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Valentine's iPad and Roku Giveaway!
UPDATE 3/4: The giveaway drawing took place on Wednesday, and we have our winners! We have emailed all of them, and we'll announce them in a separate post as soon as we have heard back from every one. Thanks to every one of you who entered! If you didn't win, please stay tuned… there will be another cool giveaway announcement soon.
Hello Everyone,
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Results of a day's playing with svg - virus stats from our rss feed, plugged together using AxKit - XSP + XSLT.
Very nice! Could you also post the XSLT stylesheet?
Nice to find a RSS feed from MessageLabs [messagelabs.com], I've been relying on feeds from Sophos [sophos.com] for my AV RSS feed. Last time I looked I couldn't find any, the feeds must be new.
Many thanks again.
Looks very cool, shame that Adobe SVG Viewer [adobe.com] crahses [xmlhack.com] Mozilla 1.1 on NT.... Still it works okay on IE6, and very neat it is indeed.
Many thanks for getting your employer to provide a feed. It pulls you ahead of the more static feeds that Sophos provide, and as you say you don't have to regsiter for it.
XSLT stylesheet most interesting, seems surprisingly short and simple, considering the result you get.

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A few months ago it was nearly impossible to go anywhere without hearing Taylor Swift's ever catchy "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together." The first single from her new album Red, the track broke countless records.
Taylor's current single "I Knew You Were Trouble" is having similar effects. Everyone from Mike Tyson to Selena Gomez have been talking about the track, some even taking time to cover the song for themselves. Here's a roundup of the 10 best "Trouble" covers.
I've never listened to her music but I really like Taylor Swift's new song, "I knew you were trouble".
— Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) January 21, 2013
1. Tom Odell
This cover got a shout-out from Taylor herself so you know it must be good.
So I was already a @tompeterodell superfan… Now I'm just floored. This is so good. bit.ly/10nHfUE
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) January 24, 2013
Tom manages to completely transform the track by slowing it down and making it a bluesy jam. So much so that the listener forgets how Taylor sings the original.
2. Ariel Winter
The Modern Family actress took a step away from her role on TV to put her own twist on Taylor's hit single. Not new to covering radio hits, Ariel's previous covers include Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know" and Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen's "Good Time."
Here it is I hope you like it @taylorswift13 #TaylorSwift #IKnewYouWereTrouble #arielmusic youtu.be/L-O2Wm7xmsE
— Ariel Winter (@arielwinter1) January 24, 2013
3. Selena Gomez
Selena is no stranger to covering her BFF's music at her live shows. While she doesn't stray too much from the original we can't help but watch Selena's animated facial expressions and wonder if she's thinking about Justin…
4. Alex G
Alex slows down Taylor's track and provides a comical and stalker-like video of a girl chasing after her crush complete with choreographed dance moves and a fresh rap from Eppic.
5. Walk Off the Earth
The group behind the standout one guitar cover of Gotye's "Somebody I Used To Know," Walk Off the Earth impress with their vocal acoustics and beat boxes on this original cover.
6. Artik Music School's 50 Kids Rock Orchestra
If it makes Taylor happy, we're happy. How adorable is this kid's orchestra?!
Seeing this makes me so happy. youtube.com/watch?v=h5yypd…
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) November 28, 2012
7. Alex Goot
If Taylor Swift was a guy, this is how we think she'd perform "I Knew You Were Trouble."
8. Sam Tsui & Kurt Schneider
This duo give new meaning to sweeping production and soaring vocals. And the landscape isn't too bad to watch either.
9. Nicole Cross
Nicole manages to put more urgency on her rendition of the song than Taylor herself. Take a listen.
10. Midnight Red
Because we've all wondered how a boy band would put their spin on "I Knew You Were Trouble," especially since One Direction won't be performing this one anytime soon.
-Annie Reuter, Radio.com


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Canberra Raiders embarrassed by Warriors as season hits new low
- As it happened: Raiders v Warriors
- What we learned from the match
- Club pleads for fans to stick solid
The Canberra Raiders nightmare season reached an embarrassing new low with an insipid 54-18 home loss to New Zealand that centre Jarrod Croker described as "garbage".
And the carnage extended to the injury front, with prop David Shillington (pectoral), Shaun Fensom (anterior cruciate ligament) and Kurt Baptiste (shoulder) expected to miss the rest of the season.
Skipper Terry Campese may join them after suffering a rib injury he admitted ''doesn't feel too crash hot''.
Some Raiders fans booed their team off the field at half-time after one of the most inept 40 minutes by any side this season.
Canberra is optimistic Fensom may have escaped with a minor strain. They'll have their fingers crossed that the two-time Mal Meninga medallist isn't sidelined long term.
Raiders fans have endured some ordinary showings this year, but they made their frustrations abundantly clear by jeering the players at half-time.
The Raiders are now ahead of last-placed Cronulla with a 37-point superior for-and-against, and are surely unbackable favourites for a first wooden spoon since 1982.
It is the second time the Warriors have belted the Raiders this season after winning 54-12 across the ditch in round nine.
That display forced coach Ricky Stuart to apologise afterwards but, injuries aside, nothing can excuse the bloodbath he couldn't find the words to explain.
"Hard, very hard. I don't have any words,'' he said.
"It's very disappointing and there's a lot of people in there hurting.
"I'm very mindful of what we're dealing with here and how it's dealt with, it's a tough job.
"There's a lot of things being exposed with performances like that.
"The players are certainly committing themselves, we're working hard during the week.
"I'll talk to the players more about today's performance, today isn't the day to talk to them. They're hurting and we have to be mindful of the situation we're at.''
Stuart implored his side to win back the respect of the crowd when down 28-0 in his half-time address, but the hole was only dug deeper after the break.
Playing in Hulk jerseys for a Marvel Comics promotion, it was the Raiders who were smashed and made to look comical.
The green hero's powers only come to life when he's angry, and Stuart would have been close to his own Hulk impression in the coaches box.
Canberra was made to look like second graders in defence and were clueless in attack in arguably its most humiliating defeat in an already dark year.
Unfortunately the Raiders don't have much to hang their hats on to be optimistic about next year either.
Star fullback Anthony Milford is heading to Brisbane, vice-captain Brett White is retiring and their only signing of note is Melbourne flyer Sisa Waqa.
They need more than a winger to turn this mess around, and Croker described the display as "embarrassing" on ABC Radio.
He added White "doesn't deserve that garbage'' in the final games of his career.
Respected commentator and rugby league Immortal Bob Fulton rated it "amateur hour'' on 2GB.
