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Research results, Cooperation agreements
How the Building Sector Can Achieve Its Climate Targets After All
In the Gutleutmatten district in Freiburg - decentralized solar thermal systems are innovatively implemented in the district heating grid. -
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With the currently adopted climate protection measures, Germany will neither achieve its previous, nor the more stringent European, climate protection targets in the building sector by 2050. Two roadmaps from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, the Öko-Institute and the Hamburg Institute show how this achievement, however, can be made possible. The research team presents the adequate measures and policy instruments with which decentralized heat generation no longer emits carbon dioxide, final energy consumption can be reduced, and heat grids can be expanded.
The analyses and the roadmaps underline the great urgency with which policymakers must act: Most of the instruments should be introduced and implemented before 2025. The research results, including the detailed analysis and roadmaps, are presented in the study "The Systemic Challenge of the Heat Transition" which was commissioned by the German Federal Environment Agency.
There is great potential for reducing energy-related greenhouse gas emissions in space heating and water heating. These two areas not only account for around 30 percent of final energy consumption, but to date also predominantly use fossil fuels. To investigate the pathways possible in order to achieve the climate policy goals, the project team analyzed twelve scientific studies. They compared possible developments in final energy demand for building heat, in electricity, ambient heat, in biomass as an energy supply, the district heating share, as well as in the renovation rate and resulting greenhouse gas emissions. The roles of the different players in the heating market were analyzed with respect to their influence in investment decisions for renovation projects. The research team looked in detail at the role of heating networks in the heat transition with regard to the initial situation, obstacles, potential and transition paths.
Two Key Approaches
Two key approaches emerged from the scenarios: In one approach, the efficiency measures are maximized in order to reduce the final energy demand as much as possible. However, here the maximum reduction in final energy demand is limited to 60 percent due to building insulation restrictions based on technical reasons or historic preservation, among other things. The remaining energy demand of 40 percent must be provided by renewable sources. The second approach relies less on insulation and more on expanding renewable energy capacity to achieve zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The second approach requires significantly larger amounts of renewable energy for the heat supply.
It is evident in both approaches that the renewable share in the final energy mix is to increase significantly for the heat supply. Significant contributions come from the use of ambient heat with heat pumps, green district heating, biomass and solar thermal energy.
Five Goals for the Building Sector
The study focuses on the heat supply for space heating and hot water in residential and non-residential buildings. These shall be nearly climate-neutral by 2050. The two main goals are to reduce the share of the non-renewable primary energy demand by 80 percent compared to 2008 as well as to reduce total greenhouse gas emissions by 95 percent compared to 1990.
"For one, nearly all of the scenarios indicate that the current energy renovation rate of one percent urgently needs to increase," says Dr. Peter Engelmann, group leader of Building Systems Technology at Fraunhofer ISE. In the study, the research team derived four additional goals: 1) The development of the district heating infrastructure must have an impact on the gas infrastructure. 2) The interim climate targets for GHG emission reductions must be met. 3) The decarbonization of the energy sector, especially power generation, must proceed rapidly with an ambitious renewable energy (RE) expansion plan and phase-out of coal-fired generation. 4) An infrastructure must be set up for the import and domestic generation of power-to-gas and power-to-liquid products.
Instruments in Roadmaps
From these five goals, the researchers defined a set of instruments in the form of roadmaps. "An analysis shows that many regulatory and promotional instruments do not yet pay into the goal of a climate-neutral building stock," says Benjamin Köhler of the Öko Institute. "We urgently need a clear picture of the target and a set of regulatory, promotional, strategic planning and communicative instruments that are geared toward this target." Dr. Matthias Sandrock, Managing Director of the Hamburg Institute adds, "To achieve a long-term, climate-neutral building stock, a cost-optimal balance must be found between the building efficiency and the use of renewable energy and waste heat for the building heat supply."
Contact for scientific information:
Dr. Peter Engelmann: peter.engelmann@ise.fraunhofer.de
https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/systemische-herausforderung-der-waermewende
Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE
Karin Schneider
Tel: (0761) 45 88 0
Mail: karin.schneider@ise.fraunhofer.de


