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Sunday August 16, 2020Back to top
Swim: 3.8 kilometers in the lagoon at Amager Beach Park
Bike: 180 kilometers in North Zealand
Run: 42.2 kilometers in the city center of Copenhagen
Please see below
Intermediate cut offs on the bike and run may apply in the interests of athlete safety and to enable roads to reopen according to the schedule agreed with the authorities.Back to top
>> click here <<
Entries are open to any individuals who wish to participate in one of the world's great sporting challenges. Entries are taken online with payment by debit or credit card. No other payment option is available.
Once the entry process is completed and payment processed, you will receive a confirmation email which details your race entry. If you do not receive this please check your junk mail. If you need your confirmation resent please email us at .Back to top
To see the entry fee, please >> click here <<Back to top
The entry fee includes:
No, we do not have a waiting list.Back to top
If you need to change your name or email, please contact us at and we can make the changes for you.Back to top
Yes, athletes must be at least 18 on race day. No exceptions will be made.Back to top
You will compete as the age you are on 31st December in the year of the race. For example, if you turned 25 in October, you would be in the 25-29 age group for all races in that year even though you may only be 24 on race day.Back to top
No. KMD IRONMAN Copenhagen is not a relay race.Back to top
Registration & Expo: TBD
Swim & Transition 1: Amager Beach Park, Jollevej 1, 2300 Copenhagen
Transition 2: TBD
Finish line: TBD
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For travel and accommodation information please see our travel pageBack to top
On race week you will need to:
For the race week schedule click here.Back to top
All athletes must register in person at the event prior to race day to collect their race packs. Nothing gets sent out in the post! In order to register you will need:
- Your BIB number (which will be available around 1 week prior to race day)
- Photo Identification (passport or driving licence)
- Triathlon Race License. If you do not have a one, a day licence can be bought online here.
You MUST attend registration yourself in order to race.
Under NO circumstance will we give your information to another person even with authorization.Back to top
There will be no Welcome party at KMD IRONMAN CopenhagenBack to top
No, the athlete racing MUST register and rack their own bike/bags. Photo ID will be requested in registration. Racking must be done the day before race day as per the race week schedule timings. On the day racking is not permitted.Back to top
No, the athlete racing MUST collect these personally. Wristbands will be checked upon entry and items will be checked against your wristband and race numbers when leaving.Back to top
KMD IRONMAN Copenhagen operates a clean transition.
NB: Cycle shoes can be on the bike as long as they are attached to the pedals. Nutrition and bike computers can also be left on the bikes as long as attached.
Blue Bag: Bike Gear, put all the kit you need for your cycle in this bag, including your helmet. You will enter the blue bag marquee upon exiting the swim, here you will change and then head to collect your bike.
Red Bag: Run Gear, put all the kit you need for your run in this bag (DON'T forget your race number). Once you have left your bike you will enter the red bag marquee, here you will change and head to the run course. You must hand in your blue and red bag the day prior to the race.
White Bag: this bag is for your dry clothing that you require after the race. The white bags will be in the athletes finish area and available to collect as soon as you finish the race. You hand the white bag in, on race day morning.
Please see the Race Week Schedule for times
-When you come to rack, your bike, helmet and bags must have your race numbers securely applied to them. You must have your helmet on with the strap fastened and be wearing your race number.
- You will not have access to your blue and red bags on race morning but you can access your bike to place your drinks bottles and nutrition.
- You must have your helmet fastened before removing your bike from the rack and keep it fastened until you have placed your bike back on the rack having finished the course.
You must hand in your bike, blue bag and red bag at Amager Beach Park, Jollevej 1, 2300 Copenhagen, the day prior to the race.Back to top
- The swim is a rolling start which will start on land. Athletes will line up according to their own expected swim time. Please be realistic.
- Calf guards can be worn underneath your wetsuit, compression socks however are not permitted
- It is a one lap swim course
- The cut off time to complete the swim is 2 hours 20 minutes after you cross the swim start timing mat
- For age-group athletes, wetsuits may be worn in water temperature up to and including 24.5 degrees C
- Wetsuits are mandatory for professional athletes and age-group athletes for water
temperatures below 16 degrees C
-A wetsuit may cover any part of the body except the face, hands, or feet;
-A race kit may be worn underneath the wetsuit;
-The thickness of the wetsuit may not exceed 5mm. If the wetsuit consists of two or more
pieces then the combined thickness of the overlapping pieces may not exceed 5 mm.
Athletes are set off in one continuous line for the swim start. Each athlete's race will start when the cross the swim start timing mat, under the swim start arch.
How does this work?
The on-shore pre swim start area will be divided into starting zones based on an athletes predicted swim time for the 3.8 kilometers course. There are a number of swim zones (excluding pro athletes):
* Under 50 minutes
* Under 1 hour
* 1 hour
* 1h05
* 1h10
* 1h15
* 1h20
* 1h25
* 1h30
* 1h40
* 1h50
* 2 hours
- The swim cut off time of 2h20m starts when the last person enters the water.
- Athletes will seed themselves into these zones based on their own predicted swim times (please be realistic and remember your chip timing will only activate once you cross the swim start chip mat)
- Groups will commence a rolling start based on these groups with fastest athletes on course first eg. in the 50 minute zone
Yes, the lagoon is open for practice at any time of the year.Back to top
Yes. Warm up next to the swim course will be possible on race morning.Back to top
Neoprene hats can be used underneath the official swim hat if desired. Gloves are not allowed. Neoprene booties are ONLY allowed when the water temperature is 18.8 degrees Celsius/65 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. An announcement will be made at Race Briefing about the use of these.Back to top
If you feel the need, please turn on your back and raise an arm in the air to attract attention from the swim safety crew. Note that a triathlon wetsuit provides buoyancy and you would be able to float with minimal effort should you need to take a few seconds to regain your composure.
You are allowed to grab the boat/paddle board of the safety crew, but moving forward while doing this, will result in a DQ.Back to top
- The KMD IRONMAN Copenhagen Continental Tire bike course travels through North Zealand. It travels 16 kilometers before joining a two lap circuit. The course climbs and decreases 1138 m.
- The course will start at Amager Beach Park and finish at T2 (Ofelia Plads)
- iPods, MP3 players, phones, video cameras etc. are not permitted on the course
- Your race number is NOT mandatory to be worn on the bike course
Note that athletes must be able to repair a puncture without assistance and should carry spare inner tubes and tools. IRONMAN will provide mobile and static support for other issues that athletes cannot fix themselves but these staff are not on call and we cannot guarantee that they will be available to assist with a problem.Back to top
We do not recommend it, but it is indeed allowed to participate with a hybrid or mountain bike, though the bike needs to have the correct measurements. You can find these in the rules right >> here <<. If you have further questions about this please email us atBack to top
Disc brakes are legal to use during KMD IRONMAN Copenhagen. For future events please note we are subject to UCI rules and we are subject to any change they make.Back to top
- KMD IRONMAN Copenhagen is a 4,5 lap run course through Copenhagen city center
- iPods, MP3 players, phones, video cameras etc are not permitted on the course
- Your race number must be worn on your front
For information on Nutrition please see here >> Nutrition <<Back to top
At the aid stations at bike segment and run segment you have the option to have your own special needs bag placed. If you wish to have your special needs bag placed at the aid stations (the last table), they will be handed out at the registration – just ask for a special needs bag for bike and/or run when you come register.
On race morning, Sunday the 16th, you hand your special needs bag(s) in at the designated area in
ENDURANCE SPORT T1 NO LATER THAN 7.00 where the bags will be taken to the aid stations.
Please mark your special needs bag with your race number so you can find it. Your special Needs will be placed on the last table at the aid stations at:
- Bike aid station at TBD
- Run aid station at TBD
Remember: On the bike, you must stop entirely before taking your special needs bag. No littering
is allowed, so leave your bag on the ground by the aid station.
Note: Special needs bags will not be returned to athletes after the race.Back to top
No. Any athlete who crosses the finish line with a spectator will be disqualified.