It was the Warriors first win in Canberra since 2001, its first at Canberra Stadium since Super League and snapped a seven-game losing streak in the capital.
And it was the first win in four matches without star playmaker Shaun Johnson, who missed with a groin injury, since he debuted in 2011.
The win catapulted the Warriors into sixth on the NRL table, and ensured an enjoyable homecoming for coach Andrew McFadden, a former Raiders assistant.
Winger Manu Vatuvei terrorised Canberra again with three tries, and the Warriors are shaping as a dangerous lurker in the bottom half of the eight.
Canberra enjoyed plenty of possession early, but their faltering attack couldn't find a try.
When it came time to try and stop them, it made every error in the book and was toyed with by the Warriors attack.
A major problem all season, the Raiders edge defence was again embarrassed by the Warriors, who made 12 line breaks to Canberra's three.
Warriors stars Konrad Hurrell, Sam Tomkins, Jacob Lillyman and Thomas Leuluai didn't finish the match with niggles, but McFadden said it was only precautionary.
"Konrad tightened up in his hamstring and it wasn't worth risking him, Sam got a bump on his hip and Jacob twisted an ankle,'' he said.
"We never planned to play Thomas for 80 minutes coming back from a groin injury, it tightened up so we took him off.
"I think anyone in the finals will give themselves a chance, that's how close the competition is.''
NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS 54 (Manu Vatuvei 3, Sam Rapira 2, Sione Lousi, Sam Tomkins, Konrad Hurrell, Ben Matulino, Ngani Laumape tries; Chad Townsend 7 goals) bt CANBERRA RAIDERS 18 (Josh McCrone, Paul Vaughan, Reece Robinson tries; Jarrod Croker 3 goals) at Canberra Stadium on Sunday. Crowd: 7094. Referees: Gavin Morris and Gavin Reynolds.
Jon Tuxworth is a sports reporter at The Canberra Times.
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Country star LeAnn Rimes said she realizes cheating on her hubby of six years was not the right way to exit her "unfulfilling" marriage.
"I understand why people are disappointed in me, especially since I grew up as America's sweetheart," Rimes told Shape, appearing in a bikini on the cover of the mag's October issue.
The 28-year-old "How Do I Live" singer now lives with Eddie Cibrian, 36, and his two sons following an affair with the actor. The pair met on the set of the TV movie "Northern Lights."
Rimes first spoke out on the dissolution of her marriage to Dean Sheremet in June, telling People mag that she "hates" the pain she caused him by ending up with Cibrian.
In her interview with Shape, Rimes revealed what motivated her to stray.
"My relationship with Dean was great, but ultimately it wasn't a fulfilling marriage for either of us," Rimes said, according to excerpts obtained by Usmagazine.com. "We got married so young: I was 19 and he was 21, so as we got older, we grew apart."
Rimes added: "I think any relationship is hard to get out of, and I don't think the way I did it was right."
Following revelations of the affair, Rimes became "so depressed" she "didn't want to get out of bed," the musician told Shape.
It helped to hit the gym, she said.
"It gave me a bit of sanity. Even now, on days when I'm really frustrated, I'll walk into the gym and say to my trainer, 'We're boxing today. For an hour. I need to hit things,'" Rimes said.
She added that the experience has provided many lessons "to learn" from.
"Cultivating strength from rough situations is the most important thing," she said. "After going through this, I know I can face anything."
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Rib cage pain includes any pain or discomfort in the area of the ribs.
See: Chest pain
Pain - rib cage
With a broken rib, the pain gets worse when bending and twisting the body. Such movement does not cause the pain in those who have pleurisy (swelling of the lining of the lungs) or muscle spasms.
Rest and immobilization are the best cure for a rib cage fracture.
Follow your health care provider's instructions for treating the cause of rib cage pain.
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if the pain is persistent, prolonged, or unexplained.
The health care provider perform a physical examination and ask questions about your symptoms and medical history, including:
Tests that may be performed include:
Lee-Chiong T, Gebhart GF, Matthay RA. Chest pain. In: Mason RJ, Broaddus VC, Martin TR, et al. Murray & Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 30.
Reynolds JH. Thoracic trauma and related topics. In: Adam A, Dixon AK, eds. Grainger & Allison's Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. 5th ed. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 20.
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Horse Hoof Trimming Guidelines (AAEP 2009)
One of the biggest troubles with discussing horse hoof trimming and balance is that when it comes to hoof balance, there isn't a set definition. This makes it challenging for everyone to achieve a balanced foot. At the 2009 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention, held Dec. 5-9 in Las Vegas, Nev., one practitioner discussed guidelines for characterizing hoof balance and for trimming the foot to achieve proper function.
"The term 'hoof balance' has no meaning, but we all say it," said Stephen E. O'Grady, BVSc, MRCVS, of Northern Virginia Equine in Marshall, Va. "It's a concept that means something different to everyone. Hoof balance has been the term used by veterinarians and farriers to describe the theoretical ideal shape or conformation of a given foot, the position of the hoof relative to the limb above, and the way that the foot should be trimmed."
The term "hoof balance" has been used to refer to geometric balance (symmetry of hoof shape), dynamic balance (flat landing of the hoof on a hard surface), three-dimensional balance, and natural balance, said O'Grady. However, he said that no method of "balancing the foot" will yield optimum foot conformation for every variation of equine conformation, and that "balancing the foot" might yield very different foot shapes according to variations in equine conformation (such as toeing in or out, or a club foot).
He offered an alternative: "An option to the term hoof balance would be to use a set of biomechanical principles or landmarks as guidelines that could be applied to every horse and have a universal meaning," he said. "The foot can be evaluated, trimmed, and/or shod in a consistent, reproducible manner that considers:
- The hoof-pastern axis (HPA);
- The center of articulation;
- Heels extending to the base of the frog.
"These principles can be used by the clinician to evaluate every hoof and access the type and suitability of farriery that is presently employed," he noted. "Additionally, they can serve as landmarks for trimming and shoeing."
"The hoof-pastern axis (HPA) is our first guideline when trimming the foot," said O'Grady. When you are looking at the horse's hoof from the side, the hoof-pastern axis describes the alignment of the toe of the hoof wall with the pastern above it. If they are parallel, the hoof has a proper hoof-pastern axis. However, the pastern might have a steeper (more vertical) angle than the hoof (a broken-back HPA) or vice versa (a broken-forward HPA).
This axis has implications for load distribution within the foot; a broken-back axis is often caused by excessive toe or minimal heel length and tends to result in excessive load on the rear of the foot. This can result in crushing of the digital cushion in the rear of the foot (if it isn't already crushed), and it increases load in the deep digital flexor tendon.
