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SYS-CON Events announced today that BlueBox has been named "Bronze Sponsor" of DevOps Summit Silicon Valley, which will take place on November 4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
Contact @BlueBox for your FREE @CloudExpo pass.
BlueBox bridge the chasm between development and infrastructure. Hosting providers are taking standardization and automation too far. For many app developers it does nothing but spawn mayhem and more work. They have to figure out how their creations live on a pre-fab infrastructure solution full of constraints. Operations-as-a-Service is what BlueBox does.
Blue Box To Present at DevOps Summit
BlueBox utilizes development tools such as OpenStack, EMC Razor, Opscode's Chef and BlueBox's proprietary tools give the power to do the unorthodox things which most hosting providers shun.
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"Last week, David Linthicum wrote an interesting blog post describing Private Clouds as a gateway drug to true integration of Public Clouds in the enterprise. David notes that technologies and vendors are emerging that provide private cloud infrastructure with integration into public infrastructure. David suggests these deployments provide "a single pane of glass" and a single point of a control for an enterprise, yet provide many of the benefits of a public cloud. Curiously, there were no vendors listed in the article whom are offering these types of services today.
Conceptually, I'm in total agreement with David's perspective." [continued]
The 15th International Cloud Expo has just expanded its conference program, to bring together Cloud Computing, APM, APIs, Security, Big Data, Internet of Things, DevOps and WebRTC at one location.
The show now has three tracks devoted exclusively to the IoT (with WebRTC present in one of the tracks), a full single track focusing on Big Data, and a two-track DevOps Summit, in addition to four tracks devoted exclusively to Cloud Computing in the enterprise.
Cloud Expo's giant Silicon View billboard on Highway 101 in the heart of Silicon Valley is viewed by more than 1.3 million motorists per week
Cloud Expo is the single show where delegates and technology vendors can meet to experience and discuss the entire world of the cloud.
With Cloud Computing driving a higher percentage of enterprise IT budgets every year, it becomes increasingly important to learn about the latest technology developments and solutions.
Attend Cloud Expo Nov 4-6, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, CA. Craft your own custom experience. Learn the latest from the world's best technologists. Find the vendors you want and put them to the test.
15th Cloud Expo Expanded Conference Program
Cloud Expo
Track 1: Enterprise Cloud Adoption
Track 2: APM, Cloud and Hot Topics
Track 3: Cloud APIs & Business
Track 4: Cloud Security - Mobility
Big Data Expo
Track 5: Big Data/Analytics
Track 6: Consumer IoT
Track 7: Enterprise IoT
Track 8: IoT Developer & WebRTC
DevOps Summit
Track 1: "Dev" Developer Focus
Track 2: "Ops" Operations Focus
More than 150 all-star faculty members will discuss the hottest technology topics in November. In addition to the expanded APM and API coverage, Cloud Expo Silicon Valley will offer a variety of Linux containers and Docker sessions.
DevOps Summit at Cloud Expo also doubled its content from June, in two full simultaneous tracks for three days.
Explore DevOps Summit Sponsorship & Exhibit Opportunities !
Tracks and topics for DevOps Summit at Cloud Expo will include:
- Application delivery
- ROI and business value
- Site reliability
- Continuous delivery
- Kanban, Scrum, and Agile
- Continuous integration
- Release scalability
- Continuous release
- Service virtualization
- Operational monitoring
- Capacity management
- Load testing
- Quality assurance
- Manager and exec support
- Release automation
- Cultural change
- Breaking down IT silos
- Cloud development
- Cloud platforms
- Test automation
- Teaming
- Application security
- API management
- Identity and access
- Audit and control
- DevOps and ITIL, ISO, Six Sigma, COBIT
- Mobile DevOps
- DevOps for legacy systems
- Software-defined servers
- Network automation
- Server automation
- Configuration automation
- Continuous support
- DevOps anti-patterns
- Enterprise DevOps
- DevOps system architecture
- IT orchestration
- Containerization
- DevOps skills and training
- WebOps, CloudOps, ChatOps, NoOps
- Change management
A Rock Star Faculty, Top Keynotes, Sessions, and Top Delegates!
DevOps Summit Silicon Valley, November 4-6, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, will feature technical sessions from a rock star conference faculty and the leading DevOps industry players in the world.
The growth and success of DevOps will be on display at the upcoming DevOps Summit in Santa Clara, CA, November 4-6, 2014.
All main layers of the DevOps ecosystem will be represented at the DevOps Summit - the infrastructure players, the platform providers, and those offering applications, and they'll all be here to speak, sponsor, exhibit and network.
Sponsorship Opportunities
for DevOps Summit Silicon Valley
DevOps Summit Silicon Valley "show prospectus" has shipped. Sponsorship, exhibit, and keynote opportunities can be obtained from Carmen Gonzalez by email at events (at) sys-con.com, or by phone 201 802-3021.
Early Bird Registration Options
for DevOps Summit Silicon Valley
DevOps Summit delegates can pre-register for DevOps Summit Silicon Valley with Early Bird Savings here.
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Cloud Expo, Inc. has announced today that Andi Mann returns to 'DevOps at Cloud Expo 2016' as Conference Chair The @DevOpsSummit at Cloud Expo will take place on November 1-3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. "DevOps is set to be one of the most profound disruptions to hit IT in decades," said Andi Mann. "It is a natural extension of cloud computing, and I have seen both firsthand and in independent research the fantastic results DevOps delivers. So I am excited to help the great team at @DevOpsSummit and Cloud Expo tell the world how they can leverage this emer...
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"We're bringing out a new application monitoring system to the DevOps space. It manages large enterprise applications that are distributed throughout a node in many enterprises and we manage them as one collective," explained Kevin Barnes, President of eCube Systems, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at DevOps at 18th Cloud Expo, held June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY.
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Digitization is driving a fundamental change in society that is transforming the way businesses work with their customers, their supply chains and their people. Digital transformation leverages DevOps best practices, such as Agile Parallel Development, Continuous Delivery and Agile Operations to capitalize on opportunities and create competitive differentiation in the application economy. However, information security has been notably absent from the DevOps movement. Speed doesn't have to negatively impact security. Container-to-container communication should not be in clear text, yet it is. ...
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Kubernetes is a new and revolutionary open-sourced system for managing containers across multiple hosts in a cluster. Ansible is a simple IT automation tool for just about any requirement for reproducible environments. In his session at @DevOpsSummit at 18th Cloud Expo, Patrick Galbraith, a principal engineer at HPE, discussed how to build a fully functional Kubernetes cluster on a number of virtual machines or bare-metal hosts. Also included will be a brief demonstration of running a Galera MySQL cluster as a Kubernetes application.
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Several ACLS Public Fellows attended the 2016 ACLS Annual Meeting.
African Humanities Program Fellow Merit Kabugo studies the discourse of rural farmers.
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies is a global competition.
The program description below is for the 2015-16 competition for which the application deadline has passed. Information on ACLS's 2016-17 fellowship programs will be provided on the website in summer 2016.