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MIPCOM 2012: Shaftesbury and ZDF Enterprises Partner on Michael Poryes Comedy
1:37 AM PDT 10/8/2012 by Etan Vlessing
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The "Hannah Montana" creator's latest project, "Do Over," is a tween series about a 15 year-old aspiring songwriter who can repeat events in her life.
CANNES – Hoping it has the next Hannah Montana on its hands, Canadian indie producer Shaftesbury Films is partnering with ZDF Enterprises to launch the tween series Do-Over at MIPCOM with Michael Poryes.
The deal is among the first out of Shaftesbury's Los Angeles office, from where Shaftesbury is making a huge push into the U.S. market.
Do Over is a half-hour comedy that portrays a 15 year-old aspiring songwriter able to "do-over" events in her life.
Shaftesbury and ZDF Enterprises will handle distribution of the series from Poryes, the Hannah Montana creator.
"We're incredibly excited to be working with the creator of some of the industry's most successful series for tween audiences," said Tom Mazza, co-head of Shaftesbury U.S.
In other Canadian market news at MIPCOM, Canadian producer/distributor Bejuba! Entertainment is pacting with Ameba, the streaming TV provider, to get Canadian kids series like The Big Comfy Couch, Musti and Sooti on digital platforms like Google TV, Roku, and the iPhone and iPad.
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City Council votes down El Rio, but debate goes on
By T. S. Last / Journal Staff Writer
Friday, June 26th, 2015 at 12:05am
Kurt Faust of Blue Buffalo LLC presents plans for the El Rio apartments to the Santa Fe City Council late Wednesday night before a huge crowd at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center. (T.S. Last/Albuquerque Journal)
SANTA FE, N.M. — Santa Fe failed to move forward early Thursday morning, at least in the tired eyes of its mayor and many others who supported El Rio, a proposed 399-unit development aimed at providing affordable housing for young professionals.
After hours of public comment that started late Wednesday night and went past midnight, opponents successfully persuaded the City Council – including Mayor Javier Gonzales – to reject the El Rio proposal as out of character with the semi-rural Agua Fria neighborhood around the development site.
Gonzales, who last year built his successful campaign around the idea of "moving Santa Fe forward," joined the six councilors present in voting to deny requests by local builder Blue Buffalo LLC to amend the city land use map and change zoning. The changes would have allowed the company to move forward toward construction of a 10-building apartment complex on 16.53 acres between the Santa Fe River and Agua Fria Street west of Frenchy's Field.
Gonzales indicated his vote, cast at about 1 a.m., came with some regret.
"What I hoped for tonight was something a little different than what we got," he said. "I think that if we continue to go down the path of pitting neighborhoods (against) individuals who want to develop property, it's going to be a no-win situation for our community.
"We have got to find a way to find a common ground, and to find a way that we can find compromise and develop lands that not only are compatible with neighborhoods or areas, but also help us meet some of the needs we have as a city," he continued.
"We can't talk about growing our economy and not having a housing strategy that complements that plan."
While El Rio's concept fit hand in glove with his initiatives to "grow Santa Fe young" by providing amenities like Wi-Fi and easy access to biking paths that were supposed to appeal to millennials, the mayor of 15 months said he voted against it because he felt allowing up to 29 residential units per acre was too much for the area. He said his wish would have been for the case to be referred back to the Planning Commission, which voted 4-2 in February to deny the El Rio plans.
The commission determined that El Rio would change the character of the neighborhood and allow for uses significantly different from the area's traditional uses. It also stated that there were more suitable locations for infill housing and that the project would benefit a few landowners at the expense of others.
The City Council's wee-hours vote came following a nearly three-hour public hearing during which the councilors heard arguments for and against the proposal.
Wednesday night's City Council session on the proposed El Rio apartments on Agua Fria drew close to 300 people for and against the project to the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, including this man who declined to identify himself. (T.S. Last/Albuquerque Journal)
Opponents, including representatives of about 20 neighborhood associations, expressed concerns about the impact so many new residences would have on the area. Increased crime, traffic and the complex's incompatibility with the Agua Fria neighborhoods – some of the oldest in the city along a stretch where America's oldest road, El Camino Real, once brought settlers and commerce up from Mexico – were the main complaints.
"We're trying to preserve what we grew up with, what we love, what we know," said Crystal Sena, a resident of the area that once was predominantly agricultural.
But others felt that kind of thinking stood in the way of growth, progress and solving some of the city's problems: a lack of affordable housing that's driving a youthful workforce out of town, or preventing it from coming in.
That's what was argued by Kurt Faust, who, along with his brother Eric and business partner Keith Gorges, are principals in Blue Buffalo.
"Certainly, our vision of a place that was vital and had the kind of energy that would connect the river with the downtown didn't fit with their neighborhood's vision," Kurt Faust said in a phone interview on Thursday.
"In their minds, they were protecting an identity. But it's just more of the same, and carries with it the loss of our workforce and the loss of our youth."
During the public hearing, Eric Faust cited statistics that showed from 2000 to 2010 Santa Fe had lost population in all age groups below 55. In that time, the average age of the population increased to 44, more than eight years above the regional average.
He also pointed out that Santa Fe is one of the most expensive cities in America in which to live and that there was a need for affordable housing, especially rentals.
"Our argument that (we are) losing our workers and losing our youth was not enough to overcome the neighbors' need to preserve the cultural heritage," he said.
But with rent rates projected at $750 per month for a 500-square-foot studio apartment and $1,295 per month for a two-bedroom unit, some opponents disputed that El Rio represents affordable housing. Santa Fe native Gina Ortiz said the average in town is closer to $700 per month for a one-bedroom and $800 for a two-bedroom.
Mary-Charlotte Domandi, who hosts a talk show on KSFR radio but was there speaking as president of the Montaño Neighborhood Association, said it was a "myth" that Santa Fe was awash with millennials willing to pay Blue Buffalos' prices with limited parking.
She also said housing problems aren't why young people were leaving town. "Young people aren't leaving Santa Fe because there isn't the housing. They're leaving Santa Fe because there aren't the jobs," she said.
Where else?
"If it can't happen here, then where?" Daniel Werwath, an El Rio supporter, asked when contacted by the Journal on Thursday. "The one shot we had at a private development that would serve to benefit the city of Santa Fe and we essentially told them to (expletive) off."
Werwath, who lives on Agua Fria near the proposed development and is helping develop a planned housing project for artists on Siler Road, became a center of controversy when earlier this year he posted inflammatory comments on his Facebook page, calling neighbors in opposition to El Rio "an angry mob" and "vitriolic people."
Though he later claimed he wrote the remarks during "an emotional moment," the push-back led him to withdraw his name from consideration as the mayor's choice to fill a spot on the Planning Commission.
Heckled at Wednesday's public hearing, Werwath argued that change would occur whether neighbors liked it or not.
"If this project doesn't happen, something is going to come back which is crappier, whether it's an office park, whether it's a lower density residential project that is the south-side residential project that everyone says are so bad," he said.
Werwath complained that the process is set up to be adversarial from the beginning and he's not the only one who thinks so.
Jan Brooks, vice president of the Southeast Neighborhood Association, said the process created tension between the city's Land Use staff and residents.
"We need to build a bridge with traditional communities. We need to reexamine the process," she said.
Councilor Patti Bushee thought so, too.
Before her vote, she said the process had failed the community. She was serving on the council when the general plan was developed in 1999 and conceded it didn't work as intended.
"We ended up with expensive guest houses on the east side," she said. "It was supposed to equate to affordability. It didn't, and I don't know how we get there."
Councilor Joe Maestas also said something needs to change.
"It's time for a shift to a new paradigm," he said, adding that there was a place for the kind of housing development proposed by Blue Buffalo, just not at that location. "We need to change that paradigm and have these types of developments close to these services."
'Good plan, wrong spot'
Other members of the council were supportive of the concept proposed by Blue Buffalo. But the density of the development and its compatibility with the neighborhood kept them from voting for it.
Councilor Chris Rivera said he asked himself a series of questions before deciding which way to vote. Does the project reflect the character of the area? No. Does it significantly change the river corridor? Yes.
"I believe this project is a good project," he said, "but it's too large for the neighborhood."
Councilor Peter Ives also liked the plan. What stopped him from voting for it was a statement in the general plan that the target density for infill projects was five units per acre, and new language in the city charter calling for the preservation of cultural and neighborhood heritage.
Councilor Sig Lindell said she accepted the Planning Commission's findings against El Rio.
"This is a project I would like very much to see reworked and come back in a little different form," she said. "I did not hear anything that would make me disagree with what the Planning Commission came up with."
In explaining his vote, Councilor Bill Dimas simply stated he understood the concerns of neighbors and agreed with them.
Councilors Carmichael Dominguez and Ron Trujillo were absent from the meeting.
Faust said Blue Buffalo is regrouping and trying to figure out what to do next. He said they were excited about the project because it connected parts south of downtown to the city center and tied in well with the developing arts district around Siler Road. There's really no other spot in Santa Fe that accomplishes that, he said.
Gonzales said Santa Fe has to solve these problems if progress is to be made.
"We have to figure out how we move this town forward so it's accessible to everybody," he said. "We've got to find commonality, compromise and move forward as a community. Because, if we expect things to change by doing what we've done in the past, it's not going to happen."
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The language of Vietnam allows you to experience Vietnam's diverse culture in a genuine way. Vietnam is a country of 54 ethnic groups and with 20 different languages. Spoken by more than 75 million people, Vietnamese is the official language of this country since 1945 and it belongs to the Austro-Asiatic family and applies Nom script. If you are interested in this beautiful country and its language, here are 5 compelling Vietnamese language facts that you don't want to miss.
The Vietnamese language has six different tones
Tones play important roles in speaking Vietnamese and accents are applied to denote six distinctive tones. These tones are level (ngang), acute-angry (sắc), grave-lowering (huyền), smooth-rising (hỏi), chesty-raised (ngã), and chesty-heavy (năng). Your sentence may deliver a totally different meaning if you use an inappropriate tone. If your mother tongue is a non-tonal language, learning Vietnamese might be a great challenge.
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There are many borrowing words
If you know the Chinese language, you may recognize some similarities when learning Vietnamese. The reason behind this could be the Chinese domination for thousand of years in the area. Many common words and terms such as "gia đình" (family), "đồng ý" (agree) originate from the Chinese language.
Not only Chinese, Vietnamese language also has some influences from the French language such as "áp phích" (poster), "ban công" (balcony), "ắc quy" (battery). One thing may surprise you is that the Vietnamese alphabet is actually derived from the French alphabet! This influence also comes from the French colonization time in Vietnam from 1884 to 1945.
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The challenge runs from 1/1/05 - 12/15/05. Drawing to take place on 12/16/05.
6 Build and Fly* any "free" paper rocket. Submit (1) Static and (1) Liftoff picture (attempt, at least on the field).
** Flight Logs. EMRR can't verify that ALL of the participant's 2005 flights are recorded, however, all the flights necessary for the challenge can be. In the spirit of the challenge, participants should endeavor to enter all of their flight logs for 2005.
Rockets for 7, 6b and 5: These rockets can be a submission to any other design contests that is taking place during 2005, e.g. BRS on EMRR, FlisKits DOM, RMR Descon, etc.
Ref:6 - When you say "unique design", can it be a rescale of another rocket?
Yes. Primarily looking for a "paper rocket" like many of the "free online" ones, but not one of the "free online" ones.
EMRR can not confirm when people build the rocket. We can only tell when things are submitted to EMRR. The spirit of the competition was that all activities of the challenge would be in 2005. That being said, I have already received two reviews from competitors and seeing how it is 1/4, not likely they were built in 2005.
Challenge 6 is 1 point -or- 5 points depending on whether you just build a free paper rocket or design one. If I build and fly one for 1 point, can I design and build one later in the year and get the 5 points instead?
I've replied to your thread about the EMRR 2005 Challenge. Is this adequate mention of EMRR on TRF, or should I try to mention EMRR somewhere else?
Does the submitter have to do full reviews of each of the rockets being compared? Is it okay to link to existing reviews done by other people, at least for some of the rockets?
Yes then No. I'm saying that for an "accurate" comparison, you would need to write reviews on all the rockets compared.
Why haven't you updated my score with the Story or Review I just submitted?
You say "Review" in 8 and 9 and you say "article" in 5, 6, and 7. Is there a difference between a review and an article? If so, which submission form should be used for an article?
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Paper, Cardstock, Cardboard, or Foamboard are allowed. No pre-formed tubes or paper products.


