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|By Greg Schulz
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|December 8, 2012 10:00 AM EST
When I was in Europe presenting some sessions at conferences and doing some seminars last month I meet and spoke with one of the attendees at the StorageExpo Holland event. The persons name (Han Breemer) came up to visit with me after one of my presentations that include SSD is in your future: When, where, with what and how, and Cloud and Virtual Data Storage Networking industry trends and perspectives. Note you can find additional material from various conferences and events on the Downloads page accessible via the resources menu on the StorageIO web site.
As I always do, I invite attendees to feel free and follow-up via email, twitter, Linked In, Google+ or other venue with questions, comments, discussions and what they are seeing or running into in their environments.
Some of the many different items discussed during my StorageExpo presentations included:
- The best IO is the IO that you do not have to do.
- How much SSD do you want vs. need?
- Has SSD been effective in storage arrays?
- No such thing as a data or information recession
- IT economic challenges
- Modernizing data protection
- Cloud concerns and gaining confidence
- Does garbage big data in result in big garbage data out
- Flash and DRAM, Dejavu or something new?
- Little data, big data, very big data or big BS?
- How many degrees of separation between you and your information
- RAID, IOP's and performance observations
- Not all applications and thus backup, BC and DR should be treated the same
Recently Hans followed up and sent me some comments and asked if I would be willing to share them with others such as who ever happens to read this. I also suggested to Hans that he also start a blog (here is link to his new blog), and that I would be happy to post his comments for others to see and join in the conversation which are shown below.
Hans Breemer wrote:
Hi Greg, we met each other recently at the Dutch Storage Expo after one of your sessions. We briefly discussed the current trends in the storage market, and the "risks" or "threats" (read: challenges) it means to "us", the storage guys. Often neglected by the sales guys...
Please allow me a few lines to elaborate a bit more and share some thoughts from the field. :-)
1. Bigger is not better?
Each iteration in the new disk technologies (SATA or SAS) means we get less IOPS for the bucks. Pound for pound that is. Of course the absolute amount of IOPS we can get from a HDD increases all the time. where 175 IOPS was top speed a few years ago, we sometimes see figures close to 220 IOPS per physical drive now. This looks good in the brochure, just as the increased capacity does. However, what the brochure doesn't tell us that if we look at the IOPS/capacity ratio, we're walking backwards. a few years ago we could easily sell over 1000 IOPS/TB. Currently we can't anymore. We're happy to reach 500 IOPS/TB. I know this has always been like that. However with the introduction of SATA in the enterprise storage world, I feel things have gotten even worse.
2. But how about SSD's then?
True and agree. In the world of HDD's growing bigger and bigger, we actually need SSD's, and this technology is the way forward in an IOPS perspective. SSD's have a great future ahead of them (despite being with us already for some time). I do doubt that at the moment SSD's already have the economical ability to fill the gap though. They offer many of thousands of IOPS, and for dedicated high-end solutions they offer what we weren't able to deliver for decades. More IOPS than you need! But what about the "1000 IOPS/TB" market? Let's call it the middle market.
3. SSD's as a lubricant?
You must have heard every vendor about Adaptive Storage Tiering, Auto Tiering etc. All based on the theorem that most of our IO's come from a relative small disk section. Thus we can improve the total performance of our array by only adding a few percent of SSD. Smart technology identifies the hot tracks on our disks, and promotes these to SSD's. We can even demote cold tracks to big SATA drives. Think green, think ecological footprint, etc. For many applications this works well. Regular Windows server, file servers, VMWare ESX server actually seems to like adaptive storage tiering ,and I think I know why, a positive tradeoff of using VMDK's. (I might share a few lines about FAST VP do's and dont's next time if you don't mind)
4. How about the middle market them you might ask? or, SSD's as a band-aid?
For the middle market, the above developments is sort of disaster. Think SAP running on Sun Solaris, think the average Microsoft SQL Server, think Oracle databases. These are the typical applications that need "middle market" IOPS. Many of these applications have a freakish IO pattern. OLTP during daytime, backup in the evening and batch jobs at night. Not to mention end of month runs, DTA (Dev-Test-Acceptance) streets that sleep for two weeks or are constantly upgraded or restored. These applications hardly benefit from "smart technologies". The IO behavior is too random, too unpredictable leading to saturated SATA pools, and EFD's that are hardly doing more IO's than the FC drives they're supposed to relief. Add more SSD's we're told. Use less SATA we're told. but it hardly works. Recently we acquired a few new Vmax arrays without EFD or FASTVP, for the sole purpose of hosting these typical middle market applications. Affordable, predictable performance. But then again, our existing Vmax 20k had full size 600GB 15rpm drives, with the Vmax 40k we're "encouraged" to use small form factor 600GB 10krpm drives. Again a small step backwards?
