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This image is of a sign in a store front on Columbus Avenue in NYC. It was posted in an Indian restaurant that never re-openned and ultimately was taken over by someone else and turned into an expensive wine bar.
I don't know for sure but I assume that when the sign was posted (September of 2011), the proprietors of the Indian restaurant intended to only be closed for the day, not permanently. But alas things happen. And as I've said in prior posts, and will probably say again (re quoting an anonymous scholar), "if you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans."
As a writer, my take on the quotation has always been, if you want to make your muse laugh, tell him/her your plans, and I must've really had my muse laughing when I laid out my intent for this blog going forward (in an entry I made here on tumblr exactly two months ago).
For at this time, I am unable to post regularly on tumblr because the book (Words In Our Beak) that I am writing (which I mentioned in a post on Blogger two months and eight days ago) is about the only writing endeavor my muse will allow, except for posts on TLLG's Facebook Page, which I hope you will follow in my absence from Blogger and tumblr.
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It has been over a month since I posted here on tumblr; and I'd like to use today's entry as an opportunity to state what my intentions are for my entries on this venue in the days to come, for I know that like Little Bo Peep's (who is pictured above) lost sheep, who strayed away from her, I have strayed away from my original hope re this endeavor: an endeavor I began in May of 2011, when I set up this blog on tumblr.During that time a trainer at my local Apple Store (who knew I was active on Blogger), suggested I also blog here, for she knew The New York Botanical Gardens was active on tumblr, and at that point, a majority of my Blogger entries were in the voice of the flora that grows in my urban (NYC) garden.
And all throughout my tenure on tumblr, I have written entries in the voice of the flora that grows in my urban terrace garden, as well as in the voice of the birds which visit it; but since I do not like to duplicate content, I find it increasingly difficult to post images as well as to write different things about gardens in both places!
Initially I resolved this by incorporating content which included the voices of what grows in my indoor succulent garden, as well as the figurines (such as Little Bo Peep) that visit it. However I felt that Blogger audiences might find these posts to be intriguing too, and I began to refer Blogger readers to tumblr, and eventually also posted indoor garden stories on Blogger.
Therefore I was running into the same issue of being in danger of duplicating content! Now, I've come up with a plan that I described on Blogger in my March 6th 2014 post which is this: I will post my "stories" re my indoor succulent garden and the antics of the whimsical characters that visit it here on tumblr. And I will post the "stories" of the flora which grows in my urban garden as well as the stories of the birds that visit it on Blogger.
Moreover, I will try and provide links to any posts that deal with these urban garden-related topics, to make it easy for tumblr readers who may still wish to hear what my flora and birds have to say.
As of this posting, I have three new "stories" on Blogger that are related to the birds that visit me, and some of their photo-ops have been included with this tumblr entry. Please visit me on Blogger to read these stories by clicking here, as well as here, and here.
And please bear with me, my whimsical characters, my flora, and, my visiting birds, as we embark on this transition in our blogging! We appreciate your readership, and also encourage you to visit us on Facebook and Pinterest.
Snowpeople and a LONE hedgehog gather for PRE Groundhog Day Festivities! (Details @ http://www.pinterest.com/thellgardener/home-for-the-various-holidays/.)
At the stroke of midnight leading into today, January 31, 2014, a 15-day celebration of Chinese New Year will begin with the first new moon of this calendar year. It is the Year of the Horse and the photo-ops included in today's tumblr post tell the story, but more detailed info can be found on TLLG's FB Page.
We have had a major snowstorm (a result of the "polar vortex') in NYC. Nine to eleven inches fell in the city and my urban garden, but that didn't stop the array of birds which visit me from doing their thing as evidenced by these photo-ops! More Info @ http://www.hometalk.com/2979052/on-keeping-a-virtual-garden-notebook
I realize it has been a long time since I've posted any content on tumblr and that the last date I posted here was on Thanksgiving Day of 2013 when I about the candy corn twins voicing their opinion on the rushing of Christmas related holidays which have now come and gone but not without an array of visitors weighing in with their thoughts. The aforementioned visitors spent time in both my succulent garden as well as my armoire and the first two photo-ops can give you a sense of who they were. For more detailed pictures and information regarding their fascinating "back stories" you may click here as well as here and here and here and here. Each of these links will lead you to stories that occurred up until December 26th 2013, The Second Day of Christmas, which is also known as Boxing Day.
During the time of the visit by whimsical characters to my armoire as well as my succulent garden, I had a very special visitor to my terrace garden.
And that visitor was Emily, the lone Baltimore oriole pictured here and whom I introduced to you in a November 2013 tumblr posting.She arrived on November 16th 2013 and was in my urban (NYC) garden nearly every day since that time up until the morning of Boxing Day, December 26th 2013.
Emily was with me for eighteen days and since I never knew which day would be her last, I spent many hours observing her as well as taking photo-ops of her antics; hence, I did not post here on tumblr! But I did not forget those who follow my content here, and I hope you will accept my belated wishes for your having a healthy and prosperous 2014!Part of my resolution for the coming year will be to post more frequently on tumblr, meanwhile, if you'd like to read more about Emily's stay in my garden, I have written a tribute to her (and to the loss of visitng birds) where I've included photo-ops. You can refer to it by clicking here.
Leave it to the Candy Corn Fraternal Twins to put things in perspective re holiday decor! They can be seen having a convo with the Peppermint People in image one of this entry.
