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I met Lazarus Douvos on a hot summer day this yearand was taken aback by the way he transformed his miniature, Midtown rental apartment into a regal, yet functional space. You can practically stand in one place and make a 360-degree turn to see all the wonders this space beholds. But do so slowly so as not to miss one charming detail.
When Lazarus Douvos, celebrity hair stylist, first visited New York City from Melbourne, Australia, in November 2009, he couldn't help but feel like he'd found his next home. "Like a good Greek boy, I called my mother every day and told her that I wanted to stay in New York," he says. After two more visits, and a daily repeat of the same telephone conversation, she finally gave her consent. "She told me, 'If you don't do it now at 40, you're never going to get the chance to do it again.'"
With her blessing, he gave up his salon of 14 years, sold his country home and left his family and friends for New York City to live temporarily on a mattress in the corner of a friend's apartment in Midtown East. The convenience of the neighborhood, with easy access to transportation and its proximity to well-heeled clients, appealed to him, so when he started looking for his own place to decorate with flea market finds and 18th Century French antiques, he stayed local.
It didn't take him long to find a space that caught his eye: a first-floor, 325-square-foot studio with intricate paneling and moldings, high ceilings, charming wooden floors, a large bathtub, a walk-in closet and from its stoop, a glorious view of the Empire State Building.
The nearly pristine condition of the apartment was what was most appealing, since it needed little more than a paint job. He opted for Restoration Hardware's Pumice for the moulding and Pratt & Lambert's Anthracite for the walls, which he applied himself.
"I loved painting the apartment, which I did slowly and carefully," Lazarus says. "I talked to the walls and paneling as I did it and said, 'I'm going to do this right, because I'm never going to paint you again!'"
Douvos cleverly mixed high-end antiques with flea market finds. Here, he a pair of Fornasetti plates frame an 18th Century gilded mirror purchased for $25 at the Hell's Kitchen Flea Market, NYC. It reflects a fabulous, Italian gold-leaf light fixture from a flea market in Upstate New York and a portrait of model Milou Gort, photographed by Andrew Rinkhy.
"The photograph was from a shoot I worked with Andrew on, and the hairstyle represents me," Lazarus says. "It's timeless and classic. It could have been 100 years ago, or 20 years ago, or yesterday."
He plucked the 19th Century Louis XV table from Bijan Royal, NYC. Atop it, he placed a bust of Aphrodite, a gift of a client, along with a sentimental Versace plate. A Victoria Ghost Chair by Philippe Starck for Kartell gives the vignette a light, contemporary touch
"My brother gave me the plate for my god son's christening," Lazarus says. "It's the one thing I brought back from Australia with me, and it helps me keep a connection with my god son."
His 18th Century Louis XVI wing chair from Charles Cheriff Galleries, NYC, and a 19th Century Louis XV side table from Bijan Royal, NYC, accent a bust of Hermes in fireplace.
"For New Years Eve, I had taken the mirror off the wall above the fireplace, and it just seemed to command the bust of a Greek God, so I bought Hermes. But since he's just a plaster cast, I moved him to the fireplace." Lazarus says. "The mantle is now awaiting a marble bust."
The antique table in front of the chair was a gift same client who gave him Aphrodite.
"Clients in New York are amazing," Lazarus says. "The client had just given me the bust of Aphrodite and the next thing I knew, she gave me the table the bust was sitting on. She just didn't need it any more. Back home, I'd be lucky if a client gave me a bottle of champagne, which is nice, but in New York, it's just such a different environment."
The window and the view are Lazarus' favorite elements. "The size of the window makes me feel connected to the city through its street view. It sort of brings the city in and gives the small apartment a feeling of space and openness."
He had the window shutters custom-made, and chose Society linen/silk bedding from ABC Carpet & Home, NYC. His Persian Oriental rug came from Harounian, NYC, and the18th Century Louis XVI chair in the corner by the bed was a bargain ($25!) from the Hell's Kitchen Flea Market, NYC.
An 18th Century Louis XVI gilt settee from Charles Cheriff Galleries, which since this shoot, has been reupholstered.
Lazarus, who is a stylist for Laicale Artists, transformed his dressing room into a space to prep clients before shoots and events. He painted it the same color as the main room to enforce consistency in the space and installed a floor-to-ceiling mirror on the west wall for a salon effect.
A Louis Ghost chair by Philippe Starck for Kartell resides next to Italian Rococo wall sconce from Hell's Kitchen Flea Market, NYC, where he keeps the tools of his trade.
The kitchenette on the north wall of the studio was functional, yet Lazarus covers it with a retractable silk curtain when not in use.
|All photographs by Stan Williams
"In a small studio, split the space into three areas: the bedroom area, the sitting area, and the dining area," Lazarus says. "Don't give up on what you would do in a bigger space just because yours happens to be small. "
And now that you seen his home, be sure to check out his extraordinary hair styling talents on his website, http://www.lazarusdouvos.com .
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Comfortable shoes and cloth. We do have good refrigerated air condition in the room, the temperature is always comfortable.
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You will get a recipe folder and an apron for you to take home. Video recording is not permitted from either phones or other video devices but you are welcome to take as many photos as you like.
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I had the best day with Patrick at Sweet Artist Academy. Every Home Economics or Hospitality teacher should do a class, they are amazing for upskilling and keeping up with industry training. The best bit was I got to take home 24 amazing desserts. Thanks Patrick for your fantastic training.
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I really enjoyed learning how to make verrines with Patrick. He's a patient teacher, generous and talented. The litmus test " would you do it again?". Absolutely. Would I recommend it to a friend? I already have.
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This was my first time at verrines, third time at the academy. Once again Patrick shared his extensive knowledge and patience. I now feel far more empowered to present verrines to friends and the public. I'm now planning my next visit. Susan
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For nearly 25 years, Thorne Research, Inc., has set the standard for exceptional formulations, quality, and purity in the nutritional supplement industry. Its philosophy is to provide the purest supplements possible at reasonable prices.
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Also, for a show that has gotten us used to having main characters die, how many times can Jon escape death in a single episode? Too much deus ex machina going on.
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Dates: 1891-1918
War Service: John Bertram Warner served as a Private with the 29th Battalion Middlesex Regiment later transferring to the Labour Corps and his service number was 32048. He died of pneumonia at the 1st East General Hospital, Cambridge on 5th December 1918, aged 27.
Location of Memorial:He is buried in Brockley cemetery, where his name is recorded on the screen wall listing those whose graves have no headstone.
Details: John Betram Warner was born between July and September 1891 in Bermondsey to John Charles and Ada Warner.
In 1911 he was recorded living at 109 Delaford Road, Rotherhithe with his parents and he was employed as a commercial clerk for a fruit salesman. He had two brothers, Alfred George and Frederick Arthur.
He married Naomi Betts on 11th April 1914 at St Bartholomew, Camberwell. At this time he was employed as a clerk and was living at 364 Rotherhithe New Road.
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Continued from Part 1 of When God Whispers – Our Adoption Story
Idealism Meets Reality – The part where fostering is so much harder than we could have imagined.
We said "yes"…and they came. The social worker arrived first followed shortly by Sadie and Abel with their grandparents, and aunt. The social worker, Dawn, explained the logistics of what this placement looked like. We were not licensed foster parents yet. We had only completed classes but not gone through the rest of the licensing process. Because we knew their family, they could stay with us as a kinship placement. (more…)


