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We first looked at the Silicon Motion 2246EN controller in our Angelbird SSD wrk review. In that review, we noted the highest sequential performance seen in any SATA SSD reviewed to date. Eager to expand our testing to include additional vendors and capacities, our next review touching on this controller is the Corsair Force LX series of SSDs. The Force LX Series is available in 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB capacities, and today we will look at the 256GB and 512GB iterations of this line:
Continue reading as we evaluate the Corsair Force LX series:
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging
Today I'm going to talk to you about something you might not have thought you needed, but once you realize what this new device can do, you might just want one. Imagine a Western Digital My Cloud, but only smaller, battery powered, and wireless. You could fill it with a bunch of movies, music, and other media for something like an upcoming family road trip. If said device could create its own wireless hotspot, the kids could connect to it via their tablets or other portable devices and watch their movie of choice during the drive. Once you are at your destination and snapping a bunch of photos, it would also be handy if this imaginary device could also mount SD cards for sharing recently taken photos with others on your trip. A bonus might be the ability to store a back-up of those SD cards as they become full, or maybe even empty them for folks without a lot of SD capacity available. As a final bonus, make all of this work in such a way that you could pull off an entire trip with *only* mobile devices and tablets - *without* a PC or a Mac. Think all of that can happen? It can now!:
Behold the WD My Passport Wireless!
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging
AMD has been branching their brand out past CPUs for nearly a decade now. Back in 2006, AMD acquired ATI, and their video card branch has been highly competitive ever since. Then in 2011, AMD entered the RAM market by partnering with Patriot and VisionTek. That partnership appears to have been fruitful, along with some additional help in the form of RAMDisk software through an additional partnership with Dataram, as more recently a highly competitive Gamer Series of that RAM was launched. So, CPU's - check, GPU's - check, RAM - check. What's next? Solid State Drives? Sure, why not!
Behold the AMD Radeon R7 SSD!
Ok, so the naming might be a bit confusing for those familiar with AMD's video card line of the same name, so you'll have to be sure to include 'SSD' in your searches if you are looking for one of these on the market. Just like AMD handled the RAM, they have again chosen to partner with another company in the creation of a new product:
...and this time that choice was OCZ. As you can see above, the Radeon R7 is a gamer-oriented SSD, which sits right in between the Vertex 460 and the Vector 150 in OCZ's product lineup. The expectation is performance similar to the Vector, but with a slightly lower warranty and GB/day rating. We also see the inclusion of the lower cost 'advanced' Toshiba A19nm MLC flash, which should help with pricing and get this new SSD into the hands of even more gamers.
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging
You might have never heard of Angelbird - until now, that is. Angelbird Technologies GmbH is an SSD maker based out of Vorarlberg, Austria. Their product lines have historically focused around high end and Mac-based products, with a recent arch into portable SSDs (like their SSD2go line). Angelbird is known for their high build quality, and their products are assembled using a technique I can appreciate - vapor phase soldering - (seen here) a technique that puts the least possible thermal stress on the components, as well as ensuring all solder joints are oxygen free. While the vast majority of the their prior products have been build around SandForce controllers, today they have launched a new line, the SSD wrk:
The Angelbird SSD wrk is built around a new (to them) controller, the SM2246EN from Silicon Motion:
Silicon Motion prides themselves on making SSD controllers that deliver good performance at very low power consumption. For those wanting more detail on this particular controller technology, we have a detailed analysis from last August, available at this page.
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging
OCZ is on what I would consider to be an upswing now that it exists under the relative safety of its parent company, Toshiba. Shortly after they were acquired, OCZ cut a bunch of unnecessary and/or redundant SKUs from their inventory and simultaneously began the transition of all of their product lines to exclusively use Toshiba branded flash. It only makes sense, given that flash is now available in-house - a luxury OCZ had wanted to have for quite some time. The changeover so far has refreshed the Vector 150, Vertex 460, and most recently the RevoDrive 350. Today OCZ has made another change, but instead of refreshing an old product, they are introducing a new one:
Behold the ARC 100!
To those wondering why OCZ needs another model SSD, and where that model will fall in their lineup, here's everything you need to see:
...so we have a slightly de-rated SSD, with the same Indilinx Barefoot controller, and the same Toshiba 19nm flash, but with a *significantly* reduced price. I wouldn't sweat the 20GB/day rating, as the vast majority of users will average far less than that daily when that usage is spread over a multi-year period. Even heavy gamers that blow through 100+GB of writes on an initial system and game install will still average far less than that over the subsequent months and years. Here is a look at the complete OCZ product spectrum, including their business and PCIe offerings:
In our prior (and this) review, we've covered the whole bottom row. While we have reviewed the Z-Drive 4500 / XL's predecessor (the Z-Drive R4), The 4500 is not yet on finalized firmware.
OK, so they've got my attention with this price thing, so lets see how well the ARC performs given its lower cost:
The Thecus N2560 is a dual-bay NAS Server powered by an Intel Atom SoC. With the addition of HDMI output could this be the answer for some basic HTPC needs as well?
The Thecus N2560 at work in the living room
The N2560 is similar in some ways to the Thecus N2310 NAS we looked at a couple of months ago, but it builds on both the functionality and power of that unit. Both are 2-bay designs with support for up to 8TB of storage via dual 4TB hard drives, and they run the same OS (ThecusOS 6). There are some very big differences, too. The N2560 boasts an Intel Atom SoC which provides dual 1.60 GHz cores, compared to the N2310's single 800 MHz PowerPC core. The N2560 also features a full-size HDMI output as well as SPDIF digital audio output, making it a potential alternative for some HTPC tasks.
The Thecus N2560 is an attractive-looking device, with the smooth lines and finish of a more expensive product. But beyond the N2560's appearance and basic function as a NAS, this is really a server. Digital audio and video output is certainly an impressive addition for a device that retails for around $180, making it a compelling budget HTPC option if the OS and media software work well. Since the basics of the Thecus OS and NAS usage were covered with the N2310, the media output potential of the N2560 is the area of focus for this review.
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging
A few months back, we took a look at the ADATA Premier Pro SP920 series of SSDs. Those came equipped with the Marvell 88SS9189 controller. Marvell SSD controllers have always done a good job, and they were among the first to support SATA 6Gbit speeds. Crucial was one of the first to adopt the Marvell controller into their SATA SSD products, so it seems fitting that we revisit the 88SS9189 controller in the form of Micron's Crucial M550 Series of SSDs:
Being one of the big manufacturers of SSDs, Micron has some cool production videos. Here's one of their videos covering the production of flash all the way through to the assembly of an SSD. We actually toured one of these plants a few years back. Good stuff:
Continue reading as we evaluate all available capacities of the Crucial M550!!
Introduction and Specs
In the preparation for this review, we noted abnormal behavior with the 6TB Red. After coordination with Western Digital, they replicated our results and will be issuing a firmware to correct the issue. We are publishing this piece as-is, with caveats added as appropriate. We will revisit this piece with an additional update once we have retested the 6TB Red on the updated firmware / configuration. More information / detail is available in our related news post on this matter.
** Update ** WD corrected early shipments of these drives and we have a full retest of the corrected units posted here.
Last year we covered the benefits of TLER enabled drives, and the potential for drive errors in a RAID can lead to the potential loss of entire arrays. Western Digital solved this problem by their introduction of the WD Red series. That series was since incrementally updated to include a 4TB capacity, and other Western Digital lines were also scaled up to 4TB capacities.
This week the Red line was updated to include both 5TB and 6TB models, sporting 1.2TB per platter. Performance is expected to be slightly improved over the older / smaller capacities of the Red. The upgraded line will use an improved 'NASware 3.0' firmware, which makes improvements to Western Digital's software based vibration compensation. These improvements mean WD can now support up to 8 Reds in a single chassis (up from 5 with NASware 2.0).
Also announced was the new Red Pro line, available in capacities up to 4TB. The Red Pro is just as it sounds - a 'Pro' version of the Red. This model borrows more features from WD's enterprise line, making it very similar to an SE series HDD. Imagine a Red, but at 7200RPM and more aggressive seek times. The Red Pro also borrows the enterprise-grade 5-year warranty and is supported in chassis up to 16 bays, thanks to built-in hardware vibration compensation. When all is said and done, the Red Pro is basically a WD SE with firmware tweaked for NAS workloads.
