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MapReduce, streaming beyond Java
Hadoop Streaming allows developers to use virtually any programming language to create MapReduce jobs, but it's a bit of a kludge. The MapReduce programming environment needs to be pluggable.
Veteran data geek Andrew Brust covers Big Data technologies including Hadoop, NoSQL, Data Warehousing, BI and Predictive Analytics.
Andrew J. Brust has worked in the software industry for 25 years as a developer, consultant, entrepreneur and CTO, specializing in application development, databases and business intelligence technology.
Hadoop Streaming allows developers to use virtually any programming language to create MapReduce jobs, but it's a bit of a kludge. The MapReduce programming environment needs to be pluggable.
As innovative as Hadoop is in toto, its components can benefit from optimization, perhaps significantly. One vendor that's been in the database business for three decades isn't just talking about those optimizations. It's building products around them.
Microsoft has a reputation for modifying external technology when adopting it. But in the case of Hadoop, Microsoft is so far staying true to the core technology, providing optional integration with its own stack, and making it easier for people to work with Hadoop and get excited about it.
Big Data is in a golden age of horizontal opportunity, keeping the prerequisite of vertical market expertise at bay. This provides some early opportunities for tech services firms to gain industry specialist expertise. Big Data is a Big Equalizer.
The Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) is a pillar of Hadoop. But its single-point-of-failure topology, and its ability to write to a file only once, leaves the Enterprise wanting more. Some vendors are trying to answer the call.
Our last post presented an analogy for MapReduce. In this post, we layer real MapReduce vocabulary over the example to help decode the jargon that sometimes blocks understanding of Big Data.
Can a skyscraper completed in 1931 be used to explain a parallel processing algorithm introduced in 2004? In this post, I use the anology of counting smartphones in the Empire State Building to explain MapReduce...without using code.
Big Data infrastructure and competency can seem distant from the workaday world of retail planning, strategy and analysis. Bringing the two worlds together would be quite useful though. At least one vendor is trying, through acquisition, integration and leadership experienced in both.
Complex Event Handling (CEP) is the category of technology focused on handling large, continuous streams of data that must be processed in real-time. CEP is distinct from Big Data in the eyes of some, and yet inextricably tied to it as well.
Microsoft's SQL Server 2012 has released to manufacturing. This release of the 20+ year-old database has tie-ins to Hadoop and Big Data analytics in general.


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A Kentucky man's beach vacation came dangerously close to disaster last week.
A large fire threatened to burn his hotel down the day before he was scheduled to come home.
The fire was caught on camera by David Singleton, a Lexington man who was vacationing in Punta Cana. "You could hear the coconuts way up, they would start whining and then they would explode and explode into the ocean. I mean the fire was that hot," says Singleton.
The fire broke out this past week in the Dominican Republic. "The fire completely engulfed restaurants, homes, it ended up burning through the night," remembers Singleton.
Singleton just happened to be taking pictures of a model he'd met for work named Amanda Weronika when he saw the fire.
"On the last shot that we took, I turned the camera towards the beach and we saw this billowing black smoke," said Singleton.
Singleton continued to film, but then began to worry. Fire trucks weren't responding, news agencies report the fire burned for 12 hours. In the meantime, Singleton and his fellow travelers were left to worry. "It was literally about a hundred feet from our beach bungalow," he says. "The winds were either going this way towards the shore or that way towards the shore. And thank God that day for us, they were going a little bit that way."
In the end, a restaurant, a club and a hotel resort were destroyed by the fire. Singleton says he'll no longer take firemen for granted. "There was no fire crew coming. There was no sign of any kind of help coming at all," he says.
Tourists told media at the time many people lost all their belongings in the fire.
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The teams of residents were ready at RUNNELLS SpecializedHospital of Union County for a game of assisted bowling. They were joined by Linden High School's Basketball Team together with their coaches who came to volunteer their time. Also taking part, both as bowlers and as volunteers were students from the West Lake School in Westfield, a school for students with special needs, age 7 to 21 who regularly volunteer at RUNNELLS. Assisted bowling is just one of the sports that have been adapted for individuals with disabilities at RUNNELLS. The others are volleyball, soccer, and exercise with a parachute.
"These students showed the best side of young people by doing things for others," said Union County Freeholder Chester Holmes, RUNNELLS liaison. "The Linden team set up pins; retrieved balls and 'high fived' residents who gave the game all they had. The West Lake School students joined residents in bowling and, together with the Linden team acted as exceptional cheerleaders for the residents."
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The smallest jet engine measures just 600nm across and weighs 1 femtogram (10^-15 kg). It was produced by Leibniz Institute Solid State Physics Dresden and demonstrated in Dresden, Germany, in September 2010.
The 'engine' is actually a conical nanotube with an inner layer of platinum. When placed in a solution of hydrogen peroxide the platinum catalyses the solution producing thrust that pushes the tiny engine along. While it's not a method of propulsion that works in the real world, nonetheless it technically qualifies as a jet engine because of the way it produces thrust.
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We're taking a break from the continuous stream of iPhone app news we hear to give a little media tidbit on the other heavy-hitter smartphone out there, the BlackBerry.
BlackBerry users will be able to watch full-length episodes of TV shows on-demand coming in May, for a monthly subscription fee.
The service is being provided by QuickPlay Media, which announced its launch of PrimeTime2Go mobile TV service that will be offered in the U.S. on the BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Curve 8900 devices (currently available to AT&T and T-Mobile subscribers).
You'll be able to download your on-demand programs in the background while you use the device for other things, and then you can view the episodes until the pre-determined viewing period expires. Downloads will go over Wi-Fi so not to factor into your data usage accounts.
If you can't finish an episode in one sitting, you'll be able to pause and pick it up later where you left off; plus, you can watch the shows offline as well.
At the launch, QuickPlay pointed to shows like "The Office," "CSI," "The Hills," and "90210" (the new version) among the many shows available. QuickPlay noted more cable and broadcast content will be added, as well as service to other BlackBerry phones. You can even get full season passes automatically downloaded to the phone just after original episode air dates.
The service will roll out in early May, at $7.99 per month to subscribers, and the app can be found and downloaded from the BlackBerry App World store.Follow Electronic House on Facebook and Twitter.
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Legendary restauranteur Felix Tijerina mixed Mexican food and Texas politics
Houston's best politicos were not always the ones elected -- or the ones who stayed in office
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What happened to Read Later Fast (Chrome extension)?
I have it installed on two computers already, just wanted to add it to my notebook and noticed that it's completely gone from Chrome App Store. There's a link leading from Diigo website to RLF, but the extension is nowhere to be found... What happened to it? Has it gone for good, or was integrated into some other extension, or what?
