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The City of Portland is excited to announce that it will begin live-streaming broadcasts of all Council Committee meetings starting with the Economic Development Committee on Tuesday, March 6 at 5:30 PM. All live-stream feeds can be found on the City's website under the Government tab, and directly, here. Meetings will be archived on that page and available for viewing the following day.
This effort follows a resolution put forth by Councilor Spencer Thibodeau and approved by the Council in June 2017 to enhance the number of video streaming options of City Council meetings and to begin live-streaming Committee meetings. As of July 2017, Council and Planning Board meetings are now live-streamed through the City's Facebook page via Facebook Live. Committee meetings will begin appearing on Facebook Live in April.
The addition of live-streaming Committee meetings follows several key technology enhancements that the City recently implemented to improve the customer experience in City Hall including touch-screen digital wayfinding kiosks, digital calendar screens outside meeting rooms, and TV monitors that display news items and additional wayfinding. On top of that, City staff are working hard to implement the Tyler Technologies software platform, which will allow the City to share and disseminate data to the public in a more user-friendly way.
"City Council and City staff have long shared a commitment to open access to government deliberations and decisions, and that's why we're so excited to offer these additional ways to increase our transparency and meet the needs of our customers," said Jessica Grondin, Communications Director for the City.
Over the last month, camera and microphone equipment was installed in City Hall meeting rooms 24 and 209 to accommodate live-streaming of Council Committee meetings.


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The Greatest Supernatural & Paranormal Teen Films
List Rules Vote for your favorite supernatural teen and paranormal coming-of-age movies. No TV shows or mini-series.
These are the best supernatural teen movies of all time, according to film enthusiasts and teenage romantics. While they're not all romances, many of them do feature teenage romance. But one thing they all have in common is the paranormal and kids coming of age. See where your favorite movies rank in the list below. Don't agree with it? Be sure to vote for your favorite supernatural teen movies.
So what exactly defines a paranormal coming of age film? The easiest definition is any movie about children, kids, or teens that involve the supernatural. Heck, sometimes the movies may even be about young adults. In Teen Wolf for instance, Michael J. Fox plays a high schooler that finds out he is descended from werewolves.
Romance is often a significant theme in these movies. It could be that one of the romantics is a supernatural being or they both experience a paranormal phenomenon. Movies that fall under that category include Harry Potter, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
So to find out which paranormal teen movie is the best of all time, we're asking everyone to vote. If you're wondering where a particular movie ranks, use the search box at the top of the list to find it. Don't see it? Add it so that others may vote on it. After all, this is supposed to be a comprehensive list of supernatural teen movies.


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Sew Special Designs was started in 2001. I had made my first quilt from my own original design and a quilt shop employee asked me for my pattern. All patterns are my own copyrighted original designs. I take color and simple embellishments to a new level, creating whimsical, one-of-a-kind quilt designs and quilt patterns. Designed for quilters of all skill levels, patterns include accurate, easy to follow instructions and full size pattern templates.
Sit back and enjoy browsing through our selection of fun, easy, quilt patterns. Many use buttons to add character and detail to the finished quilts. For your convenience, special button packs are available for our quilt designs. While we do not sell the button packs directly, you may get information on how to purchase them by going to the button pack tab on our website. You can also order the button packs separately or with each pattern when you order online.
'Meoweekend' featuring Catnip will be airing again on HGTV's Simply Quilts July 18th. Look for our new book with C&T Publishing, "Cute as a Button Quilts", in stores September 2006! Check out the cover photo in our products tab! Have fun and thanks for visiting our website! Come back again to see the latest designs.


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UBM Tech to no longer publish Game Developer magazine
UBM Tech will no longer publish its Game Developer magazine and the July 2013 issue will be the last to circulate after a 19-year run.
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Nintendo Gamer magazine to no longer be published, says Future
Another Nintendo-branded magazine has been culled from the fold: today, Future Publishing announced it would discontinue its independent magazine, Nintendo Gamer. "After careful consideration we've taken the decision to close Nintendo Gamer magazine," publisher Lee Nutter told CVG. "However, with Future's ongoing strategy to drive digital growth across its international, digitally-focussed brand business, the website, […]
Nintendo Power ends with December issue
Nintendo Power's last issue will arrive in mail boxes in December, Nintendo has announced. It was revealed yesterday the magazine would no longer be circulated, and while reports suggest Future US is hoping a digital-only version can be produced instead, Nintendo hasn't commented on whether that will be the case or not. Unless the firm […]
Famitsu tops: Most read gaming magazine in Japan
The Japanese Magazine Publishers Association has released numbers for videogame magazines from its Magazine Data 2010 book. Covering data for the period between October 1, 2008 and September 30, 2009, Famitsu was the clear winner with 500,000 readers picking up the weekly mag.


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What is this application?:
This application is for downloading homebrews, emulators, and apps ready to be transferred to your Vita. vHBL & CEF of course.
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While I generally don't talk about homebrew apps here, this one got my attention.
The PlayStop Network allows you to download VHBL and CEF homebrews, ready to be transferred to your Vita with not much hassle. Similar to PSN, only on your PC.
