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#31 in Diversified Emerging Mkts
U.S. News evaluated 201 Diversified Emerging Mkts Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.
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The fund has returned -11.94 percent over the past year, -6.40 percent over the past three years, 15.43 percent over the past five years, and 11.85 percent over the past decade.
Trailing Returns | Updated 01.31.2014 |
Year to date | -7.0% |
1 Year | -11.9% |
3 Years (Annualized) | -6.4% |
5 Years (Annualized) | 15.4% |
10 Years (Annualized) | 11.8% |
DFA Emerging Markets Value I fund isn't trying to beat the market. Like other funds offered by Dimensional Fund Advisors, this one seeks to instead provide investors with concentrated exposure to a particular area of the market—in this case emerging market value stocks.
As of February 05, 2014, the fund has assets totaling almost $17.36 billion invested in 2,203 different holdings. Its portfolio consists of an enormous basket of stocks that represent all industries and company sizes in the emerging markets. Stocks in the portfolio have low price-to-book ratios. This ratio compares what the company's stock price to the value of the company's total assets if sold today.
DFA views its method as scientific investing. The company follows University of Chicago Professor Eugene Fama's theories on "equilibrium" investing. Rather than trying to predict movements in the market or pick individual stocks, lead manager Karen Umland manages a team of researchers and traders that deal only in value ratios within a large basket of equities. By buying a diversified portfolio of value stocks and only selling when a stock's price-to-book value grows out of the category, the fund limits the human impulse to time markets or make bets on a hunch. The only actively managed part of the operation is that traders are given large selling windows, often several months to close a position.
With about 2,000 stocks, the fund acts similar to an index. It differs from the MSCI Emerging Markets Value Index by allocating no more than a 12.5 percent of assets to any one country, which limits positions in Brazil and China. The fund's holdings are weighted based on capitalizations, with larger companies getting larger portfolio stakes. It is widely diversified among company sizes, holding large allocations of both micro-cap and mega-cap stocks. The fund has returned -11.94 percent over the past year and -6.40 percent over the past three years.
Although the fund is ranked first among all diversified emerging market funds, DFA's vice president, Weston Wellington, attributes its performance to the market rather than managment: "Yes, it's true that value stocks have outperformed a broad market basket of stocks, but that's a function of the time period and doesn't mean that value stocks will always outperform." The fund has returned 15.43 percent over the past five years and 11.85 percent over the past decade.
Investment Strategy
Management locates the cheapest 25 percent of stocks, based on price-to-book ratio, in all emerging markets. Then they cut out companies with regulated profits like utilities. Management also only buys American or Global Depositary Shares. They only sell a stock once it no longer fits the fund's value criteria. Managers don't sell positions themselves. Instead, they give a separate group of traders a large selling window — as much as four months — to exit a position in order to reduce trading costs.
Role in Portfolio
Morningstar recommends the fund play a supporting role in your portfolio.
This is one of several emerging market funds run by Karen Umland. She has managed the fund since early 1999. Portfolio manager Stephen Clark has been with the fund since 2001. Joseph Chi and Jed Fogdall have been co-managers since 2005 and 2004, respectively.
The fund's large holdings in emerging market small- and mid-cap value stocks present two possible risks. These stocks tend to be more volatile than their large-cap brethren, and small-cap value stocks can be left behind when growth or large-cap stocks lead the market. Additionally, individual emerging market economies tend to succumb to larger market swings than developed economies.
Fund Opinions
The fund's Value Line Overall Rank, a measure of risk-adjusted performance and relative growth in fund returns, is 5 on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the best and 5 the worst.
Value Line 2014-02-12
The fund's Value Line Growth Persistence rank, which awards funds that consistently outperform their broad universes, is 4 for one year, 4 for five years, and 2 for 10 years. Scores are on a 1 to 5 scale, with 1 being the best and 5 the worst.
Value Line 2014-02-12
The fund's Value Line Risk Rank, a measure of volatility, is 5 on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the least volatile and 5 the most.
Value Line 2014-02-12
In the annual Lipper/Barron's Fund Families Survey of 2010, Dimensional Fund Advisors ranks first out of 57 fund families surveyed.
Lipper 2011-04-19
In the annual Lipper/Barron's Fund Families Survey of 2010, Dimensional Fund Advisors ranks first out of 57 fund families surveyed.
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Volunteers are an important part of Awamaki's operations. Many of our programs wouldn't be possible without their industrious contributions. Volunteers inject our programs with energy, enthusiasm and fresh ideas. As an Awamaki volunteer, you will have the opportunity to connect with local people, with a project you are passionate about, and learn a ton about development issues and the work required to overcome them.
Volunteering with Awamaki is a valuable experience for anyone interested in a career in international development or social enterprise. We rely on volunteers' fresh ideas and skill set to constantly improve and expand our programs, and in return, we give our volunteers a high level of autonomy and responsibility over their individual projects.
To read testimonials from past Awamaki volunteers, please visit our volunteer testimonial page.
