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Supermicro® FatTwin™ Takes Center Stage at International Supercomputing Conference 2012

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HAMBURG, Germany, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a global leader in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology and green computing, will debut its newest innovative architecture, FatTwin at ISC, giving the public its first hands-on look at the future of power-efficient supercomputing. The FatTwin is a new 4U high-performance, high-capacity platform that offers versatile configurations for HPC with multi-node models that support dual 135W Intel Xeon E5-2600 processors, up to 8 hot-swap 3.5" HDDs in 1U and up to 8 GPUs in 2U. This new architecture is also designed to operate in high ambient temperatures providing greater performance while reducing cooling infrastructure costs.

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"Many factors affect the successful implementation of scalable supercomputing solutions, and obtaining maximum performance within budget and power constraints is the most challenging task," said Charles Liang, President and CEO of Supermicro. "At Supermicro, we emphasize not only the highest-performance in our HPC solutions, but also the overall energy efficiency and optimal power-usage effectiveness (PUE) of our complete systems. Supermicro's new architectures such as FatTwin integrate the latest CPU, GPU and storage technologies with advanced high-efficiency digital switching power supplies and free-air cooling designs for maximum performance and increased operational temperature ranges up to 47 degrees C that eliminate costly air conditioning. Our expertise in server design and thermal management reduces our customer's TCO and offsets operating expenses providing more budget for mission critical compute performance."

Supermicro's new FatTwin expands on their widely adopted 1U and 2U Twin SuperServer lines and adds a new series of 4U systems that offers the industry's best capacity and efficiency in a standard 19" rack ready solution. The FatTwin is now shipping in high-compute density 4U 8 and 4 node configurations supporting dual Intel Xeon E5-2600 processors, up to 512GB of 1600MHz memory and up to 12 hot-swap 2.5" SAS/SATA HDDs per U in the 8 node or up to 8 hot-swap 3.5" SAS/SATA HDDs per U in the 4 node configuration. These systems also offer PCI-E 3.0 expandability and optional 56Gbps ConnectX-3 FDR InfiniBand or 10GbE connectivity. The real highlights of these systems reach beyond their high-performance and capacity with an earth friendly focus on energy efficiency and resulting cost savings. The FatTwin is designed to operate in extreme ambient temperature range (0 degrees C to 47 degrees C), free-air cooled environments, effectively eliminating the need for costly air-conditioning. The Twin architecture based multi-node solutions feature shared power and cooling resources reducing costly components and cabling, resulting in optimized air-flow and maximizing energy utilization. Combined with Supermicro's redundant Platinum Level high-efficiency (95%+) digital switching power supplies, the FatTwin delivers maximum compute density and energy efficiency for today's most demanding supercomputing needs. FatTwin is a versatile platform and additional models will be released in early Q3 2012 offering solutions optimized for GPU supercomputing and Big Data/Hadoop analytics.

Exhibits at the show include Supermicro's wide range of X9 Intel Xeon E5-2600 based platforms optimized for HPC. SuperBlade offers various blade configurations with a 56Gb FDR InfiniBand switch for high-speed interconnectivity. The GPU Blade SBI-7127RG provides the highest compute density with 20 GPUs and 20 CPUs in 7U and the double-density TwinBlade SBI-7227R-T2 provides 20 DP (dual-processor) server nodes with 40 CPUs in 7U. The SYS-1027GR-TQFT offers an extreme 4 GPUs in 1U and the 2U 6 GPU SYS-2027GR-TRF is ideal for scalable cluster computing. The SYS-7047GR-TRF SuperWorkstation accommodates up to 5 GPUs and recently received NVIDIA Maximus certification making this system a powerhouse for engineering, design and simulation applications. Supermicro's advanced 4-Way MP (multi-processor) systems targeting mission-critical, data-intensive applications will be represented with the SYS-8047R-7RFT+.