Conversely, the broken-forward axis (sometimes due to club foot) tends to overload the toe; underuse of the digital cushion in the rear of the foot means less shock absorption in the foot and more jarring of some structures. In addition to overloading different parts of the foot, an improper hoof-pastern axis also loads the joints of the lower limb at different angles than that for which they were designed, which can result in lameness.
O'Grady noted that the angle for a particular hoof is suitable when the hoof-pastern axis is straight, not when hoof angle approaches any ideal number.
The center of articulation is the center of rotation of the distal interphalangeal or coffin joint when viewed from the side. O'Grady said a vertical line drawn through it should approximate the middle or widest part of the foot from front to back (when viewed from the bottom ).
"The widest part of the foot (center of articulation) forms a landmark on the solar surface of the foot that not only can be used as a reference point when trimming, but can also be used in evaluation of foot conformation and the existing farriery that has been performed on the horse," he explained. "After the trim, the ground surface of the ideal foot or good foot will be basically as wide as it is long," and the length of the sole in front of and behind the widest part of the foot will approximate each other.
"The third landmark is the heels of the hoof capsule extending to the base of the frog," said O'Grady. This means the heels should not be long or underrun. The rearmost point of the heels' contact with the ground should be at the base of the frog, when possible.
"Often there is limited soft tissue mass in the palmar (rear of the) foot, or the hoof wall at the heels cannot be trimmed to the base of the frog; this necessitates that the branch of the shoe or some other form of farriery extends to the base of the frog," he added.
"Becoming familiar with three basic landmarks will enable the veterinarian and farrier to approach trimming the equine foot in an individual, standardized, and repeatable manner," he concluded. "Another advantage of these landmarks is the creation of a technical language that can be used to discuss farriery between the professions, and it will form the written basis for reports and records."
About the Author
Christy M. West
Christy West has a BS in Equine Science from the University of Kentucky, and an MS in Agricultural Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Oscar Pistorius shooting
The Mail&Guardian tweeted this picture of Oscar Pistorius leaving Boschkop police station in Pretoria. (@MG_Reporter via Twitter)
This aerial image taken from video provided by VNS24/7 shows the gated housing complex where Oscar Pistorius lives in Pretoria. (AP)
This aerial image shows the home of Oscar Pistorius where the fatal shooting occurred early on Thursday. (AP)
This picture taken in November 2012 during the Feather Awards held at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg shows Oscar Pistorius and girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp together. (Lucky Nxumalo, AFP)
Reporters from newspapers and global media outlets wait outside Silver Woods Estate in Pretoria where Oscar Pistorius' girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, was shot dead. (Theuns Kruger, Graphics24
Theuns Kruger from Graphics24 sent this image from the scene. Many members of the media still waiting around.
Media scrum outside the housing estate were Oscar Pistorius lives. (@MG_Reporter via Twitter)
The scene outside Silver Woods Country Estate where Pistorius's girlfriend was shot. (@MG_Reporter via Twitter)
A forensics van leaves the housing estate. (AP)
(Barry Baterman via Twitter)
A police vehicle enters the housing estate. (AP)


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>News and Announcements>What would you like to see on the summary page?
Another thing that would be useful is the ability to click on a particular bar within the summary graph and have this take you to the corresponding workout details vie page.
Currently, I have to click "Workouts" in the menu, and then find the appropriate entry in the table of workouts, and then click the "View entry" actions icon.
Roads were made for journeys...
Gandalf the Grey
Running ... just keep running! Fancy a holiday running in the French Alps?
Runners run.
Short of that, the ability to click a bar on the graph to open the workout, as others have suggested, would be nice.
Princess Cancer Pants
More shiny bells and whistles might be nice, but if you do add a great deal to the summary page ... maybe consider a more extensive set of 'options' so some of us can opt out of some of the display?
• Recover from 2017
• Surgery in March
• Continue showing Cancer that it's not welcome back. Ever.
• Rebuild to racing and big running & biking miles in 2019
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
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Go to http://certainintelligence.blogspot.com for my blog.
The only feature that's really missing (for me) right now is a summary graph that incorporates other sports into the same graph... I'm currently cycling more than I'm running and it's a bummer that my graph makes me look like an underachiever.... this could either be fixed through years of therapy or a graph that incorporates total minutes spent working out (on any sports) all week long..


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A Pew poll finds 52 percent of Americans are interested in the GOP platform, while 44 percent are interested in Romney's acceptance speech. This bodes ill for his ability to shake up the close race.
More Americans are interested in the Republican Party's platform than in the address that soon-to-be Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will deliver on Thursday, according to a poll released Monday by the Pew Research Center.


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Course: Contemporary Social Problems (SO-121-1)
Focuses on how institutional and organizational features of societies generate problems for people. Particular attention is directed at a set of problems related to political and economic inequalities, health and illness, education, the environment, and the criminal justice system. P: SO 111 or permission of Department Chair. General Education Choice for Part C. Generally offered every Fall semester. 3 credits


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The son of Robert Sr. and Barbara Jean McCullough, he was born May 3, 1948, in Hammond, Ind. He married Barbara Jo Honkoski, on June 12, 1971, in Lake Station, Ind.
He was the president and owner of Sound-Craft Systems on Petit Jean Mountain in Morrilton. He was a member of St. Johns Catholic Church and served as an adult leader on the Search Team with the Diocese of Little Rock. Bruce was also a member of the West Central Arkansas Investment Board. He enjoyed spending time with family, fishing with his son and dear friends, reading, gourmet cooking, traveling, music and his vinyl album collection. Many will remember his knack for telling humorous stories.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his loving wife of 41 years, Barbara McCullough of Russellville; three children, Laura McCullough Wolf and husband, Shawn Wolf, of Rogers, Colleen McCullough of Dallas, Texas, and Patrick McCullough and wife, Becky (Shepherd), of Farmington; four grandchildren, Slade and Allison McCullough of Farmington, and Lillian and Andrew Wolf of Rogers; sister, Lynn Cuevas of Hendersonville, N.C.; a host of extended family and friends; and three loyal companions, Frasier, Niles and Winston.
Memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Humphrey Chapel in Russellville. Arrangements are under the direction of Humphrey Funeral Service. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time on Wednesday, at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the Pope County Library, 116 East 3rd St, Russellville, AR 72801. Internet obituary and online guest book are available at www.humphreyfuneral.com.