As a recap of what can potentially happen if you have a large RAID with 'normal' consumer grade HDD's (and by consumer grade I mean those without any form of Time Limited Error Recovery, or TLER for short):
- Array starts off operating as normal, but drive 3 has a bad sector that cropped up a few months back. This has gone unnoticed because the bad sector was part of a rarely accessed file.
- During operation, drive 1 encounters a new bad sector.
- Since drive 1 is a consumer drive it goes into a retry loop, repeatedly attempting to read and correct the bad sector.
- The RAID controller exceeds its timeout threshold waiting on drive 1 and marks it offline.
- Array is now in degraded status with drive 1 marked as failed.
- User replaces drive 1. RAID controller initiates rebuild using parity data from the other drives.
- During rebuild, RAID controller encounters the bad sector on drive 3.
- Since drive 3 is a consumer drive it goes into a retry loop, repeatedly attempting to read and correct the bad sector.
- The RAID controller exceeds its timeout threshold waiting on drive 3 and marks it offline.
- Rebuild fails.
- Blamo, your data is now (mostly) inaccessible.
I went into much further detail on this back in the intro to the WD 3TB Red piece, but the short of it is that you absolutely should use a HDD intended for RAID when building one.
Continue reading our review of the new WD 6TB Red and 4TB Red Pro!!
Need 128GB at 450 MB/s in your pocket?
We don't normally do reviews on USB flash drives, even if they are USB 3.0 based. But the Corsair Flash Voyager GTX turned out to be a bit different. Not only is this a USB 3.0 capable thumb drive, it is powered by an SSD controller, pushing performance as high as 460 MB/s in our testing! Add to that capacity options of 128GB and 256GB and you have a flash drive that really stands out from majority of the market.
Check out the video review below that Allyn and I made about the Corsair Flash Voyager GTX 128GB flash drive and then continue on to see some more pictures and our quick benchmark results.
The Flash Voyager GTX is a bit large in pantheon of USB thumb drives but it's actually smaller than I expected it when I heard the capacity options available. You'll definitely be able to keep this around your neck or in your pocket without noticing it and you may still be able to keep it on your key ring.
What do you do with 128GB or 256GB of flash drive? Well, other than the obvious of having a huge capacity drive for your "sneaker net" implementation at your home or office, you can investigate more interesting usage models. If you are looking for a more secure place to store sensitive files that you don't want on your home or work PC full time, just keep them on the Flash Voyager GTX and plug it into a USB 3.0 port when you want access. You'll get performance on par with an SSD but the ability to quickly disconnect it.
Continue reading our review of the Corsair Flash Voyager GTX 128GB USB 3.0 SSD Flash Drive!!
Introduction and Packaging
Late last year, Western Digital launched their My Cloud series, first with a single-drive My Cloud, and immediately followed up with a beefier small-office product, the 4-drive My Cloud EX4. Then earlier this year, they filled My Cloud gap (so to speak), with a 2-drive variant of the EX4 - the My Cloud EX2. As the EX2 was more of a business type of NAS, it commanded a bit of a price premium as compared to competing 2-bay NAS devices. The logical solution is was for WD to expand the standard My Cloud lineup upward by adding a 2-bay device to their existing consumer line.
The My Cloud Mirror is very similar to the My Cloud EX2. You get the bulk of the same features as compared with the EX2, but with some of the more workstation / enterprise features removed. Here's a couple of slides to help explain those differences:
Packaging is simple, with only a power adapter, ethernet cable, and quick start guide needed.
Samsung has certainly been pushing the envelope in the SSD field. For the past two years straight, they have launched class leading storage products, frequently showing outside-the-box thinking. Their 840 PRO series was an impressive MLC performer to say the least, but even more impressive was the 840 EVO, which combined cost-efficient TLC flash with a super-fast SLC cache. The generous SLC area, present on each die and distributed amongst all flash chips within the drive, enabled the EVO to maintain PRO-level performance for the majority of typical consumer (and even power user) usage scenarios. The main win for the EVO was the fact that it could be produced at a much lower cost, and since its release, we've seen the EVO spearheading the push to lower cost SSDs.
All of these innovations might make you wonder what could possibly be next. Today I have that answer:
If you're going "Hey, they just changed the label from 840 to 850!", well, think again. This SSD might have the same MEX controller as its predecessor, but Samsung has done some significant overhauling of the flash memory itself. Allow me to demonstrate.
Here's standard (2D) flash memory, where the charge is stored on a horizontal plane:
..and now for 3D:
The charges (bits) are not stored at the top layer. They are stored within all of those smaller, thinner layers below it. You're still looking at a 2D plane (your display), so here's a better view:
Read on as we dive even deeper into this awesome new 3D flash technology!
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging
OCZ's RevoDrive series has been around for quite some time. We reviewed the first of the series over four years ago, and they just kept coming after that initial launch.
The full line of (now legacy) Revo / Z-Drive series products.
With the recent acquisition by Toshiba, it was only a matter of time before OCZ revamped the RevoDrive line with their new flash. It just makes sense, as Toshiba can be obtained much more readily (and cheaply) since they are now an in-house source for OCZ. With the Vector 150 and Vertex 460 already driving 19nm Toshiba flash, we now have the RevoDrive 350:
We suspected they might also count this as an update to the Revo line and not just a flash swap, so with a sample to test, let's see what's what!
We've looked at many hybrid options over the past few years. First we checked out Intel's RST Caching solution, introduced on the Z68 chipset. Then we looked into Seagate's first few rounds of SSHD's, which were basically a standard HDD with an 8GB cache tacked on to the controller. Despite larger adoption of SSD's taking place, Seagate continues to push further into the hybrid market, with the addition of dual mode caching and other advancements. Today we take a look at their most recent push:
Yup, that's 4TB of hybrid goodness right there. No doubt this is a desktop class product, but how well can it handle desktop workloads?
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You might not expect it from who was originally an optical drive company, but Plextor has been cranking out SSDs for a while now. We will be taking a look at the recent wave of releases from Plextor, starting with the M6M:
This SSD contains the same Marvell 88SS9188 controller seen in the Crucial M550, MX100, and ADATA SP920 SSDs, but with additional firmware tweaks claimed by Plextor.
Let's dive right in. Read on for our full review!
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging
Intel has a nasty habit of releasing disruptive technology, especially in the area of computer storage. Among the first of those releases was the X25-M, which was groundbreaking to say the least. At a time where most other SATA SSDs were just stopgap attempts to graft flash memory to a different interface, Intel's SATA SSD was really the first true performer.
With performance in the bag, Intel shifted their attention to reducing the cost of their products. The next few generations of the Intel line was coupled with leadership in die shrinks. This all came together in the form of SSD releases of increasingly reduced cost. Sure the enterprise parts retained a premium, but the consumer parts generally remained competitive.
Now Intel appears to have once again shifted their attention to performance, and we know it has been in the works for a while now. With the SATA bottleneck becoming increasingly apparent, big changes needed to me made. First, SATA, while fine for relatively high latency HDD's, was just never meant for SSD speeds. As SSD performance increased, the latencies involved with the interface overhead (translating memory-based addresses into ATA style commands) becomes more and more of a burden.
The solution is to not only transition to PCIe, but to do so using a completely new software and driver interface, called NVM Express. NVMe has been in the works for a while, and offers some incredible benefits in that it essentially brings the flash memory closer to the CPU. The protocol was engineered for the purpose of accessing flash memory as storage, and doing so as fast and with the least latency as possible. We hadn't seen any true NVMe products hit the market, until today, that is:
Behold the Intel SSD DC P3700!
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Back in July of last year, Micron announced production of 16nm flash memory. These were the same 128gbit dies as the previous gen parts, but 16nm means the dies are smaller, meaning more dies from a single wafer, ultimately translating to lower end user cost.
It takes a bit of time for those new flash die shrinks to trickle into mainstream products. Early yields from a given shrink tend to not have competitive endurance on initial production. As production continues, the process gets tweaked, resulting in greater and longer enduring yields.
The N2310 is a budget dual-bay NAS from Thecus and an interesting product beyond the low cost for this category, boasting a number of features that help set it apart.
Apart from the primary role of a network attached storage (NAS) device - you know, storage - there are some interesting things a piece of hardware like the N2310 can do. This inexpensive NAS is actually a server, too, so beyond storing up to 8TB of data it's powerful enough to replace a dedicated PC for certain tasks - the kind of tasks that some of us leave a PC running 24/7 to accomplish.
