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OAKS — Employee volunteers from Cherokee Nation Businesses and Cherokee Nation brought personal childhood favorites such as "The Cat in the Hat," "Green Eggs and Ham" and "The Lorax" to Oaks Mission Elementary School as part of the annual Read Across America Day.
An annual partnership between CNB and Oaks Mission Elementary, Read Across America is an award-winning literacy program founded by the National Education Association in coalition with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. and Random House. Every year, on or around the birthday of the beloved children's author Dr. Seuss, CNB employee volunteers celebrate by reading to children in local communities.
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"How," Walls wondered, "could we win the football region championship beating teams that have been the front-runner every year, then start off so bad in basketball?
"We lost our first round playoff football game 57-56 to St. Joseph's of Greenville, but instead of getting down, we were up, thinking even in a loss that big, our program was on the turnaround.
"Then, when basketball season started we began to lose, and before we knew it, we were 0-6. When we looked at the schedule, we saw all these teams in higher classifications than us left on our schedule, and thought, how in the world are we going to beat them?"
The answer was Larry Davis, Lewisville's second-year coach, who never gave up on his kids. Davis treated most post-game lectures as sermons, teaching his players lessons and relaying to them stories from his days playing at Denmark-Olar HS and the University of South Carolina.
Davis also decided it was time his Lions started playing like those Gamecock teams he played on and went to a three-guard offense. Davis said Tuesday it wasn't to emulate what he'd been part of at Carolina, it was to make sure the best five players were always on the floor and that they were applying pressure on defense at all times.
That, Walls said, is when Lewisville started to turn it around. The Lions are 20-7 and on Saturday play Whale Branch at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia at 12:30 p.m. for the Class A state championship.
"When you consider we lost our first six games and have only lost one since, then you can see how the momentum of buying in to what coach Davis kept telling us paid off," Walls said.
"Davis drove the concept of defense first to the point of preaching it to get all of us on the same page. He has shown us that strong defense can produce easy offense. He said we are the top defensive team in Class A and we're not about to doubt him, as far as we've come."
Davis has 10 players and the five starters play the majority of every game. Each has his role, but Walls is the heart and soul of the team. As quarterback of the Lions' football team, he rolled up more than 2,800 total yards and more than 27 touchdowns, but Walls knows where his future lies. Although he loves basketball too and proclaims he doesn't have a favorite sport, he knows there's no room for a 6-foot-1 guard. He also knows there's not a lot of college football coaches looking for 6-1 quarterbacks.
So he's waiting to decide which prep school (which will give him four years of college) or community college (which will give him three) before making his choice. He will play defensive back, which he played at Lewisville as a two-way starter.
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Tonawanda News — With just a week to go until school begins, City of Tonawanda Superintendent Whitney Vantine announced his retirement at Tuesday's board meeting. His last day will be Oct. 17.
Vantine didn't offer board members a reason for his retirement following a closed-door session after the meeting, and according to Board President Jackie Smilinich, the board unanimously accepted his submission.
Smilinch said the district will conduct a search to replace Vantine and they are hoping they will find a replacement before his departure.
However, the board hadn't known about Vantine's retirement for very long.
"It came about very quickly," Smilinich said. Quickly enough it wasn't included on the board's meeting agenda.
Vantine was hired in July 2008. Prior to his hire date, Vantine was a superintendent for four other districts, and most recently he served as the superintendent of Cold Spring Harbor Schools in Long Island. Before that, he was the top administrator in Lewiston-Porter, a position that was tarred by negative relationships with some school board members.
Vantine is a Hamburg native, and was excited to come back to the area to work in the area four years ago.
Under Vantine's tenure here, City of Tonawanda residents passed the capital project — an $11.9 million project to improve and add facilities to schools in the district.
The massive project includes the controversial closing of Clint Small Stadium, which has served as the iconic center for the district's football program, as well as the addition of a music wing and some construction on elementary schools' roofs. The project is already somewhat delayed, but the contractors are hoping to break ground on the new stadium in early March.
So although Vantine is retiring before his contract is up in 2014, his work will likely be seen on the football field — and elsewhere — for years to come.
"I certainly wish him well in his retirement," board member Demelt Shaw said. "Being the superintendent of any district isn't an easy job, with cutting the staff, APPR, the limited budget...I myself wouldn't want to be in his position. It's a very difficult position."Contact reporter Jessica Bagley at 693-1000, ext. 4150.


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Rye, NH — Mary E. (Corliss) Woods, 86, died on Monday, August 19, 2013 at Webster of Rye.
She was born in Newburyport, Mass., on June 7, 1927, and was a daughter of the late James J. and Grace (Meehan) Corliss.
Mary was a graduate of Amesbury High School, Class of 1945. After graduation, she entered the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Boston, and taught foreign languages in various schools of the Archdiocese of Boston under the name of Sister Thomas Aquinas. Mary received her bachelor's degree from Regis College, her master's from Providence College, and many more credits from Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. and the New England Classical Institute at Tufts University.
Mary was an active member of the Saint Theresa Parish of Rye and contributed her talents and her great love of the Lord as a Eucharistic Minister. She served in this ministry for 13 years, and considered the distribution of the Holy Eucharist to the sick and disabled a very special privilege. She could always be counted upon to actively contribute her assistance in the preparation of bereavement luncheons.
She was a lifelong and highly knowledgeable Red Sox fan, whose successes and failures she could recall and comment upon years after they occurred.
She is survived by her sisters, Jane Hovey of Boston, and Kathryn Roth and her husband, Dr. Irwin Roth of Chatham, Mass.; and by several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Gerald T. Woods.
ARRANGEMENTS: Visiting hours will be from 5 to 7 p.m., on Friday, August 23, in the Remick and Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Rd., Hampton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m., on Saturday, at the St. Theresa Church, 815 Central Rd., Rye Beach. Burial will be in St. Josephs Cemetery, Amesbury. In lieu of flowers, donations may be mailed to The Jimmy Fund, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284-9168, or at www.jimmyfund.org/gif. Please visit www.RemickGendron.com to view Mary's memorial website, or sign the tribute wall, or for directions.