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THE ORIGINALS: Julie Plec, Daniel Sharman, and Yusuf Gatewood Tease 'The Brothers That Care Forgot'
November 24, 2014 by Marisa Roffman
The Mikaelson's family drama is heating up in a big way in tonight's episode of THE ORIGINALS: Kol and Finn are being held against their will by their brothers, Elijah and Klaus. Plus, Rebekah pops back into the picture after she fears her (and Hope's) cover has been blown. (Not to mention their mother, Esther, has taken Cami…somewhere.)
On the show's Atlanta set, THE ORIGINALS executive producer Julie Plec, as well as stars Yusuf Gatewood (Finn) and Daniel Sharman (Kol) previewed what's to come in tonight's episode, "The Brothers That Care Forgot"…
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Hundreds of pupils take part in Welwyn Hatfield's own Tokyo 2020
Charlotte McLaughlin
There was also tug of war on the day. Picture: WHBC.
More than 500 Welwyn Hatfield pupils put in an Olympic effort on Friday at the annual primary school games.
Herby the Hertfordshire stag, Cllr Terry Mitchinson, Caitlin, Milan, Mayor Cllr Roger Trigg, Mia and Cllr Fiona Thomson. Picture: WHBC.
A total of 16 schools - making a total of 32 teams - competed in Olympic sports such as curling, skateboarding, archery, boxing and fencing at Gosling Sports Park in Welwyn Garden City.
Keeping with the Tokyo 2020 theme, each of the teams represented a country in the world and were judged on their countries flag.
Katie, a Year 5 student at Harwood Hill, said: "Everyone enjoyed it and supported others when they were doing their activities - I've had the best birthday ever."
Skating at Gosling's Sports Park. Picture: WHBC.
Another pupil, Fabian, said: "Even though it could be really hard at times you still get the best out of the day.
"I've had a great time."
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council and Welwyn Hatfield Schools Sports Partnership organised the day, with support from Better - which runs Gosling Sports Park.
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Welcome back to another WDWNT Photo Report from the Disneyland Resort. We do our best to keep you up-to-date with all the happenings each week, so you can have a bit of magic with you wherever you are joining us from.
This week, since we are only over a week away from the opening of Pixar Pier in Disney California Adventure Park, construction is wrapping up more areas are being revealed from behind walls. In Disneyland Park, we have Galaxy's Edge updates for you, as well as some scenic shots from around the resort.
The walls around the lower levels of the Lamplight Lounge were removed, and the new bar/seating area was exposed. There are a lot of new comfy-looking lounge furniture and tables to accommodate the droves of people who will be flocking to this location once it opens.
The location was undergoing what looked like a Cast Member training session with all of the new Cast Members who will be working at the location in their new costumes. The costume appears to be muted (nothing garish), and looks comfortable for serving on those hot summer days.
At the entrance to Pixar Pier, the new marquee was finally installed as well. The new sign was left under wraps, likely for the big reveal on premiere party day.
Moving a little further into the pier, the Knick's Knacks location had its signage installed, and it matches the design aesthetic of the pier-theme very well.
Over at the Incredicoaster, daily testing continues with and without Cast Members. Construction on the station, queue area, and the Incredibles neighborhood are really starting to progress quickly.
There is also a mural by what will be Jack Jack's Cookie Num Nums close to the exit of the attraction.
Here is a close up of some of the mural on the under side of the arch that will mark the entrance to the Incredibles neighborhood.
The new wall was built around Jesse's Critter Carousel, but not much progress has been made on the attraction itself. The attraction is not slated to open until early 2019, so it will not be ready for the grand opening of Pixar Pier.
Over on the Pixar Promenade, signs were installed on the remaining two Games of the Boardwalk but still remain under wraps.
The Pixar Pal-A-Round was testing consistently throughout the day, giving us a better look at some of the gondolas.
At the opposite side of Pixar Pier, adjoining to what will be the Inside Out Neighborhood, is the parade route entrance. The large wooden gate used to be painted with large Paradise Pier signage, but it looks like they are going to be painting it to say Pixar Pier instead. This is slightly surprising since it technically sits in the area that is now currently called Paradise Park.
With only one year left until opening season, the countdown begins for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland Park. The size, scale and detail work of this land are mind-blowing, so one year seems like very little time in comparison. The petrified spires of Black Spire Outpost gather more and more detail work as the weeks go by, and the mountain ranges of the land are really starting to take shape.
Disneyland Resort also debuted a new balloon featuring the Up house. What do you all think?
Cast Members were also handing out Incredibles 2 buttons to all guests entering the parks, to commemorate the opening weekend of the newest Disney/Pixar film.
The new parking structure project adjoining to the Mickey & Friends Parking Structure is well underway, and construction has started to go vertical.
That about wraps up our weekly photo report. As we say goodbye, we would like to leave you with some photos around the Disneyland Resort from throughout the day.
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Q: :: Ionic2/Angular2: CucumberJs + Protractor + TypeScript Configuration I'm not really savvy in TypeScript and Angular2 and I've been trying to run the cucumber's features using steps that have been written in TypeScript. However, on executing the steps.ts files, I'm getting the following error:
[launcher] Running 1 instances of WebDriver
[launcher] Error: TypeError: step.Given is not a function
    at Object.module.exports (/Users/roalcantara/Documents/Tango/tango/test/features/step_definitions/signIn.steps.ts:13:8)
    at /Users/roalcantara/Documents/Tango/tango/node_modules/cucumber/lib/cucumber/cli/support_code_loader.js:65:25
    at Array.forEach (native)
    at Object.wrapper (/Users/roalcantara/Documents/Tango/tango/node_modules/cucumber/lib/cucumber/cli/support_code_loader.js:62:15)
    at Object.initializer (/Users/roalcantara/Documents/Tango/tango/node_modules/cucumber/lib/cucumber/cli/support_code_loader.js:24:41)
    at Object.Library (/Users/roalcantara/Documents/Tango/tango/node_modules/cucumber/lib/cucumber/support_code/library.js:118:25)
    at Object.getSupportCodeLibrary (/Users/roalcantara/Documents/Tango/tango/node_modules/cucumber/lib/cucumber/cli/support_code_loader.js:10:58)
    at Object.getSupportCodeLibrary (/Users/roalcantara/Documents/Tango/tango/node_modules/cucumber/lib/cucumber/cli/configuration.js:126:32)
    at Object.getSupportCodeLibrary (/Users/roalcantara/Documents/Tango/tango/node_modules/cucumber/lib/cucumber/runtime.js:43:46)
    at Object.start (/Users/roalcantara/Documents/Tango/tango/node_modules/cucumber/lib/cucumber/runtime.js:12:37)
[launcher] Process exited with error code 100

