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Sophomores Melanie Goolsby, Rebekah Herty, Victoria Hilton and Katie Rietkovich made the list ...
The Heritage Classic Foundation introduced a new donation program last week.
Brett Macy didn't dwell on a failed play at the buzzer Tuesday night. The Bluffton High boys basketball coach instead lamented an unsatisfactory effort in his team's last practice.
The Sea Pines Junior Heritage will return to its usual dates February 1-2, 2014, the Heritage Classic Foundation announced Monday.
The Sea Pines Resort will partner with the South Carolina Junior Golf Association to run the event with the support of the foundation.
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Bluffton High wrestling coach John Hollman isn't troubled by his team's move into SCHSL Class AAAA, but he does expect to deal with a brutal region schedule.
Several Bluffton junior golfers were high placers at the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour's Indenti Club Challenge at Palmetto Dunes on Dec. 2. More than 60 players competed across three age divisions in the two-day tournament.
With about 30 seconds on the clock, Battery Creek guard Daisja Cannon knifed through the lane and dropped in an easy layup.
It was the junior's final field goal in a 64-50 non-region victory Tuesday at Bluffton, giving her a game-high 33 points.
The Bluffton High boys basketball team hit the floor Tuesday with about a week of practice under its belt.
Playing with a limited rotation, the Bobcats put together a solid debut by controlling Battery Creek throughout a 75-61 victory.
Given the circumstances, the Bluffton High boys basketball team had a superb opening night Tuesday.
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Does a Roku 3 exist? YES
Does it come in a RED BOX at Target? YES
Did MY Target have one on clearance for $49.99? YES
Did you guys walk into the store? NO
These trolls that don't even bother walking into the store and proceed to tell me what I saw/didn't see is mind numbing...
Green and Blue are 1 & 2, Red is for Roku 3
Next time please walk into the store before discrediting me.
I also bought one RED Roku 2 XS one week before last, when the price was at $69.98 (30% clearance level). I would eventually return it but need it now so my kid can watch Netflix with close caption. The TV offers no CC on its Smart content.
Once again, Target would NEVER put a brand new released (for its store) Roku 3 (red color box just like the Roku 2 XS) on clearance. The Roku 3 didn't even start showing up on Target shelves til last Tuesday! Your store made a single one-time mistake and you come in here screaming about it! The chance someone else will see the same thing like you did is a big fat ZERO.
Just because you SAW something happened doesn't mean it will again for the rest of us.
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PS> I challenge anyone in here, SD, find me a Roku 3 with a clearance tag (at any level) on it! I'll pay you its full price plus $20 for your trouble! Whatever color I don't care, make sure it's a Roku 3!
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BTW, I taught my kid well "Don't take chance ( waiting for clearance items to reach my desire level) in life. Go and prepare yourself well for what you WANT." And mind you, my kid has had many toys from Target at bargain price, legally. I've seen plenty of open boxes at Target with missing inside contents (some cheap bags decided to shoplift instead).
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The native resolution on the 51" Samsung is 1024 x 768. To put that in perspective, the resolution of the Galaxy S3 is 1280 x 720 -- 135,000 more pixels (17%) in a smaller form factor. I can't imagine the resolution's aspect ratio being 4:3 helps the TV's picture quality any.
720p for TVs that large should really be inexcusable at this point.
Anyways, I grabbed the floor model of the 47" LG for about $300 with tax out the door, all accessories (glasses, stand, remote, documentation, etc.) all accounted for and unopened. Cashier was awesome, gave a large discount, and helped me get it to the car. Way beyond what I usually expect from Target.
EDIT: More maths. A 1080p TV, assuming the standard 1920 x 1080 resolution, has 2,073,600 pixels, or 1,287,168 more pixels than 1024 x 768. That's 164% more pixels.
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The city is slated to buy land for the future Hosking Road interchange, but it's not because Bass Pro Shops is coming anytime soon.
Instead, the $1 million purchase of 6.7 acres at the northwest corner of Hosking and Highway 99 is due to a "very willing seller" who lowered the price, said Raul Rojas, Bakersfield's public works director.
The seller is 2310 Hosking Rd. LLC, managed by Joseph Gergen.
The interchange will be needed if plans for a massive commercial center -- or the Bass Pro Shops -- once slated for the east side of 99 ever resurface.
The City Council will vote on whether to approve the purchase Wednesday night. The council meets at 5:15 p.m. at 1501 Truxtun Ave.
A flawed traffic study inadvertently brought good news for plans to upgrade the 24th Street corridor.
A revised analysis determined the intersection of 24th and Oak streets doesn't need a new interchange and can get by with street-level Improvements. That saves $15 million, according to a report from Rojas' office.
The savings should more than offset cost increases from expanding the project's scope -- also a result of revised analysis -- to west of Highway 99 and east to M Street, Rojas said. The earlier study only called for widening of 24th to about D Street.
The widening of 24th Street will mean re-striping lanes, not physically expanding the busy roadway. Both 24th and 23rd streets will eventually have four lanes.
The flawed study was done a long time ago by URS Corp., Rojas said. The council will vote Wednesday on whether to grant RBF Consulting an extra $632,000 for engineering design work needed for the corridor's upgrade.
The future Greystone Neighborhood Park at Harris Road and Mountain Vista Drive is slated to move forward. The city council will vote Wednesday on whether to accept a $1.8 million bid from S.C. Anderson Inc. for the 8-acre project next to the city's Fire Station 14. Basketball courts, pedestrian walkways, tot lots, a splash pad, picnic areas, a bathroom and a parking lot are planned. Costs will be paid entirely from park funds.
A $10.8 million state grant for redevelopment projects will be accepted by the city council Wednesday. The money will help pay for various items around the downtown Mill Creek project area including a parking structure at 19th Street and a host of landscaping, lighting, sidewalk and other improvements from Central Park to the South Mill Creek area around California Avenue and S Street.
The grant funds are from Proposition 1C, a voter-approved $2.9 billion bond measure in 2006 meant to support housing and development programs.
Separately, $1.3 million of federal funds will be allocated to help build the 67-unit 19th Street Senior Plaza apartments, an affordable complex for seniors, just east of Mill Creek Linear Park.
