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Huda hudda mrphh; Patriot translates the Pyro
Subject: Storage | August 4, 2011 - 03:16 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: SF-2281 controller, sata 6Gps, patriot. ssd, patriot pyro
Patriot has now split it's SATA 6GB/s SSDs into two lines, the faster and more expensive WildFire series and the new Pyro series, which is intended to be a bit more affordable for the average user. Legit Reviews tested their middle sized 120GB drive to see what, if anything, was sacrificed to bring the price of the Pyro down. The SF-2281 controller will be familiar to SSD fans while the MLC flash is 25nm Micron which is likely where the cost savings and slightly lower transfer speeds come from. Legit Reviews calculated the drives MSRP to be roughly $1.88 per usable GB for the 120 GB Pyro drive, under the magic $2/GB mark.
"Patriot hasn't been as active in the SSD realm as some other companies, focusing instead on their memory products and USB flash media. Recently they released their Wildfire line of SSDs and they follow that up with another flame related theme in the Pyro line. Each features the popular SandForce SF-2281 controller and a SATA III interface but differ in the NAND flash employed. The Pyro line is the more value oriented drive as opposed to the Wildfire line which sports slightly better max performance specifications in terms of MB/s and IOPS..."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Patriot Pyro 120GB SSD Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Patriot Pyro 120GB SATA 3 SSD Review - Patriot Wins Over The Consumer With Options & Value @ The SSD Review
- Patriot Pyro 120GB SandForce SF-2281 @ Tweaktown
- Patriot Pyro Review @ OCC
- Patriot Pyro 120GB SSD Review @ Neoseeker
- Midrange SSD Comparison - OCZ vs Crucial vs Patriot vs Kingston @ HCW
- Sandisk Ultra SATA II 240GB SSD Review - Sandisk Returns to The Consumer SSD Arena @ The SSD Review
- Strontium Gamma 115GB & Matrix 120GB SSD @ VR-Zone
- Kingston Hyper X 240GB SSD @ OC3D
- Kingston HyperX 240GB SandForce SF-2281 @ Tweaktown
- Hard Disk Drive Myths Debunked @ TechARP
- Kingston Data Traveler Ultimate 3.0 32GB USB Flash Drive Review @ eTeknix
- RaidSonic Icy Box IB-272StU-OT 2.5'' HDD Enclosure Review @ Real World Labs
- Archgon MH-2615 Mobile HDD Enclosure Review @ BayReviews
- Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 Gen 2 32GB Flash Drive Review @ Legit Reviews
- Silverstone EC03 USB 3.0 PCIe Card @ XSReviews
OCZ wraps both its ARMs around a new SSD controller and gives it a little TLC
Subject: General Tech | July 26, 2011 - 12:03 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ssd, ocz, arm, tlc, sata 6Gps, Indilinx Everest
OCZ is never satisfied with the performance of their SSDs in general and their controllers specifically. After purchasing Indilinx to ensure that their controllers would be of high quality and designed to OCZ's specific needs, they've now been pushing Indilinx to improve on their controllers. That has lead to Everest, which has a dual core ARM processor and 400MHz DDR3 cache that can support up to 512MB. The controller is optimized for 8K writes which is perfect for the current flash utilized in SSDs. OCZ has also optimized the flash memory, developing Triple Level Cell (TLC) which has three layers as opposed to MLC which sports two. The controller will be backwards compatible, which is a good idea if OCZ wants to license the controller to other manufacturers, which makes sense as Everest should hit 200MT/s as compared to SandForce's current 166MT/s. There is more that this controller can do, click on over to The Register to read about it.
"OCZ is sampling a new flash controller that gives a picture of future solid state drives.
The company bought Indilinx for its solid state drive (SSD) controller technology in March this year and has now unveiled the Indilinx Everest controller platform.
It has a 6Gbit/s SATA III interface, a dual-core ARM processor and a number of enticing features, such as 3-bit multi-level cell (MLC) support. This is going to be called TLC, for triple-level cell, to distinguish it from today's MLC, which is 2-bit MLC."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Intel says it competes with Qualcomm not ARM @ The Inquirer
- Mozilla is developing a mobile operating system @ The Inquirer
- Running high-performance neural networks on a "gamer" GPU @ Ars Technica
- The Isostick @ Hack a Day
- Lawn warfare: Light Strike brings laser tag back home @ Ars Technica
- JMicron develops SATA 6Gbps controller IC for SSDs @ DigiTimes
- The TR Podcast 92: Fusion, the cloud, and dongles galore
- Sony Alpha NEX-C3 Review @ TechReviewSource
- Real World Labs And A.C.Ryan Joint Contest
Corsair Forces synchronicity into their latest SSD
Subject: Storage | July 25, 2011 - 05:15 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ssd, corsair, corsair force gt 120GB, sata 6Gps
The new Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD goes a different way from the crowd with their use of synchronous MLC flash memory, the SF-2000 controller is very familiar though. Synchronous flash is more expensive than asynchronous and in theory should provide better speeds with large uncompressed files, though not a huge boost. That theory bore out Neoseeker's testing with better results across the board when compared to the Patriot Wildfire SSD. If you are willing to invest the money to get that little bit more out of your machine, the Corsair Force is worth considering.
"In an SSD market where 500MB/s data read/write speeds are becoming the norm across manufacturers, Corsair's Force GT differentiates itself from the pack by using 25nm ONFI synchronous NAND flash memory, versus standard 25nm asynchronous NAND. This allows the drive to excel at reading and writing compressed data, which is supposed to translate into faster real-world performance with files like video, music and graphics. Hit our latest SSD review to see just how real this real-world performance ends up looking."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Corsair Force GT 120GB @ Tweaktown
- OCZ Agility 3 120GB Solid State Drive @ Pro-Clockers
- Renice X3 120GB 50mm mSATA 3Gbps 120GB SSD @ SSDReview
- 240 GB SATA-600 Solid State Drive Round-Up @ Hardware Secrets
- Patriot Torqx2 128GB SSD @ Bjorn3D
- ADATA S511 120 GB @ techPowerUp
- Hard Disk Drive Myths Debunked! @ TechARP
- Kingston Data Traveler Ultimate 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review @Hi Tech Legion
- WD Scorpio Black 750GB Notebook Hard Drive Review @ Legit Reviews
- Apacer Share Steno AC430 USB 3.0 500GB HDD Review @ Real World Labs
- Seagate's GoFlex Satellite: the answer to all our mobile storage problems? @ t-break
OCZ Technology Unveils Indilinx Everest Series Solid State Drive Controller
Subject: Storage | July 20, 2011 - 02:43 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ocz, Indilinx, Indilinx Everest, sata 6Gps, ssd
SAN JOSE, CA - July 20, 2011 - OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today unveiled the Indilinx Everest SATA 3.0 SSD platform. The Everest platform features support of 6Gbps interface speeds, high transactional performance that is optimized for compressed files, and maximum capacities up to 1TB.
"The new Indilinx Everest platform is a complete customizable solution that delivers superior storage performance, features, and capabilities designed to exceed the needs of the most demanding SSD applications," said Bumsoo Kim, President of Indilinx. "Combining a 6Gbps SATA Revision 3.0 host interface, a dual-core CPU, and support for the latest, most advanced NAND Flash memory technology available, Everest offers SSD manufacturers unparallel flexibility in optimizing their designs for both performance and cost."
