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Vizio Thin+Light CT15: Something New and Edgyby Vivek Gowri on 2/14/2013 9:00 AM EST
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ChronoReverse - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkSo what's the typing experience on the keyboard? That's more interesting than knowing the unit flexes (when relating to how the typing goes).
What's the key spacing? Any weird key positions? How's the key response (rubber dome mushy or springy?)?
Frankly, the non-use of chiclets is the plus but I need to know how it actually types. Reply
GiGoLo - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linki'm pretty nitpicky when it comes to keyboards (went through 4 different mechanicals with different types of switches before settling on one), and I can say the typing on this vizio unit was pretty poor. The keyboard itself started to get slightly bowed after just a few weeks, some keys were super sensitive while others were not, and the left CTRL and ALT keys would often take several tries before it would respond (might've just been a defective unit, but can't really tell)
Kudos to vizio for being one of the few PC manufacturers to use high res screens (infuriates me to find these awesome spec'd ultrabooks with 1366x768!)
For me though, the true deal breaker was lack of Wireless Display. This to me is one of Intel's most overlooked (and least advertised) gems. Horrible for gaming, but works great for streaming media, presentations, slideshows, or even just an extended monitor Reply
ChronoReverse - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkOkay that sounds terrible. Uneven key response is unacceptable for sure. Anyone else with experience? I wonder if it's just a single defective unit like you surmise. Reply
VivekGowri - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkI wish WiDi had taken off. It's awesome, right? I do love that every system with an Intel CPU and WiFi module is WiDi capable, I don't love that Vizio went Atheros with the CT15.
The typing experience is fine, except that the keyboard flexes like hell. The sizing of the auxiliary keys is weird (the shift key especially seems oddly large) but it takes like 5 minutes to get used to. Spacing is fine, it's not hard to move back and forth between it and my other array of systems. The response is kinda springy, but the feedback isn't that positive, and the flex doesn't help with that at all. It's not that pleasant of a typing experience, not an untenable one or a deal breakingly-bad one, but still not a good one. And that's about all you can say for it. Reply
Penti - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkThey can activate Miracast which is based on WiDi, should take of this year and Intel has supported it for a while. Reply
blueboy11 - Friday, February 15, 2013 - linkExcept that my Toshiba laptop that I currently use that's 3 years old and counting doesn't have the dual Wi-Fi that I'm currently looking for in a laptop (although I do have to admit that it does occasionally disconnect from the Internet at times but it's rare), along with 1080p matte display and even the anemic ports (which imo is a MAJOR improvement from what I have) is worth it. We need to start seeing some of these specs on more laptops, especially the IPS display, which is desperately needed on most laptops, which should be standard on most if not all laptops... Reply
MobiusStrip - Sunday, February 17, 2013 - linkThey should also be lauded for using a MATTE SCREEN.
Glossy screens are the biggest regression in computing ever. Moronic. Reply
Sufo - Monday, February 18, 2013 - linkDepends on the quality of the anti-glare coating. Glossy screens are a lot nicer to watch movies on due to the free boost to black depth, not to mention essential for touch enabled devices. Overall, I prefer matte finish, but "biggest regression in computing ever" is a vast overstatement. Reply
Voldenuit - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkA thousand dollar laptop with (non-upgradeable) 4 GB of RAM and poor battery life gets a recommendation?
If anything, Vizio should be raked over the coals for their RAM configuration, not lauded. Not just the size, but also the fact that it is soldered on.
Props for the 1080p IPS panel, but 4 GB is not enough in a premium product. Microsoft erred here with the Surface Pro, and Vizio did it too. Granted, Win8 is very efficient with resources, but that doesn't help users when their legacy software is still bloated and RAM-hungry (Adobe, I'm looking at you).
With 6-8GB as the default configuration, Vizio could have hit it out the park for users who want a high quality screen and are unconcerned about the limited mobility. Reply
cknobman - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkThe less than 4 hours of battery life is a real deal breaker for me.
Its a shame because at the price this just might have been on my short list. Reply
rangerdavid - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkSoldered-on is pretty standard in these thin form-factors. Yes, 6 or 8 would be nice, but removable means thicker in most cases. No pun intended. Wait, no; intended. Reply
blueboy11 - Friday, February 15, 2013 - linkLOL! Yeah, the damned soldered unremovable RAM that should've been upgraded to 8GB in the first place! What the hell where they thinking in the first place? Oh wait, they weren't!! Reply
MobiusStrip - Sunday, February 17, 2013 - linkJust because a rip-off has become standard doesn't mean we should accept it.
Apple has led the way in degrading its computers with soldered-in RAM, glued-together chassis and now shitty laptop drives in its desktop computers. We should not give them or any other manufacturer a free pass on this crap. Reply
PeteH - Wednesday, March 06, 2013 - linkI honestly don't think manufacturers are doing things like soldering down RAM to rip people off, I think they're doing it because that's the only way to get the form factor.
The problem is that consumers continue to endorse trading flexibility for pretty industrial design (based on what they buy). Manufacturers are just giving the consumers what they want, and it's hard to fault them for it. Reply
Ninhalem - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkWhen do you need more than 4 GB of RAM? If this is used as a non-gaming notebook I don't think you will ever need more than 4 GB for a regular notebook (the HD 4000 already guarantees that this isn't a gaming oriented notebook).
I'm running a desktop at the moment with only 4 GB of RAM with about 5 applications open (including Adobe running a big file) and only using about 1.7 GB.
Actually this notebook is a slam dunk for me. I've been crawling the internet for a notebook with these specs for my father to use as a research (history) tool when he goes overseas.
I just don't think the perception of 4GB is not enough is viable here. Reply
halo37253 - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkTell me what you need more then 4gb of ram for?
I have 6GB of RAM in my main system and have never had a program fill it other then p95 while stressing. Really unless the user is running VM crazy or is going crazy in some adobe program I think the user is more then set with 4gb.
RAM does not make your PC faster if you don't need it, no one using a laptop like this with no GPU to load advance compute or even games onto. Though even for gaming you don't need more then 4gb.
4GB in my gaming HTPC and 6GB in my main system, both always has RAM left.
I would rather have them take the 256gb SSD out of this laptop and toss in a 128gb m-sata chip and toss in a HDD for user storage. For SSD you only need some apps and OS on your SSD. Pretty much all user files in the c:\users\yourname can be moved onto the HDD for more storage. Do the same thing with my laptop and desktop, but with sata SSD not msata. No point to have movies, music, games installed onto the SSD. Reply
themossie - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkChrome can easily use more than 4 gigs of ram with a minimal set of extensions.
6 gigs used right now (2 more cached) out of 8 gb on my old Arrandale Studio XPS 16. Notepad++ and two web browsers with 50 tabs open, flash disabled and minimal extensions.
How could I upgrade to a machine with less RAM? Many people can sacrifice processing power for battery life and form factor, but not RAM - especially given how cheap it is these days. Reply
themossie - Friday, February 15, 2013 - linkAlso - 4 years ago (early 2009), the entry-level config of the earliest version of my laptop (Core 2 Duo) came with 4 gigs of ram.
It had the same $1100 MSRP at the time, though definitely not an ultrabook - weighing 2.5 lbs more:-) Reply
seapeople - Sunday, February 17, 2013 - linkBrowsers allocate far more memory than they actually use, and are programmed to trim this allocation with virtually no impact to performance once the memory is needed elsewhere in the system.
So even though your Chrome may routinely report a use of 4-6 gb on your 8 gb system, if you only had a 4 gb system then Chrome would likely purr along just the same while using only 2-3 gb of RAM. Perhaps once every four days when you switch over to tab number 80 it will take 2 seconds for Chrome to pull up the picture at the bottom of the page on this tab, which you would only even notice if you switched to that tab and immediately hit Ctrl-End.
