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Arnold precluded from seeking state financial oversight
Even if they wanted to, Arnold officials can't yet apply for state aid under the financially distressed municipalities program.
Known as Act 47, the Municipalities Financial Recovery Actallows the state Department of Community and Economic Development to step in and assist foundering communities by developing a recovery plan.
That can include tax increases, spending cuts and layoffs, debt restructuring or bankruptcy, and municipal consolidation or mergers.
The act establishes about a dozen criteria to determine a community's financial stability; the department can approve Act 47 status if at least one criterion is met.
Criteria include operating at a deficit for at least three years, defaulting on a loan, missing payroll for a month, failing to forward payroll taxes for Social Security benefits, failing to make pension contributions, reaching the maximum levy on real estate taxes while experiencing a substantive decrease in municipal services and declaring Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
Arnold Mayor Larry Milito and Solicitor John Pallone said Arnold does not yet meet the criteria for Act 47 status.
"They are exhausting all options first," Pallone said. "It is certainly the last option of all options. It's part of the conversation, but I don't believe it's an option today."
"We've been considering it," Milito said. "We've not reached a maximum point yet where we can try that. We have to expend all avenues first."
One of those avenues will be council's proposed tax increase in the 2013 budget, which will take Arnold to the maximum property tax levy allowed for general purposes for a third class city, which is 25 mills.
In actuality, the city exceeds that millage rate. That's because residents pay 23.45 mills for general purposes and 11.3 mills for debt payment — for a total of 34.75 mills.
The proposed budget would take the property tax rate up to a total of 43.5 mills: the 25-mill maximum for general purposes plus 18.5 for debt services.
In all, that equates to a property tax increase of 8.75 mills, or 25 percent.
Financial circumstances converged
But even that substantial increase won't cure Arnold's financial maladies.
City officials have applied for a $1 million unsecured loan they hope to pay back over 10 years, Milito said.
"That would get us back in the ballpark," he said. "In about three years, we'd probably start seeing the rewards."
Two banks have turned down the city, Milito said, but city officials are awaiting word from several other lenders.
The loan would be in lieu of the $750,000 tax anticipation loan Arnold usually takes out. A tax anticipation note is a common short-term loan many municipalities use at the beginning of a year to tide them over until tax revenue begins to roll in.
Arnold Treasurer Joe Puet said the city typically pays back the tax-anticipation loan in December. It is not yet clear if Arnold will be able to pay off the 2012 loan next month.
Several circumstances converged in the last year to exacerbate Arnold's financial problems, Puet and Milito said.
First, the city had to make a lump-sum payment in excess of $250,000 to settle a court case with the Municipal Sanitary Authority of New Kensington, which treats the city's sewage.
That payment left the city with a deficit at the end of 2011 and, they say, started the 2012 financial unraveling.
The second circumstance was the change in how residents are billed for sewage and garbage services.
At the beginning of 2012, council agreed to switch from charging all residences a flat $800 service fee to fees based on actual usage, which was considered more fair for residents who use less water.
At first the bills were sent out monthly, but Arnold switched mid-year to quarterly billing.
The switch was supposed to make billing more practical, but it means Arnold won't receive the last quarter of its 2012 fees until 2013.
The quarterly revenue could approach a half million dollars, Puet said.
"That's a big chunk of money," he said. "That is going to come, but it will come in 2013."
The city dealt with increased overtime costs in the police department this year, Milito said, because of a few officers being off for extended periods and other officers working extra hours to cover shifts.
Finally, officials in prior years drained Arnold's fund balance, leaving it with no reserve funds to cushion the city's budget against unexpected expenses, Milito said.
Former Mayor John Campbell, who lost a re-election bid to Milito last year, took exception at being blamed for Arnold's financial problems.
"When I left on Dec. 31, I had a balanced budget (for 2012)," Campbell said.
The city would be in its current situation regardless of who was in office this year, Puet said. "John Campbell would be facing the same problems as Mayor Milito."
Changes to police, public works
Aside from the loan and raising taxes, Arnold officials are considering other options to promote long-term solvency.
The contracts for the unions that represent the city's police officers and public works employees expire next year, Milito said.
He hopes to negotiate terms more favorable for the city's financial reality. Current contracts call for raises of 3 to 3.5 percent, he said.
Arnold officials also have had preliminary talks with their New Kensington counterparts to determine whether a consolidation of police departments would be possible, Milito said.
New Kensington Mayor Tom Guzzo confirmed he and Milito have discussed merging police departments, but he cautioned a study would have to be completed. Technicalities like dealing with both cities' pension plans and officer seniority would need to be worked out — something that won't happen overnight.
Arnold has proposed to spend about $875,000 on police services next year, about 20 percent of its total $4.5 million budget. Police expenses increased by nearly $50,000 from the 2012 budget, a rise Milito said was primarily because of contractual increases in salaries.
Arnold officials also are looking into whether contracting out garbage services would save money.
The city is projecting a 5 percent increase in the cost of having city employees continue to collect trash next year.
Meanwhile, the street department budget is projected to decrease by about 7 percent next year, which the mayor attributed to tentative plans not to replace at least one of the three employees who retired this year.
On paper, the city's total expenses are projected to decrease from this year's budget by almost $600,000.
But that's largely due to the elimination of debt service on the new tax anticipation loan, which currently is not included in the 2013 budget.
Tax revenue up
One positive development for Arnold is that tax collection is going well, Puet said.
Berkheimer Tax Administrator Inc., which began collecting the city's earned income taxes this year, has been reliably submitting tax payments, which are coming in about 5 percent over budget, he said.
Property taxes also are coming in slightly over budget, Puet said.
The city received $12,000 in an unanticipated Marcellus shale impact fee payment from the state.
While the added revenue is good news, it won't dig the city out of its hole.
If the city doesn't get the $1 million loan, Milito said, their next step will have to be layoffs.
The city employs about 20 people — half of them in the police department.
Laying off police would come with its own complications as the union contract calls for a minimum of 10 officers. And state code requires third class cities to have a full-time police department, although Pallone said there may be some wiggle room in how a "full-time" department is defined.
"If we don't get the $1 million loan, we're going to have to go against the contract," Milito said. "It's what we'll have to do. We'll have to go against the bargaining agreement and deal with the consequences."
Liz Hayes is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 724-226-4680 or email@example.com.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Acetaminophen is the most commonly used medication for pain and fever during pregnancy. But a new study finds women who take it when pregnant may be exposing their unborn baby to an increased risk of behavioral problems, like attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and hyperkinetic disorders like Tourette syndrome.
"So, it really, you know, takes a medication that's generally considered to be safe during the use of pregnancy and is used extensively and paints a different picture- maybe there are some issues here," explained Cleveland Clinic Obstetrician Dr. Jeff Chapa, who did not take part in the study.
UCLA researchers studied more than 64,000 children and their mothers in the Danish National Birth Cohort from 1996 to 2002. More than half of the mothers reported using acetaminophen while pregnant.
Results show the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy appeared to be associated with a higher risk of hyperkinetic disorders, or of having adhd-like behaviors at age 7. Stronger associations were observed with use in more than one trimester during pregnancy.
Chapa says acetaminophen is known to affect the levels of some pregnancy and thyroid hormones, particularly in the fetus.
"We know that these hormones are important in the development of the nervous system, so that might be a plausible, biological explanation for how acetaminophen could increase the risk for these disorders," Chapa said.