It is a safety risk to the athlete, the spectator(s), other athletes and staff to have non-competitors running down the finish line. It may also hinder other athletes achieving their personal goals or have their treasured finish line photo obstructed by spectators on the finish line.Back to top
Furthermore, our KMD 4:18:4 København sprint triathlon will take place in race week, at Amager Beach Park. Read more hereBack to top
- KMD IRONMAN Copenhagen has 40 slots for the 2020 IRONMAN World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.
- A minimum of one slot will be provisionally allocated to each Age Group category based on the start list (both male and female). - Final slot allocation will be determined on race day based on the number of official starters.
- Final slot allocation shall be representative of the actual number of Age Group starters in each category in the race.
- See the Kona Qualfication tab under Athletes for more info
- Athletes MUST claim their slot in-person at the qualifying race during the Awards ceremony after race day - After all automatic qualifiers have been announced any unclaimed slots within an Age Group will be rolled down to the next eligible finisher within that Age Group. If an athlete chooses not to take the slot, does not attend the Roll Down ceremony or has already qualified, the next eligible finisher in that Age Group may claim the qualifying slot.
- Following Roll Down any unclaimed slots within an Age Group will be reallocated to another Age Group within the gender based on the athletes-to-slots ratio.
- The Age Group within the gender with the largest athletes-to-slots ratio will receive the first reallocated slot, followed by the next largest ratio receiving the second re-allocated slot (if applicable), and so on.
- Following Roll Down, any unclaimed slots within an Age Group will be reallocated to another Age Group within the gender based on the athletes-to-slots ratio.
- The Age Group within the gender with the largest athletes-to-slots ratio will receive the first reallocated slot, followed by the next largest ratio receiving the second re-allocated slot (if applicable), and so on.
Option 1.) Transfer
Athletes may be able to transfer their race entry 45 days prior to race day and if the race they would like to transfer to is not sold out. This is according to the "Race Transfer Policy" that is signed upon registering. To proceed with this complete the online Transfer form >>.
Option 2.) Cancellation
If you need to withdraw from KMD IRONMAN Copenhagen 2018, please note the following deadlines for your refund:
- until 4 months prior to race day - 50% refund of the entry fee
- until 45 days prior to race day - 25% refund of the entry fee
- after 45 days to race day - no refund
Option 3.) Defferal
- The deferral option is available to athletes that registered within 90 days of general entries opening. A deferral is only possible to the same race the next year. The deferral program is only for IRONMAN (full distance) races and not available for IRONMAN 70.3 events.
- Deferrals are only available for individual entries and not for relay teams, Comp Entries or Sponsor Entries.
- Athletes who elect to defer their entry forfeit any right for a partial refund, transfer or insurance refund.
- The deferral may only be used once.
- All deferral requests will be honored until 45 days out from the original event date.
- Athletes electing the payment plan may also utilize the deferral option once all three payments have been completed.
This policy is final and is not dependent on circumstances.
If you need to withdraw, transfer or deffer from the race please complete the online form which will be processed as soon as possible - to the form >>
Special products such as extra tickets, photos & medal engraving will not be refunded.
It is NOT possible to defer your entry to another athlete.
The Active fee is non-refundable.
Your withdrawal will be confirmed via email and can take up to 28 days to process.
Refunds are credited back to the card which you originally paid with.
FinisherPix is proud to be selected as the Official Photo Service of KMD IRONMAN Denmark. FinisherPix will have several photographers working at the swim exit, on the bike course, on the run course, and of course, at the Finish Line! In addition, FinisherPix will have photographers positioned after the finish where you can have a photo taken after you receive your medal. These images will be available online after the event here: https://www.finisherpix.com/home.html
If you would like to take advantage of their offer and purchase all images before the event you can do so by:
You can also change your included T-size and add medal engraving to your registration as well here.Back to top
For inquiries about merchandise, please emailBack to top
At all KMD IRONMAN Denmark's races, we use volunteers from committed sport clubs.
We do unfortunately not take individual persons as volunteers.Back to top
Yes. Lost & Found items will be available for pickup at the Award Ceremony, the day after race day.Back to top
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Built in 1881, the George T. Stagg Gallery was originally constructed as Whiskey Warehouse A and housed barrels of aging whiskey for several decades. As the Distillery grew, the building served as a warehouse for bottling supplies and a shipping warehouse. Today, it serves as our Visitor's Center, gallery and gift shop.
The George T. Stagg Gallery, located on the upper level of the Visitor Center's/Gift Shop, invites your guests to explore the history of the company and the history of Kentucky. Archival photos document the company's milestones and events. Built-in display cases house unique historical artifacts. The exposed brick walls, beamed ceiling, original hardwood floors and studio lighting give an avant-garde feeling to this historic building. Both the George T. Stagg Gallery and The Single Oak Room, located at the rear of the Gallery, are available for corporate and leisure rentals. The space is perfect for your cocktail reception or seated dinner and ideal for small- to medium-sized groups. Your guests will have plenty to look at as they enjoy this one-of-a-kind space.
Capacity: 80 seated, 150 standing
Master Distiller's Room
(Located inside the Elmer T. Lee Clubhouse)
The Master Distiller's Room is the perfect setting for more intimate gatherings. The room seats up to 14 and is ideal for either smaller meeting needs or exclusive private dinners when you want to impress. The stone fireplace, ambient lighting and unique décor of the room make any private function one to remember.
- Hardwood floors
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- Ambient lighting
- Wood-burning fireplace
- ADA accessible
- Private entrance
- Complimentary audio visual equipment including wireless internet, wireless projector, built in screen and sound system
Square footage: 250 square feet
Seating Capacity: 16
The room is dedicated to the famous people of the Distillery's past such as Col. Albert B. Blanton, E.H. Taylor, Jr. and George T. Stagg.

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I recently read an article in the newspaper written by a woman who chided her stuff-collecting husband for his bad habit of collecting stuff. I identified with her, and when my motorcycle collecting husband took a trip to sell his "stuff," I decided to go through mine, bringing me to an epiphany of my own; I am a collector of the worst kind.
My collecting habits are hidden; hidden in all of the closets, that is, which makes me a 'closet collector.' Worse than that is the "stuff" I have collected is of a scattered variety; a little of this and a little of that, equaling zero in the stuff-value department. That is why I should only be allowed to borrow things; things I can return when I'm through with them. My friends at the Jasper County Public Library understand this, so they collect great, new adult fiction, offering a variety of "stuff" that I can borrow and then return. Read on for samples of the great "stuff" of which I speak!
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With World War II raging across Europe, the Rosatis, an Italian family, exist behind the walls of their villa, hoping to stay safe from the battles of war. The tranquility of the Rosatis' pseudo-shelter is shattered, however, when two soldiers appear, demanding entrance to an ancient burial site on the estate. The sanctuary that once protected the family has now become their prison, as the Nazis have now infiltrated the villa, and peace and safety are gone forever. Fast forward to the year 1955; Serafina Bettini, an investigator with the Florence Police Department, is assigned to unravel the mystery behind a series of murders; murders of the Rosatis family members left behind after the war. Flawed herself by the ravages of war, Serafina delves into the gruesome case, uncovering secrets of the past, and parts of her own tragic history in "The Light in the Ruins" by Chris Bohjalian.
Similar to one hit wonders, child stars, Abigale Applegate and Zach Barnes have now disappeared off the radar of Hollywood stardom. Whatever happened to these beloved icons of past sitcoms? Hollywood dreams now part of the past, Abigale has moved on and has fallen in love with the man of her dreams. Or so she believed, until their perfect relationship splinters into small fragments, shattering her illusions. Turning to her very best friend, Zach Barnes, Abigale vents her frustrations, not realizing that Zach is deeply in love with her, and has been his whole life. When Abigale's journal falls into Zach's hands, and he discovers that Abigale intends to find a new man, and fast, Zach begins reinventing himself, determined to convince Abigale that he has been her future all along in "Wrecked" by Shiloh Walker.
