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In a much anticipated move, Microsoft has created the Server & Cloud Division (SCD) within the Server & Tools Business (STB) that merges the Windows Azure and the Windows Server & Solutions groups. The move shows that Azure isn't just an advanced development project for the software giant, and the company is ready to make money from it. Microsoft says its strategy is to create "a single organization focused on delivering solutions for customers that span on-premises data centers and the cloud." Windows Server, Windows Azure, SQL Server, SQL Azure, Visual Studio, and System Center are all part of this strategy that includes both on-premises and cloud solutions. Microsoft notes it is the only company in the industry that can offer its customers the choice to tap into a server platform, a cloud platform, or both. The move this week comprises of the following three changes:
- The Windows Azure Development team will move from under Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie (this is the part that really shows Azure has graduated from an advanced development project) to the Server & Tools Business, led by Bob Muglia, president of the Server and Tools Division. Senior Vice President Amitabh Srivastava will lead the newly formed SCD, reporting to Muglia.
- The Windows Server and Solutions group, led by Corporate Vice President Bill Laing, will join the Windows Azure team to form the Server & Cloud Division. Laing will continue his role as a key member of the STB leadership team but will report to Amitabh and work with him to continue the bilateral sharing of technology between Windows Server and Windows Azure, which has been a key design goal of Microsoft's software and services strategy.
- The Windows Azure Business and Marketing team will continue to be led by Doug Hauger. Doug will join the Server and Tools Marketing Group, led by Corporate Vice President Robert Wahbe, reporting to Corporate Vice President Bob Kelly, who is also responsible for Windows Server, System Center, and Forefront.
The reorganization has no impact on the actual product and services, at least not immediately. At PDC09, Microsoft announced that the Azure platform will have its first paying customers in February 2010, marking the company's entry into the commercial cloud computing market. In July 2009, the company laid out the pricing for Windows Azure, SQL Azure, Azure, and .NET Services.


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I can hardly believe it!! My Christmas potting table now graces the cover of the November/December Rubber Stamper magazine. It is the last issue of this magazine ever - it was sold to a new publisher who will roll its contents into another magazine. They also published the instructions for making this card as well as three other seasonal variations on pages 26-27. If you're near a craft store newsstand in November please take a peek!!
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
I'm a Cover Girl!
Labels: Publication, Stamping
7 comments:
- Kelly said...
OMG I am so stoked for you!! YOu are a celeb in my book!!
- October 10, 2007 at 9:53 PM
- Unknown said...
WOW!!!! I am soooooo happy for you!!!
- October 11, 2007 at 7:08 AM
- Til said...
WOW!!! JOLENE!!! Your card is fabulous and what an Honor to be on the last publication! Congrats.
- October 11, 2007 at 11:21 AM
- Jeannette said...
Congratulations! It is such a fab card, it deserves the cover.
- October 11, 2007 at 12:59 PM
- Spot-On said...
yay congrats sweetie!
oh btw
tagged ya!
- October 12, 2007 at 4:52 PM
- marcibun said...
Your card is awesome, it deserved the cover. Bummer that its ceasing publication but at least they went out with a bang. Congrats!
- October 12, 2007 at 9:17 PM
Congratulations, Jolene - that is one beautiful magazine cover!
- October 14, 2007 at 11:34 AM
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Open source laptop tracking and recovery
If you use a laptop, you have a good chance of having it lost or stolen. Learn about Adeona, a reliable open source system that can help you locate your lost or stolen laptop.
If you search on the term "laptop" at the DATALOSS db site [1], you'll see announcements such as "160,000 notified that personal information is on stolen laptop" or "Social Security numbers and names of about 60,000 on stolen laptops."
This same search at The Data Breach Blog [2] will produce additional shock thanks to headlines like "Laptops stolen from TSA contractor contain personal information of 3,930" or "Stolen laptop contains personal data of 800,000 Gap job applicants."
Other recent news headlines have included the loss of PII (Personally Identifiable Information) for 190,000 employees on stolen Anheuser-Busch laptops, or a Stanford laptop containing data concerning 72,000 current or former employees.
Ponemon Institute conducted a study in July 2008 on behalf of Dell that determined that 800,000 laptop are misplaced by users each year as they pass through airports [3], a number that used to describe all laptop thefts globally. Even more significant is the fact that approximately half of the professionals surveyed for the Ponemon study admitted that they carry confidential company information.
Ultimately, this study indicates that approximately 63-million laptops were purchased worldwide in 2008. If we use the commonly assumed estimate that one in ten laptops are stolen each year, and 20 percent are lost or misplaced, then no fewer than 6,300,000 laptops ended up in the wrong hands last year.
Consider these statistics and then think about this: If you use a laptop, you stand a very good chance of losing it or having it stolen. Furthermore, FBI statistics indicate that as few as 2 percent of lost or stolen laptops will ever be recovered.
Adeona [4] is the private, reliable, open source system for tracking the location of your lost or stolen laptop. With no dependency on a proprietary, central service, Adeona only needs to be installed on your laptop to help increase your sense of mobile device safekeeping. Additionally, Adeona ensures your privacy via advanced cryptographic methodology, allowing only the owner – or the owner's agent – to use the system to track a lost or stolen laptop.