Not to mention that hibernating a system with 8 gb of RAM will take significantly longer than one with 4 gb of RAM... Reply
cbf - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkSoftware Development.
Visual Studio, local ASP.NET server (for debugging), and connection to large databases.
Also, certain CAD work. Normally one would say you need a workstation class laptop with Quadra or FirePro onboard, but frankly Intel HD4000 graphics is pretty close to where mobile Quadra or FirePro was a few years ago, and works OK with a lot of CAD packages now. Reply
althaz - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkI'm on my lunch break and my machine is currently using ~5.2Gb of RAM. 8Gb is the realistic minimum for a lot of people.
4Gb is ok if you don't want to do any multitasking, but I pretty much always have a couple of browsers, Visual Studio, Photoshop and Notepad++ open, so for me it's the more the merrier (I have 16Gb at home, which is probably overkill).
The 4Gb of RAM is also the only qualm I have about buying a Surface Pro (but I'll probably still pick one up, I'm not likely to have VS and PS open at once there). Reply
VivekGowri - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkSee, the problem with that though is that there is a more than established precedent for $1200 ultrabooks with 4GB of memory. Everyone from Samsung to ASUS to Microsoft to Apple to (I could continue). So while complaints are more than warranted (I can think of at least two places in which I voiced displeasure about it) you really can't rake them over the coals without indicting the entire industry.
Which isn't necessarily unwarranted, but a bit out of place in a product review like this. Especially when I, as someone who uses ultrabooks as primary machines, haven't had a single issue with a 4GB RAM limit or even close. 128GB SSD is far more limiting than 4GB of memory on both my Zenbook Prime as well as my Surface Pro.
The battery life is a direct trade-off for the display. Vizio should have seen it coming and specced a bigger battery, but from an evaluation standpoint you'd be surprised how much you're willing to overlook when a system is clean, responsive, and has a great display. Find me another 15" machine anywhere near the $900 mark that comes anywhere close to the Vizio's areas of core competency. It's a surprisingly rare combination in today's world. Reply
nerd1 - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkApple still sells non-retina macbook pro at $1199 - with 1280*800 TN screen, 4GB ram and 5400rpm mechanical HDD.
It is plain absurd to bash this bargain laptop for the ram alone. And I doubt any 'serious' user will use this laptop for their main workhorse either. Get a real desktop with real GPU. (Or a gaming laptop / mobile workstation if you really want to work on go) Reply
Homeles - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - link"I can't run my weather forecasting simulations on this ultrabook! This ultrabook sucks!"
I can't believe how clueless these people are. This thing is not a workstation. It's an ultraportable laptop computer. Sacrifices have to be made in oder to cut down on weight and to shrink the size of the device. That means upgradability goes out the window. That means lower performance.
It'd make just as much sense to complain about why I can't upgrade the GPU to a GTX 690. Reply
themossie - Friday, February 15, 2013 - linkNon-upgradable? These aren't high-performance machines, yes.
But the price difference for the company to have 8 gigs of RAM is certainly under $30. If the customer can't fix it later, do it right the first time :-) Reply
seapeople - Sunday, February 17, 2013 - linkEver consider that maybe the user experience is BETTER on this laptop with 4gb of RAM vs 8gb?
Advantages of 4gb RAM:
1. Hibernate and recover from hibernate are faster
2. Less drive space wasted on the hibernation file
3. Better battery life (important for this laptop, no?)
Disadvantages of 4gb RAM:
1. You can't run weather simulations
2. If you multitask heavily with VS, Note++++++++, VM's, 1000+ tabs open, then switching to an application may require a page hit from the SSD (ogh noes, not the SSD, those are so slow nowadays!)
3. You lose nerd cred in the dorms Reply
blueboy11 - Friday, February 15, 2013 - linkAgreed. Hell, my current laptop uses 6GB of RAM, and it's 3 years old...What gives? The panel on this laptop is totally worth the price to pay, along with the standard HDMI, which sadly I don't have on my laptop. I fell in love with the display that my aunt had on her laptop and it was an anemic PENTIUM processor at that. Why did others not follow this route with the display, sure it wasn't IPS, but it sure was a hell of a step up from what others and my display is. I would've took it any day!!! Reply
aguilpa1 - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkWhy is a dual core i7 not just an i5 since it is just a dual core? Is it because it has HT? Hyperthreading has been around along time and seems artificial to me to not make it available on the i5 chips. Reply
arthur449 - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkBecause Intel's marketing department is evil and they're getting back at consumers because we use engineering codenames such as Ivy Bridge and Haswell rather than 3rd Generation Core architecture. Reply
VivekGowri - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkWith ultra-low voltage parts, the distinction between i5 and i7 is that the latter has been binned for higher clock speeds and higher turbo frequencies essentially. Both have hyper-threading (2C/4T); it's the i3 that really gets hosed due to lack of turbo. Reply
tipoo - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkMore cache too I believe. Reply
Death666Angel - Friday, February 15, 2013 - link3MB on i5 vs 4MB on i7, yes. Reply
xaml - Saturday, February 16, 2013 - linkIn a Freudian slip of sorts, Dell put an i5 sticker on my XPS 14 (2012) powered by an i7. Reply
StephaneP - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkIt's all in the subject. I'm surprised that these informations are not in this review. Reply
tipoo - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkWith the Windows 8 multitouch driver, I have zero problems with the touchpad on my 3 year old Dell Studio 15, actually it's pretty good. It's not Mac good, but I'd say something like 80% as good which is good enough for me. The bad input rejection is just right, there is smooth scrolling throughout the OS, good pinch to zoom, etc etc.
So would all Vizios you could order now have a Synaptics pad instead of the horrid old one? How can we make sure? Reply
VivekGowri - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkAll of the Windows 7 ones came with Sentelic touchpads (CT15-A0, A1, A2), while the Windows 8 ones have Synaptics touchpads (A4, A5). A small, but very important, hardware update that came at the same time as the Windows 8 refresh. Reply
tipoo - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkAwesome, thanks. Reply
PEJUman - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkI have the following systems: 48GB in x58 970, 16GB on H77 3770, 8GB on P45 Q9650, 8GB on Hudson (AMD C-60) and 4GB on QM77 3217 @ Acer W700. the only way I can use more than 4GB on serious use is by disabling PF. (It is disabled on the 8GB+ systems). the 48GB system is actually used for Ramdrives and VMs. I cannot tell the difference between responsiveness under load (simultaneous encodes/virus scans + browsing/word/excel/ppt/matlab) across these devices; with the exception of the C-60, and that thing got 8GB.
To the ultrabook point, I found 4GB is sufficient for occasional power use (even encoding/rippings via DBpowerAmp, quicksync or handbrake). I think the 4GB + SSD IOPs for PF is a good combo and I can't think of any usage pattern that would need more, esp. when the CPU speeds and/or cores counts less than 4. I actually rather take the $20 discount on price than additional 4GB for my mobile devices, they simply become obsolete way too fast nowdays to held any kind of monetary value. I much rather get them cheap & offload them quickly when I upgrade the next year.
My mobile devices are mostly throttled (thermally) on loads that can use 4GB+. so I think present ultrabook thermal constraints is the weakest link in their performance, not RAM or PF speeds.
Huge database on excel, CADs or matlab might cross the 4GB line, but for those you'll probably will be working on a 1600p or multiple 1080p screens (AKA desktop) anyway. Reply
Netscorer - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkI owned briefly their first-gen Thin+Light that was available in October for $600 (talk about value!). same form factor, just slightly downspecced with core i5 and 14" 1600x900 display. Loved form factor! Best ultrabook design right after leaders in ASUS and Apple. The three biggest complaints from the users for that generation were (in order)
- keyboard
- battery life
- lack of ports.
