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This paper shows how the combination of SanDisk flash storage and Torusware Speedus are able to significantly increase the performance of Apache ActiveMQ™ - the leading open-source messaging library. The traditional bottleneck in this environment, usually storage I/O overhead, is greatly reduced along with an increase in scalability of the messaging middleware.
The performance and scalability of messaging middleware, a central part of most software architectures, is key for a wide range of organizations. In these scenarios, the main performance bottlenecks are generally I/O operations, namely storage I/O and communications I/O. This limitation can be significantly alleviated by the combination of SanDisk flash storage and Torusware Speedus, which are able to increase significantly the performance of Apache ActiveMQ™, the leading opensource messaging library. This whitepaper reports on our claim that by significantly reducing I/O overhead, it is possible to increase performance and scalability of messaging middleware, while reducing risks and costs of enterprise integration.
Messaging middleware is the primary choice to reliably deliver messages among applications. Popular messaging middleware are Apache ActiveMQ, IBM WebSphere MQ, Tibco Enterprise Message Service™, Progress SonicMQ, and Pivotal RabbitMQ™. Middleware performance and scalability is key for the overall system as all parties depend upon it, and generally the main performance bottleneck is I/O, namely storage I/O and communications I/O. This whitepaper reports our findings on optimizing ActiveMQ by means of SanDisk flash storage and Torusware Speedus, with performance improvements of up to an order of magnitude.
Apache ActiveMQ is one of the most popular and powerful open-source messaging and Integration Patterns server currently available, thanks to its speed, full support of JMS 1.1 and J2EE 1.4, and cross languages and protocols support. Typical Apache ActiveMQ deployments are found in enterprise service bus (ESB) deployments, transactional messaging, high-performance market data distribution, messaging middleware across Web/HTTP clusters (via a RESTful API), and web streaming of data, such as live IM conversations, or dynamically updated live web content such as news or stock prices.
SanDisk heritage of innovation in flash storage technologies has led to the development of SanDisk flash-optimized software technology that enables applications to capitalize on the benefit of flash scalability and performance. Multi-core processors allow parallel execution of multiple threads. But most software was not written to exploit multi-core processors or flash memory. Cores go unused. Flash IOPS go unexploited. Precious IT budget is inefficiently used.
Torusware develops and commercializes Torusware Speedus, a low-latency high-performance TCP socket library. Torusware Speedus allows C/C++/Java applications to exchange messages in less than 250 nanoseconds—critical for latency-sensitive applications, such as in capital markets and real-time analytics.
The combination of SanDisk and Torusware technologies offers cost-effective application scaling by enabling DRAM-like speed for the storage while removing most of the communications overhead, thus being able to fully exploit the capability of multi-core processor's parallel execution of multiple threads. Superior overall performance can be achieved while minimizing infrastructure investment, being able to provide persistent storage at minimum performance cost. This SanDisk and Torusware joint solution delivers higher availability for mission-critical workloads with persistence at very high data throughput.
Apache ActiveMQ has a wide range of applications with diverse persistence and performance requirements.
Enterprise Service Bus
ActiveMQ is a key component of ESB solutions such as Apache ServiceMix, Apache Camel and Mule. ESBs are lightweight frameworks that provide flexible, loosely coupled integration across a broad range of enterprise applications. The ESB enterprise messaging backbone, generally ActiveMQ, must provide guaranteed delivery of messages among services and endpoints, performing protocol conversions on the fly, and even fault tolerance with near real-time failover in case of system faults. The messaging system acts as the nervous system of the ESB, dictating its overall performance and the rate of the business requests delivered by the system.
Transactional Messaging
ActiveMQ has applicability in transactional messaging, a use case focused on transactionality, persistence and guaranteed delivery. Here clusters of servers are required to increase availability. Furthermore, if a node is offline, then all the messages will be persisted for when the node comes back online.
High-Performance Market Data Distribution
This use case demands high throughput and performance for the distribution of massive volumes of rapidly changing data as fast as possible. Furthermore, persistence is generally not required, as old data can be ignored; the latest prices are what matters, so real-time low-latency solutions are a design principle.
Mission-Critical Deployments
ActiveMQ is used in really mission critical deployments, such as in the Next Generation Air Transportation System of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), helping increase security and reduce delays in the most congested airports. Here real-time low-latency solutions are a must.
Web Streaming of Data
This use case focuses on AJAX support in ActiveMQ, supporting real-time data streaming into web browsers. Typical examples are streaming stock prices, live IM conversations or dynamically updated live content and news. Here, ActiveMQ is integrated into web containers, communicating web browsers via HTTP GET/POST operations. A combination of persistence with low latency is required, to be able to cope with disconnected IM clients and real-time updates of a high-volume of web browsers, respectively.
Infrastructure for the Internet of Things
ActiveMQ delivers information reliably between multiple devices, systems and applications, both on-premises or though the (hybrid) cloud. All assets will be connected, creating efficient and smart solutions in the Internet of Things. Here the infrastructure must cope with high volumes of messages, both incoming and outgoing.
Apache ActiveMQ performance and scalability is limited by storage and network I/O, both for horizontal and especially for vertical scaling. Messaging applications that are concerned about guaranteed message delivery must specify messages as persistent, although it comes at the cost of storage or database overhead. Furthermore, even non-persistence configurations, when running out of memory (a common scenario when storing messages for disconnected clients), swap messages out of active memory to storage.
The more reliable the message delivery, the more overhead is required to achieve it. This trade-off between reliability and performance is a key design consideration. Performance is maximized avoiding persistence, while reliability is maximized by activating persistency and transacted sessions.
Apache ActiveMQ is highly flexible; it can be used in many different use cases, with multiple requirements and deployment options. Therefore, to adapt to all these scenarios, ActiveMQ is highly configurable. However, default parameters might not be optimal for a number of scenarios, so fine tuning is always a resort to be considered. However, it might be difficult to achieve performance gains across different infrastructure and varying message traffic conditions.
Apache ActiveMQ performance and scalability can be increased by removing the main sources of overhead, storage and network I/O, by means of SanDisk flash storage and Torusware Speedus, respectively. To demonstrate the benefits of this joint solution, we conducted an internal test using Sonic Harness ActiveMQ benchmark.
Here are the experimental configuration details:
Figure 1: The performance of Apache ActiveMQ on four configurations
Figure 1 shows the performance of Apache ActiveMQ on four configurations, a send/receive with a single queue, and three publisher/subscriber (Pub/Sub) scenarios: first, a single publisher with a single subscriber, second, a single publisher with five subscribers (one topic), and finally, five publishers with five subscribers (five topics). All four configuration are using transacted delivery.
The results show that the combination of SanDisk and Torusware rivals and even outperforms nonpersistence numbers. Therefore, it is possible to enable persistence without suffering performance losses. This is key to all use cases where guaranteed delivery is essential for the business process, such as ESB, transactional messaging, mission critical deployments, and some scenarios in web streaming of data and the Internet of Things.
Moreover, when comparing baseline (persistence) results, which are backed by a HDD and rely on TCP/ IP protocol stack, the introduction of flash storage and Torusware Speedus increases performance between 125% and 265%. This higher throughput supports significantly faster message delivery, particularly when a node requests a significant number of messages (e.g., after a restart).
Publisher/subscriber configurations, which are able to reach 45,000 messages per second, are key to deal with message replication and fault tolerance, as well as multiple communication endpoints, such as in Web streaming of data and the Internet of Things.
At SanDisk we have a singular focus: to expand the possibilities of data storage technology. And we're able to achieve it with a unique approach.
