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top SSD companies
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SCM DIMM wars
SSD news
The RAM cache is not the only cache technology available to the SSD designer. Some manufacturers stream write data to pre-erased flash blocks before doing more processing on them in RAM.
(NV)RAM Cache Ratios in flash SSDs
"SSD is going down! - We're going down!"
Surviving SSD sudden power loss
How committed (really) are these companies
to the military SSD business?
a not so simple list of military SSD companies
SSD history
the SSD bookmarks - suggestions by
early days of the miniature storage drive market
Efficiency as internecine SSD competitive advantage
In the year 2000 no one caught a cold from the Y2K bug - but 3 things did happen which would shape enterprise server performance for the next 16 years.
1 - hard drives reached the latency limit set by waiting for a 15K RPM rotating platter (they never got faster)
2 - 64 bit processor clock speeds reached almost their maximum clock speeds (they got more cores but the cores didn't get faster)
3 - in the RAM market - the fastest server motherboard memory latencies in 2000 were very similar to what they are today (in 2016)
We all know that SSDs came to the rescue of latency constrained advances in computing which had been stalled by (1) and (2) above.
With some help from software the next target is (3).
Why's DRAM so bad?
Most of us thought that DRAM was the gold standard for latency you can rely on (unlike that cheap flipperty gibbet flash).
DRAM's indeterminate latencies and the virtual memory slider mix
- a new blog (March 2016) from
Notes from
SSD market history
The product shown below - from
(no longer in business) - was the 1st "SSD chip" ad
featured on
It ran here from April 2004 to February 2006.
DiskOnChip® - flash solid state disks
upto 2G bytes from
tiny SSDs
- this page lists over
makers of tiny SSDs
includes -
SSD on a chip, PBGA SSD, 1 inch SSD
M.2 SSDs
hybrid DIMMs
flash and other nvm
Surviving SSD sudden power loss
news about tiny SSDs - from
SSD History
Now Cinderella industrial systems with "no-CPU" budgets and light wattage footprints can go to the NVMe speed dating ball
Editor:- April 19, 2017 - A dilemma for designers of embedded systems which require high SSD performance is how can you get the benefits of enterprise class NVMe SSDs for simple applications - which integrate video for example - without at the same time escalating the wattage footprint of the entire attached micro server?
A new paper published today by
Allowing server-class storage in embedded applications (pdf)
discusses the problem and how their new FPGA based IP enables any NVMe PCIe SSD to be used in embedded systems to provide sub-microsecond latency using "20x better power efficiency, and 20x lower cost compared to a CPU-based system."
The company says the NVMe host IP - which is now available - can be used in an FPGA connected between the PCIe root port and the cache memory, internal SRAM or external DRAM. It fully controls the NVMe protocol by setting and managing the NVMe commands. No CPU is required. It supports PCIe gen 3 x 8 interface.
Michael Guyard
, Marketing Director said that - among other things - applications include:-
military recorders
portable medical imaging
mobile vision products - in robots and drones
...read the article (pdf)
Crossbar samples 8Mb ReRAM
Editor:- January 12, 2017 - A report in
EE Times Europe
Crossbar ReRAM in production at SMIC
- says that
is sampling 8Mb ReRAM (its byte writable alt nvm) with R/W latency about 20nS and 12nS respectively and endurance north of 100K cycles.
The 8Mb chips use 40nm CMOS processing and the company plans to offer its nvm IP as cores which can be integrated in SoCs so as to make best use of the low latency.
Crossbar told EE Times Europe that the early customers would be characterizing the new memory and assessing its reliability. This is an important hurdle for any new memory technology to cross before designers can have the confidence to integrate them into commercial products.
...read the article
Mobiveil's Universal NOR Controller Allows SoC Designers to Leverage Adesto's EcoXiP Flash Memory
SSD controllers
Editor:- November 30, 2016 -
it is working with
Adesto Technologies
to enhance the memory in low capacity intelligent IoT systems.
Incorporating Mobiveil's U-NFC controller to control the new Adesto
EcoXiP flash
will provide SoC designers an eXecute-in-Place solution that more than doubles the performance of alternative approaches using standalone NOR-Flash memory.
SSD idea progress in 2016?
Editor:- October 5, 2016 - what were the big SSD, storage and memory architecture ideas which emerged and became clearer in 2016? That's what I've been asking SSD vendors in recent weeks. See what they've been saying.
...read the article
SST qualifies NOR SuperFlash on mixed signal platform
flash & nvm
Editor:- July 12, 2016 -
qualification and availability of its low-mask-count embedded
NOR NVM on
130 nm
advanced analog, mixed-signal and RF technology platform.
SST's embedded SuperFlash memory solution requires the addition of only 4 masking steps to enable cost-effective, high-endurance embedded flash for demanding battery-powered applications such as drones, intelligent motor control, and normally-off mobile computing.
what do today's prototype kits tell us about IoT's future?
Editor:- May 9, 2016 - Companies in the
industrial SSD market
have been saying in recent years that IoT is a market which could provide a business boost for size and power constrained storage technologies. But when new systems go to market their design origins can be almost unrecognizable.
An interesting preview of raw technology ingredients in the future mix is -
10 DIY Development Boards for IoT Prototyping
written by
Janakiram MSV
, Founder
Janakiram & Associates
- published in
the New Stack
Janakiram's blog includes prices and capabilities for a range of prototyping boards.
...read the article
Avalanche Tech completes $23 million funding round
Editor:- February 2, 2016 -
Avalanche Technology
it has completed a $23 million funding round which will enable the companys transition from R&D to commercialization and production of patent-backed discrete and embedded non-volatile memory products based on STT-MRAM.
Editor's comments:-
Avalanche has raised more than $80 million of funding since being founded in 2006 (see
for summary).
flash & SSD nvms
In past years Avalanche has made some immoderate claims about the future storage market potential for its technology - which in my view were not sufficiently tempered by adequate competitive market knowledge of the complex
enterprise SSD
DIMM wars
ecosystem in which it finds itself today.
Avalanche's recent showcase product has been a
32Mb NVRAM
based on STT-MRAM Technology. Key features are:- 50nS, no wait writes, low standby current, 1 Trillion R/W cycles endurance, > 10 years data retention: @ 85C.
Avalanche has recently positioned its AvRAM as occupying a memory role for SoC designs which combines several desirable aspects of SRAM and traditional nvm in a
single technology
Virtium gets growth investment
Editor:- August 5, 2015 -
it has received an (undisclosed amount) growth investment from
L Squared Capital Partners
which the company says "will be used to enhance Virtium's product portfolio and strengthen its application engineering and SSD firmware development teams."
See also:-
VCs in SSDs
new power fail safe file system for tiny memory IoT
Editor:- May 5, 2015 -
a preview version of
Reliance Edge
, a
power fail-safe
file system for
which allows developers building IoT devices to reliably store and quickly access data in
embedded SSDs
. It requires as little as 4KB of RAM and 11KB of code size.
"Designing a file system which met the high reliability standard set by our (high performance)
Reliance Nitro
and could fit into tiny microcontroller based systems presented a challenge and I love a challenge," said
Jeremy Sherrill
, architect of file systems for Datalight. "Reliance Edge offers a rich set of features in a highly efficient architecture."
Reliance Edge can work with a broad array of storage mediaincluding NOR and NAND flash, eMMC, SD/MMC,
storage, and
) SSDs. Datalight plans to release new pre-ported kits for other small-kernel OSes over the coming months.
Samsung's new 128GB BGA TLC SSD
Editor:- March 19, 2015 -
today expanded its
eMMC product line
with a new 128GB BGA TLC SSD aimed at mid-market smartphones and mass market tablets.
The new 3 bit device has 260MB/s sequential read performance (similar to MLC eMMC 5.1).
IOPS (5,000 / 6,000) are sufficient to support high definition video.
