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By: Dr Lynda Kelly, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 04 Aug 2010
Tips on how to evaluate potential titles/names for exhibitions. Elements of this article first appeared in 'Visitor Behaviour', Fall/Winter, 1997, Numbers 3-4, Page 32
Clever or catchy? Informative or insane! Brash or boring? Titles must one of the least loved yet important aspects of developing exhibitions in museums. Titles need to capture the 'essence' of the exhibition subject area yet still be catchy enough to sell to a public that is constantly exposed to clever and, often inane, advertising and selling. Evaluators may be called in to help resolve arguments about this touchy subject but how is this best done?
At the Australian Museum we have conducted many evaluations for exhibition titles. We usually try to find out more information from visitors about why they like or dislike a suggested name which always gives interesting insights into what they think about the topic overall, as well as the Museum generally.
We often think that visitors haven't heard of a concept or term, such as 'biodiversity' or 'Indigenous Australians', and are always surprised at the knowledge that our visitors bring to the Museum.
We often go to our visitors with 'sexy' or 'cool' titles that they hate, or conservative titles which they like. Either way it seems we can't win!
So what to do? We have found that there are a number of issues or things to be aware of when choosing or testing titles:
Don't stress too much and remember, less is more in most cases and strap-lines often redundant quickly become redundant!
Problem solved - MIT's Random Exhibition Title generator! (via AAM Media and Technology on Facebook)


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Rams Fall at Baruch Despite Smith's 30 Points
Baruch - 77, Farmingdale State - 70
New York, N.Y. - Junior guard Joshua Smith (Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park) scored a game-high 30 points for Farmingdale State as the Rams fell 77-70 at Baruch College. Farmingdale now stands at 1-2 overall, while Baruch improved to 3-1 on the season.
The Rams started quickly as they opened the game on a 12-0 run, highlighted by Smith who had four layups over that span. The Bearcats answered with a 12-3 run of their own, cutting the deficit to 15-12 midway through the first half. Baruch took its first lead of the game at the 7:19 mark, as junior guard Chris Beauchamp (Gelndale, N.Y./Xavier) scored on a layup which put the Bearcats on top 21-19.
Leading 31-30 with 1:14 remaining in the half, Baruch closed on an 8-0 run to take a 39-33 advantage into halftime.
Smith scored Farmingdale State first nine points of the second half, as the Rams regained the lead 42-41 with 16:35 to play.
Trailing 66-59 with 3:35 left in the game, Rams junior forward Davon Henry (New York, N.Y./Wadleigh) scored on a layup off the feed from Dyshaun Flournoy (Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood). Farmingdale State forced a turnover on Baruch's next possession and John Dabney converted two free-throws after being fouled, cutting the Rams deficit to 66-63 with 2:53 remaining.
The Bearcats converted 9-of-10 at the free-throw line over the final two minutes to seal the 77-70 non-conference victory.
Farmingdale State was led by Smith who was 12-for-18 from the floor (30 pts), had nine rebounds and four assists. Henry shot 45% from the field scoring 12 points for the Rams.
Senior guard Lionel Hilaire (Far Rockaway, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) had 28 points and four blocks, while Beauchamp scored 17 for Baruch.
Farmingdale State next will open Skyline Conference play at Yeshiva University on Thursday, December 2nd at 8:00 p.m.

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Rihanna's New Album Sounds 'Sassy' -- EXCLUSIVE
Rihanna waves to fans before performing to a sold-out crowd on Thursday (August 12) at the world's most famous arena — NYC's Madison Square Garden.
It was a proud moment for the 22-year-old Barbadian beauty and her big bro Kanye West, who was in the audience with pal Mr. Hudson.
"So I went to Rihanna's concert tonight and when I saw her do 'I'm so hard, eh eh eh,' I'm not gonna lie to ya'll, I might have actually started crying," Kanye told the crowd at his secret NYC show later in the evening. "Just to see my little sister on stage with her production, her outfit, her song and rocking Madison Square Garden at her own sold-out show . It was a very emotional moment for me and I'm just so proud of her." Touching!
At the Last Girl on Earth after-party held at NYC hotspot Greenhouse, Rihanna told Just Jared how excited she was for her new album and her new look. What will be her new album's sound? "Strong, fun, and sassy," she told us exclusively. Now that's something we need to hear STAT!
In two weeks, Rihanna will be heading to Hawaii to shoot her new movie, Battleship, opposite Alexander Skarsgard and Taylor Kitsch. According to THR, Universal has set a $200+ million budget for the pic — a huge investment in director Peter Berg.


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I have one only so far.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Put A Macaron On It!
I have one only so far.
18 comments:
March Macaron Madness in full swing! :-)ReplyDelete
Love your furniture, Carol--great sketches, those! You need to make some plates on zazzle, too. and little napkins--I just recently realized they were there! and teapots! xoReplyDelete
i just ADORE the furniture illustration!!! fantastic. xReplyDelete
Hi Carol, haven't been posting comments, but have been reading every day. Love this and LOVED yesterdays with the comment about Portlandia (put a macaron on it, love it). Portlandia is one of my favorite, wacky shows. The sketches are simply gorgeous. Enjoy those macarons! ClaudiaReplyDelete
I love your sketch of the double-macaron chair! How cute and comfy would that be?ReplyDeleteReplies
Your Harry, the cat, would look good on it tooDelete
Ah, two days of macaron posts on PB - it doesn't get any better than this!! Except maybe if I had some macarons to eat ... and sit on (love that furniture design!).ReplyDelete
- Shelley1:50 PM
Ditto on the fantastic furniture. That chair with the green macaron back is impossibly chic and cute. Don't you think that a tea salon in Paris or a macaron patisserie would look great with seating designed like that? Maybe you could propose it, and then go into furniture design!ReplyDelete
When it comes to your mac posts - please super-size me!ReplyDelete
You didn't show me your furniture sketches. What talent! Right, I'm needing you for our home project. Bar stools....check. Chairs, sofas, cushions...ReplyDelete
This post reminds me of something you and I shared, on one of your jaunts to Maine, Carol.ReplyDelete
Do you remember the car that was completely covered in real seashells?
How about doing the same with Macs?!
Of course, after the first rainy day...
It could be a "Happening."Replies
are you sure it was moi with you on the sighting of the seashell car?Delete
I don't remember :(
oh la la! loving that pillow!! great photos of one of my favorite things about paris. a bientot!ReplyDelete


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Lecture 32, Covenant Theology and the Internal Attack on Reformation:
This Lecture is from the Teaching Series Handout Church History.
About the Teaching Series, Handout Church History
Dr. John H. Gerstner examines the twists and turns of church history, addressing major theological developments along the way. He demonstrates how God has been at work in each stage of church history and explains that Christians today can be confident that God continues to work in the church for His glory.


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Crab Wonton Salad
Crunchy fried wontons filled with crab make a delightful topping for this Asian inspired salad. Served on a bed of greens with red onions, sesame seeds and a zesty dressing this salad is a refreshing treat.
1lb. crab meat
3 bunches green onion, chopped
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup dry sherry
1 Tbsp. white sugar
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tbsp. ground black pepper
1 tbsp. cornstarch
2 tbsp. water
2 tbsp. sesame oil
1 package wonton skins
8 garlic cloves
Juice of 4 lemons
1 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1 cup canola oil
1 cup sweet soy sauce
2 1/2 lb. seasonal mixed greens
1 red onion, sliced, Julienne
sesame seeds, toasted
1. Heat 1/4 cup oil in a wok. Add chopped green onions, soy sauce and black pepper.
2. Mix sherry with cornstarch and water. Add to mixture in wok with sesame oil and mix well. Add sugar and continue cooking until mixture thickens and then toss in crab meat.
3. Cool.
4. Stuff wonton skins with 1-2 tsp. of filling and fold and seal.
5. Combine all ingredients for dressing in a blender and puree for 30 seconds.
6. Deep fry wontons until golden brown.
7. Arrange mixed greens on a plate with red onions and top with sesame seeds, fried wontons and dressing.