Eleven year old Caleb disappeared without a trace, only to resurface three years later, living with a new family under a new name. Upon his safe recovery, Caleb's mother, Marlene, whisks him away to escape the media, taking refuge in Costa Rica with her estranged husband's family. Outrunning the past, however, is not as easy as it seems, and comes back to haunt the family in "Where You Can Find Me" by Sheri Joseph.
I have come to the conclusion that "stuff" is overrated; that is, unless it's "stuff' that I can borrow and then return, and since the above titles from the Jasper County Public Library fall into that category, they are worth their weight in gold in the "stuff-value" department!


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(Disclaimer: This question was also asked at MSE (https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/71020/can-we-collapse-omega-1-without-adding-a-dominating-real). I'm posting it here because, when I asked it, I was torn between my sense that it was appropriate for MO and my suspicion that this question is much, much easier than I'm making it; and it seems to be attracting no attention at MSE. I'm not a set theorist, so it's hard for me to judge the difficulty of the questions I'm asking; please let me know if this question is too elementary for MO, and I'll delete it.)
The question is precisely that of the title: is there a notion of forcing $\mathbb{P}$ which collapses $\omega_1$ to $\omega$ but does not add a real which dominates every real in the ground model? (Here "real" means "element of $\omega^\omega$.)
It seems like the answer should be "no," and I've attempted to prove this myself. The problem is that the easiest way to do so would be to define a dominating function in terms of an arbitrary surjection $f: \omega\twoheadrightarrow\omega_1;$ however, there seems to be no clear way to do this. My first thought was to look at the set $S_f=\lbrace n: \forall m < n, f(m) < f(n)\rbrace$. This is certainly a real, but there is no reason it should be dominating, let alone not present in the original model already; in fact, we can alter the usual collapsing poset to demand that $S_f$ be precisely the evens, or precisely the powers of 17, or in fact any infinite co-infinite subset of $\omega$.
On the other hand, looking at the poset of finite increasing functions from $\omega$ to $\omega_1$ (which builds a countable sequence cofinal in $\omega_1$, hence collapsing $\omega_1$ to $\omega$), it's unclear how this would add a dominating real; so perhaps the answer to my question is yes.


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Here's your first look at a ginormous crack in Western Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier, which is a staggering 18 miles long, 240 feet wide and up to 190 feet deep. The crack appears to be widening, and will send off a 300 square mile iceberg in the next few months, according to NASA. Once that happens, the ice shelf that forms the sea-facing side of the glacier will have retreated to its furthest point since researchers started measuring in the 1940s.
This crack is forming in a general location where the ice shelf does tend to form an iceberg every decade or so, and the last one was in 2001. So this isn't exactly a surprise, or an abnormal event. The question, Antarctic researcher Hamish Prichard tells the Christian Science Monitor, is whether the glacier will regrow to its former size this time around — or whether it'll just keep shrinking. Photo by NASA/Associated Press. [Christian Science Monitor and NASA]


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A common misunderstanding about agile software development approaches are that they're only applicable to small, co-located teams. Yes, it's much easier to be successful with small teams, and with co-located teams, and as a result agilists being smart people prefer to work this way. After all, why take on extra risk when you don't need to do so? But, sometimes reality gets in the way and you find yourself in a situation where you need a large team, or you need to distribute your team (see previous blog postings for strategies for distributed agile development), and you would still like to be as agile as possible. The good news is that it's still possible to be agile with a large team, although you will need to go beyond some of the popular "agile in the small" strategies to succeed.
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Navigating the new drives
What's the best drive for your shop? That depends on your specific needs. Vendors are cranking out cheaper drives for increasingly specialized applications.
|Platter capacities plateau
Per-platter capacities for 3.5-inch disk drives hit the wall in 2003. Vendors expect to post incremental density gains going forward, until new technologies can reach the market.
Manufacturers such as Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST), Maxtor Corp., Seagate Technology and Western Digital Corp. no longer focus on doubling capacities or spinning platters at faster and faster rates. Instead, emerging products are being tailored to increasingly specific missions, from affordable ATA drives for nearline storage to compact form-factor designs for blade server environments. New lower-cost drives are ushering in new ways to do backups.
Storage managers should see an explosion of disk storage options, punctuated by four key trends in the next 12 to 18 months:
- Leveling off of capacity growth
- New serial-based drive interfaces
- Smaller form factor drives
- Increasing drive category crossover
In 2002, drive capacities hit the brakes. Capacity figures that once doubled every year are now expected to double only once every two or three years. (For another perspective on disk drives, see "Best Practices: Five axioms for storage") The culprit is the increasingly difficult challenges in boosting areal density. Currently, the largest ATA drives weigh in at 400GB--a figure that won't likely double before the end of 2006. In fact, the bump from 300GB to 400GB drives earlier this year was achieved not by increasing areal density, but by adding a fifth platter to the drive packaging.
Sharply higher capacities are emerging in SCSI and Fibre Channel drives, which traditionally have lagged well behind their ATA counterparts. New products such as Hitachi Global Storage Technologies' Ultrastar 10K300 and Fujitsu's MAT3300NC/NP offer peak capacities of 300GB--up from 146GB last year. Seagate is also expected to roll out high-capacity Fibre Channel disk drives. Initial product is expected to hit the streets in volume this summer and fall.
None of the vendors expects sales of so-called "fat fibre" drives to account for more than a small fraction of SCSI and Fibre Channel disk sales. One reason: Enormous drives can take several hours or even days to rebuild following a disk failure. That leaves a typical RAID array wide open to catastrophic data loss during the rebuild process. Network Appliance Inc. (NetApp) delivered a product earlier this year with its dual-parity (DP) architecture, which puts two dedicated parity drives behind the primary disk. But a DP-like product imposes costs that once again slant the argument in favor of less-spacious drives.
Massive drives can also limit the performance of storage arrays, which rely on parallel disk access to speed reads and writes. The new class of drives should find a ready home in direct-attached server storage, and may offer a good fit for Fibre Channel-aligned enterprises supporting less-critical backup and archive applications. For enterprise storage arrays, however, the capacity sweet spot will not likely shift out of the 73GB range, despite the arrival of jumbo 300GB Fibre Channel drives.
Recommendation: For non-critical, RAID-enabled environments, consider 300GB ATA drives--they offer excellent costs per gigabyte and acceptable reliability.
Serial switch over
Drive makers are replacing a pair of venerable storage interfaces--ATA and SCSI--with new serial-based offerings. Serial ATA (SATA) and Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) offer extended features, improved management and a fresh performance roadmap. It's a transition with far-reaching implications because everything from disk arrays to server backplanes must adapt to the new interfaces.
SATA drives and compatible systems have been shipping for more than six months and are rapidly displacing parallel ATA solutions. Some SATA-savvy array products include EMC Corp.'s Clariion and Network Appliance Inc.'s NearStore R200. LSI Logic Corp. also produces a pair of SATA-capable arrays for its OEM customers. With 1.5Gb/s data rates, SATA boasts a well-formed roadmap that includes provisions for command queuing and reordering, multiple ports and a one-meter cable for enhanced design flexibility. SATA is also being built into new array offerings, which could push established vendors to roll out SATA-enabled midrange arrays of their own.
Steve Kenniston, technology analyst for the Enterprise Storage Group (ESG), says demand for affordable, high-capacity disk storage is driving SATA. A recent survey by ESG indicates that nearly 25% of respondents currently use disks in their backup environment. "That's climbing to 80% in the next two years," says Kenniston.
Future versions of SATA will boost data rates to 3Gb/s, while remaining backward compatible with 1.5Gb/s SATA gear. A 6Gb/s SATA spec is on the roadmap, though drives based on this technology are years away.
The recently approved SAS standard will take longer to arrive. Prototype products--from Maxtor, Seagate and others--have appeared at trade shows, and the SCSI Technical Association (STA) has been conducting plug-fests to ensure interoperability. The new standard offers 4Gb/s data rates out of the box, while the SAS roadmap calls for transfer rates as high as 12Gb/s.
