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OTC Pharmaceuticals in the United States industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value 2011-15, and forecast to 2020). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.
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The OTC pharmaceuticals market consists of the retail sale of traditional medicines, cough and cold preparations (tablets, mixtures, lozenges, topical remedies, inhalers), vitamins and minerals (multi-vitamins, single minerals, single vitamins, tonics, cod liver oil), indigestion preparations (tablets, powders, mixtures), analgesics (Paracetamol, Ibuprofen, Aspirin and other analgesics), medicated skin products (anti-bacterials, acne treatments, anti-fungal, disinfectants and other), topical OTC medicines (anesthetic products, anti-itch products, antibiotic creams/gels), plasters and bandages (adhesive bandages/plasters, first aid tape, gauze pads/rolled gauze, liquid bandages and other tape or bandage), first aid kits and other (anti-smoking aids, rectal medications, eye/ear drops, sleeping aids, and motion sickness). The market is valued according to retail selling price (RSP) and includes any applicable taxes. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2015 annual average exchange rates.
The US OTC pharmaceuticals market generated total revenues of $38,718.7m in 2015, representing a CAGR of 2.5% between 2011 and 2015.
Vitamins and minerals recorded the highest sales value in the US OTC Pharmaceuticals market in 2015, with total sales of $11,894.0m, equivalent to 30.7% of the market's overall value.
The US spends nearly spends around 16.9% of its GDP on healthcare according to the latest figures.
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Market Overview
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Market Data
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Market Segmentation
Category segmentation
Geography segmentation
Market share
Market distribution
Market Outlook
Market value forecast
Five Forces Analysis
Buyer power
Supplier power
New entrants
Threat of substitutes
Degree of rivalry
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Bayer AG
GlaxoSmithKline Plc
Johnson and Johnson
Pfizer Inc.
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Art on the road
'Public painting' a visual buffer
When Public Art San Antonio commissioned artist Mark Schlesinger to work on the 1.2-mile Jones Maltsberger street expansion project in the spring of 2009, he had nearly finished painting the Ninth Street underpass on the Museum Reach of the River Walk.
"I remember thinking that, as Ninth Street had participant viewers passing under a painting that was 110 feet wide and 45 feet long, what could be done to a 1.2-mile street that would be interesting and revealing to viewers walking, running, biking over the painting or even driving through it in a car?" Schlesinger said.
His answer is "Along Here and There." Schlesinger describes the recently completed project on the stretch of Jones Maltsberger Road between Thousand Oaks Drive and Redland Road that runs past Mud Creek Park as a "public painting." It features a series of interrelated abstract compositions of diagonal lines and polygons in an earthy palette of browns, golden yellow and minty green. In addition, the design includes utility covers, retaining walls, accessibility ramps, guard rails and central turning medians.
PASA manager James LeFlore, who works with the city's Department for Culture and Creative Development, sees the work as a visual buffer for hikers, joggers and bicyclists in the area.
"You can concentrate on the changing artscape of seeing the color patterns in the sidewalks, seeing something different happening on the concrete retaining wall, being able to see the medians are coming up and they're different each time or the rails are coming up and they're different," he said. "You can create a focus for at least stretches of time that help you tune out the fact that you're basically not taking a lap around the park, but you're having a very one-of-a-kind experience on an arterial roadway."
The road was expanded from two lanes to four and, in some sections, five lanes, so incorporating bicycles lanes was not possible, says Melissa Sparks, public relations manager for the city's Capital Improvements Management Services.
Instead, there is an 8-foot-wide multi-use sidewalk along the west side of the road that can be utilized for hiking, running and biking. The sidewalk across the street is a standard 6-feet wide.
A future project will link Redland Road to Loop 1604, "so we will have a continuing of the bike (path)," LeFlore says.
Until then, San Antonians who want to keep going can point themselves or their bikes into Mud Creek Park, which has 1.4 miles of natural trails.