Volunteer Options
Long Term Volunteer Opportunities
If you are interested in volunteering with Awamaki for ten weeks or longer, please see our Volunteer Program information below.
Internship Opportunities
For Internship opportunities available for ten weeks or longer, please visit our Internship page here.
Service Travel Opportunities
For three to eight week Service Travel opportunities, please visit our Service Travel page here.
Volunteer Program:
Volunteer Requirements
All Awamaki volunteers work between 30 and 35 hours per week, including a minimum of 6-12 hours per week staffing Awamaki's fair trade store in Ollantaytambo.
Requirements for volunteering with Awamaki include:
- Intermediate or better Spanish, or the commitment to take intensive Spanish classes at Awamaki to improve your proficiency.
- Enthusiasm, resourcefulness and the ability to think on your feet.
- Team player, sociable and excellent customer service skills.
- Adaptable and flexible, to be able to work in a local environment that can be challenging.
- Able to take the initiative and solve problems creatively.
For frequently asked questions, please visit the Question and Answer section of our website.
Volunteer Placements
Below please find information about different placements in Awamaki's projects, including the Women's Artisanal Cooperatives program, the Sustainable Tourism Program, and the Community Education program.
Placements are highly customizable. Many volunteer combine aspects of different placements to suit their interests. We are also very eager to utilize the skills and strengths of each volunteer, so please contact us if you have a particular interest or skill!
You can also view our volunteer listings on Idealist. Keep in mind, if you do not see a position that is of interest to you, please email email@example.com to inquire about other options available.
Women's Artisanal Cooperatives Program
Individual or collaborative projects that Women's cooperative volunteers engage in depend entirely on Awamaki's needs at the time, the skills, knowledge and experience that a volunteer can offer, and also what a volunteer is most interested or keen to learn from Awamaki during the placement. Your projects can include:
- Work side-by-side with members of our sewing, knitting and weaving associations to create garments and accessories that valorize the woven textile and craft traditions native to the Sacred Valley.
- Support Awamaki staff and co-op members to fulfill orders.
Product Development
- Get involved with the sourcing, development, and creation of focused and saleable product pieces.
Marketing and Communications
- Visually document the design process, blogging and tweeting about experiences to engage viewers in the storytelling of how artisans and visiting designers share ideas and create goods.
- take product photos and create publicity materials,
Sales Representative
- Generate sales strategies and forecasts, product design & research
Program Support:
Our head of Product Design and our Women's Artisanal Cooperatives Coordinator will support volunteers by:
- Managing and supporting project work, including creating a project timeline and collaborating on many everyday tasks
- Organizing a weekly meeting with all weaving project staff and volunteers
Sustainable Tourism
Volunteering with Awamaki's Sustainable Tourism Program offers a unique opportunity to both educate the responsible traveler and to interact with the local community. As a volunteer with the Sustainable Tourism Program, your work can include:
Tourist Welcome Center
- As a sustainable tourism volunteer you will work up to 15 hours per week (approximately 3 afternoons), in the Awamaki Fair Trade Store, where you will answer questions for the passing tourists related to travel in the region, and be available to promote and book Awamaki's tours as well as our Spanish language classes and homestays.
- ST Volunteers take visitors to the nearby indigenous community of Patacancha to lead respectful and sustainable Quechua community visits, and educate travelers about the traditional weaving techniques and Awamaki's fair trade initiatives. This can include half-day visits as well as cultural immersion workshops with community homestays that last up to 4 days.
Research projects
- We're in the process of distinguishing tour operators in the Cusco region, based on their reputability and commitment to ecotourism. Participate in this evaluation project and help Awamaki guide the responsible traveler to tour agencies with the best practices.
- More themes available; include your CV and inquire about upcoming research projects.
Program Development
- Help develop new community-based tours, new service travel education programs for international volunteers, new program systems, etc.
- If you have a background in marketing or public relations please inquire about publicity needs.
Program Support
Tourism Coordinator will support volunteers by:
- Providing training in tourism center; for example, providing volunteer with basic tourist information as well as answers to frequently asked questions.
- Ensuring the volunteer has opportunities to learn from hands-on experiences in weaving education tourism, in order to better promote our programs.
- Providing feedback on community outreach classes including help with developing curriculum and marketing materials.
- Providing reliable internet connection so volunteer will be able to complete tourism outreach or research assignments.
- Listening to problems and working collaboratively to find solutions.
- Scheduling weekly check-in meetings with project team. These meetings function as a time to share the successes and problems of the volunteer's experience.
Community Education
The Education Program offers volunteers a wide variety of ways to form meaningful relationships with local people while building their skills for success. As an education volunteer, your work can include:
Teaching English and Computer Classes
- You will plan lessons, develop a curriculum tailored to each class' specific needs, and teach 1-4 classes per week using fun, active, participatory activities. This requires of creativity and on-the-go learning, as well as an upbeat personal touch. Our teachers develop meaningful relationships with their students and get to see the results during the semester.
- From using a spacebar to opening a g-mail account- if you are reading this then chances are you have a lot to offer our computer students. You will be responsible for lesson planning and teaching of basic computer topics.