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Gaston County Commissioner Tom Keigher picked up a good idea when he learned about Rockingham County�s success in uncovering food stamp fraud.
There�s value to be found in networking, whether among local business people at a Chamber gathering, professionals attending a trade association meeting or, as in this case, government officials getting together.
All kinds of worthwhile ideas can be found in formal presentations as well as in talk along the hallways or over dinner. Many such ideas can prove beneficial to those wise enough to listen and learn from others. A not-invented-here attitude can mean missing out on a great deal.
As Keigher put it in an interview with The Gazette, �My feeling is, why reinvent the wheel if we can copy what someone else has done?�
Keigher�s ears perked up at the Rockingham County success story, no doubt because he serves as the county board�s liaison with the Health and Human Services Department. He hopes to bring the Rockingham County folks down to Gaston to share with local commissioners what they shared at the conference Keigher attended. Good idea, and invite other stakeholders, too.
Those would include the HHS leaders, the sheriff, county police chief, district attorney. Counterparts in Rockingham County came together to develop and anti-fraud program, and they have been working together to bring about success.
How successful?
In less than two years, the Rockingham County team is responsible for collecting $280,000 through food stamp fraud convictions.
The people at Gaston�s HHS department say most of the fraud locally isn�t fraud at all but comes from unintentional errors. For example, a food stamp recipient might overlook reporting new income in a timely fashion.
Well, perhaps �
While we�re sure unintentional errors do occur, we�d be willing to bet some aren�t so unintentional.
The folks over at HSS, claiming to be unconvinced there is a fraud problem in Gaston, also say they�ve been stepping up their efforts to uncover wrong-doing and were doing so when Rockingham County started getting attention for its success.
It�s good to know they are looking harder and digging deeper to find fraud, but they might find a closer look at Rockingham County�s program would prove helpful to the local efforts already underway.
Keeping an open mind always is a better approach than protecting one�s turf.
Government officials and bureaucrats owe it to taxpayers to do all they can to uncover fraud and prevent it in the first place.
Commissioner Keigher did a good thing for the taxpayers of Gaston County when he zeroed in on the successful program in Rockingham County. His idea of looking its possibilities for Gaston County is worth pursuing.


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Papers: PMaC Publications Archive
This section contains download links for all of the papers published in connection with the project. Papers are grouped by publication year, starting with the most recent. Unless explicitly noted, papers are available in PDF format. Downloads will open a new browser tab or window by default.
Efficient HPC Data Motion via Scratchpad Memory
K. Seager, A. Tiwari, M. Laurenzano, J. Peraza, P. Cicotti, L. Carrington
International Workshop on Data-Intensive Scalable Computing Systems (DISCS-12) 2012
A Static Binary Instrumentation Threading Model for Fast Memory Trace Collection
M. Laurenzano, J. Peraza, L. Carrington, A. Tiwari, W. Ward, R. Campbell
International Workshop on Data-Intensive Scalable Computing Systems (DISCS-12) 2012
PMaC's Green Queue: A Framework for Selecting Energy Optimal DVFS Configurations in Large Scale MPI Applications
J. Peraza, A. Tiwari, M. Laurenzano, L. Carrington, A. Snavely
In Submission to Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience 2012
Green Queue: Customized Large-scale DVFS
A. Tiwari, J. Peraza, M. Laurenzano, L. Carrington, A. Snavely
International Conference on Cloud and Green Computing (CGC-12), 2012
PEBIL: Efficient Static Binary Instrumentation for Linux
M. Laurenzano, M. Tikir, L. Carrington, A. Snavely
Proceedings of the International Symposium for Performance Analysis of Systems and Software (ISPASS)
White Plains, NY
March 2010
A Simulation Toolkit to Investigate the Effects of Grid Characteristics on Workflow Completion Time
M. O. McCracken, A. Snavely
Proceedings of the 4th Workshop on Workflows in Support of Large-Scale Science
November 2009
PSnAP: Accurate Synthetic Address Streams Through Memory Profiles
C. Olschanowsky, M. Tikir, L. Carrington, A. Snavely
The International Workshop on Languages and Compilers for Parallel Computing (LCPC'09)
October 2009
PSiNS: An Open Source Event Tracer and Execution Simulator for MPI Applications
M. Tikir, M. Laurenzano, L. Carrington, A. Snavely
Proceedings of Euro-Par
August 2009
DARPA's HPCS Program: History, Models, Tools, Languages
J. Dongarra, R. Graybill, W. Harrod, R. Lucas, E. Lusk, P. Luszczek, J. McMahon, A. Snavely, J. Vetter, K. Yelick, S. Alam, R. Campbell, L. Carrington, T. Chen, O. Khalili, J. Meredith, M. Tikir
2008 Advances in Computers, Volume 72
High-Frequency Simulations of Global Seismic Wave Propagation Using SPECFEM3D_GLOBE
L. Carrington, D.Komatitsch, M. Laurenzano, M. Tikir, D. Miche, N. Le Goff, A. Snavely, J. Tromp
SC08 International Conference for High Performance Computing
November 2008
Modeling and Predicting Application Performance on Parallel Computers Using HPC Challenge Benchmarks
Wayne Pfeiffer and Nicholas J. Wright
22nd IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium
April 2008
A Genetic Algorithms Approach to Modeling the Performance of Memory-bound Computations
M. Tikir, L. Carrington, E. Strohmaier, A. Snavely
SC07 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, and Storage, Reno, NV
November 2007
Metrics for Ranking the Performance of Supercomputers
T. Chen, M. Gunn, B. Simon, L. Carrington, A. Snavely
Cyberinfrastructure Technology Watch Journal: Special Issue on High Productivity Computer Systems J. Dongarra Editor, Volume 2 Number 4
February 2007
What's working in HPC?
N. Wolter, M. O. McCracken, A. Snavely, V. Basili, L. Hochstein, T. Nakamura
Cyberinfrastructure Technology Watch Journal: Special Issue on High Productivity Computer Systems
November 2006
The PMaC Binary Instrumentation Library for PowerPC
M. Tikir, M. Laurenzano, L. Carrington, A. Snavely
Workshop on Binary Instrumentation and Applications, San Jose, CA
October 2006
Measuring the Performance and Reliability of Production Computational Grids
O. Khalili, J. He, C. Olschanowsky, A. Snavely, H. Casanova
Proceedings of the 7th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Grid Computing, Barcelona, Spain
September 2006
Symbiotic Space-Sharing on SDSC's Datastar System
J. Weinberg and A. Snavely
The 12th Workshop on Job Scheduling strategies for Parallel Processing (JSSPP 2006) , St. Malo, France
June 2006
User-Guided Symbiotic Space-Sharing of Real Workloads
J. Weinberg and A. Snavely
The 20th {ACM} International Conference on Supercomputing (ICS'06), St. Malo, France
June 2006
How Well Can Simple Metrics Represent the Performance of HPC Applications?
L. Carrington, M. Laurenzano, A.Snavely, R. Campbell, L. Davis
SC 05 , Seattle, WA
November 2005
Quantifying Locality in the Memory Access Patterns of HPC Applications
J. Weinberg, M. O. MCracken, a. Snavely, E. Strohmaierm
SC 05 , Seattle, WA
November 2005
Quantifying Locality in the New Paper
J. Weinberg, M. O. MCracken, a. Snavely, E. Strohmaierm
SC 05 , Seattle, WA
November 2005
Low Cost Trace-driven Memory Simulation using SimPoint
M. Laurenzano, B. Simon, A. Snavely, M. Gunn
Workshop on Binary Instrumentation and Applications (held in conjunction with PACT2005), St. Louis, MO
September 2005
Reducing Overheads for Acquiring Dynamic Traces
X. Gao, M. Laurenzano, B. Simon, a. Snavely
International Symposium on Workload Characterization (ISWC05), Austin, TX
September 2005
ALITER: An Asynchronous Lightweight Instrumentation Tool for Event Recording
X. Gao, B. Simon, A. Snavely
Workshop on Binary Instrumentation and Applications (held in conjunction with PACT2005), St. Louis, MO
September 2005
Performance Modeling: Understanding the Present and Predicting the Future
D. H. Bailey, A. Snavely
EuroPar 2005, Lisbon
September 2005
Performance Sensitivity Studies for Strategic Applications
L. Carrington, X. Gao, N. Wolter, A. Snavely, and R. Campbell
UGC 2005, Nashville, TN
June 2005
EMPS: An Environment for Memory Performance Studies
J.K.Hollingsworth, A.Snavely, S.Sbaraglia, K.Ekanadhm
NSF Next Generation Software Program Workship (held in conjunction with IPDPS) Denver, CO
April 2005
Making HPC System Acquisition Decisions is an HPC Application[PPT]
L.P.Davis, C.J.Henry, R.L.Cambell, W.Ward, A.Snavely, L.Carrington
Masterworks at Supercomputing 2004 Pittsburgh, PA
September 2004
Applying an Automated Framework to Produce Accurate Blind Performance Predictions of Full-Scale HPC Applications
L.Carrington, N.Wolter, A.Snavely, C.Lee
UGC 2004 Williamsburg, VA
June 2004
Are User Runtime Estimates Inherently Inaccurate?
C.Lee, Y.Schartzman, J.Hardy, A.Snavely
10th Workshop on Job Scheduling Strategies for Parallel Processing New York, NY
May 2004
Towards High-Order Performance Objectives for HPC System Scheduling
C.Lee, A.Snavely, B.Leary, L.Carrington, H.Casanova, R.Bohn, R.Carson, J.Hardy, Y.Schwartzman
Technical Report
March 2004
2003 and Earlier
Performance Modeling of HPC applications
A.Snavely, X.Gao, C.Lee, L.Carrington, N.Wolter, J.Labarta, J.Gimenez, P.Jones
Parallel Computing 2003 Dresden, Germany
September 2003
PERC ScicomP8 Tutorial
Parallel Computing 2003 Dresden, Germany
July 2003
Performance Technologies for Peta-Scale Systems
A White Paper Prepared by the Performance Evaluation Research Center and Collaborators
May 2003
Benchmarks for Grid computing: A Review of Ongoing Efforts and Future Directions
A.Snavely, G.Chun, H.Casanova, R.F.Van der Wijngaart, M.A.Frumkin
SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review (PER), Vol. 30, No. 4
March 2003
Performance Modeling for Dynamic Algorithm Selection
M.McCracken, A.Snavely, A.Malony
Workshop on Performance Modeling - ICCS Melbourne, Australia
A Performance Prediction Framework for Scientific Applications
L.Carrington, A.Snavely, X.Gao, N.Wolter
Workshop on Performance Modeling - ICCS Melbourne, Australia
June 2003
Exploiting Stability to Reduce Time-Space Cost for Memory Tracing
X.Gao, A.Snavely
Workshop on Performance Modeling - ICCS Melbourne, Australia
June 2003
PERC Tutorials
Supercomputing 2002 Baltimore, MD
November 2002
A Framework for Application Performance Modeling and Prediction
A.Snavely, L.Carrington, N.Wolter, J.Labarta, R.Badia, A.Purkayastha
Supercomputing 2002 Baltimore, MD
November 2002
Data Intensive Grid Benchmarks
C.Baru, H.Casanova, A.Snavely
STI Proposal and GGF Working Document
October 2002
A Framework for Application Performance Prediction to Enable Scalability Understanding
L.Carrington, N.Wolter, A.Snavely
Scaling to New Heights Workshop Pittsburgh, PA
May 2002
Modeling Application Performance by Convolving Machine Signatures with Application Profiles
A.Snavely, N.Wolter, L.Carrington
IEEE 4th Annual Workshop on Workload Characterization Austin, TX
December 2001
Performance Predictions of NAS Parallel Benchmarks on HPC Platforms using MAPS and MetaSim
Supercomputing 2001 Denver, CO
November 2001
Towards More Meaningful Machine Comparisons
A. Snavely
DoD HPC Users Conference Biloxi, MS
June 2001