Adiona [5], the Roman goddess of safe returns, lends her name to this remarkable open source offering. If you treat your laptop as your child, you'll appreciate knowing that Adiona is believed to watch over children and bring them home safely, and also to protect travelers.
Adeona utilizes the open source OpenDHT [6] (distributed hash table) distributed storage service to store location updates sent from the Adeona client you install on your laptop, which continually monitors the current location of your laptop and gathers data such as IP addresses and local network topology that is used to identify its current location. Again, keep in mind that the Adeona client then uses strong cryptographic methodology to encrypt the location data and ensure that the ciphertexts stored with the OpenDHT service are anonymous and unlinkable, while also making it is easy for a laptop owner to retrieve location information.
In this article, I'll start with Adeona installation and retrieval, and then I'll look at the science behind the system.
Do not attempt to recover your lost or stolen laptop yourself. If you think your laptop has been stolen, contact the appropriate law enforcement agency.
Regardless of your operating system, Adeona installation is straightforward. According to the online Adeona installation notes, it has been built and tested on multiple Linux flavors including Ubuntu, Fedora, Gentoo, and even the XO laptop (One Laptop per Child). I conducted installations on Ubuntu systems; be sure to check for dependencies: OpenSSL, traceroute, cron, and the optional iwconfig. To install Adeona, run:
$ tar xzf adeona-0.2.1.tar.gz $ cd adeona/ $ ./configure $ sudo make install
By default, the installer script will install Adeona in /usr/local/adeona. To make sure it runs during system startup, the Adeona client program relies on cron:
$ sudo crontab -e
This command will open root's crontab file so you can add the entry for the Adeona client. Note that the install script will print out the necessary crontab entry so you can just copy and paste it. Be sure you add this crontab entry for Adeona, otherwise the client will not run the next time you reboot.
The crontab entry for Adeona is comprised of:
@reboot $INSTALLDIR/adeona-client .exe -s $INSTALLDIR/adeona-clientstate.cst -r $INSTALLDIR/ resources/ -l $INSTALLDIR/logs/ &
The trailing ampersand (&) is necessary to prevent the parent /bin/sh from lingering while the client is running. Although I did not test an installation on a 64-bit system, there are some compatibility issues that are resolved by compiling with the -m32 flag, which is easily achieved by locating the CFLAGS variable in the Makefile and adding the -m32 flag to it.
On some Debian-based systems, you might need 32-bit versions of the required libraries via getlibs (for example, getlibs -l libcrypto.a). Errors you might encounter could result from an absence of the C libraries or OpenSSL routines and headers. Resolve these via:
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential
$ sudo apt-get install libssl-dev
After agreeing to the terms of the GPL (and assuming all dependencies are met), you'll be prompted for a password. To protect your location-finding credentials, please pick a password for Adeona; it does not need to be the same as your login password. Remember to add the Adeona crontab entry after committing your password.
Don't forget to make a backup copy of your location-finding credentials:
The installer drops a copy of adeona-retrievecredentials.ost on your Desktop. Next, email it to yourself, or better yet, put it on a portable memory device (USB, SD, etc.). If you must, write down the contents given that they are protected by the password you established during the installation process.
To help prevent timing attacks, Adeona utilizes pseudo-randomly scheduled updates. Thus, you might not be able to retrieve any location information as stored in OpenDHT until at least one hour after installation.
Because the necessary binaries are included in client installation packages, retrieval is very simple on all systems. Logic dictates, however, that you'll be conducting retrieval from a different system than the one on which you installed your original client.
After installation, retrieval is achieved via the following commands:
The command
$ADEONADIR/adeona-retrieve.exe -r $ADEONADIR/resources/ -l /path/to/results/ -s /path/to/your/adeona-retrievecredentials.ost -n 1
retrieves the most recent location given the encrypted location-finding credential file. Figure 1 shows retrieval on my test system. Had I not attempted retrieval so soon after installation on this particular system, I might have received results like Listing 1.
If I were a thief using this laptop at a coffee shop or a library, the laptop owner would likely retrieve a specific access point – an IP address that can be geo-located by law enforcement – and additional router data.
Adeona offers an additional feature for Mac users that takes advantage of the built-in iSight camera [7]. With isightcapture incorporated, the Mac OS X version of Adeona gives you the option to capture pictures of the laptop user or thief. Rest assured that images are also privacy-protected; only the laptop owner (or the owner's agent) can access them (Figure 2).
Listing 1
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The colorful yet calming North Carolina home of Bob Williams
It's your typical home renovation story--besotted homeowners; a charming yet seriously outdated home long admired from afar; the obligatory snowball effect; and a "quick update" that became a three-and-a-half-year overhaul.
While the renovation process was par for the course, the results were anything but predictable. The 1947 Georgian Colonial in Hickory, North Carolina, painstakingly refurbished by Bob Williams and Stephen Heavner, is now a colorful yet calming home abundant with conversation pieces and collections.
"For 20 years, I admired this house sitting up on the hill," says Bob, cofounder of furniture manufacturer Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams. "I was just so impressed by it. We were looking for something more grown-up and sophisticated, and this house had all of that."
Unfortunately, it also had an abundance of wallpaper. "At first we thought we could transform the house by simply painting it," says Bob. "But every room except the den was wallpapered. Little had been done to the interiors since the '70s. So, one thing led to another, and we figured if you're in for a dime, you're in for a dollar. Once we started thinking about all the possibilities, we just went for the total change."
