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The purpose of high availability (HA) is to limit the impact of failures—both hardware and software— within a system. The Cisco NX-OS operating system is designed for high availability at the network, system, and service levels.
The following Cisco NX-OS features minimize or prevent traffic disruption in the event of a failure:
Starting with Release 4.2(1)SV2(1.1), the high availability functionality is enhanced to support the split active and standby Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Supervisor Modules (VSMs) across two data centers to implement the cross-DC clusters and the VM mobility while ensuring high availability.
The Cisco Nexus 1000V system is made up of the following:
Service-Level High Availability
The Cisco NX-OS software has independent processes, known as services, that perform a function or set of functions for a subsystem or feature set. Each service and service instance runs as an independent, protected process. This way of operating provides a highly fault-tolerant software infrastructure and fault isolation between services. A failure in a service instance does not affect any other services that are running at that time. Additionally, each instance of a service can run as an independent process, which means that two instances of a routing protocol can run as separate processes.
Cisco NX-OS processes run in a protected memory space independently of each other and the kernel. This process isolation provides fault containment and enables rapid restarts. Process restartability ensures that process-level failures do not cause system-level failures. In addition, most services can perform stateful restarts. These stateful restarts allow a service that experiences a failure to be restarted and to resume operations transparently to other services within the platform and to neighboring devices within the network.
The Cisco Nexus 1000V supports redundant VSM virtual machines—a primary and a secondary—running as an HA pair. Dual VSMs operate in an active/standby capacity in which only one of the VSMs is active at any given time, while the other acts as a standby backup. The VSMs are configured as either primary or secondary as a part of the Cisco Nexus 1000V installation.
The state and configuration remain constantly synchronized between the two VSMs to provide a stateful switchover if the active VSM fails.
The Cisco Nexus 1000V high availability at the network level includes port channels and the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP). A port channel bundles physical links into a channel group to create a single logical link that provides the aggregate bandwidth of up to eight physical links. If a member port within a port channel fails, the traffic previously carried over the failed link switches to the remaining member ports within the port channel.
Additionally, LACP allows you to configure up to 16 interfaces into a port channel. A maximum of eight interfaces can be active, and a maximum of eight interfaces can be placed in a standby state.
The primary and secondary VSM use a VSM to VSM heartbeat to do the following within their domain:
When a VSM first boots up, it broadcasts discovery frames to the domain to detect the presence of another VSM. If no other VSM is found, the booting VSM becomes active. If another VSM is found to be active, the booting VSM becomes the standby VSM. If another VSM is found to be initializing (for example, during a system reload), the primary VSM has priority over the secondary to become the active VSM.
After the initial contact and role negotiation, the active and standby VSMs unicast the following in heartbeat messages at one-second intervals:
The following intervals apply when sending heartbeat messages.
1 second
Interval at which heartbeat requests are sent.
3 seconds
Interval after which missed heartbeats indicate degraded communication on the control interface so that heartbeats are also sent on the management interface.
The standby VSM resets automatically when the active VSM is no longer able to synchronize with it. This means the interval varies depending on how long the active VSM can buffer the data to be synchronized when the communication is interrupted.
If the active VSM does not receive a heartbeat response over the control interface for a period of 3 seconds, communication is seen as degraded and the VSM begins sending requests over the management interface in addition to the control interface. In this case, the management interface provides redundancy by preventing both VSMs from becoming active, also called an active-active or split-brain situation.
The communication is not fully redundant, however, because the management interface only handles heartbeat requests and responses.
AIPC and the synchronization of data between VSMs is done through the control interface only.
The secondary VSM is not immediately rebooted when communication over the control interface is interrupted because the HA mechanism tolerates brief interruptions in communication. When communication is first interrupted on the control interface, the heartbeat messages are sent over the management interface, as well. If communication over the management interface is successful, the VSMs enter into a degraded mode, as displayed in the show system internal redundancy trace command output. If, however, communication is interrupted on both interfaces for too long, the two VSMs get out of sync and, when they do, the standby VSM is forced to reboot.
A transition from active to standby always requires a reload in both the Cisco Nexus 1000V and the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform.
When there is no communication between redundant VSMs or Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platforms, they cannot detect the presence of the other. The standby VSM will be removed from the list of inserted modules at the active VSM. The standby interprets the lack of heartbeats as a sign that the active has failed and it also becomes active. This process is what is referred to as active-active or split-brain, as both are trying to control the system by connecting to vCenter and communicating with the VEMs.
Because redundant VSMs or Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platforms use the same IP address for their management interface, remote Secure Shell (SSH)/Telnet connections might fail, as a result of the path to this IP address changing in the network. For this reason, we recommend that you use the consoles during a split-brain conflict.
The following parameters are used to select the VSM to be rebooted during the split-brain resolution: the module count, the vCenter Server connectivity status, the last configuration time, and the last active time.
Depending on the specific network failure that caused it, each VSM might reach a different, possibly overlapping, subset of Virtual Ethernet Modules (VEMs). When the VSM that was in the standby state becomes a new active VSM, it broadcasts a request to all VEMs to switch to it as the current active device. Whether a VEM switches to the new active VSM, depends on the following:
A VEM remains attached to the original active VSM even if it receives heartbeats from the new active VSM. However, if the VEM also receives a request to switch from the new active VSM, it detaches from the original active VSM and attaches to the new VSM.
If a VEM loses connectivity to the original active device and only receives heartbeats from the new one, it ignores those heartbeats until it goes into headless mode, which occurs approximately 15 seconds after it stops receiving heartbeats from the original active VSM. At that point, the VEM attaches to the new active VSM if it has connectivity to it.
If a VEM loses the connection to its VSM, VMotions to that particular VEM are blocked. The VEM shows vCenter Server a degraded (yellow) status.
If a network communication failure occurs where the standby VSM receives heartbeat requests but the active VSM does not receive a response, the following occurs:
In this scenario, the redundancy state is inconsistent (show system redundancy state) and the two VSMs lose synchronization. When two-way communication is resumed, the standby VSM will detect that the redundancy state is out of sync and it will ask to be reset.
If a one-way communication failure occurs in the active to standby direction, it is equivalent to a total loss of communication because a standby VSM sends heartbeats only in response to active VSM requests.
When the connectivity between two Virtual Supervisor Modules (VSMs) is broken, this loss of communication can cause both VSMs to take the active role. This condition is called active-active or split-brain condition. When the communication is restored between the VSMs, both VSMs exchange information to decide which one of them would have a lesser impact on the system, if rebooted.
The process resolves the split-brain resolution when the secondary VSM has a proper configuration and all the Virtual Ethernet Modules (VEMs) are properly connected. If the secondary VSM does not have a proper configuration, it might overwrite the valid configuration of the primary VSM. As a result, both VSMs might have an invalid configuration after the split-brain resolution.
