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- Wedding: July 2013 - UK
We now have four weeks until the wedding, and:
– Our parish priest has been late to submit the church paperwork, and I have no clue when the officiating parish will receive it. Without the paperwork, the wedding cannot take place. Because of the ways that marriage licenses work in the UK, we couldn't even have a civil ceremony on the day if that paperwork does not go through.
– The marriage counsellor is not responding to my messages about getting our last sessions booked.
– Only one of my bridesmaids has their shoes (and that's only because I bought them for her). I told them that they should choose the shoes about five months ago, when the colour was super popular and they were all on sale. They're going to struggle to find that colour now. I did mention this to one Bridesmaid or Best Man and she said "chillax. Your wedding is a whole month away!". I did not respond to this, but it does not fill me with confidence.
… plus a whole heap of other things. I don't want to pester people and make a fuss, but at what stage should I panic and unleash the mad bridezilla monster? At what stage should the panic set in? How should I approach this?
Thoughts, ladies and gents?


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Okay, so I don't have a Tandoor oven in my house, nor am I hiding one anywhere else on my property. I am just a big fan of naan and hummus, and I thought I would search for a recipe that gave me that same flavor without the same price tag (I calculate these will cost about .30 cents for a batch of four, which is a savings of $1.70 versus even the cheapest store bought varieties!!!). Unashamedly I saved the Trader Joe's "Tandoori Naan" freezer safe bag, and yes I will be storing the home made version in it. This post should really be called "bread maker" naan, because that's what it is. I'm VERY into fast and easy recipes, so if you don't have a bread maker….. I don't know what to tell you. That's Kelsey's department and maybe she can come up with some great alternative for you. Note: If you have a 15 month old with an egg allergy, it isn't advisable to let them sample this bread or to eat a whole piece. And that's coming from personal experience. Oh well, here's the recipe. While you're testing it out I'm going to grab the Benadryl.
- ½ cup milk
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- ¼ cup yogurt
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups bread flour
- 4 ½ teaspoons bread machine yeast
Add ingredients to the bread pan according to the manufacturer's directions. (Typically they want you to add the wet ingredients first, dry on top, finishing with the yeast)
Set Cycle: dough; Loaf size: 2 lb.
After about 5 minutes, check the dough; add a tablespoon of water at a time if too dry, or a tablespoon of flour at a time if too wet.
Preheat oven to 450F, put 2 baking sheets in to heat for 10 minutes (this will help the naan to puff up and brown).
When dough cycle is done, turn dough onto a floured surface and punch down; Divide into 8 pieces.
Working one at a time, with the other pieces covered, roll dough out to a thickness of about 1/4 inch.
Bake for about 4 minutes, until puffed up.
These freeze very well.
Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/easy-naan-bread-machine-41503#ixzz1lhvM9G2B


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I have a friend who makes cranberry biscotti, and dips the bottom in chocolate - - I am anxiously awaiting a delivery any minute!! Yours look delicious!! Merry Christmas!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Patti! Yes! I love those kind too! You Have a Merry Christmas too!Delete
I had no idea Biscotti meant twice baked.ReplyDelete
Looks good and you are a sweetie for the 'delicious' Christmas gifts. (MY wife would argue that nothing chocolate could be a failure!) LOL MERRY CHRISTMASReplies
Well, she does have a point there. Merry Christmas to you too!Delete
I love the snowflakes falling on your post!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! Mrs Bj (commenting below) helped me with that.Delete
I've had some cookies called Biscotti beforeReplyDeleteReplies
I think I have seen them in cookie form too.Delete
I think I must be your long lost OLDER sister...much much older...ok, your mother #2...we seem to like a lot of the same things and Biscotti is one of them...I am going to try making these for New Year's..ReplyDelete
Oh, and, my, how I love your falling snow here. :)Replies
We can stick to Sisters :)Delete
I like Biscotti too and I think they all look delicious. I've never made any but I've copied the recipe and will give it a try.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the recipe.Replies
you can search my blog for "biscotti" and you will find some more recipes Ive made as well. EnjoyDelete
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I'll say one thing... This is one way to get your husband to take you dancing (exercise, to burn calories).ReplyDelete
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Hey Lisa....your biscotti looks pretty. I like food that's pretty and tasty. I've never made biscotti before, but I'll have to try yours. Merry Christmas!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Its a hard cookie that melts to a soft cookie when dipped in coffee or hot chocolate. Merry Christmas!Delete
I use almond not vanilla in mine. Different cultures calls ours Mandelbrodt or kamishbrot. What distinquishes it from biscotti is a softer middle. BUT regardless your treats look scrumptious too.ReplyDelete
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How is the climate in June and July in London and can you please suggest if it is good to visit London in June and July?
You can visit London at any time of the year
Do you want to know how is the climate in June and July in London? Okay, I will answer your request dear.
It is my personal experience that it does rain. But most of time it is very warm. In the evening, it gets colder. Just bring an umbrella and jumper. Cause you can expect all weather in one day. Snow, rain wet and sunny at the same time.
For a precaution, it is better to bring an umbrella.
During these months, you can get sunny weather.
Last year at that time, the sun was shining, very beautiful, it only rained one day, but I cannot tell you how it will be this year.
As you know, that due to the global warming and climate change in Antarctica due to Antarctic Ozone depletion, it is really not prudent to say that this will happen or that. It is totally unpredictable.
You can visit this website for knowing the facts that what UK government is doing for this:
Else, you can visit London at any time of the year.
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Which climate do you like in London, summer or winter and what is your idea of extreme climate change around the globe?
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Ted Williams's daughter Claudia writes, "[C]hampions can be very demanding." And she always knew that she was at a disadvantage, being a girl in Ted's world. There was no way she could compete with brother John-Henry for her famous father's favor. She came to live "vicariously through John-Henry."
In her forthright, uncompromising but loving memoir Claudia Williams recalls life with her famous father. She notes that Williams was a very complicated man, and it took her "many years to finally put together the puzzle of my father'' — a task made tougher because she never knew him as an "at-home parent'' since her parents divorced when she was young.
Because that is the case, the book moves through her life, and we come to understand things about Williams as Claudia does, which offers a unique perspective on both of them. Few sports figures have attracted as many authors as Ted Williams; there are Ted books aplenty. But this memoir truly stands out, simply because it offers insights no other author could.
Claudia was born five years after Williams was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Her mother, Dolores Wettach, a model and former Miss Vermont, was Williams's third wife. The marriage was relatively short-lived — the couple split up by the time Claudia was 3 and her beloved older brother, John-Henry, was 6.
