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Hi, my site allows users (buyers) to buy e-learning courses for other users (receivers). The buyer completes a form, entering in the receivers email address along with choosing an e-learning course for the receiver. These e-learning courses are presents (mostly surprises) and the majority of the time a buyer will not know if a receiver is already a member or not.
When payment is processed and the form is submitted, the site checks if the receiver is already a member, by checking if their email address is already associated with a user account, and therefore the site sends out 1 of 2 emails to the receiver:
A (receiver is already a member) - "you have received a new e-learning course from $buyer"
B (receiver is not a member) - "you have received a new e-learing course from $buyer, please click on the following link to complete your account"
Now i am thinking of adding a way so that the buyer can find / locate the receiver instead of just guessing / entering in the receiver's email address, as a receiver might use a different email address than the one the buyer knows to create their account on the site.
What is the best way to do this... i think it would be illegal to add a "search receiver by email" to the site, as this would allow users to enter in an email address and then if an email address is found, the site will auto display the user's first name and last name and username. I was then thinking maybe it is best to search for user by username... so if there is a result the site will auto display the usernames first name and last name only. Buyers can then focus on finding out the receivers username from them instead of the email address they signed up with... what do you think is the best approach... thanks in advance for your help...
I wouldn't go that route, I'd likely allow the receiver to transfer said course to their existing account instead, so the buyer can still use whatever e-mail address they so desire, but the receiver then has the ability to transfer the course to their existing account.
Sorry, i don't get you... the buyer needs to be able to assign a course to a receiver but the receiver might not be a member of the site yet...
Right, but wasn't your issue defined as, the buyer inputs a receiver address that currently is not associated to an account, BUT that receiver has an account associated with a different e-mail address?
In that situation, transferring the course from the e-mail address the buyer entered, to the e-mail address the receiver has associated to their account seems like a valid option.
Another option you can add is allowing existing account holders to associate multiple e-mail addresses with their account, but have 1 marked as the primary for all communication, so a buyer could enter any of their e-mail addresses and be able to associate it to a receiver.
Ok thanks... i will have a think about this... thanks
If you do elect to allow the buyer to search for receivers, have them search by Name (First and Last), as they already likely have the wrong e-mail address. Then you can present a listing of the users that match that criteria for the buyer to choose from.
Granted, I still like the idea of allowing the receiver full control of the process instead of the buyer (allowing the receiver to transfer the course from one e-mail address to another, etc), but again, that is my preference.
Ok, thanks... but if a buyer searches for a receiver by first name... they might be several accounts with the same first and second name... so how can the buyer differentiate between users that have the same name when the results are returned
I'm not sure, as showing e-mail address isn't a good idea, nor any other information about the receiver; which is sort of why I think allowing the receiver (has an account)/receiver-to-be (does not have an account) handle the situation is likely the best option.
how about:
handling it on the receiving side rather than the sending side. The sender enters the E-Mail address that they know. When the receiver accepts the gift, they are given the option to log in with an existing account or create a new account. In neither case does the account the receiver authenticates with need to match the one the sender entered, the gift is simply updated to reflect the E-Mail address that the receiver prefers to use.
I like that option


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Not long ago, financial advisers took Social Security for granted and offered most people the same advice -- take it as soon as possible. They used the break-even point as an argument for this strategy. The theory went that the age where you would make more by delayed filing is actuarially somewhere in your early 80s. Most people don't live that long, they theorized, so delaying meant that you would collect less overall than you would have gotten if you had taken Social Security at 62. This is especially true if you consider the time value of money, which takes into account how much you could earn in interest over time.
That theory is out of date, James Mahaney, vice president of strategic initiatives for Prudential Financial, told attendees at a presentation offered by Prudential for retirement advisers. "The real risk today is living longer and living beyond your life expectancy," Mahaney said.
Another game changer, Mahaney says, is the number of women who have earned Social Security benefits in their own right. Understanding how to use the joint Social Security filing strategies available to a married -- or even a divorced -- couple can raise payouts significantly and be key to a much richer retirement, says Mahaney, author of the Prudential white paper, "Innovative Strategies to Help Maximize Social Security Benefits."
Add to this the need to understand how Social Security impacts taxes. Dated retirement planning strategies usually advised taking Social Security early so that money in tax-advantaged accounts can go untouched for as long as possible. But tax situations today aren't that simple, Mahaney says. Often it makes more financial sense to develop a strategy that involves spending taxable savings first in order to delay taking Social Security as long as possible and allowing its value to grow. Delayed income credits combined with cost of living adjustments can easily double a Social Security payout.
These factors, combined with the reality that most people will retire without another predictable source of regular income other than Social Security, has dramatically increased its importance. "No other program can match Social Security for its ability to fight inflation, provide longevity protection, shelter income from taxes and guarantee spousal coverage," Mahaney says.
Prudential often hears its younger clients dismiss the importance of Social Security and say they don't ever expect to collect. Mahaney thinks that attitude is seriously misguided. "People have to understand the complexity of this benefit and just how rich it is, so they can fight to keep it," he says.


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Changing demographics lead to the rise of specialized programs in seniors' homes
Saturday, Apr 19, 2014 06:00 am
Paintbrush in hand, David Coutts meticulously fills in the outline of an Easter egg in light blue.
His friend Jackson, 76 years his junior, points out where the 81-year-old�s paintbrush went astray on the page. Jackson holds up his own precisely coloured drawing as an example.
�He shows me how to keep in the lines when you�re painting,� chuckles Coutts.
Coutts says he tries to attend the tiny tots program at Citadel Mews West as often he can. The program brings preschoolers from the on-site YMCA to partake in an activity with the senior residents, such as crafts and reading.
Intergenerational programs have been one of the mainstays in seniors� recreation activities for years, as have bingo, gardening, exercise classes, live entertainment and car rides through the country, says Carol Ewanchuk, recreation therapist at Youville Home.
But recreation in seniors� facilities has changed substantially over the last 20 years, she notes.
�The biggest change in our programs is the level of care that our residents require. Our programs are more adapted to fit their needs and because they are more adapted, some programs require more staff.�
Three-day trips to Camp He Ho Ha in Parkland County were popular with seniors� home residents in the 1990s, explains Ewanchuk. Days would be filled with boat rides, fishing and berry picking.
�Now it�s hard to find residents that can go for the full day,� she says. �The residents (used to) actually pick the berries, but now we go on a drive and we get samples of the berries to eat.�
People are living in their homes for longer, notes Ewanchuk as a reason for the changing demographic in seniors� living facilities today. Nursing homes also have different admission criteria than in the past.
�They need more hands-on care than what they used to,� she adds.
Signature programs
Lori Kary, recreation therapist and manager at Citadel Village, is in the process of totally revamping seniors� activities.
Some will get a name that has more �modern flair� � such as Men�s Den, a weekly men�s group � while others will be further adapted to residents� interests and abilities.
Snakes and Ladders, cribbage and bowling were popular seniors� home activities in the early �90s, she notes. Now the activities that are making waves are drumming circles, cooking classes and chair dancing (ribbon dancing while sitting in a chair).
�We strive to have really innovative recreation programming,� says Kary. �We try to make it more interesting.�
Kary says she wants to integrate iPad use into more activities, especially for patients with dementia and Alzheimer�s disease.
A new project she is working on involves creating a digital book of photos and reminders of a person�s life using an iPad. It will be used as part of reminiscence therapy, in which a person with dementia reflects on the collection of their past life events when they become distressed or agitated.
