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Comments on: The Final Tally: It Cost America $9.3 Billion to Save GM and Chrysler
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Hmmm... This is going to bring in some interesting Backfires comments.
Driving a gm is on the sweat and blood of honest hard working Americans. Shame on anyone who drives this brand.8 Replies
Please elaborate, as it's difficult to understand what you're talking about.
How long does the shame last? If someone wants to do the tough work of cleaning up GM, do they deserve shame too?
That's, what, $31 each? A nice sum to be sure, but I won't suffer if I don't get it back.
Yes, and I'd gladly pay a $31 fee to see my countless fellow Americans gainfully employed.
That's odd. For some reason, I thought emifee posted this comment.
And just for the record, you said this, "And dont give me some BS! Do some F~en research, know what the he11 you are talking about before you throw some lame a $ $ political lines," and were reported for it.
Give me a break!!!! It's the sweat and blood of Americans still making them.
GM could have gone through a legal bankruptcy and come out far better than it did with Obama's manipulation. He cheated bond holders who lent their money in good faith and illegally gave equity in New GM to his union backers. In a bad tIme for investors, he gave a black eye to a lot of people through their pensions, retirement funds, etc..
Your fellow Americans could have had their employment without Obama's villainy hurting tens of thousands of others.
Gee willikers -- unlike the Iraq war and, very soon, Afghanistan, American tax-payers actually have something to show for their 9.3 billion with GM and Chrysler's ongoing concerns as viable businesses, employing American workers, multiple industries, and the taxation of said workers and industries. What did the trillion spent in Iraq and Afghanistan give America that's lasting?
End of discussion.31 Replies
We got, uhh... oil? Actually I don't know, did we get any oil?
Well, the merits or demerits of war are not purely a dollars and cents issue. I personally don't like arguments promoting war based upon propping up an industry, but your position makes it almost impossible to not argue based upon those principles, so here I go.
What about the viable business such as Lockheed, Raytheon, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, GE, Honeywell, etc? Keeping Lockheed alive is a terrible reason to go to war, but let's not pretend Americans did not receive any payments back from the past two wars.
We the people got not a damn thing.
Defense contractors on the other hands... Case in point, the Abrahms M1 main battle tank. The Army said they have enough. They will continue to be built in Ohio (at a cost of over $6 million each!) because General Dynamics feels it would cost too much to cease production.
Because that makes sense.
In real life a politician was politicking to keep the plant open so as not have a massive loss of jobs in the region.
Nope, China got the oil. After trillions (plural) of dollars spent and countless dead and wounded we learned the extremely hard way that it is much more sensible to produce more of our own energy and increase efficiency standards.
B.H.O did not save Chrysler or GM with taxpayer money. He saved union members and their lavish compensation package.
Many companies eg. K-Mart,A-A airlines went thru private bankruptcy before, and they did not vanished. They are still alive and well.The same would be true for GM & Chrysler
As this article (and all others on this subject) clearly states, George W. Bush was the president that 'bailed out' Chrysler and GM. Don't let the facts get in your way, though!
But he wasn't the one that assumed ownership of both companies. From my perspective of being against it, both are to blame for it. It is interesting that those who are aginst it may not blame Bush enough for it, but those who were for it give him no credit either.
No matter the opinion on good or bad of it, I don't know how anyone can't say both administrations were not heavily involved in it.
And he did it on the backs of the secured bond holders. So while the unions received stock in the very companies they helped bring down, the bond holders, who lent the company money in exchange for collateral were told by Obama to jump in a lake. In a rational world GM would never be able to borrow money again.
I just deal in the factual world, sorry....
Had Bush not created TARP and made the loans, there likely would have been no involvement from subsequent administrations.
Mach's nicht, but are you saying that you would have wanted to see 25% unemployment, a depression, and years of untold economic ruin in the USA, instead of a measly $9 Billion write-off? The US Goverment WASTES far more than that amount, every single year.
Oh, and of course you think it's OK that we supported the Defense Industry by spending a couple Trillion Dollars on two unfunded wars? Hmmm....
Japan, Western Europe, and China get their oil from the middle east, we just protected their interests not our own.
We did see some of those things. I don't know if you remember this but we just had a depression. Companies live and die just like people. If a car company dies other car companies would take the dead companies business which means more jobs at other places for the people who lost their jobs and or new businesses would be created. It's called capitalism. I'm not defending Bush, he was far from a great President. And you do know who's in the office right now don't you? Well, he's probably playing golf actually but that's beside the point. He's been there for a few years now.
Little history lesson for you (must be a low IQ voter), the BHO incoming adminsitration through congress petitioned GWB to pass the stimulus bill passed by congress before leaving office. This was not, NOT, GWB admin pushing the auto company's bailouts. Everyone in the world knew this was going to happen when he signed it, it would be hung around his neck.
I was and am not a GWB fan, but I hate revisionist history!!!
Eisenhower did warn us of the military-industrial complex and its growing power and influence over the government.
Too bad it took so much drama for these two train wrecks to get their acts together. At least it's had a happy ending - that certainly wasn't a lock when the checks were written to keep them afloat.
In an odd way, it's funny that the feds, with all their EPA, FMVSS, CAFE, NHTSA, etc.; facilitated the development of Z/28's Z06's, Hellcat's, etc. Joan, Ralph and the rest of the no-fun bunch must be very pleased at how Government intervention has worked against their interests.
I would prefer this was more of a wake up call for GM, like how Mazda reacted to Ford pulling out, they got lean, focused on a few good cars. GM still has brandscape, still selling Korean knock offs(Spark), still has 2 brands too many(Buick/GMC). At least Fiat's investing in Chrysler, and Daimler bled them pretty dry, so not as much fat to trim there.
But overall not bad, for the price of about 60 Fighter jets we kept people working, and it's not any less than other nations do for their car companies.
Oh, sorry, rant, socialism, liberals, gub'ment, get off my lawn. /rant.
I hated every moment of when both administrations implemented this. If there are still any entanglements between the Feds and either GM or Chrysler (that don't exist in other brands), they should be immediately stopped. Besides the money involved, I also hated the regulatory bodies having a stake in the same market they regulated.
Having said all of this, it is done and in the past. I will do what I can, vote for who I can vote for, to make sure it doesn't happen again. But as far as GM and Chrysler go, I am not going to continue to hold the grudge. As someone who leans more towards Ford, I do hope that GM and Chrysler management can start 2015 by getting their respective houses in order and move on and make this a one time experiment. As much as this really torqued me that it even happened, I am through being mad at it.
I will not EVER forget that it happened, but I done with my grudge.3 Replies
What happened to my comment? It disappeared. Anyway, here's how I remember it:
For what it's worth this isn't the first time for Chrysler. In 1979 the US government loaned them $1.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy. But they did repay it by 1983 with a profit of $350 million to the government.
Thanks for adding it back. I think I accidentally deleted it when fiddling around on my cell phone. Sorry, it wasn't purposeful.
Good post. I was nervous at the time since the UK history with British Leyland shows that government life support with angry unions and questionable management can be a recipe for terminal ill health. Glad to say that so far history has not repeated itself, but I am still a little leery of Fiat, they have a checkered past and the Italian government is also "interesting" at times. Couple of other points, there was more than American jobs on the line, a loss of say GM would have impacted places like Germany (Opel), UK ( Vauxhall) etc. Sadly some folks did lose their jobs (Pontiac, Saturn and now Holden). Finally, still struggle with the fact that really the initial TARP was done without mandate from the electorate - then again, you could say the US voted in Obama and he followed on with the bailout and so there was some mandate there.
Both companies should give tax paying Americans huge discounts in appreciation for us saving their asses.
What happened to the 9.3 billion? When do the bond holders that got illegally aced out of their funds? How did the union end up owning shares and sitting on the board of directors when the people that owned shares lost everything?
And dont give me some BS! Do some F~en research, know what the he11 you are talking about before you throw some lame a $ $ political talking points!
I am so sick and tired of uneducated schmucks making lame statements with no merit! Read the story above, it very clearly states it, the US tax payers are still left with 9.3 BILLION that WE (yes that includes you I am assuming you are American) have lost, divide that by 300 million Americans, how much of your money do you want back?
Go buy your GM junk and pay the unions off some more gains they should have never gotten. Shame on them and the politicians. And for the last time, I dont want to hear about jobs lost. Free markets work incredibly well.