When I read this review it's like deja vu all over again. Same lackluster keyboard, same disappointing battery life and again no ports beyond bare minimum. Now, if these factors are not critical to you, I would recommend this laptop heartily. It's very sharp looking, has great IPS display and specs that would satisfy all but gamers and developers. Reply
VivekGowri - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkNo, the absolute number one worst thing about the first-gen system was the touchpad, without question. And I mean, this is the same laptop, just with Windows 8 and a new Synaptics touchpad.
Keyboard and battery are getting fixed with the touchscreen ones, and you can cry about lack of ports all day long but on an ultrabook you're just not going to get any semblance of decent port selection. The only thing I feel like could be a reasonably expected addition is an SD card slot. Just be happy it has a full-size HDMI instead of this smartphone-grade micro HDMI stuff that ASUS is using on the Zenbook Prime. Reply
MarcusMo - Friday, February 15, 2013 - linkRegarding the ports, these two statements are from your preview of the new Vizios at CES as well as the current review:
"The selection of ports onboard is pretty disappointing as well"
"I think I'd still like to see some improvements in terms of ports on offer (2xUSB and no SD slot just isn't enough)"
If you are going to tell someone to have reasonable expectations and "not to cry about ports", it is best not to have done it yourself several times first. Reply
chrnochime - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkI don't see the link for the next CT15 announcement that's referred to in this article. Could someone post the link? Reply
Ninhalem - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkhttp://www.vizio.com/ces#!/thin-light Reply
vectorm12 - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkI've been looking for a decent new laptop for a couple of months now. Thus far the closest I've come are some of the Sony Vaio computers. This version is a nogo for me as I imagine I couldn't live with the flex in the chassi. If some retailer in Sweden starts selling the revamp I'm gonna buy one. Too bad I can't find a single one in Sweden currently carrying Vizio. Here's hoping... Reply
kyuu - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkThe upcoming revision sounds like a real winner if it really fixes the flex/keyboard issues and includes a bigger battery. Also being able to put an AMD A10 in there for some basic gaming on-the-go will be great. I'm just torn between getting this or their upcoming Tablet PC. Hopefully you guys will do a review of that in the near future.
I don't really get the complaint about the ports (or lack thereof): I don't see me having a ton of things plugged into what's supposed to be a portable device. Also, while more RAM never hurts, 4GB is more than fine unless you're really going to be doing some serious work on it. Even then, dipping into the page file on an SSD isn't really a trying experience like it is with an HDD. Reply
kyuu - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkAlso, I have to echo another commenter: where are the temperature and noise sections of this review? I'd like to know if the thing gets hot enough to melt the enclosure to slag or turns into a jet engine under load. Reply
VivekGowri - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkTypically, I only include those sections on notebooks with GPUs in them. We're at a stage where mostly all systems (the ones without insane form factors at least) that rely on IVB for compute and graphics processing end up being completely fine from heat/noise standpoints unless something drastically goes wrong during the design phase. This is especially true when you have a 17W part in a 15" chassis. Reply
kyuu - Friday, February 15, 2013 - linkFair enough. So I guess what you're saying is you experienced no noticeable noise or heat issues (including hot spots on the chassis) from the Vizio? Reply
jeffkro - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkWow, that is so much better than my $300 Lenovo. Reply
Subyman - Friday, February 15, 2013 - linkStrange to see people defending Vizio for only offering 4GB of ram. I own a current MacBook Pro with 8GB of ram. I usually have PS CS6, Xcode, iOS simulator, a PDF reader, Safari, and a few miscellaneous development apps open. I easily hit the RAM limit at times, though most users would not multitask this much, I think Vizio is missing out on a robust business market.
I'm looking for a Windows laptop for use with Office suite (Access, Excel, and Word) that will also be running proprietary billing software, a browser, and several smaller programs. This is a typical work setup that requires more than 4GB.
Lastly, buying a $1000 laptop isn't so you can scrape by now at the minimum specs, but so you don't have to purchase another device for 3-4 years. 4GB is the bare minimum these days, and it will quickly become useless. Reply
DanStp1 - Friday, February 15, 2013 - linkWhy take the chance? If they support their laptops as well as their TV's?
They do not stock parts for the TVs, and have made many models that die within 2 years or less.
Thanks to Costco..........or I would have been out over 2,500 bucks due to their lack of non support.
If you don't believe me, research some. The AVS forum had a long tread about this. Reply
flyingpants1 - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkUltrabooks are a scam. I don't know how much the stupid aluminum body costs on an ultrabook, but I'm assuming it adds somewhere around $50-100 to the base price of the product, in materials and machining and all that.
No Ethernet? HAHAHAHAHA
But they're portable, you say. Really? Is 3.9lbs really that much less than 5.3lbs when you need to carry it in a bag anyway?
But my main point is this: The target market for ultrabooks is not people who need outrageous ultraportability; it's Joe Public. And he buys them because they look like, and are priced like, a Macbook. Yay, aluminum. Reply
flyingpants1 - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkMy ideal laptop would be this exact laptop, except with a normal plastic frame (reduces cost), normal connectivity (ETHERNET...), normal removable battery so I can buy a spare 9-cell if I want, and space for 2 hard drives (instead of an optical drive). None of these things add significant cost. Price it at $800. Reply
flyingpants1 - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkSorry forgot to mention user-upgradable RAM. Should take 2x8GB. Reply
R3ason - Sunday, March 10, 2013 - linkI thought all computers with the i5 processor offered WiDi?....Does this Vizio CT15 have WiDi or not? Reply


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A school is understood to be revising its plans for a huge sports dome, running track, pavilion and astroturf pitches.
It comes amid complaints that Epsom Council failed to consult widely enough over the plans submitted by Nonsuch High School for Girls in Ewell Road, Cheam.
The proposed dome would cover three netball courts next to Warren Farm, grassland and woods owned by conservation charity the Woodland Trust.
An Epsom Council spokesman said: "It is understood that the applicants will be submitting revised plans.
"The borough council will therefore re-consult by sending fresh letters and posting new site notices in different locations so that the proposals will have been very well publicised, with a further 21 days for people to comment."
Councillor Mary Burstow, who represents Cheam ward on Sutton Council, said she was dismayed by how poorly residents had been consulted by Epsom Council.
Resident Neill Denny from nearby Holmwood Road
Coun Burstow, who has concerns over traffic, said: "The council appeared to think that putting the mandatory public notification on a fence nobody could even reach, let alone read was acceptable.
"They only sent letters to nine households on Ewell Road. There are no signs in Nonsuch Park, Warren Farm or Nonsuch Mansion House informing people of the application."
The council spokesman said: "Epsom and Ewell Borough Council has complied with and exceeded the statutory requirements in terms of publicity for this application including letters delivered by hand to the residents likely to be most affected."
Resident Neill Denny, who lives in nearby Holmwood Road, said he had put up notices around Warren Farm with council contact details in case people want to object.
He said Coun Burstow is justified in complaining that the formal planning notice was placed somewhere that pedestrians cannot reach.
He said: "There seems to be a real sense that the Cheam side of the school, which is in London Borough of Sutton, have not been properly consulted or informed."
Many people have commented on our original online story.
One said: "I am a naturalist and one of the conservation volunteers at Warren Farm who has been working there throughout the winter. I am already very concerned about the amount of light pollution coming from that area, spilling into the nature reserve."
Another, who described the planned dome as an "ugly excrescence" said: "It would be nice to see some views on this proposal, from people who actually live at addresses such as Ewell Road, Queen's Acre, Anne Boleyn's Walk, and other local roads, instead of people from far distant locations."
See the plans, with reference number 13/01517/FUL, at http://eplanning.epsom-ewell.gov.uk/online-applications/

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When I say that my favorite food is soup, I'm not speaking in hyperbole, I mean that in a completely literal way. It's my favorite food delivery system. And I don't just love one kind of soup: I love soup like Bubba Gump loves shrimp. I love vegetable soup and sweet potato soup and carrot soup and lentil soup. I'm crazy for chili and chowder and stew and bisque.