Kary is also exploring adding in aromatherapy, music therapy and a Snoezelen room to the recreation roster. The latter is a multi-sensory stimulation environment currently being used with individuals who are intellectually disabled, suffer from dementia or a brain injury.
�It�s being used in schools for children with autism but research shows it is good for seniors too,� says Kary. �There could be lava lamps, aromatherapy, different lighting, comfy chairs and weighted blankets.�
Kary recognizes that recreation programs provide a different experience for different residents, depending on whether they are independent or require assisted-living support, but the goal is the same � to keep people involved and social.
�A lot of us have trouble keeping awake during the day,� says Youville Home resident Rene Benoiton, 84.
�It wakes you up and gives you something to look forward to.�


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LONDON (Reuters) - The former head of software firm Autonomy denied on Tuesday that there were accountancy problems at the company he co-founded, after new owner Hewlett Packard blamed irregularities in Autonomy's books for a massive $5 billion charge.
Irish-born mathematics whiz Mike Lynch, who led the firm when it was sold to HP last year for $11.1 billion, said mismanagement of Autonomy by its new owners was to blame for the decline in its value.
HP said earlier on Tuesday it had taken an $8.8 billion charge in the fourth quarter, most in the form of a $5 billion write-down related to the acquisition of Autonomy. It said it had discovered "serious accounting improprieties" in the software firm's books and a "wilful effort by Autonomy to mislead shareholders" after a whistleblower came forward.
In an interview with Reuters, Lynch said he was confident he would be absolved on any wrongdoing. He said he had not been notified by HP about the allegation before it was made public, nor had he been contacted by any authorities.
"We are shocked, this is a big surprise, it's completely and utterly wrong and we reject it completely," he said in a phone interview from a London office where he was meeting with other former Autonomy executives, including its former chief financial officer.
"We have not heard anything from HP, they have not been in touch and we don't know what they are on about," he said. "I fear that this is a bit of a distraction on the day when they produce their worse set of results in the 70-year history of the company."
Lynch said the size of the writedown suggested it was impossible that HP could have missed problems with the accounts during its examination of the books before the transaction.
"Look at the size of the writedown. If you've done meticulous due diligence with 300 people you can't get it that wrong."
Lynch, who has a PhD in signal processing from Britain's Cambridge University, received about 465 million pounds from the sale of his stake in Autonomy to HP last year.
He co-founded the firm in 1996, using technology based on advanced mathematics known as Bayesian probability theory to develop algorithms that can search through e-mails and phone calls. He had grown the Cambridge-based company into a supplier of search software to multinationals and governments worldwide.
However, last year when news of the planned acquisition by HP broke, many financial analysts questioned the deal, with some raising questions about Autonomy's organic growth, its cash conversion and its deferred revenue.
Analyst Paul Morland at Peel Hunt said after the HP bid was announced in August 2011 that it "seemed to defy logic".
"We believe HP shareholders should be worried," Morland said then. "Even before you consider the very high price, what are they going to think when they realise that margins have been contracting, profits are growing in single digits and for some reason those profits aren't converting into as much cash as they should?"
The purchase of Autonomy was the centrepiece of former HP CEO Leo Apotheker's bid to make HP a force in software. Lynch came as part of the takeover, with a remit to build HP's software division. But his relationship with Meg Whitman, Apotheker's successor, soured, and he left HP in May 2012.
He said the real problem was poor management of Autonomy and other acquisitions by HP.
"There was a coup d'etat and you ended up with a lot of internal infighting - which there has been a long history of within HP - and Autonomy got caught in that, and it got buffeted to the point where it lost hundreds of its staff and ultimately its top management team," he said. "They've managed the assets since that point and the results have gone down and down."
HP declined to comment on Lynch's remarks and referred to its earlier statement about the causes of its writedown.
Lynch said he needed to find out what evidence had led to the charge of accounting problems, once the distraction of the earnings report had died down.
"It's really sad for us at Autonomy to have seen the company so poorly managed over the last year, to see so much value destroyed," he said. (Reporting by Paul Sandle; writing by Kate Holton; editing by Andrew Callus)


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This is a serious matter, guys, but when I was writing down my pee review for Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport, I clicked "Save", and all I got was an error message and the things I wrote down is GONE! Guys, writing a pee review takes time! Mine took 3 hours and then it's, it's gone! |Si Plebius Dato' (Sir) Joe ang Kyurem CUN|IC Kill | 11:08, August 31, 2012 (UTC)
- As far as I can tell it's nothing to do with Pee Review. In my experience if you leave a page in edit for an extended period of time you sometimes struggle to save it as the session expires, or something similar. There's not much we can do to retrieve it as the review hasn't actually been saved on the wiki. My advice is to make sure you copy/paste your pee review elsewhere on your computer before you submit it. I appreciate it's frustrating it has happened to me several times. Now I always copy and paste the review into a word document as I am completing it. --ChiefjusticeGameBoy 11:25, August 31, 2012 (UTC)
- Yeah what he said, its more likely to be your browser than the site. ~Sir Frosty (Talk to me!) 11:30, August 31, 2012 (UTC)
- That was your review. Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 09:01, September 2, 2012 (UTC)
- Screw this. I'm going to write a Pee Review on Friday next fortnight. Then the rest of the time I'm out until December. |Si Plebius Dato' (Sir) Joe ang Kyurem CUN|IC Kill | 12:09, September 6, 2012 (UTC)
- The back button in my browser (FF or Chrome, depending on mood) usually keeps it for me when that happens. Also, saving partially completed reviews is fine, as they don't display until you add your sig. • Puppy's talk page • 12:54 07 Sep
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RESIDENTS who were evacuated following an explosion at a house in Wiston yesterday (Thursday) have not been allowed to return home, a Dyfed-Powys Police spokesman has said.
Police are continuing to investigate the incident which happened just after noon. A 19-year-old man, who was airlifted to Morriston Hospital, is said to be in a "stable" condition.
The road from Wiston to Crundale was closed for several hours and nearby properties were evacuated while a bomb disposal team carried out checks of the area.
The spokesman said: "Dyfed-Powys Police is continuing to investigate following an incident in Wiston, Pembrokeshire, yesterday – where a man sustained a non- life threatening injury. He remains in hospital in a stable condition.
"The road from Wiston towards Crundale has re-opened. The safety of all in the area is our prirority, and the small number of residents who were evacuated have not been allowed back to their homes at this time. Searches and enquiries are expected to continue for the majority of today.
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Great animation from 1978 gives you an idea what we look like here in Canada. I think the face at the 28-second mark is pretty close to my face, just imagine a smaller nose, gold fronts, and an eye patch.
My friend Andre posted this video and it made me want to go back and find all the other great films that the Nation Film Board has produced over the years.


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South African Tourism CEO unveils updated five-year strategic plan
One of our key objectives is to increase tourist arrivals to South Africa by being a competitive, affordable destination that offers tourists memorable experiences. – Thulani Nzima, South African Tourism CEO
South African Tourism CEO Thulani Nzima recently outlined its updated five-year strategic plan and its 2014/15 annual performance plan at the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) AGM.
He told TBCSA members that South African Tourism is still operating in a very challenging environment, with many markets where it has a presence still trying to recover from the global financial crisis.
'While recovery is happening, it is very slow in many markets, with disposable income limited and even shrinking in some markets where governments have introduced austerity measures.'