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Your high school English teacher always said everybody had a story in them. The Italian director Gillo Pontecorvo was a filmmaker who only had one story, a story of revolution that he attempted to tell in as many ways as possible. As a Jew trying to survive in Italy during the Second World War, Pontecorvo became a Marxist. Going into hiding, he organized Partisans to fight the fascist government and also wrote for the Communist Party's underground newspaper. His early exposure and involvement in radical leftist politics led to his adoption of Frantz Fanon's anti-colonial theories, ideas that he would subsequently develop in his magnum opus Battle of Algiers (1965) and later in Burn!
Battle of Algiers ideological ambiguity angered many conservative viewers and critics upon its release only three years after the French loss of the Algerian War. At the time the French right wing terrorist group OAS (the villains of Fred Zinneman's Day of the Jackal) was still active and had attempted to assassinate the French president Charles de Gaulle three years before for his role in the decay of the French empire. Battle of Algiers was banned in France for five years, ostensibly for showing the atrocities committed by the French armed forces and the Algerian insurgents' National Liberation Front with the same objective remove. The events portrayed in the film were carefully researched to accurately represent similar occurrences from 1954-1960. In contrast, Pontecorvo's next film had only a tenuous connection to any factual incidences. The protagonist, William Walker, played by Marlon Brando, is very loosely based on the 19th century American rogue adventurer of the same name who while under contract from the Nicaraguan government to put down a rebellion ended up declaring himself President of Nicaragua. His story is told in Alex Cox's brilliant film, Walker, finally available from Criterion, starring Ed Harris with a score composed by Joe Strummer.Continue Reading
Days of Heaven
The tale is simplicity itself: A young man (Richard Gere), his girl (Brooke Adams), and his spunky kid sister (Linda Manz) flee trouble in Chicago and find harvesting work on a wheat farm owned by a wealthy Texan (playwright-actor Sam Shepard). The couple, who are masquerading as brother and sister, learn that the farmer is terminally ill, and the young man encourages the woman to marry the farmer so that they can claim his fortune after he dies. Confusion, suspicion, disaster of near-Biblical proportions, and tragedy ensue.
Were it not for Manz's deadpan voiceover narration, this pictorial masterwork could almost be a silent film – director Terrence Malick's spectacular images tell the story. Shot by Nestor Almendros, who won an Oscar for his painterly cinematography (with an assist from the supremely gifted Haskell Wexler), Days of Heaven is among the most gorgeous features ever made. Filmed mostly in twilight's "magic hour," the film is bathed in hues of lavender and gold. It's a rapturous visual poem that shocks the eye with its beauty.Continue Reading
Inglourious Basterds
Though it almost shares a title (but little else) with director Enzo G. Castellari's 1978 spaghetti-war flick The Inglorious Bastards, which was just a dirtier Dirty Dozen knockoff, Quentin Tarantino knows a good title when he sees it. With a minor spelling change he gave us his own comic book WWII movie, Inglourious Basterds. With a definite nod to François Truffaut's The Last Metro, it's like a Powell & Pressburger (49th Parallel, One of Our Aircraft Is Missing) piece of propaganda, if those guys were still making those flicks in the 1970s. What at first glance may seem like a nasty and mean Nazi revenge fantasy is actually a tribute to the power of cinema and the power of Tarantino's beautifully composed dialogue. This may be the most talky war script ever written, but unlike the pointlessly inane ramblings of the film he made two years before this, Death Proof (his half of the double feature movie Grindhouse), this dialogue is used to constantly build suspense, and in the hands of an expert actor like Christoph Waltz, it often sounds like an evil poetry. Aided by the clever score, pirated from other films, and the sharp period detail, Inglourious Basterds proved to not only be one of Tarantino's most ingenious creations, but is a film that has aged well (in the brief years since) and is sure to take its place with the best of the genre (lets call 'em Naziploitation flicks).
Inglourious Basterds is an equally shared international ensemble piece divided into chapters. First you are introduced to a cat n' mouse playing German SS man, "Jew Hunter," Col. Hans Landa (Waltz in a mannered piece of scenery chewing that deservedly won him an Oscar). The film opens with him interrogating a French dairy farmer who is hiding a neighboring Jewish family in his floorboards. He toys with the man before his soldiers shoot up the floor, but the teenage daughter Shosanna (Mélanie Laurent) manages to escape into the countryside. Meanwhile an American unit commanded by a very Southern Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt acting like a cross between Yosemite Sam and Foghorn Leghorn) leads a group of Jewish soldiers known as the "Basterds" on a dirty trick mission to torture and wreak havoc on Nazis, becoming legends and the thing of nightmares to Nazis, including even a flummoxed Hitler (Martin Wuttke). A few years later, Shosanna, now known as "Emmanuelle Mimieux" (and resembling a young Catherine Deneuve), runs a hip cinema in Paris and is any movie geek's dream girl. Unfortunately she has the unwanted attention of a young German war hero, Fredrick Zoller (Daniel Brühl of Good Bye, Lenin! and The Edukators). He is even starring as himself in a recently completed film about his sniper exploits called Nation's Pride, directed by head Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels (Sylvester Groth). Zoller convinces the higher-ups, including security-chief Hans Landa, to hold the premiere at Shosanna's cinema, with the German high command in attendance, including the Führer himself. Shosanna and her boyfriend hatch a plan to burn the theater down during the screening.Continue Reading
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Director Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Vol. 1 is pop culture in a blender and on speed, particularly the culture of violent 1970s B Movies and exploitation films. It's a comic book for movie nerds. It's a who's who, name the movie, appreciate the genre, video store game. More importantly it goes beyond its exploitation genre - it's actually a mesmerizing, funny, elegant film. It all works beautifully, unlike its sequel Kill Bill: Vol 2, which was a mess. KB:V1 is an epic, bloody, action masterpiece.
KB:VI and KB:V2 were apparently intended to be one film, but they grew so big they were separated. Luckily the best stuff is in KB:V1. Both films jump around in sequence, but can be viewed and followed separately. Unfortunately for KB:V2 the late actor David Carradine as Bill is required to give long and tedious monologues. He was not a very good actor and long lines of dialogue were not his strong suit. (Imagine how interesting it would have been if Tarantino had gotten his first choice for the role, Warren Beatty?) Also where KB:V1 is clearly a riff on pop culture (films and television) of the '70s and early '80s, it's sharp and focused. KB:V2 is all over the place, even adding Film Noir to the mix, not to mention the amount of minor characters with pointlessly long scenes of their own.Continue Reading
Once Upon A Time In The West
Sergio Leone's giant mega-Spaghetti Western is the ultimate Spaghetti Western. It may be the greatest Western of all time, period (it's at least up there with Shane and The Wild Bunch) and it's one of my favorite films of all time. Like a novel, we are introduced very carefully to four separate characters, their motives and links to each other slowly come together. Like an opera, Ennio Morricone's masterful score gives each character their own theme. Once Upon A Time In The West is such a unique and fascinating film, it's no wonder that its influence can be seen in so many films after it, including the works of directors Quentin Tarantino, John Woo, Clint Eastwood, and Robert Rodriguez.
The Spaghetti Western is a term which refers to a genre of Westerns generally starting in the 1960s which were produced by Italians (but often shot in Spain). They usually had another Euro co-financier (usually Spain) and they would use an international cast (usually Italians and Spaniards and maybe an American) to sell the film in different countries. The '70s would also see the rise of sub-genres such as Spaghetti Gangster and Spaghetti Zombie flicks. A number of Spaghetti Western directors had an impact like Enzo Barboni (They Call Me Trinity), Sergio Sollima (The Big Gundown), Gianfranco Parolini (the Sabata trilogy), and Sergio Corbucci (Django). But the big dog, the Orson Welles of the genre, was Sergio Leone. He hit it big with his "Dollars trilogy" (Fistful Of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, and The Good, The Bad And The Ugly). Beside Leone himself the trilogy also made international stars out of the score's revolutionary composer, Morricone, and its star, Clint Eastwood, then only known as a hack American TV actor.Continue Reading
The Battle Of Algiers
Banned in France for five years, The Battle Of Algiers is the best pro-terrorism film ever made (yep, even better than V For Vendetta). Led by Ennio Morricone's thrilling score, who wouldn't root for those poor, but heroic Algerians in their struggle against the creepy militant imperialistic French? Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do to get all those pretentious cafes out of the Casbah. Told about ten years after the actual war, director Gillo Pontecorvo has crafted the definition of a "docu-drama," so well done it's often mistaken for an actual documentary. Shot in grainy black & white in the actual locations of the real life events, Pontecorvo notes in the opening titles that not one foot of newsreel footage was used.
The Battle Of Algiers was released in the United States as the war in Vietnam was making many Americans sympathetic to the victims of colonialists. The film had a massive impact and scored awards all over the world. It would win the prestigious Silver Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival and strangely, for technical reasons, it would be nominated in 1967 for the Best Foreign Film Oscar and two years later it would get nominated for Best Director and for Best Screenplay (I'm not sure if any other film has received three Oscar nominations in two different years, two years apart).Continue Reading
The Mission
It's fair to say that The Mission is an underrated film. Unlike Raging Bull or Blue Velvet it does not appear on many lists of the best films of the '80s (though any such list that does not have the Russian war flick Come And See on it is completely invalid anyway). The Mission doesn't even get mentioned in most Robert De Niro retrospectives. But this physically demanding, yet subtle role is one of De Niro's best. This was back when De Niro was still "Robert De Niro - all time great actor." Back in the good old days when he was still trying, before he became "That hammy actor from Meet The Parents and other comedies." The Mission was derided by most critics when it was released as overblown, as was De Niro's performance (though the film did score a bunch of Oscar nominations thanks to a pricey ad campaign). But The Mission may actually be a lost gem that needs to be rediscovered and reevaluated; perhaps it could use the three-disc Criterion treatment.
Written by Robert Bolt (Lawrence Of Arabia), The Mission, at first glance, seems like a sweeping saga, but on closer inspection, it's a small story with large mountains behind it. Jeremy Irons plays Gabriel, a Spanish Jesuit priest building a mission in the rain forest of South America in the 18th century. He is able to win over the natives with his groovy oboe playing. The natives become fully invested in the creation and running of the mission - it's like a small co-op of social peace - as the natives are converted to Christians. Until a menacing slave trader, Mendoza (De Niro), arrives, ensnaring natives and selling them on the open market. Mendoza is a man with no moral center. However, later when he kills his brother (Aidan Quinn, sporting very '80s hair) in a jealous quarrel, Mendoza finds God and serves his penance by joining Gabriel's order and hauling all his armor and weapons through the mountains. Moved by the native people's acceptance of him, he becomes a fierce protector of the mission and its people.Continue Reading
"Bobby Cooper" (Penn) is a wandering gambler whose car breaks down in some lost Southwestern town where he's pulled into a web of lies, deceit, and murder.
Oliver Stone (W) directs one of his most re-watchable and entertaining films in a long and ambitious career. He creates a sinisterly fun Neo-Noir within the confines of a funky cowpoke town. The film maintains a strong mood throughout, with special attention paid to the details, and at a pace that never lets up.Continue Reading