After the divorce, Claudia and John-Henry were raised by their mother in an isolated Vermont farmhouse. Dolores and her two children lived so far removed from celebrity that they did without television, and Claudia didn't know her father was famous for baseball until she was 10 years old, the only time she saw him in a baseball uniform — at the 1982 Old-Timer's Game in Boston.
Over the years, Claudia comes to see her father as someone so obsessed with achieving perfection that when he couldn't control something — including the complexities of love — "he was likely to walk away from it. This is what he did to [her older half-sister] Bobby-Jo early on, and it haunted both of them in very different ways."
She learned to anticipate and navigate her dad's usually predictable but explosive temper, and let the curse words roll off her back. No one was exempt; Williams even profanely raged at God for the suffering small, sick children were sometimes forced to bear — such as those involved in the Jimmy Fund for young cancer patients, which he faithfully supported. Williams's fondness for children remained a constant theme throughout his life.
Even though her time with him was oft-times fleeting in her formative years, Claudia's "Ted Williams, My Father'' presents a wealth of personal, even intimate information such as the time she inadvertently plugged the toilet while Ted was on the phone. Evidence began to drip from the ceiling, and he angrily ripped a phone from the wall and flung it across the room — then realized he couldn't call the plumber.
Claudia nearly worships her mother, who comes across as sainted (and who never remarried), and her brother, who could seemingly do no wrong: "[h]e was always finding animals that needed saving." She perhaps over-romanticizes the "three musketeers" relationship she says formed between her, John-Henry, and her dad.
Nonetheless, she comes across as fully honest when presenting her father's imperfections, and more understanding than one might expect regarding Bobby-Jo, whom she had never met until 1993, given their later antagonism.
One senses Claudia had a few scores to settle. There was Louise Kaufman, whom Ted never married but was a constant in his life for many of his later years. Then there was the uproar that descended on her and her brother after they had placed Williams's body in cryogenic suspension. She strikes back at some as she presents her case.
In the end it's the Ted Williams who lived who will interest readers the most, however, and here Claudia excels, supplying a look at the man that feels very much on target.Bill Nowlin is the author of several baseball books, including "521: The Story of Ted Williams' Home Runs.''


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RM888 sounds interesting… but most likely it will be on Exec 250!! Die la… RM250 commitment per month. Pengsan..
i dont want a contract plan…..i prefer fully buy it and pay all the upfront….
i really need some advice. i plan to buy sgs3 this thursday & it will be my first ever smartphone. i have problem in deciding which network is the best for money. Digi offer the device for Rm1149 (24 month contract, rm68 monthly & 3gb) while celcom offer the device for Rm1678 (18 month contract, rm108 monthly & 3gb). This shows digi offer the best in term of pricing. but some of my friends said digi's network is not as good as celcom. I'm confused right now & desperately need some pros advice. tqvm.
Listen to me szhifo. DIGI will always offer the cheapest deal, but trust me, DIGI signal and reception quality is awful ! In many indoor places, you will not be able to get a signal, eg in many malls and even homes. I know its very tempting, with them offering 3 GB internet and no extra charge if you exceed it for that price, but the thing is, the internet (3G) signal is so poor, you won't even be able to use the internet nicely. S-Voice which needs stable internet connection , will not work well (unless u got WIFI). Take my advice, pay a bit mroe and get in on MAXIS or Celcom. I know its expensive, but the reception quality u will get is a million times better than DIGI. I will be getting it in September, with a Maxis plan. Trust me. In short, you get what u pay for, and cheap means shit.
Seconded! =)
Buy outright new from somebody cheap in Subang S16 or Lowyat then get a prepaid data &/or phone plan from umobile or someone with a strong line from where you use your phone. Pay only what you actually use !
That way you are in control and save lots of money in long run
I will plan to go for DiGi smart plan. I had been with DiGi almost 7 years and data line is stable but recently data not stable due to DiGi is upgrading to LTE and believev DiGi will be first to launch it LTE and more stable 3G signal. Agreed voice signal is not good compare to other 2.
total price to own S3 still DiGi best… Waiting U mobile and Maxis paln for welcoming S3.
If we were you, we won't wait for LTE. At least a year away and first phones will be further down the line. LTE dongles will come in first.
Hi soyacincau, when do you think the RRP of the SGS3 will be slashed ? I noticed that the Galaxy nOte was released in December 2011, and the RRP was slashed by RM300 somewhere in June if im not mistaken. So do you think that the RRP of the Galaxy S2 will be slashed by say mid September 2012, as Iphone 5 will be out also >?
thanx alot for the info guys. guess i'll take celcom offer then.
I'm using DIGI for 2 years now, reception is awful. Go for Maxis or Celcom
Salam.. Samsung galaxy note sudah boleh update to 4.0
Maxis plan on the way soon. http://goo.gl/KrNOI
ermm….why september 2012? am i missing something here?
why september???i'm curious
guys nak tanya mana lagi bagus beli pakai plan ke atau beli fon tu without plans
guys please give your opinions huhuhu
Beli yg full without contract le bagos if u got wifi in ur house or opis…but if u r going places and mobiles around, highly recommend using contract
I think I will buy without the contract one. Thanks for the advise. I already calculated the price of the plans and I think I will go with the prepaid because it is cheaper in my opinion.
Morning guys, i got one more q. let say if i choose the celcom 1gb plan, is it possible to upgrade it to the 3gb plan in the future (before the 18 month contract ends) if i find the 1gb plan not sufficient for me? thanx for ur help in advance.
Aku celcom user. Yes u can.
But, kalu tak cukup banwidth, boleh tambah rm15 untuk additional 1 gig. Buat pangilan ke 1111 cakap nak tambah.
bro 1 gig mana cukup. 3 gig pun aku selalu exceed sebulan.
How about the RM888 things??? the advertisement shown that got chance to get it??? and I already register wit celcom online already.Means I have to go early to line up??? But the fair like 3 to 4 days right???
Hello, is it worth to buy contracted phones?
so mr cincau…r u going to wear stricking BLUE during celcom launching on 31 May till 3 June at Mid Valley, AEON Station 18 Ipoh and Sutera Mall JB….if yes then good luck to you!!!!
btw, ICS rollout for Samsung note in malaysia is out!
old news ledi. ics on note may give betri problems, so beware !
Is the DIGI package good enough? but one have to sign contract for 2 years & there's so much complaints on Digi coverage itself
In rgds to Celcom, RM888 for S3 is on a random basis , even though you show up in blue on the launching day @ Mid Valley tmrw. Yet, no further details is available as of now.
