Stephanie Stein is the mastermind behind egg-free baking at the Happy Girl Kitchen Co. in Pacific Grove. Because of her, fresh blueberry scones are now a breakfast staple at our house. Not only is she an incredible baker, her creativity and approach to baking inspires any novice to experiment and bake with her instincts.
Using Stephanie's basic scone recipe, I made a few alterations to make it dairy-free, and tried out my interpretation of a coconut chocolate chocolate chip scone.
1. Add all of the dry ingredients (all the flours, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt) except for the rolled oats. Combine.
2. Work in chilled Earth Balance using a pastry cutter or your hands. Should resemble small pebbles. Don't overwork the dough.
3. Next, stir in the oats.
4. Add in chocolate chips and shredded coconut.
5. Pour in the soy milk and apple cider vinegar mixture, and the vanilla extract, and combine with your hands.
6. Cut dough into two even pieces and flatten them so they form 2 round discs, each 2" high. Sprinkle with sugar and cut into 6 wedges.
7. Place on parchment lined baking tray, and bake 18-25 minutes. They will be sturdy on the outside but still soft on the inside.
These scones provide a wonderful chocolate fix, any time of day. The crunchiness of the oats and coconut, with a crisp outside and moist and gooey inside is the perfect balance. Any chocoholic's dream!
This was hands down the fan favorite at Addi's birthday party. My stepdad made it, and everyone's been bugging me for the recipe since. As he happens to be a chef, in true chef style there is no real recipe, but I will give you a simple guideline that you can use as a basis to make your own couscous salad.
The first thing to note is that he used Isreali couscous, which can be found at Trader Joe's in a purple box, and is made of wheat. If you have gluten allergies, the same type of salad can be made with quinoa instead.
If you enjoy the taste and texture of Isreali couscous, I recommend experimenting with Trader Joe's Harvest Grains Blend, which is a dry mixture of Isreali couscous, orzo, baby garbanzo beans, and red quinoa.
What I really love about this type of salad is that you can make it with any veggies you have on hand, and add fish, meat, shrimp, tofu, or any other allergy-safe proteins that work for you family.
1. Cook couscous according to package (you will first brown in a bit of olive oil for about five minutes, then slowly add boiling water until absorbed).
2. While the couscous is cooking, saute the onion and celery for a few minutes in a bit of olive oil, and season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder (or fresh garlic). Add red pepper and saute a few more minutes.
3. To serve cold, cool couscous and veggies first, then mix together, and season to taste if necessary. Add edamame and olive oil, toss, and serve.
This is one of those rare dishes that is loved by both kids and adults. I happen to prefer it cold as a salad, and serve it hot for the kids. Enjoy!
Being a Southern California native, I grew up a "Laker girl" so to speak. Magic, Worthy, Kareem, the Coop, Byron Scott, Kobe, even Rambis -- they were all heroes in my eyes. I loved the rivalry between the Lakers and Celtics, and later the Bulls and whoever else challenged the Lakers' dominance. So you would think that when I went to Cal for college, my love of basketball would have resulted in me attending some Cal men's basketball games. Nope. Not even one. I guess being out of a household of rabid fans and in a new city with so much to do, see, study, and eat will do that to a girl.
This all changed last New Year's Eve. With excitement over Coach Mike Montgomery's leadership and discount tickets in hand, I finally went to my first college basketball game after nearly two decades of Cal fandom!
Creating die-hard fans of the alma mater -- gotta start while they're young!
I of course went with my fellow Cal devotees, my husband and two sons. With a 1pm start time, we would need to eat lunch before the game. As a mom of kids with milk,k peanut, and tree nut allergies, playing it by ear is never an option. I envision the day's schedule and to know what meals we'll be eating away from home and what snacks to bring in case we are out longer than we think. Figuring out what to do for lunch demands a bit of planning with online research, phone calls, and at-home food preparation in case any "safe" restaurant choices can't be identified.
With my boys being severely allergic to dairy and various nuts including peanuts, I began looking for lunch options on Yelp. First I searched for vegan restaurants so I could eliminate dairy as a possible cross contaminant. You would think that this would narrow down the field but, in a socially-conscious community search as Berkeley, this still left a good number of places to explore! However, the fact that I was looking for a business that opened on Sundays quickly weeded out more potential eating spots. I decided to check out the website for Nature's Express, a restaurant on North Berkeley's hip Solano Avenue which likens itself to fast but healthy food.
The website was promising. The menu offers burgers made with lentils or black beans, soy products such as tofu or seitan, and wraps with leafy greens and quinoa. As its cheese substitute, Nature's Express uses Daiya Vegan Shreds which is free of the top 8 food allergens. Although with a detailed description of its menu items, the website has a link to allergen information for all menu items aside from drinks. The company also has added links to menus especially for wheat-sensitive, soy-sensitive, and meat-loving customers.
It is important to note that Nature's Express does serve nut products including an almond sunflower patty and walnuts and peanut dressing in a couple of its salads and wraps. If nuts are something that you must avoid, do give the restaurant a call for more information on their measures to prevent against cross contamination.
We had planned to see a friend before the game so we decided to meet at Nature's Express at 10:30am, right when the restaurant opened. Getting to the restaurant at the earliest time was important to me because this was the best chance for me to have my kids' food prepared on clean work and cooking surfaces thereby lowering the risk of cross contact. Plus, I got to talk directly with the store manager who confidently answered all my questions about food preparation and cleaning practices. So yes, we ordered burgers at 10:30am, less than two hours after we had eaten breakfast...but we ate without any allergy incidents!
We ordered two Cheezy Mushroom Chik-un Melts on a wheat bun, the Classic Grilled Reuben on rye, a grilled Daiya cheese, and a side of air-baked sweet potato fries. The grilled cheese was nothing to write home about. I think it would have been better with more Earth Balance vegan margarine on the bread to get a nice toasted, buttery taste. The sweet potato fries were okay, a nice change of pace from regular guilt-ridden fries.
The Reuben was an indulgent experience. Made with marinated tempeh, it had all the rich tang of the real sandwich. The thousand island dressing was spot-on and the sandwich oozed of melted Daiya and dressing. I have to admit, I felt fairy gross after eating it because it was a gigantic, rich sandwich and I had already helped myself to a good portion of one of the chick-un melts. Definitely didn't mirror the healthy eating experience that I should have been having! My poor kids were frightened by the mess and didn't want to give it a try.
The Cheezy Mushroom Chik-Un Melt was the favorite of mine and my husband. My husband, who is not a fan of garden burgers, liked this melt. What's not to love? A patty that is crispy on the outside but juicy on the inside with grilled mushrooms, fresh lettuce, tomatoes, and onions on a toasted bun slathered with melted Daiya cheese.
The Chick-Un Melt had the right amount of veggies and tomatoes to balance the burger.
Nature's Express strives to create zero landfill waste by only using compostable containers and cutlery or selling recyclables such as glass-bottled juices. The restaurant didn't have a trash can -- now that's commitment! (Nice statement although I had to pocket my plastic safety wrap from the bottled coconut water I had purchased.) Indoor seating for Nature's Express is fairly limited. There are four tables including one large rectangle. There are a couple of tables for outdoor seating which would be perfect for those gorgeous, lazy Sundays for people-watchers. A bookshelf displays vegan cookbooks and information on veganism that patrons can browse and buy.
If you are in the Berkeley area with a car (sorry, Solano Avenue isn't walkable from campus) and you have egg and/or dairy allergies, I recommend checking out Nature's Express. If you are also nut-allergic eaters, definitely consider getting to the restaurant when it first opens to avoid cross contamination on the grill. I can't wait to go back to try out other menu items including their avocado kale wrap and veggie juice blends.
