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At Bing, we talk a lot about thinking outside the search box. Yesterday we highlighted some updates to Bing on Xbox that will allow more people to search with the sound of their voice. We think search should be ubiquitous augmenting devices with intelligence that can do things on your behalf
Welcome to on{X}. Today, we are launching a new web site and mobile application which helps developers and technology enthusiasts, to remotely program their phones. This new model is orthogonal to the classic 'app from a marketplace' model we're all used to.
- Wouldn't you like to program your phone to automatically send a reply SMS with your current location as you're driving when your wife texts you a "where?" message?
- How about programming your phone to automatically show you today's agenda as you step into the office?
- Or show you the weather when you wake up in the morning?
Keep reading if this sounds interesting:
As we experience the explosion of mobile devices and smartphones, the power of mobile apps is undeniable. Apps are everywhere, from basic communication tools like email and chat, to social networking like Facebook or Twitter, to games, utilities, navigation aids- the list goes on and on. The rise of apps across all mobile platforms is driving people to think in terms of atomic 'app' elements.
Furthermore, we use apps everywhere. Whenever we're faced with a task or a question like "who is that actor in the movie we just watched and where else did he play?" or "I need to book a table at that restaurant tonight" our instinctual knee-jerk reaction is to reach for our pocket, grab our phone, and launch that right app for the job.
When 'faced' with a question or a task, we 'grab' our phone and we 'launch' an app. All are very proactive and conscience verbs of activities we do. Apps are great when we know we need to use them, we know they exist, and we actually put them to use at the right moment. An overwhelming majority of apps in existence today require you to do something in order for them to deliver value. When was the last time you started jogging but forgot to launch your running app or got stuck in gridlock because you forgot to launch your traffic app?
The modern smartphone is a Swiss Army knife of sensors and actuators. The list is long but it includes a built-in microphone, a speaker, a camera, a GPS, an accelerometer, a compass, a gyro, Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth, NFC and so on. Not only do they have tremendous sensor capabilities, but they are practically with us everywhere we go, always connected, and never turned off. On the face of it, the smartphone should be the ideal platform to continuously sense the world and proactively interact with the user. Why hasn't this happened already?
One big reason is that it's simply still too hard to write good software that makes smart use of continuous sensing capabilities without annoying the user or draining the battery, or both. It becomes much harder when we need to consider support for multiple mobile operating systems with a diverse set of capabilities and APIs.
This is what we're trying to solve.
Project on{X} is a developer oriented service that enables developers and technological enthusiasts, to easily program mobile devices to dynamically react to a continuously changing environment. The code we write is an action that we hook up to a sensor-based event. For example: "AC power disconnected" or "WiFi network detected". Do you want some more sophisticated examples? How about "User mode-of-transport just changed from walking to driving" or "user left home"?
For each such triggering event, we can easily create reactions. Instead of limiting the reaction to a simple list of actions, we are offering the full power of JavaScript. That's right, you can push any arbitrary JavaScript code, remotely, down to your mobile device and hook it up to a continuous signals sensing framework that you only need to download and install once. The possibilities are wide open because you no longer need to worry about the target platform. Even better, Project on{x} is optimized to not drain your battery.
In typical systems, a phone acts as the eyes and ears – it senses the world and sends the data to a web service in the cloud for analysis. After the real-time or off-line analysis is completed, and the system realizes it has something to tell the user, the phone is engaged again. This is usually in the form of a push-notification message. Now the phone acts as the mouth of the system – talking to the user. This is how many apps and services work, from navigation systems, to simple personal assistants.
The concept of Inversion-of-Control offers an interesting alternative. Instead of having the data move to the cloud, we're pushing the code down to the device, where the data (sensor signal in our case) originates. The first real advantage that comes to mind is privacy – no data is leaving the device. Computation is taking place on the phone, in real-time, as a reaction to a real-world sensor-based event. Sure, the script reacting to the event can decide to communicate with the web and either upload or download data, but that's no longer a mandatory course of action. In fact, in many scenarios we explored, no communication with the cloud is happening at all. This brings me to the second advantage – connectivity. Despite the pretty picture of an always connected world we love to keep in our heads, the reality is an intermittent and flaky connectivity for a big portion of mobile users. But, if the signal is originating on the phone and the code reacting to it can do its job on the spot without the need to connect to the web, we just enabled a whole new set of scenarios that work very well in the real-world of intermittent connectivity.
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All calibers seem to be showing up a little more often. . . . except for .22LR which I have not seen anywhere I have looked.
This is a discussion on Ammo Shortage...Really? within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Ammo Shortage...Really? Yeah never fails a friend and I were lamenting on the lack of ammo and its cost I go to Wal Mart and ...
Ammo Shortage...Really?
Yeah never fails a friend and I were lamenting on the lack of ammo
and its cost I go to Wal Mart and see all kinds of 9mm, 223, 7.63X39,
40 & 45 all at great prices!! But I could only get 3 50rd. boxes so I got my
9mm and left. Boy the one time I wish the wife would have been there
so I could buy more ammo. When I told her I was going to Wal-Mart she said you go ahead I want to watch a movie, any other time she would kill to be there! Oh well.
Unbelievable!! Same town but different Wal-mart. 24hrs. later I scored 3, Winchester 100 round value packs, my price for the 3 only 24.47 + tax each!!
77.45 inc. tax for 300 rds. of 9mm 115gr. FMJ, I'm set for a while!! I'll pick up my new Bersa BP-9cc tomorrow give it a good cleaning to remove the thick oil and grease, then it gets the good stuff, Slip EWL before a single round is sent downrange! I just can't believe my good luck, 450rds. in 2 days!
All calibers seem to be showing up a little more often. . . . except for .22LR which I have not seen anywhere I have looked.
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Get your wife and six adult friends to go shopping for ammo...
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I found some 9mm at Walmart today my hk will be happy.
The sports department register opens at 7am and what-ever is in the case is gone by 815am. I guess the early`bird gets to go target shooting
Though it may be shipped a little at a time at least it is showing up, and WW is holding their prices within reason too; compared to other retailers.
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--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC .
When I can walk into Wal-Mart, at any time of the day, and see multiple boxes of handgun ammo in various calibers including HP Win USA & Rem green box then the ammo shortage is easing.
No internal lock or magazine disconnect on my pistols!
Well hopefully it will start showing up around here soon. Shelves still bare here.
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We have 4 Wal Marts where I live and it's the same story at all.....ammo comes out at 7am and is gone by 7:15-7:30am......and you'd better be in line by 4:30-5am if you want any! Shelves are bare the rest of the time except for a few oddball rounds!
Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight."
Wish that wouldbhappen to me eeverytime I go all empty shelves except for oddball rifle ammo.