Is there anything from UMobile & Maxis yet?
is it also available in retail outlet tomorrow?….i would prefer using prepaid instead of the telco plan….
kalau tunggu next year agak2 harga die turun x..??
I need info on celcom launch promo. Wearing blue will get u 888, but forr which package? What is the upfront payment?
yea i wana know about this celcom roadshow anyone in midvalley can pls check it out?? how much will they sell the phone alone with no package? THX
Is best dont get fool by celcom, this morning I went to the celcom roadshow . My 1st thought definitely have to buy their data plan, then suddenly I saw a spinning wheel which split 4 different categories just like the article says. Therefore have to spin the wheel see how lucky are u wether able to get 888 or unfortunate ones ,besides than that I seriously damn piss at the celcom manager lack of coordination and did not communicate between non register and register on9 user, seriously why in the news and media did not mention anything about spinning wheel I have wasted over there for nearly 5 hours for that bloodie spinning wheel. I am very huge disappoint of the promo and celcom team did not explain about the data plan. Despite the queue is becoming a huge massive mess which the celcom management did not instruct them properly, is narrow and stuffy. 888 is nothing especially for those who dont desire to apply the data plan, better not to waste your time just go and buy from samsung authorized instead.
thx so the roadshow does not sell the phone any cheaper without package?
Unless if lucky ones who spin fortunate of wheel then u may be luck to get 888 otherwise u have to buy their data plan package.
What is total you need to pay to get the phone with data plan or celcom exec voice+data?
if we buy the package, after contract can we go back using prepaid..??
yes u can but u still need to pay to celcom data plan coz you sign their contract which is kinda pointless to have one in-exchange prepaid card. unless you are using celcom number then u can do it that way
Guys, what ever the plan you have in mine please note that we still are at the bottom 5 in internet speed world wide. That's why we are in dire strait thinking which provider we should choose to get better speed and connection.
Average Malaysian pays 10% of their salary just to have excess to communication and internet services.
Internet services is parts of our daily life nowadays and with advertisment and sponsor using the internet I wonder why our service provider need to still charge us.
Advertiser pay the internet service provider to reach people like us .. so why are they making us pay for their internet service. Shouldn't it be free? Think about it.
how much do we need to pay to buy for galaxy 3 via celcom contract?i'm not sure how the contract works??


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Book - Grumpy Old Men
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Year - 2004
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Over the past couple of years I have read several books that would be considered as 'grumpy old men' books. It was a fad that was pretty big around the early 2000s, and spawned many books and talking head TV shows. One of my recent reads in this category was the quite frankly dreadful Don't Get Me Started, but unperturbed, I pushed onwards by reading David Quantick's Grumpy Old Men.
And very glad I am that I did. Most of the time these books tends to try and make the reader think 'Ah yes! I agree that this is something that makes me grumpy. Ha ha ha. It must therefore be funny that we agree on this, and you have put it in a book to validate it. Ha ha ha.' There is not necessarily anything wrong with books like this, but it is nice to read one that tries to inject actual humour into proceedings, and manages it brilliantly.
The subjects aren't particularly new - public transport, traffic wardens and D-list celebrities all receive the treatment - but Quantick manages to make his rants genuinely laugh out loud funny. Instead of feeling the moment of resentment you usually feel with these books when the author chooses a subject you like, you look forward to reading how he will make you laugh at it. And I genuinely did laugh out loud several times whilst reading this book. Of course, it is massively within the realm of quite disposable toilet books, but as they go, a very good one indeed.
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Would you ever put your foot in to a fish bowl and let the fish nibble on your toes and skin?
The sensible answer to this, one might wonder, would be NO but hold up; fish pedicure is the most recent addition to spa treatments and is gaining massive popularity! No this is no joke. I'm serious! Dead serious!
What a unique alternative to the razors used for scraping away dead skin is this! And the way it works is simple. You put your foot in the water and the little fish called garra rufa aka Doctor Fish get to work. They nibble on the dead skin, cleaning it all away as that is their food source so to speak. Do they bite? Not at all. They got no teeth you see so its perfectly safe and all who have tried it have loved it stating the experience to be slightly ticklish.
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WASHINGTON, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S.-Russia Business Council (USRBC) today welcomed comments by U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk regarding the Obama Administration's commitment to having PNTR in place as soon as possible. Ed Verona, President of the U.S.-Russia Business Council, thanked Ambassador Kirk for the Administration's leadership in securing a strong deal on Russia's accession and urged all parties to redouble their efforts to keep U.S. business competitive in Russia.
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"With Russia now confirmed to enter the World Trade Organization on August 22, prompt action on Russia PNTR by the U.S. Congress is critical to keeping the world's 9th largest market open for U.S. business," said Mr. Verona. "The liberalization that will begin to occur when Russia joins the WTO next month will present significant commercial opportunities for value-added goods and services that Russia's growth and modernization demand. We must make full use of the critical days left before the August recess to continue to push for the enactment of PNTR so that U.S. business is not on the sidelines when our competitors begin to snap up the new deals on the table as a result of Russia's accession."
"The 24-0 vote in the Senate Finance Committee and strong bipartisan support for PNTR in the House Ways & Means Committee have provided great momentum to our effort. We urge Congress to pass PNTR by the August recess," he said.
The U.S.-Russia Business Council, as Secretariat for the Coalition for U.S.-Russia Trade (www.usrussiatrade.org), has led hundreds of meetings and briefings on Capitol Hill to educate Members of Congress and their staffs about the importance of PNTR to U.S. business. USRBC has produced state-by-state information on U.S. trade with Russia and sector-specific information detailing the opportunities PNTR presents for U.S. business in eighteen diverse industry sectors, all available on the Coalition's website. USRBC also has spearheaded weekly messages on the benefits of Russia PNTR and has organized letters that have galvanized the debate on PNTR, including a letter signed by more than 170 entities in support of PNTR. As a result of the Coalition's concerted outreach to House Republican Freshmen, a record 73 freshmen put aside partisan differences and foreign policy concerns and sent a letter to President Obama underlining their willingness to work together swiftly to enact PNTR to benefit U.S. economic growth and employment.
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that San Francisco has become the first major U.S. city to join the United Nations' Making Cities Resilient Campaign, an initiative to empower cities around the world to reduce the loss of life and property to disasters and protect the social, economic and environmental assets of communities.
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For those who frequent the ECF, you've probably spent some time reading about the Genesis.
It is an excellent idea, one I wish would hurry up and be produced commercially.
