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Asheville Spirituality, Satsang, Meditation
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Inspired by the works of Eckhart Tolle, Byron Katie, Adyashanti, and many other well-known (and not so well-known) spiritual teachers, this book chronicles the journey of a man enamored with the idea of Enlightenment. Not only are the great wisdom teachings of Advaita brought to life in this book, the inspirations, meditations and revelations experienced by the author are also eloquently expressed.
This book is written in such a way that it appeals to those who have been actively seeking spiritual Enlightenment, as well as those who only have a mild curiosity. The teachings and experiences shared in this book are actually lessons on how to live a happier and more peaceful life. Since this book shares real life experiences with which most of us can relate, it also serves as a road map to bring about a deeper understanding of what Awakening means in our daily lives.
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I hope you are enjoying the long days of Summer. I love seeing the sunset at 9:00 at night and it feeling like room temperature in the evenings. Anyway, I felt compelled to write something that might help someone in some way. I hope you enjoy.…
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I've been reading (digesting really) this great book called, What's In the Way IS the Way, by Mary O'Malley and have really enjoyed her fresh take on Awakening. The book is beautifully written, and has many places to stop and experience what you're reading throughout the book. I've also been re-reminded about the power of just putting a question out, without looking for an answer, and allowing an answer appear. As…Continue
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I've been wanting to put something out about judgement lately to shed light on this quote from the Bible, "Judge not, that ye may not be judged (Matthew 7:1)." Interpreted one way, this implies that "God" is very judgmental (a common theme in Christianity), but, looked at another way, it actually has to do with the mirror effect of Life. When you judge another, you are actually judging yourself, for what you see outside of yourself is just a…Continue
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So, in case you hadn't heard, our little Adorabella is two years old (hard to believe I know), and is learning the ropes of being a human. She is talking up a storm and it's so much fun to listen to her pronounce things. It's like she has a foreign accent that you can put your finger on, but she picks up on words so quickly. She's a happy little sponge and loves to have fun singing, dancing, smiling, making funny noises, laughing, and let's not forget crying. Despite what a happy toddler…Continue
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Dear Friends and Family,
I hope you and yours are doing well. Spring is in the air now, I think. We've been teased a bit here in WNC with dramatic swings in temperatures, but the flowers are waking up and reminding us it's time for us to do the same :)
So, in case you hadn't heard, our little Adorabella is almost two years old (hard to believe I know), and is learning the ropes of being a human. She is talking up a storm and it's so much fun to listen to her pronounce…
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Plaque: Spratt's
Bow Heritage Trail
41 - 47 Bow Road. Between 1939 and 1964 the headquarters of Spratt's Patent Ltd, canine food specialists and operators of the "largest dog biscuit factory in the world" in Poplar.
Spratt's charming terrier-shaped logo is reproduced twice on this plaque.
Site: Spratt's (1 memorial)
E3, Bow Road, 41 - 47
Go to map of other memorials in this area

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Check out the available positions below and shoot us a mail at careers(replace this paranthese with the 'at' sign to get my email address)lifeisoutside.com if any of them excites you enough.
LifeIsOutside is looking for a go-getter with excellent leadership and organizational skills who is driven, motivated and entrepreneurial and would like to be a key player in a young startup that aims to revolutionize the way people travel.
You will be responsible for leading a young and enthusiastic team of travel consultants and will bring thought leadership to the table. You will have an opportunity to contribute in all aspects of the firm – product engagement, processes & marketing and will play a pivotal role in the next phase of growth.
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LifeIsOutside is looking for a dynamic person with a passion for travel to join us on an exciting ride and be a part of our growth story. We are looking for ambitious, self motivated people who can think out of box and love challenges.
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Investigators have identified a group of teenagers they believe may have been involved in a violent carjacking on State Street, but they may be unable to bring charges against them, police officials said Wednesday. Continue reading »
ENCORE Academy, the new charter school that will emphasize both music classes and individualized instruction, is holding a meet-and-greet for both enrolled and prospective parents tonight that will feature a drum-education group, officials said. Continue reading »
Restaurant openings abound: Burgers and a bakery in Carrollton, barbecue and breakfast in Lower Garden District
A number of new restaurants are being reported around Uptown New Orleans, including organic burger and a bakery in the Carrollton area, and an "arty" breakfast and sandwich shop and a barbecue joint in the Lower Garden District. Continue reading »
Interim council member's connections to Jefferson-family charities questioned
Diana Bajoie, appointed earlier this month by Mayor Mitch Landrieu to represent Uptown-based District B on the City Council until a replacement can be elected in the fall, may have been one of the local politicians who "steered public money to sham charities run by members of then-U.S. Rep. William Jefferson's family," based on testimony by a government witness in last year's trial of Renee Gill Pratt, reports Michelle Krupa of The Times Picayune. Bajoie has never been charged with any crime and denied "any wrongdoing," but declined to answer specific questions about the case, Krupa reports, and a spokesman for Landrieu said Bajoie was chosen based on her record and instead questioned her service on a charity run by the Times-Picayune.