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Chuck Franz, the most decorated athlete in the history of Clarksville High School, has one more honor to add to his long list of accomplishments — Hall of Famer.
Franz, who was honored at last night's boys' basketball game against Salem, will be inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in New Castle on March 20. He attended last night's game with other members of Clarksville's 1979 sectional championship team and his mother Eva Jo Franz, who still resides in Clarksville.
"It's really been a lot of fun being here tonight," said Franz, who went on to play basketball at Indiana University under Bob Knight and was a member of IU's 1981 NCAA Championship team. "It's great to see these guys that I played with - gosh, it's probably been 20-25 years. It's always good to come back."
Franz led Clarksville to back-to-back sectional championships in 1978 and 79, and led the state in scoring in 1979 with a 32.7 average. In the sectional championship game in 1979 against New Albany, Franz had a memorable game, scoring 51 points and nailing a 25-footer at the buzzer to down the Bulldogs.
Franz went on to make the All-State team and Indiana All-Star team en route to Bloomington and Knight. He backed up Isiah Thomas at the guard spot at IU his sophomore year and started 10 games as a senior.
Currently, he resides in Bloomington, where he works for the Cook Group as Chief Information Officer. His three kids inherited his love for athletics - daughter Torin, an elementary school teacher, coaches girls' basketball at Bloomington South; his oldest son Lucas plays football at Wabash College; and his youngest son Keenan plays basketball and football at Bloomington South.
As far as the rebuilding job Tom Crean has done with the Hoosiers, Franz said he's a fan.
"I think it was awfully big to get Cody (Zeller), but even before that you could tell Tom was instilling things in them that I had instilled in me when I played at IU - defense, rebounding and hustling on every play. It's Indiana basketball — he understands that."
Franz also says he keeps any eye on the Generals from Bloomington and likes what he sees in this year's squad. "I follow them on the Internet, and really they remind me of our 1979 team," he said. "Last year they only lost three games, and that's pretty similar to what happened in my junior year. They play well together - I think they've got everything it takes."


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TROMBLY - A Mass of Christian burial for Annabelle (Ann) M. Trombly, 85, who died Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Heartland Medical Center in Sebring, Fla.. was celebrated Wednesday, Oct. 23, from St. Peter's Church. The Mass was celebrated by Msgr. Dennis Duprey, pastor and the altar server was Veronica Matott. Organist was George Shnob. Her children Beverly Duquette and William Trombly placed the pall. Yvonne Burley placed the crucifix. Pallbearers were Colby Pulsifer, George Sweat, Gary Russell and Roger Forgette. Burial followed in St. Peter's Cemetery where Msgr. Duprey read committal prayers. Arrangements were entrusted to Brown Funeral Home, 29 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. (518) 561-3980. Online condolences and memorial candles may be offered at www.brownfuneralhomeinc.com.
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---- — PALERMO, N.Y. — Richard L. Facteau, 76, resident of Palermo, N.Y., passed away Nov. 19th, 2012, at Oswego hospital after a period of declining health.
Born in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on Feb. 9th, 1936, to the late Herbert and Virginia Facteau.
Richard is survived by his wife of 52 years, Edna; four children, Jeff, Sue, Mike and Sara; and three grandchildren, Alyssa, Kimberly and Michael. Richard is also survived by his two sisters, Donna and Sandy; and his brother and sister-in law, Richard and Gloria. He has several nieces and nephews.
Richard was a graduate of Plattsburg High School, and he served four years in the Air Force before being honorably discharged in 1959. He has held many jobs in his life, but his last was as owner and operator of Northern Lift Hydraulics in Palermo, N.Y.
Richard was a loving husband and father always engaged in his family's lives. He loved music and was very talented. He played the guitar, trumpet and coronet. He played in the Plattsburgh High School marching band, as well as being a member of a rock and country band. He also used these talents in the Air Force Drum and Bugle Corps.
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Play Framework Cookbook recently released by Packt, encompasses over 60 effective recipes to help readers get the insights and assist them in leveraging the advanced concepts of the Play framework. Written by Alexander Reelsen, the book is completely outlined with working applications, discussing techniques on utilizing various advanced features of the technology, bit-by-bit.
Play is a pure Java web framework which enhances the power of Java to build web applications in an environment that is not centric to enterprise Java stacks. It provides developers with the ability to easily build web applications with Java and Scala.
Play Framework Cookbook provides information about all the layers of the Play Framework technology with the help of a large number of examples and applications; wherein every example is provided with a source code. Its key features include: implementing one's own renderers, in-depth integration with HTTP, improving site's performance with caching and integrating with other web services and interfaces. The book also discusses certain non-functional issues like modularity or integration into production and testing environments.
In line with Packt's cookbook series, this book contains recipes to help users resolve the most important problems when working with the Play framework. Through this book, developers will learn to integrate play applications into the CI environment, and implement their own authorization mechanisms. Readers will learn about methods to improve performance by setting up multi node environments without struggling through the usual pitfalls. They are also shown techniques to assist them in adding custom monitoring points deep within their application to simplify bottleneck detection.
Play Framework Cookbook is ideal for people who have already written their first application with the Play Framework (or who have completed reading the beginner's documentation provided at the start of the book). It is good to have a basic knowledge of Java, along with certain web developer skills like HTML and JavaScript. For more information on the book, visit this http://www.packtpub.com/play-framework-cookbook/book.
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Designed for young children, extra-large wooden peg puzzles have a limited number of chunky pieces, each with a knob that small hands can easily grasp and lift. Figuring out where the pieces fit on the puzzle base can help little ones learn shapes while improving their dexterity boosting their logic skills.
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Insider Tips: Resolving Names in DNS
The resolver is the window from your computer to the global DNS system. Simply typing a URL awakens a link to computers all over the world.