Microsemi's new BGA SSD
Editor:- March 17, 2015 -
its 2nd generation highly secure, rugged 64GB BGA SLC SSD - the
. Features include:-
TRRUST-Purge clears encryption key in less than 30mS
hardware-based self destruct - renders media data forensically unrecoverable in less than 10 seconds
anti malicious attack technology
no super caps or batteries
write protect option for read-only applications
Toshiba shows early version of BGA PCIe SSD
Editor:- January 7, 2015 -
it will showcase a prototype of the worlds first PCIe single package SSD - with up to 256GB in a single BGA package at
this week. The NVMe compatible device fits into 16mm x 20mm x 1.65mm and weighs under 1g.
Marvell's new skinny controller will enable BGA PCIe SSDs
Editor:- December 9, 2014 - 3 of the most significant differentiating factors in
flash SSD control architecture
the RAM cache flash ratio
big versus small architecture
adaptive DSP versus preset flash R/W timing and ECC
In the past year or so - we've seen a few companies - whose controller products have long been distinctly at one end of each of the above categories - introduce new designs which can operate in the other. This is a competitive response to the realization that any single architecture is better suited for some applications rather than others and no single design set is best for all markets.
For example - the
SF-3700 - launched last year - added big controller features as an option to its legacy minimalist small architecture configuration mode. And before that - the intrinsically skinny (cache) SF family added support for optional external DRAM cache.
This week
- whose controllers have always until now been firmly in the regular RAM flash cache category -
it now has IP which enables it to play a significant part in skinny RAM flash cache designs with 2 new controllers:-
Marvell's 88NV1140 - aimed at
NVMe PCIe Gen3x1 SSDs
- can work with 15/16nm TLC and 3D NAND and needing no external DRAM - will simplify the design of smaller form factors including the capability of
BGA PCIe SSDs
Marvell's 88NV1120 - aimed at the embedded
market which supports DevSlp - won't by itself create new markets - but will - due to its small footprint and memory support - lower the cost barriers for greater adoption of small SATA SSDs in traditional embedded markets.
Hyperstone samples new industrial controller for high integrity USB 2 SSDs
Editor:- May 26, 2014 -
that it has begun sampling controllers for
USB 2 SSDs
aimed at low power, high reliability and long data retention applications in the
industrial market
. Hyperstone says its U8 USB controller (available as probed die and in a QFN-76 package) works with SLC and 1x nm MLC.
Cactus adds write disable switch to industrial CFast
Editor:- April 10, 2014 -
Cactus Technologies
that it has introduced a new security option - of having a physical write protect switch - in its
900S series
of industrial SLC CFast SSDs.
It works like this. When the write protect switch is in the disabled position, the CFast card reads and writes as normal. When the switch is enabled, the card will read as normal, but all write attempts are ignored. Data already stored on the card is safe from overwrite.
"This write protect feature has already been successfully implemented in the gaming, military and other markets" said
Sai-Ying Ng
, President of Cactus Technologies.
See also:-
SSD Security
Silicon Motion's FerriSSDs
Editor:- March 23, 2014 -
FerriSSD (pdf)
Silicon Motion
- is a
SSD on a chip
(BGA) which I learned about from
Jonathan Bruce
- who suggested it for my article -
Inanimate Power, Speed and Strength Metaphors in SSD brands
- because - he said - the "Ferri" prefix means "strong or durable".
March 31, 2014 - in the same product family - Silicon Motion is now sampling a high performance 6Gb/s SATA FerriSSD - the SM659 (8GB to 64GB capacity, with
regular cache
, 80,000 random IOPs, and 30K Program/Erase (P/E) cycles) - which fits into a 90-ball BGA package measuring just 16x20x2mm.
Marvell samples 5K IOPS eMMC SSD
Editor:- February 18, 2014 -
it is sampling a new
eMMC 5.0
controller - the 88NV1088 - which enables "SSD class" performance (280MB/s read speed and 5K random IOPS) in a smartphone compatible footprint.
InnoDisk announces production of industrial nanoSSD
Editor:- January 20, 2014 -
full scale production of its
industrial SSD
) that conforms to
standard (
Innodisk integrates a
flash control chip
, NAND flash, and ball grid array (BGA) package to deliver a nanoSSD that requires only about 1% of the volume (16mm x 20mm x2mm) of a
InnoDisk's nanoSSDs has R/W speeds upto 500MB/s and 170MB/s respectively), high shock-resistance, quick erase features, and ATA security.
Greenliant promises 10 years market availability of SLC NANDrive
Editor:- September 17, 2013 - One of the pressures which has been driving embedded SSD designers towards the kind of elaborate
controller technologies
which enable MLC to operate over the full
industrial temperature operating range
has been the
cost per terabyte
- but another has been the open question of whether it will be realistically possible to guarantee sourcing SLC in the future at all - which is why some companies like
have instead got product roadmaps which ensure that future design slots can be filled with identical footprint SSDs which will use whatever future variations of nand flash memory the future market is likely to offer.
That's in contrast to the decades old market practise of stockpiling old technology chips for use in legacy equipment designs which are assembled much later. These longevity assurance programs can get complicated and expensive - and I've even heard of recent cases where SSDs are emulating 1970s vintage
floppy drives
to keep some expensive machinery running.
There are risks involved in both these approaches (to SSD design socket continuity).
Anyway in a product launch
Chen Tsai
, senior VP, manufacturing operations -
Greenliant Systems
said that ""To address applications with long lifecycles - Greenliant's new
SLC SATA NANDrive
BGA form factor SSDs
) will be available up to 10 years through
Greenliant's Long-Term Availability program
For those in the
rugged and military SSD markets
- this type of consideration about long term product availability is the usual way of doing business.
That's in stark contrast to the
enterprise SSD markets
- in which designers are more interested in the probability that they will be able to get superior (faster and higher capacity) products in future motherboard designs (so long as they are
and interface compatible) - rather than getting exact clones of the original devices to work in the unchanged original motherboards.
Industrial Grade eMMC - new blog by Datalight
Editor:- July 23, 2013 -
has published a new blog -
What is Industrial Grade eMMC?
- written by
Roy Sherrill
, President - who says - "Industrialized eMMC is gaining consideration for embedded applications in areas such as automotive, medical, aerospace, and other commercial applications."
See also:-
more blogs by Datalight - about extending embedded flash life using software
new WD hybrid has SanDisk iSSD inside
Editor:- May 7, 2013 - a new 2.5"
- called
WD Black SSHD
capacity, 5mm high
) - has an
inside - it was
today. The iSSD has 9K/1K R/W IOPS performance and measures 16mm x 20mm x 1.2mm for capacities upto 16GB. Average power consumption is typically 55mW.
Marvell aims at SSD on a chip market
Editor:- January 2, 2013 -
Marvell Technology
it has made a strategic investment in
As part of the new collaborative agreements Memoright will write firmware for Marvell's eMMC controllers - which will speed Marvell's entry into the
tiny SSD market
for use in smartphones and tablets.
STEC eyes large market opportunity for small SSDs
Editor:- November 20, 2012 -
today published a new blog -
why small format SSDs are better than traditional (2.5") in embedded designs
"...Embedded system designers no longer have to compromise when it comes to storage, and now have true industry-standard SSD-grade options that allow for smaller, lighter and lower-power system designs that deliver all of the benefits of SSD technology at a price they can afford."
...read the article
Samsung makes fast phone 64GB SSDs on 10nm
Editor:- November 15, 2012 -
they've started production of
64GB eMMC
SSDs which use 10nm flash geometry.
Aimed at the phone and tablet market - R/W IOPS performance is 5,000 and 2,000 respectively. R/W throughput is 260MB/s and 50MB/s.
Editor's comments:-
this shows that when Samsung see a huge enough market opportunity for a specific range of SSDs their engineers are clever enough to design and make it.
temperature related data rot in flash... a new blog by WD
Editor:- July 26, 2012 - A good analysis of temperature affects on flash data integrity can be seen in a recent blog - about
intrinsic temperature related data rot in flash SSDs
- by
Eli Tiomkin
, Director, Business Development,
WD Solid State Storage
who says (among other things) - "Over time, NAND cells may lose enough charge and flip enough bits to overwhelm the ECC capability of the drive controller and cause data loss."