In addition Supermicro will display its A+ line of AMD Opteron 6000 servers including the 4U rack mountable quad-processor AS-4042G-TRF and the 2U Twin(2) AS-2022TG-H6IBQRF offering four hot-pluggable dual-processor 16/12/8-Core nodes in a 2U form factor. Supermicro A+ Blade solutions include the 4-Way SuperBlade SBA-7142G-T4 with ten hot-pluggable quad-processor 16/12/8-Core nodes in a 7U blade enclosure and the double-density TwinBlade SBA-7222G-T2 with 20 DP 16/12/8-Core nodes in a 7U blade enclosure. Supermicro offers complete computing solutions with its 10G/1G Ethernet switches including two new models that also support free-air cooling operation in ambient temperatures of up to 47 degrees C.

Visit Supermicro at ISC'12 in Hamburg, Germany at the Congress Center Hamburg (CCH), booth #520 or browse Supermicro's total line of high performance, high-efficiency server and storage solutions at http://www.supermicro.com.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Supermicro (SMCI), the leading innovator in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology is a premier provider of advanced server Building Block Solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, HPC, Enterprise IT and Embedded Systems worldwide. Supermicro is committed to protecting the environment through its "We Keep IT Green" initiative and provides customers with the most energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly solutions available on the market.

Supermicro, SuperServer, SuperBlade, TwinBlade, 2U Twin(2), Building Block Solutions and We Keep IT Green are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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Legal Fraternity Questions Arrest of His Holiness Paramahamsa Nithyananda

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On June 15th, 2012, Life Bliss Foundation stated that the voluntary peaceful fast and prayer undertaken by Paramahamsa Nithyananda and thousands of followers worldwide, in protest against the arrest has been called off following the release.Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 17, 2012 As is being revealed to the world now and even in the local print media The Times of India [http://timesofindia ...

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Shenzhou 9 launch, China rocket, June 16, 2012 – Video

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16-06-2012 06:36 WIKIPEDIA: The Shenzhou 9 spacecraft arrived at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on April 9, 2012[1] and its launch rocket arrived on May 9. On June 9, 2012, the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft and its carrier rocket were rolled out to launch pad in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.[2] Shenzhou 9 will be the second spacecraft to dock with the Tiangong 1 space station, and the first manned docking. The aim of the mission will be to perform a docking with the Tiangong 1. This mission may be followed by the manned Shenzhou 10 which is planned to be launched in 2013. The mission's crew includes the first female Chinese astronaut, Liu Yang.

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Chinese spacecraft docks with orbiting module on mission to lay space station groundwork

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BEIJING A Chinese spacecraft carrying three astronauts docked with an orbiting module Monday, another first for the country as it strives to match American and Russian exploits in space.

The Shenzhou 9 capsule completed the maneuver with the Tiangong 1 module shortly after 2 p.m. (0600 GMT), 343 kilometers (213 miles) above Earth. The docking was shown live on national television.

Astronauts will live and work in the module for several days as part of preparations for manning a permanent space station. The crew includes 33-year-old Liu Yang, an air force pilot and China's first female space traveler.

The docking was a first for Chinese manned spaceflight. In November 2011, the unmanned Shenzhou 8 successfully docked twice with Tiangong 1 by remote control.

Monday's docking also was completed by remote control from a ground base in China. A manual docking, to carried out by one of the crew members, is scheduled for later in the mission.

Two crew members plan to conduct medical tests and experiments inside the module, while the third will remain in the spacecraft.

Liu is joined by mission commander and veteran astronaut Jing Haipeng, 45, and crew mate Liu Wang, 43. The three are to spend at least 10 days in space on China's fourth manned mission, which was launched Saturday from the Jiuquan center on the edge of the Gobi desert in northern China.

China is hoping to join the United States and Russia as the only countries to send independently maintained space stations into orbit. It is already one of just three nations to have launched manned spacecraft on their own.

Another manned mission to the module is planned later this year. Possible future missions could include sending a man to the moon.