I have sent all of you the file as you asked.Please check it.
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Raisa Roo commented
Get pocket is not the same as read it later fast. The chrome extension of read it later fast has been fixed a while ago. Pocket is the equivalent of what used to 'read later.' What you save with pocket will not automatically go to diigo. However, you can use ifttt.com to create a connection where everything you save goes to diigo: https://ifttt.com/recipes/23537
I prefer pocket to diigo's read later fast because it is easier to read and use on my smartphone.
hello colonelsmoke,
I have no idea of that problem if you try all my given solutions(included reinstall system). However, you can have a last little try. the "read later fast" extension has reopened to public on chrome store. You could download it from there. Hope it would help you.
From inspect element page :
mainDB.js:3 Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'DB' of null
app_controller.js:1136 Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'DB' of null
No its still not working. Most recent chrome, have it on rockmelt (chrome based) and chrome both are updated. Its like there's only a sidebar thats frozen and an empty screen on the right
You are welcome. The common problem is about the chrome whether a new version.
And what about Colonelsmoke? Have you solve the problem?
edbemica commented
Thanks camwong.
the problem was solved updating the chrome to the last version!!
Hi, Colonelsmoke & edbemica.
Don't be panic. Let me ask you a few questions first. Have you ever login your diigo account in the extension(if you do, your bookmark will sync to diigo account)? And what is the version of your Chrome?
anyway, you could try reinstalling the latest version of google chrome.And download the crx again from
Or even reinstall your pc. That's last strike. hope to help you. I will come back for your response soon.
I've lost ALL OF MY LINKS. The extension doesn't work and my data is gone. I still have the .crx but the extension doesn't work so I can't see any of them
edbemica commented
what happened i've lost all my links on chrome :S and the extension it doesn't work
cromesync commented
Hello, please send read later fast. Very usefull chrome extension.
sundaysilencee commented
thx camwong, it works great now =]
and hope the read later fast could be back online very soon!!!
AdminSandy_diigo (Admin, Diigo ) commented
@camwong Thanks for your input!
I've put the file up right there. Go there and download it.
greatkithain greatkithain commented
sorry, sandy. I have not received any message. Thanks in advance.
very thanks, sandy. You help me a lot.
zrex98 commented
Please sent the crx. All apps vanished after system updates.
barrylloyd commented
Hi, please send me the crx file too - I cant live without Read Later Fast on my new pc!! :)
poupee commented
Hi Sandy, i tried sending you a private message with my email address but i cant, is it possible to get the RLF file? thank yoU!
itchanhtin commented
me too, would you send me crx file as well?
Someone out there must have been very jealous of diigo's Read later fast
Hi,sandy. I've met problem as well. I can't find the file on the Internet. And I couldn't find another replacement better than RLF. I am very appreciate if you send the file to me.


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Designed specifically to appeal to a raccoon's grabbing agility, this Dog-Proof Raccoon Trap requires it to reach down and grab food out of a cylinder. When the raccoon hits a trigger at the bottom of the cylinder, it releases heavy-duty coil springs with a foot-restraining device, thereby trapping the animal. Simply secure this trap into the ground with the attached stake, set it and bait it. Durable steel construction.
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Egon von Greyerz continues:
"I've been saying gold and silver, due to the fundamental and the technical factors, will go up dramatically, especially into this autumn and next year. So this would have happened anyway, with or without QE. The QE was just a catalyst. It had to happen, and it will continue to happen, whatever the politicians say or do.
So the targets of this move, before we have a major correction, are still $4,000 to $5,000 on gold, and $150 (a surge of 433%) on silver.....
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"That could actually happen in the next twelve months.
Greyerz also added: "The euro is up 9% against the dollar in the last two and a half months. What's happening is the dollar is actually falling. Why is the dollar falling? People worldwide were under the illusion that the euro was the basket case, but so is the dollar.
Right now the dollar is more exposed than the euro because of the problems in the US economy and because of the sheer weight of dollars that have been printed, and that are now going to be sold. So the next big fall in currencies will be the dollar.
Don't believe that just because the euro is going up that it's strong. If you look at the euro in gold terms, it is at the highs. It's about 5 euros from the all-time highs. So in gold terms the euro is weak, like all other currencies are weak in gold terms. So the race of the currencies to the bottom will continue."
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Here is what Greyerz had to say: "Gold is now up 13% this year after having been up 19% compound annual growth in the last ten years. Gold is going up every year, paper money has been going down, and that will continue because of the amount of money printed."
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King is one of the best-kept secrets of the Chicago Public Schools system. This is my daughter's second year, and I could not be more pleased with the school. The classes are rigorous, the teachers are absolutely wonderful, and I am really excited about the new interim principal (who was the assistant principal last year)! The fact that it's not far from my house is a total bonus, but I would drive across the city to get there if I had to. (And the football team made it to the state level this year, so there's that, too!)
King is a wonderful school. It not only focuses on academics but focuses on the students who go there, they not only have a wonderful curriculum but performing arts as well. From band to dance,King has it all. They really are preparing every student for a road to success and being the best person they could possibly be by steering them in the right direction.
King is a state-of-the-art high school with three theatre spaces, two gyms, a professional dance studio and a pool. The students are talented, smart, friendly, and down-to-earth with their focus on their very bright futures. King offers every program you could wish for, and the most caring team of teachers and counselors you will find. An award-winning school in many programs, I feel blessed to teach at this school ... what else? Caring, involved community and parents ... steady improvement in test scores and other academic measurements ... a well-rounded curriculum and seemingly endless electives for students to expand their education ... King is the place to be. Period.
This was my daughter's number one choice for high school. The curriculum is challenging, but there are so many supports in place. There is before school tutoring, after school tutoring, lunch tutoring and teachers even tutor. There are so many activities that every student can find their place at King. The principal talks about how King molds the minds of scholar-leaders, scholar-athletes, and scholar-artists. I can honestly say that mt daughter is all three.
I drop my son off each morning and I am amazed to see the principal outside everyday, greeting every student. The team at King takes their jobs very personally. The English teachers volunteer their time after school to re-teach and re-test students who need the additional instruction. There are other teachers who give up their lunch periods to help my son nearly every week. I wish i had this kind of support for my older daughter at another school.
My daughter graduated from King College Prep in 2010 and is doing quite well at a top University. With the leadership of Mr Wright, my consistent communication with the teachers and her desire to do well in school...combination of all three, has provided my daughter an opportunity to receive a great education, and let's not forget scholarship awards!