It's been a whirlwind of a week, beginning on a plane home from a blissful visit to Maui for a fabulous backyard wedding, and ending in our flat overflowing with pink, and primed for a mob of kids who had endured a rained-out week and were ready to party.
All for our little princess, one year older, sassier, more opinionated, even more insightful. So many blessings!
I wanted to keep it simple and have Addi's "Princess & Prince Party" at home with family and a few close friends, some pink decorations (by royal command), and a simple menu.
"Simple," the way Martha Stewart makes a 27-step tiered chocolate ganache wedding cake decorated perfectly with flowers from her own garden.
Only because the longer I ponder or gather inspiration, the more ideas I get and want to execute. Eventually I have 15 simple ideas otherwise known as a long list of tasks that need to get done on a ridiculous deadline. And that is how you end up in the ER the morning before the big day.
"You almost sliced the entire tip of your thumb off, didn't you?" the ER doc said to me with a smile. "Don't worry, we can save this one."
In retrospect, I would've loved to see my face when he said that. He ended up taking excellent care of me, and the three hours spent in the hospital gave me a bunch of time to not only finish my overdue library book, but think about how I needed to pare down and enlist more help to get through the party prep if I wanted to keep the rest of my fingers intact, as I still had a ton of veggie chopping to do.
So three hours behind in my preparations, I took a few items off the menu, stopped tweaking the decor, delegated family with some of the baking and cooking, secured a few extra hands the morning of the party, and made sure grandma and grandpa could babysit the kids the morning before the party.
So here it is--a kid and adult friendly, dairy, egg, and nut free party with vegan options, dressed in pink, with a few simple yet satisfying dessert additions for my littlest one with the world's biggest sweet tooth. Enjoy!
Addi was delighted by her pink cookie wand!
I baked a few batches of our vegan shortbread cookies about 1/2 to 5/8" thick, added pink sprinkles, and baked them at 300 F for 45 minutes with cake pop sticks. They added a nice splash of pink.
Our princes were equally excited by the royal affair!
With the extra cake pop sticks, I skewered marshmallows, dipped them in melted dairy-free TJ's semisweet chocolate chips mixed with shortening, added sprinkles, and set them in the fridge for about 20 minutes.
The kids gobbled them up.
Irene had to cut off Callan after his third!
Chocolate Wacky Cake cupcakes with cream cheese frosting were the birthday girl's wish!
We had quite a spread, thanks to all of our helping hands!
Cinderella swept in on our party, presented a story, sang, performed magic, and painted happy little faces.
There are still more dishes to put away, gifts to open, and thank you cards to write, but I'm not stressing--I love how the memories of the day linger on.
Happy Birthday little one! May you always remember the magic of your third birthday!
I recently discovered Jules Gluten Free, a blog that is dedicated to gluten-free baking. Jules E. Dowler Shepard has been baking and sharing her gluten-free, allergy-friendly creations for years. Her lengthy experience with living gluten-free has led her to develop her own line of products including her special gluten-free flour and cookbooks.
Jules created a gluten-free Tagalong recipe with vegan option. Looked promising! I used my go-to homemade gluten-free flour blend for the cookie instead of Jules' signature flour. The original recipe included what I thought would be a very large quantity of peanut butter (in my case, sun butter) filling. For my attempt at recreating her recipe I only made a half-batch of the filling. By the end of making and sampling the finished product, I wished I had made just a bit more to balance out the cookie and chocolate. So in my recipe below, I've adjusted the quantity so that it's 2/3 of Jules' recipe, which sounds about right to me.
If you work exclusively from home, have sons not daughters, and do all your grocery shopping online, you may not have realized that we are in the midst of Girl Scout Cookies season! Cheery young ladies and their proud parents have armloads of boxes ready to bestow upon hungry and generous (remember, they're like $3.50 a box now...) cookie lovers everywhere. In front of markets, at sporting events, right in your office, you can hardly escape the delicious morsels...but, if you're a regular reader, you probably have to due to food allergies.
As I mentioned last week when I posted a recipe for vegan, gluten-free lasagna, I think I have developed an intolerance to gluten. I seem to be able to tolerate some but I'm not sure exactly how much. The fear of being sidelined on the couch with abdominal pain is real enough that I'm trying to phase out most wheat products from my cooking and baking.
Last year I posted a dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free Thin Mint recipe with soy-free options. This month I tried taking out the wheat flour. I made a simple substitution of gluten-free flour blend and xantham gum in place of the white whole wheat flour. I'm happy to report that it seemed to work out just fine!
Here is one of many possible ways to substitute gluten-free, wheat-free flour in place of wheat-based flour for your baking needs. Cybele Pascal has this blend in her Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook and I have seen the blend in other GF cookbooks and other online sites. I have tried this blend in quick breads, muffins, cakes, biscuits, scones, and cookies so far with pretty good results. I tried this mix to make cinnamon rolls and the results weren't so good so I need to do a little more R & D to figure out what a good GF flour blend is for yeast-dependent baking. When I made cupcakes with this blend, they did come out pretty dense and got even more heavy after a couple days of refrigeration. Best to consume or freeze these within a day or two, I think!
Xantham gum or guar gum is absolutely critical when you are using gluten-free flour so do not skip this ingredient. Xanthan gum (which contains corn derivatives) and guar gum replace the binding power that a gluten-full wheat flour source would provide. Xantham gum and guar gum are not cheap but a 1-pound bag of the stuff lasts quite a while since recipes typically call for 1 teaspoon or less per batch.
Thoroughly mix flour and starches together using a whisk or sifter. Make sure you scrape the sides repeatedly so that all the ingredients are combined well.
You may want to double the recipe so that you have a good-sized stash of GF flour blend for your future baking needs. Store in an airtight container in a cool place (you can even store in the refrigerator) for optimum shelf life.
A delicious pasta dish without the wheat or gluten!
There's nothing like a hot pan of lasagna to welcome you in from the cold! I hadn't made lasagna for a long time since we have been dairy-free for my kids' allergies. A couple years ago I had made some tofu lasagna but it tasted too much like tofu to merit making again. I'm really excited to tell you that my recent success with vegan quiche and frittata has given me new hope!
Dairy-free ricotta cheese is pretty hard to find. Tofutti makes one that I tried recently but just as soon as it was available it seemed to disappear! No worries though. It was expensive and had a super long ingredient list -- lots of processing. Ricotta has a fairly mild taste so it was actually not too difficult to create a tofu substitute with a comparable texture and taste. I used the combination of nutritional yeast, firm tofu, cornstarch, and soy milk -- same combo that I used for the Swiss chard frittata -- and liked the results.
One recent life development that could potentially derail my quest for a safe lasagna is that I have developed a mild intolerance to gluten. I haven't taken any tests but have observed my symptoms and eating habits over the past few months. I know for certain that if I eat a lot of bread, a few hours later I am buckled over with abdominal cramps and bathroom issues. I get super tired -- not sure if it's from the physical stress of dealing with abdominal pain or it's sluggishness as a result of the gluten. Either way, it's no fun and I've almost completely eliminated gluten and wheat products from my diet.
After publishing my post on how to do a class presentation on food allergies, I was contacted by an allergy advocate and author from Ontario, Canada, who had taken notice of my post. She introduced herself to me as a mom who has a food-allergic son just like myself and informed me that she has been doing classroom presentations ever since 1995! Her name is Diana Brock and she is the author of The Best Audience which was published last year. Diana's peanut-allergic son Evan, who illustrated the book with older brother David, is now in college and lives away from home where he successfully manages his food allergies on his own.