As a true next generation solution the new Indilinx Everest platform includes a complete spectrum of enhanced capabilities including:
Supports Next Generation Flash Technologies
The Everest Platform supports state-of-the-art, Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND components and next generation three bit per cell NAND Flash. The ability to leverage Triple-Level Cell (TLC) NAND Flash with proprietary Everest and Indilinx Ndurance Technology provides customers with significant cost reductions associated with moving to the new process.
Advanced Architecture Optimized for High Speed and Density
The Everest Platform features the only controller to support 200 mega transfers per second (MT/s) synchronous-mode flash, up over the 166 MT/s supported by other NAND Flash controllers. Everest supports 1TB capacities in a single controller SSD design with current generation Flash components. Its innovative eight channel design with up to 16-way interleaving for maximum performance, supports full data path and power fail protection to deliver best-in-class data integrity and reliability for enterprise applications.
Performance Optimization
Everest's leading-edge design delivers high sequential speeds up to 500MB/s and is optimized for small file writes at the 8K file size with next generation page mapping technology, which increases transactional performance optimized for 4K to 16K compressed files , by matching file sizes to the 8K page size typical in newer generation NAND Flash.
Enhanced Boot Time
Indilinx's new boot time reduction algorithms can be configured to decrease system boot time by up to 50% over existing SSD controller architectures for customers that require faster boot times and an instant-on experience in their applications. This provides the real world benefits users seek from their storage solutions and enables quicker access and greater responsiveness, allowing clients to take full advantage of solid state storage as a boot device.
Indilinx Everest Platform Complete Feature-Set:
- SATA Revision 3.0 - Supports 6Gbps, 3Gbps, and 1.5Gbps interface speeds
- Dual Core ARM CPU
- 1TB Maximum Capacity
- High Sequential Speeds
- High Transactional Performance - Optimized for 4K to 16K Compressed Files
- Up to 8 Channels of ONFI 2.0/Toggle 1.0 Flash at up to 200MT/s with up to 16-way Interleaving
- Advanced BCH ECC engine - over 70 bits per defined sector
- 400MHz DDR3 DRAM Cache Interface with Support for up to 512MB
- Proprietary Ndurance Technology
- Enhanced Power Fail Protection
- Supports up to 1xnm Node NAND Flash with 1, 2, or 3 bits per cell
- Efficient NAND Flash Management - Dynamic and Static Wear-Leveling, and Background Garbage Collection
- Boot Time Reduction Optimizations - Collaborative Platform Development
- NCQ Support up to 32 Queue Depth
- End-to-End Data Protection
- TRIM Support
- Numerous Over-Provisioning Options
- Industry Standard SMART Reporting
Patriot's new SSD is on fire
Subject: Storage | July 14, 2011 - 12:56 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: patriot, 32nm NAND, Sandforce SF2281, sata 6Gps, ssd
Patriot's original foray into the SSD market was overshadowed by many other manufacturers releasing SSDs and did not get much stage time compared to Intel or OCZ for instance. This may change now that the community has realized it is the controller that makes the SSD, not the manufacturer. Their new 120GB Wildfire is a true SATA 6Gps drive and it features the high performing Sandforce SF-2281 controller. That isn't the only trick they have up their sleeves, though it means the drive costs more, they chose 32nm NAND over 25nm NAND which results in faster performance and possibly longer life which is in line with the three year warranty Patriot offers. Check out the actual performance over at Neoseeker.
"The Patriot WildFire is a 120GB SSD using the latest Sandforce SF-2281 controller, and 32nm MLC NAND memory. Together these components promise enterprise-level performance in a package priced for hardware enthusiasts. Hit our review to see if the WildFire can live up to its name, or if it ends up burning out prematurely."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Patriot Wildfire 120GB Review @ OCC
- OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 240GB SATA 6Gbit/s SSD Review @ Techgage
- Crucial m4 SSD 64GB (Raid 0) @ Hardwareoverclock
- Mushkin 32GB SDHC Review @ OCC
- Thecus N5200XXX 5-Bay NAS Server @ Tweaktown
- Icy Dock MB881U3-1SA 2.5"/3.5" SATA & IDE USB3 HDD Docking Station Review @Hi Tech Legion
- Synology USB Station 2 Review @ eTeknix
- Patriot Javelin S4 4-Bay Media Server Review @Hi Tech Legion
ADATA digs their toes into the sand and then jumps into SSDs
Subject: Storage | July 5, 2011 - 02:50 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: sandforce, SF-2281 controller, sata 6Gps, ssd
With SSDs it seems that the brand on the shell tells you very little about the performance of the drive its self and picking up an off brand SSD can net you a great deal, as long as you know what is inside. Since ADATA chose the SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6GB/s controller, the same as we've seen in Al's review of the OCZ Agility 3 drive which fared very well in our testing. The reported prices run from $155 for a 60GB to $520 for the 240GB which is in line with OCZ's Vertex 3 series and is too bad in a way. In almost every test Benchmark Reviews tried, the ADATA offering fell slightly behind both flavours of the OCZ Vertex 3, which you would hope would bring the price down. However in the market right now SSD makers can pretty much charge whatever they want as enthusiasts will pay the price; that makes it very nice to see the market opening up with a wide variety of vendors putting out top notch SSDs.
"ADATA knows that SandForce-driven SSDs are a win-win combination of performance and speed. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the ADATA S511 solid state drive. Based on the popular new SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6GB/s controller and fast IMFT-branded NAND flash components, ADATA claims the AS511S3 is capable of 550 MB/s read and 510 MB/s write speed with 4K random write speeds as high as 60,000 IOPS in real world testing. We test these claims, and compare performance to competing storage solid-state solutions in this review to find out which SSD is best."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Intel SSD 510 Series 250 GB @ techPowerUp
- OCZ Vertex 3 240GB Update: Retail vs Review Sample @ Hardware Canucks
- OCZ Agility 3 240GB Solid State Drive Review @ ThinkComputers
- OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 (480GB) Preview: 200K IOPS & 1.5GB/s for $1699? @ AnandTech
- Patriot Wildfire 120GB Solid State Drive RAID Report @ Tweaktown
- Patriot Wildfire 120GB SATA 3 SSD @ The SSD Review
- Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 3 SSD @ The SSD Review
- OCZ Agility 3 240 GB @ techPowerUp
- PS3 SSD Performance - SSD vs HDD on Playstation 3 @ hardCOREware
- Kingston 32GB microSDHC Mobility Kit Review @ OCC
- TEAM Group TR1151 USB 3.0 42-in-1 USB 3.0 Card Reader @ Tweaktown
- Synology DS411+ II NAS @ TechwareLabs
OCZ's new SSD, the Vertex 3, is storage glee
Subject: Storage | June 28, 2011 - 02:00 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ocz, vertex 3, sata 6Gps, sandforce
OCZ 's third iteration of the Vertex series of SSDs continues their dominance in the feild. The new Sandforce controller is matched with IMFT 25nm flash from Toshiba on a true SATA 6Gb/s drive. That all adds up to one incredibly fast SATA SSD, with the slightly larger 240GB drive pushing ahead of the 120GB drive. [H]ard|OCP also briefly covered the Agility 3 240GB and Vertex 3 max IOPS 240GB which produced mixed results, the Agility 3 dissapointed their high expectations and the MaxIOPs could not beat the normal Vertex 3 though theoretically it will have a longer lifespan. The plain Vertex 3 drives were simply impressive at everything they were tested on.
You can get a faster drive though, with the PCIe based OCZ RevoDrive 3 x2 480GB SSD, the fastest storage on the planet. It doesn't come cheap though.