Because storage is our primary concern, SanDisk has the perspective needed to ensure data protection, while balancing reliability and accessibility to suit unique enterprise needs. Our vertical integration— from our controller design to our flash management algorithms and software acceleration solutions— sets SanDisk apart from most of our competitors. From our own flash manufacturing facilities to our extensive portfolio of products, we have complete top-to-bottom capabilities. This unique integration results in a highly reliable enterprise system composed of innovative technologies that work together to benefit your business.
A broad portfolio of data center storage solutions based on end-to-end capabilities is just one reason why enterprise IT and system vendors alike trust SanDisk with their data. Learn more about SanDisk data center storage solutions for the enterprise at www.sandisk.com/enterprise.
Torusware engineers hardware and software to work efficiently in your data center and the cloud. Torusware improves predictability and performance of latency-sensitive applications through lowlatency and efficient solutions based on a combination of a high-performance socket implementation, Torusware Speedus, with a deep knowledge on gluing latency-critical software to hardware, thus bridging the performance gap between applications and infrastructure. The integration of Torusware solutions is non-intrusive, no application recoding is required, and it is interoperable with currently existing communication protocols. For more information about Torusware visit www.torusware.com.


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Crunchyroll is heading to Las Vegas for IPL 5 TODAY! Tune in to the livestream tomorrow, December 1, at 6:30pm PST to catch the final judging LIVE on stage!
Watch the IPL LoL stream here: http://www.twitch.tv/ipllol
For those at the event, swing by our booth for our meetups and to say hi! We're having a special 30-day free Premium membership trial for IPL 5, so if you are still on the fence about a Premium membership, go to http://www.crunchyroll.com/ipl5 and try it out!
Hey everyone,
We're excited to announce that Crunchyroll will be at one of the premiere eSports events this year, IPL 5 at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas! Crunchyroll is partnering with the IGN Pro League to sponsor an eSports cosplay contest, with the grand prize winner taking home $1000!
All of the cosplay events will be taking place on Saturday, December 1, 2012, with the meetups and pre-judging at the Crunchyroll booth. Contestants will then be taken onto the League of Legends stage in the evening where the winners will be announced in front of the audience and live on the stream!
Those of you who want to enter the live contest, please be sure to show up to the Crunchyroll booth at 5pm for pre-judging!! If you just want to hang out and take pictures with a bunch of other cosplayers, then stop on by any of our meetups throughout the day! In addition to the contest happening at IPL 5, we will also be having a Facebook "Like" contest post-event, so if you would like to enter that as well, come by the booth to have your picture taken!
The judges will be voice actress Cristina Vee, voice of Riven from League of Legends, cosplayer extraordinaire Missyeru, and Crunchyroll's own SailorBee!
1pm: StarCraft and ShootMania Meetup
3pm: League of Legends Meetup
5pm: Pre-judging
6:30p - 7p: Presentation of winners*
*Takes place between the LoL Winners Bracket Semifinals and Losers Bracket Round 4. Exact time will be dependent on the length of preceding matches.
1st Place: $1000
2nd Place: Sponsor Prize Pack
3rd Place: Sponsor Prize Pack
Facebook Contest: Sponsor Prize Pack
*Note* You may enter both the IPL 5 event and Facebook contests, but if you win a prize at IPL 5, then you are not eligible to win again for the Facebook contest.
Contest Guidelines:
All Entries will be scored on both craftsmanship and presentation. Group entries will be judged as an entire group, with their score averaged over the entire group.
During Craftsmanship Judging - (Takes place at Crunchyroll table)
•The judges WILL inspect your costume up close. So be prepared to have your costume touched and be asked to show specific details.
•Entrants will only have 5 minutes per judging session (up to 10 minutes for larger groups). So if you have something special that you wish to highlight, make sure to point it out to the judges whether they ask you or not.
•The judges WILL ask you questions about your costume. Be prepared to answer truthfully and accurately.
•You DO NOT have to be in character while being judged. That wastes time and is unnecessary. Save it for the stage.
•Be CONFIDENT. Please don't tell the judges what you did wrong. They want to know all the wonderful things you did right.
RUNWAY JUDGING – (Takes place on stage)
- Faithfulness to the original character and costume: 10 pts
- Skill in scale and body fit adaptation: 10 pts
- Overall construction: 10 pts
- Choice of construction materials, techniques and innovative methods: 10 pts
- General portrayal of the character (poses, charisma, etc.): 10 pts
Extra points may be awarded at the Judge's discretion for construction done above and beyond the normal effort expected for a costume: Up to 15pts
Finally, points will be awarded at the Judge's discretion for crowd reaction to a costume: Up to 15pts
Total possible points earned: 80 pts
1. All characters must be from either League of Legends, StarCraft, or Shootmania franchises to participate.
2. All costumes and props must be made by either the contestant wearing the costume, fellow members of the entry group, or non-professional family/friends without monetary compensation.
3. Purchased or Rental costumes are prohibited. Found item costumes are ok.
4. All props must conform to IPL5's Weapons Policy & Code of Conduct.
5. Overly large costumes and props are strongly discouraged. If you cannot easily get a costume or prop through a normal size doorway, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to get it on stage. If a costume or prop is unable to appear on stage as part of your entry, it will not be considered as part of your entry for awards.
6. Costumes should not be constructed with messy substances or materials. Paint or make up should not come off during casual contact with others.
7. Costumes must be self-contained. Connections to electrical sockets will not be available.
For further information on tickets, location, and about IPL 5, please visit the IPL Homepage! Please note that information may be subject to change, so make sure you check back with Crunchyroll for the latest details and news! Hope to see lots of eSports cosplayers there!
can you post the video on the CR site for those of us that can't make the event?
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cannot wait to see what crazy cosplays you guys will be wearing
@Assassinx89 they will, I s'pose
mad at the world that chooses morality over reason and logic
cant wait to see some league costumes!
wow Cristina Vee is judging? that's crazy, SING FOR US!!!
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can you post the video on the CR site for those of us that can't make the event?
We'll be taking pictures at the event, and the stage presentation will be livestreamed on IPL's LoL stream. Hopefully we'll be able to get some video as well!
Do we get a share of the prize? XD
When everything seems pointless, don't worry ! Because I'm here =P
The proximity of this post to that dude's rant about cosplayers showing up at non-cosplay events and taking attention away from the main attraction is ironic.
"Crucnhyroll Sponsors $1000 IPL 5 Cosplay Contest " thought i'd point that out.
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Is it going be live on Cr or YouTube?
eSports and Crunchyroll, how do the two even fit :P
As an eSports enthusiast and person who works in the industry, I hope people are actually reading the text and rules to this.
I would do this if it was 10k
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for a chance to win this, you'd need a great body and spend a huge some of money on the costume. or spend a great deal of money.
on my way to my DREAMS- your smile - through food
Heck it would cost over $1000 to get to that place.

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October 6, 1913 - January 16, 2013
North Palm Beach, FL - Formerly of Newburgh, NY
Bernard "Branny" Banulis, 99, of North Palm Beach, FL, died Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Palm Gardens Community Hospital.
Born Branoslav W. Banulis on October 6, 1913 in Terryville, CT, a son of the late David and Antosia (Karlonas) Banulis, Branny lived much of his life in Newburgh, NY, while serving as PGA golf professional and golf club manager at Newburgh Country Club in the 1950s and then Osiris Country Club in Walden, NY, for more than three decades.
He was a graduate of Terryville High School and played basketball, as well as golf, in his young years. He and twin brother, Tommy, sometimes played under the names of Starks and Langton and often confused opponents who mistook one for the other with the help of their numbers -- 8 and an almost-closed 3. They had fun playing such tricks on acquaintances well into their adult lives, too.