Teach classes to our women's cooperatives
(high skill requirement)
- Help out our women's cooperatives by teaching capacity-building classes that help the women to become independent leaders in their own sustainable businesses.
- Help develop curriculum materials in topics such as financial literacy, business management, leadership, etc.
- Teach a subject that you are passionate about for the general enrichment of our cooperative members, whether it's nutritional cooking, women's reproductive health, yoga, etc.
Support Needs Assessment Research for our Women's Cooperatives
- For volunteers with advanced levels of Spanish, help us run focus groups, surveys, poverty assessments, etc. to collect information that will allow us to design future programs that closely reflect the women's needs.
Teach Children at the Yachay Wasi Preschool
- Yachay Wasi is an great alternative preschool with a dedicated staff, but is often pressed for resources. Volunteers can run games and creative activities, teach English, or help run extracurricular learning programs.
Support Cultural Education For Volunteers and Service Travelers
- Awamaki provides workshops for reflection and experience sharing for volunteers and service travelers. We also teach about the culture and contemporary history of Andean Peru to inform and enrich volunteer's experiences. You can help run these activities, teach lessons, and help develop our curriculum materials.
Volunteers will be expected to:
- Support English and Computer classes when there is a need, engaging in additional projects and placement work according to their skills, interests and availability, and never miss class time except in due to sickness
- Keep a records of attendance and lesson plans
- Have the appropriate materials and lesson plans prepared for class in a timely manner
Program Support:
Education Coordinator will support volunteers by:
- Training English and Computer teachers with a "toolkit" of activities, starting teachers off with some background in ESL and popular education methodology, providing teachers with a framework for lesson planning.
- Supporting English and Computer teachers throughout their time with curriculum development guidance, and helping out with final projects
- Providing teachers with materials such as books and CDs for lesson planning
- Performing regular class observations with feedback.
- Weekly English and computer class meetings to check in, provide feedback, and support curriculum development.
- For additional projects such as women's cooperative capacity building, Peruvian culture education needs assessment research, etc., provide project development support including a timeline for completion, regular project development meetings, helping out where necessary.
- For placements with Yachay Wasi, the preschool director coordinates everyday work.
Volunteer Cost
We request a donation of $1392 for all volunteers who stay three months or longer. As a recognition of the importance of long-term volunteers, we refund $700 upon completion of six months work with Awamaki. (If you are looking to volunteer for fewer than three months, please see our Service Travel program for short-term volunteers.)
The donation is a one-time payment made prior to arrival. Because Awamaki is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the United States, most of this ($820) is tax-deductible in the United States to the extent allowed by law.
The volunteer fee includes the following costs:
Volunteer welcome and departure ($72 USD)
This fee covers the cost of welcome and departure celebrations for volunteers, and the occasional social event such as movie nights, pizza parties, and birthday celebrations. Included within this fee is a pick-up from Cusco airport (or from a hotel in Cusco if you choose to spend some time in Cusco before arriving in Ollantaytambo). Awamaki sends one of our trusted drivers to bring volunteers from Cusco straight to Awamaki's office in Ollantaytambo to ensure a safe and simple arrival.
First month of homestay in Ollantaytambo ($300 USD)
This fee goes directly to a local homestay family in Ollantaytambo that Awamaki selects based on each volunteer's specific needs and preferences. The cost includes a private room in the family's house and 3 meals per day. This provides an extra source of income for the family and is a valuable cultural immersion opportunity that allows volunteers to gain real insight into daily life in Peru while improving their Spanish. Volunteers can pay subsequent months of their time in the homestay directly to Awamaki, or we can help arrange aternative accommodations.
Three-night weaving immersion workshop in Patacancha ($200 USD)
Patacancha is a remote highland community at an altitude of 12,800 feet located an hour's drive away from Ollantaytambo and maintains extraordinary Andean traditions. This four-day / three-night workshop in the indigenous Quechua community of Patacancha allows volunteers an irreplaceable cultural immersion experience, teaches volunteers Andean ancestral weaving techniques, and offers the opportunity to learn about Awamaki's direct impact in the communities where we work. This experience is essential for volunteers to understand and contextualize their work and Awamaki's, and is offered at cost.
Administration Fee ($320 USD)
This fee compensates Awamaki's expenses in hosting volunteers. This includes many behind-the-scenes administrative costs to the organization, such as international banking costs, office space and supplies, Internet and phone bills, and all the other costs associated with running a non-profit organization. It also includes the costs of maintaining the many services that Awamaki provides directly to volunteers to enrich their volunteering and cultural immersion experience.
Program donation fee ($500 USD)
This donation provides essential support for Awamaki's programs and directly benefits the community members with whom we work. Approximately $100 of your program donation fee will cover any materials that volunteers may use for individual projects during their stay. The remaining balance of approximately $400 directly supports Awamaki's programs. For example, donations may go towards hiring specialists to support capacity-building workshops for Awamaki's women's cooperatives or supporting skills-building workshops in natural dyeing techniques.