But downloading homebrews is not the main feature, as you can also chat with people using this app, there is also a nice ban feature for the admins, so be sure to file a report if anyone bothers you.
This is nothing new, we have seen other apps doing the same, including my own work (VHBL Manager), but the chat ability is a really nice addition none of the other apps have done.
The app has been renamed from PSV Downloader Optimised to PlayStop Network, and has been updated to 1.01, if you want to try it out, you can download it here.
You can also see the official thread here: http://wololo.net/talk/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=18273
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Michael B. Marois and James Nash
March 25, 2013
On the evening of March 5, nine agents from the California Department of Justice, wearing bulletproof vests and carrying Glock pistols, assembled outside a ranch-style house in a Los Angeles suburb. They were preparing to confiscate weapons from a gun owner who'd recently lost the right to possess firearms after spending two days in a psychiatric hospital. They knocked on the door and asked to come in. These touchy encounters sometimes end in anger and, occasionally, handcuffs. This time, the agents came out peacefully with three guns. Then it was on to the next stop on the list for that night.
California is the only state that takes legally obtained weapons away from citizens who are no longer supposed to have them. There are almost 20,000 such gun owners, state records show, including convicted felons, people under domestic violence restraining orders, or those deemed mentally unstable. "What do we do about the guns that are already in the hands of persons who, by law, are considered too dangerous to possess them?" California Attorney General Kamala Harris wrote to Vice President Biden after the shootings in Newtown, Conn. She recommended that Biden, heading a White House review of gun policy, look to California as a model.
Nationwide, as many as 200,000 people have lost their gun rights but keep their weapons, says Garen Wintemute, director of the Violence Prevention Research Program at the University of California at Davis. Many states lack the ability to confiscate firearms because they don't track purchases as closely as California, which requires most sales to go through a licensed dealer and be reported. "Very, very few states have an archive of firearm owners like we have," says Wintemute, who helped set up the program.
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I said Sunday night? I guess I should have said Wednesday morning. This is the life I lead.
Anticipating a sellout, I decided to get to Petco Park real early on Sunday. I ended up pulling into a parking spot around 1115. The streets were full of fans at a level I normally see 30 minutes before game time, so there's that; but I was surprised to learn later the game was not a sellout (fairly obvious from looking around during the ceremony, confirmed with the announced crowd of 40,065).
I know it's late August, and I know the Padres are 10 games under (after winning last night), and the Chargers had a pre-season game Sunday night at Dallas. If Trevor Hoffman is really the second-most beloved Padre ever as Gaslamp Ball asserts (and I believe), one would think the game would have been a sellout. Philosophically that fact speaks volumes about the amount of work this organization still has to do to connect with a metropolitan area of 3 million.
The ceremony started with Beautiful Day by U2. Great choice. Love that song, and the weather Sunday was Chamber-of-Commerce good (71 and mostly sunny). Ted Leitner strode to the microphone as the emcee, and there was no better choice to run this ceremony. None. Leitner has his faults, but he is very, VERY good as a public speaker and did an outstanding job on this afternoon.
There was discussion during the game (mostly led by Leitner) about why Hoffman is 'the greatest closer in the history of major league baseball'. It centered on the saves record. Hoffman is the only man with 600 saves, finishing at 601. The problem with counting statistics is they will eventually be broken. On this very day, Mariano Rivera recorded save #592, meaning he will break Hoffman's record before this season is over. I'd rather use this one - Hoffman is the only man to save 40 games or more 9 times in his career (Rivera has done it seven times). As opposed to a longevity stat, it's a sustained superior performance one.
The proximity of Rivera to breaking Hoffman's record likely drove doing the ceremony now vice 5 years from now when Hoffman (hopefully) is a first ballot HoF. Don't underestimate the power of having a public ceremony where the phrase 'best of all time' can be used without argument. Hoffman deserved to have his number retired period - the 'worlds greatest closer' is just a bonus - but there was no reason to rush to do this ceremony. I'm certainly not saying the Padres shouldn't have retired his number this year, but I do think they wanted to honor him while he was still top dog in terms of total saves, which will not be true after the 2011 season.
Twice now this season Trevor Hoffman has come out of the bullpen to Hell's Bells - Opening Day, and Sunday. I've gotten goosebumps watching it each time. The stadium exploded in cheering as the music started and Trevor walked onto the field. The Padres etched 'TREVOR TIME' on the warning track in dead center during the lead-up to this ceremony, Hoffman came out with his entire family holding hands. Cool moment.
If Greg Hoffman says Trevor wore 51 because he couldn't have 15 (Bruce Bochy had it) when he became a Padre I believe him. That said, Kurt Stilwell wore #15 when Trevor was traded to San Diego. Stillwell was sent to the California Angels on 26 July. Now Bruce Bochy was on that staff, so it may be Bochy took 15 as soon as Stillwell left the team. Here's something interesting - Baseball Reference indicates Hoffman wore 51 as a Marlin. I wonder if Hoffy reversed his number because he shifted from shortstop to the mound.
21 August 11 will forever be known as Trevor Hoffman Day. Wouldn't it be cool to have a day named after you?
I did hear a small 'boo' when Jeff Moorad's name was read by Leitner (thanking him for honoring Hoffman). Understandable, but not needed on this day. There are plenty of other forums to express dismay at the Padres $40 million dollar roster cap.
