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(CNN) -- Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, who resigned in 2011 amid scandal over a lewd photo sent via Twitter, confirmed in an interview published Wednesday that he's considering a political comeback, with this year's New York City mayoral race on his radar.
The Democrat admitted he's eying the mayor's race in a lengthy New York Times Magazine article that detailed his life with wife Huma Abedin, a close aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and their attempts to stay out of the limelight over the past two years-until now.
Weiner confirmed his political committee spent more than $100,000 on polling and research by Obama's pollster, David Binder.
News broke last month that Weiner had been actively spending based on reports filed with the city's Campaign Finance Board.
The payments seemed like movement beyond comments Weiner made just last summer, when he told People Magazine that he was "very happy in (his) present life."
"I'm not doing anything to plan a campaign," he said.
Binder said the focus of the recent poll was whether voters were willing to give the former congressman, who represented parts of Brooklyn and Queens for more than six terms, a second chance, regardless of which office he sought.
"There was this sense of 'Yeah, he made a mistake. Let's give him a second chance. But there are conditions on that, and there are a couple of things we're going to want to know: What have you been doing since this incident occurred? Did you learn anything from this mistake? How did you deal with it?' They want to know that they've put it behind them," Binder said, according to the Times piece.
Weiner's controversy dominated headlines for weeks, as he first lied about the lusty photo. Later, reports of online exchanges with other women began to surface. He held a widely-watched press conference on June 6 to confirm the rumors, a little more than a week after the Twitter photo, then resigned 10 days later.
After the 2011 scandal, Weiner retreated to a more private life, while Abedin stayed focused on her job at the State Department. Soon after Weiner's resignation, it became public that Abedin was pregnant, and they now have a 13-month-old, Jordan. Weiner's role has largely been that of a stay-at-home dad, but speculation that he may re-enter politics has been circulating for more than a year.
"By agreeing to be interviewed , Weiner and Abedin would seem to be trying to give voters what they want -- and gauge public reaction," stated the article, written by Jonathan Van Meter.
The power couple talked about staying off the grid the last two years, trying to avoid paparazzi and the same public events they normally frequented in Washington.
"We didn't want to make other people uncomfortable," Abedin said, "but also, we just didn't want to deal with it. I have now gotten used to people asking, over and over again, 'How is Anthony?' Oh, he's good! 'But how is he doing?' He's doing fine."
"We have been in a defensive crouch for so long," Weiner added. "We are ready to clear the decks on this thing."
Should he decide to enter the mayoral race, he'll have some tough competition. Speaker of the City Council Christine Quinn has long been the Democratic front-runner, and has a big lead over Republican candidates in hypothetical match-ups. If Quinn is elected, she'll become New York's first female and first openly gay mayor.
Weiner also has nearly $4.5 million cash on hand -- a start for a mayoral run in the Big Apple. In contrast, Mayor Michael Bloomberg spent over $108 million on his successful 2009 bid for a third term, according to the campaign finance board records.
"I don't have this burning, overriding desire to go out and run for office," Weiner said. "It's not the single animating force in my life as it was for quite some time. But I do recognize, to some degree, it's now or maybe never for me, in terms of running for something."
He continued: "I'm trying to gauge not only what's right and what feels comfortable right this second, but I'm also thinking, How will I feel in a year or two years or five years? Is this the time that I should be doing it? And then there's the other side of the coin, which is . . . am I still the same person who I thought would make a good mayor?"Ashley Killough, CNN

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PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh is putting together a nice little bounce back season after last year's stunning freefall to the bottom of the Big East.
The Panthers (17-5) have a 25-point road win over Georgetown to their credit. They've beaten just about everybody they're supposed to beat and been competitive in their five losses, four of them to teams who were ranked at the time.
Still, there's a certain something missing from Pitt's resume: an eye-catching and NCAA tournament resume-building victory. The Panthers can close that glaring loophole on Saturday against No. 6 Syracuse (18-2, 6-1).
Pitt is a remarkable 12-1 against Top 10 teams at the Petersen Events Center since it opened a decade ago. Moving that mark to 13-1 would undoubtedly catch the attention of the various computer indexes coach Jamie Dixon loves to monitor.
"We've got to win," Dixon said. "That's what we're here to do and that's what we need to do."
It's something that used to happen with great regularity for the Panthers, particularly at home. Yet Pitt is 0-2 against ranked opponents at The Pete this season, losing to Cincinnati and Marquette by a combined 16 points. For the Panthers to emerge from the middle of a very crowded – and largely very average – Big East, Dixon knows his team needs to bring some of the menace back to what has been one of the more difficult places to play in the country.
"First and foremost we've got to win our home games," Dixon said. "You want to win every one of them, we haven't. We lost two of them. We haven't taken care of business on home court. We need to win a good game."
The Panthers nearly did on Monday, playing tight all the way in a 64-61 road loss at No. 12 Louisville. Pitt stayed within striking distance despite making an abysmal 3 of 12 free throws and allowing the Cardinals to get loose for 10 dunks.
Not exactly the mix of efficient offense and suffocating defense that's become the Panthers' trademark under Dixon. The Panthers only stayed in the game thanks to 15 offensive rebounds that turned into 25 second-chance points.
Getting those kinds of numbers against Syracuse's 2-3 zone will be difficult. The Panthers believe a little better execution getting the first shot means there won't be a big of a need for so many second ones.
"You've just got to do the right thing," forward Talib Zanna said. "If we do the right thing, it might come easy for us; just attack the zone and do what Dixon wants us to do (like) taking good shots at the right time."