He said while the weakening of the South African rand is a positive development for inbound tourism, at the same time it has eroded South African Tourism's marketing budget in many markets, in some cases by as much as 30%.
South African Tourism operates in various key markets around the world to create awareness of brand South Africa and grow tourist arrivals to the country. The aim is to grow tourism's trended revenue contribution to the economy by 1.5% per annum and increase foreign tourist arrivals to 15-million and domestic tourists to 18-million by 2020.
'One of our key objectives is to increase tourist arrivals to South Africa by being a competitive, affordable destination that offers tourists memorable experiences. This in turn will lead to longer stays in the country, resulting in greater travel spend per tourist and improved geographic spread of tourists to more of South Africa's provinces,' he said.
Nzima said achieving this objective will aid South African Tourism in fulfilling its mandate – as set out in the new Tourism Act – to create a tourism economy that contributes to sustainable GDP growth, job creation, redistribution and transformation.
Other key objectives are to increase domestic tourism in South Africa, provide quality assurance for tourism products, and sell South Africa as a business events destination.
Changes to tourist arrivals reporting
Nzima also announced a change in the way tourist arrivals will be reported in future.
'Until now our deliverable has been based on foreign arrivals to the country. But from the start of our 2015/16 financial year, we will measure on the basis of tourist arrivals only,' he said.
In the 2013/14 financial year, South Africa recorded 14.86-million foreign arrivals and 9.61-million tourist arrivals. And South African Tourism estimates that in the 2015/16 financial year tourist arrivals will increase to around 10.4-million.
South Africa experienced a decline in the number of domestic tourists in the 2013/14 period, dropping from 12.5-million in the 2012/13 financial year to 12-million in 2013/14. However, Nzima is confident that with the initiatives South African Tourism has implemented, domestic tourism numbers will increase.
South Africa's business events sector has been doing very well, with the number of business events delegates visiting South Africa in the 2013/14 financial year increasing significantly to 94 893, up from 52 587 delegates in the 2012/13 financial year. This increase can be attributed to the work of the South African National Convention Bureau, which launched in 2012, and its public- and private-sector business events partners.
South Africa has also improved its International Congress and Convention Association country ranking from 37 to 34. It remains the top business events destination in Africa, and is ranked 15th among long-haul business events destinations.
Market portfolio
South African Tourism's portfolio of markets where it has a presence or spends its marketing budget is reviewed every three years. The fourth portfolio review ended on 30 March 2014, and South African Tourism has now finalised its fifth portfolio market analysis, identifying the markets it will focus marketing efforts in over the next three years.
South African Tourism has identified core markets where most of its marketing budget is spent, as well as investment, tactical, watch-list and strategic markets.
In Africa, South African Tourism's core markets for the next three years are Angola, Mozambique, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa, with investments markets being Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Lesotho, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
In the Americas region, Brazil joins the United States as a core market, with Canada identified as an investment market, and Argentina as a watch-list market. South African Tourism will be opening an office in Brazil in September 2014.
In the Asia/Australasia region, China has joined India and Australia as core markets, with Japan and South Korea being investment markets.
In Europe (including the United Kingdom), France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK remain core markets, with Italy and Russia being investment markets.
Nzima said South African Tourism will continue its hub strategy to take advantage of opportunities in non-core markets. This means, for example, that the Brazil office will take care of marketing activities in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru and Columbia, while China as a hub will take care of Japan, South Korea, and Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia.
And South African Tourism's focus on regional Africa – an important growth region – will also be ongoing. South African Tourism recently opened an office in Lagos, Nigeria and there are plans to open offices in Angola and Kenya to take advantage of opportunities in those regions to grow tourism to South Africa.


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In her interview with Timeturk.com, she expressed her feelings as;
"Allah created me the opportunity of reading the works of many Islamic scholars and highly educated Muslims. After reading these, I chose to follow the path of the Prophet of Allah (saas) and his Companions. I read several translations of the Qur'an and after one year of seeking the reality, I converted to Islam."


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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Florida's request to move Medicaid patients into private managed care programs is expect to be approved.
Federal health officials say that the plan will only be approved if the state resolves several issues to ensure they will be run with transparency and accountability. The state has been negotiating with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for nearly two years. The Associated Press first reported the agreement Wednesday.
The state wants to shift roughly 3 million Medicaid patients into managed care plans that allow for-profit providers to determine their care. The goal of the sweeping bills passed in 2011 was to save the state money on the $21 billion a year program while improving services.
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For the increasingly aging population, the quest to look younger has become more important than ever. The anti-aging market is booming and represents the "key growth engine" for the entire skin care industry. Consumers have high expectations for the efficacy of skin care and want to see visible results. Thus, creating effective anti-aging products requires a thorough understanding of consumers' cognitive and emotional needs, formulation and development chemistry, and perhaps most of all, the biology of skin aging.1
Perceived age is the marker for facial aging.2 And aging affects the texture and color of skin as well as the shape of the face.
The process of skin aging is complex and multifactorial, as structural, functional and aesthetic changes happen at a variable rate. It is misleading to consider skin aging as a uniform biological event; several distinct biological processes may occur concurrently.3
There are multiple factors of skin aging, including intrinsic, extrinsic, hormonal and catabolic, which will be discussed in further detail here. Intrinsic, chronological aging reflects the passage of time from gravity and genetics. Extrinsic aging is usually attributed to photoaging and smoking. Hormonal aging involves dysfunction or aging of hormonal systems. And catabolic aging is related to chronic diseases.
Intrinsic aging: Intrinsic skin aging is a slow process with clinical features such as smooth, pale, dry and less elastic skin having fine wrinkles that are not apparent until old age. Intrinsically aged skin shows epidermal and dermal atrophy, reduced fibroblasts, less collagen and more matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Its structurally altered dermal-epidermal junction (DEJ) may contribute to increased skin fragility and reduced nutrient transfer between the dermal and epidermal layers.4
Extrinsic aging: Extrinsic aging, due to chronic exposure to solar ultraviolet irradiation (photoaging) and smoking, leads to deep and coarse wrinkles, mottled hyperpigmentation and reduced skin elasticity. Facial skin bears the accumulation of lifelong sun exposure, which is responsible for 80% of the effects of facial skin aging. Smoking also accelerates aging, causing the degradation of elastic fibers and a significant increase in facial wrinkles. The wrinkles of smokers are deep and narrow, compared to nonsmokers. This pattern of wrinkling is referred to as "smoker's face" and often is accompanied by gaunt features and atrophic, gray, uneven skin color.5 Further, pursing the lips and squinting while inhaling smoke may lead to the formation of sharply contoured crow's feet and prominent peri-oral lines.
Hormonal and catabolic aging: The skin is a hormone-dependent organ, and the decline of hormonal secretions during menopause accelerates skin aging. Menopause appears as a turning point in life, with a decline in skin qualities.6 Estrogen in particular has a profound effect on skin, encouraging extracellular matrix production and preventing decreases in collagen, skin thickness, skin hydration and epidermal barrier function.7 Increased sagging, as opposed to coarse wrinkles, is the main symptom of postmenopausal aging.8


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Rory O'Malley to Leave BOOK OF MORMON, 1/27
Rory O'Malley has announced on his Facebook page today that he will be exiting the Tony-award winning musical, BOOK OF MORMON. According to the post, his last performance will be on Sunday, January 27th.