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http://crocop.info/ Cro Cop visited three kids which live with their mother and are talented kick boxers. Because of penury, only one of them have opportunities to train to full and to compete. So, Mirko brought them some gifts (clothes, mma accessories...), and give them some advices, and of course Mirko is their #1 fighter and idol so they where very happy to meet him..." Learn how to download youtube clips: http://youtubeclipsdownload.blogspot.com
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2/16/10 7:14 PM by Mma_Gawd
Cro cop ftw
2/16/10 7:08 PM by asn
It's amazing how the smallest gesture can change a kid's whole world.
2/16/10 3:51 PM by USA
Cro Cop is my favorite fighter ever . i just wish he would have retired after the owgp hopefully he retires soonthose kids didnt know what to do . they acted like cro was gona HEAD KICK them haha cool vid
2/16/10 2:05 PM by RelentlessMMA
Baddest dude to ever walk out to Queer 80's New Wave.....lol Cro Cop is my Hero!!!!!
2/16/10 1:20 PM by TheLivingDeath
Hah those kids were so reserved. I bet their mother told them to stay calm. They must have gone ape-shit after the cameras left.
2/16/10 1:20 PM by TheLivingDeath
Hah those kids were so reserved. I bet their mother told them to stay calm. They must have gone ape-shit after the cameras left.
2/16/10 1:07 PM by ABE FROMAN
We're not talking about respect, we're talking about wanting to fight anymore. Mirko has not looked like he wanted to be in a ring since Pride. It personally bothers me because he seems almost afraid to be hit nowadays. That doesn't change the fact that he's always been a great individual. My personal hope is that something changes in him like it did with Belfort and he's able to get that instinct back.
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Some of these posts are sad (yet common).A few recent bad performances shouldn't effect one's respect for the guy.


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Shares of Ishares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) are developing a pattern on their daily chart that points to a likely big move ahead.
SLV has been recovering from its steep May decline and over the past two months has had three pullbacks to higher lows, on June 27, Aug 9 and Aug 24.
If you draw a line through the lows you get a rising trend support line.
Also, if you draw a line between the April rally highs and the August 22 rally highs, you get a declining trend resistance line.
A break of either would likely result in follow-through buying or selling, in the direction of the break, in coming weeks.
Resistance is currently at about $42 and support at about $38.50.
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The differences which divided Russia and Great Britain in the past have either been resolved or faded into insignificance, says Alexander Yakovenko
The relationship between our countries originated in hard times for both Russia and Great Britain – during the rule of Ivan the Terrible and Mary I. That time happened to be bloody for the two countries in their own ways. Since then, we have been together virtually at all critical junctions in European and world history.
Whatever differences might have divided us in the past have either been resolved or have faded into insignificance. I am sure that this is also going to be the case now that we are witnessing the birth of a new world.
At the start of the 19th century, England was waging war on the peninsula, defending not only her interests but also the right of the European states to determine their own destiny. The same was true of Russia acting in the east of the continent, which Dominic Lieven gave a brilliant account of in his recently published Russia against Napoleon.
We were also allies in both the world wars. The other day in Arkhangelsk, we marked 70 years since the arrival there of the first Arctic convoys in Operation Dervish.
We know the price for internal upheavals; the universal truth that nothing positive can originate from chaos, violence and rampant anarchy; that the most productive way of development is evolution, the gradual build-up of positive change. Which, in its turn calls for moderate, I'd say, conservative policies, insofar as they are guided by common sense.
We understand the urge for the restoration of traditional moral values in society, too, including common decency and responsibility. It is the honest policies of the Coalition government in socio-economic matters that appeal to us. They are based on a realistic assessment of the situation, free of pretence and self-deceit, upon the realisation that the only way to a decent independent national existence lies through living within one's means.
I am convinced that the global crisis, which is far from over, puts all the priorities in national and global politics in their proper places. The issues of ensuring domestic progressive development as a "vital strategic resource" come to the forefront, as was recalled in this year's Global Strategic Review by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
The complex and profound nature of the changes that are brewing indicate that we are all facing a transfor-mational challenge.
Under these circumstances it is only natural that the most dynamic area of Russo-British co-operation is economic ties through trade and investment. They not only secure the stability of our relationship as a whole but also make us partners in fostering the prosperity of our respective nations according to the dictates of our time, first and foremost by way of co-operation in the sphere of innovation. This is why Prime Minister Cameron and President Medvedev signed the declaration in Moscow on a knowledge-based partner-ship for modernisation on September 12.
Russia and Great Britain also actively engage in international co-operation in various multilateral forums, being two of the five permanent members of the
UN Security Council, members of the G8, G20 and many other international organisations. We have achieved mutual under-standing on many pressing issues on the global agenda. Our opinions on tactics may diverge, but we rarely fail to agree when it comes to the vision of strategic goals of the international community in specific matters.
One is glad to realise that as the Arab protests continue, we are witnessing a considerable convergence in our approaches to a host of Middle East issues, including the Israel-Palestine settlement and Libya.
It is hard to overestimate the role of our countries in European and Euro-Atlantic politics, including Russia's relations with the European Union and Nato. Of no less importance is our mutual contribution to countering glo-bal challenges and threats.
Our long-standing ties have a sound cultural dimension to them. Among the names that personify the profound mutual enrichment of our cultures are those of Charles Cameron, who built Pavlovsk for Catherine II. Cameron's Gallery entered Russian poetry (for instance, it is mentioned by the Russian poet Anna Akhmatova in "Poem without a Hero"), becoming a symbol of the influence that the great styles of European culture had upon Russia. The whole of the city of St Petersburg is an eloquent testimony to that influence.
Thanks largely to culture, the intellectual and political tradition of Anglophilia was born, which was not only rooted in our admiration for British common sense.
Adherence to Anglophilia in Russia gave the world such a literary phenomenon as Vladimir Nabokov (who was well known for his mastery of the English prose style). It was always a two-way influence. We admire Shakespeare as if he were a Russian author thanks to the brilliant translations of his works.
The almost two-century-long love affair of many British people with Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky, as well as their appreciation of Anton Chekhov and his plays, testifies to a profound mutual influence of our cultures that have been able to transcend time in their pan-humanism.
I am convinced that our bilateral relationship, cleansed of old-time suspicion and ideological prejudice, and underpinned by enlightened self-interest, is consistent with the spirit of the times and has a bright future.
Its further strengthening will not only serve the interests of our two nations, but it will also benefit the whole of Europe and the rest of the world.
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A day after we posted this at the Search Engine Roundtable, this site wrote the same article with the same key points that Tamar put together, without sourcing us with any credit. That is not a big deal, trust me, it happens all the time. I would say for each article we post, it is copied illegally 10 times (at least). But this one made it to the front page of Digg with almost 600 diggs. As you can see, there is no way to contact this guy - there is not way to leave a comment or email. In fact, the domain whois info doesn't have enough information either.