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SEO – The only thing constant is change
Everyone's been talking a lot lately about the impact of Twitter in search results, and of course, the ubiquitous "likes" from Facebook. It's clear that social media has impacted SEO, as Google is changing the way it returns search results. But what about this change is any different than the others? SEO is constantly evolving and transforming and the addition of social media in search is yet another way to keep us on our toes. If you missed this article on Mashable,check it out. And if you want to talk to us about your own site, contact us anytime.
How Social Search Will Transform the SEO Industry
Facebook and Bing announced last week an agreement that would allow Microsoft's search engine to return results based on the Facebook "Likes" of the searcher's friends. Additionally, Google recently began including Twitter updates in its search returns. It's a natural innovation that fits into the business models of both companies and takes the trend of individualized search results to its next logical level: results tailored to the searcher's existing social footprint. (Read Full Article via@mashable)


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It's That Time of Year Again!
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its annual Budget and Economic Outlook this morning. CBO's first summary paragraph captures precisely the complicated uncertainties of fiscal policy and economic outcomes in the future:
"The federal budget deficit—although starting to shrink—remains very large by historical standards. How much and how quickly the deficit declines will depend in part on how well the economy does over the next few years. Probably more critical, though, will be the fiscal policy choices made by lawmakers as they face the substantial changes to tax and spending policies that are slated to take effect within the next year under current law."
The summary of the CBO report: Deficits and debt are likely to worsen in the next decade, and worsen still more in the years after.
Fiscal years (FY) 2012-2022 face two major uncertainties— the policy choices that confront policymakers in January, 2013, and the impacts on the real economy of those choices. Thus, CBO projects deficits and debts using not only its "current law" baseline, as it is required by law to do, but also using an Alternative Fiscal Scenario (AFS) that attempts to accommodate a possible outcome of congressional decisions.
Under current law, the projected deficit for FY2012 is estimated to be almost $1.1 trillion, declining dramatically to $585 billion in FY2013, and as low as $196 billion projected in FY2018. Those projections assume the following, among other assumptions: that the "Bush Tax Cuts" of 2001 and 2003 completely expire for all taxpayers starting in calendar year 2013; that across-the-board spending cuts ("the sequester") of $1.2 trillion over the next decade begin in January, 2013, without any amelioration; that all expiring tax provisions ("the extenders") are allowed to expire; that the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) will not be indexed for inflation after 2011; and, that current Medicare payments for providers are, as current law dictates, allowed to decline by 27 percent in March, 2012, and decline further thereafter.
In the AFS, which we believe is vastly more likely to occur after congressional action, the Bush Tax Cuts continue for all taxpayers; all expiring other tax provisions (other than the payroll tax holiday now in conference between the House and Senate) are extended; the AMT is indexed for inflation; Medicare reimbursement rates are frozen at their current rate; and, above all, that the sequester enacted by Congress as part of the Budget Control Act (BCA) in August, 2011 is completely over-turned by congressional action and presidential approval.
The AFS results in what we believe are much more realistic outcomes: an increase in cumulative deficits of $11 trillion over the next decade, or an average of a little more than $1 trillion annually.
If the AFS occurs, deficits would average 5.4 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the next decade, and by 2022, the deficit would equal 6.1 percent of GDP. As CBO details, these numbers worsen in the following decade.
More important, perhaps, is the fact that the AFS yields debt held by the public of 94 percent of GDP in 2022, the highest level in almost three-quarters of a century. For legislators, of course, the important figure is gross debt because that number is what compels action by Congress to raise the debt limit. The present debt limit is $16.4 trillion. If CBO's AFS occurs, the debt limit would need to increase to nearly $30 trillion by FY2022. Using CBO's economic forecast, GDP in FY2022 would be approximately $24.7 trillion. In short, the nation faces the possibility of having gross sovereign debt equal to more than 120 percent of GDP in FY2022, and well more than 200 percent of GDP in FY2035.
To its credit, CBO underscores the difficult forecasting landscape that economists have faced over the past three years and the uncertainty of future forecasts. While CBO's recent medium-term deficit forecasts have been significantly lower than actual deficits, this largely stems from almost unprecedented actions by policymakers to address the Great Recession and the very slow economic recovery from it that has taken place.
The drivers of the looming fiscal disaster remain unaddressed by Congress and the Administration. Entitlement costs, especially those associated with health care and pension entitlements, will soar in the next two decades, driven by the retirement of the Baby Boom generation. Also, we remain stuck with an arcane tax code that raises too little revenue. For the past decade, congresses and presidents have failed to take any significant action to rein in these soaring costs or enact comprehensive tax reform. Indeed, even with all the furor over last year's debt ceiling increase and the passage of the BCA, Congress failed to do anything about these two elephants in the room.
The CBO document released today makes three things abundantly clear:
- Federal deficits and debt could reach dangerously high levels if policymakers behave over the next ten years as they have the past ten;
- The current remarkably low interest rates likely will revert to their historical mean during the upcoming decade, increasing total interest costs to the federal government dramatically;
- Attempts to slow deficits and debt in recent years have concentrated on that part of the federal budget (discretionary spending) least responsible for the looming crisis.
Please see our upcoming detailed posts on the CBO report for further analysis. Related Posts
- Statement from Bipartisan Policy Center's Steve Bell on the Congressional Budget Office's Annual Economic Update
- Debt Ceiling Uncertainties, January 31, 2012