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I'm really intrested in moths, and as I'm 12 years old I'm always on the go looking for stuff to do including where would be the best place to put a moth trap as I've got one and iI live a Wiltshire town so I don't really have the most renouned area for migrants!!! So it would really help just to know what is the top place!! This is mine!!!!
I think its brilliant that you've got your own moth trap and are so interested in moths. I'm not from around your area so couldn't tell you the best places to go but I have a few tips for you to think about.
First is where is this photo taken, if its in a garden you have access to like your own or a neighbours or relatives thats the best place for you to start. Its a place you can regularly trap and keep records (this is very important) and report these to your County Moth Recorder. You may think you would just get all the 'boring' moths by being in town, but I can assure you that you will enjoy seeing what is just outside your door, and many of them will be far from 'boring'.
As mentioned your County Recorder, get in touch with them, they will be thrilled with your records and enthusiasum and will have local information on locations, better yet there may be a county moth group in your area, we have Sussex Moth group here, and have just started our own local branch. We get together at least once a moth in locations in and around us to do "mothing", anyone from the Sussex Moth Group is welcome, so you may find other folks that you can go mothing with to some locations. Here is a link to a list of County Recorders.
The only other things I would mention is of course its meant to be fun as well so enjoy yourself! Get yourself a notebook and a camera for those 'uber' moths as I call them, to that they can be reported and confirmed, and of course you may already have a good moth book, all the books by British Wildlife Publising in Dorset ie: Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland are probably the best to own, they have a Consice Guide as well that is good for out in the field on dewey nights..lol and a new Micro Moth book that is very good.
Hope this helps some
Look forward to seeing what lovely moths you get
I'll try ad put some up now!!


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BERLIN – The Worcester County Developmental Center (WCDC) and two staffers named in a federal discrimination lawsuit filed against the agency by a former employee last month, alleging a long pattern of intimidation and discrimination that ended with the employee's termination in September 2008, have filed a formal answer to the complaint and are seeking to have the case dismissed.
Former WCDC employee Jometta Johnson, through her attorney, last month filed suit against the agency and two of her supervisors alleging race discrimination, retaliation, assault and battery and other charges including Americans with Disabilities (ADA) violations. According to the complaint, Johnson was fired on Sept. 25, 2008 after an alleged final act of discrimination and retaliation by her supervisors.
The complaint lists as defendants the WCDC; Johnson's former supervisor Sally Borzager, who was allegedly at the forefront of the problem; and human resources manager Nicole Dobelstein. It does not list as a defendant WCDC Executive Director June Walker, although the agency head is cited throughout the complaint, first for her alleged indifference to the situation and ultimately for her alleged racist remark at the time of Johnson's dismissal. Johnson is seeking an undisclosed amount in compensatory and punitive awards as well as injunctive relief.
This week, attorneys for the defendants filed a formal answer to Johnson's complaint, dissecting each count alleged in the suit and listing reasons why they should be dismissed. For example, in one alleged case documented in the suit, in April 2008, Johnson was holding the door for Borzager, who was pushing a disabled individual in a wheelchair, when Borzager allegedly said, "let's run over Jometta's feet with the wheelchair." According to the suit, the remark placed Johnson in reasonable apprehension of an imminent battery, because Borzager, like all WCDC employees, knew Johnson suffered from a chronic foot ailment.
In the formal answer filed last week, the defendants acknowledged Borzager made the remark about running over Johnson's feet, but deny they knew she thought it was anything but a joke and deny they knew Johnson would take the remark as a threat.
"Defendants admit Ms. Borzager stated in a joking manner 'let's run over Jometta's feet' to the individual in the wheelchair who had a history of depression, but defendants lack knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief about the truth of the allegations regarding Ms. Johnson's feelings," the formal answer filed this week reads.
It is a pattern repeated throughout the formal answer to the complaint. For example, Johnson alleges in the complaint she was discriminated against because her foot condition required her to wear shoes with heels for her comfort.
"Defendants admit the allegations regarding the WCDC dress code policy, and admit that Ms. Borzager asked Ms. Johnson to dress more casually and wear lower heels as was appropriate for her job functions and for her own safety, but Defendants deny that the dress code policy was revised; it was clarified."
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The situation came to a head in September 2008 when Johnson arrived for work wearing the heeled shoes. Walker and Borzager allegedly told Johnson they were going to drive her to her car so she could go home and put on proper shoes. When Johnson refused and said she would find her own ride to her car, remarks were allegedly made that resulted in her termination and served as the catalyst for the suit.
"The pinnacle of Ms. Walker's harassment of Ms. Johnson occurred seconds before Ms. Johnson's termination when Ms. Walker yelled "get your black [expletive deleted] in the van right now or you will be terminated'," the complaint reads.
However, while the formal answer acknowledges Johnson was terminated following the incident in September 2008, it denies the alleged racist remark was ever made.
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Italy have received a huge boost ahead of their Six Nations clash against England with the news that captain Sergio Parisse has been cleared to play.
Parisse was hit with a 40-day ban for insulting a referee while playing for Stade Francais against Bordeaux-Begles in the Top 14 last month. Parisse pleaded with the official after being dismissed, insisting that he had made a mistake. He also reiterated that he hadn't insulted the referee after the game on his Twitter account.
A French Rugby Federation (FFR) disciplinary committee disagreed with Parisse's version of events, handing him a significant suspension, with 10 days suspended, meaning he would not be able to return until March 18, two days after Italy's final championship clash. But Italy and Parisse appealed and the FFR panel have agreed to reduce his suspension to 20 days.
The No.8 has now been charged with 'failing in his captain's duties' rather than 'insulting a referee.' Along with the 20-day suspension, of which he has now served 17, he will also have to undertake some community service.
Parisse's suspension now finishes on Saturday and it is expected that Italy will throw him straight back into the action. He missed their round three loss against Wales due to the ban and in his place Manoa Vosawai started. But Italy missed Parisse's leadership and the talismanic skipper should be back on international duty on Sunday. He will also be free to play Ireland on March 16.
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Inheriting the legacy of core-memory, ST-MRAM promises 10x bandwidth, 10x density, and 1/3rd the power vs. NAND
According to
a story published by
Nihon Keizai Shimbun
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) "Asian Review" section, more than twenty major American and Japanese semiconductor firms have formed a new collaborative alliance, which will work together to develop next generation memory technologies. The group's aim is to develop consumer-ready
magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM)
. MRAM is a technology that some are hoping will replace both long term storage devices (e.g. magnetic hard disc drives and Flash storage) and volatile memory (e.g. DRAM).
