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Actor and comedian Kevin Hart to host 2011 BET Awards
by PR Newswire May 17, 2011 October 26, 2021
NEW YORK, N.Y.–BET Networks announced that actor/comedian Kevin Hart has been tapped to host this year's BET Awards. Ranked among the top five cable award shows every year among total viewers. The brightest night in music will broadcast live from the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 26 on BET.
For over a decade the BET Awards has reigned as the biggest family event rivaling all top awards shows. Having escalated each year in industry influence with A-list celebrity nominations, star-studded appearances and one-of-a-kind performances, the BET Awards has undoubtedly established itself as the hottest ticket on television.
The brightest stars in music, acting and sports will appear and perform at this year's BET Awards which recognizes the achievements of artists, entertainers and athletes in 20 categories. Leading the pack this year is Chris Brown with an impressive six nominations across multiple categories: Best Male R&B Artist, Best Collaboration (for which he holds two nominations), Video of the Year, Best Actor and Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice. Closely behind him is Lil Wayne with five nominations: Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Best Collaboration (with fellow nominee Chris Brown), Video of the Year and Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice for his collaborations with Chris Brown and Cory Gunz.
Rounding out the list and tied with four nominations each are Kanye West, Rihanna and Drake.
"When we asked folks who should host this year's BET Awards online, in the streets, among other celebs and throughout social media, one name came back to us loud and clear: Kevin Hart," said Stephen Hill, BET's president of music programming and specials. "He is blue flame right now and we are looking forward to working with him on the show," stated Hill. "His energy, wit and the always fantastic performances will make for yet another must see event–and the 'Chocolate Droppa' might even get a verse in the show," he added.
Kevin Hart burst onto the scene as one of the most versatile comedy actors in film and television.
Hart is currently touring the nation on his "Laugh at My Pain" tour. He is the number one comedian on Ticketmaster and in February 2011, Hart sold out the Nokia Theater two nights in a row to break a record previously set by Eddie Murphy. Hart will spend the summer of 2011 filming lead roles in two new movies. In July, he will start working on Screen Gem's "Think Like A Man," the comedy is based on Steve Harvey's bestselling 2009 book 'Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man.'
Hart will then start work on the Nick Stoller comedy "Five Year Engagement" with producer Judd Apatow and Universal.
Hart was last seen in "Little Fockers" and "Death at a Funeral," alongside Chris Rock, Tracy Morgan and Martin Lawrence. He also co-starred with Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson in "Fool's Gold," as well as opposite Steve Carell in "The 40 Year Old Virgin." Hart's additional film credits include: "Soul Plane" opposite Tom Arnold, Method Man and Snoop Dogg, "Not Easily Broken," "Extreme Movie," "Drillbit Taylor," "Epic Movie," "The Last Stand," "Scary Movie 4," "In the Mix," "Meet Dave" and "Superhero Movie." In 2009, Hart's one-hour comedy special "I'm a Grown Little Man" on Comedy Central was one of the highest-rated specials for the network. Hart was also the host of BET's classic stand-up comedy series "Comic View: One Mic Stand."
The nominees for the 2011 BET Awards are:
Best Female R&B Artist
Marsha Ambrosius
Keri Hilson
Best Male R&B Artist
Best Group
Diddy-Dirty Money
Cali Swag District
New Boyz
Travis Porter
Best Collaboration
B.o.B. f/ Haley Williams of Paramore–"Airplanes"
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes–"Look at Me Now"
Chris Brown f/ Tyga & Kevin McCall–"Deuces"
Waka Flocka Flame f/ Roscoe Dash & Wale–"No Hands"
Rihanna f/ Drake–"What's My Name"
Kanye West f/ Rihanna–"All of The Lights"
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
B.o.B.
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Cymphonique
Lola Monroe
Video of the Year
Marsha Ambrosius–"Far Away"
B.o.B. f/ Hayley Williams of Paramore–"Airplanes"
Keri Hilson–"Pretty Girl Rock"
Willow Smith–"Whip My Hair"
Kanye West f/ Pusha T–"Runaway"
Video Director of the Year
Mr. Boomtown
Best Gospel
BeBe & CeCe Winans
YoungStars Award
Shenell Edmonds
Diggy Simmons
"Death at a Funeral"
"Takers"
"The Book of Eli"
"Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?"
Subway Sportswoman of the Year
Tamika Catchings
Candice Dupree
Maya Moore
Subway Sportsman of the Year
Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Nominees
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – "Look at Me Now"
Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – "6 Foot 7 Foot"
Mindless Behavior – "My Girl"
Nicki Minaj f/ Drake – "Moment 4 Life"
Rihanna f/ Drake – "What's My Name"
Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj – "Bottoms Up"
Centric Award
Best International Act: Africa
2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
D'Banj (Nigeria)
D-Black (Ghana)
Angelique Kidjo (Benin)
Fally Ipupa (Congo DR)
Teargas (South Africa)
Best International Act: UK
VV Brown
Skepta
Tinchy Stryder
2011 BET Award winners
LL Cool J honored as this years I AM HIP-HOP ICON award recipient at the BET Hip Hop Awards
The evolution of BET