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A guest post by Lola
You all know how much my person loves books. Recently, she read an exciting new mystery, Desired to Death by Julia Munroe Martin writing as J.M. Maison. It's the first book in Maison's The Empty Nest Can Be Murder series.
There's a brave dog in the story, Smythe, who is the trusty canine companion of Maggie True, amateur sleuth. Today, I had the chance to talk to Smythe about her life and adventures and I'd like to share our conversation with you.
Lola: Names are very important to dogs since we hear them so much. When I meet people and they learn my name, they usually start to sing. Sometimes they sing about a showgirl, sometimes about me getting whatever I want, and sometimes they just sing La La La La Lola. I don't really care which song it is, I just like it when humans sing. My person says the people at the shelter thought I looked like a Lola, so that's what they called me. I feel like a Lola, so it worked out pretty well.
What about you, Smythe? What's the story behind your name?
Smythe: First, Let me say thank you for the chance to appear as a guest on your (and your person's) blog. It's the first time I've been asked to answer a Q&A, and I'm so honored! We Labs are a humble bunch and I never thought I'd be asked! And I love your name, Lola! No one ever sang to me before, but my person reads to me all the time.
When my person's family first adopted me, my human girl was in third grade, and her teacher's name was Ms. Smith. It was her favorite teacher ever, and she wanted to name me after her. But the bigger humans said something about Ms. Smith feeling sad a puppy was named after her (can you believe that?), so they changed the spelling of my name to "Smith with a y and an e." The worst part about my name is when we go to the dog doctor, the human who sits in the front always says my name wrong, so I think it's another dog's turn.
L: I've found that humans are easily confused by words and letters. It's strange, because their language is a powerful tool, but sometimes they can't smell the things that are right under their noses.
S: Exactly. Like the trail of that yippy dog Chipster who bit me once, or the deer and skunks who come out at night to eat the garden, or the young humans who drive fast down our street who smell excited. I like to walk slowly so all the people who look out their windows to watch for me will come out and say "Hi." A lot of them smell like they don't move very much and they also smell lonely and a little afraid.
L: Humans are very smart, but I don't think they can identify people by their scents like we can. It sounds like you're very talented at that. Tell me a little bit more about your family.
S: I have four people: two big, two little. And they each have their own smell. The littlest one, the girl, smells the best. The boy smells like the ocean. The Mom person smells like dinner. The Dad person smells like some other place I've never been but it's not too far away. I like it best when everyone is here and all together they smell like home.
L: My person says that Maggie True is an empty nester because her children have grown up and moved away. I guess that means you're an empty nester, too.
S: I don't know what an empty nester is except when we go to the dog park, I see baby birds sometimes that fell out of their nests and my people yell at me if I try to sniff the baby birds. Just like the baby birds, two of the people in my family fell out of the nest.
A few years ago the second littlest person, who they call Hank, left to go far away, and now the littlest person, they call her Jessie, isn't here anymore. She and I used to sleep together when we were puppies. I miss her a lot especially at the end of the day when she used to run in the door and give me a hug (and sometimes her leftover bag of chips or half a cookie). Now she lives so far away I can't even smell her anymore unless we get in the car and drive a really long way, farther than the farthest dog park.
For a while after she left, the big people cried a lot and hugged me, but then my Mom person was gone more and more and now sometimes when she goes away, I go into the little person's room and sleep on her bed. I can still smell her there and I don't feel so lonely. But even when my Mom and Dad people come home, it's lonely sometimes because they're a lot more quiet than the boy and the girl.
Now I don't get as many walks, and my people get annoyed with me sometimes because I walk so slowly around the neighborhood, and they "have things to do." And I don't get as many treats.
L: Wow. That's a lot of change for one dog to handle. And from what my person says about your story, other things are changing in your town, too.
S: I hear sounds outside at night that none of the humans can hear. I tell them I need to pee so I can go out and see what they are. But by the time I get out there, all I see is a car driving away. And lately there have been a lot of very different and new human smells around the town.
There's some weird new person everywhere I go. He has a very strong musky smell and he smells dangerous and I can smell his scent at a lot of houses, wafting from doorway to window. Sometimes my Mom person comes home and she smells kind of new and different, like she's been to places he's been. And she also smells more nervous than usual.
L: My person said that Maggie is searching for purpose. I think that's one of those crazy human things. What more purpose do you need than to love your family and be happy? But your person gets in a little bit of trouble when she tries to help out a friend, doesn't she?
S: That's what that dangerous person smell is all about! Some kind of mystery my Mom person is nosing around about, that's what my Dad person says. When my person comes home and smells like that guy, I know she's going places she shouldn't go without me! Sometimes she comes home and lies on the couch and I can smell blood! Someone hurt her and if I'd been there I could have bitten that S.O.B. (sorry Mom), but she always leaves me home because she's worried I'll get hurt because I'm too old or something.
L: You're her protector, but when she leaves you at home, she gets herself into dangerous situations. What would you say to Maggie if you could speak human?
S: I know, right?! I wish my person would listen to me more. I'm worried SHE will get hurt because she doesn't have big teeth like I do. One day she and my Dad person were arguing about a guy with a gun, someone who hurt her. And a strange girl person stayed with us who smelled like the dangerous, scary man, but that person was a good person except she was afraid of me.
I'm really good at nosing around! I need to tell her that I can help, that I'll be able to keep her safe. Then I'd be able to spend more time with her, too. She should know what a good assistant I'd be because I can smell a French fry at the bottom of a three foot snow drift. So surely I can smell the bad guys from the good ones.
L: Wow, Smythe. You are a brave dog and a smart one, too. Maggie is so lucky to have you. Just think of how quickly she could solve a case with your canine sense at her disposal. You'd be an excellent assistant detective.
Friends, if you enjoyed chatting with Smythe and if you'd like to know more about the adventures of Smythe and Maggie True, you can read Desired to Death for yourself. The Kindle version is on sale at Amazon.com for $.99 through May 11th. For information about this new mystery series, visit The Empty Nest Can Be Murder web page. Or you can visit Julia Munroe Martin's web page and blog.
A note from Shary…
Julia Munroe Martin has generously offered to give a copy of the book to one commenter. We'll put all of the names in a hat this weekend and draw a winner. Good luck!


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Laredo trial offers window into Zetas
Laredo court to hear evidence concerning 2006 double homicide.
Federal prosecutors are expected to lay bare the inner workings of the Zetas drug-trafficking organization as they try to secure a conviction against an accused cartel hit man during a trial this week in Laredo.
Gerardo Castillo Chavez, 25, is charged in the 2006 double homicide of Jesus Maria "Chuy" Resendez, 36, and his 15-year-old nephew Mariano Resendez, who were gunned down while stopped at a traffic light on a Laredo highway. He was also accused of taking part in attempted hits on family members of Resendez, who was a powerful trafficker in the area. His attorneys say the feds have the wrong guy.
But the case Castillo Chavez is charged in goes far beyond a well-publicized spate of homicides, including the Resendez hit, committed by the Zetas in 2005 and 2006.
Castillo Chavez is among 34 charged in a 47-count drug-conspiracy indictment that covers the Zetas' trafficking enterprise. It ranges from 2001, when the one-time hired thugs for the Gulf Cartel were neophytes in the drug transportation business, to 2008, when they controlled supply lines to Dallas and farther north.
Because Castillo Chavez is charged in the main drug-conspiracy count, prosecutors are expected to present witnesses and evidence about a wide range of the Zetas' activities, many of which have nothing to do with the allegations against Castillo Chavez.
The evidence, including wiretaps as well as testimony from convicted Zetas and from an informant embedded in the Zetas' U.S. operations, promises to give a window into how the gang operates.
The indictment alleges that various Zeta crews — often unaware of others' existence — smuggled drugs, money and guns and committed kidnappings and killings on both sides of the border. Tying it all together is Miguel "El 40" Treviño Morales, currently believed to be the Zetas' second in command, and the target of an extensive investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Everyone charged in the case is accused of working under Treviño Morales when he was a Zeta leader based in Nuevo Laredo.
Castillo Chavez is accused of being a bit player in the conspiracy. He went to trial last year on three counts related to the Resendez killings, and the jury acquitted him on a firearm charge but could not reach a decision on the others. A judge dismissed a racketeering charge. But he still faces the overarching drug-conspiracy count and charges prosecutors have since added alleging that Castillo Chavez was part of a sicario — or hit man — crew that made attempts on the lives of other Resendez family members.
Prosecutors say Castillo Chavez, who was arrested in 2009 in Houston, was known as Armando Garcia and "Cachetes" or "Cheeks" to his associates and worked for the Zetas in South Texas and northern Mexico. But his lawyers say they don't know how prosecutors came up with the name Armando Garcia and say their client isn't him.
"No witness ever could tell us where the name Armando Garcia came from or who Armando Garcia is," said defense attorney Roberto Balli. "They're unable to make a connection between these two people. There's an Armando Garcia out there who didn't get arrested."
Prosecutors contend that Castillo Chavez, who a DEA agent testified was arrested with a small amount of cocaine at a house in Houston where police found money counters, scales and drug-wrapping material, is one of the men who killed the Resendezes.
"We're confident the witnesses and the evidence to be presented at trial will demonstrate we have the right man," assistant U.S. Attorney José Angel Moreno said in a statement. "We stand ready to prove our case in court."
The government's case against Castillo Chavez will hinge on testimony from a pair of former sicarios who have cut deals with prosecutors.
Raul "Richard" Jasso Jr., 29, testified last year that Castillo Chavez was with him in a pickup full of hit men who pulled up alongside Resendez's pickup and pumped it full of bullets. Jasso has admitted to drug smuggling and a pair of homicides in Mexico as well as the Resendez killings. He's serving a 12-year sentence in state prison but faces life in prison when he's sentenced on federal charges next month.
Rosalio Reta, 22, who has been convicted on two murder charges in the U.S. during 2005 and 2006 when he was a juvenile, testified that he and Castillo Chavez worked together for the Zetas in Mexico. During that time, Reta said, Castillo Chavez bragged about the Resendez killings. Reta's serving a 70-year sentence in state prison and has not been indicted in the drug conspiracy case.
"They're biased," Balli said of Jasso and Reta. "They're doing it to get a benefit and get a sentence with a number in it ... instead of getting a life sentence. They have extensive criminal records. They have admitted to committing many other crimes."
Testimony about Castillo Chavez's alleged involvement in the Zetas will come amid days of testimony from dozens of witnesses about more than 30 defendants who face charges going back a decade that are largely unrelated to the allegations against him.
"It's very confusing," Balli said. "It's just too much. And the bad thing for us is if the jury hears all this bad stuff, they want to blame the guy sitting in the chair. That's my guy. That's Mr. Castillo. And I think it's unfair to have him sitting there while they're hearing about stuff that happened when he was (a teenager)."
Of the 15 people who have been arrested and brought to court to face charges, Castillo Chavez is the only one to go to trial. The rest have pleaded guilty. One of the defendants, Jesus Gonzales III, 23, was killed in a Mexican prison in 2009. Another was arrested in Mexico last year but has not been brought to the U.S. The rest remain at large.