That wasn't an issue early in the season for Zanna, who was dominant at times during the nonconference portion of the schedule. Opposing coaches raved about the 6-foot-9 junior's development and his aggressiveness gave freshman center Steven Adams a little room to breathe and get comfortable.
All that success, however, came at a price. Zanna hasn't been the same over the last six games. Since a 15-point effort in that 73-48 romp over the Hoyas Jan. 8, Zanna is averaging just 5.8 points and 5.3 rebounds.
The Panthers will need Zanna to rediscover some of that shooting touch to help open up the zone. If he can be effective at the high post or ducking in down low, that could free up space for Pitt's 3-point shooters.
Dixon knows a little something about beating the Orange. Pitt is 9-3 against Syracuse under Dixon's watch. Getting that number to 10-3 would go a long way to giving the Panthers a boost and serving notice their rebound season might turn into something even more substantial.
"Just having a chance to go at a team that's ranked and is No. 1 in the Big East, it gives you a lot to look for," forward Lamar Patterson said. "We have to come out strong and get that 'W."'
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Scottsdale Sgt. Mark Clark told the Arizona Republic that a 12-person Ford transport van collided with a Kia Sedan near the organization's minor league facility. One patient was admitted to the Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn trauma center, but none of the players was seriously hurt.
"Everyone is okay from this morning! Thanks for all the prayers and thoughts," pitching prospect Bryce Bandilla tweeted.
Many of the organization's top prospects had just arrived in Scottsdale for a conditioning camp. The players are typically shuttled back and forth in large vans similar to the one used Tuesday morning.
The crash was the second major accident involving Giants prospects this offseason. Gustavo Cabrera, a 17-year-old outfielder, nearly lost his right hand in late October when he slipped and put his hand through a plate of glass. Cabrera is thought to be facing more than a year of rehab.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- White Sox pitching prospect Chris Beck saw what Erik Johnson accomplished in 2013, beginning the season at Double-A Birmingham before earning a promotion to the big leagues in September, when he laid the foundation to likely start 2014 in the club's rotation.
Beck, in his first Major League camp this spring as a non-roster invitee, will likely open the year as Johnson did a season ago in Birmingham, providing the 23-year-old with the hope that if he continues his rapid development, he'll find himself in Chicago at some point this season.
"It's very reassuring to know that the work you put in can pay off no matter how long you've been in the system or what your contract is," Beck said. "Just watching Erik Johnson last year, I think in a lot of ways we have some similarities. Hopefully, I can make that same step because that's one of the great things about the White Sox -- they focus on talent. Whoever is able to get the job done is going to be up."
After finishing 2012 with a 4.69 ERA in 15 games (six starts) for Advanced Rookie Great Falls, Beck took a sizable step forward in 2013, his first full professional season. He began the year starting 21 games for Class A Advanced Winston-Salem, compiling an 11-8 record with a 3.11 ERA before the White Sox promoted him to Birmingham. There, Beck's numbers were even better, as he struck out 22 batters in 28 innings and ended the stint with a 2.89 ERA in five starts.
"Last year, I made a lot of strides, and now I know what I need to do," Beck, who along with Johnson ranked as the top two mound prospects in the organization in 2013, said. "Confidence is a big thing in baseball because it's a game of failure. I had an awesome year, but I'm still learning every day. If you stop learning, you're going to get passed up, so you have to be willing to evolve and put the work in and not get complacent."
Beck's fastball sits in the low- to mid-90s, and he believes his secondary stuff is coming along smoothly.
"The breaking stuff has kind of always been behind, so that's really been the key," he said. "Last year at Double-A, I had some success with the curveball, and now just since camp started, I feel like I've added some depth to my slider. I'm making strides and making progress, that's most important thing."
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my child has had upper right quad abdominal tenderness with some nausea and has vomited 2-3 times she says that after she vomits her stomach feels better there is no swelling of the stomach but she has alot of gas and burps alot with a bad odor her stool has been formed with a green color this has been happening for approx. 5 days her appetite has improved in the last day but she says she is still sore in her stomach
One of the most common causes of right upper quadrant pain in the abdomen is cholecystitis or inflammation of the gallbladder. It occurs in less than 1% to 4% of children and is twice as likely to affect white children as black children. In children before their teens, it affects girls and boys equally, but in the teens, girls are affected more often than boys.
The symptoms are right, upper quadrant abdominal pain (79%), pain over the stomach (19%), radiation of the pain to the back and shoulder (38%), vomiting (41%), and dietary fat intolerance (resulting in gas and stool changes, 33%). Some children may also have fever, jaundice or yellow tint to the skin, or feel a mass in the upper right abdomen.
Appendicitis is the most common disease confused with acute inflammation of the gall bladder or cholecystitis. Hepatitis, kidney inflammation, reflux disease and pneumonia may all present with pain in the right upper quadrant. So the best course of action is to take your daughter to see her doctor as soon as possible for a good history and physical exam, because all of these problems need prompt medical care.
If it is gall bladder inflammation, it is diagnosed best by abdominal ultrasound, which is completely safe and painless. Her doctor may also want blood tests. The treatment is bowel rest, IV fluids and antibiotics for 3-7 days and then gall bladder removal using laparoscopy, which leaves 3 small scars and usually has a quick recovery time.
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Re: "Kathleen Curry a good candidate for HD61," by Margery Feldberg, letters, Sept. 18
We can certainly understand the position Ms. Curry has passed on to the public. It is very evident she is a Democrat. In 1990 there were enactments passed on to save the water at all levels – to conserve the use of water. In 1995 all toilets installed had to be 1.6 gal per flush. Thus even Congress was aware and concerned about water waste. Today the largest amount of water used in residual use are spas – try drinking used sap water or domestic use of this water – no way.