Researchers say more studies are needed because the exposure and the outcomes are frequent. Chapa agrees and says this study alone should not steer women away from acetaminophen use.
"We're not saying not to take acetaminophen at all during pregnancy, but I am saying that we should be judicious and smart about it," said Chapa. "If you're taking it over and over for weeks, maybe there is something else you can do instead."
Complete findings for this study are in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
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Smokers will receive extra motivation to quit from tomorrow with nicotine patches being listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - slashing their price.
Quit Executive Director Fiona Sharkie said it was especially good timing for those smokers who made the new year's resolution to quit smoking.
"Some of those people will be successfully smoke-free now but there will also be some who have gone back to smoking. This is a great opportunity for those people to try to quit again and be successful," Ms Sharkie said.
"If you smoke about 15 cigarettes a day at the moment and you quit in February, you will save around $3,000 by the end of the year. That's enough for a fantastic trip away or a new entertainment system."
"People who use nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) are twice as likely as those who quit unassisted to quit successfully, so make an appointment with your doctor and give it a go. You've got nothing to lose and everything to gain."
At the moment, the cost of a four-week course of nicotine patches is between $100 and $140 - with even the smallest available pack of patches costing two to three times as much as a pack of cigarettes.
When subsidised, smokers who obtain a doctor's prescription for patches will receive a four-week course for approximately $34.20, or $5.60 if they hold a concession card.
Patches will only be available for the cheaper price with a doctor's prescription, not over-the-counter.
"The subsidy is available to all smokers, but is especially important for those in low-income groups who have smoking rates more than twice that of the general population - but little access to NRT because of its cost," Ms Sharkie said.
"Research suggests subsidised NRT can increase the number of smokers using the products to help them quit, and the number who have a successful quit attempt, so this subsidy is a great way to help bring down smoking rates in Australia"
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Abraxane With or Without Tigatuzumab in Patients With Metastatic, Triple Negative Breast Cancer
|Tracking Information
|First Received Date ICMJE
|March 1, 2011
|Last Updated Date
|July 1, 2016
|Start Date ICMJE
|March 2011
|Primary Completion Date
|June 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Objective response rate [ Time Frame: Interim analysis will be conducted after 11 patients have been accrued and completed in each arm. Final analysis will be at the conclusion of the study: about 2 years. ]
The primary endpoint of this trial is the objective response rate as measured by complete responses and partial responses for the combination of tigatuzumab and Abraxane or Abraxane alone in patients with metastatic triple negative breast cancer. This information will be used to generate hypotheses for further trials.
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01307891 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Abraxane With or Without Tigatuzumab in Patients With Metastatic, Triple Negative Breast Cancer
|Official Title ICMJE
|An Open Label, Randomized, Phase II Trial of Abraxane (Paclitaxel Albumin-Bound Particles for Injectable Suspension), With or Without Tigatuzumab (a Humanized Monoclonal Antibody Targeting Death Receptor 5) in Patients With Metastatic, Triple Negative (ER, PR, and HER-2 Negative) Breast Cancer
|Brief Summary
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in American women. Metastatic disease including metastatic breast cancer unfortunately remains incurable. One reason is due to the inability to develop specific therapies for specific cancer subsets.
The use of modern genomic techniques has significantly enhanced our recent understanding of breast cancer biology. Five distinct breast cancer subsets have been recognized, one of which is basal-like breast cancer. Basal-like breast cancer is typically estrogen receptor (ER) negative, progesterone receptor (PR) negative and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2-Neu) negative. This is referred to as triple negative breast cancer or TBNC. TBNC represents a significant proportion of breast cancer patients (10-20%) and has a poor prognosis with no targeted approach to therapy as of yet.
Tigatuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting a death receptor on the breast cancer cells. Previous studies have shown that combining antibodies with selected chemotherapy agents have induced tumor cell death. The hypothesis of this study is to use tigatuzumab and combine it with Abraxane to serve as a targeting agent in metastatic TBNC patients.
|Detailed Description
|The study is an open-label randomized, multi-institutional, phase II clinical trial of Abraxane in combination with tigatuzumab or Abraxane as a single agent in patients with TNBC. Randomization (2:1) will be made from these two categories: TBNC patients with no prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease or TBNC patients with prior taxane (except Abraxane) therapy for metastatic disease. Patients randomized to Abraxane alone may be allowed to cross over to the combination of Abraxane + tigatuzumab if there is disease progression.
|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Phase
|Phase 2
|Study Design ICMJE
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Condition ICMJE
|Intervention ICMJE
|Study Arms
|Publications *
|Not Provided
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Active, not recruiting
|Enrollment ICMJE
|Estimated Completion Date
|June 2017
|Primary Completion Date
|June 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion Criteria:
Prior Therapy:
Exclusion Criteria:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contacts ICMJE
|Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
|Listed Location Countries ICMJE
|United States
|Removed Location Countries
|Administrative Information
|NCT Number ICMJE
|Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE
TBCRC 019 ( Other Identifier: The Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium )
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
|Not Provided
|IPD Sharing Statement
|Responsible Party
|University of Alabama at Birmingham
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|University of Alabama at Birmingham
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Investigators ICMJE
|PRS Account
|University of Alabama at Birmingham
|Verification Date
|June 2016
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Not enough answers from CARB's Mary Nichols
12/09/2011 3 Comments
Russ Steele
I have posted before about Rep Darrell Issa's probe of CARB and is secret role in help set the new fuel standards HERE.
Now Representative Issa, House Oversight Committee Chairman, is intensifying his probe into the California Air Resources Board and it's role in negotiations that led to the tough new federal fuel economy standards.
Issa initially asked CARB 17 questions, which Mary Nichols at CARB answered, however the information provided so far by the state agency had some serious holes. Details in a story by the Press-Enterprise:
Though she provided responses to 17 questions related to the negotiations, Issa wants more information, and his committee staffers are drafting another request to be delivered to the air board before the end of the year.
Moore said the panel wants details about reports that those involved in the talks were asked to put nothing in writing and leak no part of the discussions to the news media. In her initial response, Nichols said no written documents were created to her knowledge but that she knew of no direction from Obama administration officials to refrain from doing so.
Issa also wants answers on why Nichols didn't provide any documents related to negotiations with the Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Moore said. Separate documentation shows that officials from the two agencies were involved in meetings on 116 occasions, Moore said.
It is getting tougher and tougher for CARB to lie it's way out of the mess they have created, all to solve a non-existing problem. When is it finally clear that humans have no control over the climate, or for that matter the weather, who will hold these bureaucratic liars responsible for the damage they have done to our economy?


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From the NYR:
March 5, 2013 (Game 21, Home Game 14)
Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
Rangers 4, Flyers 2
Team Notes:
– The Rangers defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-2, tonight at Madison Square Garden, to extend their winning streak to three games. New York completed their four-game homestand with a 3-1-0 record.
– The Blueshirts improved to 11-8-2 (24 pts) overall, including a 9-4-1 mark at home this season.
– The Rangers have now won 10 of their last 11 games against the Flyers, dating back to a 7-0 win at MSG on Mar. 6, 2011. The Blueshirts have out-scored the Flyers, 41-18, over the span.
– New York extended their home winning streak against Philadelphia to six games at Madison Square Garden, out-scoring the Flyers, 24-7, during the streak.
– The Blueshirts tallied one goal in four power play attempts (6:02) in the contest, and have now recorded a power play goal in six of the last nine games (7-31, 22.6% over the span).