It seems as if the cucumber definitions had not been compiled.
These are my (relevant) configurations:
My directory structure is:
/test/
|-/features/
|-xpto.feature
|--/step_definitions
|---xpto.step.ts

/package.json
{
  "name": "Tango",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "private": true,
  "devDependencies": {
    "awesome-typescript-loader": "^0.17.0-rc.5",
    "chai": "^3.5.0",
    "chai-as-promised": "^5.3.0",
    "chalk": "^1.1.3",
    "codecov.io": "0.1.6",
    "cucumber": "^0.10.2",
    "cz-conventional-changelog": "^1.1.6",
    "del": "2.2.0",
    "es6-module-loader": "0.17.11",
    "gulp": "3.9.1",
    "gulp-autoprefixer": "^3.1.0",
    "gulp-inline-ng2-template": "^1.1.4",
    "gulp-load-plugins": "1.2.0",
    "gulp-sass": "2.2.0",
    "gulp-sourcemaps": "^1.6.0",
    "gulp-tslint": "^4.3.5",
    "gulp-typescript": "^2.12.1",
    "gulp-util": "^3.0.7",
    "gulp-watch": "4.3.5",
    "ionic-gulp-browserify-typescript": "^1.0.1",
    "ionic-gulp-fonts-copy": "^1.0.0",
    "ionic-gulp-html-copy": "^1.0.0",
    "ionic-gulp-sass-build": "^1.0.0",
    "ionic-gulp-scripts-copy": "^1.0.1",
    "jasmine-core": "2.4.1",
    "jasmine-spec-reporter": "^2.4.0",
    "karma": "0.13.22",
    "karma-chrome-launcher": "^0.2.3",
    "karma-coverage": "0.5.5",
    "karma-jasmine": "0.3.8",
    "karma-mocha-reporter": "^2.0.0",
    "karma-phantomjs-launcher": "1.0.0",
    "nconf": "^0.8.4",
    "phantomjs-prebuilt": "^2.1.7",
    "protractor": "^3.2.2",
    "protractor-cucumber-framework": "^0.5.0",
    "run-sequence": "1.1.5",
    "strip-sourcemap-loader": "0.0.1",
    "systemjs": "0.19.23",
    "traceur": "0.0.102",
    "ts-node": "0.5.5",
    "tslint": "^3.5.0",
    "tslint-eslint-rules": "1.0.1",
    "typescript": "^1.8.10",
    "typings": "^0.7.12"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "angular2": "2.0.0-beta.13",
    "es6-promise": "3.0.2",
    "es6-shim": "^0.35.0",
    "ionic-angular": "2.0.0-beta.4",
    "ionic-native": "^1.1.0",
    "ionicons": "3.0.0-alpha.3",
    "reflect-metadata": "0.1.2",
    "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.2",
    "zone.js": "^0.6.11"
  },
  "cordovaPlugins": [
    "cordova-plugin-device",
    "cordova-plugin-console",
    "cordova-plugin-whitelist",
    "cordova-plugin-inappbrowser",
    "cordova-plugin-splashscreen",
    "cordova-plugin-statusbar",
    "cordova-plugin-camera",
    "ionic-plugin-keyboard",
    "onesignal-cordova-plugin",
    "cordova-plugin-file",
    "cordova-plugin-crop"
  ],
  "cordovaPlatforms": [
    "ios",
    "android"
  ],
  "scripts": {
    "build": "gulp --gulpfile test/gulpfile.ts --cwd ./ ionic.build",
    "protractor": "./node_modules/protractor/bin/protractor protractor.conf.js",
    "e2e": "gulp --gulpfile test/gulpfile.ts --cwd ./ test.build.e2e && npm run protractor",
    "karma": "gulp --gulpfile test/gulpfile.ts --cwd ./ test.karma.debug",
    "postinstall": "typings install",
    "start": "ionic serve",
    "test": "gulp --gulpfile test/gulpfile.ts --cwd ./ test",
    "test.watch": "gulp --gulpfile test/gulpfile.ts --cwd ./ test.watch.build",
    "webdriver-update": "webdriver-manager update"
  }
}

/typings.json
{
  "dependencies": {},
  "devDependencies": {},
  "ambientDependencies": {
    "angular-protractor": "registry:dt/angular-protractor#1.5.0+20160317120654",
    "bluebird": "registry:dt/bluebird#2.0.0+20160319051630",
    "chalk": "registry:dt/chalk#0.4.0+20160317120654",
    "cucumber": "registry:dt/cucumber#0.0.0+20160316171810",
    "del": "registry:dt/del#2.2.0+20160317120654",
    "es6-shim": "registry:dt/es6-shim#0.31.2+20160317120654",
    "express": "registry:dt/express#4.0.0+20160317120654",
    "express-serve-static-core": "registry:dt/express-serve-static-core#0.0.0+20160322035842",
    "glob": "registry:dt/glob#5.0.10+20160317120654",
    "gulp": "registry:dt/gulp#3.8.0+20160316155526",
    "gulp-load-plugins": "registry:dt/gulp-load-plugins#0.0.0+20160316155526",
    "gulp-typescript": "registry:dt/gulp-typescript#0.0.0+20160317120654",
    "gulp-util": "registry:dt/gulp-util#3.0.0+20141016163602",
    "jasmine": "registry:dt/jasmine#2.2.0+20160412134438",
    "karma": "registry:dt/karma#0.13.9+20160316155526",
    "log4js": "registry:dt/log4js#0.0.0+20160316155526",
    "mime": "registry:dt/mime#0.0.0+20160316155526",
    "minimatch": "registry:dt/minimatch#2.0.8+20160317120654",
    "node": "registry:dt/node#4.0.0+20160412142033",
    "orchestrator": "registry:dt/orchestrator#0.0.0+20160316155526",
    "q": "registry:dt/q#0.0.0+20160323171452",
    "run-sequence": "registry:dt/run-sequence#0.0.0+20160316155526",
    "selenium-webdriver": "registry:dt/selenium-webdriver#2.44.0+20160317120654",
    "serve-static": "registry:dt/serve-static#1.7.1+20160104095738",
    "through2": "registry:dt/through2#2.0.0+20160317120654",
    "vinyl": "registry:dt/vinyl#1.1.0+20160316155526"
  }
}