Oil gas-coal-minerals: These items listed are the largest taxpayers in all of the USA. Try over $1 taxes on each gallon of gas used state and federal taxes – How many miles do most people use for pleasure?
E.P.A regulations: Please understand Obama has spent over 10 trillion dollars of all taxpayers money in just 3 years. This included great dollar amounts in solar industries – and other dream ideas – which fits his fantasies. Remember Congress is the govern of EPA – until Obama came along. Many dollar decisions made in this administration has been by Obama and his staff of C-Zars. Not Congress.
Ms. Curry is right but not very well-informed by people who have informed her of this article – how expensive her programs would be with no knowledge of the new programs success. She really will spend the taxpayers money with no guarantee of results
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I'm not sure should I be overly conserned with my bag as I can only throw max 80-90 meters or so without run-up (usually 20 meters shorter), and I know I have quite bad form, but just to get an idea which discs to focus, what to ditch or what to buy. The bag has evolved quite randomly, as I have lost some discs and bought something else to replace it (yes, not clever idea), I have had Valkyrie, Roadrunner, heavier Leopard, Monarch also.
Champion Sidewinder, bit beat up, 166g if I remember correctly (have to check the weight when I get my bag from friends car)
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Champion Sidewinder, only few throws outside of practice, 172g?
Champion Leopard, 150g
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Champion Starfire, can't recall the weight.
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MD2, 176g
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ESP Buzzz
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P1, C-line
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ASWA is a professional not-for-profit organization founded in 1938 in Indianapolis to increase the opportunities for women in all fields of accounting. The New Orleans chapter was sponsored by the Atlanta chapter in 1958 and began with 21 members, 10 of whom were Certified Public Accountants. Today we have about 100 members who meet once a month, usually on the fourth Wednesday, at various restaurants in the area. Special monthly meetings include Student Activities, Public Relations, a Christmas luncheon each December, a joint meeting with the Association of Governmental Accountants, an annual membership drive and wine tasting, and an Officer Installation luncheon in June. In the past, the chapter has served the New Orleans community by volunteering at Celebration in the Oaks, the WYES Showboat Auction, the AARP Tax Aide program, the Red Cross Humanitarian Ball, and by supporting Dress for Success, an international organization that provides business attire to women for job interviews.


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OKI like it better than SB brand. It's like a light lotion which to me is better than a serum. Less slippage of makeup. There may be a cheaper brand that works better so I'll keep shopping. Wouldn't bother buying again. — 9 years, 4 months agoEricaC123 | 458 reviews
just okayI am a big fan of Laura Mercier products. I received a deluxe sample of this in a gift with purchase. I used this once and haven't used it since. This isn't to say it is a bad product just unremarkable. It didn't make my skin feel silky like other primers I have used before and I won't purchase this again unless they reformulate the product. — 5 years, 6 months agobeautybody | 128 reviews
Try Oil-FreeSince I am satisfied with Laura Mercier Foundation Oil Free Primer, I bought their regular version for my mom who has dry skin. To compare the two products, I tried this a few times. The staying power of my foundation (worked for both liquid and powder) is definitely prolonged. But there is a certain difference in the consistency. This primer feels heavier and stickier. My mom also thinks that it is a bit sticky. So if you have oily skin, try their Oil Free primer. — 7 years, 9 months agoluckybetty | 895 reviews
Got Horrible Reaction!!!!I was looking for a primer & decided on this so I went to test it out at Sephora. I'm used to creamy thicker primers unlike this which is very thin & light like a light whipped lotion or serum. I feel that lighter products should be applied on the face first so I wasn't sure if this will work over a lotion sunblock. I tested this on my hand in several areas & had some redness there ...read moreas I wiped them off to test out other products. Well, I had a blob of this primer on the center of the back of my left hand that I was using with different sunblocks & foundation. After a while the back of my left hand had a burning sensation, became very itchy & as I washed my hands with soap the entire back of my hand was bright red & extremely itchy. After several minutes & several more washings the redness disappeared. I'm just glad I did not test this on my face. Maybe the tester was contaminated but I will not re-consider this. — 8 years, 5 months agoSubCulture | 332 reviews
terrificgreat smooth feel and great cover! — 7 years, 10 months agobrassa | 447 reviews
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Not for meI really like the Laura Mercier line but I was not pleased with this particular product. The texture was okay and the application was smooth. It just didn't work with my oily skin type and felt rather "heavy". I prefer to just use the Laura Mercier Oil-free foundation alone. — 9 years, 5 months agoToscanaFirenze | 284 reviews
Not ImpressedThis primer does nothing for my skin other than provide a light moisturization. But as for helping my makeup to look better or stay put, not so much. — 5 years, 7 months agoFeline44mom | 212 reviews
EhI got this from a friend, and I must say I was disappointed. I've heard great things about Laura Mercier but I thought this product was lacking. I thought the fragrance was a bit too strong and the formula was too heavy. It felt like it took forever to sink into my skin. — 6 years, 3 months agoGeekyChic | 226 reviews
luxurious moistureI love the smell, the feel and the results from this product. It made my skin feel so silky and I would recommend it to anyone who has never bought laura mercier. This is the first purchase I made from the line of cosmetics and it's very much worth the money. — 9 years, 8 months agomamacita11 | 234 reviews
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Review subjectI bought the "regular" primer and probably need the Oil Free one. It is a little sticky and I truly didn't notice much of a difference in the staying power in my foundation. AND my face was still greasy looking in a few hours. — 6 years, 3 months agoThePolishedCowgirl | 65 reviews
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SANTA CRUZ -- Concerns about drug use and trash on the rocks near Cowell Beach this month have prompted renewed patrols from police and city parks workers.