Like SATA, SAS improves flexibility, providing support for hardware that can theoretically support more than 16,000 drives. In an interesting twist, the SAS interface is actually a superset of the SATA pinout, which means a SAS backplane can support both SAS and SATA drives. And like SATA, the SAS interconnect employs more compact cabling and connectors, which simplifies management and streamlines server and chassis designs. The first SAS products should hit the market at the end of 2004 or early 2005.
"You still have a pretty significant legacy volume of Ultra 320 SCSI through 2005," says Joel Hagberg, vice president of marketing at Fujitsu. "As you go into '06, most manufacturers are into the end-of-life planning for U320 SCSI."
Stephanie Balaouras, senior analyst in the enterprise computing and networking practice at the Yankee Group, expects SAS products to be limited to direct-attached storage (DAS). She cites the falling cost of Fibre Channel drives and the increasing reliability and utility of SATA drives, creating a squeeze in the middle for late-arriving SAS products.
Kenniston is more direct: "I only know of one company pushing Serial-Attached SCSI, and that's HP. It's on all the vendor roadmaps to have something, but I don't see SAS being their number one priority," Kenniston says.
International Data Corp. expects SAS hard drive production to reach 8.1 million units by 2007. By comparison, some 8.8 million parallel SCSI drives and 8.5 million Fibre Channel drives are expected to ship in the same timeframe. One thing that will delay volume sales of SAS drives is the transition of server backplanes from parallel SCSI to the serial variant.
Recommendation: IT shops should deploy servers that provide native support for SATA and/or SAS as they become available, in order to prepare for future drive deployments. Start planning to incorporate SATA arrays into your storage environment for nearline disk storage.
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to boost platter density
Current giant magneto-resistive (GMR) head technology and longitudinal recording techniques are approaching physical limits. Bits are packed so tightly on the platter that the magnetic charge used to denote a one or zero can flip spontaneously if things are compacted much more.
Vendors are turning to some new technologies to overcome this hurdle. One approach--demonstrated late last year by Maxtor Corp.--embeds magnetic elements vertically into the disk surface, allowing bits to be more tightly packed on the platter. Known as perpendicular recording, Maxtor's demonstration of the technology produced a per platter density of 175GB, nearly double that of any product currently on the market.
Another approach, called heat-assisted recording, takes a page from optical drive technology. This process employs media that will only switch magnetic orientation when heated to a specific temperature. The approach eliminates the danger of spontaneous field change, but at a cost in complexity because a laser must heat the media. While promising, both techniques require significant investment and a changeover in drive manufacturing and supply. In short, it will be years before either approach will drive up disk densities.
Form over function
Even as drive makers jigger the interface, they are hard at work shrinking the drive enclosures. Seagate recently launched its Savvio line of small form factor enterprise-class drives based on a 2.5-inch package. The size reduction from current 3.5-inch designs offers a host of benefits, including a smaller footprint, lower power consumption and heat output and reduced acoustic and vibration levels. Later this year, expect to see 10K rpms 2.5-inch drives. The wait for 15K rpms high-performance 2.5-inch drives will extend at least into 2006 and possibly later.
Brian Kraus, senior global marketing manager at Seagate, says the smaller drives allow 1U servers to hold a complete, four-disk RAID 5 array, with redundant disks dedicated to data and to the operating system. By contrast, 3.5-inch drives require a 3U server design to provide the same capability.
Both Maxtor and Seagate have announced 2.5-inch form factor drives, with production models expected to reach the market in the second half of 2004. Initial designs will be relegated to DAS, while array makers such as EMC and HDS mull the significant costs of reengineering cabinets and plumbing for the new drives.
Joe DeRosa, senior director of enterprise storage marketing for Maxtor, expects that small form factor drives will make headway in the market in 2005, with measurable volumes occurring in 2006. Once the small form factor tide turns, the switchover should happen fast. Gartner Inc. projects that that by 2007, 2.5-inch form factor drives will lead enterprise sales.
The smaller drives could enable new breeds of disk-based storage. ESG's Kenniston sees a future where companies can buy sealed 2U boxes with multiple terabytes of storage, which can be plugged into a SATA or other connections. The result is truly commoditized disk storage that can serve anything short of critical applications.
For example, SpectraLogic sells a 12-disk cartridge that plugs directly into the company's Spectra T950 tape library. A Spectra RXT cartridge can hold up to 1TB of RAID-protected data, for fast, virtual tape library functionality. It's an approach that could gain momentum as enterprise-ready, 2.5-inch form factor drives hit the market at reasonable price points.
Recommendation: Small form factor drives are an exciting development, but the early premium charged for these products will hinder proliferation. Until prices for 2.5-inch models drop--probably in 2006--most shops will find themselves well served by the traditional 3.5-inch form factor offerings.
Category crossovers
The increased number of drive technologies targeting the middle of the enterprise drive market reflects a significant crossover of product categories that began in 2003. The arrival of the first so-called "Enterprise ATA" drives from Maxtor and Western Digital has kicked off a mingling of drive types, and the trend shows no signs of abating through the end of 2005.
The second-half of 2004 should see significant sales of enterprise ATA drives, with large volumes going into nearline and emulated tape storage solutions. These ATA drives typically offer mean time between failure (MTBF) numbers close to one million hours--significantly higher than desktop-rated ATA drives.
Driving the trend are continuing improvements in reliability from ATA-based products--improvements that could shake up vendor product lines, says ESG's Kenniston. "Over the next 12 to 18 months, the quality of ATA will get significantly better and it will be driving increased sales," says Kenniston, adding that "vendors are often more scared about positioning--why is the 2.5 times the cost for Fibre Channel worth it?"
It's a good question, and one that Hewlett-Packard Co. recently sought to answer when it announced a new class of Fibre Channel-based drives called Fibre-Attached Technology Adapted (FATA). FATA drives offer native Fibre Channel protocol operation--enabling enterprise customers to standardize on a single storage architecture, while delivering significantly reduced costs. Yankee Group's Balaouras expects that FATA-based drives could be priced about 30% below those of similar capacity Fibre Channel drives and will offer capacity up to 250GB with a dual-port, 2GB/s, Fibre Channel interface.
Recommendation: If you're standardized on Fibre Channel now, FATA can help keep the environment simple while offering good reliability and performance. Mixed environments can benefit from the improving reliability of enterprise ATA drives.


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May is here and that means time to finish school and get ready for SUMMER! What plans are you and your family making this year? Don't forget about Summer Reading at the Library!
Celebrate children in May, along with National Children's Book Week, May 13-19. Special events going on at all library locations! Vote online now for your favorite book!
May is National Bike Month and National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Get outside and enjoy some fresh air and sunshine! Parents: Check out these tips from the League of American Bicyclists on teaching your child to ride a bike!
Be Kind to Animals Week is May 5-11.
May 1 is May Day. On May Day, Hawaiians celebrate Lei Day. Learn about the 'Aloha spirit.'
May 1 is Mother Goose Day. Read a mother goose book!
May 4 is National Teacher Day. "The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book." — Author Unknown. Visit the virtual mural at the National Education Association and Thank a Teacher, or write a thank you note to your favorite teacher.
May 5 is Children's Day in Japan. Read a book about Japan!
May 9 It's Eleanor Estes' birthday. Read Ginger Pye.
May 12 is Limerick Day. Visit Barbara J. Feldman's limerick's website for links to good kids' sites on limericks and writing them.
May 12 is Mother's Day -- Read My mother is so smart by Tomie dePaola. Do something nice for your mom!
May 15 It's L. Frank Baum's birthday. Have you read The Wizard of Oz? Did you know there are 14 books in the original Oz series, and all of these are in the public domain and can be found online?
May 22 It's Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's birthday. Read a mystery to celebrate the creator of the greatest detective ever: Sherlock Holmes!
May 23 It's Margaret Wise Brown's birthday. Read or re-read Goodnight Moon!
May 24 The Brooklyn Bridge opened on this day in 1882.
May 27 is Memorial Day, a day to honor American soldiers fallen in battle. Try your hand at these puzzles, or color a flag to hang in your window. Read more about Memorial Day.
May 28 John Muir founded the Sierra Club on this day in 1892. What wild places have you visited, or do you want to visit? Check out some books about national and state parks at the library!