5. The storage tiering debacle.
Last but not least, some words I'd like to share with you about storage tiering. We're encouraged (again) to sell storage in different tiers. Makes sense. To some extent it does yes. Host you most IO eager application on expensive, SSD based storage. And host your DTA or other less business critical application on FC or SATA quality HDD's. But what if the less business critical application needs to be backed up in the evening, and while doing so completely saturates your SATA pool? Or what if the Dev server creates just as many IO's as the Prod environment does? People don't seem to care it seems. To have people realize how much IO's they actually need and use, we are reporting IO graphs for all servers in our environment. Our tiering model is based on IOPS/TB and IO response time.Tier X would be expensive, offering 800 IOPS/TB @ avg 10ms
Tier Y would be the cheaper option offering 400 IOPS/TB @ avg 15 ms
The next step will be to implement front end controls an actually limit a host to some ceiling. for instance, 2 times the limit described in the tier description. thus allowing for peak loads and backups.
Do we need to? I think so...
Greg, this small message is slowly turning into a plea. And that is actually what it is, a plea to our storage vendors, and to our evangelists. If they want us to deliver, I feel they should talk to us, and listen to us (and you!).
Hans Breemer
ps, I love my job, this world and my role to translate promises and demands into solutions that work for my customers. I do take care though not to create solution that will not work, despite what the brochure said.
pps, please feel free to share the above if needed.
Here is my response to Hans:
Hello Hans good to hear from you and thanks for the comments.
Great perspectives and in the course of talking with your peers around the world, you are not alone in your thinking.
Often I see disconnects between customers and vendors. Vendors (often driven by their market research) they know what the customer needs and issues are, and many actually do. However I often see a reliance on market research data with many degrees of separation as opposed to direct and candied insight. Likewise some vendors spend more time talking about how they listen to the customer vs. how time they actually do so.
On the other hand, I routinely see customers fall into the trap of communicating wants (nice to haves) instead of articulating needs (what is required). Then there is confusing industry adoption with customer deployment, not to mention concerns over vendor, technology or services lock-in.
Hope all else is well.
Cheers gs
Check out Hans new blog and feel free to leave your comments and perspectives here or via other venues.
Ok, nuff said.
Cheers Gs
Greg Schulz - Author Cloud and Virtual Data Storage Networking (CRC Press, 2011), The Green and Virtual Data Center (CRC Press, 2009), and Resilient Storage Networks (Elsevier, 2004)
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Jeronskie Williams, Verbena
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Cadillac Seville / Cadillac Eldorado Forum Discussion, 97 SLS HVAC blower issue in Past Cadillac Vehicle Discussion; Hi guys. Im trying to sell my Caddy but recently I noticed that the heat/vent fan is not working. I ...
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Hi guys. Im trying to sell my Caddy but recently I noticed that the heat/vent fan is not working. I can't sell it without that working. Can anyone walk me through a list of steps I could follow to find the problem. I can't afford to put any more money into it than I have to. It only has 80000 miles on it so i should be able to sell if the heat works. thanks. 97 seville sls
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I changed your thread title to home in on the correct "fan" - these cars have at least 5 electric fans !
Use the Cadillac Tech Tips in Discussions; Item Specific to look for threads on the blower. Study the sticky just above this - "How to pull codes" - your car has its own built-in trouble code system and the HVAC systems and electrics are all monitored. Get any stored codes and return to the sticky to decipher them using the link to OBD2 codes - write it all down and post it here.
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There is a tutorial in Tech Tips for a Deville (not sure about Seville), but it should be very similar.
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Ok, im going to have a friend run the codes and than I'll check back here.. I need to get this car sold to put the $$ toward my engagement/wedding. but I cant sell a car with no heat. Other than that its in decent shape for a 97. thanks for the quick responses, I will post back.
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You can get the codes sitting in your own driveway with no help.