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6.10.1. There are two forms to express the opposition of two deictic or anaphoric pronouns.
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Purdy says the officer was assaulted in a general population unit on June 22. The staff member was taken to Royal Inland Hospital after sustaining multiple blows to the head and body, along with bites to the shoulder, arm and wrist.
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"The common theme that we're hearing around the province now is that staff want to see more ways that they can be protected. We're seeing more violent inmates than we ever have (before) due to the overcrowded jails with the very unstable in general population," Purdy says.
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Cindy Rose, a spokesperson for B.C. Corrections, says the province is investigating the assault along with union representatives. WorkSafe B.C. confirms it's investigating the incident as well.
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According to Rose, province-wide capacity is at 125 per cent versus 180 per cent in 2009-2010 after the government invested in expansions at the Alouette Correctional Centre in Maple Ridge, the Prince George Regional Correctional Centre and the Surrey Pretrial Centre.
Rose says officials are expecting a further capacity reduction in the B.C. Interior after the 378-cell Okanagan Correctional Centre in Oliver opens next fall.
-This story was updated at 3:23 p.m. on June 25, 2015 to include 'prowl officers'.
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audiobooks - the easy alternative to reading
I always loved being read stories as a kid. I still like listening to peoples anecdotes as an adult. When I first was introduced to Audible I thought '...this is my way of reading books without reading!' If you are like me and have a busy life, and no physical time to sit and open a book, audiobooks are the perfect alternative to still get lost in stories whilst being on the go. What's better than listening to your favourite autobiography whilst doing the washing, or cracking up along with your favourite comedian's show whilst walking the dogs? Audiobooks fit around your life. You can listen to them at a time that suits you, and at several times throughout the day, if you like.
I completed 22 audiobooks (maybe more, whose counting?!) in 2018 and I am officially an audible addict. I choose to listen to audio books just before bed - the book being read to me via audio takes me back to being read a bed time story, but as an adult helps me unwind after a massive hectic day. Boo-hoo.
What's better, is Audible via Amazon are giving my audience a free 30-day trial and a free audiobook when you sign up below:
Narrated by Jason Langley - what a read! If you are in to books about MI5, MI6 or the military, this is for you. This is written first hand by the author and is an insight into the war being waged by MI5 to keep us safe in our towns and cities. It reveals never before heard detail and gives a chilling view into life on the front line in the battle against terrorism in the UK.
5/5 *****
Narrated by Gabrielle Glaister, this novel is so brilliantly written, that even people with no kids (myself included!) will find this absolutely hilarious! It is about a 39 year old 'mum' who does not want to conform to the women with sensible hair-cuts and yoga crazies, instead she prefers to clutch a large glass of Pino and create her own destiny. She musters up a way of separating herself from the mould of 'Mum' and finds that her luck changes... It is written with so much humour and 'yes-girl' moments, I whole heartedly recommend this book to anyone who loves a laugh.
5/5 *****
This audiobook is free as part of the Audible free 30 day trial.
The GIRL FROM ALEPPO - NUJEEN MUSTAFA & CHRISTINA LAMB, 2016
This book is an inspiring, true life account of a young girl who escaped her war torn home. Nujeen Mustafa has cerebral palsy, but this did not stop her from travelling over 4,000 miles with her sister, in a wheelchair, from Syria to Hungary. Having taught herself to speak English by watching US soap operas on Syrian TV, she made her way to the Hungarian border to seek asylum in Germany. She tells her story so vividly, and she really gives you a detailed insight into what it's really like to be a refugee and flee her homeland. This truly is the story of our times, written by a remarkable and brave young girl. This read is not for the faint hearted and may contain triggers.
5/5 *****
Giovanna Fletcher's books are hands-down some of the easiest books to listen to on audible. Her popular fiction series are all romantic and funny, relatable and sometimes serious. If you are looking for a book that is going to be warm and cosy, easy to listen to and not too deep, then this is for you. Maddy is about to marry Rob, but her best friend Ben holds deeper feelings for her. Maddy has a choice to make - will she make the right choice? Download it on audible now to find out!
4/5 ****
Narrated by herself, which makes this book so much better than if she had have subbed it to someone whose accent wasn't the same. Her autobiography will have you in stitches and I even cry-laughed! Make sure you aren't in public when listening to this book! Most of all, by listening to Sarah's autobiography, she will make you feel normal - and probably sniff your leggings! An absolute great listen. Highly recommended.
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So there you have it. A quick run down on my favourite audiobooks from 2018, that you should listen to in 2019.
Leave a comment below - I'd love to know any audiobooks that you have read and that you would recommend to me! I'm always up for a new audiobook. I am currently listening to An Autumn Crush, by Milly Johnson - here's a link to this one if you would like to read it with me!
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7/1/2019 01:07:48 pm
Oo these all sound really good! We got an Alexa for Christmas and I now want to look into listening to audio books through it :)
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7/1/2019 03:33:55 pm
My other half loves Audible but I've never tried it myself although I should as I've got into podcasts a lot over the last few months! Thanks for the recommendations :)
7/1/2019 06:12:02 pm
I always listen to audio books whilst I do the housework or the ironing, it passes the time!
7/1/2019 09:50:30 pm
Some great recommendations there. I did do the free trial of Audible and loved it, it is defintely something I would use a lot but it is quite expensive and that is the main thing putting me off.
7/1/2019 10:59:53 pm
I never knew that Why Mummy Drinks was available on audio (... she goes off to find it!)
8/1/2019 12:11:00 pm
My husband loves listening to audiobooks. Will save this list for him.
9/1/2019 05:09:38 pm
Some of these books are on my list to read, never thought about downloading an audio book before
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THE AGONIST: 'Disconnect Me' New Song TeaserPosted by vBoogieMan in Blabbermouth, tags: Agonist, Arch Enemy, Artist Albums, Best Selling Albums, Billboard 200, Century Media Records, Countless Tours, Cryptopsy, Dark Tranquillity, Future Endeavors, Gluz, Lullabies, Melodic Death, Montreal Quebec Canada, Newest Addition, Suicide Silence, Talented Vocalist, Thinking Man, Vicky, Warm Welcome
A teaser for the new song "Disconnect Me" from Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based melodic death metallers THE AGONIST can be seen below. The full track will be released on March 21.
THE AGONIST earlier in the week announced the addition of singer Vicky Psarakis to the group's ranks. Vicky joins THE AGONIST as the replacement for Alissa White-Gluz, who left the band to focus on her new gig as the frontwoman of ARCH ENEMY.
Comments THE AGONIST in a statement: "We announce that after three albums and countless tours, we officially part ways with vocalist Alissa White-Gluz. We wish Alissa all the best with ARCH ENEMY and her future endeavors.
"It is the beginning of a new and exciting chapter for THE AGONIST! We are thrilled to announce the newest addition to the THE AGONIST family. Please give a warm welcome to very talented vocalist Vicky Psarakis!"
THE AGONIST's third album, "Prisoners", debuted at No. 19 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
"Prisoners", was released on June 4, 2012 in Europe and June 5, 2012 in North America via Century Media Records. The CD was produced by Christian Donaldson (CRYPTOPSY) and mixed by Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, DARK TRANQUILLITY, SUICIDE SILENCE) and it "picks right up where 2009's 'Lullabies For The Dormant Mind' left off, with soaring melodies over complex metal passages that fans of thinking-man's metal can appreciate," according to a press release.