Player Notes:
– Rick Nash registered two goals in the third period, including the game-winning goal, and posted a plus-two rating in 21:09 of ice time. He has now recorded a point in each of his last seven games (five goals, six assists over the span).
– Ryan Callahan notched two goals, including one on the power play, added an assist, and was credited with a game-high, five blocked shots in 21:45 of ice time. He also registered three shots on goal, three hits and posted a plus-two rating in the contest. Callahan has now registered six points (four goals, two assists) in the last six games.
– Henrik Lundqvist made 23 saves to extend his winning streak to three games and improve to 10-7-1 overall, including an 8-4-0 mark at home this season. He has held opponents to two goals or less in 11 of his last 15 games, posting a record of 9-5-1 with a 1.98 goals against average and .927 save percentage over the span.
– Derek Stepan tallied two assists, including one on the power play, and logged 21:40 of ice time. He has now tallied a point in seven of the last 10 games (four goals, four assists over the span).
– Marian Gaborik recorded a power play assist and a team-high, five shots on goal in 19:07 of ice time. He has now tallied four assists in the last four games.
– Ryan McDonagh registered an assist, was credited with three hits and two blocked shots, and logged a team-high, 25:06 of ice time. He has now tallied eight points (two goals, six assists) in his last 11 games, including three assists in the last three games.
– Dan Girardi tallied the lone assist on Rick Nash's game-winning goal and logged 21:24 of ice time. He has now recorded three assists in the last four games.
– Micheal Haley was credited with three hits and logged 4:12 of ice time while making his Rangers debut. He became the 12th player to make their Blueshirts regular season debut this season.
– Brian Boyle was credited with four hits and two blocked shots, and won 11-13 faceoffs (85%) in 15:48 of ice time.
Post-Game Quotes:
– John Tortorella on tonight's game… "We found a way. It was a ground it out type of game the first couple periods. Nash steps up again in the third period, makes a couple big plays, and we found a way to win."
– Rick Nash on playing at Madison Square Garden… "That's my job, that's what I am trying to do. These fans are great. It's fun for me to play in front of a sold out building in a hockey city that truly loves the Rangers. I think it's fun for our whole team to perform in front of these fans."
– Dan Girardi on Rick Nash… "My theory is to give him the puck and let him do his thing. I just chipped the puck up the wall and he goes down and scores. It's an easy game that way. He is such a dynamic player and he's a game breaker. He had a couple of big goals there in the third period. That's why we had to trade away a lot of guys to get a player like that. He has been big for us and I expect big things from him."
Team Schedule:
– Please note the Blueshirts do not have practice scheduled for tomorrow, Mar. 6.
– The Rangers will return to action when they face-off against the New York Islanders on Thursday, Mar. 7, at Nassau Coliseum (7:00 p.m. – TV: MSG Network; Radio: Bloomberg), in the first game of a back-to-back set.


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Bent Prop Inn Downtown
Welcome to Bent Prop Inn & Hostels of Alaska, with two convenient locations in Anchorage. Our convenient downtown location provides visitors with walking access to bus, train and national park shuttle services as well as the many events and activities in downtown Anchorage.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- Airport Transfers
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Card Phones
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- DVDs
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Hot Showers
- House Keeping
- Internet Access
- Key Card Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Late check-out
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- Meeting Rooms
- No Curfew
- Non Smoking
- Reception (limited hours)
- Shuttle Bus
- Steam Room
- Taxes included
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Towels Included
- Washing Machine
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 2 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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Cancellation Policy: 48 hours before arrival
Check In: 4.00 pm
Check Out: 12.00 noon
Method of Payment upon the arrival: Cash, Credit Cards, Debit Cards
Breakfast is not included.
Taxes are included.
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
700 H St,
#7A Bus to downtown bus station.
All Shuttles need to be arranged 24hrs in advance.
Located Near
Our downtown location is on the corner or 7th & H St., next door to the Marriott Hotel and across from the downtown bus station.
Both locations can function as the perfect base of operations for your Alaskan adventures.


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Keep kids learning
Worried your kid forgets everything they've learnt when not at school? Here's how to keep their brain sharp. more
All mums worry when they are pregnant whether their child will be born healthy and strong. With so many things that can go wrong, it makes us appreciate the miracle of birth that much more. Genetic problems generally aren't preventable, so it's a good idea to meet with a genetic counsellor before becoming pregnant if you have a family history of genetic defects so that you know what to expect during and after your pregnancy. Doctors believe that some congenital defects are preventable and are due to a lack of folic acid before and during pregnancy.
If you are preparing to get pregnant, ask your doctor about adding a folic acid supplement to your diet, and always give your growing baby the best possible nutrition for a healthy start in life.
Written by Rebecca Stigall for Kidspot, Australia's parenting resource for family health. Sources include Better Health Channel, NSW Health and Health Insite.
Last revised: Wednesday, 3 February 2010
This article contains general information only and is not intended to replace advice from a qualified health professional.


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Clearwire files opposition to Crest's petition for reconsideration
Clearwire filed with the FCC an opposition to Crest Financial's earlier petition to reconsider the Eagle River Holdings deal from 2012, which gave Sprint a controlling interest in Clearwire.
In Crest's petition, dated Jan. 4, the investment company, which owns an 8.3 percent stake in Clearwire, asked the FCC to revise its "pro forma" handling of the Eagle River deal on the basis that it gave Sprint de facto control of Clearwire.
In Clearwire's new opposition, dated Jan. 14, the WiMAX provider states Crest's petition "provides no credible basis for the FCC to reverse its actions" and should be "promptly denied."
Sprint's bid to own 100 percent of Clearwire was accepted at $2.2 billion, or $2.97 per share, which equaled the cap that Sprint majority stakeholder Softbank placed on the deal.
The revised deal came after heavy protest from Clearwire shareholders, like Mount Kellett Capital Management, a firm holding a 3.6 percent stake in Clearwire. Mount Kellett called the deal, then at a proposed $2.90 per share, an "absolute outrage" in a letter to the Clearwire board. Joining the chorus in slamming the offer was Crest, which soon after purchased more shares of Clearwire, upping its stake in the company from 6.6 percent to its current 8.3 percent.


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THE family of a man murdered in Worcestershire have spoken of their pain over his death and have re-issued a heart felt appeal in the hope to find his body exactly five years after he was killed.
Surrey man, Jesse Richards, was murdered in Cleeve Prior near Evesham on Friday, July 31, 2009 over a drugs debt.
Despite five men being jailed for his murder in April 2012 for more than 58 years, his body was never found.
Mr Richards was 41-years-old when he was killed and left behind a wife and three children.
Today, on the fifth anniversary of his death, his family have re-appealed for information from the public to trace his body.
Lucy Richards, Mr Richards' mother, said: "I ask anyone with information as to the whereabouts of my son to come forward and give me the opportunity to be re-united with him.
"I have been in a constant state of grief since the day he died and five years after his death the pain is still unbearable.
"My life has been changed forever and it is something I do not wish on anybody. I ask those individuals who know what happened to him to contact police so he can be brought home."
Detective Chief Inspector Mark Loader led the investigation for West Mercia Police.
He said: "Firstly I would like to remind the public that a £10,000 reward is available for any information which leads to the successful discovery of Jesse's body.
"On a separate note this was a brutal attack on an unarmed man and I ask those who do possess information regarding his body to think of those who continue to suffer long after his death. I urge them to come forward to police so Jesse and his family can be re-united."