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I recently wrote about my newly converted Nikon D200 body. I have since been on a trip to Acapulco, Mexico, and have shot over 1,500 images with the new body. Here are my impressions so far. First, this conversion by Isaac Szabo uses an excellent filter (the infrared filter replaces the high-pass filter over the sensor inside the camera). The infrared images are wonderful, far better than any I got with my previously converted SLR. There is more color in evident in some of the images. With … [Read more...]
Digital Camera Infrared Conversion- Part 2
Photographs by Britt Stokes
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Digital Camera Infrared Conversion
Since the 1930's, photographers have enjoyed the use of infrared films for both scientific and pictorial use. The infrared spectrum is beyond the ability of the human eye to see, and objects viewed in light from the infrared spectrum often look quite different from visible light. Most living foliage will appear light or white in a final print shot with infrared film, and human skin can be almost translucent, with veins showing through the skin like magic. But with the advent of digital capture, … [Read more...]
Photoshop Plugin: Akvis Sketch v9.0
Ever wanted to turn a photograph into a drawing without spending an hour in Adobe Photoshop using layers and high pass filtering to finally separate out a line drawing of that photograph? It's possible with a plug-in from Akvis Software. The last time I looked they had some thirteen sofware applications for Macintosh and PC computers. Running either as stand-alone software applications or as plug-ins for image editing programs such as Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop … [Read more...]
Photoshop Plugin: Topaz Simplify
During the last month I took a trip back to Topaz Lab's webpage and downloaded another of their interesting programs. (Topazlabs.com) If you remember, they make imaging enhancement software for both still and video photography. This time I thought I'd try their Simplify 2; it's a $39.95 program that can be downloaded in minutes—there's a fully functional 30 day trial version also. All you have to do is request the 30 day key and you can play with any of their … [Read more...]
Photoshop Plugin: Topaz Adjust
I don't know how many hours I have put in writing actions to allow me to produce some of the currently popular photoshop effects; really more than I want to admit. By the time I've worked my way through reading tutorials, performing the action(s), refining the effect(s), redoing the action(s) and getting client feedback, I have quite a bit of time committed to some projects. Not that I don't think some of the techniques aren't pretty cool and I admire the developers of the concepts; some are … [Read more...]


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GOLF superstar Rory McIlroy has thrown down a challenge to in-form locals Adam Scott and Jason Day, saying he's intent on crashing their party and ending his winless season with victory at this week's Australian Open.
"I'm definitely not down here for a holiday," said McIlroy on Monday after briefly reacquainting himself with the Royal Sydney course ahead of Thursday's first round.
The Northern Irishman's only previous Australian Open appearance was also at Royal Sydney back in 2006, when he tied for 59th as a 17-year-old.
Now a two-time major champion and one-time world No.1, 24-year-old McIlroy has much loftier ambitions for his eagerly-awaited return.
"The Australian Open has got a lot of history, a lot of great winners going back to some of the greats who have played the game," he said.
"So there's a lot of great champions on that trophy and it'd be great to add my name to it."
To do so, McIlroy will need to upstage one of the strongest Open fields in years, with world No.2 Scott chasing a rare Australian Triple Crown and 11th-ranked Day looking to back up his individual triumph at the World Cup of Golf on Sunday.
Scott and Day also combined to earn Australia World Cup team honours at Royal Melbourne and McIlroy was relishing the prospect of duelling with the two big local hopes on Sunday.
"I think it's brilliant that the two boys are playing this week," McIlroy said.
"There's going to be a lot of hype. It's going to be exciting and I'm happy to be here and sort of be a part of it. It's pretty cool."
McIlroy has endured a winless 2013 but recorded eight top-10 finishes, four times each in the US and Europe, including in his past two starts this month in Dubai and Shanghai.
"I've got two tournaments left. I've got here and then fly straight back to LA for Tiger's tournament, so it would be great to finish the year with a win," he said.
"Here would be great and it would be great to get myself into contention at least.
"If Adam and Jason were up there too, it would be quite an exciting weekend."
The 24-year-old world No.6 admitted he left his past two tournaments feeling deflated despite finishing fifth and sixth.
"So when you're getting to that level, or that stage, and you're disappointed walking away with pretty decent finishes from big tournaments, you know that you're on the right track," McIlroy said.
"I'm hitting the ball much better. My game's in good shape.
"All I wanted to do this year was finish the season strongly and get some momentum going into 2014 and I feel like I'm starting to do that.
"So a win would be the perfect way to end the year."
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San Diego Unified is trying to figure out if it wants to acquire through eminent domain some property that's adjacent to a school. So it wants to inspect it. Principally for environmental contamination. By contrast, the owners don't want to sell, and don't want the property taken either (even were they given just compensation), so they won't let the school district in. The school district gets a court order that allows 'em to inspect the place and take soil samples, etc.
Is that permissible?
The Court of Appeal says it is, and I'm inclined to agree with 'em. Though I have a question or two.
One question relates to the nature of the holding. The trial court granted a right of entry pursuant to Section 1245.010 of the CCP, and that's what the Court of Appeal affirms. But Justice O'Rourke's opinion repeatedly says that the entry is permissible because what San Diego Unified intends to do doesn't constitute a "taking" under the Constitution. See, e.g., Page 18 ("As we explain below, the District's activities do not amount to a taking.")
But I'm not sure that's what the Court of Appeal really means; or, if it does, that's really right.
What San Diego Unified plans to do definitely deprives the landowner of a portion of the bundle of sticks that is its rights in the property. Moreover, what the school district is planning to do is hardly a tiny little thing that has no meaningful effect whatsoever on that bundle. San Diego Unified says it'll be on the property conducting testing for around two full weeks, and here's what it plans to do:
"[C]oring 10 locations of
concrete using a two-inch diameter drill bit in concrete up to six inches thick; boring 33 holes within a 50-foot square grid partially outside of the building's footprint, 30 holes at
three feet deep and three at 20 feet deep; collecting soil samples from the borings;
collecting groundwater samples from the 20-foot borings; boring three 15-foot holes
adjacent to the 20-foot holes per Department of Toxic Substances Control requirements;
collecting two soil vapor samples; abandoning the borings by backfilling the three-foot
holes with clean sand to near the ground surface and resurfacing with concrete;
backfilling the 20-foot holes with bentonite grout to near the ground surface and
resurfacing with concrete; surveying and inspecting the building to identify homogeneous
areas, suspect materials and suspect surfaces; non-destructive X-ray fluorescence testing
to test surfaces suspected to contain lead; bulk sampling by a Division of Occupational
Safety and Health Certified Asbestos Consultant or Site Surveillance Technician of
postage-stamp-sized pieces of building materials suspected to contain asbestos; [etc.]"
Dude! Imagine that someone wanted to come onto your property and do that? Would you be just fine with that? Is that something that the government can really do with absolutely no constraint, at its whim, and without paying anything for its undeniably burdensome access to your land?
I think not. Yet if the Court of Appeal really means what it says -- that San Diego Unified's conduct doesn't amount to a "taking" at all -- then that's the consequence. Since if it's not a taking, then there is no duty of just compensation. You're utterly powerless whenever the government wants to come on your property for a couple of weeks and repeatedly drill 20-foot holes through concrete.
There's nonetheless substantial reason to think that that's not what Justice O'Rourke means to say. As San Diego Unified here was required to (and did) post $5000 to compensate the landowners for the value of the disruption to the property (and its tenant). The landowner (and tenant) said that wasn't enough, and that they were entitled to a jury trial on this issue, but the Court of Appeal disagreed.
I think it may well be that temporary takings of a sort may perhaps be insufficiently burdensome to justify the full panoply of rights normally provided in a classic eminent domain action; e.g., the right to a full trial and compensation decided by a jury. Including, in my view, in this case -- though I'll admit that I think the issue is a close one, since the burden here is definitely non-trivial. So I may well be on board for the more limited holding that the landowner here doesn't get to stop the testing before a full jury trial on the value of compensation.
But as for whether the access to its land is, in fact, a taking -- well, it surely is. At least in my view. Maybe a sufficiently temporary taking as to be permissible. But a taking nonetheless. And as such the landowner is entitled to just compensation. Maybe decided by a judge. Maybe pursuant to an abbreviated procedure, with a bond posted in advance being sufficient.
But the landowner's entitled to something. Because it's a taking. So when the Court of Appeal appears to say otherwise -- in words that are at least facially clear -- I'm not sure I agree.
One other point. The California Supreme Court will shortly decide a case that's darn similar to this one. Here's what the Court of Appeal says about it:
"In Property Reserve v. Superior Court (2014) 224 Cal.App.4th 828, review
granted June 25, 2014, No. S217738, involving the State of California's petition to enter
properties for environmental and geological studies so as to determine their suitability for
a proposed water tunnel, the California Supreme Court will address the following
questions: "(1) Do the geological testing activities proposed by the Department of Water
Resources constitute a taking? (2) Do the environmental testing activities set forth in the
February 22, 2011, entry order constitute a taking? (3) If so, do the precondemnation
entry statutes (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 1245.010-1245.060) provide a constitutionally valid
eminent domain proceeding for the taking?"
The briefing in that one's complete. I'd expect a decision by the California Supreme Court within the next six to eight months.
Given that reality, I wonder if the current opinion by the Court of Appeal is really worth all that much. Sure, it's important to vacate any stay, and get underlying stuff moving (e.g., the inspection) since we don't want progress further delayed by a fight in the courts.
But there's a fair chance that the California Supreme Court will send this matter back to the Court of Appeal in light of whatever it decides in Property Reserve next year. Given that fact, I wonder if it makes much sense to write a really long opinion (like the one here) rather than just a short one that resolves the matter (or merely dissolves any stay) and awaits the California Supreme Court. Which will undoubtedly have a ton to say about the matter.
Just a thought.
Justice O'Rourke's opinion is definitely worthwhile. And there's a lot to be said for it.
Though I might at least tighten up the language about whether what will transpire here constitutes an actual "taking". Because it seems to me that it does. At least a temporary one. For which the owner of the property is indeed entitled to just, albeit very limited, compensation.
(Oh, and I happen to know a little bit about the underlying property as well, since the tenant on that property operates a go-kart facility that my kids have occasionally been to for various birthday parties over the years. Trust me: San Diego Unified's boring in the parking lot will be a hassle. Not a huge one. Not justifying anywhere near the $500,000 that the landowner contends would be appropriate compensation. But a tiny bit of a hassle, that might in some small way deter someone at the margins from deciding to have a birthday party, or other activity, there. So the landowner/tenant should indeed get paid. Just not much.)