Here's why I love soup so much: 1) it can be a meal or part of a meal — eat it with a sandwich or salad or eat it on it's own — and it's really easy to include all of the food groups in one bowl. 2) You can use up the extra stuff in your fridge and pantry easily by throwing it into soup (add spinach or eggs or rice or potatoes to your soup if you have 'em, or make croutons from day-old bread). 3) Soup is usually made from pretty healthy ingredients which makes it totally okay to have seconds (thirds?) without worrying if your pants will fit. You can't say that about pasta dishes.
Butternut soup is a favorite of mine because it's sort of special. We always have butternut squash soup at my family's Thanksgiving dinner, so when I make it on regular days throughout the season, if feels celebratory and a little bit fancy. You can pair it with grilled cheese, like Rachael Ray does, or make cheese toasts — like open-faced grilled cheese sandwiches — out of day-old bread toasted with a piece of cheese on top and float that on top of your soup. Curry works really well with butternut squash, and surprisingly, with cheddar, making the squash-curry-cheddar combo in this recipe a nearly-addictive one.
Curried Squash Soup With Apple-Cheddar Melts
Serves: 4
Curried Squash Soup:
1 large butternut or other orange-fleshed squash or pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and sliced
EVOO (extra-virgin olive oil), for drizzling
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Freshly grated nutmeg
2 slightly round tablespoons prepared curry powder
2 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons butter
3 to 4 cloves garlic, chopped
2 carrots, thinly sliced
1 Gala or other crisp apple, peeled and chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 quart chicken or vegetable stock (use vegetable to make it completely meatless)
Chopped scallions and cilantro, for garnish
Apple and Cheddar Melts:
8 slices good-quality white bread
Butter, softened, for spreading
Prepared chutney, such as Patak's Major Gray Mango Chutney
12 ounces sharp Cheddar, shredded or sliced
1 Gala or other crisp apple, peeled and thinly sliced
Cook's Note: For a substitute for curry powder, combine 2 teaspoons turmeric, 1 1/2 teaspoons each ground cumin and ground coriander, 1/2 teaspoon each ground mustard and ground ginger and 1/4 teaspoon each ground cinnamon and cayenne pepper.
For the curried squash soup: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Dress the squash with the EVOO to coat lightly. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and a little freshly grated nutmeg, and coat with the curry powder. Drizzle the honey all over and roast until golden on the edges and very tender, about 25 minutes. The spices will toast with the squash and fill the air with a terrific aroma.
Meanwhile heat a drizzle of EVOO in a soup pot over medium to medium-high heat, and then add the butter to melt. Stir in the garlic, carrots, apples and onions and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook, partially covered, until softened, about 10 minutes.
Pour in the stock and a drizzle of honey (or chutney). Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook until the vegetables are softened, about 20 minutes. Add the roasted squash and puree with an immersion blender, thinning the soup with water if necessary. The soup can alternately be pureed in batches in a food processor or high-power blender. Adjust the seasoning. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal, bringing to room temperature before reheating over a medium flame. Garnish with the scallions and cilantro.
For the apple and cheddar melts: Spread each bread slice with softened butter on 1 side and chutney on the other. Fill the sandwiches, chutney sides-in, with the cheese and apples in the center. Griddle the sandwiches over medium heat until deeply golden and the cheese has melted.
More Meatless Soup Recipes:
Broccoli-Cheddar Soup
Wintertime Tomato Soup
Squash Soup With Parmesan Croutons
Carrot and Carrot Juice Soup
Kidney Bean and Sweet Potato Stew
Kale and Cannellini Bean Soup


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Did you know?
Prince Albert furrows are fed by 'Die Fonteintjie' (the 'little fountain' in Afrikaans), which is a stream running down from the Swartberg range.
One of the most special features of certain little towns in the Karoo – South Africa's dry heartland – is the old water-furrow system.
You'll see how, on a summer's day, children are drawn to these ingenious networks of gravity-fed furrows that send water coursing through the streets. There's normally a quickly constructed paper boat or even a cork to hand, which is sent floating down, with youngsters running alongside it.
The water furrows of the Karoo are fed by dams, rivers and mountain streams in the vicinity. They were mostly designed and set up in the 1800s, and access to water from a furrow is and was jealously guarded and treasured.
Of the many Karoo towns that used to have functional water furrows, the three most prominent that still operate part of their water systems this way are Prince Albert, Nieu Bethesda and Cradock.
In Prince Albert, the legend goes, your leiwater (water furrow) allocation times are strictly set by the church clock.
At some time in the distant past, two farmers nearly came to blows because of disagreements about whose watch was fast or slow – and who, subsequently, was getting the wrong end of the stick. It was subsequently decided that the Prince Albert Dutch Reformed Church timepiece would be the arbiter when it came to water-furrow time.
In Nieu Bethesda, deep in the Sneeuberg range, sweet water comes tumbling down from the mountains into the village via the water furrows. As you walk around the dusty streets of Nieu Bethesda in the evenings, you will hear the unmistakeable gurgling of the water in these furrows.
The stream water, after all, made the existence of this iconic little settlement possible.
The famous man of letters, the late Professor Guy Butler (a legendary South African author, lecturer and poet), grew up in the Eastern Cape Karoo town of Cradock, where the Bree Street water furrows are still fed by the Great Fish River that flows past.
In Karoo Morning, Butler writes about the water furrows in front of his grandmother's house: 'The sun could be blazing on Bree Street, but the furrow under the beefwood trees would be cool. So one naturally took one's playthings into the furrow with one.
'There is a family story of Grannie pulling a sopping Butler grandchild out of the half-full furrow, both its chubby fists full of her silver teaspoons.'
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Who to contact
Prince Albert Tourism
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Nieu Bethesda information:
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Cradock-Middelburg Tourism & Schreiner House, Cradock
Curator: Brian Wilmot
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How to get here
The most scenic way to get to Prince Albert is from Cape Town via the R62 to Oudtshoorn, then over the Swartberg Pass. It's a journey of about 490km, which will take about six hours or more if you stop along the way.
Nieu Bethesda lies approx. 80km north of Graaff-Reinet, which is approx. 670km (eight hours' drive) from Cape Town and 830km (nine to 10 hours' drive) from Johannesburg.
Cradock lies about 250km north of Port Elizabeth (three hours' drive) on the N10, and about 810km (nine or 10 hours' drive) from both Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Best time to visit
The best times to see the Karoo are in the spring (September to October), autumn (April to May) and, for the hardy (because it can get very cold), the winter months of June and July.
Around the area
If you visit all three towns in one road trip, your journey will take you through most of the Great Karoo.
Tours to do
Contact Karoo Connections in Graaff-Reinet for tours to places like the Valley of Desolation.
Get around
Driving yourself is the best way to get around and see the Karoo.
What will it cost
Accommodation costs in the Karoo are generally 20% or more lower than in the urban areas of South Africa.
Length of stay
Set aside a week if you can (or at least a few days) for your road trip to Prince Albert, Nieu Bethesda and Cradock.
What to pack
Pack seasonally and informally, and don't forget to include some good hiking boots.
Where to stay
All three towns have plenty of good accommodation – see the listed websites for some options.
What to eat
Try savouring lamb chops from each region – and see how they differ in taste according to the vegetation they eat.
What's happening
There's lots on in the Karoo, from the Olive Festival in Prince Albert to the Arts Festival in Nieu Bethesda and the Fish River Canoe Marathon in Cradock.
Best buys
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Hostel Utopia
Hostel Utopia offers budget accommodation in the heart of Amsterdam and is located beside Dam Square at just 5 minutes walking distance from Central Station.