"Today we take a look at the OCZ Technology Vertex 3 in both 120GB and 240GB capacities. The Vertex 3 was the first SF-2000 based client SSD to hit the market in 2011 and such will be the product in which all others will be judged against. The Vertex 3 is capable of transferring data at 550+MB/s."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 480GB PCIe SSD Review @ Legit Reviews
- OCZ RevoDrive 3x2 480GB PCIe @ SSD Review
- OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS & Patriot Wildfire SSDs Reviewed @ AnandTech
- Intel series 510 120GB & 250GB SSD Review @ t-break
- Patriot Wildfire 120GB @ Tweaktown
- Crucial m4 128GB SATA 6G @ Tweaktown
- Seagate GoFlex Slim (320GB) Review @ TechReviewSource
- SuperSpeed USB 3.0 INEO I-NA309D Pro @ TechwareLabs
OWC grabs the SandForce SF-2200 controller and heads for the lead of the SSD pack
Subject: Storage | June 23, 2011 - 01:47 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ssd, owc, sata 6Gps, sandforce
OWC has been around for a while, but since they were making drives for Apple they were not a common name for enthusiasts. They've since broken free and are selling their SSD line to any and all. The first generation was good, not outstanding but not a the back of the pack performance wise. Their new Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G 240GB is poised to take the lead though, as Legit Reviews compared it to the outstanding OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 240 GB SSD. In this apples to apples review we see the OWC hit reads of 559MB/s and writes of 527MB/s and it took top spot in quite a few benchmarks.
"The SandForce SF-2200 controller does all the heavy lifting, pushing out listed reads of 559MB/s and writes of 527MB/s. This is almost exactly what we saw on the benchmarks in terms of max performance so OWC was true to their specifications. Fresh off of testing the OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 240 GB drive we felt others would have a tough time topping its performance but OWC came through with a drive that eked out better scores more often than not. OWC is going to garner a lot of attention if they keep putting out products like the 240 GB Mercury EXTREME Pro 6g SSD as we found it to be the best overall performing SATA III drive we have tested to date..."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS & Patriot Wildfire SSDs @ AnandTech
- OCZ Agility 3 240GB SSD Review @ HardwareHeaven
- Intel SSD 320 Series 160 GB Review @ Hardware Secrets
- OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SATA 6Gbit/s SSD Review @ Techgage
- OCZ Vertex 3 240GB Review @ OCC
- OCZ Agility 3 SSD Tests @ Benchmark Reviews
- Hard Drive Vs SSD - The space inbetween Review @ eTeknix
- Hard Disk Drive Performance Comparison Guide @ TechARP
- QNAP TS-412 Turbo NAS @ Techspot
- Samsung M2 portable 3.0 External Hard Drive @ Metku.net
- Synology DiskStation DS1511+ @ Legion Hardware
OCZ Technology Introduces Deneva 2 Series Of SSDs For The Enterprise
Subject: Storage | June 21, 2011 - 10:54 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ssd, sata 6Gps, sandforce, enterprise, deneva 2
SAN JOSE, CA—June 21, 2011—OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today launched the Deneva 2 SSD line for enterprise clients. Taking full advantage of the cutting-edge SATA 6Gb/s interface, Deneva 2 SSDs are designed for a wide range of enterprise applications including servers, cloud computing, and data centers. The Deneva 2 series delivers maximum performance while meeting the stringent reliability, security, performance and economical needs of enterprise storage environments.
"Data centers are one application where the speed benefits of a fast SSD visibly fall straight to a company's bottom line," said SSD analyst Jim Handy of Objective Analysis. "This has driven the enterprise to be the fastest-growing market for SSDs - Objective Analysis forecasts for enterprise SSD unit shipments to grow at an average annual rate of 83 percent, nearly doubling every year."
As the demand for increased storage efficiency, maximized data throughput, and a smaller operating footprint broadens across various industries, more and more companies are turning to the benefits of SSDs to significantly optimize their storage infrastructures. With these requirements in mind, OCZ has been a pioneer in the design and development of SSDs for the enterprise environment, pushing the envelope to develop solutions that combine industry-leading performance with a robust feature-set. Deneva 2, the company's latest offering, features several enterprise-critical options not available in OCZ's consumer product lines, including power loss data protection, best-in-class endurance (e.g., minimal write amplification, intelligent block management and wear-leveling), and advanced encryption and ECC.
"Processing data is critical to any business looking to compete in a rapidly changing, global marketplace. However, many enterprise organizations are limited by outdated storage solutions, which limits their ability to process the necessary data they require to operate their businesses," said Ryan Petersen, CEO at OCZ Technology Group. "Deneva 2 SSDs are optimized for high-volume storage applications, offer industry-leading reliability, and leverage the latest NAND and controller technology to deliver superior performance. This combination means that enterprises can overcome previous roadblocks, and use their data in real-time."
Based on SandForce® SF-2000 SSD processors, the Deneva 2 series delivers up to 80,000 4KB random write IOPS and 550MB/s of potential bandwidth. Along with world-renowned performance, Deneva 2 SSDs are specifically designed to deliver superior reliability and are manufactured with the latest flash components specific to the customer's needs. In addition, the series includes enterprise-grade multi-level cell (eMLC) NAND flash technology, which offers improved endurance for write-intensive applications. Deneva 2 SSDs can also be customized, come in a wide variety of interface options including PCIe, and are available in 2.5, 3.5, and 1.8 inch form factors for use in very high density computing environments, including blade servers.
OCZ Deneva 2 solutions overcome the performance, durability, and maintenance obstacles inherent to mechanical HDD storage. OCZ's ability to provide a tailored solution ensures ultimate compatibility, reliability, and cost-savings, resulting in products that are optimized to specifically address the unique needs of enterprise clients.
Revisiting the OCZ Agility 3 and its asynchronous flash
Subject: Storage | June 15, 2011 - 06:01 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ocz, agility 3, ssd, sandforce, sata 6Gps
It has been a few weeks since Al took a look at OCZ's 240GB Agility 3 drive, so it seems worth revisiting. As you can see at OCIA, the drive is fast even with slightly cheaper memory inside and can compete with the theoretically more expensive Vertex drive. Unfortunately just like Al saw, the street price does not reflect the internal parts, saving $10 over the Vertex model is not a great deal.
"The SSD technology of today is worlds better than what we had in 2009. Better understanding of the technology, mature controllers, Windows 7, SATA 6Gb/sec and even the PCI-e bus have all advanced things to a point where SSDs are coming close to mainstream adoption. Pricing is also much more attractive as evident by the drive we are looking at today, OCZ's Agility 3 240GB unit. The Agility 3 is one of three new SATA 6Gb/sec SSDs and is classified as a high-performance drive alongside the higher-end Vertex 3."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Kingston SSDNow V100 vs. Patriot Torqx 2 128 GB SSD Review @ Hardware Secrets
- LSI 9265 MegaRAID Supplementary Review: The Beauty of CacheCade! @ The SSD Review
- ADATA S511 120gb SATA 3 SSD Review @ The SSD Review
- Kingston 32GB DTU3G2 USB 3.0 Flash Drive @ Bjorn3D
- TwinMOS A3 USB3.0 drive Quick Look @ t-break
- Mach Xtreme MX-GX USB 3.0 16GB Flash Drive Review @ eTeknix
- ICY DOCK MB881U3-1SA EZ-Dock Review @ ThinkComputers
- Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 Gen. 2 USB 3.0 Flash Drive @ TechARP
- Samsung S2 USB 3.0 Powered Hard Drive @ VelocityReviews


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'Reindear' Volunteers Organize Gifts in Knowlingby Howard W. Hewitt • December 13, 2005 Share:
Wabash College's Knowling Fieldhouse is the site this week for Santa's elves to organize the big guy's gift bags.
