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|By Greg Schulz
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|January 17, 2013 08:00 AM EST
This is the third in a multi-part series of posts (read first post here and second post here) looking at what else EMC announced today in addition to an enhanced VMAX 10K and dispelling the myth that large storage arrays are dead (or at least for now).
In addition to the VMAX 10K specific updates, EMC also announced the release of a new version of their Enginuity storage software (firmware, storage operating system) version 1578. Enginuity 1578 is support across all VMAX platforms and features the following:
- Replication enhancements include TimeFinder clone refresh, restore and four site SRDF for the VMAX 10K, along with think or thin support. This capability enables functionality across VMAX 10K, 40K or 20K using synchronous or asynchronous and extends earlier 3 site to 4 site and mix modes. Note that larger VMAX systems had the extended replication feature support with VMAX 10K now on par with those. Note that the VMAX can be enhanced with VPLEX in front of storage systems (local or wide area, in region HA and out of region DR) and RecoverPoint behind the systems supporting bi-synchronous (two-way), synchronous and asynchronous data protection (CDP, replication, snapshots).
- Unisphere for VMAX 1.5 manages DMX along with VMware VAAI UNMAP and space reclamation, block zero and hardware clone enhancements, IPV6, Microsoft Server 2012 support and VFCache 1.5.
- Support for mix of 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch DAEs (disk array enclosures) along with new SAS drive support (high-performance and high-capacity, and various flash-based SSD or EFD).
- The addition of a fourth dynamic tier within FAST for supporting third-party virtualized storage, along with compression of in-active, cold or stale data (manual or automatic) with 2 to 1 data footprint reduction (DFR) ratio. Note that EMC was one of early vendors to put compression into its storage systems on a block LUN basis in the CLARiiON (now VNX) along with NetApp and IBM (via their Storwize acquisition). The new fourth tier also means that third-party storage does not have to be the lowest tier in terms of performance or functionality.
- Federated Tiered Storage (FTS) is now available on all EMC block storage systems including those with third-party storage attached in virtualization mode (e.g. VMAX). In addition to supporting tiering across its own products, and those of other vendors that have been virtualized when attached to a VMAX, ANSI T10 Data Integrity Field (DIF) is also supported. Read more about T10 DIF here, and here.
- Front-end performance enhancements with host I/O limits (Quality of Service or QoS) for multi tenant and cloud environments to balance or prioritize IO across ports and users. This feature can balance based on thresholds for IOPS, bandwidth or both from the VMAX. Note that this feature is independent of any operating system based tool, utility, pathing driver or feature such as VMware DRS and Storage I/O control. Storage groups are created and mapped to specific host ports on the VMAX with the QoS performance thresholds applied to meet specific service level requirements or objectives.
For discussion (or entertainment) purpose, how about the question of if Enginuity qualifies or can be considered as a storage hypervisors (or storage virtualization or virtual storage)? After all, the VMAX is now capable of having third-party storage from other vendors attached to it, something that HDS has done for many years now. For those who feel a storage hypervisor, virtual storage or storage virtualization requires software running on Intel or other commodity based processors, guess what the VMAX uses for CPU processors (granted, you can't simply download Enginuity software and run on a Dell, HP, IBM, Oracle or SuperMicro server).
I am guessing some of EMC competitors and their surrogates or others who like to play the storage hypervisor card game will be quick to tell you it is not based on various reasons or product comparisons, however you be the judge.
Back to the question of if, traditional high-end storage arrays are dead or dying (from part one in this series).
IMHO as mentioned not yet.
Granted like other technologies that have been declared dead or dying yet still in use (technology zombies), they continue to be enhanced, finding new customers, or existing customers using them in new ways, their roles are evolving, this still alive.
For some environments as has been the case over the past decade or so, there will be a continued migration from large legacy enterprise class storage systems to midrange or modular storage arrays with a mix of SSD and HDD. Thus, watch out for having a death grip not letting go of the past, while being careful about flying blind into the future. Do not be scared, be ready, do your homework with clouds, virtualization and traditional physical resources.
Likewise, there will be the continued migration for some from traditional mid-range class storage arrays to all flash-based appliances. Yet others will continue to leverage all the above in different roles aligned to where their specific features best serve the applications and needs of an organization.
In the case of high-end storage systems such as EMC VMAX (aka formerly known as DMX and Symmetrix before that) based on its Enginuity software, the hardware platforms will continue to evolve as will the software functionality. This means that these systems will evolve to handling more workloads, as well as moving into new environments from service providers to mid-range organizations where the systems were before out of their reach.