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First Drive: 2012 Volvo C30, C70, XC70 with Polestar Package and 2012 Volvo XC60 R-Design
It's not easy to make a good batch of chili, but making a great batch is more difficult than simply following a recipe. We know this because Volvo literally pitted a bunch of journalists against one another in a chili cook-off while we were in Scottsdale, Arizona, to drive four of its models equipped with the new performance-enhancing Polestar Package.
Just as with chili, taking a car from good to great isn't always easy. Volvo has already been doing an admirable job with its lineup of beautifully designed and fun-to-drive cars like the S60 sedan, the XC60 crossover, the XC70 wagon, and the C30 hatchback. What the Swedish brand has been lacking with its most recent product renaissance is a little spice.
Less ghost pepper, more green chili pepper
Like with a good pot of chili, Volvo has added some extra oomph with its all-new Polestar Package. The performance upgrades are modest -- the option kit is limited to a chip that works with the engine control unit to remap horsepower and torque output by optimizing output, increasing boost, advancing the spark timing, and modifying throttle sensitivity.
Two chips are available: one for the 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-five cylinder and one for the 3.0-liter turbocharged I-6. Both power bumps are modest -- the T5-powered C30 and C70 gain 23 hp and 29 lb-ft of torque to 250 hp and 265 lb-ft, whereas the Polestar chip adds 25 hp and 30 lb-ft to the XC60 and XC70 to 325 hp and 354 lb-ft. Best of all, the tweaked output comes at no change to the fuel economy ratings of any of the cars.
Power delivery remains strong and responsive in the T6 cars, as it is without the Polestar chip, but the torque comes on in more of a wallop of thrust than before. Peak torque is still achieved between 2100 and 4200 rpm, but the cars pull a little harder under heavy acceleration, especially the XC70. The numbers prove that, as all Polestar-equipped cars see their 0 to 60 mph times drop by 0.3 second, with both XCs making the run in 6.6 seconds.
Good to great
A 5.9-second time to 60 mph for the T5-only C30 with the six-speed manual hints at the difference that the Polestar chip makes. We weren't able to sample the five-speed automatic-equipped C30 (which is 0.4 seconds slower to 60 mph), but the C30 has now gone from, well, good to great. The C30 has long been more style than substance, but the new Polestar chip helps balance the looks and the performance. Sadly, despite using parts almost entirely from Volvo's own parts bin, the chipped C30 doesn't come close to the fantastic, all-wheel-drive, 405-hp C30 Polestar concept car. (Polestar teased us with that car -- they had it on hand but we weren't allowed to drive it this time.)
Although the power gains are modest, Polestar has also helped transform the C70 convertible. The added reinforcements needed to create a hardtop convertible from a compact sedan -- the C70 rides on the same S40-derived platform as the C30 -- give the car a porky 3837-pound curb weight that easily overwhelms the 227 hp provided by the stock T5. With the extra 23 hp, the C70 finally feels appropriately powered for a topless boulevard cruiser. It will never be confused for the likes of a BMW 335i convertible, but when stacked against its Audi A5 cabriolet and Mercedes-Benz E350 cabriolet, it no longer seems like the runt of the litter in terms of performance.
Same flavors, different cars
There are a couple of different ways to get the factory warranty-covered spice provided by the Polestar. The easiest way is to purchase the standalone Polestar Package, which adds the extra horsepower and torque through an ECU chip. Pricing runs at a very reasonable $1495 for S60, XC60, and XC70 models equipped with the turbo-six; Volvo owners of 2008 and newer S40, V50, C30, and C70 cars equipped with the T5 engine can have the extra power for just $1295. Both prices include installation.
Those buyers who want a little show with their go can add the R-Design package, which includes goodies like new front and rear fascias, blue-faced gauges, stiffer suspension, and quicker steering. R-Design packages are available on the C30, S60, XC60, and XC90; however, 2012 S60 and XC60 R-Design cars come standard with the Polestar chip.
Also gaining the Polestar Package as standard is the limited-edition C70 Inscription. On top of the power bump, the Inscription sees unique, 18-inch alloy wheels, chrome trim, a leather-covered dashboard, and the option of either Ice White or Black Sapphire paint.


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TiB necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 15 diseños de 2 diseñadores freelance.
This is Backpacking
Hello talented designers!
We are a new startup which is selling custom made adventure backpacks to people going on adventures. (safari, backpacking through Europe, etc). We have created a special application which allows the user to custom build their backpack. You will be designing the APPLICATION page and/or HOMEPAGE based off a wireframe.
People who have booked an adventure or who are researching going on an adventure will be coming to the site. They tend to be very excited about this big trip - it usually costs a lot of time and treasure.
Of those people who come to the site, they tend to fall into two groups, one with lots of disposable income and another who are on a budget.
We need the main application sales page and homepage to be designed.
The homepage is pretty straight forward. The wireframe is a general guidelines but we are open to new ideas.
The application sales page is a template for several pages which will be used to custom build the adventure backpack. Once users click through the 'Build a Bag' button on the homepage, they will be directed to the application. This application will take them through a series of steps where they will customize and build their bag. For this page please follow the wireframe closely.
- We have a logo which is attached. This can be incorporated or if you feel inspired create a new one.
- Please follow the wireframe for structure. Aside from that, let your creativity speak as long as it conforms to the general feeling we are trying to convey.
- There WILL DEFINITELY be a need for other pages and elements to be designed. The winning designer will have first opportunity for this work.
- If you do not understand something - PLEASE message us and we will reply promptly.
- No coding is required; however, we might contract you later to create a HTML/CSS version if you have the coding skills
- All font files used should be included or a link to download them
- Lots of feedback will be given to help you guide your design ;)
See attached wireframe or come up with something creative. The homepage needs:
1) Create fear in the user about the challenges they face when shopping for an adventure.
2) Present to the user that TiB is has the solution to these various problems
This page will be a template containing the page header, progress/nav bar, bonus section, shopping cart, copy area and product list. All of these elements need to be designed. See the two wireframes for examples of how the template will be modified with content.
Each custom backpack will be built by the user choosing their bag (see template). They will then select a series of cubes. A cube is a bundle of items that go together. For example, there is an 'journal cube' which contains a journal, some pens and a tape dispenser. The user will choose between a basic or premium cube.
After making their selection, they will progress to the next cube, and so on until they are checked out.
Each user will choose which cubes they want to put in to their pack. When selected, these cubes will be represented on the right in the shopping cart area.
The main copy area will have an image & text. Below it will be the navigation controls for a video that will play on top of the copy area when activated.
The product area below will list their options. There will be 1-3 items available @ each cube step.
Nope, see attached wireframes.