May 29 Mount Everest Summited! On this day in 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first team to reach the top of this legendary mountain.
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In Receiving God's Love: The Practice of Radical Hospitality we learn that our personal walk with Christ begins with an extraordinary receptivity to the grace of God. Within the congregation, hospitality focuses on inviting and making room for newcomers. In our personal walk, in distinctive ways, we first invite God into our hearts and make space for God in our lives. We receive God's love and then offer it to others.
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Attorneys for Iraqis suing security contractor Blackwater USA have put the blame for the deaths of more than 20 Iraqis at the foot of the company's owner, Erik Prince.
"The person responsible for these deaths is Mr. Prince,'' Susan L. Burke, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, The Washington Post reported. "He had the intent, he provided the weapons, he provided the instructions, and they were done by his agents and they were war crimes."
At a hearing in Alexandria Friday, lawyers for Prince denied the allegations and tried to further their motion to get the family members and victims' estates' lawsuit accusing Blackwater of "lawless behavior" dismissed.
But Judge T.S. Ellis III said, while the Iraqi's lawyers could infer malice, "you can't infer, as far as I can tell...intent to kill these people."
"These are certainly allegations of not engaging in very nice conduct, but where are the elements that meet the elements of murder?" Ellis asked.
Blackwater, now called Xe Services LLC, provided -- and still provides -- security to U.S. diplomats, even though the State Department said its contracts would not be renewed after a deadly firefight that killed 17 civilians in Iraq in September 2007.
Six former Blackwater guards were criminally charged in 14 of those shootings. The current lawsuit alleges that Prince and Blackwater covered up killings and hired known mercenaries. Attorneys for Blackwater say, although the deaths were tragic, the guards were closely supervised by U.S. government officials, the Post reports.
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Not that Batman has ever gone wanting for action figure exposure, but the Caped Crusader's getting a new line based on last year's Batman: Arkham Asylum game. It'll be revealed in next month's issue of Toyfare magazine.
The line is from DC Direct. No other details are yet known, but if I had to guess, aside from the absolute necessity of Batman and Joker I don't see how this line goes forward without Harley Quinn and Bane - as they appear in the game of course.
Toyfare will have all the details in its June 2010 issue.
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Propose an Inquiry
The International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life at Brandeis University is dedicated both to examining the ethical practices of professionals in specific fields like coexistence and international justice, and to advancing dialogue on the ethical issues that shape society at large.
Since 2009 the Ethics Center has published "Ethical Inquiry," a regular website feature in which we call attention to the ethical dimensions of a wide range of issues with implications that may be personal, political, or even global. Our intent is to illuminate and explore the complexity of some of the most vexing ethical questions of our time.
Each installment points readers toward resources that reflect a range of thoughtful viewpoints from academia, advocacy organizations, and "popular" media. You can find the complete series here.
We are now seeking proposals from Brandeis University graduate students, alumni, and undergraduates who wish to contribute to the Ethical Inquiry Series.
Who may apply
Brandeis University students and alumni from any school and from any field are eligible.
These are not original essays. Rather, each inquiry is a kind of sophisticated aggregator, introducing the reader to selected sources for well-considered perspectives on a particular question of ethics, with minimal descriptions of the selections, and providing the reader with the resources to explore many aspects of the question or perspective in greater depth. We encourage students to consult with faculty members on recommended texts to include in the piece.
Please look at the previous versions of "Ethical Inquiry," as all Ethical Inquiries follow a general template. Best examples of the template: "Should Identity Affect Legal Decisions?" – "Does New Technology Require a New Ethics?" – "Proportionality in the Context of Armed Conflict" – "Is It Ethical to Eat Animals?"
- Approximately 1,000 words.
- Approximately 30 publications/articles/websites cited and linked.
- A broad range of publications should be cited and linked, including material from the popular press (e.g. The New York Times, Newsweek, The Economist), accessible work from the field (e.g. journal articles – though subscription-only journal articles should be included sparingly), and legitimate online sources (e.g. Salon.com, The Huffington Post).
- A range of perspectives on the question should be represented.
- The Inquiry must be written for an interested general audience.
Please submit proposals as soon as possible. When a proposal is accepted, we will discuss a specific timetable for completion of the Ethical Inquiry over the course of the next year.
Graduate students and alumni will be paid a $250 honorarium for completion of an Ethical Inquiry. Undergraduates who conduct research on behalf of the Ethics Center will be paid for up to 10 hours of work at the highest student worker hourly rate.
You may propose your own topic. At times we have tied the topic to an upcoming Ethics Center event or something in the news, but this is not a requirement.
Some ideas you might choose to develop in your proposal:
- Ethical issues related to the Haiti earthquake and its aftermath.
- Should amnesty ever be offered to suspected war criminals in order to end a war more quickly? (Connection to the work of Coexistence International)
- Business ethics (See: Wall Street rates poorly for ethics, honesty)
- Photography (See: Exhibit "Controversies: A Legal and Ethical History of Photography")
- Is it ethical for an executive of a corporation that is receiving public assistance to receive whatever level of compensation the corporations board of directors feels is reasonable to provide incentive and retain his services?
- Justice Brandeis: A contemporary take on one or more of his key rulings or ideas. Tie in with his birthday, a Supreme Court-related event, or some other event.
- Is it ethical for a group of U.S. Congressmen and women, all of whom are members of the same political party, to vote as a bloc on legislative matters?
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Submit a proposed topic, along with a one-page outline of the inquiry including links to and brief descriptions of six to twelve sources representing a range of perspectives on the topic. If you will be consulting a faculty member as you work on the piece, please note that as well.
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
My Top 10 Favorite Blogs of 2010
It's really hard for me to come up with just 10 favorite blogs. I read so many and lots of them deserve to be my favorite. For whatever reason, these 10 are the standouts.
They are listed in no particular order and leave out the "Big" bloggers and my New England Blogging Peeps.
Boston 1775 by J.L. Bell - the story of the American Revolution in Massachusetts. I'm astonished at his breadth of knowledge and am captivated by his endless curiosity.
Vast Public Indifference - the study of gravestone art. Just incredible. Beautiful art, in-depth knowledge and doesn't hold back on the opinions.
The African-Native American Genealogy Blog by Angela Walton-Raji, - fascinating stories about stuff I know very little about in a part of the country I'm not familiar with. I feel like an adventurer every time I read her blog.
Geder Genealogy, Evangelist for African Ancestored Genealogy by George Geder - George calls it like he sees it. I utterly respect his honesty and willingness to risk sharing it.
Clue Wagon by Kerry Scott - Irreverent, spot-on and genealogy too!
The Slovak Yankee by Martin Hollick - He's so cranky but when he's not in a bitter rant he's brilliant. Hopefully he'll stop ranting soon and get back to what he's best at.
Greta's Genealogy Blog by Greta Koehl - An all around consistently good genealogy blog.
Mnemosyne's Magic Mirror by Mel Wolfgang - this is a relatively new blog but he always has something thought provoking and worth reading.
Olive Tree Genealogy by Lorine McGinnis Schulze - Lorine is a prolific Canadian blogger. She has a deep well of genealogical knowledge.
Pollyblog by Polly Kimmitt - When I want to improve my genealogy and learn something new this is where I go. Besides being a genealogical powerhouse, her posts are simply fascinating. Yes I admit when I grow up I want to be just like Polly.
Little Bites of Life by Elizabeth O'Neal - I can't believe I almost forgot this one. One of my most favorite blogs. I probably like this blog so much because I can identify with her so easily. I love to watch her evolve just as I am evolving myself.
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Thanks for pointing in the right direction for a couple blogs I hadn't heard of!ReplyDelete
Marian, thank you so much for your kind words and for including me in this list! I love your blog as well - this is not just reciprocal "make nice" talk - because it has so many thought-provoking posts and also because I love the emphasis on place, house history, etc. Discovering the role of location in genealogy became one of the great surprises and attractions of genealogy for me. Now - I'm off to check the three blogs in the list above that are new to me!ReplyDelete
An interesting list, Marian. You've picked a couple of my favorites, but also included some I've not read frequently and a couple that are completely new to me. I'll have a diverse reading list to review during the football deluge of the next few days. For that alone I thank you!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the very kind words about Boston 1775!ReplyDelete
Thank you for this the list. I so need to get back to my blog reading.ReplyDelete
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Thanks Marian,ReplyDelete
I appreciate your kind words and consideration.
