Closing a CC (credit cards) does not lower your FICO scores in and of itself. When deciding to close a CC there is two important things to consider. In the short-term, closing a CC can have an adverse affect on your UTIL percentage calculations and this in itself can definitely lower your scores. In the long-term, a closed CC in good standing (nothing derogatory reporting) with a $0 balance will generally be deleted from your CRs (credit reports) after 10 years. Once this account is deleted, you lose the history and age and this might lower your scores.
The most important factor to consider when closing CCs is the affect on your cumulative UTIL percentage calculation; this is the total sum of all of your CC's CLs (credit card limits) divided by the sum of their balances.
To fully understand what Utilization percentages are, you must understand FICO scoring has two types of util percentage calculations, one that looks at the extent of utilization on individual revolving accounts (i.e. CCs, overdraft protection and sometimes Heloc's) and the other is cumulative and looks at the extent of utilization on all of your revolving accounts.
The total CL (credit limit) is 10,000 and the total balance is 2,800, so the cumulative UTIL is 28%. Not bad but not ideal.
Let's see what happens if you close one of them.
Closed and opened CC TLs are weighed and scored equally by FICO. You will not be punished by simply closing a CC as long as it is in good standing, has a $0 balance and your cumulative Util remains at 1-9 percent. Increasing the CLs (credit limits) on the cards you plan to keep open before you close the card(s) you don't want might be helpful as this too helps to keep your Util percentage low.
Also open and closed accounts age the same. Closing a CC has no affect on average age of accounts or credit history length.
- If a closed CC account with a balance continues to report the original credit limit, then both the balance and the CL of the closed account will be used in the utilization calculations.
- If a closed CC account is reporting a zero CL, even if there is a balance on the CC, the card will not be included in the calculations.
- If a closed CC account is reporting a non-zero CL but has a zero balance, the card will not be included in the calculations.
- If a closed account reports a CL that is equal to the balance (balance chasing), then this will be included in the calculations. This is the worst-case scenario with regard to utilization.
In the long-term, closing a CC in good standing with a $0 balance will generally be deleted from your CR after 10 years. Once this account is deleted, if your length of credit history and/or average age of accounts decreases in the number of years, your scores might drop.
In the short-term, there should be no adverse affect to your FICO scores, average age of accounts, or the length of your credit history, provided there is no increase in your util% calculations after you close any CC(s). In the long-term, a CC in good standing (nothing derogatory reporting) with a $0 balance will generally be deleted from your CRs (credit reports) after 10 years. Once this account is deleted, you lose the history and age of this TL and this might lower your scores.
Bumping for the many members, both new and veterans, who are unaware of this info.
Have you been rate-jacked? Are you suddenly hit with an annual fee? Please read fused's great summary of the ins and outs of closing credit cards, so that you can make an informed decision.


Improvised explosive devices — or IEDs — are the No. 1 killer of NATO troops in Afghanistan. And although more than 40 nations are fighting in the ISAF coalition there, none of them have the kind of experience and resources the U.S. has in finding and eliminating these deadly bombs by insurgents.
Times Square car bomb suspect linked to Taliban?
The ranking Republican on the House intelligence committee says "there probably is a strong link" between Times Square car bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad and the Taliban in Pakistan.
Rep. Peter Hoekstra told CNN's American Morning on Thursday that he has drawn that conclusion from a number of sources.
"If this is accurate, it would be a game-changer," Hoekstra said.
"We're going to get much more aggressive and perhaps more creative in terms of how we gather intelligence to find the plots and find individuals to stop them," he said.