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Monday, March 8, 2010
Wonderful Recipes
HoneyBeeSweets Chocolate Banana Muffins.
Its really moist and literally melt in your mouth. My daugther loves it so much, and she just can't wait to try. So she took one before her dinner instead!
Thank you so much Bee Bee for sharing this recipe with me...:)
And here's another one!
Sonia's Lemon Butter Cake
This was a request from my husband. He wanted to try this so much after I showed him from Sonia's post and said wonder how it taste like. (Plain butter cake is his favourite!)
Result? He love it!! Another favourite cake added into his list! haha!
Thanks alot Sonia..:)
Cheers & happy baking!
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Me 1st ! can I have a slice please..must try Bee Bee 's muffin soon since you said so nice .ReplyDelete
Yes! The muffins are nice..:)
The lemon butter cake a....all gone la! Hee hee!
You very good wife and mummy...bake for husband & daughter such delicious cakes. ;) Guess I should bake another butter cake soon...Sonia's lemon butter cake that is...since such good review from Ben, heehee. ;)ReplyDelete
Hi Bee Bee,ReplyDelete
Pai-seh la, actually I, myself wanted to eat most. hahaha!
- AnonymousMarch 8, 2010 at 1:04 PM
Okay... you had me with the chocolate-banana muffins.ReplyDelete
Hmm ...! All the bakes look so good!! Hahaha ... Wish I can be your neighbor ... so that we can exchange goodies every time we've made something ... LOL!ReplyDelete
Hi pei-lin,ReplyDelete
Thanks! Yea, that's what we used to do before Bee Bee moved back to SG..;) Now almost all bakes, I got to finished up myself...hee hee!
I saw the cake posts on Bee's & Sonia's blog. You are very quick in trying out both. Everything looks so good. I am having cake crave now!ReplyDelete
Hi Joslynn,ReplyDelete
Showed my family those post....
My daughter requested the choc banana muffins, then my hubby wants to try the lemon butter cake. So I made both...hee hee!


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From our team here at NGV, we'd like to express our very best wishes to our community at this time.
Due to the evolving nature of COVID-19 and after following closely the State and Federal Government's advice, we have extended the NGV's temporary closure until 30 June.
If you have pre-purchased tickets for current exhibitions or upcoming programs, our team will be in contact with you shortly to arrange full refunds.
We encourage you to visit our website and follow #NGVEveryDay on social media for updates and daily inspiration.
We are very grateful for the loyalty and understanding of the NGV community and wish everyone well during this time.


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MCH Voltages/tRFC (Refresh To Act Delay) & More Than 2 X 1GB of Memory
When using 2 X 2 or more of Memory you will have to add more MCH Voltage. How much is up to the ram you are using, the board itself, and overall memory performance.
Suggested MCH Voltage to add (Even for 2 X 1 GB) is +0.1V. When you start tweaking, Overclocking, or just plain using 2 X 2GB or more you will need to add More MCH Voltage. Amount will Vary but just moving up to +0.15V or +0.2V will usually do it for 2 X 2GB. More of course will need more.
Trial and error is the only way to know for sure how much your board and ram will need, but +0.3 is almost never necessary. If you find yourself thinking your board needs this much please ask someone as it is most likely you have some other setting that is "Off" that is affecting your stability and making you think you need more.
Refresh to Act Delay Or tRFC will have to also be adjusted when using more then 2 X 1GB of Memory. Normally a range between 52 and 62 will be fine for 2 X 2GB of ram, and with some fine tunning you can usually run at 48 or 50. More then 4GB will need more of course, but how much is again up to your Memory, Board and some patient testing.
Memset (LIVE Memory Tweaker and Value Checker)
MemSet is a tweaker which allow to change memory timings under Windows.
You can read principal and secondary timings, and eventually change these timings values. This is useful in checking values you set in the BIOS against what you get in windows, or to see what AUTO is giving you as a setting.
You can change ANY subtimings LIVE within windows and apply it, but do not save or set to run at startup. Make any changes you plan to keep in the BIOS and test them respectively. You cannot change Main timings with this program. And of course, YES you can crash or freeze your system changing values LIVE, if this happens to you do not worry simply shut down your PC and restart it all will be fine
Memset Live Memory Tweaker Homepage
Memset V. 4.0
-Use WinRing0 driver.
-Interface is the same for all chipsets/CPUs.
-Add support for Intel Core i7 CPU (Reading only).
-Loading time was improved.
-Improve frequency reading on Core i7.
-Improved reading SPD info on DDR2 & DDR3.
-Fixe frequency reading on some Core 2 Duo CPU.
Memset V. 4.0 Download
Memtest86+ (Memory Testing)
Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool Download
When doing basic tests on new ram or just for general testing purposes you should let the test run on it's own for a few hours up to 24 if you have the time and don't mind.
When you are tweaking timings and just need some quick answers you can quickly see if your recent changes have made your ram unstable by choosing certain tests. Some say their own set of test #'s to use and they may differ from my own, so if you see someone else suggesting test #'s they that would be fine as well to, it is up to you.
What test #'s I use for basic speed testing to see if recent changes are causing errors quickly are #'s 2 & 5. I run test #2 for about 10 minutes and if I see no errors I will then run test #5 for a hour or so. If no errors are found then your changes are likely ok for the time being. Longer tests will let you know for sure though, but like I said here we are speed testing while doing a little bit of tweaking. If it is going to fail you think and are not so sure let #5 run for a while. It will fail on #5 if it is going to fail.
Below are Some BIOS examples, Sorry for the Resolutions I did not take them myself.
GA-P35 BIOS Example
GA-P45 BIOS Example
To run tests by number, you do this >>>
1. First press C
2. then 1
3. then 3
4. and finally select the test that you want to run
5. press Enter
6. and then 0 to get it running
I mention this because you may often see myself or someone else suggest only running certain tests by #'s at certain points. Which is what I do when fine tunning subtimings, I will run Test #2 and Test #5 for a variable amount of time between changing settings one a a time. After many moves though, please be sure to run some full tests for several hours
On Some Gigabyte Mother boards you will need to use a hotkey to see all BIOS settings. These are either older boards or boards that have not updated BIOS's recently.
The Hotkey is Control + F1 (Ctrl + F1). You will need to push this Hotkey Combination on the MAIN or Front Page of the BIOS, the screen will then very quickly flash. After that you may go into the M.I.T section and ALL hidden settings will be shown. This will also enable hidden settings to be shown in ALL Sections of the BIOS not just the M.I.T. Section.
I would like to thank Merman our fellow board member for him suggesting this thread to me and I hope you all find it to be of at least a little help. If nothing else you will at least have more knowledge now then what you did before about Ram since you took the time to read this over