Don't you find it a tad funny how a post on the topic of spam blogs from a spammy blog makes it to the home page of Digg? I am sure it happens all the time. But while my stuff gets buried, sites like these thrive. :)
Human based ranking... Much better than algorithmic based ranking... Not in this case. Tamar actually tracked down some of the links to that spam post and had at least one well known blogger change the link to the original source. I didn't ask her to, but thanks.
Honestly, I don't have the time to track down every site that steals our content or ideas. So I let 99.9% of it go. Honestly, it doesn't even bother me anymore - it used to but not anymore.
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Tracey Gold, More Stars Slam Kirk Cameron for Anti-Gay Remarks
Not everyone shares former teen idol Kirk Cameron's views on homosexuality.
The born-again actor, 41, told CNN's Piers Morgan that being gay is "unnatural," "detrimental" and "ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilization" during a Friday interview.
If one of Cameron's six children were to come out, the actor wouldn't be supportive. "I'm going to say, 'There are all sorts of issues we need to wrestle through in our life. Just because you feel one way doesn't mean we should act on everything we feel.'"
Cameron's comments angered many Hollywood stars, including his Growing Pains costar Tracey Gold, 42. "I am a strong supporter of the LGBT community and I believe in equal rights for all," the actress tweeted Sunday.
Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson, 36, was equally offended, tweeting: "The only unnatural thing about me being gay is that I had a crush on Kirk Cameron until about 24 hours ago."
Roseanne Barr, 59, went so far as to accuse Cameron of being "an accomplice to murder with his hate speech," while Craig Ferguson, 49, said Cameron "makes me ashamed to be a failed actor. We don't all think like that."
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Other stars who voiced their concern over Cameron's remarks include Debra Messing, 43, Martha Plimpton, 41, and Kristin Chenoweth, 43.
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Maserati has undergone repeated change-ups in its senior management over the past couple of years, both in Modena, where the automaker is based, and in New Jersey, seat of its North American headquarters. In it's latest announcement, the company's North American chief executive has been named as commercial director for the parent company as well.
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Another historical sf/f show.
Space Nazis are back! (Cuz of course the aliens will be guilty of starting WWII and Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito are all alien quislings or possibly shapeshifters.)
Set during the height of World War II, Horizon centers on a secretary at the FBI who discovers that her husband might have been killed in a battle with a spaceship in the South Pacific. Obsessed with learning the truth, she becomes the only person standing between Earth and an alien invasion.
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This is my second incarnation of the Seamster (formerly Disparate Disciplines) Yellowtail Cami pattern. This time I lengthened all the body pieces, with a view to having a nightgown. I also added a small amount to the side seams (tapered so the back width was the same) to give me a bit of room.
I have more detail about the dress, in my blog, but I can say that it wasn't all happiness and sprinkles.
I decided to let Gertrude model for me, saving you all the trauma of seeing me in my weekend bra again. -- Edited on 3/15/14 5:28 PM --
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Lindsay Lohan is being sued for $16 000.
The actress is already facing legal troubles after her Porsche collided with a truck in California recently, and now a paparazzi has filed a lawsuit claiming she hit him with her vehicle in 2010.
Photographer Grigor Balyan initially filed his lawsuit in January, alleging he was struck by Lindsay's car while trying to photograph her outside a Los Angeles nightclub.
Documents seen by E! News say he is claiming $16 468 in medical expenses as well as suing for lost wages, general damages and property damage.
Lindsay was reportedly served with the complaint on Sunday and a judge has set a hearing for August 7.
The 25-year-old actress returned to work on her latest film, Liz And Dick, on Wednesday, sporting visible signs of her earlier road incident.
Website Celebuzz reported the star had "bumps and bruises from her car accident clearly visible on her knees".
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London – Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey will be unavailable for up to six weeks after suffering a setback in his recovery from a thigh injury, manager Arsene Wenger revealed on Friday.
The 23-year-old Wales international has been one of the London club's star performers this season, but he has not played since December 26 due to the problem.
He returned to full training earlier this week, only to aggravate the injury, which prevented him from making a comeback in Arsenal's 2-2 draw at Southampton on Tuesday.
As a result, and with Arsenal having conceded top spot in the Premier League table to Manchester City, Wenger has revealed that he will try to sign a new midfielder before the January transfer window closes later on Friday.
"Aaron Ramsey will be out for four to six weeks. I count six weeks," Wenger said, in quotes published on Arsenal's official Twitter account.
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Today's legal argument centers on a permit issued by the state to Sunflower Electric Power Corporation in 2010 to build an 895-megawatt coal plant. The Sierra Club says the plant would violate the federal Clean Air Act and pose a threat to human health...
Indeed, utilities this year have announced plans to close nine or 10 plants, bringing the number of closures to 120 since 2010, according to the Sierra Club. Since 2008, no utility has broken ground for a new coal plant. "The world has changed," said Andy Weissman, an attorney who represents the industry and a power and gas analyst. "There are very few changes this significant. "It is understandable that (Sunflower) would not be quick to understand this. But this should not be a difficult decision."
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I'm glad that those will work for you. I wish I had a chance to go back and get Minnie's marker for you as well. I am from St Louis, and am only here for one day looking for loved ones of my own who came from this area and wanted to do what I could for the members of this site who have helped me on my genealogy work. I'm so sorry. I hope another member will be able to get that photograph for you soon!
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Hi there- am posting a few pics of the marker for William. I actually set this up a few years ago, and his marker is hard to photograph with the sun and the black marker, but think I have a fairly good picture for you to see what his marker looks like. His marker is in a very old, section of the cemetery which is very hilly and on the north end of the cemetery. This area used to see many teens and young kids frequenting the huge Rucker Tomb above his marker, and vandalizing markers on the way down the hill and out of the cemetery. The cemetery is great now with security and vandalism has gone way down. I have a friend who helps out with photographs in this area, so we are partners in numbers to be safe!
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DuVal has been employed by the Earlville Free Library for six years and active in several of the community's events. She established the Winter Fest Craft Fair, worked with Girl Scouts for seven years, taught Sunday school, and has helped with vacation bible school activities in past summers.
A native of Earlville, DuVal lived there as a baby before her family made the move to Waterville. She graduated with high honors with a regent's diploma from Waterville High School in 1995. She then moved on to SUNY Morrisville where she studied liberal arts from 1995-97. DuVal is currently enrolled at University of Phoenix, working towards her bachelor's degree in environmental science.