Soft taupes and shades of blue now prevail, replacing a profusion of jewel tones and floral wallpaper. Navy, robin's-egg, and teal--harmonious but never repetitive--lend their calming air to almost every room.
In the living room, ice-blue walls act as a counterpoint to the warm wood of case goods and original parquet floors. Dark taupe-and-white Chinese toile curtains lend a traditional spin to a not-so-traditional mix of furnishings. New pieces from Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams mingle with treasured vintage finds--a Lucite chair, an Eames-style white leather armchair, and a Frank Gehry cardboard chair. Splashes of orange offer a warm contrast to the cool blue walls.
"It's all about the mix, isn't it?" says Bob. "It's like wearing a pair of jeans with a sport coat or a great pair of designer shoes with jeans and a black T-shirt. It's really about mixing textures and colors and then adding something that gives a bit of an accent to set it off."
Nowhere is that mix more evident than in the den--reminiscent of a moody gentleman's club for the cool crowd. It's the perfect spot to ease into an oversized leather club chair with Sunday paper in hand and a friendly 72-pound English bulldog named Stella-Lou-Bella curled up at your feet.
Teal blue walls, inspired by the home's original blue/green scheme but darkened a shade or two for a more intimate feel, act as a foil for an inviting, loungey mix of furnishings with a definitive masculine edge. It's here that Bob's passion for collecting becomes apparent. This passion ripples throughout the house, manifested in an assortment of groupings: midcentury modern chairs, antique lighters gathered on an orange lacquered tray, black-and-white photographs, bulldog figurines, miniatures of the Eiffel Tower and Statue of Liberty, McCoy pottery. The assemblage is varied and prodigious.
In the less colorful yet equally chic dining room, blue becomes the wingman for once--lending its cool encouragement to the taupe-gray walls. "We painted the dining room a darker color to make it more intimate," says Bob. "Then we added the upholstered bench to break up the monotony of a matching suite of chairs."
While updates were made throughout the first floor--from additional doorways and recessed lighting to a summer's worth of wallpaper removal--most structural changes were saved for the kitchen.
"The original kitchen was a true cook's kitchen--very narrow and really built just for cooking," says Bob. "Now it's where it all happens. It's a bright and happy room, and we just love being in there. It's by far the most used room in the house."
A medley of materials works together to create a modern kitchen with a distinctly traditional feel--a little bit Ozzie and Harriet, a little bit Top Chef. A mix of countertops, from Carrara marble to butcher block, adds élan. The backsplash's oversized subway tiles temper the diminutive octagonal Carrara marble floor tile. Vintage touches (and the obligatory collections) add individuality. A walk-in Butcher Boy cooler was converted to a dry pantry, the original door refinished in mahogany, and the original hardware rechromed. A restored 1936 Magic Chef range with eight burners and four ovens makes cooking for a crowd a snap. An antique Toast-O-Lator toaster, vintage canisters, and McCoy pottery congregate on counters.
"We tried to keep the interior somewhat reflective of the period of the house," notes Bob, "keeping to its traditional roots while making it fresh and modern."
Upstairs, renovations revolved around creating that more grown-up, sophisticated house long dreamed of. "Our previous house was a bungalow without a proper master bath or closet," says Bob. "Having a spacious master bath with storage and a great big bathtub was more important than having a big bedroom, so we turned the old master bedroom into the bath."
The result is a clean-lined closet and blissful bath that are equal parts practicality and luxury. A washer and dryer were added to the closet because, well, "it just makes good, practical sense," says Bob. Floor-to-ceiling cabinets with glass panels lined in shirred linen offer a plenitude of storage in the bath. A jaw-dropping, supersized tub enveloped in marble enigmatically "floats" atop the matching marble floor--the pièce de résistance in a singular space that somehow fits this cool blue house perfectly.
Photography: Colleen Duffley
Produced by Andrea Caughey
Interior design: Bob Williams, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, mgbwhome.com.
Contractor: Glaze Construction Co., 828/324-9255.
The entry prior to the renovation
In the entry, clean lines and minimal color rule.
Front doors: original to house.
Flooring (Porto Beige limestone with Flannel Liner and Dot): Studio 321, 828/304-8258.
Paint ("Revere Pewter" #HC-172): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com.
Hanging system: Rejuvenation, 888/401-1900, rejuvenation.com.
Chandelier by front door ("Cole" #3337): Robert Abbey, 828/322-3480, robertabbey.biz.
Chair by front door (vintage): Antique Factory, 770/455-7570, antiquefactory.net.
Photograph above chair (by Mario Cravo Neto): Yancey Richardson Gallery, 646/230-9610, yanceyrichardson.com.
Mirrored chest ("Donnabella 4-Door Chest" #10311-CST): Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, mgbwhome.com.
Photographs over mirrrored chest (by Mark Steinmetz): Yancey Richardson Gallery, 646/230-9610.
Stella-Lou-Bella inspects the living room prior to the renovation.
Vintage pieces mix with contemporary furnishings from Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams in the living room. Drapery fabric is from Duralee.
Wall paint ("Palladian Blue" #HC-144): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667.
Flooring: mahogany.