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Saturday, October 25, 2008
10 comments:
- E said...
'Parricide', your last episode of 'The Shield', was incredible to watch. Shane almost killing Mackey, trying to cover his ass, and later running away from the Barn was the most tense I've seen the show. That and Mackey turning in his badge, best scenes of the series so far. Damn Sutter Damn!
SOA is great. Congrats on the 2nd season pickup and great cast.
- Oct 25, 2008, 9:28:00 PM
congrats and great job with this season.I'm dredding the finale and the wait on the second season to start up lol.Every week its just gotten better.First series in over a decade thats had me glued too the tv and talking about it with friends almost daily.Looking forward too season 2
- Oct 25, 2008, 9:45:00 PM
- Kaz_NEETS said...
Kurt, enjoy!
Thanks for creating such a riveting, great show that gets better every week.
I don't know how I'm going to deal with Sons withdrawl after ep 13. Looking forward to it and season two.
I don't believe you got into this business just to direct, your stories are too damn good man.
Thanks for making my week a bit more fun.
Congratulations to a great team, cast, crew and studio alike.
- Oct 26, 2008, 8:40:00 AM
- michael froton said...
Morning Kurt,
Can't wait to see it Congrades! looking foward to season 2. Hope to see you at the Love Ride. Great Job!!
Michael Froton
- Oct 26, 2008, 8:42:00 AM
- Kevin Michaels said...
Parricide was one of the best episodes of The Shield - definitely had me on the edge of my seat (it kept getting better with each scene - like standing in the ocean and getting hit by wave after wave). And this week's ep on SOA was by far the strongest to date. The show keeps getting better and building each week - it'll be a long, cold winter here in New Jersey without The Shield and SOA.
- Oct 26, 2008, 3:30:00 PM
- dadgadjohn said...
So far, so good!
Stay with it.
- Oct 26, 2008, 7:57:00 PM
- cwynne said...
Just wanted to say Congrats on the success of the show and being picked up for the 2nd season. i had the pleasure of playing Opie's neighbor; and i just want to re-iterate what you said in your blog about the cast and crew being "solid humans". everyone was so welcoming and down to earth. even though i was there for only 1/2 a day, i had the best time! So thanks to everyone and congrats again! The show is awesome! carmel
- Oct 29, 2008, 8:54:00 PM
- os said...
Hate to hear season is at a end, hope next one comes fast! Will you,and cast be on the talk shows,like Leno,Letterman,etc,etc?? Also why isn't there more about SOA, it seem
like the show is not getting the talk up like the other, hope they aren't being the Joe citizen syndrome? I would put SOA up against any other writing,directing!! For us who are real biker first time we have a show about us that is off the HOOK!
- Nov 9, 2008, 6:24:00 AM
- Terri Lorah said...
What a great show and Katie is very impressive on SOA. I know it's all for drama but I found it disturbing how quick they turned on Opie especially knowing the DEA was probably setting them up. Other than that, it is very riveting.
- Nov 26, 2008, 11:49:00 PM
- g said...
SOA just reached the vod in Israel. I saw the pilot for the first time and I must say I was disappointed, especially by the extra unnecessary violence (cutting the deer, frying the workers in the warehouse). Also the excessive dick, dick dick talk, is there a hidden homosexuality among the members of the club? :)
I'm more aware of unneeded violence since my daughter was born, she is just 2 years and knowing I can't protect her all the time is killing me, I can only try to make her stronger and hope she can defend her self when I'm not around. I used to be a fan of Peter Greenaway and Lars Von Trier until I got the feeling they were pushing the limits too far and showing their own violent obsessions with out artistic justifications (gang rape of a woman until her death and so). In Israel there is a bad atmosphere now, too many shocking events took place lately: Parents killing their small children, a man was killed with no reason by drunken boys, slashed bodies found in a river. Maybe it's the heat, maybe not. There is fear. The end of soa session 1 was great revolving Donna's death and the reaction to it. It was shocking and violent, but pure drama. looking forward to session 2 that will reach Israel when my daughter will be 18 maybe... just kidding.
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The Jarritos Flavor City Art Contest is looking for innovative Artist to describe what Jarritos means to them. We are looking for artists of all ages to develop eye-catching works of art in any medium to express the flavor and experience of Jarritos. Each art submission must incorporate the Jarritos logo and at least one of the eleven Jarritos flavors. (fruit punch, grapefruit, guava, hibiscus, lime, mandarin, pineapple, strawberry, tamarind, mango, lemon-lime).
The Panel of Judges is assembled by: Amanda Lynn, Mike Maxwell, Jeff Soto, Estevan Oriol of SA Studios, Jeremy Kove, Leinya Magana and Kimberly Verde of A&O PR, Raymond Roker of URB Magazine, Tribal Gear, Roger Gastman of R. Rock Enterprises, Stephan Malbon of Frank 151, Mark Murphy of Murphy Design, Eklips of The Seventh Letter and Known Gallery, Jesse Hernandez, Retna, Brandy Flower of Hit and Run, Eddie Donaldson of GuerillaOne.com and more to be announced.
The winner of the Jarritos Flavor City Art Contest will have his work published amongst our partner media outlets and formally displayed at various Art Walks in our selected city's. The recognition of your talents amongst the robust art community will allow you to maximize your network and artistic exposure to thousands of people.
Work published in all partner media outlets (print and web), online email blast announcing winner with art and bio, showcased on Jarritos website, featuring art at the VIP event, and 1 year supply (365 bottles) of Jarritos.
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Jarritos presents the Jarritos Flavor City Art/Advertising Contest. Winning pieces will be published as a Jarritos advertisement in an art/trade publication. Art will be judged by a renowned panel from the Arts industry. Winner will be announced August 11th 2011 See instructions below on how to create your graphics! Good luck!
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A perfomative project
The Holmenkollen site has been the cradle of evolution in ski-jumping for more than 100 years. As the city of Oslo will host the 2011 world championships, the facilities required a renovation beyond what the existing structure could manage.
JDS Architects' submission won the international open competition held in 2007 against 104 proposals to redesign the jumping tower and the 30,000 seats arena. Beyond fulfilling the discipline's requirements for many years to come, and providing 100% recyclable materials in a sustainable construction, our project proposes two aspects we believe have led to its completion;
Symbiotic relationship between architecture and experience: the design aims at unifying the various elements present in a ski-jump into one single structure, expression, shape and action. Rather than having a series of dispersed pavilions on site, we've managed to combine them into one organism. The judges' booths, the commentators, the trainers, the royal family, the VIPs, the wind screens, the circulations, the lobby, the lounge for the skiers, the shop of souvenirs, the access to the existing museum, the viewing public square at the very top, EVERYTHING, is contained into the shape of the jump in a symbiosis of programmes and experiences giving the jump a harmonic contextual relationship to the surrounding landscape.
The resulting simplicity of the solution improves the experience of the spectators and the focus of the skiers. There's an impressive feeling of intimacy at Holmenkollen: both audience and jumpers are enclosed in the arms of the ski-jump in a form of an architectural embrace.
Iconographic dialogue between structure and city; there is a crucial aspect to this iconographic issue that our project emphasizes: from its strategic position, at the highest peak over the city, the structure offers the most breathtaking views of Oslo, the fjord and the region beyond. We have designed a public square, on top of the jump, literally a plaza, to let visitors experience Oslo from this exceptional vantage point. It's a new form of public space, using an unlikely architectural form as its host – allowing for a dialogue between the city and its inhabitants.
We believe sustainability requires the social realm to be addressed: a project needs to be socially desired and active to be maintained. With this new injection of social space, the ski jump has become a truly vibrant and integrated part of Oslo.


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Video Games
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
I'm trying to get a StarCraft II match going with my one friend who's willing to play RTS games with as borderline an RTS player as myself. He's running on a guest pass I got with the game, and I'm hoping to burn through it before the weekend's out.
My son continues to insist I play Cave Story for him (he's still a bit young to pull off much platforming), which is still a terrific game. So far it hasn't been very difficult (I hear this persists for the duration), but I'm neither skilled nor masochistic enough to play something more challenging like Mega Man 9, which I've never managed to squeeze much more than 3 minutes of play out of. Cruel. Compared to that, Cave Story is a walk in the park. On Maui. At sunset.
How about yourselves? Any gaming in the works this weekend? Halo: Reach players, I'm looking at you ...