Memory artists can memorize a list of over 300 numbers, but others might find it hard to remember even the four numbers that make up an IP address. Most people agree that a name is easier to remember than a number. The advantage of associating an object with an alphanumeric name is the real reason for the existence of the huge, globally distributed Domain Naming System (DNS), a system that links computer names and addresses around the world. The DNS system has been the subject of countless articles and books, most of them focused on the naming system itself or on DNS servers such as Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND). But on the other end of the connection is an application on a simple desktop computer that needs a means of contacting the server to resolve a name to an IP address.
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Never put a container of sharps in with your recyclables. SHARPS ARE NOT RECYCLABLE and not only can they pose an infection risk to workers at the recycling facility, they can render the whole batch of recyclables unusable.
Used needles and other sharps should never be placed loosely in your trash or flushed down the toilet. They should always be placed in a rigid container with a screw-on or other tightly secured lid. You may purchase a commercially available sharps container from a pharmacy or other source. If this is not a viable option, you should use a rigid plastic laundry detergent or empty bleach bottle with a screw top lid or coffee can where the lid can be taped on with duct tape. These are strong enough to prevent the sharps from poking through the container. Plastic milk bottles are a poor choice because they are generally made of thin plastic that can be easily punctured by a needle or lancet. Glass should never be used as a sharps container because the glass can break and compound the hazard. Containers of sharps should be clearly labeled as "Sharps" or "Biohazard Waste."
Once filled, the container should be firmly sealed to prevent accidental tampering. The sealed and labeled container can then be placed in your regular trash. Trash that includes a sealed sharps container should be kept out of the reach of children and pets until it can be picked up by your trash disposal service or taken to the landfill.
A variety of products are available that destroy sharps and make them safer for disposal in the trash. Some of these melt the needle and syringe into a less harmful plastic "puck," and some destroy the needle or otherwise render it harmless. Sharps destruction units have a higher initial cost, but may be more cost effective in the long run depending on how many sharps you generate.
Household Medical Waste Compliance Bulletin
Household Medical Waste Frequently Asked Questions
These procedures are intended for used needles and other sharps from a household only.


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The downtown Buffalo central library is in the middle of its annual book sale.
The magazine is liquidating a large inventory of used books, magazines, VHS tapes and audio books on cassette and CD. All items will sell for 25 cents.
The sale goes until 2 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Enter the public library, 1 Lafayette Square, from the Ellicott Street door between Broadway and Clinton.
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If you want to find people wearing Denver Broncos Super Bowl XLVIII championship t-shirts, head to Africa.
Relief organization World Vision, which is based in Federal Way, is sending many boxes of Broncos Super Bowl gear overseas.
The NFL used to destroy the merchandise that was printed for the runner-up, but now that clothing will be worn by those who need them. CBSSports.com says the only thing the NFL won't allow World Vision to do is to distribute the clothing in the United States.
A fan of the Broncos rivals, the Kansas City Chiefs, got an inside look at the boxes getting ready to be shipped and posted photos on social media.
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"We are thrilled with the response this year from students, parents, arts organizations and the community" said Mary Strauss, President of the FPACF Board of Directors.
"We are proud to provide the opportunity for students to perform at the Fox and on other stages around St. Louis and are delighted that we are able to put talented young people in the spotlight."
The Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation reintroduced the St. Louis Teen Talent Competition in 2011 to showcase the St. Louis region's most talented teens in the performing arts.
Student acts include singers, dancers, actors, musicians, comedians and circus skill artists competing as soloists or in groups of as many as six.
Finalists in past years have included an aerialist, classical and pop singers and musicians, a whistler, dancers, jugglers, a spoken word artist, and baton twirlers.
The 2013 winners of the competition were Grant Riew from John Burroughs School and Christopher Halen from Whitfield School as "Two Mellow Cello Fellows" performing their original arrangement Pachelbel Pop.
This year's entries from 78 schools in the bi-state metropolitan area include an even larger variety of acts including newcomers in the categories of artistic hula hoop, partner acrobatics and poi.
Videos by Miano.tv of the competition process will be available on our own channel graciously donated by SchoolTube.com. The past three years of stories posted provide viewers a glimpse of what is in store.
Judges for the preliminary rounds will again include an impressive cross section of professionals from the St. Louis performing arts community. A complete list of preliminary judges is available on the FPACF website.
The two days of preliminary competition, at three different locations (Lindenwood-Belleville, St. Louis Community College-Forest Park, University of Missouri – St. Louis) will narrow the field from 140 to 36 acts.
These acts will then compete in the semi-finals on March 1st at St. Louis Community College-Forest Park where the final 10-12 acts will be chosen to compete at The Fox on Friday, April 4, 2014.
A total of $24,500 in scholarships and prizes will be distributed among the top competitors.
The first place winner will also receive a $1,000 scholarship from UMSL. Students are also eligible for prizes & scholarships from Lindenwood University, Missouri Baptist University, Webster University and Southeast Missouri State University.
A full list can be found on the FPACF website.
Finalists will also have the opportunity to perform at area events throughout the year.
Finalists from prior years have showcased their talents at The Muny, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, the Sheldon Concert Hall, National Dance Week Celebration, Dancing in the Street and TedX St. Louis to name just a few.
Complete guidelines and information about the 4th Annual 2014 St. Louis Teen Talent Competition can be found on the Foundation's website as well as on the FPACF Facebook page.
Important dates for this year's competition are:
Preliminary Rounds of Competition: February 1-2
Semi-final Round of Competition: March 1
Final Competition on stage at The Fox: April 4 (FREE)
The community response to this FREE event has been amazing and has grown over the past three years with "sold out" crowds at the Fox. Additionally, each year 120,000 viewers have watched the Nine Network's hour-long program on the competition.
Highlights of last year's event and the winning performances from the 2011 through 2013 events can be seen on our SchoolTube and YouTube pages. We are pleased to announce that The Nine Network will once again broadcast an hour-long program on the 2014 competition.
Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation fosters, promotes, and encourages young people in the St. Louis region to discover and participate in the joy and wonder of live performances.


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New ThreatStream CEO Wants to Solve SIEM Challenge
ArcSight founder joins security vendor to fill gaps that SIEM doesn't solve.
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West Ham United have announced the signing of Senegal international midfielder Mohamed Diame.
Diame has agreed a three-year contract and will become a West Ham United player on July 1st after his contract with Wigan Athletic expires.
The 25-year-old spent three seasons at Wigan, where he made 96 appearances in the Barclays Premier League, scoring five goals.
"He's ready to go and compete in the first team straight away"
- Sam Allardyce
He becomes West Ham's third summer signing after Stephen Henderson and Jussi Jaaskelainen.
"I'm very happy and very excited to have joined the club and I'm looking forward to the start of the season," Diame told West Ham's website.
"I know the fans here get behind the team all the time and I'm looking forward to showing everybody what I can do on the pitch."
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce said: "His potential is really good and he's ready to go and compete in the first team straight away as he's had three years in the Premier League already.
"He's 25 and can only get better and I hope he can go on to prove that to me and all of the West Ham United fans. He will be a very exciting addition to the squad."


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Provides open-standards based cloud management with support for full IBM server portfolio, increases integration with OpenStack
ATLANTA, May 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced at the OpenStack Summit that it is expanding its support of open technologies by providing advanced OpenStack® integration and cloud virtualization and management capabilities across IBM's entire server portfolio with IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack.
As companies increasingly migrate to software defined environments, automating hybrid cloud infrastructure across multiple platforms through open technologies becomes essential. Open technologies can make it easier for businesses to adopt a cloud model and integrate it with their existing IT infrastructure and applications to meet their evolving business needs.
IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack provides support for the latest operating system release, Icehouse, and full access to the complete core OpenStack API set to help clients ensure application portability and avoid vendor lock-in. It also extends cloud management support to System z, in addition to Power Systems, PureFlex/Flex Systems, System x, or any other x86 environment. The new solution also provides support for IBM z/VM on System z, and PowerVC for PowerVM on Power Systems designed to add more scalability and security to Linux environments.
Built on the foundation of IBM SmartCloud Entry, IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack offers a modular, flexible design that enables rapid innovation, vendor interoperability, and faster time-to-value. It is an easy-to-deploy, simple-to-use cloud management offering that can deliver improved private cloud and Service Provider solutions with features like security, automation, usage tracking metering, and multi-architecture management.
The technology can be accessed at OpenStack Marketplace, an online resource where organizations wanting to build or use OpenStack clouds can easily discover and compare products and services that best meet their business requirements.
IBM also announced IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack is available as a bundled offering with the new IBM Power Systems servers announced just last month. Called the IBM Power Systems Solution Edition for Scale Out Cloud, the offering combines a one or two socket system running Linux built on IBM's latest POWER8 processor technology with new PowerKVM hypervisor, and OpenStack cloud management tools and APIs. The combination allows open infrastructures to scale out intelligently, with less hardware, power and cooling requirements, and better economics leveraging over twice the bandwidth from previous generations. This is also an advantage for those cloud services that demand exceptional compute power and memory bandwidth for Big Data and analytics.
IBM also announced it is beta testing a dynamic, hybrid cloud solution on the IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack platform. Workloads requiring additional infrastructure resources can expand from an on-premise cloud to remote infrastructure on SoftLayer to meet resource demands. This can allow IBM clients and Business Partners to perform self-service provisioning of IT services across multiple environments with an easy-to-use interface.
"IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack provides the openness and flexibility to increase a business' ability to capitalize on opportunities by quickly delivering new cloud services," said Jane Munn, IBM Vice President and Business Line Executive for Cloud. "In addition, open community development facilitates vendor interoperability, allowing IBM clients and Businesses Partners to adapt their cloud assets in response to changing business needs."
IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack is designed to help ensure that mission critical applications running in the cloud are managed effectively. Clients including Hubei RCCB, managed services provider Zetark, SAP integrator and IT hosting company AGENTIL, and the University of San Francisco have all adopted IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack for their cloud development and deployment strategies.
"We feel very confident in the roadmap for IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack and IBM Power Systems and what it promises in the coming years," said Lei Zhi, IT manager for Hubei RCCB. "With IBM's support we are confident that this cloud solution will provide the rapid deployment and ease of management we require for our test environment, both now and in years to come."
IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack key features include:
IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack is part of a family of offerings that clients and Service Providers can use to address the challenges of cloud operation. IBM Cloud Orchestrator offers more advance features to ease the coordination of complex tasks, including business process work flows and application patterns. IBM Platform Resource Scheduler provides dynamic resource management via intelligent resource pooling and policy-based infrastructure resource management.
IBM Systems and Technology Group provides a full range of offerings supporting public, private and hybrid cloud implementations that integrate with IBM's cloud software and services. This Systems portfolio includes IBM System x racks and BladeCenter, NeXtScale, PureFlex, Power Systems and System z servers, and IBM Optimized Storage solutions.
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2011: Played in all 12 games … Had 123 total snaps and earned nine winning grades from the coaches … The bulk of his playing time came on special teams … Ended the year with six total tackles (all on special teams) and a blocked punt … Was fourth on the team in special teams tackles with six … Had a stop on special teams in his first collegiate game at Purdue … Blocked a punt against Troy, the first of his career … Also had a tackle against FAU, Tennessee, Arkansas State, FIU, and North Texas.
2010: Did not see action in any games.
High School: Lettered in football and track at Brentwood High School ... Earned all-region honors in football ... Played for Coach Ron Crawford.
Full Name: Reginald L. Farmer II ... Parents: Stephenie Nicole Evans and the late Reginald Farmer ... Born: 9/26/91 ... Major: Exercise Science.