Recessed lighting: Lutron, 888/588-7661, lutron.com.
Hanging system: Rejuvenation, 888/401-1900, rejuvenation.com.
Mantel; green marble fireplace: original to house.
Sofa ("Reese" #877-015T); chair ("Reese" #877-005T); sofa-and-chair fabric ("Vestige"/Parchment #102580); coffee table ("Lawson Cocktail Table" #10370-CBT); wing chair ("Juliette" #1148-005); wing-chair fabric; area rug ("Geo"/Mineral #AC10332RUG); sofa end table ("VanDyke Stone Side Table"); pair of chests on back wall ("VanDyke Three-Drawer Chest" #10356-CST); orange table lamp ("Nola"/Tangerine #MG-TG701); gold table lamp ("Donut Table Lamp" #MG-2278); mirror; chest behind Juliette chair ("VanDyke Tall Drawer/Door Chest" #10355-CST); throw pillows: Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, mgbwhome.com.
Throw pillows: Williams-Sonoma Home, 888/922-4108, wshome.com.
Throw pillows; orange tray: Calypso Home, 212/925-6200.
Lighter collection on orange tray: City Issue, 678/999-9075, cityissue.com.
Drapery: discontinued.
Photograph above VanDyke chest (by Mike Smith): Yancey Richardson Gallery, 646/230-9610.
Vintage candlesticks: 14th Street Antiques Market, 404/325-4600.
Lucite chair (vintage, Lucite "Lily" chair, by Irwin & Estelle Laverne): Showplace Antique + Design Center, 212/633-6063, nyshowplace.com.
White leather armchair (vintage): City Issue, 678/999-9075.
Lucite-and-glass occasional table; cashmere throw; candlestick collection; drawings; photography: owner's collection.
Once a closet, the wet bar in the media room is now handy when settling in to watch a movie.
Mantel; bar cabinet: McCoury Originals Inc., 828/267-1515.
Paint ("White Dove"): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667.
Hanging system: Rejuvenation, 888/401-1900, rejuvenation.com.
Sofa ("Jordan Sectional"); fabric ("Cue"/Mocha #102089); drapery ("Carmine"/Harbor Blue #102008); area rug ("PowerShag"/Camel #AC10215RUG); throw pillows: Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, mgbwhome.com.
Throw pillows: Williams-Sonoma Home, 888/922-4108, wshome.com.
Large photograph (by Mike Smith): Yancey Richardson Gallery, 646/230-9610.
Vintage chairs, from left (Danish Rocking Chair, Charles and Ray Eames Chair by Herman Miller, Bertoia Child's Chair by Knoll): Antique Factory, 770/455-7570. antiquefactory.net.
A collection of vintage chairs perches under a Mike Smith photograph.
The painting above the sofa in the den was rescued from the side of the road. "Art really is in the eye of the beholder," laughs Bob.
Sofa ("Celia" #1083-003T); sofa fabric ("Mohair"/Cordovan #100709); leather wing chair ("Ashton Leather Chair" #692-005L); wing-chair fabric ("Corsica"/Twilight #2286); coffee tables ("Max Bunching Table" #10245-OCT); area rug ("Calypso"/Spice #AC10210RUG); table by wing chair ("Knox Gold Leaf Side Table"); sofa end table ("Porter Wood Glass Side Table" #10328-STB); table lamp ("Wellington" #MG-Z2223): Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, mgbwhome.com.
Throw pillows: Williams-Sonoma Home, 888/922-4108, wshome.com.
Throw pillows: Calypso Home, 212/925-6200.
Throw pillows; globe insect paperweights: Jayson Home & Garden, 800/472-1885, jaysonhomeandgarden.com.
Brown leather chair (vintage); yellow tray; art over sofa; mantel photograph: owner's collection.
Hanging system: Rejuvenation, 888/401-1900.
Paint ("Templeton Gray" #HC-161): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667.
Drapery ("Myriad"/Dusk): Golding Fabrics, 336/883-9171, goldingfabrics.com.
The mantel sports a collection of Statue of Liberty and Eiffel Tower figurines.
Mantel accessories (vintage): several from Metrolina Tradeshow Expo, 704/596-4650.
The dining room prior to the renovation.
A dining table, chairs, and a bench, all from Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, create an intimate setting under the Galaxy chandelier.
Paint ("Galveston Gray" #AC-27): Benjamin Moore &Co., 888/236-6667.
Chairs ("Brewster Dining Chair" #879-030T); dining bench ("Finley" #1142-032T); dining-bench fabric ("Soft Suede"/Ice #102270); table ("Cedric Round Dining Table" #10332-DNT); chandelier ("Galaxy" #MG-2279); area rug ("PowerShag"/Gargoyle #AC10217RUG): Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, mgbwhome.com.
Chair fabric ("Myriad"/Dusk): Golding Fabrics, 336/883-9171, goldingfabrics.com.
Wooden chairs: Jayson Home & Garden, 800/472-1885, jaysonhomeandgarden.com.
Parquet flooring: mahogany.
Recessed lighting: Lutron, 888/588-7661.
Hanging system: Rejuvenation, 888/401-1900.
Hutch; vases: owner's collection.
Artwork: City Issue, 678/999-9075.
Mirror sconces: Calypso Home, 212/925-6200.
Drapery: discontinued.