The corn twins are folks that you might recognize as they first appeared in one of TLLG's prior posts here on tumblr, where I discussed using a cast of characters to add ambience to a succulent garden for the Halloween season.
AND then, because candy corn is consumed on a couple of different holidays, they re-appeared in one of my posts on HT re using a cast of characters to decorate an indoor succulent for Thanksgiving.
In any event the candy corn twins were a bit miffed that the Peppermint People (the candy of Christmas) showed up to my armoire (Image One) with the intent of visiting my succulent garden for the Christmas holidays when Thanksgiving had not even arrived!
And the corn twins did not hesitate to reprimand the Peppermint People telling them not to rush our lives away. The corn twins chastised the Peppermint People, saying, "it's bad enough that stores began playing Christmas music before Halloween, but one does not have to succumb to pressure in their home!"
However, the Peppermint People were eager to get a start on the Christmas holidays, even though Advent hasn't even arrived! Finally, the corn twins and the Peppermint People came to an understanding when the Peppermint People slowly agreed to turn their cute faces away until after Thanksgiving.
The candy corn twins are wise to advocate for focusing on the moment at hand (Thanksgiving) and I invite you, dear reader, to follow their example and hold off on decking your halls with boughs of holly till after Advent (a four week period beginning the Sunday after Thanksgiving).
BUT, if you cannot hold off to put up your Christmas decor, at least wait until after you have enjoyed honoring the blessings of Thanksgiving.
THEY'RE BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK! The pilgrim fraternal twins (who have appeared on tumblr in bygone years) have returned to celebrate another Thanksgiving in my succulent garden (image one).At first Humpty Dumpty (image two) was quite startled but it did not ruffle the feathers of a visiting turkey (seen with Humpty in image one and which can also be seen solo in image three).
As for the twins they are excited to be here since Thanksgiving Day is also the first day of Hanukah, an event that has not occurred in one hundred and twenty five years, and is an event that will not occur again until after 75,000AD!
More photo-ops of the little lad can be seen in pictures four through six and his sister can be found in images seven through nine.
Although like yours truly Hanukah is not something they celebrate, they are excited — as am I — to wish our friends that do celebrate a very blessed Thanksgivukkah! (Symbolized in image ten and details re this picture and this collision of holidays may be found by clicking here.)
In ten days time, including today (November 19th 2013), Thanksgiving will be here. Therefore a few guests have begun to arrive in my succulent garden and they can be seen here.The one who calls herself Madam Falling Leaf can be seen in the first image; she is especially close to my heart since I call myself TLLG, an abbreviation for The Last Leaf Gardener, a name based on the O'Henry story, The Last Leaf. However, her sudden visit startled Humpty Dumpty (a permanent resident in my indoor succulent garden) as you might surmise from the second picture companying this entry.
But her presence did not effect Mr. Moon-In-The-Man, who has always been calm about unexpected guests, as evidenced by how well he handled the number of visitors we had for Halloween. (You may refer to his experiences by clicking here and here, as well as here and here and here.)
As a matter of fact, Mr. Moon-In-The-Man seemed truly to enjoy joking with Claudia and Lord Claude Crow as evidenced by the fourth picture in this entry.Claudia may look familiar to some of you who follow TLLG on tumblr, for she has been featured on this venue more than once, including November 8th of 2013, where I featured her efforts to rally against the American idiom, Eat Crow.
Today Claudia was joined by her beau, Lord Claude Crow, who ultimately enjoyed an opportunity to flaunt his threads as seen in pictures six through nine.
Emily, the sweet visitor (pictured above) who stopped by my urban (NYC) garden this past Saturday is still here! I've been told her presence is unusual for this time of year, as I live In NYC. But today's weather is warm and perhaps that's why she's sticking around. OR perhaps she wants to see the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade* whose route is near to where I live! After all, she'll have a bird's eye view!
* Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Images on TLLG's Blog @ http://www.thelastleafgardener.com/2012/11/change-of-heart.html
AND on TLLG's tumblr @ http://thelastleafgardener.tumblr.com/post/36377412543/in-the-far-upper-left-hand-corner-of-this-image
I have a question re what it is a bird sees when he/she looks (leers, stares) at something OR someone (such as this jay is doing from atop a branch of the kiwi vines in my urban — NYC — garden).
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Today, 11-11-13 — in honor of Veterans' Day — there are a number of parades in the USA, including NYC where I live. Moreover, a few of my characters are having a parade in my succulent garden to honor the men and women who have served in the armed forces.
As of today, the first full week of November 2013 is upon us, and, therefore, most of the Halloween characters who were here to visit my succulent garden are leaving for the year. Others are now arriving including Madam Claudia Crow (Madam C) and a lone hedge hog. Both are pictured here, and as you can see the hedge hog is listening intently to Madam C who is carrying a large spoon.
She is trying to explain to the hedge hog how badly she feels about her 'breed' being associated with the expression, "eat crow."
Madam C is an INTERNET buff and she quotes WIKI as she makes her point and states, "eating crow is an American colloquial idiom, meaning humiliation by admitting wrongness or having been proved wrong after taking a strong position."
She continues her rant by saying that WIKI has stated that "crow is presumably foul-tasting in the same way that being proved wrong might be emotionally hard to swallow."