My oldest daughter is a sophomore at King and my youngest will be attending in the fall. I am very pleased with this school -- the principal is committed and dynamic, the teachers are dedicated, the school offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities, and the school has numerous leadership and related opportunities, such as the annual King Goes to College Day, where the entire freshmen, sophomore, and junior classes spend the day visiting colleges as close as Loyola and as far away as the University of Michigan. It's an awesome school -- and as more students and parents give it a chance, it will only continue to excel.
The Chicago Board of Education, the Principal and the Local School Council has failed the students. Year after year the test scores are low. The science head of the science department states in a public forum that it is unrealistic to expect every child to do a science project "after all I have a life". Students who take AP courses have never gotten a 2 or 3 on the AP exam in any subject except for Art. The school claims to be a school that focuses on 3 strands, Architecture/Engineering, Performing Arts and Information, however there are only 16 classes offer all together for the strands but the social studies department offers over 26 different classes.
There is a lot of window dressing at King. Scores have not gone up. A college prep where students do not meet minimum standards...some in the 40s, not even 50% of the students meet in all areas
Wrote the long review dated Sept. 22, 2010 , just forgot to do a rating. King is headed in the right direction. I just hope the underfunding of education in Illinois does not throw it off track.
I love my school. It has tons of clubs from chess to gardening to hip hop culture. We have over 800 students and the teachers listen to us if they have the time and we have a problem. I wouldn't have chosen anywhere else to go before or after I got there. Sure I feel like i'm being challenged too much from time to time but my teachers are very supportive and rarely can you ever fail a class without a teacher having to breathe down your neck to get you back on track! I am a 9th grader at King and I love it!
I am a present sophmore at King Collefe Prep High School. Now that we are under leadership of Mr.Wright. The school is making progress. He is really onw of the best principals I have ever had. He is very invovled with the students and the parents. The teaches are great! Ther are hardcore and are willing to help you with anything. Some teahcers even help with personal life. Besides a few things, King is a great school.
With the appointment of Mr. Wright as Principal of King, I must say that the school is on the right track. In the past King did not have much leadership due to the fact that the Principalship was interim. Now that there is a an appointed Principal the school has a great opportunity to advance and hold its own place in competition with the likes of Whitney Young; Northside Prep, Jones, and Payton. I believe in Mr. Wright, he owns the school like it is his home and each student is his child. I am a parent of a incoming senior for the Class of 2008. I have stood with King on shakey ground and am proud to say that Mr. Jeffrey Wright is laying a firm foundation, and we as a school family are feeling the support.
This school, thought it had alot of potential, is not living up to a 'college prep'. This partly could be blamed on the students, but it all roots back to the administartation. We have great teachers who actually really want to teach, but because of the lack of discipline and security, there are more teachers disciplining than teaching.
The school has no where near enough discipline, security, and leadership. Most teachers do not provide leadership to their students at King. But most/all staff is on a first name basis with all of the students.
I have been impressed over and over with not only the quality of the school and the programs available to students but also the instruction at King College Prep. The teachers are outstanding! I know several of them who have taught in college and who bring that experience to high school so that they can prepare our children to better succeed in a college environment. I am also impressed with the way teachers are willing to work with parents and students. My freshman son began the school year as he had previous years, expecting to do well without trying. His teachers would not accept this from him and now he is receiving As and Bs because he's had to put an effort into his schoolwork but is also taking pride in his work! Kudos to Dr. Coles and to the teachers at King.
Great learning enviroment, state of the art classrooms and learning materials, intelligent and creative students under remarkable leadership and getting better by the day. Going through some growing pains, but I have no regrets sending my child there, it is a perfect enviroment for implementing programs that you feel are important to a perfectly rounded high school education.
King is destined to become a premiere College Prep in the Chicagoland area! I m the Parent Coordinator and Coach for the KCP Policy Debate Team. My daughter is a sophomore. I have learned that no school is 100% perfect, but, with the positive collaboration and efforts of parents, community, faculty and the Principal, the momentum is gaining towards that goal! Many of us are working as a part of the solution, instead of a part of the problem. King is a place where you are invited to join in on the process of making a good school even greater while producing well rounded young men and women who will be apt to compete in higher education and in life. Many of us have enrolled our children into KCP because of the current leadership and have never looked back! The King College Preparatory High School is definitely the school of our choice!
We've had nothing but great success at King College Prep as parent and student. Because of all the wonderful teaching, educational and social experiences being offered there. My daughter has maintained a GPA of 3.5 or higher for the last 2yrs, and as a result of her success has been given internship/participation offers from several Nationally recognized organizations: The Presidential Classroom in Washington DC, National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine in TX, People To People Student Ambassador Programs in Australia, and Who's Who Among American High School Students. This meaningful & collaborative success has come from the IL state certified, CPS board qualified, skilled and very committed staff (Administration,Teachers, Security, Engineers, Lunchroom, Janitors, Volunteers) at King. My son is a freshman this year and is eager to embark on the same path as his sister is experiencing. My children represent the great experince that majority of the youth at King are having and we're proud of it!
I'm a parent of one of the students at this school, and she is about to be a Junior. Each year I've been trying to transfer her out, and I really regret even coming across King. The 'college prep' has no meaning at all. It's just as bad as the old King maybe even worse. I've had complaints about this school since the first year that it opened. They are not established, and very unorganized. Most of the teachers aren't even certified. The administrators focus on discipline and respect too much, rather than the students learning anything. Even though there are only freshmen and sophmores, they have a lot of fights just like other schools. Freshmen transfered their first year. Secutiry around the school is poor. One teacher let the students watch TV, because they refused to cooperate. King needs help!
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Always a talking point at LFW, Vivienne Westwood's Red Label show hit the London runway on Sunday evening. The clothes were distinctively Dame Viv, with some interesting on-trend twists. We particularly loved the stiff skirts, which gave striking definition to the outfits and showed off the models' impressive thigh-length boots. The designer stayed true to her punk roots, with anarchic tartan and graffiti-style t-shirts elsewhere.
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Brooklyn Circus Varsity Jackets
I believe i've mentioned my opinion on Letterman jackets, and how much i don't like them but i have come to realize they're actually pretty sick; The reason i didn't like them was because i feel like you should never wear your high school Letterman jacket once your out of high school. So when i see a 26-year-old tool bag at a bar or house party rockin' his old high school Letterman jacket, i'm just like "damn that's gay", thus givin' me a negative opinion about them. Anyways, enough rambling, these varsity jackets right here, straight nasty, especially that all black. They should be droppin' soon, we'll keep ya posted.