"Two years ago today, January 10, 2011, was the first day of rehearsal for The Book of Mormon on Broadway," he begins. "Along with the previous three we spent developing the show, they have been the most wonderful and rewarding years of my career. As a kid I dreamt of nothing more than originating a role on Broadway, but getting to do that with Elder McKinley has fulfilled that dream tenfold. Now it's time to pass the torch, or I guess... sparkly pink vest! My last show will be January 27th. I'll miss it terribly, but I know the BOM family has grown so big that I'll never be far from it! Thank you to all my family, friends, the greatest cast and crew ever assembled, and to BOM's amazing fans. You are all truly... something incredible. NEVER TURN IT OFF!"
The actor received both Tony and Drama Desk nominations for the role of openly closeted Mormon Elder McKinley. His other Broadway credits include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Off-Broadway and regional credits include Newsical, and the role of Richie Cunningham in Garry Marshall's Happy Days The Musical. He appeared in the film adaptation of Dreamgirls and has had guest roles on TV's Nurse Jackie, Law & Order- SVU.
THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. The production is choreographed by Casey Nicholaw and is directed by Nicholaw and Parker.
THE BOOK OF MORMON is the winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Book (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Direction (Casey Nicholaw, Trey Parker), Best Featured Actress (Nikki M. James), Best Scenic Design (Scott Pask), Best Lighting Design (Brian MacDevitt), Best Sound Design (Brian Ronan) and Best Orchestrations (Larry Hochman, Stephen Oremus); the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical; five Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, Best Music (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Lyrics (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Director (Casey Nicholaw, Trey Parker) and Best Orchestrations (Larry Hochman, Stephen Oremus); four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Musical, BestScore (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Actor in a Musical (Josh Gad) and Best Director (Casey Nicholaw, Trey Parker) and the Drama League Award for Best Musical.
THE BOOK OF MORMON stars Josh Gad as Elder Cunningham, Andrew Rannells as Elder Price, Nikki M. James as Nabalungi, Rory O'Malley as Elder McKinley and Michael Potts as Mafala Hatimbi, with Lewis Cleale, Brian Tyree Henry, Scott Barnhardt, Justin Bohon, Graham Bowen, Darlesia Cearcy, Kevin Duda, Jared Gertner, Asmeret Ghebremichael, Tyson Jennette, Clark Johnsen, Valisia LeKae, Douglas Lyons, John Eric Parker, Nic Rouleau, Benjamin Schrader, Michael James Scott, Brian Sears, Jason Michael Snow, Nick Spangler, Lawrence Stallings, Rema Webb, Maia Nkenge Wilson and Tommar Wilson.
THE BOOK OF MORMON features set design by Scott Pask, costume design by Ann Roth, lighting design by Brian MacDevitt and sound design by Brian Ronan. Orchestrations are by Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus. Music direction and vocal arrangements are by Stephen Oremus.
Tickets are available at Telecharge.com, by calling Telecharge.com at 212-239-6200 or in person at the Eugene O'Neill box office (230 West 49th Street).
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So, the next time someone tells you your resume is too long, consider taking it upon yourself to read through the document. Once you have done so, consider what information you would really want left out and if leaving out that information would shorten your rope to the point that the jumper using it may not enjoy the experience.
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Turbocharger Booster System (TuBS)
Reference Number: K 08-05
Inventors: Chapman, Kirby; Wolfram, Kyle; Figge, Eric
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Invention Summary
Standard turbocharged engine systems are being refined to increase air flow into the system with the goal of meeting PRCI 2010 emission reduction expectations. Current turbochargers extract energy from exhaust gases to power an air compressor, which compresses air into the air manifold at pressure ratios ranging from 1.25 to approximately 3.0; however, it is believed that the 2010 engine will require a pressure ratio of approximately 2.4 to 3.0 in order to achieve the target NOx level of 0.5 g/bhp-hr.
While turbochargers solve many lean burn engine problems, they too have draw backs. Changing ambient temperatures affect the performance of the entire system by changing the air mass flow rate delivered from the turbocharger compressor to the engine. Also, as the trapped equivalence ratio is decreased to achieve successively lower NOx emissions, the reduction in exhaust temperature lowers the available thermal energy to drive the turbocharger turbine.
Research conducted at K-State has found that by installing a relatively small dry low emission (DLE) burner between the exhaust manifold and the turbocharger turbine nozzle ring, we are able to increase the turbine inlet temperature and consequently, the turbocharger rotating speed. This allows for precise adjustment of the air mass flow rate and turbocharger rotating speed independent of the engine operation.
Increases net airflow to the engine, offsetting the negative effects of high ambient temperatures
Enhanced degree of control frees the turbocharger to operate independent of engine operating point and ambient conditions
Proven reduction in CO emissions without adversely affecting NOx emissions
Potentially reduces the need for air assist, especially while engine is idling
Considerably lower capital and operating costs than other available options
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Springform pans were made for impressive frozen desserts like this one. While the name implies an everyday treat, this cake doesn't disappoint as a guest dessert. Make this cake at least a day in advance - the different layers each take some freezer time!
Preheat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, combine cookie crumbs and melted butter. Press evenly into bottom of 10 in. springform pan. Bake 10-11 minutes or until crust is just slightly darker. Cool completely.
Spoon softened chocolate ice cream into cooled crust; spread evenly. Pour chocolate syrup evenly over ice cream. Freeze at least 30 minutes or until ice cream is set on top. Spoon softened strawberry ice cream over chocolate; spread evenly. Slice bananas and arrange in a single layer. Freeze at least 30 minutes or until ice cream is set on top. Spoon softened vanilla ice cream over bananas, mounding in the center so all ice cream will fit. Freeze at least 4 hours or overnight.
To serve, use Tip 1M to make whipped icing "C" curls in the center of the cake and along the outer edge. Garnish with chopped peanuts, cherries and Rainbow Jimmies and serve. Freeze leftovers quickly.
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Rand Brooks, 84; Actor Had Roles in Westerns, 'Gone With the Wind'
Rand Brooks, who played Scarlett O'Hara's ill-fated first husband in "Gone With the Wind," the young sidekick in a string of Hopalong Cassidy westerns and Cpl. Boone in the television series "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin," has died. He was 84.
Brooks, who began phasing out his acting career in the mid-1960s when he launched a successful Glendale-based ambulance service, died of cancer Monday at his home in Santa Ynez.
In an acting career that began at MGM in 1938 with an uncredited bit part in Mickey Rooney's "Love Finds Andy Hardy," Brooks appeared in scores of films, including "Babes in Arms" with Rooney and Judy Garland, "Northwest Passage," "Requiem for a Gunfighter," "The Cimarron Kid" and a dozen Hopalong Cassidy films in which he played Lucky Jenkins opposite William Boyd.
He also had the distinction of giving Marilyn Monroe her first on-screen kiss, in the 1948 film "Ladies of the Chorus."
Brooks appeared frequently on television in the 1950s and early '60s, especially in westerns, including "The Lone Ranger," "Gunsmoke" and "Maverick." And, from 1954 to 1959, he appeared on "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin," the popular western series about an orphaned boy and his heroic German shepherd who are adopted by cavalry soldiers.
Lee Aaker, who played the boy, Rusty, said Wednesday that he was "very close" to Brooks, who served as an on-set mentor.
"He was such a nice guy," Aaker said. "And he, more than anyone else, would call me aside if I stepped out of line and calmly tell me how to handle it a little differently."