Both primary and secondary VSMs process the same data to select the VSM (primary or secondary) that needs to be rebooted. When the selected VSM is rebooted and attaches itself back to the system, high availability is back to normal. The VSM uses the following parameters in order of precedence to select the VSM to be rebooted during the split-brain resolution:
During the split-brain resolution, when a VSM reboots, the accounting logs that are stored on the VSM are lost. Starting with Release 4.2(1)SV2(1.1), you can display the accounting logs that were backed up during the split-brain resolution. You can also check the redundancy traces that are stored on the local and remote VSMs.
n1000v# show system internal active-active accounting logs
Displays the accounting logs that are stored on a local VSM during the last split-brain resolution.
n1000v# show system internal active-active redundancy traces
Displays the redundancy traces that are stored on a local VSM during the last split-brain resolution.
n1000v# show system internal active-active remote accounting logs
Displays the remote accounting logs that are stored on a remote VSM during the last split-brain resolution.
n1000v# show system internal active-active remote redundancy traces
Displays the remote redundancy traces that are stored on a remote VSM during the last split-brain resolution.
n1000v# clear active-active accounting logs
Clears the accounting logs that are stored on a local VSM during the split-brain resolution.
n1000v# clear active-active redundancy traces
Clears the redundancy traces that are stored on a local VSM during the split-brain resolution.
n1000v# clear active-active remote accounting logs
Clears the remote accounting logs that are stored on a remote VSM during the split-brain resolution.
n1000v# clear active-active remote redundancy traces
Clears the remote redundancy traces that are stored on a remote VSM during the split-brain resolution.
In the Cisco Nexus 1000V, if a VSM is configured or installed with the same role as the existing VSM and with the same domain ID, the new VSM and the existing VSM exchange heartbeats to discover each other. Both VSMs detect a role collision when they exchange heartbeats.
Due to this issue, the HA-paired VSM cannot communicate with the correct VSM. This problem can occur on a primary or a secondary VSM depending on whether the newly configured or the installed VSM has the primary or the secondary role assigned to it.
The collisions are detected on the control and the management interfaces. The maximum number of role collisions reported is eight.
After the eighth role collision, the problem is still logged and the MAC address entry is overwritten. The show system redundancy status command displays the overwrite details.
The colliding VSMs might also report a collision detection from the original VSM. Because the colliding VSMs can use the same IP address for their management interfaces, the remote SSH/Telnet connections might fail. Therefore, we recommend that you use the consoles during a role collision detection.
Enter the show system redundancy status command on both the primary and secondary VSM consoles to display the MACs of the detected VSMs with same role and domain id, if any. When the VSM stops communicating in the domain, the collision time is not updated anymore. After an hour elapses since the last collision, the collision MAC entries are removed.
Use the show system redundancy status CLI command to display the VSM role collision:
n1000v# show system redundancy status
Displays a detected role collision A warning is highlighted in the CLI output. Along with the MAC addresses, the latest collision time is also displayed in the output. If no collisions are detected, the highlighted output does not appear.
This example shows how to display the detected traffic collision:
n1000v# show system redundancy status Redundancy role --------------- administrative: secondary operational: secondary Redundancy mode --------------- administrative: HA operational: HA This supervisor (sup-2) ----------------------- Redundancy state: Active Supervisor state: Active Internal state: Active with HA standby Other supervisor (sup-1) ------------------------ Redundancy state: Standby Supervisor state: HA standby Internal state: HA standby WARNING! Conflicting sup-2(s) detected in same domain ----------------------------------------------------- MAC Latest Collision Time 00:50:56:97:02:3b 2012-Sep-11 18:59:17 00:50:56:97:02:3c 2012-Sep-11 18:59:17 00:50:56:97:02:2f 2012-Sep-11 18:57:42 00:50:56:97:02:35 2012-Sep-11 18:57:46 00:50:56:97:02:29 2012-Sep-11 18:57:36 00:50:56:97:02:30 2012-Sep-11 18:57:42 00:50:56:97:02:36 2012-Sep-11 18:57:46 00:50:56:97:02:2a 2012-Sep-11 18:57:36 NOTE: Please run the same command on sup-1 to check for conflicting(if any) sup-1(s) in the same domain.


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I want to make a cake that calls for using 3 - 9 inch round pans. Baking is at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes. I want to bake it in a 13x9x2 inch baking dish. How long does it need to bake?
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That info should be on the box,but 1 pkg.cake mix=2 round or 1 9x13 which is 30-40 mins @ 350º.When ever baking in glass pans,always turn temp to 325ºHope I helped..
If this is from a recipe, it may not have the conversion as a box cake would. I would cook it for the 45 minutes at the same temp, and then test it with a toothpick to see if it is done in the middle. If not, give it 5 or 10 minutes longer.
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March 21, 2010
To Be Quilty or Not To Be Quilty?
I have a thing with printed cotton fabric. More specifically I have a thing with printed cotton fabric that's typically used for quilting. The quilting fabric industry has gone crazy over the past few years. They've even got "designers" for some of these gorgeous fabrics that would rival any Hollywood actor or actress today. Or so it seems. These people make some gorgeous prints. They really do. And I love cotton, because it's one of those natural fibers that is inexpensive compared to others. It's wearable, washable and easy to sew. But there still remains this question of whether or not some of these prints border on being nutty when turned into a garment.
I recently received my Spring copy of the Lilly Pulitzer catalog. Personally, I find it so fun, colorful, vibrant, feel-good and well, Springy. I'll admit, I do think that some of the prints here are crazy, but isn't that what's so fun about it? This is like, crazy gone good. And yes, I would wear it. I wear crazy stuff. I like color against my skin since my coloring is such that I blend all together if I don't wear color. But hey, that's me. What do you think? Would you wear this colorful stuff? Or, isn't it too printy or dare I say, quilty for you?
This quilty thing brings up a good point. I've seen quilty gone bad. And it's real bad. I'm not saying that quilting is bad or that it's not good for a quilt to look quilty. Quilting is a beautiful art, and when done tastefully is simply stunning. I'm talking about making garments from quilting fabric. Or should I say, printed cotton? Either way, I've seen it go bad. It's kind of a nutty look. It's that look that makes someone want to ask you, "So, you do alot of quilting?" because you are wearing it. So where is this fine line? When does one cross the threshold of being cute in a print, to being a walking quilt?
I think it's a combination of the style of a garment coupled with what print you use. The Lilly P fabrics are loud and crazy and oh so 60's and the style of the garments are funky, fun and fitted. They complement each other. What's a style that wouldn't look good with these fabrics?
What do you think? What passes the non-quilty test?