KRINK X Levi's @ Cinch Tokyo
Dope Levi jeans, KRINK paint, hot asian chicks, where the hell was I at during this little shindig? Really though, the main thing i'm diggin' is those two windbreaker type jackets with the custom KRINK paint job on the backs; i think they should look into producing a full line of those for sure. Check out some other photos from the event after the jump, and if your in Tokyo over the next couple weeks they'll have the installation on display over at Cinch.
LRG X G-Shock Yellow DW-6900 Available @ Ubiq
LRG's yellow DW-6900 collaboration watch is now available at Ubiq's online store. This watch has been hard to come by so act quick. You can get it at Ubiq's online store for $170 right here.
Huf Fall 09 Collection
Huf just released their new fall collection which features some t-shirts, crew neck sweaters, jeans, and a few cut & sew pieces. The new line looks good, its probably one of the best from Huf in awhile. You can pick up all this new gear at all Huf locations as well as Standard. Check out the entire line after the jump
Terry Richardson for H&M X Jimmy Choo Ad Campaign
I pretty much love any photography that Terry Richardson is involved with. This new H&M luxury line is available now at all H&M stores but more importantly there are several pictures after the jump which you need to check out.
Nike Air Max LeBron 7 VII Black/White/Gold
The LeBron 7's have been off to a pretty good start. So far the 'Red Carpet" colorway has been the most popular but i think these are the freshest LBJ-7's to date. The Black/White pinstripes with the gold accents are too clean. You could rock these with a tuxedo. No word on the exact release date but we do know that it will be in 2010. We will keep you posted.
Shepard Fairey X Glen E. Friedman X Jim Muir
Shepard Fairey and Glen E. Friedman collaborated on this special edition Obey Giant print in support of Jim Muir, who founded the now legendary Dogtown Skateboards. Muir was recently injured in a surfing accident and a percentage of the proceeds gained from these sick prints will be put towards his medical bills. Only 450 of these were printed , all of which were signed by all three of these guys. These went on sale yesterday and you can get yours here.
Pharrell Williams X Moncler Collaboration
This vest is all kinds of dope. Let see here….first off it was designed by Pharrell Williams which basically makes any article of clothing cooler. Pharrell collaborated with the European luxury ski-wear brand Moncler on this vest which was inspired by a bullet-proof vests. It was also manufactured by Pharrell's textile company Bionic which recycles plastic bottles and turns them into yarns and fabric. The black vest is also reversible and the inside features a print designed by the Japanese artist, Keita Sugiura, who is known for his nature inspired creations. Wow, that is one fresh jacket. The release date and info have not yet been revealed but we will keep you post.
Billionaire Boys Club – Heart & Mind Shirt and Belt
BBC just released a new colorway of their popular "Heart and Mind" tee as well as a new belt that features the same aesthetics. Both of these are available at select BBC flagship stores. Hit the link for more pictures.
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Nike Air Structure Triax 91 – Womens
Lookin' at these shoes, i actually reminisce from the time i use to rock a couple pairs of women's kicks because they were so funky fresh. I might have to cop the all royal blue joints that you see. Ladies, i am envious right now, but you've heard me say if before if i see you strollin' down the street in these i might have to propose. These are available now at Proper.
XLARGE Automatic Metal Watch
Well it looks as if we have another Rolex rip-off. I can't say that i'm hatin' though, basically the same thing as a Rolex, a very small fraction of the cost of one, and it's still made by a dope brand. Pricetag's not to steep sitting at a some-what reasonable $330. It came out today, and you can check some other looks after the jump.
Casio Exilim EX-G1 – Shockproof/Waterproof/Ballin
Talk about blue balls… this thing was just announced, but isn't for sale yet. My pops has a waterproof camera and it is SICK. Use it in the pool/ocean/in a glass of milk/etc… ballin. Now Casio is raising the bar and making a waterproof camera shockproof, dustproof, and slim.
Reebok Pump 20 Sneaker Collection – A Complete Look
If you have been paying any attention to the sneaker blogs the last few days you have probably noticed that Reebok is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their Pump shoes by collaborating with 20 sneaker stores from around the world on some limited edition kicks. But with all the sneakers releasing tomorrow we finally have a complete look at the entire collection of collaboration kicks. Take a closer look after the jump.


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A community's life is generated by small business owners. These are the people that create jobs and commerce by converting their dreams into a successful store-front business. A stroll down Hillside Avenue in Williston Park provides many examples. The Charles Water Karate and Fitness Studio has been a 25-year fixture of the community. It started with a handful of students in August 1986, and has grown to hundreds of students and many programs for all ages.
The main concept remains training in martial arts, but it is different than the image conjured by Hollywood. It consists of a unique approach that disdains contact – yes, you can learn karate without getting hurt. The kicks are real, the punches fly, the jumps reach high, but heavy pads take the place of people on the receiving end of the techniques. Under the tutelage of Master Charles Water and his staff, students can attain their goals, both physical and mental. Sure, things such as weight control and self-defense are possible there, but how would you like to improve self-confidence, discipline, or concentration? These are goals that are woven into every day's lesson plan. Constant and never ending self-improvement is the norm.
There is a Friday night program called the Teen Club. This program allows teenage students to get together and talk, go to movies and other events. The group participated in a walk-a-thon to raise money for the Kids Cancer Center at Winthrop University Hospital. Want to see teenagers refute the common image of kids following an unhealthy path? Stop in on a Friday night. Your faith in the community's future will be renewed.


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I have it: 85 I had it: 19 I want it: 88 My signature: 1
Castile by Penhaligon`s is a Citrus fragrance for women and men. Castile was launched in 1998. Top notes are petitgrain and orange blossom; middle notes are bergamot, rose and orange blossom; base notes are woodsy notes and musk.
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Wow for me this is a totally new take on orange blossom in that it doesn't start out with that waxy, over the top white floral, neroli thing to begin with.
It's a dirty kind of citrus to begin with which has a vague Orange blossom underneath...and I honestly do detect rose and musk, it's a good opening which unfortunately doesn't last long.
About half an hour in... all that disappears!
It becomes the familiar soapy white floral thing...incredibly soapy in fact!
I don't particularly like this fragrance I just find it interesting how the opening notes mask the floral heart in the beginning.
Not bad...a unisex fragrance with moderate longevity.
OK, I will write this in Spanish, for it will refer to scents available in Argentina...