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The Federal Reporter, Τόμος 146
come into possession by doing the complainant a legal injury, a wrong, that makes such possession wrongful. A contract prohibiting alienation to a particular class is held to be lawful. It is admitted to be lawful." How, then, can the restriction upon alienation become unlawful in a court of equity, and how can a third person be heard to declare it unlawful, when an attempt is made to enjoin one from inducing a party to it to violate it? Is it valid at law and void in equity? If it is valid, it is property, and a court should be authorized to protect it, as any other property may be protected that is menaced by a wrongdoer. The law of the land accords with good morals. In Heath v. American Book Co. (C. C.) 97 Fed. 533, the defendant knowingly induced the schoolbook board of counties to purchase books from him, and discard those of the plaintiff, which they by contract were obligated to take. The defendant was held liable for damages. No fraud or misrepresentation was alleged. The learned judge followed Lumley v. Gye, 2 El. & Bl. 216, in which a singer was maliciously induced by defendant to break her contract with another, and the defendant was held liable for damages. In Angle v. Chicago, etc., R., 151 U. S. 1, 14 Sup. Ct. 240, 38 L. Ed. 55, the plaintiff was prevented from completing a contract by the defendant bribing its officers and inducing by false allegations the Legislature to withdraw a grant of land, and a bill in equity to reach the property held by the defendant and adjudged applicable to the payment of plaintiff's damages was sustained. The opinion states that "it has been repeatedly held that if one maliciously interferes in a contract between two parties, and induces one of them to break that contract, to the injury of the other, the party injured can maintain an action against the wrongdoer," and in support of this instances Green v. Button, 2 Cr. Mees. & R. 707; Lumley v. Gye, 2 El. & Bl. 216; Bowen v. Hall, 6 Q. B. D. 333, 337; Walker v. Cronin, 107 Mass. 555; Jones v. Stanly, 76 N. C. 355, 356; Haskins v. Royster, 70 N. C. 601, 16 Am. Rep. 780, and thereupon the opinion proceeds:
"Under these authorities, if the Omaha company had by its wrongful conduct simply induced the portage company to break its contract with Angle, it would have been liable to him for the damage sustained thereby. A fortiori, when it not only induces a breach of the contract by the portage company, but also disables it from performance."
In Moran v. Dunphy, 177 Mass. 485, 59 N. E. 125, 52 L. R. A. 115, 83 Am. St. Rep. 289, it is said:
"But in view of the series of decisions by this court from Walker v. Cronin, 107 Mass. 555, through Morasse v. Brochu, 151 Mass. 567, 25 N. E. 74, 8 L. R. A. 524, 21 Am. St. Rep. 474; Tasker v. Stanley, 153 Mass. 148, 26 N. E. 417, 10 L. R. A. 468; Vegelahn v. Guntner, 167 Mass. 92, 44 N. E. 1077, 35 L. R. A. 722, 57 Am. St. Rep. 443; Hartnett v. Plumbers' Supply Association, 169 Mass. 229, 47 N. E. 1002, 38 L. R. A. 194, and Weston v. Barnicoat, 175 Mass. 454, 56 N. E. 619, 49 L. R. A. 612, to Plant v. Woods, 176 Mass. 492, 57 N. E. 1011, 51 L. R. A. 339, 79 Am. St. Rep. 330, we cannot admit a doubt that maliciously and without justifiable cause to induce a third person to end his employment of the plaintiff, whether the inducement be false slanders or successful persuasion, is an actionable tort."
See, also, Doremus v. Hennessy, 176 Ill. 608, 52 N. E. 924, 54 N. E. 524, 43 L. R. A. 797, 802, 68 Am. St. Rep. 203.
In Garst v. Charles, 187 Mass. 144, 72 N. E. 839, it appears that the defendant and one Bickford, persons separately engaged in the retail drug business, agreed that Bickford should buy of the plaintiff a proprietary medicine manufactured by him under a contract, wherein he agreed not to sell it at retail at less than a specified price, and that subsequent purchasers should obtain and sell it only under such agreement. Bickford made the purchase and turned it over to the defendant, who advertised and sold it at less than the specified price. The opinion, after stating this history, continued:
"All this was in pursuance of a conspiracy between the defendant and Bickford that Bickford should make this contract and break it, to the injury of the plaintiff, for the benefit of the defendant. A conspiracy to deprive one of the benefit of a contract with another is unlawful. Carew v. Rutherford, 106 Mass. 1, 8 Am. Rep. 287; Walker v. Cronin, 107 Mass. 555; Vegelahn v. Guntner, 167 Mass. 92, 44 N. E. 1077, 35 L. R. A. 722, 57 Am. St. Rep. 443; Plant v. Woods, 176 Mass. 492, 57 N. E. 1011, 51 L. R. A. 339, 79 Am. St. Rep. 330. The defendant's arrangement with Bickford that he should break the contract was a wrong upon the plaintiff, intended for the defendant's advantage. The scheme was fraudulent. The purpose of the defendant was to induce the plaintiff to part with his property at a comparatively low price to a person who was, in fact, a retail druggist, and who represented by his words and conduct that he wanted the medicine to sell at retail, and who agreed not to sell it at less than the regular retail price, when, in fact, he was obtaining it under an arrangement to turn it over to the defendant at the wholesale price, to be sold by him at retail at less than the regular price. The defendant was a party to this scheme of fraud, and presumably was the author of it. He should be held liable for the wrong. Exchange Telegraph Co. v. Central News (1897) 2 Ch. 48; Dodge Co. v. Construction Information Co., 183 Mass. 62, 66 N. E. 204, 60 L. R. A. 810, 97 Am. St. Rep. 412. In this respect the case is very different from Garst v. Hall & Lyon Co., 179 Mass. 588, 61 N. E. 219, 55 L. R. A. 631. See, also, Taddy et al. v. Sterious et al. (1903) 1 Ch. 354. The suit is one which calls for relief in equity. The damages are of a kind that cannot be accurately computed or easily estimated. The remedy at law is not complete and adequate, and an injunction with damages for the injury already suffered gives the only proper relief."
In American Law Book Co. v. Edward Thompson Co. (Sup.), 84 N. Y. Supp. 225, Justice Bischoff states the facts and his conclusions as follows:
"By preliminary injunction in an action for injunctive relief the plaintiff seeks to restrain the defendant from making agreements with subscribers to the plaintiff's encyclopedia, whereby the defendant undertakes to indemnify these subscribers against claims for damages for their breach of contract in declining to receive and pay for the plaintiff's books, and from conducting and defraying the expenses of the defense to any action brought against the subscriber by the plaintiff. The complaint alleges that these agreements have been systematically offered by the defendant to the plaintiff's subscribers for the purpose of causing them to subscribe to the defendant's encyclopedia, and to repudiate their subscriptions for the work published by the plaintiff; and the allegations further disclose the making of intentional misrepresentations by the defendant to these subscribers as to the relative merits of the encyclopedias for the purpose of inducing the breach of contract. The defendant admits the making of the agreements in question, but asserts that the plaintiff has no remedy in equity upon the allegations of the complaint; the contention being that the plaintiff has his remedy at law for each contract broken, that the party to that contract has the right to break it and pay damages, and that what the party can do another person may ask him to do without restraint by injunction. It is also argued that the cases in which an injunction has been granted to prevent the solicitation of a breach of contract are found to have involved only contracts for personal services, and that there is no precedent for such an injunction as the plaintiff seeks. If there be no exact precedent for this injunction, none is needed. The complaint avers, and the affidavits support the averment, that the defendant is engaged in an attempt to obtain business which the plaintiff has secured, having no regard to fairness of competition, but with resort to trick and device. Whether the subscribers are in each instance actually led by the defendant's misrepresentations to break the particular contracts is not important, and is not an essential averment of the complaint. Intentional false statements, made with a view to obstruct the plaintiff's business and to divert it to the defendant, are charged, and the solicitation of the subscriber's breach of contract is but a more active step in the same scheme of unfair competition. The fraudulent intent, followed to fruition in the actual inducement to persons dealing with the plaintiff to break their contracts for the intended benefit of the defendant, and to the intended injury of the plaintiff, is the basis of the defendant's wrong; a wrong which our system of remedial justice recognizes as the subject of relief."
In Dr. Miles Medical Co. v. Goldthwaite (C. C.) 133 Fed. 794, the defendant was restrained from interfering with contracts, similar to those now under consideration, by inducing their violation by the parties thereto, and from selling the medicine as complainant's in other than the original packages and at the contract price. In Dr. Miles Medical Co. v. Platt, 142 Fed. 606, and two other cases (U. S. Cir. Ct. N. D. of Ill.), Judge Kohlsaat made a similar holding, as did Judge Cochran in Hartman v. Park (U. S. Cir. Ct., E. D. of Ky.) 145 Fed. 358.
The case at bar must be carefully distinguished from cases where the purchase is from one who has a right to sell to the purchaser. Such was Keeler v. Standard Folding Bed Co., 157 U. S. 660, 15 Sup. Ct. 738, 39 L. Ed. 848. Cases must also be differentiated where the facts do not even show a contract. Such was Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus (C. C.) 139 Fed. 155. In Garst v. Hall & Lyon Co., 179 Mass. 588, 61 N. E. 219, 55 L. R. A. 631, it is said:
"It is not averred that the defendant ever made any contract or agreement with the plaintiff, or had any dealings with him. No fraudulent act or conduct of the defendant in obtaining the medicine is set out, although the word 'fraudulently' is used in characterizing his acts. This word adds nothing to the averments of fact in the bill. The statement of the alleged fraud is too general to be the foundation of a decree. Nichols v. Rogers, 139 Mass. 146, 29 N. E. 377; Nye v. Storer, 168 Mass. 53, 46 N. E. 402. The averments of the bill in this particular would be entirely satisfied by showing a purchase of the medicine by the defendant from a person who bought it of the plaintiff's vendee, or from one who bought it of a purchaser from the vendee. The agreed statement of facts shows that the defendant obtained it in this way: The defendant did not buy the medicine of the firm of wholesalers who received it from the plaintiff, and who agreed to sell it subject to the above conditions, but bought it of a person who bought either from this firm, or from a purchaser from this firm."
If the defendants in the case at bar stood in a like innocent condition, why have they not proved the same under their oaths and shown that they purchased in good faith and from a person, who so far as they had notice, could sell without breach of a contract not to sell to them. As already stated, the effort to hide the history of their purchase is sufficient evidence of their unlawful participation
in the breach of the contract. But the fact of selling the goods thus obtained is not the only legal injury by the defendants to the complainant. They tear the very prescription from the bottles, so that the consumer may not know how to use the medicine, whether he is using it advantageously or injuriously, and the defendants by removing all enumeration of the diseases for which the medicine may be used, deprive the purchaser of the complainant's advice and representations in such regard. This seems to be a ruthless proceeding, both as regards the consumer and the complainant. The defendants urge that the medicine has an element—alcohol—that is dangerous for certain diseases enumerated by the complainant. Plainly, then, the medicine should be administered with care. But the defendants send broadcast the remedy without limitation as to dose or disease. This is a palpable menace to the patient, and to the complainant's business, and should be enjoined. Dr. Miles Medical Co. v. Goldthwaite (C. C.) 133 Fed. 794; Hartman v. Park (U. S. Cir. Ct., E. D. of Ky.) 145 Fed. 358. But the defendants, vigorously engaged in selling the medicine, urge that it is dangerous for certain diseases for which the complainant advertises it, and that the complainant, thus inequitable, should not be heard against the defendants, who are using their ample opportunities to market this very medicine, so alleged by themselves to be dangerous. This is a strange attempt at defense. The claim that Dr. Phelps' participation in the discovery of the product is not as asserted in the complainant's literature does not prevent defendants from taking advantage of any fame such alleged connection of Dr. Phelps has produced for the remedy. However, it is not perceived that the representations regarding his relation to it are necessarily false. The other affirmative defenses raised by the defendants to shield themselves are not approved. Dr. Miles Medical Co. v. Platt, 142 Fed. 606, and other cases (U. S. Cir. Ct., N. D. of Ill.).
The complainant is entitled to an order (1) restraining the defendants, their agents and servants, and all persons acting in concert or connivance with them from purchasing, directly or indirectly, the compound from any person who has entered into the contract above stated with the complainant, or from any person who has not entered into such contract, where defendants have notice or knowledge of such relation or absence of contractual relation to the complainant, and restraining the defendants, their agents and servants, and all persons acting in concert and connivance with them from selling such compound now or hereafter obtained from any such person or persons; (2) in any case where the defendants may become authorized to sell the compound, restraining them from doing so, unless the package containing it bears all the directions for using Paine's Celery Compound, and the precise representations as to the purposes and diseases for which it may be taken, as shown both on the label and the carton containing the bottle.
The details of the terms and scope of the injunction will be determined more precisely upon the settlement of the order herein. At the time of settling the order, ruling on the exceptions to the answer herein will be made.
HILI. SIDE CHEMICAL CO. V. MUNSON & CO.
(Circuit Court, D. Connecticut. July 5, 1906.)
No. 1,062.
TRASE-MARKS-SUIT FOR CONTRIBUTORY INFRINGEMENT—-WAIVER OF CLAIM
AGAINST PRINCIPAL INFRINGER.
Complainant brought a suit for infringement of a trade-mark, which was settled by stipulation, and a decree entered establishing complainant's exclusive right to the trade-mark from that date; but it was stipulated that neither the defendant therein nor its customers should be held liable for past infringements. Held that, having thus waived all claim against the principal infringer, a court of equity would not thereafter entertain a suit by complainant for contributory infringement against one who had made and furnished to such infringer the cartons
used by it containing the infringing trade-mark.
In Equity. Suit for infringement of trade-mark.
Henry M. Earle, for complainant.
John K. Beach, for defendant.
PLATT, District Judge. The essential facts in this case can be briefly stated. Plaintiff makes and sells a medical preparation known as "Terraline," distinguished by name, label, and manner of putting up. Defendant is charged in the bill with selling counterfeit packages or cartons containing the trade-mark and other devices and designs of the plaintiff to others, thereby enabling them to palm off upon the public a similar preparation, in fraud of plaintiff's rights and in deception of the public. "The defendant makes paper boxes, and if it has done any wrong at all, it has done it by selling the cartons to others, and thus enabling them to infringe. This is what it did: In January, 1889, R. K. Helphenstine and James E. McKahan entered into business at Washington, D. C., under the name of the Terraline Company, and on their letter-heads Helphenstine appears as president and McKahan as secretary. Defendant's predecessor furnished boxes or cartons for the Terraline to that company, and after 1891, while connected with the National Folding Box & Paper Company, continued the sales. In January, 1898, an order was sent to the defendant corporation from that company for 100,000 boxes. These were made, and 25,000 of them were delivered to the Terraline Company, the balance remaining in the hands of the defendant. The Terraline Company about that time became financially embarrassed, and made no payments on the order. May 5, 1898, said Helphenstine assigned his one-half interest in the Terraline Company and in the registered trade-mark, "Terraline," to his partner, James E. McKahan, which assignment was duly recorded in the Patent Office May 9, 1898. The business was then reorganized under the name of the Hillside Chemical Company, a West Virginia corporation, with its principal place of business at Newburgh, N. Y. (the complainant), which acquired whatever rights McKahan had under the assignment. Helphenstine organized the Glyza Chemical Company, which was continued at the old Washington stand of the defunct Terraline Company. In July, 1898, the complainant wrote to the