ACLS invites applications for the eighth annual competition for the ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowships for collaborative research in the humanities and related social sciences. The program is funded by a generous grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The aim of this fellowship program is to offer small teams of two or more scholars the opportunity to collaborate intensively on a single, substantive project. The fellowship supports projects that produce a tangible research product (such as joint print or web publications) for which two or more collaborators will take credit.
The fellowships are for a total period of up to 24 months, to be initiated between July 1, 2016 and September 1, 2018, and provide up to $60,000 in salary replacement for each collaborator as well as up to $20,000 in collaboration funds (which may be used for such purposes as travel, materials, or research assistance). The amount of the ACLS fellowship for any collaborative project will vary depending on the number of collaborators and the duration of the research leave, but will not exceed $200,000 for any one project. Collaborations need not be interdisciplinary or inter-institutional. Applicants at the same institution, however, must demonstrate why local funding is insufficient to support the project. Collaborations that involve the participation of assistant and associate faculty members are particularly encouraged. Up to eight awards will be made in the 2015-16 competition.
A collaborative project is constituted of at least two scholars who are each seeking salary-replacement stipends for six to twelve continuous months of supported research leave to pursue full-time collaborative research during the fellowship tenure.
One member of the project team must be designated as the Project Coordinator (PC). The Project Coordinator is responsible for starting the application, entering the names and email addresses of the other collaborator(s), completing the project sections of the application, uploading the proposal, entering information for two project reference letters, and ensuring that all collaborators in the project have submitted their elements of the application. It is anticipated that the Project Coordinator's institution will administer the funds for collaboration costs. Please note that for the purposes of this program, only scholars who are requesting ACLS funding for research leaves are considered collaborators. If the project includes other participants (not requesting funding for a research leave), please list them in your proposal document and explain their roles in the project.
Once the PC has entered the list of collaborators into the application, each scholar will receive an email with registration information and a code to link them to the group application. Each project collaborator will have to complete the individual sections of the application (including personal and professional information) and upload a publications list. In order for an application to be considered, all project collaborators (Project Coordinator and additional collaborators) must have their application in SUBMITTED status by the application deadline of September 23, 2015.
Applications must include:
Proposals will be judged along the following six criteria:
It is hoped that projects of successful applicants will help demonstrate the range and value of both collaborative research and inquiry in the humanities, and model how such collaboration may be carried out successfully.
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Forget for a moment the indie darlings, A-listers and, if possible, Robert Redford. For the past three decades, the biggest celebrity—and certainly the most photographed—of the Sundance Film Festival has been the Egyptian Theatre.
"It's our signature landmark and the heart of the festival," says Trevor Groth, Sundance's director of programming. "It has that great marquee and looks wonderful on those snowy days. It's become the iconic image people have when they think of Sundance."
Since the festival established its home base in Park City nearly 30 years ago, the Egyptian has served as the centerpiece of the 10-day gathering. Every year, Redford—Sundance's founder and president—holds his opening press conference at the venue, which has helped launch the careers of Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Smith and Steven Soderbergh and placed films like The Blair Witch Project and Ben Stiller's Reality Bites in cinematic history. "The first time you see a film at the festival, it's ingrained in your memory, and for many people that's at the Egyptian," says Groth, a Utah native who has worked for Sundance since 1993. "So much of the magic at Sundance comes from the films, and the vessel in which they connect to the audience is through the theaters."
Robert Redford, photo by Francie Aufdemorte
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For 15 years, before the Eccles Center opened in 1998, the Egyptian served as the primary venue for films premiering at Sundance. Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Steven Soderbergh's career-launching film, debuted at the theater in 1989 and broke ground for low-budget, independent films when Harvey Weinstein and Miramax picked it up. It went on to gross nearly $37 million internationally and marked the beginning of the independent film boom of the 1990s.
"Sex, Lies, and Videotape was the one that really made a huge mark," says Egyptian manager Randy Barton, who has been with the theater throughout Sundance's history. "It was a cult phenomenon and set the template for all these independent filmmakers that Sundance was [an acquisitions festival] and place to be discovered."
In the years that followed, movies like Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs—which Miramax rereleased in theaters last December to fete the film's 20th anniversary—and Kevin Smith's indie classic Clerks have elevated the Egyptian to film festival lore.
"Everyone who comes to the festival wants to go up to Main Street and see the Egyptian," Groth says. "It's part of the alchemy that helped Sundance grow into what it has become today."
The attachment to the theater, Groth says, is powerful. Actors and directors have seen their careers soar as the credits begin to roll and the audience responds with standing ovations, forever cementing the King Tut–themed theater as the venue that launched their careers. When Smith—who has since been propelled to superstardom with hits like Chasing Amy, Dogma and Jersey Girl—returned to Sundance in 2011 to debut Red State, he requested it be screened at the Egyptian after the larger Eccles premiere. "He had such a soft spot in his heart for the theater," says Groth.
Fast Forward
As Sundance has grown from an intimate festival into an event drawing more than 50,000 people annually from across the globe, the 280-seat theater has transitioned into the venue for international films, documentaries, shorts and edgier, off-the-wall flicks often debuted at the midnight screenings. "The quirky, fun jewels of the festival that you might not see anywhere else are often screened here, and that's great," says Barton, recalling a film about Richard IV portrayed as a homosexual king with a hunchback, one eye and a lame foot. "I'll never forget thinking how stunningly awful it was but how cool that it could be included in a film festival."
What sets the Egyptian apart from the other venues, Barton says, is its central location on Main Street. The bars, restaurants and shops along Park City's most famous street are flooded with visitors and locals wanting to take part in the festivities and retail spaces are transformed into venues for panel discussions with actors and directors or for premiere parties. And the Egyptian is in the thick of it all.
"This is the only venue where you can see a movie and within two minutes be sitting in a coffee shop talking about it and then come back for another film," he notes. "Seeing a Sundance film in this theater is different than anywhere else because it's intimate, original and historical. The energy is just amazing."


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David Bresch, Swiss Re: Innovative insurance can strengthen climate resilience
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- 01 June 2012
Ahead of his live Twitter Q&A at 11am BST/12pm CET June 5, 2012, David Bresch, Head of Sustainability, Swiss Re, writes for us about climate adaptation.
An estimated 3.4 billion people are threatened by storms, floods, drought and other natural hazards, most of them in the developing world. Climate change could put at risk many more. Innovative insurance solutions can strengthen climate resilience and protect communities against the rising costs of climate change.
Economic losses from climate-related disasters are already substantial, and they are on the rise. Insured losses alone have jumped from an annual US$5 billion to 27 billion over the last 40 years. Without further investments in adaptation, climate risks could cost some countries up to 19% of annual GDP by 2030 and set back years of development gains. While cost-effective measures could avert a large part of this damage, funds earmarked for adaptation fall far short of what is actually needed globally. The United Nations estimates that by 2030 the world should be spending an additional US$36-135 billion each year to address the effects of climate change.
Innovative forms of risk transfer can boost adaptation financing and make societies more climate-resilient by protecting them against the costs of the most severe weather impacts. Decision makers must consider the facts when devising a risk management strategy, and insurance plays a key role in making it both affordable and effective.