Smaller environments have grown larger as have their needs for storage systems while higher end solutions have scaled down to meet needs in different markets. What this means is a convergence of where smaller environments have bigger data storage needs and can afford the capabilities of scaled down or Right-sized storage systems such as the VMAX 10K.
Thus while some of the high-end systems may fade away faster than others, for those that continue to evolve being able to move into different adjacent markets or usage scenarios, they will be around for some time, at least in some environments.
Avoid confusing what is new and cool falling under industry adoption vs. what is productive and practical for customer deployment. Systems like the VMAX 10K are not for all environments or applications; however, for those who are open to exploring alternative solutions and approaches, it could open new opportunities.
If there is a high-end storage system platform (e.g. Enginuity) that continues to evolve, re-invent itself in terms of moving into or finding new uses and markets the EMC VMAX would be at or near the top of such list. For the other vendors of high-end storage system that are also evolving, you can have an Atta boy or Atta girl as well to make you feel better, loved and not left out or off of such list. ;)
Ok, nuff said for now.
Disclosure: EMC is not a StorageIO client; however, they have been in the past directly and via acquisitions that they have done. I am however a customer of EMC via my Iomega IX4 NAS (I never did get the IX2 that I supposedly won at EMCworld ;) ) that I bought on Amazon.com and indirectly via VMware products that I have, oh, and they did sent me a copy of the new book Human Face of Big Data (read more here).
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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FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- Chefs, Families and athletes alike can enjoy festivities during the 19th annual Chili 5K and Cook-off Nov. 6, sponsored by the Army Aviation Association of America and 1st Battalion, 14th Aviation Regiment.
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Up to five cooks can register as a team by Friday at 4 p.m. Registration is $15 per team and includes T-shirts. To register, visit the event Web site at www.chili5k.com.
Groups are encouraged to develop themes for their booths, incorporating signs, decorations and costumes, Velesky said.
Teams may set up on the Fort Rucker Festival Fields Nov. 5 after 5:30 p.m. or Nov. 6 from 6 to 9 a.m.
Cooking begins at 8 a.m. on event day, and chili serving to the public starts at 10:30 a.m. Judging begins at noon, and awards are presented at 2 p.m.
Chili-tasting tickets are $1, beginning at 10 a.m. Participants may choose a one-cup sample of chili per ticket.
"This is a great cause. Every dime that we make in this event goes toward AAAA scholarships. Over the years, they've put out tens of thousands of dollars into the local community," Velesky said.
For more information on the cook-off, call 255-5076 or visit the event Web site.
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Sign up forms are available at the event Web site, or can be filled out at a booth at the Post Exchange Nov. 1-5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Velesky said.
The 5K starts at 9 a.m., at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Fourth Street, said CW3 Justin Howell, run director and A Co., 1st Bn., 14th Avn. Regt. AH-64D Apache instructor pilot.
Participants will run down Fifth Avenue to 15th Street, turn left onto 15th Street and run to Third Avenue, where they turn left again. Racers run down Third Avenue, cross Andrews Avenue and run down Fifth Avenue, over the start line, to Division Road.
The 1-Mile Fun Run begins at 10 a.m., and covers part of the Air Assault Track, between Andrews and Third avenues, he said.
"It's a good day for a Family outing. We give all the monies raised to the AAAA scholarship fund, so we're giving the money back to the Army Aviation community," Howell said.
For more information regarding the run or walk events, e-mail Howell at email@example.com or visit the Web site.
Covenant signings and more
The annual signing ceremony for the Army Family and Community covenants occur at 10:45 and 10:50 a.m., respectively. Both are Army-mandated and signed at every installation, said Sheryl Lowell, Fort Rucker Public Affairs specialist.
The secretary of the Army created the Community Covenant in 2008 to "foster and sustain effective state and community partnerships with the Army to improve the quality of life for Soldiers and their Families," according to information at www.army.mil.
"It's the Wiregrass coming together with the Army saying, 'we'll help Families and Soldiers,'" Lowell said. "It's a bond between them and us."
The Community Covenant will be signed by all area mayors and U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker Commanding General Brig. Gen. Anthony G. Crutchfield, she said.
The Family Covenant is the Army's way of promising to take care of Families, Lowell said. It began in 2007 to "support Soldiers and their Families and resource programs to provide them a quality of life commensurate with their service (and) build an environment where Army Families can prosper and realize their full potential," according to information at www.myarmyonesource.com.
Other event activities include children's inflatable games, aircraft static displays, a hot dog stand, face painting, an obstacle course hosted by the Warrant Officer Career College, helicopter rides and more.