/protractor.conf.js:
// @AngularClass
require('ts-node/register');
var helpers = require('./helpers');

exports.config = {
  /**
   * Angular 2 configuration
   *
   * useAllAngular2AppRoots: tells Protractor to wait for any angular2 apps on the page instead of just the one matching
   * `rootEl`
   *
   */
  useAllAngular2AppRoots: true,

  /* LOCALHOST CONFIG */
  seleniumServerJar: "node_modules/protractor/selenium/selenium-server-standalone-2.52.0.jar",
  baseUrl: 'http://localhost:8100',

  exclude: [],

  allScriptsTimeout: 110000,

  framework: 'custom',
  frameworkPath: require.resolve('protractor-cucumber-framework'),
  specs: [
    helpers.root('test/features/**/*.feature')
  ],
  cucumberOpts: {
    format: 'pretty',
    require: [
      'test/features/step_definitions/**/*.steps.ts'
    ],
    compiler: 'ts:ts-node/register'
  },

  directConnect: true,

  capabilities: {
    'browserName': 'chrome'
  },

  onPrepare: function() {
    browser.ignoreSynchronization = false;
  }
};

And an example of one step_definition is:
/test/features/step_definitions/signUp.steps.ts
import cucumber = require('cucumber')
import {SignUpPage} from '../pages/signUp.page';
import {SignInPage} from '../pages/signIn.page';

let chai = require('chai').use(require('chai-as-promised'));
let expect = chai.expect;

export = () => {

  type Callback = cucumber.CallbackStepDefinition;
  let step = <cucumber.StepDefinitions>this;
  let index = new SignInPage();
  let page = new SignUpPage();

  step.Given(/^I am not authenticated$/, (callback:Callback) => {
    index.openApp();
    callback();
  });

  step.When(/^I go to register$/, (callback:Callback) => {
    index.signUp();
    callback();
  });

  step.When(/^I fill 'name' with '([^"]*)'$/, (value:string, callback:Callback) => {
    page.setName(value);
    callback();
  });

  step.When(/^I fill 'email' with '([^"]*)'$/, (value:string, callback:Callback) => {
    page.setEmail(value);
    callback();
  });

  step.When(/^I fill 'password' with '([^"]*)'$/, (value:string, callback:Callback) => {
    page.setPassword(value);
    callback();
  });

  step.When(/^I fill 'passwordConfirmation' with '([^"]*)'$/, (value:string, callback:Callback) => {
    page.setPasswordConfirmation(value);
    callback();
  });

  step.When(/^I press 'Sign up'$/, (callback:Callback) => {
    page.submit();
    callback();
  });

  step.Then(/^the register form is validated '(.*)'$/, (valid:string, callback:Callback) => {
    let isValid = (valid === 'true');
    expect(page.formIsValid()).to.become(isValid).and.notify(callback);
  });
};

Is there anything that I've missed?

A: What really did the trick was fix the export declaration, as such:
import {CallbackStepDefinition} from 'cucumber';
import {SignUpPage} from '../pages/signUp.page';
import {SignInPage} from '../pages/signIn.page';

let chai = require('chai').use(require('chai-as-promised'));
let expect = chai.expect;

export = function() {

  let index = new SignInPage();
  let page = new SignUpPage();

  this.When(/^I go to register$/, (callback:CallbackStepDefinition) => {
    index.signUp();
    callback();
  });

  this.When(/^I set 'name' with '([^"]*)'$/, (name:string, callback:CallbackStepDefinition) => {
    page.setName(name);
    callback();
  });

  this.When(/^I set 'email' with '([^"]*)'$/, (email:string, callback:CallbackStepDefinition) => {
    page.setEmail(email);
    callback();
  });

  this.When(/^I set 'password' with '([^"]*)'$/, (password:string, callback:CallbackStepDefinition) => {
    page.setPassword(password);
    callback();
  });

  this.When(/^I set 'passwordConfirmation' with '([^"]*)'$/, (value:string, callback:CallbackStepDefinition) => {
    page.setPasswordConfirmation(value);
    callback();
  });

  this.When(/^I press 'Sign up'$/, (callback:CallbackStepDefinition) => {
    page.submit();
    callback();
  });

  this.Then(/^the register form is validated '(.*)'$/, (valid:string, callback:CallbackStepDefinition) => {
    let isValid = (valid === 'true');
    expect(page.formIsValid()).to.become(isValid).and.notify(callback);
  });
};

After that, the cucumber started running accordingly.

A: In your protractor.conf.js you can remove the compiler option from your cucumberOpts
  cucumberOpts: {
    format: 'pretty',
    require: [
      'test/features/step_definitions/**/*.steps.ts'
    ],
    //remove this compiler: 'ts:ts-node/register'
  },

Second, your signUp.steps.ts should look something like this:
let chai = require('chai').use(require('chai-as-promised'));
let expect = chai.expect;

import {SignUpPage} from '../pages/signUp.page';
import {SignInPage} from '../pages/signIn.page';

import Callback = cucumber.CallbackStepDefinition;

//1. create a class first
class SignupSteps{

  private index:SignInPage = new SignInPage();
  private page:SignUpPage = new SignUpPage();

  this.Given(/^I am not authenticated$/, (callback:Callback) => {
    index.openApp();
    callback();
  });

  this.When(/^I go to register$/, (callback:Callback) => {
    index.signUp();
    callback();
  });

  this.When(/^I fill 'name' with '([^"]*)'$/, (value:string, callback:Callback) => {
    page.setName(value);
    callback();
  });

  this.When(/^I fill 'email' with '([^"]*)'$/, (value:string, callback:Callback) => {
    page.setEmail(value);
    callback();
  });

  this.When(/^I fill 'password' with '([^"]*)'$/, (value:string, callback:Callback) => {
    page.setPassword(value);
    callback();
  });

  this.When(/^I fill 'passwordConfirmation' with '([^"]*)'$/, (value:string, callback:Callback) => {
    page.setPasswordConfirmation(value);
    callback();
  });

  this.When(/^I press 'Sign up'$/, (callback:Callback) => {
    page.submit();
    callback();
  });

  this.Then(/^the register form is validated '(.*)'$/, (valid:string, callback:Callback) => {
    let isValid = (valid === 'true');
    expect(page.formIsValid()).to.become(isValid).and.notify(callback);
  });
}

//2. this is really key, expose the class
export = SignupSteps;

You could also use https://github.com/timjroberts/cucumber-js-tsflow for writing cleaner step definitions
@see https://github.com/samvloeberghs/protractor-gherkin-cucumberjs-angular2 for a full implementation.
Cheers