Seasonal Promotions:
- Join the Awamaki team as a volunteer between March and May 2013 and receive 10% off the regular donation request.
- Are you an Awamaki alumn or supporter? Refer a friend to our volunteer program between March and May 2013 and receive a thank-you gift from Awamaki.
- Already thinking about signing up to volunteer with Awamaki between March and May 2013? Sign up with a friend and you both will receive a gift from Awamaki, as well as the 10% lower, seasonal promotion cost.
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CES 2014 Podcast Day 4 - EVGA, Origin, Native PCI-E SSDs and more!
Subject: General Tech | January 9, 2014 - 02:28 AM | Ken Addison
Tagged: video, sandforce, podcast, plextor, pci-e ssd, origin, Marvell, kingston, evga, adata
CES 2014 Podcast Day 4 - 01/08/14
It's time for podcast fun at CES! Join us as we talk about the fourth day of the show including exciting announcements from EVGA, Origin, PCI-E SSDs from Kingston, Plextor, and ADATA and more!
You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still access it directly through the RSS page HERE.
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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Josh Walrath, Allyn Malventano and Ken Addison
Program length: 48:41
Marvell ARMADA 1500 Mini SoC Powers Google's Chromecast Streaming Dongle
Subject: General Tech | August 2, 2013 - 11:12 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: Marvell 88DE3005, Marvell, chromecast, armada 1500 mini
Last month Google launched its $35 Chromecast streaming stick. Marvell Technology Group Ltd. recently revealed that the Chromecast dongle is powered by a Marvell Armada 1500-Mini 88DE3005 SoC.
The company has not released the full specifications on the SoC, but it is essentially a cut down version of the existing Armada 1500 which features two Marvell SMP cores clocked at 1.2GHz, a GC1000 GPU, Qdeo video decoding, audio engine, and security engine that supports DRM such as Widevine (used by Dish Anywhere and other video streaming sites) and Playready.
The Armada 1500-Mini SoC is a single core variant of that chip. It supports the same security engine and has supports having USB, Ethernet, HDMI 1.4a, and SATA connectors on devices it powers. The Armada 1500-Mini supports 1080p video and the audio post processing engine supports Dolby and DTS surround sound.
Marvell is releasing a streaming stick of its own using the new SoC in addition to making the chip itself available to other companies to use in their own devices.
For more information, check out the Marvell product page for the Armada 1500 Mini.
Apple introduces PCI-Express based SSD in new MacBook Air
Subject: General Tech, Storage | June 12, 2013 - 08:04 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: ultrabook, sandisk, Samsung, pci-e ssd, Marvell, MacBook Air, macbook, haswell, apple
As Scott covered earlier this week, Apple quietly announced an update to the MacBook Air line along side the headline-grabbing Mac Pro redesign preview. Being a MacBook Air user for the past 2 years, I decided it was time to replace my Sandy Bridge-based model with some new Haswell goodness. Today marked the first day of retail store availability, and I picked up an 11" model with 256GB SSD.
Naturally, when I got back to the office there was only one route to take, installing Windows and disassembling it. While Anand uncovered the fact that these MacBooks were hiding a new unadvertised option, in a PCI-Express based SSD, I wanted to check it out for myself.
When I did some digging, I discovered that while Anand found a Samsung based SSD in his MacBook, mine actually contained a model by Sandisk. I did a quick initial benchmark in OS X, and proceeded to inspect the hardware itself.
SanDisk's affordable Ultra Plus SSD family
Subject: Storage | January 7, 2013 - 06:57 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ssd, sandisk ultra plus, 256GB, Marvell, 88SS9175
Using the Marvell 88SS9175 controller, the SanDisk Ultra Plus family of SSDs comes in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB models all of which come with a 3 year warranty. As you can see below, the 256GB model that Legit Reviews recently received does not take up much space in the drives shell. SanDisk's nCache technology is featured on these drives and helps boost the performance of 4k writes but does not fare so well on large files. With decent performance and a price under $1/GB these drives are worth checking out ... unless you want to wait to see what comes out of CES.
"SanDisk is best known for their memory products and with that, they've been doing a number of SSDs on both consumer and enterprise fronts. Their latest offering that came across our desk is the Ultra Plus line being powered by the Marvell 88SS9175 controller and SanDisk's own 19nm NAND. The 6Gbps interfaced drives are marketed towards the both the desktop and mobile computing crowds with promises of strong performance, high reliability and power efficiency. It comes standard in the 7mm, 2.5" form factor so it should be good to go for most Ultrabooks as well..."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- SanDisk Ultra Plus SSD @ AnandTech
- KingFast F3 Series 2.5" SATAIII SSD 240GB KF2509MCF Review @ Madshrimps
- Understanding MTBF in SSD - What Does an SSD's MTBF Mean for You @ hardCOREware
- Mushkin Chronos DX 480GB @ Tweaktown
- Kingston SSDNow KC100 240GB SSD Upgrade Kit Review @ NikKTech
- Rosewill RDED-12001 External Slim Aluminum Blu-Ray Writer @ Hi Tech Legion
- LaCie 5big NAS Pro @ AnandTech
- Asustor AS-606T NAS @ techPowerUp
- Infortrend EonNAS Pro 200 2-Bay NAS @ Tweaktown
- LaCie 5big NAS Pro Preview: User-friendly hybrid cloud @ Hardware.info
Plextor's M5 Pro features new flash and a new controller
Subject: Storage | October 26, 2012 - 02:52 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: plextor, m5 pro, ssd, toggle NAND, Marvell, Monet 88SS9187-BLD2
The Plextor M5 Pro introduces both Toshiba's new 19nm toggle NAND and Marvell's new 8-channel dual core Monet controller. [H]ard|OCP tried out the 256GB model, availble for $250, and were impressed not only by the performance but also the error correction abilities and the system utilities which were included. They were disappointed that the familiar Plextool software is not supported by this drive but they feel it is only a matter of time before Plextor remedies that issue. Check out the results of the benchmarks in their full review.