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I'm not a huge fan of quilty. It looks cute as a handbag or a pair of shorts or summer pants, maybe a cute summer dress. It looks best in a warmer climate, I think. IMHO, quilty gets old fast.ReplyDelete
I also love those colourful prints but I must admit that seems a bit too "quilty" for me to make a whole garment.However I think it can look gorgeous in small touches for yokes or something...ReplyDelete
I began sewing because I fell in love Amy Butler prints... which are inevitably quilting cottons. I love prints and sometimes are hard to find in apparel fabrics. It's difficult to know where to draw the line. I think it works for summer/beachy type apparel, but what else. Hehe... I love those prints for Lilly Pulitzer.ReplyDelete
I both quilt and sew clothes--and keep my fabrics separate from each other. The last thing I want is to look like I raided my quilt stash for making my clothes. Little girls can get by with it, 43 year olds can't. I admit it's sometimes tempting though.ReplyDelete
Haha! Those prints are gorgeous! I would totally wear the Lilly prints! I think it has more to do with the style of the garment than the print. We should watch out for styles that are not "youthful" dare I say? I think the disconnect comes when people use prints in a slightly dated garment pattern, or perhaps mixing too many prints together. That being said, there is some terrible quilting fabric that you would be hard pressed to find anything it would look good in.ReplyDelete
This is a great idea and I think a really good point to keep in mind. I was reading about giving the print a break in a dress by incorporating a solid or more subtle neutral print.ReplyDelete
Totally agree! I fell in love with Amy Butler too! It really is difficult to know just where to draw the line. The funny thing being when I make something in a subtle print people don't ask me if I made my top or what have you, but when I've tried to use a louder cotton print I'm always asked "Did you make that?" The point here being that perhaps the printed cotton looks too loud to not have been sewn by the person wearing it.ReplyDelete
- HillaryMarch 22, 2010 at 10:11 AM
Yeah, I'm a total sucker for quilty prints- but I hate the un-apparelly wrinkling that ensues so mostly avoid. But I have coloring much like yours and I definitely benefit from more saturated colors and interesting prints, so sometimes the temptation to whip out a little summer dress ("just for around the house", "just for gardening", etc... ha.) out of some outrageously adorable quilting cotton can be pretty irresistible. I noticed - I think, is it Anna Maria Horner, came out with a line in voile, which was a nice response to the market, of frustrated non-quilter seamstresses in love with the quilty prints!ReplyDelete
Yes, I recently used that voile for a lining of a coat and it worked wonderfully. I also think it would be great as a nice Spring/Summer top. I'm a total sucker for the prints. Total sucker. I hadn't even thought about the wrinkle, but you are right, it's just not quite right is it? Very good point! My next thought is I wish these designers would design a line for apparel fabrics. That would be something. A very good something.ReplyDelete
I have the same dilemma with using quilting cotton for garment, they are so beautiful but they don't always suitable for garment sewing. Having said that, it totally depends on what you want to sew. I love Amy Butler Liverpool tunic (on my to-sew list) and also Parfait in Nicey Janey in here http://www.flickr.com/photos/ohxcrap/4396173027/in/pool-colettepatterns. I guess what I am saying is we can't totally dismiss quilting cotton for apparel.ReplyDelete
I've finally found a way to post comments on your blog:) yuppie, I was becoming frustrated not to be able to comment :)ReplyDelete
I love color! The one that I like the least is gray, I find it impersonal. And I also like prints. So I wouldn't exclude the possibility of using quilting cotton for garments.
I'm so glad you were able to post a comment! I'm so sorry about that! I think the colors in the Lilly P fashions are just so loud and fun and fabulous. And I also can't say that I can exclude quilting cotton for garments because I just can't. I love it too much.ReplyDelete
- allisonMarch 23, 2010 at 8:29 AM
how do you know the difference between quilting cotton and apparel cotton?ReplyDelete
This is a great question Allison! Typically quilting cotton is a heavier/thicker weight than apparel cotton, unless you are look at bottom weight fabrics. Quilting cotton is usually in the "quilting" section of the store and is usually only woven, not knitted or weaved in a different way and usually doesn't have added ingredients like spandex or lycra. Now I say typically/usually, because the quilting industry has been coming out with cotton voiles (a sheer cotton), cotton sateen and other types of cotton geared not only for quilting but wearing it seems. I'm still trying to decide if too printy also seems quilty or if this just falls into a too printy category and maybe it shouldn't be worn. I'm still a little on the fence because I love prints and I like colorful things and the quilt cotton prints can be oh so fun. Oh what to do....ReplyDelete
- HillaryMarch 23, 2010 at 9:48 AM
Ooh yes-- I hope that's a trend! That's one of the reasons I'm really interested in Spoonflower & the like-- yes, it's ludicrously expensive at the moment (that has to come down some day...right?), but there are some really great designs on there, and available in a range of fabrics/weaves. That is actually probably where my fantasy lies right there- if I could check a box beside an Amy Butler, Alexander Henry, Joel Dewberry or whoever print and pick my fiber, thread count and weave!ReplyDelete
I'm a print-lover too! I also often find myself in the quilty section of the fabric store, picking out colourful floral prints for imaginary A-line skirts. I tell myself if I wore it with a white blouse and pumps, wouldn't it look less quilty?? I once made an A-line cotton skirt with a cloud-and-lightning print and it was a bit nutty. (My excuse - it was a long time ago! I made some nutty things when I was a teen. And it seemed like a good idea in theory.)ReplyDelete
Hillary's right about the wrinkle that happens with quilting cotton, and I agree with Peter that it works better in a warm climate. But I LOVE the idea of quilt-prints on voile! I personally love voile prints, their sheerness helps to combat quilty-ness and they wrinkle in a different way...
Good luck expressing your love of prints while staying non-quilty!
But didn't you make a shirt from an old sheet?? Ah, irony. ;) (ps. I love your sheet-shirt!)ReplyDelete
i love the fantastic colors and prints in the new "quilting/apparel" cottons. And I didn't invent the slash, the quilt co's have been marketing them that way for a while now. LOVED the voiles, I used some of those and they were in deed beautiful as garments. I'm prone to use them, especially for cute summer skirts because I think you can definitely get away with a little wild at heart in a skirt with cute sandals and a tee!ReplyDelete
I'm also rather fond of unexpected prints in a button down shirt, but they have to be very fine cottons, like Liberty or the aforementioned voile print. Wish more designers would do those!
But, I have to say that sheets are a different weave generally than cotton quilt prints. They have a different hand and drape. I think Hillary has a seriously good point here, in that quilting cottons just don't wrinkle quite right. I have to say that sheets tend to wrinkle more like an apparel fabric than a quilting cotton fabric.ReplyDelete
So do I. They tend to work better on the apparel side of things. I think these cottons also are great for skirts. You are right, you can get away with something a little crazy in a skirt. It makes it more fun.ReplyDelete
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Welcome Chicken + Donuts Saturday, December 20
Don't freak out but this Saturday two of the Valley's top chefs will be teaming up with Welcome Chicken + Donuts to create some Japanese-themed specials. Sweet Republic's Helen Yung tells us that she's working with the new Phoenix restaurant on some ideas such as red bean filled donuts dusted with kinako (roasted soybean powder) and matcha salt and yuzu donuts with black sesame glazed. On the savory side, Lori Hashimoto of Hana will be helping to cook up some new fried chicken sauces. They're playing with idesa such as umeboshi, or Japanese salty pickled plums, fried chicken. There's even talk of sweet potato, marshmallow and pecan ice cream between two halves of a cake donut. The specials will be available this Saturday. For more information keep an eye on the Welcome Chicken + Donuts Facebook page.
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Old Town Scottsdale's Hotel Valley Ho first opened its doors on December 20, 1956 and reopened on the same date in 2005. That means this weekend marks the mid-century-modern landmark's 85th anniversary -- and you can bet they'll be celebrating in style. On Saturday night from 8 p.m. to midnight you're invited to the ZuZu Lounge at Hotel Valley Ho to enjoy live music from singer and guitarist Jack Young, while sipping on drink specials such as $3 draft beer and your choice of $6 cocktails featuring Cruzan Rum, Milagro Tequila and Reyka Vodka. Samplings and giveaways will begin at 6 p.m. For more information check the Hotel Valley Ho Facebook.
