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Beef w. beef tongue and beef tendon mixed w. hot spice dressing
This dish made w. chicken thigh meat and cucumber drizzled w. hot spicy sauce
This dish is a must try! Thin slices of pork belly and slices of cucumber and bean sprouts
Tea mushrooms are very healthy for the body but it bit chewy on texture mix w. cured pork it's a very authentic Hunan dish
A hunan stable food this dish consists of cured pork belly chicken and fish it is hand cured at our restaurant for up to a week and then steamed so the meat stay soft and not jerky like this dish especially goes great with white rice
Dried radish is a very common food to be eaten by the hunan people here we mix it w. our cured pork it's a good dish to go with rice
Made famous by chairman Mao, there are a lot of braised pork belly in China mostly consist of soy sauce based but chairman Mao did not like the taste of soy sauce so the chefs specially made this dish for chairman Mao without using soy sauce they made the pork fatty but not greasy and keeping its rich red color without using soy sauce
This meat ball dish is normally cooked for special occasions weddings and birthdays but we made it for everyone to enjoy it on a daily bases. The dish consist of large pork meat balls with filet solo fish
This dish is made w. pork blood ham tripe bean sprouts frozen tofu w. a soupy hot and spicy sauce
This dish is made w. baby back ribs wrapped w. sweet sticky rice it's a sure dish that will go great w. the little ones
A stable food for the hunan people thinly sliced pork bellies stir-fry w. jalapeno pepper
One of the best dishes to eat w. white rice the pork belly is steam until it well melt in your mouth
The string beans are pickled so it has a sweet and sour, mixed w. the minced pork it goes well w. white rice
This pork kidney dish is made w. a very famous hot sauce called Old Mama's hot sauce
One of our dishes more on the spicy side a taste for true spice seekers
Zilan which is the spice cumin mix w. beef and white onion
One of our more spicier dishes this minced beef is stir fried w. four different kind of hot peppers
This dish is made w. cumin spices the beef is purposely made well done so it has a nice chewy texture
This sweet and salty dish even though it's called Phoenix is made of chicken claw, hunan people love to eat this dish w. some rice wine
A everyday dish on the farm for the hunan people in China the traditional way of making this dish is to use a whole chicken and every part of the whole chicken but at our restaurant it is made w. chicken thigh and drumstick and potato
A dish highly recommended by our chef it's a must try is your dish lover, it comes w. string mushrooms, thick vermicelli noodle, soft tofu and cucumber
This fired whole fish is a dish that is traditionally from Sichuan made w. fermented beans and assorted chili
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Excellent connection with Okęcie, Central and Western Railway Station and "MORDOR".
Two metro stops from the Centre
Free WiFi in every corner of the Hostel
We are located in the close proximity of Galeria Mokotów, Służewiec Racetrack, grocery stores, restaurants, pharmacy, three hospitals (MSWiA, cardiological-orthopedic and pediatric).
The legendary street of Woronicza and TVP, the "Stodoła" club and many other attractions available almost within a reach.
2 minutes on foot to the bus, 4 minutes to the tram, 10 minutes to the metro.
Garden and terrace available to our guests. 5 minutes by bike to Pole Mokotowskie.
Free parking in the immediate area.
Fully equipped kitchen.
We provide ironing board, iron and hair dryer on a guest`s request.
Smoking is forbidden in the entire property
Small pets are accepted.
HopHop is a tastefully decorated hostel which offers a comfortable and affordable accommodation in an excellent location in the green part of Mokotów.
HopHop is an ideal accommodation for those who appreciate a tranquility and peace while still want to reach the bustling city (or get to work in Mordor) within 15 minutes.
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4 Kg Seasonal Fresh Fruits In Handle Basket Fruit bouquet is quite interesting to make and delicious look, I am using are all real fruits. Fresh fruits apple, mango, banana, Kiwi, orange, grapes and all fruits, it`s a great gift for health. :-- Buy flower special
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The Indian pharmaceutical market is the third largest in the world in terms of value and is expected to reach US $ 55 billion by 2020. However, the industry still has a lot of scope to reduce its energy consumption and limit its share of carbon footprint.
In order to address these concerns, Schneider plans to make pharma plants 'future ready' by improving their financial performance through reduction in energy costs and improving processes, reinforcing plant security which involves protecting staff, equipment and reputation and creating a technology blueprint by adopting a modular approach to build a world-class plant.
The company recently organised a seminar on 'Future Ready Pharma Plants' at a Vadodara-based hotel to discuss what was needed to leverage technology to keep processes and technologies at peak performance.
"As product innovations drive pharma giants as well as third-party manufacturers, embracing change becomes imperative for maintaining and creating a competitive advantage. This is pivotal to ensure both product pipelines and bottom-lines are secure, while accelerating return on investments," said Shrinivas Chebbi, vice president, India and SAAR of Schneider Electric India's eco buildings and partner projects segment.


