clearer. For example, it has nasal capsules, called hemidomes, that are similar to structures found in modern larval lungfish.
Other features -- or the lack of them, like the the absence of jaws -- are strong indications that P. gunni is a larva. And since the features are the same over the range of fossil sizes found, the researchers say it is likely that the larvas metamorphosized quickly into adults, developing full skeletons.
There is only one adult lungfish species known from the same time and place, so the researchers say it is most likely that the adult and larval fossils are parent and offspring. In that case, P. gunni isn't P. gunni at all, but rather Dipterus valenciennesi.
A Dinosaur Contemporary
There is less mystery about a new fossil discovery from the southern Sahara. It's a new species of pterosaur, those flying reptiles that coexisted with the dinosaurs.
The pterosaur, which is not yet named, was discovered by a team led by Paul Sereno, a paleontologist at the University of Chicago, in a 110-million-year-old riverbed in Niger.
The fossil includes most of one wing, and what a wing it was -- about eight feet long. The creature also had the slender teeth and large jaws that are characteristic of many pterosaurs, and likely snared fish as it flew along the river. A full-size model of the pterosaur is on display as part of a new exhibition at the Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago, through Sept. 6, 2004.Continue reading the main story


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Our retail store is located at 45-47 King Street Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia. Operating as a home based bike repair business since 2009 we have since expanded into our first retail store which we opened in 2011. The business now incorporates Bikes, Repairs, Hire and Online sales. We offer a selection of Bikes and Accessories to suit all ages and styles of riding.
Melburn's home of cycling inspiration. fyxomatosis has been online since forever and now has a physical location in South Yarra. The FYXO Hub is a destination for cycling inspired events, available for art exhibitions, product launches, movie nights, seminars and an increasing range of cycling culture events. It also serves as a photography studio for lifestyle, commercial and wedding imagery. Carrying a line of quality local and international cycling brands, classic bicycle frames, immaculate vintage components, BREV. FYXOMATOSIS chainrings, a growing line of FYXO apparel, the Hub will be a cycling intersection you will want to stop at.
Artisan is a bicycle showroom built around iconic French brand Cyfac. Cyfac handcraft and hand-paint every frame in their small factory in La Fuye, France with the experience of 30+ years behind them. Originally 'the' builder for Tour de France teams, Cyfac's custom made frames were re-badged to sponsors needs and ridden to victories in all the major races across Europe. Cyfac now focus it's talents on building the perfect standard and custom frames from Carbon-fibre, Steel, Alloy and Titanium then painting them to suit. Artisan is an old-fashioned retailer aiming not for a quick sale but rather getting to […]
Urban Velocity
Born out of a passion for style and innovation Urban Velocity caters to urban cycling lifestyles. As these exciting global cultures continue to grow and progress, we pride ourselves on bringing customers a range of the latest products from some of the industry's biggest names. Urban Velocity is independently owned and operated, and we are committed to providing you quality merchandise, that is stylish, functional and competitively priced.
re:cycling is situated at the very start of the Great Southern Rail Trail. We offer refurbished retro bikes, MTB bikes, Choppers and BMXs for hire to ride the trail for $10 per day. We stock GT and Schwinn brands of new bikes plus a range of used bikes and also stock a variety of spare parts and accessories. The staff at re:cycling repair and restore bicycles the old fashioned way, taking their time to complete the job and making customer satisfaction a priority. Our concentration is servicing and repairing bikes using new and used/reconditioned parts(where available) to keep costs down […]
Elite Race Rentals
We rent out Zipp Race wheels, PowerTap training and racing wheels, Tacx Fortius VR Trainers and Bike cases.
Cycling Deal supplies exciting deals on a wide range of exercise equipment at extremely competitive prices. Open 24 hours 7 days a week because it is an online store, find everything you need from cycling apparel to bike parts at Cycling Deal.
Velocino Cycles
Welcome to Velocino! We are a local Cafe and Bike Shop providing a range of services to our local community. From massage to performance training to bike servicing and sales to GREAT coffee! We're open from 6:00am Monday to Friday so cyclists, walkers, runners, commuters (anyone really!) can drop by early.