Weekend Brunch at Salut Kitchen Bar Sunday, December 21
Tempe's Salut Kitchen Bar has launched a new weekend brunch with dishes such as The Salut benedict Florentine ($9.75) made with baby spinach, shaved prosciutto, poached eggs, and lemon hollandaise an English muffin. Other brunch menu items include Triple Quinoa Protein Pancakes ($11) with tri-colored quinoa, cinnamon, honey, whipped cream, and macerated strawberry; Chicken + Waffles ($13) with organic fried chicken, a Belgian waffle, cinnamon compound butter, honey, and maple syrup; and The Cowboy Omelette ($10) made with peppered bacon, Mexican chorizo, tomato, wild mushroom, and cheddar. On the drinks side, the restaurant offers Bottomless Mimosas for just $18 with refills for one cent -- and the dog-friendly patio means you don't have to leave your four-legged friend home alone. Salut's brunch goes from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. For more information check the Salut website.
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The Blue Bulls have all but acknowledged that there is nothing more they can do physically to get an edge over the Free State Cheetahs ahead of their Currie Cup final clash in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
However they will be looking to the power of the mind in order to reinforce the self-belief within their team that the unbeaten Cheetahs can be beaten and in the most important game of the season.
In a bizarre set of circumstances and ones that defy logic, the Bulls proved just how powerful the mind can be with news that fullback Ulrich Beyers, pictured, has made a miraculous recovery from a dislocated shoulder injury that had him ruled out of the final two days ago.
Beyers and Bulls team doctor Herman Rossouw were at a loss for words in describing how Beyers moved from being a certain spectator in Saturday's final to being a willing and eager participant hoping to do what many believe is the impossible of the Bulls beating the Cheetahs.
But what would have helped Beyers' recovery overnight is the fact that there was no fracture or damage to the muscles around the dislocated area and all Beyers had to do was manage the pain and swelling which had literally disappeared when the wily fullback woke up yesterday morning.
The jokes were endless at Loftus yesterday with many calling Beyers 'Lazarus' making comparisons with the biblical figure who miraculously rose from the dead and some just wanted to know the name of the sangoma he had consulted.
"Ja obviously on Monday when I saw the doctor the news weren't too good.
"It wasn't too bad either because there were no muscles torn and no fractures.
"I wanted to go for a scan but I got given cortisone and told to see how it works," an elated Beyers said after training at Loftus Versfeld yesterday.
"Obviously this morning I woke up and I felt awesome and I felt that if I am not hundred percent I won't drop the team and play.
"After the training session I felt that I am good to go and it works well.
"I feel that I am in a space to play and I won't drop the boys and the shoulder has kept up.
"I'm looking forward to the weekend and some people are calling me Lazarus and some people are saying that I saw a sangoma.
"My shoulder healed well and I am super, super happy to be back on the field."
The Bulls will be hoping for another miracle to occur today regarding lock RG Snyman who will undergo a 'ding dong' test for the concussion and head injury sustained in the semi-final against Western Province on Saturday.
Rossouw confirmed that the 'minor procedure' that Snyman underwent was very successful and that Snyman would be given the green light if he manages to pass the concussion protocols today.
Snyman had also been ruled out of the final in the aftermath of the Bulls semi-final win but the diagnosis of a fracture to his sinus was deemed not as serious as initially suspected.
The mind games continued to play themselves out on the main field at Loftus yesterday with the Bulls training with the traditional Cheetahs music in full cry on the stadium's public announcement system.
"That is just coach Nollis (Marais) trying to get into our heads and just to simulate what the crowd's going to be like this coming weekend," said Bulls centre Burger Odendaal.
As obvious as it may be that the Bulls are doing well in mastering the power of the mind, they will have to draw on more than just the powers of Lazarus and a sangoma to ensure that they beat the Cheetahs and are crowned Currie Cup champions.
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Two houses with a very green environment 3 km from the sea.
In the middle of a 80 ht farm, between the rivers Brenta and Adige, there are two charming restored farm-houses (Ca' Rustica and Ibisco), where people can enjoy a quiet holiday. They can reach Venezia, Padova, Ravenna, the Po Delta, and the Euganean Hills with a short daily trip.
"Ca' Rustica" is a large detached farmhouse which accommodates 4-6 people. Outside is a wisteria-covered terrace with table and chairs for eating "al fresco".
The nearby vineyards, the beaches and the city of Chioggia are the ideal surroundings for a relaxing and restoring holiday.
Ibisco is located in the middle of the farm in a splendid, sunny position, immersed in the greenery of the property (poplar, grapevine). Ibisco is ideal for a peaceful, close to nature, holiday.
Indipendent farmhouse, completely restored maintaining the rural traditions and architecture, composed as follows: spacious living-dining room with kitchen and ancient fireplace, two double bedrooms and one bedroom with two beds, exclusive bathrooms, portico, patio, equipped garden.
Portico with armchairs and table. Washing machine and clothes rack.
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Swiss designers / artists Drazch & Suchy bring 3D printed art to a new level – with milk. Using Shadow Casting Panels, this print changes with light to reveal hidden art.
Who uses milk to reveal famous portraits? Swiss designer duo Drzach & Suchy entered the i.materilise Designer of the Year in 2015 to do just that. There were several interesting submissions, but this pair managed to use light, water, and 3D printing to create images that seem, frankly, impossible.
Meet the 3D Printed Miss Piggy, Painted in Milk
"Got M?" is a 3D print that changes in appearance based on where the source of light is located.
Drazch first developed "Shadow Casting Panels" in 2004. Since then, they worked on perfected them. It works by taking full advantage of light in order to present different images. By properly aligning pegs (pictured below), the duo can create the image of celebrities Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, depending on the light. Milk is used to cover the backdrop and highlight the images, themselves.
Next, a 3D Printed Haiku
3D printing also enabled the pair to create a haiku that unfolded over time.
Again, words are displayed according to their angle and the lighting. Instead of using milk, this particular piece unfolds via shadow cast at the bottom of a water source. By flipping the panels or changing the angle, Drzach & Suchy are able to tell a story over time—a particularly valuable feat in the world of visual storytelling.
Perhaps the reason viewers find this art so incredible is that it is really mind-boggling. Looking at the strange 3D printed pegs and panels, it looks like it could be a misprint, or even garbage. When it slowly comes into focus, we realize there is much more to it than its initial appearance. If you're having a hard time finding the "magic," be sure to check out the video.
You can find more on Drazch & Suchy's 3d printed art right here . Watching those peggy prints go from bizarre to art is half the fun.
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Prologue: The Past
The Rats of (D)ARPA
It's 1971 when ARPA calls Bell and Bishop out of the lab to investigate a body (if you can call it that: it's a ball of goo with hard parts inside). They dissect the corpse down to slivers of its odd bones, and though they don't inform the overlords, they privately agree that the thing (whatever it is) is not of this world.
1972 brings more bodies, all of them exactly as human as the first one (which is to say, not really), but they're starting to have identifiable legs and arms. There are other discrepancies, too, between the body from '71 and the several that show up by June of this year, and they have to admit that either the organism is evolving, or its build is being upgraded. Walter argues the latter, seeing as how the 'organism' bleeds liquid mercury.