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Tuesday will be the 5th anniversary of the First Post in TheAquarium and I am using that as an opportunity to do a retrospective.
What is it?
The Aquarium is the official news group blog for GlassFish, modeled after news blogs like Gizmodo, BoingBoing and Autoblog. It is, foremost, a periodica and it shares many traits with those in the traditional media, including the importance of quality writing, consistency, building and keeping an audience and deadlines.
TheAquarium has been one of the top three Popular Blogs at Blogs.Sun.Com for many years and has been the top blog for the last couple of years. That visibility and reach has been intertwined with the growth of GlassFish although the impact of TheAquarium goes beyond that as it helps keep the community connected and informed.
One way to indirectly track the impact of TheAquarium is through Google Trends:
That uptick at the end of 2005 aligns well the start of the TheAquarium. Causality between the two events is hard to prove, but I'll go ahead and claim that's the case.
As you can see, GlassFish grew very nicely for three years until it peaked with the launch of Sun's GlassFish Portfolio (the "E" flag in the chart). If you look carefully you can also see smaller spikes that correspond to the IBM rumor and the Oracle announcement. After that the graph shows a decline, and later a stabilization. The next phase for GlassFish and TheAquarium will be the release GlassFish 3.1, the first new major release under Oracle, at the beginning of 2011.
Historical Context
The Aquarium was an evolution of our previous blogging experience, mostly at Java.Net at that time. We had launched GlassFish at JavaOne 2005 and we were making good progress on the first GlassFish release but that progress was not visible internally or externally. When Sun announced Red October I used that as a motivation to start The Aquarium.
The target audience for TA has always been external and internal. Internally, Jonathan and other Sun execs were regular readers. TA also helped with communication across different teams and geographies at Sun and, like the rest of Blogs.Sun.Com, TheAquarium led to much improved information flow, which led to better alignment, improved agility, and, eventually better products.
The Authors
For many years we were averaging between 2-6 posts each weekday. We slowed down a bit last summer 2009 but even so we have more than 3200 entries. To spread the cost of maintaining this publishing rate, TheAquarium was conceived as a group blog from the beginning.
The original editors were Carla Mott, Rich Sharples and myself, with other editors joining and leaving over the years, in part driven by topic expansion. Below is a recent list of posts by author; as you can see, we have many authors, but the authoring load has remained concentrated on me, and I've remained "Editor-in-Chief".
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TA started focused on GlassFish but we expanded the topics over the years to cover the larger scope of the GlassFish Portfolio and new "friends" like MySQL. This expansion was always a balancing act: we wanted to gain new readers and to expose new areas to our core readership, but we couldn't expand too fast or we would lose that core readership. In the post-Oracle era, we have reduced our coverage and concentrated again on the GlassFish Server
The Formula
Like other periodicals, the content at TA needs to be timely and well researched, the entries need to come in a regular basis, and should be easy to read. We have also followed a specific formula over the years:
- Length – Posts are short, typically ranging from 2 to 4 paragraphs, although recently we have also included some longer posts.
- Images – Each post has at least one image that relates to the content. Sometimes finding a good image can take more time than composing the text.
- Entertaining – Posts try to be easy to read. We also regularly add jokes (you judge how good they are), often through the image in the post.
- Highlighting Content – Most posts refer to content elsewhere so bloggers with smaller audiences can benefit from our larger readership.
- Validated Content – We validate the content before advertising it, taking advantage that the TA authors are all in the GlassFish engineering team.
- Correlated Content – We link to multiple sources and stories to give larger context to the news.
- Tagged Content – Entries are tagged using the Roller machinery to simplify searches.
Writing is Hard
Writing is hard. Fitting the story into a small budget of words – omit needless words – can produce a satisfying result, but it can take time and often you need to just move on and publish the entry.
Below are links to the corresponding blog sites at blogs.oracle.com. Selected dates for the original sites at blogs.sun.com are also available through the Wayback Machine.
As TA and GlassFish gained popularity we wanted to reach out into audiences that might not be very comfortable with news in English. Since Sun had a strong culture of blogging, it was relatively easy to find volunteers to translate the content, and that is how we ended with 8 translations, although some of them were more active than others. The activity of some of these translations has decreased significantly after the Oracle acquisition.
Over the years we have tried different variations on Weeklies.
We tried two variants (automated or manual) of a summary of the posts of the previous week. The automated version (e.g. this one) was cheap; we stopped it because the infrastructure bit-rotted. The manual approach (e.g. this one) was better at capturing what happened in the week but is more resource-intensive.
We have also tried versions of a weekly catch-up post where we collect uncovered but important news in a single post. This is much cheaper but less useful than individual posts.
Sharing the Load
The biggest challenge with The Aquarium has been finding the resources to continue to do it.
The ideal author needs to be knowledgeable of the technology and of its practical and strategic status, should know the teams involved in the relevant efforts, and should have the authority to write about these topics without having to ask for permission except in exceptional cases. It also needs to have time to find and validate leads, write the posts, and then interact with the readers. And should do this every day for years… while holding other jobs. This is not easy. Also, the time an author spends writing posts for TA limits the time (and leads) available to spend in personal blogs – compare pelegri vs TheAquarium.
Finding translators is easier, the main problem there is that BSC authors need to be Sun employees.
Allowing direct community participation in TheAquarium could solve these two problems.
Using The Aquarium
TheAquarium attempts to record all important events. This information is exposed via HTML, RSS, and ATOM using facilities described in here. The information is then used in a number of ways:
- As a daily, to stay abreast of events
- For searching or browsing
- To populate several pages, including the GF Wiki, the GF Admin Tool, GlassFish.org, our FaceBook page, etc.
The Twitter Years
In the last couple of years we have seen a surge in micro-blogging, mostly twitter. Although a twitter is much cheaper to create than a post, its value to the reader is lower. To get the best of these two media we push news as-they-happen to @glassfish and then use TA posts when the story deserves it … and whenever we have the time.
Still, I believe we have not yet figured out the best way to leverage twitter.
In Summary
I'd describe the experience with TheAquarium as a big success; although the time investment has been very considerable, I'm convinced GlassFish would not have been successful without it. I think the model is applicable to other situations, although it might be possible to adjust the approach to leverage better the community and new tools like twitter to reduce its cost while improve its reach even further.
Happy Birthday, The Aquarium!


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Kristin Cupido will begin her first year as assistant coach for the Lipscomb track and field and cross country teams.
Cupido was born and raised in New Jersey. She attended Kutztown University in Kutztown, Pennsylvania where she was a standout member of the school's cross country and track and field programs.
She was a three-time Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Scholar Athlete as well as a three-time member of the NCAA Division II All-Academic Cross Country team.
Cupido also earned All-PSAC honors for her performance in the 8,000 meters during the 2008 indoor season.
She led her cross country team to the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships in 2009. In 2010, her team garnered the highest finish in school history placing 13th overall at the championships.
During her senior season, Cupido was named team captain of both the cross country and track and field squads.
Cupdio graduated from Kutztown in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Leisure and Sports Studies.
She went on to serve as head cross country and track and field coach at Kutztown High School in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Under her tutelage, two boys and one girl qualified for state during the 2011-12 season.
Before joining the Lipscomb coaching staff, she worked at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. In her first season as the women's assistant coach, the women's cross country team captured the ODAC Championship, had five All-ODAC Performers, three all-region competitors, and sent two runners to the NCAA Championship.
Her track and field team finished second by a two-point margin at the ODAC Indoor Track and Field Championship and was the runner-up during the outdoor season. The team also set a school record for most points during the outdoor championships with 155 points.
During her second season with the Generals, Cupido was named interim head coach for the women's cross country team. The team placed fourth at the ODAC Championships and had two All-ODAC performers. The team had one all-region performer as well as one athlete advance to the NCAA Cross Country Championships earning the second best showing in school history at the event.
Cupido is a USTFCCCA Level II Endurance Specialist coach.
She resides in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Increasing Inequality: Predation or Skill Bias?
Thanks to Mark Thoma I have read a very interesting piece by David Altig on technological change and inequality. Altig weighs in the debate that Bob Gordon started a few months on the possible slowdown of trend productivity in the next decades. Bob's argument is known, and makes sense: no current innovation, not even the fanciest ones, seems to have the potential to change our life as did railroads, jet planes, or, even more importantly, running water! But it is undeniable that he ventured in uncharted lands (innovation, future inventions, the future), and I am in the end incapable to take sides on the issue. I am just very satisfied that Bob's argument is taken seriously, even by those opposing it.
I found interesting Altig's remark that "game-changing technologies have, in history, been initially associated with falling capital prices, rising inequality, and falling productivity". He ends asking whether these trends, that we are nowadays observing, could be the indicator of yet another major "game changer". But this is also not what I want to point out. Read More


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The Daily Show gets to the heart of the bureau's operations.
Last night, The Daily Show addressed the declawed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, which hasn't been able to have a director confirmed by Congress in six years.
"The ATF hasn't been completely deballed," Jon Stewart said. "Thanks to the First Amendment, they still do have a YouTube channel that they use to warmly encourage gun dealers to act responsibly."
Fast-forward to 3:50 to see the humorously meek directives offered on that YouTube channel.
But today's must-see moment is Conan O'Brien's video blog entry, created to make his show more "accessible to teens." "There's a lot of stuff going on in the world that needs to be commented on," O'Brien said, which clearly calls for pictures of "animals with emotions." At :41, see a baboon react to the recent news about Al Roker's White House visit. There's more great reactions (bears, penguins, Tommy Lee Jones!) dabbled throughout.