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Almost 10 years ago we bought a home. It was a beautiful four bedroom three bath home. It had a two car garage, unfinished basement, and a HUGE yard! It was perfect for a family with three growing boys. The school district was great and I was so excited that after 4 moves up on the real estate ladder we had finally found a home that I could finish raising my kids in. I was NEVER moving again.
Then life happened.
A few years after purchasing this perfect house Makenzie was conceived. We took down the the car wallpaper boarder. We then painted what was my youngest son's blue and bright green bed room a pastel pink and green complete with a new butterfly and flower boarder on the the wall. My son got moved into his big brothers room and we were ready for a new baby girl. Our home was still perfect.
After Makenzie's accident we started talking about wheelchairs. At the time Makenzie was still a baby. For a couple of years I could just throw her over my shoulder and haul her anywhere. I didn't give the multitude of stairs in my home much thought until Makenzie started walking in her gait trainer. Then she got a real wheelchair and started spending more time in it. She loved to be upright and able to see the world not to mention it was much better for her body then laying in a ball on the floor. The stairs became a big problem.
Our home went from perfect to anything but overnight.
Ten years into a mortgage I planned to see to maturity I was faced with a huge delima. My goal to pay off my home at a reasonable age started to fade with each passing day. I became very clear that one day my once perfect house would be need to be sold and a new home would need to be attained in order to continue to care for Makenzie. This became a weight I carried around for several years and was never far from my mind.
Shortly after the first of the year God took my fear and worry. He opened door after door. God provided us first with the perfect home for our families new needs. Then He provided the means to widen hallways and doorways. He provided brand new floors and an air conditioner. He provided the man power and generosity of a single company to get it all done in less then three weeks. To put icing on the cake God then provided a full price offer on our now less then perfect home.
On Friday afternoon we finally closed on our old house. There were no issues and in less then an hour the papers were signed and the key was handed over. DONE! A flood of emotions came over me driving home. Some of it was realizing that our home now officially belonged to someone else but most of my raw emotion was realizing yet again how faithful God has been. It was the final piece in moving on with our lives and the not so new normal our family now lives.
Today Makenzie can walk through her whole house. She can easily be taken anywhere we are. She now has her own room to keep all of her special stuff in and soon a beautiful mural will be created on her walls. We are waiting on funding to redo a bathroom that will be complete with a roll in shower, a tub that will accommodate a lift in the future and an accessible sink and toilet. There is a beautiful deck with a ramp built just for Makenzie out back which leads to a park in which Makenzie rolls around in her power chair. Our house is cool in the heat of the summer and every day something new ends up on the wall making this house feel more and more like a home. God is good! Only He knows what perfect is and man oh man does He ever do perfect well!
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The Centrifugal Supercharger Explained
The Centrifugal Supercharger Explained
Since we sell more centrifugal superchargers than any other type of supercharger (twin-screw or roots), it's time we sat down and discussed exactly what the centrifugal supercharger is and how it works. Take a fresh breath of air, because this fairly detailed and technical. Don't worry if you don't understand exactly how it works - it really doesn't matter. The important thing is that it makes ridiculous amounts of power, which in turn makes your car faster, which in turn helps you get chicks - and that's what this is all about, right!??!?
The centrifugal supercharger compresses the air primarily at the point that the air leaves the supercharger impeller and is forced into the supercharger scroll. At this point the air is pushed through a venturi shaped bore. The compression peaks at the apex (narrowest point) of the venturi before being released into the scroll for discharge. This compression method allows the centrifugal supercharger to enjoy a fairly high degree of thermal efficiency, however, in order to produce significant amounts of boost, the centrifugal supercharger impeller must spin at very high rpms. In fact, the amount of boost produced by a centrifugal supercharger is proportional to the square of its impeller speed, which enables the centrifugal supercharger to make very high amounts of boost in the upper half of the engine's powerband.
Due to the design of the centrifugal supercharger and it's discharge scroll, the supercharger compressor can be mounted far away from the air intake. A discharge tube can be used to carry the compressed air from the supercharger compressor to the engine's air intake, or to an intercooler, making it very adaptable and easy to install. Also, because the centrifugal supercharger essentially acts as a high-speed fan, air can flow backward through the compressor under certain circumstances like quick deceleration or while shifting gears (rather than a fixed-displacement supercharger - roots, twin screw - which only allow air to flow in one direction). Supercharger manufacturers exploit these benefits by easily making the mounting hardware (hoses, discharge tubes, etc.) for a wide variety of vehicles at a very affordable price, without requiring the throttle body to be moved or modified as is the case with fixed displacement systems.
While the centrifugal supercharger is efficient, easy to install, adaptable, and cool (produces fairly cool air charge), there are several drawbacks that should be noted. First, because the compressor's impeller is gear-driven and spins at very high rpms (40,000+), centrifugal superchargers tend to be noisier (more whistley) than their fixed displacement counterparts (Powerdyne's Silent-Drive superchargers eliminate much of this noise by using an internal belt to drive the impeller rather than a gear-drive system). This whistley noise doesn't bother most people - in fact, we find that most of our customers like to hear their superchargers in action. The biggest drawback of the centrifugal supercharger is it's inability to make high levels of boost at low engine rpms. Typically, a centrifugal supercharger will make it's maximum (quoted) boost at the engine's redline rpm and nearly nothing at 1500-2000 engine rpm. Boost builds exponentially with engine rpm, meaning that boost comes on very quickly in the upper half of the powerband. While this normally isn't a problem for lighter cars with manual transmissions, it poses a significant problem to heavier vehicles, towing vehicles, or vehicles with automatic transmissions. If you have a truck, towing vehicle, or an automatic transmission, you may want to consider a screw-type supercharger, which makes full boost as low as 1500 engine rpm.
Compressor surge is a problem that affects all superchargers and develops when the supercharger is creating boost, but the throttle shaft is closed. This condition can occur under deceleration or while shifting between gears, and can cause the car to sputter and chirp. Under surge, the compressor forces air into the closed throttle body until the pressure inside the throttle body is higher than the amount of pressure being created by the supercharger, and the air pops backward through the supercharger. At that point, pressure is released inside the throttle body and the compressor forces air back through the scroll and into the throttle body, which again has nowhere to go, and the process repeats. While surge normally is not highly damaging to the engine it is certainly annoying and can cause damage with time. To eliminate these problems under surge conditions, a bypass valve (sometimes called an anti-surge valve) is used to release the excess pressure. The bypass valve is actuated using intake manifold vaccuum, which opens the vent valve and releases pressure in the air-intake. Air is either released into the atmosphere (blowoff valve) or recirculated back through the supercharger compressor (bypass valve).
SuperchargersOnline.com carries centrifugal superchargers from the following fine manufacturers: ProCharger (ATI), Paxton, Powerdyne, and Vortech. If you you think a screw-type supercharger would better suit your needs, try Whipple Industries, Kenne Bell, or Jackson.


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Valentine's Day is coming up.
We just got a shipment of Valentine's Day candy in at the supermarket. There are boxes of candy samplers, alot of choclate truffles in the shape of hearts, and heaps and heaps of Hershey's Kisses stuffed into bags. Reginald told me put it all onto the shelf.
My manager, Reginald, has been acting a little strangely about the store since the flood. Now, he doesn't like to put things on the bottom shelf. Unless they are inexpensive things.
Reginald: What are you doing? Don't put the candy on the bottom shelf. The wrappers will get wet.
Me: The wrappers?
Reginald: Yes, put the candy on the top shelf. We need to make sure all our valuble items are kept safe. And, I want you to take all the Hershey's Kisses out of the sacks and line them up induvidually on the second to top shelf. Got it?
Me: Ummm. Ok.
Now, the candy is a little hard to reach on the top shelf. Unless you use one of the lawn chairs we sell in isle twelve. But the candy is on isle one, so that would make it difficult.
Here is a picture of me lining up all the Hershey's Kisses. Doesn't it look like I want to eat one? I didn't. We are selling them for five cents each.
This is the first Valentine's Day where I've had somebody send a valentine to. I'm sending one to Lucy.
Here is what I said.
I want you to be my valentine,
if it's ok with you too, thats very fine.
I hope you enjoyed this little rhyme,
want to come visit me sometime?