From here you can conveniently visit all the main sites of Amsterdam and the area is full of shops, restaurants, nightlife, cafes, coffee-shops, bars, theatres and much more.
The Hostel Coffee Shop Utopia is located downstairs which is owned by the hostel and smoking is also allowed in the hostel.
Our staff is very friendly and are also multilingual, offering great services and help to make your stay more enjoyable. They provide excursion packages, bike and car rentals and also out of city trips.
Guests must be over 18 to stay at the hostel.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- Age Restriction
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Café
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Not Accepted
- Free City Maps
- Free WiFi
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- No Curfew
- Non Smoking
- Reception (limited hours)
- Taxes not included
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Towels Included
- Wi-Fi
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
This hostel is for people who are more than 18 years old (18+) Bookings made for anyone under age will be cancelled upon arrival.
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How to reach the hotel
1) From SCHIPHOL AIRPORT: Every 20 minutes there is a train running from the Airport to Central Station. When you arrive at the airport and you reach the central hall there is a big sign with the train information. The trains to the Central station are running from 05:40 AM to 00:30 AM (go to step 2)
2) From CENTRAL STATION: Tram 1, 2, 5 and 13 stop in front of the hotel, the first stop from Amsterdam Central Station. The trams in Amsterdam are running normally from: 07:00 AM to 01:00 AM.
From Monday till Friday, if you are arriving before 18:00, check-ins can be done at Bob' s Youth Hostel. Bob's Hostel is located at the same street as Hotel Utopia at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 92. After 18:00 you will be able to check-in at Hotel Utopia's reception. Check-in time is after 14:00, if you are arriving before this time, you can leave your luggage at Bob's Youth Hostel reception.
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Custom built upholstered bed - design your OWN! This made-to-order bed can be upholstered in virtually any fabric to suit your space. This style has a pretty curved headboard, inset piping- which adds a little more detail than our standard beds. Choose a fun patterned fabric and add a contrast piping/welt for a pop like our client did!
We added a skirt to hide storage or a trundle frame on the bed in this listing, upholstered rails are available as well. TRUNDLE NOT INCLUDED.
Our daybed frames are made from kiln-dried hardwood and can be upholstered in ANY fabric that suits your space. See examples of daybeds we have made for clients in our other listings.
Includes: upholstered head and foot-board, upholstered side rails or skirt and slats for bed to sit on.
Made to fit standard size twin mattress approximately 39" x 75". Mattress NOT included. Contact us for pricing on custom sizes.
Fabric NOT included. Needs approximately 8-10 yards of fabric for daybed, an additional 6-7 for mattress cover and more for pillows and cushions...contact us and we can calculate the yardage needed for your project.
Measures approx: 83 Lx 42D x 50" high headboard **Can be customized- please contact us for pricing for your desired size. OR, if you have an existing mattress, please let us know so we can build around it for a custom-made look :) Every inch counts!
BASIC assembly required.
Liven UP requires a deposit of 1/2 of the total purchase to get started. The balance plus shipping is due upon completion and before the item ships. A custom listing will be created for you once we have the quote and totals finalized.
For fabric orders, full payment is due up front.
Once we receive your deposit, we add you to the job board. We complete projects in that order. For rush orders, please contact us. Liven UP strives for quality, not speed.
**Please be aware that Liven UP likes to move projects along expeditiously. This ensures that there is no back-up in our shop and enables us to continue acquiring fun, new items to add to our shop!
We require that fabric be purchased and shipped to us within ONE MONTH of receiving a deposit. If this does not happen and we have an open order for longer than that, we reserve the right to CANCEL your order, refund your deposit - MINUS A non-refundable deposit of $75 PER ITEM.
We take shipping VERY seriously at Liven UP. We make sure that all of our items are packed securely so that they will make it to their final destination unharmed.
Our clients are responsible for shipping charges. Quotes will be given BEFORE the project is underway. Any changes to the original order or the addition of items after purchase incurs extra shipping charges.
We do add the cost of the shipping supplies used to get these valuable pieces to their destination unharmed.
International Shipping is available, but must be arranged by the client.
*In the sad event that something happens to your item during shipment, ALL shipping companies require that you retain ALL the packing materials associated with the order. ***PLEASE DO NOT BREAK DOWN OR THROW AWAY ANY BOXES OR MATERIALS THAT YOUR ITEMS WERE PACKED IN UNTIL YOU HAVE THOROUGHLY CHECKED THE ITEM FOR ANY DAMAGES, ETC.
Refunds are given at the discretion of Liven UP and must be addressed within 30 days of receiving the item.
In the rare event that you wish to return your custom item, please know that Liven UP will not assume responsibility for shipping charges. The customer is responsible for all shipping fees.
All of our furniture is custom made to unique specifications and tastes, therefore we charge a 45% restocking fee for returned items.
We do our best to complete projects within the time-frame we quote; however, all items are custom made to order and sometimes things take a little longer than planned. We promise to keep you updated during the process and aware of any changes related to your order. Happy clients are what we strive for!
*A note about FABRIC*
All of our custom designed items are meant for the home. This requires a home décor or upholstery weight fabric. We cannot guarantee the outcome of pieces made with fabrics that are not specific for these purposes. Please check fabrics with us before ordering. If you choose to use a questionable fabric and the outcome is not what you desired, Liven UP is not responsible and NO refunds will be given. We will do our best in WARNING our clients if we suspect such issues before we get started.
Regarding color/pattern:
We HIGHLY recommend purchasing samples of ANY fabric that you intend to use for your project. Colors and textures can look COMPLETELY different in person, than they do online!!! Liven UP is not responsible if you are not happy with your fabric choice. Please choose carefully!
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London, Oct 3 (IANS) Actress Lily Collins is the new face of luxury cosmetics brand Lancome. She is excited about the high profile advertising campaign.
The 24-year-old star follows in the footsteps of fellow British actresses Emma Watson and Kate Winslet as the latest representative of the brand.
"It's an absolute honour and privilege to have been chosen to represent the
Maison Lancome. I feel incredibly lucky to be included among the most inspirational women ambassadresses for one of the most prestigious brands in the world. It's truly a dream come true," contactmusic.com quoted Collins as saying.
Collins will feature in the January 2014 advertisements for the brand's Spring makeup collection, French Ballerine.


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Beautiful new issue of Romka Magazine. This issue features photos by 58 professional and amateur photographers and the stories behind them. I feel very honoured to have a photo in here! Order a copy, support Joscha and Benedikt, they're producing this thing outta their apartment!
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Schön Engineered- 1/2" x 5" Chocolate Hickory Engineered Flooring- 30 Year Warranty
Wood floors and water don't mix. But, Schön Engineered Floors are a perfect match for all areas of the home including those with a higher moisture content like: basements, bathrooms, kitchens, concrete sub-floors, and below grade installation. Made from several layers of wood bonded together, Schön Engineered Floors overcome typical moisture related reactions remaining flat and intact, in addition to looking exactly like solid wood floors once it is installed! Schön Floors come in beautiful exotic and domestic species and a 30 year warranty.
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Genealogists can get so immersed in tracing ancestors that some forget to consider the effects that some of their finds can have on the descendants. Crista Cowan of Ancestry has recently put online an excellent video about considerations to be thought about when dealing with some of the actions of our family both living and dead.
I keep a separate file with information which could cause upset to certain members of the family, there is nothing earth shattering in there, but I can see no point in distressing elderly relatives. The information is recorded for generations to come, but not for all to see at this present time.


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It's time to vote for the June's Online Block Party! There are a lot of popular choices from previous polls as well as a couple of new ones.
Remember - you can change your vote anytime until the poll closes.
In addition, if you have any suggestions for upcoming Online Block Party ideas, post them on the board and we'll add them to next month's poll (for the Online Block Party in July).