The revolutionary part of this system, is that it uses Stainless Steel mesh for wicking, instead of the cloth / synthetic wicks we've all been using since the beginning. The SS Mesh wicks beautifully, and the designs we've seen so far (all made by hand) have made me jealous with anticipation.
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- Non-stop vapor, if desired
The big problem is that as of right now, if you want one, you have to build it yourself. From scratch. Sourcing and ordering all the raw materials takes time and more money that I want to throw at a new PV right now, not to mention that I'm not exactly handy with machine tools, and don't own any of them.
I am keeping my fingers crossed that one of the many USA mod companies start churning these out soon.
Check out these two threads (Prepare to spend 4-5 hours to read it all) to see exactly what all the fuss is about!
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I read a lot about the lack of financial education in the United States. It's a popular topic among personal finance bloggers and in media interviews. But I wonder how widespread the problem really is.
At my high school during the mid-eighties, juniors were required to take a semester of personal finance. I thought the class was lame. It wasn't challenging. I never did any of my homework, and so earned an F on every assignment. But I always received the top score on every test. The teacher wanted to fail me, but his own grading system required that he pass me with a D. (This was the only D I ever received in school — I was a B+ student from junior high through college.)
I often wonder if my poor performance in this class contributed to the money struggles I faced later in life. Maybe I should have paid attention, but how do you motivate a bright high school student to focus on "how to write a check" when he'd rather be passing notes with girls?
I saw a poll recently that showed roughly half of U.S. students take a money management class in school. How many of you took personal finance in high school? What did you learn? Was the class effective? Do you think it helped you learn to work with money? Did your parents give you the skills you needed?
My parents didn't teach me money skills. My father taught me the entrepreneurial spirit, but his other money habits were irresponsible. What I know about money came from books, and from experience, and from the wisdom of friends.
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Disney is said to be hammering out a deal worth more than the reported $1.3 billion that NBC made as a final offer. NBC's deal with the league expires after the current season.
Meanwhile, as expected, AOL Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting System has reached a separate deal in principle with the NBA to carry games on TNT and to rebrand CNN/SI from an all-sports news network to a network that airs games, much as rival ESPN does. The network will be 50% owned by the NBA and 50% by AOL Time Warner and may take on the name AOL Sports. It is expected to air some 100 NBA games.
Both the Disney and Turner contracts are expected to be signed soon.
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It appears as if the dual revenue streams that cable offers -- advertising and subscription dollars -- is becoming the only viable model for media companies to continue to make huge payouts to sports leagues.
The Disney deal is a surprise on several levels. NBA Commissioner David Stern and NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol are said to be close, and Mr. Stern has long taken a "less is more" philosophy to avoid running too many games nationally to keep interest levels up. Now, with two well-established national cable outlets, he runs the risk of some dilution in consumer interest.
The deal also calls for the NBA All-Star game to move to TNT, marking the first time a major sports league's all-star game moves to cable.
It appears as if there will be four nights of games on cable -- two on ESPN and two on TNT -- plus 100 games on the would-be AOL Sports. ABC will carry the NBA Finals plus eight playoff games that are not part of the conference finals and 15 regular season games. ESPN and Turner are expected to split the rest of the playoff games, including the conference finals.
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For NBC, which is the No. 1 network in adults ages 18 to 49, history repeats itself. In 1998, it balked at paying the huge rights fees to continue carrying National Football League games and has since said it feels it made the financially responsible decision.
NBC has now made a similar decision -- that it could not make money (it has lost hundreds of millions of dollars over the last two years as the NBA's ratings have declined) with the terms the NBA was seeking.
Disney, meanwhile, continues to show an enthusiasm for big-time sports programming, largely because ESPN has become such a revenue driver for the company. In 1998, it spent lavishly to secure "Monday Night Football" on ABC and "Sunday Night Football" on ESPN. It also has a pricey deal with the National Hockey League.
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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Updated: May 1, 2006, 12:09 AM ET New Orleans energized by Saints picking BushAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS -- For a moment, Reggie Bush wasn't sure what to make of the rock-star ovation he got when he walked through the restaurant ...
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NEW ORLEANS -- For a moment, Reggie Bush wasn't sure what to make of the rock-star ovation he got when he walked through the restaurant door.
"As soon as I got in there, there was a bunch of fans screaming and yelling. I thought it was staged," Bush said Sunday during a television interview at the PGA Tour's Zurich Classic, recalling his visit a night earlier to one of celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse's restaurants. "It's been great. Everyone I've run into has welcomed me. People here are so nice."
A few blocks away, Saints spokesman Greg Bensel was eating with a friend at the four-star Windsor Court hotel when he overheard chatter about Bush at a table behind him. He turned to see about a dozen people making a toast to the new Saints running back.
"And this is the Windsor Court. This isn't a sports bar. There was no TV on, no reference to Reggie anywhere," Bensel said.
Bush couldn't go anywhere without hearing chants of "Reggie! Reggie!" It even happened when he stepped out at the golf tournament in full view of fans surrounding the 18th green, who quickly recognized him and began the chant as a couple golfers were preparing to putt out.
"There's always excitement about a No. 1 pick, but this is a little different," said Saints general manager Mickey Loomis, who dined out with Bush Saturday night. "People chanting spontaneously ... it was a little overwhelming how excited people were."
Recall the images of those discarded refrigerators on the sidewalk after Hurricane Katrina -- the ones emanating that throat-stinging stench of maggot-ridden rot, the outside spray-painted with the warning, "Tom Benson inside."
Remember when fans here feared Benson, the longtime Saints owner, was about to abandon them for San Antonio in this historic city's worst moment?
Call it a misunderstanding. All has been forgiven, now that Bush mania is taking hold.
Benson got the reception of a conquering hero -- high-fives aplenty -- when he ventured into a crowd of die-hard fans attending festivities outside the team's suburban New Orleans headquarters during NFL draft weekend.
And the closest thing to Saints-related graffiti to be seen was a handwritten "Bush" on the back of a Saints shirt worn by someone milling around at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on Saturday, only hours after the Saints made their first pick.
"The Superdome will sell out," predicted fan Art Sigur, a former St. Bernard Parish resident whose home was ruined during the storm. "It takes a lot to kill our spirit. Tom Benson almost did it right after the hurricane."
"We love him now, though," interjected fellow fan Claude Maher.
New Orleans was a small NFL market before the storm -- even smaller now -- but predictions of sellouts don't appear far-fetched.
The Saints ticket office was open during draft weekend. It was fully staffed and everyone was busy all day taking orders, said Mike Stanfield, Saints vice president of ticket and suite sales.