Eli Tiomkin's useful table lets you look up the SSD storage temperature and see how much more quickly the native flash will corrupt - if a suitable
or healing process isn't in place to detect changes and fix them.
...read the article
new SSD modules from RunCore
Editor:- May 1, 2012 -
has recently packaged its SATA SSD on a chip - the
- onto
3 different plug-in MiniDOMs
TDK ships new BGA SSD
Editor:- March 21, 2012 -
imminent shipments of a new SATA SLC
SSD on chip
The company's eSSD series provides 1 to 4GB encrypted capacity in a 17mm x 17mm 208-ball BGA package.
Greenliant ships industrial secure SATA NANDrives
Editor:- February 28, 2012 -
Greenliant Systems
started volume shipments
of its
grade rugged
SSDs on a chip
(BGA - 14mm x 24mm x 1.95mm) -
NANDrive GLS85LS
- which have upto 8GB capacity, 70/60MB/s R/W, include zoneable
password security
fast erase
, and strong
power fail data protection
"The SATA NANDrive GLS85LS product family is backward compatible with the same pin-out across all capacities and temperature ranges - commercial and industrial - giving customers added flexibility when using solid state storage in their designs, said
Nobu Higuchi
, VP of application engineering and product marketing, Greenliant Systems.
Editor's comments:-
I never understood before where the "
" part in the company's name came from - but it makes sense now - if they're offering a stable chip footpprint across multiple flash generations.
It's surprising
how many applications
are now viable for tiny SSDs.
The Disk on a Chip product concept goes back
a long way
EDN magazine
cited DiskOnChip as 1994's most innovative product for embedded systems. In those days it provided 1 to 2 Mbytes of data storage.
Commenting on the (1995) award -
Dana Gross
, president of
said - "DiskOnChip represents the innovation and efficiency of M-Systems' technology. This award-winning product has found applications in embedded computer systems, where it provides a highly reliable solution for designs faced with space and power consumption constraints."
Viking ships nv 8GB DDR3 DIMM
Editor:- October 18, 2011 -
Viking Modular Solutions
said it is shipping
an extension
of their nv module range.
DDR3 ArxCis-NV
plugs into standard
sockets and provides 2GB to 8GB RAM which is backed up to SLC flash in the
event of a power failure
- while the memory power is held up by an optional external 25F supercap pack. Viking says these new memory modules can eliminate the need for battery backup units in servers and the maintenance logistics associated with maintaining them. They are specified as being maintenance free for "5 years @ 60C".
Editor's comments:-
will these new modules replace batteries in
RAM SSDs
? - I doubt it - because of scalability issues - like managing a spiderweb of 100+ dangly bits of wire when you have a terabyte of RAM. Having said that - there are many applications which only use a small number of memory chips which could benefit from such a product.
See also:-
NVDIMMS etc
RunCore samples new SSD chip for smart phones
Editor:- September 12, 2011 -
is sampling a low power SATA SSD chip - in a BGA micro-chip package for embedded apps like mobile phones and tablet PCs.
The rSSD T100 will be available in industrial temperature versions - and includes SMART commands to monitor the life expectancy of the product.
"MCP products will be the next high market demand in the future, and we foresee that this growth will increase exponentially " said , the RunCore's CEO
Jack Wu
Editor's comments:-
the 1st "disk on chip" products
came to market 17 years ago in 1994
. In those days
flash controllers
were simpler.
wasn't an issue because of the slow interfaces and high endurance (large geometry) SLC. Today's tiny SSDs (listed in the
1" SSD directory
) - have all the same functions inside as regular
2.5" SSDs
. Over 30 oems make them - for markets ranging from military systems to phones.
new Emphase SSDs suit small spaces and power budgets
Editor:- June 22, 2011 -
announced a
new range of miniature industrial SATA SLC SSDs
which have been engineered to operate off as little as 0.5 watts max and fit into less than 4mm height.
Capacities range from 1GB to 32GB. R/W speeds upto 120/100MB/s. All S3 Series SATA modules come with a tightly managed BOM and a 5-year warranty, with the option for conformal coating.
Foremay ships 32GB PATA disk on chip
Editor:- March 25, 2011 -
today announced it is shipping 32GB
versions of its
OC177 SSD Disk on Chip
which measures 22 x 22 x 1.8 mm and has R/W speeds of 70 and 40MB/s respectively.
what happens in SSDs when power goes down? - and why you should care
Editor:- February 24, 2011 -
today published a new article -
SSD power is going down!
- which surveys power down management design factors in SSDs. This article will help you understand why some SSDs which work perfectly well in one type of application might fail in others... even when the changes in the operational environment appear to be negligible.
...read the article
SanDisk promises 64GB miniature SSDs in Q3
Editor:- February 14, 2011 -
preannounced details of a new
miniature SSD
which will ship in Q3 2011 - the
has upto 64GB (x3 MLC) capacity in a 12mm x 16mm x 1mm package.
"For smartphones and tablets, every millimeter of thickness counts," said Amir Lehr, VP, embedded business, SanDisk. "Designers are constantly looking for new ways to make mobile devices as small and thin as possible. To meet that need, SanDisk's advanced NAND process and packaging technologies allow us to pack more storage into smaller and slimmer footprints. This in turn enables OEMs to design more compact devices while freeing up precious board space for other needs, such as larger batteries."
View from the SSD Viking Longboat
Editor:- February 3, 2011 - I had a briefing recently in which I learned more about
SSD business.
They're in the embedded market - so most of you won't be familiar or interested in what they do. But if you do move in those (physically restricted and confined) circles you can read my article in
their profile page
new edition - Top 20 SSD Companies
Editor:- January 12, 2011 -
today published the new edition of the
Top 20 SSD companies
The 15th quarterly edition in this popular series is based on market data for the 4th quarter of 2010. Whether you're buying SSDs, selling them, trying to understand what's happening in the SSD market, choosing a strategic SSD partner or want to invest in an SSD company - this is the much anticipated short list which you can't afford to ignore.
...read the article
Memoright's new 1.2" SSDs
Editor:- December 8, 2010 -
recently launched a new range of
1.2" SATA SSDs
secure erase
, 8,000 IOPS, 100/80MB/s R/W performance and upto 64GB capacity.
Greenliant samples SATA BGA SSDs
Editor:- November 8, 2010 -
Greenliant Systems
begun sampling
SATA compatible
variants of its
NANDrive GLS85LS
miniature SSDs
The new SSDs have upto 64GB capacity in a 14mm x 24mm x 1.85mm 145 BGA. Active-mode power consumption as low as 500mW and a deep power-down mode can reduce this to 10mW. The SSDs have content protection zones and designers can select areas of the storage to protect with
fast erase
"OEMs have recognized the benefits of Greenliant's NANDrive in providing superior
, and the addition of SATA-based NANDrive devices provides our customers with more options to choose a compatible SSD that best suits their needs for various market segments and applications," said Bing Yeh, CEO of Greenliant Systems. "While we are currently sampling our new commercial-grade SATA NANDrive products, an industrial-grade version is under development."
ATP launches slim SATA SSD module
Editor:- October 29, 2010 -
ATP Electronics
launched a
vertical Slim SATA Embedded SSD module
with 2GB to 16GB capacity and sequential R/W speeds upto 116MB/s and 102MB/s respectively.
ATP's new SSD module has internal wear-leveling and has drivers for Windows and Linux. Its small size (54mm x39.8mm x4.0mm) makes it a viable replacement for
2.5" SSDs
in space constrained embedded applications.
Microsemi 's new 16GB PBGA PATA SLC SSD
Editor:- August 27, 2010 -
now offers a 16GB SLC NAND version of its
PBGA SSDs
- which are designed specifically for use in the rugged and demanding environments of
and aerospace applications.
The surface-mountable
has an integrated 32-bit RISC flash
which manages
wear leveling
error correction
and power interruption protection.