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker men's soccer team captured their second consecutive regular season Conference Carolinas championship on Saturday night thanks to a 2-1 win over Limestone College. Junior Akeem Prendes scored the game-winning goal for Coker in the 74th minute of play.
The victory gives the Cobras an 8-1-1 conference record and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament which begins on Tuesday. Coker will play host to the No. 8 seed Queens University of Charlotte at 7 p.m.
The Cobras entered the match in second place behind Limestone and with a conference championship on the line both teams came prepared to play hard. A combined 23 fouls were called and neither team was ready to give way for the other.
Coker struck first when senior Noah Lascell took a perfectly played ball from Tony Quiroz down the sideline and placing it in the upper right corner in the 19th minute of the match. Then with just 30 seconds remaining in the first half Thomas Metzemaekers scored the equalizer for the Saints making it 1-1 at the break.
The score remained even until Prendes beat the keeper on a header off a perfect cross from Stephen Scrivens in the 74th minute. The goal gave Coker the lead and the eventual win.
Coker honored their 10 senior players during tonight's match. This group of seniors will look to lead the Cobras to their third Conference Carolinas Tournament title starting Tuesday.
McDonald's Player of the Game- Akeem Prendes


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Two Tribes's all new castle defense game Swords and Soldiers comes into the App Store after being mysteriously shrouded in secrecy; from what I can remember, most of the pre-release information were teasers.
But after playing around with the final release, I can't say I'm not happy.
With some great, cartoon artwork and an addictive gameplay, Swords and Soldiers should keep you busy for quite a while.
But one aspect of the game really keeps me from giving this a perfect score, and that's the gameplay balancing. While the beginning of the game is more or less pretty easy, as the levels progress, the difficulty becomes way too much for gamers such as myself to handle.
It has led to a sense of frustration at times, and if I didn't want to review the game, I would have quit playing a long time ago.
The gameplay is great for a while, but when it gets difficult, it's hard to stay happy.
Artwork: The cartoony artwork is very well done, and I have to commend Two Tribes's artist(s) for this artistic marvel. I am in love with the artwork, and again, props to the artists.
Attitude/Atmosphere: The whole atmosphere of Swords and Soldiers is somewhat ridiculous — in a good way — along with being just plain silly. There's enough serious in here though, so you won't exactly be laughing your head off. Still, it's silly enough so that you'll actually feel a lot more laid back playing this rather than a lot of other games out there.
Gameplay balancing: I somewhat ranted about this in the beginning, and this is really my only dislike for the game. Everything else is great; this part of the game, though, really cripples a lot of the game experience. It looks great, plays great for the first few levels, and it feels just so enlightening. But once those difficult levels set in, there's really nothing but frustration awaiting.
Swords and Soldiers could just be the next best castle defense game on the App Store. But the gameplay balancing really needs some tweaking as does some of the difficulty; with those fixed, I would be more than happy to slap a Must Have rating on Swords and Soldiers. But still, it's a solid game for those looking for something new to play.
Swords and Soldiers was developed by Two Tribes and published by Chillingo, and I played through version 1.0 on my iPhone 4. The price is $2.99.


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Stewards of Planet Earth
New Institute for Stewardship of the Natural World challenges JMU community to embrace sustainable change
By Michelle Hite ('88)
For a century Madison has educated students to be enlightened and engaged citizens, problem solvers— community leaders. Now through the coordinated efforts of professors and administrators, and from a charge from JMU President Linwood H. Rose, the university is training students to be global citizens — stewards of Planet Earth.
In September, Rose announced the university's formation of the Institute for Stewardship of the Natural World to guide JMU's efforts to become a more environmentally sustainable operation as well as to educate JMU citizens about their relationship to nature.
It wasn't a hard sell on this campus. For decades, JMU professors and staff members have built a recycling program. They have collaborated on alternative fuel research; they have tackled environmental issues and built a new engineering program that focuses on sustainability.
Students have embraced the new institute and its principles as well. From coordinating campus No Drive Days to composting in their own eco-friendly residence hall to competing with other residence halls to use the least amount of electricity and water, JMU students are leading the charge to live a more sustainable lifestlye.
According to Christie-Joy "C.J." Brodrick Hartman, director of the Institute for Stewardship of the Natural World, the focus on sustainability and stewardship is more than advocating green trends. The importance of President Rose's charge and this institute is about education and changing culture — researching even more alternative energy resources and their impact on the environment, being eco-wise and changing individual behaviors, focusing on environmental literacy, studying economic and social systems that affect the environment — it's about sustainable change.
About the author
Michelle Hite ('88) is managing editor of "Madison" magazine.
Published: Friday, June 1, 2012
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 27, 2018