"It was big -- really big," Stanfield said of weekend season ticket sales, although he didn't provide specifics. Single game tickets won't go on sale until later this year, "if there are any single game tickets left," he said.
Even before the draft, Saints executive Rita Benson LeBlanc, the owner's granddaughter, said sales were on pace with 2003, when the Saints set a franchise record for season tickets sold with about 54,000.
The team's commitment to return to New Orleans and play a full regular-season schedule in a repaired Superdome, combined with the free-agent signing of quarterback Drew Brees, already had generated excitement.
If everyone is healthy, the Saints will also line up running back Deuce McAllister and receivers Joe Horn and Donte Stallworth on offense. The addition of Bush, the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, gives New Orleans an explosive and dynamic player who can run, receive and return kicks with such scintillating speed and agility that many believe could make him the best player in a generation.
The last time the Saints drafted second overall, they took quarterback Archie Manning, whose family now has the status of de facto royalty in New Orleans.
"Obviously, he's a legend out here," said Bush, who said he has met the elder Manning. "Hopefully, I can do the same."
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That is a great read. I was agraid he still really didn't want to play for us. I was watching the draft on NFL Network and I heard Rich mention something about "we may have another situation like last year when the Chargers drafted Eli Manning." I said....aww man. Its good to see he has recieved this kind of receprion and I hope it fules his fire to help us win the big one.
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Dont liesten to them when they asked bush would he play for the saints he said "yea why wouldnt I"
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I was thinking the same thing. The reception he's getting/will get should wipe out any potential disappointment he may have had about coming to this franchise.
Also, you can see already the off-field impact he'll have on this city, which gives you another reason why this was the right choice given everything most of us have been through cause of that da*n hurricane.
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Lets face it folks.....if he plays out to expectations...the Saints will have gone from bottom-dwellers to big time status. People will be wearing Bush jerseys instead of Vick jersies. Oh man...just that concept alone excites me....I think I'm gonna need some time alone. lolol
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I was doing this sketch in Goa of a tree in my sister's garden and it turned out an angry painting. Sometimes things don't turn out the way we want them to. As they say, keep calm and get a Cappuccino.
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Even if it was out of anger you painted it, but it is really great. Beautiful in a crazy sort of way. 🙂
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Boxing Day morning dawns with a heavily overcast sky... in stark contrast to yesterday's pristine, cloudless blue. Typical. No snow, though, a state of affairs which, despite the Mam C's assertions to the contrary, I'm pretty happy with, to tell you the truth. So, leaving the Mam to look after little Evelyn - wild horses wouldn't drag her away, not even her favourite, incomparable Welsh cobs - I head towards Nant-y-moel and the round barrow upon Werfa... only to find the A4061 blocked by snow. Bugger. What now? Help me Rhondda, to paraphrase the Beach Boys badly out of context. Although they do appear on just about every Christmas compilation I've heard, to be fair.
Tythegston pops into the head. Aye, that'll do. Back towards Bridgend we go, then. However, upon arrival at the parking area mentioned in previous posts, I notice a brand new 'private' sign in situ upon the now chained gate. I therefore decide to check out the approach from the village itself, the map showing a public right of way across the intervening field of shimmering white. Right on! No problem parking, although I very nearly sprawl headfirst upon the icy road before the stone 'stile' across the wall. Almost, but not quite. I think the Russian judge gave a 4. Anyway, a couple of magnificently gaunt trees in winter raiment lead the eye towards the distant long cairn... the monument - as you would expect - profiled upon the skyline to the left of a prominent area of woodland [see image]. Further stiles allow access across a cross-track [the one now officially 'private'], the right of way traversing the following field to the right of another iconic tree. At the far boundary the long cairn once again becomes visible, remnants of the usual covering of undergrowth all that escapes the overwise overwhelming mantle of snow.
There's something about deep snow, isn't there? To be honest I wouldn't choose such conditions for a first visit to a complex site since, as with mountain landscapes, deep snow obscures form, camouflages detail.... I suppose you could say remakes a site in its own image? But there's no denying it adds a special 'something' to the vibe. For me, Tythegston has two salient details..... firstly and not surprisingly, the large capstone which still surmounts the mounument, today bearing the tracks of an unknown creature (fox?) no doubt looking for a vantage point, in its covering of snow. And secondly, the view of the Mynydd Herbert round barrow, which is perfectly profiled upon the (approx) north-western skyline when seen from the capstone. Coincidence? Yeah, right.
This is a fairly upstanding long cairn which Coflein describes as "A disturbed oval stony mound, 29m WSW-ENE by about 20m and 1.2m high, the capstone being the only visible structural feature; a number of loose small boulders along the northern side of the mound are thought to result from recent field clearance. Source: RCAHMW AP955221/59". I'd concur with that.
In lieu of visible detail I consequently sit/lie upon the capstone, drink my coffee, open a chocolate orange upon said capstone [how many people can claim that?] and ponder..... and ponder. As you do at places such as this. Finally, following a somewhat confusing attempt to check out an 'enclosure' shown upon the 1:25K OS map within the nearby trees, I return to the car just before dark, having made an unholy mess of the previously virgin snow lying round about this Christmas time. Hell, someone's gotta!
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San Luis: Darren Turner event summary
TURNER TAKES FOURTH Darren Turner finished off his first season of racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship at a very hot San Luis in Argentina today. Along with his team-mate Tomas Enge, Darren finishes the season in fourth place in the Driver's ...
Darren Turner finished off his first season of racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship at a very hot San Luis in Argentina today. Along with his team-mate Tomas Enge, Darren finishes the season in fourth place in the Driver's World Championship.
Qualifying was tough with the No.7 DBR9 carrying 40kgs of success ballast from the Interlagos event and with only one set of tyres at his disposal Darren had to settle for 17th on the grid for the qualifying race. Tomas took the start and managed to avoid being one of the early casualties and brought the car in for Darren in 12th place. Another good run from Darren saw him take the chequered flag in 10th place, setting up a much better starting position for the championship race this afternoon.
Darren got away well at the start of this afternoon's race but immediately came up against an unexpected obstacle.
"I had a really good reaction to the lights and went to the right of the Ford GT in front of me," he explained. "Unfortunately there was a big kerb there and I got high-sided and thought I was going to spin into the pack."
This dropped Darren down the order and a few laps later he saw Lopez, his Argentinian Young Driver AMR team-mate, on his tail. The local driver managed to get past Darren on lap six.