Suspect whose attempt to flee police killed Xavier Prep student in 2011 crash receives 40 years
A summer-and-swimming-themed fashion show and interactive performance at a St. Charles Avenue home tonight will benefit the Creative Alliance of New Orleans, which supports artistic endeavors around the city. Continue reading »
"The business of incarcareration" to be discussed by top officials, activists at Loyola
U.S. Attorney Jim Letten, Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman, Judge Jules Edwards III and a host of social-justice activists will convene tonight for a panel discussion with Times-Picayune reporter Cindy Chang about her eight-part series, "Louisiana Incarcerated." Continue reading »
Two women were robbed of their purses by a man armed with a gun Tuesday night in the Lower Garden District, police said. Continue reading »
The more open houses I facilitate, the more the actions of those attending never cease to keep me engaged or otherwise surprised. Or as a colleague once put it, "I don't sell real estate; I study human behavior." Indeed. So as the summer days bake our bones, let us examine what's kosher and what's not when visiting an open home. Continue reading »
TJ Quills' new owner given a month to begin working with Maple Street neighbors
What should be on Oak Street? planners ask
As Oak Street's status among New Orleans "going out" destinations continues to rise, a number of residents' groups have engaged a planning firm to help them ensure that the "mixed use" commercial corridor evolves into something more diverse than a strip of bars and restaurants. Continue reading »
Tulane stadium Park & Ride plan, restricted street access raise neighbors' questions
Tulane University described its plans Monday night to shuttle football fans to its proposed Uptown stadium from parking lots around the city, but nearby residents continue to question how they will access their own homes on game days. Continue reading »
Two armed robberies were reported on South Carrollton Avenue over the weekend, including a gas station at Willow Street that was held up Sunday afternoon at gunpoint, police said. Continue reading »
Owen Courreges: Hungry for economic freedom (and hot dogs)
New Orleans has certainly received some good press in recent months regarding our business climate. A recent survey by Thumbtacks and the Kauffman Foundation ranked Louisiana one of the top five friendliest states for small business. The Wall Street Journal's Marketwatch named Greater New Orleans the "most improved" in its 2011 "Best Cities for Business" list. Forbes Magazine named Greater New Orleans "America's Biggest Brain Magnet."
In a nutshell, New Orleans is riding high in the saddle when it comes to economic PR. We're gradually escaping the popular perception of New Orleans as insular, bureaucratic and corrupt. Continue reading »
Lycee Francais leadership to report on second-grade expansion before state Education board
The leadership of Lycée Français de la Nouvelle Orléans will travel to Baton Rouge on Monday morning to discuss its second-grade expansion with the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Continue reading »
Sunday survey: What do you think about the Tulane stadium?
Over the past week or so, the prospects for Tulane's proposed Uptown stadium appear to have improved considerably.
A measure that would have required the university to receive the city's approval for the project (known as an interim zoning district, or IZD) received a negative recommendation from the City Planning Commission, whose members said Tulane should only be held to current law, which allows construction of the stadium by right. Even if the City Council passes the IZD anyway, it is unclear whether its proponents could then muster five votes to overrule a veto by Mayor Mitch Landrieu.
(Tulane will hold its second community forum on the stadium, concerning traffic and parking issues, at 6 p.m. Monday at the Audubon Tea Room, 6500 Magazine Street.)
What do you think? Is Tulane within its rights to build a football stadium on campus? Or is the stadium too big for the residential Uptown neighborhoods altogether?
I was (again) saddened over the past week as more details spilled out about the changes at the Times-Picayune, including the decision to lay off well-known restaurant critic and food writer Brett Anderson. I don't pretend to understand the thinking that went into this decision, if there was any, but we'd be a poorer city if he goes.