City crews will remove dead wood along the Kern River Parkway -- also known as the bike path -- and the Truxtun Extension Tuesday through Thursday, the city reported.
A road reconstruction project started Monday on Old River Road, between Ming Avenue and Stockdale Highway, has reduced traffic to one lane in each direction. The city is advising drivers to expect delays and take other routes if possible. The work will continue until late September.
This summer's Movies in the Park lineup includes Hitchcock Movie Night on July 22, "All About Eve" on July 29, Shirley Temple's "Curly Top" on Aug. 5 (there'll be a Shirley Temple look-alike contest), Hitchcock's "Lifeboat" on Aug. 12 and the 1966 version of "Batman" on Aug. 19 (which will feature a superhero costume contest).
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This streak is why Rangers fans have reason to be excited. The Rangers are getting better every game. They are doing the little things right and the confidence levels are only going one way; up. If the Rangers continue to play this way the next three games are all very winnable. All of a sudden we're talking about a nine game winning streak and a huge dose of momentum to carry the team forward. A few thoughts after 15 games:
- Marian Gaborik probably won't win the Hart or Richard trophies but if he carries on playing like he has thus far and the Rangers grab a top 5 spot I think he's a Hart candidate. Early to say that I know but that's the kind of level he's playing at right now and he's simply dominating games. He may not have scored last night but my word he was all over the ice. This is the Gaborik of 'old' and what the Rangers signed up for. E.L.I.T.E
- I'm often critical of Anisimov (only because he's so talented) but he's really maturing this season and looks a bona fide top 6 forward even if the sample size is so small. I said a while back that Stepan and Anisimov, in one regard, are fighting each other for prominent roles long term and they are really pushing each other to better and better performances. Both kids are looking good right now.
- Ryan McDonagh is a perfect example of what I said at the start of this post. Coupled with his huge talent and maturity is his growing confidence. The kid is going forward, looking to be involved at every opportunity. What excites the most is the fact his hockey intelligence is off the charts.
- Rangers D: everywhere you look (if you include Marc Staal) the Rangers are blessed with intelligence on the blueline. Girardi, Staal, Sauer, McDonagh; all four process the game very well and that is very exciting as they mature (and hopefully get better).
- Mike Rupp may regret the day he got injured. Based solely on last night's game, where do you slot him in when he returns? Obviously the team will have slumps, losing streaks and loss of form but right now you wouldn't change a thing and that could make Rupp an expensive spectator.
- If Boyle-Prust-Fedotenko can find the form (as a trio, not individually) of last year this team suddenly looks stacked.
- Did TSN really call Brad Richards a flop so far? Even if you base it purely on numbers he's on course for close to 30 goals and 65+ points. That's hardly a flop even if the numbers would be slightly down from previous years. Throw in the influence he's clearly having on some of the younger players and it's still nothing but a successful acquisition. If Richards hits his stride (obviously not in top form yet) and the Rangers keep him and Gaborik on separate lines, the Rangers have two elite players and two strong scoring lines. It's funny how one addition can really help emphasise balance and depth.
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XENIA — There's been a bit of a pattern with the NASCAR Whelen All-American racing divisions' outcomes over at Kil-Kare Raceway thus far this season. If your name happens to be Jamie Sites, Bill Honious, Bill Burba or Mike Carroll, you've been winning a few races on the famed 3/8-mile paved tri-oval.
Sites, in particular, has enjoyed a solid start to the 2014 racing season. Racing in the Sport Stock division, the veteran New Carlisle racer has won five of the series' six races so far. Better yet, Sites has won the last four Sport Stock races consecutively.
He has yet to finish a race out of the top-5, and leads Xenia's David Stump by 27 points in the current Sport Stock standings (295-268). Riverside's Bo Hoelscher currently sits third in the points, just five points behind Stump's total.
Miamisburg driver Bill Honious is perhaps the next most successful driver this season at Kil-Kare. Honious won Compact Division races on the track's opening night on April 18, and he's 2-and-0 for June with wins on June 6 and 13.
Kil-Kare's points standings are a week behind, so they show Honious trailing Dayton's Tony Cottrill by one point (284-283) on their website. Include his June 13 win and Honious is out in front of the Compact pack heading into tonight's races. Through the June 6 race, Kil-Kare lists Amber Holley of Tipp City in third, just 10-points out of the series lead.
It's probably the slowest series that races at the Raceway, but the C0mpact class often lends itself to be one of the more enjoyable events of the night.
Kettering native Mike Carroll is the only Modified Division driver to win more than one race this season. He has two wins, but drivers Zach Stacy (Springfield), Bob Sibila, John Donovan (Lebanon) and Mark Timmerman (Ft. Loramie) are all ahead of him in the points standings.
Stacy won his first race of the season last week to increase his points lead.
In the NASCAR Whelen All-American Racing Series' Late Model division, veteran Germantown driver Bill Burba is the only competitor to win more than one race. Burba won the first three races of the season, but hasn't won since May 30.
Beavercreek driver Brandon Oakley claimed the Late Model feature win on June 6 and Kettering driver Cody Robinson claimed the win last week.
Burba was in front of Robinson by three points (280-277), not including Robinson's win last week. So, Robinson should be the Late Model points leader for tonight's race.
Tonight's NASCAR Whelen All-American Series card of events is highlighted by a 40-lap Sport Stock Challenge event. Can Stites claim his fifth straight division win? If the weather holds off, he just might.
Attempts to reach a representative from Kil-Kare for comment were unsuccessful as of Thursday night's press time.
Tonight could be a battle of streaks: Will Sites win his sixth feature of the year, or will Mother Nature rain out her fifth race weekend of the season?
Weather permitting, area students or teachers looking for an outlet to chase away the blahs of a long school year can find one tonight at Kil-Kare. A Figure-8 School Bus race is on tap tonight. Gates are scheduled to open at 6 p.m.
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With a mediocre Clipsal 500 behind him, 'Frosty' takes Ford to the front for the first time since 2013.
Speaking with Motorsport.com, 'The Captain' discussed his new motorsport endeavor.