Branny was an Army veteran, having served stateside during World War II. As well as teach golf, Branny also played when he could take time away from his six- and often seven-day work schedule. Before turning pro, he captured the city championship in Bristol, CT, in 1938. His first job as a professional was in Cromwell, CT, at Edgewood Golf Club, which evolved into the Tournament Players Club River Highlands. In the 1950s, he played in the PGA Tour's Insurance City Open at Wethersfield Country Club a couple of times before settling in Newburgh, and in 1972, Branny won a Metro Regional PGA event in New York.
Other than his lifetime dedication to managing a club and teaching golf, he loved nothing more than playing guitar and singing country and western songs with Tommy and his other late brother, Peter, and late sisters: Antosia, Mae and Eva. Also preceding Branny in death was his first wife, Balbina (Bobbie Przepiorka) of Bristol, who died in 1994 after 53 years of marriage, and his second wife, Carmen (Rannou) of North Palm Beach, who died in 2010.
Branny enjoyed good food, a good card game, good drink and good company. He also was an avid fan of the Miami Heat and the Dolphins, and just a day before he died, he enjoyed watching a Heat game at his home with his nephew, Peter Banulis and his wife, Sally, who were visiting from New Jersey.
Beside Peter and Sally, Branny leaves loving nephew, Brent Banulis of South Bend, IN, and loving nieces: Diane Lerz of Somers, CT, and Sheila Sequin of Burlington, CT, and sister-in-law, Helen Banulis of South Bend, IN.
Internment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Terryville, on a date to be determined.
Arrangements were handled by Scott Funeral Home, Inc., 169 Main St., Terryville, CT 06786.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — On the same day that it unveiled a mega-costly $1.1 billion deal to buy Tumblr, Yahoo Inc. also revamped its Flickr photo-sharing service in a really big — and possibly costly — way.
Yahoo US:YHOO made photos far more dominant on the home page of the service, got rid of a lot of white space and gave users one terabyte of storage each for free. That comes out to about 500,000 photos, based on the average resolution of a smartphone photo.
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is clearly trying to make Flickr, which has 89 million registered users, appeal to the hipsters using Instagram and the youngsters using blogging website Tumblr and other more social photo sharing sites.
The changes will also get rid of the Flickr Pro option. Previously, professional users could upload an unlimited number of photos for $25 a year. Currently registered Pro users and those who let their subscriptions lapse, but who re-sign now, will get to keep the $25 service, as long as they keep their accounts current. But that service is now shut off to new users.
While it seems hard to imagine being able to fill up an entire terabyte of storage space (or 1,000 gigabytes), the limit — combined with the plan to eliminate Flickr Pro — riled up the service's faithful. Plus, many are complaining about the new look of the site, where large, full-resolution photos dominate.
"We recognize that this is a lot of change and are listening to all of the community feedback that we're getting," a Yahoo spokeswoman said in an email. "Additionally, we're actively measuring flickr.com so we can fine tune the site's performance and continuously make improvements."
In the Flickr community forum, a staffer wrote a post to help explain the changes. Within 24 hours there were over 17,000 comments and many of them were negative, asking for a way to restore the old version of the site, complaining about problems uploading photos under the revamped site, and many other issues.
"For those of you who have reported bugs or other usability concerns already, we'll be working over the following days to take stock of ongoing issues and respond when possible," wrote Flickr staffer Thea Lamkin in an update. "Finally, it should also go without saying that personal attacks against staff or other users will not be tolerated, and may prevent your ability to take part in discussion here in the Help Forum."
The uproar among many loyal Flickr users shows the fine line that Yahoo's Mayer faces, as she tries to make the company more relevant to a younger generation of Internet users. A previous upgrade to make Flickr more appealing to mobile users was, at least, apparently well received. On the company's earnings conference call last month, Mayer told analysts that photo uploads on its mobile Flickr app were up 50% in the quarter.
But Mayer also made a statement at the press conference in New York on Monday that has been parsed and analyzed by Flickr users. On the same day as the Tumblr deal, Mayer hosted a press conference to announce a new Yahoo office in New York and to unveil the Flickr changes. Mayer was asked about what would happen to Flickr Pro accounts.
Her response was that there was no more need for Flickr Pro, because "there's really no such thing as professional photographers anymore."
Photographers on Flickr and elsewhere were outraged and have been venting for the past few days. A spokeswoman said Mayer was quoted out of context and referred to her tweets on the subject. On Wednesday, Mayer tweeted an apology to a few photographers, saying in one, "I worded my answer terribly. I really apologize for what it sounded like outside of the context and notion of Flickr Pro," Mayer wrote.
That's still not sitting well with everyone. "Well now photographers the world over have been overlooked, insulted, and denounced by Yahoo," wrote Trell Burton, a professional photographer based in the United Kingdom, in a letter to Marissa Mayer posted in the community forum on Wednesday. "The very people who made Flickr famous have been stabbed in the back and told they do not exist by Marissa Mayar [sic]."
Mayer is hoping that the changes to the service, plus enticing more users with the free storage space, will draw a whole new group of users. But back-peddaling and by alienating the professionals who pay for the service, Yahoo could be doing more harm.
Whether these big moves will help or hinder Flickr as it fights the growing competition is too early to say. But it's not an auspicious start.


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And the fight continues. Only a few months after the desperate move by the MPEG-LA to get anyone - anyone - to submit patents to a possible WebM patent pool, Google and the WebM community have struck back. A whole slew of major companies have formed the WebM Community Cross-License initiative, basically a sort-of Open Invention Network for WebM.
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RE: Patent retaliation
by Hiev on Tue 26th Apr 2011 18:04 UTC in reply to "Patent retaliation"
RE[2]: Patent retaliation
by lemur2 on Tue 26th Apr 2011 23:41 in reply to "RE: Patent retaliation"
Do you have any evidence that they didn't approach Google first? and if that is the case is there anything illegal about it?
Anti-trust law is meant to prevent a dominant product in a market seeking to preclude the entry of a new competitor.
The DoJ is reportedly investigating MPEG LA right now over its attempt to generate a WebM patent pool without negotiating with Google first.
Google OTOH have shown every indication that they would be more than willing to purchase any patents which could read on WebM. Google did buy On2 after all.
So, if a patent holder made a submission to MPEG LA's WebM patent pool, which is clearly set up to try to put a royalty cost on WebM and thereby prevent it from becoming widely used, instead of going to Google and at least trying to make a deal, why would that not be something that the DoJ should scrutinise very intently in their anti-trust investigation?
After all, the patent holder might get a good price from Google, but OTOH MPEG LA's scheme seems explicitly set up try to prevent WebM from competing against H264, and therefore never becoming widely used (and so no money for the patent holder). So why would the patent holder not go to Google where they have a better chance of getting a good price for their patent?
Whenever Microsoft bring a patent lawsuit (say the one against TomTom for example) ... isn't it the case that the very first thing Microsoft said in announcing the lawsuit was something along the lines of "we tried to negotiate with TomTom but they refused"?
Microsoft do this, and say this, in order to avoid allegations of anti-trust behaviour.
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Scientists often speak a different language, one usually only understood by other scientists. This becomes a challenge when they are attempting to explain their research or sell their technology to the general public.
TUSCALOOSA | Scientists often speak a different language, one usually only understood by other scientists. This becomes a challenge when they are attempting to explain their research or sell their technology to the general public.
"If you can't sell it to someone, they're not going to buy it," said 31-year-old Franchessa Sayler, who is completing her doctorate in chemistry from the University of Alabama. "Most venture capitalists, the people that provide the money, have business degrees, not scientific backgrounds. Scientists need to know how to talk to various people about their technology. That's really important in getting products to the marketplace."
Sayler did not know the first thing about starting or running a business a year ago. Thanks to a $50,000 Innovation Corps Program grant from the National Science Foundation, she learned. Now, she is majority owner and managing member of ThruPore Technologies LLC, which produces catalysts.