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The CDSA Bowletariats seized the means of reproduction and raised $10,380 (so far*) for this year's National Abortion Access Bowl-a-Thon! The Bowl-a-Thon is a nationwide series of local and virtual events that allow individuals and teams to raise funds for their local abortion fund. The Bowletariats raised funds for the Chicago Abortion Fund (CAF), which has provided financial support to people in the Midwest needing assistance paying for an abortion for over 30 years.
As the anti-choice movement threatens abortion access online and as abortion rights are under attack in places like Indiana, Kentucky, Iowa, Mississippi, and Louisiana (to name a few), we must be be unequivocal in our support of bodily autonomy, abortion rights, and reproductive justice. Abortion is one of the safest medical procedures. It is health care that everyone should have access to. As CAF's mission states, "We boldly affirm a person's right to choose whether to parent or not and that right should not be determined because of age, race, marital status – and most importantly, economic status. We support reproductive justice." Our Bowletariats Bowlers couldn't agree more and are already looking forward to next year's Bowl-a-Thon!
*There are still a few days left to get a last minute donation in, and donations through April 30 will be matched!
Update: As of May 8, 2018, the Bowletariats' team total reached $10,773, CAF raised $58,580, and the National Network of Abortion Funds total reached $2,003,903.02!
If you're interested in getting involved with our Socialist Feminism Working Group, you can find info about the next meeting here!


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Achronix is a privately held fabless corporation based in Santa Clara, California and offers high-performance FPGA solutions. Achronix's history is one of pushing the boundaries in the high-performance FPGA market. Achronix offerings include programmable FPGA fabrics, discrete high-performance and high-density FPGAs with hardwired system-level blocks, data center and HPC hardware accelerator boards, and best-in-class EDA software supporting all Achronix products.
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Primary Responsibilities:
The employee will be responsible for block-level IP RTL design as well as full chip-level integration RTL design for Achronix's FPGA products. The employee is expected to take independent ownership of complex design challenges, which may include:
- Micro-architecture development
- RTL code development
- Timing constraints development with STA team
- Performance modeling
- Post-Si bring-up
- Third-party IP analysis and integration
- System-level reference design creation
- Automation development for FPGA specific IP generation
The employee is also expected to participate regularly in interactions with global teams spanning System Engineering, Software, and Product Engineering.
- Expertise in micro-architecture development and RTL coding
- Hands-on experience at the implementation of DDR PHY/Controller with a strong understanding of the die-level and board-level protocol as well as design requirements is a must. Should be able to validate third-party IP for performance/area and SoC integration
- Automation and scripting experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with a proactive mindset
- Strong knowledge of Network protocols (PCIE or Ethernet) is a big plus
- Hands-on experience in integrating/Validating System interconnect (AXI interconnect) is a plus
- Experience with system level performance modeling is a plus
- Experience with post-Si bring-up and debug is a plus
- Experience with synthesis and STA is a plus
- Preferred BS/MS and 9+ years of experience in RTL design and verification
- Previous experience in at least 3-4 product developments, including post-Si bring-up


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The Quality Management Tool
The use of a quality management tool within your organization will benefit both your organization and your target audience. Any of the multiple types of tools a project manager has available to them to help increase the quality and consistency of their product, are only beneficial when used.
For this reason, knowledge about the quality management tool to be used is necessary. This is where training comes into play for the quality team. The most cost effective of all the tools are the quality software programs. These have many different tools inside of them that will make the job of controlling quality easier and more efficient.
The quality management tool that is used along with online project management software throughout the entire execution phase of the project's lifecycle is the quality monitoring program. This is the one that checks the specification of the deliverables as they are being produced. This allows the project manger to know if there is a problem with the production process or the equipment being used. This is indicated when there is a greater rate if failures of be deliverable as they are being inspected.
By using the quality management tool in listing each of the specifications, you will be able to determine where the failure is occurring in the process. This will help to find the root cause of the problem. This can be from the equipment, the manufacturing process, or even the raw material being used to make that component of the deliverable. This allows for the problem to be pinpointed and resolved so the fabrication of your product can resume with minimal delays. It will also help to increase the profitability of your deliverable by reducing the amount of waste in terms of unsellable products.
The use of a quality management tool in your manufacturing process is the best way to make the deliverable you claim to be producing. It is also the best possible manner in which to produce a consistent product your target audience can rely on. This will keep them happy and returning for more, thus, helping you to create a reliable and consistent revenue steam.
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On November 12th, I suddenly remembered that it was exactly three years since the momentous Hay Festival. So grateful for the blessings of books and poetry and the vibrant, beautiful memories.
Last night your faded memory came to me
As in the wilderness spring comes quietly,
As, slowly, in the desert moves the breeze,
As to a sick man, without cause, comes peace
Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Translated by Vikram Seth
Coming soon! The Re-engineers (HarperCollins) A walk through the boundaries between fiction and reality


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Blue Badge (disabled parking) scheme eligibility consultation
People with hidden disabilities could soon have greater access to blue badges under new plans proposed by Transport Minister Jesse Norman MP
The proposals, which would herald the most significant changes since the blue badge was introduced in 1970, would help remove barriers to travel for people with conditions such as dementia and autism, allowing them better access to work, shops and amenities.
This is part of the drive for greater parity between the treatment of physical and mental health conditions
Currently, about 2.4 million disabled people in England have a blue badge, allowing them to park on roads without charge and normally without time limit.
Around 75% of blue badge holders say they would go out less often if they didn't have one.
The Department for Transport (DfT):
- is considering amending the regulation which requires a person to "have a permanent and substantial disability which causes inability to walk or very considerable difficulty in walking"
- is considering amending the current requirement that the disability be "permanent and substantial" to "enduring and substantial"
- proposes that healthcare professionals other than GPs undertake mobility assessments
- asks for views on providing automatic badge eligibility to those people who receive 12 points for the 'planning and following journeys' activity of the mobility component of Personal Independence Payment, for non-physical mobility issues
This is part of the government's objective is to ensure that those people with the greatest need have access to badges, whilst ensuring the scheme remains sustainable.
You can read the full consultation document by visiting: 'Blue Badge scheme: consultation on eligibility' and if you would like alternative formats (Braille, audio CD, etc), please contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
Please respond online or complete a response form and email it to: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Hard copy of the response form can be posted to:
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When responding, please state whether you are responding as an individual or representing the views of an organisation.
If responding on behalf of a larger organisation, please make it clear who the organisation represents and, where applicable, how the views of members were assembled.
The consultation period began on Sunday 21st January 2018 and will run until Sunday 18th March 2018, please ensure that your response reaches the Department of Transport before the closing date.