Colonia Inglesa Fulton o Johore de James Smart. Si poco dinero, la primera. Si algo de mejor calidad, la segunda. Si se trata de un viaje a alguna ciudad global en donde se consiguen los productos de Penhaligon's y si Ud. justifica las 85 libras que cuesta una botella de 100 cm3, descarte las dos primeras y elija la tercera. No porque se trate de una versión extraordinariamente distinta respecto de las dos primeras, sino porque se trata de la misma propuesta pero con mejores materiales y por ello con mayor complejidad. Ahora, lo que realmente llama la atención es que el resultado final no es radicalmente distinto... bueno, seamos sinceros, las notas de salida de Fulton son sencillamente insoportables, a decir verdad, debido a un tono metálico, que para peor es demasiado agudo.
Para quienes venimos de estas tierras la propuesta es la misma que las típicas de las colonias de sastrerías inglesas: una salida cítrica, longevidad limitada, clásica al estilo de las plantillas de colonias del montón de principio de siglo. Con esto quiero afirmar que no deja rastros sobre la piel en cuestión de minutos.
En el caso de Castile, el petitgrain es evidente en las salida, para luego tomar un camino análogo al de las colonias locales mencionadas. La evolución es muy rápida, tanto que en cuestión de minutos sólo resta cierto cierto aire floral y almizclado, lo que lleva a que se la describa como atalcada.
Apoye a la industria local, compre argentino. No por nacionalista, sino por puro pragmatismo - 85 libras más un viaje a Londres, no es poco para una colonia inglesa, aunque se trate de la original..
This smells very nice, very classy. But also (at least on my skin) very feminine.
What I get out of this perfume is mostly the flowers. I usually dislike it when the rose stands out too much (like Penhaligon's Peoneve), but here the orange blossom balances it out nicely. Together with the bergamot it gets a fresh lemony (and kind of soapy) vibe.
Citrus blah but good quality citrus blah. Good longevity, classic but uninspiring.
I shouldn't really like this. It's a summery, soapy floral lemon to start with, like a mixture of Acqua di Parma and a good eau de cologne such as Extra Vieille. Maybe it's missing the rose in former, or the saltier herbs in the latter, but either way it just feels better balanced to me. Sniffing closer after a few minutes, it's a bit darker and greener with a wet, rich grassiness, but still somehow light and crisp; a combination seen in some of the better Gendarme scents such as Green. In the end, unfortunately, little is left beyond a well-groomed florid soap aura. Generally I'm very harsh in my judgments of Pen's scents because many have a common theme that seems too "perfumey" and feminine to me...Castile almost should as well, with such extensive floral notes, but I think it avoids that by its crispness, and ends up somehow unisex in a well-put-together way. Be prepared for the drop-off in strength later on, but I'd say that's forgiveable in this scent family.
SOAPY, in a good way.
It lasts and lasts on my skin. Even after I shower, I can still smell the drydown on my skin. No jokes.
This Penhaligon`s scent is an absolute sheer delight to wear.
It starts fresh, crisp and citrusy until the neroli note arrives; this note plays the main theme of the scent for hours.
Longevity on me is good; at least 5 hours with 3 sprays on my neck and chest.
I choose to wear it on bright sunny winter days because of the uplifting effect it has on me. If the winter weather gets you down spray a bit of "Castile" on your neck and see what a big difference it makes on your mood and spirit.
A Big winner from the House of Penhaligon`s.
Big Thumbs up!
A nice if dull tradition cologne. While the notes seem well blended and suitable, this one just doesn't grab me.
Along with a lot of the other Penhaligon fragrances, this one also suffers form a lack of longevity, here and gone within a couple of hours.
Nice pleasant and soapy, but don't expect a great deal from this one
It doesn't feel like a perfume, it feels like a cologne, citrusy, lovely, fresh and classic.
Smells exactly like Acqua di Parma Colonia. Nuff said.
Penhaligon's Castile is a very beautiful,one of the loveliest Penhaligon's scents. Starts with bergamot and neroli,slightly citrusy,then you get orange blossom and soft rose.Yes,it smells soapy,but very natural soap. The drydown is woody,musky with wood and orange blossom. Castile is a reminiscent of sunny Spain,it reminds me of sweet orange marmalade and sunshine!Uplifting,energetic,soothing!Lasting power is good for a citrus scent! 10/10
in luv with this perfu.....................................the opening starts with soapy and fresh bergmote then u will start 2 hit on the rose notes u will ends up with a musky rosey soapy cologne gorgouse
As a rule, I am not very fond of citrus fragrances, but I am always open to trying them just in case. Castile did not prove to be an exception though. Tart, citrusy, with a lot of neroli. Hardly a ground breaking combination in theory, in practice is even less exciting. And as a subject for a review, totally uninspiring. Very clean, almost too clean- with a big dose of soapiness. It does not stand out among other citrus-orange blossom based scents, I have an impression that I sniffed it many times before. As a Penhaligon's take on citrus, it will probably be a good choice for the brands' fans. Otherwise, I am telling you, there is better stuff out there.
A "no surprise" eau de cologne. A blast of neroli/orange blossom in the opening joined by a subtle rose note and some floral patterns. Musk does a remarkable part during the drydown. Simple and somehow rich of clichè. I'm not the biggest fan of this type of fragrances, but my preference would go for other (legendary) compositions in the same genere. However, if you're into ADP and the likes, you may like Castile (assuming you don't get easily annoyed by a strong soapy vibe). Not for me.
Rating: 6.5/10
I'm not familiar with what this kind of soap smells like, so I have to tread carefully here. Whatever the scent profile is, I'm not enamored with what settles on my skin from Penhaligon's version of Castile. This smells like truck stop restroom soap, and strong soap at that. Definitely a clean, aggressive scent, but positively unwearable.
Penhaligon CASTILE opens as a citrus aromatic scent with pronounced petit grain, but shortly thereafter the castile soap facsimile takes over and persists. This soap has an alkaline edge which does not appeal to me very much. In fact, it reminds me a bit of the soap base of the Clean line, of which I'm also not very fond.
This is definitely not a feminine scent, nor is it masculine. It is a particular type of soap in a bottle. Those who do like CLEAN might want to check this one out. However, those who prefer their soap in perfumes to complement complex floral compositions will probably be happier with something along the lines of WHITE LINEN or CALECHE.
The opening starts fresh with petit green
and zesty Orange blossom but turns soapy
within a few seconds which it is overwhelming at times like antibacterial soap but what notes makes it responsible
for the soapy feel i think it's the rose and the wood note. and the dry down of musk
is nothing to write home about.
I wish I would have gotten this sample before summer. Castile would have been fab for the summer-months. Well it´s definately a must-buy next year.
First the orangeblossom and bergamott is most prominent But after a while I got something like almond/heliotrope(allthough not listed amongs the notes)ending with woody vanilla.