I did not know Hoffman played college ball with JT Snow.
Jerry Coleman got one of the 3 biggest ovations during the 'parade of well-wishers'. And the Colonel can still run! I hope I'm that agile when I'm in my 80s. Heck I hope I'm still vertical when I'm 80.
Second of three big ovations for Steve Finley. Finley should run a class on how to leave an organization. I still remember the full-page ad he took out in the SDUT thanking the fans for their support when he left for Arizona following the 1998 season. Of course, it doesn't hurt that he was one heck of a CF while here (2 Gold Gloves and an All Star appearance; he also finished in the Top 10 of 1996 MVP voting, something else I'd forgotten). I had season tickets in 1997* and can still see him chasing fly balls down in my mind's eye.
*yeah I know - Division Champs in 1996, NL Champs in 1998, I had season tix in 1997. My timing always sucks.
Other big cheers came in for Ryan Klesko, Rickey Henderson (and his ridiculous suit that only Rickey could pull off), and Rollie Fingers.
Love that Caminiti's wife was included, as were Mike Darr's widow and Rob Beck's widow. One of several wet eye moments for me.
Jake Peavy on the big screen brought a surprised cheer, as did Bruce Bochy's comments, and Brian Johnson of AC/DC's tribute was all kinds of awesome.
The four already honored players (Steve Garvey, Randy Jones, Dave Winfield, and Tony Gwynn, who got the last big ovation) came in through the CF fence to the strains of music from Field of Dreams. It got me thinking - what other franchise can say all those honored with a retired number are still alive? Obviously I'm not including Jackie Robinson because he never played for the Padres. Turns out, there are several - Arizona, Milwaukee Brewers, and Montreal/Washington in the National League; and Baltimore and Toronto in the American League.
More U2 when Hoffman's #51 was unveiled, this time Pride.
Words cannot express how great that 1958 Cadillac looked in the mid-afternoon sun on Sunday. What a beautiful car.
It's interesting how connected Hoffman and current Padres closer Heath Bell are beyond sharing the same role on the ballclub. Bell reprises the Hell's Bells by having a bell toll at the beginning of his entrance music (which leads into a quote from the movie 300). Both are sons of USMC veterans, Hoffman's father having fought at Iwo Jima and Bell's father having served 3 years in the Corps.
And like many others said, having a video clip of Trevor's father Ed Hoffman singing the national anthem was a fantastic personal touch. The man could sing, too.
I attended Randy Jones' number retirement ceremony back in 1997, and Tony Gwynn's in 2001. Of those three, this one stands out. The San Diego Padres went out of their way to make Sunday special, and succeeded. It was a pleasure to attend and share in the festivities with the Hoffman family.
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
What If... @ Gallery Nucleus
I was asked to participate in an upcoming micro-show titled
"What If..." at Gallery Nucleus
in Alhambra. This is my piece: 7"X7", gouache and acrylic ink on board.
The show opens on December 10th. Hope to see you there!
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Friday, November 18, 2011
CTN Fan Art Giveaway: One Piece Edition!
Boys and Girls, it's time for CTN!
I'll be strolling the floor on Saturday with a backpack full of fan art to give away. Here's the One Piece series;
below you can find the Batman doodles
--come talk to me, and let's trade drawings!
I'll also have a bunch of the
Summer Doodles
for sale with me.
Also, to make it easy to find me, I'm including a handy reference chart. Adhere to these easy-to-follow steps, and you too can spot an Anthony Holden in the wild.
So, see you there! By the by, who is YOUR favorite One Piece character?
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
Fanart Thursday: Batman Postcards
I drew some embarrassing Batman fan art at work the other day, with sharpies on 5X8 index cards.
...I have little explanation to offer for the images that follow.
By now you've probably realized that I like giving things away. So here's a heads-up to anyone who will be attending the CTN Animation Expo in a few weeks:
I will be giving away these little post cards for free
at the convention on Saturday, November 19th. So come find me and let's exchange pleasantries--and, if you like, drawings.
If I'm feeling ambitious, I might get around to doing more. Any suggestions on my next topic?
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This is my favourite and most worn dress at the moment; it's the High Socie-tea Dress in Macaron which I showed you in my recent haul posted here. I'm so pleased to finally own this dress after admiring it for so many months. I can't believe it came on sale for only $38 in the Modcloth 70% sale; no wonder it has completely sold out. I know a number of bloggers who own this dress and I adore how it makes me feel even more a part of this wonderful community. I love the pattern and the beautiful rainbow design. It means I could pair it with pretty much any of my cardigans; there can never be too much colour. I'm not too sure why I went for a red cardigan this time given that red isn't exactly the predominant shade in the dress. I like how the red makes such a statement but I hope it doesn't dominate or cover up the pattern too much. In the summer time I'd like to wear it without a cardigan and with just my yellow heels. This dress is by Bea and Dot which is definitely my favourite brand sold on Modcloth; I always keep an eye out for their pieces. It has the sweetest and most unique prints. I also love the quality and this dress is no exception; I'm always very pleased when a dress is fully lined. The only issue I had was the length. This is supposed to be more of a midi length but I've said a couple of times now that such design just doesn't suit me. I got the dress hemmed but it came up still much longer than I expected. It's definitely the longest dress I own. I was thinking of getting it adjusted again but actually I don't mind the slightly longer length; making it too short would detract from the shape. I've also been using my fan clutch bag from Forever New. I've had it for two years but probably haven't used it since at least last year; I always forget I have it. Don't you just love rediscovering old favourites?