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The memorial stone in front of the redwood Diversity Tree at Greenbrook Elementary School in Danville, Calif., cites Plato: "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle." On my recommendation, in June 1999, after the tragic events at Columbine, my daughter's fifth-grade class planted the tree during their DARE graduation.
I was a member of the San Ramon Valley Advisory Committee on Youth Safety & Development whose catalyst for forming had been a severe beating after a high school football game. Our community was thankful we had a mechanism in place to help prevent a Columbine tragedy. The committee consisted of representatives from the PTAs, school district, law enforcement, city councils, school boards, and our county commissioner.
With their support, I founded "Parenting 2000 & Beyond" and coordinated three annual parent-education conferences to promote awareness of issues facing youth. School resource officers were put in place, parent education tapes went home to elementary and middle school parents, and anti-bullying and special needs workshops were held. Much of our work continues today. These types of programs exist in many communities throughout America.
Why then, did the Dec. 14 shootings occur in Newtown? Do we need more gun control, school metal detectors and mental health professionals and perhaps armed teachers?
Non-political and intellectually honest discussions among stakeholders must begin. That is the least we can do for the innocent lives that were brutally cut short in Newtown, and for those who loved them so dearly.
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Date Set For Skylar Grey's Hotly Anticipated Debut Album "Don't Look Down" -- July 9th Release Date
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Skylar Grey will release her hotly anticipated debut album Don't Look Down from KIDinaKORNER/Interscope on July 9 th, it was announced today. True to her unconventional style, Grey will release a track with an accompanying music video each month leading into the album release, beginning on April 16 th with her song "Final Warning." Don't Look Down is executive produced by Eminem and Alex Da Kid. "After years of experimenting and collaborating with so many amazing people, I'm beyond excited to be putting out an album of my own," said Grey. "It took a while, but I finally found a balance between sounds that truly represents me- an emotional, small town American singer songwriter who ventured into the land of hip hop. 'Final Warning' is my favorite song on the album. I wrote it the same week I wrote 'Love the Way You Lie' in my cabin in the woods in Oregon, inspired by the same tumultuous relationship."The 11-track album will feature various songs and visuals that take the listener on a sonic exploration spanning darkly brooding yet beautiful vocals, innovative beats, biting lyrics and vast cinematic imagery. Lyrically, the album's songs are reflective of Grey's life from rebellious childhood years to more recently as she struggled to find her place in the world, and it showcases Grey's dusky, ethereal voice and gift for haunting melodies, which are set to inventive, percussive beats. Grey's journey to this point has been studded with highs and lows. She was born Holly Brook Hafermann in the village of Mazomanie, Wisconsin, a town so tiny it does not have a stoplight. Grey began performing professionally at age six with her mother as a folk duo, and by the age of 14 had released three independent albums. In middle school, exhausted from the ridicule from her peers, Grey went solo and began writing her own music, eventually quitting high school during her junior year to move to Los Angeles and devote herself to becoming a serious artist. After releasing a major label solo album as Holly Brook in 2006 that didn't accurately reflect Grey, she asked to end her recording deal and took to the road earning a living on the road with Duncan Sheik, playing keyboards in his band as an outlet to express herself musically since she couldn't release any of her own music for a year and a half following her label departure. She worked her way up the California central coast, landing at the Southern coast of Oregon where she took up residency and isolated herself in a cabin in the woods and began writing more music. This adventure inspired the name change and allowed Grey to evolve as an artist, musician and songwriter and has led her to produce a comprehensive album reflecting her personality in every fulfilling way she has dreamed of. The first single, "C'mon Let Me Ride," amassed more than 4 million views in less than three days and has garnered more than 13 million views in total. Since the release, Grey has been named one of Forbes magazine's 30 under 30 musicians in their 2012 special issue alongside Adele, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Drake and Bruno Mars. She also wrote Cee Lo Green's newest single "Only You," and is a featured vocalist on will.i.am's upcoming solo album #willpower due April 23 rd from Interscope Records. Grey is a five-time GRAMMY-nominated singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who is responsible for co-writing some of the most memorable songs to light up the Billboard Hot 100 and iTunes sales charts, totaling more than 25 million singles globally. Grey co-wrote the biggest selling single of 2010: Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie," which earned her two GRAMMY Award nominations for Best Song and Best Rap Song of the Year. She also co-wrote and appeared on Dr. Dre's "I Need A Doctor," which she performed alongside Dre and Eminem on the 2011 GRAMMY Awards telecast and for which she was nominated for two GRAMMY Awards. In January 2012, Grey released The Buried Sessions of Skylar Grey , which featured special acoustic performances by Grey of three songs she wrote and produced: the original demo of "Love the Way Part III" (the original "Love the Way You Lie" made popular by Eminem and Rihanna), "Coming Home Part II" (originally performed by Diddy-Dirty Money) and "Words" (originally "Words I Never Said," performed by Lupe Fiasco). More from Skylar Grey: www.Facebook.com/skylargrey / www.Twitter.com/skylargrey www.Youtube.com/skylargrey SOURCE Interscope
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(uh, yeah... who we be) hah
The one's two's (we be the next man, to get wreck and)
to the three's, to the four's, to the five's, uhh
You know the time when we rock the spot
Artifacts, New Jeruz, catch wreck and get the props
You know the time when we rock the sh*t
Tame One and MC El we be the ultimate
[Verse One: El Da Sensai, Tame One]
We bring forth the swords in rap sports
Niggaz play the bench for us, overtime if niggaz wanna shine
Divine with the intricate sh*t, who wanna bring it
to the table able now it's stable on the disc
The Heineken bottle catcher, drops ya, slasher
Dat's the the bastard with the fastest ass capture
No moonwalk, my tune's talk all by they f**kin lonely
Phone me home I'm in the middle like I'm Monie (E.T.)