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Mad River Hatchery continues spawning operations after litigation
BLUE LAKE- Scientists are back to spawning steelhead salmon at Mad River Hatchery after a six week court-order halted operations. The hatchery began allowing wild and hatchery origin steelhead to enter the facility on Feb. 4th after the California Department of Fish and Wildlife agreed to conditions set by a judge.
The hatchery agreed to collect, trap and spawn wild origin steelhead for one year. The hatchery can spawn wild origin with hatchery origin steelhead, or if they catch enough wild origin to spawn with other wild origin steelhead. The Environmental Protection Information Center pursued litigation against the hatchery in Jan. 2013.
EPIC said they took the legal step to force the hatchery to improve conditions for the fish and establish a Hatchery Genetic Management Plan, like other hatcheries in the state. Before litigation, the hatchery spawned hatchery origin with other origin fish, which EPIC argued did not provide enough genetic diversity to maintain the health of the fish.
Executive Director of EPIC, Gary Graham Hughes said the hatchery was contributing to other factors that were putting additional stress on the wildish.. Hughes said the hatchery was also violating the Endangered Species Act by not following an adopted HGMP.
Phillip Berrington a CDFW Senior Environmental Scientist said the hatchery had been developing a draft plan since 2005, but was limited by funding.
While in litigation the hatchery was working with NOAA fisheries to develop the updated plan. EPIC dropped the lawsuit after they felt the hatchery was making positive steps in the right direction.
The court order prevented the hatchery from spawning for six weeks, half of their season. Berrington said he believes the hatchery will still be able to produce enough fish.
Berrington said the hatchery is working with NOAA fisheries and expects to have the HGMP completed by this year.


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HOUSTON - A Houston police officer was arrested Saturday morning and charged with aggravated assault against a family member and aggravated assault.
Officer Cedric Douglas Lincoln, 33, was arrested by deputies with the Precinct 4 Constables Office at the home of his estranged wife.
According to Sergeant Eddie Hazel with the Constable's Office, Lincoln entered his estranged wife's home through the garage between 2:30 and 3 a.m.
Hazel said Lincoln then walked into the bedroom, where his estranged wife and another man were asleep.
Hazel said Lincoln put a gun to his estranged wife and the other man's head and threatened to kill them both. Lincoln then ordered the man to leave the house while he stayed inside with his estranged wife. Hazel said the man ran outside and dialed 911, Hazel said.
According to Hazel, Lincoln was arrested at the home without further incident.
Hazel said Lincoln and his wife separated in May of this year and he had become upset that she was now dating another man. A person who answered the door at the home declined to comment.
HPD officials said Lincoln joined the force in September of 2011 and he has been relieved of duty pending the outcome of an internal affairs investigation. Hazel said Lincoln was not in uniform and off duty at the time of his arrest.
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HOUSTON - People who live near the day care where four children died expressed relief over the surrender of fugitive day care owner Jessica Tata, Local 2 Investigates reported Saturday.
Relatives of the 22-year-old day care owner told U.S. Marshals that she surrendered to a U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, a fact that her mother confirmed for Local 2 Investigates.
The family stopped answering calls or knocks at their door around Noon at their home near Katy.
News of the surrender caused visible sighs of relief for those closest to the case.
"Thank God," said a woman who lives next door to the daycare. She declined to give her name.
"I was really hoping she would turn herself in and do the right thing," she said. "I'm glad to hear that. That's so awesome," said the neighbor, who added that it should provide closure to the victims' families and the daycare's neighbors.
Another neighbor who helped to console Tata as the fire was burning and children were dying said, "That's nice to know she turned herself in. I'm glad she's in custody, I think everybody is."
She also declined to provide her name since she is expected to be called to testify at Tata's trial. She said Tata, on the day of the fire, was terribly sad and shaken up and she "made it worse by leaving."
An expert on extradition treaties with Nigeria, University of Houston Law School Professor Jordan Paust said Tata will have to waive all of her rights to extradition under Nigerian law in order to return to Houston quickly.
"You don't arrest her, but will she consent to coming back? And she may not know about rights that she might have under Nigerian law, and I don't know if it's our duty to tell her her rights under Nigerian law," said Paust, who added that US Embassy officials are only required to inform her of international laws.
He said Tata cannot be arrested in Nigeria unless that government agrees, so he expected embassy officials to try to urge her to waive her extradition rights in order to send her back to Houston quickly.
Federal officials told Local 2 Investigates they were hoping to have Tata returned to Houston by Tuesday.
Professor Paust suggested that any lawyer involved in her criminal defense in Houston may challenge the manner in which her rights to formal extradition proceedings were avoided.
Even if she signs a full waiver of extradition, Paust said that could be challenged if she surrendered to the US to avoid a lynch mob in Nigeria.
The Harris County District Attorney's office declined comment, saying prosecutors have not yet been formally notified that she is in custody or returning to Houston.
Houston Fire Department leaders provided no immediate comment.
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How To Build A Healthy Saladby Toby Amidor in Healthy Recipes, Healthy Tips, April 14, 2013
From choosing the greens to pouring the dressing, building a healthy salad requires some thought. Selecting the ingredients carefully or you can end up with a 1,000+ calorie meal.
Work Your Way Up
Start from the bottom and work your way up to the dressing. First course of action: Select your greens. Good choices include romaine, spinach, or a combo of field greens. Keep in mind that iceberg lettuce contains fewer nutrients than darker greens, and build your salad on a plate or in a bowl — stay away from the calorie-laden crunchy taco shell.
The Veggies
Choose several colorful veggies to top your salad like tomatoes, carrots, radishes, cucumbers and bell peppers. More colors mean a wider variety of nutrients. This is a great opportunity to use leftover veggies that are lingering in the fridge—and a perfect way to minimize food waste.
The Proteins
Whether you choose poultry, meat, fish and seafood, eggs, beans or tofu, select one lean protein, or smaller portions of several proteins. Avoid fried foods or toppings made with gobs of mayo (like some tuna salads). Keep portions to about 2-3 ounces, which will help contribute to your recommended daily amount of protein.
The Extras
Nuts, seeds, dried fruit, shredded cheese, avocado and olives are all super tasty toppers, but choose carefully. Adding a small amount of several of these can skyrocket calories. Instead, choose ONE favorite and monitor the portion (about 2 tablespoons is a good rule of thumb). Remember, a little of one flavorful ingredient really goes a long way.
The Dressing
Stick to oil-based vinaigrette with healthy unsaturated fats. But even vinaigrettes can get you into trouble if you're not careful. Stick with 2 tablespoons and measure to make sure.
Creamy dressings like ranch, Russian and creamy Italian tend to have a much higher calorie count. If you're in the mood for these higher-calorie choices, make it an occasional treat and stick with 2 tablespoons max. You can also opt to make your own lighter creamy dressing. Use low fat buttermilk, light sour cream or nonfat Greek yogurt as the base to help maintain a rich texture without all the calories and fat.
Another favorite dressing choice is freshly squeezed lemon or lime wedges with a sprinkle of salt and pepper or a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
Packing Your Salad
Packing a salad for work or on-the-go takes a little planning. To avoid a mushy salad pack ingredients separately (like the greens, cut up veggies, protein and dressing) then combine right before eating. Use re-sealable plastic bags or containers to do this. Keep everything cold by surrounding your salad goodies with ice packs then placing them in an insulated bag. Eat within 2 hours (1 hour if it's above 90 degrees out) or keep in your office refrigerator.
More tips to keep your packed lunch safe
Recipes To Try:
- Classic Salad With Chicken
- Chinese Turkey Salad
- Hot and Sour Beef Salad
- Warm Chicken and Butter Bean Salad
- Shrimp and Snow Pea Salad
- Chopped Nicoise Salad
- Chicken Salad With Peanut-Lime Vinaigrette
- Crab and Avocado Salad
- Tuna and Vegetable Salad
TELL US: What's your favorite way to build a healthy salad?
Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN, is a registered dietitian and consultant who specializes in food safety and culinary nutrition. See Toby's full bio »


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I like to know what's going on with the stuff I manage, so I'm a big proponent of heavily monitored infrastructures. I've written more code to monitor, manage, and track IT infrastructure components than I can remember. Folks still email me about plug-ins or code I wrote years ago and have since completely forgotten.
Many of those efforts were intended to monitor fixed systems, from UPSes to PDUs, air conditioners, servers, switches, routers, firewalls -- the whole gamut of IT gear. Until recently, they shared one trait: They stayed put in the same data center running on the same hardware using the same IP addresses. These days, except for power and cooling gear, that's not necessarily a safe assumption.
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While we work toward the totally modular data center, we may find it's not as simple to monitor and maintain these infrastructures as it used to be. When entire application stacks consisting of several servers can be moved from one data center to another, we need to keep track of them and adjust the monitoring accordingly. When we see shifts and spikes in application performance and network latencies, we need to account for the fact it may not be an actual problem; rather, the system performing the monitoring is suddenly a much further logical distance away from the target. We may suddenly need to understand that physical hosts could fall off the network and disappear altogether -- and that's not necessarily a problem.
When it is a problem, we need to know immediately. Naturally, we need to automate the systems to be able to tell the difference.
This new reality is putting a strain on monitoring systems that have been around for ages. Commercial and open source alike, they weren't designed for transient and fungible infrastructure components. Instead, their purpose was to make sure that everything stayed exactly as it was at a known good state and to send up alarm signals if anything changed. Now, we need a middle layer to determine whether or not that seemingly negative variation is actually perfectly normal.
Case in point: VMware's DPM (Dynamic Power Management). When you configure and enable DPM, vCenter will try to figure out if the available resources exceed current utilization levels, then automatically power down ESXi hosts deemed unnecessary at that point. When the load grows, DPM powers up those hosts, and DRS (Dynamic Resource Scheduling) spreads out the load. This further saves on power and cooling costs in a data center, while at the same time ensuring more horsepower is available as the situation demands.
When you start tying veteran monitoring systems into those hosts, however, you can run into problems unless you convince the monitoring platform that the ESXi hosts can disappear -- and the disappearing act is not a problem requiring an alert. On the other hand, if there's a problem within a running host, an alert should be generated. But note that during the course of DPM functions, a host might cause an alarm to trip while it's shutting down. At the moment, for lots of external monitoring systems, it's easiest to forgo host monitoring altogether and shift that burden on vCenter.


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WCUCOM Student Receives Humanitarian Scholarship
Hattiesburg, Miss., December 20, 2012 - William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine (WCUCOM) student Whitney Danjack "Dan" Lynch of Seminary recently received The Lois S. McKenzie Humanitarian COM Restricted Scholarship. Chosen by the dean of the WCUCOM, the scholarship is awarded to a top second - year WCUCOM student from South Mississippi who shows an interest in practicing medicine in Mississippi and working with the elderly. The scholarship was established by Lois S. McKenzie's son, Joel McKenzie of Foxworth.
"Dan's passion for medicine and his compassion for his fellow man, as evidenced by his missionary work, exemplifies his character and extols what the practice of medicine is all about," Mr. McKenzie said. "It is with great honor my family can be a part of his success."
Mr. McKenzie presented the scholarship to Dan in the WCUCOM medical complex on December 14. The date was chosen in honor of Lois McKenzie's birthday, and the scholarship will be awarded on or near December 14 each year. Dan is the first student to receive the McKenzie Scholarship.
"It is such an honor to be awarded this scholarship and an even bigger honor to be its first recipient," Dan said. "I'm grateful for the opportunity to be at the WCUCOM and pursue my passion to help others."


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April 19, 2004
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Information from Texas Parks and Wildlife is available on radio and television, as well as the newsstand.
Passport to Texas, TPWD's radio series of weekday, 90-second stories is broadcast on about 100 Texas stations. Airing the week of April 19-23, you can fish for fun and prizes and improve coastal fishing in the state; plus anglers are encouraged to share their love of the sport with a child.
For more information, visit the Web (http://www.passporttotexas.org/).
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TPWD provides video news reports that run in newscasts on numerous Texas stations, as well as on cable and satellite outlets around the nation. This month's stories include: Spring turkey season is here and with it come many hunters from both in and out of state to try their luck at bagging one of these creatures; the Great Texas Birding Classic brings bird watchers from all over the country to compete in a week-long 'birdathon.' This year, however, some contestants will leave their binoculars at home; this spring there are two new ways to enjoy state parks; buy a new State Parks Pass to get into the more than 120 state parks and then fish free when you get there; and once they were cargo ships during World War II, now they are home to marine life in the sea.
"Texas Parks & Wildlife" is a weekly half-hour television series seen on PBS affiliates around the state. Stories airing the week of April18-25 are: largemouth bass are the most popular game fish in Texas, but they haven't always flourished on their own. We'll take a look at some of the research and work that's gone into helping today's Texas bass; a visit to the Battleship TEXAS near Houston reveals a living piece of American history; summer is here, and so are the sounds of the cicada; join a group of veteran birdwatchers as they travel throughout the Rio Grande Valley in search of their feathered friends; and finally, see some unusual and unique bugs.
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Profit warnings are never happy occasions, but few fund managers and analysts took the news of Coca-Cola Amatil's shock 15 per cent downgrade like Citi analyst Gino Rossi, whose dummy spit is fast spreading across town.
Normally polite and diplomatic, analyst calls are not normally a place where passions are on displays.
Mr Rossi is well-known for his bullish views on the stock and only recently published a four part "Myth Busters" series to point out areas where he thought the market was undervaluing the soft drinks maker.
Mid-way through a long analyst call, Rossi was handed the floor for a second time after claiming to be cut off during his first questions.
"I always try and treat management with respect on these calls, so can you not talk over me and cut me off, I'd like to ask my question," Mr Rossi said.
His anger was understandably justified, given the Coca-Cola reported its full-year earnings only two months ago and there was no downgrade then.
Clearly frustrated at Coca-Cola's inability to explain a sharp slump in earnings, Rossi took the company to task for not answering his initial question and playing into the hands of analysts who were bearish on the stock.
"I'm very disappointed with what I'm hearing today because it's all just pandering to the bears. It's all just in response to broker notes," he said.
"Now if the brokers are running this company, the shareholders are screwed."
CCL analyst call was pretty exciting today. Good to finally see some analysts out there giving it to companies #ausbiz Not just sucking up! — Peter Esho (@PeterEsho)
April 11, 2014
After taking the top job at Coca-Cola just over six weeks ago, Alison Watkins moved quickly to calm nerves.
"I don't think we intentionally cut you off at this end. I think it's more the technology. We did get your first question about the mix shift," Ms Watkins said.
Stand by your man
Citi stood behind its analyst, stating he was asking the hard questions after a significant change in information from Coca-Cola.
"Given the significant change in information being provided to the market Gino wanted to ensure that he was getting answers to his very detailed concerns.
"His enthusiasm for getting to the facts may have been more passionate than normal, but scrutinising company results in order to provide robust independent research is what our clients expect of us," a Citi spokesperson said.
Rossi had a $14.60 price target on the stock and had been one of its strongest advocates in recent months. Coca-Cola Amatil shares were down 15 per cent to $9.77 by midday on Friday, their biggest fall in 23 years.
The analyst has been at pains to point out Coca-Cola Amatil is the cheapest Coca-Cola bottler globally on a number of valuation metrics, including a dividend yield of 5.1 per cent.
It remains to be seen whether Mr Rossi is right and if Friday's downgrade's downgrade is just a blip in a longer-term recovery. But fund managers said Friday's call would be remembered as a candidate for "analyst dummy spit of the year".