Marcos Ambrose will be the sole focus of the team's efforts in 2015.
To Ford fans, it's the equivalent of joining the dark side of the force.
The V8 Supercar community is still recovering from the blow of losing Ford and now, they get hit with a left hook from Volvo.
Who will win the season finale? Scott McLaughlin is off to a good start.
Marcos Ambrose is having to learn the new cars, re-learn old tracks, and forget old habits in his return home.
Changes are on the horizon in Australia's beloved touring car series.
Ford's exit from V8 Supercars was expected, but still hard to grasp.
The blue oval will cease all involvement with Ford Performance Racing (FPR) at the end of 2015.
The Tasmanian Devil is back behind the wheel of a V8 Supercar.
Could the fans of the blue oval be left within their marque in a couple years?
HRT absolutely dominated the second race at Townsville.
Winterbottom held off a hard-charging Van Gisbergen to win the third race of the weekend at Hidden Valley Raceway.
Red Bull is looking strong in Darwin.
Chaz Moster held off an assault by Craig Lowndes to win his first race of 2014.
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The season begins in less than a month.
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Good accommodation, good friendly people, beautiful scenery. Good healthy outdoors exercise, nice café and cake stops every so often. The tour had it all. I did this trip with Explore last year, the weather was also very good, very little rain if any if I remember rightly. Overall I'd totally recommend this trip.
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Can't remember the name of the tour leader but he was excellent. Very helpful, friendly, informative, well organised.
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I'd do some cycling beforehand to get a decent level of fitness and miles into your legs.
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So many good memories it is hard to pick the winner - The Lake district was the most picturesque, the superb cake and coffee at Whinlatter Pass was welcome and deserved and crossing over the Pennines was dramatic. A hugely rewarding ride across the north of England.Read more
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Excellent, helpful, informative and always on hand to help with any mechanical problem and he keeps the bikes in tiptop condition so they are a pleasure to ride.
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Remember to stop along the way regularly to take it all in and take photos. Indulge in the cakes at the cafes because you've more than earned it. Perhaps add a night in Newcastle at the end so you can relax at the end and not head straight back home.
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Just do it, you will love it! Anyone who likes to ride a bike will love this classic trip, it is very close to home and only requires a bit of training and a couple of days off work. With a little training this challenging ride is well within the capabilities of most people and to complete it gives a great sense of achievement as well as fostering a great group spirit and camaraderie along the way to share the amazing experience. Incredibly beautiful and varied scenery and a great slice of northern England from west to east.
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Day 1- The cycle trail out of the town of Keswick Day 2- The climb to the Hartside Summit. Day 3- The Waskerley Way cycle from Parkhead station cafe to Consett.Read more
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Jason had everything well planned. Detailed preparation every morning. A very sociable and witty chap!
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Have a reasonable level of fitness and some regular cycling experience.
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Brilliant weekend! Great cycling, great scenery and great company (thanks to John, Steve, Matthew, David, Helen, Dee, Claire, Paul, Sue, Sonia and Abdel).
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The end ..... What a fantastic route across the North of England. It's a great cycling experience. Riding through beautiful countryside on quiet tracks and minor roads. It gives you a 'behind the scenes' view of this part of England.
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Get fit and hope the wind blows from the west.
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Go outside of Peak Season, this is a great trek which is popular in the Summer. October was perfect! The Bikes are just right for the exped, take your own pedals for click-ins but saddles are just fine.
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A worthwhile trip, extremely good value for money with close vehicle support. Accommodation is basic but there's always hot showers to soak your bones after a good days cycling with new friends.
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This is a classic ride through some of the most beautiful scenery you will come across in the UK; everyone who loves cycling should do it at some stage! Leaving the west coast we soon got into the green rolling hills and stone walls of the Lake District. Then as we continued east the landscape changed dramatically, at times feeling quite eerie as we rode on stark, mist covered moorland, passing disused mining hamlets along the way. Arriving into Newcastle along the Tyne was quite something - the spectacle of the bridges and the Sunday market on the quay welcoming us in style. And dipping the wheel in the sea at Tynemouth gave a huge feeling of accomplishment at having crossed England by pedal power alone.Read more
Yes. I know that I am the tour leader but I still want to let you know what a fantastic tour this is. I live in the north of England and have cycled this on numerous occasions and never fail to get a fantastic buzz on completing the route. There is something special about cycling from one side of the country to the other and more so when you do it with good, like minded, company.
The lake district scenery is absolutely stunning at all times of year and the ride throught the Eden Valley is such a contrast before reaching the north Pennines where some very dramatic landscapes await. Finally, 35 miles of descending on disused railway tracks and designated cycle routes to the north east's most vibrant city, Newcastle, before reaching the coast at Tynemouth.
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|Jul 21, 2012, 06:12 PM
I've got a first-gen Drobo, the one that was only USB. I got it used for $150.
With that disclaimer out of the way, you do need to understand that you are not paying for a simple RAID array. There's plenty of ways you can get a RAID0+1 setup, and if that's what you want, you can do it fairly cheap. You are also not paying for the interface ... Thunderbolt is not what's driving up the cost here. Drobo's new releases area always on the high-end, and then they reduce the prices on the older models. (The first-gen Drobo is the only one to have been officially retired, as far as I know. Maybe one of the other Pro models, too.)
What you pay for with Drobo is their tech. You're paying to not have to find matched drives. You're paying to not have to configure the array yourself. You're paying to have a zero-config kind of setup. You're paying for the ability to just remove a drive and add a bigger one anytime you need more space. You're paying for the ability to not have to really know much of anything about computers to get it up and running. And you're paying for the ability to simply remove a bad drive and replace it. These are all things any other RAID or NAS can't give you. You're paying for convenience, and Drobo is VERY convenient.
What you are not paying for is the speed of a RAID1 configuration. You're not paying for a foolproof backup system. You're not paying for an open system. And you're not paying for a device that will never fail. Sadly, Drobo was very unclear about a lot of this in their marketing. I think if they had been more upfront about the drawbacks and not have positioned it as a panacea, they'd have done a lot better. I personally think you should do your homework before buying anything, but Drobo is largely at fault for making it seem like a "perfect" solution.
The first-gen Drobo I have is dog-slow. It's even worse if I dare try to pull data off my Time Capsule over wireless and load it onto the Drobo without a step in-between. I've since learned not to do that. It's very slow even over USB when writing data, but that's because it's laying out the data with it's algorithm as it writes, and that's messy. Supposedly, newer boxes have faster processors and more cache, so I'm sure as I upgrade, I'll be more happy with the speed. I'll likely get a Gen2 (as soon as I can find one for about the same $150 I paid) and sell this one off soon, and I'll make sure anyone that buys it is aware of the issues. The nice thing is I can just pull the drives from this Drobo, stick them in the new one, and I'm off to the races. You can't do that with any other RAID solution.
The biggest problem I had (which I figured out on my own) is that it's unclear how to handle shutting down these older ones when you don't have Dashboard available. In my case, I made the mistake of hooking it up to my Time Capsule and using it like a NAS. But that was a mistake, and moving it back to the Mac had me corrupt some of the data, because I couldn't shut it down properly. A quick pass with DiskWarrior resolved the problem, but it took the better part of a day to figure out why it happened.
Suffice it to say that I think Drobo could have better handled some of the inherent problems with their solution by being more up-front about it. That said, I have no real issues with their pricing other than just not being able to afford it, but there's a lot of things I can't afford. It doesn't mean it's not priced fairly. They should not price their devices the same as devices that do less, and expecting them to is unreasonable. Nothing competes with Drobo in the areas they prioritize.
|Jul 21, 2012, 08:06 PM
I've got my own issues with Drobo (Full Disclosure I own two 2nd Generation Drobo units, and have reviewed it for a publication, but otherwise have no connection to Data Robotics or anyone who who works there or works for them).
First issue with kelby's complaints: we don't know the circumstrances. Kelby lives and offices i nthe Tampa Bay area and as anyone who lives there will tell you there are a lot of issues with the electrical supply ther. Becasue the grid there includes areas that get the highest number of lightning strikes i nthe country there can be really fast power flucuations. You need really good surge protection and UPS. I assume Kelby, Inc has this but it is an open question.
First issue with the Drobo: the removable front cover design is really pretty and minimal but also covers up the power lights. there are two of these lights . The one on the right needs to turn off before you kill th power to it. The solution is pretty obvious: change the aesthetics. A DIY solution is to use an electric drill on the internal layer of plastic on the front cover. The better solution is for Drobo to revise their design
Second Drobo and possibly Kelby issue: If you shut a Drobo off , Drobo techs now tell me you need to allow for ten minutes for the units to safely finish doing whatever they are doing internally vis a vis building file structure before turning the power off to them. I do not recall ever seeing this in the manual or hearing this before.
Not waiting the full period , especially if you have to do this repeatedly or if your electrical system is doing this to you, appears (according to the tech I spoke with at Drobo) can really exacerbate file structure corruption is quite often the cause of a Drobo "bricking".
In the pro and amateur photo community Kelby has some sway because of his legions of followers through NAPP. But he is still just one guy and his story is anecdotal.
Finally there is the issue of drives: What drives does Kelby have in his Drobos ? Are they all from the same lot #?
Right now I am looking to add a third on site large storage solution to my set up and in all likely good it will not be a Drobo. Not because I think they are less reliable than other RAID or JBOD manufacturers, but because it seems to be a smart idea to have a basket from form another manufacturer. I am looking at Synology, OWC's QX2, Western Digital enterprise level RAID array, as well as others.
|Jul 21, 2012, 08:32 PM
|Jul 21, 2012, 08:37 PM
With the Drobo 5D... I'm not familiar with this stuff at all, but can you set it up so you've got two drives in Raid 1, and then another two drives in Raid 1 which show up as a different drive (or partition)? So the data isn't all on one drive. Or would I need several of them?
|Jul 21, 2012, 08:39 PM
|Jul 21, 2012, 08:44 PM
|Jul 21, 2012, 09:04 PM
EDIT: Even better, make it a front-page story. The fact is, most people are under the mistaken impression there are no affordable Thunderbolt drives out there. That is simply not the case.
EDIT2: I believe the drive I was talking about to be a better value though. You get an mSATA (I think) to thunderbolt adapter, which means you can buy any GoFlex portable drive, whichever is cheapest, and swap adapters with the thunderbolt one. I expect the adapter and the cable to outlast the drive, so someday I'll upgrade this drive with an SSD. The portable drives are quite a bit cheaper than the desktop drives incase anyone's wondering.
EDIT3: Come to think of it, if it is mSATA, you might be able to use an old laptop drive... Will have to try it.
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|Jul 21, 2012, 09:39 PM
Why do people still buy Drobos? Synology is so much better, among others.
Drobos are slow and really only useful for backing up stuff. Not DLNA streaming and media server functionality.
(not trolling)
And I don't like how the system writes a proprietary code to the drives. If your Drobo dies, guess what? You have to buy another Drobo to read them. Awesome.
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|Jul 21, 2012, 10:08 PM
|Jul 21, 2012, 10:21 PM
On the other hand, if you want fast, available, dependable, failsafe datastorage on the fly well beyond what your Mac Pro SSD can handle, then this might be a good choice.
I'm looking forward to pricing a fully equipped model and comparing it to other business-grade solutions, on a price vs benefits basis.
|Jul 21, 2012, 10:23 PM
|Jul 21, 2012, 10:29 PM
I can definitely see the concern about proprietary data storage systems. On the other hand, I purchased a standard business grade RAID box a few years ago for a fairly hefty price on the basis of their history of durability and endless support. The only problem is that it is now impossible to find matching drives if one ever fails. The trade-off in being able to combine any size drive in each slot makes the device far more flexible for handling availability issues.
As far as "if one fails" well maybe I'd want to buy another drobo, but I wouldn't have to, because I'd never use my primary extended data storage system as a backup. If I wanted to change systems, i'd just copy it over from my cheaper, slower backup.
|Jul 21, 2012, 11:00 PM
I don't think we really disagree, yet "his true complaint" should be pluralized, followed by exclamation points imo. Those are serious issues. He's had 4 drobos die on him and gotten horrible support from Drobo in every case. Yes, I think "anger" is an appropriate response. I too would immediately start looking for a new media management system. Who in their right mind would give Drobo another chance?