Following an agonizing string of rumors and spy shots, Audi has officially revealed the RS3 Sportback - and it's everything we hoped it would be. Featuring a 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine (à la TT RS) mated to a seven speed S-tronic transmission and quattro all-wheel drive, the RS3 is good for 340 horsepower and 332 lb-ft of torque. Enough for a 0 to 62 mph sprint in just 4.6 seconds, on to an electronically limited top speed of 155 mph. Proof that big performance can come in a small package.
Under the hood, the RS3's 2.5-liter five-cylinder is the same 2010 International Engine of the Year currently found in the Audi TT RS. Helping this five-pot unleash all 340 horses is a large turbo, spooling a face-mashing 17.4 PSI (1.2 bar) of boost. A long, flat torque curve makes all 332 lb-ft of torque available from 1,600 - 5,300 RPM on to a 6,800 RPM red line. And perhaps best of all is the unmistakable five-cylinder rhythm and throaty exhaust growl, which can be accentuated by opening a special exhaust sound flap when driven in S-mode.
To deliver RS-worthy handling, the Audi RS3 Sportback features a noticeably wider track than its A3 counterpart (60.16 inches front/61.57-inch rear) and is 25mm (.95 inches) lower thanks to a revised suspension, coil springs and shocks. 19-inch titanium-look wheels are standard, as are 370mm (14.57-in.) front and 310mm (12.20-in.) rear, internally ventilated disk brakes squeezed by four-piston fixed calipers.
Exterior styling reveals hardly any surprises. The RS3's aggressive TT RS-style lower front fascia and flared fenders were both revealed in the most recent spy shots. Inside, are Fine Nappa leather sport seats, piano black or aluminum inlays, a flat-bottom sport steering wheel and plenty of RS-badging.
Look for deliveries of the RS 3 Sportback to begin in early 2011 with a base price in Germany of 49,900 euros. The full press release can be found following the hi-res photo gallery below.
Blazing performance, compact size. Audi has added a new model to its dynamic RS series: the RS 3 Sportback. In the great tradition of the brand, its engine boasts five cylinders and turbocharging technology. From a displacement of 2.5 liters come 250 kW (340 hp) of power and 450 Nm (331.90 lb-ft) of torque, with an average fuel consumption of just 9.1 liters of fuel per 100 km (25.85 US mpg).
Power is transmitted to the road via a seven-speed S tronic and quattro permanent all-wheel drive. 19-inch wheels and fenders made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) underscore the Audi RS 3 Sportback's position of distinction.
Each Audi RS model represents the pinnacle of its model line – the RS 3 Sportback, developed by quattro GmbH, now brings this dynamic philosophy to the compact category. It rockets from a dead stop to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in 4.6 seconds – a performance figure unrivaled by the competition. Top speed is electronically limited to 250 km/h (155.34 mph). Even so the compact car, weighing in at only 1,575 kilograms (3,472.28 pounds), uses on average just 9.1 liters of fuel per 100 km (25.85 US mpg) and emits 212 g CO2 per km (341.18 g/mile). This efficiency is due in large part to a delivery-on-demand oil pump and a regenerative system that recovers energy as the car decelerates.
The 2.5-liter engine in the RS 3 Sportback will thrill passengers thanks to its tremendous pulling power and its voracious revving up to 6,800 rpm. The guttural roaring and growling, backed by the signature rhythm of the five-cylinder firing order make up the classic Audi soundtrack. A sound flap in the exhaust branch intensifies the sound even further. The flap is controlled via the standard Sport button, which also varies the engine response.
Powerful five-cylinder engines have a long legacy at Audi. In the 1980s, racing cars and production cars used them to edge out the competition. Even the first Audi RS model, the 1994 RS 2, had a five-cylinder engine. The 2.5-liter unit, already part of the TT RS specifications, now redefines the state of the art, having recently been named "International Engine of the Year" by a high-ranking jury of automotive journalists.
The 2.5 TFSI delivers 250 kW (340 hp) from a displacement of 2,480 cc: a specific power output of 100.8 kW (137.1 hp) per liter. The maximum torque of 450 Nm (331.90 lb-ft) is readily available at the low end of the rev range, around 1,600 rpm, and remains constant up to 5,300 revolutions. These general parameters yield excellent acceleration and elasticity values.
Just 49 centimeters (19.29 inches) in length, the five-cylinder unit is ultra-compact, tipping the scales at a mere 183 kilograms (403.45 pounds). The crankcase is made of vermicular-graphite cast iron, a high-strength yet lightweight material. Audi is the first car maker to use this material in a gasoline engine. Perfectly placed reinforcements further enhance the block's loadability. The lightweight-design concept keeps the Audi RS 3 Sportback's weight in check and pays off big in terms of axle‑load distribution and, ultimately, handling.
The large turbocharger generates up to 1.2 bar of boost pressure. The intercooler downstream achieves an efficiency rate of over 80 percent. Like all Audi gasoline turbos, the 2.5 TFSI combines turbocharging technology with FSI direct injection. The marriage of these two technologies facilitates a high compression ratio (10.0:1) along with a correspondingly high efficiency ratio. Flaps in the intake tract mix the air as it flows in. The two camshafts, each adjustable by 42 degrees of crankshaft rotation, also enhance the efficiency of the mixture formation.
The compact seven-speed S tronic transmits power from the five-cylinder engine via three shafts: one drive shaft and two output shafts. Like all dual-clutch transmissions, it comprises two transmission structures. The shifting process is extremely smooth, taking place in hundredths of a second as the clutches switch, with no perceptible interruption of pulling power. Seventh gear is very tall – a measure that reduces fuel consumption.
The driver can operate the seven-gear S tronic in two automatic modes and one manual mode. Gears are shifted using the paddles on the steering wheel or the selector lever. The launch control system manages the sprint from a dead stop, furnishing explosive turbo power with minimal tire slip.
Delivering power to the road with effortless ease, the quattro permanent all-wheel drive grants the RS 3 Sportback traction, dynamics, and stability. Its central component is an electronically controlled multi-plate clutch, mounted at the end of the propeller shaft to achieve a favorable axle load distribution. Located in its interior is a plate package bathed in oil.
Thanks to quattro, the propulsive power can be distributed to each axle as needed. Whenever slip occurs at one of the axles, an electric pump intervenes at lightning speed to increase the oil pressure. The pump presses the clutch plates together in a continuous fashion, thereby permitting the torque to be redirected accordingly. Thanks to a powerful accumulator, this process takes just a few milliseconds.
The stiff body lays the cornerstone for the RS 3 Sportback's precise handling; the chassis is what makes it happen. The four-link rear suspension – with a track measuring 1,528 millimeters (60.16 inches) – is anchored to a subframe and features high-strength-steel control arms that allow it to handle longitudinal and lateral forces separately.
Widened to a 1,564-millimeter (61.57-inch) track, the front suspension is a McPherson strut construction, also with a separate subframe. Key components of the construction are made of aluminum. Thanks to its electromechanical drive, the rack-and-pinion steering is highly efficient, with a sporty-direct gear ratio of 16.2:1.
Coil springs and redesigned shock absorbers provide the vertical support. The sports suspension lowers the body of the RS 3 Sportback by 25 millimeters (0.98 inch) compared with the A3. The new range-topping model in the A3 series boasts 19-inch cast aluminum wheels fitted with 235/35 series tires at the front and 225/35 at the rear. The wheels come standard with machine-polished titanium-look styling, but are optionally available in black with a red rim flange.
The internally ventilated disks measure 370 millimeters (14.57 inches) in diameter at the front and 310 millimeters (12.20 inches) at the rear. The front friction rings are perforated for maximum heat dissipation. They are connected by hollow pins to the aluminum brake disk covers, which are encircled by four-piston fixed calipers painted a high-gloss black and bearing RS logos. The electronic stabilization program (ESP) features a Sport mode and can be switched off entirely.
Precisely guided by its responsive steering, the RS 3 Sportback eagerly takes to curves and exits them with agility, stability, and serenity. The stability limit is extremely high, an effortless mastery that rounds off the character of this powerful compact car.
The new top-of-the-line model in the A3 series hints at its explosive potential from the very first glimpse. Together with the xenon plus headlights, the front apron, the anthracite single-frame grill with diamond-patterned styling and the air intakes cut a distinctive figure.
The side view is dominated by the flared front fenders made of carbon‑fiber‑reinforced plastic (CFRP), prominent sill panels, exterior-mirror casings in matt aluminum look and a large roof spoiler. A high-gloss black diffusor insert and two elliptical exhaust tailpipes on the left accentuate the styling at the rear. RS 3 badges adorn the single-frame grill and the rear hatch.
The dynamic style is matched in the interior, entirely black and sporting a number of RS 3 logos. The sports seats are upholstered in Fine Nappa leather with silver contrasting stitching; the inlays gleam in Piano finish black or the new Aluminum Race look; the leather multifunction sports steering wheel is flat-bottomed. The selector lever and instruments are specially designed. The driver information system can display the boost pressure and oil temperature as well as a lap timer.
The RS 3 Sportback comes with an array of standard equipment including the Sport button, rear parking system, climate control, chorus radio system, and xenon plus headlights with LED daytime running lights. Audi offers customers a range of optional features: front bucket seats, roof rails in matt aluminum look, and styling packages in black or matt aluminum. Five exterior colors are available, plus an unlimited selection of custom paint finishes.
The new top-of-the-line model in the A3 series is already the fourth Audi model to be built at Audi Hungaria in Győr, where it is rolling off the assembly line alongside the TT Coupé, the TT Roadster and the A3 Cabriolet.
Deliveries of the RS 3 Sportback will begin in early 2011. The base price in Germany will be 49,900 euros.