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Today I am so happy to share the most amazing project with you. It is called "Overcome The Lie" and when Ashley, the visionary, shared the passion behind it with me: "We are empowering a generation of women to overcome every lie because Jesus overcame the grave." I knew this is a ministry I want to support and be a part of. I've invited Ashley to share more with you... listen to her heart and visit the links below to join. I've personally been so encouraged by it already, I know you will be too!
"Sometimes it is like our hearts wrestle with these truths we find inside of our heads. It is as if our head is screaming that it is right and yet our heart dances with those things, unsure if it can be trusted, unsure if it quite safe enough. I have a list of things I believe without a doubt in my head and I have a list of things I believe without a doubt in my heart, but those two lists are not the same.


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The objective of business valuation is to answer the question: 'How much is a company worth today?'
Company valuation helps:
Although in most cases a company has a certain emotional value for the owner, an impartial analysis constitutes a prerequisite to the commencement of any further negotiations.
Business valuation identifies specific values and assessments as well as thorough explanations to all components that affect the value of a company.
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Creditinfo's business valuation process uses the discounted free cash flow method (DFCF) which can be defined as the present value of future cash flows expected on the assets. The analysis is based on historical and current indicators of the company. Calculation of the present value of future cash flows can be used in the process of assessing the value of any company, whereas this method has proven to be the most accurate in case of private businesses.


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By Liane Bonin of HitFix.com
Whoot! It's the finale of "Top Chef"! I'll be honest; I'm rooting for Richard. I'm sure Mike is very talented and he only sweats into some of the food he cooks and he doesn't steal recipes that often, but really, he's not a contestant I can get behind. Richard has stuck-in-the-80s hair and he's clearly so neurotic it must be hell to be married to him, but I love the fact he makes crazy food that sounds disgusting but must be good, as he's gotten this far. But enough rooting. Let's get on with it!
Tom and Padma announce the final challenge – each of the two finalists must create the restaurant of his dreams, concocting a four course tasting menu in the process. The chefs are as excited as rabid dogs, because they are ready to COOK, dammit. Mike missed his honeymoon, so he has to win. Really? Is that some kind of reality TV show bylaw or something?
Fifteen of the chefs from this season are back! And if they want to cook with one of the finalists (and I'm not convinced they do, because, hello, free trip to the Bahamas), each one must cook an amuse bouche in thirty minutes. Then, Richard and Michael will choose their teams based on a blind taste test! Bah! What tastes like Marcel so they can avoid it?
Richard picks Spike. Spike looks sad about this, because he has jet ski reservations. Richard is worried about Spike. I can't blame him.
Mike picks Tiffani. He's not extremely thrilled, but he thinks she can do it.
Richard picks Angelo. Richard is psyched, because Angelo was on his wish list along with Dale and Antonia.
Mike picks Jamie. He's bummed, because Jamie moves like a turtle and likes to cook chickpeas for hours on end.
Richard picks Antonia! Yay! He's excited but he's worried. She just went home, so her head may not be in the game. But hey, she's not Marcel.
Mike picks Carla. Good choice. Mike feels like he has his three angels on his team. As in "Charlie's Angels." I was thinking one angel, one dock worker and a tired panhandler, but I guess that's another TV show.
They'll be serving 70 customers and they have to design their menus right away. Mike gets lots of suggestions from his team. He says he's open to suggestions, but we discover in one hot minute he isn't really. He's one step away from telling the girls to shut up and cook, you can just tell.
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And the Tie Goes to … Due Process
Debtors must provide known creditors with actual notice of a claims bar date if they want the bar date to apply to those creditors. Such was the holding in In re Majorca Isles Master Association, Inc., Case No. 12-19056-AJC, Dkt. No. 222 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. March 27, 2014), where the bankruptcy court stated that when both a debtor and a creditor are "guilty in the handling of a claim and the [d]ebtor is aware of the creditor's claim, then a tie goes to the creditor[,]" and the creditor's claim will be allowed.
In Majorca, a building developer (the "Creditor"), asserting an unsecured claim against the debtor, sought relief from its failure to file a proof of claim prior to the claims bar date. It was undisputed that the Creditor was not listed on the debtor's schedules, was not included in the mailing matrix, and was not served with notice of the claims bar date. However, it was also clear that the Creditor was aware of the debtor's bankruptcy case prior to the claims bar date — the Creditor had been involved in pre-litigation mediation with the debtor in which the claims between the parties were discussed.
In its Motion to Deem Late Filed Proof of Claim as Timely Filed, the Creditor relied upon the principles of "excusable neglect" and "due process." The debtor, on the other hand, argued that the Creditor's claim should be barred because the Creditor failed to investigate its claim, despite knowledge of the bankruptcy proceeding. Applying the excusable neglect standard enunciated in the Supreme Court's Pioneer case, the bankruptcy court determined that allowing the Creditor's late-filed claim would not prejudice the debtor, would not adversely impact the efficient administration of the case (there was no reorganization plan before the court), and would not adversely impact other creditors (the debtor had not yet paid any claims). In addition, the court found no indication that the delay in filing the claim was based on the Creditor's bad faith.
Not resting solely on the Pioneer standard however, the court stated that "[t]he [d]ebtor has a duty to determine which creditors should be listed as pre-petition creditors and which creditors should be included on the mailing matrix and given actual notice of a [claims bar date;] … [a creditor's k]nowledge of the existence of the bankruptcy case is no excuse for not providing [the creditor] actual notice." The court explained that when a debtor fails to include a known potential creditor as a claimant on a mailing matrix and fails to give the creditor actual notice of a claims bar date, the creditor is denied due process. Indeed, even constructive notice by publication may be deemed insufficient. In sum, the court held that because known creditors of a debtor are entitled to actual notice of a claims bar date before their claims can be extinguished, the court allowed the Creditor's late-filed claim.
Despite the favorable decision for the Creditor in Majorca, creditors are advised to be more vigilant in determining their rights and deciding how to assert them in a bankruptcy case. Otherwise, creditors may find themselves having to rely on the results of litigation.
If you have any questions about this decision or its implications, please call your principal Mintz Levin attorney or one of the attorneys noted on this advisory.