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Have you recently added larger eyepieces or a finderscope to your Tak TOA-130? Did the addition of camera or CCD equipment unbalance the load? The get genuine Takahashi parts when you order the Takahashi TCW0130 Tube Weight (3.5-lb) for Takahashi TOA-130 - 1.5 kg.... Learn MoreModel#: TCW0130
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The Feldstein adapter is used for focuser ends found on some Takahashi telescopes to mate items such as a camera to the telescope - or the other end has SCT thread which allows use of SCT-threaded items such as visual backs, T-adapters, etc. The Feldstein adapter allows for the use of alternate equipment on your Tak and each adapter is designed for specific thread patterns as specified.... Learn MoreModel#: TCD0002
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Takahashi began manufacturing telescopes in 1967 their 35th year of business. They began and remain in the sand casting business today.
Their first model was TS-65 a 65mm x 900mm achromat. By 1969 they produced their first 65mm triplet semi-apochromat and 100mm f/10 reflector in 1969.
The TS80 built in April of 1972 was the first triplet apochromat Takahashi telescope built. Then in 1973 their first fluorite triplet telescope was used too photograph the total solar eclipse on June 29th of that year in Africa. It was an 80mm x 1200mm and in the same year they produced their first equatorial mount with a polar telescope.
In 1977 Takahashi introduced their second triplet fluorite apochromat the TS-90 a 90mm x 1000mm and the 90S mount and the famous JP mount in 1979. The NJP mount as it is called today is still in production. The JP and NJP mounts can be converted to Takahashi's Temma "go to" system. This is a testament to its timeless design. Then followed by the introduction of famous Sky Patrol portable mount in 1981, this mount was a favorite for eclipse chasers. It features a polar alignment telescope in the R.A. shaft and integral 40mm guide scope. In that year the fluorite Series FC 65, 78, 100, and 125 were introduced. This series remained in production until 1994.
Takahashi developed the camera angle adjuster which is a bearing device that allows the camera or ocular to be rotated 360° without loss of focus. This rotator device is still used today for all Takahashi focuser from the 2" to 4" focusers and all astrographs.
From this time Takahashi used a compression ring ocular holder to provide precise centering of the ocular and optics of the telescope.
In 1983 introduced their Epsilon Series of Hyperbolic flat field astrographs with the 130, 160, 200, 250 and 300. Takahashi was able to perfect the process for grinding hyperbolic mirrors and is doing so today for its current Epsilons and corrected RC astrographs. This was also the year they introduced the prototype FCT-150 fluorite triplet apochromat and the revolutionary EM-2000 mount which used electric clutches and had a direct read out of R.A. and Dec. This mount could be transported to remote sites because it broke down into three parts.
In 1985 the triplet FCT Series included a 65, 76, 100, 125 and 150mm fluorite triplets. The Mewlon Series Dall-Kirkham Cassegrain telescopes were the next series in sizes of 180, 210, 250 and 300mm were developed along with the CN-212, a convertible 212mm classical Cassegrain f/12 and corrected Newtonian convertible telescope.
In 1989 Takahashi introduced their famous TSC-225: a 225mm Schmidt-Cassegrain with innovations such as 10 baffles in the baffle tube and a rear cell fan for cooling of the optics. The 225 used white German optical glass for its corrector plate. Ever the innovator Takahashi produced the carbon fiber Epsilon-250 in 1992 closely followed by the carbon fiber Epsilon-210 hyperbolic astrographs.
Takahashi also makes observatory telescopes which include: 350mm hyperbolic astrographs, 300 and 400mm Cassegrains, 200, 250 and 300mm triplet apochromatic refractors and the large EM-3500 mounts to carry them.
Takahashi's manufacture of refractors, Newtonian reflectors, Cassegrain/Newtonians, classical Cassegrains, hyperbolic astrographs, corrected Baker RC astrographs, mounts and oculars makes it one of the most versatile companies of its type in the world.
The current line of Ortho Apochromatic refractors use a design that is absolutely color free, will include a 110mm, 130mm [currently produced], 150mm [introduced 06/05] and a 180mm. Coming also is a line of Ortho Astrographs.
Their manufacturing facilities are located in Urii, Japan with their headquarters located in the Itabahsi prefecture of Tokyo. The facilities include the main assembly and design facility where the instruments and optics designed, are tested and assembled. The second is the sand casting factory. The third is the facility where the observatory mounts the EM-3500 and EM-2500 are assembled along with the machining shop next door to their warehouse facility. The fourth is the mirror grinding, polishing and testing building.
Takahashi's staff includes: optical, design and mechanical engineers many of whom are amateur astronomers, who have discovered new asteroids one of which was named Urii in honor of the city where the Takahashi manufacturing facilities are located.


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Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway
Why Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger Were Right
Years ago, I was attending a Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting and something Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger said struck me as odd. When asked why they weren't concerned about sharing their highly successful investing method, the two men insisted that they believed it was the right way to behave to create a better society, while noting that most people wouldn't actually adhere to anything they said during the next crisis. Learn what Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger said.
8 Lessons from the 2008 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Meeting
The Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Meeting was held this year during the first weekend of May 2008 in Omaha, Nebraska. Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, the Chairman and Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, spent hours answering questions. Here are eight lessons learned during this year's shareholder meeting.
Warren Buffett's 2007 Shareholder Letter Released
Warren Buffett has released the Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letter for the fiscal year 2007 in which he details the results of Berkshire's insurance operations, operating businesses, and investments in marketable securities.
2007 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Meeting
Notes from the Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska during May of 2007. Includes information and wisdom from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger.
Berkshire Hathaway 2006 Shareholder Meeting
My coverage of Warren Buffett and his Berkshire Hathaway 2006 shareholder meeting from Omaha Nebraska. Discusses the cocktail reception at Borsheim's, the question and answer session and the Qwest Center, and more.
About Warren Buffett
A page devoted to Warren Buffett. Includes a biography, timeline, photo gallery, Buffett's letters to shareholders, quotes and musings, top 10 Warren Buffett books and resources, information on Berkshire Hathaway, and a Warren Buffett quiz. It's Buffettmania!