Staff members and volunteers for the Montgomery County Youth Services Bureau are organizing and distributing gift bags this week for the community "Reindear" program. The program coordinates charitable Christmas drives like the "Angel Tree."
The YSB elves had plenty of work. More than 1,200 Montgomery County children will be receiving gifts this year.
Youth Services Bureau director David Johnson speaks glowingly of his volunteers and staff but also about the community's willingness to share the holidays with those less fortunate.
"First of all more than 1,200 children were adopted," he said. "That means one out of about every 8 kids in the county."
The program faced a challenge last week when more than 100 names were returned to the bureau. The YSB contacted local media to let the community know more children needed adopted. The community stepped up by taking names and making contributions, he said.
Johnson explained that volunteer Terra Seidel started the coordination program two years ago.
"It allows us to have a centralized point to make it more efficient and to cut down on duplication," Johnson explained. "Reindear allows us, to first of all, do a little bit of checking to see if the families are really needs and to cut down and even eliminate duplication."
Seidel noted early on that multiple programs led to inequities, Johnson explained. One child might receive 10 gifts while another might get only two or three. The Reindeer program asks parents and children to list thee 'wants,' such as toys or games, and three 'needs,' like clothing.
"So it's not just fluff stuff we're giving them," he said. "We're helping keep kids warm and healthy."
The gifts are organized for parents to pick up and have ready on Christmas morning.
Wabash serves as a central point for the organization work and distribution. Tennis coach and Allen Center facilities manager Jason Hutchison assisted the volunteers with their work in Knowling. He also put out a call to students to assist.


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The new Shanghai free-trade zone may finally fulfill China's leaders' dreams of making the eastern coastal city a global financial hub on a scale with Hong Kong and Singapore.
Or maybe not.
Sitting at the mouth of the Yangtze River, Shanghai has long been a strategically important city to China – first as the port connecting China and Europe in the 1800s (especially after the Treaty of Nanjing in 1842) and later as the financial center for modern China.
China has had long-term aspirations for Shanghai ever since the opening up of the nation in the 1980s; Beijing thinks of Shanghai as a key coastal city that plays a vital role in shaping the country's economy.
In 1992, after visits by then-paramount leader Deng Xiaoping to the Pudong district, an intense redevelopment of the city started, helping the return of finance and foreign investment to the city.
In the same year, the Communist Party said in its 14th Party Congress report that it wants to build Shanghai into one of the top economic, finance and trade centers in the world, in tandem with New York, London, and Tokyo.
Since then, Shanghai has embarked on rapid change and risen to become China's financial center. But because it was confined to the mainland market's strict controls of capital flow and currency movements, its global importance has been limited.
In a nod to the slow progress, the State Council in March 2009 put out a proposal to speed up efforts to build Shanghai into an international hub for finance, trade, and shipping by 2020.
In its 12th five-year plan which spans from 2011 to 2015, the National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic planning eagency, laid out a detailed plan for Shanghai based on the State Council's proposal.
Under the plan, Shanghai is expected to achieve a number of goals, including becoming a global market place for yuan products in trading, pricing, and clearing by 2015.
And now the latest plan for Shanghai, the free-trade zone. On Friday, the Chinese government released rules to govern the nearly 29-square-kilometer area linking four existing special trade zones in the Pudong district.
And there are some small signs that maybe this time it could be different.
The name itself, the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, "clearly delivers the message that the project is not only a major initiative to speed up Shanghai's transformation and development, but also part of China's national reform and its "opening-up" strategy," according to Jane Wang, PwC China Tax and Business Advisory Partner.
While the rules are short on details, the government is trying its best in small ways to make it look like it is serious this time: New traffic signs for the zone were put up ahead of the grand announcement on Friday, and a freshly-painted and renamed welcome sign was also put in place at one of the four zones, the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone.
China's government said in the statement Friday that the Shanghai zone is a testing ground for reform on a national level. It has been hailed as a major step in opening up key areas of the economy to more competition and private capital.
"Experiences and lessons gained from the pilot zone are expected to be copied for other parts of the country," chief economist at state-owned Bank of Communications Lian Ping said in an interview before the policy package of the Shanghai zone was announced Friday afternoon.
However, Premier Li Keqiang, who has heavily promoted the zone as a symbol that China is serious about economic reform, was not present at the trade zone's opening ceremony Sunday, a low-key event with Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng the highest-ranking official to attend.
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England's Alton Towers is set to unleash the latest salvo in its arsenal of Secret Weapon roller coasters in March 2013 with the addition of a $29-million "world's first" ride aimed squarely at thrill-seekers.
PHOTOS: Secret Weapon 7 (SW7) coaster at Alton Towers
The United Kingdom theme park recently submitted plans to the local planning district that show a compact track layout with numerous inversions and several subterranean sections. Coaster fans have already converted the submitted plans into highly detailed concept art and animated videos.
Alton Park has released few details about the new coaster, codenamed Secret Weapon 7 or SW7 for short, other than to say the two minute and 45 second ride will feature an initial drop of 98 feet and cover more than 3,800 feet of track while topping 50 mph.
The custom track layout appears to feature at least eight inversions (with as many as 11, by some accounts), including a batwing, a cobra roll and back-to-back Imelmanns (named for the World War I pilot).
SW7 appears to include two lifts hills, an initial 73-foot-tall sloped incline and a mid-course 90-degree vertical lift that divides the ride in half.
The new ride will be located on the former site of the Black Hole indoor coaster in the futuristic X-Sector section of the park near the Oblivion vertical-drop coaster.
SW7 is expected to adopt the sinister government facility theme of X-Sector with riveted metal panels, steel roller shutters and large stenciled lettering.
A mysterious 50-foot-square themed object sits at the center of the ride, which the coaster train passes through several times. Two smaller thematic elements are also located along the route.
The planning application mentions that SW7 will employ the same Gerstlauer EuroFighter coaster used on Thorpe Park's Saw coaster.
The revelation has ignited debate within the online ride enthusiast community, with believers saying SW7 looks similar to the Takabisha EuroFighter found in Japan and doubters saying the new ride bears similarities to Universal Orlando's Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit built by Maurer Sohne.
Alton Towers isn't commenting, allowing the endless speculation to build buzz for the highly anticipated ride.
Award-winning coaster designer John Wardley will once again be working on Alton Towers' latest Secret Weapon, having designed 2010's Thirteen (SW6), 2002's Air (SW5), 1998's Oblivion (SW4) and 1994's Nemesis (SW3). SW1 and SW2 are said to have been early iterations of SW3.
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Film lovers will have a great time in Berlin; every winter the city hosts one of the most important film festivals in the world, the Berlinale. During the rest of the year there is also plenty to entertain film buffs. Visit the set of classic science fiction film 'Metropolis' in the oldest film studio in the world. Or watch silent movies accompanied by live piano music in one of Berlin's art cinemas. In addition to the large multiplex cinemas, there are many art cinemas that screen films in their original version.
No city is as film crazy as Berlin. Dozens of movies are filmed in Berlin every year: in 'Valkyrie', Tom Cruise appears in the courtyard of the Bendlerblock; and Matt Damon fans may recognise the large clock on Alexanderplatz from 'The Bourne Supremacy'. Cinemas are very popular here. The city has dozens of them - from the ultra-modern Cinemaxx with 19 movie screens and thousands of seats to obscure art cinemas such as Eiszeit. You can also visit the modernist Kino International, the venue for all red carpet film premiers in the days of the GDR.