AND Madam C tells the hedge hog that she does not care for being accused of being fowl tasting!
The hedge hog, upon listening intently, speaks to Madam C in earnest saying that it's a good thing folks think crows are foul tasting, as that might mean this bird species has a better chance of not being cooked for someone's dinner, unlike other fowl.
BTW, both Madam C and the hedge hog have been to visit me in bygone years and if you'd like to read about one of their escapades, I've published a story on Blogger, which you may refer to by clicking here. The posting includes a very cool video about the intelligence of crows.
As far as the expression "eating crow" goes, according to WIKI, "the exact origin of the idiom is unknown, but it probably began with an American story published around 1850 about a slow-witted New York farmer. Eating crow is of a family of idioms having to do with eating and being proved incorrect, such as to 'eat dirt' and to 'eat your hat (or shoe)', all probably originating from 'to eat one's words', which first appears in print in 1571 in one of John Calvin's tracts, on Psalm 62: 'God eateth not his words when he hath once spoken.'"
hApPy HalLoWeEn from the fun loving cast of characters visiting my INDOOR succulent garden and me! The entire entourage can be seen in this image and their identity is as follows:
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Thanks for the bump and the 5 stars :) That's quite a thread ressurection you achieved there.
Heh - I had close to no time in december, so I try to catch up a bit :)
Torstan, I tried your tutorial, but I got a dumb question:
I get some artifacts where buildings used to be (see attachement). Do you know what I am doing wrong? Is it the threshold or the way I do the selection?
I do NOT follow your tutorial 1 by 1, I create the color layer by filling it with a color then add a new layer with plasma, desaturate it, set it to overlay and merge it down, giving some color variations for my town. This is creating a for more uniform color variation than yours and I am aware that it aint that good, but for testing its faster.
Hmm torstan,
I did some GIMP scripting on your tutorial.
Attached is a GIMP script that tries automate your tutorial. Maybe you could try it and tell me how do you like it and what could be improved?
Ofc, everyone else can download it as well but keep in mind that it aint perfect yet :)
Just caught up with this tutorial and it looks great, I am at work so can't play with the script, but if you can get this scripted you will make me very happy!
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Here is torstan's excellent tutorial as a PDF document.
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You're carving out a seriously cool little niche as the Guild's pdf scribe! Thanks for all your hard work, Vandy! It is much appreciated. Have some rep!
Thank's, nice work with the PDF version especial that you added a Table of Content too.
I did it I did it I did it!!!!!! :D :D :D
Thanks so much for the tutorial it's the first one I could follow right all through to the end, and I DID IT!
I mean, I didn't do it very well, and I used my manor from the contest to fill my castle space but I made a whole city! :)
I'm a tiny bit excited :P
Here's what I made:
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It's not very good, but if I can follow the tutorial, I can practice, right ? :)
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Time has been on the short side lately. Homework and activities and life just sorta take over… Good take over though. We found our coffee spot (if you know me, you know this is priceless). We've made new friends. All of us. But, most importantly - the kids. My fears of the kids hating me forever for relocating them have slowly dissipated as they come home with more stories of so and so everyday.
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(#) Ithilwen 2006-12-16 08:30:26 AMYou don't need to capitalize ordinary words like "library." Only put it in caps if it's a specific place, like, "The Manhattan Library of Bubble Gum" or something.
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I bet I can sound even more stupid. OK, you have realized that the center pin is not ground. Will you PLEASE tell us where you connect it, if not to ground?
I'm trying to get this to work too, and like you all I have in the way of a hookup diagram is mfr datasheets. Apparently no one in Arduino land thinks its necessary to post a hookup diagram. grr.
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OK, updating my own post here. The problem here was me trying to use the "test circuit" from the datasheet. A and B pulled up to 5V with 10K resistors, C to ground.
None of that is needed on the Arduino, which has its own configurable internal pull up resistors. (you set it up with a command like pinMode(5, HIGH) for internal pull up) I directly connected my encoder pins A to 5, B to 6, C to gnd.
C is the middle pin! like this: ACB
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday night held its third live event on "Big Fox." UFC on Fox 3: Diaz vs. Miller took place at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J.
The fights were exciting. Nate Diaz submitted Jim Miller in the second round. Josh Koscheck and Johny Hendricks fought to a split decision. Alan Belcher and Lavar Johnson both scored impressive knockouts.
While the fights delivered inside the Octagon, not so much in competing for viewers.
UFC on Fox 3 signaled a continued drop in viewership for the promotion's live events on the broadcast network, pulling in an average audience of 2.4 million viewers for the two-hour-and-10-minute broadcast, according to industry sources.
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That is a significant drop from each of the UFC's first two efforts on Fox.
UFC on Fox 1: dos Santos vs. Velasquez drew 5.7 million viewers, while the promotion's sophomore effort, UFC on Fox 2: Evans vs. Davis culled 4.6 million viewers.
UFC on Fox has continued to develop over time. UFC on Fox 1 was a one-hour "introductory" offering that wasn't part of the current TV deal between the UFC and Fox. It featured just one fight, the heavyweight title fight between Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez. Dos Santos captured the title with a one-minute knockout.
UFC on Fox 2 was a three-fight, two-hour-plus broadcast that featured Rashad Evans and Phil Davis in the main event, with a co-main event pitting Chael Sonnen vs. Michael Bisping, as well as Demian Maia vs. Chris Weidman.