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The Harare Commonwealth Declaration
The Heads of Government of the countries of the Commonwealth, meeting in
Harare, reaffirm their confidence in the Commonwealth as a voluntary association
of sovereign independent states, each responsible for its own policies,
consulting and co-operating in the interests of their peoples and in the
promotion of international understanding and world peace.
Members of the Commonwealth include people of many different races and
origins, encompass every state of economic development, and comprise a
rich variety of cultures, traditions and institutions.
The special strength of the Commonwealth lies in the combination of the
diversity of its members with their shared inheritance in language, culture
and the rule of law. The Commonwealth way is to seek consensus through
consultation and the sharing of experience. It is uniquely placed to serve
as a model and as a catalyst for new forms of friendship and co-operation
to all in the spirit of the Charter of the United Nations.
Its members also share a commitment to certain fundamental principles.
These were set out in a Declaration of Commonwealth Principles agreed by
our predecessors at their Meeting in Singapore in 1971. Those principles
have stood the test of time, and we reaffirm our full and continuing commitment
to them today. In particular, no less today than 20 years ago:
we believe that international peace and order, global economic development
and the rule of international law are essential to the security and prosperity
of mankind;
we believe in the liberty of the individual under the law, in equal rights
for all citizens regardless of gender, race, colour, creed or political
belief, and in the individual's inalienable right to participate by means
of free and democratic political processes in framing the society in which
he or she lives;
we recognise racial prejudice and intolerance as a dangerous sickness and
a threat to healthy development, and racial discrimination as an unmitigated
evil;
we oppose all forms of racial oppression, and we are committed to the principles
of human dignity and equality;
we recognise the importance and urgency of economic and social development
to satisfy the basic needs and aspirations of the vast majority of the
peoples of the world, and seek the progressive removal of the wide disparities
in living standards amongst our members.
In Harare, our purpose has been to apply those principles in the contemporary
situation as the Commonwealth prepares to face the challenges of the 1990s
Internationally, the world is no longer locked in the iron grip of the
Cold War. Totalitarianism is giving way to democracy and justice in many
parts of the world. Decolonisation is largely complete. Significant changes
are at last under way in South Africa. These changes, so desirable and
heartening in themselves, present the world and the Commonwealth with new
tasks and challenges.
In the last twenty years, several Commonwealth countries have made significant
progress in economic and social development. There is increasing recognition
that commitment to market principles and openness to international trade
and investment can promote economic progress and improve living standards.
Many Commonwealth countries are poor and face acute problems, including
excessive population growth, crushing poverty, debt burdens and environmental
degradation. More than half our member states are particularly vulnerable
because of their very small societies.
Only sound and sustainable development can offer these millions the prospect
of betterment. Achieving this will require a flow of public and private
resources from the developed to the developing world, and domestic and
international regimes conducive to the realisation of these goals. Development
facilitates the task of tackling a range of problems which affect the whole
global community such as environmental degradation, the problems of migration
and refugees, the fight against communicable diseases, and drug production
and trafficking.
Having reaffirmed the principles to which the Commonwealth is committed,
and reviewed the problems and challenges which the world, and the Commonwealth
as part of it, face, we pledge the Commonwealth and our countries to work
with renewed vigour, concentrating especially in the following areas:
the protection and promotion of the fundamental political values of the
Commonwealth:
democracy, democratic processes and institutions which reflect national
circumstances, the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary, just
and honest government;
fundamental human rights, including equal rights and opportunities for
all citizens regardless of race, colour, creed or political belief;
equality for women, so that they may exercise their full and equal rights;
provision of universal access to education for the population of our countries;
continuing action to bring about the end of apartheid and the establishment
of a free, democratic, non-racial and prosperous South Africa;
the promotion of sustainable development and the alleviation of poverty
in the countries of the Commonwealth through:
a stable international economic framework within which growth can be achieved;
sound economic management recognising the central role of the market economy;
effective population policies and programmes;
sound management of technological change;
the freest possible flow of multilateral trade on terms fair and equitable
to all, taking account of the special requirements of developing countries;
an adequate flow of resources from the developed to developing countries,
and action to alleviate the debt burdens of developing countries most in
need;
the development of human resources, in particular through education, training,
health, culture, sport and programmes for strengthening family and community
support, paying special attention to the needs of women, youth and children;
effective and increasing programmes of bilateral and multilateral co-operation
aimed at raising living standards;
extending the benefits of development within a framework of respect for
human rights;
the protection of the environment through respect for the principles of
sustainable development which we enunciated at Langkawi;
action to combat drug trafficking and abuse and communicable diseases;
help for small Commonwealth states in tackling their particular economic
and security problems;
support of the United Nations and other international institutions in the
world's search for peace, disarmament and effective arms control; and in
the promotion of international consensus on major global political, economic
and social issues.
To give weight and effectiveness to our commitments we intend to focus
and improve Commonwealth co-operation in these areas. This would include
strengthening the capacity of the Commonwealth to respond to requests from
members for assistance in entrenching the practices of democracy, accountable
administration and the rule of law.
We call on all the intergovernmental institutions of the Commonwealth to
seize the opportunities presented by these challenges. We pledge ourselves
to assist them to develop programmes which harness our shared historical,
professional, cultural and linguistic heritage and which complement the
work of other international and regional organisations.
We invite the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and non-governmental
Commonwealth organisations to play their full part in promoting these objectives,
in a spirit of co-operation and mutual support.
In reaffirming the principles of the Commonwealth and in committing ourselves
to pursue them in policy and action in response to the challenges of the
1990s, in areas where we believe that the Commonwealth has a distinctive
contribution to offer, we the Heads of Government express our determination
to renew and enhance the value and importance of the Commonwealth as an
institution which can and should strengthen and enrich the lives not only
of its own members and their peoples but also of the wider community of
peoples of which they are a part.
The Commonwealth of Nations
January 8 Statement
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The 100 organoids are derived from the tumours of patients with colorectal, oesophageal and pancreatic cancer. Available to researchers worldwide, they will enable studies into cancer development and biology, as well as drug discovery.
When cancer spreads, this metastatic stage of the disease is usually lethal. An analysis of immune cells that cluster with tumour cells in the bloodstream illuminates a partnership that might aid metastasis.
Monsanto, acquired by Bayer last year, is also facing lawsuits in the United States over alleged cancer links to glyphosate-based weedkillers. Lasso used a different active substance to glyphosate.
The names of the awardees seemed strangely familiar. Then it hit me: this was the 2014 paper where they looked at hard water consumption in Sri Lanka and then suggested a tie between heavy metals and maybe glyphosate. The paper presented a hypothesis. There were no data. There were no experiments.
There's really no nice way to put this. The AAAS has severely damaged its own reputation. This was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. What on Earth were they thinking? We can only speculate, but it's difficult to avoid wondering if the organization's relatively new CEO has something to do with it.
I would emphasize here that the absolute risk of these cancers in young people are very small, however the point of this data was something far more important: these rising numbers are loud in their impact.
The USPSTF recommends against screening for pancreatic cancer in asymptomatic adults.
Esserman argues that given how widely tumors vary, both in form and severity, it is ethically unsound to frighten patients by telling them they have cancer when in fact they don't have a risky prognosis. But Dr. Murali Varma, writing in the same issue of The BMJ in a counterpoint to Esserman, argues that renaming certain cancers is likely to be confusing and proposes education as a better way forward.
The genetic testing company rebuts an editorial's criticisms of its health test.
"Our study did not report any decrease in image quality when self-compression was performed," said lead study author Dr. Philippe Henrot of the Institut de Cancerologie de Lorraine Alexis Vautrin in Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy.
As we wrote recently in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, cancer care at home could yield equal or higher-quality cancer care and greater patient satisfaction at lower cost than traditional care in a hospital or physician's office.
Evidence generated from real-world use, such as real-world evidence (RWE) may provide valuable information, alongside RCTs, to inform medical product decision making. To explore the potential for using RWE in medical product decision making, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine planned a three-part workshop series.
By stabilizing a specific metabolic protein called pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2)—also preferentially oxidized in the heart—with a drug compound, the researchers completely prevented heart damage from the chemotherapy, and enhanced the potency of the chemotherapy against lung tumours in preclinical mouse models.
The results suggest margetuximab could be an option for patients who may be close to exhausting other therapies. All the patients in the study had previously been treated with Herceptin (trastuzumab) and Perjeta (pertuzumab), and about 90% had received Kadcyla (ado-trastuzumab emtansine) as well. All three drugs are sold by Roche.
We don't know yet how those numbers translate to months of added PFS, or the overall survival rate. Researchers are still pondering OS.
Margetuximab improved progression-free survival (PFS) compared to HERCEPTIN® (trastuzumab), when used in combination with chemotherapy in patients with HER2+ metastatic breast cancer.
Fifty patients with advanced Merkel cell carcinoma were enrolled in the (not randomized) trial. After receiving pembrolizumab, 28 saw their cancers shrink or even disappear — an unusually high rate of response for a solid-tumor cancer.
Barron has been outspoken about shifting the focus in R&D to oncology, where he is pushing to make a comeback several years after the former executive team at GSK swapped out its commercial oncology portfolio to Novartis in exchange for a batch of vaccines.
The new research followed nearly 2,000 women as they were scanned in the years after a benign cyst diagnosis. Overall, in 80 per cent of cases the cyst resolved or did not need intervention, the study found. Twenty per cent of cysts disappeared entirely, while 16 per cent of cases underwent surgery. In total, 12 women were subsequently diagnosed with ovarian cancer - suggesting a risk of 0.4 per cent.
Ms. Pelosi also took a dig at Mr. Trump's plan, detailed on Tuesday, to invest $500 million over 10 years toward the development of new cures for childhood cancer, characterizing it as paltry. "Five hundred million dollars over 10 years — are you kidding me?" she said.
As of September 2018, the agency has received a total of 660 total medical device reports regarding BIA-ALCL cases in the U.S. since 2010. Of the 660 MDRs, our in-depth analysis suggests that there are 457 unique cases of BIA-ALCL, including 9 patient deaths.
I'm not alone in my suspicions that dubiously produced papers are getting published. Informatician Cyril Labbé at Grenoble Alps University in France and I have developed a tool, Seek & Blastn, to identify such papers on the basis of wrongly identified nucleotide sequences. So far, our work has uncovered dozens of papers and resulted in 17 retractions, with several investigations pending.