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The United States Helmets Industry 2016 Market Research Report is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the Helmets industry.
The report provides a basic overview of the industry including definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain structure. The Helmets market analysis is provided for the United States markets including development trends, competitive landscape analysis, and key regions development status.
Development policies and plans are discussed as well as manufacturing processes and Bill of Materials cost structures are also analyzed. This report also states import/export consumption, supply and demand Figures, cost, price, revenue and gross margins.
The report focuses on United States major leading industry players providing information such as company profiles, product picture and specification, capacity, production, price, cost, revenue and contact information. Upstream raw materials and equipment and downstream demand analysis is also carried out. The Helmets industry development trends and marketing channels are analyzed. Finally the feasibility of new investment projects are assessed and overall research conclusions offered.
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The Mophato Dance theatre thrilled patrons at Molape piazza with their new offering – Pula – on Tuesday. The performers depicted the various traditions and cultures in Botswana, showing how people ask for Pula (Rain). The play blended the contemporary and the traditional way of doing things, even in the way they danced. They showed Botswana's journey since independence in 1966, in song and dance.
They displayed the most popular traditional food for Batswana – sorghum. The dancers, who take three hours each day to physically condition themselves as per their performance requirements, rendered Setswana poetry and depicted traditional doctors. Founder and Director of Mophato Dance Theatre Andrew Lesokola said that it has been a tough journey to create Pula masterpiece play. He said it was challenging to work with so many people but they were spurred on by their will to explore and come up with something unique and great. He regretted that arts are not recognised that much in Botswana.
"I am not talking about the government only but rather the whole industry. We are limited in showing our creative ways," he said. He said it is very difficult to do what they do without funding which denies dancers the chance of doing arts full time. "It is good but it can be better if we invested more time to it," he said. This is the seventh production of the group and they are set to tour Europe from May 20–31, 2016. USA Ambassador to Botswana Earl Miller – a great support of the arts in Botswana – and the Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture Thapelo