In this review we'll take a look at some of the functionality that helps set the N2310 apart, as well as the kind of real-world performance you might expect to see.
It's All About the Gigabytes
There are more reasons now than ever before for large storage options. Even though SSD's are at their lowest prices ever most of us still need to supplement a fast boot drive with some traditional spinning disks. Just think about what accumulates in an average year on your PC… photos, music, videos, program backups and images, you name it. All those GB's have to go somewhere, and there are obviously internal and external hard drives to share the load. However, regardless of the local storage option you might chose, it's not always so convenient to actually access this stuff again. Clearly, the easier it is to access your files, the better - and not just from one device. So, having centralized storage is a great idea, right?
Between computers, tablets, and of course our phones, there are generally quite a few connected devices in the average technology-inclined home. And while every device mentioned can connect to the internet - and cloud storage has become very popular - there's still something to be said for local content management. Beyond the convenience of sharing sometimes massive amounts of data easily at home, another benefit of always-on storage is backup. Ideally, every computer in the home would be backed up locally as well as the cloud, and a great way to take care of the local side of backup is with a NAS. Setting one up is very easy these days, with a growing number of affordable options from various vendors.
Thecus makes an interesting case for a budget NAS with the N2310. For a comparison, Allyn recently looked at Western Digital's My Cloud EX2 network drive, and this is a highly polished all-in-one solution is now selling for about $199 (without drives). The Thecus N2310 is less expensive at $149, and both offer two 3.5" drive bays. (The My Cloud is also offered pre-populated with drives providing up to 8TB of storage.) These "diskless" enclosures present a good opportunity to save some money up front, and whether you choose to run on two drives you happened to have around the house or office, or if you want to go out and grab a couple of Western Digital 4TB Red drives, they can accommodate your situation.
Let's take a look at the Thecus N2310.
Continue reading our review of the Thecus N2310 SOHO NAS Server!!
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging
ADATA has been in the storage market for a good while now. I like to think of them as the patient underdog. They don't necessarily come out with the shiny new controller or flash technology. Instead they tend to sit back and wait for a given set of hardware to mature and drop in price a bit. Once that happens, they figure out how to package the matured technology into a device of relatively low cost as compared to the competition. They have done so again today, with their new Premier Pro SP920 lineup:
As hinted at earlier, this line does not use the newest Marvell controller, but as Marvell controllers have been very capable SATA 6Gb/sec units for a long time now, that is not necessarily a bad thing. In addition, Marvell controllers have a track record of gaining significant performance margins as their firmware matures, which makes ADATA's later entrance more of a good thing.
Continue reading for the full scoop and performance benchmarks of all available capacities!!
Introduction and Background
Back in 2010, Intel threw a bit of a press thing for a short list of analysts and reviewers out at their IMFT flash memory plant at Lehi, Utah. The theme and message of that event was to announce 25nm flash entering mass production. A few years have passed, and 25nm flash is fairly ubiquitous, with 20nm rapidly gaining as IMFT scales production even higher with the smaller process. Last week, Intel threw a similar event, but instead of showing off a die shrink or even announcing a new enthusiast SSD, they chose to take a step back and brief us on the various design, engineering, and validation testing of their flash storage product lines.
At the Lehi event, I did my best to make off with a 25nm wafer.
Many topics were covered at this new event at the Intel campus at Folsom, CA, and over the coming weeks we will be filling you in on many of them as we take the necessary time to digest the fire hose of intel (pun intended) that we received. Today I'm going to lay out one of the more impressive things I saw at the briefings, and that is the process Intel goes through to ensure their products are among the most solid and reliable in the industry.
Introduction and Packaging
Last October, Western Digital launched the My Cloud. This device was essentially a network connected version of their My Book line of external hard drives, but with Internet connectivity and apps that could reach back to the My Cloud even when you were away from home. One month later, WD launched the My Cloud EX4, a much beefier version which supported redundant arrays of 4 hard disks, redundant network and power, and a load of other features. There was a rather large gap in features between these two devices, as the only RAID option was more of a small business one. Today Western Digital closed that gap:
The My Cloud EX2 is essentially a My Cloud, but with dual drive bays, and a few additional features. Check out this projected trend below:
You can see there was a definite void in the 2-drive range that needed filling. With those two drives, you get a few options for redundancy or capacity+speed:
All standard RAID options for a 2-bay appliance are met here, though the vast majority of users should opt for the default RAID-1 mirrored set.
Packaging is simple here with only a power adapter, ethernet cable, and quick start guide needed.
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GQ magazine's UK edition has designated British Conservative party leader David Cameron the second-best dressed man in the world (Daniel Craig is number one).
Maybe it's his electric-green neckties. Or his Converse sneakers. It certainly doesn't hurt to be ahead in the opinion polls. The Independent notes that bespoke tailor Timothy Everest, who has suited up David Beckham and Tom Cruise, is Cameron's "secret weapon."
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This four-day course is based on one throw double acting 15.5x11" ESH1 reciprocating compressor. A recap of compressor components, and review of relevant drawings, pre-strip & assembly procedures, is followed by compressor dismantling and rebuilding. Students will learn how to measure clearances, connect piston to piston rod, measure rod run out, crankshaft deflection, remove and install packing, and other related activities. 2017 Product Training Catalog
Course Length: 4 Days
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Rift: Overpowered Cleric Healer Build
The first thing you need to understand about this build, is that I did not create it. It was built by a friend of mine. He claimed he was able to level in 4 days with this build, to level 50. I have not tested the build out. He told me that the build, was overpowered… in healing only. In combat situations, it is an extremely underpowered build. This is only meant as a group healer, not as a solo leveler.
Supposedly, it's like being "hit with a pillow" in combat. Obviously this isn't the ultimate solo leveling build like the rest of my builds. This is a build meant strictly for repeated over and over leveling within dungeons. It's this way, that he was able to achieve level 50 in 4 days playing time.
Link: Overpowered Cleric Healing Build
I cannot tell you when to put your points in, but I will say that with this build, you will never run out of options to heal you and your party members.
Now, if this build isn't for you, or you want to be able to occasionally do other things, such as run around zones, then you are going to need a new build. This could be your secondary build. Though I much prefer mine, this is a good alternative.
Link: Iquisitor Cabalist DPS Cleric Build
I like that it uses the Cabalist tree, for the AOE DPS. The Inquistor has a lot of good DPS spells as well, but they are aimed at one mob, not crowd control like the Cabalist. The Sentinel Spells, will help keep you healed as well.


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Anyone who asks Aly Fisher to tell you about herself isn't going to quickly find out much about her.
On initially meeting Aly, the first thing one should see is her, a 16-year-old girl; a Cape Henlopen High School sophomore.
But in reality, the first thing you'll see is her wheelchair, and then Aly. But to find out who Aly is, it's important to know why there's a wheelchair.
Born in Changsha, China, Aly arrived in the United States when she was 9 months old. At age 3, she was diagnosed with girdle-limb muscular dystrophy at A.I. duPont Children's Hospital.
Girdle-limb MD causes weakness and wasting of muscles in the arms and legs.
Aly's parents, Loretta Higgins and Cecily Fisher, are both healthcare professionals. Higgins, 53, is a Delaware Hospice nurse practitioner.
Fisher, 52, is a registered nurse healthcare consultant. The couple met when both worked at what was then Presbyterian-University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Loretta and Cecily have been together for 25 years and united in civil union ceremony last fall. The family lives in Wolfe Pointe, near Lewes.
Her parents said Aly was born with muscular dystrophy; it just went undetected.
"She's been in a wheelchair now for six-and-a-half years," Loretta said.
Progress in MD research to stop or prevent the disease has been very slow, Cecily said. "But what they have learned a lot about is how to keep children with muscular dystrophy healthy longer. One of the things that we're vigilant is about is Aly's respiratory health," she said.
There are several types of MD and many subtypes of girdle-limb muscular dystrophy. The type Aly has is rare.
"She doesn't make dystrophine, and dystrophine is what you need to make a muscle," Cecily said.
Although living with the disease is sometimes physically challenging, Aly said at school her classmates and teachers treat her no differently than other student.
She didn't have a Sweet 16 birthday party, but she, her parents, and her 10-year-old sister Emily went on a cruise.