Efficient allocation of financial resources is essential to manage the growing threats of climate change, and insurance is a powerful tool in achieving this. It protects communities against catastrophic losses and, by putting a price tag on risks, provides a strong incentive to invest in adaptation measures that promise to yield net economic rewards.
With low administrative costs and fast payouts, index insurance or parametric covers offer an attractive alternative to traditional insurance policies. Their benefits could be particularly far-reaching in developing countries where financial resources are scarce and the effects of natural disasters fierce.
Studies on the economics of climate adaptation in different regions exemplify how climate adaptation works in action. Emerging countries can reduce local climate risks by combining prevention and risk transfer measures. Swiss Re's solutions show how climate risks can be transferred away from public budgets to the commercial insurance market, thus pre-financing disaster recovery efforts.
Join David Bresch, Swiss Re's Head of Sustainability, and Andreas Spiegel, Senior Climate Change Advisor at Swiss Re, for a live twitter Q&A session on June 5 at 11am BST. Tweet questions to @DavidBresch or @AndreasSpiegel1 using #CleanRevolution in your tweet.


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- Stakeholder type: United Nations & Other IGOs
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Full SubmissionSummary of the Findings from a Survey of UN Country Teams on Rio+20 Themes Prepared by UNDG Task Team on Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change and Rio+20 as input for the Rio+20 Compilation Document I. Introduction Based on the responses of United Nations Country Teams (UNCT) to a survey, this paper puts forth a set of observations and recommendations on how the United Nations (UN) at country-level can better support Member States to further the Rio+20 themes in their countries. A longer report with more detailed analysis of the survey responses, including cases and examples of work being done by the UNCTs, will be forthcoming before the end of 2011. The Data: The United Nations Development Group (UNDG) Task Team on Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change and Rio+20 distributed an online survey on 24 August 2011 asking 135 UNCTs covering 180 countries to describe how they are providing support to their host government on: (i) preparedness to address new and emerging issues, (ii) green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, and (iii) the institutional framework for sustainable development (IFSD. UNCT Survey Participants: As of mid-October, 57 country teams had responded. Of those, six were in Delivering as One (DaO) pilot countries, and ten were in self-starter DaO countries, providing an overall 28% response from country teams involved in the DaO process. Seventeen respondents were based in Least Developed Countries, and three were in Small Island Developing States. (See Annex for a list of countries where responding UNCTs are located) Some responses were a result of a team effort and submitted by the Office of the Resident Coordinator on behalf of the team, while others were prepared and submitted by individual agencies. Not all respondents covered all of the questions. Some provided a varying degree of detail on individual questions. Hence the present survey results have limitations as to how definitive a picture they can draw. However, a number of informative trends and challenges could be observed. The UNCTs: Respondents were asked to list the members of their country teams and a total of 50 entities were listed in the various UNCT lists provided. In addition to the Resident Agencies that are typically a part of the UNCT, a number of Non-Resident Agencies (NRAs), and International Financial Institutions were also reported as members. Of the NRAs, UNEP was noted the most (18), followed by UNESCO (15) and the Regional Commissions (14).The World Bank participated in 16 country teams, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 8, and the International Financial Corporation (IFC) in 5. The many references to non-resident UN agency members of country teams (28 such UN entities were identified) may suggest that UN country teams are making significant efforts to expand their team?s sectoral expertise. This increasing diversity within the UNCT is an excellent trend of inclusiveness although it may also point to coordination challenges for the Resident Coordinators. Recommendation 1: Further systematized inclusion of the expertise of NRAs and IFIs at country-level should be supported, which also requires support from governing bodies for the NRAs to develop the capacity to respond to such requests and, not least, support for the Resident Coordinator to ensure appropriate coordination of UNCTs with potentially wider membership. II. UNCT Experiences Supporting Rio+20 Themes Country teams that responded to the survey reported a very high percentage of support for all three areas, respectively: preparedness to address new / emerging issues (96.2%), green economy (91.4%), and institutional coordination on sustainable development (90.9%). However, the surveys suggest there is room for improvement in the integration of and balance among the environment, social and economic pillars. Some UNCT activities noted integration, while others highlighted it as a desired outcome that is not yet fully realized. The environmental pillar is most often the obvious entry point, with the economic pillar articulated most often in the green economy theme, generally in the context of green jobs and support to Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs). Social benefits are more often inferred. In new and emerging issues, the social pillar comes across strongly in the emphasis on public safety and climate change Adaptation plans. Very few references are made to the MDG?s or to links between the sustainable development agenda and the MDG agenda. A. Preparedness to Address New and Emerging Issues A lack of understanding of the inter-relationship between the three pillars of sustainable development appears particularly evident in responses to new and emerging issues. For example, most disaster risk reduction efforts are viewed as capacity building for public safety, with far less being mentioned about social and economic disruption, or the long-term impacts of environmental damage. A number of issues considered important or central in sustainable development are not mentioned or mentioned little. Population dynamics and the emerging issue of increased urbanization are not mentioned once in the UNCT responses, even though population dynamics is understood as a central factor in sustainable development at the global level (and within many sectors at country level) and the urban agenda provides a helpful and significant cross-sectoral platform. The intersection of environment and food security, or access to natural resources and local economies, are rarely mentioned. Additionally, the heavy reporting emphasis on risk reduction and emergency response preparedness suggests that ?emerging? issues may have been interpreted in some cases as emergency-related activities. Requests for support: Requests for support from UNCTs to address new and emerging issues was less centered in one or two sectors than the other themes. The greatest number of requests still originated with government ministries that cover the environment, natural resources, and sustainable development. However, disaster protection and preparedness came in second place, followed closely by Civil Protection, a ministry not yet seen in the survey except in responses for this theme. As activities are linked between civil protection and disaster and emergency preparedness, it can be concluded that the protection of citizens from emerging issues produced the greatest response. Support provided to host countries: Fifty-two of 57 respondents said UN agencies in their country were coordinating responses to new and emerging issues. Activities in this category fall predominately into three areas: ? Environmental sustainability ? Climate change ? Disaster preparedness and mitigation The majority of country teams provided support in disaster preparedness, emergency response and/or early warning systems as part of their activities. This included for example, support for vulnerability assessments, data collection and contingency planning exercises. Guidance for climate change policies and strategies, particularly Climate Adaptation Policies, was the next most frequent activity in this category. B. Green Economy in the Context of Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication The survey findings suggest that UNCTs and their country counterparts predominately frame sustainable development in general, and green economy in particular, as an environmental issue. Requests for support: Requests for support from UNCTs on green economy issues and activities predominantly came from ministries that cover the environment, natural resources, and sustainable development. Requests also came from other national environmental organizations such as the Romanian Green Building Council and Togo?s National Committee for Sustainable Development. The ?non-environmental? government ministries most frequently requesting assistance in this area were: Planning, Economic Development, Trade, and Regional/ Rural Development, followed at a distance by agricultural ministries. Support provided to host countries: A wide variety of activities were reported, falling into the following general categories of support: ? Development of national strategies, regulations, frameworks and policies ? Capacity building ? Assistance to implementation of protocols/ conventions ? Economic development initiatives ? Strengthening natural resource protection/ management ? Other areas worth noting: reduction of energy dependency and increased energy efficiency; capacity assessment on disaster risk management; assessment of regional food security. Recommendation 2: Greater effort is needed to better balance the social, economic and environmental aspects of green economy, and sustainable development initiatives in general and at country level. Support for the further development of coordination mechanisms for governments and stakeholders around these issues will help in creating fora where inter-linkages among the multi-sectoral viewpoints can be identified. Particular approaches may include expanding the range of partners, and providing guidance on the linkages (between sectors and sustainable development). C. Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development (IFSD) Survey responses suggest that IFSD is not a widely understood theme area. In terms of support provided, the development of national strategies and policies was the most common activity, rather than strengthening institutional coordination. However, some insights could be drawn on coordination activities. Requests for support: Results show the same support profile for IFSD as in green economy, with requests predominantly coming from ministries and government institutions that cover the environment, natural resources, and sustainable development. Other national environmental organizations, like Mexico?s National Institute of Ecology and Madagascar?s National Unit on Ozone, were also among those entities seeking UN assistance. Other government ministries most frequently requesting assistance in this area were Planning and Economic Development. Support provided to host countries: Most activities under this theme focused on two areas: ? Development of national strategies, regulations, frameworks and policies ? Capacity building National planning documents that inform the UNDAF: When looking at the type of national documents commonly used to inform a UNCT?s planning, it was found that the jointly Government and UN owned United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks (UNDAF) mainly responds to National Development Plans (80% of respondents); followed by National Sustainable Development Strategies (41%), Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP, 32%), and Low Emission Climate Resilient Development Strategies (15%). It is worth noting that the National Development Plans were most often paired with: National Sustainable Development Strategies followed fairly equally by PRSPs, and Low Emission Climate Resilient Development Strategies. UNCTs in a few countries listed only the PRSP as informing their UNDAF, while only one used all three documents but not the National Development Plan. A few other planning tools were also noted: such as the strategic national plan ?Vision 2030? in Namibia as well as strategies on climate change, national agriculture and health policies. International decisions reflected in the UNDAF: Respondents were asked how UNCTs can help ensure that normative decisions made at international conferences are better reflected in the UNDAF. In response many UNCTs offered recommendations that fell into following five general categories: ? Provide guidance/policy advice ? Develop indicators/ measurements/ targets, such as on country implementation of MEAs ? Capacity building for government to deliver on international commitments ? Improve information sharing/ knowledge networking ? Link issues/ frameworks for greater cooperation and cross-sectoral outcomes. Governments often note implementation of internationally agreed norms and standards as an area needing the attention at all levels. Including the internationally agreed goals and targets in the UNDAF as outcomes and outputs can potentially contribute to implementation, if based, in each case, on a reasonable degree of national recognition and ownership of the goals and targets. The above UNCT recommendations provide a list of specific areas where support is needed such as developing relevant indicators, and better information and knowledge sharing. Delivering as One: While some DaO countries presented a strong unified approach to addressing Rio+20 themes in their work, others did not. Of those that did, the coordination extended in many cases to helping host governments develop coordination capabilities themselves. As examples of good practice, the Kyrgyzstan UNCT supported the creation of an inter-ministerial, cross-sectoral coordination mechanism within the scope of individual projects; while the Uruguay UNCT coordinated with three ministries, the National Planning Office, and a municipal government in efforts to integrate environmental concerns in to poverty eradication plans. Coordination strengths and weakness: Respondents were asked to describe the successful elements of coordination of responses to new and emerging issues (see Section C below). UNCTs identified a number of elements that they felt strengthened UN coordination, such as: (i) UNCT coordinated support, including strong UNCT leadership and team commitment; UNDAF focusing on thematic areas, like green economy and education; the Delivering as One approach; and joint programmes (some global, such as the Poverty Environment Initiative, UN REDD Programme, the MDG-Fund, and many national programmes were referenced); activities aimed at enabling joint UN-Government coordination such as joint steering committees and joint forums for dialogue; (ii) Enabling internal conditions, such as UNCT willingness to work together, including NRAs and IFIs; funding for multi-agency efforts; support to UNCT provided by the Resident Coordinator?s Office; physical proximity of UNCT offices in the same compound; and (iii) Internal coordination mechanisms, such as: Thematic Groups, Working Groups, Humanitarian Cluster, UNDAF Outcomes Group, Interagency Programme Team, and coordination forums. At the same time, country teams identified two main types of coordination challenges: (i) those that can be mitigated or overcome with more, or more effective use, of resources, technical assistance and capacity building, such as: lack of adequate financing; lack of a coordinating mechanism to provide a framework for supporting government; low priority for sustainable development and environmental concerns; and lack of UNCT commitment; and (ii) those that are extremely difficult to change and are often outside the abilities of the UNCT to affect, such as: limited government leadership; government preference to work with agencies individually rather than the UNCT; and ongoing insecurity or conflict, undermining development efforts and gains. Recommendation 3: Many important elements to build on for strengthening coordination already have been identified and are being put into practice by the UNCTs responding to this survey. It will be important for the UNDG and agencies at headquarters level to strengthen support for the further application of these good practices and for the further development of coordination mechanisms at country-level including joint coordination mechanisms with the host government, and to make sure that these coordination mechanisms address sustainable development in its totality, that is, address the three dimensions of sustainable development and their integration. Improving country level service delivery: Twenty-five of the 26 responses sent on this issue felt that the UN could improve its service delivery in the context of the Rio+20 themes. Suggestions from UNCTs include: ? Focus on national ownership and capacity enhancement; ? Support greater coordination and information sharing; ? Ensure adequate and predictable resources, allowing UNCT to respond more quickly and effectively; ? Increase engagement with NRAs that have expertise in the Rio+20 themes, such as UNEP; ? Establish capacity building programs within government and the UN to better integrate the three pillars of sustainable development; ? Simplify routine organizational procedures and norms for addressing emerging issues. Recommendation 4: Provide support for identifying good practices in what strengthens coordination; and build capacity for better coordination within government counterparts to improve coordination between the UNCT and the host government. III. Challenges and Gaps A number of key challenges and obstacles were identified by UNCTs that hinder supporting all sustainable development themes, such as: ? Limited financial and human resources, in both the government and UNCT. A related challenge was high turn over in management and project staff. ? Lack of coordination at the UNCT level, and among stakeholders and government entities as many different ministries address various aspects of sustainable development. ? Lack of knowledge and reliable data/ information. ? Sustainable development themes being a low government priority, and the concept not being well understood. ? Poor capacity in some environmental