The promotion returns to with UFC on Fox 4 on Aug. 4 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Former Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard squares off with UFC middleweight contender Brian Stann in the main event. Will it be enough to pick the ratings back up?
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That time slot is horrible, the show started at 5pm (PT). Nobody is watching TV at 5pm on a Saturday. I don't know why they didn't bump it up two hours and start the main card at 7pm (PT).
1st event was for the title, 2nd event has rashad Evans and chael sonnen, 3rd event had Nate Diaz and koscheck. No offense to the fighters but they need to use fighters with more drawing power on "big fox"
I think they had it in the first fight, it was just very foolish (and Dana being a cocky PRICK) to only put one fight on T.V. It turned a lot of people off that there was way more talking then fighting.
This is disappointing. I was hoping for the opposite news. I'm wondering if the UFC needs to put PPV names on the Fox cards to get ratings. I don't think they wanted to move the fight up for two reasons, though. First, this was an East Coast show, so that would make it start at 10 p.m. in the East (if they wanted to keep it live in the West), and second, they probably didn't want to compete with Mayweather.
This was an amazing card, but probably only to hardcore MMA fans. Not that I know 1/100 of what White and the Fertittas know about marketing, but I think they should put a marque PPV fight on the fox cards to draw
I agree if they want it to be a huge event have it at Cowboys Stadium (im not sure of the actual name) and have Jones or Silva fight. The problem with that is Dana and the others no that everyone will always pay the money for the big names so they think they will lose alot of money on ppv to put a big fight on FOX.
I agree with KBEsq, of the three FOX cards that was by far the most entertaining. All four fights were good. Time slot & star power were the obvious reasons for decline.
Another huge factor people are forgetting is UFC's demographic. 18-34 year old males. I am pretty sure most 18-34 year old males were out partying for Cinco De Mayo. A combination of Cinco De Mayo, Not enough mainstream star power and the Mayweather fight contributed to the low ratings. Although it was a great fight Nate Diaz and Jim Miller do not have enough star power to draw huge numbers
i think the reason for the decline in viewers is simply that the first 2 ufc on fox cards weren't that good, so the casual fans weren't that interested in the third one.
This shouldnt be surprising considering the matches involved. Of course the heavyweight championship and the double contendership fights of the first two would do better than this one. Don't expect much from the next one either.
Sup everyone.
UFC on Fox 3 was my first UFC on Fox event but I have been following UFC for 3 years.
I have to agree that the timeslot is pretty bad. Saturday night is a "going out" night but pushing it back a couple hours would have helped draw a larger crowd.
Ratings weren't very good for any of the 4 major networks that night, and the UFC did win the 18-49 demo. So will they consider it pretty good all things considered or feel the need to add a major fight to the next one?
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We have an older home with board and batten siding. We are planning to paint this summer, but currently the paint in some areas that are really exposed to the elements is cracking and peeling down to the bare wood. The siding does not rest on the ground but from the constant rain we've gotten the lower 6 inches have gotten damp and have stayed that way. Yesterday I noticed some type of orange/rust colored looking "fungus" poking out from between the cracked paint in several areas. Knowing that we plan to repair and repaint but unable to until it's dry, is there anything we can/should do? Would spraying those areas with bleach help kill off the fungus (or whatever it could be). It's very small and sort of gooey and easily comes off. Would covering the area with some type of plastic be good? Not sure if that would prevent the area from drying out or not.
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As you can see this is not a good sign at all.
It can only eat rotting wood, so even if you did kill it the wood is still rotted and the paint will fail in that area.
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Corporate migration to a Linux desktop requires rigorous premigration planning to succeed. The goal of migration is to finish with a Linux desktop that is cost-effective and responsive to the organization's needs. Without proper data center planning, the migration won't meet this goal and can become a technical and organizational challenge.
During premigration planning, it's crucial to answer the questions: What can I migrate? What do I need to migrate? How much is it going to cost? Who's going to do it? And when is it going to happen?
It's useful to keep in mind what the organization's IT requirements will be in the future, what the current hardware lifecycle is, and what the time frame is for software licensing.
A company or agency determined to move IT towards web-based applications for key business activities can easily switch to a Linux desktop with a browser such as Firefox. An organization determined to increase the hardware lifecycle from three to five years can consider Linux desktops to extend the life of its old hardware. An organization with a large long-term software licensing deal due that expires in the next three years should test the Linux desktop, if for no other reason than to use it as a negotiating weapon. Lowering costs with Mozilla, Evolution and OpenOffice does not necessarily require a complete migration to a Linux desktop.
Alacos (www.alacos.com) uses a best-practices desktop migration methodology called Migration Mapping. Migration Mapping consists of five key steps necessary to a successful migration. They are:
- Audit the Current Environment
- Analyze the Audit Data
- Design the Solution
- Map to an Organizational Matrix
- Automate the Organizational Transition
Audit the Current EnvironmentAn audit, the first key step, determines the actual cost of your current software and hardware environment, the applications currently in use and how the IT infrastructure is bound together. The point of this step is to determine how third-party applications, proprietary applications and external-facing applications (both proprietary and licensed) are deployed and used in your organization.
The base data to gather are the number of desktops in use, the number of applications used, the printer situation, line-of-business applications and the server and database infrastructure. Data on usage should be coordinated in a spreadsheet that contains information on software and hardware by department, by function and by business need. The cost of the OS, software, hardware, printing, back-end and support should be included.