Warren Buffett Biography
A relatively large online biography covering the life of Warren Buffett. Includes information on the Buffett Partnerships, Berkshire Hathaway, Ben Graham, and the Solomon scandal, when Buffett saved the firm from bankruptcy.
Warren Buffett Timeline: Chronological History of the Oracle of Omaha
Did you know by the time he was 35, Warren Buffett had amassed $7 million? At 50, he had over $200 million. Follow the accomplishments and wealth of Warren Buffett in this timeline.
Buffett's Letters to Shareholders
These letters have become the stuff of legends - taught at business schools around the country, the Berkshire Hathaway stockholder letters allow us a rare glimpse into the mind and methodology of Warren Buffett. If you want to become a better investor, and understand the market as a whole, study these.
The Essays of Warren Buffett - Lessons for Corporate America
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For the last two days we've been reviewing an issue of The Internal Auditor from August 1987 with the intent of determining how much things have changed in internal auditing over the last 25 years, as well as how much they've stayed the same. In the first two posts we discussed the advertising, a recurring column, and one of the articles. The discussions wound up primarily focusing on the impact of computers on the business and internal audit. So, it's time to move on to other things by looking at three more articles.
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Apr 22 2011 12:20:25 | Jenny
I downloaded the silent Easter lesson (thanks to Shandy!) and at one point in the video it asks the girls to read the scriptures from a bookmark. Does anyone know where to find the bookmark/scriptures used?
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I have downloaded the silent easter lesson and burned it to a dvd, and both when I watch it on my computer and on the dvd the images are blury/pixals. Does anyone else have this problem? Any help on how to correct it would be very much appreciated. Thanks!
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The download has reached it's limit on 4hsared?!? Has anyone else encountered this? Is it possible to get it emailed or find it somewhere else? ALL of the comments are so wonderful I would LOVE to be able to use this on Sunday!! HELP!!!
Apr 23 2011 15:23:56 | AmyQuote:I have downloaded the silent easter lesson and burned it to a dvd, and both when I watch it on my computer and on the dvd the images are blury/pixals. Does anyone else have this problem? Any help on how to correct it would be very much appreciated. Thanks!
I downloaded it, but can't find how to find it to burn it to a DVD.. Any suggestions? BTW I can only find it when I open my windows media player..
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Will the new Mac Pro make your office look like an episode of Hoarders?
After years of wringing our hands and wondering what was to become of our beloved Mac Pro, Apple finally gave us an answer last month. While we won't see it until later this year, the Mac Pro has already made an impact, because this year's model is a radical departure from anything that's come before.
Gone is the cyclopean aluminum-framed tower whose industrial design dates back to the bad old days of the PowerPC. In its place is a cleverly-designed machine that takes up only one-eighth the volume and more closely resembles a kitchen appliance or a trash bin than a computer.
The Mac Pro: Small But Powerful
Despite its diminutive dimensions, the Mac Pro is by Apple's account quite powerful, equipped with up to twelve microprocessor cores, dual workstation-class GPUs and all-flash PCIe-based storage. It's the same fundamental design philosophy that's drive Apple's development of the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with Retina Display, taken to a logical extreme.
The new Mac Pro is tiny and the industrial design looks phenomenal. And Apple claims that the new Mac Pro is the most expandable Mac ever, thanks to its inclusion of six Thunderbolt 2 ports and four USB 3.0 ports.
But the new Mac Pro is also less internally expandable. This point was driven home to me when I looked at a recent editorial and photo on German language tech site Giga.de.
The image compares the aluminum Mac Pro of yore with its descendant, this year's forthcoming model. Except the new Mac Pro is surrounded by an avalanche of cables and peripherals, including a set of external hard drives, optical drives, video capture interface, fibre channel interface and more. All in an attempt to provide similar functionality to what you can do built in to the old Mac Pro, using its internal drive bays and PCIe expansion slots.
The Mac Pro's external expansion: An Ugly Mess?
The old Mac Pro was a big block, the editorial explains, while the new Mac Pro equipped with external peripherals looks like something you might find underneath a stack of newspapers and old food containers at a hoarder's place.
That might be overstating it just a skoshe.
I have little doubt that peripheral makers are feverishly working on new Thunderbolt 2-equipped products designed to work optimally with the Mac Pro and look good in the process. But I suspect it's going to take a while. The Mac Pro will be one of the very few computers equipped with Thunderbolt 2 when it debuts - in fact, it'll be one of the first. Intel isn't expecting more widespread availability of Thunderbolt 2 controllers until 2014. Without an installed base of users, peripheral makers don't have a huge incentive to build products. And let's face it, Thunderbolt hasn't exactly set the world on fire - it remains much easier to get USB 3.0 or FireWire 800-compatible devices than it is to find Thunderbolt, despite the interface's ubiquity across the Mac platform.
I also know that external boxes aren't going to satisfy some prospective Mac Pro buyers.
One of the first things that I heard when the new Mac Pro was introduced was, "What are we going to do with all the stuff that's we're going to have to connect to it?"
And this was from WWDC attendees, who, by and large, are developers and IT folks. Not even the creative pros who really push what the Mac Pro can do, especially when it comes to exotic, high-bandwidth media conversion and storage area networking.
And there still isn't a really good answer for that.
Apple has historically let third parties settle this question, sometimes offering some guidance early in the product's life cycle to give a sense of what direction it wants them to go in. Take Apple's iPod Hi-Fi, for example, which was axed about a year after it was introduced, once it was clear that third-party vendors were on board with Apple's Made for iPhone/iPod/iPad (MFI) program and were producing products whose quality Apple was happy with. It didn't help that Apple's product cost more and didn't sound as good as the competition's, but it still gave vendors some sense of what target they were expected to hit.
So maybe we'll see some guidance from Apple when or shortly after the new Mac Pro makes its way out into the world - maybe Apple will step up to the plate with what it thinks is an appropriate answer for new Mac Pro buyers who are looking to expand their machine's potential beyond what can just fit inside.