Modcloth Bea and Dot High Socie-tea Dress in Macaron
Forever New Fan Clutch
Alannah Hill You Gossip Cardigan
Florsheim Peta Red Velvet Heels
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Jennifer Lopez celebrated her dancer beau Casper Smart's 25th birthday on Friday with an intimate dinner party – and quite a big surprise.
"Jennifer had planned a fun day to celebrate Casper's birthday," a source tells PEOPLE. And the day began with a four-wheeled birthday present: a customized white Dodge Ram truck.
Lopez "knew that Casper really wanted a truck, and Casper was very excited about the generous gift," says the source.
Lopez also Tweeted: "@BEAUcasperSMART 'Beau has a birthday we're so glad we hope it[']s the happiest Birthday Beau ever has!' #singingtweet. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEAR!!!"
After a shopping trip and lunch in Beverly Hills, the couple continued the birthday celebration with a fun dinner at Cecconi's in West Hollywood.
With a group of friends, they enjoyed Northern Italian comfort food, including pasta, fish and wine in the restaurant's private Butterfly Room.
The birthday boy even brought his present along for the celebration. "Casper was so excited about his new truck that he decided to drive it to dinner," adds the source. "She was smiling about Casper's excitement."


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I am running an LCGA using a count outcome (number of days worked in the past 3 months) measured at five timepoints. The data is heavily skewed with a large number of zeros at each timepoint, and many people (approx 40%) who have zero outcomes at all timepoints. I have been running an LCGA model with a fixed zero class, but am wondering if I should be using a ZIP model? Should I be using:
1. a zip model without specifying a zero class
2. a zip model with specifying a zero class
3. a regular lcga (not zip) with a zero class
Also, I would like to explore the possibility of using a gmm instead of lcga to allow within-class variation. Can I compare the fit of the gmm model to the lcga using the bic and loglikelihood? If so, do I have to compare the models with the same number of classes (in other words compare the 3-class lcga to the 3-class gmm)?
Thank you,
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I would explore both 1. and 2. and compare via LL and BIC. In this regard, you may want to take a look at
Kreuter, F. & Muthen, B. (2007). Longitudinal modeling of population heterogeneity: Methodological challenges to the analysis of empirically derived criminal trajectory profiles. Forthcoming in Hancock, G. R., & Samuelsen, K. M. (Eds.). (2007). Advances in latent variable mixture models. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc.
on our web site.
Yes, you can compare these models via LL and BIC, also under different number of classes. And, using Tech10 as you mention in your other message.
Sarah Dauber
posted on Friday, November 16, 2007 - 10:49 am
Thank you for your response.
I compared the zip model with and without the zero class, and based on the LL and BIC, the zip model without the zero class is a better fit. However, the classification quality is much better with the zero class. Entropy is higher (.84 vs. .57) and when I look at each individual's probability of being in each class, they are much more clearly classified when there is a zero class. In the model without the zero class, many people have .33 probability in being in each of the three classes. Do you know why this would be the case? Does this indicate that, despite what the fit statistics suggest, the model with the zero class is actually a better model?
Thank you so much for your help!
Sarah Dauber
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Saturday, November 17, 2007 - 6:16 am
The added zero class often does not improve BIC. A low class is sufficient.
Although tempting, I would not choose between models based on entropy. Entropy is like r-square in SEM - it can be good for poorly fitting models and poor for well-fitting models. I don't know why you have poor classification in your 3-class model. Have you established that you need 3 classes rather than 2, and that you need 2 classes rather than 1?
Also, when you get Version 5, looking at the fit statistics in Tech10 for say the 10 most frequent response patterns can make choices between models easier.
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Well, I'm back safely from my tour of Asia. I am glad to report that Tokyo, Beijing and Kuala Lumpur are pretty much how I remember them from the last time I was there in each city. I have since been fighting jet lag by watching the last thirteen episodes of LOST season 6 and the series finale.
Recently, I have started seeing a lot of buzz on the term "Storage Federation". The concept is not new, but rather based on the work in database federation, first introduced in 1985 by [A federated architecture for information management] by Heimbigner and McLeod. For those not familiar with database federation, you can take several independent autonomous databases, and treat them as one big federated system. For example, this would allow you to issue a single query and get results across all the databases in the federated system. The advantage is that it is often easier to federate several disparate heterogeneous databases than to merge them into a single database. [IBM Infosphere Federation Server] is a market leader in this space, with the capability to federate DB2, Oracle and SQL Server databases.