Berlin's most important film festival is the Berlinale, which takes place every year in February. Film stars fly in from Hollywood and around the world to attend. But there is more than just that one festival. The Berlin Independent Film Festival also takes place in February, in the art cinema Babylon. In spring, the Xposed International Queer Film Festival screens short films for fans of gay themes. Every April, Achtung Berlin shows films that have been shot in and around Berlin. In summer there are numerous outdoor cinemas, including in Mitte, Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg. Fans of fantasy films queue up for the Fantasy Filmfest in August.
Studio Babelsberg was founded in 1912 and is the oldest film studio in the world. Hundreds of films have been shot here, including the science fiction classic 'Metropolis' by Fritz Lang and 'Der blaue Engel' with Marlene Dietrich. Tours are only in German.
Nearby Filmpark Babelsberg makes for a great day trip with the kids. Another nearby attraction is the former 'Filmmuseum der DDR', which is now the Filmmuseum Potsdam and hosts exhibits and special film screenings. The Museum für Film und Fernsehen is located on Potsdamer Platz in the centre of Berlin.
Large multiplexes such as the Cinemaxx on Potsdamer Platz screen mostly dubbed films, but the smaller cinemas show films in their original language with subtitles – look in the movie listings for 'OmU' (original with German subtitles) or 'Omengl.U' (original with English subtitles). Babylon specialises in European cinema and regularly screens silent movies accompanied by live piano music or a restored original pipe organ. Xenon screens mostly gay films, Odeon specialises in English-language films and the Hackesche Höfe Kino shows art house films and world cinema.


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A De-beauty! Action Express Wins Rolex 24
By Jonathan Ingram | Senior Writer
Daytona Beach, Fla. – The first race is often the hardest for a newly formed team. For Action Express Racing, the first race was also the most difficult on the Grand-Am schedule. But in one of the biggest upsets in Rolex 24 at Daytona history, the new team won the battle versus vaunted Chip Ganassi Racing in a late-race showdown.
"With all the obstacles (of a new team), it's unrealistic to expect to win," said Terry Borcheller, who co-drove a Riley-Porsche to the victory with Joao Barbosa, Ryan Dalziel and Mike Rockenfeller in a race that started in the rain and ended with a record distance for the Daytona Prototypes.
It seemed as if an uncanny destiny was on the side of Action Express drivers, who were powered by a privately developed Porsche V-8.
"It's just unbelievable for the first time that the team is performing under such difficult circumstances like the 24-hour," said Barbosa. "Basically the crew is the crew we had last year. So there was nothing new there. But we had a new engine and we have to work on the set-up really hard to adapt the new engine to the car. That wasn't real easy. But we never quit."
The race turned on a pit stop by Ganassi's Justin Wilson in the 22nd hour for what turned out to be a phantom problem. That put the almost flawless Action Express team into the lead for good after an eight-hour duel with Ganassi.
"I was slipstreaming Justin and he went into the pits and I was happy to see that," said Rockenfeller. "But then I started having problems with the throttle pedal. It wasn't easy but I stayed with it. They found a solution and fixed it when I came into the pits without losing any time."
Wilson had heard what sounded like "an explosion" as he exited the chicane with Rockenfeller in pursuit. "It was a split second decision," said Wilson, who was directed into the garage by his crew before quickly returning to track after the car was examined.
Wilson later decided that a chunk of spent tire probably hit the underside of his car. That left him and co-drivers Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas and Max Papis too far behind to catch up.
Ganassi team manager Mike Hull said the decision to send Wilson to the garage to check out the problem is part of the team's methodology. "If we think it's something we need to fix, we go to the garage because that way we can get more people working on it. We've won this race in the past doing that."
Hull rued this year's outcome, although he didn't think the lone visit to the garage was decisive. "You only get so many opportunities to win in this business and when you get them you want to take advantage of them."
Action Express won this time on its consistency as well as the installation of a new spring on the throttle in the closing stages on the pit road. "I don't think anybody expected to see this car leading the race," said Dalziel of the effort also slowed by a broken clutch pedal. The team's V-8 engines, which have been developed by the Texas-based Lozano Brothers from Cayenne SUV engines, never missed a beat.
When Brumos elected to reduce its team to one car and open a second team under the same roof of the shops of longtime technical director Mike Colucci in Denver, N.C., it began developing a Riley chassis with the Porsche V-8. Bob Snodgrass, the late owner of the Brumos team, was the one who initiated the V-8 program, despite the fact Porsche declined his proposal to make it a factory project.
The decision to split the team and add longtime Snodgrass friend Bob Johnson as the owner of the Action Express entry was made due to budget considerations and the fact the Porsche factory was not in favor of the V-8 engine officially representing its racing effort. Brumos has been the face of Porsche's official factory racing in America since team founder Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood won the Daytona 24-hour in 1973.
The No. 59 Brumos entry, the defending race winners, contested the lead in the night, but its factory-built flat six eventually blew up. That ended the last professional race for endurance racing legend Haywood shortly after his final stint Sunday morning.
"It's a little bit of a mixed feelings," said Haywood of the Action Express team's success. "I'm glad they're doing well even though it's a V-8. If they keep leading and win the race, Porsche still gets the credit."
After turning down the request to develop the V-8 under the factory budget, Porsche's racing department at Weissach nevertheless built the first of the Cayenne-based V-8's that initially powered the Spirit of Daytona team's Fabcar in 2007 and 2008. The Spirit of Daytona's Coyote-Porsche, the only other entry running the Porsche V-8 versus the Chevy, Ford and BMW engines, retired from this year's race just before the halfway mark.
The V-8 came with its own share of problems. The different configurations of the traditional flat six Porsche used by Brumos and the V-8 meant unique issues for Action Express, which shares engineer Paul Giltinan with Brumos. "We were struggling with the handling," said Rockenfeller of the problems in practice. "We were changing pretty much everything before the race."
In a race including many NASCAR regulars in the cockpit, it was another NASCAR influence that proved to be decisive. Gary Nelson, the former competition director for NASCAR and designer of the COT chassis, took over the role of team manager at both the Brumos and Action Express teams this winter. In all his e-mail communications to team members, Nelson signed the messages with the slogan, "Expect to win."
That eventually convinced Borcheller a victory was possible, although it took a while. "In the back of my mind," said Borcheller, "I didn't really expect to win."
In the GT category, the SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 driven by Sylvain Tremblay, Nick Ham, Jonathan Bomarito and David Haskell came from seven laps down after a collision with a prototype sent it to the garage before the halfway mark. Although the steering was affected, no repairs were made and the RX-8 returned to the fray. In this case, it didn't hurt the team's chances of victory.
Three of the TRG Motorsports Porsches led during the race as well as the Stevenson Motorsports Camaro GT.R., but all fell prey to problems later in the race, enabling SpeedSource to catch up. That included running out of fuel in the case of the No. 71 Porsche driven by Bobby Labonte, who had to navigate the infield to get back to his pits.
Once again it was the little things that had big costs. The reserve tank button was not re-set in Labonte's Porsche, so it ran the tank dry while he was in the lead in the 20th hour. "The reserve button was on the whole time I guess," said Labonte, who was trying to match older brother Terry's class victory in 1984. "I don't know where these buttons are, so when I was out of fuel, I was out of fuel."
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The Minnesota Vikings eked out a 34-27 win Thursday night over the Washington Redskins, but they lost their starting quarterback.
