July 2008 Archives

Lake Express 2008 Schedule (effective July 2008)

By Doug Grant on July 22, 2008 7:07 AM | | Comments (0)
http://www.lake-express.com/schedule/index.aspx

June 11 - September 1, 2008 - 3 roundtrips daily

Sail Arrive 
Milwaukee6:00 AMMuskegon9:30 AM
Muskegon10:15 AMMilwaukee11:45 AM
Milwaukee12:30 PMMuskegon4:00 PM
Muskegon4:45 PMMilwaukee6:15 PM
Milwaukee7:00 PMMuskegon10:30 PM
Muskegon11:00 PMMilwaukee12:30 AM
Continue reading Lake Express 2008 Schedule (effective July 2008).

Rain Water Trapped in Bicycle Wheels

By Doug Grant on July 21, 2008 6:50 AM | | Comments (0)
http://www.velonews.com/article/8254

Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - Watery wheels?

By Lennard Zinn
Posted Jun. 14, 2005

I talked with a number of wheel manufacturers about draining water from wheels, especially since I have since discovered a number of wheels without a drain hole, something I thought that pretty much all of them had. The reasons I received for eliminating the drain hole is that the area at the lower edge of the brake track, where the hole would need to be located, is the second most likely area for stress cracks to appear, after the holes around valve stems, nipples, etc. So even though many rims do have these holes, if yours do not, you might not want to drill one as I suggested last week. But without a drain hole, you have to remove the tire and tube, stand the wheel up with the valve stem down, and dry them out. 

Whether you have the drain hole or not, this is probably a good idea to do as frequently as you can stand to, it obviously being a bit of a pain, particularly with tubulars. Certainly you should do this any time you change a tire. Water, mixed with minerals picked up from the road, in an enclosed area with a number of different metals in contact with each other, has the potential to decrease the lifetime of a rim.

Continue reading Rain Water Trapped in Bicycle Wheels.

Hyponatremia and the Endurance Athlete

By Doug Grant on July 21, 2008 6:22 AM | | Comments (2)
http://theneighborhoodtoxicologist.blogspot.com/2007_08_01_archive.html

Poisoning by Water

What Ben didn’t know on that fateful day was how carefully to watch that balance, and that riding over 100 miles, on a steamy August day (one of the most unbearable of the summer), though the hilltowns of western Massachusetts, would not only wring the salt right out of him, but also cause him to over drink. Though he quaffed electrolyte drinks, and consumed little powdery packets of the stuff, none of it had sufficient amounts of sodium to maintain the balance.


For more about hyponatremia, warning signs, and how to prevent, check out the following sites:

Salt and the Athlete

Fluid Balance and Electrolyte Balance and Endurance Exercise: What can we learn from recent research?

Hyponatremia, Mayo Clinic

New Statement on Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia Issued
Continue reading Hyponatremia and the Endurance Athlete.

w3.org: HTML converters

By Doug Grant on July 16, 2008 8:00 AM | | Comments (0)
good stuff!
http://www.w3.org/Tools/Filters.html

HTML converters

This information on converter / filter software between various systems and HTML was started by Rich Brandwein (rhb@hotsand.att.com) and is now maintained by Mike Sendall. This is done on a "best effort" basis as a service to the community, and neither CERN nor W3C make any claim respecting the accuracy or completeness of this information. Thanks to all who contributed. If you know of any filters not in this list, please let me know.

1. Converting to HTML

2. Converting from HTML


You can find general information about WWW software here

Continue reading w3.org: HTML converters.

Coast Guard Festival Schedule

By Doug Grant on July 15, 2008 11:46 AM | | Comments (0)
7/25/2008-8/2/2008
7
Continue reading Coast Guard Festival Schedule.