So many great blogs, so little time to read them all. But, I'm going to check out all the ones I'm not familiar with!
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Wow, thank you...that's great company to be in!ReplyDelete
I'm a bit slow this week keeping up with things, Marian. Thanks for including me in your "Top Ten" list; I really appreciate it.ReplyDelete
With all the stuff you do, I'm amazed that you can still find the time to read any of us! Thanks for being there for us all.


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Our instructor, Robert Ratigan, is a professional artist specializing in creative projects for homes and businesses. He has been here at Biomes for the last year painting many of our exhibits and walls. Bob will help everyone with the basic techniques needed to paint on canvas and give you individual attention to add your own unique elements.
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The Vamps Fan Fiction – A Dramatic Reading [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]by Maggie Malach | PopCrush
Imagine this, if you will: one of the members of your favorite band reading a story you wrote especially about him. It's totally a dream come true, right?
It's no secret that the Vamps' fans are very, very dedicated. They're so enthusiastic about the band, in fact, that some even write fan fiction about the boys. When the Vamps hung out in the PopCrush office in New York City, we couldn't resist asking them to read some of the best fanfic we could find.
One by one, Connor, Brad, Tristan and James sat down to recite a passage written by a diehard fan. From romantic dinners to long car rides, the band left no stones unturned. We loved the creativity of the fanfic and the serious manner in which the boys took the task.
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Jay Mohr is back playing stand-up stages after a two-year hiatus. He'll still be the profane, razor-edged, Christopher Walken-spouting comic when he turns up Saturday at the Wilbur Theater in Boston. It just so happens he feels a little better about life and a lot better about love.
It's hard to believe a natural wiseacre like Jay Mohr would ever think of walking away from stand-up comedy, but that's where the actor/comedian found himself a few years ago, unsure of his motivation and reluctant to grace a stand-up stage for a stretch of nearly two years.
"We're a little different at 38 than we are at 28, aren't we?" the New Jersey-born Mohr said. "These days I'm madly in love with the love of my life, I have a great son, we're going to make more babies, and well, I'm just not as angry anymore. I'm not just up on stage yelling and trying to get girls and getting drunk and fighting. That's just not the person I wanted to be anymore. I didn't like doing stand up as much because I had changed as a person, but I was bringing the old act up on stage."
None of which means, by the way, that Mohr has lost his fastball – he'll still be the profane, razor-edged, Christopher Walken-spouting Jay Mohr when he turns up Saturday at the Wilbur Theater in Boston. It just so happens he feels a little better about life and a lot better about love.
"I tell stories now. A lot of Tracy Morgan stories, Norm Macdonald stories, Harvey Keitel stories – it's more of a one-man show than a stand-up act. It's not like, hey, airline food is so small, ha ha, [expletive][expletive]," he said. "Before, it was a lot of filler for filler's sake – a lot of shock value stuff I wanted to try out, and just go up there and stir [expletive] up. But don't worry. I'm all for a good sex or [expletive] run. I'm still dirty and I still swear like a trucker in my everyday life – it's an R-rated act for sure. It's just not R-rated for the sake of doing. It's like when, in doubt, talk about your [butt]. That's lazy."
Mohr married actress Nikki Cox, best known for her run on NBC's "Las Vegas," in 2006. (He was previously married to and has one son by former model Nicole Chamberlain).
The two met on the set of "Las Vegas" when Mohr made a guest appearance presciently playing a man who asks Cox's character to marry him.
"She said no that day," Mohr said, laughing. "But that was the only time."
Late last year, Mohr legally added "Cox" to his full name, which is now Jon Ferguson Cox Mohr.
"We're a family," he said. "What's funny – what's amazing – when I did that, you hit a few message boards and the vitriol that can fly back and forth from people you've never met talking about you taking your wife's name. The Internet is the world's largest bathroom stall. You can write something, with no accountability, and just log off. But I don't know these people, and I'm glad TigerCat69 or whoever has an opinion on what I do. The great thing is, if I never go onto that message board, it never exists. It's like a tree falling in the woods with no one around."
Mohr for the first time has a lead role in a TV sitcom: "Gary Unmarried," which premiered on CBS in September and got picked up for a full season in November. The show, which stars Mohr and Paula Marshall as a divorced couple trying to share custody of kids and start new relationships, copped a People's Choice Award in January.
"I never got to play a Gary before. I was always shooting something on film or I was the third lead or something," said Mohr, who's had extensive TV experience on everything from "Saturday Night Live" and "Ghost Whisperer" to "The Jeff Foxworthy Show" and the short-lived "Action," but never got much taste of a spotlight role. "It's kind of what you wait your whole life for. When they asked me, I didn't think it was the way to start, but then I properly sussed out the details, put it back on the table and said yes. With alacrity!"
Ah, yes, and the Walken thing – if there's one thing Mohr can't break free of, it's his impersonation of Christopher Walken. The halting, theatrical voice and oblong vowels that are a part of his Walken are just one in a broad collection of sharp impersonations – he does a hilarious Al Pacino, as well as Morgan, Macdonald and a boatload of others – but it's the Walken "that people seem to like," he says.
"I enjoy it more now, because now with all the others it's like holding seven cards instead of five, and I can blend the Walken in," he said. "Before it was like, my Walken's here, it's the end of the show – the Rolling Stones playing 'Satisfaction'! – Mohr's doing Walken and that'll be it. Now I can close with any one of 'em, and feel OK about that."
The first time Mohr did his Walken impression in public was on the set of "Suicide Kings" (1997) the cult, jet-black-comic thriller with a bunch of rich twentysomethings plotting the kidnapping of a big shot (Walken) and not realizing he's a mob boss.
"I see him maybe once every five years or so and he always gives me a nice smile and nod," Mohr said. "I did it around him then [on the set] and I think it confused him. He was thinking I was mocking him, and there's two people in the world you don't want to be on the bad side of: Christopher Walken and [actor/comedian] Joe Rogan."
Mohr says he's thrilled to be back in Boston, convinced he hasn't headlined here in 10 years (he did play the Comedy Connection in summer 2003).
"It's the smallest big city I've ever been in," he said. "I got this friend Chappy and a bunch of buddies in Boston. It's like you're driving through Dorchester, Southie and other places and everyone knows each other. It's a metropolis, yeah, but everyone knows each other, and you can always find a place to park because you know a guy who can move a cone.
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Biamp Systems has upgraded its Tesira digital signal processing platform to include two new hardware components and new compression abilities.
The hardware components, the "EX-AEC Expander and the EEC-4 Modular Card for the EX-MOD device," according to a news release, "bring Biamp Sona AEC technology directly to the endpoints for easy and efficient AEC and a greater variety in the way systems can be deployed."
The company has also added multi-channel compression capability and the ability to use compressors in simplified or advanced mode at startup. "A new independent limiter block provides more precise decision-making when choosing blocks needed for the installation," according to a news release.
"By providing the most flexible and scalable AVB networking capabilities in the industry, Tesira 2.1 ensures that there is a Biamp solution for every project and Biamp quality for every budget," said Justin O'Connor, audio product manager at Biamp, in a news release. "With the latest Tesira technology, enterprises can take audio processing from large to super-scaled platforms that provide functionality such as AVB, CobraNet, and Dante in a single Tesira chassis."
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Record, mix, and create on the fly with Ableton Live 9 Standard. Whether you're an electronic musician or a traditional songwriter, the unique workflow, high-quality recording capabilities, and fully stocked toolbox make Live 9 perfect for any style or type of music production. More than a DAW, Ableton Live 9's scene-based workflow makes your recording and sequencing environment part of the creative process itself. Packed with even more powerful effects, processors, and music-making tools than ever, you're going to enjoy the freedom Ableton Live 9 offers you.
