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Introduction, Specifications, and Requirements
Finally! Optane Memory sitting in our lab! Sure, it's not the mighty P4800X we remotely tested over the past month, but this is right here, sitting on my desk. It's shipping, too, meaning it could be sitting on your desk (or more importantly, in your PC) in just a matter of days.
The big deal about Optane is that it uses XPoint Memory, which has fast-as-lightning (faster, actually) response times of less than 10 microseconds. Compare this to the fastest modern NAND flash at ~90 microseconds, and the differences are going to add up fast. What's wonderful about these response times is that they still hold true even when scaling an Optane product all the way down to just one or two dies of storage capacity. When you consider that managing fewer dies means less work for the controller, we can see latencies fall even further in some cases (as we will see later).
Introduction and Specifications
XPoint. Optane. QuantX. We've been hearing these terms thrown around for two years now. A form of 3D stackable non-volatile memory that promised 10x the density of DRAM and 1000x the speed and endurance of NAND. These were bold statements, and over the following months, we would see them misunderstood and misconstrued by many in the industry. These misconceptions were further amplified by some poor demo choices on the part of Intel (fortunately countered by some better choices made by Micron). Fortunately cooler heads prevailed as Jim Handy and other industry analysts helped explain that a 1000x improvement at the die level does not translate to the same improvement at the device level, especially when the first round of devices must comply with what will soon become a legacy method of connecting a persistent storage device to a PC.
Did I just suggest that PCIe 3.0 and the NVMe protocol - developed just for high-speed storage, is already legacy tech? Well, sorta.
That 'Future NVM' bar at the bottom of that chart there was a 2-year old prototype iteration of what is now Optane. Note that while NVMe was able to shrink down the yellow bar a bit, as you introduce faster and faster storage, the rest of the equation (meaning software, including the OS kernel) starts to have a larger and larger impact on limiting the ultimate speed of the device.
NAND Flash simplified schematic (via Wikipedia)
Before getting into the first retail product to push all of these links in the storage chain to the limit, let's explain how XPoint works and what makes it faster. Taking random writes as an example, NAND Flash (above) must program cells in pages and erase cells in blocks. As modern flash has increased in capacity, the sizes of those pages and blocks have scaled up roughly proportionally. At present day we are at pages >4KB and block sizes in the megabytes. When it comes to randomly writing to an already full section of flash, simply changing the contents of one byte on one page requires the clearing and rewriting of the entire block. The difference between what you wanted to write and what the flash had to rewrite to accomplish that operation is called the write amplification factor. It's something that must be dealt with when it comes to flash memory management, but for XPoint it is a completely different story:
XPoint is bit addressible. The 'cross' structure means you can select very small groups of data via Wordlines, with the ultimate selection resolving down to a single bit.
Since the programmed element effectively acts as a resistor, its output is read directly and quickly. Even better - none of that write amplification nonsense mentioned above applies here at all. There are no pages or blocks. If you want to write a byte, go ahead. Even better is that the bits can be changed regardless of their former state, meaning no erase or clear cycle must take place before writing - you just overwrite directly over what was previously stored. Is that 1000x faster / 1000x more write endurance than NAND thing starting to make more sense now?
Ok, with all of the background out of the way, let's get into the meat of the story. I present the P4800X:
Podcast #443 - Thermoelectric Coolers, Storage Reviews, and a StarCraft Remaster. oh my.
Subject: Editorial | March 30, 2017 - 10:40 AM | Alex Lustenberg
Tagged: starcraft, Silverstone, Samsung, podcast, Phonoic, Optane, microSD, Lexar, HEX 2.0, drobo, CORSAIR ONE, ashes of the singularity, aida64, 5N2
PC Perspective Podcast #443 - 03/30/17
Join us for Thermoelectric Coolers, Tiny PSUs, Lots o' Storage, some trips down nostaglia lane, and more!
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Jeremy: Planescape: Torment EE obviously
Intel Officially Launches Optane Memory, Shows Performance
Subject: Storage | March 27, 2017 - 12:16 PM | Allyn Malventano
Tagged: XPoint, Optane Memory, Optane, M.2, Intel, cache, 3D XPoint
We are just about to hit two years since Intel and Micron jointly launched 3D XPoint, and there have certainly been a lot of stories about it since. Intel officially launched the P4800X last week, and this week they are officially launching Optane Memory. The base level information about Optane Memory is mostly unchanged, however, we do have a slide deck we are allowed to pick from to point out some of the things we can look forward to once the new tech starts hitting devices you can own.
Alright, so this is Optane Memory in a nutshell. Put some XPoint memory on an M.2 form factor device, leverage Intel's SRT caching tech, and you get a 16GB or 32GB cache laid over your system's primary HDD.
