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+ Installation Guide Overview
- 1 Minimum Appliance Requirements
- 2 Standard Installation
- 2.1 BIOS Configuration Checks
- 2.2 Starting the Installation from ISO/USB media
- 3 Virtual Storage Appliance - VM Template Creation
- 4 Software RAID1 for Boot/System Disk Configuration
- 5 Install Process for QuantaStor Virtual Storage Appliances (VSA)
- 5.1 Installing to VMware Workstation 9 (Virtual Storage Appliance)
- 5.2 Installing to VMware ESXi (Virtual Storage Appliance)
- 5.3 Installing to Oracle VirtualBox (Virtual Storage Appliance)
- 5.4 Installing to Citrix XenServer v7.x (Virtual Storage Appliance)
- 5.5 Installing to Microsoft Hyper-V (Virtual Storage Appliance)
- 5.6 Installing QuantaStor VSA to an Amazon EC2 Instance
- 6 Troubleshooting the installation
- 6.1 Troubleshooting Hardware RAID Boot Configuration Issues
- 6.1.1 Installing to an LSI MegaRAID, Adaptec, or LSI 3ware controller
- 6.1.2 Problem: It won't boot to the Installation CD
- 6.1.3 Problem: Installation works fine but after I reboot the screen is black
- 6.1.4 Problem: It asks me to insert a CD-ROM driver
- 6.1.5 Problem: It won't boot up after the installation completes
- 6.1.6 Problem: Install fails part way through
- 6.1.7 Problem: Install fails with error 'Select and Install Software'
- 6.1.8 Problem: My system disk doesn't show up in the list of disks to install the QuantaStor system onto.
- 6.1 Troubleshooting Hardware RAID Boot Configuration Issues
Minimum Appliance Requirements
- Intel Xeon or AMD x64 bit server (or virtual server)
- 16GB RAM for bare-metal/physical appliances -or- 4GB RAM for virtual storage appliances (VSAs)
- The QuantaStor Appliance will install and run in 4GB of RAM. With this memory configuration basic functionality will work. Certain QuantaStor features such as Gluster and Ceph will require additional memory. For a production class machine, a general rule of thumb is 1GB RAM per 1TB of disk. For QuantaStor Silver Standard Edition, Gold and Platinum Enterprise Editions OSNEXUS support will assist in proper hardware sizing for each deployment.
- 2x disks for system/boot drives (SATA/SAS or virtual)
- Boot drives should be hardware mirrored and should be at least 100GB in size
- One or more disks per appliance for storage pools.
- Block devices used to create storage pools can be of any type (SSD/NVMe/PCI SSD/SATA/SAS/FC/iSCSI/AoE)
- Download QuantaStor USB/ISO Installation Media for installation
- The QuantaStor ISO image is a hybrid ISO that allows for installation from DVD media or USB media like thumb-drives. More detail on creating a USB bootable flash drive for installing QuantaStor is available here.
Standard Installation
BIOS Configuration Checks
Boot Order
Before installing QuantaStor from the ISO, two changes must be made to the BIOS. First the USB or CD/DVD device with the QuantaStor ISO media must be selected as the primary boot device so that the install media loads at the initial install time. Second, the system disk, (the disk the system will boot to after installation has completed) should be the selected hard disk to boot from and assigned to the second position in the BIOS boot order. After installation is complete you will need to remove the ISO installation media.
Power Save Settings
Make sure that your storage appliance server is set to the Performance settings. You do not want the drives to go into power save mode as this can cause stability problems. QuantaStor is not designed to hibernate or sleep like a desktop operating system.
IPMI/iDRAC Settings
Be sure to apply an IP address to the server's IPMI port so that you can remotely access the console. This is especially important for triage of connectivity and network issues.
Starting the Installation from ISO/USB media
Preparing the ISO/USB media
For bare-metal installation we recommend using a 8GB or larger USB stick. Once you've downloaded the ISO file from the OSNEXUS web site you can put it onto your USB device using software like usbwriter. Another option is to burn a DVD and use a portable USB DVD device to install from. Detailed instructions on how to put QuantaStor on to USB media is provided here for both Windows and Linux.
Insert and Boot from the QuantaStor USB Install Media
After connecting your QuantaStor Install USB stick to the server you will see the QuantaStor screen appear and it will automatically select 'English' as the default language and begin the installation process.
Selecting a hostname
The first question you will be asked as part of the installation process is what do you want to name the host. By default the name 'quantastor' is given, but you can give the system any valid host name. If you're setting up multiple appliances you should give them each unique names. You can also change the name later through the web management interface using the Storage System Modify dialog.
Selecting a network port
The second step in the console level installation process is the selection of which port to use for network communication during the install process. If the new QuantaStor system has a single network interface then it will automatically attempt to configure the using DHCP; if DHCP is not available then standard details will need to be provided (Static IP Address, Subnetmask, and gateway if applicable). If multiple ports are detected a menu will be provided allowing you to choose which interface to use for the management port. The installation process will use the network to try to get more recent versions of packages than those that are on the CD.
Selecting the device to install the QuantaStor OS
Finally, the configuration wizard will ask which partitioning scheme to use. We recommend 'Guided installation, use entire disk'. If you are planning to mirror your boot drive (highly recommended) then you'll want to use the Hardware RAID controller's configuration BIOS to create a RAID1 logical drive first. The next screen will ask you which disk you want to use as the system boot disk, at that point you'll select your RAID1 mirrored system/boot drive.
WARNING, this disk will be reformatted as part of the installation process so be careful to choose a disk that does not have data on it you need.
Bare-metal Installation is Complete
That's all the key questions you will be asked as part of the installation process. After the installation completes the system will reboot and will start-up the QuantaStor system. At this point you can login using the 'qadmin' user account and 'qadmin' password so that you can get the IP address of the system. To get the IP address just type 'ifconfig' at the command prompt after you have logged in. You'll see an entry for 'eth0' with an IP address assigned to it. Enter that IP address into your web browser to connect to your QuantaStor storage system via your favorite web browser so that you can start to configure the rest of the system.