Explore the major events and locations of the York County race riots.
This walking tour recognizes historical locations that were or are significant to the York County race riots for guests to explore.
Many residents of York can recall the National Guard tanks within the city.
These two benches, one dedicated to Henry Schaad and the other for Lillie Belle Allen, are the only items within York that seek to remind the residents of York County of the race riots and the events that led to their deaths.
Thank you for joining us for this walking tour! If you have any questions or concerns, please ask your guide or visit the historical society.


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Hurricane Stained Glass Window
Brian Nicholls, 1991
Dimensions: 300cm x 200cm
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The large Hurricane stained-glass window was created to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. It is situated on the right hand side of the Entrance Hall of Bentley Priory Museum, thereby engaging Museum visitors immediately with Bentley Priory's important Battle of Britain history.
The window is a rectangle, portrait in orientation, with a curved top. It is large, about two meters wide and almost three meters high at the tallest point. The black leading of the stained glass window panes follow the shape of the window, forming arches where the window curves at the top. The bright colours of the stained glass window stream into the dark Entrance Hall.
In the centre, dominating the space, is a Hawker Hurricane aircraft, from a birds eye view. It is emerald green interspersed with more subdued camouflage greens; a blue RAF roundel in the centre of each wing stand out in contrast. The Hurricane was flown by more than three-fifths of RAF's Fighter Command squadrons, with over 14,000 manufactured during the Second World War.
In the lower right of the window, larger than life-size, is the head and shoulders of a fighter pilot. He is wearing a flying helmet and oxygen mask over his nose and mouth, leaving only his eyes visible. His flying goggles are pushed up onto his forehead and his bright yellow Mae West lifejacket stands out over his dark blue flying uniform. To the left of the pilot are outlines of other pilots scrambling – running away from the viewer towards their fighter aircraft pictured in the distance.
Above them is a light blue sky, with three chain home radar station masts on the left. These are tall thin metal towers. In the sky behind the large Hurricane are aircraft in flight, one of which has been hit and is spewing dark smoke.
At the top of the window sits the Royal Air Force 'Pilot's Wings', in a bright yellow gold colour. The RAF's initials are surrounded by a circular laurel wreath. An eagle's wing extends from either side of the wreath and the monarch's crown sits on top.
This window, along with the Spitfire window directly opposite, were commissioned in 1990 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, and were installed in 1991. Students from Chelsea College of Art and Design were invited to submit proposals for the windows. The designs by post-graduate student, Brian Nicholls, who had served in the RAF, were chosen. Also in the Entrance Hall are smaller windows commemorating other parts of the Dowding System and the Battle of Britain which were added later.
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CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks: Duties to One's Employer...?
Angela Schneider, an equity analyst at Isotonic Asset Management, joins the board of trustees of the Lightship Foundation, a large nonprofit organization. She does not inform Isotonic about this commitment because her service on the Lightship board is uncompensated and will not interfere with her regular job. In addition, she thinks that Isotonic would exert pressure on her to influence Lightship's selection of investment managers. Under the CIPM Association Standards of Professional Conduct, has Schneider violated her duty of loyalty to her employer?
B. Yes, because she must act for the benefit of Isotonic.
C. Yes, because she must disclose that she has a conflict of interest with Isotonic.
My first comment is that I suggest that candidates respond to any type of interpretative question with what they feel is the BEST answer. At the Expert Level, this applies to questions on Ethics and questions related to the GIPS standards. It may seem like more than one of the multiple choice options available to you COULD be correct, but candidates should try to identify the best possible answer.
Next, I would eliminate answer "C.)" from consideration, because it is not established that Ms. Schneider has a conflict of interest with Isotonic. It is stated that her work on Lightship's board of trustees will not interfere with her regular job. She is not required to use her position to influence Lightship's selection of investment managers, and in fact, it may be advisable for her not to do so. Duties to one's employer does not cover taking advantage of one's personal relationships for the benefit of one's employer.
Ms. Schneider is not compensated for her work on Lightship's board of trustees.


In a heart-warming gesture, the UAE's only Sikh Gurdwara here will host iftar for workers throughout the holy month of Ramzan, offering vegetarian meals, according to a media report. The Gurdwara in Dubai's Jebel Ali, which has been hosting an interfaith iftar during every Ramzan in the past six years, will offer iftar meals to workers in the area everyday during this year's Ramadan, Surender Singh Kandhari, the chairman of the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara, said on Sunday during Baisakhi festival celebration.
Iftar-a fast-breaking meal- is a daily ritual during the holy month of Ramzan that will start in the first week of May. "There are a lot of Muslim workers in this area. There are not many places from where they can break their fast. We will invite these workers to have iftar from our Gurdwara," Kandhari was quoted as saying by the Gulf News. "There are a lot of Muslim workers in this area. There are not many places from where they can break their fast. We will invite these workers to have iftar from our Gurdwara," he said. He said the free vegetarian meal (langar) offered to every visitor in the Gurdwara will be given to those visiting to break the fast also.
"We will add dates, fruits, rose milk, buttermilk and some Indian snacks like pakora, samosa also for them. We expect to host 100 to 200 people every day during Ramzan," said Kandhari. He was speaking after Baisakhi ceremony, the Sikh New Year, which was attended by top officials of Dubai's Community Development Authority (CDA). "This year is very important for us here in the UAE. It is the Year of Tolerance for the UAE, 550th Year of Guru Nanak's birth anniversary, 150th year of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, 320th year of the birth of Khalsa Panth, and 100th year of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre which happened on a Baisakhi. "Keeping all these in mind, we celebrated Baisakhi to send across the message of love, peace, humanity and tolerance," Kandhari added.


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Q: Struggling with a data modeling problem I am struggling with a data model (I use MySQL for the database).  I am uneasy about what I have come up with.  If someone could suggest a better approach, or point me to some reference matter I would appreciate it.
The data would have organizations of many types.  I am trying to do a 3 level classification (Class, Category, Type).  Say if I have 'Italian Restaurant', it will have the following classification
Food Services > Restaurants > Italian
However, an organization may belong to multiple groups.  A restaurant may also serve Chinese and Italian.  So it will fit into 2 classifications
Food Services > Restaurants > Italian
Food Services > Restaurants > Chinese
The classification reference tables would be like the following:
ORG_CLASS (RowId, ClassCode, ClassName)
1, FOOD, Food Services

ORG_CATEGORY(RowId, ClassCode, CategoryCode, CategoryName)
1, FOOD, REST, Restaurants

ORG_TYPE (RowId, ClassCode, CategoryCode, TypeCode, TypeName)
100, FOOD, REST, ITAL, Italian
101, FOOD, REST, CHIN, Chinese
102, FOOD, REST, SPAN, Spanish
103, FOOD, REST, MEXI, Mexican
104, FOOD, REST, FREN, French
105, FOOD, REST, MIDL, Middle Eastern

The actual data tables would be like the following:
I will allow an organization a max of 3 classifications.  I will have 3 GroupIds each pointing to a row in ORG_TYPE. So I have my ORGANIZATION_TABLE
ORGANIZATION_TABLE (OrgGroupId1, OrgGroupId2, OrgGroupId3, OrgName, OrgAddres)
100,103,NULL,MyRestaurant1, MyAddr1
100,102,NULL,MyRestaurant2, MyAddr2
100,104,105, MyRestaurant3, MyAddr3

During data add, a dialog could let the user choose the clssa, category, type and the corresponding GroupId could be populated with the rowid from the ORG_TYPE table.
During Search, If all three classification are chosen, It will be more specific.  For example, if
Food Services > Restaurants > Italian is the criteria, the where clause would be 'where OrgGroupId1 = 100'
If only 2 levels are chosen
Food Services > Restaurants
I have to do 'where OrgGroupId1 in (100,101,102,103,104,105, .....)' - There could be a hundred in that list
I will disallow class level search.  That is I will force selection of a class and category
The Ids would be integers.  I am trying to see performance issues and other issues.
Overall, would this work? or I need to throw this out and start from scratch.

A: I don't like the having three columns for the "up to three" classifications. In my opinion it would be better to have a cross-reference table that allows your many-to-many mapping between organisation and type, i.e. table ORGANISATION_GROUPS with columns OrganisationId, OrgGroupId.
To sort out the problem of being able to query a different levels of classification specified you could setup this cross-ref table to hold the actual classifications, i.e. ORGANISATION_GROUPS instead has columnns: OrganisationId, ClassCode, CategoryCode, TypeCode.
This will make queries at different levels of classification very easy.
For referential integrity to work with this scheme I'd then suggest not using surrogate integer keys for your ORG_* tables but instead setting the primary key to be the real unique key, i.e. ClassCode, CategoryCode, TypeCode for ORG_TYPE.

A: The problem i see in your design is that it is a bit rigid. A more flexible approach you might want to consider is following:
First you would have a table for classes, categories, types and any other classification type. This table would be auto-referenced. All registers would have a field referring to its immediate parent, like following:
CLASSIFICATION (Id, Description, Parent_Id)
ITAL, Italian, REST
CHIN, Chinese, REST
MEXI, Mexican, REST
REST, Restaurant, FOOD

Next you would have, as @John pickup suggested, an intermediate cross-reference table between your restaurant (or whatever you need) table and the classification table which would contain only a composite primary key, being its components the primary key of both tables.
FOODSERVICE_CLASSIFICATION (Rest_Id, Class_Id)
100, ITAL
100, CHIN
101, MEXI
102, CHIN

It would be advisable to limit it so that only leaf registers of the CLASSIFICATION table can be referenced in the cross-reference table.
Your example of looking for all restaurants would be as simple as looking for all child categories of REST and search for them in the cross-reference table. This can be written in a single select in Oracle (not sure about other RDBMS).
This way you can:

*

*have multiple categorization for your restaurants without being limited to 3 categories.

*Do quick searches using the cross-reference table.