ministries, and similarly, government in process of significant change and cannot address these issues. Other challenges were more specific to a single issue or sector, such as: ? Green economy is often viewed as an environmental sector theme. ? Political controversies, such as some countries not supporting the green economy agenda. ? Difficulty in measuring outcomes of environmental projects to show either improvement or deterioration. ? Uncertainty of ongoing funds for maintenance of disaster risk reduction initiatives. ? Lack of a private sector, and limited economic opportunities in general. A frequent comment among survey responses was the need for more data, and better information collection and dissemination. This ranged from a need for national and regional statistical data to inform planning, to a frequent request for a systematic way to share information on developments related to MEA negotiations and international conventions. A number of UNCTs highlighted activities where databases were being developed to capture knowledge, particularly about environmental trends and patterns, which will help provide information for better planning and more such activities should be supported. One country team mentioned having a strategy for keeping the UNCT up to date on MEA negotiations and international conventions. No references were made to conventions in other areas, such as labor or human rights. Also often noted was a lack of priority given by some governments to the Rio+20 themes, and weak government capacity to address the issues. Greater awareness raising and advocacy about the issues is still needed to raise the profile, and urgency, of these issues for national governments. Recommendation 5: Sustained support is needed for financial and human resources, and data collection and knowledge management. Support for analysis of existing data is also a critical need, including use of datasets like population censuses that are highly relevant but tend not to be applied to environment or sustainable development issues. Recommendation 6: There is a need for country level initiatives and incentives for greater coordination not only within government agencies and UNCTs, but also between the two. Recommendation 7: Greater support to governments and UNCTs is needed to further strengthen capacity building to address sustainable development themes effectively at the individual, the institutional and systemic level. Given the wide substantive range of sustainable development, capacity building needs to target ministries beyond those that are generally tasked with it to enable an integrated three-pillar approach. IV. Conclusion The survey response highlighted a number of key areas that warrant further consideration and action. A significant challenge for Rio+20 and beyond is that countries and UNCTs mainly define sustainable development as an environmental issue. Hence, greater effort is needed to better balance the social, economic and environmental aspects of sustainable development initiatives. Support for the development of coordination mechanisms for UNCTs and governments ? and between the two - around these issues are needed to create fora where multi-sectoral viewpoints can be better balanced. There is a lack of clarity and understanding around the Rio+20 themes, particularly IFSD, at both the UNCT and government level. At the same time, UNCTs found a lack of prioritization by and capacity within governments for these issues. A lack of clear data, indicators and outcomes to inform sustainable development activities was noted as a challenge; as was a lack of up-to-date information on international conference decisions and their actionable implications at the country level. Annex: Country location of UNCTS WHO RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY (57) Africa Burkina Faso *Burundi *Central African Republic Congo Brazzaville Guinea Bissau *Liberia *Madagascar Malawi *Mauritania Namibia Rwanda *Swaziland *Togo Zambia *Zimbabwe Arab States Djibouti *Egypt *Libya Saudi Arabia *Sudan Tunisia UAE Asia-Pacific *Cambodia Indonesia Maldives *Mauritius and Seychelles Pakistan *Philippines *Samoa *Sri Lanka *Thailand Timor Leste *Viet Nam Europe and Central Asia *Albania Armenia *Belarus Georgia Kazakhstan *Kyrgyz Republic Moldova *Montenegro Romania Russian Federation Turkmenistan Ukraine Latin America and the Caribbean Belize Bolivia *Colombia Dominican Republic *Haiti Honduras Mexico *Nicaragua *Panama Peru *Uruguay Venezuela * Provided UNCT-wide coordinated response (27) DaO countries (5)


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Norman Paul Jones, M.D., passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at Kent General Hospital in Dover, Delaware. Dr. Jones was born in Washington, D.C. to the late George P. Jones and Louise A. Nalley Jones. Norman worked for The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps before attending the Georgetown and George Washington Universities. He graduated from the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine in 1957 and completed his internship at Mercy Hospital, Baltimore, and his residency at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Fort Howard, Maryland. Dr. Jones began the private practice of internal medicine in Dover in 1961. He was an emergency department physician at Kent General for 19 years and was named the hospital's first Vice President of Medical Affairs in 1998. Dr. Jones was also a part time plant physician for General Foods for 22 years. He retired in 1997 at the age of 72. Norman loved collecting antiques, repairing clocks, and vegetable gardening. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Clara "Clare" Jones, and his sister Marilyn Marton. He is survived by his five children; Mary and her husband Keith, Paula, and her husband Peter, Barbara, and her husband James, Bernard Jones, and Stephen and his wife Marie. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Patrick and his wife Melanie, Michael, and Katharine, as well as his great grandson Gavin. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10AM, Monday August 5, 2013 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 631 S. State Street, Dover, DE, followed by interment at Holy Cross cemetery. The family wish to convey their sincere gratitude for the concern and sympathy expressed by Norman's friends and Holy Cross parishioners. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions be made to Holy Cross Catholic Church, 631 S. State Street, Dover, DE 19901 or The Alzheimer's Association, PO Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090. Letters of condolence may be sent, and guestbook signed at torbertfuneral.com.
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On a gloriously sunny August morning in 2009, Mary Crowley, in a wet suit and swim fins, adjusted her snorkel mask and slipped from an inflatable dinghy into the bracing chill of the Pacific Ocean. Fifteen hundred miles from land, with 17,000 feet of calm blue beneath her, Crowley reveled in the immensity of sea and sky. "It was beautiful, and quiet, and deeply moving," she remembers. In the distance was the tall ship Kaisei, her home base on a monthlong research expedition staffed by a volunteer crew of 25, including six independent marine scientists. She took a moment to savor the view. Then she got to work. What happened next, says Crowley, 61, a pioneering ocean environmentalist and the owner of a yacht-chartering company, kept her toggling between despair and hope.
That expanse of seemingly pristine ocean was actually laced with tiny shards of floating plastic, remnants ofthe seven million tons of the stuff that we citizens of Earth dump in our oceans every year, intentionally and accidentally, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. Crowley had recruited the scientists and sailed from San Francisco to study the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a remote region west of California and north of Hawaii where weather patterns stir the sea into a slo-mo vortex that traps a dismaying amount of debris, 70 to 80 percent of it plastic. Now Crowley was swimming in it.
Some news reports have misleadingly described the garbage patch, located in a sector of the ocean called the North Pacific Gyre, as an immense floating continent of trash twice as big as Texas. In reality, Crowley says, no one's sure of the exact size or extent of the patch, and it's more like a chain of small islands, great aggregations of discarded junk surrounded by ocean that appears, at first glance, unpolluted. In nearly two weeks at sea, Crowleyand her colleagues had encountered big, ugly flotillas of plastic bottles, buoys, lawn chairs, laundry tubs, toys, supermarket bags and abandoned fishing nets. But equally disturbing were the vast stretches of water that seemed clean until you looked closely.
Because most plastic never bio-degrades but weathers into ever-smaller particles, the gyre is a soup of plastic bits. Some are an inch or two long, but more are in the form of toxic flakes. Sea creatures mistake this lethal confetti for lunch; some experts estimate that more than 100,000 marine mammals die each year in the North Pacific from ingesting microplastic or becoming tangled in larger pieces. We're in trouble, too: New research suggests that contaminants from ocean plastic are eaten by fish that are eaten by fish that are eaten by us.