On film, Brooks achieved his greatest -- and most enduring -- claim to fame playing Charles Hamilton, the shy young Southern gentleman whom the fiery Scarlett (Vivien Leigh) impulsively marries after Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard) announces he is going to marry sweet Melanie Hamilton (Olivia de Havilland).
Brooks once recalled that when Scarlett learned that her young Confederate Army officer husband had died not on the battlefield but of "pneumonia following an attack of the measles," it provoked "the biggest laugh in the film."
"To think that a man his age would die from the measles -- it was pretty funny," he told the Los Angeles Times in 1981.
In a later interview with the Associated Press, Brooks said he despised his role as Scarlett's mild-mannered husband.
"It was an asinine part," he said. "I wanted to be more macho."
Born Sept. 21, 1918, in St. Louis to a wealthy family that later lost its money during the Depression, Brooks moved to Los Angeles with his mother when he was 4.
A Beverly Hills High School graduate, he was working as a runner at a Los Angeles brokerage house when an agent discovered him and MGM signed him to a $50-a-week contract.
"He was a natural -- an instinctive actor," said Ann Rutherford, who met Brooks on the set while playing Rooney's girlfriend, Polly Benedict, in the Hardy films. She later worked with Brooks in "Gone With the Wind," in which she played Scarlett O'Hara's younger sister Carreen.
"He was wonderful casting for the role of Charles Hamilton, this hapless young man who valiantly offered to fight a duel with Rhett Butler," Rutherford told The Times on Wednesday. "It was so dear."
Rutherford, who renewed her close friendship with Brooks in the 1980s, said he was always recognized in public -- even when she and her husband accompanied Brooks and his wife on a barge trip on the Seine and she and Brooks were both approached by French "Gone With the Wind" fans.
"He said to me, 'Somewhere in time, we'll always be young,' " she recalled.
In an interview with the Toronto Star in 1986, Brooks said he considered himself a "good working actor."
"I loved to work, loved to act, but acting doesn't make for a secure, happy life," he said. "You may not work for six months, then you get three offers at the same time. You pick one and as sure as shootin', it's the wrong one!"
Brooks, who served in the Army Air Forces during World War II, directed and produced a movie about brave dogs, "Bearheart," in the mid-1960s.
But to his great disappointment and financial loss, it was not released because it reportedly became tied up in litigation when Brooks' business manager was charged with numerous counts of forgery and graft involving several clients.
In 1966, Brooks started Professional Ambulance Service in Glendale with two used ambulances and a credit card.
A decade later, he could boast that it had become "the largest private paramedic provider in Los Angeles County."
Brooks sold his ambulance company in 1994 and moved to the Santa Ynez Valley, where he bred championship Andalusian horses with his second wife, Hermine. His first wife was Lois Laurel, daughter of screen legend Stan Laurel.
He is survived by his wife; two children, Rand Brooks III of Reseda and Laurel Brooks of Oregon; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Lawn, Glendale.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara or the Motion Picture and Television Fund retirement home and hospital in Woodland Hills.


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While this week's scheduled economic reports focus on the housing market, the economic version of the proverbial "elephant in the room" is the Federal Reserve's statement on monetary policy, due Wednesday. The statement will be followed by a news conference held by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, his second of the year so far.
Among the highlights this week:
- Commerce Department reports on May housing starts, Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. (All times Eastern.)
- Federal Open Market Committee statement, Wednesday at 2 p.m.
- National Association of Realtors reports on May existing home sales, Thursday at 10 a.m.
Mr. Chairman, please explain
Global stock markets have been volatile in recent weeks amid concern that the Federal Reserve might want to begin scaling back on its monthly buying of mortgage-backed securities and Treasury bonds, in a program aimed at bolstering the economy. This week's news conference will give reporters an opportunity to quiz Bernanke further on the issue. Will the Fed change the outlook on its asset purchases? That's unlikely, according to a couple of the nation's leading economists.
"The Fed will stay the course. No reason to fine-tune," says Diane Swonk, chief economist with Mesirow Financial. She says that for Fed officials, "The issue is reassuring markets that they are still fully engaged." And, longer term, Swonk says "the Fed is likely to taper slowly, so as not to disrupt markets."
Lynn Reaser, chief economist at Point Loma Nazarene University, agrees that the Fed will want to stick with the status quo. "While some of the hawks would like to see a move towards tapering asset purchases (known as "quantitative easing"), the chairman and others are waiting for more evidence of stronger and steadier economic growth."
Firmer foundation for housing
Although it might seem like ancient history, it's worth remembering that the financial crisis that began about five years ago was rooted in housing. So, the continued recovery in the housing market is a welcome development on a number of fronts. This week's reports are expected to help underscore that the housing rebound is continuing.
The average for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages has risen in recent weeks and is now more than 4 percent. David Crowe, chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders, doesn't think higher rates will kill the housing market recovery.
"It will certainly affect some people, some affordability barriers will kick in," he says. "But I have been saying all along, it is not the price of credit that is the limiting factor right now, it is the availability." He adds: "It is still difficult for a standard person with normal credit to get a mortgage."
A little perspective, please?
Does the improvement in housing have room to run? "Absolutely, absolutely," says economist Ken Mayland with ClearView Economics. He says, "There is no question, this has legs." Mayland looks for housing to be "a good factor for 2013, and it will probably spill over for the next couple of years."
As for the rise in interest rates, don't forget that rates had been at record-low levels. Housing has prospered during times of much higher rates, although that's not something most folks would like to see.
"I remember in the very early '80s when mortgage rates hit 15 percent or 16 percent for a brief period of time, and people in the industry said, 'Oh, if only mortgage rates would drop down to 12 percent, it would cause a boom in housing.'" Mayland says. "Mortgage rates did drop to 12 percent, and it did cause a boom in housing. And now we are talking about 4 percent mortgage rates.
"No, this is historically very, very cheap, and a very, very good deal for homebuyers," he notes.
This week in business history: The LP
Many of us now rely on digital downloads and streaming when we want to listen to music. But vinyl records have been enjoying something of a comeback in recent years. From the annals of analog, it was June 21, 1948, when Columbia Records introduced the long-playing, or "LP," record. The first was a classical recording, followed by "The Voice of Frank Sinatra," to appeal to popular tastes. Columbia says by the end of that year, it sold 1.2 million LPs.
Vinyl would face knock-out punches decades later. The compact disc was released in 1982, while Apple unveiled iTunes in 2001.
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StarTech.com Portable SATA Duplicator & USB / eSATA Dock Reviewby Ganesh T S on 9/6/2011 6:50 PM EST
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TrackSmart - Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - linkNeat product. There are a number of times that I could have used this when helping family members or friends transfer data to a new HDD or computer. Unfortunately, my experience with HDD enclosures from companies StarTech, Bytecc, etc has me wondering if it would turn into an $80 paperweight after using it a few times. Your comments about fragility certainly don't bode well either. Reply
Googer - Thursday, September 08, 2011 - linkThat's goes along with my concern.
This duplicator may be fast, but more importantly is it ACCURATE and dependable? Can it clone a whole TB drive with out errors or quitting? Reply
GeorgeH - Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - linkI use devices similar to this and they're definitely nice to have, but on the whole I've found their reliability to be pretty hit and miss. At this point my first instinct is to use a power brick->SATA power adapter and a SATA<-<eSATA cable, then try something like this through USB if that isn't feasible.
From my perspective that's actually the weakest point of this gadget - I'd recommend getting a SATA power extension cable and a SATA<->eSATA cable as well. That way if the data part fails to work you can still use this device as a power supply and connect a drive directly to an eSATA port. Reply
ckryan - Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - linkI was just cloning some SSDs now.