Love to do dubs on deck without a mic check
Collect no checks (huh) but catch wreck on sets
(Deuce deuce nigga! What? L.O.D. too)
Deuce deuce is loose PPP represent see
Def Squad, Boom Skwad, and Artifacts make three
like Dennis Scott droppin one for the wisdom
Cause when I gets em, I'll be f**kin up they system
or temperature cheer when I appear from the mist
priceless, ice-diss and never see another Christmas
You play Risk when you dealin with the New Jeruz two blitz
Without the use of two clips, niggaz styles still be fluid (still)
The cat, darer with the terror off hands (hah!)
Without bands we rock spots in all lands (all lands)
Nigs be playin and we stand for the susbtance
subject's the basement, MC's be patient
Cause all that Russian/rushin save that sh*t for the dressing
(Word up) BS we stand strong wack niggaz we addressin
[Chorus: repeat 2X]
[Verse Two: Tame One]
Test me, the best be, checkin for my recipes (mmm)
Mess with me and I'll be drainin all your f**kin energy (boo-yaa!)
Galactic tactics match wits I'm from the Bricks (yeah nigga)
I used to catch a switch from any walk-by b**ch (b**ch!)
But now I'm to the break like disc jocks, dis rock is hot
got props and plus bust shots for what I got (booyaka booyaka)
Don't sniff sh*t but snot hops, you better watch your snotbox
I'll diss you, then I'll clear the air like Scott tissue
The issue got a barcode on funkmode
So now I pack a trunkload of skunk, for the underground chumps
(Hoo-wee!) Cause I bumps in any system, who dissed em?
Watch me back them up from all the way from New Jeru
to Manhattan (Manhattan) satin and silk, kill the best built
I guess the milk was no good, so now I'm classified a true hood
Check this nigga, live on Kodak tits
or bust a pimp, cause I'm not a boogaloo shrimp
Tame One the Jesus and the Judas
Cause when I hit the buddhas, my problem's manifest is deep-rooted
(yeah, that's it, wordup)
[Chorus: repeat 2X]
[Verse Three: El Da Sensai]
MC, universal no rehearsal on tap with rap so
magnificent sufficient all that tall facts
from the six footer, in slang I be the gooder, goodest
Best put to rest acts that's less
Sub-regular wreckster, prefer tracks to measure
Size up, MC's that need to wise up, f**kin they lives up
Urban survivalist, live with this, closed style (whassup)
tribalist, that gets, all up in your sh*t (That's Them, huh)
(Yeah, all up in your sh*t)
For all reasons, number one you're sleepin
Speakin like a deacon catch the drops my props leakin
(Praise the Lord) Seekin on the deep end, sinkin while I'm thinkin
of ways, to slay my competition without blinkin (hah!)