"Plextor brings the M5 Pro with the new Marvell Monet controller powering its banks of high performance Toshiba Toggle NAND. This is the debut of the first SSD with 19nm Toshiba Toggle NAND, the debutof the new Marvell Monet 88SS9187-BLD2 controller. We take a look and see what these new components bring to the table."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Mushkin 7mm Chronos Deluxe 120GB SSD Review @HiTech Legion
- Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB SSD @ SPCR
- Mach Xtreme MX-DS Turbo 120 GB SLC @ techPowerUp
- The Truth About SSD Performance Numbers @ TechwareLabs
- PNY XLR8 Pro 480GB SSD @ SSD Review
- Comay Venus Pro 3 240GB SSD @ Tweaktown
- Silicon Power Velox V60 120 GB and Transcend SSD720 128 GB SSD @ X-bit Labs
- Runcore Rocket Air SSD Review - A 256GB Blade SSD Upgrade For Mid 2012 Macbooks and Ultras @ SSD Review
- ADATA Premier Pro SP300 24GB mSATA Cache Solid State Drive @ Kitguru
- Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB 2.5" Hard Drive Review @ eTeknix
- OCZ Vertex 4 256GB Solid State Drive Review @ circuitREMIX
- Thecus N4100EVO NAS Server Review @ NikKTech
- OWC Mercury Electra 3G MAX 960GB Review: 1TB of NAND in 2.5" Form Factor @ AnandTech
- OWC DIY Kit (Data Doubler + SSD) and SuperSlim USB 2.0 External Enclosure Review @ Madshrimps
- QNAP TS-869L @ techPowerUp
- QNAP TS-469 Pro All-in-One NAS @ X-bit Labs
- Lexar JumpDrive S73 16GB USB3 @ Funky Kit
- Synology DS213+ @ techPowerUp
- Seagate 1TB Back Up Plus USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive Review @ Legit Reviews
Plextor Announces New M5 Pro SSD, Impressive Marvell Performance
Subject: Storage | August 8, 2012 - 02:26 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: ssd, plextor, m5 pro, Marvell, marvell 88SS9187, flash memory
Plextor, a company known best for its line of optical drives has announced a new SSD that offers up some impressive performance numbers. The M5 Pro is powered by a Marvell 88SS9187 Monet controller and claims to offer improved data protection and throughput even when the drive is near-full.
Plextor uses 128-bit error correction built into the Marvell controller in addition to a data hold-out algorithm in Plextor's firmware to ensure that data reads from the flash memory as accurate as possible. Further, the drive offers up AES 256-bit full drive encryption to protect your data from prying eyes. The company further stated that the drives have undergone "rigorous high-temperature burn-in tests" to ensure reliability. The reliability aspects are the features that the company is touting the most in its press release, but the other half of the coin is performance.
Fortunately, if its numbers turn out to be true, users will not be disappointed. The Marvell controller is putting out some decent performance numbers. The M5 Pro SSD is capable of read and write IOPS of 94,000 and 86,000 respectively. Further, it can deliver a claimed 540 MB/s sequential read and 450 MB/s write operations. Not bad for Marvell at all!
According to Kathy Huynh, Product Marketing Manager for Plextor:
""In recent years, Plextor has been able to develop SSDs that deliver high real-world performance and sustained speed over the long-term. Our SSDs have one of the lowest annual failure rate in the consumer SSD industry. Now with the M5 Pro, we aim to use Plextor's abilities to offer extreme data protection and give users total confidence in every single aspect of their drive."
The new M5 Pro solid state drives will come with a five year warranty and will be available later this month. You will be able to pick up an M5 Pro in 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB capacities, though there is no word yet on how much they will cost. You can find more information in the company's press release.
For more SSD information, check out our SSD Decoder!
Podcast #197 - Z77 Motherboards, GTX690 Rumors, and the truth behind the new Indilinx controller
Subject: General Tech | April 12, 2012 - 03:46 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: Z77, ssd, podcast, nvidia, Marvell, Ivy Bridge, Intel, Indilinx, gtx690
PC Perspective Podcast #197 - 04/12/2012
Join us this week as we talk about Z77 Motherboards, GTX690 Rumors, and the truth behind the new Indilinx controller.