Last winter, the family boarded a Norwegian Cruise Line ship in New York City and sailed south, stopping in Florida then in Nassau, the Bahamas and Great Stirrup Cay, a private island.
In school, Aly's worked on the yearbook and she's interested in journalism and art, but she hasn't charted a definite career path.
She received a Jefferson Award last year for Outstanding Leadership in Volunteerism. Cecily said Aly didn't know she had been nominated for the award.
"I raised money for muscular dystrophy a couple different ways. I made up a poster and put it on jars and containers and asked family members to put them in businesses and shops.
"I made a Facebook event page and mom's friend Ileana's daughter painted a picture and we raffled it off," Aly said.
Cecily and Aly have also been involved with Muscular Dystrophy Association Muscle Walks.
"The walks raise money for hospitals that do MDA clinics. When Aly raises money for the Philadelphia Muscle Walk, some of that money goes back to A.I duPont and some of it stays in the Philadelphia area and some to southern New Jersey," Cecily said.
Aly's efforts helped raised nearly $8,600 last year, and she's raised ever-increasing amounts every year she's done it.
"We've set a goal of $10,000 for next year," Cecily said.
An honors student, Aly is good at math and is studying algebra and geometry. She said she does well in science, "but chemistry is kinda hard."
She enjoys reading, and George Orwell's "1984" was a recent English class assignment. " I'm not enjoying it. It's kinda boring," she said.
"I kinda like teen romance and I liked the vampire books, but it's getting kinda old," she said referring to "Twilight," a series of vampire-themed romance novels," by Stephenie Meyer.
She said she hasn't decided where she'd like to go to college. "I kinda want to go into psychology. Asked why psychology, she said "I like to help people."
Aly said she isn't shy but she's undoubtedly quiet.
Are you quiet in school, too?
"It depends on what day it is."
Do you mean day of the week or what's happening in school?
"No, what mooood I'm in," she said, stretching the word out for emphasis.
Loretta said Aly has been observant since she was a young child. "She kinda tends to take in what's going on," Cecily said. "And then she'll make her pronouncements," Loretta quickly added, laughing.
Because of Aly's observant nature, she's not going to go on and on about herself.
Asked if there's anything else readers might like knowing about her, she pauses for about 10 seconds.
"I am Delaware's Goodwill Ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and I'm 2013's National Goodwill Ambassador for Tall Cedars of Lebanon of North America," she said. Tall Cedars is only a 10,000 member Masonic-affiliated organization devoted to fostering friendship and fellowship.
Nope. Aly wasn't even going to mention her ambassador's role with a group committed to providing "a place in the sun" for thousands of victims of neuromuscular diseases.
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The most attended stop on the PGA Tour is right here in the Valley of the sun! I guess we just know how to throw a party! Oh yeah, and a golf tournament too! The Pro-Am's and practice rounds are underway, with tournament play beginning on Thursday.
In honor of all of that… we presented our Top Ten "Phoenix Open" songs. If you missed any of them, here's the list, and why they made it…
#10 Boogie Nights by Heatwave. Every night is a Boogie Night at the Birdsnest!
#9 "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins. Standing along the fairway close to the Tee Box! I'm amazed no one gets hit!
#8 "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar. There will be a lot of great shots!
#7 "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison. Some people don't come to watch, but rather to be seen!
#6 "Swingtown" by The Steve Miller Band. The eyes of the world are on the Valley of the Sun this week.
#5 "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor. We keep an eye out hoping that he will return to play here.
#4 "Big Shot" by Billy Joel. One big shot could change everything at any time!
#3 "Shout" by Tears For Fears." Don't you love the crowds on the 16th!
#2 "Fly Like An Eagle" By the Steve Miller Band. (Wow! He made it in twice.) One Eagle on the right hole could win the tournament.
#1 "I'm Alright" by Kenny Loggins. (Wow! Another two-timer on our list.) C'mon. Don't you love watching the gopher dance to that one in the best golf movie of all time! (Caddyshack)
Thanks for your suggestions for this weeks KOOLest Top Ten Tuesday songs. Next week, we're looking to put one together to honor our upcoming "Taste In Tempe" event on February 9th at the Tempe Center For The Arts. Check it out HERE.
What songs do you think belong on that list? Let us know, and then be listening to see if your song made it! – Tom Peake


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I found my lump in September of 2004. Normally, I have a yearly mammogram, but my doctor had moved and I just never got around to finding a new one. A friend referred me to a doctor who told me I needed to have a mammogram.
That very day, I went in for the mammogram and I just had a feeling something was wrong. The mammogram showed a lump and the ultrasound confirmed it. When the radiologist said it looked like cancer to him, I became very calm and asked to be referred to a surgeon.
I had surgery to remove the lump and lymph nodes. Since three nodes were cancerous, I received adjuvant therapy consisting of chemotherapy and radiation. My first PET scan was clear, as was my first blood work—a real blessing!
God, family and friends have seen me through the rough times, and now I'm on a mission to make sure every woman gets her yearly mammogram. Just because you don't have a history of breast cancer in your family doesn't mean it can't happen to you. Never ask "Why me?" Always remember, "Why not me?"
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BGainesway Farm, KY.; OHeadley, Aase and Naify, Marsha; TBruce Headley
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BClassicStar, KY.; OTarabilla Farms, Inc.; TDavid E. Hofmans
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BLa Providencia, ARG.; OL-Bo Racing; TA. C. Avila
Margins: ½, 1, ¾. Others: Neko Bay 115($9,000) , Buzzards Bay 117($3,000) , Monzante 115 , Zappa 115 , Fly Dorcego (BRZ) 115 . Winning Jockey, Alex O. Solis.
Surf Cat edged ever closer to the title of millionaire with his half-length victory over Desert Code in the April 26 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap (gr. II) at Hollywood Park. The 6-year-old son of Sir Cat also took the race in 2006, making him the first two-time winner of the event.
Bruce Headley trains Surf Cat for his wife, Aase, and Marsha Naify. A multiple graded stakes winner, Surf Cat came into the race off a second-place finish to GregÕs Gold in the April 5 Potrero Grande Handicap (gr. II). In February, he defeated that rival by a half-length in the San Carlos Handicap (gr. II), which he also won in 2006.
Another one of NaifyÕs runners, Stoneside, won the San Simeon Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Santa Anita April 19, while Moon Catcher won the April 27 Emergency Nurse Stakes at Calder.
Surf Cat now has six grade II victories to his credit and earnings of $925,420. With his wins in the Mervyn LeRoy and San Carlos, he seems to be mimicking his 2006 campaign. However, after his victory in the Mervyn LeRoy two years ago, Surf Cat missed nearly 14 months of racing due to foot problems, and this yearÕs win in the San Carlos was his first trip back to the winnerÕs circle since that race.
William Taylor Nicholls and Gainesway Farm bred Surf Cat in Kentucky, and he was consigned to the 2003 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky February mixed sale where he sold to Drumkenny Farm for $25,000. Later that year, he was consigned by Paramount Sales, agent, to the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July select yearling sale, but failed to meet his reserve when bidding stopped at $45,000.
Surf CatÕs dam, the winning Centrust mare Trust Greta, was also sold at the 2003 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky February mixed sale. In foal to Ordway, she was purchased for $5,500 by Dancer Stable from Candlebrooke Farm, agent. She was then sold to Haaf for $11,000 at the 2006 Keeneland January mixed sale by Mill Ridge Sales, agent. Shortly thereafter, she was sold privately to Gary Falter, Ben Young, Wes and Susan Martin, and Trackside Farm.
Surf Cat is the second graded stakes winner out of Trust Greta, whose first foal, Rosie OÕ Greta, won the 1995 Tremont BreedersÕ Cup Stakes (gr. III). The 20-year-old mare has a yearling colt by Leroidesanimaux named Surf King and was barren to A.P. Indy for 2008. Kept at Trackside near Versailles, Ky., she is in foal to After Market.
Sir Cat is the sire of 21 stakes winners. The 15-year-old son of Storm Cat stands at Haras Jockey in Chile for a private fee. He formerly stood at the Beck familyÕs Gainesway Farm near Lexington.ÑA.H.D.


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What: Promoted to director of final phase operations at Gulfstream Aerospace Corp's Brunswick facility.
Duties: Oversee the outfitting of Gulfstream G550, G500, G450 and G350 business jets.