Mind you, this schema would work supposing your categorization is like a tree with a base category acting as the root. If instead you need a more loose categorization you would probably need a tags approach.
Btw, I also agree with @John Pickup that it is better to use real primary keys in this case.
HTH

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from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function

import contextlib

import kazoo.client
import kazoo.exceptions
import kazoo.handlers.threading

from . import log

TIMEOUT = 1

# Helper for testing
client_class = kazoo.client.KazooClient

@contextlib.contextmanager
def client(*args, **kwargs):
    zk = client_class(*args, **kwargs)
    try:
        zk.start(timeout=TIMEOUT)
    except kazoo.handlers.threading.TimeoutError:
        log.fatal(
            "Could not connect to zookeeper. " +
            "Change your config via `mesos config master`")
    try:
        yield zk
    finally:
        zk.stop()
        zk.close()

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How to Reserve a Trademark
By Victoria Duff
Documents Required for Company Registration
How to Put a Trademark or Patent on a Toy
What Do I Need to File Doing Business As?
How to Type the Trademark Symbol on a Macbook
How to Trademark a Creative Effort
Creating a good brand name that attracts customer interest is important, so you might need time to test it in the marketplace prior to filing for a trademark. But if you have the perfect name, are not quite ready to launch your business and can't provide examples of the name's or logo's use in commerce, you can still reserve them for trademark. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office allows you to reserve trademarks for up to three years by filing an "intent to use" (ITU) prior to filing your "actual use" form. Filing an ITU protects your name until you are able to provide examples of commercial use.
Search the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) to see if your intended name is already trademarked, abandoned by a former trademark owner or available. A legal services firm can do this for you and handle the trademark filing if you feel uncomfortable doing it yourself.
Create a specimen of your intended name and logo to use in filing your ITU application. One specimen is required for each class of goods/services.
Fill out the trademark application as an ITU. Although you can file the application online through the USPTO's Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), it is complex and must be filled out properly or your application will be denied. Consider using a legal services firm or a trademark attorney if you don't have prior experience in filing trademarks.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Protecting Your Trademark
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Trademarks FAQs
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Intent to Use (ITU) Forms
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Online Tutorials Covering Trademark Basics
When your trademark application is accepted by the USPTO, file your statement of use (SOU) within six months. You can apply for up to five additional six-month extensions. Each extension requires a filing fee of $150 per class of goods/services.
Reserving your intended name is wise because the USPTO approves applications in the order they are received. If someone else is applying for the same or similar name ahead of you, and you are second in line, you can still contest the earlier application if you have a stronger case backed by longer use in commerce.
Victoria Duff specializes in entrepreneurial subjects, drawing on her experience as an acclaimed start-up facilitator, venture catalyst and investor relations manager. Since 1995 she has written many articles for e-zines and was a regular columnist for "Digital Coast Reporter" and "Developments Magazine." She holds a Bachelor of Arts in public administration from the University of California at Berkeley.
When a Trademark Is Needed
Explanation of a Trademark Application for a Corporation
How to Apply for Trademark Registration
How to Withdraw an Application for a Trademark
How to Nationally Trademark a Name
Trademark Symbol TM Vs. R
How to Legally Trademark an Idea
How to Copyright a Clothing Idea
How to Write a Trademark Statement
1 When a Trademark Is Needed
2 Explanation of a Trademark Application for a Corporation
3 How to Apply for Trademark Registration
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Q: Copying an array of characters gcc 4.4.2 c89
I was just working on some pointers. However, with the program below I can't get it to copy the source to the destination. Even when I try and print in the for loop I can display the characters in the source, but the dest is blank. When the pointer returns the destination is empty. So it hasn't copied anything.
I have been on this problem for about an hour, and its just not clear to me why its not working.
Any suggestions?
Many thanks,
char str_source[80] = "A string to be for demostration purposes";
char str_dest[80] = {0};

char *my_strncpy(char *dest, const char const *source, const size_t size)
{
    size_t i = 0;
    printf("size [ %d ]\n", size);

    for(i = 0; i < size; i++)
    {
        printf("i [ %d ]\n", i);

        *dest++ = *source++;
        printf("*source++ [ %c ]\n", *source);
        printf("*dest [ %c ]\n", *dest);
    }
    /* Null terminate */
    *dest++ = '\0';

    return dest;
}

===============
EDIT
char str_source[80] = "A string to be for demostration purposes";
char str_dest[80] = {0};

printf("str_dest [ %s ]\n", my_strncpy(str_dest, str_source, sizeof(str_dest)));

char *my_strncpy(char *dest, const char const *source, const size_t size)
{
    size_t i = 0;
    /*
     * increment p and return the dest which will be
     * the beginning of the array.
     */
    char *p = dest;

    /* Copy the specified amount (normally the max size of dest - 1) */
    for(i = 0; i < size; i++)
    {
    /* Ensure that the source is not overrun. */
    if(*source)
        *p++ = *source++;
    }
    /* Null terminate */
    *p++ = '\0';

    return dest;
}

A: Exactly how are you testing that the function doesn't work?  Note that your function is returning dest which now points to the end of the destination buffer.  Is the calling function checking the returned pointer, or is it checking the pointer it passed as the destination buffer?
For similar reasons, the printf for *dest in your loop is useless; you've already incremented dest at that point, so it points to the next unused location. (The printf call for source also prints the next character to be copied, not the one you just copied.)
As an aside, it's unclear what you intend size to be.  If it's the number of bytes in the destination buffer, you could overflow the buffer when you write the NUL-terminator.
Oh, and you should check that you don't read past the end of source.

A: The problem is that the pointer which you are returning has been incremented and doesn't point to the begining. So, it shows as blank. Same appears to be the case for your for loop print also.
For Ex:
Let's say your initial destination address is 1000 and your source string size is 20, then your destnation returns 1020. But, it should actually be returning 1000.
Try storing the initial address of the destination in a local variable and returning that.


With H finishing his 4 years at nursery this summer in preparation for starting school, we, like many parents I'm sure, started thinking about how to show our thanks to those that have looked after and taught H during his time at Nursery.
The whole team there have been fantastic, they are all really friendly, approachable and H really has taken to a few of them in particular so getting them something to say thanks which all of them can share is pretty limited, box of chocolates, basket of fruit, a mixture of sweets. After all, they deserve a medal, having to spend day after to day with masses of little people would send me insane. Don't get me wrong I love my little people but even sometimes they drive me mad so having to cope with handfuls (and not being your own) is a tough task.
But what to get the one which really has taken the time to get to know H, to develop him, to be there for him when he's fell over / upset, provide cuddles when mummy or daddy can't be there.
Personalised goods are very much the "in thing" however to really get the impact of a personalised item, you have to really know the individual in question and whilst I like to think we get on very well with H's main key worker, I don't know her personally.
We were sent the Pencil Case Big Biscuit Card set which contains 6 items which you'd typically find in a pencil case (ruler, pencil, paperclip, highlighter, sharpener and eraser) all decorated with exceptional skill. In fact, they looked so nice, we couldn't bring ourselves to break into them at first however they also looked incredibly appetising too so I can confirm that resisting didn't last for too long. Made from chocolate biscuit there we very crumbly and dissolved in your mouth (I think I've been watching too much GBBO there), perfect with a cup of tea… or if you are H, perfect on there own.
Priced at £20, they are still reasonably priced given the thought and skill that goes into them and equally perfect for a thank you gift for someone without breaking the bank. The turnaround time from order to delivery is also pretty quick too, only taking a couple of days. Coming packaged extremely well, they didn't break in transit, something which I was worried about when I saw they had been posted through my letterbox. The main box which the biscuits come in is also extremely well made and designed so could even be used after the contents have been consumed, maybe for storing other treats in.
Overall, if you are looking for something thoughtful and personalised, I would recommend taking a look at the Biscuiteers and send someone you care about / or want to thank something they will love.