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- Will the real Indilinx controller ...
- NV Tegra 4 Specifications Leak
- Maingear Shift System: Just Delivered
- ZOTAC Intel 7 Series Mobos
- Leaks about NV GTX 690
- Epic talks storm of Bullets
- http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/NVIDIA-Introduces-Two-New-Rebranded-600-Series-Cards
- http://www.pcper.com/news/Systems/PCAudioLabs-Editing-PC-Sweepstakes-Winner
- This week: Still working on watercooling from Antec
- Hardware / Software Pick of the Week
- Ryan: thermite
- Jeremy: Scotch in Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace!
- Josh: Morrowind Overhaul
- Allyn: IDE USB Dock!
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- Closing
Are OCZ's Indilinx Everest and Everest 2 Controllers Actually Marvell Hardware?
Subject: Storage | April 11, 2012 - 09:43 PM | Allyn Malventano
Tagged: Vertex 4, ocz, Octane, Marvell, everest
We've covered the OCZ Octane and more recently the new OCZ Vertex 4. We've also seen how they behave under wildly differing firmware revisions. What have we not yet seen? Turns out the hardware powering both the Octane and Vertex 3 controllers was actually from Marvell.
Judging from the performance we saw from the Octane, it's clear that Indilinx is cranking out some great firmware for this hardware, but it's a bit of a surprise to us that the Indilinx arm of OCZ chose to go this route as opposed to spinning their own next gen controller, especially in light of how well the original Indilinx Barefoot was received back in the day.
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PMs are often closest to the customer and have the best visibility into areas needing improvement.Gaining significant benefits from Lean manufacturing requires more than an EMS production floor focused on Lean principles. Achieving meaningful cost reduction requires a Lean-focused effort throughout the entire value chain, which involves implementation of Lean manufacturing principles at the EMS provider, within the designated supply base and at the customer site. While many functions contribute to the result, the EMS program manager plays a key role in helping orchestrate that teaming, as they often have the closest customer relationship and the best visibility into areas in need of improvement.OEMs that implement Lean principles have the luxury of being able to phase in Lean practices throughout every aspect of the product realization process, from design to material procurement to production to demand fulfillment. Conversely, EMS providers face the challenge of a mix of customers with varying degrees of acceptance of Lean practices. Every customer wants the flexibility and long-term path to cost reduction that well-implemented Lean techniques support. However, not every customer is willing to make changes to internal practices to achieve optimum results. Just as with production Lean implementation, the smaller the effort the smaller the result. Epic's Lean manufacturing philosophy is known as Synchronous Flow Manufacturing. SFM focuses on increasing factory throughput by optimizing and standardizing production. Rather than optimizing the factory floor process-by-process, it takes a large-scale systems approach. Key implementation elements include:
From a teaming perspective, focus on design is a critical starting point. Optimized design improves quality and will reduce cost of manufacturing. At a minimum, a focus on design for manufacturability/design for testability (DfM/DfT) is valuable. However, a more comprehensive focus that looks at component commonality and use of Lean suppliers can generate even better results. In the project launch phase, the customer data package is analyzed and advanced product quality planning (APQP) techniques are used to identify potential areas for improvement. Improvement focus can include pad spacing, mixed technology conversion, double-sided to single-sided redesign, component orientation, component availability considerations, test coverage, and bare board array design. As with supply base optimization, this process can take time because a customer must often analyze and qualify recommended changes. This focus helps minimize the twin bottlenecks of quality issues associated with designs not optimized for manufacturing or test, and potential raw material availability issues that can arise if the design incorporates sole-sourced, unique or limited availability components. Some OEMs may face significant challenges in this area because regulatory approval processes within their industries may limit the cost savings from redesign of existing product. Similarly, even when extensive product qualification is not required, lower volume, high-mix product may make it difficult to cost justify redesign. In these cases, this focus may be more valuable as a tool used primarily in new product design. Focusing the Supply Base From a supply base standpoint, the SFM philosophy incorporates the following principles:
Epic addressed that focus with a kanban "pull" system, postponement of commitments and electronic data interchange (EDI) use. Strategic suppliers produce to the MRP forecast and ship to EDI release signals. Buffers are established at key locations in the pipeline and regularly reviewed and revised as market and demand conditions vary. Consignment, in-house stores and vendor managed inventory (VMI) programs are used with strategic suppliers to maintain buffers closest to the point of use. Pipeline status or "bond" reports are regularly reviewed with supplier teams to ensure buffers and replenishment streams are able to support planned production within a range of variation levels based on past historical demand, current forecasts, customer service lead-time guarantees to their end market, manufacturing lead-times and transit lead-times. On the factory floor, a two-bin system and color-coded cards identify raw material and WIP status. Material shortages are easily visible on a walk through of the material area. Between facilities, an "E-Kanban" system permits employees to electronically view status of inbound material shipped from suppliers. Customer Concerns Achieving optimum bin sizing for every purchased part generally takes time, and in many cases, negotiation with suppliers and customers. For