Background: Most recently served as IPT manager for final phase woodshop operations at Gulfstream's Savannah headquarters and business-jet manufacturing facility; previously worked for three years in various engineering-related positions at the Savannah site, then he was an industrial engineer for the Savannah site; captain in the Georgia Air National Guard's 165th Airlift Wing; served in the Georgia Air National Guard for 19 years.
Education: Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering technology, Georgia Southern University.
What: Hired as vice president of Sapelo Creative Insurance Solutions LLC, a part of Sullivan Group.
Background: Experienced licensed insurance agent selling commercial lines products; 30 years experience in the commercial lines field.
What: Promoted to chief of operations at the Savannah branch of American Tire Distributors.
What: Hired as a sales associate for Cora Bett Thomas Realty Co. LLC.
Duties: Responsible for listing and selling property throughout the greater Savannah area, specializing in historic property.
Background: Most recently was an office manager at EGJ Enterprises in Savannah; previously worked at Dawson Wissman Architects and Dan J. Sheehan Company in Savannah; volunteers for the Junior League of Savannah and the Revolving Fund Committee for the Historic Savannah Foundation.
Education: Bachelor's degree in English, Hollins College; master's degree in historic preservation, Savannah College of Art and Design.
What: Named as partner in the Hilton Head Island law firm of Finger, Fraser and Andrews, P.A.
Background: Joined the firm in 2000; previously was president of the DH Fraser Company; background in the banking and construction-related industries; member of the board of directors of the Hilton Head Area Homebuilders Association and past director of the South Carolina Home Builders Association.
Education: Graduate of Newberry College; law degree, University of South Carolina School of Law.
What: Joins Kidney Specialists of Savannah.
Background: Dr. Georgescu joins Dr. Craig Saxton and Dr. Nancy Thompson; practice is limited to nephrology and hypertension.
What: Hired as a sales associate for Ben Farmer Realty.
Background: Held executive positions with the American Express Travel Division and Travelers Air Services; owned and operated two restaurants in Long Island, N.Y.
Education: Graduate of the New York Institute of Culinary Arts.
What: Hired as a sales associate for Ben Farmer Realty.
Background: Currently serves on the Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education; court appointed special advocate; served as a member of the Georgia General Assembly and the Chatham County Board of Equalization; Vietnam veteran and life member of American Legion Post 184, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 660 and Disabled American Veterans of America Chapter 8.
What: Named vice president and mill manager of Weyerhaeuser's Port Wentworth's cellulose fibers mill.
Background: Worked in the pulp and paper industry since 1982.
Education: Bachelor's degree in science and engineering, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
What: Joins The Lattimore Co. as a principal.
Duties: Responsibilities include gathering data and analyzing real estate trends for Coastal MarketGraphics, a market research firm affiliated with The Lattimore Company.
Education: Bachelor's degree in finance, University of Alabama.
What: Joins Qualified Plans LLC.
Duties: Assist in retirement plan administration.
Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting and a master's degree in accounting, Georgia Southern University.
What: Promoted to assistant chief of operations at the Savannah branch of American Tire Distributors.
What: Hired as an AFLAC associate.
Background: Experience in consumer affairs and accounting.
What: Hired as a sales associate for Southbridge Realty.
Duties: Specialize in selling homes, villas and home sites at Southbridge.
Background: Previously worked in the home improvement business, opening a local office for a window company based out of Charlotte, N.C.
Education: Degree in communications, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
What: Hired as a sales associate with Konter Realty.
Background: Licensed Realtor; member of the Savannah Board of Realtors, the Georgia Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors; member of the Junior League of Savannah; previously was a commercial business and customer service representative for BB&T in Savannah; also was a mortgage loan originator with Bank of the South.
Education: Bachelor's degree in business administration, Georgia Southern University.
What: Hired as marketing director for Carriage Trade Public Relations.
Background: Spent 20 years in New York City where he worked on global public relations and marketing accounts.
Education: Bachelor's degree in psychology, Emory University; master's degree in international business, American University.
What: Named campaign manager for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Duties: Responsible for managing and implementing both the Light The Night Walk, to build awareness of blood cancers and raise funds for cures and Team In Training, an endurance sports training program, fund-raising campaigns in Savannah for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Background: Most recently was campaign associate with the United Way of the Coastal Empire.
Education: Bachelor's degree, University of Georgia.
What: Hired as a licensed sales associate with Ben Farmer Realty.
Background: Previously was a branch office administrator for Edward Jones Investment Company.
Education: Attended Valdosta State University, where she studied speech communications.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- A crash that briefly blocked eastbound 28th Street near Kalamazoo Ave. sent two people to the hospital Friday afternoon.
The four-vehicle crash was reported around 3:25 p.m., according to GRPD.
Investigators on the scene said they're going to try figuring out if a mechanical problem or a medical issue caused the crash; they say an eastbound SUV suddenly started driving erratically and pinballed off other vehicles.
That SUV's driver was hospitalized, as was the driver of a box truck involved. That driver had to be extricated.
Another SUV, carrying a family, was also hit; no one in that vehicle was hurt.
The fourth vehicle, described as a white car, took minor damage and was able to drive away from the scene.


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An 8.7mm slim, stylish Android phone, the Lenovo S650 will be the envy of your friends. Dual SIM, front & rear cameras, quad core processor, and Lenovo Smart User Interface combine to make this an all-round mobile phone delivering every app and function you need—without breaking your budget.
4.7" qHD Display
Enjoy an amazing viewing experience with the Lenovo S650 smartphone's 960 x 540 HD resolution display.
Android Jelly Bean
Android 4.2 takes the speed and simplicity of Jelly Bean to a different level—a completely new camera experience that's beyond smart, a new form of typing that helps you power through your messages, and much more.
Quad Core Processing
The S650's 1.3GHz quad core processor enables easy multitasking, a smoother Android experience and eliminates stutter when playing games or HD video. Experience the quad core mobile phone for yourself.
Lenovo Smart User Interface
One-hand smartphone control has never been easier—even in the dark. Pressing the volume button, for instance, will light the screen and you can answer calls by just putting the S650 to your ear. You can also customize gesture controls and find your favourite apps with simple drag and drop folder organization.
Integrated Camera
Enjoy an 8M autofocus camera with LED flash and take high speed bursts of up to 99 in-a-row. You can also enhance your images through built-in features, such as the panoramic scene, HDR, intelligent smile correction, multiple angle view and self-timer options. The front camera also makes video chat easy and fun for you and your friends.
Dual SIM
Two phone numbers in one smartphone is great whether you're separating business and pleasure, travelling to a different country, or simply want to take advantage of different service providers to save money.
Laser-Etched, Fabric-Feel Cover
Weighing only 126g, the Lenovo S650 mobile phone has chrome painted sides and a rear laser-etched, fabric-feel cover with a 3D-textured design. Not only do these features make the smartphone more comfortable to hold, they also make the back less prone to annoying scratches and fingerprints.
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Get all the photo and music space you need by increasing storage by up to 32GB with a Micro SD card.
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Porsche unveils 918 Spyder hybrid sports car concept
New concept from Porsche is an efficient, low-emission, mid-engine super sports car that features hybrid and electric drive technology.
The 918 Spyder concept from Porsche combineshigh-tech racing features with electric mobility. Emission levels for the carare expected to be 70 grams of CO2 per kilometer on fuel consumption of onlythree liters/100 kilometers (equal to approximately 78 mpg U.S.). Performance-wise,this car is designed to accelerate from a standstill to 100 km/h in just under3.2 seconds, with a top speed of 320 km/h (198 mph), and a lap time on theNordschleife of Nurburgring of less than 7:30 minutes, faster than the PorscheCarrera GT.
The 918 Spyder is one of three Porsche models withhybrid drive making their world debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. This trio-madeup of Porsche's new Cayenne S Hybrid SUV with parallel full-hybrid drive, the911 GT3 R Hybrid race car with electric drive on the front axle and a flywheelmass battery ( seerelated Control Engineering article ),and the two-seater high-performance 918 Spyder mid-engine sports car withplug-in hybrid technology-demonstrates the bandwidth of Porsche's new drivetechnology.
This open two-seater is powered by a V8 engine thatcreates more than 500 horsepower and a maximum engine speed of 9,200 rpm. Electricmotors on the front and rear axle provide an overall mechanical output of 218horsepower (160 kW). According to Porsche, the V8 combustion engine is the nextstep in the evolution of its 3.4-liter power unit already featured in the RSSpyder racing car and positioned mid-ship, in front of the rear axle, to providebalance and performance on the race track.