Google Map & Google Earth: GR - Holland - Grand Haven Ride

By Doug Grant on July 13, 2008 12:04 PM | | Comments (0)
View in Google Maps
Download KML


1.Head southwest on Architrave St SE towardLincolnshire Ln SE
82 ft
2.Turn left at Lincolnshire Ln SE
0.2 mi
3.Turn left at Tahoe Dr SE
0.1 mi
4.Turn right at Thornhills Ave SE
0.2 mi
5.Turn left at Thornapple River Dr SE
0.8 mi
6.Turn right at Cascade Rd SE
2.0 mi
7.Slight right at Whitneyville Ave SE
11.7 mi
8.Continue on Grand Rapids St
0.9 mi
9.Turn right at E Main St
0.5 mi
10.Turn left at M-37/Middleville Rd
2.4 mi
11.Slight right at N Yankee Springs Rd
2.9 mi
12.Turn right at Chief Noonday Rd/M-179
Continue to follow M-179
11.4 mi
13.Turn left at 12th St
0.7 mi
14.Turn right at 128th Ave/CR-A42
Continue to follow CR-A42
9.2 mi
15.Turn left at 30th St
5.2 mi
16.Turn right at 118th Ave
1.4 mi
17.Slight right at Babylon Rd
1.2 mi
18.Turn right at Lincoln Rd/M-40/M-89
3.6 mi
19.Turn left at M-89
14.0 mi
20.Turn right at 68th St/Blue Star Hwy
Continue to follow Blue Star Hwy
10.4 mi
21.Turn left at 58th St/Blue Star Hwy
Continue to follow Blue Star Hwy
3.6 mi
22.Continue on US-31-BR
2.7 mi
23.Continue on S River Ave
0.8 mi
24.Turn left at Douglas Ave
1.3 mi
25.Continue on Ottawa Beach Rd
3.4 mi
26.Slight right at Lake St
0.1 mi
27.Turn right at S 168th Ave
203 ft
28.Turn left at Lakeshore Ave S
8.5 mi
29.Turn left at Lake Shore Ave
10.6 mi
30.Continue on Sheldon Rd
0.9 mi
31.Turn right at Grant Ave
0.4 mi
32.Turn left at S Beacon Blvd/US-31 N
Continue to follow US-31 N
1.3 mi
33.Exit onto M-104/W Savidge St toward Spring Lake
Continue to follow M-104
2.5 mi
34.Turn right at Krueger St
0.2 mi
35.Turn right at 152nd Ave
1.0 mi
36.Turn left at Leonard St
5.3 mi

Editing Places and Folders - Google Earth User Guide

By Doug Grant on July 13, 2008 12:01 PM | | Comments (0)
http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_editing.html#changing

Save Your Directions: Google Earth Tip

By Doug Grant on July 13, 2008 10:06 AM | | Comments (0)
Google Earth Team Blog

  • Get your driving directions the way you want in Google Maps
  • Click on the "Link to this page" in the upper right of Google Maps. You should get a little window with a long URL.
  • Click the URL with the mouse and move the cursor to the right end (you should see something like "&z=11" at the end - which is the zoom level).
  • Simply append "&output=kml" to the end of the URL
  • Select the entire URL and copy it to your paste buffer (CTRL-C for example)
  • Then paste it into your browser's location URL pane at the top (or you can click and drag the selected link to the location pane). Then hit ENTER. This should load up the directions in Google Earth! You won't be able to click and drag to change the directions, but you can view them in 3D.
  • Once its loaded in Google Earth, hit the "Play" button below the Places pane - or select the "Tools->Play Tour" menu option. This will give you a cool flying 3D tour of the driving directions.



    • Cycling Links

    By Doug Grant on July 12, 2008 11:59 PM | | Comments (1)

    Bicycle Industry Suppliers

    Accelerade Sports Drink
    Adams Trail-A-Bike
    Aegis Bicycles
    Allen Racks
    Alpen Books
    American Cycle Systems
    Answer Products
    Avid Brakes & Components
    Avocet U.S.A.
    Azonic Clothing & Accessories
    .... continued
    Continue reading Cycling Links.