Update on the smallest PATA SSD
Editor:- August 18, 2010 -
Micross Components
indicated that a future version of its
(the world's smallest
- which has a footprint of 14 x 24 x 1.3mm and weighs only 0.8 grams) may be offered with extended operation upto 105 degrees C.
Viking samples slim SATA SSD
Editor:- August 16, 2010 -
Viking Modular Solutions
is sampling its
Slim SATA SSD
- which provides upto 120GB capacity and 260MB/s R/W speeds in less than half the size of a
the Top 10 SSD oems in the 2nd quarter of 2010
Editor:- July 6, 2010 -
today published the 13th quarterly edition of the
Top 10 SSD OEMs
- with new commentaries and analysis - and a 1st time appearance in the top 10 list by
Tracking the search volume of millions of SSD readers - the series is designed to alert you to emerging market trends and simplify your process of shortlisting potential partners and suppliers.
...read the article
Apacer samples MO-300 mSATA SSDs
Editor:- June 9, 2010 -
started sampling
its 1st SSDs which comply with
MO-300 for mSATA SSD
- which is about 75% smaller than a typical
SATA Disk Module II M1
SSD has R/W speeds upto 100MB/sec and capacities options from 4GB - 32GB - whereas the MLC version R/W speeds are upto 95MB/s and 50MB/s and MLC capacities are
greater. Both new SSD families include global wear leveling, S.M.A.R.T technology,
8-bit/15-bit ECC
function and intelligent power failure recovery, and are processed compliant with MIL-STD-810F.
TDK launches SLC half slim SSDs
Editor:- March 30, 2010 -
the SHG2A series of half slim, encrypted industrial
SLC SSD modules.
The new SSDs have a maximum capacity of 32GB and R/W speeds of 95MB/s and of 55MB/s respectively.
ECC is 8 bit/sector (512 byte) correction (15 bit/sector correction). Endurance is 100,000 write cycles per block address (6.3 billion writes for a 16GB model). TDK has a life span assessment tool which enables customers to monitor the life span of these SSDs in their systems.
Viking's SATA Cube3 DOM MIL certified
Editor:- March 3, 2010 -
Viking Modular Solutions
that its SATA Cube3 128GB
(launched in
March 2009
) has successfully completed tests pursuant to the
STEC samples slim SSDs with deep roots
Editor:- March 2, 2010 -
has started sampling a new family of
SlimSATA and SATA-CF 32GB/64GB flash SSDs
for use in embedded markets.
Performance is 15,000 / 6,000
and R/W transfer rates are up to 135MB/s and 130MB/s respectively.
New Name for 20 Year Old Austin Semiconductor
Editor:- February 4, 2010 -
Austin Semiconductor
recently announced it plans to change its name and (along with some other companies) it will be merged into a new entity and brand to be called
Micross Components
WEDC Launches Secure PATA SSD in PBGA
Editor:- January 18, 2010 -
White Electronic Designs
a 4GB secure
SLC SSD in a
22mm x 27mm
PBGA for embedded military applications.
This product is designed for applications in aircraft, communications and missiles. A hardware and software triggered
fast purge
can eliminate all data in less than 10 seconds and device options include
compliant with various government agency specifications.
Fast Purge flash SSDs
Editor:- September 25, 2009 -
today published a new directory of
Fast Purge flash SSDs
Although many industrial SSD vendors are offering their products with extended "rugged" operating environment capabilities - it's the availability of fast purge which differentiates "true military" SSDs which can be deployed in
PhotoFast Tells More About its CFast SSDs
Editor:- August 24, 2009 -
officially announced
of its "
1 inch
" CFast compatible MLC SSDs which had been mentioned as a component in its RAID product launched earlier this month.
Capacities are 8, 16 and 32GB. R/W speeds are 100MB/s and 50MB/s respectively.
Samsung Samples Netbook SSD
Editor:- June 23, 2009 -
is sampling a SATA mini-card SSD for use in the expanding
netbook marketplace
with these key parameters:-
footprint:- 30mm by 51mm by 3.75mm
weight:- 8.5g
capacity options:- 16GB, 32GB and 64GB
R/W speeds:- 200MB/s and 100MB/s respectively
power:- 0.3W
"The market is beginning to embrace a
smaller SSD
for the nascent netbook sector," said Jim Elliott, vp, memory marketing, Samsung Semiconductor.
SanDisk Ships New DOM for Netbooks
Editor:- June 2, 2009 -
started shipping its 2nd generation of PATA compatible
SSD modules
for the netbook market.
Performance of SanDisk's new pSSD is 9,000 vRPM and capacities range from 8 to 64GB. SanDisk says it has improved the non volatile cache to prevent "stalling" or "shuddering" which was a problem in 1st generation netbook SSDs.
WEDC Launches Rugged Miniature SSD
Editor:- May 26, 2009 - today
White Electronic Designs
introduced a surface mount miniature
(22mm x 27mm PBGA) with 1, 2 and 4GB densities for use in high reliability embedded applications such as aircraft, communications and missiles.
Military & Rugged Storage
new home page for - SSD SoCs
Editor:- April 7, 2009 -
today launched a new directory of merchant market
SSD SoC vendors
Hagiwara Unveils CFast Storage Card
Editor:- March 26, 2009 -
Hagiwara Sys-Com
has extended its range of
1" SSDs
- with the launch of the
CFast Storage Card
which will ship in Q2.
These industrial grade SSDs are form factor compatible with CF cards, but have a
interface. Capacities range from 2GB to 16GB.
See also:-
CFast - Evolution of the CompactFlash Interface (pdf)
Viking Launches SATA Cube SSD
Editor:- March 10, 2009 -
Viking Modular Solutions
has launched the
SATA Cube
- a
miniature flash SSD
which provides upto 256GB capacity in a small 30x32mm footprint.
Sustained R/W speeds are 110MB/s and 79MB/s respectively. It's available as a BGA device or with a MicroSATA connector.
Seagate Still Waiting for Legal Costs Related to Cornice Litigation
Editor:- February 18, 2009 - a report today on
is suing its legal insurer for not paying in full the costs incurred in suing
SiliconDrive Blade Gets Editor Award in Electronic Design Magazine
Editor:- January 13, 2009 -
announced that its
SiliconDrive Blade
has been selected as a "
2008 Best Electronic Design
" technology of the year winner in the embedded small form factor category.
Petite SSD Chip Seeks Reliable Rugged Assignments
Austin, Texas - November 5 , 2008 -
Austin Semiconductor, Inc
. announces a smaller, more compact 7.5 cm3 (31mm sq x 7.8mm max height) ruggedized SSD.
The SLC flash SSD offers upto 16GB capacity, has an IDE, PIO/4 interface, and MTBF of more than 2 million hours. and is designed for harsh environment operation.
...Austin Semiconductor profile
InnoDisk Announces Smallest SATA SSD
Taiwan - June 2, 2008 -
announced the world's physically smallest SATA SSD - the SATADOM - measuring 39mm by 20.5mm by 8mm.
Capacity ranges from 128MB to 8GB. The SLC flash SSD has a sustainable read speed of 24MB/sec and write speed of 14MB/sec.
...InnoDisk profile
STEC Announces Fast 1" SSD
SANTA ANA, Calif - April 21, 2008 -
STEC, Inc
. announced the MACH4 - a 1" SATA / PATA SSD.
For a small drive - the MACH4 is fast:- with sustained sequential reads upto 90MB/s and writes upto 55MB/s. It's expected to be in mass production at the end of April in capacities up to 32GB. Projected OEM pricing for the 8GB capacity point is $45.
"For the numerous applications which were historically challenged by the severe limitations of 1 inch HDDs, STEC is now offering a much more cost-effective, higher capacity and higher reliability alternative..." said STEC's Patrick Wilkison.
...STEC profile
SSD news
30 years of SSD market history
""He's probably just as scared of us"
who makes 1 inch SSDs?