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Detailed Analysis of Classic Sci-fi Movies and TV Shows
Star Trek: Genesis
Sample Chapter #1
⬅ Star Trek Episode 54: Bread and Circuses
Star Trek Episode 56: Spock's Brain ➡
Star Trek Episode 55: Assignment: Earth
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: Art Wallace
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Robert Lansing, Terri Garr, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Don Keefer, Morgan Jones, Bruce Mars, Ted Gehring, and Paul Baxley
Composer: None (Stock Music)
Stardate: Unknown
Production #: 60355
After traveling to the year 1968 in order to monitor Earth's communications during a most turbulent era in history, the Enterprise crew encounters an agent known as Gary Seven (Robert Lansing) who explains that he was sent by an alien organization to prevent a nuclear crisis from occurring. Skeptical of Gary Seven and his stated motives, Kirk confines his new acquaintance to the brig; however, along with his "pet cat" Isis, Gary escapes from the Enterprise and transports himself to Earth, where he soon befriends a goofy but helpful young woman named Roberta Lincoln (Terri Garr).
A backdoor pilot, this episode offers an intriguing glimpse at how a Star Trek spin-off series may have looked had Gene Roddenberry chosen to highlight present-day conflicts over spacefaring science fiction. While an uneven tone detracts from the central theme, any inconsistencies can be excused when considering that "Assignment: Earth" was actually intended as the basis for an entirely new television program.
The importance of Gary Seven's assignment is made credible for the audience with a dignified and often intense performance from Robert Lansing. This poised approach to the main character is complemented by Terri Garr's eccentric portrayal of Roberta Lincoln, whose concern for the future of mankind is viewed through a more comical lens than that of Gary Seven (that being said, Lincoln's ditsy blonde routine may irritate Star Trek fans of a serious inclination). Additionally relevant to this potential doomsday scenario is the role of Captain Kirk, who must rely on his superior intuition when deciding whether the intentions of Gary Seven are as altruistic as he claims.
There are times when "Assignment: Earth" plays more like a comedy than a serious science fiction piece, thus undermining the somber nature of a potential nuclear holocaust.
Operating on a similar theme to "Tomorrow Is Yesterday," "Assignment: Earth" forgoes a satirical approach to 1960s society in favor of a more solemn commentary on the uncertainty that permeated the cultural and political landscape of the time period. Especially worth noting are the Cold War undertones in Art Wallace's narrative, which draw attention to the fact that technology was advancing at a faster rate than social awareness; an imbalance that could have resulted in disastrous outcomes for humanity as the protagonist so perceptively indicates.
Though occasionally slow moving, "Assignment: Earth" should be commended for its unique place among Star Trek 's lineup of episodes. Any pacing issues can likewise be overlooked in light of a suspenseful and riveting finale, which places Kirk in a position of ultimate authority over the fate of mankind.
Overall Quality: 8/10
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Q: Invoking Same Name Controller Action for Mobile Devices I have an action called "Detail" which is invoked by the ASP.NET MVC desktop application. Now, I want to invoke a different action with the same name "Detail" but it will only be invoked by the mobile devices like iPhones and Android etc.
Is there any Attribute I can put on the new Detail action with same parameters as the old one which will only be invoked by mobile devices.

A: You can use ActionMethodSelectorAttribute to create a Mobile-only route matcher:
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Method)]
public class RouteMobileActionAttribute : ActionMethodSelectorAttribute
{
    public override bool IsValidForRequest(ControllerContext controllerContext, MethodInfo methodInfo)
    {
        return controllerContext.HttpContext.Request.Browser.IsMobileDevice;
    }
}

Then apply it:
public ActionResult Detail(int id)
{
     // ....
}

[ActionName("Detail")]
[RouteMobileAction]
public ActionResult MobileDetail(int id)
{
     // ....
}

See MSDN
P.S Have you considered using DisplayModes instead?

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Heroicus Personae
The Sandman
Fighting: Excellent (20)
Agility: Good (10)
Strength: Good (10)
Endurance: Good (10)
Reason: Excellent (20)
Intuition: Remarkable (30)
Psyche: Excellent (20)
Health: 50
Height: 5' 11" Hair: Black
Weight: 172 lbs. Eyes: Blue
Powers/Equipment:
INDUCED SLEEP:
The Sandman's gun emits a cloud of sleeping gas which affects all unprotected targets in a 2 area range (the Sandman wears a gas-mask to protect himself).
Chemistry * Biochemistry * Psychology * Martial Arts A * Acrobatics
The Justice Society of America
Wealthy socialite Wesley Dodds felt his life lacked direction. He was disturbed by the appearance of two masked figures, the Phantom of the Fair, who was seen at the 1939 New York World's Fair, and the Crimson Avenger, who he did not realize was a crimefighter. Worried that they might attack the king and queen of England at the Fair, Dodds became a masked crimefighter to stop them. Since he now no longer thought of himself as just watching the "sands of time" run out, he called himself the Sandman. At the Fair the Sandman clashed with both the Phantom and the Crimson Avenger, who he learned was his friend Lee Travis.
The Sandman continued to fight crime, although for a time the police mistakenly believed him to be a criminal. Dodds trusted the secret of his dual identity with his girlfriend, Dian Belmont, daughter of a district attorney. The Sandman then became a founding member of the Justice Society of America.
In Dodd's absence Dian investigated a case of sabotage wearing the Sandman's original costume and was killed by a Nazi agent. In her memory the Sandman wore a new costume Dian had designed for him. He took on her orphaned nephew, Sandy Hawkins, as his crime-fighting partner, and the Sandman and Sandy joined the wartime All-Star Squadron.
Many criminals had nightmares about the Sandman, who left as his trademark the message "There is no land beyond the law, where tyrants rule with unshakable power! It's but a dream from which the evil wake to face their fate .. their terrifying hour!"
After an accident transformed Sandy into a monster, the Sandman, who blamed himself, returned to his original costume, and then retired as a crimefighter in 1945 after suffering a heart attack. Years later the Sandman came out of retirement, and finally found a cure for Sandy, only to suffer a stroke.