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the police non-emergency 101 number.
If you want to give information without giving your name you can also call the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit crimestoppers-uk.org.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 65-year-old man is in critical condition after he was attacked Monday night, according to authorities.
Jacksonville police said Jerry Campbell's girlfriend found him injured outside of a home on South Gulf Road just after 7 p.m.
The man had wounds on his face and was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. Police said he was unconscious.
According to a police report, Campbell's girlfriend didn't know if the injury was accidental or if he was a victim of battery.
Doctors at the hospital said Campbell had a broken nose and a possible head injury. They said his injuries were life-threatening.
Police said they had not found any witnesses, but were continuing to look for evidence and canvassing the neighborhood.
Police said no arrests have been made.
Neighbors who knew Campbell said he is a very nice guy and a disabled Navy veteran. They said he's lived at the home for at least 20 years.
Copyright 2013 by News4Jax.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Forever 21: Tool Kit
Best Comeback: The Jewel-Tone Eye
The Look: The dramatic smoky eyes at Dior were a nod to the roaring '20s. "The look is rich and beautiful," says Pat McGrath, creative design director, P&G Beauty, who used shadow, liner, and mega lashes to create a spectrum of looks, more real-world-applicable (and seductive) than in seasons past.
Seen At: 3.1 Phillip Lim, Dior, Pucci, Zac Posen
DIY: Coat lids with a primer to prevent creasing. Next, using a black eyeliner pencil, "draw in around the eye, smudging it out with a brush to create smokiness," McGrath says. Follow with a bright shadow on the lid.
Pair With: Green Shadow
Make the classic look pop with green shadow. McGrath used a rich emerald at Dior, and at 3.1 Phillip Lim, makeup artist Lisa Butler blended jade shadows into a soft, smoked-out shape.
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THE winner of the £1,000 this week's Hospices Lottery draw is ticket 18452 from Shelsley Beauchamp.
The second prize of £100 has rolled over again and will be £900 next week. The £50 third prize went to ticket 17224 from Worcester. There were four Malvern winners of the £10 prizes this week.


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Proponents of legalized medical marijuana vow to keep spotlight on issue
Published: Monday, April 1, 2013 at 6:53 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, April 1, 2013 at 6:53 p.m.
TALLAHASSEE — After 16 years of activism, much has changed for Manatee County residents and medical marijuana proponents Robert and Cathy Jordan.
They used to stand outside and shout into bullhorns in favor of legalizing marijuana for medical use. On Monday, they stood next to a podium in a Capitol office and made their case. Lawmakers used to ignore them; legislation now bears Cathy Jordan's name.
Yet their cause has failed to garner a single committee hearing in the Florida Legislature, despite a medical marijuana bill being filed each of the last three years.
So on Monday, Cathy Jordan, who has Lou Gehrig's disease, sat in the wheelchair — a marijuana leaf pin on her lapel and two tins for medical marijuana on her lap — and slammed state leaders for refusing to even debate the issue.
"Just open your minds a little bit," said Jordan, who smokes two marijuana cigarettes every morning to help ease muscle spasms and other symptoms of her illness.
House bill sponsor Rep. Katie Edwards, D-Plantation, said the chance of a hearing this year is "slim to none."
Leaders in the Republican-controlled House and Senate have wide latitude over which bills are debated, and medical marijuana is not on their priority list.
Many activists are now turning their attention to a grass-roots petition drive to put a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana on Florida's 2014 ballot.
But the Jordans and Edwards said they plan to keep pressure on the Legislature as well.
Edwards warned lawmakers that ignoring the issue will not make it go away.
"The folks who are doing the constitutional amendment drive are energized and the feeling that this has gone nowhere in the Legislature this year just fuels them," she said.
Addressing the issue in the Legislature would give lawmakers more control over the regulatory system, Edwards said.
"I'm concerned about the voters coming out en masse and us being caught unprepared," she said.
Edwards' legislation, named the Cathy Jordan Medical Cannabis Act, specifies a regulatory system for licensing medical marijuana growers, retail dispensaries and patients.
The system would allow people such as the Jordans to grow a limited number of marijuana plants, a practice that led to their Parrish home being raided in February.
Robert Jordan announced this week he is rejecting a plea deal and will fight any charges in court, although prosecutors have not decided whether to press charges.
Jordan said prosecutors wanted him to agree not to grow more marijuana plants.
"I have no choice," said Jordan, who wore a Vietnam veteran's hat and Florida Cannabis Action Network shirt to the press conference. "What's my wife supposed to do for medicine?"
The Jordans said they will visit every lawmaker's office in the coming weeks to advocate for legalizing medical marijuana.
Robert Jordan said many lawmakers are still skeptical, but he believes attitudes are slowly changing.
"They wouldn't even talk to us" before, he said.
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(UPDATED COVERAGE, 1:47 p.m., Jan. 17) Two new viruses found in Florida strawberry plants this season have had little effect on overall volumes, are easy to contain and shouldn't be a problem next year, a U.S. Department of Agriculture fruit virus expert told growers.
At a Jan. 16 meeting hosted by the University of Florida and held at the office of the Dover-based Florida Growers Association, the USDA's Bob Martin told growers about strawberry mild yellow edge virus and strawberry mottle, two viruses found for the first time in Florida strawberry plants this season.
Infected plants came from two nurseries in Nova Scotia, said Natalia Peres, a University of Florida associate professor of plant pathology, who organized the meeting.
Only a small percentage of Florida growers planted the infected plants, though some of those suffered 50-90% losses, Peres said.
Both viruses are spread by aphids that can't survive in Florida, and the diseases are limited to strawberries, Martin told growers.
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Growers will, however, look at changes to nursery protocols, Peres said. For instance, instead of relying on visual inspections only, growers could demand lab testing of stock before it ships, she said.
Some infected stock that was visually inspected was marked "virus free," Peres said.
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You'd never know we had a healthy lead in the division reading this thread. Some of you guys are hilarious.
When's the last series Molina has come to town and NOT hit a homerun?
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I know I can select to ignore certain users, but can I also setup a feature to ignore the words "Jackson", "Jack", "Club Rio", "pot", "Dino", "felony", "Bentley", etc? Please? I watched the game last night and for more than a few moments, I was able to forget about the above words and start to get really excited about the players and play on the court. In my 20+ years of Pacers fandom, this team has never had the volume of attributes that I witnessed last night. Seeing player after player with long arms, quickness and athleticism running up and down the court was a sight to behold. However, my post-game enthusiasm was short lived when I checked into PD for other posting thoughts. It is impossible to visually ignore the negative items floating around the site. So the question I ask - how can I start to believe in this team and the players on the court when I am constantly barraged with a multitude of reasons why I should be bitter, disheartened and embarrassed?
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Michael Sheen's new show Masters Of Sex premieres on Showtime in September. Caitlin Fitzgerald plays his wife. And now the two are apparently dating. They were papped together the other day looking like it was a date – click here to see the photos. Full Story
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Drew Barrymore went for a manicure and pedicure in LA today. Meanwhile over in London yesterday, Rachel McAdams played pregnant, apparently going into labour on the set of the new Richard Curtis movie About Time. I'm assuming that Bill Weasley is the father. Yes, Rachel and Michael Sheen are still together and solid. Full Story
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It's mostly maturity and experience, of course, but I do love how...comfortable Rachel McAdams seems to be with Michael Sheen when they're working, together, and promoting whatever project it is that is before them. She is supporting his work, happily. She understands that being there with him, at the premiere tonight of The Gospel Of Us in London, means even more attention for his film. Full Story
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1) Look at the guys who played important roles and/or played really well at times, or for most of last season, who have played poorly through all four, or parts of all four games this year: Brian Boyle, Derek Stepan, Carl Hagelin, Brad Richards to a degree; Marc Staal, even Dan Girardi and Ryan McDonagh at times, and Henrik Lundqvist, who hasn't played poorly, but except for the first period last night, hasn't been great. So 1-3? Can't be shocking. Could be 0-4, really.