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Your don't have to live in a large space to decorate your apartment from top to bottom with holiday accents. Whether you celebrate Christmas or Chanukah, there are ways of making your small apartment a seasonal palace. With simple decor and the know-how to use space wisely, you can have your residence holiday ready in no time.
Decorate a Mini Tree
If you celebrate Christmas, your apartment won't be complete without a tree with all the festive trimmings. However, you probably don't have room for a full-size tree. Instead, place a mini tree on a coffee table or side table, and decorate it with ribbon, sparkling lights and mini ornaments. You can also give the illusion of having real gifts underneath the tree by wrapping tiny boxes with seasonal paper.
Swap Out Everyday Pieces
In a small apartment, there's likely not going to be room to hang every piece of art or decoration that you own. Instead, replace one or two of your usual wall pieces with holiday decorations. For example, replace the current photos in frames with photos from holidays past to set a happy and festive mood. Easy and totally affordable!
Hang Garland
Bring some of nature's greenery into your home by draping garland over cabinets, tables or bookshelves. Wrap some twinkling lights around them to draw attention to the focal point and create a pleasant and subtle glow throughout your apartment.
Decorate Your Door
No matter how small your apartment, there is always room on the door for some holiday decor. For a warm welcome to your guests, hang a festive wreath which can be made of anything from hard candies and garland to ornaments and fabric.
Use Nontraditional Colors
The shades often associated with Christmas are red and green. But such bold colors, if used frequently in your apartment, tend to overwhelm a small space. Instead, consider decorating with a winter theme in mind. Use cool colors like silvers and blues and plenty of metallics, which can give off a charming and sophisticated vibe.
Don't Forget About the Bathroom
The bathroom is an often overlooked space when it comes to decorating for the holidays, but there are plenty of things you can do to make this room fit the theme of the rest of your apartment. Wrap twinkling lights around the mirror, place a small decorated tree in the corner or hang greenery over the windowsill.
Dress Up Your Table
Your place settings can be transformed to make the perfect holiday-themed table. Choose colors that coordinate with the rest of your space, whether that's reds and greens or silvers and blues. Mix and match various shades using glassware, napkins and plates. You can also bring some color or texture to the dining area with a dramatic tablecloth or some fun placemats.
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Capybara stampede my arse.
Trip Start Oct 06, 2004
324Trip End Ongoing
"Will we see armadillos or large herds of capybaras?"
"Sure, sure."
"Jaguars, pumas or tapirs?"
"Maybe at dusk or dawn, but it's much more difficult."
"Giant river otters?"
I'm in the Pantanal, another of my "must visit one day" places (I first heard about the place when reading John Grisham's "The Testament" many years ago)
My Norwegian friend, Alf K�re, and I flew to Campo Grande (one of the three gateway cities to the Pantanal) from Rio, and we are getting pretty excited about what the tour company salesman got on offer. We understand that this isn't a zoo, and that he cannot guarantee us any wildlife sightings. At least we understand that jaguars, pumas and tapirs are extremely unlikely. But this is the Pantanal and he sounds pretty convincing. So we sign up for a four day trip. It's an eight hour drive or so to our camp. We are heading north-west into the Pantanal, starting with a decent paved road before gravel, sand, mud and water take over completely. There's quite a few animals to see along the road, like capybaras (the worlds largest rodent), coatis, alligators, maned wolf and rheas (a ratite bird in family with the ostrich, emu and cassowary). Hey, this looks promising! I don't even bother to take any pictures, as I am sure we will spot much more on our nature walks or when going horse riding. We arrive at the camp late at night, and find about 25 other tourists at the dinner table
We rise early in the morning on the second day. Dawn is a good time for a wildlife walk. But there's little water around in this part of the Pantanal, mostly it's grassy pampas and small clusters of forest. A bit different from how I imagined it, but then the Pantanal is a huge area and it doesn't all look the same. How are we going to spot any alligators or capybaras here? We walk around for a few hours, and although it's a nice enough walk, the wildlife is a bit disappointing. Except there's lots of birds, including toucans, macaws, rheas and impressive jabiru storks. But we want to see heaps of mammals and reptiles. Capybaras, giant anteaters and armadillos at least. But we only spot a few coatis and deer. And tons of feeding cattle, very exciting! We return to camp and go piranha fishing later in the afternoon. Similar to the Amazon I catch none, and find it rather boring. Wading in water and mud to my chest, to try and catch a tiny piranha. You guys pay for this? Stupid tourists, I am sure the guides and locals think. Late that night I get fever and a cold, as well as a Delhi belly out of this world. I have to run to the toilet six or seven times in the middle of the night
It's all part of traveling. When you enjoy traveling as much as I do, you constantly hear about new and exciting destinations you want to visit. You build yourself a huge list of "must visit one day" places. And the more you travel, the bigger the list gets. Then you create an image of what the place look like or how it will be when you finally get there one day. Rarely the place is how you imagined. Sometimes it exceeds your expectations, and sometimes you find it a bit disappointing. And for the Pantanal I must say that I hoped for a bit more. But as I said, it's a huge area and I am sure there's other spots with excellent wildlife viewing in the Pantanal. Been there, done that!