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Supports most basic PerlMonksChat features with a primitive help system (type /help for all commands). Also uses a configurable buffer size and opens a separate sub-window to scroll through the old messages (type /log to see what I mean). I want to add more fun features, so tell me what you want to see!
Note that it doesn't use colors in this version, because I want it to be "non-descript" on my desktop. I also want it to be very simple so it is not nearly as fancy as some of the excellent clients out there.
Let me know what you think!
- Do some name high-lighting and other niceties.
- The way PerlMonksChat2 works this requires you to have a ~/.netscape/cookies file. Must fix this behaviour.
- Must finish the personal messages handling as well.
20011007 - There was a request to actually post the code here. I will do so, but prefer that you get it from nule.org - it will be updated there first.
20011009 - Small bug squished where the buffer would display the line about to be deleted (which could be hours old). That's fixed, and some other visual stuff is, but I think you may see a line doubled when the end of the buffer is reached. I'm off to Atlanta for a week, I'll fix it when I get back.
20011010 - Figured out the "Lag" Problem, but can't fix it until the 15th. Curses::Widgets handles keystrokes differently than I thought. For a workaround set /freq to something very high, like /freq 200
20011015 - The "Lag" problem is squished with a timer that uses "time()" not callback counts. I still want to use "fork()" and do this the right way. By the way, if you have trouble with the current version, my site has all previous versions. Update - /me is fixed now.
20011022 - The lag is gone for good now with a version that forks! I've been testing this for about a week so I have confidence that it works well. I could see this more complicated version not running on a system where it ran before so I'll keep a non-forking version on my web site.
20011031 - Fixed a bug with IPC. Added timestamps, save chat buffer to a file, some handling private messages, and ccb will now try to guess when you have mis-typed a command and give you a chance to retype it before submitting. The ability to delete personal messages will be added soon.
20011105 - More tweaks to IPC. Hopefully it will work better with 5.6.0 now.
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functions include:
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Fixed in 2.0:
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To run framechat under mod_perl use OeufMayo's
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This has a newer XML pharser (it's not XML::Simple). It
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Once logged in, hit the "Return" key to send in a line of
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the ">>" menu worth perusing; "Regenerate" will redo the
chatter log.
The code is too large to post it here, so I'll point you to
the web
page instead.
There are a number of clients that use these modules. Check
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Red Sox try to extend fast start in home opener vs. O's
The Boston Red Sox had won just one time in six games when they played their home opener a year ago. This season they open Fenway Park atop the American League East standings and will kick off the home portion of their schedule on Monday in the opener of a three-game set against the Baltimore Orioles.
Boston's quick start continued on Sunday, as Will Middlebrooks hit three home runs on a near-perfect 4-of-5 batting effort to go along with four RBI, helping the Red Sox to a 13-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Jacoby Ellsbury, Daniel Nava and Mike Napoli also hit home runs for the Red Sox, who convincingly claimed their second straight series of the season and are off to their best start since beginning 6-1 to open 2006.
Middlebrooks, who became the first player this season to hit three homers in one game, also became the first Red Sox player to accomplish the feat since Dustin Pedroia (June 24th, 2010).
Jon Lester (2-0) tossed seven scoreless innings of five-hit ball and added six strikeouts with no walks.
"Good Lord," Lester said. "About 2,000 feet of homers it seemed like. He obviously feels pretty good at the plate. It's fun to watch when we're on that side of it."
Getting the call for the Red Sox on Monday will be righty Clay Buchholz, who was impressive in his season debut last Tuesday against the New York Yankees. Buchholz allowed just a run and six hits in seven innings to get the win.
Buchholz has faced the Orioles 14 times (13 starts) and is 7-3 with a 3.54 ERA. He's 3-1 with a 2.04 ERA in six career home starts against the Orioles
Baltimore, meanwhile, will counter with Taiwanese righty Wei-Yin Chen, who was also effective in his season opener against Tampa Bay. Chen didn't get a win, but surrendered two runs and seven hits in an 8-7 loss.
Chen beat the Red Sox the final two teams he faced them last season, pitching to a 1.38 ERA in the process.
"We've got to go out there - we have got Chen throwing (Monday) - and spoil their opening day," outfielder Adam Jones said. "The more people, the more you want to shut them up. That's how I look at it. I don't care, they can stand up the whole game. They do anyway. But when you can silence 40,000 people, it's pretty cool."
The Orioles limp into Fenway after losing the final two games of their three- game set with the Minnesota Twins, including a 4-3 setback in Sunday's finale.
J.J. Hardy hit a two-run homer and Nick Markakis had two hits and one RBI for Baltimore, which scored all three runs in the second inning. Starter Jason Hammel (1-1) was tagged for four runs on four hits over 6 2/3 innings while striking out three batters in his second start of the season.
"We had some people out there, just couldn't get a hit," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. "Hits were at a premium today."
Baltimore dominated the Red Sox last season, taking 13 of the 18 matchups.


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Inaugural HR Case Competition Has Global Reach
The Carlson International Human Resources Case Competition challenged student teams to help a local nonprofit address a recruitment challenge
The Carlson School of Management's inaugural Carlson International Human Resources Case Competition was hosted this fall by the MA-HRIR program. Graduate HR students from around the world joined Carlson School MA-HRIR students to seek the best solution to a real-world problem pertinent to international human resources management.
"All of the teams were very eager to experience our school and the competition itself," says MA-HRIR first-year student Stan Stantchevski, a member of the Carlson School team.
This year's case was presented by Feed My Starving Children, a local nonprofit that ships food to nearly 70 countries around the world to feed malnourished children. The organization assigns employees to work in an array of geographical areas, and faces a challenge in attracting candidates who are adept in handling uncertain and sometimes dangerous situations that could occur around the world.
This year, case competition student teams created a replicable recruitment and staffing template for the organization, provided strategies for hiring a new regional manager for Africa, and presented their findings to a five-member panel of judges.
Participants visited a Feed My Starving Children location in Eagan and packaged food as volunteers. Stantchevski said the best part of the competition was the exposure to the work of the organization.
"The hands-on experience really opened up [the needs of the organization] for people and it really allowed us to make a difference," he said. "It highly influenced the case analysis as we all had some kind of impact on the organization."
The Case Competition took place Nov. 14-16, and featured six teams of graduate HR students from the United States, Canada and China. The winning team was from Ohio State University; second place went to the team from HEC Montreal; and the University of Minnesota took third place.
"The teams were all excellent competitors," says Stacy Doepner-Hove, director of the MA-HRIR program.
Student Director Igor Stanceric, a second-year MA-HRIR student, said he was drawn to the opportunity to coordinate the competition because of "the endless opportunities it presented." Also, he believed the competition would have a positive impact on all the students, and the MA-HRIR program as well.
"This is an event that will hopefully be held every year from now on and will really separate the Carlson School and our HR program on yet another level from our peers," Stanceric said.
Participants' evaluations reflected their positive experience with this inaugural competition. One commented that she chose to participate in the competition "to seize the opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge to practical problems." Another student remarked how much he enjoyed interacting with other schools, and "meeting incredible students and professionals in HR management from around the world."
The competition was judged by HR professionals from the competition's sponsors, by employees from Feed My Starving Children, and by a faculty member from the MA-HRIR program. One judge commented on how professionally the students conducted themselves. Another judge said, "I think the case competition is a great idea - it puts the students' learning into practice and truly displays their HR knowledge."
Sponsors included Eaton Corporation, Land O'Lakes, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, and Dr. Michael B. Lee.


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Nandoni Dam
On the banks of the Mbiyamiti river, hidden by Delagoa thickets, nestles one of the most beautiful bushveld camps in the Kruger National Park. The camp is ideally situated between huge Wild Fig and Jackalberry trees with vast numbers of other fauna and flora species in abundance. The area is a game spotter's dream come true.