The quickest, but least reliable, way to audit an organization's IT needs is to count software licenses. It will give you an overstated picture of software usage because most users rarely use all of the software installed on their desktops. This approach won't uncover any unlicensed software or illegal programs downloaded from the Internet that are being used. Knowing what's actually installed and used in an organization is crucial to creating a migration plan and integrating it successfully.
The most rigorous way to measure an organization's software use is to run an auditing and usage program on its network. Useful and actionable data will be available after a week of running auditing software, but it's preferable to run it for a full quarter to really understand changing software usage patterns with-in departments. For example, a finance department might use significantly different software during a quarterly or annual wrap-up than it does during a regular month.
There are various software tools available to conduct an audit. The Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.com) offers free trials of audit tools. Sassafras Software (www.sassafras.com) and Tally Systems (www.tallysystems.com) both offer commercial usage and auditing software. The cost can range from $15-$25 per computer for usage audit software licenses. Microcost (www.microcost.com) offers usage consulting in Europe and a lengthy report about software usage.
Beyond usage auditing, it's crucial to review the network and desktop data situation. Although many companies strive for all data to be on a network and backed up, that's rarely the case. Users have important business files on their desktops, as well as e-mail files and address books. Employees with laptops often don't keep data adequately synchronized to the network - if it's not automatic, they don't do it. Each organization is structured differently so it's important to spend time reviewing what business data resides on the network and what lives on the user desktop.
The last audit to undertake is to inventory the IT skills of both an organization's IT staff and its general population. Who on the IT staff can run Linux capably? Who already uses Linux at home? Who likes OpenOffice or StarOffice? Ask these questions at an early stage to identify the Linux champions in your company.
Analyze the Audit DataThe second key step, analyzing the audit data, requires reporting and visualization capabilities. Use a spreadsheet to sort and define data by group and function. Use Visio or Draw to create a visual map of the network and desktop environment. The goal here is to detail the IT structure and determine where migrating to desktop Linux would add value. It also pinpoints which groups can be migrated to Linux most easily.
It's usually a big surprise finding out what employees do with their desktops. The top activities are usually e-mail, Word documents and proprietary business applications (Internet or desktop). Applications like Excel and PowerPoint are usually found in heavy use only by small groups of key employees.
There are often a lot of programs installed on user desktops that shouldn't be there. They're either unlicensed software (remove it quick before you're visited by the BSA) or programs downloaded from the Internet. It's always interesting to find hacking tools hidden on the in-house network.
Games and Internet use are generally higher than most companies would like and good usage data may translate into changes in business policies. Switching to a Linux desktop will let IT administrators control software use more easily.
A typical audit will find that a company needs to replace its front-end mail client, office suite and web browser for security reasons and move employees to a network and printer environment using Samba.
Any changes in the desktop environment should reflect changes that have been made or will be made in the back-end infrastructure. Although one could switch to a new mail client and use a special connector to access a proprietary mail server, it's more useful to move the mail server to a Linux server running an open source mail server such as Open-Exchange.
Design the SolutionThe third key step is to design the solution based on an analysis of the IT audit. Because the decision-making is based on data, a solution can be developed that meets the organization's needs. The goal is to build a Linux desktop that replaces Windows at a fraction of the cost with no loss in business capabilities. A data-centered process will allow a company to fix on an IT structure that outcompetes rivals in the future.
Use the data to determine what applications and servers need to be migrated. Then find out whether an alternative exists on Linux or whether a compromise solution is available.
The usual way to develop a solution is to go through a series of choices for each application. First, find a Linux version of the software. If there's no Linux version, find a viable alternative such as StarOffice instead of Microsoft Office. If there's no alternative, then consider emulators such as CodeWeavers, Win4Lin or VMWare to run Windows applications on Linux. If the emulator approach won't work, then run a terminal server such as Citrix or LSP to deliver desktop access to the Windows program.
If none of these solutions work, then port the application to either a web-based application or a Linux desktop application. Porting an application is time-consuming and expensive, but if a company is already moving to web-based applications then that approach fits into its overall IT business strategy.
An organization will usually choose a Linux distribution that delivers enterprise-level support and training. The current desktop distributions that provide these services are the Novell Linux Desktop, Red Hat Enterprise, Sun's Java Desktop System, Mandrakesoft and Turbolinux. Xandros delivers customer support and service to smaller and mid-sized enterprises.
Choosing a new mail client, web browser and office suite is straightforward. Linux alternatives exist for each of these applications. Office suites that are commercially supported are StarOffice, while OpenOffice is freely available. The biggest problem with current office alternatives is that Excel macros don't work in Calc, the alternate spreadsheet program. This can be a challenge for moving financial and accounting groups to open source office alternatives, but it's worth re-creating those macros in Calc so everybody in a company uses the same standard program.
The other issue for office applications is communicating with external business partners. Using PDF as the standard for business communications will mitigate most document issues. PDF is also more secure because it's virus-free.
One goal of software design is to drop applications. Many companies rely on outdated applications that don't meet business objectives. Moving to more flexible and modern applications can result in significant efficiency and cost-savings.