The Tiangong 1, which was launched last year, is due to be replaced by a permanent space station around 2020. That station is to weigh about 60 tons, slightly smaller than NASA's Skylab of the 1970s and about one-sixth the size of the 16-nation International Space Station.

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China astronauts make successful space docking test

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BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese spacecraft carried out a manned docking with an experimental space module on Monday, the latest milestone in China's ambitious effort to build a space station. The Shenzhou 9 and its three-person crew, which includes China's first woman in space, linked with the Tiangong (Heavenly Palace) 1 module just after 2:00 a.m. EDT (0600 GMT). State television carried images ...

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Red Sox Live Blog: Ryan Kalish Contributes to 7-4 Win Over Cubs In Return to Majors

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Final, Red Sox 7-4: Alfredo Aceves made it very interesting as he always does.

He loaded up the bases with Cubs without recording a single out. But after a sac fly, Aceves settled in and mowed down the lineup.

Before it got close, Franklin Morales did a remarkable job in spot start duty, yielding just two runs -- one should've been technically ruled unearned -- and had nine strikeouts through five frames.

Mid 9th, Red Sox 7-3:The Red Sox offense loaded up the bases again, but it was to no avail.

Still, at this point, the team holds a sufficient lead. It's worth noting that Kevin Youkilis was pulled out of the game for Nick Punto.

It'll be interesting to see what Red Sox skipper Bobby Valentine says and if it's injury-related.

End 8th, Red Sox 7-3: Heading into this inning, Starlin Castro was a home run away from the cycle.

He, instead, lined out to right field and that's likely the end of his attempts, barring the unforeseen.

Scott Atchison took the relieving reigns and made quick work of the team's lineup.

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NASA to test IRVE-3 inflatable reentry system

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Your spacecraft is falling from the skies at an initial speed of Mach 25. Your reentry heat shield, that has to survive a 7,800 degrees Celsius (14,072° F) plasma shock, is a finely tuned hi-tech amalgam of refractory metals and carbides and reinforced carbon-carbon ablation materials. Care to replace your mighty heat shield with a balloon? Not likely! But that is exactly what NASA is ...

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NASA satellite images capture commercial jet engine trails from space

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PUBLISHED: 21:13 EST, 17 June 2012 | UPDATED: 03:11 EST, 18 June 2012

Like a giant game of crosses without the naughts, these incredible jet engine trails can be seen criss-crossing the Atlantic from space.

NASA's Terra satellite captured these two amazing images of aircraft trails, or 'contrails' as they are known, spreading across the sky off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.

The spectacular effect forms in the wake of passing aircraft due to the extra particles and water vapor contained in their exhaust.

NASA said these it has observed these clusters of contrails lasting as long as 14 hours, though most get a shorter lifespan of four to six hours.

Jet trails: NASA's satellite captured the jet trails, pictured, criss-crossing the Atlantic on May 26

These photographs, taken over two hours on May 26, capture contrails that were likely caused by commercial aircraft flying west to North America from the UK and Europe.

The contrails are arrayed in X-shaped patterns and a cirrus cloud is visible to the left of both images.

The airplane signatures with distinct edges are visible in the first, older image, but two hours later have grown wispier and spread outward as winds have blown them south and east.

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NIT-T professor gets over Rs. 2.15 crore to stall erosion in pipes

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Under the Coal Science and Technology (S&T) Grant initiated in 1975, the NLC has been sanctioned Rs. 78.68 lakh

S.P. Kumaresh Babu, associate professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of TechnologyTiruchi (NIT-T), has received a grant of Rs. 215.31 lakh from Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited, as leader of a collaborative project with Neyveli Lignite Corporation, to prevent erosion of inner walls of steel pipes used in the mines.