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According to USA Today, "Our greatest businessmen (Bill Gates and Warren Buffett) think we are doomed to fail." Gates demonstrated his pessimism in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, when he told reporters, "I'm short the dollar. ... The ol' dollar, it's gonna go down."
It's not surprising that the world's richest man came down from the Alps pessimistic. The misconceptions, myths and superstitions that pass for sound economics in Europe these days remind us that while socialism may be dead as a political force in the world, its zeitgeist of radical egalitarian leveling, gigantic government and bureaucratic control over the minutiae of everyday life lives on in the hearts of European politicians.
German Deputy Finance Minister Caio Koch-Weiser is illustrative. At Davos he was preaching that the U.S. budget deficit is "the No. 1 risk, disregarding geopolitical risks" to the global economy. He said it was urgent for President Bush to offer a "credible" plan for getting the deficit under control.
The unstated plan, of course, is a pre-emptive strike" against estimated future budget deficits in the form of higher tax rates on investors, ostensibly to improve investor confidence. It's nothing but 21st-century economic quackery, much like 19th-century physicians thought the way to cure a sick man was to bleed him.
The "Genius of Microsoft" also has heard this doom and gloom preached by his close friend and bridge partner, the second-richest man in the world, Buffett, who told Forbes Magazine recently: "The rest of the world owns $10 trillion of us, or $3 trillion net. If lots of people try to leave the market, we'll have chaos because they won't get through the door."
If everyone tried to get their money out of the bank at once, we would have chaos because they wouldn't get through the door, either. It's called a bank run, and it doesn't happen because the bank owes a lot of depositors money. It happens only if the bank has made a lot of bad loans. Just the opposite is the case with the U.S. economy in which this $10 trillion is invested: It is the strongest economy in the world.
Buffett is a brilliant stock-picker-turned-gambler who indulges in currency speculation against the dollar. He is part of a circle of super-rich billionaires such as George Soros and Ted Turner, who, through arrogance and/or guilt, seem to think free markets hurt the average guy and work only for those lucky enough to inherit their wealth or brilliant enough (like themselves) to use markets to exploit the rest of the world.
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It trades a bit TOO much on LOTR nostalgia for my taste instead of giving us glimpses of exciting things to come. I was hoping for some money shots.
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I thought so a bit too, but then I realized: this is just a teaser trailer. All they've really got to go on are "hey its Ian McKellan in full Gandalf makeup" and "hey its the New Zealand countryside"......but the "Dark Knight Rises" teaser trailer was just character voices and such.
Its JUST a teaser trailer. Not even the full trailer.
So I'm confident that the upcoming "full trailer" will set it apart more and not just be nostalgia.
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Are you in Chiang Mai? Want to learn about northern Thai food? Or perhaps even buy an original print such as the one above? Then be sure to stop by my exhibition, Ancient Roots and Culinary Crossroads, on display at Tamarind Village until until May 31.
There's nothing more fun than discovering a new noodle dish. That is, unless that noodle dish has a funny name.
Ban Na Ton Jan, located in the far north of Sukhothai Province, is a beautiful village that's home to an award-winning homestay programme. But more importantly, it's also home to khao poep (ข้าวเปิ๊บ), a unique noodle dish, the name of which is pronounced a lot like "cow burp".
To make the dish, rice flour and water are combined and left to ferment for three days. The batter is then poured on a taut cloth elevated over simmering water:
The cloth is covered with a lid and allowed to steam for a minute or so, which results in a fresh noodle of sorts. A fistful of vegetables — bean sprouts, water spinach, and young Chinese kale — are then put on top of the semi-steamed noodle:
the lid is closed again, and the vegetables are steamed until just tender. The noodle is then folded — poep being a dialect word for the central Thai phap (พับ), meaning "to fold" — around the vegetables:
resulting in a neat package — something of a vegetable-filled wonton. The noodle is then served in a bowl of homemade pork broth, topped with an egg that has been steamed in the same fashion, and a couple slices of barbecue pork, and garnished with coriander and chiffonaded sawtooth coriander (shown at the top of this post).
Khao poep combines ingredients and techniques I've encountered elsewhere in the Tai culinary world, but is not a dish I've encountered anywhere else. That's because the eponymous owner claims to have invented it. Yay (grandma) started selling khao poep nearly 40 years ago, and today the dish has become associated with Ban Na Ton Jan.
They also sell something called kuaytiaw bae (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวแบ):
It may look like a fried noodle dish, but in reality it's more like a 'dry' noodle soup.
To make the dish, dried rice noodles are put over the same steaming device:
topped with bit of broth, some ground pork and vegetables, and allowed to steam. When soft, they're removed from the steamer, topped with a couple slices of barbeque pork, ground peanuts, crispy deep-fried pork fat and a healthy drizzle of garlic oil. The dish is served on a banana leaf with section of lime, along with the usual optional noodle condiments: fish sauce, sugar, dried chili. Why banana leaf? An ancient tradition? A dogmatic adherence to the Old Ways? "We don't have to wash the dishes," according to Yay Khrueang's daughter. "It's less work."
A YouTube video, in Thai, that shows how khao poep is made:
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Being generally food-obsessed, and in the course of travelling to new places, I've often wished for one thing: to encounter some sort of introduction to the local cuisine, something that goes beyond the cursory descriptions found in your average guidebook or Wikipedia entry. Ideally something with pretty photos and perhaps a bit of interactivity. Something that puts the cuisine in context, touches on the culture and history, and highlights a few must-eat dishes.
With the kind support of Chiang Mai's Tamarind Village, I've been lucky enough put together my fantasy introduction to the cuisine of Thailand's north. I'd never call myself an expert on northern Thai food, but in nearly 20 years of visiting the region, eating the food, talking with cooks, cooking with cooks, and writing about the cuisine for books, newspapers and magazines, I've assimilated a fair bit of information and photos on the topic. I've sifted through all this, and have put together what I think is a pretty solid introduction to a cuisine that few outside the Thai-speaking world know much about.
If I were visiting northern Thailand for the first time and wanted to know what to eat, it's the introduction I'd want to encounter.
The exhibition opens on February 28 and runs until May 31.
"We don't know what day she was born — they didn't keep track of that stuff back then." This about Khun Yay — "Grandma" — the mother of my landlord in Mae Hong Son.
What is known is that "back then" was 90 years ago, so at some point, somebody chose December 31st, New Year's Eve, to be Khun Yay's birthday. An excellent choice, as come this time of year in Mae Hong Son, the sky is inevitably blue and the weather is cool: perfect conditions for a celebration.
I've mentioned Khun Yay before. Born in Ayuthaya, she got married at a young age, and not long afterward, she and her policeman husband were posted to Mae Hong Son. Even today, Mae Hong Son, tucked into Thailand's mountainous northwestern corner, feels relatively remote, but when they arrived in in approximately 1939 it must have seemed like another planet. Indeed, Khun Yay claims that the trip took three months and involved riding on an elephant.