Scott couldn't simply move his drives over as you suggested because Drobo is utterly proprietary, not a pure Raid 5...thus data is "held hostage".
For me, the pluses of drobo are minor and the *potential* downsides are very significant. I try to learn from my mistakes and am thankful Scott is sharing his "learning experience" for the benefit of us all.
I will be selling my (2) gen 2 Drobos asap. Getting new computers up first. With other alternatives such as Synology, etc, I see no reason to give Drobo my money.
Personally, I'm going with LaCie 4tb 2Big thunderbolt for DAS, backed up to a Buffalo Tech Raid 5 USB 3 unit with CrashPlan+ for off site. Here's the killer part imo, the $$$ cost for these 3 tiers of storage / BU combined (!) is the same as ONE 4tb Drobo 5D. Drobo? No thank you.
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|Jul 21, 2012, 11:23 PM
I agree CoolBreeze and I think many are jumping the drobo ship. As to "why" people buy Drobos? In my case, I liked the ease of set up, the (claimed) monitoring of drives, etc. I thought I was getting FW800 performance as promised by Drobo. In reality, I was getting USB2 speeds (30MB/s)....on a good day.
While it's probably a safe bet the new Drobos will be improved with faster performance, longer warranties, etc,... I've lost confidence in their products reliability, performance (speed) and customer service sucks. So an 8TB Buffalo Tech USB 3 for the same price as a Drobo 5D without drives (!) is a no brainer, imo. Ditto for Synology if you want a NAS solution.
I think the Drobo marketing dept has quite the challenge facing them. As we all know, disgruntled customers (me) are generally loud and talkative. There is a significant number of us now.
|Jul 21, 2012, 11:35 PM
I think there is zero doubt, the new Drobos will outperform the old models. The concern as I see it is, Drobo's proprietary system in the past has hurt performance significantly. Comparing apple to apples, USB2 to USB2, FW800 to FW800...other manufacturer's products performed better. So, are the benefits of the proprietary system worth the trade off in performance, being locked into a closed system, etc? Not remotely, imo.
|Jul 22, 2012, 12:34 AM
I still like the idea of a portable raid that uses 4 small disks of any size along with a fifth SSD option for handling the active data more quickly, all in a tight package that I connects via thunderbolt and can be carried in the same briefcase as my laptop.
|Jul 22, 2012, 12:41 AM
I am hoping to see performance specs on the Drobo 5D asap.
I was going to be getting a Pegasus Promise as I need ~400mbs speed and was planning on a Mac Mini server to serve 5 artist workstations (new mini's if they come out soon and are quad core,) and 10 render machines with no IT department.
It looks like these two devices are going to compete head to head with each other.
The Drobo "seems" like it would be easier to manage and plugging in 5 3TB WD red's would probably do the job just fine and be a bit more affordable.
|Jul 22, 2012, 12:44 AM
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|Jul 22, 2012, 01:20 AM
|Jul 22, 2012, 03:02 AM
But his question was about the drives coming from the same batch.
You could theoretically get 4 drives from the same bad batch... in which case they could all have a higher rate of failure.
|Jul 22, 2012, 03:58 AM
A NAS unit is designed for sharing and use across the network, not for direction connection. Hence it does not use Thnderbolt.
It offers tons more services over the network then the Drobo does.
I personally think its a much better solution, but I guess it comes down to your personal requirements.
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|Jul 22, 2012, 05:00 AM
I am very happy with two of my Synology NAS'es. One is from 2009, so its old. Both work 24/7. Since Synology is NAS it is restricted to Ethernet speed or WiFi speed. The philosophy of working is different, I can access my data from all around world, I can access it at home via iPhone/iPad/Macbook Pro/Mac mini, my guests can access the data when at my home. The difference is that thunderbolt DAS devices would have huge speed in comparison to ethernet NAS devices. The other thing is hard disk speed is rather under speed of Gigabit ethernet, so why bother. Maybe if you would put all SSD's into the storage you could use all speed of Thunderbolt. I always use UPS with NAS (regarding Scott problems and Drobo answer). I think that people using DAS, should also use it. Synology NAS cal also be a DLNA media server, downloader (torrent,emule,FTP), Squeezebox server,Time Machine and many, many more. So speed vs variety of functions. Considering many bad reviews of Drobo, I would buy rather LACIE SSD Thunderbolt drive, if I would need SPEED and direct connection with my mac. Other than that I would choose NAS. BTW. Synology constantly improves their firmware and adds features (I don't work for Synology, I am just a happy user with safe data on their NAS )
|Jul 22, 2012, 06:49 AM
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I don't need a NAS. I have a Mac Mini that shares it's attached storage. A very large DroboS in this case.
|Jul 22, 2012, 09:05 AM
I don't care whether you need a NAS or not. A Drobo and a NAS serve 2 different purposes. You can't compare the 2 directly. Some will prefer one and some the other.
Personally I think a NAS is better suited for my uses. It's an alternative. I'm not forcing you to use one, nor am I trying to prove a point. The Drobo is overpriced IMO and you pay a premium for being an early adopter into the Thunderbolt market. I have never used one so I cannot comment much more, but I know I don't need one either. If you do, then good luck to you.
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Congress had to change their stand in considering permission for toddy tapping because of the persistent pressure from KMP and that itself was a first victory, he said.
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Dinesh Karthik scored a quick-fire half-century to set up a fighting 179-run target against Chennai Super Kings here at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground on Monday.
Karthik's 36-ball 51 along with a late blitz by in-form JP Duminy (17-ball 28) and Kedar Jadhav (18-ball 29) gave hosts a reason to smile.
It was Karthik's 71-run partnership for the third wicket alongwith his Tamil Nadu teammate Murali Vijay, which provided Delhi a platform to set up a competitive total after losing Quinton de Cock and skipper Kevin Pietersen in the space of just three deliveries.