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Score One for Research In Motion
(RIMM) got a bit of good news on Thursday in its long-running patent dispute with NTP. In a provisional move, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected one of the patents at the heart of that dispute. The PTO could still change its mind, but the ruling is at least the second of its kind and represents an incremental step forward for RIM in its efforts to resist NTP's claims on the BlackBerry messenger.Don Stout, co-founder of NTP and an attorney for the firm with Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, said he hadn't yet read the PTO's decision, but didn't seem particularly worried by it. Stout noted that the decision was part of the PTO's ongoing process of re-examining NTP's patents. "We have months to respond. This is more of an administrative process," he said. Representatives for RIM did not immediately return calls seeking comment. The patent dispute between RIM and NTP, a Virginia-based patent holding company, has been proceeding on two separate tracks. In court, a jury found that RIM's popular BlackBerry service infringed on NTP patents covering wireless email systems. A federal appeals court largelyResearch In Motion
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RIM's desire to delay the trial was related to the proceedings at the PTO -- the second of the two tracks in the dispute, and the one in which it has considerably more success to date. Thus far, the PTO has rejected all of NTP's patents in so-called first office actions, essentially initial opinions on their validity. Thursday's move by the PTO was a "non-final action," the next step in the re-examination process.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ICAP Patent Brokerage announces for auction malware scanning and cleaning IP portfolios from eAcceleration Corporation, which include patented automated malware removal and data scanning technologies. These portfolios will be included as two lots in the 17 th ICAP Ocean Tomo IP Auction on November 29, 2012, at The Ritz Carlton in San Francisco, California.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100614/CG20517LOGO) "We are excited to be offering these improved anti-malware technologies to our global base of buyers. This technology could be an exclusive differentiator as it provides automated, high-level protection for computers and other electronic devices from viruses and other malicious software," says Dean Becker, CEO of ICAP Patent Brokerage. Key Characteristics & Benefits As Internet communications proliferate and the demand for digital security increases, anti-malware software applications are crucial to protecting computers, and ultimately, computer users – individuals, government institutions, or large corporations. The described patents are relevant to any company wishing to manufacture and/or provide software solutions for the scanning and automated cleaning of computers for viruses, spyware, adware, or other unwanted programs. Lot 23 – Accelerated Data & File Scanning The first sales offering includes an improved method for testing files and other digital objects stored on a hard disk drive for predefined patterns, such as those associated with malware. This technology accelerates file scanning by using an index of drive cylinders and physical addresses, plus parallel data streaming. Thus, creating an efficient means of virus and malware scanning that takes less time than traditional file by file, byte by byte scanning. The method also consumes less processing resources freeing up resources for other tasks in the computer. Lot 24 – Automated Malware Removal The second portfolio for sale includes an automated virus and malware cleaner that recognizes a potential malware infection – virus or undesirable software – and removes the intrusion. Malware frequently infiltrates a user's computer or electronic device beyond where an individual can direct anti-malware programs to remedy the situation. Once a potential infection is identified, the patented system calculates the extent of malware infiltration on system resources and programs, and then downloads and performs the necessary malware removal operations.
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Cheating husband. I don't know what to do!
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Mommy to Cate - 3/16/11
I can only give you advice from being a child of divorce. First, it sucks for everyone. It isn't fun for the kids to have to separate events and miss things. However, for my parents, I think it was the best decision they ever made. My father became a much better man after he lost my mom. He has treated my step-mom so much better than he ever treated my mom. My mom had a rough few years, but she got it together eventually and has been happy.
This is a very personal decision for you. Just know that whatever you decide, it will be hard. There are no right and wrong answers. Your kids will love you no matter what.
Even though it is hard, talk with your husband about this and how you are feeling. Tell him you are thinking about divorce. Ask him the questions you want answers to. You should make as informed a decision as you can. Either way, talk about this with someone you can trust or go to therapy. It will help you get through this if you have a support system.
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Oh my gosh, I am so sorry you are having to go through all of this!
I have known marriages that have ended because of affairs & I have also known marriages that have survived affairs. The decision is up to you. No one would blame you at all if you want out. But if you want to try to save your marriage, that is valid also. There are pros & cons to either decision. As a pp mentioned, maybe going to a counselor would help (no matter what you decide). He messed up & you and your kids are the ones to suffer. I'm so so sorry :( lots of hugs your way!
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Why I ask is most PCs can't play those files on the cards without a better player.
I want to find a new camcorder that uses an SD card. But I need to be able to use a card reader rather than hooking up the camcorder to a tv or computer to access my files. I have an old model Samsung that allows me to do that. But it is draining my batteries so it is time for a me one. I did buy a jvc last week and returned it to the store since the only way to play the videos was using the camera.


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A Proposal for Linkage
Progressive governments in poor countries fear that if they undertake measures to enhance real wages and working conditions, rising labor costs would cause wealthier countries to import from and invest elsewhere. Yet if the world trading system were designed to facilitate or even reward measures to promote labor standards, poor countries could undertake them without fear.
In this book, Christian Barry and Sanjay G. Reddy propose ways in which the international trading system can support poor countries in promoting the well-being of their peoples. Reforms to the trading system can lessen the collective-action problem among poor countries, increasing their freedom to pursue policy that better serves the interests of their people. Incorporating the right kind of linkage between trading opportunities and the promotion of labor standards could empower countries, allowing them greater effective sovereignty and enabling them to improve the circumstances of the less advantaged.
Barry and Reddy demonstrate how linkage can be made acceptable to all players, and they carefully defend these ideas against those who might initially disagree. Their volume is accessible to general readers but draws on sophisticated economic and philosophical arguments and includes responses from leading labor activists, economists, and philosophers, including Kyle Bagwell, Robert Goodin, Rohini Hensman, and Roberto Mangabeira Unger.
"An impeccably reasoned and convincing argument in favor of labor standards as part of trade agreements... Highly recommended." — Choice
"a thoughtful, interesting, and generally well written account of a contentious
subject." — Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Development Policy Review
"required reading as one of the most important books of recent years" — Michael Pollak, Left Business Observer
"Barry and Reddy also make innovative moral arguments that subvert standard economic assumptions." — Lisa Fuller, Ethics & International Affairs
"the book is a refreshingly controversial contribution." — Miriam Ronzoni, Global Justice
"International Trade and Labor Standards makes a cogent, interdisciplinary case for a fair system of norms and rules that link labor standards worldwide to trade policy. The volume provides an excellent basis for serious discussions concerning the use of multilateral institutions to improve the conditions of many of the world's least-advantaged people." — Robert O. Keohane, professor of international affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
"Written by a numerate philosopher and a morally reflective economist, this work brings much illumination to the previously cloudy dispute about linkage. Focusing on the practical task of reforming the international trade regime to improve conditions for the poor, this book is also a substantial contribution to the current debates about global justice." — Thomas Pogge, professor of philosophy, Yale University, and professorial fellow, Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, The Australian National University
"Barry and Reddy have made a contribution to the alliance of reason with hope. They exemplify a principle that should be rendered radical and universal: the reinvention of the institutional forms of the market and an open world economy. The method in this book is to turn the tables on the abusers of economics, impaling them on their own weapons." — Roberto Mangabeira Unger, minister for strategic affairs in the government of Brazil, and Roscoe Pound Professor of Law at Harvard Law School
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1. What Is Linkage? Two Propositions
2. Three Types of Linkage, and What Linkage Proponents Must Show
3. What Linkage Opponents Must Show
4. Arguments Against Linkage
5. Ruling Out Linkage Proposals
6. A Constructive Procedure—Identifying Linkage Proposals That Meet the Standard Objections—A Constructive Procedure
7. Sketch of One Posible Linkage System
8. Conclusion
Appendix. Empirical Evidence on the Likely Effects of Improvements in Labor Standards
Commentary by Kyle Bagwell: Economic Theory, WTO Rules, and Linkage
Commentary by Rohini Hensman: Fine-Tuning the Linkage Proposal
Commentary by Robert Goodin: The Ethics of Political Linkage
Commentary by Roberto Mangabeira Unger: The Transformative Imagination and the World Trading System
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Stock futures suggest a weaker opening on Wall Street this morning and a flat start to the trading day on Bay Street. A much lighter schedule of earnings reports today - and only one U.S. economic report worth monitoring - should make for a quiet end to the week.
Commodities are mildly softer this morning, despite a pullback in the U.S. dollar against major currencies, underscoring lingering concerns over the sluggish global economic recovery and its impact on the demand for hard assets.
That weakness in the greenback was on full display in Japan overnight, as the U.S. dollar slid under the 99-yen level from close to 100 the previous day. A stronger yen isn't welcome among Japanese investors, given that it makes the country's exports more expensive - and the Nikkei fell close to 3 per cent overnight. Other overseas markets this morning are mixed.
Internet travel companies could come under a lot of pressure in the U.S. this morning after Expedia revealed disappointing quarterly results late Thursday, sending its stock plummeting in extended trading hours. It's also worth watching the iron ore sector, after Cliffs Natural Resources far surpassed analysts estimates in its latest quarter.
After the deluge of quarterly earnings reports this week, the beat rates are holding relatively steady for S&P 500 companies as a whole. Of 249 companies that have so far reported, 73 per cent exceeded analysts' earnings estimates and 57 per cent have beat sales forecasts, according to Bloomberg.
Now, here's a closer look at what's going on and what's to come later today.
Futures: S&P 500 -0.31 per cent; Dow -0.26 per cent; Nasdaq -0.28 per cent; S&P Toronto -0.04 per cent
Hong Kong's Hang Seng +0.31 per cent
Shanghai composite index -0.50 per cent
Japan's Nikkei -2.97 per cent
London's FTSE 100 -0.12 per cent
Germany's DAX -0.48 per cent
France's CAC 40 +0.48 per cent
WTI crude oil (Nymex Sep) -0.68 per cent at $104.77 (U.S.) a barrel
Gold (Comex Dec) -0.02 per cent at $1,329.20 (U.S.) an ounce
Copper (Comex Sep) -1.1 per cent at $3.15 (U.S.) a pound
Canadian dollar at 97.35 (U.S.), versus 97.43 at Tuesday's North American close.
U.S. dollar index down 0.24 at 81.72
U.S. 10-year Treasury yield 2.57 per cent, unchanged
(955 a.m. ET) Reuter's/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index is released for July, forecast to rise to 84.0 from an earlier reading of 83.9.
TransCanada Corp. reported adjusted profits of 51 cents per share, in line with analyst estimates.
Starbucks shares are up 7 per cent in premarket trading after posting quarterly profit of 55 cents a share, 2 cents better than estimates.
Zynga shares are down 17 per cent in the premarket after late Thursday it projected a loss for the current quarter well below Street forecasts.
Amazon shares are down 1.7 per cent in the premarket after late Thursday reporting a 5.7 per cent slide in fiscal third-quarter profits.
Expedia Inc. shares are down 22 per cent in premarket action after reporting earnings and revenue late Thursday that missed market expectations.
Priceline.com, TripAdvisor Inc. and Orbitz Worldwide Inc. are likely come under pressure in sympathy with Expedia shares.
Facebook Inc. shares are down 0.1 per cent in the premarket after rallying 30 per cent in regular trade on Thursday in response to much-better-than-expected quarterly results.
Cliffs Natural Rsources Inc. shares are expected to rise after the iron-ore producer posted second-quarter earnings of 82 cents a share, beating Street forecasts for 59 cents. Cliffs is the worst-performing stock this year in the S&P 500.
Earnings today include: Brookfield Office Management; Canfor Corp.; Celestica; Total SA; and TransCanada Corp.
Desjardins Securities upgraded Precision Drilling to a "buy" and raised its price target to $12.75 from $10.50, saying the company's latest quarter shows it's "firing on all cylinders now."
Raymond James downgraded Bombardier Inc. to "market perform," citing the stock's recent strong gains and higher risks after the further C Series delay this week. He maintained a $5.50 price target.
A U.S. mutual fund manager is snapping up shares in Barrick Gold.
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- Dow Jones Industrials$17.75K-140.25(-0.78%)
- S&P/TSX Composite$13.71K-157.95(-1.14%)
- SPDR Gold Trust$122.96-0.28(-0.23%)
- Copper High Grade Front Month Futures$2.21-0.05(-2.17%)
- Crude Oil Front Month Futures$43.95-0.83(-1.85%)
- Facebook Inc$117.43-1.14(-0.96%)
- Zynga Inc$2.32-0.05(-2.11%)
- Amazon.com Inc$671.32-12.53(-1.83%)
- Expedia Inc$115.97-0.55(-0.47%)
- Cliffs Natural Resources Inc$4.65-0.63(-11.93%)
- Priceline Group Inc$1.35K-2.05(-0.15%)
- TripAdvisor Inc$65.83+0.94(+1.45%)
- Precision Drilling Corp$6.03-0.26(-4.13%)
- TransCanada Corp$51.61-0.64(-1.22%)
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The debate, boiled down simply, is should Amazon be required to collect sales taxes in states and what defines a physical presence?
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Amazon's (AMZN - Get Report) sales tax battle is heating up.
Amazon Sales Tax: The Battle, State by State
The debate, boiled down simply, is should Amazon be required to collect sales taxes in states and what defines a physical presence?
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THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Paying the Price in Losses Overseas For Replicating U.S. Online Service
By SAUL HANSELL
Published: August 15, 2002
At the same time that America Online's domestic service is faltering, the strains in its nine overseas operations are becoming more apparent, too.
As in the United States, AOL overseas is confronting a weak advertising market, slowing growth in subscribers and trouble competing with phone companies for high-speed service. In addition, it faces high telecommunication costs in some markets, economic turmoil in others and the disadvantage of being a late entrant in most.