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9 April 2009
Cream Of The Crop
Fashion & Fashion Accessories
Creativity, quality workmanship and environmental considerations are woven into winter fashions to make them truly cool choices
Handmade embroidery, natural dyes, luxurious cashmere shawls and trendy neckties take the limelight in fall/winter 2009 collections that exemplify the best in design, workmanship and production techniques.
A hit with international buyers, for example, is a new range from Hangzhou Grace Fashion Garments Industrial & Trading Co Ltd of the Chinese mainland that sports a distinctive classic-contemporary mix.
"We try to combine the best of modern design with a subtle touch of classic Chinese elements," says Director, Iris Jing.
Dresses, blouses, jackets and skirts in the collection are made of silk, cotton, wool, linen and other high-quality natural materials, to which handcrafted embroidery and appliqums are added to enhance their appeal among style-conscious women with a fine eye for detail.
Fine points
"Customers particularly like the fine details and workmanship as seen in the hand-embroidered patterns and intricate crochet on our clothing that make each and every piece unique," Ms Jing claims.
A good example is an elegant dress (model KSF82011) made of 16.5mm silk satin, to which 8mm silk edging is applied.
"The neckline is accentuated with handmade trim that is sophisticated, feminine and yet understated," Ms Jing notes. "The dress can be dry-cleaned or hand-washed, and ironed using the 'silk' setting."
Available in dark gold, purple, navy and black, the item is unit-priced at US$32.45 FOB Shanghai.
Meanwhile, natural dyes made from fruit, vegetables and plants grown by small local farmers is the prime focus for a group of Korean fashion suppliers. "The natural dyes are totally free of chemicals and are thus environmentally friendly and safe for wearers with sensitive skin," says Sera Kim, Senior Researcher of Textile Information & Planning at Fashion Center Korea.
"Green" dyeing
The organisation is involved in a project to promote the small garment makers specialising in natural dyeing that are based in Daegu, the centre of Korea's textile industry, such as Zelkova Atelier.
"A dress (model ZA001) by Zelkova Atelier, for example, combines blue and orange dye made respectively from polygonum indigo (a type of plant) and persimmon," Ms Kim says, adding that the item's export price is approximately US$300 per piece.
"These clothes are exclusive items and are not mass-produced at the moment. Generally, each order is small, about 10-20 pieces or so, and they are sent to buyers by courier," she advises.
Other raw materials used to make natural dyes include onions (brown), artemisia prinoeps (yellowish green), charcoal (grey/black), chestnut (brown), Chinese ink (grey/black), rhubarb (beige) and cochineal (pinkish/reddish).
"It is best to dry-clean these naturally dyed clothes, particularly those made of silk. With repeated cleaning, the colours will fade, but people in Korea view this as an attraction of natural dyes," Ms Kim maintains. "The fading gives each piece a unique look that is natural and artistic. Such is the beauty of natural dyes."
Warmly wrapped
As indispensable items in the winter wardrobe, cashmere shawls are given a twist by Hong Kong manufacturer Luxfair Int'l Co Ltd, which recently launched model KY052060 featuring an intricate floral print on one side and a leopard print on the other.
"The floral print is a popular classic design, while the leopard print is in vogue in fall/winter 2009 fashion collections internationally," explains Manager Ken Yeung, noting that the double-sided shawl measures 180x70cm, and has a 10cm fringe.
"It is usually available in a background of pink, brown or grey, but we are able to supply other colours on request," he says, quoting an FOB China price of US$105 each. "Our shawls are 100% cashmere, and we use high-quality cashmere from Inner Mongolia."
No business attire for men is complete without a tie, and Hong Kong suppliers such as Ling Nam Neckwear Mfg Ltd are giving this age-old accessory item a contemporary twist.
"Nowadays, ties have an important place in the stylish man's wardrobe," remarks Sales Executive Billy Chong. "They are a fashion statement, and ties designed for younger men are a growing part of our business."
Strong ties
One new design is a microfibre tie with a pale green background and tiny black dots (model 9394-MF). "We sell this in a set which includes the tie, a matching pocket hankie and cufflinks - packed in a stylish metal can wrapped in the same fabric," Mr Chong advises.
"Traditionally, ties come in boxes. We designed the metal can as a more stylish way of packaging a tie set," he notes, adding that the FOB Hong Kong price is US$2.50 per set.
The tie is also reflective of the trend towards polka dots and more intricate patterns, a change from the striped "college" ties that were the rage two years ago, Mr Chong points out. "There's also a trend towards slimmer ties that complement the slimmer suits fashionable nowadays."
These chic collections exemplify the cream of the crop that will certainly be sizzling hot in cool seasons.