Power is transmitted to the wheels by a seven-speedPorsche-Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) transmission that feeds the power of theelectric drive system to the rear axle. The front-wheel electric drive powersthe wheels through a fixed transmission ratio.
The energy reservoir is a fluid-cooled lithium-ionbattery positioned behind the passenger cell. The advantage of a plug-in hybridis that the battery can be charged on the regular electrical network. Inaddition, the car's kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy fed intothe battery when applying the brakes, thus providing additional energy for fastand dynamic acceleration.
A button on the steering wheel allows the driver tochoose among four different running modes: The E-Drive mode is for running thecar under electric power alone, with a range of up to 25 km (16 miles). In theHybrid mode, the 918 Spyder uses both the electric motors and the combustionengine as a function of driving conditions and requirements, offering a rangefrom fuel-efficient to extra-powerful. The Sport Hybrid mode uses both drivesystems, but with the focus on performance. Most of the drive power goes to therear wheels, with torque vectoring serving to additionally improve the car'sdriving dynamics. In the Race Hybrid mode, the drive systems are focused on performance,running at the limit to their power and dynamic output. With the batterysufficiently charged, a push-to-pass button feeds in additional electricalpower (E-Boost), when overtaking or for even better performance.
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Before the calendar turned, 2016 already had the makings of a pivotal year for manufacturing, and for the world.
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Hello FinalGear!
It's been a while ...
I recently had the pleasure of taking ownership of Toyota's new sports car for a week last month. The brief was pretty simple - shoot the car and provide a brief feedback of my experiences with car. I shot all of the details with a 580EX II & softbox, but the paint on the car was too swirly to use bare off-camera flash for the exterior shots. Instead, I shot brackets but mostly ended up using single exposures for the post work. I toyed with the idea of removing the number plates completely, but decided against it as I wanted the car to be identifiable as Toyota Ireland's car.
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Why not Philippe Gilbert?
I've only been following the TdF for a few years, so please forgive my ignorance.
I have though been following some of the spring classics this year and saw what Philippe Gilbert is made of, just a great all-rounder.
There doesn't seem to be a lot of talk about him as a serious GC threat. Did I miss something or is he really just a Green jersey type of rider?
Grand tour winners have to be great time trialers and mountain climbers.
You'll see how this plays out next week.
Gilbert's a great rider and exciting to watch... but GC is not his game.
The reason he is not considered a GC contender is because although he has explosive power when climbing short hills, he has never been good in the mountains. Eddy Merkx suggested that it's possible he could improve if he lost a bit of weight, although even if that were the case, it's hard to imagine him ever being able to slug it out with the 'natural climbers'.
He could be a better all-rouunder if he underwent the type of transformation Wiggins did with his body, but I hope he doesn't. He's one of the most fun guys to watch, as is.
Gilbert is a puncheur, meaning he's great for hilly stages but not someone who is a GC contender becuase when the big mountain stages come he'll lose lots of time.
He's a great rider but he doesn't have the TT or climbing chops to contend.
Great feedback and insight, thanks everyone.
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Kelli guides us through the patent on this unusual 1881 corset featuring covered metal springs and heavily gathered side-panels.
Doris drafts & constructs a simple ribbon corset based on those she studied in part 1, learning about materials & suitable uses of this style.
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Now that there are many corsetmakers in business, creating a strong visual identity is increasingly important for your brand.


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Keywords: electricity markets, two settlements, Cournot equilibria, equilibrium problems, equilibrium constraints, critical infrastructures, electricity infrastructures, EPNES, efficiency, security
Cournot equilibria in two-settlement electricity markets with system contingencies
We study Nash equilibrium in two-settlement competitive electricity markets with horizontal market power, flow congestion, demand uncertainties and probabilistic system contingencies. The equilibrium is formulated as a stochastic Equilibrium Problem with Equilibrium Constraints (EPEC) in which each firm solves a stochastic Mathematical Programme with Equilibrium Constraints (MPEC). We assume a no-arbitrage relationship between the forward prices and the spot prices. We find that, with two settlements, the generation firms have incentives to commit forward contracts, which increase social surplus and decrease spot energy prices. Furthermore, these effects are amplified when the markets become less concentrated.
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It looks as though you are trying to compute a variation of the Ackermann function (note the spelling), which is notable precisely because "Its value grows rapidly, even for small inputs." Of course you are running out of memory (that's kind of the point!), but this has nothing to do with a memory leak,
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Lohan's alcohol bracelet sounds alarm
LOS ANGELES, June 9 (UPI) -- A bail bondsman posted $200,000 on Lindsay Lohan's behalf after the actress allegedly violated the terms of her probation, the Los Angeles Times said.
Lohan is on probation for a 2007 driving under the influence conviction. A warrant was issued for her arrest last month after she failed to attend a court hearing because she was at the Cannes film festival in France and couldn't find her passport. The judge overseeing the case allowed her to post bail and rescinded the warrant. The judge then ordered Lohan to wear an alcohol-detection device, stating she believed the actresses problems were deeply rooted in her substance abuse.
The Times said Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel issued another arrest warrant Tuesday and ordered Lohan to post $200,000 bail to avoid detention after she allegedly violated the terms of her probation during the weekend.
Although Revel did not say specifically how Lohan is to have done this, the newspaper reported the warrant was issued after Lohan's device detected she had consumed alcohol after Sunday's MTV Movie Awards show.
Lohan is due back in court July 6.
The 23-year-old actress is best known for her work in "Mean Girls," "Freaky Friday" and "The Parent Trap."
Report: Heidi Montag files for separation
LOS ANGELES, June 9 (UPI) -- Reality television personality Heidi Montag filed for legal separation from her husband Spencer Pratt at California's Santa Monica Courthouse, officials said.
The couple, who appeared together on the TV series "The Hills," have been married a little more than a year.
TMZ said Montag listed irreconcilable differences as the reason for their separation.
The Web site pointed out she did not file for divorce, however.
Macchio has mixed feelings about new 'Kid'
LOS ANGELES, June 9 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Ralph Macchio admits he has mixed feelings about the new remake of his iconic 1984 movie "The Karate Kid."
Macchio, 48, also starred in two "Karate" sequels, along with Pat Morita, who died in 2005.
The new version of the flick stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan in the roles of karate student and master teacher.
"It's like mixed feelings. At first, I felt old. Number one, you feel old when they start remaking your stuff," Macchio told TV's "Access Hollywood" at the Los Angeles premiere for the new movie Monday night.
"Once I got past the fact that there's a whole new generation, it was more about, 'OK, you can retell this story because it's a beautiful story,'" the actor added. "It's a testament to the legacy that we created that we didn't even know we were creating. I don't look at it as the end of an era and the beginning of a new one. It's not the passing of the torch as much as it is the celebration of a great story."
Macchio went on to say he had no idea when he was making the first "Karate Kid" that the film would become a classic.
"We didn't know what we were doing. We didn't know the magic that was happening and the Pat Morita performance and all the Cobra Kai and 'wax on, wax off' and catching flies with your chopsticks and the crane just became part of everyone's childhood and that's what I'm here celebrating," Macchio said.
'Sea' is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart
LOS ANGELES, June 9 (UPI) -- Jack Johnson's "To the Sea" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.
Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 is Justin Bieber's "My World 2.0," followed by "Glee: The Music, Volume 3: Showstoppers" at No. 3, Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" at No. 4 and Usher's "Raymond v Raymond" at No. 5.
Rounding out the top tier are Lady Gaga's "The Fame" at No. 6, Carole King and James Taylor's "Live at the Troubadour" at No. 7, Taio Cruz's "Rokstarr" at No. 8, Clay Aiken's "Tried & True" at No. 9 and Ke$ha's "Animal" at No. 10.


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Lori Sturdevant: Newt Gingrich's war on food stamps
- Article by: LORI STURDEVANT
- Star Tribune
- January 25, 2012 - 5:06 PM
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich caught my attention after his South Carolina primary victory Saturday when he claimed that he offers Americans "a life of independency and paychecks" while President Obama offers "a life of dependency and food stamps."
One problem with that formulation: Many recipients of food stamps (officially called Food Support in Minnesota) also collect paychecks.
Thirty percent of more than 200,000 food-stamp-dependent households in Minnesota also earn income, according to a May 2011 report by the state Department of Human Services.