The Innovation Corps Program, or I-Corps, was created to help guide scientific discoveries into the development of technologies, products and processes that benefit society.
"The NSF has a large budget with a mission to fund fundamental science. The idea is if you fund great people to do great science, then that will flow through and business opportunities will follow," said Martin Bakker, associate professor of chemistry.
The problem was very few patents were actually being developed from those research dollars, he added.
"There is often a disconnect between the world of scientists and engineers in a research sense versus technology that impacts people's lives," Bakker said. "This program was designed to help scientists and engineers learn how to quickly determine if their patent has commercial potential and the best way to move forward. The students understand the science, but they don't understand the business side of it."
Bakker and Sayler applied for a grant early last year and was one of 24 teams accepted. Each team is comprised of a student, faculty member and someone from the business sector; Sayler was the team's entrepreneurial lead and Bakker the principal investigator. The team then learned the various aspects of starting a business, from how to do a market analysis to talking to customers and learning what they are interested in.
"You're not only figuring out information about your market, but you're making contacts with customers. I had no idea how to contact someone in the industry. It seems you can't just call the front desk," Sayler said. "We also learned how to assess the market. Just because you think it's a better product doesn't mean people will want to buy it. It's a way to ensure that people actually want your product and that you're selling it correctly."
The most challenging, but also most beneficial, aspect of the program was learning how to talk to people outside of the science realm, she added.
ThruPore Technologies LLC was incorporated in July. The company produces catalysts, which are substances that work to accelerate a chemical reaction. They are widely used in the chemical industry, as well as in automobile exhausts, cleaning up smoke stack emissions, making gasoline and chemicals that go into everyday products, Sayler said.
The technology she developed is more active, which allows it to produce more product while using one-tenth of the precious metals that other catalysts use. It also does not clog as often, which means a longer lifetime.
Over the past several months, Sayler has met with potential customers, focusing on contract manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies, and given out samples. They are currently in production and will be selling in the near future.
"This program is invaluable. There was just so much information I gained from it," Sayler said. "I don't think I would have been able to do it otherwise."
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Skip to comments.Kerry Seen as Best Choice for Putin
Posted on 01/29/2013 1:56:11 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
Moscow pundits gave a warm welcome to John Kerry on Tuesday, as U.S. senators were expected to confirm their veteran colleague as secretary of state. But they warned that U.S.-Russian relations were set for a potentially bumpy ride during President Barack Obama's second term, contrasting with the "reset" in relations that marked the first.
Kerry, who has been Democratic senator for Massachusetts since 1985, ran for president in 2004, and has chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee since 2009, is widely seen as a preferred candidate for both Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin.
"He is a more traditional person, and his huge experience will go down well with the Foreign Ministry and its conservative views," said Dmitry Trenin, director of the Moscow Carnegie Center.
Kerry stands out both against his predecessor, Hillary Clinton, and with Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who was Obama's preferred choice for the post, Trenin said.
He pointed out that the senator does not harbor strong political ambitions unlike Clinton, who is seen as the Democrat front-runner for the 2016 presidential race and that he is much less focused than Rice on human rights and developing countries.
"The peak of Kerry's career is over. He will make a good secretary of state," Trenin told The Moscow Times.
His comments were echoed by Sergei Markov, a Kremlin-connected analyst and vice rector of the Plekhanov Institute, who praised Kerry as a "super-experienced" man.
"His personal relationship with Lavrov will be better than with Clinton," Markov said, adding that the outgoing secretary of state had been increasingly perceived as harboring anti-Russian views.
The State Department has repeatedly criticized the Kremlin's crackdown on the opposition over the past months, and Clinton personally accused Moscow of failing to fulfill its human rights obligations during an OSCE meeting in Dublin in December.
Last week, the U.S. terminated a joint working group over civil society, citing frustration about increased restrictions on Russian civil rights groups.
Experts also agree that Lavrov, a career diplomat who has been in office since 2004 and already is the country's longest serving foreign minister since 1991, will stay put. "There is no risk that he will go anytime soon," Markov said.
However, the analysts stressed that in both countries, foreign ministers are not policy makers but servants to their bosses.
"Foreign policy is done by the presidents, and ministers are their aides," Trenin said.
He argued that Putin's third term as president, which began last year and lasts until 2018, would be marked by "sovereignization," meaning the "maximum exclusion of U.S. influence" on the country's domestic politics.
This policy has manifested itself in a massive crackdown on American non-governmental organizations, which Putin has openly accused of supporting the opposition and the protest movement against him.
Last year, USAID, the International Republican Institute and the National Democratic Institute were forced to close their Moscow offices or relocate outside the country. A new law forces national NGOs to label themselves "foreign agents" if they finance political activity with foreign money.
Moscow has also expressed dismay at Obama's signing of the Magnitsky Act, which punishes human rights offenders from Russia. In retaliation, Putin signed an "anti-Magnitsky" bill that sanctions U.S. officials, puts new restrictions on NGOs and bans U.S. adoptions of Russian children.
Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said last week that the Kremlin had "zero tolerance" toward laws that interfere in domestic affairs like the Magnitsky Act and cautioned against any further U.S. meddling.
"The dialogue between the Russian government and the opposition cannot be a subject of the bilateral relationship between Moscow and Washington," he said in an interview with the National Interest magazine.
At the same time, few expect the White House to repeat its "reset" initiative of 2008.
Igor Ivanov, who served as foreign minister from 1998 to 2004, argued that Obama's foreign policy would become tougher in his second term. "The second term is the last, and the president's hands are unbound," he told Interfax last week.
Markov said the "reset" was over because there was no need for it. "Its sole reason was to overcome the problems under Bush," he said, referring to former U.S. President George W. Bush.
The Magnitsky Act could add further strain relations in April, when Obama must present Congress with a list of Russian officials subject to sanctions. Analysts fear that he will bow to pressure from lawmakers to publish some high-ranking officials' names, possibly Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.
"There is a risk that we will see a list war," Trenin said.
Lavrov said Tuesday that the names on Moscow's list would not be published at this point, Interfax reported.
Kerry put on a brave face, telling a Senate hearing last week that he hoped to improve cooperation with Moscow.
"I would like to see if we can find some way to cooperate. We need their help and cooperation with respect to [ending the civil war in] Syria," Kerry told Senators, UPI reported.
They know that Kerry will commit treason.
And the prick just got confirmed by the Senate
Putin also liked Obama. Boy Putin sure knows his traitors when he sees them.
Kerry: Romney 'breathtakingly off target' on Russia - May 25, 2012 - "I think that candidate Romney has been breathtakingly off target, and naive and in fact wrong in his judgment about Russia when he said Russia is our number one foe. I cannot think of any statement that frankly is more inappropriately threatening and simply wrong by any calculus than that."
Sen. Kerry Says U.S. Should Not Use Missile Defense to Render Russian Nuclear Weapons Useless - May 18, 2010
I am here to tell you that American soldiers raped, cut off ears, cut off heads, taped wires from portable telephones to human genitals and turned up the power, cut off limbs, blown up bodies, randomly shot at civilians, razed villages in fashion reminiscent of Jenjhis (sic) Khan, shot cattle and dogs for fun, poisoned food stocks, and generally ravaged the countryside of South Vietnam in addition to the normal ravage of war, and the normal and very particular ravaging which is done by the applied bombing power of this country.
And he's laughing his arse off at this one ....
Vladmir?! My boss says we're more flexible.
I would say what Putin really thinks of Kerry....but it would get pulled because of the language
Lets say that Putin will compare Kerry to womens body parts
What is the difference between Kerry and Putin?
Kerry has done more damage to the USA than Putin has.
Deploying a sleeper agent is so difficult. It takes years of training and then placement in America.
It's much easier when the Americans pick a traitor on their own.
I would be surprised if Putin was not happy with this new SOS choice.