AOL Time Warner has attracted 8.6 million subscribers outside of the United States by trying to replicate its cheerful formula for family-friendly Internet. But it has done so by incurring huge losses in largely trying to copy its blitzkrieg marketing style, with frequent television advertising, bountiful dissemination of software disks, and in some cases generous subsidies to make pricing plans attractive.
This year, AOL expects the losses to come down sharply, as it scales back marketing costs. And it is close to turning a profit in Britain and maybe France. But Germany, its largest overseas market, with 2.6 million members, is still hobbled by high telecommunications costs.
And its Latin American unit, which is publicly traded, is in grave shape. Its shares now trade for 44 cents, giving it a market value of $30 million and prompting Nasdaq to start delisting proceedings.
Indeed, analysts wonder that as AOL's new management, Don Logan and Jonathan Miller, look to streamline operations, they may well focus on its international units, especially AOL Latin America.
''This is not a business,'' said Grant Smith, a Latin American analyst at the Yankee Group, a telecommunications research firm. ''We don't think they will exist in 2004.''
Indeed, AOL executives make no promises they will pony up more cash early next year, when AOL Latin America runs through the $160 million lifeline it extended in March.
''We are committed to the long-term success of AOL Latin America,'' said Michael Lynton, the president of AOL International. ''As to funding, we will cross that bridge when we come to it.''
Moreover, Mr. Lynton said that AOL had indefinitely shelved plans to enter other countries, like Italy and Spain. It is too late to enter some of the most technologically active markets in Asia like South Korea, he said. AOL's Japanese affiliate has fewer than 750,000 subscribers.
AOL had tried to minimize its risk by forming joint ventures with local partners, who would subsidize most of the start-up costs. AOL would provide technology, marketing support and content rather than cash.
This has created stable, self-sustaining operations in a few countries, like Canada and Australia. But in Latin America, AOL has had to finance much of its affiliates' losses. And after AOL agreed to buy Time Warner in 2000, it restructured its European operations, forcing it eventually to buy out its partners, paying $6.75 billion in cash to Bertelsmann and $750 million in preferred stock to Vivendi Universal. It is hardly clear that even if AOL Europe does become profitable it will produce a return to justify such a big cash outlay and the indignities of the debt AOL Time Warner incurred to pay it.
Last year, AOL Europe, which includes operations in Britain, Germany and France, lost $629 million (based on earnings before income taxes, depreciation and amortization) on $905 million in revenue. AOL Latin America, including Brazil, Argentina and Mexico, had a net loss of $307 million but had revenue of only $66 million. The company does not disclose results for its Canadian and Asian affiliates.
So much of the fate of AOL overseas stems from its decision to replicate its domestic offering around the world. It felt that its proprietary software and content created a product differentiation, although that required translating its service into seven languages.
More troublesome, the company strongly believed that the best offering was a flat monthly fee that included local telephone service. When AOL introduced its flat-rate plan in the United States, for instance, use shot up sharply, making customers more loyal and creating far more opportunities for online advertising.
But at first, this was almost impossible overseas, because in most countries Internet users had to pay per-minute charges to their phone companies to dial in to the service, as they do for all local calls.
Indeed, these per-minute charges proved so lucrative to the phone companies that many started splitting them with Internet providers to encourage Internet use. This gave rise to the so-called free Internet services, which had no monthly fee though customers still paid the per-minute phone charges.
In Britain, some 500 free Internet service providers were started by newspapers, retailers and others. When the Dixon's electronics store introduced its Freeserve service in 1998, AOL's fledging British service stopped adding subscribers.
AOL finally joined the party with a free Internet service using the Netscape brand. But it stuck to its guns on its main AOL brand, offering a variety of packages that bundled a set number of online hours for a fixed price. Eventually, many of the free providers simply closed and even Freeserve, which was bought by the Wanadoo Internet affiliate of France Télécom, began promoting subscription plans. AOL even closed the Netscape service this year.


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questions about getting cards graded - mr pink - 10-13-2012 10:13 PM
ive been wanting to get some cards graded, but have had some questions about the process.
1. i understand its $10 per card, but how is the shipping determined?? do i have to include return shipping???
2. the cards need to be in top loaders. can the top of the top loader be taped???
3. should the cards be mailed in a small box or a padded envelop??
4. can autographed cards be graded?? ive seen some mem cards graded but i havent seen any graded auto's.
any help would be greatly appriciated. thanks.
RE: questions about getting cards graded - happy14027 - 10-13-2012 10:53 PM
http://www.beckett.com/grading/submission_form[quote='mr pink'
Use the link at the top of page under and between price guides and marketplace-or attached link---it says "grading" , then go to-- FAQ then "how to submit cards"---- all info available there.