The ink's on the sheet with rhymes that are unique
complete batter, astoundin feats yo it don't matter
(Don't matter) Capi-talize, while I'm, categorized
The G-L to the Tame to the O-N-E
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RZA f/ Cappadonna, Method Man
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TheStreet) -- Splunk (SPLK - Get Report) bucked broad market declines Friday to close up more than 3% to $46.76 on more than double the average volume as investors forgave the company for its negative margins guidance the prior evening. Investors took the opportunity to book profits on the stock in after-hours Thursday, as shares ran up more than 55% year-to-date. The company said that while it was raising its full-year revenue outlook, second-quarter operating margins would be negative. Splunk explained that it was investing heavily in data platform, content and Software-as-a-Service offerings.For the first quarter, the company reported a surge in revenue growth, even as other software companies report a slowdown in growth. Revenue increased 54% to $57.2 million. At the same time, its headcount grew even more: 72% year-over-year, demonstrating just how aggressively the company is investing in growth. Because investors have been rewarding companies that are aggressively investing in growth at a time when growth stocks have been scarce, Splunk shares recovered by the next day. "Splunk is willing to take a margin hit for the sake of furthering their revenue growth ... and it's getting rewarded rather than penalized for it," said Shebly Seyrafi, an analyst for FBN Securities. "Big data is an important trend that will stay around for several years, and Splunk as pure play is a good way to play on that trend," he added. "People realize that this is one of the best stories in technology." Follow @atwtse Written by Andrea Tse in New York >To contact the writer of this article, click here: Andrea Tse.NEW YORK (
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Ice Age 4 Reel by elipseWatch
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Here's a reel with the majority of the work I did on Ice Age 4. I'm responsible for all of the animation except for the shot with all of the pirates going "aaarrrrrggggggg!" and the shot where Gut watches the hyraxes flying off into the distance. In the "aaaarrrggggggg" shot, I animated Shira, Boris (the warthog), and Gupta(the badger). In the Gut shot, I animated the hyraxes flying out into space.
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This animation is as cool as the Ice Age itself! This reel demonstrates not only an incredible understanding of 3D animation techniques, but also the composition, framing, and detail of each piece. Seeing what a single artist contributes to such an incredible piece is truly amazing.
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Ice Age 4 Reel by elipse ( Featured by TimberClipse )
A lot of good art can go into a colossal piece of shit.
ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I agree. Most movies out there are varying degrees of bad, but that doesn't mean that your work has to be.
I lol'd hard
This is my favorite part of these movies. Seeing the behind the scenes. I really hope one day to be a part of it Thank you for sharing this with us!
You're welcome! I wish more animated films had behind the scenes content on their dvds. That and when they do, I wish it was less about the voice actors and more about the craft itself. The animators commentary on The Incredibles is still my favorite behind the scenes content thus far!
Oh yeah that one is a good one! I also like the behind the scenes on Brave too. I really dislike Rapunzel's. It was just not enough really. I am currently going to school for animation, hope you don't mind if I ask a few questions? I was curious have you worked with small companies too? or is it just big companies like Dreamworks and Disney and Pixar that you work with? I'm hoping you have an opinion on big companies VS smaller companies. Also, like most art students I worry about my future in finding a job and sometimes I read bad things about SCAD and since I don't have a back up school I sure hope this school gets me where I wanna go lol.
Wait this is work you did on the real movie? I thought for a moment you were either just uploading behind the scene clips or somebody practicing CGI that is awesome I wouldn't think somebody who worked on a movie would be on DA...
Yep, I was at Blue Sky for about six months as a temporary animator on Ice Age 4. You'd be surprised who's here on DA. Amazing industry artists such as Chris Sanders, Bobby Chu, David Coleman, etc have Deviantart pages.
There's a lot of incredible artists here
amazing... it's cool to see what actually goes on in animating stuff. Congrats on the DD
Congrats on the DD, awesome work!
Holy crap, I didn't even know this got a DD! o_O Thanks!
Great job! really enjoyed this movie!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it! I haven't actually seen the final product, lol. XD I left to go back to Disney before everything was 100% finished and never saw it in theaters.
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Oh what fun! Congrats on the DD, nice to be reminded how much fun this movie was and be able to hear from one of the animators!
Thank you, I didn't even know I'd gotten a DD!
Dude do you mind if i ask you in which university and what subject you studied before before you started doing those kind of movies.
and the reason is that i'm about to do something like that in the near future..
and the reason is that i'm about to do something like that in the near future..
Not at all. I went to the Savannah College of Art and Design, where I was an animation major. I also went to Animation Mentor, which is an online school. A few years ago, I took a class at another online school called iAnimate as well.
I'm curious, since you worked on Ice Age 4, did you get to be there for that episode of Cake Boss where they made a cake for the movie?
No, the Cake Boss episode was filmed after I'd left.
I can never get it to loud I don't suppose it's posted elsewhere where I might be able to watch it...? I just love the pirates and really want to see this...
Is it not playing for you? This is the only place I've posted the reel in it's entirety.