Fellow blogger and BFF, Marc Farley (3PAR) has an excellent post [Zeroing in on a definition for federated storage]. Here's an excerpt:
To some extent, IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC), XIV, Scale-Out NAS (SONAS), and Information Archive (IA) offer most, if not all, of these capabilities. EMC claims its VPLEX will be able to offer storage federation, but only with other VPLEX clusters, which brings up a good question. What about heterogenous storage federation? Before anyone accuses me of throwing stones at glass houses, let's take a look at each IBM solution:
Even in an ant colony, there are only a few types of ants, with typically one queen, several males, and lots of workers. But all the ants are red. You don't see colonies that mix between different species of ants. For databases, federation was a way to avoid the much harder task of merging databases from different platforms. For storage, I am surprised people have latched on to the term "federation", given our mixed results in the other "federations" we have formed, which I have conveniently (IMHO) ranked from least effective to most effective:
Given the mixed results with "federation", I think I will avoid using the term for storage, and stick to the original term "scale-out architecture".
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VPLEX: EMC's Latest Wheel is Round
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Here I am, day 11 of a 17-day business trip, on my last leg of the trip this week, in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. I have been flooded with requests to give my take on EMC's latest re-interpretation of storage virtualization, VPLEX.
I'll leave it to my fellow IBM master inventor Barry Whyte to cover the detailed technical side-by-side comparison. Instead, I will focus on the business side of things, using Simon Sinek's Why-How-What sequence. Here is a [TED video] from Garr Reynold's post [The importance of starting from Why].
Let's start with the problem we are trying to solve.
Problem: migration from old gear to new gear, old technology to new technology, from one vendor to another vendor, is disruptive, time-consuming and painful.
Given that IT storage is typically replaced every 3-5 years, then pretty much every company with an internal IT department has this problem, the exception being those companies that don't last that long, and those that use public cloud solutions. IT storage can be expensive, so companies would like their new purchases to be fully utilized on day 1, and be completely empty on day 1500 when the lease expires. I have spoken to clients who have spent 6-9 months planning for the replacement or removal of a storage array.
A solution to make the data migration non-disruptive would benefit the clients (make it easier for their IT staff to keep their data center modern and current) as well as the vendors (reduce the obstacle of selling and deploying new features and functions). Storage virtualization can be employed to help solve this problem. I define virtualization as "technology that makes one set of resources look and feel like a different set of resources, preferably with more desirable characteristics.". By making different storage resources, old and new, look and feel like a single type of resource, migration can be performed without disrupting applications.
Before VPLEX, here is a breakdown of each solution:
For IBM, the motivation was clear: Protect customers existing investment in older storage arrays and introduce new IBM storage with a solution that allows both to be managed with a single set of interfaces and provide a common set of functionality, improving capacity utilization and availability. IBM SAN Volume Controller eliminated vendor lock-in, providing clients choice in multi-pathing driver, and allowing any-to-any migration and copy services. For example, IBM SVC can be used to help migrate data from an old HDS USP-V to a new HDS USP-V.
With EMC, however, the motivation appeared to protect software revenues from their PowerPath multi-pathing driver, TimeFinder and SRDF copy services. Back in 2005, when EMC Invista was first announced, these three software represented 60 percent of EMC's bottom-line profit. (Ok, I made that last part up, but you get my point! EMC charges a lot for these.)
Back in 2006, fellow blogger Chuck Hollis (EMC) suggested that SVC was just a [bump in the wire] which could not possibly improve performance of existing disk arrays. IBM showed clients that putting cache(SVC) in front of other cache(back end devices) does indeed improve performance, in the same way that multi-core processors successfully use L1/L2/L3 cache. Now, EMC is claiming their cache-based VPLEX improves performance of back-end disk. My how EMC's story has changed!
So now, EMC announces VPLEX, which sports a blend of SVC-like and Invista-like characteristics. Based on blogs, tweets and publicly available materials I found on EMC's website, I have been able to determine the following comparison table. (Of course, VPLEX is not yet generally available, so what is eventually delivered may differ.)
In-band virtualization solutions from IBM and HDS dominate the market. Being able to migrate data from old devices to new ones non-disruptively turned out to be only the [tip of the iceberg] of benefits from storage virtualization. In today's highly virtualized server environment, being able to non-disruptively migrate data comes in handy all the time. SVC is one of the best storage solutions for VMware, Hyper-V, XEN and PowerVM environments. EMC watched and learned in the shadows, taking notes of what people like about the SVC, and decided to follow IBM's time-tested leadership to provide a similar offering.
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This wraps up the week for me. I have to pack the XIV back into the crate, and drive back to Tucson. IBM plans to host another Executive Summit in the September/October time frame on the East coast.
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Vegetable Pad Thai
Total TimePrep: 25 min. Cook: 15 min.
Makes6 servings
- 1 package (12 ounces) whole wheat fettuccine
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce or additional reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- Dash Louisiana-style hot sauce
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- 3 teaspoons canola oil, divided
- 2 medium carrots, grated
- 2 cups fresh snow peas, halved
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 cups bean sprouts
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 1/2 cup minced fresh cilantro
- 1/4 cup unsalted peanuts, chopped
- Cook fettuccine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, fish sauce, lime juice and hot sauce until smooth; set aside.
- In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry tofu in 2 teaspoons oil until golden brown. Remove and keep warm. Stir-fry carrots and snow peas in remaining oil for 1-2 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add eggs; cook and stir until set.