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		->join('tb_alternatif','tb_alternatif.id_alternatif=tb_vektor_s.id_alternatif');
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		return $data->result_array();
	}
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Q: Matrix-transformed grid tikz I would like to make graphs showing the effect of matrix multiplication on vectors in the xy plane.
I have produced one already, but it's very cumbersome to create every line myself. Is there an easy way to do this? Here's what I've produced:
\begin{figure}[!h]
    \centering
    \begin{tikzpicture}
        \definecolor{newgrid}{RGB}{0,40,180}
        \tikzstyle{ann} = [fill=white,font=\normalsize,inner sep=1pt];
        \draw[step=1.4cm,gray,very thin] (0,0) grid (16.8,16.8);
        \draw[newgrid,very thin] (2.8,0) -- (14,16.8); % J-Transformed Gridline Start
        \draw[newgrid,very thin] (0,0.7) -- (10.73333,16.8);
        \draw[newgrid,very thin] (0,5.6) -- (7.46667,16.8);
        \draw[newgrid,very thin] (0,10.5) -- (4.2,16.8);
        \draw[newgrid,very thin] (0,15.4) -- (0.93333,16.8);
        \draw[newgrid,very thin] (6.06667,0) -- (16.8,16.1);
        \draw[newgrid,very thin] (9.33333,0) -- (16.8,11.2);
        \draw[newgrid,very thin] (12.6,0) -- (16.8,6.3);
        \draw[newgrid,very thin] (15.86667,0) -- (16.8,1.4); % J-Transformed Gridline End
        \draw[newgrid,very thin] (9.1,16.8) -- (16.8,1.4); % I-Transformed Gridline Start
        \draw[newgrid,very thin] (14,16.8) -- (16.8,11.2);
        \draw[newgrid,very thin] (4.2,16.8) -- (12.6,0);
        \draw[newgrid,very thin] (0,15.4) -- (7.7,0);
        \draw[newgrid,very thin] (0,5.6) -- (2.8,0);
        \draw[very thick,arrows=->] (8.4,8.4) -- (9.8,8.4); % ihat
        \draw[very thick,arrows=->] (8.4,8.4) -- (8.4,9.8); % jhat
        \draw[very thick,arrows=->] (8.4,8.4) -- (11.2,7); % v
        \path (9.1,8.4) node[ann] {$\ihat$} (8.4,9.1) node[ann] {$\jhat$} (9.8,7.7) node[ann] {$\vec{v}$} (8.4,8.4) node[below left] {$O$};
        \draw[newgrid,very thick,arrows=->] (8.4,8.4) -- (11.2,12.6); % A ihat
        \draw[newgrid,very thick,arrows=->] (8.4,8.4) -- (7,11.2); % A jhat
        \draw[newgrid,very thick,arrows=->] (8.4,8.4) -- (15.4,14); % A v
        \path (9.8,10.5) node[ann] {\textcolor{newgrid}{$A \ihat$}} (7.7,9.8) node[ann] {\textcolor{newgrid}{$A \jhat$}} (11.9,11.2) node[ann] {\textcolor{newgrid}{$A \vec{v}$}} (5.6,13.09) node[ann] {$ A =
                \begin{pmatrix}
                    2 & -1\\
                    3 & 2
                \end{pmatrix}
            $
        } (5.6,12.11) node[ann] {$ \vec{v} =
                \begin{pmatrix}
                    2\\
                    -1
                \end{pmatrix}
            $
        };
    \end{tikzpicture}
    \caption{\label{fig:unit-vectors} Matrix-transformed grid in the XY Plane}
\end{figure}

(Sorry for the long code, it needs quite a few lines)
And here is the output:

Is there an easier way to do this?

A: Welcome! Let's focus on the tilted grid. This is one of the cases in which transform canvas is very useful, you only need to (literally) employ your transformation matrix via the cm key, which is described on p. 378 of pgfmanual v3.1.5. (Let me also mention that \tikzstyle is deprecated.)
\documentclass[tikz,border=3mm]{standalone}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
 \draw[step=1.4cm,gray,very thin] (0,0) coordinate(bl) grid (16.8,16.8)
 coordinate (tr);
 \path[overlay] (-16.8,-16.8) coordinate (bl');
 \begin{scope}
  \clip (bl) rectangle (tr);
  \draw[transform canvas={cm={2,3,-1,2,(bl)}},step=1.4cm,blue]
  (bl') grid (tr);
 \end{scope}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

After you have set up your grid, you can work in transformed coordinates and do something like
\begin{scope}[cm={2,3,-1,2,(O)}]
  \draw[thick,->,blue] (O) -- ++ (vx,vy) node[above]{\contour{white}{$\vec  v\,'$}};
\end{scope}

I'd also factor out a global factor of 1.4, the coordinates become more intuitive.
\documentclass[tikz,border=3mm]{standalone}
\usepackage[outline]{contour}
\contourlength{1pt}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=1.4,>=stealth,declare function={vx=2;vy=-1;}]
 \draw[gray,very thin] (-6,-6) coordinate(bl) grid (6,6)
 coordinate (tr);
 \path[overlay] (-18,-18) coordinate (bl')
  (0,0) coordinate (O);
 \begin{scope}
  \clip (bl) rectangle (tr);
  \draw[transform canvas={cm={2,3,-1,2,(O)}},blue]
  (bl') grid (tr);
 \end{scope}
 %
 \draw[thick,->] (O) node[below left]{\contour{white}{$O$}}
  -- ++ (vx,vy) node[above]{\contour{white}{$\vec v$}};
 \begin{scope}[cm={2,3,-1,2,(O)}]
  \draw[thick,->,blue] (O) -- ++ (vx,vy) node[above]{\contour{white}{$\vec  v\,'$}};
 \end{scope}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

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Is there another site that does this like Image Magic, do you know?
Your system should be fine if you have plenty of disk space and RAM. Have you tried turning it off, then on, then open your browser (presumably Safari) and nothing else and then going to the official Studio Imagemagick site?
Have you tried installing another browser such as Firefox or Chrome to see if it is a browser issue?
There are other sites that host Studio Imagemagick, but I would trust the official site only.
OK, thanks for your time. I have tried everything!! I will search for another site like Image magic studio and hopefully it will work for me. I was working just a week ago, so I have no idea what went wrong.
Sorry I cannot help further. Did you try another browser? Perhaps try on a friends computer and see if it works.


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Sheriff honored for helping deputy deployed overseas
January 23, 2017 by JEANETTE WOLFBERG
HUDSON–Columbia County Sheriff David Bartlett received an award last week for the support he provided to one of his deputies while the deputy was on active military duty. The county Board of Supervisors meeting Wednesday, January 11, where the award was presented also marked the arrival of newest member of the county board.
When Deputy Sheriff P. J. Merante left for a year of military service at Guantanamo Bay, Sheriff David Bartlett helped support the deputy's family. When Deputy Merante returned, the sheriff helped him and his family adjust. For these efforts, the U.S. Department of Defense honored Sheriff Bartlett with a Patriot Award. Emil Baker, Capital Area chair of the New York Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Defense Department program, handed Sheriff Bartlett his award certificate at the January 11 meeting.
Deputy Sheriff P. J. Merante, in his Army uniform, poses with Columbia County Sheriff David Bartlett after the sheriff received a Defense Department award for supporting the deputy and his family while Sgt. Merante was on active duty at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Photo contributed
A release from the Sheriff's Office issued January 12 said that the award is presented to an employer who supports citizen soldiers through a wide range of measures, including flexible schedules, time off prior to and after deployments, caring for families and granting leaves of absence if needed.
"I want to thank Sheriff Bartlett on behalf of my family," said Deputy Merante, a sergeant with the Army National Guard who also served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The press release said Deputy Merante was at Guantanamo Bay from January 1 until November 11, 2016 "to conduct detainee operations of law of war and enemy combatants."
Sheriff Bartlett indicated that he had been able to support his military members, while fulfilling his duties as sheriff because of the quality of his staff. In addition, he said he values having veterans of the armed forces on his team. "It was hard to have a good deputy sheriff away for a year," Sheriff Bartlett said. "I'm so fortunate to have the employees I have."
In the release the Sheriff Bartlett said, "I will continue to support veterans during and outside of deployments, but I am very happy to have Deputy Merante back working for me."
Also at the January 11 meeting, the board acknowledged its newest member, Ryan Skoda, supervisor of Taghkanic. He replaces Eric Tyree, who recently resigned.
Mr. Skoda has a farm in Taghkanic.
In a telephone interview January 14, he said he has lived in the Town of Taghkanic his "entire life," was born in Hudson, attended SUNY Cobleskill and has an associate's degree in dairy production and a bachelor's degree in animal science. He served on the Taghkanic Town Council, before the Town Board appointed him to replace Mr. Tyree.
Mr. Skoda said his biggest goal is "to make everybody in the town proud of me at both the town level and the county level."
Mr. Skoda suggested that this might include trying "to keep taxes flat or ideally to lower them."
The next Columbia County full Board of Supervisors meeting will be Wednesday, February 8 at 401 State Street.