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Note: This is not the current version of Symantec Workspace Virtualization
Build number 6.1.5104
Symantec Workspace Virtualization was previously released as Altiris® Software Virtualization Solution™.
Symantec Workspace Virtualization is a revolutionary approach to software management. It lets you put applications and data into managed units called Virtual Software Packages (VSPs). When you put an application into a VSP, you completely avoid conflicts between the application and other applications installed on a computer. You can also instantly activate, deactivate, or reset the application. If an application is broken, you can reset it to return it to its original state
Symantec Workspace Virtualization is available in two versions:
Support has been added for 32-bit versions of Windows 7.
Several enhancements were made to increase performance when streaming virtual packages.
New profiles exclude feature has been added to support excluding all files from a user's profile. This lets Workspace Virtualization integrate with Workspace Profiles.
Resolved Issue
|Article ID
|Certain variables do not resolve until a user has logged in for the first time. Before testing, make sure each user has logged in to the computer at least once.
|Upgrading from 2.1 to 6.1 causes the new version to not install properly.
|SWV's WMI provider not registered after an upgrade from 2x to 6.1
|Long login time (6 minutes) when logging into domain. Corrupted profile if RTO VP is installed and enabled.
|Unable to run multiple instances of FireFox at the same time.
|Cloned layers do not inherit the layer attributes set for the main layer.
|Only apply patch files to deactivated layers. Not doing so can cause the patch to not be applied properly.
Workspace Virtualization is designed to virtualize standard desktop applications and does not support server applications.
The following client operating systems are supported:
Symantec Workspace Virtualization trialware is available at http://www.symantec.com/business/endpoint-virtualization-suite
Complete installation instructions are included in the Symantec Workspace Virtualization 6.1 User's Guide. This guide is available with the product download.
Workspace Virtualization 6.1 SP1 supports upgrading directly from the following releases:
Click Help > About in Software Virtualization Solution Admin to see the version that is currently installed.
Existing layers are upgraded to the 6.1 layer format the first time a layer is activated. After a layer is upgraded, it cannot be used in previous versions.
To Upgrade the SVS 2.x Agent:
To upgrade to the Workspace Virtualization 6.x Solution, uninstall the previous version and then install the new version.
The following are unresolved issues in this release.
|Known Issue
|Article ID
|Msvcp60.dll is missing on Windows 2000.
|Folders added to Windows 7 libraries are not excluded when the My Documents global exclude is set. You need to add explicit exclusions for folders you add to the library if they are not located in the My Documents folder.
|How to re-GUID a merged layer to update a layer without having to perform an additional capture on each machine on which it is being used.
|When KeepLayerFilesInLayer is enabled, copying a layer file with a base process creates the copy in the base.
|Visio 2007, when captured in SWV, will not run on a different PC if running Vista (failed initialize)
|Upgrading NS6 Solution (2.1.2062) adds Everyone group to every SWV package in software delivery portal.
|FSL2GetFullNonLayerPath() returns path with SID of currently logged on user rather than of user specified in path.
|Patch files created with SWV 6.1 (pre-MP1) must be recreated for use with SWV 6.1 SP1. Patch files created in SWV 6.1 MP1 do not have to be remade.
|Simultaneously running Trend Micro and SWV causes significant system slowdown.
|When using SVSCMD if a space exists in the path during capture it would fail if it was a MSI.
|Adobe Photoshop CS3 doesn't capture correctly on Vista.
|Launching Word 2007 on Vista gives multiple error messages.
|Cloned layers do not inherit the layer attributes set for the main layer.
|Uninstall of upgraded SVS agent and installed streaming agent throws fatal error during uninstallation.
|Dependent layers are not getting activated when rebooting the machine.
|Only apply patch files to deactivated layers. Not doing so can cause the patch to not be applied properly.
Using the "Run from my computer" installation option while creating an Office 2007 layer for a Vista machine avoids receiving error 1606.
|Properly accessing synced offline files in Windows 7 or Vista requires adding a global exclude.
|Potential bluescreen when uninstalling SWV 6.1 prior to upgrading to SWV 6.1 SP1
Software Virtualization Solution 2.1 SP2 does not support applications using transactions during the installation on Vista. Office 2007 and Adobe 8 both run transactions during capture. The current work-around is to create the Virtual Software Package on a different operating system.
|Creating a string value in a registry during capture on Vista
If you create a registry string value when you capture a layer, two values are created and the string data is put in the second registry value. The current work-around is to create the Virtual Software Package on a different operating system.
|Elevation issue with dragging and dropping files into the Edit Layer dialog box
When logged onto a Windows Vista computer, dragging and dropping files in the Edit Layer dialog box fails.
This issue occurs only on Windows Vista computers when elevated rights are required. This problem does not occur when you run Symantec Software Virtualization Solution Admin on a Windows Vista computer as an elevated administrator.
|SVSCMD requires the administrator token
You must run SVSCMD in a process that uses the Administrator token.
|Office launches repair
When you launch Microsoft Office 2003 or 2007 for the first time as a limited user, Microsoft Word performs a repair. This repair does not affect operation.
|Variables not available on Windows Vista computers
The Variables COMMONFAVORITES and LOCALSETTINGS are not included in Windows Vista so they are not used.
|Short file names do not resolve properly
Programs that store path information in the registry that use short file names (for example, C:\progr~1 instead of C:\Program Files) might not function correctly when virtualized. This is an issue only if the base or a program in another layer uses the same short name abbreviation for a similar but different path. To resolve this issue, install the program to a directory where the first six characters of the folder name are unique.
|Files saved to a non-system drive may not be visible when a layer is exported
If a file is saved into a layer on a drive other than the system drive (the C drive on most computers), the file may not appear when the layer is exported and imported onto another computer.
|Fonts in a layer are not available to the application
When using an application that is in a layer, some of the application's fonts may not display correctly. The work-around is to move the fonts to the base. A utility has been developed to move a layer's fonts to the base. See http://juice.altiris.com/tech-tip/270/problems-with-svs-and-fonts-try-this.
|Altiris Recovery Solution cannot complete a full snapshot
Altiris Recovery Solution cannot complete a full snapshot on computers running Software Virtualization Solution. To resolve this issue, add an exclusion to the ProgramIgnoreList value in the registry for the Recovery Solution agent.
|Registry permissions not checked in priority order
When Software Virtualization Solution checks registry permissions, it does not do it in priority order. It checks the base first.
|Shortcuts created by explorer.exe are not saved in layers
If you create a shortcut that references an application in a layer after the creation of the layer, the shortcut is not saved in the layer. The shortcut still appears when the layer is deactivated.
|A blue screen sometimes appears when a computer is restarted after the installation of the Software Virtualization Agent
On computers that use a non-English Windows operating system and that have Symantec AntiVirus for Windows installed, a blue screen may appear after the Software Virtualization Agent is installed and the computer is restarted. To resolve this problem, install the SAVCE9_KStackMinFree.reg file. This reg file creates a KStackMinFree registry value of 2200 that resolves the problem. You can download this registry file at http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/docid/2002071208532048
|Delete Layer from Software Virtualization Solution does not report the event to Notification Server
When a layer is deleted on a client computer, the event is not reported to Notification Server. This issue causes the Notification Server database to be out of sync with what is actually on the client computer and causes errors when trying to perform other actions on the layer.
|Broken links to task icons
If you upgrade or repair Task Server on a Notification Server 6.x, any links to the icons of existing Tasks are broken. The tasks are still functional but the icons do not appear. To repair the links to the icons, run a repair of Altiris SVS Task in Add Remove Programs.
|SWV on a computer with UPHClean causes log off lock up
If a computer has Microsoft's User Profile Hive Cleanup service (UPHClean) running, the computer tends to freeze at "Saving your settings ..." if Software Virtualization is installed. This problem occurs even when no layers are active.
|Things To Know
|FSLX.SYS and running Windows in Safe Mode
FSLX.SYS is not loaded when a computer is started in Windows Safe Mode. Therefore, any diagnostic or recovery utilities that run in safe mode should not be installed in a layer.
|Restart required after the installation of the Software Virtualization Agent
After the Software Virtualization Agent is deployed and installed, the client computer must be restarted for the agent to become active.
|Clean machine captures
We recommend that you build your virtual software archive files on a clean machine. This ensures that all required files and registry settings are captured in the package.
|How Altiris Recovery Solution backs up Virtual Software Packages
Because Symantec Workspace Virtualization redirects files in Virtual Software Packages, program and data files that are in layers are not backed up in the regular file system. Consequently, you cannot view them in the Recovery utilities. However, the redirect files in the C:\fslrdr directory are backed up.
For example, if you have Microsoft Office in an active layer, the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office directory appears. These files are actually redirected to C:\fslrdr. When you do a snapshot or recovery, the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office folder is not recognized.
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This Fresh Roasted Tomato Soup is Easy…
Easy Tomato Salsa Recipe
There's nothing like tomato salsa in mid-winter, or any other time, too!
Tomatoes are my downfall and I usually plant far more than is necessary. To use them up our go to recipe is tomato soup, which we make and freeze so we can have it all winter long.
We also make tomato salsa because it's nice to have in winter as well. When the winter seems endless we drag out a jar of salsa, make some nachos, whip up a gin and tonic (Hendrick's please), and bring back memories of summer.
Salsa is the Spanish word for sauce and there are obviously quite a few variations on the theme. There are more recipes for tomato salsa on the internet than one can shake a stick at. A google search for tomato salsa got 3,690,000 hits. This one is a compilation of several we've made over the years and have come to use as a base recipe. We've found it's best to use pint jars as we usually need to open two half pint jars.
Use the best and tastiest tomatoes you have. The better the tomato, the better the tomato salsa. Remove the seeds and core but keep the fleshy inside. Then chop them into roughly 1/2 inch pieces. There is no need to peel them. Add black beans, corn, red peppers, green peppers, or any other vegetable you are to, just keep the eight cup measure constant. I added the kernels of three fresh ears of sweet corn to this batch for another hit of summer taste. Use the corn raw as it will cook perfectly in the hot water bath. The vinegar I use is Bragg apple cider vinegar with the mother still in the bottle. It has a nice tangy taste.
Start by adding your additional ingredients to the measuring cup then add enough chopped tomatoes to make the eight cups. I've found a good balance is to have at least 5 cups of tomatoes. The other ingredients are add-ons. Any less than five cups of tomatoes wouldn't really be tomato salsa, would it? A longer simmer provides the chance to evaporate off excess water for a thicker salsa if you like it that way. Just let it simmer longer than the recipe calls for and to your preference. As the tomato salsa cools in the jar some, not a lot, of the liquid will be reabsorbed into the vegetables. This recipe made three pints and a half pint. Mileage will vary depending on how thick you like it.
In this recipe I use 1/2 cup of jalapeños but you can jack that up to one cup. We find 1/2 cup gives this recipe a fair amount of heat and suits our taste. If you're a heat seeking missile type you could add ghost peppers or any other super hot pepper as your taste dictates. Like I said, this is a good base recipe so play with it over several batches. The worst that can happen is you'll have a pantry full of tomato salsa.
Though I've never doubled the recipe there is no reason why it can't be done. The only limitation is the size of your hot water bath canner.
After I made this batch I was in the garden picking more tomatoes for soup and realized I had scallions. Chopped scallions would make a nice addition to the recipe so the next batch will get 1/2 cup to see what happens. Since this tomato salsa recipe is goof-proof I can't see where it would hurt to try.
What's your favorite tomato salsa recipe? And don't forget to see our Youtube channel with more cooking and our 2 Minute Kitchen Tips series.
- 3 each corn, off the cob
- 8 cups tomatoes, chopped
- ½ cup Jalapeno Peppers, seeded and minced
- 1 large White Onion, diced
- ½ cup chopped fresh Cilantro
- 1 tbsp. salt
- ¾ cup Cider Vinegar
- 1 each lemon, juiced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 each lime, juiced
- Bring your hot water bath pot to a boil and add the clean washed jars for extra sterilization.
- Chop and seed the tomatoes. It's okay to have the inner flesh of the tomato. Cut the kernels of three ears of corn and add enough chopped tomato to make eight cups. Add all ingredients to a stock pot and bring to a boil for 5 minutes. There's no need to cook the corn before adding it. It will cook in the hot water bath just fine.
- Ladle into jars leaving 1/4 to 1/2 inch headspace. Place lids and rings on tightening the lids only finger tight. Process in a hot water bath for 15 minutes.