To help explain what good Optane can do for typical desktop workloads, first we need to dig into Queue Depths a bit. Above are some examples of the typical QD various desktop applications run at. This data is from direct IO trace captures of systems in actual use. Now that we've established that the majority of desktop workloads operate at very low Queue Depths (<= 4), lets see where Optane performance falls relative to other storage technologies:
There's a bit to digest in this chart, but let me walk you through it. The ranges tapering off show the percentage of IOs falling at the various Queue Depths, while the green, red, and orange lines ramping up to higher IOPS (right axis) show relative SSD performance at those same Queue Depths. The key to Optane's performance benefit here is that it can ramp up to full performance at very low QD's, while the other NAND-based parts require significantly higher parallel requests to achieve full rated performance. This is what will ultimately lead to a much snappier responsiveness for, well, just about anything hitting the storage. Fun fact - there is actually a HDD on that chart. It's the yellow line that you might have mistook as the horizontal axis :).
As you can see, we have a few integrators on board already. Official support requires a 270 series motherboard and Kaby Lake CPU, but it is possible that motherboard makers could backport the required NVMe v1.1 and Intel RST 15.5 requirements into older systems.
For those curious, if caching is the only way power users will be able to go with Optane, that's not the case. Atop that pyramid there sits an 'Intel Optane SSD', which should basically be a consumer version of the P4800X. It is sure to be an incredibly fast SSD, but that performance will most definitely come at a price!
We should be testing Optane Memory shortly and will finally have some publishable results of this new tech as soon as we can!
Podcast #442 - ARM DynamIQ, Optane Launch, Gigabit LTE, Vulkan
Subject: Editorial | March 23, 2017 - 12:26 PM | Alex Lustenberg
Tagged: Yoga Book, vulkan, topre, snapdragon 835, SC17, qualcomm, podcast, Optane, LG 32UD99, Lenovo, Gigabit LTE, evga, DynamIQ, arm
PC Perspective Podcast #442 - 03/23/17
Join us for Topre and CORSAIR Keyboards, ARM DynamIQ, Optane Launch, EVGA 4K gaming laptop, and more!
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Intel Officially Kicks Off Optane Launch with SSD DC P4800X
Subject: Storage | March 19, 2017 - 12:21 PM | Allyn Malventano
Tagged: XPoint, SSD DC P4800X, Optane Memory, Optane, Intel, client, 750GB, 3D XPoint, 375GB, 1.5TB
Intel brought us out to their Folsom campus last week for some in-depth product briefings. Much of our briefing is still under embargo, but the portion that officially lifts this morning is the SSD DC P4800X:
MSRP for the 375GB model is estimated at $1520 ($4/GB), which is rather spendy, but given that the product has shown it can effectively displace RAM in servers, we should be comparing the cost/GB with DRAM and not NAND. It should also be noted this is also nearly half the cost/GB of the X25-M at its launch. Capacities will go all the way up to 1.5TB, and U.2 form factor versions are also on the way.
For those wanting a bit more technical info, the P4800X uses a 7-channel controller, with the 375GB model having 4 dies per channel (28 total). Overprovisioning does not do for Optane what it did for NAND flash, as XPoint can be rewritten at the byte level and does not need to be programmed in (KB) pages and erased in larger (MB) blocks. The only extra space on Optane SSDs is for ECC, firmware, and a small spare area to map out any failed cells.
Those with a keen eye (and calculator) might have noted that the early TBW values only put the P4800X at 30 DWPD for a 3-year period. At the event, Intel confirmed that they anticipate the P4800X to qualify at that same 30 DWPD for a 5-year period by the time volume shipment occurs.
Read on for more about the SSD DC P4800X (and other upcoming products!)
Intel Details Optane Memory System Requirements
Subject: General Tech, Storage | February 21, 2017 - 07:14 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: Optane, kaby lake, Intel, 3D XPoint
Intel has announced that its Optane memory will require an Intel Kaby Lake processor to function. While previous demonstrations of the technology used an Intel Skylake processor, it appears this configuration will not be possible on the consumer versions of the technology.
Further, the consumer application accelerator drives will also require a 200-series chipset motherboard, and either a M.2 2280-S1-B-M or M.2 2242-S1-B-M connector with two or four PCI-E lanes. Motherboards will have to support NVMe v1.1 and Intel RST (Rapid Storage Technology) 15.5 or newer.
It is not clear why Intel is locking Optane technology to Kaby Lake and whether it is due to technical limitations that they were not able to resolve to keep Skylake compatible or if it is just a matter of not wanting to support the older platform and focus on its new Kaby Lake processors. As such, Kaby Lake is now required if you want UHD Blu Ray playback and Optane 3D XPoint SSDs.
What are your thoughts on this latest bit of Optane news? Has Intel sweetened the pot enough to encourage upgrade hold outs?
Also Read:
- A Closer Look at Intel's Optane SSD DC P4800X Enterprise SSD Performance
- Intel Quietly Launches Official Optane Memory Site
- The Intel Core i7-7700K Review - Kaby Lake and 14nm+
Podcast #437 - EVGA iCX, Zen Architecture, Optane, and more!