Turns out, now they say he can have his job back after he finishes his fellowship at Haaah-vahd. Anderson apparently hasn't yet decided. I'm not in his shoes, so I don't know which two-word combination I'd use to inform higher-ups of my decision. Continue reading »
Juneteenth celebration in Annunciation Park to challenge obesity rates: "Get fit; Stay free"
This weekend's two-day "Juneteenth" celebration in Annunciation Square — held to commemorate the emancipation of the slaves 150 years ago — will feature an emphasis on fitness to dovetail with national efforts to fight obesity, organizers said.
Music for the free event will feature a variety of styles from jazz and soul to bounce, with Mardi Gras Indians and DJs, and food and craft vendors all over the park. But the theme of the day will be "Get Fit, Stay Free," with a number of games and activities designed to get children moving, said Sheila Matute, an educator and organizer of the event. Continue reading »


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Remember that one cheerleader in high school? You know, the one who discovered Camus, Marx and black lipstick in her junior year? Yeah, that one. She got all nihilistic and started shouting inane chants about murder, social injustice and revolution. And on game days, she dutifully wore her uniform but got violently defiant when the coach asked her to take out her septum piercing and cover up that neck tattoo. That just might have been Becky Ninkovic, frontwoman for the homicidal dance quintet You Say Party! We Say Die! With Derek Adam on abused guitar, Krista Loewen on contorted carnival keys, Stephen O'Shea on bass and Bruce Dyck on drums, the Vancouver-based act is an unstoppable sonic force. This machine kills fascists and bludgeons the bourgeoisie with Ramones beats, off-key rhythmic rants and a bloody maniacal organ. Its debut album, Hit the Floor! (yes, if exclamation points could kill, these folks would be doing time), is full of paranoid diatribes, hedonistic anthems and dance-punk frenzies. Evidently, that cheerleader picked up a case-a-day Red Bull habit, too.


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I've heard many people say they don't know where Picasa puts their pictures. I'm here to tell you that Picasa only puts pictures where *you* tell it to. If you don't tell it what folder to import your pictures to, they don't get imported.
Here is Picasa's Import screen.
It gives you two places to specify where you want the pictures to be.
- Import to:
- Folder title:
Notice that, until you specify something in these boxes, you cannot import your pictures. the 'Import all' and 'Import Selected' buttons are grayed out. You can't click on them. As soon as you put something appropriate in the first 2 boxes, then the Import buttons become available.
File Drawer and File Folder
If your computer is your filing cabinet, then box #1 is the drawer, and box #2 is the folder where you want the picture stored (or #1 is folder and #2 is sub-folder). Notice that box #1 reads 'Pictures'. That means, unless you change it, your pictures will be imported to the 'Pictures' aka 'My Pictures' area of your computer. Then, you can create a folder within 'My Pictures' by typing something into box #2.
This means to import pictures into a *new* folder called South Carolina within My Pictures area.
Import to an Existing Folder
After you have created a folder, it will appear in the drop-down for the first box. So the next day, when you've taken more pictures in South Carolina, you can just click on the 'Import to:' drop-down arrow and choose South Carolina from the list.
Now, you can leave the Folder title box blank and click 'Import all' or 'Import Selected.' Your pictures will be stored in PicturesSouth Carolina.
If the folder you want isn't on the drop-down list, you can click 'Choose.' This will open up a dialog box where you can navigate to any folder on your computer.
Picasa is just your Tool
You can tighten a screw with your thumbnail, or you can use a coin, or you can use a swiss army knife, or you can use a Craftsman screwdriver or a Stanley screwdriver. They are just different tools for accomplishing the same task. Once you learn to use a screwdriver – you will probably prefer it. But the screw doesn't care – it gets tightened regardless what tool you use.
Picasa is just a tool – it doesn't actually store your photos – it just helps you put them where you want. You don't need to use Picasa to get pictures from your camera to your computer. You can use the software that came with your camera, you can use the software that came with your computer. Picasa doesn't care how the pictures get onto your computer. As long as the pictures are in a folder that Picasa is watching (see Folder Manager) then Picasa will display them for you.
You can even completely remove Picasa from your computer if you should decide you don't like it. Your pictures will remain in whatever folder you put them.
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28 Responses to "Where did my Pictures Go?"
Lost so many photos that can not be replaced. Thought I found them on Google but not all and I am sorry to say that I can not do anything about it. Heart broken. Picasa where are you?
Sylvia Howard
Lost so many photos that can not be replaced. Thought I found them on Google but not all and I am sorry to say that I can not do anything about it. Heart broken. Picasa where are you?