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Client machine is configured as:
ip address 192.168.0.5 and gateway 192.168.0.1
After i reboot centos,iptables rules are not all gone.
Router machine:two interfaces eth0:116.X.X.X(static ip) eth1:192.168.0.1
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE
iptables -A FORWARD -i eth0 -j ACCEPT
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Grand Manan
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM AST 28 January 2020
Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind northerly 15 to 20 knots increasing to northwest 25 to 30 Wednesday afternoon.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Freezing spray beginning Wednesday afternoon.
Temperatures minus 1 falling to minus 6 Wednesday evening.
Issued 05:00 PM AST 28 January 2020
Tonight and Wednesday. Seas 1 to 2 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 28 January 2020
Thursday Wind north 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 in the afternoon.
Friday Wind westerly 15 knots.
Saturday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to east 15 to 20.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EST 28 January 2020 Today Tonight and Wednesday Ice free.
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Ice Conditions
Ice ForecastsIssued 10:00 AM EST 28 January 2020 Today Tonight and Wednesday
Ice EdgeIce edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4435N 6330W to 4420N 6245W
to 4555N 5930W to 4745N 6040W to 4805N 6010W to 4935N 6145W to 4945N
5810W to 4830N 5920W to 4725N 5930W to Newfoundland near 4710N
5525W. Sea ice west then north then east then north of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Warnings (In effect)
Freezing spray warning in effect
Grand MananIssued 8:00 PM AST 28 January 2020
Moderate or severe freezing spray is occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Technical Marine SynopsisIssued 8:00 PM AST 28 January 2020 Tonight and Wednesday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 995 mb located east of Laurentian Fan.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Wednesday low 984 mb located southeast of the
Grand Banks.
At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight high 1027 mb located over northern Ontario.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Wednesday quasi-stationary high 1031 mb located
over western Quebec.
Marine Weather StatementIssued 8:00 PM AST 28 January 2020 Marine interests are advised that all gale warnings have been ended.
Marine interests are advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Fundy, Grand Manan, eastern shore, Sable, Fourchu,
Cabot Strait, Northumberland Strait, Gulf-Magdalen,
Chaleur-Miscou, and Anticosti.
St. Lawrence - St. Lawrence River Area
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Rosy Lum, Chief Analyst for TransmissionHub, has been covering the U.S. utility industry for over six years. She began her career as an energy journalist at SNL Financial, for which she established a New York news desk. She covered topics ranging from energy finance and renewable policies and incentives, to master limited partnerships and ETFs.
Thereafter, she honed her energy and utility focus at the Financial Times' dealReporter, where she covered and broke oil and gas and utility mergers and acquisitions.
She can be reached at [email protected] or at (347) 799-2802.