That mild August day, despite her despair at the pollution, Crowley felt hopeful—because she was there to do something about it. Since 2008 she has headed Project Kaisei (projectkaisei.org), a nonprofit organization that's attempting to clean up the plastic in the world's oceans, starting with the garbage patch. (Marine scientists have identified four other major gyres in the South Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, and none of the world's seas are plastic free.)
Crowley's plan is ambitious. Part of it involves bringing researchers to the gyre in the 151-foot Kaisei (the word means "ocean planet" in Japanese) so they can measure the extent of plastic pollution and its effect on sea life. Expeditions in 2009 and 2010 have yielded important—and ominous—data; a third trip is scheduled for this year. She's also rallying entrepreneurs to create and adapt technology that can remove and detoxify plastic without harming marine life.


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The local distiller was honored with the title "Distillery of the Year," a bronze medal for their Five Wives vodka, and a sliver medal for their Underground Herbal Spirit, which also won double gold in the 2010 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
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"I like to make things that are quick, easy and tasty, and this soup is all three. If you're counting calories, substitute reduced-fat or fat-free cream cheese and milk." —Eileen Korecko, Hot Springs Village, Arkansas
- 2 cups 2% milk
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- Place all ingredients in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a large saucepan; heat through. Yield: 4 servings.
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"Easy, delicious...we just LIKE it!"
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"I added just 1/4 of a bar of cream cheese and my soup was creamy enough. If I was to make it again I would put in even more tomatoes for zest"
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"I have rated this as written.We made the following changes to the recipe, which we rate a 3-star:1. Used 1 cup milk and 1 cup chicken broth for the 2 cups milk.2. Used a 3 ounce package of cream cheese, NOT 8 ounce (I think that this is a typo in the recipe).3. Left out the salt because canned tomatoes are salted already.4. Used 2 tsp dried basil instead of the fresh.5. Heated until warm, not boiling. Ours did not curdle.There are so many more delicious tomato soups out there."
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Kentucky men's basketball coach John Calipari is known for his ambition to win. But he's not selfish when it comes to giving up quality players to the NBA draft.
John Calipari said he knew Fort Lauderdale native Brandon Knight needed to test his talents in the 2011 NBA draft.
"I told Brandon, when I knew he was No. 3 through 8, I hugged him and said "I loved coaching ya, I wanna keep coaching you, but you need to do this," John Calipari told the Orlando Sentinel Friday.
John Calipairi said he believes Brandon Knight will go in the first round of the NBA draft anywhere from the No. 3 to No. 8 pick.
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If you are wondering what all the worldwide hubbub is over Congress's attempt to fast-track the latest anti-piracy legislation (SOPA and PIPA) without much public scrutiny (you may be wondering, since Google has blacked out it's logo in protest, and Wikipedia has shut down entirely for the whole day), then if you read nothing else, read Confessions of a Hollywood Insider. Marta Evry, whose livelihood is threatened by overseas media piracy, nevertheless agrees these laws are bad news and should not get passed. She explains very well all the reasons why, in plain and easy to grasp terms, with links to all kinds of relevant articles for exploring each item further.
I have my own perspective on this as an academic, which I posted on my Facebook Wall. Corporations have used over-broad "copyright protection" laws to stifle academic research before. They will use these laws to do the same, and these laws are a ton worse.
Want a fast and easy way to do something about it? This is one internet petition you will want to sign. Politicians only take bribes to win votes. So if they see this is actually going to cost them votes instead, then they can't be bought anymore. Conclusion? Make it cost.


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Connor Cycles Debuts Ash Wood 29er at NAHBS
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Connor Cycles Debuts Ash Wood 29er at North American Handmade Bicycle Show
DENVER – (February 14, 2013) – Connor Cycles, Denver builder of the custom-built "Woody 29er Scorcher," a cruiser running 29-inch wheels made from sustainably harvested American ash wood and reinforced with Kevlar construction, will introduce its bike at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show at the Denver Convention Center this February 22-24. Connor Cycles will be the only new local bike builder at the show and is one of a handful of craftsmen in North America bringing wood's inherent properties to bicycles.
Connor Cycles founder, Chris Connor points out that "Wood is a natural choice for bikes; think of its toughness and vibration dampening properties when used in sledge hammers, baseball bats, skis and snowboards. And when cared for, wood will last and stay strong for decades. When I developed the Woody Scorcher, I went with 29-inch wheels to take advantage of their ability to smooth out any surface—something that hadn't been tried yet. The combination of the wood, the bowed shape of the frame and the wooden handlebars, plus the big wheels results in a premium ride and smoothness unlike any other bike out there."
Connor's attention to detail and deep understanding of wood as a burly—and beautiful—raw material can be seen in the walnut inlays, finger joints around critical areas, and bowed, Kevlar reinforced seat stays that add to the frame's dampening ability and durability. His Kevlar-reinforced handlebars have even been tested to hold firm under the weight of a car.
Each Connor Cycles' frame is made to order in small, medium, and large, and can be specified to run as a single-speed, dual-speed internal hub, driven by a chain or Gates carbon belt drive. Coaster brake hubs or disc brakes are available, with the rear disc brake mounted on Connor's custom aluminum rear dropouts. A stylish Brooks saddle and leather handlebar tape, along with lightweight aluminum forks, seat post, bottom bracket, cranks and pedals, round out a total weight of 30 pounds (single-speed setup).
Woody 29er Scorchers start at $2,500 (frame only). The price for a complete bike $3,300 – $3,500 (depending on parts and wheels selected by customer).


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Condon Makes Season-High 39 Saves in Men's Hockey Loss at No. 8 Yale
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (2/1/13) - Senior netminder Mike Condon stopped a season-high 39 saves as the Princeton men's hockey team fell 4-2 at No. 8 Yale on Friday, Feb. 1 at Ingalls Rink.
Princeton was 1 for 4 on the power play and 7 for 8 on the penalty kill. Yale netminder Nick Maricic finished the game with 20 saves as Yale finished with a 42-22 edge in shots.
"When you take twice as many penalties as your opposition, it's an uphill battle that's tough to climb," head coach Bob Prier said after the game.
Princeton jumped out to the quick lead scoring just 20 seconds into the game. Junior Alec Rush pushed the puck out of the defensive zone to junior Andrew Calof near the checkered red. Calof skated in and sent a puck across the slot to sophomore Tyler Maugeri who popped it into the goal.
Yale battled to tie the game, peppering Condon with shots but he made six saves in the first two minutes minutes. With 2:41 elapsed junior Andrew Ammon was served with a charging the goalie penalty as he and a Yale defender collided into starting netminder Jeff Malcolm. Malcolm was taken off the ice by the training staff and replaced with Nick Maricic, who played the remainder of the game.
Less than 10 seconds into the power play, Jesse Root scored to even the game at 2-2 with help from Tommy Fallen at 2:59.
Eight seconds after the next face off, Carson Cooper was called for a trip setting up the Tigers' first power play. It didn't take the No. 3-ranked Princeton power play long to convert as senior Michael Sdao buried a goal from the point nine seconds later at 3:16 with Maugeri assisting.
Kenny Agostino tied the game at 2-2 at 13:39 when he put a rebound under the cross bar with Fallen collecting his second assist.