Like many Thai celebrations, Khun Yay's 90th birthday celebration began with a Buddhist component, bringing together monks from the more important temples in town, as well as VIPs, relatives, friends and neighbours:
Prayers were recited, holy water was sprinkled and money was donated, but one suspects that most people came for the food.
And, indeed, there was a lot of it, mostly central Thai-style dishes prepared by a caterer in town:
But I was more interested in the local stuff, all of it made at home by neighbours and family.
As an appetiser, we were given little bowls of a salty, savoury salad that combined slices of deep-fried tofu, deep-fried nuts and sesame, salt, garlic oil, deep-fried shallots and slivered ginger:
It was distinctly Burmese — both in terms of its flavour and ingredients — and distinctly delicious. And if too heavy or oily for some, it was seemingly strategically coupled with Mae Hong Son's tart, fragrant, juicy oranges.
There were countless tiny bowls of khao sen, thin rice noodles in a light, tart broth made from pork bones and tomatoes:
Relatively easy to make in large quantities, khao sen is a staple dish at celebrations in Mae Hong Son. And drizzled with garlic oil, topped with crispy deep-fried noodles (ostensibly to provide a bit of crunch — a Thai effort to pack just about every possible texture and flavour into a dish) and eaten with the intensely spicy local chilies and a squeeze of lemon (more common than limes up here), the dish is, for me at least, Mae Hong Son in bowl.
And because there was khao sen, there was, of course, khaang pawng, deep-fried fritters of shallots, an obligatory accompaniment to the noodle soup:
If you like deep-fried shallots, imagine a crispy, ping pong ball-sized knot of them supplemented with lemongrass, turmeric, dried soybean powder and dried chili, and you begin get an idea of khaang pawng. I ate two plates.
There were also delicious local-style sweets made by Khun Yay's family the day before.
And what I suspect was Khun Yay's first selfie:
It's no secret that the Thais love noodles. Noodles are some of the most ubiquitous dishes in the country, available on nearly every street corner and in just about every restaurant. And it's easy to understand why people love them: they're cheap, satisfying, customisable, and come in a huge variety of shapes and forms, and from a variety of culinary and cultural influences.
Yet despite all this, I have to admit that I've never been crazy about Thai noodles.
I'm a rice man. I'll almost always opt for a plate over a bowl. And being a fan of savoury, salty, spicy flavours, I've long found that Thai noodles tend towards the sweet end of the spectrum. Given that noodles are so ubiquitous and cheap in Thailand, I've also found that they're frequently made with poor quality ingredients, the worst culprit being broth made from MSG-laden powder. Yet occasionally, when pointed in the right direction, I encounter a bowl that makes me reconsider my allegiance to rice.
The most recent case for noodles was made at Lim Yuu Hong, a longstanding Thai-Chinese place off Bangkok's Th Charoen Krung. The owners claim that the restaurant has been in operation for more than 50 years, a fact clearly evident in its ancient noodle cart, marble-topped tables, condiments held in ancient pop bottles, and other charming, old-school touches:
I ordered kuaytiaw kai tun (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวไก่ตุ๋น), chicken braised in a broth seasoned with Chinese-style spices:
which the owner suggested I couple with what he called poh, flat, squiggly egg-and-wheat noodles.
It was exactly what Thai noodles should be: rich, fragrant and balanced — the bowl barely needed any additional seasoning. And no wonder: as the owner was happy to share, he makes his own broth from scratch with bones (chicken and pork), bags of dried spices and fresh herbs — not a cube of Knorr to be seen.
If you order the duck version, it's combined with a scoop of pet phalo, duck braised in five-spice powder, a rich dark broth that also contains duck blood, heads and feet. The phalo also results in a sweet bonus: when braising the duck, the owner ladles off the fat that rises to the top and uses it to fry garlic until crispy, a topping that garnishes most of the restaurant's dishes:
These include similar soups revolving around pork bones and pork stomach, as well as the rather elusive khao tom pet (ข้าวต้มเป็ด), rice soup with braised duck.
Come earlier in the day, and Lim Yuu Hong functions as a coffee shop:
serving old-school-style "bag" coffee and sweet toasted buns with coconut jam.
But it'd be a pity not to order the noodles.
If you're hungry for more, here's a video about the coffee shop side of Lim Yuu Hong narrated by a man with a funny voice and hosted by self-professed "sexy" woman, Bowie:
Soi 43, Th Charoen Krung
6.30am-7pm Mon-Sat
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The area surrounding Bangkok's Haroon Mosque is one of the city's largest and most traditional Muslim enclaves. The original mosque, a wooden structure, was built back in 1828, but was subsequently torn down, with some of the original wood used in the construction of the current building:
Over the decades, a neighbourhood grew around the mosque, one that today is almost exclusively Muslim, densely populated and relatively poor. It's a pretty sleepy place until Friday prayer, an event that draws local and international Muslims, beggars taking advantage of mosque-goers' adherence to the fifth pillar of Islam:
and vendors, from those selling Muslim paraphernalia:
to those selling food. The latter includes general Thai dishes such as noodles:
to more characterstically Thai-Muslim dishes such as mataba, a type of stuffed pancake:
and a vendor who sells a unique biryani.
A couple vendors also sell unique Thai-Muslim sweets, including phudding (พุดดิ้ง),
which, as the name suggests, is a type of pudding — in this case bread pudding — with a dense, moist consistency, a faint floral aroma and a topping of raisins and cashews; tubs of suuyee (ซูยี), a Thai-Muslim take on sooji, Indian-style semolina pudding:
semolina simmered with milk, sugar and spices; and, well, because this is still contemporary Thailand, donuts stuffed with hot dogs and deep-fried:
But probably the most interesting vendor is an older couple who sell a handful of unique and distinctly Thai-Muslim dishes, take-away only, from a cart.
On a previous visit, they had a big pot of kaeng waan, a soupy curry of lentils and dried spices, a dish I've never encountered previously in Thailand. This week, they had a fish curry packed with lots of dried spice, okra, eggplants and a fish head, and usually, made tart by the addition of an entire sour mango; the pit can be seen below:
They also do a dish of birds (and chicken) deep-fried, then fried again in a spicy, oily, thick curry:
There was the remnants of one unidentifiable curry and a curry of hard-boiled eggs, and a woman prepping samosas:
But most the stall's dishes had already been sold out by 11:30am. Like Jiw, this is another place where you'll want to arrive early.