Map to an Organizational MatrixThe fourth key step in the process is to map the software solution to the hardware across an organizational matrix. An application matrix for each group in a company is applied against the group's desktop hardware. Every piece of software that's going on the desktop should be determined prior to implementation. Every new hardware system should be defined at this point.
Once the solution has been mapped to the organizational matrix, then software, hardware and training costs can be established. Overall, the cost of moving to a Linux desktop and the cost of going to the next-generation Windows system will be equivalent so long-term savings are seen through the OS, office applications, lower IT costs for network management and lower security risks.
Automate the Organizational TransitionThe fifth and final key in pre-migration planning is to finalize the transition plan using automated migration tools. A transition plan consists of laying the software design and organizational matrix against the real-world organization and timeline to determine how to automate mass migration. Although these considerations have already played a part in developing the IT solution, this is the moment to place those plans against group schedules and deadlines.
The goal is to set down in detail who in the organization will migrate, when it will occur and what post-migration support will be needed. It's important to the success of the migration. Consider the quarterly and yearly cycles of the various groups. Take into account the trade show plans of the sales and marketing staff. Remember quarterly and annual financial preparations. Migrating during a group's busiest time ensures failure.
Every possible migration process that can be automated is defined at this point. Automation is crucial to mass migration. The transition plan should include who's doing the work using which migration tools for servers and desktops. Manually migrating user data and manually installing a desktop OS and software is a painstaking, error-prone process that requires an experienced Windows and Linux technician. Since it's time-consuming, migrating manually is expensive.
ConclusionThe most important part of a Linux desktop migration is to develop a rigorous migration plan during the pre-migration phase. Migration Mapping consists of the five key steps in a successful plan - Audit the Current Environment, Analyze the Audit Data, Design the Solution, Map to an Organizational Matrix and Automate the Organizational Transition. Following these five key steps provides a data center approach to revising an organization's desktop and software infrastructure.
Alacos: Linux Migration SpecialistsAlacos (www.alacos.com) a Linux software company located in Seattle, Washington is focused on the migration of Windows data to Linux. Alacos is the maker of Linux Migration Agent, which can move data from a Windows PC to a Linux PC via a crossover cable or network. Linux Migration Agent can move email from Outlook to Novell's Evolution e-mail client, Internet Explorer browser settings to Mozilla and accomplish many other time consuming tasks that are involved in a Windows to Linux Migration.
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So, after doing some digging it turns out that photo IS of a live thylacine.
It was captured by bushman Bill Powell in 1911. He caught it in a snare, as I thought, which explains the injury to it's neck. The animal was later sold to Mrs. Robert's and sent to live at the Beaumaris Zoo, and this photo was probably taken shortly after it's arrival. It's also believed that it's the same animal from the famous photos by Harry Burrell, now known to have been taken at the same zoo.
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Game & Series Recap: Cubs 11 (3), Padres 3 (0)
Wow. Now that was an awesome game which will hopefully leave the boo-birds silent for a while. First of all, Chad Gaudin was up to his old tricks. He proved tough to hit, but for him so did the catcher's mitt. The former Cub allowed only 1 hit in 4.1 innings of work but he also walked 7. Amazingly enough he appeared as if he'd get away with his wild streak until the hitters erupted in the 5th.
The Hitters
We actually saw this often enough last year that it wasn't surprising. The 1-4 hitters in the Cubs lineup failed to drive in a single run and yet the team exploded for 11. But unlike those incidents from '08, the 1-4 hitters got the job done -- it's just that they spent the day setting the table rather than clearing it.
Impressively Theriot, Fukudome, and Hoffpauir drew 2 walks a piece - accounting for 6 of the day's 10 walks - and consequently they also made up for 5 of the Cubs 11 runs. Dusty Baker is shocked that the patient, disciplined route worked but Cub fans have always known better.
The first big inning came in the previously mentioned 5th, when Gaudin managed to walk the bases loaded. He was then relieved by Luis Perdomo who continued the party by walking Geovany Soto (scoring a run) and then through surrendering back-to-back doubles to Reed Johnson and Bobby Scales! (The act of coming in to relieve a difficult situation only to fail to get a single out while being beaten like Tina during one of Ike's coke benders is what we like to call "crapping one's pants on the mound.") Turdomo was then relieved by Duaner Sanchez who surrendered an RBI single to the pitcher, walked Soriano, and finally escaped the inning by inducing a ground out from Theriot.
But wait! There was a second big inning! The Padres trotted Sanshiz out there for a second inning of "effective relief," and he proceeded to surrender a hit to Fukudome before he got the first two outs of the inning, at which point Reed Johnson singled and Bobby Scales! doubled home both base runners. Then Aaron Miles doubled home Scales! and Ryan Dempster completed the Trifecta Double scoring Miles.
In other words, Sanchez pitched 1.2 innings, surrendered 6 hits, gave up 4 runs, and walked 1 batter. So much for "relief."
Incidentally Mr. Bobby Scales! went 2 for 4, giving him hits in his first 6 games at the Major League level. As I keep saying Scales really wants to stay in the majors for a while.
The Pitchers
Dempster has been a hard-luck ace this year evoking serious doubts from the faithful about his fat contract. He's still got a ways to go before we feel better about things but today he pitched 7 innings, allowed only 3 hits, 2 walks, struck out 5 and lowered his ERA to 4.65. Not to mention he went all Zambrano on the Padres as previously mentioned. His stellar 2 for 4 day raises his batting average to an impressive .105 on the season -- Milton Bradley territory.