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Description of problem:
kernel crashes during heavy load on large (>1TB md) xfs valumes when the
kernel stack size is only 4k
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
once or two times per week, on heavy load
Steps to Reproduce:
1. heavy load from several sources: httpd, nfs, scp, dd
Actual results:
xfs related kernel panic, or simply freeze
Expected results:
??? work without flaws, maybe???
Additional info:
i have an impression this is a known issue that xfs and 4k do not mix anymore.
you should decide to either (1) switch to default 8k or (2) remove xfs support
since a lot of people is losing data (one of the crashes required complete
format since xfs_repair was segfaulting on such mess)...
we need to see the traces really to be able to do anything with this.
Yep, stacking xfs over MD and nfs and ... is going to push the limits of the 4k
sgi guys have done a little work to try to trim down stack usage but adding IO
layers will help add it up again.
Seeing traces would at least identify the particular callchain that you ran into....
a couple of thoughts on making this more robust/safe for fedora users...
perhaps we could refuse to even load the xfs module into a 4kstacks kernel
unless loaded with an "i_want_to_live_on_the_edge" module option or somesuch...
also, Russell has suggested the possibility of making stack size a boot time
parameter; but I bet that will go over like a ton of bricks upstream.
We need more info on how this actually failed, or we can't even begin to address it.
Backtraces please?
Created attachment 156797 [details]
Panic backtrace of XFS stack overflow
Kernel panic trace from a Hyperthreaded P4 running 2.6.20-1.2316.fc5smp.
The system provides NFS access to a 1.3T XFS volume on software raid 5.
The machine is also used to analyze the data written to the discs.
Under heavy load (two memory intensive processes) plus a constant
(~1Mb/s) write rate to the discs, the machine falls over after some
unpredictable time between a few hours to a few days.
Thanks, I'll look over that stack backtrace. Interestingly, there seems to be
no xfs functions in the stack which caused the initial warning. FWIW in the
past I think I've seen the stack overflow warning itself cause the *actual*
stack overflow...
Honestly, xfs + any complex IO stack will have a very hard time fitting into 4k.
SGI has been chipping away at the problem, but the low-hanging fruit has all
been found... If this is critical to your workflow, I would seriously suggest
using an x86_64 box for the purpose, which has 8k stacks (yes, they must share
that 8k with irqs, but in my experience it's been a much more robust combination).
I'll look over those stack traces & see if anything interesting pops out, though.
ah, I think the backtrace has the stack warning intermingled with the subsequent
oops, it will take a bit to untangle it. (but yeah, xfs is in there) :)
*** Bug 240077 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
The other fun thing here is that the stack warning *itself* tends to push the
stack over the edge, if you're close enough to make it go off. Neat, eh?
I've sent something upstream to see about addressing this, but it's not been
accepted yet.
I'm going to close this as "UPSTREAM" - I'm never going to fully resolve this
bug, though I do occasionally try to whack down the worst offenders if I can.
Realistically, the problem is known, and it's going to take upstream work (from
sgi, on xfs, and maybe from core kernel work to ease stack for stacked IO).
For now, as of fedora devel today, xfs is reasonably functional on 4k stacks,
esp. if you don't put it over a volume manager....


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During our recent visit to the homeland Chicago to play Noe & Fred's Souvenir party we finally got a chance to hang with Phillip Stone. Many of you may already have this guy's stuff, just check your iTunes and search for "Phil Edit" or "Phil's Dub", that's where we first saw his name. For year's Phil has built a name for himself getting his super-DJ-friendly edits of new heat and classic cuts (which he makes with Audacity!!! go figure) into the right hands. Plus with advanced mixing skill, extraordinary programing ability and a slew of high profile DJ gigs opening for the big boys in his home town, it is commonly noted that Phil Stone is Chicago's best DJ. We're real pumped to have his contribution to the Adventures of Soul Clap Podcast and seems very fitting to have Phil close out one hell of an amazing year! Closer was a hoserrrrrr 😉
Patchworks – Panama's Break
Patchworks – Labroke Grove
Shenoda – Do What U Wanna
MarcAshken & Matt Tolfrey – Babygirl (Daniel Sanchez's 13 mins of Love Rmx)
Chris Lattner – Deep as Hell (Pezzners Sub Floor Dub Mix)
Ryo Murakami – Lost it
Rene Breitbarth – More Doris
Unknown – Feel Love (Bel Ti Caf Edit)
Dj Yellow presents Mindz Kontrol Ultra – No Way You Can Sleep
Motor City Drum Ensemble – Raw Cuts #2
Jef and Chris – Fever (unreleased)
Unreleased (edit of mine)
Nite People (Garage Mix)
Yannah/Eddy – No One's Gonna Love You (Ilija Rudman Rmx)
The Adventures of Soul Clap Episode 62: Phil Is Ill
It would be uncivilized to have a podcast from Phillip Stone without giving away one of his edits! So Happy Holidaze from Soul Clap and Phil, here's a bomb for ya:
Hot Chocolate – Cadillac (Phils Dub Edit) DOWNLOAD