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Christian Ponder was forced from the game after taking a hard hit on a pylon dive at the end of a 15-yard scramble.
The play originally was scored a touchdown, but the ball was ruled down at the 1-yard line via instant replay. Adrian Peterson scored on the next play, as Cassel came on in relief of Ponder.
NFL Media's Alex Flanagan reported minutes later on NFL Network's broadcast that Ponder was done for the night with a left shoulder injury.
Vikings coach Leslie Frazier revealed during his postgame news conference that Ponder dislocated the shoulder. Ponder will undergo more tests to determine the extent of the injury, per Frazier.
"My expectations are I'm gonna be back next week," Ponder said after the game.
Don't count on it. Players often are overly optimistic about their injury timetables. The Vikings won't have a good idea on Ponder's availability until Friday's test results are in.
It will be interesting to see if the Vikings stick with Cassel or turn to Josh Freeman should Ponder miss Week 11 at the Seattle Seahawks.
Although the injury could be an opportunity to experiment with their $3 million project in Freeman, Frazier might decide that Cassel gives his team the best chance to maintain momentum.
Either way, the Vikings will have to play a nearly perfect game to hand Russell Wilson the first home loss of his career.
UPDATE: On Friday Frazier called Ponder's injury a standard dislocation and that an MRI revealed "no surprises." Frazier said the quarterback's availability will depend on how fast he heals. Frazier also did not rule Ponder out for Week 11, nor would he say who would start if he can't play.
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Combination HIV therapy (commonly called ART or HAART) has many benefits, such as strengthening the immune system, improving overall health and dramatically lengthening survival. Newer formulations and combinations of HAART are generally well tolerated compared to the first wave of drugs introduced in the 1990s.
In the late 1990s, doctors and their HIV-positive patients began to draw attention to a complex and puzzling set of biochemical and physical changes seen in some HAART users. These changes were eventually called the HIV lipodystrophy syndrome. One aspect of this syndrome is lipoatrophy -- the loss of subcutaneous fat (the fatty layer just under the skin). When this occurs on the face it can be particularly distressing because it causes the cheeks and temples to have a sunken appearance. Lipoatrophy affecting the arms and legs can make veins bulge and appear more prominent.
Drugs and Fat
Eventually HIV-related lipoatrophy was linked to the use of the nukes d4T (stavudine, Zerit) and, to a lesser extent, AZT (zidovudine, Retrovir; and in Combivir and Trizivir). In several studies, switching from d4T to abacavir (Ziagen; and in Kivexa) or other nukes stopped further fat loss and even led to slightly increased fat in the limbs over time. However, this slight improvement was usually only detectable with the use of highly sensitive DEXA or MRI scans.
Another drug that has been associated with lipoatrophy is the non-nuke efavirenz (Sustiva, Stocrin). However, this problem appears to be found mainly when efavirenz is used together with d4T or AZT.
Today, commonly used nukes in high-income countries are generally these:
These combinations of nukes do not appear to cause lipoatrophy. The combination of Truvada and efavirenz is co-formulated and sold in one pill in high-income countries as Atripla and these three drugs when used together have also not been associated with lipoatrophy.
In several clinical trials, the use of ritonavir (Norvir; and co-formulated with lopinavir and sold as Kaletra) has been associated with a significantly reduced risk of lipoatrophy and even an increase in subcutaneous fat. In these studies, ritonavir-lopinavir was used without nukes as monotherapy or in combination with the non-nukes efavirenz or nevirapine (Viramune). It is possible that ritonavir or lopinavir-ritonavir may have a protective effect on subcutaneous fat in some circumstances, but researchers are not certain how this might occur. In cases where ritonavir-lopinavir are taken with either d4T or AZT, lipoatrophy can still occur.
Facial Fillers
Since recovery from lipoatrophy is so slow, some affected people have been able to get reconstructive surgery -- mostly injections of products, commonly called facial fillers, into the sunken parts of their face. In parts of Western Europe, reconstructive surgery is subsidized by the state for HIV-positive people. However, this is generally not the case in Canada or the U.S., though some foundations, such as the Face Forward foundation in Toronto, can sometimes subsidize the cost of reparative surgery.
Some facial fillers, such as New Fill (Sculptra, poly-L-lactic acid), eventually get reabsorbed by the body and broken down. Other fillers, such as Bio Alcamid (polyalkylimide), are not broken down and are considered permanent implants.
In the past several years, reports have emerged of severe complications in people who received Bio Alcamid. In the next CATIE News bulletin, we review some of these reports as well as the changing views of some plastic surgeons on Bio Alcamid.
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s3 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 180 designs submitted by 32 freelance designers.
The service cloudtoss.com will be providing is online document sharing. The idea behind the name of the site is that the users could share documents online by just tossing ("toss" implying ease of use) file(s) on the cloud (internet).
I am an independent software developer seeking to bring fresh, innovative ideas to make web technologies more accessible and usable through well thought out design. I believe in simple, intuitive design.
The target audience will range from the web user who wants to share photos on the web, to the business user who wants to share word documents with colleagues.
I'm looking for a clean, modern, professional (but not intimidating), Web 2.0-style (see http://web2list.com/logos/) logo. I'm looking for more than just the site name in the logo - I'd also like to have some graphic which implies the intent of the site (document sharing). The logo will be used both on the website as well as in email communications from the site.
I will attempt to provide feedback as quickly as possible, however my schedule may prevent me from responding during daytime hours.
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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Amid all the pre-election arguing over diplomatic, security and economic issues, the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem made a brief appearance as a topic of fiery debate between two Israeli candidates.
The episode began when Israel's Channel 2 News in its Friday evening coverage of the election aired a video showing a member of the right-wing Jewish Home party purportedly stating that it "would be incredible" if the Dome of the Rock were to be blown up and a Jewish Temple rebuilt in its place.
The remark was made by American-born Jeremy Gimpel, who places number 14 on Jewish Home's party list, and therefore has a very real shot at becoming a Knesset member.
The way Channel 2 edited the clip made it sound as though Gimpel was calling for someone to blow up the Muslim structure. But the full statement, which Gimpel delivered to a group of Christian Zionists in 2011, was as follows:
"Imagine today if the golden dome, I'm being recorded so I can't say blown up, but let's say it was blown up, right, and we laid the cornerstone of the temple in Jerusalem. Can you imagine what would be. None of you would be here. You would be going to Israel. It would be incredible."
To further put Gimpel's words in context, he had just finished quoting from a passage in the Book of Ezra that deals with Israel's rebuilding of the Temple following the nation's exile in Babylon and Persia.
None of that mattered to Tzipi Livni, head of the new left-wing party The Movement, who immediately demanded Gimpel be disqualified from the election. Livni also used Gimpel's remarks to attack Jewish Home as a party of fanatics.
"The strange list that [Jewish Home] is taking to the Knesset seeks to inflame the Middle East and to bring on a third World War with its crazy visions of building a temple," Livni said.
Livni later displayed overt hostility in a media appearance with Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett.
Gimpel later defended himself by calling his earlier remarks a "parody of the fanatics that want to blow up the Temple Mount. Of course I am against this."
But Rabbi Chaim Richman of the Temple Institute wrote in an op-ed for the Times of Israel that Gimpel and other Jews longing for the day the Temple will be rebuilt shouldn't have to apologize.
"Isn't it a shame that an observant, land-of-Israel-loving, enthusiastic candidate for Israel's Knesset has to quickly explain that whatever reference he made to rebuilding the Holy Temple, was only a joke?" asked Rabbi Richman.