Dempster was relieved by Jose Ascanio, marking his 2009 debut. The Ass-Can threw 2 innings of relief, struck out 3, and surrendered an irrelevant homerun. But hey -- no walks. We'll take it!
Series Wrap-Up
I'll never forget what the Padres did to the Cubs back in '06 when they brutally crushed the team and effectively ended the season. They evoked this photoshop from me at the time:
It brings warm feelings to my blackened heart to see the Cubs deliver a similar blow to the Padres just over 3 years later. This series wasn't even remotely close for San Diego and the Cubs at this moment sit half a game out of first place in the Central.
And still I'm sure that there will be plenty of ledge-jumping moments to come, but that warm feeling you have right now is the right one to have. For all their nagging injuries, and bizarrely bad performances, and heart breaking losses these Cubs are the real deal. Lower the white flag of defeat, raise the white flag of blue victory and bring on Houston!
Current Record: 20-14
Position in the NL Central: Tied for 2nd place, 0.5 games out of 1st
Best Possible Record: 148-14
Worst Possible Record: 20-142
Record needed to win 110: 90-38
On Pace For: 95-67
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I am really impressed with what Lou has done to this team in the last few years. The Dusty Cubs would have rolled over and died by this point with all the setbacks they've had this spring. Lou's Cubs however don't seem to understand that they've been handicapped and continue to play with confidence and win games. This is a quality team with incredible depth and a quality manager, and when they finally start firing on all cylinders…..holy crap, look out!
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Conservative groups are stepping up the battle against Democrats' proposed health-system overhaul with advertising campaigns contending that the changes could result in long waits for surgery and difficulty obtaining prescription drugs.
Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a conservative advocacy organization, on Wednesday plans to launch a $1.7 million television-advertising campaign that negatively likens the U.S. health-care system envisioned by lawmakers to Canada's publicly administered system.
Another group, Conservatives for Patients' Rights, which opposes a government-run health system, plans to begin airing 30-minute segments on Sunday featuring unpaid commentary by patients and doctors from Canada and the United Kingdom detailing what they describe as failings in their health-care systems. The U.K. system is run by the government.
The conservative groups' campaigns seek to liken the Democrats' proposed system to those in countries where the government has more involvement in the health system. Many experts don't believe such systems offer worse care than the current U.S. system, which is based largely on private plans and coverage.
In the ad campaign by Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a Canadian woman, who also was not paid, says: "As my brain tumor got worse, my government health-care system told me I had to wait six months to see a specialist."
Congress is considering some changes that could increase the government's involvement in the health-care system. President Barack Obama and some Democrats want to create a public health-insurance plan that would help cover the uninsured and compete with private insurers, an idea that has met strong resistance from Republicans.
But leading Democratic lawmakers drafting legislation to expand health-care coverage and reduce its cost have said they wouldn't seek to emulate either the Canadian or U.K. system. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D., Mont.) told reporters last week that he was trying to craft "a uniquely American solution" where people who like their health insurance can keep it.
Americans for Prosperity's ad is slated to run in eight states that have lawmakers seen as influential in the health-care debate: Montana, Virginia, Arkansas, Louisiana, South Dakota, Indiana, Alaska and Nebraska. The group is scheduling rallies in Virginia and elsewhere starting this weekend to muster opposition to proposed changes.
Conservatives for Patients' Rights began airing advertisements in March, but it is intensifying its effort with a 30-minute spot that will air on Sunday in the Washington area. The spot is part of a planned $20 million ad campaign that will run as lawmakers hash out a health-care overhaul.
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Police are looking for a man who held up an Orland Park restaurant employee with a BB pistol, and fled the scene in the employee's car.
The were called about an armed robbery at Red Lobster, 14750 LaGrange Rd., around 11:55 p.m. Monday, according to Orland Park Police Sgt. Scott Malmborg.
An employee was about to drive away from the restaurant parking lot, when a man pulled out a replica Beretta pistol that fires BB pellets, pressed the gun against the female employee's chest, and demanded that she step out of car, Malmborg said.
"He told her repeatedly 'don't look at me, don't look at me,' and told her to leave her purse in the car," Malmborg said.
The employee stepped out of the car, the robber got into the driver's seat, and a woman with the robber got into the passenger seat. The two then drove away, heading south on LaGrange Road, Malmborg said. The robber turned right heading west on 167th Street and turned again onto Liberty Drive, where they hit a dead end, Malmborg said.
The man fled the scene on foot while the car was still rolling, leaving the pistol and all of the employee's belongings behind. The woman passenger fell out of the car and was apprehended, Malmborg said.
The robber was able to escape the area, even as a perimeter was set up, and authorities are still searching for him. A helicopter searched for him early Tuesday morning, hovering over LaGrange Road and 167th Street.
Police identified the man as Jonathan Sarolas, 23, of the 13500 block of Erin Drive in Homer Glen.
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What Are We Singing: Two Songs about Jesus Being Enough
- Saturday, September 25, 2010
"When I die," my mother once said as she stood in the middle of her formal living room, arms outstretched by her sides, "y'all please don't argue about all this stuff."
My brother and I promised her we would never do such a thing. And now, as we face the division of our beloved mother's "stuff," we have promised each other not to argue over any little thing.
