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In-Memory Computing By @GridGain | @CloudExpo [#BigData]

The best way to clear the air around IMC is to start with a simple explanation of what, in fact, in-memory computing is

The Facts and Fiction of In-Memory Computing

In the last year, conversations about In-Memory Computing (IMC) have become more and more prevalent in enterprise IT circles, especially with organizations feeling the pressure to process massive quantities of data at the speed that is now being demanded by the Internet. The hype around IMC is justified: tasks that once took hours to execute are streamlined down to seconds by moving the computation and data from disk, directly to RAM. Through this simple adjustment, analytics are happening in real-time, and applications (as well as the development of applications) are working at-pace with this new standard of technology and speed.

Despite becoming both more cost-effective and accepted within enterprise computing, there are still a small handful of falsehoods that confuse even the most technical of individuals in enterprise IT.

Myth: In-memory computing is about databases, so this isn't really relevant to my business.

The best way to clear the air around IMC is to start with a simple explanation of what, in fact, in-memory computing is. While many assume that because we are talking about RAM, we are having a conversation about databases and storage, but this is not the case.

IMC, at its most basic level, is using a middleware software that allows one to store data in RAM - across a broad cluster of computers - and do any and all processing where it resides (in the memory). With traditional methods, data processing is often confined to spinning disks.

By comparison, in-memory computing speeds up this process by roughly 5,000 times. Now you can see that we're not talking about storage only - instead active, fluid data and computing.

Which brings me to another, more tangible point about computing efficiency. By incorporating in-memory, a handful of processes are streamlined in order to save time, resources, and money.

To start, in-memory requires much less hardware; the result - significantly decreased capital, operational and infrastructure overhead.

Moreover, IT departments can also significantly extend the life of existing hardware and software through the increased performance that is inherent with IMC - thus amplifying the ROI on the machines that have already been purchased.

Surprisingly, in-memory computing is not a new phenomenon. Since the inception of RAM, IMC has been viewed as reliable accelerant for high-performance computing, bringing us to the next crucial misconception about this technology.

Myth: In-memory computing is expensive, therefore not practical for my operation.

There is a reason that this is one of the most common misunderstandings about IMC, because there was a point in time where the cost of memory was once quite high. That being said, the cost of RAM has been dropping consistently, at a rate of about 30% - for the last 5 years.

Today, the price of a 1 Terabyte RAM cluster can go for anywhere between $20 and $40 thousand - including all of the CPUs, networking, etc. A few years from now that same setup will likely be available for half that price.

Regardless of the future price of RAM, which based upon current projections will likely continue to fall, the current economics have already placed this technology well within the reaches of the enterprise computing budgets that require this level of scale.

Myth: My needs are already being met by Flash.

There are three different reasons why this mentality is held by IT folks, each of which are highly misinformed. I'll start with the most common, which is the idea that your business doesn't need the Lambourgini-esque super-computing power of IMC.

The hard yet obvious reality is that if your business is in any way data-driven, you likely cannot survive without speed and agility in this department. As time goes on, the amount of data that businesses accumulate compounds with new streams and variances. This is a sink-or-swim reality.

Another myth commonly used to dispel IMC is that if businesses are able to just effectively mount RAM disk, they will get in-memory processing. Unfortunately, it's not that easy. As mentioned earlier, IMC works through middleware to effectively unlock its power.

Finally, there's the notion that one can just replace their HDDs with SSDs in order to get this super-charged performance. For SSDs - in certain situations - the performance gain that you can pull from flash storage in lieu of spinning disk is enough.

However, speed matters - and is rapidly becoming more of a requirement every day. At this point, it's like comparing apples to oranges with speed improvements of 10 to 100x over SSDs.

Myth: Memory is not durable enough to be truly sustainable.

This is another notion that for whatever reason has been both widely perpetuated - and is entirely false.

The fact is - almost all in-memory computing middleware (apart from very simplistic ones) offer one or multiple strategies for in-memory backups, durable storage backups, disk-based swap space overflow, etc.

More sophisticated vendors provide a comprehensive tiered storage approach where users can decide what portion of the overall data set is stored in RAM, local disk swap space or RDBMS/HDFS - where each tier can store progressively more data but with progressively longer latencies.

Yet another source of confusion is the difference between operational datasets and historical datasets. In-memory computing is not aimed at replacing enterprise data warehouse (EDW), backup or offline storage services - like Hadoop, for example. The goal of IMC is to improve the operational datasets that require mixed OLTP and OLAP processing and in most cases are less than 10TB in size. That is to say, in-memory computing is not "all or nothing" - and does not require that every aspect of data be housed in memory.

The in-memory computing revolution is by no means intended to obliterate disks from the enterprise. For now, the disk still serves a well-defined role for offline/backup use cases - tasks that are not the focus of IMC.

Myth: In-memory is inaccessible to my business because so few developers actually know how to use it.

Yes indeed, In-memory computing is a highly complex technology, that for now, only a few vendors have even been able to successfully develop offerings for. However, like much of high-technology, in-memory computing has entered the world of open source - bringing its capabilities and power to the fingertips of developers around the world.

Currently, with GridGain, developers have the ability to get their hands on IMC with a simple download at http://gridgain.org/.

In-memory computing is already being tapped across a broad range of functions and industries including (but not limited to) financial trading systems, online game, bioinformatics, hyper-local advertising, cognitive computing, and geospatial analysis.

By raising awareness, and bringing the capabilities of IMC to more developers and organizations - industries around the globe are poised to experience entirely new standards of speed, computing, and performance.

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Nikita Ivanov is founder and CEO of GridGain Systems, started in 2007 and funded by RTP Ventures and Almaz Capital. Nikita has led GridGain to develop advanced and distributed in-memory data processing technologies – the top Java in-memory computing platform starting every 10 seconds around the world today.

Nikita has over 20 years of experience in software application development, building HPC and middleware platforms, contributing to the efforts of other startups and notable companies including Adaptec, Visa and BEA Systems. Nikita was one of the pioneers in using Java technology for server side middleware development while working for one of Europe’s largest system integrators in 1996.

He is an active member of Java middleware community, contributor to the Java specification, and holds a Master’s degree in Electro Mechanics from Baltic State Technical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

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April 16, 2009 - Once front guard of VESSEL F12E Stat/Clean is removed, operator can access and remove electric discharge plate to clean or replace electrode needle when needed. Unit is equipped with piezo transformer that gives consistent ion balance with ozone generation of 0.05 ppm or less. With round electrical discharge unit, F12E provides accurate ion balance of ±5 V or less. Additional features include adjustable fan speed and 24 V low-voltage wiring to avoid current leaks.

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Shreeves currently is a member of the Open Repositories Conference Steering Committee, serves on the faculty for the ACRL Scholarly Communications Roadshow (, and is on the steering committee for the DMP Tool (  Sarah speaks and publishes regularly on scholarly communication issues as well as on the social and technical barriers to metadata interoperability. She has a BA in Medieval Studies from Bryn Mawr College, an M.A. in Children's Literature from Simmons College, and an M.S. in Library and Information Science from Illinois. Shreeves can be found at Shreeves on Twitter. For her full CV, visit: Shreeves CV.

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What about those allegedly blameless airlines? If they don't fly their planes in and out of Bush airport, how many people would be going to the airport at all? Ergo, the airlines are clearly connected to what happened, albeit not in a strictly "technical" sense.

How about the people who manage the Boston Marathon? While they "techically" did not detonate pressure-cookers bombs at the finish line of their race last month, the bombs did explode on a race course they were managing.

Which leads me to the manufacturers of those pressure cookers used in the Boston bombings. While the company that made them isn't "technically" responsible for the horrific bombings, so much misery could have been prevented had the company never made the pressure cookers to begin with.

While I'm on the subject, what about the tens of thousands of American who perish every year in vehicle accidents on our roads? While the Big Three automakers in Detroit and foreign car manufacturers are not "technically" to blame for this, if none of these companies made vehicles to begin with, vehicular homicide would plummet. The logic of this is hard to dispute.

Just as Oliver North's conviction in Iran-Contra was later overturned on a "technicality," though liberals still routinely refer to him as a felon, since they remain unalterably convinced he was among the Cold War's worst criminals.

Jack Coleman
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Chris Matthews: Obama Should Sue Congress for 'Failure to Provide Services'; He's Serious

For Barack Obama's 53rd birthday, Chris Matthews gave the gift of an incredibly stupid idea. In his closing "Let Me Finish" commentary for August 4, the MSNBC Hardball host urged the president to "get yourself a bright lawyer" and work up a lawsuit against Congress for "failure to provide services."

Yes, "normally that would strike me or you as absurd, but now that we're in the suing season, it deserves a tad of consideration," Matthews insisted, likening Congress to a DMV clerk who straight up refuses to do his job and grant you your license renewal after you've waited in line forever. You can read the transcript in full below the page break, followed by my analysis (MP3 audio here; video follows page break):

August 4, 2014

CHRIS MATTHEWS, host: Let me end tonight with an idea shared with me over the weekend that the president should be suing the Congress. Normally that would strike me or you as absurd, but now that we're in the suing season, it deserves a tad of consideration.

Think about what the president said in his press briefing on Friday. Think of all the ways the Congress has simply failed to perform its regular duties. Basically left its inbox stuffed with undone work from getting a budget passed, to approving executive appointments, even for nonpolitical ambassadors to important posts, Moscow, for example. Isn't there a place in the law here that might be as attorneys like to call it, actionable?

Isn't the U.S. Congress as the delinquent party here, again, to use an attorney's favorite word, exposed? Failure to provide services. That's the phrase. Failure to provide services is when a government official doesn't do what their job requires they do.

Suppose you wait in line to get your driver's license renewed. There you are standing at the DMV for hours and when you finally reach the front of the line, the person behind the counter says "I don't feel like it. I know you think you have a right to a renewed license, but I don't think I'll give it to you." Well, that would be failure to provide services, wouldn't it?

And every time this president sends a routine measure to the Congress or a routine appointment and has the Congress look at him and say, I don't feel like doing this, isn't that a failure to provide services? Isn't it? So there you go, Mr. President. Get yourself a bright lawyer and slap up the papers. If little ol' John Boehner can slap a suit at you, you can slap it back.

Not only is Matthews's comparison patently absurd, you may notice he has a factual error or two in his rant. The ambassador to a foreign capital is hardly a "nonpolitical" position, no matter what Matthews says, and it's particularly true of an appointment to a country which is a geopolitical rival like Russia -- not a thoroughly-trusted longstanding ally like Australia or Canada or the United Kingdom.

What's more, President Obama's nominee for ambassador to the Russian Federation, John Tefft WAS approved by the U.S. Senate Thursday night, shortly that chamber left for its August recess.

[As to the charge that Congress hasn't passed a budget, it is the president who is required by law to present Congress with a budget. The Constitution does not require either the president nor Congress to draft a budget blueprint, but federal law since the mid-1970s puts the ball in the president's court for getting the budget process started with a presidential budget proposal.]

The U.S. Constitution mandates that the president "shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed" (Article II, Section 3), while there is no constitutional requirement that the U.S. Congress vote on, much less pass, anything the president recommends or any appointee for office the president nominates. Faithful execution on the laws, of course, means faithfulness to the text of the legislation as it was passed by the representatives of "we the people," the U.S. Congress. One cannot faithfully execute a law when he is rewriting it on the fly through fiat. That is what lies at the heart of the threatened Boehner/House lawsuit against President Obama regarding his selective enforcement of ObamaCare.

To be sure, the Constitution requires of the president that he, "from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient," but you'll notice the operative word is "recommend." Congress is free to take those recommendations into consideration and act on them or to completely ignore them as it so chooses. There is no positive obligation on Congress's part to do anything the president requests.

Congress is a co-equal branch of the United States government. It is not a petulant clerk at a DMV window who refuses to give a taxpayer his driver's license because he want to go on his 10th smoke break of the day. Matthews certainly knows as much but chose tonight to make himself yet again an item worthy of his own "sideshow" segment.

Ken Shepherd
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NYT: Iraq Creeping Towards 'Full-Scale Civil War' (But Don’t Look At The Numbers)

A piece in today’s NYT lets slip a canard that has been increasingly accepted as an article of faith among many talking heads and television news cycles, and reveals that the United States forces are actually helping Iraqis by being there.

And dang it all if it isn’t the Sunnis pleading for the Americans to remain steadfast and strong this time. While this is not necessarily an encouraging development, it does dampen previous notions that the US forces are viewed strictly as occupiers, bloodthirsty killers or as incompetent and unnecessary, and are instead looked upon by the oppressed and victimized as a protecting force (along with the Iraqi police and army).

The writers use a somewhat hyperbolic tone with phrases like “As sectarian violence soars…,”  or “…since an eruption of sectarian bloodletting in February…,” and also  “…to help contain the widening chaos.” The writers obviously aim to leave  no doubt in the readers mind (theoretically) that there is a widening, increasing, unstoppable wave of violence, death and insurmountable carnage that continues apace each day.

However, one needs simply to look at some of the numbers to throw cold water on this flawed assumption  (it is no surprise that the NYT doesn’t mention actual statistics or numbers in this story.) When one visits Iraqi Body Count (which claims to measure Iraqi civilian deaths), there emerge no significant trends of  “erupting sectarian bloodletting,” “widening chaos,” or “soaring sectarian violence.” You’ll notice two things looking at the data (assuming it is accurate). The first is that on most given days, the civilian body count for the entire country of Iraq fails to crack double digits in most areas. In those instances which it does, the count seldom goes much higher than 30 deaths (there are min. and max. values to allow for discrepencies in the counting).  This is akin to reporting murder stats from Chicago, Camden, Philly and Washington DC - the total is higher when you add up the individual areas of violence, but not even by a long shot is any one area is an uncontrollabe bloodbath. The second thing to note is that the violence is often localized in several recurring population centers (especially Baghdad, and also Baquba, Mosul, Ramadi and Fallujah and Kirkuk.)

 This data certainly paints a different picture from the one painted with the hyperbolic “reporting” that gives the impression that the entire country is about to collapse into a full-scale, American-style civil war.  The piece makes it seem as if Gettysburg and Antietam are just around the corner, when in fact the actual numbers of dead are similar to that (perhaps slightly higher) than murder statistics in crime-ridden American cities like Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Camden.

Put simply, the situation is imperfect, but not nearly as bad as the NYT wants you to think it is.

The Merrian-Webster dictionary definitions define civil war as a war between opposing factions of the same country.  This is partially the case in Iraq, but there are complications that cloud the definition. For example, there is a dearth of foreign fighters in Iraq from across the region who are not citizens of Iraq. These foreign fighters, however, do target Iraqi civilians. They are not parties to this “civil war” that the NYT seems requisite in pretending is happening. By this loose definition of civil war, the turf battles and bloodletting between the Bloods and the Crips was also to be considered a  civil war – closer to the actual definition without foreign complications. Two factions, both of the same country, at open and violent war with one another.  That “gang war” fits the dictionary definition of “civil war.”

It is perhaps more accurate to characterize the sectarian strife in Iraq as simply that – sectarian strife. There is no “wide-scale, thousands upon thousands dead each day” casualty rate that suggest “all-out” civil war.  The data also does not seem to indicate that the country is “creeping to the brink of full-scale civil war,” as the article claims.

And just in case you thought they forgot, room is made at the end of the short piece for an “alleged US atrocities” graph. Standard operating procedure – there must be “balance,” no matter now irrelevant to the story being reported. Sticklers will argue that this is to contextualize the Sunni outrage at American troops before they did an about face to request they stay longer. Many Sunnis under Hussein, however, were dancing in the streets on September 11, 2001, and no doubt will be dancing when the US draws down to a support-level presence as well. The anger existed long before “Abu Gharib.” Nothing new here.


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Sunday, March 24, 2013

by Antony Johae

This early April the sun’s suddenly hot
good for summer suits, light dresses
and children’s spangled frocks.
Church bells jangle invitation to enter
into AC away from open heat and glare.
Candles are carried in procession
olive branches in lieu of palm.
This boy holds a sprig of rosemary, scented for Sunday.
This woman struggles with her wet baby,
she’s breaking out in tears.
Some come in out-worn dresses
pre-nuptial, before male seed misshaped them into mothers
their men baldish, bellies loose-belted.

But here’s a well-formed girl chaste as Mary, Beatrice-beautiful
coming in as the Lord’s Prayer is said:
“ . . . lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil . . .”
This man’s tripped on the west door steps
chagrined that he’s grazed a knee.
That woman’s bra-strap is showing. Does she know it?
These girls’ skirts are short, leg muscles winter-white.
This old woman’s hair is dyed black – and that man’s moustache
camouflage for untold years.
Those dark-skinned maids are looking on as strangers,
some too young to have traveled – they don’t look troubled.

Outside, power pylons stretch up tapering like spires
and thick cables overhang a church of stone
– modern wit enough to make the Lord laugh.
Or is perhaps the joke inverse?
Human circumstance absurd.

Antony Johae lives in Lebanon and is a freelance writer. The poem is taken from a collection in progress: Lines on Lebanon. His work has appeared previously in The New Verse News.


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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Moving forward

It's all just speculation until a new offensive line coach is named - and there's no hurry there at this point - but with three key offensive linemen heading into free agency, the Steelers are going to have a different starting group in 2013.

Left tackle Max Starks, guard Ramon Foster and backup center/guard Doug Legursky will all be unrestricted free agents, and the Steelers could have a tough time bringing any of them back.

Starks and Foster want to start, and that opportunity might not be available with the Steelers. Of the three, Legursky could be the one who re-signs with the Steelers to continue as Maurkice Pouncey's backup - though he's shown enough as a true center to justify a team taking a chance on him as a starter.

With the Steelers having taken Maurkice Pouncey, Marcus Gilbert, David DeCastro and Mike Adams with premium draft picks in the past three years, they figure to hold down four of the starting spots. At what position - at least for Gilbert and Adams - remains to be seen.

At this point, if I were positioning them, Adams would be the left tackle and Gilbert would be the right. But that could change.

I know Adams struggled at left tackle last preseason, but he was a rookie at that point, seeing his first playing time. He's now had a decent amount of game experience and should have a better understanding of what's required.

At the same time, Adams proved to be a very good run blocker in the games he started this season, which would seemingly make him a better fit on the right side.

As for Gilbert, I question his footwork for a move to the left side. He also had issues last season on the right side handling power pass rushers, but again, perhaps an offseason to work on technique and strength will be good for him.

The wildcard in the equation is Kelvin Beachum. Beachum was taken late in last year's draft to be the new Trai Essex, a guy capable of playing guard or tackle.

He proved to be reasonably solid as a pass blocker, but didn't have the functional strength to run block. He's another player who will benefit from an offseason in the weight room.

The Steelers are trying to get away from the big, hulking, overweight linemen of the past - which is what you get when you fill your line with late-round draft picks.

And they've done a good job of becoming more athletic up front.

The next step is getting those linemen in the right places.

ibygeorge said...

I am all for a new, young, fit and athletic offense line. I hope Rooney presses the coaches to remedy the injury problem with perhaps a better off seasoning conditioning program. If Dwyer is the feature back, his contract should have fitness conditions. Do you think Burris has any capability to be the veteran leader amongst the wideouts?

Dale Lolley said...

I think Plax showed this year that he still has something left as a player - not as an every-down player - but certainly as a role player. And yes, the young receivers do respect him.

Anonymous said...

If they're going to go with a fit, athletic, OL....then they need to implement a scheme that will take full advantage of a fit, athletic OL.

They need to run a full on ZBS(chops included). Where's Alex Gibbs at these days, anyway? They'd need a different set of RBs too...but they probably need that anyway.

"ZBS: I'm On Board!"

Anonymous said...

might as well trade Ben, and grab a qb who can run in the draft, maybe a couple, cause with Gilbert and Adams as your starting tackles a qb is gonna have to run for his life.

KT said...

Thanks for the analysis Dale. I'd pick a minor bone and say that the next step is to keep them healthy!

But beyond that, do you concurr with one of your colleageues from a major Pittsburgh daily that thinks Willie Colon is gone?

I am torn. The line was clearly at its best when Colon was healthy and settled in at guard. And the salary cap implications of cutting him as I understand it are not all that favorable.

But can they risk relying on him? I would not like to have to make that decision.

Got any insights?

Dale Lolley said...

I don't know that there's a real benefit to cutting Colon. The savings is minimal ($1.6 million). They could go into 2013 with him as the starter, but would want to be sure they've got a solid backup plan as well.
In fact, given what we've seen over the last few years, a solid backup plan is a good idea even if Colon isn't part of it.

Lance said...

I agree on you line analysis. You do not spend these types of picks to let them sit, they need the game experience. Everyone is all of a sudden in love with Max, they are forgetting that he was way more average than gilbert or adams coming in. I also agrre on the tackle spots, adams may be the better run blocker, but he also has the better feet. I just do not hink gibert has the feet for the left side, but we will see. We will also see how adams comes along, sky is the limit for his athletic ability, but he needs to work. I am looking forward to the offseason changes that need to happen.

I alos agree that conditioning needs a long hard look, I know fans over react, but if this team were healthy this year, we might still be playing.

TarheelFlyer said...

Right now I think the line should be the following:

Backups: Beachum and Legursky (if he comes back)

Malecki has a good shot at making the roster as well, but my guess is we look at clear "backup" type UFAs and UDFAs with potential like Foster who don't get drafted. Guys to watch for in UDFA will be from large schools, like Foster from Tenn, and plenty of experience starting, but have some flaw that the coaches HOPE they can break him of.

Lance said...

I can see Colon there, but my gut feeling says they will cut him and move on, we'll see. He was certainly good when he played, his injury issues have got to be a problem to the organization moving forward. I think Foster is gone as well, but I would love to see him starting instead of Colon. With the extensive pt that Beachum had this year, I would not be surprised to see him starting at guard, but I would rather see him as a back up. I can also see a vet coming in to back up some positions, someone with a reasonable salary.

I like the idea of getting the young guys in there to gel, of course they need to be happy for that to happen.

marc said...

i'm not worried about the o-line. they will be relatively young, relatively athletic, and good enough to get the job done. maybe not great, but good enough.

i am worried about the d-line. it doesn't seem there is any clear-cut standout that will require extra attention by opposing offenses. while the defense was very good, statistically, this season...dale is right in often saying they need to create more turnovers.

now, they did do better near the end. but to consistently force more turnovers you need to pressure the QB into hurrying their throws/decisions and making bad choices. without a d-linemen to demand double teams, there's often enough guys to block the blitzing LB's. therefore, not enough pressure. an above average QB will us that time to find the mismatch/open guy.

credit the defense for working around this problem. but it is an area in need of improvement.


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Dolphins Players Starting To Question OC Mike Sherman’s Playcalling?

Jeff Darlington of the NFL Network reports that Dolphin players are “starting to wonder about this offensive gameplan.

“Let me not overstate this: The locker room is still together,” Darlington said on Tuesday. “There’s still a good vibe in there. I talked to several players today and they still feel like they can get this season back on track.

However, there is some question of what offensive coordinator Mike Sherman is starting to do and it really started to come to a head after Sunday’s loss to the Patriots.”

Miami’s offense managed to put up 17 points on New England as they headed to the locker room at halftime, but that is where the offensive production ended for them on Sunday. The Patriots would go on to score 24 unanswered points and ultimately come away with a solid win.

If there are any concerns regarding their second-half game plan it surely has to do with getting away from the run. Miami totaled 122 yards on 22 carries in the first-half, and despite the lead, they only ran the six times in the third and fourth quarters. That alone is cause for concern.

Darlington isn’t suggesting that the team is ready to shake things up from a coaching standpoint, but it makes sense that there would be some questions after a big letdown like that.

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Credit Line: McClelland Gallery, Langwarrin

Erected in Melbourne City Square in May 1980, Ron Robertson-Swann’s Vault is the most controversial sculpture in Australian history. After much public debate, Vault was moved in the dead of night to Batman Park. At the time the site was a muddy wasteland on the banks of the Yarra, but ironically it is now the heart of the thriving Southgate complex. The piece exhibited here is a scaled-down version of the original public sculpture.