A mac that doesn't get hot, doesn't make noise.
Discussion in 'Buying Tips and Advice' started by Olaf.cc, Apr 25, 2010.
Okay, strange headline perhaps, but here it goes.
I need a new computer. My beloved MacBook Pro 15" has, well, died. Sort of. My gf found it a nice idea to wake up from a dream while my laptop was on her legs. So now I'm the proud owner of a screenless MBP.
Anyway, I also have a MacBook Pro 17". Which gets hot. Which makes noise. Which I can't stand. Also, it's too big and heavy to carry around.
So I need something new. Which doesn't get hot and doesn't make a lot of noise. And besides that, is fast. What I do: Photoshop, office tasks, Aperture, xcode and programming. And I sometimes run that OS from Bill in VMWare. I have a Dell 2408WFP screen and I'd love to be able to hook up another one to my new computer. A dual screen setup.
iMac: Already has a nice 27" screen, great, but I can't buy a separate Apple 27" screen.
MM: Is it powerful enough? Two displays?
MBP: Is this thing gonna get hot again? i5? i7? Dual setup?
iMac: Already has a nice 27" screen, great, but I can't buy a separate Apple 27" screen. Does it get hot? Noisy?
MM: Is it powerful enough?
MBA: Probably too slow. I still mention it because the MBA is cool.
MBP: Is this thing gonna get hot again?
OSX86: Risk of incompatible hardware. But it's upgradeable.
The faster it is, the more heat it is going to make, and in general, the noisier it is going to be.
Mac Pro is probably the quietest of them if for no other reason that you can put it under your desk or otherwise out of the way.
The iMac and Mac Mini are generally very very quiet. Though they may get a little louder when doing heavy work.
Any laptop generally "gets hot" when you are doing heavy work on it and it is sitting on your lap. And generally they are louder while doing so.
With what you plan on doing with it, I don't see any reason to get anything other than an iMac.
Don't go for the MBA.
I use Photoshop CS4 all the time and just made the move to Mac starting with a 27" iMac with a 3.06 C2D. One of the first things I noticed was the silence. I could not tell it is on by sound 98% of the time. If a disk is in then it sounds a little like hamsters on a wheel but other then that is is really quiet. Heat is not a problem at all and I do check this a lot.
I also just picked up a regular MacBook to go with my iMac. I got a great deal at MicroCenter.com for only $799 so I couldn't past it up. It too is nearly silent and heat is not an issue at all. Actually, I am amazed at how cool it is. If I pushing it then it gets slightly warm on the bottom and near the hinge but it is nothing uncomfortable at all and and barely worth mentioning. CS4 runs at a respectable speed on the MB. As a matter of fact I bought a 4GB set of Crucial RAM ($103) at the same time to punch up the MB to 4Gb but now I am thinking about using it to get 8gb on the iMac for when CS5 comes out instead. (CS5 will remove the current 3gb ram limit) so I can use my iMac for the heavy lifting.
That's the white one right? Not even an issue with Flash? That always kills my processor.
If the laptop getting hot on your legs is your main heat concern the perhaps you would consider the following heat mats.
I've had mine for 3 years and it cuts heat considerably so it doesn't become uncomfortable, my friend has one too and he also loves it.
Shop around for them though, picked mine up for £10 excl delivery.
I second the regular white Macbook suggestion. My friend just picked one up and I am shocked at how cool and quiet it runs - even while running Flash. The Nvidia 9400 seems to be really decent. I know they just updated the MBPs but I don't know how cool they are - and my experience has been they're always a little warm. Not so with the Macbook - I kinda want one over an MBP just for that reason. And for $800 it's such a capable computer, probably even more so with upgraded ram and an SSD.
Go for the 13" MPB it runs very cool and completely silent.
When gaming (which is actually pretty decent on the 320m!) the 'fan' kick in, keeping it very cool, still.
My late '09 iMac is really quiet. I don't notice it at all.
My 27" Quad-core iMac is the quietest computer I've ever used. Even during heavy work it is silent. I'm so happy with it and it's so fast!
out of interest, what do you class as heavy work?
I have a 17" uMBP. I had a 15", too. Both are silent with an SSD unless you are running the CPU full blast long enough that the fans have to turn on. The fans are the only noise I ever hear, and not very often. An HDD will be noisy, but an SSD allows the MBP to be silent.