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From 1970 to 2002 the CTBUH issued a newsletter called "The Times" to its membership. The predecessor to today's digital monthly e-newsletter, "The Times"—issued on an approximately quarterly basis—contained updates on Council activities, announcements of upcoming events and meetings, as well as general tall building news of interest. "The Times" archive at CTBUH headquarters—which contains all 105 issues produced before it transitioned to the digital version we have today—provides a historic account of Council activity back to its earliest days. The following are a few excerpts from past issues.October 23, 1970 (Vol. 1, No. 1)
Even from the very first issue of "The Times" the Council's interest in height and tall building rankings is apparent with the inclusion of a news article on the World Trade Center:World Trade Center Becomes World's Highest Building—by 4 Feet
At 2:51 yesterday afternoon, the Empire State Building became the second tallest skyscraper in the world. Two and three-quarters miles downtown a four-ton piece of steel framework of the north tower of the World Trade Center was fitted into place, extending the framework past the 102nd-story level to a height of 1,254 feet above street level—four feet higher than the Empire State Building. The trade center will eventually be 110 stories high…Forty years ago, almost to the week, the Empire State edged past the Chrysler Building to become the world's tallest. Work has begun in Chicago on a building that will be taller than the trade center.
August 21, 1971 (Vol. 2, No. 4)June 15, 1973 (Vol. 4, No. 2)
Justification for Sears Tower
Bruce Graham, architect for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's Sears Tower announced at the Mexico City Conference that the Chicago skyscraper was now the world's tallest. At that time it had only three stories to go before "topping out" at 1450'. Its height justification was to provide adequate space at street level for a plaza. "Otherwise the office requirements would have filled the block sidewalk to sidewalk, creating the gloomy canyons that resulted from some of the designs of earlier generation," he said. The Sears Tower was formally topped out on May 2, 1973.
"The high-rise is the result of the natural tendency of people to group themselves. The case for the high-rise is that It allows one to leave a bit of green space—perhaps for a siesta. We have a chance to be conscious of what the real world is like. It can enhance the feeling that you, the person, are important." …Minoru Yamasaki
December 23, 1976 (Vol. 7, No. 3)Joint Committee Becomes Council
In recognition of the multi-professional nature of its membership and the scope of its activity, the Joint Committee on Tall Buildings has been renamed the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. The word "Council" reflects the multi-faceted nature of our professional concern. It also denotes a forum…a gathering together for discussion, exchange, and decision. The new words "Urban Habitat" bring into prominence what has been an essential component from our very beginnings in 1969—that urban environment (our first committee was "Environmental Systems", and its subsequently expanded into an entire group, "Planning and Environmental Criteria", and fifteen added specialty committees). "Habitat" is more and more coming to be what the 1976 Vancouver UN conference called it: Human settlement—the totality of the human community."November 22, 1978 (Vol. 9, No. 2)
August, 1982 (Vol. 13, No. 2)
This issue was dedicated to the memory of Fazlur R. Khan, prominent Council member and CTBUH Chairman at the time:
Fazlur R. Khan, prominent Partner and Chief Structural Engineer of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, Chicago, died March 27, 1982 on a trip to Jeddah…walking the campus of King Abdul Aziz University, after meeting about the implementation of the master plan for the University [Khan] suddenly collapsed. When he recovered he gave them some instructions as to what to tell [his wife] Liselotte if things went badly. They were very close to the University Teaching Hospital where there were excellent facilities. A doctor was passing by across the street at the time of the collapse. So he had immediate attention at the scene, and a full team of doctors at the hospital. But the attack was simply too severe…Dr. Khan left behind him a legacy few men can equal. A legacy of buildings that will stand the test of time. A legacy of knowledge, which he bestowed upon others. And a legacy of ideas, which will sow the seeds for more to grow.
May, 1984 (Vol 15. No.1)This was the only issue of "The Times" to feature a single building for the entire issue. The exception was made for the Onterie Center "a special building—the last one whose structural design came from the hand of Fazlu r Khan. This issue, therefore, is dedicated to his creation—and his memory". The issue included an interesting account of what the building would have to say about itself if it could have spoken at the groundbreaking ceremony:
I started as an idea 15 years ago at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Fazlur Khan was generously giving of his time to graduate students in Architecture. The basic ideas for my form and substance developed there, at the hands of those bright young talents. If it is possible to brace a building in steel, why not in concrete, they asked? So my skeleton will have a certain resemblance to the design of Khan and Bruce Graham that stands as my neighbor to the northwest—the John Hancock Center...
I am the product of Persistence. Long after my skeleton and life-giving systems were developed, it was not clear that those who wished to see me live could afford me. But it has all finally come together.
I am the product of Faith. The faith of one man, Chandra Jha, in the idea of his friend Fazlur Khan—to whom he paid tribute with these words: "He approached each building as if there were no buildings before and there would be no buildings afterwards. He always struggled to make it a humane and more livable space. His achievements transcended beyond the design of monumental buildings. His warmth radiated and touched each and every person that he met. He believed in individuals and in the richness of our heritage. He showed us how to make a difference. He made America richer and made us all so proud."
As Onterie Center, I will stand as a dramatic reminder and a tribute to this man, Khan. Although I was the last building that his hand personally fashioned, his creative genius will be reflected in buildings for decades to come.December, 1984 (Vol. 15, No. 3)The Third Council Meeting was held in New Orleans, Louisiana. Highlights from the remarks of the final plenary session were summarized in this issue. From Alan Davenport:
In a violent storm, in many cases it's not the wind that does damage but the flooding. In New Orleans, for example, 1.5 million people live below sea level. A Level 4 hurricane could result in a 25-foot surge and cost $12 billion. The high-rise is being considered as an escape in the event of floods. Studies show that total evacuation is not practicable, but that 30% of New Orleans' residents can be accommodated in high-rise buildings.November, 1988 (Vol.19, No. 3)August, 1993 (Vol.24, No. 3) June, 1996 (Vol.27 No.2) May, 2001 (Vol.32 No.1)After 32 years of serving the Council, CTBUH founder and driving force, Lynn S. Beedle retires with the following goodbye message at the close of this issue:
How do you say good-bye to a job you've loved? I guess you say thanks: To what must be one of the major volunteer groups in its field—for the writing of the monographs, for preparing the papers and speaking at congresses, and for sharing information for the databases. To the staff at headquarters, not only for their ability, but for their loyalty and dedication. (There are not many teams at Lehigh that serve together for 15 years or more.) To the over 200 Lehigh students (both graduate and undergraduate). We depended on them and they responded beautifully. To Helmut Beer whose IABSE lecture "Research on Tall Steel Buildings" on September 13, 1968 lit the fire. I wondered, "Who is using it?". To Elmer Timby who asked the question in February of 1969: "What project can we take on so that we can have continuing interaction with our colleagues around the world?" That question started the CTBUH. To our Sponsoring Societies…To our distinguished Council Chairman…To Mike Gaus, Program Director at NSF in the 1960's and 70's. He saw that we would be developing a "new way of collecting and disseminating the latest information." And he knew how to tap the "PL 480" money that made possible those early conferences in Bled, Cairo, and Warsaw. To our major contributors. For the first ten years or so of the Council's life, it was NSF that provided the lion's share of support. Then, under the leadership of Fazlur Khan, various firms and individuals saw the opportunity and benefits to the point that by the end of year 2000 there were 50 Contributing Participants, 21 Contributors, 16 Donors, 11 Sponsors, 7 Patrons, and 3 Benefactors…They represent a truly amazing array of talent in development, construction, structural and mechanical engineering, architecture, and the other twenty or so professions and the many suppliers that make up the team. To the Lehigh leaders…To the media. How little we realize the powerful influence of reporters and producers in the image that is generated. I would single out Arthur J. Fox, Editor Emeritus of ENR, whose insightful grasp of the mission of the Council came through so strongly in his writing. To the Executive Committee, backed up by the international Steering Group.
These are the leaders who made things happen and who kept the Council on the right track. The Best thing about the job was the interactions—whether face to face, by phone, through correspondence or (nowadays) by e-mail.
On re-reading the above, I realize that it illustrates the true mission of the CTBUH: The interaction of people to accomplish a worthwhile goal. As you prepared the monographs, participated in conferences, and contributed to the databases, you were participating in globalization long before it had a name. Thank you for what was a rare privilege.November, 2001 (Vol. 32, No.2)In one of the final issues of "The Times" before it gave way to its digital successor, R. Shankar Nair, former Chairman (1997–2001) shares his thoughts immediately following the tragedies of September 11, 2001:
When I agreed a few months ago to write the next "On My Mind" column as the outgoing chairman of the Council, I thought it would be the usual compendium of hopes and concerns and successes and disappointments at the end of four years in that position. But all of that seems trivial now. The world of tall buildings and the urban habitat was turned upside down on 11 September 2001.
Until that date, most of us would not have thought it possible that two of the tallest buildings in the world could be brought down by an act of terror. Tall buildings are safe; maybe the safest places to be in an emergency. Indeed, reassuring people of the safety of skyscrapers was one of my duties as Council chairman. So what happened?
I am writing this just two days after the disaster, but already there is near-consensus as to the mechanism of the structural collapse: The impact and fire (especially the fire) some distance below the top of the tower caused structural failure near the site of the impact and collapse of the part of the building above that location. This collapsing mass set off progressive collapse of the rest of the building (what the press has been describing as a 'pancaking' effect)
All of this may seem obvious in retrospect, but only in retrospect. How many of us can honestly say that we would have anticipated this particular chain of events leading to complete structural collapse from an airplane strike near the top of a tall building? And it happened twice, so we cannot say that it was an aberrant structural response.
None of this is meant to suggest that tall building are unsafe. In most dangerous situations, I would still rather be in a well-designed, well-constructed, well-managed tall building than almost anywhere else. But we must keep working to make buildings safer.
Safer does not necessarily mean stronger. The World Trade Center towers withstood the lateral loads imposed by the crashing jetliners; the building were strong enough in the conventional sense. But our conventional methods of analysis and design would not have predicted the fire and eventual progressive collapse. Clearly, there is much that we don't know even about the physical response of buildings, let alone the nature of the threats that they may face.
Of course, a tall building will never be completely impervious to attack. But it need not be. Security specialists speak of "enclosure" and "encounter" as alternative means to security. In the former approach, we build a fortress around ourselves. In the latter, we eliminate threats by going out and engaging the world.
A certain amount of "enclosure" may be prudent, but the "encounter" approach is better suited to an open society. We don't want to live in fortresses. And if building fortresses is our response to the New York tragedy, the criminals will have won a round.