A video of the installation process is available on the main web site in the Videos section.
Virtual Storage Appliance - VM Template Creation
If you're installing QuantaStor from ISO into a virtual machine you may also want to make that virtual machine (virtual storage appliance / VSA) into a template. With a template you can easily setup larger QuantaStor grids and try out multi-node features like HA, DR, scale-out NAS, etc. There are a few commands you'll need to run in order to prepare the VSA to be used as a template, they are:
sudo -i qs-util resetids rm /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules shutdown -P now
That will reset the storage system ID for the appliance and clear the network MAC address to port name mapping so that it can be reinitialized for each snapshot/clone you make of the VSA template. Note that when you clone the VSA be sure to check the box that says 'Reset all MAC addresses' as you need unique MAC addresses for the virtual network interfaces for each VM instance. Also note that for basic test configurations you'll want at least 1GB of RAM and 2GB of RAM if you're using scale-out NAS. You'll also want to assign the VM template a virtual disk to be used as pool storage and a 10GB or larger disk to be used for the boot/system disk. Last, you'll need a unique license key block for each VM instance so you'll need to fill out the Try Now form multiple times to get the keys you'll need, one per appliance.
Software RAID1 for Boot/System Disk Configuration
Software RAID for the boot device is not recommended. We recommend using two boot drives in hardware RAID1 as that is by far the easiest configuration to setup, maintain, and monitor through the QuantaStor web management interface. That said, it is possible to setup QuantaStor with mirrored boot drives using the mdraid software RAID driver using the general Ubuntu Linux documentation available online. If you do so you'll need to make sure that QuantaStor doesn't recognize the MDRAID swap and boot devices as storage pools '0' and '1', and this is done by creating a file called /etc/qs_poolblacklist.conf.
The contents of the file should look something like this when you're done editing it:
UUID=28d9d8b6-9fcc-4a66-9993-efc90c88f121 UUID=c2eec0d4-24da-4366-93e4-919f02c92198
To get the UUID of the storage pools you can get the information from the command 'qs pool-list' or you can get the information from 'qs-showlog' and look for the warning messages around the storage pools that it could not start. After you've edit the file you'll need to restart the QuantaStor management service like so:
service quantastor restart
Install Process for QuantaStor Virtual Storage Appliances (VSA)
Installing to VMware Workstation 9 (Virtual Storage Appliance)
There's really just one key step to successful installation on VMware Workstation 9 and that's to *not* use the Easy Installer. The Easy Installer will completely bypass the QuantaStor custom installation steps and will result in installing just plain Ubuntu Server. To ensure that the QuantaStor custom installation steps are run you must not use 'Easy Installer'. To bypass 'Easy Installer' simply choose 'I will install the operating system later.' and the virtual machine will be created with a blank hard disk. After you have created the VM instance you can then 'Edit Virtual Machine Settings' to point it to your QuantaStor CDROM or ISO image and begin the install. Here are a series of screenshots to illustrate the installation process:
Note that the default console user is 'qadmin' and the default password is 'qadmin'. The console account is completely separate from the QuantaStor web management interface account which is 'admin' with the initial password of just 'password'.
Installing to VMware ESXi (Virtual Storage Appliance)
Using VMware with ESXi requires some specific settings to be chosen as part of the VM creation process. In this section we'll go step by step through each screen the VM creation wizard in the vSphere Client so the overall process is a snap.
Installing to Oracle VirtualBox (Virtual Storage Appliance)
Getting a QuantaStor storage system setup as a virtual appliance is one of the easiest ways to get started with QuantaStor to test out the features and get a feel for the product. To install QuantaStor as a VirtualBox virtual appliance you'll first need to download the virtual appliance from our downloads page, and you'll need to install the latest version of VirtualBox from their website http://www.virtualbox.org.
Once you have the quantastor_vsa_ovf.zip file downloaded you'll need to unzip the file. In there you will find a file with a .ovf extension and some associated files, that's what you'll be importing as a virtual appliance. Now you'll need to startup VirtualBox and select 'Import Appliance..' from the 'File' menu. Next you'll select the .ovf file that you unzipped from the quantastor_vsa_ovf.zip in the previous step. That's all there is to it. Note that by default QuantaStor is setup to use Bridged Networking so that your hosts can access the exported iSCSI targets exposed by the VM.
Adding disks to your QuantaStor Virtual Storage Appliance
Configuring your QuantaStor VSA VirtualBox appliance
Now that you have one or more disks attached to your imported appliance, all you need to do now is to start it up and configure it as per the general Getting Started Guide.
Installing to Citrix XenServer v7.x (Virtual Storage Appliance)
Running QuantaStor as a virtual storage appliance (VSA) can be installed from our ISO. There are just a few steps to get started.
After clicking the 'New VM' option, you will need to select the 'Ubuntu Trusty Tahr 14.04' option and click 'Next'.
Next you'll need to name the virtual machine and click 'Next'.
Next select the ISO image that you intend to install from, whether this is from an ISO library or DVD drive. Select the latest QuantaStor ISO and click 'Next'.
Next select the home server and click 'Next'.
Next allocate processor and memory resources. For a test environment 1 vCPU and 1GB of RAM is fine, but you will need 2GB of RAM if you're using scale-out NAS. Click 'Next'.
You might be given an option to assign a virtual GPU. In this example we don't have a GPU and for QuantaStor you won't need one so just click 'Next'.
Next configure the storage. We recommend 6GB or more for your virtual machine, but more than 32GB is unnecessary unless you plan to install custom applications on your virtual storage appliance. Click 'Next'.
Next configure networking. We would recommend at least 1 virtual network interface. Click 'Next'.