In the fall, an event takes place at a power line junction in Utah. A pylon disappears (along with the power to 4 counties) and is replaced by a ring of upright metal rods, in the center of which lie another body. William Bell takes twenty-four minutes on site to solidify a theory of interdimensional visitation. Walter takes twenty-three to reach the same conclusions, but is distracted by a call from his wife and Belly takes all the credit for saying it first.
Government agents buzz about Klaatu and Pod People as they load the rods into a truck bound for the lab. Bell and Bishop let them steep in the alien ideology without mentioning their theories, because DARPA (not plain old ARPA anymore, having added the D "for the shit of it," according to Walter) won't be able to steer or smother the research they don't see coming.
1973 is a pressure cooker. Between Vietnam and oil fiascos, DARPA breathes down their necks about the mercury men problem: a problem, in that they keep appearing, and in that sooner or later some suburbanite is going to find one in their backyard. The War in Southeast Asia is a big enough PR issue without having to spin an ongoing alien invasion into something kinder and gentler.
But by April, Bell is the only one making progress. Walter is bogged down by DoD special requests, last-ditch efforts to save face in Vietnam: nerve regeneration, memory erasers, post-death interrogation; but Bell is a clever diplomat and plays up the alien paranoia to the right bureaucrats, keeping himself assigned to what he calls (privately, between Walter and himself) the Pattern. His approach consists mostly of reverse engineering, which is rough when he's never seen most of the component tech before.
The '72 rods taunt Bell until 1975 rolls around. Walter, finally cut loose from the DoD, returns to the lab from his latest appointment in Arlington and finds his friend sitting at a table, watching a ferrofluid wind its pointy way up one of the mystery rods.
"Walter," Bells says, "I've cracked it."
With the electromagnetic field of the interdimensional beacons spelled out for them, 1976 is fruitful. On New Year's Eve, the two men drink a cooler of Narragansetts and stare through a freshly minted window into another world.
"Go home," Bell says, twenty minutes to midnight. "Tell Elizabeth you're not going to be Gerald Ford's dog. We don't need anyone else anymore."
And Walter does go home. He does tell his wife exactly that, and Elizabeth starts feeling secure enough to consider starting that family they've been talking about.
1977 is a year of waiting. Bell works tirelessly to perfect his window. He's building something else, too: a window he'll be able to walk through.
Walter contracts himself out (at a premium, this time) to DARPA, but only to get his hands on the newest wave of mercury men. They look like people, and not just generic people, but specific people. Walter waits to see how they'll evolve. But mostly, Walter waits for his son to arrive.
In 1978, Walter sits in the hospital waiting room and chain-smokes his way through Peter's zeroeth birthday. After he sees Peter's red, squashed face for the first time and subsequently gets shooed from the room, he goes looking for Bell with two blue-wrapped cigars in hand. But William Bell is gone.
Instead of Bell, Walter finds the Gateway, glowing and alive. There are notes taped everywhere, in duplicate and triplicate: on the Gateway itself, on the numerous power cables, and on the three backup generators being vented through the basement windows. Every single one was some variation on a warning not to turn anything off.
There's a longer note on Walter's desk, though not much longer. "If I don't make it back," it reads optimistically, "you couldn't have saved me by being here."
When Bell comes back, he collapses just over the threshold of the Gateway. Walter drags him into the Electro-Magnetic Field Regulator and it's days before he's back up and at 'em.
"You wouldn't believe what they've got Over There," Bell says when he can speak again. He's brought back notebooks filled with diagrams and a suitcase packed with small electronics. Walter digs through them and doesn't recognize most of the brand names. Some of them, he can't recognize what they're for.
"You should go," Bell says. But Walter won't go through that Gateway. He has a son, now. He can't take risks.
"Our future is made of risks," Bell tells him.
"Yours, maybe," Walter says.
"No - everyone's. If you want your son to grow up, you're going to want to start taking all the risks you can." It's cryptic and it's meant to be. Bell is gone again the next day, and Walter notices that a few pieces of lab equipment are gone with him. They don't come back when he does.
"They were the cost of my souvenirs," Bell explains, later. "A payment to balance the universe. An even exchange."
Bell appears at the Gateway like a swarm of hornets a day after he leaves on his third trip. "They're clones," he says, as he stumbles into the EMFR and latches the door behind him. As the magnets spin up, he mouths through the glass: "And I think we're at war."
Once he's out, he spreads a sheaf of stolen mimeographs out like pieces of a map on Walter's desk.
"How did you get these?" Walter asks. They must be important, but he doesn't know how.
"I drugged farmer Fitzgibbon's cat," Bell says, making Walter smile.
"I suppose, though," Walter says as he peers over the papers, "that we're more like the rats of DARPA."
"In that we became intelligent, and escaped?"
One of the purplish images shows a man with smoke coming out of his eyes. Despite the gratuitous use of deist symbolism, Walter finds it arresting. There's writing behind the face - only four letters, repeated, which means there's only one thing it could be - but the think tanks at Cambridge and Harvard have only just managed to sequence DNA, and Walter can't believe that the Other Side is capably of simply jotting down the recipe for a man.
"This," he says, lifting the sheet from the rest. "What is it?"
"Their future," Bell says, studying over Walter's shoulder. "Or so they believe."


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I cannot for the hell of it tell if this picture makes me look ugly, my girlfriend said she thought it was very unflattering, but i think it came out pretty good, especially since i just came back from working out and I'm not all done up and trying to hard. I want to tell her that she is wrong.
So what do you guys think? Rate this picture /10 for me please. Don't worry you won't hurt my feelings i can always try to take a different selfie.
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Sorry but no man should refer to himself as pretty, you're not bad looking though -shrugs-11|00|0
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Lol I was thinkin this but didn't wanna say it. I was hopin it was sarcasm haha
@desidoo I was thinking the same thing except I decided to say something lol.
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I am torn and have attractions to two different men. I don't have a relationship with either one of them, but could take it to the next level anytime soon. I've had an attraction to the first one for about a year, but hasn't developed into anything yet, and the intensity of it is so powerful. But now recently have an attraction to this other man, who looks, acts and behaves as the first one. I want to date him, but can't seem to get the old one out of my head. Is it possible for me to be in love with both of them at the same time, and is it just a matter of me deciding. I am currently not in a relationship, but wonder which to choose. Anyone had an experience with this?
Could it be possible to have two men occupy your heart at the same time?
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So the 2nd guy is just like the first with less baggage basically. That's not love...that's projection. Go with the original not a carbon copy.00|00|0
That's very interesting. I think projection was the word I was trying to use, but couldn't come up with how to describe it. Can you elaborate? So I am taking qualities from the old guy and projecting them on the new one, if I am understanding you correctly. I think this is what I was trying to say, but couldn't put them into words. Why does the second have less baggage?