A few days after surf school owner Dylan Greiner posted a YouTube video of discarded syringes and other trash he and a few friends cleaned up Nov. 8, city leaders and residents discussed the problem at an informal meeting at a Fair Avenue recording studio.
Leaders encouraged people who spot drug use to call police so they can track problem locations, even if police can't respond immediately.
"Keep in communication. Realize that we're a small community and we need to work together," Greiner said.
Santa Cruz police spokesman Zach Friend said Monday that camps of drug users have migrated in response to police activity in recent years. He said groups of transients who congregated near Main Beach about two years ago gravitated toward the San Lorenzo River levee after police stepped up beach patrol, for instance.
When the overgrown levee was cleaned up this year, new camps popped up on the railroad tracks near Depot Park and below Bay Avenue. Police are investigating the homicide of a transient that occurred behind Depot Park on Friday night.
Friend said police have arrested or ticketed some of the same people in different locations for open containers of alcohol, public urination and drug possession.
If the homeless are arrested, show up for a court date and are convicted of a drug related crime, they typically are connected with drug rehabilitation services. However, court records show many people don't complete rehab or are not ready to kick drugs.
"There is a displacement effect with enforcement," Friend said. "The enforcement isn't the total solution."
Friend encouraged people to call 911 if they spot drug use, drug sales or other suspicious activity.
Parks staff have stepped up patrol of Cowell Beach for trash and other problems. Complaints can be made directly to the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf headquarters at 420-6025.
Since the spotlight turned to Cowell's with Greiner's video and media coverage, some Westside residents have collaborated to knock out similar problems on the railroad tracks between Almar Avenue and Swift Street. Neighbors continued to share photos and information on the Facebook page of Take Back Santa Cruz.
"Groups are mobilizing and the awareness is growing," Greiner said. "It's not just there on the beach. The waste from these camps is going straight into our watershed and into the water."
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Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud, allowing your applications to respond quickly to rapid fluctuations in demand. At all times, you can be responsive to your users while ensuring that your computing power is optimally used. With Amazon EC2, you don't have to maintain excess servers in anticipation of future demand, or continue to run servers at sub-optimal utilization rates when the demand decreases. Instead, you use auto-scaling, which means you dial up or dial down the number of EC2 instances you need based on your current load. Amazon provides many features for you to implement auto-scaling, including web service APIs to start and stop EC2 instances very quickly. However, it is up to you to determine how many EC2 instances you need at any given time. This paper focuses on how to implement auto-scaling with Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS).
Amazon SQS is a highly reliable, scalable message queuing service that enables asynchronous message-based communication between distributed components of an application. Amazon SQS is a complementary web service that enables you to build highly scalable EC2 applications easily. To learn more about the benefits of using Amazon SQS with Amazon EC2 read "Getting Started with Amazon SQS and Amazon EC2".
Auto-Scaling EC2 Instances
With auto-scaling, you're trying to simultaneously achieve two seemingly opposing goals:
- To have plenty of EC2 instances running so that your application is responsive and able to meet defined service level agreements
- To limit the number of EC2 instances running so that computing resources aren't being wasted
The key is to establish a relationship between the load on the application and the optimum number of EC2 instances required to handle the load. However, there isn't a single way to define the load on an application or the right proxy for the load. There are several proxies for load, including:
- Number of simultaneous user connections
- Number of incoming requests
- CPU, memory, or bandwidth utilization
- Average response time
Some of the proxies are easier to measure and track than others.
An alternative is Amazon SQS, which provides a simple way to represent load and implement auto-scaling for EC2 instances. This is discussed in the next section.
Example of EC2 and SQS Working Together
To make the discussion concrete, consider a fairly simple but common scenario. Assume you want to offer an online photo processing service for consumers. The service lets users specify the operations they want performed on their photos. Operations could include red eye reduction, cropping, thumbnail creation, customization, re-coloring, teeth whitening, etc. Users upload the photos to your web site and specify the tasks to be performed on the photos. Users can submit as few as one or as many as hundreds of photos in a single upload session. After submitting the photos, users can come back and check the status of their photos. After the photos have been processed, users can download their processed photos from the web site.
Let's assume that different operations take different processing times, ranging from a few seconds to several minutes. Therefore, the time to complete the user's request depends on the number of photos, the size of the photos, and the processing operations to be performed.
The figure below provides an overview of the architecture of a simple system that meets the requirements listed above. It includes Amazon SQS working in conjunction with Amazon EC2 and Amazon S3.
Every user request results in a message being queued into the Amazon SQS request queue. At the same time, the application stores the photos in Amazon S3. The message in the queue contains (among other things) the photo processing operations to be performed and a pointer to the location of the photos in Amazon S3. A photo processing server (one of many), running in an EC2 instance, reads a message from the queue, processes the request, and on completion, posts a status message to the response queue. (For simplicity it is assumed that each server instance is running in a dedicated EC2 instance. It is possible to have more than one server instance running in a single EC2 instance.)
Amazon SQS enables multiple photo processing servers to run simultaneously against the same queues. When a server picks up a message from the request queue, it locks the message for a defined amount of time, during which it processes and deletes the message. During this lockout period the message is not visible to other server instances. This feature of Amazon SQS ensures that each message is processed at least once. If for any reason a server is unable to finish processing and deleting the message (for example the server might crash unexpectedly), the message becomes available to other servers after the lockout period.
Using SQS to Determine the Number of Server Instances
Queues provide a convenient mechanism to determine the load on an application. Queues have two metrics that are a good proxy for load:
- Length of the queue (number of messages in the queue): Because each message in the queue represents a request from a user, measuring the length of the queue is a fair approximation of the load on the application. By trial and error, you can determine the optimal length of the queue (the length at which you have just the right number of servers running to cover the demand). At any time, if the current length of the queue exceeds the optimal length, then you should start an additional server instance. Likewise, if the current length falls below the optimal length, then it's time to shut down a server instance.