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Australia's largest listed rail company, Aurizon, has suffered one of its sharpest one-day falls since it was floated more than two years ago, after its half-year earnings failed to meet market expectations.
The company formerly known as QR National posted a 36 per cent rise in underlying pre-tax profit to $356 million for the half, which was lower than analysts' expectations of between $370 million and $380 million.
Shares in Aurizon fell more than 6 per cent, or 26 cents, to $3.95 in trading this afternoon.
Aurizon also lowered its forecasts for the amount of coal it expects to haul this financial year to between 192 million and 195 million tonnes. It has previously forecast coal volumes of between 195 million and 205 million tonnes.
The company blamed the reduced forecast on heavy rains and flooding in Queensland last month, which was the result of Cyclone Oswald. A train derailment was also blamed.
Apart from missing expectations for the first half, analysts were also disappointed about Aurizon's lack of specific earnings guidance for the full financial year.
''A lack of guidance in this market has been punished,'' one said.
Aurizon posted a net profit of $176 million for the first half, down from $196 million previously. The bottom-line result includes $61 million in after-tax payments for redundancies. Revenue rose 9 per cent to $1.9 billion.
It will pay an interim dividend of 4.1 cents a share on March 27, up from 3.7 cents previously.
Since January, heavy rains and flooding from Cyclone Oswald have affected rail networks in central Queensland, including the Blackwater and Moura coal systems.
The Moura system was reopened last night after a 26-day outage.
The larger Blackwater system was cleared for trains earlier this month after a 12-day shutdown, but more recently suffered four days of disruption caused by a derailment.
Aurizon expects the bill for repair work to tracks to cost as much as $15 million, most of which it hopes to recoup.
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Zach Braff and Neil Patrick Harris go matchy matchy last night.
At the same party was Vincent Pastore who chose to wear the same colors, but in reverse.
Naya Rivera goes out shopping. Probably headed to Dash.
Amy Poehler makes her way through LAX.
Rihanna out looking for Charlie Sheen.
Amanda Seyfried has work to do and Justin Long tags along.
Sienna Miller wishes Bradley Cooper was married so they could hook up.
Sharon and a dazed looking Ozzy Osbourne at the airport.
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Augment and Entranosh did not raid today so no raid for us. Which was a bit of a bummer - though not really because that meant more arena for me, Sev and Shab.
Tol Barad was in progress when we grouped so I asked if I could do that first in the hope that I could get a win and get my double achievement, and it was going well, so I did!
We are getting the hang of this healer cc, though we still tend to be a bit all over the place when we are faced with full plate teams. Those DK/paladin teams suck. Not a lot of luck tonight with teams, though the one satisfying win we did have was against a warrior shaman boomkin team who creamed us the first time and we fought back the second time and won. Then I realised I was conquest capped for arena so spent the rest of the night TRYING to win a random BG or call to arms BG. No luck there tonight. Oh well.
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>Look What I Can Do!>300
(well, maybe. That's the tentative plan at least.)
(well, maybe. That's the tentative plan at least.)
Cool! Even cooler, make it your 3:18 goal race. Boston is actually a fast course -- I have pacing it down to a science.
Dunno about the 3:18. Matching up Boston to 333 implies doing a few between now and then (disclosure: I will have to take most of February off from racing). In fact, things have to go juuuust so to make mid-April and 333 line up. But we will see. Anyway, it is unlikely I will be able to taper. But maybe. Eh, who knows what will happen. I don't even know what the hell I will eat for brefass.
And don't forget, Big Sur is sold out, but they are saving spots for Boston 2 Big Sur, beginning 9/24, after Boston closes. (Which is a little odd, since this week's applicants won't know if they're in until 9/28.)
Oops, I forgot, you're stopping at 333...
Ha. Nice try. I'm Big Sur'ed out anyway.
I am actually already registered for the fulls at Tacoma and Seattle rnr. Tacoma is my plan b for 333. I may convert Seattle to a half; may not.
Speaking of halves, I said I'm switching to halves... but I never said I'm gonna run a bazillion. I'm not much of a moon chaser. And maybe... just maybe... fast halves on a sane schedule without a bunch of fulls and ultras (and with other "normal" training) will allow me to pull a The Who out of my hat (or at least hear a The Who) and nail my 3:18. And my 1:29 half.
Or I'll get sick. Which is always a worry.
Well now I understand better. And I hope it was clear I wasn't in any way complaining about you; I have nothing but respect for your accomplishments. You run 333 marathons, you can do whatever the hell you want next.
But I still think you're crazy if you think racing halves is fun. They hurt like hell. And I also think you're crazy if you're Big Sur'ed out! But then I will take any excuse to get down to that neck of the woods. (BTW they are going to have a multi-wave start this year; that should help with the staging problems they've always had.)
Maggie & Molly
I'm a bit behind on things but congrats.
"It does not matter how slow you go so long as you do not stop."Wisdom of Confucius
I am actually already registered for the fulls at Tacoma and .....
I am actually already registered for the fulls at Tacoma and .....
Nice, I will be able to run at least one more marathon with you watch you pass me like I'm standing still at least one more time
"Famous last words" ~Bhearn
As of about noon today, the count was #303, thanks to the North Face Madison 50k.
As of about noon today, the count was #303, thanks to the North Face Madison 50k.
Where are you at now?
Are your plans still the same (stop at #333)?
It's been 5+ months since I've heard an update, so you're likely at or near 333.Cheers,Brian
2017 Goals:
#1: Do what I can do (200+ training days, 200+ aerobic hours).
#2: Race shape (1/2 marathon, 2 half Ironmans, marathon)
#3: Prepare for 2018
Ha. You'd think that.
And then in November, I came down with pneumonia. And not a touch of it. Kicked my ass for almost two months.
Then I got better.
Then, on 2/4, I was running a trail race and tried to break my foot. And I was out for basically the rest of February.
Anyway, I ran my 'come back race' on Sunday. Cowtown. Did ok. That was #318.
333 was going to be April in Boston, then May, now perhaps mid July.
Thanks for asking!
My plan, which remains unchanged, is to "retire" from long stuff at 333. I like halves. I want to run some fast halves. But the retirement is kind of like how The Who retired. I will still run something long every now and then... just not 4-6 a month. And maybe just maybe, I will drop my marathon time a little more. Maybe.
Mostly I don't want pneumonia again.
Oh, and no plans to play super bowl halftime so people can say "man, he reaaallllly got old".
Thanks for the update...was wondering about this the other day.
Yes, thinking about SRL while on a long run. Somewhere between "why did that idiot just pull out of that strip mall without looking right" and "I wonder if that gas station as a bathroom".
And then in November, I came down with pneumonia. And not a touch of it. Kicked my ass for almost two months.
Anyway, I ran my 'come back race' on Sunday. Cowtown. Did ok. That was #318.
333 was going to be April in Boston, then May, now perhaps mid July.
Thanks for asking!
pneumonia and still able to run 300 miles in November, and 250+ in December? Wow!
Your views of "kicked by ass" is different from mine. I was expecting to see "50", not "250" for your recovery months.
Cowtown was a decent weather race this year. Typically it's a bad weather weekend here. Glad you got back at it. Congratulations on 318.
Enjoy your spring / summer racing, and enjoy every step along the journey!
The 300 in November was basically pre-sickness. My goal for November was 450. Same with December. Those December miles were all easy, and mostly in the second half. I didn't feel "right" until the middle of January. I skipped a few races, including one that was pretty important to me.
I will add some interval-y foolishness next week. We will see what happens next. I expect locusts.
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During much of 1984, Britain was hit by some of the worst industrial action the country has ever seen, as the National Union of Mineworkers downed tools and upped pickets to resist planned cuts to the coal industry.
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