Yale outshot Princeton 21-8 with Condon making 19 saves in the first period.
The Tigers did a nice job on the penalty kill by limiting Yale's chances and even taking a few short-handed opportunities on Maricic on the other end.
Clinton Bourbonais gave Yale its first lead of the game at 3:19 as he took the puck across the paint and scored on the left side.
Condon had another incredible period in goal making 13 saves as Yale continued to have the edge in possession as shots fell 14-8 in the Bulldog's favor.
Andrew Miller gave Yale the two-goal edge at 16:42. A penalty on Sdao less than a minute later would put the game further out of reach for the Tigers. After a five-minute major was called on Miller at 18:12, Condon was pulled for the extra attacker. Root got a breakaway at 18:53 and freshman Mike Ambrosia went for the trip to prevent the empty-net goal. Ammon prevented an empty-net goal in the final seconds as he raced to the goal to stop a long shot from a Bulldog.
The Tigers face Brown tomorrow, Feb. 2 at 4 p.m. Brown skated to a 1-1 draw with No. 2 Quinnipiac tonight.


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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - No. 11 Washington's season ended with a 6-2 loss to No. 1 Oklahoma on Sunday night at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium at the WCWS. Washington tied for third, its best finish since winning the 2009 National Championship. Oklahoma will play Tennessee in the best-of-three championship series beginning Monday at 5:30 p.m. PT.
Washington posted a 45-17 record on the year and had the best finish out of all of the Pac-12 schools going 2-2 at the WCWS with wins over Nebraska and Michigan.
Seniors Shawna Wright (Lancaster, Calif.), Jerrin Fa'asua (Oceanside, Calif.) and Lindsay Monk (Menifee, Calif.) played in their final games as Huskies. Wright and Fa'asua each started in the game. Fa'asua had a hit and Wright drew two walks.
Both of Washington's runs were in the fifth in to get within two, 4-2. Sophomore Kylee Lahners (Laguna Hills, Calif.) hit a solo home run to center field to lead off the fifth to get the UW on the board. It was her 10th home run of the year.
Wright walked and Mercedes Wetmore (Lake Tapps, Wash.) pinch ran. After a Fa'asua single up the middle, the tying run was at the plate for Kelli Suguro (Kent, Wash.). Suguro reached on a fielder's choice and an error allowed Wetmore to score the second Husky run.
Oklahoma got three runs in the third as Brianna Turang tripled to left and scored on a wild pitch. Lauren Chamberlain and Keilani Ricketts each hit solo home runs in the inning as well.
Turang scored again in the fourth on a bloop single to shallow left center by Georgia Casey.
The Sooners added one run in the sixth and another in the seventh.
Junior Kaitlin Inglesby (Portland, Ore.) pitched the complete game. She finished at 23-9 on the year and allowed five earned runs on eight hits and struck out six.


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Stuffed Burger Bundles RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
- 1 cup stuffing mix
- 1/3 cup evaporated milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- Prepare stuffing according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the milk, salt and thyme. Crumble beef over milk mixture and mix well. Shape mixture into eight thin patties. Divide stuffing among four patties; top with remaining patties and press edges firmly to seal.
- Place in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160° and juices run clear.
- For sauce, in a large skillet, saute mushrooms in butter until tender. Stir in the remaining ingredients; heat through. Serve with burgers. Yield: 4 servings.
Reviews for Stuffed Burger Bundles
"I made this tonight for my family. I omitted the mushrooms, made the sauce according to directions but felt it needed a little something, so I added some beef broth, paprika and a dash of Kitchen Bouquet. The sauce was the best part of the meal. The burgers were dry. Next time I will use my own recipe for the burgers. (I use a can of french onion soup in my burgers with bread crumbs.) They are always moist. I won't use the thyme next time either. I didn't care for that flavor in the meat."
"These were easy to make and very tasty. My 6 yr old daughter who is very picky ate two minus the mushroom sauce. I added a 1/2 cup of water to the mushroom sauce to make it creamier."
"I've been making this for years but add the sauce before cooking it in the oven. Never is it dried out that way."
"I was not very fond (neither was my family) of the sauce. I did not add mushrooms as my family wouldn't even try it with them added. The meat was dry and the sauce was too thick....I even added a little milk to compensate for the lack of mushroom juice. Sorry, I was hoping this would be better than it was. :("
"Debbie ~ This sounds and looks wonderful! I am however, wondering why Taste of Home did NOT add some color to the plate before they took the photo!! Green beans, broccoli or carrots would have accented the burger and potatoes very nicely!"


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No. 5 Open Women Take On Harvard, Cornell For Class of 1975 Cup
CLASS OF 1975 CUP HISTORY l NATIONAL POLL
Princeton and Harvard, the last two Ivy League champions, will both make the trip to Ithaca, N.Y., this weekend to compete in the annual Class of 1975 Cup regatta with Cornell.
Both Princeton and Harvard had thrilling moments during the 2012 postseason. Harvard won the varsity eight and Ivy League title at the inaugural Ivy Sprints, while Princeton followed up by qualifying all three boats into the NCAA Championships and claiming an Ivy League-best fourth-place finish in both the varsity eight and team competition.
While all three squads have big goals for the upcoming postseason, the 38th Class of 1975 Cup regatta is in the forefront of their minds. Princeton will also be seeking its 26th and 27th straight dual victories against Ivy League competition.
"Obviously winning is a major goal for this weekend, but rowing well and becoming better racers on the way to a win would be ideal," said senior Sarah Wiley, who rowed in the varsity four during the first two weeks. "That said, a big part of rowing the 4+ is learning how to be aggressive and smooth at the same time. So this week we're focusing on holding technical changes at higher rates."
While the varsity eights determine the Ivy League champion, it is the combination of the varsity eight, second varsity eight and varsity four that will ultimately determine the NCAA champion. The 2V, golden winners of the last three EAWRC/Ivy League Sprints, is 2-1 on the season, and its lone loss came to 2012 NCAA runner-up Ohio State during the season opener.
"I believe that so far this season the boat has made great strides, and we are really starting to come together," said senior Sara Kushma, who was part of gold medal-winning boats in both 2011 (V4) and 2012 (2V8). "Each week we continue to try to find more speed, and make the changes that will allow us to do that. I believe we were able to make key adjustments as a boat in our race against Columbia that improved our performance from the previous week."
The varsity four also made progress last weekend. After falling to both Brown and reigning NCAA V4 champion Ohio State in the opener, the fours took care of Columbia last weekend on Overpeck Lake.
"I think that the biggest change from the Brown/Ohio State race to the Columbia race was that we rowed our second race with a better feel for what I call 'relaxed aggression'," Wiley said. "It's an approach to racing that is especially useful in the 4+. In the 4+, rowers have to be able to race hard in a way that is calm but not wild. Too much relaxation, and the boat is flat; too much aggression and it's not smooth. A sense of confidence in the training we've done has to be there, but we also have to be ready to race against some fierce competitors.