Sylvia Howard
I have told my computer to put photo's in Picasa when it ask that ….for at least 4 years or more I have benn doing the same thing. I give the folder a name & date mostly but I do the same process all the time. It looks to me you have changed Picasa. I loved the program…. so simple to use, now it loses my photo's. When I click in to the progam a this bar from the left comes and rattles them out and I can see them, but can't catch so to speak. Picasas has gone nuts. I have had this program a long time but it defintely is going to have to be deleted from my computer unless you can tell me what is going on. I have tried to re do your program process but it has defintely change its program as I knew it. I thoughjt it was pretty simple but it isn't anymore. This time I didn't clean off my card because I have lost many photo's here lately and the old ones that had established folders went hiding somewhere.
After my PC died I downloaded Picasa 3 to the new computer. My albums were intact but I lost thousands of thumbnail photos that were never synced to Web albums. How can I get them back?
After downloading picasa, I hit the button to upload (or import – I don't remember the exact wording) and it started doing that with my pictures (I could see an image of the work in progress in a small box on the right side of my screen). It didn't present me with any boxes, etc. asking where I wanted it to put the photos, so I assumed they would be available on my picasa account. Nothing is there, and I see no help info on picasa's web site. Quite the mystery.
I just want to transfer some pics from My Pictures to Picasa, it is just so difficult to find a straight forward way that works. I would appreciate your help.
I also asked myself – where did my images go? Never mind the author – your images are on your google+ account, under "photos", if you have shared them.
I had a crash and have lost my Picaso account , how can i get it back , I have so many pics that will be lost.
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ive just turned on my picasa and most of my albums are gone i had hundreds of albums now there are only ten.this happened before but i just had to click an arrow or folder in the left corner but it wont work this time.ive still got my web albums,but what has happened to my other albums in my picasa,any ideas.thank you.john
I change computers, and The former owner.s photo's are on screen I tried to down load 3.9 and it also did the same thing, what can I do to transfer my photo's. once before this on another pc, every thing came through just fine I need these help me amh
This same thing just happened to me. My computer crashed a few days ago. I'm trying desperately to find a way to recover my photos on Picasa. I'm hoping that somehow I will be able to recover them from the old harddrive. Keeping fingers crossed.
my computer recently crashed with years of my pictures lost because driver went bad..is there some possibly way the maybe my pics are somewhere out there linked to my email address..or any other way to possibly retreive them..any suggestions would be awesome..thanks..Dawn
Where did all my pictures go? I had 034 albums and now they are gonee. how do i recover them!
"As long as the pictures are in a folder that Picasa is watching (see Folder Manager) then Picasa will display them for you"
So, where did it put the pics? I looked all over and I have no idea. I looked in Folder management and it is too confusing to even begin here – help!
How do I dublicate the picture arrangement I did with Picasa on one computer to another computer? I have the pictures on the second computer but they are not edited like I have them on the first computer.


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Mon, 3 November 2014
As a 15 year old, Kerby Craig was fascinated by the world of restaurants – seeing a chef breakdancing in the middle of service (!) confirmed for him that this was the industry that he wanted to work in. By accident, he ended up at the original Tetsuya's as a teenage apprentice chef and, after stints in Sydney and overseas, later helped Koi earn a hat in The Good Food Guide. To mark this achievement, he actually got a chef's hat tattooed on his neck – an act that was memorably referred to in Terry Durack's review of Ume, the restaurant that Kerby opened after his time at Koi. ("That's a hat you can't take off him," Kerby's manager told Durack at an event. "That's a hat I would never take off you, Kerby!" replied the Herald food critic.)
Despite earning acclaim, Kerby's experience with the industry has endured some rough lows – including the business failure of Koi – and opening Ume was "very very stressful", he says. "I don't know how we got a loan!" We should all be glad that he took on the bank-balance risk and the emotional strain, because Ume is a remarkable restaurant that brings a one-of-a-kind twist to Japanese dining in Sydney.
Also in this podcast, Kerby chats about his own adventures dining from Kyoto to Fukuoka – and enjoying the next-level hospitality of Japanese establishments.
Kerby also covers what it's like to cook a tradition-bound Asian cuisine as a white guy with tattoos, and the restaurant he's most looking forward to (Clayton Wells' Automata, which opens next year).
Direct download: kerbycraig.mp3
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Tue, 7 October 2014
Hetty McKinnon is the creative force – and salad-making ace – behind Arthur Street Kitchen. Her one-woman business saw her taking lunch orders from locals, creating meals from scratch at her Surry Hills home, and personally delivering these salads every Thursday and Friday on her bike.