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After two years of waiting, the residents of the Morton Park Apartments are finally getting their activity center.
Walls have already started going up, but a ground breaking ceremony was held today to celebrate the construction of a building Muskingum ARC Housing Inc. Never thought they would have the funds for. "We've been trying to build a building, an activity center for two years now and we recently got the financing and we also received a grant from Ohio Housing Finance Agency to rehabilitate our apartment community for $356,000 so we're celebrating and we're excited." Says Executive Director Amy Oliver.
The process to build the center that will include a multi purpose room, kitchen and even a computer room began almost two years ago to the day and the residents and others involved couldn't be happier. "Its going to mean a whole lot, they will be able to with their holiday gatherings, have their dinners they'll be able to practice their cooking skills because they go to each other's apartments to do their cooking classes and now they'll be able to do it in the building. We want to give them a Wii, so they can practice the Wii and it will just give them a place to gather, do puzzles, crafts, there's a number of things we will be able to do with them." Oliver said.
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Wildy's World – The Qualia "Memorial Gore" (2011)
By Chvad SB, on June 2nd, 2011
The Qualia – Memorial Gore
2011, WTII Records
A lot of unusual things happen in Brooklyn. Where else could a quartet like Lars Casteen, Rossen Nedelchev, Chvad SB and Zakai Robbins come together? And where else would an utter blend of musical sounds and styles solidify into the synth-based musical menagerie of The Qualia? Growing up in Charlottesville, Casteen rebelled against the Dave Matthews-induced onslaught of commercial roots/pop/jazz/rock, seeking out the grand synthesized sounds of the new wave era. Step forward nearly two decades and Casteen casts his pen in all musical wells, drawing forth sounds from disparate backgrounds and marrying them in catchy numbers that defy categorization. His band, The Qualia, will release their latest EP, Memorial Gore, on June 14, 2011.
Memorial Gore opens with "Guess I Lied", a mildly catchy, mid-tempo new wave number driven by an incessant, alternating bass rhythm and staccato piano. Casteen is solid on vocals, and the song makes a decent first impression for the band. "Triple Crown" finds The Qualia sounding a great deal like Canadian rockers 54-40. Heavy electronic effects, a big bass sound and big hooks make for an intriguing background, but Casteen sounds so much like Neil Osborne it's a bit scary. "World Gets Around" is a stark story song with a sudden cut ending that will surprise you in its pure sensibility. Things get a bit bland beside a wall of sound approach on "Keep It Coming", but The Qualia recovers somewhat with the meandering, electronically enhanced ballad "Fat On The Baby". Memorial Gore closes with the danceable new wave of "Volcanoe (Diogenes Club Mix)". This is middle of the road pop/dance material that you can move to, but won't particularly move you.
Memorial Gore finds The Qualia seemingly casting about for something – a sound; a style; a hook.. it's not entirely clear where the band is going. That's sort of the point, to read their bio on their website, but makes it particularly difficult for the band to connect with fans. There's little or no commonality throughout the six-song EP that helps to build a connection for listeners, other than the utter variability of the experience. While this will hold fascination for some, it's the sort of fascination that tends to flee as the next new something comes along. The Qualia show themselves to be musical solid on Memorial Gore, and Lars Casteen certainly displays chops as a singer and songwriter, but the net impression left of The Qualia at the end of Memorial Gore is of a band still trying to figure out just who they are musically, and trying to do too many things in the process.
Rating: 2 Stars (Out of 5)
Learn more about The Qualia at www.thequalia.com or www.myspace.com/thequalia. Memorial Gore dropped on June 14, 2011. The album is available for pre-order via Amazon.com as a CD or Download.
-Wildy
Originally posted here: http://wildysworld.blogspot.com/2011/06/qualia-memorial-gore.html
June 2nd, 2011 | Category: .reviews.


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Hunt/Casterline Pro Football Hall Of Fame Card Collection Exhibit Is Open
Guests to the Pro Football Hall of Fame can now experience the rarest, highest graded and most valuable football card collection in the world.
The Hunt/Casterline Pro Football Hall of Fame Card Collection opened this week for visitors to enjoy and marvel at this one-of-a-kind exhibit. Robert Casterline, who along with his business partners Dan Hunt, son of Hall of Famer Lamar Hunt, built the collection over the past several years. On Tuesday, he saw the exhibit for the first time and it left him speechless.
"I was just anxious to start seeing everything and how they were put together," said Casterline. "Looking at the cards and the way they are displayed here is completely different than the way they were displayed at my home. To see them in a museum setting it's completely different and it's all put together in a perfect marriage and it's a pretty special feeling.
I think this is the perfect setting for a collection of this magnitude," Casterline continued. This collection was a labor of love, Dan and I said that both from the beginning. But our ultimate goal was to display them and showcase them to fans forever."
"This collection is going to grow," further explained Casterline. "Every year there is going to be new Hall of Fame players. The thing that is organic about this collection, it can grow for the next 500, 5000 years. Hopefully my children will take up the cause."
Whether you're a child that grew up in the 1950s or '80s, collecting cards is a rite of passage. With those experiences, little did children know they were actually collecting a piece of fine art of American history. Now in pristine condition, families can experience the preserved history of the heroes that have built this great game of football through the Hunt/Casterline Pro Football Hall of Fame Card Collection.
"We weren't doing this to chase a market," pointed out Casterline. "We were doing this for the fans, the kids and the Hall of Fame. We're really thrilled that it is here and that the fans can enjoy the collection."