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N.Y. Mets 50th Opening Day: A Win And A Loss
Posted in: MLB. Tagged: Baseball, Chipper Jones, David Wright, Don Zimmer, Gil Hodgers, Johan Santana, MLB, N.Y.Mets, News, Sports. 2 Comments
Some interesting things happened on the way to the Mets 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday. It was the Mets' 50th opening day in their franchise's history. When it was over they had won their 33rd opening day game. A lot has happened since 1962, their inaugural season. One of the records that they set that year has never been broken. They finished the season breaking the record held since 1899, 40-120; last in the National League, 60 1/2 games behind the NL Champion San Francisco Giants.
The N.Y. Mets lost their 1962 season opener and went on to lose their next 8 straight! Photo: Brian Lokker
But Thursday's game was a good old fashion pitcher's duel between Johan Santana and Tommy Hanson. (Roger Craig was the Mets opening day pitcher 50 years ago). Santana, who hadn't thrown in a regular season game in 19 months, was spot on through the five innings he pitched, giving up just two hits, no runs, and striking out five. Ike Davis was at 1B and David Wright at 3B. In 1962, (Don Zimmer played 3B and Gil Hodgers was over at first).
David Wright's RBI single won the game 1-0 while in 1962 the Mets got rocked by the St. Louis Cardinals 11-4. Thursday's win was the best part of the opening day game. Unfortunately, CF Andres Torres re-injured his left calf and left the game and is now headed for the disabled list. The Mets are not stacked at that position and it will be left for either Scott Hairston or Mike Baxter to patrol. So sadly, even in victory, they suffered a loss.
#5 David Wright drove in the winning run on an RBI single giving the Mets another Opening Day win, 1-0. Photo: blog.prorumors.com
Another note of interest, it was the first time since 1996 that Atlanta fielded an opening-day lineup without Chipper Jones who is currently on the DL (knee). He could return as early as Tuesday. Chipper not being in the lineup is significant because over the years he has been a perennial Mets killer at the plate and given the Braves lack of pop on that sunny 53 degree opening day, he might have been the difference-maker in this one. Ironic how the Mets brought the fences in at Citi Field prior to the start of the season in an effort to add some offense and yet today's game would realize just the lone Mets run…
The pundits have the N.Y. Mets finishing no better than last in the N.L. East this season so without any pressure on them, maybe they will prove them wrong and put up a better showing. Clearly, if Johan Santana continues to pitch like he did today and stays injury free, their chances will be that much better. Meantime, Happy 50th Anniversary to the 'Amazin's!
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2 comments on "N.Y. Mets 50th Opening Day: A Win And A Loss"
Sam's Sports Brief on April 6, 2012 at 9:11 am said:
I was touched by the Gary Carter tribute at the beginning of the game. His family members throwing out the first pitch was simply a great moment.
Fantasyfurnace on April 6, 2012 at 9:23 am said:
Yeah that was nice that they acknowledged 'The Kid'. Very emotional. A tragedy that he passed at such a young age (57).


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A series of postures designed to increase strength of the abdominal and back muscles and improve back flexibility (Level 2).
There are no upcoming "Backbend (Level 2)" classes on this day.
I think I cant feel my spine anymore , great work out !!!
Pretty much non-stop back bending for the entire hour, would not recommend for the faint of heart. Appreciated that there was individual guidance from the instructor at certain points which helped me into deeper backbends that felt good but not sure if my back will thank me for it tomorrow.
Challenging but effective. The instructor pushes you outside of your comfort zone. Would recommend it to anyone looking to go deeper in their practice!


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Bob Mueller Can't Tell Anybody He Completed "Twisted Metal 2" in Record Time
I can't be expected to probe Russia 24/7.
by Christian Harrington
It happened. It. Just. Happened. And you are the only one I can tell.
Oh, Diary, trusted keeper of all my secrets. You're still the only one who knows I cheated on that Latin quiz at St. Paul's. As a reward for bearing that burden all these years, you now become the first to know about the successful completion of my greatest mission… I have completed Twisted Metal 2 in twenty-two minutes and forty-eight seconds. And, no, Diary, I did not use cheat codes.
This smashes the record set by PhishNGuns87 six months ago. I sit here in my pajamas, surrounded, as always, by Russia investigation documents I haven't finished reading, but, tonight, I do so with a glass of bourbon and a wide smile.
The problem is obvious, Diary. Surely, you have already guessed it. I can't tell a soul about this. Not yet. Everyone thinks I am working really hard on this Russia investigation. And I am! This Mueller probe is no joke. I am probing, believe me. I'm reading documents and interviewing people! But a man needs a hobby. Ripping up some Twisted Metal 2 on my PlayStation console gives me a purpose that investigating the Commander in Chief for collusion with a foreign government just can't.
To set the record is one thing, but the story behind this speedrun is wild and one I will detail here for posterity. As you know from past entries, I had been playing as the character Axel for months. For some reason, I connected with this man, no, this warrior, trapped in a machine by a corrupt monster of a man whose treachery he hopes to avenge. I guess it's because I love how big his wheels are? They're huge!
Anyway, tonight, as a gag, I played as Mr. Grimm! His special weapon, the Screaming Soul, is damn powerful, but so hard to land, especially when I'm riding full speed on his kick-ass motorcycle. By freeing myself of expectation, I adopted a child's mind.
I played fast and loose like Paul Newman's "Fast Eddie" Felson in The Hustler. I love Paul Newman. That's probably my favorite movie of all time behind Cool Hand Luke. I guess you could call it my second favorite movie. I need to remember this because Paul Manafort asked me what my favorite movie was last week and I totally froze. I said Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde because it was the last movie I had seen. I will revise my answer with Paul, and make it clear that I only watched the Legally Blonde sequel because I am a Luke Wilson completist.
Back to the run. It wasn't until I reached Holland: Field of Screams that I thought to myself, "Bobby, you're going pretty darn fast here." I looked at my camcorder and, sure enough, it was still recording the screen. I know there are better ways to record your screen, but I'm old school.
I started to feel the weight of the moment in the Hong Kong Crunch level. After a moment of terror, my consciousness dipped into a pool of focus and tranquility. I was in a state of what psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi dubbed "flow." I read his book two nights ago when I saw how many unopened emails marked "urgent" sat in my inbox and just couldn't deal with it. Sure, there is a despair in knowing that half of the country will hate me no matter where I go with this thing, but, on the bright side, I have read so many good books since this investigation started! I can't wait to tell Paul I read Csikszentmihalyi's book. I need to learn how to pronounce that in the morning because it looks like a language Paul will know well.
The truth is—I really can't tell anybody this part—I doubt I will ever feel a sense of pride as strong as the moment I watched Minion explode in front of Mr. Grimm's bike, which, strangely, is also named Mr. Grimm.
Last night I leaned back in my chair as a man behind on his work. Tonight, I am still behind on my work, but I'm a man who killed Thumper and Grasshopper with one Screaming Soul in Antarctica. Not too many Special Counsel leads can say that. Of that, Diary, I assure you.
I contemplated using an alias to upload my video. After all, who is to say PhishNGuns87 isn't trying to beat his own score as we speak? Not me. PhishNGuns87 may be many things but a slouch isn't one of them.
Alas, I couldn't do it. I did this for me, Diary. Besides, I think I can go sub-twenty.
— Bobby "Speedrunner" Mueller
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[SOUND] What is a game without the ability to collect things.
to our Roller Madness game.
Our objective would be to set up the coin game object.
Populate the game with coins, and discuss the concept of tagging game objects.
To create our coin, once again we're gonna use the prototyping standard assets.
over here that there's no mesh attached, no mesh filter, no mesh attached.
So, I think for some reason, this prefab got messed up, but that's okay.
This gives us a good learning opportunity.
And one of those is the PickupPrototype.
So right here, we could see there's the model.
It's sort of a coin.
So we'll go ahead and use this model to create a new game object.
So let me just go ahead and drag it over to my scene.
This created a game object I'm gonna go ahead and rename it right away as coin.
Kind of in a top view.
So let me switch that, so it gave it a transform.
I'll keep it kinda close cuz we're gonna test with it for a little bit.
I'm gonna go ahead and scale it down.
So I'll scale it to 0.4 in x, y, and z directions.
And I also wanna change the material, cuz I don't like the pink color on my coin.
So let me go ahead and select the material.
I'm gonna go ahead and duplicate that and give it a new name.
I'll call it my Coin Material, and drag it up into my Materials.
And then go ahead and apply that.
just a copy of it.
And let's go ahead and change the texture that's applied to the albedo.
drag that, rather than the pink one.
So now it looks much more like a coin.
So let's look at a couple of the other components on the coin.
There aren't many because we created this from the material.
we want the ball to collide with the coin.
let me go ahead and add that.
So I can say Add Component.
let me select Physics, and I want to use a Sphere Collider.
I want to collide in the area around the coin.
So let me select that Sphere Collider.
I can tap f to zoom in.
And we can kinda see that sphere around the coin.
Once again, colliders, you can change their size.
you have to be kinda just close to the coin for this collision to happen.
I want you to be able to go through the coin.
So actually want the coin to rotate.
by going up to the y-axis and kind of clicking and dragging.
You can see the sort of rotation effect there.
I'll undo that to go back to zero.
I am going to click Add Component, go down to Scripts, and choose the Rotate script.
This is how many degrees per second.
I'm gonna change this to 180 degrees per second.
So it'd be sorta half of a whole circle in one second.
And then you could pick which direction you wanna rotate.
So I wanna rotate around the y-axis.
So let me go ahead and play this.
So you can see the coin spins.
So another thing that I wanna do is actually add a rigid body.
the physics system knows that this is a dynamic object in the world.
choose Rigid Bodies, the top option.
Now once again, we're not gonna have this fall at this point.
So I'm gonna turn off Use Gravity.
I'm gonna make this Is Kinematic.
is to add another script to let the game know that this is a pick up.
So under Add Component, under Scripts, we've got a script called Treasure.
So we're gonna go ahead and select that.
You can see the components added.
I'm gonna set it as a value of 1.
And so I'm gonna have just a direct 1 coin equals 1.
Let me go ahead and play and I can move my ball over there and boom.
I picked up the coin.
to see if the object that collided with it is the player.
And if it's the player, then it destroys itself.
So how does it know that the object that collided with it was the player?
Let me go to the roller ball.
And notice there's a tag at the top and it's tagged as Player.
looks at the tag of the game object that ran into it.
And if it's tagged as Player, then it does the appropriate things.
So tagging is a very powerful way once we get into scripting, you'll see this.
It's great to tag your objects than through code.
You can actually respond to things based on their tag.
sometimes there's more generic things.
The rollerball's very specific where Player is a much more generic name.
So, for example, under Coin let's say we wanted to tag this.
So right now the coin is untagged.
this goes over to this tags and layers editor.
Right now, there are no tags.
There's just the default ones that we saw before.
So let me click plus and give it a new name.
And I'll call this a Pickup, which is maybe a more generic name than coin.
So I created it, now I have to go back to the coin and actually tag it.
select this as a Pickup tag.
So now our coin is basically all set up.
We're gonna have multiple coins in the world, so let's make this into a Prefab.
let's go ahead and drag out a few coins.
maybe bring out kind of a four coin pattern around my player.
make sure they're positioned properly.
So my original coin was exactly one meter off.
So I could go ahead and set these exactly to one meter.
I could select all of them and bring up the Snap settings.
And then say Snap All Axes, and they'll snap right to the whole numbers.
So, the final thing that we can do is, clean up our hierarchy a little bit.
this is a good opportunity to create another empty game object.
So, let me go Create Empty under the hierarchy.
label this coins, once again I want to set this at the origin of the worlds.
Let me go ahead and reset the transform of this.
put them into that Coins empty game object.
So now they're all organized there under Coins.
as well as add a game over screen.