Ultimately, I'm afraid that an office with a new Mac Pro is going to look like a glossier, less mucky version of the egg scene from the movie Alien: a central pod connected to other devices using a nest of Thunderbolt cables. Less H.R. Giger-style biomechanical, more mechanical. But you get the picture. Aesthetically, it's a displeasing image any way you think about it.
What I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt is that the Mac Pro won't come furnished from the factory adequately for a fairly significant cross-section of potential customers. Users who have specific networking needs - connecting to a Storage Area Network or Fibre Channel, for example, or some users working with digital video and audio, will need additional boxes to connect the Mac Pro to the rest of their workflow. That means more wires and more cables and more mess.
Will the new Mac Pro suit you just fine out of the box, or are you as worried as I am that it's going to make a big mess of your desk? Please let me know in the comments.
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I'm betting 12 South's designers are already working on a very funky racking/hiding system for all the external bits :)
One can't figure out how to acquire a case, tower or rack?
I understand Apple provided a one-size fits all utilitarian tower to hide extra stuff and now they don't. So now you have buy your own tower / case / rack but you get to choose based on the not 'one-size fits all' reality and it doesn't have to be ugly. If the decision to buy the new MacPro is based on mere aesthetics or the lack of a tower, I question whether or not the person needs such a system.
The Mac Pro is not going to be easily rackable, because a) it is vertical, and more importantly, b) it relies on unimpeded air flow, rather than muscular fans, for much of its cooling needs. It is going to be impossible to rack them up against other equipement as densely as most "pro" users currently do without cooking them. It may even be impossible to have them in some sort of meta-case enclosure, as well.
I'm using all four bays in my early 2008 Mac Pro. First is an SSD, so that will just migrate to 2013 Pro's internal storage, but that leaves three drives with all my video and Time Machine backup, stuff that's well-suited for spinning drives and not for expensive SSD. So when I buy the new Pro, I'm going to have to price in buying external expansion and then think about where this crap is going to sit. Pretty as the new Pro is, I'm seriously considering hiding it and all its expansion clutter *behind* one of my monitors.
Exactly the same here. I used to back up all the Macs in the house to an always-on Mini, but that proved unreliable, and I just drifted into backing up the Pro to an internal drive, even though this only protects against failure of the boot drive (and not against, say, catastrophic damage to the machine itself)
But the big question to me is how big the built-in SSD is going to be by default. If it's only 256 GB -- not bad by current SSD standards -- then Mavericks, your iTunes collection and Mobile Applications folder could quickly consume most of it, leaving little room for the large media assets you presumably bought this device to work with.
I also don't recall hearing the term "Fusion Drive" mentioned at all in a Mac Pro context -- it's plausible that Fusion Drive is incompatible with the idea of a removable HDD -- so I have to assume that either everyone's going to keep their video files on large external drives or SANs, or that we're going to do the dance of copying our media to the internal SSD prior to an editing session, and moving it out afterwards. "Reconnect Media", anyone?
Two questions: When you were using the Mini as your backup, were you running Server? I've found that Time Machine can be pretty flakey over a network if its not using Server.
Why would you want to put your iTunes library on the local SSD, especially if you have a large library? That's the kind of thing that just begs to be on a Drobo, RAID, or NAS. Just as an extreme example, my iTunes library is currently 1.9TB, so I keep it in a Drobo with 4 2TB hard drives connected to a Mini running Server. In any case, an iTunes library can hardly be considered a "pro" use.
As for the external storage, that's hardly onerous or even novel. People who work with "large assets" already use RAID 0 setups for daily drivers and big iron for long-term storage. Speaking from personal experience in science, our storage needs weren't that great, but we still used a data center for our long-term storage, in addition to a local RAID.
As for the fusion drive, I wouldn't combine a local PCIe storage with any external drive. Very Bad Things could easily happen.
"Why would you want to put your iTunes library on the local SSD, especially if you have a large library? That's the kind of thing that just begs to be on a Drobo, RAID, or NAS."
Right, but that gets back to the very premise of the original article: that you're going to have all kinds of external drives and other Thunderbolt / USB3 accessories hanging off this thing, NAS being a potential exception.
Well, my point was that having a big iTunes library in on-device storage is not what this machine is meant for. This is a pro machine, as in movies, pro audio, science, etc, where having a bunch of breakout boxes is not only not a problem, its already the norm. There's a reason why the WWDC demo used a $2000 app (http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/products/mari/). This is *not* a prosumer machine. Unless, of course, you're using software that will make use of the unique hardware features, otherwise, Apple clearly believes you're better off with a different machine.
unfortunately, its the g4 cube all over again. both incredible looking machines, just not sure its the answer pro users want. we want more slots for ram, more expansion, more upgrade options. as big as the current tower is, i can jam it full, & if need move my whole workstation in 2 trips. the new mac pro will require me to reconnect dozens of cables for all the expansion. the design is beautiful, but i'm not sure it solves my needs.
No, Peter, you're not overstating it. This thing is an abortion of design. It aims at thoughtless "oh, pretty, something different", instead of functional, usable design. It has no internal space for backup drives or other items, which means more power adapters, cords, drives, etc. It will probably be way over priced. I would never invest that much money in something that limits me so much. There's a reason power machines have been basically boxes for many years, so you can put stuff in them, upgrade them, repair them, and move them without disconnecting a dozen other items.
You can literally fit the new Mac Pro into the old one. I can see somebody building a peripheral case with a big hole in the middle- throw into the chute (obviously it would have an ingenious transport mechanism of easy removal) and voila, everything in one place.
I can see expandable HDD/SSD enclosure in the same shape/size that fits beautifully underneath the Mac Pro. Most people I know place the current MP on the floor. You can get available boxes or even use the current MP and have it on the floor, drill holes onto the desk to run cable(s) through and keep the desktop as clean as you want it to be. Essentially, the only limiting factor is the imagination.
Re: "Will the new Mac Pro make your office look like an episode of Hoarders?"