"I gave him room on the inside as it wasn't worth risking both of the cars," said Darren. "The only problem with doing that though is that you get dust all over your tyres and that slows you down for a while."
When the pit stop window opened, Darren pitted to hand over to Tomas for the run to the flag. Unfortunately for the Czech driver the No.7 Aston Martin then suffered from overheating problems and Tomas nursed it home in 15th place.
"We pretty much had problems from qualifying onwards," said Darren. "It's disappointing as we went from challenging for the overall championship to fourth, but that's how it is."
"I've really enjoyed the championship this year. The racing has been fantastic and we have been to some great circuits. As a team we've learnt a lot and hopefully it will make Young Driver AMR stronger for 2011."
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Juneau woman wins motorized bike
August 18, 2011
The winner of the motorized bicycle raffle is Caroline Frenglle of Douglas, Alaska. Thanks to all who participated in the Uglys' first raffle ever. Thanks to your support, the raffle was a success.
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Quick and tempting snack of boiled potato,yogurt and Indian spices
Potato is the worlds most popular vegetable.We don't have to think much about using potatoes as there are endless numbers of recipes to make with potatoes.In fact most of the Indian street food are made with potatoes. side dish ,snack,curries and even dessert can be made with potato.
My favorite Potato recipes are – Potato halwa, Potato bread rolls, minty potato, Potato cup chat which I have already posted I have already posted. but these recipe need some pre planning, stir frying or deep frying. As we all know that if potato is fried then only it become loaded with calories, and boiled potato is not that high in calorie so can be used easily and guilt free.
This dahi aloo chaat is a popular street food/chat of North India specially from my home town.
boiled potatoes are soaked in yogurt and then roasted cumin powder, chili powder is sprinkled over it. A spoon full of green chutney and tamarind chutney is drizzled over to make it delicious and tempting.
This dahi aloo chaat is also a ideal recipe for fasting days as it didn't require frying or roasting and use the delicious –Aam papad chutney and Green Mint chutney to drizzle over it if you are fasting.
- 3 Small Size Potatoes / Aloo boiled
- 1 cup Yogurt / Dahi
- to taste Salt / Namak
- 1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
- 1/2 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder / Jeera Powder
- 1/4 tsp Black Salt / Kala Namak
- 2 tbsp Tamarind chutney /Imli ki chutney
- 2 tbsp Green mint chutney /Hari chutney
- a pinch Sugar / Chini
- Peel and chop potatoes into small cubes.
- Take yogurt in a bowl and whisk it well
- Add sugar,salt and black salt in the yogurt and mix well.
- Add chopped potatoes in the yogurt.
- Let it soak for 15 minutes.
- Now serve in individual serving bowls.
- Sprinkle chili powder and roasted cumin powder over it.
- Drizzle some tamarind chutney, mint chutney and pomegranate seeds.
- Best served chilled.
- If you are fasting then use pepper powder instead of chili powder.
- Use mango leather chutney /aam paapd chutney if you are fasting.
- Instead of boiled potatoes you can also use deep fried potato cubes.


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China Quarter Horse Association Visits Congress
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"First, we love the Hollywood cowboy. Then, we love western riding."
The American Quarter Horse is a breed that is internationally recognized and embraced in multiple countries across the world. As the largest single breed horse show in the world, the All American Quarter Horse Congress (AAQHC) is a destination point for many people to see the vast abilities of the Quarter Horse. For the China Quarter Horse Association, the AAQHC represents an imagined future.
About 13 years ago, the Chinese people started using domestic Chinese horses to barrel race. "The barrel racing was a good start because many of the Chinese were interested in speed. But when they tried to do more, they started realizing that their horses weren't up for the challenge," translated David Snodgrass, the International Director for AQHA China. "After a while, they believed that the American Quarter Horse would be a good option for taking the barrel racing to the next level."
In 2007 China and the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) partnered to bring the first group of Chinese buyers to the United States resulting in the first groups of Quarter Horses being shipped to China. After equestrians in China saw Quarter Horses, "more and more people were interested and we [China] formed an association in 2013 and now have regular competitions," said An Tao, the Chairman of the China Quarter Horse Association. "In the past three years, we've added barrel racing, pole bending, and ranch work, which are our main events."
Li Song Tao, the Chairman of the Horse Power Camp became an instrumental force in organizing horse shows. "From a horse show perspective, the shows went from being grassroots to being more organized with the help of Li Song Tao," explained An Tao.
As of last year, the China Quarter Horse Association had their largest show to date with 110 entries and 85 exhibitors.
"One of the biggest jobs we have with the China Quarter Horse Association is promotion and educating the Chinese who are excited about western," said An Tao. In addition to being the International Director for AQHA China, David Snodgrass is the President of Unbridled China Ranch. Unbridled China Ranch is the base for the China Quarter Horse Association whose mission is to promote the Quarter Horse in China. "We bring over trainers to work with clients and they're learning from Li Song Tao too. We want to get the word out that the Chinese are learning and want to have trainers that are interested in helping in order to get more Chinese to become better riders," voiced An Tao.


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Easter wins lift Valley to fourth place with three to play
Rugby Town's 2014/15 season's fate is now back in their own hands again, after they recorded back-to-back wins over the Easter holiday period, writes Jon Venner.
Valley followed up on a 2-1 win over Northwood, with a particularly impressive 3-0 success against Kettering on Monday to return to the play-off zone with just three games to play.
Town travel to bottom club AFC Hayes this Saturday, before visiting another struggling side Daventry a week later, and then round of the main campaign with a home game against fellow play-off chasing Royston on April 25th.
Manager Dave Stringer reflected on the Easter double success: "That was a massive six points for us. It was certainly a make or break period for us, and our performances were excellent.
"I was really, really pleased with the way we acquitted ourselves against Kettering in particular. We set the side out slightly differently from the weekend and it worked well. They had a couple of decent spells at the beginning of both halves, but we coped with these superbly and were clinical when it mattered at the other end."
Monday's win lifted Rugby up to fourth in the table – four points adrift of both Aylesbury and Royston above them and a point clear of Barton and Bedworth below them.
Both Barton and Bedworth have to face newly crowned champions Kettering as part of their run-in, and Stringer revealed he had discussed this after the game with Poppies' joint manager Scott Machin.
Stringer said: "Scott assured me that he is going to make sure their lads are up for their remaining games despite having already sealed the title, and that they will stay fully focused and try and finish on a high."
After hosting Kettering this Saturday, Barton must also travel to Hanwell – who still have an outside chance of a play-off berth despite a defeat on Monday, whilst Bedworth do have a game in hand on the other teams at the top.