As mystery writers (and readers!), we strive to understand and accurately portray criminals, cops, pathologists, liars, murderers, detectives, the heroes and villains of our society. But always in these stories, there must be victims. The victim that the criminal targets, the victim that the police and detective try to protect and avenge.
Our May meeting features Julie Thomas from Victim Support Services of Washington. She will speak to us about the plight of the victim, the emotional impact, the characteristics, and the journey from violence to judicial resolution. Julie will also inform us about the role of the Victim Support Services. This non-profit group provides emotional support, assistance with navigating the justice system, assistance with medical and funeral arrangements, and will act as spokesperson to the media as well as accompany victims to court. Their website is www.victimsupportservices.org.
Julie will also be bringing with her information on how people can become involved or support the association. As usual with our monthly meetings, there is no fee to attend, but we will be "passing the hat" at the meeting for donations for Victim Support Services.
Meeting will be held at Angelo's Restaurant, 601 SW 153rd, Burien at 6:00 p.m.


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8 Must-Try Dishes In Taiwan
I was so excited to visit Taiwan, as I knew very little about the country and was eager to experience what it had to offer. Starting, of course, with its cuisine! I assumed that Taiwanese food would be very similar to Chinese food (considering their history) but I was blown away by how fantastic and unique Taiwanese food is! It is a cuisine that should be celebrated in its own right, and I'd like to share eight food and drink items you must try the next time you're in Taiwan.
Warning: This post is likely to make you very, very hungry!
Considered to be the national dish of Taiwan, beef noodle soup can be found almost everywhere. It is so popular, there is an annual festival and competition to find the best beef noodle soup maker! Springy noodles are placed at the bottom of a bowl, then generously topped with incredibly tender and flaking stewed beef. Then comes the most important part – ladlefuls of aromatic broth that would be great just on its own. This broth can be either braised or clear. Sides such as pickled greens and chilli paste will also be on your table to add some acidity and spice, so help yourself.
Where to try Beef Noodles
Yongkang Beef Noodles, Taipei
This old school family-run restaurant is one of the most famous eateries in Taipei to try this dish. You can choose from bowls with braised beef, beef tendon, or a mix of the two. Due to its popularity, you will almost certainly have to queue, but it is worth the wait. You will also potentially be sitting with other people at a communal table, but that just makes it a bit more homely. We shared ours with an old Taiwanese chap, who snuck his own cheeky bottle of whiskey in to enjoy with his meal!
Price: $NT 270 for large portion
Address: No. 17號, Lane 31, Section 2, Jinshan South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106
Lu rou fan (Braised pork and rice)
We soon realised that pork is widely popular in Taiwan! Lu rou fan is a joint contender for the "national dish of Taiwan", along with beef noodles. I'll leave that fierce debate up to the locals, but either is a worthy winner. Lu rou fan is marinated minced, fatty pork, braised in soy sauce and served over rice. Sounds a bit simple, right? Well it's not minced meat how you find in a supermarket, but carefully chopped to give the right texture. Once braised, the meat should have some bite to it, while being beautifully tender. It is typically served with some pickled cucumbers to help balance the flavours.
Where to try Lu rou fan
Ximen Jin Feng
We stumbled across this place after spotting a large group of locals in a queue. The wait was luckily minimal, and we were led into a pretty modern-looking eatery. It turns out this was a branch of the most famous place in Taiwan to try this dish! The Lu rou fan hit the spot, but we also got some other dishes including a slab of tender pork belly, and soy braised egg.
Price: $NT 170 including drinks
Address: No. 89號, Kunming Street, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan 108
Gua Bao
This amazingly glorious street food consists of sticky, super tender slices of pork belly, pickled greens, coriander and very finely crushed peanuts. These delightful components are all snuggled up together inside a folded steamed bun to form a pocket of near perfection. It is soft, surprisingly light, and each mouthful will have you coming back for more. I'd say it is my absolute favourite thing we ate in Taiwan!
Where to try Gua Bao
Yi Jia Zi, Taipei
This place was so good we went back twice. Located a little walk from the popular Ximending district, Yi Jia Z is very popular with Taiwanese people all eager to get their pork fix. The soy-stewed pork belly melted in the mouth, the bun was like a cloud, and the peanut powder just capped off an absolute bargain of a street snack. There are other dishes to choose from with most including the delicious pork belly, and the staff were incredibly friendly too!
Price: $NT 45
Address: No. 79, Kangding Road, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan 108
Xiaolongbao (Soup dumplings)
Xiaolongbao are delicious dim sum dumplings, made in a rather ingenious way. Minced pork and meat-flavoured aspic (gelatin made from broth) are enveloped by the thin dumpling skin, then carefully pinched closed. They are then steamed inside a bamboo basket which melts the aspic, creating a soup inside! Place one of these dumplings on your spoon, poke a little hole in to let the fragrant broth trickle out, then eat in one mouthful for a burst of flavour. They can also be dipped in a vinegar and ginger mixture.
Where to try Xiao Long Bao
Din Tai Fung, multiple locations
This famous restaurant started out in Taiwan in 1958, but these days you can find them all across the world. Although they have a very extensive menu, Xiaolongbao is probably what they are best known for, so we obviously went for them and were not disappointed. Each dumpling is folded exactly 18 times, and is beautifully delicate. The broth is excellent, and the pork juicy. A heavenly mouthful.
Due to its immense popularity they have a waiting system. You give your name, receive a menu (in Mandarin or English), tick the dishes you want to have, then wait for your number to be announced. Times vary but we went at a slightly obscure time so only had to wait about 30 minutes. They also sell ridiculously cute merchandise of little dumpling people…
Price: $NT 110 for 5 dumplings
Address: No. 194號, Section 2, Xinyi Road, Da'an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106
Hujiao bing (Black pepper buns)
Hujiao bing is another popular street food, that can be found in various night markets in Taipei. They are baked buns filled with a beef or pork mixture, a lot of black pepper, and a big handful of spring onions. Once rolled up, they are cooked inside a charcoal fired oven (similar to a tandoor). Once they are baked lovely and crisp, they are chiseled off the oven wall with a knife, and served warm. As you bite into one, you will notice a delicious pool of meat juice oozing out, probably onto your hand. It's pretty hot, but you won't really notice as you will be munching down this wonderful snack.
Where to try Hujiao bing
Fu Zhou Shi Zu Hu Jiao Bing, Taipei
Night markets are one of the best ways to experience Taiwan's food culture, and one of our favourites was Raohe night market. Right at the entrance you will spot a big queue, and that is where you will find these delicious black pepper buns. Don't be put off by the line as it moves quite quickly and they are well worth the wait.
Address: No. 249, Raohe Street, Songshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 105
No. 13, Section 1, Chongqing South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan 100
Soy milk is so damn good in Taiwan I had to include it. It comes in a variety of styles, such as sweet, salty, cold, warm, with numerous flavours. For me though, an ice cold glass of the classic, slightly sweet variety was perfect, especially in the scorching heat. Apparently, soy milk is typically consumed at breakfast in Taiwan, especially with some youtiao (fried dough sticks) to dip in. However, you can find plenty of places to drink it throughout the day, from small street stalls to cafes.
Where to try soy milk
Fuhang Soy Milk, Taipei
Fuhang Soy Milk is a famous breakfast spot in Taipei that serves hearty bowls of soy milk and food such as youtiao. I'll be honest, we weren't hugely enamoured with youtiao. They were slightly too oily and heavy, but they're so popular we had to give them a go. The soy milk was lovely though and it was a generous portion. Expect a massive queue for Fuhang, which winds down the street.
Price: $NT 60 for a large portion
Address: 100, Taiwan, Taipei City, Zhongzheng District, Section 1, Zhongxiao East Road, 108號2樓
Soypresso, Taipei
As the name suggests, Soypresso is a dedicated soy cafe. This small chain serves moreish soy milk, soft serve ice cream, soy puddings and coffee. There are a number of flavours to choose from such as classic, sesame, and matcha, and the drinks are sold in snazzy reusable canisters. The building itself is a great place to chill for a bit. Sleek white tiles give off an old dairy store vibe, that is very photogenic.
Price: $NT 60 for a large drink
Address: No. 8號, Lishui Street, Da'an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106
Pineapple cake
Pineapple cakes are the quintessential gift for those visiting Taiwan. They are made with pastry and a pineapple jam centre, but can also include pieces of pineapple too. They reminded me a bit of fig rolls. Nice and crumbly, with a soft and chewy centre. The flavour won't blow you away, but they are a nice little snack. They are often specifically aimed at tourists to buy as souvenirs or gifts, so you can find them in really nice sets with fancy packaging.
Where to try pineapple cakes
Sun Merry, Taipei (various locations)
You can find pineapple cake in lots of places, especially as it's a typical gift. We tried a few, but they were much of a much, really. One place we remember was Sun Merry, as it has an adorable pineapple mascot that you will easily spot walking around. It's full of lots of varieties, such as pineapple and egg yolk, so I'm sure you will find something you like.
Address: No. 186號, Section 2, Xinyi Road, Da'an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 10
8. Tea
You can't visit Taiwan without drinking tea, and luckily you don't have to look hard to find some. Throughout the day you will see people walking around with plastic beakers of tea, either fruit based or the milky bubble tea variety. Whilst the fruit teas were fantastic and refreshing, there was something deliciously indulgent about the bubble teas available. As bubble tea was invented in Taiwan, it seemed only fitting to have as much as possible. The one that I couldn't get enough of had a kind of frothy, whipped up cream cheese topping and tapioca bubbles cooked in a warm, thick, caramel sauce. Is it more of a dessert or beverage? Who knows? Who cares! Taiwanese tea is an addictive delight.
Where to try tea
Tiger Sugar, multiple locations
Whilst there are hundreds of places to grab a tea to go, Tiger Sugar was our first introduction to the cream cheese and brown sugar style. Whilst delicious, they are super sweet, so maybe go for a small… or share a large!
Price: $NT 55 for a cold brown sugar boba milk
Address: No. 1號, Nanyang Street, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan 100
SOMA – Tea & Mocktails, Taipei
This tea store had a very upmarket, almost boutique vibe to it which drew us in. It serves fruit tea and milk tea in a number of flavours, and is located just off of Yongkang Street. SOMA is a great place to go for a cold, refreshing drink on a warm evening stroll down bustling Yongkang Street.
Price: $NT 60-90
Address: No. 3號, Lane 7, Yongkang Street, Da'an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106
So that's all, folks! If you have any other favourite Taiwanese dishes or restaurants that I haven't mentioned, please share them in the comments below.
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Middager says:
I like your post, there are so many restaurants that even locals haven't tried yet. Thanks for your sharing.
thecurioussparrow says:
Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed the post and hope you have some delicious meals at these restaurants 😁