I actually kinda wish I had this at the moment. Lately I've been using cloning as a primary backup method, and I could see this as being very useful to me... Not $80 useful, but more like $50 useful. Reply
ganeshts - Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - linkIt is available on TigerDirect for the price you mention.
The Bytecc model (not sure if it uses the same chip / has the same performance) is available in both Microelectronics and Frys for less than $40. (Also on some online websites) Reply
Reikon - Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - linkAnother poor article from Anandtech. Seems like they keep increasing. Don't be like poor quality sites where reviews are half quotes/info verbatim directly from the manufacturer with no added insight. And do we really need to a bulleted list of pros and cons? Seemed like the site was above doing stuff like that, not to mention all the info is basically right above it on the same page. Reply
Jedi2155 - Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - linkWhile the number of insights is limited (i.e. it performed better than advertised), it did provide some of the usual Anandtech qualities such as overview of system i/o of how the unit operates. This is in contrary to most poor reviews where the reviewer merely discuses usability and performance. I'd say its an "adequate" review while not up to Anand's usual in-depth article, it definitely does provide some useful details about a product that is usually reviewed by far poorer websites. Reply
FH123 - Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - linkI must confess I haven't read this article, but I would agree there's no point in repeating features or other information you can get elsewhere. On the other hand I've had multiple AKASA external drive bays that plain didn't work, causing reproducible CRC errors reading known good Ghost images. This can be very insidious. A colleague of mine used his AKASA enclosure to play MP3s and, while he noticed dropouts in the music, never put that down to the enclosure. A different, Sharkoon, adapter of mine, while not introducing errors, hangs every so often, which is a big deal when you're imaging a disk for several hours. A lot of these products seem to be made with JMicron chipsets, the same company that produced the early SSD chipsets that would cause drives to freeze. Anand's investigations of such issues are some of the most valuable insights that I come here for.
I also own a StarTech eSata dock that has a different issue altogether, a strong acrid smell from manufacturing that just won't go away. Wasn't planning on buying from them again until I get confirmation of neutral odor ;-). Reply
ganeshts - Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - linkReikon,
Thanks for the feedback. In my opinion, the list of pros and cons make an ideal summary of the piece for people reading the review in a hurry.
This is a very basic gadget. Can you let me know what more insight can be provided into this basic bridge device? I am open to suggestions. Reply
Reikon - Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - linkI'm not saying there's more insight to provide on this gadget. I'm saying we don't need information/quotes directly from the manufacturer if there's nothing insightful you can say about it. It just looks like padding for the review -- a technique that lower quality sites like to use. I mean seriously, do I need to know it comes with the instruction manual? I mean sure, if it doesn't come with one and isn't intuitive, mention it. Otherwise, I don't think people care.
As for your pro/con list, it seems to fall into the trap lots of sites make nowadays that cater to the tl;dr crowd. A summary paragraph is much more professional. Your list includes a lot of obvious things or things mention right above it anyway. For example, "Multipurpose gadget with both eSATA / USB dock as well as clone mode." That info is already in the product name! Most of the info is already in the tables above or doesn't really need to be stated. You can just write a short summary paragraph about its strengths and weaknesses instead of padding out a list. Reply
Nickel020 - Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - linkI didn't know such a product exists, and I'm now considering getting one. I like it that AT now occasionally does short reviews like this. As long as the lon reviews keep coming, more is better.
To omit information because the reader may assume it is a terrible practice. I always like reviews that are very detailed - if they're well structured, they can still be enjoyable to read. I should not need to go to the manufacturer's homepage for further info after reading a product review.
"A summary paragraph is much more professional. "
You're not being serious, are you? The purpose of a review is to present original and available information in an understandable way and help make a purchasing decision (not look "professional" and only understandable for elitist users). Pro/Con lists help a lot there from a didactic standpoint. I wish AT would use them more, like JonnyGuru does for example. They make information considerably easier to grasp than a wall of text.
It's also called a summary for a reason. It's meant to readable stand-alone. Hence the name. Hence the need to re-state information. Reply
lpjz290 - Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - linkReikon, you're talking through your hoop! The purpose of the articles on this well-respected site is to help us make informed buying decisions, not to present to the IEEE or some other research organizations as research papers and the likes!
In order to keep readers informed,there is a need to repeat what features the products have and what they can do. Otherwise, what's the point of even doing a review?
The use of bullets is very useful to reinforce what the product is supposed to be good at, or whether the product is worth considering. And if you don't know, bullets do a better job at helping readers digest the huge amounts of information. nobody will want to re-read an entire page of text just to recap!
If you want to be so elitist and make everything as you perceive to be "professional", please leave this site and start your own. Reply
Reikon - Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - link*sigh* Okay, I might have been a bit harsh to say the article itself was bad. It's just there's way too much useless and redundant information that makes the article SEEM like it's from a site that has nothing to really say.
I still stand by the pro/con list specifically in this review is almost pointless. The vast majority of the info is obvious (function, size) or is in an easy to read table just a little bit above the pro/con list. He could have easily turned it into a several sentence summary that's still very easy to read, but instead it looks like a padded list to create "content." Reply
sleepeeg3 - Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - linkIt's an adapter. How much is there really to say? Sheesh. Reply
colmiak - Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - linkagreed. quality review just like all anandtech articles.
this a small product with not much to say and the cons/pros list is great way to summarize a short article. i mean... theres not much more to say :) Reply
dhuhtala - Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - linkThe most important thing to me is to be able to manage the size of the partitions - I'm almost always replacing a hard drive with a larger capacity drive. There's no mention here as to whether or not this device supports increasing the size of the target volume. I'm assuming it won't...which makes the device completely useless to me... Reply
ganeshts - Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - linkVolume management needs to be done on the PC.
For example, when I cloned the SSD to the HDD, all the partitions on the SSD got reflected onto the HDD, but the remaining ~1.7 TB of space on the HDD showed up as unallocated in the Windows Disk Management console. I was able to make this into a separate partition without affecting the cloned data. Reply
rustycurse - Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - linkquotes: "However, waiting for more than 5 hours to get a 2 TB drive cloned' & "Product gets quite hot to touch and needs proper heat dissipation when operating" ...
...at least ...you can boil (warm) your cup of coffee (tea).....;)
Take care...;)
P.S. Anyway... thanks to all Anandtech team for keeping us informed Reply
c4v3man - Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - linkUnless the device is certified as blocking all writes, and making no changes whatsoever to the source disk, then this device will simply DESTROY evidence, not duplicate it. There's a reason why Tableau and other manufacturers can charge $200+ for devices that do less... It's because they are certified, serial-numbered devices that preserve the integrity of the evidence in a repeatable verifiable manner, and are reliable products that get the job done.
Now for 99.9% of our tasks at our shop, we use similar devices to this Startech unit, and they work very well. Most people don't need to forensically duplicate a hard drive, so this is a good/great product. The article, however, shouldn't claim a use that it's not capable of performing. Reply
Spoooon - Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - linkI interpreted it as a list of possible uses for this type of device, not uses specific to this brand and model device. Reply
steven75 - Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - linkWhy would it write to the source disk at all? That makes no sense... I've never cloned a HDD that in any way modified the source disk, so why would this be any different? Reply
ganeshts - Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - linkI agree that it need not modify the disk connected to the source port in clone mode, but it does send writes to that port when connected to a PC in, say, JBOD configuration.