This is just smooth, soft and vibrant at the same time. on the negative side..lastingpower is quite poor
I received a mini collection of these rare and very expensive colognes. Lemony and woody neroli are the first notes that a few minutes later develop a warmer tone and become more earthy with a soapy aspect. I don't detect any roses, they just temper and soften the harshness and bitterness of the fragrance somewhat.
Being true to its name, an hour later is smells like castile soap (savon de Marseille) a regular washing soap made from olive oil and caustic soda), Funny, but I kind of like it. The drydown is a soft, clean musk with the odd hint of woods. Staying power is about 4 - 6 hours, quite tenacious and a little goes a long way.
Overall, it's a soothing, clean, unobstrusive and gentle cologne with a hint of soapy (maybe slightly masculine) freshness that gives you a just washed myself with lemon / neroli / castile soap feel. It still doesn't justify Castile's exorbitant price, for that amount of money I can wash myself a thousand times.
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An ice cube, a fly, a metal overhead door on the luggage compartment of a tour bus.. What do these things all have in common? They are all sources that can cause illness or injury during your travels! Now don't get me wrong.. I LOVE travel! I love airports for the excitement mounting in my thoughts while I eagerly await my journey. I love being on the flight and daydreaming about my upcoming adventures. I love BEING in my destination country and experiencing all that the local culture, landscape, food, and peoples have to offer. However, we must face reality too. Nothing is as glamorous as it initially appears. We must accept and yes even expect "the good, the bad, and the ugly" of travel!
Those who are familiar with my writing, know that I always focus on the positive experiences of travel. I am not trying to deter from that focus. This time, I am merely wanting to illustrate that bad things can happen, that you should prepare as best as you can to avoid unfortunate circumstances, and that you can frequently bounce back and enjoy the remainder of your vacation!
The particular countries and attractions to which I will refer, will not be mentioned by name, as to "protect the innocent". After all, it is usually not the fault of a tour company or the accommodations that these negative circumstances occur. The displayed photos are indeed from my travels. However, the photos that I display with each scenario below, were not taken at that particular destination. Only the last scene depicted in this article, is shown with its actual photos. This is so that we don't easily recognize or point a finger to any location, to associate it with a particular bad circumstance. Despite the scenarios that I am about to describe, I thoroughly enjoyed my trips abroad!
I will now share the worst travel experiences of my life: the injuries, "Montezuma's Revenge", missed bus connections, and so forth.
1. Food Poisoning – My travels to a particular country were hassle-free.. That is, up until my final meal there. The restaurant where my tour group dined was a spacious and clean establishment filled with customers. The meal was good. Nothing out of the ordinary seemed to happen during my visit to that country. I decided to go for some salad at the salad bar. The vegetables appeared to be in decent condition. However, I noticed a few flies swarming above the veggies. I was fine for a couple of hours. When my flight that afternoon took me to a neighboring country, I fell ill shortly after arrival. The hotel staff told me that they would send for an English-speaking doctor. When he arrived, it was obvious that he had not mastered the English language. In fact, he could not speak any English at all. Fortunately, I could speak enough of HIS language to describe my medical symptoms of nausea and so forth. What caused my malady? Could it be the flies carrying disease over the salad bar?
Or could it be an effect of poor air quality on my incoming flight, as the doctor suggested? OR was it the food itself? It most likely was one of these possibilities. He gave me some medicine for my aches and nausea and I was well enough to join my tours on the following day! With quick and proper care, your condition can turn around soon enough for you to enjoy the remainder of your travels!
2. Bad Water & "Montezuma's Revenge" - Bacteria-ridden water can also cause "Montezuma's Revenge", as they say! In many parts of the world, tourists are warned "not to drink the water". I typically abide by those rules! However, the ice cubes in your beverage can also be a culprit! At one particular destination, I drank some orange juice with my breakfast. Apparently the ice cubes were made with the local water, not from the supermarket. Again, I was fine for a couple of hours. During my train ride to a popular attraction, I threw up. The nausea started to kick in! Upon arrival at the touristic site, I threw up violently at the entrance gate! Fortunately, a doctor's office was located just meters away. He gave me an exam and an inoculation for a mere $35US, while I reclined to alleviate the sick feeling! He stated that within 15 minutes I would feel well enough to join the tourists. Indeed, he was correct! Within 15 minutes time, I was able to get up and even RUN to catch up with my tour group and enjoy the attraction tour! My meals in several other countries(four total) caused extreme nausea also. In one particular country, my symptoms and pain were to the extent that I didn't think I would survive! The stomach pain and sensations were excruciating! However, everything turned out just fine! Was it the water in the ice cubes? Was it the meal itself? Either or both are good guesses!
3. Altitude Sickness – Altitude sickness is another common woe that befalls many a traveler. As a well-prepared traveler, I had taken some prescribed medication for this very reason, prior to my trip. This mountainous region took my breath away, both figuratively and literally! In general, I fared much better than most of my fellow tourists. However, it was still quite a feat to even climb one step on the stairwell or to walk across the field. It felt as though my foot was weighted down with lead, as well as my stomach. Every step took what appeared to be an exorbitant amount of energy to accomplish! Regardless of this inertia, I was able to maneuver around comfortably enough to experience and enjoy my daily walking tours!
4. Injury & Concussions – Sometimes to be more budget-friendly, I chose to take overnight buses between my destination cities. You really need to be observant during evening travels. Things can go "bump in the night"..literally! I learned this the hard way! After a fairly length bus ride, we were told that we needed to switch to yet another one. Every time we had an overnight journey, I waited for the bus driver to remove my luggage from the luggage bin. That is, until one fateful night. It was quite late and I was concerned about potentially missing that connecting bus, so I decided to grab my luggage myself from the bin. The luggage compartment was located on the side of the bus under an overhead door. Well.. when I stuck my head in there to grab my luggage, I stood up too swiftly and banged my head on the compartment door above my head. The hard metal surface made me shriek from the impact on my head. Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Although it hurt, I ignored it for a few days since pain was common for me at this point: sore shoulders from carrying tote bags, back pain from cramped sitting quarters, and headaches from various noises were all "par with the course". Four days later, the severe nausea, tight headache, sharp neck and shoulder pain, and dizziness set in. Yes, I needed to get to a doctor pronto! The tour agency asked its English-speaking guide to accompany me to the nearby hospital. I received a cat scan of my brain for free due to their free medical care for all. The exam showed no brain bleeding. Thank goodness! (However, my own local hospital upon arrival back in USA, confirmed that I had a concussion. Physical and emotional rest were prescribed for me). I was able to return to my tours the following day, after getting some much needed rest.