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For Muslim food in Bangkok, one of the best areas is lower Th Charoen Krung. Formerly Bangkok's foreign enclave, today the European-run shipping offices and the Portuguese Catholic community that used to border the Chao Phraya River are long gone. But much of the area's Muslim community remains, including — thankfully for us — its food.
Other parts of Bangkok may have a higher volume of restaurants serving Thai-Muslim dishes, but none can claim this much history. Some restaurants along this stretch of Th Charoen Krung (formerly known as "New Road"), such as Muslim Restaurant, have been in business nearly 80 years, and continue to offer both food and atmosphere that have seemingly changed little in decades. (Although not all have made it this long: it appears that decades-old Thai-Muslim staple Naaz has now shut its doors for good.)
Open for 55 years now, Jiw is known for its khao mok kai (ข้าวหมกไก่) chicken biryani, probably the most ubiquitous and lauded Thai-Muslim dish. Yet the version sold here has little in common with the light, typically sweet street stall staple. Instead, the khao mok kai here is more similar to the Bangladeshi-style version of the dish: relatively heavy and hearty, with short, dense grains of rice and little of the fluffy consistency many westerners tend to associate with rice.
Also unlike most places in Thailand, the rice and the chicken are cooked separately. The latter is actually cooked in a curry, and to order, a thigh is piled on the rice, along with a dollop of the curry:
The result is hearty, mild and fragrant. My dining companion, Ung-Aang Talay, who estimates that he last ate at Jiw in 1987 (!), claimed that, despite the passing of decades and the death of the original owner, the flavours of the dish had not changed.
The khao mok kai is served with ajaat, a tart/sweet dipping sauce with chunks of cucumbers, and a common side is a bowl of sup kai, chicken soup:
the latter, well-balanced and not as assertively sour as elsewhere, with lots of tender, tart tomatoes and even some chunks of potato.
The biryani is what draws most locals to Jiw, and is worth seeking out. But for me, the real reason to come is plaa duk phat khreuang kaeng (ปลาดุกผัดพริกแกง) catfish fried in curry paste:
a dish that one doesn't encounter too often these days, particularly at Muslim restaurants. The catfish is tender, meaty and clean-tasting, and the curry paste — still made in house following the original owner's recipe — is an almost perfect balance of spicy and herbal flavours. The dish has a pleasantly oily consistency, and includes a few crunchy eggplants and some torn Thai basil. By Thai standards, it's a relatively simple dish, but like the best Thai cooking, one that encompasses a seemingly disproportionate array of flavours and textures.
Note that Jiw's closing time of 1pm is deceptive; although the restaurant only has three tables, it does a brisk business in take-out orders, and most of the dishes are already sold-out by noon (often earlier for the catfish).
Soi 43, Th Charoen Krung, Bangkok
084 640 5775
10am-1pm Mon-Fri
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Several communities in the Inle Lake region play host to a revolving market. Once every five days, a particular town's market will swell to several times its normal size, practically bursting with vendors, shoppers and exotic (and not so exotic) produce. Some of these markets are found at remote locations only generally accessible by foot or boat, while others take place in already established markets in bustling market towns.
Nyaungshwe, the town Myanmar's Shan State that essentially functions as the gateway to Inle Lake, is an example of the latter. It has an already large, diverse market, but once every five days, it spills out beyond its usual walls, packed with exotically dressed Pa O and Danu shoppers, Shan-run food stalls and Burmese traders. Not surprisingly, given that the village is adjacent to Inle Lake, the wares include a huge selection of fish. But there's also produce from the surrounding hills, lots of Burmese-style sweets, Shan-style noodles and savoury dishes, and housewares from China.
For images from Nyaungshwe's market day, hit the play button above; click the button in the corner for full-screen mode and captions.
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Few people seem to make it to Lamphun, which is a pity. The city is located 30km south of Chiang Mai, but getting there is part of the fun, particularly if you go via the old highway, which is edged by towering rubber trees:
and which passes through small towns. And Lamphun itself, although small, is charming:
hardly a surprising setting for an equally charming, longstanding restaurant serving northern Thai food.
Dao Kanong has been around for 40 years now, a history that's evident in the restaurant's somewhat institutional and bare dining room. The food isn't as rustic as some restaurants in northern Thailand, or as or homestyle as the take-away food from markets, but it's prepared with care — in particular the vegetables, which in northern Thailand can tend to be overcooked — making it a good introduction to the region's dishes.
On my first visit (pictured at the top of this post), I had (starting from the top and moving clockwise) kaeng ho, a stir-fry of crunchy, tart pickled bamboo, glass noodles, a curry paste and a mixture of meats, vegetables and herbs; nam phrik num, a spicy dip of grilled chilies, shallots and garlic, served here with a lovely selection of steamed vegetables; sticky rice; and smooth, herbal aep muu, minced pork combined with egg and a mild curry paste, and grilled in banana leaf package.
It was all good enough for me to make the drive again:
And on my second visit there was (moving clockwise from the top) sai ua, the northern-style herb and pork sausage, which here has more emphasis on the pork than herbs; kaeng phak, a deliciously earthy, vegetable-heavy soup that was studded with crunchy strips of rainy season bamboo; fresh green chilies stuffed with a minced pork mixture before being battered and deep-fried; and kaeng hang lay, the Shan pork curry, here seasoned a bit too sweet for my tastes.
Those stuffed chilies, seen again here:
were a real highlight: crispy, not oily, and with lots of flavour; easily worth the drive.
Dao Kanong
340 Th Charoen Rat (Th Chiangmai-Lamphun), Lamphun
053 511 552
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Portuguese food is relatively little known, and the reputation it does have tends to involve words like "stodgy" or "meat and potatoes". But after two visits to the country, I've found that eating in Portugal is a lot like eating in Thailand: unpretentious, garlicky, messy, cheap, boozy, full flavoured and fun. True, meat and potatoes pop up a lot, and the cuisine isn't as varied or spicy as that of Thailand — or as diverse or sophisticated as that of Spain, to which it's often compared — but Portuguese food is just plain good; not a surprise given that the ingredients the Portuguese do have to work with are pretty impressive. Amazing seafood, surprisingly good bread, a pastry and coffee culture to rival just about any country in the world, and good olive oil that flows like water are just some of the standouts, not to mention the alcohol, which is invariably cheap and tasty. Yet going light years beyond Thailand are the people involved with food — at least the ones we were lucky enough to encounter — who often tended to display an intimate knowledge about that which they made, served or sold.
So here are some of my best hits from my most recent trip to Lisbon, a city I wouldn't hesitate to call one of my favourite eating destinations anywhere. I didn't bring a proper camera on the trip, so the below are all taken with my iPhone 4 and edited courtesy of Instagram.