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Michigan State holds off Detroit Mercy
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Rocket Watts had 23 points, four rebounds and four assists and No. 8 Michigan State edged past in-state opponent Detroit Mercy 83-76 at East Lansing, Mich. on Friday.
Gabe Brown supplied 16 points for the Spartans (4-0), who were coming off a road victory against No. 6 Duke. Aaron Henry contributed 12 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, while Joey Hauser added 10 points and five rebounds. Michigan State overcame 17 turnovers.
Spartans guard Joshua Langford sat out due to a knee injury.
Antoine Davis led Detroit Mercy with 24 points despite missing all nine of his 3-point attempts. Matt Johnson had 20 points, five rebounds and three assists.
The Titans were playing their season opener. They had three games scheduled at last week's Bluegrass Classic in Kentucky but had to bow out due to a positive COVID-19 test among a support staff member.
A 6-0 Detroit spurt gave it a 53-50 advantage with 12:21 remaining. Johnson's layup capped the run.
A short time later, a Johnson steal led to Dwayne Rose Jr.'s layup, giving the Titans a 59-54 lead.
The Spartans regained the lead with eight unanswered points. Watts and Brown scored four points apiece during the run, which made it 66-62.
A Johnson putback pulled Detroit Mercy within one, 71-70, with 3:38 left. But Henry hit a jumper and Brown drained a 3-pointer to extend the Spartans lead to six points.
The Titans pulled within two points, 78-76, on two Johnson free throws with 1:49 remaining.
Spartans forward Julius Marble answered with a dunk and Brown clinched the win on a 3-pointer with 26 seconds remaining.
The Spartans led by as much as eight points in the first half but the score was knotted at 35-all at halftime.
The Titans used a 12-2 run midway through the half to take the lead after the Spartans led 22-14. Marquell Fraser and Davis scored four points apiece during that run.
Davis finished the half with 12 points. Watts was the lone Michigan State player in double figures with 11 points in the first half.
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Heady stuff in France's deep south
Jennifer Choi finds new directions at Les Grands Chemins
Written by Neil Sowerby. Published on April 4th 2011.
Fine art and artisan food and wine are perfectly matched in France's Minervois region, discovers Jennifer Choi
PICTURE perfect. As writers we try to avoid clichés, but sometimes the obvious just fits. The scenery in Minervois is the epitome of life imitating art, which in this case is a Monet painting.
Endless rows of vines line the winding roads, their leaves an autumnal mix of reds and yellows, little 12th century houses tiled with cream and orange roofs, the snow-capped Pyrénées in the background and a cloudless blue sky. It's one of those settings that look good no matter what direction you point your camera.
I'm in the heart of Languedoc-Roussillon in the south of France, far away from the riots, uncollected rubbish and talks of pension reforms that have plagued the cities. I'm here for Les Grands Chemins, a food, wine and arts festival fortnight with enough conviviality to silence any cynics proclaiming that the art de vivre is a thing of the past.
We call into Domaine St Leocadie in Aigne, one of the open houses hosting an exhibition for the festival. Three sculptors are chiselling away en plein air; there's a spread put on with tastings of wines from the vineyard literally a stone's throw away.
With breathtaking views and in some cases, live classical music performances too, you'd be forgiven in thinking that these are events firmly targeted at the high-cultured, upper middle class wallet. A surprisingly princely price tag of €15 for all this, however, puts them very much back within the belt-tightened traveller's reach.
The area is still shaking off its bad reputation as the mass-producer of cheap reds, and many vignerons are thinking outside the AOC (designated appellation status) box to develop lesser-known but just as exciting grapes varieties.
If in doubt, Marie Binistri at Les Raisins de Soleil is your go-to. Her cave is a boutique of local wines hand-picked from her visits to vineyards all over the Minervois. Her recommendation for my cash-strapped but still adventurous palate is a Domaine Monastrel 2008 from the hilly terrain in Bize Minervois at less than €8, where even the untrained tongue can taste the 'terroir' of clay and limestone in this powerful yet flowery red.
Those who stay to explore unspoilt villages nearby will be richly and diversely rewarded by the likes of Le Somail, Caunes-Minervois and Minerve.
Le Somail is a storybook hamlet perched on the Canal du Midi with a barge for their local grocery store, an AMC-sized warehouse converted into a vintage bookshop, and the ateliers of artists eager to chat about their work over a glass of local tipple.
In Denis Carrière's case, it was paintings in oil and watercolours over charcoal sketches, and a Muscat de St Jean from Narbonne, which I was fully prepared to dismiss as cloyingly sweet until the clear floral notes hit my tongue.
Medieval Caunes-Minervois has an eighth century Benedictine abbey with nearly as much marble as the Chateau of Versailles. You'll see why when you get to the vast marble quarry with giant shafts of pink and white carved in unnaturally regular chunks from the mountain. Louis XVII got his Château kitted out here.
Nowadays the cost of treating the marble makes it uneconomical to extract, and sadly what little is produced is exported to Italy for resale. Still, the quarry is home to Thierry Auneau, whose current project of sculpting from a 12-tonne chunk of marble in his outdoor studio is an impressive sight.
The capital of Minervois, Minerve, is one of 'les plus beaux Villages de France'. That's thanks to a signature arched bridge, natural, dramatic ledges from its position between two massive gorges, and that dried up riverbed of the River Cesse leading to a large tunnel – a culmination of geographical wonders that can only truly be appreciated on foot.
And finally, we return to Carcassonne, a bustling fortified town with pointed cone roofs and multi-layered ramparts from both Roman and medieval times, and gates which look out onto the River Aude. It's a great base for visiting the region. Religion, history and architectural buffs alike can revel in the legendary tales of the Cathars while tourists may find irresistible offerings of cassoulet, foie gras and artisan wines.
Ryanair flies to Carcassonne from Liverpool and Leeds and to Montpellier from Leeds.
bmibaby are launching a new route from Manchester to Montpellier from July 2, operating twice a week on Tuesday and Saturday for the peak summer season. fares will start from just £40.99 one way including taxes.
For tourism information on the region visit www.sunfrance.com.
La Bastide Cabezac ***
18-20 Hameau de Cabezac - 11120 BIZE MINERVOIS (France)
Tél. (033+) 04 68 46 66 10 - Fax. (033+)04 68 46 66 29
www.la-bastide-cabezac.com.
B&B La Marbrerie
Avenue de l'Argens Double
1160 Caunes Minervois
www.la-marbrerie.fr.
Château de Siran ***
avenue du Château
34210 Siran
www.château-de-siran.com.
We also visited the self-catering Gites: Bastide Les Aliberts
Les Aliberts
F - 34210 Minerve
Tel : +33 (0)4 6891 8172
www.aliberts.com.


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Q: Retrieving a Type's leaf interfaces The System.Type class provides a GetInterfaces() method that "gets all the interfaces implemented or inherited by the current Type".
The problem is that "The GetInterfaces method does not return interfaces in a particular order, such as alphabetical or declaration order. Your code must not depend on the order in which interfaces are returned, because that order varies".
In my case, however, I need to isolate and expose (via WCF) only the leaf interfaces of the interface hierarchy, that is interfaces that are not inherited by other interfaces in that hierarchy. For example, consider the following hierarchy
interface IA { }
interface IB : IA { }
interface IC : IB { }
interface ID : IB { }
interface IE : IA { }
class Foo : IC, IE {}

Foo's leaf interfaces are IC and IE, whereas GetInterfaces() will return all 5 interfaces (IA..IE).
A FindInterfaces() method is also provided, allowing you to filter the aforementioned interfaces using a predicate of your choice.
My current implementation is given below. It is O(n^2) where n is the number of interfaces the type implements. I was wondering if there was a more elgant and/or efficient way of doing it.
    private Type[] GetLeafInterfaces(Type type)
    {
        return type.FindInterfaces((candidateIfc, allIfcs) =>
        {
            foreach (Type ifc in (Type[])allIfcs)
            {
                if (candidateIfc != ifc && candidateIfc.IsAssignableFrom(ifc))
                    return false;
            }
            return true;
        }
        ,type.GetInterfaces());
    }

Thanks in advance

A: I don't think you will find a simple solution to this. Your problem is that in the end, Foo actually implements all the interfaces, regardless of their internal inheritance hierarchy. If you examine Foo using Ildasm or some similar tool this becomes evident. Consider the following code:
interface IFirst { }
interface ISecond : IFirst { }
class Concrete : ISecond { }

The resulting IL code (dumped from Ildasm):
.class private auto ansi beforefieldinit MyNamespace.Concrete
       extends [mscorlib]System.Object
       implements MyNamespace.ISecond,
                  MyNamespace.IFirst
{
  .method public hidebysig specialname rtspecialname
          instance void  .ctor() cil managed
  {
    // Code size       7 (0x7)
    .maxstack  8
    IL_0000:  ldarg.0
    IL_0001:  call       instance void [mscorlib]System.Object::.ctor()
    IL_0006:  ret
  } // end of method Concrete::.ctor

} // end of class MyNamespace.Concrete

As you can see, on this level there is no difference in the relation between Concrete and the two interfaces.