2) The Rangers' supposed depth up front … that was all based on Chris Kreider and Hagelin being able to play top-nine minutes, and one of them playing top six. So far they haven't. I think it's going to be a problem if Taylor Pyatt plays on the second line and Rupp on the third. A problem.
3) Statistically, the Rangers were much better at faceoffs. But when they needed to win one, on power plays, and especially in that final minute when the Flyers kept icing the puck, they couldn't buy one. And I still maintain that faceoffs are about concentration and bearing down. More about will than skill.
4) The 5-on-3 wasn't as pathetic as some of the others, but you've got to be able to move it quickly to the guy on his off-wing for the one-timer, and that means players have to move. Creativity is what's needed, and not happening. Geez, watch a video of the Penguins or the Red Wings, and how easy they make it look. It should be easy.
5) And while we're at it, until he starts playing better, it might be time to get Richards off the power play point, IMHO.
6) I had no idea Rick Nash was so good in his own end.
7) That Stu Bickel pummeling of Tostitos Sestito (worst player in the league), that's the kind of fight I want to see in the NHL … action/reaction. Not this stupid staged bullcrap. Have the Rangers had anybody who hasn't fought that clown the last two years?
8) John Tortorella started the second period with two lines. There's some risk there, on the second night of back-to-backs, especially when the first night was a three-line game. It worked for a bit. The Rangers got some offensive zone time, forced an icing, forced the Flyers to burn their timeout and Tortorella got his No. 1 line out against the Flyers thugs. But there was no payoff.
9) I don't know how a guy like Kris Newbury gets called up, sent down, called up, sent down, still has it in him to fight for his team …. knowing he's going right back down and he will never have a chance to stay. I guess you do it for the shot to play in the NHL, and for the bigger paycheck, but, man, that's a tough way to make a living.
10) In the final 50 seconds, I don't get why Marian Gaborik is stationed at the point, 55 feet away from the net. Worse, when the clock starts ticking down to 6 … 5 … 4 … why is he still at the point and not crashing the net. At that point, it doesn't matter if the puck comes out, or if the Flyers have a breakaway or score into the empty net.
11) Do all teams have so many fans who hate so many of their players? And it cracks me up when all the anti-Tortorella (pro-Avery) jackwagons come crawling out like cockroaches at the smallest sign of adversity. They can't wait for their team to lose.
12) I can't believe I'm even going to type these words: Ilya Bryzgalov was actually pretty good. I had to work harder than he did, but he was pretty good.
13) Wait, did MSG Network really cut short — very short — the post-game show for the Dan Girardi "Beginnings" episode. Those things are really well done. Great watches. But seriously, leaping out of the post-game of Rangers-Flyers, no less? Honestly? Really? Wow. … Then, as if that wasn't bad enough, they come back after "Beginnings" (which was fabulous) and Bill Pidto and Ron Duguay are saying the same things they said earlier, but they showed just two answers from Tortorella's press conference. What a joke of a decision.
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My Three Rangers Stars:
1. Henrik Lundqvist.
2. Marian Gaborik.
3. Stu Bickel.
Dore33's Three Rangers Stars:
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Josh Thomson, 26's Three Rangers Stars:
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The Southern Conference announced its January athletes of the month for mens and womens basketball, mens and womens indoor track and field and wrestling Friday, highlighting excellence among
student-athletes during the month.
Among those selected was Maryah Sydnor of Appalachian State University. Sydnor, a junior forward for the Mountaineers nearly averaged a double-double in eight January games, posting 22.0 points and 9.4 rebounds per contest to lead the Mountaineers to a 4-4 record.
Sydnor scored at least 15 points in each game, turning in double-doubles in four of them. Against league-leading Chattanooga on January 13, the junior from Radford, Va., scored 20 points and had 14 rebounds in the overtime loss.
Sydnor scored a career-high 36 points and pulled down 15 rebounds in a win over Davidson on Jan. 25. She had 27 points in a win over UNCG on Jan. 19 and opened her month with 17 points and 10 boards at Furman on Jan. 4. She backed that up with 21 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Wofford two days later and then had 24 points against Samford on Jan. 11.
Sydnor was named the SoCon Player of the Week on Jan. 21 after her efforts against Elon and UNCG.
Southern Conference January Athletes of the Month
Mens Basketball - Z. Mason, Chattanooga
Womens Basketball - Maryah Sydnor, Appalachian State
Mens Indoor Track and Field Track - Brandon Hazouri, Samford
Mens Indoor Track and Field Field - Brandon Bassett, Samford
Womens Indoor Track and Field Track - Teghan Henderson, Chattanooga
Womens Indoor Track and Field Field - Ashley Cope, Samford
Wrestling - Kevin Birmingham, Davidson
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Intel and Micron (IMFT) Announce World's First 128Gb 20nm MLC NANDby Anand Lal Shimpi on 12/6/2011 12:17 PM EST
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cynic783 - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linkssd's don't offer substantial improvement in performance over hdd, especially if you RAID-0 your hdd's, plus $/GB is so much lower
plus, ssd's from intel and others have huge quality problems Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linkWhile price/GB is definitely higher, your assertion that SSDs don't offer a substantial improvement over RAID 0 HDDs is completely untrue. Boot up Windows on however many RAID 0 HDDs you want (four, or maybe even eight?), and then try launching Firefox, Thunderbird, Word, Excel, and Photoshop at the same time. You will completely bog down the system for a good chunk of time, whereas with a single good SSD they'll launch almost as fast as if nothing else was going on. Reply
cynic783 - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linksorry, I have to admit I was doing a parody of the typical uninformed ssd basher; totally agree, I run SSD's exclusively Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linkLOL... if that was a parody then you got me! I'm still waiting for the price of 512GB SSDs to get down to $250 or less. Yeah, I know, it's a long ways off. Still, unless we get some serious creep in terms of game install sizes, 512GB lets me have all my data and games on a single drive. Right now, I have to live with a 120GB SSD for the OS and apps, and my images, movies, and games are all on a 1TB HDD.
Which reminds me, I need to give some of these caching programs a try. I think I have a trial of Diskeeper's utility around somewhere, though I don't really want to reformat just to make use of it. Reply
Kristian Vättö - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linkTLC NAND should cost around $0.60/GB according to OCZ, so we may finally see some sub-1$/GB 512GB SSDs early next year. I have a long article about all this in the admin engine but I haven't had time finish it up. Damn you Intel and Ivy Bridge, LOL. Reply
Guspaz - Thursday, December 08, 2011 - linkAh, but sometimes we do see those prices during the big sales. So getting a 512GB SSD for under $250 might well be possible within two or three years if you can hit the right sale (Black Friday or Boxing Day, for example). Reply
jwcalla - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linknicely done. i too was deceived by your tomfooleryishness.
you must have an amazing poker face. Reply
Zink - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linkahahahaha lolololol funny funny
There's no one bashing SSDs here any more but you. Reply
Tetracycloide - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linkI have little sympathy for those that didn't pick up on this after the obvious 'Intel... quality problems' jab. Reply
Denithor - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linkActually...they just fixed the '8MB' error on the 320 series SSDs like 2-3 months ago.