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If being too gorgeous were a crime, this luminizing powder would turn us all into serial offenders. Ok, maybe that's a little extreme, but can you blame us? This three-in-one highlighter, eyeshadow, and all-over shimmer is the prettiest honey-hued pigment weve ever laid our eyes on. As the pun-tastic name suggests, this versatile luminizer imparts a soft-focus glow wherever we choose to apply it. Light-reflecting silica particles conceal blemishes and fine lines, while the honey color leaves a sheer wash of shimmer. It's our secret to looking great in all settings, from fluorescent cubicles to candlelit cafes.
Love this highlighter definitely going to be one of my favorites however as soon as I pulled this out of the box the pan was loose. I was able to pull up the pan with no effort (wish it was this easy when I was actually trying to depot shadows lol)
I'm going to take a hot glue to it so it's not a big deal but pretty disappointed with this packaging. This is my first balm purchase but I also got the nude tude palette and some of the shadows are crooked on that so it seems like it's a brand problem


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Celebrating Nationwide Marriage Equality this Tax Day
For decades, LGBTQ people and families faced unique and difficult problems during tax season.
Under the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), same-sex couples were not treated as spouses by the federal government, including the Internal Revenue Service. As a result LGBTQ families lost out on critical tax benefits specifically intended to help working families, costing them hundreds, even thousands more a year in taxes.
When Section 3 of DOMA was struck down in 2013, marriage equality continued to spread state by state. Even though same-sex couples could file jointly at the federal level in 2014 and 2015, families continued to suffer in states without marriage equality. For example, married same-sex couples living in states that didn't recognize their marriages had to file one federal return as "married" and two individual state returns as "single."
Additionally, since some of those states rely on the federal return as a starting point for the state return, same-sex couples had to create individual "mock" federal returns as "single" before even starting their state returns.That means a married same-sex couple living in one of these non-recognition states were forced to create five returns each year – one federal, two "mock" federals, and two state returns.
The Supreme Court's decision last June ended this discrimination and granted same-sex couples and their families the security that only marriage can provide. This year, following the historic ruling married same-sex couples in all 50 states are able to file their taxes the exact same way as their peers. Today, we remember and celebrate this win for all loving, committed same-sex couples and the brave plaintiff couples and advocates in all 50 states that brought us here.
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For information about Free File, visit http://www.freefilealliance.org/.
If you're planning to use a paid tax preparer, here are some tips from the IRS on choosing the right one: http://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/Individuals/Choosing-A-Tax-Preparer.


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Well about a week ago I told this girl I've been hitting on I like her and when I told her she blushed really hard but smiled but then looked confused my friends told me it's because she felt embarrassed because they think she likes me to cause they have seen her staring and stuff at me so i texted her and she ignored it so this week I left her alone cause I felt I pushed her to much because she is so shy. So this week I just left her alone and didn't talk to her to give her some space but school is 2moro and I wanna talk to her but I don't know what to say and just saying I like u to her was hard cause I'm a emotional guy and keep stuff to my self but I said it cause I really do like her so what do I say to her if I should talk to her at all?
Shy girls are so confusing XD help me?
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When was the last time you saw a guy in an exercise class at the gym?
Probably has been a while, if ever.
Guys tend to stay in the weight room and forgo the thought of ever stepping foot inside the walls of an exercise classroom, whether it be for Pilates, Yoga or even a weight training based class.
Plenty of reputable health clubs buy into group exercise classes, which are put together by equally respectable companies like Les Mills.
Les Mills creates exercise classes that clubs purchase and subsequently offer to their members after instructors are trained on the choreograph of the in class routine. Most of these classes, however, are comprised by women, which shouldn't be all that surprising.
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Wales' reputation for bad weather and inbred locals has been keeping the tourism trade on its knees for years. The best thing about it is that none of that stuff is true; Wales has a wonderful array of things to do come rain or shine, and the locals are vibrant.
If you happen to find yourself in Cardiff you can spend a night in a hotel part owned by John Malkovich - The Big Sleep. Admittedly the staff are surly, there is nowhere to park and the tiny doors are all locked, but his portrait is all over the place so if you like a dose of obscure with your fried breakfast you should definitely check it out.
During your stay in Cardiffbe sure to check out hippy treat Milgi, ethical, wholesome and friendly dinner fun. They serve tiffin boxes of great meals that you can mix and match, which are modestly priced and lavishly dressed. Milgi's garden also has a yurt with cushions and incense and all that jazz. And probably jazz too. Nice.
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By the time I get home from my commute all I want to do is eat. Time and time again I've driven to a fast food drive-thru or heated up a frozen burrito. It gets old after awhile and my waist line doesn't appreciate it. I decided to cook a home cooked meal for one work week straight by only using what I had in the pantry. My goal was to try new meals and save some cash money.
For this experiment I decided to pull out one of my cookbooks and plan out a week work of meals that matched what I had in the pantry. For some dinners I just winged it and hoped for the best.
I will mark the recipes that were used from another source and link them to the cook's site and not list it here so they get credit. 🙂
Sunday – Moroccan Meatloaf
I started the week off with a hit. Dillon said, "This is the best meat loaf I've ever had." I enjoyed this meal too. The slight hint of ginger and cinnamon was my favorite part. Dillon gave this meal a five out of five stars. This recipe was found in Melissa D'Arabian's cookbook "Ten Dollar Dinners" and you can find her recipe here.
Monday – Chicken a l'Orange
Once again I turned to D'Arabian's cookbook to try my hand at some French cuisine. Her recipe called for orange concentrate and all I had was orange juice. I decided to wing it and although the glaze was thinner than it was suppose to be it wasn't too bad. I also used skinless chicken breasts instead of the suggested skin-on, bone-in breast. Dillon gave this meal a 3 1/2 out of five stars. Check out the recipe here.
Tuesday – Quinoa Tabouleh
I'm a huge fan of quinoa. I have a recipe for an enchilada quinoa casserole that is to die for. (I'll share it some time soon). Tuesday I decided to research the best way to make Tabouleh since I had never made it before. I didn't have a lot of the ingredients for D'Arabian's Tabouleh so I improvised and made my own. I had to used canned diced tomatoes instead of fresh and I was out of olive oil. I basically had quinoa, parsley, diced tomatoes and lemon. The end result was just O.K. Dillon gave this meal a two out of five stars. Can't win them all.
Wednesday – Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
I couldn't go a whole week without cooking my all-time favorite meal! It's simple, easy and oh so yummy. I boiled water and cooked the spaghetti noodles for 10 minutes. While that was cooking I browned ground beef with onion and garlic. I cheated a little and used a jar of marinara sauce. (I was in a hurry that night) I topped it off with some cheese and fresh parsley. Nothing fancy but still a four out of five from Dillon.
Thursday – Korean Chicken and Rice
An easy dish I turn to on a busy day is a Korean Beef Bowl with rice. We both love it and it takes 15 minutes to make. I started to wonder what it would taste like if I swapped out the ground beef for chicken.
1/2 a pound of boneless chicken breast, cut into thin chunks
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
2 cloves minced garlic
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes, or more to taste
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 teaspoons sesame oil
- Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add diced chicken and cook until golden brown. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for about 1 minute.
- Whisk together soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, red pepper flakes and sesame oil in a bowl.
- Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken in the skillet. Allow it to simmer until heated through.
- Serve over steamed rice.
I was so hungry this night that I forgot to take a picture. It was a glorious meal though.