instance, each customer typically has an approved vendor list (AVL). The bulk of suppliers on that list may be common with other customers and therefore already supporting kanban min/max planning systems. Suppliers of custom or mechanical components may not be existing suppliers and may be reluctant to change lot sizes or production frequency to accommodate the SFM system. A customer's reluctance to change from suppliers who don't support SFM practices is often driven by valid concerns. In some cases, the customer's pricing may be based on annual or quarterly builds of these components. In that situation, switching suppliers may drive cost increases in their internal production costs. In other cases, a sole-sourced supplier may feel they have the leverage to set delivery terms. In other cases, regulatory issues may limit a customer's ability to change suppliers of critical components without a costly requalification process. In those situations, the total cost of noncompliance must be analyzed and discussed with the customer and supplier. Sometimes, the supply base complies and other times some holdouts may require less-than-optimum inventory buffers. Noncompliant suppliers may be designed out in subsequent product generations, providing some incentive for eventual compliance. In any case, Epic has been most successful when working in a close partnership with customers in educating suppliers on the value of SFM practices and implementing those practices. An optimized kanban strategy results in reduced working capital, a high percentage of on-time delivery performance, optimum flexibility in meeting unanticipated demand and high inventory turns. The Program Manager's Role The program manager becomes the key driver of Lean practices in each new project. As illustrated by typical customer concerns above, that is not always an easy task. In the Epic model, the program manager starts by developing the customer order replenishment methodology. This is often based on the customer's available infrastructure (e.g., ERP system, EDI, portal access, etc.). The next step is determining how replenishment/pull signals for products will be generated, such as portal access, e-mail, fax, phone, etc. This is based largely on the infrastructure available at the customer to support these systems. Every customer tends to have a unique toolset, adding to the challenge of Lean implementation. The program manager also defines points of order management interface between organizations, identifying peers as close to the factory floor and points of consumption as possible. Order replenishment lead-time is based on:
Once these issues are addressed, initial finished goods kanban bin sizes are established. The program manager communicates with planners to implement pull signals that reflect those bin sizes. Production is then launched and bins are filled, with the highest volume assemblies typically prioritized. The program manager must then monitor bin sizes often to ensure finished goods bins are adequately sized to provide an uninterrupted flow of material at the customer site, while minimizing overall inventory exposure and maximizing inventory turns for their company and the customer. Bins are resized as appropriate with customer approval. Program management duties also include tracking customer-focused team (CFT) performance to defined Lean metrics, including on-time delivery (OTD) and inventory turns. (Epic's internal goal is 12 turns a year, and the OTD target is above 99% based on customer requested date.) A final area of program management focus in initially driving Lean focus is ensuring that CFT members and direct labor are highly cross-trained on customer products, permitting the greatest possible flexibility of resources.
Lean Results Metrics The cost savings achieved is normally based on the combination of:
Some cost savings are achievable immediately. However, the bulk of savings occurs once the project and supply base is fully aligned with Lean principles. Implementing Lean principles in product design or redesign processes drives additional savings. The greater the focus on using Lean principles throughout the product realization process, the greater the savings over time. For example, a large medical device manufacturer customer was outgrowing internal floor space and needed suppliers that could minimize inventory on the factory floor and significantly improve flexibility and on-time delivery. The business was moved from a larger EMS provider in 2005. It set up first products on kanban and implemented Lean operating methodologies during the fourth quarter of 2005 (first 10 assemblies) and 2006 (balance of 50-plus assemblies). A min/max system was established, whereby bin replenishment is triggered upon consumption of the first bin. Bin size based on order replenishment lead time is shown in Figure 1. Results after two years of production include:
Conclusion Lean manufacturing is a powerful tool for generating cost savings. However, implementing Lean takes time and usually involves changes in forecasting practices, product design focus and optimum supply base cooperation. The magnitude of the result is typically tied to an OEM's willingness to embrace recommended changes. The more systemic the focus, the greater the benefit. The program manager plays a key role in right-sizing bins and communicating needed project changes to the customer. The entire team plays a role in ensuring that goals for OTD and quality are met. The journey to a Lean process achieving maximum results requires a strong focus on continuous improvement and tight teamwork among the EMS provider, customer and supply base. Bibliography
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Born on a military base in the Philippines, Lou Diamond Philips rose to fame with a series of hit films in the late 1980s, inlcuding La Bamba, Stand and Deliver, and Young Guns. After a few flops in the early 1990s, Philips earned a Tony nomination for his work in The King and I on Broadway. He continues to make television appearances,
Hollywood will put you in a box, so to speak. Some people will have seen you in La Bamba or another dramatic film and think, Okay, that's what Lou does. But they don't really have an idea of the range or diversity that I can bring to a project.