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also holy shit @ the body on that red head tho
Can't believe she's married to this goof ball
Just watched the series finale of Entourage. Kinda sad it's over, but it ended on a good note. Now hopefully we get that movie they were talking about
Andy Whitfield died after an 18-month battle with lymphoma.
He played Spartacus in Blood and Sand before he left to battle cancer.
Was just talking about him a few days ago. I felt like he was gonna recover again and possibly come back to the show and all of sudden...
How is Castle? Is it worth watching?
If you're in love with either Stana Katic or Nathan Fillion then I'm sure you will like it. I like Bones better overall though.
I do really like Nathan Fillion. I've just seen a bunch of clips where he references Firefly on it which I enjoyed. I might give it some consideration, although there are a bunch of other shows I'm interested in getting into.
Well I started watching because I ran out of shows and gave it a shot plus I was a fan of hers:
Chuck Norris joins JCVD as the newcomers to Expendables 2. Nic Cage and Travolta may also enter the ring. Of course Willis' mysterious Mr Church returns (possibly as a villain) and Stallone's rival Arnold will return to shed more light to their characters' estranged past.
Loving this.
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Anyone watch the Roast of Charlie Sheen? Pretty funny actually
I only caught Jeselnik's bit so far, the Pyror line went over everyone's head but Patrice.
saw it the other night, twas ok. Some good stuff, some bad stuff, thought Jeff Ross probably had the best "set". Saw some "uproar" about the bird joking about Ryan Dunn and wasn't looking forward to that and it turned out to be pretty much nothing. No idea who most of those people were tho. Popped for Aaron Paul in the audience.
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop is streaming on Netflix
Seriously pumped about watching this
Didn't think it was possible. but I love Conan O'Brien even more now. The passion he has to entertain is truly inspiring.
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News @NewYorkerFest: Arrested Development coming back for one more TV season before movie. #ArrestedDevelopment #tnyfest
No chance.
Hmmm... Will Arnett just tweeted:
I'm peeing with @batemanjason at the moment..and we can confirm that we are going to make new AD eps and a movie
My hopes have been raised from no chance to hopefully a chance!
Its going to be a season with each episode focused on what the character has been doing the past 5 years which will lead up to the movie
So The Simpsons future is "in doubt".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-rad...?newsfeed=true
Whatever happens it had an incredible run.
R.I.P. Charles Napier.
One way or another, it's winding down:
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'The Simpsons' Next Season Will Be Its Last
Whether the stars take a salary cut or not, there won't be many more new adventures in the town of Springfield.
Fox executives told The Wrap on Wednesday that even if the voice actors behind the iconic animated show "The Simpsons" take a massive pay cut, the show is no longer profitable as a first-run series and will end after next season. If the actors don't agree to a cut, this season, the show's 23rd, will be its final batch of new episodes.
The Daily Beast reported Monday that the actors were facing a 45% cut from their $440,000 per episode salary, which would take them down from $8 million to just over $4 million; they countered with an offer of a 30% cut but with a small slice of the show's backend, which includes merchandise, syndication and DVD sales. The executive told The Wrap that any agreement would only be for one more season.
Producers for the show have already taken a pay cut to keep the show going. Fox released a statement about the show's tenuous financial situation on Monday.
23 seasons in, The Simpsons is as creatively vibrant as ever and beloved by millions around the world. We believe this brilliant series can and should continue, but we cannot produce future seasons under its current financial model. We are hopeful that we can reach an agreement with the voice cast that allows The Simpsons to go on entertaining audiences with original episodes for many years to come.
The stars re-upped their contracts in 2008, receiving significant raises; it was reported that they went from $360,000 to $500,000 an episode.
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Javier Bardem confirmed to the "bad guy" in the next James Bond film.
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ahahaha I started watching kind of sceptically/"I'm too old for this" and pretty much started laughing at the opening line of Bump n' Grind
Yeah it seems like they may return to form.
Just watched 3 minutes of Archer. I'm in.
in that case you better call Kenny Loggins 'cause you're in the Danger Zone
I watched The Fighter and Million Dollar Baby a few weeks ago and started Rocky last night. I just finished Rocky 4.
Awesome. We'll just forget the straight-to-DVD crap.
"Skyfall" is definitely the worst movie name in the James Bond Series.