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2nd Texel Dutch Open 1 day to go!!
This weekend saw the F18 National Championships held at Whitstable Yacht Club, it was a fantastic event "the best nationals for a long while, well done to Whitstable" was heard at the prize giving after the last 3 days had given fruit to all conditions + excellent close racing.
Team Boskalis sailors Hugh Styles + Chris Rashley sailing a NACRA Infusion dominated the regatta from start to finish counting 5 firsts and a 2nd place, this is the 5th National Championship win in the F18 class for Styles. At Whitstable 2nd place overall went to John Worthington and Seb Gruber who were very impressive in the breeze, in another NACRA Infusion and in 3rd Matt Humphries and Luke Yates.
This year the Formula 18 class had the best turn out at one of its National championships ever, this is down to the good balance which exists within the class between good testing racing at break neck speeds and good fun social banter off the water. Its amazing to see the success of the class, even in the UK where catamaran sailing is the poor relation to the dinghy sailing, popularity is building and this is mirrored internationally, with the recently held worlds in France which had a limited entry of 160 teams competed for the title, and the top 20 of this looking like a who's who of Olympic Tornado teams of recent years.
To the regatta, Friday and Saturday provided champagne sailing in fresh winds and sunny skies, and racing on the tidal waters of the Thames estuary teams had to make tough lay line calls both up and down wind. Three races on the Friday and race one saw some really close racing between Styles and Rashley and Rob Wilson and Marcus Lynch, this was won by Styles and Rashley. The second race was very open, and then disaster stuck for Wilson as he broke his mast, ending his regatta. Race two was won by Worthington and Gruber, with David White and John Sweet a good second and Styles and Rashley third. Race three in more wind saw Styles and Rashley dominate from the front, with White and Sweet solid in second.
Saturday dawned even windier but with a cloudy sky, Stuart Gummer with Ryan Crawford lead the first lap of race 4, but were overhauled by Styles and Rashley who kept to the left side of the upwind on the second beat. The fifth race of the day in ever more increasing wind was blessed by sunshine, and a battle royal between Styles and Rashley and Worthigton and Gruber, the former lead for the first lap, to be overtaken on the downwind as Worthington powered through the chop, the teams were close again at the top but Worthington sailed another blistering downwind to take the winning gun. The last race of the day was cancelled due to too much wind, but with 4 races scheduled for the Sunday.
Sunday started with a SW 10 knots which died through the race and had Styles & Rashley tussling with Humphries & Yates, with Adam Piggott & Lewis Crawford third, and this is how I ended. As the wind died on the last leg it swung west 60 degrees and this turned the fleet inside out after the top 5 finished.
The wind disappeared and swung through 360 degrees until just before 1400 hrs when a SW breeze came in and the last race got away in 9 knots Styles and Rashley fought it out on the first lap, with Gummer and Crawford pushing hard, but this was not enough to hold off Styles and Rashley who managed to overhaul them and in doing so winning the Boskalis team the national title for the fifth time in 6 years for Styles.
Many thanks to Whitstable yacht club for their amazing hospitality, to Stuart Offer for the good race officering. Now the focus will be for the Forts race at Whitstable in 2 weekends time, then the F18 Inlands on the 16/17 Oct before the final event of the season the NACRA Nationals which will be at the Weston Cat open on the 6/7 November.
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Whitstable was the venue and a fleet of 37 boats competing on the Thames estuary, with a South Westerly winds from 8 – 16 knots, big shifts and loads and loads of sunshine, it was champagne yachting as the F18 catamarans blasted up and downwind flat out wiring.
Race one was one of the best closest battles ive had racing for a long time, Chris Rashley and I were racing our Nacra Infusion against Rob Wilson and Marcus Lynch. The lead changed a number of times, but we managed to take the lead before the last mark and were never headed.
Race 2 was all about Jon Worthington and Seb Gruber who stormed out of the left side on the first beat and did a horizon job on the fleet, we were all left trying to catch up, David White and John Sweet second and Hugh Styles and Chris Rashley third.
Race three took it toll and left crews with tired arms and very thankful when they got to the finish. The race was lead from start to finish by Hugh Styles and Chris Rashley on their NACRA Infusion, followed again by David White and John Sweet in another NACRA Infusion, third Luke Yates and Matt Humphries.
The forecast for tomorrow is meant to be windier, which will put a little dampner on this evenings entertainment, but everyone is hoping for more champagne sailing tomorrow.
Parkstone Yacht Club hosted the 2009 F18 nationals over three days this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with a great variety of sailing conditions and some excellent race management.
For the 2009 UK National Formula 18 class Champions Hugh Styles and Ferdinand Van West the event was another major championships win for them in their already successful 2009 season, which has included, winning Eurocat regatta in France, the Texel Dutch Open and 3rd at the F18 worlds.
This weekends event was sailed in Poole bay, and the fleet were treated to a whole hoast of conditions, with a very windy Friday through to a light and fickle wind in the last race today.
There was a good turn out of boats for the regatta 27 boats which included 2 entries from Ireland. Racing in Poole bay provided some good tactical sailing with a south to south south west wind for the Saturday and Sunday, but with some big pressure differences across the race track, and a lot of tide there were a great deal of shifts to take and opportunities to maek gains on the race track.
Friday's conditons were rather extreme, but Styles and Van West had equally as good a day as Adam Piggott and Guy Filmore, and were first and second over night, with Grant Piggott crewed by Andrew Sinclair third.
Saturday dawned with much less wind and a race to catch up from Fridays missed last race. David White sailing a new NACRA Infusion sailed a great race to win race 3 of the series, and then followed that by winning race 4 as well. John Payne crewed by Matt Hunt claimed second in race 3, with Styles third and then the tables were turned in the 4th race when Styles was second and Payne 3rd. The 5th race went to the dynamic duo of Toby Orpin and Lewis Crawford, who sailed a cat and mouse race with Styles for the 3 laps of that race, third again was Payne. The 6th race went to Styles and Van West, who dominated the race leading from start to finish, with 2nd Grant Piggott and 3rd Payne.
Sunday and around 9 knots for the start of race 7 and after a shifty first beat Styles emerged as the leader at the first mark and worked away on each leg to have a commanding win by the finish, with Jon Worthington crewed by Seb Gruber sailing a really solid second and David White third. The 8th race saw another tricky first beat, with the fleet a bit split, Styles, Grant and Adam Piggott all took a bit of the right side at the bottom of the beat and Stuart Gummer and Jon Worthington the left, Styles managed to work a route out of the right but unluckily for the Piggotts this was not to be the case for them. Styles lead around every other mark and in winning the race confirmed the win of the overall UK F18 National championships with a race to spare, with 2nd Gummer and third David White again. Race 9 was a lighter wind affair and without Styles, who used the last race as discard, it was John Payne who showed the fleet home with Grant Piggott chasing hard in second and third Toby Orpin.
Please keep in touch and watch this space for the instalment with the next event which will be the Forts race in a couple of weeks and then the focus will be for the Inland Championships in a couple of months in the end of October.
Cowes week Extreme 40 bonanza!
Last week saw the iShares Cup Etreme 40 event come to the green just off Cowes, past the Royal Yacht squadron, it was another great show, but this year not for the capsizes, more for the close to the beach spectator viewing which gave all of the those at Cowes something to really take note of.
I sailed the week with Shirley Robertson, double Olympic Gold medallist skippering the iShares boat, whilst I did tactics and mainsheet, with Nick Hutton trimming and Winston Hamill grinding and bow.
The regatta was sailed in lots of tide and a very fickle wind, blowing offshore at Egypt point where out course area was centred, with a big 2 storey marquee for corporate entertainment.
Friday the 31 July saw some media racing with journalists on board all of the boats and three races to show case the boats.
Saturday racing began and we had some great conditions, very tricky fickle winds and unreal tide sweeping past the windward mark making the top mark rounding a real nightmare to judge. Team iShares had a great day all but one result in the top 3, great speed and good safe and solid tactics had us chasing at the heels of the Oman Masirah, who were event leaders after day one.
Sunday and day two were not so special and unfortunately we were in a crash in race one of the day which meant we were out of racing for the rest of the day. We did however get average points for the races held.
Monday and the last day, a lighter and fickle day with 2 wind directions affecting the course area meant a very tough and confusing downwind leg each time. The starts were also tough, we found it very hard to get off the line and in the lighter and tricky conditions this meant it was hard to come back at the fleet. In the races we had a less favourable day, and this put us in the position 5th overall. A good result and a welcome step up the overall ladder for team iShares.
Now onto F18 training for the nationals which start on Thursday of this week in Poole for a 3 day regatta, then straight off to Kiel for the next edition of the ishares cup.