    95th Tour de France Begins - July 5, 2008

    By Doug Grant on July 5, 2008 7:55 AM | | Comments (0)
    Live news updated here: http://live.cyclingnews.com/

    Open Source Rocks - here's a Google Mashup that gives you live position of individual riders on the route (wow), other views give you their heartrate.


    2008 Route

    http://cyclingnews.com/road/2008/tour08/?id=map

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    SAP - SAP Certified Application Associate- Business Intelligence with SAP NetWeaver 7.0

    By Doug Grant on July 4, 2008 11:42 PM | | Comments (0)

    CERTIFICATION TEST

    SAP CERTIFIED APPLICATION ASSOCIATE- BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE WITH SAP NETWEAVER 7.0

    Booking Code

    • C_TBW45_70

    This certification test verifies the knowledge in the area of the SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence solution for the consultant profile SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence. This certificate builds on the basic knowledge gained by a BI Consultant and preferably refined by practical experience within a BI team and the Consultant can implement this knowledge of the specialist areas practically in projects.

    Software

    • SAP NetWeaver 7.0

    Number of Questions

    90

    Duration

    180 minutes

    Notes

    • Associate Certifications are targeting profiles with 1 - 3 years of knowledge and experience. The primary source of knowledge and skills is based on the corresponding training material.
    • Please note that you are not allowed to use any reference materials during the certification test (no access to online documentation or to any SAP system). You will require Photo ID to be allowed to take the test.

    Competency Areas

    The following list helps you to identify the competency areas covered in this test. The percentage indicates the portion of the test dedicated to a particular competency area.

    Way(s) to attain
    CompetencyImportance
    TopicPrimaryAlternativeOther
    Build proposed solutions by independently researching valid inplementation options. Based on profound understanding and deep application skills, project requirements can be transferred into solid customer solutions in
    		40%
    Data Flow (Transformation, InfoSources, DataSources)TBW42,TBW10BW350,BW310
    InfoObjectsTBW10BW310
    InfoProvider (InfoCubes, MultiProviders, VirtualProvider, DataStore Objects, InfoSets, InfoObjects, Direct Access)TBW10BW310
    BEx AnalyzerTBW20BW305
    BEx Query DesignerTBW20BW305
    Source Systems (UD Connect, Service API, Flat File, DB Connect)TBW42BW350
    Accomplish solutions for defined project tasks. Based on profound knowledge and basic understanding, identified tasks can be performed during system implementation, configuration and testing in the areas of
    		60%
    Integrated PlanningTBW45BW370
    Analysis Process DesignerTBW41BW380
    Meta Data (Meta Data Repository,Remodeling Toolbox,BI Content)TBW10,TBW42BW310,BW330
    BEx Web (BEx Web Application Designer,BEx Map,Web Printing,BEx Web Analyzer)TBW20BW305
    DocumentsTBW42BW306
    Development Interfaces (UD Integration,Web Services)TBW42,TBW41BW350
    Performance Tuning (Aggregates,Query Performance,BI Accelerator)TBW10BW310,BW360
    Scheduling & Monitoring (Process Chains,Data Transfer Process,Real Time Data Acquisition,Data Load Monitor)TBW42BW350
    Data Warehousing (Data Warehousing Workbench)TBW10BW310
    Data ModellingTBW42BW330
    BEx BroadcasterTBW42BW306
    BEx Report DesignerTBW42BW306

    1927 - American Alpine Journal

    By Doug Grant on July 4, 2008 10:19 PM | | Comments (0)
    Moods of the Mountains and Climbers

    AAJ, 1927

     

    M. M. STRUMIA

    HAVE you ever asked yourself: What is in back of a climbing

    narrative that we read ? “On such and such a day we left

    so and so, with so many horses and so many humans.” Or: “On such

    and such a day, with the sun shining brightly, or the rain pouring,

    we left with one guide or two guides.” The narrative proceeds :

    “In the afternoon of a hot July day we reached the top and all

    we could do was to sit down and eat.” Or: “Step-cutting was

    endured for one hour under falling stones.” Is that the essence