Subject: Editorial | February 16, 2017 - 01:36 PM | Alex Lustenberg
Tagged: Zen, Z170, webkit, webgpu, podcast, Optane, nvidia, Intel, icx, evga, ECS, crucial, Blender, anidees, amd
PC Perspective Podcast #437 - 02/16/17
Join us for EVGA iCX, Zen Architechure, Intel Optane, new NVIDIA and AMD driver releases, and more!
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Intel Quietly Launches Official Optane Memory Site
Subject: Storage | February 15, 2017 - 08:58 PM | Allyn Malventano
Tagged: XPoint, ssd, Optane, memory, Intel, cache
We've been hearing a lot about Intel's upcoming Optane memory over the past two years, but the information had all been in the form of press announcements and leaked roadmap slides.
We now have an actual Optane landing page on the Intel site that discusses the first iteration of 'Intel Optane Memory', which appears to be the 8000p Series that we covered last October and saw as an option on some upcoming Lenovo laptops. The site does not cover the upcoming enterprise parts like the 375GB P4800X, but instead, focuses on the far smaller 16GB and 32GB 'System Accelerator' M.2 modules.
Despite using only two lanes of PCIe 3.0, these modules turn in some impressive performance, but the capacities when using only one or two (16GB each) XPoint dies preclude an OS install. Instead, these will be used, presumably in combination with a newer form of Intel's Rapid Storage Technology driver, as a caching layer meant as an HDD accelerator:
While the random write performance and endurance of these parts blow any NAND-based SSD out of the water, the 2-lane bottleneck holds them back compared to high-end NVMe NAND SSDs, so we will likely see this first consumer iteration of Intel Optane Memory in OEM systems equipped with hard disks as their primary storage. A very quick 32GB caching layer should help speed things up considerably for the majority of typical buyers of these types of mobile and desktop systems, while still keeping the total cost below that for a decent capacity NAND SSD as primary storage. Hey, if you can't get every vendor to switch to pure SSD, at least you can speed up that spinning rust a bit, right?
A Closer Look at Intel's Optane SSD DC P4800X Enterprise SSD Performance
Subject: Storage | February 10, 2017 - 04:22 PM | Allyn Malventano
Tagged: Optane, XPoint, P4800X, 375GB
Over the past few hours, we have seen another Intel Optane SSD leak rise to the surface. While we previously saw a roadmap and specs for a mobile storage accelerator platform, this time we have some specs for an enterprise part:
The specs are certainly impressive. While they don't match the maximum theoretical figures we heard at the initial XPoint announcement, we do see an endurance rating of 30 DWPD (drive writes per day), which is impressive given competing NAND products typically run in the single digits for that same metric. The 12.3 PetaBytes Written (PBW) rating is even more impressive given the capacity point that rating is based on is only 375GB (compare with 2000+ GB of enterprise parts that still do not match that figure).
Now I could rattle off the rest of the performance figures, but those are just numbers, and fortunately we have ways of showing these specs in a more practical manner:
Assuming the P4800X at least meets its stated specifications (very likely given Intel's track record there), and also with the understanding that XPoint products typically reach their maximum IOPS at Queue Depths far below 16, we can compare the theoretical figures for this new Optane part to the measured results from the two most recent NAND-based enterprise launches. To say the random performance makes leaves those parts in the dust is an understatement. 500,000+ IOPS is one thing, but doing so at lower QD's (where actual real-world enterprise usage actually sits) just makes this more of an embarrassment to NAND parts. The added latency of NAND translates to far higher/impractical QD's (256+) to reach their maximum ratings.
Intel research on typical Queue Depths seen in various enterprise workloads. Note that a lower latency device running the same workload will further 'shallow the queue', meaning even lower QD.
Another big deal in the enterprise is QoS. High IOPS and low latency are great, but where the rubber meets the road here is consistency. Enterprise tests measure this in varying degrees of "9's", which exponentially approach 100% of all IO latencies seen during a test run. The plot method used below acts to 'zoom in' on the tail latency of these devices. While a given SSD might have very good average latency and IOPS, it's the outliers that lead to timeouts in time-critical applications, making tail latency an important item to detail.
I've taken some liberties in my approximations below the 99.999% point in these plots. Note that the spec sheet does claim typical latencies "<10us", which falls off to the left of the scale. Not only are the potential latencies great with Optane, the claimed consistency gains are even better. Translating what you see above, the highest percentile latency IOs of the P4800X should be 10x-100x (log scale above) faster than Intel's own SSD DC P3520. The P4800X should also easily beat the Micron 9100 MAX, even despite its IOPS being 5x higher than the P3520 at QD16. These lower latencies also mean we will have to add another decade to the low end of our Latency Percentile plots when we test these new products.
Well, there you have it. The cost/GB will naturally be higher for these new XPoint parts, but the expected performance improvements should make it well worth the additional cost for those who need blistering fast yet persistent storage.
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The JCB TM320S is a Telehandler/Wheel Loader hybrid (otherwise known as a "pivot-steer loader") available in Farming Simulator 17. This vehicle has a short telescopic arm like that of a Telehandler, and can only take Telehandler Tools. On the other hand, it has the distinct design and handling characterstics of a Wheel Loader - sacrificing maneuverability for extra stability.
Advantages Edit
- Stable: The TM320S is shaped like a Wheel Loader, and therefore has most of its weight concentrated at the rear. This means that even with its arm fully extended, it can lift a very heavy weight without tipping forwards.
- Slightly Stronger Engine: The TM320S has a slightly stronger engine than any other Telehandler, and a slightly lower weight relative to its engine power. This mostly helps with acceleration, but can also help when towing trailers.
Disadvantages Edit
- Short Arm: The TM320S's telescopic arm is about 30-40% shorter than the average length of a "true" Telehandler arm. It cannot reach nearly as high, to handle Pallets and Bales on top of very high stacks, for instance.
- Articulated: The TM320S's body has an articulated joint at the center. The front and rear sections of the vehicle will pivot relative to each other whenever the vehicle turns. This makes the vehicle significantly harder to maneuver than a "true" Telehandler.
- No Steering Options: The TM320S does not have the normal full range of steering options ("All-wheel", "Crab") like a "true" Telehandler. Instead it will always steer by articulation (see above).
- Price: $112,000
- Maintenance Cost: $180/ day
- Leasing Costs: $2,240 + $5,600/h + $1,120/d
- Engine power: 107 kW / 145 hp
- Max speed: 42 km/h / 26 mph
- Max Reverse Speed: 20 km/h / 12 mph
- Fuel capacity: 160L
- Front Attachments: Telehandler Tools
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COEUR d'ALENE - The crowd of 15 onlookers cheered when the cat leaped safely from 20 feet up in a tree to the snow-covered ground.
Safe, finally.
After being stuck in the tall pine at Ninth and Best for about a week, after a few failed rescue efforts, after much worry and phone calls and pleas for help, the feline was alive and well. It still had all nine lives.
It was over.
Well, maybe not.
"I thought we were home free there for a minute," said Ken Roberge, arborist with Specialty Tree Services, who spent 15 minutes in 30-degree temperature pursuing the cat as it leaped from tree to tree to tree to tree.
Once the cat's paws touched down, it promptly raced across the yard - and climbed right back up the first tree, and disappeared into darkness.
Disappointed, the audience turned away, seemingly no longer sympathetic to the cat's plight. Nothing but groans and head shakes. Arms went up in exasperation. Dumb cat, many muttered.
"It can stay up there," said one person as she walked away.
"At least we know it can come down," Roberge said.
Sarah Gott with the Altar Church said the cat's yowling and meowing could be heard coming from the tree for the past week.
"It's so sad," she said.
She called police, fire and animal control officials. None, she was told, could help her.
Neighbors used a ladder to try and reach the cat, but it just scurried higher.
Jonathan Locke tried to climb the tree, but his fear of heights got the best of him when he was about a quarter of the way up the 100-foot pine.
"It was scary," he said
Food placed on the lowest branches failed to bring the cat down lower - though the two friendly Akitas in the yard might have discouraged it, too.
So Tuesday afternoon, Gott dialed Specialty Tree Services and within an hour, Roberge rolled up with his truck and cherry picker.
The light brown cat, whose owner is unknown, was perched on a branch some 60 feet above ground, in the tree nearest the road. But the closer Roberge came, the more it fled, making acrobatic leaps to the next tree,
Roberge didn't give up.
Using a pole, he managed to direct the cat lower, until it jumped the final 20 feet. Unfortunately, it decided it preferred the higher viewpoint.
"I've rescued a lot of cats over the years," Roberge said. "Most of the time they climb to the top. I've never seen one transfer from tree to tree like that."
Most cats, he said, will come down with a little coaxing. Or, just leaving them alone. Considering the cat had been there a week, and considering the cold temperature, he thought it best to try and get it down.
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It took less than a day of jury selection for Atul Mahajan to lose it.
"People of the jury, rise up!" shouted the CEO, locked in a courtroom for hours with a group of jury candidates, two jugs of water and no instructions other than to wait for further instructions. "You have nothing to lose but your chains!"
Every week, hundreds of citizens are summoned to wait, often for days, so the courts can select about 50 people. If you've ever been bumped from your flight because the airline oversold it, imagine if they did that 100 percent of the time.
Mahajan's revolt fizzled, the insurrection limited to one potential juror snapping a selfie on the judge's bench.
After days of sitting on his hands, Mahajan was dismissed along with the majority of candidates, including my friend Lily Cho.
She's come to kvetch over brunch, with Mahajan and another of their jury pool pals, melittologist (that's bee scientist to you) Sheila Colla.
Cho and Colla load up breakfast tacos, filling tortillas with chorizo and potatoes, a schmear of the three salsas on the table, letting me add a dab of scrambled eggs. Like most people, they overload each taco, causing it to collapse or drip salsa out of the side.
Mahajan, an executive for Oshawa Power, still too fuming to eat, is crunching theoretical numbers for lost productivity in jury selection, estimating it at 25 grand a day.
I don't know about his numbers, but the system sounds wacky.
"Juror, look upon the accused. Accused, look upon the juror." The court clerk says this for each prospective juror, one at a time. That's your moment to say if you feel you couldn't fairly judge this person.
"And you have to hear that 200 times, the same thing, over and over again," says Mahajan. "So the reality is that they need eight or 10 times more than they have to choose. I can live with that. But why not get into the 21st century and forget about the old drum? It is grossly inefficient. And disrespectful."
Old drum?
"There's actually a wooden drum," laughs Cho. "For pulling names."
"Even just picking people's names out of a hat can be optimized by randomization software," says Colla. "That would be really easy."
A busy barbecue truck (let's pretend we live in a city that allowed for such futuristic concepts as selling ribs from a mobile kitchen) with a long queue quickly learns to take orders and cash in the line, making the enterprise as efficient as possible, or they will lose customers. We can't find a better format than keeping up to 500 people waiting for three days, to find 50 jurors?
How about a device that pings you when you're about to be called? They have this at the pharmacy for prescriptions. A smartphone app might be classist or exclusory. But for the money already being wasted, the courts could lend out iPhones. Sheesh, they could give them away.
This isn't to say that trial by jury isn't a noble ideal. It just sounds like it's due for a makeover.
"As much as I don't like the jury system," Mahajan says, "I think the jury trial is not a bad idea."
Cho, not that she's accused of anything, would rather a judge decide her fate.
"You don't want one smart guy or girl, whose entire life has been devoted to the legal system, to decide?"
We debate that idea, one expert versus a dozen amateurs, until it's time to leave. But I still have so much leftover chicken tinga, tortillas and salsas, plus unanswered questions. So I invite criminal lawyer Daniel Rechtshaffen for dinner.
The counselor knows his way around a taco. Rather than overloading the tortillas, he assembles and devours a long series of cigar-sized tacos.
When jurors look upon the accused, Rechtshaffen explains, the accused and their lawyer are looking upon the juror.
"I tell my client, if you get a horrible vibe, the stink eye, the stare of death, the heebie jeebies from the prospective juror, just tug on the sleeve of my robe and I will challenge the person for you," he says.
The list of causes for challenge reads like the instructions for a complicated board game you hope you'll never have to play.
Everyone has a theory of how they'd "beat" jury selection. One tip I heard was to tell the judge that you have no faith in a justice system that disproportionately penalizes visible minorities.
Rechtshaffen says that might work, that the courts don't want jurors who don't want to be there. But he says there's no magic phrase to get out of jury duty, that judges know a phony excuse when they hear one and that no one actually fakes being a racist once they're in the courtroom. Though one way to get out of it is to become a lawyer.
Ultimately, he believes that most who serve on juries find it a fulfilling experience. But at $40 a day (after 11 days for nothing, not even parking validation), many people just can't afford the civic responsibility.
"The court will excuse you if serving on the jury will create an undue hardship," he says, citing self-employment, caring for children or elderly relatives. "So there's a system that favours a certain kind of juror. People who are retired, in unions, students."
If it's supposed to be a jury of your peers, that doesn't sound like a system that functions well, which brings us back to Cho's question: judge or jury?
"A lot of lawyers will tell you," Rechtshaffen smartly adds the clause at the beginning of his sentence, "that if you have a case you can win on the law you would probably prefer a judge. But if you have a case where you want to appeal to their emotion, you may want a jury."
Salsa Party
I have been besotted with Mexico: The Cookbook, by Margarita Carrillo Arronte. So far every recipe has come out spot on. Here are three sauces to take your taco/nacho game to another level. I made all of these for Sunday tacos. Over the week the leftover tomato salsa was used to cook brussels sprouts, nachos were dipped in the tomatillo salsa and the ancho sauce was drizzled over green beans.
Salsa Tomate Roja Asada (Roasted Tomato Salsa)
6 tomatoes
1/4 small onion, chopped
3 serrano chilies, chopped
1/4 cup (60 mL) cilantro
salt to taste
Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
In a roasting pan, cook tomatoes, onion and chilies for 15 minutes, turning every five minutes. Remove and cool for 5 minutes.
Transfer to food processor and pulse until liquid but still slightly chunky. Season to taste with salt and stir in cilantro.
Makes about 3 cups (750 mL)
Salsa Tomate Verde Asada (Roasted Tomatillo Salsa)
9 tomatillos
1 tbsp (15 mL) onion, chopped
1 clove garlic
2 serrano chilies
1/2 tsp (2 mL) sugar
1/4 cup (60 mL) cilantro, chopped
salt to taste
Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
In a roasting pan, cook tomatillos, onion, garlic and chilies for 15 minutes, turning every five minutes. Remove and cool for 5 minutes.
Transfer to food processor with sugar and pulse until liquid, but still slightly chunky. Season to taste with salt and stir in cilantro.
Makes about 3 cups (750 mL)
Salsa de Chile Ancho Cocida (Ancho Salsa)
1 cup (250 mL) orange juice
4 dry ancho chilies
4 tsp (20 mL) white vinegar
1/2 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic
1/2 cup (125 mL) water
1/4 cup (60 mL) olive oil
In a small pot, bring orange juice, chilies, vinegar, onion, garlic and water to boil. Reduce and simmer for five minutes. Remove and cool for 5 minutes.
In a blender, puree with oil until smooth. Season to taste with salt.
Makes about 2 cups (500 mL)
Star-tested by Corey Mintz
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The Composition and Production of Anglo-Saxon Glass
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Jan & Jon's place is even more beautiful in person than in the photos. The stained glass, green bamboo fence and hardwood floors make for a bright and cheery ambience. It's right near *downtown Hawi* (which is such a quaint and sleepy town, that using the term *downtown* is generous), and it's a great homebase for exploring nearby sights, lookouts, beaches and for spotting the occasional whale. The coffee shop nearby has amazing ice cream and tasty breakfast, the hot tub was perfect for evening soaks and having a washer/dryer (at the midway point of our trip) was a game changer.allison2017-01-30T00:00:00Z
Jan&Jon were amazing hosts! the location was perfect for us! We had a great time and I highly recommend this to anyone!Michael2017-06-21T00:00:00Z
Nice hot tub, beautiful and clean, a lovely view out back, great view of the stars at night-Jon was really great showing us places we might like to visit with our two kids and they left fresh kona coffee for us. Jon even gave us fresh fruit from his garden in the morning.Fiona2016-12-06T00:00:00Z
This is a great house to stay in, in Havi. The hot tub was a great touch and we definitely used it. The beds and everything were comfortable. The restaurants in the area were among the best we had across the island. Thanks for a great stay!Karen2017-07-10T00:00:00Z
Jan and Jon were extremely welcoming - they both stopped by to say hello and provided us with many recommendations for exploring the area, along with their favorite places to eat. There was fresh fruit waiting for us in the loft, and twice they came by with fresh veggies from their organic garden. The loft was comfortable and very clean. We enjoyed every minute of our stay there, and will utilize their property upon return to the Big Island!Nicole2015-05-01T00:00:00Z
We had a wonderful stay at the Cedar House Loft. Hawi is a nice little corner of the Big Island, with a cute little downtown and beautiful nearby beaches, hiking trails, snorkeling spots, and country roads to explore. Jan & Jon's place was an ideal place for us to experience Hawi and the Kohala Coast. The apartment was clean, newly-appointed, quiet, and very comfortable for us to relax after our adventures nearby. The full-functioning kitchen had all the things we needed for cooking tasty meals, preparing fresh-brewed Kona coffee (beans provided!), and making smoothies with the tasty locally grown papayas, pineapple, and bananas. Jan & Jon were also very responsive in their communication and provided some useful pointers on snorkeling and other local activities ahead of our trip. We'd definitely come back again!Raleigh2017-07-07T00:00:00Z
My girlfriend and I had a great four night stay in the Loft. Simple but well done accommodation with everything we needed. Spotlessly clean. Excellent directions/pre-info and a couple of informative/fun chats with Jon when we arrived. Walking distance to restaurants, etc in Hawi and well located to get to Waimea and SaddleRd (across island) or to Pololu Valley (recommend that hike). A great few days.T.J.2015-09-12T00:00:00Z
The host made us feel welcome and gave us great snorkeling tips and an overview yet was respectful of our privacy. The location is good--one can walk to the local Hawi town and it is under 30 minutes to outstanding beaches (Mauna Kea!) and even less time to pop in the water for a snorkel or look to Maui view for a sunset. Also Hawi is at around 500 feet elevation which makes for cooler evenings--less humidity--which is great for sleeping. The loft area bed is best for kids (one of our teens liked his 'man cave') but both of our tall teens would not have fit so well--there is a sofa bed in addition to the queen bed. All beds are in the same room as the loft/kitchen you see in the picture so no separate bedroom. Nice extras such as beach towels, chairs, umbrella and boogie board! Loved the fruit basket and blender! There is a fenced-in garden patio with table and chairs (but no view) and given it was rainy in the evening plus mosquitos we ended up never sitting outside. As a bonus for relaxed evenings with teenagers--wi-fi and several movies to choose from on netflix and a pizza place not too far away--in fact lots of local, casual, great food places--try Minnie's and CSC in the next town.Maureen2015-06-25T00:00:00Z
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excelente lugar, lejos de ruido y con buenos espaciosCarlos Adrián 2017-02-23T00:00:00Z
This was a lovely place to stay! Spacious home with a tons of natural light and a large deck to enjoy the fresh air. I had no trouble finding it, just look for the numbered mailbox on the side of the highway. I didn't have a chance to meet Nicholas in person, but he answered all our questions and fulfilled all our expectations as a host.Adrian2015-12-22T00:00:00Z
It was lovely to Meet Nicholas and his beautiful cat which I am very fond of. The tree loft was so lovely and it was a real treat waking up to birds chirping in the morning. This place was so relaxing and had a real calming feel to it. It is a great base to explore the big island from. The only downside was that the driveway was difficult to find at night so make sure you don't visit the house for the first time when dark.jessica2015-09-24T00:00:00Z
Nicholas was very nice and helpful in every messages we shared. The appartement was very nice, clean, with everything we needed, full equiped kitchen, washing machin and two bathroom, very nice when you are 4 adultes. The wiev from the house was wonderfull. It was perfect and we hightly recommand this loft. Thank you NicholasTania2016-01-11T00:00:00Z
We were a family of five staying at this home and we all enjoyed our stay. The house has all the basics you'd need to have a comfortable stay. Two bedrooms and a hide a bed in the couch made for good sleeping arrangements. We stocked up on groceries and were able to cook meals at the house. The kitchen has all the basics you'd need, including a coffee maker and all the dishes and utensils. The patio is amazing with a beautiful view and surrounded by lots of fruit trees. Our neighbors downstairs were very friendly and helpful. There's wifi included as well. All in all, our family had a fabulous time. Just be prepared for mosquitoes outside. Citronella incense, eucalyptus oils and vitamin B complex did the trick for us. Mahalo!Sergio2017-05-26T00:00:00Z
This was a stunning location for the 4 of us. We enjoyed the outdoor porch and the space inside very much. It was clean and comfortable.Phillip and Dana2015-12-27T00:00:00Z
My friend and I booked a night at Nicholas's place at the end of our vacation in Hawaii. We added an extra night to our trip and needed a last minute place to stay and this was perfect! The Lookout is a beautiful, secluded location off Route 11 near Captain Cook. It is nestled into the woods on a sloping hill leading to the ocean. You can see the water from the elevated back porch. It is about 45 minutes from Kona, so you will definitely need a car to get here, though that's a good idea for any location in Hawaii. The house was spotlessly clean, with a spacious living and dining area, back deck, and moderately sized kitchen complete with a dishwasher. There are two bedrooms with double beds (one queen and one full) and two baths with showers. It was plenty of space for the two of us and could comfortably host 4. There is also a futon on the back deck if you need more space. Nichloas was a wonderful host who was easy to coordinate with and very reachable by phone (or in-person since his apartment is under The Lookout). He was very accommodating with our arrival time (which ended up being much later than anticipated), and he had some fresh local beers cracked and tiki torches lit on our porch when we arrived. It was a sweet gesture that made us feel very welcomed and comfortable in the space. Nicholas was a joy to talk to and has the cutest cat, Luna, that follows him everywhere. All in all, a great experience that really couldn't have been easier. Would absolutely recommend this place as long as you have a car and don't mind being a little outside of town.Deborah 2015-08-03T00:00:00Z
Wonderful place. Location very convenient to various parts of Kona and South shore of the Big Island. The ocean view is breath-taking. Large lanai is open to the breeze. Hosts were helpful and shared their banana harvest. Thank you!Paul2016-06-30T00:00:00Z
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Cozy yet spacious, in a green setting. The place feels very private. Super easy checkin & out process. Definitely a great spot if you are going to head to the green sand beach.Leonora2016-12-16T00:00:00Z
We were blown away by this place! So wonderful! The home came equipped with everything we needed and though we were content, I knew that Monique was available if anything else came up. Sunrises and starry skies await you in this adorable, quant home! We left feeling a longing for not only the island, but that peaceful place. Thank you for opening your home! It was just the perfect medicine to help us rejuvenate from our crazy lives! JessicaJessica2016-03-03T00:00:00Z
The host canceled this reservation 18 days before arrival. This is an automated posting.wong2016-12-12T00:00:00Z
Although Monique was not there in person to receive us due to travelling herself, she gave us all the information per phone, text message and AirBnB-mail, and left us the details of her house manager for if we would ever need anything. We felt very welcome and the house is absolutely fabulous ! As we there for a longer period for work in the region, we needed a house in which we could both live and work and Monique's house provided both for us splendidly. The lemon trees in the garden, providing fresh lemons and the view on the Pacific Ocean from the lanai/balcony are just the perfect cherry on an otherwise already fabulous cake !Francesc2016-03-24T00:00:00Z
This is truly a spectacular place. If you are looking for a true getaway this is your spot. I feel that South Point is such a beautiful part of the island. The proximity to the Green Sand Beach is great as well as a well known black sand beach. You are not too far from Volcano National Park either. There is a wonderful farm up the street called Paradise Meadows that is a must visit. Best, best local coffee, mac nuts and honey on the entire island chain. The views from Monique's place are fantastic and you have everything you need in this adorable little home. I felt very comfortable. I will warn that you should have an all wheel drive vehicle. It can a little tricky to find if you come in at night time, but once you get there you will have it down. Monique was constantly in contact to make sure I was comfortable and found the house at night. She is a great communicator and I was so busy that I didn't respond to her as much as I would have liked, but despite my silence at times she made sure everything was takeN care of. It is so peaceful at the house. The sounds at night, incredible sunrise and quiet/secluded settings will make you feel at peace. I highly recommend this place if you are going to stay or visit in the Southern parts of the island which are real gems.Jason2016-11-10T00:00:00Z
This place was perfect! Monique went out of her way to provide clear directions from Kona, and even left a few eggs and some coffee for my first morning there. The house is clean, spacious, and flooded with light. Water pressure is great, and the kitchen is really user-friendly. The setting and view are stellar, and I will definitely try to rent this house again if I'm lucky enough to return to Hawaii. Perfect for a romantic getaway, or people who just want some peace and quiet. 4-wheel-drive is strongly recommended.David2016-07-19T00:00:00Z
We had a lovely 3-night stay at Monique's loft. It was quite comfortable, and it was nice to be able to cook while on vacation. We especially enjoyed the mandarin and lemon trees, and made delicious lemonade from the drops (and we happy to have a compost bin to put the rinds in). It was so peaceful to be able to wake up each morning and watch the sun rise from the lanai. Great location to access Green Sands, Black Sands, South Point, Volcanoes NP, and Punalu'u Bake Shop. Our only "fault" with the house was that Monique encouraged 4WD, but didn't make mention that the house was within a neighborhood of rutted dirt roads with no street signs. Had our GPS died or had we arrived at night, we would've been in trouble! As long as you know you need a car with good clearance, GPS, and to arrive the first time during the day, you will love your stay, too.Jennifer 2016-02-10T00:00:00Z
Had a fantastic relaxing stay in monique's cottage. Monique was very easy to get a hold of and was very pleasant to work with. If your looking for off the beaten path, total relaxation, and to get away from the day to day routine this is the place. You get welcomed with the true aloha spirit from the neighbors and from the people working in the town. Beautiful ocean view and sunrises to singing birds in the evening this is the place to relax. Doug & CathyCathleen2015-12-08T00:00:00Z
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Download Sotial- Chat apk 2.8 free for Android smartphone
Posted by Harsh jain in Dating | Oct. 2, 2016 | 7 Comments
Apk file size: 7.8 MB
Sotial is great for chatting, making friends, sharing interests, and even dating! Did we mention it's free?
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You can find new friends, chat, flirt and even find for serious relationship. Its very easy and simple to sign up and find friends from all around world.
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- Instant communication with group chat
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- View profile, photos stream and nearby people.
- public posts and many more great features.
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Several Bug Fixes
Fixed some default texts
Fixed Buy Credits via google play
Fixed Splash Screen
Harsh jain part of our Dating and have average installs from 100 to 500. Last Update Oct. 2, 2016. Google play rating is 100.0. Current verison is 2.8. Actual size 7.8 MB.
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DigitasLBi is a highly-caffeinated playground where brilliant minds come together to make bold, award-winning advertising. We use data-driven insights to guide our work, but we also believe in a healthy dose of spirited storytelling as we strive to transform the marketing landscape. Right now, we're looking for a crackerjack Media Supervisor who'll lead the team in bringing that transformation to life – someone known for incredible strategic thinking, brilliant client interaction and stellar management skills. Sound like you? Read on.
What you'll do:
The Media Supervisor is someone who has an entrepreneurial spirit, and knowledge across video (including CTV/OTT), social, programmatic, and integrated programs.
Responsible for managing media across a scale branding program, ensuring that strategies are executed flawlessly. Working with the larger media team (including in-house paid social, search and programmatic) to execute campaigns, troubleshoot issues, and steward the campaign through kickoff, optimization, and wrap-up.
We've got 40 offices in 25 countries, each one helping to redefine the landscape of strategy, creativity, media and technology. We're excited about the awards we've won– such as Marketing's Digital Agency of the Year, Markies, Tangrams and CRM agency of the year to name a few – but what excites us most is the people we work with, the clients we work for and the never-ending challenge that confronts us: Producing amazing effective work for our clients, day after day.
On top of great values, great people and great clients, we've also got tons of perks that we're proud to offer – things like extra parent leave days, CSR volunteering opportunities, gym membership discounts and training and development schemes. And while we celebrate the people who've stuck by us and shaped us into the strong force that we are today, we're always looking for great new talent help us grow even stronger. If that's you, well, come join us.
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The incredible shrinking keychain
This is what happens when you sell your home to travel full-time in an RV. The image on the left is my key chain four months ago. Actually, there are two separate chains that I needed for different things. I still had a home, an office, a storage shed and probably a few other locks I can't remember now. The photo... Read More