First thing I did upon receiving my 320 120GB drive last week was to check to make sure it was running the latest firmware so I wouldn't have to worry about finding my drive suddenly reduced dramatically in capacity... Reply
Exodite - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linkThing is, for most users you probably aren't far away from the truth.
With the tasks most people use, mainly browsing, blogging, media consumption and minor editing, SSDs aren't really bringing much to the table.
Especially in a time when people only reboot their computer when Windows Update tells them to.
Heck, even as a fairly heavy user I struggle to motivate such purchases. Windows disk caching is, I'm astonished to say, quite good enough these days.
And this is running a 5400RPM 'green' disk with AAM set to the most quiet level possible.
There's no question that SSDs are an order of magnitude faster than HDDs, it's just rarely a real bottleneck.
Then again tests have shown that human being start releasing stress hormones after waiting for one second so there's that... :) Reply
Denithor - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linkWhat's sad is, those are the very people that would benefit most from SSDs. Faster boots mean they don't have to wait around as long, reduced power consumption helps battery life (ok, so this is marginal, but basically useless on desktops). Reply
Paul Tarnowski - Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - linkI'd say it's exactly the opposite. Casual users are the perfect beneficiaries of an SSD.
I just finished building an office where each computer has an SSD, with every computer backing up to a server twice daily. They benefit from faster response times to Excel, Word, Outlook, and the browser. That is nothing to sneeze at -- whereas before the receptionist might have launched Outlook and gone on a coffee break, now the system responds so fast she gets right to work. The only worry is failure rates, which is taken caring of by the twice daily backup. Regardless, I expect going back there to RMA one of the SSDs about as much as I do an HDD.
The same benefits translate to mom and dad when the computer just runs what they want it to run with almost no lag. Especially now that Hotmail as well as Google offer decent online image storage, as well as external HDDs offer great space for the price.
That's also why the iPad and other tablets are so popular -- they just work.
It is computer "nerds" like us who have historically been willing to wait on processes. That's because have been, to a large extent, "addicted" enough that it doesn't matter how long we have to wait. It's after we have experience with first RAID-0 and now SSDs that we are unwilling to do so. Reply
Paul Tarnowski - Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - linkI should have written "upgrading an office". I did not, despite my vast reserves of awesome, actually build the office. That would be silly. I just upgraded the office computers and network. Overnight. By myself. In an office attached to a large, dark and cavernous shop floor. *
I'll have troubleshooting nightmares for weeks.
Also, "that's because have been" in the last paragraph should obviously be "that's because _we_ have been".
* This is an exaggeration. It took more than just the one night. Reply
stefmalawi - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linkYou're pretty much wrong on all counts there. The performance improvement both on paper and practically is to the extent that an SSD is the biggest improvement that one could make in the majority of systems out there.
RAID is not for the typical consumer, especially RAID-0. In any case, even a RAID of HDD's would not perform nearly as well as a modern SSD, forgetting the fact that SSD's can in turn be RAIDED as well, negating your point and only proving even further improvement in performance in comparison to HDD's.
Yes, they are more expensive. But especially in light of recent HDD price hikes, and the falling prices in SSD's, that's an advantage that will become negligible over time. As for today, SSD's are well within the price bracket for enthusiasts in particular, especially when you consider using multiple drives in a system (ie small SSD for boot/applications drive, HDD for storage like media. In this case even a 64Gb SSD is sufficient, and 128Gb is not unreasonably priced at all).
SSD's from brands like Intel are for the most part more reliable than HDD's, especially 2.5'' HDD's (remember that SSD's are typically in a 2.5'' form factor). I do agree that there are quality assurance problems with some brands, and yes, Intel has had issues recently but for the most part you've picked the wrong brand entirely as an example of reliability concerns. Again this will hopefully be sorted out over time, look at OCZ's recent 180 in reliability, quality assurance, etc. Anand seems to regard their turn around pretty highly, and with their in house controller things will hopefully continue to improve.
SSD's are going to be ubiquitous pretty soon, they are better than HDD's in all area's except price/Gb at the moment, and even that will change (yes, SSD's will eventually become cheaper than HDD's). For an enthusiast especially, and any consumers interested in aspects such as performance, reliability, noise, power consumption/heat (debatable atm), and size (read ultrabook) SSD's today are very desirable. Reply
stefmalawi - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linkah whoops, just saw your reply. Forget my response then. In my defence however, your username didn't make the satire any more apparent! Reply
kmmatney - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linkThe way things are going , the $/GB might be comparable soon! Reply
robertgu2k - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linkWow...just wow....
I admit I have not had my coffee yet, so my sarcasm detector might not be working fully yet. But where do I start? The only part of your post which is correct is the $/GB.
Recent SSDs offer considerable more sequential performance in a single drive than even three Raptors on RAID-0. Plus on the more important random performance SSDs destory HDDs.
As for the reliability part, Crucial and Intel SSDs are pretty much the standard bears for drive reliability, just stay away from the other vendors with the Sandforce controllers until they fix the BSOD and your fine.
With the recent spat of many HDDs arriving DoA or failing within a short timeframe (see customer reviews on retailers such as Newegg) I have more trust on putting my critical data on an Intel or Crucial SSD drive vs. a HDD from a major vendor at the moment. Reply
Abix - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linkSuccessful troll is successful Reply
EddyKilowatt - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linkHey, with views like these... shouldn't you be with your buds over on DailyTech making anti-EV sneers?
(realize you were joking) Reply
DukeN - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linkGreat, another sucker for the EV socialist propaganda.
This EV, environment-saving, green-this/green-that stuff is another excuse to rob us blind by Obama style communists.
Vote Bachmann next year to restore honor to our Christian Nation.
*Drives off in Hummer H2 chowing down 18oz steak firing machine guns into the horizon*
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Paul Tarnowski - Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - linkThe only reason EV will ever really take off is because it's cheaper and you can run off battery longer. I know that seeing the running time gains on my UPS between running a 65W e6750 and a 65W i3 (mostly in chipset and idle, although the e6750 was overclocked), not to mention the switch between a >45W CF backlit TN and a <20W LED e-IPS, had provided me with even more incentives to upgrade.
Also, what's wrong with 18oz. steaks? (looks it up) 18 ounces is over half a kilo? Well...what's wrong with 510 gram steaks? Some of us are more meat eater than others. Now if you had included something with carbs, I'd be in agreement. That stuff will kill you.
Although I am feeling a little trepidatious about the steaks firing machine guns into the horizon. I'm not sure I can get behind an armed steak firing into the horizon. In fact, that could get annoying, I'd hate to see good ammo wasted. What steak has enough ammo just lying around to fire off indiscriminately? If you ain't practicing or killing, you ain't doing it right. Ammo ain't cheap, you know. Reply
Wierdo - Thursday, December 08, 2011 - linkThere's some evidence suggesting that eating more than 11oz of red meat per week can play a role in contracting some types of cancer. Otherwise, it's a good source of protein, iron and antioxidants. Reply
GruntboyX - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linkI will have to admit I was one of those RAID-0 guys. But that was when SSD were priced much higher than they are today.
I see no reason why your system drive shouldn't be a SSD now that 120GB is reasonably priced.