You can determine the approximate number of messages in your queue by calling GetQueueAttributes API, with the argument ApproximateNumberOfMessages, as described in the API reference: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/2008-01-01/SQSDeveloperGuide/
- Time in the queue (TIQ). TIQ refers to the time elapsed between en-queuing a message (putting a message in the queue) and de-queuing the message (taking the message out of the queue). TIQ can be a good indicator of the responsiveness of the application. The longer the TIQ, the less responsive the application is, because the turnaround time is higher (from the user's perspective). As with the length of the queue, once you determine the optimal TIQ, you can start or shut down server instances when the actual TIQ deviates from the optimal TIQ.
With Amazon SQS the best way to determine TIQ is to store a timestamp in the body of your message, corresponding to when the message was sent to SQS. Your monitoring application can then read the message, and can compare this timestamp to the current time. The difference between them corresponds to the TIQ for this message.
Important: When you implement a solution based on one of the two load measurements discussed above, don't design your system to overreact to momentary spikes in the load. Instead of defining a precise number for the optimal length of the queue or TIQ, we recommend you define a range and start or shut down instances only if the actual value is outside the range for a sustained period of time.
Note: Both of the above approaches assume that all requests take about the same amount of time to process. If the requests require varying amounts of time to process, we recommend you create multiple queues, each based on a general range of expected processing time. Your system can then send all messages to a single queue that forwards each message to another queue based on the expected processing and deletion time for that message.
Partner Products
Amazon has partners who provide comprehensive auto-scaling solutions for EC2 using Amazon SQS. Two of the partner products are listed below strictly for your information. Amazon does not endorse or recommend these products. The descriptions of the products were provided to us by the vendors.
Lifeguard automates a system of loosely coupled services running on Amazon Web Services. The basic architecture uses Amazon S3 for data storage, EC2 for compute capacity and SQS for managing units of work. In any application where there is work that needs to be processed in real-time or in an asynchronous background process, lifeguard can help. What lifeguard does is manage the compute part of the architecture. It starts and stops servers to meet changing demand. It provides many adjustments to tune the behavior so that your compute resources scale at the rate your application demands.
To get started, it helps to understand the parts of the application. Lifeguard itself (the pool management) can run as part of your application or separately. It is configured to manage separate pools of servers for each service your application needs (i.e. video transcoding, OCR or PDF conversion). To get work started, the data ingestion process occurs, which amounts to copying a file or files to Amazon S3, then sending a message or messages via Amazon SQS. There is an ingestor script that comes with lifeguard to help do this manually, however most applications will integrate directly with APIs within lifeguard to call ingestion utility code to move data and/or initiate work via messages in the work queues. Status of the pools and of the work performed are all sent back to lifeguard and can be tied into via lifeguard APIS by your application.
To learn more, visit http://code.google.com/p/lifeguard. Once there, download the latest release, and visit the "GettingItRunning" wiki page. You'll be able to run a sample service. To implement your own service, you can extend AbstractBaseService. To help your application submit data and work requests, simply extend IngestorBase. Monitoring tools and war deployment are coming in the next release.
RightGrid from RightScale lets you control and manage any background or batch processing worker tasks in a scalable, fault-tolerant, and audited environment. RightGrid was designed to simplify the task of processing large numbers of jobs enqueued in Amazon SQS with the data to be processed residing in S3. The RightGrid framework takes care of all the fetching and pushing of data files, and all you need to do is plug-in your processing code that takes local files as input and produces local output files. See the RightGrid architecture document for details.
RightScale offers direct assistance in using the RightGrid framework as part of their RightGrid product offering, described more fully at http://www.rightscale.com/m/products.html#rightgrid.
Other Useful Links
Son of Monster Muck Mashup - Mass Video Conversion Using AWS
Describes how to build a highly scalable video conversion service using Amazon EC2, Amazon SQS and Amazon S3.
Automated Server Pool Management in Java
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Stark's Command was originally published as "by John G. Hemry".
Battle stations! Listen to more in the Stark's War series.
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"An interesting military Sci Fi"
This is book 2 in the series and you need to have read book 1 to understand what is going on in this book. Looks like a series you MUST Read in order. Sgt Stark is now in the leader of the military on the moon after the mutiny. In this book he must bring control and motivation to the military and improve the relationship with the civilians in the moon colony. It is interesting to watch how Stark gains leadership of large groups and understands the politic in the negotiation with all the parties on earth, i.e. the corporation, the military and the government. There is military action both army and naval as well as suspense and a hunt for a spy. Great book in the tradition of the Lost Fleet. Eric Michael Summerer does a good job with the narration.
Me.. nuff said
"Starks Best Yet"
Fan Smegging Tastic. Just like Jack Campbell's other work, Starks Command doesn't fail to disappoint. The intriguing story line and colourful cast of characters helps brings Starks universe to life.
By a far margin, Stark is by far the best character. His ability to command his troops while keeping a cool head on the moon.
My favourite scene is when Stark and his army are attacked by infiltrators.
There are a few parts of this book that made me laugh out loud.
"started slow but at end I wanted more."
i wish he would develope more in depth on the characters and not so many characters.
"Solid start to Jack Cambells career."
I love John G Hemry. Lost fleet, pillars of reality are both awesome. These books are his early work. It's clear he matured as an author. His later stuff if better but these books are still worth a quick "read".