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Early Life
Actor. Lou Diamond Phillips was born February 17, 1962, on the Subic Bay Naval Station in the Philippines to Lucita Aranas and American naval officer Gerald Upchurch. The young actor was eventually adopted by his mother's second husband, taking his stepfather's surname Phillips. Though he was raised in small-town Texas, Lou Diamond Phillips had stars in his eyes from a young age. Passing up the opportunity to go to Yale, he instead chose to attend the local University of Texas at Arlington where he got his Bachelor's in Fine Arts degree in drama. He was active in drama club productions and a local comedy troupe. Eager to break out of the small town drama scene, Phillips capitalized on whatever opportunities came his way. The up-and-comer would often go to great lengths to meet idols (like Robert DeNiro) when they passed through nearby Dallas.
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Phillips remained actively involved in the theater after college, joining Stage West in Fort Worth, where he would continue to work for four years appearing in various independent productions. In 1987, Phillips got his big break in Hollywood with a starring role in La Bamba. In perhaps his most beloved performance, the actor played ill-fated rocker Ritchie Valens in this biopic turned cult hit. Seemingly out of nowhere, Phillips became one of Hollywood's most promising young stars. Before La Bamba was even released, Phillips had finished Stand and Deliver (1988), in which he gave another dynamic performance as a gang member whose life is changed by a tenacious and caring math teacher (played by Edward James Olmos). Phillips' intense performance would go on to garner him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. That same year, Phillips portrayed yet another outlaw in Young Guns, placing him among a crew of young Hollywood heartthrobs that also included Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez. Phillips would make a second appearance in the film's less commercially successful sequel, Young Guns II, in 1990.
After a three-year winning streak, the Texas actor fell upon tougher times at the box office in the early 1990s. He starred in a series of mediocre films like Harley (1991), Shadow of the Wolf (1992) and Sioux City (1994). After this dry run, Phillips was pleased to return to box office success once again with his supporting role in Courage Under Fire (1996), which starred Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan.
In 1995, Phillips went back to his roots on the stage when he debuted as the King in the 1996 Broadway production of The King and I.
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My name is Sue Neufeld. When I heard about the millions of people that were homeless in El Salvador, I decided we had to step up and do something. Having been involved in the homebuilding industry for close to twenty five years in Central Alberta, it seemed like the perfect way to help. I went on a mission trip in March 2012 to help build houses and to determine what it would take to bring a team of volunteers to El Salvador to build more houses for the people of El Salvador. We have two team of volunteers ready to head to El Salvador in 2013 to do what we can to help. We will build 20 houses in two weeks and do a massive food distribution as well. It will be a life changing experience for our staff of volunteers.
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I ordered this costume correct to my sizing. i recieved item and immediately put it on after falling in love with it online. The dress was way too short. The bottom half sticks out like a tutu and the chest area is way to small. Upset it didnt fit and ended up having to buy another costume. My friend however who is a smaller size ended up wearing it and fitted her better. Gorgeous costume but would recommend maybe a size up if not to confident on sizing.
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Had to take it apart, remove excess
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Richard Van Eck is keynote speaker for Palmer Student Research Symposium
Dr. Richard Van Eck, associate professor and graduate director of the instructional design and technology program at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, will be the keynote speaker when Morningside College holds its seventh annual Palmer Student Research Symposium on Wednesday, April 14, in Olsen Student Center, 3609 Peters Ave, and Lincoln Center, 3627 Peters Ave.
This event is free and open to the public.
Van Eck will speak at 4 p.m. in the UPS Auditorium in Lincoln Center. He will discuss the use of digital games in student learning.
The Palmer Student Research Symposium will open at 7:45 a.m. in the Yockey Family Community Room of the Olsen Student Center with remarks by Morningside College President John Reynders and William Deeds, vice president of academic affairs and dean of the college.
About 80 different student research projects in the academic areas of biology, business, communication and composition, computer science, English, math, music, nursing, political science and psychology will be presented throughout the day. The presentations include empirical and non-empirical independent or classroom research projects presented in oral, poster or panel format.
Van Eck has published and presented extensively in the field of digital game-based learning, and he has created six original games for learning. He is currently editing two volumes on interdisciplinary approaches to serious games, and he is working on a new game to teach scientific inquiry and problem solving to middle school students. He also has published and presented on intelligent tutoring systems, pedagogical agents, authoring tools, and gender and technology.
Van Eck has a master's degree in creative writing from the University of North Dakota and a doctorate in instructional design and development from the University of South Alabama in Mobile. Previous experiences include serving as media arts and communication director for Cochise College in Arizona; assistant professor and member of the Institute for Intelligent Systems at the University of Memphis; and board member for the North American Simulation and Gaming Association.
The Palmer Student Research Symposium is coordinated by students Meghan Chapin, Autumn Collier, Tessie Cook, Karena Danner, Lauren Deichmann, Maggie Fast, Terence Hancock, Samantha McCarville, Rachel Sailer, Eileen Sorenson, Chelsea Swanson, Alex Weborg and Maureen Weinmeister, and by faculty advisors Dr. Jackie Barber, associate professor of nursing education, and Dr. Kim Christopherson, assistant professor of psychology.
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mark.oh btw, something ive been itching to say . i always thought whs stood for windows home server,lol,lol till i found out it was Wolfgang, ect,
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