In fact I think this pushing me to build my first file server. low power, Magnetic medium for bulk data storage and redundancy. SSD for the main computer for speed and low noise.
With these process improvements, I see the future is near in which magnetic medium will be relegated to long term and bulk storage. However, Its great because it puts pricing pressure on magnetic medium. Reply
IvanAndreevich - Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - linkDumbest post I've read today. Reply
LordanSS - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linkI apologize for my "noobness", but this has got me thinking for a while now.
Cluster size for, say, NTFS partitions has been at around 4k for a while now (the default format size, let's put it that way). Years ago, the page size on these NAND devices was 4k as well, being then a "perfect match".
Now with the process and capacity changes... page sizes up to 8k (and in the near future, 16k)... is there any drawback on performance or anything if you're still using a 4k cluster size, and saving small files (4k and smaller) still? Degradation, wasted space, anything?
Thanks Reply
Paul Tarnowski - Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - linkI'm too sleepy to Google the specifics, so this is off the top of my head:
The only possibility is that degradation speeds up, as the OS won't address the a page for multiple files. And even there, depending on the implementation, the SSD controller should take care to spread the data over other, less used cells*. Otherwise you won't see any notable difference except size on disk for small files. Reply
iwod - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linkWe are currently being limited by Interface speed, Connection Speed and Controller ability to achieve them.
Giving us ONFI 3.0 NAND dont have much different to normal SSD users. It may be more useful to USB sticks.
We need the above three point to improve. I am hoping to see 1GB/s Consumer SSD soon. Reply
handzilla - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 - linkHello everyone.
i was just wondering if we are at that point where computing should get cheaper instead of faster.
Is it worth paying hundreds of dollars more for a few seconds more off boot times? i believe most of us are waiting for a few seconds (instead of minutes) for apps to launch, right?
i suppose that a lot of us would rather suspend their computer, instead of shutting it down completely so we don't have to reboot... then re-launch apps all over again?
So, are things fast enough? How much more dollars are we willing to spend for "instant on?" And once "instant on" (or the perception of it) is achieved, what's next?!
Would it be better for OEMs to focus more on making things cheaper?
It seems to me that we have reached the point where RAM and HDD/SSD speeds, capacities & cost, are now more important considerations than the number of cores the CPU has?
When will we see SSDs within the CPU die?! Not likely, right? Then again, was it only AMD who had the vision to have GPUs on the CPU die?
Will our cellphones replace our desktops/laptops? If yes, demand for microSDs (or something else with ultra-faster transfer rates) will eclipse demand for SSDs. Think about it: with mutli-core ARM CPU powered cellphone, and virtualization already here, we will soon see Windows 8, 9, etc. within a VM which is running on Android 5, 6, 7...
As for display, perhaps a tablet-cellphone-charger-dock?! Btw, Archos has a tablet with a 250GB, so we could see a tablet-cellphone-charger-file server-dock soon?!
SSDs will probably be too late and too expensive?
Just some thoughts. Reply
Paul Tarnowski - Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - linkYes and no. Instant-on is worth more to the casual user who wants to treat their computing hardware as an appliance than it is to the enthusiast. It's just that only the enthusiasts like us are exposed enough to the market to have SSDs get on their radar.
It could even be argued backwards. The enthusiast prefers sustained speed and size, which can be gotten with a well maintained RAID-0 configuration. The casual user wants bursts of speed (low seek time) and will feel safer keeping the family picture and video collection on an external HDD, which is much more in line with an SSD (and the reason why RAID-0 never took off in the general market but SSDs will). For a personal example, as a casual phone user, I find the time it takes my Android to boot up aggravating, but before I had an SSD I didn't mind the time it would take to reboot.
Suspending the computer is fine and all, but even there, unless the computer was set up for it, the casual user will not know how. And if they do do it, they consider it to be a great undertaking and achievement and spend days if not weeks congratulating themselves (I have first-hand experience).
So over-all, it's not a matter of spending more dollars. Casual users (who only work in Office, browse and check email) don't need more than 60GB on their computers right now, with exceptions being some who may need 90GB. And because they will also happily tote about with an external HDD, particularly since it makes them feel safer about their data, more internal space is generally not needed.
In a lot of ways, the evolution of GPUs resembles FPUs, except that GPUs had longer (more generations, not necessarily longer in the time sense) to maturate before being incorporated onto the CPU.
Strictly speaking, in the sense that a component of the CPU is rendering the page into memory, no, it wasn't AMD that first thought to have the GPU* on the CPU, not even in the PC world. In fact, early on, the x86 architecture drove all graphics, and there was no GPU, just a video (CGA, EGA and VGA. I believe SVGA required an accelerator) encoder. In fact, any CPU could drive the graphics today, it's just that the complexity has increased exponentially.
What happened was that the GPU first evolved as a separate video accelerator on the PC (I still remember my ATI card fondly. It could anti-alias TrueType fonts in Windows 3.1) only after seeing the gains of having a chip dedicated to graphics on workstation and consumer machines like the Commodore Amiga**. Even then the first 3D generated graphics were CPU bound. The only philosophical difference now is that the CPU has a dedicated component for video acceleration and 3D rendering, whereas before it was just the (integer bound) CPU muddling through.
SSDs within the die are not going to happen until everything else is on the CPU die, if ever. Even non-cache memory on die is rare (or in the same package); I can't think of any examples off the top of my head, not ones which have the same sizes as is bog-standard even in the low-end of the PC market. It's most likely that future generations of memory are going to be stackable with the CPU, and it's still up in the air whether Universal memory will be practical before SSDs are adapted to the stack.
Cellphones will not replace dedicated computers any time soon. Not when they are at least a decade behind in power and definitely not unless the size limitations of interfacing with them are overcome.
* It wasn't called a GPU. Was no such thing. But then again, early CPUs started out with only integer units, and you had to do your floating point through the integer processors.
** I always get a tear in the eye whenever I read that name or write Amiga. Ah, the nostalgia. Reply
Paul Tarnowski - Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - linkA few clarifications, since I wrote that comment in parts.
When I wrote about casual users not spending more dollars, I meant that with the size of HDD (hundreds of GB) that come with computers (manufacturing costs of a platter of any given size is similair, it's just a matter of capital costs of R&D and equipment), it becomes economical to offer SSDs on most computers. This is especially true when most people tend to keep their photos on an external drive.
I also meant that I didn't mind (relatively speaking) the computer booting time before I got an SSD, as I understood the why of it. Now I expect to be able to open Firefox in 20 seconds after turning on power, which only doesn't happen when Windows was left doing an update.
And I rather turn my computer off, when I turn it off at all, completely these days, seeing as I can keep my computer on and running for weeks or months. Reply
handzilla - Thursday, December 08, 2011 - linkThanks for your feedback and insights.
Now, regarding your comment where you said:
Cellphones will not replace dedicated computers any time soon. Not when they are at least a decade behind in power and definitely not unless the size limitations of interfacing with them are overcome
i suppose it depends on how much power will be needed to process what/which app?
As for interfacing with cellphones, Motorola's Atrix + LapDock seems like a good/acceptable direction?
The concept suggests that cellphones have/will soon have enough/excess processing power for most apps which do not needing supercomputer processing power, and for more processing power, say for 3D FPS/MMORPG-types of gaming or for massive floating-point number crunching, something like a LapDock with a more powerful GPU(s) is possible.
Now this makes me wonder if it is now feasible to manufacture modular GPUs, which can be upgraded just like a PC, so instead of replacing GPUs why not just add more processing hardware!?