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damn, a lot of work since i am back from spain finished my holidays. no time for the family, no time to visit my friends, no time for a cruise through the city, no time to talk to buddies, no time for nothing ... my rare free time i just spent for running to get my head free for managing daily work! okay, friday afternoon i had some time to visit my buddy KLAUS @ volls.de. chaos! the shop was full – full of people AND full of a lot of new F/W stuff. there was no time to talk to KLAUS or his staff. so i just asked for some news to take some photos for LTG and KLAUS gave me the UNIVERSAL WORKS stuff which just came in on thursday. F***! amazing! i just own one piece from UW but i know all the last collections by the web very well and i like it so much. but seeing and touching KLAUS' order by real was great. i took some fast and simple shots of vests, jackets and shirts to show you. i love this simple style and the materials the stuff is made of – the brand name is program: UNIVERSAL WORKS! details will follow later. stay tuned! pics | LTG
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Happy Thursday my loves! One more day till the weekend! 🙂 Since I've been blogging full-time, I must say that I am not only happier but no two days have been the same! Some weeks I've been extremely busy, running between meetings, lunch meetings, fittings and castings. Other weeks, I've been able to unwind a little and think about my next few outfit posts. It has really been an amazing journey so far and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. I'm currently working on a new project and hopefully I will be able to reveal it very soon! The one thing I've learnt in the last 6 months is that hard work pays off, it may not pay off immediately but it definitely does in the long run which is why I've also grown some patience in the last couple months. Great things take time. 🙂
For those who follow me on social media, you'll know about my interview with Arye Kellman on CliffCentral yesterday at 3pm where we spoke about my upbringing and also about my blog. Thank you for those who tuned in for support, I really appreciate it because without you, there will be no me today. For those who were unable to tune in, CLICK HERE to catch up. It was my very first interview on radio so I was obviously very nervous and my heart was thudding throughout the entire interview! I'm generally my own biggest critic but I believe that every experience is a learning curve so I'm very privileged to have had this kind of experience. Let me know what you think and what I can improve on? I'm quite open to ideas. 🙂
Today I'll be posting my final #FiestaOOTD in collaboration with Ford South Africa. Since we are right in the middle of winter, I figured that the feature of a faux fur stole is nothing but appropriate. With the unpredictable Joburg Winter where the temperature can vary from freezing to Summer heat all in one day, I think it's essential to keep one item with you that will help you survive the freezing cold but you can also shed it very quickly when the temperature rises. With all the rage over faux fur right now, I think a faux fur stole is a wardrobe staple.
What I'm wearing:
Black collared shirt by Forever New SA
Leather leggings by Zara Taiwan
Heels by Zara Hong Kong
Faux Fur Stole by Country Road
Bag by Coach New York
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Last week we spotlighted the Dorothy Day House of Hospitality. This week let us highlight the Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief, which is the first comprehensive bereavement center for children, adolescents and adults in the region.
The loss of a loved one, and coping with that loss, can be the most difficult situation a person or family will ever face. Even with a strong support network in place, dealing with the grief and wave of emotions, like fear, anger, and guilt, can be too much to handle without help. Thanks to the Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation, the Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief is our helping hand, providing support and a safe environment to individuals as they move through the healing process.
Nestled in a serene setting on the campus of Baptist Collierville, the Center offers a wide variety of bereavement services. All services are free of charge and made possible through donations and grants funded by the Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation and various organizations and individuals. Such services include individual support, family grief support groups, adult grief support groups, Holidays with Hope workshops, camps, and community education and crisis intervention.
Bereavement specialists can provide emotional support through visits and phone calls after a loved one's death. Families can attend together or attend their own age-appropriate support groups, which can also be specialized for widows and men. Held annually, the Holidays with Hope Workshop helps grieving youth and adults prepare for the holidays, which can be tough. They offer separate Good Grief camps for those who have lost a loved one within the last two years. Also, their specialists provide information and help with crisis intervention to assist area businesses, schools, churches, and community agencies.
Knowing the Center exists and empowering you to refer others to this valuable resource is important for the well-being of our community. Consider visiting to see their amazing work or volunteering at camp to help their efforts.
For more information visit bmhgiving.org or call 901-861-5656 to talk with one of their trained specialists.
Jeremy C. Park is president of the Lipscomb & Pitts Breakfast Club. He is host of "The Spark" on WKNO-TV Channel 10 on the third Thursday of each month at 9 p.m. and the "Lipscomb & Pitts Breakfast Club" on KWAM-AM 990 on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Aim & Mission
Saadi Abbas aim is to keep Pakistan flag high by participating in events and securing gold medals, and winning championships. Saadi Abbas want to prove that Pakistan has a lot of talent in Karate also. There are people like Saadi who can promote Karate at local and international level in Pakistan. Saadi also want to tell foreigners that People of Pakistan are peaceful, happy and they love each other. They are against terrorism and in such tough times they are trying to promote peace and harmony.
The land of Pakistan has produced many talented athletes and players all the times. Pakistan has got a lot of talent in many fields such as Football, cricket, Hockey etc. Almighty Allah has gifted Saadi Abbas with Karate talent. He worked hard and represented Pakistan in many international events and championships. Saadi has won many awards, gold medals and championships and proved his talent in Karate. Saadi has kept Pakistan flag high in many events and countries by winning championships and gold medals. He is still doing hard work to promote Pakistan as a friendly country and state for others.
Karateka Profile
Saadi is a talented karateka and black belt holder. Following details prove his telent and expertise as a karateka
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|1st Dan from (WKF) SPAIN, 2nd Dan from (WSKF) IRAN.
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|1st Dan in Bando from Karachi District Karate Association.
|Pakistan National Karate Team. (2005- Till Date)
|Pakistan WAPDA Karate Team from 2007 to till date.
|AL AHALI CLUB Dubai as Professional Karate Player from 2007 to till date.


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Nokia Lawsuit Could Cost Apple $1 Billion
Yesterday we reported on Nokia's lawsuit against Apple, in which they claim the iPhone is infringing on 10 of the company's patents relating to GSM, UMTS and WLAN technologies.
Analysts have now had a chance to crunch the numbers and estimate that Apple could face shelling out between $200 million and $1 billion to satisfy the suit if successful — and go on to say that Nokia has a pretty good case. They note that the major existing players in the mobile industry (including Nokia, Motorola, Ericsson and Qualcomm) have a lot of intellectual property locked up already, making licensing costs a "significant barrier for late entrants" into the cellular space like Apple. Analyst Ben Wood was quoted as saying, "It is almost inconceivable that someone can produce a mobile phone without using Nokia patented technologies."
Nokia says they've been attempting to work out a licensing deal with Apple for some time, but their offers have been continually rejected — leading to the suit they filed in a U.S. District Court yesterday.
What do you think: will Apple be forced to pay the Finnish piper? Or will Apple wriggle its way out of Nokia's grasp?


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Table saw which is often called as sawbench is the best and an electronic woodworking tool. This makes the wood cutting work or activities than before. In recent time the wood cutting process is performed by various types of simple and handmade tool or euipments. Nowadays, table saw make it easier for the users to get the best quality wood cutting results quickly.
Know more about table saws
There are varieties of table saws available in the market at both rates that mean from low to high. Users must buy the best table saw for the money which easily comes under their budget, and that provides the best wood cutting services to its users. The following are some most common types of table saw about which all users should know properly –
- Hybrid
- Mini and macro
- Cabinet
- Contractor
- Benchtop
Before going to buy a suitable table saw or sawbench one should compare all the types properly. After comparing all types of saws, users need to consider some essential things which help them to get the best product and at effective rates. These things are like price, quality, reviews, and services, etc.
Using a table saw give you many benefits. It is necessary for the users to know all the benefits properly in order to make full use of sawbenches. The given below are some essential benefits about which all users must know –
- Straight cut – It means that using a table saw to cut the wood is the better option. It gives a straight and perfect cut on the wood logs as compared to other tools.
- Right angle – A table saw always provide a perfect and accurate angle to cut wood logs.
So, it is important to buy the best table saw for the money which provides the best wood cutting services and also gives all the above-mentioned benefits.