As I shared this with a friend - and about the anguish of dividing the material treasures of a lifetime - she said, "I hope you can hold to that. I've seen so many siblings stop speaking over such as this."
To which I replied, "It's just stuff. Precious, yes … but not as precious as my relationship with my brother."
In Our Times…
In our current era of economic hardship, we find conversations about financial hardships, mortgage foreclosures, banking institution buyouts and bailouts as commonplace. We're not standing in breadlines yet (and hopefully not ever), but our unemployment rate is through the roof, welfare offices are bombarded, Christian help centers are overwhelmed, and CraigsList is lined with sales from folks who are trying to sell enough to make enough to pay this week's food bill.
In other words, we're losing our stuff.
The question that begs to be asked is, "Does it matter?"
In a way, yes. In another, no. Some of the items I received from my mother's estate may hold no worldly value to most, but to my brother and me, they're priceless. We now hold in our possessions items which once graced the homes of our great-great grandparents, great-grandparents, and grandparents. The blue cotton nightgown hanging in my closet just looks like sleepwear to you but to me it holds the scent of my mother, thus making it invaluable.
But are these things - and the items I've purchased by the sweat of my own brow - the most valuable in my life? No. Not even close. Above them rate my family, my friends, my health. And above all that, my God.
Just Give Me…
In 2009 Thomas Nelson Publishers released a book by the daughter of Billy and Ruth Graham entitled just give me jesus. Already well-known by her own merits, Anne Graham Lotz's book shot high in the best-selling ranks. And no wonder; it was well-written, it gives an inside look at experiencing life's ups and downs by God's grace and mercy, and it's very title is the heart-cry of millions.
Within the first pages, Ms. Lotz quotes the title of her work but adds another word: please.
Just give me Jesus. Please!
Life had nearly knocked her windless and not all of it was bad. Some was sheer blessing. The ministry was growing, the children were getting married. But some of it was just … stinky. In the end, she surmised, no matter what life had given her - good or bad - without Jesus, it was worthless.
A Biblical Look…
Paul wrote in Philippians 3:1: But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things (vss. 7,8 NIV). Then in verse 10 he pens one of my favorite lines from God's Word: I want to know Christ…
Whenever I read this line, whether standing before an audience at a speaking event or in the privacy of my own home, I say it like this: I. Want. To. Know. Christ.
Desperation; that's what it is. Sheer desperation. The young prophet Jeremiah wrote:
This is what the LORD says:
"Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom
or the strong man boast of his strength
or the rich man boast of his riches,
but let him who boasts boast about this:
that he understands and knows me,
that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness,
justice and righteousness on earth,
for in these I delight,"
declares the LORD (Jeremiah 9:23 NIV).
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I have been trying to cook with more kale. I came across this recipe and thought potato soup... blah, but after reading the recipe, I thought I would give it a try. I loved it! The roasted garlic, the sage, the kale pesto! A delicious combination of flavors. This recipe is definitely a keeper. Thank you!
Tuscan-Style Potato Soup
Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Jan Gautro
Yield: 6 servings
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 456
- Fat: 23.2g
- Saturated fat: 9.2g
- Monounsaturated fat: 9.3g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 2.4g
- Protein: 18.3g
- Carbohydrate: 43.8g
- Fiber: 4.2g
- Cholesterol: 46mg
- Iron: 2.8mg
- Sodium: 871mg
- Calcium: 311mg
- 2 heads garlic
- 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 2 cups finely chopped onion, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, divided
- 2 1/4 pounds cubed peeled Yukon gold potato (about 6 cups)
- 4 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 4 ounces pecorino Romano cheese, divided
- 6 ounces hot Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 ounce pancetta, finely chopped
- 1 cup chopped kale
- 1/4 cup fresh sage leaves
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
- 1. Preheat oven to 400°.
- 2. Cut off pointed end of each garlic head to partially reveal cloves (do not peel or separate the cloves); place each head in the center of a small sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Drizzle 1/2 teaspoon oil over each head; wrap each in foil. Bake at 400° for 45 minutes; cool 10 minutes. Squeeze to extract pulp; discard skins.
- 3. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add 1 1/2 cups onion; sauté 4 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in pepper, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and potato; sauté 2 minutes. Add broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until potatoes are very tender, stirring occasionally. Place a food mill over a large bowl; pour potato mixture and garlic pulp into food mill. Press mixture through food mill; return mixture to pan. Stir in half-and-half. Finely grate 2 ounces cheese to yield 1/2 cup; stir into soup. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
- 4. Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add remaining 1/2 cup onion; sauté for 6 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in 1/8 teaspoon salt, sausage, and pancetta; cook 8 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble sausage.
- 5. Cook kale in boiling water for 4 minutes; strain through a sieve over a bowl, reserving 1/4 cup cooking liquid. Grate 1 ounce cheese. Combine kale, reserved cooking liquid, grated cheese, sage, and nuts in a food processor; process until finely ground. With processor on, gradually add 1 tablespoon oil through food chute, processing until combined. Ladle 1 cup soup into each of 6 bowls; top each serving with 3 tablespoons sausage mixture. Drizzle each serving with about 4 teaspoons kale mixture; shave remaining 1 ounce cheese evenly over soup.
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Tuscan-Style Potato Soup Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Soups/Stews
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining
- CUISINE: Italian
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Vegetables, Sausage
- COOKING METHOD: Food Processor, Bake
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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