Aitech Defense Systems
ATP Electronics
Austin Semiconductor
Cactus Technologies
EDGE Tech
Fortasa Memory Systems
Greenliant Systems
Hagiwara Sys-Com
Phison Electronics
Pretec Electronics
Silicon Motion
Silicon Storage Technology
SK Hynix
Transcend Information
Virtium Technology
notes from
SSD market history
Austin Semiconductor launched their SSD on chip
in September
and advertised it here on
StorageSearch.com in 2008
for details click on the links below
Solid State Disk on Chip
Austin Semiconductor
SSDs - the big picture
was the world's 1st publication to provide continuous editorial coverage and analysis of SSDs (in 1998) and in the years which have followed we've led the market through many interesting and confusing times.
If you often find yourself explaining to your
, lawyer or non technical BBQ guests why you spend so much time immersed in SSD web pages - and need a single, simple, not very technical reference to suggest - this may be the
link they need
Many Years Ago - flashback from
storage history
Toshiba Introduces World's Smallest Hard Drive
January 7, 2004
today announced the development of a 0.85-inch hard disk drive, the first drive to deliver multi-gigabyte storage in a
sub-one-inch form factor
Expected to be available in 2GB and 4GB capacities, Toshiba will start sampling the new drive in summer 2004, with mass production to begin in late 2004 Measuring only a quarter of the size of Toshiba's 1.8-inch drive, the 0.85-inch HDD is expected to boost the functionality of a new generation of products, including mobile phones, digital audio players, PDAs, digital still cameras, camcorders and external storage devices.
Toshiba initially plans to introduce capacities of 2GB and 4GB, and anticipates achievement of even higher densities in the 0.85-inch form factor.
A prototype of the 0.85-inch HDD will be shown at Toshiba's booth (#12214) on the CES show floor January 8-11.
...Toshiba profile
in January 2011 - over 30 manufacturers now market
drives in 1" and smaller
form factors - although for economic reasons these are mostly SSDs. The history of this market is described in
Introducing the Miniature Storage Drive Market for 1" and smaller SSDs
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Los Angeles • Perhaps atoning for past sins, Hollywood named the brutal, unshrinking historical drama "12 Years a Slave" best picture at the 86th annual Academy Awards.
Steve McQueen's slavery odyssey, based on Solomon Northup's 1853 memoir, has been hailed as a landmark corrective to the movie industry's long omission of slavery stories and years of whiter tales like 1940 best-picture winner "Gone With the Wind."
McQueen dedicated the honor to those who suffered slavery and "the 21 million who still endure slavery today."
"Everyone deserves not just to survive, but to live," said McQueen, who promptly bounced into the arms of his cast. "This is the most important legacy of Solomon Northup."

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December 21, 2012
Indianapolis (rushPRnews) 12/21/12 — ONE MILLION MOMS FOR GUN CONTROL RESPONDS TO NRA
One Million Moms for Gun Control Leveraging Power of Social Media
The gun control advocacy group One Million Moms for Gun Control sent a letter to National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre today prior to his Fri., Dec., 21 press conference asking him to make a promise to the mothers of America: Acknowledge that the mass shooting in Connecticut last week wasn't an isolated event, but the product of an epidemic of gun violence in America.
"The nation is reeling from the tragic massacre in Newtown. The loss of 20 innocent children and 6 brave adults can only be responded to with compassion and a call for change," said Shannon Watts, founder of One Million Moms for Gun Control. "Please, Mr. LaPierre, work with us to create reasonable and enforceable gun laws that will allow us to safely send our precious children out of our arms and into their schools, movie theaters, malls, and universities."
The letter to Mr. LaPierre is also being sent by all members of One Million Moms for Gun Control to the White House, Congressional representatives, mayors, and state and local legislators through www.blastroots.com/campaign/1-million-moms-for-gun-control.
One Million Moms for Gun Control is not against guns, but against the proliferation of military-type weapons that have been allowed into society with too little oversight. Specifically, the organization is asking for:
1) The reinstatement of the ban on assault weapons and related magazines. These weapons are clearly not the weapons of choice for hunters.
2) Closed gun-show loopholes that encourage private gun sales without background checks.
3) A common sense approach to the amount of ammunition that can be purchased.
4) Boundaries on the scope of concealed weapons laws at the state level.
"There are 84 million mothers in the United States and just 4 million NRA members. Our organization has in less than seven days established over 50 local chapters across the United States. The rapid growth of social media and the organizing power of the Internet will ensure our success," said Watts. "It is said that a mother's love for her child is unstoppable; be sure that One Million Moms for Gun Control is as well."
The letter can be found at https://www.facebook.com/OneMillionMomsForGunControl or onemillionmomsforguncontrol.org.
The tool enabling social media outreach to Congress is provided by BlastRoots, a privately-held, non-partisan, advocacy technology company that provides an automated online grassroots lobbying tool to anyone who wants to influence government.
About One Million Moms for Gun Control:
One Million Moms for Gun Control was created to reduce senseless acts of gun violence, much like Mothers Against Drunk Driving was created to reduce drunk driving. One Million Moms for Gun Control is demanding common sense solutions to the lax gun laws and loopholes that have resulted in a dangerous proliferation of deadly weapons. The organization was formed in the immediate aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in Newtown, Ct., on December 14.
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Opinion: Did Obama Lose Interest in the Arab Spring?
The anti-Islamic film "Innocence of Muslims" last week sparked tensions in Benghazi, Libya in an attack that killed the U.S. ambassador, and has exploded into anti-American demonstrations all over the world. The latest violent clashes were in Sydney, Australia, Afghanistan, Yemen, Egypt, Morocco, the Palestinian territories, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia, Tunisia, Bangladesh, and there was an attack on the German Embassy in Sudan. These demonstrations have manifested a deep hatred of the United States and the West more generally.
What's surprising in all of this was the fact that when President Barack Obama was elected there was a sense that now finally American relations with many Islamic countries would become much better. After all, President Obama made a special point to communicate with the Islamic world, holding his one of his first major foreign policy speeches in Egypt, as well as having well-documented roots in Indonesia, a predominantly Islamic country.
In the aftermath of the current unrest, Conservatives and Republicans have ridiculed Obama for pandering to anti-American forces, criticized him for being weak in defending American interests, and blamed him for the weakening of America's role as world leader by "leading from behind," not being more forceful, and cutting defense spending and thus weakening America's might.
Some of those criticisms are valid - the United States clearly underestimated the strength and intentions of radical groups in Libya. The group is Ansar al-Sharia, which sympathizes with al Qaeda and appears to have a base in Derna near the Egyptian border. What now becomes a huge political issue is whether President Obama and his administration failed in his obligation to be the steward of U.S. national security and conduct robust foreign policy.
The critique will be constructed on the fact that Obama has been missing many of his national security briefings - President Obama already has a reputation of being aloof, of not listening very well even to his own party supporters notably members of Congress, so this news is particularly damaging.
Many experts - not just Obama's detractors - have been puzzled as to why the United States encouraged the Arab Spring the Middle East and North Africa, helped with significant intelligence, logistics, weapons, diplomatic push, and even a no fly zone against Ghadafi in Libya and then seemed to lose interest. Another aspect of this is whether the intelligence agencies were actually providing a sufficiently high level of threat risk.
Even though we know that Ambassador Christopher Stevens and his embassy staff were working hard in Libya, serious questions remain as to whether, after the overthrow of dictatorships, the U.S. failed to aggressively follow-up to help in the building of civil, security, economic, and political institutions in these countries. This line of critique raises the fundamental question of whether Obama is a "competent" President. Expect to see that word to explode across your screen in SuperPAC and Romney political ads.
A more worrisome question is whether the United States will be sucked into more military engagements in dangerous countries just as we try to wrap up the war in Afghanistan. There is no American support for that.
We can almost see the finish line to the election of 2012 so all of this is a very flammable development. The question now being asked by almost every analyst and pundit is whether this unfolding crisis will become Barack Obama's Iranian Embassy hostage crisis, which helped deprive Jimmy Carter of a second term or whether the nation will rally around the Commander-in-Chief and spike the support for Obama.