I. A Brief History of Memory
Since the modern computer was first devised in the 1940s a perpetual problem has been the inability to find a memory technology that could store data for long-periods of time when powered off (nonvolatile memory), but which would provide comparable speed to powered alternatives (volatile memory).
Even the earliest computers divide memory into nonvolatile storage technologies and volatile (powered) memory devices.
Historically a number of nonvolatile storage methods were used commercially, including drum memory and
magnetic-core memory, plus its derivative variants
plated-wire, thin-film, and twistor memory).
Twistor memory was an advanced, mass-producible form of volatile core-memory, a powered magnetic storage technology, which was used briefly by the telecommunications industry and military. [Image Source: Old Computer Online Russia]
Since the late 1980s the predominant form of storage in personal computers have been
the hard disc drive (HDD)
, which traditionally was a mechanical construct that stored digital data on a spinning magnetic disk. In the last decade NAND flash-memory has slowly replaced the hard disk, while keeping the same 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch form factors (which are renamed
solid state drives
(SSDs) to denote the switch from magnetic disks to solid state logic circuit).
Flash memory is composed of NAND or NOR cells. [Image Source: Toshiba]
Still HDDs have managed to remain viable thanks to higher densities at given price points than SSDs.
Seagate's 500GB Ultra Mobile HDD (pictured on the left), along with older variants (middle, right)
Advantages of SSDs include
lower power usage and dramatically faster data reading/writing
. In terms of longevity SSDs are more predictable in terms of degradation over time (in that they do not suffer from the sudden seemingly random mechanical component failures that HDDs do), but do not always have the longevity of HDDs.
An SSD from OCZ Technology Group Inc. (
) with NAND Flash memory built on a 19 nm process
Both HDDs and SSDs in modern machines can serve as memory to store data for running programs in a crunch via page files in modern operating systems. However, such storage is typically done sparingly as even SSDs are still significantly slower than modern consumer volatile memory technologies.
As nonvolatile storage evolved, volatile storage -- which requires power to maintain its information -- also evolved. Early examples included the Williams–Kilburn tube which used cathode ray tubes (CRTs) to store data and delay line memory (which stored signals in viscous liquids such as mercury).
Mercury-based delay-line memory was used for volatile data storage in the Univac-1 (1951) mainframe. [Image Source: Wikimedia Commons]
Throughout much of the history of the computer a single technology has dominated the volatile storage market -- dynamic random access memory (DRAM). DRAM was introduced to the market in 1970 by Intel Corp. (
). Intel's first chip had only 1 KB (8 kilobit (Kb)) of dynamic storage -- by contrast today's DRAM chips have Gigabits (Gb) of storage. But the fundamental unit of digital data storage for DRAM has remained relatively unchanged over the years on a conceptual level.
DRAM chips -- from the 8 Kb 1970 Intel chip, to modern 8 Gb chips by the likes of Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (
) -- is comprised of "cells" consisting of a single capacitor and single transistor. Given its simplistic solid state cells, DRAM has thus been inherently tied to the progress in transistor logic -- a trend that has allowed DRAM to scale over the years, keeping it cheap and fast.
There's been some push to explore alternatives to the fundamental transistor+capacitor cell design of DRAM. Chipmakers have considered either eliminating the capacitor (e.g.
Z-RAM (zero capacitor RAM)
, a technology
under development by Advanced Micro Devices
, Inc. (
), or TT-RAM (twin-transistor RAM)) or altering the basic cell (e.g. T-RAM (Thyristor RAM)). But these efforts have yet to produce marketable devices, while DRAM's time-honored cell design continues to dominate.
The DRAM cell (bottom left) has remained relatively the same, but the manufacturing technology has kept it competitive for decades. [Image Source: IEDM]
To date most of the research in terms of volatile memory has focused on perfecting manufacturing processes and data transfer technologies for DRAM (e.g. the double data rate (DDR) standards, DDR, DDR2, DDR3, DDR3L,
). These process and controller improvements have allowed DRAM to stay ahead of nonvolatile storage for decades in terms of speed, while staying competitive in terms of active power consumption.
II. The "Holy Grail" of Memory Tech
For decades researchers have been trying to find a nonvolatile technology that could rival volatile memory (namely DRAM) in terms of active power effiency and read/write speeds. Such a device would allow for a machine with "unified" memory, significantly simplifying the architecture of the modern PC. For that reason unified memory has been oft referred to as the "Holy Grail" of memory technology.
The memory industry's first serious crack at unified memory was arguably bubble memory. Inspired by core-memory, this magnetism-based storage technology was developed at Bell Labs in the mid-1970s and reached the market in commercial form in 1977. But it ultimately fell short of hopes, replaced by Flash memory and faster hard drive technology.
Bubble Memory was among the first technologies considered a possible memory unifying devices.
[Image Source: Wikimedia Commons]
Flash memory was also for a time considered as a possible unified memory technology. But at present while Flash memory is cheaper than DRAM, it is not quite fast enough to replace it in most devices.
DRAM remains much faster at data transfer than NAND Flash. [Image Source: Samsung]
For example, 8 GB (16 x 4 Gb) of DDR3-1333 chips cost around $16 USD [
] and have a peak data transfer rate of around 10.6 GB/s [
]. By contrast an 8 GB (64 Gb) NAND flash module costs is less expensive at around $7 USD, but can only get
around 260 MB/s
for its fastest operation (sequential reads).
MRAM appeared to be another such dead end -- its proponents hailed it as a potential unified memory technology, yet today it only occupies a niche market, slowly displacing SRAM (static RAM (SRAM), a type of RAM that "latches" values, not requiring a refresh) in the RAID controller market.
Toggle MRAM appeared to be another dead-end, limited by the applied magnetic field on the bit line. [Image Source: Storage Bytes Now]
Yet, there's fresh hope, thanks to a new kind of MRAM.
Traditional MRAM is so-called "toggle" MRAM (T-MRAM), which in some ways inherits the legacy of core-memory, storing data in tiny magnetic fields based on crossed wires. Production difficulties aside, a pivotal roadblock for T-MRAM is that it can only be made so small before one cell's magnetism interferes with neighboring cells. This limit on densities in term limits cost and performance.
The solution came via the invention of the magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) device, a device which did not need a magnetic field -- only current to switch polarity. In the MTJ, one side's electron spins are always oriented magnetically in a specific direction, while the other side's electrons are free to switch directions when a current is applied. This technology was henced named spin-torque MRAM (ST-MRAM).
The magnetic tunnel junction device allowed a new kind of MRAM. [Image Source: KISTI]
As no bulky writing magnetic field is applied, inter-cell magnetic interference is dramatically reduced, allowing far denser circuits.