"The A4 and B4 have a really great racing dynamic right now, and we're all working together to become better racers," Wiley added. "As we get more racing under our belts, whether that racing be internal on our team or against our competitors, I'm sure that the 'relaxed aggression' will continue to develop."
Racing will begin at 8:35 am with the third varsity eight, and will go every 30 minutes from there. The varsity eight will compete for the Class of 1975 Cup at 9:05, and the second varsity, varsity four and fourth varsity will follow.
The open women will be joined by the lightweight men, who will compete for the Platt Cup on the Cayuga Inlet. The men's races will also be spread out every 30 minutes, though they will begin five minutes prior to each women's race. The first varsity race for the Platt Cup will begin at 9.
Princeton is well aware that each weekend is part of the overall push towards the Ivy League Sprints, held May 19 on Cooper River. As Harvard showed last year, anything can happen in one 2000-meter race, so all this Tiger team can do is prepare itself as well as possible.
"I think overall as a team we are in good place, but there is definitely room for growth," Kushma said. "It's not over until all boats have crossed the line at Ivies, and until then we know we have to continue to push ourselves to find the most speed that we can. We face fierce competition each weekend, so there's no room for complacency. Our end goal is that by the time we line up for Ivies we can say that we have done everything we can to find the most speed and hope that that speed, coupled with our intense desire and motivation to win that Ivy title, will get us across the line first."


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Courtesy: Spencer Farrin (Moscow, Idaho)
|Chalk up another one!
Idaho's Kayla Mortellaro have been chosen the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Golfer of the Week for March 26-April 1.
Mortellaro, a senior from Phoenix, Ariz., tied for third place at the Anteater Invitational, March 26-27. Mortellaro improved every round to finish with a 9-over par 222 (75-74-73), just two strokes behind the winner.
It is the 14th time in her career that Mortellaro has won a WAC golfer of the week or month award.


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ZF-8303: Zend_Form_Decorator_Fieldset generated id is not similar with the rest of id's used on form decorators
That's just a naming convention, but id's generated by fieldset decorator are looking like that:
fieldset-name. So the element name is appended
Instead of this the rest of decorators are actually prepending the name of the element:
name-element name-label aso.
That's just a small naming convention mistake, but should be fixed anyway...
Patch and unit test added.
This will break any CSS that currently selects on fieldset-name.
Add migration notes for 1.12 or we accept the current behaviour and close this ticket?!
I would say to add it on 1.12 series.


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Heavies Medal In Two Of Four Sprints Finals; Varsity Eight Takes Fourth
"It was a solid day for the team," said fourth-year head coach Greg Hughes. "I was happy with the way they approached and attacked the day. We had big goals, and there is more we would have liked to have done, but the guys battled."
The varsity eight found itself short of a three-team showdown on the other side of Lake Quinsigamond in the grand final. Harvard reclaimed the Eastern/Ivy championship in 5:56.7, more than five seconds faster than reigning champion Brown. Northeastern, one of the upstart programs in the nation this season, took the bronze, while Princeton fought off Yale by less than one second for fourth.
Princeton battled hard in its morning heat to claim one of the top seeded lanes in the final, but their head-to-head showdown with Brown ended with the Bears winning by less than three seconds. While neither the heat nor the final ended in Princeton's favor, Hughes knows a lot can be gained from the experiences.
"We are working on learning how to race in this environment," he said. "The heat was tight the whole way. We're going in the right direction. It is rewarding to see the way they took this on, the way they tackled it."
The second varsity earned a silver medal in its final, holding off Harvard by less than one second. Brown bounced back from a loss in the season finale to win gold and hand the Tigers their first loss of the season.
"That was a good, hard race," Hughes said. "It was unfortunate that they didn't win, but I was really proud of them. That was our first undefeated boat in a long time here, and I only have positives to say about them. They are awesome teammates, and I'm glad they will get to race again at nationals."
The Princeton 3V finished fourth in its final, while the 4V earned a gold medal in 6:39.1, more than three seconds faster than Harvard.
Princeton will be back to work on Lake Carnegie this week, and then it will head to Sacramento for the 2013 IRA national championships, held May 31-June 2 on Lake Natoma.
Varsity Eight
1 Harvard 5:56.721
2 Brown 6:01.925
3 Northeastern 6:03.746
4 Princeton 6:08.917
5 Yale 6:09.432
6 Boston University 6:15.723
Second Varsity
1 Brown 6:06.761
2 Princeton 6:09.690
3 Harvard 6:10.094
4 Northeastern 6:18.485
5 Wisconsin 6:21.128
6 Boston University 6:26.335
Third Varsity
1 Brown 6:23.955
2 Boston University 6:25.337
3 Navy 6:27.572
4 Princeton 6:28.920
5 Wisconsin 6:32.912
6 Northeastern 6:36.272
Fourth Varsity
1 Princeton 6:39.139
2 Harvard 6:42.339
3 Navy 6:46.909
4 Cornell 6:52.504
5 Holy Cross 6:58.113
6 Brown 7:08.245


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Take Down missing four times in a row. I'll be glad when Malleus finally learns Double-Edge.
All the legendaries run off.
Let me rephrase: all the legendaries you have to chase run off.
I caught mine at 45... In Sapphire (which is a better game).
Ok I'm using my lvl 62 Blazenkin while Kyogre is asleep so that I can use uppercut. He was down to like maybe 30 hp. As soon as he wakes up he uses double-edge. That mother-fucking pokemon is stupid as hell.
"I'd rather die than be a prisoner."
Throw out an Electric type with a decent SpDef and weather it next time.
Using Thunder Wave on a pokemon you know is immune to it.
No idea why I keep trying, it's not like it's suddenly not going to be immune, lol.
But it's really annoying anyway.
When I was training my pichu and found myself in Digletts Cave... I could run away or switch out because of Arena Trap and both ended up using struggle... how annoying and they should change that ... error for the sake of funnes.
Leo 3DS friend Code: 0344 - 9299 - 0936
This was intended, but when I was a kid me and another guy both had magikarps at low levels so they only knew splash attack. We battled the magikarp and it took forever for the PP to run out, and when our magikarp started using Struggle, the power to my Gameboy ran out so I lost by default. Still was a cool match though. Like when two metapods fight that don't know tackle attack.
Running into a shiny in the first stages of the game when you don't have pokeballs :/
I think that should win (if win is the right word).
I had a hard time netting a Sableye earlier. Red and Paralyzed, but it still ate 9 Poke Balls, 3 Premier Balls and a Great Ball before staying put >_<
Getting critical hits the entire battle and then loosing to a critical hit.
My boyfriend's Jumpluff:
Sleep Powder
Leech Seed
Giga Drain
It's built on speed so it always hits first with Sleep Powder, then leech seeds you and u-turns it out of there. It has horrible defenses but it's so hard to hit.
"There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it."
- Guatama Buddha
I hate it when I go against eletric types with my charizard or ho-oh
I completly forget there flying type
That Random Guy
My Celebi pokepet (From www.Pokeplushies.com)
If you want to challenge me send me a private message and I will send one back when im ready
I live in Australia GST +10.


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