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Weatherford Hotel Presenting Death of the Radio in March Murder Mystery Theater
By FBN on March 16, 2018 in Columnists
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The year is 1939 and Babbitt Riordan is about to launch his latest business venture, Flagstaff's own radio station KBAB. Rehearsals are in progress for a live radio program, The Flagstaff Mystery Hour, starring a Hollywood heartthrob as the detective, an intrepid guardian of the law.
The audience is gathered. The actors are marking up their scripts. The sound effects are in place. Everything is ready for the first installment of the show until a body hits the floor. And now, everyone is a suspect!
Such is the setting for this month's Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at the Weatherford Hotel. Death on the Radio begins at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 10 in Charly's Pub. Writer and director Mary Guaraldi of Canyon Moon Theatre has been creating murder mysteries for the past 14 years.
"I've been in theatre since I was five years old," she said. "Who knew that doing murder mysteries would be one of the great pleasures of my life in theater! I love to make people laugh and enjoy seeing people let loose and be part of the fun!"
The Weatherford Hotel Murder Mystery Dinner Theater is interactive. Those who come to be entertained may well find themselves involved in the performance, as the audience is encouraged to participate in solving the crime.
"The Weatherford Hotel is the ultimate place to have a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater! It's been my experience that the guests who attend love to dress up in the era of the performance," said Events Coordinator Klaudia Ness. "What makes it unique is how select attendees are secretly written into the script, and it makes it even more fun! Not to mention the food is amazing. Canyon Moon Theatre writes the scripts specifically for the Weatherford Hotel, and a lot goes in to the production behind the scenes."
This interactive Murder Mystery Dinner includes the performance and a four-course meal complete with dessert. Invitations are $50 per person. Drinks, taxes and gratuity not included. Death on the Radio is set in 1939 and guests are encouraged to dress for the style of the day.
"Despite being overshadowed by the Great Depression, style was sophisticated and glamorous, featuring slim pencil dresses for women and fancy suits complete with fedoras for men," said Ness.
Because of the popularity of the Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, the Weatherford Hotel plans to host a performance every quarter.
"The Murder Mysteries are perfect for that private event twist, as well," added Ness. FBN
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For reservations or more information, contact Ness at 928-779-1919, ext. 430.
The Weatherford Hotel is located at 23 N. Leroux, Flagstaff. This is a 14 and over event. Parental discretion advised.
Henry Taylor and Sam Green are the owners of the Weatherford Hotel.
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The Tasmanian tiger was hunted to extinction as a 'large predator' – but it was only half as heavy as we thought
Here's what we got wrong about the thylacine.
A short history of Australia's milk bars
Greek cafes sold American dreams – and gave their owners a foothold in Australia.
Snapshot: The singing child evacuees of World War II
During the darkest hours of World War II, a short-lived survival plan was hatched to send British children to safety on the other side of the world in Australia.
Rare 17th-century Australia map up for auction
The map – believed to have remained in a private Italian home since the 19th century – is the first to show Tasmania, and is expected to fetch over $400,000.
The evolution of Anzac Day from 1915 until today
Australians have commemorated Anzac Day on 25 April for more than a century, but the ceremonies and their meanings have changed significantly since 1915.
Australia was once full of flamingos
These iconic pink birds are more associated with Africa and the Americas, but they once also called Australia home.
On this day: Winning design for the Sydney Opera House revealed
Unknown Danish architect Jørn Utzon won the competition with his bold vision.
Ancient aboriginal settlement one step closer to World Heritage listing
One of the earliest known aquaculture systems on Earth, in south-western Victoria, is one step closer to becoming Australia's 20th World Heritage site.
On this day: Captain Moonlite's hanging
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Land, rediscovered
Four hundred years ago a Dutch explorer made landfall on WA's remote coastline at Dirk Hartog Island. Alongside this year's commemorative events, a unique ecological project aims to restore the state's biggest isle to the wilderness it was in 1616.


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Fortinet () — американська компанія, що спеціалізується на пристроях мережевої безпеки. Флагманський продукт компанії Fortinet продається під торговою маркою FortiGate. Компанія Fortinet була заснована в 2000 році Кеном Ксі, засновником і колишнім президентом NetScreen, і є публічною компанією (код NASDAQ — FTNT ). Компанія Fortinet займає найбільшу частку ринку серед UTM-рішень, що неодноразово підтверджувалося IDC, займає 3 місце в світі за щорічним обсягом проданих пристроїв мережевої безпеки.
Fortinet — міжнародна компанія, головний офіс знаходиться в місті Саннівейл, Каліфорнія. Fortinet поширює свої продукти і сервіси, використовуючи партнерський канал продажів. У Fortinet більше 10,000 партнерів по всьому світу.