To pull this off, Hetty had to single-handedly cook 100 salads a week in her domestic kitchen, playing a game of ingredient Tetris just to fit all the required produce into her very normal-sized fridge. And even if it was plummeting with rain, Hetty would make all the salad deliveries herself – something she's been doing (without complaint!) since 2011.
During this podcast, Hetty also talks about life before her Arthur Street Kitchen adventures – such as her start in PR, and her macaron-making challenges for Remy & Lee's – as well as the cookbook she created after people kept asking for her much-loved salad recipes. The resulting publication, Community, has been a hit, but producing the title also led to Hetty's first-ever appointment with a physio – it was that gruelling!
She also talks about the next chapter of Arthur Street Kitchen, which is moving from Surry Hills to Brooklyn; what it's been like to be a vegetarian for the last 20 years, and where she likes to eat and drink in Sydney.
Direct download: hettymckinnon2.mp3
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Mon, 8 September 2014
Nick Smith's early fascination with food was marked, literally, with a bang. A childhood cooking incident – which led to an unexpected visit from the bomb squad – did not deter his culinary interests, nor did a 10-year career in stockbroking. Along the way, he started his own catering company, became involved with Single Origin Roasters and, most recently, is the reason why people have been blitzing through bowls of ramen at the Rising Sun Workshop pop-up noodle bar and communal motorcycle garage in Newtown.
In this podcast, Nick also talks about the creative ways he's worked around the limits of – for instance – currently only having one frypan in the Rising Sun Workshop kitchen (blowtorches have been deployed) and how he went on a ramen study-binge before finalising the three types of memorable broths that he serves at the current Newtown pop-up: The Darkness, The Light and The Monk.
The current phase of Rising Sun will wind up on Sunday September 21. Nick talks about the special dinners that will take place in the lead-up to this final date, as well as the next stage of the ramen bar. The workshop crew is waiting on the response to a development application currently before City of Sydney council. If all goes well, this noodle joint/communal workshop will rise again at the old Mitre 10 site in Newtown, on 1 Whateley Lane. Fingers crossed that these guys re-emerge soon – they've been doing great things at the current Lennox St site; plus, Sydney needs its ramen fix!
PS The David-Chang-endorsed ramen place in JR Tokyo that we discuss in the interview is Rokurinsha.
Direct download: nicksmith-edited.mp3
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Thu, 4 September 2014
Chui Lee Luk grew up in Malaysia, visiting the markets early in the day – fascinated and repelled by how "gruesome" they could be. When she moved to Australia, she was introduced to French food, thanks to "one of the weirdest competitions I've entered ever".
After a career dealing with stamp duty and commercial transactions, Chui found herself switching paths to work in restaurants – there she was, a former commercial lawyer learning how to cook from teenagers who had more culinary experience than she did. But the monumental change – and battle scars – were worth it, as Chui went on to become chef and owner of Claude's, a Sydney institution that she never let become fusty – not only did she experiment with what appeared on people's dinner plates, but Chui's innovative approach saw tonnes of dirt being transported by crane into the restaurant for an art installation, with the chemistry of the soil magically lighting up LED lamps throughout Claude's. This highly memorable experience did lead to some things unexpectedly going wrong, though – as Chui explains in the podcast.
She also talks about the under-representation of female chefs in the industry, missing French ingredients once she opened Chow Bar and Eating House, her most recent restaurant venture – a Chinese-style izakaya that has recently announced its closure, unfortunately.
We also discuss the Celestial City exhibition at Museum of Sydney and the Celestial Tables event that we're both part of – I'll be interviewing Chui for the Q&A and she'll also be presenting her pickles for a tasting session. It takes place on Sunday September 28 at 2.30-3.30pm. You can get tickets here, if you're interested.
Direct download: Chui_Lee_Luk.mp3
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Sun, 24 August 2014
Ambrose Chiang's love of food started early on – at the age of six, he was already handling big knives and other serious kitchen hardware in his family's kitchen in Hong Kong. Later, he moved to Australia, and after battling early alarm-clock starts and hill sprints, he moved on from the world of football to the world of hospitality – which proved just as gruelling as any contact sport, particularly when working at Cafe Sydney, where you could be juggling 600 covers a day.
In this podcast, he also talks about returning to Hong Kong, where he landed a job at Amber at the Landmark Mandarin Oriental – and being a witness to the city's unique dining culture; Hong Kong had a colourful food culture, but eating out might not necessarily be about enjoying yourself, as it turned out, and diners sometimes had surprising habits.