Stringer was adamant he has no preferences as to where his side finish as long as they are part of the play-offs: "It really doesn't matter to me whether we are 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th, and then who or where we play.
"The important thing is that we finish the job with three more good performances and then we'll take whatever is set in front of us in the one-off games."
Saturday's opponents Hayes have struggled for most of the season, and despite a 4-1 victory over Egham on Monday, they remain at the foot of the table – behind North Greenford on goal difference.
Town have won the last five meetings between the two clubs, following up on last season's final day 6-0 thrashing at Farm Park with a 1-0 win at Butlin Road earlier this season.
Stringer may have Alex Gudger back in the squad for the weekend trip to Middlesex. Gudger has missed the last six games with an ankle injury, but is now close to a return to fitness.
The Valley boss explained: "Alex will train on Thursday and we will assess the situation after that. We won't push him unnecessarily though, as Alex Austin has done a tremendous job in his absence."
Mitchell Piggon is unavailable for the Hayes game due to work commitments, and Lewis McBride is still waiting for the results back on the scan on his knee, but Stringer is hopeful they will be available this week.
# The 1,215 attendance at Butlin Road on Monday was the club's third biggest ever crowd for a home Southern League fixture, and the largest such one for 21 years. It has only previously been topped by the 1988 game against Aylesbury United which attracted 1,541 supporters and 1,233 turn-out against Rushden & Diamonds in 1994.
# The coach to Hayes will leave the clubhouse at 11.00 a.m. For the latest information, contact Tony Mann on 07970 691366.


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Restaurant Eloise Pairs NYC with Sebastopol
When people tell me they're going to New York City I ask where they will dine. Then I make suggestions. Sometimes I'm even crazy enough to ask someone living there which restaurant is their favorite. People who love to eat get a pained expression on their face when they attempt to take in my queries. They tell me it's impossible to choose just one. While I can see their point, I disagree.
My favorite restaurant in New York City is Prune. It's on first street between first and second avenue, and it's so small that a lazy blink will guarantee completely missing it. Prune is Paris small, and if you need a lot of personal space, it's not the place for you.
Gabrielle Hamilton is Prune's chef-owner. The first time I met her it struck me that she was unafraid of voicing strong opinions, but didn't take herself too seriously. Her food is soulful, clean, clear, straightforward, homey, and humorous. While many chefs speak a rhetoric the media adores, Ms. Hamilton's restaurant walks a talk unspoken, but felt down to your very toes, should you have all your senses open when you dine there.
Prune's tiny space presses disparate people against one another and the conviviality is sweaty and infectious. That close, familial feeling starts with the staff first, and many people who work at Prune were only going to stay there for a few weeks but are there year after year, still, when I make my pilgrimages.
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Luckily for us, two Prune chef alums, Ginevra Iverson and Eric Korsh have recently migrated West to Sebastopol and opened Eloise, in fact. After getting ahold of the news on EaterSF some time ago, I knew I would make the drive, and who I would take. My friend DB said, after looking at the menu for the first time, "Yeah, but the problem is we're going to need to order everything on there. I will not be able to choose."
Luckily, DB and I are both famous eaters, and we didn't have to do much choosing last night, because we ordered all the appetizers except one and for that we substituted a Hudson Valley free-range foie gras torchon with Eloise garden grown peaches and pears.
What we ate, in order from extra ordinary to just great:
Chilled Tomato Soup, Heirloom Tomatoes, Mint & Chives; Mushroom Toast, Poached Egg, Black Truffle, Bordelaise; Roasted Bone Marrow, Parsley & Shallot Salad; The Foie Gras Special; Bibb Lettuce, Warm Feta, Scallion, Red Wine Vinaigrette; Puntarelle, Chopped Egg Vinaigrette, Candied Bacon; Octopus and White Anchovy Salad, String Beans, Fingerling Potatoes; Crispy Sweetbreads, Pickled Vegetables, Raisin-Mustard Vinaigrette.
Next time we'll focus on entrees.
If we could have ordered one it would have been Ricotta and Chard Gnocchi, Brown Butter, Sage. But after eight dishes, in three courses, we were happy to get the dessert menus and call it a night well spent.
Eloise is aesthetically stunning. Seeing its understated sign on Gravenstein Highway South won't prepare you for a restaurant both elegant and comfy, country and city, understated and decorated, whimsical and clean, open and intimate. Upon entering you're greeted with small bar and a fabulous floor of Moroccan tiles. A number of vegetable gardens, currently in seasonal transition, flank the kitchen; and a wall blocking the old highway from the dining room's view is terraced with herbs and wildflowers.
If you can get to Eloise before night, it's one of the best restaurants to watch day turn to dusk and then thick inky blue sky. Sebastopol remains a mostly agricultural town and the air, especially as we Northern Californians gently enter autumn, is redolent of apples, grapes turning into wine, and cow pastures; sometimes all at once. Night skies are dense with stars when clear.
Eloise's dessert menu is tiny compared to it's salty side. Three items were offered and Ginevra's special of rhubarb crepes and vanilla ice cream was offered verbally by our gracious waiter. Off the menu we ordered Sugared Doughnuts with Raspberry Jam, and the special. While I can appreciate offering simple, straightforward plates in the last course category, I found desserts lacking. I'm a tough customer, though, and I was glad not to see San Francisco's ubiquitous lowest-common-denominator pannacottas and molten chocolate cakes.
Cooking in and for New York City is a very different experience than that of Northern California. Chefs Iverson & Korsh have given birth to a bi-coastal restaurant, both in technique and inspiration, and my hope is their success makes way for other chefs inspired by farm-kitchens to journey West or East, depending, expanding our ideas about what ingredient-driven cuisine can be.
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Eloise, at its nascent six weeks old, is doing a great job. And my belief is that it will only get better. As leaves turn, and fall arrives, Sebastopol explodes with the fruit it's famous for: apples. And perhaps these chefs, inspired by Gabrielle Hamilton's unique humor, carry with them a mischievous secret: they've moved from the Big Apple to seduce California's apple county.
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|May 13, 2013 08:00 AM EDT
CloudVolumes started out a couple of years ago as SnapVolumes and shed its stealth cocoon in November when it announced $2.3 million in seed financing and began beta testing its enterprise-class Instant Workload Management (IWM) solution to what IDC has dubbed the "virtualization management gap."
CloudVolumes began because, like IDC, it reckoned there was no way to manage the virtual sprawl that's being created with the processes and tools that are in place. The traditional tools that managed applications in the world of physical servers and desktops aren't suited to virtual environments.