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John Dalton: Biography & Contributions
Born on September 6, 1766, in Eaglesfield, Cumberland County, England
Son of a Quaker weaver
Suffers from colour blindness
Was educated at a Quaker school, where he taught at age 12
Moved to Kendal in 1781 to teach at another school
Went to Manchester in 1793 to teach at the New College and as a private tutor
Died in Manchester on July 27, 1844 at age 78
Major Contributions
First work, Meteorological Observations and Essays, was published in 1793, with very little interest
Most important scientific contribution was his atomic theory, which he first advanced in 1803 and published in 1808 in the book A New System of Chemical Philosophy
It states that all elements are made of tiny particles called atoms
All atoms of an element are identical
The atoms of an element are different from the atoms of another element
Atoms of different elements can combine to form more complex substances
Also discovered Dalton's Law, where the total pressure exerted by a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the pressures of the separate gases
Historical and Social Context
Before discovering the atomic theory, he already has notable scientific reputation
Invited to deliver courses at the Royal Institution in London
Made a fellow of the Royal Society in 1822 and awarded the society's gold medal in 1826
Became one of eight foreign associates at the French Academy of Sciences in 1830
In 1833, he was conferred a pension of 150 pounds, which was raised to 300 pounds three years alter
Many chemists and biochemists use the unit Dalton in honour of him to denote one atomic mass
Rated 32nd most influential person in history by Michael H. Hart in his book The 100
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This film is by Stephen Wolinsky, a student of Maharaj, and produced and filmed by Maurizio and Zaya Benazzo, organizers of the Science and Nonduality Conference and principals of Neti Neti Productions.
A theme of my recent articles has been the "Sacred," which implies reverence and devotion. One of the palpable impressions one gets from Rays of the Absolute is that it is consummately a labor of love – and devotion.
The reverence Wolinsky feels for his teacher fuels this movie at every turn. He is so obviously grateful for the time he had with Maharaj, and now, returning to India to relive some of those teachings, he is reunited with other devotees who are then interviewed about the teacher and his message.
What were the main tenets of the teaching that "landed" for them?
What had happened in their lives during the intervening years since Maharaj's death?
The interviews are wonderfully interspersed with older clips of Maharaj himself and other vignettes which give the viewer a taste of what it might be like to follow such a guru and, perhaps more importantly, to apply his wisdom and go deeper into his ideas.
One of the great things that really comes across in the film is the amazing community which emerged around Maharaj. We also see Wolinsky's appreciation not only for his teacher, but for those who shared his own devotion to the work.
Many documentaries affect a kind of superior tone or perspective, where an interviewer stands apart and tries to be "objective" or impersonal. While there is little romanticizing in his treatment of this subject, Wolinsky is unabashed in pouring his humanity into the project itself, exchanging warmth and appreciation with everyone with whom he comes into contact.
His relationship with Maharaj is explored and funny tales and experiences are shared with much mirth and laughter.
As you watch the film and absorb the ideas and context of the teaching, you also get a flavor for India; it is filmed in the city of Mumbai (which had a terrorist incident not long ago), and shows the life of the city – both the abject poverty and the stunning beauty. The humility and simplicity of Maharaj also comes across in this way – you see his house, where he taught, and the streets he walked while Wolinsky interacts with the subjects of the documentary. It is a lovely and loving ambience.
An aspect of the production that can be easily overlooked is the music – it is unobtrusive yet beautifully evocative, and sets just the right "tone" for the various inquiries. The entire film is exquisite, forming a fascinating complement to the SAND Conference, in a way, by intimately exploring a direct means of contacting the sort of sacred science that the neuroscientists, physicists, and thought leaders talk about on the stage and in meetings at the Science and Nonduality Conference – hosted by the film's director and producer.
Another similar labor of love was William Patrick Patterson's biography of Gurdjieff.
Like Gurdjieff, there are legends surrounding Maharaj's magical or mystical powers, but in the film we are told that he stopped demonstrating these and instead focused on the one big idea – dissolution of the Self.
Maharaj's methodology and attitude also mirrors Gurdjieff's – he is uncompromising in his stance and oblivious to the acceptance or rejection of others, particularly from a conceptual or scientific perspective. The irascibility of Maharaj is one of the film's most notable characteristics – he is a true character – and his authenticity also fuels the devotion of his followers.
At one point (Spoiler Alert), a student recalls the teacher's annoyance at having to be translated and having a book written about him. He had absolutely no ego or pretense and eschewed fame.


Weekdays are hard. You wake up every morning, the same time, and other days you're just running around trying to make sure you get out the door in one piece (especially if you did a 6 a.m. gym sesh). More often than not, you have very little time to cook or do anything, really. The result? You probably end up eating food that is one of the following: overpriced or unhealthy. We know it because we go there most days to. But there is a way to counteract this vicious cycle of spending/speeding and that solution is meal planning! Not only that, doing this can help you stick to your muscle gain goal, which to us, is a definite win-win situation.
While it may seem like a grueling task, once you enter a rhythmized schedule you'll soon realize how easy it is to keep up with. It becomes second nature and you'll feel great as a result. Below we've put together a one day, 4 meal plan for you to start with. It's best for you if you lay out your recipes for each day at the beginning of the week. This way you can go food-shopping on the weekend and gather all the ingredients you need in advance. It takes the guesswork out of the process, streamlining it like it was intended. We hope you like the recipes as much as we think you will—which is a lot.
Who said that breakfast had to take forever to make? Not us. Here's a quick recipe that will take under 10 minutes to make (some pre-prep needed) so you can eat and bulk up at the same time.
The night before, cook your salmon and potatoes to make the recipe super easy in the morning. Simply season your salmon with EVOO and salt/pepper, bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F. You can throw your potatoes in the pan to roast them at the same time, or simply boil them. Put in container, store in the fridge.
In the morning, on a non-stick skillet, add four eggs (previously whisked together) with the potatoes, and salmon. Scramble them together until cooked.
Add some seasoning of choice and enjoy!
In a large skillet, add 1 tablespoon of EVOO, warming it over med-high heat. Add your cut up flank steak (should be about ½ pound for two servings). Cook until brown.
Next, in another skillet, add in your vegetables: ½ green onion *chopped*, 1 cup Broccoli, ½ red pepper, 1 carrot *sliced finely*, ½ minced garlic.
Add the beef and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce to the skillet. Blend until tender.
Because candy bars are over-rated and who wants that fake protein bar lookalike?
In a blender, mix together 1 tbsp almond butter, 1 cup ice, 1 banana, 1 ½ cup Almond Milk, ½ cup cocoa powder and ¼ cup shredded coconut.
Simple. Classic. Delicious. You'll find that this recipe is perfect for dinner and incredibly convenient to whip together.
To cook the chicken breast, first smooth EVOO on top and add salt/pepper along with seasonings of your choice and place on tin foil in a pan.
In a separate pan, add red potatoes with EVOO, thyme for seasoning and salt/pepper. Cook for 45 minutes in a preheated oven at 400 degrees.
At the 30 minute mark, add the chicken breast and bake for 15 minutes—check for no pink.
There you have it, four super simple and completely awesome meals that will help you get your life together and reach your fitness goals!


Another Guru Nanak Dev Ji portrait drawn on Sketch Club application. This is a redrawing of a previous Pencil Portrait i drew many years ago.
Second art that i drew on Sketch Club iPhone App. Just a random drawing.. didnt know what i was drawing and ended up with this.
dark, mysterious eyes open wide count the eyelashes the gaped teeth blink and stare i grow white in shame a taste of grim in the leaves is my tea maddening tastes of revolving worlds are my hats Mr. Mad Hatter Johnny Depp AFTERTHOUGHT: Has anyone seen Grave of the Fireflies?
Buck Mills Berry Me Michael Stipe of REM. For eons i wanted to draw him. He has always influenced me and REM songs are my most cherished companions. I have drawn lots of celebs and i wish not to meet any of them but Stipe, before i leave the world.
Amrinder Gill, the pioneer of Punjabi youth and a good freind. A gift from my side to Amrinder Gill.


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Drugs, $100,000 in stolen goods seized in northern suburbs raids
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POLICE have seized drugs, more than $100,000 in stolen property, firearms and ammunition in a series of raids on homes in Perth's northern suburbs.
The raids were part of an operation targeting "high volume" burglars and mid-level drug dealers.
Three people, two men and one woman, have been charged over the haul of drugs and stolen property, which includes quad-bikes, flat screen televisions, cars and motorbikes.
It will be alleged the three charged were supplying drugs to others committing burglaries.
North West Metropolitan District Superintendent Charlie Carver said today the raids were carried out on homes in Clarkson, Kinross, Aveley and Mariginiup.
It will be alleged the majority of the stolen property was located at the Aveley address.
The three people charged were arrested last night when the car they were travelling in was pulled over in West Swan.
Inside the car it will be alleged was more than 100g of methylamphetamine.
Ten other people are currently being interviewed over the raids but have not yet been charged.
"The knock effect is the community has less burglary offences being committed against them," Supt-Carver said.
"And the people committing the burglary offences then have got to find somewhere else to go.
"And we've taken out a significant player in that sort of space."
Supt-Carver said the property recovered had been stolen from all over Perth and that the methylamphetamine seized had a street value of about $80,000.
He warned others in the district involved in such activity that they will be targeted.
"If you want to come to the northwest metropolitan district…by all means, but be mindful that we are going to target you if you commit offences against the community," he said.
The two men charged, aged 22 and 35, were due to appear in court today.
The woman will be summonsed.
The 22-year-old man has been charged with possess prohibited drug with intent to sell or supply, possess unlicensed firearm, possess unlicensed ammunition, two counts of possess cannabis, possess smoking implement, four counts of unlawful possession and no drivers license.
The 35-year-old man and the 30-year-old woman have been charged with possess prohibited drug with intent to sell or supply and unlawful possession.