RE: questions about getting cards graded - mr pink - 10-13-2012 11:36 PM
thanks alot


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Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) today announced it will keep its motorcycle operations in York, Pa., and move forward with plans to restructure those operations.
The announcement follows yesterday's ratification of a new seven-year labor agreement by company employees at York, represented by International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local Lodge 175, and today's decision by the Harley-Davidson Board of Directors to approve the restructuring plan and related funding.
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) announced today the 2010 schedule for the AMA Racing ATV National Hare Scrambles Championship. The series determines the country's top ATV hare-scrambles racers in a range of classes with national awards and No. 1 plates.
"Last year, the AMA broke new ground with the AMA Racing ATV National Hare Scrambles Championship Series," said AMA Director of Racing Joe Bromley. "For the first time, we gave ATV riders their own national hare scrambles series.
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Aprilias are as comfortable on the track as they are on the street, but their owners generally prefer a modicum of tire adhesion. A new art exhibit at the 26×3 gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn added a different perspective to the thrill of riding by suspending 11 Aprilia RSV 1000Rs and one all-new Aprilia RSV4 in a three-dimensional ribbon running throughout the space, reminiscent of stills taken from a high speed film reel. Stop/Action is open to the public 2-7p.m. every day from Oct. 2-11, 2009. 26×3 is located at 26 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York.
In a surprise move, the chairman of a U.S. House subcommittee has scheduled a hearing for next week on a proposal that would ban off-highway motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), and bicycles from more than 9 million acres of public land in Utah, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports.
The AMA is urging all riders to contact their U.S. representatives immediately to ask them to oppose the proposal, H.R. 1925, which is the America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2009.
The dramatic experience of an adrenaline-charged motorcycle ride will be coming to the 26×3 gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Stop/Action will suspend 12 exotic Italian motorcycles-11 Aprilia RSV 1000Rs and one Aprilia RSV4-in a three-dimensional ribbon running throughout the space, reminiscent of stills taken from a high speed film reel. Stop/Action presented by Hell for Leather magazine will be open to the public daily Oct. 2-11, 2009 from 2-7 p.m. at 26 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York.
Round 8 – AMA Motocross Series – Washougal Motocross Park
Chad Reed continues to dominate AMA Motocross as the twotime AMA Supercross Champion picked up another victory this past weekend. Reed won both 450 class motos to take the overall victory at Washougal Motocross Park in Washougal, Washington, on Saturday afternoon. With this victory, the Australian extended his lead in the overall championship points standings. Rockstar Makita Suzuki teammate Michael Byrne also had cause to celebrate.
Ducati North America announced today that the leaders of cutting-edge custom choppers, the famed Orange County Choppers and stars of TLC's "American Chopper", will debut a single-branded Ducati dealership, officially called 'Ducati Hudson Valley' at its Newburgh, New York location.
Varvatos kicks off the grand tour.
BMW riders are a unique group of enthusiasts, known as much for their independent spirit..
As free time becomes ever-more elusive, we find ourselves drawn to extraordinary experiences that fully exploit that precious luxury. And while piloting the latest motorcycle to roll out of Willie G. Davidson's Custom Vehicle Operations, it quickly becomes evident that the 2006 H-D Screamin' Eagle Ultra Classic answers this need. As I rumble through New York's picturesque Hudson River Valley, cruising through small towns before powering back onto sinuous back roads, the powerful, luxurious Ultra Classic reveals itself as a head-turning custom built for long-distance touring.


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Ran 2.35 miles in extreme heat, felt pretty good, my ankle was achy. 30 minutes treading water, with these two activities, I had enough cals burnt, so skipped the elliptical. I did my Core ST, the one I set up with no impact on my ankle. I wa... Read more
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1 mile run done on the treadmill, even got up to 5 mph, felt okay. Also, did 15 mins on my indoor bike. Swimming for 1 hour 12 mins today, and got in my upper ST too!
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1 mile run done, 30 minutes swimming done, Core ST done.
No sugar junk food. 13 servings freggies food not planned, I am heading to bed.
Vans didn't happen, and spent a lot of screen time today, tooooo hot!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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My family and I went away camping for the weekend, just the four of us. We left Friday afternoon, arrived at about 5 pm. We got set up, had a bite to eat and settled in. I got in my workout gear and headed out for my run at about 8 pm, a late... Read more
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Great day today! Late day, 12:37 on Monday morning as I begin this blog.