The kitchen prior to the renovation.
Bob incorporated a mix of materials--Carrara marble, honed black granite, stainless steel, and subway wall tiles--in the expanded space. Lower cabinets are painted the same blue-green as the den walls.
Flooring and countertops (honed black granite, Carrara marble); backsplash, subway wall tiles: Studio 321, 828/304-8258.
Cabinetry: McCoury Originals Inc., 828/267-1515.
Red pendant lights over island ("Ferris Pendant" #MG-2275M): Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, mgbwhome.com.
Lights over sink: Rejuvenation, 888/401-1900, rejuvenation.com.
Refrigerators (Freedom Collection, #T36IB70FSS): Thermador, 800/656-9226, thermador.com.
Dish drawers: Fisher & Paykel, 800/863-5394, fisherpaykel.com.
Microwave drawer (#KB6024LS): Sharp Electronics, sharpusa.com.
Main sink ("Undertone Extra-Large Undercounter Sink" #3183); island sink ("Undertone Large Undercounter Sink"#3182); faucet ("HiRise 2-handle Bar Sink Faucet" #K-7342-4): Kohler, 800/456-4537, kohler.com.
Wall paint ("Revere Pewter" #HC-172); upper cabinet paint ("White Dove"); lower cabinet paint ("Charlotte Slate" #AC-24): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667.
Stephen Heavner is at the oversized island, which was designed to emulate a tall farmhouse table with mahogany turned legs and a custom beadboard base. Red pendant lights are from Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams.
Stools at island ("Brewster Stool" #879-026L); leather seats ("Cordell"/Dove #2057): Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, mgbwhome.com.
Wall paint ("Revere Pewter" #HC-172); upper cabinet paint ("White Dove"); lower cabinet paint ("Charlotte Slate" #AC-24): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667.
Red pendant lights over island ("Ferris Pendant" #MG-2275M): Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, mgbwhome.com.
Island sink ("Undertone Large Undercounter Sink"#3182); faucet ("HiRise 2-handle Bar Sink Faucet" #K-7342-4): Kohler, 800/456-4537, kohler.com.
A 1936 Magic Chef range adds vintage appeal.
Stove (1936 vintage Magic Chef 8 burner/4 oven range): Antique Appliances, 706/782-3132, antiqueappliances.com.
A vintage Butcher Boy cooler was converted into a dry pantry.
A mix of luxurious textures, sleek lines, and a rich palette lend a sophisticated yet masculine air to the master bedroom.
Bed ("Yates" #1173-063T-Q); bed fabric ("Carmine"/Midnight Blue #102310); bedding ("MGBW Modern Linen"); ottomans ("Duvall" #4034T); ottoman fabric ("Carmine"/Café #102430); bedside table ("Hughes Three-Drawer Chest" #10372-CST): Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, mgbwhome.com.
Lamp: Antique Factory, 770/455-7570, antiquefactory.net.
Throw; flannel pillows: Williams-Sonoma Home, 888/922-4108.
The bathroom prior to the renovation.
Abundant white cabinets and a stunning marble tub surround are set off by walls painted Benjamin Moore "Palladian Blue." The black chest and the chandelier are from Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams.
Recessed lighting: Lutron, 888/588-7661, lutron.com.
Wall paint ("Palladian Blue" #HC-144); cabinetry paint ("White Dove"): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667.
Cabinetry; sheared doors: McCoury Originals Inc., 828/267-1515.
Door fabric ("Sophie Linen"/Natural #102041); banquette cushion ("Soft Suede"/Gargoyle #101800): Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, mgbwhome.com.
Throw pillows: Williams-Sonoma Home, 888/922-4108, wshome.com.
Bathtub ("Tea-For-Two Bath" #K-863); sinks ("Ladena Undercounter Lavatory" #K2215): Kohler, 800/456-4537, kohler.com.
Tub and sink faucets, shower fixtures (Asbury Collection); cabinetry hardware (Asbury Collection); sconces flanking sink ("Chandler Sconce"): Restoration Hardware, 800/910-9836, restorationhardware.com.
Flooring, cabinetry tops, tub surround, shower surround (honed Calcutta marble): Studio 321, 828/304-8258.
Black wooden chest ("Garrison Base Cabinet" #110286-CET); metal table by tub; chandelier over tub ("Petra"/Polished Nickel #MG-S2256): Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, mgbwhome.com.
Window treatment: Levolor, levolor.com.
A black wood cabinet provides additional--and stylish--storage space.
Towel cabinet ("Cathleen Vitrine Cabinet" #10300-ETA): Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, mgbwhome.com.


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A few months ago, LIFE.com published a series of photos from World War II, taken by a Michigan native named Dale Rooks. The pictures were striking not only because the quality of the work was so uniformly high, but because they had come our way, unbidden but definitely welcomed, via Rooks's son, Jan. As mentioned in the previous post, the photographs had been seen by virtually no one except Dale Rooks's family and the Rooks family's friends for the past seven decades.
(Dale Rooks died in 1954 of cancer, when he was just 37 years old.)
Here, we present another gallery of photos by Dale Rooks, made during and after the Second World War. This time around, we're focusing on life aboard the United States Coast Guard ship Duane—a Treasury-class cutter built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in the mid-1930s.