The answer, of course, won't be clear until the third Presidential debate on October 22 at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, which focuses entirely on foreign policy. And in politics the time between now and October 22 is a lifetime and the Middle East may have vanished from the news and we'll be back to jobs and a sluggish economy.


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Day 2 of Artscape Kicks Off In BaltimoreDay 2 of Artscape, America's largest free arts festival, kicks off in Baltimore on Saturday.
Artscape Is This WeekendArt festival takeover! Hundreds of thousands of people will flood the streets of Baltimore this weekend for Artscape. It's the largest free event of its kind in the US.
Sunday Summer Haze Has Many Searching For Some Cool ReliefSummer was out in force this weekend with temperatures feeling as warm as 100 degrees.
Last Day For Artscape In Mt. RoyalYou still have a little bit of time to enjoy Artscape.
Warm Weather Also In Attendance For Day 2 Of Artscape In Mt. VernonAnother beautiful day in Mt. Vernon as thousands get out and enjoy Artscape!
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WEATHER: TGIFThis year 92-94 degrees looks pretty good to me.
"Wire" Cast Returns To BaltimoreThe cast of "The Wire" will return to Baltimore as part of Artscape.
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-- Carl Gerlach, mayor of Overland Park, Kan., referring to
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construction of a soccer complex that would be the home of MLS's Kansas City Wizards. Overland Park has jumped ahead of other Kansas cities Olathe, De Soto and Gardner in the bid to land the
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Ashanti Attends Morehouse College To Honor Ray Charles
Earlier today (Sept 23) Ashanti, performed at Morehouse College to honor Ray Charles. The U.S. Postal Service debuted a new stamp of Ray Charles honoring his legacy.
Amazing day @Morehouse College celebrating the legacy of RayCharles w/a new stamp @USPSStamps http://t.co/yfA44DLVMe pic.twitter.com/TOijBodqUh— ASHANTI (@ashanti) September 23, 2013
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"God is one supreme among gods and men, and not like mortals in body or in mind," says Xenophanes.
It is possible that we should read Xenophanes, who, according to Diog.
Scepticism of Xenophanes — complaint of philosophy as unsatisfactory.
In Xenophanes the protest of the reason and the conscience went together.
To Xenophanes all revelation is a pure fiction; the discovery of the invisible is to be made by the intellect of man alone.
Xenophanes wished to persuade me that God and the Universe were one.
What Xenophanes says may at once be taken as the conviction of a Mystic.
Barclay, in short, loved Xenophanes and Xenophon; and next to them, checkers.
Xenophanes was right; the primitive Greeks had created their gods in their own image.
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Tuesday 04, December 2012 by Russ Koesterich
Watching for Cliff to Fade, Jobs to Appear
Investors remain intensely focused on the fiscal cliff, sizing up every utterance out of Washington, DC for clues as to what the end game might be. Stocks spent most of last week seesawing based on how the mood in Washington changed, but did manage to close slightly higher than where they began. For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 0.1 per cent to 13,025, the S&P 500 Index rose 0.5 per cent to 1,416 and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.5 per cent to 3,010.


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At least the first time after the initial waiting period (wich I have set for 30 min) it always displays the error.
Maybe it's interacting with some other python process, like sabnzbd?
Or a problem identifying the OS (in this case, Openelec)?
File "/storage/.xbmc/addons/script.filecleaner/default.py", line 402, in get_free_disk_space
if platform.system() == "Windows":
File "./Lib/platform.py", line 1283, in system
File "./Lib/platform.py", line 1250, in uname
File "./Lib/platform.py", line 1007, in _syscmd_uname
IOError: (10, 'No child processes')
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SHINTOMI, MIYAZAKI PREF. – A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft was displayed at an air show Sunday at an Air Self-Defense Force base in Miyazaki Prefecture.
It is the first time the controversial military aircraft was exhibited to the public at a Self-Defense Forces base.
A number of visitors flocked to the ASDF Nyutabaru base in the town of Shintomi to watch the Osprey, which was on display along with ASDF aircraft and helicopters.
A total of 24 MV-22 Ospreys are deployed to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa.
The aircraft was used to airlift relief supplies in the Philippines, which was hit by a powerful typhoon last month.
A 31-year-old Osprey pilot who took part in the air show said the aircraft can transport more goods more quickly, noting the Philippine public were thankful for the airlift operations.
A 37-year-old man from the city of Miyazaki said the Osprey was smaller than he had expected. He said he hopes the aircraft operate safely.
The Osprey deployment to Futenma came amid strong local opposition, in part because some models of the aircraft were involved in crashes overseas.


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Thanks to the shortage of days in February, we have now gone past the middle of the month with no word on the Android 4.0 update for the Asus Eee Pad Transformer. That is, until now. Asus Singapore is saying that the Android 4.0 update will come to the TF101 (the model number for the tablet) in a February/March timeframe. The update will be sent out via FOTA as soon as a date for it is arrived at. As for the reason behind the delay, no one at Asus appears to be talking.
The message ended with Asus Signapore thankful for "your patience and understanding in this matter." They do have both your patience and understanding, right?
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I have never been a fan of the cargo net being installed in the trunk opening, on my last car I moved it to one side of the trunk. I could never find a nice way to mount on the side of the cruze, but found the perfect spot that is easy to access from the back seat.
This is actually the cargo net from my 2004 cavalier(J-body 1994-2005) which is the same as a sunfire. Not sure of the cruze cargo net size but suspect it would be possible to mount similarly.
I just used a small piece of black paracord to tie bottom corners to the metal loops that are hidden by the carpet here. The upper corners I used the plastic Ts that came with my other car. I will try to get some pictures of the mounting points if anyone would like.


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Re: Typesetting on the Mathematica users wiki
On 9/21/06, Chris Chiasson <chris at chiasson.name> wrote:
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A very funny post! But still a unique experience!
Morning glory salad.
My entire trip in Vietnam was centered around food: the first thing I would do before going to a new city was doing research on what and where to get the best food. And before taking the train and bus to Hanoi I had already booked two cooking classes to learn how to make some of the refined Vietnamese dishes the cuisine is known for.
I was eager to learn, but unfortunately I was a bit disappointed. The cooking classes, not surprisingly though, target audience are tourists who are looking for a fun activity during their travelling, not necessarily people who love cooking and do it regulary. So in the "hands-on" cooking classes I barely did any cooking myself, but luckily I learned a lot of new things, like the big spoon is called a tablespoon and the small spoon is called a teaspoon..
Recipe from The Vietnam Cookery Center.
Morning glory is a kind of vegetable and it is very popular in Vietnam. If you can't find it where you live – I know I will not be able to get it back home – you can use spinach stalks (so not the leafs).
This salad is usually also served with pork, but I learned how to make it without the meat.
100 g morning glory, only the stalks and cut into thin stripes (julienne)
100 g shrimps (already cooked)
1 tbsp lime juice
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp white vinegar
2 tbsp dipping fish sauce (nuoc mam cham)
1/2 tsp salt
a pinch of black pepper
roasted peanuts
a small bunch of sweet basil leafs, coarsely chopped
1/2 onion, thinly sliced
1/2 chilli, thinly sliced and without the seeds
Mix the morning glory stalks with a pinch of salt to get rid of the sap, then wash with fresh water.
To make the marinade, mix lime juice, vinegar, sugar, 1 tbsp of fish sauce, salt and black pepper and mix them until the sugar is complete dissolved.
Marinate the shrimps with 1 tbsp of marinade and 1 tbsp of fish sauce and let them absorb the flavors for at least 5 minutes.
Mix the morning glory with the basil, onion and most of the chilli and peanuts (leave a little bit for decoration), add 3 tbsp of the marinade and mix again.
Serve the salad on a plate, top with the shrimps and serve with shrimp crackers and the extra (/leftover) marinade.