At age 22, he's landed some notable achievements, such as being the youngest state finalist in the Electrolux Young Waiter of the Year competition (he talks about what it's like to serve Nick Hildebrandt and other industry heavyweights for the contest) and he currently works at Momofuku Seiobo, one of the best restaurants in Australia, and in Ambrose's opinion, also home to the best ramen in Sydney (sorry guys, it's also available as a staff meal, but you can enjoy vicarious servings of it via Ambrose's Instagram).
Direct download: ambrosechiang.mp3
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Mon, 21 July 2014
Hanz Gueco has discovered some pretty surprising things as a chef. Orange juice can be the best part of a $300 meal. You can get sent home for the most unusual reason when working at an establishment in Japan. And there's a sneaky way to get around America's legal drinking age of 21 that does not involve a false ID.
In this podcast, Hanz also describes what it's like to be the sous chef at one of Sydney's most inventive restaurants – Cafe Paci – which is run by acclaimed chef Pasi Petanen (who, besides being widely respected in the industry, is also known for his Finnish roots and menu fondness for rye).
Hanz also chats about how he got to this point in his career, after notching up cameos at impressive institutions locally (Rockpool, Marque, Est) and overseas (Manresa, Ryugin), and as a bonus, he covers how to "win" at Instagram.
He is also a contestant in the Electrolux Young Chef of the Year program and discusses what it's like to be a part of the competition and how he feels about being judged by such heavyweights, like David Thompson of Nahm.
Direct download: hanzgueco2.mp3
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Wed, 2 July 2014
Andrew Bowden is the "lord pastry master of Hartsyard". You may know him as Andy Bowdy if you follow him on social media, where you can see the next-level desserts he makes for the hatted Newtown restaurant. This includes his ever-changing soft serves and pies – which incorporate everything from deep-fried cheesecake, wasabi peas, toasted bourbon marshmallow and duck fat choc chips – and his spectacular bespoke cakes (one particular creation was bartered for 18 cheeseburgers from Mary's). One of these concoctions still takes the title for the best cake I've ever eaten.
He didn't start off wanting to be a chef, but he managed to get there through some unlikely steps. Despite some unfortunate incidents with knives and unco-operative lettuce, Andy has had some great adventures in the kitchen (including a memorable dance session that led to emergency vehicles turning up at the restaurant where he happened to be busting his moves). Andy also talks about how he ended up at Hartsyard with head chef Gregory Llewellyn, his inventive dessert experiments, his mentors and his favourite places to eat and drink in Sydney.
Direct download: andrewbowden.mp3
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Thu, 19 June 2014
When Ferran Adria – one of the world's greatest chefs – was recently in Sydney for a day, I was lucky enough to get a chance to interview him.
In the car ride from the airport to his hotel, I got to ask him about whether he actually eats plane food; we went into detail about elBulli 2005-2011, his spectacular seven-book set about the ground-breaking restaurant's last chapter; whether he still considers himself a punk (he used to blow up tomatoes and claim it was a "punky" phase he was going through); what he cooks at home and what's next for elBulli.
Thanks to Phaidon and Kate & Co PR for making this interview possible.
Direct download: ferranadriainterview.mp3
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Fri, 30 May 2014
Not many people look into a wine glass and see a career. When Richard Hargreave was at Quay in his first-ever serious sommelier role, he was juggling a business degree – with plans to graduate and land a "grown-up job". He never ended up going down that road and ignoring the "grown-up" path has definitely paid off. In fact, Richard was named Sommelier of The Year at the latest Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Awards for his work at Momofuku Seiobo – a restaurant so great that people have forged confirmation bookings to try to get a much-coveted spot there. It's no surprise that Richard is gaining much-deserved attention and applause for his inventive drinks program; not only does it cover note-worthy wines and sake, but it also includes house-made sodas, custom-crafted brews and juice pairings (think konbu tea, pumpkin and mandarin juice and other next-level beverages). He chats about his upcoming Sunday Wine Sessions events at Momofuku Seiobo, momofuku.com/sydney/seiobo/sunday-sessions, which he's running with the equally booze-savvy Mike Bennie; the series is an attempt to take the "reverence and stiffness" out of enjoying wine ("it's just another beverage," says Richard; no one gets that stuffy about beer, after all) and will cover everything from fermentation, festive drinks and the curious phenomenon of suitcase wines. Richard also talks about his many other drinking adventures (such as sweet-talking Customs into smuggling bottles home and visiting a spectacular vineyard in Aveyron, France), what he thought about Premier Barry O'Farrell losing his job over a '59 Grange and the restaurants he's most excited about trying next (namely, the latest projects by chefs Luke Powell and Nic Wong).