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Dengeki Hobby's MS Hanger & Reissued 1/810 Ideon from Shizuoka Hobby Show 2010 New Images

New images of the two magazine limited prize items that will be included for upcoming issues of Dengeki Hobby shown at Shizuoka Hobby Show held last month.

1/144 MS Hanger - Angle of elevation can be adjusted. To be molded in metallic-like color it seems.

Included for Dengeki Hobby September issue - July 24th release, price TBA.

Reissued 1/810 scale Space Runaway Ideon TV 30th Anniversary Model Kit

Included for Dengeki Hobby August issue - June 25th release, 880 Yen (inclusive of tax).

Also, poster of two new limited Gunplas for Chara Hobby 2010:

* HG 1/144 1.5 Gundam Special Color Ver. + New Type Display Base - From Dengeki Hobby.

* HG 1/144 00 Gundam Seven Sword Special Color Ver. + New Type Display Base - From Hobby Japan.

Chara Hobby 2010 will be held on August 28th and 29th at Makuhari Messe in Chiba.

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EP doesn't even remember that he has a memory problem. That is something he discovers anew every moment. And since he forgets that he always forgets, every lost thought seems like just a casual slip—an annoyance and nothing more—the same way it would to you or me.

Ever since his sickness, space for EP has existed only as far as he can see it. His social universe is only as large as the people in the room. He lives under a narrow spotlight, surrounded by darkness.

On a typical morning, EP wakes up, has breakfast, and returns to bed to listen to the radio. But back in bed, it's not always clear whether he's just had breakfast or just woken up. Often he'll have breakfast again, and return to bed to listen to some more radio. Some mornings he'll have breakfast a third time. He watches TV, which can be very exciting from second to second, though shows with a clear beginning, middle, and end can pose a problem. He prefers the History Channel, or anything about World War II. He takes walks around the neighborhood, usually several times before lunch, and sometimes for as long as three-quarters of an hour. He sits in the yard. He reads the newspaper, which one can only imagine must feel like stepping out of a time machine. Bush who? Iraq what? Computers when? By the time EP gets to the end of a headline, he's usually forgotten how it began. Most of the time, after reading the weather, he just doodles on the paper, drawing mustaches on the photographs or tracing his spoon. When he sees home prices in the real estate section, he invariably announces his shock.

Without a memory, EP has fallen completely out of time. He has no stream of consciousness, just droplets that immediately evaporate. If you were to take the watch off his wrist—or, more cruelly, change the time—he'd be completely lost. Trapped in this limbo of an eternal present, between a past he can't remember and a future he can't contemplate, he lives a sedentary life, completely free from worry. "He's happy all the time. Very happy. I guess it's because he doesn't have any stress in his life," says his daughter Carol, who lives nearby.

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african hunting safariWe offer hunting safaris in various concession areas in two of South Africa’s provinces namely Limpopo and North West Province aswell as Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.

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Coconut Basmati Rice with Cilantro

Last week,  I was living it up in California. This week, I’m killing ants off the kitchen table.  Stark comparison.

Last week, I had already watched Eclipse, twice in one day.  I’m so proud of that accomplishment. Once during the trilogy showing (after waiting in line for 3 hours with my lovely husband, my best friend, and her lovely husband) and then again 19 hours later (sans husband, I’m good, but even Rocky lost a fight to Apollo Creed).

Aaaaaahhhhhh, that was the life of carefree uselessness.

Now as I reflect, I really thought I’d be whining about how much it sucks to return to the doldrums of everyday life. The laundry (my mom already did), the cleaning (my mom already did), the ever present feeling that I’m not doing everything I supposed to be doing (still here). Along with the task of combing hair for 4 hours a day, feeding kids for 10 hours a day, and yelling at raving lunatics for 12 hours a day. I think that’s more like 26 hours. Never mind, you get my point.

But, as I sat down to reminisce about our trip to San Francisco to visit my most wonderful and cutest of cousins. . . .

and the fun times we spent in China town and tourist hopping all over the city,

Streets of China Town
View of Alcatraz

Fisherman’s Wharf
Lunch at the Wharf of Clam Chowder and Calamari and Chips
The Eiffel Tower. . .or ummm. . . .I mean the Golden State Bridge.
Lombard Street – Said to be the most winding road in the world.
Breakfast of Almond Croissants and Goat Cheese and Chorizo Quiche.

and about the great fun we had in Napa with our friends. Drinking it up, and errrrr, drinking it up, while slurping up the residual slurpage. *burp*

Castello di Amorosa – A Castle Winery
Gargoyles at a Castle. My wacky Harry Potter, Twilight Fanatic self is in heaven.

I think,  what was I doing at this precise moment last week?

Sipping on some sizurp? No.

Frolicking in a meadow? No.