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BioMed Research International
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 283964, 6 pages
Characterization of an Antihypertensive Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Peptide from the Edible Mushroom Hypsizygus marmoreus
1Department of Biomedicinal Science and Biotechnology, PaiChai University, Daejeon 302-735, Republic of Korea
2Korea National College of Agricultural and Fishery, Hwasung, Kyonggi-do 445-893, Republic of Korea
Received 14 June 2013; Accepted 4 September 2013
Academic Editor: Youngjun Choi
Copyright © 2013 Min-Gu Kang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Hypertension is one of the very serious diseases and, recently, hypertensive patient longevity has been increased significantly. Therefore, the development of new antihypertensive drugs or bioactive compounds is very important to remedy or prevent hypertension. The antihypertensive angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor in water extracts from the brown-cultivar-fruiting-body of Hypsizygus marmoreus was purified with ultrafiltration, C18 solid phase extraction chromatography and reverse-phase HPLC, and the purified ACE inhibitor with inhibitory activity of IC50 value of 0.19 mg/mL was obtained. The purified ACE inhibitor was found to be a new oligopeptide with the sequence LSMGSASLSP. Its molecular weight was estimated to be 567.3 Da and the water extracts containing ACE inhibitor from Hypsizygus marmoreus showed a clear antihypertensive action a spontaneously hypertensive rat.


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When Nina says, "I am a Seagull," is that a positive image?
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In the play, the seagull is a symbol for Nina. In the beginning, she is pure and innocent. She "flies" freely.
She makes the mistake of falling in love, at least she believes she is in love, with Trigorin. Before leaving the estate on his first visit, Trigorin shoots a seagull. He does it because he can just as he uses Nina and destroys her, because he can.
When she compares herself to a seagull at the end of the play, she jumps between saying she is a seagull and being an actress. Due to what has happened to her in Moscow and her affair with Trigorin and the loss of their child, plus her family's rejection, she is in a delicate mental state. She has been destroyed like the seagull Trigorin shot.
At the beginning of the play, the seagull is a pleasant symbol to Nina. It represents safety, warm memories, and freedom.
At the end, it is a negative symbol for her. It represents the destroyed state she is in, because of love.
In the expository portion of the play, it is a positive imagery which symbolizes freedom ang purity, but in the latter part, it turns negative.
Normally, seagulls are attracted to the sea, but Nina says she's attrackted to the lake. It subtely implies she's attrackted to a wrong place. that's how it becomes negative.
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Ok, so I got my shot timer a while back, but haven't been out to get any video, so, I thought today was as good as any.
These are shot 4 feet apart at 6 yards. This is one of the drills Mike was talking about that he and Old Padewan (I think) were shooting.
I'm shooting the Kimber Raptor .45 in these first three video's. 230 Grain Ball ammo.
In this set, I'm shooting the Glock 32C in 357 Sig. 125grain ball ammo.