Earlier, Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni invited the hosts to bat first on what he described a "sticky" Kotla pitch. Dhoni fielded an unchanged side with a clear intention to extend his five-match winning streak.
Delhi, on the other hand with just two wins to show from six outings so far, brought back Laxmi Ratan Shukla for Rahul Sharma. Table-toppers Chennai's only loss was in their opening encounter against Kings XI Punjab.
Delhi got off to a good start, piling up 36 runs in four overs, but lost momentum after a throw by Ravindra Jadeja left De Cock stranded in the middle. And when Mohit Sharma clean bowled skipper Pietersen, it looked as if this is going to be yet another flop show for the struggling Daredevils.
Karthik took control of the situation by dispatching Ravindra Jadeja to a six and four in the ninth over. Two overs later, he picked Mohit for the similar treatment and then Hilfenhaus in the 13th over. But the Aussie speedster managed to laugh on the final ball when Mohit took a fine catch near the square leg umpire to get rid of dangerous looking Karthik.
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Let's talk about childhood pets for a moment but first, what comes to mind when I say this word. Snoopy. Perhaps you see the beagle who bounces gleefully in the Peanuts series. I see a darling green and gold budgie that was one of my best friends growing up. Snoopy, whom I named after thinking Woodstock was too silly for a bird name, was always there for me – never fail. He loved to soar around my room, rest of my shoulder, crawl up beneath my chin and cuddle. He loved to play with his toys and had a fondness for bells. We had our own "call" – the moment I did it he would fly to me no matter where he was in the house. Once he escaped to the great outdoors and it was my call that got him back inside again.
My parents had dogs and cats but that little tiny bundle of happy was all mine. I was responsible for feeding, cage clean up and maintaining his water dish and ensuring his toys were in good shape including his cutterbone which I loved because I always thought it looked like the coolest little bird surfboard and I would daydream about taking him to the beach near our house to ride the waves on it. Silly kid but cute still. I still smell his feathers if I think hard and whenever I smell birdseed, even today which feels like a million years later, I think of my little bird with the very big personality.
After he died, which was so unnecessary (my mother decided to put him under the shower to wash him), I wasn't the same for awhile. I was mad at my mother. Mad at life. My grades suffered, my heart — split in two. He was my first and last pet. After his death, I couldn't imagine getting attached to another animal. I'll never forget seeing him as he laid lifeless at the bottom of his cage. I took his limp little body out, placed him on a soft towel and tried my CPR moves – the ones I had learned in health class (of course that was ridiculous but I was a little girl). When nothing happened, I cried for so long that he was dry by the time I had composed myself enough to bury him. I then prepared a shoe box, included all of his favorite toys, wrapped him carefully in one of my favorite blankets I had used for my Barbie doll's bed, and placed him inside closing the lid and knowing that was the last time I'd see him. I then rode my bike for 20 minutes down to the intercoastal waterway to bury him in my thinking spot, where I went when I needed to have peace and quiet. That is why today, whenever I see a parakeet, a sweet little budgie of any color, I feel warm and happy inside though obviously mixed with sadness. I think of my little feathered friend. And then I think about if I should get a pet again someday.
Now that you have some history, and thanks for listening to my sad story, perhaps you know why this artists' work touched my heart this morning. Isn't art supposed to evoke emotion? Stefan Gevers captures the personality of birds so well I think. And the colors are vibrant and joyful. Born in The Netherlands, Stefan lives in Melbourne, Australia where he creates gorgeous art and hosts workshops. I found out about Stefan from the blog Studio Home here thanks to a reader, Jay, who highlighted this site just today.
Did you ever have a childhood pet? What kind was it? What did you call it? Did you feel then as though you had the most special relationship in the world? As I begin to think about my baby growing up and eventually wanting a pet of his own I wonder if I should get him something that tends to have a longer life span or a shorter one. Any thoughts?
(photos: stefan gevers)
Recently I was
burning time posting photos on Instagram when I noticed my friend Leslie has posted this pic below. And under the pic she wrote, "Love these #studiocalico #projectlife cards by @ashleygoldberg these are going to be so fun to use!". Of course, anything my friends are involved in, I have to know more about. And seeing cards by Ashley Goldberg was a great inspiration to me, so of course I had to google! My fingers happily tapped away trying to find these companies Leslie had hashtagged (is that a word?) and BOOM! there I was on the Studio Calico website looking at Project Life kits and BAM! I found Pandora's box. This newfound hobby would be detrimental to my wallet.
Days later, a box of gorgeous supplies arrived from Studio Calico including Project Life stuff which I learned later, is actually by Becky Higgins. What a small world as I had met Becky in person at The Creative Connection in St. Paul when I gave a keynote (she was also a speaker). Studio Calico sent me a box of loot because they saw I was interested in their products from Instagram and so when they offered to hook me up I accepted with delight. They knew I wasn't going to do anything for them in return except maybe use the products. But they were clever because after seeing them, and playing around, I knew I had to blog about their prods but more than that, I actually have some questions at the end of the post about this stuff if any of you are users and can help me, I'd appreciate it loads.
Okay so now I'm sitting in my studio with these nice things from Studio Calico (see my table below) and I'm wondering what I'm going to try out first. I think I'll use the mini gray album and pages from Project Life to create a small baby album for Aidan first. That would be nice. I've been looking at the amazing member pages where Studio Calico fans upload their work and sheezus, these people have some mad skillz. I did some scrapbooking back when I lived in New Hampshire, it was a New Hampshire thing to do after all because everyone was into it, so I gave it a whirl so I could make friends and have something to do on the weekends.
But honestly, scrapping just didn't work out for me. Too involved at least for a perfectionist like me who took planning scrapbook layouts a little too seriously. I was wondering which elements to use and where in my sleep. I'd finish like 5 pages in a year. Frankly, I don't have endless amounts of time for scrappin'. Looking at the pockets in my Project Life kit though I keep thinking, "This feels realistic, I can imagine doing a pocket at a time and not obsessing, yeah this may work." So I'm going to attempt to get into the whole Project Life thing which I admit, when I see their billion fans all over the internet, I'm a bit late to the game on this one.