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Over the past few years, it's been so much fun to shop for vintage and salvaged finds. Each time I hit the treasure trail I really never know what I'm going to find which makes it that much more exciting. Sometimes, I'll come home with exactly what I'm looking for and other times I'll come home empty handed. Spring is a great time to shop antique malls like The Pickers Market, estate sales, charity shops and Spring festivals. Here's a quick look at how you can celebrate Spring with Vintage and Salvage Finds:
Layer Old Windows or Frames – This old window frame used to have the coolest bubble glass panes. Even after one of the panes got damaged, I still couldn't bear to throw it away so we used it on the mantle and then in one of the bedrooms as wall art.
Stack Up Collected Pieces of Ironstone – There is something about seeing a collection of ironstone that makes me swoon. It's not always easy to find in this area so when I see a piece I love, I scoop it up!
Discover a New Vintage China Pattern – vintage china is relatively inexpensive making it the perfect complement for your Spring tablescapes inside and out
Display Your Favorite Baskets – thinking about Spring without thinking about baskets would be crazy town. These are a few of my favorites over the kitchen cabinets but don't forget that baskets come in smaller sizes too.
Consider Painting Furniture in a Spring Inspired Color like Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, Duck Egg – This color is still one of the most popular in my booth!
Layer Spring Inspired Linens – Consider using vintage linens in new ways like this old apron we turned into a pillow. You could also make bunting, rag wreaths or napkins with old quilting scraps.
Find an Unexpected Use for Old Items – I'm sure at one time these springs were used as part of an old bed but we use them to help corral the mail. I've even seen them lined with decorative paper and filled with candy and snacks as part of birthday lunch buffet.
Incorporate Galvanized Metals – When you're out shopping this season look for galvanized buckets, feeding stations, watering cans, troughs or garden accessories you can use indoors.
Decorate with Potted Plants – I use potted plants on the porches, tables and throughout the house. Before you bring a new plant inside make sure you understand the plant's care needs to ensure a proper water and sun schedule.
Use Nature Inspired Elements – there are so many plants blooming right now and new bird families chirping in the yard. Take a nod from nature and use soft colors like greens and blues or use material like nests, sticks or moss to create a look you'll love.
I hope these ideas have helped spark creativity with your Spring decorating ideas!
Many blessings,


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Review: Kingsman: The Secret Service
Kingsman almost gets away with its ambitious, self-serving tomfoolery; that is until everything it took careful measures to craft falls completely apart in a self-destructive orgy of violence and absurdity.
That is to say, this exuberant and cheeky British action-adventure wants simultaneously to be new and nostalgic, proper and filthy, righteous and careless. It mocks cinematic tropes only to embrace them later. And at its most bizarre moment, it becomes aggressively gratuitous having been so notably asexual.
When the credits finally roll, which takes far longer than it needs to, Kingsman (cumbersomely subtitled The Secret Service) has run from clever to proud, from fun to frivolous. For this lively and polished film starring Colin Firth as a member of a historic league of well-manicured gentlemanly crusaders, one that runs out of a London haberdashery, loses focus after successfully juggling characters, tones, and stories.
While investigating the strange disappearances of scientists and dignitaries around the world, as well as the sudden death of a fellow agent, Firth's Harry Hart, known as Galahad (all have code names after Arthurian legend), is grooming a prospective young candidate to take on Kingsman duties. Director Matthew Vaughn for quite some time proves adept at working with multiple stories: teasing a megalomaniac's anarchic plan, following Galahad and company's investigation, and fleshing the evolution of young Eggsby (Taron Egerton), the possible future Kingsman and son of a former agent with a troubled family life.
So amid esoteric conversations between Samuel L. Jackson's wildly-dressed and eccentric American billionaire philanthropist and his deadly assistant, a treacherous Kingsman training program, and the doings of the elders (including a fantastic Mark Strong and Michael Cain), there are moments of heightened action and violent thrills.
All the while Vaughn winks and nods and has characters spout references to pop culture spy movies, looking to both honour and surpass what we have come to expect.
Eventually, though, Vaughn loses focus, and Kingsman doesn't simply veer away from its fun, cartoonish drama; it spectacularly crashes and burns, destroying so much good will.
It's a disappointment too; so much of Kingsman allows for the viewer to enjoyably escape into the grounded absurdity that the film creates. We can accept mesmerizing agility from our heroes who so casually dispatch a half-dozen armed men while dodging bullets, never spilling a drink or losing composure. See, the Kingsman pride themselves on being gentleman: a bespoke suit is the armor, an umbrella and pen the weapons, and they do not sit down unless invited to do so by their host.
Of course they're ready to dispense justice as they see fit, be it towards generic henchman or bar floosies that need to be taught a lesson.
Which is all fine; these hypocrisies exist across the board in the action genre. It's when Kingsman becomes far more brazen and boastful that it ruins its own pleasurable nature. It's as if all the adults left the room for the third act and those in charge just want bloody anarchy. A bloated finale becomes ridiculous even with respect to the already established ridiculous world, dragging on to a predictable ending with all the action movie clichés (countdown clock, wayward-shooting bad guys, obligatory sex joke) it overtly declares its avoiding.
Kingsman, for its kinetic direction and charming leads, can't help but stand up at the end and say everything short of, 'look at what a cool movie I am.'
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Annual Lecture on World Religions and Interreligious Dialogue
Enlightened discussion about our multireligious world
The Annual Lecture on World Religions and Interreligious Dialogue, begun in 2005, is sponsored by the Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus, a collaborative effort of MTSO, Pontifical College Josephinum and Trinity Lutheran Seminary.
Hosted by one of the three consortium schools each year, the lecture presents representatives of and experts on a variety of religious traditions.
For more information, contact Paul Numrich, professor in the Snowden Chair for the Study of Religion and Interreligious Relations.