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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Votes Against Effort to Undermine Net Neutrality
April 15, 2016
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Washington, DC—Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) released the following statement today after voting against H.R. 2666, the No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act:
"For over 20 years, the Internet has broken down information barriers, expanded access to critical information and services, fueled innovation, and redefined our country and our world. In today's digital age, free, open, and equal access to the internet is not only essential to upholding our democratic principles, it is critical to healthcare, education, employment, and so much more. I strongly oppose H.R. 2666, and any legislation that undermines the principles of universal, affordable, and nondiscriminatory internet access. If signed in to law, H.R. 2666 would limit the ability of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate attempted breaches of net neutrality and weaken their authority to enforce free and open internet access. While I am disappointed that this legislation passed in the House today, I will continue to do all that I can to protect American consumers from attempts to create special treatment for a privileged few."
H.R. 2666 passed in the House today by a vote of 241-173.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has strongly supported net neutrality, and has cosponsored legislation like H.R. 196, the Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2015, which would prohibit multi-tiered pricing agreements between Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and content providers.


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Join us for our Sunday night service, but in place of a sermon, we've carved out some additional time for an interview with Peter Rollins. We've heard his lectures and his parables, so in this event, we'll attempt to hear his story. Where does Peter Rollins come from, and how does he come to be Peter Rollins?
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Food is amazing, delicious, and life giving. Gluttony is neither easy, nor fun to unravel. But, it's Lent, and we're committed to examining ourselves, our relationships to and behaviors surrounding even our good desires, like hunger. Join us as we look honestly at the complicated way we relate to food, and the way food relates to our internal complexities. We'll also work through the ways gluttony is thought to show up in the Christian tradition. Inspiring music, reflection, meditation, Eucharist, and more. Come as you are. All are welcome.
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On the heels of the Paris Climate Summit, our final Advent reflection will be one that draws connections between the traditional Christmas stories, and the narratives we tell ourselves about the possibility of unlimited consumption, often believing the lie that there is some magical source of all the things we give and get. Christmas can perpetuate this lie, or it can bathe it in the warm light of truth, and ask us to reconsider unconditional gift-giving, the precious value of limited things, and the way this shapes our life in this world.


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A little like Pammy and Bobby Ewing, Michael Gove has woken up, found common sense was having a shower and it is as if the last two years have just been a dream.
Except it was not a dream. Grayling was, and remains, a grim reality for the legal profession.
I thought that when….. no, if the day came when TT was abandoned and there was some positive news regarding the cuts I would punch the air and organise a street party outside chambers with trestle tables, egg and spoon races and a New Orleans Jazz Band.
When the news came I found I had very little appetite for celebration. Why?
There are many factors. It is difficult to celebrate when I know many have already been lost to the professions due to the uncertainty and the financial peril caused by the cuts. A small proportion of the damage foretold has already been caused. And that has affected people adversely. If Grayling was capable of shame it should burn in his heart like the sun in the sky.
I also cannot help but feel this was a self inflicted defeat rather than a victory. I have no doubt that the various fronts of opposition have had their toll on the MoJ. I do not doubt that those with the ear of the new Lord Chancellor have been making a forceful and effective case. I do not doubt that Gove has an understanding of things better than Grayling was ever capable of. Yet I am left with the feeling that, had the MoJ been capable of organising a wine tasting in the Vintners' Society, TT would have been introduced. And the damage has been escaped by happenstance rather than endeavour and .
That is not to say that the efforts of all those involved should not be applauded. The various Chairmen, Chairwomen, Presidents and Officers are all owed a debt of gratitude that cannot be properly expressed in words. As are the activists, those that marched, those that funded, those that took action, those that returned briefs, those that did not accept the returns, those that organised and even those that did no more than sign one petition. Win, lose or draw you are all a legion of heroes
The most significant factor is the state of the CJS. Gove's statement was a giant leap for solicitor-kind but a small step for the delivery of a just justice system. It was a positive but one that did not stop the papers being served late/incomplete/not at all in countless cases today. It did not suddenly cause the videolink equipment to work in the vulnerable witness's case in the Crown Court at Breaking-Point-on-Sea. It did not inject the funds required to properly investigate, prosecute and defend cases.
And that is why I cannot celebrate. We have so many more battles to fight. So many more victories to win. And we cannot always rely upon those in the wrong shooting themselves in the foot.