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Before beginning the Achievements - Effective June 1, a Tiger Cub must earn the Cub Scouting Bobcat badge as his first badge of rank after joining a pack. Earning the Bobcat badge is then followed by earning the Tiger Cub badge. Per the May/June Issue of Scouting, (News Briefs, page 10)
Achievement 5 Let's Go Outdoors
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Based on input I received last year, I realized I needed to emphasize getting your Tigers Outdoors now (versus January for those of us in New Jersey or even further north.) Besides, isn't that why they joined Scouting – to get outdoors?? And so here is Achievement 5!! CD There is so much to do and learn outdoors! You can have fun exploring nature and looking at trees, flowers, and animals. You can walk, run, play games, and ride a bike. It's even fun to sit outside!
Achievement 5F - Family activity
You can listen to a weather report on the radio or television. But it's more fun to tell what the weather is like by going outside and using your five senses to observe what the weather for yourself. Your five senses are seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching. Some people can't use all five senses fully, such as people who are sight impaired or hearing impaired. Often, people who can't use one of their senses have learned to use their other four senses very well.
5F Go outside and observe the weather. Use your senses to help you describe what the weather is like. What do you see? Is it sunny? Is it dark? Do you see stars, clouds, sunshine, rain, or a rainbow? What do you hear? Do you hear thunder, rain, or the blowing wind? Maybe you hear traffic noise, children playing, or birds singing. How does the weather affect noises like these? What do you smell? Do you smell flowers or freshly cut grass? Maybe you smell the aroma of someone cooking or the odor of farm animals. The air and wind bring these smells to your nose. What do you taste? If the wind is blowing across a dusty place, you may get dust in your mouth. Does the air taste like dirt? Does it taste like salt? What can you feel? Is it cold or warm? Do you feel the wind blowing? Do you feel rain or snow?
The Character Connection on Faith is associated with this Achievement. Don't overlook this important part of the program. Have the Adult partners be sure to carry out the discussion and have the Tiger explain what he knows (This is done by completing the first part of achievement 5F) and then explain how he feels about things he cannot see (The sun at night, the moon during the day, wind). And finally, in discussing what you believe in but cannot see, what faith is and how you develop faith. Faith is one of Cub Scouting's 12 Core Values. Don't miss this chance to discuss Faith with your Tiger. For more information on Character Connections check out your Tiger Book, Your Leader's Book or Bill Smith's Unofficial Cub Scout Roundtable at http://www.wtsmith.com/rt.html He has the whole BSA publication on Character Connections Commissioner Dave
Achievement 5D - Den Activity
Many trees and bushes have leaves that turn colors and fall to the ground in autumn. Some trees have needles that stay on all year long. You may live in a place where cacti grow. Cacti have spines or scales instead of leaves. Go outdoors with your adult partner and collect some leaves or needles to take to your den meeting for this activity. Be sure to collect only fallen leavers, or get the permission of an adult before removing a live part of a tree or bush.
And what better time than when the leaves are changing colors to go out and look for leaves and be able to pick them up and compare them. CD
5D With a crayon or colored pencil and a piece of paper, make a leaf rubbing.
Materials: writing paper, leaves, crayons
Place a leaf, vein side up, on a smooth surface, and cover it with a piece of thin writing paper. Hold the paper firmly in position and gently rub the crayon over it. The crayon strokes should all be in the same direction and with just enough pressure to bring out the details of the leaf. The finished design can be displayed in your home, decorated and framed. Your leaf rubbings can also be made into greeting cards or given as a gift.
Achievement 5G - Go and See It
Walking is great exercise, and it's fun to be outdoors. When you walk, you see more things in the outdoors than you would if you went by fast on a bicycle, or in a car or bus.
5G Take a hike.
Your den may go to a special outdoor place for a hike, or you may take a simple walk in your neighborhood. Be sure to take into account the size and ability of your Tiger. There are many state Parks and other parks with short nature trails that have built in rest areas where you stop and read the commentary along the trail (Station 1, station 2,). These may be perfect for your Tigers.
Every Pack should be committed to conduct an outdoor activity within the first three months of the year (September, October, November). My pack has a Fall Family Camping Trip. Our council has a Fall Cub Scout event at one of our camps. Activities like these would be perfect times for your Tigers to get their hikes. CD
Wherever you go, it's fun to be outdoors! Remember, three quarters of Scouting is Outing.


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Chicken Red Curry Recipe
Enjoy full flavors of red curry and coconut in this tasty dish.
Serves 4
2 Tablespoons coconut oil
3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 cups cauliflower florets
1 red pepper, chopped
1 sweet onion, chopped
1 8oz can coconut milk
1 4ojar red curry paste
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Heat the coconut oil in a deep saucepan or a dutch oven.
Place the chicken into the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side. Remove from the pan onto a meatsafe cutting board and cut into small pieces.
It is fine if it is not cooked all the way through as we will be cooking it longer.
Transfer the cut pieces back into the pan along with the cauliflower, pepper and onion. Season with salt and pepper.
Add the coconut milk and curry paste and stir all together.
Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes until the vegetables are cooked through. Stir occasionally. Shut off and serve.


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10 Things You Loved in February
What did you want to cook, eat, and read about through the months of 2013? We always find it instructive and entertaining to look back over the past year and see what you loved.
In February it was the best food blogs (according to you, in our Homies voting rounds!) and foods that aren't as healthy as you think you are. It was the best kitchen splurges, fast and fancy dinners for two, and recipes to know by heart.
10 Things You Loved in February 2013
- 8 Small Cooking Habits That Make a Big Difference
- Best Recipe Blog - The Homies 2013
- Best Healthy Cooking Blog - The Homies 2013
- 10 Easy, Low-Budget Ways to Improve Any Kitchen (Even a Rental!)
- How to Make Easy 3-Ingredient Energy Bars at Home
- 10 (More) Recipes To Know By Heart
- 10 Fast & Fancy Weeknight Meals for Two
- 10 Ways to Eat Chicken Breast for Dinner
- The One Kitchen Item Worth Splurging On
- 5 Foods That Aren't As Healthy As You Probably Think
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Welcome to The Kitchn's Best of 2013 roundup!
From December 21 through January 3 we are rounding up our favorite (and your favorite) posts from the past year. We'll also share guest posts, special holiday features, and a sparkling Winter Glam Cocktail Party, the final installment in our 2013 Gatherings from The Kitchn. Happy Holidays!


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NFL.com gathered writers and broadcasters from around the country to play GM for the teams they cover.
This is the first of four parts. Picks No. 9-16 will be revealed on Tuesday, April 5.
» More picks: Nos. 1-8 | 9-16 | 17-24 | 25-32
Team needs: Quarterback, defensive end, defensive tackle, outside linebacker, cornerback (For more: NFC South team needs)
On the beat: Joe Person, beat writer, The Charlotte Observer
Analysis: "(Ron) Rivera is a defensive guy, that's his background. So, you would think that he'd look at a guy like (Marcell) Dareus in the middle of that defense or Patrick Peterson on the back end, but at the end of the day when you have the No. 1 overall pick, it's really hard not to take a quarterback."
Team needs: Defensive end, safety, tight end, defensive tackle, right tackle, running back (For more: AFC West team needs)
On the beat: Andrew Mason, editor, MaxDenver.com
Analysis: "The one thing you hear from the Broncos, particularly John Elway, who is their chief decision-maker right now, is that they cannot afford to miss on this pick."
Team needs: Quarterback, left tackle, guard, defensive end, outside linebacker, tight end (For more: AFC East team needs)
On the beat: Chris Brown, lead journalist, BuffaloBills.com
Analysis: "The Bills need help on the defensive side of the ball, both with the pass rush, which (he) would help and against the run, where they finished last in the league last year."
Team needs: Quarterback, safety, middle linebacker, defensive end, running back, wide receiver (For more: AFC North team needs)
On the beat: Joe Reedy, beat writer, Cincinnati Enquirer
Analysis: "There was an obvious need for the downfield passing game ... they could go for a quarterback, but right now that'd be a stretch given the other needs the Bengals have."
Team needs: Quarterback, outside linebacker, guard, tight end, cornerback, offensive tackle (For more: NFC West team needs)
On the beat: Darren Urban, beat writer, AZCardinals.com
Analysis: "If you can start him along side DRC, given their youth and playmaking ability, that has a chance to be one of the upper echelon tandems in the league."
Team needs: Wide receiver, defensive end, right tackle, safety, middle linebacker, guard (For more: AFC North team needs)
On the beat: Tony Grossi, beat writer, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Analysis: "It's obvious that (the Browns) are lacking bodies, not only bodies but playmakers on defense. (He) would fit that, giving them a boost up front."
Team needs: Quarterback, nose tackle, cornerback, outside linebacker, safety, center (For more: NFC West team needs)
On the beat: Matt Barrows, reporter, Sacramento Bee
Analysis: "This is a guy who could conceivably start for 10, 12, maybe 15 years. And if he's sitting there right in front of you at No. 7, you don't pass that opportunity up, and I don't think (coach) Jim Harbaugh would."
Team needs: Quarterback, defensive tackle, guard, outside linebacker, center, defensive end (For more: AFC South team needs)
On the beat: Frank Wycheck, analyst, Titans Radio Network
Analysis: "He just looks like he has great technique already. He's not a raw player that you have to teach a lot of things to, especially getting after the quarterback."