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Baseball player David Denson reveals he is gay: So what
By JoshSays, August 17, 2015
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David Denson, a first baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers' rookie affiliate in Helena, Montana, is said to have made BASEBALL HISTORY this weekend when he revealed he is gay. I say, "WHO CARES" !!!
He is also African American, but that is no longer newsworthy and in my opinion the "gay card" is over played as well.
Denson, bats .245 with four home runs and 18 RBIs in 42 games for Helena and is the Brewers' 27th-ranked prospect, according to MLB.com This is slightly more impressive and at least it has SOMETHING to do with who he is as an athlete.
Seriously, as a man who is also gay I applaud Denson for no longer hiding who or how he loves but WHO CARES… Play some baseball, hit a few more home runs and work on improving your batting average. If I sound a bit cynical it is in no way to imply that I don't realize that the LGBT community still has some distance to travel and that the world is still not a perfect place when it comes to acceptance, but is this really the way to make a difference?
The Milwaukee Brewers had this to say:
"David is a highly respected member of the Milwaukee Brewers family, and he is a very courageous young man," Milwaukee Brewers President Doug Melvin said in a statement. "Our goal for David is to help develop him into a Major League player, just as it is for any player in our system, and we will continue to support him in every way as he chases that dream."
Bravo, whoopee and a "hell to the yes" for Dough Melvin and the league for being so supportive, but why haven't we heard about this love fest for Denson prior to his announcement? Perhaps, because he has not achieved anything YET worth bragging about? So why is who he chooses to sleep with newsworthy enough for Brewer's President to make public comment as it has nothing to do with David Denson the baseball player…
Maybe it is time to stop making sexual orientation newsworthy and in this case simply focus on how well he plays the game? Maybe it is time to stop calling it "gay marriage" and just call it marriage,? Maybe it is time to realize that making a public statement regarding one's sexual orientation will only help others if after the dust settles the athlete, celebrity or public figure actually does something to further support those who are still struggling with coming to terms with who they are and where they fit into the world.
David Denson, a first baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers is gay and I say. "WHO CARES"!
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Cricket Trivia: 8 times test match was abandoned without a single ball being bowled!
By Bhawna Rawat, Updated : Aug 17, 2020 16:08 IST
There have been 8 occasions when a Test match was abandoned without a single ball being bowled. The details of these Test matches are as follows:
Played between
Old Trafford, Manchester
Australia & England
Carisbrook, Dunedin
New Zealand & Pakistan
Bourda Georgetown, Guyana
England & West Indies
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Pakistan & Zimbabwe
India & New Zealand
Pakistan & New Zealand
England Vs Australia test match on 25-08-1890 in Old Trafford, Manchester was abandoned due to rain, even no toss was held.
Australia Vs England test match on 08-07-1938 in Old Trafford, Manchester was abandoned due to excessive rain.
Australia Vs England test match on 31 December,1970 in Melbourne Cricket Ground was abandoned, as players started to enter the field it started to rain. There was discussion between MCC Manager & Australia Board, later it was concluded that a limited overs match will be played & was admitted to be first ODI match.
New Zealand & Pakistan's match on 03 February, 1989 in Carisbrook, Dunedin was called off due to heavy sweeping rain.
On 10 March, 1990 England & West Indies match was abandoned due to rain on the 5th Day, after which ODI was played.
Pakistan Vs Zimbabwe match in Iqbal stadium, Faisalabad on 17 December, 1998 was called off as no team was announced.
India & New Zealand match on 18 December, 1998 in Carisbrook, Dunedin was abandoned on day 3 and ODI match was played on 4th day.
On 8 May, 2002 in Karachi. Pakistan & New Zealand's Test series was called off due to security reason, after a bomb exploded near New Zealand's hotel two hours prior to the match.
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In a recent case, the Beijing High Court applied both Articles 13.1 and 31 of the 2001 Trademark Law to grant full protection over an unregistered trademark and clarified the assessment criteria of well-known status in the Internet industry.
When a trademark, unregistered in China, is confronted with the obstacle of a prior application or registration (a "junior trademark"), and wishes to eliminate such obstacle, two articles of the Trademark Law (revised in 2014) may be cited: Articles 13.2 and 32 (these articles were respectively numbered 13.1 and 31 in the previous version of the Law dated 2001). Under the first of these articles (the previous numbering 13.1 will be used hereafter) it is necessary to prove (1) the well-known status of the unregistered trademark and (2) that the junior trademark is likely to cause confusion. Under the second of these articles (31), it is necessary to prove that the unregistered trademark had already been used and had acquired in China a certain "influence" at the time when the junior trademark was filed, and that such filing was "improper". In a recent case, the Beijing High Court applied both articles to grant full protection over an unregistered trademark.
Guangzhou KuGou Networks Ltd. (KuGou Networks) is a leading supplier of digital music interactive service in China. KuGou Networks has been offering to the public free music-streaming services since 2004.
In July 2009, Shantou Lifeng Electric Appliances Ltd. (Lifeng) applied for the trademark "酷狗 & KuGou" (KuGou in Chinese characters & pinyin) (the disputed mark) for the following services "arrangement and organization of concerts, program production, providing karaoke services; night club and entertainment, fitness club, mobile library, training; book publishing; modeling for artists etc." in Class 41. This trademark was registered in December 2011.
In November 2014, KuGou Networks filed an invalidation application with the TRAB.
On February 18, 2016, the TRAB ruled in favor of KuGou Networks, invalidating the disputed mark on all designated services. The board found that: (1) the "酷狗" (Chinese characters of KuGou) constituted an well-known trademark for "providing online music service (not for downloading)"; (2) the registration of the disputed mark for "entertainment, providing karaoke services, etc." was likely to cause confusion with the unregistered well known trademark and violated Article 13.1 of the Law; and (3) KuGou Networks has been using "酷狗" as its trade name prior to the application date of the disputed mark and had acquired a high reputation in the online music industry and therefore, the registration and use of the disputed mark violated Article 31 of the Law.
Lifeng filed an administrative suit with the Beijing Intellectual Property Court. The court confirmed the invalidation of disputed mark on the basis of article 31, for "arrangement and organization of concerts, program production, providing karaoke services; night club and entertainment", but maintained the registration for the other services "fitness club, mobile library, training; book publishing; modeling for artists". The court held that such other services, even though categorized in the same class, were not similar and that it was not possible to apply article 13.1 since this article only protect unregistered well-known trademarks against use or filing on identical or similar goods/services.
Both KuGou Networks and Lifeng appealed to the Beijing High Court.
On 13 March 2017, the Beijing High Court made a decision overruling the Beijing IP Court and upholding the TRAB's decision: invalidation for all designated services.
In its judgment, the Beijing High Court adopted the method defined by the Supreme People' Court in its recent Provisions providing an interpretation of the Trademark law1 : in Article 12 of the Provisions concerning the interpretation of article 13.1 of the Law, the SPC provides that in order to determine the likelihood of confusion, the court should take into account "the extent of reputation of the trademark (seeking protection), the extent of similarity between the goods/services designated by the trademarks, the extent of similarity between the trademarks etc.". Therefore, the higher the level of reputation of the prior mark, the lower the threshold of similarity between the trademarks and between the goods/services.
The Court opined that the difference between Article 13.1 and Article 31 lies in the extent of reputation of the unregistered mark and the object of the prior rights seeking protection. Article 31 intends to protect the prior trademark owner's interests generated by its trademark use while Article 13.1 focuses on preventing confusion in the market. The court supported KuGou's argument that, for the services (fitness clubs etc.) for which Article 31 could not be applied, Article 13.1 should apply because, in view of the trademark reputation and of the similarity of such services, there was a risk of confusion.
The court found that the evidence submitted by KuGou Networks - including certificate issued by industrial association, amount of tax paid, advertising and promotion materials, contract and invoice, and the media coverage - suffice to prove that the "酷狗" mark had reached the well-known status before the application date of the disputed mark.
The KuGou trademark obtained protection under both articles: article 31 for the services on which it had acquired influence through its prior use, and article 13.1, for the other services for which, due to the "extent of its reputation" and to the "degree of similarity between the services", there was a risk of confusion.
Even though the case was adjudicated under the previous law, the court adopted the method recommended by the SPC in its most recent Interpretation.
This highlights the evolution of the market with regards to the determination of the well-known status of a trademark, based on Article 14 of the Law, which enumerates the factors to be considered, in principle. Such factors usually refer to the duration use of the trademark, the level of sales, the amount of advertising etc. However, in the Internet industry, most of these criteria do not fit. The Internet industry is a fast moving activity. Money and reputation can be acquired extremely fast. Advertising is made on website though totally different channels and methods. Therefore, assessing the well-known status of a trademark cannot be made by using the usual standards and requesting the proof of revenue, advertising cost and duration of trademark use.


First listed in Victorian publications, revised in the 1940s and again in the 2000s, this latest update by Jim Wheeler lists the vernacular names of 1633 resident, migrant and adventive micro moths of Great Britain and Ireland.
Unlike our larger UK moths, the smaller micro moths do not share the common use of a common name. While the use of scientific names throughout the world goes without question, many have trouble learning, remembering, spelling and pronouncing scientific names. I hope, by providing an updated checklist of English language vernacular names, this publication will make our smaller moths more accessible and also encourage people new to the subject, including the media and general public, to become interested in micro moths.


Congratulations to Axinn counsel Suchira Ghosh for being named a Law360 Rising Star in Life Sciences for 2017. The series features top legal talent under the age of 40 in 35 practice areas.
At 38 years old, Ms. Ghosh's practice focuses on regulatory and patent issues unique to the Life Sciences industry. Her clients include businesses, organizations and individuals involved in the research, development, technology transfer and commercialization of products related to biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, biomedical technologies, life systems technologies, dietary supplements, tobacco products, human cellular and tissue therapies, and medical devices.
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Q: How to show specific elements of webpage in webview in android? So i know I can manipulate webspages in a webview by hiding elements i don't want to be seen.
What i'm trying to figure out is... is it possible to just show one element vs. NOT showing other elements?
Essentially, there are times when I don't know which elements there are, but I will always know that a specific element exists, so it's easier for me to just show that one.
I tried:
            view.loadUrl("javascript:document.getElementByClassName('content-container')");

However it still shows the whole site.