Under the Coal Science and Technology (S&T) Grant initiated in 1975 to shore up production methods in sync with rising energy demands, the NLC has been sanctioned Rs. 78.68 lakh. The researches being carried out with the Coal S & T grants have been facilitating modernisation of mining methods to improve productivity and safety, and ensuring conservation and optimum utilisation of coal resources in the country with minimum damage to the environment.

Mr. Kumaresh Babu's four-year project is titled: Enhancing life of de-watering pipes in coal/lignite mines by prevention of erosion-corrosion with nano-crystalline surface engineering treatments. In NLC, the ERW (Electric Resistance Weld) carbon steel pipes used for hydro transport of slurry water from inside area of mines undergo considerable inner erosion due to fast moving solids in the slurry. The rate of erosion and corrosion depend on particle size, hardness, angle of impingement, velocity, pH of water, concentration of various ions, and dissolved oxygen.

The project would analyse basic causes for erosion corrosion of pipelines, mechanism of erosion-corrosion and to develop suitable nano crystalline surface engineering treatments to reduce erosion-corrosion.

The research areas of interest for Mr. Kumaresh Babu, who has 17 years of experience in industry and teaching, constitute metal casting, corrosion and surface engineering, and composite materials.

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Don’t Mind If I do – Mac Miller (WITH CRAFTFREAK123) – Video

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17-06-2012 19:08 Belle's Channel; Hey guys so it's belle uploading this! I edited this but I already uploaded a music video that me and nina made (: You have no idea how much work this was. We tried editing jump cuts on wmm but it took about 3 hours to edit 10 seconds because it kept freezing.. Then we tried sony vegas but it kept crashing. so we had to render all the clips together, put it back on my card, and import it on my desktop. In total it took about 5 hours of rendering and 5 hours of editing. The quality kinda died sorry :/ but i hope you enjoy! this was fun to make!

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NBA Finals: League uses social media to take fans courtside during finals in Oklahoma City

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The NBA's Jim Poorten stands on the basketball court of the Chesapeake Arena and uses an iPhone to snap a photo of the action on the court. He runs deep into the arena to connect to Wi-Fi and upload it as quickly as possible to one of the NBA's official Twitter accounts.

NBAs Jim Poorten, right, uses his iPhone to take a picture of Oklahoma Citys James Harden before a recent game. Poorten will post it within minutes to one of the NBAs social media sites like Twitter and Facebook. PHOTO BY NATHANIEL S. BUTLER / NBAE

Within three minutes, more than 50 people have reposted retweeted the photo to their own fans as they watch the NBA Finals action between the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder unfold on Twitter.

As Poorten bounces around the arena snapping photos and taking video with more access than most to the players, he wants to give the public the fly on the wall viewpoint, he said. As he shoots, he keeps in mind the stories and scenes in the arena that he would retell to his friends after the game one photo offering courtside includes rapper Lil Wayne and NBA super fan James Jimmy Goldstein.

Poorten's actions mimic the thousands of fans throughout the arena who are telling the NBA Finals story in their own ways to friends via their preferred social media sites. The NBA's extensive social media web, however, is in place to cater to an audience of millions of people around the world who want to feel as if they are in Oklahoma City and Miami for the NBA Finals, watching and analyzing the games courtside.

This operation involves cameras placed high in arena rafters, video teams and photographers on the ground, people as far away as New Jersey and New York monitoring trending topics and other social media activity and editing photos, former NBA players-turned-TV analysts keeping NBA TV vibrant with new shows, others updating stats for the NBA mobile applications and NBA.com and more. The teams come from NBA Digital, NBA Entertainment, league partner Turner Sports Digital and from throughout the NBA operation.

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Toxic capsules help the medicine go down in China

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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hou Zhihui breaks open a cold-medicine capsule, pours the powder on to a piece of steamed dough and folds it together. He passes the miniature bun to a colleague who pops it in her mouth. That is his response to the discovery of 77 million capsules made of industrial gel containing chromium, a carcinogenic heavy metal, the latest in a series of safety problems blighting ...

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