Exactly 1 week ago, at this precise moment, our rental car broke down.  And we were stranded in the middle of who knows where for a little over an hour while the car was worked on.  It could have been worse, but it still sucked.  And then I remember, as we hopped into our newly fixed car and drove to Santa Cruz, we stopped at a local Taco Bar to get something to eat.  And it sucked.  And I really missed Texas Tex Mex.  And I threw up, literally.  And then Warwick gagged as a reflex to my puke, and almost did the same.  And I missed my kids, and their hair, and their voracious appetites, and their ever inquisitive nature, and their kisses, and their hugs.  And I remember not wanting to be on my vacation one second longer. Cause I missed those jokers.

Holidays are great, Warwick and I really needed it. And we had soooooooo much fun with our friends and being completely free to do what we pleased. . . . . .  but, our kids are even better, and I’m glad to be back home with them.

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During our stay in Napa, we ate at this crazy-good restaurant called The Rutherford Grill.  We had a grilled artichoke that made me want to turn into hollandaise sauce just so I could be lapped up by the dreamy petals of this delightful dish. I don’t even remember what Warwick had for dinner, because I was totally entranced by mine.

I had a Sinful Chicken and Spinach Enchilada dinner with steamed broccoli and Coconut Basmati Rice that I quite literally would have killed for.

So good, that the minute I got home (and kissed my children) I ran straight for the kitchen to try and recreate this buttery heaven sent dish.  This is my humble attempt, which I am not so humbly saying is Damn Good!  Try it with enchiladas, barbecue, steak, or whatever, but just make sure you try it.

 Basmati Coconut Rice with Cilantro

1 1/2 cups of Basmati Rice
1 can (14 oz.) Coconut Milk – this should be creamy, and not sweet. Do not buy Creme of Coco or Coconut Water.
1/2 cup plus 6 TB water
3 TB freshly chopped cilantro
Salt to taste

1. In a rice cooker, or a pot with a lid, add rice. Cover with coconut milk and water. Cook according to package instructions.

2. When rice is done, add cilantro and salt and mix well. Serve.

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  • Sounds like a bitter sweet time-bitter because of the snafoos that still happen while you’re supposed to be having a worry-free “good time” and missing the girls, but sweet because you had some time away with other adults in a dreamy place with lots of wine and sunshine.
    I finally found the coconut milk near the Asian food section of the grocery store, so I’ll definitely try this. I love cilantro, too! Thanks for sharing. -EW

  • good, glad you found it. it come’s in a lite version also. I’ve been using that lately. You know, trying to maintain my figure, kinda 🙂


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14 August 2011

Going Dutch

What's new at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York?  An extensive exhibition by Frans Hals.

06 August 2011

Simon Schama's Power of Art examination of the tumultuous life and work of Van Gogh.

05 August 2011

Ageless Andy

How might Warhol look today?  Here's one sculptor's vision.

02 August 2011

The Creation of 'Guernica'

From Simon Schama's Power of Art series, an excellent examination of the forces -- artistic, political and personal, that led Picasso to one of his singular masterpieces.


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Wade: "Pitt the Elder!"

Lenny: "Hold on, let me bargle for who had the more salutary effect on British foreign policy and domestic weal."
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(v). to vomit; the act of puking
Scott bargled all night long and had to lie naked on the bathroom floor to cool off.
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A word that means your mind is complete nonsense or is full of confusing thoughts that don't make sense when said out loud.
Usually used by someone under the influence of a substance.
"Man, you must be high haha."
door zippadeedoodahh 10 januari 2012
To Bargle: To place one's face and/or Penile genetalia into the crack of a very large, yet not obese or fat, buttox, and proceed to move your face around and say, "Bargle Bargle Bargley Barglez"
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Me: Well, I'd start off by giving her a good Bargling. After I Bargle her, i would Barglez her again just for TeH LuLz.
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Simply, It's what barglers do.
Man, did you see old Mr. Lynn bargle that tootsie pop?
door Michelle Burnette 16 juni 2003
when you wiggle your fingers in someone's armpit
Marge was freaked out with Jimmy gave her a bargle. Shes has a fear of fingers in armpits
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(v.) person who enjoys a good time;a person who contradicts
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Adversary     02/20/2008     Davidson v. Bungay et al. (In re Davidson)

Service of subpoena; motion to set aside default.  2008 WL 504093

Judge James Starzynski
Adversary     01/31/2008     CBM Group, Inc. v. Bloom (In re Cook)

Contract construction.  Parol evidence rule.  2008 WL 304894

Judge James Starzynski
Credit Counseling     01/25/2008     In re Charlene A. Francisco

Budget and Credit Counseling must be obtained before the date of filing of petition.  109(h)(1).  386 B.R. 854, rev'd. by 390 B.R. 700 (10th Cir. B.A.P. 2008)(BAP holds that 180 day period expires the instant before the filing of the petition.)

Judge James Starzynski
Chapter 13     01/18/2008     Hunter v. The Education Resources Institute, Inc. (In re Hunter)

Confirmed plan cannot discharge student loan debt.  Applies 10th Circuit Mersmann case.  2008 WL 187936

Judge James Starzynski
Relief from Stay     01/04/2008     In re JTS/Simms, LLC

Supplemental findings and conclusions on stay motion by first mortgagee.  Default interest rate.  Loan "exit fee".  2008 WL 80123.