Now you're ready to create the virtual machine. Take a moment to go over the selected configuration. When you are happy to proceed click 'Create Now'.
Installing to Microsoft Hyper-V (Virtual Storage Appliance)
Running QuantaStor as a virtual storage appliance (VSA) can be done by installed from ISO, but there's a few configuration changes that you'll need to make after you create the virtual machine.
One change is to add a Legacy Network Adapter as the installation process will not be able to access the network using the standard adapter. To do this navigate to the VM's settings. In the 'Add Hardware' section, add a 'Legacy Network Adapter'. Now configure this to your choosing. Then select the network adapter created from the create VM wizard, and remove it.
The next change is during the installation of QuantaStor. When the iso is first being loaded hit the 'f6' key when on the language selection screen (you may have to hit it before you see the screen as Hyper-V sometimes doesnt load the screen in time before the language is selected). This will bring up an options screen. Hit 'f6' again to bring up 'Other Options', and then hit escape to close it. This step is to bring up the boot options string that we will now modify. In the boot options string that is listed remove 'nodmraid' and 'acpi=off'. You will also want to add the field 'vga=788' to fix some graphical issues that occur sometimes. Now hit enter to start the installation.
The options on the left should be changed to look like the options on the right.
You can now install QuantaStor onto your virtual machine just as you would any other operating system. Note that you should allocate at least 1GB of RAM to your QuantaStor VM and you should allocate at least a 30GB + the number of GB in RAM virtual hard drive for use as your boot/system disk. Example: A system with 32GB in ram should have atleast 62GB in hard drive space.
Here are some of the problems you may encounter if you do not make these changes. As you can see the graphics might not be displayed properly, and the disks may not be discovered.
Installing QuantaStor VSA to an Amazon EC2 Instance
The following steps summarize the process for installing QuantaStor in the Amazon AWS cloud by starting with an Ubuntu Server 14.04 image and then upgrading it to a QuantaStor Virtual Storage Appliance.
Selecting an Amazon Machine Image
We currently do not have an Amazon Machine Image for QuantaStor so the installation procedure requires upgrading a stock Ubuntu Server 14.04 image to use as a starting point. You'll find these in the AMI image marketplace here: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/B00JV9JBDS
EC2 Firewall Configuration
Be sure to open up the TCP port 3260 to your QuantaStor system so you can access your iSCSI devices from other machines in the cloud. Next you'll need to open up the TCP port 22 on your QuantaStor system so you can login to the SSH to the console. You'll also need access to port 22 for remote replication. Finally, open up port 80 and/or 443 so that you can access the QuantaStor web management interface, and if you're going to be replicating between a local QuantaStor instance and your Amazon Cloud instance you'll need to open TCP port 5151. In summary, open the TCP ports 80, 443, 5151, & 3260.
EC2 PEM Files / SSH Login
When you create and download your .pem key file, remember to use PuttyGen to convert the .pem key into a .ppk private key that you can load into Pageant, after that you'll be able to login to the system as 'ubuntu'. If you're not familiar with PuTTY, it is a free SSH client for Windows that allows you to login to the QuantaStor console remotely over a secure connection. You'll need to login to your Ubuntu Server Amazon Machine Image using SSH in order to upgrade/convert it to a QuantaStor system. PuTTY is available here [1]:
Upgrading the Amazon Machine Image
To install QuantaStor onto your Amazon machine image after you have it created you'll need to login to the VM via SSH and run these commands:
echo "deb http://packages.osnexus.com/packages trusty main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/osnexus.list wget http://packages.osnexus.com/packages/osnexus.gpg apt-key add ./osnexus.gpg apt-get update apt-get install qstorservice qstormanager
Installing the QuantaStor Kernel
QuantaStor requires a number drivers which are not included with the standard AWS Ubuntu 3.13 kernel. As such a kernel upgrade is required to upgrade the system to a QuantaStor kernel build. This is done by running the following script as root:
sudo qs-kernelupgrade
Note that the qs-kernelupgrade stage will pause and report some grub errors and dkms errors as it goes along and these should be ignored. Please give the upgrade process at least 20 minutes to run. After the kernel upgrade is complete and you're presented with the command prompt again, it'll be time to reboot the VM.
reboot now
After the reboot verify that the system started with the new kernel. You'll want to see 4.4.0-112-generic in the output from running uname like so:
root@ip-10-XXX-XX-XXX:~# uname -a Linux ip-10-XXX-XX-XXX 4.4.0-112-generic #135~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jan 23 20:41:48 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Install Remaining Packages
Now to finish we need to install winbind and update the kerberos default config file:
apt-get update apt-get install winbind ceph radosgw cp /etc/krb5.default /etc/krb5.conf
Now verify that the AD config script is working:
/opt/osnexus/quantastor/bin/qs_cifs_dc_setup.py --get_service_config
You should see some output that looks like this:
security = user workgroup = WORKGROUP realm = kdc = QS-KDC trusteddomain =
Troubleshooting the installation
Troubleshooting Hardware RAID Boot Configuration Issues
Installing to an LSI MegaRAID, Adaptec, or LSI 3ware controller
It is highly recommended that QuantaStor be installed to a mirrored (RAID1) pair of system disks so that no downtime is experienced in the event of a disk failure of the boot/system disk. The underlying Linux operating system on which QuantaStor builds has support for software RAID which could accomplish this but the recovery scenarios would be somewhat complex. As such the most efficient route is to use a hardware RAID mirror using the same RAID controller that you're using for your storage pools. Note that currently you must set aside two full disks for QuantaStor's system disks in order to make a RAID1 mirror to install too. QuantaStor has very limited storage needs so two small capacity 250GB drives will suffice for the boot/system drive (any type will work HDD/SSD and SAS/SATA). For deployment as a Virtual Storage Appliance the QuantaStor OS needs only a modest 30GB plus the amount of GB in RAM of disk space, though 50-100GB or more is recommended for larger configs.