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Good morning! I thought this week we go back one year to when PineRidge Hills was just getting its feet wet in Blogland….so I'm going to share some of our most popular, and some of my favorite days here on the mountain! Your going to need another cup of tea this morning……
Lets see how Autumn played up here at PineRidge one year ago………Our mornings are still Misty!
The Boyz still love to play on the deck, although Oliver is starting to feel his age a bit more this year. December 3rd will mark Oliver & Duncan's 11th birthday(The Westies) and Elvis' 8th!(Our adorable Yorkie)
Well, Fall decorating certainly took over this time last year! My poor husband didn't know what hit him! But I was in "Home Goods" heaven……..You know its a bad addiction when the store manager knows your first name!
I shared a few sunsets….there's just something about looking up and seeing all that beauty it never ceases to amaze me…..
And yes, John Henry is still keeping a watchful eye over the family! I actually started writing about the travels of John Henry, keep your fingers crossed….maybe publishing it one of these days! But for now, you can visit with John Henry again….here
Well, I hope you enjoyed our look back! Will have more tomorrow and Thursday will be our "A Year In Tablescapes"…..and Friday is all about PineRidge Hill's "FOOD" History!……
I will also have a surprise for you……On Fridays, I'm starting our "PineRidge Story Opera! You know, how there are TV's soap Opera's? Well, I am starting a story opera……yup, I'm writing, and you are all going to be my critics AND you will decide how it ends…..So please come on back every Friday for the latest chapters……and leave your idea's and comments….I'll be posting this on Facebook also…..
So enjoy your Tuesday…….do something fun and remember to laugh at least once today…….


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Making the case for dedicated physical desktops in the data center
Data-center-based desktops come in many shapes and sizes, but have you ever considered just using dedicated physical desktops in the data center?
There are a few categories when it comes to data-center-based desktops: Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) means hosting desktops on virtual machines; server-based computing (SBC) means remote desktop servers; and I'd argue that we should add another -- data center physical desktops.
Data center physical desktops are simply physical PCs in the data center. The benefit is that all the ways we manage and support physical desktops outside the data center are directly applicable to this technology.
Why not VDI?
The reason I argue for data center physical desktops is that pooling and sharing resources (like with VDI or terminal services) is bad for desktops. That setup may work great for servers, but desktops are not servers and need to be considered differently. I realize that as a long-term virtualization guy, this is heresy, and I fully expect my virtualization friends to either burn me at the stake or stage an intervention to help restore me to my senses.
I fully expect my virtualization friends to either burn me at the stake or stage an intervention.
Desktops need to be a scale-out solution, not a scale-up one. Most desktop management methods work well with a small number of users and get much harder when the user count increases. Usually the biggest challenge is scaling up pools of shared resources, like keeping storage performance high as the desktop count increases. As you add more users, you need to also add more resources. One way to do this is to have dedicated physical resources for each user, guaranteeing that as you add users, you add resources.
My second reason is that the Windows operating system is designed for fairly modest but dedicated hardware. Take a look at the optimization guide for Windows from your favorite VDI vendor. It asks you to make a hundred configuration changes to Windows; you end up with a very nonstandard Windows build. And you'll notice that the majority of the changes are about minimizing the resource demands for Windows, which is really important if you have a shared pool of resources.
If you deploy data center physical desktops, each Windows instance has the dedicated hardware resources it expects. There is no need to disable a heap of services so they don't hog the Gigahertz or Gigabytes; those physical resources are dedicated to this desktop. Take the shared resource recommendations out of the optimization guides, and you are left with just optimizing Windows for remote display -- often simply cosmetic changes.
Benefits of data center physical desktops
One of the biggest frustrations of virtualization is capricious vendor support, where they refuse to support virtualizing an application. No matter how bogus this refusal is, there is still a risk to the business if software vendors withhold support. With dedicated hardware, the application can be locally installed on the physical PC; no virtualization is involved, so support is identical to a physical PC. Removing that software vendor support risk may allow some organizations to adopt data center desktops where they couldn't previously do so.
Data center physical desktops are also about having nonshared hardware, while both VDI and server-based computing use one piece of physical hardware for multiple users. But it does not require that a particular desktop be dedicated to a user; floating assignment should still work with data center physical desktops, just like VDI or SBC.
Any profile management tool that works with physical Windows instances will also work with data center physical desktops, as will any Windows and application management tool. Since the desktops are still in the data center, all the consistency and ease of control should be the same as they are for VDI. Group Policies work great and streaming virtualized applications off a file share is a breeze. Data center physical desktops could even work well with your existing desktop deployment tool. There is no hypervisor to give you template-based deployment, nor shared storage to give you disk linking, so you will manage data center physical desktops much more like physical desktops.
So what do you need to make data center physical desktops a reality? The biggest thing is to have physical desktop hardware that fits into a scale-out platform in the data center. Rackmount PCs don't work -- only 20 per rack. Blade PCs are barely better -- about 60 per rack. You need a dedicated hardware platform that delivers hundreds of dedicated PCs per rack; these will need to use a different form factor than blades, but they use shared power and network like a blade enclosure.
It's also a huge challenge to get the PC density and cost to compete with virtualization. Plus, brokers need to support physical PCs and do so with full-performance remote display protocols; this is not currently true for all desktop brokers.
If we can get some high-density desktop platforms and good support for protocols, we could see a lot more uses for dedicated hardware in the data center.


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