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By Emma Amaize
ASABA—POLICE detectives have apprehended the Chief Priest of Ovre-Eku community, Delta State, for allegedly intruding and burying charmwith live goat, hot drink and yam at the plantation of Presco Plc Nigeria in Orhiomwon Local Government Area, Edo State.
Chief Felix Okotie, spokesperson to the President-General of Ovre-Eku community, Chief Joseph Ukueku, who maintained that the chief priest did not engage in any unlawful activity, told Vanguard: "The chief priest of Ovre Eku was arrested at the Eruotor Shrine in Ovre-Eku, Eku and taken to the office of the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 5, Benin City, Edo State, by Presco police, Tuesday afternoon. He did nothing wrong."
Differing with the community, Head of Administration, Presco, Mr. Anthony Uwajeh, explained: "The man (chief priest) was arrested where he buried the items inside the planted area and not at the 'Aruotor' shrine, which is said to be a tree that is still standing and clearly marked as High Conservation Value, HCV, area.
"Last week Wednesday, a large number of armed youths from Abraka and envious invaded Presco Plantation in Orhiomwon Local Government Area of Edo State, inflicted serious gunshot wounds and machete cuts on the police (some of whom are in very critical condition in the hospital) and our workers; burnt vehicles, destroyed others, and uprooted planted oil palm and rubber.
"On Tuesday, at11.45 am, a man was seen burying something within our plantation in an area already planted. Security men on ground questioned him and asked him to exhume what was buried, which he did. They include live goat, hot drink, yam, charm etc, all of which were taken along with the man to the Police station for further interrogation.
"Note that all shrines and sacred places within the concession (as identified by the communities) are considered HCV areas and clearly marked out and protected. 'Aruotor' shrine falls within such categorisation."


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When does right become wrong? #Daredevilhttps://t.co/qKVfq1XGW7— Daredevil (@Daredevil) February 15, 2016
"Just when Matt thinks he is bringing order back to the city, new forces are rising in Hell's Kitchen. Now Daredevil must take on a new adversary in Frank Castle & face an old flame – Elektra Natchios." - Netflix


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Posted 26 April 2016 Author Young Chelsea Category Special Event
'Play with an Expert' Schools Event
Following the success of the first "Play with an Expert" evening for school children just before Christmas last year, we will be hosting another event along similar lines at the end of the current academic term.
Children of all ages from London schools are being invited to come along to the club to be partnered up with "expert" club members to play a fun duplicate competition. This will be held on Thursday, 30 June starting at 6.30pm and finishing at around 9.30pm.
The youngsters will be of varying levels of expertise, but everyone who played with one of them last time was greatly impressed both by their demeanour and their enthusiasm for bridge. And they also had a really enjoyable evening!
Any member who would be willing to partner a young player on 30 June should contact Alison at email@example.com, who is organising the evening.


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NEW YORK—Tyme Global LLC, a New York-based hospitality communications hub, has opened the doors to its Manhattan operations center. Tyme Global specializes in using the latest technology to significantly reduce front-office traffic, removing the burden for hotels to manage in-house PBX, in-room dining order taking, HOTSOS, valet or any other guest dispatch requests, according to the company.
Since opening the operations center, Tyme Global has been working with a five-star hotel which recently opened in Midtown Manhattan. Front-office desk call traffic has been reduced by 80% from day one, said Tyme Global, and the front-office manager noted, "We have worked with Tyme Global since we opened and are delighted with their professionalism and services. Our front desk is able to spend more time with our guests and less time answering calls."
"Having an operations center based in Manhattan, staffed entirely by local hotel operations professionals, is absolutely key in helping to enable our clients to reduce their call traffic across the board," stated Ryan Levin, CEO of Tyme Global. "Our recent attendance at the IMHRS also gave us a great opportunity to showcase our operations center to many national and international organizations, a great first step in forging relationships with operations managers across the country."
Tyme Global's partnerships with Maxsip and Guest Valet have also created an organization with a combined total of 40 years managerial experience in the hospitality industry, servicing over 400 hotels daily. Israel Max, owner of Maxip and co-founder of Tyme Global, stated, "Our voice service technology with PBX operator offering is a full service, cost-effective solution for hotels who want to focus on providing exceptional guest experience."


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Feast: Food that Celebrates Life
Nigella Lawson,
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- Publisher: Vintage
- Pages: 480
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A feast for the eyes and the senses and now available in a handsome paperback edition, Feast is a must for every kitchen. In the style and tradition of Nigella's classic How to Eat, it applies those same 'Pleasures and Principles of Good Food' to celebrations from feast days to everyday happiness. Essentially about families and food, about public holidays and private passions, about how to celebrate the small pleasures as well as the big occasions, it includes everything from Christmas, Thanksgiving , Hanukkah and Eid, to Passover and Easter; from Meatless Feasts to Midnight Feasts, from weddings to funerals, from kitchen feasts to kids' favourites, from Partytime to the ultimate Chocolate Cake Hall of Fame. Heartwarming, passionate, informed, refreshingly uncomplicated and full of ideas, Feast is destined to become a classic like How to Eat. Written with the same enjoyment, sensuality and practical awareness, and packed with over 300 recipes and more than 200 photos, Feast proclaims Nigella's love of life and great food to celebrate it with.