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As technology blurs the line between home and office, today's workplaces must compete with living spaces of all kinds, including neighborhood cafes, living rooms, and libraries. Wood-based laminate storage helps to create the residential ambience that is craved in today's working environments, and can do so with serious advantages in areas of aesthetics, quality, durability, and sustainability -- all reasons why it remains the customer-preferred specification in commercial as well as 24/7 dispatch environments.
Performance Materials with the Ambience of Home
Laminate furniture brings the comforts of home to the office without sacrificing the durability needed in a high-traffic, commercial environment. The clean lines of Watson storage credenzas, pedestals and lateral files in combination with a modern yet versatile color palette delivers a superior aesthetic diverse enough for interior spaces of all kinds.
Wood-grained and patterned laminates can bring an organic, natural element to sometimes stark commercial environments. Finished in the very same grade Wilsonart, Formica or Pionite laminates used throughout commercial and residential spaces, wood-based laminate furniture offers tactile warmth and a pleasant sensory experience that hearkens to the home. Grained or textured laminate options, such as Wilsonart's SmartGrain, are available, and many laminate manufacturers can partner with design teams to create custom graphics or patterns. Other storage product features, such as multiple drawer pull options, height and depth variations provide control over sight lines, privacy and the overall office landscape.
Steel components, on the other hand, are typically powdercoated or painted, producing a light-reflective surface that is prone to chipping and denting over time. Cold to the touch, steel storage units produce a characteristic sound when opened or closed. Wood-based storage, on the other hand, is more sound-absorbent than steel and can subtly enhance the acoustics of a space.
Designed, Engineered and Proven to Last
Furnishings must stand the test of daily, high-traffic use in commercial environments. In the case of steel storage components, manufacturers must keep prices low in a competitive market by engaging in "race to the bottom" cost-reduction initiatives. As a result, the craft of hemming and mitering steel cases have given way to lightweight, tinny boxes that clang when closed.
Compared to steel storage, Watson's credenzas are constructed of 1-⅛" thick premium grade wood core. Sealed on either side with high quality laminates and finished with durable, PVC-free synthetic edgebanding, these units are engineered to resist warping and deflection and durably withstand the stresses of daily commercial use. Our products compete against lighter weight units -- built from 5/8" and ¾" board -- every day and rarely lose on price.
As a surface material, laminate is able to resist the surface scratches and abrasions that come with daily use. Steel storage, on the other hand, has no such protection and is prone to denting and scratching, with few options for field repair or maintenance. Fully concealed fasteners, or Mod-Eze clips, are a unique feature of Watson storage components, which adds long-term value by enabling practical field repairs. If damage were to occur in the field, a single panel can be replaced, rather than the entire unit, which helps to control the ongoing cost of maintaining furniture assets.
Laminate products are subject to the same testing procedures and standards as steel product lines and must undergo extensive product testing to ensure that each newly designed product meets industry quality and durability standards. Watson's storage product lines meet all BIFMA (Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer's Association) test requirements.
Our largest customers buy Watson because our quality exceeds industry standards and presents the best value in the industry.Our confidence in the long-term durability of our storage is backed by our limited lifetime warranty on all product. We warrant to the end user that our product will be free of defects in craftsmanship and materials found during normal, single shift usage.
Sustainable Attributes and Responsible Manufacturing
Laminate storage also possesses inherent sustainable attributes. To support a healthy timber industry and create net-positive, carbon-neutral forests, 37% more trees are grown each year than are harvested. While it is recyclable, steel is also very energy-intensive to produce and repurpose. Steel consumes 4,000 times the amount of fossil fuels to source and produce than wood does -- not to mention releases many times the amount of sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxide. Steel also requires 25 times more water to manufacture than wood.
Watson is situated in the great Pacific Northwest where wood is an abundant and sustainable natural resource. The wood core in Watson storage contains a minimum of 92% post-industrial recycled content, and all wood material is harvested and milled within 500 miles of our manufacturing facility in Poulsbo, Washington. Proximity to forests and milling operations minimizes environmental impacts and reduces unnecessary freight and energy expenditures, keeping prices down and our environmental footprint in check.
Customer Preferred
Over the past two decades, some of Watson's largest customers returned to Watson's wood cabinets from steel storage. They say that Watson storage is more durable, and wears better over time. Recently, an interior designer from a major university in Washington state who once preferred metal storage wrote us after using a mock-up storage unit:
"Thank you for letting me test your storage unit and you've made a true believer out of me. Your product is truly well made. Anything from your competitor would not hold up as well." - Customer testimonial
Laminate storage components offer a versatile, residential aesthetic, unbeatable durability, and sustainable attributes at a highly competitive price point. Steel-based storage, may be appealing for cost reasons but after reviewing the advantages of wood-based laminate storage, it is clear that does not provide the long-lasting durability and aesthetic needed to make it a comparable enterprise investment.


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Ranchi: After winning 12 of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is determined to go it alone in the upcoming assembly elections.
BJP national vice president Raghubar Das told IANS: "Our party will contest on its own strength in the assembly polls. There is no question of forging an alliance with any party.
"People of the state are with the BJP. This was evident in the Lok Sabha election."
Jharkhand will witness a five-phase poll on Nov 25 and Dec 2, 9, 14 and 20.
The BJP fought the 2009 assembly polls in alliance with the Janata Dal-United (JD-U). It won 18 seats.
This was far less than the 33 seats it had won in 2000, which slipped to 30 in 2005.
The Jharkhand BJP is divided in two groups. One favours an alliance with the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) while the other wants to go it alone.
BJP national vice president Raghubar Das, a former state president and a former deputy chief minister, is against any alliance. Another senior leader, Yashwant Sinha, is also opposed to alliances.
"Why should we go for any alliance when people are with us?" Sinha asked recently. "The Modi factor is enough." he said, referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The BJP is working on a mission to win 55 of the 81 seats in the state. In the Lok Sabha battle, the BJP led in 58 assembly segments.


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Payson / Pettis family?
I am wondering if anyone knows anything about the Payson / Pettis family connection?
My husband is the 4th great-grandson of a Levi Pettis (1761-1872) & Susannah Minnie Payson (1797-1832.) Susannah's brother Samuel (about 1789-before 1830) is also my husband's 3rd great-grandfather, so their is a double-relation.
We are trying to trace back farther than their parents right now.
Susannah's parents are Samuel Payson (1764- before 1810) and Ruth (1775/6- after 1850.)
Levi's father is Mortimer.
If anyone knows anything of this family line, could you please contact me at email@example.com ?
Thank you so much!
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2015 Ford Expedition EL Price, Specs and Release Date
Entering the first half of 2014, Ford has prepared a series of updates for the Expedition SUV before the new models hit the market sometime later this year. However, GM has gone ahead to revise the Chevy Tahoe and Suburban last year. But as we know, the Dearborn automaker seems to be a lot of work for the next-gen Mustang since last year. So, expect the Expedition will get a major update this year.
What we know so far is that the 2015 Ford Expedition will likely be equipped with a Twin-Turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost engine, which will essentially borrowed from the current F-150. Better fuel efficiency and more output may be a deciding factor to replace the old V8 engine with a new V6 EcoBoost engine. The current model still relies on a 5.4-liter SOHC V8 engine with a maximum output of up to 310 horsepower and 365 lb-ft of torque.
The EPA fuel economy rating is slightly less satisfactory because the current Expedition (RWD) can only returns 14 mpg in the city and 20 mpg on the highway, while the 4WD model is rated at 13 mpg in the city and 18 mpg on the highway. So, a new 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost engine is the right solution to make the 2015 Expedition becomes more powerful and still fuel efficient, rather than continue to use the old V8 engine.
Rated at 365 horsepower and 420 lb-ft of torque, the new EcoBoost engine can return at least 16 mpg in the city and 22 mpg on the highway for the rear-wheel drive models. With four-wheel drive setup, the upcoming model will return 15 mpg in the city and 21 mpg on the highway. However, it's an EPA data that has been tested and proven right in the 2014 Ford F-150.
The 2015 Ford Expedition SUV will reportedly be offered with a six-speed automatic transmission, while the rear-wheel drive setup will remain standard on the vehicle. In addition, you also can order the four-wheel drive if you want but it may be offered only as optional, so you should consider it in terms of price as well. This is just my advice. 😀
Regardless of engine specs, the exterior will get a redesign, while the interior layout will be revised and updated, particularly in terms of features. However, we're guessing this new model will not get a significant redesign on its exterior and Ford might just want to revise some areas already look outdated. Some exterior changes we can mention here, including a new larger grille design, more upright front fascia and get a new exhaust pipe.
The interior design will get a modern twist and a redesigned center stack featuring a silver lining. Ford is rumored to put some new interior features such as a new instrument cluster, updated stop-start system and restyled steering wheel. Some other updates will come and adopt new technology features such as MyFord Touch, new push button start and larger touchscreen display. Storage space will be retained at the top of the dash, but no design changes to the gear knob, even don't expect to see the touch-sensitive buttons.
As for the release schedule, the 2015 Ford Expedition Release Date is allegedly scheduled for later this year, with sales likely to begin early next year. It's too early to talk about the price, but for me it's not a problem if we just post a price estimate. We predict the base price for the new Expedition will start at around $42,665, considering the current model is priced at $41,635, while the 2013 model hit the U.S. market with a starting price of $40,605.
Meanwhile, the 2015 Ford Expedition EL is predicted to go on sale with a price tag around $45,375, including destination charge and handling fee. As you know, the current Expedition XLT EL goes on sale in the United States with a starting MSRP of $44,345, while the 2013 Expedition EL models priced at $43,315. However, this is only a price estimate and not entirely accurate. Official pricing details will be announced closer to the release date.
Note: Pictures we post here is a 2014 model, we use it only as an illustration for the 2015 model year.