"Kerry Seen as Best Choice for Putin"
AGREED! So Kerry can be Putin's Vice President and we can find someone else to be Sec. of State.
It's a homecoming of sorts for Kerry.
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A versatile defender who has represented Canada at youth international level and the province of Ontario, Quinton Duncan joined Whitecaps FC Residency in Sept. 2011 after last playing for hometown club FC London.
U-18: In Nov. 2011, Duncan took part in a 10-day training camp in San Jose, Costa Rica, with Canada's U-18 development squad. In Nov. 2012, Duncan was called up to a week-long training camp in the United States. U-15: As a member of Canada's U-15 national team, Duncan played in a 2-1 defeat (Oct. 30, 2010) versus the United States U-15 squad at The Home Depot Center complex in Carson, California.
Duncan has enjoyed success during his youth days, having started his soccer career with Southend United Soccer Club in his hometown of London, Ontario. As a member of Southend United Dynamos (2005 to 2007), the defender won a Western Ontario Youth Soccer League (WOYSL) title and served as team captain. From 2008 to 2010, Duncan played for London City Lightning in the WOYSL and the Ontario Youth Soccer League. In 2011, the defender appeared FC London in the Ontario Soccer League's U-21 Provincial division. Between 2008 and 2011, Duncan represented the province of Ontario at the U-14 and U-16 levels.
A native of London, Ontario, the defender's parents are Stephanie Silverthorn-Duncan and Hopeton Duncan. He also has a brother named Taylor. As a student, the defender attended Arthur Stringer Public School and Princess Anne French Immersion Public School before spending two years at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School in London, Ontario.
When Duncan is not playing soccer, the defender enjoys playing other sports, learning and speaking languages, and cooking. He favourite dish is pasta with pesto sauce. His favourite soccer team is English Premier League giants Arsenal FC, while his favourite player New York Red Bulls star striker Thierry Henry. His dream is to play at Chelsea FC's Stamford Bridge or Arsenal FC's Emirates Stadium in London, England, one day.


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The history of financially successful videogame-to-movie conversions is a pretty short one. The list of critically successful conversions is even shorter.
That doesn't mean there haven't been a few solid hits that got their start in the console world. Popular franchises tend to come with a built-in audience, and when Hollywood supplements that with a big star it can be an immensely profitable venture — often spawning one or more sequels.
Here are eight examples of gaming franchises that have managed to succeed on the big screen.
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A Providence man was charged with embezzlement on Feb. 15 after a loss prevention agent at the Wal-Mart store on Post Road showed Officer Terrence McMullin video of the Wal-Mart employee taking items from the back room and concealing them in his jacket. The agent said he had video from Feb. 10 and 11 of the man taking Nexus tablets worth $249 each and that he took a third tablet that day and concealed it in his jacket, except that this time he was confronted and the tablet was recovered, along with two Sony Cybershot cameras worth $99 each. Keaton Thomas, 20, of 6 Whalen Rd. was taken to headquarters where he was charged with embezzlement and later released with a summons for District Court.
Three Cranston residents were charged with shoplifting at the Wal-Mart store on Post Road on Feb. 19. Officer John Curley reported he and another officer were dispatched to the store for a shoplifting in progress around 8:30 p.m. Dispatch said the three men were walking around the store, all with backpacks, taking items from the shelves and concealing them in their backpacks. Curley said he and another officer covered the exits as the three were coming out of the store without stopping to pay for any of the concealed goods and arrested them. Zachary C. Powell, 18, of 1150 Narragansett Blvd., was charged with stealing glue, torx wrenches and inner tubes worth a total of $41.82; Alexander E. Palmer, of the same address, was charged with taking $25.62 worth of cookies, gum and snacks; and Steven A. Cornish, 18, of the same address, was charged with taking various items, including food, DVDs, slippers and a candle worth $100.98. They were all taken to headquarters, processed and released with summonses for District Court.
Rosa M. De Vicente, 53, of 6 Phenix Ave. in West Warwick was charged with stealing $168.39 worth of merchandise from the Target store in the Warwick Mall on Feb. 19. Officer William Castaldi said loss prevention at the store told him they saw the suspect walking through the store, selecting items and concealing them in Target and Macy's shopping bags. A loss prevention agent told Castaldi he waited until the suspect passed all points of purchase without paying and then escorted her back inside the store. Forty-six of the items were from Target but Castaldi said she had other merchandise from Macy's that she had no receipts for and he attempted to have Macy's loss prevention come and look at the stuff but no one was available at the time. He said De Vicente was charged with shoplifting and later released with a summons and that he would be bringing the Macy's goods back to them later.
Officer Gilda Fortier reported she was dispatched to the Sears store in the Rhode Island Mall around 11:45 a.m. on Feb. 17 for a shoplifting suspect in custody. A loss prevention agent told her he saw the suspect come into the store and begin to "case" the store before he picked up a jewelry box set and took it into the shoe department and concealed it in his pocket. The agent said he stopped him as he was going out the door and the suspect admitted he stole the box and handed it over. Fortier said she later learned that Bruce R. Authelet, 42, had a previous conviction for shoplifting and that the $126.99 price tag on the jewelry box made it a felony shoplifting charge. She also learned he was on probation and he was held for the bail commissioner.
Officer John Zaborski reported that a 2007 Honda CRV went missing from a driveway on Namquid Drive on Feb. 16. The owner told Zaborski she parked the vehicle in her driveway the night before and was missing that morning. The woman said she was not sure if a set of keys had been left in the car but she did give Zaborski a list of personal and professional property that was left in the vehicle worth almost $2,000. Officer Nadine Pallini reported she got a call about an abandoned vehicle on Falcon Avenue around 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 19. Witnesses said the SUV had been there for about four days. She said she ran the plate and learned it was the missing Honda. She said the ignition appeared to be undamaged and there was a set of keys on the passenger seat. She said she delivered the keys to the car to the owner at her place of business after detectives said the time frame and the rain that occurred made it unlikely they could find any usable evidence. Pallini said she asked the owner to let her know if anything was missing when she went to get the car. No suspects or witnesses.
Officer John Curley reported stopping an erratically operated car on Post Road near Elmwood Avenue around 8 p.m. Feb. 1. He said the car drifted over the double yellow lines several times and was suddenly accelerating and slowing down alternately before he stopped it on Elm Street. He said the driver smelled of alcohol and appeared to be under the influence and mumbled when he said he had about five beers. He said the driver told him his footwear was inhibiting his ability to do the field sobriety test but declined the option of taking off his shoes and then decided he was not going to finish the test in his present footwear. He said he also declined to take a portable breath test and was taken to headquarters where he refused a breath test. Thomas E. Giddings, 42, of 42 Surf Ave. in Warwick was charged with DUI and refusal and later released to a sober adult.
Sgt. John Choquette reported he was on patrol around 1:30 a.m. when he saw a car heading north on Post Road with no headlights on. He said he turned around and caught up with the car and observed it swerve into the curb twice, blowing out both tires on that side of the car at Pond Plaza. He said he pulled the car into the Hess station and questioned the driver. He said the driver smelled strongly of alcohol and appeared to be drunk. He said the driver walked with an unsteady gait and held onto the car for balance. He said the man stopped the test before he finished the walk and turn portion and said he would not continue and started hopping on one leg. Choquette said he failed the test and he arrested the driver on suspicion of drunk driving. Andrew J. Neil, 28, of 265 Adams St. in Warwick was charged with DUI and refusal after he refused a breath test at headquarters. He was later released to a sober adult.


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My 18 year old nephew, who was not raised with religion, is now a Christian and believes that since I don't believe in Jesus, I am going to hell. That was a shock to hear from him. Unfortunately, he and my niece have had a rough life and it's possible that he has found some sense of belonging, when he didn't really have that before. Still sad that he found a immoral, bigoted organization to grab onto.