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While Ableton Live 9 offers all of the tools you need to make music in a traditional "linear" way, the gurus at Ableton developed this software suite to allow a uniquely creative approach to song creation. Use Ableton Live 9 to piece together song ideas and song structures by dragging around sections and loops in Session View" Live 9's Session View will enhance your live performances by assigning out massive MIDI controls - so you can record loops, overdub, perform in a massive synth part, and develop songs, all on the fly. Offering an inspiring workflow for everyone from DJs to solo musicians to top-level groove producers, Ableton Live 9 is a complete solution for brainstorming, creating, composing, building, growing, and performing your songs.
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Producers at AudioBuy.com.au Australia really dig how easy it is to add automation while you're creating. Add tweaks and changes to your audio with Session View automation in Ableton Live 9. Capture parameter changes on the fly like mixer move and tweaks to sound over time. Live 9 will record knob and fader movements in real-time or you can draw the automation in with your mouse. You can even create curved automation. Ableton Live 9 makes automation easier than ever.
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Live 9's new audio-to-MIDI converter lets you change any type of audio to MIDI. Record guitar chords and change them to synth parts. Want a quick way to create drum beats? Grab a mic, beatbox the rhythm you want, tell Live 9 to convert the audio to MIDI, and then use bass drum and snare as the new MIDI instruments. Instant drum beat. This innovative and very cool function in Live 9 is only limited by your imagination.
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Thursday, April 08, 2010
I Heart Cooking Club is featuring the recipes of Mark Bittman...lets go have a look!
Six months flew by.....and since they swap out chefs every six months, Nigella was retired and the new chef of choice at IHCC is Mark Bittman.
I just bought these........
Kim at Stirring the Pot got me interested in Tyler Florence. As for Mark Bittman...well, I'll say up front that I voted for Jamie Oliver. But Bittman won. So I checked him out and lo and behold, I am very interested in preparing some of his recipes. Love his Minimalist column. So there you have it.
My first two recipes from Bittman's book are crab stuffed mushrooms and a simple side of roasted asparagus with toasted breadcrumbs and Fontina cheese melted over the top.
A sliver of butter in the bottom of the mushroom cap, stuff with crab meat, Fontina and sprinkle some breadcrumbs. Now another sliver of butter pressed into the crumbs. Bake it at 400 F for about 15 minutes.
Simple stuff this.... place asparagus on a baking sheet and roast for 10 minutes. Then cover with Panko bread crumbs and slices of Fontina cheese. Back into the oven for a few minutes.
Doug grilled a fat rib eye steak and the sides were mashed potatoes and this tender asparagus....
Simple food to place on small plates..........
Surf on over to IHCC and see what other Bittman dishes people prepared. Join in and post your Bittman recipe too. See ya there!
13 comments:
- Carla and Michael said...
Two favorites for most everyone, asparagus and stuffed mushrooms. I had tried a crab stuffed mushroom recipe once and threw it out (they were terrible),need to try this one instead.
- April 08, 2010 7:46 AM
- Kim said...
Thanks for the shout out Tina! You're so sweet. I hope you like Stirring the Pot. I'll send you an email on facebook and tell which ones were my favorites.
I love that you chose two different recipes for Bittman. They both look great. I'd love to try asparagus with the fontina and breadcrumbs!
- April 08, 2010 8:49 AM
- vindon said...
I've just dribbled into the keyboard :o(
- April 08, 2010 11:20 AM
- vindon said...
That was me - Jo x
- April 08, 2010 11:20 AM
- Wandering Coyote said...
Wow, both these look amazing. I am so stoked that it's asparagus season!
- April 08, 2010 12:06 PM
- Debinhawaii said...
Both the mushrooms and asparagus look terrific. Great picks for your first Bittman recipes. I love his cookbooks and recipes and think you'll enjoy cooking along with him. ;-)
- April 08, 2010 3:30 PM
- Pierce said...
Carla and Michael - Next time I am mixing the crab with cream cheese, make it super creamy. It was good and please let me know if you try it!
Kim - I'm glad you like the choices on the small plate theme. Yeah...you had me intrigued on the Tyler recipes. Every one you post looks great.
Vindon/Jo - I KNEW it!!! I'll get you a napkin :-)
WC - Asparagus is one of our favs. Love it roasted. Maybe you can grow some in your new garden plot!
Thanks Deb. Did you vote for Bittman? I am glad I went ahead and got one of his cookbooks...I am really enjoying browsing through it.
- April 08, 2010 10:48 PM
- Wandering Coyote said...
Asparagus takes 3 years to grow!
- April 08, 2010 11:17 PM
- Pierce said...
WC - I Know! You better get started!
(just kidding)...but you do have that garden plot :-)
- April 09, 2010 6:41 AM
- Velva said...
I have a Mark Bittman cookbook and I don't think I have hardly used it....Perhaps, I should revisit his cookbook that I own :-)
- April 09, 2010 1:44 PM
- Couscous & Consciousness said...
What great choices - it is autumn here in New Zealand now, so no asparagus (my most favourite vegetable) - I will have to wait several months to try that one, but mushrooms are abundant right now and the combination of mushroom and crab is wonderful - I look forward to giving that ago.
- April 09, 2010 11:34 PM
- Pierce said...
Velva - With all the wonderful meals you prepare, you ought to participate in the I Heart Cooking Club. Bittman is the theme...it's fun!
Couscous - Oh wow, well you will have yummy asparagus when we can't in the northern hemisphere. I look forward to seeing your recipes. Thanks for the nice comment!
- April 13, 2010 6:05 PM
- Joanne said...
I love the Minimalist also! I read it religiously. You picked some great bites!
- April 16, 2010 7:39 PM
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Your Breath of Life Part 1: Why Deep Breathing Is Important
"The main thing that activates your lymphatic system is 'deep breathing!' So the breath of life moves the 'tree [lymphatic system] of life.'" ~ Dr. C. Samuel West, D.N., N.D., Introduction to the Science of Lymphology & the Art of Lymphasizing, p. 27
In 1979, American lymphologist Dr. Jack W. Shields, M.D., from Santa Barbara, California conducted a study at the 7th International Congress of Lymphology in Florence, Italy, which demystified the main propulsion of lymph flow (at the time there was a raging debate going on concerning what activated the lymphatics): deep diaphragmatic breathing.
Jack Shields was the first person to ever photograph the lymphatic system (lymphography). They had a person get up on a treadmill and start walking and jogging. They were photographing inside the person's chest right where the thoracic duct comes up toward the base of the neck. The thoracic duct is the largest lymphatic vessel in the body (as big around as a regular drinking straw); it begins as a series of tubes (lymphatic vessels) that increase in size as they travel from the feet and upward to the navel. The biggest tube (thoracic vessel) starts at the navel (belly button) and comes up the center of the chest between the lungs.
It was noted that walking didn't produce any significant effects while exercise (jogging) only increased lymphatic flow slightly. They had the person get off the treadmill and then take a deep breath. At the peak of inhalation, the lungs put pressure on the thoracic duct which caused the thoracic duct to "shoot like a geyser." As the story goes, Jack Shields jumped out of his chair and shouted, "There it goes, there it goes!" It was then conclusively proven and the debate among lymphologists was settled. Out of the one-hundred-and-one ways lymph circulation can be improved, deep breathing is the main force that activates and accelerates this system, and it does so by compressing the thoracic duct, creating a vacuum or suction effect. This effect takes the pressure off the top of the millions of one-way check valves that line the lymphatic vessels (these prevent lymph fluid from flowing backwards) and pulls the lymph fluid through the bloodstream.
Dr. West was later noted for stating that walking (without deep breathing) only improved lymph circulation "enough to keep you alive-sick, but alive!" ('The Golden Seven Plus One' p. 145)
"Deep diaphragmatic breathing stimulates the cleansing of the lymph system by creating a vacuum effect which pulls the lymph through the bloodstream. This increases the rate of toxic elimination by as much as 15 times the normal rate." ~ Dr. Jack W. Shields, M.D., Lymph, lymph glands, and homeostasis. Lymphology, v25, n4, Dec. 1992, p. 147
Shallow breathing in contrast contributes to lymph stagnation and impeded elimination of toxic debris.