Creating the RAID1 Mirrored System Disk
The first step will be to use the RAID controller's BIOS based configuration system to create a RAID1 mirror using two disks. With the 3ware controllers you can enter the BIOS by pressing Alt-3 during boot, and with the MegaRAID you can enter the WebBIOS by pressing Ctrl-H during boot. Please refer to the vendors documentation for complete details on how to create a RAID1 mirror using a pair of disks. For MegaRAID this will involve creating a Disk Group 0 with both disks and then a single Span with a single Virtual Drive.
Loading a Custom Built Driver During Install
With newly released hardware you may reach a phase of the installation where it is asking for you to load an external RAID driver. We recommend getting assistance from email@example.com so that we can review your hardware and firmware levels and to ensure that QuantaStor contains the latest version of the driver for your hardware.
Details of how to load a custom driver at Install time
At the phase where it asks to load a custom driver for your controller press 'ESC' and then choose 'Open Command Window' at the prompt. Next you'll need to mount and navigate to where your driver is located. For example:
cd /usbmedia/drivers/quantastor4/ insmod driver.ko
At this point the driver is loaded an you should be able to now detect your hardware RAID mirror disk and install QuantaStor to it. To do this you'll first exit the command shell.
And now you'll just need to choose 'Detect Disks' from the menu and the installation process will continue.
Problem: It won't boot to the Installation CD
- This is typically a BIOS configuration problem. You'll need to check the BIOS boot order to make sure that your CD or DVD drive is the first drive in the BIOS boot ordering. After that be sure to save your new BIOS configuration before rebooting. We have seen cases where the boot order is ignored and you will need to make the CD-ROM or USB CD-ROM the only boot device. In such cases you'll have to reconfigure the BIOS to boot from hard drive after the installation is complete.
- This could also be caused by a bad CD. Try burning a new CD from the QuantaStor ISO file and check the surface of the disk to make sure there are no scratches.
Problem: Installation works fine but after I reboot the screen is black
- One of the first things to check is your PCIe Boot Option ROM configuration. Most PCI cards from FC cards to NICs or RAID controllers all can be used to boot an OS. As such if you have multiple cards the motherboard can get confused strange things happen. To address this, look at your motherboard manual and disable the Option ROM on all of the PCIe ports except for the one containing the RAID controller that you're booting your QuantaStor system with.
- This can also be caused by the 'boot' flag missing on your designated RAID unit for the QuantaStor OS. The installation can complete successfully even when this is not set correctly so you'll only see this problem after the installation completes and it doesn't boot. Be sure to verify that the boot flag is set on the proper device in the RAID controller BIOS and that that device is selected as the first boot device in your motherboard BIOS.
Problem: It asks me to insert a CD-ROM driver
- You can skip that step and just continue on selecting the defaults ('none') and it will typically find the CD-ROM. This condition can occur when the system has multiple CD-ROM drives (or a virtual CD-ROM emulated by the BIOS). In some cases you may only have one CD-ROM drive but the BIOS is emulating a second drive hence the confusion to the installer.
Problem: It won't boot up after the installation completes
- Check your BIOS boot order to make sure that the hard disk you installed the system to is now the first item in the BIOS boot order.
- If that doesn't work check in the BIOS for the part that says 'Plug n' Play OS Support', and make sure that is set to 'No' or 'Disabled', then reboot.
- If that doesn't work it may be due to an on-board SATA RAID contoller. Some motherboards have on-board SATA RAID (ASUS, others), sometimes referred to as 'fake RAID' and some of these can cause problems while others work better when that SATA RAID firmware is turned on. Go into your BIOS and look under the 'IDE Configuration' page. In there you will typically have three choices, 'AHCI', 'IDE' and 'RAID'. Generally speaking, QuantaStor works best when you have it set to 'IDE'. That said, we've seen some systems that work better when set to 'RAID' mode, but be sure to not create any RAID sets with that hardware BIOS. If you have that turned on but have no RAID sets created through BIOS then the devices will just pass-thru to QuantaStor. There is a related problem with on-board RAID controllers that can occur when trying to create storage pools that you will want to check here.
Problem: Install fails part way through
- Try selecting 'F6' immediately when on the language selection screen appears. This will bring up an options screen. Hit 'F6' again to bring up 'Other Options', and then hit escape to close it. This step is to bring up the boot options string that we will now modify. In the boot options string that is listed remove 'nodmraid' and 'acpi=off'. You will also want to add the field 'vga=788' to fix some graphical issues that occur sometimes. Now hit enter to start the installation.
Problem: Install fails with error 'Select and Install Software'
- Prior to 1.5 you needed to make sure that the system you are installing QuantaStor on has access to the internet. There are parts of the installation process with v1.4 where it will try to update the package repository using the Ubuntu servers and if you have a firewall or web filter in place blocking the Ubuntu repository sites you will have installation problems that shows up as an error in the 'Select and Install Software' stage.
- Issues have also been seen with USB CD/DVD drives where the USB controller will go offline partway through the install. If you're seeing the install fail intermittently at different stages this is probably the issue, that or you have a bad CD.
- If it's a bad CD, you can burn a new one or check the MD5 hash to make sure it matches the one posted in our Change Log.
- If it's the USB controller then we recommend physically unplugging the power from your server for 10 seconds so that the motherboard fully powers down, then plug the power back in and reinstall. Powering off the motherboard seems to clear the on-board USB controller state and subsequently has resolved this installation problem on the HP server gear that we were able to reproduce it on.
Problem: My system disk doesn't show up in the list of disks to install the QuantaStor system onto.
- The most common problem here is partitioning. If the disk(s) you want to use for creating a storage pool have LVM partitions on them then QuantaStor will automatically filter them out to prevent you from inadvertently stomping on it. The way to fix this is to use fdisk at the console to delete the partitions off the device. We're looking at adding a 'Scrub Disk' command to remove the partitions off of such disks so that they can be prepared for use without having to deal with fdisk.