Not until there are about 4 or 5 of them on my desk. With displays.
So, now that the Mac Pro is a shiny black aluminum cylinder, will the next-gen Mac mini be a shiny black aluminum donut?
And looking down the road, will more Apple computing products begin to have circular forms like the next-gen Apple headquarters building?
Have you seen a professional shop or post house?
Even with the current Mac Pro... there can be cables and external boxes everywhere.
External hard drives, RAID arrays, card readers, capture boxes... none of that stuff fit neatly into the current Mac Pro anyway...
-- "the old Mac Pro has quite a bit more internal expandability than its replacement."
No doubt.
I was just saying there are more peripheral than just internal SATA drives and PCI Express cards.
Your desk may already look like an episode of Hoarders with the current Mac Pro ;)
Personally, I don't think it will be a problem. With Thunderbolt daisy-chaining you can have one cable coming off the back of the Mac Pro to connect everything you need. I have my MBP in a 12South stand with only two cables: power and T-bolt. The t-bolt connects to my 2TB disk and on to my 24" monitor. I'm more concerned about the dust build-up on the fan, but we'll have to see how that works out when one lands on my desk!
Doesn't this totally depend on the size of the internal drives offered (which we don't actually know yet)?
Also, it hasn't been reported anywhere that I've seen, but there is totally a space on the motherboard of the new Mac Pro for a second hard drive connector. The new Mac pro could in fact ship with *dual* internal drives of a very large size so you could do the standard Time Machine backup on the second drive. We just don't know yet.
Yeah, I know it's a step down, I have 8 Terabytes in mine at the moment.
I'm just saying that for a lot of folks if the new one has two drives of a Terabyte or so each, then that will go a long way towards de-cluttering the desktop. The true pros users are already using external storage anyhow.
i wish they would have stuck with the full sized tower for Mac Pro's, this would have been a great consumer-level desktop replacement (drop an email@example.com and 2 AMD 7970's in that and it would be a great, powerful, consumer machine for an affordable cost), the lack of upgradability (single CPU, proprietary graphics card slots, non-standard hard drive connectors, etc) severely limits the longevity of the system.
2012 Mac Pro - sexy, powerful (dual xeon's), upgradable (standard PCI-E slots and Hard Drive connectors) - the desktop pro's want
2013 Mac Pro - sleeker small form factor, no real perks other than that
If you use an iMac, you already experience this. I love the new Mac Pro, and will probably buy at least one. And as an iMac user, I already have a slew of cables coming out of the back of it. I think things like 4-8 bay RAID systems will become very popular.
The new Mac Pro doesn't do it for me. For starters, I don't see anything "phenomenal" about the way it looks. Looks like a trash can or R2D2 without legs. The fact that it requires external storage and connectivity options that don't currently exist and won't exist for a year or two, makes it even less "phenomenal" to me. Who is "feverishly" working on thunderbolt 2 peripheral and storage options to support one manufacturer of what for all intents and purposes, is a niche and low percentage product for a niche market of professional customers that is even lower in number than consumers? Demand isn't there to inspire anyone to "feverishly" work on Thunderbolt 2 accessories. Thunderbolt has already been around for two years and no one "feverishly" worked on Thunderbolt peripherals yet, but you think because one computer manufacturer has produced one niche computer that won't achieve mass adoption, that there's some feverish push to produce expensive peripherals for it? I'll believe that when I see it, but I don't see anyone rushing to make that happen, yet.
It is always fun to see comments when Apple comes out with some radical in design.
iMac, dead
iPhone dead
Nedermyer, dead!
"Did we back down when the germans attacked Pearl Harbor?"
This new Mac Pro is incredible. And anyone who thinks different, you're not a true artist, designer, or creative genius.
I mean really? REALLY?
... in the words of Jobs, "it's gorgeous!"
It just mean for some, time to clean up the clutter.
it is gorgeous, & don't get me wrong, i'd love one. i just wish they added a few more expansion options. make it a 1/3 bigger & add more bays for ram, let me install an ssd harddrive along with the pcie storage, even if its just for time machine or my itunes library, or, develop a hub that allows me to store some of the needed expansion in a single matching enclosure, or into the back of a new pro version monitor. i view this more as a prosumer device vs the replacement for the pro platform.
So you want it "bigger" for (reason?), you don't know the memory options yet, but you want to be able to add more, and you want to install an SSD hard drive in it somewhere that's half as fast as the internal drive.
I like your idea about the hub, but your completely backwards on everything else. What you suggest doing would turn it into a "prosumer" machine in fact, and the way it's currently design is what actually makes it a "Pro" machine.
I think the general problem here is that a lot of folks use the pro and consider themselves to be "Pro users" when in fact they are dilettantes or "prosumers." I've got a tricked out Mac pro at home and I will admit that I'm in that category myself. I think people should just be more honest about the fact that they aren't really "pros" but just users desirous of a high end machine.
This thing is designed for the *real* Pros, the guys who work at Pixar etc.
Design for design sake. The old Mac Pro also appealed to folks simply looking to future proof their investment. The ability to change out the processors, add upgraded drives, have access to PCIe slots, etc. allowed a Mac Pro to last much longer than other Macs. I for one was looking to purchase a Mac Pro with the old case over a new iMac just because of potential heat issues with the skinny design of the new iMac. Add major expandability to the package and I could easily justify the added cost of the Pro. Now... not so sure. I'll have to wait to see what options appear for Thunderbolt 2. With few options for Thunderbolt now, I think it's going to be a while before anyone is jumping on the Thunderbolt 2 wagon.
I for one will say, I used to have the big Mac Pro. Loved it, but I never wanted to move it.
It stayed on the floor in the crawl space next to my legs under my desk.
I hated having anything to do with moving it or expanding, etc.
The thing was gianormous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As for Thunderbolt, those that use Pro are not the masses. It is a select group, and there will be select products as in the past. It is a viable option and it may catch on.
But those that upgrade will make it catch on.
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