Volumes have been written on the benefits of deep breathing including its renowned ability to induce relaxation and calmness, stress reduction, lowering of blood pressure, and relief of pain. It supports greater energy production (hence many feel refreshed and energized after a session) throughout the body at the cell level and activates the lymphatic system; one could say these are the two main effects that lead to ALL the other [healing] benefits people associate with deep breathing. And of the one-hundred-and-one deep diaphragmatic breathing techniques and methods taught out there, the main point to always keep in mind is how the "breath of life" moves the "tree of life" at the peak of inhalation. Any breathing technique that makes you fully expand your lungs will work.
As with anything else that activates and accelerates the lymphatic system, proceed with caution. Transition is key. Some people may feel sick, nauseous, dizzy/lightheaded, vertigo and so forth after only a few deep inhales. If that is the case it goes to show that you need it badly, but must approach things slowly. Start with as many breaths as you can handle, then stop and take as long a break as you need before resuming. Before you know it, you can take 5, 10, 20, 50, or 100+ deep breaths without feeling any discomfort.
"[…] some of you may get woozy and light-headed from taking a few deep breaths. If this happens, do not be alarmed. All that means is that you need it badly.
As with the nutrition program, you must understand that the more you do it, the better you'll feel and the better you feel, the more you'll be able to do it. Why is this statement true? Because the lungs act as a 'suction pump' for the lymphatic system. Deep breathing will help remove the trapped proteins and turn your generators [sodium-potassium pumps] on." ~ Dr. C. Samuel West, D.N., N.D., The Golden Seven Plus One, p. 25
Just like your body was made to MOVE (not just to "exercise for 20-30 minutes 3-7 times per week"), you've been given a set of lungs to BREATHE (not just practice a few deep breathing sessions per week).
The goal is to become conscious of deep breathing and to breathe deeply everywhere you go and as often as possible WITHOUT creating stress.


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2007 - A Year of Reinvention
The year of 2007 has seen a focus shift in many areas of technology, bringing about a host of innovation and changing the way we view devices. No longer dull and boring, or confined to the realm of 'techies', styling and personalization have boomed in a big way across every product conceivable, from notebooks to tiny flash memory cards. Take a look at the ASUS Eee PC. Its specifications are modest at best and it runs on Linux, but its wide acceptance and hype is nothing short of phenomenal. Companies like HP and Dell have also taken personalization to heart, redesigning many of their product lines to target and focus various lifestyles and trends. While features and performance still play its role, personalization has become the vertical to bridge the gap between high technology and consumer lifestyle, developing a sense of ownership and individualization. In this way, more and more products are making their way into the everyday life of the common consumer, following in the footsteps of mobile phones and DAPs, which have already become ubiquitous and indispensable lifestyle gadgets.
This is also the year of touch technology, an interesting mode shift in User Interface (UI) design that has seen device interaction move from traditional fixed input (buttons and keys) to the free form touch screen. Formerly a domain of corporate monitors, business PDAs and generally more expensive and serious equipment, hugely popular lifestyle devices such as the Nintendo DS can be credited for the acceptance and adoption of touch input in general consumer equipment such as MP3 players. This year, The development of consumer touch screen technology hit a high note with highlights that included the Apple iPhone with its multi-touch and CoverFlow interface, and HTC's TouchFLO technology found on their Touch series of phones. The development of Nokia's upcoming Touch UI upgrade to its S60 platform is also well underway and highly anticipated for Symbian OS devices.
Of course, not everything made the cut. Some of the bigger hyped products and technologies this year only managed to make a ripple instead of a wave. Consumers hoping to see widespread next generation DirectX 10 gaming to take off have been disappointed with only a trickle of games, and even then, some with too high a hardware cost to be accessible. AMD's much anticipated Phenom processor have also been hit with delays, missing the party boat again this year.
Best of 2007 Awards
To identify and merit the hardware products and technologies that have made the most impact in their respective categories of this year and set the baseline expectations for the following year, the editors and writers at Hardware Zone have compiled a list of the top hundred products that we believe have made the grade. In no particular order of merit, we present you the products that took top honors in Hardware Zone's Best of 2007 awards:-
|The I ntel Pentium Dual-Core E2160 is the Celeron 300A of today. A decent performer on its own, this entry-level budget processor has the inherent capability to rival the Core 2 Duo series of processors when placed in the right hands. Incredibly overclockable and extremely affordable, the Pentium Dual-Core was a shoo-in for Top 100 of 2007.
|Intel's Penryn launch in October may have been an expected incremental upgrade to last year's hugely successful Core 2, but it encompasses innovations introduced throughout 2007. Once again, Intel led the market with a successful transition to 45nm, increasing cores, increasing cache, increasing FSB, increasing transistors, increasing performance and still manage to pull a hat trick by reducing power consumption.
|The Intel Xeon 5400 series (formerly codenamed Harpertown) is the quad-core server version of the 45nm Penryn core, sporting a spiffy 12MB L2 cache and a whole new high performance platform designed for it called the Stoakley that supports an FSB of 1.6GHz per processor along with a much larger 24MB Snoop Filter cache. With these 45nm upgrades this year, Intel has little competition in the server market, not only in terms of performance, but availability and support as well.
|DeviceVM changed the game in 2007 with Splashtop, an amazing desktop environment based on a secure, ultra-lightweight Linux variant that will have your PC up in a few seconds flat with full access to the Internet and web-based applications such as e-mail, VoIP and even word processing. Why nobody has ever thought of this idea before is a mystery, but we're glad someone did. Hands down, one of the most innovative software features of the year. Splashtop debuted as an embedded application in the ASUS P5E3 Deluxe motherboard.
|Most digital pens are a pain to use because of many different restrictions, but the EPOS Digital Pen & USB Flash Drive is a truly portable and practical solution. The USB Flash Drive acts as the scanner, capturing your text in real time and stored in the drive itself to be uploaded at your leisure. What's more, the USB flash drive is a real flash drive, and can be used for generic data storage. Definitely one of the best little gadgets in 2007, even if it has the most boring name.
|During its CES 2007 unveiling, the LG BH100 drew a lot of hype for its support of both Blu-ray and HD DVD formats in 1080p. Although the player had its share of teething problems, the BH100 was the pioneer that paved the way for more hybrid Blue-ray/HD DVD devices in the pipeline. The format war has gone on long enough and we just want to enjoy our movies, whatever they might be in.
|Toshiba brought sexy back, and in a big way. The Portege R500 is the world's slimmest, and lightest full fledged ultraportable notebook. If you thought the ASUS Eee PC is light at 0.92kg, the R500's starting weight is 1.08kg with a normal HDD and a mere 0.72kg with a 64GB SSD. Not only that, it features a 12.1-inch widescreen LED backlit display and get this, an internal optical drive as well. How thin is the R500? 0.77-inches.
|MSI solved the most common complaint about motherboard onboard audio quality by bundling a PCI Express Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio sound card with the P35 Diamond, making it the only motherboard to come with full EAX compatibility. The P35 Diamond also features one of the best chipset cooler designs we've seen this year. The Circu-Pipe does a marvelous job without taking up much space.
|The year 2007 has been very exciting for the PC as motherboard leader ASUS introduced some of the most innovative products for the year. The ASUS P5K3 Premium Black Pearl Edition was an experiment in integration that delivered excellent performance and platform overclocking synergy with built-in 2GB high-speed DDR3 memory. Combined with a 10-layer PCB and superb cooling, the P5K3 Premium Black Pearl Edition will be remembered as the board that took on the DDR3 revolution head on.
|The Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 made our list last year for being the best mainstream overclocking motherboard, an underdog that really showed us that you don't need an expensive enthusiast board to be king of the clocks. This year, Gigabyte returns with the GA-P35C-DS3R, which not only retains its title, but adds a whole lot of enhancements such as AHCI/RAID support and hybrid DDR2/DDR3 memory.
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