Mulch moved, pool garden complete, I had a ton of help from a good friend.
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Saturday, June 26, 2010
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Well, I got some awesome results from daily planning and results blogs in the past, so I am going to use this tool again. Here we go!
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
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So, my kids class trips were on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, yesterday and today. Being so close to our return from camping, I have no groceries to speak of. Yesterday I had Mott's Garden Cocktail for lunch and ate big time in the even... Read more
Monday, June 21, 2010
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So, my family and I, along with a large group of my husbands extended family, went for a weekend away camping. I was frantic leading up to the trip what with the planning and the packing and the laundry to get ready to go. I did however make s... Read more
Sunday, June 13, 2010
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So, today was race day for 3/4 of my family. We arrived at the event at about 9:30, because I believed the start time for the kids' fun run was 10am. Well, we came to discover that the start for the kids was 10:30, and the big event at 11:00. ... Read more
Saturday, June 12, 2010
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I have identified this pattern before, but it has never been 4 weeks in a row of consistent weight loss before.
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Henry Cole has held his position as an IT manager with a global life sciences company for nearly eight years. Like all ambitious IT managers, he wants to move up to the executive level. Cole believes he's ready to step into an executive-level IT management position with a large company or into the top IT management spot at a small company based on his accomplishments, positive feedback he's received from his employer, and recognitions with which he's recently been honored. Since there are no opportunities for career growth with his employer, he's looking outside his company, as he has been for the last year and a half.
Despite holding some impressive qualifications, including global IT management experience, Cole hasn't had much luck in his job search. He attributes his lack of momentum in part to the fact that he has to be stealthy, which is why CIO.com is using the pseudonym Henry Cole.
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I expect you've already got enough wooden spoons
My birthday is in September too, can I have an extra one...around June?
I'll send you an elephants foot cake Verdun
Mine was a few weeks ago, feel a bit hard done by now! I want another one! June 21st would be great
Happy birthday for a few weeks ago Ryan....have some cake
Ooooh star
A vat of Provado is in the post for you, Verdun
I think I'll buy you some 'Growmore' :P
Haha thanks Star I do hope you made that!
I think we should all chip in a create a cultivar of Verd's favourite plant and call it 'Verdun' !
Verdun, I like the way your mind works.
Its one I made earlier.....errm well .......
Nice one folks.
Glad my comment was taken in the spirit with which it was intended!
Many happy returns!
Definitely Keyser
A fun thread and fun replies.
Sending you my birthday Verdun, I don't want any more x
My thanks for your advice and support
Verdun's giving us plenty of warning so we can save up. The penny's do add up!
I have today thought of the perfect present.....you can have one of my home grown Cherry Bomb chilli plants......I have loads I will need to give away
Yes m'dear. I'm hoping I will get one of those there telegrammy things on my hundredth birthday later this year. Someone has promised me a new zimmer frame too. The one I want has the gofaster stripes and chrome wing mirrors. Ooo, I'm so excited now ...I could suck a carrot
Ryan, if we make a new cultivar, we should call it 'Sweet Fanny Adams', 'cos that's what Verdun really deserves for his Birthday(s), the cheeky wee!


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Moshe wrote:Here's how to prevent the HTML files (~20k files) downloading instead of the actual media (using FlashGot and FireFox 4b8):I'm not sure if it's a bug in FDM, FlashGot or maybe even a cookie timeout in hotfile, but to queue unlimited files, all you need to do is start downloading each file until once you see it's downloading correctly (the right file size appears) and then stop the file and let FDM start the next queued file. Go through the entire queue and then press the start all downloads button.Once a download has begun, I haven't encountered a case where it didn't resume.Another note, don't select more than 6 files in flashgot at one go or you'll get the HTML file around the 7-8th queued file. Download 6 files, make sure each file is started and stopped and then queue the next 6 downloads through FlashGot. Repeat untill you have all your download started, stopped and queued.
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Guest wrote:I am also using Flashget with FDM in Firefox on a Hotfile premium account and without fail after I download about 1.2 to 1.4 gb of complete files it will download the rest of the links as 20kb files. I have observed this pattern repeatedly and the only solution is to reselect and requeue the affected files and go again. Still it's annoying and I can't think why it is doing it.
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ParalellMan wrote:Moshe wrote:Here's a workaround for Firefox 4 users:1. Install the "FlashGot" addon.2. Setup the addon to have FDM set as the download manager.That's it, verified working with Firefox 4.0b6 and HotFile Premium Thanks Moshe that did the trick for me.
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