"The story improves"
This is a great improvement on the first book in the series. The story is better rounded and less corrosive that the first. A good listen ...
Spoiler alert. Stark is more human like and less of a demi-god in this book - this is seen in the way he handles the death of friends and civilians ...
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"Jack finds his stride"
Love Jack Campbell's writing. His first Stark book needs lots of work. This second book is great! good story line great battles!
Eric is one of my favorites, you never loss your place.
"Many Missed Opportunities"
If you really liked the first book, this one is not a complete waste of time. The narrator did a great job without as much to work with.
Only if the first book left you really wanting more. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't inspired.
It made me want to listen to Campell's Lost Fleet series again.
The author is not as at ease with the concepts in the Stark series as he is in his Lost Fleet series. He understands a rigid societal structure, and the concept of infighting with some espionage, but he ignored the potential of political or non-hostile military interactions with factions outside the Mil. Many opportunities were passed up by the author in this book, making it feel like an interim episode, and not a story of worth in-and-of-itself. It's possible the next book may pick up, but I won't know until I need some straight shooting near-future sci-fi.
"Great Series...very realistic"
Descriptions of combat on the moon and how real the issues and concerns would be. Innovative weapons and armor systems to protect troops.
The Lost Fleet series. Same author, similar character issues and interactions, different setting.
Yes. This was on par with the Lost Fleet series
When your leaders can no longer lead, and you find yourself all alone on the moon., Stark will be there.
"Interesting follow up from the first book but is ."
Jack Campbell continues the story about Stark and it is exciting to see how military force can possible cope with those circumstance that they are in.
Good story and thoughts but is slow paced in some places where the author is explaining the environment at the moon again in same words as in the first book, especially after you have read the first book. The characters are well defined and have good background.
The book that I would compare Stark's Command is Swarm by B. Larson that is based on fast paced military thoughts in space.
Can't wait to finish the third book.
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"Catchy story ignites, the pace hots up"
I wrote a pretty ordinary review of the first volume, Stark's War - but this story really underlined the story-telling skills of Jack Campbell and the narration was excellent. I understand that the three novels in the Stark's series are the first written by the author under the pseudonym of Jack Campbell.
The underlying theme of this novel is a world where the US has taken control of the moon's mineral resources and corruption in the military and the corporations is widespread.
Stark has a strong sense of ethics and demonstrates ability to motivate enlisted soldiers operating on the surface of the moon to follow his lead - he has the rank of sergeant combined with exceptional leadership skill.
I was so engrossed by this volume that I went straight on to Volume 3 and again was very glad I had done so.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Shane Victorino is the only Red Sox position player who is playing in the World Baseball Classic. Because he's a newcomer to the team, manager John Farrell will try to get the right fielder as many reps as possible alongside center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury in the early weeks of camp.
Victorino will report to Team USA on March 1.
"In Victorino's case, we're going to be sitting on 12, 14 days max [before the Classic], and the time that he and Jacoby spend together in the outfield to me is going to be critical," Farrell said. "Their understanding of how much range each has and their communication, with Shane moving to right field full time, that time that they do have in camp will be critical as far as the reps together."
Alfredo Aceves (Team Mexico) is the other significant Sox player who will be pitching in the Classic.
"We had intended to stretch him out as a starter here [anyway]," said Farrell. "We haven't gotten confirmation yet, but we believe he's going to start for the Mexican national team. We're hopeful that he is. We'll start him through camp, and provided everyone gets through Spring Training who is projected to be in our rotation healthy, we can easily pull him back later in camp [for a relief role]. Same with Franklin [Morales]."


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Experienced Anglers Sought for Coastal Fisheries Bay Team
AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is looking for some skilled anglers to help catch spotted sea trout and flounder for its hatchery breeding program. Rough work, but someone's got to do it, and TPWD is dangling some nice bait—one angler at each of four special tournaments coming up on the Texas coast will win a lifetime fishing license.
With the new Coastal Fisheries Bay Team program, TPWD is working with coastal conservation groups to recruit experienced folks who have the skill to handle fish so they arrive alive and well at the hatcheries.
"This all ties in to genetic diversity—the more fish we have for hatchery broodstock, the better it will be for the millions of fish we stock in Texas public waters to improve fishing each year," said Robert Adami, TPWD coastal fisheries biologist in Corpus Christi.
"Avoiding inbreeding is an essential component of any hatchery breeding program. You don't want the same fish siblings year after year after year. You want at least 25 percent of your brood stock to be new fish each year, and this program is helping us do that."
Two of the four tournaments will focus on catching spotted seatrout, and the other two will focus on southern flounder for this year. For tournaments focusing on spotted seatrout, only one fish more than 25 inches may be turned in per angler.
Each Coastal Fisheries Bay Team tournament is open to 30 two-person teams, 60 people total, on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registration takes place on-site the day of each tournament. There is no entry fee, but all entrants must be 21 years old or older. Participants may turn in three fish per tournament.
At each tournament, anglers who bring in fish will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a lifetime fishing license worth $600. Participants who do not bring in fish will be entered into a drawing at each tournament for a fishing gear prize package—a Texas Tackle Factory rod and Shimano Curado reel combo, Boga grip and a Garmin GPS unit. Every participant will receive a shirt and cap.
The prizes, equipment, and program are made possible through support from Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Since 1991, Anheuser-Busch, in partnership with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, has contributed millions of dollars in funding to support conservation causes and fishing, hunting, and outdoor recreation programs in Texas.
Since TPWD began enlisting anglers to help catch fish for hatcheries at special tournaments eight years ago, more than 1,200 people have helped catch more than 1,500 fish.
All of the tournaments listed below will take place from 6 a.m.-12 p.m.