- This could also be a cabling problem. Some motherboards have multiple SATA/SAS controllers on-board. Try connecting your SATA/SAS boot drive to another SATA/SAS port and/or separate controller.
If all else fails, try installing plain Ubuntu Server 10.10 on the system and then use the upgrade guide to install the QuantaStor packages. This is a great way to triage problems since if Ubuntu doesn't install and run then there's a problem that's not specific to the QuantaStor installer. That typically points to a BIOS configuration or a cabling problem.


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Enamel can be worn down, especially when you chew. That's because you're scraping your teeth together, and if there's one thing that can wear down enamel, it's more enamel. Decades of chewing, never mind grinding your teeth when you're stressed, can leave you with misshapen teeth. Then again, some people are just born with irregular teeth.
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Cavities aren't the only thing that can damage your enamel. Teeth grinding can create worn spots in it. Highly acidic foods like juice or wine can also erode the enamel and make it weaker. And if you have a bacterial infection inside a tooth, it can turn your enamel brittle.
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AllHeart Radio Two – Good Friday to Easter Monday.
We love Easter here at AllHeart. To celebrate this joyous occasion (not to mention the fantastic 4 day holiday weekend), we will be celebrating with a very exciting music festival on air. From Good Friday we will be playing a massive array of wonderful tunes from The Great American Songbook.
Over 150 artists and composers
We'll be spanning over 60 years of talent in total, with Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Cy Coleman, Jerome Kern, Lerner and Lowe and, of course, Rogers and Hammerstein featuring. Songs performed by Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and many more will fill the spring air. And it's not just the 'oldies' who wil be coming along to sing their hearts out. Some of today's finest artists will also be lining up to belt out a classic tune or two. Artists like Emili Sande, Michael Buble and Robbie Williams.
We hope you'll be a part of it with us and join in all the fun of this wonderful holiday weekend. We are really looking forward to it.


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At the first hint of warm weather in Northern California, chick peas become a favorite staple in my kitchen. Few foods of such humble appearance equal the chick pea in flavor, versatility and nutritional value. With a little preparation, these homely legumes are easily transformed into a variety of savory dishes.
Chick pea history dates back to what anthropologists refer to as the "Pre-Pottery Neolithic A" period (9500- 8500 BCE), which means that humans have cultivated chick peas since before the invention of pottery cooking vessels. Fortunately, twenty-first century chefs are not confined to cooking with hot rocks and open flame; simmering a pot of chick peas today is a much simpler task than it was in the Neolithic age.
It's best to use chick peas which have not lingered in your pantry for too long. Aged beans may not cook completely no matter how long they simmer. Pick over the chick peas and remove any small stones or debris. Rinse well and soak in fresh water for at least six hours or overnight. Soaked chick peas should require less than an hour to cook thoroughly. Basic cooking instructions may be found here: lisabsf.blogspot.com/2008/05/golden-garbanzos.html.
Summer Chick Pea Salad:
My favorite summer chick pea recipes are those with the fewest ingredients. Left to my own devices, I can happily snack on chick peas with nothing more than a sprinkling of sea salt. Often I add just a few fresh basil leaves or mint leaves and little olive oil. For something a bit more creative, start with a bowl of cooked and drained chick peas tossed with olive oil and fresh lemon or lime juice; add a few other seasonally available ingredients. Use the list below for inspiration:
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fresh marjoram or oregano leaves
baby spinach or arugula leaves
thinly sliced red onion
thinly sliced green onion
ripe tomato slices
ripe cherry tomatoes
sweet red, orange or yellow pepper slices
cucumber slices
kalamata olives
Hungarian paprika
hot red pepper flakes
toasted sesame seeds
umeboshi vinegar
freshly ground black pepper
sea salt
For healthy portable meals to take to work or school, use only a small amount of lemon or lime juice and other liquids so that ingredients don't leak in transit. Whole cherry tomatoes can be packed separately. The quality protein and other nutrients in a chick pea lunch will keep you energetic and satisfied for several hours.


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Web Site Privacy Policy of Battery Handling Systems, Inc.®
Last Updated 02/01/2013
Battery Handling Systems, Inc. (also "we" "us" and/or "our") is committed to honoring the privacy of our visitors ("you" "user" and/or "your"). The following privacy policy discloses our policies for information gathering and dissemination with respect to Battery Handling Systems, Inc.'s web site, www.bhs1.com. (the "Site").
We may change this policy from time-to-time by updating this page. For that reason, we encourage you to review this Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy") periodically and to take note of the date of the most recent revision.
We request that you carefully review this Privacy Policy prior to using our Site. By visiting the Site, you agree to the following terms and conditions, and also acknowledge and agree that these terms and conditions may change from time-to-time, and that any such changes will supersede the prior terms and conditions.
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Battery Handling Systems, Inc. collects IP addresses and related information for the purposes of system administration and to assess the traffic to our site. We aggregate this data with data on the pages visited by other users to track overall visitor traffic patterns. We use this information to improve our Site by making it more responsive to the needs and preferences of our users. We do not link IP addresses to your personally identifiable information.