IDC has even imagined the virtualization and cloud markets stalling and people dialing back while they wait for or seek management solutions.
Then there's the little matter of the price of managing the virtualized infrastructure soaring through the roof. Currently it costs more than servers, power and cooling put together.
Growing at an unprecedented rate, the virtualization management gap is seen claiming in excess of $100 billion as opex costs increase proportional to the total number of VMs.
To address these issues, the start-up Tuesday began rolling out its single-image management widgetry for servers, desktops and the cloud. It's supposed to reduce the complexity and increase the efficiency of data center and cloud environments by eliminating per-VM management.
The company says, "IT is still managing, migrating and installing apps one-at-a-time in VMs as if they were physical machines. In today's virtual world, workloads shouldn't be locked into a given hypervisor or cloud. We created Instant Workload Management solutions to virtualize everything above the OS to allow the industry to simply think in terms of what they care about most - workloads."
CloudVolumes' patent-pending technology virtualizes everything above the operating system including legacy applications, middleware, settings, dependencies, data, files and configuration licenses and sticks the whole megillah in a single virtual machine.
This approach leaves only one copy of the application to be shared across thousands of cloud-based desktops or servers, eliminating per-VM installs, uninstalls, patches and upgrades.
According to CloudVolumes, that means existing software doesn't have to be rewritten or re-architected.
Servers don't have to be dedicated to specific workloads anymore and can be managed as a generic pool, which means they can be dynamically provisioned in seconds, offering instant availability and elastic scaling at a dramatic reduction in resources since the widgetry minimizes the use of storage, CPU, IOPs and the network.
IT can reconfigure and update existing servers for new tasks on-demand with no downtime, even for custom apps and complex multi-tier services.
Companies can move their workloads to the best available resources in the data center or cloud without worrying about the underlying infrastructure. CloudVolumes IWM solution requires no changes to existing infrastructure, OS, hypervisor, application, licensing, policy or infrastructure.
Complex multi-tier server workloads can be instantly deployed into a running VM; scaled, relocated and recovered instantly across thousands of virtual machines in seconds; and workloads can migrate between the cloud and data center, independent of VM or hypervisor.
That means enterprises can dynamically scale and move to the cloud - in hybrid fashion - as demand increases without the costly conversion and migration of VMs. They can focus on moving workloads, without moving any VMs.
CloudVolumes includes a desktop solution that supports Microsoft RDS and Citrix XenApp.
It provides a persistent desktop feel with non-persistent pools, while having a single point of administration and control for all applications. IT costs are reduced with 1:N storage compression and storage tiering.
Users are supposed to experience native performance - not to mention personalization - that can be enhanced by "virtually sharing single SSD-enabling" storage across all VMs without recreating VMs or packaging, streaming or modifying the app.
It's supposed to deliver 50 applications instantly to a hosted virtual desktop and support all Windows desktop and server apps including custom ones.
Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) providers should be able to provide fully installed applications on-demand allowing users to practically manage themselves.
The company says CloudVolumes is fully automated, secure and easy-to-use; works with existing policies and management solutions; and fits seamlessly with all clouds, hypervisors, operating systems and apps. It also integrates with VMware's vFabric AppDirector.
VMware customers can instantly deploy blueprints and manage and update apps once across thousands of provisioned virtual machines. The services are available at VMware's Cloud Applications Marketplace.
CloudVolumes is also Citrix Ready-certified for XenApp and XenDesktop, as well as Cisco UCS-compatible.
CloudVolumes was founded by virtualization, Windows kernel and security experts, Matthew Conover, CTO; Shaun Coleman, VP of product marketing; and Matthieu Suiche, chief scientist.
It's led by CEO Raj Parekh, former CEO of Virident and former CTO, head of engineering and general manager of Java products at Sun Microsystems. He also co-founded SGI.
The outfit has drawn talent from VMware, Citrix, EMC, Symantec, Microsoft and Trend Micro.
Its board includes Henrik Rosendahl, serial entrepreneur and CEO of Thinstall (acquired by VMware in 2008); Klaus Oestermann, head of cloud networking at Citrix; and Prashant Shah, former managing director at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners.
The start-up got its angel round from TiE Angels of Silicon Valley, the founder and former CTO of Brocade Kumar Malavalli, SVP of technology at SAP Labs Sanjog Gad, the CEO of Infoblox Rob Thomas and executives from Symantec, EMC, Citrix and Tibco.
Simon Bramfitt, founder and principal analyst with Entelechy Associates, has called the CloudVolumes technology the "closest thing to magic I've ever seen" and thinks it could fundamentally change the way enterprise desktop, server and cloud platforms are managed based on the agent it installs in every virtual machine and physical resource.
The start-up's Desktop, Server and integrated support for AppDirector are currently available on a 30-day free trial for DevOps and production deployments but you have to be qualified to check the stuff out.
Given the size of the opportunity and the urgent needs of customers, CloudVolumes means to form key partnerships with OEMs and services providers. It will also sell directly to CIOs. The companies, including financial houses that beta tested the software, have embarked on proofs of concept.
Parekh figures the cost of CloudVolumes won't be prohibitive and that customers will see a return on investment in three months. Otherwise he won't talk pricing.
Cory Merritt, president, Sage Infrastructure Solutions Group, says, "The CloudVolumes product is truly a differentiator in the industry by allowing users to change the way IT provisions applications to specific workgroups or change the personality of a server build to rapidly provision workloads such as an SQL server or Citrix Server. Instead of spending hours building unique server and virtual desktop workloads, we are able to simply assign the right AppStack to the given server or application workgroup. At Sage, we have leveraged CloudVolumes to take a base Windows Server 2008 R2 build, and by applying the appropriate AppStack, turned the base server into a SQL Server with a simple reboot."
See demos at http://vimeo.com/65604027; http://vimeo.com/65624256; http://vimeo.com/65620067 and https://solutionexchange.vmware.com/store/category_groups/application-management.
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Bhubaneswar, Jan 12 A Maoist rebel was killed in a gunfight with security forces in a forested area of Odisha's Malkangiri district, police said on Sunday.
The exchange of fire took place eight km away from Janwai village, about 750 km from here, when a group of rebels encountered Border Security Force personnel Saturday night.
"The body of the Maoist rebel (in uniform) was found during a search of the area Sunday," District Superintendent of Police Akhileswar Singh told IANS, adding that two locally made guns were also recovered from the site.
Malkangiri district is considered one of the Maoist strongholds.
Update: 12 Jan, 2014