To inspire you, why don't you go look at some of the things that Studio Calico members are making with their Project Life pages? This is Magda from Poland below. Can you get over the prettiness? She made these and slipped each little card into a pocket in her ring binder. These pages look like book spreads or something. This could be a really fun project for a new mother like me especially as Aidan grows so I can do sweet little pages for him and file them into their stylish books. If anything, if gives me something to do with my hands and a way to get all of my photos of him into the real world. Not that the internet isn't the real world, but c'mon – how long has it been since you printed and framed a photo you'd taken of your kid on your iPhone?
That's my point.
At least this hobby may help me to print stuff again. Lots of people who are digital die-hards may object and I understand. Clutter. More crap to store. More supplies to file away. But as a creative woman who needs to do things with my hands other than pinning pretty photos as my hobby, which is kind of meaningless once you have like 200 boards and you haven't cooked a single recipe you've pinned or made one of the DIY projects out of the 11,000 you've filed away on Pinterest, real world hands-on work like this could strike a nice balance for me so I can still drift into Pinterest playland by night and a few afternoons a month, slip into page making with Project Life as I listen to Sia's new CD and trim my son's adorable little photos, merrily slipping them into pockets and later, showing my pages to friends and family.
So, are ANY of you guys using Project Life or Studio Calico stuff? Do you like it? And PLEASE can any of you tell me the BEST PHOTO PRINTER out there for this stuff? I want to print IG photos and photos from my Canon so I can just trim 'em and put them in the pockets that came with my kit. I've been looking at mobile printers and a million others but reviews are so mixed so I just want to know, what are you guys using?
(images: leslie shewring, holly becker, studio calico, magda)
I'm really liking these prints from Au Prints today. Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and so Au Prints are special in that gold ink is manually applied and they are each limited to 100 copies. All prints are reproductions of original drawings by Portuguese artist Teresa Esgaio and they represent memories – moments that happened once upon a time. I like how graphic they are and think the whale shark print would look particularly good in Aidan's room someday. Really nice for a boy's room! My favorite is the Birds on a shoulder print shown on the bottom. There are others not shown that are great too – so visit her site to check 'em out, k?
Hope you are all doing super today. The weather is cold and gray and summer has come only a few days in the past two months, but all is well otherwise. I am inspired by gray days because they make me feel more creative since I'm forced to pull myself out of the typical slump this type of weather can bring. Plus, having a baby boy around who is always smiling and laughing really loud (like from the gut, such a riot) and making tons of cute sounds… Well how can even the grayest days be really gray?
(images: Teresa Esgaio)
My very own blog inspired me last week! Do you ever have that happen… You write about something and you feel even more inspired by the topic than you imagined and it leads to research and more research and boom! You are down the rabbit hole! This is precisely what happened to me last week when I shared some photos from a home that lovely Lucy over at The Design Files featured. The home was immaculate, I mean breath-taking, but the artwork sealed the deal for me. I just had to investigate! And when I did, I discovered artist Emily Ferretti. The best part is, Lucy must have had the same craving to look into Emily at the exact same time because she posted an in-depth interview with Emily here on her blog this past Friday. Great minds… ;)
Gorgeous shades of blues and greens are recurring themes in her work.
Emily's work studio (above)
In addition to her gorgeous paintings that she creates in her Northcote (a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) studio, she has a new book available to order online called, 'Everyday', published by Perimeter Editions. Her publishers describe her work so brilliantly, "Oil-on-linen paintings of plants, rocks, domestic settings, sporting ephemera and architectural details are remarkable for their lightness of touch and subtleties in process, tonality and mark making, sidling the representational and abstract via a quiet, poetic tenor. Isolated from wider narrative and context, her various fragmentary scenes – athletic tracks, skate ramps, pot plants or winter forest scapes – work to bestow the day-to-day with a particular gravity and significance." Yes, exactly! What they said!
Many of her paintings shown are available at her current show at Sophie Gannon Gallery. Her work makes me feel so calm and at peace overall – there is a lightness and good energy about them and I just love the colors and the natural subjects – along with some of her more abstract and geometric pieces, too. My favorite painting is definitely THIS ONE below. Oh how I love it. It speaks to me so loud and clear. I wish it were in my home. And I don't say that often about paintings because I view them as such a major life commitment. Buying original works of art (especially in this price range) is nothing I take lightly.
What do you think of her work? I wonder how it makes you feel when you see it? Is there a connection for you, too?
(photos: Sean Fennessy and Eve Wilson)


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An imperforate display membrane is backlit by placing an apertured support between a light source and the display membrane so that light travels through the support and forms a spot on the membrane at a desired position having display indicia in registration therewith. One or more overlay members are provided and with said members having revised indicia thereon which either up-dates, corrects or otherwise revises the indicia on the original membrane. The membrane support and each overlay member are constructed to provide mutual magnetic attraction therebetween. Furthermore, each overlay member is provided with an opening which is adapted to register with the light aperture in the membrane support when the overlay member is magnetically held in place to the support and over the old indicia.
1. A visual display device comprising, in combination:
(a) a planular support wall having a plurality of apertures therein,
(b) a light source disposed behind said support wall,
(c) a removable flexible light transmissive imperforate membrane disposed on the front of said support wall, and with said membrane having a plurality of discrete spaced display indicia portions thereon,
(d) said indicia portions being disposed over said apertures,
(e) at least one planular overlay member adapted to be removably disposed over one of said indicia portions and with said overlay member having a revised indicia thereon different from said first-named indicia,
(f) means for securing said overlay member in place so that said membrane is confined between said overlay member and said support wall,
(g) and an opening in said overlay member and adapted to register with the respective aperture so that light passing through said aperture onto said membrane is visible through said overlay member.
2. The device of claim 1 in which said overlay member and said support wall are mutually magnetically attractive to thereby provide said securing means (f).
3. The device of claim 2 in which:
(a) said overlay member comprises a laminated wafer having a sheet of metallic material and a membrane-like surface sheet with the latter sheet having said revised indicia thereon,
(b) said support wall is metallic,
(c) and said first-named sheet is magnetic.