Tickets can be picked up on the morning of the program from 10–11 am in the Huntington Entrance lobby.
Iris van Herpen, Anthazoa 3D Cape and Skirt, Voltage Collection, 2013. 3D-printed polyeurethane rubber and acrylic, steel cage, and cotton twill inner lining and silk satin lining. Museum purchase with funds donated by the Fashion Council, Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
Made by W.C. Keen, Hat, about 1915. Plaited straw. gift of Mrs. William A. Burnham.
John J. Stevens, Woman's dress in two parts (bodice), 1874-75. Silk with silk trim. Gift of Miss Ruth Burke.
"Mass Fashion: Past, Present, and Future," a public symposium scheduled for October 5 and 6 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, explores the unique culture of fashion in Massachusetts. Speakers from academia, industry, and design discuss topics including the textile industry, immigration, technology, education, progressivism, and contemporary design.
Mass Fashion is a statewide collaboration celebrating fashion in Massachusetts. Through 2019, the Concord Museum; Fuller Craft Museum; Historic New England; Massachusetts Historical Society; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Old Sturbridge Village; Peabody Essex Museum; and The Trustees of Reservations will present exhibitions and events on fashion-related subjects.
The symposium is sponsored by the Ann and John Clarkeson Lecture and Publication Fund for Textiles and Costumes.


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Hearing for bridge toll increase begins
A public hearing about possible toll increases on the Angus L. Macdonald and A. Murray MacKay bridges began Monday morning in Halifax.
CBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2010 10:45 AM AT | Last Updated: November 22, 2010
The Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission has applied to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review board to increase the price of all tolls by about a third, starting early next year.
"That would take automobiles from 75 cents cash to $1; those who pay by MACPASS will go from 60 cents to 80 cents," said Steve Snider, general manager and CEO of Halifax Harbour Bridges.
"Essentially, if you want to save yourself some money and you're a cash user, convert to MACPASS and your increase is only going to cost you five cents."
For commercial vehicles using the MACPASS, the price of the tolls would go up by 29 cents per axle. Commercial vehicles using cash to cross the bridges would pay 34 cents more on average per axle if the increase is approved.
No price changes are proposed for buses, including the Access-A-Bus, in order to encourage the use of public transit over the bridges.
Although the hearing is scheduled for the week, Snider said it is only expected to take a couple of days. No evidence has been submitted by any intervenors.
"We've managed for the last 18 years to operate based on our cash flow. We've used that, in large part, to fund our smaller capital projects," Snider told CBC News ahead of Monday's hearing.
"We're now moving into a period where we've got about $140 million in costs that we expect to spend over the next four to five years and that's not reasonable to borrow for all of that."
Every year, 33 million trips are recorded over both the Angus L. Macdonald and the A. Murray MacKay bridges. The commission expects to raise an extra $8 million by hiking the toll 25 cents.
Bridge authority applies for toll increase
Bridge toll hike must go to transit: councillor
Bridge toll could cost quarter more


We all have our favourite cuisines, and one of mine is Indian food – I adore it! There is an amazing Indian restaurant in our neighbourhood that has been there for years; a testament to its excellent food. My husband and I eat there frequently or just grab some take-out on the way home from work, if we are pressed for time. One of my favourite dishes there, is Butter Chicken. It is so luxurious – the epitome of comfort food. Just one mouth-full of this rich concoction transports me to the exotic sights and sounds of India. Even the first whiff of it makes me forget my damp, rain-soaked surroundings. I could eat this dish all year round…except that I would have to buy much bigger pants! I mean the traditional recipe is full of…well, butter of course – and cream to boot!
So, today's recipe was the most exciting discovery! I first found it in my favourite Canadian series of cookbooks. The recipe is adapted from the 4th in the series: Whitewater Cooks with Passion, by Shelley Adams. This is Butter Chicken without any butter or cream! How brilliant can that be? For any of you who can't consume lactose, this recipe is a revelation. I have made it twice now and both times have marvelled over the flavour and complexity and the very fact that I could go back for seconds and not feel too guilty. I have used Thai green curry paste both times that I have made it, knowing that the flavour would be a bit unusual, but it just works so well. I encourage you to try this, but I do intend to try some Indian curry paste the next time that I make it.
Am I bringing this to Fiesta Friday? You bet! I know the whole gang there will go crazy for this creation. If you haven't joined us yet for the best virtual blog party in town, come on over to Angie's blog, The Novice Gardener. You won't want to go home!
Problems with lactose? No worries here!
Mix together garam masala, coriander, harissa, salt and oil.
Rub all over the chicken and marinate for at least 4 hours in the fridge.
Bake the chicken in a 350°F. oven for about 30 – 40 minutes. Remove from oven and slice or shred thinly.
Sauté onion, in oil until it becomes soft and almost caramelized. Add 1 tablespoon garlic, 2 teaspoons ginger, coriander, salt and tomato paste. Continue cooking over low heat for 5 minutes.
Add coconut milk, and curry paste and let simmer for 30 minutes.
Add tomatoes, garlic, ginger and cooked chicken and simmer uncovered for another 5 minutes to allow the flavours to marry.
Serve with basmati rice, raita and hot buttered naan or chapatis. A side of green vegetables or fresh chopped spinach will make this a complete and very satisfying meal.
Serve with warm chapatis and Basmati rice. Enjoy!
This looks absolutely fabulous. I can imagine how wonderful your home must have smelled with this cooking, Juliana!
I love Indian food too, and this dish, your presentation is absolutely fabulous. Yum!
Great minds think alike – I too have presented a chicken curry for today's FF's gathering. 🙂 I love butter chicken too, but imagine all those extra calories? I like the way you tweaked it to suit your palate, and I absolutely adore those containers you've served them in. Did you buy those in an Indian store?
Yes, they are called tiffin carriers I believe. There's a great movie that came out recently talking about how lucrative this particular business is. Cyclists take these tiffins to the businesses on their bicycles around lunch time, it's a hoot to see how many they have balancing on their cycles at one time. The movie was pretty popular, I think it might be called "The lunch box".
Butter chicken is a favourite at our house too. I will bookmark this for the next time I make it. Thanks.
Thanks, Hilda! I think you will really like this one!
Amazing. I love butter chicken too. With this recipe you can eat without feeling even a bit of guilt. Good one.
Hey Sadia! Yes, that is a really a wonderful reason to make this recipe!
You are so right Julianna – I am going crazy over this dish and I am sure everyone else will too 🙂 Butter chicken without butter!
It would be amazing with veggies too, Elaine!
What a beautiful recipe! I can almost smell it – I love Indian food anyway, so this one's a real revelation!
This is just a genius recipe, Julianna. Rich without being full of fat – absolutely brilliant – I am bookmarking this one! And those mini tiffin containers are just adorable! Thanks for bringing this to the party – Happy Fiesta Friday!
My pleasure to bring this to FF, Selma! I just love those mini tiffin tins too! One of my colleagues lent them to me! They are perfect for my size of lunch! Got to get some for myself too!
I can smell it from here. Yum.
Nom-Nom-Nom! 🙂 I adore butter chicken, but don't eat it too often cause it's well… not the healthiest dish. This recipe however, amazing, need it in my life stat.
Wow, I love that you used harissa paste in the rub, it is truly a magical ingredient. I actually add it to my burgers and it makes them soooo much better. Do you think this recipe should include a dollop of butter on top? Haha! Thank you for bringing this warming and homey delicious stew like creation of deliciousness to our party this week!
Aww, you are so kind, Sue! I am going to add harissa to my burgers for sure! And hey, butter on top of the butter-less chicken – blasphemous yes, but heavenly…I'm going to try that too!
This recipe is delicious to look at and I love all the flavors you've combined without all the butter!
Oh wow. I love butter chicken, but of course, my waistline doesn't! I am definitely trying this – always love a new curry recipe! Thank you so much for sharing, and happy FF anniversary!
Indian cuisine is one of my favorites too. The flavors are so bold and intense. Thanks for sharing; these pictures are gorgeous.
Ahh, this looks so good, Julianna! One of my favorite dishes!