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I saw a picture of a grilled portobello mushroom burger recently somewhere on the internet and couldn't not dream up my own. I roast the portobello mushroom in the oven with olive oil, salt, and pepper. In my cast iron skillet I heat up some olive oil on medium heat and toss in half a … Continue reading recipe: portobello vegan burger and oatmeal raisin olive oil cookies
recipe: asian almond butter-green curry shrimp with ginger lemon lime dressing
Shrimp: 2 T Olive oil salt TT 1/4 t black pepper 1/4 t cayenne 1/4 t dried oregano Dash garlic powder 1/4 red onion chopped 1 clove garlic, sliced tip of jalapeño (about a 1/4) finely diced 2 sticks asparagus 1/2lb shrimp Juice of 1/2 lemon 1/2 t of almond butter 1/2 t green curry paste … Continue reading recipe: asian almond butter-green curry shrimp with ginger lemon lime dressing
Here are pictures of a vegan Bahn Mi I made today. I got the recipe from the Love and Lemons blog. I freaking love a Bahn Mi. French baguette and Asian flava meet, fall in love, and marry so well! I have been craving one for all of 2017 without giving in. There's a most … Continue reading cravings
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The desert will remind you who you oughta be / It'll show you who you are / There's nothing to protect what you're hiding - from Like New Years Day by Sara Watkins. . 🌿 . . This picture was taken in the Judean wilderness in 2011 when I visited Israel on a fun trip … Continue reading desert tidings
I posted these resolutions to Facebook on Dec 31. Now I'm posting them here. I am proud to report that I am 2/3 the way into "Dry January," as I've dubbed it and it's going very well. 🙂 My concrete and abstract 2017 resolutions (bc once you post it on social media it's basically binding … Continue reading resolution
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Of Hermann Melville's Moby Dick PELEG: And what dost thou want of Captain Ahab? I don't think thou wilt be able to see him at present. I don't know exactly what's the matter with him; but he keeps close inside the house; a sort of sick, and yet he don't look so. In fact, he … Continue reading worthy wednesday monologue
The Heart Speaks in Whispers
Thank God for Corinne Bailey Rae! I'm listening to her recent album today on repeat. There's an intricate vastness to her music that has no other words but exclamations of beauty or silence in awe. I find feelings similar to standing on sand at oceanfront or looking up at clouds or stars, remembering the innate … Continue reading The Heart Speaks in Whispers


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Have you always wanted to blog but didn't know where to start? Running A Blog has never been easier due to rapid advances in technology. Here are some basis to keep in mind as you on the path to a successful blog.
Try being there for readers constantly. Make a habit or routine for your readers. If you are tempted to abandon your blog, think of your regular readers and followers.
When getting started with your blog, it may be wise to buy a domain name instead of utilizing a free site. It is not expensive to do this, and will make you seem more professional. Domain names, if you include words related to your blog in your name, it will make it easier to remember.
Keep your posts short and direct. While depth and details are important qualities to keep in mind, blogs that are too long and verbose will simply put your readers to sleep. Blog readers do not require detailed and other unnecessary information.They want you to get to the heart of the matter!
Use pictures wisely with your posts. Pictures are so much more than words proves it. This holds true when it comes to blog posting. Images can communicate with your viewers more than words alone. As such, it makes sense to incorporate pictures wherever possible.
Let your readers post comments and then respond to these comments.This will allow the reader participate on your blog and give you an opportunity to develop a bond with them. If people know you respond to the comments, then they are more likely to visit your blog again so that they can see what you said.
You need to choose topics that you have a lot of passion about your blog. This improves connections to your readers to form a bond with you and your blog alive.
Choose keywords to put in your blog that are unique and less-competitive keywords.
You should approach writing a blog as a business, researching and approaching it as a business. Learn from other bloggers, and use the different techniques and strategies that you have learned. Continuously improve and learn about new blogging methods will help you move forward.
It is important to make your keywords be italicized and bold. This makes the point of your keywords stand out and also improves your search engine results. If a keyword is easy to spot, more visitors will click on it, which helps your SEO and profits.
Are you trying to establish your brand or become an authority figure in a certain field? Maybe you simply want to earn a nice side income from blog posting. Maybe you have an assortment of aims in mind. You should understand your goals and make your blog around it.
This will keep your visitors feel like they have a role in keeping your blog alive. This kind of interaction encourages your readers to return again and again.
Try to make sure that you divide your longer blogs up into smaller ones. A very long post can be overwhelming for the the reader.
Giving away stuff is a good way to attract visitors. Everyone is interesting in getting freebies, and it does not have to be something big. Give away freebies regularly and you will be payed back nicely.People who know you do giveaways will frequently check your blog on a more regular basis so that they don't miss the chance to win!
Keep track of what they are up to.Your competition will no doubt be doing the same ideas in mind.
It is vital you use the appropriate font for your blog. You want to achieve the perfect balance, while readers will need to grab the magnifying glass to read tiny microtext.
Make each blog that you create is focused on a single topic.This tip to follow which will improve your blog's readability.
Try to discuss issues that are always be in demand. It makes sense to create blogs around concepts that have longevity, as this will attract the most traffic to the blog over the long term.
Make use of tabbed areas for articles that you want people to read. The section before your sidebars is a hot zone as well. You may create your best for the various categories from your site. This also gives your readers an idea of what you're able to find and will increase the visitor count for certain articles.
After reading this article, you should be better equipped to get into the world of writing a blog. Using the above tips, you will be able to construct a blog that you are proud to share with others. No matter what the purpose of your blog, these tips can help you to create a blog that will keep people coming back.


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Camping? Nope!
Well, after getting the new truck it seems that nature has been conspiring against us on a camping outing. Whenever we would like to go, the rain moves in. When we can't go (dogs need sitter) the weather is perfect. I'm hoping that we get at least one more camping excursion before the cold weather hits. I've already winterized the trailer, but we rarely use any water in it, and what we do use would be easy enough to winterize again after the tank is dumped.It's really frustrating having brand new equipment that you bought for specific purpose and can't … Continue reading Camping? Nope!


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Ante-post favourites for the title, IRB The Lord, came out gunning in the dying minutes to grab a 52-48 win over Phnom Penh Dragons in Saturday's Cambodian Basketball League thriller at the Beeline Arena.
It is still early days, the finish line is months and scores of matches away, yet The Lord performed like any well-touted fancy ought to, snatching victory from the Dragons, who led by six points at one stage in the fourth quarter.
The contest boiled down to one crucial three-pointer Monh Ratana scored from the perimeter after an in-and-out move from under the rim. That gave The Lord a distinct advantage of five points going into the last two minutes.