The funny thing is that my family and I talked about baptizing my brother's kids when they were tiny, to save their poor heathen souls :( (We didn't, since we knew that type of action is personal and the final decision was not up to us).
I agree with the other posts here. In spite of the fact that you've probably played out possible conversations in your mind, you won't know their reactions or what you will say until you are having that conversation with your family. All you can really do is state how you will raise your child and why - just as you will do with your child when he/she is old enough. It's not as easy as stating you follow one political party and your family follows the other. It sounds like you are prepared for a confrontation and that obviously helps.
I raised my sons in the Roman Catholic faith and they lead me to atheism, because I taught them to think for themselves, explained what was right and wrong and why, and basically modeled the behavior and actions I wanted them to learn. Here is a GREAT book for secular parents:
Without knowing it, I followed a lot of the advice given in the book and raised Freethinker! Be confident in your decision and know that what you are doing is best for YOUR child. Stand firm and your child will be strong, too :)
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El-P has been on a major roll in the first half of 2012. He reunited with his revered '90s crew Company Flow to play a handful of well-received concerts, produced an instant-classic hip-hop album ("R.A.P. Music") by his friend, Atlanta rapper Killer Mike, and released his third studio album, the album-of-the-year contender "Cancer 4 Cure" (Fat Possum).
The creative floodgates opened soon after El-P closed the books in 2010 on his hip-hop label, Definitive Jux. In the last decade, the label released classic albums by the likes of Cannibal Ox, Aesop Rock, Mr. Lif, RJD2 and El-P himself, but the business of selling recorded music had become more challenging and time-consuming than ever. For El-P, trying to keep a label afloat was becoming a creative drain.
"The real truth of it is that it had its time, not only for me but for everyone," says El-P (a k a Jaime Meline). "I needed to focus on music. That was essentially it. Running the label was taking too much of my time, and ultimately detracting from my life as opposed to giving to it. It yielded some amazing records. But I believe just like with Company Flow, there is a right way to go out. You've got to recognize it when it's time to go."
Are labels going to be extinct soon? "We're not at that stage yet but we're headed there," he says. "You're gonna get music for free. Artists still need labels. But what a label is will change. It's not as much about selling music at retail. That is just disappearing. There are no comebacks. Vinyl is a small niche market. Physical goods will be dead in the next few years. Labels are curators of taste, and the best ones know how to monetize what an artist is trying to do. The future is wide open for me. I don't sweat it."
He has reason to be confident. In the last year he juggled working on Killer Mike's "R.A.P. Music" with his own album, and both have set the bar for hip-hop in 2012. On Friday, El-P and Killer Mike will perform at the Bottom Lounge, in one of the year's best double bills.
El-P has a well-deserved reputation as a devil-is-in-the-details studio perfectionist, the kind of artist who shuts out the world while immersing himself in a project. So how was he able to find time to work with Killer Mike on an album while also working on his own?
"I kept putting Mike off, thinking I couldn't do it, but it turned out great – working on the Killer Mike record came at the correct time to step away from my (album) for a second," he says. "There was an energy I carried over into completing my record. My record would not be the same without that experience of working with Mike."
"R.A.P. Music" allowed El-P to get outside himself a bit, working as a producer and becoming a set of trusted ears rather than the sole decision-maker. "Mike and I knew the type of record we wanted to make -- not a sound, more a feeling. We wanted to make a record that made us feel the same way records in our childhood made us feel when we became rap fans. That understanding led to everything else happening naturally. There was no real plan, just get in there and make stuff that gave us that silly grin. We were like teenagers sitting in the same room making beats and rhymes. Every time he would get to the mike, he didn't write anything down -- maybe one line or two -- because he was so amped about the music. He would freestyle and go line by line. I thought I'd have to constantly record this guy, but it would just flow out of him and I'd watch him connect the dots. He told me later that he always writes stuff down, so it gave me a great feeling to know he was responding to the music in that way."
"Cancer 4 Cure" brims with vivid storytelling and bleak images. Paranoia, fear, a mounting sense of desperation – the album has the feel of a citizen journal from the front lines of a police state.
El-P has joked about being classified as a creator of dystopian, science-fiction worlds. Those critiques miss the point, he says. "The future is always happening. How could you possibly call something science fiction at this point unless it has to do with something that hasn't been done? When I write about 'Drones over Brooklyn,' it's not like I'm making something up. Drones are policing American cities. I'm not a 'dystopian, futuristic master,' I'm a schnook walking the street. It's an insane reality we're living in, and I'm just trying to translate it for myself."
The cold-sweat nightmare his albums evoke involves some intense role-playing. "The records are an isolating experience to some degree. That has yielded decent results, even if sometimes I want to tear my face off and throw the rest of my body out the window. But I wouldn't have it any other way. I do the records so I can be a real person. That almost Kafka-esque protagonist is very much me. I don't have to dig too deep to find inspiration for these characters (laughs). But I'm not just that. I have this functional schizoid personality that allows me to set that personality aside so I can live my life without shooting anyone."
El-P and Killer Mike: 8 p.m. Friday at the Bottom Lounge, 1375 W. Lake St., $21; ticketweb.com.


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now, the visual comforts, I think entertaining center will be good idea, try to observe some pictures below, you can see that people already know how to decorate fireplace, not only fireplace mantle, they also add more media and entertainment system above the fireplace. LED TV is the preferred one, spend your whole winter in front of fireplace, feel the warm and get entertained with TV shows or box office movies, I'm sure it will be worth for you.
TV over fireplace ideas entertainment center is not cheap, you need to prepare a lot of money for this, I just done my own entertaining center, including LED TV, home theatre and also my favorite gaming console. By connecting game console on your fireplace TV, I just feel that my winter is perfect. And try to remember about fireplace type, traditional and also modern fireplace, both have its advantage and also risk, but try to choose the modern one, it give better warm experience and also appearance, but there also some issues about safety due the installation difficulties, you need to involve experts for this, and it cost some cash, quite unfortunate.


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The app industry is getting more ruthless about fighting it out for consumer dollars, Heard on the Street's Rolfe Winkler reports. Photo: Getty Images.
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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Parker au Natural
Where Coby Whitmore or Mike Ludlow are at their best depicting female sensuality, Parker seems incapable of idealizing the fairer sex. His interpretation always strikes me as being just a bit too firmly rooted in reality.
But maybe I'm being unfairly critical. Other artists excelled at painting women; "the kind men like". Keeping in mind that Parker's nudes appeared in women's magazines, perhaps his more realistic representation of the female form made his women more relateable for readers of those magazine.
Al Parker's take on the female body might be considered a more progressive interpretation because he did not 'glamourize' his women. Did Parker in fact excel at painting women; "the kind women like"?
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I've always thought of Parkers work in the same mold as Fawcett's. Wonderful draftsmen, ooutstanding illustrators. Unlike Whitmore or Whitcomb, they didn't as you say "glamorize" anything. In that sense one could say that they were ahaed of thier time. Or following a different artistic muse, a more natural looking muse.ReplyDelete
Hey, Leif-- You may think that men aren't as interested in Parker's nudes but I am mighty darn interested in what happens in that story with the woman pulling the window shade down. What's going on there?ReplyDelete
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Nuts to all that. Maaaaybe his portrayl of the female form was less effective for advertisement, and perhaps he was just ahead of his time, but I don't think his nudes leave a damn thing to be desired. I'm probably biased, being an artist, but a realistic depiction IS the kind I like. After all, I like real women, not overly feminized caricatures.ReplyDelete
That's cool, anonymous. :-)ReplyDelete
I took pains to begin this post with "in my opinion" because I knew not everyone would agree with me and I'm no authority.