Oops. i digress.
Perhaps SSDs should be incorporated into "smart/internet" TVs which can also double-duty as huge monitors? These TVs could then also record & store & stream videos, and help bring down the cost of SSDs?!
To bring the cost of SSDs down even faster, yet-to-be-produced faster & higher-capacity SSDs could be pre-ordered in massive bulk quantities (for a lower target price point) by "cloud" storage providers (as well as "tier 1" PC OEMs) who will be like airline "launch customers" that pre-order airplanes from Boeing/Airbus/et.al). The (serious) money that can be raised will be cheaper than borrowing from any bank!
Then again, maybe free plus dirt-cheap "cloud" storage is the way to go. Wait, i just realized that Facebook is already giving free storage for our precious photos. As for most of our music collection, plus anything else which should be archived, well, we can always use DVDs or BDs.
Looks like i can wait until SDDs can be close to or almost as cheap as HDDs (with capacities being equal).
Hopefully, it won't be a long wait. Reply
galfert - Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - linkI don't understand the $1/GB comment in the article. Is it a typo? Is is supposed to say $1/Gb instead? Or maybe the 1 shouldn't be there an it should read jus $/GB.
Someone please shed some light. Thanks.
Confused -- * shrug * Reply
galfert - Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - linkNever mind.....I got it. I wasn't awake yet. Reply
djshortsleeve - Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - linkIve been running the 128 GB Crucial C300 since early 2011 in my 2500k machine. It has been snappy and very reliable. I have had about 3-4 freezes during that time where the machine appeared to lock up, but came out and back to normal in about 1 min. Id say thats solid. Reply


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Kids say the darndest things, and one of the most timeless and universal -- and least likely to elicit an "aww" from any adult -- is the phrase, "You're not the boss of me."
In terms of parental unpopularity, this declaration of defiance rates right up there with "No!" and "You can't make me!"
Granted, a drive for self-reliance is hard-wired into human DNA, meaning annoying and crazy-making behaviours are part of normal child development.
But Kathy Buckworth thinks that in their quest to always be diplomatic and democratic -- and to ensure that their offspring are happy and love them 100 per cent of the time -- parents are in effect letting the inmates run the asylum.
In her latest book, the parenting author and humorist makes the case for a domestic regime change to put the grown-ups back in the driver's seat. In other words, autocratic parenting.
Here's an autocratic response to the abovementioned kiddie cri de coeur:
"Oh yes, my little friend, I am! I am the boss of you, in every imaginable way," Buckworth writes in I Am So the Boss of You: An Eight-Step Guide to Giving Your Family the Business ($20, McClelland & Stewart).
"Physically, mentally, financially, parents rule -- basically, we're at the top of the food chain. We get to tell our children when to go to bed and we get to choose their mealtimes and what is served at those meal. We select their extracurricular activities, and, for a (ridiculously) short stretch of time, we even get to pick what they wear. Perhaps this generation of parents needs to take a moment to remind itself that we really are The Boss, Il Presidente, Le Grand Fromage."
Buckworth, a former Winnipegger and mother of four, isn't suggesting that parents rule with an iron fist. But she does think that they're so busy and overwhelmed these days trying to figure out the perfect way to parent that they've overlooked an obvious model -- "one that operates efficiently, effectively and economically and one that millions of people the world over are already employing."
Move over, Tiger Mother. Au revoir, superior French parents. Stop hovering, helicopter moms and dads.
If you want to rear responsible, well-adjusted children who will be able to make their way out in the real world, let the boardroom be your guide.
The idea came to her in the middle of a two-hour business meeting, says Buckworth, who spent 18 years working in corporate marketing before becoming a stay-at-home mom after the birth of her fourth child. She wrote her first of six parenting humour books, The Secret Life of Supermom, in 2005.
"It occurred to me at work one day that there are huge parallels between running a business and running a household," says the former marketing director of a large Canadian bank over morning coffee in a downtown Winnipeg café. She resides in Mississauga, Ont., and was in town on a book tour.
From accounting to public relations, human resources to quality control, the corporate structure can be easily applied to life with kids, says Buckworth, whose own offspring are 21, 19, 14 and 11.
Having applied her management skills with her own kids, she says, she found that things that worked well at the office -- goal and priority setting, budgeting, resource allocation -- could work well at home, too.
"And underlying all that are rules and policies that you don't argue about. 'Because I said so,' is a perfectly valid explanation in the workplace and at home," says Buckworth.
Readers should keep in mind that the author is a humorist, and so her tongue is planted firmly in her cheek when she suggests "branding" your family or giving your husband and kids a performance review.
But she's dead serious about parents taking back their power.
Just as every job comes with boring, tedious or unpleasant tasks, so does being a member of a household involve doing things you'd rather not do.
Too many parents, she says, are allowing their kids too much input and voting power on decisions where the boss simply knows best. The "trophy generation" is the result of this child-centred parenting.
"We're seeing this generation of kids who get a trophy just for turning up for a sport. They're told their whole lives they're wonderful at everything. They boss their parents around," Buckworth says. "So when they get to the work world, they're not used to being criticized or told that they're not wonderful all the time, or taking responsibility."
Buckworth recalls attending a parent orientation at the university one of her kids would be attending and listening as the parents were warned that they would not be contacted if their child didn't show up for class.
"They had to tell us this?" she says with disbelief.
She also recalls being baffled upon hearing her 21-year-old daughter, head counsellor at a youth camp, tell of interviewing 16- and 17-year-olds for junior camp counsellor positions, only to have the applicants bring their parents along to the interview.
While Buckworth concedes that she's "old-school" when it comes to parenting, which is the way she was raised, she acknowledges the value of giving children age-appropriate input into decisions that affect them.
The key, she says, is getting kids to understand what are the "non-negotiables" -- bedtime, getting to school on time, eating what's put in front of them.
"Those are things we're not going to have a discussion about," Buckworth says. "But once you set those rules, it gives you time and opportunity to have discussions around the negotiable things," like how old you should be to use Facebook, wearing certain items of clothing or signing up for an extra sport.
Being a humour writer, she wants to entertain, of course, but Buckworth says she ultimately wants to make things easier for parents, who often inadvertently make things harder for themselves and their kids by not owning their role as family CEO.
"I want moms to feel successful," she says. "That was a missing link for me, too. At work, I could feel quite accomplished; I knew what my goals and priorities were, and if I did a good job, I got a bonus.
"At home, however, you're never sure what the end game is. What are the goal and priorities? When do I get to check off 'raised a successful child?' Never."


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There's the usual panic over a struggling closer, as Frank Francisco has now allowed runs in his last four appearances. His ERA this season is now 8.53, which is, you know, high.
But a closer look at his numbers should provide reassurance. As should, of course, the tiny sample that is a closer's workload through 14 games.
Francisco, for the season, has eight strikeouts and three walks in 6 1/3 innings. He's sporting a BABIP allowance of .429, but his line drives are right in line with his career norms, suggesting that the BABIP is a function of luck. And he's yet to allow a home run, so he isn't having a problem with the long ball, either.
The reality is that Francisco is likely to be an adequate closer, not a great one. But the Mets don't have a closer problem. And by the way, if Jon Rauch is the next in line, patience makes even more sense. It isn't like Rauch is part of the future, in all likelihood, and his peripherals make Francisco look like Mariano Rivera.
So don't throw your chairs just yet, Mets fans.