- April 9 — South Padre Island, Sea Ranch Marina — Spotted Seatrout
- April 23 — Corpus Christi, Marker 37 — Spotted Seatrout
- Oct. 29 — Sabine Lake, S.A.L.T. Club — Southern Flounder
- Nov. 12 — Texas City, Texas City Dike — Southern Flounder
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This recipe comes from Jen of Crazy Cooking Couple and is part of our month-long celebration of coconut flour. Of her blog, Jen says, " We are foodies who love to explore food both in and out of kitchen. Tasting, eating, baking, broiling, frying and trying not to burn the house down all in the name of good food!" We love that this recipe lets you choose what type of nut butter to use- go classic with peanut butter, mix it up with almond or hazelnut butter, or leave it out altogether.
Makes 1 dozen cookies
- 1/2 cup Softened Butter
- 3/4 cup Splenda
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 2 Eggs
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/4 cup Bob's Red Mill Coconut Flour
- 1/3 cup creamy Nut Butter (optional)
- 6 oz bag White Chocolate Chips
- Pre-heat oven to 375°F.
- Mix together the butter, spenda/sugar and vanilla until creamy.
- Mix in the eggs 1 at a time until well mixed.
- Stir in the baking soda and the coconut flour.
- Stir in the nut butter until well blended (if desired)
- Carefully fold in in the chocolate chips
- Bake for about 12 minutes or until cookies are slightly firm.


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Depression and Concussions
I`m 50 yr old and have been diagnosed with depression (been depressed all of my adult life). I have had 4 concussions, one where I was unconscious for 5 hrs. Could this be the cause of my depression? Does this make depression more difficult to treat? Will I struggle with depression the rest of my life?
It's hard to say whether your concussions have contributed to your depression. Timing, location, severity, and duration of the concussions may influence their effect on depression. If they led to brain damage or chronic pain, they could be one of several factors contributing to your depression. If you have not already, you should seek a consultation from a psychiatrist who will review the details of your evaluations and treatments after your 4 concussions. And you should work with a good primary care clinician to coordinate the care of your depression and your concussions. Persistent brain injury can make it more difficult to recover from depression.
Lawson Wulsin, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine, Training Director of the Family Medicine Psychiatry Residency Program
College of Medicine
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Pasadena Police Officers are on elevated alert during a
large scale manhunt in Southern California for homicide suspect Christopher
Jordan Dorner.
Dorner is suspected of killing two people in Irvine on Sunday, February 3,
2013. Most recently, Dorner is the suspect in shootings that occurred this
morning in Riverside County. Preliminary reports: A Los Angeles Police officer
was shot in Corona, followed by two Riverside Police officers shot during in an
apparent ambush. Sadly, one Riverside Police Officer died and the other is in
the hospital.
Pasadena Police Chief Phillip L. Sanchez said, "Dorner's behavior poses a
significant risk to the public through his willingness to target police
officers and innocent people. Until he is apprehended, he will continue to pose
a significant threat to any person he fells is a threat."
Chief Sanchez urges the public to exercise increased awareness of surroundings
and become familiar with the available information about Dorner.
Although there is no information Dorner is in the Pasadena area, mobility
increases vulnerability of all communities.
Dorner is described as a 33 year old, Black Male, 6'0" tall, 270 lbs, black
hair, brown eyes.
He was last seen driving a blue 2005 Nissan Titan pick-up with California
license 7X03191.
If you see someone matching the description of Dorner or his vehicle do not
approach – Dorner is considered armed and dangerous – Call 9-1-1.
Contact Information:
Chris Russ
Field Operations Division


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AN EXTRA layer of protection is being put in place for Sleaford's showpiece park.
Town councillors were acting with the possibility of a future compulsory purchase order in mind when they agreed to allow the Boston Road recreation ground to become a Queen Elizabeth II Field In Trust at their meeting last Wednesday.
Fields In Trust is a national charity which, in 17 years, has protected 1,281 sites covering just under 9,000 acres from development. The original scheme was founded by King George V after the last London Olympics and the Duke of Cambridge is now its patron and wants to create a legacy of 2,012 protected green spaces, woodland, play areas and cycle trails by the end of this year. There is the chance to secure grant aid for projects from Sport England and other sports bodies for small or larger projects.
The vote is in view of a possible CPO being used to secure land for the proposed link road from Mareham Lane to Boston Road, accessing the new Tesco and Maltings developments. A deed will be registered with the Land Registry and a plaque erected.
Under the agreement the whole of the field will be placed in trust as priority, while other sites could follow. It would be a non-charitable trust and would be protected in perpetuity. The Fields in Trust organisation has a team of lawyers who are available to fight, for free, if requested any attempts to change part of the site away from its designated recreational purpose.
Although the new covenant cannot ultimately block a CPO, councillors have been assured that the publicity surrounding the scheme backed by Royalty would add weight against any organisation thinking of trying to take them on. Also the existing covenant on the land would simply add double layers of protection.
The council would still be free to add recreational developments such as a pavilion. Coun Keith Dolby added: "It adds another layer of covenant, but this is totally under the control of the Town Council and the people of Sleaford. If a CPO did become an reality their solicitors would fight for the maximum compensation for the Town Council. There is no reason why it should not be used the way it has been for the last 100 years."
Coun Ken Fernandes commented: "This is the only green land of significant size in the middle of Sleaford and we should protect it."


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I just got off a week's vacation where my son and I played a different course every day. About half of the courses we played for the first time and a couple we played only the second time. We played courses that were within an hour from home (Santa Cruz). They are pretty different courses, so it is kind of hard to compare, but I rate the courses below. I am interested if others would rate them the same:
1) Delaveaga - This is my home course and I play it at least 2-3 times a week year round. I think it is a great course with lots of memorable holes, but I understand that the course is not for everybody.