III. Slowing DRAM Gains Open the Door to Memory Unification
DRAM is looking a bit long in the tooth these days. Unlike transistors, which companies Intel and Samsung believe can be shrunk of several nm (with the best designs currently produced at 14 nm), DRAM is facing an inherent roadblock due to its capacitor.
DRAM has used 3D designs to help offset the reduction in capacitor area from die shrinks. [Image Source: Advances in Solid Circuit Tech.]
Capacitance is directly dependent on area. As the size of the memory cell has shrunk, the area shrunk smaller and smaller. DRAM producers have offset this somewhat by using 3D capacitor technologies -- either making a well in the chip or some sort of fin/cylindrical extrusion. But even with this, they've had to continually cut the thickness of the dielectric smaller and smaller.
The ability for capacitance to keep up with die shrinks has been limited by minimum dielectric thickness. [Image Source: Advances in Solid Circuit Tech.]
For that reason DRAM density growth is now being outpaced by growth in transistor-circuit (e.g. CPU) density.
DRAM density growth has slowed over the last half decade.
[Image Source: Advances in Solid Circuit Tech.]
The memory industry's answer is to stack DRAM into 3D structures. In the NAND space, 3D is already the golden standard.
One example of a V-NAND (3D) technology [Image Source: Micron]
[Image Source: IMW 2011/Nikkei Electronics]
Implementations vary somewhat, but all the top manufacturers have turned to some sort of vertical-NAND (V-NAND) in recent years, which has allowed for steady gains in NAND storage densities.
[Image Source: Nikkei Electronics]
Looking at the DRAM cell designs you'll notice that the capacitors have become large and or complex. For this reason it's been quite difficult to get a functional vertical-DRAM (V-DRAM) device (also known as a "hybrid memory cube") at current nodes. Micron Technologies Inc. (
) has cracked this barrier and is currently sampling hybrid memory cubes, with small volume production expected to reach commercial clients next year.
V-DRAM ("hybrid memory cubes") are expected to compete with ST-MRAM.
The struggle to produce working hybrid memory cubes has left the door open to new technologies, such as
resistive RAM (ReRAM)
-- another nonvolatile entrant that's
based on the "memristor"
, a component theorized in 1971 but
not produced until a 2008 breakthrough at a Hewlett-Packard
Comp. (
) lab. Crossbar, Inc. -- a stealth startup backed by
U.S. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency
a flashy unveil early this year
and is promising a unified memory product in the next couple years. And yet, to our knowledge no company has sampled ReRAM to date to customers -- even in the pricier enterprise segment.
IV. ST-MRAM is Already Here, but Price is Too High For Most Uses
That is good news for ST-MRAM. Unlike ReRAM, ST-MRAM burrows conceptually from
the already proven T-MRAM
. In fact, ST-MRAM is already sampling. EverSpin Technologies, Inc. is sampling a 64 Mb (8 MB) ST-MRAM chip that performs at DDR3 speeds. While small in terms of modern storage or DRAM capacities, that chip has already found a home in at least one upcoming commercial product line, the SS6 series SATA III SSDs sold under Melco Holdings Inc.'s (
) "Buffalo" brand. These new drives are expected to launch in 2015.
EverSpin's 64 Mb (8 MB) ST-MRAM modules will find a home as cache chips in high-end SSDs in 2015.
Announced earlier this month
and marketed towards enterprise customers, the pricey drives prevent data loss in a power outage. Currently most enterprise technologies use energy storage technologies to store enough juice to power the in-pipe data out of the DRAM cache in the case of power loss. Reportedly, the ST-MRAM solution (which is nonvolatile and hence requires no power storage) is relatively competitive price-wise.
ST-MRAM costs an estimated 50 times more to make than a Flash chip, according to EverSpin (so an 64 Mb chip costs almost as much as a 4 Gb flash chip). The biggest advantage of ST-MRAM over NAND Flash memory is its data transfer rate. EverSpin's current spin-torque chips can achieve dual-channel data transfer of 3.2 GB/s (putting it on par with DDR3-800); by contrast the best NAND chips get less than a twentieth of that, with an average data transfer rate of around 0.28 GB/s [
In other words the performance of currently available MRAM is great -- but the densities aren't.
That's where the new coalition of industry players comes in. The team reportedly includes Tokyo Electron, Ltd. (
), Shin-Etsu Chemical Comp. Ltd. (
), Renesas Electronics Corp. (
), Hitachi, Ltd. (
), and Micron -- an American firm who has Japanese ties thanks to
its July 2012 purchase of veteran Japan memory chip designer Elpida
Micron -- who owns the Elpida and Crucial brands -- belives MRAM is the next major advance in memory technology.
The coalition believes that by 2017 they will have produced optimized ST-MRAM that's similarly priced to DRAM, but can be produced at 10 times the density, has 10 times faster write speeds than DRAM, and consumes only a third of the power. ST-MRAM will replace DRAM and NAND in the alliance members' product streams in 2018, according to the report.
The report describes the optimization effort, writing:
The companies will dispatch a few dozen researchers to Tohoku University in northern Japan. Led by Tetsuo Endoh, a professor at the university, the team will start development in February. The plan is to encourage other U.S. and European companies to join the project as well.
Tohoku Univ.
, Japan's third oldest university, is no stranger to ST-MRAM. While magnetic tunnel junction devices were characterized
as early as 1996
, Tohoku Univ.'s
Professor Koichiro Inomata
was one of the first researchers to recognize their potential and develop them into a form usable in MRAM devices. His
2004 work on ST-MRAM cells
Nature Materials
is one of the most cited papers in the field.
The engineering building at Tohoku Univ. [Image Source: Reid Our Blog]
Professor Tetsuo Endoh
was trained by
Professor Fujio Masuoka
at Tohoku Univ. Professor Masuoka is hailed by many as the father of Flash memory, having pioneered much of the crucial steps in making flash memory affordable enough to be a true HDD replacement. Now Professor Endoh has taken the reins from the retiring Professor Inomata, spearheading the development of ST-MRAM.
Professor Tetsuo Endoh's lab at Tohoku Univ. is leading the collaborative effort. [Image Source: JST]
This is not the first major industry tie up. In 2011 SK Hynix Inc. (
) and Toshiba Corp. (
signed a similar agreement
to jointly develop ST-MRAM. Oh Chul Kwon, Hynix's CEO, remarked:
MRAM is a rare gem full of exciting properties, like ultra high-speed, low power consumption, and high capacity, and it will play the role of key factor in driving advances in memories. It will also be a perfect fit for growing consumer demand in more sophisticated smart phones. MRAM is our next growth platform.