But in my opinion, having looked at a whole bunch of Parker's work, he is unique among magazine illustrators of the time in his ( how to put this? ) unglamourized? unidealized? interpretation of the female form - and nowhere is this more apparent than when he paints nude (or nearly nudes) women.
That may be fine with you, me and any number of other artists but in the context of the times I thought it was worth making note of - especially considering his stature as a leading figure in the illustration business during that period.
Parker lead the way for so many other artists... they imitated him, were inspired by him, out-right copied him - but he did not influence them in how to draw women. His interpretation is singularly unique.


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The 2015 Subaru WRX STI is the latest version of Subaru's most potent performance model. Based on the compact Impreza, the WRX STI takes things further than even the sporty WRX, offering turbocharged power and muscular, rally-inspired styling.
To most shoppers, the WRX STI's most important features aren't in the cabin but rather under the skin. Powering the car is a 305-horsepower 2.5-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder -- the same engine in today's WRX STI. It's mated to a 6-speed manual, with no automatic available. Other mechanical features include better suspension than last year's model, sharper steering and a stiffer chassis for improved handling.
But the STI offers more than just impressive mechanicals. The new model boasts entirely new styling, with the Detroit show car featuring Subaru's characteristic blue paint and gold wheels. There are also softer lines from the latest Impreza, a large hood scoop and the STI's hallmark huge rear wing. For now, the STI is offered only as a sedan, but we wouldn't be surprised to see a 5-door hatchback eventually.
Inside, the 2015 Subaru WRX STI retains the no-nonsense look of earlier models. Sure, some controls are redesigned, and the overall look is improved thanks to flowing dashboard lines where there were previously right angles. But the STI still keeps things simple for those who just want to enjoy no-frills driving in one of today's best performance bargains.
How Much?
Subaru hasn't announced details, but we don't think pricing will increase too much from the outgoing model. That means we expect prices to start in the mid-$30,000 range, though you might find yourself pushing $40,000 if you check all the options boxes.
When Can You Get It?
April 2014
Add It to Your Shopping List Because...
The WRX STI is the gold standard in high-performance, all-wheel-drive fun, and the new model clearly continues the tradition. If you loved the characteristic STI features on previous models (the rear wing, the no-nonsense interior, the wild turbocharged 4-cylinder), you'll probably love this one, too. And even if you've never spent time in Subaru's flagship performance car, the latest STI deserves a spot on your shopping list thanks to its reasonable pricing and excellent sports-car credentials.
Other Cars to Consider
Ford Mustang GT -- It may not immediately occur to you that the rear-wheel-drive, V8-powered, 2-door Mustang GT is a competitor to the 4-cylinder WRX STI. But both models offer excellent performance, similar pricing and thrilling styling to appeal to anyone who loves cars.
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution -- With a design that traces its roots to 2008, the 291-hp Lancer Evolution isn't as up-to-date as the STI. However, some view the "Evo" as a harder-edged STI alternative more suited to life on the track.
Nissan 370Z -- The rear-wheel-drive 370Z is nowhere near as practical as the STI, thanks to two seats and limited storage capacity. But the 370Z boasts sports-car handling, a muscular V6 with 332 hp and aggressive, low-slung styling.
Used BMW M3 -- While a new M3 is far more expensive than an STI, used models come close in price. The M3 also offers enthusiast-friendly rear-wheel drive, a nicer interior and -- especially with the latest M3 model -- similar performance.


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What is the cause of body acne on the shoulders, and is there a way to avoid it? There can be different reasons for having body acne on the shoulders. It could be a result of clogged pores. This is a very common reason for clogged pores and one that most people find to result in acne.
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Viking cornerback Asher Allen has retired from the NFL at the age of 24. Head Coach Leslie Frazier announced Wednesday of the decision made by Allen and said he was surprised to hear that Allen was retiring. He didn't get into the specifics as to why he is retiring. Allen started 9 games and appeared in 12 games for the Vikings in 2011. He missed some time due to a concussion and a shoulder injury. Frazier says Allen's decision is not related to injuries.
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Google's response
I replied to the email that I got from Google the other day and received this in (automated) reply:
Hello, As you know, Google treats instances of invalid clicks very seriously. By disabling your account, we feel that we have taken the necessary measures to ensure that invalid clicks will not continue to occur on your site. Due to the proprietary nature of our monitoring system, we're not able to disclose any specific details of these clicks. Publishers disabled for invalid click activity are not allowed further participation in Google AdSense. However, if you can maintain in good faith that the invalid clicks we detected on your ads were not due to your actions or negligence, or the actions or negligence of others working for you, you may appeal the closing of your account. Google reserves sole discretion in considering whether to take any action on an appeal. In order to appeal the disabling of your account, please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com with the details requested below. Please compose a new email and do not reply to this message. We're unable to consider appeals that do not contain all of this information: - Your name - Your company's name (if applicable) - Your publisher ID number (located in the AdSense code on your website with the format, pub-################) - Your website's URL - Date your account was disabled - Your website's audience - The source of your website's content - Frequency of content updates - The primary sources of your website's traffic - The number of people involved with the administration of the site - Any relevant information that you believe would explain the invalid click activity we detected If Google decides to evaluate your appeal, we will do our best to inform you quickly and will proceed with appropriate action as necessary. If we have reached a decision on your appeal, subsequent or duplicate appeals may not be considered.
I'll be sending off an appeal and let you know what I find out when I hear more.
Update: It turns out that I had enough information to do this now (I didn't think I had my publisher ID number), so I banged out a quick note. Here's what I just sent to Google:
Hello, I was recently informed of my termination in the Adsense program. I would like to appeal that ruling. In an (I think automated) email sent from Google, it said to contact you at this address and provide the following information.
- Your name: Dave Roberts
- Your company's name (if applicable): NA
- Your publisher ID number (located in the AdSense code on your website with the format, pub-################): pub-***********
- Your website's URL: http://www.findinglisp.com/blog/
- Date your account was disabled: I received the initial note from Google on Jan 16. I assume this was the date it was disabled.
- Your website's audience: Lisp programmers, of which there are actually a reasonable number at Google itself.
- The source of your website's content: Me, I guess. The site is full of Lisp-related information for programmers. I have written all the content other than blog comments and quotes. Probably the main attraction for the site is a blog I write (using Blogger, in fact) titled Finding Lisp. Interestingly, Blogger just highlighted it last month as a "Blogs of Note" on the main Blogger page.
- Frequency of content updates: Every few days, depending on my schedule. Typically at least once a month.
- The primary sources of your website's traffic: Good question. Most seems to come through RSS readers grabbing my Atom feed. The actual browsers of the site often come through http://planet.lisp.org, which is a Lisp blog aggregator. The high runners beyond that are from Google searches by people wanting more information on Lisp.
- The number of people involved with the administration of the site: just 1, myself.
- Any relevant information that you believe would explain the invalid click activity we detected: I don't know what the invalid activity was, so I find it difficult to respond to this. That said, I do admit to clicking on at least a few links myself. I would bet that the first click ever was probably myself testing whether I had gotten the HTML code from Google pasted into my sight correctly. Beyond that, I probably had < 10 clicks on adverts that caught my eye. In those cases, I was actually interested in the advert itself and was certainly not clicking with the intent to defraud Google or the advertiser. I blogged about one such encounter here: http://www.findinglisp.com/blog/2005/11/das-keyboard-are-you-man-enough.html.
If Google has detected fraud beyond this, I don't have a clue as to what it could be. I'm certainly not operating a click-fraud scheme or trying to juice-up my revenues with bogus clicks.