Yeah, it never will load for me. I had it ready to play for three hours, not even the first second.
Beautiful work, as always! I didn't know that you were on this project. I'll have to look for your name in the credits next time I watch it!
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Nice work!
Great work You make film seem so rewarding
Awesome work as always Joc
Its always so short X.x I think its always hard to imagine how much work really is behind it....
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Who cares? Since when is EP a popularity contest?
That's sad.
Everyone is famous.
Win what exactly? Oh, just saw how old you are...that explains it.
He was one of the ones who immediately came to mind as well.
Ned is #1
If you mean famous on Ep then Fungirlmmm, NedKelly, lushiro, and bobfrost to name a few. I think Jimmyrudyjump used to be quite famous here though he is not currently active.
NedKelly from Downunder!
in real life?
For me? Gone but not forgotten--clean garbage bag (or bin liner) guy
Whatever happened to mmmfungirl?
Lushiro, but more like notorious
Love her, just wish the photos were her
Do you mean to tell me someone has misrepresented themselves on the internet? Well that puts my world in a spin.
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The way to see how fast your code is going, is performance profiling. There are tools for it and such, but I wonder what the factors are for code speed.
For instance, I've been told that image-editting software will use bitwise operations instead of integer variables to calculate their stuff, simply because it's faster.
So that must mean working with integers and other primitive types takes a few more steps to calculate compared to binairy.
There must be other stuff, but I don't have enough experience with how an OS connects to your hardware and the internal workings of many coding languages to know what.
So I'm asking here: do you know what influences the speed of code?
Not necessarily the speed of programs.


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Output performance of an implantable enzymatic biofuel cell (EBFC) with three- dimensional highly dense micro-electrode arrays has been simulated with a finite element analysis approach. The purpose of this research is to optimize the orientation of this EBFC chip inside a blood artery such that the mass transport of glucose around all the micro-electrodes can be improved and hence output ...
A Non-isothermal Modeling of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell
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Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells have attracted attention as an alternative power source in various applications such as vehicles, portable supplies, and stationary power systems. A non-isothermal PEM fuel model is developed and simulated by using COMSOL Multiphysics. Although PEM fuel cells have been expected to be extensively used as an alternative power source, there have been ...
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The proton exchange membrane is a key component in the currently widely studied Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. In this paper a fully coupled three-dimensional dynamic numerical model of the membrane including all the physically relevant phenomena, i.e. ion transport, hydration-dependent conductivity and thermal effects is presented. The highly non-linear model is discretized by means of ...
Advanced 3D Imaging Coupled to Modeling of Fuel Cell and Battery Electrodes
F. Tariq[1], V. Yufit[1], M. Marinescu[1], G. Cui[1], M. Kishimoto[1], N. Brandon[1]
[1]Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) and Li-ion batteries (LIB) are electrochemical devices where performance is dependent on reactions inside porous electrode microstructures. Here we use tomographic techniques to probe 3D electrode structures (anodes and cathodes) at micro-nanometer length scales. Subsequently, micro/nano structural changes in electrodes are characterized and quantified. Utilizing ...
Constructing COMSOL Models of a Bacteriological Fuel Cell
R. Coker[1], J. Mansell[1]
[1]NASA - Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, USA
We have started constructing preliminary design COMSOL models of a bacteriologically driven \'fuel cell\' that is intended to process waste products, such as carbon dioxide and brine, from a crewed vehicle. At this early stage, this complex system is reduced to two electrodes separated by a membrane. The electrolyte is a brine appropriate for growing methanogenic bateria, though none are ...
Estimation of Localized O2 Starvation Using 3D Modelling for PEM Fuel Cells
Ramesh P[1], S.P Duttagupta[1]
[1]Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Air breathing proton exchange membrane fuel cells have now found its use in wide range of domestic and commercial energy based applications. Optimization of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell system parameters and its safer operation under dynamic conditions ensure higher system output and longer device lifetime. Ensuring safety against oxygen starvation reduces the degradation of membrane ...
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A three Dimensional model of the PEM Fuel cell is implemented using COMSOL Multiphysics and the channel width is varied to study the performance.Effect of channel width on the performance of the cell is studied by varying the width of the channel and keeping channel width to rib ratio constant at 1. Rib width is the width of the GDL area which is not covered by the channel. All other parameters ...
Modelling of a 5 Cell Intermediate Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell (IT-PEFC) Stack: Analysis of Flow Configuration and Heat Transfer
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[1]Centre for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
[2]University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells (PEFCs) are a key technology in the advancement of society towards a low carbon future, in particular for use within the automotive sector. PEFCs are advantageous due to their low operating temperature (60-80 deg.C), quick start up times and responsiveness to load change. However, the requirement for expensive platinum, difficulty of water management and heat ...