Friday – Mexican Casserole
Dillon asked me to make some type of Mexican casserole. So I opened up the pantry and went for it. I crossed my fingers and prayed it would be edible.
- 2 cups crushed tortilla chips
- 1 pound of ground beef
- 1 can corn kernels, drained
- 1 can of black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can of enchilada sauce
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 cup salsa
- Half of a chopped red onion
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 6 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Sprinkle crushed tortilla chips into a glass 9×13 baking dish.
- Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Mix the black beans, corn, enchilada sauce, garlic, bell pepper, onion, salsa and cooked beef in a bowl.
- Spoon half of the mixture over the crushed chips and then sprinkle with cheese. Take the other half of the mixture and place it over the cheese and then top with the remaining cheese.
- Bake for 25 minutes and let stand for approximately 5 minutes.
I had a lot of fun cooking every night and hope to keep it up in the future. Tonight I'm throwing in the apron and dining out.


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1854 Lake Avenue, Muskegon 49445
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08/18/2016 at $159,900
First time offered. Muskegon lake views and breezes to be enjoyed from 3 sunrooms, sun-splashed living room, formal dining, cozy den, large eat-in kitchen, main floor master, full basement with fire place. Upstairs features 2 bedrooms, family room, study, and eat-in kitchen for a possible ''Mother- in -Law'' appartment. 3 stall garage with screened in porch and workshop. North Muskegon Schools.
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the food was ok, the coffee is not good though. Stuff is very helpful. The rooms are very clean. The beach in front of the hotel is very small and not that nice, one needs to walk a bit to find a a better spot. It gets very windy too at Costa Calma sometimes making it difficult to swim.
Food was good,facilities were good and staff very helpful Air con not very good.so as unable to keep door open due to cats and mosquitos a good night sleep was not available.
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From the author of Norwegian By Night comes a new novel about two men on a misbegotten quest to save the girl they failed to save decades before.
1991. Near Checkpoint Zulu, one hundred miles from the Kuwaiti border, Thomas Benton meets Arwood Hobbes. Benton is a British journalist who reports from war zones, in part to avoid his lacklustre marriage and a daughter he loves but cannot connect with; Hobbes is a midwestern American private who might be an insufferable ignoramus, or might be a brilliant lunatic with a death wish — it's hard to tell. Operation Desert Storm is over, peace has been declared, but as they argue about whether it makes sense to cross the nearest border in search of an ice cream, they become embroiled in a horrific attack in which a young local girl in a green dress is shot in the back and dies in Hobbes's arms. The two men walk away into their respective lives. But something has cracked for them both.
Twenty-two years later, in another place, in another war, the two men meet again. Benton and relief worker Märta Ström are persuaded by a much-changed Hobbes to embark on what may be a fool's errand in a last-chance effort to redeem themselves when the girl in green is found alive and in need of salvation. Or is she?
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- joy said...
I'm incredibly impressed with the 18,000 steps, but wondering how you find the time to do anything else. Perhaps you're a stepaholic?
Joy xx
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- Patio Postcards said...
I like that new term, stepsessive ... at the rate that FitBits are sold it seems that most of the world's population have become minders of steps, umm I guess that's why we now have a term for it. You! boring? Never!
Fantastic photo of sister & nephew ...
- 31 January 2017 at 12:00
- Sian said...
My Pilates instructor can make his fitbit record steps just by waving his arms about...have you discovered this trick??
Tuesday is good here, thanks. Just been out for lunch with a friend.
- 31 January 2017 at 14:53
- debs14 said...
A friend of mine got a new job as a dental receptionist and one of the perks of the job was subsidised cosmetic dental work so she chose to have her teeth straightened by that method. The results are fantastic, I know she'd recommend it.
- 1 February 2017 at 07:35
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That's a most impressive step total - you must have been on your feet a LOT of the day ... I'd love to have dental work done had I the cash ...
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Most banana breads are either lacking in flavor or hopelessly dense. This version cooks out some of the water to help reduce the density. The bananas should be VERY ripe, heavily speckled with brown and black. You may use thawed, frozen bananas for the five mashed bananas; because they will exude a lot of liquid when thawing, you can skip the microwaving step and simply put them in the strainer. (Peel them before freezing to prevent the extracted liquid from turning black.) Do not use a frozen banana for the top of the loaf; it will be too soft to slice. Adapted from Cook's Illustrated. http://bit.ly/fBfyCw
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This was perfectly acceptable banana bread but I didn't like it as much as my old standard recipe and it was more work. I followed the recipe exactly, even going up in the attic to dig out my smaller loaf pan... the batter almost overflowed the pan, so don't sweat using a bigger pan. It baked about 60 minutes in my oven and I should have taken it out a little earlier I think; it stays moister on top that most quickbreads.
I did like the sugar topping but I will not put a sliced banana on top again. They were ok right away but I am sure they will be a soggy unappetizing mess after being wrapped in plastic wrap.
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- 8 3⁄4 ounces all-purpose flour (1 3/4 cup)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon table salt
- 6 large very ripe bananas, about 2 1/4 lb
- 8 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
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- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 cup walnuts or 1⁄2 cup pecans, toasted
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FRESH FOOD: Cheese: A better mousetrap
Giant Eagle's evolving cheese shops use sharp assortments to lure customers.
The American palate is decidedly changing, and fresh-focused retailers are responding by wielding the power of cheese. The proof lies in the sophisticated stages many supermarkets are now setting to take customers on new journeys toward more adventurous sensory experiences, via expanded cheese presentations that rival what was formerly reserved only for the finest specialty shops.
Cheese now pleases more Americans than ever before, with total per capita consumption at an all- time high of 31.2 pounds, up eight-tenths of a pound from 2003 and almost 20 pounds higher than the 1970 level of 11.4 pounds, according to USDA's Economic Research Service.
A number of forces are fueling the public's affinity for more diverse cheeses, and a variety of progressive grocers are more than happy to accommodate, Pittsburgh-based Giant Eagle among them. Americans aren't only eating more cheese; they're also gravitating to higher-quality, more flavorful varieties of all types and price levels, according to Voni Woods, deli director at Giant Eagle.
The regional chain's well-timed investment in specialty cheeses has proved to be a decidedly better mousetrap than the conventional approach most retailers relied on just a few short years ago.
Giant Eagle's expanded cheese program leads with 22 full-service cheese shops and a larger selection of cheese, to varying degrees, throughout the other 191 corporate and independently owned stores. Those spearheading efforts are supported by 223 certified cheesemongers companywide, says Woods.
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The chain's resident specialists are primed to help customers learn about the dozens of varieties and countries represented, says Woods. The 22 full-service cheese shops, which also feature a wide variety of store-made signature items -- think pecan-and-caramel-topped brie, proprietary Jarlsberg, gorgonzola spreads and dips, and raspberry-infused fromage -- are currently found in what Woods refers to as the chain's "A and A-plus" demographically ranked stores, with more on tap for other locations.
The 30-year Giant Eagle veteran declares the dedicated cheese shops to be "a distinct point of difference." But even better than their role as a competitive differentiator, she adds, is their unequivocal popularity with customers, "who are viewing the cheese shop as a very valuable department" that rounds out an overall satisfying shopping experience.