Probably, it costs some money to get the certification. I have to say that this certification issue is not something I researched into, as I was more concerned with the technical aspects. Something to keep in mind for future reviews :) Thanks to c4v3man for pointing it out. Reply
c4v3man - Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - linkThe problem isn't so much that it likely won't write to the source disk, the problem is that it's not tested or provable in court that it could not. The certification is obviously the important part here as you noted.
Thank you for the reply. With as many drives as we clone (which is rarely ever forensically sensitive) we go through 2-3 of these generic adapters a year. It's still alot cheaper than using our Tableau to the point of failure. It's a shame that the startech adapter isn't USB3 rated... Reply
OmniWrench - Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - linkJust curious, were the duplicates compared to the original drives in some way to be sure that the duplication itself was bug-free? Reply
ganeshts - Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - linkThe duplicated drive behaved in the same manner as the original drive (i.e, folder and file accesses returned the same data); All partitions in the original drive were retained when viewed in Windows Explorer. I didn't take the trouble to do any further steps to verify exact duplication. Reply
jsg11 - Thursday, September 08, 2011 - linkJust because a folder and files have been copied does not mean that the device has been duplicated. The duplicate must be verified using entire drive hashing. The Tableau device referenced by c4v3man uses both MD5 and SHA1 hashes to ensure that the duplicate is the exact same as the original. A Ghost clone would copy the files and folders, but a hardware device must be able to perform a sector-by-sector copy of one drive onto the other and prove that it copied everything exactly using verification hashes. Otherwise, in the eyes of a forensic examiner, it is not a forensic duplicator.
And yes, I completely agree with c4v3man, in that this device should not be marketed as forensics device as it yet to be proven to not modify the source device, and I sincerely doubt there are any protections from write accesses by the device to the source drive. Using a device like this to make a copy of an evidence drive would get an examiner torn apart by a good attorney. For anyone interested, here is a link for the tools that have actually been tested for forensics by the US Department of Justice and NIST:
http://www.cftt.nist.gov/ Reply
7Enigma - Monday, September 12, 2011 - linkI'll be honest. I was also hoping for some sort of integrity check moreso than just a "it works". That to me would have been the icing on the cake that would have also quelled some of the poor/undetailed review comments. Reply
mariush - Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - linkI'm sorry, how is this a review? It's basically an unboxing... with some speed tests.
Open it up, show its insides... explain..
is it made well enough, did they cut corners on something inside?
is the heat potentially going to kill it (if it's hot and they use 85c capacitors inside the device it's going to die in 1-2 years of use) ?
is the power supply actually capable of 36 watts without burning your carpet, how's the insides of that as well, is it some Chinese crap or something decent ?
how is the device handling various devices, will it work well with sata to ide bridges, sata 1 drives, Flash drives connected through some adapters to the SATA
how well does it handle "sick" drives? let's say I have a drive that at some points it needs a lot of time to read data or it times out at some SATA commands but then recovers - is the device smart enough to send reset commands or does it do plenty of retry commands so that someone could actually use it to duplicate a faulty drive? Reply
ganeshts - Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - linkUnfortunately, this is a screwless device. I tried my best to open it, but realized that it wouldn't be possible without risking some damage to the SATA connectors (since the seam points seem to be wedged against those).
I think the PSU is a bit of an overkill just to account for some really power hungry SATA drives. It is almost like a laptop power brick.
As for sick drives, yes, I did test one -- but, the LED for the port came up red instead of green and no further action was possible. So, if the drive is dead, no luck with this device. Reply
LoneWolf15 - Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - linkWhat happens if the device is in duplicator mode and it encounters a bad sector?
Many of us would like to have a device like this for emergency cloning of a failing drive to another drive. Reply
ganeshts - Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - linkBad sectors are skipped, so you do get the good data. In case of a failed drive, this is not a suitable product for that (look at my comment in reply to mariush's post above) Reply
Samus - Thursday, September 08, 2011 - linkneeds usb 3.0 :( Reply
pandemonium - Friday, September 09, 2011 - linkI'm impressed. Not particularly since this is a nicely done niche product, but the fact that they market the speeds less than what they actually did in the bench. That's admirable. Reply
7Enigma - Monday, September 12, 2011 - linkAgreed! Nice bit of honest marketing for once. Reply
mozozozo - Sunday, September 11, 2011 - linkDoes anyone know of a software HDD Duplicator that can do more than 1:1 cloning, say 1 master to 3 slave etc. I know there are PC independent hardware solutions but they are quite expensive.If the software is available one could built a cheap 3 hdd duplicator with a basic 4 sata port motherboard. Reply
jonathan1683 - Saturday, September 17, 2011 - linkI would like to state my thoughts as well on the article since I have never seen a device like this and it actually made me want one. After the review I really didn't know exactly what it did and I do not agree with the person said that you shouldn't put info that was available elsewhere. I would rather read it in the review so thanks for keeping the info. Maybe if people really dislike it you can have a manufacturer info paragraph so people can decide not to read it. I think it should have given more info on to what it did. I think the article assumed I knew what devices like this do. I understand somewhat what it does, but I still think I need to visit their site to understand completely. I think just the words hard drive duplicator would have been helpful. I thought it was duplicating interfaces to do IDE to USB functions. I also agree with mariush these questions are valid and I would have also liked to know how stable it worked with a bad drive and I would also have liked you to include your personal opinion on the power supply because it was the first thing that deterred me from buying it. If you include info like this in your review it would prompt manufacturers to make smaller devices. Why do they even need power bricks this big for such a small device? The fact that you actually tested the device and thought what we were thinking should give you reason to add it in the review because you had the same thoughts and questions. Also I thought the comment was dumb that someone asked if it could do a function like acronis migrate easy when it cloned data to a bigger size drive because the review said it could use larger drives I assumed it could. I thought it was great, but it actually doesn't and you would have to make a new partition which to me make is not what I would want. The info about the unallocated space should have been included. Anyways this is getting too long. This is my first time on the site and I am reading almost every article. Great site and thanks for the review. Reply


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Colesevelam Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Study (WELKid DM)
This study is currently recruiting participants.
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Colesevelam oral suspension will be studied as treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) to evaluate clinical safety and efficacy in patients aged 10-17 years. The patients may have been treated with Metformin or have had no antidiabetic drug treatment in the previous three months.
Study Hypothesis: Colesevelam oral suspension for pediatric subjects with T2DM is safe, well tolerated, and shows improved blood sugar control (as evidenced by a significant change from baseline in hemoglobin A1C [HbA1c]).
|Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
|Drug: Welchol for oral suspension placebo proxy Drug: Welchol for oral suspension
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Colesevelam Oral Suspension as Monotherapy or Add-on to Metformin Therapy in Pediatric Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
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Drug Information available for: Colesevelam Colesevelam hydrochlorideU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- mean change in hemoglobin A1c from baseline (day 1) to 6 months [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- mean change in fasting plasma glucose from baseline (day 1) to 6 months [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- percentage of subjects with HbA1c decreasing >= 0.7% from baseline (day 1) to 6 months [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- percentage of subjects with final HbA1c < 7.0% at 6 months [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- percentage of subjects with decrease in fasting plasma glucose >= 30 mg/dL from baseline (day 1) to 6 months [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- mean change in plasma lipids from baseline (day 1) to 6 months [ Time Frame: 6 months ]To assess the effects of colesevelam HCl oral suspension on changes in plasma lipids including total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C), triglycerides (TG), apolipoprotein A-1 (apo A-1), and apolipoprotein B (apo B).