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Let's jump right on in!
A certain Rick Santorum scored wins in both the Alabama and Mississippi primaries yesterday.
Newt Gingrich came in 2nd in both of those primaries.
And Mitt Romney won the primaries in Hawaii and American Samoa.
In other words, this shit is far from over.
Santorum's wins send a clear message that evangelicals are not lovin on Mitt Romney.
But Gingrich's strong 2nd place showing also sends a message – evangelicals want to date other people some more before they commit to Santorum.
Santorum knows this…that's why he and his minions are demanding Gingrich step aside.
Gingrich knows this too…that's why he and his minions are telling Santorum's people to shove it and desperately trying to raise some money to keep going.
Although Mitt lost the gritmus test, his campaign can take comfort in the fact that he kind of nullified those delegate losses with those wins in Hawaii and American Samoa.
As a matter of fact the delegate math still favors Romney.
Pause…sip coffee and ponder…continue.
I wonder if this delegate math problem is another reason why Santorum is against college education.
Seriously, not only does college encourage young people to think for themselves and question shit (gasp)…it also continues teaching them that math is real thing when right now Santorum needs likely GOP primary voters to believe that math is a tool that the liberal elite uses to get their snob on.
Anyhoo, even primary voters in Mississippi and Alabama conceded that Mitt Romney is the more electable candidate in a general election. They just want him to be more conservative and that means that Mitt Romney has to start saying some outrageous shit that will make him look more attractive to those wretched social conservatives.
This'll be a delicate balancing act and…well, Mitt isn't known for his smooth talking.
Here's a fresh sample of Mitt trying to turn those voters on.
And I just saw his primary ad here in Missouri where he's attacking Santorum for his Senate votes in favor of funding of Planned Parenthood.
Voting to fund reproductive health care really shouldn't be baggage...but for those attempting to seduce the GOP base it is. And that "baggage" wouldn't be burdensome if that base wasn't conditioned to expect regular feedings of attacks on women's reproductive rights in exchange for their vote.
Going after Planned Parenthood may help Romney wrap up the GOP nomination…and that's still a solid "may".
But in the general election…where the electorate includes the 98 percent of women who have used birth control in their lifetime and also includes the 1 in 5 women who has chosen Planned Parenthood as a health care provider at least once in her lifetime…well, those comments will be hard to spin as moderate or mainstream or (wait for it) presidential.
All of this has me thinking about chickens and how they come home to roost.


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John Hennessey isn't known for being the shy and retiring type. Still, suggesting that the company widely accepted as the maker of the fastest production cars in the world apply lips to posterior is a bit on the bold side. How do you get the cojones to do so? Oh, by putting 1,200 HP in a stretched Elise, then removing the roof.
"Their Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse is NOT the fastest open top car in the world," Hennessey emailed us this morning. "The Venom GT Spyder is and we will prove it in the near future. Bugatti can kiss my ass."
Here's the first dyno test, holy hell.
Oh, and our friends at The Smoking Tire were there when this happened. Here's their video.


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Affordable Italian Wine: Argiolas Perdera from Sardinia
Our hunt for great-tasting affordable wine.
Note from the author: There are 1,368 varieties covered in Wine Grapes by MW Jancis Robinson, MW Julia Harding, and Dr. Jose Vouillamoz. Bet you can't try them all.
Confession: I desperately love a recipe from the Campbell's soup website.
Second confession: I don't actually make it with Campbell's soup, because I'm scared to eat three of the listed ingredients: dehydrated mechanically separated chicken, soy protein concentrate, and monosodium glutamate. Maybe those are all fine, but making your own butter-and-flour-thickened chicken stock is easy enough. The recipe, called Chicken Balsamico, calls for simmering chicken breasts in creamy stock, balsamic vinegar, sundried tomatoes, oregano, and kalamata olives. You sprinkle the whole thing with feta cheese and serve it up over orzo. If I'm feeling fancy, I add a pile of lemony arugula salad over the top.
The dish is salty, pungent and bold and needs a wine that will size it right up. I've made chicken balsamico plenty of times, and I've eaten it with plenty of different wines that were all... fine. California Pinot Noir was overwhelmed; a northern Italian Barbera was bright but not bold enough; New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc made it feel like everything was fighting.
But last week, I found the perfect match: 2010 Argiolas Perdera from the Italian island of Sardinia. It's made from the deep red Monica grape, which my Wine Grapes book says could be of Spanish origin or could date "back to the eleventh century, when the Camaldolese monks began to plant vines and produce wine." As for the taste, authors Jancis, Julia, and Jose say that "unless yields are kept low, the wines are generally undistinguished and for early drinking." I'm going to have to adamantly disagree on this one, at least on the Argiolas front.
Especially for around $12, the Argiolas Perdera impresses me with its big, super-ripe and dark fruit, reminiscent of blackberry, black plum, and cherry and even a little raisin, which plays really well up against the tangy-sweet notes of balsamic vinegar. Then the salty black olive notes chime in—both in the dish and in the wine, underpinned by a toasty-earthy crackle of black pepper. The salinity of the wine is what surprises and attracts me most, perhaps a result of the vines being surrounded by the sea on this island.
I don't know if they've ever heard of Campbell's soup or such a dish as "chicken balsamico" on the island of Sardinia, but I'd definitely recommend they try it. Maybe with homemade cream of chicken stock.
2010 Argiolas Perdera Monica di Sardegna
The Grape: Monica
The Region: Sardinia, Italy
Retail Price: $12
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About the Author: Stevie Stacionis is a wine writer and Certified Sommelier based in San Francisco. She's currently drinking her way through the 1,368 varieties included in the new Wine Grapes tome. Follow her on Twitter @StevieStacionis and check out her snobbery-free wine videos at A Drinks With Friends TV.
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Few topics in the field of sports nutrition have been more heavily researched than that of post-exercise recovery nutrition. Hundreds of studies conducted over the past 15 years have conclusively shown that when athletes consume carbohydrate and protein soon after completing a workout, their muscles are repaired and refueled faster, and they perform better in their next workout. There's even evidence that athletes who routinely take in appropriate nutrition after workouts lose more body fat and gain fitness faster.
The vast majority of the studies on post-exercise recovery nutrition involve specially formulated recovery products such as Endurox R4, as well as other products whose makers wish to promote them as recovery foods, such as lowfat chocolate milk. This trend has led many athletes to believe that such products are more effective than regular foods. But in fact the few studies in this area that have involved regular foods have shown they work just as well.
More: 3 Foods for Fast Muscle Recovery
There is nothing inherently wrong with using specially formulated recovery products after exercise. However, there are only so many opportunities in the day to consume the high-quality whole foods that should be the foundation of every athlete's diet. If getting your recovery nutrition from packaged bars and chocolate milk prevents you from eating five servings of fruits and vegetables in a day, for example, then its overall benefits are questionable.
One of the advantages of specially formulated recovery nutrition products is that they are typically easy to prepare and consume after exercise, when your energy is low and your appetite may be suppressed. But there are plenty of real, high-quality foods that are also relatively easy to prepare and consume. They're just as effective for recovery and better for overall health than the manufactured stuff. Here are five to consider.
More: 5 High-Protein Foods for Optimal Recovery
Buckwheat Pancakes With Almonds and BerriesIf you're like many athletes, you find yourself fantasizing about specific foods during some of your longer workouts. Provided these cravings are reasonably healthy, you should feel free to indulge them when you get home. Sometimes the body has a way of telling us what it needs.
I often crave pancakes on long bike rides. But I seldom satisfy this yen by going to the local pancake house. Instead I make my own buckwheat pancakes, which provide lots of carbs for recovery but are made from whole grain and are, therefore, more wholesome than regular pancakes. Also, rather than top them with sugary syrup, I eat them with almond slivers and berries for even more balanced nutrition.
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