But the new alliance -- which includes Micron, the world second largest memory producer -- is by far the biggest industry research group to back the emerging technology, which has been slowly maturing over the past two decades. In many ways MRAM is a nanoscale implementation of core-memory. In that regard, MRAM might be regarded as the eternal underdog to rival storage technologies.
The underdog may at last be on the verge of becoming the dominant storage technology, delivering on the promise of unified memory at last.
V. What About PRAM, ReRAM, Millipede Memory, etc.
But as Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd.'s (
recent roadmap shows
, this is just one of several technologies vowing for this title. In addition to the aforementioned ReRAM, there's also phase-change RAM (PRAM), a technology based on chalcogenide glass.
Still, the picture is looking pretty good for ST-MRAM. It's less mature than PRAM (also called phase change memory (PCM)) -- but PRAM so far has yet to show anywhere near the transfer rates of ST-MRAM. Hence ST-MRAM is a serious contender to unify device memory and storage; PRAM does not appear to be.
Samsung has been
sampling PRAM since 2006
. Last February at a International Solid-State Circuits Conference 2012 (IPSSCC) presentation Samsung showed off an 8Gb (1GB) 20nm chip in Feb. 2012. This was 128 times the density of EverSpin's ST-MRAM chips, but only 1/16th of the density of Samsung's highest density V-NAND chips at the time (128 Gb).
Write speeds are better than NAND Flash, comparable to NOR Flash, but much slower than ST-MRAM at 40 MB/s for a per-byte read operation. Of course, since then "average data transfer rates" well in 200-300 MB/s range for NAND Flash SSDs
have been reported
Performance is limited by the time necessary to melt the glass, allowing it to transition from amorphous to crystalline or back. That transition takes 100 nanoseconds or more in the chips developed in 2012. That said,
new research from Samsung
[PDF] indicate that new PRAM chips with 14 ns latencies may perform at twice the speed of Samsung's fastest experimental 256 Gb NAND chips.
Built of chalcogenide glass, PRAM is expected to be an interim NAND replacement/supplement, while the industry waits for ST-MRAM to mature[Image Source: Univ. of Southampton]
It's important to mention that a critical selling point of PRAM is longevity. As long as it's maintained at normal room temperatures, it can survive 100 million writes per sector -- versus 5,000-10,000 for NAND flash.
Micron itself is backing PRAM as well. It announced in July 2012 that it would
sample a 1 Gigabit (128 MB) PRAM chip attached to a 512-Mbit LPDDR2 DRAM chip
, targeting the mobile market. This support could be interpreted as a signal of uncertainty on MRAM, but based on what samples of each technology have shown it's more likely that Micron views PRAM as an interim measure as ST-MRAM matures to higher densities.
A comparison of different memory technologies from a 2011 Micron presentation, which while a bit outdated gives an idea of how PCM/PRAM stacks up compared to NOR/NAND flash and DRAM. [Image Source: Micron]
ReRAM may yet pose a worthy challenger to ST-MRAM, but for lack of samples it's hard to say what kind of average data transfer rates can be expected. The same goes for other exotic technologies that appear even farther from commercialization, such as
"racetrack" memory
ferroelectric RAM
(FeRAM), "Programmable Metallization Cell" (PMC... not to be confused with PCM) memory, SONOS/SHINOS memory chips,
"Nano RAM"
(carbon nanotube memory), and millipede memory.
Millipede memory -- a nanopit-based technology -- may complement MRAM for higher-density specialty storage, though it's expected to be very expensive. [Image Source: IBM/Nature]
In other words the industry is racing to shrink ST-MRAM and reduce its costs as a potential replacement to NAND and/or ST-MRAM. And Tohoku Univ. looks to play much the same role it did for commercializing NAND in the 1990s -- serving as a critical nexus of industry partnership and progress.
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If things continue to break down like this lose after lose..especially against teams we should beat.
Regardless of ref calls.
How soon before we hear in the media - Kyle Lowry Wants Out
If things continue to break down like this lose after lose..especially against teams we should beat.
Regardless of ref calls.
How soon before we hear in the media - Kyle Lowry Wants Out
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
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I don't find this concept humorous.
I find it scary, disturbing, dangerous and sad.
But thats a bridge to cross when we get there.. atleast something to wait for season's end to think about.
Yeah this isn't humorous to me either. Keeping Lowry should be one of BC's primary concerns
This is a non issue after #tradeBargnani becomes a reality.
But I also find the topic sad.... not because fans want out but because it highlights the inferiority complex Raptors fans have.
Can we just worry about our current problems and forget about the possibility of the sky falling, in two years? What is with the self loathing in our fan base.
BTW, I have no problem sending his ass out of town, if he shows any disrespect towards our city or the uniform. No player is bigger than our team.
For all I know Kyle will be Kylie in two years, the NBA's first transgendered point guard. I honestly don't see much of a benefit to these what if scenario's.
WOW. Raps have only played 12 games. And there's already thread like this? comical.
You eventually get sick of losing....its that simple.
Need some shock and awe.
Culture shock...learn from JAYS GM Alex.
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I created a poll similar to this, so i just deleted it.
IF and a big IF we dont make the playoffs in a disastrous way, like 20 games behind the 8th seed, i wouldnt be surprised if Lowry starts acting up. Also he was very openly critical of McHale and was not very happy when Dragic went on the rise towards his starting spot, so he has the tendency to be hardheaded. Mind you, im not critical of Lowry, i wont mind if BC traded the whole team, well, leave JV, hehehe and built around Lowry. But the facts are there, and there is a history behind those facts. The other thing i've noticed is he doesnt seem to be that all happy when DC is playing him and Calderon at the same time. The last few plays yesterday, when he inbounded the ball to Calderon, he was pretty much walking to his spot with his head down, and this is at the crucial time of the game. But i agree with him, i dont understand why Lowry is the starting PG of this team yet Calderon gets to set the play in the crucial stretches. But thats a whole different topic altogether. If they continue to lose, and DC tries to turn him into something he's not, i think that will be the end of Lowry in Toronto.
Who cares, is this what you think about?
dumb thread
Coming to think of it, it is very possible. We've all been so caught up in the positives that Lowry brings that we failed to look at the negative. Lowry is not know for his attitude. While on court he is a fighter, off court he can be a whiner. It was his disapproval of Dragic starting that led to his trade to Toronto. If he did it there, he could do it here. Considering where we stand at the end of season, management should give this some thought.
Attitude Is A Choice.
Weird sense of humour you got there, fella.