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My entry for Halloween Hellhunt
First battle on my new game table. The battlefield was 34''x52''. There was enough room for more ships (only 2 were used) but as I was soloing this battle, I though that 60+ units would be enough to keep me busy. The whole battle was done over a couple of days.
First, a bit of context: The Fleurdelys system is a small planetary system located in the far end of the brikverse. Several factions inhabit the system and the Order of the Equinox is the dominant one. No contact has been made with factions outside of the system although some rumors says otherwise.
The battlefield includes two landing pads, an access route and the area is bordered by a forest and some mountains on the eastern side. The base consist of two buildings: The main building have a fully detailed interior that include living quarter, armory, medical bay, an office and more units for the Order of the Equinox. The second building is used as a warehouse and contain various goods.
Location: Planet Noxar (Fleurdelys System)
Sector II: National Reserve Border
Noxarian Storage Epsilon.
Status: On alert.
An angry mob is approaching by the access route. They were told that the ultimate alcoholic beverage was stored inside the warehouse of this base and they were determined to taste it.
This is not the only problem of the Order of the Equinox. Some Savages have been seen near the mountains and it looks like they are preparing an attack.
The base is on alert and the battle begin! Order of the Equinox troops begin to reposition themselves while more civilians join.
More Savages arrive (OBJECTIVE: Kill all enemy unit and conquer the Sector. - They have little chance of success but we can not blame them for having ambition). The Axe throwers take advantage of the rock coverage to begin their advance.
Reinforcements come out of the base while troops of the Order of the Equinox position themselves at the end of the access route to form a barricade in front of the Angry Mob. More minifigs join and the group begins to move toward the warehouse while staying out of range of the machine guns. Two civilians separate from the group and move along the wall.
The savages begin their attack! The Axe Throwers throw their first axes at the Officer. Her Portable Shield Generator blocks the first but the second crit for a first kill! The gunner misses while the savages advance. Armed with a blacksteel mace and a large shield, the leader of the savages enters the game!
A civilian throws a Molotov cocktail to create a screen between them and the troops of the Order of the Equinox. The angry crowd is moving towards the warehouse while avoiding the machine guns. The two civilians separated from the group hide behind the generator.
Three more civilians join the group. One of them is carrying an explosive with a detonator.
Savages: KIA: 0/10, Kills: 1
Order of the Equinox: KIA: 1/24, Kills: 0
Angry Mob: KIA: 0/16, Kills: 0
Units remaining: 49, Killed: 1
A primate jumps from the rocks, grabs the gunner and pulls him away from the machine gun. The rest of the Savages advance toward the platform.
The frigate takes off and remains at low altitude to support ground troops. A civilian is killed behind the generator while the crowd continues to advance and throw another Molotov cocktail that burns two infantry.
Savages: KIA: 0/10, Kills: 1
Order of the Equinox: KIA: 3/24, Kills: 1
Angry Mob: KIA: 1/16, Kills: 2
Units remaining: 46, Killed: 4
The primate drags the infantry near a beast that slices his leg. Both axe throwers misses and one of them is wounded by an infantry (-1 on all skill roll / can 't use his right hand)
An angry civilian sprint and kills one infantry near the warehouse entrance. Two civilians fall under the troops fire and the remote controlled explosive is placed in front of the warehouse door.
Savages: KIA: 0/10, Kills: 1
Order of the Equinox: KIA: 4/24, Kills: 3
Angry Mob: KIA: 3/16, Kills: 3
Units remaining: 43, Killed: 7
The infantry who had lost a leg is decapitated by a beast.
The Axe Throwers recover weapons and a totem of protection (well that's how they call a portable shield generator due to their limited comprehension of the device). One beast is killed.
A civilian throws a knife and kills an infantry. Another member of the crowd is killed by a gunner. The explosive is detonated and blows the warehouse door. Two civilians get on the roof of the main building by climbing the generator.
Not sure heating a combustible tank with a torch is a good idea...
A group of ninjas reveal themselves (OBJECTIVE: Find and secure the crate of sensitive documents stored inside the warehouse).
Savages: KIA: 1/10, Kills: 2
Order of the Equinox: KIA: 6/24, Kills: 5
Angry Mob: KIA: 4/16, Kills: 4
Ninjas: KIA: 0/6, Kills: 0
Units remaining: 39+6! Killed: 11
An infantry is killed by the chief of the savages and another one by an axe received right in the face. Another infantry enters close combat with a beast and falls down, losing his turn. One axe thrower is killed by the Frigate.
Two civilians are killed by machine guns but the gunner on the roof is about to receive a deadly axe hit from a civilian. The fuel tank explodes and the explosion creates a breach in the wall.
Civilians begin to enter the warehouse. The alcohol is in sight! The Ninjas are approaching. In fact, three of them are on this picture but you can't see them which prove they have good ninja skills.
Attracted by the bloody ambiance of the area, a group of raiders enter the battle!
Savages: KIA: 2/10. Kills: 4
Order of the Equinox: KIA: 9/24, Kills: 8
Angry Mob: KIA: 7/16, Kills: 6
Ninjas: KIA: 0/6, Kills: 0
Raiders: KIA: 0/11, Kills: 0
Units remaining: 38+11! Killed: 18
A beast chop the head of the infantry that fell on the ground during the previous turn. Three ninjas engages the savages and kill a beast while the three others get to the warehouse entrance and kill one civilian. The Frigate and a retreating infantry kills two savage (one primate and the last axe thrower).
The officer leaves the machine gun, recovers its equipment and kills the civilian coming with a molotov cocktail. The civilian collapsed and caught fire. The officer was also hit by the Raiders but saved by the Medik. The civilian on the roof tried to kill the medik by throwing his axe but misses. A pilot trying to get back inside the warehouse is also killed by the Raiders.
One worker is killed by the civilians entering the warehouse. A first civilian get to the crate of beer: "The label says: Maniac beer"
Savages: KIA: 5/10. Kills: 5
Order of the Equinox: KIA: 12/24, Kills: 11
Angry Mob: KIA: 9/16, Kills: 7
Ninjas: KIA: 0/6, Kills: 2
Raiders: KIA: 0/11, Kills: 1
Units remaining: 41, Killed: 26
The Order of the Equinox kills the civilian on the roof and two raiders. Despite the Medik's efforts, an infantry is killed by combined fire from the Raiders. The remaining troops inside the base are waiting for the Raiders to approach. The Savages goes back to fight the Ninjas behind them and the frigate begins to turn to face the Raiders.
Three civilians open their first beer (objective completed: once drunk, the civilians are no longer fighting). Ninjas enter the warehouse and kill two civilians. "The crate of document is here somewhere. Find it."
The ninjas and the savages are fighting but no one is hit despite the number of units and weapons by square inches in this area.
Savages: KIA: 5/10. Kills: 5
Order of the Equinox: KIA: 13/24, Kills: 14
Angry Mob: KIA: 12/16, Kills: 7, Drunk: 3/4
Ninjas: KIA: 0/6, Kills: 4
Raiders: KIA: 2/11, Kills: 2
Units remaining: 35, Killed: 32
A fourth civilian gets drunk (Objective completed: All remaining civilian are drunk!). The ninjas find the documents, kill the last worker and then use a radio to signal that they are now in possession of the crate.
The Raiders get disastrous dice rolls and three of them are killed by the Order of the Equinox troops. The grenadier barely scratch the frigate despite a well placed hit.
The battle between the savages and the ninjas finally produce results: One savage, one primate and a ninja are killed.
Savages: KIA: 7/10. Kills: 6
Order of the Equinox: KIA: 14/24, Kills: 17
Angry Mob: KIA: 12/16, Kills: 7, Drunk: 4/4 – Objective completed
Ninjas: KIA: 1/6, Kills: 7
Raiders: KIA: 5/11, Kills: 2
Units remaining: 28, Killed: 39
The Tamer disarms a ninja with his whip. The Ninja leader performs a flip and lands on the roof, out of range of the savages. The other ninja takes some distance and gets ready to fight with his saber.
The Ninjas begin to plan their escape. They take the crate out of the warehouse and try to regroup for evacuation. The drunk civilians are heading outside to party.
A cruiser is approaching! No communication established. The Raiders are still trying to pierce the base defence but the Order of the Equinox is holding well with only one dead. The Grenadier misses the frigate and moves to disrupt its line of sight.
Savages: KIA: 7/10. Kills: 6
Order of the Equinox: KIA: 15/24, Kills: 17
Angry Mob: KIA: 12/16, Kills: 7, Drunk: 4/4 – Objective completed
Ninjas: KIA: 1/6, Kills: 7
Raiders: KIA: 5/11, Kills: 3
Units remaining: 27, Killed: 40
The cruiser advance and opens fire on the tamer with its air-to-ground weapons but misses while the Ninjas concentrate their efforts to eliminate the Savages leader. However, the savage leader's shield serves him well and he survives. He even manage to kill one of the ninja that was attacking him. It can't be seen on the picture but a beast went for the isolated ninja on the right and, thanks to an angry inch, kills him with his battle axe. The tamer, with all of his primates dead, drop his whip and grabs the battle axe of a fallen beast.
An Order of the Equinox trooper throws a pipe bomb in the entrance. Combined with gunfire, it kills the four Raiders massed in the front door (:protip: do not stand so close to each other when the enemy have explosives..). Only two Raiders remain: The leader and the grenadier.
The leader of the Raiders, finding himself alone in front of the enemy troops, sees only one option: He drops his gun, seized his swords and rushes inside. He kills an infantry and knock another one down.
The frigate takes some altitude and accelerates to take distance from the grenadier while he reloads.
Savages: KIA: 7/10. Kills: 8
Order of the Equinox: KIA: 16/24, Kills: 21
Angry Mob: KIA: 12/16, Kills: 7, Drunk: 4/4 – Objective completed
Ninjas: KIA: 3/6, Kills: 7
Raiders: KIA: 9/11, Kills: 4
Units remaining: 20, Killed: 47
The leader of the Raiders sprint and reaches the armory where a worker is preparing a rocket launcher. The worker panic and is unable to do anything for this turn.
The grenadier misses the frigate again before being shot by the cruiser. The cruiser gets above the landing pad and fire a torpedo on the frigate, hitting a wing. Stability compromised (frigate movement is now reduced).
The ninjas take over the savages by (finally) killing the leader and the tamer while the drunk civilians are partying around the fire. They look to have fun.. except the one that is sick.
Savages: KIA: 9/10. Kills: 8
Order of the Equinox: KIA: 16/24, Kills: 21
Angry Mob: KIA: 12/16, Kills: 7, Drunk: 4/4 – Objective completed
Ninjas: KIA: 3/6, Kills: 9
Raiders: KIA: 10/11, Kills: 4
Unidentified Cruiser: KIA: 0, Kills: 1
Units remaining: 17, Killed: 50
Two torpedoes are launched on the frigate. The first slightly misses but weakens the hull integrity of the frigate. The second will be fatal and will make the frigate crashes on the roof. The pilot will not survive the crash but before being destroyed, the frigate was able to hit the Cruiser and make it lose 1 hp.
The last beast moves toward the ninjas only to be shot by the cruiser's ground weapons. The savages have been eliminated! The drunk civilians don't care about what happens around them and continue to party: One of them play guitar, one dance around the fire, another passes out and the last one is still sick. The ninjas move the crate closer to the landing pad.
The leader of the raiders grabs a pipe bomb in the armory and throws it on the enemy troops while trying to reach the living quarters. He kills two infantries but is shot down on his way. The Raiders have been eliminated!
Savages: KIA: 10/10. Kills: 8 ELIMINATED
Order of the Equinox: KIA: 18/24, Kills: 22
Angry Mob: KIA: 12/16, Kills: 7, Drunk: 4/4 – Objective completed
Ninjas: KIA: 3/6, Kills: 9
Raiders: KIA: 11/11, Kills: 6 ELIMINATED
Unidentified Cruiser: KIA: 0, Kills: 2
Units remaining: 13, Killed: 54
The crate of documents is loaded into the cruiser before it took off.
"The Cruiser is jamming our communications! Get anti-air weapons ASAP and get ready to take it down!''
But it was too late already..
The cruiser took altitude and positioned itself above the base. It then launched a volley of torpedoes on the warehouse and a bomb was dropped on the base while the ninjas went to execute the remaining civilians.
The cruiser then dropped a second bomb that destroyed what was left of the base. There have been no survivors.
''Objective completed. Set course to rendez-vous point and report to general headquarter that the base was destroyed before our arrival. Our investigation demonstrate that it was the result of a combined attack of the Raiders and the Savages. We recommend to reinforce propaganda and direct actions against these groups.''
Later, on Noxar prime:
- I must say that the Dial-O-Death ''Happy Ending'' bombs are very efficient.
- Of course they are. But tell me.. How did you like killing your own peoples?
- Collateral damage. Preserving our freedom require some sacrifices and anyway.. how can I justify an increase in funding if I get to control everything with my current budget?
- Indeed.. (while checking the documents)
- Is everything at your convenience?
- This look perfect. I am sure our Lord will be pleased.
- Then when can we expect another delivery of weapons?
- Don't worry about that. There will be more..