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Mellencamp's career stretches back some over thirty years, and he has molded his brand of dusky heartland rock to every new genre and style that comes along. From Springsteen-esque anthems to stripped down, T-Bone Burnett produced country songs, his sharp and simple lyrical style that is unerringly able to pinpoint the mood of the nation has continued to shine through. Among his best known tracks are 'Jack and Diane', which spent four weeks at Number 1, and 'Hurts So Good'. Along the way he's been awarded a Grammy and been inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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The outcome of the Swansea police's investigation of the Eden Hazard incident was one of perfect common sense. It was consistent with a conclusion that one citizen (the so-called ball-boy) had done something mildly provocative to another (Hazard), who had responded in a manner that, while technically violent, was proportionate and that, therefore, the apologies that had already been offered and accepted were sufficient.
The Football Association had no such option. Because the referee at the Liberty Stadium, Chris Foy, who had to make a decision based on first impression, applied the law in showing Hazard a red card for using what was seen as excessive force against a "spectator, match official or any other person", the Chelsea player must serve at least a three-match suspension. It seems a little harsh but must be done and no one is seriously complaining about any of it, even from Chelsea; regulations are necessary and should, by and large, be applied.
Indeed, the FA should be commended for the next thing they did, which was to write to every club in England and Wales with a warning that ball-boys (and, presumably, girls) should avoid time-wasting or any other "inappropriate behaviour".
A DVD of the hooded Charlie Morgan preventing Hazard from getting to the ball towards the end of the Capital One Cup semi-final at the Liberty Stadium could have been enclosed for explanatory purposes but this was hardly necessary since, as every media outlet had pointed out, the 17-year-old dolt had tweeted his intentions in advance.
The FA had only one duty left. It was to charge Swansea with misconduct, or at least ask the club why Morgan was allowed to behave as he did with apparent impunity.
The game has enough problems policing its direct participants without letting those who are, in effect, privileged spectators abuse their positions. What happened to Hazard was akin to a pitch invasion by Morgan. Unless, of course, he was acting under instruction from someone representing the club of which his father, Martin Morgan, is the main shareholder. That would be even worse but it has been denied and, anyway, the pursuit of club directors, as opposed to errant managers or players, has always tended to be half-hearted, perhaps because FA bigwigs are usually drawn from that section of the game and an unofficial protection mechanism operates.
That there is a case for Swansea to answer — under the terms of the FA's own letter — is undeniable. Yet instead the FA have decided to redouble their punitive efforts on Hazard, using with ridiculous clumsiness the very good rule about acts manifestly calling for suspension of more than the customary three matches for violent conduct. This, as the Swansea police's attitude seemed to say, was not one. How the FA could avoid the same mature reflection is hard to credit.
Perhaps they feel that the question must be asked and a precedent set, as in the case of Eric Cantona and his infinitely more spectacular crossing of the literal and figurative lines at Selhurst Park in 1995.
If so, they have picked a very bad example. After letting Chelsea get away with the false accusation against Mark Clattenburg, they are threatening a five-match sanction against a generally well-behaved player for next to nothing. And letting Swansea off completely (much as I hate to criticise a club who had hitherto seemed everything you would wish both on and off the field).
But that's the FA for you. Is there nothing they can get quite right, no one who can quietly save them from the Government intervention that appears increasingly inevitable?
Referees are such a pushover
Leeds deserved to win their FA Cup fourth-round clash with Tottenham and the Elland Road atmosphere was a credit to their support, a reminder that the city will one day be back on the Premier League map. So forgive me for highlighting an incident which favoured them.
El Hadji Diouf blundered and Benoit Assou-Ekotto surged into the penalty area. Or would have done had he not been half-elbowed and half-shoved off the ball by Sam Byram (above). Referee Kevin Friend waved play on, presumably because he thought the elbowing inadvertent. "I don't believe that," said ESPN's Chris Waddle. I did. Referees don't seem to mind shoving any more and they are doing the game a lot of harm.
One other image lingers: that of Gareth Bale skipping out of Byram's two-footed tackle with a dragback, turn and spurt, all in one smooth movement. I hope those who call Bale a diver know courage when they see it.
An idiot's guide to Ferguson
The identity of the "idiot" mentioned by Sir Alex Ferguson in his defence of his goalkeeper David de Gea was not revealed, leading various speculators to point at Richard Keys, Alan Hansen and even Gary Neville. Not that whoever it was should worry.
Anyone who says something without checking that it follows the Ferguson party line is an idiot. It doesn't mean he is wrong. Even a "f*****g idiot" can have a point, as in the case of journalists who politely asked the Manchester United manager if Juan Sebastian Veron might be struggling to produce his best in the Premier League.
A famous rant ensued. So, after a decent interval, did the sale of Veron to Chelsea at a loss of some £14million (and they negotiated well). Whether United will have to take a hit on De Gea remains to be seen. The Real Madrid matches could tell us a lot.
Feeling glad all over
No doubt Brentford have good reasons for planning to knock down Griffin Park (right) and move to a smart new stadium in Kew. But didn't the old place look wonderful? Packed in the hoary-breath sunshine, the perfect backdrop for an FA Cup classic. And a proper ground, too. Not a Dave Clark Five ground like Oldham's thing of bits and pieces. Four sides, four pubs: Griffin Park is perfect.
. . . then Latics ruin it
What's the FA Cup all about? Suspended morality, as far as I'm concerned. An Oldham player not only fouls Daniel Sturridge but follows up by stamping on his calf and we're all glad the referee hasn't noticed because the League One Latics have broken away to score. They go on to knock Liverpool out of the Cup and one of the competition's best days for ages is complete. Normal rules don't apply.
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Code Crew is happy to announce an introductory session on the programming language Java. The session will cover basic topics such as learning Java on Eclipse IDE, writing a simple program and best practices.
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The rooms have been upgraded but I feel the bathroom fittings will have a short life as work is a bit shoddy.
Breakfast was plentiful and suimming pool very clean Room and hotel maintenance is not great
Terry clothe robes and being right next to a beautiful botanical garden! The downstairs bathroom smell like urine.
Swimming pool They did not have my confirmed reservation, and at first they gave me a small smoking room, when I specifically ordered a non-smoking room, and after negotiation, they changed the room to a small non-smoking room, although I ordered via the web the larger double room for single use.
I liked the meals served and location of place. The pool was great. The hours of the pool. They were opened from 10 to 1 and then 4-7. I wish they would be opened longer in the evening and not close between 1 and 4.
Breakfast is average. Carpets in corridors are stained and smell of cigarettes. The rooms and bathroom are very dated. In the first room they gave us, the phone did not work. In the second one, the TV did not work... The bathrooms were dirty (hair in the sink etc).
The view and the pool, helpful staff Noise from the street
Swimming Pool and Cleanliness of the Room and the hotel bus into the shopping area of Palermo No set meal of the day or buffet. Not a good selection of food for breakfast for a 4 star hotel. The hotel seemed to cater for Globus Tours and wedding parties to the deteriment of other guests. I would not stay there again or indeed any Jolly Hotel if it was run like the one in Palermo.
Nice staff. At least the staff speaks English what's exceptionnal there. Good price quality balance. Excellent breakfast
Nice hotel close to center of Palermo. Good facilities. Some misunderstandings regarding booking via booking.com (the room wasn't according to the booked room) - was sorted out by personel without any problems though.
The architecture of the hotel and the elegance of the rooms.Very quiet and discrete place to be in the heart of the city of Palermo.Excellent value for the money. The quality of the breakfast is improvable.
the location and design of the hotel was excellent. as was the reception staff - very helpful with enquiries re restaurants, trains, buses etc. the breakfast was quite poor. on 2 days we were seated at tables with stained table cloths - should never be allowed. the scrambled eggs were lumpy and watery - no resemblence to scrambled eggs at all.
We have enjoyed the hotel which is clean, new, central, quit - just beautiful.
Nicely appointed rooms in great location. Friendly, helpful staff. not their fault, but there was a power blackout one night.