Those who are working have monthly incomes, on average, of $1,219. For full-time workers, that translates to an hourly wage of $7.03. (Minnesota minimum wage is $6.15/hour for large employers, $5.25 for small ones.)
Among the 73,576 Minnesota families (at least one adult and at least one child) receiving food stamps, 60 percent are employed, with average incomes of $1,416 per month.
Many Food Support recipients without earned income are either seniors or disabled people who rely on Social Security or other federal income sources, the report notes.
Clearly, in Minnesota, some paychecks are too small to exempt those who earn them from hunger and food stamp dependence. When wages and benefits are too low to keep food on American tables, putting people to work isn't sufficient to create a less government-dependent society.
What can be done so that work works for more Americans?
I'm hoping that the great national conversation that a presidential election inspires will turn to that question this year.
Lori Sturdevant is a Star Tribune editorial writer and columnist.
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To kick off Napster TV's 2012 holiday-music celebration, wherein your favorite stars regale you with intimate performances of Christmas songs old and new, here's country crooner Phil Vassar doing a super-goofy original called "Santa's Gone Hollywood," which explores "what would happen if Santa won the Powerball," as he sheepishly puts it. ("I don't even think we were drinkin' when we wrote this song," he adds, sounding as surprised as we are.) You'll never think about Mrs. Claus the same way again. Enjoy.


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Ok guys this is the real deal. I got a email from this guy today looking for a taxidermist family to be on there show Wife Swap on ABC. I have seen the show so I figure its going to be a PETA family vs Taxidermy family(Just my guess). By doing this show each family gets $20,000.00. What they do is take the wife in each family switch them for 10 days and after its done you receive a check. They call it a fascinating social experiment. Any how they do have a few things they are looking for in the family hints the reason I can't do it plus I don't know if I could handle switching my wife for 10 days lol ;) But here is the things they are looking for in the family.
They require that the kid(s) be at least 5 years old.
They would prefer a professional Taxidermist, however, a serious amateur would do (great to have lotsa of stuffed animals around the house).
Any combo of family members will do really, if it's a whole family great- just mom, dad or the kiddies are fine too.
They also require simply a married couple(common law works),
any how if you think you might want to do this show or just contact them just email me and ill give ya ther guys email and phone number.
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This show demeans the value of a family and desecrates the marriage vows with the promotion of a wife swap.
It sickens me to see more and more each day of how television shows such as this are readily accepted into our western culture. And this is one of the less offensive programs on the television.
The people that support and participate in such actions offend good people all over the world.
Ill tell ya what, just take my wife, I dont care about the cash. Now is that fair or what?
I asked my husband what he thinks about it and he said:" $20,000 ain't enough, 'cause you never know what kind of replacement they are sending." So I guess you won't be seing the Superpig on wife swap anytime soon.
Bill sounds like you'll be perfect for the job.LMAO.
*** hasn't seen the show, never knew you were allowed to do the new wife. Typical of closed minded individuals who dont even know what the hell they are talking about before spewing their verbal diarhea.
Hey Bill, if you get picked can I be your nutty assistant who's job it is to make your "wife" a living hell?
The 20K has to be spent how the "new" wife thinks it should be spent. Not my idea of dealing with someone for 10 days and then have them tell me I have to donate the cash to PETA.
It has nothing to do with "doing the wife." Funny, the concept has gone way over your head. That is why so many people will check their morals at the door for a little cash.
We are all Republicans. We don't have any morals.
Your right! I forgot myself for a moment! LMFAO
take my wife,,and l"ll give you twenty grand up front- done
Funny, I kninda thought the concept of the show might be about broadening your point of view. You know, seeing how someone else lives, walking in someone elses shoes. Guess that kind of eludes you. Maybe you'd be a good candidate as I believe you may be a little closed minded or as you would probably say, old fashioned.
Since im not offended by this show does that make me a bad person?
...years. Most good things, been there and done that around the world. Experience and study of humankind? Yes sir! You bet!
Please do not take offense. Nothing personal. Most people view things in a way that will allow them to participate. These same people are searching and looking for fulfillment.
You do whatever is in your heart to do. That is your choice. You don't have to justify it before this forum or anywhere else.
What is "right" and what is "wrong" is clear to those that have the "right heart condition" as defined and given by GOD. The rest of the people look for acceptance, guidance and leadership from fellow humans which may be worse off then themselves.
The concepts I speak of are not for everyone. Freedom of will and CHOICE are two of the greatest gifts given to humankind.
People by choice, follow the desire of their hearts. Thus, the lust by men for different woman is evident even when they HIDE the inner and secret desire for something else. Many times, people will confuse the "truth" to turn people for their own selfish desire.
Not all people have the ability to discern the difference between what is WORLDLY and what should be honorable among all people.
I wish you well in your adventure!
I lost a rather expensive watch doing that once. Thought for sure I'd get it back later. Just goes to show that ya cant trust some people. Wonder if she sold it?


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Absolutely gorgeous color!
By the way Kathy, how much would you charge for a completed lets say 8'10 of one of your purple Iris's in a frame that matches the pic? I just love how your frames match whatever is inside of them. If you do a set of say, maybe 3 of them, how much would I be looking at? As I said, they'd be perfect in my bathroom and I still have one wall to decorate! These of course would be much bigger, say about 24 inches by 19 inches. I sure hope we're allowed to do this on jigidi, I wouldn't want to get us into trouble or anything.
Oh my goodness Kathy, these are wonderful!!! I love purple, as it's my most favorite color ever! Thanks so much for posting these, they were so much fun! Do you have any other purple ones that you are going to post, if so I'd love to see them? Also, do you sell your work, as I'd love to commission at least 3 or 4 pieces from you? If that's allowed on jigidi that is! Please let me know, as I'm being very serious about this. My bathroom is done in purples, greens and pinks! I think your work would look lovely in there.
Thanks for stopping by shirley, I just finished a couple of yours that I had bookmarked, they were great, thanks.
I've not seen one this colour, it's a beauty, Pilley, Thank you.
laurajane, thanks for hopping in, this is one of the few that escaped the hail because it is under a tree.
So frilly and colorful, pilley. Thank you!
fodus, I also like the two-tone ones, especially in purples/blues/pinks/whites. Thanks for stoppin'.
Irises are my favorite flowers. I do not have this one. It is beautiful!
GMAjANET and Nanax4, thanks so much for stopping by.... I lost almost all of my iris two years ago in a hail storm - also broke out RV skylights/windows/etc. They were in full bloom and beautiful ~ after the storm only 4" spikes out of the ground.... This fall I re-planted about 200 around the yard ~ my sister shared some of hers ~ and I bought some, so can hardly wait until spring and all the new.
pilley, this is one of my all time favorite flowers! I'll be glad when they are in bloom, too! Thanks for this beauty!
Irises are among my favorite flowers. I feel the same as Gladstone....I'll be glad when they are in bloom again.
Gladstone, thanks for dropping in; will be glad when these are in bloom again.
Thank you for a beautiful flower and picture.


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Herbert and Lou Hoover
Planning for the first Hoover administration Christmas began shortly after the President was inaugurated in March, 1929. Although the tradition of the National Christmas Tree began during the Coolidge administration, President Hoover ordered a new national Christmas tree to be erected in Sherman Square in downtown Washington for the 1929 holidays and became the first President to give a speech at the lighting of the tree.
Christmas 1929 was memorable for the Hoovers because an electrical fire broke out in the West Wing of the White House during a children's party. The Oval Office was gutted, but Mrs. Hoover kept the party going. The following year the same children were invited back for another party at which time each child was given a toy fire engine as a memento. The invitations to the 1930 party read as follows: "This is not like the Christmas parties you usually go to...for Santa Claus has sent word that he is not going to be able, by himself, to take care of all the little girls and boys he wants to this year, and he has asked other people to help him as much as possible. So if you bring some presents with you, we will send them all to him to distribute." The party was an enormous success.
As the Great Humanitarian who saved the lives of hundreds of millions of people, Herbert Hoover lived the message of Christmas every day of his life. "Peace on Earth, Goodwill Toward Men" could easily have been his personal motto.
The feather tree is one that the Hoovers took with them to celebrate Christmas during their travels around the world.


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La Jolla-based Cebix Inc. has raised $30.9 million in venture capital, the privately held biotech announced Wednesday.