5. Missed Bus Connections – And speaking of buses.. I have had yet another unsettling experience with a bus excursion. Another region..another overnight bus. No injuries this time. Instead, my tour guide was misinformed and in return had misinformed me about my overnight bus. Apparently it was not a direct route. It stopped in some town that was not known to me. Where was I?! Due to its arrival time, I ended up missing my bus connection(since my guide didn't realize I need a connecting bus that left at a particular time) and thus worried about potentially missing my scheduled tour in the morning. But there were more immediate concerns on my mind. This was an inter-city bus. I was the sole English-speaking rider. Yikes! When I arrived at the final bus stop in this city unbeknownst to me, I tried speaking with the attending bus company representative. His broken English convinced him that I needed assistance, as he glanced upon the incorrect info on my bus ticket. He brought me inside the huge bus depot and found an employee whose brother spoke some English. She put me on the phone with him while he explained to me that his sister will try to get me to a proper connecting bus. After what seemed like an eternity of panicking, she brought me to a bus line that actually still had tickets remaining for the correct destination, leaving during the wee hours of the morning! She called my tour company's owner and he assured me that he would reimburse me for the new ticket that I had to purchase for this other connecting bus. I proceeded back outside to await the next bus arrival. But to make matters worse, there was some kind of political protest at the bus station, with protesters beating on drums and setting off random loud fireworks between their loud verbal rants. I was scared! What on earth was going on here in the middle of the night?! It turned out to be a celebratory 'send off' for a young person entering the armed forces. No cause for concern among tourists! Fortunately, my connecting bus finally arrived to whisk me away to my proper destination! I arrived at my destination just in the nick of time to meet my guide, freshen up, and embark on my scheduled tour! Whew! Crisis averted!
6. Smoke/Fire on Transportation – Yet another holiday tour brought a new and somewhat frightening experience under my belt! My tour group was cruising along the waterway in a small boat, when all of a sudden we smelled smoke! We saw smoke! The engine in the back of the boat started spewing thick gray smoke. Could our small craft be on fire?! We were terrified at the thought! Our quick-thinking and alert captain then shut off the engine and asked for volunteers among the tourists to start "rowing" the boat with oars until hopefully another boat would see us and offer to help.
Dangerous creatures lurking in the waters!! – As if this wasn't enough, we noticed a group of crocodiles in the not so distant view! One of the crocs started jumping out of the waters, flashing his grin then flexing his jaw wide open! Just what we needed at this point!(NOT!). Fortunately, they did not proceed closer to our small boat! Another boat did indeed appear and pulled us to safety with ropes, to a nearby island. Another crisis avoided! The small island was a tourist base for getting snacks and unwinding before or after their cruising. Our captain had us board a different small boat, with a working motor, which brought us safely back to our starting point.
7. Insect Bites – The final travel emergency I'd like to share is an unusual experience I had during a pleasant dinner by the waterfront. My meal was delicious. The scenery was breathtaking. While I was soaking it all in, I felt an itch then a pain on my right foot. I looked down at it and noticed it had swollen up like a balloon! What could it be?! I recalled that earlier in the day I had taken a ferry to a nearby island to visit a tourist attraction. Had I been bitten by an insect as I walked through the brush and tall grasses? Had a creepy crawly thing bitten me as I strolled along the shore prior to my return trip on the boat? I may never know for certain! Back at the hostel, the manager suggested I go to the hospital up the hill. For a measly $50, the emergency room doctor examined me and gave me some ointment for my foot. I applied the ointment each day for the remaining seven days of my trip. Would my foot shrink down to its proper size so that it would fit into my sneakers on the day of my returning flight home? My foot was in pain during the rest of the week. To alleviate some of the pain, I kept my foot elevated on the bus tours. I was able to enjoy all of the remaining tours on my itinerary. Fortunately, my foot did return to its normal width just in time for my return journey back to the USA!
All in all, the majority of my travel woes resolved themselves in plenty of time for me to enjoy my travels! I did not let these negative and somewhat frightening experiences destroy or take away from my holidays. With some slight logistical adjustments and a positive attitude, I have been able to truly focus on the positive and appreciate all of the spectacular adventures that world travel can bring! With a little pre-planning, caution, and a enthusiastic attitude, you too can experience the joys of travels!


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I had an extremely hard time getting the seat covers to fit. I still have not been able to get the Velcro attached to each other on any of the covers. I feel that maybe if I was able to get the covers up to a hot temperature it will ease the installation. I purchased the covers in September though and it is not very warm that time of year where I am located.
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November 29, 2014
A 50-year-old Monroe County man has died following a fire Wednesday night at his home.
According to WKBT-TV, dispatch received a call reporting a fire at 25097 Grain Avenue in the Town of Tomah around 11 pm. The caller also said she could not find her husband.
Firefighters from the two department searched the home and found the man in the basement. He pronounced dead at a Tomah hospital.
Foul play is not suspected. The man's name will not be released until family is notified.
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Lou Campanelli, longtime Port Washington resident, devotes a great deal of his time and energy to helping small businesses thrive and grow through his involvement with SCORE: "Counselors to America's Small Business." At a stage in life when many persons are "putting up their feet" after a long career, Campanelli devotes "more hours than I care to count" to these efforts. SCORE, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary year, has as its mission to provide professional guidance and information to maximize the success of America's existing and emerging small businesses. Their motto is "turning possibility into probability." The counseling is provided without charge to the business owners. According to Campanelli, all but about a dozen staff in Washington, DC, are volunteers.
The Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church of North Hempstead closed on its purchase of vacant land on Fairview Drive in Port Washington on August 6, 2004. Archangel Michael, the only Greek Orthodox church in North Hempstead, has long outgrown its present site in Roslyn Heights. The purchase is the culmination of efforts extending more than a decade to find a suitable property as the future site of a new dome church and ancillary structures.
The sailing community was very busy again this week, both on the bay and internationally. Starting first with the report from Athens, where over 400 sailors are competing in a multitude of classes at the Agios Kosmas Sailing Center. Paul Cayard, from Kentfield, Califorinia and Phil Trinter, originally from Lorain, Ohio, and now living in Port Washington, started out their first day of sailing at the top of the leader board, capturing a first place in their first race, and a sixth in the second. During the second day of racing on the Saronic Gulf, Cayard/Trinter were in third place in the first race when the skippers from Ireland and Great Britain claimed that Cayard had sailed too close to them, and forcing them to do two 720-degree penalty turns. These momentum-killing turns tumbled them to last place, and they never recovered. The next race they were over early at the start, and by the end of the day, they finished in 15th and 10th place, giving them a seventh overall. "It was a little bit of bad luck," Cayard said about possibly tacking too close to the Irish. "I think we were probably clear but they started screaming and yelling.