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A district court in the Western Russian region of Kostroma on Friday declared that two LGBT rallies can proceed as planned, overturning two decisions by lower courts that sided with local officials refusing to allow the demonstrators to protest.
Interfax news agency reports that the case was filed by prominent Russian LGBT activist Nikolay Alexeyev, who wanted to hold two rallies protesting the country's nationwide ban on so-called gay propaganda, which imposes fines and possible jail time on anyone speaking positively about "nontraditional sexual orientations" in areas visible to minors. City officials banned the requests in June of last year.
Interfax reports that Kostroma officials had initially banned the events, "saying that their participants intended to promote homosexuality and the police cannot ensure their safety. The authorities also said that the city administration had received letters from city residents who said they did not want the events to take place."
Although the decision will likely be appealed to the Supreme Court, LGBT advocates hailed it as an incremental step toward pushing back against the onslaught of violence and discrimination directed at LGBT Russians since the "gay propaganda" ban took effect last summer.
"This ruling is an important victory for Russian activists and members of the LGBT community who have faced increased persecution, harassment and arrests by authorities for organizing and participating in peaceful events and protests in recent months," said Human Rights First's Shawn Gaylord in a statement Friday. "It is heartening to see Russian judges supporting important personal freedoms and demonstrating independence from the current anti-LGBT sentiment throughout Russia."


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Industrial Lighting in Los Angeles
As we decorate any room, home, office or important space, one of the most key elements is lighting. Lately I've been loving industrial and vintage lighting fixtures. Whether they are made of rusted brass — or constructed of old pipes — industrial lights are very popular right now.
I think the ideal industrial lamp will fit in to any home regardless if you have a mid century, farm, shabby chic or super modern space. Below are 5 examples of creative and beautiful lighting fixtures that I'd love to have in my own home or office. Attention Angeleno's!! All these stores are here in Los Angeles.
1. Brass Task Lamp available from Mine LA. in Hollywood on Melrose.
2. The Glass pendent lamp from Obsolete in Venice Beach on Main Street.
3. Antique Silver tripod lamp from Craig Olsen on La Brea Avenue
4. Eat Drink & Be Merry chandelier from Anthropologie online or at The Grove
5. The Edison Lamps at Empiric on Beverly Boulevard
For any savvy lighting shops, please add comments with advice and locations!


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The Good Government Club of Western New York has selected State Sen. Mark Grisanti as the recipient of its 2012 Achievement Award, to be presented on March 15 at Salvatore's Italian Gardens during the St. Joseph's Dinner.
This is the 13th presentation of the award to a prominent Italian-American who has distinguished himself in government or public service. Some of the past recipients of the award include the mayor of Buffalo, Erie County executive, Erie County comptroller, Erie County district attorney and New York State commissioner of motor vehicles.
"I am honored to receive this worthy distinction from the Good Government Club of Western New York, which for over 35 years, has worked to advance the principles of good government in our community," Grisanti said. "As an Italian-American, I take great pride in being able to work to improve the lives, jobs, safety and health of my constituents. Additionally, I would like to thank Donald Alessi and the officers of the Good Government Club for this award and promise to continue to do the right thing putting people first - not politics."
Grisanti is a member of the Italian American Conference in New York State.
The Good Government Club of Western New York is affiliated with the Western New York Federation of Italian-American Societies and the National Italian American Foundation.