2/3) Ryan Ranch - I was very impressed with this course. A number of memorable holes.
2/3) CSUMB - Oaks Course - Very fun course with surprises (piano, abandoned baseball fields) - some of the quirks might wear off if I played this course repeatedly
4) Golden Gate - I had the most fun on this course, several memorable holes but a notch easier than the three courses above.
5) Aptos High - This is our backup course when Dela is busy. We like this course a lot.
6) Hellyer - Nice course, but the constant freeway noise bothered me some. (We also wanted to play Parque de la Raza, however we got there on November 2nd and found it was closed from November 1st to April - oops.)
7) Pinto Lake - Very challenging course designed by Tom Schot (who designed Delaveaga). Currently it is 9 holes, but another 9 holes is supposed to be installed by the end of November. This course will probably move up when completed.
Black Mouse - Fun, tight, rough course in a redwood forest
9) CSUMB - Cypress Course - Not a bad course, however I would not rate it in the same class as any of the above.
What do you think? Agree/Disagree?


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Our centre is based in a quiet practice where we have soundproof facilities to ensure our measures are carried out to the highest standards. Being independent we are committed to ensure we understand the hearing industry to the highest level and give unequivocal service and after care. We can also see patients at their home with our domiciliary service; some people find that this is more convenient for them. .


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Barrel-bolt plywood shutters
Use on concrete-block stucco homes that have windows inset at least two inches from the exterior wall.
Buy plywood ahead of time, before the rush. Make sure it is at least 5/8 of an inch thick.
Buy 3- or 4-inch barrel bolts, enough for one bolt for a minimum of every 12 inches of plywood.
Cut the plywood sheets to size for each window, allowing for a snug fit in the inset.
For larger windows or sliding doors, attach two pieces of plywood with 2-by-4s or a piano hinge.
Attach bolts to plywood, mark where you need the holes to be drilled in the concrete stucco.
Drill holes, in marked spots in concrete stucco.
Overlapping plywood shutters
If your windows do not have a 2-inch inset, plywood shutters can overlap.
Buy plywood ahead of time, before the rush.
Make sure it is at least 5/8 of an inch thick.
Cut the plywood sheets to size for each window, allowing for an overlap of at least 4 inches. Label each panel.
Drill corresponding holes in the plywood and walls. Use a 1/4-inch drill bit for the wood. Use a masonry or carbide-tipped bit for concrete or stucco walls.
Hammer 1/4-inch lead sleeve anchors not plastic into the holes in the wall. The anchors should be at least 2 inches long.
When a hurricane threatens, use tapping screws at least 2 inches long to bolt the plywood in place.
Average cost: $1 - $5 per square foot
Preparation time: 1 - 1 1/2 hours per window.
Accordion hurricane shutters
These one- or two-piece hurricane shutters are housed beside the windows or doors when not in use. They unfold accordion-style to cover and protect during a storm.
Permanently affixed beside the windows and don't require any extra storage space.
Can easily be made storm-ready by one person.
Some models can be locked with a key and may be used as a theft deterrent.
Can look bulky and out of place on some houses.
Consider the aesthetics before having them installed.
Glide on wheels, have the potential to break more easily than some of the other systems.
Average cost: $16 - $20 per square foot
Preparation time: 15-30 minutes for an entire house
Storm panels
These steel or aluminum shutters attach to the walls
around windows and doors on bolts or tracks.
The first style incorporates both tracks and bolts. The top of the panel is slipped into a track above the window, and the bottom of the panel is secured to bolts that are permanently attached beneath the window.
The second style uses a set of C-shaped tracks above and below the windows and doors. Bolts slide into the tracks from either side and must be manually aligned with the holes on the panels.
The third style uses only bolts permanently set into the wall beside the windows and doors. They can be loosened as the panel is hung horizontally, and screwed down to secure it.
Most inexpensive of the permanent shutter systems.
Removable, so they don't change the look of the house when not in use.
Strong, and can provide excellent protection for both doors and windows.
Require storage, but usually stack together tightly and take up little space.
Can be difficult to handle; hanging can require more than one person.
Sometimes don't line up properly.
Have sharp edges.
Average cost: $7 - $8 per square foot;
Preparation time: 15 minutes per window depending on the style.
Roll-down hurricane shutters
These shutters attach above the window. They roll up and store in an enclosed box when not in use. They are lowered either manually by a hand crank or automatically by push button, and lock in place for storm protection.
Are permanently affixed above the windows and don't require any extra storage space.
Offer some of the best protection, and make an excellent theft deterrent.
Most expensive of the popular shutter systems.
Push-button-operated roll-down shutters require a battery backup system so the shutters can be lowered and raised during power outages.
Average cost: $30 - $55 per square foot
Preparation time: Minimum; probably the easiest shutter to operate.
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The Fair Trade Certified tea program addresses labor issues and unfair trade practices within the world's tea industry. Fair Trade certification protects tea estate workers as it ensures fair labor conditions and fair minimum wages. Fair Trade farmers gain access to international markets and are empowered to build organizational capacity to compete in the global marketplace. A minimum sales price is guaranteed to ensure a sustainable wage is paid to tea workers and a sustainable income is paid to tea farmers. All tea growers receive an additional Fair Trade premium to invest in their farms and communities. Fair Trade standards provide a framework for farms to increase their environmental sustainability. Fair Trade Certified tea sales have been booming in recent years as Fair Trade teas reach beyond the traditional loose leaf or bagged varieties and into ready-to-drink bottled tea beverages.
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