The rabbi went on to note the hypocrisy of Gimpel being harassed by the same leftist leaders who opposed the disqualification of Arab candidates Haneen Zoabi and Ahmed Tibi for their repeated and quite serious efforts to demonize the Jewish state and provide succor to its violent enemies.
Tibi in particular has spent years publicly praising Palestinian terrorists who mercilessly slaughter Jewish men, women and children.
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Sometimes you just need to give in to life's little indulgences. Whether it's finally buying those sandals you've been eyeing since March, taking an impromptu beach weekend, or treating yourself to a seriously sinful dessert, giving the green light to summer's sweetest desires just feels right.
And that's where pie — sweet, flaky, juicy, delicious pie — comes in. It's the ideal way to satisfy your hot-weather sweet tooth — not melty, messy, or too heavy. Basically, it's perfection on a plate.


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The world's population is growing, and with it, so is the demand for water. On this month's program, America Abroad examines global issues related to water, from dams on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, to droughts and floods in Queensland, Australia. We'll also discuss solutions-from water-related I.T. in the developing world to solar-powered purification after the Haiti earthquake.


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In a widely expected move, independent Senator-elect Angus King of Maine announced Wednesday that he will join the Democratic Senate caucus, bringing the Democrats to a 55-senator majority in the new Congress, which convenes in January.
A former governor of Maine, King ran as an independent to fill the Senate seat being vacated by centrist Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe.
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Sen.-elect Angus King, I-Maine, center, the former governor of Maine, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 13,2012.
"The outcome of last week's elections in some ways makes this decision relatively easy," King told reporters at a Capitol Hill press conference. "In a situation where one party has a clear majority and effectiveness is an important criteria, affiliating with the majority makes the most sense. The majority has more committee slots to fill, has more control over what bills get considered and more control over the Senate's schedule."
King said he'd conferred with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, a Maine Democrat, before making his decision, but not with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. He did confer with Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., the Senate GOP conference vice chairman.
He said his conversations with Reid and with independent senators Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who caucus with the Democrats, reassured him that "my independence would be respected and that no party-line commitment would be required or expected."
King said he'd asked Reid for a spot on the Senate Finance Committee, its tax-writing panel, "but there were no promises made… He pointed out to me that it took Sen. Kerry 14 years to get on the Finance Committee so it might be somewhat unlikely for a first-year senator to achieve that."
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., joins Morning Joe to discuss if he believes Senate and House Republicans will be more willing to negotiate a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff than they were in 2011.
He said that "by associating myself with one side I am not in automatic opposition to the other."
On the question of the Senate filibuster rule -- which allows the minority party to insist on 60 votes before a bill can move forward or a nomination come up for vote -- King said that although he represents a small state and the filibuster is "designed to protect the interests of small states," that "its use in recent years has been excessive and I hope to talk with other senators who are more expert in this matter to find a solution that would limit its use as a tactic of delay and prohibiting action, but at the same time protect the interests of the states."
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BABSON PARK, Mass. -- The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) announced its postseason awards for track and field on Tuesday, MIT, which became the first team in the history of the conference to sweep the men's and women's championship in the same year, claimed four of the eight honors.
On the women's side, MIT head coach Fletcher Brooks was named NEWMAC Coach of the Year, while freshman standout Amy Magnuson was named NEWMAC Rookie of the Year after winning the 100-meter high hurdles and placing second in the triple jump at the conference meet.
Wheaton senior Jennifer Harlow capped off her magnificent career with her third straight NEWMAC Female Athlete of the Year award after winning the league title in the high jump and placing second in both the 100m high hurdles and the long jump. Mount Holyoke rounded out the list of women's winners by claiming the inaugural NEWMAC Sportsmanship Award.
Highlighting the men's winners were MIT head coach Halston Taylor, who was named NEWMAC Coach of the Year, and freshman Stephen Morton, who earned NEWMAC Male Athlete of the Year honors after winning the league title in the 200-meter dash, the long jump, and the triple jump while placing second in the 100m dash.
Taylor's postseason nod was his 16th NEWMAC coaching honor, including his seventh Coach of the Year award in track. Morton became just the second rookie to win the league's top honor in track and field, joining Wheaton's Lance Wagner, who secured the award in 2001.
Springfield freshman Steve Headley was named men's Rookie of the Year after claiming the NEWMAC title in the 100m and coming in second in the 200m. The United States Coast Guard Academy capped off this year's list of honorees by earning the first-ever NEWMAC Sportsmanship Award.


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Well done, Beauty.com. Their new box of goodies, a.k.a. the Beauty.com Beauty Favorites Box, is a steal at $25. But it's not one you can snag online at Beauty.com, rather it's being rolled out in brick and mortar Walgreen's stores in the Chicago area. For those in my city, you're welcome! For those elesewhere, Beauty.com is looking into rolling this concept out "in a bigger way" to other cities in 2013 (so says Beauty.com President Kathleen Mcneill in WWD.) The Box includes a full-sized Laura Geller Blush-n-Brighten, Bliss Lemon Sage Hand Cream, Borghese Liquid Eyeliner and more from top brands like Murad, Perricone and Lorac. Oh, and if the $25 wasn't enough of a deal, Beauty.com threw in a $10 off gift card to use online. The set officially launched this month and will be available while supplies last.
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text: King of Tattooists; The Life and Work of George Burchett Book Review By Lal Hardy (New Wave Tattoo, London) When I first took a decided interest in tattooing (more years ago than I care to remember) very little information was available on the subject, except in a few sensationalist or oddball newspaper reports or titillating stories in top shelf "mens" magazines. The only two books listed by the local library were Hanns Ebensten's, Pierced Hearts and True Love and George Burchett's, Memoirs of a Tattooist, both of which had been either stolen or "not returned!" Fortunately, I managed to procure a copy of Burchett's book from a second-hand bookstall in a local market and read it with great interest. Since those days over 35 years ago a whole host of books on the subject of tattooing and tattoos have been published, covering absolutely every aspect of the art and trade. But surprisingly, despite being perhaps Britain's most famous tattooist, no work had been written about the life and times of George Burchett since Memoirs of a Tattooist. That was until NOW, with the release of King of Tattooists; The Life and Work of George Burchett, by Jon Reiter... (www.solidstatebook.com) On hearing about this book I placed an order immediately and a bit like a big kid waiting for Christmas, grew more excited about the forthcoming book. Upon its delivery it was unwrapped in double-quick time, revealing the eye-catching cover. Not one to stand on ceremony I proceeded to read the volume cover-to-cover. The book is an absolute treasure trove of photos of Burchett's life, mixed with an amazing collection of his hand painted tattoo designs. This, along with a beautifully written and interesting account of Burchett's long and colorful life, from his young days in Brighton, to his Navy days and visits to China, Japan and other exotic locations, to the incident that found him in Jerusalem and his subsequent rise to international fame. The reader is taken on an incredible journey, which makes this a book for every tattoo enthusiast, collector and those with a thirst for tattoo history. The book is hardback, and packed with color illustrations and black and white photos of this most enigmatic characters life. A gem of a book, that should be in every tattoo book collection. Hardcover/ 218 pages/ ISBN: 978-0-578-10924-4 Available through: Solid State Publishing www.solidstatebooks.com


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Groove Armada : At the river
This song was at the end of a legendary mixtape given to me by an ex a few years back. It's a wonderful "end of" song but also sounds like a great "beginning of" song.
Basically it's uplifting and I think we could also use some musical sunshine in our lives right now.