- Drain pasta; add to vegetable mixture. Stir vinegar mixture and add to the skillet. Bring to a boil. Add tofu, bean sprouts and onions; heat through. Sprinkle with cilantro and peanuts.
Nutrition Facts1-1/3 cups: 383 calories, 11g fat (2g saturated fat), 71mg cholesterol, 806mg sodium, 61g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 10g fiber), 18g protein.
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I Really, really wanted to like this. But the recipe didn't pull together the way pad thai usually does. Not a favorite in our house. Followed directions as is. Would not make again.
May 12, 2015
Very nice dish. Used spinach fettuccine, omitted the fish sauce and cilantro (can't stand it), and substituted some chopped shallot for the green onion which we didn't have.We'll keep this on our regular rotation!
Apr 23, 2015
I don't think this tasted too much like Pad Thai, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. This was my first time cooking with and eating tofu. I followed other reviewers advice and used chili garlic sauce as oppose to hot sauce. Otherwise I made as directed and was quite pleased.
Feb 12, 2013
I love pad thai and was looking for a cheaper alternative to going to a restaurant. I've made this recipe a couple of times. It's good but the flavor is not very similar to what I'm used to from other pad thai I've eaten (I've eaten pad thai at four or five different thai restaurants).I added boiled cubed chicken breasts to the recipe. I also didn't use snow peas or the carrots and substituted rice noodles for the fettuccine. I'm still on the lookout for a better pad thai recipe but this one was not bad.
Sep 5, 2012
This was delicious! I did add hoisin sauce (1 heaping tbsp) since I didn't have fish sauce and found just using extra soy sauce not to be all that thrilling. Also, because I have bees, I used honey for the sugar. Delicious dinner!
Aug 24, 2011
This was excellent...I don't eat tofu, so substituted halloumi cheese for it... this is a cheese that doesn't melt when heated and is very tasty (this cheese can also be grilled)... this was over-all a delicious dish... I also substituted Pad Thai rice noodles for the fettuccine; if you do use the rice noodles, I would cut back to 8 oz. instead of the 12 oz.
Jan 2, 2011
No need to go out for Thai anymore! This is quick, easy and oh so good! I have substituted shrimp for the tofu when my daughter is home as she's not big into tofu. We make this frequently!
Sep 16, 2010
I added 2 spoons of peanut butter to the sauce and totally skipped the Tofu and just went with a whole bag of frozen veggies that I stir fried with noodles. The peanuts on top added some great crunch. I loved it and will make it over and over again.
Sep 15, 2010
Excellent!! Easy and quick. I didn't have peanuts so I substituted peanut butter 1/4 cup. Added the pb to the sauce - tasted authentic. I will make this again very soon.
Aug 25, 2010
Made exactly as recipe although I did add some chili-garlic sauce rather than the Louisiana hot sauce. The only change I would make next time is to double the sauce.


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If the nature of your employment has you moving around a fair bit, it may be hard for you to get established on the property ladder.
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Flushing BID's website promotes "shame of Flushing"
I don't know if it's a mistake or if their website has been hacked, but the homepage of the Flushing BID is currently promoting (or calling itself) the "shame of Flushing."
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Sounds right to me!
- Monday, November 26, 2012
- georgetheatheist said...
And it promotes it multilingually.
Folks, there's something weird going on here. Either it is a "mistake" - of the highest order - or a very linguistically-talented "hacker" at work.
Indeed, check out Crapper's BID link and then click onto just its Homepage Western language translation of "Shame of Flushing":
French: Honte de Rinçage ("Rinse Shame")
Italian: Vergogna Di Lavaggio ("Shame to wash")
Spanish: Vergüenza De Lavado ("Shame of Washing")
German: Schande Spülen ("Wash the Shame")
How about the BID's mention of the "Flushing Food Festival":
"Food Festival De Lavage", "Food Festival Lavaggio", "Food Festival De Lavado", "Spülen Food Festival"
ROTFLMFAO. What - WHAT - is going on here?
- Monday, November 26, 2012
- georgetheatheist said...
Please, please, make them stop. I can't breath anymore:
Centre-Ville de Lavage, Downtown Spülen.
- Monday, November 26, 2012
I thought Macy's left Flushing years ago. Interesting how they have stayed on this long.
- Monday, November 26, 2012
"What - WHAT - is going on here?"
Simple. Ask the Executive Director of the Flushing BID, Mr. Dian Yu:
718 888-1805
And while you're at it, ask him what his salary is.
- Monday, November 26, 2012
Why change it? it's an accurate description.
- Monday, November 26, 2012
An open notice to the BID director, and anyone else who is in a position to improve downtown Flushing:
The Flushing BID has got to offer more than just a slick slogan to make Flushing a "destination of choice" to tourists, shoppers or diners.
Cleaner and clearer streets and sidewalks are a prime necessity. This might be just a small point--but try dealing with the problem of people who aggressively poke advertising fliers in your face-- while you're trying to negotiate the crowds or cross a busy street. Crack down on illegal vans, vendors, etc.
These are just a few of the blighted and dangerous conditions that exist here today.
This sickening situation is counterproductive to the good things that you are trying to accomplish.
You know the rest of the routine. It's not an easy task to complete, I admit.