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The Ice Man Cometh
Butler to perform at Reynolds Auditorium
Jerry Butler, music's "The Ice Man," will be inducted into The Hit Parade Hall of Fame on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. at Reynolds Memorial Auditorium, 301 Hawthorne Road. Butler and 70s chart-topping R&B group Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes will be performing at the event.
Butler, a native of Sunflower, Miss., is an American singer, songwriter, author and politician. Butler is a 1991 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and emeritus chairman of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. He currently serves as a Commissioner for Cook County, Ill. and is the longest serving commissioner in Cook County history.
Butler has lived in Chicago for 70 years. At age three, his family traveled North as part of a mass migration of blacks from the South. He began his professional singing career in the 1950s as the lead singer for The Impressions, a Chicago based group that topped the pop charts with "For Your Precious Love" in 1958. In 1959, he was dubbed "The Ice Man" by radio personality Georgie Woods for his debonair and effortless style.
Among The Impressions was 16-year-old songwriter and guitarist, Curtis Mayfield. Butler and Mayfield forged a close friendship and productive professional relationship that guided Butler's success as a solo artist throughout the 60s. Butler's voice became one of the most distinguished in all of music. After departing The Impressions, Butler's first solo hit "He Will Break Your Heart" reached number one on the charts. In 1961, he had two top-ten singles, "Find Another Girl" and "I'm a Telling You." In 1967, he teamed up with the production duo of Gamble and Huff. His work with the two producers and songwriters resulted in the hugely acclaimed album, "The Ice Man Cometh," which produced two number-one singles, "Hey, Western Union Man" and "Only the Strong Survive," and two top ten singles, "Never Give You Up" and "Are You Happy."
In 1970, Butler founded the Jerry Butler Songwriters Workshop in Chicago. His second Gold single "Ain't Understanding Mellow," with Brenda Lee Eager, was a product of the workshop. By 1972, the workshop had generated $4 million in record sales and produced 30 chart singles recorded by the likes of The Dells, Isaac Hayes, Aretha Franklin, Oscar Brown Jr. and Betty Everette.
In 2000, Butler published his autobiography, "Only The Strong Survive." Among his many honors are three Grammy nominations and two Billboard Magazine Awards.
The Hit Parade Hall of Fame awards artists' special significance. Inductees are chosen by the general public. Nominees are required to meet certain criteria, including possessing at least two top 10 hits. Artists' eligibility for being listed in The Hit Parade Hall of Fame expires if they are not inducted after three consecutive years of voting. More than 100 recording artists have been inducted since 2007.
This will be the first Hit Parade Hall of Fame induction ceremony held in North Carolina. Tickets begin at $48.80 and can be purchased at TicketMaster locations.
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Rolonda Watts returns home to promote novel
Seniors surprised with gifts of Beat the Heat baskets
'Black Panther' starts WePLAY Movies in the Park series


Guess Who Wants to Help Big Brother?
One result of government-created mass immigration in the wake of Sept. 11 is that personal and civil liberties may dwindle as "Homeland Security" swells.
Since there are legal limits on what government agencies like the FBI and the CIA can do to spy on the legal and non-violent activities of Americans, however, Homeland Security may come to include a few off-the-books agencies as well as those supposedly on the books.
So-called "watchdog" groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith rake in millions every year for the purpose of "tracking" what they call "extremist" activities—usually perfectly legal if sometimes bizarre political groups that the FBI and cops can't touch unless they're suspected of committing crimes.
Now, in the case of the Anti-Defamation League [ADL], a high-ranking official has acknowledged that they essentially help the FBI skirt the law and maybe even the Constitution.
Under guidelines and laws adopted in the 1970s, in the wake of such episodes as Watergate and various intelligence community scandals, limits were established on what intelligence agencies like the FBI and CIA could collect and how they could collect it.
What the ADL is acknowledging—perhaps unconsciously—is that it is helping such agencies evade those laws.
He neglects to point out that it's actually illegal for the FBI and certain law enforcement agencies even to have some kinds of "additional information"—so the ADL collects and keeps it for them.
It's far from clear how valuable that kind of service is. In the first place, if American voters and the Congress wanted these agencies to have more resources to collect more information, they'd probably provide it for them. Maybe they don't want them to have more on purpose, and maybe it's not really the business of the ADL to provide it anyway.
Moreover, what the ADL provides in the way of "additional information" isn't necessarily what the FBI needs, nor is it always reliable. The ADL, a Jewish organization, is understandably concerned mainly about anti-Jewish extremism, but anti-Jewish extremism may not be the biggest threat to the country that the Bureau and the cops need to know about. There are foreign terrorists, far-left terrorists, and environmentalist and animal rights terrorists, and there's no reason to think that what the ADL can provide the FBI about such groups is either more reliable or more useful than what it can get for itself.
As for reliability, a federal judge last year upheld most of a $10-million lawsuit against the ADL for falsely labelling a couple in Denver as "anti-Semites." A few years ago, the ADL outraged many mainstream conservatives by claiming that Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition was anti-Semitic and harbored "Nazi sympathies," despite the Christian right's strong support for Israel.
Unlike public law enforcement and intelligence agencies, the ADL doesn't have to answer to elected officials, so there's no check on it. It can fabricate or slant the "intelligence" it peddles to push public agencies in directions it wants them to go, not where they should be going.
That's swell. But obviously, the ADL's spying didn't help prevent the bombing – or even help catch those who committed it. So what good is it?
The only good that groups like the ADL seem to serve is their own, by impressing gullible and terrified donors with all the secret inside dope they rake up. By playing on the fears and fantasies of such people, the "watchdog" groups have raised millions for themselves.
The danger such groups present is not only that their slanted "research" and "intelligence" will misdirect and misinform professional law enforcement and intelligence services, but also that the law-abiding people they spy on and harass will wind up being smeared or framed for thoughts they never thought and deeds they never did.
Thanksgiving for Big Brother Too?
Dubya to America: Immigration Sí, Constitution No!