This is one of the best hotels we have stayed at. We travel quite a lot and this hotel is definitely one that we would like to recommend. We stayed in a Deluxe room, with a separate jacuzzi room. We also had dinner in the hotel restaurant and can recommend this to anyone staying at the hotel and not wanting to go out and hunt for a top-restaurant. Breakfast was not top (choice of food) - but was it was fresh. No glasses in the room/mini-bar...
Gorgeous, clean, great location and felt safe. A true gem. I can't wait to go back.
The restaurant on the 4th floor is excellent! The included breakfast is lovely. Very accomadating regarding special dietary needs. No ability to make coffee/tea in the room
The hotel is in an ancient convent. Staff is helpful and speaks English. Stylish bar and a nice garden. Location is great.
Location and friendly staff. Room was excellent. No complaints
great location, lovely gardens nearby plus the seaside feel. Fabulous bedroom and bathroom, lovely staff. The hotel was an absolute gem and would not hesitate to recommend it to both business and couples. Nothing to dislike
Very comfortable and nicely appointed hotel. Good value and great location.We had two spacious rooms. Nice breakfast and view from the terrace. Breakfast is O.K. but limited. No fresh juice (all from the package...)
clean, well designed, quiet, comfortable, most staff was very good Palermo still has a ways to go, especially regarding trash and cleanliness - but the hotel has nothing to do with it - it only suffers.
Comfortable room, superb breakfast with a view over the rooftops to the mountains, but the highlight was the fantastic spa. Some street noise but it didn't bother us.
It is clean and comfortable with value for money. Its location is very convenient. We have stayed three times and are booked to return again soon. The staff are friendly and great breakfast. No.
Very comfortable hotel not too far from the centre of town. Good sized room well fitted-out, with a nice firm bed. Loved the rooftop breakfast room and good breakfast buffet spread.
Extremely modern and compact boutique hotel, small but up-market interior. Staff at reception were extremely courteous and helpful. The great disappointment with this hotel is it location, with its entrance in the middle of a dark lane. One suspects that this may be addressed in time with adjoining development but it is currently very off-putting and not conducive to venturing out at night by foot. Palermo itself felt very dirty and swarmy at the time of our visit and hotel is located in a quarter which needs uplifting. Breakfast selection was poor and meagre and would need to be upgraded to match overall ambiance and up-market quality of room specification. Therefore some reservation in recommending it at present though no fault with hotel room itself or its staff.
A small boutique Hotel in the old quarter of Palermo. Fresh and contemporary design, and very helpful staff. Our room had a very large bed. Breakfast was served until 11.00 - also a bonus for us! There are a number of building sites in the area, and these begin work at about 6.30 am. We would have liked a sofa in our room or at least two comfortable chairs. The reception had sofas where one could sit and read, so that was OK although not ideal.


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We are also about to begin a multi-million pound refurbishment and rebuild of our sports, science, performing arts, sixth form and library facilities.
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Yield: 8 portions
1 pint heavy cream
6 oz. whole milk
12 oz. (1 1/2 cups) granulated sugar
12 oz. (15 eggs) egg yolks
2 teaspoons maple extract
1. Heat heavy cream, whole milk and granulated sugar over double boiler until sugar is dissolved (110F). DO NOT WHIP. Stir only.
2. Place in a large mixing bowl. Slowly add 1/3 of cream mixture to egg yolks, stirring to temper egg yolks.
3. Add remaining cream mixture. Stir to blend well.
Add maple extract to previous mixture.
5. Strain mixture through fine mesh strainer.
6. Pour mixture into serving dishes that have been place into two cake pans. Add enough water in the bottom of each cake pan to fill 1/4 the way up the serving dishes.
7. Bake in a low oven -- 275 degrees -- for approximately 2 to 2 1/2 hours. The desserts should be "set" firm but not hard, with a little wiggle when you shake it gently.
Sprinkle cooled custards with sugar and melt with a torch.
READER'S NOTE: Mary Ann Devine -- My custards were set after 1 1/2 hours. I also then used the 15 egg whites to make an angel food cake from scratch - very easy!


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France have the best chance of breaking one of the biggest hoodoos in football.
No European team has ever won the World Cup on South American soil, but I have been so impressed with Les Bleus here in Brazil that I give them a fighting chance of going all the way.
Argentina were my pick before a ball was kicked, so I have to stand by them - although they were desperately ponderous against Switzerland in the last 16 and didn't give Lionel Messi the ball in the right areas often enough.
But I believe the French will beat Germany in today's first quarter-final because they have the pace and movement to expose their opponents' high defensive line.
And what an achievement it would be for the French to reach a World Cup semi-final just four years after they were humiliated in South Africa amid dressing room rows, Nicolas Anelka being sent home in disgrace and players going on strike.
Germany vs France. Who goes through?
If they are going to break that 84-year-old European famine in South America, they will have to do it the hard way - if they do get past Germany, they will have to overcome Brazil or Colombia in the semi-finals.
But, for me, the best team at the World Cup is usually the one with the most imagination and variety in midfield - and on the evidence of the last three weeks, that team is France.
Paul Pogba, Blaise Matuidi and Yohan Cabaye have been excellent throughout the tournament. Pogba has looked the complete midfielder, always ready to run past his own strikers to give France an extra attacking dimension in the box.
Manchester United's relative poverty in midfield last season makes you wonder why on earth they let him join Juventus two years ago.
Tall and upright, he has the lot: technique, movement, belief, strength, decent in the air... he reminds me of Patrick Vieira, and nobody gave me a harder time in my playing career than Vieira at his peak.
Will France win this World Cup?
That solid base in midfield has given France a licence to score goals for fun, although I think they are more effective with Karim Benzema playing down the middle instead of on the left, which is where he started the 2-0 win over Nigeria.
Loic Remy has also looked a real threat, and I feel the French will have the measure of Germany's high line, which often left goalkeeper Manuel Neuer playing sweeper 20 yards outside his penalty area as they beat Algeria.
If the Germans - who expect to have Mats Hummels back to resume his centre-half partnership with Per Mertesacker - press too far up the pitch again, it will play into France's hands.
The game is bound to evoke comparisons with the notorious 1982 semi-final in Spain, when German goalkeeper Toni Schumacher wiped out Patrick Battiston with a scandalous challenge:
On that occasion, the Germans sneaked through on penalties; this time, I think Didier Deschamps' side will have the last laugh.
The way Deschamps has transformed the mood in the French camp from mutiny in South Africa to real unity in Brazil makes you wonder why England could not manage a complete reversal of fortune over the same four-year cycle, doesn't it?


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I am a Mac girl so I use Pages and sometimes Keynote. Pages and Keynote are both very user friendly. Believe me, if you try them, you won't go back to Office.
This is always a work in progress for me. At this point in the year, we do most of the games whole group. After we have finished playing the games, I place them in a folder or envelope and put them in a basket where the kids can play them again when their work is done. When there are quite a few games in the baskets, I take out the old ones. I bought tubs for each unit but I haven't begun to organize these yet. Moving classrooms put me behind this year.
My room still doesn't look like in the picture. This was right after I moved.
3. I can't open something that I purchased from you. What do I do?
Most often, this is because you don't have an unzipping program on your computer. Many of my files are in a zip format. You need an unzipping program to open the file. You can download a free one for a Mac or PC with Winzip.
This will unzip the file and open the PDF.
4. My PDF has black bars through it. How can I get rid of them?
You need to update Adobe Reader. They release updates quite often so this usually causes the bars. After you update, the bars should be gone.
5. I bought a unit from you. Can I share it with my grade level?
One purchase is good for one classroom. Most sellers on TPT and Teacher's Notebook have the same policy. I don't feel like many buyers are aware of this because they don't read the Terms of Use. If you share with your team, you are violating copyright. You can share with your grade level by contacting the seller and asking for a multi-user license.
If you appreciate someone's work, show them by not sharing with others. It really hurts our stores when you do. I know personally that I spend hours creating each resource and when people share, it doesn't value the time and effort spent creating resources. I've had one person email my Common Core Standards to their entire district. That's just not cool!
Okay, that's all for now. I'm off to a cookout in the rain. Have a happy Labor day friends!