This has got to be attended to, though--sooner or later--or Flushing will continue to sink in its reputation as a worthy destination.
In general, make the downtown hub a visually more appetizing place to visit.
Now, ask yourself this one very important question
before you speed ahead to implement any improvements you might have in mind.
If I were a traveller, would I give up one day of Manhattan's glitter to visit a seedy location at the far end of a subway line?
It's a matter of competition between attractions. For example, convince me to visit downtown Flushing over bustling, bright, Times Square.
As it currently stands, there are far more exciting spots to see in Manhattan, and the dining choices are much more varied.
Manhattan is the Oyster that offers the pearl.
Sadly it's not Flushing as conditions currently stand.
- Monday, November 26, 2012
Actually Macy's appears to be doing quite well.
I was just there 2 days ago.
BUT...if Muni Parking Lot #1 gives way to Flushing Commons being built...then Macy's WILL close its doors.
A lot of people who still shop there come by car.
- Monday, November 26, 2012
Where are the many dining options beyond Asian?
Flushing has lost its Occidental shoppers,
which were a VERY important component of its economy.
i.e. They won't eat live octopus.
Once you've lost your share of market it's almost impossible to regain it.
Now if the BID intends on promoting Floo-shing as a destination for Asians only...so be it.
That doesn't seem to be working too well either.
Well off Asian tourists seem to prefer avoiding the Flushing ghetto. They can get plenty of that vibrant bustling nonsense back at home.
They come to the big apple to be dazzled not drowned in a sea of low class humanity!
- Monday, November 26, 2012
The BID doesn't list all the whore houses...or is there a link to the Queens Tribune for that?
I'd cum here for that!
"Food, Fun, Flushing"? LOL!
How about, "F--k your way thru Floo-shing"?
They could beat out Bangkok for sex tourism.
- Monday, November 26, 2012
Uh, Mr. Yu..
we don't need a photo contest to promote Flushing.
I think that that all of the previous Queens Crap photos have got the real truth covered in spades!
- Monday, November 26, 2012
Can it be found online, since the BID is a not for profit organization?
Shouldn't their books be open for public review?
- Monday, November 26, 2012
I'd rather eat in Manhattan's Chinatown.
It's far more picturesque.
When you leave their restaurants, there are plenty of great places to visit besides the Flushing library and Jembro discount shop. Bras, irregular underwear and tube socks, anyone? LOL!
No tourist will take the trip to Flushing and cut out valuable time from his sightseeing itinerary.
Nobody travels to Flushing except to grab the #7 to your job, or if you're sent on a business trip there.
Then I'd eat sleep and conduct my business at the Sheraton La Guardia East. Stay sequestered.
Why risk dissolving the soles of my nice Gucci loafers, by stepping into that sludgy "Flushing soup", that runs like a stream along on 41st Road?
- Monday, November 26, 2012
When Joes Burger closed I new right away that the BID was destined for failure.
- Monday, November 26, 2012
Let's all look up Mr. Dian Yu's salary and post it!
Why was Jim Gerson squeezed out of the BID?
Was it because he spoke out against Shanghai-Flushing based TDC's "Flushing Commons" project eliminating Muni Parking Lot #1?
How many "Occidentals" hold high positions on the BID?
The previous BID director was also an Oriental.
All of this BS about multi cultural Flushing is a hoax.
It's a MONO CULTURAL sewer...inhabited by mostly low born Taiwanese and Fujianese.
Floo-shing or Frushing, is an Asiatic colony NOT subject to the civilized codes and laws of NYC...APPARENTLY!
You'll never be able to make a silk purse from this sow's ear!
- Monday, November 26, 2012
Many 1st and 2nd generation Asians are leaving the Flushing slum for Fresh Meadows and Forest Hills.
Well educated and family oriented and Americanized,
they are making those well established neighborhoods continue to flourish.
- Monday, November 26, 2012
Just a poor translation, I assume. Thats what happens when nobody in your neighbourhood speaks English.
- Monday, November 26, 2012
Smile, Helen, smile.
It's definitely not the work of a hacker. Dian Yu just ran his ineptly and slovenly worded website through some kind of automatic online translation service. The ineptitude and slovenliness was just compounded multilingually.
Of course, all the highly paid local politicians and their crackerjack responsibile also highly paid staff members knew about this all along and were going to blow the whistle before Crapper beat us to the punch.
Smile, Helen, smile.
- Monday, November 26, 2012
"Flushing BID's website promotes "shame of Flushing""
AHA!!! I see the problem here. I think they mistakenly put in an "e". The headline should read "sham of Flushing"! So there!!!
- Monday, November 26, 2012
Never trust a turncoat like Peter Koo Koo and his BID. Once a turncoat, always a turncoat.
- Monday, November 26, 2012
Could be Scam of Flushing too.
- Monday, November 26, 2012
Here's a little history to digest.
The original BID was formed under Julia Harrison's tenure. After Julia left office, that schemer Myra Baird Herce grabbed everything and handed it all over to John Liu...probably taking credit for everything! Remember, she and Donald Manes were tight!
Liu then put in his girl (was it Mabel Law?) to run things into the ground.
Now it's being buried by its present group...director and all!
What's the difference. Flushing has become a joke. Expecting tourists to flock here is like waiting for a BVM sighting on #7's "M" track.
It will remain an unsanitary, congested, fetid, low class, Asiatic cesspool for at least another dozen years!
End the BID and let Flushing go down the toilet like it will anyway.
Do you think that these thieving low life shopkeepers give a dam about improving the business district?
- Monday, November 26, 2012
Flushing....how aptly named it is!
- Monday, November 26, 2012
Why is the BID still listing "2011 upcoming events"
on their website?
They're out of touch and out of date...
but NOT, I suspect, poorly paid!
- Monday, November 26, 2012
I can find Chinese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Malay cuisine, and very much more in any hip urban neighborhood these days.
Why should I travel all the way to Flushing?
- Monday, November 26, 2012
Speaking of translations, check out this bizarre translation from English to English.
The original article is linked at the bottom of the "translation".
Even this seems more legit than the Flushing BID!
- Monday, November 26, 2012
- georgetheatheist said...
Well, well, well. We click on the website in the late PM and what do we see?
"Shame of Flushing" gone and now it's "Work in Progress. Content Coming Soon" (Same in those other lingos as well.)
Now how do you think that happened? Hhmmnn?
Hey Mr. Dian Yu. The Crap Brigade will be watching. Watching very carefully.
- Monday, November 26, 2012
Yes...LOL...2011 entries!
They can't even keep their website up to date.
When was the last time Mr. Dian Yu looked at it?
That's for sure.
So register ALL your complaints here, citizens.
You'll get more action from QC than you'll EVER get from your crooked pols!
- Tuesday, November 27, 2012
I would like to thank Queens Crap for bringing to light many of the issues that our officials normally sweep under the rug.
Being a genteel soul--there might be some times when I feel uncomfortable with your tone--but you are doing an extremely good job unmasking corruption.
Thank you, again. Keep it up and keep it hot!
You can't fry a fish without turning up the heat!
- Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Calling back Myra Baird Herce from retirement to active duty....LOL!
That flaming red head (dye#3) directed the Downtown Flushing Development Corp. during Donald Manes' regime.
She was co-chair of the Flushing Chamber of Commerce...involved with the Flushing Merchants and Business Association...was a heavyweight on CB#7.
She made a bundle $$$$$$$$$$$ "serving" Flushing all of those years while accomplishing little .
I suspect that's exactly what Mr. Dian Yu is doing...banking loads of golden won tons...while failing miserably at his mission to improve the hub!
WILL SOMEBODY please post his annual salary, if you can find it through the NYC Departmen. of Business Services.
- Tuesday, November 27, 2012
We are going to be watching 39th Avenue closely.
Those jitneys had better be gone, or we'll post photos on Queens Crap.
We will also be keeping an eye on ALL of our elected officials, CB#7, the 109th PCT, the FDNY, etc. MAKING SURE that you are ALL doing your jobs.
If not, you'll be outed on guess where?
That's right...good old dependable Queens Crap
Ain't this a very interesting and informative site?!
- Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Maybe we'll assign a member to shadow Gene Kelty to see if he's doing his job as chair of CB#7?
- Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The Flushing BID logo was appropriated from the "Coalition For A Planned Flushing Inc." of which I was an active member.
It was designed through the coalition's request by the firm of "Chermayeff & Geismar".
I believe that (technically) it was legally their property at the time.
- Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Where the hell are the cops from the 109 Precinct? Why aren't they doing something about this??
- Wednesday, November 28, 2012


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The NSAC, Kenya's top security agency, made the order in a statement dated February 12 signed by Secretary to the Cabinet Francis Kimemia who also chairs the committee.The difference between Kenya and her major international partner emerged even as President Barack Obama prepares to host African heads of State in Washington in August.
Forty-seven leaders, mostly from sub-Sahara Africa, including Kenya's President Kenyatta have been invited to attend a conference. The order emerged on the day police dispersed a demonstration by a lobby group in Nairobi called to protest what the activists called Jubilee's poor leadership.
But the US described the allegations as false, reiterating that its 50-year partnership with Kenya is as strong as ever.
"Reflecting the US commitment to our partnership, we work with the Kenyan government and civil society throughout the country on security, health, education, conflict prevention, agriculture, and in many other areas," the US government said in statement sent to newsrooms by its Nairobi embassy.
The American government described USAid as an organisation being run on a basis of transparency and in clear collaboration with the Kenyan government.
Mr Kimemia said in the statement that the US aid agency officials be summoned to give more information over plans "to topple the government using activists."
The statement says NSAC is in possession of credible intelligence documents and information to support the claim. The documents are said to contain information detailing how USAid has been funding demonstrations.
It was unclear how many organisations have benefited from the US agency funding to hold demonstrations against the government.
An unnamed clergyman has also been accused of working with the agency to facilitate activities meant to undermine the government.
"The consistent plans to destabilise the current Government will not be tolerated at any costs, especially where activists are sustainably bribed to tarnish the country's and leaders' reputation regionally and internationally," Mr Kimemia said in the statement.
A few weeks ago Deputy President William Ruto's lawyer Karim Khan claimed that former US ambassador to Kenya, Mr Michael Ranneberger, was part of the plot by some Western diplomats to fix Mr Ruto.