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Some Areas of GTNP To Remain Closed
Sequestration cuts in Grand Teton National Park will not come without a certain amount of inconvenience for some recreationists. During a conference call Monday with members of the media, Grand Teton National Park Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott revealed that certain parts of the park would be barricaded to the public. Scott says, "We're focusing our seasonal workforce in the most heavily-used areas of Grand Teton and the John D. Rockefeller Memorial Parkway , [but] we will not be able to keep a handful of other, lesser-used area open." She explains that the areas involve maintaining restroom and trash disposal facilities in their remote locations that would need to be serviced daily. Among them are Spaulding Bay, Two Ocean Lake, and Schwabacher Landing. Other typical park features like ranger campfire talks, ranger-led interpretive and educational programs or ranger led walks will also be cut this summer. Some other walks like those at Menor's Ferry and Inspiration Point that are partner-funded will still be conducted. Scott says additionally, twenty-eight campsites along the Grassy Lake Road will not be available although the road itself will be open as weather permits. Overall, Scott says the most heavily used areas of the park are to be the focus of operations with less service in less-visited area. Meanwhile, she says the park, its lodges, restaurants, gift shops and trails will all be open as usual for the summer.


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David Toscano, a former Charlottesville mayor and local lawyer, has officially announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination as a state delegate. His announcement comes after long-time delegate Mitch Van Yahres said this past weekend that he will be retiring.
As a delegate, Toscano said he would focus on more economic opportunities and their ties to education in the 57th district.
"One of the things we've seen in this region over the last few years is that the good paying jobs have moved. [We've] got to create good paying jobs so that people that graduate from our high schools can stay here and get good paying jobs. That's going to be linked, I think, to the University of Virginia," he said.
Toscano will find out if he is the Democratic candidate either at a mass meeting in late May or early June, or at a primary on June 14.
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The US will soon work with China as the world's most populous nation works to draft stricter emissions standards. The two countries certainly know how to put pollution into the air – China is the world's biggest emitter polluter, followed by the US.
The announcement was made during a visit Vice President Joe Biden recently made to China. According to Reuters, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy will work with the Asian nation on its so-called China VI standards. These regulations will, among other things, require cars to have filters that capture particulate matter.
The legislation is slated to follow the China IV standards, which included diesel regulations that reduced engines' maximum-allowable sulfur content by a factor of seven, along with China V, which will bring sulfur content down by another 80 percent by 2017. Once China reaches that level, it will be lower than current US standards.
Just in time, too. Vehicle ownership in China is expected to jump to more than 200 million by the end of the decade, way up from 120 million estimated at the end of 2012. Earlier this year, a number of Chinese government entities pushed for fuel economy standards that would require a fleetwide 34 miles per gallon average by 2015 as part of the country's first-ever fuel-economy mandate.


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Here's a way to get your kids out of bed Saturday morning--take them to breakfast with Santa Claus.
The Pueblo Police Benevolent Association is hosting a Breakfast with Santa event at Black Hills Energy, 105 S. Victoria St. (on the Riverwalk), 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
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A decade-old decision to remove automatic indexation of petrol excise duty is contributing to Australia's continuing reliance on gas guzzlers and helping to put the brakes on the take-up of fuel efficient vehicles, according to new research from The Australian National University.
Dr Paul Burke and Dr Shuhei Nishitateno of the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy studied petrol prices for 132 countries over the period 1995-2008 to find out what role pump price was playing in the take-up of fuel-efficient vehicles. The researchers found that a 10 per cent increase in the pump price of petrol on average results in a reduction in petrol use of around three per cent, as well as a two per cent increase in the fuel efficiency of new vehicles.
"This research adds to the large body of evidence confirming a simple point: people respond to incentives," Dr Burke said. "Higher petrol prices provide an incentive to conserve petrol. Part of this happens via vehicle choice. If petrol is expensive, consumers are less likely to opt for a gas guzzler.
"Petrol consumption is 'price inelastic'. This means that higher prices reduce consumption, although the response isn't as big as it is for some other goods."
Although Australians often feel hip-pocket pain at the pump, Australia's petrol price is at about the middle of the pack internationally. The pump price is lower than in Europe or Japan, but higher than in the United States and many oil-rich countries. New vehicles sold in Australia continue to rate relatively poorly in terms of average fuel economy – a situation that could begin to be addressed if we faced the higher petrol taxes in place in most developed countries.
"We estimate that an increase in petrol tax to the level in the United Kingdom would result in an improvement in the fuel economy of new vehicles in Australia of around seven per cent," Dr Burke said. "We're not calling for such a large increase, but it's interesting to consider how our vehicle choices would change if we moved in this direction. Our fuel economy would still be behind European countries, but not as far."
He added that the tax applied to petrol in Australia is instead shrinking.
"Australia's petrol excise duty is no longer linked to inflation, meaning that the excise is falling in magnitude in real terms. A return to automatic indexation of the petrol excise would help achieve reductions in emissions from the sector, as well as stimulate a transition to a more energy-efficient fleet. The revenue could be used to fund transport infrastructure and other priorities, or to reduce other taxes," Dr Burke said.
"Additionally, Australia's carbon pricing scheme essentially exempts the road transport sector. Australia's carbon price should ideally be as broad as possible to encourage least-cost emissions reductions across the whole economy. This means fully covering transport."
The study also revealed that countries that subsidise petrol prices at the pump, such as Indonesia, were falling behind in the transition to fuel-efficient vehicles.
"Countries that subsidise petrol for consumers are encouraging inefficient use of a scarce and valuable resource," Dr Burke said.
"In Indonesia, more than 10 per cent of government revenue goes to subsidising fuel. This comes at a high cost, and exacerbates Jakarta's famous traffic jams. The Indonesian Government's goal of transitioning to fuel-efficient vehicles would be greatly assisted by a move to more internationally-normal petrol prices."
The research, Gasoline prices, gasoline consumption, and new-vehicle fuel economy: Evidence for a large sample of countries is published in Energy Economics: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140988312002228
The paper and data can be accessed from Dr Burke's website: http://crawford.anu.edu.au/crawford_people/content/staff/acde/pburke.php
Dr Burke is also on Twitter: @PaulBurke_econo.


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Finn (Cory Monteith) will have some big shoes to fill on Glee once he takes over as director of New Directions.
New Glee Photos: New Directions take on Grease and Brody takes off his shirt!
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