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Index of Opinions - 2007 - Volume 2

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Index of Opinions - 2007 - Volume 1

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Adversary, Chapter 13, Jurisdiction     12/21/2007     May v. Lobo Land, LLC (In re Lobo Land, LLC)

Court has jurisdiction over insider in adversary proceeding filed after confirmation.  2007 WL 4570345

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Chapter 11, Confirmation     12/14/2007     In re Mountain Highlands, LLC

Denial of chapter 11 confirmation.  2007 WL 4458175.

Judge James Starzynski
Chapter 13     12/12/2007     In re Greg Faust and Patrice Burbidge-Faust

Motion to modify ch 13 plan.  Confirmation order construed as a contract.  Parol evidence rule.  2007 WL 4395695.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has named a new, senior-level manager to oversee the Inertial Confinement Fusion Program and the construction and activation of the National Ignition Facility (NIF), NNSA Deputy Administrator Everet Beckner announced today.

The move consolidates the NIF Project Office and the Inertial Confinement Fusion Program under an assistant deputy administrator for inertial fusion and the NIF project, who will report directly to Beckner. NIF construction had previously been organized in the deputy administrator's immediate office and the Inertial Confinement Fusion Program had been placed in the Office of Research, Development and Simulation.

"This is the right time to make a move," Beckner said. "Although NIF is not yet complete, construction has proceeded far enough for us to begin stockpile stewardship experiments later this year. The reorganization will help ensure that a senior manager has direct responsibility for NIF construction as well as coordination of the project with the Stockpile Stewardship Program."

In addition to NIF the new office will oversee the other components of the Inertial Confinement Fusion and High Yield Campaign, including the OMEGA laser at the University of Rochester and the Z machine at Sandia National Laboratories.

When completed in 2008, NIF will be the world's largest and highest energy laser system, and a key component of NNSA's Office of Defense Programs Stockpile Stewardship Program. NNSA has set a central goal of achieving inertial confinement fusion ignition with energy gain at NIF in 2010. This is a major scientific milestone. Ignition, which has never occurred other than in the stars of the universe or in exploding nuclear devices, will provide researchers with a better understanding of the processes that occur in nuclear weapons and valuable data for future fusion energy production.

Beckner has named Dr. Christopher J. Keane, currently director of the division of secondaries and inertial fusion, as acting assistant deputy administrator for inertial fusion and the NIF project. Keane has been at NNSA since 1996, and director of the division of secondaries and inertial fusion since 2000.

The Stockpile Stewardship Program is responsible for ensuring the safety, security, and reliability of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile without nuclear testing.

NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency of the Department of Energy. It enhances U.S. national security through the military application of nuclear energy, maintains the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, promotes international nuclear nonproliferation and safety, reduces global danger from weapons of mass destruction, provides the U.S. Navy with safe and effective nuclear propulsion, and oversees its national laboratories to maintain U.S. leadership in science and technology.

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Wilson Ramos Kidnapped

Wilson Ramos–catcher for the Washington Nationals–was kidnapped from his home in Venezuela earlier today. Kidnappings are not all that uncommon in Venezuela. The main targets being the wealthy. Considering the fact that Ramos earned the league minimum of 414,000 dollars this season, he fits the kidnapping category perfectley. (At least in Venezuelan standards.)

Incidents like this have happened a lot over the past decade. Most were kidnappings that resulted in the return of the hostage unhurt without any ransom money collected. Some incidents, however, didn’t turn out as good. Relatives of Melvin Mora and Omar Infante were murdered back in the early 2000’s.

But hopefully, Wilson Ramos’s story will have a happy ending.

Wilson Ramos was rescued yesterday by Venezuelan police. Here he is being reunited with his mom:

Truly an amazing moment.

Wow I didn’t see that news ! Praying for him and his family and the Nationals for his safe return……….

Absolutely! Me too.

Ramos, only 24 years old, off season home to visit family & play winter baseball & gets kidnapped? What a horrible experience for Ramos and his family. So sad this crazy world. Prayers for a safe & quick return…..

I totally agree. The world is a crazy one. I hope he comes home safe.

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Lucious has knee surgery

An offseason of injury continues for MSU basketball, with Korie Lucious undergoing successful arthroscopic surgery Tuesday for a small meniscus tear in his left knee. His timetable for a return is set at two to six weeks. Midnight Madness is two weeks from Friday and the season opener is six weeks from Friday, Nov. 12 vs. Eastern Michigan.

    "I feel bad for Korie," Tom Izzo said in a statement. "He's had a great fall on the court, playing some of the best basketball of his time at Michigan State. The injury is similar to the one Goran Suton had during his senior year, and he was able to return in a short amount of time. We expect that Korie will heal in a similar fashion."

    Suton had surgery on Dec. 4, 2008 and was back on the court Dec. 21, scoring 18 points in a win over Texas.

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