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After the failure of MVP, Power Play, and Rent-A-Goalie, it might seem like TV shows about hockey are destined for failure. But with The Officials, Greg Rosen is out to prove Hockey Night in Canada doesn't have to be the only successful hockey series.
"Four years since writing the 22-minute pilot episode in my crappy student apartment I think I finally put something together that hockey fans will nod in agreement and feel like is a series for them—for us."
The Officials, developed from Rosen's final year Radio and Television Arts project at Ryerson University, is a single-camera web comedy that follows Shane Wolfe, son of the most infamous goon in the NAHL (the show's version of the NHL). But instead of following in his father's footsteps, Shane decides to go in the complete opposite direction and become a referee.
"Shane is a bright-eyed young guy who refereed street hockey games instead of playing," Rosen said. "He calls everything by the book and does everything by the book."
But a beer league hockey dressing room is where naivety goes to die. And Shane is quickly schooled by a motley crew of officials, including one who, according to Rosen, "is in complete denial that he is farsighted and partially colour blind."
"Shane, along with the viewer, get schooled on what happens on and off the ice and the unwritten code of conduct," Rosen said. "He learns 'Our uniforms might be black and white, but it doesn't mean we officiate that way'. Despite his best efforts to distinguish himself from his father, he learns perhaps he isn't so different from hockey's most badass enforcer."
No discussion about hockey in movies or TV is complete without at least a passing reference to Slap Shot, and although Rosen describes it as his Bible, the idea for the show wasn't totally inspired by the 70s classic.
"The idea came from a lot of frustration," Rosen said. "Frustration that Canada, the greatest hockey playing nation on Earth, could not produce a series that hockey fans actually watched. There has to be a reason why people weren't watching."
One reason for past failures like Rent-A-Goalie or MVP, according to Rosen, is that the shows tried to create too much of their own history for fictional leagues, something that could never replicate the long, storied history of the NHL. A fictional rivalry between two TV teams has a tough time getting fans emotionally invested in the same way they do for a rivalry between teams like the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens.
To combat this problem, The Officials intends to take storylines straight from the pages of hockey's history books, something that helped Goon become a great hockey movie. The Officials includes references to famous incidents in NHL history, "like a fan falling through the glass trying to get at Tie Domi", plus plenty of more subtle jokes for hockey fans, like "jock straps with drawn on stitches," a clever homage to Boston goalie Gerry Cheevers.
Leafs fans, in particular, will get a kick out of the reference to a famous non-call that still haunts them to this day.
"One of our referees is Russ McCafferty, who became a raging alcoholic due to the backlash from a missed call in the 1993 NAHL playoffs, costing a team the series. Now he officiates in a local arena to escape it all," Rosen said.
The source material isn't entirely NHL based, however. Rosen, like many Canadians, spent a lot of time in the hockey rink growing up and used those experiences for the show, something he hopes will make it more accessible.
"The sights, the sounds, the loud, crazy hockey moms, the funny looking Zamboni drivers that always scream at you to stay off the ice until the gates close—those are the kinds of stuff most players and fans can relate to."
There are a lot of hurdles to overcome before the show makes its debut, however.
Rosen, who has received plenty of guidance from actor/producer Fabrizio Filippo (Billable Hours, Queer as Folk), initially tried to develop the show for traditional TV, getting letters of intent from actors Sean Cullen, Gabe Hogan (Heartland), Dov Tiefenbach (Billable Hours), and even tentative support from Rick Mercer. A deal was close with a national broadcaster, but bad timing and budget limitations ultimately stalled the efforts.
Rather than being discouraged, Rosen is excited to create the series for the internet.
"You have so much more freedom away from television mandates and CRTC regulations," Rosen said. "The Officials needed to be a web series because if you want to create a show that is a cross section of hockey culture, you need swearing, you need vulgar locker room stuff, and you need chirping. The internet gives you the license to do that."
HBO's fantastic 24/7 series has proved that there is an appetite for raw, uncensored locker room culture, even among casual hockey fans, something The Officials hopes to tap into.
"[24/7] provided a clear window into hockey without sweeping too much under the carpet. It also made players into characters instead of jersey numbers. This allowed people who weren't hockey fans to become attached."
Now the issue is finding a production company to help make the show. Rosen has the entire first season written (six 10-minute episodes) and has created a teaser trailer with the help of friends, all freelancers in TV and radio working on their own time after hours. Rosen sees the trailer as part of a grassroots effort "to rally true hockey fans that want to see a real hockey series," and hopes it catches the eye of an interested production company.
It's not going to be easy, but Rosen is dedicated to making the show happen.
"I have always planned to shoot this series, with or without the support of a company. Of course money and backing would certainly help, but a first episode can and will come from a grassroots effort by myself and a network of industry buddies willing to lend a helping hand."
Greg Rosen is a freelancer working in the television industry and can be reached by e-mail at gregrosentv@gmail.com or on Twitter at @TheOfficialsTV.
Tags: Goon, Greg Rosen, hockey movies, hockey TV shows, Rick Mercer, Slap Shot, The Officials


Last night I identified the three arguments that Republicans are making in defense of Herman Cain. Bully for Fred Thompson: He wheezes out a column that packs all three defenses into three neat paragraphs.
Cain, a very intelligent conservative, upsets the liberal paradigm of what African Americans are supposed to believe. Many Cain supporters involved in the tea-party movement have themselves been called racists in the recent past.
[M]ost primary voters intensely dislike the media, which they see as trying to bring him down. I'm not sure Herman will appreciate the reference, but that is one of the main reasons that Bill Clinton survived.
[P]eople are on to the sexual-harassment scam. In typical fashion, Congress took a situation where women had no protection for legitimate grievances and created a solution rife with unintended consequences. Now businesses are regularly making payouts for the flimsiest of reasons. It's obvious that these alleged victims and their lawyers — no matter what they may say publicly — are champing at the bit to come forward for their day in the limelight and the inevitable book deal. Who can pass up being the new Anita Hill, who to this day periodically receives glowing newspaper profiles?
Who, indeed? My idea of frothy fun would be to make accusations of sexual harassment against a powerful person, become a notorious figure whose life and character came under microscopic examination, and then spend the rest of my life living in a legal system shaped by the man I accused.
Meanwhile, the 9-9-9 Fund – the independent Super PAC boosting Cain, or trying to, or at least raising money in the hopes of doing so – turns the "Anita Hill" dial up to 11.
Does it help that Cain looks physically like Thomas – glasses, mustache, melanin? I think it does.


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Home » News » Clemson to complete $1 million upgrade of Palmetto HPC Cluster
Clemson to complete $1 million upgrade of Palmetto HPC Cluster
Amy Apon, center, stands with her team next to the Palmetto Cluster supercomputer.
A $1-million upgrade to Clemson University's Palmetto Cluster is expected to help researchers quicken the pace of scientific discovery and technological innovation in a broad range of fields, from developing new medicines to creating advanced materials.
Currently, Palmetto is comprised of 2021 compute nodes (totalling 23072 CPU cores), and features:
2021 compute nodes, totalling 23,072 cores
386 nodes equipped with NVIDIA Tesla GPUs: 280 nodes with NVIDIA K20 GPUs (2 per node), 106 nodes with NVIDIA K40 GPUs (2 per node)
New hardware that could be in place as early as spring will add even more power to the Palmetto Cluster. Even before the upgrade, it rated eighth in the nation among academic supercomputers, according to the twice-annual TOP500 list of the world's most powerful computers.
The upgrade is funded by the National Science Foundation and will support more than 370 faculty members and students who are working on a broad range of research topics with more than $14 million in funding.
Supercomputers are increasingly important because they allow researchers to solve complex, mathematically intensive problems in a relatively short period of time.
A problem that might take 10 days on a conventional computer could take a few minutes on a supercomputer," said Amy Apon, chair of the Division of Computer Science in the School of Computing.
Apon played a leading role in securing the funding for the Palmetto Cluster's upgrade, serving as principal investigator on the grant. It's the second $1 million grant in five years that Apon has helped Clemson land through the National Science Foundation's Major Research Instrumentation Program.
Clemson has a history of providing high-performance computing resources," she said. "We've been doing this now for more than a decade, but these resources are expensive and have to be renewed every three to five years. It is time for a refresh.
"This most recent grant provides Clemson the resources it needs to continue offering the high-performance computing on which our researchers have come to depend."
Researchers plan to use the upgrade to strengthen relationships with industry and broaden collaborations in the state, including one with Claflin University. The upgrade will also enhance the development of new curricula in computational and data-enabled science and engineering.
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