Numerical Modeling of Pit Growth in Microstructure
S. Qidwai[1], N. Kota[2], V. DeGiorgi[1]
[1]Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
[2]Science Applications International Corporation, Washington, DC, USA
Pitting corrosion is a complex phenomenon where rates of: i) chemical reactions, ii) diffusion of various species involve in those reactions, and iii) species dissolution at the metal-electrolyte interface are fully dependent on each other, except under special conditions or assumptions. One set of such conditions is that: a) there are no species concentration gradients due to the rapid mixing ...
Thermal Integration of Coupled SOFC System with a High-Performing Metal Hydride Storage
A. Mossadegh Pour[1], A. Dhira [1], R. Steinberger-Wilckensa[1]
[1]Department of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Auxiliary Power Units can play an important role in reducing vehicle emissions, especially in diesel and kerosene driven vehicles. In conventional vehicles the electricity supply comes from a generator that is directly coupled to the propulsion engine. New generation of fuel cell APUs exclusively use Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with some developments in high temperature polymer electrolyte membranes ...


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A jury has decided U.S. Senate candidate Greg Brannon gave false and misleading statements to two people while investing in a startup technology company, meaning he is liable for more than $250,000.
Jurors deliberated over two days in the civil case before reaching their decision Tuesday in Wake County Superior Court.
Two investors had accused Brannon and the company's former CEO of giving bad information to them about Verizon's interest in a mobile phone application. The jury absolved ex-CEO Robert Rice of wrongdoing in the civil trial.
Brannon was a company director in Neogence Enterprises. He is one of at least six Republicans seeking the party's nomination in May and the chance to take on Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan.
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Her business in making and selling tortillas is very lovely. She is always visited by her clients at home where she does the selling. A few days ago, they celebrated the festival of her village and she had great sales with the food she sold. Now that the Christmas festivities are approaching, she wishes to invest in the wholesale purchase of corn by the sack in order to have better profits, and also in the purchase of firewood by the truck load; through this, she is able to pay less and get more firewood.
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Está a cargo de la señora Edilma Isabel, quien tiene dos hijos varones de 8 años y 3 años, ella tiene 32 años de edad y cuenta con el apoyo incondicional de su esposo y sigue cosechando metas en su vida. el negocio de la tortillería es muy bonita, ya que siempre es visitada por sus clientes en su casa donde ella tiene la venta. Hace unos días se celebro la feria de su aldea y ella tuvo muy bonitas venta con la comida que vendió,y ahora que se aproximan las fiestas navideñas a parte de su tortillería desea invertir en la compra por mayor de maíz por quintal para tener mejor ganancia, y en la compra de leña por camionada que se paga menos y se obtiene más leña. Ella nos dice que ya tiene algunos pedidos de tortilla pero el maíz que tiene en casa no le alcanza ya que también tiene que hacer unas entregas de tamales para las fiestas navideñas. Esta Solicitando este credito para la compra de maiz, y para la compra de leña por mayor.
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Daniel Kline: Political ads make everyone look awfulPublished 8:03pm Thursday, August 12, 2010
only unfit for office, they're likely criminals. Not only should they not be elected, but we should probably consider deporting them or at least putting them on trial for treason,
A few months ago, as the election season started, most commercials focused on the positive traits of the various candidates. "I'm John Smith and as a business leader, I created jobs, made tough choices and practiced sound fiscal management. As your next governor, I'll do the same."
The ads were fairly pleasant, focused on the positive and seemed generally believable. Perhaps, I thought, we have entered a new day where candidates run based on their accomplishments rather than their opponent's alleged shortcomings.
That hope died in recent weeks as election day has approached and the campaigns have become more desperate. Now, nearly every single ad focuses on just how awful the opposing candidate is and what a horrible liar he was in his earlier positive commercials.
I'm all in favor of using advertising to publicize something negative about your opponent that the public may not know. If Candidate A raised taxes and Candidate B wants the public to know about it, that seems reasonable.
Sadly, that type of "fact" only represents a small part of the vicious commercials airing now. The body of most of these ads focus on making seemingly positive things seem horrible — even if when examined they were appropriate actions when viewed in context.
My favorite current ad involves a candidate for governor who attacks his opponent because of his actions as a CEO. Those actions, which involved laying off workers, moving jobs out of state and paying himself what sounds like a lot money, but would actually be low-end normal for his position, are painted as horrible.