Cervejaria Ramiro
Easily one of the most enjoyable and pleasurable meals I had in Lisbon, if not of all time, was at this longstanding seafood den. In many ways, Ramiro is not unlike Chinese-style seafood halls in Bangkok — both feature tanks of live seafood, flat-screen TVs and a loud and hectic atmosphere — but the emphasis here is on seafood rather than seasonings. If you're coming from Southeast Asia, this may be the first time you've really, truly tasted seafood, which here takes forms such as shrimp in garlicky olive oil; cold spider crab with its fat made into a buttery dip (shown above); cold, briny gooseneck barnacles:
my first time trying this unusual specialty; the famous amêijoas à bulhão pato, clams in olive oil, garlic and parsley; and perhaps most incongruously (and memorably), prego, garlicky steak sandwiches, which one smothers in yellow mustard. All of this was coupled with buttery toasted bread and a slightly fizzy red vinho verde.
Cervejaria Ramiro
Avenida Almirante Reis 1, Lisbon
noon-1am Tues-Sat
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Páteo Do Petisco
Near the seaside destination of Cascais, this place does petiscos, the Portuguese equivalent of tapas. Heartier and less sophisticated than their Spanish cousins, but if you ask me, more satisfying, the petiscos we had on our two visits to the restaurant included crispy deep-fried potato skins; a soup of rice and octopus; grilled, rice-stuffed blood sausage; tiny snails:
pipis, chicken giblets in a paprika-heavy sauce; a surprisingly tender and meaty steak; clams; and a shocking number of bottles of vinho verde.
Páteo Do Petisco
Travessa das Amoreiras 5, Cascais Torre
noon-2am Tues-Sun
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Pastelaria Aloma
Although it dates back to 1943, Aloma has aged well, in 2012 and 2013 was deemed to serve Lisbon's best pastéis de nata (egg tarts). And justifiably so; although the standard in Lisbon is pretty high, the tarts served here were exceptionally light and flaky, and held a likewise rich filling.
Pastelaria Aloma
Rua Francisco Metrass 67, Lisbon
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Sol e Pesca
Sol e Pesca is a converted fishing tackle shop that also happens to sell tinned seafood. There's a vast menu of the stuff, ranging from tuna paste to octopus in spicy olive oil, which to order are grabbed from a shelf, dumped on a plate and served with a sprinkle of parsley and a wedge of lemon:
Barley a restaurant, admittedly, but nonetheless one of my most memorable and satisfying meals in Lisbon.
Sol e Pesca
Rua Nova do Carvalho 44
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Solar dos Presuntos
This three-storey restaurant is epitome of the Portuguese institution: busy, buzzy, decked with celebrity portraits and big-screen TVs, and served by gruffily amicable male staff. And best of all the food delivers; highlights were the tender roasted kid goat, a soup of rice and prawns, and slices of tender Portuguese pork fried in lard.
Solar dos Presuntos
Rua Portas de Santo Antão 150, Lisbon
noon-3.30pm & 7-11pm
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Cervejaria Trindade
Expensive by Lisbon standards, and perhaps a bit touristy, Trindad — located inside a former convent — makes up for these with an immaculately beautiful tile-lined interior, a relatively brief menu that serves as a great introduction to Portuguese standards, and friendly staff.
Cervejaria Trindade
Rua Nova da Trindade 20C, Lisbon
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Confeitaria Nacional
Dating back to 1829, this is allegedly Lisbon's oldest pastry shop. Located in the centre of town, it's almost one of the most popular, and after approximately 10 visits, among the best I came across. Expect a huge selection of Portuguese pastries and cakes here, including a particularly memorable pastel de feijão (pictured above), an impossibly light and crispy pastry shell filled with bean paste that was almost as light and airy as whipped cream.
Confeitaria Nacional
Praça da Figueira 18B
8am-10pm Mon-Sat, 9am-10am Sun
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BA Wine Bar
This place is admittedly tiny and relatively expensive, popular among foreign tourists (reservations are a must) and lacks the charmingly old-school atmosphere of other places in Lisbon, but for non Portuguese speakers interested in testing the waters of Portuguese wine, I can't imagine a better starting point. The selection of wines by the glass is immense, but the real highlight here is the customer service, with the people running the place being both exceptionally welcoming and extremely knowledgeable about their food (limited to canned seafood, as well as meats and cheeses) and of course, their wine.
BA Wine Bar
Bar Rua da Rosa 107
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A Taberna da Rua das Flores
A closet-sized tavern that has a short, daily menu of dishes, some traditional, such as meia desfeita (shown above), chickpeas and codfish in vinaigrette, or iscas:
pork liver marinated in wine and sauteed with dried ham, as well as a couple more modern options. Equal parts charming and tasty.
A Taberna da Rua das Flores
Rua das Flores 103
noon-midnight Mon-Fri & 6pm-midnight Sat
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Mercado da Ribeira (Mercado 24 de Julho)
The original section of this market, Lisbon's largest, is pretty unexceptional, and feels rather empty. The main reason to go is the new Time Out-branded food hall, which unites several famous restaurants and vendors (a couple of which are mentioned here), and shops, including one selling tinned seafood (pictured above) and branch of the well-stocked and knowledgeably-staffed Garrafeira Nacional, a wine store:
which had some interesting and ancient stuff for sale by the glass.
Time Out Food Hall
Mercado da Ribeira (Mercado 24 de Julho)
Avenida 24 de Julho
10-midnight Mon-Wed, 10am-2am Thurs-Sat, 10am-midnight Sun
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A Tasca do Chico
Food is available here, but the emphasis is on fado, a type of Portuguese music with roots in Lisbon. On Monday and Wednesday nights, the Bairro Alto branch holds sessions of fado vadio, a sort of open mic session, where anybody who wants to can come up and sing a few songs. We were never out of here earlier than 2am on both our visits, made new friends (hi Carlos!) and found it a warm, inviting place.
A Tasca do Chico
Rua do Diário de Notícias 39
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Hyper-V Program Manager
Moving on we come to a sample script for changing a setting on a virtual machine - in this case I am changing the virtual machines name.
Option Explicit
Dim WMIService
Dim VM
Dim VMManagementService
Dim VMSystemSettingData
Dim VMName
Dim NewVMName
Dim Result
'Setup variables for the VM we are looking for, and the new name
VMName = "Windows Server 2003"
NewVMName = "Windows Server 2003 - new"
'Get an instance of the WMI Service in the virtualization namespace.