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|November 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|June 2019
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|June 2019 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Sham Comparator: placebo proxy
Drug: Welchol for oral suspension placebo proxy
placebo proxy for Welchol for oral suspension, 0.625 grams colesevelam hydrochloride
Other Name: colesevelam hydrochloride
|Experimental: Welchol oral suspension
Drug: Welchol for oral suspension
Welchol for oral suspension, 3.75 grams colesevelam hydrochloride
Other Name: colesevelam hydrochloride
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|10 Years to 17 Years (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus, as defined by the American Diabetes Association;
- Understand study procedures and agree to participate by giving written assent and obtaining written consent from a parent or legal guardian at screening;
- Males and females aged 10 to 17 years, inclusive, at randomization (randomization must occur before 18th birthday);
- HbA1c at screening between 7.0% and 10.0%, inclusive;
- Fasting C-peptide >0.6 ng/mL; and
Anti-diabetic treatment at screening:
- Treatment-naïve or untreated; OR
- On metformin monotherapy: Metformin monotherapy has been initiated prior to screening.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Fasting plasma glucose >270 mg/dL;
- Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes;
- History of more than one episode of ketoacidosis after the initial diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus;
- Positive autoimmune markers;
- Creatinine clearance <70 mL/min;
- Alanine transaminase or aspartate aminotransferase elevation >2.5 X upper limit of normal;
- Participation in another interventional research study protocol in the past 60 days;
- Female subjects who are lactating, pregnant, or plan to become pregnant within 1 year of screening;
- Female subjects who are sexually active and unwilling to use appropriate contraception for the duration of the study;
- History of bowel obstruction;
- Other significant organ system illness or condition (including psychiatric or developmental disorder) that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would prevent full participation;
- Triglycerides >500 mg/dL.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01258075
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01258075
|Contact: Ray Martodam, PhD
|Contact: Ray Martodam, PhD
|513-579-9911 ext 2567
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
|Study Director:
|Daiichi Sankyo Medical Monitor
|Daiichi Sankyo UK Ltd.
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Additional Information:
Keywords provided by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.:
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 22, 2017
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|Responsible Party:
|Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
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|NCT01258075 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|December 9, 2010
|Last Updated:
|May 31, 2017
Keywords provided by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.:
type 2 diabetes mellitus
blood glucose
bile acid sequestrant
colesevelam HCl
oral suspension
add-on therapy
add-on to metformin
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Colesevelam Hydrochloride
Hypoglycemic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anticholesteremic Agents
Hypolipidemic Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Lipid Regulating Agents
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Brackets | Team Scores
DES MOINES, IOWA – Micah Burak ran into a buzzsaw known as Dustin Kilgore in the quarterfinals of the 197-pound weight class at the 2013 NCAA Championships, dropping out of the championship bracket after a 7-0 decision. A session later, he was edged on a late takedown by #6 Kyven Gadson to finish one win shy of a second All-American honor.
Kilgore – the 2011 NCAA champion at 197 who has not lost since Burak defeated him on Dec. 30, 2010 (a span of 814 days) – showed why he is the No. 1 seed with an explosive five-point move to start the match. After the takedown and backpoints, Burak was unable to escape and took a 5-0 deficit to the second period. Burak was able to ride for the first 30 seconds of the period before Kilgore could escape. From there, Burak attempted to work from neutral, looking to counter Kilgore's offense and get back in the match. However, a miracle comeback like the one Burak put together Thursday – when he came back from 6-1 down entering the third period – was not in the cards and Burak went down to the Round of 12 for the third consecutive year.
Against Gadson – who had defeated Burak earlier this season, 3-1 in sudden victory – Burak had the early lead after a takedown at the 2:05 mark on a low sweep single. Gadson was able to escape 29 seconds after the takedown, closing the gap. In the second period, Burak escape quickly to take a 3-1 lead. Gadson made it a one-point match with his escape to start the third, scoring the winning takedown with under ten seconds to go. Burak was unable to escape, missing out on becoming Penn's ninth two-time All-American.Penn's two wrestlers who started the day in the consolation bracket picked up wins to begin the morning. However, both were knocked off in their second bout to be eliminated from the tournament.
No. 10 C.J. Cobb defeated McCade Ford of Wyoming, 6-1, to start the day, accumulating over 3:00 of riding time in the process. His final match of the tournament saw his offense work against him as the three scramble situations of the bout went the way of Joey Lazor of Northern Iowa. All of the counters led to takedowns and backpoints, and an eventual 15-2 loss for Cobb.
Ian Korb worked a manic comeback to begin his day, erasing a 5-2 deficit entering the third period against Eastern Michigan's Philip Joseph for a 7-6 win. Korb escaped midway through the period, and then took Joseph down twice in the final 45 seconds for the win. In his second match, Korb was unable to get his offense going, surrendering three takedowns to Northern Illinois' Matt Mougin in an 8-3 loss.
Burak will take the mat this evening looking for a spot on the podium. Session IV starts at 6 p.m. CST.
125: Mark Rappo
Pigtail Round: def. Max Soria (Buffalo), 13-4
First Round: lost to Sean Boyle (Michigan), 8-3
Consolation First Round: lost to David Thorn (Minnesota), FALL 1:19
141: #10 C.J. Cobb
First Round: Def. Ridge Kiley (Nebraska), 2-0
Second Round: lost to #7 Mark Ballweg (Iowa), 3-2
Consolation Second Round: def. McCade Ford (Wyoming), 6-1
Consolation Third Round: lost to Joey Lazor (Northern Iowa), 15-2
174: Ian Korb
First Round: lost to #4 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska), FALL 4:08
Consolation First Round: def. Chad Welch (Purdue), 12-4
Consolation Second Round: def. Philip Joseph (Eastern Michigan), 7-6
Consolation Third Round: lost to Matt Mougin (Northern Iowa), 8-3
184: Canaan Bethea
First Round: lost to Kevin Radford (Arizona State), 4-3
Consolation First Round: lost to Fred Garcia (Lock Haven), 5-4
197: #8 Micah Burak
First Round: def. Andrew Campolattano (Ohio State), 8-7
Second Round: def. #9 Jake Meredith (Arizona State), 3-2 (TB 2)
Quarterfinals: lost to #1 Dustin Kilgore (Kent State), 7-0
Round of 12: lost to #6 Kyven Gadson (Iowa State), 4-3
285: Steven Graziano
First Round: lost to #2 Tony Nelson (Minnesota), 4-0
Consolation First Round: lost to Evan Knutson (North Dakota St.), 4-1
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As if the Jubilee and the Olympics weren't enough, this June London fashion will inaugurate its first ever dedicated men's wear – well, not week. Three days! You have to start somewhere.The announcement marks an interesting evolution in British fashion thinking. But here's the thing: it doesn't go far enough.
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You exercise your body to stay physically in shape, so why shouldn't you exercise your brain to stay mentally fit? With these daily exercises you will learn how to flex your mind, improve your creativity and boost your memory. As with any exercise, repetition is necessary for you to see improvement, so pick your favorite exercises from our daily suggestions and repeat them as desired. Try to do some mentalrobics every single day!
Caffeine is probably the most commonly used chemical stimulant. More than 90% of Americans consume caffeine on a daily basis in their coffee, soda, tea, or chocolate. Pure caffeine is a white bitter-tasting powder that can be extracted from coffee, tea, the guarana berry, or from other sources.
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