In 1987, after five decades of service and two years after being decommissioned, the Duane was intentionally sunk in order to create an artificial reef in the Florida Keys. Fifteen years later, she was added to the United States' National Register of Historic Places.
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Founded in 2006, Cempra, Inc. is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing antibiotics to meet critical medical needs in the treatment of bacterial infectious diseases. Cempra's two lead product candidates are in advanced clinical development; solithromycin in Phase 3 for CABP and CEM-102 for prosthetic joint infections. Both seek to address the need for new treatments targeting drug-resistant bacterial infections in the hospital and in the community. The company also intends to use its series of proprietary lead compounds from its novel macrolide library for uses such as the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, endocrine diseases and gastric motility disorders. Additional information about Cempra can be found at www.cempra.com.
Please Note: This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events. These statements are just predictions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual events or results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, among others: the results of studies of our product candidates conducted by others; the results, timing, costs and regulatory review of our studies and clinical trials; our need to obtain additional funding and our ability to obtain future funding on acceptable terms; our anticipated capital expenditures and our estimates regarding our capital requirements; our ability to obtain FDA approval of our product candidates; our dependence on the success of solithromycin and Taksta; and innovation by our competitors. The reader is referred to the documents that we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Today Nikon finally unveiled their first interchangeable lens, mirrorless cameras. After years of waiting for Nikon (and Canon for that matter) to jump on the mirrorless bandwagon it finally happened with the J1 / V1 cameras and the Nikon 1 system. In addition to the cameras and the new lens system, four lenses were announced as well.
As with any camera release there are specs aplenty, but the keys details are as follows: These are both hobbyist level cameras, with the V1 being the more advanced of the two. The J1 kit will sell for $650 while the V1 kit will be $900, as of October 20th. The kit lens will be a 10-30mm, which equates to 27mm – 81mm considering a crop factor of 2.7. Both cameras shoot at 10.1MP and use what Nikon is calling their CX-format, basically a sensor that is smaller than Micro 4/3rds and Sony's APS-C but larger than that on the Pentax Q (or a standard point-and-shoot for that matter). High-tech features include a dual-core image processor, motion snapshots that combine video and a still into one cinematic clip, 10 fps continuous shooting, 1080p video (60i or 30p), and a smart photo selector that can take up to 30 shots and pick out the five best for you.
While the J1 and the V1 are quite similar, there are differences between the two. The $900 V1 has a built-in electronic viewfinder, a mechanical shutter, a magnesium body, and an accessory port. The port can be converted to work with a hot shoe, or it can work natively with a speedlight (the SB-N5) or a GPS module (the GP-N100). And for you Nikon diehards, the F mount adapter (the FT-1) is not available yet but it's coming "in the future".
The lenses announced are the Nikkor VR 10-30mm f/3.5 (kits lens), 10mm f/2.8 ($250), 30-110m f/3.8 ($250), and the power zoom 10-100mm f/4.5 ($749).
Here is my hands-on video with the J1:
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I didn't spend too much time with the J1 (under an hour) and I spent just a few minutes with the V1 but I had the time to form some opinions. The cameras have a nice feel to them and each is a reasonable size. Neither is pocketable — and the V1 is a bit larger than the J1 — but the important detail to note is that the lenses are small as well. This is one of the main reasons why Nikon went with what many people would consider a disappointing sensor size — a small sensor allows for small lenses and ultimately a balanced camera. Sony, for example, crammed a comparatively large sensor in the NEX cameras but requires a giant lens on an otherwise compact body.
As far as controls and handling goes, the J1/V1 reminded me a lot of the Olympus E-PL3. That is to say they are compact, but have the features you need to get the job done, including a rear dial and a large display. Both cameras have slick, handsome exteriors that look great but aren't particularly comfortable to hold. On-camera controls are simple and easy to follow, while the digital (LCD-based) controls were surprisingly quick. The LCDs are fixed and neither angle nor swivel.
The camera feels well built, though quite consumer-y. The V1 is a bit larger and has a nicer body, but throws in the accessory port and the EVF, which some buyers will insist on. The EVF worked well, though even at 1.4M pixels it didn't strike me as the most impressive out there. The lenses that I tried had nice movement to them and metal mounts, but the coated plastic and rubber grips made them feel a bit cheap. They worked very well, with quick, smooth focusing, but I'm always suspicious of new lens systems and this one is no different. It is nice to see that the lenses are collapsible though.
Choosing between the two models puts a hefty amount ($250) at stake and while I appreciate the perks of the V1, most users will probably be better served with the J1. The accessory port and mechanical shutter are both nice add-ins but you're really paying for that EVF, something which is probably only worth it to people who already own DSLRs.
I can't say much about shooting with the camera given my brief experience, but focusing was generally quick and the colors seem nice enough. I definitely missed a few shots and I wasn't thrilled with the white balance, but I didn't have enough time to test thoroughly. All the images below were shot with a production J1 (the V1 was pre-production).
Wrapping Up
Overall, the J1 and V1 seem like a conservative release for a company that could have gotten aggressive and made up a lot of ground in the mirrorless category. They seem to be fine cameras when in-hand, but both are lacking on paper when compared to other offerings, especially Sony's newest gear. I would have liked to see Nikon step up their game a bit more (though some of the more technical features are interesting) and have the F mount adapter available on day one. This would have better connected Nikon's incredibly legacy with their foray into the land of mirrorlessness.