Set WMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\.\root\virtualization")
'Get a VMManagementService object
Set VMManagementService = WMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Msvm_VirtualSystemManagementService").ItemIndex(0)
'Get the VM object that we want to modify
Set VM = (WMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Msvm_ComputerSystem WHERE ElementName='" & VMName & "'")).ItemIndex(0)
'Get the VirtualSystemSettingsData of the VM we want to modify
Set VMSystemSettingData = (VM.Associators_("MSVM_SettingsDefineState", "MSVM_VirtualSystemSettingData")).ItemIndex(0)
'Change the ElementName property
VMSystemSettingData.ElementName = NewVMName
'Update the VM with ModifyVirtualSystem
Result = VMManagementService.ModifyVirtualSystem(VM.Path_.Path, VMSystemSettingData.GetText_(1))
#Setup variables for the VM we are looking for, and the new name
$VMName = "Windows Server 2003"
$NewVMName = "Windows Server 2003 - new"
#Get a VMManagementService object
$VMManagementService = gwmi -class "Msvm_VirtualSystemManagementService" -namespace "root\virtualization" -computername "."
#Get the VM object that we want to modify
$query = "SELECT * FROM Msvm_ComputerSystem WHERE ElementName='" + $VMName + "'"
$VM = gwmi -query $query -namespace "root\virtualization" -computername "."
#Get the VirtualSystemSettingsData of the VM we want to modify
$query = "Associators of {$VM} WHERE AssocClass=MSVM_SettingsDefineState"
$VMSystemSettingData = gwmi -query $query -namespace "root\virtualization" -computername "."
#Change the ElementName property
$VMSystemSettingData.ElementName = $NewVMName
#Update the VM with ModifyVirtualSystem
$Result = $VMManagementService.ModifyVirtualSystem($VM.__PATH,$VMSystemSettingData.psbase.GetText(1))
To change a setting on a virtual machine you do not just get the virtual machine object and change the property there. What you need to do is to:
As you can see this is a bit counter-intuitive but once you get your head around it, it is fairly easy to do.
This is not untuïtive at all. With Virtual Server this is so much easier.
How about a C# sample? You guys manage Hyper-V from C#, VB or C++ I hope...
Joe -
Not intuitive, yes. But also compliant with the DMTF management standard for virtual machines.
That is a good thing from a standards perspective.
This will take quite some time to learn.
Anyway, can you provide a VB sample as well so I can start playing with it from managed code?
Is there any way to change the host name of the guest OS?
hi pc guy
i tried this code but it doesnt work how can i change the hostname of the virtual machine using powershell?


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China (AP) - Light beams, fireworks and water jets exploded from the banks of the Pearl River as China marked the opening of the 16th Asian Games in southern city Guangzhou, two years after dazzling the world with a gala opener to the Beijing Olympics. (Scroll down for photos)
Unlike the land-bound festivities at the Bird's Nest stadium that featured thousands of performers moving in coordination in 2008, Asian Games organizers paid tribute to coastal Guangdong province's seafaring heritage.
The venue on tiny Haixinsha island was configured like a sailboat for the 4 1/2-hour opening festivities designed by Chen Weiya -- famed Chinese director Zhang Yimou's deputy when he crafted the Beijing ceremony. The 27,000-capacity stadium stood as the cabin; four towering pillars in front of it unfurled eight video screens that doubled as sails.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiaobao declared the games open. He was joined in the dignitaries box by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge.
The ceremony kicked off with a small boy floating down from the sky on a leaf-like carriage lit in green. He poured water from a bottle, setting off giant fountains that sprayed in arcs across the stage. Four dozen water goddesses seemed to walk across the water, followed by a dozen fairies rising out of pools in the stage floor.
See photos of the 2010 Asian Games Opening Ceremony here:
The Asian Games officially opened with a glitzy gala ceremony Nov. 12, culminating years of planning for a massive event that is set to reinforce China's regional sporting dominance.
A firework display lights up the sky above the Pearl River during the opening ceremony.
Athletes from 45 countries and territories will compete in 42 sporting disciplines until Nov. 27.
The Asian Games cauldron burns during the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou.
The sun sets behind Haixinsha Stadium shortly before the start of the opening ceremony.
Dancers peform during the opening ceremony.
Boats sail up the Pearl River as Canton Tower illuminates.
Performers take part in the opening ceremony.
More performers take part in the opening ceremony.
More of the opening ceremony's featured performances.
Performers danced on stage.
One dance troupe performed a flower theme.
Another group performed the Chinese red lantern epic.
The Haiyin Bridge lit up prior to the ceremony.
A dancer performs.
More elaborate dances were performed.
Another dancer performs.
A jet skier races.
Dancers in traditional Chinese dress.
Performers flapping large pieces of red cloth scrambled across the stage to create the image of petals dropping on water. Other actors entered in a large sampan-like vessel, recreating a journey in rough seas, with the would-be sailors swaying on ropes and ladders amid waters represented by large flags waved by hundreds of dancers.
Classical pianist Lang Lang performed on a white grand and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" actress Zhang Ziyi sang as synchronized swimmers danced and water sprouted before them.
Performers on jet skis zoomed into the stadium and performed tricks.
In a playful segment, dozens of dancers attached to wires seemed to run across cityscapes flashed across the video screens, climbed mountains and formed formations to look like eagles flying through the sky.
In a nod to Chinese hurdling superstar Liu Xiang, who is recovering from an Achilles' tendon injury that forced him to withdraw from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the dancers formed hurdles across a track while one jumped smoothly over them.
In keeping with the night's nautical theme, instead of walking into the stadium, the athletes arrived on boats that ferried them down the Pearl River. Brightly illuminated in bulbs of different colors, the 45 boats were decorated with Asian landmarks -- including Japan's Mount Fuji, Cambodia's Angkor Wat, Jordan's Petra and India's Taj Mahal. China was represented by the Temple of Heaven, the Bird's Nest and the country's pavilion from the recently concluded Shanghai World Expo.
When the final torch bearer, Olympic champion diver He Chong, approached the Guangzhou cauldron -- which emerged from the stage supported by four giant arches -- he lit a big firecracker with two children who muffled their ears. The sparks that followed set the cauldron aflame.
The huge scale of the event has posed a logistical dilemma for the Chinese organizers.
Except for members of the public who won a lottery for tickets to the show, most residents of this wealthy city of 10 million watched it on TV -- even though many could have enjoyed a picturesque view of the proceedings from either side of the river.
Officials locked down areas near the stadium, ordering residents within a half-mile radius to leave their homes for the night -- apparently to eliminate the threat of sniper fire. However, they were asked to leave their lights on to help maintain a glittering skyline backdrop.
Tickets to the ceremony went for as much as $1,025.
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About this photo set: Hayden Christensen drives around in a tiny blue car with no doors on Thursday afternoon (April 18) in Barbados. The 31-year-old actor did some solo shopping while… Read More Here
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Definitions for umbrella magnolia
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umbrella tree, umbrella magnolia, elkwood, elk-wood, Magnolia tripetala(noun)
small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches
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