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IMPORTANT Info for Ephs students interested in working in Eph Sports Information this year.
Get paid to watch the Ephs win! Work for EphSports Information.
MANDATORY Williams College Sports Information Meeting for New Hires
The meeting will take place at 6:15 a.m. (yes, in the morning) on Sept. 6 in the basement of Hopkins Hall.
There is no better job on the Williams campus than Eph Sports Information. Seriously, you get paid to watch the Ephs win!!
Prior experience is always a plus. Reliability and commitment to task are even more important. Once you commit to covering an Eph team you are expected to cover that team for its entire season.
Far more people want to work in Sports Information than can be accommodated – make your interest known today. It is possible, but not likely that you will be assigned the sport of your choice when you first start in Sports Information.
Color Commentators on Live webcasts:
18 Eph sports are webcast each year, which means 100-150 live events annually. A few years ago we did 161 webcasts.
We pair a student color commentator with a broadcaster supplied by our video company, Northeast Sports Network (NSN). You will not appear on camera in a webcast, but you will be heard. You may, however, end up as a Tweet and on Facebook or Instagram sometime.
Strong familiarity with the sport to be broadcast is vital as is an outgoing personality, so you can bring the contest to life. Sports we webcast include: field hockey, football, volleyball, men's/women's soccer, men's/women's basketball, men's/women's ice hockey, men's/women's swimming & diving, wrestling, baseball, softball, men's/women's lacrosse and men's & women's track & field.
We are looking for people who have experience in operating a video camera, capturing athletic contests and/or interviews with coaches or players and then editing the videos. Our videographers also edit and post to YouTube our Eph Spotlight Video Interviews.
The NCAA also requires us in certain sports to send video highlights to the site hosting NCAA Tournament contests.
We use video highlights, as a vehicle to extend our video efforts to the 14 teams not carried as webcasts on the Northeast Sports Network (NSN).
You will write up every contest for your team home and away. Williams fields 32 Varsity teams. Rarely, if ever, will you be expected to travel off campus to cover a contest. Most often for away contests the coach will call you after the contest with comments and you will receive information from the opponent's Sports Information Director or gather information from their website to assist you in writing your article that will get posted to our website and sent to the local media.
To cover away games it may be possible for you to watch a webcast provided by our opponent.
For home contests you will need to attend the contest and then do your write up immediately following the contest. There are some events where you would not be in attendance for the entire duration of the contest, but those situations will be spelled out when you are assigned a team.
Once you write your story you will e-mail it to the local media, send it to our opponent (after home games only), post it on our website, update the schedule, and results.
You will receive instructions on all of these matters. Guidance and help are always just a phone call away.
Stat Crews:
We need students to compile in-game statistics at some athletic contests and sometimes we need help with compiling post-game statistics. Once the stats are compiled they are then sent to our opponents, the NESCAC, the NCAA, and posted on our site.
It is most helpful to be familiar with the sport for which you are compiling the stats, but we will train those who are unfamiliar, but committed to the task
Sports Action Photography:
One of the hallmarks of our website is the large number of quality action photos we display after an athletic contest. Experienced sports photographers will be given priority and if you have your own "sports action capable" digital camera all the better.
Normally the sports photographer would shoot for an hour and then for an additional hour select, size, and post the photos into a photo gallery for that contest.
Keep This in Mind:
A job in Eph Sports Information is more than just a campus job because it reaches far across the Internet and around the globe! Over 3 million folks visited the Eph Athletics website this past year. And those numbers don't include our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts.
Not only do Eph parents, friends, families, fans, and alums count on your work, but it is also shared with the NCAA, local media, national media, and our opponents and their fans. To all of those publics your job is much more than just another campus job.
Most employers now background check on every job an applicant has undertaken. The number of folks we have helped gain employment due to their excellence in Sports Information at Williams is both long and impressive.
Employers are often impressed with the commitment necessary to perform well in Sports Information given that hours vary, the importance of your job to our Sports Information team, and the academic rigors of Williams.
We do not get background checks just for those looking for a career in sports, but all kinds of jobs, graduate schools, non-profits, the military, and government jobs.
You might like to know that we have sent people to ESPN, NBC Sports, the New England Sports Network (NESN), Fox Sports, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Cardinals, New York Mets, SportsNet New York, and more. None of those folks came to Williams thinking of a career in sports.
Email Sports Information Director Dick Quinn now - firstname.lastname@example.com - to let him know if you will be attending the Sept. 6 meeting and which job(s) you might be interested in.
Go Ephs !