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Akron Zips- (4-1-2) This Week: 0-0 D vs. St. John's, 5-0 W vs. USF
Friday's 0-0 nationally televised match between the Zips and St. John's resulted in a 0-0 stalemate. Akron responded on Sunday with a 5-0 thumping of USF. Eric Stevenson scored the third goal in the rout.
Ohio State Buckeyes- (3-3-0) This Week: 2-1 W vs. DePaul
Defenders and Crew Youth prouducts Sage Gardner and Zach Mason each registered a shot on goal in the Buckeyes' 2-1 win over DePaul on Friday night. Ohio State will face tough task as Louiville visits Columbus on Tuesday.
Xavier Musketeers- (4-0-2) This week: 1-1 D at Virginia
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UCLA Bruins- (4-1-1) This Week: 1-0 W vs. Loyola Marymount
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The South Islands leading eventers had their first hit out of the new autumn season in balmy conditions at the National Equestrian Centre at McLeans Island in Christchurch today.Eventing Canterbury
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One Day Horse Trial
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Eventing Season Underway
The South Island's leading eventers had their first hit out of the new autumn season in balmy conditions at the National Equestrian Centre at McLeans Island in Christchurch today.
Disappointingly there was just the one Advanced starter after the late withdrawal of young rider Katie Rankin on Time To Tango Too, leaving National Intermediate Champion Sam Taylor (Swannanoa) to compete solo aboard Leo Degas.
Despite the obvious lack of competition, Taylor was pleased with the nine-year-old son of Dream Boy, finishing on a score of 47.3, adding just 2.8 time penalties and four showjumping faults to his dressage score of 40.5.
The eight-strong Open Intermediate went to Outram's Lauren Enright on the nine-year-old thoroughbred, Tokyo Road, moving up from seventh equal after dressage with a fast cross country, going clear. Enright finished just outside the time allowed, incurring four time penalties to finish on a total score of 47 penalties, well clear of Eve Hawes (Reefton) on Hurlingham Lansong, second on 51.7, with West Melton's Emily Cammock's pair Shaw Lee and Lewis, third and fourth respectively on 56.3 and 58.
Queenstown's Grace Mannerswood and Hi Ho Said Rolly made the long journey north worthwhile coming through to take out the hotly-contested Open Novice, moving up from third after dressage with clear jumping, ahead of Sophie Abbott (Christchurch) on Johnny Suede, second and Giles Gormack (Amberley) on Lucero, third.
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Competition was strong at the lower levels with large entries, and the cross country seemed to pose few problems.
Angus Taylor (Ohoka) on Ngahiwi Frosty was successful in the Fiber Fresh Training A, while the Saddlery Barn Training B went to Maggie Nichols (West Melton) on Bellwood Baritone, both finishing on their dressage scores.
The two pre-training divisions, which were sponsored by Merial and Warrens Equine, were won by Georgina McINtosh (Culverden) on Rose, and Brydie Morgan (Greymouth) on Awatuna Velvet Rose respectively.
The event marked the start of Eventing Canterbury's autumn season, building up to the business end of the season with the FEI South Island Three Day Event in April, followed by the FEI National Three Day Event in Taupo in May.
Advanced: Sam Taylor (Swannonoa) Leo Degas, 47.3, 1.
Open Intermediate: Lauren Enright (Outram) Tokyo Road, 47, 1; Eve Hawes (Reefton) Hurlingham Lansong, 51.7, 2; Emilly Cammock (West Melton) Shaw Lee, 56.4, 3; Emily Cammock (West Melton) Lewis, 58, 4; Susie Stewart (Rangiora) Cowboy, 61.1, 5; Melissa Chapman (Amberley) That's Gizmo, 76.6, 6.
Open Novice: Grace Mannerswood (Queenstown) Hi Ho Said Rolly, 35.4, 1; Sophie Abbott (Christchurch) Johnny Suede, 35.5, 2; Giles Gormack (Amberley) Lucero, 36.5, 3; Bonnie Farrant (Rangiora) Kaipara Dior, 42, 4; Lucy Turner (Broadfields) Tallyho Mystic, 43.7, 5; Amanda Brown (Rangiora) Glenmark, 46, 6.
Prydes Easifeed Pre Novice: Giles Gormack (Amberley) Woodbine Heritage, 36.4, 1; Jessie Fitzjohn (Christchurch) What's The Buzz, 38.1, 2; Lucy Walker (Christchurch) Bamboozle, 42.2, 3; Kate Field (West Melton) 43.5, 4; Sophie Abbott (Christchurch) Tonga, 43.9, 5; Emma Simpson (Oamaru) Arctic Monkey, 44.1, 6.
Fiber Fresh Training A: Angus Taylor (Ohoka) Ngahiwi Frosty, 30, 1; Emily Cammock (West Melton) Cavorts, 31.4, 2; Ashleigh Donald (Kaiapoi) Tobey Maguire, 34, 3; Lauren Enright (Outram) Aqua, 34.8, 4; Anna Grant (Christchurch) Night Vigil 35.5, 5; Natalie Coles (Nelson) Herbie Magoof, 35.5, 6.
Saddlery Barn Training B: Maggie Nichols (West Melton) Bellwood Baritone, 31.5, 1; Maria Van Kuijk (Clarkville) Antara Whiskey Mac, 34, 2; Sophie Ware (Ladbrooks) Summer Ale, 35, 3; Louise Turner (Christchurch) Felix Felicis, 35, 4; Grace O'Sullivan (Rangiora) Sports Café, 38.5, 5; Anna Robertson (Christchurch) Verbier, 41, 6.
Merial Pre Training A: Georgina McIntosh (Culverden) Rose, 33.2; 1; Violet Elworthy (Timaru) Stepping It Up, 39, 2; Brent Jury (Rangiora) SE Hedging, 39.3, 3; Larissa Thoroughgood (Christchurch) Tiramuea Legacy, 40, 4; Sara Rowley (Timaru) Gladbrook Milly, 40.5, 5; Hannah Simpson (Oamaru) Suenami 41.6, 6.
Warrens Equine Pre Training B: Brydie Morgan (Greymouth) Awatuna Velvet Rose 32.1, 1; Archie Ward-Smith (Oamaru) Wandering Star 32.6, 2; Bryide Morgan (Greymouth) Awatuna Foxtrot, 33.2, 3; Erin McDairmid (Christchurch) The Bees Knees, 33.7, 4; Brent Jury (Rangiora) SE Back To Black, 37.7, 5; Leigh Bowie (Rakaia) Rainbow Rupert, 40, 6.
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