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Charities were in line for a big cash boost after runners hit the streets for the very first Asda Foundation Nottingham 10K today [Sunday 15th May].
Cheering crowds provided the runners with amazing encouragement as they made their way around the course that started and finished in Old Market Square and took in some of the historic city's famous highlights.
First home in this inaugural event was James Kershaw in 32mins 35secs. Kilian Jurrat clocked 35mins 01secs to take second place with Ben Plummer third in 35mins 13secs.
The women's race was won by Joanne Matthews with a time of 42mins 35secs. Catherine Jackson was second in 42mins 54secs and Beverley Armstrong took third place in 44mins 16ecs.
Winner James Kershaw, 19, of Nottingham, said: "It was brilliant to be able to run through the city with no traffic; you see it completely differently.
"It was a really nice course with a lot of support – there was barely anywhere without people out there cheering you on."
The Lord Mayor of Nottingham, Councillor Mohammed Saghir, was there along with former Nottingham Forest and England football legend Stuart Pearce to officially start the race. Stuart then took to the streets and ran himself, supporting the Jane Tomlinson Appeal.
Councillor Saghir said: "It was an excellent event on a beautiful day which brought out thousands to run and support. It really was a special day; thank you to everyone who has helped bring such a great event, for such good causes, to the city."
Run For All Event Director Charlie Tatman said: "Well done to everyone who took part today. An extra big thank you must go to all of the volunteers and supporters who came along to make the day so special."
Asda Foundation Senior Manager Julie Ward said: "Well done to everyone who took part in today's inaugural Asda Foundation Nottingham 10K. We hope that everyone who took part had a brilliant day and achieved their goals."
It is hoped that the event – the first Jane Tomlinson's Run For All race to take part in Nottingham – will raise tens of thousands of pounds for charity.
Runners were encouraged to raise funds for a cause close to their hearts, but especially to support one of the event's official partner charities: Macmillan Cancer Support, Nottingham Hospitals Charity, Treetops Hospice, Jane Tomlinson Appeal, My Sight, Equation, Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance, Cerebral Palsy Sport and housing charity Framework.
The Nottingham 10K is supported by Asda Foundation, Nottingham City Council, ViiSana, Gem 106, BananaKick, Arla Protein and Aftershokz.
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Repeat at 15.30 and 20.30 Hrs
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|From 8.00 Hrs Till 8.00 Hrs
Wednesday, 31 December 2014
Programme Schedule Jan' 2015
Friday, 19 December 2014
PK - Movie Review
Aamir Khan's much-awaited release is finally here and we are going gaga over it!Forget every big film that you have seen this year and just watch PK for it is brilliance!
Aamir Khan is an alien who gets stranded on planet Earth with nothing on him, not even clothes. All he has is a remote to control his spaceship but the minute he lands on Earth, the remote is stolen away from him (surprise, surprise!) A series of events make Aamir (who is eventually called PK because his antics make him seem a drunkard) seek God, bust myths created in this world by the "managers of God" and most of all present the Almighty in a whole new light! The film does look at crucial topics like religion, discrimination, flamboyance of idol worship, unsuspecting public's belief in 'God men', but never does it become a boring and preachy lecture on the same.
Well, this could go on for a while. Firstly, a big round of applause for Aamir, Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra for making this story and giving us a grand family entertainer with some food for thought! PK will make you ask the pressing question, "How does Aamir do it!" The star has proven his mettle yet again and I couldn't have pictured anybody but him as the weird, quirky yet endearing PK! Anushka Sharma lights up the screen as Jagat Janani. Although hers is a supporting role and not exactly the lead, but without her the story of PK wouldn't have been half as enriching. Sushant Singh Rajput, in all his understated glory, does a remarkable job as Sarfaraz and proves that length of a role doesn't define quality! Sanjay Dutt makes us wait a little more eagerly for him to come out of prison and start doing more movies! I was looking forward to watching Boman Irani in a bigger role. Although that that didn't happen, I have no regrets as he is simply brilliant in whatever little screen time he gets. Watch out for the cameo of the year by Ranbir Kapoor! Coming to the writing of the film, it is novel, fresh and signature Raju Hirani. You can always trust the director to bring an interesting story to the table and execute it with such cinematic brilliance that will leave you awestruck! Special mention to Abhijat Joshi who wrote the film with him. The music by Shantanu Moitra is breezy, full of pleasant melodies and just apt for a film as cute as PK!
While there isn't much to say in this area I thought that the first half of the film could have been tighter with less dilly-dallying. But then again it was the director's prerogative and was perhaps needed to flesh out the plot for the audience. The plot bore uncanny resemblance to OMG (Oh! My God) which also explains the delay in PK's release. Nevertheless, that doesn't diminish the movie-viewing experience of Aamir's film.
Verdict - You cannot afford to miss this! Aamir has once again proved why he's ahead of his contemporaries as a visionary and a thinker! We bet you will watch PK more than once.
Our Rating - 5/5
Friday, 5 December 2014
Movie Review -- Action Jackson
Action Jackson is for the masses more than the classes. It will prove to be an average fare at the box-office in only some circuits as it will score in single-screen cinemas and with the masses more than in the multiplexes and with the gentry audience. But in the rest of the circuits, reaching the average mark will be an uphill task.
ACTION JACKSON being a Bollywood film, the look and feel of the film is that of loud South Indian films. While the film drags in the first half endlessly, the second half too barely has anything in it to hold the audience's attention. The film has no script whatsoever and has been put together haphazardly on the editing table glued together which non-sensical graphics and animation. On the whole, ACTION JACKSON is a highly avoidable affair.
This is one of the films where they say 'Do not take your brains to the theaters'.
Rating - 1.3/5
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Peter Walker #40
Named as Bullpen Coach on November 7, 2011 ... On November 26, 2012 took over the position of Pitching Coach.
Peter Brian Walker ... Earned letters in baseball and basketball at East Lyme (CT) High School... Graduated in 1987 ... Went to the University of Connecticut from 1988-1990 and helped the Huskies capture the Big East Championship in 1990.
Selected in the 7th round by the New York Mets in 1990 ... Played eight seasons in the Major Leagues, the last four with the Toronto Blue Jays ... Made all 31 of his big league starts and played 124 of his 144 MLB games as a Blue Jay, posting a career 20-14 record with a 4.48 ERA ... In his best season in 2002, made 20 starts with Toronto, posting a 10-5 record with 4.33 ERA.
Began his coaching career with the Blue Jays' organization in 2009, working with the clubs' rehabbing pitchers ... Was named the Pitching Coach at Double-A New Hampshire in 2011 and led the squad to an Eastern League Championship ... Made his debut at the Major League level in 2012 as the Blue Jays' Bullpen Coach ... Named Pitching Coach in 2013 and saw the team ERA improve to 4.00 in 2014 from 4.21 in 2013, including an improvement in starters ERA from 4.81 to 3.96 ... Led Toronto to a league-leading 3.78 team ERA in 2016...In fact, Toronto starters posted the best marks in ERA (3.64), opp. AVG (.236), opp. OPS (.688), WHIP (1.22), H/9 (8.03), HR/9 (1.08) and QS (100)...The 100 quality starts were a franchise high (previous: 93 in 1998) and the sub 4.00 starters ERA was the only one in the AL ... Coached a club-record 14 different starters in 2017 to a 4.57 ERA...Had 14 different starters again in 2018 (5.14 ERA) ... Returns for a 7th season as Pitching Coach in 2019.