"Our full-service cheese shop locations are not based on the size or volume of the store, but on targeted customer demographics," she points out, noting that the strategy "represents a significant investment on Giant Eagle's part."
The efforts pay dividends on both ends, says Woods. "People are really responding. It's one thing to slice the cheese, put it out, and invite customers to serve themselves. But it's quite another thing to add the investment of the time and energy spent to train a cheesemonger who can speak directly to the specific qualities and attributes of particular cheeses." After all, she quips, many specialty cheeses "don't just jump into a shopping cart on their own."
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Giant Eagle's evolving cheese strategy follows a natural progression of ongoing developments already underway at Giant Eagle, says Woods. "Timing is everything. I noticed a huge resurgence after 9/11 regarding people's buying habits, with more at-home eating and entertaining, which continues to be the case. Maybe it was just a coincidence, but that's when the boom started, and [that] was when we really stood back, took notice, and determined that this was something we wanted to do."
Reflecting on progress to date vs. original expectations, Woods says that in creating a subdepartment of the deli, "it was our vision to have cheese in its own world." As such, establishing a clear delineation for customers, "that when they leave the deli world, they have now entered the cheese world," was a top priority.
The initial goal has subsequently been achieved, and then some, notes Woods. "We've exceeded expectations, but only in sales, because we've sold cheese forever and always knew there was a good market for it. But as far as people embracing some of the fun things we're doing with our own value-added items, it's just been spectacular."
While the average number of varieties hovers in the neighborhood of 400, Woods says a certain percentage of Giant Eagle's cheese lineup changes frequently. "We're always looking for the new and very cool items," she says, citing the Iowa-made Maytag blue that Emeril often uses, "or the very trendy California-made Point Reyes Blue California that you just can't pass up."
Nevertheless, Woods observes: "You have to be more selective these days because you simply can't have all of them. We read everything out in the trades, and we follow the Food Network," which Woods says has "a very huge" influence on what people are looking for. "When we know something's going to be promoted on the Food Network, we want to have it out there for our customers, at the very least in our [top] stores."
Restaurant cheese courses are also spurring more people to seek out new varieties, as is a more sophisticated traveling public. "There's a huge fascination with strong, bold, new cheeses that are out on the market," says Woods. "They want the real deal and are not willing to settle for substitutes."
Ditto for a knowledgeable, well-trained front-line staff. "If you're going to be cheese-focused, you have to have somebody on the floor that's going to talk cheese, and training is a huge part of the process," notes Woods. Giant Eagle began its four-step, 16-hour certified cheesemonger training about two and a half years ago, she says, noting that the company also offers advanced training for certified cheesemongers two times per year.
Customers are introduced to the chain's cheesemongers through informational signage at the service cheese case. The signs tell customers what it means to be a certified cheesemonger. "You have to let people taste things and ask questions, and help them learn that things that might not look good or smell good taste just fabulous."
Sharing the excitement
An avid observer of cheese departments, Woods never ceases to be amazed by the many types of consumers who share her passion, including bikers, bankers and everyone in between. She thus cautions fellow retailers to refrain from jumping to conclusions about prospective buyers based on traditional stereotypes. "I have seen the least likely type of people picking out an exquisite morbier or mimolette, which is something you would just never normally expect. But it just goes to show that cheese is so exciting."
She duly lauds consumers for taking such an active interest in cheese, which she considers to be both inspiring and enlightening. "They're teaching us, because while we think we're experts, we certainly don't know every single cheese that's out there. I learn something everyday," says Woods, who recently attended CIBUS 2006 in Parma, Italy, a biannual event that ranks as one of the largest and most complete displays of European food specialties.
In addition to an aggressive sampling program, Woods singles out Suzanne Hasbrouk, marketing manager and resident "cheese foodie," as an instrumental part of Giant Eagle's successful cheese flight. "She's really helping us bring to fruition all of the things we're trying to communicate to customers, which ultimately better helps our customers enjoy the cheese shops by giving them a reason to slow down, linger a little longer, and hopefully pick up and enjoy something that piques their interest."


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The Richmond Lady Spartans snapped a three-game skid Wednesday night with a 48-38 win at St. Mary's in their final non-conference matchup of the season. The win came after a tough 47-43 MRVC East loss at home to Knob Noster Monday night. The Lady Spartans will take an 8-13 overall mark and 2-5 league record into this evening's game at Lexington.
Wednesday night's win was almost identical to Richmond's win earlier over St. Mary's in the consolation game of the Lawson Invitational. The Lady Spartans won that January game 47-28.
The Richmond defense held the Lady Trojans to just six field goals through three quarters in the latest meeting. Meanwhile, the Richmond offense, paced by Emma Long's game-high 19 points backed up its defensive effort. The Lady Spartans jumped out to a 14-6 lead after 8 minutes and took a 23-11 lead at the intermission. Richmond took over complete control of the game in the third period by outscoring the home team 19-5 to take a 42-16 cushion into the final frame.
Miya O'Dell added 8 points for the Lady Spartans with Maddy Zeller chipping in 5. Cassidy Layman and Jenny Simpson had 4 points each while Kerigan Maddox, Haley Sowder, Kristin Vantrump and Andrea Woods all scored 2 points each.
Nina Gavoli led St. Mary's, now 6-15, with 9 points. Gavoli scored on a 3-point bucket and 6 of 10 free throw shooting. The Lady Trojans converted 7 of 13 from the line, while Richmond hit 2 of 3 from the stripe.
It was a different kind of free throw shooting performance Monday night in Richmond's loss to Knob Noster. The Lady Panthers outscored Richmond by 10 points from the stripe. Knob Noster converted 17 of 26 attempts at the line, while the Lady Spartans made half of their 14 tries.
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I was craving the batter from fried chicken and this hit the spot! As far as the butter and milk needed, you have to eye ball it because potatoes vary. Just add a little at a time until they start sticking together.
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- 8 ounces Good Seasonings Italian salad dressing mix (the small pack, I do not know what size it is, I guessed)
- 1⁄4 cup nutritional yeast flakes (optional)
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup soymilk
- 1 cup oil (adjust to cover 1/4-inch of your pan)
- 3 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
- 1⁄4 cup vegan butter
- 1⁄4 cup soymilk or 1⁄4 cup rice milk, for mashing
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- Boil potatoes until soft.
- Mix dressing packet, flour, and yeast in one bowl.
- Pour milk in another.
- When potatoes are done, drain and add butter and milk. You can add salt and pepper if you like.
- You do not want these to be too creamy, they need to be somewhat firm.
- Heat the oil.
- Take 2 spoonfuls potato and form into a ball.
- Put in milk bowl, then put into flour bowl. Repeat.
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Anesthesia Points to Deeper Level 'Quantum Channels' as Origins of Consciousness
Anesthetics act inside neurons in microtubule pi electron resonance clouds, similar to those mediating quantum coherence in photosynthesis proteins. Here the authors show anesthetics dampen pi cloud terahertz oscillations, proposed as the...
23-Mar-2015 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites
Sir Roger Penrose Receives 'Bhaumik Prize' in Consciousness Research at Tucson Conference
Laser pioneer rewards noted physicist for fundamental research on consciousness.
23-Sep-2014 4:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites