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Saturday, October 21, 2006
Taking a Seat
When Roy E. Disney accused the Eisner regime of building Disney's California Adventure "on the cheap" it was very clear what he was talking about. Here was a park filled with off the shelf amusements contracted out to less than stellar vendors, no distinct themed areas and nary a penny spent on new show technology, save perhaps Soaring Over California's remarkable hovering benchseats.
But what the park's few guests may not realize is that the 'cheap' across the street from Disneyland went far deeper than Wal-Mart style thrills, mall esthetics and empty sightlines. When it came to the comfort of patrons, DCA proudly demoted the guests to third world refugees by not fully budgeting for one of the most rudimentary of theme park provisions: Outdoor seating.
We all know what happens to guests non-plussed by their stroll along Paradise Pier. They leave and never come back. But what about the few remaining souls who haven't yet given up the faith? What happens when, after searching vainly for any element of charm in the park, guests now need a quiet place to rest their weary feet?
It appears that when it comes to taking a break from your glorious California Adventure Disney would rather you please remain standing.
48 comments:
- John said...
Ack! I can't believe I'm defending California Adventure. I refuse to put 'Disney' infront of the CA, because I don't think it deserves it. But your post is a little unfair when literally right around the corner is a street lined with a bunch of benches. Plus the whole 'sun plaza' is pretty much one big bench.
If anything I'd say that last photo shows what Disney is guilty of... poor themeing. Who the hell puts a big blank wall on the approach to one of the park's signature attractions?
- October 22, 2006 at 5:32:00 PM PDT
I haven't been to either of the West Coast parks, but one of the most memorable things I have ever done at WDW was playing checkers with my son in Frontierland. We just happened to notice the tables with checkers on them and played. It was a great way to decompress from the theme park hustle for a few minutes.
If DCA is missing these kinds of quiet areas, that's a real shame.
- October 22, 2006 at 7:20:00 PM PDT
It's not as if poor Disney's California Adventure at the Disneyland (R) Resort hasn't already been run over by a semi truck, chopped up into little pieces, ground into hamburger, and burned to ashes by public criticism. Now you have to pick on it for not having any place to sit??!! That's what the eating establishments are for: places to sit...and...er....buy things to eat!! That's why there were so many restaurants when the park first opened:.....to give people places to sit when they weren't shopping. It's a sound business model that has packed people into shopping mall food courts around the country and it's prefectly good for our park. No one needs benches. That was a Walt thing.
- October 22, 2006 at 8:55:00 PM PDT
- judi said...
Conspiracy theories work well here.
Disney would rather guests keep mobile so that 'undo attention' will not be paid to the surrounding dearth of detail.
Focusing on moving targets is always more difficult.
- October 22, 2006 at 10:15:00 PM PDT
Besides being disappointed by the park's boring atmosphere, we found the park also lacking in something really important in any outdoor attraction which is open in the summer - shade.
- October 22, 2006 at 11:47:00 PM PDT
Gee...sometimes the simple things are the most important aren't they. I know you guys have been getting some heat in the other posts for pointless posts, but I'm glad to see this one. I didn't know this problem exsisted, since I live in Florida, but you noticed something that Disney has started to overlook. I believe its RCT3 where the guests complain if you don't have enough benches and trash cans to accomodate the crowd. That falls under bare essentials for your park. Keep up the good work guys. This is my favorite reading material. You'd really make my day if you'd do a post on the decline of lighting maintence at WDW and one on what could have been with WDW transportation.
- October 23, 2006 at 4:57:00 AM PDT
We sat in that VERY uncomfortable spot. Ugh, not good memories.
- October 23, 2006 at 6:50:00 AM PDT
Right on. People need a place to sit--and preferably in the shade--to overcome the SHOCK of the disaster that is DCA. It's an abomination from top to bottom and needs to be dismantled and re-thought. Hell, the PARKING lot previously there was more entertaining (and had more places to SIT!).
- October 23, 2006 at 7:57:00 AM PDT
- Mark said...
My partner and I headed to the West Coast in April to visit Disneyland for the 50th celebration. We've been to the Orlando and Paris parks many times, so we were very excited to see Walt's baby for the first time and throw some love Walt's way. I had read the not-so-glowing reviews of California Adventure since the park opened but I was determined to keep an open mind. It was Disney so it couldn't be all bad-right?
Boy! Were the bad reviews right on the money!
CA is a terrible park, a giant and boring concrete carnival with no soul. The theming doesn't make sense, half the stores were closed on our visit, and the park was so deserted it felt like we were the only ones there! We spent half a day in the park and the whole time we were there I just wanted to head back across the esplanade and get back to DL.
Gone is the whimsy. Gone is the storytelling. There isn't one trace of Disney magical touch and less of the famed attention to quality.
We enjoyed California Screaming and Grizzly River Rapids, and Soarin was a delight, but if we head out West again to visit the park we fell in love with-- be rest assured California Advetnure will NOT be on our agenda.
I love Disney parks, but I won't be duped again into parting with my hard earned money for a sub par experience.
- October 23, 2006 at 8:49:00 AM PDT
- Will Robison said...
I really can't comment. I made one loop around the "park" and never went back.
- October 23, 2006 at 9:07:00 AM PDT
- Klastorin said...
Travis... you are so right... half the park is completely devoid of this attraction and in the full heat of a southern california summer it's sorely missed... I imagine when disneyland first opened and the trees were saplings this was a problem there too, but at least the infrastructure (viz. trees) was put in place so that now we have lovely arbors throughout the park. at dca we could wait a hundred years, and those wide open spaces would still remind us more of the gobi desert than disneyland. barring some miraculous transformation, that is.
- October 23, 2006 at 9:26:00 AM PDT
- Unknown said...
Again I say...California Adventures needs more mouse! I said that on my first visit and on my last, although, some attempts have been made to bring the Disney magic over to the ugly step-sister side of the park, it's not enough to keep me there all day. Whereas, at Disneyland, sit my ass on a bench all day and I'm happy to do nothing more than stare at everything.
On a side note, this past spring, my seven year old niece, upon seeing me, hugged me tight and said..."Auntie, you smell like Disneyland!" I took it as a compliment, now, had she said I smelled like California Adventures, I'd have to disown her. ;)
- October 23, 2006 at 11:34:00 AM PDT
- un mec bien said...
I'm always surprised to read some bad comments about DCA. Okay, I don't visited it yet, so I can't give a meaning.
But someting you probably don't realize is there is in disneyland Resort Paris the WORST Disney park ever: the sooo cheap Walt Disney Studios. Nine poor attractions (of wich the most are shows), no decoration, no magic. I think that you can not immagine that shame.
So to get an idea of that, take a look on google, youtube, flickr...
- October 23, 2006 at 11:40:00 AM PDT
I was just at DCA last night, and even with the "Trick-Or-Treat" theming, it was pretty bleak. I DID notice, however, a bunch of benches in areas that I don't remember having them in the past.
However, these benches were so cheap that merely bumping into them caused them to move. They were literally either plastic or hollow aluminum. Which means in 2 or 3 years they'll be destroyed.
- October 23, 2006 at 12:20:00 PM PDT
I realize I'm in the minority here, but I love California Adventure. My sister and I split our annual visits to Disneyland between the parks and have built great memories over the past couple years at Californialand (as we call it). I do, however, completely agree that the lack of seating and shade is really, really annoying. Our solution is to always loop back to the Sorceror's Workshop area with all the screens for some sitting on the floor and singing along in blissful air conditioning. There are benches in there too, but we like being on the floor where the little kids come running up to you and tell you to get up and dance with them. I'd say there's definitely some Disney magic in that section of the park. And we'd be devastated if our mainstays - Muppet 3D! California Screamin'! The orange swing and the ferris wheel! were to go away. This from someone who grew up on the original, pre-California Disneyland.
More seating throughout the park would be great, though.
- October 23, 2006 at 12:32:00 PM PDT
You can easily take the exact same pictures at the opposite parks.
Those people are sitting on the ground within 50 feet of benches. And the Main Street photos is the ONLY bench along the length of Main Street (though there are plenty of benches and places to sit at either end).
People sitting on the sidewalks eating is not at all uncommon on Main Street.
- October 23, 2006 at 12:51:00 PM PDT
Benches are for sitting on to enjoy the ambience. There's nothing to see from where those people are sitting (the Steel girders of the back of the Hyperion theater?), so there's no benches. Yes there are plenty of benches in far more picturesque places.
I don't doubt that this post may contain some truth, but that single pictures probably not the strongest evidence.
- October 24, 2006 at 12:14:00 AM PDT
- pariartspaul said...
Well I do agree with the point of this post, and it shows just how we've all actually got used to Disney treating people like cash cows. Sitting on the pavement? Well, the customers DO it so it must be okay. (I refuse to use the term "guests" because that's not how they are treated.)
But seriously, even though some are defending the picture by stating that there IS a bench somewhere near this place... the point is that we should never see a picture like this from a Disney park. There should be like 6 benches in that spot, as well as themeing. I think it is shocking.
Hmm.. there's nothing to see there, so why put benches? How about so people can sit?!
Treat people like cattle and they become cattle. Walt Disney never would have allowed this in his park. When he used the term "guest" he meant it.
People go to a Disney park to experience a DISNEY park. And that does mean Walt.
- October 24, 2006 at 10:47:00 AM PDT
It's reasons like this that I have never been to DCA nor will go to DCA untill they get their act together.
- October 24, 2006 at 1:20:00 PM PDT
- Digital Jedi said...
I'm reminded of something I read at here. The context is the night Walt's associates took the idea of Disneyland to the existing amusement industry of 1953:
Harrison "Buzz" Price Said:
>>>And then there was this revolution. About six weeks ago, I had the rare privilege of to discuss this revolution with one of the men actually there that night. He's here with us today. Mr. Harrison Price.
He said, "Before Walt came along, the entire industry was getting one dollar per capita. The main thing that Walt did was to figure out how to get the per caps up to $4.50 in the very first year. And by the second year they were up to 6 dollars. The rest of the industry was astonished."
How did Disney do this? Well it was very simple. It comes down to stay time. Before Disney, the stay time at an average amusement park was less than two hours. But Disney created an environment with an ambiance that was so refreshing and pleasant that the stay time went up to an unheard of seven hours. And because the stay time went up, the per capita's on food, retail, and ride tickets went up. And the place was an attraction in itself so he could charge people to get in, which wasn't done elsewhere. The result of all this theming, landscaping, and entertainment balance was a revolutionary new and different income profile not seen here, very clearly.
There were two other things about the planning that also seems especially important, and each involves putting the guests' experience first:
1. Walt planned the circulation patterns first. That's the place where the people walk. They planned that as a first priority. Up to that point, designers usually focused on the positive space. That's the thing being built; rather than the negative space, the place where people will be. And he planned every attraction from the perspective of the guest rather than the operator or the manager. Walt focused on the people.<<<
Seating seems like small thing, especially to someone like me who's constantly on the move when I go to a park. The only times I sit are when I'm eating or in a show.
But I had the unique perspective of taking a physically challenged child to the Disney recently. I took the benches for granted, but I don't know what I would have done had I had to sit on the ground for the constant diaper changes and breaks. And then there are people like my dad, who just enjoyed sitting at Disney and enjoying the ambiance. A person who doesnt want to ride Space Mountain can have seat while his kids or wife go in, and he can enjoy the ambiance of Future World.
Like the man said, it's about entertainment balance. Make them enjoy the simplest things, and the stay time goes up. Make the stay time go up and the money spent in shops and eating places go up. This all makes the money go up, because people want to have that experience again and again. Simple. Elegant. Proven.
- October 24, 2006 at 8:03:00 PM PDT
- nobody said...
I love this blog as much as I still love Disney! but...
I just noticed that you're not offering full feeds anymore. Why is that? I don't really understand, because you've offered full feeds since you started the blog, and you don't have any ads on any sidebars, and you don't need to worry about bandwidth.
Please, bring back the full atom feed!
- October 24, 2006 at 9:58:00 PM PDT
- Mr Banks said...
To above "nobody". This blog is still set to offer full atom feeds so I don't have any idea why it mysteriously decided to stop offering them. If anybody out there knows how this problem can be fixed I'd be thrilled to get the information. Hopefully this is only a temporary problem and will be rectified through Blogger.
- October 24, 2006 at 11:10:00 PM PDT
- Cheshirekatz said...
Like other baby boomers when I first started visiting Disney 30 years ago I was young and spry and flew from attraction to attraction. Now that I am getting old and gray I require resting spots to watch the kids and grandkids fly from attraction to attraction. A large part of the pleasure of Disney was just sitting and looking, soaking up atmosphere. Sadly Disney seems to have decided that if they can't make money off it, it ain't worth having. It used to be Disney was the guiding light for all amusement parks. Now I have to say they should have taken a look at a place like Busch Gardens in VA before designing another park. How far the mighty have fallen!
- October 25, 2006 at 6:07:00 AM PDT
- pariartspaul said...
Cheers to digital jedi above and thanks for referring to Walt Disney again. There is a lot of great material available on Walt's business philosophy about the parks. These days fans are more familiar with his strategies than Disney management is. As we all know, during the last 15 years or more WDI had thrown Walt's experience out the door, thinking it not relevant to today's audience. I know from experience that more often than not at WDI, a mention of how Walt Disney would have approached something would more often invoke laughter rather than serious thought. Walt is often seen as nothing more than some quaint and curious historical figure rather than the 20th century revolutionary business genius he was.
With WDI in a period of change, I would love to see an effort to get a little more of Walt Disney's philosophies back into the stream of thinking there. Just about everything he ever said or wrote about the park is available and tucked away in the WDI library, and there it all sits, just waiting to be re-discovered.
I would love to see one of the main functional conference rooms at WDI rededicated to Walt's business philosophies, where material is actually out in the open… maybe on boards or something. As new decisions are being made, they could at least be made with some reminders of the 'proven strategies' Walt used.
Actually, I would go even further and start putting some of Walt Disney's business quotes up in the halls of WDI as a reminder of how everything started. (How about starting with that ghastly main hallway at WDI? You know… that one with all the horrible artwork on it…. is it still there? It has needed a fresh new coat of clean white paint for years now!)
- October 25, 2006 at 9:57:00 AM PDT
Thanks for the hilarious article. I think, however that you're being too specific. The real point is simply this: DCA is absolutely terrible. There's nothing fun in it and there's no reason to ever go there. I hope they knock it down. Seriously, the place is just lame and I don't even consider it a park. I'd rather go to the dentist.
- October 25, 2006 at 11:50:00 AM PDT
pariartspaul said...
But seriously, even though some are defending the picture by stating that there IS a bench somewhere near this place... the point is that we should never see a picture like this from a Disney park. There should be like 6 benches in that spot, as well as themeing. I think it is shocking.
I hope everyone here remembers the story about Walt and hot dog wrappers (buying a hot dog, eating it while walking and putting a trash can where he finished so that guests would find a trash can exactly in the right spot to toss their wrappers) or the story about Walt and paths (waiting for weeks after putting in grass to see where people had cut across it, then putting a path there because that's where the guests wanted to go). Seems to me that if Walt were still around, there'd be benches in that spot. Though if Walt were still around, I bet there would have been benches there from the beginning...
- October 25, 2006 at 4:03:00 PM PDT
If Walt were still around, Dan Steinburg, I bet California Adventure would not be. Instead, something truely magical would have resulted. come to think of it, bet this blog wouldn't be around since "Walt's way" would be "the only way" if he were still with us.
- October 26, 2006 at 9:22:00 AM PDT
- PARISINJUNE said...
My question is, why are you worried about benches at DCA if the park is to be getting a $70 mil. makeover.
I'd be more interested in why Disney doesn't seem to be concerned that members of it's board are working for President Bush, whom is slaughtering 30,000 innocent Iraq citizens- half of which are children under the age of 15, and all for the furtherment of his personal oil agenda. Or why no one at Disney-Iger, sees that probably not too long into the future this issue will take a major bite out of his/ the company's butt. Disney needs to either eliminate these directors or get out of Iraq. We are in the business of family, not murder under a deceptive banner for democracy.
- October 27, 2006 at 10:15:00 AM PDT
- Adam Villani said...
Have you visited Holiday World in Indiana? The theming is nowhere near Disney level, but the cleanliness is stunning. They have trash cans on the pathways literally every 30 feet; I paced it off.
- October 27, 2006 at 11:54:00 AM PDT
Where's the "Re-Imagineering" in this article? Where's the "Re-Imagineering" on this website?
Again, this is just another bitch session. Please use this most excellent forum for more constructive efforts. Please.
Or don't.
- October 27, 2006 at 9:10:00 PM PDT
- Mr Banks said...
How's this, finishdish:
I hereby re-imagineer.....drumroll, please...seats!
Apparently the inference was lost on some readers. I apologize.
- October 27, 2006 at 9:16:00 PM PDT
Mr. Banks,
Your solution lacks imagination. I also suggest that if seats were to be installed, you would declare them to be an eyesore. And of course write an article about it.
- October 28, 2006 at 4:14:00 PM PDT
- micsaund said...
When I was in CA in June of 2006, I visited DL for the first time in 20 years and DCA for the first time ever.
I must say that I was disappointed with DCA. Not completely, but it just was not what I expect from a "Disney experience" (and pricetag).
After waiting for the ToT Fastpass, I must agree wholeheartedly with this post. There was NOWHERE to sit near the ToT and as anyone who's been there knows, there's not a whole lot to do in that area of the park either.
With my feet killing me, I didn't want to walk all over the park to blow 40 minutes, so I figured I'd have a seat, rest, and enjoy the ambiance. Nope. I ended-up semi-sitting/semi-balancing on a concrete post for 40 minutes just to get off my feet for a bit. The flower boxes were covered with people sitting (no room). The curbs were much more covered than in the photo above (it was the week before Easter) and the little butt-destroying post was all I could find.
- October 29, 2006 at 8:22:00 AM PST
- judi said...
micsaund said:
I ended-up semi-sitting/semi-balancing on a concrete post for 40 minutes just to get off my feet for a bit. The flower boxes were covered with people sitting (no room). The curbs were much more covered than in the photo above (it was the week before Easter) and the little butt-destroying post was all I could find.
Whoa. DCA visitors would rather plant their behinds like tulip bulbs or risk an inadvertent cement colonoscopy than shop for overpriced unimaginative "Disney Parks" souvenirs. The FastPass creators are nothing short of sheer marketing geniuses!
"Permanecer sentados por favor" my ass.
- October 29, 2006 at 2:26:00 PM PST
- PARISINJUNE said...
Can someone answer me a question-- How much money did Dick Cheney's Enron/Energy disaster cost our company? How much money on a daily basis was it costing us to actually continue running things at status quo? How much did it eat into our profits and bottom line of which could have been spent on daily upkeep, expansions... and how many times did we have to raise our prices (and not just at the door) to account for that--especially during the holiday season. And worse, how much more money did we lose because our AP holders had to pay for their own personal bills--money they could have been spending in our parks? I have friends that paid as high as $700.00 in just one month alone--and ended up cancelling their regular flights schedule to the parks in order to pay for Dick Cheney's mess. And you may want to remind yourself just how much the average person spends at our parks--and when you're flying in to be there, you're not just there for one day!
If it were me I'd impeach your idiot president and his VP--his bottom line is stealing yours!!!!!
- October 31, 2006 at 5:25:00 AM PST
I don't remember ever having trouble finding somewhere to sit in DCA. If it's true, it is a problem, I just don't remember it.
I've got to disagree with "no distinctly themed" areas, by the way.
- October 31, 2006 at 5:24:00 PM PST
Finding a place to sit, especially a shaded place to sit in the Florida parks, can make the difference between an enjoyable day and one where you are just plain hot, exhausted, and tired and don't even care about having fun anymore. One thing I have always tried to do is seek out the hidden gems of secluded seating at the parks. There's nothing like getting off the beaten path for a snack and giving your feet a fifteen minute break.
- October 31, 2006 at 7:31:00 PM PST
parisinjune, while I don't disagree with you in principle, I'm having a difficult time connecting the corporate and political actions of Dewey, Cheatem & Howe with the lack of places to sit in DCA. WDC has more money than god; three or four dozen fairly nice benches and the installation thereof could almost come out of the petty cash drawer.
Is Machiavelli's Prince still required reading in MBA courses? I know Art of War by Sun Tzu was all the rage for a while. The one thing I truly remember from both books is "you can't lead from the back". DCA is proof that the suits in WDC are content to do just that.
Wasn't Machiavelli also the one who said you have to spend money to make money? When did "good enough" become good enough?
- November 1, 2006 at 10:28:00 AM PST
- Cheshirekatz said...
Disney seems to have money to spend on a finger printing system for tickets (what is THAT all about) but lacks extra money to keep the parks up.
And after reading about the finger printing (reading or whatever), I don't want to go back to Disney at all. The company I used to work for did it to employees and I HATED it. I don't want Big Brother watching me when I am on vacation.
- November 1, 2006 at 11:24:00 AM PST
More importantly to pariartspaul when did this blog become a political blog for someone to spout off lame conspiracy theories.
Please explain how ANY of this has to do with Disney?!?!
Did Disney give money to the Bush administration or to Republicans in general? ABSOLUTELY! They are the party currently in power and Disney has to "grease" the wheels when it comes to regulation, the FCC, the SEC, etc. Everyone does it. Will they give money to a Democratic administration when they are in power? YES.
If they give money to a politician that then votes for a war, does that make Disney evil? ABSOLUTELY NOT! The two things have nothing to do with one another. Politicians vote on HUNDREDS of different issues each and every year. Disney can't be responsible for EVERY decision said politician makes.
Grow up. And live with the rest of us in the REAL world!
- November 1, 2006 at 11:30:00 AM PST
I totally disagree. Like the first comment says, the Sun Plaza is a giant themed bench. C'mon people. DCA really isn't that bad of a park. It could be even worse. It could be Walt Disney Studios Paris.
- November 1, 2006 at 3:27:00 PM PST
- pariartspaul said...
In response to Ted's comments above - I think you are reacting to parisinjune's comments, not mine.
- November 1, 2006 at 5:42:00 PM PST
Sorry pariartspaul you are absolutely correct! I was mistaken due to the similarities in your names.
Sorry ;(
- November 2, 2006 at 1:54:00 PM PST
- PARISINJUNE said...
Thanks for the reminder that the Sun Plaza is just a giant themed bench. I wasn't aware that my perspective was out of focus. I suppose life would be easier if everyone would just "get real". After all,
--Walt was just a man that liked to draw cartoons.
--Nixon, was just one President.
--The Mona Lisa, some girls face plastered on canvas.
--Jesus, just a carpenter who liked to yap.
So, the next time I run into Maurice Sendak, I'll be sure to remind him not to get so emotional while talking about his childhood writting inspirations
-because, well, Mickey is just a mouse.
And the next time someone comes to me to replay their amazing trip to Disneyland, I'll be sure to remind them to calm down and "get real, It's just a theme park."
My only hope--is that God sees things in just the same way!
- November 3, 2006 at 4:24:00 AM PST
Many Disneyland guests 'use' the place (DL) as a park ... as in Central Park ... enjoying more at a leisure pace than the frenetic pace people use WDW. Places like Big Thunder Ranch at Halloween and Christmas provide that great place for relaxing -- also now at Princess Fantasy Faire
- November 6, 2006 at 1:27:00 PM PST
I'm I the only one that has no idea what parisinjune's above comment means?!??
- November 7, 2006 at 9:18:00 AM PST
And the Main Street photos is the ONLY bench along the length of Main Street (though there are plenty of benches and places to sit at either end).
except the photo isn't main street, it's frontierland
- March 27, 2007 at 10:52:00 PM PDT
Hey! I'd wait untill 2012 to see if Disney pulls together CA! I mean they are do like a billion dollar project on it that is supposed to add more heart to the park! I saw concept art on the new HUGE plaza, and I remember seeing benches! Bob Iger really is trying so research that topic then see if you think that will be good for the park!
- December 4, 2007 at 5:11:00 PM PST


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/ Tuesday, September 28, 2010 / 17 Comments / Dessert , Frozen Treats
Perfect No-Cook Strawberry Ice Cream
This is indeed a fantastic Strawberry Ice-Cream recipe. The perfect No Cooking Required dessert, it's so easy to make. All you need is strawberries, sugar, lemon juice, salt, heavy cream, and of course, an ice-cream maker. Try it!
Recipe adapted from Gourmet (August 2009)
Perfect No-Cook Strawberry Ice Cream
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1 lb (450 g) Strawberries, trimmed, halve if large
¾ Cup Sugar
¾ tsp Fresh Lemon Juice
1/8 tsp Sea Salt
2 Cups Heavy Cream
In a large bowl, coarsely mash strawberries with sugar, lemon juice, and sea salt with a potato masher. Let stand, stirring, and mash occasionally for about 10 minutes.
Transfer half of the strawberry mixture into a blender and puree with cream until smooth. Return strawberry cream to bowl with remaining strawberries and allow the mixture to chill thoroughly, stirring occasionally and then freeze it in an ice cream maker.
Note:Ice cream keeps 1 week.
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- AnonymousSeptember 28, 2010 at 12:31 AM
this looks perfect! i haven't tried an egg-free s/b ice cream recipe yet but i sure will now!ReplyDelete
Refreshing strawberry ice-cream! Can it be done without an ice-cream maker?ReplyDelete
oh wow this looks so simple! such a beautiful shade of pink!ReplyDelete
Really fabulous ice cream, I love that there are no eggs!ReplyDelete
I love no cook ice cream recipes - there is so much egg yolk and cholesterol in the custard ones! That's no good.ReplyDelete
I just love the simplicity of this ice cream, strawberry i totally agree.ReplyDelete
Ooh nice! Like LimeCake said, it's a lovely pink! But sadly, I don't have an ice-cream maker.ReplyDelete
@KY: Here is the link on "How to make ice cream without a machine". http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2007/07/making-ice-crea-1/ReplyDelete
Only making my internal ice cream machine battle harder! I really want one... then again, I'm worried about actually making ice cream!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 30, 2010 at 8:06 AM
I can't wait to try the recipe!! I just made homemade ice cream for the first time two nights ago w.o. a machine. It's pretty easy, it just requires a lot of handling. I think the consistency might be better with a machine. I'll have to buy one if I keep finding good recipes like this one =)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 30, 2010 at 9:44 AM
This actually looks easy to make! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Strawberry ice cream is one of God's gifts (even for a non-believer like me).ReplyDelete
Thanks for posting. And Angie, thanks for the machine free technique link.
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I love that this is no-cook! Tempering eggs and making custard usually turns me off of homemade ice cream. This looks wonderful!ReplyDelete
no egg ice-cream! I love the ideaReplyDelete
You could also make it vegan by using soy creamer instead. Silk Soy Creamer is a good one, and you can change it up by using one of the flavored onesReplyDelete
This makes me want the ice cream attachment for my kitchen-aid even more, *starts shaking the gifts under the tree to see if it might be there*ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 20, 2012 at 5:59 PM
Just made this recipe in my brand new ice cream maker --- it's a hit! So easy, perfect pink color, and freshest strawberry flavor!ReplyDelete


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Any coach out there who has suggestions for workouts for older masters swimmers who specialize in 1650/1500 would be greatly appreciated. Also suggestions on how to swim the race. E.G. think of it in shorter segments of build, hold, sprint etc.
Any coach out there who has suggestions for workouts for older masters swimmers who specialize in 1650/1500 would be greatly appreciated. Also suggestions on how to swim the race. E.G. think of it in shorter segments of build, hold, sprint etc.
I'm 50 and really horrible at sprinting. Take a look at some of the freestyle sets I post here:
http://forums.usms.org/showthread.ph...eestyle-Fiesta I only post sets that I feel were worthwhile for a distance guy struggling to prepare for longer stuff like the 1650/1500.
I'm 71 and like to break the distance into 100s or 200s.
Sometimes I'll do 18 x 100, but I usually need others doing it with me.
My favorite is 5 x 100, 4 x 100, 3 x 100, 2 x 100, 1 x 100. I can decrease the interval on each part or try to descend my swims.
I also like 2 x 100, 1 x 200. Do that 4 times. Sometimes I'll pull part with paddles and another part without paddles.
If I get the correct pace on the 100s, I have good carryover to a 1000 or 1650.
I'm 65, not a coach, just a skinny 137lb triathlete who usually kicks butt on everyone of the "swim coach" trained guys in AG from 50 up. My radical advice for open water or pool 1650y/1500m/3000postal/etc,etc is never do any intervals less than 300 yd........unless you like to be one those guys who gets swam over the top of the back midway through an open water race Develop stamina to hold a 1:20-1:whatever pace /100 for the whole race.........let the swimmers doing repeat 50's,75,100, etc die on the vine as you laugh when you pass them.
Here's an example of one I did today ........... after warmup, 3x 1000 yds
#1 200pace-50fast-150p-100f....jump out and run around pool.....100p-150f-50p-200fast
#2 150pace-100fast-100p-150f-50p-200f....jump out and run around pool.....250fast
#3 repeat #2 with pull buoy and don't run around the pool with the pull buoy between your legs
remember we are old, low VO2max, sore everywhere and worse of all get slower every year even if we work harder.
Hi, I'm definitely a "55+ swimmer who specialize in 1650". Make it more like "70+ skinny - swimmer" who has swum all my life, coached etc. I would say these swim sets are great.....which ever you do, BUT make the warm up as varied as can be. That means with older swimmers, you need to mix in free/breast/back/kicks/pulling until you reach 900 to 1000, before you begin 400+freestyle, or the shoulders and neck will give you trouble. Jacquie


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Poor guy. He was clearly hoodwinked by this woman. I feel really bad for him. I hope he is able to come out of this alright and that she gets the help she needs. There is clearly something wrong with her for her to continually do things like this. I pray that evryone is okay and I am glad the baby is safe.
I have a really weird feeling we have not even seen the bottom of it yet.
I think there is some deeper stuff that will come out in the next three or four days………….just a gut feeling.
Rays Renegade
I would think by now the Pirates would of had a sports psychologist speak with him and get through a few things before he co-wrote that statement with the team official by his side.
He might have a good support unit because he is going to a team setting out of state in a few weeks. By that time he can put it behind him and move forward……………..hopefully.
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I feel so bad for him! This is such a terrible, terrible thing to happen to all the innocent people who are involved. To think, he thought he was going to be a father. God help them all.
I know it looks bleak right now, but at 20 years old I know I thought I could conquer the world.
But like I said before, with a team behind him and the distance away from all of this, he should be fine.
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This is getting crazier and it's only just begun. We'll hear more of this story as the days go by. I hope the team will continue to help him and be there for him. Even being away from her, he will still need to deal with legal issues as well as personal ones. I hope the media will understand that.
This has to be the weirdest f^cking thing I've ever heard. I'm glad the baby is ok, and that the parents have her back safely. And I feel sorry for Mr. Tabata, who thought he was going to be a father. And is married to a complete nutcase.-Erinhttp://plunking-gomez.mlblogs.com
The media will probably feed on it until there is no more blood to suck, then move onto the next drama.
That is just the way society wants their news now. No more cookie cutter stories, all have a unique edge.
The team will have his back during all of this, which is the sign of a good organization.
Rays Renegade
I just wish she had been caught a month earlier and he would not of had this pain during the time he is trying to make it at least to triple-A with the Pirates.
He will probably go back to Altoona for a bit and chill, then they can bring him up again after all of this dies by the wayside.
Rays Renegade
Wow. Like I said before, he obviously didn't know her very well before they got married. What a psychopath – faking a pregnancy and then stealing a baby. I sure hope they part ways and he can get back on track with his life and his career, and she ends up getting what she deserves – jail.
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I think I can truly say that the marriage is over, and he will find a way to get rid of her. I can see a judge making this an easy no-fault divorce and he can be on his way to his career in a heartbeat.
I saw something like this in college, but she came clean before it got out of hand and they actually patched things up and are still married to this day. But sometimes insecurity can take a hold of each person in a different way.
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Tabata is a good kid who just got himself into a bad situation. I mean I don't understand how a 20 year old can marry a 45 year old. Dang. Anyways, I think he's done everything right, and that statement he put out really makes me respect the guy a whole lot. Can't wait to for him to get to the majors. http://eatsleepmlb.mlblogs.com/
I think the Pirates P R Department did a stand up job and should be commended on the way they took this challenge and let the player come out like a truly novice guy to the ways of the world.
I saw him play against the Rays this year, and this kid can hit and run with the best of them. He will be up with the big club by maybe September, if not sooner if an injury takes someone down. I just hope he doesn't go into a shell of not trusting people for a bit..that could hurt him later on.
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When Tabata was in the Yankee organization there were rumors that he was actually older than he claimed, more like 25 or 26. I know, still a big age difference but, I'm just saying…
Most of the players out of the South America and Carribean for some reason have that stigma to them.
I really do not know how or why they would go to the lengths they do to falsify a record like that, but then I am not trying to gain a $ 450,000 basic MLB contract either,
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The Yankees are going to end up missing this kid. I know it. And does anyone else find it bizarre that his wife is 42 years old?
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Oscar Tuazon's work frequently reckons with the social registers of art and architecture. In the past he has created concrete structures seemingly tormented by gravity, arrested in mid-collapse or dispersing into debris on gallery floors. Other works have defied the structure of exhibition sites, cutting swiftly through museum walls, not so much inhabiting space as dominating it. His works likewise often challenge viewers as much as they do the spaces where they are displayed: many invite physical touch and use, uncommon modes of spectatorship in the gallery or museum context.
While much of the discourse surrounding Tuazon's work seems to pit his art against architecture, critics like Julian Rose have linked him to the foundations of contemporary architectural theory. Nineteenth century architectural historian Gottfried Semper's theory of tectonics lay the groundwork for understanding much of the modernist architectural aesthetics as a dramatization of the struggle between form and gravity, Rose argued in the pages of ArtForum, and Tuazon's work offers a model break from this tradition while avoiding the superficiality of 80s deconstructivist aesthetics.
In addition to the theoretical underpinning to his work, the artist likewise has another approach to its making and experience. Tuazon, a 1999 Cooper Union School of Art alumnus, makes art that is often available to touch for viewers—or users, as one may put it. In My Mistake, his 2010 show at London's Institute for Contemporary Art, he created an elaborate post-and-beam structure from raw, unfinished wood that enacted a serial and repetitive form throughout the space, cutting through gallery walls whereever they met the piece in its stern logic. Both visitors to the exhibition as well as the institutional staff living and working with the piece had to negotiate its incursions on a daily basis. This meant stepping over or onto the beams and adjusting habituated movement patterns throughout the galleries.
Oscar Tuazon, Raped Land & The Trees, Illuminations: 54th Venice Biennale, 2011.
Last summer in Venice at the 54th Venice Biennale, Tuazon was one of four artists invited by curator Bice Curiger to create what she termed "para-pavillions." These pavilions functioned as hubs of creative encounter between the show's artists that remained outside of the official and nationally-defined pavilions of the Biennale. Tuazon responded with Raped Land and The Trees—two outdoor concrete structures evocative of Brutalist aesthetics. Raped-Land, an ostentatiously precarious concrete box with space between its constitutive walls, at once inviting and threatening viewers to step inside, functioned as a exhibition platform: painter Ida Ekblad's mural occupied one of the piece's exterior walls, while an intermittent sound installation by Asier Mendizabal played inside. Artist Nils Bech also performed at Tuazon's para-pavillion during the exhibition's opening days. In this sense Tuazon's work "works" as an interface between visitors and the other artists, all the while orbiting questions on the utility and context-making power of art.
Oscar Tuazon's latest exhibition in New York is the 2012 Whitney Biennial, curated by Jay Sanders and Elisabeth Sussman, on view through May 27, 2012. Travelling from his home in Paris to Los Angeles in order to fabricate his contribution to the show, the artist agreed to a brief email correspondence anticipating the presentation of this latest work.
Bosko Blagojevic: I'm wondering about your plans for the Whitney Biennial, what will you show?
Oscar Tuazon: The piece is a modular system of spaces, a modular building, it's a space for other things to happen. Maybe you could think of it as furniture. Ideally the piece should disappear, it should recede into the background.
BB: Someone once said the best technology does this: in use, it disappears. I'm thinking now of the Venice Biennial, the way your para-pavilion interfaced with the work of two other artists. Was this a disappearing piece as well?
OT: I hope so—it was a stage for performances, for a poetry reading; it was used as an exhibition space; there was a mural painted on one of the walls. And it provided some shade in an area that got very hot. So people would stop there between looking at art, to rest and talk. If you wanted to experience it as an artwork you could, but it worked just as well as a place to sit and talk. It was a space that encouraged a lot of different uses.
BB: When did you first start making art that folded into some concept of "use" like that?
OT: I think it actually came from thinking about the political dimension of an artwork—the idea that an artwork can effect some kind of change in the world around it. That was something we discussed a lot in my time at Cooper, I mean that was the sculpture department of Hans Haacke, Niki Logis and Doug Ashford—this kind of incredible and maybe delusional belief in the power of an artwork to do something in the world. That's where my idea of 'utility' comes from. Why shouldn't an artwork be useful? And when you start asking that question, it opens onto some interesting territory because then you start to think about architecture. And when an artist thinks about architecture there's going to be problems, that's inevitable.
BB: Why problems?
OT: Architecture has to design around pre-existing conditions, predefined uses. A building needs to respond to the needs of a client. But an artwork needs to invent a use where there wasn't one. Or use things wrong. That's a huge difference I think. I don't know, it's a difference in degree of frustration with the world. But to me it makes sense that artists and architects should have an antagonistic relationship, that kind of argument over how space should be used is productive, and it's maybe what makes Cooper such a funny place—the whole idea that you would have a wood shop shared by artists and architects is actually pretty insane if you think about it, dangerous even.
Oscar Tuazon, For Hire, 2012, 2012 Whitney Biennial, installation view
Images courtesy Maccarone Gallery, New York.


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Friday, April 6, 2012
Burials in Norway
I was unaware of their website, at http://www.disnorge.no/gravminner/global1.php, until the kind folks at Ancestry.com notified me that they may have burial information for my great-great grandmother, Olea Ganesvik, pictured at left. I clicked the link, and for the next several hours was engrossed in searching for all of my Norwegian ancestors. I was able to find burial information, among other things, for many of them.
The database, something on the order of an early Find-a-grave, exists to aid genealogists in locating the burial sites of their ancestors, and has received grants from the Norwegian Arts Council to aid in their work. The bad news is, the site is in Norwegian. The good news is, you can get an English search page at http://www.disnorge.no/gravminner/index.php?language=engelsk The bad news is, other pages on the site don't offer an English option. But the good news is, if you use Google Chrome, the browser will offer to translate for you. The bad news is, nothing is infallible, including Google's translation. "Olea Ganesvik" translated to "Olea Gane Deceit", so proceed with some caution and perhaps consider keeping the Norwegian version open in a separate browser tab for easy comparison.
The information available on the site may differ from one ancestor to another, but typically, name, date of birth, date of death, date of burial, cemetery name, and location within the cemetery are typically given. I would assume the database is far from complete.
Another piece of good news - the database does allow for corrections to be made. In the table of search results, the right-hand column contains an icon that when clicked, whisks you away to another page containing the same data, but with columns for corrections/additions, and also a place to add comments, along with your name and email address. Whether or not the comments and contact information will be added to the website is anyone's guess, but it wouldn't hurt to try, and you never know - it could result in making contact with a distant cousin. In addition, source information can be found on the correction page. The primary source of information for my ancestors was the website of The Norwegian Church at http://www.kirken.namdal.no, where photos of some of the churches and graveyards could be seen. I was very glad to see photographs of Steine Church and cemetery, where my paternal great-grandparents are buried, a beautiful place that I will probably never be able to visit in person.
Something initially confusing was the date format - for instance, a day of death is written as "0805" which is 08 May, NOT 05 Aug. One other thing that I eventually figured out is that the search box will take more information that simply names. For common names, adding a birth or death year, if known, might save you from looking through page after page of results. And, since only 10 results can be viewed at a time, if you have hundreds to go through, this will save you many, many mouse clicks.
All in all, I was delighted to find this website, and very grateful for the information gleaned from it. Check it out when you have a few hours!
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havn't made it that far, as far as my mother's side of the family, Supposedly from Norway or ?, but my Fathers side, we linked up with someone elses research and traced it back into the early 1600's from Ireland and England.ReplyDelete
One of my cousins (double first cousins) was trying to do our mom's side, but she didn't seem to get very far, and I guess I can take the blame for not going any further with it myself. I guess being so lucky to have found someone else who had already done a ton of research on my fathers/grandfathers side, spoiled me.
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GLOBE NEWSWIRE: Pluristem Receives FDA Orphan Drug Status Designation for Treatment of Aplastic Anemia
HAIFA, Israel, Feb. 21, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (PSTI) (TASE:PLTR), a leading developer of placenta-based cell therapies, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated Pluristem's PLacental eXpanded (PLX) cells orphan drug status for the treatment of aplastic anemia.
Orphan drug designation qualifies a company for several benefits under the Orphan Drug Act of 1983 (ODA), as amended. These benefits include a 7-year period of orphan drug exclusivity upon product approval, a tax credit for certain clinical testing expenses for the orphan drug, written guidance on the non-clinical and clinical studies needed to obtain marketing approval of an orphan drug, and orphan drug grants.
This is Pluristem's second orphan drug designation from the FDA. The company also received orphan drug status from the FDA for its PLX cells for the treatment of Buerger's disease in August of 2011.
Aplastic anemia is a rare but serious disorder with a prevalence of less than 200,000 in the U.S. The disease is caused by the failure of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) contained within the bone marrow to produce red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. The disease is considered an emergency and patients are supported with blood products in anticipation of a bone marrow transplant (BMT) or drugs that suppress the immune system.
"Receiving orphan drug designation for aplastic anemia is an important event for Pluristem as it open pathways for using our PLX cells for additional indications in the field of hematology," stated Zami Aberman, Chairman and CEO of Pluristem.
Pluristem has established clinical advisory board made up of key opinion leaders in the area of bone marrow transplantation from the United States, Europe and Israel to provide the company with valuable insight towards expanding its activities in the treatment of the bone marrow diseases and transplantations.
About Pluristem Therapeutics
Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. is a leading developer of placenta-based cell therapies. The Company's patented PLX (PLacental eXpanded) cells are a drug delivery platform that releases a cocktail of therapeutic proteins in response to a host of local and systemic inflammatory and ischemic diseases. PLX cells are grown using the company's proprietary 3D micro-environmental technology and are an "off-the-shelf" product that requires no tissue matching prior to administration.
Pluristem has a strong patent and patent applications portfolio, company-owned GMP certified manufacturing and research facilities, strategic relationships with major research institutions and a seasoned management team. For more information visit www.pluristem.com, the content of which is not part of this press release.
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VMware Security best practices are to not allow PermitRootLogin to an ESX host.
Enabling root SSH login on an ESX host.
I could not SSH into a newly provisioned host. The server would not allow root login (rightfully so), and my domain account could not log in either.
This is how I solved the issue.
The full how-to including video - is in the KB above.
And a bit of PowerCLI to create (and remove) the user, instead of having to open up the GUI.
New-VMHostAccount -Server esx1.maishsk.local -Id maish -Password "a:123456" -UserAccount -GrantShellAccess:$true -AssignGroups root #And remove afterwards Get-VMHostAccount -Server esx1.maishsk.local -Id maish | Remove-VMHostAccount -confirm:$false
I was battling with a piece of IBM hardware last week during the install of a new ESX host.
I had installed a new server, IBM x3650 M3 with 2 Intel Dual Port Server Adapters, and the damn thing would not recognize the cards in the system. I updated to the latest firmware. This was not the first time this model had been installed but up until now now problems had occurred.
After mucking about on the internet and calling support - apparently some of the NICS are not recognized properly in the UEFI settings (see full article for all the details).
Upon power up, after the user installs one or more PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapters, Option 39Y6136, Field Replaceable Unit (replacement part number) 39Y6138, in one or more PCIe slot(s) in a System x Gen2 server, the adapters are not seen by the system.
Affected configurations
The system may be any of the following IBM servers:
- System x3550 M2, Type 4198, any model
- System x3550 M2, Type 7946, any model
- System x3550 M3, Type 4254, any model
- System x3550 M3, Type 7944, any model
- System x3650 M2, Type 4199, any model
- System x3650 M2, Type 7947, any model
- System x3650 M3, Type 4255, any model
- System x3650 M3, Type 7945, any model
- System x3850 X5, Type 7145, any model
- System x3850 X5, Type 7146, any model
- System x3950 X5, Type 7145, any model
In the UEFI, change the setting for the PCIe slot(s) from "Gen2" to "Gen1" as follows:
To set the system PCIe bus/slots to Gen1 mode in the system UEFI:
1. In UEFI, go to Devices and I/O Ports and select Gen1.
2. Save the new setting and reboot the system.
The adapter(s) should now work fine with the system PCIe bus/slots set to Gen1 mode.
This is really stupid and ridiculous it should just work!!
Posted here so I do not have to look for it again, and perhaps is useful for you as well.
John Troyer has just announced that the applications for the vExpert 2011 Program is now open.
vExperts are the bloggers, the book authors, the VMUG leaders, the tool builders and town criers, the tinkerers and speakers and thinkers who are moving us all forward as an IT industry.
A vExpert should demonstrate knowledge about VMware solutions and their benefits, and how they fit into the overall IT landscape. A vExpert designation is not a technical certification of any kind, although they are often very articulate and knowledgeable about virtualization and IT topics, both technical and non-technical. It should not be confused with a VCDX (VMware Certified Design Expert).
So there are a few things that are different this year, so please go over to the original announcement and read the details
I can say it was well worth while being awarded the honor last year, be it the early access to different programs, and other small freebies (and no, John would not give us a personalized iPad!!)
Information Forms will be accepted until midnight PST Friday, May 6, 2011. vExpert recipients will be notified within the following two weeks.
Ever since EMC released the the VNX I have been itching to get my hands on a simulator to try it out. Now seeing that Chad and Nick are not ones to leave us hanging for long, I started to ask for it straight after the launch. I was told that it would be out, in the not too distance future.
Yesterday, I saw that Nick Weaver had done it again.
Just some things to note:
So here is my installation experience.
Download links can be found on Nick's post.
I will not go into how you import that into your ESX host - that should be pretty straight forward by now.
The appliance comes configured by default with:
Thin provisioned this takes up 6.5 GB of disk space.
So let us Power on the appliance.
So first thing you will be asked to enter an IP for management for the device.
This will be the eth0 (Network Adapter 1)
Enter the following info:
A quick reboot and hup - Bob's your uncle, and for a simple setup you are all set to continue with the Web interface.
Default credentials are: nasadmin/nasadmin and here you have it
Now forget for a minute the error messages that are present - this is because of no access to the NTP servers.
You can see the new Unisphere interface
Let us go and create some NFS storage that we can use.
And now we have a new filesystem,
Next we create a network interface that will serve as NFS for this filesystem.
This device will use interface cge0 (Network Adapter 2) which in my specific case is not on the same network as the management network but - 192.168.166.x
And we now have a new interface on the network.
Now to export the storage to the correct subnet.
Just add in the correct values.
And Done.
Now to connect the ESX Hosts to the storage:
Get-VMHost esx*.maishsk.local | % { New-Datastore -vmhost $_ -Name nfs_1 -Nfs -NfsHost 192.168.166.5 -Path /nfs_1 -Confirm:$false }
And we now have two Hosts connected to the shared storage.
I have to confess, to actually perform the procedure took less than 8 minutes (really) from power on till I had shared storage that I could access from an ESX host. The screenshots took over an hour.
My take on this as compared to the UBER VSA. The GUI is much more user friendly. I have not gone into how the snapshots and Data Protection work and how they are configured, but that will come.
Again my hats off to the EMC Crew for providing us a tool that is fully functional and working that allows us to get a fell of the new products and their features before actually buying the product.
The usual word of warning though.. This is not supported by EMC.
Support is through the Everything VMware at EMC community only.
Happy Uber'ing…
p.s. My apologies for not being so active lately - too much going on….


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Trio of new AMD GPU references for possible Mac refresh found in latest macOS Sierra beta
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LEGO rolls out Macs in the workplace to meet growing employee demand
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LEGO, founded in 1932, has modernized its IT infrastructure by integrating Mac and iOS devices into its corporate environment using Jamf's Apple device management solution.
Some low hanging fruit for Apple to pick at WWDC 2016
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On Monday, Apple will finally reveal an assortment of new technologies and initiatives it's been working on over the past year. Here's a look at some of the ideas Apple likely--or hopefully--has on its agenda.
Anticipating WWDC 2016: What's in store for Apple's Macs and OS X
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Apple has sold far more iOS devices than Macs over the past several years, but as a $20 billion business, the Mac platform remains extremely important to the company. Here's a look at where Apple's conventional computing platform is headed, and what we can expect to see at this year's Worldwide Developer Conference.
IDC: $200-350 Chromebooks shipped 37% more U.S. units in Q1 vs Apple's $1,200 MacBooks
05/23/2016, 07:05 pm
Google's Chrome OS partners Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Samsung and Lenovo collectively shipped 37 percent more low-priced netbooks than the number of premium laptops Apple sold during the quarter in the U.S., although most of those Chromebook sales were to K-12 schools.
Despite Q2 sales dip, Apple's Macs, iPad and iPhone continue to outperform the industry
05/14/2016, 05:05 pm
Over the past quarter, reports from all over have been belaboring the idea that Apple is on the edge of crisis because its iPhone sales--which represent the majority of its business--declined year-over-year and because China--its brightest growth territory--similarly turned in disappointing sales numbers across the board.
Apple, Samsung, Facebook, Amazon & the case of the 'very bad' Q2
05/01/2016, 02:05 pm
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A look inside Apple ahead of its Q2 2016 earnings report
04/25/2016, 08:04 am
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Microsoft's 'bug chicks' praise Windows 10, diss Macs in new ad campaign
02/29/2016, 10:02 am
Two middle-aged women and a host of insects star in the latest ads for Microsoft's Windows 10, demonstrating some of that operating system's most prominent features while holding spiders and talking trash about the Mac.
PSA: If you don't want to fry your new MacBook, pay attention to the quality of your USB cables
02/03/2016, 11:02 am
Apple's decision to include a single, all-new USB-C port on the reinvented MacBook has sent buyers of the ultraportable scrambling for adapters and conversion cables to connect legacy devices -- but be mindful of what you plug in.
Apple recalls some AC adapters, world travel kits in parts of South America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania
01/28/2016, 10:01 am
Apple on Thursday issued a recall for two-pronged AC wall plug adapters designed for Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Continental Europe, New Zealand and South Korea over a potential risk for electric shock.
What's next for Apple in 2016: a focus on HomeKit, Apple Pay & Maps ecosystems
12/29/2015, 08:12 am
In 2015, Apple dramatically enhanced its ability to make money, and at the same time incrementally dismantled the profit engines of its competitors, leaving them even weaker for their next match in 2016. But Apple has several weaknesses related to the core strength of its existing ecosystems that it needs to address over the coming year if it wants to retain and enhance its brand of excellence that drives sales of its premium, profitable hardware.
The search for Apple's next big thing
12/13/2015, 08:12 pm
For years, Apple's detractors have predicted that the company's industry-leading profits from Macs, iPods, iPhones and iPads would erode away as cheaper products from high volume competitors--and more innovative disruptors--emerged to knock it from its profitable perch, forcing the company to constantly invent new product categories just to stay alive. But that hasn't happened. Instead, Apple keeps increasing its profitability while also expanding into new market segments.
Apple's new iPad Pro is faster, more affordable than Microsoft's Surface Pro 4
11/12/2015, 05:11 am
When Apple first unveiled iPad Pro, it noted that its custom designed A9X chip would be faster than 80 percent of the PCs that shipped this year. Benchmarks indicate that it's not just faster than low end generic PCs, but also faster -- and less expensive -- than Microsoft's Surface Pro 4.
Apple loses Mac engineering chief, former Mercedes R&D exec Johann Jungwirth to Volkswagen
11/10/2015, 08:11 am
Johann Jungwirth, who headed Mac Systems Engineering at Apple and was named in some reports as a player on the company's Project Titan electric car team, has left Cupertino for a new job at Volkswagen.
Rumored 12-inch MacBook Air with Retina display to launch in Q2, report says
03/05/2015, 02:03 am
While rumors surrounding Apple's purported 12-inch MacBook Air have died down amid Apple Watch hype, a new report on Wednesday claims partner manufacturers have already started mass production of the device in preparation of a second quarter launch.
Supposed 12" MacBook Air display assembly shown off in new photo set
01/23/2015, 12:01 am
A fresh set of photos from the Far East popped up online Friday purporting to show an assembled display belonging to Apple's rumored 12-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, complete with "polished" Apple logo ala the latest iOS devices.
Five barriers that might hold Apple back from moving Intel Macs to custom ARM chips
01/16/2015, 08:01 am
Shortly after Apple introduced its first custom A4 Application Processor in 2010 to power the original iPad, rumors began to suggest the company could eventually migrate its Macs from Intel x86 processors to ARM chip designs of its own. However, there's a series of significant hurdles the company would need to jump first.
Apple's rumored 12" MacBook Air may aggressively target mobility with USB 3.1 Type-C
01/10/2015, 05:01 am
The latest rumors of a new 12-inch MacBook Air model describe an ultra-thin laptop that drops nearly all of its physical ports for a single audio jack and USB 3.1 Type-C connector, features that were first revealed last April and further detailed in specifications documents released by Intel, with significant contributions by Apple, in September.
Apple, Beats top other brands among college students in laptops, phones, tablets and headphones
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Docker is one of the hottest technologies; I started with it's first release not too long back, however, in Docker world it feels like Docker has been around for a long time.
What a paradigm shift we have witnessed: a few technologies get that kind of attention, momentum, growth, and community in such a short time (24 months).
Today, we use Docker to develop, test, ship, integrate, deploy, and run apps/services. Docker has solved developer (devops) usability problems; it's hard to go back and do things without Docker.
Haven't heard of Docker, or didn't find time to try it out? Start with following links.
- Quick Introduction to Docker
- Official Docker Docs (the first place one should look)
- Docker Weekly Newsletter (Archives)
- Docker by Docker
- Docker Blog
- Docker @ Youtube
- Docker Awesome (curated list of links related to Docker and it's ecosystem)
What's new with Docker? Look at following links:
- Docker Compose (
docker-compose, formerly known as
Compose is a tool for defining and running complex applications with Docker. With Compose, you define a multi-container application in a single file, then spin your application up in a single command which does everything that needs to be done to get it running.
- Docker Machine (
Machine makes it really easy to create Docker hosts on your computer, on cloud providers and inside your own datacenter. It creates servers, installs Docker on them, then configures the Docker client to talk to them.
- Docker Swarm (
Docker Swarm is native clustering for Docker. It turns a pool of Docker hosts into a single, virtual host.Swarm serves the standard Docker API, so any tool which already communicates with a Docker daemon can use Swarm to transparently scale to multiple hosts: Dokku, Compose, Krane, Flynn, Deis, DockerUI, Shipyard, Drone, Jenkins… and, of course, the Docker client itself.