Direct download: richardhargreave.mp3
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Thu, 8 May 2014
Renee Creer is doing something unusual in Australia – she's selling locally grown green tea under her label Perfect South. She's taken an unusual route to get to this point – a journey that involves a visit to an 800-year-old tea shop in Kyoto, becoming a tea master, and enduring the occasional "tea high" from too many tastings in one go. Renee's teas are now served at Rockpool and Cornersmith and she's also one of the organisers of the Sydney Tea Festival, which takes place at Carriageworks on August 17, sydneyteafestival.com.au. During this podcast, she talks about "man tea" and "lady tea", how to serve a killer brew, where she gets her loose-leaf fix in Sydney and whether or not she'd drink panda-poop tea.
Direct download: reneecreer.mp3
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Outside groups partner with tribal members to bring veterinary care to the underserved community on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in Arizona.
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Mouthpieces: Help Your Queen of the Jungle Discover the Great Indoors
Mouthpieces flyer designed to promote keeping cats indoors.
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Looking to improve your luck in adopting out black cats? Try these creatively-themed events, cat-chy strategies, and reduced adoption fees to get your delightfully dark kitties noticed!
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The American Association of Feline Practitioners has released their Feline Vaccine Advisory Panel Report. Includes a section on vaccination in shelters and multiple-cat environments.
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The American Association of Feline Practitioners' Feline Behavior Guidelines are filled with information for veterinarians and pet owners.
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The Animal Behavior Resource Institute's videos give helpful tips on many behavior-related topics, from pilling cats to leash work with dogs.
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EMC forges secret VMAXe arrray
EMC's VMAXe box – an affordable and self-tuning entry-level VMAX, providing tier one storage features – has been stealthily released inside EMC, with a public unveiling planned for mid-July. Today, we had a peek behind the curtain. EMC says the box it's optimised for virtual computing. VMAXe, fitting below VMAX but above the VNX …
No RSA integration?
Interstingly another big iron from EMC.
Can we upgrade VNXe to VNX to VMAXe to VMAX?
All are impossible upgrades as usual. No mention of ever touted RSA integration. Scared of V7000 and XIV this array is coming up looks like...
You have reached failure at epic levels.
Can XIV scale to even the size that the VMAXe goes to? From the XIV fact sheet downloaded from IBM today it would appear to support 6x more drives than the XIV does. In fact the smallest VMAXe unit supports 25% more drives than the largest XIV can (240 vs 180). How about cache then? XIV supports upto 120GB of cache, the VMAXe 384GB.
OK, we know the XIV can't get there how about the V7000 then. Again from IBM's own spec sheet on their page today, the clustered system maxes at 480 drives, half what the VMAXe goes to (960). Maybe it's the one with lots of cache then... whoops again the clustered system goes only upto 32GB, the VMAXe can have 12x more cache than the V7000 (in fact the smallest VMAXe has 3x more than the largest V7000 cluster).
Into nit picking levels... also the VMAXe supports more FC ports, more 1GB and more 10GB ports than either system.
If you are going to complain about VMAXe scaling and suggest other types of arrays then maybe you should use examples that go bigger than the VMAXe. I don't think I've seen a better application of "Epic FAIL" icon that yours, but I don't think you meant it for your own post.
RSA for VMAX
While EMC are probably not going to announce anything related to RSA as a benefit at the moment, they've been selling PowerPath RSA for years for even the old CLARiiON arrays. They're not ending that product; it will still be available for VMAX and VMAXe.
That said, you're actually considering RSA integration a deal breaker? Maybe you should read what's been going on with some large RSA customers lately.
As the other guy said, your FAIL icon fits you.
well tried - Shrunken VMAX
Oh yes!
It's known that EMC targets marketshare than solving customers issues. RSA public non-admittance tells it all.
If not losing traction to XIV, why VMAXe now?
Why not simple SAS drives supported on VMAXe?
Why not provide simple upgrade from VMAXe to VMAX?
Why is FAST-VP and Thin Provisioning default?
Looks to me EMC VMAXe trying to be like a XIV/V7000 or even 3PAR to certain extent.
You don't need Cache when you can deliver performance. Love to hear the benchmark results. Hopefully not again like 4VNX arrays for specsfs benchmarks and get blown away by Huawei.