In conclusion, if Google detected me clicking on a few ads, then I'm probably guilty of violating the *letter* of the Adsense Terms and Conditions. I'm certainly not guilt of violating the *spirit* of those T's and C's, however, and would ask that you weigh this when making your decision. If it helps, this experience has certainly heightened my sensitivity toward clicking on my own adverts and you hereby have my promise to never do so again.
Thanks for your time and consideration,
Dave Roberts
Author of Finding Lisp
I guess now I wait for word from on high...
That's ridiculous. If they disable your account because of couple of clicks you did yourself, then let it be. I wouldn't make business with such people and certainly wouldn't beg that they reactivate my account.
I have to agree with anon, there. Seems like every week someone I read mentions that they've been suddenly dropped from Google for no apparent reason. Clearly, they have some automated screening going on, and just as clearly, it doesn't work properly.
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2014 Chrysler 300: New Car Review
The 2014 Chrysler 300 is a rare breed. There are a handful of true competitors -- Ford Taurus, Hyundai Azera, Nissan Maxima, Toyota Avalon and 2014 Chevrolet Impala. However, the Chrysler 300 uses rear-wheel drive architecture, a departure from all rivals. It also offers distinctive, square-jawed, all-American styling, confident handing, a smooth and efficient standard V6 combined with a state-of-the-art 8-speed automatic transmission, creature comforts galore and cutting-edge cabin technology.
What's New for 2014?
Following major updates for 2012 and minor updates last year, the 300 is unchanged for the 2014 model year.
What We Like
Available V8 power and all-wheel drive; top-notch interior; big back seat; stellar 8.4-inch touchscreen interface; distinctive looks; highly customizable
What We Don't
Outdated 5-speed automatic with V8 hampers fuel economy; outward vision can be limited
How Much?
Fuel Economy
The base and Limited trims feature a 3.6-liter V6 that puts out 292 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque. An 8-speed automatic is standard with the V6 and has no trouble keeping the 6-cylinder engine in its rewarding sweet spot while boosting fuel economy to 19 miles per gallon city/31 mpg hwy. We like the 8-speed's stubby electronic shift lever, too.
For an additional $2,200, the 300S, 300C and Luxury Series models can be ordered with a 5.7-liter V8 that churns out 363 hp and 394 lb-ft of torque, while the SRT-8 really goes to town with a 6.4-liter V8 good for 470 hp and 470 lb-ft of torque. Fuel economy is a mere 16 mpg city/25 mpg hwy with the 5.7-liter, or 14 mpg city/23 mpg hwy with the 6.4-liter.
A few other details: Rear-wheel drive is standard on all 300 models, but all-wheel drive can be specified on all models except for the SRT-8, and with either engine. Fuel economy is a respectable 18 mpg city/27 mpg hwy for the all-wheel-drive V6 300, but it's just 15 mpg city/23 mpg hwy for Hemi-powered all-wheel-drive models.
Standard Features & Options
The Chrysler 300 is available with five trim levels -- a base model, the 300S, the 300C, the 300C Luxury Series and the 300C SRT-8.
The base 300 ($31,500) features standard leather seating surfaces with heated front seats, 17-in alloy wheels, LED daytime running lamps, keyless entry/ignition, dual-zone climate control, cruise control, iPod/USB/Bluetooth connectivity, a 6-speaker audio system and an 8.4-in touchscreen display.
The sport-flavored 300S ($34,500) rides on 20-in wheels, and has faster steering, darkened headlamps, body color accessories, piano black/faux carbon fiber interior trim and a 552-watt Beats by Dr. Dre audio system. A contrasting black painted roof is available, as is red leather interior trim. The standard V6 is upgraded to 300 hp, thanks to sport-tuned exhaust and cold-air intake systems; and the 8-speed automatic has a sport shift mode for faster shift characteristics, as well as paddle shifters on the steering wheels.
The 300C ($37,500) features 18-in wheels, a rear window sunshade, rearview camera, navigation system, heated and ventilated front seats, Nappa leather seating surfaces, genuine wood trim, LED ambient lighting, a 6-speaker Alpine audio system and available options such as adaptive cruise control and a 900-watt Harman Kardon sound system.
The 300C Luxury Series ($42,000) adds niceties such as platinum chrome body accents, 20-in wheels, Nappa leather armrest and door trim, power-adjustable pedals, heated and cooled cupholders, Berber floor mats, power tilt/telescopic steering column with a heated, leather-and-wood rim and available option packages with 2-tone seats.
Highlights for the muscular SRT-8 ($45,500) include intensified styling, a huge 6.4-liter V8, performance steering, upgraded brakes, unique 20-in wheels with performance tires, a 2-mode electronically adjustable suspension, 3-mode stability control, genuine carbon fiber interior trim, leather-and-suede sport seats and access to the SRT track experience program.
Major options include a Harmon Kardon sound system and a panoramic sunroof, along with the Hemi V8 for 300S, 300C and 300C Luxury Series models.
The Chrysler 300 comes with standard stability control, 4-wheel anti-lock disc brakes and seven airbags (front, front side, driver knee, full-length side curtain).
Available on some 300 models is a SafetyTec package for $1,995 that includes adaptive cruise control, blind spot monitoring, forward collision warning, parking sensors and rain-sensing wipers.
In government crash testing, the 300 was basically perfect, garnering a 5-star overall rating marred only by a (perfectly acceptable) 4-star rollover rating. The independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety rated the 300 Good -- the highest possible rating -- in every category.
Behind the Wheel
On the highway, the Chrysler 300 is a beast in the best way, steamrolling through miles like the Mercedes luxury sedans to which its suspension is distantly related. Road noise is barely present on most surfaces, and impacts feel distant and gentle. In corners, the 300 is a tale of two suspensions: The more compliant base setup on V6 models is noticeably softer, while the 300S's firmer underpinnings give it a surprising tenacity. The SRT-8, of course, is the ultimate 300, putting up performance numbers that would shame many sports cars. Just remember that the 300 is a large car, so it won't necessarily be your friend on tight back roads.
Unlike the mechanically identical Dodge Charger, the Chrysler 300 comes standard with the company's outstanding 8.4-in touchscreen, which is like a pint-sized iPad in its graphics and ease of use. The optional navigation system is really just cheesy Garmin software, so that's a bit of a letdown, but otherwise this touchscreen is one of the best. The system is not equipped with a hard drive, so you can't store digital music permanently, but the included SD-card reader teams up with the USB port to ensure plenty of musical options.
Other Cars to Consider
Dodge Charger -- The mechanically identical Charger starts at $24,995, and represents a cheaper and brasher expression of the full-size, rear-wheel-drive American sedan. It's less of a luxury car, for sure, but its in-your-face attitude might rub you the right way. Like the 300, the charger is available with all-wheel drive or as a super-fast SRT-8 version.
Hyundai Genesis -- Starting at $34,200, the rear-wheel drive Genesis is probably the 300's closest competitor, offering V6 and V8 engines along with a similarly premium cabin. It doesn't have the same bold styling as the 300, but it performs nearly as well.
Acura TL -- Pricier versions of the 300 can exceed $40,000, and there are many capable rivals at that price. Starting at $35,905, the TL is just one among many. It is also available with all-wheel drive and, like the 300, comes with a lot of standard features and only a few high-content option packages.
Chevrolet Impala -- The new 2014 Impala is nothing like the previous car. It now has the look, feel and stance of a real luxury touring sedan. If you remember the Impala SS from the 1960s and like that vibe, you'll love the new Impala, especially in LTZ V6 form. eAssist Impalas deliver good fuel economy for a large sedan.
AutoTrader's Advice
The Chrysler 300 has two stellar engine options, available all-wheel drive and a vast array of available configurations, from a comfortable family sedan to a high-performance super sedan capable of keeping pace with Europe's finest. This is a truly special breed of American car that gets our recommendation in any of its many expressions.


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