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- England in India 2012-13
Broad and Finn to miss Haryana clash
England vice-captain Stuart Broad and fellow strike bowler Steven Finn are expected to be rested for the side's final warm-up match ahead of the first Test in India.
Both bowlers have picked up minor knocks since arriving in India, though Broad at least is expected to line up against India when the Test series begins in Ahmedabad on November 15.
But neither is likely to be selected to face Haryana in the four-day match at the Sardar Patel Stadium's B Ground, adjacent to the first Test venue.
England batting coach Graham Gooch admitted he was not "100% sure" about the selection ahead of Wednesday's team meeting.
But asked about Finn and Broad, he added: "I think it's unlikely that they will be considered for this game. They've both got injuries, and I don't think they're going to be ready for this game."
Finn managed only four overs before going off with a thigh strain in England's first tour match against India A, while Broad bowled 10 overs against Mumbai A before being relegated to fielding duties the day after being sent for a scan having bruised left heel.
And with James Anderson also due a rest after featuring in both matches, Graham Onions, Tim Bresnan and Stuart Meaker - called up as cover for Finn - could get a last chance to stake a claim for a spot in the Test side.
"With a bruised heel, it is something that can be very annoying and can take time to clear up," Gooch added.
"You've got to see how it goes each day, whether it gets better with the rest - keep checking it and see how it comes on. There's no other way of going about it really."
The battle for the opening batsman's role role alongside captain Alastair Cook looks to have been won by Nick Compton. The Somerset batsman hit an unbeaten half-century against Mumbai A to edge ahead of Joe Root as England look to fill the void left by the retirement of former captain Andrew Strauss.
"He's had a couple of chances already, and Joe Root also played in the last match," Gooch said. "I think they're two very good players, obviously at different levels of their career.
"One has been in the first-class game for quite a while, and gained experience and found his mark, found the way he can score runs and been very successful over the last couple of years for Somerset.
"The other lad is obviously a young, exciting player. He has a good technique from what I've seen - this is the first time I've seen him close up - and he bowls a bit. So it's going to be quite a difficult selection."
Competition for places in the batting order is set to rage on with Ian Bell expected to miss the second Test in Mumbai to attend the birth of his first child back in England.
"Then you've got Eoin Morgan, Jonny Bairstow, Samit Patel all bidding for places," said Gooch.
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Rosie Napravnik settled on her life's ambition at age 7. Since then, she has let nothing stand in the way of her dream of becoming the first female jockey to win thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown.
Not high school, which she juggled with a full-time job as an exercise rider. Not five serious injuries, including fractured vertebrae, a broken left arm and broken left leg. Not even her own name, competing the first six years of her career as "A.R." Napravnik to make sure that her gender wasn't an impediment.
Now 25, Napravnik has achieved far too much to mask her identity.
With her fifth-place finish aboard Mylute in the May 4 Kentucky Derby, Napravnik holds the top two finishes by a female jockey at Churchill Downs, having ridden Pants on Fire to a ninth-place finish in 2011.
On Saturday, she'll become just the third woman (and first since 1994) to compete in the Preakness Stakes. She enters the weekend second overall in wins this season (123) and fifth overall in purses ($5,186,563).
And "Rosie," the name Anna Rose Napravnik now lists on her official racing biography, isn't a barrier but a respected calling-card in thoroughbred racing. Should she become the first woman to win the second jewel of the Triple Crown, Rosie Napravnik might become a household name, as well.
The spotlight isn't something the 5-foot-2, 113-pound rider craves. But if standing in it would help publicize the sport she loves, she's more than willing to do so.
"I'm not one that thrives in the limelight at all, but a lot of young girls have been inspired by women who have done very well in male-dominated sports, and I think that's great for women and great for the sport," Napravnik said in a telephone interview.
"If I can be a part of drawing attention to a great sport, I'd do anything I can. "
To that end, Napravnik has enlisted the help of Octagon Sports, the McLean-based marking agency that has helped swimming find a broader audience (Michael Phelps is among its clients) and made cult heroes of champion snowboarders, skateboarders and mountain climbers.
Napravnik is the first jockey Octagon has represented.
While hardly steeped in thoroughbred racing, Peter Carlisle, managing director of Octagon's Olympics & Action Sports division, said he knew instinctively that Napravnik had the potential to expand horse-racing's audience by making a tradition-laden sport relevant to the general public.
For starters, he points to the gap between the teeming ranks of teenage girls who participate in equestrian sports (according to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association, 74 percent of "core" horseback riders 13 and older are female) and the meager ranks of female jockeys.
"I don't need to be that sophisticated to think, 'That doesn't add up,'" Carlisle said. "There is an opportunity of historical significance."
But for Napravnik's narrative to transcend horse racing, she'll have to achieve more "firsts" to go with her ground-breaking victories in the 2011 Louisiana Derby and 2012 Kentucky Oaks.
In 1993, Julie Krone became the first woman to win a Triple Crown race, riding Colonial Affair to victory in the Belmont Stakes. Two decades later, Krone's feat stands alone.
The daughter of an accomplished eventing horse trainer, Napravnik grew up in High Bridge, N.J., and started competing in Pony Club meets at age 3. She and her elder sister, Jazz, were schooled in every facet of horsemanship, but Rosie was determined to become a jockey from the start.
At 16, she left home and moved in with her sister, then an assistant to Maryland-based trainer Holly Robinson, and got a job galloping horses at Pimlico Race Course for veteran trainer Dickie Small.
"She was a 30-year-old at 15," Robinson recalls. "Very mature, very smart. There was never a doubt in her mind about what she wanted to do."
Napravnik went to Pimlico at 4:30 a.m. each day, rode as many different horses as she could, cleaned up and left for school at 10 a.m., slept in the car on the way home and attended night school to complete her studies.
It was a grueling apprenticeship, but Robinson remembers Napravnik taking full advantage, listening and observing more than she talked and following Small's instructions to the letter.
One month after her junior year, Napravnik entered her first race as a professional jockey and won from the one hole, leading the entire way. Eight years later, the memory is as surreal as the day it happened.
"I couldn't believe I was going to get to ride a real race on a real racetrack with a state-issued license as a jockey," Napravnik recalled. "My mom was there. My sister was there. When I look back now, I realize how much I didn't know. I just remember trying to stay in front."
According to Robinson, Napravnik earned fellow jockeys' respect by never exploiting or apologizing for her gender.
"She never pulled the women trick on them: 'Oh, don't do that! I'm a girl!'" Robinson said in a syrupy, coy tone. "She didn't ask for anything she couldn't handle. She rides as good as the boys. She doesn't give them any slack, and she never asked them to give her any slack."
Still, some trainers and owners are reluctant to put a thoroughbred in the hands of a female jockey, skeptical about their raw strength and strength of will.
To that, Napravnik responds with work rather than words.
"The gender issue is never going to go away completely," she says. "With any female rider, there is a certain responsibility to prove, no matter who you're riding against, that you can compete, that you have the drive, the strength and the will to win. Once you start to win races and show you're competitive and not intimidated and can compete on a level playing field, I think for most people it doesn't really matter. It shouldn't matter."
In the view of Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, Napravnik had made her point impressively.
"I don't care what kind of clothes she puts on after her races are over or what kind of perfume she puts on," Stevens said. "She's competitive. She's tough. She rides a good race. She rides a smart race. And she's fiery. She's got all the tools of a great jockey, and she's still improving; that's the beauty of it. I don't think we've seen the best of Rosie Napravnik if she stays healthy."