Some of the secret news like Isilon for Apple DC and VMAXe all looks an deliberate attempt to create news. Honestly with lots of respect, I would love to see EMC with same technical commitment 10 years ago.
Cache & performance.
"You don't need Cache when you can deliver performance."
Hmmmm, if there's no cache then all you've got is a bunch of disks. Lots of disks, even solid state devices masquerading as disks.
Now, tomorrow, remind me to call Dell and ask how I can futureproof my PV-MD3220i purchase with upgrades thru an Equalogic PS box thru a Compellant box & then I'll check with HP about P4000 to P6000/EVA to 3PAR (or even a XP20000).
Can we upgrade VNXe to VNX to VMAXe to VMAX?
That's actually a fair question.
How many different productlines do EMC have - and how many of them are compatible?
I know of a local company having the Celerra "unified system" - don't recall the actual product/marketing-bundle name, but its the bundle with Clariion storage and Celerra gateways.
Been buying loads of diskshelves up until a few months ago. Just now discovered that the new Celerra "unified system/marketing bundle" refresh called VNX requires a forklift upgrade, as their perfectly fine 3 month old Fibrechannel diskshelves (quite expensive) aren't supported anymore.
I believe they will be pretty interested in upgrade and refresh-paths on any new expensive EMC gear before moving forward. Or might just buy something else.... After all, there really are vendors out there with a clear strategy on upgrades and unified storage solution.
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easyJet has quickly apologised to a charity that makes it easier for people to contact their MP, after the airline overloaded servers by ignoring anti-spam guidelines. The budget airline fired off an email to subscribers to its newsletter, which normally provides details of special offers and new flight rules, at about 8.30am …
Didn't anybody do their homework?
Yet again someone who I would guess is a fairly highly paid member of staff didn't bother to do any background checks on the TOC's or even speak to the people who run it.
Smacks of idiots in charge. It doesn't take much to do a litle planning, pick up the phone or write an email and get in touch.
The gift that never hurts to give
Easyjet will probably donate vouchers for their own flights, and the small print will so circumscribe the ability to activate them that they will remain unused.
What about Easyjet's Privacy Policy?
By my reading of it, this campaign seems to be in breach of Easyjet's own Privacy Policy - you opt in to an "e-offer" mailing, not an "e-politics" mailing. I hope the Information Commissioner sentences the Easyjet board to a year's travel on Ryanair...
... they still market the campaign on their home page!
It's funny how easyjet's proposals are based on the amount of CO2 that the engines create, rather than the amount of CO2 per Km of the flight. So if the flight is longer with slightly less efficient engines it would be taxed far more than a short flight with efficient engines, when the CO2 created by the short flight, per Km would be far higher because of the factoring in of take off.
Also, easyjet seem to think that they are great because they get rid of inefficient planes as quickly as possible, as if there is no embodied carbon, no carbon cost of manufacture and that they won't just be used by someone else afterwards.
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November 26, 2014
Posted: Thursday, May 29, 2014 --- 8:30pm
It's a heart-warming tale of a pup and her courageous owner.
Currently, the two are thousand of miles away from each other. But both mom and daughter are making a positive difference in the lives of many.
Staff Sergeant Danielle Cook is in the U.S. Air Force. Right now, she's serving in Afghanistan, helping with the flying mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Meanwhile, back here in U.S., her dog, Harper, is passing the time at doggy day care. She spends her days here at "The Dog Den" in Madison.
Like some veterans, Harper shows signs of P.T.S.D. (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). Employees at "The Dog Den" saw an opportunity: help Harper help vets, through a program called "Circle of Change."
"With the "Circle of Change" program, they're able to actually come in they teach these dogs to overcome their behaviors" says Deborah Crawley, an employee at "The Dog Den."
Then in turn, the dogs can help veterans by providing dog training, developing confidence, and building trust.
"I think it'll be good for her and the veterans" says Alan Cook, Danielle's dad, who is looking after Harper while Danielle is away.
Thursday night, Harper attended her first "Circle of Change" session. And although she's got a ways to go, her puppy persistence will more than pay off in the end.
"There are a lot of veterans who are suffering. So, the more we can help them adjust, the better we'll all be for that" says Alan.
For Danielle, the news of Harper's accomplishments is thrilling.. "This was a total surprise. I am excited to hear about what Harper is doing in Madison. I think it is fantastic the work The Dog Den is doing in supporting our veterans and I'm very proud of Harper" says Danielle.
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