Dragons coach Michael Dibbern tactically called time out at this juncture to set a three-point offence. Regis Martin missed the first attempt and the Dragons were forced to foul to stop the clock. To their dismay, Monh Ratana bucketed both free throws, stretching the lead to seven.
Though Ben Laird sank a three-pointer for the Dragons, they were short by at least two regular baskets when the hooter was sounded.
The Dragons led 15-11 at the end of the first quarter, with Martin and Matsuki Nishikawa scoring four points each. However, they suffered a minor setback towards the end of the quarter as an elbow check on centre Erik Laughlin's face left him bleeding. He came back in the second quarter during which the Dragons allowed The Lord to knot the scores at 20-all.
Dragons nosed ahead 35-32 at the end of the third and skipped a little further in the fourth before The Lord caught up and passed them.
"Of course we are disappointed over the loss, specially after we led by six points in the fourth quarter. But we have improved a lot since our first game. With time we will get stronger," Dragons coach and CBL coordinator Michael Dibbern told the Post yesterday.
Rindra Norodom (10), Monh Ratana (9) and Kim Vengoun (9) shared The Lord's scoring burden. Erik Laughlin (14) and Ben Laird (9) were Dragons leading scorers.
From 34-34 at the end of the third quarter, Cellcard Eagles jumped to a 49-43 win over all-Cambodian side Sela Meas in the day's first game. The Eagles managed their fouls better this time, though three players were on the edge with four fouls each.
Don Buer's two crucial baskets opened up the game for the Eagles when they were dashing to the line. He was second best scorer for the Eagles after Sean Looney (15 points). Pheng Darath, whose 13 points included a trio of three-pointers, topped the Sela Meas scoring with Sok Samnang chipping in 10 points.
A game of nice rhythm and fast breaks kept the audience in good spirits as CCPL Heat generated a lot of it through their lead scorer You Heng Hour (22 points) to burn out Ganzberg's hopes by a widening 20 points at 68-48. Kim Ran was second best for Heat with 13 points.
Despite Jeff Cruz adding some pep to the finish by scoring 11 points out of his overall 19 in the final quarter, Ganzberg had too big a gap to bridge and national team player You Heng Hour was always keeping the Heat going.
"It is not that we underestimated Heat. After our short loss to Alaxan FR, we thought this could be an easier game. We had a few players missing but it still is a big disappointment," Ganzberg manager Robin Dionco told the Post.


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Gordon: "I was inspired to make these after a trip to Dubai, where sweet, luscious dates are a treat. They are fabulous as sweet canapés."
Put the pistachio nuts and caster sugar into a food processor and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Do not over-process, otherwise the nuts may release their oils and become greasy. Drizzle in the honey, lemon juice and rosewater and blend until the mixture starts to clump together.
Turn the marzipan onto a surface dusted with icing sugar and knead lightly until soft and smooth.
Halve the dates lengthways and remove the stones. Take about a teaspoonful of the pistachio marzipan and shape it into a roll slightly shorter than the length of the date you are filling, dusting it with a little icing sugar to prevent the paste from sticking to your hands.
Insert the marzipan into the slit and press the date gently to encase the filling. Put the date in a small waxed paper case and repeat to stuff the rest of the dates.


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Just like all the other parts of our body, the organ at the top needs the right food and the right nutrients. What does food do for our brain, and what nutrients does it need throughout your lifetime?
Even before birth, babies benefit from their mother's healthy diet. As well as the recommended folic acid pregnancy supplements, pregnancy is a time for all that vitamin-filled veg, good protein and plenty of dairy for calcium.
Small babies may only 'eat' milk, but nature has it all under control. Human breast milk contains omega-3 fatty acids for brain development, as well as many other important ingredients. Nursing mothers need to continue that good diet to pass on the nutrients. Formula for babies has all the right nutrients added, but mum should still eat properly – stamina and health is essential with a young baby in the house!
Once children start to have a say about their food, it can be a challenge to get them to eat the right brain-boosting nutrients. They need all those good greens, plus more fat than adults, complex carbs and plenty of vitamins.
Studies have shown that omega-3 (with other nutrients) also seems to help children with learning and remembering. So it is worth making the effort to include it in children's diets, with regular portions of oily fish.
Omega-3 is not just for kids, though. It helps your adult brain to function, too.
Keep your brain sharp with regular doses of oily fish such as salmon, trout, mackerel and sardines. Nuts and seeds also contain the good stuff.
Busy lives can interfere with meals. In adulthood it is easy to keep 'running on empty', but your brain will react to that low fuel with sluggish thought and bad temper. So be nice to those around you and keep yourself fed!
It may sound obvious, but your brain needs energy to function properly. Without a decent supply of energy you will be unable to focus or concentrate.
Wholegrains will release glucose slowly to your brain via your blood, so breakfasting on wholegrain toast or cereal will keep your concentration levels up until lunch.
B vitamins have been shown to reduce cognitive decline, so it's worth developing a liking for marmite as you age!
Vitamin E has also been shown to help keep your memory sharp. Find it in nuts, eggs, asparagus and seeds.
There are some theories on the right diet for a longer life. Why not give it a try?
It's all straightforward advice – use your brain to choose the food to help your brain!
A lot of leafy greens, I mean!
The Horizon programme the other night showed how the mother's diet affects the foetus at just 8 weeks old. if the mother ate lots of leafy then certain healthy genes were turned on which would affect the baby's health for the rest of its life. Really interesting, and just a reminder how powerful food is.
The right food makes all the difference. Especially interested in the food for thought element of this article - can't hurt to keep the brain in shape as well as the body!
I am a grumpy bear mid-morning unless I get my muesli or porridge for breakfast - wholegrains work for me and keep me out of the biscuit tin!
I find that eating grains will make my brain feel foggy and I can't think so well. SO I am following a mostly paleo diet which, so far, keeps me feeling fresh and mentally perky.