The privately held company also announced it has appointed biotech veteran Joel Martin as president and CEO.
Martin was previously president and CEO of Altair Therapeutics , a spin-off of Carlsbad-based Isis Pharmaceuticals In. He was also a partner at the life-science VC firm Forward Ventures from 2001 through 2008.
Cebix is developing drugs for diabetes. Along with the investment, the company reported positive results in a Phase 1/2 trial of its lead drug, Ersatta , for diabetic neuropathy.
InterWest, Sofinnova Ventures and Thomas, McNerney & Partners, previous investors, all contributed to the financing.
For more details, read the story by Xconomy's Bruce Bigelow .


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LONG BEACH >> Roughly 200 parents and children from Roosevelt Elementary School gathered in Martin Luther King Jr. Park this week for a march to demand that Long Beach Unified School District provide buses for students.
The demonstrators in the park near Roosevelt carried signs with messages in Spanish and English: "We are tired of walking. We want buses for Roosevelt," stated one sign in Spanish.
"Justice for Roosevelt students," stated another.
For two school years in a row, the Roosevelt campus has undergone a $38.7 million construction project, resulting in LBUSD relocating students there to the campus of the former Mary Butler School, which is 1.2 miles away from Roosevelt. The relocation has meant that some children at the school now walk more than four miles round-trip from school each day. Most of the students at Roosevelt qualify for free and reduced lunch, and many of their families can't afford cars or can't get a driver's license because of their immigration status, according to Joanna Diaz, an organizer with the Greater Long Beach Interfaith Community Organization, which organized Thursday's rally.
"We attended several school board meetings where community members shared concerning testimonies regarding their daily experiences walking to and from school," Diaz said. "The recent heat wave a few weeks ago really emphasized their concerns regarding their children's health and safety walking in such extreme heat in the upcoming months. Another concern is that there is no commitment to continued resources for bus passes."
LBUSD spokesman Chris Eftychiou disputes Diaz's characterization. He said the district will continue providing bus passes to students next school year and that more than 200 families at Roosevelt have taken advantage of the passes.
"School district leaders, including the superintendent, have met numerous times this school year with Roosevelt parents regarding this issue, explaining what we are providing and why we cannot provide buses," Eftychiou said. Because the state has eliminated transportation funding, LBUSD will not provide buses for Roosevelt students, he explained.
"In addition to the bus passes, the school district has offered placement at other nearby schools if those schools are closer to the student's home," Eftychiou said.
As Roosevelt parents and students marched out of Martin Luther King Jr. Park down the traffic-laden Pacific Coast Highway, they said their weekday trek has taken a toll.
Yuliana Moreno and her daughter Iri Moreno, a fourth grader at Roosevelt, live a 40-minute walk away from the school's interim campus.
"When it's hot, it's really, really bad," said Iri of the walk home. She said they often have to stop for drinks on the way home.
Yuliana Moreno said that traveling to and from school would be much easier if the district provided buses for the children during construction, which isn't expected to be complete until 2015. Complicating the walk to pick up her child from school is that Moreno also must push her toddler daughter in a stroller she said.
"Some other parents have more than one [small] child," Moreno said, making the walk even more challenging.
Moreno said that walking to and from school leaves many children so exhausted that they have trouble concentrating on their school work once they arrive home. She said her family did not qualify to receive a bus pass. According to Eftychiou, the only Roosevelt families who didn't receive bus passes live too close to the school to qualify. Moreno said that her family lives at the intersection of 14th Street and Atlantic Avenue, which is 1.3 miles away from Roosevelt's interim site.
Roosevelt fifth grader Karina Leyva takes public transportation to and from Roosevelt each day with the help of a bus pass provided by LBUSD. She wants to make sure the district continues to provide buses to the classmates she'll leave behind as she heads off to middle school. Karina said her friends without bus passes complain of exhaustion, especially when they're also required to exercise during P.E. classes.
Leyva empathized with such classmates as she marched down PCH with dozens of demonstrators from Roosevelt. Asked how it felt to walk 1.5 miles on a sunny afternoon from Martin Luther King Jr. Park to Seaside Park, where the rally ended, Karina took a breath.
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The Twenty Tweetable Truths About Magazines In Animated Type
As far as using the medium to your advantage goes, this one really does a brilliant job. Last week the Magazine Publishers of America – the industry association for consumer magazines – launched a campaign to support their mission to advance the interests of magazine publishers with the advertising community, the government, the press and the public. The campaign expertly combines two social media channels that famously cause messages to go viral: Twitter and YouTube. It comes in the form of a motion graphics video with animated typography spelling out twenty myth-busting facts that showcase magazine vitality, tweetable in 140 characters or less. Even better, the dedicated page on the MPA website lists the twenty "thruths" with handy "Tweet this" buttons next to each quote.
Originally used to kick off the Magazine Innovation Summit two weeks ago, it gave a sense of hope about the struggling industry facing tough times. The video is well executed, simple and effective. The almost exclusively typographic piece features Gotham caps – in black or reversed out – on flat colour backgrounds. It cleverly plays with juxtapositions of size and colour, and the quotes move on the screen at a pleasantly nimble pace. Although I am generally a bit wary whenever anyone professes certain stamements to be "thruths", the sources for the quotes do look pretty solid, so I'm incline to believe what is being said. Amanda Ernst remarks in her entry on FishbowlNY that:
A lot of the magazine news that we report here is not positive, so it's encouraging to see 20 real facts that are upbeat. But they only tell part of the story — although admittedly its the part that the MPA wants to emphasize. The video made us excited, but then we thought, "If all this is true, why are so many magazines closing? Why are so many people losing their jobs?"
Food for thought indeed.
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I only love motion graphics with typography in it. So, thanks for sharing Mr. Peters.
As someone with several clients in publishing I can attest that there's more stability here than meets the eye. It tough when giants such as Hearst & Conde Nast, for example, fold well-known and well-loved titles and lay-off staff during a perceived crisis in their industry when, in reality, the lens with which it should be viewed is the GLOBAL economic crisis. That being said, I do remember a book called something like How To Lie With Statistics…
The MPA's claims are most definitely true. I work in the Time Inc. Research & Insights division, and I've watched (and, you know, researched) for the last year and a half as frightened, uncertain ADVERTISERS pulled their money out of magazines by the pie graph slice.
Last year, projections indicated that there would be a massive consumer disengagement in most industries. And there was. Marketers have had to adjust to a drastically different consumer: one with different attitudes and expectations; one that demands more responsibility and integrity in the companies from whom they buy. Incidentally – and despite the damage it's done to my workplace, I think it's a change for the better.
The old ways of advertising abruptly stopped yielding results. Sales are beginning to rise now, but it's not just because customers are finally getting used to the idea of spending again; it's also that advertisers have finally managed to engage them again.
But magazines have shown remarkable readership stability during recessions, and this one has been no exception. The readers are there, but advertisers have lost confidence in all of the old ad forms. We spend most of our times beating our heads against the walls: "People love magazines! This one still works!"
hi, wonderful article.
someone know what is the font used in the video?
Daniele – see the third sentence, it's Gotham.
p.s. this video is for speed readers only! I kept having to rewind to see what I'd missed. Looks good though, and interesting points.
Oh yeah, and this reminds me of a motion graphics piece I did back in '04 for the then solvent YM Magazine to tout their numbers: http://bit.ly/11hNKs
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Settle back into that comfortable chair and enjoy a second helping of poignant, humorous, and nostalgic tales about how things used to be in the legendary South. From vindictive mules and small-town marriage rituals that include a pig, to Grandma's story of how a quilt square got her a husband and a home remedy of the hemorrhoidal variety that goes awry, More Sweet Tea delivers what readers have been thirsting for since the first in the Sweet Tea series, Sweet Tea and Jesus Shoes.
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He may be 81 years old, but Willie Nelson is still proving himself to be one of the most prolific artists in country music. On June 17, Nelson will release his latest studio album, Band of Brothers.
Recent releases have consisted mostly of cover songs, including last year's To All the Girls…, a collection of duets with artists such as Dolly Parton and Miranda Lambert. On Band of Brothers, though, nine of the album's 14 tracks are new Nelson originals (see the full track listing below).
One of the songs, "The Wall," is currently streaming on his website and is also now available for sale. "I had been on tour, and, the next thing you know, I hit the wall," Nelson told Rolling Stone. "It turns out it's a pretty good song."