Fast time of the day between both guns was 1.8 seconds from buzzer to 4th round.
I'm still slapping like a seal in San Diego, man that is a hard habit to break! I've really gotta work on the draw some more.
Oh, and I've got something special for Mike...and yes, you can say I told you so.
This was after about 350 rounds or so and the only one of the day.
As always, please don't try this at home if you are new to pistols, it takes a lot of practice. Start slow and smooth, and speed will naturally follow.


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KEY LARGO -- The Key Largo Wastewater Board will once again schedule three regular meetings per month in 2014, even though agendas have sometimes been razor thin of late.
"We're a business," Commissioner Andy Tobin said of the utility. "We decide collectively how much we want to be involved in our business. You want to come once a month? We're not going to be very involved."
The issue of how many meetings to hold is touchier for the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District than for other local utilities and governments because commissioners get paid by the meeting rather than by a flat stipend. The pay for each of the five board members is $390 per meeting, but for no more than three meetings per month.
So far this year, the Key Largo board has held exactly three meetings in all but one month. The district met just twice in March.
In contrast, the boards of the Florida Keys Electric Cooperative, which serves from Marathon through Ocean Reef, and the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, which serves the entire Keys, schedule just one regular meeting monthly. Additional meetings are held as needed. The Key Largo district spans only as far south as Tavernier and doesn't include the Ocean Reef Club.
Speaking at the Oct. 15 wastewater board meeting, Commissioner Steve Gibbs called a meeting the board held the week before "ridiculous."
The only action item on that agenda was the approval of minutes from the Oct. 1 meeting. Staff also delivered two reports at the meeting, although board Chairman Robby Majeska and district General Manager Margaret Blank were on a lobbying trip in Tallahassee.
In addition to the expense of holding a meeting, preparing for it burdens staff, Gibbs noted.
"I want to make sure that we're not wasting our time and our staff's time when the item on that particular meeting could be discussed elsewhere," he said.
The remainder of the Key Largo board members, however, argued that having three meetings a month provides them more opportunity to have a back-and-forth with staff and to exchange ideas among themselves.
The importance of that latter point is especially clear now, said Majeska, in light of a probe the State Attorney's Office is conducting into potential violations of the Sunshine Law by Key Largo board members who attend Fair Share meetings organized by Gibbs.
"This gives us a chance to sit and talk," Majeska said.
Commissioner Norm Higgins pointed out that even that Oct. 8 meeting ended up taking an hour and a half. So, despite the short agenda, there was plenty to discuss.
"I think three meetings is perfect," he said. "I don't like to be overburdened with an overwhelming agenda."
The board instructed district Clerk Carol Walker to schedule three meetings per month next year with the understanding that meetings can be canceled if they are not needed.


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There is no doubt, the new Mercedes S-Class coupe is gorgeous. However, AMG have worked their black magic on the coupe to give us the S63 AMG Coupe. As a replacement for the long lived C63 Coupe, the S63 AMG completes the performance end of the flagship S-Class range and it is a looker.
Aggressive front and rear haunches, revised AMG spoiler and quad tailpipes add menace to an otherwise clean design.
Power comes from AMG's twin-turbocharged, 5.5-litre V8 putting out 430kW and a whopping 900Nm of torque. Managing the grunt is Mercedes' seven-speed AMG Speedshift MCT automatic transmission.
The top speed may be limited to 250km/h, but the S63 AMG Coupe takes a mere 4.3 seconds to get from 0 to 100km/h, while the optional four-wheel-drive 4MATIC does it in 3.9. That 4MATIC system sends 33 per cent of the power to the front and 67 per cent to the rear. Mercedes also claim a kerb weight of 1,995kg - 40kg less than the old CL Coupe - thanks three quarters of the body being made from aluminium. Carbon Ceramic brakes are also standard.
Three driving modes are available - 'C' (Controlled Efficiency), 'S'(Sport) and 'M' (Manual). Each is tailored to suit a drivers mood. An AMG sports exhaust system is present which serves up some classic AMG thunder when in Sport and Manual modes.
We will receive more details after its official debut at the 2014 New York Auto Show.