A: You will have to fetch the data in the form of json from the website and manually manipulate them into the app.
Go through WordPress to Android App using WP REST API Tutorial to get the details


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I write this from my home-base of Los Angeles, CA as I take a travel break and my travel is house/tech-sitting within various areas in LA.
Sprint recently launched it's LTE (Long Term Evolution aka 4G) network in Los Angeles, California, so I took a Samsung Galaxy Note II for a test run on a bus across town to see how it does. The bus was a local, but there was no traffic at this time of day, so we moved rather swiftly. The Note II is a rather large screen and has a split screen feature so you can view and use two apps at the same time. I placed the Maps app on the top and, well, Facebook, as the bottom app.
Maps loaded immediately. I figured out how to set it to track my movement. (It's not highly intuitive.) I did that first by Destination, later just by navigation. Facebook loaded a bit slowly as it updated the status of all of my friends, which is something I am used to as that has always been slow in my mobile device experiences. But even as that second app loaded, Maps' navigation behaved perfectly.
At times I zoomed in and watched as our bus moved a block, seeing the "me" arrow positioned perfectly on the street. I also experimented with layers of traffic and satellite views. The Sprint LTE network was able to facilitate communication to keep the navigation accurate for throughout the trip.
Facebook loaded. I clicked Status to update my status to report my riding experience. Clicking in the Status field, the Galaxy Note II provided a tiny keyboard on which to type. As I was using the split screen, when the keyboard appeared it covered my entire Status box, as you see in this screen shot. My first thought was that I would not be able to see my entry as I typed. But this keyboard sports a draggable tab at the top — and, impressively, I was able to drag the keyboard across the app window split. I also slid the split to show more map app. So I typed and updated my Facebook page as Maps kept me aware of the bus's progress and I had no worries of missing my stop.
Note for International Travelers: I report this, happy to see a data network that appears at first glance to do so well. However, if you're traveling from another country, Sprint isn't available to you unless you purchase one of their phones. And for those in the US seeking a phone with which to travel, unfortunately, Sprint's version of the Galaxy Note II does not provide a GSM sim slot, so this phone cannot be used outside of the US.


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Kiel Reijnen celebrates his win in Aspen Monday in Stage 1 of the USA Pro Challenge (USAPC photo).
Colorado resident Kiel Reijnen (USA) of UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team took home the Stage 1 win in the 2014 USA Pro Challenge on Monday, a victory that also propelled him in the overall lead heading into the second day of racing on Tuesday.
Set in Aspen and Snowmass, the seven-stage event kicked off with a circuit race of three 22-mile laps that included 2,300 feet of climbing per lap, creating an aggressive day of racing.
Each lap on Monday included the steep climb up to Snowmass Village, then a quick descent that led to two more short but challenging climbs. That was followed by a quick loop through downtown Aspen, riding through the streets of cheering fans, before heading out to do it all two more times.
After neutral laps through downtown the cyclists were on their way. From the get-go attacks were coming of the front as the riders sped out of downtown Aspen. Danny Summerhill (USA) of UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team launched the one that would stick and was soon joined by Joshua Berry (USA) of Team SmartStop, Ian Crane (USA) of Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home, Jonathan Freter (USA) of Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis, Gregory Daniel (USA) of Bissell Development Team, Lachlan Norris (AUS) of Drapac Professional Cycling, Matt Cooke (USA) of Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home and Luis Davila (MEX) of Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis.
Berry fell off the back as Summerhill went for the Lexus Sprint Line and took first in downtown Aspen, followed by Davila and Daniel.
With KOM points on the line during the second and third laps of this first stage, the riders prepared for the first climb of the day in Snowmass, with Lachlan taking first, followed by Davila and Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) of Jamis-Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home. As their lead continued to increase, the break approached the second KOM of the day at White Star Lane, where Norris took first, with Jacques-Maynes and Cooke following closely behind.
In a chase led by Cannondale Pro Cycling, determined to set up their sprinter for the stage win, the gap started to close as the riders approached the second sprint of the day. Summerhill took max points again, followed by Freter and Jacques-Maynes. Heading into the final lap of the day, Jacques-Maynes attacked the break and gained a small lead. At the same time, Summerhill and Freter cracked and dropped off the back.
At the third Sierra Nevada KOM of the day back in Snowmass, Jacques-Maynes hit the top first, followed by Norris and then Cooke. Heading into the final KOM of the day, the original break was absorbed by the field, leaving only Jacques-Maynes off the front. Then, in traditional fashion, fan favorite Jens Voigt (GER) of Trek Factory Racing attacked to join Jacques-Maynes as they crested the final KOM competition of the day. Jacques-Maynes took first, followed by Voigt and Lucas Euser (USA) of UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team.
With only a few miles to go, things started heating up. Voigt was reabsorbed as Javier Megias (ESP) of Team Novo Nordisk made a move off the front. In the final stretch of the race, Reijnen and Alex Howes (USA) of Team Garmin-Sharp chased for the win and overtook Megias.
In a close finish, Reijnen took the stage win, followed by Howes in second and Ben Hermans (BEL) of BMC Racing Team in third.
Hermans's podium finish, three seconds back, led five BMC Racing Team riders in the top 15 in Monday's opening stage. Fourth-place overall last week at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, Hermans said he was given the green light to chase Reijnen and Howes in the final kilometer.
After Hermans, BMC's Michael Schär was seventh, Brent Bookwalter was ninth, Tejay van Garderen was 11th and Peter Stetina was 15th. All four arrived 12 seconds after the stage winner.
Van Garderen, an Aspen native, said he made a smooth return to racing in the 98-kilometer race. The USA Pro Challenge's defending champion had not raced since Aug. 2 at Clasica San Sebastian following a fifth-place finish at the Tour de France.
Van Garderen said the team's strategy to use specific riders to mark other teams' leaders went accordingly to plan.
Now the Pro Challenge heads to Crested Butte Tuesday for Stage 2.
After the conclusion of the first stage of the USA Pro Challenge, Reijnen holds the Smashburger Leader Jersey, Lexus Sprint Jersey and, new for this year, the Colorado National Guard Best Colorado Rider Jersey . Jacques-Maynes has the Sierra Nevada King of the Mountains Jersey and Summerhill was awarded the FirstBank Most Aggressive Rider Jersey. Clement Chevrier (FRA) of Bissell Development Team has the Colorado State University Best Young Rider Jersey heading into Stage 2 tomorrow.
Each year the USA Pro Challenge searches for ways to include more of Colorado's deep cycling history. Last year it was the climb up Bachelor Gulch and this time around it will be Kebler Pass. Stage 2 opens fast by ripping down the Aspen Valley through the sprint cities of Basalt and Carbondale before tackling the 8,700 ft. McClure Pass.
A short descent brings the race to Gunnison County Road 12, which is a 20-mile roller-coaster that constantly changes from pavement to dirt and back again, while topping out at 9,900 feet over Kebler Pass. A technical descent into Crested Butte brings the race back to familiar terrain. As in 2011 and 2012, the race will finish up with a sprint through downtown Crested Butte and the steep finish climb up to Mt. Crested Butte.
For full results, course information and more, go to the official race website www.USAProChallenge.com.