4. The device of claim 2 in which:
(a) said overlay member comprises a laminated wafer having a sheet of metallic material and a membrane-like surface sheet with the latter sheet having said revised indicia thereon,
(b) at least a portion of said support wall being metallic and magnetic.
5. The device of claim 2 which includes means for securing said membrane to said support wall.
6. The device of claim 5 wherein:
(a) at least a portion of said support wall is metallic,
(b) and said membrane securing means comprises magnets holding said membrane to said support wall.
This invention relates to a visual display with magnetic overlay.
Visual displays have long been used in the areas of education, business training, selling and the like. Some such displays incorporate a replaceable display membrane which is removably mounted to a planular support. The support is provided with apertures through which light is passed to impinge on the membrane at a desired position. See the present inventor's pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 604, 848 filed Aug. 14, 1975 and entitled "Visual Display With Backlighting", now U.S. Pat. No. 4,048,739.
Such display membranes are usually of a thin flexible transparent or translucent material, such as paper or film, and are provided with at least one, and usually a plurality, of display indicia thereon where registers with a light aperture in the support therebeneath.
In today's fast moving world, it has been found that one or more of the informational indicia on a display membrane may become obsolete almost before the ink is dry thereon. Thus, a membrane may become out of date quite quickly. Likewise, an error may be found in the indicia on a display membrane after the membrane is printed. The cost of frequently reprinting entire display membranes would be excessive.
The present invention is based on a solution to the problem of how to update or revise parts of a display membrane without having to replace the entire membrane.
In accordance with the invention, one or more overlay members are provided and with said members having revised indicia thereon which either updates, corrects or otherwise revises the indicia on the original membrane. The membrane support and each overlay member are constructed to provide mutual magnetic attraction therebetween. Furthermore, each overly member is provided with an opening which is adapted to register with the light aperture in the membrane support when the overlay member is magnetically held in place to the support and over the old indicia.
The accompanying drawings furnished herewith illustrate the best mode presently contemplated by the inventor for carrying out the invention.
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FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a visual display device incorporating the concept of the invention and with the display membrane folded back for purposes of clarity;
FIG. 2 is a transverse section taken on line 2--2 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the overlay member having revised indicia thereon, and with parts broken away; and
FIG. 4 is a transverse section of the overlay taken on line 4--4 of FIG. 3.
As shown in the drawings, the invention is embodied in an enclosed frame-like box 1 having a planular front wall 2, peripheral edge walls 3 and a back wall 4.
The inner face of back wall 4 provides a mounting for a light source which is shown as a plurality of spaced forwardly facing light bulbs 5 mounted in suitable sockets 6 which in turn are connected through wires 7 to a collecting cable 8 and hence to a master control panel 9. Panel 9 may be of the type disclosed in my U.S. Pat. No. 3,726,033 wherein one or more bulbs may be selectively actuated at any given time.
Front wall 2 is provided with a plurality of apertures 10, with each aperture disposed directly forwardly of its respective bulb 5. Wall 2 forms a support for a planular visual display surface such as membrane 11 which is removably mounted thereto as will be hereinafter described. Membrane 11 is imperforate and co-extensive with its support and is light-transmissive. It may be made of paper, film or other suitable material.
A plurality of discrete spaced display indicia portions 12 are disposed on the front display face of membrane 11, with at least some of these portions registering with apertures 10.
When panel 9 is actuated to light various bulbs, the light rays emitted therefrom will pass through the adjacent aperture 10 and are collimated so as to produce a spot of light at the registered indicia 12 on membrane 11, By disposing front support wall 2 between bulbs 5 and membrane 11, the bulbs do not project forwardly of the display and no holes are necessary in the membrane.
As heretofore mentioned, one or more of the indicia 12 on membrane 11 may become obsolete or contain errors. For these and other reasons, it may be desirable to revise indicia 12 for the viewer without reprinting the entire membrane.
In accordance with the inventive concept and referring primarily to FIGS. 3 and 4, a removable wafer-like overlay member 13 is provided for covering each indicia 12 which is to be revised. Member 13 is generally of the same planular extent as the indicia 12 which it is to cover, and is provided with revised indicia 14 on its top surface which differs from indicia 12.
Means are provided to firmly hold overlay member 13 to the display panel with membrane 11 confined between the overlay and front support wall 2. For this purpose, overlay member 13 and wall 2 are constructed to be mutually magnetic attractive. As shown, member 13 is of laminated construction and includes a metallic core sheet 15 sandwiched between a front membrane sheet 16 and a rear membrane sheet 17. In addition, support wall 2 of the display box is metallic.
In the present embodiment, sheet 15 is magnetic in nature and wall 2 is of sheet steel or other metal capable of attracting a magnet. It is conceivable that wall 2 itself might be magnetic in nature and sheet 15 of sheet steel or other metal capable of being attracted to the magnetic wall, without departing from the spirit of the invention.
It is contemplated that overlay member 13 will cover old indicia 12 while still permitting the spot of light to be visible through the adjacent aperture 10, membrane 11 and overlay 13. For this purpose, an opening 18 is disposed in overlay member 13 for registry with an aperture 10. Opening 18 is positioned the same relative to revised indicia 14 as aperture 10 is positioned relative to the respective indicia 12 so that a complete registry of the new and old indicia occurs.
New indicia 14 is shown as being disposed on front sheet 16. If desired, indicia 19 may be disposed on the surface of rear sheet 17 for identifying the particular overlay.
Membrane 11 is held to support wall 2 in any suitable way, such as by magnets 20 at the corners, or by vacuum means as described in the inventor's aforementioned patent.
The invention provides a unique concept for selectively updating, correcting or otherwise revising indicia on a removable membrane in a visual display.
Various modes of carrying out the invention are contemplated as being within the scope of the following claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which is regarded as the invention.
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Figure 2.
The effect of CDSW on TEWL in DNCB-treated NC/Nga mice. The TEWL was measured every week for 6 weeks after sensitization using Tewameter. Measurements were recorded when TEWL reading were stabilized at 10 s after the probe was placed on the skin. Data are presented as means ± SE (n = 10, *p < 0.05).
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