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The entrance hall of the Coach Museum has much delicate stone carving, courtesy of our Italian friend Giacomo Azzolini. The foreign influence helped to soften and refine the typical brutish Portuguese Baroque of the times (which we love too!) and still makes the building stand out – in spite of its low height – around its Pombaline surroundings.
Museu Nacional dos Coches, Lisboa


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The Children's Services Contact Team (CSCT) is the single point of contact for all services for children, young people and families in Islington who may need extra help and support. If you are worried about a child, please phone the Contact Team in the first instance.
The services we offer include:
Family support in the community through our children's centres and Families First
Support for children and young people who are at risk of getting involved in gangs, anti-social behaviour or crime
Health and mental health services
Children's Social Care - services to protect and safeguard vulnerable children.


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Innovation Awards 2020
Finalists Announced
EDGE 2020 Goes Virtual

New Data ONTAP® GX Shatters Performance Record and Dramatically Simplifies Administration of Linux® Compute Clusters

AUSTRALIA, Sydney — 13 June 2006 — Network Appliance, Inc. is now shipping its powerful new Data ONTAP GX operating system, giving customers with high-performance computing (HPC) applications extreme throughput, unsurpassed flexibility, and NetApp® hallmark simplicity and reliability, which don't exist in other options currently on the market. Data ONTAP GX is the result of over two years of strategic engineering work, combining the global namespace functionality of SpinOS (which NetApp acquired when it bought Spinnaker Networks®) with the key data management, performance, and high-availability features of Data ONTAP 7G. Additional details on Data ONTAP GX are available at www.netapp.com/see/ontap-gx/pr/.

Although the needs of NetApp enterprise customers are well served by the performance, features, and functionality of Data ONTAP 7G, HPC customers in the areas of energy (seismic processing applications), entertainment (movie content creation and visual effects rendering), and electronic design automation (chip design and simulation) have an insatiable demand for extreme levels of performance. Data ONTAP GX delivers what those customers need, along with a single global namespace, which enables multiple nodes to be presented to applications as a single system and data to be moved between storage nodes and/or tiers transparently, simplifying data retrieval and management. Coupled with the new FAS6070 and/or FAS3050 system, HPC customers can leverage the clustered file system technology inherent in Data ONTAP GX, which enables individual files or datasets to be striped across multiple nodes to achieve far greater performance than can be achieved with a traditional storage system. For instance, Data ONTAP GX, coupled with the new FAS6070, scales in capacity up to 6PB and achieves unprecedented industry performance of more than 1 million operations per second, based on the SPEC SFS benchmark.

"As beta testers of Data ONTAP GX, we were impressed with its performance and stability," said Steve Kowalski, senior systems architect, Research and Development at Sony Pictures Imageworks. "Our technology profile at Imageworks is a hybrid, combining elements of enterprise infrastructure with high-performance computing. Data ONTAP GX from NetApp delivers high-performance features today, and we look forward to the enterprise features on the Data ONTAP GX roadmap."

"NetApp is not asking me to trade management ease or system reliability for massive scale-out and amazing performance," said Michael Thompson, senior systems engineer at Industrial Light & Magic. "Data ONTAP GX has been very impressive, with huge data throughput, a single global namespace scalable to multiple petabytes, no client-side software requirements, and ease of moving data between controllers and/or storage tiers. All this has me convinced that it's the best HPC storage solution out there."

"Performance is obviously an important criterion for HPC, but it's not the only criterion," said Addison Snell, research director for HPC at IDC. "HPC customers cite ease of management, scalability, and data protection features as critical in making purchase decisions. Storage vendors who take a broader view of what HPC customers need will find themselves in a better position to address all of the customer's concerns."

Data ONTAP GX distinguishes itself among competitors with:
• Breakthrough performance. Data ONTAP GX provides linear scaling to extreme levels. A recent SPEC SFS test demonstrated performance of over 1 million operations per second, a leap of more than three times that of the next closest competitor. More details are available in a separate release at www.netapp.com/news/press/news_rel_20060612a.
• Linear scalability. Modular scalability ranges from small to huge, with the flexibility to optionally stripe volumes for massive throughput on a single file.
• Management ease and simplicity. The system scales to multiple petabytes under a single global namespace, no client-side software is required, and data can be easily and transparently moved between or among controllers and storage tiers to applications.
• High reliability. The NetApp WAFL® file system is at the heart of Data ONTAP GX and is real-world proven in more than 60,000 installations around the globe. RAID-DP™ provides tolerance to multiple simultaneous disk failures, and Data ONTAP GX systems have no single point of failure.

"Until now, storage solutions have constrained HPC customers with large compute clusters," said Patrick Rogers, vice president of marketing, Products and Alliances. "With Data ONTAP GX, NetApp enables HPC customers to unleash the value of their Linux compute clusters, providing the extreme performance they crave while bringing a new level of management simplicity to HPC environments."

Data ONTAP GX is available immediately for customers in HPC environments. Pricing is available from NetApp sales and sales partners.

About Network Appliance
Network Appliance is a world leader in unified storage solutions for today's data-intensive enterprise. Since its inception in 1992, Network Appliance has delivered technology, product, and partner firsts. Information about Network Appliance™ solutions and services is available at www.netapp.com.

NetApp, the NetApp logo, Data ONTAP, Spinnaker Networks, and WAFL are registered trademarks and Network Appliance and RAID-DP are trademarks of Network Appliance, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such.
SPEC and the benchmark name SPECsfs97_R1 are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Competitive benchmark results stated above reflect results published on www.spec.org as of June 12, 2006. For the latest SPECsfs97_R1 benchmark results visit www.spec.org/osg/sfs97_R1

Media contacts:

Mark Heers
Director Marketing and Alliance
Network Appliance
(61 2) 9979 5623

Debbie Sassine
Max Australia
+612 9954 3492


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In 1993 Andersen Consulting (now known as Accenture) created a concept video called Vision, which demonstrated the communications possibilities of the future. The clip below shows us a universal language translator, digital personal assistants, a tablet, as well as the pervasive videophone culture we were supposed to see by now.
(Thanks to the iSight camera on my Mac, the barcode scanner shown at the beginning of the video is essentially a reality. I'd be a little surprised if we didn't see barcode applications for all of our mobile phones soon.)
See also:
Connections: AT&T's Vision of the Future (1993)
Writer and Producer of Connections: AT&T's Vision of the Future
The Road Ahead: Future Homes (1995)
Starfire (1994)
Apple's Grey Flannel Navigator (1988)
Apple's Knowledge Navigator (1987)
AT&T "You Will" (1993)