My initial impressions don't lead me to believe that Nikon has a class leader here. I'm sure the 1 system will be a competitive offering from a name everyone trusts but I'll reserve judgement until testing these cameras more.
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According to city authorities, building owner Irish Life Group Ltd applied to convert the ground floor of the brick building that overlooks St. Stephen's Green in Dublin to a coffee shop. Landlord Stephen Court Ltd, a unit of Irish Life, told planners in December of plans to change the ground floor.
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The Anglo Irish headquarters has been a site for angry demonstrations during which people protested irresponsible lenders and the 30 million euro government bailout that cost each Irish citizen more than $8,850. The headquarters became a symbol for Ireland's recent financial crisis that helped lead to a controversial 67.5 billion euro international bailout for Ireland.
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A Northern Ireland fan who went missing while in France watching the Euro 2016 tournament has been found, friends have confirmed.
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As a big fan of football coaching blogs, I am honored to be able to contribute some of my thoughts that will hopefully help some people out there. I have learned a ton by reading articles like this, and I wanted to return the favor.
Today I'm going to talk about one of my favorite plays that is popular in College Football today. It may be popular in the NFL too, but who has time to watch that on Sundays? I first learned this play while studying the Meyer/Mullen Florida Gator Offense. I remember sitting at their first Spring Clinic, listening to Dan Mullen talk. Mullen explained that their offense mainly used five passing concepts: All-Go, Smash, Houston (maybe another article in the future), H-Option, and Follow-Pivot. After studying the Follow-Pivot concept, I realized that it was very similar to the NCAA pass (Post-Dig-Drag). However, because of the distribution of routes, this concept is better suited to beat Quarters coverage.
When I got the chance to install my own offense, I knew that this was a concept I wanted to have in. I have made a couple tweaks to the concept, and it was been good to me. I like it against Quarters, Cover 2, and away from rotation against Cover 3. Since most teams rotate their coverage toward the formation strength, I usually get a good look to run Follow-Pivot to the weak-wide (Post is weak, Follow route is working that way). Against Man-Free, this play can still be good, as long as the guy running the Follow route can get open. While I wouldn't call this play against Cover 0, you can survive by throwing hot. Against 2-man, the Follow route must win. Overall, this play is very versatile, and I don't call it enough.
We have already established that the name of the play is Follow-Pivot. There are a ton of ways to call it, but most systems I have seen call it based on tagging the player who runs the "Follow" route. The Follow concept is a variation of "Drive." With Drive, the tagged outside receiver (i.e. X-Drive, Z-Drive, etc…) runs a Shallow Cross, with the inside receiver pushing vertical to 12 yards, then breaking inside. On the Follow play, the assignments are switched, where the inside receiver will run a Shallow Cross, and the tagged outside receiver (i.e. X-Follow, Y-Follow, Z-Follow, etc..) will "follow" the inside guy by stemming inside, then climbing vertical to 12, and then finally breaking inside. With Follow-Pivot, we get the initial Follow concept, but the inside-most receivers on the left and right side will run Pivot routes. While the name suggests that this concept works off of Follow, it actually is set up by running Stick and Option routes by the inside receivers, which serve to attract the LBs and let the Follow route come open behind them. While Follow-Pivot is usually run out of an Empty look, it can also be run out of 3x1, 2x2, and even a 2-back set.
Conceptually, the play creates a High-Low on the Free Safety, as well as Middle-Triangle working off the two weak-side Linebackers (or weak-side and middle LBs). I always put the Post to the boundary, and have the Follow route coming from the field. I do this because teams will almost always rotate their coverage to the field (which would disrupt my Triangle) or because we see a lot of Quarters with the Strong Safety inside my #2 receiver to the field (which makes it difficult for that receiver to run the Post). I must create a situation where I can isolate the Free Safety for my High-Low read, and my Post and Follow routes can win.
The two receivers closest to the ball will run Pivot routes if displaced or Check-down/Breakout routes from the backfield. Their purpose is to attract the two LBs closest to the Post, or replace those LBs if they disappear in coverage or become pass rushers. Those two LBs are also the players that we are trying to occupy get the Follow route open. A coaching point that we teach to the Pivot & Check-down routes is to have them sit and replace the LB they are aiming for if he rushes the QB or drops into coverage. They will only work outside if they are covered, as this will open up a huge throwing lane over the middle for the Follow route. Finally, the outside receiver to the field runs a Curl, and is there should the QB have to scramble that way.
In the Empty formation seen above, we are in a five-man protection, and must be ready to throw hot. The protection scheme we use is Big-on-Big to the front-side, and slide weak (go to the bottom of this article for more info). We will slide the protection away from our Post route to allow our QB to look there first and see any front-side pressure. The OL will account for up to five down linemen, and however many backside LBs they can handle for a total of five defenders. Against a four-down look, the OL can pick-up one LB. We say that if the backside LB is outside of the #3 receiver, he is in coverage. However, if there is any doubt about whether a backside LB is a threat, we want to send the OL to him and both Pivots will be hot off of the LBs they are working to. In the diagram above, the OL will block the Mike, and the Will LB is the guy we can't account for in protection. If he rushes, we will throw hot to the Pivot to his side. That Pivot route will see the open grass vacated by the Will, and sit there for an easy completion. Last season in a playoff game, we ran this play on 3rd and 10. The Will came and the QB threw hot as he was coached to do. Our receiver caught the ball and turned up-field before the safety could get there, and it turned into a 25 yard play.