Smoked mackerel is a great one to get kids into fish. So tasty, easy to use and great for your brain. Guess what we're having for tea tonight!


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"You can't put new cloth on an old garment or new wine into old wineskins."
Reading in Matthew this morning where Jesus is telling us we need him not some religious tradition or ritual. While circumcision, Sabbath laws and fasting are okay in their time in the New Covenant we simply can't add anything to Christ. He is the New Covenant. Wasn't he the one who said, "This is the New Covenant in my blood?" Why do people attempt to squeeze him into their religious observances?
Throughout Jesus' time ministering on the earth, as recorded in the Gospels, he lived in a transitional period. The Pharisees were tenaciously clinging to their Judaism while the disciples of John were attempting to bring Christ into the old system. I think this is why so many have difficulty understanding Jesus. The approximately three year time period in which he walked the earth ministering and teaching about the New Covenant will never be repeated. On the cross he proclaimed "It is finished!" There is no going back to the Old and the good news is there's no need to because in Christ we have all we need for life and godliness.
Although this may be elementary to some God is showing me lately more and more how error is allowed into our lives. Even in the most God loving churches there is a subtle attempt to marry the Old Covenant practices or should I say, "religious" practices, with Christ. It is just too scary to let go of everything but if we don't we can't have Jesus Christ. He is telling us choose me and let go of everything else you have been counting on. Don't simply add me to your long list of religious practices trust in me only.
One of the Apostle Paul's biggest challenges in Galatia was the infiltration of Judaism. There were Jews from Jerusalem telling them they had to be circumcised. Paul adamantly opposed this saying "I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain." A Christian is one in whom the Spirit of God dwells. If we are going about trying to be a Christian, rather than simply letting Christ be our life, we will find ourselves in frustration rather than faith.


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15 Jan 2015 19:47:38
We are trying to get both Memphis Depay and Andre Ayew in but most probably in the summer.
16 Jan 2015 10:46:52
No we are not trying to get either. We would like Delph but Liverpool are ahead, and we want Huntelaar who is about to be announced shortly.
16 Jan 2015 12:03:55
Oracle you so far from being ITK that you're basically trolling these people now. Maybe it's time to hang up the keyboard sit back and enjoy the window for what it is
16 Jan 2015 12:04:11
Oracle, you don't have waffle some tripe! What about Damiao? Aren't we in for him again this transfer window? He's definitely going to be announced isn't he?
And we'll be attracting the bigger names when we can pay higher wages when we move into the Olympic stadium.
The Delph rumour has been floating around for ages, so don't act like you got that from an inside source, and the Huntelaar rumour is just nonsense!
Ayew is a target as already mentioned by one of the Eds. And I'd believe them about anything before I believe a word you type. They could say we are going to get Messi for £30 and a packet of hula hoops before I believe anything you post.
16 Jan 2015 16:24:51
Hi Oracle,
Please note that I live in Germany and Huntellaar has just signed a 2 and half year extension with Schalke in Dec 2014. Saying that contracts tend to mean nothing, but saying that he has just done an interview stating the reasons as to why he will be staying at Schalke for the time being.
{Ed002's Note - There has been a meeting about Ayew this week with no conclusion.}
16 Jan 2015 16:25:35
Oh yeah, and no sell on value!
16 Jan 2015 18:39:23
Please explain "we want" and "about to be announced" in reference the same player in the same sentence.
Do we want him or do we have him? Or our we hedging our bets as an ITK?
16 Jan 2015 22:28:49
Oracle, I get my info off someone else but you just make it up. I guarantee you spurs guvnor knows a lot more than you.
Think you will find that I mentioned Delph a long time before you and he doesn't play in the same position as Ayew or Depay so what's the problem Oracle? what's your beef?
17 Jan 2015 12:49:38
For a second there when you said "Huntellaar has just signed a 2 and half year extension" I was a bit skeptical, but seen as you "live in Germany" clearly you must be in the know. along with the other 80mil people who love there. . I won't doubt you again.
Give Holtby my best over there!
21 Jan 2015 10:53:43
COYS, at what point did I say I was ITK. Unfortunately Ed did not allow the proof I provided showing that Huntellar had extended until 2017 at Schalke, making the Oracle's 'prediction' highly unlikely. Next time you decide to pipe up, I suggest that you may read and Digest the Posts written, think about an informed Response before making your thoughts known? P.S Lewis says hi.
{Ed007's Note - You're spot on, Huntelaar signed a 2 year extension at Schalke last month. His deal runs to June 2017 with the option of another year.}


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Goldblum plays Lionel Whitney, known as Brown Shoe. He is obsessed with a fictional detective named Mark Savage and dreams of being a hard-boiled PI. Benn vereen is EL "Tenspeed" Turner, an extraordinary con man. After meeting Whitney opens a detective agency leaving behind his job as a stock broker. Brownshoe knows what to do because of his detective novels, and tenspeed knows what to really do thanks to his street smarts.
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But Goldblum is fun to watch as is Vereen. A pairing I never would have considered.
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A big topic at the moment in the insurance system in Germany is the gender neutral tariff. This rule is effective from the 21.12.2010. The main idea behind the change is that men and women should be treated equal and it is against the right of the European Union that insurance fees depend on the gender of the insured. The new law proscribes differences in fees because of the gender. But what does this mean for the insured persons, what changes are there and what is important when choosing an insurance now.
How did the law develop?
The charter of fundamental rights of the European Union proscribes in article 21 and 23 every discrimination based on gender. The equal treatment is one of the most important principles of the European Union. Already in 2007 there was a change in law to converge the fees for men and women but it was still normal to charge different fees. The European Court of Justice decided in 2012 that there need to be given stricter rules to change this grievance. For these reasons since 21.12.2012 there are no more exceptions and the gender neutral tariff is valid.
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