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Ground: Morton Stadium
Sporting Fingal Football Club was established in late 2007 as part of the Fingal Football Development Plan and licenced to compete in the eircom League of Ireland First Division in 2008.
The setting up of this new independently funded club and the proposed development by Fingal County Council of a football academy complex are part of the Council's Football Development Plan which has been almost two years in the making
A third element of the Council's Football Development Plan would see a long term proposal being put forward to facilitate the construction of a community sports stadium.
Although not investing financially in Sporting Fingal FC, Fingal County Council is firmly committed to ensuring that this new club will build and develop a strong community spirit through sport in Ireland's fastest growing county.
Sporting Fingal FC is privately funded by a team of owners and investors who came together in response to an invitation for expressions of interest advertised by Fingal County Council in mid-2007.
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The 2014 Fort Carson intramural softball battalion and women's league championships began Tuesday and Thursday, respectively, at the Mountain Post Softball Complex fields. Levi Hokkala, intramural sports director, said this year's tournaments would be the culmination of a great season of softball action. He said each of the 12 battalion teams made it to the playoffs and he is expecting to see top quality action on the way to crowning a champion. Continue Reading Post intramural playoffs begin
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Although a specific figure could not be determined, it was estimated that 3,000 people lost their lives Sept. 11, 2001, as a result of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. Among this number were more than 2,600 people in the Twin Towers, including nearly 250 citizens from other countries. On the ground, some 400 emergency workers who responded to the scene were also victims. Excluding the hijackers, also lost were 246 U.S. citizens on four aircraft and at the Pentagon an additional 125 people, 55 of whom were military. Continue Reading Ready Army/Carson Ready: Month focuses on preparedness
Spouse Wellness Conference set for Sept. 17
Area military spouses will have an opportunity to learn about health and exercise programs offered at Fort Carson at the third annual Spouse Wellness Conference, Sept. 17, 2014. "The whole idea about participating in the programs is that it's a 45-minute class, so it gives (spouses) an indication as to whether or not they'd like to pursue it. Or, if it's not for them, they can go on to something else," said Kristen Kea, Army Community Service Warrior Family Community Partnership manager. Continue Reading Spouse Wellness Conference set for Sept. 17
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Find out what the considerations are for VARs with customers looking for both file and block storage in a single device.
"Unified storage" is a term most often used to describe a storage system that supports both block and file storage protocols. Unified storage systems came about after years of battle between NAS and SAN vendors for storage dominance, when the market realized that it shouldn't be an either-or question and that customers needed both.
Unified storage systems promise savings in CapEx by reducing the number of physical storage components required, as well as the software that's purchased with storage hardware. A single, unified storage system has lower OpEx as well, since it's simpler to manage and cheaper to maintain. Less hardware also means lower costs for software maintenance and less overhead for IT admins. And, a single storage pool that can be used as file or block storage is more flexible since it allows IT to provision all available storage for any use case.
Today, the need for file storage has been well established and the benefits of file storage consolidation are something that IT organizations of all sizes are interested in. Consequently, most of the established storage vendors are coming out with a unified offering, and new products are appearing with the ability to provide both block and file storage capacity.
Most unified storage solutions (which are also referred to as "multiprotocol storage," although that term has other connotations as well) use one of two basic controller architectures: modular or integrated. Modular unified systems have a separate NAS controller that handles file services for the storage capacity that's assigned to it. Integrated systems, on the other hand, implement that NAS functionality in software running on the primary storage controller, which provides both block storage allocation and file services.
Originally, all unified offerings were of the modular variety (except NetApp Inc.'s). SANs were the incumbent platform for shared storage, and adding a NAS head was the simplest way to add file services to an existing product. But with new system designs, multiprotocol support is being implemented in the storage controller, making the integrated architecture more common.
We won't get into all of the unified storage solutions that are available, but a few are noteworthy. NetApp was essentially the first enterprise storage vendor to offer an integrated unified system with its FAS series of products, which provided Fibre Channel (FC), iSCSI, CIFS and NFS support for all sizes of deployments. Currently these products range in size from a handful of drives in a 2U chassis to a multiple-rack system that scales into the petabytes.
Nimbus Data Systems Inc. sells an all-flash storage system with a full complement of storage array features, including multiprotocol support. Nimbus' integrated controller handles block and file protocols (FC, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS and Infiniband) in either a scale-up or scale-out architecture. The company was the first on the market with an all-flash unified storage system, and it may still be the only one.
Starboard Storage Systems Inc. has a hybrid storage appliance that offers both file and block capabilities in an integrated architecture. Hybrid storage systems include flash and spinning disk capacity in the same chassis with a tiering and/or caching software layer that strives to keep the most active data on flash storage. Starboard's AC Series offers FC, iSCSI, NFS and CIFS protocol support. Although Starboard was the first to deliver a unified hybrid storage system, it has since been joined by others.
Hitachi Data Systems Corp. acquired BlueArc in 2011 and put its SiliconFS into the HUS 100 family of storage systems. These modular unified systems offer file and block storage, as well as object-based storage.
Which unified storage architecture to go with when looking at unified systems is probably a decision based on availability more than functionality. Modular solutions may be more appropriate for users that have an existing storage array that offers NAS services with a gateway module. On the other hand, users buying new unified systems will be looking mainly at integrated systems, since most of the new products will have an integrated architecture.
At one time block storage supported the most important applications, typically production databases, and file storage was associated with user home directories and office productivity applications. But now even the most critical databases are being run on NAS devices.
Server virtualization has further raised the profile of file storage, since applications like VMware store and manipulate entire server instances as individual files. NFS-hosted images are rapidly gaining traction in these environments. "Big data" archive systems in industries such as media and entertainment, oil and gas, and remote sensing, to name a few, also do their work at the file level.
Companies need file storage as much as -- or more than -- they need block storage, so multiprotocol support looks like a must-have for storage systems moving forward. Like snapshots, replication and data reduction technologies, being able to include "unified" on the spec sheet will become a selling point. File data is the source of most of the capacity growth in companies, and being able to accommodate that growth, in addition to providing block storage, with a single storage system is very appealing.
For the VAR's customer, it often seems there are too many vendors selling too many products that are all called the same thing, in this case "unified storage." As is the case with most newer technologies, VARs need to get comfortable with the details and be prepared to explain unified storage to prospects and customers. Like many other product choices that VARs make in specific accounts, the decision to go with a modular or integrated unified system may hinge on what storage assets are already in place and which unified offerings are available from the vendors they're engaged with in each account.


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melissa@stephenambrosetours.com Phone is 504-821-9283. She will need a credit card number to hold the room. We have negotiated a room rate. We have a block of rooms set aside for our use. The rate is $89 the first night November 8th and $109 per night for the 9th and 10th. In addition to the room rate there is a 13% state and local tax plus a $1 per night occupancy tax. The hotel also has a mandatory fee of $8.95 per day for use of internet services, unlimited local and long distance phone calls, unlimited access to the Fitness and Business Centers and in-room safe insurance. THE DEADLINE FOR A ROOM RESERVATION AT OUR REDUCED RATE IS OCTOBER 1, 2012. This date is earlier than the date to get the money into Joe. Parking is not included in the room rate.
Arrival and check in. Hospitality room will be open for getting together.
We have scheduled a Riverboat Cruise (included)to take us down river to the site of the Battle of New Orleans. Capt Drez will provide us a battlefield tour. Dinner that evening is on your own. Enjoy the activity in the French Quarter (only about four blocks from the hotel). We have a hospitality room booked in the hotel for plenty of conversation. There is a convenient coffee shop in the lobby of the hotel. Prior to heading out for the evening plan on getting together in the hospitality room for a brief meeting to discuss future reunions.
CHAR-BROILED TENDERLOIN OF BEEF--The whole tenderloin is lightly charred and cooked to perfection and sliced. Served with marchand de vin and béarnaise sauces and accompanied with new potato mash and haricots verts.
Coffee and Tea are included Please indicate on the reservation form your meal choice. Dress will be 'Country Club Casual' For guys that means dress trousers and collared shirts. There will be an available cash bar.
Departure: The hospitality room will be open for goodbyes.
We plan on having a Brunch either at the Hotel or at a French Quarter Restaurant for those who wish to attend. It is not included in the price. Please indicate in the reservation form if you wish to attend. Unfortunately the New Orleans Veterans' Day Parade is scheduled for the morning of November 12th.
Transportation: If you are driving there is a parking garage across the street. (Valet). Parking is not cheap in NO so count on paying at least $18-20/night. If you are flying take the shuttle in to the hotel. There are shuttle desks at the airport. It is less expensive if you buy a round trip ticket. They will schedule your pick up when you buy your ticket. It is very efficient and they will pick you up at the hotel in plenty of time to make your flight.
Transportation around town is very easy. There is ample public transportation to almost every point of interest. You can buy an all day pass for $3. The St. Charles St Car passes directly in front of the Hotel and takes you out to the Garden District. The Canal St Trolleys are only a block away and take you out to NO famous above ground cemeteries.
You can download free walking tour maps on several sites but I recommend Fodors. There is the Aquarium of the Americas and Harrah's Casino within walking distance. There are plenty of tours available if you wish to schedule and pay. There are Bayou tours, riverboat tours, plantation tours, ghost walks, you name it it is there for the asking. You will be overwhelmed by the choices of restaurants. Low Country and Cajun cuisine, fine dining, dives, anything to tickle your taste buds.


It's a hard time when a loved one dies, and if you have to take out a loan just to pay the tax on the inheritance you've been left it can cause no end of extra stress for you and your family in your time of grief.
If you want to protect your family or loved ones from this after you die, you can take out inheritance tax insurance to make sure that your family get what you left them, be it money or property, without having to pay a hefty fee to access it. This can sometimes be deeply ironic if you have left money that could, in another circumstance, actually be used to pay this inheritance tax!
If your estate is worth more than £325,000 your relatives will end up paying inheritance tax which can be up to 40% of the value- making it all the more important to insure against it. One way of doing this is to get inheritance tax insurance which allows you to put enough of the money you've left aside to be used as costs on the tax, or you can take the more complex route and write your plan into a trust, meaning anything from the policy goes to your beneficiaries and don't form part of your estate for tax reasons.
You will also need to take into account whether or not you're married. If you're single you simply take out a policy for your own life and liability, but if you have a partner you can pass on your assets to your partner, tax free, after your death, though this will end up meaning your partner may end up paying more tax through their life due to increased income.
Unfortunately, cover can be expensive, though if you keep paying the premiums it creates a nice settlement for your loved ones after you're gone, though family members can help pay the premiums and the cost is calculated depending on the level of cost you want and your age, gender and medical history. You can take three levels of cover, ranging from Maximum cover, which is the cheapest with low premiums- but which may increase at your plan review- Balanced cover, which can either rise or fall in regards to your premium costs, depending on how the plan is going, and Guaranteed cover. This is the most secure cover as the premiums are guaranteed to stay the same; however, this means it's often the most expensive.