In actuality, what the commercial tells me is that as CEO, this candidate acted in the best interests of his company. Despite his well-known desire to someday serve in elected office he executed his responsibilities to his business rather than serving his own ends.
Ads have become so vicious that some candidates actually accuse their opponents of committing crimes. Forget blaming them for the poor economy, or calling them "tax and spend" liberals, we have ads that actually allege fraud, misuse of public funds and outright solicitation of bribes.
I'm not precisely sure how to decide between any of these candidates because the ads make them all seem like horrible people who, if elected, will loot the treasury, have an affair with one of the Tiger Woods mistresses and change the state song to Ice T's "Cop Killer." Show me a few more commercials and I'll be advocating not electing anybody and making decisions via coin toss.
I'm sure that beneath all the attacks and accusations, some truth exists, but I'm hard pressed to know who to trust. In some cases, the mandatory "I'm Candidate X and I approved this message," makes me question the type of person who would sign off on ads filled with this much hate.
There must be someone running for some position who won't bring about our doom either through incompetence or outright criminality but that person will not be discovered by watching TV ads.
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Shawn W. Patterson, 37, of Batesville, was arrested Oct. 30 when Izard County Police responded to a call from the First National Bank of Izard County in Melbourne. Police determined that Patterson was at the bank to discuss financial arrangements on some equipment and when an employee with whom he was visiting left his office to make a phone call, Patterson locked the door of the office and barricaded it with a chair. Patterson also pulled down the window blinds and refused to come out. Officers forcibly entered the office and removed Patterson. He was arrested for criminal trespass and transported to the Izard County Detention Facility. Patterson was later released on bond on the condition that he will not contact any of the bank's employees.
An investigation into several incidents of paint balling vehicles, buildings and signs in the Melbourne area, led to the Oct. 31 arrested of two local males.
During the investigation, it was determined that the males had also stolen display holiday pumpkins from several local homes. Charged with nine counts of theft and criminal mischief were Brain Matthew Selby, 18, and James Franklin "Bubba" Johnson, 18. Sheriff Lawrence said the two were released and given an appearance date in Izard County District Court.
Cole Tate, 18, of Melbourne, was arrested Oct. 31 on a Drug Task Force warrant. Izard County Sheriff Tate Lawrence said Tate is accused of selling cocaine to a task force confidential informant. Tate posted bond in the amount of $25,000 and was released from the Izard County Detention Facility.
Chad Ray Hobson, 30, was arrested Oct. 31 on the charges of domestic battery in the 3rd degree, resisting arrest and obstructing governmental operations. Sheriff Lawrence said the charges stem from an incident involving a female co-inhabitant. Hobson remains in the Izard County Detention Facility pending a bond hearing. Sheriff Lawrence also said that a complaint against Hobson, involving an alleged criminal sexual act, has been turned over to the Arkansas State Police.
Calvin Keith Cooper, 41, of Melbourne, was arrested Nov. 1 for 3rd degree battery, public intoxication, fleeing and resisting arrest. The 3rd degree battery charge is being reviewed for possible upgrade to a felony. Late Nov. 1, an Izard County deputy, on a routine patrol, saw three vehicles parked in the right-of-way areas of Larkin Road. One of the vehicle's trunk was open and the deputy stopped to investigate. The deputy found Cooper under the influence of alcohol and when he was asked to submit to a portable breath test, Cooper pushed the deputy and ran across the road into the woods where he was subdued. Cooper struck the deputy in the face while he was on the ground. Cooper was transported to the Izard County Detention Facility where he was released the following morning.
James Edward Filched, 34, of Batesville, was arrested Nov. 1 for driving while intoxicated-second offense, driving on a suspended license and operating a vehicle without insurance. Filched remains in the Izard County Detention Facility in lieu of a $4,140 bond and a hold from Fulton County.
Shawn Ellen Collins, 36, of Franklin, was arrested Oct. 30 on a violation of Arkansas Hot Check Law warrant. Collins was released from the Izard County Detention Facility and given an appearance date in the Izard County District Court.
Jessica Marie Bowman, 21, of Evening Shade, was arrested Nov. 2 on a criminal contempt of court warrant. Bowman remains in the Izard County Detention Facility in lieu of bond.


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Gilroy is in the southern part of Santa Clara County south of San Jose in California. It is in the South Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Gilroy is known for its outlets. 145 outlet stores (at last count) draw people from near and far. Located at 681 Leavesly Rd., Gilroy, CA 95020. If you're in the mood for shopping, the outlets are easy to see just off 101. For more details about individual stores, see [4]
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