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Granite pavers are an easy way to add a classic finishing touch to an outdoor fire pit. Pavers are already shaped, available in triangular capstones and in curved curbstone, so assembling a ring around an existing fire pit capped with shaped capstones is no more difficult than stacking the pieces and gluing them together. A fire pit made from concrete or cinder block and mortar, and lined with fire brick is ready for granite finishing stones, as the concrete block and fire brick provide the granite stones necessary protection from the fire's heat that would otherwise cause the granite to crack and/or discolor.
Dig a slim trench with a shovel the width of the pavers around the fire pit, to a depth of 4 to 6 inches, and set the first tier of curved granite pavers in the trench end to end, curved side in, up against the outer wall of the fire pit.
Clean the outside of the fire pit wall with a stiff wire brush to remove any dirt or debris so the concrete adhesive adheres cleanly to the surface.
Set a level on each paver, one paver at a time, and move the soil around beneath the pavers with the hands until each granite paver is level.
Insert a tube of concrete adhesive into a caulking gun, lift one of the pavers and squeeze a liberal amount of adhesive on to the inside surface. Put the paver back and press it up against the outer wall of the fire pit to create a bond between the paver and the fire pit wall. Repeat this process with the rest of the granite pavers.
Squeeze a liberal amount of concrete adhesive on the top of the first tier of pavers and on the outside of the fire pit wall in anticipation of the second tier of pavers.
Set a second tier of curved pavers on top of the first tier so that the middle of each block sits directly above the meeting ends of the pavers beneath. Nestle each paver into the adhesive beneath it and press each paver up against the adhesive on the outside of the fire pit wall to secure it to both surfaces.
Repeat steps 5 and 6 until the outside wall of the fire pit is covered by granite pavers, then squeeze a liberal amount of concrete adhesive on the top of the last tier of pavers in anticipation of the capstones.
Set triangular granite capstones on top of the last tier of granite pavers, as close together as possible, and nestle each into the adhesive below it to adhere it to the top of the pavers.
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Samuel Baker KUCEL (PhD), Associate Professor,First Deputy Vice Chancellor
Summary of Qualifications, Key Expertise and Experience
Samuel Baker Kucel holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Energetics) from the University of Udine (2002, Italy), a Masters of Engineering Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New South Wales (1998, Sydney, Australia) and a Bachelors degree (1st Class Honours) in Mechanical Engineering from Makerere University (1995, Kampala, Uganda). He did additional tailor made training in Energy Management and Conservation from the Energy Resources Institute – TERI (2004, Bangalore, India), Agricultural Products Processing Technologies from Hainan University (2010, Haikou, China), University Management and Leadership from the University of Cape Coast (Cape Coast, Ghana, 2014), Leadership and Management Skills Course for Academic Leaders (Lilongwe, Malawi, 2017), Leadership and Change Management (ESAMI, Kampala, Uganda, 2018) and did various short courses, viz., Cadre Development, Project Management, Research Management and Administration, PhD Supervision, CDM Consultancy, Project Self Evaluation, E-Learning (Blackboard and KEWL.NextGen), Innovation Systems and Innovative Clusters Facilitation, Financial Management and Accountability, Entrepreneurship Thinking and Development, Procurement Planning, Value Chain Analysis, Building and Implementing Balance Score Card, Academic Programme Development, Proposal Development, Staff Performance Appraisal, Teamwork, Effective Communications, Management of Meetings,and Leadership and Management of Higher Education Institutions.
Samuel Baker Kucel has strong Industrial and Consulting experience, especially in the areas of Mechanical Systems Conceptualization, Design, Manufacture, Operation and Maintenance. He has also been involved in various Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects, Environmental and Social Impact Assessments, ICT Implementation Projects and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) consultancies and assignments in Uganda.
Samuel Baker Kucel has vast experience in University Lecturing/Teaching (at both Graduate and Undergraduate levels), Research, Administration, Academic Supervision/Mentorship, Outreach, External Examination, Peer Review and in Writing/Formulating new Academic Programmes. He lectured at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Art Design and Technology, Makerere University for over 19 years (rising from the rank of Assistant Lecturer to Senior Lecturer), where he taught various Mechanical Engineering and Energy Engineering courses. Within that time, he supervised 30 Masters and 4 PhD students of both Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy Engineering. He was also a Visiting Lecturer with the Department of Energy Technology, The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden.
Samuel Baker Kucel served as a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Agricultural Mechanization and Irrigation Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Busitema University from October 2007 to July 2013. He was a Care-Taker Head of Department for Computer Engineering Department and for Textile and Ginning Engineering Department. He was also the pioneer Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Busitema University, where he served from August 2007 to July 2013.
He is currently (since August 2013) the First Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs and Research) of Busitema University and an Associate Professor of Energetics. He is also the Representative of Public Universities in the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board and a member of the fourth Council of Uganda National Council for Science and Technology.
Awarded, "The Best Final Year Mechanical Engineering Student 1994/1995," under the Annual Institution's Award of TheUganda Institution of Professional Engineers (UIPE), during Council Year 1995-1996.
Awarded, "The Pearl of Africa Lifetime Achievement Award (PALITA AWARDS) 2013" for contribution towards the socio-economic transformation of Uganda and attainment of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Uganda.
Awarded, "Kyambogo College School (KYACOSA) Order of MERITUS AWARDS 2016," in recognition for exceptional service in the profession of Academia and Research.


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me & my gram
Posted by Marian at 7:11 PM
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- AnonymousOctober 18, 2010 at 7:28 PM
is it wrong that I'm totally distracted by the awesomeness that is your hair?ReplyDelete
hair aside, of course, I see a lot of her in you.
what about the awesomeness that is my braces? that was a cruel trick, putting braces on a girl just as she went away to college.ReplyDelete
still, this photo resides on my bureau, greeting me every morning and saying good night to me each night. i love it and i love her. and i miss her.
Who is that hot girl there?ReplyDelete
And the young lady is pretty sexy, too!
she was beautiful.ReplyDelete
i have a couple photos of her when she was much younger.
i'll have to figure out how to scan those.
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