In addition to identifying who we are hot off of, we must also identify the two Linebackers that we need to affect in order to get the Follow route open. Again, these will be the two LBs closest to the Post. We expect our Follow route to beat any LB attempting to wall him off. By inside releasing on the Sam, he will usually let us go since we are not a vertical threat. Should he attempt to stay low and collision us, we would then climb quickly over the top and work to our landmark. We want the Follow route to be at 12 yards when he gets over the Center. Some coaches teach this route almost like an inside-stemmed Dig that is looking for a soft spot to settle in. We run ours more like a crossing route that stays on the run. Both methods can be effective, but I think the way that we do it helps slower receivers get to where they need to be while keeping the QB in rhythm.
We only run this play out of the gun, and will use a 3-step drop. The QB will key the Free Safety on his drop to determine if the Post is there, while also peripherally seeing his hot read. We run our Post at 7-steps, which is about 12 yards. We want him to close the cushion of the Cornerback, and beat him inside and deep, taking an angle to get inside the CB and behind the Safety. In the past, we have only run this as a deep post, but have thought about teaching the Post guy to aim on top of a hash safety expecting the ball deep, or if there is no hash safety, he will expect the ball coming out of his break. This sounds good in theory, but I'm not sure about the practical application.
Going back to our QBs reads, while our QB is looking at the Free Safety, he must also see front-side pressure, and will throw hot to the front-side Pivot if need be. If there is no pressure, we want to hit the Post if it is there. If the Free Safety gets depth, the QB will now work a Middle Triangle off of the two ID LBs. Our thinking is that we want to hit the Follow route, but if it is taken away, replace the LB in coverage with the appropriate Pivot route.
We also run this play out of a 3 x 1 look (above). The concept is almost the same, but now we will be in a 6-man protection, and we don't have to throw hot off the Will. We will normally run it with a play-fake, which should hopefully freeze the LBs for a step, and give the Follow route a chance to get behind them. The QB will catch the snap, execute a play fake to the RB, then take a quick two-step drop. Our thoughts are still High-Low on the Free Safety, then Follow route, then Pivot/Checkdown.
Here is another 3 x 1 look with the defense rolled to Cover 3 (above). The Sam is in a position to rush the QB, so our protection must account for him. The RB will dual-read Mike to Will, and if neither LB rushes the QB, he will Check-down off the Will. Since the protection accounts for the Sam, our backside Pivot must work all the way across to the Mike. The Follow route must be ready for the ball as soon as he gets in front of the OL. While it is possible for the defense to send 7 rushers, it is highly unlikely since there is a deep safety. One possible adjustment would be to have the Post route sight-adjust to a Slant if both the Will and Mike rushed. Another alternative would be to have the OL work for the Mike, RB blocks Will, and the Pivot is hot off the Sam, but is aiming for the Mike.
There are a couple of ways to run this play out of a 2 x 2 formation. One way is to have the RB dual-read Mike to Sam, and have the OL slide for the Will. We need to affect the Mike and Will for our Middle-Triangle. The downside of this is that there is no built-in hot if Mike and Sam both rush. Alternative A would be to have the Follow route sight-adjust to a Slant if Mike and Sam both rush. Alternative B would be for the OL to pick-up the Mike, the RB checks the Sam but runs his Checkdown route off the Mike, and the Pivot is hot off the Will.
This concept can also be run out of a 2-back set. The drawing above shows a drop-back look with the OL picking up the Mike. The RB on the left checks the Will, and runs a Check-down route off of him. The RB on the right checks the Sam, then runs a Check-down route off of the Mike. QB executes his basic read, going Post to Follow to Check-downs.
A variation out of 2-back involves a play-fake, and the backs working to opposite sides. I call this a "Bopper" tag (backs opposite). The back on the left will slip through the line, and work off the Mike. If the Sam is wide, the OL can account for the Mike. If the Sam is a threat, the OL should account for him and the left RB can pick-up Mike if he rushes. The back on the right will execute a play fake, check the Will, then run his Check-down route off the Will. QB will execute a play-fake and then take a quick two-step drop looking Post to Follow to Check-downs.
Hopefully this article was beneficial to you. Best of luck to you guys next season.
Follow Pivot from Barry Hoover on Vimeo.
Chris at Smart Football always does a super job talking about the Shallow Cross concept used by Bobby Petrino at Arkansas here and one of my all-time favorite articles, the Mike Martz Shallow Cross concept here.
Brophy with cut-ups of Saban's Rip/Liz Cover 3 variation here. For the excellent article explaining it, go here.
Deuce talking about the basics of TCU's 2 Read/Blue coverage here and 2 Read/Blue coverage vs. Trips here.
Lou Judd has a lot of good articles here on coaching and transforming lives: http://sportsleaderusa.blogspot.com/
Hey, email me at firstname.lastname@example.com if you have 2010 Georgia Southern offense vs Furman defense cut-ups. Any of the old games from the 80's and 90's with the Ga Southern Flexbone vs. Furman would be good too.


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